Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-08-27
NEWS ITEMS.


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A man named Thomas Wcseo,t was ar.
rested 10 Rochester short tine since fJf
gold and silver coin. lie was
indicted here this week and plead guilty.
This morning Judge Hall sentenced hin to
pny fine Of enc dollar, aud be conGoed in
Auburn State Prison seven years.
New Orleans. Aug. 20
Total number Of deaths reported is 202, Of
which 227 were from yellow fever-a large
increase. The distress is very great
The Howard Association have opened fosr
new hospitals and are appealing for further
assistance.
Cumberland, Aug. %.
The Cholera broke out in this place on
Wednesday last Fourteen deaths have oc-
Cured from it. II is now subsiding and on.
Ily few cases are under treatment, all Of
which are quite manageable. The disease
was caused by an overflow Of small canal.
Washington, Aug 20.
Mr. Boves, Interpreter Of the Gardener
Commission, returned yesterday. The testi-
mony Of the previous Commissioner is con.
irmed The non-existence of the Gardiner
mine is established beyond doubt Mines
as described by Gardener were found in the
State Of Quaretaro.
Washington. Aug %.
| Dispatches from Commodore Perry dated
Shanghai, May 18th, state lbat he expected
to sail soon to Japan. lie had heard that
the Japanese we're preparing TO receive him
| in a friendly manner, although they were
Z tla;s E.
Ringgold's Exploring expedition was at
Madeira, July 18Th, and was about to sail for
I Table Bay.
1 The mills on James River near Richmond
were burned on Thursday night. Loss csii
mated at 100000; insured $4,000. Iiax-
all's Flour Mills near by were damaged TO the
amount of $1,000. Between 200 or 800 OPP
erat yes are thrown out of employment
New York, Aug. %
New Orleans papers of Sunday and later
are received. The returns from West Texas
! give large mglority for Ocbiitoll, the Wing
candidate for Governor, there is some proba.
bty of his election.
The mail between Atalanta and Montgom-
Iery, Ala, from Mobile 10 New Orleans has
been robbed ofletters. The amount extract
ed is said to be from 20 TO $4,000 dollars.
The British bark Sir John Falstaff, from
Vera Cruz to Liverpool, was spoken on the
9Th inst She had lost 0 of her crew by sick.
ness including Captain and Mate.
This afternoon the extensive pain manufac.
tory of Lemuel Gilbert, Ala Washington street
was destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
Boston, Aug. 20.
+ We learn by an arrival at Gloucester, that
the Schooner Starlight, of Gloucester, was
brought TO, by shot from the steamer De-
vastalion, and afterwards boarded aud taken
into Gaspe. This happened in Magdaen Bay.
The Schooner Highlander had been pre-
viously seized by the same Steamer, but af
forwards released. The Schooners Helen
Niles and Helen Proctor were also chased out
of the Bay by an English Gutter. This news
is creating great excitement in gloucester
Aug %.
The Slocp of War Cyane, Of Norfolk, for
Il Portsmouth, anchored off Holmes Hole, on
Thursday, in a fog, and probably reached
Portsmouth yesterday. The Steamer Fulton
left yesterday for Idalifax
The Steamer Devastation passed by feet
OF vessels without noticing them, and proceed.
ed two miles to where the schooner Star Light
and another vessel was lying becalmed Thu
officers took possession Of the Starlight and
suffered the other to SO. Our informant dccs
not know what was done with the capturcd
vessel. lie was told that at the Cut, two
American armed vessels hal passed through.
where they went he did not know.
Eatchez, Aug. %.
The yellow fever has existed in this civ
FOR several days having il is supposed, bcri,
brought here by some vessels from New Or
leans Upto the present time upwards u 900
deaths have taken place. Many citizens have
left the city
An earthquake occurred at CramaHa. on
the I5;h July, oyNrthrowins many buildings.
and huryng 3ao persons in the ruins
Since The attempt to asslssina,c thu E.,n
peror at the Theatre Comqpe, neither Ennr.
ror nor Empress have gone 70 the ,u.gic
theatre, but have arranged series Of o,ea,
theatiicals, to take place at The Jifgvren, nal.
aces beginning at ST. Cloud.
vs. Duriag the week ending Fiday, Ja.
y 9th. there were Sc death Of yellow fv..s
in the Charity Hospital. New Orleans,