The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-03-17


The distance from Boston 20 Halifax is
75O miles. There is but one telegraph wire
over the route. The New York associated
press pay the telegraph company $500 for
the report of each steamers news that ar
rives at Halifax.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that Mr.
Ward, of Loveland, Ohio, recently brought
from the Jersey nurseries Is, 900 peach trees
We learn that an immense numbar Of peach
trees are being planted in the vicinity of
Cincinnati.
The common council of Albany has pass
sed an ordinance imposing fine of 1925 on
house, store or shop in that city.
The new free bank law which has Just
passed the Indiana legislature over the gov
ernor's veto, requires $ll0 of state stocks to
be deposited as security for 300 Of circula-
tion. The new state bank law makes the
branches mutually responsible for each 9TH
er's liabilities, and also makes stockholders
individually liable for an amount equal to
their stock.
The we'll known antiquarian and linguist,
Prof Lepsius, at the instigation of the Chev-
alier Bunsen, has completed an al phabet con-
!aining the sounds and letters Of all langua-
ges in the world.
WORTH TRYING.-It is said that small
piece Of rosin dipped in warm water, will
add peculiar property TO the atmosphere of
room, which will give relief to persons
troubled with a cough. The heat of the wa
ter is sufficient to throw off the aroma of the
rosin, and give the same relief as is afforded
h,, th1< h., . T.
cradle to the combustion, because the evap-
Grafton is more durable. The same rosin
may be used for weeks.
BUTTER.-ln churning cream, add lump
of butter TO the cream before commencing,
and the butter will come in two-thirds the
time it would without,
To CURE CmLBLAINs. Wash the feet with
water, saturated with alum, and draw on a
sock made of soft, fine, old linen.
The city council of Columbus have agreed
to contract for a steam fire engine, to cost
not over $4,000.
Toledo has now six wards. The new ter
ritory lately annexed across the river (for-
merly Yondota,) is the sixth ward.
The steamer Baltic sailed from New York
oH TIC 'tI, Win Oh passengers ana Gl Id I, :
600 in specie. The lower the tariff the larg-
er the loads of specie carried away. Can
anybody wonder at the hard times7
The total number of deaths in New Or
leans during the past year was 1858 The
majority of these were foreigners.
DETROIT. The population of Detroit is
about 40 900, and the assessed valuation of
property is about $4,000, 900.
KEoKUK-Three hundred houses were pu,
up in Keokuk, Iowa, during the last year
The tax of Nicholas Longworih, Of Gin
cinnati amounts this year to 800, 1923. Ii
is fortune of itself.
THE Cost OF WAR.-Thc English govern
ment contemplate having engaged in the war
during the opening year, no less than 263, ,584
men of all ranks, upon land and sea. The
cost is estimated at more than 1913, 900 900
for The single year.
The Cincinnati Gazette says the total cx-
penditures Of that city for The year ending
March ], 1858, have been 1853, ,46S. 81. The
fire department, including heavy outlay for
building and real estate, has been 8 33, 500
40. The benefit of Mr. Greenwood's servi-
ces have been incalculable.
Toiver Craig has been arrested in Cincin-
nati for forging land warrants.