Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-12-30
Published BY Request.
The following was written by sailor of FAR.
RAeUT' fleet and sent us for publication:
FARRAGUTS BALL.


FARRAGUTS BALL.
on the Bay OF Mobile lay Dsyy Fsuaguf,
On ship called tb- 'Hsrtford" of fans and reDown;
He'd been waiting some time for bali room ne oouldut
get, aa.-.8
so he thought TO himself he would batter It down;
So he gave large ball for the good Of tbs Union.
large Union aeet was invited to call:
So Just pay attention and will now mention,
ThsmusicsI tune played at Farraguts Ball
The ballroom was kept by Buchanan faction
And another old turneost whose Bsms it was Page,
When they heard of the old Salamandsr's intention
By the hockey, they fell into an sll- cred rage,
So we all got an order to dress ourselves gay, y
The GunbOsts and Monitors, Two Enders and all,
While the old salamAndsr with Drsyton and Granger
Were planning the programme for FsrraguFs Ball.
There Alden of Brooklyn, and Brown OF PsIssca
And Paddy Mullany, Of Oneida renown, r
With Gharardi aud Jewet who said they'd go thrOughIt
Or batter Fort Morgan right square to the ground,
But old father Perkins, ON board of the Richmond.
Says; 'ill shorten my dress, for look Esry tsiI,
SO I'll just take triPt the Warrington Navy Yard
Ans PuSon my rualss for Farragut's Ball.
Buchanan he swore by his iron-cIad monster
He would butt the brains Of the rst one come IN
While old Paddy Murphy, with his hog bFaes sbealAh
Said he'd be around when the baIIwould begin.
Old Page, he was ready with all his torpedoes, BE >,
His Brookscs, and Blaksys, and whitsorths aud an
For he'd sink and blow up all the danna6le Yankess
Who had free tieketfor Farraguss Ball.
On the fifth day of August guests all assembled
Each one took his partner and got into line,
While the van of our feet, old Buchanan to meet,
Sure was led by the Brooklyn in double quick time
We all followed after in close, proper order,
The "Grand Union Eagle" few high over all,
When the little 'Tecumseh let drive at Fort Morgan
And the devil broke loose at Farrsguts Ball.
The setion commenced, give and take was the order
The whole rebel feet then joined in the FRAY,
he the bricks, sand and mortar Few up in disorder
As we all swung our partners round inside the bay
Tie Buchanan faction we bring to close action,
They sling out their neta on both great and small.
as We balance our partners and let them 70 gaiIy
Fort dance singIe-handed at Fsrragut's Ball.
Ny bold Paddy Murphy rosrs his last thunder,
When Jswett swung round and came up on his bow,
de hit him kick with hundred pound rife. s
Which soon put an end to that part oftbs row.
Buchanan not liking the ''sweet Union musicH
Ne" quickly skedaddled with consort ana all.
"hile we allpromenade round the old salsmauder
And take our refreshments at FarrsVurs Rail-
But the best of our fun remains TO be stated
As We lay surveying our ballroom 80 ane.
Oh, the ladies pet ram of Noble came bowling
kor to gobble MS all in double quick time @ .r5sr
''Run him down and jump him was nov, the pet or
But he says,-'Nr. Richmond, III give Won. c.II,
So away goes his smoke stack and down comes m .olo,
His bunting was bogus at Fsrrsguts Ball.
He tries the same game he played the Cumberland
But three little Monitors stopped his prsnks.
When all in blaze of Confederate glory,
Buchanan surrendered his ram to the Ysnks
. So here'sto the feet of the old Salamander,
He'll shortly go round and give Galveston call.
So give all the veterans chance for the bounty,
And they'll all take ticket for Fsrragut's Ball
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Petroleum has just been discovered in South
ern Indiana.
Nickel and plumbago have been discovere
in Northern New Jersey.
A temperance paper is to be started nes
month in Portland, Me-, to be called the ''Ol
Oaken Bucket
A man IN Somervillc, Massachusetts. wa
killed few days since by drinking quart G
whisky because friend paid for it.
DIR. James W. Webber has recovered 81. 50
against the city of CharIestown, Mass, for iniu
iries sustained by him from defect in the street
Mcclellan receives the smallest vote of an
Presidential candidate except at the election il
1904, Pickney, the Federal candidate had onl,
] IA voters.
Gen. ThouIss' Christmas present TO the way
ward sisters"-A acorsted Hood.
A farmer living about three miles south .
Sandusky, Ohio, has discovered large vein 0
iron running through his farm.
I Why is a spider good correspondent? Be
cause he drops line by every post.
I The whole of the rebel General Buckner'
baggage was captured, ON the first inst. abOu
four miles above Rodney ON the Mississippi
river Il consisted of six trunks, all heavily
packed with the amenities of civilized life.
The best kind of agricultural fairs-iarmers
daughters.
Washington, Dec 25.-The subscriptions I
the 10 40 loan for the week ending with the 24tl
amounted to S29, ,656, $50 and to the 7.30 loa
/, 334,0 900. ia
], a letter from China states that when the i'm
t perialists took Nankin they cut Of the heads {
| the rebels TO the extent of nearly ten thousand
General Wayne, who commands one of tn
bodies Of rebels iIi Georgia. is son Of Judg
Wayne of the United States Supreme Court.
The estimated number of Indians in the lin
its of the United States is 300, 900. ~
The highest wages paid to agricultural labor
ers in England or on the continent is 81 cents
: ldav, the labOrer boarding himself and the ay
erage is not more than 20 cents day. Ii is n
: wonder emigrants flock to this country.
The Electoral College of Louisiana, met o
: the 7th, cast their seven votes for Lincoln an
! johnson, and appointed a messenger to cOnye
, their vote TO Washington. s4
dispatch from Lexington KY, states ths
Gen. Burbridge had fight with Basil Duke
Brigade and routed them with a loss to the en-
emy of $50 killed and wounded. Our foree
: captured their train and Dick Morgan, brothe
e to John.
The Fenian Brotherhood in the United State
is said to number 10000. They are sworn
!. Iiberate ireland from Britishtyranny For thi
reason their movements in Canada and the Uni
ted States causes the British Government cor
n siderable uneasiness. The general headqusl
II ters of the organization are in the United State
: A grand convention of the order is called I
!, meet at Cincinnati on the 18th of January mex
r copy of rebel song, comprising 10 or
l verses was picked up in deserted camp,
= Forests cavalry, by one of the Federal Pul
8 suing party, after their late attack on Memphi
}, The gist Of the whole is contained in the choru
Hard times coming,
Starvation's now at hand;
Officers eat the -four bread,
And soldiers eat the BRAN
: Mrs. Phebe Baldwin and Elizabeth Johnso
9 sisters, were convicted of stealing 1875 in mo
= ey at the recent Court in Akron, and sent to Il
! u Penitentiary for one year each. The wom
= found pocket book in the road containing q
a money, which they concealed and converted
their own use ~
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