Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-11-27

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CANAL CoxTRAcr.-Th Columbus Jour
nal says, "froiu what we can learn of the
opinions of the incoming Legislature, they
intend TO put an end to the canal contro-
vcrsy, by restoring the contractors to their
position under the contracts.
John Underwood, of Prince William Co.,
Va, has been found guilty of "uttering and
maintaining that owners have no right Of
property in their slaves" and fined 1912 So.
This is the boosted freedom of the State
known rs the Another of tho Presidents" ;"
TAKE NorIoE,--The time of the arrival
of trains is again altered. There is but
one train day from Cleveland to Toledo.
Between Cleveland and this place there arc
two trains a day. Twenty years ago such
an arrangement would have been consider
cd ample; but nowadays every one who
travels, growls about "inconueniencop and
"slow trains" Young America wants the
train ready when he's ready, and less than
go miles an hour is any thing but pleasant
"riding on a rail-"
| Gxs- OSCAR MITCHELL is Hon. Secretary
of the Cosmopolitan Art Association, and
receives subscriptions for 1858. Advertise
ment given next week.
! The Premium List of tho Sanduskv Co.
Agricultural Fair will be found on our first
page. In answer to the repeated inquiries
made concerning it, wo say; it has been
published just as soon as it came to our
hands.
"Two WAYS TO MAKE MoNEY."-- This is
a most capital article for farmers to read.-
There is in it moral, and if they do not
take heed to it, they may learn it as did
Lyman. See the first page.
The Phladclphians are rejoicing over tho
successful laying of the telegraph wire
across the Delaware, between that city and
Camden. The cable is litt!o more than half
a mile in length.
The storm and gale of Saturday and Sun
day last has been very destructive of prop
crty and lives on the lakes. The schooner
Flying Cloud went ashore on Sunday about
80 miles from Chicago. Seven lives lost.
Tho storm prevailed over large extent of
country, and news of its terrible effect comes
to us from all quarters.
Tho Adriatic sailed for Liverpool on Mon.
day, taking 100000 in specie.
Hon. Horatlo Seymour, Ex Senator from
Vermont, died at Middebury, VT, on Sat
urday. For twelve years he has occupied
the post of U. S. Senator.
The steamer Rain5ow was burned on the
Mississippi river on Saturday morning last,
ten miles above Napoleon, in Arkansas
Fifty-sevcn lives lost. Officers all saved.
Boat, cargo and papers total loss.
RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY STANTON
Secretary Stanton, of Kansas, has forward
cd his resignation to Mr.. Buchanan at Wash
ington, TO take effect on the 31st of Decem-
bcr, when, the President supposes, the
State Government will be fairly in opera
ton OF course, no successor will be ap-
pointed.
PoRK PAcKING.-An exchange notices
the marriage, by John Pork, Esq. Mr.. Hen
ry Hogg to Miss Antoinette L. Root.
Go ii, Porkey, Root, Hog or die.
THE STORM ON THE ONO RIvER--The
Cincinnati papers report that in the disas-
trous storm of Thursday, twenty coal boats,
containing over $4,000 bushels of coal val
$4,000 were sunk between Carlo and New
Madrid, and about one hundred lives are
reported to have been lost.
FREE KANsAs.-A call is now circuat-
ing for National Convention of the Friends
of Free Kansas, irrespective of party, to be
: held in Cleveland on the 10th and 18th Of
7 December, TO consider the course to be pur
sued in reference to the continued attempts
: now being made by the Pro-slayery men te
force slavery into Kansas.
Irs DEsrINATIoN.-Th N. o. Picayan'
is informed that the Secretary of the "Grea
Eastern" Company replied to the delegate
sent by the Southern Commercial Conven
r ton, to endeavor TO secure the landing o
tho Lepethian at Norfolk, that the steamer
= = destination was Portland, and that Their
!. only would she land.
n Col. Fremont has been invited to deliv
, ! er the annual address before the Geograph
/, ical and Statistical Society of New York.
Il On Tuesday night the cold was intense
We can scarcely realize that the weather
y e SO severe. Wehave had but the commence
g. ment of fall and now it has the appearance
III of mid winter. AT daylight Wednesda
On morning the mercury stood 100 below zer
Id YANKEES VS. PATLANDERs.--The Har
he ford Times says that it was recently foun
on necessary by the Railroad Company to r.
he duce the pay of the workingmen on d
wood train 20 per cent The entire fore
er Irishmen and all, refused to submit to I'll