Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-12-20
CuRRKNT ITEMS.

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DIAMOND cut Diamond"-The dia-
mond swindlers Of San Francisco and
their dupes.
PRovfDENcE has only one steam whis-
tie in the whole city, and is bound to
eradicate that. s& .u
LOUISIANA has more pork than for ten
years before, and will ship tons of bacon
to England
Busy Boston has already issued new
directory cn~t~i~i-S oil the CnaDges Vi
THE only man who has raised cotton in
Sonoma county, CAL, happens to be
Mr.. Derrick. r..
A CALIFORNIA man is manufacturing
watermelon syrup, and thinks his expert
ment success.
A YOUNG lady who thought she could
make her voice clear by strainingit made
q great mistake.
A SUCCESSFUL borer for petroleum is
said to resemble "the oldest inhabitant"
because he's senile.
THE Schenectady Union made bet of
new dress on the result of the election,
and won it and wears It,
ONE of the Giving skeletons" is grow.
ing fat, and he now fears starvation be.
cause MS occupation is gone.
THE oysters in several of the tributaries
of Chesapeake Bay have become green,
and, in consequence, unmarketable.
A BARREL of apples sells for twenty
five dollars in San Antonio, Texas, but
beef is only two cents per pound.
CANvAsBACK ducks are more numer-
Gus in the vicinity of Baltimore than any
where else in the United States.
THE ravages of the boil worm were
more serious in Florida and Alabama du-
ring the past season than in any other
State
THE latest thing in opera botlfe is one
by an Italian composer, in which all the
parts, even to those of the chorus, are to
be taken by women.
AN Indian skeleton has been exhumed
at Mystic, Conn. At it's head was pint
bottle, of thick flint glass, of unique
\ shape and rude manufacture.
THE recent failure among the fish mer-
| chants of Boston have, it is stated, caused
! great distress among the poor fishermen
of Cape Cod
ONE day when Mrs. Partington heard
the minister say there would be a nave in
the new church, she observed that "she
knew well who the party was"
MOSES DEvAUX, found guilty of bring
ing more passengers to the United States
than the tonnage of his vessel allowed,
was fined $3.50 and costs.
CANADA papers say that the trapping
season for fine peltries is now well ad-
vanced, but furs are not. coming to mar
ket in large quantities.
VERMONT proposes to enact that rail
way bridges shall be made wide enough
to prevent the frequent decapitation of
passengers by projecting timbers.
THE assets Of the Washington are Sc
curely invested in bonds and mortgages
first liens) and United States and New
York State stocks and bonds, in com
pliance with the laws of the State of New
York.
THE Titusville Press says that the
meanest man in town is the one who
horsewhips his wife because she won't
tell him what she intends to give him for
a Christmas present.
G. G. COFFIN has dashed off "a pictur-
esque story of the Boston fire." which
will be illustrated. Several carpenters are
now at work on the "cuts." Mr.. Coffin,
we imagine, is a grave writer.
! PENNSYLVANIA proposes to- amend her
Constitution so as to prohibit her Judges
from indulging in gratuitous rides upon
railways, and to permit her juries to rem
der a valid verdict by a two-thirds ma
jority.
A MAN named Peck, who murdered
Mrs Almira Cheney, in COleraine, Mass,
i've years ago, and who has been in an
insane asylum ever since hiss been dis
charged, cured and will be tried for mur
der this month.
Mr.. JoIGNERAY, an athlete of prodig
ious strength, has made disappearance il
Paris. Among other exercises, being
suspended by his feet from trapeze, h(
lifted from the ground a real horse, by
the mere force of his wrists.
a PAIR of loot herons made head quar-
ters at Highland Lake, East Andover
n. H., for half century, and the othel
day stranger shot one of them, which
so enraged the citizens of the neighbor
hood that the man was in danger of be
ing lynched.
THE Titusville Press says: can intox
icated printer in East st. Louis wandered
into shoe shop in a fit of mental aberra
tion and set up several stickfuls of shot
pegs, and took a proof of his matter il
the boot press, before he realized his aw
full condition"
BRITISH spectators are sending fo
large quantities of American oysters t
plant in British waters, and expect tina
the bivalves will thrive, for the reason
that they have some moister season
there than can be found in any othe
country.
THE COnsTegGti9Ealist says that "il
prayer meeting not many miles iron
BOsten, few weeks since, one of tn
brethren prayed most earnestly that tn
pastor might keep level head But
, is fair to explain that the pastor ha
: sometimes been called eccentric"
,, THE Buddhist nunneries at Wuchan
have been suppressed, and the parent
of lie girls notified that, if not elaine
and taken home, the ex-nuns will b
handed over to any eligible parties de
string wives f; there are numerous applies
, tions for them.
The London Diapers Journal says tina
the demand for lace set by the presen
fashions in millinery and dressmakin
has given a decided impulse to hand
made lace, and the prospect is that tn
demand has been permanently enlarge
by the prevailing fashions.
VIRGINIA has sent Commissioners {
England to hunt up and overhaul eertai
maps in the British Colonies Office, a ira
dition existing that therein may be foun
the original boundary line, giving vi
gnia five miles more territory to the ives
than she now possesses.
AT the Geological Gardens, London,
recent event of some interest is the birt
of a hippopotamus The babe is thre
feet six inches long, weighs one hundre
pounds, and Is of the color of polishe
mahogany dining room table. 1t suckle
continuously, and enjoys life very mucI
THE Georgetown (Texas) Sentinel say
"We intended to publish the dispatchC
regarding the fire in Boston, and lai
aside the paper containing them, for tn
purpose of clipping them out; but befol
we had time to do so, Colonel Coffee DO
rowed it, and failed to return it,"
A MAN at snake show in Paris didn
believe the anaconda was alive. II
placed his dog in the case to show wins
an imDOstOr the Snowman was when NJ