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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-20
NOTED FOR SERVICE.
Career of Famous War Vessel in the
Rebellion,

Rebellion,
Very few vessels of the navy played
such a conspicuous part in the war of
the rebellion, as did the L. S. steamer
'Pawnee," built at Philadelphia in the
year 1858. Bark rugged, screw steamer
of fifteen guns, So tons. When it was
determined to send relief to Fort Sump-
ter, the Pawnee was one of the vessels
selected, leaving New York. April 8,
1861, reaching Charleston Harbor on the
18th. When Major Andersons garrison
was transferred to the steamer Baltic,
for New York, the Pawnee proceeded to
Washington, d. c., reaching there on
the 18th. And then under command of
Captain S. c. Rown, the Pawnee was
ordered to Norfolk navy yard with Com
modore Paulding to save the yard from
capture by the insurgents. Finding it
impossible to do so, the yard was de-
stroyed and the Pawnce returned to
Washington and constituted part Of
the Potomac Flotilla there; consisting
of the Freeborn, Anicostia and Reso-
Lutte.
The first naval engagement of the war
was fought by these three vessels and
the Pawnee at Matthias Point, near Ac-
quia creek, on the Potomac river, May,
1861. The Pawnee was then ordered to
Alexandria, Va, and assisted in landing
the famous Ellsworth Fire Zouaves, rem
dering important and valuable service.
In October, 1861 Captain Rowan was re-
lieved by Commander Wyman, and the
Pawnee joined the Port Royal expedi-
tion under Flag Officer DUPONT, leaving
Hampton Roads October 30. This ex-
pedition captured Forts Walker and
Beauregard November Z, after which
Commander Wyman was relieved by
Captain Perciyal Drayton. The Pawnee
proceeded to St Augustine, Fla, cap
turing Fort Clinch, st. Mary's, Fernan-
dina and some smaller places on the
coast of Georgia and Florida.
The Pawnee was then ordered to join
the Fort Hatteras expedition on the
coast of North Carolina. After the cap
ture of Hatteras the Pawnee was sent
North for repairs, after which it return
ed to tho South Atlantic Squadron, and
in the attack on James Island was
struck by the enemy thirty-four times.
She also served at Legarville, Bulls Bay,
Stone Inlet and Trellfinny creek; ais CO.
operated with Shermans army on it's
famous march along the Coast and final
ly anchored off Charleston, S. c., on the
22d day of February, 1865, and is now
storeship at Port Royal, g. C.-American
Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-20

Our neighbors, tho Fifth New York
and First Connecticut, suffered in this
way, and battery was established on
our front to check the annoyance. This
promised little excitement. Some of
the boys of the Sixth Infantry band
thought they would enjoy the sight of
the opening OF our battery on the enemy,
so Kennedy, Hobbs and mysolf sailed
out for the fun. We took our position
for observation on little knoll beside
the road that ran in our front Scarce
ly had we established ourselves when
an aged colored man passing along the
road told us that we were in very dan
gerous position; that the enemy had tho
range of tho road and fired at every
passing wagon.
BY this time many others had congrc-
gated at the same spot, and sure enough
along came wagon with its white COW
er. just then we noticed that an artil-
leryman going toward the new battery
in cur front stopped very low and look
ed upward, q movement that we ali
recognized as indicating the noise of a
she'll passing close to him.
The wagon was in front of us at this
moment, and we all stopped low, for we
heard the ominous scream, and as tho
wagon passed the she'll grazed the feed
box. Those behind, while STOPPING,
pressad tho men standing in front on
She edge of the knoll, and about ten of
us were thrown on top of the shell as it
struck into the soft, sandy road The
she'll did not explode, thank Sod, or like
ly l should not have written these few
lines, for l was in front and the others
fell on top of me. We all scrambled to
our feet, and thankful for getting off
safe, made tracks for our camps. There
is none save myself to vouch for this
story, Hobbs and Kennedy having, un-
derstand, passed over to the majority.
Perhaps some of tho other comrades
may meet this description of the Incl
dent and testify. N. y. Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-20
GIRL OR GOAT.
The PoIygIot Court Of Cyprus somewha
Confused.

Confused.
The courts Of Cyprus are afflicted by
linguistic chaos, compared with which
the polyglot proceedings of New York
police courts are simplicity itself. A
Christian and Turk recently appeared
before criminal court to settle dis
pute about goat The presiding JUS
tice was an Englishman, ono associate
Christian, the other a Mussulman, the
secretary an Anglicized Frenchman.
The interpreter was an Armenian. The
Christian plainant accused the Turk
ish prisoner of having stolen his goat,
or kudella, as the Cyprians say. In lay
ing the complaint before the court the
Armenian interpreter confused kudella
with kopella, and thus gave the idea
that the case concerned the abduction
of young girl.
~ have had her for three years, and
got her originally from Hadshi Dimitri," F"
exp aimed the complainant.
The presiding justice at once put in
English the vital question of most
Cyprian disputes:
"Was any effort made to change the
religion Of the victim?"
"Whose religion?" asked the Chris
tian in astonishment, "Kudellas have
no religion"
The question, however, got lost on its
way to the justice through the inter
prefer, and the case went on.
The prisoners lawyer, Frenchman,
inquired of witness:
I'm whose possession was she original.
ly9' "se .-
The Armenian interpreter translated,
"Who were her parents?"
Witness--Judging by her physiogomy
should say she came from the place OF
Hadshi Dimitri.
Interpreter-He father is Hadshi
Dimitrf
Presiding Justice-Let the young
creature be brought into the court room.
and will Judge for myself
The Turkish prisoner objected that
the ''young creature" could not climb
the steps OF the Court House. The pre-
siding justice rebuked this apparent sub
terfuge and sent out two court officers
to carry her up the steps, II necessary.
In few minutes there was a clatter of
small hoofs in the corridor, and the
doors opened to admit little black and
white goat, which at once unravelled
the oil bat inextricable mystery Of ku.
| della and kopolla.-N Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-20
dingy cabin with the sunshine of hcrhai

With yoheave.ho, and yo.heave'ho'
For ships must sail
Tho fierce the gale
And loud the tempests blow.
The captains fingers rested on the pretty
curly head,
~To.morrow will be Christmas day. the nIIle
maiden said;
"Do you suppose that Santa Claus will find us
on the sea,
And make believe the stove.pipe is chin
ney-just for me!'
Loud laughed the iovial captain, and "By my
faith" he cried,
- IF he should come well let him know he has q
friend lnsidem
And many rugged sailor cast loving glance
that night
AT the stove.pipe where lonely little stock
ing tiuttered white.
With yo.heave-ho, and q yo.hcave.hoi
For ships must sail
Tho fierce the gale
And loud the tcmpests blow.
On the good ship Polly" the Christmas sun
looked down,
And on smiling little face beneath golden
crown;
No happier child he saw that day, on sea or
on the land,
Than the captains little daughter with her
treasures in her hand.
For never was stocking so filled with GU
rous things! '.,
There were bracelets made of pretty shells,
and rosy coral strings;
An elephant carved deftly from bit OF ivory
.tusk;
A fan, an alllgator's tooth and little bag of
musk.
Not tar aboard the Polly but felt the
Christmas cheer,
For the captains little daughter was to every
sailor dear.
They heard Christmas carol in the Shrek
ing wintry gust,
For little child had touched them by her
simple loving trust.
With a ayo.heave-ho, and n ayo.heave-ho!
For ships must sail
Tho fierce the gale
And loud the tempests blow.
Grace +, Coolidge in st. Nicholas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-20
A FORTUNATE ACCIDENT.
Thrilling Experience of Soldiers With an
Unexploded Shell.

When the Army of the Potomac occu-
pied the lines Of investment on the
Chickahominy, Spikes regular division
was stationed on the left of
the pond of Ellison's mills.
There was little to do except
picket duty. Musicians were not allow
ed to use their instruments in order that
the enemy might not thereby be enabled
to locate the positions we occupied and
shell us out. Time wore heavily on our
hands with only the compliment of an
occasional shell to break the monotony.
After a little time, however, these visi-
tors became more frequent, some mon
we're killed while in their tents
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-20

day" The weary fin gers that had
manipulated its keys for nine tedious
hours rested upon the dingy window
sill; and the eyes that had followed
steadily tho hateful alphabet all day
were now resting upon the wagons, the
noiseless cars, and the mass of pedes-
trians, going in two opposite streams
over the bridge.
So, while the weary hands rested
: on the sill of the window, and the
" tired body leaned for support against
the casing, and the aching eyes seemed
'reveling in the scene before me, was,
mentally, in Dayton, N. H., village
'two hundred miles away from this tpr-
moil. A humble cottage met my WIS.,
ion, and my ears were drinking in the
aweet tones Of tenderness peculiar to q
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-20
FOUND BY A LETTER.
How John Stanley Discovered His
Sweetheart on Christmas Eve.

I had been a
busy, wearisome
day with me,
ever since the
changing bells
and screeching
whistles h a d
startled t h q t
winter morning
pre- C i s g ! y at
seven o'clock.
w orse t h a n
that, it had
proven one of
those veXatiouS
period s that
snmatimaScnma
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-20

T WAS tho good
ship Polly" and
she sailed the
wintry sea,
For ships must
sail tho fierce
tho gale, and o
precious freight
had she;
Twas the cap.
tain's lit I ! Q
daughter stood
beside her fa-
theirs chair,
A-I t11,,ptnl fba
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02
THE ELECTION LAW.

OouSTtSS Will unuOuVleuly pass d ud-
tional election law like the one now
pending. This ought not to be surprising,
because the relief Of the suppressed vote
in certain districts has long been one of
the most positive party policies Of the
majority. The fact of the suppression is
not denied, but defended. The Governor
of South Caroline said two years ago that
"only tlimsy statute, the eight box
law" stood between the white race In
the state and black rule. The eight box
law is device to annul the colored vote
by multiplying ballot boxes, labelling
them, and requiring the ballots to be
placed IN the proper box or thrown out
of the count. AS the colored voters are
generally illiterate. and as they can be
helped only by white Democrats. this
scheme tends to prevent voting, and to
throw out much of the vote cast
The suppression is not denied, and it
affects almost exclusively the Republican
vote.
IN CounlAtUtioAA ouLA1Ol llliS WIZ ASSou
lation by Congress of the times, places
and manner Of electing Representatives.
and Congress is now controlled by a
Republican majority. Under these cir
cumstances it is not surprising that an
election bill is proposed.
The real argument for any such bin is
4 N,t t1,or is unl,p cu,la1 ,rnI
sion OF a law full vote for Which local law
and feeling supply no remedy, that Con-
gress has power to provide Il remedy,
and that the proposed law will be effect
I'VE The last is the chief consideration
for Congress- If circumstances, expert
ence and general knowledge of the
situation authorize the belief that the
method proposed instead of relieving the
situation would make it worse, it would
be extremely unwise legislation. States
manship consists largely in adapting
means to ends. and in the comprehensive
and sympathetic knowledge of the
circumstances to which laws are to apply.
The Republican party is entitled I'M
doubtedly to all its honest votes. Despite
'blocks of five" and ''soap," it IS no more
inclined to dishonest voting than
Tammany and the Democratic machine.
But we have not yet seen the Republican
argument which demonstrates that in
the present condition of local feeling
regarding the colored vote the proposed
law Will in the slightest degree effect the
situation from which the oppression OF
the vote springs or relieve the vote.
Until that is done the proposed election
bill is neither wise nor patriotic legisla-
tlon.-Harpers Weekly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02
Temperance Column.
mo license and total abstinence"
MRS G. j. sHORTT AND MRS. Il. Il. CRANE,
EDITORS.

Among the laws passed by the Legis-
lature of 1890 is one Of great interest to
boys who smoke. 1t provides that on
and after the first of September next no
child actually or apparently under SIX
teen years Of age shall smoke or in any
way use cigars, cigarettes or tobacco IN
any form whatever in any public street,
place or resort; and that any violation of
this act shall be misdemeanor punish.
able by fine of not more than $40 or
less than 50 for each offence. 1t would
be a good thing if every man, as we'll as
every boy, would refrain from smoking
lin any public street, place or resort. ="
Our downtown streets are tiled with
the odor Of tobacco and cigarettes all
day. 1t is public nuisance. This law,
if it is enforced, will do something to-
ward abating it .-Mail and Express.
Il can do something that you can't,
Said one boy to another one day. Il
can chew tobacco" well. was the re-
ply, Il think can do what you are not
able to do. can let 1t alone.
1t is we'll known that the islands lying
off the hurbor of New York are the places
Of refuge for the helpless and criminal
classes Oh the city. Here are the aims
houses, the work house. the public and
the private hospitals and the Jail
and penitentlary Each is Sen, TO his
or her own place. n writer in Il news
paper article some weeks ago stated that
the admission to the workhouse on Black
wells Island for the year 1888 amounted
to 1886 persons of all ages and both
sexes. He then says 'who is all this
host? Whence come they and why are
they here? There is one word that gives
the answer. Drink! Intoxicating drink
is the key that opens the door for these
thousands to spend part of each year
recruiting on this beautiful island at the
city's expense" Men and women from
all ranks and conditions in life, from
every profession. Even clergymcn. ply
sicians and teachers, from every occupa-
ton, from the banker to the rag picker,
are there, and ninety out of every hun
dred are victims of the liquor or opium
habit What commentary on the license
system of the city and state!
There will be no meeting of the Band
of Hope this Friday. as that day is the
Fourth and both teachers and pupils feel
that they can take one holiday during
the year.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02
Ayers Sarsapari||a,
PREPARED BY
Dr.. J. c. Aver < Co., Lowell, Mass.
Psice o.; six bottles, IS. Worth Is bottle.
Order for Hearing on Claims

Order for Hearing on Claims
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY
~ OF MOWER. IS.
In Probate Court, General Term. June 2, 1870.
In the matter OF the estate OF Claus Hoist
deceased
Letters OF administration On the estate Of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Friedrich 4. Smith of said County.
1t Is ordered. that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented
to this court, for examination and allowance,
ut the probate Office in the city of Austin, in
said County. on Monday, the eighth day Of
Dece mber. A. d. lSW. ut ten o clock q. m.
1t is further ordered that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-.
sent their claims against said estate. at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court, or not proven to its sat-
istactiOn. shall be forever barred. unless fol-
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place of the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by pub
fishing this order once in each week, for three
successive weeks prior to the day appointed
for such examination, in the MOWER COUNTY
TRANSCRIPT. weekly newspaper printed anc
| published at the city OF Austin, in sale
County.
Dated at Austin. MIMI. the second day OF
June. \. D. 1890.
BY the Court,
W. W. RANNEY,
! 1916 SEAL] Judge Of Probate.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02

Order for Hearing Proof of Will.
GTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
~ OF MOWER, S.
In Probate Court, Special Term, June 26th, 1890.
In the matter of the estate of Josephine L..
Hildebrand, deceased.
porting to be the last will and testamen; Of
said county, has been delivered to this Court;
And whereas, j. B. H1ldebrand has filed
| Herewith, his petition, representing among
other things that said Josephine L. Hide
brand died in sand county on the sath day OF
March A. D., 1890, testate, and that said petit
TONER Is the sole executor named in said last
will and testament, and praying that the
said instrument may be admitted to probate:
| thereon;
| 1t is ordered that the proofs of said in
strument, and the said petition be heard
before this Court, at the Probate Office in said
| County, on the twenty eighth day of July A.
all concerned may appear and contest the
probate of said instrument;
And 1t Is further ordered, that pubic no
tice of the time and place Of said hearing be
| given to all persons interested, by publication
these orders for three weeks successfully OF
previous to said day of hearing. in the
printed and published at the city Of Austin
| In said comfy.
! BY the Court.
SEAL w. w. RANNEY
| 1919 Judge of Probate.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02

A pair of shoes is one Of the most typi-
cal produc is of modern industry. To
make them the animal kingdom con
tributes from the herds of the western
plains; the vegetable, from groves of oak
or hemleck or from the great forests still
left to us; great factories supply cloth
and thread; mines, furnaces and FORCES
combine to furnish nails or wire.
Through scores of processes, the forty
two pieces of pair Of shoes require to
bring them together. the cooperation of
fifty men and women, whose division of
labor is so thoroughly systematized that
everything goes with the same regularity
attributed to the works of clock, until
as result, you, we'll shod reader, who
wears the W. L. Douglas shoe, can buy a
pair from three to five dollars that would
have cost your forefathers from six to
tWelve-EX.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02
WHAT office do you want?
LIBERTY.

From a correspondent of the Usage News.
| have been waiting for something to turn
up to write that would be interesting, and it
has turned up in the shape of an elOpement
and marriage. The most interested in the
case was q Mr. Belts and Miss Bird. The next
two interested was the girls father and con-
stable, F. White, who was after them with
warrant. But they being bent on business
and having an appointment to make at Aus
tin, Minn., dlstanced the wrathful father by
some miles and were married before his
arrival. Nevertheless they we're taken before
Justice Smith, but by that time all the parties
concerned had begun to cool off and better
judgment took the place of indignation. They
were not prosecuted further.
This is the couple that was married by'Jus-
tice Noble June Is.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02
1916 [SEAL1
M ORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that mortgage
made by ]. E. Losinger and Lydia Ann Losin
ger, his wife, mortVagors to the Board of THUS
tees of Oberlin College mortga9ee. dated De-
ccnlber 25th. 1850. and recorded in the Registry
of mortgages in Mower County, Minnesota.
January 10th, 1881 at , O'Clock in the afternoon,
IN Book vi" of mortgages on page 1885, will be
fOrcclOScd by a sale of the mOrtgaged prem.
Uses for default In the payment OF the sum Of
twelve hundred seventy dollars and siXtysiX
cents t$l,3.0.66) for principal and interest on
the sum secured by said mortgage and the
sum of one hundred fourteen dollars and five
cents for taxes and interest thereon paid by
| the mOrtgagce, and the sum Of live dollars
buildings on the mOrtgaged premises amount
ing in all to the sum Of thirteen hundred
eighty nine dollars and seventy-One cents
($l,389.7D which sum is claimed to be due on
said mortgage at the date hereof under the
cOvenantsin said mortgage. The premises
are described III said mortgage AS the east
onc-half (la) of the northeast quarter Ga) Of
Section Number ten (l0), in Township Num-
Der one hundred and tour N04). north Of
Range Number fourteen N4) west and contain
ing eighty acres of land according to govern
mcnt survey thereof, in Mower County, Min
nesOta. The sale will be made July 24th, 1880,
or the court house, IN SAID County to satisfy
said mortgage with accrung interest, dis
| burseincnts and $50 attorney fee as Stp,l-
lat cd in said mortgage.
Dated June 10th, 1870.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
OBERLIN COLLEGE,
Mortgagec.
X. Fl. COVE
Attorney for Mortgagee. 1878