The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-16
a Delaware correspondent states

A Delaware correspondent states
that a car load of coal cost one of
their citizens $l4, bought ofs Colum-
bus merchant, The freight only
costing $21. A competing coal roaG
in that section would undoubtedE y
be blessing.
There will be reunion Of brass
band musicians, buglers, fifers and
drummers, who were in the Uuion
army during the late war, held al
Columbus, O., on the Goth of this
month. Soldiers generally are in
vited to attend.
The drought still continues to
some extent, but wheat and rye,
throughout the state, are well up
and looking well in Union Marion
and Delaware districts. East there
is but little corn, but in other sections
the prospect is good.
At the present meeting of the To.
lelo Synod, at Bellefontaine, VIM
McElwee, formerly of Bowling Green
presented a complaint asking thai
the action of Maumee Presbytery IN
deposing him from the ministery be
reversed. The complaint was how
ever, dismissed for want of ground
A notorious counterfeiter, Thos
Ballard with julia CORN and Eliza
beth Brittow, were arrested this
week at Buffalo, and in default o.
$4,000 each, bal, stand over in Gus
tody to take their trial. 1t is sup
posed that Ballard has put in circu.
lation over 100000 in counterfeit
currency.
On Thursday of last week, the
huge stand pipe of the Toledo watel
works-probably the largest in the
world-was successfully raised. The
cost of it, as it stands, has not beer
far from $4,000, and the greatest
credit for its construction is due tC
Mr. Cooper and Peter LeClair. Il
is hoped to have it in full use within
six months.
A serious accident occurred a few
days since on the C. & C. S., R. R.
near Blessville, Mich, resulting il
the death of an engineer named A
Reynolds. The cause of the acci
dent was a bovine getting on the
track, resulting in the engine leav
ing the metals and the train beconl
ing a partial wreck. The stokel
was the only other person injured tC
any extent, though his case was moi
considered dangerous.
William Gilster visited Longviev
Lunatic Asylum, on the 9TH, ant
while there had an experience he is
not likely to forget. While on the
grounds some lunatics came up anC
asked him for tobacco. Not using
it, he said he had none. They be-
came irate and four of them attacked
him in most vicious manner. Two
tame stays on the grounds, being
pets of the lunatics, also joined il
the fight, and altogether Mr.. g., haC
a lively time Of 1t, from which ht
was ultimately rescued, more deaC
than alive.
A desperate contest with negro
fiend, is reported from Nashville
Tennessee on the 10th. It appears
some one made an attempt to firt
the residence of a Mr.. Shy, on thu
10Th of Sept, last, and subsequently
a reward of $500 was offered by thu
government and a further SUN O
$3.50 by Mr.. Shy, to secure tn,
miscreant. A negro detective tool
the matter in hand, and disguised a
laborer found employment in tn,
neighborhood at chopping wood. b
adriot questioning and aided by tn
confidence of colored women, he
suspected one Joe Roages, a negro
preacher, who lived on q farm ad
joining Mr.. Shy. Obtaining th,
confidence of Joe he learnt he had
indeed, made the attempt, but thai
be intended to make better worl
next time. He then auggested to the
detective to take part with him il
another attempt, which he did. Mr.
Shy was informed of the plan-viz
-thet it was intended that 10,
should get in the house, kill the ole
folks and rob and burn the house
A warm reception was duly giver
the william as he entered the chamber
of Mr.. Shy, and after a fearfu
struggle Roages was shot dead il
the parlor of his intended victim.