Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-12-19

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RATHER TARr.-Prentice, of the Louis
vile Journal, is rather hard on his neigh
bors of the Courier and Democrat. Ii
regard to their incessant barking at him
he recommends to their perusal the follow
ing fable;
! ga skunk once challenged lion to sing
le combat. The lion declined accepting
it
"Howp said tie skunk, are you afraid ?
"Yes" replied the lion, 'you would only
gain fame by having had the honor to fight
a lion, while every one who met me for a
month to come would know that l had been
in company with skunk"
Sandy Butler free black convicted in st.
Mary's county, Nd. of stealing saddle has
been sentenced to be sold out of the
State for twenty years.
Wit does not shine with grossness. Like
an ill-rnade candle, the light is soon exiting
uished in its own grease.
Charles Ransom, Esq. of Owego. signed
S25 towards building the Methodist Church
in that village, with condition attached to
his subscription that Abolitionsm should
never be preached in the church. He re-
fused to pay the money on the ground
that the contract had been violated. He
was sued and had to pay.
While sexton in Quincy, Mass, was
driving hearse to the grave, his hat was
noticed to fallotf and as he rode on regard
less Of 1T persons approached him and found
him dead.
Mr.. John Hamilton, of Rockville CO.,
Virginia, has recently, it is said, refused
$40 900 for some lots in Chicago, Illinois,
for which few years ago, he gave $4,000.
HEAVY BURGLARY IN New YoRK.-A
burglary to the amount of $4,000 was
committed on Mesers. Schulter & Hurd, "a,
Broad Street, New York, on Saturday night.
The burglars were discovered by two SER
want girls, who were aroused by the thieves
and advised the police. The officers de-
covered the goods and arrested the five
burglars, who are now locked up, waiting
examination.
The Albany Journal says Mr.. Delavan,
who subscribed last winter 1000 for the
relief of Kansas, has invested the donation
in Clothing. Miss Pillett goes out to see
to its distribution. The following are the
articles sent off: I64 coats, $50 pair pant
aloons, 50 vests, 2O4 shirts-making in all
600 garments.
An inquisitive priest having asked a
young lady her name whilstin the confess
ional, she replied with as much wit as mod
esty, Father, my name is not sin
The Dunkirk Journal says that Martin
Higgins. of that place, while giving oats to
his horse as usual, found among them a
roll of bills amounting to the sum of $3.50.
He Immediately returned the money to Mr..
Bradley, of the firm of Brady & Isham, of
whom he had purchased the oats, and re-
ccived $40 for his straight forward hon
esty.
R. c. Gardner, of Detroit, claims to have
invented sewing machine no larger than
a pair of scissors, which will do work in first
rate style, and can DO sold for one dollar.
At a fair down East a reporter gives the
following in the list of premiums :-"Best
bed comforter-Miss Susan Thompson"
There are three Free Mason Lodges in
Smyrna, and one is about to be opened in
Constantinople. The feeling in favor of
Masonry IS gaining ground, and it is not fear
ed that the Ottoman Government will in
any way interfere with the establishment of
Lodges.
The Lancaster correspondence of the New
York Herald says that the darling measure
of Mr.. BUCHANAN's Administration will be
the acquisition of Cuba, and that great en-
deavours will be put forth by his Southern
allies to accomplish this end. He also says
that Mr.. Buchanan held the same notions
of policy in regard to this island as long as
thirty years ago.