The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-12-18


HiscOck in the Office of the Delevsn
House, shot him dead.
The whole number of Dead letters
received during the year, ending June
SOtb, was 4,le2,l44; of these 1885,
O6e were Domestic, and l97,O7S were
Foreign letters. The actual amount of
money received in the dead letters was
$95,169 SO. Drafts, checks, &c, rep
rsssntiDg ss,sO0,27l 50, were also
received snd disposed Of Books
jewelrY,&c., to the amount Of So, 500 ;
and 125, ,29l letters containing photo
graphs we're received and disposed of.
The differeuce-gas manufactured
from Petroleum is heavier than air, and
sinks to the floor of room. Gas man
ufactured from coal, or common gas, is
lighter than air, rises, and diffuses itselI
through the house. In the case of the
recent explosion at Cleveland, the gas
settled to the bottom Of the cellar, and
when Mr.. Hubby stopped TO examine
the leak, his candle came in contact with
it and the explosion followed.
The Mama Gazette has the foIlow+
ing to say of huge pOrker the prop
erty of Dr. Stokes, who resides near
Utica, Warren county: "The proper
tiOns of this ponderous gruuter are as
follows: Q feet long, Z feet in girtb,
81 feet high, and estimated weight
from one thou sand to twelve hundred
pounds. His age is twenty-eight
months"
Akron, in 1850, had population OF
3,447. The present estimate is lO,0Fs,
being an increase of 200 per cent
Akron is the banner town in Ohio, in
respect to lapidity of growth. Rail
roads snd manufacturing enterprises
are at the bottom of it. The qqysho-
"a runs through the town, afording g
fine water power which capital and
enterprise have appropriated to sdYan-
tage.
One of the most generally acceptable
features of Senator Sherman's funding
bill, of the last session, was that which
proposed to give legal validity to specie
contracts for payment in coin. This
would have been, of itself, long stride
toward the resumption of specie pay
ment, and seems to be a required &C
compartment to any measure directly
contemplating that end.
A beautiful silk banner manuCact-
ured by J. Shillito d Co., of Cincinnati
tt, was presented to the Republicans Of
Reilly township, Butler county, on the
2stb ult., It having made the largest
gain in the November election, over
its vote ia October. Speeches, music
and songs we're in order on the ocea-
sion, and all passed of pleasantly.
The Hon. Caleb Gushing embarked
several weeks ago on special mission
for government, and It was thonght at
the time be had gone to England, on
business connected with the Alabama
claims. 1t has been since asserted that
he has gone to Spain with proposition
from Secretary Seward to purchase the
Island Of Cuba. Let Seward alone and
he would purchase call creation. "
The number of persons lost by the
feundering Of the steamship Hibernia
on the 2sth ult, is set down at seventy
eight. The number of saved, ifty-siK.
The disaster was caused by the break
ing of the screw shaft, inside the screw
pipe, causing leak, and the consequent
laundering of the vessel.
The Chsrdon Democrat says that Mr..
David Pratt, Of that township, lately
killed a pig, ouly eight months and Eve
days old, which weighed, when dressed,
$40 pounds avoirdupOis, an average in
crease of nearly l ] pounds Of solid pork
per day.
Last Saturday morning was the cold
est of the season. The Thermometer
stood at IA degrees below zero, in
Chicago, early in the morning. Al
Quincy, Ill, the thermometer stood 1S
below. The Mississippi was frozen over
at Cairo.
Four fires occurred, in Cleveland,
within the twenty-6our hours ending
Sunday morning last. One of them, al
the corner Of Kinsman and Erie sts.,
was disastrous, and several buildings
had to be torn down to stop its progress
There is another revolt in Spain.
evidently between the MOnarchists and
Republicans. The insurgents have oc
cupied the Hotel de Villa. A bloody
battle occurred on the 10th with heavy
loss on both sides.
A large fire occurred at Greenwich
Washington county, New York, on the
morning of the 1lth inst, which de,
| stroved six stores. The value of proper
ty destroyed is estimated at 500, 900.
The Democrats have postponed the
time of holding their State Convention
until the 7th Of June next. 1t is to be
hoped the Republicans will not hold
theirs at an earlier day.