The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-11-22

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The guage on the Grand Trunk Railway,
between Sarnia and Fort Erie, distance of
two hundred miles, was changed on Sunday,
from five feet six to four feet eight and half
All trains are now running on regular time.
BY the death of Miss Isabella Masher, an
old and wealthy lady of Liverpool, the mu-
scum of that town gets cabinet Of miniatures
of French marshals and other great men, for
merly in possession Of the ex-Emperor Napol-
con.
The Lebanon Star says the Phineas Colbert
died there Of starvation Sunday week. On
October 4th he remarked to his sister that he
died last night, " and from that time to the day
of his death, thirty days, he ate nothing
but an ordinary slice of bread.
Mehemet Rudche Pscha, the new Grand
Vizier Of Turkey, is a self-made man. He
rose from the ranks of the army through his
inteIhgeucs and ambitious will He has a
great memory, and is one Of the best educated
men IN Turkey, though entirely selt-instructed.
New Hampshire possesses natural curiosi-
'ty in onesof It's ponds, in the shape Of geuu-
inc "aoating island" niAety-six feet in cir
conference. It is covered with low bushes,
and presents novel appearance, as it is often
seen floating about at the mercy of the winds.
Commodore Vanderbilt says his quick trans
it road in New York City viii be largely open
to sunlight, and where wholly underground,
III hr,,, 49,, ,;tt, ,,,,,,,,- I;-,it
air every twenty feet. The tunnel will be
finished May Is, 1874. The depOts win be six
in number.
The report in the Nav York papers that
the Naragansett Insurance Company Of Prov
idenee, Rhode Island. had suspmded, is un-
true The entire losses of the Boston FIRE can
not exceed 100000. The Company's assets
are 500, 900 and it win continue business with
three millions capital
Washington advices say that the President
will follow up his action in the Philadelphia
,post-ofice case, by a like cOure in the New
York custom-house, and that on the resigna-
ton of Cornell, present collector, he will sp-
point James L. Russell, next in the line Of
promotion, as his successor.
A man in Atlanta who inclosed the req quisite
fifty cents in answer to an advertisement,
allow to keep house warm and save fueI, I"
was advised to tell his wife that she couldn't
have new autumn bonnet. He tried it, and
says it made his house too hot to hold him, but
thinks that it might do in a northern locality.
Vermont is entitled to the premium. She
has the meanest mar in the world. A child
died recently and as buried. On the night
after the funeral, he made an efigy resembling
the child, took it and placed it upon the door
step Of the bereaved parents, rang the bell and
disappeared. We cannot conceived of any
thing more brutal than that.
Miss Hattie G. Root, daughter of Roland
Root, Esq, of Coldwatsr, who was appointed
a clerk in the Uunitsd States Treasury De-
partment, a fow months since, has been ap-
pointed to hrst-class elerkship, having passed
the competitive examinations and passing num-
Der one ont of class Of 40 persons examined
at the same time.
At Cleveland, on Friday evening, Henry
met Mimic Fish at house of as
ssgnation. She had pistol and in playful
snapped it at him when he attempted
to kiss her. The pistol was loaded, went of,
the ball penetrated Maynard's brain and pro
ducsd death. The girl says they were to have
been married soon.
For frank man, commend US to the gen.
tleman in Springfield, who announces that the
fire in his block the other day. was SO clearly
due TO his own negligenbe that he does not in
tend to call on the insurance companies 10
make good his loss. We are not wizard, but
ten dollars TO q cent that this gentleman is pre-
pairing to set the block on fire again as soon as
be gets triae more insurance on the same.
Senator Sumner sailed from Liverpool on
Thursday for home, His reflections, when he
iRds his cherished Boston in ruins, the Demo-
Liberal party equally Aattened out all over the
country, and the man whom he labored six
months to abuse and disgrace elected by the
argest popular majority ever given to Pres
dent, can be better imagined than described.
senator Sumner has sought rest rom his labors,
,ut his works have followed him.
On and after the first of January next, the
var taxes on exports from Cuba will be double
nd on imports increased TOT twenty-five
per cent The tax known as the Merchants
Contribution" will also be increased The
var tax on sugars will be raised from 81 so per
logshead to 50, and from 20 cents to sl5O,p,r |
'oxI making the total export duty 50 per
ogshead aud s.. 30 per box This viii be bad |
ews to many. r
Mr.. Greeley, though he has suffered much
udoubtedly in his political discontinue,
Tm return to journalistic work wiser and an
bier man. Ii be can but forget the bitter
ess OF the. campaign from which he himself
as just emerged, and forget also the prejudi-
IS engendered in him by the position he oecu-
led, he ought indeed be able to inform and
lstruct the reading public hereafter in a
luch greater degvee than in the past.
All! here is an american tourist who has been
istinguishing himself in ireland. Mr.. Fitz-
snry Boston mas run away with Miss Agnes
AIRY, only daughter Of Newton Barry. late
|. P. of the county of Wexford, Ireland. Miss
AIRY, financially considered, is prize of the
st class, as she is possessed of 3OO, 900. which
e inherited from ons of those dear old uncles
whom one reads in novels. The father (of
lFse) refused his consent; but the lovers ran
way to Killarney and we're made one. Papa
g now (of course) relented, forgiven the hap
Tipair, and all, we may now hope, will 90 as
srry as marriage, &c, &c.