The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-04-07
NEWS ITEMS.


hurst on the Sd.
About 800 tons of railroad iror for the
Northern Pacific Railroad, are waiting on the
Duluth dock.
The National Land Company Office at Den
yer, Colorado, during March sold 27,397 acres
Of land for $l26,2O3.
St. Louis police statistics show chat, under
the new social evil regulations, there are 1884
registered females und 136 houses Of ill-fame.
An Oregon medicine woman, f,siing to bring
rain when desired, the noble red men killed
her, which was conclusive if unsatisfactory.
Bismarck has been made Prince of the
Empire, and Won Moltke, has been presented
with a grand cross of the order of the "Iron
Cross"
A Terre Haute lady only 29 years old was
married one day last week to her fourth hus-
band. Death and divorces made clear tbs
way.
A Topeka epicure ate turkey and twenty
nine No. IA Buckwheat cakes recently for
lunch. A barbecued Buffalo is what he calls
square meal"
A liquor seller at Nashua has quite drinking
and selling, and delivers temperance lecture
in that city April 8, inviting all old topers and
late customers to attend.
A girl in Springfield, O., who danced with
her corsets pulled up to the last hole, was soon
after in hearse that pulled up to the last hole
that had been dug in the grave yard.
10 s,, folA
orally through the middle of the State Not
the slightest damage was done anywhere. It
was exactly year since the last shock
1t is understood that the coal operators of
Pennsylvania, in the hope of obtaining steady
workmen, have made definite propositions for
the introduction of Chinese labor into their
mines.
Ten years ago no one though that to-day
slavery would not exist in the United States.
One year ago who would have thought that the
Democratic papers would be praising Mr..
Sumner to dayl The world movesI
A package of $2,lOO in gold coupons, due
| April lst, Of bonds Of the indianapolis, Bloom
ington and Western railway, and other Wes-
tern roads, was stolen, while ess route from
Herkimer county, New York, to Troy.
Medina proposes to celebrate the annivers-
ary of the great fire which laid that town in
ashes on the 10Th of April, 20. 1t might well
celebrate, for in less than twelve months it
has been rebuilt by the energy and enterprise
of its citizens.
Il man passed through jacksonville, H.,
last Sunday, who had footed it all the way from
Denver City, Col, drawing hand cart con-
taing clothing, cooking utensils, etc. He was
on his way to Indiana, and said he thought he
might as well save car fare.
Advices from Mexico state that there is g
dead lock in the Mexican Congress A fusion
of the opponents of Juarez had taken place,
insuring majority against him, and the ad-
herents of Juarez withdrew, leaving Congress
without quorum to represent partisan Iegis-
Iation.
The scoundrels in New York who have en-
gagged in sWindling other would-be scoundrels
in the rural districts, under the pretense OF
furnishing them with counterfeit money, are
getting their deserts. Two OF them were SEN
fenced to the Penitentiary for six months from
New York.
Some man living on the line of the South
western Railroad, near Drakesville, Iowa, who
had taken spite against the company, anus
ed himself the other day by covering the rails
for distance of quarter of mile with soap.
A single train was three hours in crossing the
creased stretch.
An elegant family monument procured by
General Joseph Hooker, and which is an ex-
act copy of the one erected in honor of the po-
ct Gray, at Windsor, in England, is on the
way to Watertown, to be placed in the ceme-
terry in that city, the remains of the Generals
parents and other relatives being there de-
posted.
The work of constructing the new water
works tunnel at Buffalo is progressing salts
factorily. 1t is to be extended into the Mag
ara river at Black Rock Harbor, and under
meath the Erie Canal, distance of seven
hundred feet, at depth of sixty feet and will
be six feet in diameter with masonry COM
pleted. The contract price of the work is
$4,000.
The President of the United States, recog-
nizing the great ability, integrity and high
character of Frederick Douglas, appointed
him Assistant Secretary to the Commission
ers on behalf of the Government to visit st.
Domingo and report upon its resources, in ac-
cordance with the resolution of Congress. In
this capacity he was associated with three
eminent and distinguished citizens, respected
and honored wherever known. The Presi-
dent of the United States, ex-senator Wade,
and Commissioners White and Howe could
recognize Mr.. Douglas as gentlemen, and so
treat him; but the cork.jerkers, stewards,
clerks and masters OF a second-class boat, rum
ming between Acquia Greek and Washington,
could not lind it consistent with their antece-
dents or calling to treat him as anything but
ga nigger," and they therefore refused to al
low him to eat at their dining table. Two to
one, not man connected with the boat, eth
er as clerk, master or employee, that was
Fred. Douglas peer in intelligence, culture, or
in anything constituting true gentleman.