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03ET VBXB PIRIT WILLIAMS 61 VVBSr.. JIBE. WILLIAMS psoprietors .Editor. rjxtnawimtm, Q AVB.IL 84, llffi.- FIGHT IN BALTIMORE! Armory at Harper's Ferry Burned ! Battle Expected at Fort McHenry! EXCITEMENT WHERE ! BVEET TROOPS MARCHING TO WASH INGTON FROM ALL DIREC- TIOFV I Oa Friday troops from Massaoha setts and Pennsylvania were passing tbroagh Baltimore, they were assaulted by a mob. The troops fired upon them killing H Baltimoreans and wounding 4 ethers, Three of the Massachusetts troops were killed and 8 wounded. Baltimore, April 30. The streets are crowded with military, moving in various directions. There are reports of an at tack on Fort McHeury in free circulation Several artillery companies are out, which ems to give consistency to the report. Harrisburg, Lancaster, Pittsburgh and other places in Pennsylvania are filled with troops on their way to Washington from the Northern and Western States TraoBAPH Orncx, Whxilimo, Sunday, April 21, 12 M The wire between Baltimore and Phil adelphia have been oat, and the telegraph office at Baltimore is now in the hands and nnder tbe control of the secessionists Prior to the seizure of the telegraph ofEco the operator informed us that all was ex citement there. The Seventh Regiment from New Tork had possession of Annap olis Janction, and the Baltimoreans were arming and preparing to go and attack them. Nothing further can be expected from Baltimore or Washington or soull of these points. Gea. Cadwallader'a residence at Mag nolia Station, on the P., W. & B. Rail road, was burned this morning by the ri oters. The Brandy wine bridge, and all the bridges en the road between the Sus quehanna and Philadelphia are guarded by from 50 to 100 men each. The death of Trimble is disbelieved. MT All the lines south of Philadelphia are cat. No news to be had by Telegre.pl any more from Washington. Philadelphia, April 21. All oommu ication, by Railroad, south of this city. Is cat off, the Government having taken possession of the road between this city and the Susquehanna. There are aboat 6,000 men under arms la Washington aad the vieinity. Addi tional measnres have been taken to guard the entrances to the city. Baltimore, April 90. -The bridge aerotc Meiveii, between Woodbury and Mcunt Washington, on the. Northern Central Railway, has been destroyed by Ire, Niw York, April 20. Despatches re- waived here state that a large number oi empty ears run down from Alexandtin into Virginia on Thnrsdav night with the intent of bringing up troops for an attack on the Capitol. Philadelphia, April 21st. At Bhi more, the surrender of Fort Mc Henry bad been demanded. The Commander bad responded that if attacked he weald be compelled to fire on Baltimore. The draws of the bridges over Bush and Gun Powder rivrs, and the bridges at Canton, three miles from Baltimore, on the line of P. W. & Bait. R. R. had been burned Saturday morning. The mob taking possession af a train that had just arrived from Philadelphia, turning oat the passengers and compelling the Engineer fee raa his train back on the road, w hen they burned the bridges in succession and then returned to Baltimore. Kansas Crrr, April 20. The Mlssou rians seized the U. 8. Arsenal at Liberty, at tan o'clock this morning, and garri soned it with a company of 100 men. An immense secession meeting is being held here, to-day. Thousands from the adjoining counties in MisEOuri and Kan sas, are present. CnrciBNATT. April 18. The citixers or Coviogton and Newport, Ky., held s meeting to day, and resolved to form a company of Home Guards, to unite with the Home Guards of Cincinnati, for the protection of the three eities. Nxw York, April 19; A dispitch from Wilmington, Delaware, to the Trib una. says it is informed by a merchant esptain, direct from Pensecola, that Fort Pickens now contains eight hundred men, with seven vessels lying outside. A large number of Southern troops arrived Sat arday. There are still many Union men In the South. The American flag was raised in Mobile on Saturday, but was immediately torn down. A dispatch received from Washington, says all the arms that were at Harper's Ferry were burnt in a pile. Gov. Dennison, with the consent of the Secretary of War, has made Cincin nati, instead of Columbus, a rcndezxouF fer troop. "Washington Threatened. The greatest uneasiness is Ml lest Jiff. Davis should march upon Washington! and capture it before the Government can get force enough there to protect it. It seems the secessionists are determined to drive th North into a defensive warfare. j Under those circutM.stanc.es tho North know her duty. Tins liuvesi. We comoienctd last week the publica tion of the "laws of Ohio." Br placinjr them in fiue type, the space occupied by their publication will be small, and our readers will not miss their usnal variety of raiding. Tho Montgomery Government is to issue a call for 150,000 more troops. We itnasi:e this will be an army to a considerable exteut cu paper, rather then in the field. Anderson oaly replied Well, well. Wigfall You've done all that can bo done, and Gen. B. wishes to know upon what terms you will evacuate the fort. Anderson Gen. Beauregard is already acquaiated with the terras. Wigfall Dj I understand that you will evacuate the fort on the terms proposed. Anderson Yes, and only on those Wigfall then returned. Ten minutes C'jl Chesnut and others came from .5 euregard, asking if Maj. Anderson wanted any help, and stating that Wig fail had not seen Gen. Beaaregnrd for two days, and had no authority for his de- mauds ou Anderson. Maj. Anderson replied Then we have been sold, We will raise our flag again. Treasury For the '-Spirit. Defalcation. after, Oonglaa' flews, &sf Gr Fkuux-son, of Cambiidge telegraphed Gov, Dennison, "My Brigade awaits orders. - Cue usey JeJFers0i n. General, would not an order to retreat suit you better than any other order? We are uuder great obligations to our friend John Lope for New York papers. Severul communications laid over We bavo little room for editorial. Military companies are fcrrutd all over this part of Ohio. being Davis has called for 150,000 A telegraphic dispatch from Washing ton states that Douglas will sustain the government in all efforts to execute its constitutional functions. The reads as followsj Benalor Douglas called ou the Presi dent last night, and they had an interest ing cenrersation on the present eondilior. of the country. The substai ca of it was, on the part of Mr. Douglas, that while be was uaultcrably opposed to the Ad ministration in all its political issues, he was prepared to sustain the President iu the exercise of all his constitutional func lious to preserve tho Union, maintain the Government, and defend the Federal Cap ital. A firm policy and prompt actiou was necessary. The capital of cur coun try was in danger aud mast be defended at all hazards aad at any expense of men and mousy. He epeka of the present and the future, without reference to the past. Mr. Lincoln was very much grat ified wi.h ths interview. Mb. Editor: In yonr last number I i noticed the reply of Mr. Wheeler and ! Mr. Muhleman to the Salem letter. Their reply has been long and anxiously ; looked for by many of the tax-payers of i this county; aid I for one was in hopes of seeing a mild and satisfactory answer, but strange to say, these gentlemen after admitting that the questions are proper and deserve to be answered, instead o answering them in a straight forward man ner, tney complain of the unKtna manner in which they are asked. And after an swering the letter satisfactorily to them selves, whether it is to the people of this county or not, they full iuto great error of utkinduess. Now? Mr. Editor, they make a charge against me in regard to the appointment of Mr. Noll, which I denounce as untrue, unjust and unkind. They say that I was an applicant for dispatch 'the appointment. This is false, and mint I have been doee in malice I never offer-- Por the "Spirit." Treaaury Defalcation Salem Onoa More. ed my name for that appoiutmeut, iior was ;,, . r - i- 4 , V . 2 U, for the fitrnr it enure! by any other person to ray ; . , t . it ft "mi f .i .tiro be sood atnhot knowledge; and I will furtner ssy. that j ,. r tlge; anil i will lurtncr say. j Mr. Noll uud I are petfood; good friend to the best of my knowledge. Now, sir, I thiuk it would be more to these geitletuen's credit to have answered the Salem letter iu a f.iendly manner and ikeep their mnl ce to themselves. WILLIAM READ. i Should 1 For the the Countv mi Money? "Spirit."' Borrow Ala. iSDnoB: In oruer to samty tax-pavers of Monroe countv. that Commissioners are right in borrowing: to meet the receut defalcation, l the the troops. Virginia Seceded, Virginia went cut of the Union last week. Western Virginia, if she goes at a.!, will go reluctantly. jgs. Secretory Cani6ron all troops that are offered. will receive Governor Letcher's Proo'aniation. Fellow Tax-Paters: We. in connec tion with a respectable number of the t!ix-payers of onr township, sigued some three articles that have beeu recently published in the "Spirit." These articles have called oat some spirited and vigor ous replies and some comments We deem it but just that wo should be heard again in relation to what is past, and as much ofteuer ia relation to what may come, as the circumstances and tha signs of the times may seem to us to demand In the "Spirit" of the 17th of April, is sn art'de which w signed "Dro- - o V testing against the borrowing of $10,000 for ten years it eight per cent ;" that this soui in tpn years would amount to the fura of $21, 630 24 cents at 8 per cent, &c," The editor in his very se vere remarks upon and aboat this pro test, "cant calculate how ten thousand dollars in ten years at eight per cent can amount to $21,589,34." Wc will refer ha to Rays Atithaietic, part third, page es we supposed him hority and was endorsing I Mr Rays figures as laid down in his ta hde of interest. This is tho amount the j lender could make out of tho $10,000 at 3 per cent if the interest was paid an I finally if paid semi annually he could j make considerably tnort. Now, whatever the lender makes by i the transaction the borrower pays give I cither of us 8 per cent for $10,000 for ten years, and at tho end of that time, ! the interest being paid semi annually, we ! wi':l exhibit to yon an amount considera bly larger than $21,589,24. , Lt this is true, as it most certainly is, i of individuals, is it not equally truo as to ; the tax-payers of the county? Sj much tor t lie nzures that appear so "inconi lem articles. We would further say to Justice, that a man who is sufficiently elevated in the moral scale, as to be above acting from such motives, (as those at tributed) himself would be slow slow indeed iu attributing such motives to others. if MAtt.yM-HR, In our strictures upon your article, not generous, we at least wish to be just. We have one thing for which to thank you. You say "I would be unwilling t9 attribute sach motives (wanting office) "to more than two or three of the signers the leaden.'' 'Tig for this most learned, wise and sapient Jcsticb that we thank thee. We have long been anxious to behold the disembodied spirit of meanness, but was unwilling to enter the purlieus of Demagogueism in order to gratify oar selves, thou hast digged deeply into the pit. and exhihi ed it to us, in all its naked deformity. Do not again attempt to re imprison it in the channel-honse of Dema gogueism, but permit it to stand forth in all of its present uaked deformity and uglilcss, and you will be entitled to, and receive our renewed thanks." At the i close, yon plaintively beseech us ."to let the matter elone." We will, most assur edly, when we are done. We also, have in the "Spirit" of A pril 17 th, an articlo addressed "To several citizens of Salem towuship and others" signed hy Commissiouers Wheel er and Muhleman. We wish to call the attention of Com missioner Muhleman to the following paragraph in said article. "We do not know that Mr. Myers was iu tho habit of borrowing money to have on hand at the day of settlement, neither do we know the contrary. We never had any intimation of such a proceeding either directly or indirectly to the best of our knowledge, until since the public discovery of the de falcation." And i l co n ction i h this nip, Monroe county, O., Mrs. in the 68th year of her age. 1 he deceased was a member of the Chris tian Church 40 years. She was an affeetieu- ate wife, loving Mother, and kind neighbor. She was respected by all who knew her. Death eomes an unaonght gnestto every hoard and at his spectral bidding, seme beloved one goes forth to her mysterious home. Time and philosophy may teach resignation unto hearts mado desolate by his coming, but thoy can never fill the vacanoy therein, when she that was our Mother no longer casts a haTBrKout eur darkened hearth. A mother's plM so loved, so worshipped once empty, atust&Tor ever so a breast once panged bjr -Mather's death, no meiicine can reach with healing. The bitterest truth in life is, that we leaui in agony, and bathe with tears, when our first, our last, purchance our only friend,i Vath passed away in the aaxious arms of metey'a purest angels. The heavy head then falls upon the crushed bosom, and hope and Heaven seem to hare abandoned as. Iadeed the dark wild storm gathers about our futnre, and the baleful lightning depicts our desolation. Up into the troubled sky we gaze fr a sign sf approaching oalin, and only the angry tlhn ders answer unto oar unnpoken prayers. Years pass wrestling with our passions and expectations, and bekding many, lifeless to the greund, and yet the love of her our saint ed Mother dwelleth in our heart, firm and faithful as of yore; and our thoughts in si lence and solitude still cluster about her im age enshrined in the holiest sanctuary of our seal. L. J. HATS. Sjvsy Waynesburg Messenger, copy. Again, tha Editor lashes ! paragraph wc wish to call tour attm'.ion John Graham has been appointed post master at Coieuibus, Q. Sensible. Our very geod friend, Lew. Baker, of the Guernsey Jejfersoniun, talks in the following sensible stylt: The Southern people have had our sympathies, because we believed they vrerc to be robbed of their righ's. But Secession, we detest; and Rebellion, we ubboi 1 We hive advocated. peace, concession, and Uuion. We have been sneered at u Union savers, and glory iu being justly entitled to the appellation: for it was the good old Union of Washington it was our Union, aud we would hate ditd to save it. But cur Union is now goue, acd ocr hooir-s are in d-ingcr. MwwesasBBSSjSjSBBBjsi The Battle at Sumter. Richmond, Va., April 18. Governor Letcher has issued his proc lamation reeogn'sing tho Confederate States as Independent. The President has no authority to call an extraordinary force to wage on offensive wur against ny foreign power and threatens to exert this unusual force to compel obedience to his mandate, believing the influences which operate to produce this proclama tion ocaiust iho seceded States will be brought to bear cn Virginia if she should Zeroise her undoubted right to resume the powers granted by her people, and it is due to her honor that on improper use j of force against her people should be re- ! pelled. Gov. Lcteher orders all armed volun tees regiments and compauies to hold themselves ia readiness fur immediate or- i ! ders and prepare for efficient service. I The proclamation is dated the IT'h. Benton " Rethel Cinter W eodstidH " Franklin " Grt-eu " JncUson " Malaga " Ohio " Porry " Salem f Clarington " 8eneoa " Summit " Snnslury ' Beallsvillo " SwitzerUB'l Washington " tfayue " Due Stat Infirmary fund Bi i'-ige fund. . . . 21)3 710 630 67 43 00 97 9s I Distribution 3f the Quotas of Miiicia aad Fioea of Rendezvous. KEG1UEXTS. 17 16 4 The following eccouut of the battle at Fort Sumter, is given by a captain under the command of Mcjor Andersen: The demand to surrc.ni-.-r Fort Sumter was made on tke 1 1 rh iiut , and refused not only by Major Afidoron, but by the unanimous force in his command. Oa Friday morning at 3 o'clock the rbbeln sent word that their fira would be opened in an honr. and at i o'clock Grc was opened on us freru every diracion, iuolu di.ig a hid 'a battery. The fire opened with a volley of IT mort&rs, firing 10 uch shells aud shot from 33 guas (Co lanibiads ) We took breakfast, howevsr, very leis urely. Tho comaiaud was then divided into three watches, aca uuder direction of two cBicirs. After break 'ast they im mediately went to the guns, and opened 5ro on Monltrio, Oummlu's Point and Sullivan's Island. The irou battery at Cummin's Point was of immense strength, and most ef onr 6hots glanced off. Muj Anderson refused to ailow his men to work thtir guns on the parapet, on ao count ut Each a terrific lire being direct ed against that point. There was scarce ly a room in Fort Moultrie left inhabita ble. Several shots went through the floating battery, though it was bnt little damaged Two guns ou tha iron battery were dismounted. A man was stationed, who cried shot or shell, when the rebels tired, and tho garrison were thus enabled to dodge it. At first the workmen were reluctant to work the guns, bnt they afterwards served most willingly and effectively against the iron battery. The brracks caught fire several times on Friday, but the flames were extinguished through the efforts of Mr Hart, of N. Y , and Mr. Lyman, of Baltimore, both volunteers. On Satur day the officers' quarters caught fire from a shell ar,d tbe main gates were buret, The msgsn'oe was surroundtd k-y fire, and ninety barrels of powder were taken oat and thrown into the sea when the maga zine was encircled by fire. All oar mate rials were cut off, and we had eaten onr last bieonit two doys b. fore. The men had to lay on the ground with wet hand kerchiefs, to prevent them from smother ing, and a favorable eddy of wind was all that saved our lives Oar cartridge bags ijave out, ar.d five men were employed to manufacture them out of our shirts, sheets, blankets, &c. It will take a half million dollars to repair the interior of Fort Sumpter. Most ef oar enemies' shots were aimed at onr flag. The following is the conversation which took plaee between Maj Anderson acd Col. Wigfall Wigfall Gen. Beauregard wishes to j stop this, sir, New York- -Albauy,.E!isira, Penu. Philadelphia, Ilurrisburg, New Jersey Trenton, Delaware Wilmington, MurylaBd Baltimore, Frederick, North Caroliua Raleigh,. Virginia Staunton, Wheeling, Tennessee Knoxviilc, Gordonville, Nashville, Arkassas Little Hock, Kentucky LexiBgioti, Missouri St Louis, Illinois -SpringfiId, Chicago, Indiana Indianapolis, Ohio Columbus, Cleveland, Michigan Detroit, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Iowa Keokuk, Minnesota St. P-ul, j Maine Portland, jNew Hampshire Portsmouth, j Vermont Burlington, Massachusetts Springfield, Rhode Island Providence, Connecticut New Haven, Total, . . . . money to meet tue receut ueiaieuuou, i preni,nsibje give below from the books in the Auditor's j th citizens of Silem "not protesting ' to a conversation that you had (shoitlj office, the various balances yet due the 1 ogainst the passage of the law while it several Townships, County, and State ! was pending before the Legislature." ' ' i We would simply ask how we could con- r 'sisteatly prateat tha passage of a bill by Ailum for seknol tr. & otlier imrnoses S42 6 1 . . . . r q'liinted with, nor informed either by the Spirit" or our Representative as to a single one of i:s provision! The mer a 1S5 41" 1 l'l'e k'"" being all we had to guide 4ii ns ' us until the law was was published in 62 i tha ' Spirit" on tbe 3d of April: but one iisno of the Spirit had seen the light af- j 1 ter Slid publication, until the protest from Oalem appeared. The edito, berates us for our tardiness. We are inclined to think we acted as promptly as the cireum stances required. The editor asks the 'signers if they really belioved that the whole amount borrowed would remain un paid until the last day of the last yetu hat the lost payment fell dus" and "if we did so believe, it was very absurd." We will for a moment refer to the law, by Which the 'Coiu'nisiioiiprs if rhnnnn. are authoriz-.d to county to sains of not Uss thun one hundred dollars ea.oh, bearing any rte of Interest not exceeding eight per centum annum, payable semi annually; the ipose ot BnSBflrig the Treasurer to pay th" . ,aid bauds to be redeemable within tan howuships the sums yet due for Pthoui, ! vaars from the date thereof." We have i schoolhouse, towuship, road end other I had some little experience in boud3 issued ipurposef; and nearly cm thousand aiUarsio be paid "within ten years," and have jforbridgo purposes, If tho nioiiGj- car, UJdotn known them redeemed before tin, not be borxowtd, I suppose the work on ;i-iuiruiiou of the time the Olaiiugtou biid?a ?,iil have to ha stop j So fur as the schedules of the plan pro ped, unless tho contractors are wil'iug to j posed by the Commissioi'.er;, as published, wait for their money. ! for the purpose of tuning the "scare crow'. I suppose fcn.her, that as soon as the ! oat of our forottr protest, we have oaly to money is collected frm ihe sccatitics of jsuy that we a:e not in a protesting mood Tfm. Myers, that the Commissioners will , to duy, ocro should most certainly enter apply the sama to tho pnyraent of the i onr colemn nrotest against the borro7ving j3 jloan, and th.:s stop the interest that may ',",cn in this form. The editor closes his oe accumuiiin(5. vcnraenl by entreating us ' tj our olli- So far as I am nsyseif concernpd, I wou'd j ctrs ere doing wrong, let us go to work-in just as soon pRJ oiy sharo of live total ' a manly, upright way, to correct the evils." We are anxious inquirer af.er that "bet- '' Will he be so kind as to indi 3i0 G:'.7 70 2S6 SO W7 4Stf 26 " 2!S 77 ' GJ7 t7 : ns 57 i 7'.S 10 3 f.U ' 274 65 1 i $7023 75 i 1427 14 89 98 969 C7 .t. 0,-110 54 7 he Total dtu various fandl . . . j From the above it will be scpn th .t ! nearly eight thousand dollars of tho amou.it proposed to be borrowed is for the pur- per after it was known publicly, that there. was a defalcation In the Treasury,) with Wm. Cochran, E:q. at tha store of Levi Baldwin's in the town of Clarington, and ask you If iu that conversation then and there held, you did not say to said Wm. Cochran in sulntince: "Almost cen time wc ( ho Commissioners have settled!5'''' with Mjers sit.ee he has been in offica, wo had to stay at WoodsCeld several days from two to three or four logger than was necessary or than wc need to have staid if Myers had beeu ready. I sup pose he was getting help from hi3 friends." If these are not the precise words did you not say the sime in substance to Mr Cochran in your conversation with him about tbe treasury defalcation, at the time and place referred tof Again; Did you uot in the same con versation referred to, say in cubstauce to Mr. Cochran that "there was another im portnut officer in Woodsfield that the Coruinissioners were not much belter sat- suo the bonds of j iiafied 'with, than they were with Mycrt?." If you did so state to Mr. Cochran, will you tell ui ho that officer 1-? and w wiil endeavor to inaugera'.e his rent-tali B. R. R THE MINUTE MJBDI-CINE. titT RADVTAY'S READY RKLUiK it trulj a minnte Medicine for it will cure in ninutss diseases that other remedies require hours and ay to effect: and will re lieve tke agsuistio pain of acute and inflamatory duear as in seoendi, when all other Iruiadie9 fail altogether. Ralwat's Sbai.t Knurr should he kpt in the houre as arm "are kept ot sflf-dtfmet, or u fitc-etcaft fer t'ftyfrtm a tmd d a coiJl'grjtin Hftndrede (iiefrom nild attack of d t-Mi that oi.e . i. ,ae. To'iions fabject te i, Cramps, Spasms, Bilious Colics. &c . should be able to re'aeh it the instant ilw are seizad. Taken during the lirst agne ehi'.f it tney prevent a second. It is the great an. tidote to paia, whether arising from external or internal injury, or from a sud ten malady. Fnvers, originating ia sadden changes of tew- pratnre or unwholesome vaper3. arw repel I l before they have obtained a hold upon ihe sys tem, y us nygeian operation. J- M. KIRKBIilDK, Aat. April 24, 1SS1. It. The Treasury Defalcation, nnrn your dissuUfaetiou. Ia wol 94 Whklikq, Friday, April 19. The Mayor has issued a proclamation calling on all good citizens to preserve the peace aad abstain frtm discussing ex citing topics. The stars and stripes are generally displayed, aad a strong Union feeliog prevails. Union military com panies are formfng. One company, or ganised as a Home Guard, is composed of men over forty-five years of age. Our delegates, Hubbard and Clemens, return ed from Richinor-.d to day, and were warmly received. The news from Baltimore concerning the attack on the troops created indigna tion. The Douglas Democrats in this district in Convention to day, nominated W. G. Brown, of Preston, for Congress, tbe enly delegate from Virginia who remained In the Convention that nominated Deng las. He will be supported by all opposed to seteesion, and will nndonbtedly be elected. The Black Republican caucus o' the Ohio Legislature have agreed to di vide the State iuto eighteen Congressianal Districts. This appointment wonld give the Republicans, according to their cal culations, 14 districts and tbe Democrats 4. Ours is called the fifteenth district, and includes the counties of Monroe, Bel mont, Jefferson, Harrison and Columbi ana. Bingham's friends are down on the manner in which this is formed, and threaten to defeat the whole bill It mat ters but little to ns how the present Leg islature districts the State. Tbe Demo crats will have the next Legislature, and this with all other unconstitutional legis lation will be repealed Should the District remain as above, James R. Morris, of Monroe, will lay Bingham out cold. Cadiz Sentinel, ;defieioncy within the next twelve months i as In tho next Qve or six year? ; hat I pre Isunie there Isd" aw on the BtAtute books hallowing the Commissioners to make a j levy fr that purpose, 1 The total amount of all tbe taxes on 1 the duplicate for 1860 amounts to over $50,000. The sum proposed to be bor rowed is $1 0.000. Now add that amount to oor pn sent taxos, and it only makas them one fif;h more. this additional snm ot 1U,UUU ;n on year, the man that now pays one dollar would next year pHy $1,20. The one that now pays $5,00 would the next year pay $6,00. TKe one that now pays $20,00 would the next year pay $24.00, and the one that now pays $50,00 would next year pay $60,00. So that it would be no very great hardship for the tax payers to pay this additional snm. But the money is wauted now, by the school teachers, school house builders, bridge builders, &c. Unless that fund is raised by a loan it cannot be supplied by taxation, and the creditors of the county would have to wait until the litigation now in Court against the bondsmen of Wm. Myers was ended before they could get their money, which may be carried through several Courts before it is decided, and thus be a great inconvenience and loss to the several townships for the funds due them. The loan wonld set them all right, and enable them to pay their contracts with out any inconvenience to the tax-payers It will be seen by the foregoing statement that no part of tbe money borrowed is it to pay county expences, or!conntv officers. TAX PAYER. ' ter wnv. I cate if? IP It is not true that old Abe left for Canada on receiving the news of the sur render of Fort Sumpter. He is deter mined to remain in Washington nntil he hears authentically that Jeff. Davis has left Montgomery for Washington, when be will take the first night train and lead his gallant forces to Canada. Old Gid dings who has been sent in advance will purchase and fit up for Lincoln's head quarters, the identical- house in whieh John Brown htli his convention that organized a provisional government for this country. S5t. Oairsville Gazette. We uext have an article addressed to ns from "Justick." (!) In this we have a specimen of tho tivjst specious, (we had almost seid precocious) metaphysical rea soning that we have ever been called upon to peruso. He dips deep into the motives of our people, and "suspec's (a Therefore to rai-e ; very little'') that love of justice would not lead men to do ' whai? Simply in a straightforward manner to ask our serv ants if they have discharged their duty Is it of this you complaiu, Mr. Justice? You say that we have a right, aad should Know what became of the money." Will you, most sapient aud learned invostiga- i tor of motives to human conduct, furnish us with a set of interrogatories that will not be "filled with calumnies by the whole sale?'' and if approved by us, we will ' adopt them humbly a'dctly it may be kiss the hand that furnishes them, and in all humility withdraw those already pro pounded. In early youth we were taught to ask for what we wanted, in a plain, straight forward and concise way, in the little age that we have acquired, we do not feel disposed "to depart therefrom." Justice in his array of ' motives" that incited us to ask what we wanted, and had the right to kuow, sets up as the "priaum mobile" of our actions,, that we "want to remove the "county seat to Clar ington," "that we want office, past expe rience has informed some two or three of us thac we could not obtain one without some extraneous aid." "That this aid Is now involved by raising a hue and cry to hunt down, tramp down, riot down, mob down, some also may be candidates, and in the way of some two or three as pirants from Clarington, the leaders iu the movement." We do no injustice to tbe text from which we quote, and in reply we wonld say that Salem township has in all prob ability furnished as few aspirants for office as any other in the county, that she has perhaps as few disappointed Candidates. provided, -founded: -One mor: qaerie. If you, as a Com mksiorer did "stay at Woodifield nearly ovcry time that you . ettlcd with Myers while he was Treasurer" several days longer than was memory; art we at tix- payets expected to foot the bills for t hi time- unnecessarily ipeulf When we have the answers to these iuterrogatories or the facts a poo whioh we presume them to bo based, placed fairly upon the record, (;ha pages of the Spirit,) wo will bo willing to bear v.Uu over of ouiums may attach to us, justly, for having signed the former articles iu connection with our fellow tax payets of Salem. Uatil we get thsm answered, or tbe facts upon which we presume thetn to be based, so placed npon the records; we os'i of others to take the fartiWv1!! advice of our great and good (!) Justice and "let the matter alone.'' Sigued T vo of the former signers of the Salem artiales. The andersiguod were ajip-.i .it-! by Mi Commissioners of Jrjnroe county, at Uooir Marca session, to examine an I ivinrt the condition of the couuty Treasury the 5th day of March they proceeded to charge that duty, and Were euiraee 1 ahont ri week in the ojiwiuatlon. A deia'lmt report was ovalti to the Commissioners, which is oa fi'ti rtr the inspection of all who an-' desire ta exrmino it. The following syropsis rf nahl report la OKid'Vat the KM6t of ths Comaiissiouors, tar publication. ''.tm William Myers, late Tretsnrer, received from h!.s predecessor, at the .June settlement, 1158, the balaneea then in tha Treasnrv, amounting to thu sum of . . $1,855 4t At the annual settlement for the fiscal year, ending September 15, 1 S f thero were balance a in th- Treasury amounting to the skua of. . . . ! $1 90j $ At the annual tsettleroent for the fiscal year ending Spt.,U, 1SSO, there were bilmoes in the Tre&anry amounting to the sum t At the time ol the appoJat meat of John B Noll, Tii-aiarer, in place of Wm. .Uynrs, resigued (February 2S.) thero should liave been in the Treasury, the sum of. " 23.S23 71 There .is passed over to tho new Treasurer 14,5S4 i5 5,-SS 69 Total dfletr $10,759 4S Total dedoionsy as reported by tho Auditor aii preheat TrehKurer 10,76$. .17 JAS. R. UOllRlS, U. C. MILL. April 24, 181 3t. Wo are not, never hare been, nor do we ever expect to be candidates for office. Still our names stands among the (by Justice) proscribed endorsers of the Sa MARRIED Oa tke 13th of April 1851, by Thomas McMahon, Bsq., Mr. Johw W. Li.ovd aud Miss Maroaket J. (Joudy, all of Jlfouroe county, Ohio. On the 14th day of Feb. 1S61, by Josiah Stassie, Hsu,., Mr. Giles Lauce and Miss Isa bella Milligak, alt of this county. On the 31st day of March If 41, by .Jaoob Tscappat, Esq., Mr. CnaisTiAs &. Richard and Miss Metilda Hesthorh, all of this county. Oa the 7th day of April 1861, by tho same, Mr. Lodis Ruble and Miss Mary Stills, all of Monroe eounty, O. On tho ISth day of April, 1861, by Thos. Neal, Esq.. Mr. Thomas Stewart and Miss Ma ry Ullom, all of this couaty. On tho 11th ins., by tho saaie, Mr. Silas Truax and Miss Sophia 1! ill, all of this county. On the 21st inst., by Rer. J. Henderson, Mr. William M. Piper of Barnesville, O., and Miss Rutb Ass Hestiiobs, of this place. With the above notice, came a beantifn supply of good things, for which we ten der the thanks of all hands, and wish the parties long life, health and happiness, DIED In this place, on the 16th inst., ROSA AMALIB, youngest daughter of Peter and Harriet Flavie Diehl, in the first roar of her age. , ''One by one the leaves have fallea, And oar little Rosa too has died, One of thooe flowers that we cherished Faded slowly by our side. And, while we did hope to save her, By onr earnest love aad prayer, She has parted heaven's cm-tains, And in silence entered there." The bereaved parents and friends will mourn not as these who have no hope, for Jesus Christ saith: "Suffer little children, and forbid them not to come unto me, for of such is the Kingdom oi Heavon." ' Iu Christ sad parents, weep no more, Though dead, she only went before, To join the blessed throng on high, Aud bid you welcome when yon die." K. H. DEPARTED this life, at the residence of her son, Jan. 12, lS.tr in Center town- STATB OF OHtO, MOM ROB COUNTT, COlTitT OF COMMON PLSAS. Petition for Divorce. Loaiza Jaae Burrjy, plT, against Frederick Surgy, deft. rPHF. defendant, Frederlak Bingr, will take jL notice, that tha pl:viititr, LouUES Jane Bur gy, filed her petit. oa in the court of common p eas of naid county, on the 1 1th day of April, A. D. 1861, the object and prayer of which is, that t'ao married relation between, her and the defouoaat bo dissolved by said court. Causes assigaed, wilful absence and gross neglect of duty. JSaid, defendant is ri quired to answer said petition on or against the 20th day of May, A. D. 1881, or the same may be taken as trim, and a decree rendered accordingly. COWBN & POWBLL, April X4.18S1 6w Pl'lTs Att'y. Executor's Notice. The undersigned was, oa the 15th day of April, 1861, appointed by the Probate Court of Monroe county, Ohio, Executrix of the Es tate of Charles H. Danford, late of Monroe county, Ohio, deceased. ELIZABETH DANFORD, April 24, 1861 3.pd, Ex'rx. Sheriffs Sale. . "" George Swing, Administrator of Theadore gapers, Deceased, against State of Ohio, for use of the town of Clarington. Y virtae of a writ of renrfifiont tniut t me clireeted from .tho court of eomtaoa pleas of Monroe county, Ohio, I will offer for sale at public auction, at tho front door of tho court house, in the town af Woodsfield, in said county, between the hours of tO o'olook, a. as and 4 o'clook, p. m., n ' Saturday, thelbth day ef May, 1861, the following desoribed real estate, situate ia said county, to wit: Lot Number 39 in the Town of Clarington. Levied upon and ordered to bo sold in tho case of Oeorge Swing, Adm'r. of Theadore Papers, deceased, against the State of Okie, for use Qf th town of Clarington. C. M. Morrow, Sheriff, Monroe county, O, April 24, 1881 4,S0. The