The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-06-07
THE SCISSORS AND QUILL.

seeu corni ana consequently are under the neces-
sity of replanting.
0-The farmers Of Williams county meet
on the l4lh inst, at Bryan to make suitable ar
for holding county Agricultural
fair.
INDicATrvE.-At the time the Nebraska bill
was adopted, there were but three Anti-Nebraska
Governors in the Northern States now there
are ten.
DIFFERENT LrNGTHs OLA MlLE.-Al miles
are not of the same length; at ast, different
countries make their miles of different length.
An English mile is 1850 yards. while Scotch
mile contains 22O6 yards, Polish mile 44O0, an
Italian l470, Spanish 5O22, and the Swedish
1920. A Swedish mile is therefore equal to four
English miles.
ef- Germany is said to have published more
works on educational science than all the world
besides.
ea- A resolution has been offered in the Mas
sachusetts legislature authorizing the Governor
to draw from the State Treasury the sum of Sl0,-
900 to aid the citizens of Kansas in maintain
ing freedom. 1t was lost BY eight majority.
Q~E The American Council No. 432, of Wor-
cester, Mass, have held meeting and resolved
that they will hold themselves in readiness to
90 to Washington at moments warning and
protect the representatives Of the Bay State from
the attacks of southern assassins.
O-5- On the 4th inst the Connecticut Legis-
lature elected James Dixon American Republi-
can, TO the U. S. Snate Charles McCurdy was
elected Judge of the Supreme Court.
The Indignation meeting in New York
city on the evening of the go III ult, was so
large that a meeting was organic ID outside
of the Tabernacle. Resolutions were adopted
stgmatizing the attack on Summer as bru-
tai, murierous, and cowarily," and calling
upon congress TO at once and Internationally
expel Mr.. Brooks from the House.
All Spectators in land warrants are now
anxious to "sell out" as the course adopted
by congress is likely to depreciate their value
very materially.
INVITATION To THE QUEEN TO VISIT CANADA.
In the Canadian House of Assembly the
Hon. J. II. CAMERON, NJ. p. for Toronto,
has given notice of a address of congratua
| ton to the Queen on the restoration Of peace,
and expressive Of the earnest hope of her
Majesty's Canadian subjects that she will taks
an early opportunity of visiting her provincee
in BRUSH North America.
| The Oswego Palladium says man proposes
to erect water works and supply the city with
lake water for 100000.
One hundred Polish families mostly farm
ers, have settled i'll kames county Texas, near
the San Antonio river.
In Febrtary 1856, there Were IL murders in
San Francisco, 81 in the preceding February,
aud so in February, 1884.
Col JOHN Allen, Of Cuba and Texan
celebrity, l,f )uis,ilIe on Wednesday, in the
steamer Sutana with one hundred and fifty
K.ntuckians for Nicaragua.
The New York Eoangelist has enlarged
its sheet, aud appears with ei1h pages. Rev.
J. G Graigheal has been add ID to the estab-
IishmenG as one Of the editors an proprietors
"A Frnch soldier who lost leg by Rus
sian cannon shot in the Crimsa, has set up
shop in Lyons AMI bung the shot over his door
as sign
Tn Minnesota Pioneer says that fourteen
hun lr9l e,nigrants to that Terri ory arrived at
ST. Paul up the sic Imers GIlena and War
Eagle.
The rear car of the mail train ON the south :
side X ilroad wa, thrown from the tressel-
work near Pcrciva's Island, Virginia, on
Thursday morning and broke to pieces 0ne
passenger, Mr.. Spiler, was badly injured,
and several others slightly.
The number of students in the Russian
Univcrs,ies has hitherto been limited by law
The Emperor Alexander has Just signalized
for the warfare of his subjects by removing
this restriction.
All the Free State papers now published
in Kansas four in number-have announced
their prefer noes for Fremont as a canidate
for the president, and keep his name at the
head Of their columns.
The snip Witch Of the Wave, recently
cleared from Charleston for Havre with a
cargo valued in all at S293, 983-the most
valuable cargo that ever cleared from Charles
ton for any port in France.
The number Of French officers now lv-
ing, whose commissions date back as far as
the Empire, is said to be 500. The Gov, ra-
ment is talking of allowing them the moderate
pension of $50 francs each.
"A large company, composed principally
Of citizens of Louisville, have laid out town
in Kansas Territory, and called it Prairie city
About the lst of June it is said that 10C
families will leave Louisville.
Boston papers express much dissatisfac-
ton with the Cunard Co., on account of the
transfer of the Arabia to New York, leaving
the three smallest and poorest steamers to run
to Boston.
The bayonet depives its name from the
! yNlaca hara II inunpta1 Rauonpa in
France, and was first used in battle as a wesp-
on by the French, in the year 1908, proving
a novel and efficient arm.
Rents have been very high in De-
troit this spring; good frame and brick