Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-05-27

A new loyal paper, the Herald is to be start I
ed Vieksburg
Kansas papers report good progress on the 1
eastern division of the Pacific Railroad
A Richmond paper announces that the town
people will have to live on half rations until the
country people have heard of Grants defeat
One ought every day at least to hear little
song read good poem, fine picture, and, +
if possible, to speak few reasonable words.
Whoever heard of a widower committing sui
eide ON account Of love? A little experience is
wholesome.
new daily paper, the american F1ag APP
pears in San Francisco. 1t hoists the name Of I
Mr.. Lincoln for the Presidency. aa
When we once come to know and believe in I
good earnest that there is peace with God to [
be had, and that it is the very thing we want, it |
will certainly make us cool in all other pursuits
The first anti-slavery newspaper ever printed I
in Tennessee was published by Benjamin Lrln-
dy, printer in Greenville, East Tenaessee about
the year 1915. Greenville then contained about
two hundred inhabitants.
Gen. Rice was wounded and his leg amputa-
ted, but he died in the afternoon. ust before |
he died he desired TO be turned over. (Which !
way?' the Chaplain asked. Turn my face to-
ward the enemy, were his last words
The ''lnonster Mcneil in command of one
of Beast Buffers" brigades helped thresh the
rebels between Richmond and Petersburg. the
other day. That's ''agin the Constitution as it
was. ''-Ddyton journal
1t is noticed as remarkable feature,of trade
Just now that an active demand exists in the
East for sugar for the New Orleans market Re-
fore the rebellion this would have been looked
upon as carrying Goals to New Castle;;'' but.
as it is, the destruction Of the sugar plantations
in that region makes it a buyer instead of a
seller.
The receipts at the Internal Revenue Bureau
for April amount to eleven millions. The semi
annual payments Of the banks taxes are includ-
ed in this amount. Commissioner Lewis will
urge the Finance Committee to amend the House
bill by imposing the same tax upon all incomes,
not more than five per cent.
Gen. Sheridan did good work in his success
full raid. Among the prominent rebels killed.
we notice, by correspondence in the Richmond
Enquirer, was Colonel H. Clay Pate, whom all
our readers will remember as violent ''bOrder
ruffian'' in the Kansas trouble.
ASpanish feet recently seized the Peruvian
Guano Islands released the prisoners at work
there, and then seized Peruvian store-ship.-
This outrage has produced great deal of ex-
element 1t is believed that France is at the
bottom of it.
Somebody who knows, says that when two
or more women, approaching you on a narrow
walk step behind one another to enable you to
pass, you may be sure that they are ladies of un-
common pOliteness and consideration. The usu-
al course pursued by women is to charge all
abreast, sweeping everybody into the mud.
A Apatriotic speaker was interrupted by a peace
man with ''HOw many children have you in the
army?' To which the reply came-'sOne, an
only son--it'snot my faultthat have no moreT
A severe drouth is prevailing in Minnesota
The ground is said to be dried several feet be-
low the surface Wells and cisterns are dry,
and streams and lakes alarmingly reduced.
May 1lth gold went up in New York city in
spite of the favorable army news, because the
steamer Olympus for Liverpool that day, took
! off 81, Oh, 486 in specie, to be exchanged for
European dress goods, perfumery, wines, IL
quors, cigars and the like. That's whats the
matter
Among the novelties in the Mechanics Hall
at the Pittsburg Sanitary Fair, will be steam
horse lately invented by a citizen of Pittsburg
The Gazette says this horse is represented to be
capable of supplying the place of the genuine
quadruped, hauling drays, wagons, DC, and
viii adapt itself toall variations of road surface.
Xenia is literally responding to the call ofthe
farmers for help in their spring and summer
work. Many citizens have volunteered for that
service, and the town is organized for the pro-
motion of this object with a committee in each
ward. Good for Xenia.
dry sort of genius once undertook to name
and classify the different sorts of fools in this
world: lst, the ordinary fool; ID, the fool who
is one and don't know it; Sd, the fool who is
not satisfied with being fool inreality, but
undertakes in addition, to play the fool.
A case of conscience recently occurred in Lor-
ain county. The Treasurer received letter
through the Post Office enclosing $1O0in green
backs, with an anonymous note stating it was
for taxes due on property not reported to the
Assessor for three or four years past. -
The Palmetto (Port Royal s. G. J Herald of
the 18th speaks of the arrival there front the Sa-
vanah river, of number OF. rebel deserters-
These deserters say that ON the 7Ith, when the
news of Grants success over Lee reached Sa-
vanah, general gloom prevailed through the
city, and prominent rebels showed such signs of
despOndency as have never appeared before.
The Boston AdrertiseT, remarks that the sud-
den changes in the popularity of our political
and military chieftains, leads to the almost
mOurnful inquiry: "What is lasting distinc-
tion?' As an illustration reference is made to
the spontaneous triumph which overwhelmed
Gen. Banks in his last visit to Boston. 'sOn
that day., says the Advertiser. s'the favorite
of the people was congratulated by friend ON
the hold he had ON the public favor. eyes,
madam, said he, with his grave smile, ''and
the first mistake make they viii forget it all F"
His prophecy proves true.
The Mattapony river, in Virginia, watering
the present ttle-felds, gets its name, oddly,
from four separate branches running southeast
erly. The southernmost branch is called Mat,
the next one Tia, the next Po, and the last Ny.
In the forks of these syllable streams the armies
are enacting the bloOdiest drama of the war
SpOttsylvania is situated upon the PO, stream
which is only few inches Deep ordinarily and
half dozen yards wide. The North Anna
river is about the size of Bull Rum and when
swollen by rains is not fOrdable,
The Russians have at last conquered the
Circasians. On the first of April great
battle was fought, with large loss on eth
er side; but seeing no hope in the future
of being able to successfully carry on con
test they have so long and so spiritedly
maintained, they are making arrangements
to emigrate to Turkish soib The Turk
ish Government favors the idea, and has
sent five steamers to take off the refugees
if the Russian Government viii allow it.
Columbus for Abraham Lincoln.
The County Union Convention which
assembled on Saturday, in Columbus,
passed the following resolution mani
mously:
Resolved, That in this crisis of our Ma
tional affairs we deem it best for all the in