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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24
NOTICE.

THE following Administrators d Guardi-
j ans having filed in the Probate Court of
Ashland County, Ohio, their accounts for set
Element, the same are continued for inspec-
lion of any person interested, and viii be for
hearing on the 18th day Of November next, to
The final acct of William Nycof, Admir- of
John Aughey, decd
i" " Z Az. Shaw, Admir- of Hugh
NcGrath, decd.
"" " I" John Vannest Admir- of Mary
Brandt, decd.
/" a Isaac Schmuker, Admir- es
Daniel Boone, deed.
/" e Thos. Walker d E. Garrett,
Adm'rs of Ebenezer Ross,
deceased.
a." I" David Holman, Adminis'ro of
Peter Smith. decd,
g partial" " Ezra & Priscilla Smith, Adrs
of John Smith, decd.
" final e +" Willard Slocum, Guardian of
Margaret Stoner.
Z" " Martin Lutz, Guardian of
John Ely.
!" ." Paul Grosscup, Guardian of
Joseph Griner, ct al.
a partial 9" g John Briggle, Guardian of
David Griner, ct. al
A. L. CURTIS, Probate Judge,
Oct. %, 1856. 3w22s
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24

&c A National Convention of Loco
motive Engineers is to be held in Balti-
more, Md, on the 9th of November
next, to which all Railroads are invited
to send delegates.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1856,
Ill Ia M N.
~owine to an unusual ~ouantit

OWIug 20 an unusuaI quantity
Of news this week, We are compelled to
omit our illustrated articles. Should
werbefore our next issue, think the SUBJ
ject demanded our special attention, we
will issue an extra.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24
INDIANA.

Has gone Democratic by ten thousand
majority at the recent election. Last
year she went fifteen thousand against
us. All hail the Hoosier STATED
GEORGIA
Has rolled up a Democratic majority of
eight thousand for Governor, and elect
ed six Democratic members of Congress
out of eight. Two years ago, she only
gave three hundred Democratic ma
jority.
BALTIMORE CITY
Has gone Democratic by one thousand
and elected a Democratic City Council.
Last year two thousand Know Nothing.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24
The omcial Vote of the State.

Since our last issue we have received
the official returns from but three coun-
ties, making sixty-seven in all. The
vote thus far stands:
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24
MARRIAGES.
AsmLAN mARKET.

MARRIED, On the 18th inst, by the Rev.
J.. CUTLER. Mr.. EMANUEL MOOR, and Miss
ELIZA MYERS, all of this County.
- On the Goth inst, at the Franklin House
by W.B. McGARTY Esqs Mr.. JOHN KANTZ-
Err. to Miss BARBARA RINEHART, all OF
Ashland County.
-on the sd inst, by the same, Mr.SAL-
THAR KIEFER, of Ashland County, to Miss
ROSA WALTER, of Huron County.
rPI NVALIps recovering from the effects Of
Fever, Billions Diseases, or long eontInqedi ~
ness of any kind, will find Carter'e Spanish MIX
ture the only remedy hich VIII rcylye tnstI
dropping constitutions expel all bad huuiors IRON
the blood, excite the liver to a prompt ana heattaI
action, and BY its tonic properties, thspsueht -
life aud vigor- Js
worth all the SO called SarsapaFillas IN exlstenSe'
IL contains no Mercury Opium, or any othet h1 =
ious or poisonous drug. audaCan be given y -
y youngest infant Without hesitation.
SEQ the certificates Of wopderfal cures arou23 IN
the bottles. More than five hundred petso 80
the City OF Richmand, Va Ssr tssii'y
effects.
See advertisement.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24

The more solicitous u man is TO be in
formed of a secret, the more DESTROYS
Le is TO reveal it.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24

Do not utter velvet words if thou in
to accomplish stony deeds.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24

PENNSYLVANIA 10000 MAJOKI TF
In DI ANA . . 10, o MAJORITY.
GEORGIA 5000 MAJORITY.
Though sickened by the result of Ohio
our rooster nc sooner heard the reports
from Pennsylvania, Indiana, Georgia,
and BALTIMORE than he was on his feet
again.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24
sHERIFF'S SALE.

: : Bushnell /, A.-.4r. oe44.s p....,
N. Perine.
PURSUANT to the command of sN
Il execution issued in the above case from
the Court Of Common Pleas of Ashland County
to me directed. will expose to public sale al
the premises of N. Perine, in Said County, on
Monday. the 29tA day Of October,
A. D., 1855, between the hours of ten o'clock,
A. M. and four O'Clock P. M. of said day the
following described goods and chattels, as the
property of N. Perine, TO wit: One yoke of Ok
en- and one two horse Wagon. Terms of sale
Cash. j.. D. JONES, Sheriff,
By j. G. BRowN, Deputy.
October II, 1855. 2Its-pf$2,00.
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PENNSYLVANIA

Has gone Democratic by twenty thou
sand majority. Large Democratic ma
jority in the Legislature, which will
give us a Democratic United States Sem
atOr in place of q Wing. Last year
Pennsylvania was forty thousand against
US. Well done for the old Keystone
State.
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1855

1854 9I,31s 1889 64,576 l21 ,ass
9l,3ls 64,576
1889 -
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24

By telegraph from New York, after
the arrival of the Northern Light, we
we're informed that MANCHESTER would
be sent back; but if such has been Gov
ernor BEGLER' s decision, it is not to be
found in any of the California papers re-
ceived by US. 1t is moro than likely
that MANCHESTER, through his attor-
neys, will find some means to elude the
requisition, in consequence Of some tech.
meal informality.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26
From the Country Gen leman
A Successful Merchants Experience

MEssRs EDITORS The late number Of
your paper have contained atcles contrast
ing City Clerkships and Country Life, in
a manner to call up very many incidens
and recolectluns OF my own somewhat
eventual life, a few of hich offer FIR the
benefit OF your readers, as lacts by which
the more youthful may measure their fan
cies and day dreams upon mercantile lie;
and with the hope Of drawing from those of
more mature years, some suggestions OF
yaue to myself and other ci Y men, who
may be thinking of spending the tyining Of
lie IN useful rtpose in the country. am
city merehan', having commenced my
career rs an adventurer frpm tie farm.
on salary Of $50 per year, ana having
pass d through half life time Of -inces-
SAINT toll TO reach the point where Deepen
dence ceases, aud "a dinner ahead" begins.
/ filled clel kships in several first elias,
mercantile houses. and was ass cated with
very considerable number Of salesmen,
accountants and clerks generally. Near
thirty years have passed. since my city
clerkship began, and heretrospect promp-
ted by he articles referred to. has deyel-
oped the following results. All the mer-
camille houses fJr whom was employed,
have since failed--one, after an eminent
" creditable career OF rs years, vas car
ried into hopeless bae krupcv by side
speculation, and another, after IS years of
undoub'ed success and crt dit, was a few
months since, involed in ine1tricable diff
iiculties results Of single dash OF the
pen and has forever closed It's mercantile
cxisttEce
OF all the clerks with whom | have
been associated, not one has achieved
permanent succt SIS, equal To the value of Il
well Stocked loo acre farm W bile from the
most brlllisnt Of their number, the Peni-
Tertiary, the Hospital and the Drunkard 5
grave have claimed their victims. Some
embarked in business with lofty anticipa
lions Of success, but soon passed away in
disaster, and-th career OF no, few would
fill ihrIlingly illustrated chapters in the
unwritlen history ofcity mere hant clerks.
and prove beyond question, that.
Vice is monster Of such ffightful micn
That to be hated, need but to be seen.
But seen too Oft familiar with its face,
We first endure. thes pity, then embrace
Some sangune youth may ask " her Tie
successful men originate. answer, they
are the one in one hundred of those who
embark in business, and one in several
hundred u. those Gho seek clerksoips,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

English, French and Turkish forces
amount to nearly two huniroi thousand
men. WHIST will tAcy do They would
re-e'nbark, i they could; but they can
NOT.
They must retire from before the walls
Of Scbastopol. a campaign in tie open
field of 5 bas'opol seems to be inevitable
Tie aggrea,e Of the Russian force, in
the peninsula is known only 10 is own
commanders and the Emperor The way
into il from the heart Of Rassia has never
been Interrupted. Pcrekop and the cause.
way over tie Putrid Sea, by which two
roads achievements are nj to Sehasto
poi, are distant from the Ali arm rs
about one hundred mie from Eupaori
over sixty miles What troops pass those
roads are no more known to Lord X CLAN
and Canrobert. than to the exiles OF ST
IBERIA. The Russian armies in the Cr-
nea, or which msy in few weeks be
sent there, are not likely 10 be Of less
force than 400 600 men These are The
men which the Allies have to defeat, dis
rerse, and capture, before they can take
seblstopol. VIII they do it Not IN il
they shall have sent more troops under
other officers, 10 the Crimea"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

II appears rom the following letter.
from reliable citizen of the Valley, ,ha,
the Des Moines Navigation Company
have run on TO 9 Sawyer.' We shall
have to await further developments before
We shall be able to repor, the extent Of
the injury sustained in consequence
Of this !" sudden collision"
MKssRs. EpIroRs: have it from the
best authority, that Gov. Grimes has re
fusedfto make deed 10 the New York
Company for river lands. This news is
hailed with JOY in the valley Of the De $
Nuines. The people know that The Com
pany lave failed TO comply with their
contract wi h the Safe. Why should the
State give up the only means which she
holds TO compel them to do right ? They
claim deed for eighty eight thousand
acres of land This takes all the river
lands from the mouth Of the river up to
Polk Comfy, and three townships above
For Des MONIES. II this deed is made
that is the end Of the River Improvement
Gov. Grimes understands il, and in
hi0 We have hope.
Yours, &c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

What IS the next movement Of The Al
lies In reply to this question, a cor,
respondent Of the New York Courier
says
" Were the expedition composed wholly
OF French, we kBo what would be done
an assault would have been made i'm
medlately after the grand effort at bonn
bardment Half tie army would have
persisted by he fire OF the besieged, the
remainder would have rushed to their
ships, and miserable remnant alone ould
have survived the enterprise. But the
British. with equal courage, have greater
patience, fortitade and resources under
disaster. They have beside the help OF
powerful Turkish army, which has beat.
en- the Russians wherever, in the course Of
the pfesens.war, it has encountered them
~ force. BY this tine The combined
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26
BIBLICAL SCIENCE

Lieut. Maury expresses his belief that
science had advanced to q high state of
cultivation in the days Of Job. Many
passages in the Bible convey mysterious
meaning, which the light of Astronomical
discovery can alone elucdate. He shows
that this passage, /" The wind driveth
away RAIN contains meteorological fact
Of great Importance in the study Of the
circulation Of the atmosphere lie OBJ,
serves
The Bible frequently makes illusions to
The laws OF nature. their operation and #
fecls. But such illusions are tften SO
~wrapt up in the folds of the peculiar and
graceful drapery with which It's language
is occasionally clothed, that the meaning
though peepIng ont from It's thin covering
all the while, vet lies in some sense con-
ceafed, until the lights and revelations Of
science are thrown upon it; then ii bursts
out and strikes Us with the more force and
beauty. As our knowledge OF nature and
her laws has increased. SO has our under
standing Of many passages in the Bb'e
been improved The Bible called the
earth " the rolnl world" vet for ages it.
was the m ost damnable heresy for Chiist-
ian men to say the world is round, and
finally sailors circumnavigated the globe,
proved the B.ble TO be right, and avcd
Christian men OF science from the stake
'.Canst thou tell the sweet Influence Of
the Plealdes.'
Astronomers of the present day, if
they have not answered this question, have
thrown so much light upon il as to slow
that, II ever 1t be answered BY man, he
must consult the science Of astronomy. 1t
has been recently all but proved, that the
earth and sun, with then splendid retinue
OF comets, satellites, and planets are all
In mo'lon around some point or center Of
attraction lnconceiyabiy remote, and that
point is in the direction Of the star Al
cyon, one Of the Pleiades Who, but
the astronomer, then, could tell their i'm
nncnces And as for the general system
Of atmospherieal circulation which have
been SO long sndeavoring TO describe, The
Bible tells IT all in a single sentence
. The wind goeth toward the south, and
turneth about unto the north, il is whrled
about continually, and the wind returneth
again according to bis circuits. "-Ercles.
il. O..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26
1sssags Of Gov. Gardner Of Massachusetts,.
vLTo OF THE PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL.
Yours, &c.
r. B.

WV VI Ihh TRIBUNAL LIBERTY BILL.
CouscIL CHAMBER, BosroN,
May 2lst, 1855.
To ne President Of the Senate
return herewith to the Senate, in
which body it originated. bill entitled
" An Act TO protect the right and liberties
Of the people Of the Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts
Very many of its provisions have my
hearty approval. | desire TO see in any
and every way the rights Of the people OF
Massachusetts, protected, and will give my
ready sanction and aid TO every measure
thaiierds to accomplish that purpose with
out violation Of constitutional obligations
in conformity with the principles laid
down in my Inaugural address, that we
should scrupulously avoid such action
as asserts or looks TO the maintenance OF
any rights not clearly and cons titutionally
ours ! have taken solemn oath 10
support the constitution OF Massachusetts,
and the constitution Of the United
States. No earthly power or influence
should induce me 10 be knowingly
disloyal to that sacred obligation Those
oaths OF office, the sober convictions OF
duty. rnd the fsalty OF an American ci.i
zen, conspife TO forbid it.
Unconstitutional enactments tending to
an armed conflict between our State and
nAiionss systems Of government, which
nast result in the submssion of Que, alike
fatal which ever it is, should be equally
summed by judicious atesmanship, as
we'll ~ patriotic duty. In such delicately
balanced organizations, the integrity Of
the one should be preserved as zealously
Is the humiliation Of the other should be
avoided.
The legal adviser given me By the stat
utss OF the Common wealth. hi the opinion
annexed 10 this communication, pro-
nounces the bill now before me unconsti-
iu.ional ID some Of It's provisions. The
Supreme Jadicisl .'ouEs also, il m opin-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26
HORSE sHoEING.
LATEST STYLES
Of Boots and Shoes.

A LII persons desiring the Latest Fashions for
- to sec what hey are) would do We'll TO call
at Duks's Boot and Shoe Emporium" where
he Is anxious TO shos his new and splendid stock
which IS always kept full and complete from his
oHn u anutaetory, the most extensive in the city,
thus enabling him TO fill orders more promptly
than any o'her house.
He has the greatest assortment and best quail
" Of material that is to be found in any one house
west oil the Mississippi for the manufacture of
work to order.
His Lasts are all made TO order, and he war
rants 1T, aud all his work superior to any thing
IN bis line IN Iowa. Call and see Ter yourself /
Nav 25 1855 d
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26
Qbf Wate Citn.
II l. @ X l. X:
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 26. IL

e. We publish the veto Message OF
Gov. Gardner and the opinion Of Attorney
General Clifford OF Massachusetts, as i'm.
porisnt documents bearing upon exciting
questions, without thereby intending 10
commit ourselves either 10 supper, or con
'rosert the correctness Of the views of the
Message Al The present time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

AZ The Glory says that Deputy Sher-
Id Leech was stabbed the other morning
By prisoner at Fort Madison, and badly
wounded. Leech, however, Knocked the
fellow down, and gave him severe Gu
Ceiling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

NOTICE i hereby given, that special meet
~ lng OF the quail fed voters OF School District
No. /. Jackson township, Lee county Iowa, III
be he a. the District school housr, on S.tur-
day, June 81, 1855 a 2 o'clock p NJ. al winch
time report OF the affairs and financial condition
Of the District will be Submitted
lhe question OF providing for the ayrnent OF
The iiablii Of the District aid for The compile.
ton Of the School Heuse, enclosing the lot, &c
BY lax o. otherwise, will be Submitted tor the ac
iion Of Tic meeting.
By order of tie p rectors.
" n. 6. ToRRENCE, Secretary
May %, 1855.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

GREAT ExcirEMESr.-The chief topic
OF talk all over town is the question of re-
session. Men are discussing the pros
and cons with great animation, and some
allow themselves to get SO excited as 10
dispense with the dis. Keep cool, gentle
men; the people will decide the question
for US and what the people say must be
right Of course
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26
kEOKUk STEAM CHAIN
AND
II urn ture factor

WHih stFtff, betWeen NIXth and seventh.
M have htted up machinery at great expense
w and are now prepared 10 supply Chairs Of
lower rates than tho can be brought from Cincin-
natl OF ST. Louis. large supply Of Furniture
kept q, the Factory, and also at the Old Stand OF
Johnson Mellor, Main, between Second aud
Third, north side. We invite dealersin general
to call and see. R.Ay. w. WILSEY.
Agu. g. feAa.-w
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

CoscERr HALL.-This evening The
Tkespian Club perform the romantic dra-
ma of the ''Coiner's Cave" and s.Am.
brose Gwinette, or the Doom of the
Drunkard. Mr.. and Mrs. Duff will ap-
pear in both piece, and we anticipate a
pleasant evening for those who attend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

nE The Railroad from Chicago TO
Milwaukee Was opened last week, anu an
excursion train run through the whole ex
tent of The line, near 200 miles, on Satur
day,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

The RAILROAD Meeting. our
printers decidedly object TO late night
work, we were compelled to GO to press
last night beforc the Meeting came of.
But whatever may be worthy of note will
app, ar in our next issue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

GoDEY's LApYs Book for June, and
YAsKEE NoTroSs. have just been laid on
cur table by Graham & Cave, who have
mere of EN-.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

with b i9hl ant:>ipa ions Of fortune in
Prospect.
Personally, by rare com nation Of
/ favorable circumstances those .'wonQtr
/ llawers that bloom but once in "A lifetime"
arm meeting with what Il called success S..
The way to 1t was pa, cd by years Of in
cessanl labor Of IL To Is hou $. and such
i IS and III hts OF tolls as no farmer
man or boy that have met th ev,r dream
ed OF in his rural iabors, and which If an
piled to the cultivation of 400 acre firm,
would have developed hidden treasures
not dream d Of BY the reluctant pIoughlnar.
But as years ? IS, and de elo O.. alor g
with the vanities OF lie, the gray hal
WI ch are stealth upon me, my Il ouah $
Often revert to the home seen of nv
childhood III the country. ani feel tempt
ed to sh Ike OF this artificial lie among an
ntellee CO and op n-hearted populauor,
devoted to agriculture and secure to my
family those Le4lth giving influences, both
men al and physical which cheerful count
rv ilfe must supply TO genial minds.
With a Home mot Palacr) surround
- y $500 ~ 20 Va ECpu ltitlt All IBlii-
ing thrifty N. Y village, and an annual
expendi ure OF the amount necessary 10
ike comfortably and peasaly in the city
and to be appropriated in p.a ttcoi way,
could city man make himself al home in
and a part OF the rural community, and be-
come identified with its interest plsns,
hopes and sympathes, and atlhe same time
retain those prompt, thorough going and
efficient habits and associations which
mercantile life has left with him and eh eh
he c1u'd not abandon If he would, and
would not if C could ? Or would he live
isolated, and without congehial sssocia-
tions, or HE mate rial from which TO create
them, and from which a thrifty, suggestive
and progressive local community could be
built up3
VIII some Of your practical country
CORES pondents answer?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

MAPLg SUGAR This is the height Of
the sugar season" in Vermont, State
which makes about six million OF lbs, or
the saccharine article annually worth, ii is
estimated $3.50. 600 A very pretty item
certainly. The subjecs is decidedly a
sweet one, ard reminds us Of toast
which some Green Mountain boy sent in
TO a Vermont festival holden in Lowell
Mass. some time last year. 1t ran
thus
VERMONT Famous for the production
Of four great staples men. women, maple
sugar, and horses:
The first are strong. the last. feet
The second and third are exceedingly sweet,
Aud all are uncommon hard 10 beat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26
lTTKIGERATDHS

NT ILL be received this week, directly from
W the manufacturers, l2 dozen Of the uew
style Of Marsh's Patent Reiiigeraiors. which
will be sold low TO close consignment They
are exactly what every family needs.
T. j. q ]. ". RICE
May IS, 1868. alw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26
Iowa STATE INSURANCE Go.

TIE members Of the Iowa State Insurance
: Com, iany are hereby notified that an election
for Board Of Directors o. seid Company will he
he'd at The office OF Edwards & Turner 10 the
city Of keokuk, en- Monday, III. 4,bday Of June
1850, al o'clock ~
Z. H. HARRISON, President.
Nm. +. TuRNxR, Secretary.
May %, 1853. did
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

To T ~ Wright, T. w Potter, s. s. gilI,nr.
aud the unkae nn heirs Of Ida Bail, decess-
Ell
y on are hereS notified 10 remove a rulssnr,
i existing upon lots one u and two (2)in
block forty nine (59) IN the city OF krskuk
caused BY stsgnant water thereon Said nu,
rance 10 be removed by the first day Of June
next, by filling the SAID lots with earth suf5
ciently high TO abate said nuisance, and that nm
less aDaied within the time specified above il
VIII be proceeded against according TO ordi-
nance NJ +. LANDON,
Marshal Of the City oil Ksskuk
Keokuk, May II, 1855 di4t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-26

Cars FOR The NORTHERN Cross RAN
RoAD.--We saw large number Of cars
yesterday on Piasa street. belonging to
the Northern Cross Railroad Company -
They were being taken TO the river Tor
shipment to Quincy. Vice Presiden,
Morgan was here few DAYS ago at
tending 10 their shipm, Mt = Alton Cou
rIer.