Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-04-08

The latest returns of the vote of New York
on the soldiers suffrage show majority of 16l-
OOO in favor of the constitutional amendment
Lake Champlain is clear of ice 1t has been
closed only three weeks this winter-a remark
able circumstance.
The provision trade of Chicago is immense.
Last year over 100000 hogs and 10000 beeves
were packed. The total receipts of pigs for the
year were 1871, ,652.
Connecticut has filed her quota under all the
calls for troops, and has a comfortable surplus
of dive Yankees" left, who are ready for the
next demand.
Brigham Young is about to prove to the
"Saints" that he can keep hotel" having pur-
chased the Salt Lake House for S25,0O0. A
correspondent drily remarks that she has now
under his control all the paying institutions of
the city
A Chicago paper invents a new title for our
soldiers. Announcing the arrival of Wisconsin
recruits, it calls them ''more rebellon-crushers"
Many people have Just enough conscience to
keep them tolerable miserable all their lives.
The elections in the various counties of Ten
nessee (says Nashville letter-writer) may be
declared triumphant victory ofthe anti-slave-
ry sentiment of the state.
An army chaplain, preaching to his soldiers,
exclaimed "If God is with us, who can be
against us?" jeff. Davis and the deyilp'-
promptly exclaimed one of the boys
The Volksfreund, the Democratic German or
gan of Hamilton county, which supported VAL
landigham for Governors came out the other day
with the name of John G.. Fremont as its cam
didate for the Presidency. The Democratic par
ty is tottering to its fall The Germans are de-
serting the sinking ship.
Let no one suppose, by acting a good part
through life, he will escape SANDER. There viii
be those even who hate him for the very quail
tiles that ought to procure esteem. There are
some folks in the world who are not willing that
others should be better than themselves.
The Philadelphia Press says that the Gov
ernment has called upon the locomotive build
ers of that city for 200 engines to be made forth
with, and in case of default the Government
would seize the shops. The engine builders
have agreed to do the work.
There are four brothers in Thorndike, Me- by
the name OF Parsons, whose aggregate height is
twenty-five feet three inches. The height of
each is as follows: 6feet l, feet 3, feet L. and
feet 7.
Including the city railroads, 208 persons were
killed and l39 injured on the railroads of this
state in the year 1863. So says the official re-
port from Albany.-N. 7. Post
A married woman thirty -seven years old
eloped from the little town of Redford Michi-
gan last week, with boy of nineteen. The
forsaken husband gave chase, caught the pair
and insisted upon his wife's return but she re-
fused.
A young woman of Newburyport has sent to
Mr. Lincoln pair of wOollen socks, on the bot
tom of each of which is knitted the secession
flag, and near the top the stars and stripes, so
that when worn by the President he viii always
have the flag of the rebellion under his feetl
The Boston branch of the Sanitary Commits
sion is doing a noble work Since last April
ten thousand two hundred and sixteen soldiers
have had their wants supplied. Twenty thou
sand volunteers are indebted to the institution
for collecting their back pay. Eghty-ni
sick men, in a single day, have been cared tor.
Mr.. Sumner presented to the senate the petit
ton of a thousand colored citizens of Louisiana,
who pay taxes on property to the amount of
SI5,000000, that their rights may be recognized
by the Government, and that they may be al
lowed to vote These are the men who, when
New Orleans was threatened last year, organz-
ed regiment in forty -eight hours, and offered
it for the defense of the city. As they were good
enough to fight for the Union then, are they not
good enough 10 vote for it now?
The Island of Java must be a sweet place to
emigrate to- The deaths there, in 1862, from
other than natural causes, were as follows:-
Drowned, 1,l2I; falling from trees etc, 504;
lightning 366: tigers, 299; crocodiles, ia;
snakes, 46; butfaloes, 6; rhiuoceros, 4; suicide
165; other accidents, 529; total, 1924. In the
small island of Singapore the deaths from
tigers were very much exceeded in the same
year.
Lady Wortley Montague, the famous wit and
beauty, made the most sarcastic observation that
was ever published about her own sex. 1t
goes far," said my lady, "to reconcile me to be-
ing a woman, when L reflect that | am thus in
no danger of marrying onel" What if man
had said that? But see how another lady, the
unhappy Countess of Landsfelt, inverted the
sentiment and turned the satire into the most
delicate and generous Ofcompliments new
er behold beautiful women" said Lola Mon
tez in one of her lectures, ~but ! fall in love
with her myself and wish were man that |
might marry herl"
WHAT \ PICTURE.-ChicagO Is becoming a
very demoralized city In ten days three abOr-
from intemperance, seven murderous assaults,
five important rOberies three dead and two live
infants found, one case of arson, one burnt to
DEATH four fatal accidents, and one rebel spy
escaped from custody, besides about two hum
dred cases of drunkenness, theft disturbances
DC, brought before the Police Court. Delight
full village to live inl
MECHANICS EXCLUDED At one time the
Il E d
delphia proposed to form themselves into So
ciaf circle, from which all mechanics were to be
excluded. The papers were drawn up for this
purpose and presented to DIR. Franklin for his
signature. On examining its contents he re-
marked that he could not consent to write his
name, inasmuch as by excluding mechanics
from their circle, they had excluded the AL
mighty, who was greatest mechanic of the uni
verse.
MAPLE SYRUP.-NOw while the maple sugar
season is on, we desire to press upon the manu-
facturers of this product the Importance of TAX
ing the best care Ofther syrup by Immediately
potting it in cans in the same way they save
fruits in the fall. The empty fruit cans can thus
do double duty during the year. Heat the ma
pie syrup the same~as you do fruit, pour it hot
into the cans and seal it up, and you viii pre-
serve the nice flavor of the maple which will
casks or jugs, however well they may be corked
FREEDOM TO OLD VRGINIA.-Ten of the lead
ing citizens and shareholders of Norfolk, Vir.,
including the Mayor and principal Councilmen,
obtained permission, by formal petition to Gen
Wild to fire 100 guns in honor of the passage of
the ordinance of immediate abolition passed by
the Constitutional Convention at Alexandria,
The guns were well charged, and fired on the
very spot upon which the rebels fired their hum
lreed guns in honor of the fall of Sumter.
The library of Congress contains $4,000 vol
umes and during the last sixty years $343,0OO
have been expended in the purchase of books !
By law, copy of every book published in the |
country must be deposited in the library.
The so-ealled Spotted Fever at Long Branch |
New Jersey, has carried off 81 out of 80 cases.
1t is believed to be caused by bad food, poison
Dus rye coffee and bedroom air vtiated by ke-
rosene lamp-smOke.
"How does Mr. Lincoln stand in Iowa?" was
the query ofa sturdy old farmer from that State
STAND" he replied, with glistening eye and
raising his brawny fist sold Abe stands seven
zen feet higher in Iowa than any other man in