The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-10-17

BeA-Sandusky county rolls up Union
majority of two hundred and ifty-four.
eezA.Thc returns from the Iowa election,
indicate the reelection of Gov. Kirkwood.
Be0-The 55th, at Norwalk, is filling up
rapidly, and will soon be ready for service.
BSy"Gen. MCCalls division now occupies
Longley, eight miles from tho Washington
Chain Bridge.
neA.Tmmonse quantities Of army stores
are passing over our western roads, destined
for st. Louis.
Bt0~The bark Mary Stockton went ashore
on Lake Michigan during the storm of Fri.
day night last.
peAs."A Lady" as she simply announced
herself, is delivering war lectures in Wabash
county, Indiana.
BeA- Baron vegesank, ofSweden, has been
appointed Aid to Major-Gonoral Wool, with
the rank Of Captain.
BO~The 10th, Col. Beatty, at Alliance, is
nearly full, as is also the 10th, Col. DcCour-
cey, at Wooster.
BeN.Col. Do Villers has been made Brig
adler General He is assigned to the COM
mand under Rosecranz.
s3y~The cold rains of the past few weeks
have been very severe upon the troops in
the Mountains Of Virginia.
B6y~Another German regiment, the 5sth,
is being formed at Cleveland. Bauscwin,
formerly of Carloads Staff, is the Colonel
Ga Ross and Thomas Winans of Balti-
more, are about going abroad to Europe
with their families to make an extended stay.
BenpThe rebels on the Kanawha, but
few miles from the Ohio, came near captur-
ing q steamboat loaded with army stores, a
few days since.
Ben,Mcssrs. Owes, Steel and Holman, of
the Van Wyck House Investigating Commit
tee, have gone to ST. Louis to look after the
government contracts.
Bay"A gentleman stopping at the Sherman
House, in Chicago, was robbed a few days
since of $4,000. A reward of 81 900 is
offered for its recovery.
Bf:y"The election for members of the city
council, in Baltimore, on Wednesday of last
week resulted in the success of the Union
ticket, without opposition.
Bs7y-The military authorities believe that
there are Rebels in considerable numbers on
the whole line of our army, or within six
miles of its entire front .
Btas~ Another comet has been seen by
London Astronomers. 1t appears fast ap.
preaching the earth, and will shortly be per.
ccptible to the naked eye.
DeAp The New York correspondent of the
| Ph ladelphia Inquirer, rather a sensational
authority, asserts positively that Russell OF
! the London Times has sailed for home.
BEn. Ion. John A. McClernand, of Illinois
| having been appointed TO command as
Brigadicr General of the l.. S. troops, has
resigned his Congressional scat. Right.
Bs7yaT The Blade says large quantities OF
merchandise arc arriving daily at Toledo
by lake; and that wholesalers are filling
mp their houses in anticipation of doing 4
big business.
UsAY Capt. Thomas ]. Wood and Lieut.. Col
onel Richard w. Johnson of the cavalry
both kentuc<ians, arc appointed Brigadier
Generals of Volunteers, to serve under Gen
| Sherman.
asAnSome very small-potato rascal has
countcrfcitcd the shinplastcrs of the South
crn Confcdcracy 1t is n question which
arc worth the most, the shinplastcr or the
counterfeit
BEns The London Times, which predicted
that we could raise neither men nor money
to defend the government says, "ln some
respects we must admit that we Il little un
derrated their power
neA-A monkey owned by an Edinburg
shopheeper lately snatched from its mothers
arms baby twelve months olda with its
teeth and nails nearly tore it to pieces be
fore It could be rescued.
the gallent Gen. Kelley is confined to hi'
room at Grafton, by a large absccss on his
shoulder or back, just below the place wher,
the ball was extracted.
gsiy~ The valandighamites met with
signal rebukc, in Montgomery county, at tn,
late election. The county gave Union ma
jority of near thousand. The majority a
ganst Val. in his own district is 100.
BeA. Five hundred thousand dollars wer,
sent to Chicago to be distributed as follows
Quartermaster Department SlI5, 900; addi
tional expenditure, 500, 900; horses for dra
goons, S25,000; transportation of the army
100000; clothing, $lS0,O00.
Rt4"The Washington corresponds mt O
the New York Tribune says: "The admins
tration, and especially Gen, Cameron, desire
to give Gen. Fremont every opportunit
consistent with the public interest, to restor
Missouri to the Union cause"
Bsag"lllinois has now actually in the iielC
81, 800 men, In addition to this, she has 2
regiments of infantry and S of cavalry nov
forming making $4,000 men. Her quot
is AZ 400, making u 100 moro men in tn
service OF the Government than she has bee
asked to furnish.
B<S~ Hattcras Inlet is becoming famous fC
fighting. The rebels seem TO be more stun
by its capture than was at first suppose
The rebels made desperate attempt to r.
= take the forts; and met with terrible pu
= ishment from our guns.