The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-11
NEWS OF The WEEK.

sH Zen. Sterling Price--Oid rap =
aud his three daughters, arrived at New Or
leans on the 2d inst. from Mexico.
sB-on the 23d ult = gang of Cinnamon,
working on the Pacific Railroad, in Califor-
mia, were buried under a snow drift, and five
of them perished.
There is a salt well ip,Tuscarawas
county, Ohio, which yields six hundred bar
rels of water in twenty -four hours, thirty five
gallons of the water making bushel of salt.
eE- Mrs. General Williams, formerly Mrs.
s. A. Douglas. is among the " observed Of
all observers in Washington society this
winter.
TSS- Dan Rice, the great clown, has been
engaged by circus parties in Philadelphia
for twenty weeks work in the sawdust, for
which he is to receive $4,000. At that
rate it's worth mans while to be q fosl,
s%-Itis stated that the assassination con-
sprators now Imprisoned at the Dry Tor
tugas will, by virtue of the late decision of
the Supreme Court, in r ference to military
commissions, be returned to Washington and
handed over TO the civil authorities.
s Evansville is ahead on the hog ques-
tion. Four hogs eleven months old killed
in that place weighed 446. 406 45o. and 449,
and three of the same breed (Chester Whiie)
thirteen months old, which will weigh 500
pounds each. m
sEA French war vessel arrived at Vera
Cruz from New Orleans with cable dispatch
es from Napoleon, saying all the transports
would arrive there in January, and that he
expected ali the French troops to be on
board within three weeks sfter their arrival.
Msximilisn's head quarters are at Puebla.
tY The London Court ,Journdl announces
that Her Royal Highuess, the Princess of
Wales, is -: and that tho Princess Hell
ena a'so il. In the first case, early
in tie ensuing year" and in the latter in
April, are the specified occasions. The
Princess Clotilde was to have about two
weeks before Christmas.
sY A large rat accidentally got into
Cleveland d Pittsburg car, the other day,
before ii left the depot, and C, ,eated consider
able CONSERVATION aruong the lady passen-
gers. 1t finally ran up boys leg while
trying TO escape. The boy screamed bloody
murder" aud bis friends, mounting upon
backs of seats, left Mr. Norway master of
the situation
sTy The latest Chicago sensation is the
runaway and marriage Of couple of foolish
young people aged twenty -ono and fourteen,
who We're married on a sleeping car, and
after spending honey of two weeks
concluded TO dissolve partnership, for which
purpose The bride files l,ill of divorce, al
leging that " he - worked on her feelings,
and asking that her chains be broken.
sEAt Plymouth Ohio, few days ago an
enrsged steer made drive at horse upon
which the owner was riding aud driving the
animal and thrust ono Of its horns nearly
through the horses breast, killing him in-
stautly. 1t next attacked a boy, tossed him
high in the air, and in falling the lad was
severely injured by coming in contact with
the top Of an awning post. A dog attacked
the animal a this juuclure, and the boy esca-
ped being caught by the furious beast.
cT a special cable telegram, dated Lon
don, Jan. T. states that England has been
visited by a snow storm of unusral severity.
1t commenced on Wednesday and continued
to Friday morning. Trade and travel were
almost completely suspended. The streets
OF London were choked with .now and the
city ives enyeloped in fog. Several acci-
dents occurred. There were snow drifts of
great depth in the rural districts, and many
dwellings were almost buried.
Since our last paper was Issued, the
news has arrived of the massacre at Fort
Phil Kearney on the 22d ult., Of three cffi-
GERS and ninety enlisted men of the 18th
Regulars, by The Indians. Among the Off
GERS was Capt. F. H. Brown, son of Mathew
Brown, of Toledo, o. The troops were sur
rounded by three thousand Indians, and
desperate encounter ensued. The Indians
lost more in killed than the entire number
of troops engaged,
sEAdvices from Washington with re-
gard to the feeling in Congress upon the cur
rency question, are quite unanimous in ex-
pressing the conclusion that no charge is to
be made from the present status, but that con-
gress will wisely let the finance 50 far as the
currency is concerned, alone or at most, ad-
opt course SO conservative as TO avoid any
embarrassments 10 business. The country
would unqualifiediy welcome such a course
as the part of craftsmanship, and the approv-
ing voice of business communities every.
where would follow it,
sE7The chapter Of atrocities is full this
week. Here are a few horrible samples
An Hlinoisian named Wilson, passenger on
Mississippi steamer, became enragsd at
man on board named Brown, because of his
wearing gray coat and being called rebel,
and procuring shot gun, fired upon him.
Brown was in conversation with Mr. Lang
ford, Rnd the contents Of the gun took ef-
feet upon the latter, instantly killing him.
The passengers endeavored TO arrest Wilson,
who attempted to again fire, but was himself
fired upon and nortally wounded. ---- At
New Ulnl Minn., 10 dispute John Spin
ner was stabbed and bled 10 death by some
person unknown. Two men, Alexander |
Campbell aud Geo Liscomb, were arrested |
on suspicion of committing the deed. While |
the sheriff was taking them to jail mob
seized the prisoners and after beating them /
terribly, hung them, and their bodies were
discovered The next morning frozen stitf. ..-
Mrs. Fanny Willard, fashion editress of the
New York Sunday Times, was murdered by
4 policeman whose suit she had elected.
The policeman afterwards killed himself
IA Mr. Spear was murdered Sunday
night in Warren county, Mississippi, by
oand of negroes, and the house burned after
being sacked and plundei ed. - The body
If an unknown raan was found in the North
liver Saturday, with his arms and legs cut
IF. IA brute in Philadelphia named Nc
Jormick Friday beat his wife to death. and
mother one in Cairo, Ill, choked his wife
lead with his hands.
An Unfortunate young Elan.
From tie Meadville, P(a.) Journal.
The following is a brief and truthful