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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08
Subsidies.

In whatever shape they come, whether
.as contributions Of money, of bonds OF
lands, experience has demonstrated that
subsidies are the results of jobbery, in
which the public good" and ''public pol
icy" are made to cover most shameless
robberies. The Credit Mobiler transac-
tions We're a striking proof, the Sanborn
investigations were additional evidences,
and now the revelations in the Pacific
Mail subsidy business are the crownine
testimonies of foul public wrongs trans.
acted in the name of benefactions foi
the people, and proofs of greater
demagoguery on the part of professed
statesmen than would be expected from
pot-house politicians.
When Irwin testified that $75, 600 Of
the Pacific Mail Company's funds had
been used to secure the subsidy, and re
fused to tell who were the receivers, his
disappearance could not check investi.
cation. The Subj Committee on Ways
and Means went to New York, and when
they succeeded in discovering that Bill
King, an ex-Repubhcan Postmaster to
Congress, had drawn largely ON Irwin 4
checks, and fingered $3.50, 900 of the
corruption fund, Democratic throats
were vociferous with shouts of triumph,
and Republicans were not backward
with denunciations. 1t was ruin to Re
.pubheans, as it ought to be, to have
such transactions traced to their doors.
A few more days and another corrup-
tiOnist was unearthed, J. G.. Shumaler,
Democratic Congressman from Brook
lyn, and the exultation of Democrats
was changed to chagrin, though not to
execration. The Hon. Schumacher is
shown to have bagged S275, ,OOO-nearly
double what his Republican neighbor
fobbed, but asyet he escapes Democratic
condemnation.
These Investigations have proceeded
too far not to go farther, and it is to be
hoped the whole storyof wrong, and dis
honesty, and fraud, and corruption viii
be unearthed, and that the guilty will be
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

fully exposed. II can scarcely be ex-
expected that either Bill King or J. G.
Shumaker pocketed all this money them
selves They were evidently only the
mediums through whom the "virtuous'
Senator's aud Representatives Of either
party were reached-thosa, we meau,
who were too sharp to be found in per
sonal contact with the operator, but
made terms through third party.
Doubtless Bill King and Hon. Schuma-
ker can give the names Of all those who
accepted gratuihes from them, and, if so,
will "a tale unfold" &c. that the Amer.
ican people ought TO know, though il
may ''harrow the soul and freeze the
blood, of many men who untilnow have
stood before the people as monuments
of integrity. Put Bill King and Schu.
maker on the stand, and let them ex-
plain. But they can only explain the
use of 2425, 900, and the operators who
dispensed the 1925, 600 must be found.
We trust that none of the SUBJ Commit
tee nor of the Committee have had theiI
hands soiled or viii permit them to be-
come so. Let the work of investigation
proceed and bring to punishment every
man, whether Republican or Democrat,
who has in any way used his public po-
sition for sordid purposes.
These revelations demonstrate the
proposition we started with-that the
granting subsidies was the result of job
berry, and should influence the public to
set their minds against any such thing
as subsidies in the future. It has come
to that pass now, that every man who
votes for the granting of a subsidy, may
be righteously suspected of accepting a
bribe for his vote, unless he can demon
strate his innocence; and every honest
man in Congress, should demand the
fullest and completest exposure of this
stupendous fraud, before the ipvestiga-
ton ceases. Let there be no room left
for suspicion of those who are really
honest And it may be as well for the
people to make up their minds TO vote
for no man for Congress, who hence
forth votes for subsidies.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08
LEGISLATIVE.
General Assembly.

Dec. 29,-SENAT-Only twelve Sen
ators were present, and no business was
transacted.
HoUsE-Thirty members were pres
ent. Bills were introduced: To pro
hibit Boards from appointing their own
members to official POSITIONS; to facili-
tate the collection of delinquent taxes;
to authorize the Warden of the Peni-
tentiary to furnish meats to the State
benevolent institutions in Franklin
county; to authorize County Commits
sioners to set apart contingent fund of
5000 at the request'of Infrmary Direc-
tors.
Dec. 80. -SENATE-Only fourteen
Senators We're present. Adjourned.
HoUsE-A communication from the
Auditor of State relating to per diem Of
members during the holidays was re-
ceived and referred. A resolution pro-
viding for inquiry into the failure of
Alemania Fire Insurance company of
Cleveland, was received and referred.
Forty-eight members were present. Ad-
journed.
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NEWS ITEMS.

ToLEEo expended SO, 1000, 900 last year
on new buildings.
TWELVE States now have compulsory
education laws upon their statute books.
NEW YoRK claims less intoxication
among New Years callers this year
Chicago more.
A B1LLha3 been introduced in the Leg
islat're regulating the charges for the
use of sleeping cars.
A NEW National Bank is being organ
lied at Martins Ferry, Belmont County.
with capital Of $4,000.
TWENTY foreign nations have agreed
to ''conle or sellda hand" to the Cen
tennial ut Philadelphia in 1876.
THERE were 500 prisoners received at
the penitsntiary during the past year.
Of the oldprisoners371 were discharged.
THERE was no truth in the rumored
resignation of Treasurer Spinner nor any
of his assistants "Few lie and none
resign
j. NJ. PoULsoN is the first Democrat
ever elected TO Office in Summit county.
He recently fled his bondas Prosecuting
Attorney.
! JOHNSON, the Cleveland murderer is to
be hung on the 2Sth of April, unless he
"shufies off this mortal COLI sooner, or
is reprieved.
THE difficulty of getting jury in the
Beecher-Tilton case is evidenced in the
drawing of 500 citizens to act in the ca
pacity Of jurors in that case,-if they
pass.
THIRTY ring leaders in cock-fghtinQ
tournament at Cleveland, on New Years
Day, were arrested by the police. Bad
as She is Cleveland does not take well to
cock-fghtng.
THE San Jose man who shot at his
wife, missed her, and then fired three
bullets into his own body, thinking he
had killed her, feels so disgusted that
he won't speak.
He was not murdered nor cremated
either, the man near Columbus who was
so reported recently. He only left home
on account of family jars, and has re-
turned to try the jams.
THE eI-priest Gerdeman, Of Philadel-
lphia, after hearing ON a writ Of habeas
corpus, was remanded for trial foi
embezzlement Of the funds of st. Boni-
facius Catholic church.
THE contest for United States Senator
began in the Pennsylvania Legislature
on Tuesday. Wallace was the favorite
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and will probably be elected.
THE grangers congratulate themselves
on tie organization of 400 new subordi-
nate oranges during the past month,
making the total number 621, ,981. The
number Of members is !, ,54S,471.
TIE Warden of the penitentiary in his
report says, the sanitary condition OF
the penitentary has been much improved
under the new dispensation, The reason
is that "a fellow feeling makes (the
officers wondrous kind" to the inmates.
That little boy in Michigan whose
hands got cold while leading a COW to
water, will never again make a hitching
post of his neck. The forty rods which
the COW dragged him has choked all the
romance outof that idea. He recovered.
HoN. II. n. WALKER has sold his
stock in the Detroit Free Press to VIM.
Quimby, and retires from the paper
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- The LolIisinnn Lagislnt1re {

Be57 The Louisiana Legislature or.
ganized on Monday. Five Democrats
were admitted who We're not returned
by the board, and T. A. Witt, Demo
erat WAS chosen speaker the Republicans
not participating, subsequently the
members whose seats were contested
we're removed by Gen. Derobriand, and
Speaker Weltz then withdrew at the
head of the Democrats and together
they retired to II st. Louis street, thus
yeeating the State House, The roll Of
members was then called and fifty-foul
being present, Ex-G Governor Hahn was
chosen speaker. The United States
troops were then requested to retire and
they left. Governor Kellogg's message
was then received and read. Much ex
citement prevailed throughout the city
and only the presence of the U. S. troops
prevents an outbreak.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Brandt & Condit, Plaintiffs, !
against ;
Eila I Cannar nafondav.e

Brandt q condit Plaintiffs, sandusky
against Common
Ella ]. Capper, Defendant Pleas.
I n pursuance Of a vendi exponas issued from the
I Clerks office OF the Court OF Common Pleas of
Sandusky County, Ohio, on,the 9th day of January,
A. ID. 1874, and to me directed in the above
case, will expose TO sale at the door Of the Court
House, in The City Fremont Ohio, ON
Saturday, February 18th, A. ID, 1916,
between the hours Of one and two O'Clock IN the
afternoon of said day, the following real estate,
situated in the City Of Fremont, County Of SAN
dusky, and State Of Ohio, and bounded and de-
scribed as follows, TO wit:
nlots number IO2 appraised al $50, No. 76T at $780,
No. lOl az $50, No no at 800, No. 7T9 at $50, No.
I9i at $50, No. T96 at $780, No 100 at $780, No si4 at
$50, No. sl5at $780, No SIG at $50 SIS at s6O $40 al
800 $50 at $50, s2l at $780, s22 at $780, s94 at 500 s
at $780, 843 at $780, s52 at $6O s63 at $780, s54 at $780,
$50 at $780, $50 at $780, s6l at s60 81 at $780, SIP at
$50 SIS at $50, $780, S53 at $780, $50 at $780, s9f
at $50, 500 AZ $780, 800 at $50 904 at S50 905 at $G0
9Os at $50, go at $780, 9l at $780, 9l6 at $G0 9l9
$50, 92l az $780, 925 at sG0 92T at $780, 92s NJ $780, $50
at $50, 939 az $50, 942 at S6O948 at $780, 9 at 500
9s at $780, g35 AZ $50, 936 a $50 and 95I at 500 In
the city OF Fremont, county Of Sandusky and state
of Ohio.
TERMS OF SALR-Cash.
Taken a. the property of Ella j. Cappor, defend
ani, 70 satisfy an execution in favor of Brandt &
Condit, plaintiffs.
Given under my Official signature, at the sherihs
ONCE IN the city OF Fremont in the County and
state aforesaid, this 9Th day Of January, A. ID.
1910: HENRY COONROD, Sheriff
20
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Vicksburg, Mississippi, shouldin Justice
TO the law aud order and the peace and
prosperity Of this southern part Of the
country, be punished II is possible
that if the President would issue a proc
lamation declaring them banditt that no
further action need be taken except that
that which would devolve upon me.
(Signed z. h. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General, U. S. A..
The Leaguers threaten to assassinate
Sheridan but he says he is not afraid.
Next week we will give a synopsis of
the history of the trouble; which is toe
lengthy for insertion this week owing
to the lateness of its occurrence.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

: BsS~ The Critic is the name of a fash
monthly, published at Gallatin, Tenn,
the first number of which is before us.
1t is not remarkable for beauty, bril-
liancy or wit.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

BsSr The Lake Shore and Tuscarawas
Valley Railroad is advertised to be sold
on the 26th of the present month Two
thirds of its appraised value will require
about one million dollars to purchase it.
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Investigation of southern Troubles,

Investigation of Southern Troubles.
The committees appointed by Con
gress to investigate the causes of the
turbulent situation of affairs in New
Orleans and Vicksburg, began their
labors last Thursday, and have al
ready examined a large number of
Witnesses. Thus far the testimony
has thrown but little light upon the
complicated circumstances that have
heretofore surrounded the subject,
bu. the committees have begun their
work in a manner to probe the sub.
ject to It's foundation. The White
Leaguers have been Industrious in
bringing their most plant witnesses
before the committees on the start,
thus succeeding in monopolizing a
large portion OF the time and again
placing before the country their old
stories of carpet baggers, usurpa-
tiou," DC. The evidence thus far
elected is scarcely sufficient to war.
rant the formation Of an opinion, and
1t may be that the only useful result
OF their labors will be to bring be-
fore Congress, in an official form, a
relation of facts with which the
whole country has heretofore, been
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

Esg- We begin the publication of a
series Of letters from Philadelphia next
week. AS the preparation for the Cen
tenial Celebration VIII form a particular
feature of the letters, they Will doubt
less be read with increasing interest as
the time for the opening approaches.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

9 BsB Spain has succumbed TO the inev-
liable, and Alfonso the XII is King of
all the Spaniards Alfonso is the second
son of the prohigate Isabella, who was
dethroned in 1868.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

5TThere is sadness in Columbus
among the law-givers. The Auditor of
State declines to issue warrants for the
per diem of the members of the Legisla-
ture during the Christmas receas, and
there is ''waiEngand gnashing of teeth. 3"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

I'aS- Bonner has dropped Beecher as
n contributor to the Ledger. It looks
as though Bonner had doubts as to h.
VS., morality.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

EOR SALE-Choice Hickory Cord
- Wood, also quantity OF excellent Mixed
Wood. delivered anywhere by the corl az reasnnn-
HE prices. Apply early to X. PEACH, Odd +, J.
lows Block, Front Street, Fremont si-2
EOR SALE -SOHOLARSHIP-In
II Toledo University; liberal advantage given.
Apply al the office of this paper. 5O-tf
EOR SALE-FRONrAGE-An i'm
u mense bargain, 100 feet frontage on Summit st..
Toledo, at only 355 per foot. Apply 10 IL. j. RAF-
FENSPERGER, Summit ST. 5O-b2
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THE.JOURNAL, the Peoples JOurn-
al and two handsome ChrOmos for
S2.S0. No Eastern or Western Paper
offers more liberal Inducements. Come
in and Subscribe.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

BSS~ The L. S. & NJ. S. r. R. has de.
clareda dividend of8f per cent on the
business of the past six months. Its
floating debt is now entirely paid off.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

BS@ Sheridan announces that spirit
of defiance Of all authority exists in New
Orleans. Subdue it.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

BsS~ Samuel J. Tilden was inaugrra-
ted Governor of New York on Friday
last, January 1st.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

WANIED-PURCHASERS FOR
w my Fruit Trees and Nursery Stock. ! have
an unusual stock OF large apple Treei, aud also d
good stock OF all ages, for setting. Also Peach,
cherry Pear Ounce and Evtrgreens, Grape Niucs
and Small frnits which guarantee as 90 quality,
and sell at prices as low the lowest. Residence
and Nursery one mile west OF Railroad Depot,
Call and examine. bi-l6 J. MUCHMORE.
WANTED- BEAUTIFUL CHRO-
w MOs-Every subscriber TO the Journal,
Who pays from jan i, 1879, 10 Jan. + 1875, viii get
a copy of the fnc chrome, "Flori's Offering"
WANTED - FARMS - Small, inn
w proved farms, within 80 miles OF Toledo. Tor
improved land IN that city. Apply TO II. j. RAF-
FENsPERGER, real estate office, summit street,
Toledo. 50-2
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

RsS~ Judge Walter f. Stone was
buried at Sandusky on Tuesday last.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08
The Louisiana Rebellion.

The President sent General Sheridan
to New Orleans TO see that the legal
authorities of Louisiana were not inter
fered with in the discharge of their
duties, and is executing his orders in his
usual prompt and energetic style. The
mob had taken possession of the State
House and barred the doors against the
members Of the Legislature certified by
the Returning Board, when Sheridan
ordered the troops to clear the house,
which was promptly done. Sheridan
after investigating the matter makes the
following recommendation
sHERIDAN's RECOMMENDATION.
HEADQUARTERs
MILITARY DIVISION OF THE Missouri,
NEW ORLEANS, La, JAN. 5, 1875.
To Hon. H. w. Bellsnap, Secretary Of
War, Washington, d. c..
I think the terrorism now existing in
Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas
could beentirely removedand confidence
and fair dealing established by the arrest
and trial of ringleadors Of the armed
White Leaguers. II Congress would
pass a bill declaring them banditti, they
could be tried by a military commission.
Tbe leaders OF this bandith, who murder
ed men here 9n the fourteenth Of last
September, ard algo more recently at
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08
GARVIN & co.
NOTICE.

I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT
II any person or persons found tresspassing ON
the grounds Of Bush's farm, on OutlOt 81 Sanduskv
township, including IS acres bounded on the north
by DnlonsYille, south by White q Tillotson's farm
east by the river, and west by j. X. Glenn's farm
Will be punished to the utmost rgor of the law.
D. 4. BUSH, Proprietor.
bateu thls ISL day OF January, 1873. 24
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Che frrmuut suurnal
FRIDAY, JAN. s, 1875.

A. H. BAIs1EY, EDITOR AND pRopR1Eron
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08
Wendell Phillips Letter.

The Industrial Age of Sept. 4th
contains an able letter from Wen
dell Phillips on the currency ques-
ton, in which he advances views
similar to those we advocated last
week. The letter furnishes the Age
with text for the following lucid
financial argument.
We think if the laborers of this
country would learn to discriminate be-
tween wealth and money, and learn the
uses Of currency, instead Of its abuses,
that the era of prosperity to labor would
come. Money has no intrinsic worth,
save so far rs it is based on confidence.
Gold is intrinsically worth nothing, iron
is worth something.
The prime use of currency has always
been to facilitate exchange of the pro-
ducts Of labor on an equal basi, of
value at the precise moment when the
exchange is made; not on the basis Of
the year past, nor of the year to come.
If farmer desires to exchange his
wheat, which cost him three month s
labor, for a manufacturers boots and
shoes, which cost him the same, the
process is simple if they are neighbors,
as they have only to make the exchange
between themselves, but, if unfortun-
ately they are separated one thousand
milestone in New York and one in
Chicago-trouble arises in making the
exchange, and it is complicated, if the
farmer desires not only boots and shoes
from New York, but fish from Boston,
and iron from Pittsburgh. Now, cur
rency being an acknowledged standard
of value in New York, Boston, Pitts
burgh, and Chicago, allows the farmer
to make his exchange, and it matters
nothing to him whether this instrument
of exchange be written on paper or
stamped on gold, since the gold has no
more intrinsic worth than the paper;
indeed if necessity demanded it, no
bank notes nor gold are necessary, as
the farmer may give his paper note for
his boots and fish and iron, and take
paper notes from those who want his
crops, on such time az is necessary 70,
the transfer Of the actual property. Sc
far these notes become currency, and
whenever banks will not give a better;
these notes are used, and expansion
occurs sufficient for all the wants Of
trade or speculation, regardless Of al
legal restrictions on the issue of cur
rency.
! So trade manages to take care Of it.
self, in spite of the monopolists wht
would bring the whole exchanges Of the
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08
The Late Rains.

During the last week we have
been over parts of Goodhue, Rice,
Olmsted and Wabasha counties, and
have informed ourself thoroughly as
to condition of the wheat. Our OBJ
servations satisfy us that about one
fourth of the crop is badly injured
so badly that it will probably grade
rejected. Of the remaining three
fourths it is likely that at least two
thirds of lt-(one-half the entire
crop)-wili grade No. 2. If one
fourth of the crop turns out No. I
it will be the very best we can hope
for. In the flat prairies and on the
river'bottoms, large quantities of the
wheat and oat crops are badly rotted
and will be a total loss, even if the
weather should remain fair. These
storms have been very severe af-
Fiction and gone far towards dis
heartening many farmers who were
looking forward with high hopes to
the sale of the large yield of grain
with which this land had been ia
vored.
It seems to be the rule in this
country that we have wet season
once in about five or six years, when
the rains fall in August, and that the
year following has wet spell IN the
spring months. 1t is almost always
the case, too, that when we have
rainy August we are apt to have
late harvest, and it seems impossi-
bic to save the crops from injury at
such times. This year the harvest
was not only extraordinarily late,
but the grain was very heavy and in
many places was blown down and
badly tangled, SO as to require
good deal more time to harvest and
make it impossible to bind it in good
shape. To this circumstance is due
its greater liability to spoil both in
the shock and stack.
1t is a great n'isfort tune to have
had the crop so injured, but it is
one that no care or ingenuity could
have avoided. The farmers gener-
ally have done all in their power to
make their losses as light as posi-
bic, and it is to be hoped that the
abundance of the yield will compen.
safe them partially, at least, for the
damage sustained, and that good
prices will, also, go far toward max
ing amends.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08

The Democratic State Committee
held a meeting in St. Paul last week to
fill vacancies on the State ticket of that
party, occasioned by the declarations of
Mr.. Sencerbox, as candidate for rail-
road commissioner, and Mr.. Doran as
candidate for State Auditor. For the
vacancy first named they substituted
Hon. W. 7. Bonniwell, of Hutchinson.
and for the second, Hon. P. B. Rah-
lily, Of Wabasha county. Mr.. Bonni-
well we do not know, but Mr.. Rahilly
is very worthy gentleman, whom we
have had to regard as an ardent Anti
Monopolist, because Of the course he
has pursued in the legislature. He will,
at least, make honest officer, and one
who will not fear to do his duty-that
is, if he gets elected.