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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-28

No. AN Act altering the times of
holding the County Courts in the
Counties of Addison and Bennington.
II is hsrcJy cnactcd 6y the General
Asscn'J|y Of the Sl0tc Of Vermont, as
foI(o,rS:
Sec |. The county court for the
county of Addison shall be holden ON
the first Tuesday of june ana the sec
and Tuesday OF December in each year
See. q The county court for the
county of Bennington, shall be holden
on the Third Tuesday of December in
each year.
Sec s. An act eutitlcd IAN act al
tcring the time of holding the county
court in the county of Addison" approx
ed November %. 1852, also an act enti-
tied 'on act altering the time of hold
ing the county court for the county OF
Bennington" approved November 10,
1882, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4 This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved, November "a, 1858.
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No. s.-An Act to enlarge the Juris
diction of Justices of tho Peace in
Actions of Repleyin.
Approved, November "a 1853

No 0.-An Act in addition to chapter
twenty-ninc of the Compiled Statutes,
entitled "of Justices of the Peace
II is hcreJy enacted Ly Ne General
assembly Of the State Of Vermont, as
Jo(lors:
Sec |. All suits hereafter brought
before justice of the peace. in which
any railroad corporations shall BE- made
defendant, may be brought and triod in
any town which the railroad Of said cor
poraton is located
Approved, November so, 1853
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-28

No. An Act altering the time of
holding the County Court for the
County of Lamoille
k,S hereby enactcd IN The General
AsscmJ'y Of The STATE Of Vermont, as
foiiolrS:
Sec l. Tho county court for the
county of Lamoillc shall hereafter be
held on the last Tuesday of May and
on the first Tuesday of December in
each year.
Approved, December 6, 1853
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-28

ALL. .Ys qrvuse os.'D' respective counties
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-28

No. 6.-An Act altering the time of
holding the County Court in the
County of Rutland.
IL is hcrcJy enacted by tie General
AsscmLIy Of the State of Vermont. as
toIionS:
Sec. /. The county court for the
county of Rutland shall hereafter be
holden on the second Tuesdays of March
and September in each year
Approved, November 81 1858.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-28

No. 5.-An Act altering the time Of
holding the County Court in the
County of Orange
II is hereby rnacted by tie General
assembly Of The State Of Vermont, as
tollolcS
Sec. l. The county court for the
county of Orange, shall hereafter be
holden on the fourth Tuesday of June
and third Tuesday of January, instead
of the times now required by law
Approved, November 81, 1853
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-28

No. lO.-An act in addition to chapter
thirtJ-on of the complied statutes,
entitled process"
II is heyejy enacted BY the General
Asmm5ly Of tie STATE Of Vermont Is
f0lloicS:
Sec. Any action or suit before
the supreme or county court, IN which
any railroad corporation in tins State
shall be defendant. may be brought
tried aud determined in any county in
which the road Of such corporation shall
be located
A-l n.n....Lo- 4 la52
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-28

No. 2l.-.iu act in relation to tho levy
Of executions.
Il is hereby enacted Jy tile General
AS~mjiy of the state of Vermont, as
f0lolcs
See. l. An act entitled san act to
repeal section flrty-six of chapter forty
five of the coupled statutes in relation
to invalid and informal levics," approved
November 18th, 1852, is hereby repeal
cd
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved. December 6, 1888
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
RaE.E.S--RxEIS.

We send out this week bills to a number of our
subscribers who are in arrears. The bills sent out
show the amouat now due after deducting all the
bills made out to No. 1927 July 6.) that
number closed our fifth year. In several instan-
ces however, the bills sent, fall below, OF go be-
you'd that number. The Subscribers to whom bills
are sent can readily ascertnin how their accounts
stand at this date, by comparing the highest num-
ber in the bills with the number l235) of this pa
per.
All errors will he cheerfully corrected.
One word. On looking books, we find
many subscribers who are now receiving The pRper
for the sixth year, and have not paid us cent
Others who have received it from two to four yeurs
and have not paid. Wemust earnestly call upon all
such. to respond, promptly, as matter of duty and
justice to the bills sent QUIZ. Eachindividual amount
is small, but the aggregate amount of the bills now
sent out, is several hundred dollars. We cannot
publish SO large paper at SO low price. on such
an exto nded credit system. We must bring our
business to the ready pay system as posi-
BILE. Every subscriber ought TO feel in honor bound
to settle his subscription during, at the close oi
his year-and we hope to effect a settlement with
every subscriber, who is in arrears, between this
time and the first of January next-and thereaf-
| ter we must continue to have n settlement with
every subscriber once ayear, Ifthose subscribers
VINO are IN arrears fram three to five years and
over will refer TO Luke G: 81, they can ASCERTAIN
our present state Of mind.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
Portage.

We may see what confidence and generous
trust will accomplish by looking at or studying
the action of Portage, in her Peoples Convention.
Every element of antagonism which exists IN
Cupahoga existed there. Every such element had
stood on lis orn ground in the past, battling vigor
ously, often vengefuy, against those who assalled
it, or, even questioned its right to occupy it.
e. There can be no union,'' said one. Never will
fusion of the warring elements succeed" declar-
ed others. Yet they meet, meet in mnss conven-
ton, and without angry word without any cross
purposes or heated controversy with conf
dence in each other, and with glorious en'husi-
asm, Democrat, Wing and Free Soiler fuse, NOM
mate reliable men for Office, and part with the re-
solve to elect them if they
The speech of DR.. Nevin urging thisfusion, the
arguments he used in favor of the people taking
moral ground irrespective of old issues, the appeal
he made good citizens to rally, in defiance OF po-
Gtcal organizations, and the earnest answer given
by the People to these arg uments and these ap-
peals, give assurance, writes Free Soil Democrat
of Portage, that fusion there is complications
ough in feeling and in principle. and certain to tr
umph. lfso there, why notin other counties, where
the People feel its need.-I'rue Dem.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31

franklin and Warren Fs. Es.--Pitts-
E,urssss and ssria ks. R.--vs ide Guase
--EnspSrtasat Movement.
The Pittsburgh and Erie Rail Road Company,
have taken important action in reference to con-
nection with the Franklin and Warren Road, and
we hasten to lay their official action before our
readers as follows:
Office Pi tsbnrgh and Erie, R. R. Co.,
New Castle, Pa, Aug. IS. 1883. s
Reso'ved, That the gauge width of track of
the lateral or branch road, til ough Meadvile, be
six feet; and that the President be authorized and
requested to make arrangements with the Frank
lin & Warren Railroad Co, of Ohio, for connec-
ton at the western line of the State.
Thus it will be seen the six feet guage is adop-
ted, and a connection with the Franklin and War
ren Road authorized.
The Pittsburgh, and Erie Road is sure to be built.
Its reconstruction is beyond preadventure. 1t COM
mands public conflence. As proof of this we
will state, that the people of Crawford County, Pa.
have authorized the County Commissioners, by
vote, to subscribe Se0O 600. stock, and the citizens
of the County have subscribed 500 600 more.
| Messrs. Howard & Co, have the contract fol
building the Road. They contractors of great
energy of character, have already broken ground
and will carry the work forward rapidly to compile.
| ton.
Thus are the untiriug labors of the President
| and Directors of the Franklin and Warren Raj
Road, being crowned with success, and the mos
flattering prospects opening before them.
The citizens of Ravenna. it is hoped, will no
be now blind to their interests, but will free
ly hand i'll their stock to this important Road
Remember, our interests may now bs blended
and be made mutually beneficial.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
Gfddings' Letter.

In another column will be found letter from
Joshua X. GiddiLgs, in relation 10 the proposed
Peoples Ticket" FOR this county. We copy il
from the True Democrat of yesterday.
twill be seen that he fully endorses the move
ment, in candid, corciatory language. He re-
marks that if Wings and Democrats would advo-
cate the principles set forth in the call, that he
would then advise the Free Sellers to disband
their party and act with them, Upon the whole.
the letter is far more manly, liberal and concilia-
tory than our prejudices against the writer led us
to expect from that quarter.-Forest City.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31

The Pittsburgh Christian Advocate of the 10th
inst. contains the following:
At full meeting of the members of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Ravenna station, Erie
Conference, on the 9TH inst, at which Rev. j.. II.
Ebbert presided. the following preamble and reso-
lutione, taken from those passed by the Oneida
and Troy Conferences of the State of New York
were unanimously adopted, and are believed to
express not only The sentiments of the society, but
of the M. E. Church generally:
Whereas, the voluntary or mercenary holding
of, traffic in human beings sIaves.is admitted
to be Incompatible with true religion, and with the
best interests of the nj. Z. Church; and whereas
we have reason to believe that the Dicipne OF
said Church, part 81, chapter 7th, is construed
and acted upon as sanctioning or tolerating slave
holding and slave trading,in the membership with
out let or hindrance-and thus, in the absence oi
dissent and remonstrance, implicafing and degra-
ding the whole Church; and whereas, we desire to
stand before the world in true position with re-
gard to this great evil we would therefore dep
recate all seeming federation of an institution and
practice which we heartily detest and abhor,' and
would therefore seek tofree our Discipline from the
revolving but plausible construction which it is AT
present liable, and exonerate the Church of oul
choice, and affection from the seeming connivance
at aud toIeration of, slaveholdng within her pale
therefore,
Resolved. That we are more than ever convin-
ced of the great sin of American slavery.
Resolved. That we will use our influence tc
eradicate from the Discipline Whatever is capable
of being plausiby construed to sanction slavehold
ing, either in the ministry memberships; and Sc
cure for this evil the same treatment which has
been extended TO the manufacture, sale, and use
of intoxicating liquors.
Resolved, That we are in favor of discrmna
ting rule, making voluntary or mercenary slave
holding and slave-trading a disqualification fol
Church membership.
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this bodys the
General Conference of 1856 should so alter the
Dicipline us to prevent the admission or retention
of my more voluntary mercenary Shareholders
into the Methodist Episcopal Church; and that il
should limit time, at the expiration of which, sla-
very in the Church shall cease.
Resolved, That the proceedings had on this occa-
son beforwarded to the editor of the Pittsburgh
Christian Advocate, with request that they be
published.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
A FRIEND OF THE OPPRESSED.

THE NEW CoMEr-To thu Editors Of the Trav-
eler: The comet discovered ou the l0th of June,
by NJ kIinkerfues, is now visible 10 the naked
eye, in the west at about an hour after sunset.
Its nucleus is of the brightness of star Of the
third magnitude--a tail Of one or two degrees in
length can also be distinguished, extending up
ward. This interesting object has been observed
by Astronomers for one or two months past, du-
ring which time it has been gradually increasing
in brightness. Its distance from the sun is now
thirty millions of miles; but from the earth it is
two Or three times more remote.
WILLIAM &. BOND.
Cambridge 0otserssttory, .9ug. 90 1853.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
ROSih Oil.

In the list of infiammables which go TO make up
the grand total of all fiery dangers should be
spicuously placed rosin oil. Every well conduc-
ted systematic paper keeps standing head under
which daily TO recount the horrors of camphene,
burning fluid, rosn oil, ct id on,ne genus.
Last night a gentleman of acquaintance,
who was an advocate for these fluids, '.provided
people would only be CAREFUL" extinguished his
light for the purpose of replenshing his lamp
with rosn oil. Proceeding TO do SO, the touehy
stuff took fire from candle standing at what was
supposed a safe distance, and the gentleman and
his family barely escaped terrible disaster. As
it was, badly burned hand, probably SCARED for
life, will constantly remind him to let rosin oil
alone for the future.-ClevelGnd Herald.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
sThe H orn Thumb'' Law a Failure.
Before 0. Judd. J. P. of Sha.
lersville. Jury Trial.

o'a'e Vi oho Before o. Judd. J. P. of Sha-
Lv9zY. ler'ville' Jury Trial
The Trustees of Shalersyie passed an Ordi-
nance in accordance with the provisions of the
s'Locofoco'' bantling Of 53 which "J. H. of the
Sentinel with verdanoy really refreshing desg-
mates and chrstens as " the peoples Democratic
Maine Law" It5yns shown on the trial by half
n dozen witnesses that The night of the 12h of
August Lutzy sold several gallons of liquor by the
drink and that some of his 10y patrons that night
got noisy or in the language of the witnesses, swell
TO lve." 1t was also shown that Lutzy had kept
his bar open and sold liquor by the drink every day
since md that after the trial of the case had
begun he had sold five six drinks. He had also
sworn that he would sell al! the liquor he could in
spite ofthis democratic Maine La,c." He is one
of the leaders of the Rum (Dem) ocracy and fair
sample. The Jury were good men, and the Court
intelligent. With these facts fully proven the Ju-
ry felt that they could not say their oaths that
tho State had in the language Of the law of '53
made out that Lutzy' house was "a PLACE OF HA-
BITUAL RESORT FOR TIPPLINo AND intemperance !"
Hence Lutzy went acquit. This is regarded by
Lutzy's brother Democratic leaders as Demo
cratic triumph over the Temperance cause.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
The Comet.

OF the comet which now appears nightly in the
North Western part of the heavens, the Pittsburgh
Gazette thus spenks:
'.This is supposed to be the Comet which ap-
peared about 800 years ago, whose return was
first expected in 1849. AS it did not appear then,
the calculations of the Astronomers were revised.
and its return predicted in 1856. Our informant
thinks it will increase in magnitude, daily, for some
time to come. On its appearance three hundred
years ago, it caused the utmost terror and the eff
feet of its re-appearance has been looked forward
to with some apprehension"
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
Another Railroad ColIls,on.

BUFFALO, Aug %.
A collision occurred on the Sandusky, Cincn-
natl and Mad River Railroad, yesterday. When
the up express train from Cincinnati arrived al
Oregon, it had to pass another train of cars switch
ed off the road; through the earelessness of the
tender, the switch had not been replaced, the ex-
press train therefore ran of the track on to the
switch, coming violently in contact with the other
train and badly smashing six cars. Wonderful TO
relate no lives were lost, but several passengers
were hurt, among them one man had leg hro
ken. One car was cut completely in two, and the
passengers were thrown on each side; their escape
was most miraculous. The train was delayed six
hours.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31

10 think of almost every other object ihaE that
of maintaining ,he doctrines apOaced.
Now will say mos, emphaiicaily. ii the
object Of the movement be any other than thai
expressed; if those men are attempting 10 play
off trick upon the public; ii the union be
merely to put down the bunker democrats IN
stead of maintaining principle; as The 7eTd'a
| intimaes, then let every honest man gel Out o'
| i, at once. Or else drive from you every such
poji,,cal knaye; and let the honest portion OF
he sinners stand firmly in the maintenance OF
rho ,,uibs to which they are publicly pledged.
| If the signers be honest and come forth boldly
m the defence ofthemselves and doctrines, meet
their ASST ilan:s in the full assurance Of consc-
| ious integrity, their triumph will be certain.
The Plan Dea3er tacilly admits the justice
and propriety of your doctrines, and that it i.
rgh, for individuals 10 cherish them, but de-
nounces any united effort 10 carry them into
practice. II such arguments deter the people
of your county from carrying out this enter.
prise. | shall have Inexperienced their intel
| lgence and their Independence.
No one doubts that nine lenths of the cleo
tors Of Cuyhoga county, including all p0liti
cal parties, are really 10 favor of the doctrine.
on which your proposed union is founded
Will they speak their own thoughts?will do hei
own voting? have too much knowledge of then
iodoubt onthat point: No,my dear Sir,if you fail
i. will not be thought the fiult of the people
bat Of those more prominent, whose duty it i
TO be active and vigant in carrying FORWARD
this enterprise. Ifthey hesitate and lalter while
sanding upon the vantage ground. they vii
prove unfahful to themselves, as well as II
their country and 10 mankind.
need not say, that the call in this county i
substantially Tie same yours, although lh'
free democracy have heretofore carriedlhe cleo
lions over bath the other parties united, and vii
do i, again whenever they shall unite.
very respectfully
J. r. GIDDINGS.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31

The cholera is exciting great alarm in North.
ern Europe, and its ravages are dreadful in some
parts of Russia and Denmark. 1t appears to have
commenced in Persia. from which il found its
way TO Russia and thence TO Copenhagen. The
coalition of that city ia similar to that of New Or
leans. The wealthy inhabitants have deserted it,
and the poor alone remain. A sufficient number
of grave diggers cannot be found to bury the dead
nor are there clergymen to read the funeral SER
yices.'
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
Ohio State stock Banks.

COLUMBUS, August 10, 1858.
A meeting Of the representatives of the State
Stock Banks of the State of Ohio, having been held
in this city on the 18th and 10Th instaDts, for the
purpose of inquirng into the frauds said to have
been perpetrated upon said banks, by putting into
circulation the genuine notes of said banks with
forged signatures and filling up, the undersigned
present to the public the following the result of
their investigations:
l. That the amount of paper in circulation is
comparatively small, and may be, by means of the
information here given, easily detected.
2. That in all such frauds the name of the
Register, as we'll as that of the Presidents and
Cashiers. and the filling up, are forged, and the
| numbering is inperfecty executed, and is in stri-
king contrast with the genuine figures of the Reg
lister on the true notes.
| 3. That we have discovered no frauds of this
description on the following named banks, to wit:
| Union Bank of Sandusky City; Franklin Bank
Of Portage County; Bank of Commerce, Cleveland;
Merchants Bank, Massilon; Stark County Bank;
Plckaway County Bank, and Iron Bank of Iron
| ton.
4. Measures have been taken to secure a new
plate on which to print the circulating notes for
said banks, as soon as the same can be prepared,
and that no more impressions of the old pute will
| be issued.
As the circulation of all of said banks is we'll se-
cured by deposit of Ohio and o. S. Stock in the
hands of the Auditor of State, and is unquestiona-
bly, good, with the exception of the frauds above
named, we hereby caution the public against any
sacrifice on it, and assure them that no loss can
possibly attend the holder of any of the genuine
notes of said banks.
We also say that the banks which we represent,
will continue to receive at their counters the pa
per of all the State Stock banks as usual.
| H. B. Hurlbut, Csshr Bank of Commerce,
| Cleveland.
Tho's Earle, Franklin Bank, Portage County;
| J. Steese President Merchants Bank, Masson;
| James o. Willard, Cashier Iron Bank, Ironton
M Brown, President Pickaway County Bank
| o. Bowen, President Bank of Marion.
| j. A. Saxton, Presiden Stark County Bank.
S. w. Torrey, Cashier Union Bank, Sandusky
| City.
A. w. Brockway, Cash'r Forest City Bank,
| Cleveland;
B. F. Sanford, Cashier Savings Bank Cincin-
natl;
VIM. McMeans. Cashier Springfield Bank;
H. P. Espy. Cashier Champagne County Bank.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
EOr lie Ohin tEkn,

TOT Lie OliO
FRIEND HALL:-I wish to correct some mis-
takes in the communication headed ''Colorphobi,''
published in the last Star" have been inform
ed that the residence of the colored man is not in
Streetsboro, but in some other town naar Raven
ma, and that the response TO the eolored man when
he wished to put up for the night, was not that
used in my communication: but that j. S. l,as used
the same language expressed, frequently, to other
individuals, when reproved by tnem FIR his iahu-
manity.
A FRIEND OF THE OPPRESSED.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31
Ecnafnr.

We learn that Mr.. Carpenter declines being a
candidate for the State Senate. Mr.. c. is gen.
teman of character, ability and reliability and had
be not declined the nomination would haze receiv-
ed nnr cordial support.
We understand that the Convention in Summit
County last Saturday. recommended WILLIAM H.
UPsoN, Esq. of Akron, as the Peoples Candidate
f,r Senator. Mr.. Upsnn we know, and we know
him to be worthy and well qualified. He is an
anti slavery whig-thorough in anti slavery senti-
| rnent, temperance man of the strictest Sect an
earnest and thorough advocate of the Maine Law.
We understand that the Free Sellers of Sum
nit, indeed, that the liberal Temperance men o.
all parties in that County, will support Mr.. Upson
as ihs Peopte,s Caadidaie.
| As our information is unofficial, and as we a:
yet, have no official action of our Central Com
mittee in This new and unexpected posture of af
fairs, forbear, at present, further remarks, sim
ply saying that hold ourselves in readiness pu
Mr.. Upsons name in the Ticket, at the appropri
ate time, and 10 do faithful battle for his election.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31

g The State committee of the Slave, or Lo-
cofoco Democracy which assembled in Columbus
last "Wednesday put in nomination Judge Myers
of Toledo, for Lieut.. Governor, and H. H. Bar
ney of Cincinnati. for School Commissioner
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-31

Neglect nothing to secure your eternal peace
moro Than ifyou had been certified you should die
within the day; nor mind anything that your socu-
iar obligations and duties demand of you less than
il you had boen Insured To live fifty yeHrs more.