The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-01-05
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One Of the features of the new ap-
portionment bills section provid-
ing that the Congressional election
in the year 1870, and thereafter shall
be held in every State on the same
day. Under the present law cleo
tions for Congressman are held in
the various States in March, April,
August, September, October and No
vember. The bill now pending de-
signates the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November, for cleo
tions in all the States.
The annual commercial returns
prepared by Consul Shepard, United
States Consul at Yokohama, Japan,
show the past years shipments of
tea from that port to the United
States to have been over 100000
pounds, giving a revenue to the
United of say $2,50O,OOO. In 1873
but little over a million pounds were
sent; in 1866 about six millions,and
in 1868 about ten millions. The
whole value Of exports to theUnited
States amounts to $5,240,OOO, The
United States has but few consul
ates as important and profitable as
Yokohoma.
The Ducal party ofAlexis, stopped
three-quarters of a day at the Spen-
Ger House, Niagara, and ate dinner,
for which the modest proprietor, Of
the hotel presented a swindlIng bill
of 81, 800, payment of which was re-
fused. He then had the baggage of
the party seized, but finally accepted
81, 900 in payment of the bill. Such
disgraceful conduct ought to make
every honest man who visits Niaga-
ra, shun the Spencer House in the
future. To appreciate the extent of
the swindle, it needs only to compare
his bill with that of the Kennard
House, Cleveland, where the Duke
stopped two days, and where the bill
was about $4O0.
The Chicago police thought they
had unearthed Bowlsby Rosenweig
affair, the particulars of which were
about as followss: A Mrs Mccoy
who lived at Crestline, went to Chi
cago and placed herself under the
care of female doctor, In a few
days she died and her remains were
boxed up and sent to Ohio. A bag
gage master on the P Ft. w. & C. |
R. R. named William Krebs, who il
is said was engaged to be married to
Mrs. Mccoy, was assested, and the
body was recovered and taken to
Chicago for examination. A partial
post mortem held on the 9th, re-
Tealed nothing to indicate that she
had died any other than a natural
death.
The Democrats in Congress were
anxious to have printed the bill Of
expenses of the Ku-KIuk Committee.
they thought it would prove a grand |
campaign document for their party, |
but it turns out that the Democratic |
members of the committee putt the |
heaviest bill, and got the most
money. Mr.. Beck lead off with ST.
219.S0; next in amount is Mr.. F, P. |
Blair, who drew $1,O52.8O; and the
third is Mr.. Van Trump, who was
paid $1,040. Senator Scott, the
chairman, drew $7I2.6O, and the
other Republican members from $500
to ZOO each. The heaviest bills
paid by the committee was for re-
porting the testimony, which cost
$1O,541.
A great excitement, riot, calling
out of the military, and the subse-
quent killing of two men and wound
ing of man and boy, by the mil
itary firing upon the crowd, at Ro-
chester, New York. The facts, as
we learn them are, that an outrage
upon a little girl of ten years was
committed by Some one, and the cir
cumstances pointed to one Howard,
a negro, as the perpetrator. He
was arrested and placed in Jail.
Subsequently report prevailed that
the little girl had died from her In
juries, and a mob gathered about the
Jail with the purpose evidently of
lynching the negroe.' They were
dispersed by the police and the mil
itary called out to guard the jail.
The crowd subsequently gathered,
and amid hooting and yelling, stones
were thrown at the soldiers, when
the command to charge bayonets
was given. In executing the order
number of guns were discharged,
with the result stated above. As
usual those killed and injured it is
said were not engaged with the ri
oters.
Legislative.