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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-25
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APosr ohice yarn.

John @. Riges is responsible for tile
Following He said that when Am.'s
Kendall was Postmaster General, he to3k
| o tour 70 Che South and West partly ua
private business, and partly to get the titnl
| OFF his official optics, and SEQ how postal
matters were conducted OF course hs
did not make himself known on every oes
casion, but he always looked on at every
post-ronte. md sometimes learned some
thing, AT one place in Mississippi u"
stopped while travelling in the stage coach
at 8 rather insigniAoant village, where
there was distributing office of some i'm
portance. No one knew that he was the
Postmaster General. The postmaster was
away from home as he had been for snnt'
months, and the business Of oyerhaulln.ls
storing and distributing Uncle Sans
mails were in the hands of stsnb, III
the shape of an old negro woman. IaH
post office was kept in apretty good ski
room, and on one side of 1t there wasa
heterogeneous mass that appeared some.
thing like huge pile of mail matter ;ai'd
it looked. too, something hkea small t"a-
garden. There were papers. letters. .lars:"
and small packages OF books, etc. " "a
huge confusion piled around. The Old
blackwoman very deliberately unlocked
the bags aud emptied the contents on the
floor. Amos looked. on, and like Satan.
marshalling his legions in pandemontu"'.
he "admired.'' % The darkey, sitcr
emptying the contents of the bags in the
..pile." commenced putting back, aud in
every pouch. replaced a /" miscellaneous
assortment" The Postmaster GeacTG
his eyes opened, .'some, % and il occurred
to him 10 ask g Annty, ifs she could rcHI.
.'0hl no." said she, "but puts back
list about as much as master used 70 d'''
And as the critic said of Macready, wtI"n
he asked the Danish courtier to play on tho
pipe, and the courtier took him at his word
and played Yankee Doodle Fancy Ham
lick's feelingsl Fancy old Amosa but liza
observations were not yet compIetNI.
There was an enormous pile Of mail mat
ter that had been accumulating for months
under the postal supervision OF the sable
"sub." II was after "M. C's" hHd
learned the art OF franking, and when
their "beloved constituents" were IN the
habit of applying for seeds and other pro.
ducts at the agricultural bureau Of the
Patent Office. The cucumber seed wcr"
not all bestowed" !" as Kendall can test /.
fy. The seeds In the most warm climate
Of Mississippi had germinated and exttn
ed throughout this immense mass Of "m"ii
matter :" cabbages, beets, carrots, and
cauliaowers were there; potatoes hal
sprouted 5 while cucumber, pumpkin nni
squash vines had extended ont Of the hcap
and run nearly aeross the room Its
supposed that che warmth Of the political
documents, Stimulated by the fiery nature
of Southern politicians, had added To.
rather than abstracted from, the fertile
nature Of the postal compostl''
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-25

A LIMIT OF PowER. Many of the po-
litical friends and adherents Of Gen. Jack
son, believed that the old hero was equal
to any undertaking, however difficult or
desperate. A Virginia droyer. however,
once expressed an opinion during the
height Of old Hickory IS popularity, that
there actually was one thing which even
he was unable to do. The story 10 thus
related
"As delegate to the Abingdon Rail.
road Convention was returning home, be
overlook a drover Of several hundred cat
tie, when the following dialogue passed
between him and some Of the droyers
Delegas.-WelI gentlemen, you have
muddy times oft: but in few years
you may possibly have a better way Of
getting yonr cattle to market"
Drover.--In what way, stranger
Delegates Why, hsyn't you beard that
a railroad was TO be made from Knoxville
down TO Lynchburg !?
Dsover.-Well. what has that to do
with driving cattle ? suppose they can't
travel on railroad
Deleqate.-No but il is said they may
be taken in pens on a railway. What
would you think Of large pen containing
tifty or one hundred beef cattle, mounted
on wheels and travelling at the rate Of ten
or fifteen miles an hour !?
Drouer.-Now, stranger, do you think
it possible for such thing as that 70 be
done
Dsl9as.-why. such things are spo-
ken Of.
Drovsr.-well-it may be SO. never
saw railroad-bm RI be s1tOt. II Gsne,at
Jackson himself could do Il /"
A RuTmsTER IL L1Mpo.-A practical
genius was hauled up before one Of the
Palice Magistrates for kissing handsome
Young girl, aud kicking up dust-and
the following examination took place
Mag.-Is your name John Ray?
Pris.-Yes, your honor, so the people
Mag.-Was it you that kissed the girl
and raised the alsrtn2
PHs-Yes, your honor, but thought ii
was no harm.
Mag.-You rascal, did you come here
to make rhymes?
Pris.-No. your honor. but it viii hap
pen sometimes.
Mag.-Be off you scamp, ge. out Of my
sight =.
Pris-Thank'ee. your honor. then tn
bid you good night.
R We are either in state ofnaturs
or state Of grace in ChrisRs OF tht
Devils hand.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-25
She didn't Know her husband.

A little occurrence took place in Alle-
ghany city last week which borders some
what of the romantic.
Mrs. "a California widow, as ladies
generally are termed whose husbands are
absent in the land Of gold, was startled
by loud, impatient knock at the halls
door. Her attendent was out. and being
rather hurried and in the second story
she lookeds ontsof the window to ascertain
who the visitor could be. The appear
ance Of the individual at the door was
rather striking, His wearing apparel was
coarse, i'll made and very much out OF
fashion. The hair on his face almost en-
tirely concealed his features. The lady
thought that like Sampson, razor had
never passed oyer it since the day of his
birth, and certainly. to say the least of it,
no one would even for q moment have
thought it necessary for him to tarry at
Jericho until his beard was grown. Un.
der his arm he carried large parcel neat
ly done up.
After moments consideration Mrs.
- came to the conclusion that he was
pedlar, who had just left the back woods
to pursue his ayocation in our sister city.
and therefore very politely informed him
that she did not require anything.
You had better examine what have
got." replied the stranger.
No, it would be only troubling him; she
would not purchase:
\"Well, come down and open the door, 7"
persisted the stranger.
The lady's patience was almost ex-
hausted- by his importantly. and she was
about to administer rebuke when her
ear detected the suppressed laughter Of
the stranger. She could not see the broad
grin on his face for the hair prevented her;
but she did hear him laugh and his voice
was familiar TO her. So descending she
opened the door and the next moment she
was clasped in the arms of the rough in
diyidual before her, who proved to be not
pedlar. as she imagined, but her long
absent husband. His beard was of three
years growth, and he had returned home
in his mining habiliments purposely TO
surprised her. We will merely add that,
on second thought, the lady did want
most, il not all the articles in the parcel,
which contained goodly collection Of
silks, satins. breaches, bracelets, DO. aud
that the supposed pedlar after going
through the hands of the barber, and q
merchant tailor, has turned out to be as
fine looking man as any in our country.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-25

re- Tic vea- her IS hot and dry.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-25

~ We are either in state Of nature
or a state of grace in ChrisRs or the
Devils hand.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23

Great Suffering Among the Cal
ifornia Passengers, by Way of
Nicaragua-One Hundred and
Twenty Deaths.
The True California gives the follow
ing sccount ofthe dreadful sufferings en-
dured by the passengers who left N W
York in April last for Colifornia zip
Nicaragua:
The steamer Oriza6a left New York
on the 9Th of April, with some five hun
dred passengers for California, by way
of Nicaragua. On the 10th she arrived
at San Juan, and the passengers disem-
barked. By mean of open boats they
started up the river during a soaking
rain. The exposure caused them much
suffering. When they arrived at Cast
mo they were informed that the transit
across the country was closed and after
two days delay, during which they were
constantly exposed to the weather, they
were told that if they chose they could
return to New York, but only fifteen
minutes were allowed them; and as they
were compelled to abandon their bag
gage in case they concluded to go
back, three hundred determined to push
on.
They we're taken to Granada, where
they were detained a month, notwith-
standing that an epidemic was prevail
ing there. Here the most fearful dis
ease commenced to rage among them.
In four weeks seventy-nine of the three
hundred we're cured. During the time
they suffered every Probationary
were without means, and those who had
money were compelled to put up with
extortion and robbery at every hand.
On the goth of May in the evening,
news reached Granada of the arrival of
Sierra NevadG at San Juan del Sur,
and three hours were given the sprvi-
wing passengers, sick and we'll, to get
on board the lake steamer. AT the time
it was pouring rain and pitch dark. The
sick were carried down in the best man
ner possible, all getting thoroughly
drenched. Upon reaching the landing
of the lake steamer, they were kept in
the rain until all had exhibited their
tickets, which detained them several
hours. Finally, all were crowded on
board, but before morning three
of the sick died and were sent on shore.
On the lake steamer the scene is de-
scribed as having been dreadful. The
passengers were crowded together like
sheep in a per. There was scarcely
room for the sick to lie down. For nine
teen hours they were thus confined, suf-
fering every torture of body and of mind !;
several poor fellows gave up the ghost
on the boat, and others died while at
tempting the journey from the lake San
Juan.
After they embarked in tho Sierra
NJ yadG, the sickness broke out again
again and during the passage from San
Juan to this port thirty three deaths
occurred.
The sufferings on the Sierra Nevada
beggars all description. The officers Of
the steamers did all in their power to
alleviate their suferings, but that was
little. No time was lost in disposine
of the dead, and the body was hardly al,
lowed to get cold before it was thrown
overheard. The safety of the living de-
nanded that there should be no
essay detention of the dead.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23
Legal Notice.

THOMAS UR1E and Mary Uric, of the State
Il of Iowa, will take notice, that the State Of
Ohio, by her attorney, did on the 9th day Of
June, AID. 1856, file her petition in the Court
of Common Pleas, within and for the County Of
Ashland and State Of Ohio, against The said
Thomas Uric and Mary Uric his wife, and Eph.
rain Welch, defendants, setting forth that the
said Thomas Uric and Mary Uric mis- wife, did
on the 9Th day of November, A. D. 1874, in or
der to secure the payment of o bond of three
hundred dollars, and interest at the Hate o
en- per cent, payable se~mi-annna1yfn advance.
give q mortgage to the said State Of Ohio upon
the southeast quarter direction twelve in town
ship twenty-three in range sixteen, except thir-
ty acres therefrom, sold to Si1as A. Bryan. ON
of the north-eastco corner of said quarter, and thas
since giving said mortgage the said Ephrhim
WEIGH claims m interestin said lands under
the said Thomas Uric, and praying that the
said Thomas Uric pay the said sum now claim-
cd to be due with interest aforesaid, ~aanounti1g
20 1919 $1,000 or that said premises may b
sold to pay the, same and the said Thomas
Uric and Mary Uric are notified that they APP
pear and answer said petition on or before the
third Saturday after the 9th day Of august nexk
THE STATE OF OHIO,
By j.. NJ. d N. MAY, her Attorneys.
June 4th, 1856. 6w3
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23

Mr.. EDIToR Please announce the name of
THOMAS ]. KENNEY, of Montgomery town
ship, as a candidate for the Office of Prosecu-
ting Attorney, subject to the decision of the
Democratic County 0onyeRti2n; and oblige
ED1roR UNION: Please announce the name of
WILLIAM S.. STRICKLAND, Esq, of Yer
million township, as a candidate for County
Commissioner subject to the decision of the
Democracy at their County Convention, and
Oblige HOSTS OF DEMOCRATS.
Nh. ED1zoR Please announce the name of
John JACOBS, Sep, of Montgomery town
ship, as a candidate for County Treasurer, sub
ject to the decision of the County Delegate Con
~ention of the Democracy, and oblige
HOSTS OF DEMOCRATS.
En-. ASHLAND UNION Please announce the
name of JOHN G.. BROWN, of Orange Town
ship, as a candidate for Sheriff of Ashland
County, subject to the decision of the Demo
cratic County Convention, and oblige
MANY DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. EDITOR :: Please announce the name of
HENRY S. SEE, of Clcarcreek Township, as
n candidate for the Office of County Treasurer,
subject to The decision Of the Democratic County
MANY DEMOCRATS.
G. ". BUSHNELL. Fsq-Please announce the
name of GEORGE ". HILL, Esq, CT Mont
OAAANA WV '1 60 - 10 DA-
auditor, subject 10 the decision Of the Demo-
cratic Delegate CONVENTION, and oblige
MANY DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. EDIToR Please announce the name of
P. v. ROCKWELL, of Mohecan Township, as
a candidate for the Office of Sheriff, subject to
the decision of the Democratic County Conyen-
ton, and oblige his numerous
DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS.
Ed. UNION BY announcing the name of j.
J. HOFFMAN, of Mohecan Township. as q
candidate for Sheriff, subject to the decision of
the Democracy at the Democratic County Con-
~vention, you will confer a favor on hosts of
Democrats in OLD MOHECAN,
Nh. BUSHNELL :-Announce the name of
DANIEL CAMPBELL, Esq, of Orange iowa
ship, for the office of Sheriff of Ashland Coun-
y, subject to the decision of the Democracy at
their County Convention, and oblige
HOSTS OF DEMOCRATS.
Ma EDITOR Pleas announce the name of
JAMES SWINEFORD, of Montgomery Town
ship, as o candidate for Auditor. subject to the
decision of the Democratic Convention. and
oblige HIS FRIENDS.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23
LEGAL Notice.

DICHAKD McMahan If the State Of Wis
Ii consin, Mary Dunlevy and John Dunlevy
of the State of Iowa, will take notice that the
State of Ohio did, on the 9th day of June, A.
D. 1856, file her petition in the Court of Com.
nop Pleas of Ashland County, and State ok
Ohio. against the said Richard MeMahan, Ma
ry DunIevt. and John DunlesYs Rixakhth
McMahan, widow of Thomas McMahan de.
ceased, Robert McMahan, Elizabeth McMahan,
Margaret Yarnall, Aaron Yarnall, Sarah Row
en-, James Rowen. heirs at law of the said Them
as McMahan deceased, defendants, statingthat
the said Thsmas McMahan and Elizabeth
McMahan his wife did, on the 9Th day of May.
1887, in order to secure the payment of q bond
of $500 and interest, at the rate of seven per
cent. payable s~emi-anually in advance, give .
mortgage to said State of Ohio, upon the west
half of the northeast quarter Of section fifteen.
township nineteen and range sixteen, contain
ing eighty acres. Also, all that tract being
part of the east half of the northwest quarter
of section fifteen, township nineteen and range
sixteen, containing three acres and fly humid
redths. Also, the east half of the Southwest
quarter of section ten, township nineteen and
range sixteen, in. the district Of land sold at
Wooster. containing eighty acres all lying and
! being in Ashland county Aforesaid Aud ppny-
ing that the d~efendants pay the said moneys
and interest, amounting to $l0ii and 24-100 :
or that said premises may be sold to pay the
same, and that said Richard McMahan. Mary
D~unlevy and John Dunlevy, are notified tAat
they appear and answer said petition on or be-
fore the third Saturday after the 9Th day Of Au-
gust next. THE STATE OF OHIO,
BY ]. NJ. GIN. MAY, her Atrys.
June oath, 1856. 6w3
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23

Mr.. Fremont, both before and since
his nomination, has acted the part not
of an honest man nor gentleman. That
he Is as honest at heart as the generality
of politicians, we have no doubt; but he
has not shrewdness enough to keep
straight when a straight forward, up
right n honest course is necessary to
success. He stands to-day before the
pnhlic not simply as a suspicious man or
as one charged with guilt, but a COMIC
ted man. There is no escape for him
no getting out under the plea that po-
litical opponents will make serious and
%groundless charges. He cannot escape
by silence, NOR by throwing his de-
Tense on to the shoulders of his party.
1t is in evidence that Mr.. Fremont, as
a partner in the house of Palmer, Cook
& Co., is responsible for n hundred
thousand dollars they received in trust
as agents for the State of California,
which mi hundred thousand dollars
have been spent, sq~uandered, used or
misapplied, and not paid wei to the
bond holders. Il is in evidence that
Mr.. Fremont obtained the nomination
for President on the false representa-
ton that he was a very rich man, whea
he cannot pay his debts.
1t is further in evidence that Mr.. Ere
mont is, or has been a Roman Catholic,
and q member of the Catholic church all
his life, and that he low that
religion, and authorizes his partizsns to
deny that he ever was a Roman Catho
lie. In that matter Mr.. Fremont has
equivocated, lodged, shufhed, sueaked.
and lost tho confidence of his friends.
So strange and uncertain have been his
denials, as to get defenders into difficult
ty. Even Mr.. Beecher, who, from his "
lips, took down tho statement that his
daughter, instead of being educated at a
Roman Catholic school, had never been
away from home to school at all, and
published it as a triumphant denial of q
charge against him, was astounded to
learn that Mr.. Fremont is now educa.
ting an adopted daughter at a Roman
Catholic school. Mr.. Fremont knew,
when he authorized Henry Ward Beech
er to publish this statement, that the
charge was that he had an adopted
daughter at a Roman Catholic school,
yet he makes Beecher believe that it
was his own daughter, and tells him that
she never was away frow home to school
at all!
All this, of itself, is a matter of the
smallest importance-in fact, of nj i'm
portance, for it is none of the publie's
business where Mr.. Fremont educates
his children, nor what religion he pro-
f@esses. But these equivocal denial of
facts, this pandering to a prejudice, this
dishonest ay of trying to get two elias
ses of voters, shows the character of the
man, aud shows it too, in such a ligh. as
renders it impossible for any honest
Intelligent patriot to vote for him.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23
no THE DEMOCRACY OF ASH
LAND COUNTY,

At a meeting of the Democratic Central Com
nittee, held at the Court House, in Ashland,
june 2sth, a. D.. 1856, for the purpose of ar
ranging the time of holding the Primary Meet
ings and County Convention, to nominate
County and District officers to be supported at
the October election, it was RESOLVED,
let. That the Primary Meetings for the cleo
zion of Delegates to the County Convention,
shall be held at the usual place of holding cleo
lions in each Township, on SATURDAY the
a3d day of AUGUST, 1856, and thatthe Coun-
ty Convention shall be held in the town of Ash
land on MONDAY, AUGUST 25th, 1856.
End. That there shall also be elected at said
Primary Meetings, Delegates tthe number tobe
hereafter a~nnounced) to the Judicial and Con-
eressional Conventions to nominate a candidate
for Judge and for Congress, to meet at such
time and place as may be fixed upon by the
Central Committee of the several Counties CON-
posing the Districts, of which due notice will
be given.
Sd. The Primary Meetings shall be organized
by selecting three Judges and one Clerk, who
shall receive the votes and count and keep a
record of the same. The Polls shall be opened
at any time after o'clock a. N. and closed be-
fore 6 O'Clock, P. NJ, and none but those whose
support of the Democratic ticket can be relied
on shall be permitted to vote. The Delegates
shall bring with them to the Convention the
Poll Book, and also a Certificate of their cleo
zion, signed by the Judges and Clerk.
4th. Tickets shall be furnished with the
names Of al t~leeandidates printed thereon, and
Bianks left for the names Of Delegates, to be
voted for ut the Primary Meetings, and the Del
egates shall be considered instructed to sup
port in Convention the candidates receiving the
highest number of votes.
5th. No candidate shall be voted for in Coun-
ty Convention unless his name shall have been
previously announced in the regular Democrat
&c paper of the county, without the unanimous
consent of the Delegates prasent and the can
didatc receiving q majority Of all the votes cast
shall be declared the nominee.
9Th. That we adopt as the basis ofrepTesen-
tntion that fixed by the Democratic County
Convention in December last to-wit One Del
egate from each Township, one more for every
fifty votes cast at the last preceding election
for the Democratic candidate for Governor, and
one additional delegate for every fraction OYER
twenty-five.
The following table exhibits the number OF
Democratic votes cast at the last Governors
election, and the number of delegates each
Township is entitled to according to tbe above
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23
Farm for Sale.

THE undo rsigned wishes tc cell his Farm, stu
L ate in Ashland County. Ohio, on the road lead
ing from Savannah TO Oliveshurg, four miles from
savannah and five miles west of Ashland, con-
tanning ga acres. There is on the Farm o fine
Frame Dwelling House. Stabling, and other out
houses a large Orchard of choice Fruit Trees
two good Springs of Water ie in excellent repair,
we'll timbered, ina very healthy location, and is
every way calculated to make a desirable home.
Terms made known on application to the un-
dersigned. on ths premises.
MayJ4. S5S. ~
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23

SroP TEAT RALL.-The telegraph an
noqnces a great Fusion meeting at Pitts
burgh, and says
@The meeting was addressed by Gov.
wood of Ohio"
Gov. Wood, of Ohio, was all that time
At hisoEn home, Evergreen Place, Rock
port, Ohio, 15e miles from Pittsburg,
'aking hay and shouting for Buchanan.
The Herald wonders why we don't
takeall these fusion telegraphs fer truth.
-CZcCeI1nH Ploindc0Ler.