Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-07-26
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papers have suspended publication.
1t has been said that he who governs his
tongue can govern armies. Mr.. Lincoln's worst
enemy must acknowledge that he knows how
to hold his tongue.
A STAKEHOLDER with As human chattles. re-
Gently passed through Kentucky. He stated
that he was bound further South-into God s
Country"
Ohio raised 100000 pounds of Tobacco in
l64O, and nearly 100000 in 1850 while in
1899 her crop amounted to but $4,000 bogsheads.
The large estate of Mr.. DOUGLAS at Chicago is
incumbered TO the amount of S300O00-one
mortgage of $60,000 being held by Fernando
Wood, of New York.
Will the people of Ohio remember that among
the secessionists who voted against the Force
Bill were Vallandigham of Montgomery, and
Pendleton of Hamilton?
A list is furnished of forty -one vessels seized
by the Confederates. OF these, twenty -one have
been captured by privateers and twenty seized
in port.
Gen. Scott has had vehicle built for his use,
provided with suitable sleeping accommodations,
with which he will 60 forward with the Grand
Army toward Richmond.
A Richmond paper boasts that the Confeder-
ate army at Manassas "is spreading out its wings
right and left" 1t must be preparing to fly.
Gen. Galnett was attempting to rally his men,
when he was struck by ball passing through
his spine and out at the right breast. He fell
dead on the sand.
Mr.. Bonner, of the Ledger, presented Mr.. Ey-
erett on the 4th of July with a check for 81 900,
to be given to the families of the Massachusetts
volunteers.
Babinet the French astronomer, says that the
present comet is Charles V.'s-but Leverrier
denies it.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer says Hon. DAVE
TOP will not be candidate for Governor, before
the Democratic State ConVentiOn.
The Richmond Dispatch earnestly advocates
the establishment of property qualification as
condition for the enjoyment of the right of suf-
frage, so that an aristocratc Government may
be created
Senator Wilson and Schuyler Colfax have
been presented with splendid canes by the citi-
zens OF California, costing 500 each, in recog-
milton of their services in establishing a daily
overland mail route to the Pacific.
The Wheeling h,teNigencer says a quarter of
million dollars in gold passed through that city
on Wednesday morning, to pay off the army in
Western Virginia.
Among the rebels killed at Cheat Mountain
Pass, was Ex-Lieut Governor VIM. L. jackson,
of Parkersburg, Va.
1t is a curious fact that Robert Garnett, who
was killed at st. George, was the professional
instructor of Mcclellan at West Point He
taught him tactics, and had an apt pupil it
appears.
The great force of the Minnie rifle is shown
by ball at Laurel Hill that struck and passed
through the barrel of musket, making clean
round hole.
Gov. Dennison has received despatch from
Gen. Mcclellan, complimenting, in the highest
terms, the vigor and valor of the Ohio troops in
Western Virginia So says the Columbus Jour
nal.
A London letter in the National Latelligencer,
says that the last news from China asserts that
the revolution there has lately assumed most
threatening proportions The rebels are march
ing on Pekin, and the Emperor is said to have
fled.
Fuller details are furnished concerning the
great victory of Gen. Mcclellan s army in Wes-
tern Virginia. 1t appears that from the rebels
were taken cannon, 300 horses, 1000 muskets,
| 500 tents, 200 wagons, and more prisoners than
could be taken care Of
| The Army bill passed by the House on Sat-
urday, July l3, approprates $l6l 100000 For
the pay of troops, $60000006; for subsistence,
$25O00,0O0; for supplies of the Quartermaster's
Department, $l4000,000 for the purchase of
$4,000 horses, $l0200,000; for the transportion
of the army, $l6,000000; for gun boats on the
Western rivers, $l,000,00O. The Navy bill ap-
proprates $3OOO0,000.
Peter Van Buskirk, of Washington, is 9s
years old. He was on the revolutionary pension
list as private. As such he had received $5
month. But he claimed to have been assistant
| forage master, and he recently found the evi.
dence to establish his claim. He is Therefore
awarded arrearages to the amount of $4,000.
/ The House of Commons was occupied on tn
evening of the 18th ult. in discussing the pro
priety Of allowing Blondin to walk the tigh
rope at the Crystal Palace, carrying his littl
daughter. The result of the discussion was
request to the directors of the Crystal Palace t
interdict the performance.
On Saturday. the workmen in clearing ava
a the rubbish of the Neil House, at the depth
about Is feet, encountered some timbers tn;
still retained the "old fire." and when expose
to the open air burst out into a flame. II h
been over eight months since the fire took pla
which destroyed the premises, and still u
q smoulderlng embers remained beneath the ruin
q The special of the Cincinnati Commercial te
. egraphs from Grafton that Gen. Mcclellan
a Headquarters are now at Beverly, but that |
: will remove them to Cincinnati as soon as Gel
Coxs Brigade cleans out the Kanawah vallel
This was expected to be done shortly, as he wa
. reported TO have been within mile of Go,
{ Wise on Tuesday night, and expecting fight
Gen. Garnetts pockets, when he was sh,
down, contained two $40 gold pieces, watc
and piece of corn bread, partly eaten, showin
5 that the fare was hard at Laurel Hill when
General had to come down to eating corn brea
carried in his pocket.
The Brooklyn Zouaves made great haul
E Fairfax. They hunted over the deserted caml
: of the disunonists, and picked up, among Oft
' er valuables, fifteen watches and forty n
volvers. This shows the hurry with which Il
enemy fed. The finders wore them as Il
Crimean soldiers wear their medals.
J Heenan has challenged Mace, Hurst King,
4 any other man in England for for the sum
$4,000. Beenan's offer embraces several 9th
=. points, viz, that he will stake $4,000 TO $500
4 if Mace will come to this country and fight
. Canada; he will give Mace $1,000 to defray h
h expenses here; or the Boy will take $4,000
$4,000 and fight in England, if the Champic
Of England will pay Heenan 81 900 to defr,
his expenses to that country.
: Ladies should, whenever they are 20 unfc
a tunate as to have their dress upon them IA
/ fire, fall PROSTATE and roll upon the flame.
: assistant can smother it then with table spre;
I, or even any other clothing at hand The fal
will ascend rapidly If the lady stand erect, a
g encircle her face and head, and she will breat
in the flames to the destruction of her lungs a
- life. 1t is worse than useless to battle with I
II flames in such cases, with the hands.
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