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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

motion for the nomination OF ticket for
State officers was rejected by 12 to 15.
A San Francisco dispatch Of September 30
In New York paper thus announces the
close Of the trial of Mrs. Fair "After be-
ing out nearly sixty hours, the jury In Mrs.
Fairs case rendered verdict at nine o'clock
this morning of acquittal. Mrs. Fair, who
was in court, tainted on the announcement.
The verdict excites no surprise, on account
Of the inferior character of the jury, the
members of which were selected under the
technicalities Of the law from among men
so ignorant as not to know enough about
this notorious case to have formed any
opinion favorable or unfavorable to the
prisoner.
The money-order system between Chicago
and Germany went into effect on the 1st.
The tariff OF charges is as follows: On orders
not exceeding IS, fifteen cents; over 50 and
not exceeding $40, twenty-five cents; over
$40 and not exceeding 800, fifty cents; over
800 and not exceeding S3o seventy-nve cents
over $50 and not exceeding $40, one dollar
over $40 and not exceeding $50, one dollar
and twenty-five cents No single order to be
issued for more than $50, but enough orders
may be issued to make up any desired
amount. By an agreement between the two
governments, the thaler of Germany will be
considered as equivalent to 70 cents in United
States coin Of gold value.
The Republicans of the Thirteenth Mis-
souri, Congressional District have unani
mously nominated John F. Benjamin for
Congress.
Three passenger coaches on the mail train
going west on the East Tennessee, Virgins
& Georgia Railroad, fell through trestle
three miles west of Greenville, Tenn, on the
morning of the I'd. One brakeman was
killed, seven passengers seriously and
twenty slightly injured.
An accident occurred on the North
South Railroad, near Cunningham, Alabama
on the 1st. The north-bound passenger
train was precipitated down an embank
ment forty feet high, some of the cars turn
ing over several times. The sleeping-coach
fell on the frst-class car, crushing 1t and
killing L. G. McLemare, Of Perry County
Ala. and James NJ. Smith, of st. Louis. Sew
eral passengers were seriously injured.
An Augusta (Ga.) dispatch of the Sd says
returns received from sixty counties in every
portion of the State, gave the Democrats
over $4,000 majority. The counties yet tc
hear from would increase the majority tc
10000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

and Kings by their mitres and crowns, II
was bought in Prussia for $4,000, and
thence conveyed to England, where 1t
was considered an object of so much value
that Its possession was disputed, and 1t
became the object of a suit in chancery.
One of the Nuremberg toy.makers In
closed in cherry. stone, which was ex-
hibited at the French Crystal Palace, q
plan of Sebastopol, q railway station,
and the "Messiah" of Klopstock.
In more remote times, an account is
given of an ivory chariot, constructed by
Mermecides, which was so small that q
fly could cover it with his wing; also a
ship of the same material which could
be hidden under the wing of a
beet Pliny, too, tells US that Homer's
"Iliad," with its $4,000 verses,
was written In so small space as
to be contained in a nutshell, which was
pobably the richest kernal ever found In
any species of nut in existence. Elan
mentions an artist who wrote distitch
in letters of gold, which he inclosed in
the rind of a kernel of corn. But the
Harleian MS. mentions a greater curios-
ity than any of the above, it being
nothing more nor less than the Bible, writ
ten by one Peter Bales, chancery clerk,
in so small a book that 1t could be
lnclosed in the shell of an English walnut.
Disraeli gives an account of many other
exploits similar to the one of Bales
There is drawing of the head of Charles
III. in the library of St. Johns College,
Oxford, wholly composed of minute
written characters, which, at a small
distance, resemble the lines of an engrav-
ing. The head and the ruff are said to
81. 1f l.
and the Lords Prayer. In the British
Museum is a portrait of Queen Anne,
not much larger than the hand. On this
drawing is a number of lines and
scratches, which, it is asserted, comprise
the entire contents of thin folio. The
modern art of photography is capable
of effecting wonders In this way-a fact
which was taken advantage of by the
French in sending dispatches, by carrier
pigeons, outside the city. We have before
US copy of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, containing II, 800 letters, on space
not larger than the head of pin; which,
when viewed through microscope, may
be read distinctly. These instances
might be multiplied 6d iafaitubp, If space
permitted; but enough is as good as a
least, and win close by mentioning the
following facts as showing the crude value
cersls the industrial value of an article: A
pound weight of pig iron costs the opera
tive manufacturer about five cents.
This is worked up into steel, of
which is made the little spiral
spring that moves the balance wheel of a
watch. Each Of these springs weighs
but the tenth part of grain, and, when
completed, may be sold as high as So; SO
that, out of pound of iron, allowing for
the loss of the metal in working, so, ,00O
of these springs may be made, and a sub.
stance worth but five cents be wrought
into value of $240,000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

Z. X. Wilson has been nominated for Con.
gress by the Democrats Of the First Mary.
land District.
The Convention Of Colored Liberal Repub.
licans recently in session at Louisville, Ky,
appointed the following National Executive
Committee:
Alabama, Richard Mason; Arkansas, Tabbs
gross; Connecticut Jamee II. Haneom California
James II. Hanson; Delaware, Abel Jeferson
Florida, Dr. j. X. Kingston; Illinois, r, X Fin
lsy;J Robinson Indiana, Rev; J. NJ Williams
2. w. Robinson, VIM. H. Chambers; Iowa, VIM.
Yam, John Tucker; Kansas Harper Francis
Kentucky, Albert Froman A. Boyd, Or @. Davis;
Louisiana, Rev. j. Seller Martin; Minnesota, VIM.
Williams; Missouri, Isaac Turner; Mississippi,
james 0ooden; Nebraska, Henry johnson; Nevada,
-; New Hampshire, William Hendricks; New
Jersey, Col II. T. Taylor New York 8. r. Scotton,
DR.. j. W. Gloucester, Rev O. b Ray and Harvey
Mabeley; Ohio J. s. Williams and A. j Cham.
bers; Oregon, Oscar s. Livingston; Pennsylvania,
James M. McCabe; South Carolina, Harrison sum.
ford L, Hughes; Vermont, William Wilkinson
Virginia, j. Fl. Harris West Virginia, David H.
greenei Wisconsin, Horace X. Wilson; North
Carolina, Albert r. Williams; South Carolina,
John Delavey The Observation-Disclosures, James
L. Hlnson; Wyoming, owen Goodson; New Mex
leo, Richard r. Lansing; Idaho, Horace Elinser
Utah, B, f. p Richardson; Dakota VIM. Hender
son; Montana, Joseph Williams; Washington
James H. Castolay; Arizona, Henry T. Pike.
President Grant and family returned to
Washington on the 9th to remain through
the winter. The President received great
number Of calls on the 2Sth, including all
the Cabinet representatives in Washington
delegation of Indians, representing the
Unepapas, Blaekfeet and the Upper and
Lower Yanctons, headed by J. Conner, Agent
at the Grand River Agency, and Assistant
Secretary Cowan, had an interview with the
President during the day.
A Washington dispatch of the 2Sth says
the recent reports Of threatened troubles in
the Creek Nation are found to be false.
It is reported that the Post Office Depart
ment has recently received information that
a large number of counterfeit postage
stamps are in circulation.
Horace Greeley arrived in New York City
on the afternoon of the 2Sth.
General W. Harrow, of Mount Vernon, one
of the Electors on the Greeley and Brown
ticket Of Indiana, was on a railroad car
which was upset by a broken rail on the
27th, and he was thrown out and the car fell
he died in a few hours. tt
The Illinois State Baptist Association will
hold its next annual meeting in Jacksonville
beginning on Thursday, October 10.
John Barclay, convicted at Columbus
Ohio, Of the murder of Charles Garner, ha;
confessed his guilt.
The Nevada Republican StateyConventior
has nominated G. g. Goodwin for Congress
Thomas Hawley for Supreme Judge; A. o
Putnam for State Printer; and j. H. Mills, j
". Haynes and A. j. Hatch for Presidentia
Electors.
The following is a list of the Republican
and Democratic and Liberal nominations fol
| l. -.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11
Minute Mechanism.

To show the ingenuity and skill of
some of the inventive spirits of the past
and present day, says a writerin the Chi
cago Tribune, we will give few examples
which VIC have gledned from various
sources. In the Museum at Salem, Mass.
(which place will be better remembered
when We are told that it was the place in
which Hawthorne penned many of his
contributions to the literary Yorldl, Is a
cherry-stone which contains one dozen
silver spoons. The stone itself is of the
ordinary size; but the spoons are so small
that their shape or finish can only he dis
tinguished by the microscope. Here is
the result of immense labor for no deci
dedly useful purposes and there are thou
sands of other objects, the value of which,
in a utilitarian sense, may be said to be
quito as indifferent. DR., Oliver gives an
account of a cherrystone on which were
carved one hundred and twenty-four
heads, so distinctly that the naked eye
could distinguish those belonging to Popes
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11
Congress in Illinois:
.presen. members; tex.members.

*Present members; tex-members.
Cincinnati is arranging for a musical fes-
tival to come off at the Exposition building
in May, 1878. Theo. Thomas will direct the
musical performance with an orchestra of
two hundred performers.
The Chicago Journal Of the 2Sth says the
corn crop of this country the present year
will be the largest and best ever gathered.
Grain mer estimate the grand total at bill
lion and half of bushels.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury
has directed the Assistant Treas urer at New
York to purchase one million of bonds each
Wednesday, and to sell one million of gold
each Thursday during the month of October.
The Collectors of Customs at the princi-
pal ports have been directed by the Treasury
Department to suspend the importation of
neat cattle and hides coming from the in
fected districts of Europe, unless accompa-
MED by Consular certificate showing that
they are free from disease.
Committee of the Colored Mems Con
vention in New England, which met at
Faneuil Hall, Boston, on the 5th of Septem-
Der, called on the President on the 30th ult.,
and presented a letter from their Convention.
The President, in his reply, thanked the
Committee for the kind manner in which
they had alluded to his action in regard to
their race.
A Washington telegram announces that
the stamp duty upon all documents, except
bank checks, drafts, or orders, expired on
the 30th ult., in accordance with the recent
act of Congress. Thereafter no stamps are
required on any legal documents whatever,
no paper being subject to duty except bank
checks, drafts or orders as above mentioned.
No stamps are required on foreign bills oi
exchange.
| In accordance with a resolution Of the Oh
| Producers Association, three-fourths of the
oil wells in the Titusville district SUSPENDED
pumping on the 2sth ult., the suspension tC
| last for thirty days. Much excitement wa
caused throughout the oil regions by thi
movement.
The Steuben Monument was unveiled a
Steuben, N. Y, on the 30th ult., in the pres
ence of 1000 people.
The Republicans of the Third Massachu
setts District have nominated William Whit
ing for Congress.
A San Francisco dispatch of the 30th ult
states that that community had been throw
into State of indignation that it was i'm
possible to describe by the jury in the cas-
of Mrs. Laura d. Fair bringing in verdic
of "not guilty"
NJ. c. Mitchell, Republican, has bee
elected United States Serator by the orego
Legislature
According to the Sunday Times of recen
date, the number of permanent building
erected in the burnt district of Chicago sine
the great fire is 637, and the aggregate yalu
is estimated at s40,0O0,00o
| The followina o is tha nh Mic dnht sLatamer
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11
Selected Miscellany.
"I'GO F0R GRANT"

THE VETERAN VOLUNTEER TO ms coMRADE.
IT seems 10 me, dim, very strange,
The turn eome things are taking;
II may be right this cry for change"
That folks inst now are making.
"Change'' for the better here below
ls what we always want,
But, I'LL know II will be 90,
For one, 90 for GRANT
,"Chanee" will throw our Government
Again in doubtful hands
Whose vascillating weak intent
Was scorn OF all the lanus- ,,,,.
II Change" would bring those traitors back
Whose crime and madness In their track
Brought war, with all It's woe
II "Change" must mean that we give up
The fruits OF victory,
And having drained the bitter cup
or bloody war, that we
Go back to DEMOCRATIC RULE
And let rebellion 1aunt
Again her flag I'm not q fool
No, sir II go for GRANT
Then, as for Greeley Well you see,
Who think old friends can't disagree
But they at once are foes; -
AS Farmer" and "Philosopher," ..
His merits are allowed;
As president 7" Excuse me, sir,
l can't run with that crowd !"
These fifteen years Republican
I've been. straight-Out and strong,
And don't choose now TO join the clan
I've fought against so long; .
These rebel Democrats apart
From all their specious can't
Still hate our principles at heart;
We'd better go for GRANT, %.
don't say GRANT is perfect quite
To be told l had no faults,
II were he, would sicken me
Like ipeeac or salts;
But if-still honestly TO try
To do the best he can
To carry out the nations will,
The equal rights Of man
Enforce the laws he does not make,
Suppress the internal crew
Whose midnight murders prove the hends
Fifty the hangman's due
Still to reduce the public debt,
And our Just credit vaunt-
II these be merits, don't forget
They're his go for GRANT
When Harry Clay was candidate ....
For Congress, In Kentucky,
A lifelong friend, in sharp debate,
Assailed one vote, unlucky;
Quoth Clay, "It your old rifle true
For once you'd snapped in vain,
Would'st break the stock, or-pick the nint,
And try her once again -
The few mistakes that GRANT has made
Are but OF small account,
While on the credit side arrayed
We find large amount;
Plenty at home, with peace abroad,
Prosperity not scant-
A steady Tightening of the load;
And so, l go for GRANT,
cannot yet his deeds forget
Who brought us safely through
Our civil war-the saddest far
The country ever knew;
v hen Nicksburg fell, and Donelson,
How loudly rang his name,
Till he, at Appomatox, won
With peace his proudest famel
Ny grandsire oft has told his SON
IL was his proudest boast
He'd voted twice for WASHINGTON
And twas his favorite toast-
HE who In war his country serves,
And saves it from the foe
In peace all honor well deserves
His country can bestowl"
And so, while Principle and Pride,
Justice and Gratitude,
All on mis- side stand thus allied
To keep me where | stood,
With GREELEY, TRUNBULL, and the rest,
cry themnow-"Avaunt
Take you what road you like the best,
For mel GO WITH GRANT !"
-Nelg York Ersaing Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

"A spirited Brighton, Eng, newspaper
conceived the happy .dea OF publishing
UerbGtim reports of the speeches of the
sa0Glls attending the British association.
The enterprise met with sad discourage
ment, however, and the project has been
abandoned. One of the immediate causes
of the deplorable breakdown was an in
teresting discussion in some section OF
the association about "mononitromono
brombenzene," and "matamononitromo
nobrombenzene."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11
High Heels and Curved spInes.

No one who laces habitually can have
a straight or strong back. The muscles,
being unbalanced, become flabby or con-
tracted, unable to support the body erect,
and curvature--usually double cuIva-
ture-of the spine is the consequence.
And if any thing were needed to aggravate
the spinal curvature, intensity the COM
preston of the internal viscera, and add
to the general deformity, it is found in
the modern cOntrivance of stilted CATERS.
These are made with heels so high and
narrow that locomotion is awkward and
painful, the centre of gravity is shifted
''tO parts unknown" and the head is
thrown forward and the hips projected
backward to maintain peTpendicularity,
rendering walking and all other voluntary
exercises not only distressing to the per
son, but disagreeable to the spectator.
To sit or stand in a crooked position,
inclning the head and knees forward,
overstretches the middle spinal muscles,
reverses the normal curvature of the
spinal column, congresses the liver, stom.
ach and lungs, and is in effect equivalent
to lacing the waist.
Sleeping on two or three pillows, or on
a bolster and pillow, is a prevalent YET
pernicious custom. If long continued the
effect is surely distortion of the spine to
some extent. If the head is raised high
while sleeping, the stomach and lungs are
injuriously compressed, and the upper in,
testines pressed downward on the pelvic
organs, If children are allowed to sleep
hatitually on high pillows, spinal curva
ture and general debility win be the in
eyitable consequences. One pillow i;
enough for any person and that should be
only of moderate size.-.-ScieAce Of Healtt
An auctiOneer writing a letter of ad
vice TO a young friend, closed up Will
the following Astonishing information
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

The Terre Haute Erpress says; "a
man in this city was so exasperated at
the inartistic style in which his wife
blacked his boots that he threw one at
her. The heel hit her on the cheek, max
ing black spot as big as dollar. The
men Of this heroic age are not to be
trified with"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

"A fearful wife implored the pardon
of the Mayor of Chicago for her husband,
whom his honor had Imprisoned, in de-
fault of his fine, for beating her. The
Mayor utterly abhors wife-beating, and
was inexorable in his resolve that the
bruce should receive his punishment. His
tender heart was so touched, however, by
the wife's piteous appeals, that he gave
her $25 to support her until her husbands
time should expire, for which she thanked
him, and walking into the office, paid
with it her husbands fine, and procured
his release-to the great discontinue OF
the benevolent official, who confesses that
he doesn't know the sex yet
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

-Constantinople has but one dentist,
and he Is an American,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

A STUNNING DNNEH-The gong,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

~ An auctioneer writing letter of ad
vice to a young friend, closed up will
the following Astonishing information
"Fhe evil that you do through life will
come back to plague you on the day o
your death, or If stormy, on the first fail
day thereafter - DaRbufK Netos,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06

At stated co0munlchf3oo a Salina Lodge
No. %. A.H. 8 An, he3d q HssesIe Han IN
tie city Of Salina, Kanns. June 3sd. 1877,
tie Ibllowing pesanhle and pesolutious were
adopesd: ~. 81 E
Wz~ess-It has pleased the Sur.xxx GRAND
AAsfsa o. ne universe 70 CAL rom labor TO
and.
W3sias-In THE dispenaation Of Divine Pro-
whence. we are reminded that We are Of the
earth earthly. and that in life we are in the
midst OF death. and that the youngest OF the
craf may be called 10 lay aside the working
tools Of his profession and,
WAeeas-lt Is meet and proper on occasions
Of this kind to give expression to our respect
for the dead. Of our sympathy for the family
Of the deceased and our thanks to Kind friends
who rendered assistance to our deceased broth
er and his family in their Affections: THERE
FORE,
Received That In this dispenssfion Of Divine
Providence We recognize that tile will Of COP
IL accomplished. We humhly bow to HIS WILL.
that we bury our brothers faults In the
grave. We will cherish his memory and will
strive to emulate his virtues.
Resoiced-That in the death Of our brother
Scion Comfort our Lodge has lost an honor
able and highly esteemed member. his fanny
faithful husband, kin'l father. the Govern
ment faithful employee.
Resoteed- We tender to the family and
friends Of the deceased our tenderest sympathy
in this their hour Of trial.
Resoired-That the thanks Of this Lodge are
due Capt. Robinson In charge Of the Q. N.
Dept. at Fort Hays. Kansas, and his employ
ees, for their very efficient services in caring
for our brother In his sickness. and for the aid
extended to the committee Of this Lodge in
performing the last sad Offices for the deceased.
Resotred-That the thanks of this Lodge are
rendered the band OF the 3rd L. $. Infantry
stationed at Fort Hays. Kansas. for the sweet
and solemn music furnished on the occasion Of
the funeral Of our brother.
Resoired-That q page Ut the journal Of this
Lodge be set apart and de Heated to the sacred
memory of our deceased brother.
Resotred- That members Of this Lodge wear
the usual badge Of mourning for thirty days.
and that the hall he draped in mourning for
that space Of time.
Resotred-That copies of these resolutions b.
furnished the city papers for publication. and
that a copy be furnished the widow OF our de-
ceased brother. under seal of the Lodge.
G. r. UNDERWOOD. ". VI.
Attest: J. T. MARLIN. Sec'v.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06

socrates said Nor do wish to speak upon
subjects whose discussion will confer no prac-
teal benefit. but rather upon those topics
whose treatment will tend to amcliorate the
condition of MAJ kind" II would be we'll il,
these days for men to consider seriously what
Isocrates has said. II is now quite fashionable
for people 10 feel little reverence for u;litarian
subjects. Therefore the development of our
resources, an nflexible devotion to our mate
nal interests and an ardent desire to benefit
our fellows, is more our calling than anything
else. If there is aught Of good in our soil. hid
den mines of wealth secreted beneath it IL
there is power in our streams to drive thou
sand wheels; il there are sources Of trade
which are not yet discovered: il there are
thOroughfares over our hills and across our
valleys that can be practically opened up: if
there are routes Of railway which can be di-
rected hither. and If there are other means Of
promoting the interests of the human race
then let the people devote all their energie.
and powers to effect all these. Let their every
day conversations relate To these. rather than
to the personal and private concerns OF their
neighbors. Then shall the people be thrice
happy and our new country advance to pros
perity.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

Charles Anderson resdent Of the STATE Of Michigsu
will take notice that he has been sued: that james r
fske and Augustus Knight. partners. doing busin- ..
under The hrIn name Of fi.ke Knight 8Co, PLAINTIFF.
the end day Of May ls.s hIe their petition in the
District CoIrt Of AcPhefson county in the OF
Kansas. against said Charles Anderson, defendant
ting forth thai SAID defendant is indebted said plain
tins in the of three hundred ami seventeen dollars
tS31s) account for goods anil ns~rchanils~
and demanding Judgment agan.t sad d~fendAat for
said sum. with inier~st. And said .hsres ander-
il notified thai he mist said petition dlrd by
the plaintiffs before the lth dzy July Isl.
the petition will be taken true aud Judgment will be
rendered accordingly.
And also that said plaintiffs SEEK take by attachment
and gsruishmens and appropriate the 10y ineni o.
said debt the property OF said Charles Anderson in
hands of Norman Allen, John " Hill and A. Pendry
Of said MCPHERSON county, and debts owing by them
to him. and have caused order Of 10 be issued
out Of said court accordingly.
JAMES ffSKE and
AtGI>GCS KNIGHT.
By JOINS FOSTER their Attorney