The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-04-16
@riqiaaI Matters.
Written for the Fremont journal. .
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Written for the Fremont journal.
IN THE COUNTRY By RAIL.
Who thinks Of travelling in any other ma
ner He must be very conservative th
does. Alb, mel what change. Once Il
plodding stage was the vehicle, but now
is the gentesl coach barnessed to the fel
iron hOrse-a parlor on wheels. 1 remeu
Der the first time saw a railroad. Wit
other boys was at school. Tho bed bs
been graded, the bridges built, the sills an
ties bedded and the scantling ribbon Iaic
Then the strap rail was spiked down. "
boys thought it wonderful sort of road, an
were curious to know how the wagon wheeI
could be made to stay on the narrow track
At length all was ready and the word &c
out that the rail-wagon was coming. Tb
track passed close by the school house, an
the master they were not called teacher
in those dsys-said we might have fftee
minutes recess. Didn't We tumble out c
the door, thought How narrow it seemed
And it would have rejuvinated an octoge
marian to see us scramble for the side of tb
trail-road, There was large oak tree lyiDl
beside the track, and the way we sll-girl
and boys-clinbed up on it would hav,
pleased hypochondriac. Soon the won
drOus car appeared in sight. But were W,
not dslighted7 Peering into stocking fill
ed by Santa Claus was not beginning
We just jumped up and down and clappeC
our hands and yelled And yet there wa
no train--only single car of small size anc
rude construction nor was there even &
pony engine--tbe car was drawn by horse
But it was surprising sight to US. And
when, years after, the first steam-enginC
came ulOng, we thought it capped the climax
but that was only shetland pony compared
with the pOnderous monsters that roll
through the country now, making the forests
roar and the ground tremble, and dragging
tons where their pigmy predecessors drew
but pounds.
What cbaDgesl We boys are middle aged
men ; log, school houses are found only far
in the back-wOOds the site of that school
house is now occupied by an academy; the
master who used to forbid making see-saws
on high logs and jerk disobedient boys out
of their boots, long since laid down the fer
ule and his ashes lie in the silent city the
strap rail so productive of snake-heads which
were not at altplrticular where they turned
bp have given place. to the continuous T.
rail and we no longer hear the click click IS
the train glides along the horse car is su.
percedsd BY PalstiSl coaches, and the horse
that barely raised trot, by the huge steam
animal that snorts and breathes cut coals of
fire as he whirls along train of forty double
truck freight cars all heavily ladened, at the
rate of mile in two minutes. 1'-s
,J And there are other changes as great and
more lamsntable. The boys are faster than
they were in those days. Then boys lived
with their parents till they had' sufficient
maturity of Judgment to enable them to
meet and VsEquish- tie tempter. They
thought father and mother knew some thing
and followed their advice Boys with
blear-eyes, palsied limbs and
cigars prOtruding from their lips were rare
sights and as generally discodntenanced as
they were rare. Such habits " ere not pass
ports to the society of young ladies and the
confidence of business men Verify ouIs is
fast age aud it is no wonder that somebody
has Invented YelOcipedes and etofybody is
crazy TO have one. "A miidls-aged man NAV
live to see the sky darkened by clouds Of
erisl cars drawn BY balloons wbirling
through space by steam. By steam3 nay,
some more potent motive power may be dis
covered. Oanal-psckets and railroad en-.
gines moved by steam and electrical tele.
graphs and VelOciPedes may bethought slow
coaches, compared with some motors that
nay be invented. If it be possible Yankee
ingenuity will work out the desired inn
orOVement. And our bOys-we shall haYe
viii be born men and women,
md then suppose will come to pass the pre-
fiction, a child shall die hundred yesrs
I'D" with vengeance. Foey.
The President has signed the Tenure of
Office act.
On Monday last the Senate confirmed ous
hundred and ninety nominations.
The President has appointed two colOred
aen Justices of the Peace in Washington
ity.
The President has appointed Edward
'ierrePOnt, 0. s. Attorney for the Southern
district of New York.
Gen. LODgstreet was confirmed as survey-i
r of the Port at New Orleans, by the SEN
tie, on Saturday last, by vote of 25 to 10.
The new rich developments in the Pacific !.
past silVes region are causing much excite-
ient. People are fiOcking thither in great h
umbers. ~
A Mr.. Blackstone, of PhiladeIpbia, on +,
IOndaY morning last chopped his wife and !
70 children to pieces, with an axe, and then t
-owned himself in the Delaware river.
Property TO the amount of S7O,0 600 was
,strOyed by fire, on Monday last, at Chat
o, New York. The FIRE originated in the b
oundry Of Wheeler d Stickles. 5a b
David B. Parker has been nominated as :, =
s. Marshal, for. the District of Virginia. c,
e was the first man to volunteer from his sy
wn for the war. Since the war he has
ted as mail agent for Virginia, II
1t is reported that James Fisk and jay It
,uld have bought three-fOurihs interest Y
the New York Times, for which they pay % q
100 900. The negotiations have been some pe
ne in progress, but the papers are not yet I'll
med. 3} 38}l
In little town near Sidney, Ohio, on Ii
: 5th, George FOwler's jealous wife, before VS.
ylight while George lay dreaming, chop p
him to death with dub AZ. She con- &C
rHes freely about the tragedy, aud says
} struck him fifty blows. vi
The Cleveland Leader contains notice of ly
} death of John Brown, well known and -
centric colored barber who resided in that pc
, for forty zone years, He died at Akron OF
Tuesday morning. His property is said RRI
worth from $a5.OOO to $4,000, <