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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-11-29
FoREIGN NEWS SUMMARY.

1t is reported that Garibaldi is lying seri.
ously i'll in prison at Varignano, and that
his two sons have hurried to his bedside with
medical aid
News from Rome states that some fresh
irruptions have been lately made across the
Papal frontiers by small bands of Garibal-
disns, but were promptly met by Pontifcal
troops and in all cases speedily suppressed
Mount Vesuvius is still pouring forth an
immense volume of fire. Seven distinct
streams of the molten lava have been form.
ed, aud, as they pass on in winding paths
down the side of the mountain, the scens
presented is magnificent.
The condemned Fenians, Allen, Larkir
and Gould, were executed last Saturday il
Manchester, England. The precautions tax
en- by the Government to prevent an out
break were effectual. Notwithstanding the
prevalence of dense fog and the drizzling
rain, the crowd that witnessed the execution
was very large.
The Pope, who at first was strenuously
adverse to any con ference whatever for th,
settlement Of the Roman Question, has a
length withdrawn his objection, and is now
in full accord with the proposition of Nspo
leon. Munich has been chosen as the place
and the Ilth of December as the time 70
holding the conference.
Dispatches containing the gratifying intel
ligence of the safety Of DR.. Livingstone, tn,
celebrated traveller and explorer, have beer
received in England. The particulars ar
few, but the DIR. is known to have been saf
and well in April last. He was then e1
ploring the wastes of Africa, hundreds o
miles from the sea coast.
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The GALAXY FOR DECrMBER,-The Dec,

The GALAXY FOR DECEMB ER,-The Decem
Der number of this popular magazine has
reached US and is full of good things as
usual. The prospectus for 1868 promises
several good things. Among the special
features will be: a-~
A series of articles on timely subject, by
William Swinton, the well-known historian
Of the War.
A series of papers by Rev. Robert ColIyer
of Chicago, on subjects of practical iute, es
Richard Grant White will complete his
valuable series of papers on Words and
Their Uses,' and will follow them with 9th.
er significant papers. aFa
George WakemaD, whose humorous articles
on subjects of curious research have attract
ed so much interest, will explore new fields
of literary curiosities. Professor Blot will
continue to furnish his valuable papers on
Cookery. A new and very striking serial
story will be commenced upon the compile
tion of 9"Steven Lawrence, Yeoman." ii
will run for several months, and be followed
in turn by new novel by a distinguished
author. Great care viii be devoted to the
illustrations of the Galaxy. A series OF
il ustrations by WI. Hennessy, engraved by
Linton, who stands at the head of the art Of
wood engraving, may be expected Illus.
trations from designs by Gasten Fay and
Henry Fem will also be given. Commen-
cling with the January number, The Galaxy
will be furnished with new and very beau.
tiful cover, designed by W. J. Hennessy and
engraved by W. j. Linton. The typogra.
phical appearance of the magazine will be
in other respects improved. W. G. d F. P
Church. 30 Park Row, New York.
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WEsTON,S PROGRESS.

WESTON left Fremont last Thursday, at
half past four in the afternoon, under strong
escort which went with him two miles. At
6:37 he arrived at Elmore, where he took
supper. A procession of wide-swake torches
escorted him into and out of the village. At
about 3 o'clock Friday morning he reached
Toledo, and remained in that city until l
o'clock in the afternoon, when he struck out
on his fouth attempt to make the 100 miles,
but gave it up after walking about so miles
because of bad roads. After resting Sunday
he started from Waterloo Ind, at O'Clock
Monday morning on his last attempt at the
100 miles. He ate breakfast at Ligonier
dined at Elkhsrt, but abandoned his attempt
on reaching South Bend, a distances as he
claimed Of Sc miles. AS he had two and
three fourth hours 10 make fourteen miles
he was severely censured and charged with
selling out for not continuing his tramp un'
til his twentv-four hours were ended. HI
was determined not to bulge, however, anc
coaxing had no effect upon him. Resumine
his Journey he reached Laporte on Tuesday
evening at 6:l5 and left for Chicago or
Wednesday morning, expecting to reach tha
place on Thursday morning several hour
ahead of time. His failure to accomplish
the 100 mile feat forfeits part of the wager
the amount of the forfeit being variously re
ported from 81, 500 to six.seyenthaof the en-
tire stake.
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If the furor in favor of walking,
which has been suddenly created by
WEsroK's great feat, be properly man-
aged, it may be Che means Of doing
great good tosthe American people, BY
fostering and popularizing that simple
method of locomotion. On one hygienic
point doctors of all schools agree-tbat
is, that WALKING ia one of the
very best kinds of exercise for preserving
the general health and strengthening
the muscles; that it calls into play at
one time more of the muscles of the
human body than any other species of
exercise or labor, and develops them
all equally. a miles walk, with an OBJ
ject is as good as an hours practice in
a gymnasium. II is worth while there
fore, o, all ye doctors, preachers, Office
men, and lovers of manly sports, to see
to it that the stimulus thus given to
pedestrainism be not allowed merely to
fare up in a few more feats for
wagers, and then peter out entirely.
The exercise should be encouraged as
an amusement until it becomes an es-
sential habit. Europeans are proverbial
for their walking. English ladies think
nothing of a walk of ten miles. In Ger
many, the young men universally spend
several years, before settling down, in
tramping through the country from vii
lage to town and from town to city.
What young man or woman of Fremont
who had occasion to 60 to Clyde, for
instance, would have the bravery to
ignore the cars and the livery stable,
and strike out on foot to make the
eight milesi Perhaps there are plenty
who have the courage, but the num-
Der is few-of the young women-who
think they have the physical strength
necessary. The spirit is willing, but
the flesh is weak. While our County
Fair was in progress very few women
visited it unless they had chance to
ride to the grounds. Visions of back
aches and side-aches were sufficient to
frighten our town women-folks from at
tempting to walk the mile and Climb
the hill to the Fair. Ii the walking
spirit be kept up now, it will be good
thing.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-11-29
Insurance Laws.

Last winter our Legislature passed a
law requiring all insurance companies
to report to the State Auditor and di-
recting that officer to make examina-
tions of their condition aud report ac-
cordingly. The good effects of this
wise regulation has already become ap-
parent. The Cincinnati Home lnsur-
ance Company, which has been appar-
emily in sound condition, was found on
examination to be deficient in capital
and was ordered to assess 100000 up
on its stockholders. The result was
that the company made an assignment
having about s12,oOO,OOo of property
insured, the policies on which have
cost not less than $4,000.
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Another Project.

The Toledo and Sandusky papers are
discussing a new Railroad project sug-
gested by the report of Mr.. CAVE to the
English proprietors of the Atlantic d
Great Western Railway, after his visit
to America and examination into the
condition of that road. In his report
he recommends that the line be extend
ed from Cleveland to Toledo SO as to
compete with the Cleveland & Toledo
road for traffic from the great western
lines. The increase of railroad facilities
between Cleveland and Toledo on the
present line would greatly enhance the
interests of the road and of course in
cidentally of every town along the route,
and the building of another track is only
question of time. Ifthe stockholders
of the Atlantic & Great Western Rail-
way are too much crippled to lay it,
and so resent the snubbing the builders
of the Great Union Depot at Cleve-
land gave them, the corporation which
now controls the Cleveland & Toledo
line will be compelled to do it, to en-
able them to carry the passengers and
freights which their control of q consol-
idated eastern line will give them.
The new road may be only another
track along side the old one, it may
take the route projected for the old
"Northern Division" or, what is still
more probable, may take the line of the
old Northern Division to Sandusky and
then by short cut of nineteen miles,
strike this point doubling the track
from here to Toledo. This last route
is favored by the Sandusky Register
and is the cheapest which will COM
mand all the local business of import
ance between the present line and the
lake.
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THE JOU RN AL.
The PresidencY Again.

The Ashtabula Sentinel, in an article
which we publish in another column,
wants us to say why we think that
Gen. Grant could carry certain States
which, probably, would not go for
Chase or any other civilian. There
are several reasons why we think Grant
should be nominated in preference to
any civilian. The facts of the past
furnish a very potent reason. Every
war we have had furnished a soldier
President. The Revolution gave two
terms to Gen. Washington. The war
of 1912 gave two terms TO Gen. Jack
son. The Mexican war gave one term
to Gen. Taylor and one term to Gen.
Pierce, and would have given one term
to Gen. Scott if he hadn't been SO
anxious for the place. Clay, Webster,
Cass, Calhoun, Marcy, and other states
men-representative men-were passed
over or defeated. The facts of the past
will repeat themselves. They are re-
peated every year in State and local cleo
tions. The Republicans of Iowa, COM
mencing with their Generals for Govern
or, go on giving increased majorities,
and have now elected Colonel for Gov
ernor by larger majority than ever.
Pennsylvania was lost to the Repubi-
cans because the party in Philadelphia
threw the soldiers overheard in making
up their county ticket. In Ohio, we
lost everything but our soldiers. If Mr.
Delano or Mr.. Cowan or any other civ
ilian had been the Republican candi-
date for Governor, and if our friend Mr..
HowelIs, of the Ashtabula Sentinel, or
Mr.. Galloway, had been the candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, we think
Judge Thurman and Uhl would have
run in with the Democratic Legislature.
These facts, we think, show a reason
why Grant, as the Soldier of the War for
the Union, would carry certain States
which would probably not be carried
for any civilian.
Precisely the mistake the Chase men
make is in supposing that a representa-
tive man can be elected solely on the
strength of his principles. Gov. Chase,
with fully as much ability as had either
Webster, Clay, Cass or Calhoun, has
not moiety of the popularity which
those great men undeniably had. He,
like them, has been lifelong politician
aud for many years an aspirant for the
Presidency; yet neither of those
statesmen could ever have been elected,
Is there not reason in this fact why
he should not be nominated? We
think there is.
We repudiate the idea that the nom
ination of Grant would mean an aband'
onment of Republican principles, for we
regard him as good Republican al
Gov. Chase or any other man. A Pres
ident is an executive officer and need
not necessarily be statesman. W.
want our representative men in Con
gress, where national policies arr
created for the management of nationa
questions. Our best Presidents hav'
been men of Grants stamp-men o
strong common-sense, firm wills, inflex
ible honesty, and exalted patriotism.
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DIR. LiVingstOn.

The cable announces that DR.. L1vINs-
sToN, the famous African Explorer, is
alive and still marching on through the
jungles of the unknown interior. He
promises to abandon Africa soon and
return to civilization to spend the re-
mainder of his days-reading the Ia
bored and solemn obituaries written on
the strength of the report that he had
been murdered by the natives" we
suppose. The world has all along been
10th to believe that he was dead, and
later news of his afety is universally
credited.
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Please saw WHY.

| In l"te number OF The Fremont Journal,
this zen ence is used, IN discussi with the
| Cleveland Leader, the comparative availa-
! bility of Gov. Chase aud Gen. Grant. Speak
| ing of certain States-sWe think it certain
| they would 60 for Grant--not at all certain
| that they would go for Chase, or any other
civilian Now if the journal seriously
think what is here expressed, it may do US
the favor of saying lohy it thinks so; and it
will certainly confer great favor upon US if
it will do 50 while the country at large
may gain much by knowing why also. 1t
is short process with many, to assume that
the highest officer of the army can outrun
any civilian in any race for public favor.
Butw trust the Journdt does rot found its
opinions upon such basis as this and
therefore we ask of it, why does it think
Grant viii carry certain States over any civil
lian. Il is not scarcely month since we
saw two OF, the bravest soldiers of Ohio
men unquestioned loyalty, and noted for the
highest order of soldierly courage, won in
the hardest of battles s. almost beaten by
two of the yilest copperheads, distinguished
among the infamous of their party for their
sympathy with the traitors. Can the Jour
nal explain this, on its theory of military
availibility? Why did even soldiers vote
against Hayes and Lee, and for Thurman
and Uhl, if soldier is necessarily the most
popular? Yet they did and that when this
very Uhl had voted against the o'diers' vot-
ing law. 1t is time that we look little
more carefully into the causes thatefect our
elections, before we think Grant can carry
State. "A 5~s T reE (.
The coming contest is 10 be aone of mea-
sures rather than men, The question Of suf-
frage and finance, tariffs and taxes will be
the issues of next year and men will be
called out as candidates, who are-represen.
tatives of he ideas involved in the questions
at issue. There will be no such; thing as
military glory in he material to be used. 1t
will be deadlock fight between the rebels
and their sympathizers, and the friends of
free government and the reconstruction of
the Union on Republican basis. Availabil-
ity will attend the Republicans, if they
commend to the people by a prudent ADJUST
ment of the question of taxation and fin
ance by Congress, firm adherance to the
principles they have professed, and the NOM
ination of a man Whom tn nation will re-
cognize as representatives of this policy. 1t
will not matter then, whether be be soldier
or civilian.--A Astdbuld Sentinel.
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Congress.
Republican msjority-.-.----.

Since the July session, vacancies
have been filled in New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio, and new elections
have been held in Kentucky and Cal
fornia.
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ADVERTISING

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No Advertisements ara published as read
ing matter. The rule is absolute that all
paid matter goes into the Advertising Col
umns. p
THE DAILY COMMERCIAL has
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The purpose of the proprietors of the Con-
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rent affairs in the interests of the general
welfare. As a Business newspaper, the
Commercial has especial value; its Monetary
Department embraces Market reports from
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form, and is prepared with the greatest pains
to secure inyarisble reliability.
THE WEEKLY COMMERCIAL con-
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PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mrs Cunningham Burdell, Of New York
notoriety, is a plaintiff before the District
Court of San Francisco in divorce suit.
Ex-President Buchanan is in feeble health
at his home in Lancaster, and fears are ex-
pressed that he will not sur i've the winter.
A. H. Lee, the man who drew the Crosby
Opera. House last Winter, and sold his prize
at once to Mr.. Crosby for $200,0O0, is much
annoyed with begging-et'ers and petitions.
An exchange says that Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Sumner are very much outraged at the lib
critics taken with their domestic affairs by
the press. They Indignantly deny that any
estrangement has taken place between them.
We sincerely hope that this disclaimer is
wholly true, and that it will put an end tc
newspaper comment on painful subject.
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Mem advertisements.
T FL E
Cincinnati Commercial,

An Independent Newspaper, Published
every Morning, with the Largest Daily Cir
culation in the Mississippi Valley.
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The Memphis papers have adopted the
phrase, without caring Confederate,
instead of without caring Continental
The boys and girls of Hartford, Conn,
are already enjoying the pleasures of skat'
ing,
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PAPER EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK

One year ----$14 90 Three months SO Z
Six months 700 One month l 5
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EOR SALE.-A splendid Farm, on
IL the Rollersville road, 50 mills west of Fremont
containing 100 acres Of the very best land, with Q
geOd large farm barn, good house, so acres Of excel
lent timber, eli improvements In good condition, and
q hne young orchard. Will be solifor 5000 with
easy payments.
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E0R SALE.-A very desirable va
Will be sold at hrrgain.
CAkFIELD CO., atths Postofsee.
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EOR SALE.-A valuable lot, on
IL Garrison Street. for sale at q very low price.
OAkFIELD CO., at the PostofRce.
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DOR SALE.-A Farm Of 100 acres,
II half cleared and half tiub-red with very choice
heavy timber on which none has been cut. Good
frame house. frame barn, and young bearing orchard
Of 100 trees. Situate the turnpike, four. miles
east of Fremont. Terms-S6O per acre, half cash,
balance in to years. Enquire Of
CANFIELD Co., at the Post Office.
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Rooms over the Jewelry Store where
he will be pleased to see all who may
call.
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WITHOUT SUNDAY PAPER.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-02
Petroleum for Fuel

We are informed by Mr. Payne, the
president of the Dennis Run and New
York Oil Company. that crude petro-
leum has been used for several weeks
past as fuel to generate steam for boil
ers and engines on several of the COM
pany's leases on Dennis Run. Warren
County, Pennsylvania, in "A very priIna-
tive aut successful manner The mo-
dus operandi is as follows: A barrel
is filled with crude petroleum as it
comes from the wells, and set up on
end, to which is attached half inch
iron pipe, running say twenty or thirty
feet into the fire place or furnace, and
perforated with small holes a very
smallzpipe leads from the dome7 or
crown Of the boiler into the supply
pipe. conveying dry steam into it.
The oil islthen turned GA by means of
a throtsien valve, as.is also shessuppiy
Of steam, and very small quantity al
loved 10 run. a lights shen applied,
and the gas from. the oil yinstantly
la kes FIRE. r AS the worm IN the fire
place becomes heated, the supply of
oil IS increased to an extent just suf-
fcient to allow of its Instant combus-
zion. It is said that the whole OF the
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-02
Discoveries at POmpeii.

Another very interesting discovery,
lately made, is that of four skeletons
three females and one male-now
lyingin glass cases, which are preserv-
ed in almost perfect fullness of form
and outline. but have been completely
converted into gypsum. Even the
fingers and toes are almost as plump
and round as on the day when, 1888
years ago, the fearful food of fire and
smoke took away their lives. The
process is explained as follows: These
bodies were Frustrated in the street
by the cloua of suffocating vapOrs
which came first, and which soon stop
ped respiration, and after then came
the ashes, light of course. but piled up
in enormous masses, so that the lower
strata were compressed into solidity
At the same time then that the process
of decomposition was going on-very
slowly of course, so far under the sur
face-the ashes about the bodies APP
pear to have become incrusted, per-
haps with the assistance of the moist
ure that drained down through from
above At last all the soft parts had
disappeared, and there was nothing
left but hole in which the more inn
perishable bones remained. 1t was a
long time before the workmen learned
how to preserve these remains. and
hundreds have been broken to pieces
and lost. ~
The process now adopted is very
simple, but very efficient. As soon as
the workmen come to mass supposed
to be skeleton, it is carefully probed,
hole cut through, and melted gyp-
sum poured in until the cavityis filed.
The result is perfect model of the
person as he was on the day he fell in
the streets of Pompeii. Even the
rings on the fingers remain in place,
and are filed with gypsum. The male
form has about it a belt filed with
coins, forming mass half as large as
ones head, with which he was attempt
ing to escape. -. '....,... ~,
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General Grants Ancestors.

= Noah Grant came from Scotland and
settled near Coventry, Connecticut,
He married Martha He died
early, leaving son, Noah, who enter
ed the army Ia 1855, and was killed in
battle September 20, 1856. He left a
son, Noah, born July 4, I44, who
served through the revolutionary war,
and rose to the rank of Captain. He
migrated to Western Pennsylvania,
and there married in 1894 His son,
Jesse Root Grant, was born in 1899,
and the family moved to Ohio. In
June, 1921, Jesse Root Grant married
Hannah Simpson. and on the I'D of
April, 1922, their son, Ulysses Simp-
son Grant was born. Martha. the
widow of the first Noah Grant, was
married to Peter Buel. Their daugh-
ter Abigail was married to Joshua
Porter, Of Salisbury, Connecticut, and
they were the parents of the late
Augustus and Peter Buel Porter, of
Niagara Falls. . -