The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-11
NEWS ITEMS.

General Phil. Sheridan was married
at Chicago last week, and is happy.
The Ohio State Conference of the
Church is this week in session at Mans
field.
Cleveland is to be blessed with cheap
gas, which will be furnished in that city
for So per thousand feet, after the Odd
inst.
The order of Civil Merit has been
conferred upon Bancroft, the historian,
and Longfellow, the poet, of America,
by Emperor William.
The Quahada band of Camanches
came into Fort Still, a few days ago, and
surrendered $50 warriors, $50 women
and children, and l, 400 ponies.
The Western Reserve had a grand ju-
bilee in celebrating the seventy-ffth an
niversary of the settlement of Austru
burg Ashtabula county, on Saturday
last.
The sudden rise in gold III is attrib-
uted to the fact that New York brokers
have obtained control, and there will be
no reaction till there is an influx of gold
from Europe.
Judge Nelson, of the United States
District Court now in session in Vino
ma, Minnesota, yesterday rendered a
decision affirming the constitutionality
of the Civil Rights bills.
Cable dispatches this morning an
nounce a general advance of from one to
three shillings in the prices of bread
stuffs on the Continent. This is caused
by severe frosts and droughts. The
London market is dull.
Mahopey City, Pennsylvania, was the
seat Of war last week, and in its outskirts
a collision occurred between the miners
and the sheriff posse. About 200 shots
were fired on each side, and number
of miners and citizens were among the
wounded.
The Pope has addressed letter to M.
Dupanloup, the Bishop of Orleans, on
the Freemasons. Plus TX. refers to the
nefarious character of the Order, which,
he says, originated the boosted liberties
of conscience, of public worship, and of
the press. What wicked set of fellows
the Freemasons arel And the Pope be-
ing infallible, there is no use in their
denying the charge of having originated
religious and mental liberty.
A violent wind storm passed over a
portion of Indiana and Ohio on Wednes-
day evening last, and did much damage,
especially to railroad property. At Co
lumbus the roof of the east wing of the
deaf and dumb asylum was blown off.
At Richmond, Indiana, the gable end of
the NJ. E. Church was blown in, and
the organ and pulpit destroyed; st. An
drews Church was struck by lightning,
and the German Lutheran Church part
Iy unroofed, and many other buildings
were badly damaged.
A farmer named Bachus, living at
White Lake, Michigan, went to Pontiac
asst Saturday and got drunk. Among
articles purchased was can of coal oil.
In the evening as he was returning
nome his horses ran away, and the
wagon striking tree Mrs. Bachus was
thrown out and severely injured. About
lhe same time the straw in the wagon is
to have caught fire from Mr..
s pipe, and he being stupefied by
rink did not notice the fire. Result, |
IN explosion and Mr.. B. and the wagon
burned to cinders.
The Erie Railroads receiver was yes
erday confirmed by an order appoint
ng Hugh ]. Jewett, Esq, late Presi-
lent of the Company, whose official
'ond is fixed at $15O,OOO. The Erie's
ssets of capital stock alone amounts to
", ,OOO,O ,OOO During the day consul
alton was held at New York between
lr. Jewett, and the mAgnates of the N.
{. Central and the Pennsylvania, with a
lew, says the dispatch, of making ar
for the benefit of thN three
mes. 1t must be humiliating for the
nee proud Erie, to be seeking props to
,an upon.
OF Judge Belamy Storer, who died in ,
incinnati, on Tuesday evening of last
eek, the Times says: "Judge Storer i
as born in Portland, Maine, on the 26th
March, 1874, and was consequently
his eightieth year at the time of his '
cath. He was admitted to the bar in
ortland in 1917, and came to Cincinna- I
in the summer of the same year. He 4
se rapidly in his profession AID was /
on in possession of a very lucrative Z
actice. He was elected to Congress. e
a Wing, in 1884, and was a member
the Electoral College in 1874, voting
Henry Clay. In 1862 he was the Z
hig candidate for the Supreme Court, T
d In 1854 was elected Judge of our Of
perior Court, first created, and was =
ntinued in that position for nineteen
mrs, when his failing health Obliged
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