Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-04-27

A gentleman in narrow circumstances,
who had been working hard for many years,
as discbarging clerk on the levee, for the
support Of large family, suddenly found
himself in affluent circumstances yesterday.
An uncle in the State Of Illinois, from
whom he had not heard in a long time,
died, leaving him his whole fortune, $751;
0Oo The strangest part Of the story is,
that gentleman from Illinois has been
here making inquiries for month past,
concerning the fate Of the family Of the
missing legatee who was supposed to have
died of yellow fever, in the year 1S53.-N
o. Courier, 10th.
A firm in Waterbury, Conn, BY an in
genious application to the ordinary whistle
Of their engines awakens the whole town
at 6 A. NJ, and calls their hands together at
Z A. NJ. and p. NJ, by steam gong that is
easily heard five miles distant.
The Omaha Republican gives the list Of
persons who crossed the river at that point,
in the first four days of April, bound for
the gold region, as follows: From Iowa,
! fhy-fve men; from Wisconsin, twenty
three men; from New York, five men;
from Illinois, twelve men; from Minnesota,
twenty-nine men--not woman in the lot.
On the night of April 2, the house Of
Mrs. Ragan, in Richland CO., Wis. whileshe
was absent over night at neighbor's, was
burned to the ground, and six children per-
isbed in the flames. The largest was IL
years of age. They were all the children
she had Mrs r. lost her husband about
8 months ago.
At q restaurant in New York, day or
two ago, a young man bought some oysters
for which he paid twenty-five cents. Be-
fore he finished eating, he discovered in them
several large and valuable pearls, which he
readily sold for two hundred dollars.
The financial year of the American Bible
Society closed on Saturday last, March 31st.
The past year has been one of great pros
perity; the total receipts were four hundred
and thirty.fUe thousand dollars, and the
number of volumes issued, seven hundred
and ffty-two thousand.
Mrs. Alexander was burnt to death near
Salem, Ind, few days since, by her clothes
taking fire while engaged in cooking, and
her husband, who was fatally injured while
attempting to relieve her, also died soon
after.
A lady who had read of the extensive
manufacture of odometers, to tell how far p
carriage had been run, said she wished some
Connecticut genius would invent an instru-
ment to tell how far husband had been
in the evening when they "just stepped
: down to the post Office" or "went out to at
tend caucus"
Thomas D. Eliot, NJ. G. from New Bed
+ ford, has liberated from bondage colored
citizen of Massachusetts who had unfortun-
ately visited the District of Columbia
When Mr.. Eliot first heard of his constitu-
ent, the poor fellow was incarcerated in the
; common Jail at Annapolis, on suspicion that
he was 'property." He could prove his
, freedom, but not pay Jail costs, so Mr.. Eli
! ot paid $50 for him, and he returned to
! Massachusetts wiser and a freer man.
D FREE CoLoRED PERSONS IN CHARLES
It ToN.-A recent letter from Charleston says
"The most notable feature is the tax on
: property paid by "free persons of color
The number Of colored persons taxed is
355, and of these 304 are owners of rea
:, estate, while 225 of them own real estate
to the amount of 81, 900 or more-some o.
: them nearly 100000 worth; the entire
! amount owned by the 225 referred to
" " amounts to $7l7,49l.
s The people of Urbana, at their recent
municipal election, took vote on the mar.
t ket question, and the result was nearly
unanimous declaration in favor of free trade
in eatables-consequently their market
y house, q large brick structure recently erect
II ed at an expense of $4,000, is being meta
n morphosed into school house.
The Chicago Tribune, referring to the
;, late Wisconsin election, says:-"In order t.
!" moderate the antics of tho Chicago Time
: in the premises we will inform that shee
:, that Governor Randall called at our offic,
!, during his recent visit, or transit through
!; this city, and distinctly informed us tha
: Judge Dixon has been and is still Sewar,
g Republican, and that he regards Mr.. Doug
"a las as the most contemplate demagogue il
the American Congress"
D. Mr.. Potter, with bis wife, has left Wash
10 ington for a visit to his home in Wisconsin
2, His affair with Pryor had delayed his il
tended visit for some days. Mr.. Potts
should be received everywhere at the Mort
with guns, bond-ires and illuminations, f
s. if any man in the war of the Revolutic
IL deserved credit for perilling his life in d
lg fence of our rights, Mr.. Potter deserve
credit for putting his life in jeopardy in d.
er fence of free speech.
in A sad event happened at Albion, Ne'
York, last week. A widow woman residinI
n there lost her boy, child Of three years
o. The neighbors turned in large numbers an'
Il sought for him during day and tw'
at nights; on the second day he was foun'
NJ dead in ditch, within half milo Of hi
st homo. He had clearly died of starvation
tv after having vainly endeayored to escap
, from the pit into which he had fallen.
Aunt E. was trying TO persuade lii
40 tie Eddy to retire at sundowB, using as a
o. argument that the little chickens went d
lis rOost at that time. 'Yes,p said Eddy, "bu
y y the old hen always goes with them" Aun
~ tv tried no mora arOumenis with him.