The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-09-06
NEWS ITEMS.

Sugar and syrup have been produced from
watermelon in California, and they are said to
yield as much as beets at less trouble and ex-
pense.
There are thirty-one subscribers tc the New
York Tribune at Hartford, in Lyon county,
Kansas, every one of whom will vote for
Grant. This is a specimen of the great inAu-
ence the Tribune is exerting over the masses
A gentleman who occupies high position
in Mississippi writes that he hears such express
ions as this from Democrats almost every day:
'If Grant is only defeated, we can nd the
South of every id Yankee here"
The n. York Wcrld eorrects the statement
which has been going the rounds, that Mr..
Manton Marble is "A Dying Journalist" The
World says Mr.. Marble is expected shortly
from the White Mountains; that he returns
with invigorated health, and will resume his
ordinary duties
The Bridgeport Standard says that when
Mr.. P. 7. Barnum dorve down to the railroad
depot in that town the other morning, with
Mr.. Greeley, and while the two were sitting
in the phaeton waiting for the train, Mr..
George Beckwith, plain spoken man, said;
"Hello, Barnum, what have you got here
Another hunsJugf"
A London special says Father Hyacinthe
was married on the 4th inst, at Marylebone
Registry Office, to Emily Jane Norman, age
80, an American, a widow, and daughter Of
Amory Butterfeld. The lady is known in
Paris as one of Hyacinthe's converts. Dean
and Lady Stanly and other distinguished per.
sons were present.
Senator Spencer, of Alabama, writes on the
oath instant: awe have just opened the cam
paign, and we shall carry Alabama by at least
ten thousand majority. You never saw a sick
er set of people than the Greeley Republicans
are, We are going to have an active and ex.
citing canvass, and shall fight all our men and
have no reserves"
A Wisconsin Borgia has been discovered il
the person of Mrs. Lamb. She has been
charged with poisoning five. In September
1871, her husband; in May last son aged II
years; in June daughter aged s; in July q
Mrs. Ottman, whom she was attending, an(
last week neighbor named Royal Garland
They all manifested symptoms of poisoning
The stomach of her husband was analyzed snC
found to contain poison, Mrs. Lamb woult
have been more appropriately named hyena
The Capital newspaper of Washington city
published an article few days ago, charging
Judge Dent and Gen. Dent with receiving
money for their influence in obtaining certain
appointments. On Monday last Judge Den
visited the Office and demanded the author
pronounced the article false in every particu.
lar, and upon Reed, the editor, pronouncinl
his responsibility for it, Dent attacked hin
with a cane, which was broken over Reed
head. Dent was arrested and gave bail to an
swer.
Hon J. B. AxteIl late Democratic Repre-
sentative in the Fortieth and Forty-frst Con
gress from the Sanfrancisco California; dis
trict, and who has recently returned to Rich
field, Summit county, to reside, addresses
letter to the Akron Beacon in which he declare
in favor of the reelection of President GRAM
and adds: "From the peculiar combination
made to sustain Mr.. Greeley, it appears in
possible that his administration would be hal
monious or consistent should fear the san
vrangling and diseord which marked and ma
red the unfruittul years Of Andrew johnson