Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-07-04
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Grasshoppcrs have appeared in immense
swarms in Colorado territory, and are devour-
ing vegetation at fearful rate
Parson Brownlow's new book sells well. Mr..
Childs, the eastern publisher, has received or
ders for sixty thousand copies.
The Boston Post says the Sultan of Turkey
has behaved more likes Christian toward us since
the war brke out, than any other sovereign.
Hon. Frank Blair is in ST. Louis, and has an
nounced himself a candidate for reelection to
Congress. The Democrat opposes him, and
says he cannot be elected. The Germans who
have heretofore supported him. will now oppose
him almost to a man.
Commodore Goldsborough has on board his
flagship the Minnesota, a complete printing
office, by means of which he strikes off copies
OF his orders, letters and dispatches for the Sc
venty vessels of his fleet, thereby economizing
time and labor and avoiding errors.
The confscation act meets with the hearty
approval of the soldiers at Manassas. Demo-
Gratis as well as Republicans, are in favor of the
most radical means, and all they fear is that
Congress will treat the rebels too leniently.
DR.. P. YATES, of Green Springs, has passed
an examination before the Board of Medical
Examiners, at Columbus, and has been recon-
| rnended for appointment as Assistant Surgeon
Letters from Prince Napoleon, brought by
the last steamer, show that he is still the same
devoted friend of the North that he has shown
himself to be ever since the rebellion broke out.
A dispatch of June 23d from Gen. Halleck
states that unofficial information has been re-
celved that White River has been opened for
l7O miles, and Gov. Rector and the Rebel Gov
ernment have fled from Little Rock on a boat,
towards Fort Smith.
Tba
expire with this Congress are, Morrill,, of Maine:
Foot, of Vermont; Sumner, of Massachusetts:
Dixon, OF Connecticut; Simmons Of Rhode Is
land; King, of New York; Wilmot of Pennsyl-
vania Wade, Of Ohio; Chandler, of Michigan.
and Doolittle of Wisconsin. Mr.. Dixon, of
Connecticut, has already been chosen his own
successor Gov. SPague succeeds Mr.. Simmons
of Rhode Island.
"Mr. Jones, have you got match?" eyes sir
a match for the old boy. There she is mixing
dough-" Jones pointed to his wife, and then
slid from the front door. The last we saw of
Jones he was knitting" it down the road, hotly
pursued by red-headed lady with mop stick.
The New Albany Ledger learns that when
our fleet arrived in sight of Memphis. the rab-
bic OF the city gathered in great crowd and
proceeded to the Jail in order to demolisb il. II
was such a vile aud filthy place that they dread
ed to be incarcerated in il, where the Union
prisoners had long been confined. Not having
powder to blow it up, they procured ladders
and got on top and tore it down The building
is now complete wreck.
Col. Forney, in letter to the Philadelpbia
Press, says: Results have sadly proved that IL
reckinridge had been elected, four years would
nave found the free states without country save
that which was controlled by the institution of
slavery. The rebellion of 1861 -'62 is the voice
of the devil pioclaiming that, in the event of
the election of Breckenridge in 1860, four wears
more would have found us slave monarchy |"
An exchange has the following back-banded
compliment to the sex:
We're sinners in tobacco-iuice we know:
But woman tenderly would hide the stain.
For, see the dirt the darlings undergo,
10 sweep the sidewalks with their flowing
train
The Baltimore Clipper saws that the recant
attemptof Vallandigham and his fellow-work-
ers ITO cause opposition to Mr.. Lincoln 8 admin
istration by appeals TO the feelings of the old
democratic party, and to take the name of that
party to cover their traitorOus designs, NAV be
considered as pretty well exploded. There will
be found but very few of those engaged in this
scheme whose antecedents do not prove them IN
he directly in affiliation with the rebels at the
south. The very men who were the most
ready 10 destroy the government, the constitu-
ton and the Union, are now the most whining,
hypocritieal complainers as to the great danger
IN which the constitution of the country has
been placed"
Gov Morton understands the game. He has
revoked the commission of number of rebel
synpathisers, who crept into the Indiana Reg
iments by mistake. Gov. Morton is determi5-
ed mat the Indiana boys shall be commanded
by none but the ~true blues" He is right.
The official lists of the rebel loss at Fair Oaks
have been published. Eighty five regiments
and batteries Were engaged, sustaining a loss of
killed. wounded and missing of 5s97.