The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-09

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Illinois deacon, "but he never knew
what it was to have his team run
away and kill his wife right in the
busy season when hired girls want
three dollars O week"
William II. Curney, of Mansfield,
attempted suicide at Delaware, on
the night of the Cd. He cut himself
in forty places, but did not succeed
in extinguishing himself. He should
study anatomy before he tries it
again.
There is a house il Hanover Gov
cred with pine shingles that were
put on the day the battle of Bunker
Hill was fought It is not an old
looking roof, and one would judge
it had been shingled about twenty
years.
A gentleman, Of Boston, just re-
turned from abroad, travelled twenty
thousand miles within the last year
without changing days pro-
gramme for bad weather, and never,
for seven months, unstrapping his
umbrella.
On Sunday last Plymouth Church
was crowded to excess. The church
was decorated with flowers and ever
greens in honor of their pastor. If
the devotion of Plymouth Church
to its pastor can establish his inno-
cence, it will be done.
John Sherman is numerically
practical and hard-headed. In the
long and glittering array of gold,
silver, jewels, pictures and all things
else ''dainty and rare" given as we'd
ding presents to his niece. his gift is
the most characteristic, being $500
in cash.
The Columbus Miss linden
makes this earnest appeal: "We are
tired-tired of war, tired of violence,
tired of these constants alarms, tired
of going constantly armed, tired Of
standing always on guard to protect
ourselves, tired Of being plundered
aud robbed"
The Vicksburg Times of last Sat
urdsy puts the following question to
the Democrats of Vicksburg: "If 8
peaceable contest with the ballot at
the polls, is only contemplated, why
the demand for firearms in the South
unprecedented since the dark days
of secession and civil warp
A turkey hen in Lancaster coun-
ty, Pa, disappeared from her usual
haunts few weeks ago, and return
ed after short absence, accompanied
by brood of young partridges,
which she is now taking care of in
the most motherly way. The little
strangers are said to be very tame.
Beecher was before the Grand
Jury at New York, on Saturday last,
answering questions in regard to the
liblous article published by Tilton,
upon which he POUNDS his suit for
libel. He also complained against
Moulton, and indictments have been
found against both of them for
malicious slander. Tilton demands
immediate trial.
The Atlanta Nescs says that gold
ore near Dahlonega, Georgia, is said
to be yielding the enormous amount
of $4,000 a ton. The mines are
owned by capitalists, one OF them,
the Aqueduct, having been sold to
Mr.. Hand, of Ohio, for $4,000 It
is expected that by next summer two
thousand persons will be employed
in the ore mines.
A wealthy Pittsburg merchant is
reported to have said: Il alwavs
feel happy when I am advertising,
for then l know, that working or
sleeping, I have a strong, though
silent orator working for me, one
who never tires nor never sleeps,
never makes mistakes and is certain
to enter the households from which,
fiat all. my trade must come"
The Comptroller of the Currency
has issued q circular calling upon
National Banks for reports Of their
condition at the close of business
Friday, October I'd, as these reports
are needed by the comptroller in the
preparation of his annual report to
Congress. He urgently requests the
officers Of National Banks through
out the country to forward the same
Immediately.
The Graphic, in noticing the suit
for libel instituted against it by Miss
Edna Dean Proctor, says it was un-
aware that Miss Proctor was the lady
referred to in Moulton's second
statement until informed OF the fact
after publication, by a Brooklyn pa
per. 1t says further it will be able
to show beyond question that the
charge against this lady was origi-
nally made by Mr.. Beecher himself,
and intimates very plainly that Miss
Proctor's suit is part of Mr.. Beech
er's policy of putting the women Of
the case in the breach of his defense.
Mrs. Carroll and Mrs. Ford are
twin sisters. They were married on
the same day. Their first children
we're born in the same month; their
second in the same week; their third
IN the same hour-or rather we
should say their third and fourth
each, for on this interesting occasion
here were twin CAROLS and twin
Fords. All these darlings are alive
and well. We have spent more than
IN hour in rubbing our head, and |
n trying to deduce some heretofore
undiscovered Law of Nature from |
,hese facts. It has been a failure. |
Ne'er q law!-N. 2. Tribune.
On Thursday the remains of Al.
ixsnder Wicks were brought to
gainesville for interment in Ever
,reen Cemetery. Several years ago
le was farmer in this township, but
or some years past he has resided
light or ten miles west Of Cleveland,
etween Avon Point and Rocky
siver. A few days ago his body
7as found upon the railroad track
ear his home by an eastern bound
rain and brought to Cleveland. His
eek had been broken and there was
frightful cash in the back Of the
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