The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-08-07
NEWS ITEMS.

MoraVla.
Geo. Castalor, aged 100 years,
died at Hagerstown, Nd, on the
25th ult.
The Iowa grasshoppers are not as
destructive as was first supposed
they would be.
The Postal Car difficulty, between
the railroad companies and the Post
Office Department, is again "on."
Young Walworth, the parricide,
has been adjudged insane, and been
removed from the New York Peni-
tentiary to the Insane Asylum.
Rev. Elnathan Raymond of Mt.
Vernon died on the 31st in that city,
aged 81 years. He had been res
ident of Mt. Vernon for fifty years.
Muskegon, Michigan, was visited
by fire on the 1st inst, which de-
stroyed about half the city. Nearly
200 places of business were destroy
ed They were nearly all wooden
buildings.
At Salem, Ind.,. on the night of
the 31st., a robbery of $4,000 in
bonds and $1,000 in cash was effect
ed from the store of Dawson Lyons,
and then the building was set on fire
by the robbers. The entire block,
embracing five stores. was destroyed
and loss of 100000 entailed.
Nicholas Strader, the Chicago in
cendiary. Has had his property
burned eight times since 1852, and
four times the present year, and yet
he could get $4,000 to $4,000 in
surance in leading companies on
property worth from$5, 600 to $4,000
He will be punished, but what will
be done with the underwriters?
John J. Drake, the son of a veal
thy farmer near Adrian, Mich, dur
ing the absence of a Mr.. Daniels
and wife, neighbors entered their
dwelling at night, on the 20th and
proceeding to the chamber of Miss
Daniels overpowered her and ac-
complished his brutal purposes. He
was arrested, and is under bonds.
There seems to be no longer any
question of the success of the steam
canal boats on the Erie Canal. They
economize in time, and are profitable
alike to shippers and boat-owners at
rates with which no competition is
possible. In consequence of this,
the steamers are crowded with or
ders, while other boats are lying
idle.
A scandal case at Oak Bluff, near
Boston, eliminated in a murder, on
the 31st. Two men named Vinson
and Elliott, were occupying a cottage
with two married women. Vinson
becoming alarmed at threats left,and
on the night in question a party of
men called Elliott out, and forced
him into a wagon provided with tar
and feathers. Elliott drew a reYol-
yer and fred twice, killing a man
named Caleb Smith. He then sur
rendered to the authorities.
That imp of the angel of Death,
young Pomeroy, who had a passion
for killing children 'Just to see them
jump" is now succeeded by a youth
fol female destroyer. Miss Waibel,
is about fifteen years old and has
made several attempts to burn up
babies just because she "took a no
tion." Once the child laughed as
she was about to apply a lighted
match TO its clothes. Again child's
bed refusing to assist by burning,
she made three attempts to burn the
house. These children are wonder
fully preeoclous.
The twelfth anniversary of the
Battle of Antietam will be celebrated
at Caldwell, Ohio, by grand camp
of the veterans of the war. They
go into camp in woodland tract of
some one hundred acres on the 18th
of September, and will remain there
"a few days" Among the distin-
guished soldiers expected to be pre-
sent and address the rank and file,
are Generals Morgan, Logan, Burn
side, Mcclellan, Sherman, Sheridan,
Leggett, Comfy, Garfield, and But
Ter. Senator Thurman and Sher-
man are also among the invited.
How towns differ. Chicago's first
thought in a great public calamity
is to rush to a telegraph Office and
let the rest Of the world know what
events are occurring.
Modest Pittsburg on the other hand,
was so overwhelmed with her dis
aster of Sunday night, was so busy
looking after her sufferers, that Mon
lay nearly passed before it was
thought to send the news abroad. |
Even her nearest neighbor, Cleve-
and, received no intimation of the |
until Monday afternoon,
lfter both the regular afternoon edi-
ions of the newspapers had been
printed. More singular yet, the first
Jews Of the disaster of PIttsburg
hat reached the Office of the Cleve-
and & Pittsburg Railroad Company
It Cleveland was in the third edi-
ions of the evening papers, ,although
he officials there were in constant
Geographic communication with the
'ittsburgh end of the line.