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IN CHANCERY.

~ = ~ AVN
Mari ANNA ~ shafer } !" Wyando'
VS. y Common pleas
Peter Shafer. Pet for divorce
The said Peter Shafer is hereby Motif
ed, that on The 4tFday Of May, A. d. 1S47
Mari Anna VI. ,Shater OF the county o.
Nyandot and State of Ohio, Gled in the
court Ufcommoli pleas the county afore
sald, pettion IN chancery against the
said Peter Shafer, the otjec aud PRAYER
OF which petition is to obtain decree in
SAID court, dissolvlng the marriage con.
tract snbsisllng between the said Mar
ANNA NJ. Shafer and the said Peter Shafer
aud TO obtain further decree of said
court allow ing to the said Mari ANNA VI
Shafer the care and custody of Minerva s
au heir 0, the said Mari Anna NJ and
Peter aforesaid; it being the fruit OF their
mte-marriage.
Cause for said divorce three years will
fnl absence, and former wife a lie time
of his marriage withthe Plaintiff.
The said Peter Shaier is further MOTIF
ed Il at unless lie appears, pleads answers
or demuts to said petition, on or before
the next term of said court, the said
Mari Anna Nj. Shafer will apply to said
court to take The matters OF the said peii.
tion as conlseed and tu decree thereon ac
cordingly.
TYLER, ROWE 81 DUFFEE.
Sal for Compfn1
May 4th, ls47--30-6t. S3 90
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Notice.

ENHERE will be a petition presented to
n the Commissioners OF Wy andut coun>
ty, Ohio, at their next June session, for
an alteration Of the Radner State road $50
called said alteration to commence
where said road tntersecls the section line
between sections twenty eight and thirty
three, in township three south, Of range
fourteen east; running thence angling
through the east half, of the south west
quarter Of said section twenty eight
crossing the half section line three rods
east Of the narth west oorner of said east
half of the south est quarter of section
twenty eight aforesaid; thence angling
across the north west quarter of said sec
tl"n twenty eight, until il intersects the
section line, quarter of "A mile north OF
the quarter post, be ween sections twenty
eight and twenty niue; thence north on
the section line TO a dry snag of tree
about twenty or twenty five rods, south OF
the north east corner of section twenty;
thence north west to intersec ct he present
road, at or near the point where ii crosses
tile south line Of section seventeen in
said township.
April 27th, lSl7-29-4t.
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REpEAL.--The Mt. Vernon Banner car
ries at tie head of its editorial column,
the followisg standing sentiment:
For The ,epeat Jhe last Posi- Officer Taa
on Newspapers, and a return to The ta,o al
iototng them 10 go 06s7-FREE OF posTAGE=,cO
30 mites from he Office where published.
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William Beals,

Would respectfully inform the citizens
Of Upper Sandusky and the county of
Wyandot generally, that he has commence
ed the Saddling business in all its various
branches; and that he intends to spare no
pains in making his work oflhe best mate-
rial & neatest manner possible. Heihere-
fore, hopes tina. those wishing to purchase
will not forget to give him call and ex-
anime his stock aud prices before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
N. B. All kinds Of produce taken in
payment for work, such as Wheat, Rye,
Corn, Buck wheat, Sugar, Bees.wax, Tai
isw, and the highest prices paid for hides
and Skins.
March IL, IS47-23-tf
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wing sincerity TO Gen. Taylor

The Wigs of Massae husetts have shown
the whigs ofthe other portions of the Union,
that they need expect no aid from them in the
election of a military hero, &C.. - Statt sman
Refusal efthanks 10 Gen. Taylor.--The
following resolution Of thanks was taken up in
the Massachusetts Legislature on Friday:
"That the thanks the Legislature of Mas
sachusetts are due to M jr General Zachary
Tayloy, his officers and men, for the skill,
good conduct, bravery and success, which
have distinguished their operations upon the
Rio Grande, at Montep, and at Buena Vista
'The yeas and nays were ordered, and the
resolution rejected BY vote ofG5 to ! IA. So
the whig Legislature OF Massachusetts refused
to thank Gen. Taylor
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Notice.

rs hereby given, that their will be pc
IL tiiion presented to the Commissioners
Of Wyandoi county, Ohio, at their next
June term, a. ID. ls47, pray ing for the
location Of a county road, commencing at
the south east corner of section fourteen ,
and north east corner of section twenty
,hree, in township three south, of range
rhirtee east lsaij point of beg glning being
al oortli aud south road;) running thence
west to The T,mochtre Creek.
Abril 2l 2l1sI7-29-4t.
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Notice.

rNiiERE viii be petition presented to
the commissioners ofWyandot coun-
ty, at their next June session, praying for
the vacation Of the county road leading
from Tymochiee village to Anthony Il.
Arnold's Mills.
April 81, lS47 -30-4t.
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Coon JoKE.-Meiary in publishing Cor
wins speech on the var. 1t reads rather
queer about these day s.-Ptain deater.
II tw,ll read more queer 10 days to
come. II he is not ashamed Of it now
we elhink his children will be- Statesman. .
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Road Notice.

A petition was filed with the Commis
sioners of Wyandot county, Ohio, at their
last March session, for an altera ion of the
Kilbourn state road, commencing at the
top of the hill immediately on the east
side of the Sandusky RIver,rnnning thence
to the bridge across the said river, aud
from thence to intersect the present state
road at the nearst and best point.
April 26, l3I7--29-4t.
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PETER A. TYLER,

attorney at Lao and Solicitor IN Chancery,
WILL practice Law in this and adjoining
Counties, and pnnclualiy attend TO all
business entrusted TO his care.
OFFICE, in McCutchenvill.
Dec. 0, lSi5.-l4-tf.
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ICE

A L my instance an attachment was this
A Is, issned by William ). Puuer, IA
Just ce Of the peace OF Versailles town
ship, ", andu, count! % against the pro-
periy aud fleets OF AieNa"dcr u.ie, au
40. condiog de6tor DAY fuGI.
Dated April 10th ls47-2s-3t
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Always ready.-A person was remark,
ing the other day:-'iiow cheap every
thing is sot' 'Not every thing said his
iiend. Why, what is not! Woman!'
Oh, forgot ooman is always dear.
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SpEclE.-The ship cornelia, at New
York from Liverpool, brings $4,000 SOW
ereigns, The Sheridan brought over
Sl50,CGo, aud The ST. Patrick $4,000 in
specie.
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! FEVER AND AGuE. AND ALL FE-
| NERS CURED BY BRANDRETH'5
| PlLLS.-All fevers are occasioned by the
dIso rde red motion of the blood, produced
| by the humoral serosity by hardening the
valves Of the vessels. The blood circus
lates with greatly increased speed. and
is still Increased by the friction of the
globules, or PARTICLES which compose the
mass of fluids. Then it is that the excess
sive heat ard chills is experienced
throughout the whole system, aud accom-
panied with great thirst, pain in the head /,
back kidneys, and in fact a completes
I prostration Of all the faculties The mind
as well as body.
! On the first attack of fever, or any dis-
ease, Immediately take large dose of
Braadreth's Pegeia6ie Uaiee,sai Pills, and
continue to keep up powerful effect ups
on the bowels untli the fever or pain has
entirely ceased. Six or eight W III 10 mosr
eases be uffcient as first dose, and one
dose of this kind it is notimprobable, may
prevent months ofsickness. perhaps death.
Dr Beajdmia BraHdreth's VegeiaJie
f7ltnirersai Pals, are ind ed a universally
appr0y ed medicine, which BY It's peculiar
action, cIeaBses The blood of all impuri-
Ties, removes every PAIN and HeakAess.
aud finally Restores the Constitution 10
perfect Heaith aud Yigor.
AGE NTS.
u. & ". Asress Upper Sandusky, Jo-
seph Shorb. Lutis SsnduskN w; H.:
Jones < 60 cares town; H. Feet. Me-
Gu clronville; F. l.loom. MexiCv; Henry
shoouIaif, Crawford " Joseph Shilling,
Burlington.
Aprl2 lsle.--2e.-em.
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G.. w. BERRY.


G. w. BERRY. A.. LYLE.
BERRY g. LYLE,
Attorneys al Lac, Upper Sardusky, Ohio,
NM ILL promptly attend to any bust,
w ness intrusted TO their care, in
Wyandot and adjoining counties.
Upper Sandusky, Sept. 5, 46,-50.
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Robert Dale Owen has been renomi-
mated for Congress in Indiana. lie is one
Uress
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MOOD.

Those who have promised us wood had
better he bringing 4, along. Come on. ye
tia, hath promised. Wood viii be taken
Dn subscriptions, Il any wish 10 subscribe
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NEW !! NEWS!

Saddles aud Harness made, on the north
end Of the Sandnsky Avenue, nearly ops
posite the Receivers Office, Upper SAD
.dusky. Ohio
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Notice

' S hereby given, that at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
of the 4th day of MAY, proximo: We
will be prepared to receive applications
to enter the following described lands ly :
ing in the Wyandot Reserve, TO wit: The
north east quarter Of the north east quar-
ter of section eight and the south west
quarter ofthe south east quarter dissection
eleven, all in township two south, in range
thirteen east.
r McKELLY, Register.
G. HUBER, Receiver.
U. Sandusky, March %, lS47 -25-it.
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BED CORDS, RIO PES, GRINDsToNEs.
ZIM. & Co.
March IL ls37-23-tf.
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A Card.

nR. II. T.. White, having located al
= Cary for the practice of Medicine
wonld respectfully offer bis Professional
Services to the citizens of said place and
adjacent country, hoping by his expert
ance and skill in the treatment of diseases
to merit the patronage of the afflicted
public.
REFE ENCEs.
l.. B. Smith, N. ID
Y. Philips, Nj. ID. Berlin, Ohio.
/. S. Steward, NJ. ID.
T.. Steel. NJ. d. n.,; n
II. Johnson, NJ. d. o'
S. Kyle, Nj. D.. Birmingham.
Drs. lIorner & Fcsler, Milan.
April 30, ls47.-29-2m.
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List of Letters.

ID EMAINING in the Post Office at Up.
d " per Sandusky, .. on the Grsi day of
April, lS47.
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Notice.

A Primary select School will be opened
1 "A in the old school house in Upper San-
duskv, on Monday the 9th inst.
TUITION :. $200
o. P. CULVER, Teacher.
April lst, lS47.-26.
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TIN WARE,

TIN WARE!
A GOOD selection, 81 warmed.
ZIM. & Go.
March u. ls47--2a-lf
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American Hotel,
UPPER NDLrSKY ONO,
w. w. BATES,

A few doors rtllof the Public square,
on the Sandnsky avenue, and near to the
Receivers office, where every attention
Will be paid to the Travelling public ard
others thai may be Pleased TO Iatfonlzv
him.
STAG FFICE.
This is the general Stage Office, on the
line leading from Columbus II Iiiiin
through this place, whero those wishing
seats in the coaches can be accomlnoda-
ted.
Jan. % 1917 l7lf
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FROM BALTIMORE AND THE NOh
BALTIMORE, DECEMBER a-5 p. M.

BALTIMORE, DECEMBER 3-5 Il. M.
large meeting of the merchants Of Baltimore was az
at the Exchange to-day for the purpose Of adopting
TO have the winter arrangement of the Eastern mail, now
operation changed back what il during the past SUI
mer As the mails from the North now arrive the merchar
cannot get their letters until three o'clock p M, by whit
means they are thrown back fully business day. nj
moral TO the Postmaster General setting forth their grevan
was read and resolutions unanimously adopted ordering
copy OF the same to be the Committees Congress
fost Roads and to the Post Office Department Mr. BucH
MAN, our postmaster has agreed present the memorial
person to Mr. CAVE JOHNSON. The complaint against II
present arrangement is very loud.
Owing to the late weather several houses in our I'll
have recently fallen, their foundations giving way. Amor
them was one of the large warehouses Of Mr. Johns Hopk
In progress OF erection in Exchange Paceno lives lost
The flour market is dull and prices on the Decline Sail
OF lew hundred barrels So. 25, with more sellers th
buyers of both Howard street and City mills.
wheat unchanged sales of prime red ST. 80 to ST. sd
white do 81 as receipts light white corn Sc 10
cents yellow do SIS to 81 AZ rye % cloyersel
S4.5O to $40; timothy do So faxseed ST. 80; proJ
sons dull prices unchanged beef cattle ST. So per 100
gross hogs 30 to S5.l2i groceries quiet; whiskey
% cents; timothy hay SIG to ss per ton wool 20
80 cents per lib for There more animation
the tobacco Market with fair demand for shipment to Franc
AT the Stock Board 1000 Baltimore 6's 1890, at Cd
to 966 Maryland 6s IS bid u. s. 6s 100 bid for ope
ing Railroad shares 3sf bid. The market dull
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Hon JonS y. Mason, Secretary Of the Navy accornpa.
MED by CDnmodores WaRHiSGToS and SMTn, arrived in
View Yok Monday night, tour Of inspection of The
navy yards and public works.
They 10 vii; the brooklyn Navy Yd Dry Dock &c,
then % inspect tie steamers The stocks fo the Government
lines on the Atlantic and Pacific. They also contemplate
visiting the Eastern Navy Yards apd Dorks-our. Com.
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The RAILROAD To THE WEsr.-If what we hear is corr
(says the Cumberland Cviian) fear need be entertain
that the Virginia route will be adopted for the extension of
Baltimore and Ohio railroad West. We are informed
the surveys demonstrate the utter mpaccabty of pass
Nobey mountain. The grade in many places would be
feet in 200, with tremendous ravines TO be filed up alJ
cap the climax, tunnel of least 900 feet in length:
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GLAss.-Some of the most beautiful specimens of bio
glass which have seen, have been shown US fl
the gasswos of Mr. Hugh Robertson Of Pittsburg and
blown by Mcssrs Park and Hammer, of that establishing
for present to of citizens who desires through ID
return his thanks for the compliment.
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ScnPrpRE PupIcT RAILRoa ms Avn CoLLIsIoys
Mr. Russell made srceeh the occasion of the celebration
o. the Northern Railroad Company in which he quoted tn
following prophecy from the prophet Nahum, ch. Nv.
"The charots shall rage IN the they shall oste
against the other in the broad ways they shall seem like
torches they shall run like lghtnog"
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The WIDows OF THE SIGSERs.-Cist's Advertiser say
al notice statement in the public journals that the wild
of BENJAMIN RUsH, now ninety years of age, is still ALL
She therein stated to be the only survivor Of the wives
the sgners of the Declaration of Independence. This
mistake. Mrs CHASE, the widow Of Judge CHASE of MAJ
land survives, in the 9Sth year of her age"
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DONATIONS TO IRrLAsD.-It appears from statement
the American Almanac that the Of donations
this country the relief of the destitute Ireland consderab
exceeds million Of dollars. The ports from which the co
tbutions shipped and the amounts stated be
follows Boston, STA, s47; Philadelphia, $780, 2s43s Nc
York. Sls2, 450.l3; Baltimore, $2l 900; Washngto
$4,000; Richmond, $4,000; New Orleans, $780,
Louisville. s9,67o.l4 Cincinnati, $50, ss5 Provdene
Rhode Island, Salem, Massachusetts, 43s O.
New Bedford, Massachusetts, 49, s47 go Nantucket Mas
chusetts, So, 60; Vigo county Indiana, Sl44l65-o
S59l, Add the contributions transmitted from Pit
burg and Chareson not included in the above $780,
Total 1851, 7l2.09.
The returns are not yet complete. The whole amount
exclusive of the private remtances from the United STATE
which, from Irish citizens alone, reach the aggregate
$500 between November l. 1916, and October l. 1874
Including all the donations in kind and money, private
public for the year, the total fall far short of
million and half dollars.
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THE CLRRGYMAs AND sKrPrIc.--'h we arr 20 live after
death, why don't we have CERTAIN knowledge Of IL "
said skeptc TO a clergyman Why didn't you Have some
knowledge Of this world before you ome :" was the
reply.
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MAro's BRIDGE, RIcuMoSD.-There is already
movement at Richmond and Manchester, Virginia, to rebt
the bridge connecting those places lately swept off by
flood in James river is proposed TO make fee and 6
with the Danvle railroad company and give them r
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According Professor Johnsons report advantage
the calculation therefore, against And yet in igno
Of the facts, many of Of pal and entcrp
doubt whether enter into compuiiion with English
manufactures because Of the cheopness English coal.
Thickness and Depth Of Tie Coal Seams.
South WdLs.Tbe beds have been worked 2, 90 feet be
low the surface although generally il has not been found
cessary 60 deeper than $50 feet There are IL seams
tween and feet II from Is inches i 3 feet and several
which not worked from Il to & inches thick.
Whteharen The Howgl mine il COO feet below the bed
OF the sea, and carried 1000 from the bore
Durham The most mponan coifry is the Montagu 81
miles above Newcastle. OF this the Benwe main is feet
inches thck-305 feet deep The beaumont seam feet
inches thick, 400 feet deep Low main feet II inches
thick, 523 feet deep Low low main feet 10 inches thick
$50 feet deep.
0jbe superintendent 30 feel Whinstone AMI post,
the first Of which IS SO hard that angular fragments will cut
glass, and the latter is hard kind d eesone suitable for
grndstoncs.
Cumbe iand -" Kings pit" Whichavent seam is
IL feet thick, 72s feet deep seam, feet thick 900 feet
deep. seams G feet inch thick, /, 1913 fci deep.
AShtH-At depth Of AS ioe, 5b,suf different qualities
| are worked, averaging about feet ia IN ck,ess
MtBdd-The principal worked near Sheffield are,
|. Sean q feet thick, depth not stated 2 Seam feet 3
inches thick, and 7S feet below the ft g. Scam feet
inches thick 1873 feet below the Grst a. Seam feet 6
inches thick, 49S feet below the first Seam feet thick,
!, OBS feet deep g. Scam feet thick depth not stalled Oi
these the second is largely worked and fur
coal. The third has lalnna ~ different qualities
The fourth is in working separated into layers, the lowest
portion being Camel coal, and used cxclusvey tho Shelf
field gasworks. The hh manor seam" has layers,
including two Of SOIL The sxth Sheffield bed" has six
or eight varieties, some Astounding in iron pyrites.
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The CoTToN CRor UNITED STArEs.-A New
leans letter in the New York Commercial Advertiser
that frost had been in that vicinity up the 22d
mo, at which time the weather mild and delight
This had favored the growing cotton CROP which will be u
equal in quantity, it sad to the yield of any former We
The entire crop Of the South is vaously estimated by nt
ested parties in New Orleans at from q 200 900
bales The writer of the letter alluded above is of
opinion that the crop will reach 900 bales and the
mark made by him that his estimates for ten years past h,
always been very close to the actual YIELD gives his opn
considerable weight
THE SUGAR CRoP.-The writer says ssI think
shall receive full $50 900 hogsheads of sugar against 100
last year. The sugar received thus far is as goo
quality we received last year two months later and p
range from BIC. TO Sc, and will go lower. Molasses
be equally abundant and cheap. Prices rule at I'd
2lc, but expect to it down lac. in bbs and 10
llc on plantation before the season is over"
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RAILROADS - rng NEw EvGLAsp SrATEs.--By a care
fn enumeration TIE Railroads. in the Now England States
i Is asccftaind lys writer in the New York Commercially
that there ore 2 ~ miles finished in progress Of consruc
ton November 1917. Mo-, Of the unfinished roads il is
presumed, will be oompIeteiby the cad of 1918.
The following is about tho number OF miles OF railroad ii
each Of the above six States containing altogether an area Of
6l, 1874 square miles
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ANOTHER CoSrfsr SETrLrp.--The Danvlc VA He.
ra'd states 'ha' VI fREnwr has relnquhed his purpose
to contest Tie right Of Mr. FLora scat in C0ngcse
from the rtsyivaiia district NJ IayfSG had previously
determined moi . conic Nh. BococKs right in the Buck.
ingham district.
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besides the above there are several hundred miles Of rail-
roaa projected or which charters have been obtained The
capital already invested in railroads in the New England States
i supposed to amount to $50, 000, 900.
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Price per Ton. Picc per Bushel.
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Which gives average Of IL per bushel II
take the Of co equal in quality Pitsburg the
price at the great manufacturing cities Of Brming
ham, Manchester Leeds and Sheffield Ia to cents
per bushel 26 bushels and "a pounds OF our coal make
ton give 26I bushels the ton The respective weights
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$4,000! $4,000! 10000 Dollars /!

II - = q ~ y II y Il . I Il III
Gloss No. 81, FOR ls47.
10 be drawn At Alexandria, Saturday December Is Is
70 numbenl4 drawn ballots.