Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-04-25

ground beside the potato pit, and was COW
cred only with snow to the depth of about
one foot was found to be as free from
ice as when placed there last fall.
THE New York Tribune has the follow
ing touching anecdote OF The Atlantic dis
aster, as related by u ships steward:
"Rosey Sheat, about three years old, sat at
my table," says he, "with her father,
mother and brother and was, fond Of me
When got out Mr., Sheat placed her in
my arms in her nightdress, and asked me
to save her. thought of my own little
girl of the same age in Liverpool, and
kept her as long as l could. l saw her
father and mother swept away by the sea
and the little one moaned and continually
called, 'Papal Papa ! am so wetp She
died in my arms, and | had not the heart
then to let her drop, but handed her to u
man who was stronger than myself"
A COLONY is organizing in Newark N.
j., upon the cooperative plan, with the
intention of forming settlement in the
Valley of the San joaquin River, in Cali
fornia, upon the line of the Southern
Pacific Railway. This valley which is
250 miles long and As miles wide, now
contains several prosperous settlements,
with population of about 10000 people.
The society is composed principally of
men of some means, with u capital of
| from $4,000 to $4,000 each Rules for
| the government of the future town have
been adopted, containing clause, among
| others, that no licenses for the sale of
liquor shall be granted Ten persons
have paid in full the amounts required,
and ten others have signified their inten-
ton of joining. None are accepted except
steady, industrious persons, who will enter
earnestly into the designs of the company.
In Clarke County, Iowa, case of re-
voting cruelty to a child has just been
made public, 1t is stated that Daniel
Sans, IA United Brethren preacher, living
near Smyrna, is the fiend, and a little girl
named Oglesby the victim At the pre-
| liminary trial witnesses testified to repeat
ed beatings and knock-downs; to the
! child being put out doors in the coolest
| weather; kept out until its feet were
frozen, and that the fiend held the clild's
| bare arms to the fire until they were burn
to a blister, and that his last act of cruelty
was to knock it down, and while it was
in an insensible state, he took a heated
poker and scared the flesh on its legs and
body. When the child WINGED under the
hot iron, he remarked to Mrs. RadcliH,
the woman who filed the information
against him, ooh! she amt dead YETI Al
the close of the examination, the Justice
held him for trial. Sans not being able
| to give bonds, the Justice allowed him tC
go at large on his promise to appear fol
| trial. Sans Immediately left the country
and parties at Smyrna were preparing 10
prosecute the Justice of the Peace loi
neglect of duty, The child's mental fac
ulties have been ruined by its barbarou,
treatment.
A CAPITAL April FOOLS joke was pcrpe
trated at Washington which appears tC
have been quite as successful as its author
could have desired. The Republican O
the list contained a long and circumstan
tial account of the arrival at Boston of {
large delegation from Hindoostan. The
lovely young daughter of one of the chic
men died two days before landing, and, a.
Washington was the point of their pil
grimage, they brought the lovely youns
girl there for " incremation" A list o
the names were given as registered II
Wormley's, and a description of the ap
pearance of the girl and the manner il
which she was prepared to he burned
Copies were given of the correspondence
that had passed between the Chief of Po
lice and the chief Hindoo about the incrc
nation, and where it should take place
| Inc Nnlte House lot, or monumental
grounds, were selected, aud halfpast Mint
o'clock was the hour designated for tn,
funeral, There was copy given to tn,
reporter of the ritual that would be used
and so well was the whole article writer
and so plausible did it appear, that tn,
Secretary of State and wife, together will
hundreds of others, called at Wormley's t
look at the beautiful corpse, and abou
five thousand people went to witness th
funeral services The joke is credited tc
Mr.. Akin, one of the minor editors Of til,
Republican.