Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11

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Ex-Prcsidcnt Pierce and wife sailed from
Norfolk, Va, on board the U. S. frigate
Povhdtan, for Madeira, on the 9th.
The steamer atlantic sailed from New
York, on the 5th, for Liverpool carrying So
passengers and 81, ,76l, $50 in specie.
The Erie Canal was closed for the season,
by order Of the commissioners, yesterday.
Edwin Forrest, the theatrical STAR is now
playing before Cleveland audience
The freight train on the C. & T. Railroad
going cast, on Saturday afternoon, consist
ed of 14O cars, and was drawn by four loco
motives. Some train.
Fremont and Jessie are now stopping for
few days in Boston.
N. P. Banks will retain his seat in the
House of Representatives, until the 1st Of
January, when he will resign, to enter upon
his duties as Governor Of Massachusetts,.
The Messenger is now shrieking for Free
Kansas If Mr.. Buchanan favors the Cal
boun Constitution, the Messenger will read
him out Of the party. We wonder if the
Locofoco press throughout the country are
not now trying to get on the Republican
! platform so far as Kansas is concerned.
Our friends Williams, Andrews g. Co.,
who had their paper manufactory at Della
ware o., burnt up about year since, have
rebuilt and are now in full operation again.
Success to them.
Mr.. Tchumy, is building fine furniture
ware house on the Leppclman corner oppo
site Clapp's. We are glad to see such
buildings go up.
Tho travelling is awful. Mud mud the
deepest, and mudiest kind Of mud. These
are the days for country men to sell wood.
Cords have shrunk about one-third and the
prices goes up as the loads diminish in size.
Our former townsman, E. N. Cook, ESQ.,,
now resident of Salem, Oregon Territory,
is now in this place on visit. Mr.. Cook
will return to the Territory in the spring.
The Ohio State Journal says, we learn
that letter has been received in this city
from "Governor" Henry B. Payne, in which
he declares himself on the Douglas side o.
the Kansas controversy, and 'fornenst" the
Administration.
Those who have been talking of bringing
tho editor a good fat turkey, pair of chick
ems, few pounds good butter, ETC., are ip
formed that we are ready to receive then
now.
1t is customary with some folks to have
n roast turkey, oysters and such ''fxins" on
Christmas and New Years. We have moi
engaged any yet.
Brayman, the editor and Chicago Post
Office robber, is teaching school in the Hi,
nois Penitentiary. His pupils consist o.
over one hundred Of the convicts.
ISDIAN SLAVES IN NEBRAsKA.--Th st
; Louis Democrat says: We are informed
by gentleman just from Nebraska, that SOM
: Indians arc now held in slavery by citi
zen Of that place. The holder of them i
/, recently from Utah, where he purchases
G them from the Mormons, where India
q slavery is one of the adjuncts of the plural
= Iity wife system, and he now continues t
: hold them, doubtless in conformity with th
\ Dred Scott decision.
GRAssHoPPERs are again making thei
appearance in myriads in Western Texai
IS AT the date Of the latest advices from Sa
G Antonia, they were devouring all tho veg
> etabes before them in that vicinity. Ha'
= ing reached San Marcos, they destroyed
s. rye field in two hours. The Austin Int
ligeneer says that these "locusts," ," as it styl'
them, made their appearance in that regic
two years ago.
ie EE The Wool Growers of Central Oh
!. will hold coyention in Newark on Chris