The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-09-29
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

of affairs at Portsmouth
To one who has never witnessed city
suffering from pestilence, can convey no
adequate idea of the weary desolations of
Portsmouth, 1t looks like the fallen city OF
the Arabian Nights, in which every thing
was suddenly petrifed and frozen into silence
and death. Closed stores perfectly deserted
streets, window shutters everywhere iasten-
ed, and nothing to relieve the frightful and
unnatural blanbness of the scene, but hears
IS and coffins and cOrpses We are BUNDLED,
scourged, boWed III the dust before power
in whose hands The strength of man is weak
ness and his wisdom folly. DR.. S-of New
Orleans, who has himself lost three children.
believe, by the fever. and whose experience
of It's ravages is second to that of few men
Of his age in the world, perhaps, informed
me day or two since, that III his judgment.
yellow fever was a bane for which no anti
dote had yet been discovered, and that hu-
man skill was entirely inadequate to its man
agement.
When tell you that such disease is seia-
ing our citizens at the rate OF over fifty day:
in population of certainly not more than
twenty-five hundred, you may have some
idea Of the fcalful neaIness with which death
stares us all in the face. There is no civil
SONSIHHIell HO l'IlHItlIS IiOSo SOllIS; SN"lN
" store open. no buying or selling, save
for the trade in drugs. no banking, no legis-
ation, no visiting, save Deaths visitings.
and, worse than all, no hope!
PICKPoCKLTs AT WoRK--Since the open
ing of the State Fair five persons have been
relieved Of what little they had about their
persons. The victims We're three men and
two women. One man lost $3.50, one 1923.
and the other IS; one woman lost $40 the
sum taken from the other is unknown. These
cases all occurred at the Depot, notwith-
standing cautionary poycards against
! thieves, pickpocketS, &c, were posted
throughout the Depot.--LOhio Statesman.
Mr.. Raggers Basley has purchased one hun
dred and sixty acres of land in Minnesota
Territory, which he intends settling upon
and improving. Mr.. Bagley is one hundred
and seven years old, and is still an active
and industrious pioneer, in the enjoyment OF
excellent health. A patent will shortly be
issued to him from the General Land Office.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 22.--Hon. Stephen A.
Douglas addressed large meeting last night.
He denounced fanaticism, provoked by the
Fugitive Slave law and Northern men, who
pronounced it unconstitutional discussed
The Nebraska bill, and said Congress had no
right to interfere with local laws in states or
/ territories. He also denounced the Know
Nothings. He was serenaded at the Planters
Hotel last night.
! IMPORTANT MovFMENT.--The Board OF
Public Works of Ohio have just passed an
order for letting the entire repairs of the pub
! lie works of this State by contract TO the
lowest bidder Bids are to be received up
to the 18th of November, and the contract
ors are 10 commence on the 10th of that
month The specifications are to be preper-
ed and be ready by the 18th of October. The
public works are to be divided into sections
The Ohio Canal is to be III three sections
the Miami Canal, two sections the Mus
kingum Improvement, the Hooking Canal
&c, one section each. These contracts are
to exist for five years.
j This is a very important movement, and