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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-28
FOR EXCH4NGE.

II OA GANh-AAUEs
25 acres, near the County Indrmary, heavily tim
bered. Win exchange for city property.
House and Lot in Hiatt's Air Line Addition,
near the corner of Western avenue and Gibbons
street; lot 40x150-$1, 800.
House and Lot in Browns Addition, on Detroit
avenue, for small farm-tl 500.
Special NOTICE.
TO PARTIES RETIRING FROM BUSINESS.
Any person who has an established business
that Is desrous of closing out stock good will and
lease, and who will take In pay for the same, part
cash, balance real estate, can always hear OF an
opportunity by inquiringO OF 2, ~ .r
II. J. .RAFFENsPERGER,
MOL Myers Block,
Corner Monroe and Jefferson streets.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-28
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On the night of May 10th, two horses
were stolen from the barn of Mrs. Je-
NINA Healy, Of Greenwich Huron Co.
The parties perpetrating the robbery
were followed to Millgrove, Wood coun-
ty, where they were caught. They
proved to be John Ironmunger and
Cleveland Halsted, of Greenwich. Iron
mungerat first protested theirinnocence.
and could prove that he was of good
in the Quaker Church, but a
letter that he wrote to the church was
not answered. At the examination, how
ever he confessed the deed, and is at
present confined in the Huron county
Jail awaiting trial. Halsted managed TO
give the officers the slip and is still at
large.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-28

FIRMS! FARMSH FARMSy!

10 Improved Farms in this county to exchang,
for city property.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-28
l. J. AAFFEHSPERaER,
REAL ESTATE DEALER,
Myers' BlOcH, Toledo, ohio.
ESTABLISHED 1854.
Buys and Sells, Rents ana Leases
Houses, Lots, and Farms.

FOR RSALE-SURBUR PROPERTY
House and Lot on Dorr Street Addition, Lot
aO-lO7 to alley. Only 81, ,sOO $3.50 cash, balance on
long time,
-Four Lots in Parkland Addition, near Lagrange
Street, with frame house. or will exchange for va
cant lots or farm.
House and two Lots in Brown g Addition, 4Ox27n
fronting on Dorr and Wisconsin Streets. WIN he
sold cheap If taken soon.
House add two Lots in East Toledo, lots 50x114
each; the house is new; viii exchange fora farm.
House and lot on Lagrange Street, in Parkland
Addition-t950. VIII sell on monthly payments.
First tract of Ten Acres, near the Mllhurn
Wagon Worke; cheap.
Second-Tweve Acres on Bancroft street.
Third-Six acres between Dorr and Bancroft
streets.
Fourth-Fifty Acres on Bancroft street.
Fifth-Six Acres in Lenk's Brewery.
Sixth-Acrc Property on the East Side.
Seventh-Acre Property near the Water works.
Eighth-Acre Property on Cherry Street.
Ninth-Ten Acres IN the City, very Genital,
streets graded, shade trees, all nicely boxed, at
ruinOusly low figure.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-28
CTTYPROPERTY.

Frst-s0 feet on Monroe street, between Supe-
riOr and Erie streets; only $500 per foot.
Second-l00 feet on Monroe street, $3.50 per foot
Third-200 feet on Monroe street, $40 per foot.
FOurth-LOts on Michigan, between Monroe and
Madison, S55 10 800 per foot.
Fifth-Lots on Summit 500 per foot; 165 feet
deep.
Sixth-Business and Residence Lots in all parts
of the City.
Acre Property near the centre of the city, suita-
BILE for subdividing.
2Ofeet on Monroe street, between Huron and
Erie, at a bargain.
40 Lots at $3.50 to 500 each, on monthly payments
of $40.
Portable Steam Saw Mil, within 22 miles Of the
city with residence; only $500, OF will exchange
for farm.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-28
Onr PhlladelnhIn Letter.
PH1ADEIPH1A, MAY, II, 1875,
TIE RRApINa coA1 COMPANY.

I'M AAAAkANN 1OAA AVm1ANIs
The Legislative investigation of the
affairs of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Co., and of the Reading coal
and iron company, now taking place
here, progresses slowly. The retail coal
dealers of this city allege that they are
being forced out of business by this
company's retailing coal to consumers.
One of the largest retail dealers was be-
fore the committee and his evidence is
about fair sample of all who are
against the Reading company. Mr..
Fisher, the dealer in question, testified
that he was driven out of business be-
uause of the deficit in weight Of each
carload of coal furnished him by the
Reading Co On cross examination he
stated that to the best of his knowledge,
the instances of short weight amounted
to q. dozen. When asked to detail those
instances, the witness was able to testify
TO but one, which was that of the con-
signment to him of five car loads of coal,
for Mr.. Strouse.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-28
APPROPO 10 the sPELLINq MATCH.

APPROPO to the SPELLING MATCH.
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Adventitious, mercenary,
Meretricious, millinery,
Dyscrasy, crustacious, dairy,
Dolorifc, philomel;
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Spell medieval, congelation,
Spell primeval, exhalation,
Evil, weeyil, parallel
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Spa, spi, spo, SPELL
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Deceiver, lexicon, precision,
RETRIEVER, hexagon, elysian,
Cleaver, polygon, abscission,
Brasier, gluzier, caramell
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Gregarious, runnion, and modillion.
Valiant, brilliant, bilious, billion,
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Whether, leather, neither, yell!
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Liquefaction, vertical
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08

how very beautifully it is done, and how
nicely bonds are sold in New York at eighty
i've cents and bought here afterwards at sew
enty-tWo and One-haf cents to I'LL the New
York purchasers order. Publish these facts
and all the bankers in the United States
viii rush down upon Austin and we will
have all the money in the country. There
can be no doubt about it. The pamphlet
might be somewhat historical and tell curl
Gus little incidents about other operations
in contracts and finances which people re-
member now and begin to inquire into.
One mishap always breeds another, and one
little oOntretemPs is the sure precursor of
another tempest. There are other financial
and business operations and financial re-
ports that need ventilation and all these
may yet be discussed. Meanwhile the best
thing the city government can do, now
that it must keep close to shore and can
nevermore use the city's credit, will be to
provide for the future. 1t could make no
expenditure so wisely as that proposed in
behalf Of the descriptive pamphlet, and if it
fail the people themselves should furnish
the money required to make the pubIica-
ton. But the duty is that of the city and
county governments.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08
THE mAYOR,s RESIGNATION IN
ORDER.

Three Of the aldermen say the May'r is
in no wise responsible for the horrible
financial transaction in which the dty'I
agents attempted that wonderful cues
trian feat Of riding two horses at the'ame
time in the same little ''rin0." We btieve
we owe the illustrious oficer to the bne6-
cence Of universal suffrage. BE i egOod
man, Of good common sense. thongl one
would surmise not maEVSlously hrilant
He has two eyes, and can count He loWs
that nobody in Austin buys bonds ulesS
already sold in the East. There j ne
money here Tor such purposes. The
bankers didn't pun the wool oyert theyeD
Of this innocent good mayor ther8ro,
when tho little game Of bluG Wni.t-
tempted, and Il was granailoquently tli.l-
ened that If somebody didn't t.kelhe
bonds "n TWO DAN" the ale uouI Be
affirmed. No, no; the god maycr lsW
nothing of this. Then hs didn't lDw
ihat the bonds were sid e seEfy-
two ana o1e-half csnls. and hs at
know that the ciiy's confidential ePis
had resigned for the nonos. he -
/ know that when the financial lEsntl b ~
! lhsbonds thsy hna sl1eadT sid ~ e
sons one Sbroad, snd ysl oreybtd se
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08

NINETEEN MILLION DOLLARS of bond
holders of the NJ K. and T. Road will
soon have decree rendered by the United
States Court at Keokuk, lows, giving them
possession of the road. When they secure
possession it will be consolidated with the
Atlantic and Pacific Road, and at once ex-
tended from Denison to Austin and Laredo,
joining the international at Austin, the two
companies cooperating across Mexico.
There is wisdom and power and success in
this cooperative scheme and-a magnificent
future for Austin and for Western Texas.
The Congressmen accompanying Tom Scott
and Mr.. Plumb to Mexico, go thither, no.
doubt, with the view of inducing the Mex
lean government to assure its own peace
and the integrity of its empire by making
most liberal concessions to these two roads
consolidated from this city to the Western
terminus at San Bias on the Pacific. It is
easy to show the masters of Mexico that
peace between the United States and Mex
leo can only be permanently maintained by
means Of the great railway line, and for
this reason Mr.. Plumb has organized this
body of gentlemen, WELDING power at
Washington, to visit President Lerdo at his
own capital. We need not doubt that the
Mexican Congress viii concede even more
liberal subventiOns than have yet been
promised BY President Lerdo and his cabi-
net. s..r-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08
mENDERS.

1t is strange that newspapers still pirate
about injecting all sorts of acts of legisla-
tion into the Constitution. Laws are one
thing; a Constitution is quite another,
since it is the basis for laws. A Constltu-
ton creates the State; the Legislature
makes the States laws. Those creating a
Constitution have achieved their mission
when they have framed government; law
givers come after them to restrict and regu-
late society and individuals. Leave the
Legislature plenary powers. Its, members
will be as wise as they whe frame the Con-
stitution. They have the advantage, too,
of learning each successive day and year
new facts and new necessities, and should
be restricted in nothing save that they must
provide that pure republic be maintained.
They are never dangerous while RESPONSE
bic to the people, and if this force fail to
restrain them, constituti ,nal limitations Of
power would be ropes ,f sand. The fear
of punishment, present or future, for per
jury is not half so potent as fear of public
opinion. If the Christian religion dealt
with this world alone, and punishments and
rewards were the same as now prescribed,
save that they were made temporal, the
world would be ehristianized instantly.
Public opinion will never lose its force TILL
oaths may no longer bind mems consciences,
and public opinion is the surest guardian
of popular rights. The purpose is proclaimed
by one to prevent forever the creation of any
public debt beyond fixed sum, and yet, ten
or twenty years hence, war may make
public debt a public necessity, if not, as
deemed by Radicals in power, a pub
lie blessing. Experience of States and
cities and facts constantly cumulative
win soon determine the question of
public policy and its disposition may
be safely entrusted by constitu-
tion makers of to-day, to lawgivers of to-
the latter necessarily knowing
more of the results of legislation affecting
this matter than we ourselves. If suffrage
had not been grossly polluted by sectional
folly and fanaticism there would be no diff
ference of opinion perhaps as to the mode
of creating the Judiciary, but the necessity
for the exemption of judges from popular
prejudices and influences may make their
election by the Legislature and Governor
desirable. But it was not our purpose to
speak of these details but only to refer to
the necessity for that restriction Of consti-
tutional provisions which may leave to fu-
ture legislators and people the greatest
possible degree of freedom in facts and
forms of society and government, and we
may modestly suggest that there is no
aspirant for place in this coming consti-
tutional convention who would not derive
infinite advantage from the careful perusal
of volume recently published containing
the debates from which were evolved the
new Constitution of Penpsylvan1a. 10 ~
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08
s.CONFUsION WORSE CONFOUNDED.,,


There is undoubtedly some official realiza-
tion of the position in which the city of
Austin has been placed. Statements have
been made and attempted to be unmade.
There is somebody in the circle. who
thinks matters must be smoothed down,
covered up, or something of the sort, to
put the public excitement at a rest. How
1t can be done it is hard to say. Members
Of the ''circle" have long since made it
known, and among them the Mayor and
his agents, the principal actors in the affair,
that the $50, 900 in bonds have been sold.
This has been put down in black and
white; the city fathers have accepted, the
Mayor has accepted, and the discordant notes
of the city organ have been turned loose, and
its grinder has sung the praises of the
Mayor, and everything and everybody else
that helps to nurture him. Many things
have been told which cause deep personal
regrets. Financial reputation has been
made and boasted of, even to putting it be-
fore the public gaze; official dupliclty has
been prominent amid tHe murrIPi Sss,-...-s
and the exquisite bond maneuver has been
one ef- The he recognized facts Of the day.
The bankers, who bought the bonds and
sold them, have declared 50 over their own
signatures in a communication Published in
the STATESMAN, and have again advertised
the bonds for sale, though it was stated
by them that they had passed from their
hands. The good fathers Of the city have
tried to draw a veil OF pity over the erring,
and, We hope. repentant Mayor The peO-
pie have fretted with just indignation a.
the different phases Of this pretty little
affair, and give promise to emerge out Of
their eiFervescent state with an object de-
termined upOp-one no less than the de-
capitation OF that most worthy of wOrthies
the innocent, unsuspecting and highly IN
sophisticated chief Of the bopdocracy Of
Austin. Amidst it an rumOE i ahoat with
q host Of additional facts. The organ plays
50 naelcdioosly 10 the 'scircls tune. The
! ennder tells glorious facts about Che
poor men Who toll fOr the city being paid
| for their labor; about the nav fire engine
being paid for in eaah from The sale q th'
bOnds; and yst there i q mn IN IOWA Wiz
holds tine claims On ths city iof this vel.
ere engine, maturing ii one. two and thre'
rears. Then, again, rulnor lsys. that ~
i noney has not been paid upol he bonds
ana that 4 win nor BE- paid h Whole. II
vhoie affair becomes eireunloeul
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08
THE. TERRORs OF THE PENITEN.
TIARY,

The Galveston Nelcs, after reviewing the
statements of its correspondents sent spe-
cially to investigate the condition of the
penitentiary, reaches the conclusion, al
ready announced by the STATESMAN, that
desperate devils require, often, desperate
punishment, and that rigorous discipline
will alone control remorseiess scoundrels
who constitute the great body of the 1900
villains sent to these men to be guarded for
the State, and made profitable as labOrers
to themselves. If the State furnished prison
walls, within which to confne the terrible
desperadoes, there would be fewer killed
and punishment less rigorous, and often
less deadly, but until the army Of rogues
and murderers and burglars and bandits
and carpet-baggers and scalawags may be
made impotent for mischief by rsthey
cannot overleap, shotguns and stocks are the
only fetters to bind them. They must toll,
as was contemplated when the lessees ac-
cepted the responsibility of retaining them
in public service, and to toll profitably they
must be guarded securely, and this can only
be done by making the effort to escape pun
ishable by the utmost torture, and even
with death. = .t--e sse-sf a.a
The Telegraph, like the NsaOs, and per
haps other papers sent special reporters to
the penitentiary to inquire into the truth of
statements made by one Wright through
the New Orleans Times We had recently
seen how the Times, in order to gain noto-
riety and beget a strong sensation, used
the Legislature Of Tennessee for its pur-
poses and even trifed with the reputation
of its members and with that of Andrew
johnson. It refused to give the source Of
its information and was denounced as un-
worthy of confidence at last by q legisla-
tive committee. But it gained its point.
The Legislature was q capital advertising
agency even as it was supposed the press
Of Texas and Ward, Dewey & Co. would
- - A--llsl-- I...--t--.-e-r. end
denly and the TSmes' newly-bon scheme Of
agg1ndizement is destroyed as soon as It is
born. Il bareiysaw the light in Texas
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08


The New York Herald, commenting on
Andrew JohnsOn's speech, says it was
wholly unnecessary for the Senator to com
pare Grant with Washington in order to
make his argument more effective by the
contrast. The American people do not ap-
prove Of cruelty that can serve ne good end.
If we were to institute comparisons of the
kind, how few public regulations would be
secure Mr.. johnson himself would not
be benefited by such parallel. To insist
upon judging Gen. Grant by Washington,
is to be unjust, for there Is no resemblance
in their characters, aud outside Of the Office
holders, no one pretends to the contrary.
Postmasters and revenue officers may speak
of Grant as the Second Washington; but
their eulogy does not deserve Mr.. Johnson's
attention. This portion Of his speech is,
therefore, uncalIed for, and the concealed
malice is not to be justified even by the
heat of political passion.
The nature of Mr.. Johnson's mind is
practical. He cannot argue in distractions,
and thus rapidly passes from the theoretical
merits of the Louisiana question to what he
considers to be the political and personal
object of the administration. When he
law he seeks at once for the motive Of the
usurpation. he finds it, where alone it
can be logically found, in the Presidents
desire of third term, and the danger to
republican institutions in that innovation
seems to him, as to all thoughtful men, the
greatest of our national evils The Presi-
dent, he argues, is already in certain por-
tions of the country as absolute as an
Emperor, and if the precedents of his
rule In the South are permitted to
stand, the Empire itself will soon
be upon US. Mr.. johnson believes that the
administration is trying to overthrow the
government, and we are sorry to say that he
has plausible reasons for the opinion. There
are acts of the President that cannot be
explained upon any other theory than that
of scheme to hold the Executive power
for another term, and that means the end of
the republic our forefathers founded.
Mr.. Johnson's speech will probably be
condemned for its lmpolicy, but policy is
not to be expected from nature SO blunt
and courageous With too much passion
for the time and perhaps, too much exsg-
geration, he has honestly uttered unwel-
come truths and warned the nation of
dangers it will be wise to heed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08
THE PRESIDENTsS UNFORTUNATE
..t HABITS. ~


We have taken occasion now and then to
refer to President Grants insanity. 1t is a
species of incursble, insanity. he is not a
drunkard but when he takes one drink he
must continue to drink until his whole ma
ture, brain, soul and body are stepped in
whisky. There is no middle ground of
moderate drinking or of gentlemanly
tightness with his Excellency. A
sip of champagne or smelll of nero fa-
miliar Bourbon, and the tyrant Presi-
dent, himself a slave to whisky, falls
before the fiend which has again conquered
the conqueror as when Alexander fell at
Persepolis. The STATESMAN asserted, when
the dispatch came containing Grants extra
ordinary Arkansas message, that at was the
Presidents own drunken work and that no
sober man would have written such q paper,
and now comes the washington correspond
ent of the Charleston Netcs and Courier who
says that reports of the Presidents excesses
have been frequent, and in many cases,
though well authenticated, received with
doubt, while some have disapproved of such
publications as touching upon purely per-
sonal and private matters. There are cases,
of course, in which it would be wrong to
inquire into and give publicity to the pri-
vate habits of an individual. But when
that individual holds a responsible public
position, it is essential to the proper dis
charge of the duties that he should possess
a sound mind in sound body; and If he
puts an enemy in his mouth to steal away
his brains, the people, whose servant he is,
have right to know it. Is man who is
habituAlly or frequently drunk ft to con-
troll the destinies of forty millions of peo-
plel That is question the American peo-
pie should consider, now that Grant has
openly begun his campaign for a third
term. 1t is an open secret here in Wash
ington that the President has been drinking
very hard of late. His red nose, bIoated
features, and the red blotches which
mottle his face disclose that fact to all
who look upon him. It is said his Arkan-
sas message was written when he twas not
himself, " and thus IS explained the many
Inconsistencies which have marked his con-
duct and his policy. The illusions to
Philip drunk V. Philip sober are not mere
partisan filings, but have q more substantial
foundation than most people are aware.
Indeed, those who are brought frequently
in contact with Grant do not hesitate to say
that, in their opinion, he would not survive
third term, and they would not be sur
prised at his sudden taking-of at any day.
Yet all such statements are denounced by
the Radical press as false and infamous.
What, then. is to be gained By Withholding
N -a..all.2 nAt hstt@sv. that tha nnblic
should know Of the habits which unit
Grant for a responsible position than that
he should be continued IL .ks. position to
the detriment Of the American nationi
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08

# every man, woman and child in the
whole world could be made Roman Cath
ole or an Episc0paIian or 2resbyterian,
Baptist or Methodist, there would be no
accession Of truth to Christianity. The
same problems would remain to be solved,
the same mysteries to be explored, the same
difficulties TO be overcome. There would
Be no increase in spiritual life, no enlarge
ment Of spiritual power. Suppose the
Ritualists could obtain, all they seekl Let
them enlarge their ritual as much e they
please, it would not enlarge mems hearts.
Let them fll the altar with candles until the
whole chaneel Is ablaze Il would not send
ray Of truth into mems minds to illumi-
nate the darkness Of their understandings.
Let them believe that the bread and vine
are ehaaged into the veriiable hesh and
blood Of the risen Savior. Let then bow
their heads and kneel before if; let them
elevate ths hest and cross themselves. and
80 through every conceiyabls form Of pos.
ture worship Il Il please them. None Of
these outward physicsl posturinas and
decoatiols Of tie body VII heiehten
spiritual life What men ned Is the
knoWledgs and belief that tie Lord 81
pr4entin bic Holy Word, that % bow BE-
foTo Him Is to gsbmit Their lives 10 His
guidunce, 70 worlhip Hin in 70 do His win