The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-05-10
NEWS ITEMS.

Iowa has abolished the death penalty.
Governor Jewell of Connecticut was inau-
gerated on the lst inst.
The Odd Fellows celebration at Akron, on
the Goth ult., was largely attended.
Sheridan expects trouble with the Indians,
and has asked for four additional regiments.
Gov. Hoffman, Of New York, has signed the
bill allowing newspaper readers to sit on jur-
les, so that it becomes law.
The New York Herald, in endorsing the
nomination OF the man whom it had hereto
fore invariably called 'BIassa Greeley" says
"the Southern chivalry and Northern Copper
heads can scarcely object to the bondsman of
Jeff Davis" That is very true.
Immediately upon receiving the news of his
nomination, the distinguished agriculturist H.
G., dispatched reinforcements to his farm to
engage in a new branch ofhorticulture. They
are to raise crop ofpolls for fall use, the sup
ply being regarded as limited.
Niblo's Garden, New York, was destroyed
by fire on the morning of the 9Th The Metro
politar Hotel adjoining suffered considerably,
but mostly from water. The fire was the re-
suit of ineendiarism. Loss S500,00O A. T.
Stewart was a heavy loser. A contract has
already been signed for the rebuilding of the
Theater by August next, at cost of 100, ,OO0O.
Of the seven Republican Senators who vot-
ed against the deposition of Andrew johnson
when impeaohed by the House of Representa-
tives, three-Grimes, Fessenden and Van
WinkIe-haye passed away, while the re-
naming four-Trumbul, Ross of Kansas,
Henderson OF Missouri, and Fowler of Tenne-
see-are all enthusiastic supporters of the Gin
cinnati movement.
Recently Mr.. Waters, Of Bedford, Ohio,
died under peculiar circumstances. His stom-
ach was subsequently examined and found to
contain traces of poison. A young man nam
ed VIM. Gardiner, who had waited on him in
his sickness, and was known to have purohas-
cd poison "to kill rats with" was arrested, and
it is now supposed had been on terms of i'm
proper intimacy with Mrs. Waters, who is q
young woman, and that it was an understood
matter between the two. It is to be hoped
both will meet the fate properly theirs.
In 1864 Mr.. Greeley said in the Tribune
"We do not know Just where General Grant
is going to strike, but we would advise any ono
who may happen to be in his way to get out
of it directly" Pretty good advice Brother
Greeley. In 1868 he said: "We are led BY
him who first taught our armies to conquer in
the West, and subsequently in the East; also
Richmond would not come to US until we sent
Grant after it, and then it had to come.
[Cheers.l He has nerer get been deteaLed, and
he ncrer ,oiH be. He will be as great and sue
cessful on the field of politics as on that of
arms"
Mr.. Frederick Hecker, the talented German
politician and orator from Chicago, left Gin
cinnati on Friday night in a state of exalted
disgust Before going, he poured out his feel
ings to Judge Stallo over glass of Rhine
wine. Mr.. Hecker did not mincs matters
He was enraged, disgusted. disappointed. He
looked upon the Liberal goose as already hope
Iessly cooked. He told George StaIo, and
authorized him to say publicly, that he would
give his whole energy to defeat the Greeley
ticket, and would, if necessary, be carried
from place to place in Illinois, to make speech
es against Greeley and Brown.