Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-02-25

we would call attention TO an advertise
mont headed uFive Dollars" Mr.. Haaord
iseery desirous Of obtaining likeness Of
his son, aud any person in possession of one
VIC feel suro win be willing to comply with
this request.
On the first page will be found an inter
csting letter from Kansas, written by Mrs.
G. NJ DowNs, formerly a resident of this
place.
, The Sandusky Register thinks something
should be done to secure the terminus Of
the Fremont a Indiana Railroad at that
place. Fremontcrs arsvery we'll satisfied
with the Saudusky River for an outlet for
the freight received over this road aud they
aro of the opinion that a railroad cannot be
built to compete with vessels and propollers.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bluebird, Robin and Lark
have made their appearance in our midst,
and their sweet and cheerful notes are heard
these beautiful mornings proclaimipg the
advent of Spring.
The Fifth Annual Ball Of the Fremont
Fire Department, on Wednesday night,
10th, is said to have been grand affair."
They took this means to raise money to fit
up their Hall at the Engine House, but we
understand there was only small surplus
after dofraying the expenses.
Tho U. S. Senate on the 18th, rejected
the Presidents appointment of Emery D.
Potter, as Collector of the port of Toledo.
The Toledo Custom House we conclude, is
not to be "totter's Field" The Democ-
racy there arc having nice, little war.
The Cleveland Herald says, "susan has
got baby,'-and although an interesting
domestic event, thinks it too matter-of-fa fact
to be chroniclcd in poetry.
The weather clerk has slightly changed
the programme, and the north wind blew
up cold and stormy yesterday morning.
The bill repeating the ten per cent. in
terest law is to take effect on the first day
of April next.
The Blade says, During the thunder
storm of Saturday night a building about
three miles from Toledo, was struck by
Lightning, and taking fire was entirely
consumed"
The Court of Common Pleas is still in
session. and will probably not close before
next week.
By the Tribune we see the death of Ash
er A. Skillings, an oyster-man of that city,
aged 80 years. His weight was sac hind
rcd and sevehty-eight pounds. The coroner's
inquest and a post mortem examination
shows that he died of disease of the liver.
The fat on his abdomen was 16 inches in
depth, and on his chest Z inches in depth.
Two men were drowned by breaking
through the ice on Sandusky Bay, on
Wednesday the 10th, in attempting to cross
from Cedar Point to Sandusky.
On Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing last, violent thunder storm accompa-
MED by vivid lightning, and tornado Of
wind, prevailed here. Such storms are un-
common at this season of the year.
The Springfield Qll) Independent says
that the wheat prospect in that part of the
State is very bad. Not "one-haftho usual
amount of land was sown in wheat, and
not one-third ofthat willamount to anything.
The past winter has been exceedingly Sc
we're on the wheat in the ground, owing to
the variable character of the season, and
the alternate freezing and thawing. We
hear n great deal of complaint in regard to
the unhealthy appearance of the grain
I-Hancock Je6ersonian.
1t is currently reported in Washington
circles that the President has decided to
send message to Congress stating the fact
that government must go to protest by Ju.
ly, if relief be not granted by a reissue Of
treasury notes or otherwise, and that he
shall convene the new Congress in extra
session at an early day.
Tho Powder house Of the Akron, Ohio
Powder Company blew up on the morning
of the 18th. 1t contained several tons OF
powder. The buildings in tho vicinity were
all much damaged, but fortunately, no per
son was injured.
The princess Frederick William gave
birth to a son on the 9th Jan. The new,
of the event reached the Queen Of England
at Windsor Castle in six minutes after its
occurrence in Berlin.
A young man named Harrison Wisecap
has been arrested in Highland county
changed with killing his sister, by striking
her with pitchfork. Harrison and his sis
ter had difficulty, she was missed and
and was found dead on the hay-mow, thC
result of terrible blow on the right temple
The State Journal Of Saturday says thai
on Wednesday convict in the Penitentiary
accidentally sawed of several fingers from
one of MS hands while feeding a circular
saw in ono Of the wood shops. Also, OF
Thursday, another prisoner bad bis hand
cut off by the samo means. The prison
physician dressed the wounds of both thi