Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-16
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

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A boy in Pennsylvania has killed himself by
eating acorns.
Twelve hundred balls are announced for the
winter in Few York.
Extensive iron-works are in process of ercc-
ton at Trenton, Dade county, Ga.
Another Fenian prisoner, VIM. Hayden, has
been convicted and sentenced TO death.
The Masons of Memphis Tennessee, are
preparing to build grand Masonic Temple
there.
A movement is on foot to change the present
system of grain measures 50 as to reckon all
measures by the hundred and the fractions of the
hundreds.
Settlers are fockiBg to Iowa faster than ever
before, farms are being rapidly taken up, and
there is great scarcity of houses in all the
cities and towrs.
There are 1877, 600 persons in Brooklyn who
do business in New York. The difference be-
tween the number of people that reside in New
York, and those doing business there, is 1877, :
600.
A company is being organized in Atlanta, TO
be called The Widows and Orphans Manufac-
turing Company. The primary Object of the
company is to afford employment TO women
and girls in making up cheap clothing.
They tell of boy of sixteen in Florida, who
this season cultivated sixteen acres in corn and
five in cotton, housed two hundred and seventy
two bushels of ccrn, and picked for the gin two
ard a half bales of cotton. g.
The French Emperor, it is said, has deter
mined to withdraw the French troops from Mex
leo in mass. The French people think they are
about to get rid of pair of elephants to-
gether-Rome and Mexico.
1t is stated that the Anglo. Rebel pirate
Shenandoah burned, at Hawaiion whale shi in
the North Pacific and that upon the demand of
the Hawaiin government the bill for th ship
was promptly paid by the British Government.
1t is said that about the beginning of last
month vessel was wrecked on the coast of
Ireland. The crew were saved by the people
on shore, and the daughter of The captain was
saved by constable through her clinging 10
his VIII 1skers, and he bravely ought her on
shore in this mann@.
Macmillan has certainlyresigned his sway in
Mexico and returned TO his own country The
matter is no longer one of doubt, Thus ends
Nspoleons occupation of Mexico for the pres
snt. He has had TO pay dearly for his tempor-
airy occupancy of that country.
The New York papers announce the break
ing up of various speculatiug movements in
the neccssaries of life in that city, which has
caused mo gratifying decline in prices. Pork
has fallen four dollars barrel, wheat from five
to eight cents bushel, aud corn eight cents
bushel Buyers 1T is reported, even at these
reduced figures, arc very scarce.
London correspondent says it wilt aston
ish rent-rayers in American cities to bcinform-
ed that in the incest aud heallhiest parts of
London handsome ihiee-story ard basement, or |
houses, in perfect order, can be |
rented at from $3.50 to $500 per annum.
There is report from France that the Great |
Eastern has been chartered by M. Despecbes |
for the purpose of transporting visitors from
New York TO Brest during the Paris Exhibi- |
ton. The great ship can accommodate thirty
five hundred passengers, and the speculation
would probably be remunerative. An cxcur-
sion TO Paris and back, at the reduced rates |
which could be afforded in vessel of the car
-ying capacity of The Great Eastern, would be
popular.
The Navy Department was advised Thurs
lay from the Brooklyn Navy Vary, that the
Susquehanna was fitted out and in readiness TO
sail for Vera Cruz with General Sherman and
Minister Campbell. Commodore Allen will
command the Susquehanna, and Admiral Dahl
green will have command of the West Gulf
Squadron. General Sherman has arrived in
New York, and will speedily depart. 1t is con-
emplated by the State Department that he
will arrive at the City of Mexico by Novem-
Der 25th.
The losses of vessels by wreck, fire, collision
&c during the month of October just closed,
vas heavier than during any preceding month
# the year. There were eighty-tw vessels
ost, and their aggregate value was $5, ,543, 900.
Thus far during 1866 the MARITIME losses of
American shipping have amounted 10 All ves-
els, valued at $25, ,l95,6OO. larger amount than
Turing the corresponding period of any pre-
-ious year. During the first ten months of
s65 the marine losses were $23,2s5, 500, and
uring the first ten months of 1864 they were
ZIG, 4s3, 400.