The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-03-17
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The past winter has been uncommonly
cold in England. For five weeks in London
the thermometer was considerably below the
freezing point, and business was nearly sus-
pended on the docks. Such severe weather
is very unusual in that city rrs. jaa 60.
The Wild Cats beat the Know Nothings
at the late election in Newport Ky. Thei,
majority ranged from to 40 on the general
ticket in vote of few less than 800. Six
Wild Cats and four Know Nothings were
elected to the city council.
Over 100000 have been expended upon
the new court house in Cincinnati. It will
take some hundreds Of thousands yet TO fin
ish the work. .
The public printing of the last congress,
mp to the last night of the session, amount
ed to 81 100000.
Twenty one person were sentenced to the
penitentiary, from Chicago, at the late term
of the recorders court. 1t is a hard city for
crime. -.
Charles King, president Of Columbia Col
lege, has been for some time engaged in wri-
ting the life of his father, Rufus King. He
claims for him the authorship of the ord-
nance of 1887.
Roman, Madder and Keefer have been
convicted of the murder of Dunbar, at Fort
Wayne, in January last. There is no doubt
of their guilt.
London extends over an area of 68,029
acres, on both sides of the Thames, and into
Kent, Surry and Middlesex counties, and the
number of its inhabitants was 1852, ,236 on
the day that the last census was taken.
The circulation of the Western Christian
Advocate is 26.200. The Ladies' Reposito-
ry, 23,4O0. Both Methodist publications,
issued at Cincinnati fu
Mr.. Soule, our late minister to Spain, has
arrived at Washington, and his rooms are
crowded with visitors. @. 1910 e'ah.
The colored colony of Monrovia have
political parties. The wings have called
state convention for some purpose. The
Boston Post says that the wings are the op-
position, consequently the party in power is
composed of cOlored democrats.
The BRITISH PREMIER. Lord Palmerston
was born in 1884, and consequently is now
II years old, but has the appearance and
vigor of man of so. He first entered office
in 1902. ll
HIRAM PowERs.-Among the appropria-
tlons inserted in the civil and diplomatic
Dill by the senate, and agreed 10 by the house
OF representatives, before the adjournment
was one of aR25, 900 to enable the President
to give commission to our distinguished
Icountryman, Hiram Powers, for the execu-
tion of some suitable work Of statuary for
the capitol
UNITED STATES BRIG BAINBRIDGE DisA-
BLED IN A GALE.-The United State brig
Bainbridge has put into Norfolk in distress,
having, on the 2lst of February, in gale
been much disabled The storm was SO
furious that her guns had to be thrown over
board.
CHINESE IN CAL1FoRNIA.-Th number of
Chinese who have emigrated to California is
,949. OF this mber s, ,929 have returned
to China, 1888 have died, and 39,687 re-
main. We notice that Gov. Bigier is dis
posed to be severe upon Them They have
paper, partly printed in Chinese and partly
in English, published at San Francisco. In
this they defend themselves against the ale
cations made against them by the governor
and his friends. They show themselves good
reasoners, and sharp, wide awake men
Still, it must be confessed that, taken as a
whole, they are not desirable kind of popu-
lation.- 10. S. Jour.