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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1855
Page
2
The Africa arrives after thick weather delays and reports on Austrian and Crimean actions. Dispatches note Austrian martial law, Finland siege, Crimea battles, and naval prizes. Ohio convention debates nominate Brinkerhoff or Chase, urging unity to defeat Nebraska and push a strong anti Nebraska American Republican ticket.
From California and New York June 2 reports the steamship Star of the West arriving from San Juan after signaling with U S forces off Cape Stanton and San Jacinto. News covers Page & Bacon failure and other mercantile collapses, U S Mint coinage, and local San Juan del Sud and San Francisco notes.
The steamer Black Warrior arrived with Havana dates to the 18th. All quiet throughout Cuba and business was improving. A report said prisoners detained in Havana would be sentenced to the galleys in Africa. Arrival order published for a joint stock bank of issue and discount in Havana with capital of 63,000,000. Sugar firm at previous rates, molasses scarce.
Brokers report the Pension Office will issue two thousand land warrants tomorrow under the new law and two hundred per day afterward. Warrants are valued at operal Yar and fourteen cents per acre, with buyers holding back for anticipated lower prices on future issues.
Details of Saturday night riot follow purchase of liquor by Mayor Dow and its transfer to the City Agency. The disturbance began with youths throwing stones as Mayor Dow appeared with two military companies he ordered out. Fire was reportedly ordered but refused by Cal Green. Rifle Guards advanced. the mob forced entry to the liquor room, a section fired, one person killed and several wounded. A coroner's inquest is to report on Geo Robbins' death.
In St Louis on June 4 the steamer Keystone State bound for Peoria Illinois burned to the waterline on the Illinois river. Five persons died and many others were injured as the boat and car load were completely lost. The vessel was owned by a St. Louis company.
The People's Central Committees of Sandusky County issue a call for a county convention at Fremont Court House on July 7 at 1 PM. Delegates will be chosen to attend the State Convention in Columbus on July 13 to discuss opposition to slavery expansion, taxation reform, and state financial administration. Signed by Daniel L. June, Homer Everett, Charles C. Tillotson, Stephen Buckland, William N. Morgan, Lyman Gelpin.
W J Gibson endorsed as candidate for Treasurer of State with strong backing from supporters across the state. The piece refutes a claim that he is connected to Seneca County Bank, noting Gunson resigned in March and Gibson has no banking ties.
A reader’s letter mocks a Cleveland light house’s neatness and ridicules Fremont court house as dirty. It recalls a recent tour of Fremont, describes the court house and yard as filthy, and notes U S troops passing through en route to Kansas. The piece condemns public officials for lax cleanliness and mentions a temperance meeting at the Fremont court house.
The June Probate Court session began on Monday with the State charging Eastwood and Boland for selling intoxicating liquor unlawfully. Both defendants opted for separate trials. Eastwood's proceeding consumed Monday to Thursday forenoon without a jury verdict yet. The session will extend several days, Fremont ladies closely follow the case, supporting temperance and law.
A large courthouse audience heard the Temperance talk on Wednesday evening but the effort was judged ineffective. The piece cites Mrs. Gage’s first page story and questions the claim of wine danger while condemning Catawba wine sold in Fremont as unsafe and illegal.
The young ladies of Mise Exsaort’s Pisne instruction presented a concert Monday evening at Mr J R Paasx’s house. Listeners, especially parents, praised the skill and proficiency of the group and the teacher, Mins Exiiorr, as highly creditable to both instructor and class.
The Central Committee of Sandusky county issues a call for a Republican Convention to be held at the Court House in Fremont on Saturday July 7 to appoint delegates to the People's State Convention in Columbus on July 13. The notice urges all townships to send delegates or come as a group, signaling a hopeful turnout. Panxs, confined over two years for Beatson's murder, was hanged in Cleveland jail Friday, protesting innocence.
The article notes widespread crop damage from cut worms affecting corn and says wheat is injured in places. It mentions Colton’s Atlas bound volume subscriptions to be collected in Fremont with Volume 1 due July or August and the remainder in January. A window being broken by a club according to a local incident is described, and a critical remark about an unnamed article is included.
The Mt. Gildend Sentinel condemns Samuel Medary and the Ohio Statesman for vile slanders against Henry Clay. It recalls 1844 falsehoods, denounces pro-slavery administrations, and warns Clay Whigs to reject Medary, calling him a deceitful slanderer unfit for alliance.
The Virginia vote shows Wise leading by 10,547 in 122 counties, with 20 remaining counties favoring Pierce by 348. Democrats appear dominant in Congress with possible 12 seats. Ohio shifts underline broader party contrasts. The Richmond Enquirer and Washington correspondence note Whigs and Know Nothings contributing to Wise’s margin, while some bolting Whigs weaken Sam’s prospects.
A Civil War era letter reacts to gunpowder explosions in Cleveland and Northern support for slavery. It criticizes federal officials and enslaved stances, condemning the era’s politics and celebrating a future contest with the Free North. The text targets Sam and Northern buzzards while praising the Free Eagle of the North.
A May shipwreck near Cornwall sank 200 emigrants from Plymouth bound for Quebec as the John and its crew fought to reach shore. In the same dispatch New York notes Arctic expedition vessels sailing, and announces the Grand Lodge of Free Masons annual meeting with many delegates arriving.
Miss Mary Hedrick wins seven thousand dollars in the Supreme Court at Cincinnati for breach of a marriage contract. The jury found an implied contract based on prolonged intimacy and desertion after her health was broken and her name dishonored, with damages deemed exemplary.
A historic note praises copperas or iron sulfate as a sink deodorizer and discusses chloride of lime zinc and lime as options. It extols powdered charcoal as superior for absorbing ammonia and sulfur compounds, endorsing its use in homes and mills to absorb miasms and improve indoor air. It also suggests dispersing charcoal powder and using fresh wood ash to deodorize floors and cellars.
The article criticizes James B. Steedman for alleged mismanagement of aqueduct construction. It alleges premature foundation work, costly delays, and a $200,000 expense draining local funds, with taxpayers bearing heavy taxes while Steedman is urged to resign. It also notes political fallout and notices from Washington and New York on related matters.
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