The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-05-07


horse, at Pittsburg, on the sd, d1d one Of
the wheels passing over his neck killed hin
instantly.
Ths Star Spangled Banner was hisssd 10
Richmond Virginia Thestsr recently. The
F. F. VS. need little recoustrucliOn q
severe order.
Ool. Robert johnson, son Of the lats Prssi-
dent, died on the 23d inst.
Two workmen were buried alive By the
saviBg in Of an embankment at jefferson.
vile, Ind, on the 29d. One was instantly
killed, the other badly injured.
The semi-centsnial anniversary Of Odd
Fellowship was generally observed through
out the country.
A young man named Woodvills died Of
hydrOphobis, at Ohicsgo, on Monday last.
The Refinery of the Forsyth Bros, Of
Pittsburgh, was destroyed by ERE on ths 18th.
The loss was immense, amounting to s2s5,-
0OO5 On which there was but S75, 600 insur-
snce.
A Eatchmsn, in a freight house at CoIun.
bus, was shot and robbed few nights ago,
of silver watch and $50.
The house of S, n. Perry, at Bsrea, vas
entered by burglars q few nights ago, and
clothing valued al $40 carried Of.
Napoleon is writing life of OhzrlenagDo.
Governor Curtin is the fourth Minister 10
Russia from Pennsylvania. His predecessors
were William wilkins, James Buchanan and
George n. Dallas.
Us. Newberry, of Cleveland, has been
nominated by Gov. Hayes to The position Of
State GeOlOgist of Ohio.
". F. Smith Of Franklin, Columbiars
county, committed suicide recently by sever
ing the iugular vein with a penknifs.
By nearly unanimous vote, only four.
teen deputies dissenting, the Spanish COZ
stituent Oortes has adopted the clause in The
new constitution which guarantees universal
suffrsge.
The Dayton Ledger is out in au editorial
faToriDg General Tom. Ewing as Democrats
candidate for Governor. It Is credited to
vallandigham.
The Spanish Cortes, by large majority,
have carried the articles of the new ConSti.
tuition which provide for liberty Of the pres,
freedom Of meeting and association, and the
right of petition.
The interest question consumed the aftsr-
noon session Of the House. The bill proyid-
ing for free trade in money was defeated on
its passage yeas 40 nays so. This vote vas
then recOnsidsred, and substitute adoDssd
legalizing eight per cent. on contract. Fbe
bill as amended by the substitute passed the
House, yeas 81, nays 81.
A resident Of Treasure City, in the White
Pine mining region, recently died, and man
was hired Odig his grave. When the funeral
cOrtege arrived at the spot they we're inform
ed by the grave-digger that he had struck 4
splendid lead, aud had staked of q claim;
and he refused TO allow the body to be buried
in the hole he had dug.
One Of ths editors of the Sanduskv Reg.
tStsr was brutally assaulted by three rufisns.
in the streets of that city, at a late hour On
Monday night The fellows we're subss-
quentiy arrested snd lodged in iail. Ths
cause of the assault is not reported.
The President has learned Of 50 many
cases in which he has been imposed upos
aud persuaded to make appointments Of osr.
sons either untitled for the positions obtained
or having no claim 10 them, that he has do.
tsrmiued to cause all such cases % Be r.
viewed and corrected. The probabilities for
a number of changes are sxesllent.
The greatest feat Of vslccipsdiDE yet au.
theuticated in this country was performed
by Mr.. Sexton, of Chicago, on Saturday
last. That gentleman rode hfty miles IN
three hours, ffty-6ys minutes and fortv.
three secOuds-in round numbers, any miles
in four hours, or twelve and half miIssm
hour.
The prize fighters of the country are be-
ginning to recognize the doctrines of the
social equality of all men in single combat.
The pugilist Barney Aaron has Issued . ebsI.
ienge to fight any man in the world, blsek
'F VhiIe, at l2O pounds, for 81 500 dids,
There have been prize-6ghts in England be.
tween white men and negroes, as IN the sass
'f holine1ux; but this challenge opsns 20
he first prospect, 50 far as We know, Of such
N event in this country,
1t looks as if the Democratic corruptiop.
sts Of New York caught a Tartar in mak.
ng Hoffman Governor. He has used tie
'etO with terrific execution in knocking ON
he had IailrOsd and other scheust ~
'lunder originated by the swir ding politje.
] rings of New York city, and iu nearly. If
iot quite, every case the veto has been sus-
aimed by Preponderauce of Republican
otes. It is evident that Hoffman has broksB
nth his party
The secretary of the treasury will rpee;v.
ealed proposals for tbs purchase of gold tin
thursday. Of each week until further poties.
q sums Of not less than five thousand dol.
-rs, payment to be made in United State.
Otes or three per cent. certificates. Tbs
aeretary's intention is to sell from ore to
NO millions of dollars weekly, without re-
ard to the price it may command in the.
larket.
The Cape of Good Hope has been visited
, calamity Unprecedented in its ansalS.
severe drought has burnt up everything,
Id the heat was still rising, when, on tbs
h Of February, fires broke out in several
aees,and in few hours covered distanes
four hundred miles 10 length, and from
teen to fifty in breadth, destroying al
FUSES, trees, crops, cattle, and, apparently,
'tives' a few Europeans only escaping BY
rush for the nearest river.