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IN CHANCERY.

ENLlJAH ULLOM aud Elizabeth Ullom, his
X wife. Hugh SwartwOod aid Sally Swavs.
wood. his wife. Isaac Young and Mary Young,
his ~iie. Jacob huffman and Nancy huffman, his
wife. Jacob U'llom aud Margaret Uom, his vile,
Charles Brownieid aud Mariah Brownfeld, his
wife. William Dye and Mariah Dye, his wife.
Thomas Mitchell. Shad,ach Mitchell, .Stephen
Mitchell. Mitchell Huffman, Cathalies Hu6msh.
Nancy Huffman, a"d Abraham Huffman, are
be,eby no,ifird, that on the 23d day Of December
d 1852, stephen UIlnm aud Ellen Uiinm, his
wife. Of Monroe county. Ohio, filed IN the Court
Of Common Pleas Of the Cnunty Of Monroe, shd
State of Ohio, y Bill in Chancery against The
ahnve named persons the object aud prayer oi
which j. to set aside a certain pretended convey.
auce made on the sixth day OF April A ID. 1859.
by Thomas Mitchell, sen to Elljah Ulom, for
the following described lands. situate ia said
county Of Monroe. to wit: The south east quas-
ter Of The south west quarter of sectjsn "a, IN
township 2, of range 4. containing 40 acre. and
II hundredihs; also about acres more OF ieso.
in the north west corner Of the north east qusrtsp
Of the north west quarter of sectiopl ~, in the
township, and range Aforesaid, laid IT on the wsss
side Of run with the direction Of the run to he
section lire on the north side Of said lot, bsihg
an agreed marked line; also the west half ot thS
nsrtl west quarter Of section 80. in township 3,
Of range 4, containing so acres, more or lesss in
Monroe county. Ohio, ~ the Marietta land Die.
tric, containing I24 ceres, aud also traXt bound.
ed as follows: Brginning 40 poles west ot shs
nprth east corner of section 8, IN toWnshipI3, sf
range 5, thetee running south Is degrees Wsse
26 poles aud IS hundredths. thence south 80 Dc.
grers west 80 poles and 36 hindredthS, thsncs
south 51h degrees Is poes and 50 huhdfedths,
thence south ~ degrees west nipoles, thence
souti, pol-s, thenceI s,'uth 81 degrees sssl 90
pnlss aud hundIedths. thence south GA deeseea
east 20 poles aud S5 hund,e edths, thence soulk 10
degrees east 81 poles aud IS huhdfedlks. tktnco
south i46 poiss.and 20 hundredths, thence wese.
10 piles aud Is hundredths. shencs posth, lee'
palss aud ~ hundredlhs. thence west a polas
and ~ hundredths. thence north 1853 poles, and
% hnndredths. thence east 80 poles sad s. hen.
d'ed,hs. To the place Of beginning. conasining -
acres and 66 hundredihs And The said ,pssSoaes
sboye nsusd sfsfurther notified, that uple,s thsy
appear, aud ple,d, answer or demur 10 ths sai1
Bill within so days after the neat Term 81 aid
Court. the said Stephen UiInm aud wife, Atfhe
Term next after the expEaiion ol said o. days.
will sppy to said Court 10 take the m,ttsss q a.
Bill as confessed and to decree thsrsSn accord.
ingly. liiha.s.i Di tti2sio Z
Z BY HoLLrrER, 0kEr q fIonuIsrrI, n
Dec. %. 1859 m Sal'rs. fog Ccmpl,nts III
STQHN KRoPF's ESrATE.-Notes ijh&
iye,s, that the subscriber havs bceaM
lifted 10 Adsninistratnr of
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PETITION FOR ALIMONY.A

DATHY lNGHRAM will take notice, thst
NJ OH the 9Th Day Of Dec embsr. 1852. Masy
inghra,n. his wife, filed in the court Of common
pleas of Monroe county, Ohio. her Petition for
Alinony, charging habitual drunkenness. absn.
dnnmen, 6f her by the said Rathy lnghram with.
out good cause, and a separation in consequence
OF III treatment on the part OF the said Rathy In.
ghram; and that at the Spring term of said court
she will ask 70 have said cause heard aud detsg-
mined. MARY lNGHRAM.
BY HoLLlsrER OKEY 4 HoLLsrER.
Dec. ~, 1852. Her Attorneys. I'yT
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TUESDAY. December 2l, 1859.
SENATE.

Senate bill to provide for the appoint.
nnent OF county surveyors in certain cases,
was read the third time, and passed.
MIR. Riddle, from the standing commit.
tee on tho Judiciary. to whom was referred
the bill to provide for the partition of real
sstate, reported the same back, with two
amendments.
One amendment requires land in par
ttion cases. unless the defendan's have
actual notice of the pendaucy thereof, shall
not be sold at less than the appraised
value, at the first appraisement. At the
second appraisement il may be sold al
two.thirds Of its valuation.
On the amendment the. vote stood, yeas
25.nays4. ..
saThe bill was further amended and order.
Cd 10 be engrossed, with view 10 its third
reading and final passage on Thursday.
syOn motion of Mr.. Wilson, the Senate
resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the Special Orders Of the day.
The Committee had under consideration
the bill regulating the rate of interest. and
to prevent usury, which. under penalty,
provides seven per cent, per annum as the
maximum rate o interest, to be received
under any circumstances. The Commit
tee reduced il to six per cent.
/. Messrs, Wilson, Cradlebaugh, Hawkins,
Pardee. Ferguson and Cushing. entered
into tn. discussion with zeal, each giving
his particular views Oh the subject Of inter
est and usury.
Mr. Finck on leave. from the Commit
tee of Conference, OH House Bill No. 88,
to provide for the organization of the
General Assembly insisting on the Senate
amendment. reported in lieu thereof, as a
compromise. that in the election ofofficers
for the first FIVE ballotings, i, should require
. majority 10 elect. If no choice then. a
plurality might do so. Yeas 81. nays2.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A bill to authorize terms in the Courts Of
Probate was introduced
The bill relative to tho writ Of habeas
corpus, to persons claimed as fugitive
slaves, was discussed at great length.
The Speaker laid before the House
message from the Governor, accompanying
which, were the report oil the State House
Commissioners; the report Of majority
and minority oflhe trustees for the location
and erection OF two additional Lunaiic
sAsyluns; the report of the trustees Of the
Benevolent Institutions Of the State. and
also the reports Of the Superintendants.
Stewards, &c., made to the Board Of Trus.
tees.
The accompanying documents were laid
upon the table to bo printed.
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0rT'hs formal,opening oi the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad has been postponed to
the llth January. The celebration at
Wheeling will not take place until tha,
day.
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EJ lf the old soldier, named below
does not exhibit clean record, we are
nightly mistaken.
vErE,,N VOTER.
Michael Grennel. Of Clinton Prnnsvl-
vuna. rode with one Of his sons. aged "a.
on the hav OF the election. aud voted tor
Franklin Pierce. Hs is himself 100 years
old. and has voted a, every Presidential
election since the adoption oi the Federal
Constitution. Ills votes have been ~ fol-
lows:
For George Washington. in 1898 and
1899. '.!#7m
Thomas Jefferson. in 1895, 1900 and
1904. e, il
james Madison. in 1908 and 1919.
James Monroe. in | l'l6 and 1890.
Andrew Jackson, in 1924. 1923 and
1889. b tIa.
Murlin Van Buren in 1886 and 1910.
james K. Polk. in 1874.
Lewis Cass. in l848 and FrF,,
Franklin Pierce, in 1859. H ~ atst
The llonesdale HeraM says, that in
consequences oi cold. h. was quite un.
well few days, Immediately previous to
November 3D. Fears were entertained
that he would not be able to attend the
polls On being asked the day before the
election. whether he intsnded to 20, he
replied: "Our government must be sus-
iained. and one vote may turn the scales"
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|, GRAHAMs MAGAZINE. - The January
No. Of this deservedly popular Magazine,
is received. The literary matter, as usual,
is of high order. Well may GRAHAM
boast Of his exertions in getting up a reada-
bic book. The illustrations by DEvEREUx
are deserving of especial commentator.
The January number contains the usual
amount Of reading mst,er-ll2 pages.
We will furnish our paper and Ora.
hams Magazine each one year for So so.
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GIVE notice no particular change in
tine markets. Pork and flour maintain
about the same prices as when last quoted
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ocratic paper, Il Is enough TO say thai his
nomination would be highly satisfactory 70
his numerous friends. and be esteemed a.
an honor conferred upon the indomi,able
Democracy Of the Banner, County.
Your committee, therefore, recommed
the adoption Of the following resolution:
Resolved. That our delegates 10 the 8ih
Of January Convention. 10 instructed to
use all honorable means to procure the
nomination Of JAMES R. Morris. Of Mon.
roe county, as candidate for Treasurer
OF State. s.i .HH y&gsasfg
JNO. NJ. KlRKBRIDE,
VIM. OKEY.
EDW ARD ARCHBOLD,
W. r. SlNCL AIR,
JOHN r. NOLL.
' Committee.
Aher the unanimous adoption oi the
foregoing resolution. the following dele.
gates were appointed. with power tofll va
cancies in the Delegation, should any oc.
cur: .aa +it 'ier y
Eliel EIsadley, Rufus W. Barnes. J. L.
Hen,horn, E. Archbold. Lewis Shipley,
w. Il. Sinclair. VIM. Okey. NJ. Morrow,
J. NJ. Kirkbride, Daniel Morris, D. II.
Wire. F. Kehler, John Kerr, J. F. Ran.
dolph. John w. Okey. J. w. Wheeler,
J. N. Mitchell, Peter Wiucn. A. B. Yoho,
J. B. C. Harris. Thos. Mitchell, VIM. Lit.
ten, J. NJ. Stout. Francis A. Webb, w. n
Moore. Jacob rschappat, 'rhos. A. Way,
and Joseph Moose.
On motion the proceedings ware order.
ed 10 be published in the Spirit Of Dem.
ocracy and Ohio Statesman.
C. OKEY. Chairman.
W. T. SINCLAIR. Sec'y.
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OHIO LEGISLA ATURE,
MONDAY. December 20, 1859.
SENATE.

Mr.. Riddle presented the credentials Of
the Hon. VIM. Hawkins. Senator elect
from she Washington and Morgan district,
in place Of G. c. Covey. deceased.
Senate bill to provide for the election.
contest OF election, and resignation of
Justices of the Peace, was then taken up.
read the third lime, and passed, yeas 80,
sMuch Of tho day was occupied in dis.
cussing lhe bill regulating roads and
highways, and the hill providing for filing
vacancies in the office of County Surveyor.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Various Propositions were before the
House. Among others bill relative to
roads and highways. and resolution
urging our members of Congress to pro-
cure the passage OF law 10 change the
value of silver coin. which occasioned
considerable discussion.
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a sn9a3 WASHINGTON. Deo. e.. .
The bill for removing the rats from
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TQHN KaoPF's EsrATE.-No,ies Il ~
s've,s, that the subscriber haSp bssaM
'iied y Adsninistrascrof
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Gt lf the old soldier, named below
does not exhibit clean record, we are
nightly mistaken.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-24

An English paper publishes srrirs q lectures
on American ingenuity, recently delivered iB knR-
land Ivy Captain McKinnon, Of the British navy.
The following Is as extracts
'Ilc thought there was something original In the
American mind. and that lar invention went
they The fret in tbc world. This was 10 be
attributed % various causes; and they we're more
inventive ihau the English Tor the following rca.
sons: u man invented any thing IN ih's country.
be Was looked upon as proJeciCr, und his cilOrts
did not inctt with cncOuragc bat t1erc Il D.
invented any thing, ever little. DC was consid.
cred great man, taken in hand by Influential
men, and made fortune. iic kfic~ several who
bad amasscd largo sumz, lrpu .0O 90 E2p.n".
iic should like to see su bnglishman DO thai--hr
would hc laughed ri ~ be expected il. Applaurr
The fret invention be- could speak 81 one tlat
amused him very much. tie saw large chip
which was coming 20 Europe with wheat, aud
alongside was very curious thing. like q mud
machine. and scv,rai bags fuil If eraiu lie was
very much a-t0nishcd, aud vent board 10 cN-
anime the machine, which be found tn b. a great
elevator. which wHs intended TO pump thc rfalu
from the bargcs into the big eiup. lie at Grs,
llughcd AZ IL. aud thought IL "a Yankee invention
and NJ, bat when nc got on board he found hat
u pumped The Ersiu Bi surh awful pace. that IL
alnuet drowned him before ne got w thc batch
way. Laughter and applause. lie found u &c.
vcrcd 20,1D1 bushels per hour. ''suppO-c," sail
,he speaker, pointing % TIC ceiling, "thcTc vas a
Cfcat hole up there; u would -cnd The gam at
such awful pace, that shoul Mt al get Out -
iuf We shpNla lc 0ioNtfdf 'lnltt hdil % Us
lGfrat iaug ughtCr.l
The next thing that struck him mas an ingCnOul
matter vac az Cincinnati, Wncrc the bogs killed in
the Western States last year ior cNpuriauon wtre
9JI fOU There was man there wiir had diftJv.
cred mcthoj Ot making gas hOm hog . lard.
lCrcat laughtcrl II seemed iunny thing. but
WIS a fact Tlc mayer Of Milwaukee city. in
Wiscpusin, who Was great friend Of his, actually
told him that ho was making bargain witll tIc
mIu 70 light the town with las out ui hogs lard.
Ilc Ccrta niy did not liv, tiere long no ib sec
it hirus, Il. but he VAS told u uu,. aui hr h1
licvcd IT, ithctrF. Another inv'rtoa Wus q
zinc paiut, which he dcfcribgd being irD a. hrsu
uiul. aud worth n trial by all presgtt. Auothcf
very ingenious thing be had witnessed ~ thc "a
tcut Ofhce, in Was jng'or. " wh- P..ntt "u' W
him by cc1tlt man, but hr cotl'd not dcsrfite It
II had large handle 90 u. aud hc asi,'t what t
was wbcn he said i, w1s sewing mr. lue, tgrcat
laughttr,I which could make seventeen PAWS "
rautajoousa uty; hut ii was then oui ri orii'g
and would nai work, aud hc did uo' s,e3i hitr''t.
aud BE- could rot therefore Nuuch Jr iia 0cg ur'ty,
bot hr believed 3 ~ bt tfue.
fAuahcr inventions wac msde by anan who had
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MoSErARr AFFAms.--The foll9wipg remarks
appear in the financial column of the New York
ETyress of the 2lst instant:
1.-THE recent depression in fancy stocks causes
cousijerabc remark, as u Is dIitcult To account
for il in "A money market where stocks can be held
with 90 much cSse aud convenience. But the
same characteristics OF inactivity and absence oi
speculative splrit IN the ianclcs prevails IN the
london market. Tue English papers account for
II IN Consequence oi the "reminiscences vi hc great
panic OF I,i7 in railway sharcs, which over
whclmed thousands IN ruin The like rcssous arc
not urged hers, bat inactivity in tho rPeOuia'
liyc stock market ia probably occasioned by other
objects Of speculation attracting public attention.
Real estate has improved in every section oi the
country-R result 20 which the construction ol pu
incryus railroads bsseuiincntly contributed. ln our
city this IL daily exhibited; aud thOse Fpcculaons
have diverted the attention Of great many active
minds and employed a yast aggregate Of capital
Every speculative movement must run iis course
until i c1hauss It-cH and tbu4, by over action,
the rcnl cstato spcculauUps VIII terminate IA re-
action. Il may take, howcver, "a long time before
this climax D. reached, - she current ui gold set
ting in from California md Australia (lOr gold 70
the uuiytfssl property ~ mnukind) may carry
real property to higher prccs Than ever before
witrcsecd. la England, We observe by The nc
counts received yesterday, speculation had com.
mcnced in produce, auI 0n advance IN prices had
occurred iu pork. lard. suCar, molasscs, aud ale"
in the metals. such ~ tin, copper. iron, &c. Inc
amount Of gold collected ia the Bank Oi England
ON the lsl instant amounted 80 El9,90l ,1O1, and
was still increasing. This yast accumulation OF
fpccie and bul.ion must finally hnd vent IN the
ris5 ~ produce; and hence the enormous cOil"n
crop ust yielded, and ono of still greater voluin"
orp,ctcd, has no influence 81 deprcas prices. 10
oar sto, market, TIC demand ~ courd digidsid-
rsying -tD,ke - unsbattd, ma where thsfo -
reasonable hOpe Of the continuation oi the present.
rates II diyiiord, the prices viii advance As
real estate spccuauous prevail, this aso has Ia
yorahic influence on land ftocks. which arc IN 'in'
iaiucd with gieaier ffmncss than any other de
s,,iptigu Of fRncirs"
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large dairy, containing upwards of one hundred
cuws, and fnding II very expensive to get them
MIXED, he set his wits to work and invented milk
ing machine. With India rubber, gutta percha,
mud springs, he MIXED them all out dry as pos
siblc. Much aughter.I The captain amused bis
audience by relating the effects OF the milking ma
chino upon the cows. and declared that the down.
cas-, Yankess were the most inventive people pos
s.bIc and were monstrousIy clever fellows. They
had good story there, which was too good TO be
lost, nid il was IN astonishing matter. The yam
kce babies, when not entiDg or secping, were still
doing something, and this was what they were
thinking ahout--thc Yankee asserted that the baby
rolling its eyes round and thinking how 10 i'm
prove the cradle. fUncontrollable laughter lie
thought that was sufficient Of Yankee ingenuity for
thr present, but he would give them more sPeci-
mons by .and-bye, [Laughter.l
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From Havana.
Correspondence Of The " Y Journal Of Commerce ]
IIAyANA Nav 4,

Correspondence Of The " Y Journal Of Commerce.
HAVANA, May Is, 1852.
Since nay report by the Illinois. there
new developments in our trade carriage,
what is indicated by the lsts enclosed. With quite
a numerous arrival for two days, there has been
diminished disposition TO look for frcghs. and no
Offers in advance Of las repurts. One British brig
oi small capacity for Cowes and market I7s. ID.
with the usual additions, and the American brig
Vermont. OF Eden, done the 18Th, Remedies to New
York, Muscovados 81 hid boxes y =, and hhds.
OF moasses on deck 50, covers the business Of two
days. From pre- sent appearances, comparing the
stock in store and to come with the past season.
the best heighting will be found here in the month
Of the July and later; and there Ia hut little prob
ability that the harbor will be filled with European
competitors.
Tie United States steam- frigate Saranac arrived
yesterday morning, Commander Pendergrast, from
Pensacola, to wait here for commissioners to arrive
from the United States. to go down 10 San Juan,
Tor the scttlcDent oi the boundary difficulties there,
the commissioner the part Of the British govern
!. ment being the Consul General located at or near
Greytown
The sloop of war Albany, Captain Platt. entered
port this morning from Pensacola and cruise; all
well.
Captain Pendergrnst Of the Saranac is not yell,
but in no danger; he takes rooms shore for
few days al the Hotel Cubano and will be promptly
recruited.
1t is rumored here that the government at Ma
drid have not approved of the establishment by
General Concba Of the ''Guardo Civilo," and HE
modification OF the ancient oppressive police sys-
tenn that he and has 0dcisys 10 be held pecvni-
ariy responsible for the change to the amount OF
the cost. w hope and believe that this is not true;
for il ia Of too serious character, without restrc-
ton, 0 change, to save the community from
illegal official cxacuon. In the opening policy cf
General Canedo, there lie. no appearance OF other
purpose than careful regard for the interests of the
people, respect for their rghts, and desire to link
them more firmly TO the motherland by gentle,
but firm executive action
Orders have been published here prohibiting the
-
uient at peace and amity with Spain; but am not
aware that any fine has been imposed upon pa
per in this city for improper publications reflect
ing upon the Institutions aud Government OF the
United States, and the published orders inhibiting
such things in tho future have been found in the
past week.
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State the price per page for every addi
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pages, estimating at 900 pages.
On parchment to be furnished by the De-
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Blank forms, or any other description OF print
ing required broadsidc OIL any Of the above paper,
each broadside to be counted as one page.
1t is expressly to be understood that no extra
charge of any description will be allowed. The
prices bid for printing must cover and include all
contingencies and extras.
Pho Department reserves the right TO have any
description Of printing, which may properly be
called 'book or pamphlet work." executed by spe-
cial contract.
The bidders for printing will accompany their
bids with samples of quality of the different kinds
OF paper they propose 10 furnish.
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MADAME BiseAoorAzrl-of THE lady, who /,

MADAME BiscAociASri.-Ol THE lady, who is
now IN California. the Boston Transcript says:
..Latiers have been received from Biscaccianti
by her hicnJ1 10 uis city, written during her re
o1vcfy, in wiirb sbc speaks in the warmcst terms
Of her Kind reception ~ hosis Of friends in San
FranciscO. Arrangements had bCeu completed Tor
concert fyt the benefit Of the iircncn. which
would hayo added 5000 20 their fund. when IN
fortunately fiic taken down by sickness. viii %
confined hsr io her bed The theatre where the
courc crt WIS 10 have been given was gOrgcousiy
decorated hy the noble hearted hrcmen, with y
srroll 0ver tlIe stage bearing an ription, .'s
conf 4, Mf .iautcan Thrush She bad given eight
cunccrta. aii sUcccssful. second remittance Of
: ! 900 las been received by her tanker in Boston,
ftr iuNs-tutelt"
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NorcAPIrAL

INOR tho purpose of forming company with
II one thousand shares, of d 900 each, for which
certificates will bc issued, paying ten per cent per
annum in return therefor, with safe prospect OF
doubling tho whole amount invested, leach and all
as special partncrs) free from assessment and a-
bility, under the Revised Statute Of New York.
DESTROYS of having Influential parties through tho
entire Union interested, for tho purpose of obtains
ing contracts with the Government TO carry the
United States mail in steamers aud vessels To and
from New York, California, the East lndics, Et-
rope, &c, proposals will be received for limited
number ofccrtifcatcs of sharcs of 8 900 each. Sc
OLIVER HOLDEN,
GcncralPnrtncr and ChiciAgcnt Of Company,
~ Wall street, New York.
Banking and Commercial IIousesin Europe and
the Americas, on application and investment OF
capital, will be appointed agents
Feb l--dtf