The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-11-08
his throat, and, sovoring his windpipe, killed


his throat, and, ssvering his windpipe, killed
himself.
a young girl named Jennie Dyer, from
Youngstown, was enticed by one Florence
Crum to leave her home and enter house Of
prostitution in Cleveland. She resisted all at
tempts to dishonor her for week, was taken
to another place, there outraged and kept for
several months, a victim to all manner of
prostitution and debsuchery, until seized with
tonl, fostering disease, she escaped, made
known her story, and the keepers were ar
rested and held to bail for trial
A copy Of the French Mercantile Navy List
gives the amount of the merchant steam mar
ine of the world The total aggregate is
s,6SO,67e tons, embracing 4,S35 steamers. The
tonnage in 1871 was 2,793, ,432, and the number
of steamers 4,lS2. OF the whole amount Eng
land has 2,53S steamers, and the United States
only 400, although it stands second on the list,
but has decreased l57 steamers since 1871.
The total tonnage Of the vessels flying the
American flag is 4OI, ,O4S tous. These figures
are suggestive.
Chicago is to have an immense Crystal Pal
ace, in which an exposition is to be held dur
ing the rebuilding jubilee in October, 1873.
The size of the building according to the plans
which have been submitted, will be six humid
red feet long by one hundred feet broad, with
a central transept two hundred and fifty feet
long. The height will be eighty feet, with
dome over the principal entrance over one
hundred feet high. A floral garden will sur
round the building, and portion of the inter
ior will also be decorated with fountains, and
fitted as winter garden.
An instance of EmperorWilL good feel
ing toward the government of the United
States was displayed shortly after his decision
in the San Juan boundary question. Minister
Bancroft having sent to the Foreign Office for
an account of the expenses incurred by the
German government in the course of the arbi-
tration, with view to reimburse it, was court
eously informed that Germany had no bill Of
expense to present to the United States. This
act on the part of the German government is
one worthy of notice, as evincing a courtesy
and friendship on the part of that great power
to the government and people of our Republic
During the time from December, 1871, tc
April, 1872, there were earthquakes of unusual
number and violence. They were felt in some
parts of the world never so disturbed before
and sixteen terrible ones are reported during
the months mentioned. Those involving tn.
greatest loss of life were in and around Paris
where 10000 people were killed, Antioch beini
also revisited, and from 1000 to l,50O Of he
people dying from its effects. The list Of thos
given in the Overland, it is said, is very imper
feet, as many countries have been. suferin
from these shocks from which no reliabl
statement can be had. The OUerlaIsd put
the entire number of deaths caused by then
at near 100000.
A "scold's bridle," has been dug up in Ten
nessee, and deposited in the Public Librar
of Kentucky. 1t is supposed to have bee
: brought over from England, in early times b
some Englishman or Scotchman who was al
ficted with a scolding wife, or who expecte
to obtain one in America. It is described a
follows:
1t consists of an iron band to pass under tn
chin, and over the top part of the head, with
sharp, chisel-shaped projection, extending tw
inches inwardIy, TO be inserted in the moutt
1t was held in its place by another iron ban
extending round the back part of the head am
fastened with paddock. When the instru
ment was thus put on the scold her tongu
had to recede to the back part of the moutl
and there remain quiet or to be cut to piece
by the sharp edge of the iron put there 70
that purpose. To scold, or even talk in thi
fix, was impossible, and the woman thus bri
died had to keep silence.
The curiosity will prove very attractive t
strong minded women of the present day, VIII
will find in it additional food for argument
They should try it on, and they could thel
speak knowingly of its effects.