The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-02-02

.erm, is disgusted when any one asks
him if he is willing to have the same
rule applied to U. S. Senators. !
At Conemaugh, Pa, on Saturday |
night last, by collision on side
track, two crude oil tanks we're
wrecked, and the oil taking fire, a !
of freight and four passen- /
ger cars were destroyed.
A Mrs. Byers, of Columbus, re-
Gently lost $255 in that city, the saw
ings of herself and husband for sew
eral years. The loss SO effected her
that she disappeared few days af-
ter, and has not since been heard
from.
A veteran colored man of Mobile
was married lately at the age OF
eighty-three, and took occasion to
remark during the ceremony that he
had been married thirteen times al
ready. but never got out license
before.
Bellair voted very decidedly on
the water works question last Mon
day. At the close of the polls the
vote stood. for 342: against 81.
Whether the Holly or reservoir sys-
TEN will be adopted has not yet been
determined.
A writer in the Tribune, who
seems to have had an inside view of
Mormonism, declares that the danger
which most threatens poly gamy is
that which arises from intense hat
red of the system which exists deep
down in the heart of every son or
daughter born of polygamous union.
East Cleveland has had an attempt
at highway robbery. Three Williams
waylaid and attempted to rob Mr.. L.
NJ. Comstock, on Saturday night
last, while returning from his store.
He defended himself so well, how
ever. that the robbers fed without
securing his money, $500, which he
had with him.
Revolutionary mutterings still dis
rurb the atmosphere of La Belle
France. The entire South of France
is said to be organized for revolu-
tioa in case of the resignation OF
Thiers and the appointment of the
Duke de Aumale or Marshal McMa-
hon, both of whom favor the restor-
alton of the Empire.
The Postal Telegraph scheme is
meeting, as it should, strong opposi-
ton in Congress. We regard it as g
direct interference with tho private
business of the country, which, il
allowed, will be followed by further
contrations of power in the hands
or the general government, which
will be neither beneficial to it or of
advantage to the cvuntry.
On farm near 'Odgensburg, New
York, owned by one Axtel, two
year-old Ayrshire bull and yearling
ram recently fought a desperate bat
| tie, which continued two days at
short intervals. In the last round
the bull was knocked completely
out of time, and fell dead, having
succumbed to the fearful butting of
his lighter but more active assailent.
The Grand Duke Michael, brother
of the Gar of Russia, has had an
Interview with the Pope, and it is
thought the differences between the
Car and the Po De have been healed.
For permission to fill the Polish
Episcopal Sees, the Pope will sane
tion the adoption of the Russivn Ian
guage in those Of mixed population
lying between Rnssia and Poland
proper.
The Democrats and ruffians that
took possession of the Territorial
Legislature of New Mixico, drove
out the Republican majority, elected
a Speaker and proceeded to business
have come to grief in their high
handed usurpation. The Supreme
Court Of the Territory, by anani-
nous voice, has decided their course
to be entirely unwarranted and IL
legal. Now let Democrats abuse
Grant for interfering with vested
rights.
A bill to amend the law regulating
the assignment and distribution of
Jurors by striking ont the word
'wtlte," and thus permitting colored
citizens to sit on juries, passed the
House on the oath inst, by a vote
of 66 to 43. On motion to amend
by inserting the word "white," in the
bill, fourteen Democrats voted no.
On the passage of the bill all the Re-
publicans voted except Ely, of Lo-
rein, and Steele, of Lake. Elevan
Democrats also votod for the bill.
The celebrated Wharton trial, at
Baltimore, finally terminated on
Wednesday in verdict of not guilty.
At first the belief in the guilt OF the
accused was almost universal, and
the State made out a very strong
case against her-the medical ex-
aminers testifying positively that
Gen. Ketchum died from the effects
of poison, and the chemists who an
alysed the contents of the stomach
testifying to the existence of poison
in quantity to cause death. When
the defense opened other medical