The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-01-21

mitting her Yesterday senator NY
told a story at the distinguished
Massachusets Senatorof an Ipdian
caught pounding refg dead wood
chuck, who when interrogateds con-
corning the apparent waste Of labor
on him, replied: i want this wood
chuck to understand that there IS
punishment after death"
Mr.. Morrill, Of Maine did really
good thing, in introducing in the
House, a bill to protect subordinates
in Government employ, from virtual
assessments upon them ofmoney for
presents for some official superior or
other, bv forbidding the soliciting
for such an object, or the reception
of such a present by any such super
Tor, on pain Of Dismissal,
am sorry to have to say that
Congressional Printer, A. NJ. Clapp,
Of Buffalo. is accused and is under
very strong suspicious, Of having
been Il party to the misappropria-
ton ofpublic money to the amount
Of from 100000 to $l50,o00 Cen
Negfey, Republican, has been invest
igating the reports aud at least has
found facts enough to impel him to
prepare a bill to introduce in the
House providing that the Congress
sionaI printer, instead ofbcing elect
ed by the senate alone, bccloctcd BY
both branches, as was Formerly the
case, and thus to make way for the
election Of a new Printer.
The nomination Of Judge Strong,
of Philadelphia for the place on the
bench Of the Supreme Court, made
vacantby Mr.. Stahtou's death, seems
to excite neither spirited opposition
nor appaoval.
President Grants late order TO bur
eau officers of the army, who have
been toasting their skin for Il think
three years in offices, TO pack up and
90 into the field, is exciting no little
i
disquiet among them.
1T never rains but it pours," II
was not sufficient happiness for the
Treasury Clerks that Assistant Sec
retary Richardson, the reputed dock
er, resigned, but first competrollei
Taylor must follow, with decision
that all docking whatsoever, even by
the Sec'yr himself, is illegal
the consequence must be if this de
olson is pushed TO consequence
that all money deducted from absen
sick clerks must still be paidto then
Secretary Boutwell, delivered {
lecture here, Monday in the cours,
of the Grand army of the Republic
on the National Finances. lie adyo
Gated the payment Of our debt by
the present generation Il notice
that Senator Sumner, in his speecl
on his last finance bill, would leay,
the principal part ofthat little job tc
| future generations where the popu
lation shall have increased 7l5 anC
I1OO,OO0,OO0, and our material mean.
in a still greater degree.
4 new course Of lectures has beer
commenced here under the anspi
ces Of the Y. N. C. Association
They arc scientific. The Smithso
nian Institution has appropriated
$500 Of its lecture fund toward then
in lieu of engaging lecturers for it
usual winter course itself
4 meeting was called lately for the
promotion Of the world Fair project
| All the solid citizens and President
Grant were advertised to attend
But they didn't catch the little man
The IntelIigencer is dead again
/
Delmor's galvanism made it kick &
few times; but it is done cone now
! A subscription is talked of for {
Democratic Daily organ here in lis
stead. No 90 I guess.
Arrangements l understand are
perfected for the establishment here
Of a weekly paper for the colored
people of the nation, to be conducted
wholly by colored men. Rey. Sella
Martin, pastor of a church here, is to
be editor, and Fred Douglasi is to be
editorial contributor.
The public hall of then Mason
ic temple was formally opened last
night With q Masonic ball. \ neat
affair. y. Z. FYENs.
The Radicals have evidently got
their hands very deep into the the go
yernment gTabbag. 1t has Just trans
.ar.