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The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-03-21
District Court.

District Court.
j. b. BOOTH, Judge
Terms second Monday III May al!
fourth Monday IN September.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22
The Plague? Is it?

A very extraordinary disease has late
ly made its appearance, in few families
in this city-some of them eminent in
wealth and position-which has con-
founded our physicians because of its
novelty. At first they elassed it under
the head of Erysipelas, but as it would
not bear that classification, some of them
have given it the name of "the Plague" +"
It appears at first in some discolored
spot, say on the face,-and extending,
without suppuration, it soon destroys
life, as if by general modification. If
takes place, it passes off,
but if not, death is sure to follow.
There is no contagion about it, and it is
not an epidemic in any form. One or
two physicians have resorted to the
knife, and cut out the plague spot on
its first appearance, and so have saved
life. Fever and delirium attend the
of the disease, if "the spot"
is allowed to spread. Such is our infor-
nation, but as we have seen no case
with our own eyes, and if We had should
not be able to describe it scientifically,
what we say must be taken with this
understanding.
1t is not the plague, for it is not con-
tagious or epidemic-but what is it?
The plague may be imported, nay, has
been imported into the South of France,
rom Turkey-but it may be some new
hsease, which, like the cholera is to de-
'troy the human race. We should be
obliged to some medical man for some
or more specific account of the
Y ETp.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22
Raising Coffee in N ew York

A resident on Long Island, j. G..
Koughs, Esq, writes to the New York
Times that he has succeeded in raising
a couple of rows of the best quality of
Java coffee from the imported berry,
He sowed the dry berry in drills, hav-
ing first soaked them in ashes and wa
ter for an hour. When the plants were
an inch above the surface he stuck a
row of oak scrags for them to climb on.
Favored by alternate heat and rains,
they have come on finely, and the ber-
ries are nearly ready to be gathered.
AS Long Island has about the same
latitude as the Western Reserve, would
it not be wise for some of our farmers
to try the experiment =? The true way
to ascertain what our country is capable
of producing, is to try. Time was when
it was supposed that the only way to en-
JOY the'luxury of sweet potatoes, was to
buy them from the Southern States
Now there are hundreds of farmers in
this county who ra'se them for market
and find them profitable crop. If an
article ofsuch general, not to say uni
versal consumption as Coffc can be
raised here instead of beiH~6 ton
foreign countries, we
another step in IL"
pendence.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22
GFrom the Albany Evening journal. ]
A Crownless Emperor.

Among the intelligence brought by
the Africa is the announcement of the
18th of August as the day for the coro-
nation of the Emperor Francis Joseph,
of Austria. The day selected is his
twenty-fifth birth day. 1t may be deem
ed as strange that an Emperor who
came to his throne seven years should
be having his first coronation at this
late day. The fact is that the crown,
an important accessory on such occa-
sions, has been missing. The Austrian
sovereign is, in his own peculiar domin-
ions, Grand Duke The title of the
King of Hungary, which the Austrian
Grand Dukes have also held was confer
red by the election of the Hungarian
Parliament.
When thus elected, the ancient crown
of st. Stephen was placed upon his head.
This is carefully preserved and rich
relic, made originally for Stephen, the
first Christian King of Hungary, and
handed down from one sovereign to an
other, for some nine hundred years, and
regarded by the peasantry with an al
most supernatural veneration. The pres
ent Emperor did not wait to be elected,
but having set aside the Hungarian con-
stitution, after tho outbreak of l84S,
assumed the rank as of right. But in
the confusion of the struggle St.
Stephens head piece was discovered to
be lost. Whether it had been taken by
thieves who had melted it up for its
gold and jewels, or whether the defeat
ed insurgents carried it off and hid it,
nobody knew.
One thing was clear-it was gone.
Rewards were offered, spies employed,
and the country secured in search of it.
But, for !once, even Austrian espionage
was at fault. Seven long years has the
Court of Vienna, like Mr.. Micawber,
been waiting for something to turn up.
Several other matters have turned up
within that time, but the whereabouts of
the crown has remained mystery
Whether the fixing of next August for
the time of coronation indicates that it |
has been found, or that they have con-
cluded to do without it, is not stated. |
Probably the latter is the case.
GThe absence of the crown of st. Ste
phen is easily explained. When Kos
suth and his gallant Magyars were over
come, through the interposition Of Mich
'las, and the treachcry of Arthur Cor
yey, he fed to Turkey, carrying off the
the Hungarian Grown Jewels, including
The crown of st. Stephen. These were
secretly buried and notwithstanding
he most untiring search was kept up,
he Austrian authorities we're unable to
ind them until about eighteen months
lgo. Their recovery was publicly an
lounced then, and we are only surprised
hat 50 correct journal as our Albany
otemporary should be in any doubt as
o what has hitherto prevented the
of the young Hapsburg.]
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22
Wooden Nutmegs outdone.

There is Partisan dandy who, we
think, rather outdoes Connecticut:
c. had at his residence, a
complete costume of groom. When of
fering an attention to one of the fair sex,
he used to say, permit me to send you a
boquet by my black servant"
He then repaired to his garret, took
out his blacking bottle, polished his face
and hands, puts on his livery, and knock
ed at the lady's door.
"Here, here" he said, "are some
flowers by master to madame"
" He had spent the last Eve francs in
the purchase. Madame was so delight
ed with the present that she presented a
Louis to the bearer"
That is clear pocketing of three
dollars, and lady's favor inte the bar
gain.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22
Open whig Rebellion in Mus
kingum.

A large Wing ward meeting was held
in Zancsville ON Thursday evening. Oh
| the spirit prevalent and numbers in at
tendance, the Aurora says:
Although the notice for the meeting
was short, and not madepublic by pub
lie cards, it was we'll attended.
Every available space in the hall was
occupied at an early hour, and many
attended who could not find seats The
proceedings plainly show the feelings of
the old line WMg of the Fourth ward,
and is no more than fair index to the
sentiments of the Whig party in every
ward and township in Muskingum coun-
ty.
Speeches were made by DR.. Ball, and
Messrs. Hayne and Thompson, going
all lengths against the fusion with
-"Chase and the Abolitionists. Strong
resolutions were passed expressing
wish for new State nominations, suitable
to the sentiments of the Wings of
Ohio.
The last resolution in their series we
hece append, to show that the meaning
of the first resolution in the Fusion
State Platform is understood to be the
same as that pointed out by the States
man:
ReSolUecl, That as lovers and conser-
vators of the American Union, we de-
precate any collision between either the
legislative or judicial authorities of the
States and General Governments, and
therefore repudiate the first and second
resolutions of the 18th of July Con-
rcntion as an intended thrust at the au-
thority of the United States Court, in
consequence of its decision of the Bank
tax question, and disposition to defy
the laws of the General Government, by
attempting to 'render imperative and
void" certain portions ef-the Kansas
and Nebraska bill without procuring its
repeal, thus indorsing in spirit and prin-
ciple the action of the Massachusetts,
Legislature, the Wisconsin judiciary
and CaI oliua notification.
The italics in this resolve are insert |
ed by the authors This is the obvious
of the resolution in ques-
tion. We call the Journals attention |
to this authority-an6 trust that paper
will re-publish its brilliant article enti-
tied "Forced Construction" and trans
nit it to GAINESVILLE.
The following resolution was also
passed at the GAINESVILLE Wing meeting:
Resolred, That while in common with
The people of the North we are opposed
to tho extension of slavery, we are not
to abandon our State policies
for the sake of expressing an opinion
lpon a subject which in this election we
cannot reach.
The meeting adjourned TO meet again
IN next Wednesday evening, when they
will be addressed by James R. Harper,
J ohm O'Neil, and James r. Stanberry.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22
M(1sefllaneous.
Statistics of the Duration Of Hu-
man Life.

The cencus of 1850 showes that the
oldest person living in the United States
was l40 years. This person was an In
dian woman residing at North Carolina
In the same State was an Indian aged
l25, negro woman Ill, two black fe-
males ITO each, one mulatto male 100,
and several white males and females
aged l05 to ia In the Parish of La
fayette, Louisiana, was female aged
100. In several of the States there
were to be found persons, white and
black, aged from lie to lis. There
were in the United State in 1850, 1855
persons over 100 years. This shows
that about one person in 5000 will be
likely to live TO that age. There are
now about 20, 900 persons in the Uni
ted States who were living when the
Declaration of Indepeneuce was signed
in 1776 They must necessarily be
about 80 years old now, in order to have
lived at that time. The French census
of 1851, shows only 102 persons over
100 years DID, though their total popu-
lat ion was near 36,eeo,oeo. Old age
is, therefore, attained among US much
more frequently than in France.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22
Barnun,,s Elephant.

Lieutenant Governor Brown, of the
New England Farmer, having made
some enquiries respecting the diet of
the Elephant whose exploits in plough
ing have been mentioned in all the pa
pers, the great Snowman replies in way
not likely to enconYage the general in
PRODUCTION of that kind of labor.
"He eats on an average, one bushel of
oats and one hundred pounds of hay
per day-Sundays and all His weight
is four thousand seven hundred pounds.
He win accomplish any kind of work
set before him, and uses three times
better judgment than sthree-fourths of
tae help which I am obliged to employ
on my farm. Above all things he is
not an eye servant. Once set him to
work piling up wood, picking up stone,
or anything else, and you can leave him
without fear of his playing 'old soldier
in your absence. Another capital Mega
tive quality is, that be don't pick up his
duds and start for home exactly at six
O'Clock in the afternoon, as many other
farmers assistants do. He is willing
to labor until sundown, aud even later,
if work is pressing. On the whole he
is very honorable, intelligent, indus
trious and wellbehaved farmer; never
theless, I cannot conscientiously recon-
mend elephants as the cheapest workers
On farm. They cannot work in cold
weather, and of course, would eat them
selves up, trunk and all, in single win
ter.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22

WiGCOnSln-D1SEER
with a stone, dragged through the
streets and Hung BY his Heels
The following extract gives the de
tails of the late Gendish murder in Wis
cousin taken from the Milwaukee pa
pers:
A young man by the name of George
Debar, who has recently been laboring
for different farmers in the vicinity of
Trenton and West Bend, Washington
county, is the murderer. He has late
" been at work for Christian Young,
deputy Sheriff of the county, and a few
days before had worked for John Mey-
er, neighbor of Mr.. Young. Last
Wednesday night after finishing work,
he went away from Mr. Young's house,
saying that when he came back he would
lodge in the barn, and not trouble the in
mates of the dwelling to admit him into
the no sc.
Daring the evening he called at the
house OF Mr. Never, saying he would
like the money for his labor done q few
days Previousi, VI, Meyer, SAID be
bad money enough, aad ii ae onid 81
down he would go and fetch 1t. After
the money was given hiin by Meyer from
package of abou; 500, Debar asked
him for drink of water. Mr.. Meyer
told him that he had lone III the house
that was fresh, and that the spring was
a long ways from the house-Meyer,
however, told Debar that he could give
him mug of beer, and Immediately |
went to fetch it from the cellar, which
was entered by trap door.
As Meyer came up, Debar dealt him
a blow just as his head appeared above
the trap door which Frustrated him to
the cellars bottom. Mrs. Meyer, see |
ing her husband thus struck, ran for the
woods to call neighbor. The murder
er chased her armed with a knife, and
overtaking her, aimed stab at her neck
cutting her head half off. A small boy
set up cry, but Debar rendered him
with blow, and then rifed
the house and fired it.
In the mean time, Meyer, having re-
covered from the effects, of the blow,
came cut of the cellar and ran for assis-
lance, while Debar was trying to throw
he boy into the flames.
"On the arrival of assistance the
was gone. Mrs. Meyer had
been able to crawl from the building, and
the boy was drawn from the fire in
burned condition. The wo-
nan has since died, and the boy is In
lying state. Mr. Meyers wound was
lot SO serious as to cause apprehensions.
This wholesale murder was committed +
or the purpose of obtaining $60.-
should not death be the punishment of
he mi creant who for the love of gold
would slaughter whole family ? The
murderer was ARRESTED in this city
bout 9 o'clock last evening. He pro-
,ests his innocence. He will probably
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22

@ An old topper was overheard
the other day advising a Souug man to
get married, Because then my boy
you'll have somebody to pull off your
boots when you go home drunk"
EH Punch says " A man who goes
to church to chew tobacco and spit upon
the floor, ought to be taken by the head
and heels and screbbed upon the soilel
spot until it is made clean"
EuGENIE.-Thc N. Y. Mirror thus
explains the origin of the recent ''inter-
esting situation" rumor:
"The false report in relation to the
Empress of France is supposed to have
arisen from the fact of her having adop-
ted the new fashion of hoop petticoats,
which are just now making such swell. J"
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22
CoLrMBrs. S. C Aua.


From Alabama we have received re-
turns showing the following K. n. ma
jorities /:
For Shelby county, $50 :;
Bibb. $50; Greeue, 400; Tuscaloosa,
1000; Macon, 3 30; Murroe, so; Bald
win, $50; Mobile. GOO; Lowndes, 200 !;
Butler, I25.
The following counties give Demo
cratic majorities Tallahasa, 238 Clark,
l56; Chambers. 600; Wilcox, 200;
Lulladuga, I50; Sefferson, $50 Coosa,
400; Burton reported, but doubtful,
$50.
Dowbell, Den, is elected to Congress
from the Third District by 400 MAORI
ty.
Gen. Houston has written a letter,
publicly endorsing the K. Ms.
The deaths in this city last week were
396, including 222 from yellow fever,
which is large increase.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22
AsHAND ASHLAND OHIO

be taken to Washington County tt
day."
It will be recollccted that the death
penalty in Wisconsin has been abol-
ished.
The following from the Milwaukee
Neqcs gives the closing scene to this dis
graceful traedy:
THE MURDERER-Mob law has tri-
been sent to answer for his crimes by
the hands of AN infuriated people. Des-
pite the military force, despite the laws
they have trampled under foot, he was
torn from the hands OF justice, and de-
prived of his life, almost instantly. We
lay briefly before cur readers the re-
cord
The case, as we anticipated, came up
yesterday afternoon. Judge Larrabee
charged tue Grand Jury briefly, aud
with his usual ability They retired
and after p session of more than an hour
brought in the Indictment against the
prisoner for wilful murder While the
Grand Jury were in session, several at
tempts were made to break through the
guard of soldiers that surrounded the
Court House, and forcibly seize the
prisoner; the attempt proved fail
ure
Contrary to all expectations Debar
on being arraigned plead, not .gatilty--
He was it is understood induced to put
in this plea by the advice of his counsel,
although he had previously made con-
fession of his guilt. The Judge imme-
diately directed tie Sheriff to return the
prisoner to Jail to await his trial The
Sheriff with his assistants started with
the prisoner, surrounded by the militia
ry. No sooner, however, had he got
outside of the door, than the excited
mob made a rush, and overpowering the
military and officer, struck the prisoner
on the head with stone, which knocked |
him senseless, he was then seized by the
people, who beated him with
clubs and jumped anG stamped upon his
body until life was nearly extinct, then
tying rope to his heals, they dragged
him the distance of half mile, and hung
him by his heels to tree, where he was
hanging at 8o'clock last evening 4
This fearful tradgedy is witheyt a
parallel in the annals of Wisconsin 1t
t is fearful thing for the people to
AXE the law into their own hands, and
llthough Debar has perhaps deserved
he fate he has received, VIC uphold the
avs however insufficient they may be,
hey should be upheld and respected by
me and all
The mob, we understand, numbered
nore than two thousand, and the mill
ary force not numbering one hundred,
Iere powerlcss when attacked by this
naddened crowd. All that could be
one was done to prevent this terrible
ssue; but in spite of all, it has come,
nd we trust now that it has come, it
yill be the means of preventing any
lore of such horrible aud beart-reuding
utcheries in our State, as that commit ;
ed by the murderer Debar.
We have learned since writing the
bove. that when DeBar was strung up |
y the feet, he exhibited signs ofIife,and ,
loved his head backwards and towards; !
e must have suffered the most excru- {
iating agony The stone that struck f
i'm knocked iii- skull all in. The spec ,
scio must have been Shocking G
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22

e Hon. J. P Hale, in a speech
at the State Temperance Convention,
said he had not tasted of ardent spirits,
or wine either, for the last twenty years.
The Nero Hampshire Patriot comments
on the above thus:
"And in SO saying he 'lied like dog
and We can prove itS and if he will put
us in position to do so judicially we
will do it,. What brazen liar the Sen
atorial Jack isl Why his tippling is as
notorious as his impudence."
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22

e The man who does most has
the least time to talk about what he
does.
e 1t is said that there are eighty
thousand troops under arms in the Is
land of Cuba.
E@ The editor of a newspaper, down
East, has been bled to improve the cir
culation of his paper.
EE An Irishman in speaking of a
relative who was hung, said he died
Turing tight rope performance.
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Doetrp.
From the Household Words.
The Flowers Petition.

The Flowers Petition.
We flowers and shrubs in cities pent,
From fields and country places rent,
without our own or friends eonsent,)
In desperate condition,
Yet on no wilful outrage bent,
Do humbly here petition
Whereas: against our silent wills,
With loss of sun and purling rills,
Ceoped up in pots, on window sills,
In rickety old boxes
The city's breath our beauty kills,
And makes Us gray as foxes.
Condemned in walls of brick and lime.
In narrow beds of clay and slime.
To ope our buds and shed our prime
We need some kind defender:
We pray, oh, let us live our time!
And we are very tenderl
Oh, cheat us not of Heavens dews;
No air (ilSwever stale) refuse;
God knows It's little we can use,
So chokcd are all our vitals;
No slightest care will we abuse,
Nor fail in fond requitals.
Well breathe our delicate perfumes;
Well glad your eyes with choicest blooms
But do not shut us up in rooms,
Or sitting. crowded places
The sky, in clouds and light, assumes
To US far lovelier faces.
Our sooty aud bedraggled fate,
(Our evergreens turned ckOcolate,)
Do we ascribe to spite or hate?
No; we are sure you love us;
Yet, half ashamed, we beg to state
We love the sun above US.
Then treat us in your gentlest ways,
And next unto the suns own rays,
With beauty's homage, incense-praise,
We ever will caress you,
And to the ending of our days
In grateful silence bless you
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T THIS AFTERNOONS REPORT. ]
New YoRK, Aug. II

NEW IOhh, mug. IO'
In the Board of Councilmen last
evening, Committee was appointed to
decide on a suitable plan for a monu-
ment to the New York Volunteers who
fell in Mexico, to be erected in Green
wood Cemetery, at cost not exceeding
$40 600
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-22

To PRESERVE BoUQUET.=A florist
of many years experience gives the fol-
lowing receipt for preserving bouquets
for an indefinite period, which may be
useful to our lady readers:
When you receive bouquet sprinkle
it lightly with fresh water Then put
it into vessel containing some soap
suds; this will nutrify the roots, and
keep the flowers as bright as new
Take the boquet out of the suds every
morning, and lay it sideways (the stock
entering frst into clean water; keep it
there minute or two, then take it out,
and sprinkle the flowers lightly by the
hand with water. Replace it in the soap
suds, and it will bloom as fresh as when
first gathered The soap-suds need
changing every three or four days. By
observing those rules bouquet can be
kept bright and beautiful for at least
month, and will last still longer in a
very passable state; but attention to the
fair but frail creatures, as directed above
must be strictly observed, or all will
perish.
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THE sub scriber begs leave to announce that he
L has opened q Hotel. to be called the I" Miller
House." directly opposite the Sampsell House.
Main Street, Ashland, and respectfully solFcats a
share of the public patronage N. MILLER.
Ashland, March e2nd, Is54.-n44.-tE
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E+ What is the difference between
q school master and an engine drivsre
One trains the mind, the other minds
the train.
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- Z
- AsCHER HOUSE.
a. AIe AsC RD

A w MELSHEIMER would re-
"a spectfuIIy inform the public that he has
taken. the large and commodious Hotel, in
Ashland, known as the 90 Sampsel House, and
will be ever ready to render th"se that may
favor him with their patronage comfortable
His rooms ave large aud airy, and his ta5le
will aIssays be spread With the basi lhe market
affords Patronage soiicited
Anil 1885. 45tr
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DR. HAHN.

TUOULD take this opSortunity of rendering his
thanks to his friends, for their kind and liber-
81 patronage heretofore and he hopes to couduet
hiBaetfin hIa profession, to still merit their
patronsge. togefhar with all others who desire TO
consult himf his profession. His ONCE Is in the
Book store of a. n. Imh0G, nearly opposite the
stone Store of Reznor, Risser & Co. where he will
be found st ala times. except when professionally
engaged. Nov. 20. ls54s-n27tf