Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-12-19


Items.
Our next paper will be published on the 26th.
To be in time wish our readers and mankind
generally-traitors and rebels excepted-a Mer-
ry Christmas.
Philadelphia, Dec. ia Fortress Monroe
letter of the 18th inst says that Plymouth, N c.,
had been destroyed by fire, but by what dvis-
ion of the Federal army is not known.
1t is stated that a strong Federal feet will be
sent TO Europe to look after the rebel men-of-
war said to be building in England.
1t is said there is project on foot for divi-
ding Texas into four States, with eight Senators,
and it is said there is seine prospect of the
measure gathering head
The final count in the 7lh Missouri District, is
said to elect Hon. John W. Noel the present
member, by seven votes. Mr.. Noell is one of
the unconditional and progressive Union men of
Missouri.
The Fond du Lac Press says: Among the
endless variety of shinplasters in circulation in
this vicinity, we noticed one the other day bear
ing the signature U. r. Sold
Hon. VIM. Polk, died suddenly at Nashville,
on the 10th inst. He was an active Union man,
and his remains were sent to the family of tho
deceased, at Columbia.
A Mrs. Tylor, of Connecticut, was suddenly
missing, and having left a letter for her husband
commencing him to the widower's God, and adj
vising him soon to marry again, it was supposed
she had columitteed suicide. 1t now turns out
she eloped with fellow named Perkins.
In. a case before an English court lately, il
was shown in evidence introduced, that French
acrobat receives salary greater than the income
of the Archbishop of Canterbury, twice as much
az that of the President of the United States
and vastly more than the income of any Gei1-
eral lawyer or editor in the country. ~.
The J. Wesley Greene who pretends he has a
commission from jeff. Davis to President Lin
coin, was lately chaplain in a Pennsylvania
regiment, and was arrested for stealing money
from soldiers letters. He was formerly pho
tOgrapher in Rochester.
Seventeen suits have been commenced at Nor,
folk against the Wise family, consisting of Hen
ry A., John J. H., George D.. and 0. Jennings
| for the recovery of debts varying in amounts
from two hundred and fifty to one thousand dol
| lars.
BY the Dayton Journal we learn that there /
to be convention of Sorghum eultivators a
that place on the 30th and 3Ist inst, and tina
the S. d. d.. q. 2. r. aud Hamilton d Daytor
r. R. have agreed to cary all persons attending
the convention at half fare.
New York, Dec. l3.-The total amount raise,
in this city to date, for the Lancashire, Ehglan,
operatives, is $l60,000. Custom House return
show $90000e worth Of guns have been import
ed this week.
The government has contracted for twent'
| thousand barrels of flour at st. Louis, at price
ranging from 60 to S5l4 per barrel. TIL
bogus Confederacy Government have a stand
ing contract with the Richmond mills for tn
same article at $40 per barrel, payable in scrip,
redeemable two years after the close of the wal
cheapest, after all.
Gen. Butler, in a letter Just received in Wash
ington says that his two regiments Of colore
troops have rendered him very great service j
the. Calf Department, and have enabled him
do much more than he could have accomplishe
without them. He is supporting at govern
ment expense 10000 white people and 1900
colsred people, and has, nevertheless paid int
the Treasury S750-0o0, the proceeds of confscl
tons Of rebel property.
: The elections for members of Congress for I'll
first and second districts in Louisiana, held O
the Sd inst, have resulted in the choice of tw
unconditional Union Men, Messrs. B. F. FlanC
ers and Michael Hahn. Mr.. Jacob Barke
whom the New Orleans Delta calls sthe negI
worshipPing and rebel candidate" was defeate
STATISTICS OF THE JEsuITs.-From a boo
lately published in Austria it appears that thel
are at present 1921 Jesuites. OF these ther
are 34S in Austria, 265 in England, $40 in Be
GUM, 2-203 in France l56 in Galieia, sol
Germany, l26 in Zealand, 742 in Spain, 246 i
Maryland O. s., IS in Mexico, 403 in Missour
206 in the Kingdom Of Naples, 20l in Hollan,
277 in the province Of Turin, and 236 in that I
Venice. There IS not one in Russia.
The Russian emancipation is already begin
ming to show good fTiuts- The Government
Toula- which formerly had ten village school
with $50 pupils, now eighteen months late
numbers l,l23 schools with 1881 pupils
the Government Of Sinbrisk, the number Z
schools ruse, during the same period, from TWEEN
ty To 277, Of pupils from 375 10 4l92; in P0dol
ia, from 306 TO 2SS schools, and from 596 I
$4,000 pupils.
Senator Fsssenden; in one Of his exeeIlen
speeches last Thursday upon Senator Sauls
bury's resolution of inquiry touching the aTes
Of two citizens OF Delaware, took the Just ground
that the President was bound by his oath 1
save the republic at any cost, even OF individ
ual injustice and that this is not the time Will
the republic is still in danger, to inquire wheth
er the President has. IN all respects and in ever
case, proceeded precisely as he would have don
in time Of peace
The representative men Of the Democracy Il
/ Congress have introduced but two measures thi
session. The first is "a reduce the Federal Ia
ON whisky to a nominal rate, and the other is
bill to prevent the arrest Of Northern traitor
who are giving aid and comfort to the rebels.
The Rochester Democrat Boston Courier. Al
hany Argus, Albany Evening Journal and Os
wegO Times have reduced the sine of their sheet
I on account Of the high price Of paper