The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-03-18
Interesting variety.

Brandy, wine, cigars and tobacco imported
into the U. s. last year cost 81 ,93i,96S.
During the past year the Government expen-
ded about sl9 900 900 for military purposes
The number of applicants for patents Of
new inventions during the past year was d III.
"A hog weighing over eight hundred pounds
aud over ten feet in length. was slaughtered in
Portsmouth, Va, last week.
Write your name by kindness, love, and
mercy, on the hearts of the people you come in
contact with year by year, and you will never
be forgotten. n.--Dr Chalmers.
MExIoo--Sauta Anna is once more about
to resume the Presidency of Mexico, having
taken passage in Spanish steamer from
Havana for the purpose.
APPorNTMENT.-Dr. Jacob Laisey has been
elected superintendent of the Northern Luna
tic Asylum. He is highly spoken of by the
Cleveland papers.
-Goss Wright of Ludlow, over sc years of
age and deaf and dumb has thus far this winter
walked daily to the oods over a mile, cut his
running cord of wood, and returned before sun.
down.
An experienced farmer who cleared over
one hundred acres of land in Ohio, writes
that the best time to cut brush aud saplings
in order to kill the roots is when there is the
fullest flow of sap.
DR.. Rae, of Hamilton, G. W., the celebrated
Arctic traveller, few days SINCE performed the
feat of walking from Toronto to Hamilton, o
distance of forty miles in ten hours Ii was
done on snow shoes.
Human affections are the leaves, the foliage
of our being--they catch every breath, and in
the burden and heat OF the day they make music
and motion i'll sultry world. Stripped of that
fOliaua how unSUhtlv ic hupon, tnra
The essential element of piety is sympathy
with the divine government. The proof Of
sympathy lies in obedience 10 the great COM
mand--" Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and thy neighbor as thyselt.- Mus
cut.
Let little charities sit at thine ear
And mercy guard the portals of thy speech;
Then thou shalt know wrong OF any man,
And wilt not slay me with harsh words which stick
In the heart like ponards.-T d. Aidrich.
One Richard II, Burton Monroe County,
Missouri, had an alteration recently with his
negro man, whereat the refractory 'chattle took
offence and stole off into the woods and hung
himself 1t was several days before the body was
found. Loss $1,000.
"A j. ry in Chardon, Ohio, have found yer.
dict of $4,000 damages against John Sumner,
who courted Susannah Garris for fourteen years,
had the marriage day appointed three several
times and then went to the State of New York
and carried home another wife.
"Governor Payne, in his speech at the Gin
cinnati meeting on Tuesday night, spoke of the
Oxford frauds in Kansas, and said, " They say
Salmon P. Chase was there and voted Now
there's no man knows better than | do that
about that time he was in Ohio
Thirty women of Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, made the tour of that village
last week and destroyd the liquor in the tav-
ern and two grog shops. The leaders of the
women were two who had suffered with drum
ken husbands.
TIE REPUBLICAN GIRLS OF THE HIGH School.
The young ladies of the High School in the
West Division, came into school yesterday wear
ing Republican tickets for breast pins. Who
would not be Republican now? No wonder
the 5h Ward gave Hains 44i majority Chi
cago Tribune.
1t is no. great wealth, nor high station,
which makes man happy. Many of the most
wreched bsings on earth have both. But it is
radiant, sunny spirit, which knows how to bear
little trials, and to enjoy little comforts and
which thus extracts happiness from every incl
dent of life.
The Legislature of Texas is a remarkable
body and its labors without parallel. They
have large amount of business on hand and
for some time have been holding three sessions
aday--torenoon, afternoon and at night. To
these they have recently added a fourth, session
before breakfast. The Austin Gazette saws the
House now meets at o'clock a. NJ, and goes
to work.
THIRD CHAPTER OF DANrEL.-Mr Morton,
on Saturday last, says the Mt. Vernon Repub-
lican, concluded his speech by reading the
third chapter of Daniel. We hope our Demo
cratic friends will refer to and read it. By
| oL fba of oLo,l I
substituting old Buck, you will discover the
point.
j Lord Broughams son. who is yet minor,
and consequently dependent upon his father for
support, has been noted somewhat of late for
his attention to young actress in the French
theatre. His father lately wrote the following
laconic epistle =" If you do not quit her, I'll
stop your allowance" To which the son re-
pled--"if you do not double it, I'll marry her.
The son will enjoy seat in Parliament when
he becomes of aye.
Speaking of children, q western New York
correspondent mentions very neat little speech
/ of four year old" His mother was hugging
and kissing him, as mothers will, and said to
him, as mothers will say, Charley, what does
make you so sweet p
; Charley thought minute; ne had been told
that he was " made OF the dust of the earth )" a
happy thought struck him, and he answered,
} with a rosy smile, Il think, mother, God must
have put little thugar in the dust; don't
) your
: A Missouri URGEoN.--During a late revival
at the Baptist church at La Grange, lad II
years old, who had acquired some notorety in
the town as theatrical performer, joined the
church and prepared himself for the ministry
lie has recently been lisenced, and has entered
on his clerical duties, and so wonderful are hi:
6 bowers that the whole community is in ecs
| ces at his efforts. When he breaches, the
, church is crowded persons from all the coun
try round about flock to hear him. and the ole
veterans declare that they never before listened
!, TO such thrilling eloquence. The name Of tn,
" boy preacher z" is J. B. Fuller.
=, RATHER RICH.-Thereis is town out in Tex
as In whinh il is said there is hut one Grave