The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-10-04
Summary Of the Weeks Nc Ws
General Schofeld, in command of the

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General Schofeld, in command of the
First Military District, still continues very
ill with bilious fever at Fortress Monroe.
The people of Louisville, Cincinnati,
st. Louis and other western cities are con.
| tributiug literally for the relief of the des-
titution and distress at New Orleans.
The Fenians are in luck once more.
Uncle Samuel has re-delivered TO them the
war material seized on the Canadian border
| in 1866.
The tone of the National LnteHiqep-
car, the Presidents special Washington or
gan, indicates that the impeachment of the
President will be resisted by force
The drought in Central Illinois is ter
rible Nearly all the wells ard cisterns in
Springfield are falling, and in tbe country
there is not one well in tea that is not dry.
a man in Conn. has cleared his house
of rats by catching ore and dipping ii in
red PAINT He thea let him loose, and the
other rats left, disgusted with his az pear
ance.
Last Friday night the house of Gen.
Garfield, at Hiram, Ohio, was entered by a
burglar. The Generals mother, woman Of
| seventy, arose, seized revolver, and drove
the scour drcl out.
The Judges of the Supreme Court of
Georgia have declared IN fa vor Of rsconstrue-
ton under The military bills, on The ground
of necessity and expeudiency.
The Canadians are finding that their
plan of havirg several days for election
works badly, IS it encourages bribery and ali
kinds of tampcring with voters. They are
anxious to adopt the American stem of
having but days poll.
It is said the Italian Government has
offered to send Gar.baldi to his home al
Caprera, or relieve him of all restraint if he
will give his parole not to engage in further
hostilities against the Roman States.
The bark Board of Trade, of Chica-
go, recently made the round trip from Chica-
go to Buffalo and return, in twelve DAYS and
fourteen bCuIs The Republicl says it is
the quickest tip ever mede
A Democratic caucus ia Eastern
Pennsylvania demanded of the Convention
that it should 1un a soldier for certain
county office. The proposition was faycr.
ably received, but on inquiry, 20 D 4mocra-
tic soldier could be found in the county.
Two men entered the ears of the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad at Seymour,
Ind, on Saturday Light, and entering the
Adams Express car, secured the messenger
and robbed the safe of about $40 coo. The
robbers escaped.
The drought is so excessive at Re
public that every well in the place save one
is dry. At Monroeville drinking water sells
at the rate of five cents per bucket land
lord of the hotel is paying that price
When the Rev. Dr. Patton went to
Chicago ten years ego, his church was in
debt S25, 600. 1t has now cleared off the
debt, and, since his settlement, has raised
5000 for parish purposes and $4,000 for
benevolence. The membership at the time
of his settlement was l93 now it is J63
George Francis Trains dinner speech
es in London, which used TO be reproduced
at such length in this country, were deliver
ed 10 dozen boon companions in chop
house down the Str:nd. His later Ameri-
can speeches" are delivered TO the printers
in manuscript.
1t is the general opinion in the
Shenandoah Valley that Presiuent johnson
is preparing for some desperate measure, as
an Confederate General has been mixing
with the rebels in that section, and discuss
ing plans OF organization in certain possible
contingencies.
A letter from New Orleans says that
General Mower, in his first order in assum-
ing command of the 5;h Military District,
continues in force all orders of Sheridan aud
Griffin, and adds that loyal men are satisfied,
and that he will carry out the policy inau-
gurated by his predecessors.
Governor Swami applied to Secre-
tary Stanton for artillery to be furnished 10
the Maryland militia. He refused. The
Governor renewed his application to Gener-
al Grant, and be refused Governor Swami
has now purchased artillery for the Bslti-
more companies, all of which are command
ed by rebel officers. When these Balti-
more guns fire they will awaken an echo
from the North louder than did the guns at
Sumter.