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Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

ANEcDoTE OF Sir EDWARD Coke
When political stratagem was practi-
sed by Charles the first to keep certain
members out the house Of commons, by
pricking them down as sherifls in their
own counties, among them was the eel.
ebrated Sir Edward Coke whom the gov
ernment had made high sheriff of Bucks.
1t twas necessary, perhaps 10 be learned
and praclised lawyer 10 discoyer. the
means he took, in the heigh tQf bis resent
ment,. to eIude the insult. This great
lawyer, who himself, perhaps, had often
administered the oath to the sheriffs.
which had, century after century. been
usual for them to take, to the surprise OF
all persons, drew up exceptions against
the sheriffs oath, declaring that no one
could take it. Coke sent his exceptions
to the attorney general, who by an inns
mediate order in council, submitted them
"all to the judges Of England" Our le-
gal luminary had condescended only to
! some ingenious cavling in three Of his
exceptions but the fourth was of a ma
ture which could not be overcome. All
the Judges Of England assented and de-
clared, that one part OF the ancient oath
which was perfectly irreligious, and must
ever hereafter be left out! This article
was, !. That you shall do all your pain
and diligence todestroy all heresy, COM
monty called Lollaries, within your baili-
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

Paginini, the celebrated fiddler (voilinist)
is about to pay d visit to the United States
Stand BY, all ye sawyers, and let d man fiddle
what can fiddle, s'1'N 'a'sf's = sse 1s'e'
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ora few days since, the steamboats, Dam
iel Webster, Capt. Tyler, and Columbus,
Capt. Walker, came in contact nearthe mouth
ofthe Maumee bay. In the collision the
Webster lost her ,bow-sprit, cut-water, and
some of her forward gear, but as far as we
have heard the Columbus was uninjured. It
is said that the circumstances Of the case
justify the suspicion. that the encounter was
intentional on the part Of the captain Of the
Columbus. If this is the case, he deserves
the severest censure that the anmadversions
Of an outraged community can infict. A man
who will sacrifice the property Of his employ
ers, and jeopardise thelives Of those who place
their reliance upon his professional skill and
conduct, to crafty his own private malice,
should be driven from the society and counte-
nance Of his fellow men, to herd with those
beasts which in disposition he most resembles.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

The New York Dry Dock Bank has
failed; and ii having been incorpo-
rated under the safety fund system, its
creditors will incur nearly 4 total loss =
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

May DAy.-We were inclined to be-
lieve in the truth Of Cordier's theory of
the earth, that this globe was formerly a
vast mass Of fire, glowing with intense
heat, and thatitis now gradually cooling
which process will continue until the
whole becomes icy and desolate. Ger
tain it is, that some such process has been
going on for the last one or two hundred
years. Horace Walpole complained,
about the middle of last century, that the
sun did not shine as brightly, neither were
the summers as long or as warm as they
had been formerly.
Butthe greatest evidence Of change is
found in the description Of May day, as
given by the old English writer's, when
compared with what we now expert
lencc. To realize The delicious tableaur
luipents, which Chaucer, Spenser, and
others have given us, we must be remo-
we'd some twenty degrees south.
A Boston editor says that May, old
style, was by the reckoning Of our faith
ers, eleven days later in the season, than
has been the case since the adoption OF
The new style-a circumstance which
makes an important difference in the as
pect of nature. both in this country and
old England. To Judge by this year, this
reason would be perfectly satisfactory.
The first was a raw cold day, but moth
ing more delightful thanthe llth. The
air was bland and warm, heavens serene
cxpanse was undimmedby a single cloud
and ifone could have forgot the pressure
of the times, mere animal existence might
have been deemed a luxury.--Buf. Pat.
The New York correspondent of the
National Intelligencer under date of May
IN, says, all is calm; city bank notes
circulating at par; that runners with all
the bills they could get. started on the
10th for New England. Philadelphia, a,and
the interior Of New York, for the pur-
pose Of drawing specie that the Brook.
lynbank have suspended payment: and
that the Dry Dock Bank had 100000 of
the New York naIfund.*
The Philadelphia correspondent of the
same paper, Of the same date, says. the
United States Bank held out longest.
and agreed TO come into The suspension
measure, on the urgent request of the
other banks, only three minutes before
the hour of opening, on the day that it
was going into effect; that great incon-
venience is felt for want of change
notes of less denomination than five
dollars having heretofore been excluded
from circulation; that the corporation
have under consideration a proposition
to issue small notes from cent 10 a dol
lar, to remedy the deficiency; that con-
siderable sums were drawn by New
York; but that two gentlemen from
Boston, with notes and drafts to the
amount of $940,OOO, demanding specie
for them, arrived little too late. BY
the steamboat Daniel Webster, which
arrived yesterday, we learn that the
Boston banks have followed the course
of those in New .York.-Sdn. Clarion.
VT owes The State $4,000
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A New MECHANICAL PowER.-W'

ulc ~otil IilStdtlt'--LOChpo't DUttuHCe
A New MECHANICAL PowER.-We
noticed few months since statement
that the power of electromagnetic
could be used to propel machinery. The
discovery was made bya Mr.. Davenport
blacksmith, in the northen part of this
State. He submitted his plan to several
distinguished scientific men, and il re-
ceived their unqualified appreciation.
Since then until now, we heard nothing
further respectingit, and like the thou
and one other inventions of our country
men, we supposed it had gone to the place
where Aroisto says the lost things of this
world can be fond. But from an article
Ein.the N. Y. Era, we learn that Mr..
Davenport has been engaged in perfect
ing bis machinery, and has recently ex-
hibited il in N. York, II what's said Of il
be true, we may prepare to bid farewell
to steam. The editor of the New Era
gives the following account of what he
saw, and promises full scientific de-
scription of the apparatus.
/. We saw small cylindrical battery,
about inches in length, and 3 or a in
diameter, produce magnetic power Of
about 800 lbs and which therefore we
could not move with our utmost strength.
2. We saw d small wheel, FIVE and a
half inches in diameter, performing more
than 600 revolutions in minute, and lift
weight Of Abs one foot per minute,
from the power ofa battery of still small
FER dimensions.
3. We saw the model of a locomotive
tengine. travelling on circular railroad
with immense velocity. and rapidly as
4 scending an ninclined plain Of far greater
elevation than any yhithe to ascendedsby
steam power. And these and various
other experiments which we saw, con
/ yiiced us Of the truth Of theiopinion ex-
pressed by Silliman, Renwick and 9th,
1ers, that the power Of machinery may be
increased from this source beyond any as
signabIe limit. 1t is computed by these
learned men that circular galvanic bat
terry, about three feet in diameter, with
magnets of proportionable surface
j would produce at least an hundred horse
power, and therefore thatstwo such bate
1ries would be sufficient to propei ships o1
1.-The largest class acrossthe Atlantic. The
only materials required to generate and
4continue this power for such q voyage
would be few thin sheets Of copper and
/ zinc, and a few gallons Of mineral water
/ Whilst the cost of this new motive
4 power is merely nominal, and is perfect
'liyy safe and manageable. There is not .
possibility Of any shock or explosion, and
J the whole machinery may be conducted
Iby child. We hastily announce these
important features of this incalculable
important invention, preparatory to :
more scientific practical elucidation.
4 ELEcTRrc TELEGRAPH. The Gen
4 tIennan alluded to by the Editor of tht
4 New York Observer, as the inventor Q
lFtbe Electric Telegraph, is stated by tht
4 Journal Of Commerce to be F. B. Morse
i ESQ, ths President ofthe National Acad
envy. He conceived the plan while OF
his way from Europe to this country
and during the voyage he elaborated th,
whole machinery, even down to a set Q
4 type to be employedin the process, which
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

UpPER MAUMEE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
many enterprises which bear testimony to the
spirit, industry and capital of the citizens of
our place, there is none more worthy Of a pas
sing remark, than that Of the establishment Of
q. steam packet upon the waters Of the Upper
NIaumee. The Messrs, Sargent, have lately
completed, and put in operation a convenient
boat, built expressly for the river. and which,
in it's performances, answers the expectations
ofits proprietors in every respect The pub
lie are referred to an advertisement in to-day's 3
paper, as to her times of running. This boat,
during large part Of the season, will be ena-
bled to reach Fort Wayne thus, (wththe ex-
iception of eighteen miles, around the rapids,)
completing the water communication from
Buffalo to that place, and opening totrayellers
to Indiana and Illinois, the easiest, cheapest,
shortest and quickest route to those states.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

The Hon. Daniel Webster, arrived at Har
risburg, on the eth ult,
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

The editor Of the Toledo Gazette, makes
an attack upon US, because one of our cores
pondents has seen ct to call in questionsome
of. his puffery administered through the col
umns Of his veritable paper, a week or two
since, and closes by saying, Now five are
even, let the dispute be ended" Truly Mr..
peace-loving editor, we were not at odds, un-
til you made us SO. No doubt you must feel
weary after kicking 50 powerfully. Well LET
the matter rest; and be it known TO cur COR
respondents, that when the editor Of the To-
ledo Gazette sees fit to stretch the truth, you /.
are onlyito roll UP the whites Of your eyes, and
say nothing Don't rput'us again In the way
of the yalorous man, for he always cries
ssenoughy after he has given us adrubbisg,
and before we have time toidrawfo our weapon
and retaliate. He calls US " the attorney Of
the Maumee Express" We cannot see what
he has to do.with our attorneyship, forwe can
assure him, that we shall not bring our pro-
fessional acts 10 bear upon him, as we shall
probably never hold the Office Of state prose-
cutor eitherin the county ofLucas Or Monroe
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

The general Banking Bills introduced
into the Senate and Assembly have both
been rejected by the former body. The
vote aginst both bills was decisive; and
the vote in favor Of the Assembly bill in
the House was short of two thirds-S6-
the number clearly required to incorpo-
rate any Banking company.-Uls, Sent.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

LABouR. is ascertained beyond a
doubt that New YorkisA An0fonger The
plaeefunihe met6anic with family
ihe misfortunes Of the merchants will
soon fall son the mechanic all employ
ment is out Of the question. Hurrah.
then, for the,west. There will be found
abundance of provision, profitable en-
ployment, and conieptment. May is the
month to start--thousands are prepar-
ing to emigrate, and thus will doubtless
improve their fortunes. Few seek the
west who do not succeed.--Ib. 7sa't
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

The Jounal of Commerce says, "we
should not be a, all surprised if in IL or
lssmonths, money should go begging
al & Der cent" II would not be hzard-
Gus now for one man to insult another
by offering his money at that rate; the
affront would be pocketed.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

L ne receiver OF inc IONA lana ONCE
yesterday deposited in the bank in this
city, about eighty-one thousand dollars
in specie, being the amount received for
public lands at that Office during the
month of April. The most of this was
received from residents of Michigan
Detroit Free Press.
This eighty-one thousand dollars, which
has been drawn in the short space Of one
month, from the pockets of the people of the
state of ofMichigan, and deposited in one ofthe
banks chosen by the government for such pur-
pose, is now far out ofthe reach of the people
who have been SO long waiting for a vertical
tion Of their dreams of an approaching specie
currency. Morris it eighty-one thousand dol
lars, alone, but many times that amount, which
during that time. has passed from the hands
of the people of the United States And
where hasIit gonel Read the folwing
gs ia BANK OF RIVER RAsIN,
| eaa= May lS, 1887.
Messrs. E.G. MoRToN, g. Co.
| Gent, below hand you copy of a
4 resolution passed by our board thismorn-
ing. * a
Yours respectfully, a
Mr.. HASKELL, Cashier. II
RESOLVED, That in consequence ofthe
deranged state of the currency through
out the country, and that satisfactory
intelligence having been received that all
the banks in the city and state of New
York, the bank of the United States, the
banksi the city Of Philadelphia and the
banks in Detroit, have suspended specie
payments, we do think it advisable Tor
/, the safety of this institution. and for the
welfare of this community, that this in
stitution suspend specie payments for
/ the next sixty days, unless in the mean
time the banks in this state again resume,
specie payment, in which event the Of
ficers of this bank will resume the pay
ment of specie as usual. !; IL. ,.l5a9
This bank has suspended payment for sixty
days, because the other banks, deposit banks
and all, have done so, and tmust, in self de-
that the suspension is but for che space Of
. sixty days, what analeffect will be produced
. upon the commercial interests 6f Michigan.
]. At the game ratio. ono hundred and twenty
two thousands Of dollars in specie will be
drawn from among them, and deposited in
the vaults Of a -specie-paying institution,
there to lie dormant for an indefinite space Of
/ time Will this contribute to the establish
mert of specie currency! Have the natut-
al relations between cause and effect, become
. SO strangely inverted But will the govern
ment still insist upon the payment Of specie for
the public domain, and still continue to depos-
| it that specie in the vaults Constitutions that
will not disgorgeit it, even in payment Of their
own notes {! Are Immense sums in specie to
4 be drawn from circulation and in effect ami
. hilated. If there is any manner in which such
strange anomalies can be reconciled, we should
4 like to'know it. Is s.,.sss B S
The editor Of the Toledo Gazette, makes
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20
SUBSTITUTE FOR GRAFTING. The Erie

SUBSTITUTE FOR GRAFTING. The Erie
Observer says that choice fruit can be
obtained in shorter way than by graft
ing. In planting instead of grating. The
limb Of an apple tree cut in the spring o.
the year, at the usual time of trimming
the cut end stuck into potatoe and plan
ted in the ground. is more likely to grow
and become thrifty tree than a gfalt
inserted in the usual manner.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20


while they yet have "A considerable a
mount OF specie in their vaults, than wait
till il is all drawn ort, as it would be
from most of the Banks in the course OF
three days,-perhaps in one. They will
be sooner prepared to resume specie pay
ments, and the pnblic will be in every
respect as well off, as if they had stripped
the Banks of the last specie dollar they
possess. The bills Of the city Banks will
be the current money" as before: and il
will pay as many notes, or buy as many
goods as before. They are.in fact worth
Just as much as before; & the soluency OF
Bank does notdepend ,onlhe amount OF
specie in its vaults, but upon the amount
ofits property generally, as compared
with its Indebtedness.
The affect of the suspension will be to
relieve the community from the intensity
ofihe pressure under which they groan !;
althoug Oh the Banks will as they ought to
do, exercise suitable caution in regard
to papers oferd for discount, they will
be enabled to do, more for the communi-
ty than they have done of late, and SO
save most of the houses which remain
NJ Y .Tour of Chm
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Messrs. E.,G. MoRToN, g. Co. I
Gent, below hand you copy of a
resolution passed by our board thismorn-
ing. a @ a'
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-~~IIIoIICHBY UNIvERsITY.-Mr-

W1LLoOGhbi uMnv LIa 1877 1-a-Tbe
Lectures at the Institution viii commence on
the first Monday OF October next I'D y when
the Hon. RALPH GRANGER, President Of
the University, will open the season with an
appropriate address.
The different professors will subsequently
commence their respective courses; the whole
term being sixteen weeks.
PROFESSORS:
II. A. AcKLEy, M. D., Professor of Anato-
my and Physiology.
A. TRowBRIDoE, M. D., Professor Of Sur
gery and Medical Jurisprudence.
DANIEL L. M. PEIxorTo, M. D. Professor
oftheory and practice of Physic and Obstetrics
]. LANG CAssELs, M. D., Professor o.
Chemistry.
w. M. SMITH, M. D., Professor of Mate
ria Medica and Pharmacy.
| S.W. HENDERSON, Demonstration OF anatomy
The College buildings will be in complete
readiness to accommodate students and give
them every facility for pursuing their studies
especialIy in the Anatomical and Chemica
Departments.
The dissecting rooms are ample and wei
supplied, and good Anatomical Museum will
illustrate the course of the professor OF tha
branch.
A General Museum is being formed unde
the auspices of Professor CAssELs.
Sixteen hundred dollars worth of books Il
being added to the Library. [By order.]
j. LANG CASSELS, Sec'y and
Dean of the Faculty
Wiloughby, Cuyahoga Co. o. Aug. II. Il
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| CKER e. KANADY-Have just re-

A CKER & KANADY-Have just re-
A ceived at the new store, in the Hotel
Buildings, a large and well selected assortment
Of goods, direct from the city Of New York /;
comprising fine, superine, and common broad
cloths, cassimers, satnetts, great variety of
summer cloths, and Buffalo cloths. French
musins, calicoes, ginghams silks merinos, bonn
bazines, cambrics, null and book muslns, lace,
edgngs, ladies' cravats, elastic aprons, silk
oil cloth aprons, variety of dress and pocket
handkerchiefs, stocks, merino shaws, merino
edgings, brown and bleached shigtings, wad-
dngs and battings.
4 general assortment of family groceries
comprising tea, coffee, pepper, spice, cloves
nutmegs, ,muscavado and lump sugars, ,moasses
Goldfish, soap, rice, ginger, raisins, chewing
and smoking tobacco and lamp oil.
Also very extensive assortment OF hats
superior article of brush and silk hats Of
New York manufacture; also hats Of any
quality and price, manufactured by them ex'
pressly for this market, and for sale whole
sale and retail.
Also general assortment of ready made
clothing, for summer wear-and fewpieces
of carpeting
NJ Respectfully soliciting share of pub
lie patronage, they hope to G i've general sat
isfaction, 49,
Maumee city, June 10, 1887. lot
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SASH AND BLIND FACTORY.

SASH AND BLIND FACTORY.
vWyHE subscriber has just established in
IL Maumee City, mandatory of Sash,
Blinds and Doors, and is now able to supply
any quantity or size of the same at short no.
tice, and on the most favorable terms. He
has no hesitation in saying, that the articles
manufactured by him, shall be equal to any
made in this country, and he promises that in
lowness of price, he will not be outdone.
Shop at the corner of Johnson and Summit
streets, Maumee City, where oil orders will be
thankfully received, and punctualy met.
j. F. SHEPARD.
Aug. 10. 2Otf
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NTEW AND CHEAP GOODS-The sub
lV scribers are now receiving direct from
New York, and opening at their new store,
three doors east of the post Office, a large and
general assortment ofmerchandize, consisting
of dry goods, groceries, hardware, cutlery,
queens-ware, books, boots, shoes, hats, and
bonnets.
Also large and general assortment ofdrugs
medicines, paints, and dye-stuffs.
CASTINGS-Such as hollow-ware and
stone ware.
All of which will be sold extremely low fol
the ready, such as cash or country produce.
There is also tin and copper factory con-
nected with the above establishment; where
the public can always be accommodated with
ware whole sale and retail-also with job
work at the shortest notice and best style.
Now as the subscribers fatter themselves
that in quality and quantity their stock is not
surpassed by any in the Maumee valley. and
as they intend making Maumee city their per-
manent residence, they hope to share with
their friends and the public in liberal pat.
ronage. o. WILLIAyuS, & co. =
.Maumee city, June, 1887. 1ntf
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AN HAND and for sale at the Store House
" of Forsyth & Hazard, $50 bbls of Pork,
Mt the lowest prices, for Michigan money,
Washtenaw, Lake Erie and River Raisin,
not excepted.
DOAN g. EARL.
Maumee City, Aug. 26. 2ltf
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Cabiaes and Chair Making, Gliding,
f1los;,,r. &c &c.

Glazing, &c. &c.
NyHE subscribers, under the firm Of J.
n Greed & Co., having opened shop in
Mechanics Row, west Of the brick hotel build
ings on Wayne street, will keep constantly on
hand, Cabinet ware of every description.
Grecian, Windsor, fancy and common Chairs
and Settees. Rocking chairs, chidrens
chairs, cribs, &c. &c. All Of which will be
manufactured by them, and warranted equal
70 any in the state.
Gliding, Glazing &c. done in good style, at
short notice. Also, House and Sign painting.
Cash or country produce will be received
for any of their work. They request share
of public patronage.
HENRY HALE.
Maumee City Aug. 30, 1887.
An apprentice is wanted by j. Creed u
Co. A young man 16 years of age, of good
moral character, will find good encourage
ment. None other need apply.
All kinds of Lumber suitable for Cabinet
ware or chairs, is wanted by
CREED g. co.
Aug. 80. 22m3
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BUILDING LOTS IN WATERvILLE.

BUILDING LOTS IN WATERVILLE.
II HAVE not laid out my property into town
ID lots, but will sell few pieces.of the same,
of from one fourth of an acre to an acre, from
the front part of my place in Waterville. The
property which offer, lies adjoining the plat
of the town and in the pleasantest part of the
place. My object in offering this property, is
to induce persons wishing to settle, to make
Waterville place of residence, and the sale
will be made with particular reference to pre-
sent Improvement.
Enquire of |. Stetson Esq. in Perrysburg,
Reed & Hosmer, Attornies in Maumee City,
or to the subscriber on-the premises.
III. REED.
Waterville, June %, 1887. 12tf