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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-03-26
HAND OF GOD m THE DESERT,


Bayard Taylor in his I" Journey tds
Central America, y thus speaks Of the
natural beauties Of the great Nubisn
Desert:
I soon fell into regular routine of
travel, which, during all my latter ezpe.
rieuce Of the desert, never became mo-
notonous. 1rose at dawn every morn
ing, bathed my eyes with handful of
the precious water, and drank cup Of
coffee. After the tent had been struck.
and the ca.nels laden, walked ahead
for two hours, often SO far in advance that
I lost sight and hearing of the carayau.
I found an unspeakable fascination ia
the sublime solitude Of the desert I Of.
ton beheld the sun rise, when, within the
wide ring Of the horizon. there was n6
other living creature to be seen. He
came up like god, in awful glory. and
it would have been natural act had 1
cast myself upon the sand and worship
ped him. The sudden change IN The
eoloripg of the landscape, Oh bis appsaas
anee-shs lighting up of the dull sand
into warm, golden hue. and the TINS
ings aud. violet on the distant porphsy
hills--wss mtnoing miracle, which I
never beheld without awe. The richness
Of this coloring made the desert beauti.
full; it vas too brilliant for desolatiou.
The scenery. SO far from depressing, 10.
spired aud exhilarated me- I neYer feh
the sensation Of strength in such psrfso-
tion, aid was ready to shout from NOR
ming till night, from the overflow Of hap
py spirits. che air is an elixir Of life,
as sweet, and pure, and refreshing as
that which the first man brs.thed, Oh
the morning of creation. You inhale the
unadulterated elements Of the stmos-
phere, for there are no cxhaiatious from
moist earth, vegetable matter, or the
smoke and steam which arises from the
abodes of men, to strain its purity. This
air, even moro than its stiffness and sol
-itude, isthe secret of ones attachment
to the desert tits beautiful ilyustrs-
ton of the conpensating care Of thas
Proyidence which leaves none of the
waste places of earth without some atom.
ing glory. Whero ali the pleasant as
poets Of nature arc wantihg-where there
is no green thing, no fount for the thirs-
~ lip, scarcely the shadow ofa rock 70
shield the vanderer 10 the blazing
noOn-God has breathed upon the will
derness his sweetest and tenderest breath,
giving clearness to the eye. strength .
the frame and the most joyous cxhilara.
tions TO che spirit.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-03-26


E@sA Rochester editor had the best
of feasonssfor kicking quack nostrum
pedler out of his sanctum. The fellow,
with the characteristics inpudeuce of all
who ask for newspaper pufs, desired the
editor to try box of his itch ointment,
being an infaliible cure, and if found TO
answer the description, then so certify
to its merits IN tho columns Of his p.
per-
SrEAxISo THE poL,o1.-TWo police
men recently wen. to arrest man ia
one Of our great manufactures, whom
they found attending to steam engine.
No sooner was the engineer aware c3
their intention, than raising the snfety
valve, the place was Instantly enSeioped
in an impenctrable mist When tbs
vopo. had cleared away the man was
away also.
E A person who was recently
called in Court, for the purpose Of prove
ing the correctness of doctors bill was
asked By the lawyer whether "ths doc
| tor did not make several visits after ths
patient was cut Of danger Z" !" No, IRE
piled The witness. q considered the
patient in dasgev a. long as che deetos
continued bis visits r.
~ A good joke was blaJed Of e
Toledo, Ohio. the other day, ~ the 81.
errsph operators, in sending 70 the ho-
tells and dspots about town, 20 inquire
for trunk marked l. e. FAINT After
close oearch by the baggage masters.
lOleaks, So, all came to the oonciusion
that the Elephdnt always tskes bis trunk
with him
E7s 49,
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-03-26

MoRMoEs HELL-sENr ON HEAvENl-
In letter dated at Washington, Jan.
Is. 1855, the gossiping "Hon. Amelia
NJ. Murray" whose book has just been
published, writes
Last night l saw very interesting
set of drawings of California and the
Rocky Mountains. belonging to agcntle-
man who had been much iu the Far
West. lie confirmed my deductions
about the Mormonite domestic polity,
having frequently conversed with the
women of that State. The ladies are
not shut up in idleness like those of
eastern haroms, but live hopPily togeth-
cr because they are too busy to quarrel.
One woman told him: We agree we'll;
sister Dolly has the COWS, sister Jenny
the children, sister Patty the kitchen,
and SO on--all have plenty TO do. and
our husband ia bound by law to support
and take equal care of us--and then, we
are so HelI.6ent on Heaven!'
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e. A eolored servant sweeping out
a hotel boarder's room, found q sixpence
which be carried to its owner.
t" You may keep it for your honesty" "
said be. --e+-s-s -s
Shortly after he lost gold pencil
case and inquired Of tho servant if he
had seen it. @ ls@g s-a' 56
eyes sab" said the darkey.
aWhat did you do with it ?"
kept it for my honesty" said the
darksy With sntirs simplicity. y esr
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LADIES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
s,ves he wonders the ladies take such
pasns to render their correspondence so
unreadable--the up-strokes being just
visible to the NAKED eye, and the down
strokes no heavier than musquito's leg
-and Why there is such auniversal ten
dency to make the little fat o's and as
Just en- the line, SO that they look like
glass beads strung on q horse-hair; aud
Why they will presist in making their
chirograpby generally 50 uncertain and
undecided that page of ordinary fem
inine handwriting looks like sheet Of
paper covered with half6nished web
mado by prentice spiders, and con-
demned as awkwardly clumsy By the
| iourneymen spinners." F"
EE The best cough mixture that
has ever beenimade, consists of pair Of
thick boots, mixed with lots of air and
plenty of exercise. People who hug shf
stove and grow lean. viii please tax
fnosisSs a.
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DOMESTIC ScENE.-Lady ofthe House
-(Newly married, and particularly anx-
ious to impress the select company pre-
sent with an exalted idea of her great
management of domestic affairs, such as
baking, Sol" Pray, Miss G., can I
insist upon taking iart-one OF my
own making"
Miss G. is supposed to have helped
herself, as also the balance of the party.
" Delicious" says Miss G.; /" delight,
full" "superb." 60, from the company
ipresent. -,
"what fruit are those made from?'
is asked on overy side.
Lady" Well, I declare-ahem-ir'
deed-hem-I've forgotten-I have
been 50 busy arranging every thing
about the house this week, that, indeed
I've forgotten. Biddy, tthe servant
girl,) what are those9n pointing at tht
tarts. M
Biddy-" Them things, six pence
niece, but eff I'd wentaround the corner
! to the other felleT, I could hev haS
] them at four pence, by the quanttty
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* When it freezes and blows. take
care of Jour nose, that it dos'ut get
froze, and wrap up your toes in warm
woollen hose. lsa
Tho above, we suppose, was written
for prose. by some on who knows the ct,
feet Of cold SHOWS. s-
FREcKLEs.-The favorite cosmetic for
removing frecklcs in Paris, is an ounceo
alum and an ounce of lemon juioe in
ript Of rcse water
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-22

Academy OF Music per snare OF 81 OuO each 3o4O
1856 kefcseLe Gas Lighs Co, per share OF $25... IL
Simeon Drspers regular semiweeky sale of bonds and
stocks will take place to-morrew ruesday), at hapas
II O'Clock, at the Merchants ExsaaDge.
At the nd board The market was dull and slightly
depressed. Reading Railroad fell off 4 per cent; Cevs
land Toledo II Chicago and Rock leland 81 Cleve
land and Pi.ttburg, "a. Erie closed without change
Michigan Southern Railroad offered at 9SH per cent
9s bid. Cleveland and Toledo offered at 82a per cent
SO bid. illinois Central bonds firm at So per
bid, at the close.
There was fair demand for sterling exchange for
mittance by the Boston packet. Wequote bills on Lon
den 1t ~ q 0sl per cent premium; Paris ST. 20 q
ST. 17h the ruling rates. The steamer will not take
out much specie.
The Board Of Directors Of the Bank of Commerce have
resolved to the capital stock of that institution
five millions of dollars This will AXE the total capital
ten millions Of collars This will give 6fy thousand
shares $780, and each old sockholoer win have the
privilege of subscribing for one share for every
Of the old he may hold the LIST day Of August next
The particulars Of payment, &c viii be found in Off
cial no ice in another column.
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$347,s5S,246

ef,te total amount Of capital ss47 24e the state
Of New York win be seen, claims the largest
greatest number Of banks, namely 2s2, and Aassachu
tetts follows with ITO.
There are in TIE United States q banks having capt
ofkew Yotk ms the largest capital namely, five mil
ops dollars The Merchants Bank of Boston is next
having four millions. The Bank If Louisiana, 81 New
Or ean4. cones nearly up to the same marx, having
81 s9 eco cspital The American Exchange and Metro
poitan Bants Of New Yolk have each three millions aad
tue New Orleans Canal and Backlog Company, and the
Bank Of Char es.op s. c. have about the same amount
The Bank O. C mmerce in Boston has two milions the
Bank Of Pepnsy vaLa has 81 and the State Bank
Bostsn, 81, eco, coo.
The City Of Bangor, Me- has thirteen banks, with
agregs'e capital Of 81 44S co., the largest beng out
co., the largest being $500 600 In Massachusetts
Sajem has banks; LOWELL Springfield and Worces-
each ., Bofton thirty seven with s32 900 capital
Seven bsIks In Msssachuse to out Of Session. have
oits Of half mos and upward' y The .oo smallest BANK
one bank in Massachusetts, has less than $4,000 CAPT.
tai, and that il the Millbury Bank.
Hartford has 10 banks with So, 076 900, the largest
being the PheniI Bank, with capital Of 81, 2S5 900
New Haven has banks Providence has 80 banks with
mn s, sss q Ns1 city
the New York E.shsrgs bsnf Is The smallest having
united capital OF Sill 6O0 the Bank of Pennsylvania
beIg the largest and the Trsdesmens Bank the small
having but $50 GOO Baltimore has Is banks with
$500 Goo and the Howard the smsisst with 500 O0O
New Orleans has ranks with $15 02 600 every OF
Char estop, has banks and Sill 25o 1856 capital.
Mobile has with So 600 capital st. Louis but
s1,70o COO capital. Pit,sburg has Z, with 1858 200
capital Richmond has banks, With 81 ia 200 capital
Louisville has banks with S. 400 600. Augusta, Ca,
has Z with 81 925 600 capital Cincinnati has 8, with
Sla56,OlO invested Nashville, Tenn, has 8, with So
64 O the Union Bank of Tennessee being the largest
with 81 OF pa The smallest bank in the United
States the Bank of Cayuga Lake, Painted Post New
York, with $4,000 capital
The quantity and value Of art,les imported and
ported during tho week including and srding April 49,
1885, were Is follows
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-22
CITY comm ARCaAL REPORT.


Asnm.-The stock was light, and sales limited, with
change In quotatic Ions.
BRKADsruns Four-Ths market was dull, and 8,
confLed to about 1000 500 bills. included in VII
we're inferior 70 common State, at $6 6A - Is; 81
Co., 80 rs SO 90; common 10 good Western, SO %
good Western and edium grades extra Western, a. x
a$7 5O tra Gepe.ee. at u 90 g. and choice to
St. Louis At 80 $40 CO. which is the outside price for
vore extra family brands the supply Of which s Zig
Sales OF zoo bbls Canadian were reported at So 80
the latter for superior extra brands. Southern
changed with sales reported of 400 500 bbs, 1T So,
Gays quotations. Wheat was quiet; and In the abse
Of sales, the prices we're less nominal. -
CT prime to choice white Canadian was reported sold
embraced about 10000 bushels, including mi
white and yellow, a. 82c. e5c, chiefly st 64c.
Rye was quiet and no 80 es were reported Pennsylva
was he'd a. slo. s2s:; vsi'e Northern was held at
a. 4bc 46c. for Chicago and $50. l3c. for State
Ohio.
corn-Ths sales embraced about 900 bag, of
Of rau ccpmcn TO medium quality, ct lie. The
Of Jamaica noticed on Saturday, was 1t II 70.
Co1Tos.-rhe sales footed up about 2, 600 bales,
msrAe, clesirg hrm At IKE. for miSdling uplsnds.
Engaged in bulk snc bags, at AID. AKA; about
bale. cotton At I'd; 300 400 bbs. aour, TO fill up
70 800 b, xee bacon ~ It's. 81; 80 hhds. hams, at
Goo bbls. turpen.ls ., At 3d. per ESQ lbs; 1890 bbs
in, at 3s 1900 boxes bacon, at 25s, and 900 id
22s Co., and $50 bbis. pork at % Cd fbare was not
rev 10 Inc COntlnr NJ. 10 CAIt0rnie rates At
Ter foot, meas urement.
BAy-Market quiet at 75c. a 800.
hoIAssFs-SAes Of 150 q 200 hhds. Cuba muscsI
were sde ~ 34c. &c., and GO do Porto Rico At Aid
NAVAL SToRFB ~ere quiet.
PRoyEoSs-Pork- The market for mess and prime
less active. The sales Embraced about 100 . 200 d
nees in lots, at SIS, with small parcels Of prime ct
the latter closir DULL and 300 bbls. prime me
On private terns. Beef was In moderate request, \
some sales Of country prime and at last weeks
Atiois. Other destrip ions were unchangsd. n
wsaa more active demand for shoulders, and free 3
were reported at nc. Hams were quiet at 8kc. 81
Lard was more firmly hello for prime, with 80 - OF
500 bbls at exc. 1oc, chiefly for prime qualities
latter fgnre. Butter was dull, with noderate saie|
Ohio ~ 16c. 49,, ano ct TO- 26c. for State, the
figure for good dairies. Cheese was ct DC. loc,
light sales.
sucARs-The ipcle mency Of the weather checked Il
which confired 70 800 4c0 hhds Cuba muhoovI
within The range o. Saturday.
son at Zoe, and 800 do, f. spd d., at @kc aud y
rales Ohio and prison were reported at 25Ac.
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voyasing to the Rocky Mountains.

(trom the ST. Louis Democrat, April Is.
About this time Of every year, two, three, greater
of boats, exclusive OF those belonging TO the
United States goverrme start expeditions TO Fort
Pierre tie mouth Of the yellow Stone river and
not again at our landing tor period OF two per-
haps three months.
they are either chartered for government uses or BY
trading mpany, TO convey supplies 10 their
ployees in the wilderness and TO bring in return the
furr robes and peltries collected by them during the
year.
The departure and the arrival Of these mountain
boats event at the landing Of unusual i'm
Days spent in fitting out for the expedition The
boat lighter than usual BY discarding everything
about her that be dispensed with. Stores laid in
for the support Of officers and adsus Sid
hapdkerchie waved the vessel is away her
long and dreary trip.
The Genoa, Captain Throckmor.on, Is preparing at
the landing for one of these trips Fort Pierre and ~
probably the first boat to reach that point this year
The St Mary will be the next. She will leave about
week hence But Captain Labarge intends 70 take the ST.
Mary fifteen hundred miles beyond Fort PIERRE and far
beyond the utmost point gained b. stea nboa on
the Missouri The place intended 70 be reached posi-
BILE by Captain L. the Forks OF the Missouri In ths Vi
entity Of Fort Benton He has already been offered
encouragement carry out his enterprise, fifty toss Of
government goods 10 be delivered on account OF some
WIpe of Indians Some years sgo CAptain L. made himself
quite familiar with the river the vicinity of the Fork"
and traders. We have doubt he viii succeed In earn
ing for himself the fame Of being the first captain to take
steamboat 70 the head Of navigation the Missouri.
His boat extremely light and il possessed Of that
ind mita BILE energy which Will insure the carrying out o
his object II It be attalnAbe Hths st. Mary gets to her
destination and returns in sa'ety she will have performed
q round trip Of about 9 900 mules
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GRAND BUFFALO HUNT IN THE WDsT.-A COM
pany has been organised to start from st. Cloud Mime
sofa, the 9th Of June for the great buffalo ranges
the Red Shugenau and James rivers The buffalo ranges
about $50 miles Of St oud and constitute the
finest tract Of country IN the northwest The lies
through beautiful section OF country. Prosably there
will never be another 80 favorable opportunity 70 in
dulae in the grapdest sport the continent
The ed chief Of the Chippewa nation Hole
men and Pierre Bottineau guide TO ssvens Pacific Rail-
road expedition will accompany this Those desiring
further information are referred 70 exGov A. Kamsey,
fprton or the Conmittee Of Arrangements. The e.
Anthony Eryves challenges 6glfsh sportsmen especially
70 Join the party and INDUCES in romantic comparison
Of the coming hunt iron 81. Cloud across the Aovay
praires royal party salying brth With Louis The
Fourteenth.
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Cotton, bls.. 600
Wheat, bush 8 4s2
Rye.........3,9l4
Bacon, lbs. 10, 131
Lsrd........2,sW
Honey, ties. tS
r. ashes, sbls Va
Cotton, bis. "a
Flour, obls.. COG
Corn, bush. .8,o07
Pork, bbls 70
Bacon, lbs 1893, 100
Rosin, bb's. !. 400
Bark, Co.,. 90
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Monument on the COwpens Battle Field.
tha Cha xln t1,x,A a-cllrx Anri

M0numc on the COwpens Battle H1elds
From the Charleston Mercury, April Is
Az has been minated heretofore, the Washington
Light Infsnuy, Captain Hatch. will leave this city to-
morrow night, on visit 70 "rhe Uowpsns" battle field
in Spertanbu district On the anniversary of the bat
tie, they intend erecting monument on the spot which
local Traditions point out where Colonel Wa. hingon
~ the head OF his troopers overlook the retreang B
tsh and gave them the frss taste Of his steel The
four 6ation OF the monument viii be Of concrete
posed OF cement and sand and shells Fort Moule
mixed in water from Euta~ Spring On this will be
pas the base eight sided SLAP of white marble from
which will spritg cast iron shaft, surmounted by
bcmbtbeD, the apex Of which wi be golden eagle
beirg fac sime enlarged Of the staff Of the Eutaw flag
which is he heirloom Of the company On its several
sides il bears the following criptions:-
WAXING ION
The Washington Light Infantry Charleston to whose
custooy the Widow OF William Washington
trusted his banner, visited this battle
field, April 1856, and again waved
over IL he Flag borne by him
that &C sasion
MORGAN.
HOWARD.
Fort Moultre, Kings Mountain, Cowpeps, Eutaw
Springs-our Heritage
To the yicors Of Cowpens eDj the result Of their
struggles, let emulate the virtues
which secured IL.
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The Picou,i,as OF the l4th inst, SAWS

The ftcdyuT< OF In6 I4tn inEt BHyb.-
The exchange market is again Arm to-day. Trausxc-
tions in clear sterling were made mostly ct 103h
but We have reason 70 h ss traction osyOnS w -
aoipg drafts Frsrch exchange rules from ST. Is g. 20
Sixty day bills Nsw York dealt In TO extent
It 1x and 1t the close bankers held firmly at III
The banks all checked this morning ct per cent dis
count and but little outside sight could be secured ut ~
The following table exhibits the number Of banks in
each State with the aggregate banking capital the
LIST Of January. 1855, and is complied from reliable
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the business Of the previous year, Of as A tons, We
must lock for similar increased demand during 1865
Tho furnaces and factories now in operation, and
going into operation. along The line Of the Reading Rail-
road viii take mp haf the amount, and II ws i'd
NIT the possibility Of the canal reaching its last
business, will find that the weekly estimate OF
sea tons for the Reading viii be greatly below the
quirenent.
Therefore, Is there Is no possibility Of the canals
gaining their present de6cier cy and the sources
Of supply net in . condition to make 1t up must
fA back upon the Reading for relief and towards the
close Of the very considerable advance In the
article The capacity Of the Reading Railroad, we know,
is about COO 600 OF tons and 1t has hitherto been
the policy of the managers keep the rolling machinery
within the requirements Of the market, we can
eeDeelys no remedy for the short supply .ut an i'm
ment the increased facilities fully equal to the
increased demand over last years business snd the
reach the increased business the rod it follows that
few more trains per day will make the deficiency
from the IN But Il the in
Reading during the year 1855 must exceed 600 tons
Among the passengers per steamer George Law which
sailed to-day for Aspinwall, were Professor Newton
Napross geologst and Charles Bonner Esq, mining
greer, accompanied BY party of miners and vorkmsn
There gentlemen 60 out in the service Of the Chrqu In
provemsnt Company and will proceed direct TO BocAs de-
Toro from AspinvAn. By the last mail the most avora
BILE accounts received from the agent Of the conpA
ny Bocas del Toro tending to confirm In every pon
the great value Of the companys
coal mines having been found IN most convenient local.
tss The advent Of these engineers the spot viii be
the signal for active operations and may look for ware
to shipment Of coal from this district to Aspnwa at
early day.
The earnings Of the Macon and Western Railroad Com
pany for the FIRST quarter of the present and past year.
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AND COMMERCIAL,


AOSuAh, APxu SA-o
The stock market does not present any new feature
With about the usual activity prices experienced about
the usua fuctuAtlons The leading railroad stocks do
not airy more than fraction nom day to day, and Is
most Of tte steadily improving in actual value,
have every TO believe that they will advance
steadily but gradually, In Market value At the first
board day Tennessee 6s advanced per cent Canton
Company, ~ New York Central Railroad, "; Cevs.
land and Toledo 2K. Reading Railroad fell oil per
cent, Panama, h GalenA and Chicago, u. The most i'm
portsnt movement To- day in Cleve and and Toledo
1t was very active from the opening to the close,
The stock in demand ct the close Of the Hst board
at the advance but after fell Of and sold ct de-
cline Of u per cent There s not much stock the
market and holders do not appear disposed to SELL
With exception Cleveland and Toledo is the lowest
Western railroad stock the market. II considered
permanent eight per cent investment, at parthe New
Yok Central is more, and sells at 81 92k per cent
The opening Of The Wabash Valley road has added largely
the receipts Of the Cleveland and Toedo an
II proposed to the steamboats, Of the Michi
gan Southern Railroad Company to Cleveland, IN.
stead Of Toledo. This will throw the whole OF the
through travel by the Michigan Southern route
over the entire length Of the Cleveland ans
Toledo line, and thus form and important
Of In view Of these movements, holders are
not disposed 70 part with their stock Cleveland aod
Toledo stock is worth more to-day than it was eigh,
months Since when il selling at 90 . 95 per cent
Michigan Southern was not buoyant to-day but it
opened and closed firm at quotations. There no,
much activity in the stock, and no indications Of
movement. The earnings of the road thus far this
month have been unusually large, and likely to
tr ue 30. We consider this a richly worth par.
All pefmane ten per cent railroad stocks are wortu
par, and will command 1t before the lapse Of many
weeks. GAlena and Ch,csgo rather heavy to-day
at 49, per cent. Erie remains about the came. The
sales continue limited.
After the adjournment Of the board the wing sales
of BONDS and stocks mate at auction by \. II
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$84,715 20

Increase in 1856. 1913 81
The statement exhibits the daily
ment the leading departments Of the banks OF this
city, during the week preceding Saturday morning
Anil 10 1885,