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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-01-10

that everything has been done which was
possible 10 overcome the difficulty.
An Inspectorship of Gas and Gas Metres
was established by act of the last General
Assembly, aud that the duty is in he hands
of one. Of the most able and well known
chemists of the country. His report details
the steps taken by him to carry out The pro-
visions of the law, aud the means adopted TO
make the tests used for the protection of the
public as nearly exsct as may be, in heir
scientific accuracy. His salary was by the
terms of the statute TO be collected by The
Auditor of State from the Gas Companies,
and as some of them have delayed payment
or contested the constitulioGality Of he law
il has resulted that no salary has been as
vet paid TO the Commissioner. ! would re-
I spectfully suggest that in such a case the
first pa ment Of the salary of lahlic Of
fcer should be made dir CITY feon the Freas-
ury, aud that the State-can sff 'rd to avail,
the process of reimbursement by co'lectian
much better than the officer who depends
upon the salary for his living
The improvement OF lii- 5 ale Library has
prog essed satisfactorily, and he new a
eoves " itd the gallery al,ore give rom, fr
a large incuisse uf sh' l1irg ss The sccnmu-
laiion of books require il. Tiia hesuty ef
the design and workmanship make The
room attrac i've in a ish d~gree 20 ac-
coaid,t date the books packed aud torrd in
| the'iunlber r,"n.s, the scIrsi der i airs, e.
should be c. mp,eaei, carrying ;, lh.. fpi
plan1pcn which the lowsrNgri as hesa con
sir1cfs =
Although nearly tea yesrS h4e eI-aped
since the State Hau.e was d,cait eli f he !,
a rough board ienc st II reaches hqlf way
round tie whole enclor ne, goo brick
walk has been a;d NJ on the casts lie of he
squsre during The past season, bat he north
and south sides ire cqualy ~ n*et Of a
pavement. Toe s'poHenfnt Of t'e mat
ters, f5eIn year,tp year, do-s not 7fcm 81
make It elsieP 70 reach ih"m. fni | n,i ld
strongly rcnmmcpd tiai lbs pstiop q t''r
necessary work :,btut tho CA it4d hn com
pleled at once T. q Bond Of Mi arg
Claims, Consisting o: the Aodio- aud
Z Goup'rol cr Of TIE Treasury ard Socseiary
of SIT, VIII ch Is cheree with The iuty Of
examining aud paying claims If Oaio citi-
gems for service rendered ard money expend
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-01-10
Total outstanding military claims
against the United States

against the United States 81 100, $40 az
Of these, it is reasonable to expect that
$500,0O0 viii be paid during your session,
and the remainder viii be pressed as rapidly
as possible by the officers having them in
charge.
By ct of the last General Assembly, the
further receipt of soldiers claims, for back
pay and bounty, was stopped on the. first of
June and ON the first of October the hnsi-
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-01-10

y
The administration of the Penitentiary
during the year shows au efficiency quite
equal, if not superior, 10 any that has been
Witnessed for many years, and in one re-
spect-that ofeconomy-the results pecu-
lfarly gratifying one, The receipts for the
labor Of prisoners have exceeded the expen-
ses of the prison by the sum of thirteen thou
sand dollars This result, the Directors re
port as not produced by charging the State
with labor performed for it. or by any charges
or credits for which money has not been paid
or received but it is balance of each re-
eeipts over cash expenditures. 1t has been
secured by strict attention tO'economy in
all departments, and rigid saving Of the
waste which is apt to beeome large in 50
large an institution. This fact is most sig
pifiesntly shown In the average cost per
convict for clothing, food, bedding and hos
p tai, which amounts this year to $Si.9I
against an average of $500 forithree years
before The Directors are further able 70
say that, although the expenses have been
so materially y diminished, e'ery department
has been as we'll maintained as in any form
er year" They very properly give the
chief credit for this result TO the Ward n
and his principal assistants, Int it could, oi
cogrse, be brought al ont oply by jealous
co Opel alton IN The public service of ell con
cerned, from the Directors themselves down
ward ~
Your candid consideration is invited
the reason assigned by the Directors Why a
minimum prie' ioT ceHeietlabor should not
be established by law. The accounts of the
prison demensiTste That since The pa sage OF
the existing statute On that sui ject, there has
been clear loss to the State Of two thou
sand dollars per month by reason Of ihS non
employment of eonv.cts for whose labor re-
sponsible bids bad been made before the law
took effect I believe the reason ng Of the
report on this subject to be snhrd, aud re-
commend the repeal Of the sta a,e ri. ed
to. The true mode Of enhancing The price
of labor in the pri-np is to.perfect the diseip-
line and management of the institution 50
that the labor itself will be M ,re valuable
and reliab e, and leave it TO the zeal ~ h NJ
orable and competent Directors n d nfliee $
10 procure the highest mlrkot pf.ee-ior 1t.
No legislation can remove the necessity oi
having honest men in charge Of so important
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06
THE QUEEN REFUSES TO ACCEPT
DISRdELpS RESIGNATION.
Parliament to be Dissolved Next Fall.
EXCITED DEBATE IN. THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS.
LONDON. May 5.-The Ministry has re

LONDON, May 5.-The Ministry has re-
signed. :.
Disraeli proposed compromise until at,
ter the election on the Reform bills, but
Lord Stanley and Earl Malmsbury refused
to serve under Disraeli.
The Queen has sent for Mr.. Gladstone.
Mr.. Gladstone said in the House last night
that it was unprecedented for Ministry
beaten by seventy-fve minority, to think OF
dissolYing Parliament. The Premier's
course was unconstitutional. The House
was hostile to the Ministry, and 1t was
clearly the duty of the Liberals to follow
their resolves by action, and 60 on. HEAR
They had no bargains to make. >,
John Bright said that Disraeli asked the
House to reverse constitutional usage, that
he might keep an Office obtained by arts not
Disraeli asked why the House had not
passed a vote Of want of confidence. y
The. debate on the Irish Church question
was fixed for May It'll. ~
The new Ministry is not yet formed.
q Second Dispatch.
LONDON, May 5.Eueni,,g. The Queen
has refused to accept DiEaeli's resignation
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

The Baltimore Commercial contains the
following: In 1862 there lived in Staun-
ton, Va, young lady of rare personal
beauty, and endowed with superior educa-
tional accomplishments, and the daughter
ofswealthy parents. The sad havoc Of war
caused reverse of fortune in the family,
the father and two brothers were killed in
battle, and in a short time the once happy
home was broken up. Yesterday the daugh-
ter, who is known by name different from
her own, was picked up in the western por-
ton of the city as vagrant. From atflu-
ence she has fallen to that Of u common
vagrant, and when encountered yesterday
by the police officer she had bartered her
shoes for whiskey. She was committed to
Jail under the vagrant act for thirty days
by Justice Bride.''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06
THE IMPAIRMENT TRIAL.
Speech of Bingham-He Closes To-
Morrow.
BETTING TWO TO ONE ON AcoU1rTAL

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Mr. Bingham con-
tinued his speech this morning. He argued
that evil intent was not necessary to con-
viction, and that the argument of counsel
on this subject was puerile, and not fit for
the ears of the Senate. He maintained
the oneness of the appointing and removing
power. Undue weight, he said, had been
given to the debates of '96. He contended
that maladministration was impeachable.
Mr.. Sherman's remarks regarding Cabinet
officers were not applicable because
when the bill passed the malignity OF
and danger from the President had not
then been developed. He defended
Stanton as illuminated officer, who had
proved faithful among the faithless, and
who, in all the qualities that adorn and
enoble human nature, was unexcelled. The
speaker characterized the quo ,odranto ar
guments as mere babble. If the Senate
regarded the constitutionality of the tenure
of-ofice bill as closed question after voting
on it three times, then senators who ques-
toned it's constitutionality were themselves
iihpeachable.
bingham concludes tomorrow.
1t is stated that Senators Fcsscnden, Hen
dcrson, and Grimes have each prepared
opinions looking to acquittal. This is i'm,
probable, but betters on conviction IRE
holding off. :.
Nothing has trahspired regarding the
routine for tomorrow, after Bingham con-
cludes. He will close about o'clock.
This evenings Express says: "The feel,
ing to-day among Radicals, as well as Dem
ocrats, is that the chances arc decidedly il
favor of the President"
This evenings Star says: "The bear:
have it in the impeachment stock market
to-day. Bets are two to one on acqtuttal-
why nobody knows
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Congressional;

WASHINGTON, May s. House. - The
Speaker named Messrs. Banks, Thomas,
Poland, Griswold, Blair, Woodward, and
Beck, as the committee to investigate Wash
burne's charges against Donnelly.
Brooks's charge that he had made But
Ter disgorge s6O,OOO which Butler had
stolen in New Orleans, was referred to the
same committee.
A question from Mr.. Boyer whether the
1000 covered the plate and spoons was
answered by the Speaker negatively, and
a proposition that the committee extend its
investigations over Buffers entire admins
tration ut New Orleans was rejected.
Mr.. Carey moved that the House with
draw all of the tenth article of impeach-
ment as untenable under the House pro-
ceedings on Saturday.
The Speaker decided it to be priv
legged motion; and pending vote on its re-
ception, the House adjourned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.-Baghumton
Re- ". T., May A shanty belonging to Pat
rick Laughlin, about a quarter of n mile
east of the Erie Railroad depot at Great
Bend, Pa, caught fire at il o'clock last
night. Laughlin and his wife were away
from home, and the house was in charge OF
a young girl, sixteen years of age, with
Six children of Laughlin's, who were asleep
when the fire broke out. The girl immedi-
ately upon Weakening went to the rescue of
the children, and succeeded in saving two
OF them; returning to get the others, she
was sntiocated, and the four remaining chill
dren persisted with her.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

A DUEL THAT WASN'T DUEL.-We
learn that party of hot-bloods came down
here last Wednesday from Richmond for
the purpose of settling their differences by
mortal combat and for this purpose they
proceeded to the classic grounds of Julappi
Commonly called Lambcrt's Point, where,
with pistols, they. proposed to put each
other through in the most approved style.
They reached the field of combat, and pos
sibly from the uncovcring of the nipple
ments of death to their mortal vision, and
the smell of the yillainous gunpowder, and
the sight of the bullets, or from some other
cause unknown to this deponent, they wilted.
I" One afraid, and the other glad of it,
The matter was then amicably adjusted,
and the parties returned to the Metropolis
without having shed one drop of each others
precious blood. How unfortunate for &C we
local. "-NorJoH Day Book.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
sEws FRoM THE cAp1rAL.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.

Special telegram to the Dispatch. az
80 DOUBT OF THE PRESIDENTS AcoUrtTAL.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-since5 yesterday
q great change in opinion as to the result
Of the trial has taken place among extreme
Radicals. Among this class it has been
conceded to-day that the impeachment
scheme is a failure, and that the President
will be acquitted.
H.. APPOINTMENTS OF. HIDsHIPMEN.
The following are the appointments of
midshipmen at large for,the year 1868, just
ordered by the President Nathaniel T.
James, California Rogers H. Gait, Vir-
ginia; John G. Fremont, Jr., son of an Off
cer Robert H. Fletcher, son of an officer
Lewis Pitcher, son of an officer; Jacob
Medary, Ohio; Daniel F. Baker, Maine j;
Thomas F. Dixon, Pennsylvania; Charles
E. Fox, son of an officer; William Polmyer,
Maryland. The President also ordered
that George. D. McCarty be transferred from
cadet engineer.
THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CALL
UPON THE PRESIDENT, SPEAKER CoLFAX,
AND CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE.
The American Medical Association, now
in convention in this city, and numbering
between two and three hundred, called in q
body tonight upon the President, Speaker
Colfax, and Chief Justice Chase. The re-
ception by each Of these high officials was
quite brilliant. The White House was
thrown open, as is customary on occasions
of grand receptions; and all the recep-
ton rooms were brilliantly Illuminated
with gas. Secretary Seward and Mrs.
Patterson, and Mrs. Slower, assisted
the President in doing the honors to
the guests. Speaker Colfax was assisted by
Mrs. and Miss Mathews, and the Chief
Justice was aided by his accomplished
daughters-Mrs. Sprague and Miss Chase
in extending the inequalities and courtesies
to the distinguished guests. WALLACE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The Reconstruc-
ton Committee met to-day, but did no bust
ness.
The monthly debt statement is as follows
Debt bearing coin interest increased $780,
100000; bearing currency interest de.
creased 2l,25O0OO; total debt decreased
81 100 900. Debt less cash in the Treasury
decreased S1S,500,000.
1t is stated that majority of the Recon,
struction Committee favor the admission OF
the Arkansas delegation to Congress after
the completion of impeachment. :,
The President transmitted the South
Carolina and Arkansas Constitutions to the
House Reconstruction Committee to-day.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06
Domestic Markets.

New YORK, May 5.-Noon.-Flour l0c.
and rye 3@5c. lower. Wheat unchanged.
Corn 15@1c. better. Oats 1@2c. better.
Mess pork dull at s29.3715. Lard, 1870
1890. Cotton quiet at 321a@33c. Freights
firm. Turpentine declining at 64c. Rosin
favors buyers; strained common, $1,000
1885. Gold, 1891. Sterling, l1O1s. Vir-
ginia 6's, Az.
Euening.ZGold, 1891. Sterling, 1lO@
11O1s. Governments firm and about 4
better. Cotton unchanged; sales, 1880
bales. Flour unsettled and 5@l0c. lower.
Wheat active but 1@2c. lower. Corn
Southern yellow, s1.20; mixed, sl.l5@
SLIT. Mess pork, new; s29 .l21s old, s2S.
Lard, 19@l9Ac. Groceries quiet and
steady. Turpentine, G4@65c. Rosin, $3.50
@$7. Freights tirmer. Cotton, per steam, Il
BALTIMORE, May 5.-Cotton dull at &c.
Flour steady and in good demand. Wheat
firm; Maryland white, $3.50: red, $500
s3.15. Corn firm. Oats dull and UNI
changed. Rye dull. Bacon firm and tend
ing upward rib sides, 17c.; shoulders,
l4A@l5c.; hams, 2l@2211c. Stocks
Sales, 500 Virginia 6's, registered, 4l@4l4.
CINCINNATI, May 5.-Flour dull. Corn,
94c. Mess pork dull at $3.50. Bacon
quiet and FIRM shoulders, l4l4c.; clear
sides, 1870. Lard, l934@2Oc.
ST. Louis, May 5.-Flour very firm, espe-
cially for best family. Corn firm at SIC
Gle. Provisions quiet. Mess pork, $3.50
@s29.75. Shoulders, l414c. clear sides,
lS14c. Lard, zoe.
WILMINGTON, N. c., May 5.-Spirits tur-
pentine closed at SIC. Rosin steady
strained, $2.4O; No. l, 81 pale, s5@s6.75.
Tar, 1910. Cotton, soc.
CHARLESTON, May Cotton quiet, with
out change sales, 200 bales ; receipts, 2l5
bales; middlings, 3l11a@32c.
AUGUSTA, May 5.-There is a slight i'm
proyement in the cotton market to-day
sales, 347 bales; receipts, 2O9 bales; mid
dlings, SOC.
SAVANNAH, May 5.-Cotton dull and nom,
inal middlings, 81 &c. Receipts, $50 bales
MOBILE, May 5.-Cotton nominally un'
changed. Holders not disposed to sell al
buyers ideas. Sales, 100 bales. Receipts
64 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, May 5.-Cotton quiet an(
easier; middlings, 311ac.; sales, l,lO(
bales receipts, 2l0 bales. Sugar and mo
lasses nominal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

The DUEL THIS NfoRgrN h;onab,e
circles have been excited to-day over 1tl,e
rumors that two gentlemen. c;rcnlatinp IN
upper-tendem, had had b hostile meet;ne this
morning near Bladensburg. to settle 4 diff
selsy according to the code Of honor. All
kln mos. OF reports have been afoat in regard
70 the matter end cause thereof; but as ii
eook place at an early hour, and in the pre-
sence Of only those interested, who refuse
70 give any information, the affair is still a
good deal mysti6ed. 1t appears, however,
that one of the principals is well-known
attache of leading foreign legation in
this city, and the other an American gem
tieman, who has served his country va
nantly, and lost m arm therein. The pre-
ilmlnaries having been arranged, the par
ties met near ,Bladensburg this morning,
when the seconds endeavored to affect o
reconciliation, but without success, and the
beiiigerents arranged themselves for the
nre. The word was given and shots ex-
changed, when the seconds again sought to
reconcile the two, and this time were sue
cesstul. The difficulty was adjusted, and
the parties shook hands and left the ground
without any spilling of each others blood
Poo'U'NSiy lllCTC Wds d
lady in the CASE" as reported. The diff
Guilty seems to have originated from what
one OF the parties conceived to be per-
sonal atfront.- Washington Star, 4h.
The National Inte7igencer gives the par
ticulars as follows:
A duel was fought yesterday near
: Mount De Sales Convent between Count De
Lethwin, Of the Prussian Legation, and
General A.. Gallatin Lawrence, of Rhode
Island. Baron Kusserow, also of the Prus-
sian Legation, was second of the former,
and U. J. Slidell, of New York, of the lat
ter. One shot only was fired, the Count
shooting high at the word. General Law
renee, from some cause, did not fire. Salts
factory explanations then ensued, and the
parties returned immediately to Washing
ton. The difficulty is said to have origi-
mated at party in Washington, where
General Lawrence, acting under misap-
prchension, resented remark of the
Count.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

OVERFLOW OF SOUTH CAROLINA RICE
PLANTATIONS. = The Charleston Courier
learns that all the rice plantations on the
Santee river are under water to a depth OF
from five to seven feet. This quantity OF
water, however, is regarded as but the be-
ginning of a serious overflow. The present
mark is considered within three feet of the
highest ever known. TO see the summit ofthe
surrounding hills in going up the river at
mean tide it is necessary to look upward.
This aspect is now reversed. From stand
point on the deck of the steamer their tops
seem to be on a parallel with the eye.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

TuE FINANCEs.-A private letter received
in Wheeling from a distinguished member
of the House of Representatives contains
the following remarks touching the fnan-
cial policy to be pursued by Congress at the
present session:
"There is great uncertainty hanging over
the financial legislation of Congress, and
no man can do much more than to guess at
the outcome. Some tendencies, however,
are manifest. There has been q decided
reaction against the initiation policy within
the last three months. Many Of the lead
ing journals of the West have come out
against it, and the feeling in the House is
greatly modified. On the whole, am in
clined to believe that there will be no de-
cided action either way at this session.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

I We learn from the Hansboro Democrat
that negro soldier on Ship Island violated
the person of the beautiful and accom-
rplished daughter of General Mower, the
Federal officer in command there. 1t oc-
Cured in the early part Of last month, but
has but lately become known.
Alfred Caldwell, Esq, widely-known
and respected citizen of Wheeling, died last
Sunday after an illness Of some weeks. he
had been Mayor of the city; also MEM
Der of tie Virginia Senate. ..,
AT the General Conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, now in ses-
sion at Washington, o committee on the res
iations of that Church to the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South was appointed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

Mica SpEcTAcLEs.-Ad distinguished ocu-
list of Breslau, Prussia, has recently in
vented a cheap, light, and efficient kind Of
spectacles, made of mica, to protect metal
workers eyes. 1t has been found that
about ninety per cent. Of these workmen
get more or less wounds in their eyes from
flying chips, metal turnings, borings, filings,
&c. Glass spectacles were found to be too
heavy, too expensive, and too liable to be
broken; while mica spectacles cannot be
broken, are not half as heavy as glass, keep
the eyes cool, being bad conductors, and can
be made and sold for about sixteen cents a
pair.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

DEATH FROM A BITE.-On the 18th ultimo
Robert E. Lucas and Thomas II. Duyer be-
came engaged in u fight at u restaurant in
Centrcville, Md, and during the fracas Lu-
cas- got buyers right little finger in his
mouth, and bit it slightly. No attention was
paid to it, but on the next day it was badly
swollen, and in few days the inhamma-
ton extended up the entire arm. On Sun
day Duycr was taken to Chestertown by
his brother, and his finger was amputated
OH Monday but modification of the entire
arm subsequently ensucd, and we under
stand he died ON Thursday.-CentreviNe
ljtt-pD
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06
From tho Cincinnati Commercial.
=, D,nxsr nSsnr bio AVN cirnnt

from the CmCfnnstl SOiilncTci'ii.
AR ". Brown, over his own signature,
. M, letter to the Lexington Ky J States
wiz, VIZ IN which he throws some light on the
"E ,'.;nns of Mr.. Chase and the very radical
re. .nsman who undertook to lay him to one
gus ," a. "a folded banner.n Mr.. Brown
sl"s, he had frequent interviews with Mr..
S S,s during the month of April, and claims
:, ."% hS able "to indicate his position with
Tive certainty" On the 18th ultimo
H. Rrown called on Mr.. Chase, and what
follows we give in the formers own words
" Very soon after entered the room the
chief Justice asked me if had seen the
article. To an affirmative answer he re-
r,;cd Mr.. Tilton has done me great in
lmstice. He came to my house under the
arb of friendship, and / talked freely to
him. | told him what have often told
Won. that must DE an upright judge, and
my judicial duties prevent my being as
available o candidate of the Republican
Marty as other men in its ranks. This is all
I said to him, and his additional statements
we're unauthorized by me. They may have
Grounds for them After some further con-
vcrsatlon the same evening, ne remarked !:
Z. am thorough Radical, but am no ex-
trmist.'"
Mr.. Brown says that the Chief Justice
holds firmly TO three cardinal ideas uni
versal suffrage, universal amnesty, and the
maintenance of the public credit. On the
financial question, Mr.. Chase said to his
visitor
"If had control of the Government, l
would resume specie payments tomorrow.
could do it successfully, for our credit is
unlimited. Individuals could not long at
ford to keep their gold idle or in an unpro-
ductive form. Under my policy they could
loan it for more than grcenbacks, and it's
purchasing power would be no greater"
The writer concludes by saying that Mr..
Chase knew nothing of his intention to pub
lish the substance of the several interviews.