Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-12-05

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Speaking Of cheap things--it costs but a triAs
TO get wife, but doesn't she sometimes turn out
a little dear7
The last sensation book Of The day is "39 Men
for one Woman" by Emile Cbsvalier. Just i'm
agine community in that predicament.
Nine thousand Italian priests have Just pre-
scented petition 10 the Pope in which they en-
treat him in the name Of religion to aboBdon the
temporal power.
Mai Gen. Mitchell was the inventor Of the as
Economical clock, now in use in all the observa-
tories Of the world-an invaluable mechanism
for securing accuracy in the record Of obserya-
tions. His name is linked with science forever.
Frank Leslie has offered $4,000 for the best
original novel, and $1,000 for the best osiginal
story, TO be furnished him by May next, for pub
lication in his illustrated Newspaper. Litera-
ture, verify, is taking an upward tendency.
John Van Buren's Cooper Institute speech is
having great run through the south Nearly
all the rebel papers copy it from the Richmond
Dispatch, with words Of eommendatOn, and the
Southern editors regard "Prince John" as alto
gether one Of themselves.
The Savannah Republican thinks the address
Of the Governors who met at Altoona should dis
sipate all hopes Of peace the part Of the South.
The address proves that the great body Of the
dued and abOlitionized, and that Lincoln under
stood his people when he issued his late procla-
nation.
THANKSGIVING LoAF.-The Tribune of the 9th
says the popular saloon keeper III Chatham St
Mr. Crook,-baked and sent to Five Points
Mission School, barrel Of -four into a single
loaf IL feet long, 2 feet wide and inches thick
A Dovel, but acceptable donation.
The Democratic papers are getting into the
lowest depths OF alL They are now the defend
ers of Buchanan. The Wellesville Patriot says
that had the policy of Buchanan been eontipued,
"we should have been through with our difficult
ties long ago." 1t is difficult to see how any
body but fool traitor can express such a
C!eveldnd Leader.
| The California Farmer says that strangers can
have Nno possible conception of the vintage OF
that State, unless they take the trouble to visit
! the vinyards or the wine cellars, where are
/ found the products of the grape culture. Mr..
Kell, Esq, Of Loss Angeles, has 100 acres in
vines, and computes their number at 100000
He has vines % years old in his grounds; they
yield so, so and 20 pounds each. His crop Of
wine this year viii be 100000 gallons. His es-
tinate is that a vine of six or eight years will
yield one gallon of wine. He has now in store
at his place in the cellar under the Russ House,
10000 gallons Of wine-red, white, port and an
geliea-with his brandy bitters. His wines are
among the best Of those Of California"
Gen. Butler is still hard at work in his de-
partment. He has recently issued several i'm
portant orders, in one of which he shows that
he has solved Gen. Weitzels trouble in regard to
the disposition of the negroes. He has seques-
tered all the property in the Lafourche district,
recently possessed by the forces under Gen. Wet
eel including Gen. Bragg's plantation. COM
mission is to take direction of the district and
work the sugar plantations when not worked by
their owners, with either white or black labor.
Another order suppresses distilleries another Sc
verely threatens tippling officers with dismissal
and another prohibits the arrest of any slave,
unless he is known to belong to a loyal man.
Jacob Barker's paper the National Advocate has
been suppressed.
/ In conversation between Lieut.. Gen. Scot
and Ma. Banks few days ago (accord.
/ ing to dispatch we find in the Boston Journal)
the veteran told Gen. Banks that he had watch
ed his military career with great interest, and
complimented him in earnest terms on what he
had accomplished. %You viii not" Gen. Scott
said, expect me TO ask your destination, nor is
it necessary, for see that you have already in.
formed your friends that you are going South
/ That was clever answer, General" General
Scott further said: my infirmities cause me to
4 long for a southern climate but cannot find il
nearer than Cuba, and l viii not live under
foreign flag" General Banks replied: eve
hope in short time, General, that you may hav,
a tranquil residence in any part of the South
that you may desire to visit
i A report lately obtained circulation in many
of the newspapers that Gen. Taylor's plantation
near New Orleans was sacked by the soldiers o
the Vermont Sth regimeat. The officers of tn,
regiment contradict the statement in Vernon
paper. They say that before the troops arrived
at the plantation the Overseer had run away
taking with him every thing valuable belongin,
, to the estate. The negroes Of the plantatioi
had, after their master left taken possession Q
the wines and some trinkets which had not bee
removed by the overseer, and had taken them T.
their shanties- When the troopsI arrived th
grounds were strewn with papers which the ne
: groes had taken and opened.
During hard shower the other day, an elderl,
, lady sought shelter in the vestibule Of Ford
/ Theatre, on Tenth street. The theatre was for
merly a church, and she was under the impress
ion that it was so still. Looking around tn
old lady observed the ever attentive and polit
: Fritz, who offered chair, and as usual, mad
: himself very agreeable. The old lady remarke
that it was singular day and hour for servic,
and asked what congregation worshiped ther,
! Fritz replied that it was no longer used for thu
purpose, and had been converted into place 4
dramatic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by way
: parenfhasis-that il was the best in the metropC
= lie. "A theatre" said she in tones Of unutters
bic horror, '.let me get OutI let me get out befOr
the devil gets me-" and away she went al 3 4
speed, regardless of the elements or Of dignife
] propriety.- Warrington Chronicle.
= The shoplifters in Toledo beat the S,
g cesh women in hiding things A Mr.
! Miller was recently caught at it in ToIed
c store, and rather thaa submit to a scare
5 drew from her bosom two pickle Dishes
largest size, about 10 inches in length AZ
!, six in width-and salt cellar; from 9th,
d portions Of her person she brought forth s
n yards Of calico, pair Of socks, shawl, te
yards black lusture, and boys coat S
reports the Blade.