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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25

gates elected by tho people of the State.
aud, rs soon as the assent required should
he given, the President of the United States
should announce the samc 10y proclama-
tion, and without any further proceedings
on the part OF Congress-, her admission into
tho Union on an cCual footing, in every re-
SpCct, with other States. would he cousid.
cred ~ complete, and that the Senators and
Representatives elected to Congress should
take their seats without further delay.
In September, 1888, Convention was
called at Ann Arbor for tho purpose of
considering this proposition, which resulted
in its rejection. The grounds of the obicc.
tlons were that Congress had no right to
annex such conditions the boundaries OF
the Territory being fixed 10y the Ordinance
ut 81, and the Constitution having been de
cared 10 bc republican; besides, the organ
l2atiOn of the State Government had been
in conformity with the Ordnance, which
provided that population of sixty thous.
and was requisite for admission into the
Union. Public opinion was divided, how.
ever, and q subsequent Convention was
called on the l4th day of December. 1888,
by the Democratic Central Committee, in
which delegates appeared from the several
counties. This Convention accepted the
proposition from Congress- and received,
by way of compromise, the Upper Pcnin-
sula, in exchange for the disputed territory,
which, by the terms of the constitutional
clause, was ceded to Ohio. The President
did not, however, issue his proclamation
upon the action of this Convention, but re.
| ferred the matter to Congress. A spirited
debate followed in which John c. Calhoun
and Thomas H. Benton were arrayed against
each other, the former taking grounds
against the legality OF the Convention, and
| the latter in its favor.
| The question was soon after decided in
favor OF the Convention, and soon after
Michigan became n State. The Upper Pc.
ninsula was, at that time deemed of very
little value. and many of the inhabitants. OF
the new State had bitterly opposed the
compromise but the subsequent history
of that wild region will show how advanta
geous the exchange has been to Michigan
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25
Tunnel Through the Alps.

The greatest singlc engineering work
ever undertaken is the tunnel for rail
road through Mount Cents. A report on
thls subject has lately been presented to
the Lower House of the Italian Parliament
by tie Minister of Public Works. This
tunnel was begun in 1857, and that year
and the two following were spent in pre-.
liminary operations, such as the cOnstruc-
ton OF houses, workshops, &c. When COM
plcled it will be nearly miles in length.
Mr.. Bartlett, an English engineer, set in
operation "A steam boring machine, soon at
ter operations were commenced, and about
eight times the quantity Of work was done
by it that had been done by hand. But
steam could not he used for boring in the
interior of the tunnel, on account Of want
of air. The Italian engineers then proposed
to substitute compressed air instead OF
steam and their method is now in full
operation.
This tunnel, when completed will unite
France with Italy, by rail, and it is to be a
Joint work between the Governments Of the
two countries, France paying a large por
ton of the cost. 1t is calculated that this
tunnel will be completed i'll twelve and a
half y"ars from the period OF its commence
ment; but with ordinary hand drilling il
would have required twenty-five years la
bor The work proceeds now at the rate
Of 2,Go0 feet per annum The use Of com
pressed air to operate the drilling machines
not only affords the power for this purpose
but also supplies air for respiration to the
miners. At one end, 100 men are employed
at the other, 900 Tho cost thus far has
been about s., ,5i5 400.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25
Am Historical Sketth.
THE TOLEDO WAR.
HISTORY OF TIE EBOUNDARY-LINE
DIFFICULTY.
from the Detroit Advertiser. ]

In the present day of real war, when
nearly thrce-quarters of a million of men
are under arms, and when battles of con-
siderable importance are of almost every
day occurrence, we can hardly understand
the excitement that less than 30 years ago
was occasioned in our State by the little
affair known as the Toledo War. Little
We mean i'll events, though important
enough III results; as it was through this
that we acquired possession of that i'm
meusely wealthy region of country, our Up
per Peninsular. The circumstances which
led to the difficulty with Ohio, which was
settled by this famous war, were as follows ::
Shortly after the death of Governor Geo
b. Porter, and while Michigan was vac.l-
lating between n State and Territorial Gov
crnment, the requisite population of sixty
thousand having beeE attained, and while
the State was without il chief magistrate,
the controversy which had formerly agi-
tated the Territory regarding its southern
boundary line was again revived. This
question had been made the subject of ar
dent discussion from the commencement of
the administration of General Cass. 1t
grew out of clause in the Ordinance of
1887, for the government OF the North
western Territory In the fifth article of
this ordinance, it was enacted that there
should be formed, in the Northwest Terri
tory, not less than three, nor moro than
1--WE, States. The States OF Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois, were alluded to in this article,
and it was further provided that, whenever
Congress should find it expedient, they
should have authority TO form one or two
States " in that part Of the said Territory
which lies north of an east and west line,
drawn through the southerly bend or ex,
treme of Lake Michigan :" and furthermore
that whenever any of these States should
have 10000 tree inhabitants, they would be
at liberty to form State Government, and
would be entitled to admission into the
Union on an equal footing with the Original
States, In the Act Of Congress 10 divide
the Indian Territory into two seperat'
governments, which was approved January
IL, 1905, il was established that, from th'
30th Of Juno following. all that portion o
the Indian Territory which lay " north of d
line drawn cast from the southe!ly bend o.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25
THE PRETTIE.ST HAND.

Give me the hand that is warm, kind and ready
Give me the clasp that is calm, true and steady
Give me the hand that will never deceive me;
Give me the grasp that | aye may believe thee
Soft is the palm of the delicate woman;
Hard is the hand of the rough, sturdy ycoman
Soft palm or hard hand, il matters not never
Give me the hand that is friendly forever.
Give me the hand that is true as brother;
Give me the hand that has harmed not another
Give me the hand that has not furswom it
Give me the grasp that | may adore it.
Lovely the palm of the fair blue veined maiden
Horny the hand of the workman oeradtn;
Lovely or horay, it matters not-nevcr!
Give me the hand that is friendly forever.
Give me the grasp that is honest and hearty,
Free the breeze and unshackeled by party
Let Friendship give the grasps that become her
Close as the twine of the vines of Summer.
Give me the hand that is true as a brother
Give me the hand that has not wronged another
Soft palm or hard band, il matters nOt--never
Give me the grasp that is friendly forever.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25
Selett sNistrllaup.
Grape, Canister and Shrapnel.

Grape consists of nine shots arranged in
three layers, which vary in size according
to the calibcr of the gun; they are held to-
gcther by two plates of about one four
tccnth of an inch less in diameter than the
calibcr of tho gun. two rings, a bolt and n
nut. The canvas.bag arrangement is too
old for this war it is not 50 simple or du-
rablc, and has not been used for years.
Canister for gun contains twenty y-sevcn
small cast iron balls, arranged in layers, the
top of six, the remainder of seven each.
For the same calibcr, you will see that the
case for canister is II tin cylinder. closed at
the bottom by u thick cast iron plate or Il
wooden sabot, and at the top by sheet
iron plate, with u handle attached. The in.
tcrstices between the balls arc closely
packed with sawdust, to prevent crowding
when the piece is fired.
Shrapnel consists of n very thin shell
which is filled with muskct balls the in.
tcrstices are then filled by pouring in melt
cd sulphur; hole is then bored through
tho mass OF sulphur and bullets to receive
the bursting charge.
Now, to explain the difference between u
"shrapncl," or spherical case, and q "shell. "
The destructive force of o shrapnel is what
it receives from the charge in tho gun, the
powder in Tie shrapncl being only to break
the envelope, and spread -the balls, they
still moving forward by force of the i'm.
pulse they receive from the charge in the
gun. A shell is made very much thicker
than the envelope of shrapncl, and is
nearly filled with powder, and will do great
execution if it explodes on the ground, it
having destructive qualities itself, aside
from the discharge OF the gun. A shrap-
mel shell has only half the charge of pow
der that shell proper has. Thus twenty
four pounder shrapnel contains twelve
musket balls aud six ounces of powder. A
twenty-for poundcr shell has twelve
ounces of powder. A six-pounder shrap
mel has thirty-nne muskot balls and twenty
five ounces OF powder.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25

llAsTY MARRIAGES New York Ifi-
6Une makes the following sensible remarks
on the subject of hasty marriages: There
is not city, there is scarcely township,
which does not number among its inhabit-
ants women who have married on very
short acquaintance, only to be abused, de-
serted, and left in lifelong sorrow in the
families in which they were born and
reared, and which they imprudently and im-
properly deserted to share the fortunes Of
relative strangers. If young ladies would
realize how grossly indelicate, as we'll as
culpably reckless, such marriages appear to
the observer, they surely would forbear.
A years thorough acquaintance, with the
most circumstantial accounts from dsin-
tcrcsted and reliable witnesses, of the ante
cedcnts from childhood, are the very least
guarantees which any woman, who realizes
what marriage is, will require of stranger.
| Even then, il her parents are not satisfied
IS well as herself, she should still hesitate.
Marriage is an undertaking in which no de-
lay can be so hazardous az undue prccipi.
tation."
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25
Thc Gastaliau fuunt.
THE DoMICIL ERECTED By JOHN.
Translated from The Iuigote Of Aaser Mater.
ny A. PorE.


Behold the mansion reared by d,cdal Jack
See the malt stored in many plethoric sack
In the proud cirque Of lvau's bivouacI
Mark how the rats fconious fangs invade
The golden store in Johns pavilion laid!
Anon with velvet foot and Tnrquin strides.
Subtle GrimOlkin to the quarry gldes
Grmalkiu grim, that slew the fierce rodent
Whose tooth insidious Johns sackcloth rent.
Lo now the deep -mouthed canine foes assault,
That yeNCd the avengcr of the stolen malt,
Stored in the hollow precincts OF that hall
That rose complete at Jacks creative call.
Here stalks the impetuous COW with crumpled horn
Whercon the cxacerbating hound was torn,
Who bayed the feline slaughtcr-bcnst that slew
The not predaceous, whose keen fangs ran through
The textile fbers that involved the grain
Which lay in Hans involate domain.
Here walks forlorn the damscl crowned with rue
Lactferous spoils from vaccine dugs who drew,
OF that cornculate beast, whose tortuous horn
Tossed TO the clouds, in fierce vindictivc scorn,
The harryiug hound, whose brSggart bark and stir
Arched the 1.-THE spine and reared the indignant fui
OF puss, ;hat with vermincidal claw
Lay recking malt that first in Juans court we saw
ROBBED in scncscent garb, that seems in sooth
Too long prey to Chronons' iron tooth,
Behold the man whose amorous lips incline,
Full with Young Eros osculative sign,
To the lon maiden whose lacalblc hands
Drew albulactic wealth from Tactic glands
OF that immortal bovine, by whose horn
Destort to realms ethereal thus was borne
The beast catucan, veXer of that sly
Ulysses quadrupedal, who made die
The old mordacious rat that dared dlvOur
Antccedoneous ale in Johns domestic bower.
Lo here, with hirSute honors dotted, succnct
OF sapOna ccOus locks, the priest who linked
In Hymen's golden bands ;he torn unthrift,
Whose means eXiguous started from many rift
Even he kissed the virgin all fOrlorn,
Who MIXED the COW with the implicated horn
That dared to veN the insidious murcide,
Who let auroral eflluence through the pet
Of the sly rat that robbed the palace Jack had built
The loud cantankerous Shanghm comes at last,
Whose shouts arouse the shOm ecclesiast,
Who sealed the vows of Uymen's sacrament
To him who, robed in garments INDECENT,
Exosculates the damsel lachrymose,
The cmulgator of that horned brute morose,
That tossed the dog, that worried the cat that Xii
The rat, that ate the malt, that lay in the hous
that Jack built
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25

A YoUNO man, i'll highly elaborate SER
mon which he preached while supplying
an absent minister's pulpit, said, several
times, when giving some new exposition OF
passage "The critics and commentators
do not agree with inc here" The next
morning, as he was Illuminating on his per
iormanccs, poor woman came to see him,
with something in her apron. She said her
husband had heard his sermon, and thought
it was very fine one and as he said the
common toters did nat agree ciM him here,
he had sent him some of the best Jersey
Blues :"
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25

WHAT 1T CoSTs To KEEP IRELAND QUIET.--
Tho entire force of the Irish nstabulary,
on the lst of January, 1868, was l2,3ll, a
decrease of Is as compared with the same
date in 1862; 302 were officers, from sub
inspectors upwards the rest constableS
with pay varying from E24 year to E70,
the great majority receiving G27 LA, with
some small extra allowances. The total ex-
pense for the year 1862 was E765, ,426,
whereof ouly Gl5,6O7 was paid by local
taxation. There were 70 stipeudiary mag
istrates, with salaries varying from $500 TO
.C500 year and allowances.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25
NOVEMBER.


No sun--no moon
No mOrn--nO noon
No dawn--no dusk-no proper time of day
No sky-nor earthly view
No distance looking blue
No road-no street no t'othcr side the way
No end To any row
No indication where the cresccnts go
No top to any stccplo-
No recognition of familiar people
No courtcsies for showing 'cm-
No knowing EN-
No travelling at all-no locomotion--
No inkling of the way-no motion
- No go" by land ocean,
No mail--no post
No news from any foreign coast
No park--no ring-no afternoon gcntiity--
No company-nO nobility
No warmth, no cheerfulncss, no hearthful case
No comfortable feel in any member
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees.
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds
Noyemberl
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25

A SINGULAR Latin SENTENcE.-farper 5
lfaqazine contains the following truly sin
gular sentence
".Sator drepo tenet opera rotos.'
/. This spells backward and forward the
same.
2. Then taking all the first letters of each
word spells the first word.
3. Then taking all the second letters OF
eacn word spells the second.
4. Then all tho third, ard 80 on through
the fourth and fifth.
S. Then commencing with tie last letters
of each word spells the FIRST.
g. Then the next TO the last OF each word
and so IN through
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-25
W. F. POM ROY,
At the PERRYsBuRG PosT OFFICE. '60-ltf
MEIGS sERY.
NOTICE TO FARMERS.
N THE PEARL MILLS

With new and improved machinery, are now in
the most perfect condition to do your grinding of
all kinds, in the best manner, at the shortest no
tice. With many years experience in the business,
the best of machinery, and experienced and COM
pecnt millers, we will not fail to give good satis
faction to all who may favor us with their patron
age. Aud, while We gratefully acknowledge the
generous patronage extended us during the past
many years, We assure you effort shall be spared
to merit a continuance of your favors.
~ The highest market price at all times paid
for Wheat. DICKS d JOHNSON,
43tf. Unumee City Feb. Ia. '62.
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"BDpY," said farmers guide wife"
whose only fault was that she was occa-
sionally ahsentminded, when her worda
did not always flow in the right order,
" Biddy, now you may so and milk the hens.
and see if the cows have laid any eggs, and
tell the pig TO give John some wash, aud
clean straw for bed" Biddy looked per
picked for a minute, but obeyed her mis-
tress according 10 her private judgment.
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SHERIFF SALES, &C.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
~
James Taylor, Executor,

-
James Taylor, Executor
VS.. VI C,,,,,,..,, pi,o.
Jesse :. Norton, and "V'N N'" '"''
John G.. Worthncton.
By virtue of order vt sale issued in the above
cause by the Clerk of the Court Of Common Pleas,
of Wood County, Ohio, aud to me directed and de-
liycred will offer for sale at public ycnduc at the
door of the Courthouse, in the town of Perrysburg
in said county, on
SATURDAY, December 8, 1868,
Between the hours of 10 A. NJ. and l o'clock =. NJ,
of said day, the following described property, to-
wit:
Lots Nos l. ., 3, 4, 90 q, 25. 90. o. 2s, 90, 30,
81 SO, 33 and 81, in Block No. l, in Taylor South
gate and WNrthington's subdivision of Out-lot No.
1879, in the town of Pcrrysburg, Wood County,
0hio and also the undivided half of Lots numbered
from l to IL inclusive, in Block No 2, in said Tay-
lor, Southgate and Worthngton's subdivision of
said Out-lot No. l99; together with the undivided
half of the fractional balance of said Out-ot No.
1879, situated between said Block No. and the
Maumee River, all in said town of Perrysburg,
Wood County, Ohio.
G. F.. GUYER, Sheriff.
JAMES MURRAY, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Perrysburg, November 4, 1868. 2IeSj So
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Is the bull-fghting days, u blacksmi H.
who was rearing a bull.pup, induced his
old father to go on all tours and initiate tho
pup. The canine pupil pinued the old man
by the nose. The son, disregarding the
parental roaring, exclaimed "Hold him,
Growler hoy bold him Bear it, father (;
bear it it'll be the making Of the pup
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TuE question has been asked why is II
considered impolite for gentlemen to 50
in the presence &C ladies in their shir'
sleeves, while il is considered in every way
correct for the ladies themselves 10 appear
before the gentlemen without any sleeves
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Pierre Chotcau ct al,
VS.. Wood Common Pleas.
Julius Blinu ct al. \
BY virtue of an order of sale issued in the above
cause by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
of Wood County Ohio, and to me directed and de-
hvcred, will offer for sale at public venduc at the
door of the Courthouse, in Perrysburg, il said
county, ON
SATURDAY November IS, 1863
Between the hours of 10 A. NJ. and O'Clock p. NJ.
of said day, the following described lands and ten
emcntS, tO-wit
Out-ots two hundred and seven, two hundred
and eight two hundred and nine, and two hundred
and ten 207 POS, 2O9 and 2l0), rs laid out in the
town plat of Perrysburg, in the county of Wood
and State of Ohio.
G. f. GUYER, Sheriff
VI. Il. & r. WAITE, Attorneys.
Perry sburg. October 2S, 1863 2GcSi 40
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RATHER unexpected was the reply OF tho
urchin. who, on being arraigaed for play
ing marbles on Sunday, and sternly asked,
Do YOU know where those little boys go
who play marbles on Sunday o. replied in.
nocently-" Yes some of 'em goes 10 the
common and some of 'cm goes down 10y tho
river
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A rEpLuR called on an old lady to dis
pose of some goods, aud inquired OF her
il she could tell him of any road when no
pedler had travelled Yes, said she, J
know one, and ou'y one-,hat Is the road to
hc4Nen
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PAPA" Well, sissy, how do you like
your school7"
Sissy" Oh, so nuts
Papa" That's right Vow tell me all
you have learned to-day"
6issy-"I have learnt the names Of all
tho httlo bcy'h
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
VS.. Wood Common Pleas.
James Bellville.l
BY virtue of an order of sale issued in the above
cause by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
of Wood County, Ohio, and to mc directed and de-
ivered, will offer for sale at public vcndue at the
door ofthe Court House. in the town of Perrysburg,
Wood county. Ohio, on
SATURDAY, December 5, 1868,
Between the hours of 10 A. NJ. and o'clock p. NJ T.,
of said day, the following described property, to-
wit:
The north half Of the northeast quarter, and the
south half Of the northeast quarter of section
twrntv-one (2I), township six (6), range eleven
Ql), in Wood County, Ohio.
&. T.. GUYER, Sheriff.
JAMES MrRRAY, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Perry ysburg, November H. 1868. 27eSi 20
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PHOTOGRAPHY.

MRS. ROBINSON, late of Mr.. Ponds estab-
VI lshment, 2Oi Main street, Buffalo, has opened
Room on Louisiana Avenue, opposite the Baird
House, Pcrrysburg, and proposes to take Ambro-
types and Photographs at the following prices:
Ambrotypes-From % cents to So so.
Cartcs de Nisitcs-4 for 81, or SO 80 per dozen.
Nignettes-l for 81.
Photograph Half Prints-S2 for the iirst and 80
cents for each copy. rs
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CHERIFF's SALE.

G HERIFF'S SALE.
Robert Bouke' w., c. p,,
VS.. W oOd Common Pleas.
Henry Debolt ct al
By virtue OF an order Of sale issued in the above
cause by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of Wood County, Ohio, and to me directed and de-
liyered, will offer for sale at public vendue, at
the door of the Courthouse, in the town Of Per-
rysburg, in said county, ON
SATURDAY.. December 5, 1863,
Between the hours of 10 a. NJ. and o'clock +. NJ,
of said day, the following described property, to-
wit:
The northwest quarter of the southeast quarter,
and south half of the northeast quarter of section
twenty eight (2S), town 'our ~ north, range nine
(9) east and the west half of the southwest quarter
of section twenty-eight 2Sl town four A. north,
range nine 90 east in Wood County. Ohio.
q. +. GUYER, Sheriff.
JAMES MURRAY, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Perrysburg, November 4, 1863. 27eS4 55