The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-11-26
NEWS ITEMS.

graph poles south of Louisville KY.
Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay, Ex Minister to
Russia has returned to his home in Ken
lucky.
The Society of the Army of the Tennes-
see, met at Louisville KY. on Wednesday,
the 18th inst.
The walls ofthe rink, in Cleveland, wer
blown down during the gale on the 10Th.
Loss about $4,000.
There are $500 parishes and hamlets in
England and Wales, in which no liquor is
sold.
Twenty-Five Spanish Guuboats have been
detained at New York, on order oftbe Presi-
dent. Peru is the complainant.
There is project on foot, in the city of
New York to start bank with capital of
$2O,OOO,O 900, for the sole purpose of dis
counting business paper.
During the year ending Now. Is there
has been redeemed 1861, 1877 of the State
debt. leaving the amount outstanding at
that time $936O, 644.
The roofs over Wards Rolling mill, and
the Wabash Avenue Rink, Chicago, were
crushed by the weight of snow, on Friday,
the 18th.
Thirteen coal barges and two boats were
torn from their moorings above Jefferson
vile, Ind, and submerged. They were
laden with I75, 900 bushels of coal valued at
AT5 00n No i,SuroDca
A man in the employ of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railway, jumped
from the train, while in motion, near Ridge
vile, on the 18th, aud sustained injuries
which resulted in his death, the next day.
A train of cars was blown from the track,
near Boston Corners, on the Harlem Rail-
road, on the 18th, killing one person, and
seriously irjuriug six or seven others. The
place where the accident occurred has twice
before been the scene of like catastrophies.
A man named Joseph Van Horn, was shot,
at the Sherman House, in Kokomo, Ind. on
the 18Th inst , by Lieut.. W. W. Daugherty
of the Regular Army. Van Horn had cir
culated slanderOus reports regarding Dlugh-
erty, which he refused to recall.
The Touring mill and elevator of J. Lay
sy Cos; on Merwin St. Cleveland, was
totally destroye by fire, on Saturday the
18th. The loss is estimated al 10000 up
on which there was an insurance of S23, 900
The cause of the fire is not known.
The bridge of the Sandusky Division of
the L. S d N. S. Rsilway, which spans
Pipe Greek, between Huron and sandusky;
vas destroyed by fire on the l7th. The fire
is supposed to have caught from sparks from
the Locomotive, which crossed the bridge
short time before the fire.
The Lightning Express, on the c. G. C. d
l. Railroad, ran off the track, at Shiloh in
Ricbland county, on Wednesday morning,
the 17th. The engine and three cars were
thrown from the track. The engineer and
fireman were severely injured, but forsu-
nately no passengers were hurt. The train
was badly smashed up.
Michael CoDnell, an old man aged sixty
nine years, was burnt to death, on Sunday
the I4th near Olarksville. Ind.-Hs was
confined TO his bed, from sickness and his |
wife had just left the house for short time,
while she was absent the fire was discovered |
but before assistance could be rendered, he
was burned to death.
An adJoit and sweeping robbery took |
place st Boylston. Massachusetts, between
Saturday evening and Sunday morning, by
which depositors in the Boylston National
Bauk lest heavily. 1t is estimated that
$500 900 will not more tia cover losses.
The bank loses but little-l circumstance
attendant upon nearly all bank rOberies
On the morning of the 18th. a portion of
the large new stone front building, at the
corner of Olive and Filth streets, st Louis
fell with terrible crash, burrying from nine
to thirteen men in the rnins The cause of
the accident is not definitely known. By
some it is alleged that the building was of
fimsy constru ction, but well informed men
say that it was substantial structure, and
that the cause of its fall is mystery.
A Jewish Rabbi now lectu ring in Wash
ington, says the American Colony in
Palestine look to the United States 10 protect
their Interests. The Rabbi, in compliance
with the wishes of those people, will ask
the President Co use bis influence toward
securing the appointment and confirmation
of consular agent or some other officer,
who will see that the rights of the colonis;s
are not infringed.
After lapse of three years, ten months
and fifteen days, Edward b. Eetchum,
whose Immense defalcations are still re-
pembered by the public, is again at liberty
ais term of sentence having expired on Sat
lrday the ooh. He says be aten ds to
remain at bone as his crimes are as well
known in Europe as in this country, and 9 :
;he New York Tri6uas advises him to re- a
build his character where he lost it.
A shocking tragedy occurred in South
Boston few days since A man. 60 Y. ars
Of age, murdered his ife aged 60, by split
ing her head open with an Ok When asked
he reason, he replied that "lhe old woman
ggravated him; and 'ha he told her bef9re
8 would break her head" He complained
nat she was uniaithful TO him. and in ii
jealousy he murdered her. He made no
tempt to escape, aud was Immediately ar.
.sted hv the oficerg ard taken In iail