The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-03

Painesville, one day last week, blew over, in
iuring two of the workmen quite severely
The small poz is dying out in Painesville.
NEWS ITEMS.
Gsmbetta is reported TO have committed
suicide. - 70 So ~. ~ 81
The large rE1pill hslonginR 10 Louis
Snyder, at Hamilton O., was destroyed by fire
on the Goth inst.
A fire at Youngstown, on Thursday morn
ing, destroyed property valued at $4,000;
mostly insured.
Bourbaki, after the result at Belfort, at-
tempted to kill himself. His injuries are so
severe that his life is despaired of.
Recently, a man in Cincinnati, drank a
quart and pint Of whisky in twelve hourr, on
bet. His widow used the wager TO pay for
his coffin.
Gen. Pleasanton'S appointment as Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, does not ap-
pear to give general satisfaction, and it is
rumored he will resign.
The failure of the Monitor Fire Insurance
Company, of Boston, with liabilities of sI5,-
100000 and assets of only $4,000, 900, has pro-
duced a sensation in insurance as well IS bust
ness circles.
On the both near Bryan, young man who
was handling logs. coming to hill side, at
tempted to fix the log more firmly in its place,
when the chain broke and the log rolled on
him, killing him instantly.
The Chinese begin another cyels Of a thou
sand years in their calender early in Februa-
~, and those of the race in California will de-
vote two weeks to festivity III celebration of
the passage from the old cycle to the new.
Burglars entered the Boot and Shoe Store,
corner Ontario and High Streets, Cleveland,
on Friday night last, and took quite quanti
ty of goods, together with a small amount of
money, which had been left in the drawer
The Prussian frigate Medusa, carrying IL
heavy steel-rifed cannon, on the 2Oth Decem-
Der met the French gunboats Curisux and
Brauox in the Pacific. sndhad an engagement
with them in which both French vessels were
sunk.
Application has been made to the War De- |
partment for troops to protect the workers in |
gold mines in York county, s. c., against Ku |
Klux outrages. The application has been re-
ferred to the Commission to investigate south
ern outrages.
heartless quack, in Cleveland, named
Furrill, is SAID to have caused the death OF a |
woman in Cleveland. by the inhuman manner
in which he used instruments during her con-
fnement. A coroner's inques rendered ver-
dict In accordance with the facts.
The Steamer KensingtOn, was run int by |
the bark Templar, near Hampton Roads, |
few days since, and sunk in thirty minutes
No one was lost from either vessel, as the
crews managed TO escape in boats, and were |
picked up by the Steamer Georgia, and car
ried into New York PAM ssss.g
series Of explosions on STEAMBOATS, appear |
to be the order now, To add to the list Of |
horrors we now have to announce that steam !
boat W. R. Arthur, on the night Of the 9th |
exploded her boilers, when about "a miles |
above Memphis, and sunk. As snearly as can |
be ascertained about sixty persons were lost.
Mr.. W. H. Major, of Sandusky city, while
assisting in lowering sign from over the store
Of Hart & Hastings, and while standing upon
the cornice over the store door, lost his balance
and fell to the paYenent striking d his lead
and crushing in his left temple. His injuries
we're very serious and his recovery doubtful.
Chicago is going to try to make steel rails,
and for this purpose the Chicago Rolling Mil
Company has added 100000 to its capital.
The works viii have daily capacity OF seven
y tons of rails, and viii require one hundred
Ind fifty men in addition to the thousand now
Employed. The erection of the new buildings
will begin as soon as spring opens. Some
home facts as these do more to convince the
people Of the northwest Of the practical bene-
Its of protection than columns Of Newspaper
ak to avail to instll the doctrine Off trade.
The San Domingo commission sailed from
New York last Tuesday. It's composed Is
ollows: Hon. B. F. Wade is President of the
and the other members are Pres
dent Andrew D. White, of Cornell Uuniver-
hty, DR.. Samuel G.. Howe, Of Boston, and
Hon. Allen O.. Burton, Of Kentucky, M.
Burton was at one time Minister
o Bogota, is Thoroughly familiar
with the Spanish language, and gentlemen
of high character and excellent culture. The
constitution of the commission gives general
atisfaction to all parties, and is believed to
guarantee as complete and intelligent an in
as the circumstances of their trip
gill admit.
The buildings over the water shaft, at 4
took fire on Wednesday night, 18th
nst., and were utterly destroyed. The engin-
,er attempted to draw some fluid to send down
70 the'men in the shaft, when 1t caught fire
rom fame near by and communicated with
he cask, which exploded. During the fire the
nen in the shaft worked away in ignorance Of
# their great danger, and it was generally
they had been sufccated. After
he flames were extinguished efforts were
made to extricate them, and rope was low
red with Mr.. o'Connor, who brought them
Ip one by one, to the fresh air and their over
Dyed friends. By the time the last one was
,rought up, however, the air became SO heavy
hat the mules which were kept underground
or carting suffocated. The fire will delay the
axe tunnel somewhat.