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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

nISTRICT of Litchfield, ss. Probate D Court, May 29, 1871.
 Estate of Lucy s. Ensign, late of Morris, in said District deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Litch- field hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attest ed, within said time, will be debarred 6 recovery
 o-3w CHARLES A. ENSIGN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
STATE ITEMS.
Y Birmingham has small pox.

Birmingham has small pox. New Haven lad died of lockjaw re- sulting from broken finger, on Friday.
 Derby produces dwarf 28 inches high. weighing but 90 pounds and 26 years old. Half a dozen truant boys were arrested in Hartford, Thursday &e5#ttf& E Coal is selling at $9 per ton in Hartford, and SS in New Haven.
 4 .'sneak thief was caught in Hartfc I'd, last Wednesday night. James Gallagher is featuring on Temper ance
 Two New Haven concerns took 300. 900 fish, one day last week.
 Several New Haven ladies are learning to play the violin. 2 Aman was run over and killed by rails road train at Darien, Thursday New Britain Methodists have contracted for s3500 organ.
 Four persons caught 17O lbs of bass and black hsh near New Haven, one day last week. |. The corner stone of new Episcopal church was laid at Wethersfield on Friday last. The Fairfield County Democrat is dead. What particular town in that county it hailed from we have never known.
 On Wednesday last, William Willard committed suicide at the U. s. Hotel, New Haven, by taking laudnum. -
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
DIE1O.

In this village, Sunday, June 4, of dis ease of the heart, Samuel G. Braman, aged 70 years
 In Milton, May 23d, Mrs. Lois, widow of Albert H. Birge, aged 69 years.
 In Bethlehem, May 2S, Clark o. Guild, aged 56. .- Son, of Bethlehem, / s1I Mi
 In Woodbury, May 15, of scarlet fever, Freddie w. DeForest, aged years,
 At Colebrook, May 25th, Levi Cooke, aged GA. i@, -. ss,t 2s-}
 At Stirling. Blue Earth Co.,, Minn., May 18th, Hiram Dunbar, formerly of Torring- ford, aged 58 years. ss9,sff
 At New Hartford. May 30th, Chauncey Eaton, aged S4.
 At Terryville, May 23d, Ellen Granniss, aged IS years. zrt4
 In West Meriden, April 4th, Mrs! Mary Porter, aged 73 years, wife of the late Sam uel Porter of Middlebury, Ct.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01

The Duke of Edinburg, Queen Yictoria's
second son, will become the heir apparent to
the crown in case of the death of the Prince
of Wales, and would be a more acceptable
monarch to the English people.
A singular circumstance was reported to the
Detroit police the other day with the request
that they remedy the evil by force of law. a
family on Fort street east and family on
Antoine street, living two or three blocks
apart, have feud about something, and the
Fort street family brought their parrot into
requisition to help to keep up the feeling. He
has his station in a front window, and the
Antoine street people pass the house frequent
ly. Whenever he sees the man go by he has
been trained to shout "you thiefl" which he
does 50 well that every pedestrian has to look
around. When the woman passes, he shouts,
"You dye your hairp and she is thereby the
subject of ridicule. What they want is to
have the neck of that bird twisted SO many
times around that he can't unwind it before
the next Fourth of July, and perhaps the thing
will be done.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01

The MURDERER of James h
Swing, of Cleveland, has been arrest
ed, and confessed the awful crime.
The speed with which his arrest was
effected, when it is considered that at
first there was not considered to be
any tangible clue to the perpetrator
of the horrible murder, reflects the
highest credit upon the skill and en-
ergy of the Cleveland police depart
ment. Subsequent investigation re-
vealed the fact that on the night
previous to the murder man named
Murray had visited Swings shop,
and before entering heard angry
words. When he entered mulatto
who wore light colored coat, and
who had very fine set of teeth, was
present, but soon after went out.
Mr.. Murray did not know him. Next
morning about nine o'clock, boy
had noticed a mulatto with eight
colored coat" along with Mr.. Swing,
and there all the clue vanished, as
no one recognized the person thus
described. Then a Mr. William S
visited the Superintendent of police,
and said he had seen the mulatto
with the light coat with Mr.. Swing,
and was sure he was from Chilli
cothe. He casually asked if Mr..
Swings watch had been found. This
led to a search of jewelry stores to
find if it had ever been left for re-
pairs, so as to obtain its number and
a more particular description of it.
On Broadway record was found
an open faced gold watch, No. 45,-
006, with repairer's Nos. 1,10O and
1,157 on the inside of the case.
Subsequently man named Max
welprevealed the fact that man nam
ed Cooper, who wore slight coat"
had boarded with him up to Tues
day of the murder, and had left with
his wife early, taking their baggage,
among which were two trunks.
Search was made for the hack which
had driven them to the depot, and
one Jim Lantry came forward and
stated he had done so, and afterward,
saw the man 60 up town ito get his
pay" as he said. Cooper had told
Maxwell he was going on the early
train, and il was ascertained the two
trunks were checked to Xenia, and
had gone by the $50 A. NJ, train.
Thus for a short time the clue
was lost, as the murder was not COM
mitted for some hours after. But it
was soon after ascertained the par
ties had not gone by that train
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01
A FOOLISH wooMAN.

When the down train came near
one of the stations on the road it
was running at full speed, in order
to make up time, as it was few
minutes behind. The road at this
point runs through a cut something
more than a mile in length, and in
entering it the road makes a curve
so that an engineer cannot see en-
tirely through it. So, as he thun-
dered along yesterday, he little
thought what stirring times were up
on him. He had hardly gotten into
the cut before he saw a woman rid
ing leisurely through it, and with
perfect nonchalence using the cen
ter of the track. She was not more
than half way through the cut, and
barely a quarter of mile ahead of
him. He Immediately Whistled
"down Breaks" and then sounded
the warning.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01
Guardian Mutual Life insurance
Company.


In such trying times as these, the
people search out the strongest and
best institutions of every class with
which to do business; and they win
not, knowingly, give their support
or patronage 70 any other. Taking
moderate risks in ordinary CONNER
cial affairs will continue to be the
policy, as of old, among all sound
business men. But in the matter
of Fire and Life Insurance recent
experience has shown that the ut
most care is absolutely necessary to
insure any sort of safety. These
two classes of corporations must not
only be comparatively good, but su-
perlatively good, in order to deserve
and receive public confidence.
Among the very best and safest Life
Insurance Companies in New York
is the "Guardian." Its officers are
the right kind of men, and all its
directors and managers are of the
same stamp. They are known for
their business talent, financial abili-
ty, and integrity, and in all these
particulars they stand in the very
front rank. They are honorable
men. who will do only what is right
and just under all circumstances
They have immense trusts commit
ted to their charge, and they mean tc
be faithful in all things. The Guar
dian Life Insurance Co., has now
good assets to the amount of nearly
$9,OOO,O0O, all available for use al
at the shortest notice, and this
amount is being steadily and rapidly
increased. We most heartily com
mend this noble institution to al
our readers.--N. Y. Independent.
Hood, Hand & Munger, Genera
Agents for Ohio, 1877 Superior St
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01
.TbelNorwalJ- Posi-. Omce.


The excitement occasioned by the
post Office muddle, at Norwalk, is no
longer confined to the limits of that
town, but has become general and is
now discussed in connection with
the course pursued by our Congress
man, Hon. Chas. Foster. At the
threshold of this matter lies one very
apparent fact. That is, that in the
disposal of post Office honors, by
congressman, as is now the custom,
they are forced to make enemies of
certain numbers of their friends, no
matter what course is pursued, nor
how just and wise the advice given.
In the matter Of the Norwalk post
Office change, Mr.. Foster has mani
tested remarkable fairness in enter
tanning advice and suggestions
from all parties, and in his. first act
in the matter, which was to acquaint
Mr.. Coe and his friends of the effort
to remove him, as soon as it was
made known to him, thus giving
them ample opportunity with the
others for labor Mr.. Foster was
influenced in advising change by
all the county officers, the Central
Committee, Hon. w. C. Parker, and
by the advice OF Mr.. Goes bail,
which was more important than all
the rest, for if there was mismanage-
ment in the affairs of the office, a
change was absolutely necessary.
After the change had been made,
and a successor in Office appointed,
the friends of Mr.. Coe commenced
to protest, and unnumbered delega-
rions, representing both interests,
have waited upon Mr.. Foster with
advice, requests and petitions. What
makes Mr.. Fosters position the
more unpleasant is, when he now
looks to those who at first urged Mr..
Goes removal, he finds them appolo-
gizing for their course, or claiming
they were not understood. while
others have hid themselves entirely.
Some claim now, that while they in
sisted on a change, they wanted it
done by an election, instead of an
appointment. The only surprising
feature in the course of Mr.. Foster
is, that his patience has not long
ago worn thread-bare, and that he
has not refused longer to give audi
ence to demands that coming to-day
in one form, might tomorrow be en-
tirely changed. We have no desire
to enter into the controversy between
the two men who want Office. 1t is
not for us to say whether Mr.. Coe
should or should not be reno
we'd, but with the influence
against him that controlled Mr..
Fosters action, no one could have
done else than advise a change,
either by direct appointment or
through the formality of an cleo
tion.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01
Execution of n. Hunter at Akron,
Ohio, on Tuesday.

AKRON, Nov. 21.-John H. Hun.
ter, the murderer of old Mr.. and
Mrs. Gargett, at Redfield, Ohio, on
the 9th of May last, was hanged
to-day. Hunter went from Gratiot
county, Michigan, to renew an en-
gagement with Chloe Gargett, which
had been broken by her, and on the
refusal of her parents to permit him
to enter their house, he shot them
and tried Intellectually to kill their
daughter. During his incarceration
he has maintained spirit of bravado
and attempted to convey the impress
sion that he was insane; but after a
thorough examination by medical
experts he was pronounced perfect
ly sane. He endeavored to commit
suicide yesterday by cutting an ar
terry, but was discovered and the de-
sign frustrated. He has refused all
sustenance since Monday morning.
Hunter was entirely unnerved
when informed that his time had
come, and had to be supported to
the scafold. After passages from
Scripture were read, and prayer of,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01

TIE Democratic State Central
Committee held ameeting in Colum-
bus, On Friday afternoon last. 1t
was not a gay and festive meeting,
as all were dOwncast and solemn, in
view OF recent events and future
expectations. They were much ex-
ereised in regard to new departure
but concluded to adjourn until the
22d of February, in order to fully
consider the probabilities. Senator
Thurman, having become thorough
ly disgusted with the organization,
rendered his resignation as Chair
man. and Hon. NJ. A. Dougherty
was chosen to succeed him. "Not a
drum was heard, or a funeral note,
as the corpse DER the ramparts was
hurried" It was q solemn occasion,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01

though the trunks had, and the IN
vestigations were continued. Itwas
afterwards ascertained that the par
ties left on the 2;5O P. NJ, train, and
accordingly Detective Rowe, armed
with the necessary papers, and ae-
companied by one who knew Cooper
well, started on Friday afternoon
train for Xenia, where he fortunate
ly found that the trunks had been
claimed by a mulatto wearing a
eight coat" and his wife, and loaded
into a farmers wagon, in which was
new stove. A search of the hard
ware stores soon discovered where
the stove had been purchased, and
that the identical gold watch Of
which he had the description, had
been left to secure payment for the
stove. The hardware merchant
knew the farmer into whose wagon
the stove had been loaded, and he
gave directions where to find him.
Detective Rowe then secured the as
sistance of Assistant U. S. Marshal
Tiffany, and obtaining a carriage
they we're soon at the house of the
farmer, Of whom they inquired fol
Cooper. Cooper was pointed out tc
them as near by splitting wood. He
was at once arrested, and offered nc
resistance. Search of the house wa;
made to find evidences of his guilt
and in one of his trunks a shirt anC
vest were found clotted with the
blood of his victim. He at frs
claimed the blood to have been occa
stoned by nose bleed. But after
wards acknowledged the killing
From Xenia, Detective Rowe tele
graphed the fact of the arrest, anc
that he would arrive in Cleveland OF
the Saturday night train. The fac
ofthe arrest spread through the city
and large crowd assembled at tn,
depot to see the murderer, and lyDcI
law was spoken Of as a cure. II
avoid any trouble, Superintendent o
Police telcgraphed to Detectiv,
Rowe, at Grafton, to leave the trail
at the depot of A. & G. W. R. R.
and he would meet him there will
carriage, which he accordingly did
and the prisoner was driven to po
lice station where his name was en-
tered on the register and he was thel
taken to Jail.
Cooper has since made a con
fession of the deed. Says he wen
to SWINGS shop, and watching hi'
opportunity struck him on the heaC
with hammer, then dragged hin
into the other room and finished tn,
deed. His search of the premise
was only rewarded by SIS in money
and the watch which had helped t.
fix the murder upon him. The mur
derer was born in Chillicothe, il
1874. and lived there until eigh
years old. AT 16 he enlisted in tn
9TH Ohio volunteer colored troops
and served two years and a half il
the army from which he was honor
bly, dis charged, and returned to Chill
licothe where he married. Tel
months ago he removed to Cleve
land where he had pursued variou
avocations up to the time of the
murder, which he will doubtless ex
pirate on the scafold. Too mucl
credit cannot be awarded the Cleve
land police for its skill and efficienc7
in working up this case.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01
GREAT SALE OF
DRY GOODS
W1E a. RICE q BROS'
LARGE AND POPULAR
DRY GOODS STORE,
FREMONT, OHIO.

Wm. A. RICE d Bios, fremont
Ohio commenced selling from their
Io-oe stock Of Dry Goods on Mon
JaT Nov. 20th, the following lead
mo articles purchased by our buyer,
CT. RrcK. in New York City, es-
necialIv for this Great Sale. This
viii be the largest sale of Dry Goods
ever made in Fremont Let no per
son wishing to buy goods cheap fail
to attend the Great Sale.
Dress Goods Department.
20 pieces English Satins, French
Biarritz Cloth, French Bombazines,
Cashmere de Paris, and all the new
shades Empress Poplins, Double
Weight Merinos. g6
The New style Dress Goods,
Mexican Velours, in all colors.
BLACK A1pacas.
Upwards Of eight makes, including
our well known brand, the best in
the world. Black Australian Crepes,
a new dress goods just out
Black silks.
Striped and Plain Silks just re-
ceived. Please take notice that we
will continue to sell our Premium
Black Gros Grained Silks at the
same price as during the Fair.
Flannel Department.
We have purchased the largest
stock of Plain and Check Flannels,
including 400 pieces of Brown and
Bleached Canton Flannels, which we
propose selling to our customers at
prices so low that when they come
to examine the quality they will buy
double the amount they intended to.
VIM. A. Rice d Bros. request you
to examine their immense stock Of
Table Linens.
Vim. A. Rice & Bros. will open
500 pieces Brown and Bleached Mus
lin one yard wide, price one shilling
per yard. Sold elsewhere at Is cts.
300 pieces of Double fold Cling
ham at one shilling per yard, cheap
at 25 cents.
Double All Wool White Blankets.
The same quality that took the
First Premium at the Fair.
shawl Department.
VIM. A. Rice & Bros. are now Of
fering all the new makes Of Shawls,
Paisley Shawls, Striped Prussian
ShaWls, Long and Square Wool
Shawis in novel colorings. The
largest stock Of ShaWls in the city.
VIM. A. Rice & Bros. are offering
a great variety of Gents and Boys
Wool Comforts, and new styles of
Ladies and Misses Knit Goods.
Hosiery and Notions.
100 doz. Ladies' White Merino
Stockings at one shilling per pair,
worth 25 cts. The best assortment
Of Ladies' Kid Gloves, including all
the best makes.
Ribbons and Trimmings.
We are headquarters for all kinds
ofTrimmings, Laces, ,Gimps, Fringes.
VIM. A. Rice & Bros. are offering
the best Ladies' Linen Handker-
chiefs at one shilling. Also a good
one for six cents.
FUrs.
We are offering our immense stock
of Furs cheaper than ever. We keep
more Furs than all the stores put
together.
VelTeteens and Bezique CIOakings.
Upwards of so pieces of Vel
veteens, in all the new colors, 25 cts.
less on the yard than the same goods
can be bought for elsewhere.
Mime. DemOrest's Patterns.
We are agents for Nine. DemOr-
est's Patterns. We keep a full as
sortment of Patterns on hand, sam
pies of which can be seen in our
Pattern Book on the counter.
Carpets and Oil Cloths.
The only house that keeps large
stock of Carpets. Don't fail to come
and see our Large Popular Dry
Goods Store.
VIM. A. RICE & BROS.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01

fered, he made a rambling speech,
in which he said he did not com
NIT the murder premeditatedly, and
called en- all to forgive him, as he
forgave all. At 11:45 the spring
was touched and the drop fell, Hun
ter falling about six feet, dislocating
the spinal column. In seventeen
teen minutes his pulse stopped. AT
ter the body was cut down several
physicians examined his brain, and
found it perfect, no signs of insanity
being apparent.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01
THE RACE FOR LIFE.

The woman, hearing the peculiar
death whistle of the locomotive,
looked over her shoulder and saw
the train rushing at her. She did
not shrek, nor faint nor give up all
hope, but, like a true Webfoot, her
courage rose equal to the emergency
and, without a moments hesitation,
she commenced swinging her riding
whipfrom one shoulder other steedto
the other, thereby urging him exert
his utmost speed. The whip,and per-
haps the shrieking of the steam
whistle, caused the animal ridden
by the lady to put in its best icks,
and he made about as rapid time as
any animal ever seen in Oregon;
but each instant the iron horse gain
ed upon the one composed of blood
and muscle.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01
EXCITEMENT ON THE TRAIN.

The shrieking of the locomotives
whistle caused the passengers to
look out of6he windows, and upon
their discovering what was the mat
ter the widest excitement ensued.
Several jumped forward and seized
the bell-rope, and commenced pulling
on it as if they could stap the train
by that means. The brakemen were
exerting all their strength on the
brakes, and the engineer had cut off
the connection and was doing all he
knew to stop the train, while the
woman was doing her level best to
make that bit of horse flesh rise to
the speed of q "Helmbold;'' but, all
in vain, the locomotive kept gaining
on the horse and its rider, and there
was hardly a person on the train
who did not expect that both the
woman and horse would be killed.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01
A RIDE FOR LIFE.

A Young Lady Caught in Railroad
Cut-ThTilling Scene on the Oregon
and California Narrow
Escape.
Yesterday there occurred on the
Oregon and California Railroad, be-
tween this city and Salem, one OF
the most thrilling railroad incidents
we ever heard of, which, while it de-
monstrates the foolhardieness OF
some people, also shows how near
there came being terrible railroad
accident. The following particu-
lars. furnished to our reporter by an
eyewitness may be relied upon as
true:
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01

CATACAzY is no more-the Rus
sian Minister. On Friday last his
official mantel was removed and
placed upon the shoulders of Gen.
Garloff, who had been a military at
tachee of the legation. Catacazy
has been ordered to attend the Dake
during his stay in this country, and
to leave for Russia Immediately
after its close, Secretary Fish is
thus relieved from the necessity of
rendering him his passport.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01
NERVE AND PLUCK.

There was perhaps thirty feet in.
tervening between the cow-catchel
and the horses heels when, forum
ately for the woman, she observed q
place little wider than usual, and
with a steady rein, she guided the
fleeing horse from the track and en-
deayored to. press him against the
wall of the cut in order that the train
might pass by without injury. In
doing this the woman was encou-
ragged by Mr.. Sam Winans, the con
dnctor, who had run forward and
got out on the locomotive. A few
seconds only passed by when the
fiery monster poked its nose past
the rump of the horse. At this mo-
ment Mr.. Winans threw his whole
force against the animal and held
him until the train stopped, and then
a rousing cheer Of qualification and
joy at the escape of the woman from
aterrible death was given.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-01

IT willgreatlY shock good many
people to know thst woman suffrage
is in imminent danger Of death, even
in its cradle-Wyoming; and at the
hands of its creators, the Wyoming
Legislature. The lower House has
already expressed itself for repeal
by a vote of nine Democrats to three
Republicans, and its life or death
now depends upon the Territorial
Council. I