The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-03-12

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sized American eagle last week in a very re-
markable manner. Seeing hawk, as sh,
supposed, fighting sturdy old hen in tht
yard, she ran up and seized it by the neck
The eagls made no serious resistance to ths
capture, being astOnishsd, apparently, into
eubmission.
"A terrible sccident occurred in Allegheny
Pa, about II o'clock on Saturday. A horse
attached to a wagon ran away, and man
named Joseph Williams rushed out into the
street to check the frightened animal, When
lbe shaft Of the wagon struck rim in the ab-
DOMAIN and trans6xed him to a telegraph
post, completely penetrating his body. He
died almost instantly.
A young lady of Toledo recently con-
sepPd te marry young man, and arrange
ments were made for tbs marriage. Last
week the marriage was to take place, the
company had assembled, the young couple
were on the floor, aud the minister proceed
ing with the ceremony, when the bride re-
canted and fatty refused to be married, and
the ceremony was discontinued. era
Mr.. William N. Colby, an officer Of the
Freedmen's Bureau, has complied an in
strqctive table of the voting population Of
Arkansas, frcT which Ts learn that the
whole number of registered voters (exclud-
Ing three counties from which the returns
are not accessible) is s., ,974, of whom 1882
are white, and only 19, ,I42 colored and of
the white voters l3, 365, or 30 per cent, do
not knew how to write. Ia some counties
hslfthe white voters are entirsly uueducsted
The illiterate voters in Polk County, for in
stance (where there is only one black voter),
are SO per cent of the whole in Ssarcy
County (nO black Toters), SO per cent in
Van Buren County (nins black votsrs), 4s
per cent; in NewtOH County (DO black
voters, A per cant spd so on. Good
Democrats, Who are terrified at the idea of
allowing unsducated colored men to vote,
may study the case Of the uneducsted white
men Of Arkansas with profit.
{ On the 22d ult., colored man who had
procured ticket east got aboard the Belle
fOntaine train, at Indianapolis, and took
seat in one of the Arst.class coaches. A
brakesman ordered him out, and he refused
to go; brakesman then brought the eonduc-
tor, but cOlOrsd man maintained lis position:
finally conductor and RraEesmsn brought
Depot Marshal Bisbing, who beat the cOlored
man over the head with his mace, abused
him shamefplly, and lodged him in prison
over night. The cOlored mans name is
Henry Lee, and he bore letters Of recon-
mendatiOn from Governor Hayes, endorsing |
his errand, which was to raise funds for an
institution for the education Of colored peo- |
pie. He Kill probably have influential
friends enough 10 enable him to test the |
question as to whether he can with impunity |
be thus outraged. During the melee, valua-
Oles 10 the amount of several hundred dol.
lars disappeared from bil persOn. BE is
about TO bring action against the railroad
company for damages.
few days since it was intimated that one /
of President Grants first acts would be to
refnstafe the old Department Oommsnders Ia
The South in the positions from which thsy
mad been Ousted by President johnson.
Something has been done in this direction in
he orders issued from Army Head Quarters,
Dy command of the President, ON Saturday,
Phil. Sheridan, having opportunity com.
9leted with success his campaign against the
'ayage red skins on the plains, is ordered to
lis 9ld post at New Orleans, to keep the no
ess savage Ku Klux of Louisiana and Ar
KANSAS in order. A loyal mans life win Be-
Forth more i n those States after bis arrival.
General A. 4, Terry takes command Of the
larOfinas, Georgia, Florida and Alabams.
Ieneral Gillems ABOUT whose course there
las been SO much controversy, is ordered to
cave his position as commander in Mississip
d apd rejOin his regiment General Candy
axes command in Virginia, and General
Reynolds in Texas. Both those officers will |
'ursue syigoroue policy and make their re-
pectivs commands unhealthy for disOrgan.
seFs and outlaws,