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In Center Township, Monroe County, Ohio,
July 18th, 1859; Mrs. ELIZABETH TfDD,
aged 96 years. .oi s7n9
She was the Oldest member of the church
of whom have any knowledge. Her maiden
name was Elizabeth Cerger. In her youthful
days she married Elishu Morris, in central
Pennsylvania. In 1883 she united herself to
the M. Z. Church of which she lived a faithful
and Jealous member until her death. 5aq
Her husband Elisha Morris, died at q good
old age many years ago on the clear fork Of the
little Wuskingum creek. After widowhood
of several years she was married to John Tidd
of this neighborhood, and attached herself to
Potts class, In which she continued until she
fell asleep, trusting in the God of our fathers;
having been for 70 years asoldier of the army
of Christ. HANSON PoTTs.
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Sale Of Fine Stock.

Our enterprising townsman, WIN. Ny
ERs. Esq, has, at great expense, brought
from the herd of q. Renick, Pickaway
County, Ohio, fifteen head of thorough
bred short horns, without doubt thn best
stock ever brought into the county.
This stock will be offered for sale on
the second day of our Fair, at public out>
cry. The object of Mr.. MYERS in bring
ing the stock to the county is not to spec
ulate, but to assist as far as possible in
the improvement of the stock of this vi
cinity. Too much credit cannot be given
to the man who thus risks his money for
the public good, and 1t is to be hoped
that a sufficient number of purchasers will
be found to enable him to realize the
original cost. The stock is of the best
blood, the pedigree running back in some
Instances 6 generations. Takea single
pedigree for illustration. Juno, a red
heifer, bred by H. Renick, Circleville. o. !,
calved in the fall of 1851, sired by impor-
ted Duke of Richmond ca. H., page
27S4;) dam. Short Horn Red, vol. q;
sired by young Norfolk Ql5O3 grand
dam, Pink, by imported Bouncer, A. H.,
3l96; ct grand dam, Miss Prim, by
Greenholm Experiment, A. H., 2O75;
Ct Ct sd dam, by Exchange A. H., 482:
Ct ct Ct cd dam, bred by Gov. Trim
BILE, from the Kentucky importation of
1917. (The letters refer to tie American
Herd Book, and the figures to the page.
This stock will not be entered by Mr..
Myers for premiums, but will be on the
ground for sale. Let every farmer who
believes that thorough bred stock is bet
ter than salawags, make up his mind to
become a purchaser. After the sale pur-
chasers will have the privilege of entering
the stock for premiums. 1t is hoped that
this will not prevent other stock from com
peting for premiums, as there is probably
no other stock in the county with which it
will come in competition.
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Stick it at Them.

When you hear Black Republicans
prate about their love for freedom and
free territories, and denouncing the Fug-
tive Slave Law. Stick 1t at them, that the
Black Republican Congress, elected in
1876, of which n P. Banks of Mass
achusetts was Speaker, passed the infa-
nous "Dunn Bill" for the admission of
Kansas as State into the Union-the
provisions of which established slavery
therein until 1860, and forever after that
period made slaves of the children born
of slave mothers.
Stick 1t at them, that although they had
majority in the House they failed to re-
peal the Fugitive Slave Law (which they
claim to be abominable aud revolving to
all honest mer) and did not even make on
honest effort to repeal it,
Stick 1t at them, tnat the Black Repub-
licnas of the same Congress elected Gull
lum of Tennessee, large "slave holder"
'.slave breeder" and "slave driver" Clerk
of the House of Representatives, and be
now stands indicted as defaulter to the
government, while occupying that posi-
ton.
Stick 1t at them, that their candidate for
Supreme Judge was formerly large slave
holder in Mississippi, and when he deter
mined to remove to Ohio he sold his slaves
and pocketed the proceeds.
Stick these things at them and contin.
ue to expose their hypocricy, deceit and
rascality. Wayne County Democrat.
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w From all parts of the State we
have glowing accounts of the doings of the
Democracy in Mass Meetings.
At Tifin, at Dayton, and various other
points JUDGE RANNEY has met the enemy
and they are his.
At Dayton on Thursday evening our
gallant Senator addressed large audi.
ence, after JUDGE RANNEY had used up
Mr.. Dennison.
Cox made one of his most successful
efforts at Delaware on Friday in the af.
ternoon, to the largest crowd that has
been in the town for many years. In the
evening Col. MoCooK held forth at the
same place.
The good old party seems to be assert
ing its supremacy, and will come out al
right in October next.
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w Mss. SERMONS FOR sAnr.-eBvs

@ Mss. SERMONS FOR SALE. 4
Methodist preacher in Berea, who is anx.
ious to leave his ministerial labors and
engage in politics. He expects to be-
nominated for the State Senate by the
approaching Republican convention. I'm.
mediately after his nomination he will take
the stump in favor of Republican issues
generally and his own election in particu-
lar, and as the questions he will have t6
discuss and the principles involved sre
are mostly the opposite of what fhe
has always advocated, he cannot use his
old sermons any more and therefore offers
them for sale. Relying on his great pop-
ularity he is sure of being nominated and
of course of being elected, and so his se-.
mons will be sold without reserve. Terms
All sums under 10 cents cash, over 10
cents credit will be given until he starts
for Columbus which will be the next dav
after election. All notes not previously
paid will be left at the Ohio Lunatic Asy.
lum. Columbus, O., for collection, where
he may be found at any time afte: the
election. Enquire Of ~ edHig
W. B. DIsBRo, Berea, o.
Candidate for Rep. State Senator.
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From the Statesman.
The Debates at TIfHn.

An extensive report of the debate at
T.ffin between Judge Ranney and Mr..
Dennison, appears in Columbus this NOR
ming. The reader will easily perceive
upon perusal, that the speech Of Judge
Ranney is the able and candid appeal of
a man, taking his stand upon undeniable
facts and unimpeachable principles, and
anxious only for the well-being of the
State.
We are also decidedly of the opinion
that no one can read Mr.. Dennison's
opening and close without recognizing
and again despising those falalcies and
studied Misrepresentation, which were so
often advanced and exposed, before they
became his chief reliance in this campaign.
The people, too, were again assured that
the Democratic party would re.establish
the legality of the African Slave trade,
and enact Congressional Code for the
protection of Slavery in the Territories.
1t is unnecessary for any one to refute
such miserable trash as this.
In the evening debate was arranged
between Senator Pugh and Governor
Chase. A very large crowd was in at
tendance which was frequently cheering
enthusiastically at the trenchant thrusts
made by Senator Pugh. He attacked
the principles and policy of the Ohio Re-
publican party in o most vigorous and
effective speech. Governor Chase found
himself utterly unequal to do away with
the effect of Senator Pugh's magnificent
attack when it was his turn. He very
soon gave up the effort, and made one OF
his usual anti-slavery speeches instead
When he had finished Senator Pugh clo-
sed. His exposure Of the misrepresenta-
tions and fallaces advanced by Governor
Chase, in his attempt to escape from the
disloyal position to the Union and the
country in which the opening speech had
clearly shown the Republican party, was
overwhelming. As Senator Pugh tore
away the fimsy fallacies with which his
antagonist had eudeavored to conceal the
misdolngs of the Republican party, his
clarion voice swelled with lofty indigna.
tion, and at each point he drew tremen
dous shouts from the swaying crowd
The Republicans were completely crest
fallen, and more thoroughly mp man uset
thanGov. Chase was probably never seer
when our youg Senator's speech came t.
a close.
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Teachers Meeting.

The Monroe County Teachers Asso-
citation will meet in Woodsfeld, on Mon
day Oct. "a, 1859.
An able corps of teachers and lecturers
will be procured. The Programme will
appear in due time.
WILLIAM WHEELER,
Chairman of the Com.
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For the Spirit
"HarmOniuS Democracy"

Mr. ED1ToR:-The above caption is
the heading of an article in the last Her.
al6, purporting to be editorial, in which
the editor is made to say "The party is
now in desperate snarl and tangle in
this county, disunion of the party is
strongly threatened on the nominee for
Representative" Don't be alarmed Mr..
Shipley, the party is not in as much
danger as you wish it to be. ''The DR..
is bitter pill'' for the Republicans to
swallow, and we are not surprised that
they are using all possible means to cre-
ate dissatisfaction, and to induce some
democrat to run outside of the Conven-
tion, with vain hope to divide the Dem
ocratic vote in order to succeed in elect
ing Mr.. Smith, the Republican nominee.
The Herald says, at is our opinion judg-
iEg from what we have heard, that the,
will run an independent candidate. -
Now, it is we'll known, that no Democra,
has seriously thought of running ''au in.
dependant candidate The whole chat.
ter is of Republican origin, but thus fal
they have been unable to induce any
Democrat to play into their hand by suf
fering himself to be made use of for thei
benefit.
FAIR PLAY
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Ticket In Belmont.


The following ticket nominated by the
Opposition in Belmont county, looks as if
the 'jimson weed" branch of that party
had euchred the ''woolly hoss" branch:
For Representative, Isaach Welsh.
Clerk of the Court, ID. S. Adams.
Treasurer, John Lippincott.
Prosecuting Attorney, L. Dsnford.
Commissioner, j. T. Scholfield.
Recorder, Samuel F. Davis.
Surveyor, VIM r. Vanpelt.
Infrmary Director, erLodge.
The 'jimpson weed" paper says "the
ticket is the very one we would have
nominated if we had been delegated fol
that purpose The "woolly boss" pa.
per endorses the ticket very formally, but
says "there was some dissatisfaction. p
There may be more dissatisfaction afte1
the End Tuesday of October.
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Our Fair Bills.

We have printed for the Fair of this
county, the finest bills ever printed in this
county. We think they will compare
favorably, in everything except size, with
the bills of the State Fair or the Wheeling
Fair. They were printed by JED. H.
WIER, of this office.
We tender our thanks to the Herald
Office for several lines of type; and we
hope the society will tender their thanks
to US as the bills cost US from $l2 to 81 5,
and we charge the society nothing for
them.
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Legal Notice.

In the Prob ate Court of Monroe o., o.
VIM. P. Richardson guardian of Serene Coss,
against: slomsgsa
his wife. .,v, .oe,,oit
Indianna, will take notice that the plaintiff has
filed his petition in said Court as said guar
dian, asking for the assignment Of dove: to
the defendant Delilah Eaton, and the sale OF
the following premises, to wit: sso,
The north end of the west half ofthe south
west quarter of section twenty, township hve,
aud range five. Said defendants are notified
to appear and answer on or before the 18th
day of October A. D. 1853. os- .S
WIN. P. RICHARDSON, Guardian.
Sept. 14th, 1859. 6w, '9 ~" -
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The "lnimical" Tom COrWin.

We copy from hest. Clairsville -Gaz.
ette portion of the report of Tom Cor
wins speech at Belmont last week. The
meeting at which he spoke was called for
the purpose of nominating a county tick
ct for the Opposition parties of Belmont
county. Any speaker who would please
the Republican wing might offend the
Know Nothings, and vice versa, so they
very wisely procured the services of On or.
ator who would please nobody. Corwin
happens to occupy that enviable position,
and was accordingly called upon.
If this was the object of the fusionists
they were eminently successful; for the
Know Nothing paper does not mention
the speech at all, and the Republican Or
gan gives it but brief notice, and that
is at the tail end of the proceedings.
The Gazette, the Democratic paper
gives a report of q column in length, from
which we take the following:
Tom is pleasant speaker. and no ono
can help laughing at his buffoonery. After
few preliminaaies he opened his remarks
by saying that we were all members of a
joint stock company, and that We all, each
and every one Of us, were stockholders
and had an equal interest in the concern.
That we had all agreed that We would
abide by the will of the majority of the
company That the Constitution of the
United States was our Bible, and that the
Constitution provided for a fugitive slave
law and read from Sec. 2, Art. 4, ol
that instrument:
E"No person held to service or la
Dor in one State under the laws thereof
escaping into another, shall, in conse
quence of any law or regulation therein
be discharged from such service or labor
but shall be dalivered up on claim of th'
party to whom such service or labor ma,
be due" .@1
Now, says old Tom, that is the Law
and we have agreed to abide by it--th
law is constitutional and it must b
OBEYED. Young lawyers with soape'
mustachios and a cigar foot long ii
their mouths, who had cursorily glance'
over Blackstone's Commentaries, and ha'
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read Swan on Executors and Admins
traitors, and perhaps seen Wilcox's forms,
had no hesitation in pronounciug it un-
constitutional; but in the face of such dis
tinguished authority 1T is constitutional,
and it is the law of the land--that the
highest and most intelligent tribunals in
the land had so pronounced ;t-so decided
it, and there can be no doubt about it
(Our readers will recollect what Wade and
Bingham said on this subject at Flushing
as reported by our correspondent in last
weeks paper.) Now, it being the law,
says the old fellow, it must be obeyed-if
it is resisted, it is felony; if resisted with
an armed force, it is treason, and those
who resist it must be SAot--must be hung.
Some men amongs! US have doctrine
they call higher law doctrine, and pro-
fess that their consciences are above and
beyond the constitution, and that they
will not obey the law. These gentlemen
are Traitors, and must be elevated to a
purer atmosphere suspended hung up.
It is part of the original contract, that
this constitution must be obeyed; and if
they can't live under it, they had be etter
leave the couLtry; and if they can't leave
the country, they had the right to resist
the law, but if they do resist, we must
shoot them
One can imagine tic fulls of cold ice
water thrown in rapid succession in the
face, and an occasional one poured down
the back of poor devil, in cold morning
and one can also imagine how he would
look and feel under such treatment
Judging from the appearances of the
Black Republicans who listened to old
Tom, they must have certainly been un-
degoing some of the delightful sensations
which would be produced by such an
operation.
Not only that, said Corwin, but in the
10 years the Fugitive Slave Law has
been in operation, not a single instance
can be adduced, where free man has been
reduced to slavery by it.
As to Father Giddings, he said he, was
a "good old fellow-honest old soul, bu,
subject to 6ts." as those who had read
his correspondence with him TCorwin
would know.
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SHOOTING BY THE LIGHT OF THE AU-
as it may appear, q
gentleman actually killed three birds, with
q gun, this morning, about QUE o'clock
"a circumstance which, perhaps, never
had its like before, and never may hap
pen again. The birds were killed while
the beautiful Aurora Borealis was at it's
hight, and being very early species
larks-were, no doubt, deceived by the
bright appearance of every thing. and
came forth, innocently supposing it was
day. The remarkable circumstance hap.
pened at Bealeton Station. on the o. and
A. Railroad, and the gentleman bagged
game at suoh an early hour is Mr.. Taylor.
a conductor on the railroad One of the
mistaken warblers was brought down on
the wing.--Alsrandria (Nirysnia) Sen
tinel SEPTEMBER Q.
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w. Is. DIsBRO, Berea, O.
Candidate for Rep. State Senator.

REPUBLICAN ADMIRATION FOR SMALL
MEN.-The Belfast Age is one of the
leading Republican papers in Maine. In
a late number it saws: g4eeA"
We might as well confess it, the party
is made up of small men-the common
class, very seldom man can be foundfin
it wiser than our revised statutes-very
few live on the mountain tops. 1t il
manifestly not the party where great minds
will enjoy themselves the best and, We
think, for their own comfort, they had bet.
ter not come into it. sgm1pN
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NJ A r r I e D

On the 11th inst, by VIM. D. Patton, Esq,
Mr.. Armstrong John and Miss Catharine
Dougherty, all of this county. at,s aiis
On the Sth inst, by Elder William Meechem,
Mr.. George w. Carpenter and Miss Emma
Webb. t....,o
On the LIST inst, by the Rev. Alexander
Bell, Dfr Evander Hamilton and Miss Mary A.
Bryant, all of this county.
On the 7th inst, hy the same, Mr.. Alexan-
der Laughlin, of Wheeling, Va, and Miss
Lesette Lamping, Of this county. -"
Our thanks are rendered for portion Of
the Bride's-cake. We wish the parties long
life, health and happiness. aajdaia
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~ An exchange gives the following

~ An exchange gives the following
receipt for making Cucumber Catsup:-
Take three dozen full grown cucum-
bers, and eight white onions. Peel the
onions and cucumbers, aud then chop them
as fine as passible. Sprinkle on three.
quarters of pint of fine table salt; put
the whole in a sieve and let it drain twelve
hours; then take tea cup full Of mustard
seed, half tea cup full of ground black
pepper, and mix them well with the Gu.
cumbers and onions. Put the whole in.
to stone jar with the strongest vinegar;
close it up tightly for three days, and it is
fit for use. 1t will keep for years."
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Threshlng Match.

Horne. Terry, & Co., Machine Builders,
Clarington, will be at our county Fair with
one Of their best Threshing Machines
They challenge the aOorld to produce a
machine which will thresh faster and bet.
ter than theirs.
There will be sufficient quantity Of
wheat upon the ground to give the ma
chimes fair trial. Come on all ye who
wish to try your threshing powers.
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Republican Meeting.

We understand that the Republicans
of this county, feeling that Stanton, Kirk
& Co.'S performance on the 18th ult., was
rather failure, have secured the services
of a regular built "Black- Republican"
aoih the wool on, to address the ".Scatfer.
ing" on Thursday night.
The performance will take place at the
Court House.
Doors open all the time. Admission
Small chunk of smelling salts.
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Prof. Butcher

Having organized the last class in Pen
manship which, he will be likely to teach
in Woods6eld; our young men should
avail themselves of the only opportunity
they will be likely to have for some time
of acquiring RAPID, EASY and BEAUTIFUL
style of Chirography, at the triAing ex.
pense of 50. His writing is excellent and
and his manner of teaching unsurpassed.
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WHAT We EAT-A man in active
life requires thirty-six ounces of solid
food per day-say nine ounces of animal
and twenty seven ounces of vegetable
according to established scale of diet in
the English and French army ard navy
regulations. Of food and drink man
will consume about 1900 pounds year.
Of course, many persons consume much
more food, but this is the average esti-
mate.
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i; ~On account of i'll health Judge
Douglas was unable to fulfill his engage
nsat to speak at Cincinnati, on the even
ing Of tho 9Th. He proceeded as far as
Dayton where he was compelled to stop
end call in medical aid.
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~ Persons wishing to buy clothing
whether at wholesale or retail, may save
nonsy BY remembering that Thos. Hughes
manusactures his own stock, and that it is
iniuitely better than the eastern slop-shop
work.
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Three persons were destroyed last
week, by being precipitated over Niagara
Falls. They were crossing the river in a
small bost which was capsized bya gust
eeuind. Before they could recover the
boat they we're too Ear down the rapids to
socsps.
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Meeting at the Courthouse.

A Meeting will be held at the Court
House on the evening of Thursday the sth
October, 1859. at early candle-light, for
the purpose of organizing Colonization
Society, auxiliary to the American Colon
isation Society. All friends of humanity
in this vicinity are earnestly requested to
ottend.
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Found.

Parts of two pairs of ear rings in a
small box. The owner can get them by
calling at j. D Stauver's jewelry shop,
presenting the marks and paying charges
for advertising.
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FAIR PLAY.

DIVORCES VoID.--The Supreme Court
eff New York, has decided that divorce
obtained in the State of Indiana, by cit.
izen of New York, when the party goes
to his former residence, is wholly Inoper-
ative and void.
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WI 1t is estimated that two hundred
and fifty thousand bushels of wheat have
been raised in Daviess county, Indiana,
the past season
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Black Republican Platform.

There is negro in Philadelphia whose
foot is 81 inches long, and of proportion
ate breadth. An exchange says This
is just what has long been wanting,--a
platform of good dimensions and of the
right material"
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B-One of the railroads in New
York is said to be the safest in the world,
as the Superintendent keeps boy run.
ming ahead of the train to drive off the
calves and sheepl
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f. - We tender our thanks to the Off
esrs ofthe Harrison county Fair for a
eomplimentary ticket of admission. There
oso very few counties tn the State in
which such extensive preparations have
bssd made, aud such large premiums Of
6efed @ In Harrison.
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Democratic Meetings.

J. NJ. Stout, ]. r. MORRIS, and B.
F. SpRIGes Esqrs., will address the
Democracy at MIDDLEBURGH, on
Friday Sept. 23rd at 7 o'clock P. NJ;
and at HARRIETSVILLE, Sept. Oath
at 3 O'Clock p. M.
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~ Whereas, have withdrawn from
he RoodsfeA Classical Institute, deem
q proper to state to all whom it may con-
ssrn, that have done so, solely on &C.
count Of i'll health. Nothing else would
have Induced me to do so.
.a VIM. WHEELER.