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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-08
Shocking Murder at Moyamen-
sing Prison.

= This morning, about seven o'clock,
one of the keepers at Moyamensing
Prison went to cell No. SO, on the first
floor of the untried department, occupied
by two prisoners, for the purpose of CIV
ing the inmates their breakfast. Upon
opening the cell door he was Mortified
at seeing one of the prisoners lying dead
upon the floor, with a shocking wound
in his Ihead, and the other man busiiy
engaged in washing up the blood upon
the floor of the cell. The two prisoners
were George Aublin, a German, and
John Cleary, an Irishman. 1t seems
that some time before the murder was
discovered, Aublin had taken an iron
plate, weighing some twelve or fifteen
pounds, from the window of the cell and
struck his sleeping fellow-prisoner a bloY
with the corner of the missile, which
fractured his skull heal the temple
The wound was a frightful one, and death
must have resulted instantly. Aublin
struck but a single blow, and then re-
placed the iron plate in the window
He then moved the dead body to anoth-
er part of the cell, rolled up a blanket
and put it under the head of the corpse
for pillow, and commenced washing uY
the blood, at which employment he was
engaged when discovered by the keeper.
The murderer was Immediately conveyed
to another cell and put in irons.
Both the murderer and his victim
were committed to prison yesterday
morning, md both for the same offence
wife beating. Aublin is a man about
thirty-fve years of age. He lived in
Front street, near Noble, where he has
a wife and two children. Alderman
Coates yesterday committed him to
prison, to answer the charge of beating
his wife and threatening to shoot her.
He was a man of incorporate habits,
and it is believed that the dread crime
was committed this morning while labor
ing under an attack of n1ania q otu.
When asked about the affair he said that
Cleary had entered the cell for the IT.
pose of robbing him.
John Cleary, the deceased, was about
forty years of age; he was very intemper.
ate in his habits, and while drunk would
ill-use his wife. The latter lives at
Thirteenth and Carpenter streets
Yesterday morning he was taken before
Alderman Enon, who committed him to
answer the charge of wife beating
Philadelphia Bulletin, March 27.
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WASHINGTON.
Moro Fil1ibusters.
New YORK, April 2-ll:30.

New York, April 2--ll:30.
The steamer Texas arrived this even
ing from San Juan, Nicaragua. She
brings dates to the goth ultImo.
Nothing later from California.
The news from Rivas is to the 18th.
The purser reports the army in good
condition and we'll provisioned.
Walker, with 400 men, attacked the
allies at st. George and gained the pla-
"a and burned the most important part
of the town, and retreated to Rivas,
which Chomorrow, with 1900 men had,
in the meantime, attacked and been
driven back with great slaughter by
Henningsen. Walker met them retreat
ing, and they were consequently placed
between two fires, and becoming COM
pletely p~aralyzed, suffered immensely.
The allies are said by their own ac-
count to have lost 527 killed and over
500 wounded. while Walker estimate
their loss at 600 killed and 500 wound
ed, and states his own loss at 2 killed
and ri wounded. Walker had the bod
les of the dead burned.
The sloop of-war st. Mary, was at San
Juan Del Sur.
It was reported at Karas, that the
commander-in chief of the allies was I'M
der arrest for making certain overtures
to Walkir.
1t is reported that Chilon had raised
a body of men in Leon, and was about
to join Walker, and that President
Revel had been a~ssassinated.
Last report confirmed Lockridge, on
San Juan River, had received another
strong reinforcement of Texans, with a
large quantity of provisions and amuni.
ton. His command garrisoned the on
ly two communications with Costa Rica,
viz 21O men at the mouth of Serapigne
river and 1873 at San Carlos River, and
and the remaining 1O2 in advance with
Lockridge, near Machuca Rapids. Lock
ridge is said to have secured documents
showing that the Costa Ricans had
opened the transit to the English Gov
eminent.
Costa Rica force at San Carlos, and
Lockridge confident of taking it, report
ed that the allies had been defeated by
Walker, and had retreatod to Wassaya.
The royal mail steamer New Grenada,
had been boarded by the Peruvian
steamer Laco, in the interest of Vivian.
co, and plundered of $780, 600 in specie,
arms, stores and provisions.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-08
rHE ELECTION ON MONDAY.

The inclement weather prevented q
full vote on Monday last, but the result
throughout the county SO far as we have
learned, is highly gratifying to the
friends Of the good old cause of Democ-
raoy.
We annex such returns as We have re-
understanding with
MONTGOMERY TowNsH1P.-The Repub-
Eesns were early in the field here
They formed their ticket lat weekend
bur neighbor of the Times " pitched in"
With q regular Santa Anna shriek-
emitting only the words, God and
Liberty'-in manner, form and type as
follows, to wit:
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A Grand Swindle--Failure OF d
Bank of New Castle, Per'nsyi-
vania--The Cashier Absorbed
with $4,000.

The Pittsburg Chronicle of tho oath
inst, IL noticing the failure of this bank,
says:
On Friday morning the bank had just
81 in coin, to redeem its outstanding
circulation, which amounts to over
$4,000
!, The Cashier, John NJ. Wagoaseiler'
il a defaulter to the amount OF S5o U
and left on Thursday morning for parts
unknown: He is reported to have 6een
a fast liver, of loose and expensive hab-
sit and deeply involved in Eastern
sneculations. Large sums, we are cre1-
ibly informed, have been reckiessly
loaned to corporations, the great amount
of which will be a total loss to the 6anK.
Among others, $40, 900 to the worthless
Gramercy Bank, Indiana The causes
of the failure arc similar to those OF the
Lancaster Bank. and, occurring just now
when money is in such urgent demand
will tend still further to increase dis
trust and uneasiness in the money mar
ket.
The affairs of this concern must v
Lbeeu managed with the most crimlnai
carelelessness, and our community Will
wait with considerable interest Tor FUR
Their disclosures to reveal the tac's u
tbeis dceu.lai1 bank sRindle.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-08

OLD ORANGE STILL HEasELF!-M.
Knapp: Through your paper I propose
to let the Democracy of Ashland eoun-
4y know how the Democracy of the
Berks of Ashland county came out of
the contest on Monday.
You are aware, sir, that We did not
form a ticket until on the morning of the
election; when Josiah Thorn as, John
Krebs and John Bishop were put upon
the ticket for trustees. They are three
of the Oldest md most respected citizens
Of our township, and have been oft
weighed in the Democratic balance and
we're never found wanting.
William Mcclellan and Emanuel
Finger, honest men aud sterling demo-
Gratis, we're elected Constables without
opposition.
Jacob Smurr was elected Treasurer,
and DIR. Deal Clerk. It is enough to
say of them that they were elected by
the Democracy of Orange.
But our Assessor I-ah, here comes
the tug of war. 1t would have done
you good, Nj. Editor, to have seen the
knowing ones of the woolly-headed par
ty s'layipg their ropes" The Demo
Gratis put in nomination Mr. John Heif-
ner for the Office of Assessor-than
whom a better democrat does not live +;
and here the fun began. They held a
secret caucus, and put in a distinguish
ed Chief of the Cherokees as outside
sentinel, who was to give warning on
the approach of danger by Tapping his
ears. Their first deliberation resulted
in choice of. a uau who could neither
read nor write, and whose only qualif-
cation was his admitted know nothing
ism. They soon discovered their mis-
take, and rallied again. And now a
kingdom for a doughface-an Office for
a man who would sell his birthright for
a mess of pottage, and a begging they
did go, tramping every democrat they
rap against to be a candidate Cor asses
sor-which appeals were answered by a
kick here, and q cuff there, until the
moor Republicans, disheartened and dis,
couragod, left the field, swearing that
in such a-[profaue quotations omit
ed1-democrasic hole, o poor coiored
mar had no chance. Suffice to say,sha'
they did not get a pinch-uot even
supervisor. Heiffner was elected aimoS
without o show of opposition, and II b
does not assess our township as quicl
and as we'll as it has ever been assessed
then I miss my guess. oeOANN
MouEcAa TowNsHIP.-Old MohecaI
las mado a clcau sweep, pob'y sns:ain
ing her former position. There ~ef'
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Conviction of Ward at Toledo.

The trial of Return j. NJ. Ward, in the
Court of Common Pleas of Lucas Co., for
the murder of his wife, was brought to
a close on last Wednesday evening by-a
verdict of "Guilty of murder in the
first Degree" the penalty of which is
death. The trial occupied nine days.
The Toledo Commercial has the follow
ing notice of the closing incidents:
Mr.. Fuller, for the defence. closed his
remarks yesterday forenoon, and Mr..
Manor for the prosecution, occupied the
most of the afternoon. AT about half
past five Judge Fitch commenced his
charge to the Jury. The charge was
brief, remarkably clear and. able. AT
half past six the Jury retired. The
| Courtroom was excessively crowded
throughout the day, and the interest
manifested in the proceedings was in
tense. The prisoner appeared to he
stricken with grief and fear, aud bis
head dropped to his breast, hardly once
to be raised during the afternoon. Only
a few persons awaited in the Courtroom
for the Jury to return. At about half
past 7 O'Clock, the Jury came in, ard
through the foreman, Judge Scott, the
dreadful word-GUILTY-was spoken.
Ward heard the fearful word apparent
ly without emotion. His face was i'm
movable-it scarce could have been moro
so had it been marble. He was led away
to his gloomy cell.
We are not advised when he will re-
ceive his sentence. His punishment
will be death by hanging; and this, we
believe, will be the first execution In this
county.
The Blade of Thursday says:
"The murder is one of the most bru-
tai, horrid and disgusting in all the an
nails of crime. a husband not only
murders his wife, after cold-blooded
premeditation, but he sits up nights,
with his door locked, cuts her into small
pieces, and burns up her remains In tho
stove. This process occupied several
DAYS, in which time he drew largely on
the shops around for shaviugs, and the
~unsayory scent went forth from the
chimney, and filled the ~nostrils of those
who happened to be in the vicinity
Ward occupied himself with this DIS
gushing and appalling work, till ne
thought he had oblitcrated all traces OF
his guilt, and then defed detection
But smurder will out" It is amazing
what an array of facts, u%nimportant in
themselves, have been brought to bear
ON the case, and what an Irresistible
conviction of guilt they carry to the
mind"
Il Since the above was in type,
we discover that Ward has made a full
confession of the murder of his wife,
He is sentenced to be hung at Toledo
on the 18th of June next.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Joseph Apologize, In Ashland County

Joseph Apologize, In Ashland County
VS. Com. Pleas.
10y virtue of a Fl. Fa. duly issued from the
- Court of Common Pleas, of Ashland
County, dated February 18th, A. D., 1857, and
to me directed, 1 will sell at the door of the
Court House, in said county, at public auction,
on
Saturday, 9th day Of May,
AID, 1857, between the hours of ten o'clock,
A. NJ. and four o'clock, P. M, of said day, the
following described real estate, situate i'll said
county, to-wit the undivided two-ffth parts
# a part of the south west quarter of section
eighteen ISL in Township number twenty
f20,1 Range STRENGTHENING at the south
west corner of said quarter. running thence
north along the west boundary line of said
quarter lOS rods-thence east 40 rods and 10
links to a post-thence south 5911. rods to a
post-thence east 6 and 81 100 rods to a post
thence south 40 and 2-l00 rods to Il post on the
south boundary line of said quarter--thence
west along said south boundary line SO and
$500 rods to the place of beginning--con-
tanning 81 acres of land more or less, being in
said Ashland county, and levied on as the
property of John Arehart. Appraised ut
S4I9 $500. Terms of Sale-Cash.
JOHN. HOFFMAN, Sheriff.
April 8. 1857. 43tspfS4.50
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SPRING AND SUMNER GOODS!
oFFicE OF TUE a. d G.. W. II. r, Co I
Mansfield. March 10, 1857.


At n meeting of the directors of the above
company, held Mach 6, 1857, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted, TO wit:
RESOLVED. That all unpaid subscriptions of
Stock ia the Atlantic d Great Western Rail
Road Company, are re required to be Laid TO E.
p. BraMcrd, Treasurer, at the Office of the
Company, in Mansfield, Richland county, O.,
or to the authorized collectors ofsai1 Company,
as follows:
Twenty per cent. of the amount unpaid on
the lst day of April, 1857.
Twenty per cent. of the same amount on the
18th day of April, 1857
And the balance on the LIST day of May,
1857.
Expecting the subscriptions in Montgomery
county, Ohio, which have been called for here
tofore. And Expecting also, all subscriptions
when the amount to be paid in given periods
is limited. All ssch subscriptions shall be
! paid in, the largest amounts at the shortest Pc
RODS, as are specified in such subscriptions.
The time of computing to commence on the
day of the passage of this resolution. And II
any such instalIment o fstock SO required, shalt
remain unpaid for sixty days after the time 1T
NAV be required, the same shall be collected
by suit, with five per cent penalty thereon or,
the stock so unpaid. may be sold at public auc-
ton, as this Board may direct.
All subscribers coming within the provisions
of the foregoing resolution, are requested
punctually to comply with It's terms and save
further trouble, j. W.TYLER, Sec Y.
March Is, 1857. 3w41
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WASHINGTON, April |.

The different departments are besieg-
ed by hundreds of applicants, auticipa.
ting extensive changes in the clerical
forces, but none have yet been made.
Sixty such applicants arrived this morn
ing, and are registered at one hotel.
Gov. Walker had another interview
with the Cabinet this morning upon
Kansas affairs.
Tho administration has intimated
that the proceedings in Kansas, having
in view the election of delegates, pre-
liminary to the formation of a State
Constitution, with the intention and de-
sire to designate the d%istracting question
| of Slavery, will assist in carrying for
ward the measure which has been com
menced in the territory for that purpose,
leaving the people at large, without any
reference whatever to their political di-
visions, to settle it by a free and un-
trammeled vote for themselves.
1t having been repeatedly asked how
an independent suffrage can be exercis-
ed if the laws of the Territory are to be
regarded rs valid The reply from the
best sources of information is, that if
the law providing for elections is a fair
one, that is, explicitly declaring all free
whito male citizens over 81 years of age
and a resident of the Territory from
the first of April, shall be entitled to
vote for delegates to the Constitutional
Convention.
This is to be administered without re.
oard to any test oaths. Gov. Walk
er and Secretary of State Stanton, have
repeatedly said hat their efforts in &C
cordunce with the~views of the Admin
istration, will be to secure fair expires
sions of opinion for all the people OF
Kansas, while they will carefully alb.
stain from any act which could be con
strued into partially for one side or the
/, other. Whatsoever way the citizens
decide, the Administration will be con-
to Mt.
Walker repeats his opinion that Kan
sas " III be a free state.
Sam pson w. Harris, ex-member Of
| Conore, $ from Alabama, who has beer
sick ever since the adjournment, died &c
day of pl eumonia:
The Pre-. ident has made the follow
ing Kansas appointments: John w
Whitfield, ex-delegate from Kansas
REGISTER. and Daniel Woodson, ex-Sec'
'-etarv of State of Kansas, Receiver o
The Delaware La I'D District; Fredericl
Emery. Register, and James P. Dow
ner receiver for the Western Land Dis
strict VIM. H. Doak, Register ant
r Paphroditus Ransom, OF michigan
rec eiyer of the Usage Land District
| Oh as +. Nix, chief clerk of Indian at
fai..s, has been appointed commissions
of Indian affairs, vice commissions
ii anypenny resigned
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NO. Q.

NJ"
RESOLVED by the General assembly of the State Of
Ohio, Thre e-fifths of the members elected 10 each
House concurring therein that it be, and hereby
is, proposed to the electors of this State to vote
on the second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection ofthe following amendment.
as 4 substitute fol the fifth and sixth sections of
the fourth article OF the Constitution, viz: Sec.
5, District Courts shall be he Id in each county at
least once in each year, by one or more District
Judges elected by the electors of separate districts
to be prescribed by law, who shall hold their Of
flee for five years: and during their continuance
in Office shall reside in the district for which they
are elected. The provisions of tie fourteenth
section o., this article shall apply to District
Judges. The General Assembly may by law au-
thoriZe the judges of the district Court, and of
The courts OF common pleas, to fix the times of
holding their respective courts until District
Judges shall have been elected and 9ualifed.-
District Court shall be held by the Judges OF the
S4prcme Court and OF the Courts of Common
Pleas. as now authorized. Sec. d. The District
Court shall have such jurisdiction as may be pro-
vided by law, and the judges thereof shall have
and exercise such power and jurisdiction at CHI. M
bcrs, and maj be required to sit as judges Of the
Courts of Common Pleas as shall be directed by
law. n. H. a WORRIES,
Speaker of the House Of Representation.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of TIE Senate.
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[Election,cMonday, April sth.]
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP
Republican Ticket.

As they carried this Township at the
October election, by q majority Of one,
our republican brethren anticipated
dividends from their fourishes and
shrieks. But it has of no avail. The
People of old Montgomery proclaimed,
by their votes, that WHITE men were
quite as National" as niggersi The
following are the fgures-Democrats in
SMALL cAPs, Republicans IN italics
showing a clear sweep of everything ex-
cept on one trustee, Mr.. THOMAS, whose
defeat. by a few votes is much to be re-
GREETED, as be is one Of the best men in
the township:
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~HARRIsoN's
-A- 1~E


SIZE ENLARGED, STYLE IMPROVED.
1t has double the quantity and strength of any
other.
It gives o perfectly natural color.
1t colors every shade from light brown to jet
black.
Its use is easy and rapid.
It is perfectly harmless to the skin.
It's effect is instantaneous and permanent.
1t is the best, quickest,i cheapest and safest
DYE ever made.
directions for use accompany each box-n
Price-l or. $l;-2o OF. $780, OF. 3d.
8 OF. S..
ENTERED according to Act ofCongress, in the year
1855. by A. w. Harrison in the CierK's Once OF
the district Court of the u. S. for the Eastern
For Sale by Dufin d Crane. Ashland T.W.
Coulter d Co.. Perrysvillo white d Co.. Polk ;
L. Nj. Funk, Sullivan Gault d Shaw, Sayan-
nah, Ohio.
Manufactures APoLLoS w. HARRISON,
10 South 7th St, Philadelphia.
March IL, 1857. ly4l.
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Valuable Property for
SALE CHEAP.

@sNa'THE undersigned offers for sale,
81 L LOW, and on liberal terms, lots
No. 25 and Al, in the Village of Savannah;
Ashland county, Ohio, known as the "See .
property. There is erected on one of said lots q
rood two story frame dwelling house, suitably
srran oed for a Store room and dwelling house,
and on the other lot adjoining, large and com
modions Stabling. The above property is
suitable for either a Store or Tavern stand
A good title will be given and immediate pos
session. If not sold by the lstofAPril, 1t VIII
be for rent. For terms inquire of the under;
0S;o b. BURNS, Agent.
1T = 1o57 6w4l.
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CHICAGO, April 2, 1857.

The heavy gale yesterday wrecked six
vessels along the Lake shore, Is lives are
reported lost.
The schooner Cygnet, with a cargo of
wood, foundered and went to pieces
against the breakwater. The crew was
saved.
The brig David Smart went ashore
five miles north. Crew, except mate
were lost.
A yawl boat of the steamer Huron,
with five persons attempting to rescue,
capsized and four were lost.
The schooner Temperance was wrecked
near Racine. Anticipated further dis
asterS.
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New York, April 3.

The Ili5une's Washington eorresPon-
dent writes:
The administration has definitely re-
fnsed to appoint a special Minister to
China to ioin in the British and French
movement, or change the position taken
by Mr.. Marcy.
The washington correspondent OF the
Journal of Commerce says the oni!eo
States Consul at Hong Kong, by taxing
the part ascribed to him in the brItisn
assault on Canton, acted contrary to the
wishes Of his government ! and if the &C.
ton imputed to him be verified BY our
Minister to China, the Consul VIII be
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Sw44
Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that there will be
IN presented to the Commissioners OF ASA
netition for an alteration of the County Road,
Com mencing at the south line of the south
west quarter of section ~twenty-seTen I'D IP'
twenty-three (23,) Range fifteen 10 SAID al
t~eration, bearing cast of S. g. Illers barn,
and to intersectthc said county road. at, OF neal
the north line of said quarter SECTION
April s, 1857. 4we4
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Eesidcnccs for sale al the Seat of an
ESxcelIent lusfitution of

Residences for Sale al the Seat of an
EXceIIent institution of learning.
7 ARGE and Small Commodious Houses for
sale, in Hayesville, Ashland County. Ohio.
They are suitable for Dwelling Houses, Board
ing Houses. &C., having out lots. on which aie
a Variety of choice fruit tl ces. Persons wish
ing to educate their families would do well to
Irre and other good schools in the place. The
terms of sale will be moderate and the times
of payment long to suit purchasers. New
lands in the West, or Real Estate here, will be
taken in exchange. For further information,
inquire of John L.. Mclean. George Stott, or
Professor Deifendorf, all of Hayesville.
Dec. II, 1856. ms