The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-03-18
NEWS ITEMS,

Cincinnati, has twelve hundred poor, who re-
eeive daily soup tickets.
Prentice gave n. N. PomOroy the sobriquet
Of 'Brick" thirteen years ago.
There are in Congress fifty one Republicans
and eight Democrats, who served in the field.
The keepapitchinin is the namO of a comic
paper, recently started in Utah
Wells, Fargo & Co, shipped s23,5Iyl5 Of
bullion from Virginia City on February 18th.
Acting Governor Lee has appointed Brs.
The trial of AcFariand, for the killing of
Richardson will tniee place on the 18th, Of April
next.
Caroline Nell and Mrs. Esthea Marrow justices
Of the Peace for swcetwater county, wyom.
ing.
The census OF South Carolina is completed.
The total population is 66l, ,O90, Of which 3s6,
1888 are black.
General Alcorn was inaugerated Governor
Of Mississippi, on Thursday the 10th inst.
Nearly quarter of a million tons of ice
were housed on the Hudson during the cold
weather.
Mr.. Grifith's Interest bill-allowing 10 per
cents a special order in the House for to-
day.
Mr.. Seward has accepted an invitation to
deliver the address before the New York his
tOrieal society June 7th.
J JMcLeary Brown, has been appointed pro-
visiOnally, chief of the Chinese Embassy, vice
Burlingame deceased.
Ten Americans who are making the grand
tour of the world arrived at Calcutta ria Hong
Kong during the past month.
The thermometer at Los Angeles on Feb
ruAry 18th was 4s in the shade at noon:
weather delightful and Strawberries selling at
four bits per pound.
The roof Of the new Court house, in Chicago
has fallen, owing to the defective manner Of
its construction.
Five hundred and thirty-eight emigrants
seeking homes in the west, passed through
Columbus last week.
A Minstrel troupe organised in Tifin,
Monday, played Tuesday, busted . Wedneg-
day, and Thursday the leader went to saving
wood.
An excited individual in Gardner, Me-, the
other day, attempted to preserve the contents
Of some lime casks by throwing water on them.
a Convention of Revenue officers of the
Northern District Of Ohio, was held at Mans
field on the 10th inst, 10 discuss various ques-
tions, pertaining to incomes, special taxes, sc.
The legislature Of Virginia, passed a bill on
the l4th, prescribing, that for one year after
it passed, slI persons elected or appointed to
Office in tho state, shall take the I4th Amend
ment oath.
Burglars made an attempt to open the North
River Bank, atJersey City, on Thursday night.
but were discovered soon after beginning |
operations. One was captured.
The temperance people of Columbus had
what was styled a"Union Temperance Festiv-
al" on Thursday evening, whereat addresses
weremade by Mrs. Or. Cutler of Cleveland and
others.
Answly arrived English Dundreary, visited |
the gold room, in New York, the other day
without being told the nature of the place. He |
decamped in great haste and terror, under the
that he had got into = mad house. |
Some years ago the present editor of a coun-
try paper in Ohio, writing one day of a r,,rnl
academy, said it was an excellent and well |
deserving institution. He was horrifed the |
next day to find that he had called it a hell
deserving iagtitptiou.
A miner in Michigan met an untinlely Seafh |
not long ago, and one of his friends interested |
himself in obtaining subscriptions for the be-
Feaved widow. He collected some $500, and |
then, thinking it might be g gaqd thing for
him to marry the three-days widow, proposed, |
was accepted, and they were made one that
same evening.
Application was made TO Governor Hayes |
on Saturday, for the commutation Of the sent |
enee, Of Thomas Carr of Belmont county, SEN
fenced to be hanged March %, for the murder
Of young lady. The Governor declined to IN
terfere with the judgement and sentence of the /
COurt, and the man viii DC executed as Fen-
fenced.
The Roman Catholics have established a |
Asylum in New York, and hung
q basket in the vestibule to receive infants
which their parents wish to desert. Each
week thirty or forty are received. OF the 3O2
children found in the basket in less than a
year 105 have died, 3s were in the asylum at
thp last report, and l6S were out nursing.
Thus far $4,000 have been collected for it, but
the State is to be asked to give aid.
A certificate was filled at Columbus, on
for the incorporation of the Balti-
mere, Rltisbg.g aRd Continental Railroad
Jom5..,,v. with capital Of s2,Ooe,oe0 The
,oad Is to run from point in Middlston town
hip, at or near Aehortown, Columbia county,
through the counties of Columbia, Carrol,
stark, Tusearawss, Holmes, Ashland, Rich
and, Morrow, Marion, Hardin and Anglaize
o the northwest corner Of Washington town.
hip, at the State line, in Macon county. /