The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-07-21
NEWS ITEMS.


The confidence gentry are gathering in
Cleveland again.
Hunter, the Summit County murderer was
placed on trial on Monday last.
New silver mines have been found in Color
ado, which are reported very rich.
The subscriptions to the new loan, amount
up to Monday last, to s65054,4 400.
vineland, n. J., was visited by a tornado on
the 10th, which destroyed very much prop
erty.
Foster, the car-hook murderer, has been re-
prieved, and is likely to escape his well-deserv-
sd fate.
By an explosion of benzine in New York, on
the morning of the 18Th, thirteen persons were
badly injured.
General Grant Is expected in Chicago on
the 18th of August, on his way to the Pacific
Coast, and great preparations are making for
his reception.
Four hundred Scandinavian Mormons ar
rived in New York, on the 18th, and proceed
ed West, under the guidance OF Elder Cluff,
Utah Missionary.
Bonner's horse Startle, four-year old, made
a mile on the fleetwood course on the 3Oth
ut, in 2:29 S-4-said to be the best time on
record for a four year old.
Two German clubs have been organized in
Brooklyn since the riot, each member pleaging
himself that he would vote only for citizens of
American birth to hold Office.
The family of President Rogers, of Column
bus, No, was poisoned by drinking milk in
which some villain had placed arsenic, on the
9th. Prompt medical aid saved them.
A boy in Ohio watched flock of quails run
ming along the rows of corn, presuming they
were pulling up the corn, shot one, and found
in its crop one cut-worm, twenty-one striped
cucumber bugs, and one hundred chinch bugs.
During violent storm, near Bethany, No,
on the 9TH, the dwelling of Mr. Hambleton
was unroofed and chimney blown down
which crushed through the floor, and injured
eight out OF eleven persons who were in the
house.
Great preparations are being made for the
national camp meeting to commence at Urba-
ma on Tuesday, August lst Accommodations
will be prepared for an immense crowd of peo-
pie.
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wharton, the Baltimore
Borgia, has been indicted Tor numbering Gen.
VIM. Scott KetOhum, by poison, and attempt
ing to murder Eugene Yanness, by administer
ing poison.
The Coroner's Jury, at Watsela, Illinois, on
the hanging of Meara, the child murderer,
found that he was hanged as before stated,
and giving the names Of parties engaged, asked
their arrest and trial.
Archie Lent, son of Capt. VIM. H. Lent, of
Conneaut, was killed on the railroad track, at
that place on the 18th. He was crossing the
track when freight train backed over him
killing him instantly.
On the night Of the l4th, the country in the
vicinity Of Topeka, Kansas, was visited by
severe hail storm, which destroyed the corn
and other crops on several farms, and also
about 1000 bushels peaches.
An awful explosion occurred at Cleveland, |
on Wednesday evening last, by which three
men were instantly killed and one was serious
" injured. A locomotive attached to freight |
train, got out of repair while switching, and |
the engineer and several others got off to as
sist in repairing, when suddenly it exploded
with the above result.
The Louisville Coi~ier-Jo1nal is out with
another confession of the utter hopelessness of
the Democratic cause. With equal honesty
and truth it says that "The Democratic party
must secure thousands of Republican votes be-
iore it can carry Presidential election, and
t cannot hope TO secure them on the issues
which have hitherto divided the two parties,
md on which it has been repeatedly and sig-
lally defeated"