The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-11-18
Interesting Variety.

The anti-Locompton mOority in New York,
as indicated IN the congressional elections, is
over 60,000
Liquor prosecutions are lively at Xenia
Out of twelve liquor sellers tried, eleven were
convicted aud committed to Jail
1t is remarkable fact that however well
young ladies' may be verSel in grammar, very
few OF them can decline matrimony.
-" Now, papa, what is humbug 2 at is,"
replied papa when ma pretends to be very fond
I oi me, aud puts no buttons on my shirts.'
The official authorities of the new Methodist
Church, in New Castle, Ind, have positively pro-
hibited splitting tobacco juice in the church.
| MARCH OF CIVILIZATIONS There is Young
Mems Christian Association. Temperance So.
ciety, and Chess Club at Leavenworth, Kau-
sES.
1t is recorded that an extraordinary surgic.
al operation was lately performed, which killed
the patient. The doctor at the last accounts,
was doing WELL
"A lazy, over-fed lad, returning from his
dinner to his work one day, vas asked BY his
master, it he had no other otion than that"
Yes replied the youth, e but it's little slow
er.'
Mr.. McD,rmot, Of Mifllin township, Rich
land county, o., has very good claims to be
considered the oldest man in the State. He was
born in Pennsylvania in 1919, and is now at
the ege of 100, in the enjoyment of fair health.
"A twelve year old Indian chief was buried
near leavenworth with all the honors of his rank
tie war placed, sitting on hill, with bow and
arrow, war club aud pipe, and pony was killed
to accompany him to the happy hunting grounds
WIN. II. Rarey, the Oldest of the horse
training brotherhood, declares that his system
is equally ethcacious in subduing women and
children as horses. Being q widuwcr with ten
olive branches, he has had ample opportunity to
test the truth of his theory.
KICKED TO DEArH BY A GuN.--William Cam
erOn, who resided near Oquawka Ill.,, purchased
a shotgun that had load in it, and few days
! thereafter shot it off, when ii kicked with such
force as to rupture his abdomen, and cause
wound that produced his death in few hours
The Young Mems Christian Association at
Davenport, Iowa, has decided that the members
of the Christian Church of that city, though
they may be admitted as members of the Asso-
citation, cannot hold Office, on the ground that
their Church does not believe in the di, nity of
Christ.
The New Castle, Ind, Courier says that
new doggery in that place was" dried up sum.
marly and without any fuss, the Other night,
BY the ingenious process Of boring holes through
the floor, and continuing the boring up in; the
barrels affording the liquor short road into the
ground.
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF RAr.--Audrew
shannon, well known and respected citizen of
Warren, Jefferson county, OHIO, died on Tues
day last from the bite of rat, which he received
few days before Mr.. S. was gentleman uni
versally esteemed, and his loss will be much
felt in the community.
The whisky market al Salt Lake City is flour
ishing. The article is retailed at tN enty. i've
cents drink, A bar keeper purchased SR75 worth
OF whisky in the States and sold it at Salt Lake
for $3.50, The only drawback upon the trade
is the fact that the customers at the bars fill
their glasses full when they drink.
Rev. Frederick Grove, the agent of the
American Bible Union, who was recently bru-
tally treated, and compelled to fy from San
Salvador, Central America, died at New York
on Sunday, from sickness brought on by his ex-
posure and imprisonment in the county which
he designed TO enighten and improve.
INTELLECTUAL SUIclDD In Madison, Ind, on
Sunday last little boy named Charles Peters
/ gained prize by reciting 2233 verses from the
! b bic, which he had committed TO memurv du-
ring the evenings Of the six preceding days He
is said 10 be capable of committing 200 verses
an hour, but such experiments are dangerous
Old Joke Versified.
The pilgrim oer a desert wild,
Should nc'er let want confuund him.
For he at any time can eat
The SandClch is around him.
1t might seem odd that he could find
Such palatable fare
Did we not know the sons of Etn
Were brsd and mustered there.
Boston Post
Judge Test, of Indiana, in giving his opin.
ion in divorce case recently before MIR said !:
The advocates Of Frec.Ieye could not asa the
enactment o. statute more favorable to their
views than our present divorce laws. Mormon
mol iS hpttGP fDF that al laaCt lie
husband to provide for, and protsct his numer-
/ Gus wives"
The Chester county (Pd.) Tins says it is
reported that Thaddeus Stevens, after being as
sured Of his election to congress from the Lam
caster district in spite of all the efforts of the
President to secure his defeat, went to the tele-
graph office and despatched the following mes
sage: " To His Ercelleacy, James buchanan
IN COMING"
A MATRIMONIAL SNARL The Burlington
Qowa) Hawk Eye tells of lady in that vicin-
ity, who by marriage, has got herself into the
following distressing situation in regard to her
own family. She is sister inaw to her father,
aunt 10 her brothers, sister TO her uncle dangh-
ter TO her grandfather and great aunt TO her
own children
Emil Hechster, spruce handsome young
man. only 90 years Of age, an actor in the Ger
man Flora Garden Theatre, at St. Louis has
been arrested for bigamy, and is now in Jail in
that city. He had two wives living, and eloped
with third to Louisville where he was arrest.
ed just as he had made an engagement in Wolf
Theatre, in that place.
Ten negroes, three women, two children,
and five men, ran away frsm Morgsntown, Va,
on the night Of the 3lst, taking with them sew
en- horses Their owners, Zsd. Shields, Cornell
us RunnelS, Col. Z. ]. Armstrong, and Jas. w
Baston pursued and overlook them in Fayette
county. Pa, but were driven back, one OF the
pusuers being badly injured.
ETYMoLoGY OF DAD --Ou this familiar patcr-
nal sppellation Dr. Johnson says: 4" Dad is the
child's way Of expressing father" and that it is
markable that in all parts of the world the
word for father, as first taught TO children, is
compounded of and !, or lis kindred letter d
differently placed as tad, Welch alta Greek: