The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-12
NEWS ITEMS.

Works and a new School House.
They have not yet elected US. Sen
ator from Minnesota or West Virginia
OK Saturday evening last A. ]. hadar
ovation at Memphis, and made shor
speech.
DURING the storm on the ID inst, il
Kansas, several persons were frozen t'
death, and cattled sufferedseverely.
GENs. BURNSIDE and Buckner, Unior
and Confederate, but now business part
ners, visited the Indiana Legislature las
week.
TWENTY persons we're more or less In
jured by an accident on the Missouri
Pacific Railway on the 7th. The acci
dent was caused by a broken rail.
The defeat of Carpenter necessitatea
the election of a new President pro. tenn.
for the Senate, and Senator Ferry Of
Mich, is prominently named for the
position.
The alarm created among the inmates
of the Lunatic Asylum. at Quebec, by
the fire on the 30th, resulted. it is said,
in restoring the worst case in the female
ward to her right mind.
A very sensible thing is the introduc-
ton of bill in the Ohio Legislature to
permit persons to serve ON iuries in Grim
inal cases, who have read newspaper re-
ports appertaining thereto.
The diptheria, which has been so wide
spread and fatal in New York, this win
ter, is now said by physicians to be in
fectious. They condemn poorly ventil-
lated schools and foul street cars, as the
means of distributing the disease.
The Columbus Journal says that Bill
King is a non est man, no matter what
the other Pacific Mailers mey be. That's
because he was Republican. But Shu
maker "stin lives and abides with the
Democracy, though his memory is very
bad.
Mr.. John Graback, of Kearney juno
tion, Nebraska, Saturday, killed her lit
tie daughter, aged four, by knock
ing the child down and jumping upon il
with her feet, in fit of anger. Thowo-
man tried to poison the child some time
ago, but failed.
liz the House, ON the 4th, Harrison's
bill to apply the principles of the Adair
law to the owners or keepers of dogs,
making them or the owners of property
upon which dogs are kept, responsible
for any damage done by the gentle ca
nine, was read the third time and passed
A bill amending the municipal code &c
as to prohibit persons interested in city
contracts from being members of CITY
Councilf, passed the State Senate on Fri
day last. 1t was introduced by Hon. Lu
Glen G. Jones, the Republican Senator
representing Mahoning and Trumbull
counties.
THE Republicans in Congress general
" endorse the Presidents Arkansas
message. Its statement of facts is sus
tanned by the unanimous report of th'
Investigating Committe, and its recon
mendatlons are sustained by Mr.. Ward
the soundest lawyer and most impartia
observer on the committee.
The organized militia of Michigan
amounts to 16 militia companies, tn
equipment Of which consists of 96
breech-loading Springfield rifles, 81
muskets. IA 6-pounders, and s rifle
cannon. The muskets are flint lock
made over and are known to be very 81
! lfective-at the breech end.
\ Mrs. John Mccormick, one of tn
wealthiest citizens of Mount Vernon, wa
murdered for his money, on Friday eve
ming last, just before leaving his plsc
of business. No clue to the identity @
the murderers has been obtained. A rC
ward Of $1,000 has been offered for tn
apprehension of the murderers.
I THE only question which has Doe
raised against the Republicanism Of tn
newly elected United States Senator fror
\ Wisconsin, is based upon the pledges h
is said to have made to the Democrac
to secure their support. Though a Can
eron, he Is not related to Simon, an
ought not to be suspected on such sligf
evidence.
THE friends Of Carpenter, at MilWaU
kee, did a very servile and degradin
thing, on the occasion of his arrival ther
after his defeat. To show their regar
for him, they made pack horses and Asi
les OF themselves, by taking the hoEe
from his sleigh and themselves DRAWN
lhim through the streets. 1t was a PEI
Iformance unworthy Of their manhood.
EVEE the New York Tribune admit
that $50 gross breach Of parliamsntar