Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-03-07

A MASSACHUSETTS Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals has rnulct-
ed a penurious farmer $40 for Keeping his
COW in an open pasture all winter, with
no shelter except few rails laid across q
corner where two stone walls met. Us
THE Marshall Qowa) Repu5ltcan reports
case for the scientific medical fraternity.
David Hurst, citizen of LeGrand, that
county, is totally blind, except when he
has the ague, and singular to say,
during the time he is chilling OF shaking
his eyesight is partially restored.
A VERMONT man thinks bears are
about the best stock a man can raise. The
meat of one he sold in New York for $50.
For the hide he was offered 500, and he
received bounty of $15 each for those
he raised, which, with the bears grease,
will amount TO the sum of 800.
THE widow of the late General William
Harrow received 80, 500 damages from the
New Albany & Chicago Railroad, her
husband (hen candidate for Greeley
Elector in Indiana) having been killed
last autumn, while travelling by that road
to meet political appointment.
THE Binghamton (N.Y.) Republican of a
late date, says that a number of cattle in
that vicinity had been attacked with dis
ease supposed to be cerebro spinal menin.
gifts, or Inflammation of the membranes
enveloping the brain and spinal cord. It
is said to be similar to the disease that at
tackled horses and proved so fatal, short
time ago, after the epizootic was prevalent,
and was by some called a relapse of that
disease.
AT Newark, N. j., recently, a crowd of
some six hundred credulous people as
sembled at midnight at point on the
line of the Morris & Essex Railroad where
a frightful accident had occurred five
years ago, for the purpose of witnessing
the passage of a spectral locomotive,
driven by the ghost Of the engineer who
lost his life at the aforesaid accident.
For some reason the phantom engineer
failed to keep his appointment.
A BOY 12 years old, known as Peanut"
| on the indianapolis g. Vincennes Rail-
road, robbed the Adams Express Com
pany at GRANVILLE, Ill, on the Cairo &
Vincennes Railroad, of the contents of the
safe, amounting to 1886, while the agent
was out of the train. He was traced to
Vincennes, Ind, where the officers cap
tured him. The money was found in a
tin can in an open field near the Union
Depot. AL but 81 was recovered.
HIN OhiCdgO LWeS Is dubnOIlby IOf the
statement that a company, with capital
stock of 100000 900, and an additional
| 1000, 900 in bonds, is already construct
ing new line of railway from Chicago
to Duluth, where it will connect with the
Northern Pacific Railway. The new road
is to be as nearly as practicable an air
line, and it is claimed will not exceed 400
miles in length. The design of the pro-
moters of the enterprise is to make Chi
cago the eastern terminus of the Northern
Pacific.
THE fashionable Washington party this
season, known as "kettle- drum" is of
! English importation, and signifies re-
ception given by some social or political
nabob at which the guests get little or
nothing in the way of refreshments save
the light of his magnificent coun-
tenance. In other words, it is what
would be called, in Western parlance, a
''dry-bob." 1t is unnecessary to state
that they are not very popular among
party-goers generally, who are mostly
blessed with good appetites, and do not
fancy visit to fashionable restaurant
after ''kettle-drum, (" and dining at their
own expense.