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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
KesgaNapeT rEOVtalidy.

The Missouri Baptist, published at St.
Louis, Mo, informs its potrons that it will
be issued, for the preseut, at intervals of
two weeks. The Western Watchman
(B ptist) Of the same city. has suspended
IN toto The Southern Bap list, Charles
ton, s c., has followed SUIT; and also the
Virginia Baptist, the Baptist Messenger,
Memphis, Tenn the Northwestern Nir-
giuia Baptist, and the Baptist Standard Of
Nashville, Tenn. The Western Recorder
(Baptis) OF Louisville is issued on half
sheet.
But Baptist papers are not alone suffer
ing. The New York Snn says:
A gentleman recently from New Or
leans states that the newspaper propre-
tors of that city are alarmed at the pros
pect of their ruin, consequent upon the
suspension of commercial intercourse with
the North, and the difficulty of obtaining
a sufficient supply of cheap PAPER, Bu-
siness is completely pFra'yzcd in New
Orleans, and the advertising patronage
of the newspapers has fallen of to such
extent that their revenues from that source
are now inoonsiderable. There are few
paper mills in the rebel States, and quite
a number of their weekly newspapers
have already suspended publication, 1t is
believed that the secession movement will
in short time, bankrupt Amos: every
newspaper establishment in the seeded
States.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06

One Of the most gratifying signs Of our
present struggle is the revival Of patriot
ism which it has inaugurated, and which
will not subside urtil the American char.
ocer shall have received more positive
and glorious stamp. A certain degree Of
trial and dargeri is necessary to shake the
people together, as IL were. Fifty years
Of uninterrupted peace Lad allowed petty
divisions to rise among us. Strife Of par
ties FOR place and power had in some de
gree alienattd US from each o.hor Unnat.
ural and odious distinctions had arisen in
our citizens Of foreign birth We had
Know Nothings and foreigners; the lish
voc and The German vote. That immi-
grafton which had for years been encour-
aged and which had enriched our country,
began TO be looked upon by urplnciplcd
politicians as dangerous to their power
But all this is changed. All such distinc-
tion are swept away, One touch of sor-
row makes the whole world kin. We
are to be fused into one people with a
more uniform and intense nationality
Now, that the existence Of our govern
ment is imperiIled, the blazoaed standard
Of our country lowered to itsrecrea ant sons;
the blood Of every lover of liberty whether
native or foreign born tingles in his veins
to avenge the insult, This American
patriotism is no Ggment; but the world
will learn that in the arts Of war MS in th,
arts Of peace we stand foremost in all the
earth. The alacrly with which the a
opted citizens Of cur land have rallied tc
to the defence Of our constitution and oui
har. proves how deopseatcd is their ven.
Aration for our government. As citizens
Of the United States they are ready to op.
pose its foes, whether from without OF
from within. Every European nation is
represented already. Englsd, French,
Irish, Scotch, German, Italian, Polish
and even Spanish regiments are forming
in our army, besides a Fart Of these whose
ancestors fought the battles Of the Rovo,
luton, There is reason to be proud o
this unanimiy of purpoes in these sturdy
defenders of The fac.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
An H,,,norfn,pt Queation.

The Washing on correspondent of the
New York Times says:
The Government is becoming embar-
rassed with the question Of how The pris-
oners captured in his conflict now going
on shall be disposed Of Our scouts are
daily picking up men proved 10 have dis
union sentiments, and already the number
taken exceeds one hundred. The rebels
are capturing Unicn men, assuming that
the Government will exchange prisoners,
and that by having a sufficient number
they will be able TO secure the release OF
the thirty six rebels captured at Alexan-
dria.
I Here is the embarrassment. If the
Government treat these men rs rebels,
taken in arms against the Government,
they should be huyg. This would not
be deemed good policy, even did not hui
MAJ i'y revolt against such a sacrifice o
human life. Ga the other side, if the
system of exchange be adopted, there is
in the act a recognition of the rebels as
belligoron according to all laws of ma
tons.
The Cabinet has discussed this poin
several times without coming to any re-
suit, but tits probable that in the end thj
minor rebels will be discharged on parole
and the leaders only hung.
The question as to what shall be done
with the property Of the rebel leaders, il
also being discussed, but as yet only Incl
dentally. The Arlington estate belong
to Lee, the rebel commander in Richmond
and is probably the most valuable pr, per
ty in Virginia. Apart from the negroes
ii would probably sell for quarter of
million Of dollars. The confScaton ant
sale of this property would probably d,
quite rs much to restore the eastern par
of Virginia to its allegiance to the Gov
emment as any one act that could be done
and there seems to be no good reason VIII,
it should not be subjected to the laws.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
characteristics.

The following paragraph is not more
atrocious than scores Of fothors which we
find in the secession papers, Yet Neniuc-
kians are urged to join their dosliniea
with the cut throats who perpetrato such
villanies as the following against one of
the brayest and purest minded sons OF
their own State. We quote from the
Memphis Avalanche
The licoluites of the Kentucky Legis-
la,ure are about to present a sword to
Major Anderson, on the occasion of his
expecte yistto Louisville This is deci-
dedly neighborly in those fellows who
call themselves Keumckians, but disgrace
and degrade the name, to arm one o.
Lincoln's nssassins against their Sou,hJ RI
nei, bors. Louisville is TO be the scene OF
this interesting ceremcny--a city that i,
dependent ON the patronage Of the South
for her business and prosperity. When
she engages in the gloUhcadon of an Ab'
oGuonist cut-throat who lends his sword
to the infamous Lincom to carry devas,a,
ton and death to our Southern homes
she, of course, entities herself TO the in
creased friendship ofthe Southern people
with whose murderous enemy she is OF
such excellent terms.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06

awha, on the npproach Of the Ohio kegl-
menl. The same paper reports the 9TH,
aud OH Indiana Regiments are in Va,
en- route for Grafton. Special TO the Ex-
press says that by the end Of the week
Government cxp cts to have $4,000 men
near Alexandria, 20 900 at Grafton, co.
600 near IImpe,'s Ferry, $1,000 at Fort
Monlee and 10000 around Baltimore,
Annapolis and the Relay House. A dis
p tch from Cincinnati says that two col
umns Of troops from General McClelan's
command Of Col Kelley Of the first Reg
imcnt Of Va. Volunteers, and lhe other
commanded by Col Crittenden, Of the
Indiana Volunteers left @, alton ea'ly last
night, and after marching during the en-
tire right, through drenching rain, sur
rounded camp Of rebels two thou-and
strong, at Phillppi, Va, and routed them,
killing I5. and captured large amount
Of arms, ammunition, horses, provisions,
and camp cqnipoge. The surprise was
complete, and at our last advices the Fed.
eral troops were in hot pursuit of the ieb
ols, and it is quite possible that many
prisoners will be taken. Col. Kelly was
mortally wounded, and several others o.
the Federal troops were slightly wound
cd, 1t is stated tia the ncxJ attack OF
Acquia Creek will be made by land.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
v,qase at ty1e FubliC w orKs,


On the 29,h ult, the Public Works of
ills State, with the exception Of the Ma
tional Road, were leased for a period of
ten years, at public auction, in Columbus
They were bid off ty The Backus' compa-
ny at $2O,075 per year. The lawrequired
bidders to deposit $2GOcO with the Aud
itor Of State before bid from them wo'd
be accepted Three deposits were made;
all, it is said, by members Of the gigantic
company which now have control Of these
vast public thorcughFares. The names
of only six or Digit, and they arc The least
responsible, are asel but It is known that
there are rot less Than two dozen persons
Interested The ol ct Of tic three de-.
posts is well understood by persons who
have watched carefully The management
Of the old rats and know the fraudulent
practices connected with the former letting,
All opposing companies, we lave rcns-
on TO clievc, were either bought Of OF
merged into The mammoth company, and
therefore the three bids made - one
by Samuel Young, Of Toledo, for 500,
900 one by Wash. McLane, OF Cincin
nai, for s 10000; and the ore by Thos.
Dugan, Of Portsmouth. for S2O,O75 --
wore by the same company. The bill
under which The Public Works were loas-
Cd, was drafted by Senator Jones, who
was opposed TO leasing at all, and is per-
hapS as good as any law that could be got
on that subject. It's requiem
are very rigid, and taEirg the ex'raya
garce of Backus as an example, we arc
Of The opini, that nothing but the favor
Of the Board Ct Public Works, or legis-
lature Of their own ilk next winter, viii
save the company from utter ruin. There
are two sides to the question, however,
and there can be no doubt but !he shar-
! pars composing the company knew then
prospects with the Board and weighed
well their chances to WELD their immense
patronage in such a manner as to secure
favorable Legislature and Member Of
the Board Of Public Works. While there
is an apparent advantage to the State in
this letting, we believe the peop'e will yet
discover, probably when it is too late, that
great error has been committed by leas-
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06

Col. Anderson, the hero Of Fort
Sumter, mustered in the three years vol
unteers at Camp Dennison last week
About 900 citizens Of Southern Illi-
nois left for the South day or two since,
for the purpose ofjoiniug the Confederate
army.
Tho Paducah Herald, Columbus
Crecent and the Hickman Courier, ,secess'
ION papers of Western Kentucky, have
suspended.
The Times says It is understood that
the habeas corpus writ in Nerriman's
case will be suspended, and possibly the
functions Of Judge Taney.
George Gates, recently q citizen OF
Bicbland county, was run over by loco
motive, ut Newark, a day OF two ago,
and crushed TO dea'h.
The Geary Guards, Of Fremont and
the third company from Slrdusky coun-
ty, have been accepted, and mustered in
to service for the war.
Surgeon General Lawson, who had
been in the service for the last fi(ty-two
years is dead The deceased served in
the war OF 1919, and also in the Florida
and Mexican wars.
The Government has received large
quantities of telegraph wire, and are erec-
ting posts and putting up wires as they
advance into Virginia. These communi-
cate with the departments in Washngton
The Ohio troops al Washington have
Exchanged The altered lint-locks, wish
which they were furnished in Peunsyl-
vania, fJr new and approved arms -
They are very proud over the exchang .
Col Terrell, late of the Kentucky
Second Regiment, is engaged in organic
ing regiment to be composed entirely OF
Kentucbians. He is associated with two
gentlemen who will act as field officers,
/ both Of whom graduated at West Point,
aud served in the U. S. army with distnC-
/ ton.
- every good but rather too point
| ed" as the fish said when it swallowed
| the bait.
The Confederate State authorities at
! New Orleans have taken possession of all
/ The provisions in that city, and given in
payment Southern Confederacy bonds
This, we should say, was mighty cheap
purchase to the Confederates. 1t also in
dioates an alarming scarcity of supplies
1t has leaked out that the Missouri
Sccessionisls have been negotiating with
/ the Cherokee indians. Fifteen thousand
semi savages from the indian Reserve
were to be sent North TO rob aud murder
! the Uuion men of Missouri. AS our read.
ers know, circumstances have interfered
with the completion of this arrangement
"A writer in the New York Times
earnestly pleads the necessity Of sending
more men to Fort Pickens, The rebels,
he says, can easily muster a force of l5
600, while The total number of available
Government troops is 1,025. A CORES.
poudent of the New York Tribune argues
! TO the same effect.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
RepemIing Rebels.

Finding that gloly aud pay are alike
doubtful in the service of the Confederate
States, many Of those who resigned posi-
tons in Uncle Sans army are very anx-
ious to resume their former standing A
Washington letter says that Gen. Lee, the
commander of the Virginia forces, has ad.
vised several officers of prominence not
to throw up their commissions, rs it is a
little uncertain what position affairs may
yet take. The secret of this is found in
the fact that the officers who are serving
in the rebel army are unable to get a cent
of their pay, and those who hsv, families
depending upon them are consequently re-
duced to state of the greatest distress
and anxiety. "rhings are workin'."
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
The Ellswortl, Avengers.

The nucleus Of new regiment has been
started in Albany, the object being to
raise men who are to swear 10 avengo the
death of Gel, Ellsworth and 10 serve dur
ing the war, each town and ward in the
State to send one man, to be armed end
equipped by private contributions The
regiment will be known as the Ellsworth
Association Of the State of New York"
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
t,nnorta,s rron RcntucEy

A correspondent Of the Louisvllo Jour
nal writing from Palucah, Ky, states
that troops from Illinois, destined FIR Tho
service Of the Southern Confederacy have
passed through that place. lie further
states that nearly all the Kentucky State
Guards at Paducah, in consequence Of the
passage Of the Military bill by the Le.is-
laluie, nre returning their arms TO q e
State, because they viii not take the oath
to support the Constitution Of the United
$ atep
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
Genernl SCntt.

The Philadelphia Ledger says tha'
General Scott remarked, the other day
" This is my last campaign, gentlemen
and It shall be my best" The prompt
ness with which be brought to his aid
and enabled such men as General Butlel
aud others Of great ability to enter the
field. is really among the most remarkable
feata of this truly great man, The peo-
pie have great confidence in his being able
not only to stop the rat heles, but to catch
the rats.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06

Almost every event Of moment during
the present crisis has occurred on Friday
The bombardment of Fort Sumter com
menced on Friday morning at 4 O'Clock
The capture Of the rebel encompment
with eight hundred rebel troops at St,Lou
is, took place on Friday afternoon. The
capture of Alexandra, Virginia, occur'
red on Friday morning, and at 9 O'Clock,
where it will be remembered, Col. Ellis
worth was murdered. To wind up with, we
h We The particulars this week, of the attach
n, Acquia Creek, which was commenced
on Friday last.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
DIshOnesty VS.. honesty.

The Legislature, at lis session in 1860
appropriated the revenues Of the Public
Works and two thousand dollars addition
al per month to pay for repairs, etc. This
sum was not sufficient to meet the wants OF
Mr.. Backus on his division. He not on
ly used up the revenues of the Public
Works and the two thousand per month
additional, but issued checks to an amount
exceeding fifty thousands dollars over and
above the aforesaid appropriation.
Mr.. Sargent is Backus' successor, and
has had charge Of his hivission Of the
Public Work about four months, or one.
third Of year, ard that, too, during the
worst portion Of the year. We Ore credi
/ bly, informed that his expenditures 70,
that period will not amount to more thar
Eve thousand dollars supposing that tn,
balance Of the year requires an equal ex
Ipcnditure, his division would cost oul,
about fifteen thousand per annum, agaius
an expenditure of about one hundred auJ
ten thousand dollars by Backus Nov
tie question naturally arises, what com,
OF The money?
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
FPnElY for dtncinransi.

The Gazette of Saturday says that
seventy companies of the Militia of the
Reserve, (liable to be called into active
service at any time, should there be any
further rtquisition for troops have been
formed in Cincinnati OF these, twenty
are already uniformed, fully organized,
and assigned TO regiments. Arms are be.
ing supplied as rapidly as possible. Be.
sides these, there are some fifteen OF
twenty Independent Home Guard compa.
nies, uniformed and fully organized, who
have not enrolled themselves in the Mill
tia of the Reserve.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06

The New York Herald says no less
than six y regiments from New York have
been accepted by the government up to
this time, numbc iog in all some fifty
thousand men, The government has
also accepted several additional regiments
from Illinois, making total from that
State of eighteen thousand men. Fully
one hundred regiments, in all, have been
acce tied from the States Of New York,
Illinois and Indiana, while the contin-
gents from other S ates viii swell the
number to two hundred regiments, OF
nearly two hundred thousand men.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
Occmnntion OF esrntron.

The Western Virginia and Ohio troops
proved themselves did the Massa-
chusetts men between the city of Anna
polls and Annapolis JuNction--equaI
to all emergencies in marching on Graf
ton, and rebuilt the burnt bridges so that
the trains passed safely over The ad'
vance guard reached Grafton on Thursday
morning, on foot. They found not a sin
gle rebel to dispute their occupation o
the place. Three men charged with burn
ing the bridges were brought TO Wheeling
Thursday and taken to Camp Carlisle
where they win await trial, The Blad,
of Saturday evening learns that che l4,l
are on their way East, looking toward
llarper's Ferry.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
DITCH LETTING.

Notice is hereby given that on Monday, the first
day Of July next at the house of Andrew Adams, in
Perrysburg township, will let TO the lowest bidder
in separate sections the making of tine drain known
drain No. 24 commencing about 40 rods west of
the northeast corner Of section thirty town four
United States Reserve, in the bed Of Crane creek;
thence down said creek to the PcTysburg and Nc
Cutchcuyille road whereat TO terminate. The work
comprises 80 sections of 90 rods each with width
of bottom of feet for the first five sections and of
3 feet for the remainder Bank slopes 4 base 10
l vertical The earth to be removed at least feet
from the slope of the bank. The work TO be COM
pleted to the acceptance of the county Commission
crs by the LIST day of October 1851 Sale to COM
mance at one o'clock p. m. ADDISON SMITH,
Auditors Office, Wood Coo. Auditor.
Pcuysburg, May 20, lS6l-iw5S5 so.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
Artillery Seized,

On Wednesday evening last, Major
Oal,cs left Wheeling with a detachment
of Captain Gazzam's Firemen zouaves
and Captain Plankley's Rifles, for Sisters
vile, on the Ohio, and seized two pieces
of artillery and some ammunition belong
ing to the State of Virginia, which were
al that place. The troops went on board
the steamboat Eunice, owned by Messrs
List & Nc Clure, both of whom were on
board. J. p. Bags, Esq, also accompa-
MED the expedition, and the success OF
the enterprise was much aided by the in
formation and assistance given by him
The whole party has returned safely to
Camp Carlisle.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06

Lieut., Slemmcr is person of slight
form. and doesn't look like the hero he
has shown himself to be. During all the
siege, be shared the same rations as his
men, and, like them, slept with three
loaded muskets at hand, in preparation
for night attack. His men fairly wor-
ship him, so brave and selt-sacriicing was
his spi,it through the weeks of stern trail
and anxiety through which they passed.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
Enucrnnr EtlnIr.

A letter ia the World, dated at Detroit
mentions n rumor that Gov Blair Of Mich =
iRan will haad over tho coltrol Of Execu-
tive business to the Lieutenant Governor,
and offer his services to the Government.
The writer does not think the rumor cor
rect, Tho acting Lieuten NJ Governor is
Hon. JOS. r.. Williams,
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
Condition Or the Rebel ARMY,


A Washington dispatch says that one
of the United States mail agents, who has
been acting for the government in the
South for several years, has arrived in
that city. He had an interview with JtfI,
Davis not many days since, and reports
the rebel leader in low spirits, ard his ar
my in a wretched and demoralizod condi-
ton, The agent believed the traitolous
throne Of the rebels to be in bad condition.
The writer Of the dispatch adds: "All
other information from different parts Of
the seeded States is Of the same teuden-
cy. The ranks Of the rebel army are
thinning out by deserion. We have ey.
dence of this in Washington every day
Men fy to our pickeIs with their horses
and arms, and surrender themselves up
with a smile of JOY upon their faces.
have witnessed such scene in General
Mans6eld's Office to-day"
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stopping up Esat AsOles.

A dispatch some days since announced
TINT Gen. Butler had sent over four thous-
and troops to Lynn Haven in propellers.
Lynn Haven lies across the strait aud a
little olItowards the sea from Fort Monroe.
1t must be some 80 miles from Sewell's
Point, and the movement could not, there
fore, have reference to that battery
We should think from the map that is
was not more than a dozen miles from
Norfolk, and it probably means Norfolk.
This must be one of the rat holes that is
to be stopped. Then troops are going
into Western Va, which is all asur with
genuine Union patriotism. 1t looks as
though Virginia was TO be surrounded
and cut of from the Con(ederates, The
secession rats probably there and the
holes around are gradually being closed
What will happen we shall know in due
/ time.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS,
New Spring and Summer styles,
GOODS AT SECESSION PRICES


FOR THE LADIES,
French Printed Bareges, very cheap.
French Printed 0rgandics, beautiful designs.
Gingham Lawns, Printed Lawns, Printed Bril-
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Mourning Goods, Embroideres, Berego de Laines,-
Summer Dress Silks,
Linen Lustrcs, Yaleneias Foulard Silks Marseiles,
Lawn Robes, organdie Robes,
Grenadines, Challies, Counterpanes, Napkins,
Doyles, Damask Cloths,
Ruhling, Edgigs, Moreens, Flannels, Lace Wells,
Cotton Sheetings,
Dress Buttons and Trimmings, handsome assert
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Bonnets and Ribbons, Misses aud Childrens Flats
and Hats,
Parasols, the newest and richest out Shawls OF
every description,
Msntillas and Raglans please call and examine be-
for purchasing elsewhere.
FIsHl FISH IA good supply Of all kinds con-
stantly kept ON hand at our store.
k4-Produee taken in exchange for goods.
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2nd door from the 49, 49,