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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-05
NV ORLEANS, Nov. 90.

"
Tie Ticc Prcsidcm-C Colonel Richard NJ. Johnson
Vice Presiicn: of the T. s. arrived i'll this c:ty ycser
dav morning from his estate in Arkansas. We under
stand that the Colonel has TO this city to arrange
some private business which required his presence, and
that he will depart Sunday, it possible, Tor wash
ngton where his official duties demand his attendance
in the Senate of the u. S We are happy to observe
that this brave old soldier still enjoys high degree OF
vigorous health the fruit Of temperate and active life
In the course of yesterday he waited upon by mum
bers of our cllow-citizcns, anxious to testify their re-
spect for his Observation-Disclosures
STEAMBOAT Blown ur.-Thc steamer W wilmington,
hence for St Louis burst her boilers the morning
of the 18th inst, the mouth of the Arkansas river
The boilers engines and upper works carried away as
far as the cook housc-Onc Of the pilots, Mr.. Andrew
Helms was blown overheard and lost. julius Fisk, LIST
engineer, killed; Paul -, I'd. engineer, MORALLY
wounded and DYING, at the mouth of Arkansas river,
and four others ed cook includcd) dead. TIL" number
of wounded is not precisely known-th" accounts va
ryng six 10 twelve 1t is supposed that none OF
the other officers in urcd The accident occurred
about twenty minutes after the boat had wooded, and
whilst she under way.-U.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28
1880.

AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION co.
MERCHANDIZE, Passengers, sc
lV1 transported with despatch, via Raj
Road Line, Steam Barges, on the Hudson
River, Mohawk and Hudson Bail Road te
Schenectady, and by first class line boats tc
Buffalo, Steamboats, and vessels on the
lakes, American transportation Line
Ohio Canal.
For Freight or Passage applyto
p. Gradin, ),o,D
H. Niles & Co. Corner of Hudson y
VIM. b. Knox, Quay st. ALBANY.
l.. Huro & Co., Schenectady.
H. Wrights g. Co., Rochester.
Carpenter & Myers, Toledo.
Atwater q Ruden, Bun,1o
Clark Robinson, D90''o'
Sam'l. P. Carter, Cleveland.
G. s. Hazard, Maumee City.
Strong g. McReynolds, Detroit.
G. S. Hubbard Il Co. Chicago.
July IS. Is.
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$50.
TRANSPORTATION,
BUFFALO LINE, Erie Cana

BUFFALO LINE, Erie Canal.
THADDEUs JOY & CO., Proprietors
CONNECTED with steam freight boats
" and vessels on Lake Eric.
The Proprietors and Agents of this line,
will contract for the transportation of Goods
or Produce at fair rates, and pledge them
selves to those who may entrust Property
to their care for transportation, that the
same shall be forwarded with care and des-
patch; and that any damage that may oc-
cur to property shipped by the above line,
which the Proprietors may be liable for,
shall be adjusted in the most prompt an.
liberal manner.
AUTHORISED AGENTS.
Carpenter & Myers, Toledo.
Hiram Joy, No. 18 South-street, ". Y.
Thaddeus Joy g. Co., Albany.
Joy & Webster, Buffalo.
Richard Winslow & Co., Cleveland.
Hull & Shepard, .lIassilon.
Priest & Page, Lille Falls, ". Y.
Samuel Adams & Co., Dresden.
b. Comstock s. Co., Columbus.
M. B. Ross & Co., Portsmouth.
July 13. Is.
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STATE OF ONO,
Lucas County IS.
} Court of Common
; Pleas, Oct. Tenn,
\ A. ID. 1888.
Alexander II. Ewing,

Lucas County SIS. Pleas, Oct. Tenn,
IA. d. 1889.
Alexander ii. Ewing, IN CHANCERY.
VS.. IN pursuance of
Eliza Hobart, an oreer of said
Joseph H. Homer and Court, the said Eli
johnson II. Hobart, "a Hobart and Jo-
seph II. Homer, are hereby notified, that
during the October Term A. d. 1899 of
said Court, the Complainant filed his Bill in
Chancery against the said defendants, set
ting forth in substance that, on or about
the 18th day Of June A. d. 1886, the said
Eliza Hobart and the SAID complainant enter
ed into certain contract for the sale by the
complainant to said Eliza Hobart ofa part of
LIT No. 80, in the Town of Maumee, upon
condition that said Eliza Hobart should pay
or cause to be paid to the Complainant,
the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars in
hand, and five hundred dollars with interest,
In two equal annual payments, and build, or
cause to be buIlt upon said lot. good and
sufficient building of two stories in height,
on or before the first day of July A. d. 1897,
which said contract was afterwards assign
ed by the SAID Eliza Hobart to said Joseph
II. Homer, and by the suid Joseph H. Ho.
mer to said johnson II. Hobart. The
prayer of said bill is, that the said defend
ants may be compelled to perform the con-
ditions of said contract on the part of said
Eliza Hobart mentioned, and that IN default
thereof, the interest ofeach and all the de-
PENDANTS in and to SAID lot may be sold, and
the proceeds of such sale applied to the
payment Of such sum or SUNG of money as
may be found to be due the Complainant on
account of the conditions of said contract.
And the said Eliza Hobart and Joseph II.
Homer are further notified, that unless they
appear and plead, answer or demur to said
Bill within sixty days after the next term
of said Court, the Complainant, at the term
next after the expiration of said sixty days,
will apply to said Court to take the matters
charged in said Bill as confessed and decree
thereon accordingly.
YOUNG & WAITE,
Solicitors for Complainants.
Nov. 90, 1889. S4t6.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28
THE WHOLESALE STORE IN
TOLEDO.

TNITUS, TOWNSEND s. TITUS, 229
IL Pearl street, New-York, encouraged
by the share of support their BRANCH AT
TOLEDO received during the past year, will
continue the establishment. Experience
has proved that they were not over san
guine when they claimed facilities which
enabled them to sell goods in fact cheaper
than any other house west of Neto- York,
and they speak ,oith confidence 'ohen they
promise to offer stronger inducements to pu'-
chasers than any other firm in The Western
country.
They would respectfully invite their old
customers, and the trade in general, .her-
chants, Contractors, Hotel Keepers 8.c. to
give their stock an examination. Their as
sortment will consist as usual, principally Of
Day GooDs AND GROCERIES, with many
other such articles as the wants of the coun-
try may require.
As fresh invoices will be shipped from
.Ne,v- York ,ocekly, through the season, they
will not now attempt to give a detailed list
of their goods.
Store fool of La Grange ST., Lo,oer Toledo.
May 10, 1889. TITUS s. Co.
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STATE OF OHno, } Court of Common
Lucas County SIS. Pleas, Oct. Term
A. ID. 1899,

STATE OF OHnIo, Court of Common
Lucas County SIS. Pleas, Oct. Term
JOHN P. CONVERSE, in cHAScrny.
VS.. IN pursuance of
Benjamin Babcock, an order Of said
Court, the Defendant in this case is hereby
notified, that during the October Term of
said Court, the Complainant filed his Bill in
Chancery against the Defendant, setting
forth in substance that, on or about the 4th
day of July A. d. 1886, the Complainant
and the - Defendant, by their agents duly
qualified to act in the premises, entered into
a certain contract for the purchase by the
Defendant from the Complainant of lot No.
35, In Hunts addition to Maumee, for the
sum of two thousand dollars payable as fol-
lows, to wit: Eight hundred dollars by n
draft on Babcock and Suydam, at sixty days
date-four hundred dollars III ninety days
from the date of said contract and the re-
naming eight hundred dollars with interest,
in one year. The prayer of said Bill is that
the said Defendant may be compelled to per-
form the conditions of said contract on his
part mentioned, and that, in default thereof,
all the interest Of said Defendant in and to
said lot may be sold, and the proceeds of
such sale applied to the payment of such
sum or sums of money as may be found to
be due the Complainant from the Defendant
on account Of the conditions of said con-
tract. And the said Defendant is further
notified, that unless he appears and pleads,
answers or demurs to said Bill within sixty
days after the next term of said Court, the
Complainant, at the term next after the ex-
piration of said sixty days, will apply to said
Court to take the matters charged in said
Bill as confessed, and to decree thereon ac-
cordlngly. YOUNG s. WAITE,
Solicitors for Complainants.
Nov. %, 1889. 34t6.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

NEGRO WITH THE BLUES so saw. q, NJ,
Johnsng, what for you look 20, so6er H.
morningh Youtmost usually oilers larfin.
but how you face looks as gloomlfisd ana
Orack as dis last spell of wedder.y
=" wy child, feels bad-pse got what
de white folks calls de bloos, and de wus
sort az dat, .dat's what has, Pete Gunlbo.,,'
"De what you call 'em, Sam!o
"De nioos--de raal indigo bloos.r
"Dars whar you corner dis child, Sam :
you's ahead OBJ me dis time. Now if It don't:
make any 'terial difference TO YOU. I'd ;ust
like to hear you explainify wat dis bIoos,
is." -'
Wy wy, Pete, you don't Know notiu.
| tort you'd more 'quaintance wild de flosifv
OBJ de human mind. Woll, you see, when .
mans got de bloos he looks forard into de-
commin footoority just as though he was
gwlne to draw blank in de big lottery-
he feels like as if all de delightsum PRICES
in dis low down scene hadn'ta single num-
ber on em. Wen he gets up in de mornin
he feels bad, and wen he goes to bed at
night he feels wusser. He thinks dat his
body is made ob ice cream, all 'cept his
heart, and dat dat's big piece OBJ lead in
de middle. All sorts OBJ sights are hubber-.
ing around, and red monkeys is buzzine
about his cars. Dar, denis what got now.
and denis what | calls de bloos. How YOU
like to hab 'em, Petel'
"Tank you, Sam, dis child don't wish foE
none, not if eem's de ,"-Picayune.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28
AMERICAN HOTEL.

AMERICAN HOTEL.
Summit street, near the toper steamboat
landing, Toledo.
ID N. LAWTON takes this opportunity
HI. to informthe public that he has taken
the above splendid establishment, and fitted
it up in good style for the accommodation
of all who may favor him with their Gus
tom. He intends to try the experiment of
keeping the best of every thing, and thus
meriting substantial reward from there's
ident and travelling public.
March, l6 1899 soft
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

The last case was that of wood sawyer
up town, who, while musing on the destruc-
tive tendency of coal mines and Motifs
stoves towards his profession, sawed his leg
off, and did not discover his mistake until
he came to split it.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

There is place in Maine SO rocky, thae
when the down easter plant cornthey look
for crevises IN the rocks, and shoot the grains
in with musket;-they can't raise ducks
there no how, for the stones are so thick
that the ducks can't get their bills between
them to pick up the grasshoppers; and the
only way the sheep gets at the sprigs of
grass, is by grinding their noses on grind
stone.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28
BUSINESS LOTS TO LEASE.

VNHE subscriber for the purpose ofafIord-
u ,ng conveniences tomen of business,
who are desirous to settle in this place, offer
for sale at reasonable prices, to lease at
moderate rents, the following lots, upon the
principal business streetsin thistown
10, 30, 81; north side Broadway; rs
West side of Canal street; 13O Corner of
William st. 4 in block north side of So
phia st; Also large number Of lots eiigi-
bly, situated for residences.
For information and terms apply to
l. d. BEAUGRAND, .Maumee City.
R. DICKERSoN, Io,,o, Soodu.ku
LA. @. RAWSON, A''''e' ''''"""'"y'
I5-tf
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

A New England merchant who had accu-
melated vast property Ly care and indus
try, yet still was busy as ever, in adding
vessel to vessel and store to store, though
considerably advanced in life, being asked
by neighbor, how much property he sup
posed would satisfy human being-after-
a short pause replied, " A little more.>
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

BANKRupTcY. The contingent fund Of
the House, says the Madisoniun, run out
long ago, and the members will be unable
to get their mileage and pay, until Congress
appropriate funds from the Treasury. But
it is said that the Treasury has also run dry,
and that the wheels of Government must
stop, or runupon tick, unless their own party
permit the House to be organized, the dis
tressed conduct of the Treasury laid before
Congress, and ways and means devised to
raise the wind. What shocking thing is
the credit system! Ohio Trans. s,g -
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28
STATE OF ONO, Court of Common
Lucas County IS. Pleas, Oct Oct; Term,

STATE OF ONO, Court of Common
A. d. 1899.
ISAAC KINNEY, IN cHANcERY.
We. in pursuance of
Daniel Bowman, an order of said
Court, the said Daniel Bowman is hereby
notified, that, at the October Term A. d.
1880 of said Court, the Complainant filed his
Bill In Chancery against the said Daniel Bow
man, charging IN substance that, on or about
the 18th day of January A. d. 1897, one
Baxter Bowman late of said county of Lucas,
mortgaged to the complainant those pieces
ofland situated in said county of Lucas and
known as the w hof the N. Il. ! of Sec. No.
7, and the S. w. of the S. T.. of Sec.
No 6, in Township No. TO- S. of Range No.
0 E., containing one hundred and twenty
acres, to secure the payment of five hundred
and ninety dollars to the complainant in
ninety days from the date of said mortgage
and that afterwards, upon the death of said
Baxter Bowman, the said lands were devils
ed to said Daniel Bowman. The prayer of
said Bill is that an account may be taken of
what is due the complainant for principal
and interest on account Of said mortgage
debt, and that said mortgaged premises
may be sold and the proceeds thereof applied
to the payment of said debt. And the said
Daniel Bowman is further notified, that un
less he appears and pleads, answers or de-
murs to said Bill within sixty days after
the next Term of said Court, the complain
ant, at the Term next after the expiration
of said sixty days, will apply to said Court
to take all and singular the charges contain
ed in said Bill as confessed, and to decree
thereon accordingly.
YOUNG g. WAITE,
Solicitors for Complainants.
Nov. %, 1899. 54t6
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28
RETAIL STORE in TOLEDO.

TITUS, TOWNSEND s. TITUS, 2es
IL Pearl street, New York, will, in addi-
ton TO their Wholesale Store, continue the
RETAIL BRANCH of their house at Toledo,
under the firm of J. A. TITUs & Co. Fresh
supplies of goods will be received weekly
through the season, and they will continue
their boast of having the handsomest, cheap
est, and best selected Stock euer offered In
Toledo, which will consist Of Day GooDs,
GROCERIES,, Doors AND SHOES, NAILS, OIL,
CARPETING sc.
Their goods were selected expressly for
this store, and are of the choicest and rich
est description. Terms-Cash only.
]. A. TITUS g. Co.
Corner Of Summit & Locust streets
Lower Toledo, May 10, 1899.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

IMPORTANT TO FARMERS "A farmer Of
Long Island writes that the half bred Dur
ham cattle are better suited 10 bear extremes
of heat and cold, which they will be expos
ed to IN this climate, than the pure Durham
as their skins are thicker, and their coats
closer and longer than the pure breed. The
milking quantities of the heifers bred in this
way are almost beyond belief, some Of them
milking forty, and even fifty quarts day Of
rich fine milk. .4 -si ef
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

An extensive gold mlne is said to have
been discovered in Randolph county, Alaba-
ma State. In a single day gold to the
amount of $4,000 had been obtained. One
lump was found worth over $3.50. 1t is
supposed to be the richest in North Amer
lea.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

A Quaker in Philadelphia, wanting to
buy some oysters, requested the oysterman
to leave two or three bushels at his house,.
"Pray, SIR" said the oystcrman, "what
might your rame bep'-" 1t might be Bel
zebub," replied the Friend, but It is'nt.n
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

Bachelors, now's the time to get mar
rled-don't go shivering and lonely through
winter-you needn't think such weather as
we had last week, is going TO last-depend
upon it we shall have cold nights between
this and March.-.N. Y. Atlas.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

set of Rebels were charged in Harris
burg with 50 riot and conspiracy" and it
appeared in evidence that they were only
guilty of a conspiracy and riot-so they
were Immediately discharged by Judge Por-
er.-Hn7is5urg lat.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

In Edgecomo, Me. recently, Mr.. Hatch
entered his dwelling and found his wife
hanging by skein OF yarn, having Just kick
ed the chair from under her. She was still
alive, but he left her hanging while he went
to neighbour near mile off, and inform
ed him of it alleging that it was contrary
to law to cut her down! They never lived
happy,
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

There are one hundred and sixty convicts
confined in the Georgia Penitentiary. The
building is too small for them, and it is
therefore to be enlarged. For the past
year they have behaved well and only cne
escaped. The value of articles produced
by them last year was $4,000.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

Rev. c. o. Kimball, late secretary Of the
Massachusetts Baptist Convention, has been
deposed from the ministry by his own
brethren, for "gross improprieties, unbe-
coming christian minister" There was.
woman in the scrape. We should think
the parsons might let the girls alone.-N-
y. Alias.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28
ATTACHMENT NOTICE.

NTOTICE.-At my instance, an attach
~ ment was this day issued by David
Smith, Justice of the Peace of Watervle
township, in Lucas county, Ohio, against
the goods, chottels, rights, credits, moneys
and effects of c. s. Duey, an absconding
debtor. ID. c. MIDDLETON.
Waterville, Nov. Q, 1880. S9t5
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

A school boy in the Literary Emporium,
being asked to define the word admission
said it meant 25 cents. Twenty five
cents! echoed the master /, 'what sort of a.
definition is thatp-'I don't know sulkily
replied the hoy, 'but I'm sure it says SO on
the advertisement down here at the show.'
Yes, said another boy, 'and children
halfprice.'
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

RoBERr A, FoRsYTH, ] ALL persons
VS.. interested VIII
Milton st. John and take notice that
Sinclair Tousey. Robert A. For
syth on the I'd day of November A. d. 1889,
sued out writ of attachment from the
Court Of Common Pleas of Lucas county in
the State of Ohio, against Milton st. John
and Sinclair Tousey, for the sum of 1856,
which writ has been served and returned.
Attest JAMES MYERS, Clerk.
YOUNG & WAITE, .Attys. for Pi'G
Dated November Is, 1899. 34t6.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

II is said that the vote at the Harrisburg
Convention stood steadily, through many
ballolings, for Clay 1oS Harrison 80, and
Scott ST. Massachusetts voting throughout
for Harrison .--.Ne,eark .4dr.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

"No smoking allowed here, sir,n said
steamboat steward to loafer in the after
cabin, with anignited long nine in his mouth,
know it, sir,n said Dicky, and I'm not
smoking aloud.''
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

SuBLlME.--An adve :tiser in Providence
paper, in describing a country seat, which
he offers for sale, says: "Amongst the 9TH
er delights Of scenery, the canal meanders
through its banks, in lofty and majestic
splendor," Oh! hush!
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

The rivers, yielding to the severity of the
times, are closing their accounts current or
running accounts, and are suspending oper-
ations. How hard," as the loafer said,
when he broke his head on the ice.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

No STOPPING THEM.--Some writer witt
whom we perfectly agree considers it con
summate folly for half dozen btothers, foul
nncles "a grey-L loaded farther and three ser
want girls to undertake the task of stopping
a young girls getting married to the mar
she loves and who loves her. Just as i
rope ladders were out of date and all tn,
horses in the world let down or spavined.--
". o. Picayune.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

Mr.. D. II. Martin, delegate to the Ma
tional Convention, from Arkansas, arrived
at Harrisburg, two days after the ADJOURN
ment, having been detained in his long jour-
ney of over three thousand miles, by una
voidable accidents.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

The Rev. John N. Maffit is preaching at
Nashville, Tenn. His very particular
friend and quondam associate in the minis
try, Mr.. Parsons, is playing at the same
placel So it goes.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

BRorHBRLY KISDNEss;-Mr NorvelL ed
itor of the Nashville Wing, and MIR. Nor
veil, U. S. Senator from Michigan, are broth
ers--the former gives the following very
brotherly qdmonition:
We hope our Locofoco kinsman, Of Mich
lgan, viii take warning from the signs OF
the times, and fee from thewrath to come.
He has three years left in which to repent
of his political sins, and in all frafernas
kindness; we advise him 70 go about IN
straight.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-28

The dry an witty editor of the N. Y. Ga
zette in all soberness and solcmnity says
that If Mr.. Espy can make it rain to order
he ought to be encouraged-especial!y il
dry ioeather!i