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

the election of Isaac Welch, State
Treasurer. AS his case will come
before q Democratic Legislature in
stead of the courts, he may be dec
Jared entitled to the Office. His
claim is that certain votes cast for
Republican candidates, we're by the
law of 1868 illegal.
In q recent communication, Gen
eral Sherman takes occasion to con
demn the policy of keeping up sea
coast Notifications, on the ground of
their enormous expense. He takes
the ground that our railroads alone
would enable our government to
repel any invasion that might be
made, by transporting 4 fully
adequate force of volunteers to any
exposed point.
AT St Joseph, No, on the 10Th
Mrs McGinnis had filed and lighted
an oziline lamp, when it exploded,
scattering the burning h0id over
Mrs MEG, and daughter. Mr. McG.,
who was in the house, hurried to
their assistance, when his coat took
fire and he was so badly burned he
died soon after. The daughter died
a few hours later, aud the mother and
an infant child were scarcely expect
ed to recover. A son aged 18 years
was also severely burned.
A pretty aeucTate idea Of the cost
of the Constitutional Convention is
afforded by the communication from
President Waite, placed before the
Legislature on Saturday. From this
it appears that the expense Of the
Convention during December was
$26, 1873, which was sufficient to
consume the surplus of the original
appropriation of $4,000, and leave
$19,S57.40 unprovided for on Jan
uary 1st. This deficit has since been
increased, for the daily expense of
the Convention is about 5000.
At present there are eighteen win
dow glass factories, at Pittsburg,
lying idle. When running they en-
ploy one thousand hands, but these
hands have about killed the hen that
was laying the golden egg. They
have q trades union, and maintain
the price of labor at so high point
that the manufacturers cannot sell
their goods at q profit aad hence
have shut down. New York, New
Jersey and Baltimore hire labor sc
much cheaper that they can under
sell the Pittsburg manufacturers and
Belgium imports glass and sells il
in competition with the American
make, and it is said forty new factor
les have been established there the
| past season to manufacture glass fol
the American market. The outlook
is not favorable to our workmen
unless they are willing to accept oi
a price that will enable their employ
ers to compete with others in tht
glass market.
The Pope of Rome has inflicted 6
new hardship upon large and in
f1uential class of his followers. Tht
Holy Father has concluded that it il
not well for good Catholics to b.
members of the ancient and honor
able order" of Masonry. He ha
therefore written letter to a Braz
iiian Bishop, notifying all Catholil
Masons that they can escape perdi
tion only by paying up their dues anc
resigning from the lodges to Whicl
they belong. The Sovereign Pontif
quotes from Clement XII, Benoit
| XIV, Plus VII, and Leo XII, tt
show that the Masons are 'Satani
! Society" ''pest and plague" "whicl
shocked the entire world and proved
that one must expect a total dis
solution OF human society if tht
strength of this criminal association
could not be abated," and in genere
curses the order with q degree O
ardor and spirit which would hardl,
be expected IN a man of his years
In opening the fight in Brazil, th'
Pope has undertaken a serious task
Don Pedro, the Emperor, and mos
of his Cabinet are devoted Masons
and as the Pope's ediet was sen
direct to the Bishop of Olinda with
out being submitted to the govern
ment of Brazil, the Emperor is max
ing hot and determined war againsr
it, and with a good show of success.