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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-03-06

by Messrs. Fowlers & Wells The use q
tobacco is one of the most filthy and loatb
some habits ever contracted by civilized men
and we welcome every effort made to abate
the evil as a truly philanthropic and reli
glous act. If a man was afflicted with a
foul ulcer, that discharged filth as copiously
and vilely as the tobacco-user voluntarily
does from his mouth, he would be Stunned
ana cXecrated from among men, as unclean
and Injected with vile leprosy.
A WALK IN THE Arctic REGloNs.-Dr.
Name thus sketches a mornings walk in the
regions of ice -
Now let us start out upon walk, cloth
ed III well fashioned Arctic costume. The
thermometer is, say % deg, below@ero. and
the wind blowing ii royal breeze, but gently.
Close the lips for the first minute or two.
and admit the air suspiciouslv through the
mostrll and mousache. Presently You
breat the IN dry, pungent, but gracious and
agreeable atmosphere. The beard. eyebrows.
eye-lashes, and the downey pubescence Of
the ears, acquire delicate white, and per-
tectly enveloping cover of venerable hoar-
frost. The moustachc and under lip form
pendulous beads of dangling ice. Put out
your tongue, and it instantly freezes to this
icy crusting, and a rapid effort and some
hand aid will be required to hberate it. The
less you talk the better. Your chin has a
trick OF freezing TO your upper jaw by the
luting aid of your beard even my eyes have
often been so glued, as to show that wink
may be unsafe. As YOU walk on, you find
that the ironwork Of your gun begins to
penetrate through two coats of woolen nit
tens, with a sensation like hot water. But
we have been supposing your back to the
wind and If you are good Arcticised
subject, warm .ow has already been fol-
lowed by profuse sweat.
4" Now turn about and face the wind ::
what a change! how the atmospheres are
waited off! how penetratingIy the cold
trlckles down your neck, and in at your
pockets! Whew! a jack-knife heretofore,
like Bob Sawyers apple, unpleasantly
warm IN the breeches pocket, has changed
TO something as cold as ice and as hot as
fire make your way back to the ship! !
was once caught three miles off with
treshening wind and al one time feared that
would hardly see the brig again. Morton,
who accompanied me, had his cheeks frozen,
and felt that Iethargic numbness mention
ed in story books will tell YOU what this
feels like, for have been twice '' caught
ont Seepiness is not the sensation. Have
you ever received the shocks of a magnetic
electric machine, and had the peculiar be-
numbing sensation Of can't let 60" extend
ing up 10 your clbow-joints? Deprive this
of its paroxysmal character; subdue, but
difl'use it over every part of the system, and
you have the so-cal!ed pleasgrable feelings
of incipient freezing, 1t seems even to ex-
tend to your brain Its inertia is augment
ed every thing about you seems of pom
derous sort; and the whole amount of
pleasure is in gratifying the disposition TO
to remain at rest, and spare yourself an en-
counter with these latent resistanccs. This
is, suppose, the pleasurable sleepiness Of
the story books"
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UNITED STATES MAIL.
Posr OFYoH DxrA
December rs, 1858.
PENNSYLVANIA
DRoPos AIS carrying e mails II unIed States om lst
the 1885, following
received Office the
Once Department until g. Monday the 10Th Of Jam
uan, lo64, BE- decided dayi
Curwinsvie, Iuihersbug keyn0ldsvils,
okytiic, Corsica, stsaonsviie, Clarion, Shippcns-
willie, Kossuh, Ca-s Cranberry Franklin, Canal, and
toehranton, o Mcadsilc, log mites and back,
times week.
Leave Curs,nsvile daily, eseep Sunday, att am.i
4 Arrive at MesdviIe days BY q, y
Leave MesdviIe daily, except sunday att,
Arrive Cur~insyDlc next days by q, p.
requrnment, ,hs conditions be Incorporated
such tho department apsden
inviting proposals fot mod the States
jersey Pennsyy1a nelaware Maryland, and Ohio,
the 22d September, 1881,
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Dec iG-atawfw Postmaster General.
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n *. cuAMBERLIN's Commercial College, located
W, l97 BALTIMORE BALTIMORE Maryland The oeiensbe
object place Of individuals prop
thorough practical mercantile cducn
young a NOR knowledge
in few acquired In
many counting house
The embraces double book keeping, and s
adspsnon departments trade Mercsn
Tile calculations tsught according approved
Practical penmanshp, combining radiv Of execution with
of mercantile law, various
ptan Subjects beside other for
book understand The time
the
There being vacation applicants can enter at any time snd AZ
held periods
and diploma. For terms, SC,
and hsve circular Forwarded by ma !.
" a.
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Notice TO Dei,nquent Tax-P"yers.

Notice TO Delinquent Tax-P"yers
CoLrEoros's orros, December IA, 1854
NOTICE hereby delinquent property h In
course Of will and published on
e in Of January 1884 All interested earnestly
loested forward and tby relieve w undesaea
Themselves
om the additional attending advertisements
4 =. n. J ROCHE,
Dec l6-dJsn Collector
TUE Mesropciif.r Catholic Almanac aud L~tty's
Directory for 1854 Just received at
: TAYLOR h MAURY'S
Dec 81 pook.,ore near ON strre,
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Prop possis for Tank iron.

Psopossis for Tank iron.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Ae,, Decenbcr 81 1853
CEALED PROPOSALS., endorsed Proposals for Tank Iron
y until o'clock, the 25th
DAY oT January 1884, delivering
washington, expense
the following quantity the
tanks for soopo war Of the hrsl class
ran lbs, ess)
of an thick Il Il
5000 lbs. OF rveis, eighhs in di-
ameter eghtis long, inside OF
r
May, 1854.
The plate quality of charcoal
defects,
10 the given xes straight shears
stand Hanchng
ctory TO- approved the comnandan Of said yard
where schedules be examined. @H
distinctly carried and
be accompanied by the guarantee
which will considered. will
made conformity with the usual FORMS all Of which be
the bureau, the navy yard, Washington
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n EW amd Eegast siIss. roidertss, CIo~lxs dsc-
subscribers leave respectfully invite the
ades Of the city and vicinity To the following and rich
goods which hUve just been received, Wis
50 dresses eIusnch bIocsds silks, for evenings
do do
Is do antique, watercd III
Is do antique, brocade
do black br0cade silk
do founced brocade silks s.
10 pieces light -coored plain peuit dc sole
IS do rich plaid silks
IS do silk illusions for party drvssss all cslors
30 do wa,sred and plain real Irish popins
$50 Paris trimmed cheiseies and sleeves in
do French embroidered collars
SO French embroidered cambric chemisettes and
sleeves,
rs sleeves,
Maltese, honiton and Valencennes laces very cheap
la0 pairs embroidered muslin and cumbric sleeves
$50 French embroide ed handkerchief, great variety
100 pieces English and French thread laces
IS velvet eoaks, latest style
23 embr Jldered cloth coaks, latest style
rs plain and trimmed cloth coaks Ma
so small Persian scarts for the neck
50 cashmere shawls
Is nchly- embroidered white shawls
Together with great and elegant articles appro
OF which enabled offer reduced
prices having the advanced make
purchases. HOOE, BROTHER, D. CO.
Dec 2J-3taw4wif
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NLADE BUTTER.--Just received from county
NJ daies of Gle
kegs, fresh family Selected
Of A. Mous NJ. Miller Il. A. Beachy, w. p. Miller and
GEO. 4 TaoS. Parker & CO.,
Dec2l--eo6lif Opposite Browns Hotel.
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ISOM RNTOnc business stands the city, situ
street. below sedea WtfhcrS,
will be four 1t Is the store
The 30 feet doep,
wide, cellar. For apply 10 the undersigned
J. CLAYTON BRAsHEARs,
Dec l5-eod2w Al Hall h Brothers.
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IN CONGRESS- OF THE u. STATES.
Thirty Third Congress First Session
TUESDAY. JANUARY 3. 1854.
SENATE

The Hon ANDREW p. BUTLER from the State OF South
Carolina, the Hon Henry s. GrYER from the State OF
Missouri, and the Hon SAM HoUsroN. from the State of
Texas appeared in their seats this morning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

THE HORRoRs OF THE GUANo TRADE
The New Orleans Picayune has the follow
ing upon guano:
awe have received full confirmation of
the horrors reported to be in course Of pre-.
paration, in connection with the guanO trade
at the Chincha Islands. II is picked up and
wheeled to the shoots, it appears, by con-
tract. The contractor has imported Cinnamon
for this work, nearly six hundred of whom arc
now in these Islands. They are hired for
five years at the rate Of S48 per annum
They commence work in tho morning rs
soon US they can see how to work. They
have five tons of guano to dig and wheel
to distance of over one eighth ofa mile. II
is all or nearly all, so hard that it has TO be
picked up; and if they do not accomplish the
five tons by five o'clock, p. NJ, they are flog-
gcd with raw hide whips, some five feet
long, receiving one dozen stripes, each oi
which start the blood; then they are driven
back to to finish their work. The guano has
a very bad effct upon them, swelling their
legs, and arms, and giving them bad sores
on their legs, feet, and hands. Notwithstan-
ding all these however, if they can get along,
they are compelled to finish their task. Our
informant says, he has known as many as
thirty fogged in one day. They have no
Sunday allowed with the exception Of one
in year, the same work going on upon the
Sabbath as during the rest Of the week. ihe
consequence of this i'll treatment is suicide
in various forms, such rs leaping from the
rocks one hundred feet high, cutting their
throats and burying themselves alive. This
last has actually been the case to my knowl-
edge. One morning, three were found who
had SO buried themselves; two were dead and
one alive. The last recovered to prolong
his miserable existence for short time.
1t is time the voice of civilization through
out the world was heard in denunciation OF
such horrors as these.
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WThe N. Y. Herald of Tuesday says:
The private letters by the Atlantic were not
delivered in time for their adviccs to exercise
a material influence on the markets, and no
sales of sufficient magnitude were made in
breadstuffs after the news came to hand to
test its influence, if any. Common brands
of State flour closed heavy at Ss.25 a SS SO
Saturdays quotations. A lot of Southern
white wheat, for milling, sold at S2,l5. In.
dian corn of all kinds, except good Southern
yellow, was lower, and ranged from 6Oc. to
zoe. Cotton with fair sales, closed heavy.
The sales for the past week amounted to
ll,4O4 bales.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

The expires train which left Troy, N
Y, at forty minutes past eight o'clock on
Saturday. when near Bath station, overlook
and run into the eight and thirty minutes
Groeubush train from Troy. The express
locomotive went half way through the pas.
senger car of the other train, smashing the
car, and more or less injuring every one fthe
passengers. None were killed, but some
were terribly mangled, and a few, it is
thought, cannot survive. Among the badly
injured, is the conductor Of the Greenbush
train, and Judge Hunt, of Troy, and his two
daughters.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

DEATH OF AN OLD PRINrER.-It is with
sincere regret that We announce this morning
the death of Mr.. F. Council, which occurred
rather suddenly last evening about seven
o'clock.
Mr.. Council, has been for some years an
old member Of the Typographical fraternity
of this city, and at ore time was foreman of
the composing room Of this journal, and af-
terwards filled the same responsible situation
in the office of one of our Savannah cotcnl-
poraries. For the last few years, however,
he has been in business as Book and Job
Printer in this city.
Mr.. Council for some time has been in de-
clining health, and was to have sailed this
day in the, Tennessee for Baltimore, in the
hope that his native air-having been born
on the Eastern shore Of Maryland-might be
of service to him.
As practical printer, Mr.. Council had
few superiors, and by the craft and all who
kew him, was much respected Charleston
Courier.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

FEMALE LovELINEss.-Female lOvcliness
never appears to so good advantage as when
set of with simplicity of dress. No Artist
ever decks his angels with towering fcath.
ers and gaudy jeweIry and our human an.
gels, if they would make good their title to
that name, should carefully avoid ornaments,
which properly belong to Indians and Afri.
can princcs.-These tinseries may serve to
give effect on the stage, or upon ballroom
floor, but in daily life there is no substitute
for simplicity. A vulgar taste is not TO be
distinguished by gold and diamonds.
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EEIt makes no difference whether glas

E-It makes no difference whether glass
es is used over or under your nose. Ifthe'for-
mer, the person can see and 60 straight
ahead-if the latter, the head is rather apt to
20 where it can't see at oil. A glass before
the eyes is apt to make man philosopher
-one before the mouth will most likely
make him fool. The eye raises one to new
heights of glory and things-that Longitude
nal aperture just under the smellers, sinks
corduroy to new depths. Will young gentle
men with weak eye sight and strong spiritu-
al appetites, please chalk it down in their
biggest album?
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THE POST.
Athens. Friday. May 26, 1854.
New ORLEANS, May IL

NEW OhLEaNS, MAY LIZ
The steam ship Texas came up last night,
bringing dates from Mexico that mentioned
yesterday. The reports from Alvarez and
SantaAnna, and their operationsin the South,
are vague and unsatisfactory. A short time
before the Texas left Vera Cruz, rumor
was received that Santa Anna had met the
rebels, and in bloody battle defeated them.
There is no disputing the probability that if
an encounter took place, it was very bloody.
As an instance Of the sanguinary nature of
their engagements, Santa Annals whole army,
and nearly the whole Of Alvarez's, fought
with great desperation nearly half a day, and
after making an indefinite number of furious
charges upon each other, three men were kill
cd and one wounded. The ferocity of Mexi-
can soldiers is proverbial, and it lis not strange
that great courage should attend all their
hostile encounters. Taking into considera-
ton the inconsistency Of the various rumors,
l am of the opinion that His Serene Highness
is in rather an unpleasant predicament, and it
would not be at all surprising If n Provisional
Government were. established. An earth.
quake Of great violence had occurred in Vera
Crnz and Jalapa, but not much damage was
done, though it lasted for fifty seconds. Gen.
Nicholas Bravo, man prominentin Mexico's
struggle to throw off the Spanish yoke, died
on the 22d ult., and it is singular and mel
ancholy coincidence, that his wife died only
about three hours before him. Several more
revolutionary outbreaks have taken place IN
different parts of the country, and at the
same time the Government papers are filled
with accounts of acts of loyalty and devotion
to Santa Anna.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

DEATH FROM RoPE JUMrrSG.-A bright
and interesting little girl, about eight years
of age, died on Monday last in the village OF
Newark, from commissions, brought on by
excessive exertions in "jumping the rope."-
She was competing with several of her schoo
companions, in this exercise, who were en-
deavoring to out.do each other in endurance
She jumped four hundred times in succession
and until entirely overcome by the long-con
tinued exertions. The child was taken home
insensible, but the movement Of muscles o
the limbs, rs in jumping, continued without
cessation forty.eight hours, until the sufferer
was released from her painful exercise by
death.-Roch. Dem.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

A RAILROAD ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA
The Albany Evening Journal says, that AL.
Ian Campbell, Esq, who surveyed and super.
intended the construction of several ra,lSaads
in South America has been engaged to make
reconnaissance of projected route from
Mendoza, on the Eastern base of the Andes
to Montevido, on the Atlantic. The distance
is about 600 miles, and with the roads al.
ready built west of the Andes, will create a
railroad communication across the South
American continent, broken only BY that
chain of mountains. He has commenced the
survey.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

Cry OF ST. DOMINGO, April %, 1854
Important from 81. Domingo-News has
been received here that can be relied on, that
Emperor Souoque has now ready forty thou.
sand men to march into this Dominican re.
public, to exterminate the whites and mulat-
toes. The Domnicans are making active
preparations to receive him; but unfortunate
" it is discovered that the balls purchased
for their vessels of war arc too large for the
guns; besides, they have neither seamen nor
commanders; but this makes no difference
all these people care about in fighting is to
get near enough to crack the Haytiens over
the heads and on their shins, and they are al
ways victorious.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

sY The Paris Monteur publishes the de-
tails of the passage of the Danube by the
Russians, which fully confirms the report
given by Omar Pasha, namely, that the Rus
SLAMS hotila and transports enabled them to
cross at three points, simultaneously, when
the Russians Immediately attacked the Turk
sh Notifications. In one of the Russian reg-
ments every man was killed. Two battalions
next engaged, and were nearly destroyed, and
it was necessary to send fifteen battalions to
carry tho intrenchments. The Turks held
their position for 4S hours under the fire of
the Russian gun boats, 25 heavy guns, and
two mortars from the opposite bank. The
Turks having fired their last cartridge, evac-
uated the place, carrying with them their
guns, and falling back in good order on
Carazu.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

LITTLE THoRYs.-Thc sweetest, the most
clinging affection is often shaken by the
slightest breath Of unkindncss, as the deli.
cate tendrils Of the vine are agitated by the
faintest air that blows in summer. An un.
kind word from one beloved, often draws the
blood from many heart which would defy
the battle axe of hatred, or the kccnest edge
of vindict!ve satire. Nay, tho shade, the
gloom Of the face, familiar and dear, awakens
grief and pain. These arc the little tllorns
which, though men Of rougher form make
their way through them without feeling
much, extremely incommode persons Of n
more refined turn in their journey through
life, and make their travelling irksome aud un.
pleasant.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

LUCKY YIELD FROM PLowIsG.-A colored
man, while plowing on the farm Of Mr.. s
Huster, about mile from Richmond, Va,
struck on an old iron pot containing mum.
Der of Mexican dollars, amounting, it is said,
to $3.50 or S2Oo. The dcposite of this treas
ure was said to have been made by an old
man named James Housen, n creole, who
was possessor of this farm for several years
previous TO 1919.
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A man named Tom Barnes was whipping
his wife and daughter last night near town
when one Frank Saunders interiercd to pre-.
vent it. Barnes made at Saunders with bow.
10 knife, when the latter jumped aside, and
Barnes falling over a stump stuck the knife
in the lower part of his abdomen, and he is
now lying at the point Of death. Some fears
are entertained q his recovery.-Smithiand
Postboy.
That's the word! Fears should be enter.
tanned of the recovery of such y monster
To hope for his recovery ought to be Peni-
| tentiary offence.
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TERMS

THE POST is published every Friday at
81 per year. payable in advance, or SO, if pay
ment Is delayed until the expiration Of the
year.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be charged 81 per
square of IL lines, or less, for the first inser-
tion, and IS cents for each continuance. A
liberal deduction made to those who advertise
by the year. Persons sending advertisements
must mark the number of times they desire
them inserted, or they will continue until for
bid and charged accordingly.
For announcing the names of candidates for
Office, IS. CASH.
JOB Work. such as Pamphlets, Minutes, Cir
eulars, Cards, Blanks, Handbills, de-, will be
executed in q neat and workmanlike manner,
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All letters addressed to the Proprietor, pest
bald, will be promptly attended to.
Persons at distance sending us the names
VI four solvent subscribers, will be entitled to
fifth copy gratis
No cornnns;satinn inserted unless accom-.
panied by the name Of the author. ---..
cE Office on Main street, next door to the
old Jackson Hotel.
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WHAT PRESIDENT PIERCE HAS DONE
Alta social meeting at the house Of a demo.
cratic Senator in Washington, one day last
week, some Of the company were speaking
rather contemptuously of President Pierce
Senator Seward, who was present, said:
"iou arc wrong, gentlemen, to speak dis.
paragingly of President Pierce; he has done
one thing which none Of you could have nc.
complished."
"What is thatw was demanded on all
sides.
"Why," replied Seward, "he has given dig.
nifty to the administration of John Tyler, by
the contrast of his Own!"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

EDUCATION IN VIRGIsrA.-The Richmond
Wing argues the necessity for adopting n
more efficient system of education in that
State. II says:
avery decade exhibits II rapid and fearful
increase of this mass ofignorance. In 1870,
the number of tho unlettered in Virginia
amounted to 10000. In 1850 it exceeded go.
900. At this rate, it will not require many
centuries to extinguish all knowledge Of let.
ters in the State"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

w The word Car, more properly Tar,
belongs to the Slavonian tongue, and is found
in books written long before the time Of the
Grand Dukes. The name of Beisarius is
evidently Greek modification of the two
Russ words relLisar meaning "Great Cap.
tain"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

SILVER FACED TYrE.-lloyds Weekly
Newspaper, now edited by Douglas Jerrold,
announces that it will soon be printed with
silrer faced type. Electroplating the type
with silver seems novelty. The patcntees
arc Orchard g. Greening, of London.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

Should PERSONS follcs make him rich,
he is called man of talent. Should they
entail poverty on him however it is set down
as judgement Of heaven.-Fools never
think that Providence NEEDLES with their af-
fairs, till they see the Sheriff after them.
Sickness We always set down ny a visitation
of divine goodness. Our health we attribute
to some cobbler who makes water proof
hoofs
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

Mrs. Seymour, lady who was saved from
the recent wreck Of aWestern steamer, states
that she had $4,000 in her pockctbook un-
der her pillow, which was lost; also manu-
script writing for which she expected $1,000
from her publisher