The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-02-18

So
John HanIon, painter discharg
cd from the employ of the Wabash
Company on Monday last, got drunk
purchased butcher knife and re
turned to the car shop, entered 6
car, and made an attack upon tht
foreman, James LOCKER, stabbing
him twice IN the back, and inficting,
it is thought, fatal wounds. Hanlon
was arrested and is in Jail.
The Columbus Statesman is
soon to be put into a new dress, en-
larged, and its general tone changed
but it will still be Denobratie in
politics. c. B. Flood will retire from
his position as editor about the mid
die Of next month, at which time
James Mills, formerly of the Pitts
burg Pest, viii take his place as
leading editor His reputation as a
writer Of ability is well known.
"A man and wife walking on the
track ofthe Dayton and Michigan
road, on Monday night, failed to
observe the signal of the down
train, and before the cars could be
stopped the man was struck by the
| pilot. He had an arm broken, and
was internally injured. His wife
escaped with a few bruises, The
man was on his way from Canada,
hunting work. The conductor Of
the train brought the man and wo-
man to Wapakoneta, and sent the
injured man to the hospital.
AT Piqua, on the 18th, in the
Catholic Church, shooting affair
occurred, in which a young woman
named Mary Maher, took the law
in her own hands, and shot a former
adrnirer to whom she had been engag-
ed, named Wise. Wise, it appears,
concluded not to carry out his pro-
mise, and was subsequently betroth-
ed to another, and their bans were
that day announced. The cast off
one entered the Church, seated her
self behind Wise, then drew out
revolver and fired. Wise's condi-
tion is regarded as critical.
"A call is made for a national
convention to be held at Pittsburg
on the 22d inst, composed of all
American citizens who favor an a.
mendment to the Constitution of the
United States so that God shall be
acknowledged as the author Of ma
tionatexistence, and that this is a
Christian land. The call is deemed
important at this time, as a conflict
has commenced about the Bible by
excluding it from the common
schools, and the sentiment is being
propagated that civil government is
nothing more than compact for
secular, and not for moral ends.
On Friday last, one of the most
singular accidents ever recorded in
connection with railroads occurred
at Clifton, ON the Erie Railway. The
Orange county express dashed by
the station, and labOrer who was
at work on the track was struck by
the locomotive. 1t was only when
the train arrived at Passaic Bridge,
distance of more than three miles,
that the body Of the man was found
stretched on the cow-catcher Death
was evidently instantaneous, and it
is certainly very singular that the
engineer did not see the man after he
was struck still the train came to
stand at the place mentioned
The readiness of the President
to avow change Of opinion onpub-
lie questions when satisfied that he
is wrong is shown by what he now
says about taxation. In his message
last December he took grounds a.
gainst the project for education, and
held that we had bettep continue our
policy for another year. lie has
lately spoken on the subject, in pri-
vate conversation and says further
study and observation have convin-
ced him tlat the country needs and
expects some reductions. This de-
claration leads to the conclusion
that he win assent to any measure
of a reasonable character that is
passed by Congress.
-Declan Foley, a young man
from Ireland recently arrived at To
ledo, deposited his money with Mr..
Declan Allen, of that city, except
what he wanted for present use. At
ter some days Of social enjoyment
Mr.. Allen procured him a situation,
and he was to have gone to work ON
Monday morning last. Saturday
night he paid up his board, at the
house where he was stopping, stayed
at home all day Sunday until eve
ming, when he went into the city, but
has not since been heard from. He
did not draw his money from Mr..
Allen, and could hardly have left the
city, so it is supposed he has been
foully dealt with The case is being
investigated.
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