The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-24
NEWS ITEMS.

A seven feet high Canuck visited
Cleveland recently.
The National Board of Trade is
in session at Chicago.
f A Guernsey County Nimrod killed
II squirrels on one hickory three.
, The American Tract Society has
now 5000 distinct publications.
An open winter is predicted in the
Northwest because corn husks are
thin.
The Eel River Railroad connect
ing Logansport with Toledo is near
ly completed.
About 1000 persons have died of
f yellow fever at Memphis, during the
: last few weeks.
Thousands of acres of land were
overfOwed by the late freshet in
Sussex Co., N. Y.
Senator Sumner has had his lee
uriug engagements cancelled on ac-
count of his i'll health.
A ruler in South Africa says it is
cheaper to keep missionaries than
soldiers among the Zulus.
The late high winds and heavy
weather. caused great loss of life
and property on the lakes.
Several large bears have been seen
recently in the northern part of Cam
bria County, Pennsylvania.
The telegraph line has been ex-
tended to Gambler and Mt. Vernon,
along the Road to Cleveland.
Sixty thousand church edifices in
the United States, worth 100000,
900 are exempt from taxation.
A Greek who embraces protestan-
tism is looked upon by his country
men as n traitor to his native land.
The Prohibition party polled a
larger number of votes than the Peo-
ple's party, in the recent State elec
ton.
The spiritualists Of Painsville have
become divided upon the doctrines
Of Woodhullism, and have disbanded
their ORDINATIONS.
Not single coal operator in the
Hooking Valley has been compelled |
to suspend work On account of the
lock up of currency.
The Holly Water works at Sidney |
will commence running regularly in
a few days. They are now ready |
for use in case of fire.
There are 2,0l3 veterans names
on the register at the NationalHome
near Dayton. OF these, 305 are in
the hospital for treatment.
The new debt of the new city of
Boston vii, be in the vicinity
of thirty millions of dollars when
consolidation takes effect.
The Hebrews of Fort Wayne are
erecting a synagogue which is to
cost $4,000 and will be the finest in
the State when completed.
A unknown man, aged about 40.
was drowned in the river near the
Northern Transportation Company's
Docks at Cleveland. Monday even
ing.
The passenger earnings on the At
lantic d Great Western Railroad be-
tween Cincinnati and New York
were never before as heavy as at pres
ent.
Wilson Shannon, jr., eldest son of
Shannon of Ohio, aged {
"a years, died recently at his late s
at Lawrence, Kansas Of ty- e
phoid fever.
Miss Jane Casey is the most pop i
ular young lady in Columbus. At I
the recent Cathedral Fair in that /
city she was voted a gold watch in 4
honor Of that distinction. {
The total amount of taxes levied D
in Columbus for the year 1873
amounted to 637,04S.44. The total :
taxable valuation of property, real II
and personal, was $25, ,279,7O0. = =
The German Ministers of Com y
merce and the Interior have issued !,
Instructions to the district authority a
TO expel all emigration agents who +
are domiciled in Germany.
Professor j. NJ. Martin has re- :,
signed the Presidency of VermiIlion :
Institute at Hayesville, and accepted .
the position of Professor of Natural =
in the Ohio University. :, =
A young lady of Troy, near Piqus, it
suicide recently, by e.
lrOwning, after having been disap t:
pointed in marriage the third time, b
Oy a young man from Cincinnati. S.
The Farmers Grange movement C,
las received check by the organi- 81
.ation in Boston of Grain Specula- 81
Grange, using the same books, pass b
words and grips as other oranges. Ii
A drunken fellow walked into a II
gentleman's parlor,at Tiffin, ON Sun
lay afternoon, lately, and went to 81
leep. He was soon aroused and in d,
'ited out on the toe ofthe gentlemans az
loot. 81
Many Americans travelling in Eu- ht
ope are now in destitute circum- 81
tances, through the failure of SC 81
many banking houses in the United SC
'tates from which they held letters o
f credit. 81
On Wednesday the 18th inst, wi
commencing at d o'clock P. NJ, the G.
orner stone of the New Methodist Al
Episcopal Church at Painsyille, was ds
nd with appropriate and interesting pr
1t
Miss Josephine Cole, a native of wi
highland County, and a graduate of
-illsboro Female College, has been OF
ppointed Principal of the Protest IL
lt Episcopal Female College at Salt Az
axe City, Utah. wa
A woman who had $4,000 in the ais
ank, at Cleveland, drew her money tel
-e other day and hid it at home be- th'
leen some mattresses, when a thief na
no knew of her drawing the money WI
ltehed his opportunity, and stole on
e greenbacks. of
A destructive fire occurred at To- al al
ka, Kansas, on the 10Th inst. in in ine
living a loss of 100000. The m po'
Kansas Ecangel and ~, ~,
R''sGs Monitor printing offices were ~;n rr'
stroyed. The insurance amounted nII liti
q hOut &6O O0O Ola