The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-24
General News Items.

Rosa Bonheur is insane. She fancies her
selfa goat. i'ft
The Emperor Napoleon was So on the Doth
of April
The London Court Journal says the
Empress Eugene is again enciente.
There is rumor that there will be sum
mer session of Congress. IT'S z
They had strawberries aud cream in Gin
cinnati on Wednesday. izilss
A large party of Pennsylvania capitalists
are prospecting in Virginia, with view to
investing in coal mining and tobacco raising.
A. T. Stewart, the New York merchant
returned last year an income of S4, OIL ,256
this year he returns 1886, ,S62.
Adams Express Company has been cele-
brating its Iwenty-sixth anniversary. 1t
began with days receipt amounting to SO
81.
A new suspension bridge is to be thrown
across the Niagara at the falls, landing on the
Canada side just below the Clifton House.
All hotel and saloon bars in Boston are to
be closed, after Sunday next, or suffer sci
zure of their liquors.
Mr.. George Bancroft has been appointed
by the President Minister to Prussia, which
position was left vacant by the recent death
of ex-Gov. Wright.
The rinderpest has broken out anew in
England, and official measures have been in-
augurated for preventing its spread.
Senator Wilson made the last address of
his tour through the South at Huntsvills,
Ala, on Monday. Thence he returns home.
The steam ram ,Dunderburg; the most
powerful engine of naval warfare afloat, has
been sold to the French government for SO,
100000. rsa ..0.f,,..-..-<t
Preparation for the Celebration of the COM
ing Fourth of July are beginning to be
spoken of in our State exchanges.
Report has reached London from Athens of
two bloody battles lately fought in Gambia,
in both of which Omar Pasha's army was
beaten, suffering loss of 5000.
The Germans of New Orleans, who are be-
lived to number not less than 10000, have
organized Radical Republican Club and
talk of starting German organ.
Good mich cows sell in New Orleans for
$3.50 each milk is 90 cents quart straw
berries $3.50 quart, and turkeys $5 pair.
The Vicksburg packet-boat Albert Pierce
was totally destroyed by fire, near lake Prov
idence, an Monday. She was loaded with a
miscellaneous cargo, valued at $4,000.
Judge Kelley addressed an audience of
some 5000 persons, mostly colored, at At
lanta, Ca, on Monday. sssf<fTt
The poorhouse of Ingham county, Mich
igan, was destroyed by fire last Monday.
Six of the inmates perished in the flames
Gen. Sickles has been breyetted Major
General in the regular army for gallant and
meritorious conduct at the battle of Gettys-
burg. B i5 tltti ftss#ffi
On Friday last the distillery Of Messrs.
Ellis d Co., at Monroeville, O., was destroy
ed by fire. Loss $4,000; insured to the
amount of $4,000.
The Grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Ohio
was in session at Wooster last week. The
reports showed a gratifying increase in the
membership, and healthy financial condi-
tion of the lodges.
The Missouri Democrat published at ST.
Louis, recommends Hon. Edwin M. Stanton
as candidate for President and the selection
for Vice President to be made from Mis-
souri,.
correspondent of the Lorain County
Nelos says that oil has been struck in Graf
ton township, in that county, at the depth of
one hundred feet, and the well flows three
barrels per day of lubricatipg oil, worth $50
per barrel. - fsttiE j
Officers of the Atlantic Gable Co., report
trouble on the submarine cable, located at
point less than three miles from the station
at Hearts Content, and there will be no de.
lay in making the necessary repairs and
restoring the cable of 1866. There has been
no interruption to the cable of 1865.
A terrible disaster is reported TO have &C.
Cured in Green county, Arkansas, some days
ago. The boiler of the Wilcoxan Steam
Saw and Grist Mill exploded, killing and
wouuding altogether about thirty persons.
1t occurred on day of the week set part
for grinding, when larger number of people
than usual were present.
Commissioner Welles, of the Treasury De-
partment, will sail on Saturday for Europe,
and will be absent till September. His bus
iness will be to investigate the condition of
the manufactures in Great Britain and Bel
GUM, and the British method of collecting
revenue by stamps, Their method of su-
pervising distilleries will be the subject of his
closest observation.