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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

n. Siemens as likely to prove q prae-
tical Isuccess. This novel contri-
vance has neither cylioder, piston,
guide, rods, cranks, nor valves, but
only boiler, the interior arrange
ment of which constitutes the chief
popularity of the invention. The
/ steam remains, as well as works,
within it, not drop of water being
lost. 1t is only adapted to produce
one tenth horse power, but it is al
ways ready,is entirely safe, ,and, when
gas is em2loyed for heating, requires
only two feet per hour. Externally
the apparatus is cylindrical in form,
widening at one end conically, aud
placed at an angle of forty-five de-
grees, and turns to support conical-
toothed wheel on the top, converting
the motion into horizontal or vertic.
al.
The following is the fire record of
Wednesday night 2SEh: The town
of Greencastle, Ind, was in flames
on Wednesday eyening-the wind
was very high and the flames were
working toward the business part of
the city. Illinois also reports a
heavy FIRE in the timber near George
town, the same evening up to mid
night Is yards by a mile in length
having been destroyed and still the
flames rage. At Fort Wayne, Indi-
ana, the same evening R. W. Tay-
lor's grsia warehouse was destroyed.
Loss $4,000, insurance $4,000
At Worthwhile Mich, the Michigan
School Furniture Co.'S. building was
burned, with a loss of $4,000 to
$4,000, very little Insurance. At
Pittsburg I. S. Blain's Iron & Steel
works were partially DESTROYED, with
a loss Of $4,000, while in Brooklyn
N. Y, buildings worth $40, 1000 also
fell prey to the deYouring element.
Further obstacles have arisen pre-
venting the Union Pacific Railroad
Company from receiving one-hal of
its land subsidy withheld under ex-
ecutive order of 1869, to secure the
completion Of the road according
to law. Government examiners
have just reported the road finished
according to law and recommended
the delivery to the company of land
patents by the Secretary of the In
terror. But the Secretary Of the
Treasury interposes the objection,
that the law requiring the Union
Pacific aud other subsidized corpor-
ations to pay five per cent. of their
net earnings annually in liquidation
of their Indebtedness to the govern
ment has not been complied with,
and that the matter of interest of
bonds granted to build the road has
not been settled. This question
therefore arises, cannot the lands of
all subsidized corporations be held to
secure q settlement of all claims
held by the United States against
said corporation. The matter will
be referred to the Attorney General.
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Somewhat Mixed.-The 'tEstey Or
gan was again Triumphant at the Lucas coun-
ty fair. We alWays congrat.
nlated Mr. Rosa, of suEnmit street., Toledo
Fremont Journal
Now, Nichols, 'oW can you say thatH Or.
didn't the above statement emauata from the
sanetum Of ye local OF the JowrrsGIP We are
inclined to the belief that it didn't. Nichols
is too merciful to congratulate a man on a de-
feat, and is too well posted to hazard state
ment like the above. However, we will as
sumo the responsibility Of correcting an error
that may, possibly, mislead some who are not
posted as to the merits Of the two instru-
mehtE; otherwise it would not be necessary
The organ that received the highest, or first
premium, at the Lucas county fair was the
Burdett, exhibited by Msssrs- Whitney &
Currier, Ill Summit street, Toledo. "Observ-
ing it in them lamps" it appears to Us as
though the "trinmph" was for the Burdett.
democrat and Herald.
Good-snd now for cow the mistake oe-
CURED. Referring to the copy We End our In
formation Ras simply-HRosa has taken an
other first premium; note the fact.D Having
previously referred to the Esty taking pre-
MUM at former fair, We guessed the remark
to apply to the same instrument again, where
as it was the Chickeriug piano Mr. Rosa took
the premium with not his organ. Nichols lays
all the blame to his efforts to AmsrIcanize
himself By guessing" "roekonias" and "cal-
culaiing, "hinstead," as he says "hoi bad
herine to lie usuaI Hinglish hsayness.sss 10
keep correct. This experience seema to have
badly shaken Nichols faith in the philosophy
Of "When you're in Rome, do as the Romans"
-he ssys-"No nore for him. Remains don't
alWsy WORK.
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NEWS ITEMS.

The elections in France last week
resulted in favor of the Republicans.
The Internal Revenue receipts for
this month will be about $9,000,0O0.
Fires are raging in the woods, in
Western Ohio and doing great dam
age to timber.
During the past year the United
States imported 19,S94,000 pounds
Of tea from Japan.
On Wednesday week over forty
acres of corn was burned up near
Ada, Hardin county.
The Milburn wagon works, TO
ledo) are about to send a specimen
wagon to Germany, in response to
an order sent from there recently.
During the past dog season, 1884
dogs wers captured alive or killed
in the streets of Cleveland by the au
thorities, at cost to the city of ST.
473.42.
The National Temperance Con-
vention cf women will be held in
Cleveland, Nov. 18th and 19th-this
date subject to ratification by State
League.
Cincinnati Geological Garden was
recently the recipient of $50 pounds
weight of snakes-containing live
specimens of all but three kinds Of
native American snakes.
A man named Shecker was found
murdered near Lone Oak, Ark, last
night. A travelling companion is
supposed to be the author Of the
the deed, and the Sheriff is in pur-
suit of him.
Alexander Carr, while threshing
near Bucyrus, on Saturday week, was
caught in the machine ana instantly
killed. Deceased who was 2S5
pounds weight, was fearfully torn
and mangled.
On the 18th, James Metlin a
prominent citizen and member of
the town council or AEroD, cut MS
throat, in his barn. Financial en-
barrassment is supposed to have
been the cause.
international good will again Sal
lor overheard from British three
decker London, in the harbor of Rio
Janeiro, and likely to drown; two
sailors dive from United States frig-
ate Lancaster and save him! Three
cheers.
The Chicago Trtbune's Dubuque
special says about 6 O'Clock yester-
day evening Charles Wagner, pat
tern maker, shot and instantly killed |
Frank Rhoemburg, a saloon keeper,
whom be had accused Of seducing |
bis wife.
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Official Returns Of Ohio Election.

CoLulIBUs, o., Oct, 2S.-Full off,
cial returns of the late State election
in Ohio show that 238,406 votes
we're cast for William Bell, Demo
crat, for Secretary of State; 221, ,204
votes for Allen T. Wikof, Republican
and ,Sl5 for John R. Buchtel, Pro.
hibitionist, for the same position.
Bells official majority over Wikoff
is 1 202 votes. The official major
tiles in the several Congressional
Districts of the State are as follows:
First District-Sayler, Democrat
majority 3,3l4; Second District, Ban
ming, Democrat, 1885, Third Dis.
trict, Savage. Democrat l. 1872; Fourth
District, McMahon, ,Democrst ], ,O99;
Fifth District, Rice, Democrat, 5, ,I99 :
Sixth District, Hurd, Democrat, l.
787; Seventh District, Neal, Demo
crat, 2,225; Eighth District, Law
renee, Republican, S78; Ninth Dis
trict, Poppleton, DEMOCRAT, 42s;
Tenth District, Foster, Republican,
162; Eleventh District, Vance, Dem
ocra6 1,94l; Twelfth District, long
term, Walling, Democrat, 1913;
short term, Finch, Democrat, 4,799;
Thirteenth District, Southland, Dem
ocrat, 4,95l; Fourteenth District,
Cowan, Democrat, $3.50; Fifteenth
District, VanYorhes, Republican,
999; Sixteenth District, Danford,
!, ,2S6; Seventeenth Dis
trict, WoodWorth, Republican 2,76O;
District, Monroe, Re
publican, 2,IS4; Nineteenth Dis
trict, Garfield, Republican, 6,346;
Twentieth District, Payne, Demo-
crst, 25l9. This gives the Demo
Gratis IA and the Republicans z Con-
gressmea.
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Correspondence of the Toledo Commercial.
A Mysterious AEair-Doings Of
one Woodrough.
WoonvrLLE. Oct. 26.

WoODVILLE, OcE. 20 1874.
EDIToR COMMERCIAL: A few months ago
several families came here to live. They had
been here but short time when letters came
from one Woodrough, of Milton, to several of
our business men saying they were band Of
robbers and murderers. Tha letters kept
on coming for some weeks Lutil it began to
be mystery to the people Why they didn't
come on and arrest them, if they were such,
and they knew they were all here. Then not
q week ago, Woodrough come claiming to be
q detective, and arrested one Of the men and
took him to Milton; but when there, the charg-
es were not sufficient to hold him, rnd By the
next day he was here again It proved that
Woodrough was not detective, so the man
had Woodrough arrested, and his trial came
of on Saturday. Four lawyers were present,
three from Eimore and the others from Nil
ton. They proved that the letters were for
ged; that Woodrough is under bonds for for
gerry to appear at the next term Of Court in
Cleveland, and that this mans wife is the
main witness against him. That his object
has been to capture her so that she will not
give in her testimony, However, he was ac-
quilted
He then caused the srresHof brother Of
the shoemaker, the first one arrested; and got
another warrant out for the first, but he was
gone-claims to have left, not from any fear
that anything could be proved against him
but for fear Woodrough might find some one
he could hire 70 give in testimony against him.
Altogether it is = mysterious affair.
CLEx.
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Sporting is now in full blast. Wherever
one goes it is fish, fishing, dogs,quaiI or ducks
occasionally some one venturing word on
deer or bears. Every day parties of
hunters OF fishermen may be seen vending
their way down the river, and not few Jim
pressed that it is hesarly worm that takes
the bird-rather than the bird that takes the
worm) remain all night in ambush Fish are
being aauled in by the score and ducks slAugh-
tered by the hundred. Still, birds are very
shy and it takes considerable ammunition and
shoulder bruising to fetch thcm-yet they
"come"-but what is worse, the majority also
ego" out Of our city. Fishing, on tho other
hand, almost invariably results in good catch.
es, and Capt. Young assures US if is very rare
the bows losa their haul
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People in a starving condition

OMAHA, October 27-fnformation
received from southwestern Nebras-
ka shows that thousands of people
are in q starving condition. One
informant saw many who for weeks
had nothing to eat but baked squash
and pumpkin and salt; others who
had lived on baked -four and water
one meal q day for weeks. Ten
thousand people in this State will
need aid sufficient to keep them from
starvation and being frozen to death
this winter. Hundreds of people are
naked and on the verge of starva-
tion, and without means to leave the
State.
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Clyde Council is growing peRurious, they
now hesitates about paying the bill Of one OF
its laborers who worked faithfully twenty-one
days, digging cisterns, laying tile, &C., all be-
cause he hsppned to be member of the Coun
oil. The lawyer on the Board raised the ques-
ton, and cited the law against paying mem
bers Of Council for any service other than
sitting as Judges Of election. The claimant
maintained that he ha been chosen to Judge
the proper location for and had elected to put
down the cisterns in those places, and thought
they might get the bill through under that
head. Judge French reserves his decision for
future occasion.
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Wolcott Bros. of "a Jefferson strest, To-
ledo have special advantage to submit, at
present. to any one desiring to go
out Of the grocery business, and who have a
fair stock to dispose Of. It will amply repay
sach one to read the second paragraph in
their large advertisement on our fourth page.
Early application is necessary as the Oppor-
tunity will quickly be out Of the market.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

Gatherings in the South.-There has
been very much written lately that is very
dubious about political gatherings and con-
Hict Of races, yet there is one class of gather
ings all over the South about which there is
not even the shadow Of doubt, namely, gath
ering for the purpose Of purchasing the re-
naming tickets for the next and last Gift Con-
cert Of the Public Library of Kentucky, to
come of November 30. The South has been
impoverished, and reasonable share Of that
S2,5OO,OOO then to Ebe distributed viii DO very
aocaptabla
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

Fevers seldom make an attack without
warning, and may often be thrown of by
soaking the feet in warm water, wrapping up
warm in bed, and taking two or three of Par.
sons PsvgatiUe Pills.
A missionary, just returned. says he regards
JobnsoB'S AnOdype Liaine7t as beyond all
price, and eficacious beyond all other medi-
cine. It is adapted TO q great variety Of spe-
cial cases, and is the best pain eurer in the
world
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

The Detroit papers give full de-
tails of the disaster to the propeller
Brooklyn. The Post says:
The most horrible catastrophe
that we have been called upon to rec
ord this season occurred on the riv-
er about ten miles below this city
yesterday afternoon at two o'clock
or within few minutes of that hour
at point near the head of Grassy
Island.
The propeller Brooklyn, of the
Northern Transportation Company's
Line, left Cleveland at IL o'clock,
Wednesday evening, bound for Chi
cago, but intending to touch at this
port, laden with a miscellaneous car
go of freight, and, it is thought, nine
passengers. While coming up the
river, at the hour and place above
mentioned, her boiler exploded with
terrific force, blowing the entire up
per works high into the air, and
shattering the hull so completely
that it sunk inside Of ten minutes;
some say three or four. The cap.
tain Harvey II. Brown, Of Cape Vim
cent, New York, was standing near
the pilot-house at the time, and says
the first intimation he had of the ex-
plosion was the
SUDDEN UPHEAVING OF THE DECK
beneath his feet, while st the same
moment terrible concussion burst
upon his ears with thunder sound.
The forward end of the boat was
hurled violently outward, but he sue
ceeded in clinglng to the pilot-house
which alone of any considerable por-
ton of the vessel fioated. For a
moment he was almost stunned by
fearful power of the explosion, and
when he became fully aware of his
situation the water was streWn with
fragments of the deck and cabin,
while among the debris struggled
the more or less mutilated bodies Of
his crew and passengers, or fioated
for a moment and then sank, the
corpse Of a little girl remaining in
sight for several minutes. He i'm
mediately set about the work of res
cuiDg the sufferers as far as in his,
power, and, to his credit be it said
he had seven persons, two of them
passengers, on the pilot-house with
him when a rescuing steamer ar
rived, they being all taken off by
boats from the Cuba, which arrived
upon the terrible scene soon after
the exnlosion.
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Mansfield was visited by acircus On Tues
day, and al the attendsnt svils came with it.
The residence of Hiram Cake was burglarized
in the afternoon, but unfortunately for the
burglars, Marshal Lemon, who is rather sour
on such characters, squeezed four of them In
to the lookup. It Is hoped they viii get their
full deserts
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7. P. FINNEFRocK, ESQ, successor
TO Judge Pennewell, was sworn into
Office yesterday. We have no doubt
but he.will make a favorable record
as judge. He hath the learning,
the pride and the ambition to make
q good officer
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The story Of the cession Of Porto
Rico 10 Germany, is denied by Ad-
miraI Polo and the Spanish Repub
lie. The denial is made through
Hon. Hamilton Fish, McMasters of
the Freemqn's Journal, maintains
the storp is true, and he viii give
his authority sometime, probably.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

The remains Of Philip Short, former res
idsnt of Ballvills township who has Of late
been at Newburg, and recently died there,
were brought to Fremont on Saturday. and
the following dsy were inferred under the su-
pervisiOn of Messrs. Schwartz Bros. nnder-
takers, in Longs Cemstery. at the East end
of town.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

The New York times of Oct. %,
relates the following incident which
it says is not a story manufactured
for electioneering purposes, but is
literally true:
A Western correspondent of one
of our foremost banking houses, call
ed yesterday on the firm, and re-
ouested it to sell fve-twenty bonds
to large amount, of which he was
owner. This having been done,and
the gold handed over to him. mem
Der Of the firm had the curiosity to
ask him why he had decided to sell
out all his bonds so suddenly? The
visitor replied, Because out our way
the Democrats have been winning
some victories, and your people
down here tell me they are likely to
do the same in New York. If they
are going to do that, I want to
stand from under, and I should ad-
wise everybody to do the same. "
We beg to repete that this is a true
story, related to us by the banker in
whose house the incident took place.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30
FRIGHTFUL DISASTER.

Propeller Brooklyn Blown to Atoms
Heavy Loss Of Life and Shocking
Mutilation of the Survivors, The
Great Marine Disaster Of the Year
Scenes and Incidents-Was She
Racing 2
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Flres-The fires in the woods between
this place and Toledo are numerous. Beyond
Genoa, on Sunday, the fire worked ita way
into pile Of wood containing 100 cords, and
the whole pile was destroyed. It had just
bsen delivered to the railroad company but
had not been measured.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

On Saturday night last, q. party Of
masked men, in Shelby county, Ken
lucky, made a raid first on religi-
Gus meeting, where they made some
disturbance, then on the residence
of Thomas Ford, where they whipped
three negroes and threatened Ford
with severe treatment if he did not
discharge the negroes who worked
Tor him. The party then made an
assault on the residence of a negro
named Darlington, fred into the
house, one ball striking = daughter
of BsrrlngtOn's knocking out an eye
and lodging in her shoulder. They
then burst in the door and rode Of.
The girl was alive at last accounts,
but in a precarious condition. This
may be set down as one of the results
of Democratic victories.
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WEDNESDAY last the term of Judge
PenneWelI expired, and he retired
from the bench carrying with him
the respect and well wishes Of all
who had any dealings with him in
his judicial character, except the
'rogues that have felt the halter
draw" On the same evening there
was a gathering of friends at the
residence Of I. P. Finnefrcck, Esq,
his successor,-a reception in fact,
to the retiring judge, where he re-
ceiyed many regrets that the vicis-
situdes Of politics required his with
drawal from the bench.
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MRs. B. HERMAN, Of Torgonto,
Canada, was, on Monday evening
last, elected Treasurer of that city,
By the council, by a majority Of five.
The Canadians are getting in ad-
vance Of the Yankees.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

A MRs. NELsoS of Tooele, Utah,
has been arrested for illegal voting.
Where is Susan B. that she does not
fee TO the rescue Of her abused sist-
or?
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

BISHOP PAYNE, late Protestant
Episcopal Bishop Of Africa, died at
his home in Westmoreland county,
Virgins, Of paralysis, on the 2eth.
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]. j. FRENCH of Toledo. succeeds
Judge seney Of that place, to the
Judgeship. BE was unanimously
recommended by the bar Of the city.
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TIE explosion Of the steamer
Brooklyn is another exhibition Of
the dangers which attend racing,
where steam is the motive power.
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AT King William Court House.
Virginia, on the 26th, where politi-
cal discussion was beingheld by j.
B. Sener, Republican, and B. B.
Douglas. Conservative, a difficulty
arose, and Douglas hurled tumbler
at Sener's head. A general row fol-
lowed, during which Sener had his
arm badly broken and was other
wise seriously injured.
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LOCAL MATTERS.

Mulford, the Toledo druggist, corner Of
Summit and Madison, suffered to the extent
Of $50, on Tuesday night. Two till tappers
did the business by getting his clerk to leave
the drawer to get certain drug for them.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

boiler explosion on board the stea-
mer Brooklyn, Of the Vermont Cen
tral Line,when near Fighting Island,
which lies about ten miles below
Detroit, in the Detroit river. The
propellar, Brooklyn, Captain Harvey
Brown, was on her way to Milwau-
kee and Chicago, when she overlook
the steamer, Cuba, of the Union
line, and the two began racing un-
der a full head Of steam. The ex-
plosion was the result and out of %
souls on board, all told, only Is were
saved. The water at Fighting Island
is about twenty-five feet deep, and
immediately after the explosion the
Brooklyn went down. She was val
ued at $45, 5,00O-with cargo valued
at $4,000. Insurance $25,C0O, OF
the passengers saved most were very
seriously injured. only about FIVE
escaping with slight cuts and brui-
ses. Captain Brown attributes the
explosion to low water in the boilers.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

THERE is a panic among govern
ment officials in Texas. The guillo-
tine fell unexpectedly on Monday,
and numerous heads rolled of de-
capitated trunks. Various offences
were charged, but the penalty was
the same in all cases. Those who
escaped are in daily dread of what is
to come. The new officials are well
spoken of.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

NExA SAHIB the butcher Of Gavin
pore, has been canptured and sur
rendered to the English.
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AT the Cabinet meeting on Tues
day the third term was mentioned,
when the President took occasion to
say he thought the whole discussion
Of the subject ridiculous, that he
had never given it any encourage
ment whatever, directly or indirectly,
and that he was not a candidate.
This statement is made upon the
best autcrity and may be depended
upon as correct.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

By the wreck Of an express train
near Fairfield, Iowa, on the 9th,
nineteen persons we're reported in
.iured.