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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1853
Page
2
A fragmentary notice from The Journal of Fremont Ontario dated Saturday November 25 1808 appears. Reads garbled names and events. readable bits show a local notice style with possible community updates or announcements.
In a talk on temperance hotels travelers praise temperance houses like the Shawhan in Clyde and the St Lawrence at Sandusky County. The Shawhan in Tiffin is celebrated for its solid management by a longtime proprietor who stood with the reform for twenty six years. The piece argues temperance houses provide quality when others fail and urges moral travelers to choose them.
The article notes Judge Edmons and a Herald reporter discussing Spiritualism with Rev Henry Ward Beecher and medium prophesies. It cites demonstrations of speaking with spirits, chairs sliding, and plans for a “New Church” of Rational Morality. It also mentions Dr Ashburner visiting a medium and cautions against trusting prophetic communications.
Citizens of Brooklyn Williamsburg and Bushwick approve uniting into a single city by more than five to one. Population exceeds 200 000 and the merged city would be the third largest in the nation. Possible future plans include annexing nearby towns to rival major cities.
The Texan Manger reports four Eighth Infantry companies ordered to New Mexico to join Gen Garland. Two artillery and one mounted rifle company will replace them at El Paso. Brasos rival navigable to Richmond. The steamer Major Harris and a schooner headed upriver for freight. Planters hasten hauling cotton to the landing.
A Sabine Pass resident reports the river and Wethae the BWbIAe and Rephés are navigable now with one boat in use. Cotton shipments are expected to surge this year from the port. The Huntsville item adds news of cooler weather, no new yellow fever cases, several deaths, and the town’s shock recovery. The Texas Ranger’s frontier patrol plans surface amid Indian threats. Eight companies of the Fifth Infantry reportedly left San Antonio for Engie Pass on October 1.
Washington Items from Wawamoron dated November 22 report the President ill with fever and confined to his room by physicians. Clerks in the Census Office, except four, were dismissed today. It is reported J. M. Wallenbad will be Mr Atherton's successor as Senator from New Hampshire, and Walls will be appointed by the Governor until the Legislature meets in June next.
A late Mexico dispatch notes the City Council has not acted on endorsing five million dollars in bonds for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The New Orleans mail reports Mexican developments including Acapulco shipping, U.S. minister Gadsden securing a permit to continue a vessel’s voyage, and US trade competition with British India. It discusses American ships trading cotton sheeting, the advantage of independent ships over large firms, and concerns over British and American trade efficacy and material quality.
The steamer Volant burnt on the Yuxco river today while heavily laden. One passenger died in the fire. The boat and cargo were a total loss.
The article notes renewed returns from Louisiana and Mississippi, the last to elect members, and projects a Democratic majority in both House and Senate. It lists Democrats and Abolitionists in the House and mentions Whigs as capable rivals with named figures expected to challenge Democratic strengths.
The Rutland and Burlington Railroad company assigned its property to the trustees of second mortgage bonds on November 2 at India Wharf. The action aims to meet the floating debt and prevent default as six percent bonds fall due, reflecting heavy financial strain in the West India Trade area.
The article extols a rising Market and growing change, noting New York and Boston enjoy abundant money and freer business. It calls the Enterprise a product of effort, healthful for the economy, and foresees the country can do what is needed to develop resources and carry on business in the future.
The Forest City Democrat notes the New York Day Book office converted into a girls school for upwan da of thirty. It reports success at the Dispatch office in Pitts with eight young ladies employed as types, praising the shift toward women in printing. The Sentinel office also shows progress, suggesting a future where girls replace men in many roles.
The Erie and North East Railroads plan to standardize gauge from Cleveland to Buffalo. A few disruptive locals claim the change unsettles Erie, but most citizens and directors support it as lawful under the charter. Officials expect rapid resolution with no lasting disturbance to the city.
A journeyman Scot printer praises Sabbath abolition as a burden for laborers. The piece depicts endless labor across fields and factories with eyes forever plying, bodies exhausted, and minds scheming, arguing a world without rest would be bleak and cheerless.
A fragmented reflective piece discusses enduring trials and hidden strength given by God. It ponders how people emerge changed yet appear the same to others. An aside mentions a young man facing heartbreak and a garbled line about aiming high in life and action over inaction.
The article surveys political shifts in the next Legislature with Whigs and Democrats on joint ballot and details views on Ottoman reforms under Abdul Medjid. It highlights edict provisions, education, courts, and religious tolerance, contrasting Western perceptions with Ottoman progress and noting opposition from Ulemas and Janissaries.
An article describes making molasses from apple cider. It notes select bitter rich apples for higher liquor yield, boiling in brass kettles to avoid scorching, skimming the scum, and aging in cool cellars. A barrel of molasses costs about 6.60 dollars from four and a half barrels of cider.
A readable fragment contains a sentimental letter from a lonely sender in Ohio City to a beloved, expressing longing and hopes for a return visit, with references to protracted meetings and a lack of health. It shifts to a notice from the Virginia Annual Conference, noting a proposed discipline change to ban sale or manufacture of ardent spirits by church members, which the conference did not adopt by a 65 to 32 vote.
A destitute widow, Nancy Mitchell of Waxton, asks readers for any knowledge of her father Robert and brother Patrick Mitchell. Information may be sent to Mr. Ann Tibby or Rev. Dr. Lord in Buffalo.
Nov 22 reports show all towns except two vote down holding a constitutional revision convention with a majority over 3800 against. Also note The Steamer Empire City reached Havanna harbor and a dancing party to be hosted by Mr Baw in Fre mont with Scnorrisy Dancx featured. Witty aphorism closes with a moral about those repairing the road to Heaven.
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