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EDITOR.
At the Railroad meeting on Thurs
day evening last 110,009 in additional
Stock was taken. Hon. Geo.- Bex,
addressed the meeting. The motto
fa "Put it through." Keep the ball
rolling.
Governor-
A number of .Democratic papers
pronounce in favor of the nomination
of Hon. Geo H. Pendleton, for Gov
ernor, at the next State Convention
AVe are in favor of the nominee every
time. Ashland county is not ths fac
tious supporter of any man. If Mr.
Pendleton, should be so fortunate as
to receive the nomination, this county
will give him a most cordial support.
If General James W. Denver, Hon.
C. L. Vallandigham, R. P. Ranney,
or any other leading Democrat should
be selected as the standard bearer - for
the approaching campaign, it will do
the 6ame. .
In this connection, we notica-tha
"the name of Hon. John McSweeny'
of Woostcr, is mentioned for Attorney
General. We do not know his wish
es on the subject. If he will accept
the nomination, we believe lie can be
easily elected. No man in Ohio has
lietter qualifications. Give ua the elo
quent McSweeny.
The Tennessee,"
A good deal of uneasiness exists in
Washington on the subject of the
safety of the San Domingo Comtuis
Hion. The following seems to be all
that is known on the matter. The
San Domingo business, we fear is
calculated to do no good to the coun
try. Washiitotox, Feb. 18 The " fol
lowing is a portion of the copy of the
instructions given to the commander
of the Tennessee, bv the Secretary of
the Navy, before sailing for San Do
mingo. dated January 13: The de
. partment expects you to be ready to
proceed to sea with the Tennessee,
under your command, on Monday
next, the 16th, without fail, having
previously or on that day received on
board the Commissioners and their
suite. Yon will carry them" with all
practical dispatch - to Satnana U-y
or such other ports in can iJoratngu
as they may desire to visit You will
put the ship, her accommodations and
her movements at the disposal of the
Commissioners. takiDg her to such
ports within or without San Domingo
as they may desire to visit, observing
however, the necessary discretion in
regard to her safety which a prudent
commander must always exercise.
Yon will remain with the commission
ers, at their disposal as aforesaid, un
til they desire you" to retirrato this
' country, when you will make all- dis
patch to New York, or such other
port in the United States as they may
desire to be lanued at, and. report
your arrival, by telegraph and other
wise, as usual to the department."
No news was received at the Ex
ecutive mansion or at the Navy De
partment respecting the Tennessee
New Yobk, Feb. .18. The bark
Trait De Union, from Port-an Prince
via Mirngone, Feb. 4, reports no news
at the time of sailing of the Tennes
see. Washington, Feb. 19, Many
persons hopeful of eafetv ot the Ten
nessee are beginning to despair, not
withstanding repeated assurances of
gentlemen in high official position
that she is sale.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
The bill reported by Mr. Hoar,
from the Committee on Education
and Labor, to establish a system of
national education, has been under
discussion yesterday and to-day iu the
House. It provides for the appoint
ment of State, district and local super
intendents, under whom school houses
shall be built, school-books furnished
and schools administered ; and impo
ses a tax of fifty millions of dollars,
apportioned among the States, to pay
the expenses the amount raised in
each State to be expended for educa
tional purposes in its jurisdiction.
Any State, however, which provides
adequately by its own common school
system lor the education of all the
children within its borders, is excepted
from the administration of the Jaw
and the consequent assessment. Oi
course, such a system is especially
necessary in J his country with respect
to the Southern, or lately slave hclJ
in? btates, and the opposition t so
great a beneficence comes from the
Democratic friends of ignorance.
lhey fear so much, you know, the en
lightened vote of the negro, who, when
taught to read, is in danger ot reading
up to much Democratic history-
From present indications, there is not
much likelihcod of the educational
bill becoming a law. Cin. Chronicle.
The foregoing contains several prop
ositions.
1. A National svstem of educatbn
It provides for the appointment of
State, District and Local Superinten
dents, under whom school-houses shall
be built, school books furnished and
schools administered. The authority
of State Legislatures and the people
of the States in framing laws in pup
port of the common schools, is swept
nway by this assumption of Congress.
The people will be able to see at one
glance the enormous expense of such
a system. Only fifty millions are
needed to start it 1 To complete the
system, an army of Superintendents
and sub superintendents, with heavy
salaries, achool bouse - commissions,
Mhoof-house builders, Inspectors, ma
terials and other expenses. Then will
cnme the government school-teacher,
and a series of- Yankee school books
crammed with -slanders against the
South and West, all of which is to be
forcil down the throat? of our pnopl
u filing or net It Uiey oldect tines,
pcua't'es, imprisonment and oilw
degradations will follow; while gunr
dianswill be appointed for their child
ren, who are to teach them that this
Government, like Prussia and Russia,
is one grand consolidation, under a
President wicldir.tf dictatorial power.
2. 1 he States providing adequate
ly for the education of their children,
shall be exempt from the administra
tion of this law T That is, New Eng
land, from which the author of this
bill, Mr. Hoar, (?) hails, being the
especial custodian of all intelligence
and education, shall C3capc the super
vision of Congress; but the South,
always detesting Yankee ideas, is to
lie made the special object of super
vision and vengeance. It has long
been contended by New England-that
the people of the South and West,
we;e pack-horses to bo dragooned,
harassed, spit upon and defamed by
every blue-nose who has left the East
as an adventurer'. This law is one
more evidence of the determination of
the Yankee to continue a system of
insult and intimidation against there
sections. Let us sec: It, in the (
judgment of the new system, Ohio ,
fails to adequately force her children
to read Yankee school-books, she for
feits her right to educate her children !
Guardians are provided, aud if poor
parents, who eannot spare their child
ren from the daily round of labor for
food and clothing, do not come up to
the requirements of the new com mis
ion, they are to be anuoyed, and
finally have their children taken from
under their control and crammed by
government hirelings who are interes
ted onlv in teaching them such ideas'
as will aid in the graud consolidation
of the Government. And yet, we
have Radical Republicans who vill
concent to this to carry out their spite
.towards the Democratic party! To
what extent will revenge and fanati
cim lead men ? Can Republican in
s' it ut ions survive such a system ? Has
it come to the point where the Amer
ican citizen must be forced at all haz
ards to support an idea ?
3. It is assumed that all opposing
such a system are the friends of igno
rance; and that this includes Demo
crats in general ! There can be noth
ing more su'percillions and offensive
than this fling. The assumption that
those who vote the Democratic ticket
?re of the lower and ignorant classes
m as ratnitous as it is false. There
is no better school system in the Uni
ted States than iu Ohio. It was es
sentially the work of Dtmocrats. We
believe the same would hold rood of
New York and otlier States. The
Democratic part t has furnished more
Presidents, more eminent statesmen,
more learned jurists and professional
men than any other party in the Un
ion The Democratic masses evince
as much intelligence, virtue and thrift
as any other party. So far as the
common schools are concerned, the
Democratic party has always fostered
and cared for them, and the assump
tion of our political enemies that they
are the custodians of ali wisdom, vir
tue, good breeding and education, is as
foolish as it is untrue. We hold that
every State is competent to regulate
its own internal affairs, . education in
cluded, without Yankee or govern
ment aid of any kind. We want no
more government spies, and hired
loafers to eat out the substance of the
people. We are the friend of a liber
al eduoatian. Ohio provides a system
that reaches all. If the poor are un
able to spire their children from toil,
in order to prepare tbem for higher
departments in learning, it is a mis
fortune for which they should not be
censured. ' The doors of the school-
house are open to all ! Compulsion
will not cure the matter. No poor
man refuses to send his child to a free
school. Let, then, the rediculous
slander, that the Democracy are th?
opponents of a liberal education, cease.
The lie was first invented by a set ol
swell heads, who assume to have reg
ulated the Almighty, and given wis
dom to the Radical party. Let the
promulgators of such nonsense and
stuff, cease their falsehood, and men
will repose more confidence in their
acta.
WASHINGTON.
February 16, 1871.
States & Ustox: The last Radi
cal scheme to carry the next Presiden
tial election, by swarming the country
with Radical Marshals and Supervisors
of elections and completely trampling
under foot the Constitutional rights of
the States, passed the House of Rep
rcsentatives yesterday in the shape of
the supplemental 'election bill. By
this bill arrests can be made without
warrants and redress of grievances is
denied in the State courts. What
beautiful prospect of justice, Demo
crats in the fooutli will have at the
hands of Radical Marshals and their
hordes of deputies, and, as a final re
sort, in the United States courts, made
up as they arc of Radical politicians
from the judges of the bench to the
very tip staves in the courts. This
bill applies -to cities of over twenty
thousand inhabitants but will be con
strued to cover every part of the coun
try as is already claimed by a mem
ber of the judiciary committee. The
Democrats most ably and determina
bly opposed and exposed the vileness
of this measure and succeeded in stri
king out the section which transfer
red the power of calling out -the mili
tary and naval forces to everv one of !
tli" thousands of deputy martinis who
i
will be appointed tor the sole purpose j
of overawing Democratic voters. Tho ,
bill passed by a party vote aud will
also pa. the Senate.
The Daulon of the Senate, Morton,
of Indiana, f-poke on the joint' resolu
tion of the Iudiaua Legislature with
drawing its assent to the ratification
of the 15th amendment. It was hU i
old reconstruction speech rehashed,
which is summed up in hate to the
South and iniirht is right. Senator
Blair, of M issourl, made his inriJen
speech in reply, and was listened to
with marked attention. His remarks
were directed to the constitutional as
pect of the question, and hi conclusion
he cave tho Radical party a severe
goiug over with regard to their diipli
city, perfidy- and disregard ot every
principle of justice or honesty. Mr.
Blair, spoke like a statesman, and not
as a revolutionist, as was fondly bop-
ed be would bv the Radicals and their
disappointment was great. .
The message of the President on the
repeal of the test oath, which, was re
ceived while Senator Blair was telling
the Radicals some very unpalatable
(ruths, did not serve to illuminate the
malignant, forbidding and jaundiced
countenance of the black hearted Mor
ton, who felt a defeat iu the President
permitting the bill repealing the test
oath to become a law without his sig
nature. This much of clemency was
gall and wormwood to his cruel nature
and when Senator Sawyer, on receipt
of the message, offered a bill for the
unconditional repeal of that tyrannous
act, his face grew black and demon
like with ill suppressed hate and rage.
Yesterday was a bad day for the next
Secretary of State.
Governor Alcorn, of Mississippi,
who was elected over a year ago to
succeed Revels, on the 4th of March
next, has announced his intention to
decline the Senatorship.
The cry. is. still they conae. . Tao
Secretary of the Treasury was before
tho House appropriation committee
yesterday adding his swart deficiency
which is groater than the navy, postal
and Indian bill altogether, to the 13.
600,000, which the deficiency bill for
the fiscal years 1870-71 had already
reached. Mr. Boutwell, also wants
more clerks and of a certainty larger
appropriations. The Rflical cry oT
economy and reduction of espanditures
is a capital dodge at election times
hut increase of clerks and millions ot
appropriations a fur the elections are
over t in iko up the deficiencies is
somewhat rough on tho tax payers
who also happen to be among those
who voted for those who continued
this condition of things. When will
tu?r. ej-es be opened ?
' Judge V. A.. Richardson, Assistant
Secretary of the Treartiry, who has
been iu Massac!. usetts for" several
months past occupied with his judicial
du'.ies, arrived here last night and wa'
at once resume his duties in the Trcas
ury Department This is from a Rad
ical newspaper here. This sr.ro e Rich
ardson has been playing Judge in Mass
achusetts one portion of the year and
assistant Secretary of the Treasury in
Washington the other, for two years
pa&t. This is the Radical Yankee
trick of holdicg two offices and draw
ing two salaries at ihe same time.
At tho request of Mr. Fish, Sec. of
State, Mr. Sumner, as chairman of
the Foreign affairs committee, has giv
en his views on what he deems shoifhi
be the basis for entering into ncgotia
tions with Great Britain on the Ala
bama question. First That Great
Britain should apologize for recogni
zing the belligerent rights of the South
and for the aid she gave them. Sec
ond. Payment of the Alabama claim
and others arising out of the depreda
tions ol the Shenandoah and other
cruisers, all on the same footing ; and
lastly, that Great Britain should agree
wholly to retire from - this coutiuent.
The last clause is a full explanation of
the rejection of the treaty made bv
Mr. Reverdy Johnson. New England
would be willing to purchase the Bri
tish possessions to the north of us and
we pay the Alabama claimants. . They
want more Senators and Members to
sustain their fast waning power. Mr.
Sumner, is bold in bis demands and
at the present juncture when Boutwell,
the New England cabinet officer, is out
of favor with Grant and Sumner him
self at dagger's points the New Eng
land policy will not prevail. Grant
wants the credit of settling the Ala
bama claims and they will be settled
without the least deference to Sumner's
vjews, and Sumner's opposition will
probably result in his displacement
from the chairmanship of the commit
tee of Foreign affairs.
If any doubt exists as to the persist
ent effort which is being made to get
rid of Boutwell, the fact that Bonner,
of the New York Ledger, the Presi
dent's friend, is also hounding him for
being in favor of the income tax is
sufiie'ent evidence. The Ways and
Means committtre in a new bill pur
pose, taking the control of the Inspec
tors and assistant Inspectors from him
and vest it respectively in the hands
of the President and Commissioner of
Internal revenue. They are going for
him sure..
Giutz.
A Grave Blunder.
.If there were any reason for doubt
before, a3 to the serious mistake made
by the Administration in its manner
of dealing with the San Domingo
question, it would be set at rest by
the official- communication of the
President to tho MonaN on Twfday.
The duiiral of our fleet in West
Indian waters was instructed mre
than a year ago to go with stroug
armed vessels to Port-au-Prince, and
"inform the present Haytian author
ities tht.t this Government is- deter
mined to protect the present Domini
can Government against any power
attempting to interfere with it." No
matter what the provocations Baez
might give to Hsyti n matter what
c!aims the Haytians may have
agaict the Dominicans, our Govern
ment, without S'opping to inquire into
them, forbids Hayti, without menace
and a display of force, to put them
forward. Were any nation on earth
to give us such a notice, the whole
American people would rush to arms,
to avenge the insult. Why should
we offer to 11 ay ti an insult which we
should ourselves regard as a cause . of
wur ? And what right has any exec
utive officer, under the constitution,
to declare war . against Hayti ? . or,
what is going further than a doclara
tien of war, to treat the Republic
as a conquered province, and dictate
its foreign policy ?
The instructions ot January, iu
to Vice Admiral Poor go on to say:
"You will then proceed to Dominica
and use jour force to give the most
ample protection to the Dominican
Government against any power at
tempting to interfere with iu." From
what does Baez, the present MDonrinKlcity as. citizen pj the republic, mat-
can Government." want our fleet to
protect him ? Not from any foreign
power, not even, from Hayti, which
was already terrified into non inter
ference. But oolely from his own
subjects. There.could be no. other
object in such instructions as " these
than to maintain Baez in the position
he hoi Is, and to prevent his people
from superseding lii-n. And our in
formation from other sources fully
confirms the official report of our late
commercial agent. Air. Petry, who
says that Baez could not retain power
for a day but tor . the United btates
fleet, which overawes the people.
Again we ask, by what right does
any officer of the United States die
tate a form of government and a rul
er to a sister nation i liy what right
does the Administration instruct an
Admiral to enforce the dictatorship of
Baez upon an .unwilling people; and
to use force to give him the most am
ple protection against any power what
ever T The act tramples under foot
the Constitution, which defines the
Dowers.it delegates; it violates all the
traditions of our Government, and
stains our'fl.ig with dishonor. Napo
leon ill. held his office last year by a
more unquestioned expression of pop
ular will than Baez ever had; yet what
would be said of a President who
should send a fleet to France to up
hold and protect him "against any
power that might interfere with him?"
But what riiiht of self-govern ment be
longs to the French that does not be
long to the Dminicans? The world
ts not prepared to see Germany dictate
a ruler even to the people shu has con
quered; how will they regard is, as
suming to dictate one to a people with
whom wo never had a .quarrel? And
if the Dominicans are thus dragged
into the Union by force at the heels
of a ruler they despise and hate, what
conception will they bring with them
of the principles on which our Gov
ernment is conducted?
lliese, we repeat, are grave errors. J
In a man educated in the traditions of
international law, and familiar with
the limitation which our institutions
impose on power, even when used for
the best ends, they would be crimes.
But General Grant has had no such
education as thii; and il is natural
that his notions 0f administration
should be drawn from ihe camp and
the battle-eld No Bush justifica
tion, however, can be pleaded by ad
visers in civil life, who urge this poli
cy upon him. or by public men wiio
sustain it before the country. With
out questioning the patriotic motives
of the President, all such men must
see that his general course of conduct
towards the two Republics upon the
Island of llayli has been full of ag
gressions upon them and of usurpation
of power, and that the two acts of
menace and armed interference reci
ted above have involved at once an
unconstitutional assumption of the
war pow er by t ha executive, and a
"bullying" spirit towards our neigh
bor. N. Y. Post. (Rep.l
The Failure of 1870.
In his last annual message Presi
dent Grant congratulated the. country
that while the crops had been abund
ant during 1870, all legitimate mer
cantile enterprises had been blessed
with prosperity, and even hinted that
the policy oi the administration had
considerable to do with bringing about
the gratilyir.g result. Immediately all
the radical newspapers ii the land
took up the refrain and repeated it
over and over again, until the masses
of the people at last legan to. believe
that the country wasirt a prosperous
condition, notwithstanding that evi-
dence to the amtrarywas visible -o4
everv hand. So far was this halluciii -
r
ation indulged in that the newspapers I
began to attribute our commercial
and industrial success to Mr. Bout
well's financia' policy, while others
maintained that to Grant was mainly
due the credit. Indeed it was cur
rently reported that Boutwell's policy
had made him so popular that he
threatened to distance Grant in a race
lor the rudioal nomination in 1872.
But now the business of the year
having been wound up, we are startled
by the discover that during last year
the mercantile and industrial interests
of the country, instead of basking in
the sunlight of prosperity, have not
only made no progress in 1870, but
have i ctually ' failed to remunerate
those engaged in mercantile life, or in
the manufacture cf articles intended
either for home or foreign consump
tion. The larjre increase ot failures
during the past year over those of
1809, conclusively proves that Grant
misrepresented the condition of the
country, in the message we have re
ferred to, and that Boutwell is not en
titled to the mauy encomiums shower
ed upon him for his "masterly tnanip
ulation of the finances "
The truth is, the present depression
in business circles is mainlv due . to
the manner in which this Massachu
setts statesman has managed the na
tional finances. While our business
men nave been complaining of a tight
ness iu the noney market, while the
rates of interest have been unusually
high, Boutwell has been hoarding all
the money he conld lay his hands upon
in the -aults of tLe treasury until now
the sum ban ioacbd one hundred mil-
lions of dollars. An army of greedy
tax gatherers is daily augmenting this
amount. Meanwhile from all parts of
the country come reports . of failures
and the suspension of industries, and
cries for more money Boutwell, how
ever, turns a deaf ear to all tlteso
ominous soua Is, and adheres to lm
policy, apparently unmindful of the
net that the" money he has. hidden
away in his mouldy coffers is not his,
but- belongs to the people of these
United States, and that his present
course is prolific of disaster to the
best interests of this country
. . V e sympathize with Mr. Boutwell
in his eager endeavor to pay off the
national indebtedness, but we cannot
see that immediate cancellation is to
be secured at the expense of the pros
perity of the people. Now a great
deal of our . bonds is in the hands of
foreigners ; as long as these gentlemen
are paid a high rate of interest they
will not urge payment- of the capital,
and therefore we cannot see why the
secretary of tho treasury should be
desirous of paying the debt before
payment is demanded or due. The
sooner we meet our obligations, ot
oourse, the sooner will we get rid of
bavins high rates of interest ; but. as
we have aire dy remarked, a scarcity
of .money compels the individual to
gay exorbitant rates, and whether he
pnys tuia individually, or in nis capa-
ters very little.
It is a generally accepted fact that
thecountrv is at present- too heavily
taxed : that sixty five millions in gold
is too much for us to pay on house-
bold necessities, when we have been
unable to raise a surplus of bread-stuffs
sufficient to meet this, and that, in
short, we are paving the national debt
entirely too rapi fly, and at the ex
pense or the merchant and nianufae
turer.' The Piper.
Attempted Wholesale Murder.
..' Last evening in the quiet little sub
urban town of Greenwood, adjoining
Lockland, there was enacted a bloody
sensation which disturbed its usual
equanimity. A colored mau by the
name of Robinson, who has on two
former, occasi ns been concerned in
very serious affairs, one of which was
.the killing ota man about a year and
a half ago, was the principle aggressor
in tl.w terrible affair,' and three colored
men named Mason, . Copcland and
Busby, and also the latler's wife, were
the sufferers.
' It appears that Robinson, like Oth
ello, had been afflicted with the pangs
of jealousy for some time past, but in
w-hnt particular our informant was
unable to state. Be that as it may.
he felt that nothing would satisfy him
in his moody aid revengeful disposi
tion but blood, and with that object
in view armed himself with a carbine
and two revolvers, and started on his
bloody and treacherous mission after
nightfall.
Arriving at the Methodist ' church,
in Greenwood, - he stationed himself
where lie could obtain a good view o'
the front, door. Here he awaited.
with the ferocity and impatience of
a blood hound, until the services were
over, and then as the congregation had
about half emerged into the open air,
he fired his carbine into the crowd.
This shot failing to wound any, he
again placed his carbine to his shoul
der, and, taking better aim, again
fired. ' A shrieK followed .-the report, j
and a piercing cry rang out, "Good
, I'm shotr
--' Consternation now took possession
of the crowd, fur the second shot had
convinced them that it was a deliber
ate attack made upon them. Some
rani into the -bnreh,' and others more
undaunted, gathered around the in
jured man to offer assistance. But no
sooner were they grouped arowod the
prostrate man, than a third and fourth
shots vwre fired by the concealed ass
assin,'' and this time-Copeland was
shot. Again the crowd wavered, some
fell back into the church, while others
sought safety by a rapid retreat else
where.
.The demon seeing the crowd flying,
emptied the chambers of his pistols,
this time wounding Mr. Busby and
his wife. This seemed to satisly'his
fl-irst for vengeance, and he made an
attempt to escape, but did not succeed
That na mo evening ho was hunted and
pursued like a wild beast by the exci
ted populace. He was finally secured
by the Marshal of Lockland and plac
ed in durance, out eucn is tne animos
ity exhibited by the friends of the
su?erers that it. is feared he will be
summarily disposed of by a tribunal
t his I'ciJow citizens. Robinsou will
doubtless be brought to the Hamilton
ceu'uty jail -for saw keeping until he
meets with the just retribution ot tne
law. Some, of the parties shot are
badlv wounded, and our informaut,
Auditor La Rue, thinks dangerously.
Cin. Time.
Horrible Accident.
W'r.' . ...
: , We have this moruing to chronicle
pfilhose terrible accidents which
$ve of late become so painfully fre-
jjient. It is the old story of gasoline
explosion, with all the horrible details
but fortunately unaccompanied by the
usual fatal results. The accident oc
curred on front street, just below the
depo'i of the Ohio aud Mississippi
Railroad, resulting in serious injury
to Mr. Thomas lieddmgton, an em
ploye of the O. and M. road, and a
little babe of fourteen months, which
was sleeping at the time.
Mr. RedJington is a baggage cheok
er, and lives with h:s family in the
second story a small house near the
depot. He has a wife and two chil
dren, the elder a child of three and a
h .It years. Last Monday evening at
half past 5 o'clock, both children sit
ling at the table, the wife filled a lamp
with gasoline, which she claims to
have obtained at the corner of Fifth
and Elm streets, and placed it on oue
end of the table, where the jug in
which the oil was brought was stand
ing. A lamp such as is used by i ail
road men, was burning on the other
end of the tabl?. The mother turn
ing away for a nrnment to attend to
some household duty, beard an explo
sion, and, looking around, saw the
youngest child wrapped in flames,
the table burning, and the fire creep
ing up along the walls of the room.
Realizing the danger of the little one,
she caught it up iu her arms and rush
ed from the room, trying to .extin
guish the flames with her own cloth
ing. Mr. Reddington. who waS asleep
in ihe bed, hearing the commotion,
hurried to his "wife's assistance. He
soon succeeded in entirely extinguish
ing the flames. In doing eo he sufFcr-
ed such injuries about the hands, face
and breast that it is feared he will
not recover. The babe was also bad
ly buined, but up to noon to-day had
growu much better, and is thought to
be in no dahgor. - The cause of the
explosion is not known.- jc. - ,
. Horrible Suicide
. A singular and shocking suicide oc
curred in Brooklyn on Friday. An
intellectual young man named Fred
erick li. Ogden, and a nephew of
Judge Edmonds, the spiritualist, be
came depressed about some real estate
transactions,. to such an extent that it
became apparent to his relatives that
he was becoming deranged. The bet
physicians advised him to travel. He
did so tor some months, but it did not
have a beneficial effect, and he reached
home even more melancholy than
w.ien he left it His mother and sis
ter deemed it advisable to keep all
sharp instruments beyond his reach.
On Friday his sister reque ted him
to get some coal from the cellar. On
reaching the basement he found, his
mother cutting some bread with a
large knife, and immediately made an
attempt to tike it from her. She
clung to it with all the strength she
possessed and. screamed lor assistance.
Being unable to get the knife from her
he got the Made ia such a position that
he could draw his throat across it. and
did so despite her efforts t: ' prevent
him. lie pressed his throat upon the
blad ? with such strength that it cu'
his head half off. His sister, bearing
the cries ot her mother, ran down
stairs and raised his head up, when
the blood spurted over her mother and
herself. He fell upon the floor and
floundered about until he reached the
doorway, where he stopped, and after
lying a few moments be breathed his
last.
He was about twenty six years old.
AUDITOR OF STATE'S CERTIFICATE
As to the business and affairs of the
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY OF
COLUMBUa OHIO,
For the Year ending Dec 31, 1870.
Capital fully Paid Up, $501,000 00
Am't of Available Assets 637,947 34
Certificate oi Compliance for Publication.
To be published at least once m year in ev
ery County where there is an Agent.
AUDITOR OF STATE'S OFFICE,
Department of Insurance.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1871.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That the
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, loca
ted at COLUMBUS, in the State of Ohio,
has complied, in all respects, with the laws
of this State, relating to FIRE INSUR
ANCE COMPANIES, for the current year,
and has filed in this Office a sworn State
ment, by the proper Officers thereof, show
ing its condition and bnsiness, at the date
of such statement, (December 31, 1870,) to
be as follows :
Amount of actual paid-
up Capital,
$500,000 00
637,947 34
Aggregate Amount of
Available Assets,
Aggregate Amount of
Liabilities, (except
capital), including
74,824,65 for re
insuiance, at 40
per cent of unex
pired premiums.
92,754 65
Amount of Income for
the preceding year
in cash,
248,487 76
Amount ot Income for
premiums on risks
written during the
vear, not paid - in
cash, $74,659.51
Amouut of Expendi
tures for the pre
ceding Year, i n
cash.
In Witness Whereof,
157,325 89
have here-
unto subscribed my name,
and caused the seat ot my
Office to be affixed, 'he day
and year above written.
JA-. H. GOD.MAN.
Auditor of State.
Policies issued for this Company in
Ashland county by M. A. Gladden,
Perrysvill? ; H M. Hickok, Ashland;
Geo. C. Haskell, Loudouville; Hugh
Hamilton, Red Haw.
J. P. VAN NEST,
Special Agent, Rowsburg, O.
. SHERIFF'S SALE.
Rachel Buchanan
vs.
John Buchanan.
State of Ohio, Ashland County, sa.
By virtue of a certain writ of Fi. Fa. is
sued from the Court of Common Pleas of
Ashland county, Ohio, and to me directed,
I will offer for sale, at public auction, at tha
South door of the Court House, in Ashland,
Ashland county. Ohio, on
Saturday, March 25, A. D. 1871,
at 1 o'clock P. M of said day, the following
described lands and tenements, situate in
the county of Ashland and fctnte of Ohio,
to-wit: Being a part of the north-west
quarter of section tour, in township tweaty-
three, and range hfteen, containing 110
acres of landr more or less.
Appraised at $3,960.. Term of
cash
WM. O. PORTER,
Sheriff of Ashland Co. O.
McCcmhs & Curtis, Att'ys for Pl'ff.
(5w33)
SHERIFFS SALE!
Sarah Ann Finley
vs.
P. T. Kissane, et. al.
State of Ohio, Ashland Connty, ss.
By virtue of a certain order of sale, issued
from the Court of Common Pleas of Ash.
land county, Ohio, and to me directed, I
will offer for sale at public auction, at the
South door of the Court House, in Ashland,
Ashland county, Ohio, on
SATURDAY. MARCH 23, A. D. 1871,
at 2 o'clock P. M. of said day, the following
rMl rotate, situate in the county of Ashland
St,.io of Ohio, to-wit: Beinr part of
the north-east ouarter of section 17, town
ship 22, range sixteen, commencing at a
post, at the intersection of a lane running
north br a grave yard, with Ashland and
Cleveland road ; thence north one degree
eastl 89-100 chains to the south-west corner
of the quarter thence north 1 degree east 7
9-100. chains to a post ; thence south 84 de
grees we-t 43-100, chains to the north-west
corner of said grave yard : thence north 1
degree east 38 6-100 chains to a ost; thence
north 89i degrees east 16 6-100 chains to a
post ; thence south 1 degree weat 6 chains
to a I ost at north side of Ashland a id Cleve
land road ; thenoe outh 74 degrees west
17 2-100 chains tq place of beginning, con
taining one acre of land. Appraised at
$900. Terms of sale, cash.
W. O. PORTER, Sheriff.
5w33
. -;
Tho KtntM nnd Union, has the largest
circulation of any paper in the county.'
It has more, reading matter and the
latest news. ouDscriue.
PROBATE NOTICES.
The following Administrators Ex
ecutors and Guardarasv brave filed in
the Probate Court of Ashland county
Ohio, their Partial and Final accounts
tor settlement viz : . -
- -T;.wU account of Samuel H Blly,
executor of George Kickerd deceased.
Partial account of ZebuTorf Btet
calf, guardian of Sarah Harker a luna
tic. Partial account of Henry Dillier as
guardian of Rebecca . J and Laura
A. Dillier '
Partial account of Wm. Ralston,
Administrator de bonis non, of Will
iam McCuue deceased.
D'inal account of Jacob Isman, as
guardian ot Philip Stouffer.
Final account of Keuben Foss, Ad
ministrator of Samuel Foss deecased.
Partial account of Wm. W. Scott
guardian of David Ludwig.
Partial account of .Adam Smith,
executor of Henry Smith deceased.
Partial account of Philip Shearer,
guardian of Laura W. Roseburgh.
Partial aount of E. B. Shearer as
guardian of slice M Shearer.
Partial account of H ti Case, guar
dian of Henry and Josiah Weaver.
Final account of John Baum, Ad
miijistrptcrpt HeiiryJiauui -deceased.
Partial account of Epbraim. .Welch
guardian oi Sylva McAdoo. " -
Final account of Samuel Frantz
executor ot George Fraolz. deceased.
Partial account of F. A. Vautil
burg Esec.itor of Henry Van til burg
deceased.
And the same will be for bearing
on the 6th day at Mirch, A. D. 1871
at 10 o'clock A M.
D. W. Whitemore,
. Probate Judge.
3wno32
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed
i nd qualified Executor of the Last
Will and testament of Rhoda Ann
Owens, late ot mohecan township,
Ashland County, O. deceased.
JOHN WILSON
Executor.
4wno32
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Wm. W. Ilger,
vs.
John Smalley et. al.
State of Ohio, Ashland county ss. '
By viatue of a certain writ of vendi,
ajjainst defendants, issued from the Court
of Common PJcas of Ashland County Ohio,
and to me directed, I will offer for sale at
public auction, at the south door of the
Court House in Ashland County Ohio, on
Saturday, March 18, A. J). 1871.
at 3 o'clock P. M. of sdid day, the following
described landr and tenements, to-wit: Lot
No. 112, in South Ashland, Ash las) conn
ty. Ohio. Appraised at $2,000. Terms
ofsale'cash. McConibs and Curtis Pl'ffs
Attorneys. Wm. O. PORTER Sheriff
Ashland County,
5wno32
SHERIFF'S SALE.
John P. Anderson, -vs.
William Thompson, et al.
State of Ohio, Ashland County, ss. '
By virtue of an order of sale issued
by the clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, ot Ashland county Ohio, and
to me directed, I will ofier for sale at
public auction, at the South door ol
the Court House in Ashland, Ashland
county Ohio, on
Saturday February 25, A. D. 1871,
at 3 o'clock-P. 11. of said day, the
following Real -Estate, situate in the
county ot. Asblaod, and State of Ohio,
to-wiU Part of the northwest quar
ter of section seventeen (17) Township
twenty-two (22), range sixteen (16),
beginning at the southeast corner of a
tract ot land deeded to Alanson' An
drews by Joseph Sheets by deed bear
ing date Nov. 7,1836, and running
south with a variation of one -degree
and one thirty-fifth (1 1-35) ten perch
es and six links Co a post in the great
road; thence worst with tne same vari
ation six perches and ten links to a
post; thence north with the same va
riation ten perches and six links;
thence east with the same variation
six perches and ten links to the place
of beginning, containing sixty-five and
one halt perches ot land. Appraised
at$l,"00. Terms ol sale. cash. J
W. d G. B. Smith, Attorneys for
Plaintiff
Win. O. PO JTER, Sheriff
Ashland county.
5w29
SHERIFF'S SALE:
William Brice. d; Co.,
vs
John H. MoCann, et al.
State of Ohio, Ashlanu county, sa.
Rvrinnont nn alias Order of Sale
issued by the Clerk of the Court of
CommoD fleas, ot Asbiand county,
Ohio, and to roe directed, I will offer
for sale at public auction, at the south
door of the Court House in Ashland,
Ashland county, Ohio, on
Saturday, February 25A, A D 1871
at 1 o'clock P M. of said day, the
following described Real Estate, situ
ate in the County of Ashland, and
State of Ohio, to-wit :
Lot number 50 in the town ot
Hayesville, and all the improvements
fhoronn o-rntinr the linner Btorv of
... x o -ri .
the dwelling house now on said lot
"Mr tiAinor rmw nwned nnrl occu
pied by the Independent Order of
j-.jjt-i : a t sfz.n
Also, lot one hundred and seven
teen. (117) in Fox's Addition to the
N ..a 1
town of Hayesville, appraisea at 50.
and lot one hundred and eighteen,
(118) in Fox's Addition to the town
of Hayesville, appraised at 8300.
Terms of sale, Cash.
WM. O. PORTER, Sheriff.
Ashland Co., Ohio.
BonewiU fc Carr, Att'ys for Pj'ffc
January 15, 1871. (5w29)
R. M. Zuver, Plaintiff"! Before J.
Benj. Cunningham, !of Montgom,
Defendant ery township,
J Ashlanu Co.
On the 15th day of February, 1871,
said Justice issued an order of t
tachment in the above action for the
aum of twelve dollars and five ents.
R. M. ZUVER,
Feb. 22, 187J-3wS3
lUbsck;i &tMclt Of titers
Boiam. km ago. Dr. Tobmt at-ChtJmJ
nati, through his agem in this plaeeJ. A.
Maxwell, Esq., placed in our hands a bottle
of . his . Stomach Bitters, designed tor drs-
pe pais, to gfve tone to the stomach; as a
preventive against the billions complaints
incident to the Western country and, a p.
on using' it w regard it as second to nroe
ia America or abroad. To be able to Stat
confidently that the Bitters are a certain
cure for dyspepsia and like diseases, m
t the proprietor a source of nalloye4 -pleasure.
It removes . all morbid natter-'
from the stomach, purifies the blood, im
parts renewed vitality to the nervona sya-
tem, giving it that tone and energy so indU' -pensable
for the resoration of health. The
numerous acknowledgements of its superior '
excellence and beneficent results, hava uu. ' -
sured the proprietor that it ran not bat :
prove a great ear to the afflict ed, aad im
part vitality t the tbrowgh system. - W
advise those who use bitters, to use toil -
but Roback's, which mnr hs rhlniard st J
inazweu-s vrag Store, r Upper SaaV
dusky. . . 1 ... . .t ,; .. y
' The public is hereby notified against
harboring my wife, Mary Sleesman, She
having left my bed and board without- -cause
and against my consent, and I wiil pav" -no
debts of her contracting. .
3 w30 . E; C. SLEESifAN," .
1 JNOTICE. -' - -
On the 20th day of January. A D.
1871, the Probate Court of Ashland ?
Countv. Ohio, declarer! th V..i.t ,.
John Schiedt, de eased, to be probsv- ' '
Mjy insolvent, creditors are therefore- v
required to nresent their oti'm. .
the Estate to the undersigned, for al .
lowance witnin six months -from the ,
time above mentioned, or they will not
be entitled to payment. 'i.i t
FREDERICK SCHWAN,
CHARLES H TANGEMA2C
Administrators of John Schiedt. dec'dV
(3w31) - -
.NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
'phe Board of School Examiners orAslP"
1 landCounty will hold the following
Examinations during the school Tears 1871
SPK1NQ AND SUMMEK.
2nd Saturday of Feb. Aahl.n ni,:
- - - -
" March
4th
2nd '
3rd "
4th "
2nd "
(
M April
ii. t
"May
4th u
2nd . Jane .
These examinations wilt commence at.
10 o'clock A. M. and close at 4 P. M.
No applicant will be admitted after IT
clock A. M. Written testimonials of
good moral character. signed at least by two
responsible persons will be required, whicb
testimonials will be kept on file
By order of the Board
T. J. BARTON, Clerk. .
EAILE0AD TIME TABLES. '
Atlantic Time Table.
On and after Dec. 1, 1869 trai,,
will run as follows :
GOING EAST.
No, 8, Express 220 p- m.
" 12, Express ' 5:40 a.m.
No. 38 Freight r 9 37 a. 1 .
" 34, 408 p. 1 .
oorsa west. "
No. 1, Express 9 37 a; n
" 3, Express 9 40 p. ji
" 19 Freight 9:40 p. m
' 37, . 2 20 p. m
G. H. TOPPING, Agent
C. C. & C. TIME TABLE.
On and after Monday, Pec. 5th, 170,
passenger trains will arrive at the follon
ing places at the time set. '
going ' SOOTH. ;. .
Wellington, 8:36 A M 4:45 P M f :4C r jc
N. London, 9:02 - fcI8 9:12 -Shelby,
9:42 6:15 .:58.
Crestline, ar 10:00 . 6:40 10:15
Da dt 10:10 7:30 ,, 10:25
Galion, lv:20 7:42 " 10:35
00!20 KOKTH.-
Galion,
1:00 p if 6:15 r at 4:35 a v.
Crestline ar 1:15
6:25 4-45
650 - 4:55 ..
Do dptj 1.-30
Slielby,
N. London,
Wellington,
E.
1:48 .. 7:09 ., 5:12 ..
2:28 7:52 5:50
2:42 ., 8:16 S:10
A.FORD, Gen'l Pass'r Agt.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chic go
Railway
Condensed Time Table Dec, 4, 1870.
TRAILS GOING WEST.
Ko.l" No. 5. No. 7. l?o. 9
Station. I Exp's Mail Exp's K j
Pittsburgh 1 35 asa 7 10 am 10 55 pm 3 2C i
Rochester 243 - 8 40 ., 1205
42? -
Alliance &051145 300
Orville 654. )52pm 445
Mansfield 03 422 G&2
Crestline -8 35,. hOO 7iS
do Lv. 10 05 5 55 am 7 45
Forest 1127.. 7 33 920
7P0
8Xt ,
JOS?
uro .
itic .
r. 1435
Ft. Wayne 2 30 11 45 1 25 am 8P
m . t . r i one i r t f.it
621.
Chicngo 730,, 555 7 00
90
TRAINS GOING EAST.
No. .
Mail.
No. 2.
I Exp'.
No. 6.
Ex'ps I Ei 'a
Stations.
Chieajto 55oam90oam515pm90 aa
Plymouth 95o it 12 03 pot 9 05 12 bb
Ft Wa.vnal-2.VI nm . 25 II 2.1 3 9 J
uma n tin
Forest 4 43' 508
n
135am5 4lt
343 o: ,.
420 5 .
430M-
500 .. J.oS..
Crestline A.6 20 630 ,
. do lva. COOam 6 00
Mansfield 6 40 " 717 .
Orrville 9 15 905
654 i Jlfir .-
Allianrx 1130 ..1048
D OO .1 I' M
Rochester 235 pm 1255 am 1105 H37
Pittsburgh 345 1 55 12 10 pm 4 40 ,
T7rv TlniTv Mnt Mnvulitv Nos. fi. "L
- j r j t r . .
and 2, Daily except Sunday , Nos.7, aad 6.
TV.:i.-K7 A TV.;ir R.lnl. .1
JL'O.IT , .V. -X, .... .v j mm mm
Sunday.
F. B. MYERS, .
Ticket Aorjn.
Cleveland, Mt- Vernon Dfli
ware Eailroai-
GOntO NORTH
Ex. & Mail.
AcxomV.
Millersburg,
Fredericksburg,
pple9ree: '
Orrville,
MrshaltsY-ille,
Akron,
Cfcveland,
3,43 a m 12,1.) p hi
612
12,5V
e,29
7,03
7,17
8,10
10,10
i,m
2,30
2,53
4,58
7,30
GOING SOUTH.
Accom'n & Ex. Mai),
am 3.43 d ii
davpland.
Akron. 7,20. " 5,87
7.20 " 5 87 t
Marshallsville, 8,58 " 6,39
Orrville 9,23 " 6,54
Apple Creek, 10.08 " 7,18 -Fredericksburg,
10,37 " 7Z.
Millarsburg, 11,17 " J.01
R. C. HURD, Prest
G. A. QNES. Bup'tv
For rpad reeeipts -all at this Of
fice. - - ' . . "