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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13


of Volunteers, Oct. 31st, 1861, and
at once began speculating in sup
plies. Henry D. Cooke and Others
we're implicated with Hurt, and their
operations continued until Burn
sides took command, when he order
ed the seizure of Hurts books and
papers, and an investigation, which
after few days, was stopped by
orders from Washington. The
writer further says
Many readers will ask why did 8
man of Mr.. Stanton's iron nerve
hesitate to put all these offenders
high and low, on trial at once =? The
reason given by one acquainted with
the facts as they were known here
Is significant He was driven in
an opposite direction by military
necessity. His first impulse was 10
try all concerned, but men SO high
in the nations couDsels and in the
confidence of the people were COM
promised that TO uncover their in
guilty, perpetrated in the very dark
est days of the war, would result, as
he feared, in destroying the conf
dence of the people.
just in the darkest days of the
whole war these men had been press
ing their diabolieal schemes. The
defeat at Charlottesville had en-
abled Lee to invade the North. Val
landigham was exciting rebellion
from the Canada border. There
were peace flags flying in the North !;
there was resistance to draft in
Ohio and Indiana, and in the latter
State the Sons Of Liberty were plan
ming an outbreak. There was great
gloom everywhere, and it may shake
the confidence Of loyal people be
yond restoration, reasoned Mr.. Stan
ton, if they are allowed to know that
the financial agents of the Govern
ment and some of its most promi-
nent political supporters had been
in such league for plunder during
the darkest days of the war. And
so he strove to cover the most
startling points from the public eye.
And so the Court was dissolved, and
the officer who knew all the facts,
and had the full confidence of his
commanding General, was obliged
to leave with his family in the dead
Of winter, for the most distant point
on American soil, lest the facts in
regard to a band of robbers, hold
ing high position, should by any
possibly come to light.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

Peter Blair and Moses Sullivan
had an affair of honor, near Augusta,
Ga, recently, and fred at each other
until Blair fell to the ground shot
through both legs.
The latest reports from the gold
! coast confirms the reported success
of the English over the Ashantees,
and removes all apprehensions as to
their safety. The Ashantee king
has surrendered.
For having in his possession $685.
600 of the bonds of the Pennsylvania
and Western Railroad, W. c. Brad
don, of New York, was held in $40,-
900 bail, a few days ago. The bonds
had previously been stolen.
The collections of internal reve.
nue. since September 1862, until Feb
ruary 2Sth, 1874, amounted to ST.
792,555,000. Ofthis amount $685.
1913 is due from late collectors for
which suits have been commenced.
John Anderson, of Wallingford,
Conn, entered a spoke factory from
which he had recently been dis
charged, and fired a revolver at two
workmen whom he wounded fatally.
He then left the building and cut his
throat.
AND now after the claimant" has
been nonsuited, covicted of fraud
and sentenced to fourteen years
penal servitude, Charles Orton
comes forward and confesses the
claimant" was his brother. Four
teen years is none too long.
The Board Of Trade of Indianap-
oils show a large increase of bust
ness during 1873, at that place. 1t
has now GO manufactures which en-
ploy 5739 workmen. Capital en-
ployed, $10,2l0,693. The total of
manufactures last year was $21, ,654,-
-265. Total sales of real estate, $S2,,
579,2 76. Amount expended in
new buildings last year was $562, ,272
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ART. 5. No officer or director of the associa-
ton, except Librarian, shall receive any COM
pensation for services as such officer or di-
rector.
ART: 6. The association at any meeting
thereof, by vote Of a majority Of its members,
may adopt Bye Laws, Rules and Regulations
Tor the government of the association and its
officers, not Inconsistent with the foregoing
articles and condition of the association.
The trustees having attached
their signatures to the above, at
their meeting on the 18th ult., they
proceeded to the election of board
ofnine directors to serve for one year.
The board chosen were Hon. R. P.
Buekland, Rev. Z. Bushnell, La. Q.
Rawson, James W. Wilson, VIM. E.
Haynes, Thomas Stilwell, Hon. R.
B. Hayes, L. +. Dickinson and W.
W. Ross. The Board subsequently
chose Hon. r. B. Hayes, President;
James w. Wilson, Treasurer, and
w. W. Ross. Secretary. The Sec
retary was ordered to make true
copy of the proceedings together
with the articles of Association, and
deliver the same to the County Re
corder and perform such other ser
vice as was necessary to the ineor-
poration of the Association accord
ing to the laws of Ohio.
Hon. r. B. Hayes, Rev. E. Bush
nell and W. w. Ross were then on
motion constituted a committee to
select and purchase books. And R.
B. Hayes, i. Bushpoll and r. P.
Buckland were chosen to superintend
the fitting up or Birchard Hal! for
library purposes.
Mrs. Jessie McCulloch was unan-
lmously chosen Librarian, at a sal
ary of three hundred dollars per
year dating from March 1st, 1874.
The Committee to select and pur-
chase books have already ordt ed
nerly $4,000 worth, among wi 2h
are 1900 volumes Of the Tauchritz
Library, from Leipsic, Germany,
containing all the leading English
lictions.
1t is expected that the Library
will be in operation before the first
of June.
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The total amount Of taxes collected
in Ohio last year was $26O0O,OoO
of this about five millions were for
State purposes and twenty-one
millions were local. Mr.. McLain
has introduced Ga bill providing for
and regulating the publication OF
applications for local or special leg
islation." The special point which
the bill is designed to meet is the
passage of measures at Columbus,
inficting special taxation on a city
or county not one in ten of the tax
payers whom it affects knows any
thing about it personally. Mr.. Nc.
Lain's bill provides that "no local
or special bill, either to enact or re-
peal law, shall be passed by eithes
branch of the General Assembly Of
this Stste unless notice of the inten-.
ton to introduce such bill shall be
published in the locality where the
matter or thing to be affected may
be situated, which notice shall state
specifically the title and objects of
the bill, and shall be published by
not less than three. insertions in at
least two daily or weekly newspapers
one of which may be in a language
other than English, once a week for
three consecutive weeks, printed in
the county, or in each of the several
counties where such matter or
thing to be affected may be situa-
ted the first insertion to be at least
thirty days prior to and within two
months Immediately preceding the
introduction of such bill iuto the
General Assembly, and signed by at
least one of the parties applying
therefor provided, the publication
in one newspaper shall be deemed |
sufficient where but one is publish
ed in the county or counties afore-
said,
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DEATH OF MILLARD FILLMORE
On Sunday night last, at LILO, Mil
lard Fillmore, 18th President Of the
United States died after lingerin g
illness, Occasioned )y paralysis. He
was born January ith, 1900, in Guy
uga county, n. Y, and his opportu-
mites for education in his early
years were necessarily very limit
ed. He was apprenticed to fuller,
but purchased the last two years of
his time in order that he might study
law, which he did in Buffalo, teach
lug. school meanwhile in order to
support himself. In 1926 he was
married, and in 1880 settled in Buff
falo. At the age of % he was
elected to the Legislature on the
Anti-Masonic ticket, and in 1882
was elected to Congress on the same
ticket, and represented his district.
until 1912, becoming a leading mem,
ber of the House. In 1874 she was
the candidate for Governor, against
Silas Wright, and in 1S47 was
elected Comptroller Of the Treasury.
In'1S4S he was nominated for Vice
President, on the ticket with Taylor,
whom he succeeded. During his
administration the excitement on the
slavery and territorial questions was
intense, aud proved his bane, as he
approved the Fugitive Slave Law,
which provoked such an antagon-
ism at the North, and went down be-
fore the strong feeling it excited. He
was the American candidate for
President in 1856, and in 1861 was
a Peace Commissioner in that Con-
vention, which assembled at Wash
ington to consider measures for pre-
venting the rebellion. During the
rebellion he was in harmony with
the general government, but he never
regained the confidence of the peo-
pie to such an extent as to be called
from his retirement.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

BIRCHARD LIBRARY.-The various
steps taken by the Trustees of Biz
chard Library Fund, to effect an or.
ganization and put it in active Cd.
Grafton have resulted iu the adoo.
tion of the following articles and
conditions of Association:
ART. l. The Mayor Of the City Of Fremont,
for the time b eing, and the Superintendent OF
the Public Schools, of said city, for the time
being, shall always be ex-offielo members of
the association.
ART. 2. Iu case Of death, resignation or re-
fusal to act Of any of the other members, the
vacancy shall be filed by citizen of the City
Of Fremont, to be appointed by the Court Of
Common Pleas of Sandusky County, Ohio
and in case Of the refusal or neglect Of said
Court to appoint, upon application for that
purpose at any regular term thereof, then the
appointment shall be made by majority Of
the members Of the association for the time
being, at a regular meeting of the association.
ART. 3. The permanent officers Of the asso-
citation shall b. a President, Secretary, Treas
urer and Librarian, and the President and
Treasurer shall be members of the association:
said officers to be elected annually at such
time as the association may determine. The
Secretary and Librarian may be removed at
any meeting Of the association, by vote Of
the majority Of the members.
ART. t. The association may elect any mum
Der Of its members not less than-to serve
as Directors who shall hold their ofies during
the pleasure of the association,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

REPUBLICANS have lost their inter
est in the New Hampshire election.
The Democrats have carried the
State by a small majority, and have
control of the Legislature. It has
been which and tother in that State
for years, and its character is un
changed. The license question
seems to have produced the result
this year.
P. Slater reports say there is
mo election for Governor by the
people, but that the complexion Of
the Legislature is in doubt, with a
probability of a Republican ma
jority. The Republicans feel more
interest in the result.
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CoNGREss.-On the 9th, in tn
Senate, several bills granting pen
sions to ex-soldiers passed. A bill
to organize the territory of Okla
hama, was referred. The Centen
NAL bill came up and was discussed
without action, when the Senat,
went into executive session ant
soon after adjourned. In the House
Shanks called up his motion to re
consider the vote rejecting the free
distribution of public documents
and then moved the previous ques.
tion. The vote was reconsidered,
and a motion made to recommit with
instructions to report a bill similar
to Buffers bill on the same subject.
Rejected. The bill was then again
put on its passage, and defeated Ill
to 120. After some unimportant
business, the Legislative Approprl-
alton Bill came up. Garfield made
a rousing speech, in favor of re-
trenchment and showed that the
Committee on Appropriation had
reduced the estimated expenses
$34, ,0Oe,0 which might be varied
little by appropriations for the Cen
tennial and for the Washington
Board of Public Works, but was con-
fdent of cutting down the expenses
of the government to $27O,OOO, 900
as against $29O,OOO,O last year.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, Ramsey
called up his bill to provide cheap
transportation, and addressed the
Senate. He favored the construe-
ton of a double track freight line
from the west to the seaboard. The
Centennial bill came up in its order
and was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations after defeating
an amendment instructiDg said
Committee to report a bill appro-
$3,0O0,OOO The bill simply
provides that the President shall in /
vite the Governors of the several
States to participate in the Centen.
nial Celebration at Philadelphia, in
1876. Bill creating Liquor Com
was passed. Bill to equal
ize the Bank Circulation was taken
up. Senate adjourned to Monday.
House was engaged on the private
calendar.
On the 7th the Senate was not in
Session, and the House met only for
debate on the tax bills.
Senate met on the 9th, but soon
after adjourned on the motion of
Senator Fenton out of respect for the
memory Of Ex-President Fillmore.
A similar action was agreed upon in
tho Houses
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

A WRITER to the Cleveland Leade,
from Sandusky City speaks of the
growing temperance excitement
despite the efforts Of the Register to
the contrary, and then after relating
the fact that Sunday has become a
gala day among the saloons there
and reciting the crimes which have
resulted from saloon practice in
thatcity, adds:
Knowing these facts, the highly
inhammsble editor of the Register
espouses their cause.
"Highly infammable" is good.
Gas.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

TIE House Of Representatives OF
this State ordered printed on Mon
day resolution calling upon the
Constitutional Convention to pro-
vide for the election of ali state,
county, township and municipal Of
icers on the same day, such day to
be the day for the election of Mem
bers Of Congress.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13
A NUT FOR THE REGISTER TIC
CRACK.
A Call Upon the Commissioners oi
Erie County for Information.

We last week lew a shell into
the enemies camp in this county,
which set the bees a buzzing and
created some CONSERVATION. We
acted upon the principle that's party
making q statement should be able
to explain it in case any discrepan-
cies occurred in it, and if they could
not, there would be a clear case for q
declaration of "want of confidence" :"
and good grounds for a charge of
fraud, or mismanagement, or corrup-
ton, or all combined. We showed
there was a large discrepancy be-
tween the itemized accounts, and
the general statement, and asked
for an explanation of the apparent
disappearance of funds for which
there was apparently no warrant.
So far we have been furnished with
a partial statement accounting for
the difference in the county fund,
but as we are promised a full and
complete statement in regard to all
the funds in time for our next issue,
we defer any further comment upon
the subject. until the account is he
fore us.
And now, having demanded of
the Democracy of this county an
account of their stewardship, we
propose to demand a like account
from the Republicans of Erie. If it
is right to hold Democrats to a strict
accountability, it is eqnally right to
hold Republicans to the same rule,
where the rights of the people are
involved. In doing so we propose
to submit the statement of the Aud
itor and Commissioners of Erie
County to an analysis similar to
that to which we subjected the re-
port Of the Commissioners of this
county in last weeks paper, and de-
mand of them that they shall ac-
count for the discrepancies manifest
in their report, and which we shall
proceed to point out.
According to the statement re-
ferred to the total receipts of Erie
1Or 1873 including balance
Of $55, ,2S9.31 from the previous
year, were $2S9,767.33. The dis
bursements during the year were
Or appear to have been $268,448.69,
IS the general fund is credited with
! balance of $2I 1854. If this ac-
count is correct, then the balances
Of the several funds should agreee
with it, and the balances carried for
ward in the several funds from the
previous year should agree with the
amount of balance claimed to have
been in the general fund at the pre-
Vious settlement. How then does
5he matter stand?
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LEGAL NOTICE.

w Z, the undersigned, duly authorized agents 10
w act In behalf OF the petitioners for the pur-
poses hereinafter mentioned, hereby give notice
that on the 9th day of March, 1874, petition was
presented to the Commissioners OF Sandusky
County, Ohio at their regular session, in pursuance
OF the statute in such cases made and provided,
asking for the Incorporation for special purposes
OF the unncOrpOrsted Village of Lindsey and ada
cent territory, which Is in substance as follows 10
wit: That the interest of the citizens and the
present condition Of the school and school facilities
and OF the streets, alleys and roads within said
village and territory hereinafter described require
that said village and territory should be incoTpor-
ated for special purposes, to wit: For special
school and road purposes which territory and vii
lage is described as follows, 10 wit: Commencing
at the southeast corner the west half of the north
east quarter OF section eleven Q1), township (5),
range fourteen 90; thence north the distance Of
one and three-fOurths 40 miles TO the northeast
corner OF the southwest quarter Of the southeast
quarter Of section thirty-fYe (5), township six (6
range fourteen (l4); thence west the distance Of
one and One-fOurth 40 miles 10 the northwest
corner OF the southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter Of section thirty four t34l.
township six (6), range fourteen 90; thence
south the distance of one and three-fOurths
Qss) miles TO the southyest corner Of the north
east quarter OF section ten QO), township five o.
range fourteen 90: thence east the distance Of
one and one-fOurtk 40 miles 10 the southeast
corner Of the west half Of the northeast quarter of
section eleven III, township five (5l range fourteen
lD, the place Of beginning; which territory III
cludes within its boundaries the said village of
Lindsey. A map of said territory is attached 10
and nled with said petition.
The prayer Of said petition IS that said village
and territory be incorporated for school and road
purposes in the name Of 'he Incorporated Village
of Lindsey" and that snch proceedings may Be
had for said purposes Of incorporation as are au-
thorized and directed by the statute In such case
made and provided.
The said petition will be for hearing on the 11th
day Of May, A. d. 1874, at the Auditor's Ofice in
the Court House, in the City of Fremont, County
of Sandusky and State OF Ohio, at o'clock OF said
day. WIN. BOYER,
j. V BERRY
March 9th, 1874. JOEL BURKETT.
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Deputy Collector.-OR Wednesday OF
last week, George J. Krebs of this city, hav-
ing been appointed Deputy Collector of this
port, went to sandusky, where he was duly
sworn in and authorized to perform the duties
of the Office. George will make capital Of
hcer, is capable, good fellow, and we con-
gratulate him upon his appointment He
succeeds J. 1. Rawson, who has been a good
and faithful officer, and leaves the Office en-
joying the respect Of all who has had business
dealings with him.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

For frst-clasS organs, pianos or melodeons,
cheap for cash, or on monthly payments
general assortment Of reed and stying in
strumsnts-for all the latest editions of
church, school, or singing class music-for the
best selections Of instrumental or vocal sheet
mQsic-choruses, glees, quartettes, part songs
or the most attractive songs of the day, apply
to G. b. Rosa, l8I Summit street. Toledo.
Catalogue and price list on application. This
is unquestionably the store for the million.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

Carr P. H. DowLNG, of Toledo,
has been confirmed as postmaster
thereof, and Nasty "mourneth in the
mountains of Hepsi-dam." Sher-
wood must expect the opposition OF
the aCorners," next hustings.
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| Difference. ....................S S24, ,562 90
Here is a difference of $24,562.69
between what is claimed to have
been in the treasury and what is
actually shown to have been in the
treasury by the balances in the sew
eral funds. Which statement is
correct? Or can they both be? Pos
sibly balances in the corporation
funds and school funds and town
ship funds may account for the diff
ference, but if so, why is it not so
shown? Or why is a report with
such vast discrepancy submitted
to the people? To launch out into
the voluminous or luminous style of
the Register. OF what gsanner of
men are these Commissioners that
they shall submit such a report to
the people and to what class of men
do the examiners belong that they
should verify report so fagrsntly
incorrect? But there is point to this
which We have not yet stated, but to
which we now purpose to call the at
tention of the Commissioners of
Erie county, and to the considera-
ton of which we invite the giant in
tellect of the Register. In the above
table the balance claimed to have been
on hand in the bridge fund from 1872
is set down at $6,546.13. Turn now
to the statement published in 1872
and see how it corresponds. We
copy from the official statement
BRIDGE FUND-KEoEIPTs.
Fines collected. .........-............s 500
Collections ON duplicate. 11,4T5 90
s1l,48O 60
Itemized disbursements, which agree
with the statement of orders on bridge
fund redeemed -............-....,..--. 2,426 30
Balance ............................. s9,O4 80
Why this discrepancy? True it is
only $2,5OS.26, but then you know
tits always well to be particular,
and make your balances agree, and
if you balance amounts to a given
sum on settlement, there is no good
reason why it should contract or
collapse to the extent of several
thousand dollars in being carried |
forward to a new account. A rather |
awkward job which will require con-
siderable explanation. Bot again.
Having shown that the balance
to have been on hand in
1S72does not agree with the balances
carried forward IN the several funds,
We now proceed to show that the
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

Dwight House Hotel, near the depot
Toledo, "a. A. Allen, prOprietor,) will be
found the best g per day house in the State
and affords the utmost accommodation and
comfort to guests. The gentlemaDly clerk
Mr.. W. H. Benson, is general favorite and is
unremitting in attention to the requirements
OF patrons. The house has recently been
fitted up entirely new, is exceedingly conve-
nient for commercial travellers, while guests
in private capacities will here find home
comforts and unlimited attention on the
most liberal terms. Give but single call to
be fully convinced.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

st, Patriok'S Day.-We understand the
Fremont City Band as been engaged by the
Toledo St Patrick'E Temperance Society, to
take part in the celebrations on the 18th in the
latter city. 1t is said that Bishop Gilmore,
Gov, Allen, and other magnatss, are also ex-
Pected to be present and lively time is an
ticipated:
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Our local autorities received no less num-
Der than seventeen applications, on Sunday
last, from travellers for relief The majority
of them received their "hearts desire" No
wonder they circulate through Fremont