Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-05-07
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ran into cattle train, near Syracuse. The
Engineer on the express train, badly injured.
On the I'd inst. committe of 100
waited second time on the Mayor of Cincin-
natl, to requst him to resign; but he refused
to meet them. Another indignation meeting
is called.
There has been a great Soiree at
Glasgow to Mrs Stowe, and also at Edin-
burgh. She has been enthusiastically re-
ceived, principally in religious circles.
The stock of the Mich. Southern
Rail Road, is quoted at sl,9l, in New York,
on the 10th inst.
Mr.. J. B. Booth, Jr., has netted
100000 in California, and is about to leave
the stage.
1t is said butcher named Strong,
has been convicted in Cincinnati for selling
dog-meat for mutton.
The Sandusky river is to be bridg-
ed with wire Suspension Bridge, at Tifin
city.
President Pierce has been so thor
ougbly dogged by Office seekers that he has
been compelled to announce in the Union,
that he would receive persons on business
only during the hours from IL till 2, and
three days 10 the week.
Prof. St. John, of Cleveland, has
been elected professor of Natural Science in
Kenyon College, Gambler; and is soon to
commence a course of lectures in that Insti-
tuition, on Chemistry and Geology. He is
very fine lecturer and the best Geologist in
Ohio, of whom we have any knowledge.
Kenyon has now as able a Faculty as our
country affords.
We learn from an exchange that
in many parts of Inios the wheat crop is
entirely killed.
The n. Y. Tribune concludes an
article on Cuba with the following words {;
The purchase of Cuba ensures the extern
sion of slavery. Only it will take effect more
slowly than in case ola fillibuster seizure
And the slowest of all abolition processes
will be to leave the Island undisturbed in the
hands Of Spain"
Senator Pearce, of Maryland, will
deliver the address at the Ohio State Fair,
at Dayton, in September next.
Senator Rice declines being a
candidate for School commissioner.
A French steamer has brought
from Alexandria to Marsees. block Of
Egyptian granite, which is to be brought to
the United States and put into the Washing
ton Monument.
Altered bills of the State Bank
of Ohio, are in circulation throughout the
city. There are so many counterfeit fraudu-
lent bills afloat at present. that it behooves
one to scrutnize their money closely before
ia king it.--Toledo Blade.
I The consumption of splrltuous
Liquors in the U. States, reaches tie enor'
nous quantity of sG,ooo,ooo gallons, annu-
ally; equal to six gallons for each adult per-
son.
The weekly expense Of printing
the N. Y. Tribune, is about $4,000.
The New York men of business
expend annually, 100000 in advertising.
! WHEAT CRop-The wheat crop
generally looks we'll every where Our pa,
pers from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan
Indiana, Illinois and New York speak of it as
promising WE'LL Toledo Blade
A CHANCE FOR BACHELoRs-'1 ne
Boston papers say that Miss Shimmin is the
richest young lady in that city. She pays a
tax on property to the amount of S320,000
IMPRISONMENT OF CoLoRED SEAMEN:
We learn from the Charleston Mercury
that the United States District Court in that
city, last week, sustained the validity for the
laws of South Corolina requiring the impris-
onment of colored seamen An action was
brought against the Sheriff of Charleston, at
LuG luosduC6 VI LuC DIlllSE SOuou W ItCONGT
81, 0oc damages for the alleged false impris-
onmeut of Manuel Pereira, colored Britis b
subject and a verdict was given in favor Of
the Sheriff The case is to be taken to the
United States Supreme Court
The Gardiner case progresses but
slowly There is no knowing when it will
terminate.
The Connecticut Legislature as
sembled on the 4th inst.
The Massachusetts Constitutional
Convention met on Wednesday last. The
Wings nominated G. N. Briggs as President
the Locofocos and Free Soilers, nominated
Hon. N. p Banks.
The steamship Arabia sailed for
Liverpool on the 4tb, with $50 passengers and
$2ol, 300 in specie.