The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-01-23
NEWS ITEMS.

year old expert on the piano.
Minnesota has been revelling in a
winter mild enough for Kentucky
according to the local papers.
During the past 10 years, $780,
190.67 have been paid into the Stark
county Treasury as taxes on Railroad
property.
Colonel Withers, the new Virginia
Senator, is father of eleven children
and has an unlimited number of
grand children.
The whole number of postal cards
disposed of so far, by orders from
postmasters and otherwise, is nearly
one hundred million.
Milwaukee is suffering from over
taxation in the insurance rates, and
promises to endure the evil "yet a
little while longer" only.
There are 3,S674 miles ofrailroads
in Ohio, operated at an expense of
twenty-seven million dollars, and
earning thirty eight million.
Not satisfied with securing a reduc-
tion of Congressional salaries to the
old standard, some Western people
now insist upon a further reduction
to $4,000.
A special agent has been ordered
by the Postoffice authorities, TO
make a public investigation of the
charges against the Post master of
Dayton.
The King of Sweden has ordered
a collection to be taken on a fixed
day throughout his kingdom for the
benefit OF the Emanuel Lutheron
Church of Chicago.
The New York Independent has
been sold by Mr.. Bowen to parties
represented by DR.. Talmage, for
$250,000. Four years ago the price
offered for it was 100000.
1t is not generally know that
postal card will go to any part of
Canada and New Foundland, if one
cent samp is affixed, in addition to
the stamp impressed upon the card.
A paper has just been started in
Chicago, which proposes to teach
Jews aad Gentiles to look upon each
other in more neighbcrly manner,
by instructing each in the others
religious views.
The directors of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railroad, at
a meetinS held recently at Com
modore Vanderbilts Office in New
York, decided 10 pass-that is omit
the February dividend.
VIM NJ. Groham, late President of
the Walkell, IN. York; National
Bank, found guilty of embezzling
funds Of that institution, has been
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
in the Albany penitentiary.
A man in Evansville, Ind, recently
had the pleasure of attending the
wedding Of his own parents. They
had been divorced thirty years, but
the number of times each had been
married in the intervals is not stated.
The Woodhullites have recently
attempted to institute a free-love
community at Wellington, Lorain
county, but the attempt has proven
a complete failure, in spite of deter
mined efforts to give it sufficient
vitality to enable it to live.
The Minnesota reformers begin
well in the Legislature. By a res
olution adopted this week, they cut
down the cost of stationery for the
entire session from $4,000 to $500.
Last year the steal for postagestamps,
ect., was $500, which is also cut off
this year.
Horses appear to be drug in Aus
tralia. In many of the old districts of
New South Wales they run wild in
thousands; they are not worth look
ing after, and are very difficult to |
collect in any way; they eat the food |
of other profitable stock, and are on
ly a scourge upon the pastures.
The project of putting the man
ufacture of gas into the hands of the
city government is discussed in
Chicago. The friends of the move
ment can demonstrate how $350,000
3 year could be saved; but they can
not demonstrate that officials
steal more than the savings.
The National Board of Trade now
in session at Washington, is sound
On one question. 1t recommends
that if any more resources is needed
It be raised by tax on all incomes
exceeding five thousand dollars, in
9ther words by taxing wealthy men
IN their net receipts. This puts the
burden where it belongs.
In 1873 Brooklyn paid more mon
" into the United States Treasury
han all the following states combined
Texas, Louisiana, Vermont, Maine,
Rhode Island, Georgia, South Caro-
ina, Connecticut, New Hampshire,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and
Minnesota, wherefore she asks for a
lew postoffice, averring that thus the
would save $2l, ,594 a
ear in rent.
Geo. Weimer, Democratic Can
.idate for State Treasurer, has
otifed his intention of contesting