The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-11-08
Summary of the Weeks News.

"' N'o"e noo ViucIcu all OIlcer
absent from duty in the South, to repair a
o1ce to their pots.
The Princess Carlotta, widow Of
Msximilian, is slowly improving iu genera
health, but her mind wauders as badly a,
ever.
There were 357 deaths in New York
during the week ending Nov. 2, which j.
the lowest weekly record for the past five
years.
A fire in Cairo, ILL.,, on Monday,
CONSUMED one large brick and ten frame
buildings on the Ohio levce. Loss between
$4,000; and $4,000; insured for So, 600.
Secretary Welles has been confined
TO his room with an attack of fever since
last Saturday, and may not he able to go 10
the Department for some time.
1t is reported that Mrs. Lincoln is
actually preparing to publish book. Miss
Olive Logan, the New York sc'ress and
writer, is said to have been engaged 10 as
sist her in the literary labor.
The bank Of Pettis d Ingalls,, at
Fremont, Tszewell county, ILL.,, was broken
into on Thursday night aud robted of one
hunducd thousand dollars in money and
bonds. The burglars are still at large.
A meeting of railway managers was
held at Pittsburg on Fridsy, when it was
decided to make no mste ial changes, for
the winter, in tie present fast schedule of
lime eastward. The O. d P. and c. c. d &C.
were represented.
Two Of the shops within the walls of
the Ohio Peni,entisry were destroyed by an
incenGiary fire on Saturday, with loss of
some $4,000 beyond the smount of in
surance. None of the prisoners escaped.
Great frauds have been unearthed in
several counties of Pennsylvania, especially
Juuiaia, Perry aud Centre, and ibe Demo.
cratic members elect to tie Legis' AZURE are
likely to have pretty hard scratching TO
prove honest titles TO their scats.
1t has come out at Washington that
the President, not long since, rendered to
the late Governor Andrew the position of
Secretary Of War vice Stanton removed,
and that Governor Andrew signi6ed his in
tention 10 accept the Office.
A dispatch received yesterday, from
C"pcnbagen, says that the Danish West In
dies have been sold TO the United States for
$4,000. 900 in g"ld, and that an agent of
the King of Denmark is soon 10 crcss the
Atlantic for The purpose of completing the
transfer of the property.
A fire in the shop Of the Chicago,
Alton and ST. Louis RIilrosd at Blooming
ton, on Friday night last caused damage
of over SI5O,OO9. and threw out of work
four hundred men with families deperdent
on them.
Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co.'S rev
and Uniform edition of Thackeray's works
will commence with Vanity Fair, which
will he publisl ed on the Ist of November,
and viii contain twenty steel engravings and
eighty-nine wood cuts.
A Washington special to the Cincin-
mali Enquirer states that General Logon had
long interview with General Grant on Sat-
urday, and ssys that General is Radical |
enough for him. He thinks there is no
doubt General Graut will be nominated by
the Republican Convention.
A patent has been granted to Maine
machinist for an invention for running shaft |
ing at right angles or at any angle without
the use of gearing or beltiug. The idea is |
entirely novel, and works to a c-arm. A
slide-bar is placed in the angle, and motion
transferred by the action of double crank |
on each shaft.
The sorghum crop of 1867 is said to
be : failure, compared with the yield of for
mer years. From most of the cane-grow-
ing regions of the West the reports upon the
condition of the crop are gloomy. Excep-
ting in few favored localities, heavy rains
have prevented the cane from maturing in
season to escape the frost.
Arrangements for the annual meeting
on the 18th, of the Society Of Officers of tie
Army Of the Tennessee, have completed in
ST. Louis. Assurances have been rec. lived
that Generals Grant, Sherman, Thomas,
Meade, Sheridan, Hancock, Howard, Logan,
Smith, aud other prominent officers Of the
Union army will be present. Nearly all the
railroads in the West will return, free, per-
spns attending the meeting, and large mum
bers are expected to be present.
An order from the war Department
announces that all appointments for COM
nissoued officers having now been made, a
higher standard of qualification will again
be required. All future vacancies will be
filled, one fourth from non-commissioued
officers in the army; and what positions re-
main untitled by the graduatin classes from
West Point, will be given to merilOrious
non commissioned officers who have served
rot less than two year..
The formation of Grant clubs is
looked on by some persons, not friendly to
the nomination of General Grant, as an i'm
pertinent attempt to interfere with the prero-
gatives of The National Convention. But
delegates to the National Convention are
expected to represent the wishes of their
constituencies, and if those constituencies
desire particular man, il is right for them
10 so express themselves that there shall be
10 mistake as 10 their wishes. From pres
ent appearances, the expression viii become
SO general that TIE Convention, when it
meets, viii have nothing to do but formally
ssr4ify the choice of the people and adjourn.
1t is reported that the President will
send no message to Congress, at its adjourn
cd Sc ssion, on the 2Ist. Why should he?
The regular session commences shortly
thereafter, when he is expected, Of course,
70 send in a message. There is no obliga-
tiou on him 10 send in a message every
time Congress meets after short adjourn
meDt, nor would there be propriety in his
50 doing. The seusationslists VhO see
something terrible in the expected reticence
oi the President, are frightened at ghosts Of
,heic own raising. They should be thank
sui for being spared the infiction of two