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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14
An ActOr's Romance.

Our old friend, Tom Placide, so kindly
remembered by many of our people as the
founder and originator of the Varieties
Theater, has astonished his numerous
friends by appearing in an entirely new
and serious character, that of Benedict.
No event, no metamorphosis could be
more unexpected to all who are familiar
with our old friends peculiarities. Eccen-
triC as he always has been, the matrimo-
NAL venture is about the last he could
ever he suspected of, 1t is still more re-
markable that this momentous step on
Placide's part should be marked by cir
cumstanccs of q peculiarly romantic char
actGr.
Forty-two years ago, when Placide was
gay and handsome young actor, he had
a love affair with very agreeable young
woman. Cruel poverty prevented the re-
alization of the hopes of the loving
couple, and compelled separation,
which has continued for over forty years.
Meantime the lady married very respect
ably, and Tom, true to his first love, be-
came confirmed bachelor, and almost a
woman hater. His habits and tastes had
entirely cstranged him from all sympathy
and intercourse with the fair sex. Fish
ing, hunting and great appetite for
old books and antique notions supplied
all romance and sentimentality in his
nature and character Though a great
humorist and most popular comedian, his
profession has always been distasteful to
him. Nothing but absolute necessity
could ever draw him upon the stage. Of
late this repugnance to his profession has
greatly increased, in consequence of
which Toms resources ran down very low,
though his many kind and warm friends
were always ready to assist him.
In this condition of his affairs the lady
of his old love became a widow, and after
| a reasonable period of mourning, hearing
of the lonely and narrow circumstances of
Placide, she sent for him and offered him
as a gift and memento of their former re-
! lation half of her fortune, which was
very handsome one. To this offer he, with
much gratitude demurred, and, after
some discussion and reflection, solved the
difficulty by proposing to marry her on the
spot The ceremony was saccordinglyper-
! formed, and the happy couple have re-
! tired to pleasant country seat to spend
! their honeymoon Previous to this, how
| ever, the ;punctilious old fellow enjoyed
! the TO himl exquisite happiness of going
around to see all his friends and creditors,
and of repaying the various loans, favors
! and kindness he had received from them
| in his day of poverty and distress. And
now our good old friend may pass the re-
mainder of his Gays in peace and quiet
ness, indulging 10 the full extent his pas
! sionate devotion to the pursuits of old
! Izaak Walton. .-Nei0 Orleans Times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14
Au Irishman'S View OF the Bond
U... Question.

THE Decatur Gazette reports the follow
ing conversation that occurred between
Appointment Democrat and an lrishman of
that city, recently. For convenience it
designatcs the parties as Jack and Pat:
Jack-Iow do you like the Democratic
platform?
Pat-I can't understand it; would We be
after explaining it TO me-all about the
Bond question?
Jack-Qh yes, with pleasure You see
the rich men own all the bonds and the
poor men have to pay FOR the bonds.
Pat-The divil ye say; is that the way?
Jack-Ges; and now the Democratic
party propose to pay off the bonds with
greenbacks, and thus everybody will be
treated equally.
|. Pat--Is that in yer platform?
JaCk-NOt in So many wOrds-but that
is what it means and now, Pat, want
you to do all you can for our party-bring
Pat-lIould on, Jack; will yer paying
the bonds off in greenbacks make the
poor man as rich as the bondholder?
Jack-Not exactly; the bondholder will
have his in greenbacks, where we can tax
them.
Pat-Thini there will be all greenbacks,
and money will be plinty, and we'll git
gould for our greenbacks, if we elect Say
mour? ---
Jack-No, not exactly; there is not gold
enough in the country.
Pat-Thin we are not to have gould at
all. How in the divil are ye going to pay
off the greenbacks?
Jacll-A part of it will be paid off by
taxation, the money we take from the peo-
pie for revenue, and stamps, etc, and as
the greenbacks get worn by constant hand
ling we will print new ones
Pat-l see; you propose totak- the debt
now carried by the rich bOndholders and
divide it among these people, rich and poor
alike, by forcing the bondholder to spend
his money for property.
Jack-Exactly-you are learning fast,
and you see
Pat-Hould on--an idee strikes me. II
| the government debt is all in greenbaCks,
and thin in circulation, how many cords
Of EN- will it take to buy cord of wood?
Jack-I cannot exactly say what they
would be worth-that will regulate itself.
But, by the by, Pat, could you pay me
that little note you owe mep 1t was
due yesterday, and need the money very
much
Pat-Yis, know the note is due, and
I'll pay ye according to the Dimmecratic
platform.
Jack What do gOu mean
Pat-I name I'll give you fresh note
| for the one ye have.
Jack-There's nothing about giving
fresh notes in the Democratic platform.
Pat-Yis, ye said we'd pay the bond of
in greenbacks, and both Of them are prom
ises to pay of the same government Yes
give one promise to pay for another one,
and I'll give you a fresh promise to pay for
the one We have now. The note you have
now says ten per cent. interest; the new
one win say without interest, and no time
set for its payment.
Jack-But this is an individual matter,
and the other is government matter
You honestly owe me, and promised to
pay me yesterday Your proposition is tc
cheat me out of my money.
Pat--An' its cheatin' we out of youl
money, is it? An haven't l as good a
right to chate We as the government has tC
chate the widdies an'orphans whose money
is all in government bonds. I'll pay "
on the Dimmecratic platform EE'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14

won, he would have cleared fifty pounds
by the transaction and as il was, although
she lost, the astute young fellow managed
to secure ten pounds, minus the sovereign
originally invested
"Ah, that was twas itY" said Uncle
Bunce, looking, | must say, most uncom.
monty foolish. However, you must con-
tess that appearances were much against
the lad
"Not bit," said l. "On the contrary,
they are very much in his favor. Come
to the window here, and judge for your
self; there he is, at the corner yondcr,
waiting for me to whistle for him. Does
he look like one of your cunning, hang
dog Turtites-such as you have pictured
him, or likely to grow into any such hor-
rid shape? Unless he happens to draw
flvorite in sweep a second time--which
is not very likely--I will answer for him
that he will never make n bet in his life
again. Come sir, you whistle for him" :;
and Uncle Bunce did whistle, as checrlully
as any blackbird; and as the young fellow
ran up, he held his hand out through the
open window, to let him know at once
that all was explained and forgiven. And
then he came indoors, and something
which l had caused to be privately kept
hot for him down stairS-fOr Uncle BunCe's
cook loved the lad-was brought up by
way of dinner, and Uncle Bunce and I
and Charley had merry evening together
after all Chambers ,jOuFRdl.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14

WE are permitted to make the following
extract from letter written by one of the
ablest men in North Carolina, and indeed
without superior in his department in
the United States llislogic is irresistible.
When the author is known, it will add ten
thousand votes of pcace-loYing men to the
Grant and ColrlN ticket:
"hIany say rather than submit to let the
negro vote and hold office, we are for war.
say no, 'let us have peace The last war
nearly ruined us; another will finish the
job. The New York Convention proclaims
the Reconstruction acts of Congress I'M
constitutional, revolutionary, and void,
emitting the word null, lest it should raise
unpleasant "reminiscences of the days OF
notification, when 1t required the strong
arm of jackson TO keep us out OF war. III
the acts of Congress are nall and UOSd, SO
are the reconstruction measures OF Andrew
Johnson, and it still follows that the ne
groes are slaves. But il is said secession
and slavery are dead issues. How or why?
Admit, however thai the only purpose is
to deprive the freedmen of the right to
vote and hold Office, can that be done with
out civil war? History furnishes no in
stance in which four millions of people
have been reduced to vassalage and de-
privcd of all political rights 1t is against
the order of nature. They say we are
going to do it by the ballot, not by the
bayonet. HowP The freedmen have
now the right to vote. If they do vote
the Constitution cannot be amended. TO
keep them from voting it will be necessary
to act practically, ON the doctrine: the Re
construction acts are unconstitutional,
null and uOid. Those who advise such q
course are nulliflcrs, and their success rem
ders war inevitable. 1t is absurd to talk
of the peaceful success of their schemes
which require the colored man to resume
his shacllles and the existing State govern
ments to surrender to the revolutionists.'" '"
North Carolina Standard.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14
A Slight Mistake.

INaNew Hampshire town there lived an
ignorant, irreligious, worthless family,
Ransom by name, no member OF which
had been seen inside church within the
"memOry of the oldest inhabitant." The
village pastor, after years of failure, had
at length almost persuaded two of the
younger scions to promise attendance for
one Sabbath but the fear that they would
be the subject OF some personal remarks
still deferred them. They were in great
terror lest they should be publicly up
braided for their mislOings, and called to
account for their wickedness. After much
exertiop their fears were quoted, and on
the following Sunday the eyes Of the good
pastors congregation were astonished at
the unwOnted presence Of the aforesaid
RansOms. All went we'll until the reading
of the second hymn, which was the fimil-
lar "Blow ye the trumpet, blow,e etc.
Imagine the effect when, at the end Of the
line, Return ye raRsOm'd sinners home"
the elder Of our heroes seized his hat, and,
with long strides towards the door,
shouted, "COme along home, Bill
knowed they'd be ilingingrit " us il we
came here"-N II paper.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14
A Prominent California Democrat De-
clares for Grant.

p. II. Sibley, a member Of the State
Central Committee Of tue Democracy or
California, resigns his position in that
committee in the following letter, which
we commend to the consideration OF all
thoughtful men of his party:
Gentlemen of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee
! would be doing violence to my own
feelings, and guilty Of unfair conduct to
you, did / continue longer to share your
counsels and possess myself Of your plans
in the coming political campaign. In SEN
timent and sympathy / am no longer with
you. My judgment neither approves the
platform of principles put forth by the
New York City Convention, nor does my
sense of duty to the country justify me in
aiding to advance IIoratiO Seymour to :he
Office of President of the United States.
In remembering that l am a Democrat,
| cannot forget ] owe higher allegiance
10 the American Union. / should be glad
to remain in the Democratic party, could
believe that in doing so that ] am not
sacrificing those principles of patriotism
that are higher and holier than any seIti-
ment of mere party iealty. believe that
the war was inaugurated By the South, in
the interest of slavery. l believe that il
was the duty Of the Government TO resist
the heresy of secession by arms | believe
the calling out Of troops, the DRAFT of sol
diers, the prosecution Of war against re-
bellion, was constitutional and necessary
for the preservation of the Republic.
believe the emancipation Of slaves wa:
necessary aud unavoidable as a war meas
ure l believe the creation of a natiOna
debt grew out of the eXigencles Of the long
continued and desperate conflict believe
the issue Of paper currency was an evi
incident 10 the struggle. believe that the
national debt should be paid to the las
dollar in coin of the national mint, anG
that no form or measure of repudauon /
consistent with national honor,
j am opposed 10 the taxation of Govern
ment bonds as a breach of covenant mad
with the hondholders, and l am opposed L
lpaylng those bonds with currency instCa
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14

of gold. | am not in any degree fearful o.
negro supremacy. nor DO believe that II
to the negroes are conceded their J1he
rights under the law there viii be any
danger of elevating them TO SOCIAL
equality with any superior race. ! an
and have ever been opposed TO mop
violence, and never will cast my vote nor TOT,
use my influence to advance TO high h0nors
any man who, as Governor OF great
Commonwealth, could fraternize with
mob or encourage opposition to just lawsy I
or who, when the nation needed its last
man TO put down the rebellion, could, by
opposing the DRAFT, put himself and the
State in hostility to the General Govern
ment 2e
could have supported War Democrat
like Hancock or Hendricks. / could sup
port q Republican like Frank p. Blair, yr,
your candidate for Vice President. HIS
carly stand for the rights of the black
man; his opposition TO slavery his DILL
liant war record commencing in the stree.s
of st. Louis and ending in Shermans
march through Georgia, approve, bu! as
| cannot sustain Blair without sustaining
/ Seymour, l feel in duty and conscience
| compelled to vote for Grant and Coltax.
| shall expect the bitter auimadversions
of all who love the Democratic party bet
ter than they love their country. shall
expect 10 have my motivesq questioned ana
my honor impUgncd. l shall expect to be
assailed by partisan malignity. and to have
| heapod upon me an unlimited amount OF
! personal abuse; hut conscious Of the recti-
| tude of my motives, and in the confident
belief thatI am but doing my duty, have
| deemed it proper to resign my position as
q member of the Democratic State Central
! Committee. |, therefore, respectfully ten
/ der yOu nv RESIGNATION, gratefully remem-
/ bcring our past pleasant relations, and
entertaining for you cll only kind personal
| feelings.
am, very respectfully, gentlemen,
p. II. SIBLEY.
SAN FRNNClsCo, July 13, 1868.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14
Poetru.
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CAMPAIGN SONG-THE BOYS IN
Blue ARE COMING.
Br j. NJ ROE, Js.

nKm From the Cincinnati Chronicle.
THEY are coming, Mr.. seymour, host Of boys In
Fresh from hundred fields Of war. the battle.
Scared and true.
Not nov, with cleaning bayonots and roll Of mar.
But armed with ballots for the right, in peaceful
To shield the starry nig they love, from traitors
They are coming, Mr.. Seymour, host Of boys in
blue.
They are coming, Mr. Seymour, the loyal boys in
blue;
From Maine and from New Hampshire, and the
Bay State ever true,
From the Green Mountains of Vermont and Lit.
Tie Rhody's Shore
From the honesteads Of Connecticut the hardy
As late when flashing DER the land, the news of
Sumter flew.
They are coming, Mr.. Seymour, the loyal boys in
blue.
They are coming, Mr.. Seymour the loyal boys in
blue,
From New Jersey and from Delaware, and Mary
And from the grand old keystone State, man an
swerng for man,
With pledges for the Star Brigade, the ballot in
To yield the soldiers need of praise, to worth
They are coming, Mr. Seymour, the loyal boys in
blue.
They are coming Mr.. Seymour, the earnest boys
in blue,
From shop aud mill and forge and field, the stead.
fast and the true,
The heroes of the Empire State despite her
recreant son,
Who turns to shame and mockery the good that
has been done;
To spurn with wrath the devils faults the faith
less devils, too,
They are coming Mr.. Seymour, the earnest boys
in blue
They are coming, Mr. seymour, the veterans of
the West,
From their grand prairies and their lakes, the
finest and the best,
From the broad rivers, whose strong waves bear
joyous to the sea
The treasures of the continent and the tribute OF
the free
To speak once more, in thunder tones, peoples
high behest,
They are coming Mr. Seymour, the veterans of
the West.
They are coming, Mr.. Seymour, a host of boys in
blue.
Fresh from hundred fields of war, the battle
worn and true;
Not now with cleaning bayonets, and roll of
martial drum,
But armed with ballots for the right, in peaceful
ranks they come,
To guard the starry nag they love, from traitors
hands anew,
They are coming, Mr.. Seymour, a host of boys in
blue
PIQUA, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14

THE name Blair" belonging to the
Silver Spring family, Of which the Demo
cratic nominee for Vice-Prcsident is Just
now the most distinguished member, is
evidently misspelled. 1t should be "BlGre"
This is found in the dictionaries, and, re
ferring to Webster, we find that tits verb,
intransitive, derived from the old Bclgic
Wdren Teutonic Barren; Latin Uoro, to
cry out, to brawl, to wccp Irish J50r, or
glOr, a noise a voice. We are also in
formed that "The radical sense is to
shoot, or drive forth, or to spread" The
definition of the verb to Bare or to
Blair are given by Webster thus;
al. To roar; to below. Little used. !
johnson.
80 To sweat CT melt away as a candle
There is also in WeGstcr's Dictionary,
substantive Blair or Dlare rs "roar
noise. Little used. As and sigh for
battles blare' BOH0tOn 49,.
The reader at once will see how nicely
the genealogical characteristics of the
word Blair have been preserved in the
persons and characters of all the Blairs,
or Blares, from Francis p. senior, who
used to figure under Andrew Jackson, to
Francis p. junior, who now figures under
Andrew Johnson. There is as much of
noise and roar among the Silver Spring
Blarcs as there could have been when DR..
Johnson gave his definition of it; and
it is fairly to be presumed that when old
Joe Barlow, author of "The Columbad,"
and the "Hasty Pudding" wrote the line
"And sigh for battles blare,"
he had prophetic and poetic vision OF
Francis p. Blair, Jr, as an object for
which future Democracy would be one
day signing. The Blares, however, both
used, even in the time of Samuel Johnson
The Blairs, or Blares, are likely to be as
little used, except for a partisan roar OF
below, by the people of the United
States, in the time of Andrew Johnson
Philadelphia BuLIetin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14

n Wade Hampton says the working
men Of the South must vote the Demo
cratic ticket or starYe,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14

An old painting which an American
tourist at Paris purchased, few weeks
ago, for a few scudi, turns out to be one Of
Pietro Peruglno's masterpieces, which
was supposed 70 have been destroyed ~ q
conliagration in the sixteenth century IL
Is worth, at least, thousand times as
much as The American tourist paid for Il,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14
Whnt a sonthorn Nan Thlnks.

SAN FnAvcisco, July 10, 1868.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-27
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Mr. and Mrs.
BurliBgame, with chi Karg and Guee
Chan, associated ministers from China,
arrived here late last night, and were re-
ceived by q large company st the Metro
pOliJen Hotel. The Iece ptiOn was the
celebration If the ratification of the
treaty b-tween the United States and
China, and rs an expression of grateful
feeling OF the Chinese Empire, manifest
ed through her representatives, for the
uniform courtesy and friendly spirit with
which they have been received in Wash
ingtOn by all classes Of society, without
distinction Of party. There were present
heads Of the several departments, mem
bers Of the diplomatic corps with attaches,
officers Of the army and navy, judges of
courts, members OF Corgress OF both
houses, and distinguished guests from
different parts of the L Mon, together
with several hundred Others, including
many ladies. The entertainment was
more than ordinarily brilliant. Refresh
ments were provided in the dining-roOm
q the hotel. The American and Chinese
flsgs were Trimmed at the head of the
table, where MIR. Burliugame and his as
sOciate ministers were seated, in COM
pany with Gen. Banks, Chairman OF the
LnHitbtS6 III II OlCi9n AhAASs
Gate an assem- oIage was attracted TO
The Capitol tonight, the lighting of the
dome and Senate wing giving notice
ths5 the Senate was in session.
The President nominated to night
Alex. Cummings, OF Pennsylvania, to
be Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Simon ID. JOhuson to be Assistant See
ressry Of the Treasury, ]. Hubblefeld a.
United States Attorney for the Middle
District OF Tennessee, Gen. w. G. Rose
Grams as Minister 10 Mexico, and James
@. Davis as Postmaster at Memphis.
The Senate went into executive session
at quarter past nine O'clock in the even
ing
The committee If conference on the
funding bill have agreed upon report.
Il is expected that the ratification of
the treaty between the United States AMI
China VIII be exchanged TO morrow.
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Chean Living.


The Working WOmen's home, in New
York city, has been making some inter
esting experiments in regard to cheap
living. Last October a large establish
ment, capable Of accommodating five
hundred persons, was started for the pur-
pose of furnishing reasonable board to in
dustrious working women. The charge
of SO Is a week has been found ample to
cover the expense Of food, attendance
and rent, with two hundred and thirty
inmates. 10 order to enable the resi-
dents to economic still more, lodging
ana eating departments were organized
separately. One dollar and quarter is
now charged for room rent, and food is
furnished ct wholesale cost, with
a slight addition for the expense of
servants wages, fuel and breakages.
Under this arrangement coffee aud tea,
with sugar and milk, can be furnished
for two cents . cup; milk for two cents /;
meat for three cents plste lin quantity
equal to that of cheap eatiBghOuse,
where fifteen cents are cnargedG q slice
OF bread about five inches square and an
inch thick for one cent; several potatot $
for two cents; plate of peas, beans, or
other vegetables, for three cents; pat
of butter two cents; padding, with
sauce, four cents pie, three cents /;
straw berries, four cents; huck LIBERTIES
or blackberries, three cents; and other
estRbles in proportion. The provisions
are bought OF wholesale dealers in the
markets.
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TENNESSEE.

"A r0usiDg Democratic meeting came
Cff az P0CghOntss on Saturday.
Almost every county in the State IL
up and moving except old Hardeinsn.
Rev. x. ii. Rivers, formerly Of Som
ervile, Tenn, is now writing the life
aud compiling the speeches Of Gen. VIM.
I. Haskell.
--Grapsvines in and about Nashville
are being stripped of their leaves by q
species Of bag never eeen before.
The Bolivar, Bulletin OF the 25th says:
" We learn that man named Chain
was murdered by unknown persons In
the edge OF McNsiry county yesterday
two weeks ago. His body WAS found ly-
ing in path q short distance from the
residence Of one of the Hursts, with
three bullet holes ia it. A pit was dug
near tine sceue of the mysterious murder,
aud the body OF Chsfiu was rolled into
it with poles. Strong suspicion rests on
two young men Of the neighbOrhOod.
No arrests were made"
Last Wednesday night three white
men, names unknown, rode up to the
store of Col. Thomas Boyle, eleven miles
west OF this place, dism0uAted and went
Into the house where they found son of
the COiOneps about 10 retire to bed. They
forced silence on his part, end then pro-
ceeded to help themselves 10 guns, pis-
tolls and whatever else suited their fancy.