Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-09-28
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

The three railroad companies converg-
ing on the Mississippi River at Quincy,
have entered into joint contract to build
bridge over the river at that point under
the authority recently granted by an act
of Congress.
Rev. Mr.. Law, Methodist Episcopal
clergyman of CentrevilIe, Michigan, was
conducting the services in church at
Mosheryille, in that State, Sunday, and as
he knelt to make the closing prayer, sud-
denly fell forward and expired.
The Nashville (Tenn.) Dispatch says
that seventeen deserters from Maximilian's s
army have arrived at Mobile. They are
all FrenchmeD. Each had fifteen hun
dred dollars in gold in his purse. They
report the Imperial army completely de-
moralized. One regiment shot its colo
mel, and two other officers were wounded
for attempting strict discipline.
The grasshoppers, which have devoured
everything about Fort Kearney, are rap
idly approaching the river, and may yet
sweep over Missouri. A few days ago
they appeared in clouds at Seneca, Kan
sas, fifty miles west of St. Joseph. 1t is
said that they will average one hundred
to every square foot of surface.
General George V. Moody, brother of
Rev. Granville Moody, ''the fighting par
son" of the Union army, was shot dead
by an unknown assassin in his office at
Port Gibson, Miss, on Saturday night.
He served in the rebel army four years
and for a while commanded the artillery
in Longstreefs corps. He fought in TWEEN
ty-eight battles.
A certain Miss Flora McKenstry, of
New York, had all her "nothing to wears" :"
destroyed by fire, and the Herald pub
fishes the schedule, over column and a
half long, preferred against the Insurance
Company, the whole amount of the loss
being put down at $21, 900.
The Petersburg, Va, Inder says the grave
diggers have unearthed, short distance
in front of the Crater, the body of white
woman dressed in Federal uniform. The
body, when found, was in an excellent state
of preservation-the bust especially was
perfect The features, palid with the hue
of death, revealed the delicate cast of her
woman's face, and her hair, though cut
short, possessed gloss and softness which
alone might have excited suspicion Of
her sex. She had been shot through the
head.
A few days since Mr.. L. Sullivant of Ill,
sold his farm of twenty-five thousand acres,
lying six to ten miles south of Hamar,
to Mr.. Alexander, of Morgan county, for
S17 per acre; or 1914, 900 cash. Mr.. AL
exander also bought the stock grain, hay,
and farming utensils on the place of Mr..
Sulliyant, which made the whole amount
of purchase money nearly or quite $780,
900. Mr.. Sullivant has yet a place OF
forty-fve thousand acres in Iroquois coun-
ty, beside more land.
1t is considered remarkable that the old
Atlantic cable, after being buried in the
ocean for two years, was found to be in
snch perfect condition that communications
were sent through with perfect ease to
Valentia Bay, distance of 1000 miles.
The appearance of the rescued cable is
thus described: One half of it was COW
cred with ooze, staining it a muddy white
the other half was just in the state it was
laid, with its tarred surface and strands un-
changed, which proves that it simply lay
in the ooze only half imbedded. The gut
ta-percha covering was in appearance as
perfect as when it left the manufacturers
in London.