The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-16

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: Peter A. B. widener, Esq, to consent
, TO their bringing his name before the
Convention.
Mr.. Widener does not entertain this
proposition with favor; the close atten-
ton he has given to the duties Of his
Office has told upon his health, and he
insists upon a relaxation after his term
shall have expired.
IN REVOLT.
No less than four Methodist Churches
in this city have revolted against the nc
ton of the Annual Conference, recently
held at NOrristown, in appointing pas
tors for their churches that were not
asked for by them. One Of these
churches has closed its doors against the
clergyman sent there, and all have form
ally protested against the action Of the
i Conference. l regard this action as q
very decided notice on the part of these
congregations that they purpose reform
ing that feature of Methodism which
changes the pastor every two OF three
years. There are q number Of Method
ist congregations in Philadelphia, that,
if they can not have assigned to them
the clergyman of their choice, will 'ssteP
down and OUT from the organization
Perhaps the first to formally take such
step will be the Grand Marble Metho-
dist church, at Broad and Arch, where
seats fetched 81, 200 a choice; Grace
church, at Broad and Master, in course
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second and several others will follow in
rapid succession.
The revolt in the Protestant Episco-
pal church goes steadily on; four church
organizations have already taken place,
and on Monday night next, the Fifth
Reformed Episcopal church of this city
will be organized, with Rev. Chas. ii.
Tucker, of Emanuel Episcopal church
of Chicago, as pastor, and back of him
is fair congregation of earnest men
and women determined to separate the
Episcopal church of America, as far as
possible from the Roman Catholic form
of worship.
1 understand, that at the General
Council, to be held IN May next at Obi
cago, an effort will be made to change
the name form the Reformed" to the
American Episcopal church, and another
effort will also be made to do away with
the PASTORAL gown in the church service.
GRAIN TRAFFIC.
The Girard Point Elevator was fin
ished in December last, and from then
until April first, 100000 bushels of
grain were conveyed from it to ocean
vessels. During the last ten days of
March, 223, 900 bushels of grain were
loaded from it into seven large ships.
There are seventeen other such yes
sells are being loaded, each in its turn;
these will load 618, 900 bushels more. 1t
is probable that now Philadelphia offers
the inducements of full cargoes at re-
munerative rates. The international
commerce of our port will be largely in
creased possibly one million bushels of
grain per month will be loaded from
this mammoth elevator, which will Of
course attract an enormously increased
shipment Of grain from the West to this
city. This greatly increased tonnage
will force other improvements in rapid
succession in order to gain time. To
my mind, the time is not far distant,
when q great ship-canal will be cut
across New Jersey, from the mouth of
Timber Greek, in the Delaware river, to
the mouth of Egg Harbor river, ON the
Atlantic ocean, short distance below
Absecom Beach. The distance between
tide-water, in the Egg Harbor and Tim
bee Greek, is but few miles, probably
less than twenty, while the entire dis
tance from this Mammoth Grain Eleva-
tor to the ocean, by such a canal, would
not exceed sixty miles, thus saving not
less than one hundred miles of river
sailing, or about ten hours of time.
Why such canal has never been con
structed passes my comprehension, es-
pecially so since Providence has already
accomplished two thirds of the work
HOW WE GROW.
During the month of March, $40 per
mits were issued from the Building In
were for dwelling houses; 100 were for
additions to houses already built, and
the balance were for stores, factories,
hotels, foundries, &c. These 610 build
ings represent a money value of 81 $780,
1000, and are but a prelude of what is to
follow in the building line in this city
during the season of 1875, which, in my
Judgment, will be larger than ever be-
fore.
A most brutal murder occurred here
during the week. Lewis r. Love, 40
years of age, lived unlovingly with,
/, his wife, Leah Love, of whom he was
Jealous; coming home IN the evening,
he was told Leah had gone to spend the
evening with her brother; they quar-
relied all the time, on their way home,
and continued it after they had gone to
, bed. Mrs. Love left the bed and went
into the next room, where her only son,
alad fourteen years old, was lying. Love
followed, beating her dreadfully and at
last, stabbed her through the heart; he
then cut his own throat with butcher
knife, stabbed himself in the head, but
unfortunately his windpipe was too
tough or the knife too dull, and his
'wuzzen" wasn't cut. Mrs. Love died
2 almost instantly, and Love was taken to
the hospital, where he pegged out in
about twenty hours afterwards.
Father GerdemAn, who succeeded in
getting away with the money and musi-
7 clan of his church, was called for trial
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