The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-12-11

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The Democratic and Republican con
ventiols 6f Colorado have resolved to
petition Congress for the-immediats sd-
mission of Utsh. m OHC
1t would seem That the leaders Of the
Spanish Revolution are already commit
ted to the re-establishment of a monarchy
in opposition to the wishes. Of a majority
of the peopleod :iad3 Sen .iis ,oIa
A young New Jersey girl recently
eloped with al adoref only to marry
another mar1 at Tue hotel where She had
been left while the, first loYer was off
making arrangements for bis4ooWn
speedy union. II s.Jsaao3 s7iio4
The largest peach orchard IN the
world is at Ridgewsy, Y &. on the
Raleigh and Castor railroad, where a
company of gentlemen are planting
2, 900 acres, making 100000 trees, in
peaches alone. :gsqs1 t0gnd sn's q
The contest for United States Senator
in Wisconsin ! IS waxing hot HS9Face
Rubber who at first was not deemed a
formidableoOmPetitOE has now come so
prominently forward that bets are being
made That be viii succeed. '1rmoa {
The Convention Of Commissioners on
the Cattle Disease, at Springfield, Ill,
has recommended to the several States
legislative action for the protection of
stock, and indicated The several points
to be considered in such action. 80
The Pittsburg, Mt Vernon and In
dianspolis Railroad, which is now in
fair progress, shortens the distance be-
tween its terrnini thirty-two miles, by
way Of Crestline, and twenty-five by.
way of Columbus, The capital is one
and half Millions .s h.am-lad III l'
Gen. Grants report of less than
twenty-five Rnes7in the newspapers, is
deseryedly commended on all sides
The General knew what he wanted to
say, said it, then stopped, in all Of
which respects hesHowed that he differs
from public men in general.
The first sessions of the Ohio Legis-
lature were held at Chillieotbe, until
1910; two sessions, up to Isf2 i'were
held at-Zanesville; then back to Chilli
cotbe until 1916, when the seat of
government was permanently transfer
red to Columbus. 81, Ysaasaq - fa
Near La Crosse, Wisconsin, new
cattle disease has appeared, from which
twenty COWS have died, Examination
shows that the eud stomach contains a
quantity of sand, which was probably
taken into the stomaehWith grass, when
1.-THE latter was so 81 scarce that It was
eaten very cI5se.s saoo' irod7 e'iiio s'd
y I',as'ii3 ~ @Tiitssu 70 aeeIg sdi ci. r
A prize fight waste come of on the
Ohio REeE, not many miles from Gov
ington, yesterday, between James Baton,
Of goviugtony and , johnny IaFetty,
lately. Of New Orleans. s,,LaFertyyl was
training At Barney 1Frain's, in, Covipg-
ton, and Baton at the Tive miie House
back of Govington. ouis7 lo 2i]7G
The extensive foundry and machine
shops Of W. ]. 7Qnealy, III Hannibal,
Mo-, were destroyed by fire on, Monday.
The loss is between $40, ,OOOsaud $780,
Loco. The insurance is not stated. "A
large number of valuable patterns be-
longing totRe Hannibal & St Joseph
Railroad Company we're destroyed.
The Union Pacific Railroad complet-
ed their temporary railroad bridge across
the Missouri River Oh Tuesday evening,
and up to 3 P, NJ. Of Wednesday oyer ts
four. hundred cars had crossed. The
immense amount Of freight lately &C
cumulatsd is being forwarded west with
dispatch. Hereafter freight viii go to
the terminus without detention. - -
John Nevin, native of ireland, and
living with his son at Undsrhill, Vt, is
said to be one hundred and seventeen
years old, and yet as vigorous as man
of sixty. He has worked on his sons
farm during the past season. He is the
father of thirteen children, the @babyne
of the familylbeing fifty years oldsia G
! General Custer has not lost the dash
and ,gallantryyp that characterized hia
leadership during the war of the re-
bellion. With his regiment he har
struck the redskins ths first q serious
blow they have received during the
present hostilitisS, and q few more o.
be same sort will put al. end to cur
ostlyalndian war. "a .ji4a q 9las2 q
a bepzihiSSttI. in Albany mistoOk ar
uudertakers shop, for a restaurant the
other night, woke up the-ofiCe boy, and
demanded " dozen fresh ones on the
halfshell." He was told that. the es
tablishment did not furnish food for the
living, but cOfins for the dead. eAl
ight,p he replied, in muddled tones
Pn take a little coffee" 'a27 '7i'A
John Heller, Of Cuba, Illinois, plan
ned to elOpe with Miss Mowery, o
that place, contrary to the wishes of hel
father g He dropped "a note in the
window of her room, fixing the time
Note fell into her, fathers hands, who
that night occupied the room, .auC
when theoyoung man came to arouse
his lady, the'father fired s'shot gun a
! hin, the charge lodging in his arm
and laceraling il 50 badly that fears 9
: his life are entertained. 9ll 91i.gs ii
On Saturday, the 9sth, a gang o
: rufins visited fhe farm of John McKin
ley, twenty miles east Of Louisville, ant
f drove Off twelve of his hogs. As,they
: were leaving the place, they met tw'