The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-05-24
THE SCISSORS AND QUILL.

GS- In Minnesota, good paper pays 3 to 2 per
cent. month for money.
jns- Hon. Ogden Hoffman died recently in
New York city,.
scs'- The Legislature of Minnesote has been in.
creased to thirty members
G9-Efforts are being made in Toledo for the
celebration of the Fourth of July
o1S-A newly married couple are spending
their honeymoon at Sandusky City, fishing for
bass
| 'n1-The Democratic National convention
meets in Cincinnati on the.sacond day of June
next.
| 9S-the Republican State conyention will be
held in Columbus on next Thursday, the 29th
inst. -...
T2s- Hon. VIM. G. Dawson, who has represer.
ted Georgia in both branches of Congress- died
recently in that State.
5cs1It is stated that, during the last year, one
in ten of all the inhabitants Of New orlerns
have been under arrest.
| OTThe question Of electing their governor
instead of importing him. is now being discuss
ed by the Canadian press.
95~Gen. Cass has written letter in which
he says 81 sincerely hope that the movemsn.
of Walker will be successful.
G1-At Council Bluffs and Burlington, Iowa.
there are not dwellings enough to accommodate
the rapid increase of population.
G5-Goy: Chase has appointed Chauncey NJ
Oils director of the Lupatic Asylum a: Co.
lumbus. \ better sele :tion could not have been
made.
OE-A man about sixty three years old recen,-
ly eopad with lass of sixteen, from small
town in Michigan, on the Southern Michigan
Railroad.
ea- Herbert. the member of Congress who shot
the head waiter at Willard's Hotel, was bound
over in the sum ofSlOOOO to answer to a charge
of manslughter
c. James G. Perciyel one Of the best Amer
n ican poets, died recently in Wisconsin. For
some time previous to his death he held the Of.
flee of State Geologist
3 CO.'S. n. Wood advises all those going
+ to Kansas to take some other route than ths
: Ohio river, for from Louisville to St. Louis they
= cannot hope for decent treatmsnt.
;; petition the Queen of England to uncondition
n ally pardon Smith O'Bren, the Irish Patriot, and
la John Frost the Chartist. The ministry opposed
Of the measure, but it was carried by vote of &C
i'd to 80
G3-The Railroad bridge over the Mississippi
< at Davenport, was recently damaged by fire. TIL
he steamer EfHe Alton, in attempting to pas
IT through the draw got foul of the piers and swun
round against he bridge. The wind was blowiu
IS. hard and the current very rapid. By some mean
,e, the boat caught fre and burned to the water
al edge The draw of the bridge also took fire an
as was destroyed.
rs- In North Carolina the old English Gus
toms are not yet entirely e'adicated. The Sher
as itF with cooked hat on his had sword hangin
T. By his side, and other like warlike para phernali,
-o- goes fo the residence of the Judge and escor
.te him TO 'he court room. His honor wears a Ion
'a, silk gown, and countenance as long as sls,
,,, drivers lash an Africans heel. A great cou
lev try, that North Carolina.
II INnIASs WOMEN TAKING THE LAW INTO THEi
III OwN HAHps.-Since the decision of Judge Pc
% kins, OF the Indiana Supreme Court, maintain
Nil ing that the Liquor Law OF that state is uncor
lb. s,itutional, the women in many places, have Il
NJ, ken the law into their own hands. In ol
sur town they marched to the number Of about tv
ie hundred and destroyed all.the liquor in the pac
#; At Wiliamsport they destroyed all of the
ZEE quor by force, ard then retired to the Metho
ere st Church and adopted resolutions of the suon
n. est kind. Women are undoubtedly the gre,
est suffy rers from ntemperance, and it is
wonder that they become inpatient and resol
me to take the law into their own hands for s.
,, protection.