Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-08

Where win JET Davis 60 when he diesi To
that burn from which no traveller returns
Present your wife with every thing she wanta, |
and perhaps she win be quiet--for the present
The loss, killed, wounded and missing in the
battle Of Edwnrd's Ferry, Of the Federal army,
was nine hundred and fihy-three.
The Ohio river, from weIlsville TO Pittsburg,
was covered with ice to the depth Of an eighth
Of an inch on Monday night
The gallant Colonel Mulhgan, the hero Of
Lexington, has been released by Gen. Price, and
has returned to our lines.
The Halifax IN 81 papers announce that
lump OF gold has been recently taken from the
mines Of that region, worth $500.
It is said that men arc deserting from the
British regiments In Canada as fast as they can,
and crossing to this side Of Jordan.
II has been iudicially decided in Boston that
a contract of enlistment does not bind man
IL he was drunk when he entered into it.
Gen. Burns, Of Ohio, has been placed in COM
mand Of Col. Bakers Brigade He is Gen. Me-
Clellan's choice for the place.
The Navy Department has just ordered 500
more rifed cannon, and immense quantities OF
shot and shell are in course Of preparation for
the service of our feet.
The Pacific Telegraph has been in operation
only week, and yet second wire is already
talked Of as necessary, and the need Of third
one prophecied When once the Ysnkees get
started, 1t is hard for them to stop.
! A contraband, describing the stampede Of the
| Secesh from Warsaw, Mo-, when Fremonts ad.
vance was about entering the place, said: "Why
Massa, an hour after they heard you gemmen was
comm, all the hills around here was rattin.'
4 Government has contracted with parties in
Philadelphia for the construction of an iron clad
steamship, and the keel has been laid The
vessel will be $40 feet long, 78 feet beam, and
30 feet depth of hold, and armed with sixteen
Of the largest rihed cannon.
A Richmond editor says that ga great wick.
edness rests at the door of General Floyd. -
We don't know that any great wiekedness stopl
at his door, but large family of wickednesse'
have walked in and made their home with him
At the late battle at Wild Cat, it is stated tha
one of the loyal Tennesseans in looking ove
the field, found among the slain rebels his owr
brother, and after looking at him for moment
remarked, "Wel, suppose you have found thu
value of Southern rights, now"
Beauregard's official report of the battle o
Manassas says 39l rebels were killed, and 20(
wounded, and that the Federals lost $500 kill
ed, wounded and prisoners. He says his entire
force there was 29,000, of which one fourth only
were engaged.
Judge 0chiltree, of Texas, in an address al
jefferson Cass county, recently stated that there
were now in the field and in active service
armed and equipped, 24500O Southern troops
and that there were $4,000 more in camps of in
struction in the eleven seeded States, ready fo
action. This completes an army of 1000.
The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicag'
Railroad has not suffered much by the war
The receipts of this road for the nine completed
months of the pear are over $2000,000, exceed
ing by 25 per cent those of the corresponding
months of 1850.
Frank Blair is now in Washington. He says
the rebels are getting through FremOnt's lines
into north Missouri, in squads ofl or 90 nten-
ding to re-unite and form large force in the
rear of our army. Why, then did he not re-
main in Missouri and aid in keeping them out9
The Chaplain of the Ohio 18th writes that
Zollicoffer ravaged the country, and a darkey
boy who has seen both armies says--"Ole Zo1-
licoffer brought de debil wild him, but de peo-
pie from Ohio brought de Lod Almighty wild
DEM"
The West Greenville, Pa. Democrat says T.
A. Packard, of that place, recovered morse
few days since which was stolen from
him thirteen years ago. The horse was driver
into town by gentleman who had bought him
ne gave MIN up 10 MT. Il dilei suhiOtehb Pioc
was given that the horse was his.
The editor of the Lawrence Republican write
, to his paper from Kansas city, under date Q
October 10th; "a few days since a lady, who's
: property had walked off and set up on its ow
4 account, came to Gen. Sturgis' for redress. Al
ter hearing her story the General replied, Mad
D anne, if l had your Niger should feel it m
9 duty TO return him, and would cheerfully do 81
but if he has gone into Lanes brigade all he
couldn't get him' The lady gave the matte
up, and her chattle is now becoming the opn,
of property.