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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-06-02

STARTLING AccIDENr. A singular accident oc.
cured ut the raising of a bell at Wheeling, Va,
last week. The bell was being raised by means
of windlpss. and the distance to the cupola was
one hundred feet. The bell had nearly reached
the cupoa, when one Of the cogs In the wheel Of
the wndass gave way, and anot her revolution
stripped of the remaining EGGS. A man named
Thomas Newton was guiding the folds of the rope
as it wound around the cylinder. aud of course
weighed 100 pounds, descended with frightful
velocity, and in M instant Newton was carried
up by the rope about four leet above where the
bell was to have been taken in Notwthstaud-
ing the flesh was torn from his hands he worked
his way down to the aperture, where Bishop
Wheeler was standing, and he reached out und
drew the man in safely. Newtsu said be had not
time to let so tho rope, and the FIRST he knew he
was a hundred feet from the ground.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-06-02
For the Journal.
To One AGr.
RY LtLLY LARxsrUR.


'Tis sad. q dark, lonely night, darling;
Every star is hid In the skies,
And the cold rain Is YEARLY falling,
Like the tear drops that gush from my eyes
O I I'm lonely aud sad. and I'm weeping
And my young heart beats sadly and slow,
For the love has awokc from its sleeping,
Which gave thy fond heart long ago,
Dost remember those happy days, darliugP-
The brightest that ever knew;
No clouds dared to darken our pathway,
For our heartswere then faithful and truei
And as sat list'uing, 80 lonely, ..
To the rain 'gainst the window. to night,
IfanCied twas but dream only ....
That our fond hopes had neer known blight
And over my heart came flashing
Bright visions of days that are o'cr
I was happy, till voices came whispering,
"Alas those glad DAYS are no more"
And started. Tor OH lidforgotten
That cloud had obscured hopes bright beam
That partings and sadness, and sorrow,
Had Weakened my ohce happy dream.
Though long years of parting have chilled me,
Ard my heart has grown stately and cold,
I'll remen ber the voice that once thrilled ME,
For tbs kind, and rs dear as of old
Aud oh when we chance to meet, darling,
Our token ofwelcome shall be
kind word and loving smile, darling,
To show you're remembered by me.
STONY RlDGE. May, 1859.
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DECLARE:

lst.-That the several States composing The
United States OF America are not united on the
principle OF unlimited submission TO their gener.
al government; but that, by compact, under the
style aud title OF Constitution Tor the United
States, and of amendments thereto they consli.
tuted general government for special pur
poses. delegated to that government certain de-
finite powers, reserving ca ach State to itself the
resduory mass of light to their own selfgovern-
;and that whatsoever the general govern.
ment assumes undelegated powers,its acts are un-
authoritative, void and OF no force, ,sni being VOID
c,n derive no validity from mere judicial in
terpreiation that 60 this compact each State
acceded rs State, and is an integral party
that this government created by :his compact.
was not inade the exclusive or final Judge OF
the extent of the powers delegated To itself
since that would have made its discretion and
no; the Constitution the measure ofits powers
but that, as in all other cases OF compact among
parties having no common judge. each party
has an equal right to judge for itself. as well of
inirac'ons as OF the mode and measure OF re-
dress,
2i,-That the law commonly called the Fug-
tive Slave Law Of 1889, was, 10 the opinion OF
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-06-02

CHINESE ANoMALTEs.-In country where II Q
roses have no fragrance, and the women wear
no prtlicoats; where the laborer has no sabbath,
and the magistrates no sense OF honor; where
the roads bear no vehicles, ani the ships no
keeIsj where old meE lly kites; where the needle
points south, and the sign OF being puzzled is to
scratch the nntipodcs OF your hpd; where the
place OF honor is on your left hand. ana The seat
OF intellect in the stomach; where to tSta OF
your hat is all insolent geslureI and 10 wear
white garments rs to llut yeuFelf in mourning
we ought not to be surpassed TO find alitersuie
without an alphabet aud a Language without
a grammar, and we must moi be startled To
find that this Chinese language is the most in-
tricate, cumbrous. unwiedy vehicle OF thought
that ever obtained among any people, Vir-
gr0ue Cooks Chinn
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CANINE SAGAcITY The truth of the follow.
ing instance of the sagacity of q dog we can
substantiate in every particular, aud is we think,
well worthy of notice. A little daughter of one
Of our prominent citizens has a wel-arranged
bahy-house upon which she bastows much care
tastelully dressing the various doll occupants
thereof in the morning, and dvesting them of
their clothing at night. This practice she has
followed for some months. The pet dog of the
tended the work of preparing the dolls for bed
One evening last week, the girl was away to tea
and did not return in season to perform the pa
rental duties TO the babies. The dog awaited
her arrival until the dolls hour of retiring had
passed, and knowing that they ought TO be taken
care of, carefully went TO work and undressed
them, five innumber, without injuring The dress
es in the least How he did il we know not
but such is the fact Nantucket Enquirer.
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Wnrriage mmd divorce in Europe.

When we read the statistics o! births in the
cities of Augsburg, Munich and Vienna and
find that not less than one third are illegitimste,
we are struck with horror; but unless we are in
formed of the causes of this state of things, we
invariably draw wrong conclusions. As the
laws do not allow marriage until the parties
can show property enough to furnish kind of
security against future want, great numbers, in
Guiding u greater portion of the servants, are
excluded from marriage at least until late in
life. The result is that nearly all the female
servants have children whose fathers they some
times subsequently marry. 1t sometimes hap
pens, too-and not very unirequently--that
Others than servents live together without mar
riage, and either aftcrward part, or are married
after they have a family grown up around
them. Some men who have not been able TO
marry, go to America, and afterwards send for
their unmarried wives and their chiIdren.--
Others, however, forget those they have left be-
hind.
In Prussia the case is highly favorable one,
where but one.scventh Of the births are illegiti-
mate. In Prussia there arc yearly between
1000 and 5000 divorces, and from sixty to sev-
enty applications for divorce occur annually in
single congregations in Berlin. When morality
suffers so much, religion must suffer MORE
German cor. Wdtchmaa and Reflector,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-06-02

"A squirrel hoving been found among the
contents OF the paunch of Il pickefel-a iish so
called-the knotty question arose whether the
fish climbed a tree 10 catch the sqnitrci. or the
squirrel entered the wafer tocaich the Hsh; but
previous TO the submission of the ques. on 10
debating societies, a correspondent OF the Har
risburg Patriot kindly settles il by stating tha,
the squirrel is in the hubit of taking a sail oc'
casionally for pleasure, with chip Cor boat
and his tal for a sail that he sometimes gets
upset, when sneh voracious fish as the picks roi
make meal oi him insunter. ls-1aa
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The Democratic party exists only in the
South; hisno longer a National pSfy. Why
should We not accept the true state Of things
and act upon tilem7 AS party IL is Sonih-
ern purity, and nothing else. Why should IL
not turn its back upon the North, and act for
the Soutl l2-Charicston Dkrcury v +H.
Tie gentleman who entcrtains this 6pinion
has nst been appointed TO the lucrative office Of
Superintendent of Public Printing at Washing
ION, from which the inference may be drawn
that Buchanan is also Of the opinion thh, il is
time the Democratic party " turned is back
upon the North snd acted only for the South"
II has been doing this for some two years, but
il h4s never before admitted the fact. ''s s"i
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CoLuMsus, May 90, 1859.
s. O. GRwwoLD EsQ., and others:
GgNTs-A priot engagement to attend
meeting Of the Rrpuhlican National Executive
Committee at Albany, New York on the 25th
inst, will prevent me complying with your kind
invitation 10 attend the Convention YOU have
called, to be held at Cleveland the preceding
dav.
Let me express my ardent hope thnt the pro
ceedings OF your Convention may be such as
will permanently contribute to the advancement
of the sacred principles OF freedom, justice and
humanity, which have been so violently assoiled
hy the imprisonment in your County Jail OF
Plumb and Peck, and their devoted colleagues,
under the insulting provisions Of the Fugitive
Slave Act, aud that In the contest between the
antagonsms Of freedom and slavery, forced up
on us by the Southern olgarchy and its North.
ern allies, we may at all times prove ourselves
worthy descendants of the heroic founders Of
the Republic, who declared one Of the great
purposes of the Federal Constitution to be- the
securing to themselves and their posterty "the
blessings of liberty"
Accept the assurance Of my siucere rcgaed
personality and OF my uncompromising hostility
to slavery and despotsm in every form.
Truly yours,
WIN DESNIsox, in.
ton was present from Saratoga county, New
York, aud that they were with the Convention
in oil things. This was received with immense
applause.
The Convention then adjourned until halt
past one o'clock. A procession parsded the
streets Immediately after the adjournment.
Afternoon Meeting.
i, The temporary Chairman Judge Spalling
called the meeting to order at half past
O'clock.
Judge Tildcn, from the Commi,tea upon per
manent organization, reported the following
officers to wit:
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Hon. J. r Giddings, Chairman.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
John ?. Converse, Geauga.
JOHN f. Morse, Lake.
Geo II. Howe, Trnmbull.
Joseph DeWolf Portage. ,a.
James D1mars. Mahoning. .......
J. w, Vance, Knox. -...- .
jacob Heaton, Columbana.
James Monroe Lorain.
Herman Garfield. Msdinn. 'ru f'
Sidney Edgerton, Summit. .,...
DR.. A. d. Skenger, Huron.
n. Wentworth, Ashland.
Felix Nlcliola, Cuyahogn.
SECRETARIES.
John C. Graniss, Cuyahoga.
J. s. Hcrrick, Portage.
Augusta Thieme, Cuyahoga.
Joseph IL. Dickerson, Loran -
The report Of the Committee was acccptel b
! three cheers ana ttthie p.aoprs took their seats,
Jno. Coon, Esq. from the Committee on reso
lutions reported the following Declaration
| which was adopted amid the greatest enthusi
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-06-02
DECLARATION.

This assembly of The People of Ohio, holding
That next to our duty to the Supreme Being,
is the obligation to preserve our free institu-
tons and our civil liberties;
That the greatest yrants have been those
whose titles have heen least questioned;
That every violation Of the Constitution
should be watched with jealousy and resented
with spirit;
That the history OF every free people has
shown the mpos.ibility of cordial compliance
with laws which neither embody nor execute
the public will;
That the enforcement CT such laws, against
an unwilling people, is productive only of evils
threatening public order and the stability Of
governmental institutions;
And holding. furthermore
That the history OF the government Of the
United States, rs recently administered, is IA
history of repeated injuries aud usurpations. all
having, in direct object the Afrcanzition of
his Continent by the diffusion and establishment
of slavery and the restriction and limitation of
freedom thus reversing the ancient policy Of
the founders of the Republic, which looked to
the extinction OF slavery and the extension of
liberty and
That the DrcA Scott decision. reversing all
the well established rules which for ages have
been the bnwark Of personal liberty, yields its
Legitimate fruits In the recent Atrocities com.
mitted in The heart of the Western Reserve, aud
calls upon us for new efforts and new sacrifices
for constitutional liberty, do, therefore, publish
and H .rr -. u
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-06-02

FmsT GUN FIRED BY AN AMERICAN AT THE
BATTLE OF LExINGroN.-The first American
who discharged his gun on the day of the bat
| tie OF Lexington was Ebenczrr Lock, who died
at Deerng. N. H.. about fifty years ago, He
resided at Lexington in l775 The British reg
ulurs, at the order Of Major Pitcairn, ha wing
fired at ID few "rebcls on the green in front of
the meeting house, killing sou.e and wounding
Others, it was signal Of war. "'rhe citizens
writes one, might be seen coming from all di-
rections in the roads. over fields and through
the woods-eaca with his rife ana MS powder
horn hung TO his side, and pockets provided with
! bullets. Among the number was Eberezer
Lock The British had posted reserve of iu-
fnntry mile in the direction of Boston. This
was in the ncighborhuod Of Mr. Lock, who in
stead of Fastening 10 join the party at the green
placed himself in an open cellar at a convenient
distance for doing executions. A portion of
the reserve was standing on bridge, and Mr..
Lock commenced firing at them. There was nc
other American in sight. He worked valiantly
for some minutes, bringing down Ole of the enc.
nv at nearly every shot. Up to this time not
shot had been fired elsewhere by the rebels
The British, greatly disturbed n. losing SC
many men by the randem fling of an unseen
enemy were not long in discovering The man in
thee ellar aud discharged volley of balls which
lodged on the wallis opposite Mr.. Lock with
in, remaining unhurt, continued to load anC
fire with the precision OF finished marksman
lie was driven to such close quarters, however
b. the British on the right and left that he wa:
compelled to retreat. He had just one bullet
; left aud there was now but one way to escape
and that was through an orchard, and not one
moment was to be lost he evelled his gun at
the man close by and shot him through the
heart The bullets whstIed about him. LocI
reached the brink Of hill, dropped his gun
and throwing himself upon the ground, tumslet
downwards, rolling as If mortaly wounded. II
this way he escaped unhurt. At the close o.
the war he removed to New Hampshire, where
he resided till his DEATH twenty years after -
He lived in seclusoa and died in peace" His
tOricaL Magazine.
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AT public meeting held in Clark County,
George, on the 2Slh ultimo Judge Jackson, the
Member of Congress from that district, made n
speech. from which the following ia an extract
taken from The Athens (Ga) Ssu!h Banner:
8" He Judge Jackson) then indorsed tke Pres
ident as sound on the great question Of our con-
stitutional rights--sounder than any man he
knew at the North, holding the extreme South
ern doctrine that if the Territorial Legislature
reluss to protect the STAKEHOLDER in the territory
Of the Union, Congress ought to do it. The
Judgment of the President WAS that Of on i'm
partial mind, for he had but little intercourse
with him at Washington, and the President did
not seem to him to possess that cordiality Of
manner which was calculated to draw the
personal affections of men to him. lie (Judge
j. differed with him, too, upon the Pacific
Railroad and Tariff; but, as friend Of the rights
of the South, he pronounced him the sounGest
Northern man he had ever seen, and his present
opinions, no less thSphis eutire Congressional
record. show H."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-20
Brooklyn City News.

Two BOYS SHor ny THEIR UNc1R-A man named Ed
ward Erwin, residing in the Of No. 1Is Pearl street.
was arrested by the Second precinct police on wedues
day night on the charge Of shooting his two nephe%s,
named James Brney, aged IL years. and william Birney,
aged years. The accused employed in the BROOKLYN
gas works. and this week worked in tho night time BE
was awakened by his wife and took some tea when he
They soon returned, when the family sat down 70 ther
meal Elwin vent into adjoining ROOM aud procuring
mufket loaded u with small shot. He then came out
and pointing the muzzle towards the table fred The
shot took effect in James and abdomen and in.
fcted wounds of such character that his life e des
paired OF The younger boy was siigh.ly wounded
Surgeon BAH was sent for, and attended 20 the
injured None Of the others the table were hurt
E~in has for come days past been freely indupng ia
2or, ano was a. the time aeoring under its effects He
brought before Justice COrnweI YESTERDAY and com.
nHsWd toawait the result OF tie iDjuries.
SENTENCES In 1HS CouRr or SESSIONS tstcr iay ph,p
Koch, indicted for grand larceny pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to the State prison for three years. wm Alex
ander indicted for similar offence was sentenced 10 the
Siate PTson Tor Two years. John Creighton and Andrew
petit larceny and were sentenced 70 tho pententary for
three moths each w.
DROWNED. body Of man, dressed in GUERNSEY
shirt aud darn pap'aloors, picked up of By Ridge
on Wednesday He was about six feet in height. xerv
stout, dark hair and light whsxers He had apparently
been IN the water about $50 weeks The BODY was no,
ideniifed II was taken in charge by Coroner Bsnnsss
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THE LATEST NEWS.

vienna, May Q, 1859.
An Official bulletin from General Gyuai reports that
son Wednesday made alton near Cand;. and
Fasfnst'o Oar side bad twenty wounded Near C.sala
we have thrown bridge the Po have creased IT, and
fortified the head Of the bridge.
Yesterday ION the railroad, near Verona train filed
WIN Austrianrocps came In collision with some ammun
uon wagons, and some exploded. Twenty three men
were killed and one hundred and twenty -four wounded
RoKx, Nay s, 1859.
Rome is most tranquil. The French troops are mot to
leave.
Sx thousand Austrans have arrived at Ancona since
the aoh uit., with provisions for six months
LONDON, Nay 7,'1S69
The papers this morning contain nothing important from
Italy, Al the latest dates the Ausrians appeared to be
re'reang, but nothing known Of the object Of their
mAnauvres.
Mr. d. St John Aildmay ID TO accompany the bead
quarters Of the Austrian army as British Commissioner.
and Colonel Cameron viii accompany the Sandman army
in a similar capacity.
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was without deviation pursuing the object Of v.,,n,-
over the safety Of Germany, and looking 70 tho ,so,
or national interests aud the maintenance ot novo. =
Europe and with these objects the army had been pacea
ready 70 march.
The Finance Minister then moved temporary addition
ior one year Of four million thAlers to the income tax the
CLASS tax and the taxes meat and oornthe Addison
70 be further increased by twenty per cent In case
the mobilization Of the army becomes necessary.
The Russo-FKENcH ALLIANCES. gsss
Inc Official Journal Of st. Petersburg contains the
following
we are authorized to declare In the positive man.
pe-tbat there no treaty OF Alliance osnsive Or
e'easVe oa"een Russia and any other Power whatever
a. moment when all Europe Is making maritime or
III sIy arrangements on large scale, the Emperor was
~ seo 70 provide, by the Means OF political prudence.
vi my emereencts His Majesty retains in the present
uncte entire liberty OF action we need handy add
s animated only by the sentiment Of preserving the
sn'S OF MS crown and The interests Of the country
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THE COMPTROLLER AND THE CITY IN
SPECTORSHIP.

THE NEW YORK SANITARY ASSOCIATION
This association was instituted in January 1859 Dur
ng the autumn Of 1858, several physicians and othe
friends Of humanity whose attention had been particular.
drawn to the investigation Of this aubjectthe sanitary
condition Of the peope-deeming desirable that tnei
Efforts To promote the health and welfare Of the peopl
should be definitely and efficiently directed organized for
this purpose the New York Sanitary Association while the
present condition OF our city, It's aarmngly high death
rate the rapid increase and overcrowding Of popua
ton and the absence OF rational sanitary CODE together
with the mperfectiou Of the existing relating to the
public health oil foroiby impressed the utility of such an
association.
The design Of this association s the Improvement Of the
sanitary condition Of the people, and far connected
herewith, the vsncement Of their economic and moral
nierts's This object the association designs to accom-
psn FIRST by promoting the investigation Of facts and
%mCp'es relating TO personal domicilisry and public
"seene' secondly, by dusipg information on the laws
n'a"n ana HE, aud the best means Of their sp pcation
oy sucn material fucnces and agencies as may
eI ~ Aeuent according 10 the constitution of this
snal, be President, two Vice Presidents
s,so'stpono'be ana Recording Seer etary Treasurer
eoupcn ccmvosed Of the President senior Vice pro-
accent, Sofr.fpobdhg Secretary, and Twelve members
especially elected thereto Fred Rather, Fac. is ths
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GREAT BRITAIN.

During the election at Limerick roting became 10 a.
rous that the military had to fire on the mob and two
persons were killed and four wounded
The race for the Chester Cup was won by Leamnstou
Mr.. Ten Broecks Proress In fourth Thirty three
horses
Dr. Lardner was dead.
The Prince of Wales had embarked At Cvta vsccha on
board Brtish man-of war for Gibraltar
The Duke Of Leeds (not Lewes) was dead He wa tn
husband Of Mss Cation, Of Maryland.
said that Count Persgny would certainly be- The
French ambassador to London.
was reported in military circles that the Minister'S
intend to call out the whole mita and to ada my new
battaliops TO the line
Lord Cowey, the British Ambassador 1t Paris reached
london on Monday and had protracted interview with
Lord Nalmesbury.
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sx-Alderman. II was plaia the 1ght between the
May and the democratic members was for patronage
and not for The public health from what had leaked out
70 night. he hoped some arrangement would be made
Amer much debate the nomination was rejected, by
TO O.
Alderman GENET offered resolution that the Superinten-
dent OF Sanitary Inspection, chd c. Downing be authorz
90 10 ase charge OF ana keep To custody the City Inspec
tors sepaTmeD until further ordered by the Common
Council or until the City Inspectors Office shall be nlled.
Accepted.
Monday.
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TURKEY.

The London Times Vienna correspondent says:-we are
on theeve Of rising in European Turkey. Inc political
agitation the Southern provinces exceedingly great
The Porte about 100 concentrated .. shumls
and Omar Pacha was coming oidly from Basdad The
wrer thinks the Russo French plan for the dismember-
ment Of Turkey is good one, and that in all probability
the daya Of tie Mcssu!men in Europe are numbered.