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

ment of Arbitrator, under the Wash
ington treaty,by Charles Frances Ad-
ans, gives universal satisfaction.
IT APPEARS pretty generally set
tied, that upon the retirement of
Secretary Fish, George William Cur
tiss will be made Secretary of
State.
Mrs. vAL1AxD1eHAM, died at Cum
berland, Nd, on Sunday, Aug. 18th.
She never recovered from the shock
occasioned by the death of her hus-
band.
ANOTHER coal mine horror oc-
occurred, at Pittston, Pa, on the l4th.
One was killed, and sixteen impris-
oned, all of whom perished before
aid could reach them.
MATTERS are again looking very
threatening in France, and rumors
of rising among the Bonapartists
are rife. The troops, it is said, win
revolt and declare Mcmahon Regent
A crisis is believed to be at hand.
The new loan with the exception
of the FIVE per cent bonds, has been
withdrawn from the market for the
present. Better employ some one
to do the business whose experience
enables him to place it properly be-
fore the people.
The Chamber of Commerce Of
Berlin, have excluded the bonds Of
the city Of New York, from their list
of stocks.-Like sensible financiers
they concluded, when they learned
of the fifty million Democratic theft
that they were not a safe investment
A FRIGHTFUL accident occurred
on Chatauque Lake, on Monday
last. The boiler of the Steamer
Chatauque exploded at Whitney's
landing, and five persons were killed
outright, and fifteen injured. Some
of the injured it is thought will die.
The Island of Tagolliland, in the
Malay Archipelago, recently suffer
ed the horrors of a volcanic eruption
and tidal wave at the same time.
The tidal wave was forty feet high,
and swept over the entire Island,
sweeping of every living being and
animal. 1t is said 416 persons per-
ished by the disaster.
LOOK upon this:
DEBT OF NEW YORK CITY.
December 81, 1859. sS4,4O7,047
/ April 80, 1871 S4,54l,lS6
Increase in % months s5o,1s4,1 ,1se
And upon this;
DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES.
March 4. 1863 s2,525,457,2 ,259
August l, 1871 2,2S3,S28,S5S
Decrease in % months S242, 12e, ,4o1
-Nea0 York Times.
The Republicans of the county
will be pleased to learn that they are
to have an opportunity of hearing
the Hon. John Sherman speak in
this city, on Wednesday, Sept. 9th.
We risk nothing in bespeaking for
him a large audience of attentive
hearers. Hon. L. D. Woodwork
will also address the meeting. Come
out and hear him.
PHILADELPHIA, with a population
of about three fourths that of New
York city, has an area nearly six
times as great as that of the latter
city. This extent of city limits in
wolves large extra expenditures, yet
the public debt of Philadelphia is
but $51, 100000, while that of New
York is $1OO,955, ,333, nearly double
that of Philadelphia.
ALTHOUGH Mrs. Colborn, had been
discharged upon the finding of the
Coroners jury, to enquire into the
cause Of death of her former hus-
band, Peter Puffenberger, she was to
be re-arrested on Tuesday last,
charged with poisoning him, and by
consent of counsel on both sides
be admitted to bail until Monday
next, when a preliminary examina-
nation is to take place.
Our Republican friends will notice
the call for a County Convention in
another column. 1t is hoped that
they will take steps, in the different
townships, to see that a thorough
organization of forces to bring out
the vote Is at once commenced and
that it will be kept up until every
vote is polled on the day of election.
Let each township send in full del