The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-06-04

I Eight canal boats, laden with ice from
Lake st. Clair, passed through Toledo {
few days since, snrOate for Cinciunate.
/ Oliver DsIymgls, Of StillWatsr, MINI.
] is probably ihe lssgess wheat grover in the
county, Ee has tive thousand acres, be-
sides large ields With Othsr crops. He ex-
poets to harvest 50, 600 bushels of wheat.
A farmer in Indiana was plOwing 10 the
field on the 29th ultimo, with eight teams
aud as many men, when q thunder storm
came up, and stroke of lightning instantly
killed four Of thu horses and three Of the
men, and tore their piows to peeces. Two
or three others of the men were 90 stunned
that they did not speak for twenty-fOur
hours.
Mrs. Anna Gregory died in Pulaski town
ship, in this county, says the jackson, Mich.
Citizens, few days SINCE, at the residence
other son, Mr. Russell Gregory. The de-
ceased lady's age was one hundred and
eleven years and eight months. This vener-
able woman was born in DocbesS county
New York. in the yearI7 Her maiden
meme was Anna KDickerbockeF. -fs @.
A sorrsI horse worth $50 was stolen
from the pasture field Of John Bstdorf on
Thursday night 9th ult. The thief took
him TO the barn aud fed him, hitched him to
buggy, stole buffalo robs and made of.
Mr.. Baldorf next morning. got an officer
and got on the track of the thief On the
evening Of the sstb they had TRACKED him to
MsuDee city but hS had LEFT four hours be-
fore they arrived. paa
Orders have been sent by the Navy De-
psrtment to The oOmina6dant at New Or
leans to get ready Tor sea ssesrly as possible
eleven lrOn-clads, now lying there. Where
the vessels are to 60 is yet secret, but it Is
reported that part Of them are to be added
TO the naval squsdron in European waters,
and the remainder to be placed under the or
dsrs Of Admiral Hoff, to be used ia protect
ing American interests IN The WpSt indies
The Paulding county 0hioau says the
Rev. Mr.. Richardson, The ceDtenarian of
Washington township, is still alive aud well.
He will be 1O6 years of age in September.
Last season, although an unfavorable one,
he raised $50 bushels Of corn. Last Winter
he had corn to sell, whilst some of his more
prosperous neighbors were obliged to buy.
He can walk five miles Of Sunday, and
preach sermon, and is apparently enjoy
ing The health and vigOr offs younger man.
Senator Sprsgue gets another slap in the
face from the people Of Rhode Island. He
experienced a marked rebuke in the defeat
Of his special candidate for ths Providence
mayorality, and now the Rhode Island
House Of Representatives has taken another
step by passing almost unanimously a res
olution endorsing in the very highest terms
the record Of General Burnside, both dur
ing aad SINCE the rebellion. This is d.
rect and sigui6csnt response to SPragus'sst-
sack on Burnside, aud is vindication of
which the latter gentleman may well be
proud.
A New York Court has decided that
gas company has no legal right to threaten
removal Of meter or to cut off the gas sup
ply in order to enforce the payment Of
disputed claim; aud that money paid under
such threat gould be recovered in the
courts The ease en- which the decision
was rendered was one where plaintiffs house
had been closed by order of the Board of
Health, and the gas turned off from the
meter in the interim. 10 accordeuce with
the traditional policy of gas companies, the
bills we're made out all the same, and an eff
fort to enforce payment resulted as we have
stated. So, though the householder got no
light from tse gas, he obtained decision
that throws light on an important question.
A singular contest is in progress In Indi-
annapolis. The police of the city made a
decent upon the liquor sellers for fiOlatiOn
Of The Sunday law, aud obliged them to
close their places Of business on that day.
The liquor sellers thereupon filed COM
plants against all the people in the city
whom they pOuld fnd to be engaged in
work on Sunday, and complied their arrest
The victims of this cOunteT-movement in.
clude the ediOrs, reporters aud compOsitOrs
employed Dp the daily jouruale, street-car
drivers and conductors, livery stable. keepers
and others The result Of the trials is
awaited vita curiosity