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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-11-26

ArpIToR's OFFICE, COUNTY, o. Nov. l4th, 1857.
list OF
delinquent by the treasurer
County the OF the axes eha
which
Of ir eP cent together the current year so all OF
take and pena and unpaid
that the whole OF the sVeI uAou ~
" town list so mueh hsreo as WIZ DO
charged thereon Will e o ecor
ding TO at the Sout ho9se
and after the hour oil 10 O'Clock
the penalty shall hay been paid before
sale will continue from a day un' eaeh tract
of laau or town shall be sold or offered for sale
'''~-- ", ROSS, Auditor OF Wood County, Ohio,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
Wonders Will never Cease.


We have long since exhausted our
faculty of wonder. Hence we are
not at all astonished at the following
advertisement clipped from tie N. I.
Herald:
Matrimonial Gr;iie Book and
Fortunes Register Containing the
naTa, address and personal descrip-
ton Of the most fashionable bellies,
not only in the Fifth Avenne Of New
York, but in all the large cities Of the
Union, together with reliable state
ments of the exact fortune whether
in there own right or in prospect) Of
more than five Thousand manageable
ladies. As but a limited number Of
this truly unique and valuable work
have been Published, and no second
edition will be issued, and it cannot
be procured at any book store, per-
SONS desiring a copy forwarded by
mail, postpaid, to any part OF the
United should enclose one dollar with
ont delay to the address Of
New York Post Office"
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
An American Shot In Paris.

Aletter from Paris, dated January
1st, says:
ION Tuesday, morning, the Both
ult., q most melancholy occurrence
took place at the prison for debt, in
the Rue de Clichy, and the first Of ita
kind that has ever happened. Mr..
Charles Morcy, Of Boston, who was
confined therein, while standing at q
window overlooking q courtyard,
was deliberately shot dead by seati'
mel. The sentinel states, that having
ordered Mr.. Morey to leave the VII
dow, and not being obeyed, he ~
and killed him. There had kd,ha
ders upon other consigneth at IL
supposed, most wrongly ri, e '" treat t..s
inmates Of Clichy wer.;m NJ
with the severity 81 Of e tho 5. Good si
Morcy was pcssEe England and France,
yearp atents 9rsaily esteemed. He
ana was ling wife and family, being
! ,eases 5nly thirty-two years of age.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
APcrpetual Goiernor.l

y ssat le7sf = ~ ~ /laIrln
4 Itiseems that owing t9 Of Missis.
ling ofthe last Legisla rpctnal Gov.
lsippi that State has Free, TLader Of
ernor. The Natp IS,
Tuesday last s2essage to. the Legis-
4 "1n his lssubject, which we pub
1 iature on orning, Gov. McRae says
lish TINS Governor for, life. We
tnat 1haye no objection to his being
s9ernor of Mississippi for many
EARS to come, but the organic law Of
the State provides that the Governor
shall be elected every two years. But
it seems that the botch. work of the
Of 1854, in submitting
changes to the Constitution has man.
aged to make the term Of Governor
ship perpetual and no d ono can tell
when the official term Of the Judges
and members ofthe Legislature will
expire. The whole affair is in mud,
and for ourselves we can'tsce who is
to decide the point in question
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
In Eminent Han Dead.

Our western exchanges record the
death Of Elder J. T. Johnson, of the
Christian denomination, one Of the
most estimable men and eloquent and
distinguished diyines of the Western
States. lie was q brother Of Col r.
d. Johnson, Vice President Of the
United States, and was at one time,
before entering the ministry, one OF
the Judges of the Court of Appeals
in Kentucky. He served various de-
partments Of public duty, and always
with the. highest honors. The pa
pers unite in according to him the
possession of the noblest traits that
ado m humanity. The loss Of. snch a
man, they say is indeed q public mis-
fortune. He leaves host Of friends
and admirers throughout the Western
and southern States.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
KANAWHA YAhLEY .STAR.


10 DE1rns FROM PolsoS.-On
Wanesday list, ID Baltimore, DR..
I Alb. ARScIp was called to- see D
chd Of JonN EcKERr. lie gave q
inscription in which chlorate Of pot
q was directed; but the druggist,
1 X. ERSEsf LErrER, put i'm cyanide
opotass. Tho Patriot says
1.-THE child made considerable re-
STANCE, and the mother succeeded ip
administering only half the dose, but
B powerful was it, that in ten min
ties the child was dead. DR.. Arnold
ras Immediately summoned, and &C
was he that the child's death
MAS not caused by the medicine, and
that he made no mistake in writing
The prescription, that he asked for the
medicine and swallowed q teaspoon
full. and was in the act Of repeating
the dose, when he felt the symptoms
of the poison, which it contained,
working npon him. Flo instantly
started for the apothecary's, Ernest
Letter, corner of Eden and Lombard
streets. and On reaching the, store was
barely able totell them to give him a
powerful ernetic, and fell upon the
floor. In a few minutes afterwards,
Mr.. Eckert entered with the medicine
charging Letter with Killing his
child" II
Mr.. L. maintaineth as il could not
be-the medicine was simple. and he
had compounded the prescription &C.
curately, to prove which he would
take some OF it, and pouring ont Q
teaspoonful, drank it. He then turned
and entered an apartment in the rear,
fell, upon the floor, and in twenty
minutes was d corpse. The scene
which followed beggars description.
Husband, wife, and. mother, all fran
tic from the sdeplorable result of q
mistake. In a very short space Of
time the street in front of the house
was filed with human beings, each
eager to know what was the matter,
and at any time during the day could
besseen crowds of persons standing
in the vicinity of the house, drawn
thither by the powerful excitement
which pervaded that quarter. Drs:
Yeates, Monmonicr, Kinnemon, and
others were in attendance, but were
unable to be Of any service whatever
to Mr.. Letter, The emetie which DR.
Arnold had taken caused him te
vomit freely, and was probably the
saving ofhis life, as he is considered
out Of danger. ) ~ T.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
"A Fearful Passage.

The Columbia Is. c. J Times. Of Thurs
day last, publishes the following:
We have been informed by Pr. Far
zee, ST., who was passenger on board
the Steamer Marioa. which left New York
ON Saturday afternoon at three q clock, for
Charleston, where she arrived yesterday
morning, that the trip was in the greatest
degree fearful. During Saturday night
a storm came up, and the steamer was
compelled to lay too at Cape Hatteras for
twenty-six hours, in consequence Of it,
violence. The cold, too, was 20 intense
that FIVE horses were frozen to death and
the deck aud cabins, masts. sails, rigging.
and every portion Of the vessel exposed.
were covered with ice to the thickness Of
six or scveninches. The steamer Black
War,lsr, from Havana, bound to New
York. passed the, Marion while she was
living TO, and Mr.. Frazee informs us that
she was literally covered with ice.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
Extensive Fire In Philadelphia.

Il Pnu1ApELnlrIA, Jan. 29.-A fir
commenced last night among city
property on Chestnut street above
Third, and consumed three uppeI
stories, occupied by Dubose 4 Car.
row, jewelers., Jno. N. Harper, i'm
porter Of watches, and E Gaskill
book binder. The stores below are
occupicdby T. B. Peterson, md Good,
years India Rubber establishment.
both damaeed by water. Dubose's
stock valued at $100, 900, mostly il
safes. Harper's valued at IS, GOO, in.
snred for 10,000.
The Bodybuilding, and the Penn
sylconidn's press rooms.we ea ,oded
with water, cansing delay IN pablica-
ton tins morning. Sicker printing
Office completely destroyed. Loss
S12, 900, insnrance trihing.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
News From Havaaa,

The United States mail steamal,;,.
Philadelphia J. MCGOWAN comrnsn'
der, left New Orleans Goth Janu HI,
arrived at Havana at sunrise of ~
33d. sailed same day for Old Point 81
Comfort, Va, at which place she s., s.
rived on the morning Of the ostb =
ter much difficulty and deten ,,' &,
from fog and ice, and sailed SAM, ss' a.
for New York, where she arrived
Thursday. ,s,st J"
The Philadelphia landed compan-
les O., Bird artillery, and Il. 2d NTH.
ley, United States army, at Old Point
Comfort. IS
The officers aadcrewofthe schoonc,
Virginia, from Jamaica foS Baltimoc
wrecked on the 9th Instant, AMI
picked mp at sea-were brought q
Havana in the bark Hcsperus. 4
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
lill Passed.

A bill increasing the pay Of the OFF,
GERS fthe Army was passed on Tuesday
lastly vote of.lso TO 62 in The House,
and i isthe opinion Of those in Washing:
ton. that \ win pass ths Senate BY ma;
.iority equally IS conclusive, GeasqS
man, the Chairman Of The commi.tee,
had made sestral pasucoessfnl astslpPts
belbrs 10 Intro bos the obill-hat mas
chokef OF 81 the use 81 prrliansalary
expediodts. 1t gisss an inereass Of ,so
/ 4 ilscntk % the pay 4 eaoh eopimissio.ed
odicct ofihe army. a.d ptosides m d.
vance Of Gay per cent. n ths Psiee al
loved i9r the comnutiouNf fatious,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
The lee Bound steamship.

BosroS, Jan. %. The Captain 81
the brig Cherokee reports having seen
the large steamship, Sunday morning,
off Nantucket, surrounded BY ice and
apparently disabled.
TARpAU1IG Cow, Jan. 2S.Ihe
Captain Of the steamer ITesteias Port
SAYS that the steamer is large three
masted craft, with yards on fore and
main masts; about 1000 tons, one
smoke stack fsrw1d the main mast,
and side wheels He was within FIVE
miles Of her BIZ conld proceed no fur
thcr. b. I'll. 1. 49,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

"A SrccEssrrI HrxTrR Mr.. Jobn
B. Stanley, ami elligent and wealthy
planter, residing near Newnanville.
East Florida, is, probably, the mos!
successful hunter in the State. Be.
sides his almost daily presence o. his
plantation during the last twenty iye
years, he has killed at least ten thou,
sand deer, one hundred wolves, sixts
panthers and twelve bears.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
University Of Virginia.

Z y " :
We have received published list Of
the students now at tho University Of
Virginia. The whole number Of students
is six hundred and twenty, (69O) the
largest ever known before. We are
very much grati6ed 70 know that vir-
ginia and the South are now fully appre-
ciating tho advantages Of this Great
Seat Of Learning. and that the predictions
of its Founder are Il. length fulfilled. to-
wit: that twas destined to become the
Csntne IF SEaNcatiosal Thought for a
large portion Of our Confederacy.
The students are classified by States,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

SoUTHERN PAcIF1c RAILRoAD. Onr
accounts from New York are most
encouraging. Upwards. Of $50, 900
was being paid in uptn the install
ments. A deputy engineer, sent
from Marshall, in Tezs, for funds to
complete the paymentoffour hundred
and fifty hands on theirst Of Janua.
ry, passed the money thew Orleans.
The calculation was hat fen miles
would be ready by tllc6th Of Februas
~, and the law will cetainly be COM
piled with. New stockholders At
New York arc takinf hold. The
Of $25, 900 is aranged tobe
paid monthly for ten months. The
magnificent enterprisewill not be al
lowed to languish.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
AN ArrpAcrIyr IEcrrEEH.-Neve

AN ArTpAcrIyE LECrrREE. Never
since the organization of the lectures
by regents ofthe Smithsonian Institn-
ton, has any courseattracted 80 gen
eral an interest as those Of DR.. Nor
ris, of Baltimore. After the doctors
first lecture his audiences have been
continually increasing to snch q de-
gree that the lecture room is now en-
tirely to small to acsolnodate the i'm
mense throng, whidh nightly congre-
gates to hear him.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

CoLD IN ST.. Loup. Dispatched
from st. Louis, dated Monday last
state that the day previous was. The
coolest Of the season, with III is5l1ica.
lions Of moderating. The les IA the
river was very thick aud floating n
large fields. The steamer Navigatoi|
had been cnt down BY the ice, and
sunk IN ten feet water, "A porter 81
her cargo consisted az $50 sacks 81
corn and 500 bbls. Of -four which MI
lost. sslaSI
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

BosroN, Sunday, 18th inst Yester.
day morning is reported to have been
the coolest weather ever known IN
Vermont. Thermometers IN yarioas
placles CONCEALED, and tho weather
judges estimated ii at fifty degrees
below zero |! ii
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

STEAMBOAT Dis AsrEfs The steam
boat disasters on the Western Waters
during the year 1855, ha been very
numerous, involving d aggregate
loss Of nearly three millions 81 dol
lars. The sacrifice Of iii amounts to
SO persona. The who'll number Of
steamboats, lost was 80. During
the year 1855 the disast{s amounted
to the loss Of III steamboats,, invoI-
wing the loss Of 107, livA /, and pro
.perty to the amount Of twl and 8 half
millions. rs y
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

TRruMrHs OF THE TRArFIc. A no.
man was imprisoned for three days
BY order Of tho Police Judge Of CHI.
cinnati, for intoxication. When she
was taken into custody one Of her
children was q corpse IN tho hOnse,
and the mother insensible from the
effects Of liquor. Two otherchildnn
were sent to tile 1nfirmary to be cared
for By tho pablic. CRUSADER. IT|
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

s Ny son. said an afisctionalt
mother to her son twho resided Il d
distance, and expected, in short time
to Be married, ssyon are getting
very thin. : Yes, mother, lie =,
piled, = am; when / como next, /
think yon may see my rib. 2
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

A BrrrER BrrE. Geo. Bitter was
iinnltccd to the tune Of %, 600 danag.
es in the Cincinnati courts last Satnr.
day for not marrying MagaretD cgier
as he promised.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

ExrENT Or THE Snow SroRM. A
gentleman, just from the South. in.
forms MS that the recent snow storm
extended as far as Selma, Ala. The
cold there was also very intense.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10

S. e. -. "a find the following
.,, amsaa ne .Sis o,unsy, Clement 9.
I ps.s ,u M g, Sanmers apd Joseph
+. wilkins,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
n THF.l''f-

county, declinee . To-eleeIlon. 2 tiS % :
ate Of Virginia.
J. /. Beverlin. of Richie county, va,
committed suicide short time since ~
hanging himself with plov line
John Brannon, Esq, Delegate from,
Lewis county in the last Legislature. has
been nomiuated by 4 Democratic Eou7
vention. as q candidate for the State Sen:
ate
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-01

NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOV.
~ ERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE.--TRIES,
BMAR-None genuine unless the engravings Of the
Seals OF the Euoe de Pharmace Paris and the Imperial
College of Vienna, are fixed upon each wrapper, and
around each case.
Sold by Dr. H. A. BARROW--AIember of the Imperial
College of Vienna and Royal College of Surgeons London
who may personally consulted at his residence No 1851
Prince street. flew blocks west Of Broadway, New York,
from IL O'Clock in the morning, till q and from O'Clock
fill in the evening, Sundays exoeped)
TRIESBMAR No. lis the remedy Of general and local
debility loss Of Yrile power premature decay and all the
distressing consequences arising from early abuse &c; all
physical mpedments vanish like magic before its iuu
ence thus rendering its invaluable those entering
+ the marriage state.
TRIEsEMAR No. 2-EntiTely eradicates all traces Of
those disorders which copava and cubebs have so long
been thought antdote for to the ruin Of the health Of
Avast portion of the population.
TRIESEMAR No 3-Is the great European remedy foI
That class o. disorders which, unfortunately the English
physician treats with mercury to the inevitable disruc,
ton of the PATIENTS constitution and which all the Sarsa
palilla in the world cannot remove.
TRIEsEMAR Nos. l, and 8, are prepared in the form
Of lozenge devoid Of taste SMELL and can be carried
In the waistcoa pocket Sold in tin and divided
separate doses, as ADMINISTERED by Vapeau Lale.
Roux Ricord, &c. &C. Price So EACH or
In for &c. which ST. and in $27 cases. whereby
there is a saving Of So
Special arrangements having been made with the vari.
Expresses the nine dollar cases Of the Tresemar and
the larger sizes win be forwarded by Dr. Barrow carriage
paid, Immediately receiving remittance to any part
Of the world securely packed and addressed according
10 the instructions of the writer thus securing to the pub
lie genuine European preparations and eecually pro,
ecting them from spurious and pernicious limitations
The three dollar eases sent as usual but not free of car
riage.
" No 157 Prince street(few doorswest Of Broadway,
New York d1y i22
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-01
BOSTON ADVERTISEMENTS.
A N1ERICAN & FOREIGN PATENTS.
r. H. EDDY,

*. ID. EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS
(Iste Agent Of Q. Patent ONCE Washington, under
the Act Of 1879
20 State st.s opposite KfIby ST., Boston.
After an extensive practice Of upwards Of twenty years
continues to secure Patents in the United States; also in
Great Britain, France and other foreign countries.
Caveats Specifications Assignments and all papers OF
Drawings for patents executed liberal terms and with
despatch Researches made into American or Foreign
works, to determine the validity or utility Of Patents
Inventions-and legal other advice rendered In ali
matters touching the same Copies ofclsms Of any Pa
tent furnished by remttng one dollar. Assgnmentsre
corded at Washington
This Agency is not only the largest in New England
but through it inventors have advantages for securing
patens or asceaiuing the patentabity Of inventions
unsurpassed by, if not immeasuraby superior to- any
which can be offered them elsewhere The testimonials
below given prove that none is MORE SUCCESSFUL AT
TIE PATENT OFFICE, than the subscriber; and as
SUCCESS Is THE BEST PROOF OF ADVANTAG Is
AND ABILITY would add that has abundant reason
10 believe and can prove that at other Office Of the kind
are the charges for professional services Moderate
The immense practice Of the subscriber during twenty
years past, has enabled him to accumulate vast coec
ton OF specifications and official decisions relative to pa
tents These besides his very extensive library Of legal
and mechanical works. and full accounts Of patents
granted in the United States Europe render him able
beyond question to offer superior facilities for obtaining
patents.
All necessity of journey to Washington, procure
patent and the usual great delay there are here savsd
Inventors.
'Durng the time occupied the Office Of Commissioner
Of Patents R. H Eddy, Esq of Boston, did business at
the Patent Office Solicitor procuring Patents There
few if any, persons acting in that capacity who had
much business before the PeteR Office and there were
who conducted it with more skill, fidelity and sue
cess. regard MIR. Eddy of the best informed and
most skiul Patent Solicitors in the United States and
have hesitation in assuring inventors that they cannot
employ person more competent and trustworthy, and
capable CT putting their applications in form TO
for them early and favorable consideration ia
the Patent Office EDMUND BURKE,
Late Commissioner Of Patents.
From the present Commissioner.
"August II, 1855 During the time have held the
Office Of commissioner of Patents, B. H. Eddy, ESQ, of
Boston, has been extensively engaged in the transaction
of business with the Office Solicitor. He is thor
oughy acquainted with the law and the rules of practice
of the Office regard him one Of the most capable
and successful practitioners with whom have had Off
cial intercourse, CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner Of Patents.
Boston. Jan l. 1857. deod&wlam
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-01

: = a
Indian Cancer Plaster and Indian Cancer Wash anc
various other Indian Remedies for the cure of diseases
1t may be well to add that the business at this estab
ishment is conducted upon the most liberal terms 1t is
the practice with to require large sum in advance
for the "prOise of cure" sc This course is severe
ly condemned Dy the Society. At this institution the
patients are required to pay only the price of the medi
cnes needed in their case ept at the first prescription
one dollar being charged for recording the case and
giving the necessary directions.
Ladies' Especially
Should know that the genuine Indian Remedies do not
like the old method debitate the system but lenovate
and restore healthy to their already debitated
constitutions.
The society's newspaper, entitled indian Arcana'
filed with the literary and medical knowledge of the In
dans, and giving the description and uses Of the medi
may be had at the oce or will be sent by mail rec Of
charge, or they may be obtained of OHARLEs CLARKE,
Agent, for the sale of the Medicines, in Worcester
Address DR.. R. GREEN, So Broomheid St., Boston.
Consultations personality or by letter free OF charge
mch6 dNwIv
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-01

~ MASSACHOSElTS mORGAN.-
l The undersigned gives notice that his fine Stall
NE lion, Massachusetts Morgan" will stand dur
Ing the Season, at his Stable, on Pleasant Street,
opposite Linc0in's Nurseries
sired by the celebrated Green
Mountain Morgan, ID, owned by silas Hale OF oyasoni
Green Mountain Morgan, I'd, sired by Clifford Nor.
gan, g. sire Woodbury., &. g. sire Justin Morgan Ills
dam was cross OF the best English Blood with the Nor.
gan, and he was raised by Calvin Whee,ck Of sutton
In this county Massachusetts Morgan Of the finest
animals In the country. His color is chestnut He
weighs Just one thousand pounds, and has trotted
his mile In three m minutes. For symmetry Of
FORM and grace Of motion and bottom he has no superior
At the Great Horse Exhibition Of the Boston Agricultu
raj Association, in October 1856 open to M horses in The
United States and British Provinces Massachusetts, Nor
gan was awarded the End Premium Of $50, by the com
mittee which composed Of the best judges Of horse
1esh In the country.
The Stock Of Massachusetts Morgan inherit all the good
qualities Of their SIRE and Of the stock from which he has
descended and his colts have been sold at prices ranging
from $500 70 $4,000 .'a 30 .
The celebrated horse Worcester Boy and many other
celebrated horses were sired by massachusetts Morgan
Terms $40 the SensOu, down, and the re.
mainder at the end Of tie Season.
Mares brought from distance will be kept or Laws
or until served, without extra charge Also accomoda
tons Of Stable and Pasture, for any length OF time
All accidents, theis. escapes &C.. at the risk OF The
owner. JAALAM GATES ia pleaaani-st
Worcester, April rs. 1857. d2taW&Wtf mye