The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-29

Judge Thomas NJ. Key, died at his resi-
dence in Lebanon, Ohio, on Friday last, of
consumption conracled while he was in the
army. He was Gen Nc colslIan's Judge Ad-
vOcate, and vent through the campaign up
to the time thAt commander was sup ssedsd.
| Aseerman belonging IN Putnam county,
was beset by sharpers a few days ago at
Lima, who induced him to bet he could
open box they were showing. He drew
out his purse which they snatehed away
from him and ran. t. were afterwards
arrested.
Eighteen. boltsrs from the Republican
caucus which nOninsted Gen. win Cum
back, are now engaged in delaying his
election from day to- dsy-in- The hopes Of
compelling his withdrawal The Lesisla,l
ture meets in joint session. daily, and bal
lots several times, then adiouFns until the
morrow. .. sss. .f.iw 49,.
/ --Later-the bOlters have succeeded in
defeating Cumback, or causing his With
drawal which is the same thing. d. E.
Pratt Of LoganspOrt was brought eutaDd re-
ceiyed the entire Republican vote, the vote
standing Pratt 80, Hendricks 60, s, 80
On Saturday night one hpRdEed armed
men from Plum Greek, Fremont county,
Iowa, broke into the jail, in Sidney, took
out Jackson and Norton, who murdered
Holloway at dance in his hotel on Thurs
day and hung them to tree over mile
distant from the town. s..i ragss i,s
The difficulty between the United States
and Paraguay in regard 10 the ssizure Of
Messrs. Bliss and Mastermsn by the gov-
eminent of Paraguay has obeeni tesminated
by their surrender to Rear Admiral Davis
The news viii be a joyful surprise to many
who hadmade up their mindS that these
two gentlemen would never escape from
the clutches Of LOPez.fF .5agi8 sd sad
Congress evidently msantbusiness when
Fitexpresssd itself unfaROrabae to unnecessary
appropriations at this session The attempt
to get an additional subsidy for She Union
Pacific Eastern Division) Railroad was de-
fsated, and that will scare Of sohost Of
other applicants with less claim 10 eonsid-
7eration. HaviDg put is hand 70 the plOw
in the field of economy We hope Congress
| will not look back 'sll -f3bI9z5h
Ramie is the name Of a ew fbrous plant
which is attracting attention in The South.
II is Of the nature Of fax. only it works up
into much finer fibre, and. when maRu-
factured into fabric, makes an article equal
to some Of the coarser imported silks. 1t
will yield from three to FIVE crops a year,
and is proof against overflow and the, army
worm, those two great pests Of cotton cul-
ture.
The Geneva Times ays a chestnut tree
perfectly sound was cut down recently on
the farm of John D. Munger, which meas
ured eight feet and four inches in diameter.
It took three men nearly a day to chop it
down. The Times also report the death of
Rev John Hall, of Ashtabula, at the ripe
age of eighty -one years. He was for many
years rector of ST. Peters Church in Ash
tabuls. .da fa
Jay Gould, the New York railroad king
and suite, arrived in Louisville last Sunday
evening, It is authoritiYely stated that
arrangements are concluded giving him the
control Of the Nashville road whose track
viii be made six feet wide. On the com.
pletion of the Ohio & Mississippi extension
via. North Vernon to Louisville within
twelve month, passengers may possibly go
from New York. to New Orleans By an
unbroken six foot guage. q mo5i
The Commercial AdUertissr publishes
letter from well known gentlsmab Of New
York, who says that during the siege Of
Vicksburga General in the United States
army was sent with an order to supersede |
Grant and place MeGlerand In command |
On examining the lines at Yicksburg, |
he at once determined to leave for Washing-
ton without delivering the order, but told |
Grant he had ii, Grant asked to retain
commsnd five days longer, and promised |
to have Yicbsburg, but the General return
ed to Washington and the news Of the sur.
render reached there the day he arrived.
The AdUeTtissr'S letter win no doubt turn |
out like the Times canaFd.
A correspondent of the TuscaraEas
Chronicle states; I saw notice in the Adj
vocste Of the 7th inst, of an old lady liY-
ing in Columbus, Ohio, eighty years old
and said to be cutting her third set Of teeth,
But can inform the Columbusonians that
we have an old lady living in Fairfield
township, Tuscarawas county, that viii be
ninety years old the 9TH of May, 1869. /
She has not really cut her third set Of
teeth yet, but she can cut cord of stove
wood in one day. She is the daughter Of
an old Revolutionary soldier who fought at
Bunker Hill and helped carry Gen Warren
of the field when he was, mortally, wound-
ed. l have known this old lady for fifty
one years. /
Mr.. Wells. Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, in his late admirable report, gives
the following figures in regard to the in
crease Of agricultural productions Of the
country; Sheep have increased in Ohio
6.3O5, 967 in 1865 70 7,5sO,OOO in 1865, and
have dOubledin less than eight Year,.
Hogs in Ohio have increased from, 100000
in 1866, to 2slOOiO9O in 1868, eerssls from
I07 Al ,2s7 bushels in 1865 to, IA, 900, 900
bushels in 1868. the number of hogs
packed at the West has increased from
l. Sos. .965ia 1865 to 2, ,7sl, ,9s4lin 1863 Our
corn crop this year is estimated at $3.50,
0OO, coo. Cotton crop for 1856. is esti.
mated at l,l54,56 baless Is66,67 at l, I,954, I
9ss; 1867 -6s at2,498s95s Is6s169. at {, 200, =
600 bales. Rice crop has lIiseh to 10000
tierces-e enough for home consumption, and
promising a speedy surplus fer export
Tobacco has risen from 2OI, j $50 663 pounds
in 1850 to 325, ,OOO,v in, 1850. sIf
COLUMBUS LETTER. /
Correspondents Fremont Journal -VI Il