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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-05-26
A Pioneers Account of a Terrible
Storm.

6LOIms
A.W. Brinkerh off is contributing
a series of articles to the Wyando
Republican, relating to the pioneer
his story of that county, in which h'
gives the following account OF ms
experience in a terrible hurricane
which passed over his cabin before
the woods surrounding it had beer
cleared away:
Never will the writer forget the
terrible storm of the evening Of June
20, 1884. About sunset heavy peals
Of thunder were heard in the west
Soon after dark clouds were above
us. Darkness began to close around
US in the dense, dark forest, which
was only broken at intervals by vivid
flashes oflightning. Soon was heard
the voice of the storm king coming
nearer and nearer. All around and
over us were great and mighty trees
from two to six feet in diameter at
the base, whose mighty trunks, fal-
ling upon our rude hovel, would
crush it to the earth, and destroy
the lives of all within. More vivid
became the flashes of lightning.
More terrible the thunder's roar, and
the earth trembled as if under the
weight of some mighty engine Of
destruction, while through the for
est came the sound as often thousand
Niagaras. 1t was an awful moment
On and on it came. Our fate-"what
will it be" seemed to be the silent
inquiry of every lip, though all
where still as death. At last a
fathers voice was heard to inquire
"Who ever heard of the like?" AL
most at that instant its fury opened
upon us! Lights we're blown out
but the glare and blaze without kept
all light within. Rain, hail and
wind thundered through the little
shanty. Beding was all piled up in
the centre Of the room, on which an
awe. striken family were all seated
quietly awaiting what seemed tc
them must be the end of life, except
the writer and his father, who wert
using ther power to hold the little
clapboard door to its place. Won
derful trees fell within six rods o
the house on the east, south anC
north, and yet no distinctive SOUND
from their fall could be heard. One
roaring, laundering voice of the war
fare without embraced the whole
In ten minutes all was past, and we
were spared. But what a sight
opened to our view next morning
Hundreds of acres of the finest tim.
Der in the world-including walnut
and poplar six feet across and sixty
feet in solid shafts in length, lay
prostrate, twisted, torn and rent all
around us! There seemed to be {
providence in the salvation of oul
family from destruction, for though
our situation was in the midst of the
heaviest timber, still short distance
west of the house, without any obvi
Gus cause, the wind divided, leaving
many large trees standing, which
had they fallen would have crushed
US to the earth, and continuing on.
ward within four rods of us on either
side, until it united again not NOR
than six rods east Of the house, an,
ljust beyond where our horses anC
wagons were located, again swep
everything in its way!
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-05-26

Some Of the European rulers are
quite literally furnished with pock.
ct change. For example, Alexander
II. Of Russia, receives a salary OF
$8,250,O0O, or $4,000 per day; Kais.
er William gets $5,O0O,OOO a wear
Francis Joseph, 81, 100000; Victoria
$3,0O0,O00; and Victor Emanuel
100000. These enormous sums
make the $4,000 paid to our Presi.
dent appear quite small, yet the Of
fee itself will make up in honor
what it falls short in money.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-05-26
PARAeRAPHs o. AL1 soRTs.

Be praised, not for your ancestors
but for your virtues.
A wag advertises baby-jumpers as
as "spring goods"
Why is love like a Scotch plaidf
Because it is all stuff, and often
crossed.
Du Chaillu is about going to Nor
way, Sweden, and other Northern
countries.
Napoleon was sixty-three on the
Goth ultimo. He was born in Paris
on the goth of April, 1903.
Commodore Vanderbilt is an
nOunced as soon to start a daily pa
per in New York with $800,00C
capital.
Wild Bill, once famous in maga
zine literature, has just been appoin
ted Marshal Of the town of Abilene
Kan.
A large factory for canning pine
apples will soon be in operation in
Florida. 1t will be new business al
the South.
Miss Eva Mills, daughter Of Clarl
Mills of Washington, the sculptor
has gone to New York to cultivate
her voice.
A sign in a western city reads
"Boots blacked inside" Most peo-
pie prefer the way of blacking them
on the outside.
"a mother" writes to say that she
sees no evil in any Of her ten chill
dren that she cannot trace to herself
or her husband.
Four horses were poisoned to
death in stable near Bloomfield,
Iowa, recently, by a diabolical vii
lain who hated their owner.
DR.. Bush says the reason why
Germans die so seldom with con
sumption, is the fact their singing
from their earliest childhood.
Halls Journal of Health say &
sixpenny sandwich, eaten leisurely
in the cars, is better for you than {
dollar dinner boalted at station.
A literary man, on retiring into
private life, said that his connection
with the press had "melted, thawed
and resolved itself into a-dieu."
If you wish to know how many
friends you have, get into office; i
you wish to know how many friends
you havn't, get into trouble.
Ralph Waldo Emerson lectured
in San Francisco on the 23d ultimo
to an overfowing audience. His
subject was, Immortality Of the
Soul"
London waters some of its streets
in the Summer with weak solution
of carbolic acid as a sanitary
measure, and the effect is very salts
factory.
A minister not long ago preached
from the text, "Be We therefore
steadfast;" but the printer made him
expound from "Be ye there fo1
breakfast"
Patent gravel paper for the bottom
of bird cages is the latest luxury fol
the feathered pets. Birds soon learr
to clean their feet and when theil
beaks upon it.
Hooks and eyes have now only
small and steady sale. The intro
duction of buttons for dress fasten
ings has changed the popular de
maud. There are seven factories il
Massachusetts where hooks anC
eyes can be made, and an invested
capital in this business of oyer $500
900 lies idle, awaiting the freaks o
fashion,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-05-26

A curious and beautiful effect
was produced by one of the ice ma
kino machines built lately is Phila-
deI6bia. This was a cake of man
nfactured ice, in the center of which,
completely inclosed by the trans
lucent material, was a bouquet of
fresh flowers. Every leaf and flower
was perfectly visible, while the bril-
liancy of the colors was enhanced
by the refraction through the ice,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-05-26
Quetru
TIE NEGLECTED POET.

A poet sat musing
One night on his stool,
Poor fooll
On his three-legged stool;
The cold wind was high,
And his cold fire low,
And closer he crouched
With a sorrowful aOhP'
As silently Ger it
Each little coal drew
Its hood of gray ashes
And bade him adieul
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,
Poor fool
On his three-legged stool.
The snow was descending
He heard now and then,
Again,
And still now and then,
A little fakes foot
Stepping spitefully on
The few Goals, as tho
It wished them all goneI
Twas so like the voices
Of triumph and scorn,
Coming angrily down,
On the meek and forIorpI
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,
Poor fool!
On his three-legged stool.
His garret was open,
And through the cracks walked
And talked,
Through every crack walked,
The cold, cruel winds,
That seemed, with a hiss
And laugh, to cry out,
"Here he isl Here he isE'
Yet tho't he not so much
OF cold winds and shows,
As mans icy charity,
Colder than those!
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,
Poor foolI
On his three-legged stool
In sickness and sorrow
He suffered alone,
Unknown.
He bore all alone,
And often be turned
On his pillow to lean
His thin, fevered cheek
Where the tears hadn't beenl
But shl it was dampened
So thoroughly Ger,
At last he lay quiet
And worried no more!
And sad was his musing,
That night on his stool,
Poor fool
On his three-legged stool
His sweet songs had moved them,
Moved millions to tears,
Through years,
But there, in his garnet
So cheerless and dim,
None ever came near,
To shed one for himl
All coldly they passed him,
To sneer and reprove;
For he had no money,
And they had no love
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,
Poor fool
On his three-legged stool.
Yet still he continued
To tune his great heart,
Apart,
To tune his great heart
In unison with
The solemn, sad roar,
That ever comes up
From Times sounding shore
To brood over nightly,
Brood over each morrow,
Each poor brothers measures
OF sadness and sorrow.
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,
Poor fool
On his three-legged stool.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-05-26
OoMMIssIoN MHRcHANTs.

L. g. RavsOns jas. Moore, Joseph L. Ravron
il. RAWsON & CO.,
GTORAGE, FORWARDING & COMMISSION
- Merchants, Dealers in Coarse Salt, Fine salt,
Dairy Salt, Land Plaster, Calcined Plaster, Water
Lime, etc. Having purchased the entire property
known as the Fremont Warehouse and Steam Eis-
vators, at the head Of navigation on the Sandusky
River, We are prepared 20 receive, store and ship
Grain, Lumber, Merchandise and other produce.
Office, at Fremont Elevators.
FREMONT. IL
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-05-26

EXCHANGE HOTEL,
DELLEYUE, o. John Ford, Proprietor. Re
ID Gently rehtte5 and furnished.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-05-26
DHWFTsTRY.
TERINARY,
HoFHEs,

KESSLER HOUSE,
u B .BELDING, Proprietor. Passengers carried
IA. to and from the House free Of charge. Stu.
3 ted corner Of Front and State Sts,
FREMONT
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-14

SINGULAR SHOOTING CAsE.-Horace
j. Robinson, son Of a Philadelphia bank
er, was seriously wounded on Thursday
morning of last week, by pistol shot
fired by his friend, Harry w. Bartol,
while the latter was asleep. The friends
were sleeping together at Bartol's resi-
dence during the absence of the family
in the country, and it is supposed that
while dreaming he rose in his sleep and
discharged the shot. Robiuson's wound
is a serious one, but at the ante-mortem
examination he exoaerated his friend
rom any murderous design, and said
that he believed the act was committed
in sleep. Young BartoPs father is an
extensive sugar refner on the Passayunk
road, and the sad event has caused much
distress to both families.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-14
Important Decision.

The LAWS OF TRADEMARKS re.
cent decision by Chancellor Wheeler, al
Rutland, in an important case on the
subject of trademarks, will be read with
interest The firm of Bachelor Bros, at
Wallingford, are very extensive manu-
facturers of agricultural forks. And
have acquired wide reputation for the
excellence of their goods. The name
Batchetter " as applied TO these impli-
ments, insures them in all markets a
ready sale. One Post, of Wallingford,
for the purpose, as the plaintiff claimed,
of pirating upon their reputation, recent
ly organized company under the laws
of New York for the manufacture at
Wallingford of similar goods. He sue
ceeded in makinga contract with a broth
er of the Batchellers, who was member
of their firm, for the use of his name,
and started the new company under the
name of the Batcheller Manufacturing
Company. A bill was thereupon brought
by Ratuheller Brothers for an Injunction
against this use of their name, claiming
it a. a trademark. Voluminous affida
Wits were taken on both sides, and the
cause was argued at Rutlan1 in May, By
Messrs. j. Prout and E, j. Phelps, for
Batcheller Brothers, and Gov. Stewart
and Mr.. Edgerton for the defendants.
Judge Wheeler has recently disposed of
the case in an able and exhaustive opin-
ion. He distinguishes the case from that
relating to Browns Troches," decided
by Judge Smalley, and holds that the
use OF the name Batcheller by the de-
PENDANTS is not the honest and legitimate
use of ones own name in his own bust
ness, and was adopted for the fraudulent
purpose of pirating upon the repu-
tation justly acquired by the plaintiffs,
and which the law of the land protects,
and granted an injunction against the
farther use by defendants Of the name Of
Batcheller in the manufacture or sale of
agricultural forks. The opinion is pub
lished in full in the Rutland Herald and
will we think be received as sound com
mon sense.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-14

The most violent storm known for
years passed over Syracuse, N. Y, at
two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and
was followed by another an hour later.
The wind blew down large trees from one
to two feet in diameter. One new build
ing was blown down. The HIGH
school in Gaddes, and several barns were
unroofed. The lightning struck in every
part Of the city, including the house OF
Senator Kennedy and Alderman How.
lett, and the Binghampton Railway en-
CINE house, doing considerable damage.
1t set fire to two private dwellings. six
miles west OF Syracuse, and struck Eu
gene Harris, carpenter, killing him in
staDtly, and stripping his clothes entirely
of his body. During the storm hail
stones as large as walnuts fell, doing
great damage to the crops in the sur.
rounding towns
Assistant democrats" is the name
now given to the labor reformers in
n. Ii.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-14

FIRE AT PLATTsBURG.-One day re-
Gently, little son of dentist Howard, up
Broad street, thoughta little bonfire on
his fathers premises would be nice
thing, pecially when nice, new shay
ings were plenty and handy. SO
he piled the shavings in a box that
stood near by his fathers lately improved
barn and kindled his fire. But his
shouts of joy were soon turned to wall
ings and he became almost frantic, when
he saw his fathers and his neighbor's
barn all ablaze and his pigs and chick
ems and nice fruit trees roasting to death.
This bonfire, though really success,
so frightened the lad that he will not
soon forget the damage done by one lit.
tie match.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-14
Fearful Railroad Slaughter at New
ark NJ H.

ark, N. 81.
A shocking accident occurred on tn
Newark and New York railroad on tn
Sth inst, near the Ferry street station
in that place, resulting in the death 0
several persons and the wounding of yer,
many more.
The accident is thus described by ,
man who was moving not more than for
ty feet from the place where the coils
ion occurred "The train from Newark
was drawn by the engine PlainfelG, and
that from New York by the engine Au,
rora. l was moving with my back turn,
ed, when l heard the Plainfeld whistle
furiously, and turning saw her train ap,
preaching the switch at high speed, the
Aurora being then distant about hun
dred yards ! suddenly saw pieces of
wood fly out of the tender Of the Plain
field, and the engine itself bouncing over
the sleepers. The motions of the train
were like three jumps, the whistle screech-
ing furiously all the while, and the
wheels jolting on the ties, making such
noise that it was heard at my fathers
farm house half mile distant. / had
hardly time to realize the danger before
the crash, and the two engines came to-
gether with sound Ike thunder, both
the boilers bursting simultaneously.
The engines seemed to stand on their
hind wheels and pillow into each other
twenty feet up in the air. The smoke
and steam rushing out almost obscured
the view, but the Aurora could be seen
20 ba ance in the air second and then
came crushing into the ditch, the tender
shooting from behind and falling on top
Of her with fearful smash, shaking a
house half mile distant. Two of the
cars attached to her telescoped at onceand
caught fire. The Plainfeld stood almost
erect in the air, and her tender and
heavily loaded passenger cars came
smashing up against her as if they would
tear themselves to pieces. The sides,
doors and roofs seemed to fly into mil
lion pieces.
Frank Herman, the engineer who was
killed, seemed to have enacted the hero
ic part. Just before he died he said to
friend, / do not expect to live; | did
all | could to stop the train. I feel sat
is6ed. | felt sure that could have saw
ed myself by jumping into the ditch, but
| stopped to save my engine and train
and hung on" Five persons were kill
ed and fifteen wounded. VIM. Thomp-
son, the brakeman who left the switch
misplaced and caused the accident, was
arrested last night and lodged in New
ark City Prison. He has been in the
employ of the company for nine years
and was thought most trustv orthy man.
The railroad company looses 100000
by the accident
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-14

Tad Lincoln, son of the late Presi-
dent is seriously i'll of dropsy at Chicago.
Ills recovery is regarded as very doubtful
Ills mother is in constant attendance up-
on him
Three Thousand Brooklyn ladies
have petitioned the board of aldermen
in that city to enforce the law against
the sale of intoxicating drink on the
Sabbath.
Shooting policemen is Just now the
tavoritepastmein Chicago. The worthy
guardians of the peace are made game
Of in an unpleasantIy literal sense. A
few days ago an officer undertook to ar
rest young fellow whom he caught pry-
ing into the mysteries of another mans
pocket. The light-fngered whipped out
a revolver and emptied the contents of
five chambers into the bodies Of the DO
liceman and ef an unlucky citizen who
happened to be within range. We take
pleasure in recording that his earthly
career was abruptly terminated at that
psint. A week ago another young pick
pocket made target of policeman un-
der similar circumstances. He was an
execrable marksman. and, we regret to
say, still lives. Within "A hours after.
third officer had a like experience while
attempting to nab a brace of sneak
thieves. The Chicago Tribune thinks
the criminal class have agreed upon this
belligerent policy in the hope of intimi-
dating the police, and urges every officer
to 60 armed, and to keep a bright look
out SO that, if there is to be any shooting,
he mayalways get the first shot.-Sprino-
field Republican.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-14

California talks of producing eight to
ten millions of gallons of wine this year
Vanderbilt is said to be worth eighty
five millions Of dollars, and should he
live five years longer, it is believed his
estate will be worth one hundred millions
= The report that the new government
loan has been withdrawn from the mar
ket is credited in well informed circles.
from the fact that it is believed prop
osition is about being consumated look
ing to the absorption of the whole FIVE
hundred millions of the 500 loan of
1862.
- A Pittsfeld lady has just had a
shawl restored to her which was stolen
nine years ago. 1t was in nearly as
good condition as when stolen, the wo.
man who hept it so long being afraid or
ashamed to wear it. How much out of
style it must be now!
Down in Bethel, Me, because
newly married couple declined to serve
out enough rum to horde of serena
ders, the ronghs knocked the bride sense.
less with a stone. Whereupop the
groom wandered to the front door with
a double-barrel shot gun, and the hosni-
tai man says that business is better tban
he ever knew it before.
= An Ohio hotel rather deceives its
patrons in regard to the immediate eff.
iects OF Its commissary, by having a
large mirror placed at the entrance of
the dining hall, which is so constructed
that you see yourself thin, cadaverous
hungry person; but when you come ont
from the table, and look again in the
glass, your body is distended to the ex-
tremity of corpulency.
Gen. Noyse, the Republican candi.
date for Governor of Ohio. was once a
printers devil in the office of the Dover
On. H. Morning Star, and left that no.
sitlon to prepare for college in the Kings
ton Academy. He subsequently entered
Dartmouth College, and on his gradua.
ton from that Institution, settled in
Cincinnati, where he studied law. and
soon became quite eminent in his profess
sion. lie is native of Haverhill, n.
H., and is about thirty-nine years of age.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-14

Poor old Senator Smith. He is still
in the New Hampshire Senate, or was at
last accounts. Sometimes he votes with
the republicans and at other times with
thedemoerats. isfour votes last spring
were SO many thorns, and his senatorial
position must be anything but a bed of
roses. A tartar to the democrats, Turk
to the republicans. hyena among both,
and giraffe in the legislature.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-14

HE CONSTITUTION AND CIVIL SER.
VICE REFORM. The civil service COM
mission finds itself confronted with a
new and unexpected difficulty, and that
is, no doubt as to the constitutionaity of
any system OF examination of applicants
for offices which shall so restrict The
heads of departments as TO leave them no
choice as to whom they will appoint in
any given case. Article second, section
z, Of the constitution provides that Con
gress may by law vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers as they think
proper il the President alone. in the
courts of law or in the heads of depart
ments. Its claimed thattbis clause pro-
hlbits Congress from vesting appoint
ments III an examining board and if the
power to appoint is identical with the
power, or carries with it the right to des-
lgnatefor appointment, then the selection
or designation by an examining board of
the persons to be appointed is also pro-
hiblted. Further than this If the right
OF selection aud The power to appoint can
be separated by act of Congress, which
some doubt, the laws which have vested
both, with slight restrictions, with the
heads OF departments stand unrepealed,
and cannot be set aside by any rules
which may be adopted under the law
which authorized the present commits
sion.