The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-13
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to an alarming degree in some parts
Toledo and several other places are said
to be reaping the ruins that go with the
disease.
CALIFORNIA POETRY The following is
one stanza Of a patriotic poetical produc-
ton that appears in the Nevada Democrat:
Keep your eye fixed on the American Eagle,
Whom weas the proud bird of destiny hail
For that wise foul you can never inveig'e
BY depositing salt on his venerabl le tail
TRAvE1.-The travel on the Ohio and
Indiana rail road is rapidly Increasing.
GRAIN.--Some Of our farmers are cut
ting very good crops, while other ones are
reaping no harvest. Some of the grain
will scarcely pay for harvesting
ONO STATESMAN AND DEMocRAT.--We e
have always published for this paper,
and thinkit is an excellent sheet, but all
this don't do us much good, as for the last
few weeks we have only seen it Semi -oc-
casionally. No objections to receiving it
more frequently or oftener.
CoNGREss will adjourn on the fourth Of
August.
THE PLAcE.-At Sabbath School the
children were asked sewhere was Christ
cruciGed 2" one of the little fellows aston
ished at SO easy question answered,
Oceola
CLEANL1NEss-This is conducive to
health, and we would therefore, recon
mend that our town council attend to see
ing that our streets. alleys and bad eel ars
are cleansed.
EGoT1sM and self suficiency are the
props of shallow understanding-Er.
How many there are who have that
kind of understanding, as the props are
scattered everywhere.
OREGoN.-The offer of a bounty Of 160
acres to each single man, and 32O acres
to each family settling in Oregon, holds
good till December 1st., 1855, having
been extended by the last Congress.
KEEPING Eaes IF true, tie following
may be Of interest to some Of our rea'
ders;
Eeos, may be kept for any length Of
time, it is said, By coating them with var,
nish or grease.
Do1Nes ON THE FoURTH.-We have been
favored with communication, giving a
history OF the Fourth out in one of the
small towns. We would like to hear from
all sections of the country. Write US
again,
Curious Custom. Havana, it is the
custom for ladies to escort their visitors
home in the evening, while the gentle
man of the house bows them out and re-
mains at home e.-Er.
We wish the ladies would get into thai
custom here, but as for remaining at home
is another thing,
Pre- -N1c.--The ladies Of our town arc
to give fine Picnic at Ayres' grove to
day. Guess it will be good affair.
TREEs.-Persons will be astonished com
ing into town if they have not been here
for week, to see large shade trees Spread
ing their foliage. But guess they, like
beauty, won't last long as they don't ROOT
well.
P1rrsBURau UN1oN-This beautiful
Sheet now comes to our Office regularly
If any of our citizens want a good Pitts
burg paper, we can recommend the Unlor
to them.
GOLD DISCOVERED IN CHINA The
China papers state that gold discoverie
have been made in the vicinity Of Cantor
by some returned Chinese from Callfor
MIA.
A PORTION of the contents of the Adam
Express car, which was dumped into tn
Susquehanna few days since, consisted
of valuable American and English books
Bank notes to the amount of $50, 900 ar
said to be in the car.
DAMAGEs.-The New York 7ribune ha
been mulcted in $3.50 damages for an al
legged libel on Capt. Thatc :er, in publish
ing despatch charging him with bein
in the slave trade.
STREAK OF LUcK.-It is stated that tn
wife of the Rev. Mr.. Lyman, rector
Trinity Church, in Pittsburg, has. by tn
J death of her father, fallen heir to th
: fourth or fifth of an estate worth some tw
millions of dollars.
: CONVICTED OF BEING ENGAGED IN TH
} SLAVE TRADE in the United States Gil
; cult court at Boston, on Monday. Gasp;
! Harman, master of the brig Glamorgal
! which vessel was taken on the coast
5 Africa, by the United States brig PERI
$ and sent here, was convicted of being el
5 gagged in the slave trade Wasaingt'
I! Union.
AN ARRIVAL FROM RUssrA.-The eli
n per ship Flying Childers, Capt White, a
. r;voJ of PoSton ON the Goth ult fro