The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-01-07
NEWS ITEMS.

-Ejectments have been issued by
the Attorney General of New York
against William B. Astor and other
~tenents of Trinity Church, for the pur.
pose of testing the title of the State te
the Kings Farm"
A portion of the Church choir in
the Presbyterian Church of Greenbush.
recently objected to the congregation
taken part in the singiuga as they got out
of time. The Church has decided that
the congregation may sing.
On the 18th of Septem Der, the
American consular flag was unfurled for
the first time in the mystical empire OF
Japan, Mr.. Harris having been received
as consul of the United States Is Simo.
da. A Buddhist temple is assigned for
his residence. The Dutch government
has presented the Japanese government
with a paddle wheel steamer.
John Doyan, aged "a, was found
frozen to death near his wood pile, at
Avon, Me-, a few days since. He was
the father of the noted +" Helen Jewett.''
who was murdered in New York many
years ago.
The Pittsfeld (Mass.) Eagle says
GA few weeks since two children Of one
of our physicians were attacked with
~scarlatina, and during their illness fad
for pets a couple of kittens. Both The
kittens subsequently, had all the symp-
toms of scarlatina, one of them dying,
the other narrowly escaping. A canary
bird whose cage hung in. the room also
died with all the symptoms of the same
disease" aI 7
The post of Chief Justice of Utah
has been rendered to William Williams,
of Keokuk, Iowa. He balances in his
mind between accepting and declining
this Office of doubtful comfort.
An exchange paper says: We
saw en- Saturday, some apples of good
size and flavor, and the flesh blood-red,
although the skin was a bright yellow,
showing no trace of the red underneath,
which surprised every mi who cut into
the fruit These apples came from bat
tie Greek, Michigan. The tree is said
to be productive, and well worthy of
cultivation.
"A su~bterranean river has been
struck by persons engaged in boring an
Artesian well in Henderson, KY, from
which a jet of water is forced. up through
the bore and thrown to the height of
fifty feet above the surface of the
ground. hI2a Ha-
Last week o daring attempt was
made by a cook woman named Martha,
the property of Mr.. Samuel F. Norment,
of Taylor's Ferry, King Williams coun-
ty, Va, to poison her master and fami.
ly. A child, and her master, Mr.. Nor
ment, were taken very ill, but by
prompt treatment recovered. The girl
was arrested, and poison, composed of
pounded jamestown weed and glass,
was found upon her.
The Boston Bee states that a few
DAYS since suits were entered to recover
$1,000 damages from the manager of the
Howard Atheneum, for ejecting two
negroes the previous evening. It is the
intention of the complainants to test the
question of color in its relation TO pla-
ces of public amusement, and particu-
larly those concerning the drama.
THE Next FEDERAL APPoRT1oNMENT.
Taking the popular vote in the north
west, and estimating the increase for the
next four years,the Boston Atlas esti-
mates that Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan,
Indiana and Illinois will be entitled to
55 representatives in Congress, in place
of the 29 which they now send to the
House.
To CURE A BALKY HoRsE.-The fol-
lowing method has been tried successful
ly on horses hat would not pull at the
foot of a hill Tie a handkerchief over
the horses eyes, and tell him to go.
He will step like a blind horse, and
draw as If there were no hill before him.
Let those who have those bests of good
temper, balky horses, try this simple
expedient.
GoLD FROM CALIFoRNIA.-The New
York Herald gives a statement of the
California gold arrivals at that port for
the year 1856. The total is $40,319,
929, against SAL ,682,524 in 1850
difference in favor of 1855 of SI,462,-
sos.
The JEws.-It is stated that the
Ministry of the Interior of Austria has
made a general prohibition, applicable
only to certain provinces, by which the
Jews are prevented from manufacturing
or trading in church vases, cruciixes and
images of saints.