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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

Two Eastern papers have given notice
that not only Ohio mnst take back seat
at the White House, but thai Western pro-
vincial manners, which have held The
White House since Buchanan weut out,
have departed, and Eastern metropolitan
fashionable social culture is to come in.
We had not supposed that President Ar
thur was just the kind et pan TO bring
about such reforms rs this.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

Those of the Fiji Island missionaries who
have not been eaten are rather discouraged
at the prospect of eradicating cannibalism
One native recently stated that he had
feasted upon nearly nine hundred persons,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14
TILE pEsIlLT.


We believe the fucis will bear ont the
assertion that the October election, 1881,
will pass into history ns the most peculiar
e,ection ever held in the State OF Ohio. II
was the election that we spoke OF on the
nomination of Bookwalter, that would oc-
eur in the "swcet buy and buy" There
was no issue involved except the perqnisites
of Office for which the struggle was made,
on the still hunt plan. The Seitz law, the
best ever enacted in Ohio for tho purifca
tion OF the ballot box, was totally disre-
garded and by those striving for the high
office OF Governor of the third State in the
Union, whose duty, above all others, 1t
should be 10 recommend by word and
example, the strctest enforcement. We
have not heard OF bet being offered or
taken on the result. Those who have had
sufficient confidence in their favorite can
didates stood in awe at the great stakes
up by their champions nt the head OF the
ticket. 1t was good campaign for the
political hummer. He took his money and
he took his choice. 1t is simply transfer
from the pocket of the taxpayer TO that of
the man who speculates upon the right Of
franchise, with Foster as the middleman,
he being the successful candidate. No man
will spend $4,000 or 100000 in cam.
pnign without he sees some way OF getting
his money back. A prominent Republi
can, of Toledo, remarked early in The cam
paign that Foster speculated of of Office
rs he did eff yard Of calico. The invest
ment made by Bookwalter in the campaign
il clear gain 10 the floating currency o.
the State. '-
Another peculiar feature Of the result is,
that but few seem to have any feeling OF
exultation over the victory gained by the
Republican party on Tuesday. Not even
spring chicken is displayed by any of our
exchanges that have come TO hand, and
but few exultant headlines announcing the
news. The Cincinnati Gazette had doub.
lie loaded editorial OF some length yester-
day, congratulating the Republicans upon
their victory over the two extremes, the
united liquor interests and the Prohibition
lists. 1t does not mention the name OF Fos'
ter, yet strongly condemns the united liquor
interests for issuing a circular prescribing
two candidates for Senators and six Repre-
senatives from Hamilton county because
they "would not surrender their manhood
and take the pledge proposed by the liquor
dealers committee" When these same
united liquor interests come out in less
than week after Fosters visit to that city
and three weeks in advance of the election
aad fully endorse Foster, does il not follow
that he (Foster) surrendered his man.
hood" and signed the "pledge2"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

The Putnam County Sentinel says the
Democratic majority IN that county IL about
14O less than il was when Foster ran two
years ago, and adds these votes cost Fos.
ter and his friends not less than $500,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

A National Garfield League is proposed
which shall consecrate lis members, by sol
emn VOWS, TO work for three things name
ly: First, to amend the Constitution so
as to render third term impossible; second,
to inhunce Congress 10 provide for the ina
bility question by wise and comprehensive
legislation, and third, to work until the re-
suit is attained aud securely established in
the laws and customs of the Republic, for
a complete and perfect system of civil SER
vice reform. The movement bids fair to
become popular, and ought to be made ca
pable of accomplishing much good.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14
MRS. SOPHIA WAY.

The injured aunt is bowed down with
sorrow, and we'll nigh beside herself with
grief and anxiety. This nephew was her
idol, il is said-her affections had for years
rested upon him with such exceeding fond
ness that she imagined that he could do
nothing wrong; but by the stubborn array
of facts the veil has been withdrawn from
her eyes, her idol has fallen, and the little
means, the income of which she had in
tended for her support during her decin-
ing years, and no doubt expected TO be-
queath to him at her death, has been vast
ed and scattered by the hand OF him whom
she fondly expected to benefit. Her healtl,
is feeble, and she is 10th to talk upon the
snliincI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

Tippecanoe Herald: A word ought TO
be said Tor the zeal and efficiency of the
Cleveland police during the recent sorrow
full days when the city was crowded to its
utmost capacity. A multitude of profes-
sonal thieves and rowdies were there, ready
to take advantage OF every facility for ply.
ing their business, but they were so vigil.
anily watched that they reaped a scanty
harvest. On Monday evening, in response
to call tor volunteers to guard the rail.
road stations all night and TO assist and
protect strangers, thirty-fve men who had
worked hard all day without eating, i'm.
medin,ely offered their services and went
to work.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

The news from Ireland yesterday was of
the most exciting character. Parnell, the
agitator, was put under arrest and the Wild
es, scenes of disorder followed, indicating
that Ireland was on the verge OF a revolu.
Tim
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

1t ia no vile drugged stuff pretending to be
made Of wonderful foreign roots, barks, &C.,
and pufsd up by long bogus certificates of pre-
tended miraculous cures, but simple, pure,
effective medicine, made of well known valu-
able remedies, that furnishes It's own certificates
by its cures. We refer to Hop Btters, the pur-
est aud best Of medicines. See another col.
umn.-Repubiican. 26b
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

The Democratic members of the u. $
Senate elected Senator Bayard President
Of the Senate on. Monday. Yesterday tile
Republicans elected Senator David Davis
to supercede Bayard.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

The Putnam County Sentinel displays a
hen.pecked Shanghai TO represent tho stay
at.home Democrats who would not enthnse
over Bookwal,er.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14
Six to Fifteen.-" Having been an in

valid Tor number Of years, ! have re,
ceiyed more benefit during the last six
months from the use OF your Favoriie
Remedy than fiom the preceding 10 years
OF treatment from the best physicians ol
New York and surrounding country
Thus writes Mrs. Marian Reeve, in let.
ter dated at Cornwall, N. Y, to DR.. David
Kennedy, Rondout, N. Y. IL any extend
ed comment needed on this? One dollar q
bottle. All druggists sell 1t. 26b
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

Do not be apprehensive of a bivalvular
famine. A new oyster bed, covering over
one hundred acres, has just been discover
ed off the Long Island coast.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

Foster can give us credit for arousing his
henchmen to action in this county and se.
curing enough votes to make up for those
who scratched him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

If NE had the money that was spent in
the interest of Charlie Foster TO secure the
result attained in this county, we would
put in new frst-class cylinder press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

MmABLE DICru.-Your Spring Blossom is a
success. certainly think Its effects are wonder.
full all the dyspeptlc symptoms have vanished;
my wife is also enthusiastic in praise of It; she
was disigurcd by blotches and pimplcs on her
face, and had continuous headache. She is all
right now, and all unsightly eruptons have dis
appeared. You may refer any doubling parties
to me. II. NJ. Williamson, Fix street. Buffalo.
Price so cents, trial bottles ] o cents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

Parneli is in favor Of fair rent, rrd
by fair rent he means about two shilings
for every eighteen shillings now paid,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

The Liberal leaders in Germany are
mobissaing their icrcos for strong 6ght
against Bismarck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

Moody and Sankcy have already assuiled
the battIemcnis Of his Satanic Majesty on
the banks Of the Tyne.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

The Louisvilie Cdwie-Journoi puts e
this way, "Blnino will rc-Maine."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14
THE VOTE.

There is no official figures at hand from
any source mp to the time of going to press,
and as unofficial figures are dry reading we
will not burthen our readers with them.
The first estimates on Tuesday morning
placed the State rs giving about 1000 Re-
publican majority. This has been increas.
ed by the latest news to-day to $4,000.
There is not n doubt but that there is n
good working majority for the Republicans
in both branches OF the Legislature, thus
saving the State from the agony of being
cut up into shapeless Democratic districts.
The probabilities are that we have elect
ed both Republican Senators in this dis
trict. Lucas county has mainly gone
Democratic.
The latest from Bowling Green came in
last evening, which gives Foster 932 major
ity the Stale ticket about the same. The
majority on county ticket ranges from 400
TO 1000. The total vote OH State Senators
was as follows:
Norton......... 1850 Manville..... 274s
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

The Democrats failed to enthuse over
Bookwalter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14

The total subscriptions to the Garfield
fanj 10 date are S339093.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14
JAMES r. TYLER.

The attorney for ,le defense is Mr.. James
r. Tyler. He is one OF he noted criminal
lawyerso of thisState. He saysihal,i in his.opin-
ion, this is clear case OF trying to force the
collecton!of debt by criminal:prosecntion
This proceeding, no doubt, was instigated
by James Purdy, II lawyer of Mansfield, o.,
(whO is married to sister OF Mrs. Way on
account of prejudice against the defendent
caused by the preference Mrs. Way had
shown him in the disposal of these funds,
and hoping that IN case the suit was sue.
cessful against him, the Purdy family will
be benefited by 1t.
His client claims that when the funds
were placed in his hands it was with the
understanding that he was TO be the heir
upon the death of his aunt, and that it was
as well for him to be enjoying the use OF
them now. That upon this understanding
he disposed OF them. The eattorneys for the
prosecution have been pressing him for
payment OF the claim with great persist.
ence, and the defendants father proposed
to him to settle, and offered his assistance
in doing 30, but lie refused. He is going
TO see the matter through to the end. lie
was anxious to have the case brought up
tor trial at the present term of Court, but
his attorney could not get ready.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14
THE PREVAILING OPINION.

Among those who are acquainted will,
the full history of the case, the opinion Ia
that Willard Way Hodge came to Perrys.
burg after the death of his uncle, for the
express purpose Of insinuating himself into
the good graces o. his aunt, and he succeed.
world, and very effectually. He was a
young man of fine appearance, and exhib-
tied, in his intercourse with the citizens 0I
the town, rare gifts Of intellect; this, with
his gentlemanly bearing, made him friends
everywhere. BY request he delivered q
lecture for the benefit Of one Of our church,
es, upon the subject OF his travels In China
and japan, which called forth very natter.
ing comments. 1t was the prevailing sen.
iiment at the time, that the executors were
inclined to deal nnjnslly in their settle.
ment with his aunt, and he was lauded i0i
his obtaining 10 advantageous an an adjust.
mcnt for her. Subsequent eyents, however
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-14
THE GAY HODGE HIMSELF.

The defendent, on Saturday, Oct. lst,was
released on bail, the amount being fixed at
$4,000, and he took the cars for Toledo, o.,
expecting 10 return TO Bowling Green on
Tuesday, the 4th inst. His father deposit
ed draft for $4,000 in the bank at Bowl
ing Green, to indemnify the bail and to
cover the attorneys fees and costs OF suit
The defendenant has at no time been con-
fined in Jail, hut has been lallowed to go
and come At will. lie seems to he in good
spirits, looks upon his case in a very hope
ful manner, and says that he has no reason
e"ea to sspend d s op Osy eaar nc snd %
he rather enjoys the situation.
In Mr.. Tyler's opinion, no case can be
sustained against Hodge. The evidence
will not convict him OF the charge, and lie
will no doubt be acquitted.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-25
RUSH FOR REFUNDING.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-There was
received at the loan division of the
Treasury Department to-day $2S,S29,-
400 five per cent. bonds for continuance
at 81 per cent, making total $780,
536, 900 received since the issuance of
the Secretary's circular on Thursday
last. More than one hundred tele-
grams have been received during the
day from holders of per cent. desir-
ing to extend their bonds asking infor-
nation on the subject. Comptroller of
Currency says he has already in his
hands papers for the exchange of six
per cent bonds belonging to four hun
dred and ten national banks, covering
about forty million of bonds. This
would leave forty banks to be heard
from having six millions of bonds, and
these are all believed to be in the hands
of the Secretary Two hundred and
fifty millions of five per cent. registered
bonds may be surrendered aud extend
ed, and of this amount two hundred
and thirty three national banks hold
Sl6S, ,276, 900, nearly all of which the
Comptroller thinks will he exchanged
during next week.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-25
WHEAT IN THE WEST.

The Chicago Times, of late date,
published telegraphic reports from
every spring wheat growing county in
the northwest, from which it appears
that the situation may be said to be
highly encouraging, for the best reports
come from those localities where the
most spring wheat is raised, and for the
greater part the least encouraging re-
ports are from sections where winter
wheat has been found the most profita-
BILE to cultivate. In Minnesota, Ne
braska and Dakota, which are almost
wholly given up to spring wheat, there
is largely increased average, and the
prospect is thoroughly good In some
of the newer counties of Minnesota the
acreage has doubled, and the average
increase for the State is twenty or
twenty-five per cent. At the same time
the condition is usually stated to have
been better, and sometimes to have
never been so good, and the prospect
for an increased yield per acre is very
certain In Nebraska the acreage is
increased, and the probabilities are in
favor of an exceptionally large harvest.
From Kansas the reports are not quite
so favorable as to the quality, though
the prospects are generally fair to good
and the acreage is reduced. This is
mainly due to the fact that winter
wheat in that State is supplanting the
spring sowing. In Missouri, also, the
fall sowing prevails. Not more than
one-tenth of the wheat will be raised in
that State this year will be spring
sown The condition of the spring
grain is not altogether satisfactory, and
in some localities it is poor. In Illinois,
Wisconsin and Iowa the condition of
the spring wheat ranges all the way
from good to very poor. The average,
in general, is much reduced. Where
the average of spring wheat is largely
reduced it is generally because the far
mers have found that the fall is better
than the spring sowing. A dispatch
from Parsons, Kan, dated May 7, says:
The late rains have greatly benefited
the crops, which were never better in
his section The wheat crop is i'm
mpnSa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-25
An EIGHT THOUSAND DOL
LAR BIBLE

The third part of the sale of the col
lection of books of the late George
Brinley, of Hartford, Conn, was COM
pleted in New York on the 7th of
April.
The most notable book sold was the
Gutenberg or Mazarine Bible, which
brought $S,O0O Though this copy
bears no date it is supposed to have
been printed between 1850 and l455,
the printing probably occupying the
greater part of the five years. For four
centuries tie book lay buried in the OBJ
scure library of the Predigerkirche, at
Erfurt, where it was discovered some
fifteen years ago. 1t was purchased
by Mr.. Brinley in 1873
This Bible belongs to the extraordi-
narily rare first edition, and may prop
erly claim to be first book printed with
types The text is the vulgate of St.
Jerome. The type is Gothic, and not
only the hundreds of illuminated capi-
tails, brilliantly colored and decorated,
but the paucity of typographical errors
and the nice execution of detail evince
Its title to precedence of many other
copies in point of origin, and its pro-
duction as an exemplar. The capitals
are many of them emblazoned with or
namentation in gold, and the two vol
umes are in the original binding-thick
oak boards sheathed in calf, beautifully
stamped, protected at the corners with
ornamented shields of brass, and deco
rated at the center with designs in the
same metal and bosses. The edges of
many of the leaves are uncut and show
traces of the cues of the rubicator
They are very broad, measuring l5s
by III inches on the leaf.
The book is without title pages; there
is no pagination. The GAL leaves are
printed in double columns, of AZ lines
each, and the initials and rubrics are
in manuscript. The large folio volumes
are of nearly equal thickness, the first,
of 324 leaves, ending with the Psalms,
and the second, of 3l7, completing the
text. One leaf of the first volume is in
facsimile and sixteen of the second.
The copy is in an excellent state of pre-
servation, unstained by time or mildew,
and has evidently never been washed.
The decoration is arabesque, and DIR.
Trumbull infers from its general sump-
tuousness that it was originally intend
ed for the library of some prince or no
bleman-pcssibly some kindly patron
of the struggling inventor
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-25
A BIG LOAD OF COTTON.

On Saturday, April End, there arriv
ed in New Orleans the Mississippi
River steamer Henry Frank, with the
largest cargo of cotton ever brought in
to the Crescent City-9,223 bales.
Other freight brought this cargo up to
an equivalent of over 10, 600 bales. I; he
Frank is a stern-wheel steamer of not
unusual SIZE but specially designed for
the transportation of baled cotton. Of
this tremendous cargo, only $500 bales
were stored in her hold, the balance be-
ing built up over the entire steamer, so
that her appearance was that of float
ing fortress. Only her smokestacks,
escape pipes, pilot house, and wheel
were visible. Here and there port
holes were located to admit air to the
furnaces, or ingress and egress to and
from the cabin. The bales were tight
ly packed, fourteen tiers high, the
joints being broken as in brickwork. A
force of twenty men were constantly
on the alert with appliances for quench-
ing any fire that might break out. The
cargo was insured for $40O, 900, and
average weight of each bale was 45O
TBS. The Henry Franks cargo was
picked up between Memphis and New
Orleans, and its arrival safely at the
latter city evoked great interest. When
it is remembered that 1000 bales of
non-compressed and 5000 bales of COM
pressed cotton is considered q large
cargo for an occan-going steamer, the
size of the Franks load of the nom
compressed article becomes more appa-
rent. The freight would average 81 25
per bale, and the money advanced ship
pers by the boat on account of this trip
was over $4,000.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-25
NO. 81
THE END OF THE WORLD.

Every once in while the communi-
ty is startled out of its ordinary equili-
brium by an authoritative prediction
that the end of the world is rapidly ap-
preaching. This time the warning
voice comes from scientific seer in
Washington. The hour is even now
at hand, he says, when the crack of
doom will be felt aud heard The only
consolation allowed US is the somewhat
anonymous character of the authority.
Hope that the untoward event may be
omitted from the general programme
on account of unforeseen difficulties al
ternates with fear that the managerial
preparations have really been complet-
ed, and that there will be no postpone
ment on account of the weather
We are told that there is vast and
black body floating somewhere in
space, and that there is to be collision
between that black substance and the
earth. The result will be disastrous
and probably fatal, not to the piratical
substance with the black flag (would it
might be) but to the honest little earth,
which is minding its own business and
not interfering with the other celestial
bodies in any way. When Stephenson
was asked in the early railroad days if
it would not be bad if farmers COW
were to stand persistently across the
track when the engine was approach
ing, his naive answer was, "Vera bad
for the coo" In this case, however, it
is the COW which wrecks the regular
train. What business, we should like
to ask, has a great black body of mat
ter to be roaming through space with
out any definite object, and why should
it want to cross our track just at the
moment when we are ourselves passing
that particular point ? By all stellar
laws we have the right of way. Why
can't it get up an extra head of steam
and rush along in advance of us, or
why can't it put on the brakes and
hold up for twenty minutes until we
get by
1t occurs to us just here that the sci
entifc gentleman in Washington who
makes this awful prediction admits
that he has not seen the great black
massin space" which is to collide with US,
but that he is looking for it every night.
The glass with which he makes his OBJ
servations has close resemblance, we
suspect, to the common North Ameri-
can tumbler, which fact may possibly
prejudice some prudish people against
his astronomical conclusions. He is
perfectly sure, however, that the world
will come to an end during this current
year beeause-well, because he is per-
fectly sure
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-25
ADvERTIsIxG RATES.

One square, one insertion, Sl ; each sutss
quent insertion, so CENTS Yearly advertisement
exceeding one-fourth of a column, &5 per inch
Figure WORK double these ratee; additions
charges whore weekly or monthly changes are
made. Local advertisements 10 cents per line
Tor first insertion, and cents per line for each
additional insertion. Marriages and deaths pub
lished free of charge. Obituary notices charged
as advertisements, and payable when handed in
Auditors Notices. - Executors and Admins
traitors Notices. s3 each Estray, Caution anS
each.
From the fact that the CITIZEN is the oldest
established and most extensively circulated Re-
publican newspaper in Butler county Ca Reput-
lican county, it must be apparent to business
men that it is the medium they should use il
advertising their business.