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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-10-11
AWFUL STEAMBOAT CALAMITY!
BURNING OF TIE 3. K. GOhLINSl
OVER TWENTY LIVES LOST.

DFTRo1T, Oct. 9.
The steamer E. K. Collins, from the
Sault st. Marie, for Cleveland, lcftthe
city last night between 10 and IL o'clock.
About midnight, when q little below
Maiden, near the Light House at the
mouth ofthe river, she was discovered
to be on FIRE, aud before she could be
got ashore; she was completely envelop-
ed in flames, and twcnty-three persons
perished either in the flames or in the
water. The passengers missing are
Mrs. Dible, of N. Y. Samuel Powell, of
Cleveland; Thomas Cook, of Pittsburgh;
Mrs. McNeely, wife of a waiter Mrs.
Tratrous and child, of Astabula, (the
body of the child was recovered), and a
colored man from Virginia.
OF the crew, the following are missing:
Chas. Adams, barber; John McNeely,
waiter; John Dennis, do; j. Trinkner,
do John Halstead, head waiter; -
Lyman, ~bar-keeper; Mrs. Fanny Lewis,
cabin maid Saml. Brown, fireman An
tony Allwick, deck hand ; Thomas An
derson, j. a. Greman, James Grrnett,
cook; Mat. Robbinsons, colored cook
and one wheelman.
The collins took fire on her boiler
deck, and SO rapid was the spread of the
flames that tho passengers and crew, who
had mostly retired, were unable to save
any clothing, except a few articles. She
took fire in the bay, about a quarter of a
mile below Maiden, and nearly ARREST Of
the lighthouse. Sue was Immediately
headed for shore, but was unable to
reach shallow water before the flames
had complete possession of her. q
The after part of the boat swung
round into the river, and nearly all on
board were driven to hat part of the boat
and were obliged to jump into the river,
and had it not been for Captain Longley
and the arrival Of the propeller Fintry,
nearly all would have Immediately been
drowned. Seeing the light, Capt. Il,
FASTENED to the spot, and had his boats
all ready to let 60 as o as the scene
was reached. This was done, and near
ly all who were saved were picked up
by him: a few only reaching the shore,
some Of whome were nearly exhausted.
Everything was done that could be to
relieve the sufferers by the crew of the
Fintry, who acted nobly. Some wretch
in the tumult; stole eighty dollars from
a sick man, who had been at work at abe
Sault, and which constituted his earn
ings. A purse of twenty dollars was
made up for him. The Collins came
out last October, and cost one hudred
and five thousand dollars. She was IN.
sured for only thirteen thousand. She
was owned by Capt. E. B. Ward.
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eient to set at naught the croakings OF
this miserable nuisance. Hear it:
NoRTH GeOReETowH, Celhnbisna Co., o.,
sePtenber end, 1854.
WHEREAS, there being a report in cir
culation relative to the principles of DIR.
Fl. Buck, ofAshland county, Ohio, de-
claring him to be a WING whilst residing
in our vicinity, we, the undersigned, be-
ing personally acquainted with the Doc
tor for many years, and have always
known him as q Democrat, and always
recognized him as such, and can recon-
mend him to the public, in whatever
position he may occupy a~n=honest,
upright and moral man. Signed, s. s.
Stergeon, Dem. A. Summers, Dem;
David Frylogel, Wing D. H. Eckstein,
Wing Thomas Densmore, Dem. !; @.
W. Dellenbaugh, Dem. Thomas Thorn
as, Dem. ; Jacob Dfehl, Dem. =
THE STATE OF ONO,
Columbiana County, IS. -
Before me personally appeared David
Fox, who being duly affirmed, deposeth
with Henry Buck of Ashland County,
Ohio, and supposes he was born a Dem
ocrat, and believe him to be such ever
since. I have been Trustee in my Town
ship, he has voted there and was looked
upon as a radical Democrat. Whereas,
it has been reported in Ashland County,
by David Sampsel, hat David Fox told
him (SampseD that Henry Buck was a
Wing while living in Columbiana Coun-
ty. Fox further states that he has not
seen Sampsel for the last twelve years
and never told him anything about
Bucks Democracy: ef IL. 5F.
DAVID FOX.
Affirmed to and subscribed before me,
this End day of September, A. D., 1854.
ANDREW SUMMERS, J. p. .
Now, what is the conviction of com
munity in reference to the case in hand ?
The inference is irresistible, that this
r~ecreant, excrementitious mass, stalking
through community in human shape and
under the appellation of DAVE SAMPsEL,
has he'd! and that it it wilful and ma
~licious, with intent to injure the charac-
ter of a fellow citizen, we conceive to be
clearly demonstrated. ~t,ssi
This, however, is only another of the
foul excavations, that have characterized
his circumventive life and it would
seem that if this thing was capable of
making rational deductions from the his
tory of his past life, and the awful de-
n~uneiatious couehed in the good book,
that he might readily decipher his final
destiny. But perhaps all is not yet lost.
it is to be hoped that he may lay aside
his Ferdant puppyism and hereafter be
governed by moral ~rectitude, that at
the close of his otherwise DESTINATIONS,
fantastical and ephemeral existence, he
may exhibit the evidence of the upright
and peaceful, instead of the mark ofhim
who he o SO fifty represents. And
hereafter let this sibilant vulpine exhib-
it sagacity enough to mark such for his
prey, as are within his reach.
II. BUCK.
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The KANSAS SEAL.-We have just
cen the seal of the Territory of Kansas,
engraved by Robert LoYett, of Philadel-
.phia, according to the design of Gov.
Reeder. It consists ola shield with two
supporters and surmounted by a scroll
motto, and is emblematic of the life of
the pioneer and the agriculturist. heT
lower compartment of the shield contains
the buffalo and the hunter-the upper
contains the implements Of agriculture.
The left hand supporter is a pioneer with
his smoek frock, 1eggins, rife and toma-
hawk; whilst on the right is the Goddess
Ceres with her sheaf, and at their feet,
and between them, lies a fallen tree and
axe. The motto is a beautiful and stri-
king a fusion to the principle on which
the Territory was organized, and consists
of the /" PoPULI vocE EATA," translated
Born Of the popular qciH. The whole
is, we think, well devised, highly
suggestive, and in excellent taste.-Eas-
ton Argus. 30
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1afa ba1 JUL, IO04.
Nh EDEron. During the progress Of
shis-oar eventual age, it becomes MS as
citizens Of an enlightened and intelligent
community, and az conservatives of the
peace dfdelity Of zach other, to keep
"a vigilapt watch continually set against
the m~achinatiohs and depredations of
him who w%iIfuily and maIiciously seeks
to injure the character of his neiehbor
ssi-and fellow citizen. td amo5 19f
The Democracy Of this County are al
ready aware that a report has been put
{. IN, cireulation that 1 was a sQhig pre-
II yious to coming into this county. This
report some have believed; and it has
started up the inquiry, /" has DR.. Buck
! been imposing himselfpon the Democracy
in this way. At the time of my former
u communication, endeavoripg to repulse
the fodl charge, I was on the track of
the lurid reptile, but had not as. yet
traced him to his dismal haunt. / now
haye-and propose to sarraign the Gull
prit before the scruti1ising intelligence
and honesty of this community, as the
tribunal that shah judge him. And
now for the facts and testimony in the
case. The first man I traced it to was
DIR. RrDDLE he gave DIR. M4LER as
Ais author; MILLER gave DAVE SAMP-
Sci as his author; DAVE SAmpsEL hav-
ing no author to giUe, and knowing well
that if he gave any one in this community
as his author, he would be detected, SO
he gave as his author, a man by the
name of DAVID Fox, near North George
town, Columbiana County, Ohio, the
Township and County where my first
voting was done; thinking to put it SO
far of, that it would not be hunted up.
In this he Is the victim Of his own i'm
becility; little thinking the trivial
! amount Of time and expense, in this age
Of railroad facilities, necessary to go to
Columbiana County and head the refu-
gee in his fight from the truth; but
honest men come up and sustain the
srtKuth. The following ID perhaps suf6-
Ea- E@l-aa--E .t-- les. EfHIC n tHE-Na VIZ ~ 1
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Wheeling, Medina and Tuscarswas
80 Railroad 7tso.

r The annexed extract, from the Wheel.
ing Times, shows the interest taken in
this work, by the people of Wheeling.
The present efficient officers are doing
all that can be done to forward it. II
8 ',ould command the aid of every citizen
The citizens of this place are now
in the enjoyment of one railroad, and
IRE engaged with other parties in the
construction of a railroad to lap the
Cleveland and Columbus road at Graf
ton, and open a short route to Chicago.
It is hoped that it may at an early day
be constructed into the City of Wheel
ing, and thus open to Is aldirect connec-
tion with this heart of the wheat coun-
try, and throughthat to the great North
west. The success of this project de-
ponds greatly on the interest manifested
in it by the citizens of wheeling to whom
it is the most important road that car or
will be made"
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) nsrs. no.p1ns rnE GREAT

= = The citizens of Ashland viii have the
seliSEare opportunity to hear and see this
ii celebrated Magician and Vcntriloquist
aek on Saturday evening next Judging
1909 from the reputation Of this gentleman,
we think we can safely promise the citi-
,,~ezens Of Ashland . rare treat. Mr.. r.
exhibited last week at Wooster, and we
notice the press of that place speak very
highly Of his performance. lsa
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Horrible Murder near Lexington

The Louisville Courier has an ac-
count of a horrible murder near Lexing-
ton, which took place on Saturday night
last. Mr.. Frazer, a farmer, had been
at New York with stock, for some months
and on Saturday telegraphed his family
that he would be home that evening
One of his neighbors met him at the de-
pot and walked home with him. About
an hour after his arrival home, tn g re-
port of gun was heard at the house;
and a Mr.. Castleton proceeded to see
what was the matter. He found Fra
ger dead, the house d~arkened, Mrs. E.
above stairs, Grigg, the oyerseer, below,
and a daughter, aged eleven, with the
mother. l1 e.. .rt. sI4
They accounted for the death of the
man by the accidental discharge of a
shotgun which he had in his hand pre-
pairing to shoot a rat. Suspicious were
aroused and the oyerseer and Mrs. Fra
ger both arrested. The body of the
deceased was terribly bruised, a hole
shot in his head, another through his
body, his throat very nearly cut, and
three ribs broken, effects not reasonably
caused by accident. There appear to
be no doubts in the minds of those ad-
Vised of the facts, as to the criminality
of Mrs. Frazer and Grigg. Previous to
this time the neighbors had suspected
improper intimaces between the two,
and it is supposed that it. was for the
purpose of getting Frazer out of the
way so as to render a marriage feasible,
that the awful deed was accomplished
There are various circumstances con-
nected with the affair which go to Grim
mate the suspected parties. During
Monday and yesterday they were under
going preliminary trial al mosf J
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A NOVEL CIsTERN.-There is nothing
like a life in California to brighten the
intellect and teach one to turn every
thing to account. In San Francisco, a
few weeks since, the hull of an old vessel
was discovered buried beneath the sur
face of one of the principal streets, and
after some cogitation it was decided to
convert it into a huge cistern or resivoir,
for the reception of water. The thought
was no sooner conceived than executed,
and the fire department Of the city Turned
ont in high glee to fill it from thebay
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NEW YORK MARKET.

/-.r New YoRK, Oct. 10, 1854
} Ffour-Dsmand for -four continues good prices
tend upwards receipts falli ng Off sales 5000 $50
as, 90 common, closing with none to be had below
7,75a7 ,s7ae, 70 common to goo d Ohio and mixed to
fancy MishigAn ; s,5Oa9, So Genisee; inelede in
sales 200 bbIs extra Michigrn s,5.i 1900 extra g.
5Oas, IS. Canadian in good request sales 1900 bbls
$50. closing firm at IT'S aAd . sale Of superior rye
-four at 90
wheat-Firmd eman for export and homo trade :
Genesee scarce and held firmly sales 800 bush fair
white Canadian dnty paid 1871 and $50 good white
Southern at 1924. + tt-
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Freshets at the out

9g-.grIT l'.dl BALTIMORE, Oct. 7.
New Orleans papers as late as Sun
day have been received. Immense fresh
cts have occurred in several interior
countries of Mississippi. Bridges and
buildings were carried away, the roads
rendered impossible for several days,
cattle .drownded, and great damage done
to the crops. Rain fell without inter
mission for six, days. E1Ea2
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/.
Martha Braden, ct. al.
ID virtue of an order ofesaIe issued from
ID the Probate Court in and for the county of
Ashland in the above case, and TO me directed,
1 will expose TO Sale on the premises, on
Saturday, the 11M day Of NoUeng6er,
1854, at two O'Clock, P. M, of said day, the
following described real estate, situate and be-
ing in the County of Ashland and State OF Ohio,
to wit a part of the south east quarter
of section sixteen tl6, township, twenty-four
C240 and of range seventeen (I7,) commencing
at a stone on the south line of sadi quarter
thence north two degrees (2deg0 west seventy
one and seventenths (7l 7-lo) rods to o stone
on the west line of Andrew Burns land
thence west fourteen (14 rods to a stoRe, thence
north three degrees (3deg) west sixfy-one and
eight tenths (6I S-l0) rods to a stone-thence
sixty-four and one-han t64D degrees, west
seventy and Seventeenth Go 7-l0l rods to a
stoGe on the west line of the quarter-thence
south three degrees east t3degl one hundred
and seven rods to the south west conner of the
quarter /; thence east on the south line of the
quarter seventy-nine and one half 1911 rodsto
the place of neutrality-suspicious. fffty-nine
acres and three Ioods of land. Also, the south
east quarter of section twenty-one T2ll town
ship twenty-four "a and of range seventeen
IN more particularly decribed as follows, to
wit Commencing at the northeast corner of
the quarter; thence south on the east Line of
the quarter one hundred and sixty-tuo, and
eight-tenihs ti62 S-l0p rods to the csouth-east
corner of tho quarter = thence west. on the
south line of the quarter, one hundred and n
ty-eigbt and four tenths fI5S 4feI rods TO. the
southwest corner of the quarter ; thenee north
on the west line of the quarter one hundred
and fffy-nine and eight tenths rods to the north
west corner of the Or; thence east on the north
line quarter one hundred and 6fty-eight
and fourteenth rods (15S 400 to the north
east corner Of the quarter TO the place Of be-
ginning, containing one hundred and 6Ay-aine
acres, two roods and twenty rods of land (ssV.
ing and excepting out Of ihis quarter sixtF-sia
acres, one rood and thirteen rods of Land 81
the south side of said qsarsss 10 which - eoa-
timed the widows doWers1 and a part ~ he
north west quarter of section twenty one, t0Wn-
ship twenty four and of range seventeen and
bounded as follows, to wit -beginning On the
east boundary line forty rods north from the
south east corner of said quarter, thence along
said boundary liue forty rods north to a post
thence west sixty rods to a Post-thence south
forty rods-thence east sixty rods to the place of
beginning, containing fifteen acres fsaving and
excepting ten acres out of this tract which had
been previously sold and conveyed to one Rob-
ert McCrory.
Terms of Sale:-One third cash, one third
in one year, and the residue in two years with
interest, from the day Of sale; back payments
to be secured by mortgage on tho remises.
M p EHt ISAAC GATES, Admir-.
Ashland, Oct. 4, 1864. Tar @ mis- 4w
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i dSMAsH UP ON THE Rock ISLAND RAIL
BoAD.-Thei Express train on the RI.
B. R., near Morris, run into a drove OF
cattle on Thursday morning at 3 o'clock,
throwing the engine and three cars of
the track. The Chicago Journal says:
As far as we are able to learn from the
scanty particulars furnished, several
were fatally injured. The baggage mas
ter had his leg broken, one of the brake
men had both legs cut off below the
knees by the, platform of a car, the en-
gineer and iremen were seriously if not
fatally scalded. A passenger had his hip
broken, and numerous others had limbs
broken or received severe bruises.
% From the Chicago Journal of yester-
day we learn that a brakeman named
Ellwood had suffered amputation of one
leg and must have the other taken off
His recovery is more than doubtful. eE'
/ Many, others were injured badly. o.
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HEAVY LAND SALE.-The Williams
Estate embracing lands in various parts
of the city was put up at auction yester-
day, and about SIS, 1000 worth ofproper-
ty was sold. The prices ranged much
higher than at any previous sales ; and
it ID a noticeable fact, as indicating that
foreign capitalists are beginning to dis
Germ the vast advantages of Toledo as a
growing business point, that the pur-
chasers were principallyfrom Cincinnati,
and elsewhere in and out of this State
Toledo Republican.
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Yellow Fever st the South.

The number of deaths from yellow fe-
yer at the Charity Hospital, New Or
leans, for the three days ending on the
I'd inst, was l22. The total number of
deaths in the city for the week was 42O,
of which 269 were from fever. The ep-
idenic was on the decrease.
At Savannah, on "Wednesday, there
were SIX deaths from fever. The total
number of interment for the week was
SIS, of which 27 died of fever. b'
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MARKET.

BUFFALO Oct. ~.
The market this morning is very quiet, and un-
commonly dull. there IL but little disposition eyin-
ced on the part of buyers to opera to, and holders are
very firm the sales in flour are about 500 bbls at
90. e5 for good Upper Lake. and 81 for ehoise Ohio
and Michigan.
Wheat has improved under the SIN all stock and
a fair enquiry for milling holders firm, 1000 bu.-
Milwaukee at 80 @
~Corn-HoIder have advanced their views and
buyers are unwilling to follow their ere sales OF
1 cargo reported, but on prsvate terms supposed
at &c., holders ask 96a67, buyers offer IS.
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M Rave MRE THE ENEmY,.-
AND1 WE ARE THEIARsg

- ~4-r1s 80 - A2AA838 aL"
basWsll,i the election is over-the battle
i fought@And our own fate, with 9TH
era . Known. That's some satisfaction.
We beg leave to g eaVe' on the general
seFesalt The Fusion has triumphed the
sState over. The Democrats are beaten
in every county in the State, W shall
not have q single member of Congress
;glEho rnn on the regular tioket-not one
ie4while the State ticket is beat-weil,
the Lord only knows how much. Some
thing has beaten the Democracy bad
but what it il we imagine will be very
Z hard to tell Some charge one thing-
some another-but that the fact is so,
there i no denying. Our Wing friends
y-many Of them-seem to feel pretty
I. good, but they dare not claim it as a
Wing victory. The Known othings
also look smiling, as though they must
have chad a finger in it." While the
Free Sellers look upon the result as a
death blow to the Slave power" and
: claim it as an anti-slavery triumph
ASHLAND County has escaped better than
most of the counties, having elected all
our county ticket but two-Mr. SMURR,
and ourself. Next week we shall pub
lish a. tabular statement of the result,
and the returns from the State gener-
: ally.
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alo OF Rseal Estate by order or Ere
bate Court

sale OF ABeal Estate by OF Pro
bate Court
ON the 2Sth day of october, A. D., 1854,
" between The hours Of ten O'Clock, A. M,
and four O'Clock, P. M, on the premises herein
aher described, will be sold to the highest bid
der, the following Real Estate a. the property
of Abraham Shearer, deceased, situate in the
County of Ashland and State of Ohio, to wit /:
the southwest part of tho southwest quarter
of section six in Township twenty-one ofRange
sixteen-coDtaining eighty acres of land more
or less. Terms of Sale Zone third cash in
hand, one third in one year, and the residue IN
two years, with interest from the day of sale.
Back payments to be secured by a mortgage on
the premises.
PETER BRUBAKER,
Admir- of Abraham Shearer, decd.
Sept 9th, 1854 avis
N.B.-On the above premises Il ere are q one
story log house, a good bank barn, spring house
and wash house, good young orchard of bear
ing fruit trees /; the farm is well watered, and
lies about 1--WE miles southwest from tho town
of Ashland. P. BRUBAKER, Admir-:
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sHERIFF'S SALE.

Hugh MeKibben O.. 20 By.
Benj,a Landis,.
PURSUANT TO the command Of an order -
sale, duly issued from the Court Of Gem
mon Pleas Of Ashland ConAty. ohls1 in the
above case, to me directed, ] wilk expose Ie
public sale at the door of the Court House. in
said county, on
Monday, the 9Th dDy Of Noyenp6ey,
A. D., 1854, between the hours Of ten ~0'eIoek.
A. M. aud four O'Clock, p. M, of said sday, the
following described Real Estate, no psit: In.
lot number twenty two t22l in the hrst addidoa
to. the original surveyed plat in the village Of
Rowsburg, sstuate in the south east corner Of
the south east quarter OF section ffteep, (15I
township twenty TWO (221 range fheen (I51
being fifty eight (5sl feet in front BY one hua-
dred and fifty eigh: fi5s% feet back. AISO
nine ri feet ten (lol inches in froat By enc
huAdred and sixty eight ElSs1 feet back. And
of lot number twsatythree (23J in additioA
aforesaid, situate and being in the Yqhnsy Of
Ashland and State of Ohio. GTeFpas Of sale
Cash i d JONES SAtT0.
October 4, 1854 19ts-Pf06,26
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z. BACHERER.

INFORMS his numerous customers that he
i has just received a large stock of all kinds
OF Groceries and Conlectionaries; q splendid
variety of Toys and Notions of all kinds,
Musical Instrument S, &C., &c.
In his SALOON he has made arrangements for
a constant supply of Baltimore and New Haven
OYSTERS, Game of all kinda Sardines, Pick
led Meats and the delicacies of the season.
Lunch served at all hours on toe shortest no
tice. Constantly on hand a variety eff Temper
ance drinks.
Thankful for past patronage, he is determin-
ed to spare neither pains or expense in eater
ing for the wants of those who favor him with
q call. -
Ashland, Oct. 4th, 1854. nIetf
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sHERIFF,s SALE.

Joseph Wasson,)
rs. }IE ASHLAND Common PLEAS.
Samuel Rutan. )
PURSUANT to the command of an ordor of
sale issued in the above case from the
Court of Common Pleas of said Ashland Coun-
~, to me directed, l will expose to public sale
al the door of the Court House in said county,
on
Monday, the 9Th day Of Novenader,
A. d. 1854, between the hours off O'Clock, A. n
and four O'Clock, p. M, of said day, the follow
ing described real estate to wit :-being lot
number twenty four in south Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio. Terms of sale Cash.
m -r.-.it- J. D.JONES, Sheriff. "a
Oct. 4th, 1854. lest pf $3.50