The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-05-24

investigation and found himself short shovt
s4OO. Ascertaining that Mathews was i
Pennsylvania, be sent Sheriff Browpsbaroo-
with q requisition for him, and he is now mn
der bonds to answer a charge of embszzIo
ment
1t Is stated that there are received and kent
regularly on file at the American Newspaper
Advertising Agency of Geo. P Rowel g. Co.,
New York. no less than 5S2 different Ameri-
can Daily Newspapers, sc tri-weeklies. 40
semi-Weeklies, 1862 weeklies, s semi-montb-
lies and 800 monthhes, making a weekly aver
age of over $500 periodicals of all kinds which
are regularly filed and kept open for inspection
( by advertisers and others whe NAV be inter-
ested. The visiter to New York from Oregon.
Texas, Florida or Main, can find at this estsb-
lishment the local paper published at his home.
Thomas Kelley and John Robinson, colored.
of Sandusky City, attempted to rob the store
of Mr.. McGookey, at Venice, Erie County. on
the night of the 10th, but their purpose being
suspected, the Mayor of Sandusky was noti-
fed, and with officer Berrigan repaired to the
scene They, with several others, concealed
themselves in the store. and when the rasesls
effected an entrance, took them into custody.
A third party, outside, was chased by the
Mayor, but escaped after firing at the Mayor
twice, and being fired at by his honor num-
Der Of times. The arrested parties were bound
over to court in the sum of $500, but not get
ting bail, were sent to jail.
A Mrs. Hatfield, living near Clyde, while
going to the house of Mr.. Fun, on the I4th
had to pass through strip of woods, where
she was chased by one Geo. Rinehart, who
overlook her near the fence, where q scufle
ensued, she resisting until her strength gave
out, when the villain outraged her, and after
wards threatened to kill her If she told of it
Esquire Reed, Of Clyde, was informed of the
facts, and with Constable proceeded to Rine-
hart's house. The scoundrel seeing them.
made good his escape, although they fired sew
eral shots after him. The citizens Of that
community ought to have turned out to a man
and secured the country until they had hunt
ed down the wretch as they would have done
mad dog. Such fends deserve no mercy and
should receive none.
The body of Serene Smith, who was muir
dered near Rome, Ashtabula county, April
25th, was found buried in manure heap near
his own barn, on the 18th. On the morning
of the 18th his wife had prepared some milk
for the calves and Smith took it to the barn
where young man named Housel, in Smiths
employ,) was at work. Soon after the wife
called them to breakfast, and Housel answer
ed they would come soon. Shortly after he
came in, and said Mr.. Smith had
gone Of and would not be home for
breakfast; appeared excited, ate little and
went out. Smith not appearing, Grand River
was searched, supposing he had drowned him
self, but no body was found. A brother of
Mrs. Smith stayed over night at her house
about the Sth inst, and while cleaning his
horse noticed blood upon some straw. The
fact worked upon him, and several days later
he returned made search. The result was the
finding of the body, with bloody axe beside
it. Suspicion at once fastened upon Housed
who was arrested and is now in jail No mo
tive for the bloody deed was known.
The entries for horses, for the Tifin Stock
Fair, in classes in which speed govern, having
closed, we have been furnished with a list Of
the entries, which we give entire, as we don't
know enough about fast horses to pick out
the notable ones. We had little experience
with fast horse, last year, which was rather
discouraging, and since then we haven't kept
posted. She was handsome, was Kitty, and
spirited, and fsst-that was the great trouble
with her, she would go, and go generally be-
fore we were ready, and several times we
didn't get ready until she was turning cor
ne1 several squares of; in fact she was 50 fast
to go, that she came pretty nearly making US
bed-fast several timas; no wonder we got tired
of fast horses; they are all well enough if they
are only SC fast that they can't get away.
That will do, but the other kind are abomi-
nably fast and we haven't any affection for
them. The following is the list referred to:
Ace of Diamonds; CrGgier ID; Silas Rich;
Quicksilver; Ellen Peck; Owen; Lady Star:
Lady Grey; Brown Kitty; Lexington; HambIe-
tOnian: Hatty, Chestnut Dick; Jay Cooke;
Chestnut George; Jenny Lind; Jo Catheart;
Clara; Copper Bottom; Gold Dust; Cole; Bay
jim; Black Mack; Railing Jim; Dock; Win
gard; Lady Clyde; Yankee Sam; Joe Hooker;
Peerless; c. NJ. Clay; Canada Jack; Urbana;
Jennie; Brigham; Ohio Girl; Lady Crowder;
Jennie FurgesOn; Richland; Inch Worm: Lady
Huron; Bellevue; Cadelle.
Fires are now burning In the woods in many
sections Of the country. On the line of the
Erie Railway, from the Shawangunk Noun
tains in Orange county to the borders of Lake
Erie, the sun is veiled with yellow, smoky
haze by day, and streaks of fire are seen creep
ing up the woody hillsides by night. The
land is dry and parched. Wherever fire
strikes in the brush, it leaves a black track be-
sparks from locomotives. Most of them, how
| ever, have resulted from thoughtless farmers
setting fire to dry brush heaps on windy days.
The damage that will result from these burn
ings may be imagined from the fact that in
the wild, mountainous districts, which are
now in danger of being denuded of their foli-
age, spring the brooks and creeks and rivers
that water oar fertile valleys A prominent
citizen of New York, who has Just returned
from a fishing expedition among the. noun
tain streams Of New York and Pennsylvania,
in the vicinity Of Chemung county, gives dis
couraging account of the situation. He says
that there has been no rain there for the past
six months. Most of the brooks have dried
up, the creeks have become brooks, and the
rivers creeks. Many rats Of timber and
lumber are Stranded on the dry beds of the
water courses, with no chance of getting
them down this season. The small trout pes-
tie in the deep pools, the streams being SO
long that the large fish have not been able to
ascend them from the ponds and lakes.
List of Letters remaining in the Fremont.
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