The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-09-29
NEWS ITEMS.

The cholera still prevails in Russia
There was a heavy storm in Cleveland OF
Monday night.
Rich gold placers have been found in Pinal
county, Arizonia.
! The Grand Duke Alexis was to embark for
New York, on the 26th
1t is said a conspiracy exists In France to
restore the Emperor Napoleon.
The trial of Mrs. Wharton, the Baltimore
poisoner, has been postponed
In Hungary the publication Of the Dogma
of InfallibiIty has been prohibited.
By the wreck of steamer on the coast of
India recently, 13s natives were lost.
Spain is reinforcing her army in Cuba
1000 additional troops will be sent there.
Sylvester Monahan, beat his wife Ann so
that she died, in New York, on Monday last.
I He was arrested.
In Lake county, Illinois, common apples
ssll for ten cents bushel, and the best for
twenty-five cents.
The Island of Tortola has been visited by
an earthquake. Seven thousand persons have
been rendered homeless.
The diamond excitement at the Cape of
Good Hope, is increasing. Diamonds are
found in large numbers.
The Councils of Pittsburg voted to extend
the hospitalities of the city to President Grant,
on his return from Cincinnati.
Philip Wilke, saloon keeper, in New
York, stabbed Rudolph Wucherer so that he
died. on Sunday last. Wilke is in Jail.
There is some prospect of trouble among
the Mormons, in consequence of a clashing
of the civil with the Mormon church power.
"Uneasy rests the head that wears
crown" Theirs has his bed-chamber guarded
at night, for fear of assassination. How re-
liable the French areI
The yellow fever is said to have broken out
in New Orleans with great violence. 1t still
exists at Charleston. At vIcksburg, few
cases only have been developed.
President Grant and Cabinet will visit Bos-
ton on the 18th October and be present at the
ceremony of laying the corner stone of the
new Post Office building in that city.
Ben. Butler has ''met the enemy" and is
his'n- His campaign for the Governorship
did not result as favorably as he desired, there
being l62 majority against him. Be resigned
Benjamin.
The New York Times still continues its as
saults upon the Tammany Ring and urges the
Committee of seventy to make and end of the
Ring By doing the work well which has been
entrusted to them.
The members of the Joint Claims Commis-
sion have assembled IN Washington. They
will organize in the State Department, but
will be assigned some other building to hold
their meetings in.
Rev. W. H. Milburn, the blind preacher,
who five years ago withdrew from the Metho-
dist connection and became an Episcopalian,
has returned to his first love, and is again asso-
ciated with the Methodists.
The Schooner Chas. h Hurd, was lost on |
Lake Michigan, on Saturday last. She sprung
a leak and went down in deep water. The
captains wife, and the crew of nine were all |
drowned. Capt. Harrison, only, was saved.
He drifted ashore at South Manitou Island on |
Saturday afternoon.
The Tammany enbroglio continues, and al
though the State Democratic Committee have
tried to cut loose from Hall, Connolly, Tweed |
q Co., the rank and fill appear disposed to pro-
tect the Tammany leaders, considering it a
grave offense to desert Democrat no matter
what crime he may have committed.
The grand jury at Salt Lake has adjourned
till Tuesday. There are exciting rumors that
high dignitaries of the Mormon Church ara to
be indicated. Squads of men are drilling at
night, said to be Mormon militia People
generally think there is crisis. The Nor
mons laugh, and keep their own counsel
The trial of Tom Mcclellan for the murder
Of Tom Myers, at Hamilton, last December.
was closed at Dayton, on Saturday last, the
Jury returning verdict Of murder il. the sec
ond degree The verdict surprised the COM
munity, as every body supposed that the iury
would either disagree, or acquit the accused.
The counsel for Mcclellan have asked for a
new trial, on the ground that one of the iury-
men was heard to declare publicly, before the
trial, that Mcclellan was a murderer. and
ought to be hung.
A coiored man was recently assaulted at
Crestline, by one Jacob Myers, when he ran
into barber shop, and was protected from
further injury. The Democratic Mayor of the
town, hearing of the affrav, issued warrants
Tor both parties, fined them five dollars each.
and made TIE negro pay the costs, although il
vas proven that he had his hands in his pock-
Its when assaulted, and that he ran away from
the assailant without striking & blow. That
IS Democratic justice as administered in Ken
lucky.