Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-01-21

that il is locked by means Of pointers and
combination Of numbers, and when once
locked there arc not blacksmiths enough in
Columbus to open II in one day.
GOLD ABE's" LAsT.--Somo may think
that Abraham Lincoln, our late candidate
for U. s. Senator against Douglas, feels
greatly disappointed and agreved because
Of his defeat On the contrary, We assure
both bis supporters and opponants that no
man ever took defeat more philosophically
or good-naturodly
A gentleman who was st Springfield last
week, tells US that on tho day Of the election
of Douglas Ivy the Legislature, q number
of "Old Abc's" friends called on him,
and one Of them remarked: "Wsll,
Abe, | suppose you are not going to cry
over split milk are your
"As TO that" rejoinod Lincoln, with his
accustomed good-natured smile, "I am in
the predicament of q tall young fellow l
once heard tell on, who, in running up hill
stumbled, fell and hurt his toe quito badly.
Some one coming up asked him whether
he was going to cry or laugh about it
WALL said the tall youth, i suppose am
too big to cry about IL, bit IL hurts TOO alc-
tul bad to loughF"
The company exploded at so apropos an
ILLUSTRATION, our tall Abe joining in as heart
ily as the rest Chicago Jour.
There is a story floating about that a
young woman in Chicago, who has hitherto
followed the humble vocation Of sewing
girl, has recently received letter from an
uncle residing in New York, stating that
herself in connection with the writer of
the letter, and another uncle, also residing
in New York, had fallen heirs TO the com
Portable sum of G27 o,ooo,or about 1885,
100000, by the recent death of an uncle at
Calcutta, Iudia, where he had accumulated
this immense fortune in mercantile pursuits
If this should prove true, it would be anus
| ing to see the smiles and attentions lavish
cd upon the fortunate lady by those who a
month ago would have been mortaly Of
Tended if she had deigned to speak to them.
DEpARTED.-Tho Hon. Jehu Clancy
Jones left New York on Saturday TO under
take the duties Of his mission to the grand
"Kascr' of Austria, which VIC suppose will
be to investigate the profundities Of Impc-
rial "wittles," to cat imperial sourkrout, and
to drink Imperial Schnapps, in order that
he may understand by analogy, the superb
ority of Presidential mutton and old Mo-
nongahela rye. Great is the glory of Johu,
and King James is his MASTER PhiIadel-
phia News.
The mortality during the past season, al
New Orleans, was frightful. From the 9th
of Juno to the 18th of December, 1855
persons died Of the yellow fever, and 3,S40
of other diseases-making a total of S,7o4
DRUNK AND DEAD ToGETHER.-Henry
jackson and wife, invetcrate topers in New
York, got drunk and went to bed Wednes
day night, and were found dead in thei
bed the next morning. Strychnine whiskey
had done its work.
Mr.. Douglas stultifod himself and dis
gusted his friends by attending the Admin
istration caucus last Friday. Step by ste
the ''littlc giant" is attempting to worn
himself back into the good graces Of th
!; Administration.
There is at least ons place in the Unite,
States whorO women's rights have beer
recognized. The. Herald Of Freedom say
that the citizens of the town Of Blooming
ton, in Douglas county, Kansas, have re
: Gently passed an ordinance emitting the VIC
: men 10 an equality with mon as voters.
The Indiana Legislature has memorable
the United Staes Senate, asking in th
t name of the State, that the seats of Brigh
and Fitch be given to Lane and McCarth,
q just elected.
Q Tho London Times reviewing the rccer
> correspondence on Central American affair
thinks the American government and il
officers are pushing matters very far indeed
A staircase fell in the Polytechnic Inst
tute, London, injuring so persons and xii
y ing one.
The Spanish Ministry declare that Spai
will rever sell Cuba, and protests again
g the insulting hypothesis to the contrary, in
y piled in the Presidents message. Olozag
'. introduced motion supporting the mini
e tcrial declarations, and it was unanimous
approved. Spain has obtained full satifa
= tion from Mexico for the Tampico affair.
IF
= AT Liverpool, England, last month, A
gust Wilhelm, a surgeon, was found gull
g of murder, in causing the death of fema
r by an attempt to procure an abortion, al
10 was sentenced to be hung.
A Mr.. Parmalee, formerly clork for Di
le bic & Co., New York, and who has be-
al confined for two years in the Toombs
il charge of embczzlemOnt, lately was broug
). out to be used as witness, and testif
'' that he had stolen silks from Dibble & G.
u to the amount of $4,000; extending
w larcenies through three years.
Morphy has beaten Andersen in Paris,
IT. games out Of o. That probably settles t
ID question that Morphy is the Chess Cha
&c pion Of the world. Thus America holds I
of world in--check.
n, The Cincinnati Gazette says the HI
i'll Stanley Matthews, of that city, "is loom
nv up as a prominent candidate for the Dem
= cratic nomination for Governor"
be President Buchanan denies orally Il
h. any communication relating to our forei
,ll policy has been received, either from FL
L Al r r. IL