davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
The Atlantic & Lake Erie R. r.

The following special to the Cincinnati
Gazette concerning the action OF the Direct
ors of the above Road, at tn ir meeting at
Columbus on the 18th inst, fully ex
plains itself. The building of this i'm
portant road is regarded as a fixed fact, not.
withstanding the time taken to complete
the same seems to be longer than neces-
sary:
The meeting of the Atlantic & Lake Erie
Railway Directors closed to-day. The fol.
lowing persons were present: V. B. Hor-
ton, President; G. B. johnson, Vice Presi.
dent General Tom Ewing, Hon. Charles
Foster, Judge Swayne, H. j. Platt, Thomas
Beer, James Taylor, Prof. Wheele, ]. S
Trumbull, and Civil Engineer ]. r
Straughan. A contract was entered into
with well known and responsible parties tc
complete the unfinished portions of the
Road. The line extends from Toledo tc
Pomeroy, via Fostoria, BucYrus, Mount
Gilead, Granville and Athens, 22S miles
Contractors are to commence at New Lex
ington and Chauncy, and work northerly
and complete the work by Jan. l, 1873
The contract includes rails, bridgcs, cul
verts, and the unfinished part of structures
of the Road, and the whole expense of com
pletion is to be paid out OF the money real
lied on company's bonds. The Road is tc
be completed in sections, first on the Balti
more Ohio crossing, near Newark, thence
10 Mount Gilead, and next to Bucyrus
Each division is to be furnished with roll
ing stock ready for traffic as complete1
This contract will be presented for ratiGca
tion by the stockholders at their next meet
ing, in Bucyrus, Feb. 2S.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
sinrnInr pr.monIiIons.

There were many soldiers in the late war
who we're forewarncd in their slccpof what
proved, in almost every instance, to be their
fate. BESJAMIN IsDELL, who enlisted az a
private soldier in Company l, 9th o. v. l..
under the first call Of the President for 75,-
900 men, was soon after promoted to Ser.
geant, and from his stalwart FORM manly
bearing and correct department was appoint
ed one Of the color-bearers Of The regiment.
About six weeks prior to the battle Of Win
chester he had apresentiment that he would
be killed in the first battle in which the
regiment would be engaged. His dream was
related to his comrades, some Of whom scof-
ed at the idea, while others tried to persuade
him out of what seemed to have settled into
firm conviction in his own mind. Ht
spoke Of it as matter OF fact and at no time
exhibited any fear OF going into an engage
mept. Winchester was the first and IsDELI
was the first one out Of four oolor-bearers
besides the Captain Of the color company
who fell dead under the flag in few short
hours on that memorable 23d OF March, '62
| A number OF parallel cases came under ou
notice during the first years of the war
which were subjects of frequent commen
by those personally acquainted with tn
victims.
The Troy Times mentions two simila
cases, as follows: Some time since Colone
o. Wederkinch, the young Danish eng inee
who determined the alignments OF the Hoos
&C Tunnel, went to Nevada 10 supcrinten,
the building OF the Sutro Tunnel. He too
with him Sam. Richards, the man VIII
loaded up the last holes in the lloosac Tur
mel for the final blast OF November, 1877
and a Mr.. Delaney, who hal also worke,
On the tunnel. On the 30th of December a
explosion OF giant powder took place in th
!. Sutro, and both Mr.. Richards and Mr.. d.
, laney were killed. Two curious incident
in connection with the death OF these me
are told. Delaney, when going to wor
the previous evening, told another forema
that he had dreamed during his day slee
that he was in the tunnel and being covere
up with falling timbers and rock; that Il
did not like to go in on his own shaft, bl
to show that he was not superstitious
would do it. But still more singular is
that Sam. Richards was similarly aifec
ed, and said that he should never sleep
that bed again, ana after taking his supp
e he added that it was the last meal he shou
2 ever eat in the house.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
Red.Tnnelsm Run Mad.

A most Ludicrous inetanoe Of the effect
Of English red-tapeism has Just developed
itself. The candidates for vacancies
among the telegraph-message boys, and for
all positions in the telegraphic service, are
subjected to rigid examination, or put
through the, regular official catechism.
Unfortunately, when the Government took
the system into its own hands, Introduced
young boys as messengers, and young la
dies as operators, II has forgotten to issue q
new code of examination. The consequence
is that they all have to be put through the
old catechism, and in the cases OF boys OF
l3, their references are required to answer
these questions: ais he sober" Do you
believe him to be free from peeuniary en-
barrassments ?" " Has he to your knowl-
edge, been bankrupt 'or insolvent ?" To
the young ladies the following questions
have to be put direct as they stand in the
existing code: "AreyQu in the militia ~
"When will you be entitled to your dis
charger" gHow many inches do you
measure around the cheat, under your
waistooatp Is not this delightfully."- at
'sNTdf -C mpereidl
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
A Tax ON Fire.Arms.

Mr.. ]. s. PARKHURsT hands us paper
PUBLISHED at Lynchburg, Va, in which wo
end theso sensible suggestions. to the law
makers,
II has been matter Of surprise 10 us
that in the search for new subjects Of taxa
tion that this has 80 long escaped. II may
be that the sentiment OF the "backwoods"
in relation TO guns and dogs, is still too
strong in Virginia to allow such an innova-
ton Certain it is, that among the most re-
fined and enlightened nation Of the earth
this isrcgarded as subject eminently suited
for obvious reasons---to bear the heaviest
taxation. We will give few Of these reas-
ons. Gums and pistols are mostly used by
the rich, idle, or vicious. The rich can af-
ford to pay high price for their plemures
and generally value them the more on ac-
count OF the cost. The idle and vicious
should be made to pay high price for such
pleasures, as a means Of restraining or re-
forming them. Senseless, idle boys and ne
groes now range at will over this country,
slaughtering the little birds that clear our
fields and gardens of insects and make the
country pleasant with their SONGS The old
guns and muslets in the hands Of the ne
| groes are n great nuisance-offering them
increased facilities for thieving, and addi-
| tional inducements for idlcness land should
| if practicable, be taxed out Of existence
! All the revenue raised from this source
should lessen the oneroua burthen now i'm
posed upon the land Why not apply this
principle to guns and pistols as we'll as &c
whiskey or tobacco? Why should the hum
bic farmer or mechanic he made to pay 8
heavy tax on his silver watch, while the idl'
rowdy carries, free oftax and against law, hi
pistol, costing twice or three times as much
and that too, to the danger of some bette
mans life or limb. Guns and dogs are "a
cred only to the eyes Of savagcs or barbari
ans. The Gfangers seem to he boiling oyc
just now with enterprise, and spelling 10
something to do, and as they are more inter
ested in this matter than any other class U
our citizens we leave it in their hands.
With the experience the farmers On
land owners of the northwest had last faI
with these irresponsible, nonresident hunt
ers, it w5uH seem to be subject 10
prompt and decisive action by our la
makers of this state.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
The Louisiana Middle.

IL the North really muddled, or have
some slurcd the President simply ior polit-
ical effect? Any one that reads can cas-
lily see the President pursued only the line
Of duty devolving on him by law.
McENERY's side first asked interference
and received it. That might have been all
right enough, even in the eyes OF Demo-
cratic Legislatures, but when the KELLOGG
aide ash ed the guaranty of the Constitution
to be made good for the good of the State
oh, what an infringement on law.
What Law? The lawmakers and those
hasty in getting up vindicating resolutions
against an honest officer in pursuit of his
bounden duty, will hunt long to find any
law that can in any fair construction Just
ify their course.
They did it in has.e, or were carried
away by ignorance and pr 'judic,, or they
did it for po'itieal eject. They would not
own to be parties to anything in haste.
We do not like to charge men who ought
TO be and doubtless are above such, as do
ing anything in ignorance, under the pow;
er Of prejudice which goes with it, and 80
must conclude they did it solely for political
effect. For what good policy in State will be
as hard to find as.any law to Justify the
out-cry against our President; and as we
may and ought to say our good President.
As in other executive matters he has
simply been prompt and decisive in the
matter Of Louisiana's Juror and partial am
archy, and but took the step which win
save the country in pursuance OF our. con-
Stitution and consistent laws; the. coarae
that can alone preserve our Union, put
down wrongdoers and ensure real peace and
safety. So only can good order be brought
about and maintained. Good government
and order must be preserved in all the
States, however much il may interfere with
freebooting, oppression, murder and rapine
toward all OF which the course of the
President and the policy of the party to
which he belongs, tends, has tended and
must to the preservation OF good order and
our whole country. We hope that those
who so mistakenly found fault, already be-
gin 10 sec their error, and that such pre-
ense is Two him for capital
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
Notwithstanding that, lotteries ha,

Notwithstanding that lotteries have
been in favor from the earliest times, and
great fortunes made by those who are will
ing to risk little for the chance Of getting
much, there is good deal to be said against
them. And a good deal has been said
against them, so that thousands who would
like to take a chance are kept from it by the
notion that it is not moral to make for
tune at one stroke. Then there are so many
bogus schemes offered, in which the tickets
are all blanks, managed by unknown per-
sons, in whom the public have no conf
dence, that cautious man naturally hesi-
tates before investing even n small sum.
Such prudent people now have a chance
to try their luck in magnificent scheme,
where everything is fuir, and the chances
great. The Public Library of Kentucky
will give the fifth and last gift concert at
Louisville on the 9th of February, 1875.
Two and a half million dollars in cash will
be distributed in twenty thousand prizes,
the highest of which is S250,000 cash.
Whole tickets cost only $50, and tenth OF
a ticket, or one coupon, IS. The concerts,
of which this is positively the last, are un-
derthe management of Gov. Thomas L.
Bramlette, of Kentucky, associated with
other gentlemen of the highest character
and standing.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
Fractional Currency.

Peanuts, Police Gasettes, and dime nov
els are to beexcluded from the trains on the
Boston and Maine railroad in future
Sensible. So
JOSH BILLINGS expresses very much IN
these few words: There is advice enuff
now laying around to run three Just such
worlds az this; what we are suffering most
for il sum good examples"
The United States government has do
mated four brass cannon and sixteen cannon
balls TO the Soldiers Monument Associa-
ton of Findlay. The guns will be shipped
to that place soon.
"Scurvy Mike" and Dreadful Tom
are the candidates for Mayor OF Grass
Plains, Neb. Both are running on the
anti-grasshoppcr ticket. "Scar-faced Bob '
was beaten in the nominating convention.
The Holmes County Democratic officials
who stole the s35 900 from the school funds
have been summoned to appear in court
As such occurrences nre common with Of
ficials OF that political faith, VIC make M
howl about it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
An Item for PInInInx MIN owners.

A Mr.. ]. P. Woodbury., Of Boston, has
issued circular 10 all owners Of planning
mills in the country, claiming royalties 10
the amount Of more than twenty-five mil
lions Of dollars for the use Of certain devil
ces in planning machinery, on which Wood
bury claims TO have patents. The first
claim for patent on Mr.. Woodbuty's in
vention was made IN June, 1S4S, and, after
long series Of failures with the patent
office, he, In 1871, renewed his rejected
claims, as follows, the pressure ar"spoken
Of being the device in front Of the rotary
cutter for the purpose Of holding the board
down firmly while IL is being planned;
First--I claim the combination Of ro-
tary cutter and yielding prcssure-bar,
substantially as and for the purpose de-
scribed
Second-The combination Of solid bel
and yielding pressure-bar or bars, for the
purpose Of holding down the material be-
ing acted upon by the cutter, substantially
as set forth.
| AHS vi " HOliu DNu
a rotary cutter, and yielding prcssurc-b bar
or bars, substantially as described.
Fourth-The combination Of two pres
surc-bars one OF which is supported upon
arms and the other upon springs, substan
TALLY as and for the purpose set forth.
notwithstanding the fact that his claimi
had been denied by the Patent Office, and
practically abandoned for nearly twent,
years, the Patent Commissioners, on thI
29th of April, 1873, granted Woodbury.
patent on the above named devices, whiri
cover about all the essential points of
plhining machine. Armed with this patcIii
Woodbury., backed, il is said, by power
/ full stock company, now comes down utpoi
the plNining-mill owners Of the country 70
ten dollars as license fee on all ma
: chimes used, and twenty cents per thout
| and feet as ROYALTY on all lumber plane
= by machinery involving his patents. III
; claim is Estimated nt $25, ,796, ,l60, an
the planning mill owners are organizing
heavy defense association, TO which Uac
member contributes ten dollars for GAG
machine used. The opinion seems to b
3 that Woodbury. has tenable claim az III
l association is already talking about con
promising with him. 1t is one Of the mo-
remarkable cases of this kind ON record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
,tFrom the Franklin hal Enterprise }
Tho RIocL FLAG

There should be kept and carefully
preserved for future reference black list,
or book OF remembrance, IN every Parish,
wherein should I've inscribed the names OF
those white men who in this emergency
proved recreant. TO the instinct and duties
Of race, and cast their lot with the African
The infamous record should be as cohspic-
nous for all time TO come as the pictures OF
rogues' galleries of large cities These men
must not be forgotten. Let their names be
written in the black list with pen of ada
mant, that they who descend from their
loi1s to the fourth generation may be Pari-
abs, forever cast out from all associations
with the Caucasian race. Let all who ad-
here to the negro party in this political con.
test be reckoned as negroes, and treated az
such. Let the black list for ST. Mary be
opened. Let the names OF those who pant
for immortal infamy he enrolled whose
names shall head the list2 We know two
father and son, who have equal claims to
the distinction" 't s.t
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

The youngstown Register says: "The
appointment of the Hon. Samuel B. A1tell
as Governor of Utah brings up once more
the share which Ohio has IN the govern
ment Of the country. He is the fourth Ter
ritorial Governor, not only from this State,
but from this immediate neighborhood.
McCook, of Colorado, halls from Columbi-
ana county; as also does Campbell, of Wy
oming. Potts, of Montana, comes from
Carroll, the county of "hoop-poles and
whippowils; While Axtell, though for
time member of Congress from Califor.
mia, has, for the past four years, resided in
his native county. Summit"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

De Kalb County, ILL.,, has a nice little
claim to adjust. Thirteen years ago the
Supervisors passed resolution granting
each volunteer in the Sth Cavalry bounty
of Sl00, of which Sos were paid to each,
the county contributing $40 men. The sur
vivors and heirs of these now sue for " back
pay" If they win, the county will have
to raise $4,000 to pay the claims with the
accumulated interest.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

The high price of sewing mac hines is
principally owing to the Wilson patent
on the feed, and now an effort is being
made to have Congress grant to Mr.. Will
son a second extension cf his patent As
it has already run twenty-four years, and
has beon mine of wealth to the patentee,
il is to be hoped that the extension will
not be granted, and that the price of sew
ing machines may thus come within reason
able bounds.-C0 Columbus Dispatch.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

"Rise up' William, Alien, q Democratic
biscuit saved from The ark, who by virtue
Of a voice Of a adopkey, and longevity like
Methuselah, is Governor OF Ohio, wants the
Legislature of that'State to utter AN "indig-
mani protest" against the fhagrant outrage
To. civil liberty in louisiana. No great in-
tef4st centersin in what THIS santideluviansays,
bdtwe all naturally wonder of hearing the
great American mummy speak at all and
welisten. We know, what his words will
be,lf4r they We're framed during the rebel
roh,when ha made speeches against the
pr0secution OF the war, and when, though
just as disloyal, he was little more imbi-
cileth now. He soon passed beyond the
ability TO manufacture a new sentence, and
50 the one stands and is trotted out on ev-
cry fresh occasion. "Flagrant usurpation,"
is the pith and marrow of his musty NUT
terings, and he utters them on each recur-
ring occasion as if they were as fresh and
glittering as new bullets Let this sapless
relic OF pro-slavery times be pacifed. Since
he was on earth in mortal juciness the
times have changed, and State rights are
no longer paramont to national integrity.
He can't hear this, but II some of his friends
will turn him around, so that be will stop
trying to approach eternity backward he
may see signs whie', will tell him . t.ss
new era Ilier-Os y !. ~ }se, y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

The London Times of the 18th says: "In
the gloom that surrounds us, one thing is
perceptible-all are arming, Germany is
arming en- mas,e Surrounding nations,
including the best part of the world, cannot
do otherwise. Momentary dreams of peace
have fed. Germany recognizes the stern
necessity that what she won by arms, she
can only hold by arms, and while arms are
in her hands"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

The first OF the week two men in the vi
cinity of the malt house had family jar
in which rusty cavalry sabre and a revol-
yer were used, without any serious marks
The sabre wouldn't go Oh, but the pistol
did, and now the lawyers will see how the
old thing works. 1t was all about leaving
the gate open; only this, and nothing more
Troy BuLetin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

One OF the last benevolent acts Of the
late GERRET SMITH was the giving Of
$4,000 in cash to the Kansas, Nebraska
and Minnesota sufferers from the Grass
hopper plague. AS a man Mr.. SMITH was
hardly to be parallelled among the bene.
factors Of mankind in this or any other
country.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

The Washington Chronicle says; "The
business Of publishing newspapers in the
United States is precarious one, during
the last four weeks no less than two hun
dred daily and weekly newspapers having
suspended publication in this country
alone, and 1T is estimated that S8,000,000
have been lost during the year in the pub
lication business"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

A contemporary expresses surprise that
Gov. Allen did not send a message to the
Legislature on the occasion Of private
game Of draw poker being broken up by the
Dayton police, as such an act was undoubt-
elly an outrage on American soil
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

In Massachusetts the tax on dogs is two
dollars per year for male dogs and five dol
lars for females. When sheep are destroy.
ed by dogs the owners of the dogs, il known
and the fact of killing proven, are obliged
to pay the damages in full; otherwise
judgement is made from the fund raised
by the general dog tax, so that in any event
the owner of the sheep is sure Of his recon-
pense. The law is proving satisfactory tc
the generally Of sheep owners.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

A youthful Pennsylvania granger, about
20 be chastiscd by his father the other day
called his grandfather to protect him from
the middlemen.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

A dentist in Wisconsin, who kissed q
young la !y whils filling her teeth, was call
ed on by her father with n loaded shotgun
and the dentist paid him FIVE hun lred dol
lars not tn fire it.of in his Office, he being
ex ,eedinly sensitive to noise.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

The smallpox prevails to an alarming
extent in Miamisburg. Several persons
have died from the disease within u few
days.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

The receipts Of the sherifTs Office Of
Hamilton county, for the last two years,
amount to over 100000, of which ST.
5000 was cash.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29
FRIDAY, :. JANUARY 20, 1875.

In the Ohio Legislature, bin has passed
the House making the forcible entry ot
sorn-cribs and poultry houses, burglary.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

A DMINIsTR ATon's NOTICE.

The undersigned as been duly appointed
and qualified as Administrator of the estate
of John Barton. ST., late Of wOsA county, Ohio,
deceased.
- g.-s DIX -HOLLEsBEcK.
January D, 1879 40ct2.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

az will freely confess" said Bishop Will
mer to the Louisiana Investigating Com
mittee. 4" that ! am not in favor of univer-
sal suffrage" That, as We have again and
again said is the whole trouble in the
South. The rebellion newly broken out
there is rebellion against negro suffrage.
1t is conspiracy to crush out colored vot-
ing independent of the white mans dicta-
tion. 1t is the outbreak of armed orgsni-
cations branching out throughout all the
South to nullify the constitutional amend.
ments and the legislation under them. and
to maintain an exclusive White Mans
Government" in the old slave states. I'm
less that purpose is abandoned, the new re.
bellion must be crushed out, or the nation
must succum6 to this conspiracy, submis
sively take:th back track, and leave the
negro to his fate--slavery and extermina
| tion.-Cin. Tines
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-29

THE GAZeTTE is tho sre-s nswsparsr o.
L the sountry. known and read by every body.
Thousands OF pEaotic.i farmers contribute
10 its agricultural columns snnuslly.
Az commercial paper IL 10 standard an
thositv,
Il gives ell the news Of the day.
WHO CAN AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT 1T