Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-10-29
Mistakes of Reporters and Printers.

Chambers Journal relates a few of the
comical blunders of reporters and printers
which have come under its observation ::
Not long ago tailor stood in the dock
for misappropriating his employers prop
crty, and the latter we are told, deposed
that "the materials were to be returned,
made up, on a Thursday, and on the Sun
day following he discovered that the de-
ceased had left his home, and he did not
see him again until he was in custody"
The deceased" was sentenced to a
months hard labor. The following is a
curious sample of printers mixture
which the Daily Telegraph once set before
its readers. This purported to be report
of a case in the bankruptcy court, and after
stating that the Register ordered receiver
to be appointed, but declined to restrain
the action of the creditors, went on thus :
A good deal of evidence was given, and
in the course of the case His Lordship ex-
pressed an opinion that juror should be
withdrawn, and that the case was one for
only farthing damages. 1t was, the
Judge said, sad a thing to see young
man in such a position, which there was
no doubt had been brought about by
habits of intemperance, and but for the
recommendation of the jury he should
have passed very severe sentence. He
advised him to abstain from drink for the
future, and sentenced him to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labor for six months. -
Some of the industrious gentlemen whose
avOcation il is to hunt up news for pro-
vincial journals have very odd way Of
putting things. Under the heading;
death from Drowning" we read:
"On Saturday Mr.. ]. c. Jarrold,
Deputy Coroner, held an inquest at
the Hazard Arms, Mill lane, concerning
the death of Thomas Shipp, who was
drowned on the following night" Chron-
icling the coming to grief of a young
trapeze performer, the reporter says: 1t
was afterward discovered that the boys
collar-bone was broken, but unfortunate
ly, his injuries are not of dangerous de.
scription.b Another announces, without
a word of protest against the Yiviseetion-
lists, that ga British workman is about to
| be opened at Morpeth" A third tells us
"a pony-carriage was passing along New
| Bond street, Bath, when, in turning into
| Northgate street, it fell down and broke
both of its legs" Recording some steeple-
chase doings at Monagan, the Irish Times
said; "A very nice days sport was car
ried on over an excellent course, all grass,
over the lands of Mr.. Henderson, whose
hospitality was unbounded. 1t consisted
of two walls, two bank drops, a water-cut
and two hurdles" Telling Of man who
lost his life in riot, Belfast paper end
ed the story with: 'sThey fired two shots
at him the first shot killed him, but the
second was not fatal" He was not
blessed with couple of lives, like the
deaf man named Tah, who twas run
down by passenger train and killed; he
was injured in similar way year ago"
| The Irish Journalists, however, cannot be
accused of monopolizing the manufacture
of bulls; their English brethren are equal
| ly clever in that way, as they proved by
sending the Princess Louise 10 Wimble-
don Ito witness the shootingof her hus-
band;" describing the Prince of Wales
second son as "an amiable boy like his
mother" and announcing that the Duke
of Hamilton weuld shortly take to wife
1.-THE late Lady Mary Louisa Elizabeth
Montague" W. A NA
DURING the season" at Cape May the
guests at a certain hotel got up for theiI
amusement japanese tea party. A Jap,
anese tea-set was spread on the floor, and
the special participants squatted around
it in Japanese fashion. The ladies wore
elaborate costumes in true native style,
and the tea furnished was an importation
direct from Japan, and of the quality
! drank by the Emperor