Perrysburg Journal from Perrysburg, Ohio • Page 2

18 THE PERRYSBURG of place as would be a lady at work in a slaughter-house, or in a furnace. I dislike to see a stage-driver when passing about the streets of a city, turn a right angle comer under the snap of the whip, not knowing and not caring what he shall meet; what child shall be trampled under his horses' feet, or what lady shall be crushed under the wheels of his coach. PERRYBURG JOURNAL. MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1854. Jir-Re Mr.

Sweet will preach at the Universalist Church in Perrysburg on Sunday, March 26th. JZST-The last foreign news is of but little importance, consisting mostly of rumors. Col. Hobbie, long connected with the office department at Washington, died on the 24th inst. On the proposition to refer the Nebraska bill to the committee of the whole, 14 Ohio Representatives voted aye, and 4 nay Mr.

Edgerton among the ayes. Good The proposition carried, 110 to 95. It was protested against as equivalent to a defeat of the bill. jZSS-The February number of Blackwood's Magazine came to hand a week or two ago. The following is the list of articles Abbys-tinian Aberrations; The Quiet Heart; National Gallery A Glance at Turkish History Macauley's Speeches; Fifty Years in Both Hemispheres A Sporting Settler in Ceylon Gray's Letters.

For terms, see advertisement in this paper. Why is it? Why is it that some men will stand and chaffer and Jew a long time about the price to be paid for a newspaper a year, or the insertion of an advertisement, when the same men would consider such conduct in the last degree picayunish and mean if they were settling a hotel bill or a bill for any other luxury The difference of half a dollar a day in hotel bills is thought nothing of by most men but a difference of 25 of 50 cents in the price of a newspaper a year induces some men to deprive themselve of its weekly visits, and the pub-Usher of their patronage. Yet even such men claim to be liberal and whole souled It is well to claim it, otherwise they might be thought niggardly and small in small things. Lord's Counterfeit Detector, Cincinnati, is the best oue we know of. It is published monthly at $1.25 and semi-monthly at 2.

The country is so full of trash that almost every man who handles any money at all needs a detector. Cleveland and Toledo Railroad. This Company, on the 15th instant, declared a dividend of five per cent, on its capital stock payable at the New York oilice, April 5th. The attention of the stockholders of the late Junction and the Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland roads is called to the necessity of exchanging their certificates for those of the C. T.

road in order to secure their dividends. Ohio City Express. There will be an extraordinary eclipse of the sun on the2Cth May next, such, a one as none but the oldest inhabitants have witnessed in this vicinity. It will be similar to the great eclipse of 1 80G since which there has been none resembling it nearer than that of 1830, when eleven-twelfths of the sun were, obscured. The Toledo Republican of the 16th says ihat one thousand passengers came from ie 'ast yesterday over the Toledo and Cleveland road.

In the noon train to-day, wev ten oaded passenger cars. This is doing a pretty fair business ir! this early pirt of the iafcn. Anti-Nebraska Meeting. At a meeting of the citizens of Wood county of all political parties, held at the. court house in the town of Perrysburg, March 17, 1854, to take into consideration the subject of the contemplated repeal of the Missouri compromise, Eber Wilson was called to the chair, and F.

Hollenbixk and Jairus Curtis appointed secretaries. The object of the meeting having been slated, on motion of Mr. Huntington the chairman appointed a committee of three on resolutions, consisting of Messrs. Huntington, Cook and Hol-lenbeck. The meeting then, on motion, adjourned till Saturday evening, the 18th inst.

Saturday, March 18th. The meeting met pursuant to adjournment, E. Wilson in the chair, and S. Jefferson secretary. Mr.

Hun-tington, from the committee on resolutions, reported the following, which, after having been discussed by Messrs. Cook, Huntington and Jefferson, were unanimously adopted Whereas the Missouri compromise in 1820, establishing a geographical line between slave and tree territory, was at that time consid- 1 it 1. -j? 1 1 I. 1 a 1 1 rp. i iiiiit'f-t'wiivniwinrniiiriiT1.

1 T- 1 about by mutual concession, in winch both ectionsof the Ln on ami a I political par-j ties have for more than one- had of a centu- iit nainnhli nnKinnml i 1 1 I. i sion of congress the people have been startled by the proposition of repeal. Therefore, Resolved, That every principle of good faith between the north and south will be violated by such a repeal and that southern members who vote for it need expect no further regard for compromises, nor need northern members who venture the bold experiment expect to be sustained by their constituents. Resolved, That a strict adherence io the letter and spirit of the constitution of the i i i umieu tjiaies is uur umy nupe ui preserva-; I 1 .1 lion againsi anarcny ami disunion on tne one hand, or consolidation on the other. Resolved, That we.

regret the existence of slavery in this American republic, and are utterly opposed to its extension where it does not now exist by law. Resolved, That the fearless, independent and dignified course pursued by senators Uiase ana Wade in tins contest, in deiiance ui uiiuais cum in nuiitiauuii, iiilxis uui inusi cordial approbation. Resolved, That we approve of the proposed call for a state Mass Meeting, to be held at Columbus on Wednesday next, and recommend to such of our fellow-citizens as can, to attend it. Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings' of this meeting be forwarded to each of the! senators in congress from this state, and to the representative from this district. Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings of this meeting be furnished to the Perrys-i burg Journal and.

Northwestern Democrat for publication. EBER WILSON, Chairman. S. JEFFERSON, Secretary. George W.

Houk, a member of the House! of Representatives from Montgomery, vear, and Chairman of the Judiciary Com-; mittee in that bodv, has written a nication to the Dayton Empire. ground against the Nebraska bill. Mr. Houklver was one of the ablest members of the L-gis-l lature, and is decidedly the most promising1 Democrat in Montgomery. We are glad to! see him taking so manlv a stand against! this meditated brea of plighted faith.

Real estate in ihe city and country joining has become quite active and in de- We have, heard of sales in Clifton of some 20 acres at 81.000 per acre, choice sites. This is lu'h, but considering the nearness to the tity ami the choiceness of the location, a ren'dencein Clifton is as convenient as one in tin western part of the city. Cin. Gaz. It is now one indivd and fourteen years that the Methodists have existed as a people.

They now number in the world nearly of communicants, and preach the gospel to eight or i millions. more; tie poor man labors ns Haul, or 1 1S1 prosperity is the cry, but llUvas have risoll. so Man(1 his rent, aml rnmnpti mil in i Silriti? tor lilt' r.Ver Success of the Ericsson. We lake pleasure in announcing on the authority of one of the parties interested in the caloric-ship Ericsson, that they succeeded yesterday in obtaining nine and ten revolutions per minute with one only of her engines, which has been improved in important respects since the last experimental trip. This secures the same number of (nine or ten) miles per hour in motion, with only half the the power in use.

The other engine will be got into order by the first week in April, and about the middle of that month, it is intended to despatch the ship to Havre, either direct or via Liverpool. The owners now feel assured of a success surpassing the most sanguine expectations ever indulged by the inventor. New York Courier Enquirer, 16th. Not many years ago a man could go to market with a few shillings in his pocket, and purchase quit a considerable supply of beef and pork cash in the sutne proportion would furnish comfortable lodgings and their appurtenances for an ordinary sized family. Now times are changed, California has blessed us with an outpouring of her precious wealth.

Australia has followed suit, earth yields her treasures one very hand, and those who had much, have the facilities to nuke flr, 11 i nr tOI thing goes along with a rush; every body looks out for nobody all is self and to crown the whole, death steps in ami makes his wholesale demands. Human flesh has become depreciated, man by man don't any longer satisfy his ravenous maw now he grabs up by wholesale, and as it is in keeping with the times, nobody is astonished. We read the record in the daily journals thus lost "The virinlay disaster, lorty lives destruction of the steamer Caroline, es lost blowing up of the boiler a car manufactory, twentv-seven lives lost, and we think it all correct in Keeping with the times the supply always equals the demand, and then we compose ourselves and coolly wait till onr own time conies. Great country this Jersey City Telegraph. Cincinnati, March 1,000 prominent democrats.

-The Enquirer of an Anli-Ne- It is signed by hi mnrniiKi enn i i ic fnr Anli-- braskii meeting in this city Cincinnati, March 22. The Ohio Anti-Nebraska Convention met at Columbus today, and was largely attended by all parties. J. R. Swan, of Franklin county was chosen President.

Speeches were made by E. R. Carter, Hon. G. D.

Henderson, and others. Resolutions were adopted denouncing the Nebraska bill as a breach of the Missouri compromise a carefully concerted plan to extend Slavery a disgrace to an American statesman to support directly or indirectly and endorsing the action ot ttie Ulno equators in Congress. The Convention is now-holding an evening session. An affray occurred last nicht between Clark Mills and Col. Mitchell, the latter, wno was the nggressor, was severely injured, lastlU2inS struck on the head withu stool, INTER Oregon.

lhe Oregonian of January 28th, says the Columbia was frozen for thB distance of thirty miles from Vancouver down. The lllnmettc was overhand people were crossing on the ice. The river was measured, and iound to be 1,401 in width. The weather was i colller than had been experienced since 18-17, I when the illamette was frozen so as to bear horse. On the 19th January, the mercury was down to aero, and the editorssay the peo-mand.

pie may hereafter look out for a regular New Hampshire winter in Oregon. During the i last week in January the snow had fallen to the depth of fourteen inches, and most of it remained tn the ground. It was esti mated that more than one thousand tons of ice would be taken from the Columbia and Willamette rivers. Washington, Mirch 21. The Nebraska bill was killed in the House of Representatives in Committee of the Whole, by a vote of 95 to 110.

New Haven, March 18. A serious' riot occurred in thi3 place last night, between a party of citizens and some of the students of Yale College. Several pistols were discharged, and bricks were freely used. One man, named Patrick O'Neil, was shot dead, and another severely wounded, in the leg by a pistol ball. Mr.

R. H. Scofield, ho wad passing quietly up Chapel street, received a stray pis ol ball in his arm. The bell3 were subsequently rung, and two cannon were brouglit upon the green, one of which was fired at ne of the College buildings. The ri it was finally quelled, by the city authorities acting in concert with the College facultv.

Louisville, March 22. Tlu Smta Fe mail arrived at Independence lust night, having met no disturbance from the Indians. Business at Santa Fe dull. L. Spencer has been appointed Treasurer of New Mexico.

A Mexican reports meeting fourteen companies of Californians en route for Sonora. Lieut. Kelt with a company of dragoons had left Fort Union in a scouting expedition party to explore the country of the Red river. New York, March 22. The Miine law bill passed the House this morning, 7S to 42.

It will go into effect the 1st of May. The steamer Asia sailed at noon. L'he takes out 02 passengers, and 8300,000 in specie. The Sun learns from good authority from Washington, that the Japan expedition hna been recalled, the order being on its way to the Commander of the squadron. Nathaniel Taylor, whig has chosen Member of Congress in place of Brooking Campbell, nf Tennessee, deceased, by a majority of 600.

The late Democratic Slate Convention of Pennsylvania adopted a resolution declaring it to be the duty of Government to give Itn) acres of the public domain to every actual settler, upon condition of cultivation and occupancy for a ceitaiu specified period. New Orleans, March 10. A destructive fire broke out Thursday at 10 o'clock on the comer of Natchez and Magazine streets, in the heart of the business portion of the city. The flames raged for four hours. The loss is 8300.000 to 350.000, most insured--including about 10,000 in hoim offices and 850.000 in the Sun mutual.

Daniel Woodruff, President of the Firr-mens' Benevolent Association, was killed by the falling walls. SECOND DISPATCH. The fire is still smouldering. Twelvo valuable stores were destroyed and other much injured. Four firemen were badly hurt.

The insurance on the property is 8229,000, to wit 810,000 in Crescent 'Mutual, 817,000 in the Sun Mutual. 820.000 in the Orleans, SM.OOO in other local offices, and 16,000 in Philadelphia. DIED At Woodville on Wednesday morning the 22d Julia Maksii, aged on year and six months, youngest child of Charles and Lydia A. Powers. I'es thou art Hel, ere guilt had power To stain thy cherub-soul and form.

Closed i the soft, ephemeral Hower, That never felt a storm The sunbeam's smile, the zephyr! breath. All that it knew from birth to death. -T king IiOIJtiHS. Oeo. V.

Brown Co. are ina- aml have readv for tale, cither lit 1 1 1LOL USA I. or II TA I Nos. If 3 and 4 of Longs Hiht and Left Hand I'ouglif, of a little the latest improvement out. These Ploughs nr; manufactured by u.s, iual! of the best and warranted to fIve entire satisfaction, runners and others wishing Vlourhs, will do well to call at Brown Hunt's Tin Shop ami look.

Constable's Sale. BT virtue of an execution to me directed 1 shall expose to public sale at the wharf iu the town of Perry sburg, on Thursday the. (ith day cf April next, betw een the hours of 10 o'clock 1-' o'clock the scow Enterprise, a vessel employed in navigating the navigable waters within and bordering upon the state of Ohio seized and to satisfy an execution in favor of llrinus Me Wavue vs. Th Scow Enterprise JESSU, WILLIAMS, March U7, 1834. Coustablo..