The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-02-13

movement against the liquor shops
that tue divine injunction was "But
when thou prayest, "enter into thy
closet" notinto somebody else's rum
shop.
A discharged fireman set fire to
the machine shops of the Memphis
q Louisville Raj lroad, recently, caus-
ing the destruction of$l00, 900 worth
of the road, and 200 of his fellow
workmen were thrown out of en-
plOyment.
Mr.. Dawes introduced q bill on
the 9th making letter postage two
cents, and abolishing stamped en-
velopes. Right; the government
should keep its fingers out of bus
mess which legitimately belongs to
the people.
1t has got to that pass when a
man can't be presented with a grid
iron but that a reporter is sent for
and requested to give history of the
man, his family, his dog, and an al
lusion to the man who made the
gridiron.
The residence of Auditor White,
of Lucas County was entered by
burglar, on Saturday night last.
who carried off Mr.. WIS clothes and
about $35 in money. The clothes
were found on Saturday morning in
a back building.
The Ashantee war is ended. When
the British troops got within 80
miles of COomassie, the Ashantee
capital, the King thereof delivered
up the white captives, sued for peace
and offered million dollars to close
the war, and so endeth the lesson.
Six persons were burned to death
at Evansville, Indiana, on the morn
ing OF the 5th. A Mr.. Mehr, four of
his children and 8 barkeeper named
George, suffered death in burning
building. Mrs. Mehr, two children
and her father escaped.
An adventurous Cincinnatian nam
ed Sypher undertook to explore the
White House on horseback, last
week, He was arrested, pistol
being found on him, and then con
veyed to prison on the morning after,
Judge assessed him $50 for his
equestrianism.
The Automatic Telegraph Com
pany of New York, is contesting with
the W. u, the ability to transmit
messages. The ". T., over s lines
transmitted the last Presidential
message and Spanish Protocol, in 70
minutes. The Automatic used but
l line, and delivered the message
complete in 50 minutes.
1t appears that Delano was the
"poWer behind the throne" which
procured the appointment of Hon.
M. R. Waite, not only as assistant
counsel at Geneva, but as Chief JUS
tice. Personal friendship, and know
ledge Of his great fitness for the po-
sltiOns were the actusting motives.
A week ago Sunday last, Josie
Bendle, q II year old girl residing at
Jasonville, Greene County, lost her
hearing at 5 A. NJ, and at 10 she be-
came blind. Friday evening she re-
gained her hearing and predicted the
return of her sight on Sunday at 1
O'Clock, which event took place at the
hour named.
The latest phase of the Confeder-
ate character is manifest by masked
robbers in Louisiana, who board
steamboats, and rob passengers, ex-
empting from outrage all who can
prove "title clear" to having served
in the Confederate army. They need
few yankee Volunteers" down
there to look after them.
Louisville circles are agitated just
now about the elopement of Profess
or Coleman, who filed the chair of
natural sciences in the Louisville Fe-
male College. The Professor, a mar
ried man, ran off with another
married mans wife, and mCincin-
natl wrote back his resignation of
his Professorship.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has
Just confirmed the decision of the
lower Court, that shippers by Ex-
press must state the value Of the
goods they ship, otherwise they can
not recover a larger amount than $50,
if their packages should be lost, the
Express Company only agreeing to
pay that amount in case of loss, un-
less the real value Of the package
was stated.
On the matter of re- districting the
State Democrat of Cleveland made
a very significant prophecy. He
said the State would surely be re-dis-
tricted, from their party-the Dem
ocratic-had now little advantage
over the Republican party and the
Democrats would be sure 10 do some
foolish thing and lose what they had
gained, and hence he believed they
would re-district the State.
Stealing the livery of heaven to
serve the devil in" has been brought
to a practical point in Texas. The
horse thieves get up prayer meet
ings in that State. They have one
venerable villain who was formerly
a Methodist preacher. He engages
the delivery in prayer, when his con-
federates ride off on their horses.
They caught this evangelist and
hung him last week.
Victoria Woodruff Blood and her
husband recently visited Des Moines,
Iowa, and were recognized as DR.. and
Mrs. Harvey, who visited that place
some eight years ago, as cancer doe
tors, but left suddenly, forgetting to
pay several little bills. The persua-
sive tones of the sheriff induced them
to liquidate the accounts on 5heir re
cent trip. Wick, in her lime, has
played many parts, that ofpaymaster
not being favorite with her.
After hammering away two days
at the Veto section of the Legisla-
tive Article, the Constitutional Con-
vanfiOn aoreed Friday afternoon tn