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Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

From BRAZIL A private letter dated
Rio de Janeiro, May 25th, gives rs some
interesting information from Brazil.
Within week after The Parliament
met, the Chamber Of Deputies unanimous
" passed til bill for establishing steam
ship line with this country The bill
corresponds to that passed by our Con
gress II was expected at the date Of
our letter that it would pass tile Senate
within three weeks. We may therefore
hope that at last we shall have a regular
line Of good vessels plying between Bra
I'll and New York, and securing for Us
large part Of the trade, which now goes
70 Europe, and which We ought long ago
to have obtained
4 large and intelligent party are agi-
tatinS the question Of Emancipation
Senator Silveira da Motta has with gen
eral approval brought in bill prohibit
ing foreigners from buying slaves, and
requiring those who now own them L.
libcrate them within two years. A sim
liar bill was rejected last year, but it i
hoped that this may now pass
Another Senator, the Viscount De Je.
quitanhonha, has introduced a bill pro
vidins for the emancipation in ten years
Of all slaves over twenty FIVE years u
age, and for the complete abolition y
slavery in fifteen years. It is not *
pected that il will At present pass. Bn
the anti-slavery party i r.pidly -ainin.
| or,nnJ The h.nk. w, ..,
which the Rev jams " 4 atrhrr tnnl
out with him, were eagerly snu .it all,
read II i hardly possible that the ab
clifton Of slavery ia the United State
should not have very marked inHu,nc,
in Brazil, especia ly if our commercial
and social relations become III re intimate
Prof Agassiz and his party are re
ceiving every attention from the Empe
TOR and the officials The Professor say
he ought to have visited the countr
twenty years ago.-Proridcacc Jouraq
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

ARREST OF Mr. ETHEREDGE Hon.
Emerson Etheredge was arrested last
Thursday, in Weakly county. Tennes.
ses. on charge of making tIeasonab g
and incendiary speeches against the Gov
ernment of the United States and the
authorities of the State of Tennessee.
The arrest was made by 1t. Colonel
Dobezy, commandant at Columbus.
1t appears from the representations
made of the subject, that Mr.. Etheredge
has lately been conducting a vigorous
canvass against everything and everybo-
dy. and particularly against both the State
and National authorities. According to
a statement III the Cairo Times, in a
speeeh at Trenton, Tennessee, to the ne
groes, he told them that they were no
more free now than before the breaking
out Of the rebellion. the proclamation OF
the President of the United States and
the action of the State authorities to the
contrary notwithstanding He has open
ly denounced Andy johnson rs a thief
Gov. Brownlow as an usurper, and the
members of the State Legislature as will.
ing instruments of desp It's, etc. He is
now under arrest in Columbus.
Uemphis Bulletin. 12th.
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26
TIE FORMER HOME AND FAMILY OF

THE FORMER HOME AND FAMILY OF
HENRY CLAY-A correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial tells a melan-
choly story of Ashland, the late home
stead of Henry Clay, and gives the his
Tory of his descendants. The Old home
stead Of Henry Clay. it seems. Is now
occupied by the family Of Hon. Thos.
Clay, one of his sous, and present Minis
ter to one of the South American Gov
crnments. 1t is owned by The heirs Of
James b. Clay. who. it will be remem-
bered, died in Canada about year ago
The house in which Mr.. Clay lived when
at home, was torn down some years since
by James, and magnificent structure
erected on its site, and there is nothing
now about the place TO remind one If
him who once owned and honorrd il, ex-
cept the family buggy in which the old
man and his wife used to drive about,
and the oak trees in front of the house,
ben ath which he used to sit and talk
with his family and friends.
Mr. Clay had FIVE sons. Four Of them
survived him. One, who bore his fathers
name, was killed in the Mexican war.
Thomas, as l have said, is now a Gov
ernment minister. John is living on one
half of the old homestead, now divided
into two farms James died q fugitive
in a foreign land, and Theodore the old
est of the family is, and has been for
twenty five years. an inmate Of an insane
asylum, still avowing to every one with
whom he converses that he il the origi
nal George Washington, and refusing to
respond to a call by any nther name.
Mr.. Clay had no possessions of any kind
at the time Of his death, with The keep
ton OF Ashland, which was, Of course,
worth a considerable sum; but even that
was heavily murtgaged, and he thought
at one time he would be compelled 10
abandon it to his creditors, until one day
when he entered the bank to paw one OF
his notes, he was told that lie did not
owe cent. Kind and generous friends
had taken his case in hand, and lifted
the pecuniary burden from his shoulders
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

\ 'oLoNY For BR4IIL We under
a|4d that some time ago colony of
,1at'icaas settled somewhere on the Nm.
y, ;u Upoa Brazilian territory, and that
l.. ~sHlers have been very success ful.
cf,'S -'S descriptive of the magnifcence
sf j. -e.. new homes have inspired many
5s,. ,as'F Irenus and -cquaiutances with a
ls,,;Is % emigrate 10 the same rich and
s,a ,~ legion, aud another colony. mainly
arE aEIsed of Mississippi planters, who
bes.' 'oSt heavily by the rebellion, is now
suces got en- up and viii doubtless be a
indps, 1t ID to take cut implements of
siss Fy, school books and all other az n
av;iJ av;irJgeded to keep alive civilization in
~ and savage country.
Memphis Bulletin.
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

~ Col Mason, the chief of the Negro
Bureau Of this city, i fast gathering
around him heterogeneous collection Of
f. eedmen, women and children, who bv
reason of the inestimable boon Of freedom
have lost good homes and been thrown
as paupers upon the country. His col
lection representing all stages Of tue
seven ages. from the infant muling in its
nurses arms, "to second chidishness'
Sans teeth, sans eyes. sans taste, sans every
thing
Especially are these two extrcmes of
life well represented. Old men with one
foot III the grave and the other near by,
little children from an indefinite size up.
wards, and women Of all ages, sorts
sizes and descriptions, are to be found
among the assortment now on hand
Eh-se negroes are cared fer at present by
the Federal authorities; what is to be.
come of them after while is not 81
easily determined. The application 81
able-bodied negroes at this establishment
for employment has almost ceased. Col
Mason told us The number Of application:
now for laborers was largely il excess D
the supply.-Lynchbnrg VirgiaiaR. Jun.
l2h.
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

CANNON AT RICHM ,ND.-THe Govern
msnt s rapidly disman;lng the forti f.
cations at richmond aud Peters ourg, and
shipping the cannon. DC, TO til Wash
ington and other Northern navy-yard-
aud arsena!s. The number of cannon of
all kiu!s-sitge aud fields much larg-
er than was originally supposed At
one time. fo II ol five acres, at the land-
ing below Richmond, We're covered with
cannon, caissons, armv wagons, &c Five
vessels We're az City Point and Richmond
last week, loading with them, including
the beautiful Whtworth battery of rihed
cast-steel twelye-pounders, surrendered
by General Lee, at Burkesvile, Virginia,
VIII ch was presented to the rebels, at the
beginning OF the war, by syppa hizing
friends in England. Artillery officers
pronounce it one of the finest batteries IN
the world. 1t will, probably, be sent,
with other curious pieces, to West Point,
as trophies. At Petersburg, just before
Its evacuation, many cannon were buried,
and head-boards put at each end to re
se'nb!e soldiers graves The negroes,
always loyal to the North, immediately
revealed the trick, and upward of one
hundred field-pieces have already been
exhumed. The amount of war material
now accumulated by the Government,
both of its ownmanufacture and captured
from the rebels, is almost incredible
Speaking of guns in wholesale way, an
artlllary officer lately intima! led that the
cannon, caissons, ambulances, army wag-
ons, &c, with their teams, would make
a column reaching from New Yorl, to Cal
ifornia = Washington Star.
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26
WThe n. Y Herald's Vera Cruz 9

10 The n. \ Herald's Vera Cruz cor
respondent mentions a runor that the
cession to France of the Northern Mexi-
can States Of Sonora, Sinola and Duran
60, 50 long talked Of, would finally Be
consummated in decree to be issued
by MaAimilian about the LIST inst.
Over 1000 French soldiers for Maxi
milan have recently arrived in Vera
Cruz and passed into the interior, and
more were to come.
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

~ Gov. Pierpont has abolished the
old Virginia Court of Appeals. and it is
expected that he will have the civil gov
ernment of the State in running order by
the 1st Of August
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

R,r " lhe cOnfessor of Mrs. Surratt,
The ,ans Mt Walters says. mot revealing
Sar,. 'eSs'onal) that as God lives Mrs.
Presi5' was innocent of the murder of
eoasn;seut Lincoln, or of any interest or
piracy TO murder him.
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

~The concentratian of troops in
Texas is rapidly progressing, and shortly
Sheridan will have an army of $4,000
seasoned veterans at his command-an
army larger than that with which he
crushed Early in the Shenandoah Gen.
Custar is at Alexandria, where he is or
ganizing his cavalry, preparatory to
maeching overland on Houston, Texas.
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

T The Memphis Bulletin says we
have information from Washington, to
the effect that President johnson j.
heartily opposed to the franchise act re-
Gently passed by the Tennessee T.csis-
lature
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

- The receipts of the Government
for the year ending June 3Oth, will be
about as follows: Customs, SIG, 100000;
sales of land, $1,000, 900; internal reve-
nue., $500, 100000. Total, S277, 200, 1000.
Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

u : Richmond paper estimates that
The war has cost the South FIVE thousand
eight hundred millions of dollars, name
ly: Twenty-Five hundred millions by
loss Of slave property; nine hundred
millions by the ravages of war; nine
hundred millions by the loss Of staple
crops; five hundred millions by prnpert,
sunk i'll the Confederate debt. and one
thons md millions by what the South
must hereafter pay as her proportion of
tho principal and interest Of the national
lert-
UThere are 100000 widows. meth
ers and orphans Of soldiers. and 5000
invalid soldiers, who are now iecr:-:nS
pensioas.
There were l,4l0. 0cO men On the "a,
rolls Of the army on the first Of Ma
Since that tune about 10000 man bqre
been mustered ont If The service.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17

bill has been presented in the Ohio Legis-
lature to amend the fish law, and which our
Representative Hon. o. Mcintyre, is endeav-
oring to have amended to read as follows:
That it shall be unlawful TO shoot or attempt
TO shoot or to catch, attempt to catch fish, by
means of any drsg-net, gill net, drift net seine,
sh-basket, fish-pot set-het or weir-pound, OF
by poisoning the waters with lime ashes or any
deleterious substance whatever, in any of the
rivers creeks OF streams or their tributaries,
within this State, which terminate in the navi-
cable waters of lake Erie or Ohio river, at any
point or place therein, on a common level with
or back waters of said lake Erie and the Ohio
river or in any of the reservoirs of this State
by obstructing by wiers or other contrivances
intended 70 stop the passage of fish up or down
any of said rivers, creeks, streams or reservois,
under penalty of five hundred dollars; and it
shall be further unlawful to catch or at
tempt to catch, any fish by the use of any net
or seine exceeding sixty rods in length, basket
pit or pound, hereinbefore mentioned. in that
part of said rivers creeks or streams. which are
on common leyelw or the back waters of
of lake Erle, at any time between the twentieth
day of June and the first day of September" +"
We do not know that we clearly comprehend
the above. What the people of this section de-
sire is that the run of fish from the Lake up
the Ssndusky river shall not be obstructed by
pounds nets or seines, reaching across the bay
or river during any part of the year, and that
40 fish shall be taken from the bay or river be-
tween the both of June and the first day of
September, except what is taken out with the
hook,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17
Death oil Robert sterIlng.

letter from J. NJ. Colbum, dated Washing
ton, Feb. Z, 1865 to the Cleveland Leader,
states that Robert Sterling died near the city OF
Mobile, Alabama, in the month of September
last, of fever. He was Lieut. Col. of the lst
Tennessee Regiment (rebel, which surrender
ed to our forces with Fort Morgan, August25th.
Many of our citizens will remember Mr.. Ster-
ling as having resided here short time during
the construction of the Cleveland d Toledo
Railroad, (which he was one of the Engineers.
He shortly after went South, turned up rebel,
snd has gone to meet traitor account.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17
BULLy NEWS FRoM we sHERMAN.

Philadelphia February, l4--IHe Bulletin
has the following dispatch from Washington:
Richmond papers of the l3 instant announce
the tapping ofthe railroads by General Sherman,
north of Braucbville, and between KingsviIle
and Branchville thus destroying their roads cen.
tering at Branchville.
Washington Feb Alt is stated that the
substance of a dispatch from General Grant to
the Government. received to-day, is that Rich
nond papers of Monday Say Sherman has cross.
ed the Edisto, which was the line held by Gen
eral Hardee defending BranchviIle. According
to the same rebel authority portion of Sher-
man S forces are two-thids ofthc way from the
Edisto to Columbia, an important point forming
junction of the Charlotte aud South Carolina
and the Greenvlle and Columbia Railroads,
which connect with the railroad to Richmond
Washington, Feb. l5.-The Richmond Whig
of the 18th inst. contains the following impor-
tsnt intelligence:
Charleston, s. c., Feb l0-A force of the
enemy, believed TO be from 1000 te 5000 strong
landed at Grimballs, James Island, at O'Clock
this morning and drove in our pickets Some
skirmishing took place, but no general engage
ment. Grimball's is on Stono River about two
miles Southwest of Charleston, the Ashley Riv-
er 1000 yards wide intervening.
The enemy are making active demonstrations
at various points. but they are believed to be
fents
force attacked our troops on the Salkahatch
lie this morning, but were easily repulsed. The
enemy also advanced upon the Charleston Road
near the Blue House, and opened with artillery,
but made no impression on our lines. Intelli-
gence from the road to-day report the enemy
crossed the Edisto at Banniker's Bridge. The
enemy are moving on Edisto.
1T will be remembered that on Friday, the
4th Sherman crossed the Salkahatchie between
BlackstOne's and Rivers Bridge, thereby COM
pletely Outhanked our forces and compelling
them to fall back to Branchville We have since
learned that the KEGS forded the river through
water waist deep at Rivers Bridge. A sharp
engagement took place here which lasted sew
eral hOurs in which General Wheeler's Caval-
ry inflicted severe injury upon the enemy"
On the 9Th, heavy column of Yankee infan-
try struck the South Carolina railroad at Ora
Evansville, about eighteen miles west of Branch
ville while Fitzpatrick. with cavalry force oc-
cupied Blackvile, on the same road about nine
miles, and little northwest of Grahamsville.
A portion of Sberman's column it was report
ed yesterdy, moved forward, crossing the South
Edisto and fianking Branchville on the west.-
This force then advanced to Orangeburg, on the
Columbia and Branchville road, Is miles west
of the latter point Orangeburg is a beautiful
village of about 1000 inhabitants, and has been
a favOrite retreat of refugees from Chatleston.-
1t was largely engaged in the manufacture of
indigo before the war
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17
Captain John Reid Sentenced.

Captain John Reid, of the 6th o. V. l., who
was recently tried by General Court Martial, on
the charge of embezzling $l3, 900 belonging to
the Government, and due to substitutes and
drafted men who were being transported from
Tod Barracks to the Army of the Potomac un-
der bis charge, has been sentenced 20 be cash
ired. and forever prohibited from holding any
Office or employment in the service of the Uni
Ted States. and to refund the same sum or be
imprisoned in such place as the Secretary of
War may direct until the said sum is refunded.
-Clereland Lender.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17
THE DRAFT TO COME OFF SOON


The Draft has not yet been ordered, but from
the following order it will be seen
that it is likely to be at any moment. Town
ships that expect to fill their quotas, and thus
avoid the Draft, had better be stirring around:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
PRovosr MARsHAB GENERALS BUREAU,
WASHINGTON, February I3, 1863
10 all Acting Assistant Provost Marshal GeRer-
ais, except Cosseeticsd Io1od, California and
oregon:
See that all boards of enrollments in your ju-
risdiction, which are not busily employed in ex-
amining and mastering recruits, prepare at once
10 commence drafting, and report as soon as
possible what districts are not rapidly filling
their quots, and the day on which the board in
each will be prepared to draft so that an order
for draft may be issued from this office.
j. B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17

We understand that West & Dana have COM
menced boring for oil at their saw mill on Green
Greek. We also learn that indications of oil
appear on the land of Mr.. Platt Brush, of Ball
vile, and that he intends sinking well in the
Spring. Well, one thing is certain. il will ney-
er be known whether there is oil in sandusky
county or not if some one does not try to find
out, and we are glad to noW that there is en-
terprise enough in the county TO make the ex-
pertinent.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17
THE PEACE MOyEMENT,

The reader is referred to the fourth page ol
this paper for the rebel version of the peace con-
ference, and to another column on this page for
President Lincolns version of it. 1t will be
seen that the rebel Commissioners refused to
make any efforts towards peace without first
being virtually recognized as an independent
nation This the President refused to do, and
thus terminated the conference. That the ac-
ton of the President viii receive the sanction
Of his countrymen, we have no doubt
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17
FxCHANGE OF PRIsONERs.

Gen Grant has effected an arrangement with
the rebels for the exchange Of prisoners, man
for man, and officer for officer, his equivalent
until the one or the other party exhaust the
number they now hold. The exchange has al
ready commenced, and it is expected that with
in three months at farthest, all our prisoners in
rebel hands will be within our lines. The Dan
vile and Salisbury prisoners viii be the firstto
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17

Flour S11 10 TO Sll rs round hoop Ohio Wheat quiet
but firm 240c winter red western Corn 1886 old mix
ed western in store Oats dull and dropping 1Oc Pork
dull, $50 80 new Lard 1870 to 23stc. Whisky
quiet 22ec western. Cotton quiet SOC SIC Gold
ket steady, closing &c l0-40 coupon bonds lO21
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17
sANDUsKY TOWNsHIPJTHE DIR AFT.

We hardly know where We stand, or what
our prospects are in regard to getting clear
Efforts have been made to raise sum of money
sufficient to buy the men. 1t was thought they
could be procured at $400 each, and we have
put in Is men at that price; Sc is our quota
At this writing, Wednesday morning, there are
AZ men lacking in our number. The township
has about money enough TO pay $4O0 each for
the balance, but the price of men seems TO be
$500, aud there's the rub. To-day is the 18th
and the draft may come. What will be the re-
suit Is more than We can tell.
At a meeting Wednesday evening; the price
of men being $780, it was voted the Committee
buy men at the lowest possible rate, not to ex-
ceed $500. Considerable more money was SUBJ
scribed, and a committee appointed TO solicit
further subscriptions. Let every one contribute
freely and ''ofpen, and Township will come
out all right.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17

(To expire on the 3lst day of January, 1861
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE,
Insurance DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBUS, ONO, January 26th, 1865.
VIZ HEREAS, the Insurance Company OF Ne
wv America. located at Philadelphia, in the State
of has flied in this office statement
of its condition. required by the first section of the
act regulate Insurance Companies not incorporated,
by the State Ohio passed April 1885, and amended
February 1864; and WHEREAS, said Company has fur
nshed the undersigned satisfactory evidence that it is
possessed least hundred thousand dollars OF
tua capital invested in Stocks, Bonds in Mortgages
OF real estate worth double amount for which the
is mortgaged; and WHEREAS, said Company has filed
in this office written instrument under its corporate
seal signed by the President and Secretary thereof
horzng any Agent Agents Of said Company in this
State acknowledge service of process for and in be
half of said Company according TO the terms of said
NOW, THEREFORE,, in pursuance of the first section
of the aforesaid act |, JAMES H. GOODMAN, Auditor of
State Ohio do hereby certify that said Insurance Com
pany of North America authorized to transact the
ness of Fire Marine Insurance in this State until
thirty first day of January, in the year thousand
eight hundred and sixty six.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto subscribed
TsEAI1 my and caused the seal of nv Office to be
affixed, the day and year above written.
rsTANP1 JAMES Fl. GOODMAN,
Auditor of State.
A. SNYDER, Agent,
ron ~ UDr- ANN uICINTT1,v
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17
| will Auctionee
DIR. III, RUCKLAND.

II ATE OF LONDON ENGLAND, at home for consultation
i i daily at l P. NJ. Or. BUCKLAND having had much
experience in the Medical Profession while residing in
London, during period of fourteen years. respectfully
that all sickness entrusted to his care
will receive the most professional attendance according
TO the principles of the respective Colleges of England
Scotland and Ireland Residence Pike Street next door
west of the Catholic Church.
Fremont, Feb. TO- 1865.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-02-17
Toledo Market Eeh. Ii.

Market very dull. Flour soto SIO,75; Buckwhest S.
Rye s. IS Wheat Is5c Amber Mich IS2e No l red no
buyers at these figures Corn e2c sales. Rye Ii5e
Barley l50c spring. l60c winter Clover Seed S2 to
Sl3,25. Timothy s. TO s5,25. Flax $3.50. Pork S3s-
Dressed Hogs Sl2 to s3. Lard 22c 23c. Butter
roll Soc to S5c.