The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-11-13
NEWS ITEMS.

mander in chief of the armies Of Spain.
During October, 26, ,446 acres of the public
domain we're disposed of at three local offices.
Allen Kreamer, of the firm of Kreamer &
Rahm, BANKERS, of Pittsburg died,
Saturday, of aPpolexy.
Fractional currency printed last week,
$6SO,OOO; shipped, $467 ,995, National
Bank currency in circulation, $685., 1851
There YVES frarcial panic in Milwaukee
Monday, heavy run being made on one
bank, and another being forced to suspend.
The official count in the Fourth New
Jersey congressional district re-e.ects John
Hill, Republican, by seven ty-nine, majority.
The courts of New York have decided that
the commission of suicide by one who has
his life insured does not vitiate the insurance
policy.
General Buffers district complete gives
Butler I3, $50, Dana 1919, and Lord a. g4I.
Butler has 6,42O majority over the combined
vote of his opponents.
The Republican majority in North Caro-
lima is placed at 5000. The new Congress.
iOnal delegation stands five Republicans to
two Democrats, which is Democratic gain
of one.
The BUeni'lg ErpreSs of Washington city
has long editorial on the position of the
Democratic party, which closes by saying
that the duty Ofthe party at the present
time is to stand firm, and to clirg to its
organization at all hazards, holding itself in
readiness at the same time to throw the
whole weight Of its influence in support Of
General Grants administration, provided it
should prove true to the constitution.
The Oil Refinery Of Messrs Rockfaller,
Andrews d Flager, Cleveland, took fire, on
Friday evening last and exploded. Six
persons were badly injured. The planning
mill of Messrs Moore, CahoOn & Co., was
destroyed by fire the same evening. Loss
from SIS. 900 to $40. 900.
A man named Healey from Lorain county,
but who had been under medical treatment
in Cleveland for some weeks back, hanged
himself to the bed post, on Saturday night
last. He tied large silk handkerchief
around bis neck and to the bed post and on
Sunday morning was found dead. ,4
WI Tceadwell. Colonel in the rebel
army, was arrested in Newark aud commit
ted for trial IN jersey City, in default of
$4,000 baiL charged with having sold
large number of naturaliz ltion papers in
Hudson county.
A man named Weaver was arrested at
Alliance on the charge of poisoning Andrew
Roland, at HagerstOwp, Md. He was taken
to Pittsburgh to be held in custody for the
authorities of Maryland.
The Pittsburgh Gazette prints the returns
from all the counties in the state-oficial in
all but ffteen-which give Grant a total
majority of 3O,l9O Grants majority in the
state viii not fall under $4,000.
General Grant arrived in Washington, Sat-
urday night, on a special train, by way of
Harrisburg, accompanied by Generals Smith
oOmsIock, Badeau and ]. Russell Jones
BE quietly proceeded to his home, in the
northern part of the city.
At the recent election in Winterset, Iowa,
the Democrats voted for and elected full
blOoded negro Justice of the Peace. On
the came day the negro was endowed by the
popular vote of the State with citizenship.
At Belvidere, Illinois, Friday last, while
on his way East General Grant responded
to the greeting of procession by saying;
"Gentlemer--I see many of you in uniforms
You laid them off three years ago, and you
can now lay them off again, as we will have
peace. Good night"
Considering the great changes in the
Revenue laws in July, and the large reduc-
tions made in taxes, the fact that the receipts
from Internal Revenue for the first four
months of the present fiscal year, ending
October 3lst, amount 10 nearly $5l,OOO,OOO
is looked upon as hopeful to the business
prospects of the country.
The President of the Union Pacific Rail
road Company having filed with the Secre-
tary of the Interior the required afidavits,
allowing the completion ofs section of twenty
miles of their road, extending to the 9OOth
mile post, the Secretary has directed the
Government Commissioners to examine and
report on it.
A ludicrOus incident was reported to have
occurred at the polls in Quincy, Massachu-
seas. The Hen. Charles Francis Adams
deposited a written ballot A few minutes
afterward he returned and stated that by
mistake he had put a receipted bill into the
box. An examination proved the correct
ness of the statement. 1t is reported be
voted the Republican electoral and Demo-
cratic State ticket.