The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-09-29
A Million Dollar Conaagration at
San FranCisco.

"A OO1ldI NOuuaRIatlOn an
San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, Sept .-Harpendings
three-stoly brick and iron front block, on the
south side of Market street, opposite SAMSON,
Is IN flames and will be totally DESTROYED. It
contains eight stores, seven of which were oc-
cupied as wholesale establishments The loss
will not be less than a million dollars The
principal establishments destroyed are Hostel
ter, Smith & Dean, drugs; Therrnauer g. Zinn,
notions and fancy goods; Oulif, Wiener &
Dato, straw goods; New York Bedding House;
F. roplitz, millinery; Phelan s. Collender's
billiard warerooms; Week g. Co., leather; F.
Sieberlich, Philadelphia, boots and shoes.
Nothing of much value was saved from either
establishment.
Singular and Fatal Accident.-On
Thursday morning last, as Willie B. Nicholas
son of Sebastian G. Nicholas, of this city, was
on his way to school in company with several
playmates, they fell to bantering each other to
Jump from the top of a fence and catch the
limb of a tree near by. Young Nicholas es-
sayed the feat mounted the fence and made
the Jump. From some cause he missed the
limb, and falling head foremost struck his
forehead on the pavement. He was left IN
sensible. Help was summoned, and being re-
moved to his home, DR.. Blanchard was called,
and examined the hurt. There was no abra-
sion of the skin, nor any outward sign of Sc
we're injury, but insensibility, more or less
complete, continued, and at night the family
physician, DR.. Rowsey, was called in. Friday
the boy was reported better, but at midnight
suddenly rose IN his bed with an outcry Of
pain, and exclaimed to his mother that he
could not bear the pain any longer. He grew
rapidly worse, and Ut. Rowsey was again sum-
moned, but instantly upon arrival saw that
the bog was dying. He died at o'clock Sat-
turday morning. Commercial.
A Smoke, and What Came of it.
During the Northern Ohio Fair last week,
laguhable incident occurred on the return
train. Snugly enscoueed in a seat by herself,
amid satchels, packages and shawls, languidly
sat lady with poodle dog in her lap, upon
whom from time to time she lavished her ca
resses. Although the car was crowded full,
and people were grumbling and growing all
around her, the lady seemed perfectly content
ed with the situation, and not murmur es-
capped her, until young man who sat in the
seat Immediately In front of her, lighted ci-
gar, and putting his head out of the window be-
gan smoking. Then the fair guardian of the
poodle broke forth in the most bitter execra-
tions against all smokers, averring that no gen.
tleman would indulge ina habit so vile, beastly
and horrid! She kept on in this strain until
the Train udu SOu6 i've OT SIX ulIl6Ss Wu5u Tie
gentleman grew impatient, and concluded to
give her something to talk for. Accordingly
he drew his head inside the car, and boldly
commenced putting with his might, the smoke
| falling in a cloud around the lady and poodle,
nearly strangling both, The lady grew more
violent, and stormed to such an extent that
all the other passengers ceased talking and
listened to her wild harangue. Things contin-
ued in this stats until, in unguarded moment,
the yourg man took the cigar from his mouth,
and held it between his fingers, q little above
his shoulder. This gave the lady the oppor-
tunity she had SO long desired and watched
for, and quick as lightning she snatched the
/ offending weed and threw it out of the window
exclaiming as she did so, "If there is anything
in this world I do detest and abhor, it is d hor-
rid filthy cigar" The gentleman conducted
himself as though nothing unusual had hap
pened, and seemed utterly Indifferent to the
! loss of his Havana. But he knew thing OF
| two, and slyly watching his opportunity, took
advantage of moment when the lady's eyes
were turned away, and seizing the poodle by
] the neck sent him yelping out into darkness,
: saying as he did so, HIf there is ANYTHING in
4 this world do detest and abhor, it is hor-
nd filthy poodle-dog." The grief and indigna-
ton of the lady at the loss of her darling were
terrible. She grew purple in the face and
stormed and rayed, but her words were drown
ed by the screams of delight and applause
from the passengers, and can only be surmissd,
AellevUe Gazette,