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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14
A Hero in the Hour OF Peril.

At about 8 O'Clock OH Saturday night,
the 27th of November, when the British
steamer Twinkling Star was about 80 miles
from st. Nicholas Mole, the engineers
discovered that the iron plates about mid
ships, and in front of the paddle-wheels,
had been strained by the heavy seas
through which she was passing, and that
large volumes Of water were coming into
the hold of the vessel, through cracks on
either side, below the water mark.
Some Of the passengers were advised of
this, and gradually the passengers and
crew were overtaken by panic, when
there was rush to the life-boat. 1t was
speedily lowered, aud into 1t escaped the
United States Consul of this port, Mr..
Anton Gregg, and several others. But
the lowering of this boat was 80 badly
managed in the effort OF everyone to save
himself, that the bow of the boat was
elevated out. of the water, while the stern
was submerged in the foam which left the
paddle wheels; but they managed at last
to cut the rope, and so disentangled them
selves from the steamer. .
No sooner had this life boat parted from
the ship than panic overlook the fremen
and others who were left on board, and
the scene when the fremen forsook the
furnace the oilmen the engines, the
stewards, the kitchens, and the captain
took leave of his senses, was perfectly
hellish.
The panic-stricken crew, seeing that the
life-boat had left them, believed that the
ship was ready 10 part and ready to foun'
der, and just at this critical moment Mr.
Thomas Lewis, the second engineer, and
the only American citizen on board, see
ing every post deserted, and all hands fly
ing in the Jaws of death, rushed upon the
deck, and, with a voice of thunder ant
thrilling earnestness, addressed himself tC
them:
Halo there where are you, who cal
yourselves EnglishmenS who fly from
your stations when there is little bit o
danger, and call yourselves men, and En-
glishmenS Come back here 10 you
places-I am not afraid III stake my
life, and back all / have, that / win taxi
this vessel into port with perfect safety
4 If you but do'yonr duty" Then, turning
to the captain, he said;
( "You, captain, you've lost your lead
and allowed these cowardly fellows-thes
lazy lAnd-lubbe-s who call themselye
English,-to take your senses from you
Go up TO your place on the hurrican
deck, and order the wheelman back 10 hi
who stood with their bags ready :
quit the ship - 9 Go back 10 you
places, ami do your duty, and II we ar
70 die, let us die like brave men, and no
as towards am but young man yei
and do you think am going unnec necessarill
to risk my lifef And / have a younl
wife and a little family in Jamaica, and d
, you think | am going 10 leave them /,
wantl Not Bit Of IL mean 70 e
back there, and not run away in ltd
emergency like this, ~
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14
The Upas Tree.

IT is one of the curious facts in the his
tory of delusions, that even scientific men
once had an unquestioning faith In the
deadly influence of the Upas tree on all
living things within its range. DIR. F9rsch,
an eminent surgeon in the service of the
East India Company, first described the
tree and its destructive powers in Pom.
nock's Outlines of the Globe" published
at the close of the last century. As he
gave the account from his own observation,
Il seemed entitled to greater weight. He
said, "I saw it myself, the sole individual
of its species, standing alone, in a scene of
solitary horror, in the middle of o naked,
blasted plain, surrounded by circle of
mountains, the whole area of which is
covered with the skeletons of birds, beasts
and men. Not vesiige Of vegetable life
is to be seen within the contaminated at
mosphere, and even the fishes die In the
water"
Mr.. Darwin, the distinguished botanist,
accepted the theory as scientific fact,
and, in bis Botanic Garden" exercised a
little poetic license, making the miasma
penetrate over ten leagues square, and des-
troy alike the eagle In the air or the lion
on the plain.
A more careful investigation of the facts
has found the tree to be perfectly harm
| less, and that the destructive power Is due
alone 20 fumes of sulphate and carbonic
acid gas coming from volcanic openings
in the region. There is famous Valley
Of Poison" at the foot of the volcano Pa
pandaging, in Java, where scientific tray
elers have found great number of dead
animals OF various kinds, as dogs, cats,
tigers, rhinooeroses, squirrels, birds, and
snakes. The soft parts Of the animals, as
the skin, and muscles, and hair, and
feathers, are preserved, while the bones
crumble and disappear. No living thing
is found in the vicinity save the Upas tree,
and 1t is not surprising that superstitious
notions Of its malarlous power should
have been widespread. But the true
cause Of death in this case is very obvious,
as there are many crevices and openings
Ia the side of the mountains, from which
carbonie acid gas and sulpurous fumes are
emitted in great quantities. II Was by
such emissions that the elder Pliny and
his companions were suffocated, at the
time Of the destruction Of Herculsneum
though they were miles away from Yesu
! vius.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14

ITTTTT 80 m 1EW[TQL
whispered, II guess he's rsaying ~ 90
they all stole away 10 the play Rfound
without speaking another word.
That's some Of Ned voliins' work"
aaid VIII Brown after awhile. LeIsd lust
like him" --..---------------
I'm glad Of Il any way" said Bam
hterrth Ire felt as megu sll Che fpre-
noon as VI had been robbing a hen -roost
.lIl me Greens arc not o,blame Cor only hav.
tng cold poeatoes To eat, and don't won
der sSr,I sha. :, ;, Joe didn't want US fellows to
al like Joe Green the best of Anst bov
in school" said little Fr.-ss.,iie tFn son. aand
l think \ was too bad to try and make nun
Of him" $50 ,ssurs = 800 ~
Nobody asked wha, /, yoa thourhs.- =
said viii Brown, aercely sitHst till your
The little boy looked very meek, and
ate his dinner in silence, but Che fact was
VIII Brown began TO feel uncomfortable.
FEATHER says Mr.. Green was the bravssf
man In the company, p said sam Merrill.
"and that he wouldn't have iieen killed.
only he thought of every one else before
HIMSELF B.. 7f7f bra rT'1 tut' ns H'iH
"I tell you what. said, good ,natured
Tom Granger, / nov and second that
we are all ashamed Of ourselves; all In
favor Of this motion win signify ii by, Civ
Ing three cheers for Ned Colllns--tllere he
comes this. minute, brimhnl of chicken
pie" rua t.e5 T4e1 81 hlBads .
The boys sprang 10 their feet, and
swinging their caps in the afr. gave fhres
hearty cheers for Ned Collins, and even
viii Brown joined the chorus with a. loud
hurrah as any of them. Sam Merrill
explained the thing TO Ned, and he only
said in reply, "Pv5 often heard aunt Sally
say that Il was poor kind of fun that
must be earned by hurting somebody's
feelings and what aunt Sally says Is al.
most always so. - Woods R9SSshOtd Md0d'
Riaa H.r. ....t' f.H. ...w So
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14
T-TTI EH0TNM

looked upon as an heircss But since the
altered state OF circumstances, Jerry has
spoken out, and they have got themselves
engaged to one another, but cannot marry
lust vet, for want of means. Now, II you
leave all the money 10 Fanny, Jerrys
spirit will be up in srms again, and no one
can saw what will follow; but you leave
-N between them, and 1t will make things
right"
"lwillf Wilt But would n be
honest to departfrom the terms Of the
the -" N ~ AMk ha fft
eThe burst willf Bah how can you
talk OF honesty and the burnt will in the
same breath. Do as bid you, and II you
do not, so much the worse. But l can't
stay, I'm going fsstr-here the voice be-
came very faint I'm eyaporatng, Tom,
or I'd stay with great deal of pleasure.
Good bye, and mind you do as l bid you.
Good bye, far The present"
And so the voice died away.
Tom Soper never knew how he got
home; but the servant who opened the
door to him always declared that he got
home in a wet bundle, In the bottom ol
the gig, perfectly insensible, and in that
state he was put to bed, and doctor sent
for and in the morning, more ominoui
| than the dreaded tick Of any death watch
came a lawyer; and Tom Soper made hi;
will, and such reparation as lay In bit
power for the wrong he had done.
In less than a fortnight that will had tC
be read, and people declared that it ws'
the most incomprehensible will that wal
ever penned; for, as to Miss Champion, i
was known that Tom Soper had had wha
amounted to almost an aversion for her
| H.,
don, being turned into an architect, wal
no more than speaking acquaintance
| and there was not a penny bestowed II
charity. The trustees of the schools, tn,
guardians who had to keep the pump il
| repair, the board of the literary institu
ton, and, in word, every one connected
with any of the local charities, declared
fatty that the five hundred pounds hat
evidently been intended as a charitable
trust fund, and even went so far as t,
quarrel among themselves as to its distri
button; but the clergyman happening b
differ from them in toto, kept the none,
for his own use and benefit and so tn
literary and scientific institution, which
had been in contemplation to call 9Th
Soper Lyceum of Science" came to
speedy end for want of funds, and tn
building stands desolate and untenanted-
(there is talk OF turning it into lunati
asylum, but the Black Lion has petitione
against it) even unto the present day
melancholy monument of the vanity c
human wishes.
Every one said it was the most incom
prehensible will ever penned and so on
half of Cogswell asked, "What induce
him to do y" and the other half al
swered, "Hesven knowsp But tn
above may be taken as true statement {
the matter, though how the facts came t
be known-w whether they were divulge
by Mr.. Soper himself, or whether th
ghost of the last will and testament pal
a second visit to earth and told the stor
must remain profound secret. A
that it is necessary to say is, Jerry SimI
son and Fanny Champion were married
and lived happily ever afterwards
| Weak
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14


Then addressing Mr.. Nathan, a solici.
tor, who was buckling on life.belt said :
Take that of, sir not the slightest me-
cessity for any nonsense of that kind.
You stand by me and everything will go
well" And that little American citizen,
Mr.. Lewis, so inspired confidence into the
whole stricken crew that they re-
sumed their places, and carried the steam
or successfully into the harbor Of 81 Mich
olas Mole. l am informed by Mr.,
Nathan, passenger, that had II not been
for the courage aud presence OF mind ol
this second engineer the steamer must
have foundered, and all hands been lost,
whereas the steamer was safely conducted
into one of the best hsrbors in the world
without her cargo having been damaged
to the amount of one shilling. The cargo
was valued at et2,01o. The life boat got
into port few hours AFTER the steamer
Cor. Of Neio York World,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT
SUPPOSED
pRH rHCERn CAREY.

suppose, my little lady,
Nour dol should bresk her head,
Could you make u whole BY crying
TIL your eyes and nose arc redf
And wouldn't II eo plsasanter
To treat II a. Joke;
And not your head that broke"
Suppose you're dressed for walking,
And the rain ooniee pouring down,
VIII II clear on any sooner
Because you scold and frownf
And wouldn't Il be nicer
For you TO smile than pout,
And 80 make sunshine In the house
Whom there IL none wiuhouti
Suppose your task, my little man,
lsvsry hard to get,
VIII II make Il any easter
For you to ait and frctl
And wouldn't II ba wiser,
Than waiting like Ounce,
To go to work In earneaA
And Learn the thing at oncei
Suppose that somo boys have horse,
And some coach and pair,
Win \ tire you lees while walkinEl
And wouldn't Il be notier
To keep your temper sweet
And In your heart be thankful
You can walk npon your feotil
And suppose tho world don't please youI
Nor the way some people do,
Do you think the whole creation
WIN be altered Just for youi
And isn't it, my boy or girl,
The wisest, bgavest plan,
Whatever comes, or doesn't come,
10 do tho beet You csnt
-CNudren's How
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14
SCENE VII.

George rushed off, and in about fifty
minutes carriage dashed up to the door.
1t contained George and his brother-in-
law, the doctor.
Emma met them at the door.
She was smiling, and little imp of mis-
chief seemed to be lurking in each of the
pretty dimples of her round, plump cheeks.
"Dont he angry, Georgey dear she
said; "I was only fooliug." -t
And George acknowledged the corn
very gracefully, and Emma had on most
bewitching hat next day, which was the
little penalty that George paid for fooling.
HoIdnr, Rirlr
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14
only foolint.'
SCENE I.

NCENE I.
"ENrdA, darling l. 49, wy
- "Just come here moment
The frat call was made from the fourth
story Of q pretty, comfortably FURNISHED
house, situated in a fashionable suburb OF
large city, and 1t was answered by the
callers wife, who was In the basement.
After lapse Of about twenty seconds,
she stood before him.
"What do you want, dear" I" she in
quired.
Nothing" he replied; "I was lonly
fooling
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14
SCENE IL

George and Emma had been married
about six weeks. Their honeymoon bid
fair to have;A heightened duration. So
the young wife, only just little bit teased,
and out of breath with her rapid run up
stairs, quickly went back again to the base
ment smiling. And remarkable and
knowing smile II was. 1t seemed to init
mate this: "I will be even with you,
Master George, for this" We will see how
| she got even.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14


There on the floor his wife was lying.
Rushing toward her, he proceeded to shake
her, for the obvious reason of finding out
what was the matter.
"Pray, don't move me-" she said, "I
fear my arm must be broken. 1t was very
cruel of you not to come when called
you." (Here another sigh and sob.)
Good gracious he said, 81 thought
you were only trying to pay me out for
my little joke. Keep quite still, dear.
(Here the servant came in.) Mary, Just
do what you can for your mistress. I'll
go for the doctor. Cheer up, darling.
shall be back with him in less than an
hour"
/" Yes, do / there's dear" said Emma
"but tell him not to say word to ma
about it,-and don't you'll" ......
The doctor was Emma's brother, and
resided with her mother, hence, probably,
she did not wish to alarm her unnecessa-
rily.
She was told nothing, and consequently
was not alarmed. w u q.
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SCENE w.

You couldn't take George in. Not
much. And he knew it. So he had two
or three more little explosive fits, and then
became busy. He first took his gun to
pieces, cleaned each barrel very carefully,
oiled the lock, then put it together again,
FURNISHED it up, and made it fit for use.
Then he took his fishing-rod to pieces,
examined the joints, unwound the line
from the reel, put on new one, looked at
his artificial flies, made two new ones from
a peacock's feather, introduced a malicious
looking hook into the body of make-be.
lieve frog, and placed his tackle all ready
for use at moments warning George
was great sportsman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14

TIE table of losses by IRE throeShous
tho United States. during The past yea'l
ioots up AlNeol.0O0.
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sCRNE III

"George, deari"
"Well, my love
please come down here moment "
This time the call was made from the
basement, and was answered by the callers
husband, in the fourth story.
"No you don'tl" this dreadful man
chuckled to himself and forthwith went
into most excrutiating little fit of laugh
ter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14
SCENE V

All this took very nearly two hours
And then George began to wonder wha
had become of his wife. ID.
1t was very rare indeed for him TO b.
left so long alone. So he thought h
would go and see what she was about. o.
each landing he called out, Emma"
No answer. -re E' t7-
But when standing listening on the frs
floor, he thought he heard sob in til
basement. I........r t.. ..I,..
Down he went.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14

AT WatertoEn.;N. Y, q jury was re-
Gently inPs3elsd 70 try an important
was nearly 40 years Of age, had lived
within thirty miles Of WateTtown. nearly
all his life, but was never ia the place un.
I'll summoned as juror. More than that
he had not had newspaper in his house
for the past eight years; and two of his
COLLEAGUES had not taken newspaper foI
many YsagE
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-14

The State Controller of California re.
ports that iD 1867 the assessed value OF
property IN. that State was Real estate,
$111.745, ,924,24i personal property, S1O0,
los, 5,6D05l - total, $212, ,S05, ,330.6i on
which the taxes were State tax, e3,8O6.
2034 county taxes, $3,665,601 .O7, For
1858 the assessed value was; real estate
$l27, ,723, ,065 90; personal property, $780,.
075, 5,20S 81 total, $685., ASS, 175.0T; and the
taxes State tax, 81, 2,374 1881 .75i and county
taxes, "a, ,365, ,66S.24. - ''i7ii' 81
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-23


says: The formal acceptance of the Spanish
crown by Aosta having been received, an
escort suuadron will leave Carthagena for
Genoa on Friday next.
Ernrrvcr. November 22.-Partial returns
warrant the statement that the government
has been sustained by an immense majority.
BERLIN, November Fit is reported
NEW York, November IA special to
the. Tribune from Berlin reports the
English and Prussian ministers as saying
that the danger of rupture is abating.
LONDON, November 22.-The yacht Cam
bfia has arrived after o rough passage.
The weather is disagreeable throughout
Great Britain, and the telegraph wires are
working slow.
sence from the army have been cancelled,
and the guards have been ordered to pre-
pare for active service.
The feeling to-day on the Eastern ques-
tiOn is healthier. and confidence IN good
part has been restored in money circles.
Balloon dates from Paris to midnight
have been received. The city is entirely
Eanquil. Flourens, who had been arrested
~ participation in riots, had been dis
charged.
& Meat IL limited to fifty grammcs daily.
Horse flesh and vegetables are still album
dant. AL unmarried men between the ages
Of twenty and thirty-five have been enrolled
n the National Guard
CIrY OF MEXICO, November 9.-The Con-
gress, by large majority, voted in favor of
continuing the zona-ibra on the Rio Grandc.
Romero strongly opposed its continuance,
but thirteen States threatened revolution
unless the zona-libra was continued.
President Juarez has entirely recovered.
A telegraph line between the City of
Mexico and Texas will soon be reality.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-23
The Chicago Tribune SAWS :

David Henning, Esq, of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, is without doubt the most extern
sive purchaser and shipper of green apples
%, his sales at the Michigan Central freight
depotsin this city reached the enormous
amount of fifteen thousand nine hundred
and sixty-seven barrels. On Saturday alone
he sold five thousand and fifteen barrels.
These figures are eloquent in themselves,
and need no comment from us. Mr. Hen
ning's trade, of course, covers vast terri
tory, reaching from Duluth to New Orleans,
and as far west as Denver and the Terrific
ries. 1t is a common occurrence tor him to
fiji customers' orders of four to six car loads
at q time. His fruit is purchased on the
line of the Michigan Central Railroad and
its branches, and he has men packing fruit
at twenty-five different stations.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-23
st. Landry Parish.
The Opelousas Courier says:

11S OpclOu6dS VONyVeF says
We give below the full returns of the
election held in our parish, on the seventh
instant:
We lose two of our nominees for the Leg
islaturc. All the others are elected, viz:
Tho State Senator, two members Of the
Housc, the Parish Judge, the Sheriff and the
Coroner.
II is now generally admitted that our
candidates for Auditor, Treasurer and men,
her Of Congress, for the Third District, are
defeated.
The following returns are complete. The
t6t4i vote cast in our parish was only 1882.
The names of the Democratic nominees
are in italics; the names of their opponents,
10 whatever party they may belong, are in
roman.
For Auditor-Junel 2i4l: Graham'3O4.
For Treasurer-Biair 2l40; Dubuclet 302.
For Congress, Third District-Bailey l62l;
Darrall 46l.
For State Senate-Daiglc 1885; Offut 1850
For House of Representatives-Du'
l29e; Darby 1l28; DOn0ran 872; Karanagh,
sol; Chachere 1912; Tatman 1909; Prescott
98l; CAN'T 794; Smith 768; Webb 483.
For Parish Judge ar,igucs l475; Dixon
g20.
For Sherif-Hayes 1905; Stage I104.
For COroner-HOrnsby I'LL; Ehrhart 964.
Amendments to State cOnstitution-Re-
tain article fifty 1886; abrogate article fifty
ISL. For the other three amendments 453;
against, none.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-23
Monetary--Commercial.
MONETARY.


TuxsDAY BvxrIro, November ~. 1870. 5
We have no material change to report in
the money market. The street rates are
still a Ia per cent per month for Al notes
secured by unauestionable cOllnterals; ).
a. for second grade do, and l v a z for Al
business paper without cOllaterals. Mort
gage notes rule at go II per cent and l20 IA
for second class.
Gold opened at llls. a 1l2 against 1ll4s
at New York;, and closed, after touching
1873, ut the opening rates, against lllA J,
The sales included $1,000 at IFS; $4,000 at
Ills llla4 $4,000 at the same; $4,000
at Illa4; $1,000 at ms; $4,000 at
II17s III: $4,000, $1,000, 5000, $1,000 and
$4,000 at 1l2, and $1,000 at l12ls. In silver
small amount in American halves changed
hand at 10Sss.
A moderately fair business was tran
sacted in sterling exchange at slightly
sitter rates. but on the whole showing
hardly any quotable improvement. The
sales summed up nearly Egg. 600, OF whlci!
5000 at -: fS0OO clear at l2O; El2, 900 bill
Of lading and clear at 1900 121a; f22, GOO
AL clear at 1908 a 1908; f2OOO add 10000
AL clear and f5OOO bill of lading at l2O1a;
ElOOO private Blankets at zoos, and $500
private bankers at 1914. Sterling may
now be quoted at 1l9s4 a. 1908 and 1909
for good to AL bill of lading and clear,
and l2l V a lola4 for bank.
We have still to report a steady market
for domestic exchange. The banks drew
on New York at u U cent discount, and
the sales included $4,000 commercial sight
on New York, 49,, 900 commercial and bank,
and $4,000, $4,000, $4,000, 100000 and
$4,000 bank at % y cent discount, $50, 900
commercial at 1882, $4,000 private
bankers at sa7-l6, $4,000 private
bankers and $4,000 and $4,000 commercial
at 7-l6 and $4,000 and $4,000 commercial
at y. Bank gold checks on New York are
quoted at Il y cent discount.
The only sales Of stocks reported are so
shares Louisiana State Bank at the ad-
vanced rate of 1913, and 200 Navigation at
s. 50. 500 50 was afterward offered for
the former.
City seven per cent new bonds were
weaker. $500 and $500 sold at the reduced
rate Of II, and $500 at 74s. The sale of
$1,000. noticed in our previous report at 1884
was made at 7424.
A small amount $500, fiscal agency Ger
tifcates July ICY sold at S2hs. Dealers
bought fiscal agency at 81 a 81, according to
date. and 7-3Os ut the same, and offered to
sell ut 81 a SO.
$500 new State warrants were sold at
72h, at 5000 new metropolitan Police at
81 ". Dealers bought the former at 70 a n,
and offered to sell at - a 72ls.
Dealers rates for city treasury notes were
90 per cent discount buying, and Is selling.