Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-23
, SUMMARY OF NEWS.

TO receive his pension, Samuel Denn, of N. II.
The telegraph announces that a Woman's
Rights convention is in session in Tweddle
Hall, Albany. 1t should have read &c TiOaddie
halll
1t is said that the forthcoming report Of Sec
retary MCCULLOUGH will show that the public
debt has been decreased one hundred and ten
million dollars in six months,
"Hon'' John Morrissey, Congressman elect
from N. T., has been in Washington this week
and his name is mentioned as among the visi-
tors to the President.
The st. Louis Erening Nens claims the Mis-
souri, Legislature elect as follows: Senate, 26
Radicals; 8 Conservatives; House, 80 Radicals,
as Conservatives.
The Mexican muddle is as much muddle as
ever. After announcing that Macmillan had
finally and really left the country, the telegraph
reports that he has returned to the City Of
Mexico.
Chicago was visited by an extensive fire on
the morning of the 18th. Eight stores on Lake
and South Streets the principal business
streets of the city, we're destroyed, valued at
$3.50. 600.
Horace Greeley has announced, in reply 10 in
quiries addressed to him ON the subject that he
will certainly accept the Uuited States Senator
ship should he be elected, but if members of
the Legislature are button-holed or bored to
vote for him, it will not be his fault
Doclittle has become disgusted with the Re-
publicans of Wisconsin, and intends emigrating
from that State. He has offered his residence
and other property in Racine for sale, and it is
also understood that he is preparing to leave
the Senate with the burdens of a foreign mis-
sion upon his shoulders.
Gen. Sherman and Minister Campbell by this
time are well on their way 10 Vera Cruz. Ru-
NOR, most probably correct, report great activ-
ity in military circles at New Orleans. The con-
centration of troops, provisions, and materiel at
that point, is an evidence that an American
army viii soon occupy Mexico.
The metoric shower wasn't much of shower
to speak of. Amatuer astronomers in different
parts of the country report having seen more
than the usual number of shooting stars on the
nights of the 18th and 18th insts., but the grand
display has not been witnessed, either in this
country or Europe. The dispatch to the N. Y.
Herald from Greenwich 10 the effect that the
exhibition came off there according to appoint
ment is pronounced spurious.
The Fenian trials in Canada are drawing to
a close if they are not already completed. A
batch of thirty prisoners were released the other
ay without trial and sent on their way rejoic-
ing, with full bellies and s. greenback each.
On The 10Th, at an.Irish concert in Montreal
Hon. d Arcy McGee, member of the Govern
ment, announced that those condemned at To-
ronto would not be executed
The next Congress will have eight contested
election cases to settle, viz: 18th Penn. Dist;
l3ih Ohio (Delano VS. Morgan;) ID and 4th In
diana; 2d New Jersey: lst, Cd and Sd Mary
land. The contestants in all cases are Repub-
licans. The Tribune says: In all the districts
districts there is fair proof circumstantial and
otherwise, that the small maiorities gained by
the Democrats were won unfairly; those of
Maryland, beyond question.
Governor Ward of New Jersey has appointed
MIR. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen to represent
that State in the United States Senate in the
place of Senator Wright, lately deceased. The
new Senator is lawyer by profession, and is a
prominent member of the Radical party in New
Jersey. He is son of the late Hon. Theodore
FreliDghuyseD, who was the Wing candidate
for Vice President in 1874, on the ticket with
Henry Clay. This is the third Frelinghuysen
who has he'd the position of Senator from the
State of New Jersey.
Mr. Henry Grinneli has received letter
from Nova Scotia containg news from Capt.
Halls Arctic expedition. Capt. Hall is among
the Esquimsux, and has secured many relics
of Sir John Franklins expedition, together
with documents which he believes to have been
written by member of Franklin's party. He
has heard Of the location of boat turned bot
tom up, under which are the bodies of twenty
white men, supposed to be of Franklin's party
He expects to conclude his explorations this
year.
A locomotive boiler exploded at Newburg,
near Cleveland, Wednesday morning last, kill
ing the engineer and fireman, and wounding sew
eral other persons, The top of the engineers
head was blown off and his body thrown $50 ft.
from the locomotive, while tie body of the fire.
man was hurled forward 500 feet. The engine
was broken into thousand pieces and scatter
ed in every direction. One piece of the boiler,
5xI2 feet, weighing near ton, ws 80 arried about
!, 1000 feet and falling on the roof of house,
crushed through to the foor dropping at the
feet of the Mortified woman of the house.
Cyrus W. Field was given banquet at the
Metropolitan Hotel, N. Y. on the evening of the
18th. Three hundred guests were present. and
dispatches and letters were read from numer-
Gus distinguished individuals in Europe and
America. Mr.. Fields in his speech, -said:-
The two cables do their part well: ifsuything
the old works better than the new cable but the
new one is constantly improving The cable
could now be worked with battery composed
of gun cap and strip; of zinc, excited by a
drop of water. He would not be content until
a message reached New York from London in |
twenty minutes. In palliatiOn of the high tar
iff he stated that twelve millions had been |
sunk, by different companies to establish the
line. He promised the tariff would be reduced |
in a few months to one fourth what it was at |
first"
Assistent Assessors Appointed The |
appointments of Assistant Assessors
for this Collection District, have been made by
the Secretary of the Treasury:
Louis D, Struton, of Norwalk, Division vice
Hiram Rose.
George Van Housen of Sandusky, Division 3,