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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28
n. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
THOMAS ii. FORD.
President of the Senate.
April II, 1857.
No.
4 Y ACT

no. 1871 AN ACT
TO amend the forty-s;Nth section o. an act emit
tied an act for the assessment and AVIATION OF
all property in this state. and tof leyying take
thereon according TO its value i'll money, PISS
ed April l3, 1852.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General As
Sembly OF the State OF Oh:o, That the forty
sixth section of the act entitled an act for the
assessment and taxation OF all property il this
state, according to its truc va lac in nIpiIvy, pass
ed April Is, 1852, be so amended as TO read as
follows: That the county auditor, if he shall
have reason TO b .licve, or be Informed that any
person has given to the assessor q false statement
vestmemts in bonds, stocks, JOINT stock compa-
MES, or otherwise, o. that the assessor has u1t
returned the full amount required t. b. listed in
his ward or township, o" hls omitted or made an
erroneous return OF any property, moneys or cred
its. Investments in bonds, stocks. joint stock
companies, or otherwise which are, by law. sub
icct to taxation, shall proceed at any time before
the final settlement with the county treasurer.
to correct the return of the assessor. and to
charge such persons on the duplicate with the
proper amount of taxes: to enable him to do
which. he is hereby authorized and empowered
to issue compulsory process. and require the at
tendance of any person or persons whom he may
suppose to have a knowledge Of the articles, or
value OF the personal property, moneys or credits.
in bonds, stocks. joint stock cOm-
panies, or otherwise. and examine such person
or persons, on oath or affirmation. in relation to
such statement or return; and it shall be the lu-
ty of the auditor in all such cases, to notify eve
ny such person, before making the entry on the
duplicate. that he may have an opportunity Of
showing that his statement Or return of the as
season was correct, and the cOanty auditor shall,
in all sIc!i cases file in his dice n statement o:
the facts or evidence upon which he made such
correction: but he shall. il no ca sc. reduce the
amount .returncd by tnc asse ssnr, without the
assent of the auditor of state. given On a
statement OF facts submitted by thc county au-
ditnr
SEC. ?. That in all ~clscsiu which any person
snail maze = t:ls" statement o: the amount Of
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28

nr.I 1t is a wonder, that Democracy
gains strength while the party opposing
it runs into a rapid decay. However
much the policy and measures OF the
Democratic party are reviled, in the emo
they thoroughly vindicate themselves
and live down all Opposition. Herein
is the secret Of the Democratic party.
There men of faint hearts and weak
faith-political Peters-who, when the
party is in peril, when some of its lead
ers are failingand its colors arc trailing,
betake themselves to the ranks Of the
Opposition. In place of such men the
party always receives recruits more val
liable because more reliable. The fu-
turc of our party is chccringly bright,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28

GovEKNoR. GEARY.-This 'small po-
tato" individual, who acquired some re-
nown in Kansas-duo to other circum-
stances than his own merits, as was con-
clusively shown by his fleeing from the
Territory when a crisis came-is to be
the Know-Nothing candidate for Gov
n of Pennsylvania. He was former
w a member of the order, and therefore
makes no sacrifices of Democracy in ac-
ceptingsuch a position. He will divide
the opposition vote with Wilmot, and
both will be overwhelmingly beaten by
General Packer, the Democratic nom
incc.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28

pE~Colonol Benton has written an
other letter, ~dcploring slavery agitation
as an unmitigated evil. He claims that the
emancipation controversy in Missouri is
intended only to excite the slaves, and
says that much mischiefhas already been
done il this way.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28

poisoned shirt of Nessus to the opposi-
ton party in the North, raised a howl
which struck CONSERVATION in the ranks
which were wont to marshal under the
leadership of Clay. of Webster, and OF
Choat. In the scene of confusion and
passion that followed, old party ties
were severed, and the flag that waved
over the old Wing party, through vic
tory and defeat, was usurped by the
fanatical hosts of Abo!itionism, and
rallying to the cry of " Free soil, free
speech, and no union with Shareholders"
they sought to embroil the two great
sections, North and South, in all the
horrors Of an intestine war. Statesmen,
whose only fault was devotion to he
Union, and who lad grown grey in the
honorable service of their country, were
branded as traitors. We are of those
who believe that the Democratic party
has a high mission to fulfil. 1t has
within its keeping the Constitution, and
all that We as Americans hold dear.
Wherever Liberty has a votary, or a
freemrn a habitation, there it may be
found. 1t takes by the hand the OPP
pressed and down-trodden emigrant
from his fatherland, and tells him he is
an equal and a fellow-citizen. It's aspi-
%rations cheer the industrious pioneer,
where Nature blooms in perpetual We
getation, on the Rio Grande, or where
he grapples with sterner fate ON the
banks Of the Oregon.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28
Crops and the Fruit.

So far as we can learn from our W
observation, from travellers about the
country and our numerous exchanges,
the prospects for a full crop of both
grain and fruit were never better in
Ohio than now. The season is late, to
be sure; but to the cold weather, keep
ing back the fruit, and to the unusual
quantity of rain saturating the earth
against the possibility of drouth, are to
be attributed this prospective abundance.
Our soil seldom suffers from too much
rain. AS a general thing Ohio has
nothing to fear but drouth, and for the
three past years she has suffered much
from this cause.
As to fruit, our peach, cherry, apricot,
and apple trees are literally alive with
buds just bursting into bloom and it is
hardly ~supposable thatthe frost cannow,
in the middle Of May, injure them much
In the south part of the State the peach
and cherry trees are white with bios
sons.
In northern Ohio the wheat crop new
er promised so we'll. Not a field has
proven a failure, SO far as We have heard.
The Stark County Democrat speaks for
that old wheat growing county thus:
"The wheat crop generally looks we'll
in this county, SO far as we car learn.
1t may be late, but good weather now
will bring it forward rapidly.
The Pennsylvania 4drertiser says:
Farmers tells US that the wheat crop in
Lake county promises an abundant
yield"
Agentieman in the north western part
of Ohio states that the crops are recov-
ering from the severity of the winter and
the backward spring. The wheat, which
locked yellow and sickly, has regained
its healthful color, and now promises an
abundant yield. Should nothing unfa-
yorable occur, the yield in that por-
ton of the State will be very large. as
an unusual breadth of the land was
sown.
Would that the crops throughout the
North west promised as well as in
Ohio.
The Springfield On Journal gives
an account equally favorable respecting
the condition of the wheat crop in that
State, it says:
I'VE are gratifed to learn from many
Of our farmer friends who were in town
on Saturday, that the spring wheat gives
promise of a good crop. 1t was appre-
hended that the recent cold weather had
materially injured it, butsuch is not the
case. The warm rains of the last week,
and the bright sunshine since, are very
encouraging to the farmers.
With regard to Michigan the Lansing
Journal says prospects have improved,
and from present Indications the wheat
crop will not be much short of an aver
age Weld. The Iowa City Republican
says the wheat prospects in that State
arc gloomy.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28
EGg~It is said that judge Drummond

An important railroad case was
tried last week in New Hampshire, III
which it was decided that the railroad
directors have a right to make extra
charges when tickets are not procured
before entering the cars, and that CON
ductors are justified in cxpclling from
the cars those who refuse to pay such
charges.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28
April l.. 1857,
AUDIToR'S OFFICE,
EATON. May %, 1857.

I hereby certify that the foregoing
acts are correctly copied from the origin
al rolls on file in this Office.
JAMES ALBERT,
ATDVTOR-
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28
EiIrBNOny.

The Sandusky Mirror very truthfully
says: We are glad to see the harmony that
now exists in the ranks of the Democra-
cy. This is the more gratifying to the
party, when we reflect that after a pres
idcntial contest, there is always q large
number of applicants for Office; and men
failing to get situations are apt to feel
sour. But such is not the case low
From all parts of the country, We have
the most cheering evidence that harmony
and fellowship, prevail in an eminent
degree among the Democracy. This is a
gratifying state of affairs to the Democ-
racy of Ohio, when they consider the
coming political contest in our State
1t shows that the Democracy are on the
alert, and profting by the counsel of the
Sage of the Hermitage, "that eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty" they
are preparing to give Black Republican,
ism its final doom in Ohio. The signs
o fthc times f~orcshadow a brilliant and
triumphant victory, that will redeem
Ohio from the thraldom Of Black Re
publicanism, which in its briefreign has
brought dishonor on our State.
The honest masses are moving as one
man, to kick out ofplacc those unworthy
and faithless servants, who by their dis
honesty yenality and corruption, have
disgraceda and dishonored the places they
tried to FIJI. The fiat has gone forth
that the Democracy can and will be
triumphant, and the only question is by
what majority shall VIC carry the State.
GD~It is said that Judge Drummond
will so out to Utah rs Governor, in case
Major McCulloch declines. He is the
late Judge ofthe Territory-is not quite
six feet tall, we'll built, possesses a good
constitution, with an iron VIII, and fixed
determination. He is of Scotch-Irish
gcncology-reared and educated in Vir-
ginia. He removed to Illinois nineteen
years since, and is now in his thirty-sey-
cnth year.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28

prJ1crty for taxation. to cyadc the payment O,
to VS. in whole or in part, the nrrSnn rnokinr
such false sta cement, shall be liable tcr nd pay
all costs and expenses that may b. incurred un-
der the provisions o this act and the same fees
and costs shall be allowed and paid as is now or
may be allowed by law, for similar services, and
if not paid may be collected before any justice of
the peace Of the proper county, by suit in the
name of the county commissioners. bat in all ca
Sas under this act where the statement shall be
fOuui correct, and no intention to evade the pay
ment Of taxes the costs aud expenses incurred
under this>act, shall b. paid ont of the county
treasury of the proper county, on the order of he
county auditor.
SEC. 3. That the forty sixth section of the act
to which this is an amendment, be and the same
Is hereby repealed. This act to take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
JOSE PHI TRUESDALE,
Speaker pro tom, of the House of Representative
THOMAS IL. FORD,
President of the Senate.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02
She is an Angel Now.

"Mamma, my poor little head hurts so
bad y exclaims a little girl of only four sum
mers, as she rests her head on her mothers
bosom.
"Darling, l am very sorry. Show me
where it aches most" 70 birs ad g0I 81
at hurts me all over, mamma she lisps,
while tears trickle down her pale cheeks. bo,
"Poor little angel she knows not what
death is." Her mother gently smooths her
curling locks; for, gentle MOTHER thou well
knowest what pain and sorrow are. .sa9Iuo
"No use now, mamma. No use, for i for.
got all about my head, and you would too,
mamma, if you had been with me just now.
The parents eye glistened, her lips quivered
and her voice trembled, as she said softly
"Where was my sweet Mary ?" I1algT 3.
80, mamma, it was so beautiful! and the
angels were dressed SO pretty; the brightest
dresses you ever saw, mamma. When they
saw me they all ran to their harps and played
the sweetest music you eAer heard. Indeed,
mamma, everything was so beautiful and
bright. | whispered to one of them not to
stop playing till | brought my mamma tc
hear it,"
The mothers lips moved not, for she well
knew that the messenger of death was there
and the angels were ready to snatch her babe
from her bosom. ~, 49,. ,... ,,ad -...
The child raised its soft eyss to its mother''
and smiling whispered" mamma, will yor
sit here and listen to the music for a little
while, till 90 and see what that lovely an
gel wants with me?" Her blue eyes closed
so TRANQUILITY, and she whispered "good
night" and so fell asleep. g.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

Special Notices, five cents a line each Insertion
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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

There have been many definitions Of a
gentleman, but the prettiest and most poetic
is that given by lady. GA gentleman is a
human being combining woman's tender
ness with mans courage"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02
HENRY GRIFFIN.

HENRY GRIFFIN, 1.v-Io7 49,.
Commission Merchant and General Ag't, Dealer
in Salt, Floar, Dry and Green Fruits, Provisions,
Family Groceries, Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery,
etc, etc. Opposite the Washington House,
-, Grand Haycn.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

W. ID. FOSTER & CO., ,ts
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Hard and Hol-
low-Ware Iron and Manufacturers of Tin and
Sheet-Iron Ware, foot of Monroe street,
ILtJt ori,af i Grand Rapids.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

CUTLER & WARTS,
Dealers in Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, of all
kinds, Groceries, Provisions, Crockery, Hard
ware, Boots and Shoes etc, etc. Water street,
u llgYW - ari tt.ll A' Grand Haven.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

An honest man is believed without an
oath, for his reputation swcars for him. I'D v
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

G.. DAVIS & CO.,
Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions,
Hardware, Crockery, Boots and Shoes, etc. etc.
..HHl tt .'. N'c' Muskegon, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

ALBEE & HUNTING, ar.,
dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions,
el Hardware Cutlery, Crockery, Boots and Shoes,
etc., etc. Corner of Washington and Water Sts..
r.tlt .,t .rTtIl d Grand Haven.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02
]. b. McNETT.

j. b. McNETT,
Physician and Surgeon. Dr. McNctt is now
permanently located in this village, and will
attend TO all calls in his profession.
Office at the residence Of Mr.. Hiram Bean. corner
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02
WHOLE NO. 304.s
THE GRAND RIVER TIMES.

"we live in deeds years in thoughts not breats;
al In feelings not In figures the dial II 100 aaod =
We should count time by hearthrobs; he most lives,
Who thinks most feels the nobcst acts the bestv h
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

STEPHEN MUNKOE, Nv" ~
Physician and Surgeon. Office one door west of
- I. Davis Tailor shop, Washington street l1
-lir f"h '.t Grand Haven.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

A WORD TO BoYs.--Begin in early life to
collect Libraries of your own. Begin with a
single book and when you find or hear Of a
first-rate book, obtain il il you can. After a
while get another, as you arc able, and be
sure to read it. Take the best care of your
books; and in this way, when you are men,
you will have good Libraries in your heads as
well as on your shelves.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02
I'D / A ROGERS

DIX. l.. a. RUGEKS, III --.I--D-I. n
IA Surgeon Dentist. May be found during business
hours, at his Office, in Dr. Shepards New Block,
Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

How many fine hats serve as covering
for worthless heads, and how many, plated
shirt-bosoms cover hollow cavern where a
heart should be lodged. 'oli' -
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02
A Beautiful Extract.

To say nothing Of the pleasant hymns in
harvest time and the lyrics in the spring; to
shut ones eyes on the daisies, and find out
nobody's love for the dairy's golden coinage
by the reflection of buttercups upon the dim
pied chins; to forget the small thatched cot
tage of the honey-bee, and the fragrance Of
the drifts of new mown hay; poetry is strown
through the meadows in the sweet guise of
strawberries. e r aIt .dga
1t is the fruit that grows fairest and ripest
in memory as we'll as meadow; how you and
she crept through the grass after them, in
those sunny Saturday afternoons; how your
hand and hers met, sometimes, by chance, in
ihc ruby sprinked grass; how you assisted at
her small toilet by the clear brook-side, when
you stained her cheeks with strawberries,
and the crystal water went puring over her
bare, white feet as if they had been Parian,
and the brook were meandering through clas-
sic land. gtil
And what has become of the little basket
with its checker-work of yellow and red
And the bright tin basins brimming with
new milk, its white area sprnkled like an ar
chipelago, with strawberries, and the home
made bread, and the golden coinage of the
chun are they not all a part of the poem?
And the girl to whom you gave the treas
ure of the basket, and more than half of your
heart, does she look into Eden yet, every
time she smiles, or did she wander too near
the open gates of paradise, one day, and is
now in an endless June, amid immortal
fruits?
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

a. L. CHUBB,
Manufacturer of Plows, Cultivators and Grain
Cradles, and Dealer in all kinds of Agricultural
Implements and Machines. Agricultural Ware
house, Canal street. Grand Rapids.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

The FEMALE HEART.-There is nothing
under heaven so delicious as the possession of
pure, fresh, immutable affection. The most
felicitous moment of mans life-the most
ecstatic of all his emotions and sympathies,
is that in which he receives an avowal from
the idol of his heart. The springs Of feeling,
when in their youthful purity, are fountains
Of unsealed and gushing tenderness-the
spell that once draws them forth is the mys-
tic light of future years and undying men,
ory. Nothing in life is so pure and devoted
as woman's love. 1t matters not whether it
be for husband, or child, or sister or brother,
it is the same pure, unquenchable flame, the
same constant and immaculate glow Of feel
ing, whose undeniable touch-stone is trial.
Do but give her one token of love, one kind
word, one gentle look, even if it be amid
desolation and DEATH the feelings of that
faithful heart will gush forth as torrent in
spite of every bond or mercenary tie. ro
More priceless than the jems of Golconda
is the female heart, and more devoted than
the idolatry of Mecca is woman's love. There
is no sordid view or qualifying self-interest
in the feeling. 1t is a principle and charac-
teristic of her nature-a faculty and infatua-
ton which absorbs and concentrates all the
fervor Of her soul, and all the depths of her
bosom. / would rather be the idol of one
unsullied and Impractical heart, than the
monarch of empires. / would rather possess
the immaculate and impassioned devotion of
one high-souled and enthusiastic woman than
the sycophantic fawning of millions.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

GROSVENOR REED.
Attorney and Counselor at Law. All business
entrusted 10 me will be promptly and satisfacto-
rily attended to- Residence,
Charleston Landing, Ottawa Co, Mich
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02
BUSINESS DIRECTORY-1S57.

AUGUSTUS w. TAYLOR, ,a't 90 %. :,
Judge Of Probate for Ottawa county, Michigan.
:. Office with the County Treasurer, Grand Haven.
&C. Papers and business communications trans
mtted to the Court, through favor of H. ID. Post,
Holland, or left with Mr.. Henry Brewer. Grand
Haven, will receive prompt attention.
Court days, first and third Mondays of each month.
p. Q. address, Ottawa Center, Ottawa Co. Mich.
JAMES p. SCOTT, ~
Clerk and Register of Ottawa county, Michigan,
and Notary Public Grand Haven.
TIMOTHY FLETCHER, - ii 4a
Treasurer of Ottawa county, and Notary Public
CURTIS w. GRAY. .s a.a..ar
Sheriff of Ottawa county. Grand Haven.
NJ. B. HOPKINS, ..,..i... -.
Prosecuting Attorney and Circuit Court Com
missioner, for Ottawa county. Grand Haven. >
JAMES SAWYER,
County Surveyor P. 0. Address, Eastmanville.
CONFER B. SHAW, 2H.sa
Notary Public for Ottawa Co Eastmanvillc.
X. w. DUNCAN,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Chancery also
Agent for obtaining Bounty Lands, and collect
ing Chains against the United States, in connec-
tion with Il general agency at Washington.
Office third door below the Washington House.
9tt'. A. tE Grand Haven.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

FERRY IL CO., .flt .i'a'i ol
\ Manufacturers Of Lumber, and Dealers in all
kinds Of Merchandise, Provisions, Shingle Bolts,
land Shingles. 1t
.Tuos. w, FERRY, NOAH II. FERRY.
L White River, Ottawa Co. Mich
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-02

HOPKINS u BROTHER, 7l1i ~
Storage, Forwarding and Commission Mer-
chants, General Dealers in all kinds of Dry
Goods, Groceries, Grain and Provisions, Manu-
facturers and Dealcrs wholesale and retail in
all kinds of lumber, Mill Point, Mich
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-29
Book Notices.

MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN
SOUTH AFRICA. By David Livingstone. LII ID ,
DC l., with portrait. Maps by ArTowsmth,
and numerous illustrations. I vol. large svo
PIP. 80 New York: Harper & Brothers. (For
sale In this city by Taylor Maury.)
This book has had an extraordinary sale in
England, and, indeed, before its issue by the
London publisher, some %. 600 copies were sub
seTibed for The Harpers have reproduced it in
excellent style, and at half the price of the Eng
fish edition, consequently its sale in this country
Is likely to be enormous. This narrative abounds
In stirring incident, giving it all the fascination
OF romance, and yet furnishes more reliable in
formation about the terra iHeogRifa marked on
the map ''unknOwn'') than any previous work on
Affica-PerhaPs excepting Barth's-that we have
vet seen.
THREE DAYS IN MEMPHIS; or Sketches of the
Public and Private Life of the Old Egyptians
BY Dr. Max Uhlemann. Philadelphia:
IiPPineOtt Co. (FOr sale in this city by :
De Camp Coz
The American translator, T.. Goodrich Smith.
OF this city. has done good service his country
men by making them quaintcd with this charm
Ing German writer, who here conveys to u.s. in
the most agreeable gaFb, a fund OF information
about the manners and customs, religious belief
and history Of Egypt as it appeared long before
the Christian era