The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-01-06


Italy, November Goth.
Commodore Stockton is out in letter in
favor of the Know Nothing doctrines. None
but native Americans, he Saws, should hold
office, and foreigners should be required to
reside here 81 years before naturalization.
CATTLE RAISING IN ILLINOIS Isaac Funk,
of Bloomington, Mclean county, Illinois,
recently sold to Messrs. Hough, of Chicago,
l400 head of cattle, that would average 700
lbs., for the handsome sum of 1854 900.
BoMBAsToPoL. ."--Some of the journals
that view the European war through entire
y Russian spectacles, think that Stbas topol
should be Szbastopol no longer, but $50 far
as the allies are concerned) BonubastopoI.
VIM. Fl. Gilpn has exhibited specimens
of California wheat at Washington, which
weighs 20 pounds to the bushel. Eighty
bushels TO the acre of such wheat, ought to
suffice for even the golden state.
| John Mitchell has retired from the editorial
chair of the n. Y. Citizen, and, it is said,
will remain in private life the next few years.
| His proclama ton of desire for an Ala bama
| plantation, we'll stocked with fat negroes is
understood TO have lost the Citizen 10000
subscribers.
! We find in the Panama Herald of the 10Th
ult., statement that treaty has been made
between the United States and Ecuador, by
which the latter cedes her sovereignty over
the Galapagos islands to the United States,
for the sum of three million of dollars.
When the L. S. senators hesitated about
confirming Col. Steptoe, as governor Of Utah,
the president sent message to the senate,
stating that his acceptance would be condi-
toned upon the resignation of his commits
sion in the army.
1t is said that the great storm on the Black
Sea, Nov. 18th, wrecked 63 French and Eng
lish ships, drowned 1000 men, and destroyed
property TO the amount of $l0,000,000.
The largest lump Of gold ever discovered
in California was shipped by the Atlantic
from the express office of Adams & Co. 1t
weighed 1907 pounds, and contained so per
cent. of pure gold. 1t was valued at $26,-
262 and was found about Is feet below the
surface, in Calaveras county.
The new capitol building at Salem, Ore
gon territory, will be completed in time for
the next meeting of the legislature. 1t is
said 10 be an elegant and well constructed
building.
An apple was exhibited at the agricultu-
tural fair, at Salem, Oregon territory weigh
ing 33 ounces.
Apples sell in Oregon at $l5 per bushel.
Bamum offers two prizes of $500 and $3.50
each, for the best and second best original
plays, adapted for performance at the Amer
lean Museum, and to be sent in on or before
the first of March next.
Gold diggings" have been discovered in
Vermont, according to the Burlington Free
Press, which promise to be as rich as the av-
Ierage of those in California.
The failure of the banking house of Selden
& Withers at Washington, is bad one
They owe at least $90O,OO0, and no one
:, thinks that half that sum can be realized
from their assets. Several government Off
GERS, in defiance of the sub-treasury law,
have been caught with deposits in their
vaults.
GsrThe Ohio convention of teachers and
friends Of education have been holding their
annual session at Cincinnati. Lorn An
drews, of Kenyon college, was PRESIDENT
The attendance was quite large, and the ses-
sions were interesting and important. This
voluntary association is one of the noblest
institutions of the state. We are glad TO
see that it has lost none of its vitality.
The reciprocity treaty with the British
provinces has now been adopted by all OF
them, and is the law of the land.
Seven or eight hundred xorkmen were
thrown out Of employment by the suspen-
sion of work in the Cincinnati foundries and
workshops last week. It is to be hoped