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DIR. J. Hayes
WoULp respectruIly announce tha, hl

MOULD respectfully announce that his
w establishment for the relief and cure Of chronic
diseases, is now In successful operatiOn and patients
daily experiencing the most happy results. No
labor expense has been neglected. make It, truly,
ence in of the most pleasant villages in Northe'
Ohio; Exemption miasmatic influence, and supplied
with abundance Of soft spring water. Tho baths
second 10 none in the country. The odern gal
vanic and electrical batteries In for such cases
require them 1t Is a lamentable fact, that many
useful and influential members of community are ind
ing premature graves in consequence of some form Of
chronic disease preying upon their vital organs;
checked, not 50 much for want Of scientific prescup-
tiOns, withdrawal from the perp lexites and har-
rassngs business, and the supervision Of homo af-
fairs under which tney might soon recover with tho
best of attention. To the female sufferers who may
think of resorng TO establishment with view Of 70
ceiving medical treatment, positively aver that
Miss Nancy K. Hinekly has not her superior In The
State us ain accomplished, intelligent and experienced
nurse. 80. .sr-.-
The well known Dentist, DR.. L. Patch, has made
arrargerensto viit the es'abshmentthe third Tues
day Of every month, which lime he will wait upon
those who may require in his line Of business,
In the mostscienthc and gentemanly manner.
wish to announce to my patrons in this vicinity
that q. NJ. Chalfant, NJ. D., recommended to ne by
himself with me in The racHee of medicine ana SUR
gerry, and hope to retain the confidence of those who
may be pleased TO favor us with a continuation OF
thcir patronage. Those desiring certificates Of cures
performed In the establishment, circular defining
ourPosition, will be promptly attended Oby address,
ing the proprietor
6halersville, Juno 2J, IS51-tE .er
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to Deati, by the Gomez,

The Trenton STATE Gazette says that wo.
man residing in Ocean county, N. J., was
frightened to death last week by the idea of
the Comet! Atnight she saw the light from
a large fire in the pines, and was Immediately
possessed with the idea that it was the CON-
ct, that the earth was on fire and about to
be destroyed. Her alarm was SO great that
she was thrown into convulsions, from the
effects of which she died the same night.
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This shows MIR. Breslin's defaultto be at
the outside, Sal2 1000, the SUM- above mem
toned. Thus can be seen at a single glance
the whole extent of his liability. Through
the failure of Banks, the State is the loser
id the sum of $4,000. Mr.. Breslin was
guilty OF mismanagement when be trusted
Banking institutions to the amount ola sin.
gle dollar Of the public money, and for this
he was at the time, severely censured by
large portion of the Democracy. It is un.
safe ever to follow the example of the oppo-
site party, but Bresin did it and behold the
result
From the foregoing, therefore, it will be
seen, that to make Mr.. Breslin responsible
for the present immense defalcation, Mr..
Gibson must ride over his own written state.
ments and his own SOLEMN OATH; he must
condemn the records of the late Republica n
Legislature; he must denounce the Commit.
tee appointed by that body to investigate the
condition of this Treasury; he must brand
the whole Republican administration with
the grossest ignorance, or most unmitigated
khavery.
Deducting the amount due to the State by
Breslin' imprudence. there still remains
over half a million unaccounted for,-lost-
gone from the reasury--nobody knows
where except treasurer Gibson and his Re.
ufablican accornnlicas in crime Ror n 10
crime Of the darkest shade, and the penalty
should be nothing less than Imprisonment
in the Penitentiary.
The Republicans promised us retrench.
uent. They have given us retrenchment
Win vengeance! The Legislature re.
trenched BY calling an extra session and
sSthsr useless expenditures 10 the tune Of
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The
Smelling Committee retrenched by living
from the pockets of the people and feeding
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A Cargo OfIrisEl Girls.

We have already alluded to the benevo.
lent scheme of emigration that has been in
operation for several years, under the euper-
intendence OF Mr.. We're Foster. The fol.
lowing paragraph from the New York Cour.
Ter and Enquirer, alludes to one of the la
test movements Of the gentleman named:
"The City of Mobile, Captain Marshall,
sailed from Liverpool for this port New
York; on the 26th ult., freighted with over
nine hundred passengers. Among these is
party of one hundred and twenty Young
women and fourteen men, members of one
hundred and thirty.three different families,
the expenses of whese immigration are de.
frayed by public subscription from nearly
four thousand dffereht persons, the majority
OF whom are laborers and servant girls, to
a fund entitled the Irish Pioneer Emigration
Fund.- The object Of the institution of
this fund is to raise the wages, and other.
wise better the condition OF poor families in
the poorer districts OF ireland, by the assist.
ed emigration to the United States or Cana.
da, of one member of each family, especial
ly selected on account of good character and
industrious habits, in the expectation that
the person SO assisted will not only better
their own condition, but will, according to
the usual generous practice OF Irish emf
grants; also send for or otherwise greatly
help the rest of the family in Ireland"
Mr.. Foster has himself contributed no less
than $3.50 10 the noble ENTERPRISE, and his
brother, Sir Frederick Poster, about ss2 500 4
The number of persons who have, within ]
the past eight years. been thus assisted to
emigrate from Ireland to this country,
amounts to upwards Of four hundred. Two
hundred and sixty two Of these persons are
not yet twelve months in this country; the
others have already remitted to their rela-
tives in ireland upwards Of $4,000, TO Mr..
Fosters certain knowledge, and have them
selves paid the passage Of more than one
hundred additional sons.-Phila. Inq.
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Treasurer Gibson.

The Summit Beacon (Republican) has the
following sensible remarks in regard to the
default of Treasurer Gibson:
civilian H. Gibson, Treasurer of State,
has resigned the office, and A. P. Stone.
ESQ, OF Columbus, has been appointed by
the Governor in his place. Mr.. Gibson, it
is understood, is defnu!ter to the amount of
$3.50. .900!!t
| Mr.. Gibson was elected Treasurer in Oc-
tober 1866, in opposition to, and to succeed
the democratic Treasurer, Mr.. John G..
Breslin. Mt. Bresln is a brother in. law of
Mr.. Gibson, and we believe they live in Tif.
fin, under the same roof. There is no rea.
sonable doubt that the defalcations of Bres.
lin, occasioned by his operations with the
Bank of Kenhawa, and w. w. Cones g.
Co., &c.) were sought to be covered I'd by
the selection OF Mr.. Gibson as candidate for
Treasurers If Breslin succeeded, he would
have the matter in his own hands. If Glib.
son, he was q brother-in interested
(perhaps) in the same speculations, and by
this, as well as the connectionte, bound tc
make things plausible. Many readers will
remember that in 1856, when q committee
| appointed by the Senate called on Mr.. lib
son to inspect the books, and ascertain the
condition of the Treasury, they were refused
upon scruple, well understood then, to be
got UP for delay, and what help delay niigh
bring.
We dornot know enough of the details Of
this defalcation, to make extended com
ments; but we are quite sure there will be
no attempt by the State officers to cover, OF
disguise the matter: It is not strange thai
DIR. Gibson should seek to throw upon ano.
tiier the turpitude that belongs to himself
But it will be for him to reconcile the off.
cial statements that he has heretofore made
with the facts now confessed by himself.
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The Treasury DefaicatiOn.

:. The startling robbery committed by Trea-
surer Gibson, and the nervous attempt Of his
friends to throw the responsibility Of the
crime upon his predecessor, are urrestirg
public attention and calling loudly for a
strict examination into the conduct of the
financial officers Of State. This is right
Let there be full, thorough and impartial
investigation. Let the responsibility be
borne by the GUILTY parties, whomsoever
they may be. Let the Records of the State
be inquired into and every dollar OF default
charged to its proper source.
From the evidence before US, we are salts
fed that Gibson is guilty ola dedication of
moye than HALF A MILLION OF DoELARs!--
The attempt to charge Breslin with the de-
fct in the Treasury will not avail. BY the
testimony of tEe Republicans themselves,
they and Mr.. Gibson all stand condemned.
The whole deficit in the Treasury as
nearly as we can learn, is nea:ly or quite
$3.50, 900. The exact extent oil Mr.. Bres-
Inns responsibility in the matter can be
shown by reference to few facts. Daring
his administration he was so imprudent as to
follow the example Of his whig predecessor,
and deposit State funds with some Of the
banking companies of Ohio. These Banks
las such Institutions are apt to do, when they
have large amount Of money on deposit,)
fo fha int
Of $2l2,O00. Since then, according to the
report of Alfred Kelly, $75,OOe of this has
Been secured. So that the actual deficit oc-
casionee by Breshn's imprudence, is about
$4,000. This is the whole extent OF
Breslin's defalca,ion, if such il may be ctll-
ed. Now for the proof. Mr.. Gibson himself
in a statement made to the Republican Fl.
nance and Investigating Committee, declaE-
ed that the whole amount due from ex-trea-
surer Breslin was $4,000. The Finance
Committee ofthe State senate on the seventh
day Of April, 1856, made a similar re-
port, at the same time declaring that about
$4,000 of the deficit could be secured to the
State, leaving the default as above stated al
$4,000. The Smelling Committee ap.
pointed by the Legislature has made SINH
lar report: Gov. Chase and Auditor Wrigh
have taken the same ground. On the 29tt
day of March, 1857, Mr.. Gibson rendered
the following account of the condition of the
Treasury, to the Committee of the Senate:
STATE TREAsURER's OFFIcE.(
Columbus, March 30, 1865
Hon. A. Kelly, Chairman, &c:
Dear Sir:-Below find statement of the
gross and several sums of money paid me BY
John G. Breslin, Esq, late Treasurer, or
accnnnf Of halannes due from him.
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Robbery Of me State Treasury.


II the extract from the Columbus States.
man of the 10th is correct, it is doubtful, af-
ter all, whether those who have been engdg-
ed in the late foray upon the State Treasury
can be made to atone Tor it by a criminal pros.
ecution. That paper published, day or two
since, stringent law, formed in 1886, which
seemed to meet the case, but it seems tn at
the blmdering stupidity of the late Black
Republican Legislature deprived the people
of their remedy. 1t goes Oh to say:
eve have examined the law, and find
that, however morally derelict, no criminal
prosecution can lie against either of the ex
tuDctionaries. The last Black Republican
Legislature perfected that in its infinite
wisdom. The law under which the squan-
derers or embezzelerS of the peoples money
wer held with tight rein, was repealed on
the 10th Of April, 1856, after having been
On the statute book ten years. Nor is the
law which supplies its place effective-it
furnishing the avenue of escape--one por.
ton OF the portal is opened by the repeal,
and the other is spread wide on the other
side by its er post Jacto feature"
We trust the Statesman is mistaken in its
construction Of the effectiveness of the law
! of 1855.
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Republican Economy.

Refusing to pay the judges ofthe Sapreme
and Common Pleas Courts living salary
and, at the same time, voting ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS tc build fence around
the State. House yard; and FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS to Powell, the artist, for painting
q single picture for the rotunda of the afore.
said State House! Who says these shrek.
iers are not economical!-Hamfltm Iele.
graph,
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REVOLUTIONARY RELIc.-An iron bayo-
net, ofIather peculiar shape, was found
few days since by some workmen who were
excavating on Bunker Hill. 1t was deliv.
cred into the hands OF the monument keeper.
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$S36,l0l 81
Total amount

Total amount $S36,l0l 81
This includes ell that L have received
from the late Treasurer up to this date.
There is yet outstanding $80,0O0 of his
certificates, held by the Treasurer of HamiI.
Ton county.
In the gross receipts, have included the
redemption fund of the Canal Bank Of Cleve-
land.
Fam, respectfully,
WIN. H. GIBSON,
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$2O9,648 Ia
209,434 90
Circulation
Bonds over circu lation
$2l4 IA

The above amounts of Bonds and Circu.
lation are taken from the books of the Regis
ter ofIndependent Banks.
q, I find the Bonds of all the Banks to be in
tie Treasury, save the Seneca County
Bunk. There are in my possession seventy
seven thousand five hundred and twenty
dollars of these bonds. The balance, one
hundred and thirty.two thousand one hun.
dred and thirty-eight dollars and fourteen
cents, being bonds of 1856 and 1860, are said
by tile late Treasurer to be in New York to
be exchanged for other Bonds to be return.
ed to this office.
The late Treasurer also states nine
thousand six hundred dollars of the ci:cula-
ting notes of the Dayton Bank were given
by him on receipted bill of purchase given
to the Dayton Bank by the Ohio Life Insu.
rance and Trust Company, New York,
which have not yet been received at this
Office.
a. P. STONE, Treasurer of State.
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Att0cIlment a Notice.

Franklin Frost Before E. b. Carlton. r.
nh against M. t MAMMA township, Portage COUNTY.
IN the 22d day Of April, A. D., 1887. said
" Justice issued an order of atachmen Tin the .hov
action ior the sum oi tWentyssix dollar and v.one
cents. FRANKLiN PpnSSrU by nUhe
Mantna, June II, 1857 Hume Is, ls57-s,e
GET YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS. Arhbro-
VI tyes, etc., OF STAFFER & 60. Rnoms ~
Bari's 'eWelry Store, Ravenna, o. V''R
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June 25.
JUST RECEIVED AT THE
Shalersville Cheap Store
BY afea
STREATOR, DAILY & CO.,

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
II HORSE RAKES, Church & Curtiss'
make. 80 dozen Hand Rakes, r. Collins make,
cheap and warrahted,6 9 dozen Muly Scythe Snaths,
dozen Lampsen, No. Snaths, gross Scythe-stone,
9 gross Scythe-rifes. .--E, ~ q
a new supply Of coftonades, Dsnims, Nankin,
Blk. Silk Shawls, SILK Mtts and Silk Fringe, just
received by express, and going fast, and cheap
ever ....
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NOfiee.

NOTICE is hereby given that there will
Lt be petition presented 70 The Honorabls Board
Of Commissioners Of Portage county for the vacation
Of so much Of the State road lies between the eenrs
roads OF Ednbnrgh In said county, leading from The
June 25, le57-4W
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WooD 'WAHrED.-Wanted on Subserip.
iiOn, seysraI cords Of good wood. That
which is btove length, preferred.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice.

Notice.
fTHE Board Of Health will begin their ex.
Il animal on Friday nexi, June a6. .Tbe coed
people Will please clean their CeiaTs, Sewers, de,
aa they Will make stnet search for ali matter which
would be likely 10 engender disease.
ID. X. WHEELER,
A. b. GRlFPIN.I -.
+af WILLIAM OAlNR,
June 25s ls5l-lw Board Of Health.
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q xNDBR RB.gfD5Geg 8AIL, %
aEE THERE will he n Grand sIndo. GlIlM

UNN2 WHiVO 0IaItd 1uue- kaINA
peDdence Ball at the FRARKLIN ExoHkNeE, on Fridav
the Sd day of July. Invitations cordially extended
to all., Come and dance. MUSIC Billiards. Rand
Franklin. June IL, '57-4w% VIM MERRIIT
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Hon. A. kelly, Chairman, &c:
Dear Sir:-Below find statement of the
gross and several sums of money paid me by
John G. Breslin, Esq, late Treasurer, on
account of balances due from him:
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The Ohio IndepeEdent Banks.

b., AS much interest Is manifested to know
the condition Of the Independent Banks Of
the Staee, ] deem it proper to publish the
following statement:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-05
TOUGH QUESTIONS.

Many know nothings are 10 the hab-
it Of asserting that they are still wings
or democrats, as the case may be-
Those once wings, now know nothings,
are fond Of twitting those who never
wayesed in the f.ith as long as there
was a whig party, with Inconsistency
for joining the democratic party, and
wish to convey the idea that wings
mast be know nothings, or they are
hypocrites for preferring q, mocracy
to that heresy. To such parsons, once
wings now know nothings, We put to
each, individually, the following ques-
tons, which originally appeared, We
believe, in the Huntsville Advocate.
The questions presuppose some know
edge of the first know nothing Phil
adelphia Platform:
|. Are ouaswhig, or haveyou ev-
er been wing?
- 2. If you have been whig, for
what reason did you abandon that
party?
3. If you say that you have a.
bandoned the Wing party because of
its corruption, will you state what you
mean by its being corrupt; or wherein
that corruption consist?
A. Four years since did you re-
gard the administration of Mr.. Fill
more, which was the last Wing adj
ministration we have had, as being
corrupt? If not, what has the Wing
party, since March 4, 1858, done to
destroy your confidence in its integ-
rity
5. Who and where are the Wings
whose corrupt practices impelled you
to abandon any farther political asso-
cation with them? Have any of
them been admitted into know moth
ing councils, or are the corrupt wings
those only who have not become
members of the American party?'
6. II the Wigs who are not now
members of the american party
were the corrupt elements in the
; Wing party, would you have them to
cooperate with you; or if those wings
who corrupted the cid party have
Joined themselves to your new party,
ought you not to abandon your new
party and re-unite yourselves with
those wings who ''stand fast in their
iutegrity?''
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-05
Congressional Corruption.

The National htelhgencer Of the
goth contains a summary Of the
proceedings Of the House on the
reception Of the report of the inves-
ltigaiing committee, which We copy as
follows:
I Mr. Davis, Of Mary land, from the
select committee appointed to inves
tigate certain charges of corruption.
made a report duplicating one of the
members OF the House.. Several
points Of order were raised as to the
.reception of this report, to determine
which question the Speaker decided
that the report must be read. This
having been done, MIR. Grow argued
at some length to show that the con-
mittee had transcendedstheir authority
and violated parliamentary usage by
conducting the examination of wit
nesses as it had done. MIR. Davis
replied, and reeapitulated the pro-
ceedings Of the House ADD the COM
mittee to show that the latter. had
but carried out the views and instruc-
tions of the House, and that the ac-
eused bad been notified and had an
opportunity of confronting the wit
nesses if he thought proper to do SO.
MIR. Bennett then went into an elab-
crate review of the whole proceeding
to show that the committee had act
ed the part of grand jury, court, and
petit jury, and had pronounced SEN
tence upon the member without ac-
cording TO him his constitutional
-rigAt of a public trial. He wished
the report recommitted. Mr.. Orr, Of
South Caroline, indicated the course
Of the committee, and contended that
they had not only proceeded accor.
ding TO The instructions of the House
and in Conformity to parliamentary
law utin accordance With precedents
cited by him. He urged that the
accused had been afforded The fullest
opportunity TO introduce exculpatory
testimony, and had SO far awaited
himself of it as to attempt to dis
credit ione Of the witnesses. Re,
marks were also made by Messrs.
Kunkel, Galloway, and Wakeman
At the close Of the debate several
other reports were presented from
/ the same select committee implica.
ting other members in certain cor
ruption bargains to aid in matters o.
Legislation, and proposing their ex
pulsioD from the House. The mem
bers impeached are Messrs- William
A. Gilbert, Francis S. Edwards, and
fOrsamus B. Matteson, from the State
rof New York, and Mr. William W
Welch, from the State of Connect
cut. The committee also propose
to expel James w. Simonton from
! the floor Of the House as a reporter
The several reports were ordered t.
be printed, and the further consider
tation of the subject Was postponed tc
/ Wednesday next.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-05
Lie in New York.

3 New York is just now a skittist
place. to live in. The ''reign of ter.
ror' is upon II; out the terror is in
the hearts of the people. The rich
and affluent do not dare to go out
of nights. Night keys are out OF
use. The up town gentlemen ring
at their own bolted doors. In many
cases the servant girls viii not 90 to
the door at all, but men are employ
ed; and when the bankers, the cash
iers and presidents go home, they
have their front doors thrown wide
open that it may be seen that no
garoters are lurking in the dark. =
Chamber doors are kept locked all
day, families do not go to bed with.
out general search under beds and
an energetic poking in the closet with
cane orpoker. The, murder of DR.
Burdell, the street stabbing ard rub,
berry, the choking aud garroting
which are pastimes of the city, fol
the present, deter the theatre goers
the pleasure seekers. from their usua.
pastimes. The houses of public play
and acting are almost deserted, anG
the actors in most of the theatres art
like. disabled soidiers-on half pay
Some talk of vigilance committees
some call for apublic meeting. The
Mayor does all that he can do. HI
cannot do more with the forca he has
But some aid must come from somt
source, or the people8IIl be univer
sally armed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-05
Value Of Crops per Acre.

In the report on the finances
1906, is a statement exhibiting the
number Of acres employed in the pro.
duction of the different crops in the
States and Territories, their total pro.
duee and value pei acre. for the yeal
1850. We append the last column
in this table, value Of crops per acre.
as an interesting piece of information
to our agricultural readers
Hemp. S3S o.; tobacco, $40 96i
Irish potatoes, $40 80; sweet pota-
toes, So so; rice, $24 81; sugar
S23 II; cotton. $25 Ga; orchards,
SIS 40; barley,$12 SO; hay, SO GU;
gardens, SO Sc; Indian corn, 50 SIS:
buckwheat, SO; rye, S26; wheat.SS q:
peas and beans, 50 80; oats, IS 62a;
flax, $50 05; vineyards, ST. n.
In order to elucidate these figures
it is essential to know how much is
the estimated prodnet per acre ofthe
crops valued. We, therefore, give
these estimates also: IS
Hemp. 6S4 pounds; tobacco, 1895
pounds; Irish potatoes, 66a bushels
sweet potatoes, 81 bushels; rice
1890 % pounds; sugar, 592 A
pounds; cotton, l95 10 pounds, OF.
clards, -; barley, IL 10 bushels
hay, ] l-6 tons; gardens, -; In.
dian corn, 10 LILO bushels; buck.
wheat, 81 bushels; rye, IL 40 bush
els; wheat, 81 bushels; peas and beans
/ s l-5 bushels; oats, l94 bushels; fax
rs pounds; vineyards, 81 quarts.