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The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-03
sTIERIFF,s SALE.

q. H. Rice, Administrator ofthel ..s...,.,,..,
Estate OF +. G. Fitch, deceased EXECUTION
VS..
William Phillips. 3. eg.
DY virtue OF mn execution TO mic directed from cue
ID Court of common pleas, Of Putnam county. ohio
will offer for sale at the door of the court house, III
Kalidu, in the county and stnte aforcsail, ya t7
On Tuesday, the 2lst day OF March
~ gn gDi4H A. ID. 1854, oHe'
between the hours of ten O'clock, AIM. and four
o'ciuck, P.M. OF sahl day the following described
Real Estate. to wit: III &. l1..a, 4
Inot number one hundred and thirty eight (l3ol "
the town of Kalida Putnam county. ohioi and hall
of an ncre of lanI, more less, on the east slide o.
Hog Creek adjoining out lot numher ten (lu on Inc
ens,, all in Putnam county. and State OF OHIO.
Taken us the property Of William Phillips to satisfy
mn execution in favor OF c, H. Rice, Administrator
r. @. Fitch, deceased.
JOHN B. FRUCHEY, Sheriff.
SHERrRF's OTFIcE, 7'''.t
Kalida, Pu'ram Co., O., Feb, II, 1854
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ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that there will
In be petition presented to the Commits
sioners OF Putnam county at their next
March Session, praying for the granting oI
the following Road &c ommencing on the
east side Of the Miami Extension Canal, on the
E& w half sectionli OF section thirty one.
town one south range FIVE east, thence eas
along said half section line until it in.ersects
4 the road leading from Fort Jennings to Otter.
vile. December 2t, 1853. - $685. 2
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E,,l,l ROAD NOTICE.

N Office is hereby given, that there will
In be a petition presented TO the Commits
sioners Of Putnam county, Ohio, ut tbeil
next March session praying for the location
OF county road, commencing at the eas
bank Of the Miami Canal at the section lin,
between sections 6 and z OF township on,
south, range s east, thence east on said acc.
Z ton line, until it intersects the road on he
west side of the Augalzo river, in said orig
inal township. lasN 81
ian. %, t654.*
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
David Harris, Administrator
Of Thadeas Harris, deceased,

ofThadeas Harris deceased npcprr
VS.. DEChEE.
Robert ]. More and Mary
More. .5tsa
DY virtue of decree and an execution to
I'D me directed from the Court OF common
pleas oe Putnam county, Ohio will offer for
sale at the door of the court house, in Kalida,
Putnam county, Ohio,
On Saturday, the 18Th day Of March,
,} A. D. 1854,
Between the hours Of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. and
q four o'clock, P. NJ, OF said day the following
Z described Real Estate, to witt ..
p The south half of the east half OF the south
cast quarter of section seven town one north
B range eight east, all in Putnam county, Ohio
g Taken as the property Of Robert !. More
and Mary More to satisfy decree in favol
! of David Harris, Administrator OF Thudeui
Harris, deceased; and an exec utien in favo
Of Stephen Harris.
JOHN B. FRUCHEY, Sheriff.
II SHERIFF's OFFICE,
Kalidu, Putnam Co., O., February 2, 1854.
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RAILROAD NOTICE.
OFFICE DAYTON AND MICIIG AN,
RAILROAD COMPANY,
Sepl. 2l, lSE3

Sept. II, 1928.
NOTICE Is hereby gives, tlnt by resolution here
IN tofore made of the Board Of Directors of the
DAYTON and Michigon Railroad Company, tha Stock
subscriptions made to said Companp were required to
he called in. Subscribers in the county OF Putnam
were by said resolution required TO pay five per cent
omthe amountofther stock, on the 18th April last,
and ten per cent every sixty days thereafter until the
Whole ofsaid subscription should he fully paid up.
Prompt payment Is essentially necessary of in,
stallments due, TO meet tile obligations ana engage
ments ofthe company for road contracts, and II is
hoped that those bscibers who are In default in this
respect will hereafter he pnnctual. and that all the
stockholders will do their paTtto the urtherance o.
the common interest.
Pay ment ofsuhscriptio is in said county, may be
made to DR.. c. +. POMEROY, OF. Ottowa, who Is au
thorzed to receive payments ofstock and receipt
therefor. 400 1 91a
By Order of the Board.
HENRY S. MAYO,
Treas. ID. & NJ. R. r. Co.
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JulIien's monster Orchestr9.

VKTHERE YER Jullien's name isxnown,
wv the s'Katy Did Tofka'' Us an un-
rivaled popularity. There hay' been more
copies of this piece sold, for>the short time
it has been issued, than pdy. other musical
composition ever published IN America
Christy,s uTne OMer SIDE Of Jordan, :" though
i, has not couaed IN numb bers the sale Of the
,iKaty Did,'' yetthe demand for it is great,
and It is driving out of market the many
spurious COPIES purporting to be sung by
Chrsty's Ninstrels. Ask for ChnstHs "Ihc
OMer SIDE of Jordan" 1t has an illustrated
little, and portrait Of Earle Fl. Pierce, in cos
tune. Ali others nre spurious. Christy's
new Songs, Tod Tines Come Again." by
Charles Converse, "SalW Primer and "J't-
lias from, Kcntucky'' are having glorious
run. The, are nightly sung TO crowded
audiences, and are universally sought after.
Il n i'irrq WNl. HALL & SON.,
.,,a.-ss,e 939 Broad way, New York,
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NOTICE.

TENHERE viii be a petition presented to
u The Commissioners Of Putnam county,
Ohio, at their next Session praying for the
location Of a County Road, commencing al
the Base Line rond at the corners OF sections
5 and in Riley township and 81 and 30 in
Blanchard township, running north until
within 30 rods Of the Blanchard river-thence
west OF north across the said Blanchard river,
thence northeast TO the section line between
section 20 and 30 in Blanchard township
thence north to intersect the Flndlay and
Defiance State road.
LEVI BUTLER.
February T.. A. D. 1854. CIT
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FUND COMMISSIONERS oFFICE,)
PUTNAM County, ONO,
Kalida, January q, 1851. J
We the undersigned Fund Commissioners
within and for said county, do hereby certify
that the above is correct statement OF the
condition of the Surplus Revenue Fund, a
the time therein mentioned
.laa1 JOHN MONROE, Auditor,
669 S.SUTTON, Treasurer.
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NC. Ewing ) Petition:-Amount c,amed
vs.. sos II. and intersection

Nj G. Ewing \ PptitiOn.-Am0unt ciamed
" Va. sos II. and interes,tro
WIN NJ. stewart. ps, ct. ais January 0ih, 1853. :, w
WIN. Nj, STEWART will take notice that Nj
common nieSs. of Putnam comfy, Ohio, against him
tbe said VIM. Nj Stewart and others; the Object and
prayer of which is TO obtain judgment against him
Of the above amount and interest and an order ior
tic sale Of the following premises, TO wit;-Inot
number four in Chambers addition to the town Of
C,ilboa, which he the said Stewart and his wife,
Catharne since deceased mortgaged to said Ewing.
| nd unless the said WIN. NJ. Stewart demur or ain,
syrr to the said petition before the eighteenth
dny of March, 1854 the matters therein set up will be
taken as confessed and judgment rendered accord
SIi' i' EBAY, ATTY for Prf.
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TIRE BRITISH QUARTERLIES
| fltafNuds g5et AND ,YIys. Hal
BLACNW00gS MAGAZINE.

LEONARD SCOTT & co New York.
continue to 'e~publish the following
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Churck) gagan BIB
a.. The Westminster Re0ietC, (Sberal.) J
81. Btdckpood's Edinburgh Masa=ine,
CFory.l
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YEARLINGs LOST!

TIME Subscriber has lost one Red Year
Il ling Heifer, and one Red Yearllng
Steer, The last with white lined back-both
having split in each ear. They were
missed in the beginning Of April lasI, ard
have since been unable to hear OF them,-
Any poison giving information where they
may be ionnd at this office. or to the sub,
scriber, will have all proper charges satisfied.
v JAMES ROBERTS.
. November %, 1858. 2bei 6Sl
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William Mitch ell & 1
Go. plaintiffs,
p, against r'it o.
Court of Common
Pleas,
Putnam County,
Ioln Daub d efendant

JoAn Daub defendant State of Ohio. y
lTyHE defendant. John Daub, will take
I notice that the plaintiffs, William
Mitchell g. Co. did on the Goth day of Jam
uary, A. D. 1854, file their, petition in said
Court, setting forth n mortgage executed by
defendant on the following described premi-
ses, situate in the county Of Putnam, and
State Of Ohio, to wit: lC}}fIt
The east half of the north west quarter Of
section number eight 10y in township num-
Der two ~ south Of range (5) five east, cona
tanning eighty acres, more or less, securing
TO plaintiffs the payment of a certain note
executed by defendant on the 22d day OF
| June, 1858, in favor of. said plaintiffs, and
due on the 18th day of August, A. D. 1858.
Cor three hundred and sixty-ihree dollars and
five cents TheIobject and prayer Of which
petition is that plaintiffs may obtain ludg-
lment against said defendant for said SHe3 Us,
with interest from the said 18th dayot Au-
gust, 1858, and also that the sum OF S4 "a 8
lakes paid by plaintiffs on said premises Tor
the years 1852 and 1853, be taken as lien
against said morlgaged premises, and ior the
sale of the morigaged premises SUBJECT te.
said lien { taxes to pay said mortgageda
debt. and for other proper relief. That un.
less the said defendantnppear plead, answer
or demur to said petition within the time
presctibed by law, the same will DO takei
as confessed, and a decree taken thereon
accordingly. i, I,,4
.tcal ,Atty.'s for Pl'ffs.
Jan lary 81, 1854. .sf{iTf,.i oo9
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II
Cr By amount repaid State.......'., 59N "
Balance due State.--.-.'.''''''' o%4 ~
Amount loaned - indvi-
duuls ana secWed by
at ca ptr cent.."..."...... $40 90
Amount loaned to inGiU-
duals on other adequate lt
security at 81 per cent" 259 ~
Amour, now in judgment,
and decree on land..'... l49 50
Amount in hands OF Fund
mmissionsrs..'"......''. rs w
524 II
Amount loaned in each township:
Blanchard ..."........''....''- 40 w
Union n....................".36 1888 81
- 449 81
Amount now in sut.""....".303 90
Amount duo and not in suit 43 81
Income Of said fund.
Amount in hands OF Fund
Commissioner at last ex-
hibit. I48 65
Amount received ol D.Ayors ..
in case Stnts vs. c. Huber Sd ~
Amount received Of James
Mackenzie in ease State !lil
VS.. G. Huber................. w
Amount received Of William
Williams in case State vs..
William Williamson. % 70
Amount roeeived Of Samuel
Hooper on loan to John
Killen .......................... "A 10
1900 260 %
EXPENSES: Hqi1s3 @
Paid James Mackenzie and f1 uI
]. NJ. Coffehbefry, AttoT. f7 F. "1
ney fees in case State of
Ohio for the use of Fund
Commissioners OF Putnam
county VS.. William Phil
lips, ct. .al..............-..--'.. do 0u
Paid S. Sutton fees as Fund
Commissioner .........'.'. 70
Paid John Monroe fees as
Fund Commissioner 70
Paid James Mackenzie for
publishing annual Exhibit a so
Paid F. w. Schieroh Recor-
der, for recording mort .gn
gage......................... Gu
Paid John Dixon for blank
r,' and acknowledging mort
gage'.......'. ...'.'..':.'..'''' So ~
Balance in Treasury ..........'..'". 2i4 0'
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BERNARD KUI1LMAN'S ESTATE
M Office is hereby given. that Herman H Recker,
" Administrator Of tho estate of Bernard Knlh.
man, deceased has filed his accounts for final settle
nent and that the 50 me will be examined onthe o3d
lay Of February, A. D. 1851 s}Ef{
% si43sdqs ali istii JOHN DIXON, Probate Judge.
70 Ian. 90 1854 r1 YiHf. tf,, tss7iss,i,a f.4 y "a
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1853. d. COLUMBIA, 1853.
.FORWARDlNG G &C0MMISSI0N
MERCHANT. 4
AND DEALER IN PRODUCE.
WAREHOUSE FRONTING BOTH CANALS,
JUNCTION--OHIO. d

REFERENCES.
BRowNLEE Il PENDLEToN, Toledo, Ohio.
McCuNE & WooLsoN, pelpbos, g.
EscH g. WRocKLEGE, { H' HJFF
LAwToN, BARNETT & Co., Piqua, q
S. J. HENsLEy, Troy, Z"
JULIUS HULL, Cincinnati, :"
! B. EaGLEsToN,S 'oa.
JOHN TurrLE, Defiance, d5a
G. w. OvERMEYER, Spencer, "
BLISS s. KELSEY, S.. Mlrys, 7"
HARRINGTON & RUrrLE,
CuAMBEGs & HARRIS, Dayton, ''
CoMPARREr & duBBEL. Fit. Wayne, Ia.
5 H. HANNA, Wabashtown, 9
ROGERS & REYNOLDS, Lafayette, :"
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HENRY MERSMAN'S ESTATE.
NOTICE is hereby given. that the subscribers hayo
lN this day been duly, appointed and qualihed by
tho Probate Court in and for the county Of Putnam,
Ohio. os Administrators, with the will annexed OF
tbe ESTATE of Henry Mersman, late of said county
deceased. BEhMAND M ~ =, W = GnSmhN, nsn,
Jan. 90. 1854 HERMAN H.NEGkER'
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
SURPLUS REVENUE FUND.
Loaned to Putnam county, Ohio, for nc
gear ending January 27, A. D. 1854.

,r. To amour. receivodfrom State $6474 10
,r. BY amount repaid State......:.,".' 59aS %
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ONO cULrIvAToR FOR 1854.

February I, A. D. 1854. 67
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LATEST MAIL NEWS.
INF WEATHER in VARIOUS DIRECTIONS

ItE WEA1hEh IN thhtOOS 1lONS
HAnrroap CoSN, Feb 2l.--Five cars are buried
in a snow-irift near Cascob Bridge few miles
below Stamford. They were there at one o'clock
to-day.
Jacob Chaplin for many years lumber inspector.
was this morning found la the northern part of the
civ frozen to death.
The drug store of DR.. Cook, Of wethersheld, was
this morning destroyed by fire. together with its
contents.
PIrrsBuRc. Feb. 21.-It commenced snowingihere
Yesterday morning, and continued until this morn.
inr-and now lies very deep.
CINCINNATI, Feb. olive have had no snow
here fer month past 1t rained hard here all yes
terday, and is cloudy and cold to-day.
LOUISVILLE, Tuesday, Feb. 2I--It rained here
from Sunday evening till noon yesterday--but we
havehsd no snow for week past.
ST. LoUrs, Feb Give have had no snow storm
here this week-hut heavy rains, during Sunday a.
ternoon and night with gale of wind The weather
10 warm.
CHICAGO, Tuesday, Feb 81 - The weather here
3 fine aud pleasant as spring. No snow for two
days past
CLEVELAND, Tuesday, Feb Give had fall
Of snow here yesterday, to the depth of about 3
inches; but the weather is warm to-day, and it has
almost disappeared
CoLuasvs. ONO, Tuesday, Feb olive had
slight fall of snow here yesterday, but it soon melt
Cd
BUFFALO, Tuesday, Feb. 2l-The weather here
has been cool and pleasant during the past two DAYS
No snow has fallen.
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DREADFUL TRAGEDY.

BosToN, Feb. ga man named Augustus VIII
bur, residing in West Randolph, killed his wife this
morning by beating out her brains with an axe. He
then cut his throat from ear TO ear. Drunkenness.
producing insanity, is said to have been the cause
OF this horrible crime. Seven children are left mar
entless by this shocking tragedy.
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RAILROAD CoLLIsIoN.-A collision occurred on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, on Saturday, near La.
trobe, between two freight trains, by which about
twenty freight cars laden with dry goods groceries,
&c, were destroyed, and the locomotive broken.
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FIRE AT THE TREMONT-SUPPOSED MUIR
DERER ARRESIED=MIIRlE TRIaI

BosToN, Feb. 22.-The loss sustained by the fire at
me Fremont House yesterday is about S5000-dam-
age mostly to the furniture by water
A man named ]. l.. Cross. has been arrested here,
charged with the mu der of Charles Lhnson of the
ship John Dunlap, from Apalachicola. There was a
desperate conflict between the parties prior to the
murder.
The trial of Chapman, indicted for the murder of
Mr.. Cozzen and his wife, at Sherburn. has com.
menced. Mr.. Choat prosecuting.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-24
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CON.
EENTION

HARTFORD, Feb 22.-The Democratic State Con.
vention met here. this morning. and nominated
Samuel lngraham for Governor, and a full State
ticket Resolutions were passed by nearly unan-
imous vote, sustaining the ordinance of 1857 and
the comprom s2es of 1920 and 1850, land opposing
repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-24
MEETING OF THE pRESs-PUTTINC Up
THE PRICE OF ADVERTISING

Boston, Feb. 22.-The several members of the
newspaper press in this city held convention to-
day, Mr. Hale, OF the Advertiser presiding, and
agreed to increase the rates of advertising % per
cent. This course was deemed proper ia view of
the advance in paper, and in the price of labor to-
gether with other accommodating expenses incident
to publishing newspapers.