The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-11-01
Summary Of the Weeks News.

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The five hundredth mile of the
Uuion Pacific Railroad has been laid. Seven.
teen miles further will bring it to the base of
the Rocky Mountains.
One man was killed and two others
dangerously wounded at a foundry in st.
Louis on Saturday, while opening some
shells previous to throwing them in the
furnace.
Aiwoman of respectable standing in
New London, Conn., cowhided her son in
the public streets of that city the other day,
becsuss herefused TO marry to suit her wish.
English contractors have taken the
job Of building a railroad from Indianola,
Texas, 10 San Antonio, and will begin work
at once. This road will be a great benefit to
Western Texas.
A report is current among General
kilpstrick's friends that he will shortly re-
turn to enter the lists fer Ssnstorship for
New Jersey, in place Of Frelingbuysen,
whose term expires in 1859. i
A spring Of salt water which yields
ons thousand barrels Of saline fuid a day, |
has been discovered in Summit county,
Colorado, thirty milesfrom Georgetown, and
ssalt factory will be at cpce established.
District. Attorney Chandler has notif-
ed ohas. o. Conner that the Government will |
be ready 10 proceed with the trial Of JEFF. |
Davis at the session of the United States
Uurcuit Court in Richmond, commencing on |
the 25th Of November. -~ ethh1e
A full meeting of the National Union |
Republican Committee has been called 10
meet In Washington, on the l1th of Decem-
Der, 10 decide upon the time and place for |
holding the National Union Republican Con-
3ention.i.-subs "a ra.s ,stre3 J@
The Louisville Courier denies the
statement made by the Cincinnati Enquirer
that George H. PeIdIetOh is the choice for |
President Of the Democracy of Kentucky |
The Oonrier thinks IL not impossible that |
The Democracy may have to take up Sher-
man to beat Grant. tiF
Walcott J. Humphreys, New York
State Senator, has been put under $4,000
bail TO answer charge of bribery and cor
ruption in office. Tho warrant charges that
he accepted bribe Of $500 10 influence his
action in bill pending before the railroad
committee Of the Senate. .q
The New York politicians are busy
preparing for the November election. Seven
Thousand five hundred, naturalization papers
have been issued in that city lately under
the auspices of the Democratic committee,
while the Republicans have only been able
to drum up five hundred political recruits.
On Saturday night collision occur
red on the Little Miami Road at Xenis,
wuich csused baggage car with its con-
tents to be destroyed BY fire one passenger
perished in the flames, another had his leg
smashed, aud dozen others were less serious
ly injured. The accident was caused by the
carelessness of the switchman.
A lady in Maine lost FIVE one hundred
dollar United States bonds. They were
picked up by an ignorant man, who did not
knew what they were, and he carried them
home and gave them to his children for
pretty pictures" They cut the bonds up
and carefully trimmed the coupons which
they kept to play with. i4ia b'sA fgc |
A Democratic County Convention all
Chicago on Saturday, voted down proposi-
tion to pay the National debt in greenbacks
and to tax government bonds, and, instead
thereof, adopted resolution recognizing 10
its fullest extent the necessity of the pay
ment of the National debt to the last dollar.
The reception of Gen Sheridan at
Hartford, Conn.,, On the 9th, is said to have
been the most magnificent affair ever seen in
the State. About fifteen hundred soldiers
appeared iu the procession. The General
made quite little speech. He wac in
troduced to the crowd by Governor Buck
ingham, and was received with wild cheers
and shouts of welcome. -''
The receiving ship Potomac, at Phil
Adelphis, upon which the cholera broke out
lately and proved fatal to a number Of per-
sons aboard, has been disiufecied lately, and
the cause of disease is found to be the
carcasses of number of rats which have
been destroyed by poison. The stencil
emitted from these decomposing bodies is
supposed 10 have been the active agent in
generating the disease. ~ n r
Dispatches from Rome report an at
tempted insurrection within the gates Of the
Ponti6csl city. A mine had been dug under
the barracks Of the Papal zouaves, which
was fred at concerted signal. The attempt
is reported failure, however as not single
life was sacrificed, though many persona are
reported injured, and the building shattered.
The general outbreak was quickly repressed,
and the city soon recovered its accustomed
quiet.
The War Department has received a
copy Of General Pope's order for a cOnven-
ton in Alabama. 1t recites that an election
has been held at which tha people voted
for convention and chose delegates, whose
names are given, and then directs these per-
sons to meet at Montgomery on Thursday,
November 9Th, and frame constitution ac-
cording TO the terms of the reconstruction
acts, aud says that when it has been 80 franz
ed it shall be submitted 10 rote of the
registered citizens for aeceptancs or rejection,
as further required by those acts 4-
A short time since, We reported .
package having been sent from Urbana, o.,
to Secretary McCulloch, containing $4,000;
and as no name or instructions were furnish
ed, the meney was turned over to the con-
science fund. Since then letter has been
received form Wisconsin, the writer claiming |
that he sent the money, 70 have il converted
into other securities, and stating that at the
time Of sending it he was too sick 10 write
hi. mans. The officers Of the Treasury are |
of the opinion that this claim is a pretended |
one that the man saw the item Of news in |
the papers, and is trying to obtain the |
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