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NOTICE.
Important Building Law.

A LII PERSONS DESIRING TO ERECT
IA buildings of any character, or repair the
same, where it is necessary to occupy space IN
the streets for material, are hereby netihed 10
make application for permits before commene-
ing the work to the undersigned, Board OF Su-
perintendents OF Buildings, at their office, FIRE
mems Hall, College, near Broad street. once
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Proclamation by the Governor.

JOHN c. BROWN, Governor of the State
of Tennessee-Toa all who shall see these
presents, greeting:
WHEREAS, 1t has been made known to
w me that certain parties, whose names are
unknown, charged with having committed foul
and atrocious murder on the 9th day of N arch,
1873, upon the body of Susan Housen, late of
our county of Davidson, have fed from justice
and are now running at large:
Now, therefore, L, John Q. Brown, Governor
as aforesaid, by virtue of the power and authority
in me vested, do hereby offer reward of (S5OO)
Five Hundred Dollars to any person or per-
sons who may detect and apprehend the said
party or either of them, and deliver him to the
Sheriff or Tailor of our County of David on, in
order that justice in that behalf may be had and
executed.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
-, my hand, and caused the Great Seal Of
lsEALI the State to be affixed, at Nashville, on
the 9th day of March, 1873.
JOHN @. BROWN.
By the Governor:
0HAS. n. GIBBS, Secretary Of State.
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my wife, Sallie Cronin; and one crediting her
will do so at their own risk and not mine.
nh28 Iva JOHN CRONIN.
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the wants of both employers and employees.
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for those wanting situations, invariably to be
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21
How He Got into Business.

A MATCHMAKER at Florence, Ala, once
told us how he managed to get into besi-
ness there. He settled in the place a
stranger, just after the people had started
new town-clOck in the tower of the
court house, but nobody came to give
him job. A week or two passed on
without improving his prospects, when in
a kind of desperation he determined to
make bold strike for business. Every
body swore by the town.clock, of course,
a fact which our matchmaker knew, so
after night he made his way into the
tower and changed the hands few min
utes. Heard nothing of it on the day
following, and so changed them again
the next night. On the morning after
the second change had been made, a man
called on the matchmaker and spoke of
employing him to regulate the town
clock; but the matchmaker told him he
thought no regulation was necessary, as
he had noticed that the clock was run
ming exactly with his time, and, drawing
forth his watch, he compared it with the
clock, and sure enough they were exactly
together. Next morning the town-clock
and the watches of the place were further
apart than usual, and the gentleman who
had called at the watch-shop the day be-
fore now again presented himself accom-
panied by several friends To their great
surprise they found the watchmaker's
regulator and watch still exactly with
the clock, and that settled the question.
They all left their watches to be cleaned,
remarking that they would rather have
no watches at all than watches that did
not keep time. The news spread; other
irregular watches came in by the score
until, before the day was over, the watch
maker had the windows hung entirely
full of work.-HObile Register.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21


THE story of the dissolution of Cleopa.
tra's pearl in vinegar has been told for
nineteen centuries; and since modern
chemistry can easily manufacture an acid
or vinegar" capable of dissolving the
pearl and since history is very positive
about the disposition of the mate Ito the
one drunk by the Egyptian queen, we.
may as well accept the story as true. This
mate, IL seems, "fell into the hands of
Agrippa, the favorite of Augustus, who
divided It into two equal parts" and with
them adorned the ears of the statue of
Venus, in the Pantheon; and, even thus
divided IL was the marvel of Rome In
modern times we have had an exhibition
of ostentatious swagger quite equal in bad
taste to the act of Cleopatra. This was
the grinding to powder and drinking of
pearl worth fifteen thousand pounds by
Sir Thomas Gresham, in order TO awe the
Spanish ambassador with the wealth and
devotion of Queen Elizabeth's subjects.
Pearls are among the most delicate and
unsatisfactory of gems. Even the acids
and other materials of the perspiration in
certain persons will change them and de- b
crease their brilliancy. Formerly they
used to be cleaned by making pigeons
swallow them, but 1t was found by Redi
that, after twenty.four hours of such treat
ment, they lost one.third of their weight.
Nine. de Barrera, in her "Gems and Jew
els" says that the discoloration of pearls
may be prevented by keeping them in
magnesia powder, and the experiment
is worth trying. The cause of the
lovely iridescence of the pearl was among
the ancients attributed to the deity that
dwelt within it but 1t is now known y
that the nature of the pearls substance
has nothing whatever to do with its color.
If we take wax-cast of any pearl, we
find the same sheen appearance on the
wax; for it is due entirely TO the shape of
the surface which, being very finely cor
rugated, causes the rays of reflected light
to "interfere." Glass, ruled or scratched
with very fine lines, will produce the same
effect.
To this day we are ignorant of the cause
of the formation of pearls, though they
are of the same substance and secreted by
the same organs as the nacre, or mother
of.pearl, which lines the interior surface
of many shells. 1t is generally believed
that the pearl deposit is formed around
some foreign irrigating substance for
nucleus, as grain of sand; but then
many pearls are without this foreign nu-
cleus, and the practice of introducing
pearl provoking nuclei into the mollusk's
shell does not seem TO be attended with
very certain or satisfactory results. This
has, however, been measurably successful
in certain cases. In the fine Chinese mu-
scum, in the Louvre, there were exhibited,
some time ago, collection Of tiny Chi
nese gods, all incrusted with pearl. The
reflection was irresistible that the pearl
oyster must be very complaisant to adorn
these fat unsightly monsters with oregal
a dress. M HouLd1,d.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21
Views Of the President on Cuban
Affairs.

WASHINGTON, November H.
The President to-day, in conversation
relative to the Cuban matter, said the
Government had thus far acted on such
facts as had reached it, and was now en-
gagged IN collecting from all available
sources further information concerning
the capture of the Nirginius, and particu-
lars attending the revolving executions
which followed that event. 1t was desir-
able that all information should be ofsuch
character as would leave no doubt what
ever as to its reliability The propriety
of this course was too evident to require
explanation the Government being care
full in what it is doing, and may hereafter
do, to work upon facts, and not upon as.
sumptions and unconfirmed reports. 1t
was essential that we should be prepared
to maintain our position.
The President said he had changed
none of his views heretofore expressed by
him concerning events in Cuba, but had
more than ever been confirmed in them
by recent occurrences. He shared with
the public their dcnunciation of the cap
ture ON the high seas of vessel sailing
with regular clearance, under the United
States flag, and the startling events which
so quickly followed. Spain never having
thC 1oluuu vi SuDd III bldlS
of war, and there being no proclamation
by the United States according belliger-
ent rights to insurgents, the Virginius, if
regularly cleared for the Island of Cuba,
had right to enter Havana or any other
open port of the Spanish possessions.
This Government did not recognize any
right on the part of Spain, in the present
state of affairs, to interfere in any manner
with our merchant ships upon the seas,
except in the usualright in her own ports
and within one marine league of the coast
of Cuba or her dominions, and of this fact
she is aware. Asa matter of course, it Is
the determination f'tliis Government to
protect our citizens in all their rights, and
to compel respect to our flag, The present
naval preparations were with this view,
not TO initiate war by the President, that
power being vested in Congress, but to be
prepared for all possible contingencies.
Upon the meeting of Congress all the
facts in possession of the Executive De-
partment relative to Cuban affairs would
be laid before that body, with such recon-
mendations as the occasion might de-
mand. Tomorrow, he said, he would
commence the preparation of his message,
but would defer that part relating to Cuban
affairs until within day or two of the
meeting Of Congress, desiring first to OBJ
tain all possible information upon the
subject
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21

had not been published was ascribed to the
that 1t treated Of matters strictly
personal TO His Majesty and in no way touched
upon political matters. II had not been, nor
would it be, answered by the Emperor. 1t
was stated IN London, on official author
ity, that the Foreign Office had instructed
the British Minister at Madrid, the Consuls at
Havana and Santiago, and Governor Of
Jamaica, that the Government reserved its
decision on the question of the executions
which had already taken place at Santiago,
but would hold the Spanish Government and
all concerned responsible for any additional
executions of British subjects, The Cuban
excitement continues throughout the coun-
try, the feeling Of the public be-
ing warlike, and in favor Of
taking summary measures to avenge the Vir-
ginius outrage. Suit is begun In the United
States District Court, in New York City, by
Philadelphia firm, to force Jay Cooke & Co. in
to involuntary bankruptcy The Postmaster
General issuesa m order reducing the registra-
ton fee on domestic letters and packages from
fifteen to eight cents, commencing on the 1st
of January next
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21

a number of marines. General Burriel, it
is said, coolly asked th9t all the prisoners
should be turned over to him, with the ex-
eeption of the Captain and crew, who
should be sentFt to Havana at the disposal
of the Comniandant, General de Mari
mats, and declared within twenty -four
hours afterward that all should be tried
and executed, in ordef'to avoid any COM
plicetion with the exterior-that is for.
eign Intervention. He also detained a
telegram which the United States Consul
had decided to forward to the United
States Consul at Kingston, reporting the
capture and inquiringas to the nationality
of the Virginius.
The Virginius had her papers in order,
and was dispatched for Colon, all of her
passengers appearing on the papers as la
borers for railroad that is building
there.
All accounts differ as to the position of
the Virginius at the time of her capture.
One gives the capture as having been eff
fected at twenty miles from Jamaica, and
the official account says 1t was twelve
miles. The Dt0ri0 states II at twenty
three miles, the journals of Santiago de
Cuba at eight miles and twenty miles the
version of the Poce de Cuba at twelve
miles.
The commander of the Tornado public
ly stated in Santiago de Cuba that one
hour later, and the Virginius could have
saved herself by entering some port of
Jamaica
1t seems that the Virginius, shortly
after the departure of the French steamer
for Santiago de Cuba, left Jamaica on the
Gath ultimo. 1t was the intention of the
expeditionists to sail direct for Cuba, but
a slight damage to her machinery Obliged
them to enter port of Hayti. This they
left, touching at Port au Prince, Hayti,
and another port of the same island, until
the Both, upon which day they concluded
to sail for Cuba and attempt a landing,
and on which day the information that
proved so disastrous to those on board
was given to the authorities at Santiago
do Iuha
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21
The UdderzOOk Murder Case.

THE following is succinct history of the
great Pennsylvania murder case, which has
just been officially determined by the convic-
ton of VIM. e. Undertook for the murder of
Winfield S. Goss. The deceased was a mar
ried man, in very moderate circumstances,
who had secured policies of insurance on his
life in various companies, aggregating S25, 900.
During the winter the insured man was re-
ported to be burned to death in his shop; but
the insurance companies, believing that all
was not right, refused to pay the amount in
sured, and the suppostlous widow brought
suit to recover. On the trial, VIM. E. Udder-
Look testified that the shop was accidentally
burned and, as Goss was missing, and a guam
tity of charred human remains were found in
the ruins, it was generally believed that the
remains were those of Goss. The widow re-
covered the full amount of the policy sued
upon.
1t was shown during the trial that Goss
had beautiful teeth, but the teeth in the re-
mains were defective and decayed A brother
of the supposed deceased was a witness on the
part of the widow, and, somehow, the impress
sion gained ground, after the termination of the
first suit, and before the suits against the
other companies were reached, from some re-
marks he had let fall, that he had conspired to
defraud the companies by substituting the
dead body of another person for that of his
brother, collecting the insurance money, and
then dividing the proceeds with him.
During the trial just ended, it transpired
that Goss, after his reported death, lived for
about year in the vicinity of Cooperstown,
Pa, under the assumed name of Wilson. He
had become impatient at the delay in receiv-
ing the promised dividends, and had threaten
ed to return to Baltimore. This would have
made deituncomfortablef it for the parties engaged in
the conspiracy, and SO, ON the Both of last June,
Undertook visited GOss, and after endeavor-
ing without success to induce his trother-
in-law to join him, brutally murdered him, and
buried the body under a pile of leaves and
brush by the roadside. The body was dis
covered on the Ilth of July, too much de-
composed for identification from the features,
but the general appearance, size, color of the
hair and whiskers, left no doubt that this was
his friend Goss, whose death he had falsely
sworn to year before. He was arrested at
Baltimore ON the 22d of July, removed to
Butler County, Pa, subsequently, and on the
9th of November, pronounced guilty Of
murder in the first degree by Pennsylvania
jury. There is said to be very little doubt of
the justice Of the finding, and before the first
of January, Undertook will probably ex-
plate his crime by dsgraceful death upon the
scaffold.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21

BUSINESS
WILL CONTINUE UNINTEBRuPTTD,
l served my country in the late war. The being
that sneaked behind my back and said TO parties
who were giving me credit that owed 5000 or
5000, when only owed $500 or $500, more or less,
chandise that he would bet $500 that could not
pay 20 cents on the dollar, stayed at home during
the war. atk F.
father into his grave, who with his bodily injuries,
should have been spared that anxiety OF mind he
experienced In his last hours. have money in
this store, and more coming in have also sew
en-barrel revolver, loaded, and ninety-three car
tridges in reserve. have not carried concealed
weapons. l brought the article in my hand TO the
store, and 1t is In plain sight on my desk
Before leave this store I propose to know IL
there is any law to punish deliberate and false
statements to the injury of Others. Parties having
business with me can send in their messages and
will attend to them Ny business can go on, but
want to know II there il any justice in the Com.
monweallh Of Massachusetts, and no man shall
enter this store till have some satisfaction this
point. A. .. CoRBETT.
or course this being placarded upon the
door caused crowd to assemble, but their
curiosity was bafiled. 1t was found that row
Of lour barrels, and great abundance of bur
lap tucked into the interstices between the In
dividual members of the row, SO completely
obstructed vision that the place has quite the
mysterious aspect of Baron's castle, or a
savage VOLTS den.vs :. H ltr
Now, Mr.. Corbett shared his store with Mr..
b. +. Hebard, an oil merchant. Mr.. Hebard
arrived at his store, and, of course, read the
placard and gazed earnestly at the -four
barrels and burlaps. Finally, summoning up
all his resolution, he drew forth his key, slid
back the lock, and lifted the door latch; but
be couldn't enter the store, for there had been
stretched across from post TO post strong
chain, which resisted every effort to open the
door. He started back, as he discovered on
the face Of Corbett a fixed determination,
slightly favored with ferocity, aud saw in his
hand the aforesaid sevenbarrel revolver, and
backed OF the step upon the sidewalk. Mr..
Corbett then informed him that he should act
in accordance with his word, and that he pro-
posed TO occupy the store alone for the pres
en, BE would, however, I'LL any small cans
with oil If Mr.. Hebard so desired at any time
during the day. 81 a.e I3s HEg T
Mr.. Corhett would admit no one to his cas-
tie, and said he had plenty of provisions, was
abundantly supplied with bedding, and pro-
posed to stay until the crack of doom or un-
til the enormous wrongs he had suffered were
righted, The store was filled with inhamma
bic oils and fluids and the people of Boston
were in constant apprehension that he might
start another conhagration. Mr.. Corbett lost
q great deal of property in the great fire, and
was undoubtedly deranged.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21
Eleven Dollar Bill.

Thirty-seven years ago was clerk in a
shoe-store located in the first story of the
American House, directly north of the
main entrance to the hotel. The store
was kept by Thomas Hunt, an eccentric
old bachelor, who will be remembered
probably by many old Bostonians. One
day he came into the store on broad
grin, and said,-
d (referring to another dealer on
Court streeD had hard joke played upon
him this morning. He has green lad
from the country tending for him, who
has been with him only five or six weeks.
Well, j went down town this morn
ing, and told the boy to sell all he could.
He was away about an hour and when he
went into the store, said
"Well, John, what luckH Sold any
thing~
"'Yes,' said John, with great gusto
sold pair of five dollar boots'
"' Goodp says J.; not bad for a
wet morning.
"Shortly after j. went to the money
drawer, when he exclaimed, sharply
John, where's the money!
90 Why said John, it's all there
"'Why, no, says J., only two dol
lars here, and left a five and one here.
What has become of it?'
"Why,' replied John, there's an
ele0en-dOlLar bill there, The man paid me
that eleven dollar bill for the boots, and l
gave him back sixl Amt that rightY
"'The dickensp = exclaimed j
"The poor lad had taken a two-dollar
bill of the old stereotype plate on the
Suffolk Bank, where in the corners, in
stead of the figure 80" there were the
al" for 2. So Mr.. j is out pair of
five-dollar boots and four dollars in
money!
And Hunt laughed till the tears ran
down his cheeks.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21

SOME dastardy wretch orept into a
stable in San Francisco, last week, and
mixed poison with the horses feed There
were thirty-three of the animals in the
stable of which six died on the next day
the rest were in fair way to recover. The
had an enemy, and the poisoner is entire
ly unknown.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21

A LIVELY CoIT.-The New York Times
says; "A few days since, it is related, ].
w. Kenne, of Pembroke, N. Y, took his
mare from the barn, leaving two months
colt behind. On his return, some two
hours after, he found the colt on the roof
of the barn. Being unable to follow the
mare, it had sought some means of escape,
In the first place it had gone up a flight of
stairs-ffteen steps-then over the hay
NOW, and out of window in the gable
end of the barn on to half roof, whence,
on the return of the mother, it jumped to
the ground, distance of fourteen feet,
feat which it accomplished without
being the least injured"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21

THAT it's never too late to mend was
illustrated by Ezekiel Kellogg of Robins.
ton, Maine, hale and hearty veteran of
92, who "swore OFF, his daily II o'clock
"tonsil tickler," last week, fearing that a
continuance of the indulgence might
bring him to the grave before he had at
light matter to milk ten cows before
breakfast, and says he can lick half the
young men in the state.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-21

"A cowardly fellow having kicked a
newsboy for pestering him to buy an
evening paper, the lad waited till another
boy accosted the gentleman" and then
shouted, in the hearing of all the bystand-
ers,. "lrs no use to try him, Jim, he can't
readn