The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-04-01
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
The Tu1ner-Bund, of North America, meets
at Pittsburg, on the Sth of May.
Bishop Thompson of the NJ. E. Church, died
at Wheeling, on the 22d ult., after short
illness, of congestion of the lungs
Prince Napoleon Buaparte has been ac-
quilted of the murder of Victor Noir. What
a shameless mocbery of justice.
Carr, the murderer, who was hanged at St.
Clairsville, on the Oath, left confession, in
which it appears that he had murdered fifteen
persons.
The Mormon delegation of elders who were
recently sent out to convert the Gentiles, have
returned to their harums with a few prose-
lytes.
The impression grows stronger that the city
of Boston has been lost. She sailed from Hal
fax, Jan, 26th, and has not since been heard
from.
At Dunleith, IL, on the 23d, Frenchman
named Ogia, and his son eight years old, were
burned to death, by the destruction of his
dwelling by fire.
The New York Post says; advertising is
the financial railroad to success. 1t is an art
possessed by few; but these few are the mer-
chant prices of to-day"
Prof. Newberry, the State Geologist says
Ohio has 10000 squaremiles of coal-a greater
area than Great Britain which produces TO-
100000 tons annually.
The funeral of Bishop Tompson, of the NJ
E. Church, took place at Delaware on the 21st,
Bishop james who was expected to conduct
the funeral services did not arrive in time.
John Gardner, an inmate of the Infrmary
at Cleveland, for five years past, jumped
from third story window, on the morning of
the 25th, and was instantly killed.
Servantgirls in New York have been assessed
one dollar per month to aid in building new
Catholic church. They have struck for an in
crease IN wages, and many have been dis
charged.
a house on Fortieth street, New York, fell
on the 26th, during storm, and FIVE per-
sons, man, his wife, and three children,
were killed, and fourth had both legs
broken.
Miss 1. Bankalaw, of Brooklyn, New York,
student at the ST. Louis Law School, was ad-
mitted to practice in St. Louis, on the 25th
ult. She will commence the practice of law
in that city
The Oregon Democractio State Convention
met at Albany, on the 2Sd. J. H. Slater, of
Baker county was nominated for Congress by
acclamation, andL. F. Glover, of fAlarion coun-
ty for Governor.
William Morgan, an inmate of fDr.W Williams
Opthalmic hospital, at Cincinnati, while deli
Gus, on the night of the 10Th, jumped from
second story window and was so badly injured
that he died soon after.
Mr.. A. 7. Stewart of New York has reduced
the rents OF his city property. The reduction
is from ten to thirty per cent. In all cases the
reductions were made without the solicitations
OF the tenants.
In Ireland, outrageS on property continue.
AT Westmeath, on Wednesday, a clergyman,
accompanied by several friends, was visiting
tenants for the purpose of raising rents, when
a party fired upon and severely wounded him
In the Ecumenical Council, on the 25th,
Bishop Strosszner moved that the concurrence
of the entire episoopalie be necessary for a
definition of an article osfaith For this mani
festation of liberalism the Bish op, It is said,
was insulted, driven from the tribune and
threatened-the thunders of the Vatican are
sure to ring in the ears of those who are in IA
vor of progress.
An elderly Baptist lady, living up the
Muskingum, says the Marietta Reg lister, writes
asfollows to a friend: ''We can't get to NEE
ting this weather, but the minister stayed
with us three days; we give him ten pounds of
butter and ham, and you better believe we
kept him praying while he stayed"
The Supreme Court has rendered decision
which interests the surviving soldiers, and
their heirs, who responded to the first call for
troops in 1861. Such Of them as were honor
ably discharged before the expiration of their
term of enlistment are entitlid to a bounty of
500 each.
Indiana Is still the champion State on divor-
ces. a prominent grocer of indianapolis, Au-
gustus F. Coots, got divorce from his wife
six or eight months ago, and married again.
His second wife, a young lady from an excel
lent family, coming home from visit to her
parents few weeks ago, heard that the first
wife had been back She in turn got di-
vorce, and Coots got license on Tuesday
night, and married his first wife again.
'The statement that the President has deci-
ded, as soon as Texas and Georgia are admit
ted, to issue general proclamation for uni
versal amnesty, is a mistake. He has decided
nothing of the kind, being debarred by the
fourteenth amendment, which confers upon
Congress the power to remove political disa-
bility by a two-thirds vote of each house. 1t
is the Presidents intention, however, to send
a special message to Congress recommending
universal amnesty when all the States are re-
stored to representation
A curious case OF child abduction occurred
on Thursday at Chicago. A little girl three
years old, daughter of Samuel Nicklin, litho-
grapher, was coaxed away from her parents
door yard, taken mile and half to st. Boni-
faces Roman Catholic church, brutally beat
en-, stripped of all clothing except her chemise,
and left, frightened almost to death, behind
the organ, with her clothing in heap by her
side Here she was accidentally dicovered by
the sexton, who, by the aid of the police, re-
stored her to her parents. Thepolce are endea-
voring to solve the mystery Of the abduction,
and find its female perpetrator.