Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-05-12
T IT + NJ 8

1T E M S.
Though he labOred for more than a year to
capture Richmond, Gen. Grant has never entered
the city.
The RichmOnd Wing of Tuesday states that
nearly all the leading officials of that city have
taken the oath of allegiance.
Since the recent orders for the reduction of
expenses the Quartermaster Department has eff
fected reduction of its daily expenses on ocean
and coastwise transport service of $35, 900 per
day, which is a saving of more than three mill
ions of dollars per month.
The Posts special says over 40O00,00O 1905
were sold last week. Secretary McCulloch pays
out the money as fast as received, thus prevent
ing any stringency in the money market.
The Maine papers record the marriage in that
State of lad aged sixteen years to widow Ia
dy aged thirty EIGHT. She is the owner of
farm, and has "taken the boy home"
The following interesting correspondence is
said to have actually taken place Just prior to
Lees surrender:
To Lieutenant General Grant:
| think Lee will surrender if things are press
ed Yours. Phil SHERIDAN
To Major General Sheridan:
"
There is an undertaken in Newbern who IS
an embalmer and when his wife died he exer-
cised his art upon her remains in his best style,
and now keeps her in his room to exhibit as
specimen of his art, tapping her upon the fore
head to show its firmness, and saying This is
all there is of my poor Betsey."
German named Heyneman, who promised
to walk from Boston to Washington when Rich
mond should fall, is now "on his winding way
bearing flag presented by the Mayor of Boston,
and letter to President johnson.
In the funeral procession in New York, on
the 25th ult., was Mr.. George Murray, who, six
ty-six years ago, when a mere child, walked in
the funeral cortege of Washington.
All the sailors in the Washington Navy Yard
and on vessels there, whose terms ofenlistment
expire on or before the tenth of July next, have
been discharged III pursuance of the order for
reducing the navy.
About 1900 more parrolled prisoners were at
Vicksburg when the Sultana left. 1900 others
were left at Andersonville in consequence of
the railroad being destroyed between Anderson
vile and jackson. They will be sent to An
napolis by way of the'sea.
The California end of the Pacific railroad now
enplOJS dDOuL S,JOO IdDOTBIe, CuU Ol WHOM
whites, and the remainder Chinese. Cars are
running thirty six miles from Sacramento.
WHOS
Who hung with black their doors, of late,
To make believe they mourned the fate,
of him, the object of their hate?
The Val-dig-d-m men
"THe Black Republica,s' is the significant III
tie of new paper established in New Orleans
Ia
the edition worked off by men who, probably,
were slaves year or two ago. That such pa
per should have originated in New Orleans, and
that its publication should not only be permit
ted, but its circulation be extended beyond all
expectation, through the encouragement of the
local white residents, makes it one of the won
ders ofthe time, and landmark on the road
to universal freedom, irrespective of cline or
color.
1t is reported from Malta that shocks of an
earthquake have been lately felt at Corfu. 1t is
said that mountain near Arta has thrown out
smoke and flame, and that village in the
neighborhoOd has been destroyed, with two or
three hundred of its inhabitants.
The Detroit Free Press said, on the very
morning that Lee surrendered to Grant, but be-
fore it got the news: ''The failure of the com
binations of General Grant are SO manifest that
the most inexperienced in military matters can
perceive it. We pronounced Grant a humbug
and see no reason to change ourOpinion OF him. .
When the news of Lees surrender was re-
ceived in MurfreesbOro' Tenn, the individual
who tore down the stars and stripes and hOisted
the first rebel flag in that town, was ''persua-
ded'' by the provost marshal to raise the old
flag upon the Courthouse dome, and afterwards
to remain upon the dome for half an hour, that
Justice The whole town turned out to enjoy
the spectacle.
Some curious cattle of African breed, import
ed by Gen. Wade Hampton, consisting of bull,
COW and cali, captured on his plantation near
Columbia, S. c., were brought to Goldsboro and
delivered over to Gen. bIeigs, who has forward
ed them to New York City to be placed IN the
Central Park. On the same plantation was cap
tured band of minstrels, consisting of thirteen
slaves among whom were two white brothers
all of whom now travel with Gen. Logan, their
deliverer, for the amusement of himself and
friends.
The national flag avenged itself ON Booth for
the outrage committed on it by the assassina-
ton of its principal champion. Had not the
spur of Booth caught in the folds of the flag as
he leaped on the stage after the murder, he
would not have b oxen his leg, and might per-
haps, have escaped. As 1T was he fingered for
some days in intense agony, and was finally
shot like dog, dying in fearful torture.
Some of the women of the first families in
Richmond are very malignant One of them
whose property is guarded by Federal soldiers,
said with considerable vebemence 81 will die
and go to hell before / take the OATH Anoth-
er, upon hearing that Lee had surrendered, as
sume1 tragical attitude and declared that she
would rather see him In hell than marched
through the streets of Richmond. Let the gall
ed jades vince.
Dissertation of a Church AT Dayton by Cop
perhead Rebels. et,q
The Dayton journal says the Episcopal
church of that place was entered on Friday
night, the 2Sth of April, and the mourning dra-
perry suspended in honor of the memory of Mr.
Lincoln stolen. The outrage was not commit
ted by common thieves but by rebel thieves.-