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600 pounds of Butter want.
ID ed, for which the highest market price will be
paid BY 1878 ~ STREATOR, DAILY q Co. /;
sshaleTsvilie, September 10, 1857
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BUSINESS CARDS.

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RAVENNA GLASS COMPANY,
Dealer in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Grocer.e'
etc, DAYS Stone Building, Main ST., Ravenna,O.
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PRENTISS, HOPKINS & CO.,
Dealers in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Cr0ckeby'
&c, west side of the public square, Ravenna. v.
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lady, writing from Brooklyn, says: "Would that
could express In this short letter the value your In
vigorator has boen to me in raising large family Of
children, for it has failed to relieve all atcc-
tiops of tho stomach, bowels, or attacks Of WORKS.
If mothers had this remedy placed within their
roach, and were taught how to uae it, fearful and
untold amount Of agony might be suved.h
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-' RIP. & +. SPALDING,
attorneys at Law, Ravenna, Ohio. offcein Phnni
Block directly over Coffin Il Pinney's Store.
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7 8
Having amovedto Freedom ,and opened an Office fol
the practice of Medicine and Surgery, respectfully
offers his services to the public. He hopes with hi
extensive experience and an entire devotion Of hi
time and talents to the duties of his profession &c
merit the confidence of his old friends and all those
who NAV patroniZe him--Nay. 1855 40
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M ETALLIC BURIAL CASES. Coffins
In and Shrouds-a full assortment 10 all times on
hand at I.&J. VANCE'S FURNITURE DEPoT,
Nav IA, 1857 No. Phoanx Block.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28
The Magistrate Arrested.

The Rev. Charles Maine was noble
man, of porIly figure; a fine preacher,
and fearless missionary of Jusus Christi
colleague of Rev Gideon Ousley. labor
ing in the south of Ireland, where the
missionary generally had 20 preach in The
open air, surrounded by rabble, Pelted
with missiles Of every kind, ard often set
on by the priests on one hand, and Church
Of England ministers on the other, who
were often encouraged BY the magistrates
| On one occasion the good man came to
a village, chose out place, gave out
hymn, and sung it. Presently crowd
gathered around him. Close by lived a
magistrate. who had determined, the first
time Mr.. Maine came there, he would
arrest him. Hearing that he was preach
ing, he came, bringing with him his
constable. When he came to the outside
Of the crowd the constable wished to
know if he should arrest him. He said,
"No not yet"
After singing, he prayed, and such a
prayer! so full of the power Of God l.; all
felt strangely; many wept. All was SOL
emn,as the man Of God wiped his stream.
ing eyes and prepared to preach. The
constable again asked the magistrate il he
should arrest the speaker, who answered,
mot yet"
The sermon was on the suferings OF
Christ for us. In little time the mag.
israte was arrested himself, greatly SUBJ
dued in spirit. Sir" said he, ''rl came
here to arrest you, but | find you have
arrested me. | believe, sir, you are a
minister of God. Come home with me,
sir, if you please, and remain all night ;
want 10 introduce you to my wife and
family"
Mr.. Maine led his horse by The bride ;
the magistrate took him by the arm, (he
was a fine looking man, Fl! TO walk beside
any one When they arrived at his
house he introduced Mr.. Name to his
wife and party Of friends, who we're
playing cards. She was greatly mortified
and left the room; however, he persuaded
her 10 come back, and Mr.. Maine read
and expounded the word of God, prayed,
and conversed, and finally was we'll re.
ceived by the whole family. When he
left in the morning they were all fast
friends of his. When he came round
that way he made that house his resting
and preaching place. The whole family
we're converted, and became very useful /;
and the eldest son became Methodist
preacher.
Such were the men, and such was the
work Of the early Methodist preachers,
everywhere stamped and sealed by the
impress of the Spirit Of The Lord. No
wonder the kingdom was set in a blaze !;
90 wonder Satan called forth all his hosts
of MAR. o that the Lord would baptise
all our ministers fully for renewal of
this great work 1t is the only thing
that can save our country Chris. Adv:
aud Jour. .. .....
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28


Hon. +. F. MARSHALL, who it will be
remembered had lately given way 20 inteu-
perate habits, has again espoused the cause
of total abstinence. He delivered a lee
ture on the subject in Cincinnati on Fiji
day evening, or rather repeated one
delivered by him in Washington, while a
Member Of Congress, some fifteen years
sgo.-Mr. Marshall said:
EVERY word Of that was written tn the
deepest sincerity. 1t was felt more
heartily. l vas confident in myself
When look back upon that speech see
in it boasting, vaunting tone that makes
me feel ashamed. In that speech ! deded
demon-I defed the devil-and the
devil attacked me ! feel, l feell like Luci-
fer, through pride. Ineeded the lesson
to teach me not to rely wholly on myself.
But Ihave come 10 myself. In the beau
tiful book which we call the Bible, like
the prodigal son, have come to myself.
/ 20 out now id an humber mood, and
modeslIv seek suppon outside Of Ofmyselt
| lean upon a strong arm than niue. i
was 10 strengthen myself in this last ef
fort, il fall now shall fall never to rise,
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Gloomy Reflections Of a Disunion Organ.

Black Republcanism may well shout
exulling paean' Connecticut has follow
ed hard upon New Hampshire, and gone
with rush against slavery; while, un'
kindest cut Of all, 81. Louis, Southern
city ofa Southern State, has, at its recent
municipal election, reiterated it's semi
abolition sentiments by the election of the
Free Democratic ticket. Truly, the
measure has proUed a disastrous 6low
to the South. Intended, as its advocates
proclaimed. to osette the question of Sla-
very, and quiet agitation, it has generated
renewed discord, strengthed free soil, and
hopelessy divided the only party that
claimed an odor of nationality. laar~
NE are graidt1at these spring elec
lions are portents Of gloomier tidings
heaeafter. We apprehend tha. Pennsyl-
vania, aud Illinois, and Indiana, which by
unrivaled tact and unwearied exertion
were saved in 1855 from falling into the
Free Soil quagmre, will return to their
wallow, and before the expiration Of the
present gear eUery non slaueholding
State in the Union, sOiM The possible
exception Of California soiR rally under
the victorious standard Of Black Repub.
licanism. The South then will be in q
certain and absolute minority, and may
vainly look to the North for sympathy fol
succor. When that period arrives, we
shall be glad to learn Of those who are
constantly dinning into our ears theil
devotion 10 the Union, what course they
propose 10 pursue! Shall we submit and
trust TO the justice or the mercy Of the
Northern Anti.slavery men, for the pres.
ervation of our righlsl Shall ,oe remain
IN the Union until an opportunity Il
presented oftesting their repeated assu
RANGES that no more Slave States shall
be admitted? Or shall we make prepa
rations for crisis that seems inevitable
and taking our stand upon principle, pu
forth our firm resolve 10 resist any owe
act of aggressiohl The time is not dis
tan, when these questions may be peril
nenlly asked. In the interim let tn
Southern NationsIists revove them. q
their leisure, for an answer will be sbortl
required N. o. Bee.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28
Abrogating the Clayton -Bulwer Trea-

The Committe On Foreign affairs, in
the House, has decided 10 amend the alb
rogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
This convention now stands directly in
the way of our making any acquisitions
Of territory in Central Ame RIGA, and puts
the same restriction upon British inter.
vention in the affairs of that part Of the
continent. So great have been the DIFF
ferences Of construction put upon this
treaty in England. and in this country,
that it is no doubt better to annul i and
start new, If Il can be done BY mutus
consent. Neither Government alone hal
this power, Of course, and Enelsandd, l1a lla''
shown no inclination TO yield her fancief
advantage. She probably will not
Gin. Gaz.
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Pass Him Around.

Mr.. Fl. PAYNE, who reported himself
to be "a late teacher in the Cleveland
Public Schools, through a circular, ere
speclfully informed the citizens of Salem,
that he would commence a singing class
in the Town Hall, on Saturday evening
last" He, however, did not sing, and
unceremoniously left town without liqui-
dating his board bill, or paying the prin-
ter for his circulars, for which the
Republican Office claims 1928. He
referred to the following gentleman -
Hon. R. P. Spaulding, Rev. DR.. Claeton,
Rev. Mr.. Adams, Messrs. Holbrook and
Slanly. all of Cleveland, but whether he
intended they should bear testimony Of
his good or bad character he did not say.
His terms for singing were "payable in
advance" We would warn the people,
aud especially our brethren of the press
TO be aware of him, as he is not above
suspicion. He might be safely spotted
as a swindler.-T Salem Republican.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28

EXTENSIVE FARMING PROJECTED
Several men of wealth in New York,
have IL in contemplation to establish
somewhere in the West leyialhan farm,
Of from 100, 900 to 200, 200 acres. Their
object is to do for agricultural, by the use
Of combined wealth and the power Of
machinery, what has been done in the
past half century by the railroad and
factory, to supersede IIe old stage coach
and the spinning wheel. They will OF,
ganize the vast tract into two FivaliEed
establishments, with military crganiEa-
ton Of labor, gigantic machinery to plow.
plant, reap and fedder harvests; vast
herds Of horses. sheep and cattle Of the
most select siock. aid the cultivation Of
irpit and grains on grand scale.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28

Missouri is indeed moving rapidly
toward her destined place, in point of
prosperity, in the foremost rank of wes-
tern free states. The st. Louis Demo.
crat Of Tuesday announces the election
ofMrMcDearmon as Mayor Of Boonville,
and Mr.. Payne, as Mayor Of Kansas city,
Missouri both free soil Democrats. A
correspondent Of the same paper from
Jefferson city, the state capital, also says
that were the election in that city now to
come off, the free soil party would carry
it by largely increased majority prob.
ably ten to one over all the opposition Of
official patronage and influence. He re-
marks
"It is one OF the striking facts connect.
ed with this election, that those sOho ovr1
four jyths Of the SLAVES here voted fol
Gardenhire (the free soil candidate) and
were most active in his election. The
same remarkable feature was disclosed
last year, when the large slaveholding
counties Of Ray, Lafayette, Saline, Platte
and Clay were seen voting for Rollins
Many tried 10 explain away The fact ther
as Misunderstanding. but itsrepetilior
in this Instance demonstrates that, as The
sayeholders arc deeply Interested in ,ht
land, they see they would be the first tc
profit by an influx Of lreeIabor, and henc,
consult the economic question in advoca
ting IT,"
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ITEMS OF NEWS.

DEATH IN THE BALL Room TO many
of our readers sketch by Or. Warren,
author of the Diary of Physician, en,i.
tied Death in the Ball Room is no doubt
painfully familiar. A parallel case oc-
Cured on Wednesday night at large
dancing party at the corner of Eight and
CallowhIll streets, in place called Sar-
anqck Hall. A woman named Mrs. Ad-
cline Sewell, who resided at 1924 north
sixteenth street, while dancing quadrille
fell dead upon the floor. The incident
was so sudden and solemn as to cause
deep sensation even among the giddy
participants of the scene of dissipation
The party was broken up, and the body
attired in its festive drapery, was taken
to the station house, from whence it was
re moved to the late residence of the
deceased, She was sister of police
Sergeant Yeager, of that ward and her
husband was present at the time of her
death. Singularly enough, the occasion
was the birth night of Mrs. Sewell, her
age being thirty-six. An inquest was
held yesterday afternoon, the verdict being
death from disease of the heart Phil.
N. Amer.
FAYETTE, Pa.-On Tuesday evening
last M iss Elizabeth Garwood, aged about
eighteen years, daughter of Benedict
Garwood, put an end to her lie by taking
slrychnine. She died in about an hour
after taking the poisonous substance. -
Domestic trouble is said to have been the
cause of the fatal act. She was a young
lady highly esteemed by all who knew
her.-[Wash. Tribune.
HEAVY RoBBERY.--A heavy robbery
was committed in Genre Wheeling, on
Saturday, last. Some unknown thief
entered the building belonging 10 Roemer,
and stole therefrom heavy tool chest,
containing iull and valuable set of tools
belonging to Mr. John Armstrong
Several persons were engaged in endeav'
oring to obtain some clue to the perpetra
tor of the theft, but without success. All
the railroad stations were watched, bu
the thei could neither be found or hearC
Of Wheeling Intel, 2Oh.
wSenalor Johnson, of Tennessee
says in his last speech that he has mol
got many slaves that he has got few
and that he made them by his own in
! dustry.-[Lou Jour.
: "FAsHIoNABLE CoNoREaATIoN.-Th'
=. newspaper reporters pay a very equvoca
o compliment to this or that preacher
when they tell US he was listened to by
fashionable congregation" Fashion j
all right at the theatre or the opera, o
: other public assembages Of secula
Q character, but the idea ought not to hav
anything 20 do in the Temple Of the Mos
: High. Think Of Paul preaching to
"fashionable congregation" on Mars Hi
I, or agteater than Paul delivering sermo
q on the Mount to ''numerous and fash
Al ionAble audience" True we have fash
IS ionabe preachers, but il is a quesiio
= whether their preaching would not b
J, followed with better effects If the fashio
= were taken out Of it. Fashion is hear
= less thing at best. and heartlessness
religion is hypocrisy YExpress.
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How the News was Received in

The Wyando,t correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press thus describes the
receipt Of the first rejection Of Lecomp-
ton by the House. as il was delivered
there BY steamer OF the 5lh Of April:
"LEcoMPToN is REJECTED |" was sung
out from the hurricane deck. The word
was caught up by the tongues of the
disenthralled, and three times three made
the welkin ring. Three cheers were
given for Douglas, three for Forney and
three times three for the triumph ofpopu'
ular sovereignty and is noble advocates
everywhere. ,a;
I'ccannot describe to you the scene that
ensled. Joy beamed from the eyes Of
the people. Each man grasped the hand
Of his neighbor, and with heartiness
srarely felt ID this selfish world, congrat-
ulated each other on the glorious news"
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TERlts OF suRsnRIpr1oN.

The TauE AMERICAN is published every
Wednesday, in Steubenville, Jefferson county,
Ohio, and edited by z, RAOAS, on the following
terms
One dollar and fifty centsin advance.
Two dollars within six months.
Two dollars and fifty cents at the close of
he year.
No paper discontinued ,antil all arearages
are paid, except at the option of the Editor.
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& EE The Hon. John J. Orjttenden, is
named by the Independent RspnbRcan Of
81. clairsville, Ohio, as its candidate for
the next Presidency, subject to the deci-
sion Of the National American Conven-
ton.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28

SNUFF DPPINa.-A correspondent Of
the Petersburg, Va, Erpress says: .
"There are perhaps, in our State, one
hundred and twenty-five thousand women,
leaving out of the account those who have
not cut their teeth, and those who have
lost them from age. OF this number
eighty per cent. may safely be put down
as snuff dppers. Every five of these
will use two ounce paper of snuff per
day--lhat is, to the hundred thousand
dippers, two thousand five hundred lbs.
day, amounting in one year to the
enormous quantity Of nine hundred and
twelve thousand pounds. In this number
Of snuff dippers is included all ages colors,
and conditions" ~. ...a
This practice is generally prevalent
among the poor whites, and is akin to the
practice of clay or dirt eating, which only
The savages and politicians are known
to indulge in. 1t is prevalent in the pine
districts of North Carolina. and in many
portions of South CorOlina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, and eastern Tennessee.
1t may thus be described: We.
"A female snuff dipper takes short
s,icA, and wetting it, dips it into her snuff
box and then rubs the gathered dust all
about her mouth, into the inters,ices oI
her teeth, etc.; where she allows it ,c
remain until its strength has been fully
absorbed. Others hold the stick thus
loaded with snuff, in the cheek. la quit
of tobacco, and suck it with a decided
relish, while engaged in their ordinary
avocations; while others simply fill thu
mouth with snuff, and thus initiate to al
intents and purposes, the chewing propen
sites of the men. In the absence o
snuff, tobacco in the plug or leaf, is inva
riahly resorted to as substitute"
Oriental betel chewing, and the Japan
ese fashion Of blacking the teeth o
married ladies', are the height of eleganc
compared to snuff dipping. The habi
leads 10 a speedy decay of the teeth, ant
to nervous disorders of every kind
Those who indulge in il become hags j
appearance at very early age. ~
|, |
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

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Every subsequent insertion. ...... .... BIZ
One column per year, 100 90
Professionaland business cards per year.. 90
When there is no contract made and the mum.
Der OF insertions is not marked on the cards or
advertisements at the time they are handed in
FOR publication, they will be continued in until
they are ordered out. and charged by the square
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WASHINGTON CRY, April 23.--In the
House today, in presenting the Kansas
report, Mr.. English said that IN view of
the stale of public business, and the fact
that this subject had already been more
thoroughly discussed than any proposition
ever brought before Congress, he did not
propose TO make any extended remarks.
The consultings Of compromise were
deeply impressed in the responsibility
resting on them. While adhering to
what they believed 10 be great principle,
they had endeavored to discharge their
duty in spirit which would not endanger
the passage of grea. measure, and haz-
ard the peace Of the country for unimpor-
lant points Of unmeaning words. This
report was the very last the committee
could agree on, in view of the embarras-
sing circumstance surrounding their action
1t was true the report proposed the ad-
mission Of Kansas on certain condition,
but in this respect il did not differ from
the Senate bill or the House amendment
He referred to the Lecompton ordinance
10 show that the proposition then was SO
badly inadmissable by it that Kansas
would receive 25, 500, 900 of acres, worth
a, the maximum price, of 500, 500, 900,
exclusive Of benefits; the amendments
proposed to grants similar to those made
to most of the new States, 10000, 00O
acres less than by the Lecompton ordi-
nance, making difference 10 the United
States of 25,OOO,OO0. The report agreed
on might not be fair, but if it fail, it is
fair to presume that parliamentary expe-
dients will be exhausted and the question
still be open. engendering sectional strife
ahd endangering the peace and prosperity
Of the country. If the report be adopted
the question will depart, it is hoped and
believed never to return. This is the
proposition, where much is 10 be gained
and nothing lost, SO far as the results are
concernnd. if lost i. will be unfortunate
for the country and peril the blessings
which flow from the Union.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28
MAKING THE MOST OF IT.-Soulhe

MAKING THE MOST OF IT.-SouIhey
says, in one Of his letters:
Ihaye told you Of the Spauiard who
always pn. on his spectacles when about
TO eat cherries, that they might look big
ger and more tempting IN like manner
| make the most Of my enjoyment; and
though do not cas-, my eyes from my
troubles, l pack them in as little comp ass
as can for myself, and never le. them
annoy others.
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{. AuDIroR's Orrror, JEFF. Co. J

April %, 1858.
o. ! hereby certify that she foregoing
acts are correctly COPIED from the copies
certified to me by the Secretary of State.
j.. s. LOWE, Auditor Of JEFF co,