The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-01
Senator sprague bas hOugbt coo acres of
land in Florida, and viii l-raiss his own-cOt-

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land in Florida, and will raiss. his ozn cot
ton.
TIE Vice President slect, and his wife
held reception at lie residence of Mr.
BOWles, ediaDr of the springfield (Mass
RepsBtcan, whose guest they wefe, on tbs
26th ult., and were ssFahaded BY tEe United
statss Armory band.
st. Johns Episcopal church at Waterbury
Conn, valued at $lOO, 900 and insured fol
Ss5, 900. and the -Rsformed Dutch .ehnrct
edifce in Ghent, N. T., were burned to the
ground before day break on Friday morning
The latter was one of the Oldest houses ol
worship in The country. A Christmas fes-
tital was held in ii on Thursdsy night, and
; to this the FIRE is attributed, TIE same was
trua of st. Johns church. .----.s-.--.-
1t appears that the ordinary and the ex-
traordinsry abuses of the Franking Privilege
are not enough. Members have not only
been ftshkng svery;hng -Indiscriminately
themselves, and having fac-simile stamp
oftheir autograph made, that every mechanic.
al facility might be employed for increasing
the Post-0ffice deficiency but, these devices
not having made franks cheap enough, cOun-
tsrfeit stamps have been prepared in New
York. Is there any better escape from this
fraud than in abOlishing the whole systemi
Tx establishment Of Mr.. v, T. SNOW d
WOrthington. was entered by burglArS on
| Il Al.
81, 400 in State bonds, $4,000 in $50 U. s
bonds, and 81, 600 in cash taken therefrom
There were three of the burglars, and it is
said they recOnnOitered the store in the after
noon. They effected an enterance at tue front
door, and escaped with their tooty without
alarming any oua. Mr.. Snow offers 8 re-
ward of Ons-third the money and one-third
the bonds for the capture Of the thieves aud
return of the money. ~ .r,i.l ,'el
A lady and gentleman of Troy, New
York, whose connubial bliss is perfect in
everything, save the presence Of children
around the domestic freside, were exanip.
ing some illuminated notices in q book
store, the other day, whea the wife picked
out one bearing these words; @God bless
our home The husband thought that
very good, but still not exactly what they
wanted. Looking little further, be pick
up this one: Suffer little children to
come unto me-" ~aa-. ~
1t may bs considered certain that the
Forty first Congress will meet and organize
on the 4th of March. The general feeling
among members has been that the law pro-
viding for such meeting was a good one
There is desire to settle the SPeakership,
oopmittea. and other questions promptly.
The Senate is sure to be needed for Exec
ntive business; the present session is too
short for many matters that need instant
attention, and Gen Grant himself hss with
in few days expressed the hope that Con-
gress would nOs fail to meet.-N. Y. Trib-
une. ..a.-
The New York Tribune Says: We have
splendid news from Washington 6. General
Grant has taken step which win endear
him still more to every patriot. Instead
Of waiting for the hour of his new Office,
he announces a ''pOlicy" that will do more
good than a thousand orations. He asks |
from Congress bOresty snd economy The
time 70 sguander has ceased; and if our
easy-going Representatives intend to vote
millions for every plausible scheme it mpstt
be done Oeer the veto IF the netU President.
This simple declaration will save millions
to toa,depleted Treasury. We must pay our
debts before incurring new ones, an we
muststop the waste of money and lands
covered by the meny rsilroad schemes. O..
Ex-Governor Charles 8. Morebead Of Keal ]
lucky, died suddenly on lhs morbi6g OF the
22d instant, Of heart disease. He was born
in Nelson comfy, Kentucky, 1902 In
early life he commenced the practice OF law,
but soon entered upon Il political career.
He was elected to the Legislature ID 1923. 1
In 1882 be was appointed Attorney General |
Of Kentucky, which Office he held for five
years. In 1889 he again went to the Leg
islature, and continued = member Of that
body till 1s44, being three times elected |
Speaker. BE represented his State in Con-
gress from l847 to 1851 In 1853 he was
once more elected to the Legislature, and in
1855 be was chosen Governor of the CON-
monWealtb' erif i.ai3;aflae3 I'd q 1a
A rupture has occurred between Greece
and Turkey, which will probably embrOil
all Europe. The ostsnsibls cause is Crete.
This island has for some years been in
revOlted condition againgt the goEernm snt
of Turkey, and has been aided by Greece.
Turkey has demanded Of Greece that she
return to the Island such Of the Oretsn's as
may have found refuge in her territory.
This Greece refuses, and the two countries
are at war. ItissuppOsed that Russia is an
interested party, and is lending encourage.
ment to Greece inasmuch as she has long
bad her eyes upon the Turkish territory,
and may expect, during the threatnipgs of
revolution 10 France. and elsewhere, to
seize the Dardenelles, whose frowniDg guns
the passage from the Black Sea to
the Mediterranean, and control the con-
merce of Russia.