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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
The House Printing.

The New York World in an article win.
dicating its political independence, after rc.
ferring to the various corruptions and NAL
feasances of the democracy, has the follow.
ing reference to transaction on the Re-
publican side;
"Take the bargain that tho Republican
Congressman attempted to drive with John
D. Defrees, for the lucrative office of House
printer-he to contribute half of his net
profits to the Executive Republican Com
mittee for Republican electioneerng fund
"a proposition submitted to the Reptfbli-
can Caucus and accepted, and under which
Mr.. Defrees came within one or two votes
Of an election in the House-the whole
transaction verified beyond any possibility
of doubt by the investigation of the Senate
Select Committee on Printing-where
among the Republican papers did wo see
anything like an adequate condemnation Of
that shameful trafficking in place of public
trustY"
This statements contrary in its features to
our recollection of the facts, and so appeared.
upon reading it in the World, but we had
not the means at hand to contradict it. We
find in the Chicago Tribune a correction Of
the story, which is in accordance with our
own understanding. That paper says that
the Republican Congressman never attempt
ed to drive any bargain with John D. De-
frees, directly or indirectly. Nor does the
investigation of the "Scnate Select Com
mlttee on Printing" show anything of the
sort. The truth Of the matter is that Mr.
Defrees made the proposition Of his own
accord, and the tender of one-half the prof
its Of the House Printing to the Republi-
can Congressional document committee de-
feated him. His voluntary proposition was
known to only half dozen persons in the
Republican caucus the evening when he
was nominated. On the following day,
when it became know to the members gem
orally, the chairman of the Republican doc
umeDt committee on the part of the Senate
and the chairman on the part of the House
both resigned their positions, and tho Re-
pubicans of the House dropped Mr.. De-
frees and elected a new man.
From this it will readily be seen that
the facts of the case, instead of showing
any completely in wrong on the part of the
Republicans of the House, shows exactly
the reverse-that they promptly and prop
crly refused to have anything to do with
the profits of the Office, or to allow cent
of them to 60 into tho treasury of their
party. Such course was entirely consist
ent with the subsequent action of the Re-
publicans in taking prompt measures to abate
the printing evil.-Toledo Blade.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
How Nine Persons We're saved Through
Game of Chess.

Mr.. Charles Rogers, Of the firm of Spald-
ing and Rogers, writing to a friend in this
city, gives the following account of the ser
vice done by the yawl of their show-boat
tho Raymond, upon the occasion of the Ben
Lewis catastrophe:
ave were at Cairo that night, and am
happy to say that our yawl did moro SER
vice than any other Tom Watson, (Lbe
clown,) Antonio, and deck hand, were the
first to the boat and saved nine persons
two ladies, six men and boy. This party
were clinging to tho rudder, while tho boat
was burned nearly to the waters edge, nor
could they have retained their position five
minutes longer. All the remainder of tho
persons subsequently saved were floating in
the river, supported by something, and they
could have 1oatcd for hours with the GER
tainty of being picked up, but not one of
these nine would have been saved but for
our yawl. One of the ladies was Miss Geor-
giana Williams, of ST. Louis. Her mother
and two brothers were lost.
"Had it not been for game Of chess,
those nine lives would have been lost, for
wv JCbeJ hou SOllO W bCu OASNDb W dboOus
Antonio had just turned in, after sitting up
up to nearly one o'clock to finish game of
chess, when the explosion took place. Tom
ran down and lowered the yawl, and An
tonic, (who is perfect water-dog, having
been on two whaling voyages) ran down
bare headed and barefooted. They got a
deck hand in with them and were the first
to leave Cairo, and the first to reach the
burning boat. But for that game of chess,
Watson and Antonio would have been fast
asleep, and too late to do what they did
Antonio hauled in the almost exhaused peo-
pie, and being bare headed his companions
threw water upon him, the fire was SO
scorching."
The above is corroboratcd by gentleman
who was at Cairo at the time of the disas-
ter, and by Miss Williams, one of the rescu-
ed, who gratefully acknowledges that, but
for the timely interposition of the circus
people, herself and compaions would have
been lost. Missouri Dem.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
John Sherman,

We are not surprised that the Republi-
cans of the Thirteenth (Ohio) Congressional
district have unanimously nominated this
gentleman for reelection. The country is
familiar with the events which produced
his defeat as the Republican candidate for
Speaker of the present House of Represen-
tatives. No part Of the Southern policy of
the Administration is moro disgraceful than
that which relates to the crusade upon Mr.. s.
The threats of the fire-eaters of the House,
pending the organization of that body, did
more to fix Northern opinion against them
than any of their current proceedings.
Mr.. Sherman is not, and never was, an
ultra Republican. He differs, in large
degree, from many of the prominent men
of his party. He is a conservative, and has
always taken ground in favor of the consti-
tutional rights of the South, and against
the extreme men in his own organization
who have resisted the execution Of the fu-
gitive slave law. He signed the Helper
book, as many other Republicans did, under
circumstances which he explained in terms
highly honorable 10 himself-for even in
doing this he expressly avoided the slight
est Difference to the proscrptive and exact
ing spirit of the men who demanded ofhim
a humilating reputation of doctrines
which he did not approve.
The best thing that happened to Mr. Sher-
man was his appointment by Mr.. Speaker
Pennington as Chairman of the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means. In this relation
to the House and under the peculiar diff
culties which surrounded the Speaker him
self, Mr.. Sherman had many unusual bur-
dens to carry. He had to contend against
the men who demanded his defeat as
candidate for Speaker, as a special sacrifice
for their own benefit, and he had to marshal
the discordant elements of his own party
more than one of which was directed to
prevent his elevation. He had the Admin
istration itself to combate, and last, and by
far not the least, R. NJ T. Hunter, of Vir-
ginia, Chairman of the Committee on Fl
nance, in the Senate, to meet 10 frequent
consultations, on the grave questions invol
wing not only the adjustment of the reve-
nues of the Federal Government, but vari-
Gus incidental party questions of the most
delicate character. Through all these
troubles, John Sherman bore himself not
only like gentleman but statesman
Forney'S Philadelphia Press.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
PROGRESS of the Census ToIxinr.

Official information has been received at
the Census Office of the completion of their
duties by some Of the Assistant Marshals
in several of the States, and the samples of
work which have been transmitted to tho
bureau indicate the general execution of
the work in manner highly satisfactory.
1t is the first time in the history of the gov
eminent that the census of any district in
the United States has been completed with
in month of the time fixed by law for
the commencement of the enumeration
The number of Marshals and assistants is
about five thousand, and The prosecution of
this work will distribute about one and a
half millions of dollars throughout the
country. The cost of the last, or seventh
census, was one million three hundred thou
sand dollars.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
Death from Starvation,

Some mention has been made in the pa
pers of man by the name of Eldridge
who died recently in the town of Chatham,
on Cape Cod from starvation. This man
lived more than seventy days without food
or nourishment of any kind. A friend of
ours, who resides in Chatham, has given us
some facts in this extraordinary case, which,
were they not received from undoubted au-
thority, would be beyond belief. Mr.. Ed
ridge was undoubtedly insane, but there
was "method in his madness" such as has
rarely been evinced by any human being.
He was in the full possession of his health
and strength, and his vital power far ex-
ceeded that of ordinary men, which ac-
counts for his long endurance under circum-
stances 10 which most others would have
much sooner succumbed. He had often
expressed his determination to commit sui
eide, but acknowledged his lack of courage
to do it in the moro ordinary modes of
drowning, hanging, DC. Every means that
could be suggested were used by his friends
to persuade him to desist from his purpose,
but without avail No stratagem that
could be devised, no force that could be used
was left untried to supply the starving man
with sustenance. He successfully resisted
every effort to that end. When asked il
he was not hungry, he would say, 10, yes,
could eat with as good relish as ever"
He would sit down by the family while they
werc at their meals, and would look wist-
fully at the table, but nothing could induce
him to admit a particle of food into bis
mouth. He would go into the cellar, and,
standing over tho pork barrel, apostrophize
it thus: 81 will eat you all up" He re-
tanned his strength during the seventy days
sufficiently to walk about the house, until
the last fortnight, when nature finally sue
cumbed, and he took his bed never to rise
again. He gave no reason for his singular
conduct, except that he had lived long
enough and was of no use in the world
A more extraordinary instance of strong
self-will, and superhuman power of com
mand over the appetite probably is not on
record.-Lynn Mass. Reporter.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
Inhuman Cruelly-A Negro Murdered by
Two White Men.

Tho Columbus (Ga,) Democratic Her
aid, Of the 2lst inst, gives an account of a
most barbarous and inhuman act of cruelty
perpetrated on a slave of Mr.. D. Helm,
about fifteen miles from Columbia, by two
oyerseers on the Central Southern Railroad.
The Herald says that the slave had been
run off some time, and Mr.. Helm sent him
back on the passenger train. On the arri-
val of the train at Dodson's Gap, fifteen
miles distant from Columbia, they took
and tied him to beech tree some one
hundred and fifty yards distant from the
road, and stripping him, they whipped him
with leather straps and beech limbs for
three hours, giving him some one thousand
to twelve hundred lashes. After whipping
very near all the skin off his back, they put
turpentine on him and put him ont in the
hot sun among the rocks; being of very
stout and healthy constitution he survived
it about twenty-four hours, when he fell
and died almost Immediately. The over.
seers names arc Frederick Wright aud
Thomas S. McCrary. Mr.. Helm offers a
reward of $l2o for the apprehension Of
Wright, and $50 for McCrary.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03

A MAN CHARMED BY A SNAKE.-The
Syracuse Standard, after referring to the
stories of snake charming in circulation in
the papers, SAYS: "But we hear of moro sin
gular case where a snake charmed whole
nest full of birds, and when by accidents man
stepped between the birds and tho snake,
the man was charmed himself, and unable
to move until friends interfered and broke
the snakes back and the charm at the same
moment. A few days since, while Mr..
Northrop and several friends connected with
the Central road, were examining the
bridges on the road, to ascertain whether
they were safe or not, the whole party pass
ed under bridge, on one of the abutments
of which bird had built her nest. A large
black snake lay on the stones, opposite the
nest, charming the birds, when Mr.. North
rop passed between the snake and the birds.
The charm was so strong that the moment he
caught sight of tho snake he stopped invol-
UNFAIRLY, and stood perfectly motioness, un-
til his friends discovering his position, ap-
preached and killed the reptile, and reliev-
ed both Mr.. Northrop and the birds from
their unpleasant predcament.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
Not So Fast.

Those Democratic papers which have
been reporting Tom Ford Of Mansfield as
deserting the Republican party, will show
their devotion to the truth by correcting it.
Mr.. Ford has given no intimation of any
such intention, and was only prevented from
addressing the Shelby Convention by an
call to return to Washington, af-
ter he had come home for the express pur-
pose of being at Shelby. If his health per-
mits he has promised bis utmost efforts in
behalf of the Republican cause in Richland
county and the State.-.San. Register.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03

THREE BRoTHERs DRowNED.-Dr. Wad-
dell, of Quebec, experienced melancholy
afliction on Saturday last by the drowning
of three of his sons. 1t appears that four
sons of DR.. Waddcll and Two other lads
were bathing or washing themselves in a
small stream, when the youngest of the for
mer, named Henry, about eight years Of
age, left the shallow place on which they
were washing, and running from them got
out of his depth and Immediately cried for
assistance. His brother Alexander, aged
about fifteen, sprang to his rescue, but as
soon as he reached the spot both boys dis
appeared. A third brother, John, aged
about thirteen years, then attempted to save
the others, but he also fell victim to broth
orly love. Such sad calamity rarely comes
to single household.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
Prince AIberI,s Farm.

AS | have been somewhat Of an agri-
culturist, hope my remarks on Prince AL
bert's farm will not be devoid of interest to
some Of your readers. 1t is situated near
Windsor Castle, about twenty miles south
west of the city, occupies 1000 acres 100
of which is never plowed, and is wooded
and sown with orchard grass, top-dressed
every four years with liquid manure. The
arabic land is subsoiled every two or three
years with four enormously large Scotch
horses, driven tandem; rotation of crops
much the same as ours, without the Indian
corn. Crush barley and oats in a mill driv-
en- by steam; keeps eighty short horn and
Alderney cows; COW stalls made of iron
iron trough always full of water in each
stall, with waste pipe conveying the manure
to gutter behind them, and thence to ma
nure shed, from which it is pumped into
carts, similar to ours for watering streets,
and sprinkled over the: grass. Keeps none
but Suffolk and Berkshire pigs; prefers for
mer on account of their taking on fat; as
one Of the swine herds said, "a dale of fat
dale quicker" The pig pens are of stone,
and paved with stone, being lower in the
centre, from which pipe conducts the
liquid manure to keep.
In the garden saw peach, apricot and
plum trees trained espaler; pine apples
Strawberries, and grapes in all stages Of
growth; the latter being finer than in coun-
tries to which they are Indigenous and ripe
all the year round. Melons will not grow
in the open air, but they have very fine ones
in frames. Her Majesty must certainly
fare sumptuously every day. There are 40
men to attend to the garden alone.
Mr.. TAFT, the gentlemauly manager of
the farm, gave me every information desired.
also went to see the Queens stables at
Buckingham palace; they would make moro
comfortable dwellings than the people of
London live in. English farriers have
found out that the upper part of the stall
ought to be the lowest by at least two inch
es There are in these stables 100
horses. Her Majesty is partial to greys,
and may frequently be seen driving two in
Windsor park. The Princess Alice drives
four ponies and is said to be an excellent
horsewoman. 1 saw the eight cream col
ored horses that draw Her Majesty at the
time of opening or dssolving Parliament.
Their harness is red morocco, gold mount
cd, and cost 500, 900, and the state carriage
cost $4,000 ninety years ago Cor. Phil
ddelphia Ledger.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
Relics of the HevoIutIon.

Persons who have visited the library
room of the late Rev. Theodore Parker,
will remember two old guns, which occu-
pied prominent position in the apartment.
They had silver plates on the stock, upon
which brief history of each was engraved.
In the will of Mr.. Parker the following ju-
dicious disposition is made of these relics
To the commonwealth of Massachusetts,,
he gives "the two firearms formerly the
property of my honored grandfather, Capt.
John Parker, late of Lexington; to wit, the
large musket, or kings arm, which was by
him captured from the British on the morn
ing of the 10th of April, 1875, in the bat
tie Of Lexington, and which is the first fire.
arm taken from the enemy in the War OF
Independence; and also the smaller musket
which was used by him in that battle,
while fighting in the sacred cause of God
and his country and desire that these
relics Of the Revolution be placed in the
Senate Chamber Of this commonwealth, and
there sacredly kept in psrpetua RE memo
rian1."
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
whisky KIIIs Another Wan.

On Sabbath morning last, as Mr.. Wainer
residing one mile north of Forest went out
to attend to his cattle, he discovered young
man named George Coubaugle lying near
the track of the S. @. d D. Road, in hor-
ribly manged condition. On Saturday
evening George was seen in liquor, and it is
supposed that he laid down on the ties and
falling asleep was struck by the engine of
the night train. His skull was fractured in
several places, and there was no hopes of
his recovery at last accounts Ti6fn AdU.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03

Few at the South deny the power of Congress to pass
laws for the protection Of slave property in the Terto
ries-I eertafHiy do HOt.-EfsTsehel y. Johnson
That is specimen of the opinions open
ly avowed by the Douglas candidate for
Vice President, which the organs of that
party will not publish, even at advertising
rates. And yet, they have so low estimate
of the public intelligence, as to suppose they
can suppress the real principles of their can
didates, and dupe voters into blindly sup
porting Slave-Code, when they suppose
they are voting for Popular Sovereignty
Toledo Blade.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03

WORDS IN THE DIcTIoNARIEs.-The pub
fishers of Webster's Dictionary, in order to
determine the claims put forth by the pub
fishers of Worcester, have had the words in
the vocabularies of the two counted, and
the ems in each measured, with the follow
ing result: The vocabulary proper of Web
ster contains 9o,7eo, and the appendices
4o,276, makinga total of l4o,o56; that Of
Worcester, lo3,s55, the appendices, "a
55l; total 132, ,4o6, making 1850 more in
Webster than in Worcester. The number
Of ensin Webster is l4,747,S52; in Wor-
cester, lS,27S,5S2, leaving balance Of
l,47S,s2o ems Of printed matter in favor Of
Webster.--M Y, EVening Post.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
Ever faithfully your friend,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
The Four Parties-The Difference Be
tween Them.

Disguise it as you may, and have as man y
Presidential candidates as you please, there
is but one question in which the people of
the United States have any interest, and
that question was proclaimed by Abraham
Lincoln in the following words: "Shall
our States be all slave or all free2"
The candidates upon this question stand
as follows:
Frst-Liucoln goes for having the states
all free.
Second--Breckonridgo goes for making
the States all slave.
Third-Douglas, to use his own language,
docs not caro- whether slavery is voted up
or down. 1t is all the same to him wheth-
er the doctrines of Lincoln or Breckenridge
prevail.
Fourth-Bell and Everett go for the good
old days of Adam and Eve Chicago
Democrat.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
What Cushing says of Lincoln.

A cotemporary says that in late con-
versation between Caleb Gushing and Col.
Parker, author of "Reminiscences of Rufus
Choate," Cushing said:
"Abraham Lincoln is much abler man
than is generally supposed, even by his own
party. In his canvass with Douglas, he
beat him in law, beat him in argument and
beat him in wit; and the published debates
of that canvass will sustain this assertion" i"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
peaIh of an Old rTnn.sklnnor.

The Petersburg Express thus records the
death of an old Virginia man-skinner:
"Mr. William Mallory, and old citizen Of
Southampton county, died few days ago,
Immediately after returning from visit to
this city. Mr.. Mallory was so years of age,
and figdredliu the suppression Of the South
ampton massacre. He was the identical
"Buck Mallory who skinned Nat Turner,
the leader of the rebellion; and the hide
being tanned, portions Of il are now extant
in the curiosity shops" of many residents
in and about Southampton. While in the
store of Mr.. ]. r. Davis, in this city, week
or two since, he remarked that "he had
skinned Nat Turner, and he would have
skinned old John Brown IL he could have
had the opportunity" The old man re-
turned to bis home, worn down with age,
never to leave it again,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
Masonic Invitation.

The Masons of Cleveland cordially invite
all members of their fraternity in Ohio and
neighboring states to visit the Forest City
and participate in the exercises of inaugural
ing the beautiful statue of Commodore Per
ry, on the 10Th of September next.
Editors Of our exchanges will confer fa-
vor on their Masonic subscribers by giving
publicity to the above Cleve. Herald.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
They May Stay Where They Have PIac-
ed Themselves.

The Ohio Statesman calling the Douglas
men the democracy" says:
"The Democracy at Baltimore have plac-
ed themselves, by their platform and their
nominations in the breech."
Webster defines the word "Jreech" as ''the
loaOer part Of the body behind"
AS the Douglas men have placed them
selves in that position, they may stay there.
- Cleveland Democrat.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03
Gen. Houston ana the PresIdency,

Old San Jacinto is determined to sweep
the field of-Texasl At public meeting
held in the city of Houston on the 9th inst. /,
Gen. Houston mado speech in which he
stated that he bad accepted popular nom
ination for the Presidency; and that having
put himself at the disposal of the People,
no earthly power could induce him to with
draw his name from the contestl Hurrah
for plucky Sam
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03

A "right smart" little job of work was
done in Tippecanoe, Ind, not long ago. Mr..
Lutz, farmer Of Wea Plains, cut lot Of
wheat at o'clock one morning, thrashed
it, and had it ground, going two miles to
mill, and then his wife baked it into bread,
and had il ready to eat before IL o'clock
only three hours from the standing grain to
tho warm bread On. Gazetke
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03

The Chicago Press and Tribune says
the proprictors of the Chicago Times,
douglas organ) have sold out that paper
to the proprietor Of the Chicago Herald,
which has been sesawing on the fence.
This is bad omen for the Little Giants
prospects in Suckerdom.