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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07
. Besleged BY Faml.he d Cats.

1t is said that an enterprising Yam
kee, having bought an island in the
Ohio river, has stocked the same with
black cats, intending to go into the ful
trade. This reminds us of similar
experiment which was made many
lyears ago by gentleman who resided
in Maryland. The idea struck him
that the fur trade was so lucrative il
would be much better to raise animals
nearer home than the regions of the
North, and accordingly purchased an
island in the Chesapeake Bay, stocking
| it with. the blackest of black cats. He
paid extravagant prices for the felines,
and all the boys in the adjacent coun.
try went extensively into the business
of entrapping unsuspecting Tommies
and Tabbies, which were Immediately
disposed of and sent to the aforesaid
island. tr Ia
The gentleman found the cats were
prolific, and was soon compelled TO en-
ploy two men to live on the island and
fish with a seine, in order to supply
them with food. At first the fisher
men had quite an easy time, and read
lily supplied fish in abundance for their
charges, but the number daily increas-
ed until whole legions of black cats
trooped over the island home, devour-
ing everything in the shape of food,
and the men found it impossible to fur
nish the requisite amount of nourish-
ment. At last it was determined that
one of the men should take a boat,
and, returning to the mainland, report
the alarming state of affairs. During
the absence Of the messenger the rats
became exceedingly bold, and the re-
manning party, fearing for his life, lock-
ed himself up i'll the cabin and prepar-
ed for a siege. ...s7.
The enemy, emboldened by this dis
play of fear, and urged on by hunger,
surrounded the house, climbed up the
sides, staring in at the affrighted man,
through the windows and appertures,
keeping up the while the most hideous
caterwauling. He carefully stopped up
every crevice save the chimney, but
hearing and seeing ominous falling of
SCOT, which disclosed a determination,
on the part of the besieging force, to
effect surprise, he closed that opening
also, and, Micawber-like, waited for
something to turn up" For two days
and nights he was kept in this singular
prison, with the dreadful howl Of fam
ishing cats ever resounding in his ears,
and with savage eyes glaring at him
continually.
AT length aparty arrived, with guns
and succeeded in succoring the man
from his truly awful position, but SO nu-
merous were the cats, SO fierce their
aspect and threatening their demeanor,
that both the rescuers and rescued were
glad to leave this pandemonium Of jet
black cats, gaunt and ferocious, as they
were, from starvation. The animals,
we believe, all perished, and thus ended
one of the most extensive cat-reariDg
ventures ever recorded. The individual
who has started cat plantation on the
sland in the Ohio River may have the
benefit of this experience related above,
,ree of cost.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07
stand by Congress.

The New York Tribune closes an
editorial as following:
"Let the Republican party stand close
TO Congress, Trust the man who is
not squarely in line. Let the watch.
word be Stand by Congress- for with
all its shortcomings we regard it as the
noblest in American history. If Con.
gress fails-if its will is persisteutly
detied, if its work is to be torn to shreds
by vicious President and ambitious
soldiers and middled-aged lawyers =
then chaos will come to the South, and
we shall be in a worse condition than
if Lee had conquered in Virginia.
Shall the spirit Of Slavery triumph, OF
the spirit of freedoms The issue has
come to that. Andrew johnson repre-
sents the rebellion just as Congress re-
presents Union. We must either stand
by one or the other. There is no mid
die course. So, form the lines and pre-
pare for the contest, and let the war
cry be, Stand by Congress"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07
A Little Nonsense
An imperiOus oicsar-The Sheriff.

An imperious o;csar-The Sheriff.
Fancy dress-the mantle of night.
Favorite game of blacksmiths-Olt
sledge.
I A good place for early birds--Th
city of Worms.
| Why is dancing like milk? Because
it strengthens the calves.
Hear not i'll of friend, nor speal
any of an enemy. e-tI -.di
Believe not all you hear, nor repor
not all you believe. 41
q have lost flesh" said topper t.
his companion. ''No great loss," re
piled the other, ".since you have made
Iit up in spirits"
Cuffy said he'd rather die in rail
road smash-up than steamboat burst.
Eup for this reason: 'If you gel
smashed up, dar you is! but if yor
gets blowed up on the boat, whar i;
| your .a- 515i
"Well, John, did you take the note
I gave you to Mr.. Smithers?" ''Ye es,
| sir, L took the note, but l don't think
he can read it" "Cannot read it; why
so, John?" "Because he is SO blind sir.
While wor in the room he axed me
where my hat was, and it wor on my
head all the time" L'''a''1
A lady who has great horror Of to-
baeco, got into the New Haven cars
/ the other day, and inquired of male
lneighbor: DO you chew tobacco, sir4'
NO, ma'am, l don't, was the reply
but | can get you a chew if you want
one.' -, t-- .D.r lof -s.
A little boy in Wisconsin was being
put to bed the other night about dark,
when he objected to going so early.
His mother told him the little chickens
wentsto bed early and he must do so
too. The little fellow said he would,
|if his mother would do as the old hen
did-go to bed first, then coax the
chickens to come.
A Western farmer who wished to in
vest the accumulations of his industry
in US securities, went to Jay Cooks
Office to porcure Treasury notes. The
clerk inquired what nomination he
would have them in. Having never
heard that word used excepting to dis
tinguish the religious sects, he, after
little deliberation, replied, swell, you
may give me part in Old School Pres
byteriaD, to please the old lady; but
give me the heft on 'em in Freewill
Baptist
A young man from the country late
ly volunteered his services to gallant
young lady home from a party. On
his way he cudgeled his brain for some
interesting topic of conversation to
amuse her with, but all in vain; be
could not bit upon anythin guntil they
met several cows, when the swain said,
with much simplicity of manner:
"Now, isn't it strange, what mother
ly appearance COW has 2" To which the
lady replied: 81 do not think it strange,
sir, that COW should have motherly
appearance to calf"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07


MARRIAeE MADE EAsY.-We have
heard of people getting married by
steam and by telegraph, but new and
novel plan has been inaugurated which
may be styled marriage made easy"
The editor of the Shippensburg Senti-
net recently "oyerheard two young
ladies talking on this subject One
said she was sure she should faint, but
the other. said when she got married
she intended to take ehloroform." This
is decidedly better than the plan Of the
bashful man who wanted to slide into
matrimony by degrees. A white hand
kerchief applied to the nose, moment
passed in bEssful dreams, and you awake
in the promised land Getting married
by chioroform viii undoubtedly become
very popular with the young ladies.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07

As Our MOTHERS Dove were
considerably amused the other evening,
at three little girls playing among the
sage brush in back yard. Two Of
them were making believe keep
house" few yards distant from each
|other-neighbQrs as it were. One OF
them says to the third little girl
"There, now, Nelly, you go to Sarah's
house, and stop little while and talk,
and then you come back and tell me
what she says about me-; and then I'll
talk about her, then you go and tell her
all | say, and then wen get mad and
don't speak toeach other, just as our
mothers do, you know. o, that'll be
such fun" ...4 III .sl r5.a
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07

A New Albany tailor was paid, the
other day by minister, for a coat which
he had sold him twenty-four years ago.
It so happened that about an hour be-
fore, the benevolent tailor had been So
licited to aid poor family, and had
done so at much personalinconvenie
not knowing how it was to be made up
to him. He regarded the payment Of
the old debt, at such a juncture, as
quite proyidential, and says he is ready
and willing to help the next poor family
that applies, sd a9
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07
14oetrg.
W o q n d e D.

Steady, boys, steady
| Keep your arms ready!
| God only knows whom we may meet here.
| Don't let me be taken:
I'd rather awaken,
| To- morrow, in--nO matter where,
Than lie in that foul prison-over there.
/ Step slowly!
| Speak lowlJ!
| These rocks may have life.
Lay me down in this hollow:
We are out of the strife.
By heavensl the foeman may track ms il
blood;
For this hole in my breast is outpouripg
Mol no surgeon for me, he can give me N
aid:
The sugeon want is pickaxe and spade
What Morris, tear? why, shame on ye
mani
1 thought you hero; but since you began
To wbimper and cry like a girl in her teens
By George! don't know what the devil j
means.
Welll WE'LL am rough; 'tis very rougl
school, o
| This life Of a troOper-but yet I'm no fool
/ know brave man, and friend from foe
And, boys, that you love me, certainl.
gsz know. -
| But wasn't it grand, I9
When they came down the hill over slough
ing and sand2 aF
But we stood-did we not--like immovabl'
rock,
Unheeding their balls and repellipg theil
shock?
-sl Did you mind the loud cry,
When, as turning TO fly,
Our men sprang uFon them, determined tc
OH wasn't it graudf
God help the poor wretchcs who fell in that
fight,
flight
hand 7e i'
And they mingled their blood with the
sloughing and sand.
Great Hesvens this bullet hole gapes like Q
grave, sh4 ;.l ,Ii$tf
A curse on the aim of the traitorous knavel
Is there never a one of ye knows how to
pray, Ciaf cF'lrf fs
Or speak for a man as his life flows away2
W0LI6T 1 frayi
Our Fatherl our Father! Why don't you
proceed?
Can't you see am dying? Great God, how
! bleed! t III .t5lff
EbbiDg away
The light of the day,
Is turning TO grey.
Pray!
rrsE -s Pray
Our Father in Heaven-boys, tell me the
rest, -f-,.,+ .ltt 81
While l staunch the hot blood from this hole
in my breast.
There's something about forgivenessofsin,
Put that in! put that in--and then
I'll follow your words and say an amen.
Here, Morris, old fellow, get hold of my
And Wilson, my comrade--obl wasn't it
grand,
When they came down the hill like thun-
der-charged cloud,
And were scattered like mist, by our brave
little crowd! .r
Where's Wilson--my comrade-here, stoop
: down your head,
Cant you say short prayer for the dying
and -deadf ! f,, q so ~
"Christ God, who died for sinners all
Hear thou this suppliant wanderers CRY;
Let not cen this poor sparrow fall
unheeded by thy gracious eye.
Throw wide thy gates to let him in,
And take him pleading, to thine arms,
Forgive, o Lord, this life lorg sin,
And quiet all his fierce alarms"
God bless you, my comrade, for singing that
hymn,
Z is light to my path, when my sight has
grown dim. iHff
am dying--beDd down, till l touch you
once more,
Don't forget me, old fellow-God prosper
this warl
Confusion to enemiesl--keep hold of my
hand
Aud float our dear flag DER prosperous
landl
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07

The first steamboat on the Ohio riv-
er was called the "0rIeans." The boat
arrived at Cincinnati, Nov. 27, 1911,
and was an object of intense curiosity.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07

Envy ought in strict truth to have no
place whatever allowed it in the heart
of man; for the goods Of this present
world are so,vile and low, that they are
beneath it; and those of the future
world are so vast and exalted, that they
are above it, Cotton.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07

MoLAssEs CAKE.-Three cups of mo-
lasses, one of butter, one of sour milk,
two eggs, one spoonful of saleratus,
salt, and spice, one quart of -four.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07
llllio0 THE
BRADBURY PIANO

lisa favorite with as, and having dealt largely in
this beautiful instrument for many years, We take
great pleasure In recommending it to our patrons,
and with an assortment from over 20 other good
New York and Boston makers, we have unequaled
advantages In the West.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07

physician AND SURGEON, has changed his
il residence to the building one door south of the
Congregational Church.
Is. BELLEVUE.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07
j. w. GOODSON, M. ID.

HYsICIANAND SURGEON. oFTIoE-Up-stairs
i over Lesher's Hat andc Cap Store, next door to
hAw's Dental Once, - - g .T-..4rf 3
FREMONT, OHIO. Coctzo'e5.1
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-07

He cuts IN the most fashionable STYLE keeps the best
goods aud never fails to make neat and lsh gar
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05
COUNTRY BOARD.

FEW GOOD FAMILIES CAN FIND FIRST CLASS
"A accommodations with good Board for $40 per week,
farm house mt White Lake City reference of w. s. Leach
No. City Hail. Brooklyn or address W. v. A.. Bethel
Sullivan N. Y.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

yVANTED-AN ORGANISE TO TAKE CHARGE OF
w choir OF the Catholic church at Yonkers also good
bass singer Apply by letter person al VIM MoSorley
Co.'S, % Barclay 81, New York
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

EVILS E. WOOD AUCTIONEER.
II Executors sale of the
Heath House, nj Schooleys Mountain Springs, N. j.,
including the Furniture and 80 acres OF Land.
On Thursday August g. 1885, at four O'Clock p NJ on the
premises without reserve, rain or shine Possession to be
given 18th of October next.
Terms-One fourth cash and the remainder bond and
mortgage for Eve years.
For full particulars Autographs OF the hotel please apply
to W. w. MARSH Executor, at Scbooleys Mountain to
Messrs. CLARK SCHENCK, Merchants Hotel, New York,
or LEWIS T.. WOOD, Auctioneer, No. So Montgomery
street, Jersey City, N. ].
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

At 75s THIRD hvENUE.-FOR SALE FRAME BRICk
n and brown stone Houses, well located and at amOs
all prices Business Property on First, Second and Thirt
avenues. Also some very choice vacant Lots.
JAMES ROWE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

DEUNION HOTEL, ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN, FOR
IN tysecond street. between Lexington and Fourth
nuesEegant large and airy Rooms suite or single
Rates low. j. A. ROBINSON 4 COZ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05
+ BOGART, AuCTlAEER.
IL muIa ~ q,

r BOGART, AuCTIdGEER
e.. This day,
at loN O'Clock, at the auction rooms, No North William
street Mortgage sale Large of Household Fur
nture Paror Suits in Cottage Suits mahogany retea
tete Lounges, mahogany and black walnut Bureaus and
Washstands ~ Cottage Bedseads, mahogany French
Bedsteads black walnut Beds,eads Hair Mattresses,
Pailasses Pillows Looking Glasses, Engravngs, Oil Paint
ngs Wardrobes Extension Dining Tables, Chairs, Tin, TOT
let Sets Arm Chairs Cooking Stoves Kitchen Furniture and
Utensils, Brussels and threeply Carpets Ocoth &C., &C.
JOHN H. HITLER. Attorney for Mortgage
Also at IL o'clock,
the Stock of Trunk Saratoga and other Trunks,
Leather Bags, valises Satches, &C., &c.
TUsTUs M: PHELPS, AUCTI0NEER. 1AUCTION SALE
81 of Furniture at Keystone Hotel IS Dey street and 22
Fulton street, New York PHELPS, FALLON CO, No: So
Pine street. will sell Tuesday August H. 1868, at 10 lat
ment Of household Furniture now said hotel consisting in
Furnitue iron Safe black walnut Office Desk Extension
Table, Crockery, Kitchen Utensils &c Catalogues &C..
at Office of Phelps Fallon Co.. No. 81 Pine street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05
HOTELS.

A MEXICAN HOTEL BROADWAY AND EIGHTH
suite singly at moderate rates.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

UNFINISHED HOUSES TO LET-IN TwENTY-FoURTI
II md Fifty seventh Bank street and Seventh
nue.; rent &l5y TO $40 per month
". A. COLLINS IS Pine street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05
BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

A G. T. BALLS REAL ESTATE AND OHIO STONE
~ Agency, 81 Liberty stroet-A three story high stoop
House ferry, BROOKLYN. Other Houses at all prices
Cheap Oilces to let. Money loan.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

RIO LET WITHOUT BOARD TO ONE OR TWO QUIET
L single gentlemen, two comfortable furnished Apart;
mcnts, with wardrobe, and bath in the rooms In sina
retired house located IN Cottage places rent reasonable best
reference given add required Address :. A. G box 100
Herald
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

MORTGAGE SALE
wi s. HERMAN, Auctoneer.
Friday August 1885, at IL A. NJ at No IL Abaoir
place rhty street. between Eleventh and Hud
river) the Fixtures, with Boiler and Steam Pump
pertaining first cass rcctifyng distilery under
closure OF mortgage. By order of GEORGE DEdEuER,
Attorney for Mortgage.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

HOUSE TO LET-PARTIALIY FURNISHED, ST.
liable for boarding gentee business would let Psror
Floor party gentlemen who would furnish
able, As Bond street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

I,O LET-TwO NEW HOUSES, NINE ROOMS EACH,
with AL modern improvements on Fulton street, Rah-
way, j. minutes walk depot hours ride
from cortandt street. Apply to JAS r. SMITH, JR, 10
State
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05

TWO STORY EXTENSION BUILDING TO LET
IA Five nine suitable for nall aIn
lies; rent very moderate. Entrance a. Amiiy street.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-24
JHPEdCHHENT,

Suppose we undertake, before its decision
even vet uncertain-tO get a clear view of what
the present Impeachment trial distinctly means
1t is not a judicial trial. Neither is 1t what it
is sometimes termeda legislative trial" 1t is
something more than either. 1t is political trial
II is trial in behalf of the country against an
executive officer on high public grounds. To
be Just, to reach proper decision, the question
must be viewed from lofty and comprehensive
standpoint.
The country, represented by the Republican
party-but nevertheless the countTy-carTied on
successful war to put down a great rebellion
While the contest was yet waged, the same
party was, by the popular vote, renewedly in
trusted with the management OF affairs for
new term of four years. 1t supplemented that
decision by subsequent vote not yet two
years old, which returned the existing Con-
gress. On this basis we Iclaim that the admin
istration of the Government, on every Ameri-
can principle, belongs to the Republican party
until the expiration of the term for which it
was intrusted with power, to wit: four years
from the last Presidential election, and two
wears from the last Congressional election, and
until the country shall change its decision by
reversing its vote.
During this term, the Government, and by the
Government we mean two-thirds of Congress,
which is and long has been the only Govern
ment in operation, and which is made omnipo-
tent by the Constitution; the Government we
say, has been these three past years endeavOr-
ing to restore the relationships between the
States that were ruptured by the war; 1t has
been thwarted in this high purpose. 1t tried
first to get the Rebel States back on most
moderate and reasonable proposition, offered
with special regard to their peculiar circm-
stances, and with desire to allay hostility,
and conciliate prejudice among them. This
was to remit those States to the control OF the
very men who made the Rebellion, with COM
paratively few exceptions, allowing them
to adjust their political relationships with the
now freed colored race to suit themselves, on
the basis of the single restriction of the repre-
sentdtion to such of the population as COM
| posed the political body. a fairer and more
New-York tribune., 1868-04-24

Judge Nelson spoke yesterday for the Presi-
dent, and the abstract of his remarks, printed
in other columns, will attract peculiar interest
The story goes that his associate counsel and
all the friends of the President are much an
noyed by Mr.. Nelson's extraordinary haranSue
and think it has seriously injured the defend
ants cause. The argument, if it may be so
called, has all the flavor of Tennessee stump
speech, and in many places excited the risibles of
the solemn Senators. Shakespeare, and Milton,
and Byron, and Pope were levied upon for Illus
trative quotations; the history of Mr.. Johnson
was minutely traced from the welding of the
nimble needle to the flOurishing of the Execu-
tive pen; his tolls, privations, trials and
triumphs were glowingly portrayed, and every
thing about him, except the violation of the
Tenure of Office BILL was freely discussed
The number of conundrums proposed by Mr.
Nelson was extraordinary but we are bound
to say he did his best to answer them. Chief
Justice Chase was instructed by the speaker
upon certain points of ruling not yet determined
and the grave and reverend Senators were lee
tured very much as backwoods juries were in
the primitive age of Tennessee. During the
progress of this remarkable harangue, it was
often dlfncult 10r tne listeners 10 IClidlH llOHi
laughter outright. We cannot undertake to
analyze so strange performance. The i'm
preston is general that it is more damaging to
the client than to the prosecution. But it Is
not finished. Mr.. Nelson will continue his
speech to-day, and perhaps he may prove to
MS the truth of the old saw--a bad beginning
makes a good ending. Certainly, the be-
ginning is bad enough. If the ending
should be correspondingly good the speaker
must exhale in a cloud of glory. One OF
his partisan friends writes that on We'd
nesday, Mr. Nelson, "a quiet, dgniiied old
gentlemen" arose and said the contest was one
in which Mr.. Johnsons counsel had taken no
part but he CNelson) felt satisfied in saying it
was the wish of the President, i'll view of the
illness of Mr. Stanbery that the other counsel
he had selected should address the Senate, but
he said he (Nelson) had no personal vanity to
crafty, and then-looling at Manager Logan
added that he had lived long enough to learn
that more was sometimes gained by silence than
by speaking; and he also alluded to the great
reluctance with which he would address an un-
willing auditory. If the portion of his speech
given yesterday is fair sample of the whole,
we imagine the venerable Judge will find
little dissent from the modest estimate he
places upon his own ability