The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-02
NEWS ITEMS.

r IN Cleveland 10 few days. It will c,
$l5,OOO.
The MethOdists have decided in favor
az lay representation in their church, by m
iOrity Of S15Os7.
70 In Belmont county, Thomas ". Carr b
he just been tried for the murder Of Miss Loui
4 Fox near Hendrysburgh, in that count
ot some time last spring, and found guilty
murder in the first degree. As usual Il
= plea Of insanity was set up.
J. The Ohio Democracy are enjoying the lu,
3 ury Of little fight among themselves for Il
It control of the coming State Convention
4 that party. Vallandigbam and Senat,
Thurman represent the two wings striTin
y for the mastery-the former is strong wit
9 the rank and file Of the party, and the latte
IS with the politicians. 1t seems likely tbs
: Val. viii suffer another defeat and ths
4 Thurman win be allowed to manipulate tb
wires and cast the State ticket-P Pi8sbur
: Commercial.
Gen. OOcbrane has been appointed Col
I. iector Of the Sixth District of New York. an,
| James R. AlIibOne, Assessor of the secOnC
District.
June s3d, Brig. Gen. Henry D. Terry
formerly prominent member of the Detroi
Bar, died in the city of Washington, at th,
age Of57, his death being caused by hear
: disease.
The Mercer County Standard says: "Many
of the farmers are now hauling last years
wheat to market and selling Il at about 60
cents per bushels. They had been offered
s. 90 and 50 25 for the same wheat last year,
but preferred to keep it.
On Monday, two women fought duel
with clubs, near Richmond Va, one of Them
dying on the field. They only asserted
wOmen's right to behave as badly as the
masculine lords of that region.
The annual election in Maine takes place
on the second Monday in September. The
Republican convention was held on Thurs
day, and nominated the present governor,
Hon. Joshua L. Chamberlain, for Ie-elec-
ton.
A Roman Catholic priest who has been in
charge Of the pastOrate al Circleville, Ohio.
was married to Miss Sullivan of that city,
on the 5th of this month. He bad p!eyi-
ously been ezcOmmunicated by Bishop Ro-
secrans.
The Pennsylvania Central has at last OBJ
tained possession of the Pittsburg and Fort
Wayne Railway, and now has complete con
troll of the entire route to Chicago. Presi-
dent Oass, of the Fort Wayne road, goes un-
der in this arrangement.
Two little girls, and the father of one of
the children, are reported to have been bit
ten by mad cat, in Toledo, few days ago.
They are doing well under medical treat
ment.
Joseph Lynch, of the Schooner Dan Mar
Die, fell from the rigging of the vessel, at
Toledo, on Sunday last, and was so badly
injured that he died few moments after.
The National IuteRigsncsr, the central or
gan Ofthe Democracy, at Washington, de-
parted this life, a few days ago. at the ad-
vanced age of sixty-nine years. looming
events cast their shadows bOfore."
Commodore Mutt and Minnie Warren. the
two Lilliputians who travel with Gen. TON
Thumb, were married at New Haven, Conn.
on the 18th ult.
The Red Stockings Base Ball Club. of
Cincinnati, which has been making tour
of the States, has been successful IN every
game thus far played. The closest game
was with the Mutuals, Of New York, in
which the Mutusls were whitewashed seven
times and scored 2, and the Red Stockings
were vhiteWashed six times and scored A.
Henry J. Raymond, one of the first Jour
nalists Of his time, and editor in chief of the
New York Times, as well as its publisher,
died suddenly, Of spOplexy, on the 18th ult.
he had filed r'any places of honor and
hust, aud died universally lamented.
Two men named Jacob sigler and Henry
Kissling, both under the influence of liquor,
got into quarrel, at Petersburg, Ashland
county, o., on the night of the 10Th, when
Sigler struck kissing with stone, on the
forehead, inficting wound supposed to be
mortal TrePhining was performed by DR..
W. N. King of Mansfield, and sixteen de-
tached pieces Of bone removed. No hopes
Of the wounded mans recovery. Sizler
claims TO have acted in self-defence, and is
still at large.
4 party Of delegates from Bryan, going to
attend the county convention, on the 18th,
while crossing bridge on the route, were
tOpPled over into the water
by the giving way Of the bridge, which was
an old one.
Five hundred Cuban recruits are said to
have sailed from New York on the oath.
The Deputy Marshal had attempted to arrest
heir departure, but was carried of by the
friends of the cause, and kept at the rem
iezvOus until the party got off.
William D. Henkle, of Salem, COIum-
Diana county, has been appointed by Cow
srnOr Hayes, Commissioner of Public
Schools, to ELL the vacancy occasiOned by
he resignation Of John A. Norris. He is
regarded as one Of the most accomplished
schOlsrs of the west.
Capt, James Hammersley, of the canal
boat MazepPa, aler hard days work load
ing his boat at Cleveland, on last Friday,
sy down upon beam on the lock to rest
iell asleep, and soon after rolled off into the
;anal, his head striking against some stones
IN the fall, He was supposed to have been
killed by these injuries, as he did not rise
70 the surface. His body was subsequently,
and frightful cut found near
he right temple, as well as several smaller
cuts on the right side of his face. He belong
ID at Port Washington, Tuscarawas county,
and leaves a wife and two children.
Yellow fever has made lis appearances ct
New Orleans. Cholera has also made IFS
appearance at Havana.
RumOr has it that negotiations are in pro-
yress with st Domingo, for the eessiOn of
The Bay Of Samara.
The Republican State Convention, of
Pennsylvania, on the 23d ult., IeDOminated
Gov, Geary, and adopted platform covering
about the same ground as the Ohio platform.
It is announced that 50 soon rs the election
in The state of Virginia shall have been
held, the President will order elections in
the states of Mississippi and Texas. The
former election, it is thought will be ap-
pointed for the 18th Of September and the
latter during the last Of the month or the
6rst Of Oetoher