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Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

her McAdamizcd road from Perrysburg and
Maumec City, (Which road is intended
eventually to be branch OF the National
road from Columbus northwardly to the
Michigan line, which is only about ID miles,
and thus secure the concentration of nu-
merous Michigan roads at the point where
the road will strike the line, aud westward
ly to the Indiana line: and when this is
done, the road from this place to Lower
Sandusky will be the greatest thoroughfale
in the western world.
A. PIONEER.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

The American lives twice as long as 9th
ers, for he d, es twice the work during the
time he lives. He begins life sooner; al
fifteen he is considered man, plunges into
the stream Of enterprise, floats and strng-
giles with his fellows. In every trfle an
American shows the value lie puts upon
time. He rises early, eats his meals with
the rapldlty of wolf and is the whole day
at his business. If he be merchant, his
money, whatever it may amount to, is SCI
dom invested; it is all floating; his accu-
mutations remain active; and when he dies,
his wealth has to be accumulated from the
four quarters of Ike globe" .uarryatfs
Diaru.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

News ExTRAoRDINAnY!-Not long since
young gentleman who was casting about
in search of a "better half" called upon a
blooming lass to spend the evening. Al
The close of the introductory ceremony, the
Miss enquired of the gentleman "what
news have you?'--" None of importance
Miss" replied the gentleman: "What news
have your 90! extraordinary good ne,os,
sir, what do you think it isF' q do not
know; A wedding on hand suppose" re-
Piled the gentleman. "No,' replied the
Mss. Probably rich uncle has turned
the corner, and left you a rich fortune" re-
juined the gentleman. "Not exactly" said
the Miss, . but my old sou had eleven pigs
this morning, and mare one runi.'
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

BLACK SENsR.-We were pleased Few
dnys ago to see the benevoence Of negro
woman exert itself at the risk Of being NAL
treated for it. A funeral quite long, and
more than respectable as regarded appear
ances, was seen passing towards the Catho-
lie Chapel in Rampant through Cont street.
1t was attended by the friends OF the de-
ceased, a young Frenchman, just arrived in
this country. lie had only been here lew
days, and most of his acqualntances were
those who came in the same packet, or
whom he had known in France. The fu-
neral therefore was not conducted alter our
custom, but according to the manner known
in the Department whence the decedent
came. Among other variations, they form
ed numerous cavalcade on foot before the
carriages, and numbered eight bearers on
each side of the hearse. II was at CLOCK
in the afternoon, and the whole procession
faced the evening sun which poured upon 1t
like a stream of fame. All the bearers,
and those on foot, were walking with their
hats off, to the almost certain probability ol
gettingt the fever themselves. An old black
woman, as they passed her house, waved
handkerchief to them, and the procession
stopped. Singing out with true penetra'
tion apparently the most rational one, she
told him 1t was not the 'custons in this coun'
try to walk thus exposed to the grave"
"Not the custom, chi" said the other.-
" We mustn't be ridiculous" So speak
ing, the words OF the negress were reported
to the others, who put on their hats, thus
probably securing many Of their lives.
"Why DIDN'T you tell them they woul'
get sch?
"Lord bless you MASTER" said she, "yo'
don't know Frenchmen--they more 'fra:t
Of one ridiculous than three tevers."
Black sense, thought we.--.M U. Tunes
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FRoM THE DISPUTED 'rERRIroRY.--Ale let
ter from gentleman in Bangor to friend
in Boston says.
81 have just read letter from Capt. Par.
rott, commandant at Fort Fairfield, saying
that the fort was attacked by so or 40 men
on Sunday morning last. They fled upon
finding that an alarm was given. The let
ter further says, they fled at the first fire Of
the sentinel leaving several guns, bayonets,
powder TASKS, hats, &c. in the road.
also saw copy ofa letter from M Laugh
lin, 1.-THE British land agent) saying that it
was band Of reckless persons, who had
broken open depot for arms, and that by
removing the arms, &c., he should guard
against any further attempt in future. The
above is just as stated probably us the let
ters gave apretty circumstantial account of
it.o
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

An ENvIABLE DIsEAsE.--An Irish peas
ant found neighbor of his one night lying
speechless by the side of the road, and see.
ing an acquaintance pass by, addressed him
as follows: "Pady, come here, sure here's
Mike Murphy IN the ditch, as dead as door
nail. This quarter of an hour l've been
shaking h'm and the devil foot does he
wag at all.
"Mike Murphy deadr' said the other,
oh bolheration to ye, I'll engage he is not
dead: sure didn't he could his pig this NOR
ning!" On going to him and finding him
only dead drunk, he exclaimed, "By St.
Patrick, ] wish | had only half his disease" !"
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

As the Rochester cavalry wero out on a
recent parade, a two-horse team dashed in
to The midst Of the company. by which Mr..
John Davis, of Pittsfeld, was thrown from
his horse, and severely wounded on tho back
of his head. Another gentleman was
thrown from his horse, but fortunately with
out injury. Two valuable horses were bad
ly lacerated in the flanks, so much SO that it
is doubtful If they will recover.
This kind Of amusement appears to be
getting quite prevalent at Rochester. A
backman killed a lad there the other day, by
driving furiously into crowd; and was so
successful as to induce another citizen to
Try his hand pt driving furiously into COM
pany of cayalry.-Coa. 9. Eng.
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WESTERN RAILRoAD.-We learn from
the Boston Daily Advertiser, that the Wes-
tern Railroad is expected to be opened for
the regular transportation of Passengers
and freight from Worcester to Springfield,
on Tuesday, the 1st day of October. The
distance then to be opened is fifty -four miles,
making continuous route with the Boston
and Worcester road, which is forty-fve
miles, of ninety nine miles, from Boston to
Springfield .--Cour. &. Eng.
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CALuMHY.--" There is no worse devil "
saith Jeremy Taylor " than u devillsh
tongue. Were l a legislator | would enact a
law, that every one who spoke evil Of his
fellow creature, should be condemned in q
fine, could he mol fully sabstantiate his
charge: and that the author of every SIAN
der and falsehood should lose his tongue
I hen, perchance, there might be peace in
Israel. But in the present blessed state of
society. it is really fearful and hcarlsicken-
ing to think how entirely one is in the pow
cr of these said tongues. What may not be
propagated to ones disadvantage during
absence, and how many regulations have
been vciimized during the baJling moments
Of II morning visit"
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

The SILK BUsINEss.-The Northampton
Courier states that there are growing in that
vicinity al least one million mubury trees.
not including innumarable seedlings. These
trees are not owend by mere spectators, but
by persons engaged in tie manuf .cture of
six. Oithe raw material more will be man
ufactured in the town than for the last ten
years takenlogether, as The bounties given
by the states will make It amnst lucrative
species Of empoymeut.-.M Y. Erpr. So.
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MAUMEE CITY EXPRESS.

The present number completes the first
half year of the third volume Of this paper.
We find, on looking over our books, large
sum due OH subscriptions that have been
standing for one and two years. We don't
want tc dun, but we do want money. Do
you take!
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

During the forty years preceding the in
auguration of Gen. Jackson, on the 4th of
March, 1929, all the defaIcatons anG losses
through public agents and officers of the
government, amounted to fraction less
than S25O, 900. The losses since count up by
millions! Give US 10000 sub-Treasurers
and where will be the money of the people?
~. Y. Wing.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

The late news from Buenos Ayrcs is in
teresting. On the 9th of June, moi
entered the Senate Chamber, and put t.
death the President in his chair, and shot
his son Colonel in the Army. About 2OC
persons had been arrested und thrown into
prison.
And on the 22d June. Du. Domingo
Cutler, late Governor of the province o
Santa Fe, was executed at the Arago de
Medic, by order of Rosas. Torch Light.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

From HALlFAx.--By the arrival of the
British mail packet, Lady Ogle, at Boston,
Halifax papers the 18th instant have been
received. From them we learn that the
schooner Sarah Ann reported one OF II. b.
M. ships having detained two American
fishing vessels off Cape North, Prince Ed
wards Island, and compelled them to throw
their cargoes overheard, (full fare Of fish,
for breach of the revenue laws.
Several vessels had arrived at Pictou on
the 81 inst, having suffered in the late gale
--names not mentioned.
Capt. Healy, late of the mail packet Ve-
locity, had been drowned at Halifax. The
Lady Ogle brings the Falmouth mail.-N.
Y. C0ur. q. Eag.
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The OHIo.--At Cincinnati on the 18th,
the river was high enough for safe naviga-
tion, though it had commenced falling. The
rise of few days previous, had reached five
or six feet. At Pitt.burg on the 18th, the
river had receded to scant three feet. The
middng class of steamboats, were running
with freight.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

ToDAcco.-The Madisonan says that
Virginia will have raised more toba Geo this
year than any State in the Union, and it 10 Of
great value. The crop of 1888 amounted.
only to 10000 hogshcads--this year it is es.
timated at $4,000 hogsheads. The entire
tobacco crop of Virginia, Kentucky, Mary
land and Ohio, for this year is estimated at
ll5,O00 hogsheads. Last year it was only
70. 600
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Among the passengers by the British
Queen we learn that Mr.. George ii. He'll,
the Yankee Comedian, Is to be found. He
is engaged at the National Theatre, and
we do not doubt that the visitors of our
theatres will be as much graified on this
occasion, as we know is Mr.. Hill himself.
NJ Y. Eng.
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New BUSINESS. .--There is said to be a
woman in Centre street, New York, who
takes in children to wash. She gives them
good scrubbing with soap and sand, and
then sets them IN the sun to dry. She wash
cs at four shilllngs per dnzen.
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GooD.--The Bait. Sun tells offs gentleman
that employed man to trim number Of
fruit trees, who went out in the morning
and returning at noon was asked whether
he had completed his work. ono" was
his reply, "but had cut them oil down and
was gong to trim them in the morning.
NJ o. Tinre fif
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WHlTEFIELD CENrENARy.--There was
present at this centenary man named
Richard Poulson, at the advanced age Of
los years, who had heard Whitefeld preach
on the on the same spot century before.
having been taken there by his mother. :
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

J. Q. ADAMS, being asked his opinion of
the Is gallon law of the old cradle of Iiber-
ty, had the hardihood to say that he consi-
dered its enactment ipiusicious and impru.
dent, and went in for its repeal or modiica-
ton.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

Whenever you are misled by Wing
paper, read Democratic paper, and it will
set you right agaIn.-.Hass. Pal.
Upon the same principle that ga man who
is choked by a potatoe. may get instant re-
lief by swallowing pumpkinp--Prent,ce.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

APPLES Foa Hoe Those who have
plenty ot apples ran use them to a better
profit IN making porh than In making cider.
BY cooking them and mixing with them a
email quantity "i oarmenlW or someihing to
check ther Laxative tendency, they have
been proved to be worth twelve cents per
bnshcI, when pork will bring five cents per
pound. II they are nearly ripe and are pal
atabl2, they viii be very servlceabe to hogs
and other animals, even when raw. We
have had hogs thrive very well ON nothing
but raw apples. Hogs fed on corn are much
benefited by mess ofgood pleasant sour
apples now and then.-.4mprican Farmer,
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Tho N. Y. Evening Post, says, We
have been informed by commercial house
Opposite us who have supply of foreign
as well as domestic manufactured articles.
that they are now selling the ratio of $60.
000 per month of domestic manufactured
cottons and woolenf, to $1,000 foreign ar
ficIas
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TRIAL OF SrRED.-The Wilmington, IN
C.) Advertiser says" While the cars were
coming down on Wednesday,, a fine buck
made his appearance on tie track, and had o
trial Of speed with the locomotive.
lie kept the track for 2 miles, when he
was finally run off, or he would have been
run over. The scene must have been deem
" exciting and highly interesting--as the
line of road is perfectly strait, every inch Of
the contest was witnessed by the passen-
gers.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

STEAMBOAT BURNED The Mogul, one
of the largest and most expensive class of
Mississippi boats, was burned to the wa
ter's edge near Louisville one night last
week. Boat insured to the amouni of $685.
600.
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Boss.-This word, if we mistake not, is
of German origin, and signifies master or
proprietor. 1t seems however, that the Hoo
siers use the word to imply cotton thread.
A clerk in q store in Indiana fresh from
Yankee lnnd, had his gravity put to the test,
by young lady requesting him, after pur-
chasing calico frock, to throw in TIE boss. /.
-Picayune.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

We have received the first number Of
"The Barometer" small paper printed at
Defiance. Williams county. II is well
executed sheet, and deserves 4 good pat
ronage, which we hope it may receive.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

MrLlTARY.--" Fe!ler ossifers and gentle
man sogers," said Connecticut Jonathan
who had Just been appointed to the honoru-
BILE station of corporalin company of mi
ltia invlncibles, Sim tarnally obliged to
ye, by gauly, for 'auting me korperul, for
III be darned to darnationif can't cut out
Joe Gawkey now, and get Poll Higgins in
spite Of broomsticks and pumpkins"
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MIR TrMgs.--l would beg leave through
your aid to inquire Of Mr.. Louisiana Adver.
tlser upon what principle he heads the fol-
lowing paragraph with
"E6ects Of intcmperancc."
woman in Savannah was delivered of
three fine children on the night Of the 9th
inst.--two males and one female. They
are stated to be doing WELL"
lis very queer cause for such effects.
CARY WRINKLE.
We take your assertion Mr.. Wrinkle that
such is the fact, but we havn't seen the
Advertiser since Adam was q small child.
II it be ns you state, wo can only account
for it by supposing any man 'smtemperate"
in his desires, who would ,cant uny body
but himselfto take care Of, these times.-
". o. Times 81
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Pa, said John Van Buren at Saratoga
looking dotUn at his father, mayn't eat {
water melon! No, my boy, said the worthy
parent, looking up to the young scion o
Undertook, 'twould make you sick. Why
Pa, they don't make Queen Victoria or Mr.
Bennett sick, whined the amiable child
pjrnnulup
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

Z p. N. Sawday.-Tbe markets have
all closed very dull this afternoon. Ex-
chequer Bills only 6s pr, and Consols SO
per CT. lower than the opening price. The
interest of money has been Sand 7 per cent,
on the best security. The rain continues
TO the present hour.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

The daughter Of a large proprietor ofcol-
l.eries was inquisitive as to the nature Of
Hell; upon which her father represented il
to De gulph Of fro Of prodigious extent.
:" Dear Papa" said the child, " could you
not get the Devil to buy bis coal of your
NJ o. Times.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

The Peru Gazette says that $3.50, 900 of
Government funds passed through Miami
county few days since, on its way to the
payment ground, where it is to be distribu-
ted among the Miami Indians.
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Total, 100000

UEUIJ
The estimated aggregate is within 64O,-
600 of the cne-half estimated population Of
the United States in 1910. We shall not be
surprised if our estimates fall short of the
actual result half million or more, such is
the astonishing increase of population in
the West.-Cin. Rep.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

WHEAT The Commercial says the pro-
prictors Of the Black Rock Mills have au-
tborized their agent in Buffalo 10 purchase
wheat at 81 70. per bushcl.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

"a chiel's amang ye, takin' notes." as the
pickpocket said ven he vas at the race
course.
"Ah, who can tell how hard it is to
climb" as the convict said ven he vas Walk
ing on the tread-mill.
"That's Gat burglary as the justice
said ven he saw the woman stealing the
cake off the griddle.--P Picayuae.
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A CURE FOR THE FEvRn.-A hoosier, who
bore down on the Lcvee yesterday in his
b,oad-horn, having heard that the yellow
fever was very prevalent, Immediately went
to clothing store, bought life preserver,
and hooked 1t round him "right off, He
then said oil was right, for with the life
preseruer on, lie defed yellow jack!--Pic.
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WHAT OTHER CITY CAN SAY IT!-It ap-
pears by the official report, that all the boys
in the city of Boston are members of the
public schools--sare thirty-threc alone.
The whole number is sixteen thousond eight
hundred and eighty. There is no parallel
TO this in any quarter of the world.-Eve.
Star.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

Jenison's majority, 1870
Senate--l5 Wings ond II Loco Focos.
House Of Represeniatipes--1s3 Wings
nnd ITO Loco Focos.--Coar. f. Eng.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

OHro CENsus. population Of Ohio is
nov estimated at one million seven hundred
thousand. In 1900 she numbered less than
$4,000 Inhabitants Gin. Buckeye.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

A FAT oTFlcE.-The chief cook at the
United states Hotel, Saratoga Springs, gets
only fiyc-hundred dollars month,
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

VERMoSr.--ThelB Bellows Falls Gazette
of Saturday, gives the following as the re-
suit OF the election in all the towns in the
State but one, viz:
For Gooeynor--JRSIsoN, 24,607
SmILiH, 22.528
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] am, gentlemen, &c. sc.

Those future directions, as we have nl-
ready intilnatcd, were that il stead of the
cases containing the +" soul of music" they
were filed with the clothing of death ma
hogony and highly polished coffins "of all
sizes to suit purchascrs:" our city friends
felt so indignant at the endcavor to make
them tool in so disrnputablc "comms-
sion business" that they sold the "Pianos"
to the Direction of the Charity Hospital for
Il dollar piece---a sum barely sufficient to
pay them for charges advanced. When
shall Mr.. EIwell get up another speculation
for the Orleans market. awe pause for a
reply" as the wolf said when he told the
lamb he had offended him.. Picdyane
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

THE LAsT.--A woman put loafer's
head in basket yesterday morning. instead
of squash; she did not discover her mis-,
take till the loafcr asked her if she'd stand
iuuor
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A BUSINESS TRAHsACTIoN.-Speculations
IN wooden nut-megs, bass wood hams and
horn fnts we look upon as "far business
transociions," but the man who Gun look
complacenIy forward to a season of cpl
demic and mortality, and prepare TO turn IL
time Of death and mourning to profitable ac-
count, we view as a souiless, unsympathi'
sing scoundrcl, with heart-if lie have
one at alias black as the plumes Of a
| hearse.
| We have been led to these remarks in
consequence of credible information we re-
ceived of large shipment OF coffins being
made by one Robert Elwell, of New York,
some four months since, to this city. Had
this tailor Of mortaity--this ninety ninth
part of man-not used dupllclty in the at
fair, he would be less obnoxious to public
censure; but when he smuggles his wood
en- ware into the city, and would make a
respectable mercantile house his agent in
the repusvc traffic, he deserves to be
"slewn up"
In making the consignment he had his
coffins all put upin nine cases. They were
of assorted sizes, and made to fit into one
another, spoon fashion, or like the cups Of
conjuror. Instead of marking the cases
CeEps-kecp this side up" they were la
beled "PIANos--wrrH cARE;" and he writes
letter to the house to which they were
consigned, IN true mercantile fashion, some
thing like this:
Gentlemen: On board the - you vii
find nine cases Of pilno-fortes, consigned tc
| A., c,.,
to be making rapid strides in the south, ant
as instruments such as l send you, must in
cvitably increase in value, would advise
that at present you merely take them into
your ware-rooms, permitting them to ro
main in the cases, subject to my future dl
recLlors.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-09-28

THE MARCH OF EMPIRE is WBsT.--In
few more years the balance of political
power will be transferred from the East to
the Wcs:. This period is nearer at hand
than is generally supposed 1t cannot be
procrustnated mnch beyond the next GEN.
sus. The population OF the United States,
at the next census, will not, l, is estimated,
fall short of 100000. We give the fol-
lowing estimate of the population Of the
Western and South Western States in
1Odn in rou,d
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The land sales at Chicago, III. terminated
IN the 10th inst. The sales amounted to
about 100000.