Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-10-19
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Norman B. Judd has been nominated for
Congress by the Union party in the Chicago
District to succeed Long John Wentworth.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton has offered
herself as an Independent candidate for Con-
gress in the Eighth New York district.
General Beauregard and Major Harry Gil
more, of rebel fame, were in Washington on Fri
day, the guests of W. W. Corcoran, the bank
ing prince. They were trying to obtain inter-
views with the President.
1t is reported that Governor Wells Of Loui.
siana is about to issue proclamation removing
all the rebel sheriffs of the State who were elec
ted last Spring, and appoint others in their
stead.
General Garfeld's majority in the Nine
teenth District is IL, 500.
Judge r. R. Sloan, of Erie county has
been removed from the office Of Special Mail
Agent, and his place is filled by s. NJ. Penn,
Of Cincinnati.
A number of copperheads colonized in the
2lst Pennsylvania district, to defeat Hon. John
Covode for Congress, have been arrested, and
two of them now ia jail, have admitted that
they were brought into the district for the pur-
pose stated.
Seward and Stanton are reported to be on
the point CT retiring from the cabinet-the for
mer to private life, and the latter to Spain in
place of ex-senator Hale.
Maryland keeps step with the march OF
victory in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio and
Iowa. Baltimore has reelected radical May
or, John Lee Chapman, by 1881 majority over
his pro-rebel competitor, Harvey.
Schuyler Colfax is reelected to Congress
by over 1000 majority. He had spoken al
least once each secular day since his return from
Washington. His district was filled with cop
perhead speakers, and he spoke alternately with
his competitor at several great meetings. This
is his seventh reelection and bis largest ma
jOrity.
"A p. Miller, Esq, late Of the Scioto Ga
eette, has purchased an interest in the Ohio
STATE Journal, and will assume the business
management of the paper.
General Frank Blair attempted to address
meeting at Cape Girardean, No., on Saturday
evening, but was driven from the stand with
stones and followed to the hotel with hooting
The windows on the side where General Blair
| was known to be were all broken.
prince" John Van Buren, son of the late
President Martin Van Buren,, died on board the
steamer Nova Scotia from Liverpool last week
The removal of Mr.. Benedict, of the Herald,
from the Cleveland Post-ofice hangs fire long
while, but his head is expected to go off any
day. 1t is rumored that Mr.. Armstrong, of the
Plain Dealer. will be his successor.
The following are the Republican majori-
ties in Iowa for Congress: First District, 5000;
Second District, 5000; Third District. 5000;
Fourth District. 6,O0e; Fifth District, 5000;
Sixth District 5000. Only one county in the
State gave Copperhead majority.
The GAINESVILLE. Courier says Mr.. Delano was
defeated by fraudulent votes, and that the cleo
ton of Gen. Morgan will be contested. Nor
gans nominal majority is afS. The Courier
adds that ''rnore unlikely things have happen
ed than that RIr. Delano win represent this dig
trct in the 10th Congress" !"
Horace Greeley has been nominated for
Congress in the 4th District Of New York,