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An Ordinance.

DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR, RE-
ID CORDER, AND TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN
OF CALAIS, That every owner or occupant of
lot lots on the north side of Water street from
and including lot No. 40 to No. 27; and every
owner or occupant on either side of Main street,
and on the Cross street, shall grade and pave
with stone, brick or lay good substantial plat
form of plank on sleepers, the full lenth of
their said lot or lots upon the foregoing descrb-
ed streets, not less than FIVE feet wide, and keep
the same in good repair. Said improvement to
be completed against the fifth of October, next.
.and be 1t further ordained, That if any own
er or occupant of lot or lots, upon any of the
foregoing described streets, shall neglect or re-
fuse to make said improvement against the time
aforedescribed it shall be the duty of the Street
Commissioner to proceed and make good
plank platform as above described, along the
front of said lot lots neglected, and recover
cost OF the same by suit, together with costs,
and one dollar per day for his services while en-
gagged in said improvement before any compe-
tent authority having jurisdiction.
.7nd be it further ordained, That all the no.
tice to owners or occupants of lot or lots, that
shall be required, shall be the publication of
this Ordinance in any paper in Monroe County,
Ohio, OF general circulation; said Ordinance to
take effect and be in force from and after the
fifteenth day of May, next.
Done in Council, this 30th day of April, 1857.
L. F. ELLSWORTH, Mayor.
JOSEPH WEIR, Recorder.
Nav 49, 1S57-4w
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival Of the Kangaroo.

NEW YoRK, May "a dispatch from
Paris of the 2lst ult., says the expedition
against Kabylia and Algeria is on the
point of being executed.
Advices from Madrid to the 18th,
speaks of Carlist conspiracies, outbreaks
and arrests. The rebellion broke out at
Burg, but was speedily suppressed, the
conspirators are accused of having intend
ed to place Count Montemolia on the
throne and re-establish the inquisition.
Lord Elgin has sailed on his mission to
China to take charge of the British in
terests in that quarter. The. Neufchatel
propositions have been accepted by the
Persian and Swiss ENJOYS. A review of
$4,000 troops is to take place in Paris
about the 18th of May, in honor of the
visit of the Grand Duke Constantine of
Russia. A Commercial treaty is in pro-
gress between Persia and Sardinia.
SPAIN.-A Treaty settling the frontier
boundary between France and Spain is to be
laid before the Cortes at it's first meeting.
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], - NINE TO oNE.p

The Ny Tri6srns says, The Free
State party are probably Mine to one of
tbso pro Slavery party" and yet the
Tribune and other Fusion prints advise
the Free State men Anot to vote" at the
coming election ia Kansas for delegates to
form State Constitution. 59
o'Tke Cibcinnati Enquirer well says: !:
MARX the admission The Free State
men are nine TO one, and yet according
to the Fi45uae, they are SO utterly devoid
Of manliness, or the capacity to maintain
the principles they have svowed, that they
suffer the Territory to be lost to free Ia
boz, and most cowardly and shamefuily
abandon the ground to q small minority.
ftIis q gross libel upon the. American
Character. The twenty thousand Free
State men, women and children in Kan
sas can never thus be dragooned and sub
ingsted BY three or four thousand "Bor-
her Rn1iaIis '''0a ssH 1'''' slstsi9 =
Every man with half an idea can see
the motive Of this infamous, covardly and
incendiary counsel. It is necessary to
Keep mp the sirieks for freedom; thewrongs
OF Kansas must mot be forgotten; the sub.
scription for the Free State cause (to be
used il Specializing in lands, J must not
stop; The preachers must not be left with.
ont texts. aud Fremont and Abolition be
deprived of their only capital. : ',sls s e
1t remains to be seen If the indnstri
our, ehiterpriising Settlers win consent tc
~ a 4
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Dallas-Clarendon Treaty.

The rejection by England ofthe Dallas
Clarendon treaty is causing some sensa-
tion at Washington, we find by yesterday s
mails. The result was little anticipated.
The confidence which has been so recently
and so emphatically expressed, on public
occasions, by Lord Napier, that the good
understanding and the harmony of the
United States and England had been
greatly promoted by the late negotiations,
and the freedom and cordiality with which
he made this the subject of his fluctuations
had produced universal belief, this
side of the water, that the chiefs in Lon
don would find no difficulty in accepting
the Senate notifications. Nor is it yet
apparent what the actual objection has
been. The presumption is, that it re-
lates to the striking ont of that clause
which provided that Slavery should ne,
be introduced into the bay Islands, oil
claim to which islands England, by the
terms of the Treaty, was to relinquish in
favor of Honduras.
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The Wheat Crop IN Iowa.

1t is thought the crop of winter wheat
will prove failure in the Southern por-
ton of Iowa and Illinois this year, be-
cause Of the extreme cold weather of the
past winter In that section there was
but little snow, while in this portion of
the State the ground was covered between
two and three months.-Is,ca Republican,.
The wheat crop in central Illinois is
said to be "used up" but in Ohio every
thing looks favorable A great breadth
of wheat has been sown, and we hope to
see Ohio again take place in the front
rank. The last five years, between weather
and insects, has injured our reputation.
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towards Hamilton County, as bulwark of
Democracy, reads like its old issue Of ls4S
and ls49, when it was willing to over
throw and nullify the constitution, for the
purpose Of suppressing the powerful voice
in the State Legislature, and show that
mock republicanism is the lineal successor,
If not of the principles, at least of the pas
sions and prejudices which characterised
the defunct and disgraced organization
that the Democracy in former times beat
down and destroyed.-Cn.E Enquirer.
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The Single District System.

The Legislature has submitted to the
people, as an amendment to the State con-
stitution, a proposition that hereafter coun-
ties shall be divided into single represen-
tative districts, where their population
entities them to more than one member
of the Legislature. This is an unwise
recommendation, made solely to suit par
tisan ends, and ought to be voted down
Better members will be elected by the
people, where they have the whole county
to choose from, than if they are restricted
to the limits of several towns or wards to
find their candidates, which greatly narrow
the field sof their selection. Men would
succeed, in certain districts, of calibre
so inferior that they would run the gaunt-
let of whole county successfully against
aspirants of higher grade of character.
There is no reason why counties should be
divided and cut up into single districts.
Their interests are identical and they
ought to have an entirety of representa-
tion.
Besides, under such system, the coun-
ty commissioners have the power to make
the districts, which would afford field for
the operation of the gerrymander plan''
of sitting constituencies to further politi-
cal objects. Districts would be formed
with especial reference to their political
character, and by careful study of the
election statistics, it would be easy to give
the minority Of the people in the county
the greater number of Legislative dis.
tricts. The plan is a bad one in every
point of view, and we had better by fa1
adhere to the undivided county reprcsen
tation, as established in the present con
stitution -Cn Enquirer. -
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Michigan Democrats,

The vote cast at the recent judicial
election in Michigan. exhibits large Demo-
cratic gains since the Presidential election.
The Democrats have gained in every coun-
ty, excepting four, and in these their loss
is but $50, while in twenty-four counties
their gain was S,547. Net gains in %
counties, 1864. Other counties, the off,
cial votes of which are not yet published,
will, it is said by the Detroit Free Press,
increase this gain. The signs of Black
Republican decay are as visible in Mi
chigan as they are in Ohio, in the gallant
and growing State of Iowa, and in old
Connecticut where the Democrats sur
prised the country by electing half the
Congressional delegation.
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sss13ovxRNoR 'es UrAH.--We understand
shAtothe govcrnofship of Utah Territory
has sbeeni rendered 10 Major BENJAMIN
tMeC Calloagh, ,yof Texas, sad that there is
cverspsreason to believe that he will ac-
.eept The Office, II would be aiHieult to
name another person who conb;ass in
iTmself 50, many qualities for the sncsess-
sfuldischarge,o of the duties Of this impors'
ant and delicate trust as are undoubtedly
possessed by Major Mccullough.
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STRAYED OR STOLEN,

A BOUT the 24th day of April, the subscri-
II ber-Martin Shilling-lost brown mare,
with white face and white around the eyes,
about IA years old, had one hind foot white,
with saddle mark on the back. Whether said
mare was stolen has strayed away is un-
known to the subscriber.
ALSO-Strayed or stolen about the same
time, from the premises of - Londe, a
year old grey mare, no marks recollected.
Any person returning these mares to the
owners, living on Archer's fork, Washington
County, Ohio, shall receive five dollars for thsil
trouble. MARTIN SHILLING.
Nay 13, 1857.
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THE LOUISIANA SUGAR CRop.-A

The LOUISIANA SUGAR CROP --Ac-
cerding to the latest accounts, the damage
by the recent frosts in Louisiana has not
been so great as to diminish the produc-
tivsness Of the cane essentially. At first
a material curtailment of the crop was
predicted. No doubt the young cane was
severely bitten, but as n general rule, it is
said, it promises to retain its vigor, or at
least to yield fair proportion of saccha-
rine juice.
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TIE INDIAN MASSACRE IN THE NORTH
wEsT.-A Fort Dodge correspondent of
Keokuk Times of the 30th ult., gives such
particular accounts of the terrible Indian
massacre at Spirit Lake, a settlement on
the frontier of Iowa and Minnesota, that
it is impossible to doubt the truth of the
stories heretofore published concerning
that affair.
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FuRTHER ADVANCE IN SuGAR.-A dis
patch from New Orleans, dated Monday,
received by commercial! house in Louis-
vile KY, quotes fully-fair sugar at IL 4c.,
which is an advance Of &c. per poundl
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THE BURDELL MURDER CASE

New YORK, May 5.-A jury was OBJ
tanned yesterday in the trial of Mrs. Cum
ningham and Eckel for the murder of DR..
Burdell. The case was opened by the
prosecution this morning
New YORK, May Tn the Burdel
murder trial to-day, Mr.. Dean moved the
dismissal of the case, on the ground that
the Court was not properly constituted
The Court would not entertain the motion
DR.. Carnochan's evidence stated his theo-
ry of the whole affair was that the deed
had been committed by right-handed
person. Two other witnesses were ex-
amined whose testimony was reliable with
reference to the alleged marriage. Ad-
Ijourned to Friday morning
New YORK, May Sin the trial of
Mrs. Cunningham, for the murder of Dr.
Burdell Ghis morning) young Snodgrass
was the principal witness called by the de-
fence; he testified that he retired to bed at
l l o'clock, and heard no noise on the night
of the murder; he perceived no offensive
smell in the morning. Nothing important
elected from his testimony.
George Cunningham, the son Of accused
testified that Eckel was at breakfast on the
morning succeeding the murder, in direct
oposition to the statement of young Snod.
grass.
Helen Cunningham testified in the Bur.
dell case, said she had no knowledge of the
manner Burdell came to his death, the way
he was killed, or who committed the hsmi
eide.
Augustine Cunningham made similar
statements. Case here closed for the de-
fence
The District Attorney said he should moi
introduce rebutting testimony.
The court said it would allow four hour.
for each Council to sum mp.
Adjourned till Saturday.
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HARRIED-On the 18th ult., by Rev.
H. Lyons, Mr.. NATHAN YoUNa and Miss MARY
ANN MILLER, both of Perry township.
On the 21st ult., by the same, DR.. JOIN
L. Dye, and Mrs. MARGARET MCBRIDE, all Of
this county.
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|e7 New ORLEANS, May 5.-The British
frigate Tartar arrived at the Balize with
100 Lockridge's men from Nicaragua, in
q destitute condition; large number
sick with the measles.
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NOYIGK.

1lHE undersigned is prepared to locate Land
Warrants in Iowa. The best selections will
be made in the southern part Of the State, he
having secured an efficient Agent to make selec-
tions and locate the Warrants. The subscri-
Der fatters himself that he can render entire
satisfaction. Charges reasonable.
May 13, 1857. JOHN b. NOLL, Agent.
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The amendment to the constitution of
Massachusetts,, requiring all new voters to
know how to read and write, has been
adopted BY the people. by large major
|ity. - aaat
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E The next election for members of
Congress will take place in Virginia on
the 26th of May The result in Virginia
may be confidently calculated to eventuate
in Democratic gain in the place of Mr..
Carlisle
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rspusA Atcap Resrenchment.


.if.you deceive me once, it is your fault;
II you deceive, me twice, it is mine"
As the. Republican Legislature has
adjpprnsd without, calling, another extra
session, Iweo may conclude that their re-:
trenehfnsnts and reforms are all completed.
They now rest their case, and at the next
October election win ask q verdict from
the people. The following questions are
to be answered by, the voters of; Ohio,
either yealor nay, and each mans ticketis
his answer Have we {the Republican
Legislatpf0 ferreted out and reformed
tho eaabuses in oar State government which,
at thsatimeof our election, wespromised
to feforini Have we reduced the salaries
of certain officers, which we claimed were
too high, and promised TO reduce We
to,athe people that their taxes amounted
to renfsS that they were imposed for the
purpose Of plumber, and that we would
greatly rednce them; now, have we faith
fully .apd honestly fulfilled all these prom
ises2s Howe have, say SO by voting our
ticket at the next election; if we have not,
it IS for yourselves to say whether you
may safely, confde in those who have
grossly deceived you ~ -
We intend between this and the cleo
tio1sto aid our readers to the best of our
ability, n making up their verdict on the
aboYe questions; at present, however, We
viii refer only to the reduction of the
taxes. Our readers have not forgotten
thaf last fan we showed that the levy for
State general revenue purposes for 1855,
under Republican retrenchment was one
mill on + the dollar, while the enormous
abuses of@the Democratic party amounted
ouiy % six tcnths of amill on the dollar.
Thus Commenced the retrenchment.
But. this year they have retrenched.
Yeasshes have actually reduced the tax
for generalArevenue purposes But have
they reduced it below that of the Demo-
cratslin '55 2 No. but they have reduced
it-belov, their. own levy in '5s. The levy
forslhe currenta year is seven tenths OF. a
milh on the dollar. S For every dollar we
paid for the expenses of the State govern
rsarat IN 1865 We paid one dollar sixty-six
and tworthird centsin $50, and will have
toapayi one dollar, and sixteen and two
thirds eeatsinsls5la By averaging these
it xilfbs seen that Republican retrench-
ment costs the people over forty per cent.
mere than the Democratic extravaganza
solmueh complained of. Do you want
any more such retrenehmentf ea
ssTwo sessions of this promising Legis-
laaure have increased the expenses of the
State government forty per cent. and lin in
additi6nto this they have created NUM-
betof new officers for whose support the
people must be taxed. But more Of these
E8a .I4lsfoffs % ssl9ssE = iliis s74 sn
In conclusion we ask, were not their
promises aof retrenchment not only untrue,
bdt,the very reverse of hetruth ? Have
npt their attempted reforms resulted in a
miserable abortionY If you would not be
esceised end betrayed again. vote good
honest Democratic ticketsassg s3 49,
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ANOTHER PLANET, the 4sd of the sys-
TEN between Mars and Jupiter, has been.
discovered by NJ. Pogson, at the Oxford
Observatory. p
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Masonic CELzBRATIor. The Masonic
fraternity will celebrate the anniversary
Of St. John the Baptist oath Of June) ct
Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, by appropriate ex-
srcises. : -
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~ Madame Otto Goldschmidt (Jen-
ny Lind) gave birth to daughter on the
Slst vlk, st Drssdsn.
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On the 30th ult., by Rev. - Craig,
Mr.. Robert P. EDSEy, of this place, and Miss
JANE ANN CLARK, of Harrison county, Ohio.
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Another Fight in Washington.

6AAStAk0A = 46At IA w 6boAlAAtOAs
MAY GA difficulty occurred to-day
at Wizards Hotel, between J. Mcleod
Murphy and D. E. Sickles. Murphy on
Sunday addressed note to Sickles, &C.
cusing him of assailing his private char
acter by unjust imputations in his efforts
to effect Murphy's removal as Civil En-
gineer at the Brooklyn navy yard. Sickles
replied that the note was only vague
and unmeaning menace, and as such he
had already taken too much notice of it,
Murphy not giving his author and the
particulars of the allegation.
Murphy yesterday sent Major Watkins
to see Sickles, when the latter demanded
the name of his informer and on whose
statement Murphy based his charges, and
denied the right to be interrogated on
rumor. Murphy considering Sickles' note
insulting, sent challenge through Wat
kins, in his reply Sickles said he had not
used any language which cast imputation
on Murphys' honor, and that there was
therefore no ground on which he could
demand an explanation.
Here the correspondence ceased, this
morning Murphy obtained admission to the
chamber where Sickles was in bed, and
attempted to cowhide him, struggle en-
sued in which Sickles obtained possession
of the weapon, and left the mark of a
blow with his hand on his face.
More Territory.
The correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun ("Ion') writes from the capitol, May
l, as follows:
Another annexation of territory to the
United States has actually taken place
without formal protest from any quarter.
Moreover, it is not even of contiguous
territory, but of land far away in the South
Pacific. Jervis Island and New Nan
tuckett Island are now American soil,
protected by the American flag, guaran-
teed by the United States Government,
and actually in the possession of Amer
ican citizens.
Under the act of the late Congress fol-
the protection of guano islands discovered
by our citizens, the islands above would
have been formally appropriated by the
New York Guano Company without op.
position from any foreign power.
These new acquisitions promise to be
worth millions of dollars = year to the
country, in the benefit which they will con.
fer upon agriculture and the employment
they will afford to shippers.
Secretary Dobbin sent out orders last
February to the commander of the Pacific
squadron for the purpose of surveying
them. The company have recently SEM
several vessels to bring back cargoes O
guano.
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SHERIFF'S SALE, :,
F. A. Lamping, COURT or. c0MMON
VS.. PLEAS OF MONROE
James House / COUNTY. sas#
RY virtue Of writ Of execution on ipstioea
~ Judgment, to me directed from the court o.
common pleas Of the county Of lCbnrss ana
State of Ohis, will offer for sale at pablios sncS
tion, at the front door Of the court-houses in
the town Of Woodsfeld, in aaid county, b.
tween the hour of ten O'clock !. M, and ths
hour Of four O'Clock p. m, On is sssi
g Tuesday, The Sah duy Of .Jsxe, 1851, ga
the following described real estate, lying ana
being in said county Of Monroe and STATE e.
Ohio, to wit; s Is.
The west half Of the south east quarter Of
the south west quarter Of section two, II town.
ship i've, and range seven, osntaikiag twenty
acres, more or less. ,stlsE Y eess sssst,.3ls siss
Appraised at one hundred and twsuty dol
lars.
Taken in execution and levied ON = he pese-
srty Of James House and Samuel Heuss, sstS1
anit Of F. A.. Lamping. Rsssisssl I
! ars1A - - slwaEsf ssss - -
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS SALE.
Samuel Stephens, ss. ..ssi a9ss sc .s'f
VS.. iST1rE OF oRTOef
John ,nd Mi vlss' b,am'll' MONROE scosHTk.a
RY, virtue of mandate to me directed from
u the Court Of Common Pleas of Monroe
county, Ohio, in the case Of Samuel Stsphsnss
against John w. Brumelle and wife, wiiloiEsr
for sale at public auction, on .,,'s. ssss s,Fs
Saturday, the 30M day Of My, 1851. s.
at the door OF the court houas in said county.
between the hours Of ten O'Clock 4. M, and fonr
o'clock p. M, Of said day, the following de-
scribed premises with the improvements Bitu.
ate in said county, to wit: s5ss.,ssa 80.
Lots number sixteen and eighteen in tho
town OF Calais. Also, seventy feet square 81
the north east corner of lot Of land in The
south east quarter of section eighteen, town.
ship seven, and range seven, and lying west Of
lots number sixteen and eighteen aforesaid.
Appraised as follows: Lot number sixteen q
$5l6 6,663; lot number eighteen at S2o0; sq1ssN
of land at $2s3, Ssh al ai4sf sssii3a Ilsst.
Ordered to be sold as the property of Jehn
W. Bruhelie and wife, at tho sui. .ef samuek
Stephens. WILLIAM OHFH
April 70. "a IS. Mas. Cam n. co
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New Carpets.
j. G, HARBOUR
No.. 143, MAIN STREET,

WHEELING, VA.
r BEG LEAVE to again inform my friends
i and customers generally, that have just
returned from the East, and am now receiving
my Spring Stock of Goods, comprising the
largest and best assortment ever offered In this
city. Ny stock of
CARPETS, RUGS, OIL CLOTHS.
WALLPAPER, CURTAIN
DAMASKS, WINDOW
BLINDS. &C., &C., -.
Is now complete, together with great many
articles for house furnishing, too tedious to
mention. Twill not attempt to enumerate my
stock. All l ask is, that those in want of
goods in my line, to call at No. lab Main street,
where they can have ., chance of selecting from
one of the best assorted stocks in the country,
and many of these goods nuch below the
usual price. This is no vain boast, and those
disposed to satisfy themselves will please call
and see if this is not the place for the
Best and Cheapest Goods in the CITY,
J. C, HARBOUR,
} Nays lt5f.--6n. l43 Main strsvh