Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-10-14

A bill has passed the Georgia House of Rep
resentatives. prohibiting whipping as a punish
ment for crime.
1t is a noticeable fact that the Chinese who
come To NewYork invariably marry Irish wives
The Oriental waters at the Turkish bath rooms
also affect the Irish brogue and use Irish sur
names.
precocious boy in public school out west,
who stands high in geography, was recently
asked by his teacher where Africa was loo ated.
He promptly answered: "All over the United
! States"
The Indian Commissioners telegraph Secre-
tary. Cox that they are satisfied all the Indians
desire permanent peace, and that the influence of
Red Cloud and of all the chiefs will be used
effectually to maintain it.
Henry Ward Beecher owns a S25 900 house
in Brooklyn, a $4,000 farm in Peekskill, and
half the Grisiian Union newspaper. Twenty
| five years ago he had to wait sometimes week
before he could pay postage on = home letter.
His salary was $3.50, payable half in provisions.
A fashionable new tangled minister while pre-
pairing his sermon, stopped occasionally 10 review
what he had written and to erase some portions,
which, on consideration, seemed to require i'm
provemept. While doing so he was accosted by
| his little son, a child about three years of age
Father, does God tell you what to write +? {"
"Certainly, my child"
Then what makes you scratch it out 2"
Alta tea party in Washington, where General
Butler was guest, the hostess glancing over the
| table, perceived his cup unfurnished with an inn
pOrtant ihiplemnt, OF which he was supposed to
appreciateIhe value. "Why, General Butler, "she
exclaimed, in a little womanly hutter Of eOnster-
nation, "havnt You a spoon n "NO, indeed
madamei quickly responded the General
springing from his seat with wild acted earnest
ness and slapping his pc ckets, one after the 9th
er upon my word, madame, if you don't be-
heve me, madame, you may search ME p The
applause which greeted this spontaneous sally
may be more easily imagined than described. /.
The Adrian Mich, Journal says: The mur
derer Bivins has shullled on his mortal coll
and gone to meet the fond ones, father, mother
and wife, lie so cruelty murdered, and for which
he was seht tn Jsckspn for life. Ths murder
took place ia March, 1865 The trial is doubt
less familiar to mist Of our readers, as are also
the particulars Of the murder. Ii was proba-
bly, ths most cold boodeG murder ever perpe-
tratsd in Michigan, and created deep feeling
OF indignation in the breast of every respectable
citizen in the county. If the miserable wretch
had been hung to the first lamp post, as soon as
caught. IL would have been no more than right.
But Q is now dead, having served but about Eve
JeArslof his sentence. His age was twenty eight
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An unmarried man of 29 years. with abou
$4,000 cash, and tired of mercantile business
aud city life, wishes to engage in farming (not
knowing anything of the busness,) and writes
to the American institute Farmers Club for in
formation. lie gets the following answer:
Put all your money at interest at seven per
cent. ON mortgage. Go hire yourself TO a thrifty
money making farmer; work the first month for
your month. Then get him to give you some-
thing until you can make nearly full wages as a
farm hand. See everything. and remember what
you see. Read from books and papers. In a
year or twe buy place on which the first in
stAlment is VI 900. Use 81 900 for stock and
toosi keep the other 81 900 at interest and 20 TO
work. When you have been ON the farm year,
marry some young wOman who can raise chick !
ems aud Knows how 10 make pantal0ons."