The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-02-25
NEWS ITEMS.

dnsky City
Dan Rice is running a paper at
Gerard, Penn. 1t is not said that
he is running it in the short business
! The income tax.It is said will
be reduced to per cent. The
amount Of exemption has not
yet been reached.
-Woman's Suffrage is advanc-
ing. The lower House of the Leg
rislature Of Minnesota has passed a
bill granting the right.
The Ashtabula Telegrah says
that an eagle, spreading seven feet
from tip to tip, was shot by lad, on
the lake shore, a short time since.
An Indiana Young lady is in the
habit Of giving her beaux into the
custody of the polio when they per
sist in sitting up too late.
The Geneva Times has been en-
larged and much improved. 1t was
always handsome paper, and well
conducted. Success.
Seven persons were killed and
eight wounded on the 18th, by the
explosion Of boiler in the car
works Of H. W. Woodward, in St.
Louis.
The Ways and Means Committee
are reported as standing s to 1 in
favor of reducing the internal reven-
We bill $3O,OOO,OOO. The income tax
is to be reduced but not abolished.
Butler County challenges the
world to show record of heavier
hogs than are raised in that county
One lot Of 38 hogs netted SIC pounds
each. Another lot 40 head weighed
each 613. Large hogs.
Stewards purchasing power and
good judgement are shown in
the debt and credit account Of Alas
ka. So far the Government has ex.
pended $597,7S9 and received there
from for customs DC, $21,S5O.
Commodore Chaplin, the last of
the Commanding officers who took
part in the battle of Lake Erie, died
on the morning of the 10th, at Buff
falo. He commanded the Scorpion
in that engagement.
From all that can be anticipated
the tariff bill seems a dead failure.
1t satisfies no one. It makes a
number Of changes, but embodies
no broad deviation from the policy
of the past
Some rash fellow says that Civ
ing the ballot to women would not
amount to much; for none Of them
would admit that they were old
enough to vote until they are too
old to take any interest in politics.
The Legislature of Kentucky
were the guests of Cincinnati, on the
10Th, and were Hospitality entertain
ed. The resolution to invite them
to become the guests of the Legis
-ature, was indefinitely postponed in
the Senate the same day.
Three men at Butler, O., start
I'd after a countryman evidently with
intent to rob HIM, on the 18th. Two
1f them clambered into his wagon,
md succeeded in getting his money. |
But he soon after made information
against them, and they were captur-
ID anl lodged in Jail for trial.
Frederick T. Wallace the CIeve-
and forger, has been convicted and
to the Penitentiary for
en- years. Speedily caught after
letection, and as quickly tried and
onvicted. Such promptness, in all
ases, would soon make the law a
error to evil doers.
-Tbesteamboat Emma from Mem
Ills for Cincinnati, struck a snag
t Island No 35, on theg2Oth, and
was set fire to by stove +
pseting in the cabin, and totally
estroyed. Ten or twelve persons
re reported lost,
"A serious accident happened to
passenger train, on the c. S. d C.
railroad, near Troy, or Saturday the
9th. The engine few the track,
ear the canal bridge, and the engi-
eer and fireman were seriously in
lried. The engine and tender we've
complete wreck. None of the pas
'ngers were injured. l
Most raople viii rejoice to find {
lat the crazy scheme o. holding an
temational exposition at Washing
N has been definitely exploded. +
he movement was supported only ?
7 the hotel keepers, hack drivers j
ldreal estate owners at Washing
n.
A MOST malignant form of g
phus fever has broken out at Y
lbion, Erie county, Pa. It's pro Il
ssionally called cerebo spinal men !, !
gifts. Five persons died within =
rec days. Death occurs in 10 to n
hours from time of attack. The t
st medical aid from Erie has been e
lied to aid the local profession in T. :,
eating cases. !
"A desperate rufiian, at Boards d
wn, ILL.,, assaulted man in a II
loon, on the 18th, and when the Il
oprietors Yeck and Becker, who =,
re out doors, came in, he shot Yeck
3tantiy ,L-;iIiug him, and fired at el
cker inficting a dangerous wound, ! u n
le rqfian was arrested and placed .
Jail. Yeck was buried on the 18th II