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Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-08-14
The state of Ohio, Carroll county, s..
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
James Reed u.

James Reed v...,;.
Ug.
DruziIla Reed.widow, Abraham Reed and alIer NAY
Mary Reed, DTuzilla Reed and Joseph nm, Is.e ,'
Reed, minors
DRUZILLA REED widow, Abraham Reed, Wash
ington Reed Mary Reed Drlzilla Reed and 10
seph Reed will take notice that petition was filed
against them on the 9th da, OF JULY, A. ID. 1885, in
the court of common pleas in and for said county, By
James Reed and is now pending. wherein the sad
James Reed demands partition Of the following real
estate TO wit the southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter Of section twent six, 20, of township six
teen, l6 of range six containing iorty-one acres
and hit five hundredths Of an acres also a certain
other tract situate in section twenty 20 Of township
and range aforesaid described follows, to wit: be-
ginning at the centre post of said section thence
east nineteen chains and eghty-seven hundredths to
post thence south two chains and thirt, six hun
dredths thence west nineteen chains and eighty-sev-
en- hundredths to awhile oak thence north to the be-
ginning containing four acres and sixty seven hun
dredths of an acre also the north half of the east
half of the southwest quarter OF section twenty, 90
Of township sixteen 10, and range six, 6, in said
land district and also part of the northeast quar-
ter of section twenty 20, of township and range a.
loresaid containing about seventy acres being
the tract Of land upon which the town of Lodi was
laid off bounded as follows, to wit: on the west by
lands owned by John Reed, on the south By lands
owned by Robert Reed, on the west by lands owned
by Charles Close, and on the north by Sandy Creek
and lands owned by the heirs Of " lillian Hardesty,
late of said Carroll county, deceased, excepting in
the above last mentioned tract of land all that is in
cuded in the lots streets and alleys of the town of
Lodi as aforesaid and that at the next term Of said
court application will be made By the said James
Reed for an order that partition NAV be made oil said
premises, &c. JAMES REED,
By ECELEY DAVIS his Attorneys.
July 10 1s46-39-6t. Pr. fee So 90
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The State Of Ohio, Carroll county, S.
Kendall Jackson, Administrator of
Henry Hemming, deceased,
Petition to sell
Lands.
Rebecca Hemming, ct. ais.

RcbeCca Hcmmng, ct. ais.
RY virtue of an order of SALE issued from the court
of common pleas in and for said county of Car
ROLL and to me directed will offer at public sale at
the door of the court house in Carrollton,
On Saturday the 18th OF August next,
between the hours of 10 o'clock, A. M. and O'clock
p NJ of said day, subject to the dover estate of the
said Rehecca Hemmng, the following real estate,
situate in said county of Carroll, to wit: Out lots
number sixteen, seventeen and eighteen, in Buffers
addition of out lots to the town of Caroon, as re-
turned and recorded in the Recorders office, One
third of the purchase money will be required cash in
hand one-third in one year, and the residue in two
years from the day of sale. The deferred payments
secured by mortgage on the premises.
KENDALL JACKSON,
Administrator Of Henry 1emmng, deceased.
BY EcELEY DAVIS, his Attorneys.
July 10, 1S46-39-5t. Pr. fee S3.
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THE said Charles Mecaskey will take notice that
said Margaret Mecaskey, on the thday of May,
in the year OF A. D. l846, filed in the court of COM
mon pleas in and for said Carroll county, her petit
tion in chancery, against him, which petition char
ges that said Charles Mecaskey has been wIlfully
abesent for than three years Immediately pre-
ceding the date of the filing of said petition, and
that said Charles Mecaskey has been guilty of gross
neglect Of duty to your petitioner; and prays said
court 10 decree the marriage contract between :he
petioner and said Charles dissolved, and it may be
forever held for naughti and that petitioner may
have reasonable allimony out of any property said
Charles Mecaskey may be found to be possessed Of
and that said petition is now pending and will be
for hearing at the next term OF said court, at which
time and place, you may, if yon please, appear and
defend, &c. MARGARET MECASKEY,
BY EcKLEY DAVIS, her Attorneys.
June 70, l846-35-6t. Pr. fee SO.
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Sheriff'S Sale.

BY virtue Of writ of Fl. Fa Et Lev. Facias,
issued out OF the court OF OF common pleas for Car
roll county, Ohio, and to me directed, | will offer
ior sale in the town OF Ptkin, in said county, on
Monday the I'm day Of august, 1886,
the following goods and choilels, to wit four head
Of horse creatures. Sale to ocommCnceat l2o'cock
NJ. on said day. Terms cash. +. MEG UlRE, Sh'T
July 81, l84G--42-3t Pr. fee 81.
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS SALE.
The State Of Ohio, Carroll county, IS.
Simeon Jennings


Us.
John Brandeberry, Louza Brande- In Chancery
bury, Jacob Sterling, Admnstra-
tor Of Jacob Sterling, deceased.
RY virtue Of an alias order OF sale issued out OF
the court OF common pleas in said county in this
cause, g. to me directed | will offer for sale at pub
lie vendue, at the door of tho court house in Car
rolton, in said county,
On the 18th day OF August, A. d. Isl6,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock, A M. and o.
clock P. M. OF said day. the following described
real estate, situate in said county of Carroll, and
State of Ohio to wit: the northeast quarter OF Sec
lion thirysix, township fifteen and range five,
tanning one hundred aud four acres and thirty-eght
hundredths of an acre, be the same more or less.
ROBERT McCLAYE,
Master Commissioner IN Chanoery.
July 10, 1846-S9-5t. Pr. fee So So
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IN PARTITION BEFORE AUGUST TERM, 1916.
John Sawvel and Catharine his wifel
gS. , In chancery.
Elizabeth Burrier and Others
ELIZABETH BURRIER, Philip Burrier, Eli Bur.
u rier, John Dougherty and Mary his wife, Samu-
ell Burier, the heirs of jacob Burrer George Bur-
ref Henry Christopher and Barbara his wife, Mi
chael Rhodes and Sarah his wife, John Slult and
Hesther Anne bis wife, John Riggle and Margaret
his wife, George Burrer and Susanna his wife, Sam
ue Stult and Elizabeth his wife, will take notice
that petition was filed against them on the 3Oth
day Of June, A. d. 1916, in the court Of common
pleas tor said county, by the said John Sawvel and
Caharne his wife, and is now pending, wherein
the said Sawvel and wife demand partition of the
following described real estate, situate in Carroll
county, Ohio, TO wt the southwest quarter of Sec
ton number twenty-eight, 1881 township number
eleven, (lD of range number four, (4) in Steuben-
vile district, containing l54 acres, more or less
and that at the next term OF said court application
will be made ty said John Sawvel and wife for an
order that partition may be made of said premises.
JOHN SAWVEL, et ais.
By r. MCCLAvE, his Attorney.
July 3. 1846-38-6t.
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aAtote Of MnriIY ace

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has
been appointed and qualified Executor on the es-
tate of Moritz Wees, late of Carroll county, Ohio,
deceased All persons indebted to said estate are re-
qured to make immediate payment and those having
Claims TO present them, legally proven, for settle
ment, within one year from this date
ROBERT WALSER Executor,
July 10, IS46--39-3t,
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SAVE YOUR MONEY.

OLD stoves, pots, kettles ovens, lids, CRATES, crate
bars, and every description of old pot metal will
De received at the CARROLLTON FOUNDRY. al
half cent per pound, in exchange for castings.
A. l.. LITTELL.
June 26, 1846-37-6t.
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TO WAGON-MAKgRS.

| WISH to employ iourneyman wagon.maker to
whom will give good wages IN CASH. Apply at
the Cauoon foundry. A. l.. LlTTELL.
June 20, l84j--J7-lL
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The State Of Ohio, Carroll COunyt, S.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
William Blackledge g. Thomas Denny,
Executors OF John BlaCkledge, decd.


TO John Blackledge and John l., OrwicE of Carroll
county, Ohio, David llendricksOn and Hannah
IIendrckson his wife, James Wallace and Sarah Ann
Wallace his wife, and Martha Blackledge, of the
State of Illinois, Ephraim Bowen, Of the State Of
Missouri, and Leonard Harsh, of Carroll county, Ohio
You are hereby informed that, on the 29th day Of
june 1876 the petitioners filed their petition in this
court the object and prayer of which petition is to
obtain order at the next term of said court for the
sale of the following real estate, of which John Black
ledge died SEIZED to pay debts of said testator to wit
all of the southwest quarter of section nine in town.
ship sixteen, lof range six, excepting seven acres;
and also four acres andon hundred and twenty per-
ches out of the of said section nne
in Brown township, Carroll county, Ohio; being the
farm upon which the said John Blackedge resided at
the time of his death. All the defendants are heirs
egaees and devisees said John Blackledge, decd
excepting said EphrOim Bowen and Leonard Harsh,
who have liens upon said land. VAN BROWN,
Solicitor for Petitioners
July 10, ls46-39-4t, Pr. fee SO 3d.
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NEW GOODS.

A new and splendid assortment of goods, just re-
~ ceIved and Tor sale, cheap Tor cash or country
produce. Call and examine the stock for your
selves. GEO. T. PARKER.
Carrollton, May %, l849-32-lf
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NOTlCE IN MERERY GIVEN

no oil those who are indebted to the Surplus fund,
that we, by the law of last winter, are appoint
ed to collect this fund. We therefore take this pub
lie way OF saying that all bonds, &c. upon which
there is any part OF the principal or interest due,
will be sued at the next term Of the court of corn
mon pleas for this county.
JOS. G. KENNEDY, Treasurer.
I. Il. HARBAUGH, Auditor,
Carroll county, Ohio,
Canolon, June II, 1916,
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Iron Foundry in the town Of Leesburgh,

Carroll county, Ohio, where they intend to make
and keep constantly on hand, castings of all des-
criptions, to wit: Every variety of mill gearings,
threshng-machne gearing, stoves, and plows of
the most improved patterns now in use, &C. &c.
All orders for castings will be promptly attended To-,
and con be speedily filed as they will at all times
have good pattern maker employed. Their cast.
ings will be Of the best quality as they intend using
entirely the Kentucky iron.
They have also connected with the foundry an
extensive machine and smith shop, where thew will
make threshing machines, turning lathes, and
plows; and do all kinds of forging turning, SC. to
order;-also repairing all kinds of machinery on the
shortest notice.
They will receive in payment old metal at one
cent per pound, and ali kinds of country produce
at market price, and will not refuse cash.
BY pursuing course Of fair dealing, and honest
industry, they hope to merit and receive liberal
share of the public patronage.
The plows that we manufacture have heen thor
oughly tried in our county, and proved to be the
best now IN USE We refer those who wish to pur-
chase to the following gentlemen who have used
our plows: Levi Jenkins, DR.. t. Cummings, S. Jen-
klns, Otho Baker, and VIM. Pollock. We sell the
above plow for FIVE dollars and give two points.
We further inform the citizens of Carroll and the
adjoining countless that We manufacture the "Sar-
rolton pows," with right and left points; also,
points for Woods improved bull plows.
CS.3-Atkins' Water Wheel for Saw Mills, can be
had on short notice. 1t has been ascertaned that
this Wheel is much superior to the wooden Wheel,
and also cheaper.
C. P. 4 A. NJ. FISHER & Co.
Leesburgh, March q, l846-6m.
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ECKLEY 4 DAVIS,
49,, nnd CopnseIIors al 90,

Attorneys aud COuHsellors at Lar,
HAVE entered into partnership, and will practice
IL their profession in Carroll and The adjoining
counties. All business entrusted to Them will re-
ceive prompt attention. Office in the frame build
ing, opposite the west door OF the court house
Carrollton, December 5, lSl5-u.
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PLOWS AND POINTS

THE CarroIton, bull, half crane, true American,
and a number of other patterns of niows Lont
constantly on hand, or made to order al The foup.
dry in Calrolton.
AlSO.--Right and left hand, Carrollton, bull. true
American, Woods improved, crane from No Q to
No 81, John Long, Massillon, Buckeye, star, and
almost every kind of pow points, constantly on
hand' and cheap for for cash. A. l.. LlTTELL.
CamolItOn, June 26, l846-37-f.
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POT METAL.

AM paying ONE CENT per pound, in castings, for
old Plow points, mold boards, mill gearing, and
all kinds of old metal that has not been burned in
the fire. delivered at the CaroIlton foundry.
A. l.. LITTELL.
June 27, 846-37-6t.
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WOOL WANTED.

tO00O0 pounds wool wanted, for which win
AOO'OOO give as liberal price as the times will
admit. GEO. Il. PARKER.
Carroton, May %, l846-32-tG
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS SALE.
The State Of Ohio, Carroll county, IS.

William Sea!on In the court of common
vS. pleas, in and for said
John Williams, Davis county, in chancery.--
Vail Condy McGi Decree for the sale ofand.
NOTICE is hereby given, that, by virtue of an ali
as order of sale issued from said court in the L.
bove cause, and to me directed, will offer for sale
at public vendue, at the door of the court house in
Currollton, in said county,
ON the 17th day OF August, 4. d. SIS.
between the hours OF 10 o'clock, A, NJ and 1 o.
clock, p. NJ. of said day, the following described
tract or parcel OF land, situate in said county, to
wit part of the ives: half of the southwest quar-
ter of section twenty, township sixteen, of range
six, in the Seubenvle district, bounded as follows;
commencing at post 10 chains and links from
the northwest corner of said half quarter, thence
unning east 10 chains and 81 links to post, thence
south % chains and O6 links to post, thence west
10 chains and 81 links to a post, thence north %
chains and 86 links to the place of beginning, con-
tanning SO acres and thirty-three hundredthS OF an
arec. Said land lies in Brown township.
ROBERT MCCLAVE,
Master Commissioner in Chancery.
July 10, lG46--39-5t. Pr fee 50.
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Dry Goods, Hardware.

QHeeRasare, lroa Nails, Paints, Fish, Sab, SC.
all Of which will be sold as low or lower for CASH OR
COUNTRY PRODUCE, than they can be had in the pSce.
The following kinds Of produce will be taken for
goods, viz: wheat, rye, corn oats -four, burkwheat
flour, dried apples, potatoes butter, eggs, fax lin
en-, flannel wool, bacon, soap, cheese, lad and all
other kinds Of produce that is generally taken in
stores. Persons wishing to purchase will please call
aud examine before purchasing elsewhere, and be-
assured that will give you good bargains
DENTISTRY and MATCHMAKING carried on IN the
same room. GEO. L. PARKER.
Carrolton, March l3, I846-lf.
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REMOVAL
WILLIAM IL. LLOYD,

HIIUINty UHN UVNN9tTIV ~ LUWI
HAS removed his Office to the room, up stairs, ad-
IL joining the Office OF the Carroll Free Press.
Caro.on, April II, l846-f
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The Tariff Repealedy

FOR cash, Flows may be had at the Carrollton
Foundry for the uining sum OF four doHa,y and
a half have large number stocked off in the
best and most substantial manner, and farmers will
fad il TO their interest TO buy now.
A. l.. LlrTELL.
July 81. l84G-42-f.
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NEW STORE.
ELIZA SINCLAIR

TAKES this method to inform her old friends, and
the public in general, that she has commenced
the mercantile business in the room recently occu-
pied by VIM. NJ. Sinclair. She has, at present,
a good supply Of the leading articles of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, &c.
such cloths, cassimers cossnets jeans calIicoes
cotton yarn, coffee, tea sugar mOlasses, ron nails
hoow-ware, leather, boots, shoes, &C.. &C.; and all
such things as are generally kept in retail slores.-
Early in the spring she expects to perfect her as
sortment by purchases in the eastern cities. She
will take great pleasure in waiting upon her old
customers, and in selling them goods as cheap as
rollton. ELIZA SINCLAIR.
CarroIlton, February 6, 1846-tf
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sIIERIFF'S SALE.

Samuel Hedey and Nancy Cunningham,
Executors of William Cunningham, decd In CHI
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S. STOKELEY,
Steubenville.
STOKELY a TRIPP,

Attorneys aud COuHSsiiors al Lar,
OFFICE in the court house. The retainer Of the
one will secure the sevices Of the other.
Carrollton, May 2, lB45-d
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II. GRISWOLD,
Canton, Ohio.
VAN BROWN,
CarrollIon,O.
BROWN q GRIsWOLD.

Attorneys and CouHSellOrS at Lac,
Office in the court house, Carolllon, Ohio.
March 90, I844-tf.
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NEW STORE

THE subscriber is now opening a NEW STORE on
Main steet, one door west Of the WASHINGTON
HALL, where he will keep large and splendid as
sorlment Of goods, consisting OF
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SOLE LEATHER.

First rate lot of Spanish sole leather just receiv.
~ ed and for sale by ELIZA SINCLAIR.
Carroton, February 6, I846-tf
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NIUSLINS.
HOLLOW WARE.
COTTON YARN.

A large lot of cotton yarn of the best quality just
- received and for sale at the cheap store Of
ELIZA SINCLAIR.
CarrolIton, February 6, 1846-t.
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Boots and Shoes
LEESBURGM FOUNDRY.

THE undersigned respectfully inform the citizens
of Carroll and the adjoining counties, that they
have erected a new
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The State Of Ohio, Carroll county, S.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

MAY TERM, A. D. 1916, IN CHANCERY.
Margaret Mecaskeyl
Us. Petition for Divorce.
Charles Mecaskey \
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The State of 0hiO, Carroll county, S.

IN PARTITION BEFORE AUGUST TERN, I846
John Sawvel and Catharine his wfel
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Sarah Swan, Administrative Of the es-
tate Of Zephaniah Swan, deceased,
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Sons OF Temperance.

grand gathering of this order is expected on
Thursday the oath inst, at Northumberland
The occasion will be the presentation Of Bible
and Banner, by the ladies' Of Northumber land, to
the Division at that place.
All in any wise favorable to the cause,--every
man who feels an interest in the great work,
which, tho so lately begun, has already been
crowned with such glorious results, will find a
hearty welcome. The Divisions from Sunbury,
Lewisburg, New Berlin, Danviile, Milton. Ber-
wick, and WillamsPort are expressly and cor
daily invited to be there. .
Procession will form at o'clock. p. M. at the
Town Hall, J. w. MILES,
GEO. APSLEY,
DAVID TAGGART.
North'd Sept. Q, ls4e, Committee
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From the New Orleans Picayun
Latest from the Army.

The steamship McKim, Capt. Page, arri
yesterday evening, from Brazos Santiago, VIII
place she left on Wednesday morning last.
The main army is at Camargo, but there {,
troops at prominent points all along the ]
Grande. from the mouth up Considerable si
ness prevails, and deaths are daily occurr
amongst them.
BY this arrival we have accounts OF the bio
ing up of the steamboat Enterprise, by VIII
five persons were instantly killed and sevr
wounded This casualty occurred a little az
daylight on the 2ist u!t, about forty FIVE mi
above Reynosa, when the eng line had just M
the third revolution. the boat having been I
up to the bank during the night There d,
not seem to have been much damage done to
hull by the explosion, but her upper forwi
works and part Of the cabin were terribly deu
ished The first four rims ofthe boilers W
blown literally into fragments, and how so
ny persons escaped instant death is truly VI
der.
There were over one hundred and fifty
sons on board. and many in the immediate
ciniiy Of and directly over the boilers, who
scarcely injured. We obtained these part
lars, with the accompanying list Of killed
wounded, from Mr.. Emmons. one of the pi
ofthe Enterprise, who. with seven other 5
sons. was lying upon the boiler deck, diret
by the wheel. OF these eight persons.
four were badly injured. Im,ned diately in fr
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% The Philadelphia Ledger contain. the
following Telegraphic Despatch, announcing
the loss Of another vessel:
BALriMoRE, Sept l6---S o'clock p NJ.
Loss OF THE STEAMSHIP New YoRK,--By the
Southern mail we have the melancholy tidings
that the steamship New York was lost in the
Gulf Of Mexico on the 7th inst. She fonndered
IN sixteen iathoms water, carrying down with
her twelve passengers and five of the crew.
There was nothing new from the Army or
Mexico
Great solictude is felt at ST. Louis on account
Of the scarcity Of provisions in the army under
the command OF General Kearney.
The st. Louis Republican thinks that a battle
is inevitable between the hostile parties at Nau-
VOC, and that the nex; news will bring sad It'd
lngs
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-19

C. GEs. TAYLOR AND rHK PREsInEscY.-we
see that Daniel Montgomery Leisenring. Secreta-
ryat 4th of July meeting in Philadelphia. com
municated to Gen. Taylor number OF toasts
and resolutions nominating him for the Presiden-
cy. Gen. Taylor, in his reply ''to d. NJ Leisen-
ring, Esq. for VIM. Moore. Jas. L. Blake and
Others" informs them that he is not ungrateiul
for the intended honor, but regrets that he should
be embarrassed in the prosecution Of the war.
with what he no doubt deems disinterestsd man
ifestations Of friendship.
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U Mr.. Foster IN CHESTER CouxrY AT a
democratic meeting in Chester County,a a reso-
luton, among others, was offered in favor Of Mr..
Foster, which was opposed by Mr.. Monaghan.
The following is an extract of his renerks
"a mntion being made to adop, the resolu.
tions as reported, James Monaghan, E-0 de.
clared that he could not vote for The one which
says that 'Wm. B Foster the candidate for
Canal Commissioner, was in every respect
worthy ot the confidence of the people, Mr.
VI. said he could not support that resolution.
Tie did rot believe that Mr.. Fnstcr was worthy
Of confidence. tie said he had been nomina.
ted by management that he had withheld ap-
poimen's npon the public improvements in or.
der To secure his nomination and that he had
used his office 10 effect that object and that Ia
this day. h" had not made certain appointments
10 fill offices which were now held by mon who
had given not one cent oi security 10 the State
lie could not approve such conduct"