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THIS PERRYSBURG JOURNAL. District Court—The Liquor Law decided Constitutional. The District Court now in this place Judges Nash, Whitman and Peck un the Benh. It being generally known that ih? question of the constitution ality of lh'. Liquor Law would be up for hearing, considerable anxiety has been felt throughout tli ; comity to learn the. result, as many obstacles have been thrown in the way of the execution of the law on the ground of a soi l of out-side, decision against I h ; la w made, some month, since by Chit f Justice Corwin, upon which opinion attorneys and others have lei! olVndi is to indulge in a hope of acquittal, and which opinion has embol dened violation.' of 1 lie law, and been the tu-ans of prodiu ing much lit ig-.it ion, cost, trouble, an I vindictive feeling throughout the entir S'ate. We b-liew lh: Court have tal;en the cor rect, commcu sniis(! view of the question, ml that ih. ir opinion will be rc-aflirined by the. Supr-Mir Court if the question ever comes before a full bmch. Asa matter of interest' to th- entire Stat", and a high judicial opin-1 ion that will attract attention and be cited; os authority Irreuftcr, we take pleasure iuj rivin the (minion of the Court in full. State of Ohio vs. Mn the District Court for John Lawrence. ) the County of Athens. Application fir thr. allowance, of a Writ of Lrror to the I'robate. Court oj said Coun ty. Judgf. Whitman delivered tha opinion of the Court , which was in substance, on the joints here, mentioned, as follows: This is at! application for the allowance of u writ of error, to the Probate Court, based amon ; other things, upon the position claim-d by plaintiff in error that, the act nlitl'd an act to provide against tlte evils resulting from the sale of intoxicating li enors in the Slate of Ohio, passed May 1. 18") 1," is unconstitutional. Counsel for the' plaintiff in error contends that this uct is unconstitutional on the grounds: 1st. That said net was never read three tiini-s prior to its pas?a:'. 2d. That it is a prohibitory net, ond not merely au act to regulate the traffic in spir ituous liquors. We are referred to an opinion of Chief Justice Corwin. given at Chambers, to sus-l tnin the plaintiff in error. For (his opinion.! reference is imde. to a newspaper report of! this case. This is not very good evidence; but, if it is to b believed, the learned judge) was, in our opinion, clearly in the wrong.) It was clainvd that th?. law was void, be-i cause it had not been read upon three sevc-! ral clnyp. The present law, it appears, wasi inserted as an amendment on the engross-1 men t of the bill, which had already been twice read. It wus then rea l a third time, nnd put on its final passage in the Senate.: This, we believe, is in accord nice with the parliamentary law. When a bill is once! introduced on a Fubject.it is open to all amendments germane to the subject embraced ih it; and it matters not whether the amend ment is made in detail, or by striking out nil after th" enacting clause, and inserting an entire new bill in form pertaining to the subject matter of the original bill, and no one. ever before heard that such nnouind- ment had to be read on three separate days. The bill, not the amendment, is to be read on three several days. This clause, that a bill must be read on three several days, is! no new provision ; it is a mere copy of the provision contained in the old constitution.! We have, had, therefore, fifty years of expe-i rience under this clause, and this i.3 the first timu that ever such an objection, was raised,' and what was done in this case, has been done with almost every law which has been passed. Every legislator will recollect innu merable instances of just .such amendments an the. one made, in this uct. The Court, therefore, have no doubt of the invalidity of this objection, and that the act was well passed. We have not noticed the question whether evidence can be adduced to disprove the con stitutional authentication of a law. On this point we express no opinion. The second objection is equally untenable. This is not a prohibitory law; even if a prohibitory act is . unconstitutional, as to which question we express no opinion. This law regulates the traffic soa9 to prevent the evils resulting from this traffic, and comes clearly 'witliin legislation for the pre vention of the evils of the trufiic of intoxi cating liquors. Both of these obj ctions are therefore overruled. Athens Messenger. Russian Possessions in North America. ( ! j i I 1 i I I I Tlie probability that, in the impending war in Europe, the possessions of Russia on the northwest coast of this continent may be subject to a blockade, and, perhaps to a seizure, renders it a matter of some interest to know something, both in regard to Rus sian America, and also the present condition of their squadron in the Pacific. Although a writer in the North American, in an apparent disposition to make the most of the. colossal proportions of Russia, on the map, refers in passing to these possessions in America, as if they were of some mo ment, their value is, in reality, of the most nominal description. To be sure on the map it extends from 05 to 71 c north lat itude, from 133 to 168 west longitude, yet the total population of this vast region, aborigines included, is but sixty thousand inhabitants. The whole interior is unex plored and unknown, and at least one third lies wi;hin the arctic zone. The whole area is about four hundred thousand square miles. The settlement of this tract of country originated with an association of Russian merclnnts belonging to Irkutsk, who ob tained from the Emperor Paul the grant of a monopoly in trading in peltries in the Aleu tian Inlands and the, ajacent coast; this was subsequently extended by by Alexander to the whole of Russian America, and renew ed by the present Czar in IS 19. Kodiac was the first capital and the seat of the princi pal factory. It was subsequently removed to New Archangel, which has since be come the chief depot of the Russian Fur Company. It is situated on an island called Sitka, in latitude 57 deg. 30 min. north, and contains somewhere about a thousand in habitants. There are no Russian settlements on the main land, only the islands being oc cupied by them, The governor of the terri tory dcrjves his authority from the company at .Irkutsk. Its commerce has b?en almost exclusively confined to the transportation of turs to uanton, and the import ot provis ions and agricultural supplies from the Pugst hound Company ot Vancouvers Island. It is of small value, hardly amounting to a quarter of a million of dollars in a year, and will, of course, be interrupted so long as the war lasts. The continental portion of the Hussion possessions is under lease ' to the British Fur Company, which of course stands annulled in time of war. We. learn from the New York Albion that the present Ijiitish squadron on our North Pacific coast is under the command of Rear Admiral Price, whose flag is in the President, of 50 guns. Under his order are the Amphitrite J I, the Dido 18, the Thetis 33, the Trinco- mal e. 21, and the steam sloops Virago and Cockatrice, 0 and 4 ; m all 1G 1 guns. It has been staled we know not on what authority that the British government have notified our authorities at Washington that. imurdialc-Iy upon the commencement of hostilities, a blockade or all the Russian ports on the Pacific would be established. if this be so, we shall soon hear of its hav ing been promptly carried into execution, upon the news of the war reaching the Pa cific. This will interrupt the commerce which, within the past year, has grown up between the Russian settlements and San Francisco, and may involve considerable loss to the parties engaged in it. An Amer ican mining company, with a large capital, has recently made arrangements for working the Russian coal mines. The interruption of this undertaking promises to be attended with serious disadvantages, especially in San Francisco, where enormous quantities of coal are required for the steamers plying in those waters. It was hoped that this new source would have abundantly supplied the market at less than half the present rates. Boston Atlas. The deaths from yellow fever, at Savan nah, still range from 30 to 40 per day. It is also quite futal in other towns in that vicin ity. It is increasing at New Orleans, at the latest dates. I No' of Pitch O A O s 3 a ; n a tl 3 t 3 s it (P e. 2 -1 2 P- S. u " B t g 57 o a, 3 ss " ss 10 S O 1 (1 IT. - 1 1. ,JI to CO en a w B 'A o S B 6 P S SS. s S- S- S- 3 . O & S ; J' 3 O 3 i ; p 5 l . . f3 s a n r- 3 So to g M -n o d. " 8. 3 a O Ml bj o p -. t-t - M 10 00 10 Ci - 00 O '-3 O. U3 - i- r- f - y, ( H o 'A Knrls Lopfr. i4 i-i m i: u h h to J T f': lo c C Tl O i'eet V iiic on Surfnce. Co to to H MM 1 V, "p "go p t, "j Vt tiOOOOWOOOW oaooooooo, Sm3333S333 cRxnoinunniciiLi IO (O 10 li 10 M 00 00 5T" h""'ll'yhl9 t-S 2S 3 j- 3 2 n. a. a. a. c c- m 0 o 3 3 o 3 Avcrago Cutting. H O " S E n J W C O O 3 w P ?-o o . o rr. O re 2 tn tn O Of-, r " "S o BS-i 2 J in r 1 (l HI p erg E.(6 n C) 3 C 3 3 t i 3. 5" EL0' c -2 2. a. & 6 2.3 s3-3 . O O l-i C MJ HP tO a- n. g. to O Or S g ..!! cL 5' -) M O MJ - -1 3" B. o 3 IT! o d M S 22 2-0 o o Q p P a re 0 Eg- 2.3" rn O h- "1 c- ci: ct W o 3 S ft) CO - c c- l-t n OT re C O CD CD - c di O . CD J. CD S G3 o a o i Also, for clearing out the creek in Jackson township, from the S. W. end of Ditch 27, up for one1 mile, 50 feet wide; also, for clearing out the same creek from the N. E. corner of said Ditch 27, down 360 rods, 50 feet wide. For a more, definite description of said ditches and drains, reference may be hud to the engineer's maps and profiles on me at this ornce. The lands offered in payment for said im provements are described end appraised as toiiows, to wit : Township. Tart. 4 8 121 i. 8 h! .1 9 3;south west qrj 1G0 9 3;south lmlf 020' 3'north ep.st qn HJfl S'south cast cir' lGd 2 oft 11-11 ll'n U,whole 3we?t half ii north half 4 east hf s e qr 4,3 e qr n e qr 4 s e qr n e qr 4neqr u w qr 4;north west qr 4,v lit n e ur 5, north east qr o s hf 8 w qr J21 32U 80 40i2 40 40 1G()3 00; 11 11 1 i n e qrBwqr 24,121 4:s lit' 8 w qr 80 1 1C0! 80 40 00: OOi 00! 2n: 00: 00i oo: 00; fiO; OOi 50: Jackson. : do ; do ! do i do : do ; do iMilton. I do i do 1 do do i do jAYcbstcr. do j do 1 Slontgomerj In making proposals, applicants should designate tha ditches by their numbers, as above ; the price, per rod for which they will make each ditch or drain ; and also the time of completing the same, (in no care exceed ing 2 years.) and also the land, in the vicin ity, selected in payment. Envelopes con taining proposals,' must be endorsed with the numbers or descriptions of the ditches 'or drains for which proposals are made. 4 oo; o CO 2 fiO; 2 SO! S03 00; The County Commissioners will meet on Wednesday, the 11th of October next, at 10 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of awarding contracts accordins to law.'" Successful bid ders should be prestnt.'preparcd to give bonds with satisfactory security, for the fulfillment of their respective contracts. By order of the Commissioners. J. N. WESTCOTT, County Auditor. Auditor's Office, Wood Co., O., ? Perrysburg, Sept. 7lh, $ United States Consulates. In recently reading the report presented to the House of Representatives on the 1st of August last, by Hon. J. Perkins, from the committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred a bill to remodel the diplomatic and consular sys tem of the United States, we find that the aggregate amount of fees received at the consulates and commercial agencies of the United States, (two hundred and twenty in' number,) amounted in 1852 to $153,196, and in 1853 to $149,147, or an average of about 8G78 to each consulate. The knowledge of the fact that our consulates abroad pay about the wages" of a dtfy laborer, would somewhat cool, we should think, the. ardor of many who are burning with zeal to serve, their country in this cupacity. We find that twentv-seven only are- worth over $2000, viz: 'Liverpool, 814,459; Rio, $12, 223; Havana, $8,644 ; Havre, $6,566; Al exandria, $6,000 ; Paris, $5,210; Glasgow, $1,891 ; St. Thomas, $5,000 ; Trinidad and its agencies, t4.4ib; Valparaiso, iyo,4aa; Zurich, 83,639 ; Bremen, $3,215 ; Honolulu, $2,974; Tangier, Tripoli and Tunis, $2,800 each; Leeds and agencies, $2,762; Ant werp, $2,617; Calcutta and agencies, $2,291; Panama, $2,289; Lahania, $2,084; Ponce and its agencies, $2,212; Bordeaux, $2,204; Dundee, $2.1S4 ; Shanghai, $2,103 ; Canton. $2,148; Bristol, $2,027. Eight are worth between $1,500 and $2,000, viz: Belfast, $1,995; Kingston, $U33; Nassau, $1,788; Marseilles, $1,686; Aix la Chapelle, $1,772; Basle, $1,569; Buenos Ayres, $1,570; Tai cahuano, $1,539. The eleven following, are worth from $1,000 to $1,500, viz: Amoy, Fuh Chau, Ningpo, Halifax, Naples, Leipsic, Port au Prince, Poietiers, Cape Haytien, Tampico and Aspinwall. Thirty are worth from $500 to 1,000; sixty-four are worth from $100 to $500, ond eighty more either return no fees, or are worth less than $100. From these several amounts, each consul pays the rent of his ofiic?, clerk hire, ami wages of his servants, if he can afford to have them. Quick Digestion Healthy Food. Of all articles of food, boiled rice is digested in the shortest time an hour. As it contains eight-tenths nutritious matter, it is a valuable substance for diet. Tripe and pig's feet are. digested almost as rapidly. Apples, if sweet and ripe, are next in order. Venison is di gested almost as soon as apples. Roasted potatoes are digested in half the, time re quired by the same vegetable boiled, which occupy more than three hours and a half more than beef or mutton. Bread occupies three hours and a quarter. Stewed oysters and boiled eggs ore digested in three hours and a half an hour more is required by thti same articles raw. Turkey ond goose are. converted in two hour3 ond a half an hour and a half sooner than chickens. Roasted veal, poik, and salted beef occupy at least five hours and a half the longest of all articles of food. Scien. Amer. By looking at the index to the Congres sional Globe, which we now have in press, it appears that one hundred and twelve one hour speeches were made at the. last pession of Congress, in the House of Representatives, on the Nebraska-Kansas bill. Globe. One Thousand Lives Lost. The clipper barque Mermaid, arrived at Sun Francisco from Hong Kong, brought news that two ships bound to, California with Chinese im migrants 'had Tiee n" lost in '..the China seu, together with one thousand of their passon- In Portland, Maine the drought has rtn dered the 'pumps useless drinking water is seventy-five cents a barrel, and all the beau tiful elm trees are dying for want of water.