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Speed OF a Train.

The speed at which train approsches ID
very deceptive; the rate Of speed can only
be appreciated by getting q side view Of the
tIain. Hence It is so many accidents hap
pen at road crossings. 1t IL the height Of
imprudence TO attempt to cross a track
when q train Is near enough to require, in
the judgme ntIoi the person driving the ve.
hicle, the least haste in crossing the track.
There was a sad accident near Boston, late
ly, BY which two persons. were instantly
killed, and two more msimed for life.
The persons in the wagon were from
South Hanson, and were on a shopping
excursion 10 Bridgewater. The persona
killed were a mother and daughter, the lat!
ter being In her mother's arms. Mr.. Stet:
son is a widower at Hanson, and at last az
counts, 1t was thought, would not survive.
The fourth person is young lady OF Han.
son, who has recovered consciousness and
proves not 10 be seriously injured. The
deceased woman was married, her husband
residing at Hanson. The opinion universal
ly expressed by the eye-witnesses was that
tuo UuCcIo VI tHo Nuiu WCIO SbeuAVo
less.
At the time OF the accident the train was
not running at the usual rapid rate, and 40
the engineer approached the crossings (near
this spot the main road twice crosses the rail-
road) he commenced to vigorously sound
his whistle. He saw the wagon before
arriving at the crossing, and gave every
possible warning. 1t was at first thought
that the man would not attempt to cross, a.
he was observed to stop by persons on the
train and others at the depot, and some
workmen on an adjoining hill. Just before
the traiu reached the spot, however, he
whipped up his horses and attempted to
cross the track. The horses got across in
safety, but the wagon-o covered one-was
struck just as it was full upon the track.
1t wus shattered to pieces, several Of which
were carried upon the engine for some dis.
tance. The unfortunate inmates were hurl.
ed out with great violence, and were cast
some of them for distance Of twenty feet
or more.
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mo. 2o9.] AN ACT
April 6, 1859.

Explanatory of an act entitled an act to
amend section twenty.three of an act en-.
titled "On act to provide for the organiza.
tiJD, supervision and maintenance OF com.
mon schools, passed March llth, 1885,"
Passed March IL, 1858.
Section /. Be it enacted By the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the
provisions of the act entitled "an act to
amend section twenty.three of an act enti-
tied "an act to provide for the organization,
supervision and maintenance OF common
schools, passed March llth, 1853, passed
April u, 1858, shall be so construed as to
authorize the levy of tax upon any sub.
district for the purpose OF completing the
erection or repair Of any school house in
such sub district which was in process OF
erection or repair at the time said act, pass
ed April l2th, 1858, took effect, or for psy.
ing debts incurred therefor.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April 6, 1859.
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NON-EnterVcntIOn.

George F. Shelby, Esq, delegate elect
to the Charleston Convention for Maine,
and United States District Attorney under
the present Administration, in a speech de.
livered before the Maine Democratic State
Convention, defined the position of the
Democracy on the Slaves Code and Will
mot Proviso as follows:
"We will concede to our Southern breth.
rem all the rights which they have, and all
guarantees which they have, by the terms
of the federal compact. We will not in.
wade their rights which are secured and
guaranteed to them we will 90 there in the
spirit Of compromise under which our faith
ers formed this great Federal Constitution,
and we will yield to them as our fathers
yielded to them, all their just rights and all
their just projections. But we will not
yield to them the doctrine that Congress
has the right to prohibit or the right to es.
tablish slavery in the Territories of the
United States. Loud applause, and cries
"good."] We will hold there, as we
held heretofore and as we hold now, that
the great settlement of this vexed question
which was made by those Territorial bills,
and especially by the Kansas Nebraska bill,
has removed il from the halls of Congress !;
and having once got it out, we will keep it
out, and leave the people to fight this battle,
upon their own soil. with regard to their
own matters at home. [ Applause.] And
we will no longer have the whole North
convulsed by this senseless agitation Of the
Republicans.
"We will no longer have the Wilmot
Proviso men coming here 10 the North, and
asserting the doctrins of Congressional in.
tervention nor will we have slave. code
men OF the South, going into Congress, and
asserting the doctrine of Congressional in
tervention there. [Applause. We will
not repudiate Wilmol provisoism at the
North in the same way that we repudiate
slave. codeism at the South, for it is just
precisely the same doctrine, no matter
whether you preach it in Maine or in Mis-
sppl and no man can standup here, on the
soil OF Maine, and assert the doctrine that
Congress has power to prohibit slavery in
the Territories, without admitting the whole
question of the power Of Congress to the
legislation upon the subject. No man who
believes in any such power in Congress
has any right to call himself an advocate of
popular sovereignty. He is its most dan.
gerous and treacherous opponent. He be.
lleves in doctrine that would give Con.
gress the right and power to enact and es.
ta6lish slave code over the Territories
the very doctrine which we deny with regard
to establishment, and which we deny with re-
gard to prohibition"
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Death of the Hon. Richard Rush
r. P. RANHEY.

The Washington Constitution of S1tur.
day evening announces the death of the
Hon. Richard Rush, at Philadelphia, on Sa.
lurday morning, at ON advanced age. Mr..
Rush was the. son of DR.. Bepjamin Rush.
one Of the signers of the Declaration of In.
dependence. Mr.. Rush was appointed At
torney General by President Madison in
1914, upon the resignation OF the Hon. Viii.
liam Pinckney, of Maryland. In 1917 he
was appointed Minister to England by Pre-.
sident Monroe, and he afterwards published
a volume Of his "Rec ecolections at the Court
Of St. James" In 1927 he was appointed
Secretary of the Treasury by John Quincy
Adams, and made an elaborate report in ia.
vor OF a protective tariff. He was after.
wards nominated as q candidate for the Vice
Presidency on the same ticket with Mr.. Ad-
ans, who was defeated for the Presidency
by General Jackson; was afterwards denti-
fed with democratic politics, but we believe
never again entered public life.
Mr.. Rush married the daughter of DR..
Murray, of Annapolis, and sister of James
Murray, Esq, of that city, through whom he
was connected with several prominent fami.
lies of this State.-Balimore Sun.
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MR.. DENNIsoN TO JUDGE RANNEY.
COLUMBUS, July 20, 1859.


Hon. r. P. RANNEY-Dear Sir: Your
esteemed note Of the 18th instant, reached
me last Saturday afternoon as wus about
leaving home, and my absence since will
account to you for the delay Of my reply.
My speaking appointments running
through nearly all the month of August,
and published prior to the receipt of your
letter, list Of which you will find enclosed,
with other engagements for indefinite times
previous to the election, will prevent me
from making so extensive joint canvass
with you as you propose. will, however,
be happy to decline oil other engagements
than those of meeting you for the purposes
you refer to between the 9th and goth OF
September, inclusive, during which time we
can have seven or eight joint meetings in
different parts of the State.
| trust this modification OF your proposal
will be ucceptable'to you, in which case our
two State Committees can arrange the de-
tails and designate the times and places for
the meetings.
l will thank you for an early reply,
Truly, yours, w. DEENIsoN JR.
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o. Dr.. Edison Denny OIds, formerly Of
CrcIeviie, Ohio, the youngest son OF DR..
E. B. Olds, was killed by cannon ball
near Tacuboya, Mexico, on the I'd of April
last. He Joined one of the revolutionary
armies Of Mexico, at Monterey, in 1867, in
the capacity of surgeon. On the morning
of the second day of April, the army to
which he wus attached marched from Tacu.,
bnya to attack the city of Mexico, and met
the Conservative army at San Cosmo. where
cannonading ensued, during which Dr.. Olds
was struck by a cannon ball, died in few
minutes, and was buried at Tacubaya by his
friends.-N. Y. Tribune.
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Sec. 9. If the auditor Of state, treasurer
OF state, or comptroller of the treasury, or
any clerk in either OF their Offices, shall
knowingly snd pUrposely, and with intent
thereby to cheat or defrsud any person or
persons, or body corporate, use or otherwise
dispose OF any OF the securities deposited BY
any banking company as Aforesaid, or any oi
the circulating notes of any banking com.
pGny, whether the same be registered or uR.
registered, and which may have come into
his possession or under his control for any
OF the purposes named in this act, or in the
several acts mentioned in the first section Of
this act, he shall be deemed and held guilty
Of embtzzlement, and prosecuted by indict.
ment In any court having jurisdiction Of the
offence, oDd upon conviction thereof shall
suffer the same punishment or penalty as is
or may be provided by law for the punish
ment OF persons guilty of the embezzlement
OF the proper securities and moneys of the
state; and in oil prosecutions for embezzle-
ment under the provisions Of this act, the
securities and the notes aforesaid, whether
registered or unregistered, shall be deemed
and held to be Of the value denominated on
the face thereof.
Sec. 10. Sections seven, eight and nine
OF the act entitled San act to further provide
for the better regulation, and recei pit, dis
bursement, and safe keeping of the public
revenue" passed April IL, 1858, are hereby
repealed provided that the repeal. thereof
shall not effect the existing rights or liobili.
ties, civil or criminal, Of any person or per.
sons, arising under the section so repealed.
Sec. II. This act shall take effect on its
passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
Presid ent of the Senate.
April 5, 1859.
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QUALITY OF THE NEW SPRING WHEAT
The new Spring Wheat begins to arrive
more freely and we are happy to say that
it fully bears out the reports which have
come to US OF its excellent quality. This
morning sample box was filled on Change,
made up of lost from almost every carload
that arrived, and besides being tolerably
clean, it was full and plump-weighing 594
pounds TO the measured bushel. We un.
derstand that none of the new Spring
Wheat received thus far has weighed less
than 81 lbs., and some lots have weighed
as high as 81 lbs Chicago Tribune.
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April 5, 1859
No. 2oS.] AN ACT

mo. 2oS.l AN ACT
To relieve the Sureties of Executors or Ad.
ministrators.
Section /. Be IL enacted By the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That it shall
be lawful for any surety of any executor or
administrator Of any deceased person Ot any
time to make complaint 10 the proper pro.
bate court to be released from the bond with
such executor or administrator, by filing his
request therefor with the Judge OF said court,
and giving at least five days notice in wri-
ting to such executor or administrator, when
such court is Of opinion there is good reason
therefor, shall release said surety ,and if such
executor or administrator fail to give new
bonds, as by such court directed, he shall be
removed and his letters superseded, but such
original surety shall not be released until
such executor or administrator so gives
bonds, and such original surety shall be liza.
BILE only for the acts of such executor or ad
ministrator from the time of the execution
Of the original bond TO the filing of the Sc.
cond bond: Provided, that the costs OF such
release shall be paid by the surety applying
to be released, unless it shall appear to the
court that the administrator or executor is
insolvent, incompetent, or is wasting the as.
sests of the estate.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be
in force form and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representative
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April 6, 1859,
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equipments, which sppraisement was placed
to our credit seVerally and on July 9th we
took up our march for the frontier, by way
of Cleveland. As our supplies of provisions,
&C., had TO accompany US and reads were
bad, the baggage teams travelled slowly. and
we arrived in Cleveland only on the fourth
day. The first nights camp was at the
house Of Hiram ROundy, Esq., near the
southwest corner of Ravenna, the second at
Esq. David Hudson's, in Hudson and the
third at Nobles' tavern, at the crossing Of
Tinker's Creek, about mile above it's en-.
trance into the Cuyaboga. Cleveland was
then but email cluster of houses, scarcely
deserving the name Of a village, though it
was always called "The City,"
From Cleveland we took two boats, one
commanded by - Smith and the other by
- Babcock, for Lower Ssndusky, now
Fremont, the county seat Of Sohdusky coun.
ty, where we arrived on the third day, having
camped one night at J. s. Reeds, at the
mouth of B lack River, and one night at the
block house. on the Sanduskye peninsula,
nearly opposite 70 where is now Sandusky
City. We found a picketed stockude al
Lower Sandusky, called fort, and set about
building block houses, and repairing the
pickets which were considerably decay ed.-
There was an Indian agency there, and
small store kept by the agent, young Mr..
Varnum, who, understood was a son of J.
B. Varnum, a member Of Congress from
Mossa chusetts, and for come time Speaker
Of the House of Representatives.
J. HARMON.
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VEN NJ a, OH1O=
Wednesday, August 10, 1859.
Democratic State Ticket.

FOR GOVERNOR,
RUFUS P. RANNEY, of Cuynhoga Co.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM H. Stafford, of Ross Co.
JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
HENRY C. WHITMAN, Of Fairfield Co
AUDITOR OF STATE,
G. VOLNEY DORSEY, of Miami Co.
TREASURER OF STATE,
WILLIAM BUSHNELL, of Richland Co.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
JACOB REINHARD, of franklin Co.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
JAMES TOMLINSON, Of Washington Co.
COMMON SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
CHARLES N. ALLEN, of Harrison Co.
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AN ACT
T202.1

&UIs AN AS1
Making appropriations for the Payment Of
Interest on the State Debt, the Payment
of a portion of the principal thereof. and
the Payment Of the Expenses Of the Board
of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.
Section J.. Be ii enacted by The General
Assembly Of The Sfate of Ohio, That the
following sums be, and they hereby are, ap-
propriated from any moneys in the treasury
belonging to the sinking fund:
For the payment of the semi. annual inter.
terest TO come due on the foreign funded
debt of the state on the first day OF July,
1859, and the first day Of January, 1850, and
the semi.an interest on the domestic
debt of the State to come due on the first
day Of May and the first day OF November,
1859, the sum of eight hundred sixty. four
thousand FIVE hundred eighty-four and 60 100
dollars, ($s64,5s4 SOY:
For the payment Of interest on school
and trust funds held by the State, the sum
Of one hundred fifty-six thousand dollars,
($l66,oOO):
For the payment of portion OF the fund.
ed debt of the State, being the amount of
the sinking fund, rs established and fixed by
the constitution applicable thereto for the
year 1859, the sum of one hundred fifty
thousand, and three hundred sixty three dol.
lars, ($l6O,363):
For the payment of the salary OF the agent
Of the state in the city Of New York, and
for Office rent and necessary incidental ex.
pepses thereof, the sum of four thousand
dollars, ($4,0O0):
For the payment Of the salary Of the clerk
in the Office of the commissioners of the
sinking fund at the seat of government, and
the necessary incidental expenses OF said
office, the sum of two thousand FIVE hundred
dollars, ($2,5OO):
For the payment of engraving, printing,
stationery, and other expenses, necessary to-
the discharge of the duties of the commits
sioners Of the sinking fund, the sum of seven
thousand dollars, ($7 10000:
For the payment Of the expenses OF said
commissioners in going to, at, and returning
from the city OF New York, in the discharge
Of their official duties, the sum Of twelve
hundred dollars, ($l ,20O):
For the contingent fund OF said board OF
of the sinking fund, the sum
of one thoussnd dollars, ($l,00O):
For the construction of d fire and burglar
proof vault in the Office OF said commission
ers in the state house, the sum OF twenty. five
hundred dollars, ($2,500):
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect on its
passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April 5, 1859.
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kentucky Election.
LOUISVILLE, Aug.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 6.
The following Opposition Congressman
have been elected: Bristow in the third,
Adams 10 the sixth, Mallory in the seventh,
and l.. I. Moore in the ninth. The fourth
district is doubtful. The remaining five dis.
tricts are Democratic. The Democrats have
a majority of about thirty ON joint ballot in
the Legislature. Democratic State Govern.
or and State officers elected by probably
1000 to 10000 majority.
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EAt recent swimming exhibition in
Liverpool, London professor Of the art wens
through some wonderful evolutions ia swim
ming and floating. Eightee summsrsaults
were thrown while wholly immersed in the
water, and the ambitious practitioner closed
his performances by eating e. cake,' drink
ing bottle of milks. and then smoking a.
pipe under water, amidst the immense sp-
,pla6se Of the spectators. .la.ea- ~.
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JUDGE RANNEY TO MR.. DENNIsoN.
CLEVELAND, July %, 1859,

Hon. VIM. DENNIsoN, JR:
Dear Sir: Your note of the goth inst,
wOs placed in my hands to-day upon my re-
turn from the west, where have been since
it was written. | regret very much your
inability to open the campaign in the manner
proposed, as deem it important that our
respective positions should be early defined,
and the lime indicated in your note, is for
too short TO enable US to reach any consd.
eroble portion of the people of the State
But notwithstanding these objections to the
notifications of my proposition, have con.
cluded to accept yours. and hope the neces.
sary arrangements will be made at an early
doy.
Very truly yours,
r. p. RINEEy
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A Flash Of Lightning sets n WO.
man ON Fire.

The New Albany (Is.) Ledger says -
"At eight O'Clock on Wednesday morning
young lady named Miss Matilda Cooper,
living in Clark county, Ind, about ten
miles from that city, to the right Of the
New Albany and Salem railroad, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed. At the
time of the fatal stroke, Miss Cooper was
in field about hundred yards from her
mothers house. The lightning struck her
forehead, and followed the left side into the
ground. Her bonnet and clothing were
torn into shreds, end handkerchief around
her neck was set on fire. Desth- followed
instantaDeousDy. -
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mo. 2oo.]
AN ACT

lNO' 1Vu. AN All
Making additional appropriations for the
year 1860.
Section t. Be ii enacted Jv the General
Assembly Of The State of Ohio, That the fol.
lowing sums, in addition to formr appropri.
ations, be and the same are hereby appropri-
ated out of any money in the state treasury
for general revenue purposes, to be paid on
the warrant Of the auditor of state, according
to law, for the year one thousand eight hun.
dred and fifty.nine. For the payment of the
lieutenant governor members OF the genera !
assembly, their clerks, assistant clerks, ser.
geaht-at'arms, their assistants, and messen.
ger boys, two thousand dollars. For the
payment to the Ohio Statesman and State
Journal, for printing reports of the proceed.
ilngs Of the General Assembly, twenty dol.
lars.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
and after it's passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker OF the House of Represent ntatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
April 5, 1859.
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GA New York correspondent writes
that the "fancy" are on the qui vivs in an.
ticipaton of a contest between Tom Hyer
and the Benicia Boy. Heenan is anxious fov
the fray, and let Hyer say what he will in
ordinary talk, he has q secret hnnkcring for
further pugilistic notoriety. He will un.
fight before year rolls around.
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North CarOliala Election.

PETERSBURG, Aug. 6.
In the first CoDgressiona District OF North
Carolina, Smith (Opposition) has majority
over Shaw (DemocraD for Congress, Of 586
votes. His election is an Opposition gain Of
q member. In the fourth district, l.. o. B.
Branch's (Dem.) majority over Sanders is
679 votes. In the seventh district Barton
Craige is reelected. : In the fifth district
John A. Gilmer (Opposision) is re- elected
by al increased majority. Nothing has been
heard from the second, third. and eighth dis.
tricts.
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HrA New York paper affirms that me.
mortal requesting the Hon. Daniel E. Sick.
les to resign his seat in Congress has re-
ceived l,4oo signatures, and that 10 the
Eighth Ward a movement is on foot among
his late personal sympa,hizers to hold pub
lie meeting at which to make the request
openly.
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GElisha T. Sterling, on old and inAu.
entail citizen of Cleveland was picked up on
Sunday morning last on tie sidewalk on
Bank street, in that city, bloody and insensi-
BILE, from the effects of q fall or blow, OF
which he shortly died. He had been in
company with some gamblers the night pre-
Vious, and whether he fell or was struck
down will probably appear in few days.
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mo. 1888.
AN ACT

10 repeal the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
sections of the act entitled "an act 10 in.
corporate the several Turnpike Companies
therein named in Green county,"
Section !: Be 1t enacted ly the General
Assembly Of The State of Ohio, That sections
live, six, seven and eight of the act entitled
"an act to incorporate the several turnpike
companies therein named, in Green county,"
be and the same is hereby repealed, saving
to all persons, natural and artificial rights
acquired under the sections hereby repealed.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April q, 1859.
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uPresident Buchanan has written let.
ter to the Bedford Gazette, stating that he is
not candidate for denomination. Can we
believe him to be serious in this :