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Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

MEssRs. REED s. HosMER---GENTLE-
MEN For the benefit of those citizens who
did not attend the examination of the female
Select School under the superinendance
of Mrs. Peters, would take the liberty to
say that the spectators were all very much
pleased with the proficiency of her scholars
generally, and particularly gratiied at the
prompt manner in which the first class an
swered the intricate questions put to them,
in Natural Philosophy, Astronomy and the
other sciencies. In short, am decidedly
of the opinion that the first class of the
School would not ito say the least of it,) be
discrcdt to any of the Eastern Semlnarics.
must confess Mr.. Editors, that was
much surprised after understanding that no.
tlce had been giyeni in your paper ofthe time
the examination was to take place, to see
so few heads of families present. There is
nothing so important for new country
town, or indeed any town, as to have good
schools, and those who have children TO ed
ucate, ought to consider it very great pri-
vlegc to have it in their power to give en-
couragement and support to so good
school as that taught by Mrs. Peters, in
this City. A VISITOR.
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For the Maumee CITY Express.

MAIL RoBBERY.--Ou the 23th of June
last, letter was mailed at the Naumee Post
Office containing as dollars, directed to a
gentleman in Cincinnati, which has never
been received. This letter contained with
other paper, 90 or s5 dollars of the Dayton
Manufacturing Bank notes, which notes
were stamped with the oval stamp of the
Maumee City Insurance Company, 1t can
be proved that not dollar of such money
so stamped, has left this place by the south
ern mail except that contained in this letter.
All good citizens living on the mail route
from Maumee City to Cincinnati, are ear
nestly requested to assist in discovering the
thief. Should any of the above mentioned
stamped paper be seen on tins route, by iu-
dicious inquiry the robbcr may be discover
ed in which event, please address the Post
Master, Maumee City.
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For the Express.
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Soother oflife! by whose dcusive charms,
The feeling heart resist the inmost woe;
Whose magic power our every thought can warm
And wipe the tear which anguish taught to flow;
II thro' the varied grieGs my youth has known,
No power but thine could raise my votve eve;
o leave me not, now every blessings flown,
And my sad bosom heaves the plaintive sigh.
The grated prison, and the bough formed bower;
The wretch whom disappointment wastes away;
The frugal hut, the gilded dome ofpower,
Joy in thy smile and conrt thy equal sway.
By thee, the friendless sufferer learns to bear;
by thee, the heart forgets its secret VOC;
Thou makest misfortunes cruel aspect fair,
And even the frozen ceeek of misery glow.
o! come bright GODDESS, with deceptive smile!
Come, and host orictions in thy brain;
With dreams of joy my wearied heart beguile,
And soothe with fancied bl ISIS the real pain,
ADELIA.
Maumeo City, July 4.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

CoUNTERFEIT FIVE FRANC PIEcEs,---
We were shown yesterday some counter
felt five franc pieces, which are calculated
to deceive the most wary. The color and
the impression are both good, and the light.
ness of the weIght--a point which very few
would notice-is the principal means of de-
lection. They are made of tin, or compo-
siton in which tin bears large proportion.
They have the color and gloss of silver while
new, but may be, in part, detected BY the
smell and soapy feeling. They were evi.
IDENTIFY run in a mould, for the milling on the
edge is imperfect, and the corners have not
the sharpness of true coin which is SO
new. The sprew, or gate. was at the place
where the stars are to be found in the true
coin, separating the motto "Dieu protege
Ia France;" and two ofthem are filed off. as
may be discovered, mostly by the loss of the
brllllantnew cast surface of the rest of the
coin. We have been thus particular, be-
cause we have seen no notice of such coun-
terfeit, and an active gang of rogues can
soon make vast depredations upon the pub
lie, ifnot speedily exposed. One of our
largest dealers in specie, says he has never
seen one before boston Times.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

pY Y virtue of writ of vendi expo. issu-
I'D ed out of the Court of Common Pleas,
within and for the county of Wood, and
state of Ohio, to me directed and delivered,
l shall expose to public sale on Saturday,
the l4th day of September, A. D. 1889, at
the door of the Court House in Toledo, Lu-
cas- County, Ohio, between the hours of 10
o'clock A. M. and o'clock p. M. Of said
day, the following pieces of land situated in
SAID County of Lucas, and known as the
East of the N, E. of Sect. 81, in town
ship Q, ofthe Twelve mile square Reserve,
at the foot of the rapids of the Miami River
of Lake Erie, except two acres on the N.
E. corner of said and.-Also 20 acres incIu-
ded in triangle in the S. e. corner of
Sect. 90, in the above mentioned Town
ship, together with five acres from the N,
Il. end of Il. 3of S. f.. of the last mem
toned section-taken at the snit of Christ
ian Swarts, VS.. Smith A. Towner.
c. G. SHAW, Sheriff.
Ey F. E. KIRKLAND, Deputy.
Aug. 10, A. d. 1889 1865.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

A R,CH HARvEsT.-The Star, published
at Union County Pennsylvania, says, under
date OF the 18th instant:-That harvesting
grain had just commenced in that region,
and that It "exceeds all belief" Every nook
and corner in the country is stated to be
groanlng under the weight of wheat and rye:
and the summer crops are represented to be
equally abundant. The Star says;--The
oat crop will be astonishing: an unusual
quantity was put out, owing to the high
price it commanded for the last year: we
may now expect to get it at the old price,
and we believe for less than it has been for
many years past. Potatoes, corn and buck
wheat, are in the same situation: have in
duced the farmers to put out as much as
they possibly could: and the great Weld
wllliill the country with these very import
ant products"
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"Hallo, Michael, is it yourself see be-
fore me-" said one Irshman to another OH
the evening Of the Fourth.
"Troth, then, and it's mesef"
And how are you now? and how have
you spint our national birth-day!"
. "Havn't been drinking. and rejoicing
the entire day, and marching about in sun
bot enough to roast potatoes. Have you
been doing the same, Jimmy"
swell, have. The remimberance of
what our observation-disclosures gintlemen that
signed the declaration-have done for us,
Michael, combined with few dhrops of the
"creetur,' has me as dhrunk and as joyful as
a piper the day long. say, Michael. isn't
it remarkable fact they don't have any of
these Fourth of July celebrates in ould Ire. !.
landP
"But they do, to be sure."
"D-l the bit. When does the Fourth
of July come in Tipperary! Tell me that
with your ugly mouth"
"Why, on the t,oeilty.fourth orJune, you
spnlpeen. Don't you recollect the frolics,
bon-fres and rejoicings we used to have on
that day. The twenty-fourtn of June is
the fourth of July in Ireland, to be sure ]"
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

We learn by an arrival yesterday from
Mltamoras, that a courier arrived at that
place on the 7th inst, from the city of Mex
leo, bringing intelligence, that Gen. Santa
Anna had again retired to private life, and
that Gen. Bravo had been appointed presi-
dent ad interum, of that republic, Nothing
is said of the famous army of 1000 men, re-
ported by an evening paper to have arrived
near Matamoras, destined to operate against
Texas. We are inclined to think it all
humbug.
President Bustamente is said to be still
at Tampico.
The Am schr. Lone, Curry, hence for
Mutamoras, is reported to be under seizure
at Tampico, for having, as is supposed, vio-
lated some of the Mexican revenue laws.--
NJ o. Times.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

Our NAvY.--The new sloops of war at
the different navy ards are ordered to be lit-
ted for sea with all convenient despatch,an
put in commission as fast as crews can be OBJ
tanned for them. The small vessels of the
Navy, recently returned from cruises, are
likewise ordered to be sent to sea again as
soon as practicable. The Shark, at Nor
folk, Is destined to the Pacific, and will pro.
probably sail on Friday next, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Com. Bigelow; and the
Grampus, also at Norfolk, is destined to the
West Indies. The Enterprise, at Philadel-
phia, and Dolphin, at New York, are to be
prepared for service, destination at present
unknown.-Cin. Sun.
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RHODE ISLAND CAUSE.-THE Bristol Phe.
nix gives the following instructive anecdote,
touching the true system of American fe.
male educatlon:
"A Fact-Some three years since the fol
lowing dialogue was held between veal.
thy citizen OF - and his daughters.
Father-Although, my girls, you are not
now obliged to earn your living, there is no
knowing what may happen-and think it
would be good plan for you to learn a
trade.
Daughters-What trade, father!
Father--the milliner's, for instance.
Daughters-Are you in earnest?
Faiher-Most certainly am.
Daughters--lf you think i. best, we are
perfectly willing.
No sooner said than done. They served
the usual time--learned the trade; and, to
this day, are unable to see why the daugii-
tiers of a man worth three hundred thousand
dollars may not De Industrious and useful as
well as others.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

FATAL AFrRAY AT NATCmTocuEs.-
We learn from gentleman who arrived last
evening from Red River, that son of Gen.
Galennie had been murdered at this place.
1t seems some difficulty had arisen between
Golennie and a young man, clerk ofa Mr..
Norma: challenge passed, but Galennie
refused to fight except at the plantation OF
his father, to which the clerk objected, and
The duel was dropped. Gaiennie it seems
owed Norma an account, and was soon af-
ter requested to call and settle it. When
he called, Norma threw in his face as he
entered tumbler of ground Cayenne pep.
per, which had apparently been provided
for the occasion, and told his clerk &C to
shoot" He fired Immediately and the
Young man fell dead. Both Norma and his
clerk were soon arrested, but not however
before they had attempted to escapc.-.N'
o. Times.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

CaAMr.-A bar of iron placed across the
bed on which a person sleeps, under the
mattress, about as high from the feet as the
calf of the leg, is said to be an ct1ectual
preventative. The bar may be an inch
square. In defect Of bar, poker or any
other iron may answer temporarily. If
there be two mattresses, it may be placed
between them. This remedy was strongly
recommended by DR.. Chretienne Of Mont
pelIer, and has proved avaling in vast
number of cases.-.N. o. Times.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

FOREIGN NEws.-The British Queen, so
long expected has at length arrived. She
came in, on Sunday Morning July 2sth,
bringing London and Liverpool papers Of
the 10th and llth.
1t was expected on the 10th that the Bank
ofEngland would raise the rate of interest
to six per cent. This did lot take place,
though intimations of contemplated ad-
vance on the 18th are current.
American Securities are absolutely unsa-
liable at any price, with the exception of a
small demand for U. s. Bank hares.
There is no Improvement in The money
market since the departure of the Great
Western, and in Cotton, affairs are assum-
ing worse aspect, that article having fallen
cent per pound, and the demand being re-
duced to the smallest possible quantity and
limited to the daily consumption.
On the whole, scarcely ever have affairs
looked more gloomlly. The bullion is rap
idly decreasing in the Bank of England, and
the state Of the exchanges between England
and the continent manifests no appearance
ofa changein favor of the former. Money
is scarce and the rate of interest advancing,
and business is universally checked by the
want of encouragement by the Bank of
bad appearance of the times and by the
England,
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

brutality than is consistent with the rela-
tions of peace now existing between this
and the mother country.
Another communication gives us the fol-
lowing interesting information, which we
CLEAN from any quantity ofthat which is less
valuable. Williams County was orguni-
zed about fourteen years ago, Henry, Paul
ding and Putnam counties being attached to
it. Five years after the organization, all
the counties did not contain over 1O40 in
habitants. In Williams county proper, at
the last census there were but two organi-
zed townships, and S87 inhabitants. Now
there are seventeen organized townships
with population of $50 families and $500
inhabitants" Is not this West a great
country!
But we have spun this article to an inor-
dlnate length, and yet our correspondents
are not all attended to. You must wait
gentlemen. you must wa:. Excuse us, dear
reader, the weather is very warm, and we
are obliged to be warm for company; we
prescribe light reading for warm weather,
and here you have it.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

A gold mine has lately been discovered
thirty miles west of St. Louis on the land of
Mr.. Fielding Bacon. We hope that gen.
tleman will work it on the "entire swine'
principle. Well take "corner lot' at a
fair price and give him deed to water
privileges in the town of Bath. One of the
B,llze pilots is out now, surveying it..
When he returns, we'll give Mr.. Bacon the
boundaries.--.N o. Times.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

A CAPITAL REToRr.-Robert Talbot,
better know by the title of Duke Tyrconnel,
which he bore in his latter days; was the
English ambassador, during part of the reign
of Charles II, to the French Court, where
his personal resemblance to Louis XIV
which was so striking that it was difficult to
tell which was the king was source OF Won
der to a and to none more than Louis him
self. Monsieur I Ambassador" said the
monarch to Talbot one day, "was your
mother ever at the court of the king, my ia
ther" "Nosire," replied Talbot, &" but my
father was" The chronicles of wit do not
furnish any thing more excellent than the
exqusitely happy reply to an insulting qucs-
ton. lam
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

WILLIAMS COUNT CONVENTION was
holden at Evansport on the 3d inst: A. F.
Hull, President, and VIM. G. Holgate, Sec
setary. The following are the names of
officers nominated and committees selected,
the crowded state of our columns prohibit
ing any more full report.
For Commissioner, Payne C. Parker; for
Treasurer, Lyman Langdon; for Recorder,
Horace Sessions; for Sheriff, John Drake,
for Assessor, Reuben II Gibson; for Coro
ner, VIM. Carter Jr for Pros. Atty. VIM.
c. Holgate.
CENTRAL CoMMlTTEE.--Lyman Lang
don. B. Brubackcr, John Drake, Alonzo
Rawson, Jacob Smith and Horace Sessions.
DELEGATES TO THE DIsrRIcr CoNyEN
TIoN.-Wm. C. IIolgate, Lyman Nudge,
VIM. Travis, WIN. Scmans, Bryce Hilton,
George w. Crawford, Jacob Smith, John
Kintigh, A. +. Hull, ]. II. Gurthrie, Geo.
Ely, John Perkins, Geo. w. Dnrbin, Jabez
Jones, Jacob Dillman Amasa Shafler, Geo.
Robson, Woolery Conrod, B. F. Evans,
JAS Shirley, Payne C. Parker, Thos. Hill,
Sam'l. Slater, Grin Ensign, Larinus Brun-
son, P. M. Dodd, z. Hunt, Henry Fergu-
son.
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The first Railroad constructed in the
United States was the Quincy railroad,
in Massachusetts, something more than a
mile in length, and leading from a granite
quarry. The next was rail-roal made by
the Leigh company, from their great coal
mines to Mauch Chunck, on the Lehighcanal.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

A waggish apprentice, up town, the 9th
er day, after dinner, deliberately stepped up
to his master, and asked him what he vau-
ed his services at per day. "Why, about
sixpence." "Thcn Quitting his hand into
his pocket and drawing ont the copper)
here's three cenis-T'm off 70 Hoboken for
the rest of the day." The little wag slid
and the master laughed at the joke.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

AsToNIsuING.-The editor Of the Little
Genius says that he sat down in the pre-
sence of some ladies the other night in
Washington square, when he heard his
name mentioned with great praise. What
do you think he did? After they were
gone, he hemed three times and wiped his
nose. Why! because he smell quiz
". o. Times,
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

SOMETHING NEw.-The editor Of the
Louisville Journal was lately hoaxed by a
certain candidate for Governor in Kentucky.
Mr.. PENN of the public Advertiser, III spea-
king of the trick that was played npon the
Journalman, says, "Mr. Prentice was ho-
neyfuggled." We never heard it called by
that name before Wisconsin Ina.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

FLIGHTy.-Some scoundrels about ten
o'clock on the night of the fourth, entered
the store of vender of rockets, opposite
the Bowery Theatre, New York, and set
them off. A terrible explosion was the
consequence, but fortunately no one was
hurt
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

MoRNING RiDEs.--Hartford is blest
with some of the finest rides in the world;
smooth, level, hard, and surrounded by the
finest country and richest scenery In the
State. We rose few mornings since be-
fore the SUM- to take ride for health and
pleasure, and directed our course few miles
south of the city, through the pleasant vii
Iage of Wethersfied, and SO on, and we
were most agreeably surprised to meet quite
frequently with ladies' and gentlemen on
horseback, taking the morning air, and in
hallng the delightful odors of the fresh
mown hay that lay about the fields by which
we passed. Ifany of our lady acquaintan-
Cos are troubled with the ennui, dyspepsia,
headache, heart ache, or any of the ills
which flesh is heir to- let them rise every
morning at five, ride to Wethersiied on
horseback and return before breakfast, and
we will ensure them rosy cheek, bright
eye, and good appetite. Try it dear la
dies, we will promise to meet you on our re-
turn # you don't start bGtore .Gve!-Hun-
ford ReU.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

The ship Mary Rowland, lately arrived
at New York from Liverpool, has brought
ten Durham cows and one bull, said to be the
handsomest animals and of the purest blood
ever imported. They belong to the Hon.
Henry Clay.--Cm Rip.
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GREAT TRAvBLLING.-An accident is re-
lated in the New Orleans Bee which is
without parallel in the annals of travel.
A gentleman who left New Orleans IN the
steamboat Diana, reached Louisville in five
days eie hteen and halfhours; and returned
to New Orleans in the steamboat Comte IN
four days and half having thus traversed
distance of about three thousand miles in
about eleven DAYS and half.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

MnLANCHoLY.--We are informed that
the wife Of Mr.. Philo Prggs of Silver Lake
township, was drowned some days since in
pond near her residence. 1t is supposed
that she went into the water under the in
tluence of mental derangement.--.Eoatrose
Reg.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

Col. McElvain, of Columbus, has been
nominated by the Loco Focos of Franklin
and Pickaway Counties as their candidate
for Senator, to succeed John L. Green Esq.
He is what is called strong team (1ibern-
ice, we know and we fear he will be elected.
What says Gen. Allen. Isn't there rather
too much apathy among the Wings in your
reglonl
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

The Sandusky papers are OH stills in the
description OF the celebration of the anni-
versary of Croghan's victory on the cd.
Only think 1t! An OK, a whole, real, bo-
ma fde OK roasted whole, legs, tail, horns
and all. Splendiferous time they had
wine flowed in oceans, brandy ranin rivers,
and gravy and melted butter rippled along
in the talest kind of creeks. Regular bar
becue--oration, letters from lots of great
men excusiDg themselves for not attending
-music--parade-t e-toasts-gins- military
slam, bang, phiz, pop, fiddle, tipsy.
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ArRocIoUs.--Gilmun Appleby, captain Of
the steamboat Constitution has been COM
mittod to Jail in Buffalo, charged with a
most diabolical outrage upon the person of
a young girl about fifteen years Of age,
on her passage down from Detroit as a
steerage passenger. The mean wretch
who has not only wife, but is notorious
for his association with the lowest class Of
abandoned females, was not able 10 satisfy
his benstly cravings without employing
force upon the lonely and unprotected pas
sengers of his boat. The excitement in
Buffalo has been tremendous, and for once
we are glad to hear that the people can be
aroused. Barton, the police justice before
whom Appeby was carried for examination,
has gained himself an unenviable notorie-
tY by his endeavours 10 screen the scoundrel
from justice.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

Martin Van Buren, on leaving Washing
ton for his political tour to New York, dcpos-
tied his silver plate and other valuublcs IN the
vault ofthe Metropolis Bank, for safe keep
ing. The Peoples money, he says, is more
safe in the hands of his sub-trcasurers. But
he would not trust them with his property.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-10

ERRATUM.-Our compositors have made
us say on the outside of our paper, that the
Indiana loan was contracted on mol fa7ora-
BILE terms. We intended to say that the
terms were favorable.