The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-09-27
Summary of the Weeks News,

CumtudIy VI tho UOOn NVHS'
The PIT. Clinton Union says Detlef's
new steam saw mill went into OPERATION last
week.
The New York Constitutional Cor
vention have adjourned till the 2ud Tuesday
ia November.
Brick and Pomeroy and Petroleum
V. Nssby orce worked in the office of the
Albany Erening Journal
Registration closed in Charleston on
Thursday Of last week. The msjOrity of
colored voters is 1900.
The crops in Iowa are enormous, and
in many sections of the State wheat sells at
81 per bushel and corn at 40 cents
General Banks and Senator Morton
have accepted an invitation from Senior
Romero to accompany him to Mexico, and
expect to start by October ) b.
A man assuming to be the Son of
God, and predicting that President johnson
had only forty eight hours 10 live, was arrest
cd last week in Washington.
IL is stated that Colonel Gibbs, rebel
commander st Andersonville during the re-
bellion, is now at Tidioute, Pa, acting as SUI
periutendent of a petroleum company
A coin made during the reign of
Phillip of Macedon is on exhibition in Wash
iugton. II is about the size of q half eagle,
and is 1900 years old.
The yellow fever on the Tortugss is
reported TO have assumed more malignant
type. One-tenth Of all the soldiers and
prisoners on the island have already died of
the d sease
The FindIay Je6ersonian says that
ON Tuesday of last week, the two taw
mills and steam grist mill Of G. A. d H.
N. CRoNISGER, about Is miles from Findlay
we're destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
A Washington special says the
President has pardoned Mallory, rebe
Secretary of the Navy. This is the first
pardon granted member of the rebel
Cabinet.
Congratulations have been exchang-
ed between the Governor General of Cuba,
and tho Governor elect of California, on the
establishment Of telegrsphic Communication
ketweeu Cuba and California.
The Mormons in Utah are becoming
more violent in their declarations of hostility
10 the United States Government, and assert
that they will maintain polygamy at all haz-
ards.
The Commissioners appointed to
settle the Ohio war clsims, growing out of
the Morgan raid, have made their report TO
the President 1t is understood the sggre-
gale amount allowed is about $500 600.
1t has transpired that President
johnson, Immediately subsequent TO the re-
movsl of Secretary Stanton rendered the
war office 10 Gen. Mcclellan, and that the
offer was promptly refused by that gentle
man.
General John c. Lee, Union candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor Of Ohio, was
taken seriously i'll at Wellington on Tues
day, and has been compelled TO abandon his
speaking appointments for the present
A most distressing tragedy occurred
at East Arlington, Mass, on Sunday night
The dwelling house of Jairus Keene, who is
stayipg in New Orleans, was consumed by
fire, and his two children-young ladies
aged i5 and 2I-were burned to death.
Jenny Lind sang at the Hereford
Musical Festivalin England two weeks since,
10 a piece of her husbands composition.
The piece was failure and So was the sing
er. Her powers have sadly failed, and it is
believed her last public cong was sung at
Hereford.
Emanuel Gideon, peddler, was fined
in Boston, the other day, for rubbing boys
teeth with piece of cotton saturated with
muriatic acid, to chow bystanders the instant
effect of his is"wonderfui tooth powder" The
acid is very hurtful TO the teeth.
Gen. Grant enforces economy in the
expenditures of his department with an un-
spsring hand He has recently ordered the
members of his staff to turn in all the public
property around headquartes-horses,
wagons, etc.
In Posey county, Indiana, four broth
ers. named Bridenomer, attempted to unload
shell, on Sunday. Itexploded, killing one
of the brothers, took the leg off another. and
an arm from the third, and the other was al
So seriously injured.
The Chicago Post knows exactly
where Wilkes Booth, the assassin. is Giving
in foreign land" but will not disclose fur
ther than the name of the place begins with
H" and ends with 81
The Toledo Blade says the new roll.
ing mill project in that city is successfully
under way. Il is expected that when finish
ed the mill will employ one hundred and
fifty lands, and will lay out in cash onc
hundred and sixty-fye Thousand dollars 1
year.
Charles u. Harris, brother of Colone
s. ID. Harris, of the Ohio Farmer, shot hi
only son, twenty-five years old, at Kent
Portage county, on Friday night. Th'
wound is pronounced fatal. A difficulty
about money caused the horrible crime
Harris WAS arrested
is stated in correspondence from
The City of Mexico that The popularity o
the Juarez Government is on the increa' G
and that the annexation of Mexico to tn,
United States is generally looked upon asl'
consummation most devoutly TO be wished
To the Republican loss of one Re
preventative in Congress from califOrni
we oppose the Republican gala Of one Re