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ArrrMprED MunpEn By A DrscAR.

ATTEMPTED MURDER BY DISCARDED
LovER.-A young man named Joseph
Newman, resident of New York, was
arrested on Sunday evening, by Inspec-
tor Mullen, charged with attempting to
take the Ii of Miss Frances j. Bennett,
at the Episcopal Mission Church, Brook
lyn. Newman, it seems, had been pay
ing his addresses to Miss Bennett, but
had some time since been discarded, and
on Sunday evening he approached her in
church and offered his company, which
was declined, when, it is alleged, he
drew dagger, and attempted to stab
her. The bystanders, however, inter-
fered and prevented the act, and the
young man was held until taken in
charge by the officer. He was commit
ted to prison to await an examination.-
NJ Y Tribune.
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AolnitaI
JUDGE DOUGLAS.

The expose, recently made in Con.
gress of the grounds for the opposition
of M. Douglas and the Illinois delega
tion to the Presidents Kansas policy,
calls especial attention to the course
which these gentlemen mean to pursue
in the future respecting their afiliation
with our party. The Pennsylvanian
states the facts, and comments upon
them thus: ssa
The especial friends and defenders OF
Senator Douglas have Indignantly dep
recated all allusions to the motives
which are supposed to govern the Sena-
tor from Illinois in his present opposi-
tion to the Democratic rarty and the
President on the Kansas Lecompton
issue. They insisted on placing their
idol upon the elevated pedestal of o con,
scientious conviction of duty, regard
for the wishes of that constituency
which he represents in the Senate os the
Nation, and the honest disinterested
views which he entertains with reference
to the principles involved in the present
controversy. But the debates in the
National House of Representatives on
Saturday last, has opened fresh page
of that volume in which is recorded the
history of Senator Douglas connection
with the pending question of admitting
Kansas in the Union under the Lecomp.
ton Constitution. In the course of that
debate, Hon. VIM. Smith, of Virginia,
stated that Hon. Isaac N. Morris, of
Illinois, said in free conversation that
after this Congress had been in session,
the Illinois Delegation held a confer
ence upon the policy that Senator Doug
las should pursue upon the Lecompton
Constitution and with reference to Sc.
curing his reelection to the Senate of
the United States Upon Hon. Mr..
Burnett, of Kentucky, being appealed
to, with regard to the correctness of
this statement of the conversation of
Mr.. Morris the former gentleman re-
marked that he understood Mr.. Morris
'to state distinctly that, upon conference,
the friends of Senator Douglas had
agreed and determined that that Sena-
tor should pursue the course he has
taken on this question, and it was the
only means by which he could sustain
himself He also further stated that
Mr.. Morris said 'that one reason why
Judge Dodglas felt himself aggrieved
was, that there had been an effort by
the present Administration to destroy
him, to crush him, to break him down,
and that his friends had been neglected
in appointments, and that the claims of
Illinois had been overlooked, and that
be did not mean to stand it?' These
are the statements deliberately made
on the floor of the House by Mr.. Smith,
of Virginia, and Hon Mr.. Burnett, of
Kentucky. They agreed as to tho de-
tails of the conversation held with Mr..
Morris, and there is no question as to
the correctness of the version they have
given of statements made by that gen
tleman with reference to the position of
the Illinois delegation and Mr.. Douglas
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ONToNAGoN-This is the name which
seems at length to have been settled up
on for the new State which it is propos
ed to erect out of the Lake Superior re-
gion. 1t is euphonious and much better
than the original name suggested-Su-
perior. The southern boundary will be
a line drawn from the Menominee river,
near its mouth, on Green Bay, westerly
till it intersects the western boundary
of Wisconsin. This line is not far from
the 45th parallel of latitude. Cutting
off, thus, all northern Wisconsin, and
adding it to the upper Peninsula of
Michigan, the new State would comprise
10000 square miles and 70. 900 inhabi-
.tants. The Legislatures of Michigan
and Wisconsin have, we believe, both
eonsented.-E>.
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Nd COUNTY, oHIo TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1853.

been agitated now for three months, and
give it to the people of Kansas to settle.
"For these reasons. sir. / shall vote
for the admission of Kat sas Under the
Lecompton constitution.
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! conversation, DIR. krauss, the militia
ry surgeon, arrived, accompanied by the
corporal.
'We are going to place you in the
hospital said DR.. Krauss; your case
is desperate
In the hospital thought Karl, why
I was never BETTER
DIR. Krauss, however knew best about
that.
You like strong drinks p said the
doctor.
Karl medtiated, and scratched his ear,
but the case was so mysterious that he
made no reply.
Answer me, my man nobody means
to burt you. You like brandy p
Karl pleaded guilty to the delicate
imputation.
Come to me, then.'
So the doctor put Karl inte room of
the military hospital, all alone and
| saying You will be well attended to,
he turned slowly away, locking the door
behind him.
Karl wondered what they were going
to do with him, and what would come
next. He did not wonder long for the
door opened, and in came an orderly
with breakfast rations. Mark you what
they consisted ola basin of stirabout,
and loaf of bread The warder hav-
ing placed these things on the table,
asked Karl if his appetite wss good
Not particularly
But taste said the warder.
Karl tasted the stirabout; it was
strong of brandy.
Delicious = exclaimed be.
Aud the bread'-it was soaked in.
brandyI
Delightful + exclaimed Karl. He
had never made SO hearty breakfast
in all bis life.
you like it, said the orderly.
Il should think SO = answered Karl.
'If,' said the orderly you like to
drink, | will send you something
'What2' demanded Karl
'Brandy?'
Karl could hardly reconcile himself
to the belief that he had fallen so much
in luck's way. L know why it is, said
he to himself; 'his Majesty. the King.
God bless him. likes his champagne, and
likes his schnaps, and he likes his men
to do as he does. Let me have some
brandy at once,' said Karl.
The orderly disappeared, and present
ly returned, bringing with him an enor-
nous bottle of brandy, and large horn.
If you get drunk, glass might
break, said he, addressing Karl. This
horn cannot break. Drink and enjoy
YOURSELF
Deep were the potations Karl made
that day. Though quite alone, he
csuld not restrain his emotions; he
stood up, placed himself in theatri-
cal attitudes, and toasted good King
Frederick William SO often and go hear
tily, that before dinner time came be
was drunk and Hoored. On the floor
accordingly the orderly found him when
he made his next rounds. Karl ate no
dinner that day. nor supper either but
when morning arrived, the effect of his
debauchery had worn off to such an ex-
tent that he was ready for breakfast,
composed, as on the day before, of stira-
bout and loaf of bread, each seasoned
with brandy. Karl partook of this,
breakfast heartily; but he nevertheless
left some untouched, which was not the
case the morning before.
L fancy it is almost too rich,' tho't
Karl.
Though the brandy bottle was replen-
ished, and Tear him, Karl, for some rea-
son or other, partook of the contents SO
moderately, that neither did be get
drunk. as before, nor was his appetite
spoiled for dinner
Up came the orderly with dinner in
due time. Dinner as follows:
Soup seasoned with brandy.
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Minnesota LandHg gency

y J. NJ & A. p. SWINEFORD,
DEAL Estate Dealers, and Agents, Land
LII Warrants located and Investments made
yielding fifty per cent. Taxes paid. DC. A. P.
Swineford being resident of Albert Lea,
Minnesota, is we'll acquainted with the natural
advantages of the Territors, and the best
points for investment. A few choice Lots and
farming Lands for sale. For further informa-
tion inquire of Jas. Swineford, Ashland o., or
address A.. P. Swineford, Albert Lea, Free
born county Minnesota.
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EThe Cleveland Herald is Of the
opinion that Kansas will yet be admitted
during the present session of Congress,
under the Leoompton oonstitutiep,
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STRIcHNYHE WHIsKY.-The bad effect
of the liquors consumed In Califorhia is
not more chargaable to their alcoholic
INGREDIENTS than to poisonous matters
which are incorporated in them. Some
of the most virulent poissns, such as tAe
oil of almonds, are used for co:oring and
favoring the fsids, thus adulteratine
them in such manner as to act mr 3
injuriously upon the human system. -
The frequent cases of temporary insanity
and attempts at suicide are often charg-
able to the facts to which We have allu.
ded. A law should at once be enact
ed TO prevent the nse Of p6isor for ad-
mixture with anRliduors which may be
used for general beverage.
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The UsnAMED TERRiruRr.--For the
western division of Utah, bordering
California, which it is proposed to erect
into new territory, variety of names
have been proposed The people them-
selves residing there christened il CO.
lumbus. Senator Gwin attempted Ser
ra Nevada. Somebody else sticks to
the name of Carson, after Carson valley.
"A different party advocates Colorado,
and the Washington States goes for call
ling it Yuma, after the Indisn desigDa-
tion Of the Colorado river. 4ses.s
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'You can't do that; the doctor won't
let you touch water
water isn't such bad thing in its
place, after ALL Thoughts Karl; for by
this time his inner man waxed uncom-
fortably hot, and his blood rushed to
and flo, as if it was forced by hand
pump.
Supper-Stirabout and brandy.
Breakfast-Brandy and Stirabout.
Dinner-Soup with brandy; cabbage
idens; meat idena; bread, potatoes, idens
idsm; brandy, brandy! everything they
gave poor Karl to eat and drink steam
| cd and smelt of brandy
For heavens sake, let me have a
draught of water said he, when dinner
time on abe third day came; just one
draught Of water
No, not.a DROP
But / shall die-I am on fre-I
burnt roared Karl; give me water
water!'
No, drink Sour brandy and water
Il can't-Twon'tl'
well, then, 60 without
DR.. Krauss came on the third day
He felt Karl's pulse, and looked at his
tongue, and asked him if he felt better.
'Betteri' exclaimed he, Il am dying
by inches Give me waterl one draught
of water! Let me out beat me-put
ne on the sharp-backed horse-shoot
me!' roared he, but don't murder me
like this!'
why, don't you like brandyP' said
the doctor. with grin so malicious that
it might have sat on the face of Mephis-
topheles, without disparagomeDt to his
fiendishness
Like it I'll never taste drop a.
gain.' .
Yes, you WILL said the doctor; you'll
take it for exactly seven days more
He did and Karl could never look al
cohol in the face afterwards.
And this, reader, is not quite fic-
tion; for in this way they cure drunk
ards in the military hospitals of Prussia
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GRATuITous.-Most of the "advice"
afoat is written for the benefit of wives
alone, but the following is to the other
side of the house, and meets with our
hearty sanction:-"When your wife be-
gins to scold, let her have it out. Put
your feet up costly before the fire place,
loil back in, your chair, light one of your
best cigars, and let the storm rage on
say nothing, make no reply to anything.
Well, little more advice, if you please.
Having placed yourself in that position,
reflect whether you deserve the thunder
about your ears, and if SO, (Which is pro-
badly the case,) put your feet gently
down, cease your lolling. put cut your
cigar, kiss your little wife, and endeav-
or to be better husband-Neao York
Mirror.
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sI'm much obliged said Karl to the
orderly, as he smelt the brandy fumes
escaping from his eatables. Il am much
obliged for the doctors kindness, but
this, you see, is rather too rich to go on
upon. 'I'll take my victuals to-day
without the brandy, and drink the bran
dy afterwards
'We don t keep such victuals,' replied
the orderly. The doctor knows what's
best for you to eat, man-you'll like it
in time
So Karl ate his victuals, and he tho't
they were not SO bad after all.
IF you please, said Karl, when he bad
eaten all he could, 4 should like little
water-just leetle.'
we don't keep such thing, said the
orderly.
NO water?'
"None.'
Then could I have some brandy and
water?' asked Karl.
Yes, I'll bring some mixed in the
proportion the doctor thinks right
please, I would rather mix for my
self.
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mTsC Ii A n e o o
sREkNEW LIVERY srABLE.D. B

cE-AIEW LIVERY STABLE-D-B B.
2Z-1N Gray, Proprietor. Family and
Pleasure Carriages, and 2:4o Horses, to be had
at AL hours. Passengers conveyed to any OF
the neigbboring towns o1 the shortest notice.
Prices reduced to suit the hard times. DrSta-
bles in the rear of Graham's Old Stone Store.
February 4. 1851 34f
DYALL CHARLES, Real Estate Agents
HI and Surveyors, Sioux City, Iowa. Land
Warrants located at reasonable rates.
1.-THE Land office will be openep on the
18th of February, 1858, for the location of
lands south Sioux city.
n. BAH selections personally made.
Eebrunrv 4. 1851 34tf
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EULToN 4 MccoMBs, Attorneys and
II Counsellors at Law, Ashland, Ohio. Of
fee in the Bank building. over the Hardware
Store.
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C0NYEYANCING

YIN - 4 a NOLHO.
Deeds, Mortgages, Bonds, &c., DC. carefully
drawn. and being a
NOTARY PUBLIC
I will take the acknowledgements thereof
administer Oaths DC DC charges reasonable
0ficein the county Auditors Office, Ashland
o. JAMES SWINEFORD.
Ashland, February 25 1857 ly34.
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"ILLARD SLoCUM. Attorney at Law.
w Ashland, Ohio. Office on cornrr of
Church and Sandusky SITS. Particular atten-
Stion paid to collections.
Feb. 4, 1857 34tf
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ToHN j.. JACOBS. Attorney and Cour-
q -sellor at Law, Ashland, Ohio. Office
one poor East of W asson d Stubbs Shoe Store.
Anril 9. 1853. Aft
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.W. q. HANCOCK,

4MERCHANT TAILOR, and dealer in Fur
IYl nishing Goods, As Superior street, under
Z the Weddell Hose Cleveland, Ohio.
July f5t
moo KEGS PURE LEAD, 100 KEGS
- SNOW WHITE ZINC, 1t
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L A w z e a 3 /.

IN ]. KENNY, Attorney at Law, has
L. opened an Office the first door West of
Sampsel House, where he will be happy to
see his old friends. and such others as may
wish to engage his professional services.
Ashland, April 20, 1858. 46f
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THOMAS BULL. Attorney at Law. Lou
Il donville, Ashland county, Ohio, will at
tend promptly 20 all business entrusted to his
care. Feb.4. 1855. 34tf
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TXTILLIAM RAESToN, Jeweler and Sill
Nv yer Smith. a few doors west of the.Me-
HGlty House, Ashland, Ohio. Gold and Steel
Pens. and choice variety of Jewelry, kept
constantly on hand. Highest price paid for
old Gold and Silver. Repairing done to or
d T, on reasonable terms-satisfaction war;
ranted
Fet-u.ry 8. 1851. s4tf
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8usiillsss Gar0s.
a o n e 4 5 .

HNULTY HOUSE, Ashland, Ohio, BY
.Nl W. McNulty. Rooms airy and COM
lnodious, and table constantly supplied with
all the luxuries of the season. Patronage So
leited.
Feb 4. 1857. 34tf
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FDSON & DE PUY, Attorneys at Law
IL Van Vert, Ohio, will attend to all busi-
ness entrusted to their care, in the counties of
Vanwert and Mercer. Particular attention
Epaid to the collection of claims and payments
sofeaxes for non residents. Also agents for the
sale ofreal estate.
May 13 1851 49tf
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-06-24
The Daughter of Aaron Burr.

The Carolina "Sparton" supplies new
incident in the life Of Aaron Burr, re-
garding the death of his daughter. It
profeses to derive its information from an
old and distinguished citizen of Charles
ton, COW dead-a very doubtful story aud
in very unreliable shape:
"Burr. iD his macy intrigues, compass
ed the ruin of the wife of captain of
coaster between New York and Charles
ton. To remove the Captain, Burr cor
rupted the sailors to mutiny and destroy
bin. On the outward voyage no oppor-
tunity offered, and the execution of the
plan was deferred till the return trip
Unfortunately, on this very vessel Mrs.
Aston took passage. Her fate was an
awful retritution on her abandoned faith
er. He never looked up after, and
doubtless from the conviction that the
sins of the father were visited upon the
child. Our informant went to New York
to look up the wife of this CaptaIu.--
Hearing that Burr knew her, he sought
an interview. The mention of the name
was the signal for silence, nor would
Burr keep further appointment, or inn
part any information"
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no. 81.
which to leave her, we bid her adieI.

which to leave her, we bid her adieI.
Lawyer Ames and Mary had been maf;
ried but few weeks, when be received q
note from an unexpected source, the wri-
ter being no other than Stingwell. who
desired him to coEe on to Baton Rouge
with the Williams notes, which he earn
estly desired to take up, as the tho0ghts
of the wrongs he had committed had
haunted him Of late, so much that he had
determined to make all the restitution in
bis power.
Mr.. Ames, as soon as be could arrange
his affairs in a convenient form to leave,
went on to Baton Rouge, where he found
Stingwell ON bed of sickness, but who
evinced feeling of relief when be had
signed the checks which would cancel the
notes. Mrs. Amcs who bad accompa-
MED her husband, called to see the sick
man, who was much moved By her pres
ence. He recollected her as child; and
for the wrong be had done. tbs child,
craved forgiveness of the woman. For
gIVeness was freely granted, and sealed
with tears. Mr. and Mrs. Ames rem aim
ed at Baton Rouge for some weeks, aud
on their return. home, carried with th ens
the tidipgs Of the death of NICHOLAS
STINGWELL.
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In Iceland. if minor commits a crime,
the parents are im mediately arrested, and
unless they can prove to the satisfaction
of the magistrate that they have afforded
to the child all reeded opportunities for
instruction, the penalty of the crime is in
ficted upon them, and the child placed
under instruction.
If we had law Of this kind in the u.
States, good many parents would be-
constantly under arrest.
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marlborough, Mass, has produced
"female Tom Thumb" in the person of 9
young lady now at II years of age, msa-
sures only % inches in height and her
weight is proportonally small She has
a sister still smaller for her age. She is
now on exhibition at the South, for which
her friends receive high compensation;
and both are wanted to go abroad, to
which the parents 90 at consent.
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4 very fat man for the purpose Of quiz
zipg Dr., asked bin to prescribe for
his complaint which he declared was sleep
Jog with open mouth.
"Sir," said the doctor, "your disease is
ineurable. Your skin is too short, so
that when you shot your eyes, your mouth
opens.
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English prices-eurrent often speak Of
the price of wheat per quarter-to reduce
this to barrels, multiply the price by sew
en-, and divide by twelve, and it will give
the price, at the same rate by the barrel.
Thus: If wheat is quoted at Sc shillings
quarter, multiply 56 By and divide
by II, and it gives the price, 80 sbillings
a barrel.
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A Ion legged Yankee, On visiting me"
nagerie for the Grst time, while stalking
around the pavilion, suddenly came on
tue elephant, wbereupon be turned 80 the
k,epes wish surprisei Thunder and light.
ming mister; what crittcr have you gOt
there with tail on both endslr
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Is that clock right over there 7" said
stranger, to news-boy the other day
Fright over there" answered Young ~
merica; "taint nowhere else"
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Technical Words.

In reading, We frequently come across
words with which we are unacquainted, :,
and which are necessary to give us full
idea of the subject To obviate this diff
fculty, We give definition of some of the
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VOL is.
Published hY Theodore Sehoch.

TERMS.--Two dollars per ahnum in advance-Two
dollars and quarter half yearlyand ii not paid be-
fore the end of the year. TWO dollars and half
No papers discontinued until all arrearages arc paid
except at the option IL the Editor.
UFAdvertIScments Of one square Gen lineS) or less
three insertions, 81 CO. Each additional inseT-
tcn, 25 cents. Longer ones IN proportion.
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Cards, Circulars, Bill Heads. Notes. Blank Receipts,
Justices Legal aud other Blanks, Pamphlets. prin-
ted with neaness and despatch, on reasonable terms
81 this tffrc.
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JOB PRINTING.

Having general assortment of large plain and OF
namenta Type, We are prepared TO execute every de
scnption of
Ts1 n M T1-S2 eOD I Jy5TTI7TT M ~
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will be left to the care of all, for this ex-
ertioD / have made has tried the slender
thread of life and proves that it is nearly
spun out Leave me now, while | seek
few moments ofsleep, and prepare your
OWN supper" ;"
Mary and Emma obeyed, and their
mother, after time, dropped into fe-
vercd slumber Late in the evening, a
neighbor came in-proffering her assist
snce to watch during the night. Her aid
proved timely; for at the hour of midnigh
Mrs. Williams called for her children,
who occupied bed in the opposite side
of the room. They came to her bedside
and there beheld scene which the heart
of childhood can never forget. A faint
blessing was all she could utter, for the
messenger Of Death had appeared, and
she was about to answer his call. Slow.
ly the veil was drawn, and family beat
the heart-futteriDg now, and now losing
its hold upon the gentle spirit which took
its fight to the hoGc of its author and
preservcr, leaving its marbled tenement a
cold statue, upon which gazed the orphan
sisters.