The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-11-19

hh eAcessl'e inoHey pressure prevails II
London, and further advance in the rntes O
discount by the Bank of England is anticipa
ted. Consos have fluctuated greatly they de
clined W 3 8, but subsequently rallied.
- The Boston Theatre has proved a failure a
nancially, and the stockholders have voted I,
sell 1t at auction, If it will bring S2l0 900. Tn,
cost OF the esta blishment was nearly twice tha
amount, and il is now in debt S203,7l2.
MIR. GIBSON The criminal cases sgains VIM
Gibson. late Treasurer of State, have been con
tinued ut Columbus until the next term of Court
tie gave bail as before, and for the same amount
Tile civil suit is set for trial in December.
WIN II. Belcher, large sugar reiner o
ST. Louis, seems to be pretty we'll satisfied tha
that Sorghum molasses will not make sugar, and
IT will ferment in warm weather. He says
II Is more acid than that made of Sugar Cane.
ANOTHER Tom THUMB.-Mrs. J. S. Huwes,
OF sparta, Wisconsin, writes TO the papers that
she has little son that weighed, shen six
weeks old, two pounds and a quarter. He i,
now ten months old, weighs six pounds and
fourteen ounces, and the mother says "is as
bright little fellow as eyer you saw"
PROGRESS AT TIE WEsT.-The first railroad
iron made in Indiana was rolled at Douglass
mill in Indianapolis on Tuesday evening last.
rails seven yards in length. How long will it
be before British Free Trade will close this mill
and bankrupt its proprietors?
The Methodists Of tn. Eastern half of Mich.
gan have adopted the conference resolutions
against Slavery, declaring that the buying SELL
'ns, or holding human being as pronPrir :"
The drought having cut of all the corn
ctop on the Texas frontier, the squirrels are now
omlgrating TO Kansas, and swimming the Red
river by thousands. 1t it stated that one wo-
man kilai i've hundred with her washing i'm
pements, in one day, on the bank OF the river
Letters from Syria report the total destruc-
tion in the desert Of a caravan. The latter,
consisting Of 500 persons and 1000 cumcls, la
den with merchandise, started from Damascus
or the 29th OF June, and by some mismansge-
ment lost its way. The entire caravan pershed,
with the exception Of som5 30 persons.
"A singular marriage lately took place in
likes county, n. c. A man named Hollo-
way, married his stepmoiher, the second wife,
| the widow of his own father She had SIX
children, three Of them by his father, and three
| by himself, aud having nine children OF his
own. the couple sat up houaf Keeping with fiji
| teen children.
The Committee Of the Williams Co. Agri-
cultural Society. on Farms, in awarding pre-
MUM TO Mr. Blton. state that from three
eghts of all ncre of Sugar Cane, Mr.. Bortor
manufactured ll9 gallons of syrup, which in
j ike DrOpOTllOn WOull De Ol 9 SdIiOuS
which at rs cts per gallon. would amount &c
S23s per acre. including labor, expense, &c.
Corn AND WHIsKEY--At recent convention
of whskey- makers, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, i
appeared that twenty three establishments 4
small part of the whole) consume daily 100000
bushels Of grain--in round numbers over o,OO0,
900 bushels year. This is using bread to de
stroy bread. Thousands by using the whiske.
thus made, find thems Ives and children starving
for want Of the grain OF which it was made.
T We give below. the answer in full to Enigm
No. / published last week:
Msrk-One of the books Of the New Tests
ments.
Deer-Is a wild animal.
Drei-A celebrated character in late novel.
Drum-A musical instrumsnt used by the Bow
ing Green band.
Sam--A nickname for boy,
n Mud-Au interesting portion OF the surroundin
counties.
Parks-A prosecuted contractor.
Pink-A flower.
? Pumpkins-ls good for pies
2 Perrin--An old resident of Perrysburg.
\ Amanda-A tall Belle.
Adams-The man who made the Judge run.
Price Ono of the elect.
n Wiue-Used a beverage.
. D. Peck--The man who never read the Coz
stitution.
ERASMUS DARWIN PEcK, is an individual We
d, known in THIS and the surrounding counties.
The answer to No is" The Young Widow
q and to No. 3, " The Wood County Agricultur
a Fair"