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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23
DuelIng Anecdotes.

THE ensuing incidents, gathered from
the French, illustrate the spirit of that age
when q duel was almost necessary to the
reputation of man of fashion and honor ;
A terrible and fatal duel between two
brothers-in-law was fought in the horse
market at the back of the Hotel de Ven.
dome. The Dukes of Nemours and Beau
fort, though SO closely connected, were
actusted by the worst feelings, toward
each other. More than once they had
been ON the point Of crossing swords. On
one occasion they exchanged slaps on the
face in the presence OF Mademoiselle de
Moatpensier. At last they quarreled
about some ridiculous question Of prece
depoe, and nothing would satisfy Nemours
but an appeal TO arms. They met, each
accompanied by four gentlemen. The
weapons were swords and pistols, provided
by the Due de Nemours. When they
came on the ground the Due de Beaufort
exclaimed: "Ah, my brother, how dis
graceful this is let us be good friends" 4"
But the other made answer, All, you
scoundrel, either you must kill me or
shall kill you," and with these words he
pulled the trigger, but his pistol missed
fire. He then advanced upon nj. dc Beau
fort, sword in hand, so that the Duke was
compelled to FIRE In self defense, n. dc
NemouIs fell to the ground dead, pierced
with three balls, with which his own peo-
pie had loaded the pistol. Two Of nj, de
Beanforts seconds died within twentyfOur
hours, and third was badly wounded.
The other combatants escaped with com
paratiYe impunity. .a }
aoTOWards the close Of the eighteenth
century, two officers of the Gardes Fran
eaises came to words, which ended in one
Of them receiving a box. on the ears.
Baron de c., who had suffered this in
explicable insult, forthwith gunlmed on
his cheek piece of taileta, the exact size
Of the palm of his hand. He then polite
ly invited his adversary, the CheValier de
T., 10 accompany him TO the back OF
the Hotel des Invalides In consequence
of that meeting, the Ohevalier was con
fined to his bed for two months The
Baron, on the other hand, before leaving
the ground. drew pair Of scissors out OF
his pocket, and cut of narrow strip all
around the piece Of taffeta. The Cheya-
lier had hardly recovered Of his wounds,
when valet came To him one morning
and said that gentleman with piece OF
taffeta on his cheek was al the door, and
had declared that the Chevalier expected
him. eyes, replied MOnse1rue r.,
stall him / viii be with him, iAsu in
stant.o Again the two disappeared be
mnd The lnvalides, again the CheYalier
took TO his bed, again the tafieta was trim
med all rOund This was repeated time
after time, until the tafleta was reduced Ia
q small black speclCl I" l have come TO my
| Last scrap," said the Baron TO the CheVa.
| Ter, sand you to, heend Of your trou.
bles." So saying, he ran him Through
and killed him on the spot nNH
The Hegimentgau Rod, IN garrison al
Nancy, had acquired a pre-emlnently bad
areputakion for dueling practices and so
much had discipline suffered, that the Due
de Brissac was commissioned 10 restore
order at any cost. The day amer assum'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23
Power Of Imagination.


4 IT was during the famous Jersey cam
paign of 1777-78. Attached to the com.
psny to which he belonged was private
soldier, an inveterate fault finder, sour,
grabbed, perpetually "disgruntled " aboat
something, but who, nevertheless, was
never suspected of leaning toward the
enemy, and had always done his duty as
a good soldier Of the Continental army.
On one occasion, lieutenant and a
part of his company, Including the subject
of our story, were sent out on a scouting
excursion, instructed to watch the move.
ments of body of the enemy who were
prowling In the vicinity, 1t was a very
warm day, aud the party, after a three
hours tramp, came IN sight of the foe,
who, being in greater numbers than was
anticipated, compelled the Lieutenant and
his men to use "the better part of valorh
and prepare for retreat, z4-rrvaz7-
On this old Gfouty," as he was called,
lowered his nllsket, broke forth into IL
rade against military duty in general and
scouting parties in particular, and finished
by declaring that he had done enough for
one day, and was determined TO remain
where be was for the remainder of it.
20 the representation of his comrades that
he would be captured by the enemy, he
replied that such an event would be pref
erable to any further exertion, and stay
he Wouldand abide the result. a q ,
"a Aftef exhausttng arelfh ept and eatfeaty
the Lieutenant informed him that rather
than suffer him to be taken by the British
and give them the information they would
seek concerning our forces, if he persisted
in his determination TO remain, he must
shoot him in order TO secure the general
safety. The reply was, "ShOOt and be
hanged-I shall stay where / am"
On this hurried consultation was held
| by the officer with his men, and il was re
solved TO experiment with him, and sVoiC
If possible, the sacrifice of his life. II,
was told to take a seat upon d log in the
woods where they then were, and TO ayOil
| alarming the enemy by a general Volley
! single soldier t0m behind WaS TO send /
buhet through his heart. n
| The snnounGementw wss feeeiyed with
| dogged resignation and an unaltered pur
pose. All being ready, the soldier detailed
as exeoutiOner, at the word of command
] fired a blank cartridge, while by prear
rangement second simultaneously threw
a small pebble at the spot intended 70 b'
hit He fell and groanec, and the lieu
ItenRnt approached, ex pressed his opinioI
that the wound was mortal, and his sor
row that mis- duty compelled him 10 thu
1 measure, bade him adieu, and then led hi
party 10 the rear, where they concealel
themselves to watch the rest
The martyr TO stubborness lay for SOM
ftime, uttering an occasional grOan, vafiel
with mAledictiOns upon the service, hi
fate, the redcoats and bis comrades. Hi
wrath toward the latter seemed TO be kin
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23
Kakes.

THERE are many kinds of kako--somc
of one kind, and some not. . ...
The "ho-kake" is particularly adapted
to that kind of society who have nothing
to bake, and nothing but hoe to bake it
on. II Is q native of "Westward, hop
Ice kake is good enough to weigh down
lemon peels in dog days also to hold but
ter that would otherwise travel on the
plate also, toothache.
Grease kake, otherwise called doughuot,
alias ''crrlls," Is made by holding hunks
of doe, by the fingers, in bilin' hot grease
They are a very common but unhealthy
beverage. tEfAf &c
"POund kake" is my kvorite. always
aim to get one that runs eighteen to
twenty OF. to the pound there is more
good eating in II for the money. T "a
Sponge kske is like pound kake, only it
is a little different, and don't run so many
OF. to the pound, though an unpraktikal
eye would think it the cheaper kake.
Oil kake is the squeezins of oil mill
They are good for cows milk and fat
horses 1t is never knoed in a well,regu.
lated dairy, as it makes the hair too slick,
and rain having no effect on the milk.
4" Brides kake" l don't know mu ch
about this kake, as never was q bride.
But / suppose they make it very sweet.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23
I A Touching war Incident.

MANY interesting narratives and expo
riences are told at Henry Ward Beecher's
Friday evening prayer meetings. Last
night one of the prominent citizens of
brooklyn, doing business in Wall street,
related the following. ~ reproduce the
story as it fell from his lips :ias FkE
Not long since | found myself at Gin.
cinnati with little spare time, and
thought would improve it in visiting
some of the Southern battlefield and
burial places. l first proceeded to Nash
vile. On going out to the Soldiers Gem
etery, observed man planting q flower
over grave. l approached him and asked
if his son was buried there.
,ss"sNo,' was the response.s CD
a% A son-in.hwrI4L w y "a (
ga brotherr arsge aaa5-ipoI
"No.'
"No.' '' 'rs'~' 'iH'''
roc Whose memory then do you cher
ish 2 ventured to ask After delaying a
moment and putting down small board
which he held in his hand, he replied ::
Well, will tell you. When the war
broke out lived in Illinois / wanted to
enlist but Twas poor and had large family
Of children depending upon me for their
daily bread. Finally, as the war contin-
ued, Twas drafted. No drsft money was
given me; I was unable to procure q sub
stitpte, and made up my mind to go. AZ
ter had got everything in readiness and
was just leaving to report for duty asithe
conscript camp, young man whom / had
known came TO me and said You have
big family whom your wife cannot sup
port while you are gone. l, will go for
you In the battle Of Uhieamauga the
poor fellow was dangerously wounded.
Owing to Bragg'sr offensive demonstra
tiOns On Chattanooga, he, along with
others, was taken back TO hospital at
Nashville. After lingering illness he died
aud was buried here. Ever since hearing
of his death have been desirous Of com.
ing TO Nashville and seeing that his re
mains were properly buried. Having
saved sufficient funds came on yester-
day, and have to-day found the poor fel.
lows gravel On completing his story
the man took up the small board and in
serted it at the foot of the grave. Turn
ing 10 look at il l saw this simple inscrip-l
tiOn, ssnd nothing mere He died for
me IN T. Cor. ChicagO Journal. u I'D
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died by the bungling manner in which
they had performed their duty, leaving
him to a lingering death instead of dis.
patching him at once.
A. length, with a dolorous exertion. he
raised himself on his elbow and looked
over and beneath his shoulder, as though
to determine the noarness of his exit by
the quantity of blood that had issued from
his wound. Apparently astonished at
finding none, he next, with slow but seem.
ingly less painful movements, commenced
feeling his back for traces of the bullet
hole. Unsatistied with this, he raised him
self TO a sitting posture, and with much
eXertion took off his coat, and finding NO
porioration, the truth of the trick flashed
upon him at once, when seeing some
stragglers. of the enemy in the distance,
he started up, seized his musket and ran,
as none had ever seen him do before,
toward the American lines. He arrived
long in advance of the Lieutenant and his
party, who never had occasion thereafter
to Censure his bsttled subordinate
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23
1Dottrp.
TIE KINGDOM OF HOME.
Br wM. RANKIN DuRrrE.


tTHE following is the prize song to which was
awarded the $40 offered by the publishers Of
Hearth and H0mel
Dark is the night, and ftful and drearily
Rushes the wind like the waves OF the sea:
little care I, as here sing cheerily,
wife at my eide and my baby on knee:
King, King, crown me the King
Home ist the Kingdom and Love Il the Kingi
Flashes the 6relight upon the dear faces,
Dearer and deRrer as onward we 90,
Forces the shadow behind ne, and plaope
Brightness around ne with warmth in the glow.
King. King, crown me the King:
Home Is the Kingdom and Love Il the King |
Flashes the lovelight increasing the glory, Il
Beaming from bright eyes with warmth OF the
Telling oftrust and content the sweet story, Z
Lining the shadows that over us roll.
King, King, crown me the King: r.e.
Home is the Kingdom,and Love is the Kingi
Richer than miser with perishiug treasure, lr
Served with service no Conquest could bring /;
Happy with fortune that words cannot measure,
Light-hearted on the hearthet one can sing,
20 King, King, crown me the King y
aba Home is the Kingdom and Love is the King
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23

"A peony plant is flourishing at Well
fleet, Mass, which was brought, eighty
years ago, from Plymouth Pond to that
place, by the then blooming bride ofCap-
tain Daniel Mayo, as a pleasant memento
of her old home, and beautifer of the
new. Since then, il has, each year, -four
ished its wealth of flowers, and in the
fourscore years has been tended bymother,
daughter, and, though two generations
have passed, the peony is as fresh and
vigorous Us was The bride whenshe planted
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23

7 The Pittsburgh Leaier has determined
to observe strictly the Lords day, and flr
that purpose will go 70 press al an early
hour ON Saturday evenings In order that
its edition may beprinted before midnight
II Is said that q number OF the morning
dAilies OF that city will close their com
position rooms on Sunday until after mid
night. | .w
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23

A CUTE Yankee farmer advertises po-
tatOes "just fifteen minutes earlier than
the Early Rose"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23

seventh OF tne cHtire ftUtcnIdhe poPui0-
ton of the globe. But II. to these are
added the fourteen millions of the United
Evangelical Church of Prussia and the
German States, which is Presbyterian in
form, il would give them q total OF TWEEN
weight miluons-i. E., numerical supe-
riority over any Of the Protestant forms
of poiity and belief. #sa sla asRn
A CORRESPONDENT ofthe San Francisco
Bulletin giyes-s leng and interesting ac-
count of The lepafs' settlement ena penin-
slla of the island Of MolokAi. The. place
is very difficult of access, and when a
leper has once been conducted tmther ne
never returns y The settlement twaA es-
tablished little more thar three years
ago, and during that time SO lepefs have
heei, cared for. ofwhom S4 nave died The
9s6 Remaining cases are persons ranging
in ACE froni SIX to eighty ears, and the
term of their stfiicnon varies from less
than one year to hheen years, The bus
bands and WiVes of those stricken with
leprosy frequently live with thems and
often for long time without contracting
the disease The sick are generally quite
cheerful, for, although they are aware
that their cases are hopeless, ieprosy Is
painless disease, and all their senses De-
come so bennmbed that they lose the teel-
ing of self-loathipg, v hich one would sup
! pose they must have in theM horrible CON
ditiOn. The correspondent describes tho
scene In the hospital Tor the worst cases
with almost nauseatlng paFtioalarity, but
il Is only necessary 70 imagine the most
lost some condition OF the bunian BODY
to understand what. theft eordit9F u.
Once, the lepers gave grand ball. when,
as here described, was most gnas'iy
mockery al pleasure.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23

IFqOsls 10000 apiece ~ hiIl Indians
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-29
BANKRUPTCY.
How "Smartness" VIII Clrcumvent -
Shaky Debtor.

decision in bankruptcy, involving q very
important point, has just been made by Judge
KreCkel, OF the United States District Court OF
Missouri. 1t appears that A. Johnson IL Co.,
of st. Louis, obtained judgment against
". W. Kerr, also merchant, OF Jefferson
large large claims were held i against s him IN
st. Louis, upon which suit was threatened.
In his embarrassment Kerr went to st.
Louis and called meeting of his creditors,
including A. Johnson & Co. ALI attended and
heard from him statement OF his affairs foam
caly. A. Johnson Il Co. stated the condition
OF their claim; that 1t hal matured into judg-
meni: and, retiring. took no further part IN the
creditors meetlnP but at once, by telegraph to
their attorneys, caused execution to issue an1
levy 10 be made which was done on the 20th of
August, 1868. On the same day the creditors
him 10 60 into bankruptcy. This he did, dmg
his petition August 25, 1868 On the
2Sh of August, 1868, he was adlu lgel
and declared bankrupt. The levy was made
on the goods In the store, and the day after, by
advice of counsel, it was closed by Mr.. Kerr
johnson Co. were drst made acquainted with
the fact that they had obtained judgment by
Mr.. Kerr himself on the 18Th of August; but
they had, however, given instructions to their
agents at Jefferson City in due time. Action
was brought by Charles f. Johns IN, assignee
of Kerr, pettiOning the Court to declare the
levy VOID and OF 10 effect, and also for aa order
| directing the Sheriff OF @ lie county, g. II.
Dulle, who hal made the levy,
to deliver the goods levied upon to the
aes'sree' ~ was alleReu ID Tue peIltlon tnat
| Johnson Co., at the time of ordering the
| execution, knew that Kerc was in5oi vent and
was about to go into bankruptcy, aud that
| levy and seizure were made to hinder and delay
| creditors to giveeJ ohnson & Go. a preference,
and TO prevent an equal distribution OF assets
under the Bankrupt law. The Judge held that
there was nothing in the case TO justify the
conclusion that johnson & Co. had any such
Intention or design; that what they did was
done in the legitimate pursuit of the collection
of an honest debt, ami thai the advantage
obtained by their diligence they must be
permitted to enjoy.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-29
Philadelphia Trade Report.

FRIDAY. Jan. 20 The Flour market presents
no feature worthy of special note, and only q
few hundred barrels were disposed OF In lots
for the supply Of the homo consumers at $50
525 for super tine S6@6.25 for extras. s7@750 for
spring wheat extra family, S850@l060 for
fancy brands according to quality. Rye Flour
sells at 1907 SO per barrel. Nothing doing in
Corn Meal,
The Wheat market is devoid of amin alton,
and prices weak at the recent decline.
Sales OF red at 81 50GDl 80, amber at 81 9O@2 and
white at S2@2'35. Rye is steady at 81 GO9l'62
bushel for Western and Pennsylvania Corn is
quiet; sales of 2000 bushels newyellow at $4,000.
and white at S2@lS5c. Oats are Without improve
ment; sales OF 5000 bushels Western at 72G974c
Nothing doing In Barley or Malt.
Bark is tirm at cas- per ton for No. 10 1ercitron
Seeds-Cloverseed Is In good demand, with
sales of fair TO prime AT S8'75Gl9 25. Timothy ls
held at So rs and FiaXseed at S26O9265.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-29
RUSSIA.
Regulations In Poland.

The Steele of Paris mentions that Russia has
committed fresh act OF persecution against
Poland. Three centuries back Poland ad jpted
Petersburg has now, without any previous
notice, substituted for it the Julian one. All
the habits Of the nation are suddenly disorga-
nized; all the dates changed at the GoOd pleasure
of the Gar. Successive Improvements had been
introduced in the division of time. Toe imper-
fectiOns of the Roman method OF calculating,
admitted by John Muller, Clavius,
and other astronomers, were, after
labors spread over more than a hundred
years, corrected under GREGORY XIII; then came
the republican calendar, the only one based on
exact knowledge of the movement of the earth
in its orbit and which fixed the commencement
of the y ear, not on the lst OF Jan uary, which is
absurd, but on the precise day on which the sun
arrives at the real autumn equinox, in entering
the sign of the Balance. OF the three systems
the Russian Government has retained the most
antiquated and the least logical, which it now
imposes on Poland.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-29
Markets by Telegraph.

New YoRK, Jau. % - stocks dull, Chicago
and Rock Island. 1888 Reading, sS Cauton Cam.
pany, 81; Erie, 3sJa; Cleveland and Toledo. lO524;
Clevelard and PIJGsb1rg, 95; Pittsourg and Fort
Wayne. l231s; Michigan Central. llsa; Michigan
s S,onr az % @ d
1854. lCs2s DO 1852 lHa; new no loss. lo-ios lOs.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 29-Cotton qniet out steady mid
ding uplands, 2Slac. Flour uncuaUged and In good
demand, Wheat firm: sa p 'ime TO choice red
s225@2'So Corn firm: prime white s09ssc. yellow,
Pork firm at $50 Bacon active; rib sides, l7s60l7c
clear sides lSsDls4c; shoulders, I41a !i4 =: hams
2Oc. Lar d firm at 1ad2lc.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-29
LEGAL INTELLIGE ENC CE.
The Nichols Homicide.

COURT OF OYER AND TERMTNER - Judges
Allison and Peirce.-The trial of Martin Carroll
is still in progress. The defense, as conducted
by Henry q. Terry, John j. HagadOn, and Ed
ward McCabe Esqrs., offer TO prove that when
the prisoner went to Nichols room the second
time, he heard the latter say, LET him in; am
ready for him with a bnyonei;' and when he
was engaged in the conflict with the woman.
Bridget Reedy, the deceased ran towards them;
and the prisoner, In his drunken condition,
might well have supposed that an attack was
about to be made upon him, and therefore
struck the blow as In self-detense. Evidence OF
good character was also offered
The case was brought to a sudden Close The
testimony being concluded, Mr.. Haeert, with
out argument, submitted the Indictment to the
jury, asking them TO render verdict OF guilty
of murder In the second degree which was
acquiesced by the defense, and which was ac-
cordingly rendered.
CoURT oF COMMON PLEAs-Judge Ludlow
Reidinger & Rascher VS.. j ". Hahnle. An action
tOrecoVer on a book account for -four sold and
delivered. The defense alleged that the account
was incorrect. Verdict for plainuh, S6l ~.
Philip Bell and Joseph Berger VS. Mlohael
Rodel. An action on mechantc'S nen TO re-
cover for plasteriEg done upon premises at
Cooper and Ttcga streets, in the Twenty-eighth
ward. The defense alleged that the work was
not completed, and was badly done On trial.
COURT OF QUARTER SESsIoNs--Judge Brew.
ster.-bail cases are still before the Court.
A m anoinaap of. 49, I..sI1 "A al uHod du
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AUSTRIA.
A Social ReYOIutlOn.

calmed down little after it became evident
that the Government intended the new laws To-
be obeyed, has again broken out. The cause al
this fresh excitement is to be found IN the new
Reichsrath, for the purpose OF completing
Austra's social revolution. A bill on primary
education will be introduced by Count Beust,
and win provide for gratGt9u: and compulsory
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-29
PRUSSIA.
Bismark ON COuscrIptiOu.

The following letter from NJ. de Bismark to
the Council of the Northern Confederation
throws some light on Baden atfairs:-
The Grand Ducal Government of Baden
desires to conclude a treaty with the North
German Confederation, by which the subjects
of one power residing on the territory of
and fulfil the military duties of the country they
inhabit. Such a convention being desirable, in
the interests both of the several countries aud
in those of the Confederation. |, the under
dersigned, Chancellor of the latter, have the
honor to ask your authorization for concluding
the treaty. BIsMARK
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-29
FINANOE AND OOMMEROE 3
OFFICE OF TINE EVENING TELHaRAPH,1
Friday. Ian. % 18Rq 4

There is no material change to record in the
Money market. Gail loans rule at 6G07 per cent
FIRST class mercantile paper ranges from 7Q9
per cent. per anpum.
The Stock market was inactive this morning,
but prices were steady. Government securities
were FIRMLY held. City loans were unchanged;
the new Issue sold at 1904.
Railroad shares were the most active on the
list. Reading sold at 490D49t, a slight advance
on the closing price of last evening; Pennsyl-
Vania Railroad at 81, no changer Little schayl'