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35$ j, . TEE BIUUiySBUIlG J,qpjlNAL. SWAMP LAND NOTICE. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, WOOD COUNTY, OHIO, Perrysburg, December 19th, 1853. SEALED PROPOSALS, directed to the Commissioners of Wood County, will be received at this office till the 24lh day of January next, for making the Ditches and Drains described below, for draining and reclaiming the Swamp and Overflowed Lands in said County, as hereinafter described, to be paid for in said Lands, at the appraised value thereol, as specified below, to wit: 'J! p 1 3 4 a :' 7 8.' 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20; 21 sr 84 15 36 BEGINNING. At McCutchaonvilb uorth east comer north west corner section 8 Uortth west corner section 3 north ent corner section south east corner atMcCutcheonville road north oast corner sec. 11 Kond north line section's north south east corner section 1) section 9 south west corner section 9 north east corner sec 11 north west corner sec 11 south east corner section south line section 11 ' Milton & Mont. F. T. south east corner section 31 Bull Creek. " west or post section 28 south west corner sec 29 west brunch Rocky Ford ( south west cor sec 14 Siimo near Thomas Buck's ' west or post tw sec 24 m w cor s w 4 sec 24 . same west qr post section 17 west or uost section 29 3 line e J s e i sec 1.5 1 4 r 9 Is line w A s w 1 sec 14 1 4 r V 1 ,.- 1 n wcor nene( secyt4ra a e cor sec 34 1 5 r 11 TERMINATION. section 3 west corner section 3 3 south west corner section 3 north line section 11 road south line section 11 3 w corner sec 34 t 5 r 11 West qr post section 28 Beaver Dam Rocky Ford south In creek a w cor s w 4 n w 4 sec 14 same ... in north west J section 27 extends east 120 rods south west corner sec 24 in section 23 north west corner seo 17 extends north 360 rods n 6 cof n e J n e I sec 9 east line sec 34 t 5 r 11 Length Width Average in in cutting Rods. Feet, in Feet. 540 14 1,40 327 12 1.S0 320 10 l)0 320 12 1,50 324 10 1,50 3U0 16 1,50 320 ; J:- 2,00 320 " 8 2,00 320 8 1.90 460 , ,,12 1,50 320 ' . .8 1,25 120 . , , 20 ,50 220 20 ,75 454 , 12 , 1,50 160 20 2,00 240 6 1.25 240 6 1,25 280 8 1,50 120 8 1,10 140 8 1,25 260 12 1,50 160 10 ,75 360 10 1,50 40 8 40 ..'.8 , 80 ' 8 240 ' -jiV, 1,50 WHAT LANDS TO DRAIN REMARKS. section 3 town 5 range 11 section 3 town 5 range 11 section 3 town 5 range 11 section 5 town 5 range 11 section 9 town 5 rnnge 11 section 11 town 0 range 11 section 11 town 5 range 11 section 3 town 5 range 11 soction 11 town 5 range 11 3 i sec 11 town 4 range It s i sec 4 town 5 range 1 1 section 28 town 4 range 11 section 28 town 4 range 11 w k sec 29 town 4 range 11 section 20 town 4 range 11 c cam,, ,i t onc on enc" 8"ie of rood. n i n w t sec 'J7 town 4 range v s w i sec 24 town 4 range 12 same same n w i seo 17 town 4 range 9 w part n J sec 29 town 4 range 9 e J s e i eec 15 town 4 range 9 w J s w 4 sec 14 town 4 range f) n e 1 n e i sec 9 town 4 range 9 s J section 31 town 0 range 11 In Center Township ditto ditto ditto ditto in Webster Township ditto in Center Township in Webster Township in Portage Township in Center Township in Portage Township ditto ditto ditto in Milton Township in Montgomery Township ditto ditto in Milton Township ditto I to finish ditches on Portg F. T. R'd along Milton & Montg. Road in (.'enter 1 ownsbip Also, for clearing out Johnson's Creek, in Portage Township, from the Portage Free Turnpike Road up through sections 20 and 29. a distance of about 12 miles, 35 feet wide ; Also, for clearing out Swail Run, in Milton Township, from the Milton & Montgomery Free Turnpike Road, up to the, Round-head Road, about 13 miles, 20 feet wide; Also, for clearing out the west branch of Rocky Ford, from the south end of Ditch No. 15, up to where it 3 already cleared out, u distance of about 2 miles, 50 feet wide; Also, for clearing out Bull Creek, from the north east corner of section 21 to the west line of section 28, in Portage Township, u, distance of 510 rods, 40 feet wide, v , ' v For a more definite description of the above named Ditches and. Drains, reference may be had to the Engineer's maps and profiles, on file in this office. The Lands intended to bs drained and reclaimed by the Ditches and Drains above described, and which arc offered in payment for the cost of 6uch improvements, are described and appraised as follows, tp wit : 3::r V; yli. ,.;oJ .x55 .fohJi v iivi3iI.M TOWNSHIPS. Center, Webster,:-! !, I , .' same Center, " Montgomery, Portage,, . . .. , , - same .. . same 'tame !' ' same - Milton, rff.6ame :ame ' same - ' same sama-i v ' same i - same i ' . sama 1 ' n o' s 3 9 11 11 34 24 11 21 20 28 29 29 29 17 8 i.8 ',9 r .'14 15 -j'27 D 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 9 9 9 .9. M '9' 9 . 9 9 PART OF SECTION. -I n to Whole fraction whole east half west half south half south west quarter south half south half south .half I north half west half north east quarter north west quarter north east quarter east half south east qr south east qr north cast qr north east qr north east qr west half south west qr east half south east qr north half north west qr 626.60 640 320 320 320 160 320 320 320 320 320 160 160 160 80 40 40 80 8) 80 Appraised Value per Acre. 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 25 25 50 50 50 i I 25 50 50 50 50 ' ' Jn-jnakiog proposal?, applicants should designate the Ditches by their numbers, as above, the price per rod for which they will make each Ditch or Drain, the time'within which they will complete each or all of them, (in no cas exceeding two venrs,) and also the landiflt parcels not lees than 40 acres each) selected in payment for such labor, confining such selections to the 'lands intended to be benefitied by the the improvement proposed to be made by them respectively. Applicants will nl?o endorsp on the outside of the enve lope containing their proposals, the number of the Ditch or Ditches for which they propose. The County Commissioners will nuet at tnia offix'e on the 24tn day oi January next, ior me purpose oi examining saui proposal?, and win then award Contracts for making theiuVproyemnts above specified, to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders. Successful bidders should be present, and prepared to gie:PPno, wuu sec.uruy .BiitHi;VJj' iu mc unimu&iuuera, ior laiiiuiii )cuji man lit ui ni'-ir respnciivn coniracis -bii.-.B order of th CouiityCoramisaioners. S. D. WESTCOTT, County Auditor. The late disturbance in Cincinnati. On Sunday evening, a week or twO'since, a band of Germaris culle'd the Firpemeh's Sb ciety, at about 11 o'clock, proceeded in force towards Bishoj.Purce pose of committing some act of -violence, oh M. Bedini, tire nuncio of the Pope, who was lodging there. A body bf abbul- 50 1 'police officers repaired to the corner of Ninth and Plum streets, where they inet some .1000 wen, arrn$d?ith clubs, swords, knives, pistols, 6co.. and carrying torches to burn the church. hang the nuncio, and all In a state of great excitement. The police succeeded in making some 50 or 60 streets j t jt x A number of shots we're exchanged, and a few on either side were wounded. From those arrested it was learned that th?y had met, organized, armed and formed into pro cession, for the express .purposs of hanging M. Bedini. burning the cathedral, &c. Heavy charges and considerable evidence were brought against those arrested, but they were nevertheless discharged, and have since brought suit against the police officers for assault, false imprisonment, &c. Gen. Hinton, arrested in California, for crime in Ohio, has ' been Hberaje:d 'fan habeas corpus, and fled to thSand'Ich Islands. Notice to School Teachers. For the special benefit of those who are wishing to teach in our Public Schools this winter, there will be a njeetingpf the Board of jl?xa miners on Tuesday, the 17th inst. J. H. NEWTON, Clerk. January 7th, 1854. Then; are now 11,008 persons in tjio tevc ral states and territories, receiving iensiens from the United States under the various acts passed since 1818. . j Tht! population of Chicago by the census just completed, the'Tubpo.aWerts will ex ceed sixty thpvsdrig jThnk of that. Fatal Accident at Dayton. Dayton, Jan. 5. About noon to-dar, the new three-story brick buildings, on Third street, opposite the Telegraph' office, occu pied by E. Brown & Son, and N. S. Lock wood, as lion and Stove stores, fell in with a tremendous crash, burying in its ruins sonv ton or fifteen persons, including two tailors, who were working in an adjoining shop. Gen. W. Withers and A. Jennings werr crushed to death, and Mr. Buck, oik; of th proprietors of the iron store, was taken from the ruins about four oclock this afternoon, and his skull was so badly fractured that In- lived but a short time. Four or five others are badly injured ; and it is feared there an more beneath the rubbish. Two ladies with their husbands narrowly escaped from th store. N. S. Lock wood escaped through thr; back door. Mr. Brown was not in the building at the time. There were many other hnir-breadlh escapes. The Methodist church adjoining, was bad ly injured ; about two feet of the wall fell in on the pews, damaging the building to tl amount of 82.000. The building was owned by Mr. Gorman, and was valued at S?15,000,"und is a total loss. The los:s to the occupants is estimated at 88,000. Gkeat Fike at Louisville. On Saturday evening at 7 o'clork, the flames burst out of the boat-store of Sherly & Ball, on the wharf, between Built and Fifth streets, and spread rapidly to Cope Sc Co.'s lirtuor store, com municating with Moorhead's, Bashau's nnd Buchanan's steamboat offices, all of which were destroyed. At 6 o'clock, ihe flamen were still extendinc and it was thought tln whole Commercial How would be consumed. A Serious Charge against the Mormon.". The St. Louis Democrat has a long article going to show that Capt. Gunnison and his party were not killed by Indians but by Mor mons. "It is no part of the policy of these people, the D 'uiocrat says, to permit the ex ploration of their country for tlv purpose of finding a route for a railroad, which is to I the highway of nations, and if made, would bring them nain under the observation of the civilized world." This is a serious charpn to bring against an entire community, with out exhibiting facts which justify the acca sation. Printer's Convention. The Ottoke (Fulton Co.) Union calls the attention c( Printers, Publishers, and Editors, of North Western Ohio, and Southern Michigan to th propriety of having a Convention of tie; Craft, to meet at Ottokee, some! time the coming month. ' We will assure our friends that if they favor us with 'heir pres ence, we will furnish them with the " fut of the land." TV latch strings will be out," and our word for it, we can have a " flow of soul" that will not soon b forgotten. Parks, the murderer of B.atson, id to bo bung at 'Akron,. on the 26th of May next. The healili of St. Louis, during the last summ-r months, is reported to have been better than p.v-r before known. The average weekly mortality has not exceeded 29, at the most unhealthy season. This is truly an ex traordinary state of health for a city of 100, 000 inhabitants. ' Newspapers in Illinois. The total num ber of n"vspapers und periodicals published in Illinois is 151. classified as follows: Da lies 20. tri-wecklies 7, weeldies 118, semi monthlies 1. monthlies 4, bi-monthlies 1. Wheeling. Jm. 10. Bedini. the Pope's nuncio, was burnt in effigy, in this city, on Saturday, and h soon afterwards left. The rivpr at this point is closed with ice. WAHiNQTON. Jan.' 10. Hon. Henry A. Mnhlenb'Vg died at the residence of Senator Brodhend. in this city, at 10 o'clock last night. His funeral will take place to-mor-row;' His remains are afterwards to be ta ken to his late residence in Pennsylvania. ' .. , . . ..,; ;-'' J1:': One of our produce dealers, in closing his books, finds he has purchased over 800,000 bushels of wheat disbursing 81,090.000. What a 6howingfor one dealer! Sandusky Register. ' ;