Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-04-07


The vote on Monday stood 4O5 tor, and lOi
against.
L.Y. Richards will build new brick
residence on his lot on Washington street,
we understand.
We will have the biggest line OF dry
goods ever bought before, at Geo. Joes.
2t
Col. II. C, Neubert has resigned the COM
mand of the 10Th Regiment o. N. G. Lieut..
Col. Norton should be promoted to the
ColOnelcy.
BEEs.-I have few extra fine swarms
of Italian bees, in excellent condition
will sell cheap for cash. Address or call
on Jos. ii. Fisher. It
WANTED-Everybody to know that
Humphrey has the finest stock of Wall
Paper, White Lead, Mixed Paints, Cur
taius and Curtain Cloth ever brought to
Napoleon. u
The Napoleon Dramatic Association
made its first public appearance at School
Hall last Wednesday evening in the play
"Among the Breakers" The inclemen-
cv of the weather forbid large attendance,
but those who were present were highly
entertained, those sustaining the different
characters surprising their most sanguine
friends. While all sustained themselves
with credit, Mr.. Ellsworth Augustein, as
the Lighthouse keeper, Miss Luella Foust,
as Mother Carey, and Mr.. II. A. Lowe, as
Scud, deserve special mention. They GER
tainly rendered their parts well, demon
strating considerable dramatic skill. We
bespeak for the Club a better attendance
should they place another piece upon the
stage.
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A JUST NINDICATIoN.-The most inn
portant case and the one attracting the
greatest public attention. tried in the Dis
trict Court held here last week, was that
of BENJAMIN F. Stout against the Com
missioners of Henry county. 1t was an
error case to reverse a judgment obtained
by the Commissioners against Mr.. Stout
in the Common Pleas Court. The District
Court sustained the demurrer which had
been overruled by the Common Pleas. AL
the Judges, including the one who presided
in the Court below, concurring, and re-
manded the case with instructions. The
ruling virtually decides that the petition
does not contain a cause of action against
/ Mr., Stout, and this is no doubt final dis
position of the prolonged litigation.
Much credit is certainly due to Mr.
Stout's Attorneys, Judge Haag and Mr.
Stevenson, for the persistency with which
they followed the case and the successful
termination to which they conducted it
Mr.. Stout's many friends will be pleased
to learn that the Court has set him arigh
in the matter, and while he has been
heavy loser pecuniarily by the prosecution
OF the case, they rejoice that his characte
and good name have been vindicated.
WRECK ON THE WABAsH.-As the At
lantic Express was passing Cotton las
Wednesday night, going east, and as tn
engine struck the frog at the switch it lef
the track wrecking the whole train, witt
the exception of the last coach. An ac
count of the accident is as follows:
The Atlantic express was thunderin
along towards Toledo while freight train
western bound, lay on the switch waiting
for her to pass. No. 4 is said to have beel
running at a rate of 80 or 40 miles an hou
and was half hour late.
Without any reason as yet aSSignabl
No. left the rails just as she passed owe
the frog at the switch, and with terrti
! speed moved toward the freight train. Th
q engine and baggage car seemed to kee
the direct line better than the smokin
car which came next, for the latter with
swaying motion swung closer to tn
freight engine, and the corner at the ca
, struck the end of the engine and dashe
, on, tearing ont one-half Of the coach tron
the floor, cleaning out one row tthe seats
. taking the stove off it's base. and in fac
: leaving the car as ifit had been cut in tw
). lengthwise from the roof down to the fiool
, and the half next to the freight reduced t
= splinters. The end of the engine and bOi
3 er was packed full of splinters as fine a
}, tooth picks, which had been driven into
by the force of the collision which crushe
in the iron like tin. The end of the mex
# coach was also stove in and the stow
, turned over so that the door would nc
open, but nobody was seriously injure
who was not in the smoking car. Whe
the car struck, the engine became dc
tached and the air-brakes set themselves
stopping the rest of the train almost in
mediately, and preventing what migE
}. have been a fearful disaster.
s AS it was the results are sufficiently dc
: plorable. The seats in the smoking Ca
:, were occupied by a number Of gentlemen
= and on the side that was utterly demo
II ished number of men were sitting, wh
e cannot for their lives, account for the
being alive to tell the tale.
No one was killed outright. The wount
ed are as follows:
f. Jones, of New York, bruised an
cut over the eye.
q Andy Matthews, express messenger, CT
on cheek and head.
Milo Wilder, Ottawa Lake, Mich, CT
over left eye.
E. Fl. Raymour, live stock agent Canad
Southern Railway, badly hurt, concussio
of brain.
Ferdinand Quicken, musical director I
the Rive-King Company, right leg badl
broken, and cut on head.
John Remetah, Hungarian, of Defianc
left leg broken in two places. The sto,
laid on his head and badly burned him.
Eugene Carl Rummell, engineer, lo'
right thumb.
George Rogers, Toledo, badly bruised:
The wounded were removed to T0led
but whileat Cotton they were cared for o
Drs. Martin, Haag and Viers, OF Liberty