Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-11-12

IN YAK Wood Ccmetry, on Tuesday last
The attendance Of members of the Order
together with the Daughters of Rebekah,
was good considering the stormy, unplcas-
ant weather
Lewis w. Ward has purchased the gro
Gerry and provision store, Of s. II. Russell
opposite our Office, where he intends to keep
large and general assortment Of all things
in his line.
The schooner Ben Flint Of this place has
made twenty. five trips from the port Of
Fremont 10 Buffalo This season. IsutuM
CLEVELAND 'ToLsDo-No Dr.
vrsIoN.--A delegation from Sandusky and
other places on tho Northern Division Of
the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, waited
on President WARiNG yesterday to confer
on the mattor of the alleged intention to
abandon portion Of that division of the
road. Nothing definite was done. Mr..
WARlNe invited them to make statement
as to what they wished done, which be
promised should meet the careful attention
Of the Board. This they promised to do
at some early day.-Hsrold
We yesterday received quite lengthy
communication from E. Y. Warner who
was chosen Secretary at a Union Sabbath
School Celebration held in Clyde, ou the
10th September last. As the exercises
took place moro than two months since, we
think it would be unnecessary to publish the
article now. If our friends would send in
such notices when they are fresh, wo would
be happy to publish them.
The schooncrs Ben Flint, Fremont and
Dan TiadaR, ali owned at this place, have
made their last trips for this season, and arc
going into winter quarters in our port.
The Fremont and Indiana Railroad Com
pany commenced laying iron on their road,
last Monday morning.
The editor of the Springfield News says
he has actually seen negro, noar Urbana,
who is IL years old and yet docs not claim
to have been body servant of Washington.
That negro is notable item in the curiosities
Of this century. Never before has there been
known an ancient African who could not
show a clear record of his having been a
servant Of the great Virginian.
During the past week there has been n
great abundance of rain. Tho wheat fields
throughout this county are looking fine
Snow fell yesterday.
THE STATE BOARD OF AGR1cuLTuRE.-
The members of the present Board have
given notice that on tho Sth of December
next tho Presidents of tho County Agricul-
tural Societies of Ohio, will meet at Colum-
bus to fill vacancies in the State Board
The terms of the following gentlemen ex-
pire-Messrs. Miliken, of Butler; Waddle,
of Clark; Smith, of Logan; Webb, of Stark,
and Krum, of Ashtabula.
BY intelligence by the late arrival from
California, we learn that the Frazer River
excitement has fully died out. The San
Francisco Bulletin says the steamer Cortez
which left San Francisco on the 9th, took
out only 90 passengers, and steamers were
returning daily, loaded down with disheart-
ened and destitute miners. The whole
amount of Fraser River gold dust deposited
in the San Francisco Mint up to October l
was valued at only about $4,000.
A miser, namod Merriman, died three
years since in Upper Sandusky, and as nc
hoirs were known to his estate some $22,
900, it was supposed would cschcat to the
State. The Marion Republican says, how.
ever, that heirs havo been discovered in
Germany and that investigation shows thai
the name of the deceased was Chester, and
that he ran away from Germany for feal
of being convicted of smuggling.
Mr.. I. X. Seaman who moved from thi,
county to Missouri, couple years since
has returned. He says they have no school.
there.
The Boston Tract Society have voted tc
issue immediately four tracts on the sub
ject Of slavery, and among them is tho trac
of Scripture tcxts recently rejected by tho
,, , New York Society.-Bostoa Journal.
A witness was asked if tho defendan
''stood on the defensive 7" "No. he stooC
on bench, and fit like the devil"
A steam tug blew up on the North Riv
or, on Saturday last at the foot of Duan,
street, killing three persons, and totally an
! initiating the boat. One man survived tn
, disaster.
The fall session of tho Common Plea
? Court of Sandusky county will commenc
I on Monday next. 1t will bo an excellen
! time for our friends to call and see us, pa,
up for last years paper and for the coming
! year in advance. We need the money an,
, hope this notice will not be in vain.
. The candle-box that Kansas Calhoun hi
) the election returns in under tho wood pile
9 has been taken to Boston for exhibition.
! In our neighboring county Of Seneca, th
| Tribune says the Grand Jury last wee
found no less than six indictments agains
s persons answering to the name of "Smith.
The first number of the Toledo Hsralt
with the name of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS q