The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-08-23
General News Items.

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Fourteen deaths occurred from the yellow
fever in New Orleans last week.
r. Edwin Stanton, son of the late Secretary
is still chief clerk of the War Department.
| A Chicago colored theatrical COMPANY has
commenced its travels in the West. They
play at Milwaukee next week ~ l+s-ss =
| OF the ten principal iron-manulacturing
States of the Union, Michigan stands second
the first being Pennsylvania.
The Crawford County Fair is to be held
/ in Bucyrus, on Tuesday, "Wednesday, Thurs
| day and Friday, the 18th, 18th, i7th. and
18th of October next. 1'a 90 -
A few days ago, at New York, J. " Wade
| jumped from the mast of a vessel 40 feet, to
/ decide a bet. The water being only 10 feet
deep he struck in the mud at the bottom
4 and was drowned.
4 There are loud complaints OF, the want OF
rain in Southern and Central Illinois, which
i is said to be seriously affecting the corn crop
in that rcigon.. Farther north the weather
has been more seasonsble. 90.
/ Seventeen missionaries iareIabout to sail
/ from New York, for Arabia and Turkey.
One will estsblish,a type foundry at Beir-
| out another has raised. fund of $5O,OOO,
with which he designs 10 establish Bible
house at Constantinople. u IS n.y baa 20
AN Island one-quarter Of an acre in area,
and covered with heavy growth OF bushes
and trees, twenty feet high, that had long
been stationary IN pond at Tyripgham,
Mass, ihoated the other day a full half mile
Il no oIr,nE
| The N. J. Tribune publishes an, imper-
feet table Of the vote for governor in Ten
nessee, by which it appears that Governor
Brownlow's msjorty is 1895. Tie full
| vote, as reported, was: for Brownlow, G639l
1 for Etheridge, 1891 This looks as thougb
coPperheads were not very dangerous iu Ten
nessee.' % ! l'S 'i8 ~
T. A gentleman amas surprised during The
frosty weather to see his little daughter
bring home from the Sunday school library
a. grave tfeatise on aBackslidipg. INV
child" said he, shat is too OLD for YOU vol,
can't make anything out Of it. - II know
| il, papa, . was the artless reply but 1
thought could when ItOok it, Ithoupht
it would teach me how TO slide backward. -
r. The Chicago Tribune we'll says: "With
General Grant in the War Office there is no
danger of any practical harm to come to the
county in consequence of the change. The
| Generals position as Secretary of War and
commander ofihe army isanomalaus. There
is no law, however, against holding both
j offices, although he can receive compensa.
tion Tor only one.''i rs7lrsd ~ fsr - 81
9 saloon keeper of Milwaukee, Who is a
l'great adnirer Of Count Bismarck, wrote 10
that personage, Informing him of the birth
Of a son, and asking him 10 be godfather 10
i the young German. In due time the post
brought a letter from the Count, with his
autograph signature according to Mr.. Kroe-
gers request and a short time afierward the
i.express brought a package containing sill
ver spoon, ofnaluebfed With coat Of arms
of the Bismarck family, ard engraved with
the name of bismarck Kroeger"
T. The Sultan having returned to Cons.an.
tinopie, his capital duly listened TO an adress
from the Grand Vizer, who had been en-
trusted with the government during his roy
al masters IiobnobbiBg with The infidel
sovereigns. Z hghis reply the Sultan said
that the lestlltiof bis observation during his
travels was suchsas to prompt him. to in
augurate an era Of progress for the Ottoman
Empire, and he promised to submit series Of
measures designed for the amelieration oi
the condition of his subjects.