Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
FACTS AND FIGURES.


in Spain.
BEeGiNa in Rome, save on the steps of
churches, is unlawful.
CAIiFoRNIA has abolished the law, pro-
hibiting Sunday theatres.
ToBACCo costs the citizens of New Or
leans three times MS much as bread.
SAMUEL GosIiN lives at Girard Pa,
aged 0O-almost old enough to be called |
q goose.
A BERLIN professor says that all chill |
dren are born with blue eyes the darker |
hues come later.
REV. DIR. OsGooD estimates that per
son can make trip to Europe for 80 in |
gold day.
THE construction of iron buildings is |
largely on the increase In our leading |
American cities.
SENATOR CAMERON has recently fallen |
heir to $l,000,000 by the death of his fa-
thcr.in-law, James Mccormick, of Harris
burg.
A CLERGYMAN in Belviderc, N. J., re-
fused to marry n couple because they had
only /" spanked" for one week.
SOMEBODY has stolen the only hearse In
Pennington, Conn, and the authorities
offer a reward Of $25 for its return with
the thief in it.
In 1860 the census placed the total num-
Der of negroes in Kentucky at 236, ,l07
in 1869 the State Auditor reports only
140, ,445 in the State.
A CoLoRED man died recently in Brazil,
at the age of 150. He could remember
events occurring in 1880, two years be.
fore the birth of Washington.
MARYLAND has three hundred and
seventy three square miles of oyster beds,
ninety-two of which are closely covered,
and the rest scattering.
Tue names of Si6 new members were
presented for election to the Young Mems
Christian Association of New York, on
recent evening.
OVER a thousand houses have been built
in Charlotte, N. g., since the war, and yet
the population Is increasing SO rapidly
that more will soon be necessary.
A FIRM in West Gardiner, Me-, have re-
ceived an order from New York for twon-
ty-four thousand bat sticks, for the use
of baseball players, which they are rapid
ly filling,
In New Orleans there is man of whom
the papers say He commenced his
career as pirate 102 years ano, and now
at the age of 119 he is dock rat and
river thief"
AT the funeral of young lady, at
Chester, VT, the other day, six young la
dies, appropriately dressed for the occa-
sion, acted as pail bearers, and sang
dirge at the grave.
A MAINE paper enthusiastically des-
cribes the courage of one of its subscribers
who cut hole in his burning store, and
pulled out 81 firkins ofbutter with his feet
before it had melted.
A LECTURER at Fort Plain, N. Y, who
did not appear to suit his hearers, stopped
and offered to refund the money to those
who were dissatisfied. The Hall was
cleared in eleven minutes.
A EUROPEAN traveller says that 1t cost
SIC in New York to take his family and
baggage to the boat, and that very much
the same service was performed for him
in Paris for $3.50.
THE marriage portion of bride in the
olden time was feather bed, six chairs,
a cherry bureau and table, six cups and
saucers, six teaspoons, and quantity of
sand for sanding the floors.
FoNTANA, the Paris Slnging master, who
committed suicide, broke several nails
from the wall by his weight, and was final
ly forced TO hang himself to strong
hook only three feet from the ground.
IT is said that in the once fiourishing
town of Meadow Lake, Cal, now almost
deserted, there are less than twenty per
sons in the town at present-about ten or
fifteen houses to every person in the
| place.
THE Fat Mems Association of New
York have provided, in their constitution,
that 200 pounds shall be the admission
weight, although falling of shall not
be good cause for expelling member
THE flight ofa hawk, when its powers
are fully exerted, has been calculated at
| 150 miles an hour {; of the elder duck, 20
miles. The American pigeon will fly q
mile minute, and the albatross 90 miles
an hour.
IT is curious circumstance that one Of
the heaviest men of the Convention of the
fat men of Maine, bears the name of Small,
and that another, but little lighter, is
named Littlefield. One OF the heavy
weights there is named Rounds
THE champion iumpist in Massachu-
setts claims Newburyport as his place of
residence. One day lately he arranged
seventeen barrels in row, and jumped
from one into the other without stopping,
through the whole number. ~.
The wife of a Boston man ran away to
Denver about two months ago, and the
other day telegraphed her husband to
send money for her to come home with.
He replied, Don't cut your visit short
on my account" and she is in Denver
yet.
TIE Empress Eugene sold lately the
dresses she wore during her Eastern trip
$50 in number, with great collection OF
hats and bonnets at auction, for the bene'
fit of her orphan school, but they brought
very small prices The best dress in the
lot, of rose cOlored satin, sold for about
$22.
A COMPLETE catalogue of the works OF
George Cruikshank, the eminent engravei
and artist, has been published, from which
it appears that he has been engaged on
4,618 works of art, comprising 2,65I
etchings, 1903 woodcuts, 72 glyptographs
80 Autographs, besides illustrations OF 40C
books, tracts and class-books.
THE vicissitudes of fortune were sadly
illustrated in New York few days since
A Mrs. Disbrow was buried in the Pot
ter's-field, who only few years ago was
leading New York belle-who wore hel
$4,000 worth of diamonds, and was beau
, tiful without them. Now she fills a pau
per's grave, at the age of 30.
A COMPANY Of fishermen returned Il
Hudson, Wis, a few days since, tIom th'
wilderness, more than hundred mile
northeasterly from that place, and nea
the headwaters of the Chippewa. Thel
brought with them 1890 brook trout
/ which weighed in the aggregate So
pounds. The fish were all caught will
hooks and lines, through holes cut in tn
ice.
EMILE OLIVIER, the French Premier
receives his friends only at breakfast, goe
out at halfpast /, and when he dimes a
home, returns at Z. He goes to bed early
and rises at or O'Clock. He drink
nothing but water, never smokes, seldom
goes 10 the theatre, aud only TO hes
music. He has never, hitherto, given din
! ner parties or soirees.
The meteorites which now arrive upo
the earth are not of the same mineralogi
! cal nature as those which fell in past age
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