The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-04-07

Ga-John Powers and +. K, Miller are now IN
New York purchasing their stocks of goods for
the Spring and Summer trade
4ss>The Scow Wm. Matthews, left this port
last Tuesday, loaded with $4,000 hoop poles
aud $4,000 fiat hoops, She was loaded by
Thompsons.
~ Abner Brown is now snugly fixed i'll
Bowling Green, as may be seen by reference to
his Advertisement. If the county seat is not
removed, quite number of other seats have
been.
@s>The following corporation officers were
elected on Monday last; Mayor, J. s. Norton;
Recorder, S. Jefferson; Council, Julius Blinn, G..
B. Kreps, S. D. Westcott J.. J. Parks, and H. II,
Dodge.
as-During the past month, we have had
quite gale of wind just about half the time
The oldest inhabtant never knew any thing like
it before. The wind has been principally from
the west.
&s-The trial Of Daniel E. Sckes for the
murder Of Key, commenced in Washington City
last Monday. AT our latest advices jury had
not been obtained almost every person called
having formed an opinion.
Gs-We have now on hand an unusual num-
Der of articles from contributors, but advertisers
will so monopolize the columns of the Journal
for few weeks yet TO come, that their publ
cation is unavoidably delayed.
a5-Thc Sandusky Register publishes the state
ment of Hon. Columbus Delano and pronounces
it triumphant vindicaton of himself from the
charge preferred against him by the Treasury
Robbery Investigating Committee.
GEr Read Krepss new advertisements. He
is still receiving new goods, and his assortment
is always full. Those who have dealt with him
(and who has not?) need no advice from us to
give him call when they want goods cheap.
as-W. H. H. Allen, Esq, formerly Principal
of our Union Schools, has established Repub-
lican paper in Newport, N. II. The SulliUan
Republican is neatly printed and ably edited
We hope friend A. will reap the success which
his abilities and energy deserve.
a=r Morgan and Edgerton don deny the gen
ruiness of the letters published in our Extra of
last week. The nails have been put through and
clinrhed, and these two thieves who raised the
cry of stop thief" can never escape from the
odium which attaches to them.
eB- Hon. S. A. Douglas has our thanks for a
pamphlet copy of his speech in reply to Hon. A.
G. Brown, of Mississippi. 1t embraces the cele-
brated fight between Douglas and the admins
tration wing of the party in which it is general.
ly conceded That Mr.. D got worsed
TOWNSHIP ELEcrIoN.--At the Township cleo
ton last Monday, the following officers were
chosen:--Trustees, Eber Wilson, Henry Thorn
ton, John Bates; Clerk F. R. Miller, Treasurer,
Seth Bruce; Assessor, d. Ross; Consabes Wm
Bellvile, S. Baldwin and A, L. Fowler
GY- The continued cold and windy weather
prevents our fishermen from reaping that rich
harvest which otherwise would be in store for
them. The first and second weeks in April are
regarded as the best for pckerel fishing, but
change in the weather will be necessary if many
caught during those weeks this year.
Gs- Persons owing for the Journal or for
advertising, are hereby warned not to surprise us
by paying up. It has been SO long since we
HuNe Ie0clNeu eHouSl W pay LOT tne paper uSeu
in one week that We would scarcely know how
to write a receipt or thank man for a little
money. In fact, we ars getting thn," and
won't refuse anything that is good to eat, and
willthankfuIly receive county orders at par.
The WooD TRADE--Our young friend D. D.
Bates, has established quite an important bust
ness with Toledo, in the wood line He haus
his wood to the river bank, few miles below
Perrysburg, and then places it on wood scOw
and floats it down to market. His sales amount
to fon so to $50 cords of wood per week, at
prices ranging from 81, ,25 to 81 50 percord He
thinks OF sending cargo OF wood to Cleveland
this week. believing that prices will justify the
experiment. Such enterprise is truly commen-
dable.
~ Reader, General Houston has now on
hand, and is receiving, truly magnificent as.
sortment of goods which we have reason to know |
are offered at uslonishingly low figures The |
Gen. is never the man TO yield the palm to
competitor--he is always cup and coming" and
and if goods are to be sold at low figures, be as
sured that none will get below him in price
And then he always has on hand excellent Flour,
Corn Meal, Potatoes, and everything IN the pro-
vision line, which renders his establishment de-
ci lanl ly ,x-it III tha