Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-04-23


no little time and money in investigating tho
Cincinnati election frauds have divided on par
" lines-whatever difference that may be-
nati double header report will be submitted
next week for the entertainment OF tho SENATE
mud Lieutenant Governor.
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The word Shenandoah means "the
daughter of the stars" The boys who
amhled up and down that valley 23-4 and
25 years ago don't know what they miss
ed by not knowing this fact.
"Frcqucnt in park with lady at his sidc,
Ambling and prattling scandal MS he goes"
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II will surprise many OF our readers TO
learn that there are probably more than
fifty million slaves in China. 1t is impos-
sible to determine with accuracy the num-
her in either of the four classes into which
these slaves are divided, but careful es,i-
mates place them at rather more than the
&gure mentioned,
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az am in tavor,n says ex-Minister Lew
Wallace, 'of changing the name OF our
country from United States TO America.
You very seldom hear OF the 'Uuited
States abroad. In Vienna, where every
traveller IL obliged TO sign his name in u
book upon lis arrival and give His Nation
nlily, no one from the United States writes
United States but simply 'Ancsican.' "
T,,o L., "a, t,a t,,tn nj lpraatry
Ell the Connecticut Senate lew days ago.
One exempted from taxation for twenty
years land not worth over SO an acre on
which 200 trees 10 an acre have been
planted and have reached the height OF six
feet. The other 10 prevent forest firea,
with severe penalties on those who kindle
fires in woodland.
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A bill is before the New York Legisla-
ture providing for commission 10 report
upon the most humane method OF capital
punishment. The aatlicr Of The bill favors
electricity ms the instrument of execution
Ii is proposed to utilize the electric light
plants in Urge cities for the current needed
The humanity OF the proposition com-
mends il.
Voluntary contributions to the amount
of about Sc ,099 week are being received
nt ST. Louis from all over the country &c
aud in the maintenance of the railroad
strikers. The district Assemblies engaged
in the strike have Issued statement TO the
piblic asserting that il hns become danger
roads, owing to unrepaired tracks and the
lack Of skilled hands. This assertion is
n lily contradicied by the railroad officials
Although England is the monarch Of llls
seas, she seems 10 have become so at q
heavy cost. A recent investigation SHOW
ed that the existing navy of Great Britai,
has cost S2l0, 100000, and that lis presen
value, after making allowances for ship
that have became obsolete, does not ex-
ceed $50 900 900, showing a total loss o
Sl50,0O0,000. And yet there is hood
lum demand in America TO expend mil
lions in navy 10 compete with Eng
land.
Professor Huxley says that AN anxiou
wa ching of affairs Tor many years past ha
persuaded him that nothing but som
sharp and sweeping national misloItun
will convince the majority OF our country
men that government by average opinion
is merely circuitous method of going 1
the devil, and those who profess to lead
but who. in Inct, slavishly follow tho aver
age opinion, are simply the fastest runner
and the loulest speakers OF the herd whic
is rushing blindly down TO its destruction
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According to the last census, Ohio lead
NIL the States in the manufacture OF agri'
cultural implements, producing almos
one-fourlh of all III the United States. i
r,Iks second in cheese interest, standin
next TO New York, and nl-o second t
Pennsylvania in the manufacture Of brc
AMI tile. And while correspondents repoi
to the Agricultural Bureau nj Waslingto
tH"t tnt DOHshiIun oH'S hWihuie NUS oee
attempted in twenty-five States, Ohio
the head center and leads all others b.
long odds, in this great speculative scheme
The Cincinnati Telegram calls upon til
Legislature to 30 amend the Russell law
that the City Comptroller, Mr.. Eshelby
OF that city, can not continue the oulrag
longer OF drawing S4 900 for one month
work each year In issuing Licenses, tn
work Of which is performed by cler
a!so paid out of the city funds, Here is
salary, il employed the Twelve months q
lhe year, that would aggregate $4,000
per annum, only $4,000 less than the Pres
ijent Of the United States gets, with It'll
or no responsibility attached, and the worl
done by a clerk
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The Taxpayers of Hamilton, Butte
county, have pelitioned Judge Hume l.
appoint lawyer who has the nerve l.
press suits against the County Commission
ers Tor unlawful extravaganza in buildin
the court house. The Prosecutor is charge
with standing In with the Commissioner
Il viii be remembered that some of u,
Toledo papers last fall were publishing
letters from these same Commissioners il
defense Of Mr.. Gibbs, the architect, whe
tho JOURNAL suggested that they had bet
ter send reporter down and interview tn
Taxpayers TO get both sides OF the case.
The second volume Of Blaine's grea
work is beng delivered. Now let u
have few volumes from Senator Sher
man on his twenty.ix years experience
In the us. Congress. In manipulating gov
ernment bonds TO make great fortune
tor the maDipu'ators and the syndicates
how TO teach state and county politician
10 raise revenue 10 conduct campaign
without politics In them. and how TO sup
press news Of any conventions except ihos
al L. D.