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Proceedings of the Monroe County
Democratic Central Committee.

Proceedings of the Monroe County
Democratic Central Committee.
Pursuant to a call of the chairman the
Democratic Central Committee of Monroe
county met at the court house in Woods
field. on Saturday the Goth day of De-
cemher 1856 The chairman called the
meeting to order, when, on molten is was
unanimously
Resolved That in consequence Of the
postponement of the State Convention
to the 9th of August 1857, it is inexpedi-
emf, at this time, to appoint delegates to
said convention.
Resolved That the action of the State
Central Committee the in postporenent of
the State Convention is cordially approved
by this meeting as the sense Of the Demo- =
racy Of Monroe county.
The next business in order being the
awarding of the banner offered by the
Woodsfeld Buchanan Club to the town
ship which might be deemed entitled to it,
it was
Resolred, That the meeting in awarding
the banner vote by ballot, and that ma
jority of all the votes cast be required to
award it.
The meeting thereupon proceeded tc
ballot, when, upon the second ballot i
| was found that the banner had been awar
ded to Franklin township Thereupon
on motion it was
Resolyed, That the Democratic Cen
trail Committee, in consideration of all tn
circumstances, award the banner to Frank
lin township. In doing so they woule
detract nothing from the laurels won by tn
Democracy of other townships, but on tn
contrary regard every township as hav
ing fought we'll and nobly.
On motion the meeting adjourned t.
meet on the evening ofthe first day of tn
next June term of the court of Common
Pleas of Monroe county.
THOS MITCHELL, Chairman
j. B. NoLL, Secretary.
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Contrasting at Last.

The New York Herald, one OF the most
rampant Fremont sheets in tho Union,
since the Presidential election, makes the
following confession:
THE Kansas Y ebraska bin, if honestly
admission Of Kansas as Il free State
The atmosphere of Salt river seems to
have salutary influence on the moral
faculties of the Fremonters; but most OF
them will have to be kept there at least
half a century before they are fit to ran
at large. A few that we could name are,
we fear, incurable
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DIED

At the residence of her brother, John C.
Morrill,, Des Arc, Ark, on the 2Sth Nov. 1856
Mrs. HANNAH BALDING, in the 56th year of
her age.
Again has death entered the portals of our
humble home, and taken from us an affection
ate sister-ons who watched over us in early
life, and i'll maturer years, when disease and
afliction had overtaken her. her kindly advice
was whispered in our ear, that we should be
patient in enduring the sufferings which it is
our lot tc encounter in this world. Her de-
parture from the shores of time was calm and
serene-more like falling into sweet slumber,
than that death had laid its cold hand upon her:
so sweet Is the season of rest,
When iife's weary journey is done!
The blush that spreads over its west,
The last lingering ray of its sum-
Des fire CHi-ea.
DIED-On Wednesday morning, Dec. 10th
of scarlet fever ROBERT SMITH. only son OF
WIN. II. and Nancy Green, of Marion township
Noble conntv o.. aged s years and days.
But a few davS since this unusually inter
esting and heautiful hoy was the personifca.
tion of health vigor and activity. On his in.
venile cheeks the rose of health bloomed con.
tnuallv and in his sparkling eve bright eeniu:
held the sway. Eew the beloved of all who
saw him. and the hope and Joy of adoring pa
rents. But in an unexpected hour that dreaf
DESTROYER of the infantile mily-(scarletina,
breat he'd its poisonous breath into the family
circle and the feirest flower in natures garder
was blasted by it's touch.
Mother, dear. weep not for me
am in my Saviours arms,
My body is from misery free
NV soul is filed with charms
| NJ &
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4asxadz Ser @aAa4.

0N Friday, the 23rd day of January, 1857,
" the subscriber, as guardian of the heirs OF
Mary Rogers, will, by virtue of an order of the
Probate court of Monroe county, Ohio, sell, on
the premises situate in Summit township, in
said county the interest of the said heirs in the
south east quarter of section 25, township 6.
of range Is, containing 100 acres, more or less,
said interest being the undivided half of said
premises. subject to the life estate of Rebecca
A. Ayers, widow of David Ayers, deceased.
TERMS OF SALE.-S300 in hand, Sl00 in one
year, and the balance in two years, with interest
at 10 per cent, and payments to be secured to
the subscribers satisfaction.
JAMES DENBOW,
Dec. "A, 1856. Guardian.
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Dreadful Effect of a flash of l1ghtnrn,

Dreadful Effect of flash of lightning.
A dispatch from Rhodes, dated on the
Sth ult., says:
A new catastrophe has just befallen the
city of Rhodes, afflicted as it was already
by the earthquake of the 18th of October.
On the 9th of November, at four in the
afternoon, during a storm, flash Of light
ming set fire to the powder magazine, sit
uated at the upper end of town, and close
to the church of St. John. The shock
from the explosion was terf fiji St, Johns
Church, that ancient relic of the knights,
and the building of the whole adjoining
quarter were thrown down, and their un-
fortunate inhabitants buried beneath the
ruins. The number of the houses and
public dwellings entirely destroyed may
be estimated at two hundred, without
reckoning an almost equal number of edi-
fees half destroyed. The amount of the
dead, which cannot be exactly ascertained
to-day, is at least from two hundred and
fifty to three hundred. In the Mudir's
house alone twenty-five persons have per-
ished of whom sixteen belong to his own
family
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ATTACHMENT NOTICE.
Road MOt;C4,

NOTICE is hereby given that the Commits
~ sioners of Monroe county, Ohio, have
granted survey of acounty road. commencing
at the town of Sardis, in Ohio township, thence
down the river to Narrow's run. thence up said
run to the low gap near the residence of John
Robson, thence down Walnut Camp run the
nearest and best route to Eickelberry's mill,
thence the nearest and best route to Antioch.
All non-residents owning land along said
route will take notice that it is to be surveyed
on the 9th day of January, 1857, and must then
lay in their claims for damages.
December, Sd, 1865"
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TO MECHANICS.
Proposals for Altering and Repair
inc the Court. HouSe

NTILL be received, at the Auditors Oface Of
w Monroe county, Ohio, until the second
day of February, next, for letting the contract
of altering and repairing the court-house.
The first story to be divided into four rooms.
and hall with pair of hand-railing stairs to
ascend on to the second floor. The second story
is to be divided into two rooms, a Hall and
Court room. The Court room to be neatly
finished, with a suitable Bar and Court Bench, !,
Jury box and seats for the audience. The
whole house to be neatly lathed and plastered.
The job to be completed by the Ist Monday Of
June, 1857. One third of the consideration
money will be paid, at the time of letting the
contract. and the balance when the work il
completed Specifications and drawings can
he seen at the Auditors Office, after the 18th
inst. By order of Commissioners.
JNO. S. HOLIDAY,
Dec. II, 1856. Auditor, NJ. C. o.
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Times for holding Courts in the
Eighth Judicial District.

WE. Corrngtoh w. Searle Robert j. Alex
w ander, and Samuel w. Bostwick, Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas in the eighth
Judicial District of the State of Ohio in pur-
suance of the power vested in us by law, do
hereby order that the times for holding the
Court of Common Pleas and District Court
within said District, in tho several countiss
thereof be permanently fixed as follows viz:
The terms of the Court of Common Pleas
shall hereafter commence and be holden annu-
ally i'll the
FIRST SUBDIVISION: El
In the county of Muskingum, on the second
Tuesday of February, the first Tuesday of May
and the first Tuesday of November.
IL the county of Morgan on the third Tues
day Of March, the second Tuesday of June, and
the third Tuesday of October.
In the county of Noble on the first Tuesday
of April. the fourth Tuesday of June and tho
first Tuesday Of October, ami III the
SECOND SUBDIVISION:
In the county of Belmont on the second
Tuesday of February the second Tuesday of
May. and the first Tuesday of November.
In the county of Monroe on the third Tues
day of March, the second Tuesday of June.
and the third Tuesday of October.
In the county of Guernsey on the second
Tuesday of April, the fourth Tuesday of June,
and the first Tuesday of October; and in the
THIRD SUBDIVISION:
In the county of Harrison on the second
Tuesday of February, the first Tuesday of May,
and the second Tuesday of November. .is
In the county of jefferson, onNth fourth
Tuesday of February, the third Tuesday of
May. and the first Tuesday of October.
In the county of Tuscarawas, on the third
Tuesday of March, the second Tuesday Of,
June, and the fourth Tuesday of October.
And that the terms of the District Court
shall commence and be held annually, hereaf-
ter, in the several counties in the said eighth
! Judicial District, follows, viz: -sN5
In the county of Iuscarawas, on the fifteenth,
day Of July,
In the county of Harrison, on the twenty-
first day of July;
In the county of jefferson, on the twenty,
eighth day of July;
In the county of Belmont, ON the twelfth
day of August; :
In the county of Monroe, on the twenty
seventh day of August;
In the county Of Noble, on ths first day Of
September;
In the county of Guernsey, on the fourth
day of September;
In the county of Morgan, on tho eleventh
day of September; and
In the county of Muskingum, ON the fifteenth
day of September.
1t is also ordered that if any of the days
hereby fixed for holding the aforesaid District
Court shall fall on Sunday, then said Court
shall commence and be held on the succeeding
day.
Done at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, this 18th day Of
September, A. D. 1856.
C. w. SEARLE, Judges Of the Court
R. J. ALEXANDER, of C. p. sf. the sthJ Ju-
S. w. BesTWICK, dicial District Of O.
l certify that the foregoing is full and true
copy OF the original on file in this Office. -
JAMES MITCHkI4L. Clerk of -
the G. of C. p. of M. C. O. II
BY DANIEL WALrsx, his deputy. s.
WooDsrIELp, Dec. l, 1885.
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LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIMORE
CAPE ISEAND Dec II.


The steamship City of Baltimore passed
here between and O'Clock last evening.
1t is reported that England at length
agrees with the other Powers to reassem
ble the Conference of Paris, and it is said
it will shortly meet at Paris.
An insurrcction is telegraphed as hav-
ing broken ont near Palermo Sicily, under
Baron Bentrenda, who had about five or
six hundred troops. A force had been
sent to disperse them, but no action had
taken place as yet.
There are rumors of dissensions in the
English Cabinet.
There is no French news of impor-
tance.
The King of Prussia made a speech at
the opening of the Chambers. in which he
used the strongest language in relation to
enforcing his claims on Neufchatal.
From the last advices from India it is
supposed that the expedition against
Persia has ere this sailed.
The London Post says that if Russia
persists is asking for conference, it can
only result in her confusion and diplomat
ic defeat, for England, Austria, Sardinia,
Turkey, and We doubt not also our ally,
France, will be prepared to maintain the
absolute spirit and meaning and the
very text and letter of treaty, drawn
up by an able French diplomatist
and signed with the pen and quill ofan i'm
perial eagle Of the Jurdn des Plants
In the ultimate result we have no fear,
though Il second conference had the pow
er Of altering the text or meaning Of the
treaty of Paris, of March 30th, but we
maintain that second conference has no
such power and that a resident Minister
cannot vary or alter the general act of a
Congress called together for the purpose
of making peace on conditions and terms
already discussed, deliberately signed, and
solemnly ratified The terms are acceded
to and carried into effect by every coun-
try except Russia.
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MARRIED.:

On the 18th instant by Rev. Ly ons, Mr.
RICHARD LONG, of Monroe county, and Miss
JULIA McELHASEY, of Guernsey county, Ohio
May they bear their responsibilities with
fortitude, and enjoy long life, health, happi
ness and posterity.
Guernsey papers please copy.
On the 18th inst, by Rev. A. G. Ewing
Mr.. JOHN DENNY and Miss CATuARrNE KIRK
BRIDE, all of this county.
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New TERRITORIAL JUDGE FOR KANsA

NEW TERRITORIAL JUDGE FOR KANSAS
A special despatch from Washington tC
the New York Times sofyesterday, announ
ces the appointment of James O. Harri
son, as Judge of Kansas in place of Judge
Lecompte. Mr.. Harrison, is distinguish
ed lawyer of Lexington, Kentucky, ano
ran as democratic candidate for Congress
IN opposition to Hon. A. K. Marshall
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HoHowoy's Ointment and Pills, the most
efectual remedy for Old Wounds and Vi
cers.-The wonderful cares daily effected
bv these celebrated remedies have estab-
lished them with the citizens of the Union,
a two of the finest preparations ever made
known, and it is an astonishing fact, they
will heal and cure old wounds and ulcers
of twenty years standing, even after every
other treatment has been resorted to in
effectually. Allcutaneous eruptions read
lily yield to their mighty power; and for
the cure of Asthma, they are invaluable.
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~ The borrower of Carpet Sack,
belonging to one of the publishers of the
eSpirit," will confer favor by returning
it soon, as the owner wishes to use it.
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Doing the Handsome.

We learn that the Democracy of North
Western Virginia, have presented the edi-
tor Of the Wheeling Argus, with 81, 600
to enable him to increase the efficiency of
his paper.
By the way we neglected to notice at
the proper time, that the Argms has been
decked in a new dress, and otherwise
materially improved. 1t is now an ex-
celent paper aud deserves to be literally
patronized. If the Democracy of that
region do one half their duty, the Aryus
will not only be sustained, but it will be a
source of profit to its worthy proprietor
and editor. We are glad to see this
movement not only for the sake of the
Argus, but because it betokeRs that the
Democracy are awakening to the fact that
they have been direlect in their duty to-
wards their press. If the same pains
were taken by the Democrats that is taken
by their opponents to patronse their pa
perS, Democratic publishers would receive
something like fair compensation for
their labor and outlays.
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NEGRO INsURRECrIoN.-The negroes in
and a general insurrection is feared. Wig
lance committees have been formed in
Lafayette, Hopkinsvile and other places.
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ATTACHMENT NOTIcE

NOTICE is hereby given that David Martin.
~ ON the 18th day of December, 1855, OBJ
tained before J. w. Barnet, q Justice Of the
Peace within and for Franklin township, Mon.
roe county, Ohio, an order of attachment against
the goods, chattels, stocks, interest in stocks,
rights, credits, moneys and effects Of Roland
Bevan, nonresident of said county; which
said order was issued for the sum of twenty
nine dollars and upwards, being less than thir-
ty dollars.
Dec. "a, 1856.
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FORTUNE TO A Poor MAN An old
blind organist who has, with his little girl,
been for long time getting living in
Rochester by the pennies and dimes given
to them by the charitable, has, says the
Union of that city. fallen heir to one mil
lion Of dollars,
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JOHN sPRAGUE'S ESTATE

NOTICE is hereby given that the Probate
" Court of Monroe county, Ohio, did on the
5th day of December 1885, appoint the under
sighed administrator of the estate of John
Sprague, late of said county. deceased.
HIRAM SPRAGUE, Admir-.
Dec II. 1S56.=3W,
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90 DOZEN ECLECTIC PRIMERS. IS dozen
~ Eclectic spoilers. II dozen 1st, 2nd 3rd,
4th and 5th readers; IA dozen 1st, End and 3ri
Arithmetics and Keys; dozen lst and End
Rays Algebra's and KEYS.
Parker's Philosophy lst lessons;
Silliman's Chemistry;
Cutters Physiology;
Cornell's Geography;
School Dialogues;
Copy Books, Paper, Ink;
Gillott's No. 303 pens, Composition
books. &c, &c.
~ Merchants supplied at wholesale
prices by JNO. NJ. KIRKBRIDE
Dec. "a, 1856.
JOH WATKINS ESTATE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
~ has been appointed by the Probate court
of Monroe county, Ohio, administrator of the
estate of John Watkins, deceased.
ELIEL HEADLEY, Admir-
Dec. a, 1856.
Louis asainst hnssn' the thp p,ant insinnss writ
John n. .Gardner,& Co. attachment was this
day issued by Jacob T. Morrill,, aJustice of the
Peace for Salem township. Monroe county, O..
against the goods and chattels, moneys and
credits, stocks interest in stock of said de-
PENDANTS, they being non-residents of Monroe
county, forthe sum of Sl2s IS, and is set foi
hearing January "A, 1857, at 10 o'clock A. NJ
LOUIS MOZENA,
BY his Atty GEo. w. DURKEE.
Dee "a 1856.
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I A card from A. II. Stephens is
published in the Augusta (Ga.) Constitu-
,ionalist, posting b. II. Hill for cowardice
in declining challenge.
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Land for sale.

ON Saturday, the Oath day of January, 1857,
" on the premises, the subscribers will, by
virtue of an order of the Probate Court of Mon
roe county, Ohio, sell at public outcry the fol-
lowing lot, with the Improvements, situate in
Benton township, in said county, to wit One
and half acres in the west half of the north
west quarter of section 2, township 3, and
range s, being the same lot decided by Samuel
Bailey to William Ullom. There are two fair
~ DWELLING HOUSES on the prem
gTEtA ises, stable, well and other
Sfs improvements.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-half cash
in hand, and the balance in nine months, with
interest, the deferred payment to be secured to
the satisfaction of the subscribers.
ELIJAH ULLOM,
JAMES EARTHON,
Dec "a, 1856. Admrs. of VIM. Ullom.
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NOTICE PARTITION.

DHlLlP HUBER "a minor) of Monroe county,
/ Ohio. will take notice that a petition was
fled against him. on the first day of December,
in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-six, in
the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe county,
in the State of Ohio, by Andrew Huber, of Mon
roe county, Ohio, and is now pending wherein
the said Andrew Huber demands partition of
the following described real estate, situate in
said county Of Monroe. and State of Ohio, to
wit: The west half of the north east quarter
of section thirty-two, township six, of range
six, containing sixty acres, more or less; also
the north west quarter of the south east quar-
ter of section thirty-three. township six, Of
range six, containing thirty acres, more or less,
and at the next term of said court. application
will be made by the said Andrew Huber, for an
order that partition be made of said premises.
JAMES FITZ-RANDOLPH,
Dec. 3, 1856. Atty for Andrew Huber.
ATTACHMENT NOTICE.
J. B. & NJ. Troy, 4 7 the instance of the
VS.. "A plaintiff, writ Of at
Hugh Neil. tachment was this day is
sued by Jacob T. Morrill,, Justice of the Peace
in and for Salem township, Monroe county.
Ohio, against Hugh Neil, a nonresident of said
County, for the sum of one hundred and sew
enty dollars, and for want of service of sum-
mons is set for hearing January 3rd 1857, At
| 10 o'clock A. NJ.
J. B. & NJ. TROY,
BY their Attorney GEO. w. DuRKEE.
Dec. g. 1856
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THOMAS J. PICKENS' ESTATE.
ON the Goth day of December, 1856, the sub
" scriber gave bond and received letters tes-
tamentary Oh the estate of Thomas J. Pickens,
late of Monroe county, Ohio, deceased, in the
Probate court of said county.
JANE PICKENS, Ex'r.
Dec. "a, 1856.
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TEle Result I'm California How
Fremont Runs where he is bess
KNOWN.


The Result fn California How
Fremont Runs where he is best
KNOWN.
The late arrivals give pretty full re-
turns from the election in California, where
Fremont is best known, and where he per-
formed those wonderful exploits, which
the Republican party claimed entitled him
to the Presidency. The vote stands about
thus:
Buchanan 49,733
Fillmore 35,07l
Fremont 1852
Being about votes in every l3! AL
most as bad as he was beaten in New
York city, his present place of residence!
In Mariposa, where the fortune lies which
it is said he so generously distributed
among his party leaders, he received l65
votes out of 2l92; in Merced which covers
part of his claim, he got IA votes out of
337. Such vote makes it's own COM
ment.
The Legislature stands: Senate, Demo-
Gratis, Is; Fillmore l2; Republicans 3.
House, Democrats, 62; Fillmore I; Re-
publicans IL. Two Democratic u. S.
Senators will therefore be elected; proba-
bIy Gwn and Broderic.
g0T The storm on Sunday last was
very destructive through this whole region
of country. Fences, trees, houses and
barns in many instances, were levelled
with the ground. We understand the
barn of Mr.. Welty, miles east of St
Clairsville was blown down also part
Of the new Presbyterian Church at Kirk
wood. The fence around the flir-sround
has beea materially damaged, and many
| Of our farms are without a fence.-S.
(gatrsr:We Ta-sHe
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For the third time the jury have failed
10 convict Baker for tie murder of Poole
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SENATE Senate continued the
Discussion of the Presidents Message
HoUsE-The bill which passed the Sem
ate last session authorizing the people of
Kansas, to form Constitution and State
government, preparatory to its admission
into the Union, was referred to the Com
mittee ON Territories.