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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-18
SHERIEFS SALE.

P.BugdO5a, ,,F1 Plaintiff sS2Sus1g 66%mogS
HW.6 s. D. Fish, DefendautsJ Pleas.
TN pursuance of an order Of sale issued from the
4 Clerks oftce Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Sandusky County, Ohio, on the 18th day Of No
Vember, A. D. 1874, and to me dirested In the
above case, will expose b public sale, at the
deoP Of the Court House, in the City OF Fremont,
saturday, JanusFY Cd, 1875,
between the hours Of ten O'Clock in the forenoon
and four o'clock In the afternoon Of said day, the
following real estate, situated In the County OF
Sandusky, and State OF Ohio, and bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
In-lots number 4sT and 4ss in the village q
Clyde, County of Sandusky and State Of Ohio.
TaRns OF SALE-Cssh. Appraised at SITS.
Taken e the property OF =. w. q 8. D. Fish,
defendants to satisfy order Of sale In fsVor Of z.
BugdolE, plaintiff.
Given under my ofscial signature, at the Sherih's
once In the city Of Fremont In the County and
State aforesaid, this 18Th day q November, 4: D..
1874. HENRY CooNRoD, Sheriff.
Aa1
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28
suicide of AN InyaiiiLl1;

NoRRIsrOwN. Penn, January lS-
One of the most singular eases o'
suicide that has ever occurred in lhis
quiet town was diseoverd this morn
ing. Last night about eight O'CLOCK.
it became known that Mrs. Irwin H.
Brendlinger, wife of one Of the best
known merchants in the borough,
who had been confined 10 her room
by sickness, had left the house, and i
was Immediately supposed that 'De
had became deranged and DESTROYED
herself Search was made, the town
was alarmed by the ringing Of ine
church bells, and other indications
of an unusual excitement were mani
fest As the search progressed iae
suspicion of suicide became conTlc-
tion. The searchers were upon IDe
street ali night and found some Pof-
tons ofthe ladv's clothing little "-
iplt CIUCh- 1 tl5uuS -t' =,
along the shores of the SchuyIa''..
found the missing invalid's body, anu
brought it to land. Investigation De,
veloped the fact that she had wahr'
out upon the ice, partially dIsfooeu'
and thrown herself into the swlit cur
rent, which carried her over the dal'
1t was also found that she had ea's
in the evening walked mile TO Ils
Montgomery Cemetery, where DC.
father was inferred, had walked ao'u'
the grave, and then gone 10 the wv
The lady had never manifested s!m',
toms Of insanity On the evening -
her disappearance, a party oi lag, ,t
friends were in the sick room -,
urged them all to take supper all
while they were absent from 'H'
room she made her exit.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28

OIH WARRINGTON LETTER.

( WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 90
TIE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE. :. st
pREME COURT DECISIONS - IMMI
GRAFTON sTATIsTICs-sALARY BILL
sIGNED-THR HUBBARD TELEGRAPH
BILL-NATIoNAL HEALTH CoNyEN
TIoN-CoNGREss WORKING WELL
KILLING A CANDIDATE, &c,
The prompt confirmation of Hon.
Morrison X. Waite without opposi-
ton yesterday in the Senate will be
favorably received by the country.
Sufficient time was given after fav-
orable report was made by the Judi
ciarv Committee to ascertain that
Judge Waite is an able and learned
Judge as well as a polished and cru
dite gentleman of the purest private
character and the soundest Republi-
can principles. Senator Thurman,
the leader of the Democratic party,
was favorable to him, and the ap-
pointment promises to be popular and
also, what is better than that, an adj
vantagcous one to the country.
The long delayed confscation case
of Judah p. BENJAMIN and John Sli-
dell have Just been pronounced in
valid in the United States Supreme
Court. In the former case the ground
taken was insufficient notice to mort
agees and in the latter it was decided
that the purchaser took an estate that
was terminated by the death of the
defendant and that the title of his
children as heirs was not affected
thereby This is in accordance with
the explicit words of the Constitu-
tion which ends all forfeitures of
property with the life of the owner.
The influx of foreign immigration
is still enormous, though the present
is not the most favorable season. 1t is
interesting to notice that although
Germany has recently immerged from
a most successful war, and has con-
solidated her several petty Kingdoms
under King William about half Of
the entire immigration to the United
States is from that country.
Official returns made to the Bureau
Of Statistics show that during the
quarter ended Dec 81, 1878, 44,1S9
immigrants arrived at New York.
OF this number 24,699 were males
and 10000 females. Under fifteen
wears of age, 1923; fifteen and un.
der forty, 1858; forty and over, s.
9S3. Died on the voyage, Al.
OF the total arrivals, 1923 were
from England; from Scotland, ], ,292;
Wales, &c; Ireland, 5,9l2; Germany,
2l,4S7; Austria, $50; Sweden, S3l;
Norway, 297; Denmark, G72; France,
,5O7; Switzerland, 1873; Spain, 64;
Portugal, ,; Italy, 1888; Belgium,
67; Holland, 500; Russia, 209; Po-
land, 365; Hungary, l22; Finland,
81; Turkey, II; Greece, Z; China, 4;
Japan, IL; Canada, 2s; Nova Scotia,
6; Mexico, 90; Brazil, 10; Cuba, 46;
St Croix, Is; San Domingo, 4; Ja-
maica, 10; Bermuda, II; Sicily, 30;
4; balance scattering.
The immigrants represented 277
different occupations.
The election of Governor Whyte
to the L. S. Senate from Maryland
is a good choice for the Democratic
party. There was but little opposi-
ton, and he will no doubt prove gen.
orally satisfactory to Democrats.
The salary bill, about which SO
many foolish rumors have been circu-
lated, was yesterday signed by the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28
Another Chicago Fire.

CHICAGO, January 20-TwO large
fires occurred here to-day. causing a
loss of 5000. 900. Both are out Tow.
CHICAGO January 20.-Between
three and four O'Clock this morning a
fire broke out in the Union Central
Depot building, occupied by the
Michigan Central, Illinois Central,
and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroads, at the foot of Lake stree:
and in short time it made such pro-
gress as to defy the fire department..
the building was entirely consumed.
The baggage in the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy baggage room was
nearly all lost, only few pieces be-
ing saved and taken to the freight de-
depot across the street. The
baggage in the other room at the
south end of the depot was saved,
the fire being put out before it reached
that far. Some Of the baggage, how
ever, had been already removed to n
place of salty. Nothing was saved
from any of the Offices connected with
the depot, all being swallowed up
in common destruction. The tracks
were crowded with cars, and most
of them were saved; but the men
were unable to remove a number of
line passenger cars. The Michigan
Central Railroad Co. lost three pas
senger coaches and two Pullman Sleep
ing ears. The Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad Company lose
three coaches, including one Pullman
sleeping ear The Illinois Central
Company lose tour coaches partially
burned The Cincinnati Air Line
lose one coach.
The losses are estimated at be-
tween 100000 and $4O3 600. The
amount of insurance is unknown.
The depot was a freme building, put
up after the great fire for temporary
purposes.
While this fire was in progress and
claimed the attention of the FIRE de-
partment, the bell sounded again,
and the announcement was maze
that Il large stOnc-front block on
State : rect, between Van Buren, and
Harrison streets, was also on fire
1t was fully twenty minutes before
an engine reached the ground, and
the flames made such progress that
five buildings, from 294 To 3O2. inclu-
sive were consumed. The fire was
first seen in Armstrongs's paint and
oil store Nos. 296 and 29S State
street, and from there the flames
spread on either side to adjoining
buildings.
The sufferers are Colby & Wirts
furniture; Merwin Church, hardware;
the Woven Wire mattress Company;
W. T. Stickney, ladies' under ware;
NJ. w. & Il Lester, furnaces. The
losses are estimated at about $780,
000. Armstrong lOOses on stock Sl4,-
600; on building about $4,000; Mer-
win Church Nos. 300 and 3O2 about
the same amount; Colby Il Wirts
about $4,000. These buildings
were new. having been erected since
the great FIRE
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28

ArGoPos to the suggestion in the
message Of Governor Hartranft, that
the Legislature provide for the COM
pulsory education of the children OF
the State, we append some remarks
and facts from the report of Mr.. Dex-
ter \. Hawkins, Chairman of the
Committee on Education of the New
York City Council of Municipal Re
form" which are Well W orthy the at
tention, not only Of our Legislators
and educators, but of all rejecting
citizens: SAYS Mr. Hawkins, of the
necessity Of a system Of public edu-
cation in every enlightened State
there can be no question. In the
United States especially there must
be free schools. Self-prescryation
imposes upon our Government the
duty of educating the people suiii-
cicntly TO qualify them to exercise in
telligentlv the right Of suffrage
Conscious of this, every free State
has made some provision for the ed
ucation of its people. SO great and
benefccnt has been their influence
upon the people, that the Naterial
prosperity, intellectual and moral de-
vclopment, respect for law and obedi'
ence to it, in each State, may be rel
ativcly measured and calculated by
the condition of the free public
schools.
We have in the United States over
fourteen and half millions a.
500. .00O) of children of the school
age; we spend annually for schools
over ninetv-fve millions 1896, 5,000,
000) of dollars, which is equal to
one-thir6 of one per cent. Of the
property, real and personal, of the
whole country, as returned by the
last census; and we employ two hun
dred and twenty-one thousand (22l,-
O00) teachers. The National Gov
ernment has already set aside for ed
ucational purposes one hundred and
forty millions 100000, ,000) Of acres
Of land; and the question of deyot-
ing to education the whole proceeds
of the public lands still undisposed
Of is discussed. In the last Congress
the Committee on education and La
Dor in the House Of Representatives
reported favorably bill for this pur-
pose, and after careful debate and
consideration, it passed that body
and was sent TO the Senate. 1t has
a Bureau Of Education
as a permanent part of the Govern
ment, with a Commissioner Of Edu-
cation at its head
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28
Death of the sinmese Twins

NEW YORK, January 2O.-A 'Fe
cial from Richmond makes the az ~
nouncement Of the sudden DEAN ',
the celebrated Siamese Twins on -. .
urday morning. the 18th inst 81 'H'"
residence at Mount Airey. sun, ,
county North Carolina. Chang Wa Wa
partially paralyzed last fall .,v SUI
which time he has been freiful ana w. 4
much debiliated and strongly adai',ts M,
to drinking liquor rs a means o' a. ~,
WAITING his sufferings. He mas II ~
quite feeble for several days, 80 MI I
so as to confne the brothers 10 w. w..
Friday night Chang became W., an
and expired about four oci'c. :. ~
Saturday m rning. Eng becalny, ma r.
terribly shock ID that be raveu W. o,J
for a while. This attack was iolIo" "
by what seemed to be deadly Sup ~,
aud in two hours it is supposeu .iv taJ
the death of Chang. Eng orea'" t,,. II
his last. The wives and families . =
the twins are in the deepest o,s
and the children. many of whom 81 i
deaf mutes, express their 'orf0" :
the most pitiful manner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28
Terrible Explosion.

RUTLAND. Vt, January 20.-The
citizens of Bennington were startled
about 2:30 this afternoon bv terrific
explosion, which was heard twenty
miles away. !tprovcd to be an ex-
pl0sion of gas works on the premises
OF H. f. Bradford & Cas-. knitting
mills. The gas it seems had leaked
from the pipes until the air was so
charged that it took fire from a boiler
communicating with the gas holder.
The mill is a one story building. The
explosion lifted the roof and hurst out
the walls of the b building, and the
roof fell back. crushing many en-
ployees. The fire spread instantane-
ously all over the building. and it
was half consumed before it could be
got under control. Ii was fearful
scene many women screaming ter
ribly were inside the building, and it
was not in the power of any one to
help them. Beside nine or ten per-
sons known positively to have been
killed. \ good many were badly injnr-
ed Everything was done to alleviate
their suiierings. The remains of some
of the unfortunate victims were re-
duced to mere handful of charred
bones, and nothing was left to indi
cate who they were, except the posi-
tiOns in which they were found. This
is one of the most appalling disasters
that has happened in this section for
years. Business in Bennington is al
most entirely suspended, and the ca
lamity casts Il shadow over all
BENNINGTON, Jan. 20.-Thc knit
ting mill of III. 4. Bradford was burr
ed this afternoon, the fire being caus-
ed by leakage of gassoline pipe.
The gas ignited from the boiler fire and
exploding, demolished the adjoining
sewing room. Nine women who
were at work there were instantly
killed by the explosion, or were burn
ed to death in the fire which follow
ed, and many others were injured,
some shockingly. The card and
sorting rooms were saved from des-
truction. Loss 100000; partially
insured. The following are the
names of eight of the killed: Mary
Hurley, Augusta BusS, Carrie North
rup, Miss Moon, Mrs Martin Gar
rity, Mrs. Laura Vaughn (forcwo-
MANI, Mrs. William Gould, Mrs.
Cunningham and Fannie Wood.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28

Born the political parties in PhiIa-
delphia have made DETERMINATIONS,
preparatory to the coming election.
The present Mayor (Stokely) was
nominated by the Republicans with
out opposition, and the Democracy
have placed in nomination for the
same Office James 5. Biddle.
The v. J. Tribune, that has kind
lv taken charge of Pennsylvania pol
itic.. Fornev's Press, and the selfstyl'
ed reformers, are striveing hard tc
get up third ticket, hoping thereby
to throw the city, and eventually tho
State, into the hands Of the Democra
cy. The Press denounces the nomi
nation Of Stokely most furiously, anC
declines supporting him. As thai
sheet pursued the same course to
wards Governor Hartranft, and sig
nally failed in its frantic efforts to de
feat him, its hostility is only calcula
ted to increase the majority that thc
Republican city ticket will receive.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28

The new election law for this
State passed the Senate with a sim
gle dissenting vote, and has passed
second reading in the House, where
/ it viii also be adopted at an early
day. 1t is very nearly the same as
the present law, containing only such
changes as were necessary to adapt
it to the requirements of the new
Constitution. The bill was prepared
by the Republicans in caucus, and
was offered by Senator White; it was
hotly contestedby that Prince of re
formers, Mcclure, and was most bit
terlv denounced as an outrage and a
fraud by Foyrey's Press. Notwith-
standing it passed the Senate, with
two or three immaterial alterations,
/ by a nearly unanimous vote, thereby
proving It's just and non-partisau
character And now, the immacu-
late Fornev is cackling over its pas
sage, and claiming it as great vie
tory for the "reformers rs''-McClure
Fornev, et jd, &c.,-God save the
mark, over the "corruptionists' in
the Legislature. The truth is these
barking dogs Of Basham are woe
fully disappointed by the stern de
termination Of the Republican major
ity in the Legislature to give full force
and efficacy to the new Constitution
by the enactment Of all laws neces-
sary for that purpose. They antici-
pated grumbling acquiesence, perhaps
defiant hostility, and hoped TO dis
rupt and destroy the Republican par
ty of the State, by taking advantage
Of the display of any such folly
Foilcd and baiiied by the good sense
and the cheerful acquiescence IN pop
ular sentiment displayed by the ma
joritv in the Legislature, they are
driven to the only course left them,
that Of perverting and misrepTcsent-
ing the action of that body. The
desperate straits TO which these po-
litieal Thugs are driven, is made ap-
parent as the MONDAY, by the fact
that they are now claiming as vic
tory for them, the passage Of bill
which they clamorously opposed aud
vainlv tried to amend and defeat.
The new election law is distinctively
a Republican measure, shaped in a
Republican caucus, and so eminenty
fair and just that our political oPpO-
nents were constrained to commend
it and vo-e for its adoption.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28
loss of the ship Panther and Crew
of Tweuty-fhrco Persons.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 22.-A tel
egram from Townsend, w T., to day
announces the total loss of the ship
Panther.
Cap. j. W Batch, with all on board.
The Panther, destened for San Fran
cisco, sailed from Nanaimo, w. r.,
Sunday last in tow of the stcam-tug
Goliah. When within fifty miles of
her starting point she encounterd o
terrific gale, which forced her upon
the rocks or Tilly Point, in Georgia
Bay. The Goliah unable to render
assistance, subsequently, repaired to
Port Townsend aud dispatched the
sad news. At the time of the fatal
occurrence twenty-,hree persons were
on board, including the captain and
his wife. The Panther's cargo con-
sisted of one thousand seven hundred
tons of coal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
New YORK Jan. 26, 1874.

New YORK Jan. 26, 1874.
THE LABOR QUEsTIoN-TAMMANY-
WINEs-A FUNNY INCIprNr-BUS-
MESS.
The threatened demonstration OF
the unemployed la5orers Of the city
took place on the l4lh. 1t amount
ed to nothing. An effort has been
made for weeks to incite the laboring
population to riot and violence, but
with little effect. The real laborers
look with suspicion upon the orators
who were believing at their meet
ings.
"Who is he, and where does he
work ~ became very common ques-
ton as to the red-nosed individuals
who were making spread-cagle APP
peals in behalf of 1--WE laborers. ="
And. as it never could he ascertained
that the red-noses had ever illumin-
ed any shop or factory, or other
place of labor, their claims to be con
sidered laborers were secuted. Not
withstanning the infamatory appeals
to the lab0rers out of work TO join in
a demonstration on Tuesday, and
demand bread" presenting the
alternative of blood" only three or
four thousand gathered in Tomkins
Square, and of these but few were la
borers, that is, regular laborcrs.
They were ugitators, whose ideas of
of property were exceedingly vague
men who believe in the doctrin
that the man who has saved some
thing by industry and sobriety, shall
share it with the man whose intem-
perance and laziness has prevented
him from saving anything. These
fellows, mostly foreigners, met with
red flags and badges, and that was
all. The police ordered them to dis
pears-a few of them showed fight,
and were promptly knocked down,
and the rest-the orators being first
ran for sweet life. And that end
ed it. Thirty of the agitators were
arrested and committed to jail.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28
Cars Wreck cd

New YORK, January 22-A. -
O'Clock this evening, the pass.
train from New York, on the O'1. ~,
New Jersey Railroad was ruu .,;oa
while standing at Claremout s'n. '.ain,
two miles out, by d freigh. a.,i.
The fog was so dense that tne ,D ses
neer OF the freigh, train could 10. .ssp.
the lights on the rear OF the oeei.
ger ear till too late toPreVenI % d, r,.-
dent. The freight engine anu oDS Nd
senger were wrecked, WilliSm s.pI,. -@
breakman. killed and several Tbs
gers injured, some seriously, ,rsius
wreck blocked the road ana no
passed either way tonight
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28

H!r. Hawkins informs ns that the
city Of New York had last year ovel
two hundred and thirty thousand pu
nils Ia its schools. 1t employed
three thousands teachers and officers
and expended upon public education
IS. 800, 600. Nevertheless, it cost
more to support police and police
courts to restrain and punish a few
thousand criminals, nearly all OF
whom became such frem want of cd.
ucation. than to educate 100000
children.
The argument in favor of compul-
sorry education is substantially this
Crime decreases almost in the same
ratio that schools increase. Statistics
demonstrate that the most economical,
effective and powerful preventative OF
crime is the free common school. Uni.
vcrsal education leads to universal
morality. An examination of the
statistics of England, Scotland, Ire
land and OF the different countries Of
Europe indicate that, other things
being equal, pauperism is in the in
verse ratio of the education of the
mass of the people; that is, as educa.
ton increases pauperism decreases
and as education decreases pauperism
increases. The same rule holds good
in our country.
Taking the three States of Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Illinois for illus
tration, We fad that of illiterate per.
sons one in ten is a 1auper, while OI
the rest Of the population only one in
three hundred is pauper In other
words, a given number Of persons
suffered to grow up in ignorance fur.
nish on the average thirty times a:
many paupers as the same person:
would if required to get such an edu
cation as our free public schools afford
They furnish also ten times the mum
Der Of criminals. From these prem
iscs it is argued that it is the right
as well as the duty Of Government
as the protector Of society, to en-
force general education, for the plain
obligation of Government is to pro.
tect society against pauperism and
crime. 1t costs far less to prevent
crime, pauperism and civil commo-
tions by educating the whole people
than it does to punish criminals, sup
port paupers and maintain armies to
rcpress an ignorant and vicious pop
ulation.
The class most in need of school
training seldom attend school at all,
10 wit, those whose parents. through
! ignorance, po,erty, avarice or crime,
give them little or no home education.
/ This class can be reacl.cd only by aid
of a compulsory and searching stat
ute. Every other remedy has been
tried without curing the disease.
Mr.. Hawkins is ofthe opinion that by
a iudicious law, firmly but kindly en-
forced compelling attendance during
school hours upon some school, either
public or private, the streets OF our
large cities could be cleared of the
thousands of youthful vagrants from
whose ranks now our army of crimi-
nails is almost entirely recruited.
Such law in a single generation
would work a moral and intellectual
reformation and regeneration of the
criminal and pauper classes, and save
millions of money in the department
of police, charities and corrections,
and largely increase the wealth, in
Guence and producing power of the
State.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28

The liquor dealers of the Sta'
bsla a convention at Reading las
week. and framed a new liquor 0iii
which a delegation has asked 10 har'
laid before the Legislature, ana 'h
acted into law.
The first section of the bill repeai>
an existing local option laws
The second section provides Tor al
uniform license throughout the State,
divided into three classes-the iirsI
class to pay $50, the second $lOO'
and the third S200.
The fourth section repeals all e1-
listing licenses granted the proprietors
Of eating houses to sell liquors.