Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-03-10
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HypOcrites wear long faces, Just as II they
supposed God we're an undertaken.
With this year the British Parliament has
been in existence 500 years.
The New York Times says Fernando Wood
is going to the Holy Land. .JeruSaIen.
Major General Carl Schurz will be assigned
to to the command of division In Gen. Han
cocks Corps, as soon it is raised. He has
been ordered and will start in few days, to
inspect the system of recruiting for that corps
in the west.
There is a great inundation at Nashville caus-
ed by the rapid rise in the Tennessee. Much
damage has been done to property. The Ohio
river is also very high.
The drifts of snow in Western New York are
SO great as to make the roads well nigh impas.
sable. The snow is from two to ten feet deep.
The Buffalo Commercial expresses the belief
that July and August will make an impression
upon it.
Sherman captured at Charleston more guns
than were brought into action on both sides in
the great battle at Waterloo. Wellington, af-
ter fighting far into the shades of night took
227 pieces of cannon from Napoleon. Sher-
man. without battle, took $50 at Charleston.
Upon the occasion of Gen. Sherman's ap-
proach to Charleston, the Charleston Mercury
raved and ragged and staggered and clustered
and bullied and defied and cursed and swOre
and-ske6addled.
The name of contemporary is Frost. A few
days ago, when certain event occurred IN his
family, he wrote: There was slight Frost here
on last Wednesday night"
The Chinese are queer people To go to mar
ket gentleman at Canton writes that
neighbOr of his has got in his winters provis-
ions-a quarter of horse and two barrels of
bull dogs
1t is understood that DIR. Livingstone is de-
termned again to devote himself to African dis
covery, and is now planning an expedition from
the east coast of Africa to the district lying be-
tween his most northern point, on Lake Nyas-
sa, and Burton and Spekes southermost on
Lake Tanganyka-
NOrwalk, Huron county, Ohio, is out of the
draft, having raised "a men in three weeks at a
cost of $4,000.
1t is curious feature of the recent general
election in Australia that female huuseholders
voted, the new electoral act having conferred
the franchise on them without intending it,
The Melbourne papers say that the ladies exer-
cised their new privilege with dignity and dis
cretiOn.
A few months ago some ladies at social gath
erimg in Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, formed
society in aid of the United States Christian
Commission, and got up Il fair, the proceeds Of
which are very liberal, and, added 10 other con-
tributions, amounted to j, 500, which is ON the
way to this country.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that d. "
Flanagan, editor of the Mason Democrat. Ga
Warren county paper, who was tried before a
Military Commission Cor publishing 'traitorous
sentiments of the strongest character, has been
sentenced to six months of hard labor in Fort
Delaware.
A. O. p. Nicholson, formerly a Senator in
Congress, has just been released from the Ten
nessee Penitentiary and ordered to be tried for
conspiracy against the Government He has
been trying for three years to be both loyal and
rebel at the same time and has never quite made
up his mind To either side
From first TO last The bombardment of Char
lesion, we have been told by the rebels that our
shells we're doing damage. Since the evac-
uation by the rebels it is found the lower pOr-
ton of the city is about used up, and that it has
been uninhabitable since the Swamp Angel first
opened her brazen throat.
The Empress Eugenie has just lost lawsuit
which has been in progress for several years in
the Supreme Court of Madrid. The Empress
claimed the countess-ship of Miranda and the
vast estates attached to that ancient title, the
right to which has been successfully disputed
by the Malpica family.
Gen. LEE writes to Mr.. Miles, of South Caro-
lima. The negroes have been used by our adj
versaries for long time, and with great help to
our adversaries, and to our disadvantage" Yet
the Copperheads still pretend to claim that the
Presidents negro policies" have embarrassed
the war; Who knows bestl
The Tribunes Washington special SAYS Gen.
Joe Johnston assumed command of the forces
in the front and rear of Sherman on Thursday
last. Gen. Lee will remain at Richmond and
direct movements from that point, as well as
handle his own army for the defence of Rich
mond.
Several Union men have lately been killed
in North Missouri in retaliation for giving in
formation OF the hiding places of noted guerillas
A bounty jumper, who was one of lot of re-
cruits, in Illinois, was his way TO join his
regiment, and when near Springfield, leaped
from the car window while the train was NOV
ing fifteen miles an hour. The guard on the
platform saw him and fired; Lieutenant and
two soldiers leaped off and gave chase firing
at him. He was brought down by four balls in
his body, from the effects of which he soon died
In his pocket were found five forged discharges.
The grave of Calhoun; in st. Phillips church,
yard, is but tomb made of brick, surmounted
by slab of marble, upon which is the single
word, calhoun" Small bushes grow around,
which had the appearance of being lately trim
med. Shells have struck all around it, aud
fragment has taken off portion from the mar
BILE slab which coyersa all that remains of the first
-CharteStoR Cor Wash. Chronicle