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

age. She is said 10 have heen the first white
child bora in Ohio.
The New Orleans Tribune, the organ of
the cOlored Republicans in Louisiana, owned
edited and published by cOlOred men, rssP-
reared Sunday, after a suspension Of six
months.
Chief Justice Chase, on eibench IN RislIs
rnond, last week, decided that The iron-clad
cath should not be required of grand Jurors,
as it rather hindered the ends Of i,lstice than
otherwise.
Mr.. d. NJ. Stevens of Cleveland was the
frst.person to introduee the veioospede in
in Cleveland He Appeared on the street,
on Monday morning mounted -Op his Two
wheeled steed.
An attempt was made on the 18th to FIRE
Eev York City. TvOyOung men set Gre
y eightssables. on East Fifteenth aud East
Sixteenth street. within two hours, and
though seen escaped arrest The city was
greatly excited for time
COnklin aud Hagan, two human beasts,
fought for $1,000 a side near Esrrowsburg,
NewYOrk, on The lSh. -Twenty-six
rounds were fought. in one hour and twenty
minutes and COnklin was declared the win.
ner. Both were badly punished.
John Sullivan, in the employ of MS.
R,R-s while attempting 70 geton the poay
engine at the O. & 7, R Rprossing in Tole-
do, on the 2Ist fell, aud the wheel of the
engine passed over his left leg, smashing it
50 badly that il bad 70 be eamputated. 5
fMr. D. NJ MeaoVd Of Norwalk, has in-
vented or discovered a meazs whereby fruit
ofany kind, may be kept 10 open jars or
ciOcts any length Of time without spoil
ing. He aud G. d s. Boalth Of that place
have formed Partnership aud intend put.
ting up fruit extensively upon that plan
another year.
Twelve railroad laborers working near
Davenport, Iowa, were attacked aud routed
last Saturday by an infrristed male deer
which jumped over high picket fence. The
men rallied twice. ard attempted 10 subiugate
the brute with clubs, but ne set them 70
fight, iDhicting serious bruises, and tearing
The clothes nearly of several Of the men.
The Ohio State LegislsIure closed three
dIy's session on the 25th of November, ad- :
iourning over 70 the 5th Of January 1869,
thus much has been done to offset the last
lengthy session. Undoubtedly all pressing
Business was completed and the State will
ITserve vitality until January next.
A st. Paul, Minnesota, paper says that an
exceedingly brilliant meteor had been seen
passing over that plsce. The head appeared
"a be about the size of -four barrel. with a
taii of great length, which looked like a
mOnstrOus river Of red hot iron, flaming across
the sky. It was visible for about ten min
utes, aud shed flood of strange light upon
die whole country aronnd, afTOrding a mag
nfcent sight such as is not seen twice in a
lie time.
At West Brooklyn, Maine, land slide
took place about 5 O'Clock Sundad morning,
jssta bnlOw the Cumberland paper mills,
which comprised about forty acres in area
and completely flied the channel Of The
Presumpscott river so that the water is back
ed up within three feet of the top of the dam.
snd the lower story If the mill is submerged.
One hundred hands are throw out Of empty
meut. The loss by the land slide is stated
to be SIOO, Goo. hsseHe
A New Orleans dispatch says: Jasper
Blackburn, editor of the Homer IKiad, and
member Of the present Congress, issues an
advertising supplement from the Office of
Democratic neighbOrs the eClsirborne AdUo-
Gale, in which be says that his Office has
aesin been mobbedgand this tins esntfFglv
ruined So AHst he s only able thrpug6 the
'co1ftesI and assistance OF bis neighbor, to
publish the supplement- to fulfill theeontracts
Of his official obligation, unlil it is definitely
depided|whetheF free hfad IN 3 fTseeOSnitiry
wiz be permitted TO publish 8. free, OutspOken
{ newspaper, secure from fnolestatiOn. He
says he knows his rights, aad knowing, shall
IrasintaiB them, and he win Be assisted. if
necessary, by all The powers Of this Govern.
nent.
A man named 0akes, living in lows, had
daughter married last week, and ID the
evening few young men in the nsighbor.
hood went to give them otariyari, and in.
sisted that the neEly-mapied couple should
show themselves, which they refused 10 do,
On Wednesday evening a large company as.
senibled 10 cortinue the ohariuari, and Oskss
appeared at the door with a gun, and, order.
ing the crowd to leave, Immediately fred
shooting man named Oakley through The
body, causing his death il few, -,m1liuutiess,
Oakley was a married man, aud leaves a wife
and children. oakes is man nearly sixiy
years Of age, He was at once arrcsied, and
is confined in the county IL. ~ i.-Iii
1, is stated that some iteeu persons were
po.sonsii il LowelIyilIe, Mahoning county.
4 short tins since aud came near. DYING.
The ,circumstancss are related briefly as fol.
lows: Two weeks since a man in The place
borrowed quantity of -four Of a neigbBoF
a@I soou efef rstprpsd Ike pogtiO1 which
was put into bag with soue other -four.
Il was not used until another neighbor, a.
bout 70 give party, wished 70 borrow. when
the whole bag fun was lent The Hour was
baked INTO bread, pies and cake, uponeaCing
Of which the whole party was Immediately
tsteusick but Prquply relieved BY medi4
cal aid. Some Of the -four and cakes were
.seatao Pref Oasssls Of C8svelabdg who, upon
analysis, found large Tgvsntites Of arsenic
therein. The motive fOr this attempt at
poisoning is not Yet faliy developed,
The Chinese who have been drawn 50
extensively to California after gold, have
after all as it seems by late developments,
astounding quantities Of the precious metal
in their own country. In late number Of
the Shanghae NeloS Litter are some very
interesting and amusing accounts of how
the Americans and English have scented
out the "diggiugs and are vainly trying
here and there to get a chance at them.
The Shsngtung district is the one Just
now excited. The inhabitants, though dig
ging lazily and getting out handsome
"shows" do not seem to care much about.
It; but the foreigners are quite crazy on the
subject, The steamers to shanghae are run
ming full Of piOspectOrs are constantly put
ting cut into the country, and all the coast
is agog. But Che Mandsrius are inhex-
IDLY opposed to all mining operations by
foreigners, and even from natives demand
such outrageous prepayments for working
privileges that the indifference Of the people