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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-01
The Return Of Peace.
by uAnrts HOWARD,
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.' Cure pride, that brought tho curse,
True 70 llN kgglom make MS,
King OF the Universe
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tn iight79gd lo'o increase -
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gnmmed edse-m hyW4 ,99ooEs, may be had
for their cost bfy cents rer lOO, by send.
ing money Write your address in fpu to
JouS CngRqA lFa Box sol Cincinnati, ohio.
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MoE@' 'Asla Ss'"'aSps'Hs : N'SoaS iN'Aps
Deoo a'oSr .or q t.'s
lhh mas oeei' very sucoess'hl seasot
with the Cane, aud a now mlercst has bCpu
excited. We understand th,t onon,itv ol
the s,od forwarded from Ch;n, NV N,
oeeo, Of the pebartmoo, of asrienm,,e
has been Sent 10 ibs Eutoy .orv ho S,r,,
Journal by tho Commissioner IL hc AZ
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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-01
The prosldcnt,s neconstrnctlon rollcr.

The Presidents Reconstruction Policy.
TITS positively asserted that the President
will prcseul to Congress Substantially this
etaleMclt Of his recqhstriction policy; That
during tbe. interim Of Congress he found
himself sNdleub plecel at The beadof The
Executive Department. of GoVerhment, aud
that he cndeavorcd 70 reduce order ont Of
cAaos that existed in die States htely in re-
helliop ltllRt he employed substantially the
means drsglai01 il n1 mel OF Congress, not
approved ~ Glel late President, and a pl ~
adopted by Nr,IincoIn, IN, r,pppontny him
(Nr Jyhlspn) Military Governor Of Tonnes
see, lie states thai he did not force nor
coercc tlom that they were, allowed to
frame euGh 0nendments 10 their consltl-
tons MS they saw, fit, aud elect such persons
to Congress as pleased them. aud that it.
rests with Congress to. admit their .rcple
sentaGves and Senators. Q. 10 reject them,
thus laying the whole responsibility on Cjn-
gress. II is not probable tllcre viii be any
divergence of yicws between the President
and Congress- on this matter t4n
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-01

& AT preseptpegroes .src allowed to vote in oniy
slx Sntes, W; Maine, New Hampsbife ana Y q.
mont subject to the sane cdpdtiops ss s&lllis men;
30 Massachusetts, they must d nble toreaa and
write 10 Rhplc Isand must be worth a41 bun,
dred snd thirty d6Nafs n reassgafej iHlfsN York,
mist bdwofts two hundred ana~Rrty dollars over
all ineuuibranecs in Kansas, and under the ncg
RadicdtUons,itution OF Missouri, they are not al
lowed To Yntc ~
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SUBSCRIPTIONS.
IR6e. s

The Pabishers have perfected s3stsp .. nsiIipgpy
which thOy supply he hASAElsE and WEExLr
promptly to hoge who prefer to receive thslr period
calls directly irGm lhe ofHee ofrGhlisation, e.,t.
fise postage HSaPER's Mi0AzIsE Is ~ cts. year
which be paid at the sUascRiHER's postohiee
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-01

In consequence Of the great sagnatlon Of trade IN
the Srea: Mnufcturihg districts OF France and Eng
land, large quantity Of valuable Jewelry orignaiv
intended t0r the European market, has been OF
Tor sale in this coppsISsRgp MVsE BE s9hIArs Any
sAcRIFIcE! Upler, these cirsnpstenees, H4Mp.t
T0S & CO., acting as Agsnts Tor the nspal Ehro-
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-01

a SALr LAKE UtfY correspondent ef the
New York TBieS eoniicms the precious
reports that the Mormons are WrR, ag, al,a
will fight for puiygamv, which is tie only
article OF faith which they mNch care Tor.
The writer saya that he bel owes South Caro-.
lima WAS more luyal IN the spring of lSGl
than ,aa Is al ,he prtSgLt tilne.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
i5GUT2s4 Terms:

HAKrER's WEEKLY, one year..,.,......$i %
.d., ectra copy Of either he WEEKLY or NJ. GAzISE
,riiS be sHpplied gratis tog erery Club Of FIVE SUB
seRrBBRs a. EooS Dollars e0c5, reattascej or
SIR Copies for Twenty Dollars.
BACW NJMDERs be supplied at any time.
The Annual Volumes of liARPEU's WEEKLY, in neat
cAh binding, Will be sent by express free of expense,
for 81 each coMPDsFE SER conpri sin ng E1eHT Vol.
JNgs receipt of cash at the rate of So 20 per
yol., PR EIGHT EXPENSE OF PURCHASER. Address
HARPER & BROTHERS, b,
2sF FRASkl4N SQUARE, NEW YoRK.
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Causing Loss Of Life or Bodily Injury

rINHE TRAvELERs INSURANCE GoMPANY was or
i ganized, uudera charter granted by the Con-
necticut Legislature Of 1868, and amended by the
Legislature of 1854, for the specific purpose Of eff
fecting INSURANCE AGAINST ACCIDENTS, of whatever
kind or description, whether they occur in travel
ing by railroad, steamboat stagecoach, walking
in the street at work in the shop, sitting by the
domestic iircside whether riding, boating, hunting,
fishing, shooting swimming, cricketng, surveying,
engineering whether working or playing, at home
or abroad-in every variety of circumstances in
which mankind are ordinarily placed
General Accident policy not only includes the
risk Ia travelling, but ase all forms of dislocaons,
broken bones, ruptured tendons, sprains, coneus-
sicns, crushngs, bruises, cuts, stubs, gunshot
wounds, poisoned wounds, burns anl scalds, bites
of dogs, unprovoked assaults by burglars, robbers,
or mnrderers--th aeionof lEhtnngor sun stroke,
the effects of explosions, chemicals, floods and
earthquakes, suffocating by drowning or choking.
This company has now been for more than year
in successful operation; has issued over twenty
thousand policies, and paid over four hUHdred
claims for compensation; it has q directory OF
high character and is managed With heprudence
and sagacity which distinguish Hartford insurance
companies has an ample capital and large sur
plus, andits sounducss and stability may be relied
NNNIW
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ExEcurwE MANSION, wAsniSGroN. u, 9. 4
nfHYfEW WwE0ctbcf 2s, 1863. 4
wafrktIs, tfphas Pleased AhnisltyGod, dining
Tim ruHr-ri1irI uonacuniing W end 10 relieve
uNr beloved conniry from The featful scourgc OF
citifw and "a permit us ~ secure tic blessings
~ reace, u,flt,sAniiaftnohs withsR' greater en-
arrcment Of civil librrtyi and, fr.
sWHERRAs, Our llavgnly FNtpr has, during the
wear, graciopslY Aetftcd us frm The calanitirs of
foreign wut 1,tstilncr Hnd Famine white uut rfh
nerics are full Of the fruits OF an abundant sehson
aed, hsa .Got t aq f.t-g 8,s .v...I
,WHggEAs, Righteousness qS'lis nation, while
sin Is 4 rcproacl a. any people, now therefore,
|, Andrew Johnson, President of the United
States, olernby rGehhnanl 10 the people thereof,
tlat tlqy DO at apart and observe ile first Ihursy
day a December as.a lay 0f National Tlmksgir-
ing to ihc Creator Of the Universe for those doliv
crancuu md blestings; and Edo fdrthor rGtoni-
mend lwkun tlIpt occasion the wbule pcpplc make
confession o: our national sins against lis nlpte
goodness, and with one heart and one mind, implore
,icdivine guidance III Tie wass Of shutonM vifqne
aud hulinpsss 70 atHtHf .r'f.. f
Intestmony whoroof, have hereunto set my.
hand aud caused the seal of the United States tl
he affixed Done At the City Of Washington, this
25tlrday &C ottob0t, IN tht year of uuf bdrd enc
thhusand eight hlindrnd and sixty -hre, Iud OF tp
lndgpanlcncs.o Of !he United States the ninety-
o'gStGi hn ,ho p,rS'iEEn,& tHqisl s A. JOHNSON
MN. II i SEN1my Secretary of lSlOie. 800
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-01
Splendid list of articles, all to be soIl
FOR ONE DOLLAR EACH!

Zach.
100 ClocksltRrencl0 aud s1.day clocks,
ranging from ....,,...............FlO $40 to $3.50
100 Pianos, of the he t mSpufa cture. $50 to- $40
210 Sewing NJ Ichines best m tnufacture 80 to ls0-
25O Gents aold Hunting. Case Watches, 90 to 100
2j0 Ladies' Gold and Enameled Hunting
800 Gents: so..s silver IS
200 Diamond RiEgs.,.,,. ..,........, 30 to loo
50O0 Gold Vest and Neck Chains .--.... 4to 80
5000 Cold Oval Band Brsceetss,... 49,, to s
5000 mRgni Rccnt Jetand Gold Bracelets. 6to 10
2l0O ChltelAine ChIins and Guard Chains b to 20
1000 superb Solitaire and Gold Brooches. to-. 10
5000 Coral, Opal and ,Emsrad Brooches. to
5000 Mosaic,Jet iAvaS SFlor'Vne EIr-drops to. s.
75lO Coral Opal and Emerald Ear,lrops. to o
1000 California Diamond Dreastpins - 50 to- 10
30 Gold Fob and Vest Watch Keys $50 to {
4)l0 FOp and Vest Ribbon Slides 10 10,
5000 sets Solitaire Sterve'huttons, studs, tO---S
3i00 Cola Thtmbes, Pencils, sc, Sc to- g
10000 heautift Miniature Lookets 9.5o to 10
1900 Miniature Lockets Magic SPRING. 10 to go
2 90 ane cold Toothpicks, Crosses, &c, 2to s
aO0O Plain s6old Rings ... ,,.. =. ,.., to- 10
1000 Chased Gold Rings .. 4to- II
Taco stone Set and Siguct Rings ,... g so to 10
I0I00 Calftaia Diamond Rings ,,.,.. elo 10
300 sets ladies' JewelTyT jet and God,, to 10
5000 set of tLadies' JeWery--tn Cameo
Prarls Opal aud other Stones.... 4 to Is
10000 beautiful Gold Pens, Silver Exten-
sion Holders aud Pencils ...... to ~
lo>o0 Gold Pens and GhllnoonteI Holders to 10
5lOo do do do Extension do, IS to "a
5ll0 Ladies' fine lit aud jet BUCKLES -, TO l5
500o do do do Hair Bars & nells, to Iu
5OOl silver Gohlets and Drinking Cups. to 90
1900 magnificent Silver C..stars 10 to 90
2n0l silver Fruit, Gard and Cake Baskets. 30 to 50
50oh dozen Silver Tea Spnpns, Sl0to SO per dos,
10000 dozen silver Table spoons aud Forks, $50 to 40
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Aggregate vote on Governor -. .....lA 4lF,f2o
AggregGo vote ON Attorney General "s, il9.0,0 0
GNs nativity over MorgSn,,s, ,7,,..,. 30 p3a
VoNs majority over all ',.rr,,,t,,,,, sQ,5i6
MebomeYs mlQnY over Iang,,t.,... SlI3S
NarherS mti0rity over Spence, ,ss,s.., - -, ,ASa
iirnkerheh' 4 ntajorig over Van Trump .ssal RTa
Meleh'S milOriy ever key,.,, .,..., :, 4, 81 100
Vests majeity over WhseH ,,> ..,rr,,, 81 ,5Q9
MOorc's majority over R0escls,,.,,..n,, nj Sa5
foots majority over Dana ,,,,,,. .,.s.,, 'SfSd
Norris s majority over Barney y,,,,,,, 80. 81 ,QS5
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GREAT REDISTRIBUTION.

'1cio,e Salaeot 10 the 6alowiag reguiatonss a1 p
cerheatas ot tAe rarioa articles nrst pattinto
eHFclepesg satest u sud mi Neds and when olderet.
AksR out gslthont HsgWd Ioyeh0ice,And sent bx
mail, khRS gkv az all tGir chance, On receipt 0f the
eertiheatv, ycN wnt see wh9t You are to haye, aud
Then 10 At yonr opdou 10 send The dollar and take
the artieies or not Purchasers may thus ohtain .
Piano, Meloleon, Sewing Maohine todd fNGteh. piAi
maast ktHg, any SEA oi Jewsry on Ii,t for OSE
DuLLA0. -sNL n ts,f4ists gr.tfi
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HARPER'S WEEKLY,

IS Fhe Best, Cheapest end Most SUc-
cessfuL Family Paper in the Union"
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SAVE EoTAE Small SKINS iB0YSI.

+ WANT 500 Cat and Lamb Skips. sat the
L Iilmb SKINS, arid Stretch s1uate. hFoFl su6lp I
viii payd0 to'la ceuts each, singly prhy the aoz-
en-; Cat, l0to.a6 cents 5 D5gce0 to 80 eentss q Of
Deer skins AMI .Fprss dressed on reasonable
terms, Gloves madS u order, ~ -.
Single m2tnol ror,dressing Deer Skins, 25'cepts.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-01

- Iruqiles 81 onabIy the bcSt sustained
work OF tEse kind ia the WorldSa
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-01

wArls the eer lcAtes PAY hig p 'ue, and eoi ihs
business = cents each Widch must be ~iclosea &kep
aas eaIne ate Is ef ckive esFiideates will hs
sent n 81 for 81. thcty foe S6 siNiS,6s pF
seCsPd te0 i9t sAaa sih % qatarsi.la & hfa1 10
oiAfslsN eS.-Ne wAat ~ elyts in every t0Ne and
Tednea i the eeun,Ts, ai ihese asliAsAs
All9NeA W eents eSeI( eeFtAeate og4sEe ~ thepp
provided Their renal aHee Aqion 10 ST. AgsS ~
tpns either cashi ~ Rosta ~ stamps. Agents rel
mttlhg II once, $50, wi be. satitlsa bsa0tifll
. Siivvr Watch and Slso- se0 eerti8eNaes
hsPIsssg arete sour NSASss sFoSA, 0odsss Gad sa,S
piahity lad as atsss u orders re-. u EtIAf I
sr IgAHshgr0N & OO.,i 'tpl s.'r p
Agents far forelsp sAuler,can Mannhctnrtrs
20 hON 5675, NEW YORK
! Salesroom, Sc Liberty street. SON
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GENERAL ACCIDENT RKsMs.

Ten DOLLARS PREMIUM,
Under G4:SEaAL kUctoEST policy will secure $40 per
week Compensation while disabled (not exceeding
twenty six weeks or 1000 in the event of death by
accident.
.- TwENrY-FIyE BoLLARs Premium
Wilisecure s25 per week compensation, or So oo0 in
case OF death,
FIFrY DOLLARS PREMIUM
VIII secure 500 per week compensation, or St00EO in
case.of death
Any other sun, frem s5aO4o sio,ooo at proportion
ate rates. -f-4.t.- n.......
Where compensation only desired, or payment
is to be made only In of death, The rates are
much totcer. $50 90 l-.r
s.g1 The above are the ordinary" or lowest
rates" special'' rates are 5 per thousand higher.
one life.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-12-07

SNALL Pox.-A great deal of unsasiness
and no little excitement has prevailed in our
city during the past two weeks, caused from
this loathsome disease making it's appearance
amsng Us. II was brought here by = negro
from Vieksburg, and has been 10 but two
white families and one black family. Only
Eve have died from it, and bat two cases re-
main. We are glad to know that our city
authorities have taken steps to prevent it
frol further spreading SpriHss Re-
PsyteT.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-12-07

Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That th,
same duties and liabilities existing among
white persons of this State shall attach t.
freedmen, free negroes and mulsttocs, tt
support their INDECENT families. and color
ed paupers; and that in order tc secure
a support for such INDECENT freedmen, fire.
negroes and mulattoes, it shall be lawful
and it is hereby made the duty Of the
boards of county police, of each county
in this State. to levy poll or capitstion
tax on each and every freedmen, free
negro and mulatto, between the ages oi
eighteen and sixty years, not to exceed
the sum of one dollars annually, 10 each
person so taxed, which tax when collect
ed.shall be paid into the county treasurer's 8
hands, and constitute fund to be called
the Freedmen's Pauper Fund, which shall
be applied by the commissioners of the
poor for the maintenance of the poor Of
the freedmen. free negroes and mulattoes
70 this State, under such regulations as
may be established by the boards OF coun.
ty police, in retrospective counties of this
State.
Sec. 7. Be It further enacted, That if
any freedmen, free negro or mulatto. shall
fail, or refuse to pay any fine or tax lev,
led according to the provisions of the
sixth section of mis- act, it shall be prima
facie evidence ofvagrancy. and it shall be
the duty of the sheriff to arrest such freed
man, free negro or mulatto, or such per-
son refusing or neglecling to pay such
tax, and proceed at once to hire. for the
shortest time, such delinquent tax payer
to any one who will pay the said tax,
with accruiug costs, giving preference to
the employer, if there be one.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That any
person feeling himself or herself aggrieved
by the judgment of any justice of the
peace, mayor or alderman, in cases
arising under this act, may, within five
days. appeal to the next term Of the coun-
ty court of the proper county upon giving
bond and security in sum not less than
twenty-five nor more than one hundred
and fifty dollars, conditioned to appear
and prosecute said appeal, and abide by
the judgment Of the county court, and
said appeal shall be tried de nouo in the
county court, and the decision of said
court shall be final.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That this
act be in force, and take affect from its
;assage.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-12-07
Important to Manned Soldiers.
OFFICE SURF ARMY RECORDS, }
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 1st, 1865. !

OdOhoOuJ 1AlSs', OcC' istB iOOO'
By the following act passed at the
present session of the Legislature, it will
be seen that the State of Mississippi has
determined to provide artificial limbs
for all her gallant sons who need them.
1t is made the duty of tho Assessors of
taxes of the several counties, to procure
and forward to the Undersigned the in
formation necessary to carry out the wish
Of the Legislature, and all parties inter-
ested are requested to furnish the Asses
sors with all the facts indicated in the
6rst section of4he act. The blank forms
prescribed will be forwarded through
Assessors as soon as they can be pre-
pared. J.L. POWER,
Superintendent Army Records.
AN ACT to ascertain the number of
manned State and Confederate soldiers
in this State, requiring artificial legs.
and for ether purposes.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legis-
ature of the State of Mississippi. That
it shall be the duty of the Superintend-
dent of Army records for this State to a..
certain the number Of MANNED State and
Confederate soldiers in each county in
this State, requiring artificial legs, and
the character of the artificial legs re.
quired, and to issue printed form suit.
able for such report. embracing the name.
rank, company and regiment of each
MANNED State and Confederate soldier 50
reyorted; if manned while in actual ser.
vice Of the State or Confederate States
army; how, when and where wounded;
kind Of operation, by whom performed,
and whether primary or secondary ope-
ration.
SEC. 2. Be it farther enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the Assessor OF taxes
Of the several counties Of the State, on
the application Of the Superintendent *
Army Records to furnish. without delay,
the information contemplated in section
first Of this act.
Sac. 8. Be it further enacted, That i
shall be the duty Of said Superintendent;
Of Army records to ascertain from ths
manufactures established at Memphis,
Tenn, Montgomery. Ala, and New
Orleans, La, the price at which they
would furnish the various kinds and
sizes Of artificial legs, and to take into
consideration the prscticability Of e..
sbsshing msnufactory or branch manu-.
aetory, al ssns eehvsnisns point ia this
Stale, and rspert the result Of his inuui.
les to the Legislature at its next meet
ng.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That
his act take effect, and be in force from
nd after its passage.
re- Newspapers throughout the State
re requested to publish the foregoing as
matter of information.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-12-07

A Slow FGRE.--The New York corresnond.
snt of the Boston Post says that the e1tensiv.
fire, remarkable both for the oddity and cost-
illness Of its ravages, has been raging in tn.
coal yard of the Metropolitan Gas Companx
at the foot of Forty-Second street, since Fri.
day, the 27th ult. IN fact, for all anybod,
knows to the contrary, it may have b..,
burning for the past three meaths. This Ga,
Company have some fifty or sixty thousand
tons of btuminous coal stored here in on.
vast pile, which was suddenly discovered to
be burning quite rapidly, and thus far tbs
fire has nullifed all efforts made to .x,iuruisb
it. The value of the property thus in process.
Of pretty sure destruction is rariously esti-
mated at from half million dollars upwards
and the indications are that the capital stock
of the company would be profitable. "shor,
sale" in Wall street. The fire gains som.
sdditiosal interest from the near propinquitv
OF some of the most valuable propsr,y in
New York.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-12-07

TEE BRirIsH CoLoSIss.-The vast colonial
empire of Great Britain is unparalleled in -.
history of nations. Her colonies, all acquir-
ed since the reign ef Queen Elizabeth. en-
brace possessions in Europe, Asia, Africa aud
America, with population Of above i5o.-
ooO,ooo while in Australia and New Zealand
new empires are fast rising up under the
sway Of the British crown. No other king.
dom, ancient or modern, has ever had .ueh a
dominion influencing every part Of the world.
The fOnr chief empires that formerly prevail
ed on the earth-ths ChAldeaa, Persian, Gre
eian and ROuan-ars net to be compared
With it.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-12-07

kEAn odd scene is said to have oc,
cured at Barnum's Museum on Saturday
of last week. A lecturer employed there
having been notified that bis services
could be dispensed with. seized the op,
portunity of his last public appearance to
give the astonished audience some infor.
nation not usually promulgated from the
platform. lie stated that the dwarf on
exhibition was a mere baby; that the Cir
cassian female was born in Brooklyn and
spoke English in private life and made
other Interesting disclosures of a SINH
lar character as TO other features Of the
Museum.