The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-07-14
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

borhoOd Of our city, and we learn that they
have pitched their tents just back of James.
town, kentucky, d mile and half above
Newport. They are represented as being the
same company who were in New York city,
md receutly near Pittsburg, committing
Idepredatons nightly upon the poultry yards,
&c. So notorious had they become as ma
rauders, that tha police were compelled to
drive them from each of the above States
The men are large, stalwart, and powerful
! the yOnger Of The femaits handsome, and
he elder haggard and ugly. Fortune telling
Iappears to be their principal employment.
ii Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
We gfieve 10 learn that the house of Mr.
! &. BUNNELL, Of Hicksviile was burned to
the ground on'the night of the 2Gth ult.,
land little girl about II years of age burned
to death. The loss of property is estima-
ted at three thousand dollars Defiance D.
DELICIOUS BEvERAGE.--James Keenan,, in
IAN interesting letter about Japan, says that
g sacie," the principal drink of the country,
is supposed TO consist of sour whiskey, to-
ba acco juice and aquafortis. What mixture !!
A dandy with cigar in his mouth, on
board steamboat, once stepped up to for
eigner, and said Pray, sir do gentlemen
ever smoke in your country?' Gentlemen
DO not smoke in public in any country"
was the laconic reply.
REMAREABLE SELF CoNTRoL.-The Bruins
wick (Me.) Telegraph tells story of young
widow, down on the Kenebeck, who said to
an acquaintance who was condoling with
her upon the recent death of her spouse,
|" hope you'll excuse my not crying, but the
fact Is, crying always makes my nose bleed.
DETERMINATIONS The longer live, says
Sir i. +. Buxton, "the more | am certain
that the great difference between men-be
tween the feeble and the powerful, the great
and the nsigniiicant-is energy, invincible
determination. A purpose once fixed on, and
then death or victory. That quality will do
any thing that can be done in the world
and no talents, no circumstances, no oppor-
tunities, will make a twolegged creature a
man without it."
FIRES IN Six MoNTHs.--According TO the
\. \. J0urAGl Of Commerce, there were thir
ty-two fires in the United States during the
last month, where the loss was equal tot
$4,000 or more, the most destructive being
one which occurred a Bayou Sara, La, with
a loss of $500, 600. The total amount of
property DESTROYED was 81 ,29l ,090. This
sum may b. increased by the fires not yet
the monthly losses have reached Ill aggregate
Of 81, ,G39 coo,
LAND OFFICE At DzgIAEc1. Efforts are
being made at Defiance to psocure the with |
dTawa Of the order for the discontinuance
of the Land Office at that place, and it isl
thought the efforts will prove successful, /
In year or two probably all the Govern |
ment lands will be sold if tie office remains
in that region. The Democrat says:
" AS matter Of interest we mantlou, that
there is now for sale III this Land District,
no dollar and quarter land, except in Ot-I
tawa county. The remainder consists of
81 90 lands in scattered tracts in Putnam,
Paulding Defiance, Henry and Lucas coun-
ties. Fhe most in any one county, is in
Padding we behave, lying on the north side
of the county, in the vicinity OF the Wa
bash and Erie canal"
The Know Nothings in New Orleans repu-
diate the Platform of the philadelphia Con-