Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-22

on the end OF her nose.
1t is said that no body welcomed Gen.
Grant in his recent visit to the South ex-
cept the negroes.
JAY Cook, the immortal Seyen-tbirtv
fnancier, is urging plan for the resump-
ton OF specie payments in January, 1867.
The disloyal citizens of New Orleans are
raising fund to build a monument to the
rebel General Butler hung for tearing
down the flag.
If you make thing perfectly plain and
simple to man he will give you no credit
I-he will think he knew it before.
Rev. VIM. Boynton, Congregationalist
of Cincinnati, is the newly elected Chan.
lain to the House of Representatives, Wash
ington.
| Mr.. Kelley, of Penn, has introduced a
bill into Congress, for the extension
OF the elective franchise in the District of
Columbia.
1t may be said, in view of the 1nany
thousand Federal soldiers who died at An
dersonville, that the rebel pen was might
ier than the rebel sword in the business of
destroying enemies.
Paddy's description of fiddle: at
was the shape of turkey and the size of
a goose; he turned it over on It's belly and
rubbed its backbone with "a stick. and och
by St Patrick how it did squalel"
ANOTHER ADAMS FROM QUINCY, Mass
Quincy has just elected to the Massachu-
setts House of Representatives John Quin-
cy Adams, who is the fourth of the gener-
alton of Adams distinguished in public
life.
A good story is told of Methodist at
whose house an itinerant preacher was pass
ing the night, who, when bedtime came
and family prayers were suggested, in
searching for Bible, finally produced a
couple of torn leaves of the good Book,
with the naive remark, 81 didn't know
was so near out of Bibles"
Mrs. Walling, Texan, who with her
three children escaped from the State
through innumerable perils, has very
clear conception of some historical facts.
In late description of her suferings she
casually remarked, 81 look upon a rebel
as courageous copperhead; but l look
upon copperhead as a cowardly rebel"
CLEAN YOUR TREEs.-Wheneyer the
weather is mild and moist in the winter
all fruit trees will be benefited by wash.
ling their bodies in mixture of strong
ley, SCOT, and flour of sulpher. Make the
mixture of about the thickness of cream,
and put it on with large paint brush.
or common whitewash brush,
A shrewd preacher, after an eloquent
charity sermon, said to his hearers: 81 am
afraid, from the sympathy displayed in
your countenances, that some of you NAV
give too much. l caution you, therefore,
tnat you should be just before you are
generous; and wish you to understand
that desire no one who can not paw his
debts to put anything in the plate" The
collection was a rare one. ~
Ex-senator Nicholson, of Columbia,
Tenn, formerly Andrew Johnson's col
league in the United States Senate, recent
ly declared, that "to repel freeman from
the ballot-box simply because he was once
a slave, or because his skin is black, would
be to follow a blind prejudice;" and that
negroes 'who possess reasonable qualifca-
| tiOns should be admitted to the ballot-bax.r
The Fenian dissensions remain about
the same as previously eported-each
party daily in receipt of letters or reports
of the proceedings of Circles indorsing its
peculiar course. President Stephens is
Expected to arrive in this country very
soon. The Fenian Senate was not in ses-
sion yesterday, but will probably resume
its sittings on Monday.
Gov. PIcKEEs, who introduced into
the late South Carolina Convention the
resolution declaring slavery abolished, in
speech to the Charlestonians in 1851,
said, 1--WE have humbled the American
flag; and, as long as | have the honor to
preside as your Chief Magistrate, so help
me God no power on earth shall ever
lower from that fortress those flags, unless
they are lowered and trailed in sea of
blood.
A romantic story has recently been
published-the 'Love Life" of DR. Kane.
1t seems that he was secretly married to a
Miss Margaret fox; but the social position
of the lady being inferior to that of his
own family, the marriage was not publicly
recognized. At his death DR.. Kane left
money in trust for the support of his wife
but his relatives have withheld it from her,
and brought her character into question.
This glove Life" seems to have been
published for the purpose, in part, of vim
dicating her character.
A singular donation was recently re-
ceived by the Free Colored Grammar
School of the District of Columbia, at
Washington. It was a gift of upward of
three thousand dollars from the mission
Sabbath School at Aintab, in Syria.
Aintab is about seventy miles from Aleppo
and the population consists of Turks,
Greeks, and American Christians. A let
ter accompanied the gift, containing
most hearty congratulation upon the sue
cessful termination of our national difficult |
ties, and an especial expression of rejoicing
at the result achieved in the liberation of
the negro race.-JournaL
'Auntie," said four-year-old Alice,
whose little head was full of Christmas,
81 want to write letter to Santa Claus
or will you write it for me?" "Auntie"
took her pen and wrote verbatim at the
child's dictation:
"DEAR SANTA CLAUs,-1 wish you wo'd
get me little dolly, turning around, IF
that belongs to Christmas; and candy