The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-08-18
NEWS ITEMS.

The Forest Citys defeated the White Stock
ings of Chicago, on Thursday of last week,
and were in turn defeated by the Kekiongas
of Ft. Wayne, the nextday.
A destructive fire occurred at Ravenna, on
the 18th, destroying part of Mertz & Rid
dies carriage shop, and other buildings, and
involving loss of over $4,000.
It is stated that the amount of the bequests
of Horatio Ward, the wealthy American who
died in London, recently, to Soldiers Homes
in this country will be about six hundred thou
sand dollars.
Russia is pushing her military preparations
rapidly, which is only natural. The Gar saw
in the late war how inferior his army was to
that of King William, and he is now at work
bringing his troops up to the modern standard
of efficiency.
= A gas well has been sunk at Chagrin Falls.
At the depth of about one hundred and sew
enty feet, large vein was struck. The quail
ity is said to be good, and that it can be used
for Illuminating purposes. They propose to
use it for heating and lighting the paper mill
at that place
Information has been received from st. Pc
tersburg that the Russian government has de-
cided to comply with the request of Mr.. Fish
to recall NJ. Cataeazy. 1t is supposed that
the Russian consul, General Bodice, will be
detached to take charge of the legation at
Washington for the pesent.
The number of applications for pensions
under the law passed by the last Congress
granting pensions to those who served in the
war of lSI2-'l4 it is though exceeds the num-
bsr of men in service during the war. The
matter will undoubtedly be investigated, as it
plain that fraudulent applications have been
made
There is no choice of President by the peo-
pie of Mexico, the electors vote officially de-
clared being: Diaz, 1882; Juarez, 1858; Lerdo,
1856. The choice now devolves upon the
Mexican Congress, and a coalition against
Juarez, if possible, would prove decisive It
is alleged, however, that Juarez proposes to
bribe some and imprison other Congressmen,
and to hold on to Office in any event
An effort is being organized among the friends
of morality and temperance at Dayton to have
the Sunday ordinance in regard to closing sa-
looms enforced. A monster petition addressed
to the Mayor and Marshal, asking them to en-
force the ordinance, has not met with success,
these officials making point plants against
violators, when they viii proceed against them.
And this is the direction that future efforts in
this cause will take.
Another tale comes from the sea, whether
true or false no one can know, which says
that the steamer City Of Boston got into the
ice "from which no one can be extricated"
So says paper taken from bottle picked
up off Nantucket on the 7th inst. The bottle
was entirely covered with seaweed, and evi-
IDENTIFY had long been in the water. The com
munication was in German, but without date
and without name. 1t said that similar mes
sages, written in different languages, had been
thrown overheard.
The recklessness born of familiarity with
danger is shown in. the statement that imme-
diately after the horrible fre-damp explosion
in the Pittston coal mine, the exploring
miners traversed the galleries of the mine all
day with naked lights, although there was
found twelve feet of explosive gas in one of
the headings, and far more dreadful explo-
sion than the frat was every moment immi-
nent. The most careless of their own lives are
sailors and miners, whose professions place
them every moment in jeopardy.
The last child of the signerz of the Declara-
ton Of Independence is Mrs, Barney, daugh,