Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-10-16

A WIDOW who had lust lost her husband
was weeping bitterly for the dear departed.
A friend tried TO console her. "No, no.
said the fair mouruer, Ylet me have my
cry out after that shan't think anything
aboutit .taQ f1ldW eq,!sE st
THE Free Masons are to hold an Inter.
national Convention in Havre, France at
which win be discussed the question
=" In what manner may Free Masons coun-
teract the current idea of war, which is
hostile to every notion of human fratcr.
nifty"
A YOUNG lady recently worked in cot.
ton factory in Connecticut in the hope of
meeting man who would marry her for
love Of her, not her money. She has re-
ceived an offer from Bostonian worth
$4,000, who proffers mediator 81 900 IL
he wins the lady. ,rtt
Ar Dieppe, in France, the following no
tice has been Issued by the police: "The
bathing police are requested, when lady
Is in danger of drowning, to seize her by
the dress, and not by the hair, which Oft.
entimes remains Ia their grasp. Now
toundlaud dogs will govern themselves ac-
cordingly ~
IT is said that the cries of those buried
alive by the earthquake In the ruins of the
lbarra, smote for five or six days upon the
ears of the survivors, too indolent, apa-
thetic and eager for plumber to take the
trouble Of unearthing them. Thousands
perished by this horrible death, shrieking
for help that would not come.
Two YOUNG men in Danbury, CT, re-
comfy invested IN New York lottery
scheme, and received notice that they had
drawn 5000 watch, with request to
forward their ticket and receive the hand
some prize. They did so, and received q
box on which they paid $12.50. On open
| ing 1t, instead of a watch, they found
half dozen pieces of broken brick.
A LADY and gentleman, on passing over
the bridge de 10 Coneorde, in Paris, were
politely accosted by respectfully. dressed
man, who asked them, "would they like to
see the road to happiness9" Before he
parapet of the bridge, plunged into the
river, and two hours afterwards his body
was discovered.
LINCOLN, the capital of Nebraska, is q
city of most surprising growth even in this
very progressive age. Seven months ago,
there stood on this town site two log
houses used by farmers as dwellings, stu
ated one mile apart. Now, there dwellE
here thousand souls, and many of the
business houses and residences are Of a
fine order, being built of brick and stone.
A CITIZEN of Richmond, Va, fell dead
in the street the other day, and the body
was taken into a bar-room near by, to
whom the deceased owed small.debt for
liquor. When the relatives Of the dead man
applied for the body, the saloon keeper
refused to surrender it until the claim was
paid, and the mayor of the city had to in
terfere before the defunct debtor was given
up for burial nm
RECENTLY, as forty negroes--peniten
tiary convicts, hired out to work on the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad-were going
on the Central Railroad from Richmond
toCovington, they overpowered the guard
four miles beyond Gordonville, and
twenty-four of them escaped while the
train was going at full speed. Two were
instantly killed and three badly wounded
The others leaped off and escaped.
DEALERS who advertise, always sci
goods cheapest. Those dealers who ad
vertise sell more goods, and by getting
small profit can afford to sell at a mucl
less advance. Dealers who advertise draw
much of their trade from q distance-thu
increasing the business of the place--ant
are entitled to the patronage of every per
son interested in the growth of the town
Recollect these things when you buy
| Albany Times.
A LITTLE girl named Mary Jane Reese
| aged four years, was recently scalded L
death, in, Pittsburgh, Pa, by falling into I
tub of boiling water. Just as the mothel
of the child was going out of the house
the deceased, who was upon the stairs
several steps from the bottom, called tC
her to catch her, as she was going to jump
The tub stood at the foot of the stair
way, and into it the little one plunged
She only survived few moments.
THERE is a blithesome maiden that live
next door to me her eyes are black a
midnight, and handsome as can be
Her cheeks are full of dimples, and red a
any rose and then this love of mine, toe
has got Roman nose asked her If sh
would have me-this was the other nigh
and this was her reply, friends "Why
Jimmy, you are tight II Says |, ~ know
have, love, aboard little wine but that
not the question-will you, or not, be miner
And then she put her face, friends a
near mine as she could, and with the sweet
est smile, friends, said simply that sh
would-escort me to the door, if wa
ready to depart. And thus 1t was the gil
next door declined my hand and heart.
A GENTLEMAN was trout-fshing on tn
sides of Old Saddleback," a mountain i
the interior of Maine, hundred mile
from the coast. Supposing himself te
miles from village, and half as far from
house, he was surprised by hearing th
blows Of an axe. Soon he came to sma
clearing, where the proprietor of the az
) surveyed him with some curiosit,
"Halio, strangerp said he. "How al
: you, sirP" "Well, now, stranger, wher
be you from ?" "I'm from New York
From New York Why, should thin
you would hate to live so fur of"
A FEW days ago a soldier named Al
gust Munsdorff, who enlisted in this cit
IN 1862, in one of the volunteer regiment
and after serving out his time re-enliste
I in the regular army, returned to his hon
] in search of his wife, from whom he ha
. never heard word since his departur
: for the war. Instead of finding the fo
mer partner Of his joys matrimonial awai
!. ing in weeds and singleness his return, /
{ learned from friend that she had b.
. come the wife of another individual,
; the belief that her first love had yielde
up his life in defense of his country. Wit
becoming magnaniInity he forebore to di
pei the illusion, and departed for Idah
! without even seeking an interview wit