Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-06-05
Items.

Eastern kilograms report that priyates Enos
Daley, Philip Maysoff and Charles Harrington
all Of the l4th New York, in Gen. Hooker's
army, have been convicted Of desc rtion, and are
sentenced to be shot to-day.
In Russellvillc, Brown county, few days ago,
a copperhead named Long, thrust a butternut
in the face Of discharged wounded soldier of
the 18th o. v. l., named Kirk The latter re-
sented it, when the former rushed at him. Kirk
drew pistol and shot Long dead.
G. II. White aud s. W. Franklin are now in
Sandusky for the purpose Of recruiting colored
soldiers. At a meeting held in the Colored
Baptist Church, out of 81 males prasent 10 enlist
ed. So says the Register.
1t is reported by the Washington correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Gazette, that when Gen.
Hooker next moves he will have command OF
all the forces in Virginia. The Suffolk and Nor
folk troops, those lying at the extremity of the
Peninsula, along the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad, and about the defences of Washing
ton, are to be alike subject to his call
The election for State and County officers in
West Virginia on the 2sih proved complete
and gratifying triumph of the Union sentiment
of Wheeling and Ohio counties, and we doubt
not throughout the State. Judge Boreman is
elected Governor and the rest of the State tick
ct is chosen without serious opposition. In
Wheeling and Ohio counties the Unconditional
Union ticket for Delegates, de-, was elected by
splendid majorities.
The returns from the special elections ordered
by Gov Gamble, to fill vacancies in the State
Convention, show most satisfactory results for
the cause of emancipation in Missouri. In al
most every district immediate emancipationists
have been elected, and the st. Douis district will
be represented by that sterling friend Of free
dom, Chas. j Drake. This is an evidence that
the people Of Missouri have not been deaf to the
great lesson of the rebellion.
The Cincinnati Gazette pronounces the report {
of the capture of Helena, and the hanging of a
regiment Of negroes and their white officers by
the rebels, canard of the first water.
A letter from Cincinnati says that Gen. Burn
side is to take the field with the 9th Army
corps and other troops, and pierce through Ken
lucky to East Tennessee. fSH t3l
agate" writes 70 the Cincinnati Gazette: at
is well enough to know that the campaign,now
in progress near Vicksburg was substantially
planned by Mr.. Lincoln himself"
1t is stated that over one hundred of the col
ored men of Chatham, Canada West have gone
to the United States to enlist in the black regi-
ments being organized. Most Of them have old
scores to settle with tho rebels. s7e
The Richmond correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury says Beauregard has been sent to
Vicksburg, and Ewell to Charleston.
On Friday of last week the 9Th Illinois made
aforay on the peninsula between the Rappahan.
mock and Potomac, capturing l25 prisoners,
about 500 eontrabands, and nearly 700 fine hor-
ses.
The election in Noya-Scotia on the 2eth re-
suited in the defeat Of the Government parity
The Hon. Joseph Howe Is defeated. The OPP
position will have at least forty members in tie
next Legislature. In the last Legislature the
Opposition had "a members, and the Govern
ment %.
A correspondent writing from near Port Roy
al, says that Grants army has captured large
quantities of live stock and cotton enough to
keep the looms of Manchester running ad MI
tltnl. r'ss
The Capital City Fact says that Hon. Hugh
J. Jewett positively declines being candidate
for Governor upon the next Democratic ticket.
He does not sympathise with ths CoPperheada.
Those who complain Of the aslowness" with
which We are conducting the war for the sup
precision Of the Rebellion, should look at the
French invasion Of Mexico. Admiral De La
Gravier arrived at Vera Cruz on the 9th Of De-
cember, l66l--ssvcItee,, months Ggo--and yet the
work ofcOnqusst has hardly commenced.
The Catholic Bishop Of Iowa, on Sunday week,
10 sermon at Dubuque, pointedly denounced
the Golden Circle or Copperhead secret organ
ization. He would give those members Of the
church who had joined the organization, two
weeks to leave IL, and then II they still contin-
ued in il. they might consider themselve ves excom-