The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-11-03
NEWS ITEMS.

Near New Philadelphia, a few days since
Benedict Bideooffea killed Fred Ageter, by
beating him over the head with hoe handle.
The United States hotel at Saratoga is to be
rebuilt, at a cost of five or six hundred thous-
aud dollars, and will then accommodate 800
guests.
The grape crop of the Lake Erie Islands this
year, is estimated at ten thousand tons, worth,
at the lowest prices, 100000. The area cul-
tivated is 5000 acres.
An Irishman who was recently run over by
whole train of cars, got up and asked for his
cap, and said he "wouId not run another such
risk as that for tin dollars"
A Western editor who saw an item to the
effect that Rhode Island was suffering from
the potato-bug, wanted to know why the in
habitants didn't turn out with their soldiers
and kill the monster.
a Chicago bootblack has Just bought 5000
worth of property in Detroit, paying for the
same in ten cent pieces. 1t took hours to
count the funds. This was all earned in the
legitimate ashine 'em up trade" in five years
Cincinnati has another attack of the hotel
fever, and for the twentieth time within few
years, has project on foot for a 100000 hotel.
The symptoms indicate that this attack is not
likely to prove more dangerous than the 9TH
ers, and it viii most likely recover.
General N. Lee, late acting Governor of
Wyoming, is delivering a course OF twelve
lyceum lectures, in the principal cities of Mich
igan, for the benefit OF the sufferers by the late
tires. His audiences are large and enthusias-
tic, and the lectures a complete success.
The Senate Finance Committee is to meet
in Washington on the 7th of November fol
the purpose of considering the question OF
tariff revision in advance Of the assembling OF
Congress. Senator Sherman, Chairman OF
the Committee, and Secretary Boutwell, agree
IN the opinion that both the tariff and internal
revenue taxes may be reduced considerably
without injury to the public credit.
Mr.. William NJ. Eyarts is named as counsel
for Brigham Young, in Salt Lake city. Not
long ago, we are informed on good authority
that Mr.. Roscoe Conklng was offered re-
tainer of $4,000 in case in Utah, in which
the title to q mine was. But before taking
the money, Mr.. Conkling learned that in the
prosecution of the cace an effort would be
made to remove Judge Mexican from the
United States District Court; and as Mr. Conk.
ling had served in the House with the Judge
and was his personal friend, and believer il
his ability and integrity, he refused the retain,
er. This, for poor man, is creditable i'll the
highest degree.
q Among the effects of Major J. L. Hodge
turned over to the United States, were two
hundred and nfty-seven pieces of American
silver, copper, bronze, and nickle coins, whose
intrinsic value only amounted to S64lS. A
auction the whole collection brOugh 1885, 20
or more than six times the mint value. a
dollar, half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime, ant
half-dime OF Is46 brought S25, and the SAINT
coins of 1854 SIC, so; of 1855, Is; for 1886, S1S
and for 1857, "A; dime for the year l79t
brought 50 so; dollar for 1916, 1915; dol
lar and quarter for lS47, slO,5O; and dolIa
for lS46, 50. Copper was king, for clever
half-cent pieces brought under the hamme
S90.74, and similar lot of half-cent pieces
issued between 1910 and 1852 brought 81 each