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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1853
Page
2
A scanned fragment covers legal proceedings and jail stay rules, including judgments, stays of execution, bail undertakings, constable duties, and requisites for executions. It cites sections on stay mechanisms, how to proceed against sureties, and fees, with references to constables and magistrates enforcing judgments in Ohio.
A poetic meditation on angels comforting the sorrowful, praising joyful words as light that revives a broken spirit. The author sees nature awakening with joy when humans impart solace, calling it glory and a redeemer’s praise as sorrow gives way to renewal.
An Ohio teachers convention at Dayton July 7 1853 discusses the new school law its aims and the quality of teachers boards and wages. Resolutions urge daily Bible reading in schools and outline qualifications for a State Commissioner of Common Schools while praising progress in education statewide.
A Dayton convention endorsed Lorin Andrews of Marietta as the people’s candidate for State Commissioner of Common Schools with unanimous support. The committee includes J. W. Andrews Rufus Hubbard L. M. Oviatt T. W. Harvey Th. Re Sloan Samuel Haslett and Edward Olney. The motion to appoint the committee passed unanimously and the resolution emphasized Andrews is not a party nominee but a candidate for the people.
The July number of The Electric Medical Journal is praised for its reformist view of healing art. Editors and publishers are commended for improving medical ideas. A correction notes Mr. L. E. Borne did not lose his post. he resigned for a more profitable office.
Gov. Reuben Wood leaves Cleveland with family for New York and Aspinwall after filing his resignation to take effect on the 13th. He thanks Ohioans for 35 years of service, expresses sorrow at departure, and pledges continued interest in the state’s welfare. A Springfeld footrace anecdote follows.
A brief roundup cites a minor incident at the Ohio Penitentiary with no major damage, a court ruling in favor of the M E Church North, and various foreign and domestic notices. Reports mention Liverpool arrivals with vows and French Turkish policy rumors, troop movements near France and Turkey, Canary earthquakes without damage, Van Buren visiting, Mrs. Stowe in Wales, Ireland crop optimism, and generally favorable British weather with Scotland needing rain.
The article notes eight years of tea import figures showing black tea leading in U S consumption while green tea grows slowly. It cites a New York and New Haven Railroad payment of 5000 to Mrs M W Mock and mentions Mrs D in better financial standing due to the deal. A humorous aside recalls an old man’s tailcoat used as a boot jack.
The Albany Journal discusses a 1852 to 1858 foreign trade comparison, noting a persistent export surplus gap of about 45 million dollars bridged largely by California gold and promises. It argues domestic production could replace imported goods, cites rising dry goods imports in New York, and highlights breadstuffs and provisions demand aiding merchant profits and regional farmers amid evolving policy implications.
A jagged verse sketch asks if it is nobler to marry or to stay single. It laments the woes of courtship, the scolding wives, and the fear of lost freedom, concluding with the plea to remain unmarried.
Singular history recalls Elihu Yale founder of Yale College buried in a Welsh churchyard. The inscription mentions a long life and a quiet end, while recounting audacious exploits including wealth from India, control over Madras, and a fatal hangings of a groom for riding a favorite horse. He died in 1724.
The Ohio State Temperance movement resolutions call for prohibition of liquor, urge constitutional means to ban the trade, praise Michigan’s prohibition vote, and favor selecting General Assembly candidates aligned with temperance goals. A State Central Committee would coordinate lectures, mass meetings, and Caribbean outreach.
Secretary Corwin faces criticism from the Lovefoco press over a public money transfer during his Treasury tenure. The issue centered on a $100,000 Miner transfer draft reported by the Baltimore American, noting Miner’s role as district court clerk and the draft’s intended credit to the Government in New Orleans within days.
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