The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-06-30

terday morning. He was gallant soldier,
and fought bravely in the Mexican war, car
rying the flag of the first Pennsylvania reg
ment al Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo and Puebla.
This flag, which was perforated with bullets,
he planted upon the height of Ce.ro Gordo,
in the midst of the smoke Of battle, and he
was the first man of the regiment who got
within the enemys works. The Scott legion
numbered no braver man in its gallant ranks.
He has gone to Join the illustrous dead, who
nave sunk to rest by all their country's
wishes blest."-[Phil. N. Amer.
TIE LATE Colonel BLIss.-A monument
has recently been erected at New Orleans to
the memory of the late Col. w. w. S. Bliss,
Of the United States army. 1t is of Italian
marble, about nineteen feet high, and stands
upon granite base. Upon the pedestal are
engraved the names Of the battle fields on
which he fought, together with other suita-
BILE inscriptions. A broken shaft, supported
by an American eagle, rises from the pedes-
tai. 4 wreath and a sword are suspended
from the top, which is partially covered by
the American flag.
Luke H. Parsons, editor of the Shiwassa
| (Mich.) Democrat, has seven full blood
ed merino sheep, from which have been
sheared the present season, one hundred and
one pounds of wool, being an average of
fourteen pounds and seven ounces to sheep.
The New Bedford Standard mentions that
two whale ships, owned by one firm, and
built by the same shipwrghts, are now lying
at the same wharf in the city, each of them
having made the creates voyage of the kind
ever known. The William Hamilton made
the largest sperm whale voyage that was
ever secured in the world, taking during a
voyage, some fifteen years ago, a, l8l barrels
/ of sperm oil. Th, G4orge Washington also
made the greatest right whale voyage that
was ever taken. on her last voyage securing
1000 barrels Of whale oil.
/ The San Antor,io, :" T-"~a. h,~-'r forth
from the earth, about four miles from San
! Antonio, full sized river, and seldom rises
or falls below its usual depth. During the
great drought Of the last few months, how
ever, this singular stream has fallen about
three or four inches, a diminution of volume
not known before, but accounted for by the
long absence Of rains.
A SHREwD REPLY-Sir Walter Scott says
, that the alleged origin of the invention o.
cards produced one Of the 5hrewdest replies
he had ever heard given in evidence. IL wa
made by the late DR.. Gregory, at Edinburgh
to counsel of great emlnence at the Scot
tish bar. The doctors testimony went tt
Z prove the insanity of the party whose men
tai capacity was the point of issue. On
cross interrogation he had admitted that tn
, person in question played admirably a
! whist Aud do you seriously say, doctor,
: said the learned counsel, THAT person
having a superior capacity for game s.
. Difficult and which requires, in pre-emlnen
J. degree. memory, judgment, and combnatl ton
n can be at the same time deranged in his un
S derstandins 2" "I am no card player" sal
II he doctor with great address, d" but hay
: read in history that cards were invented tc
i , the amusement of an insane king" The cor
II sequence of this reply was decisive.
:, A HOME THRUsr-A preacher took pas
l. sage on one of the Lake Erie steamers on
" Sunday lately, and before he had been Ion
4 on board he applied to the captain for lea!