The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-03-10
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Our Scissors.
Two members Of one family in,Bureau, Ill.,
"a child aud an old LADY, suffering from an in
hammatien of the eyes, were almost simultane-
ously struck blind by the bursting of the eye
balls last week.
Field, who has absconded from BROOKLYN
N. Y, having embezzied over $50 900, it ap-
pears has squandered his money at the gaming
table. Within three months no has lost heavily
at one evening $500, on New Years eve
$1,000 and at another time all the money he had
and his gold watch.
Sr. Lout'. March at 10 st. Joseph cores
pondent Of the Republican, under date of the
9Th ult., says that special messenger from
Platt City brings information that boy and ION,
confined on charge Of running off negroes, were
forcibly taken from JUL last night by a mob of
800 men. and hung. The reas IN assigned is that
the court would acQuit the prisoners on the ground
that it was not the proper strict 30 try them
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They have smart boys down in Albany
One of them, apupl in one of the city schools,
got off pleasant little concelt in rhyme. the
other day, as follows:
The moon was stting in cloud,
Full hedged in golden light
Matching out the little Stars
The chickens OF the night.
But out of all that brilliant brood
Produced by Luna pale
There was but one poor little chick
That could display tail.
ABOUT So,-A bachelor says "a woman
will cling to the chosen object Of her heart like
possum to n gum tree, aud you can separate
her without swapping strings no art can mend
and leaving portion OF her soul on the upper
leather of your ah, ctiens She will sometimes
see something to love where others see nothing
to admire; and where fondness Is once fast ned on
u fellow it sticks like glue aud moasses In
bushy head of hair,
The private Secretary Of tie Governor of
New York is wag The other day II Young
man, decidedly inebriated, walk, d into the Exc
cutive Chamber and asked for tia Governor
"What do you want with him!" inquired the
Secretary. "Oh, | want an office with a good
salary-a sinecure.' "Well," replied the Secre
tary, 81 can tell you something batter for YOU
than sinecure-you had better try tuater
cure A new idea seemed to strike the young
inebTiate, and he vamosed.
FAULT-FISDiNG.
What another's faults 10 me?
Pvo not u Vultures bill
To peck Mt every flaw see,
Aud make it wider still.
It's enough for me to know
I've follies of my own,
And on my heart the care bestow,
And let my friends alone.
"A correspondent of the Homestead gives
the followng cit wont do TO laugh ut Con.
nectcut any longer for wooden nutmegs.--
| New Hampshire has beat her. and must be the
banner State Tor roguery. | SEQ in the newspa
pers that he Legislature of that State has been
obliged TO repeat the law Offering Il bounty for
the destruction OF crows, in consequence of the
practice which has prevailed of procuring croIO S
eggs ana hatchig them II der hcps and bring
ing JorWard the brood for the b0untyn'
voRRrLL's BILL VETOED he President has
again had recourse to that dangerous dcspotie
cne-man power, the Veto, to kill one Of the
most important measures of the present Congress,
which passed both Houses by decided majority.
Anythi 6 that tends to encourage Agriculture
foster the Arts md Sciences aud disseminate in
teIiigence among the masses, is dangerous, and
not to be tolerated by Il party whose stronghold
is founded on ignorance aud party servity. Al
Ter squandering large surplus revenue and run
ing the country in debt millions OF dollars, the
President makes the ptiable excuse that it would
deprive the Treasury OF $1,000 0OO At the
same time he asks 10000 900 us pocket money,
to insult Spain, and involve US in war with
Fran;e and England. His motto is, Millions
Tor Cuba. but not cent tor the solid interests OF
the country. ."--I'6IH Tribune.
There are many strange characters in the
Ohio Prnientiary, aud let ii not be supposed
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what one Of them says in letter to his friends:
"Would that could behold you once more,
and eajoy the blessed privilege OF lib, rty. But,
alas 1t seems as if my kind angels, if have
any, have deserted ne forever. Tell my com.
rades 10 forego one or two games of cucher and
bestow the time in writing TO me, for my good.
My health is good and my head is clear ofwhisky
now, and think it will ever remain so. | try
! to make my situation as happy as possible, but
to little effect, however, as all my trying does
but little good, for have LOST my liberty, and a
foul stain is on my character
Another, in recent letter, writes:
! "D5llver me from this earthly hell ! have
done II at myself and alone am TO blame. Had
taken the good advice Of my friends, and kept
clear OF bad company, should not now be here
| Gambling aud drinking have done it, but if
ever get my liberty, | will keep from all such
company, for tho wages OF sin is death, mortally
and e;ernal.'
Orr FOR THE GoLD REGIoN. On Tuesday
next the first party starts from this place for the
! Pixies Peak Gold Region. The persons com.
posing the party are w. II, C. Mitchell, John
Carpenter, Ross prlzell, A. q. Musser. ID. A.
Elder, Harry TingIe, f. P Cole, T. Standiford,
Samuel Breeze, and Cyrus Mowan. They are
all men OF energy, and 90 with determination
to win. Some of them have been through the
Cdlliorna Mines IN Yeas past and have the ex.
! perlence OF old miners. They are TO outfit a,
ST. Joseph,in Missouri, and expect 10 be in the
Gold Regions about the hrsl of April if they
have good luck. Another party is forming Il
leave IN about four weeks. The Pixies Peak
lever will take fully one hundred pe ople from
Allen County during the coming Spring. Lima
Gazstte.