The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-04-24
NEWS ITEMS.

A Louisville physician is in favor
of compulsory cremation.
No choice for U. S. Senator vet by
the Massachusetts Legislature.
Old man Bender has been arrested
again. This time in Utah Territory
Postmaster Allen, OF Cleveland,
has been reappointed to that office.
Jerry Williams, convict from
Huron county, escaped from the pen
itentiary on the 7th.
"He fell down dead and expired in
two minutes" i" says a Georgia paper
of the death of a negro.
Black eggs is the newest lay of the
Brahma breed A hen at Carlisle
has laid nine such eggs.
Chief Justice Waite delivered his
first opinion on Monday, and it is
highly spoken Of in legal circles.
A burglar at Memphis, named
Gozzolo, was shot by a detective,
on the night of the Sth, and instantly
killed.
The river at New Orleans was
higher last week than ever before,
and serious breaks in the levee oc-
CURED.
Thirty Million feet oflumber were
burned at Williamsport, Pa, on Sun
day. Loss 100000 insured for
$4,000.
"Long John" is reading the Pro-
hibitionist of Toledo some severe
lectures through the columns of the
Commercial.
The Samana Bay Company has
expired and the bright visions Of
tropical power and wealth have
faded away.
Ex.DeputyStateT Treasurer Brandt,
of Indiana, has been proven a defaul-
ter, and suits have been commenced
against him for the recovery of $40,-
600.
o. F. Soaring, Secretary of New
York Insurance Company was minus
$4,000, and concluded to try the at
mosphere of California. Recovery
doubtful.
The North German Loyd's steam
ship company have decided to with
draw their steamers from the line
from Panama to Bremen. They
have not paid.
A farmer named Haywood and his
wife, were murdered by one John w
Goodwin, near Ottawa Putnam
County, on the night of the 9th.
The murderer was arrested.
IngersolI's majority in Rhode
Island is about $500. The Senate
stands II Democrats to 4 Republi-
cans, the House, lab Democrats to
Sc Republicans; 2 Independents.
A Steamship line is to be estab-
lished between New York and Dub
lin direct, by Messrs Williams and
Guion. The Zealot will be placed
upon the line the present month.
Near Glasgow, England, on the
9th, a boiler in a factory exploded,
and large portion of it was driven
through school house killing three
and injuring thirty other children.
The discoveries of gold and silver
mines, on the north fork of the Ou-
river, have occasioned much
excitement, and adventurers are
focking to the new mines which are
said to be very rich.
J.R. McLain of the Enquirer, was
incarcerated in jail a second time, on
the 6th, because he refused to give
the source of his information for
certain article which had caused his
for lible.
The Steamer Tigress exploded
her boiler on the I'd in 81 deg Is
min west and so deg 20 min. north,
and a number of her crew were
scalded beyond recognition. Two
engineers were killed.
A bill was introduced in the Ohio |
House, on Monday to amend the
,ivil code so as to exempt editors
md proprietors of newspapers from |
as to the identity of per-
IONS from whom they receive COM
The French Steamer Europe, sank
n mid-ocean, on the I'd, but the
Greece Of the National Line
vas opportunely near and took off
he four hundred passengers and
rev, who would have otherwise
ound watery graves.
1t is asserted that the production
f rice in Louisiana is steadily in
reasing, and that in a few years it
I'LL entirely supercede the sugar
rops. 1t is found to be more re-
able as a crop, and more remun-
rativa in value and thasa faoto nc