The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-12-02

A Findlsy youth, sent $40 to New York, re-
Gently, and expected to receive, in return, 500
in countsrfeit bills, as good as the genuine,
but was sadly sold when he paid charges on
package, which only enclosed an old paper
They have some smart people down that way.
A young chap from the country, visited Van
Vert the other day and was decoyed into a
gambling house, where he was relieved Of
4 about fifty dollars and then Kicked ont Of
doors by The proprietors for not having more
money. A civil action has been commenced.
Quite number have already taken advan-
tage of our offer to send the Peoples Journal
free to those who pay for the year 1871. -Four
weeks remain in which to take advantage OF
the offer, which is made alike to old and new.
We would like to give it to all our subscribers
Come in and pay up.
Thanksgiving Day in Philadelphia was OBJ
served in manner peculiar to that city of
Brotherly Love. At a review of city troops
eclored company was assaulted by a mob of
roughs, and during the melee one Of the as
sailanss received severe bayonet wound and
a colored man was fatally shot
From q letter received by NJ. F. @. IcEes of
this city, from Col. W. D. Hamilton, it is de-
cided not to hold reunion of the 9th o. "
c. 1t was proposed to hold an annual reunion
on the 29d of Dec, but it has been found that
the effort to get the members together would
most likely be fruitless, and consequently it
has been given up for the present year.
Some coon hunters in Hardin county, re-
Gently found carpet sack in a hollow tree,
filed with female apparel, jewelry and sich.
On attempting to drag it from its hiding place,
the melancholy ''to, hoo" of an owl, struck |
terror to the soles of their feet and they made |
precipitate haste to place Of security. Gath
ering re-inforcements, they returned, bagged |
their game, and discovered the owl.
The court house, at Bowling Green came
very near having an experience of tire, on
Friday the 18th inst. The auditor built
fire in his Office stove before breakfast, and on
his return, an hour later, found that bundle
of brooms had caught fire, and the arrival of
the auditor was just in time to prevent the
fire reaching cupboard filed with old papers.
Had this taken fire the Court House would in
alllprobability have been consumed.
A destructive fire occurred at New Haven, /
Huron county, on the morning of Thanksgiv-
ing day, by which the hotel, grocery store,
saloon and dwelling house were destroyed.
The fire is supposed to have resulted from in
cendiarism, and is charged to have originated
from difficulty between the proprietor and
his wife, who had separated some time ago.
The total loss is not far from $1,000 on which
there was no insurance.
The Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company
have Just established a permanent Office in
this city. The company have placed it in tho
charge of an experienced operator, who viii
be permenantlv retained. Heretofor, the Office
has been much Of the time without an opera
tor and open but n part of time. For the
present it will be kept at tine music store of
Mr.. E. L. Cross, and those wishing to send
messages by this line, will receive prompt at
tgption.
y Letters were received here from Rev and
Mrs. George Fitch on Thanksgiving day They
left Fremont the last of September for Shang-
hal, China, as missionaries of the Presbyterian
Board. They sailed from San Francisco on
the steamer japan, October lst Up to the
oath they had prosperous and pleasant voy-
age. About two days sail from Yokohoma,
Japan, they met steamer and exchanged
mails. Mr.. Fitch was.a graduate of Western
Reserve College and Of Lane Theological Sem
mary. His home and that of his wife was
formerly in our city.
On Tuesday Of last week, a wild cat entered
the house Of John Kiser who. resides in the
woods, about ten miles northwest of Delphos
Allen county, and took young child from the
cradle, and was abOutto commence to devour
il, when itwas frightened away. The parents
had gone ont to gather in potatoes from a. lot
and left the babe wrapped up, sleeping in its
cradle. A little girl>was sent N after they
had been absent a short time, to see about the
child, and when she opened the door, was hor-
riied TO see large wild cat with the infant
behind the stove. The little thing was crying
piteously, and in a short time would have
been killed and devoured By the savage beast,
On the alarm being given the wild cat escaped
through the window, but has been seen in
that neighborhood since