The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-04-16
NEWS ITEMS.

their epaulettes by The new army consolida.
ton.
Colorado is to raise Cashmere goats. Sixty
have already been imported for breeding
purposes.
But ffty-two miles of the Pacific road re-
mains to be built. It will completed in
about six weeks.
The Galena Gazette says Hon. E. B.
Washburne, will leave there for Washington
on the 18th inst, thence for France on the
lst of May.
Hon. Horstio Seymour is still at KeO-
kuk, Iowa, laid up by the injuries be re-
Gently received by the railroad disaster near
Peoria, Illinois.
A. NJ. Olapp, recently elected public
printer, has disposed of his own and his
sons interest in the Buffalo Express 10 his
former partner.
Ina church in New Orleans lately, one of
the members threw up his hands aud shouted,
.'GOOd-by brethren, am going home, and
fell back and died.
The shoemakers say that they like short
dresses, becsus the ladies who wear them
buy very pretty "boOts." which naturally
are very expensive
Democratic Crawford msnifests signs of
weakness. At Orestline, on the 5th, the
Republicans carried the election by an
average majority of $50.
A. ]. Mack, has assumed the editorial
control of the Sandusky Register, vice A. B.
Nettleton, whose interest he has purchased.
he is filing the post admirably.
Clark recently of the Norwalk Esperi-
nent has disposed c: his interest to O. B.
sdckney, Esq, ard has joined colony of
Kansas emigrants. He left last week.
The Base Ball Clubs in the various cities
are organizing for the campaign of 1869.
The Athletics of Brooklyn, played the first
game of the season on the 9Th inst.
Ashley has been confirmed Governor of
Montana, by one majority. His Toledo
friends rejoice to get red of him. Montana
would join in the rejoicing if itcOuld.
A disas trous fire occurred in New York
early Saturday morning, at the malt house
of Weidlinger, Schmidt & Co., Forty
seventh street. which was entirely destroyed
Loss, $500 600.
Andrew, the Immaculate Of circles, is again
in the ring. On Saturday last, be spoke at
Nashville, in which he arraigned everything
and every body, but the modest, unassumiDg,
unpretentions johnson.
Hon. John P. Hale, Minister to Spain, has
been recalled, it having been ascertainsd
that he has been abusing his privileges as
an officer of the government. The Secretary
of Legation, Mr.. Perry is also 10 be recalled.
E. L. Oatman, of Chicago, committed sui
eide, on the morning of the l2th, by inhal-
ing gas from gas burner. he attached 8
rubber tube to it. one end of which he held
in his mouth, lay down on table and COW
cred his head with his coat.
Mayor Hall, of New York, requests the pa
pers of the country to notify the people that
ali the cooperative unions, gift enterprises,
dollar stores, and schemes of that nature, in
that city, are swindless. We would advise
our readers to have nothing to do with them.
The Central and Union Pacific Railroad
companies have come 10 an agreement aH to
the place of their junction. Ogden is to be
the common terminus, with a SOFT Of joint
interest between that place and PrOmOntory
Point. There is talk Of completing the con-
nection by the close of this month, and a
through trip from Omaha to Ssr Francisco
may be expected soon thereafter.
The Hudson's Bay Company have agreed
to cede its territorial rights in British North
America to the Grown on the terms proposed
The territory viii henceforth be united with
the Dominion of Canads, which nov viii
embracs nearly the whole of British North
America, and IS the Legislature Of BritiGh
Columbia and Newfoundland have declared
in favor Of union, may soon eOmpriSs
the whole
In Camden, N. J :, on the 1st inst, fathel
and son named Diehl, were drinking in I
saloon, and became angry, abusing each
other Afterwards they went out into thc
street, when the son drew q knife and
threatened 10 kill his father. Whereupon
he drew a knife and made lunge at his sor
cutting him SO badly that his bowels pro
truded from the wound. He died sevsra
days after, and the father awaits trial 70
murder.
The defeat of the Democratic candidate 70
Congress in the Second District of Connect
cut is by some attributed in good part Z
the efforts of Roman Catholic priest on
Father Carmody. The reverend gentlemel
openly preached and worked against tn
Democratic party, not on political grounds
but because at the previous elections Demo
cratic politicians induced many of bis youDi
psrisbiOners to Pe'jure themselves by swear
ing they were of full age. He therefore de
nOunced the Democrats as guilty Of mOrE
turpitude. if not of political error.
The Dayton journal says that man an
wife by the name of Layton, living a fsr
miles from Versailles, Darke county, wei
to church few nights ago, leaving two lit
children at home, with a coal oil LAM
When filing the lamp, the mother hadsPille
a little oil on the table, and one of the chi
D dren lighted match, and set it aire Il
, other child then procured the oil can to pr
q a few more drops oB the fire to make preti
light The can instantly blew to pieces ar
one of the children was burned to dealt
; and the other seriously injured.
}. A MonOcycly has been seen in Paris So
l. cessfully moving about the avenue of q
Champs EIysees, ridden BY its inventor,
certain Mr. Courbert. The singld wheel
!. which it consists is held in equiibriui
when in motion with It's rider upon il, !
Al the aid of waight at each end of the hu
It It is said to work perfectly. and to be co
Y sideIably superior in speed to the bicycl
/ Let us hope that Mr.. oOurbert may not ms
with the sad fate of Hans Breitnan up
the monocycle invented by bis friend Sehn
d zsrl, and communicated to him by the d
D. ceased inventor BY means of spirit rsPpipl