The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-08-09
NEWS ITEMS.

NIlson was married on Saturday the 9th
ult. She is now Madame Rouzend.
Public honors were paid President Grant
and party, at Utica, New York on the Both.
An extensive fire occurred at Plymouth, Ind,
on the I'd, which destroyed eleven buildings
Loss $4,000.
A man and boy were smothered to death by
the poisonous gasses in well at Columbus,
Ohio, last week.
The raft boat James Melburn exploded her
boilers on the Mississippi River on the SOth
ult, destroying the lives of fifteen persons.
On the 29th Of July train on the Pacific
Railroad was wrecked about los miles west of
Denver City. Seven persons were killed, and
several others injured.
Juarez, President Of Mexico, died on the 23d
ult., of apoplexy. He was born in 1907, and
was in his Goth year at the time of his death
Vice President Lerdo succeeds him.
The Hungarians, who fed from oppression
in the Old World, organized Grant and Will
son Club in New York City Saturday night.
So long as the Republican party has the sym
pathy and support of that class of men, it can
not fail to be successful.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison has written column
and half letter addressed to. Charles Sumner,
reviewing that Senator's recent communics-
ton to the colored voters. 81 speak with
equal plainness and as earnestly, to counsel
my colored countrymen not to follow your lead
in this matter, but as voters, to move unitedly
for the reelection of Grant, for every consid-
Grafton pertaining to their safety, happiness,
and the cause of equal rights and the further
snce of national peace and unity"
B. Gratis Brown now puts himself forward
as the special champion of fraternity, friend
ship, and clasping hands across the bloody
chasm. He was not always of that mind. The
Congressional Globe of January 25, 1866, con-
Gains speech by him in the United States
Senate, IN which he urged retaliation for the
atrocities of Andersonville, and that such re-
taliation be carried to the very extreme. He
found no one willing to go on this point to the
lengths he advocated
The Cleveland Herald says Henry Bolander
of Benton Township, Ottawa County, was
brought before United States Commissioner
White, on Wednesday, on charge of having
retailed liquor without having paid the special
tax. It appeared, on examination, that Boz
lander was guilty as charged, but that as soon
as he got wind of the fact that an officer was
on his track, he made great haste to the col
lector of his district and paid the tax In con-
sideration of this last item the District At
torney felt mercifully inclined, and the result
was that BOlander was permitted to return
home.
Mr.. Sumner, in his recent letter, attempts
to make capital against Grant by stating that
Fred. Douglass was not invited to the Presi-
Dental dinner given to the San Domingo Com
missioners. Mr., Douglass responds to this by
saying that he was not one of the Commission
ers and that he had no right to expect an invi-
tation to the dinner referred to-no more rea-
son to expect it than had any white attache of
the Commission. Thus the powder of the
| Senator and his allies is wet down for them
again. But what must be the impression Gre
ated upon honest minds by the effort of Mr..
Sumner to give publicity to falsehood for the
purpose of deceiving colored people and srous-
ing their Indignation merely to secure their
votes for their worst enemiesP
On Thursday evening the 25th ult, violent
| gale of wind, in the nature of a hurricane
passed over the town of Van Vert and did
large amounts of damage to property. besides
killing and wounding a number of people
The storm was confined to a narrow strip per.
haps not more than 40 rods wide, and passed
in northessterly direction. It seems to havt
swept along close to the ground for long dis
tance, and in Harrison township, ten mllel
west of Van Vert it struck the house of Mr.
Ramsey, blowing it to atoms, and killing Mrs
Ramsey and her son, aged about 20 years. MI
Ramsey was badly injured as was also younI
child, both Of which it was thought must die
A girl at work there had her leg broken. From
there to Van Vert the course of the hurrican
is plainly marked by the destruction of fences
crops and trees. The damage in the count
was very great In the town of Van Vert
large amount of damage was done, thoug
fortunately no lives were lost. Three chin
neys on the school house disappeared goin
through the roof and damaging the ceiling.
, number of roofs were blown of, and from tn
} most substantial buildings. The tin roof fror
the Arcade Block was carried over 800 fee
} and lodged on the court house.