The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-02-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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s% Mr.. and Mrs. william Morgan wer,
burned to death in their house in Darkevill'
Iowa, on the 4th inst
sE The Utica Mirror, Welch paper in
New York, would like to see Andrew John
sen succeed by Ben. Wade.
There are seven candidates in ths
field for the Republican nomination for
sMayorof Steubenville.
eHT The Cosockton Age nomiDates Hon.
Columbus Delano for the Union candidate
for Governor.
The famous Castle Thunder in Rich
rnoud, Va, has been reconyerted to its orig
iual use as tobacco manufactory.
sNSenstor Sherman has written letter
10 Secretary McCulloch asking that Colonel
Lsngdon be re-sppointed Assessor in Gin
cinnati.
The Treasury Department offers re-
ward of $500 for the arrest Of Lee, the last
robberof the Loan Branch, and $4,000 for
the recovery Of the money.
wThe Navy Department has received
notification from the Gulf Squadron that 49,
900 French and Belgia troops left Vera Cruz
for France on the Goth Of January. ,Hi
EEA fuely finished rife, worth eight
hundred dollars, intended as present to
Gen. Grant, has been made at Mansfield
Mass. and is now on exhibition at Boston.
HThomas Carlyle intends paying Amer
ica visit next year or the year thereafter
thus executing purpose long cherished.
Perhaps he is coming to look after his "Con-
federate" bonds. af f.a
John W. Garrett, President of the
BoltirnOre d Ohio Railroad, rendered the use
of the special car of that road to George W.
Peabody and his frieuds, who left for New
York on Monday last.
e%- A movement is on foot to establish
National Park at Washington. The ground
it is proposed TO lay out, has stream run
ming through it upon which Robert Fulton
used 10 experiment with model steamboats,.
eE-Col Darlington was wounded in the
thigh on the 9th inst, by the accidental dis
charge ofhis own revolver, while riding on
horseback, near Fort Lariems The wound
was not dangerous.
c8- 1t is said that in shoeiug horses that
are used on the payements at Boston, cush-
ion OF IDdia rubber has been placed between
the shoe and hoof with very good results
II soflsns the jar which destroys the horses
legs.
sY- George W. Ellery, the las. of seven
teen children OF William Ellery, signer of
the Declaration of Independence, died at
Newport, Rhode Island, last week. Deceas-
ed had been Collector of the port Of Newport
for forty years.
sE The Canadian Government has award
cd pensions and gratuities 10 the volunteers
wi suffered by reason of the late Fenian in
vasion. The gratuities range from $50 to
$2O4, aad the pensions from 20 cents a day
TO $4OG year. hrr Ha.!isa
tE The Heralds Durango Mexico, cor
respondent of the IL h ult., says that large
numbers of French and Austrian dessrters
are serving in the Republican army, and
many Mexican Imperialist officers were sp-
plying for employment in the same place but
were rot received. iss.aEf fiT :" @
eN Coo el John Hay, recent private Sec
retary of the lamented President Lincoln, is
now in Washington. He has resigned his
position as American Consul at Paris, and in
tends opening law Office in New York. Mr..
Huffmau of New York, has been appointed
his successor.
~ The trial Of @. Il. Culver and James.
E. Austin closed a. Franklin, Pa Friday.
The jury, after ashort absence, returned a
verdict of not guilty, and that the prosecutor,
John Dufisld, pay the costs. The verdict
a.reeeiyed with Representations ofspplsuse
by the audience in the court. 4 h
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sR The Salem (oolumbiaua County,
Republiean gives the following specimen Of
a rise of property in that place: Within the
last year small property on the east end OF
Green street was sold for S925. A couple Of
weeks after it was sold for e1,l00. Last
week it was sold again for 1900 cash in
hand. 'a
TFifty or sixty member Of congress last
evening organized Temperance Society
Senator Wilson presided. Senator Wiley
Vice President and Messrs, Yates, Pomeroy,
Ooifax, Perham end Price are on the Exeeu-
tive Committee. The Society is holding Q
public meeting this evening. Gen. Howard,
Senator Wilson and others are speakers.
cThe New York Posts Washington
special says that Bingham will soon submit
new reconstruction proposition, that where
States lately in rebellion shall adopt the
Constitutional Amendment and agree to
equal suffrage, they shall be represented in
Congress until they do this they are to bs
under martial law. -. a .,
s8 The Erie Di.patch says: The bill
providing for loan to pay off the natured
indebtedns IS of Pennsylvania, having beer
signed by the Governor, proposals are now
invited aud will be received for $22. ,O0t
Eve millions Of which are to be redeemed il
from Eve to ten years, eight millions in from
ten to fifteen years, and ten millioas in from
fifteen to twenty Ave year,.
az The largest plough factory in the
wourld is said to be that OF Louisville, Ken
tucky. Since 1860 this factory has sent out
over 100000 plouShs. 1t employs l25 men
and nses each year l,OO0O0O feet Of lumber
1900 tons of pig iron, 65 tons OF wrought
iron for clevices, "a tons of bolts, and $4,000
bushels of coal. The receipts from the sales
of less year were $232 900.
~The New Orleans 4in,ss says that DR.
A. Courier, of Iberville parish, raised last
year silk of the best quality. A dozen oi
the cosoope have been sent TO the Paris Expo
sition. Also, a number OF skeius of sewing
silk-sorne pure white, others dyed glossy
black. The silk of which they are made was
raised from eggs which had been in the doc
oOr's possession for forty years.
~ The Sandusky Register says: At al
the ship yards along Lake Erie, builders are
actively engaged ip building vessels, and are
pushing the work forward with all possible
dispatch, in order TO have them ready fol