Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-01-24

The Davenport Gazette says the ice on the
Mississippi in that vicinity is a foot thick.
The Wing says that Vicksburg Is turning out
from eight to ten brass cannon per week. Some
of them are rifed.
One hundred sick soldiers from Romney ar
rived at Wheeling on the 18th, and were provi-
ded for at the hospital.
On Tuesday last Cassus NJ Clay was con-
frmed az Major General and Abner Doubleday
as Brigadier General.
The War Department has given authority for
the enlistment of warriors among tine Seneca
Indians of New York.
Hired negroes bring masters only $40 or $50
year in North Carolina, and barely their board
in South Carolina. r- 81 4-r-I..
Cameron was confirmed Minister to Russia
% TO IA. Republican Nays: Trumbull, Grimes
Wilkinson, Harlan, Foster, Hale.
Washington dispatches state that no General
who has voluntarily returned fugitive slaves
will be confirmed by the Senate. Good 1t
will serve the dogs right ft
The Springfield Journal, Illinois, states that
Mr.. j. Smith, OF Adams county, made from one
acre of the Chinese Sugar Cane, 800 pounds Of
sugar, and us gallons Of syrup, both Of excel
lent quality. '"e
Information has been received from Manas-
sas by parties direct from there, that the rebels
have evacuated that point, falling back further
South. 1t is not known, but is supposed to be
to counteract the movements Of the troops from
the seaboard. ar
The Little Rock journal Of December 3Ist,
says that on the 27th ult. Edmundsou, the man
who exposed the Union plot in Northern Ar
kansas, was called to the door of his house and
shot dead by SIX disguised men. o,'"
On the first Of January Fort Pickens opened
fire upon rebel steamer at the Pensacola Navy
Yard. The batteries responded, and the firing
was continued all day. Only one of opr men
was wounded. A shot from Pckens made a
breach in Fort Barancas. At evening Warning
ton was set on FIRE, and burned all night.
The Vermont troops in the army Of the Po-
tonae are to be envied by all their fellow sol
diers. T1niE State has opened a bank account
with of them, and regularly passes TO
bis ct month, This sum may be check
ed for volunteer, If he is a,single man: II
married, ,ieis paid to his family II permitted
to remain undrawn by the State Treasurer for
six months the rate Of six per cent. is allowed.
The rebel loss at the battle Of wilson : creek,
Missouri, which was fought on the 10th of An
gust last and at which the brave General Lyon
fell Il has been aseertaihed, was $40 killed, ia
wounded The UnioD less Was 225 killed. and
N W9Hndedsd bod FI8Gi H..fibdao 7ist1
as II Ffantz Sigel were made Major-0cneraI
Of Volunteers we believe not less than $4,000
men now in arms for the Union would Be par
ticuiarly. delighted. There Is no Major Gener-
al Of VOlunteers nov in the service who has
dcue more good fighting OF evinced more mill
faEy capaeity than he has. g0ifR rilsssnsn
Tho slistrsssfF Lyons iss 80 great. sayz Local
paper that 700 young men haye enlisted y. .the
army 10 avoid starvation, This is a very differ
ent kind Of patriotism from, that which has
bFoheht together half a. million of men under
the banner aof the aAHmrican Bnion-&mdst Of
I'whprn leu eOmienabla homes and yemanefa-
rye e"pleypspts p enter our aupy,aw 1slss.
Therea ars nov ~ Lest 900 women employed
st the, United states Arsenal iY Philadelphip
upon clothing fof TIE army, hi addition to
these thefe are pegHaps 5000 more ~ofkltik ion
city, making 10000 IN al. N addition 10 thase
several thousand woman are emploEed 'by con,
tractors fof the same work ~ Z ' ~.
The Grand Jury Of Pittsburgh, Pa, 10 Their
presentI0ent delivered to the Court Of Quarter
Sessions ON Thursday iasi, says that -the tax
which may be eFeaied By this unf0Ftuhhte re-
hklllon. ss Eill ni6At willingly beari gwen hnso
the laat shllliag ssfgW bard sagnipss rather than
e sSaa qeSSe 81 ss SE z ~, 9Is
and let Conenaas understand that Il x ths pre-
dominant feeling of tlie lcoluairy.. Taxt 1i1xg
Taxi /, Let the National ereditbepr preserved. .and
lei Us not bs driven into a shamefh c0mpror
mise with the traitors BY tie lnexorable com
palsioa Of a Government Bankruptcy,