The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-10-01
NEWS ITEMS

The rumor that Secretary Cox is about to
resign his position in the Cabinet, is denied.
The fraudulent naturalization cases have
been postponed to await the decision of the
Supreme Court, at Washington on certain
law questions relating thereto. H2di
1t is reported that Sioux killed two Paw
nees, and threaten to attack their reserva.
ton, near Columbus, Colorado. Troops
have been sent to aid the Pawnees sai a5
Philip Steimmel, formerly saloon keep
er of st. Louis, was lynched on Tuesday,
in Illinois, for an attempt outrage on a lit
tie girl. Some farmers hung him, aud after
ward mutilated his body in nameless man
ner.
Kentucky is by greatest odds the largest
whisky producing State in the Union
There were in bond in that State July 3Ist,
1854 gallons of spirits. Pennsylvania
stands next to Kentucky, with 2,718,2l5
gallons in bond. L
The Rock Island Union: "a Mrs. Heflin
residing at Presumption, gave birth to six
children-three boys and three girls-on the
evening of the 7th inst, The mother and
children, at last accounts, were doing well,
and the father is sad to be perfect delight
ed"
Another heavy storm has occurred in
Minnesota, and another flood is the conse-
quence. All the bottom land along the
Minnesota is over flowed, it is estimated
that five millions bushels wheat have been
damaged or destoyed by the food, and that
two-thirds of the hay crops has been ruined
On the 18th of this month Mrs. Susan
Harpster died in Thompson, Seneca county,
aged eighty-eight years and eight months.
She leaves seven children, all living, forty
eight grandchildren, one hundred and
thirteen great grandchildren and three great
great-grand-children, in all one hundred and
seventy-one direct descendants.
A Milwaukee man, who deposited 800
in bank, and was told the interest would
be five per cent, came promptly at the end
of the year with $5 in small currency to pay
that interest. When told that the IS went
the other way, he looked up in astonishment,
and he went away wondering why man
should pay him for being allowed to take
care of his money whole year. -, "a
FROM March 4th to August 18th, 1868, the
total expenses of the Government as man.
aged by Andy johnson, were $l84, ,965O98,
From March 4lh to August 18th, 1860, the
total expenses of the Government under the
more economical rule of GeG. Grant, were
SI36. .2I7, $50, over lorty-eight millions less
than under johnson. The, reason for this is
apparent. Grant is honest, johnson is not.
Another series of earthquakes has COM
menced along the western coast of South
America. As yet the reported results,
though serious, are less calamitous than.
those experienced from the earthquake visi-
tations of last year. The worst period pre-
dcted by the German astronomer FALB, how
ever, is that from the Both Of September to
the 9TH of October, when he anticipates the
destruction of Peru. The shocks already
felt have alarmed the Inhabitants as to the
probable fulillment of these predictions, and
many foreigners there are sending their fam
lilies home. r4-s
A gentleman and four ladies from Pro-
violence, Rhode Island, were examining the
Niagara Falls, from the Canada side, on the
24th ult, when the horses attached to the
carriage in which they were riding, became
unmanageable, and went over the precipice.
The driver and the gentleman jumped out
before the carriage went over. aud escaped
without injury, but the ladies were taken
down with the carriage, falling upon the
rocks fifty feet below. One lady was hor-
ribly mangied and killed, another was SO
badly injured that no hopes were entertained
Of her recovery, while the other were severe
ly but not dangerously injured.