The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-08-04
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

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CANADA COMING OUT OF THE Woops.-Thc
Canadas already feel the impulse of pro
gress. Since the reciprocity treaty went in
to operation, a dozen new villages have
sprung up on the shores Of Lake Huron. in
the Huron district, to ship produce. Build
ing is going on rapidly, and wharves and
piers being constructed. Speculation in viii
lage lots runs high. 1t is estimated that over
1000 families have settled in that district,
bordering on Lake Huron, since last fall. a
great number of them are from New York.
Enginee Robinson and party are engaged
in new survey of the Canadian shores Of
Lake Huron. Ten new harbors are also un-
der survey, where ten new lighthouses and
breakwaters are to be erected. Government
lis expending large sums for new roads and
bridges, through the forests of the northwest
Icrn portion of the Upper Province, to en-
courage settlement. Water privileges are
abundant If the Canadas were but i'll Yam
kee Doodedom how quickly would there
Iuprse half dozen powerful and wealthy
free states !-[San. Register.
CHEAP WATER Works. Mr.. John II. Bull,
of Cleveland, proposes to supply water for
tSuperior, Bank and Water Streets of that CT
ty, by erecting Hydraulic Works at the foot
Of Bank street. He proposes to erect "a tow
er 50 feet in height, with tank capable of
holding so, 900 gallons or more, and take it
from the Lake at Stockley's pier, and give
supply Of from 500 to 2,400 gallons per min
ute, and lay pipe to the Weddell House, all
for the sum of six thousand dollars.
OLD GENERALs.-The London papers are
congratulating themselves on having got rid
of all the old generals in the Crimea, and as
younger men have now been appointed to fill
their places, they look upon victory as GER
tain. Colonel Pakenham, who has just been
appointed to the command of a division, is
but SO; he is nephew of General Paken-
ham who, at the same age, was killed while
in command Of the English forces at New
Orleans.
We cannot but remember that our own
generals in the Mexican war were all old men
AS old, if not the seniors, we believe, of
the Crmean commanders. General Scott,
General Wool, Generals Taylor, Worth and
Twiggs were all old men, yet the country
never had cause to wish, or ask for younger
men, New York Times.
YELLOW BIRDS VS.. WEEvL.-Mr D. H.
Roberts, residing on the farm of Orson Marsh,
in Colesville, communicate the following
A neighboring farmer wished he would get a
gun and kill some yellow birds, which far
mers generally supposed destroy the wheat.
Mr.. R. declined. as he does not like to kill
birds of any kind Out of curiosity, howev-
er, he killed one of the birds and opened its
crop, when he found that the bird, instead OF
eating the wheat, eat the weevil-the great
destroyer Of the wheat. He found as many
as 200 weevil in the birds crop and but four
grains of wheat, which had the weevil in
them. This is a very important discovery
and should be generally known. The bird
resembles the canary, and sings beautifully.
II [Binghamton Republican.
LARGE SALE.-The Illinois Central Rail
! road Cnmnnnv sold few DAYS since niece