The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-30
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''i WAsAISeros. D. O., July "a, 1869.
7Wm. +. Purcell, for many years Judge Q
the Orphans Court in this city, has brough
criminal suit for libel against Arthur Shep
hard, reporter of the Republican, for produc
ing lengthy and laughable account for tina
journal, Of the way person not named, ii
his nice white duck suit, was first throw
into. 90 foot water at Bladeusbufg an,
directly after rolled into the mud at Hyatts
-yille--the neighboring village, on the rail
road--by way of abating the nuisance Hi
Honor ~ had made Of himself by gettinC
drunk, staggering Falstafianly. and insult
ing some Bladensburg young women.
Sheppard was examined before Justict
Walter on Friday, and Judge Purcell was OF
the stand almost the whole of the session,
giving a modified version of the affairs il
question, as far as the wrangling between
himself and counsel, on one side, and de-
fendent and counsel on the other, to The
great amusement of the audience permitted
His testimony left the facts of the duckiDg
and mudding as reported, but, of course,
they were undeserVed The proprietor and
managing editor we're then put upon the
stand to prove Mr.. Sheppard the author Of
said report; but neither of them knew, and
the copy, by; which the handwriting might
have been, identified, had been destroyed, as
all copy was after use. At Judge PURCELL g
suggestion, the examination, at this point
was continued to next Friday; and he in
timated, in reply to cOaxing appeal to his
good nature--of which be has fund-by
the defendant, that he might decide to aban-
don the prosecution. rse5a s1G.J
The amOus-sOme would say, infamous
Canterbury Hall was burned down on Friday
morning. 1t was built for theatre, the
first in Washington, about 1920, ran for
nearly 20 years as the sAmerican Theatre
and then subsidized, under the competition of
anew candidate, into Washington Assembly
Rooms for balls, &C., down to the rebellion,
when it broke out with negro ninstrelsy, can
can, DC, to catch the soldiers, and the name
was changed to Canterbury Hall. 1t is sup
posed to have been set on fire to rid the
neigbberhood Of that broad class of perfor-
mances. j. NJ. Young, the owner Of the
building, and of stock of carriages 10 it, is
reported loser of $40, 600 less S., 900 iDsur-
ance. No other heavy loser. II 8
Minnie Gaines. the colored woman, ac-
quilted here, on the ground of insanity, of
the murder of the, white man Iugle, has been
admitted into the United States Insane Asy-
lum, upon the order of Secretary Cox of the
Interior Department, ,.o3 Ia, ~ $3.50
Geo. 3, Fashon (colCred), }, graduate of
obsrlin, and subsequently, a professor IN
Allegheny College, Pa, vas admitted to
the Bar Of this District, Saturday, on motion
Of A. K, Browne. ..f,-,-. --
The commissioner Of Internal Reveue has
lust returned to his Office and labOrs after an
absence of three weeks in the West,
o In apriEate quarter ] hear it stated that
Delano is undecided to con-
'inus in his eOmmisionership. No special
'easOnWas assigned, other than that the.of-
ice sought him, not he the office; he did not
need it, SC. If the opinion had not come
rom person acquainted with the Commis-
ioner and with his family, should not have
hOugh enough oft to repeat it. Aud after
IL duo respect to that acquaintanceship, do
rot think the opinion sound 1t is not Mr..
)elsno's disposition to look back when once
lie has put his handitO the plOw. He was
lot sought for the place because hewas sup
,Osed to have that disposition; and he was
lot selected by gentleman who did not know |
lin. Ny informant opined that he was se-
ected as good organizer to re-start the.
sureau ard the service; and that the Com
missioner feels that his special task is done.
Jsn't see 1t. A hundred men can be found, |
Ingenious enough to contriYe the MACHINE,
or every one capable Of getting satisfactory |
york out Of it. The latter was the pul pose
or which Mr.. Delano was singled out to take
be place. And he will stick to the place
ne while, to carry out that purpose; or 1 |
Miss my reading Of the character of the man.
The Typographical Union he he (iOf}, at i
heir meeting last Saturday, voted to allow |
he Govt Printing Office to have 20 appren-
number determined upon by the
Observation-Disclosures OF 10, the old al |
owance. The fqal vote stood GIG to g. !
he Black Douglass matter is put over tQ.s
anqsfy. meeting, Meantime he viii con-
inue to work on his card. Mr., Clapp can
OF fail to have the whole practical and moral |
ensei of the entire nation with him on both
sessions. l am ashamed of the printers
yho can deny these plainest rights A PoOr
lidow's s son, l went into a printing office as
be poor boys college" and, although 1 /
idn't go through an apprenticeship, Ihave
ct Up q great nany types and always found
printing Office a source of information audi
promoter of reflection. ! have considered
nyself if not of the craft, near relation to
!; and 1 have taken pride in the superior
ltelligence, as IsuPPOsed, of the fraternity
t is therefore a, mortify ing disaPpointmeAt
D me to see printers, in a deliberative as
smbly, after their attention had been called
D the matter and their minds sharpened
pOn it go slHost 70 a msn-exeept such as
ave direct interest in going the opposite
lsy-dead against all the light Of the age.
t is possible that printers, through whom
Il light must come to the rest of the world,
ill decline all illumination Of lksa..11selves.
roec'y Fish permits the landing Of the
rench cable, subject to Congress. lei
III NzIGHHoRHooD NEWS.
Huron Co.. GA straw stack belonging
, Thomas Banks Of Norwich township, was
.ruck by tightening, on the 9th and de-
troyed by fire, as also an adjoining stack Il
! barn and sheep building near by escaped
liury. 80. Moses Yale, of Norwalk, was
rre6ted for selling unstampsd .perfulnety
st week...-.A large dwelling house, TIVE
Irge barns, and several other out buildings,
d the farm of Mfr. Stephen Sawyer, in
yne township, were destroyed by fire, on
he afternoon of the 92d. The farm was
,nanted by Henry Tiee and family, Who Z
ere all absent at the time. The loss Oc-
lssioned is set down at about Sl5,0OO-in- b
1red for $500. -. The Fourth of July
Cmmitteein Norwalk, had SIOO over pay
lg all expenses. They gave ST5 Of the
mount to A, D. Barber, who was SO badly