The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-03-11

the months ending Dec-sl, 1865
our exports, exceeded our imports
by some $18,000,OOO.
Senator Sherman, on the funding
bill, expressed the belief that s peS
cent is the lowest interest at which
the mass of our debt can be funded;
that the rates paid by European
Govt's average about that. States
could not tax L. S. securities, and
he thought it would be for our ed.
vantage for the c. S. Government
not to tax them. We should have
agents in Europe to pay the interest
on what we sold to foreigners there.
The P. NJ. General reports to the
Senate 10000 petitions for the abo.
lition of the fFanking privilege, and
10000 circulars advocating the abo.
lition, franked and sent over the
country, at an expense for printing
Of $500, the latter born by the Gov
eminent Printing Office.
Representatives Deweese and Col
liday have resigned, after Mr.. Whit.
temore, and for the same reason. 1
don't learn anything more concern
ing the Penna, member under auspi-
cion of selling eadetship. You have
noticed that the House has rest-c,ct-
ed the Committee to tho j.. Veasss.
ton of cases Of member ~ tbe 4ist
Congress. MembeU os other Con.
gresses were disco .sered 20 have com.
mitsed the SAP 9 offence
the rePo It Of the Committee Oh
sne SSsF conpirscy seems to very
sas .ctorily vindicate tho President
:, Nv n any part or interest In II, But
4e country did not need the Com.
/ mittee'sreport for that purpose
Senator Revels, the colored se4a.
tor from Miss, made a speech at the
Congressional Temperance meeting
last Sunday evening. Il was a sen.
sible and unambitions effort.
Gen. Butler was serenaded Satur-
day night, by numbers Of soldiers
who had served under him in the
capture Of New Orleans. The Gen
made a few remarks-nothing poll
tical.
Tho. R. Hawkins, a colored man
formerly a sergeant major in a color
ed regiment, wounded 5 times in the
service, some of the bullets remain
ing in his persons, and a recipient
of several medals for bravery and
meritorIous conduct, and for few
years past messenger in the Inter.
nal Revenue Bureau, died on Mon
day, of consumption.
A daughter of the late Rob. j
Walker, is a clerk in the Interna
Revenue Bureau.
Tho. L. Tullock, of New Hamp
shire, recently appointment clerk o.
the Treasury Department, and nov
collector of Internal Revenue for tn,
District of Columbia, and Geo
Cowie of the 9th Auditors Once
lost each son, in the Oneida, thu
first a paymaster in the Navy, and
the last an Ensign; and Mr Copp
principal Of the Washington Bu
siness College, lost brother.
Our City Government has recent
| ly ordered all the streets to he re
numbered anew on the Philadelphi:
plan; that is allowing 100 Number
for the houses and lots between eve
ry two streets, be the actual numbel
of the houses and lots ever so few
as if there are but 40 houses and lott
between 11th and 18th streets, tn,
last No. will be 1140; but the frs
house or lot between 18th and IStf
streets will be none the less I10l
Considerable confusion arises be
tween the old and new Nos.
Sagar's claims toa seat in Congress
as Representave-at-large from Va.
was reported adversely on to-day, BY
the Committee on Elections.
Gen. Butler failed in an effort K
get at Georgia matters to-day.
Sec'y Boutwell, is reported to hav,
ordered all deducted salaries O
clerks in his Department to be paid
J.F, EVANS.