Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-08-22
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By the burning of Mr.. Ickes' barn hy-1ight-
ming, mentioned in our paper last week, his loss
is not less than 81 500.
Woodi All persons who have large quanti-
ties Of wood will see in our advertising columns
a notice for 2000 cords to be delivered at John
sons Island for the secesh prisoners use.
It is reported that Cassius NJ Clay has been
appointed TO a very important command west of
the Mississippi. His reported intention TO re-
turn to Russia has therefore been reeonsidered
! if it was ever held.
man named Hoag, belonging to Sherman,
Conn, purposely cut his hand with scythe, to
avoid being drafted. The wound bIed profusely
and he shortly afterwards died.
A correspondent Of the Grenada AppeaS saws
that at the battle Of Baton Rouge, Capt. Alex.
H. Todd, "a brother of Mrs Lincoln) was in
stantly killed. This makes the second brother
of hers that has been killed during the war.
We at length have the official details of the
destruction of the Arkansas. The Essex with
crew not one-fourth as large, and with a much
lighter armament, attacked the rebel craft, and
senta volley of eombustble shells into her
which set her fire. She burned until she
blew up and sunk.
| WELL DoSEl-We are informed that agentle-
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| Columbus, says the records show that Franklin
county has furnished 800 men for the war, and
four hundred Of them are o6fces.-2oiedo Blade
The very last words of Martin Van Buren.
like those of Stephen A. Douglas, were utteran-
ces of confidence in the President of the United
States, and prayer for the triumph of our army
1t is a remarkable fact that those journal.
which protest against the agitation of the sla.
very question, have twice as much to say OF
| the negro question as any body else. They
rarely publish a political article which is no
Perfumed with the odor'of the Ethiopian.
One of the editors of the Detroit Tribune ha.
been spending few days in Canada West and
gives the result of his observation in that re-
gion. On the war question: he says, that four
fitths OF the population sympathise with the
rebels of the South.
al am not superstitious, said Gov. Andrew be-
fore the Great Methodist Camp Meeting on Mar
thas Vineyard last Sunday. Il am not supersti-
tous; but it is singular if not significant fact
that since the veto Of Gen. Hunters proclama-
tion every battle has been defeat"
The commanding officer of the prison at AL
ton has Just notified Major Merrill that the rebel
Burrows, who was arrested here not long since,
with large lot of quinine and morphine ingen-
iously concealed in the bottom of his trunk was
shot yesterday while attempting to escape from
confinement at Alton.~-C Cairo Dispatch.
Captain j. Pembroke Jones, commander of
the new rebel ram Fingal, has been captured by
our naval forces at Hilton Head, while on a re-
connoitering expedition in the steamer General
Lee from Savannah. Jones was lately an off
Ger of our navy. He eisat once traitor and aspy.
Four Ohio Regiments were armed and equip
ped on Monday. Two Others We're ready for the
same process, and are fitted out by this time.
Beware of conservatives" especially acon-
servatiye Republicans" We all know what
conservative Democrat il, but the depth of in-
fanny and degradation to which conservative
Republican" can stoopis so much the meaner,
that the interests of the country requires that
they should be specially guarded against.
The Secretary of War has decided that every
person, whether citizen or not-that is unna-
turalized foreigners who have voted at any elee-.
tions in any of the States-shall be regarded as
having exercised franchise that subjects them
to military duty. Every man who votes, il he
is physically competent, must fight.
Up to Thursday last / 1884 volunteers had been
reported in Allen county, and II weseenfidently
expected that the number would be increased 10
over i,5o0. This is out of a population Of 49,
Is5. Well done Allen.
A woman near New Bedford opposed her hns-
band e proposal to enlist He did so, however,
and she yielded, s0rrowfully. They shortly af-
terward took walk together. For long time
both kept silent on the subject that was nearest
the thoughts of each; finally the wife spoke. Il
suppose you have made up your mind said
she, "but want you to understand, that If You
ever run, viii never live with you again.
Illinois has completed the raising of her full
quota OF the $4,000 volunteers called By the
President, aud, having something over, proposes
To make uD her quota of the 9flfl H0n militia IN,