Perrysburg Journal from Perrysburg, Ohio • Page 2

10 THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL. PERRYSBURG JOURNAL. MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1854. 0dTLast week wo made a flying visit to the state capital, but' saw nothing there of very great interest. The town of Columbus is improving quite rapidly, and is now one of the most pleasant and desirable places of residence that we know of in the great west.

Railroads have done a great deal for the place, and are yet doing much. As a railroad center it is one of the most important points in the west. The depot buildings are large and showy. The advent of the railroad ra is causing a new style of buildings to bound more or less in all our large and many of our small towns. Wide roofs, octagon, circular, and all imaginable shapes and angles of walls, may be set down as the railroad style of architecture a style unknown the ancients.

But aside from the influence of railroads, large omount'of public money is annually disbursed in and about Columbus, enough to idd materially to the business of the place Over half a million dollars have already been expended within the past few years, in the single item of building the new state house The walls of this edifice now approach completion. It will probably be a very good state house, but has doubtless cost two or three times as much as it should. To our it lacks about 16 or 20 feet in height to give it suitable proportion and majestic appearance. It seems too flat, covering far too mnrH eround for the height. The windows are also too small and instead of present ing any appearance of elegance or grandeur, its effect is altogether the reverse of anything rv or romantic.

It reminds us of nothing so much as a tremendous big brick-kiln. The private residences of Columbus are a marked feature of the place. We have seen but few places of its size where the number of elegant, substantial private mansions was so great. Of business houses there are oe ginning to be some creditable specimens. A new block of eight stores on Town street, called the "Gwin Block," shows more taste than anything about the state house.

Of railroads, we saw none that seemed to do as much passenger business as the Toledo and Cleveland road and, although our hat was not chalked, and our judgment was not therefore warped by that means, we saw none that worked better or more smoothly. The only trouble is to get-to it from Perrysburg And this annoyance seems destined to last i hrnnphoiit the indefinite future. When will fhe Junction road be finished? Toledo Advertisements. We visited Toledo last week and spent part of a day there, during which we called upon several of the business men ana obtained their cards for our paper. Besides these, we have the promise of.

several more advertisers are gentlemen of activ business htbits, enterprising, liberal, and possess fine facilities for doing business respective vocations. As a large slnre of the business of the people of Wood county must always be done in Toledo, we to our citizens in an especial manner those business men who take the troubh advertise their business here. It is the lest cridence that they have something to tell, of public attention, and that they sre disposed to deal fairly and liberally with their customers. Rochester, Mirch 13. Gordon Grist Mill was burnt this morning.

Loss 30,000. in to i 3rWe are authoritatively informed that the Dayton and Michigan R. R. Co. will commence laying iron on their Toad between Toledo and this place within the next four weeks, and that in three months or less our citizens may expect to be delighted with the whistle of the long expected iron horse.

Can't somebody tell us when we may reasonably hope to see the laying of iron commenced on the Junction road (so called) between this place and Sandusky City? We mean no offence by instituting any comparison between the two roads mentioned, but will simply remark that the prospects, so far as we are now advised, are that the D. M. road will come nearer fulfilling their prom ises and statements to the friends of- both oads in this place, as to the time of com pleting these works. We look upon both roads as of vital importance to our town, and our people by having made every effort in their power by liberal subscriptions to aid both, have, we think, proved that they are riends of both, the sayingsof some directors of one of them to the contrary notwithstan ding. The opposition here at the time of voting stock in the Junction road was comparatively slight, and not one vote was cast against the corporation subscription to the D.

M. road of fifty thousand dollars the argest amount we were authorized to vote for under the charter of that road. jThe Toledo papers say that the Toledo and Louisville railroad is going ahead. The distance from Cincinnati to Cleveland via Columbus is 253 miles that from Louisville to Toledo about 270 miles. The following points are on the route Madison and Rich mond, Greenville, Minster Wapa- konetta, Ohio thence northwardly on the track of the Dayton and Michigan road if a satisfactory arrangement can be made.

new canal boats were launched last week, at the boat-yard of Capt. B. F. Hollister. As we learn that these were dry affairs, we defer particular notices until the next launching, there being several more to take place.

jSZarWe see that our enterprising fellow- citizen John Eberly, vis building him a neat residence on Second street, just below Dea con Williams's. Second is one of the most pleasantly located streets ia our delightful town. "Real estate in this place is gradually advancing in value, and we would advise all those desirous of procuring sites for either business houses or dwellings to make purchases now, before the influence of the public improvements leading to our town, which is already very sensibly felt, causes any greater rise. We would say that there is no excitement herein real estate1 although property well located can meet with ready sale at something near its true value, which has not always been the case, and that none need be deterred from coming among us by fear of having to pay any speculative price to obtain lots on which to build. j23We learn that our energetic friend, Hon.

Gilbert ach, will erect an elegant brick mansion on Locust street, near the river, this spring. And Josiah N. Westcott, our county auditor, intends building immediately a handsome gothic residence on Front street, just above Capt. Pcrrin's place, Providence, March 14. An effigy of Sen ator Doughs war, found hanging on a tree I in Arlington street this morning.

Walker, the Lower California Fillibuster. Mr. Walker is a native of Nashville, Tenn. His father, James Walker, i3 a Scotchman by birth has been a resident of Nashville for thirty-five years, and is one oi t.i i i.n. i its weauniesi ana mosi respeciuuie cuiuus.

He married Mary Norvell, the daughter of Lipscombe Norvell of Virginia. During his college days he was known by his fellow tudents as "Billy, abbreviated more on account of his youth than from any famili arity with them. He was by far the youngest of his class, and could not have been more than sixteen when he took his degree as a graduate of the Nashville Unhersity, trading much attention at the examina tion by his bold delivery of a beautiful class ical speech on the subject of lexas Inde pendence. Many of the audience could not believe that this speech was the production of a mere child. Alter leaving the Univer sity, he devoted himself assiduously to the study of medicine, rind took his degree at one of the Philadelphia medical schools.

lie then spent some, time in raris lor trie purpose of completing his medical course, and returned to Nashville, theoretically, at least, a very accomplished physician. The theory of medicine must have been more pleasant to him than the practice, for he very soon abandoned it, und devoted himself to the study of the law, and alter considerable time spent in 'preparation, commenced the practice of his profession in JNew Urleans. This he soon changed for the edito.ial chair, and gained considerable reputation as ready, forcible, and pungent writer. Now he is the originator and President ot a new Republic, but whether his career in his new capacity will continue, the future alone can determine. Mr.

Walker is now about thirty years of age, and has devoted nearly the whole cf his life to severe and laborious study. He had all the advantages of education, and has improved them. He was known at Nashville almost entirely as a student, mingling but little with the world, and devoting himself exclusively to mental culture. Those who knew him would not be surprised to hear that he had distinguished himself as a lawyer, physician, editor, or minister of the Gospel. Richmond (Va.) Mail.

Track Torn Up at Erie? On Friday the Cleveland and Erie Railroad Company lent the Buffalo and State Line Company some cars, which, by means of a switch, were ran across the break at Erie. To-day Mayor King issued his proclamation lor tearing up the track across bassalras otrcet, west of the depot. The mob assembled, and despite the efforts of the Sheriff, tore up the track. How long will these rail-rippers rule in the mob city Clev. Her.

Powers's Greek. Slave. We learn with particular pleasure that this world renowned statue belonging to Hiram Poweis, 'the great Sculptor, has become the property of C. L. Derby, of this city.

Negotia tions with Sidney Brooks, the agent of Mr. Towers, have ben pending for sever al weeks, and the purchase was finally closed at a sum a little short of $5,000. Previous to its purchase it was with drawn the Crystal Palace Exhibition and boxed for shipment to Europe, wher large offers were made for it; bat as it is Mr. Powers original and lavonte copj and the last he intends to produce, he pre ferred to have it remain in tils own country hence its sale to Mr. Drby.

We congratulate Mr. Derby on securing this valuable Statue and unapproachable work of Art, for its purchase is not only credit to Sandusky but to the couutry. ISan. Reg. Married Feb.

14th, by A. B. Bradley, Mr. Levi Taylor, late of California, and Sarau S. Clark, daughter of Samuel Clark, all of Plain township.

In this village on the 11 lb by the Rev. T. J. Pope, Mr. Jouii W.

Creps and Miss Maria A. Crakker. On Monday evening, the 13th by the Rev.L.Ensmbigor, Lucius Williams county, to IViary Loop, ot i'errysburg. In the Albright church in this place, on Thursday evening, JGth by the Rev. L.

Ensminger, James Jquls and Ebby Drake, all of this place, Arrival of the Arabia. Halifax, March 15. Steamer Arabia ha? arrived with Liverpool dates to March 4th, one week later. Austria adheres to the. allies.

Eastern affairs unchanged. The steamer Pacific arrived at Liverpool on the morning of the 22d. Cotton market opened heavy, but im proved at close. More sellers than buyers. Middling qualities declined.

Sales of tho week 31.000 bales. Whea; declined hour 2s. corn 2s. Consols for money quoted at 911. No hostilities yet on ihe Danube nor in sia, in consequence of heavy snow the weather is now minm.

France, and England insist that Russia hull eviiou'itc the. Turkish territory before the 39lh of April. All parties arc still arming. The Greek insurrection was in a wav of being suppressed. Ihe limes Vienna correspondent undrr date of March 2d, says, the Austrian mani festo announces that Austria will occupy Bosnia and Servia.

A panic ensued. in con sequence, on the Vienna liourse. Vienna, teb. 2ih. Movements of troops towards the frontier continue.

Tin? Gov ernment has decided in connection with the Western Powers to summon Russia to evacuate the. Principalities, ami if necessary, to employ force to compel her to do so. Intelligence reached Brussels that the Russian fleets were prepjiing to leave Cronstadt, probably to gain the seu before the arrival of the combined fleets. Negotiations between Russia and Sweden are not yet terminated. Fears were entertained at Stockholm, that Russia, in order to give weight to her demands, will make demonstrations with its lleet against that capital.

A Russian envoy had a private audience with the King of Sweden on the 21st of February. France, England and Russia continued arming on an immense scale. Sir Charles Napier is unpointed to ihe command of the Baltic lleet. Twenty ships lad ahead assembled at Spithead. Later advices from Spain, report an insur rection on an extensive scale.

The Russian expedition left Shanghai, on December 24th, for Japan. Commodore Perry's squadron will follow shortly. Ihe Moniteur publishes a decree ordering French naval officers to act with the Enj'- lis as of one nation. Lord Ellenborough, in moving in Parlia ment for Militia, insisted strongly that the. troops should have been sent to the Baltic instead of Turkey.

Tue Duke ot Newcastle in reply, said that England had plenty of ships and men to send to the Ji-utic and lurkey. A telegraph from 1 rieste in anticipation of overland India n.uil, has been received. Dates from Calcutta, Jan. 12th, state that the Governor-General of India had taken possession of the province of Mcdi in Bur-mah in the name of the Qiren of England. The Earl of Winchelsea recommended the establishment of an independent Greek Empire at Constantinople.

The New State Houee. By the annual report of the State House for the year 1853, which has been laid upon our table, we learn that the total amount of appropriations up to November 15, 1853, amount to $531,575. There is an unexpended balance on hand of 617,600. In June last, a contract wus awarded to Ambos Lennox for the iron work for the reception of the roof of the building. The contrac tors have a greater part of the iron work in its proper place, and will have the balance in readiness for the reception of the copper roof during the present spring.

The Commissioners say that they have prosecuted the work as rapidly towards completion as their means would justify. In order to complete the building prior to the next meeting of the Legislature, an uppropiiatiou of $400,000 will be required for tie years 1854 and 1855. State Dem. Chicago, March 17. Senator Douglas was burned in effigy here, lust night, by an immense mass of Germans..