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Awful Accident at Sea-!

BURNING OF THE sTEMSHIP AUsTRIA-FIvF
HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE PERSONS LOST.
Seldom indeed have the press been cal
led upon to record so terrific an accident
as this one. i Out of six hundred souls on
board only sixty seven were saved. We
subjoin the only dispatches coming to hand
up to the closing ofthis page: 80
New York, Sept 26.-No doubt the
burning steamer was the Austria, from
Hamburg. Among the Cabin PASSENGERS
were j. Boble and wife, New Orleans;
Anna Paypers and three children, St.
Louis; Maria Parken, St. Louis; Wilhelm
Stachel, Cincinnati. .,..e.aeG a.l5 rgi
HALIFAX, Sept. 27.--The steamer
burned at sea proves to have been the
Austria. Twelve of the survivors have
arrived here. There were in all about
six hundred souls on, board the illfated
steamer, Of which only sixty-seven were
saved. o.,2 81 t.''.' l ~
The brig Lotus arrived yesterday with
twelve of the sixty seven survivors of the
destruction of the steamer Austria, burned
at sea on the 18th. A passenger reports
that little after 2 o'clock P. NJ. on the
18th a dense volume of smoke burst from
the after entrance to the steerage. The
speed she continued going until the mag.
az ne exploded, when the engineers it is
supposed, were instantly suffocated. The
fire next burst through the lights amid
ships, spreading aft with fearful rapidity
A boat let down on the port side. was in
stantly crushed, another on the starboard
side was swamped from the number rush.
ing into it. 80 osg,.g v7rs
All the Grst cabin passengers were on
the poop, excepting few geptlemen who
must have beea smothered in the smoking
room. Many of the second cabin pas.
seegers were also on the poop, buta nnm-
Der were shut up in the cabin by the = Gre;
some were pulled up through the ventila.
tors, but the greater number perished in
the flames; woman was drawn up who
said that six were already suffocated; sew
eral men and women jumped into the sea
by twos and threes; some of the women
were then already in flames, others hesi.
tated till driven over at the, last moment
by the advancing flames. In half an
hour not q soul was left on the poop deck
The French bark Maurice, Capt. Ernes
Remand, came along side at Eve O'Clock
and rescued forty passengers, who were
chiefly taken off the. bowsprit; but some
were struggling in the water. At, eight
o'clock one of the metallic boats came up
with twenty-five persons, including the
first and second officers, and subsequently
four men were picked mp floating on q
piece of broken boat. The second Off
Ger was afterwards rescued from the wat
or. Both he and third officer was severe.
ly burnt. Only six women were saved
three of whom were shockingly burned -
A Norwegian bark went along side of the
steamer the next morning, and picked ur
o few persons. The bark Maurice hai
no communication with her. We have
mot yet ascertaiued the names Of the sa
we'd. X l{8,1.oq oi d5eelqie il''ie9 {
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ra Two Irishman were recently look
ing at knot Of people stretching rops
across the street from one house top -
another, for the Suspension; Of bss.
ner - Fag ,7sasf sdt easg
Pst--"Shure. an what viii they bs
after doin' at the tops Of them. hoasssf"
Mike--"Faix, an it, submaraaa
telegraph they're putin up. ] sn thiak.
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lFrom the Ksokuk Jourral.1 ga
LINES ON THE OSHUN TELIGRAF.
BrPuaa.

Nitsy Oshun! Your konkered, rms
You may heave and rip and tare round like q
Bat, your kabled; .sau weExe
We've got . streak Of Aleek.trisity,
(Do you know AleckD runnin
Rite through your bottom.
Be keerful MI. 0shun, y7ne1 sl.se
That you don't get shocked, orfal.
You'd better keep shy o that ere wire,
And nOs get Too curious.
you mite tell the fishes, what live in yer,
That this here line warn't set
To catch gudgeons, no Stree,
n John Bull, Rsq., gets too rantankerous. .
Wen fist holl him over, down r.
TO Main and .h-annex i'm" we will:
Gosh AL Jsrusalsm, amt this
Rrs universal Yankee nation punkins
q heap! It be and are sum to butte ~
That ere Mr.. Field, Il reckon he's no kin
20 eorn-hsld,> he's . regelar buster, 49,
He ortsr have . free pass
Over every tslegraf in the hull
Country. he had. -
Three cheers for Mister Field z
Our phsslinss biles over
m contsmplatin the grander
OF this ERE undertakin.
We're in for maxim Mister Field s.
President o. these ere United States.
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Chess-Morphy at Birmingham.

| The proceedings of the Chess Con.
gress, says Birmingham paper, have beer
almost entirely suspended fo. the purpose
Of watching the progress of chess-play
ling feat never before Witnessed in Eng.
land. We refer to Mr.. Morphy's playing
eight games blindfolded. His opponents
were Lord Lyttleton. President of the
Association, Mr. Salmon, the best player
Ireland affords; Mr.. J. Ripping, Jr., Sec.
retary of the Manchester, Club, and very
strong player; Mr.. Avery, President Of
the Birmingham Club. DR.. Freeman, Mr..
Rhodes, and Mr.. w r. Wills. The
play commenced at o'clock and termina.
ted about st o'clock and resulted in Mr.,
Morphy winning every game except the
one with Mr.. Ripping. The modus ope-
randi was very simple Mr. Morphy sat
at one end of the library, at a table at the
tother end sat his eight opponents, with
! their eight boards before them. Mr..
Morphy. gazing at the lozenged window
above him, and leaning carelessly with his
arm thrown over the bench on which he
sits, attacked each board in succession.
Move and counter-move were audibly an
nounced by friend, and when the tables
had been traversed one move ut time,
the process was recommended. It was
most interesting scene. Mr. Morphy
had the whole eight games SO thoroughly
'fn his head" that when piece was ac-
lcidently shifted on one of the boards. and
q move was made in which it was involved
he at once detected that something was
wrong, and exclaimed that it was "au i'm :
possible remove" Such it was acknowl-
edged to be. The piece ought never to
have been on that square In, the same
game Mr.. Morphy left piece. en- prize.
the taking of which involved mate in a
few moves. and accordingly on his adYer.
sary taking the piece, unconscious of the
snare laid for him, the game became Mr..
Morphy's almost Immediately. His play
was very rapid. Each game lasted on
the average about 80 moves, so that he
had to bear in mind at least 24O moves,
and the position of every board through
out from beginning to end. The fact was
evidently regarded by those present as an
effort Of genius not to be accomplished
by more than two individuals in century.
Of the eight simultaneous games, Mr..
Morphy won six, drew one against Mr..
Avery, President of the Birmingham
Chess Club, and lost only one, that agains,
Mr.. Ripping. The eight games occupied
about six hours, and at the close, Mr.
Morphy being asked if he felt fatigued
said. "Not in the least; but he should be
glad to get his dinner! The match be-
tween Messrs Stanton and MorphJ
stands thus: Stake, f50O o side; the
scorer of the frst IL games wins. Te
commence on. the 1st of November next
Mr.. Morphy was to proceed from Bir.
mingham to Paris, to challenge Herr Harr
witz. (hitherto the mos. celebrated blind
fold player in Europe and probably after
wards to Breslau, to play Herr Andersen
but it is expected that this match with thu
latter will be played in London. .as
4 ~ s..
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~ "Papa. does the logwood the2
put into wine give it its red colorln b
'Yes, certainly" 5ss $50 81 Hasa
3s"Well. papa, is it the logwoed In tie
vino that makes your nose 90. rsdlns HI
"Hush your nonsense, child; bore. Bse-
ty, get candle and put this child to bid. 4
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-10-06

EA clergyman, who was consoling
a young widow ON the death other husband
spoke in very serious tone, remarking
that he was one of the few. Such jewel
of Christian-you cannot find his equal
You know To which the sobbing fair
one replied, with an almost broken heart
IN bet / will
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e gI A country clergyman vas boass.
ing Of having been educated st two sol.l
leges. "You remind me-" said an age4
divine, ".of an instance I knew Of 3 .ealf
that sucked two cows" "What was ~
consequence" asked third psraoa.
.Why, sir" replied the old gsatlsnaa,
very gravely. the consequence vas ths&
he was 8 very great calf" nv s, &
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-10-06

E'My native city has treated -
badly said drunken sagabond bot I
love her STILL .<ses1us
Probably her still is al that yoa ssIs
about her, replied the gen:lsman. M
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~tYou don't seem to know how d
take me- said vulgar fellow 70 gsa-
tleman who he had insulted. sYss d.
said the gentleman twisting him By the
nose. @ djis ief eii ,ies stA
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-10-06

B The general opinion is that the
:vainest of all birds is the peacock. We
think the goose is the vainest A goose
when entering barn through the door
way, invariably bobs her head to avoid
hitting the top. Evidently every goose
thinks herself at least fifteen feet high
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Stltet q alt.
MATRIMONIAL STRATAGEM;
How Two Households Became One.

How Two Households Became One.
Mrs. Benoni Benson was fat, fair and
forty-four, when her husband soap boil
erin very good circumstances, was called
from bis life-tssk of contributing to the
general p1ri6caiion of mankind. Mrs.
Benson took refuge from her grief in q
pretty cottage, situated on the principal
Street in the town of d.
At 6rst she used to say with solemn en-
phssis which carried conviction to the
hearts other hearers, that nothing but the
thoughts Of her daughter Florence would
have prevented her from terminating her
existence BY the Intervention of poison.
Mrs. Benson was in no small degree in
debted 70 her daughter since in less than
three months, she threw aside her mourn.
ing and became . lively as eve..
Touching Florence, she had cow reach
cd the matare. age Of nineteen, and began
ID think herself marriageablc. She was
quite pretty. and stolerably well accom-.
plished, 30 that her wishes in that respect
were very likely to be fulfilled.
Just over the way, lived Squire Mark
ham the village lawyer, just yerging on fifty,
with Ais son Charles, who was about hall
his ago. Being young man of agreeable
exterior, the latter was quite favorite
with the young ladies in the neighborhood,
andconsidered ia common parlance, quite
Q catch. 'ee = ''',s +. s5 s.
As yet, however, his affections had no,
been serieasly entangled, and might have
rcqained 10, had it not been for the sud-
den apparition, one morning, Of Florence
Benson, riding on horseback. 49, ssis
ft'stfuck him At once that she was re.
AArkablE graceful and really pretty
Thereapon,hs cultivated her acquaintance
with increased ossiduity, and after, while
asked the fasa: question. -. "a $
Florence answered in the affirmative
sndinstead Of referring him dutifuIly to
her mother hiufad (belng Q romantic young
LADY, how charming IL would be To steal
away to the nsxt town and get married,
without spybody being the wiser.
Charles Markham caught at this hint
which chimedswith his own Temperament
and be resolved to adopt.
ID order that It might be carried out
with perfect success, it was resolved to
seem Indifferent to each other until the
day fxed; In order to ward OF any suspi.
eion cfwhat was going on
Not go with Squire Markham. He had
obtaiped eclaeto ths ahair in some manner
- that hs not only discovered the TACT o.
the elopenent, but even the very day on
which = was 70 occur.
'SlJ aos. that Charles. thought ne to
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ma A reporter ofths New Yosk Trib.
une was egged BY the Staten Islsnders. g
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CIAL NOTICES
PERMANENT OEEICR-

Complying with the urgent request of hun
dreds Of their patients.
DRs. @. NJ. FIrcR & ]. w. SYKKs.
Have concluded to remain permanently In
Pittsburgh. and may be consulted ct their a.
fee. No. l9l Penn Street, opposite the ST.
CLAIR HOTEL, daily, except SUNDAYS. for
CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRoRcHIrIs and ali other
Chronic Complaints complicated with or caus.
ing Pulmonary Disease, including Catarrh,
Heart Disease Affections of the Liver, Dys-
pepsia, Gastritis, Female Go mpaints, etc.
DRS. FITCH d SYKES would state that
their treatment Of Consumption Is based upon
the fact that the disease exists 10 the blood
and system at large. bot before, and during
It's development in the lungs, and they there
fore employ Mechanical Hygiepic and Medical
remedies to purify the blood and strengthen
the system. With these, they use Medical In.
halatoBs, which they value highly, but only
as Palliatives, (having no curative effect when
used slOne.) 5nd lnvalids are earnestly csut.
toned against wasting the precious time Of
cmability on any treatment based upon The
plausible, bat hlse idea that the tsat Of The
disease can be reached in direct manner by
Initiation" for - before stated, The seat Of ths
disease L IN the blood and its Effects only Ia
the lungA.
60 No charge for consultation.
a list Of questions viii be sent 70 thess viShs
ing 10 consult us By letter.
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OCTOBER APPOINTMENTS.

DR.. L. V. PIERCE can be consulted as fol.
lows iree OF charge remaining only one day ii
each place.
Youngstown Union House, Tuesday Oct. l2
Warren Gaskill House Wednesday October I3
Canheld Bostwick House, Thursday October IA
Salem farquhar House. Friday October Is.
Coiumbiana Widow Sturgeon House Saturday
October I6.
Welsville Whitacre House Monday October is
New Lisbon Watson House, Tuesday Oct. 10.
Hanover Ickes House, Wednesday October 90,
Uarollton Patton House, Thursday October 81
Minerva Yingling House Friday October %.
Marlborough Church House, Sat. October %.
ViaDa William House Monday October 25.
Persons suffering from sudden attack of dis
ease or from chronic complaint of long stand.
ing will find it for their advantage to take no.
tice Of the above appointments as no eharg es
are made for counsel, mild medicine with prop.
er advice in respect to habit, diet and exercise
effect far more cures than the poisonous drugs
which corrode the system and waste the vital
powers, and undermine the constitution, Dr.
Pierce has had much experience in the treat
ment OF consumption, both Of the second and
third stage and he fatters himself, that under
MS treatment consumption Of long Standing
is not an incurable disease, bis success thus
far proves all that he asserts, he has devoted
mnch OF his time and study to the treatment
oi this death dealing adversary. He has also
Deen very successful in the treatment of the
cancer and female weakness, and though not
wishing 70 beast, has given life and health to
many afflicted with the above disease.
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PROCLAMATION.
Auditors Office. Carroll co

| duditors Ofhee, Carroll CO. o,
A N ACT TO AMEND AN ACT, PASSED
n April '3, 1858, entitled an "act for the
assessment and taxation of all property in this
State, and for levyirg taxes thereon according
to its true value in money"
section l, Be it enacted by the General As.
sembly OF the State of Ohio That the thirty.
third section of an act passed April Is. 1852.
entitled an act for the assessment and taxation
of all property in this State, and for levying
taxes thereon according to its true value in
money, be so amended as to read as follows:
Sec. 81. The county commissioners of each
county in this State, shall at their June ses-
sion, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and fifty eight, and every sixth year thereaf
ter, divide their caunty into as many districts
as there are townships in the county; aud any
county within the Ii nits of which there is a
city, the commissioners shall divide said city
into districts comprising within each no less
than one ward, nor more than FIVE, and no
to wnship or ward shall be divided in making
such district ward, which wards shall be con :.
tigeous, and the commissioners shall give no.
tice by publication in some newspaper in the
county, and ifno newspaper is publ ished in
the county, then by public notice set up in
each township and ward at the usual places
of holding elections setting forth the bounda.
ries of districts in cities and the qualified elect
ors of such district shall at the October election.
in the year eighteen hundred and fifty eight,
and every sixth year thereafter, elect some citi.
zen of such district, having the qualification OF
an elector, as assessor of real property within
such district The judges of election shall
keep separate poll>book for the election of
said assessors and the returns thereof, duly
certified as in other cases, shall be made to
the county auditor, who, with the clerk of the
court Of common pleas aud probate Judge of
the county, shall opeu the same and declare
the result, and the auditor shall. within ten
days after opening such returns give notice
to each of the persons elected, of his election.
Sec. q The thirty third section of said act
ishereby repealed, and this act shall be in
force from and after its passage
April IL 1868.
Pursuant to the above, the County Commits
sioners Of Carroll county, Ohio, at their June
session A. D. 1858, fixed upon the following
as the number, and boundaries Of districts in
this county.
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ROAD NOTICE

A petition win be presented to the Com.
missioners Of Carroll county at the September
sesrions, praying for az alteration on the road
leading from Capper's Mill to Clusters saw
mill in Perry township; beginning for the al
teration at the North end of Joshua Davis
orchard, where said road intersects the Bus
bry and Nicely roads; thence south along the
line between the lands Of said Joshua Davis
and John Butter6eld about sixty rods more or
less; thence in q south west direction through
lands of said Joshua Davis the best route 20
intersect the road leading from the said John
Butter6eld's to the said Clusters saw mill.
MANY PETITION FRS:
August 4th 1858.
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Waynesburgh, april2S. '5o-tf.

Sale of Real Estate By order of Court.
IN the 18th day Of October 1858, at 3
u o'clock P. N. will be sold on the premi'
ses to the highest bidder, the following real
estate as the property Of J. F. Lindsay deceas-
ed late of Carroll county, to wit; A part
the northeast quarter Of section ten, toWnsh ip
thirteen, range four of lands ordered to be
sold at Steubenville, Ohio; beginning at the
south west corner Of said quarter section.
thence east 20 poles, thence north to the road
leading to George Greens to William Potss
thence in 9 north-easterly direction along said
line to where it crosses the vest line Of said
quarter section, thence said section line TO the
place Of beginning containing fifty acres
Ap praised at $695 90. Terms cash,
SAMUEL SMILEY, Adm.
of. T. Lindsay, decd.
Cank q. lS5S-4W.
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NO TICE

nHE Farmers and Mechanics Mercantile as
sociatiOn of Waynesburgh, Stark CO., Ohio,
having disposed Of their entire stock OF
Goods to G, P. Augustine & Co., (who will
continue the business at the old stand) hereby
notify all those indebted to said association,
that their accounts and notes must be settled
Immediately. The books ard notes remain in
the hands Of G. P. Augustine, former Agent
of the association, who is authosettlerized to
and receipt for the same.
By order of the Board of Directors.
MATTHIAS FIREST0NE Pres't.
Waynesburgh, april26. '5S-tf.
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PETITION TO SELL.
State Of Ohio, Carroll In the Probate. court.

State Of Ohio, CARROLL In the Probate court
county, IS,
John B. Moody, as Elisabeth Whitla
Administrator Of vii. }(WidoWl William An
lam Whitla, decd. drews and Margaret
VS.. his wife, Of the coun
Elisabeth Whitla ct al. ty of jefferson. n
the State Of Ohio; Isaac n. Jackman and Jane
his wife, Of the county of Dekalb. in the State
( of Indiana; William Whitla, Eleanor Wbita
Elisabeth Wbitla, Jr, Julian Whitla, John
Whitla aud David Whitla, heirs at law Of vii.
liam Wbitla, deceased, and residents Of Car.
roll county, Ohio, will take notice that on the
l7th day Ct August, 1858, John B Moody, as
The Administrator Of William Whitla, deceas.
ed, Med in the Probate Court Of Carroll coun
ty, his petition against them, wherein be al
ledges that said estate has no personal assets,
and that 1t is indebted in the sum Of three
thousand dollars, and that said deceased died
seized of the following lands situate in said
Carroll county, and described as the south.
west quarter Of section twenty in town
ship twelve and range four, except ten acres
heretofore sold and conveyed to James Kain;
also the west half Of the southeast quarter Of
section, township and range aforesaid also FIVE
acres out Of the south corner Of the southeast
quarter OF section thirty FIVE, in township and
range aforesaid, commencing ct the south east
quarter Of said section, thence west fourteen
rods, thence north far enough to include in an
obiong square five acres, and prsJs for the
sale OF said land for the payment of said deb Is,
and that said petition will, on the Goth day Of
September, 1858, move said court for the sale
Of said land. JOHN B. MOODY,
Admir- OF VIM, Whitla, deed, by Z. Z. Eek
ley, his atty.
Aug 18th 1858:
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FARM LANDS FOR SALE 25 NILES FROM
Philadelphia by Railroad in the State Of New
Jersey. Soil among the best for Agricultural
purposes, being { good loan soil, with a clay
bottom. The land Is a large tract, divided in
to small farms, and hundreds from all parts of
the country are now settling and building -
The crops can be seen growing. Terms from
SIS to $40 per acre, payable within four years
by instalnents, To visit the place-Leave
Vine 81. Wharf at PhlA. at II A II. BY Rail.
road for Hammonton, or address r. s. Byrons,
BY letter. See full advertisements in snoth-
er column.
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The qualified electors Of each of the above
named districts will please meet at their usual
places Of holding elections on Tuesday the l 9th
day OF October, in the year eighteen hundred
and hity-eight and proceed to elect an assessor
OF real property within said district.
WASH. BUTLER,
Auditor Of Carroll CO.
Catrolltou Sept 5. 1858. 5w.