The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-29
NEWS ITEMS.

Horse thieves have been making a raid in
the vicinity of Van Vert.
The first reports of Chinese atrocities upon
foreigners and Christians, turns out, not to
have been exaggerated, although at first thought
to have boen so. Neither age or sex we're
spared.
A new valve-slide has been invented by
Hudson, N. J., man, which, it is said, viii
gaeatly increase the power of locomotive. It
will draw an ordinary passenger train at the
rate of eighty miles an hour, and save 20 per
cent in fuel. ~
Mr.. A Lepsic, of Van Vert, was seriously
injured, while blasting rock in well, few
days since. He was in the well when the ex-
plosion occurred, and quantity of the mud
and rock fell upon him, bruising his hip
severely.
Lead ore was discovered, on Saturday last,
about one mile and half from New Albany,
Ind. It is believed the ore exists in consider
able quantities in the Knobs, near where the
specimens were found. The farm lies directly
on the line of the Louisville, New Albany &
st. Louis Air Line Railway.
Mr.. George W. Jordan, of Medina, died
very suddenly, of heart disease, on the even
ing of the 18th He was walking with a
friend, when he stopped and fell to the ground
expiring in a few moments. His family of
five children are left orphans, there mother
having died several years ago.
A man and boy entered the house of VIM.
H. Ayon, in West Orange N. J., on the 18th,
and finding no one there but a little girl, at
tempted to fire the house, and failing in this
poured kerosene on the girls clothing and ig-
nited it. The girl was saved by some passer
/ by. The williams are not known.
The cheese factory at Sharon Center, Medi-
na County, owned by the Messrs Chandler,
was destroyed by fire on the night of the 18th.
The loss was total. It is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary, prompted by
motives of robbery. This is the second time
the factory at that place has been burned.
Mr.. VIM. H. English, OF the firm of Walter
& English, at Van Vert, met with a painful
accident on the 18th. While at his saw mill
in Jennings township, he lost his balance
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His right arm was taken of near the shoulder,
and three fingers were taken from his left hand.
1t is announced that Mr.. James Fisk will at
once start line of European steamers. This
may be true. In the midst of all his bombast
and his blunders in other fields, the fine man
sgement of the Stonigton line between New
York and Boston shines out resplendently as
the work Of a man who intends to give the
public the worth of its money.
Mr. A L Hook, who lives near Van Vert,
met with a terrible accident on the 2Oth,
from which it is feared he will not recover.
After finishing stack of hay, he dropped his
fork along side the stack and hurriedly slid
down after it. The handle of the fork entered
the lower extremity Of the intestines, inhict.
ing severe if not fatal injuries.
An Albany dispatch says the wheat crop of
New York will be one-half more than last
years, and Of superior quality. Oats will al
so be a larger crop than last year. This tai
lies with the reports from other parts of the
country. The evidence accumulates that we
shall have an immense grain surplus for Euro
pean consumption. We will grow fat on
European misery; but it cannot be helped.
Mr.. David A. Wells, the Free Trads statis-
tician, estimates that the amount of American
obligations ofun huds now held in Europe
can scarcely be less than 81, 800, 100000. And
yet, Mr.. Wells and those who delight in his |
delusive figures, think it far better to 20 on |
increasing this immense indebtedness by i'm !
portations, rather than build up manufactures
at home, whereby we may be made indepen
ent of foreigners.
A lady at Winsted, Conn, was struck bv
lightning a short time ago, and Law several
hours apparently dead, so that nearly all of
her friends were prepared to have her buried.
Her brother, however, insisted upon waiting |
and working for her resuscitation, and his faith
and works were finally rewarded bv her COM
plete restoration to life and health. During
her trance she distinctly heard the remark of
friends that she was "unquestionably dead"
Evanston is a quiet town near Chicago, and
negro went there to board with white wo-
man and her daughter. He behaved himself.
Still an Evanston mob, well disguised, broke
into the house at midnight, took the widow.
sixty years old and an invalid, and her daueh-
ter out of bed, stripped and tarred and fea-
thered them. They then fed. The negro
was not at home, and it is well for them, for a
whole gang of such miscreants would be cow
ardly TO run from, one honest man.
A young gentleman at Saginaw, Michigan.
has received notification from the Bavarian
government, of which he is a subject. to return
home Immediately and shoulder his musket in
the service Of his country; In case he should
refuse or neglect to return, he forfeits the sum
of 1000 guilders, which will be taken from
his patrimoney, provided he is entitled to one.
Should he, after refusing to thus respond,
ever visit his native land he viii be seized and
imprisoned. This young mans passport runs
two years, unles he be sooner recalled.
The war in Europe viii be a fight between
old men. The commanders on both sides are
Did enough to be grandfathers OF the gallant
young fellows who led the charges in our war.
Mcmahon, the general-in-chief, is 60; Con- |
-obert is 81 Gt took him 20 years to work up !
o colonelcy); Bazaine is 81 Valiant is so
3arasUey is 76; Forey is Sc; Raudon is over
8; Cangarnier is Y; Lebeuf is 81, and Pali-
,ao is "A. Moltke, the commander-in-chief of .
he Prussians, may also be supposed to have c
is eye teeth all cut (and come again) being ]
hree score and ten.
A terrible accident, of which young man f
bout tReuty-one years Of age, employed as a
elper in the blacksmith shop, was a victim, :
,ourred in the engine room of the Erie
ity Iron works, on Thursday. He was Il
anding on a ladder, which was resting 3
yainst an upright boiler, engaged in holding a
belt over the shaft, while fellow workman
as repairing it. By some means it Tapped y y
yer and bound his hand to the shaft, the en- n
me at that time making about twelve revolu-
ons minute. Rather than lose his life BY Q
eng hurled over the shaft, whereby his head ssS S
oila have come in contact with the boiler. ~
oraeed hls feet against that article. and di
I'd his arm torn out Of joint at the elbow. hi
airing away the flesh nearly to the shouIder in
I'd leaving nothing but bleeding stump ana Is Is
bare piece Of bone, va