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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-07-14
For the Little Folks.

TANDIES ofallkinds and ofthe be-. quail.
~ ty,, to be fond at the Book and De-
ao OF CaHn & POTTER.
Successors to p ChHbb.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-07-14
Total

CONDITION OF INFIRMARY.
Articles made by matron and inmates during
he past year Sheets IS, Pillow Slips 13, Rollar
3. Bed Ticks :, Comforts pieced and quilt
d ?, Pillow Ticks2. Comforts quilted g. Shirts 50,
IS, Hosiery %, Sacks, Z. Aprons 81,
,rssses II, Skirts quilted I6, Pants AZ, Vests I6,
oats 5, Sunbonnets Z, Capes 10, Night Dresses 5,
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4. d. K.

The ARoosTooK RAILRoAp.-In recent ar
ticle upon this subject, the Pioneer slys:
We have heard it remarked that it would
he impossible TO turn the trade of Eastern
Aroostook TO Bangor. now that the St An
drews road is nearly completed. 1t is safe to
say that these who think thus, have never
visited our County and therefore cannot know
from observation that such is not the fact
:, railroad from Bangor is what our PEOPLE
desirc-it is what the people OF the State de-
sire, and should it BE- built, would command
almost the entire trade of the Arpostook and
upper 81. John. But we were speaking of
the Surrey.
We think We can see the importance, to
us, and TO the whole State, of II aking an ear
ly survey Of the route from the PcnobScot to
the valley of the Aroostook. If ii is ordered
to be done during the ensuing Summer, it
will be saying to the world that we intend to
have our public domain settled and lin proved.
and ii il Is to be done, we confidently predict
that in early spring we shall witness an I'M
p;eecdented tide Of emf grafton To our noble
Connty--vastly more than enough to convince
the most skepticaI, # the absolute necessity
which exists for a railroad to connect us with
the world ontHd,--full enough to convince
them that the expense Of the survey is Il iud-
leIJus and wise expenditure.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

alt am elected to Congress, will carry
a broadaxe with me, and | will hew those
Sonthcrners as wood. - Extract from a
speech made during the the campaign of Sc
by n present NJ. &. from Maine.
In view of the above, it is supposed that
the honorable gentleman made some huge
passes with his .broadaxe." during the hate
melee in the House, though the papers and
telegraph have not yet particularizcd.-I Nd
chids Union.
We think the Union msqu"tcs. That was
not his language, as we heard it from his
lips. But there has been found an easier
method to qucll the riotous members of the
Buchanan party. that of stripping them OF
their rags. 50 long rs this answers all pur-
poses, with few right and left "tucks'
from Grows fists, there docs not seem to be
any use for that "narrow axe" which our
NJ. c. was to select as weapon, If challens
ed to mortal combat.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

The LEcoMrroN COMMITTEE. We hardly
think that the composition OF the Committee
under Mr. Harris resolution reflects the
highest credit upon Mr., Speaker Orr In the
first place it has been the recognized custom.
as we showed the other day in our quotation
from Speaker Hunters remarks, to constitute
"a majority Of an investigating committee
from the party which orders the nvestiga-
ton. This is common sense, as well as par
liamentary practise. These who have the
strength to raise such committee, carry
with them the right to have ii SO constructed
that it shall freely secure the purposes for
which the committee was ordered. They
have themselves the power Of indicating the
committee members. but if they courteously
yield it 10 the Speaker, it is both unbecom-
ing and tyrannicl in him to U.s. il So as to
thwart the will Of the majority. We do not
say that this has been Practically done in the
present case, because We - not know the in
dividual views Of the IN ers oil the Special
Committee. But on the i,ea t the commit
tee s construction. ther- are grounds for -
rious apprehension He,g are eight men, OF
the VII lie fifteen, who have declared hv their
votes in the House that they think an lnyes-
tigating Committee unnecessary, that there
are facts enough already patent, and that
they should resist further inquiry. Now can
such "a majo.it, be reasonably expected to ia
cilitate candid and searchin. examination of
the subject committed to their care? 1t is
possible that they may feel bound to defer To
Tire will of the majority Of the House, in
preference to their own expre> sed wishes, but
he whole thing has NJ sueh appearance
B5ror jeusqai
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General william, WHlkcr.-A
Nlci;shC llO1g spectacle

This notorious and mcndaciuus scoundrcl
WAS frst heard Of as the leader Ola band Of
fillibuster., from san Francisco, 10 lower
California, in Mexico, where and by who's
means many innocent liyesand much valua-
Die property were destroyed. This WAS some
four or FIVE years ago, when his name was
synonymous with every thing lawless, mean,
desperate and cruel He was finally saved
by one Of our armed vessels, and taken to
san Francisco, where, under tho. secret, con
niying patronage of American Authorities,
he Went through mock trial and was ac-
quilted. During this period Of his history,
the public press, and all glasses N America,
spoke Of this Walker as a criminal Of the
deepest dye, aud one that descr cd 70 suffer a
thousand deaths
Soon after his mock trial and aequi.,al
which were no dout: controlled ard de,crmin-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19
COMMUNICATIONS.

CSIox HALL Feb. Is, 1858.

UNION HALL Feb. Is, 1858.
Our President, and vice President, be-
ing absent. a President pro TEN was cho-
sen; after calling the meeting to order,
the report of the last meeting was read.
Appropriate remarks from several La
dies were made. The Secretary was
then authorized to procure lectures, after
which the following resolutions were
read and adopted
H'hereas. Those Temperance Ladies
who do not meet with us, nor manifest
any interest IN our meetings can not
sar.ly exert that influence over their
friends and families they otherwise
would do, were they more actively en-
ga.cd in this noble cause Therefore.
Rcso'ced. That each one of us exert
ourselves to bring with us to our weekly
meetings some friend or ncighbor. there
by increasing the means of doing good.
Resolved. That moral suasion should
always be rracsieed as long as it awaits
but when that fails. we must resort 10
other means, aud ',e hope as soon as
practicable we may have good and
cdtcion; prohibitory law.
ReSoirel, That with the light and
cxper ance of the present day. any
person who will in any manner directly
or indirectly be concerned in selling To,
or furni shins. the incorporate with in
toxic lting driak, evihccs a want OF
moral setsib,li,y, and an indiferancc to
human Woes.
Adjourned until Monday evening.
I. t;RllLr, Scc'y
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ELLSWORTH:
Agents for tia. American.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 10.

Tla fAl5siHs 'nensn viii act a;'lt1 in their
alitiesreys anay ai give receipts Tor subscription
the dmercsa We will thank agents for
and hope they will note passing Of pebble iuerrs.
and forward to THE ItHericsn'
e. VI. Sargsnt, pr 5. Drink water, SragwicI Capt YIN
Hopkins, Btde'ill; James ". Davis Surry; J H. Foster
Franklin; J u. johnson. East Sullivan; john NJ Noyrs
Mt Desert l.. T. Dorr, Bueksrort Samuel J. Lord Tray
cling Agent
'. b. PALMER, the american Newspaper \ GEM
is the authorized Agent Tor this paper ia to cities
of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, AMI Is
duly empowered To take advertisement, AND sub
serPtions at the rates required by His receipts
will be regarded Ms payments. His odiccs are
BoSrnS, scullay's Building; New loRA, Tribune
Buildings PHiLAnEiiHA, y. L. Cor. Fifth and
Chestnut Streets :. VI. Pettinsjl 4 Co, arc
also our authorized agents.
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ktNTs HILL. Fec. Is 1858.

Mr.. Editor -
lrcceive your paper regularly, md il
affords me much pleasure to her from
my native County every week. | have
been much Interested Of late in reading
the proceedings Of the temperance meet
inss in Ellsworth, and the adjoining
towns. The ladies of Ellsworth are taxi
iny a noble stand in this cause, and are
receiving the hearty communication OF
temperance people in this community
Their influence is icing felt Throughout;
the State 50 far rs their position ia IN
dcrs'cod
In this section of tho State, we are &C.
complshins bu, LITTLE for the cause. -
We are constantly al werk. but il IS
nearly impossible to withstand the in
fiuenee Of the grog shops Men, who
have been con;idcrcd strictly temperate
in years past, have contracted the habit
Of drinking to excess.
We can do bu, little. until We have a
iG,c tina, will close up the grogshops. and
give the people an opportunity TO sober
#. Mr.. Editor; this is a hard fight.
and viii &c 'or years to come. 1t is
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"Y,,1t pOCrii,.cr."

The Aroostook Pioneer notices what VIC
had to say of Bro. LittlcGed's "porringrr,
and does not wish the Ny statement of
the contents of that receptacle of good things
tho Cllrion's 'porringar '-suspcnded'
bccausr ,for,ooth. it has one equally fortunate.
1t is said, and we came near feeling the
truth of THO aphorism. "ttat misery lorce
company" We are happy to find that in
the ease of our cotemporary, that the CON-
verse OF this is true. 1t says
Thursday afternoon We found in our por
ringer one Of Just the Incest pumpkin prs
that ever ticklrd the palate of al editor or
his typos, for which Mis-. Mcli--will please
accept Our hearty thanks. No saw-dust
we thought that when we heard them sing
Inc about the Farmer Girl. that the far
mers girls and wives here were '.Gp to pump
kins. and now we know it, After silcnc
inc sunlry selfish whispcrings, we concluded
with Ali. that ''the half is better than the
whole" and carried our pie into the printers
room, where it was unanimously agreed that
pumpkin pie was preferable Il printers pi,
especially for all eatablc purposes We
should have got along very we'll il the devil"
haan I lodged otl' with the biggest piece; hut
our ycxation passed away. when on return
IN the ria-plate. our fair friend gave us
dish of nice cu>tari What have You t. sav
to that, 0, thou unlucky wight of Els
worth?
'Say to that We say that ON the
next like occasion,
"M1y Nc hc there 10 see
and if the devil of the Office gets the big
gest pi'cn we will ow, up that the real simon
pure Pioneer chap is in thine employ, O, thou
lucky, yet still unlucky, wight Of presque
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

TOSy,S AND COUNTY MATTERS.
Agricultural Societies.

Not long since the Rural Iutelliscnccr re-
marked that every County in the State had it,
Agricultural Society. and some Coun;ie. had
two. We did not care TO acknowledge TO the
shame of this County. at that time, that no
such Society existed in Hancock BIZ the
proceedings of the Legislature we notice that
petition has been presented for charter for
an Agricultural Society in tbs County. We
hope it will lie granted, and that those inter
e,ted in farming and in developing the re-
sources and making known the capabilities of
or County. will take hold Of the matter with
alacrity. We need an active and c.!icicn;
Society. 1t would be worth a grea, deal To-
the farmers. by stimulating investigation, into
the best methods Of preparing soil, fur crops.
IN raising the best kinds of stock. in determin.
ing the kinds of crops which be-. succeed in
oar soil and with our climate: and in COM
rarison of views and an interchange Of feelings,
the people are made TO feel that they are
nearer nsighbors, better citizens, aud greater
interest is taken in each others welfare. But
il is too late to give reasons in favor of such
Associations; it would be more fitting that We
should hunt up some plausible excuse for The
long delay in moving in the matter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

Trade BETWEEN PORTLAND. Nj,
AVID THE WEsr.-.A quantity If Iowa
-four, brought all the way by land from
the Mississippi Rivera distance by rail-
way Of 1884 miles-has been received in
Portland.
On the completion of the Victoria
Bridge at Montreal, there will be no oc-
casion to tranship -four but once betwet n
Iowa City, Council Bluffs, or Omaha city
in Nebraska, and Portland. The Miss.
issippi is crossed by a bridge at Rock Is
land. and Cars are now loaded at Iowa
City for Datr it. where good, are ship
ped on to the broad gauge cars for Port
land.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19
KANSAS FRAups.-The Washington CORES,
pondcnt of the Philadelphia Prec SAYS:

"Gcn Calhoun visited Judge Douglas
shortly after his arrival. They had a long
conversation, several person 6eing present.
The judge inquired in ry.,rrnce to the
returns from Delaware Crossing Before
they separated the inquiry sr,s again made.
Calhoun replied that the return has been
properly certified. judge Douglas then
gave him some sworn evidence on the sab
ject. Calhoun read and turned pale
About | O'Clock at night Calhoun sent to
Douglas house that h was convinced
there has been fraud nj Delaware Crossing
80 votes being put down whera only 10
were cast-aud that he hal made the corrcc-
ton in the record with the approval of the
President. IL authorized Judge D,uglas
Mr.. Harris of Illinois. and zen. Qaitman to
publish tins fact.
\ proposition. in the form of resolution.
Will be offered from the Lecompton SIDE, to
the effect that the people of Kansas. under
the Lecompton Constitution. every provision
in that Instrument to the contrary not with
standing, will have the right II change it at
any time after its acceptance. il it be accept
cd by Congress.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

The following gentlemen have pettioned
the Legislature to be incorporated into a
company for the pur'1se Of building rail
road from Oldt9wn u Arolstool county
G. X. Jcwett, Suaacl F. IIcrsey, Geo. stet-
-,n Ge3. ". Smith, W. II. McCrillis, :. II.
Dial, solomon Parsons, Walter Brown, : P.
Strickland. II L. pren,iss, J ", S;.nch-
field, Z. L. lIamlin, A. l. Win.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19
Comfy Temperance Convention

AT Ia meeting of the Ellsworth Tenn
perancc Society held ON Wedncsdsy eve
ming, the 18th, the undersigned wcra
appointed committee to issue call
inviting the temperance men of the scv-
eral towns in this county, 10 meet in
ELLSWORTH on Wednesday afternoon Feb.
9th. at one clock. to organize cour-
ty Temperance Society. The several
Town Societies are requested to send
delegates; and as many Of the friends OF
the cause as can, are earnestly solicited
to meet for The purpose above named.
y X. SAWYER,
W. II. CHANEI, ; Com.
NJ r. PULSIFER.
Ellsworth, Feb. Is, 1858,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19
Tur ELECTION FRAUD AT DELAWARE Cross

The ELECTION FRAUD At DELAwARK Cross
ING, KASsAs.--The Leavcnworth papers pub
lish the testimony in regard to the vote at
the Delaware agency, which was returned
as 543, instead Of the real humber. 10, SO as
to defeat the election of the free State mem
bers of the Legislature from Lcayenworth
county. The following afiida,its are part
of the testimony:
Isaac Mundee, being duly sworn. dcpos,s
and says | reside at Delaware Crossing,
Kansas Territory have lived there thirteen
years; was one OF the judges of election
there on the 18th of January, at the election
of State officers and members OF the b'gisc-
ture the polls were opened ABOUT 10 o clock,
\. NJ, and closed AT 8 'cloeEP VI. tdtre
were 43 votes r1lled on that day Mr..
Garrett, one of the judges Of the election,
took possession of the pol-books after they
were signed did not see what he did with
them told Mr. Garrett that should leave
it with him to take charge of them the box
WAS about ten inches square; it WAS marked
ON the outside with figures. showing it to
have been money box it WAS fastened
together with screws /; the poll lists were
kept on three pieces of paper, fastened one
Upon the other with waters, and the ccrtit-
cate was made out upon the third sheet. just
below the list ot nan,as ; saw Mr.. ilendrr-
son there late in the evening; he sad that Us
he was coming up t. LslyenwJrth he would
bring the returns up, as the citizens there
would be anxious to learn the result hc did
not ask me the number of votes pollrd
think there are at least fifty voters in the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19
TIE HISTORIAN BANCROFT on THE PUcnAS.
An MEssAcE.-The washington correspondent
of the Albany Journal SAYS

"Mr. George Bancoft, the historian. after
listening to the reading of the President
Lccompton Message, turned to friend, and
in glowing wo,ds denounced it as the most
infamous document ever sent into Con-
.ress.
BY the by. among the most Jealous oppo-
ncnts of the Lecompton swim lie in this c.ty.
is Henry S. Foote, ex-senator from Missis-
sippi, now of California-he who. on the
floor of the Senate threatened that tho pco-
pie of Mississippi would hang Hale if ever
he came to that State,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

There have been granted by Con
grcss to various States TO assist in de-
frayins the cost of construction Of rail
reads, since 1850, 24,247,335 acres
Of land.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

Many who suffer from Headache and
Nervous Debility, are ignorant that the
real cause, IN Ii. 4 iustanet- Is - jerangcd
ate Of the stomach and digestive functions
| he osyeefsted Bitters are peculiarly adopt
"a 10 ;ho enrr Of these symptoms.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

\ WonANoF SPIRIT. The Passport Sen
tinel states that the wife Of drunkard j.
Iubec, who had exhausted her patience in
irving to induce the rumstller 10 reiuss
liquor to her husband, lately with an axe
entered the rum shop, knocked in the heads
OF the liquor casks, and on coming out of
the ruInsollor with Il jug of new supply
which she demolished at a single Llow Si.h
her AK,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

Personal. the following history of Mr..
Grow, the man who foored Mr. Keitt is GO
ing the rounds
"Galusha \ Grow is a native of Wynham
county, Cam. and is now about thirty-fye
years Of age, of medium size. At the age
of three years he was left fatherless at
seventeen he entered Amherst College, Mass
In 1850 he was first elected to Congress,
from Wilmot's district in Pennsylvania, by
twelve hundred and fifty majority, and took
his seat in ISL, the youngest man in the
House. lie is now serving his fourth term
His district. democratic previous to 1854
gave him seven thousand five hundred major
ity at his second election at the third he
was elected unanimously, and at the fourth
his majority was 5000.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19
(r:lnDcrrics.

long delay IN moving IN the matter.
Cr:,nDcrrics.
We published carly last spring some com
mnnicati1ns on tho culture oil the cranberry.
Ihosn communications excited SOM rfinarks,
and led SONY p'pll, Il think sri lisl nn ,hg
subject If entering Oil their euliHr ia this
county. Their never was u iocalifv bntt'f
h,'e4 'oF TIE '"i,'f 81 '''is Jerry ~ Una
=. l, IN ''''' IN, e u ''se o.''i'S
6, - - .,;.,. 49,. II. IL 49,
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NJ '''' DIST ..'s1' i9f eaie tf''t, =" 5
'.','' " ~ -
- - -,
ar, No., ..n,l ,,.,,,.b r.,;,#.o :. ,r,,...,
u the deirim,nt Of the berries. il which
cake AMI c!'g s.'oIli b. ayail3. TIE craft
hFry ie2ds on dad sad, 'rafer and ar VIII
those who hay. cxp nj ne, in sr.,win., TIL,
frait; and h,nr something vii! b, don, /,
Undue tllp,, who have the right Kind Of land
I, engag in its cult;rs, The wIntor Is more
than hall : me- All ii l. TIM t. form pi m
i'f '''' coming 'lF'N7 . w'fS. II N 4 iil'''n
y 'iis 'sA'' me ''iN "' '7'a'h'hs d ast''i''i'
whieh Espmi'a. II b: attanil with success
let us d1s'.
There will be Religious services
in Union Hal, next Sab1th. Rev. j. p.
y" ny nun i''so' W." l''e"eA "''
"l' - ''''"o'
Mr.. Moor, our representative. pre-
sen'ea TO the Legislature fae ill., a
petition from Arno " isewes' anu Others
10 De Incorporated is II "as company.
There will be Military, Civic and
Calico Ball a: Orland on the evening of
the Odd inst.
Fatal Accidental son of Thomas
-Isis.m Of Nvo'more Lia--a lad atou, ten
years old, was instantly killed ore day
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-11-10

SINGULAR INSTRUCTIONS TO JURV.-
In the Franklin Circuit Court, Kentucky,
Wash ENely has been convicted Of killing
Dan McCudy, and sentenced TO the penl-
tentiary for FIVE years.
In noticing the case the Frankfort Yeo'
man remarks:
Judge Nuttal instructed the jury that il
they believed the prisoner was sufficiently
drunk at the time the offence was commit.
ted as not TO know what he Was doing
they were to find him not guilty. The sub.
stance Of the instruction was about lhs:--
II it appeared that a man intended to com
nit crime before be got drunk, and com.
mitted it IN state of intoxicstion, his
drunkenness was no excuse or palliatiou Of
the offence; but il, without having deter
mined TO perpetrate crime, he became too
drunk TO know what he was about, and in
this case committed murder, he could not
be held guilty.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-11-10

How QUIcK THE CnINEsg An CiVn
IzED.-To seek the effect Of ones surrouA
dings says the Philadelphia Gazette. look
at the Representatives Of the central hONefy
land, who sells cigars on the sidewalk, near
the custom house. The name Of this ex'
otto is Mr. Hang Wang. Mr. Hang
Wbang has been in e cigar trade and
the model republic about four weeks. lie
made bis debut with bis unmentionsbles
nearest bis skin, Sad his shirt Outside-ths
lat st style current in Hong Cong. 4
week Afterwards he laid aside Chinese
irowsers and took 10 market street pants.
The next week be left off bis blue frock,
and come out ina dress coat-the Tail
starcheG so stiff that you might use il for a
booijaek. The next change was to pur,
chase a WMburton hat, and convert bis
former one into a portable money drawer.
We yesterday found him transmogrifed
into an anti. Gelestial-his chinese boots
traded of for byogans, aud bis pigtail bTa.
ded Up behind bis ear like birds nest
Yesterday evening we heard him indul'
Sing IN profanity. II all this don't 60 In
show the advantages Of ciyiliz diop, then
what does?