The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-12-09
NEWS ITEMS.

Congress commaneed on Monday last.
Republican majority in Louisiana 24,64s.
Mrs. Glen the indianapolis murdersss has
been granted a new trial.
a thousand pound hog is credited to Colum.
bus. No wonder. They go the 'whols pork >
in that locality.
Three females seized a man on West S5th
street New York, a few nights ago, and robbed
him of watch and money.
] W. Douglas, it is said wi Il be chosen bv
the President as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. He is now acting in that capacity.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry reveals the fact that s7.472,S6o of the Pub
lie Debt has been paid during the month Of
November.
Nixon & Co., of Alliance, have made an as
signment. Their failure involved the banking
house of Teetors & Son., and suspension was
the consequence.
Kate Belknap is young lady Of Hunting
ton county, Indiana, who has such q remark
able taste for the study of anatomy that she
dissects all subjects, from mouse to an OK.
One Captain Stafford, of Kentish Town,
London, advertises remarkable physiolo-
gical discovery" by means Of which persons
can increase in height and symmetry of figure.
A woman in Detroit attempted to poison
some children last week, by giving them
poisoned cake. A dog seized it from one OF
the childrens hands, and ate it. He died in
few minutes. The woman made her escape
Harvard College has been saving a triAe at
the spigot and losing great deal at the bung-
hole. An economist peddled the Catalogue
around until he found some one willing to
print for triAe less than the sum demanded
by Welch, Bigelow & Co., the University
Printers. Mr.. Welch happened to be on his
death-bed W en- he heard of it, and be was SO
incensed that he altered his will, revoking a
bequest of $4,000 to the college, and slied.
The general impression about the college is
thatsome body "blundered."
The Chicago Tribune says: "For. ways
that are dark and tricks that are vain" the
heaten Chinese have no monopoly The Chi
cago elevators, during this season, have de-
livered from their warehouse 223,O0O bushels
more of No. 2 corn than have been received
by them, including what was on hand at the
opening of the season. In addition to this
they have large stock in store By re-
markable coincidence, the amount of rejected
corn shipped and on hand falls considerably
less than the amount received.
The official vote of Massachusetts, for Gov
ernor is declared. 1t stands: Clafin Republi-
can, 1858: Adams, Democrat, 1850; Phil
lips, Labor Reform, &C., 2l,946. Governor
ClaAin has a majority over Adams of SO,s69,
and over both his competitors Of S,925. Last
year Clafin had 74,lO6 votes, Adams 5O,79l,
and Chamberlin, Labor Reform, 1867. The
result shows decided Republican gain. II .
Republican vote is 6,44S larger than year
ago, and the Democratic is 2,02l smaller. All
the Republican candidates for Congress are
reelected by by large majorities,
Narrow guage tracks ara the absorbing topic
in railroad circles just now. ApropOs to this,
a correspondent in recent number of the
Toledo Commercial, says, that efficient mea-
sures have been taken to construct railroad
something more than A miles in length, to
connect Piqua and Celina. It Is to be built
and equipped for 100000 The track is to be
thirty inches ,oiae-iocomotives to weight six
tons, freight cars a capacity of one to two tons,
passenger cars seats for sixteen or twenty per-
sons, and everything in proportion. This is
after the model of the Welsh railroad of the
same dimensions, which is reported IS grow
ing in favor on the the European continent
Prominent railroad and leading moneyed men
have taken the matter in hand, secured al. act
of incorporation, will begin work in January,
and expect to complete it by July next-which
looks like rushing things. In giving some of
the details the writer says, the right Of way
will require but Is feet while 60 feet is the
usual width; the rails are to be 20 pounds to
the foot, while tho ordinary rail is Sc pounds
the six ton locomotive is expected to draw
| train of 10 to 90 cars, and to overcome grade
of 100 feet to the mile But one truck with
four wheels is designed for each car, and the
ties are to be placed nearer together than on
ordinary roads. It is hoped the experiment
will be'a success.
Mr.. P. f. Haskell, of Geneva,
slaughtered a pig, seven months old,
a few days since, which dressed
323 pounds.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Sims,
at Geneva, caught fire on the 18th
inst, from the explosion of a coal
oil lamp, and was barely saved
from being destroyed.
The Planning mill of John L.
Ortner d Co., on Columbus street,
| Cleveland, W destroyed by fire, on
Saturday last. Loss from $4,000 to
$4,000. Insured for $4,000.
The use of gass is still mystery
to manypersons, who seem to be en-
tirely ignorant of its nature, or of
the fixtures. A short time since
traveller, stopping at the Cowles
House, in Painsville, upon going to
bed, blew out the gass. In the
morning when he was called, he
was found in condition which will
ever after warn him against blowing
out a gass light. An instance of
! the same kind occurred at that house,
a short time after, but this time
the clerk discovered that gass was
escaping, and turned it of.