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semi an nually; and such en- emount as upon
computa,ion shall be found necessary to pro.
vide sinking fund for the redemption oI
the bonds no issued ss aforesaid attheir ma
turity; provided, that not more than FIVE
per cent. per annum shall be collected IN
any one year OF the principal OF the bonds
suthorisea by this act to be issued.
| Src. 3. That it shell be lawful for the
city Auditor TO make the assessment required
| by the preceding section, upon all The real
estate in the district upon the valuation as
Established by law for state and county pnr.
poses; and said Auditor is hereby required
to certify said assessment to the city Coun.
cli on or before the second Monday in May,
annually; that after the same shall have
tbeen confirmed by the city Council, they
shall direct the city Clerk TO certify il TO
the county Auditor, who is hereby author
ICED and required to place the slme upon
the tax duplicate in the same manner ns 9th.
CT township and city taxes are by law placed
upon said duplicate, and the county Treas
urer is.hereby authorized and required TO
collect SAID assessment in the same manner
as other tsxes collected by him, and when
collected shall pay the same TO The Treasurer
OF said city, and for the purpose of en- forcing
the collection of said assessment, he shall
have the same power and authority now nj.
lowed by law for the collection OF stale and
county taxes.
SIC. 4. That in the construction Of =
main sewer in or through the streets, lanes,
or alleys Of said district, it shall be lawful
for the city Council to assess and collect,
upon and from all the lands or lots bound.
ing or admitting upon said streets. lanes OF
alleys. so much Of the expense OF construct.
ing said main sewer as would, in the opin
ION Of the city Council, be required to con.
struct an ordinary street sewer or drain OF
sufficient capacity 10 dtain or sewer said
lots or lands bounding and abutting upon
The streets. lanes or alleys IN or through
which said main sewer may be constructed.
SIC. 5. This act shall not apply TO cities
OF the ntst class having population exceed
ing eighty thousand inhabitants.
! SEC. G. This net TO take eff ct'on its pass
age RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President OF the Senate.
/ Passed March 90, 1860.
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More Disclosures Made by the COvOdc
Investigating Committce--Sunset Cox
and Judge Hail Implicated.

More important disclosures are
still being nado by tho CovoIe In.
vestigatirg Committee. 1t seems
that Buchanan and his entire Cabi.
net were actively engaged in the
work Of corrupting members OF Con.
grcss, to sccurc their votes for tie
English bill, and that the easy vii
tue Of Judge Hall, of the Seneca
district and Sun OK, OF the Frank
lin district, could not withstand the
temptation. Tho following is III,
evidence given before the Commit.
tee OIL this point:
Wilson was asked TO state whether pos,
master General brown did not send (or hin
duTing The last Congress 10 use his ,nlu
ence with MI. Cox, OF Ohio, To change M
course IN favor Of ths English bill. Wi,nes
said he deemed II improper to answer IN
question. es Postmaster General Brown wa
dead, The ChalIlnan inquired lftha wiines
WV W. h"'" 'Hdt lHC IntUIDtT OI tOnuTeg
alluded TO was not dead THIS auestio,
settled the matter, aud Wilson answe,.,
that Postmaster General Brown reoneste,
him WILSON, to say to Cox that il hc woul
vote for the English bill It would entitl
him TO the hlghes, consideration with brown
Witness said he communicated tn. rcoucS
Of Browa - Cox, that three days aCtcrworJ
the latter voted for the English b,ll, lin
Miller wes Immediately restored as Posi-
master oi Columbus, and the administrator
used all ITS influence 10 return Cox 10 Con
gress. IN consideration of his vote. Thi
witness YVES commissioned to 20 10 Mobile
during the last Congress. and arrest n Ilibus
ter Walker. lie returned without maxim,
the arrest. aud made a report TO the Attorne
General, which has never seen daylight.
Mr. Cor, az Ohio. appeared before IN,
Covode COMMITTEE. but did not dispu,e IN,
testimony which Nj. W ilson gave YESTERDAY
concerDlng the negotiations during The Fn
iisb bill. and Mr.. Miller's appointment =
lie deaied having received aay none 9
which has not been charged SO far.
NJ. Andrews. Of Cleveland, testified ,ha
the late Postmaster General Brown had re
pcafed conversations with him pendin. IN,
passage of the Lecompton bill. with refer
enee to the course Of members from Oh o on
that subject. lie had promised to induce
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-06-08
The Scene in the House.

Tho whole day. which should
have been devoted to private bills
in the House, WAS entirely lost by
ono Of those discredltable scenes
which have been so frequent this
session.
Mr.. Winslow brought in extracts
from tho minutes OF tho Covode
Committee, AMI charged that they
had refused, though it appeared the
Committee was equally divided, to
summon some twenty odd witnesses
whom he desired, and asked the
Speakers order for their attend
apcc.
Mr.. Covodo replied promptly and
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low 10 correct Him il in error that
he had offered 60 eummon reason
able number to prove any charge
within tho scopc Of the Com,nittee
but was unwilling to assume the re
spohsbiIity OF such a large expcndi
tire. where no public object was
contemplated. lie had beon en-.
barrasscd throughout the investiga
lion, and had more reason to com
plain than the other side, for he had
been compelled to advance nppsy
himseli to bring witnesses here, hnu
the appropriation was only signed
yesterday.
He showed that while the invest
igation had been directed against
persons in government employment,
or others, for whose advantage pub
lie patronage had been used, Mr..
Winslow proposed inquiry into the
expenditure of private means to de
fray the expenses attending elections
of members Of Congress.
SevcrL interesting letters were
produced from Mr.. Dunham, show
ING why Surveyor Hart had so sud
denly departed or Europe. There
was much effort 70 obtain the floor
at the close of his remarks, but il
was assigned to Mr.. Train, to whom
reference was made in the minutes
.oi the Committee produced by Mr..
Winslow. Still Mr.. Houston, Of
Alabama vociferated according to
his offensive custom, and was re-
pcatedly called to order, but did not
lcsist till checked by the Speaker,
ard then after some rude reflection.
Mr.. Train in opening, said he
would consider himself guilty OF
gross improrricty, as a member and
A gentleman. il he insisted upon ad
dressing the Chair and interpolating
remarks when he WAS not entitled to
the floor.
This plain declaration Of a rule ol
conduct, as applicable to himself
and others, was construed by Mr..
Houston into mn offensive imputa'
ton, aud he inquired whether the
remark WAS applied to him:
Mr.. Train ans Scred comly and
decidedly he meant what he said,
whcreupon Mr.. Houston denounced
him as "a disgraceIul liar and scoun'
Idrel."
Mr.. Train told him he was wholly
ndi fierent to such abuse.
MIR. Sherman immediately oferet
resolution OF ccnsure, and ther'
was much excitement on both sides
The friends of Mr.. Houston wanted
Mr.. Train included, hut Mr.. Dave
manfully came to the rescue Of hi
colleague, caused his language to b.
read, and said he applied it to th
whole House, challenging any gen
tlcman to deny its trnth.
Several hours were consumed il
attempts Of the Democratic side +
evadc vote because il was cviden
from one test resolution, it woul,
prevail by large majority. Sever
al personal episodes occurr ddurin!
This tillibustering. Finally Mr.. NJ il
son, who ia much respcctcl in III,
House, asked hearing for Nh
Houston, expressing the belief that
satisfactory explanation would b
made.
Mr.. Sherman consented TO with
DRAW the resolution tor the purpose
and Mr.. Houston regretted the &C
currcncc and apologize Il to tn
House for his violation OF the rule
and hccorum.
Mr.. Train bore himself with grcs
dignity and decision during thi
scene, and was well seconded by Mi
Dawes. 1t is hoped the lesson wi
prove useful to Mr.. Houston, who's
constant interruptions and inter
crcnce have greatly annoyed tn
7 House.
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The following is from the paper
edited by eX Auditor Morgan:

cultlcu ny eA huuilor MoIRah'
STARK CouNrr.-A call has been made in
Stark county. Ohio, for n meeting Of tn,
National Democrats who deny the doctrlnt
that a thousand ADolitioniSts. by hurryinr
into a newly organized territory in advance
of all others, have a right 10 pass laws for.
ever excluding from its limits the citizens
oftLe Southern half OF the Union. A friend
at Canton informs us that the cal. has been
signed by one thousand Democratic voters
Of that couuty.--l Newark Advocate.
1t seems that the administration
Democracy in Ohio, are more for
midable than was supposed, and are
now busily marShaling their forces
to secure the nomination of some
other than Douglas. The Ashland
Times, Cleveland Democrat, and
Stubenville Union, arc leading of
in the same direction. An attempt
is now being made to bring ont Mr..
William Allen, of Ohio, to head oil
the friends of Douglas. It seems
that Judge BARLEY has become some
what unstable in the Douglas ranks,
If we may Judge from the following,
taken from the Plain Dsaler, a
Douglas organ:
"Knowing J Idge BARLEY in all his pro
clivities to political double. dealing, and hIs
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-06-08
An Ordinance

"o''" 'N' -"' ''""'
IL L - IL -

SEc. !. Be IL ordained by the Council Of the
Incorporated Village nf Findlay, That IL shall
bo unlawful for any person or persons 10 open
any Of the public c.sterns Tor any purpose
whatever, except for the purpose Of repair. or
on occasions Of fire, or for the practice OF the
Fire Department, in which last eases officers
of the Fire Department only may open tho
same for use.
SEC. 2. That il shall he unlawful for any
person or persons 10 place any building ma
'terials or any other obstruction of whatever
kind within eighteen feet of the center cap or
caps Of any public cistern.
SIC. 3. Any person violating the provisions
of this ordinance, shall, on conviction thereof
before the Mayor, he fined in any sum not eS'
cceding ten dollars, with the costs OF prose.
cution. And it is hereby made the especial
duty Of the Marshal and the Police oiiicers
rigidly tO enforce the provisions OF this ordl'
nance.
SEC. 4. This ordinance To take effect and be
in force from and after its publications.
Done in Council, this 22d day OF May A. ".
llsGO. ISRAEL GREEN, Mayor.
WIN KLAMROTH, Recorder.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-06-08

lhc onIy authentic mcIholr OF MN ever pup
lished.
One volume, l2mo, cloth, 4O2 pages, with
illustrations. Price { 90. And upon recent
Ofthe price and 2l cents additional for postage,
n copy Of the hook, together with a handsome
present, worth from 80 cents Ia 800, will be
sent to any address in the United States.
"EiGe Of Samuel Houston. q. G. Epans Phil.
adeiphia,"
"There is no campaign in modern military
history which for it's extent, although attended
with such disastrous results, although event.
ually ending in the liberty oi the Republic,
than that conducted by General Samuel Hous.
ton, during the years ls3637 in the defence of
the Americans then settled upon tho frontiers
of Mexico. In u briof period, with small band
of heroes hastily raised en- masss. and lily arm
cd and accoutred, the brilliant defence Of the
Alamo, was made forever glorious by the
bloody massac re, perpetrated by the Mexicans.
This unfortunate event which showed valuable
lessons and glorious illustrations of tho valoT
Of our citizen Soldiers, and of the genius OF the
great chief and zero, ought not TO be forgot,
ten or hastily glanced over. II is believed
that the campaign during the Texan War has
not received full justice 10 the narratives
which wero published, the numerous merits OF
which we're marred by serious errors. BY
comparing these various versions, and by con
sultatlOn with those who played prominent
parts in this event Of our history, II belle veC
that this biography of the Texan hero, which
is div ested of cumbrous details OF mil itary
teChnlcalites, IL as faithful and exact as IL !,
practicable TO render q narrative OF this dc
scription.
The sole desire Of the author has been TO d,
full justice to American valor ana patriotism
and To present truthful and vivid pictures o
that memorable war, and of tho conduct of the
great chief springing from the people, a front
Ter warrior, without science. art or exp ri enct
in military aiairs, was enabled through the
smiles Of Providence, by his stout heart, hil
sagacious intellect, and ardent patriotism, Il
rcpe, punish and nearly destroy some of the
most mercenary soldiers that were ever sen
forth bv any power on the earth. Ought suof
deeds be permitted to fade from the memories
OF patriotic peoplel No II is n reproach tc
the present generation, that there Is not more
spirit exercised by our government In defend
ing tho rights of our citizens and extending
that protection to them which has ever beer
sanctioned by every true son Of liberty.
Address GEORGE G. EVANS,
Publisher, No. 4G0 Chestnut street,
June 8, la60.-tlw PHILADELPHIA
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-06-08

THE PLoT.--The Pla;ndealfr has
y letter from Washington, revealing
the plot by which is said Mr.. Doug
las is to be slaughtered. lie says:
The opponents of Douglas will,
after few ballots concentrate upon
Seymour, of New York. That will
be bait for New York delegation
Soon the New York delegation will
break from Douglas on to Seymour
So far it is claimed these coEspira
tors have an agreement with the
wire, pullers OF said delegation, Zone
of whom, John Stryker, is herc,)-
After the Douglas phalanx is thus
broken, they, tho conspirators, will
bring forward breckenridge and rur
him in!"
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- itS'utHl VI tue Del
Passed March 81, 1860.
mo. oil AN ACT
To regulate tho sale of real estate by religious
societies.
AN ACT

N
To regulate tho sale of rcnl estate by religious
societies.
Section /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly OF the state of Ohio, That when.
ever any religions society shall desire 10 sell
any real estate that may have been conveyed
TO such society, aud is held IN trust for a
specified religious purpose, it shall lie law.
iul for the Trustees, Wardens, aud Vestry,
or other officers entrusted with the manage
ment OF the 0ifats OF such society, to file in
the Court NJ Common Pleas OF the county
where such real estate may be situate, n pe-
tltion Stating that such society desires 10
make such sale for the purpose of investing
the proceeds in other real estnte TO be hold
and used for like purpose, and il upon the
hearing OF such case IL shall appear that
such sale and re.investment are desired by
The members OF such society, and that there
IS n necessity Tor the same, the Court may
authorize the Trustees or other officers hold {.
ing the title i'll trust. to sell said real estate
IN such manner and upon such terms as the
Court shall deem reasonable.
SIC. 2. The Trustees, or other officers
authorized to make such sale, shall make
return thereof TO the Court ordering the
same, at such time as the Court shall order,
and .hcTeupon, II the Court shall be satisfied
that the same has been made in all respecis
according TO its order, aud that the proceeds
have been invested IN other real estate for
the use Of such society, IN trust for the same
objects and purposes as provided in the
deed 10y which the real estate ordered TO he
sold was conveyed TO such society, or that a
contract has been made securing such in
yeSlmeni, the SaId sale shalt be confirmed
and a deed authorized TO be made TO the
purchaser
SIC. 3. The petitioners shall cause no.
tice Of the pendency and prayer of the H.
ton 10 be published for four consecutive
weeks in some newspaper of general circu.
lauon IN the county where the real estate
proposed to be sold is situate. before the
| term of the Court at which the order Of sale
will be asked.
| SIC. 4. This act shall take effect on its
passage.
[ RICHARD c. PARSONS,
( Speaker Of the House of Representatives
ROBERT c. KIRK,
President Of the Senate
. Daggar Na,rI.
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4 DMiNIsTRATOR's SALE OF REAL
n ESTATE. - In nmrsmnnce of An nrdcr

4 DMINIsTRATORS SALE OF REAL
n ESTATE. - In pursuance of m order
granted hv tho Probate Court Of Hancock
county, Ohio, iwill offer tor sale NJ public auI-
tiOn, on
saturday, the 4ist day ofJuIy, 1850,
At one u'cl"ck. =. M. al the dn"r ni th" Court
House. IN Fiudlay, lIanCuce county. IN said
state. the following described real estate stu
ate In Wood county, Ohio I" wit -- The East
hal' of the SVuih.Wcsi quarter of Scrti"u II, IN
township , North. Of range ll,-containiug 80
acres more or loss.
Also. inlois Nos IL and IL. in Vance 4 Co.
rvs Addition 10 the Town ut Findlay aforesaid.
Also. iulut No. lin ,niuhcrry's Addition Ia
Fiudlay.
TERMS OF SALE -Onc.third of the purchase
money On the day or sale. and the residue IN
one and two years thereafter. with interest
from the day oi sale. I" lc secured by mort
gage on said premises.
CUNNINGHAM lIAXiETT,
f,hn'r of .indI, ,r COGinb6rrg, d,od.
June 3, lSGO - low
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aaaA -
mo. 7S.l
AN ACT

mo. rs. AN ACT
to tho act entitled IAN act to
provide Tor the organization of cities and in
corporated villages" passed May ., 1852.
Srcrios l. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly Of the state Of Ohio, That the
Council OF any incorporated village in this
state is hereby authorized to purchase, for
the use OF such village, at price not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars, any lots or
grounds therein, being formerly the site OF
any fort, or the scene Of any important hls-
torical event worthy of commemoration; and
for the payment of the purchase money
thereof, such Council is hereby authorized,
in addition TO the other powers Of taxation
conferred on them by law, TO levy tax up.
on the iaS duplicate OF the county, not eY /.
ceedng one mill on the dollar in any one
year, and 1t shall be the duty of said Coun.
Gil to caus. said lots or grounds so purchased
10 be kept in good order at the expense OF
said village.
SEc. 3. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage.
RICHARD e. PARSONS,
Speaker of the House Of Represents atives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
Passed March 81, 1860.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-06-08

New CASTLE, May 2S.-Nlessrs.
Bayard and Whitley gave accounts
Of their stewardship at Charleston
last night and were sustained, and
weIc also instructed by the County
Convention to resume their seats at
Baltimore, provided the nationality
he restored by the action of q sutfi-
cient portion of the regular delega.
tions from the seeding states.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-06-08

Ar Ottowa, Illinois, on ihe oath
instant, two boys named Kelley and
Collins, took shelter under a tr, Q
during a storm. The tree was
struck by lightning, and they were
killed
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SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE.
COLrMrrS, Ohio, 9th March, lSG0.
certify that the foregoing acts are true cop
les from the original rolls on file in this Office
\. l.. RUSSELL. Secretary Of state.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-06-08
D. Peters 4 Son
rs. IN attachment.

[Before C. +. Jordan, Justice " tho Peace of
/ Washington township, Hancock CO.. Ohio.l
IN the 23d day oi May. \. D. lSGO. said Just
" ice issued an order OF attachment IN tho
above action for tho sum Of eleven dollars aud
twenty cents debt, and ten dollars probable
cost. ID. PETERS 4 son.
WAsnfSGTON TOWNSHIP, May -, 1850.
The Van Buren press., 1860-09-28

call for a peoples mass meeting 70 seno
delegates to Baltimore. Walker, Govern
6r Chapman. and others issued y call Tor !,
seceders' meeting at the same time, to send :
delegates to Richmond and Baltimore.
attended both meetings. The peoples mass
meeting outnumbercd the seceders meeting
five to one. The same result followed
throughout all North Alabama. Indeed I,
member of the State Legislature confessed
to me (although acting with the seceders
that ali was lost-that Douglas and the
national convention had at least nine-tenths
of the masses with them.
These are facts, and it is time the lie
publicans awokc to knowledge OF them
AT first they thought to elect Lincoln be-
cause he split rails in his syouth-a very
honest employment, no doubt, but hardly
recommendation for the presidency
Finding that the rail-splitting dodge excit
ed more ridicule than enthusiasm, they nov
base their strongest appeals in Lincoln''
behalf upon the assumption that Douglas
has no strength in the South. Do not b
deceived, gentlemen Douglas chance
are as good in Alabama as they are in Hi
| nois. speak aclat 1 know.
Very respectfully,
DANIEL K: HUSDLEY.
The Van Buren press., 1860-09-28
EJ The Pine Bluff Hadeprndeat. Il

Ev The Pine Bluff Andependent, the
only democratic paper published in Jeffer-
son county, the home of the Hon. Senator
johnson, of this State, says:
.SENAToRIAL INFLUENcE.-The much
vaulted influence which Southern Senators
are supposed to possess is we'll illustrated
by the condition of affairs in this town.
We have in our midst senator who en-
joys agleater amount Of personal popular
ity than any man in this county, neverthe-
less his un1ring efforts are unavailing to
procure more than a corporal's guard for
the secession candidates. Contra. We
have no U. S. Senators, Ex-Governors or
professional politicians, and yet we publish
the names OF over two hundred members
belonging to ONE Douglas club in this coun-
ty. Add to the list the names of eighty
two more. which the secretary handed us
after we had issued large number of ex-
tras. and one single club will be found to
contain two hundred and ninety members.
So much for Senatorial influence So
much for great men Pine Bluff Lade-
pendent
The Van Buren press., 1860-09-28

LETTER FROM KENTUcKY.-We are per-
mittcd, says the Huntsville Adpocae, to
publish the following extract from letter
| of Hon. Geo. Robertson, ex-chief Justice Of
the Court OF Appeals of Kentucky, to Mr.
j. NJ. Alexander, of Tuskegee. It was writ
ten at the home of Mr.. Breckenridge
LExISGroN, Ky, Aug. %, 1860.
j. G. Breckenridge has not been counted
here an emancipationist, however much he
may have been suspected by some fo, svm.
pathy with his uncle, the Rev. Robert J.
Brcckinridge. He does not keep house, and
owns no slaves, unless he retains two that
came by his wife. But we all know here
that he was committed to squatter sover-
eighty ever since his nomination in 1856,
until, finding that Douglas would over
whelm him in the North, he changed his
creed, and in his Frankfort speech, last
January, turned southerner, and advocated
protection by congressional intervention
lie has no more chance to be elected Pres
ident than you have. His intelligent sup
porters know this, and he, himself, should
be presumed to know it. He has not the
semblance of a chance in any northern
State, and doubt whether he can get a
Southern State, unless South Carolina
should throw away her vote on him. He
is considered here totally and hopelessly
hors da combat. The only effect of his run
ming acW be to help Lincoln, By taking some
northern votes from Douglas and Bell
Breckinridge out of the way, Lincoln's de-
feat would be certain. Your friend, truly
aDl ever, GEO. ROBERTSON.