The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-15
NEWS ITEnSs,

Governor Ohdmberlai6, of Maine, was in.
suguzssed Friday last 'f
Col. VIII osmbask, II is thought, viii be
The new Senator from Indiana
10 Smith the waysids murderer has been
arrested at Hamilton, Canada.
1t is expected that the Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin will be elected u S. ssbator from
Maine Oh Tuesday next.
Itis reported that Horace Greeley has been
offered the Office Of Postmaster General in
Grants Cabinet, and viii probably accept.
A Mr.. Myers Of KentOn county, Kentuo-
ky Easp knocked dOWa and robbed of his
watch and money near Dayton, on the NOR
ming Of the Sth inst.
2 The message Of Gov, Fletcher Of Missouri
sets forth that over 81, ,OO0, coo Of tbe pub,
lie debt Of that State has been psid the past
four years. It was then thirty millions.
Mr. Ben. EgglestOn has served notice on
P. W. Strsdsr, DemOcrctic cOngressman-elect
from the First Ohio District, that his seat viii
be contested.
The Turkish-Greece difficulty is yet
unsettled, and the firmness of Turkey leads
TO the impression that a war between the
Ottoman and the Grecian is inevitable
a measure is before Congress granting
ten alternate sections of land per mile 70
aid in building railroad from Pekiu to
to Gresu Bay. Sop the leaks.
The Hooking sentinel says that the big
hog of Capt. ]. o. Reamy, at Hooking Furn-
ace, was killed on Wednesday of last week,
and weighed when dressed seven hundred
and fty-three pounds.
The contest for the position of U. S. SEN
atOr Of Missouri grows more animated,
and 'partskes Of considerable bitterness.
It is thought probable that neither Drake,
Henderson nor Schurz will be chosen, but a
new man.
The House Committee % Foreign Affairs
has sgreed to allow Gen. Banks 10 intro
duce a resolution proposing a protection
for the Republics Of Hsyti and st. Domin-
go; in OtdaF to tes the sense of the House
on that question.
The opinion is said to prevail, IN Wash
ingtOn that Congress viii accomplish moth
ing Of Importance at the present session,
bsyOBd' the passage of appropriation bills,
The financial question, it is thought, win
remain in stata quo. ,-T :. af
George Hsnes and George Barbour had q
difficulty few days since, and met, by
agreement, at a spelling match at Silver
Lake Ind, on the night of the 9Th to sghi
it out, Hanes Knocked Barbour down and
stabbed him, the knife entering his hear
and killing him instantly, Hales escaped
In Trumbyll County, Ohio, Betsy Sloan
| aged sixty, has sued q rich farmer named
Pendergrast for breach of PrmiSe. She work
ed three years for him for nothing, expecting
to be his bride, but the volatile old fellow
went of to Pennsylysnis aud married dash
ing widow. Betsy THINKS s. 600 will recon
struct her shattered eAections
A man giving bis name as W. A.. Mexican
was arrested in Cleveland, on a charge o
forgery, on the 5.h inst. Several drafts
were found upon bis Ferson, which wer'
1 supposed to have been forged. He had OBJ
tained blank drafts and checks, as samples
be said, FROM an sngraVer in the city, thel
used them 10 psrpetrate bis villaiuy.
The Hon. John Scott Of Pennsylvania
who has been chosen by the Republicans O
| the Legislature, as their candidate for y.
| Senator, to succeed H. Buckalew, neve
| held any public position bat that of a mem
Der Of the Assembly yet he wss SO favorabl,
known as man Of remarkabie ability TIA
he succeeded over such men as Hon. J. K
MoOrehesd, aud Hon. Thomas Marshall
Mr.. Scott is represented as vcFy elOquen
speaker and Oae Of the abIest lawyers {
that State.