The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-18
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BILE bill introduced in the lower house of
Congress on Monday, for an appropria-
ton to enable the Commissioners Of
Agriculture to make especial distribu-
tion of seeds to portions of the country
which have been devastated by grass
hoppers during the past summer. The
future welfare of those unfortunate peo-
pie is not less important than their
present relief.
TELEGRAMs received at Greenwich OBJ
servatory, from India, on the 10th, an
nounce that the observations Of the
transit Of Venus have been successful.
Over one hundred photographs were
taken. Observations of the transit Of
Venus were taken at Carlo and Suez.
The Photographic observations at Thebes
were perfectly successful. At Shanghai
the weather was overcast and the sun OBJ
scured.
A BILL was introduced in the Legis-
lature to abolish second trials.
At Milwaukee, on Monday, a messen-
ger who had drawn $1,000 from bank,
for Bradley & Metcalf, had pepper
thrown in his eyes by a thief as he came
out Of the bank, and the thief seized the
money and escaped. -,
TIE financial Agent of the Freight
Department of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, has defaulted in the sum
of $48, 900.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurredin Boston
on Monday night last.
The report of the Commissioners of
the Freedmens Savings Bank, is not fat
tering. 1t is very evident the Commits
sioners are not charmed with the con-
diion of affairs.
Tom Scorr was before the Senate
Committee on Pacific Railroads, on
Monday, and spoke in favor of the bill
to aid the Texas and Pacific.
OK Monday the House refused to sus-
pend the rules in order to repeal the
''gag law" so of course the bill takes
the ordinary chances.
AN anti-bellum claim of over $4,000
for the carrying Of the mails in the
Southern States is now before Congress.
A little late, but better late than never.
JUDGE McCue's order granting Beech
er's demand for a bill of particulars from
TiltOn, has been appealed from, and the
case viii be argued on Saturday.
DICK PARsoN, on Monday last denied
being bribed to vote for the Pacific Mail
subsidy, stating that he was not in Con-
gress when the subsidy was granted.
But when asked by Randall if he had
ever received money from that Company,
said he had. Strange.
The bill to amend the game law so as
to make it lawful to kill deer only during
the month of November passed the
House on the 11th.
OK the 18th bill was introduced In
the House to allow cities of the second
class to elect city treasurer, and to re-
peal the law making county treasurers
eX-oficio treasureres of said cities.
RUMoR had it that there was a diff
Guilty between the Secretary Of the Navy
and Treasury. But it was all mistake.
ALI is lovely, and there is no brOils on
hand.
Rev. l. II. Ross of Paw Paw, Mich,
attempted to pass off a forged mortgage
for 81, ,375 on a piece of land belonging
to another party; but the trick did not
work and the reverend humbug now lies
in Jail.
THE young fend POmeroy, who mur-
dered two of his playmates. in Boston,
recently, has been tried and convicted,
but the jury recommended him to mercy,
and his sentence will probably be com
muted to imprisonment for life.
The impression now is that Tilton
does not want to press the civil suit, but
| is anxious the criminal case should be
tried, expecting that Mrs. Tilton viii
then voluntarily tell the truth, or that
on examination the truth can be drawn
out of her. On the other hand it is be-
lieved the Beecher party do not want
either case tried, as they fearto put Mrs.
Tilton on the stand against her husband,
not having any confidence as to what
course she might take.