The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-08

years, now takes entire charge of it's
editorial columns.
If Dick Parsons took between nand
fifteen Thousand dollars "chiefy for le-
gal services" as General Boynton tele-
graphed to the Cincinnati Gazette, isn't
1t IN order for him to tell what other
/ services the balance was to pay forl'
The people did well to beat Dick and
they would 10 better to defeat all like
him.
/ THE action ef the Chicago & Iowa and
Chicago Il Paducah Railroad, in reduc-
ing fourth class freight rates between
Paducah and New York three cents pei
one hundred thousand pounds is regard
ed as a serious blow at the Saratoga
combination, and it said two prominent
eastern lines will soon Withdraw from
the combination.
A MILWAUKEE man now moulneth
that he did not plant his greenbacks in a
bank, any kind would have suited him
better than to have a sprightly little loss
of nine years accelerate the boiling of
matutinal teakettle with 81, 100 which he
thought he had slowed away carefully
| in the bureau drawer. He had no APP
petite for breakfast Christmas morning.
MEXICO sees the United States and
goes it better. Nevada's big silver lode
has been pnt in the shade by Sonoras s
ten square miles of gold The honest
miner from "the States" in n hurry to
get rich, stands balancing the silver
chances of Neveda and the gold claims
of Sonora, like the traditional iackass
between the two bundles of hay, going
hungry because uncertain which bundle
to go for.
Mrs. Stokes is one of the most showy
women on the streets of New York. Her
husband is legally dead and the court
has given her a formal release. She
does not sit weeping at home, but enjoys
life with the merriest. She attracts much
attention by her fine taste and snowy
dress. Her convict husband does not
expect pardon when Tilden becomes
Governor, as he was q great friend to
Fisk in political life.
ScHUMAKER, Democrat, now appears
to have been the leading sucker in the
Pacific Mail subsidy business. He alb
sorbed S245, 600 of the amount, and now
the Democracy are not somuch interest
ed III the investigation as when $3.50, 600
of the net amount, was traced to King.
the ex-Republican Postmaster to Con
gress. /. G. Schumacher, Democratic
Congressman from Brooklyn, New York,
is the prince of corruptionists.
MORGAN L. SMITH, Brigadier General
who died few days ago suddenly, was
born sixty years ago, in Osw9go, New
York, served in the Mexican war, and
made good record during the rebellion.
He had been Consul to the Sandwich
Islands, and was offered but refused the
Governorship of Colorado. At the time
of his death he was engaged in collecting
claims.
LEDRU ROLLIN, prominent in the day
'of Louis PHILIPPE, and in the ebstablish-
ment of the Republic of 1S4S, died re-
Gently at the age of 66 years. In 1870
he returned to France after an exile of
20 years for heading rebellion against
Napoleon in 1S49. In March last he was
elected to seat in the French assembly
but was scarcely heard from again until
the announcement of his death.
OK Saturday, the Paymaster's car on
the Baltimore, Pittsburg & Oh icago
Road arrived at South Chicago, and the
Paymaster commenced paying the men
for November. They demanded pay for
December, in addition; but he, having
no pay rolls for that month, refused.
They made rush for the pay car, when
the Paymaster drew his revolver, where
upon dozen revolvers were drawn bv
the men, and the matter looked desper-
ate. Finally the matter was arranged.
and the car was allowed to proceed.
THE Director of the Mint estimates
that there has been during the last two
years a gain of specie and bullion
amounting to S38, 100000, and that the
stock of specie in the country is $780,
100000. This, with the annual produc-
ton of precious metals amounting to
about $40, 900, 900, it is believed will en-
able the government to resume specie
payments by June l, 1879, as proposed
in the finance bill of the Senate caucus.
/ DRIVEN from all pretenses of defense
for his scandalous connection with the
Pacific Mail subsidy affair, in the receipt
OF S273, 900 Of the corruption fund, the
Democratic Congressman Schumaker
throws himself behind the LAWYERS plea,
and claims that hewas not thena member
Of Congress, and that Congress is not
concerned with his private matters rs
attorney. This gentleman was especial
ly serviceable in the work to be done,
from the fact that as a member of u for
mer Congress, he had access to the floor
of the House, and thus was enabled TO
deal directly with the purchaseable.
In the death of Capt. Eber Ward.
which took place suddenly at Detroit, on
Saturday, the West has lost one of its
oldest and successful business men.
For many of his latter years he had been
chiefly identified with iron manufactures
in which he was foremost in the West.
The Town Of Wyandotte, on the Detroit
River, is almost entirely indebted for its
existence to his enterprise and capital,
while he was largely interested in iron
works at Chicago and other points. His
death may temporarily embarrass some
of the business dependent upon his
energy for its prosecution. He accum-
ulated an immense estate, although it is
understood that the panic caused him
some trouble during the past year.
Toledo Commercial.
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Investigation Of Southern Troubles.
The committees appointed by Con
gress to investigate the causes of the