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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

farther, when another steamer, bearing
an excursion party, hailed Rim with
cheers of encouragement, which, saluta-
tions he Acknowledged by waving the
stars and stripest and after partaking
of luncheon and smoke he again set
sail, and frequently exchanged saluta
tions of greeting with his convoy steam
er until about four O'clock, when she de-
parted for the English coast TO land the
excursionists at Dover. AT 4;t5 a heavy
storm broke oyer accompanied by thun-
der and lightning, and very rough sea
prevailed, and of course his progress
was very slow, being only thirteen miles
out at six p. M, and six miles from
Dover, which he hoped toreach at dark,
but, the sea remaining rough and the
wind against him, he drifted about all
most helplessly until about one O'Clock,
at (which time he was about three miles
from Dover--having only sailed three
miles in seven hours. At 80 he had
made o. half mile further, when, the tide
and wind having changed, he STORED di-
rectly for the shore, about two and one
half miles distant, and landed at Fan
Bay, one and one-half miles east of
Dover, at ;38, having been in the water
twenty-three hours and thirty-eight min
utes, sailing or walking or swimming,
or, rather, doing all alternately just
nineteen miles. The course was north
northeast and north-northwest-by-w
After the congratulations of those on
shore he walked into the water and
boarded the steamer Prince Ernest,
where he undressed and went to bed,
after being rubbed down and drinking a
little brandy and milk, and was then
placed in blankets. When he came on
board he was in q heavy perspiration and
slightly fatigued, complaining Of his
face, which panied him on account of eX-
posure to the sun and rough waves, also
complaining of stiffness of the Joints
His temperature stood at 80 deg. and his
pulse at II deg.
AT Dover an enthusiastic crowd
thronged the wharf, and the steamer, on
nearing and imparting the success Of the
Captain and his presence on board, was
saluted with ten guns. After sleeping a
few hours the Captain went ashore, where
a royal Banquet had been prepared AT the
Pavilion Hotel, at which he was lionized
dd Li6ttum and, in short speech, said
he had " accomplished his task of cross
ing the channel, and was glad it was over.
His invention was a success" In a few
hours he leftfor London and arrived here
looking as well as usual, and apparently
as fresh and buoyBnt as ever.-HEeld0p
(lHGy 30) Cor Chicago IHter-Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

and postofice, Cincinnati, total amount APP
propriated, S2,0J0,000; estimate tor 1876
$3.50, 900; courthouse and postofflce, Co
lumbus, s. c., total amount approprf
ated, 1891 800 rs; courthouse and post
office, Raleigh, N c., total appropria
tion, $4,000 custom-house, Hartford,
Conn, total amount appropriated, $3.50
600; courthouse and postoflice, New York
city, total amount appropriated, So, 140,-
690.i4 expended for site, $500. 600, for
building, S70t2, 126.20, leaving balance
in the Treasury Of S62s ,563 sj; custom
house, New Orleans, total amount appro-
priated, $S1t 900 estimate-for 1876, $780,
600; courthouse and postoilice, Omaha,
total appropriation, $31l, 800 courthouse
and postoflice, Philadelphia, total amount
appropriated, SO, $50 600; estimate for
1876 $3.50 900: custom-hOuse, Portland,
Oregon, total appropriation, $3.50 500; cs-
innate for 1876, $4,000 branch. mint,
San Francisco, total appropriation,
81 ,S35, ,S42 80; new appraisers stores,
same city, $232, 091 az; hospital building,
$j0, 900; custom house, ST. Louis, total
amount appropriated, 81, $50 600; estimate
for 1876, $3.50 900; courthouse and post
office, Trenton, N j., total appropria-
ton, $3.50 000.-UEitod States Record and
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25
A Bug Story Extraordinary.


ONE yearago yesterday an eleven-year-
old son of w. d. Malone, of Prairieton,
was the victim of a most distressing
accident. He opened his mouth to halloo
at something when large stag beetle,
commonly known as the pinching, bug
flew into his mouth and down his wind
pipe. The beetle occupies a low rank
In the animal kingdom, and is able to
subsist on little to eat. 1t therefore
lived two weeks in his lung, causing him
the greatest pain and alarm for fear of
choking when it would crawl up to the
lower aperture of his trachea and fasten
its pineers on it in frantic efforts to
get out. Finally the thing died, and
causing irritation in the left lung, where
it had fallen, formed an abcess there,
which was both painful and dangerous
to the young man. The work of decom-
position has gradually set in, and about
half of the beetle has been coughed out.
The pincers, buckler and fore limbs
remain in the lungs. DIR. Swailord, Of
this place, was lately given the case,
He says that he thinks il viii fall away
from It's present lodging, and on steady
expulsion from the lungs will be forced
again to the opening of the trachea. He
then proposes to open the trachea and
reach in with forceps and pull out what
remains OF it. The boys life has several
times been in danger.-Ie1re Hauts Ind.
Gdsstte.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25
An African Salamander.

LAST night James Dixon, "The Sala-
mander, or Fire King" as he delights to
call himself, gave private exhibition Of
his powers TO representative of this pa
per. The man is negro, as black as the
ace of spades, and badly pock-maIked.
AS a model for Apollo he would fail but
as a hot coal HEAVIER he has genius. He
applies red-hOt irons 30 his face, arms
and legs, and seems rather TO enjoy the
sensation. He began his performance by
sprinkling some Tosin ever D quantity of
oaEum on tin plate, and then setting
the mixture on fire. When Il was in full
blaze he cut the oakum into small pieces,
and chewed il by bites until the flames
were extinguished. While the Salaman-
der was taking his meal of fire an iron
rod, with a fiat, crescent-shaped blade,
was being heated in small furnace, such
as is used by travelling tinkers, and when
he drew it out its heat was intense, He
drew the red-hot blade up and down his
arms and legs and across his face, after
which he licked il with his tongue until
the blade became as black as if just
plunged into water. A cylindrical tube,
about six inches in length and a six
pound cannon ball were next heated, and
the Fire King pushed them over the
uOOI Win llS Ddlb ACOt. 1nC SlL1lc VI
the scorching hoofs, and the smell
with which it was accompanied,
makes it desirable that this portion
of the performance be witnessed at some
distance from the performer. Next he
melted some lead and poured the molten
metal into his mouth, and the next mo-
ment elected 1t hard and cold To show
that his internal arrangements are as
fire-proof as his external, he boiled some
sweet oil and drank OF cup with evi
dent relish, his eyes turning upward in
apparent ecstacy. In conclusion, he
heated several strips of fiat iron at one
end, and holding the cool ends of the
strips he bent the ends into the form oi
poker, first with one foot and then with
the other, and Strengthened them AGAR
with his hands. The cracking of the
burning flesh and the smoke arising from
his hands and feet send a thrill through
one.
II Dixon uses chemicals to prevent thu
hre from reaching his flesh, he does it 81
cleverly as TO blindfold the shrewdest oh
server. Noticing a shade of sadness ol
the mans ebony visage, the repOrte
asked what great grief oppressed him
He smiled Qike horse) and replied
"Oh, nuhn much, sar; on'y sometimes
feel bad on count o'haVin' no whiskahs
'kase i would jes' like to enjoy de luxur
o. Shawn myself wild red-hot razah 1
So 1t appears that even this fre-proo
African Is not entirely happy Virgini
Oity (NsV.) Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25
IN A RESTAURANT.

TWAS in a restaurant we met
still recall the glance she gave
And how enthralled | was, as IL
That glance had made my soul her slave.
How quick she turned and deeply blushed
As II she would avoid my eye;
And hung her head and went to work
Upon plate of chicken-pie.
How more and more confused she grew
1t was my duty sad to note,
Until with such dispatch she ate,
A chicken bone stuck in her throat.
How then she started, chol'd and gagged,
| never, never can forget,
And dropped her teeth-I think they were
At least fifty dollar set.
SO paled my hopes rs pales the light
That fancy lends her fairy scenes
She grabbed her worries up and fed,
And resumed my pork and beans.
brooklyn Argus.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25
To.DAY AND roMoRRoW.

1oN'T tell me OF tomorrow,
Give me the man who'll say,
mat when o good deeds TO be done
Let's do the deed today
We may all command the present,
IT we act and never wait;
But repentance is the phantom
OF a part that comes too late.
Don't tell me Of tomorrow,
There is much TO do to-day
That can never be accomplished
II we throw the hours away.
Every moment has its duty,
Who the future can foretellY
Then why put off till tomorrow
What to-day can do os well?
Don't tell me Of tomorrow,
If we look upon the past "a
How much that we have left todo
We cannot de at last;
To-day it Is the only time
For all on this frail earth;
Il takes an age TO form life,
"A moment gives it birth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25
SWIMMING THE ENGLISH CHAN.
MEL.
Capt. BOytOD ana His Life-Preserving
Dress-A Successful Trip Across
the English Channel.


THE village of Grisnez, the starting
point, is on the coast of France, about
300 yards from the lighthouse, and nine
teen miles distant across the channel
from Fan Bay, where this amphibious
navigator landed. Before putting on his
bathing or sailing costume the Captain
was examined by DR.. Direr, his ply
sician, and pronounced to be in sound
health, and in better condition than when
he undertook his last sail. A deafening
huzza greeted the Captain as he stepped
into the water at three a. m. sharp, with
paddle in hand, shouting VSUe Ia
FrGncep His departure was announced
by the discharge of rockets, blazing bon
fires, and the roar of artillery by the viii
layers; also from the steamer Prince
Ernest. The sea was calm and dark, the
moon being obscured by clouds; the
wind was light, but occasionally blow
ing hard from the southwest, and the
weather was hazy, the barometer mark
ing seventy-siX degrees, with downward
tendency, His course across the chan,
mel was the most direct that could be
selected, being the same as the last,
though starting from the French coast
this time, and the English side the last
After padding about a mile to the north
west Of Grisnez he hailed the Conveying
vessel and asked that his san, which he
had forgotten, be sent for, as he did not
think he could get along without it. He
fixed his sail, with small veil flag at the
peak, blew his fog horn, and started, but
did not make much headway until after
daylight, as both wind and tide were
against him. At daylight the spectators
on the vessel saw the Captain not far of,
vigorously working his paddle and under
pretty fair headway when he saluted
them by furling and unfurling his sail,
blowing his fOg-horn, and standing up In
the water TO show them that he was not
fatigued; after which he vigorously pad
died away amid rounds of cheers. ~
At eight o'clock, five hours after start
ing, he was seven miles from Grisnez,
the starting point, and at twelve o'clock
he had only proceeded about three miles
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

From advance sheets of the new Cllica-
go City Directory it appears that there is
in that city population of about 43S, 900.
The number Of names Is t46, 1873.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

"A Fultonville man got rid of an
organ grinder by pointing to the elegant
hennery, and informing him that the
family occupying that domicile were ex-
ceedlngly fond of organ music. The
organ-man stopped playing before the
hennery when the aroused roosters be.
gan to crow.-UticG Observer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

THE telescope lately constructed for
Dearborn Observatory, Chicago, has been
placed in position and is ready for use.
This is the third largest instrument in the
world and is said to be ono Of the best.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25
In the French Assembly.

A PARIS correspondent of the Boston
JOuTnaL writes The Assembly is delight
fully informal and sometimes reminds
one of a New England school in summer
when the teachers back is turned. If
the members did not know that it is un-
dignitied TO make faces at the honorable
President when he is not looking, fear
they would do it. The boyish manner in
which they revolt against his attempts
to preserve silence is the same as Jn old.
Nothing has been gained in decorum
since the Assembly left Bordeaux. Old
Father Thiers comes IN, swinging down
the aisle, or sliding in by side door,
with his familiar shutfling gait, and stays
perhaps half an hour or an hour daily.
He winks knowingly at this Deputy,
shakes hands with that one, converses IL
moment with third, snubs fourth, chats
with the Cabinet Ministers, hobbies up to
whisper a few words to the Duke d Au-
diffret Pasquer, who presides, and then,
unless there is an important vote, goes
home. There is not a more democratic,
unassuming man in Europe or America
than Thiers. Andrew johnson would
perhaps rank next, if he did not often ap-
pear self-conscious and rs if he were
playing the roLe Of humility. Around the
tribune from which the members speak
one may, ON field-day, get glimpses Of
many men who have been very prominent
during the last few years. M. Prevy,
long President of the Assembly, shows his
bald head and genial face daily, He
says little and works much. He was
the only man who ever succeeded
in absolutely controlling a French Assem-
bly,; the Duke 'Auditiret Pasquier, al
though fine orator and man of much
magnetism cannot do it. Jules Favres
luminous features are often seen in the
front of the house; he has grown gray and
old and looks sad and weary. Picard is
as i0vial, genial and gayly satiric as ever;
even when he is serious people hold their
breaths as If they expected TO laugh. He
is large and portly, although short of
stature. His face, scanned and wrinkled
with lines of thought, is really fine when
lighted upwith humor or rendered thought
ful with pathos. Old WallOn's beneyo-
lont countenance beams from a cOnspicu-
Gus position now and then, whenever
there is any talk on educational measures,
or on that portion of the Constitution
which he had the honor of framing.
WALTON looks like anything but man
capable Of originating II project of law;
he might easily be mistaken for country
schoolmaster Yet he is enc of the most
useful, perhaps influential, men in France
at present. He is Minister of Public In
struction; labors intensely at the improve
ment of educational facilities in the prov
nces; hears a thousand conflicting opin-
ions daily; gallops from his Ministry TO
the Assembly and back again at hottest
speed; gives receptions and audiences late
in the afternoon and grand parties in the
evenings, and is witlal so oyer-erowded
that he is perpetual wonder TO lazy men.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

ABRAHAM JACKSON, the Boston lawyer
charged with being a defaultor and with
having committed various other crimes,
has filed n schedule in the bankruptcy
court which pans out thus: Assets $t71,-
G1S liabilities S417 roo
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

NoN-EXPLosTvEk kerosene killed the cook
of river packet lying at the levee at Bur
lington, Iowa, a few nights ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

ONE of the most beautiful wraps for
this season is called the Isabeau basque.
It is something on the style of dOlman,
though nearly tight-titting, has larger
hanging sleeves, and is made of lace and
cashmere, richly trimmed with lace in
sertion and jet. A irill of lace is around
the neck, which makes it very becoming
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

Black kberries were in the San Fran
cisco market the last Of May.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

Crystal Springs, Miss, win ship 50,-
600 boxes of peaches North during the
season.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

j. j. HrNDs, of Alabama late mail CON
tractor and present United States Marshal,
who was recently indicted in Washington
on charge of bribing a Postoflice clerk
to alter bid for mail transportation, has
been found "not guilty" Other indict-
ments are pending.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

An American Spirimalist whom the
cable calls NJ. Firman, and who has been
in the spiritual photograph business, pro-
Tossing to give accurate likenesses of de
parted friends, has been sentenced to six
months imprisonment by a Partisan
court as a common swindler.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25

THE loss occasiOned by the late strike
in the Pennsylvania coal regions is esti-
mated to have caused loss TO operators
and workmen of fully $10,000,000. AS
the latter have resumed work at the rates
proposed by the former-a reduction of 10
per ccnt.--it will be seen that they have
gained nothing, but have lost from three
to four months wages. Many of them
were reduced to the verge Of starvation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-07
BY TELEGRAPH
Fiendish Outrage.

BALTIMooE, June 7.-Oo Saturday after
noon, near Oienton, at the junction OF the
Baltimore and Potomac and the Annapolis
railroads, 10 Anne Arundel county, daughter
Of John Jackson, farmer, was ioully outraged
by an unknown negro man. The young lady
is aged about Is, most respectfully connected
and highly respected and beloved. 1t appears
the other members of the family were absent
from the house, and Miss Jackson went to the
sprug, short distance from the dwelling, to
get pail of fresh water. While returning she
was met by the negro, who seized her by, the
throat aud dragged her to the bushes, holding
a loaded gun 10 one hand, and threatening to
kill her if she resisted. Before being overcome
The lady fought desperately, her clothes being
torn in sbrcwds and her face and neck terribly
cut aud bruised. The negro made his escape,
but parties are in pursuit, and if caught sum
mary justice will be dealt. Description OF the
negro: The negro, who. as already stated, was
a stranger in the neighborhood; was full
blooded African; stout build and little below
the medium stature; be wore mustache, side
whiskers and goalee, and was dressed in suit
of dark pad clothing, with broad black binding,
and wore black SLOUGH bat He had been 10
the ueighborhood two or three days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-07
From the South Pacific.

San FRANCISCO, June 6.-The steamship
CITY of Melbourne has arrived from Sydney
n. S. w.
Madame Rastaul, wife Of the French com
munist, has written letter saying that her
husband and his companions escaped from
New Caledonia to show to the world the man
ner in which the communist prisoners we're
doomed to death by starvation in New Gale
doDia.
Mr.. Carroll, member of Parliament from
Ararat has been committed on several charges
of forgery as agent of Goldsborough & Co.,
wool brokers' The torgerles amount 10 the
aggregate to many thousand pounds.
The Government of Queensland is about to
take measures to check Chinese immigration,
but has not yet decided upon the means to be
employed. ;.
A tidal wave at Port Prize, South Australia,
damaged the town to considerable extent.
At Lifu, Loyalty Islands, on the night OF
March goth, there was a sharp shock of earth
quake, followed by others the next day, and on
the evening of the Goth fearful shock oc-
Cured, doing much damage to buildings 1t
was succeeded by a tidal wave, which swept
away three villages, causing an immense de-
struction of life and property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-07
Fraudulent Claims.

ST. LOUIS, June 1T was announced some
weeks siuce that a great fraud 10 war claims
was being perpetrated upon this State and the
Uoitcd States. The whole matter has now as
sumed definite and official shape, and Adju-
tant General George Z. Bingham will to-day
lay before the Constitutional Convention re-
port of his investigation of affairs, showing
that fraudulent claims amounting to Sll 300
were paid for military service rendered by the
l7th Regiment, organized in St. Louis, al
though the regiment was never in active ser
vice, and that the amount Of war claims audit
ed and allowed and the certificates of indebted
ness issued therefor by the Paymaster General
i 81 HI, 1926, while the amount due enrolled
militia for services during the war, as appears
on the record Of unpaid Claims is only $780,
S6D
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-07
The Indians.

New YORK, May THE indians who were
Just recently in Washington, arrived here yes,
tcrday, and will remain few days.
LOUISVILLE, May s. "A letter to the Couri'
er Journal from Fort Sill, Indian Territory,
dated May 81, says: 1.-THE Quabada tribe OF
wild Comapches are expected at Fort Sill to
day to surrender, agreeing to turn over to
the military authorities all their arms and
horses and mules. The baud has been ralding
in Texas for five years, and the authorities have
always failed to induce them to come on the
reservation They have been looked for by
the 4;h U. S. cavalry on the staked plains,
under command of Gen. Mckenzie, but seldom
could they, or any portion of them, be found.
But one small baud OF Apaches are now out,
and it is rumored that they will follow the ex-
ample of their Quahada friends, which would
leave the Southern staked plains free from hos
tilp Indians