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Master. Commissioners Sale. :.

Master. Commissioner Sale ''
James ss.nss asan' ods cou,s co% rtS%
Geo. w. Patton and wife. mon Pleas, ,ofMon-i
roe county, Ohio, by virtue Of said mandate,
will offer for sale at public auction, at the door
of the courthouse in said county, on
Tuesday the SM day Of March, 1859,
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. Nj, and
4 o'clock p. M. on said day the following des-
cribed3 tract of land lying and being in the
county aforesaid, to wit: .,....
The north west quarter of the north west
quarter of section Is, township 2, and range
4; also another tract of land described as fol-
lows: beginning at the south west corner of
section Is, township 8 and range 4, thence with
| the section line north degrees east 5S rods
and 9-l0 to stone on the section line, thence
south a Degrees east As rods and s-10 of a
rod d1toI a large white oak, thence south thirty
six and a half degrees, east eight rods and
7-10 to stone, thence south 8 degrees east
fifteen and lilo rods to astone on the town.
ship line, thence with the township line fsrty-
five and LILO rods to the place of beginning
containing 40 acres, more or less, with the
exceptions of thirty-three feet square which
was sold and decided by Timothy Kinney to the
board of education of Green township for a
school house site. also another tract or par
cell of land, and bounded and described as
follows; commencing at the south east corner
of the north west quarter of the north west
quarter of section ls, township 2, and range A.
at stone east of the road, thence to run with
the road a straight line south, a little west to
a stone at the run west of tobacco house
thence to run up the run west little north to
the south west corner of the north west quar-
ter of the north west quarter of said section Is
thence to run east with the line to the place
of beginning, it being FIVE acres, more or less
in the south west quarter of the north west
quarter, in the north side of said south west
quarter of said section Is. H.i'SN 'sl - 3
Terms of sale (Which will be liberal made
known on day of sale. s,-a! asql ,a9Jc
4 .r-,.., EDWARD ARCHBOLD ,gS,.; - .., :.
I Mas. Com. Monroe Com. Pleas.
/ Feb. 8, 1859. IS, 10. g r'of30d so fh-li .
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BALTIMORE MARKET.

= BALTIMORE, Feb 17.--Flour firm, Sc
for Howard street and Ohio; wheat un-
changed; corn has declining tendency,
white and yellow sell at 73 q sc; pro-
visions are less firm. but prices unchaag-
ed; whiskey quiet at 80. GisiLiah
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Z Important from Hayti.
s. 80 - NEW ORLEANS, Feb. IL,

Private 5advices from Jamaica to the
28th ult. state the revolutionists in Hay
ii have been entirely successful. The EN-
peror' Souleuque had escaped to Jamaica
with his family and treasures intending to
reside, there. o7aalA .hssaahesVl
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H.We, find in an exchange paper
the statement that seUeaty-tUo white fe.
males were married to negroes in the state
of Massachusetts last yearl If this be so,
it is carrying out the abolition doctrine
to practical results
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5SHERIFFS SALE. 49,,

John D. o'Connor, By virtue Of. . writ Of
VS. execution on Justices
Nathaniel Foggin. judgement, to me directed
from the Court of Common Pleas efthe coun-
ty of Monroe, and State of Ohio, will offer
for sale, at public auction, at the front door
of the court house, in said county, Between
the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and four o'clock
p m. on ii.-f. s'o'.-r uaiwoFoa ed'T
Saturday, the 5M day Of Aarch. 1884,
the following described real estate; "a yaz,
Lot number eighteen in the town Of C1ar-
infton, in said county appraised at one tlious-
and and sixty-six dollars. q 70 ilgs9T ell
Levied on as the property of Nathaniel
roesin'gsT gy7ooq sro r n nn}ppp nn}pppoo ooiwvR7
Feb. q, ss,15.s ~ 3it' Sheriff, MIC, o
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Corrected aoeekly by Sinclair 8 Baker
WOODSFIELD FEB. 16, 1859.
Flour per barrel, 8
Wheat per bush
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the undersigned
was appointed administrator of the estate
of John McKeown, deceased, on the 10Th day
of February, 1859, by the Probate Court o.
Monroe county, o.
WILLIAM MOORE, Admir-,
Feb. 23d, 1s59-3t-pd.
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N O r 7 G. E.

A IL persons knowing themselves indebted
Ato the estate Of lido Hanson, deceased, are
reque sted to call Immediately upon the under
signed, and make payment of the same, and
those having claims against the said estate
will present the same, legally authenticated.
VIM. MILLIGAN, Admir-.
Feb. %, 1959.-nst.
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Great Chance for Making Msaey
sal qH ~ bGs n--sG Ee0m llr: asT
PIKE PEAK :

q OLD M L N m - e
TNHE undersigned will start next Nay fFsA
i Lawrence, Kansas, with . company fsr
the above gold mines. He will prssiAU
each mepber with . good California sat-sltS
and provide wagons, on The following tsFsass
$50 to be paid on their arrival ~ LaWpsase,
and so in one year to be secured by nsts -
good security. Men are making 80 pssosV
at these minssasst - 81 ess ssa6 "a slaa<
GFApply, to r. s. HUTCHINSON Weslsoea1,
For JOSEPH W ALTERS Beallsvills,
/ '7ens ~ MILES WALT0DA
November, "a, 1855.
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Feb. I'd -S1.sO.
MASTER COMMISSIONERS
A

James Patterson, On mandate from the Court
VS. of Common Pleas of Mon
Jared Thomas, roe County, in the State of
Ohio. By virtue Of the said mandate will
offer for sale at public auction, at the front
door of the courthouse, in said county, on
Saturday the 5th day Of March, 1859,
Between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and
o'clock, p. NJ. on said day, :he following des-
cribed real estate situate in said county, to
wit: The south two thirds of Lot No. 50 in the
town of Woodsfeld. Terms made known on
day of sale. f,.,s, r3..a-h ..if srs ana tss,
20 'I' WILLIAM oKEY, Mas. Com.
Feb. I'd, ISIS Monroe Com. Pleas.
MASTER CoMMISSI oNERS S.aLE. :
Isaac Smith, si On mandate from the Court
eii vs:weae ofCommon Pleas Of Monroe
John Kernan,i al County, in the State OF
and others. Ohio. ris1ad etclg es} I
| By virtue ofthe said mandate. I will offer for
sale at public auction, at the door Of the court
house, in said county, on FisdR'1 % .a1s.'f''h
s.,Saturdaythe 5M day of fAfarch, 1859, 81
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M !. and 4
o'clock, P. NJ. on said day, the following, des-
cribed real estate situate in said county, to
/ wit: ,IiieGC, 3iabU galhbH Ep ciMI
Being a part Of the south west quarter OF
section "a, in township and range g., and des-
4 cribed as fellows, to- wit: Beginning at the
south west quarter Of said section, thence north
forty-three and eighty-two hundredths chains
to the south west corner of Nicholas Monroe's
land, thence east one hundred and forty rods
to stake, thence south 43 and eighty-two
I hundrsdths chains to the section liue, thence
west one hundred and forty rods to the place
ofbeginning, containing one hundred and fifty
Z one acres; be the same, more or, less. Terms
1 of sale made known on day of sale.
4 -isud 9As 10 17e'WM. OKEY, Mas. Com.
| ,dsgd gga.' % 9fC7g Monroe Com. Pleas
rRah 4 cip0.
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Something about the Cable.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. II.
Letters by the last English mail an
nounce that Mr.. Henly was coming out
with his own telegraph instruments to op-
crate on, the Cable. He is expected on
the steamship Prince Albert now fully
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DI.ED ID

At his late residence, in Malaga township,
Monroe county. O., JOHN McKEOWN; aged
seventy-six years and nine months.
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M A II II 1 e ID

On the 13 inst, by Rev. ]. w. Woodward
Mr.. John Brown and Miss Mary C. Lony, all
of this county. -
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DUFFS COLLEGE,
CORNER OF THIRD AND MARKET Sts.
PITTSBURGH, PA.

With a full staff of experienced teachers, all
trained for business by the principal. Stu
dents will find, by proper inquiry, that by
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line of branches, they will obtain the following
important advantages over those of any other
Commercial School in the country:
1st. Its reputation follows its students
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I'd. The student is instructed in both fol-
eign and domestic business.
Sd. His training includes matters of prac-
tice (wholly unknown to common teachers)
that greatly diminish his chances of failure in
business.
4th. Single entry ledger changed to double
entry.
5th. DuGs new method of proving the
books.
9Th. Duff's self proving bill books.
7th. DufFs new form of bank check book.
Sth. Duff's rules for partnership settle
ments.
9th. DuiTs rules for adjusting deranged
books. .. ,-..s. ..... ......
10th. Duff's rules for computing interest.
1lth. The six columned journal.
18th. The private ledger exemplified.
18th. Specifications of accts. sales. -, ssa-
14th. Steamers re-shipping freight and
passengers. -
18th. Settlements between owners.
10TH Sale of the vessel and settlement.
| 18th. Sale of one owners share to another.
18th. Adjustment of general average.
! 10Th. Rectifying deranged books
| Goth. On graduating each student is pre-
sented with an elegant bound copy of Dun
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Duff's Bookkeeping, Harper's new enlarged
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| Duffs Steamboat Bookkeeping; price 81
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CINuINEATI MARKET.

ssEebrfalas-4.nFlour unchanged, and in
fskadeusndle Whiskey unchanged and
dull Nothing transpired in provisions;
market Unchanged and dull.
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MASTER COINMISSIONERSSALE

Monroe Com. Pleas.
February 10th, 1859. $6,15.
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PETITION TO SELL REAL
ESTATE.

Feb I'd, 1S59.-S420. Sheriff, NJ. C.
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T @ r E A G. FL E r S

Feb. 18th, 1S59.-pd.
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Court in Camden

The Court in Camden occupied the en-.
tire week, being engaged the greater portion
Of the time upon the cases Of Mckenzie,
Cadow g. Co rs Barnes, late Sheriff. aud
s. :. Farrar g. Bros, rs the same The
J0ursdi furnishes the anncvcd particulars :
Hon. F. !. Moses, and w. l.. DrPass,
Esq, represented the Plaintiffs. and Messrs
kershaw, Shannon, and Taylor the Defrn.
dant.
These suits were instituted against the
Defendant for the escape "f pris"ner who
@:S lodged in .,,iI for deb., as the suits of
The several parties named above as Plain
tr;fs. The eases occupied at least half of
the time of the Court, and elected consiGe.
rahle interest am"Eg the "uursidcrs"
No case, for several wears, has been ar
gued in our Court with greater ability. on
either side, ihaH this. and. wc ar- sue that
none nav" required r,crr Discrimination and
S"undcr Judgment Thsrc We're souc Joints
q! g"st delicate character, nC / ,l.r-r were
discussed with an .binty wAi.n roa!d hard
~ have been surpassed an, where
The verdict &c the Juri. : in the cases
gave he Plaintiffs Sl2 25-ju~t enough TO
cHrry costs.
An appeal ha, been taken by the Plain.
nj 5 Attorney,
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Speech Of Hon. N L. Bonham.

The EIgeiicld Advertiser reports lh q
Substance of Gen. Bunlarn's speech ON
MonIay last 10 "a portion OF his constitu
ents at Edgefeld Court liousr. ylIe al.
Iuded to the increasing danger TO the
South rom the aGlhslavery agitation aud
rom p obab!e increase Of the tariff. lie
denounced the Squatter Sovereignty doc
Irines Of Senator Douglas. aud claimed
that It was The duty Of Congress to pass
law proyiding protection for slave prop.
erty IN the Territories. lie denounced
the Homestead bill as 40 Abolition rnea,
ure, and also opposed the Pacific Rail
Road Schemes the Mcx;can Protectorate,
aud the abrogaiiun Of the clause which
restricts the admission Of kausas before
she has congressional population. lie
insisted upon the sternest opposition To
an increase OF taxilIon and protective
tariff, and urged that the governmen,
expenditures could and sI.qgd be re.
duceG.
His spirited and searching speech clos.
ed with tie following manly advice aud
! views:
| ""'' utNt 1 bftet-
/ y adverted TO soiue Ut the dangers that
heset our pathway 10 this Government.
| You vii now naturally ask me-what il
the remedy The question is one OF mo.
mcotous interest and neither to be asked
nor answered lightly. 10 replying to il
! can only speak Tor myself; aud utter
what | would say il my volce were po
tent IN the South. Since tho time when
you honored me with = seat ia the State
Con ven;ion of 1859. | have ever been
y secessionIst, aud separate secessonis,
but the even.s OF that period showed but
too clearly, that no Southern State is
likeIy to make great movement, like
this alone. NV suggestion is, tha, the
south stand up ~ one msn in defence oi
her rights W the Union, having for he,
first great object the contsoi of the Dem.
ocrauc party. Bot il that party shsll ,e
fuse to stand with us, then will j, becob,
necessary that we take our own position
rs a section. Il our whole people, Dem
ocrat', Wigs and Know. No,hings will
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Special Notices.


Nrrs ron pooR MES !--It costs deal Of
money TO be rich, and Il L. a question II so
much Is worth 80 little. After all. Is veal IN
worth the cost-6rst, in acquiring ii, cIt In
supporting IT, and lastly in bearing up under
!; when you have lost il II may cost a great
deal to be rich, but IL you have to enclose bus
the sums OF slO, Is, or 81. so, to Wood, Ed.
dy CO., Wilmington, Delaware, the proprie-
tor' Of the legslised lotteries Of that State
or the same small amounts to the same rcspon.
sible firms, at August, Georgia, you make a
safe investment, a insure your chance in se.
curing competency, Or making a rapid for
tune. You will acknowledge, gndsr the cir
eumst"nces, that your wealth, thus acquitted.
was "~orth the cost" Wood, Eddy & Co.
ere the successors Of Gregory a Maury, and !.
Swan Co, and are now the lcgali,ed lottery
operators Of the United States
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Revolution in Cuba.


The following dispatch we: find in our
Charleston exchanges of Thu,sdav. IT is
.Qf startling character,. pgd highly lmpqr'
tant if true. 1t may, however, like many
other tclcgraphic reports, all end IN smoke
1t will probably be contradc,ed or confirm.
ed before lhis issue goes ic press:
New YoHx. April l3.-The Sqn hoists
the Cuban flag this morning, and says that
by this time, no doubt the whole Island has
revol,ed. II also rei:erates the report that
n strong expedition for the invasion of Cuba
left this city in the latter part of March.
The Herald also thinks that possibly
there may be some truth in the Cuban re.
ports.
The Charleston News Of the l4th, thinks
that the above dispatch may be classed with
the political myths of ,he day.
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Advertisements.
night.

number Of interesting new advertise
mcnts grace our columns this week Mcssrs.
fiasscllime & ,Cugc.on, who have one of the
largest establishments in the up-country,
have, il will be seen, opened their supplies;
which are as comprehensive as usual and are
Icing rapidly disposed Of by virtue OF low
prices and attractive styIes. Ladies' who
aspire TO first choices, (and We e:cve this
includes all of them) had better be early in
their c.lla.
These gentlemen, j; EII be seen, are
likewise agents Of Haviand, Stevenson Il
Co, Of Charleston, for the sale Of the cele.
brated Columbian Bitiers. This compound
is said TO be panacea for the cure Of many
diseases and we shouldn't wonder" if it is
ii is far Superior. no doubt, TO the popular
cherry and corn-whiskey preparation.
Mr.. James r. Mngill, Of Pleasant Hill,
speaks inteIiigibly and convincngly to his
large circle Of customers. Mr.. Magill is !.
capital Merchant, and no one knows better
than he, h,w to Gull for the various tastes
of his patrons. lie states that his present
stock In more than usually large and attric-
tive, Will the prices are lower than ever.
When goods are falling and cotton advan-
cling, IS strt"ih.y most OPPonune time to
lay in supplies.
Mr. John J. McKain. Of Camden, having
rerevsd late supply of Drugs and other
things, informs the readers of the LEDGER
of the fast. "NcKnin's Drug Store" il one
Of the fixed institu lions Of Camden, and
we speak from experience when We say thai
orders To that establishment will be prompt
ly aud satisfactorily filed.
We refer ts the card Of Mcssrs. Kerrison
g. Lridlng, Of Charleston, who will be
pleased to receive caIIs or orders from This
scrtion.
Trustees, Guardians and others are in
teresled in notice from the Ordinary Of
this District in another place. ''
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The Recent Fire in New Orleans,

GREAT Loss OF PRoPERTY. - We copy
from the Ptcdyune, the ioIIown NJ account
Of the fire which occurred on the q b
instant, in New Orleans
The tire broke out in Chase Il Lrdy's
Cotton pickery, OH Grearmen street. be.
tween Clouet and hontegut streets. and
soon communicated itself to O'Brien's
Pickery, ON the opposite side Of the
street. The cotton yards Nos l, 2, 5
and part Of No. 4, were DESTROYED, with
some IL 900 bales Of cotton. Yard NJ
3. which contained large amount OF
cotton, and is so situated that its des
truction would have caused that Of The
other buildings Of ll. press, HaI made i,
impossible TO check the FIRE in that di
rection, was saved, owing principally 10
the well directed efforts Of the men OF
Pelican Hook and Ladder Cpmpany. one
OF whom had his hands badly burned -
The two pickeries and some sixty or
seventy buildings were entirely destroy
ed. Some isolated fires in buildings
three squares distant Tone as far back AS
Love sttectl struck new terror among the
poor residents, ih,eatened from every
| sI1e, and no: Knowing which danger to
face. Mr.. Benedict, clerk Of the cotton
yards, who resides on Mpn:egut street,
lost two houses, his furniture, and q
large sum Of money he had At home -
Ills three children ware in the house
when it took fire; tie frantic father, who
was busy about the cotton yards, ran up,
and rushing into the house, found his
little girl asleep on the bed the flames
had gained the whole front ui tie bull
ding, and lie bad To scale the back fence.
lIrs two other children had been saved
by some generous citrzen, who disappear
ell after putting them in safety, and
whose name no one could find, notwilh
standing The many inquiries made. The
blessings Of family attend the generous
unkno~n wherever he NAV be.
The cotton destroyed, represents at
least half million of dollars il WAS all
insured in ,h.s city with the exception. so
FAR ~ we could earn OF 1900 bales in
snred in EIrops. And the yard bull,
dIngs, tie two picksriss and their col,
tents, anil the private dwellings,, aud We
viii fad over hundre4 thousand doIlars
more.
Ahe- noticing these large figures we
have Ia tinnk 81 Tie loss o. pfoperv no,
covered--of the hundred faniIies whose
homes have been destroyed, many were
poor people, hard working men, who are
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The Southern Convention.

Gov. Gist, it will be seen, has appointed
delegates to the Southern Commercial Con-
venliOn TO assemble at Vicksburg Miss, on
9th May. pror. An eloquent appeal is
made to the citizens Of the Southern States
by the committee of invitation, urging II
generai attendance in view of the momcn-
tous questions to be discussed. The pro-
ceedings Of the Convention for the last tw o
years, we do not believe have been such ms
the Southern people generally can indorse.
The next meeting, however, may be differ
ent ; we trust that it NAV, and upon the
prospect that more conservative spirit
will prevail, would urge upon the various
Districts the propretv Of appointing dele.
gates. The original design Of these con-
veE,ions was certainly worthy Of all en-
couragement and promised great good, and
if the slave trade matter does not moHopo-
lie too much Of its time at tie proposed
meeting ut Vicksburg, something NAV be
done for the advancement of Southern Com
merciul Interests
list OF the delegates appointed by the
Governor will be found in another place.
F.. Allison, Esq, in The list from the first
Congressional Di.trici, we under stand is in.
tended for R. + Allison, Esq, of this place,
The first initial having by some mistake
been onitted in TIE original publication.
The Governor Of Mississippi has appoin-
ted 307 delegates to represent that State in
the Convention.
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Law aside their differences aud mite fr
this work ,f we shall resolve together
TO avoid all dislrac,ing issues, Lew oS o'h;
we can then make the Democratic. parry
of The country feel that we intenl TO
have our rights in the Union or out OF III
and then there may be hope. But,
falling in this, what should we do ~
Stand still and have the chains OF slaves
forged upon usl Every uue Southern
heart will answer "neper." Some move
ment must ihen he begun, if not by all.
by some portion of the slave States, at
every Hazard We have the example Of
the old Thirteen TO cheer us, in the his
tory Of their movements towards the war
Of the Revolution. That. moyement was
no, simultaneous one, and so nav ours
not be. Like them. some two or WoEe. Of
The slave States may be compelled 10. take
the lead and, like them, all the rest viii
follow ard consunma'e the great achieve
men.. But in the initiation Of such Il
movement, there are two or three steps
it will be right in us to take. First, let
US drop the existing Compact. Secondly,
le, us form new Compact with new
guards for our safety and equality in the
Union. If this be rot accepted, Men
what is left Us but to fling TO The breeze
the banner Of a Southern Republic p