The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-25

appropriated over "a, 900 for this year.
A shooting tournament for 1900 pig
cons will be held at Bucyrus the 29th
and 3Oth of this month. Over $500 are
offered in prizes,
A London paper says it has undoubt-
ed authority for stating that after re-
peated conferences Gladstone has prom
ised to resume the leadership OF the
Liberal party next year.
A terrible storm ragged in St. Louis
for several hours, on the 18th. The
sewers were incapable of carrying of
the volume of water, and many parts Of
the city we're inundated.
The exports from New York last week
amounted to $4,26s,O64. The specie
exports were "a, ,41s,0OO. The general
exports since the beginning of the year
foot up 1896, ,552, 1866, a falling off Of
S43, ,627, ,6O7 as compared with the cor
responding period of 1874.
Two thousand dollars were stolen from
the book-keeper of Balback & Son, Of
Newark, N. j., on Saturday last, by a
'very genteel man" who had called the
attention Of the clerk to some money he
he had dropped, and when the clerk
stopped to pick the money up, seized
the package and made off.
The fears of the widespread devasta-
ton by the potato bug in the East seem
well founded, from reports covering the
greater portion of New York, New Jer.
sey and Pennsylvania, An estimate
places the ravages so great as to un
doubtedly have an effect upon the
market prices of the new crop.
The city of Dublin, Ireland was visit
ed by a very destructive fire on the nigh
of the 18th. 1t originated in an excis,
bond store, and 1900 puncheons o
whisky were destroyed the burning liq
uor flowing through the streets set al
the buildings in the vicinity on fire ant
occasioned loss of half million dollar
worth of property.
There is prospect that the Tilton
Beecher trial will be re-opened for tn,
admission of important testimony. Mr.
Leys, druggist, wants to swear he solC
Mr.. Beecher poison, about the time h,
wanted to die, and Messrs. Loader 4
Price upholsters, want to swear to wit
Messing an act of criminality between
the preacher and the lady at Tilton'
house. When Beach gets through it il
said the ball will be opened.
Reports received at the Bureau of Ag
riculture from different sections, indi
cate that winter and spring wheat vii
yield four-fifths of q full crop. Ry,
promises better than wheat, but will fal
below the usual average. Oats are il
good condition and will reach nearly
full yieldin the Safes of the largest pro
duction. The barley crop promises vel
and shows a fair average. Fruit pros
poets are fair to good in the East, bu
below the average in the West.
A double execution took place in Ill
inois, on Friday of last week. JohI
Garry, who was charged with the muir
der of his wife, in August last, wa
launched into eternity from the gallow
at Paris, Egar county, and Nathan Bur
CESS met the same fate at Efingham. Bur
CESS had murdered one Joseph Robbins
a watchman in the employ of the Van
dalia Railroad Company, in Octobe
last-at least was convicted of so doing
He denied the crime till the last.
Cable dispatches report that the Brit
ish government has declared war agains
Burmah. The report causes considera
BILE excitement, especially in well in
formed business circles, where large in
terests would be materially affected b.
an Anglo Burmese war. The same dis
patch says the Chinese government i
concentrating troops at Manwyne in con
sequence of the Anglo Burmese quarrel
A formidable Chinese army is availabl
for service at any moment on the front
ier. This wRrlike movement has great
ly depressed commerce here.
DUBLIN, June 22.-The members o
the American Rifle team were engaged
in practice shooting to-day at Daily
mount. Their scores were extremely
satisfactory and surprised the spectators
Tonight a promenade concert in honoi
of the American rihemen took place a
the Theater Royal. The visitors wer,
enthusiastically received and number
of American airs played by the
band were loudly applauded. 1t is i'm
possible for the the team to accept more
than small proportion of the invitations
sent them.
The Secretary of the Navy has made d
requisition for three hundred and sixty
thousand dollars on the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay the remainder of th'
Farragut prize awards. This sum vii
be placed to the credit of the Assistant