Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-04-04
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A CONNECTICUT farmer has named a
prize rooster Robinson, because Robinson
Crusoe.
The Oneida Indians OF Wisconsin
nave brass band, black their boots, wear
blue neckties and read the story papers.
"A PHILADELPHIA Judge decides that
stealing girls photograph from her
album Is as bad as stealing horse from
barn.
KATE GRAY, of Kansas City, married
her lover half an hour before he left her
for the penitentiary to serve out long
sentence.
% NEwBURYPoRT, Mass, has passed an
ordinance forbiddin2 organs grinders to
play Longer than ten minutes on any
block.
IHE Government has established an
observatory at Fort Garry, Manitoba,
Which is as nearly as possible the central
spot oil the American Continent.
THERE is an orange tree at San Gabriel,
Los Angeles County. CAL, supposed to
be eighty years old, which is said to have
yielded In one season 6,200 oranges.
The Chinese companies at San Fran
cisco are now making preparations to ac-
commodate an extensive immigration.
The next steamer will bring 300
THE people of Southern Oregon-and
indeed, of the entire State--are in a
proper frame OF mind TO attend good.
sized Modoc funeral with cheerful alac.
rity.-PortIand Tor Herald.
THE entire sophomore class was sus.
pended from Dartmouth College, recent.
ly, for disorderly conduct in the chapel
whereupon the members hired big team
and took sleigh.ride.
THE Great Eastern Is now taking on
board the cable which she is to lay be-
tween Lands End and New York She
is expected to leave her moorings at Sheer.
ness in May or June.
Two newspapers, small red shawl and
a pair of stockings were dropped on the
street, the other day, by a bustling New
Orleans lady The articles were found
and handed back to her by small boy,
Nor to be behind-hand, Muncy, Pa,
produces ghost in the shape of beau
tiful young lady, who goes from house to
house, never speaking to any one, and
only murmuring, ~ cannot find it--I
cannot find IT."
A WOMAN who, with her husband. was
waiting for the train at Camden, outside
Baltimore, recently, having taken pas
sage to Detroit, Unexpectedly gave birth
to child, which the husband named
Camdenline.
THE Supreme Court of California has
decided that man convicted of murder,
at Sacramento, recently, is entitled to q
new trial, for the reason that juryman
slept, say thirty winks or thereabouts
during the summing up of the counsel for
the prisoner.
THE clerk of Kenton County, Ken
lucky, recently issued license for the
marriage of William Henry Thompson
aged nineteen, and Mrs. Mary Brown
aged forty.five, it being the brides thirG
venture. This one ought to last Mary a:
long as she lives.
HERMAN ELLwANGER, whose wife an(
child were killed by the falling of Johr
Bell d Co. g store at Dubuque, Iowa, il
May last, has entered suit in the sum o
$25, 900 each against the lessees and own
ers of the building.
A LEXINGTON (Ky.) paper tells of
novel runaway match recently accom-
plished in that vlcinity-a father elopinl
with the elder of two sisters, and his sol
with the younger. both proceeding by tn
same train to Jefferson, Ind, where th
double marriage was consummated
Two young ladies of Rochester, N. Y.
sisters, named Cordelia and Emma Bull
volunteered to nurse the families of SOM
neighbors during an attack of contagi
GUS disease. Both took it and died, ant
they were buried in common grave
leaving behind them the fragrance of
noble deed.
SARAH WALKER, seventy.three years O
age, reached Lowell the other day after
twenty-mile walk, in search of work il
the mills. She stated that her object wa
IN Law n q 1itt1a
when old age would render her unable t
perform hard labor.
A BERKSHIRE County, Mass, clergy
man recently received donation to Elk
out his salary, and the parishioners nc
having compared notes, by a singular &C
incidence all decided upon potatoes; an
In they came of all kinds and colors, til
the worthy parsons stock of tubers wa
increased about 800 bushels
THE Rochester Democrat states that th
great tishist, Seth Green, has shipped t
Sir Edward Thornton, British Ministe
at Washington, twenty black bass, wbic
are to be sent to England. The fish we1
placed in two twelve gallon cans. The
were sent In accordance with instruction
from the Fish Commissioners of th
State.
AN amusing scene was created in tt
Treasury few days ago by the presents
ton OF protest against the United State
fer non-payment lin gold) of a $10O leg
tender, which its owner bad presented
the Sub Treasury In New York and aske
for the specie thereon. Being refused,
was sent to Washington in due form
through notary.
A FAIRFIELD, Iowa, mother learned
her daughters contemplated elopmen
and on the night appointed for the fig
she put some laudanum in the girls te
The latter fell asleep and did not wal
up until next morning, and in the mea
time Romeo got tired waiting and wel
nome disgusted. He goes with anoth
girl now.
Mr.. L. B. LEACH, of the firm of Tro
d Leach, Wannego, Kansas, predict,
several years ago that his death would @
cur in the year 1878. Last fall he hi
his grave dug and walled up; about thr
months ago he stated that he would
In March, and had his coffin and shrol
made and his tombstone engraved, wi
name, month Of March and year, but 4
day left blank. On Monday, the 10th
March, he died.
THE latest "family" which has undo
taken measures to secure a fortune
inheritance in England is the Cha
family, In Fall River, Mass, and Nigh
significant name it is. Some of t
claimants are named James and sor
John, but singularly enough not one
them is called Wildgoose. However, Il
family has held the usual meeting al
appointed the usual committee, and,
suppose, will have the usual luck of
ways being very near to handling t
money and never grasping it.-NeaO Yl
Tribune.
SOME one says that humps are goi
out of fashion. Don't believe it, becau
Washington ladies are expected to knC
what is fashionable, and you could rest
sack of -four on the hump you witness
the unfortunate here. They seemed We
funny when they first appeared, and the