The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-13

HppOiuttu 1llllSltE W DidDiis
--Artemus Ward calls the Southern
Confcderacy, the Southern Conthiever
ay,
Hon X A. !larr on, OF L)nlon has
been elected to Congress from the Corwin
District.
One Hundred American ships arc
now engaged in the whale Fishery in the
Indian oC, an.
The san Francisco Herald says that
live oak is In abundance has just been dis
covered in CaliiJrnia,
The Connec iJut S.ate Prison is the
only institution Of the kind in the country
which is iun at a prof.
&C Glribaldi his returned to Caprcra
wheath,r to tll bis farm, or prepare for
new conf cts, it is not stated.
Gen Bragg has prohibited any letter
Wi ing from the c. s, A. army before
Pckeus to the newspapers
A di ptch on Tuesday says The 14th
Regiment .. V. NJ were then at Clalks.
burg Va, 90 miles west of Grafton.
Camp Taylor, at Cleveland, has been
discontinued, in pursuance Of an official
ord,rissued by Adjutaht General Car
rin5ton
Hon. j j. Critt nden ha, been nom.
mated by acclamaliol for Congros by the
Union M of the Ashland District Of
Kentucky.
The passengers OF tie ship Under
writer, arrived at New York last week,
from Liverpool, numbering 62D p 'rsons,
are all mormons
The four Virginia counties. known
as the Paohandle, gave majo ity Of g.,
e07 against tke infamous ordinance Of
secession. The vote Tor the ordinance
was but d3l.
The New York Herald nominates
Hon. Frank Blair, of Missouri. As is can
dda'e for speaker Of the next House. and
Hor. John B. Haskin, Of New York,
member Of the last IToase, f,r Clerk.
AT the urg mt solicitation Of citizens
of Illinois, Mrs Douglas has consented to
have tie remains of her husband buried
in Chicago, instead of Washington as at
first announced. She will wake that city
her residence.
The Zouayes have found out that
John Tyler has u mansion in Hampton
and some Of them prop oie, out of respect
to the vcnerble Elk Presi lent, to hoist the
Stars and Stripes over it--a thing the
gentleman a pears to have ori,ted.
A Pensacola correspondent Of the
Atlanta Confrdera3y thinks Gen. Bragg S
siege of TT. Pickens will be chiefly i'm
portant in dra;nin5 several Government
vessels there, while the battles that shall
decide the question of Southern indcp,n,
dvnce are being fought elsewhere.
The Chicago Tribune says Gen.
Scott has, within the past week, declared
TO Senator Trumbull and Schuyler Colfox,
/ that the rebellion would b. crushed Inside
Of eleven months from the day the rebel
flag was hoisted over Fort Sumter II
Gen. Scott says so, we may confidently
expect to see such a result.
The Union men of Maryland have
completed nominations for Congress in
al the districts, oX;cpt the SIKH. The
election comes of June 18Th, in time for
the extra session, The candidates are
e. II. Webster, II. Waiter Davis, S. A
CriSlield. G. l.. L'arv and Francis Thomas
The two firt named were members of
the last House.
A young man named E Elwards ha.
been in NJ uroe county for the murder Of
Ohio Farmer, He was convicted of mur,
der in the second degree, and sentenced
70 the Penit, ntiary for life. His father
was also indicted, but his trial was post
poncdto the LIST of July.
The first regiment of Ohio a"tillcr,
under Col James Barnett, Of Cleveland
opened the tack upon PhilIippi, dashn2
in with their horses and alarming the
rebels by discharge Of canister, The,
were furni he'd with fine hon ses, unde
orders issued by the Adjutant G,nera
while at Marietta, anl all the AIMS anc
equipments necessary 10 make them equa
to regulars, and they wilt give a goo,
account OF themselves wherever they 90
Lieut. Tompkins, of the regular ser
vice, who distinguished himself by hi
dashing attack on Fairfax G. II, is III
son of Col. d, d. Tompkins, Assistan
Quarter Master General of the Army, o.
duty at Washington, He was at Yves
Point for time, but could not brin,
himself down to the strict discipline ofth
Academy and was granted leave to resign
He subsequently, went into the ranks, an
in frontier service wo,ked his way up I
his present position Such spirit an
energy will make their mark.
, Agricultural Notice,