The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-10-11

accept nothing" "Wait," he said, ''until the
tide turns, and turn it will, and the day is not
far distant when the sun will shine upon you,
a free. Independent and soUsyigp State" The
arch traitor was anticipating the Greeley
movement.
The Indianapolis Journal says ait is stat
that Vice President Colfax is so outraged bv
Mr.. Greeley's repetition OF the Credit Mobii-
lier libel in this city, that he will enter the
canvass for Grant and make several speeches
during the last week of the campaign. There
is reason to believe that Mr.. Greeley will be
handled in such manner that he will raorat
having forced Mr.. Colfaz to this course"
A peculia course of free lectures is about TO
be opened in Boston. There will he No +ick
cts, no admission fee, and no gentlemen. The
object of the course is to help women in their
civilization of literary tastes, and as the hall
to be used can seat only 900 persons, ladies
only are admitted. The lectures are all of
them persons Of high literary ability, and the
lectures will have a bearing upon English lit
erature.
When Horace and I were Wings together,
years ago, at caucusses held ''to raise money"
generally held, as they should be, at the
houses of rich men, and assisted las they al
ways ought to be, and to Horace's great de-
light l., ace 5uppers-I have heard rougher
suggestions about the use of that money from
this cleanly shaved Pharisee of a politician
H. g. than have heard at any Democratic
caucus.-A Oakley Hail.
While Henry Ward Beecher was standing
in front of the Twin Mountain House in New
Hampshire, the other day, dandy-looking
gentleman drove up and told him to put his
horse into the stable and feed him well.
Beeeher said never word, took the mans
twenty-five cents and stabbed the horse. Pret-
ty soon the achievement was noticed about
the hotel, and the dandy in question found it
convenient to leave that night.
TheCleveland people few years ago bought
farm five miles from the Union depot and
city, for which they paid s., 900 per acre. 1t
was emphaticaily an elegant place, yet they
expended 5000 more on it to adapt it to the
purposes of a fair. Three years ago thew
opened it and their receipts were $4,000 in
five days. The second year the receipts were
$4,000 and this year, owing to severe storm,
the receipts will come short of last years.
But the company have a suplus of S25,OOO TO
be expended upon the grounds, and their
property is to-day worth 100000, making
their company stock above par.
John Barclay at Columbus, Ohio, recent
ly, told from the scaffold the old, old story of
the bitter misery that comes to man from Iiq-
uor. He was hung for murder, but Just be-
fore the spring was touched he related that
strong drink brought him to his pitible plight.
and exhorted all young men to beware of it.
We have bat little respect for gaIIows ser
mons, but these remarks of Barclays are worth
being treasured Were all who have suffered.
through their-own failings or those of others.
the keenest pangs Of shame, privation and re-
morse through the use of strong drink, but
permitted to arise and make known their ex-
periences to-day legions would spring up in
every quarter OF the globe; words would not
express their suffering, but If expressibIe in
WINS NA-S AS9NAs HO0AO DSd DOCKS
higher than the pyrimid OF Cheops.
The United States and Spanish Commission
though organized more than year ago, has
not adjudicated any claims. Some of them
will be ready for consideration at the next
meeting OF the commission this month. DIR.
Houard's memorial has not yet been received.
In the work now in preparation by Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury Richardson, on
the finances, he says, after quoting the law of
February, 1868, for the reduction of the cur-
rency: "At this time the amount outstand1ne
is sS56, 900; that is the limit below which
the circulation of United States notes cannot
be reduced without Congressional enactment;
between that amount and 4OO,OOO,00O, as au-
thorized by law The issue of the reserve of
S44,O00,OOO Is left to the discretion of the Sec
retary, who has never since availed himself of
it, to any extent whatever, except on two oc-
casiOns. During September, 1869, about one
million and a half OF three per cent, dem and
certificates came in suddenly for redemption
and were paid out OF this reserve, but the
amount withdrawn within two weeks again,
was restored thereto"