The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-05

THIs accidental man, he rose,
! From Alderman to King.
The COunsels of the wise were naught,
Bnt his were just the thing
ANOTHER express robbery has occur
red. This time near Memphis. The
robbers crossed the river in skiff, and
escaped to the cane brakes.
THE Springfield and Nohwestern Rail
road has passed into the hands of Re
ceiver. And it is estimated many more
roads will share the same fate ere long
IT seems that the election of ga. j. -
as Senator from Tennessee, is not, after
all, particularly pleasant to some of the
hard headed old Bourbons.
W. A. WEEKS, colored Assistant Sec
retary of State, of Louisiana, was killed
by negro tax collector in an alteration
about woman, on the 23rd.
A THIRD attempt made to burn the
Navy Department, on Friday evening
last, but the fire was discovered and ex-
linguistic d before material damage was
done.
THE Rothschilds have recently conclu-
ded contract with the Treasury for
$25, ,000,0 600 of the new per cent bonds
This makes a total of 100000 taken
by them.
The Cook county National Bank
(Chicago) failed on the 10Th, causing q
considerable furry in financial circles in
that city. 1t is believed, however, that
the bank will pay every dollar of its liza
bitities and the businessmen of Chicago
have expressed confidence to that end.
THE fee bill does not get along well
in the Legislature. Orin's fee bill pass
edthe. House, but in the Senate they pre-
posed to substitute Ferrell's bill. This
will create disagreement between the
houses and prevent legislation on the
subject. just what they wanted.
JUsT think of the Plain Dealers ad-
vice to the Legislature. 1t says 'the
General Assembly of Ohio had better
get out of Columbus as soon as possible. ="
When even the Plain Dealer is disgust
edwith Democratic legislatureit it is time
the people generally had made up their
minds to choose another kind.
The wife of Rev. G. D. Nash, of Hart
ford Mills, New York, recently eloped
with blacksmith named Irwin, The
wife left good home husband and
two small children, while Irwin left
wife and three children in a destitute
condition. The vice-like grasp of the
blacksmith was too much for the clergy
mans wife.
A YOUNG fellow in San Francisco sud
denly snatched kiss froma lady friend,
and then excused his conduct by saying
that it was sort of temporary insanity
that now and then came upon him.
When he arose to take his leave the
pitying damsel said to him: eff you
ever feel any more such fits coming on,
you had better come right here, where
your inhrmity is known, and we will
take care Of you"
CALMLY the Cincinnati Commercial
remarks, observing the curious irrita-
bility of Democrats respecting the use
of troops to keep the peace, when their
partisans happen to be the peace-dis-
turbers: eff there is an Ark of the
Covenant anywhere in the States, that
must be kept aloof from the national
steel, it should be an article visible to
naked eye; and if the bayonet as peace
maker is so Objectionable, its introduc-
ton should be opposed onprinciple, and
not according to the discretion, whether
north or south, that it points.
The Brooklyn Union of a recent date
relates the case Of a young lady Miss
Margaret Roberts, of that city, whose
health for long time had been marked
by peculiar phases. The day before
Christmas last she complained of being
80 tired, and requested 10 be allowed to
go to bed and sleep forever. And from
that day to the period of writing she
had continued asleep, only waking to
consciousness at tinterVals aud for brief
space. During that time she has re-
ceived no food, and only taken some ice
cream and water twice. Her case is
represented as peculiar beyond preoe-
dent, but it is believed she is improving
and will recover.