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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-03-21
Legislative Summary.

In the Senate, on yesterday, a petition was
presented and referred, in favor of the location
of the New Penitentiary at GAINESVILLE. Five
bills were read the second time and committed.
A number of messages from the House were
and read. The President signed suhr
dry bills and joint resolutions, which had been
signed by the Speaker of the House. The
Senate, in Committee of the Whole, considered
and discussed the General Appropriation Bill,
during most of the day.
Fourteen bills were reported back from COM
mittees, in the House, and ordered to be en-
crossed, and read the third time-some to day,
some on Monday, and some on Tuesday. The
following bills were indefinitely postponed: To
encourage the killing of wild cats and foxes;
For the appointment of guardians for Imbeciles;
To amend Sec. ia of the Code. A bill was
introduced and read the first time: Providing
for leasing the Public Works of the State to
Messrs. Nugent, Miller and Robinson, in ac-
cordanee with their proposition on that subject.
The bill, fixing the per diem of members of
the Legislature at three dollars, gave rise to a
spirited discussion, at the close OF which it was
laid on the table. A bill was introduced and
read the first time, To amend the Temperance
law. 1t was also read the second time under
a suspension of the rules. Senate bill, To
provide for the purchase and distribution of
Swan and .Crltchfeld's Revised Statutes of
Ohio, was passed. MIR. Parr S resolution, which
provides that the Constitution he so amended
as to prevent persons having a visible and dis
tinct admixture of African blood, from voting,
holding Office, or sitting on %juries, was tabled,
by a vote of As to 45-Democrats in the mega
tive. An amendment from a select committee,
which provides the mode of submitting this
question to the people, at the October election
of 1861, was voted down, also by "A party vote.
A bill was introduced and read the first time, To
regulate freight tariffs on Railroads. The fol-
lowing bills were passed To provide for the
sustenance of prisoners in County Jaik; To
punish bribery in certain cases. A petition
was presented and referred, for a law to make
the manufacturing and selling of Intoxicating
liquors, a penitentiary offence; and a petition,
for the Location of the New Pcnitentiary at
GAINESVILLE. Senate bill, To fix and limit the
compensation of County Auditors, was taken
up, and discussed at great length, when the
House refused to order its engrossment-yeas
43, nays,49.-Ohio Statesman Of Saturday.
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HAND UNION WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 2L 1860.

Peck yielded to the impulses of friendship,
the recipients of his favors d d not in all cases
do the fair thing by him-tlat is to say, they
forgot to repay these convenient loans, and the
Treasurer, having iosl ed bimselfa few sums to
carry on an unfortunate lumber speculation in
Canada, got swamped, and hence the expose.
All the individuals connected with this
transaction are Republicans. A portion of
the money loaned FROM the treasury was furn-
ished, as Peck, we believe, states in his testi-
mony. to pay the election expenses of three
Republican member of Congress. The'Repub-
licans are now making, a great show of their
high sense of morality, by causing an investi-
CATION to be made into the affairs Of the ad-
ministration, and no doubt these three men,
bers from Maine, who owe their election to the
money plundered from the treasury of their
own State, are among the most noisy clamor-
ers for an investigation of the transactions of
the federal government. This is a delightful
comment upon the morality of the Republican
party.-N. Y. Herald.
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to the Ohio State line presents no extraordina-
ry obstacle i'll the way of preparation. for the
track, and every branch of the work is being
and will be crowded with all possible vigor and
rapidly. As soon as the Lake navigation is
opened, the iron intended for Ohio will be Ship
ped from New York, where it now lies, to
Cleveland by water, from there transported TO
Rayenna by the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rail.
road, and will in all probability reach here by
the middle of June. The Ohio tracklayins
will commence at Ravenna as carly as the first
of July, without doubt, as the. line in this
State from Akron to the Pennsylvania line
needs no hing but trimming up for the recep-
ton of iron. The foregoing is a brief state
ment of the condition of matters, which We
take pleasure in presenting our readers at this
time 1t is the purpose of Mr.. Kennard to
advance the work as rapidly as possible, and
the early and ultimate completion of the en-
terprise need be looked upon in no other light
than that of a substantial and perfect success.
Next week-spaee forbidden us now-we pro-
pose to say a word upon the subject of the
point for the Cleveland connection of this i'm
portant link in the railroad chain of the cou1-
try-we say briefly that Ravenna should be
that point, and shall argue in that behalf"
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News from the Gold Diggings.

The correspondent of tie st. Louis Demo
cru,t writing from Auraria and Denver City
February 23d, gives a golden account of affairs
whereabouts, He says that the miners are
iocking by hundreds from the valley towns,
having replenished their outfits into the vari-
Gus districts of the gold bearing mountains,
where rich diggings have lately been discover
ed, and that within eight days Developments
OF startling importance have been made in the
mountains known as the Norwood District
He says:
Within ten days past, gold ~diggings of the
very finest and richests lamp have been discov-
cred on the head waters of the Arkansas, Nor
wood District, an extensive new territory
which has been proven and developed within
the past ten days extends over a. space of
twelve miles; situated northwest from the eel
ebrated rich Gregory Digging of last year
and you may judge prospective superiority to
the latter, when l assure you that mostly all
who had what everybody here viewed as extra
fine claims. have left those claims almost per-
fectly Indifferent, and betook themselves by
day, and walking all the right, to secure those
claims opened in the sub districts of the Nor
wood discovery. On this latter territory, the
snow in some places Was four feet deep-is
shoveled away off the surface. The ground
underneath being frozen scarcely at all; and
they are at once enabled to dig and take the
gold from the very surface down-within most
cases of most reliable authority, a success IN.
paralleled. The celebrated region is about IA
miles from Mountain City or Gregory's Dig
gings. Parts of it were discovered late last
fall, by certain parties who kept the whole
thing absolutely private, and swore one anoth-
or not to diyulge until spring should open,
and they, thinking the winter would be very
severe, left for the States, to return early with
outfits and facilities to become milliouaires at
once, and exclutively; but murder will out,
and so has this matter leaked out or been su-
perseded in discovery.
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Robbery of the Treasury of Maine
Republican Morality Exempliied.

The treasury of the State of Maine has re-
Gently suffered by a default of over ninety
thousand dollars from the delinquency of the
State Treasurer, Benjamin d. Peck, and elder
of the church, and a most exemplary member
of the Republican party. We publish to day
som e curious developments in connection with
this transaction, in the shape of the report of
the investigating comm ittee, and the confess
ion of the pious Elder and ardent Black Re-
publican himself, Brother Peck.
According to his confession, which, it will
be seen, is made in the true spirit of a Chris
tian and a philosopher, it appears that the un-
happy Peck fell a victim to a too confding ma
ture. and an ill-requited devotion to his politi-
cal friends. Before he was warm in his Trea-
surer's chair, he says, he was beset by his
bondsmen-one of whom, if we mistake not,
was Neal Dow, the great temperance refo,mer
loan them money ont of the public trea.
sury, which, they assured him, it was quite the
custom of his predecessors to do-an assurance
which, no doubt, they were quite justified in
giving. But unfortunately, though Brother
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PA IL ri II ":

A LIEN METCALF, Perry Metcalf and Mary
n Metcalf. widow of Edward d. Metcalf. deceas-
ed, will take notice that IL petition was filed against
them on the 9th day of February. a. D. 1860, in
the Court of Common Pleas, within AID for the
county of Ashland and State of Ohio, by Vachel
Mefcilf and is now pending. wherein said Vachel
Meicalf demands partition of the following real es-
tate. situate in Mohican township. in The county of
Ashland and State of Ohio, and more particularly
described as follows: being The north east part az
the northwest quarter OF section nineteen, tls)
township twenty-one, (2I) and range fifteen, (I5)
bounded on the east by the East line of said quarter,
on the North by the North line of said quarter ex-
tending half the distance across said quarter North
aud South and far enough West from said East line
with parallel lines to contain thirty of acres of land;
and that, at tho May term A.. d. 1860, of said court,
the said Vachei Metcalf will apply for IN order that
partition may be made of said premises and the
DOVER of the said Mary Metcalf assigned therein.
VACHEL METCALF,
By FULTON & MeCoMBs,
February, oath, 1850 -6w39 his Attorneys.
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PAR TITLO AZ.

EZ-
TOHN HE1FNER, Sarah Cast, and Joseph Cast,
her husband; Mary Newell and Robert Newell,
her husband 5 Susan Wolf and Benjamin Wolf. her
husband Martha Harris and Robert j. Harris her
husband Peter Hcifner; Nancy Heifncr Eli Heif-
.ner Meliaaa Heifner Margaret Heifner: Emma
Jane Heifner; George Heifner -Jecob Bender !;
Lewis Bender: Martha Bender Samuel Eenaer /:
Margaret Bender and her husband; the said Mar
garet Bender. being the daughter of one Henry Pen
der. and the name of her hasbanl being unknown
to the undersigned Petitioners and Margaret Heif
ner, widow of Frederick Heifner, deceased, will take
notice that n petition was filed against them en- the
fifth day of 1860, in the Court of
Common Pleas, within and for the County of Ash
land, and State of Ohio. by Stephen Wolf and Eli
said petitioners, Stephen Wolf and Elizabeth Wolf
his wife, demand partition of the following real
estate, to-wit: Situate in the County of Ash
land, and State of Ohio, it being one hundred
acres nf the North side Of the Souih-Wes quarter
of section number thirty-six. in Township number
twenty three of Range number sixteen, in the Canton
district. which quarter section was granted TO John
Reed his heirs and assigns by Patent from James
Monroe bearing date, the 9th day of May, A. D.,
1914, which quarter section was decided by John
Reed to John STURGEON on the 9th day of September,
A. D., 1921; also the following real estate. situate
in said Ashland County, being fifty acres on the
South side of the North East quarter of section
thirty-six. in Township twenty-three of Range six
teen to be laid off by a line running parallel with
the South boundary line of said quarter; also the
following real estate, situate in said County of Ash
land the South half of the South half of the North
West quarter of section thirty-six, in Township
twenty -three, of Range sixteen, in the land district
of Wooster, containing forty acres more or less; also
the following real estate, situate in said County of
Ashland, being a part of the Southwest quarter of
section twenty five, Township twenty three of Range
sixteen. commencing at the Sonth West Corner of
said quarter; Thence East on the South line 80 20
100 rods to a stone thence North So 46- 100 rods
TO a stone witnessed by n swamp oak 81 inches in
Diameter South 90 L I links th.nce west 80 18-l0U
rods to a stone in the road on the west line of the
Quarter: thence South on The west line 81 46-l U
rods to the place of beginning. containing just ff-
teen acres of land. being the north half of the last
above described tract of land; and that at the next
term of said Court the said Petitioners will apply
for an order that partition may be made of said
premises and the dover of Margaret Heifner widow
of Frederick Heifner assigned therein.
WOLF.
-r . WOLF
BY Fulton s. McCombs, their Att'ys.
March 81, 1860. s. .ra. 6wi2
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The Atlantic and Great Western Rail
Road. f

3 The Ravenna Democrat of Thursday thus
speaks of this Road:
HThe work on this road is going on vigorous
ly, and the present prospects do not indicate
any other result than that the road will be in
running order from the New York and Erie
Junction to Akron within twelve months from
the first of January, 1860, as contemplated by
Mr.. Kennard, the Chief Engineer. DIR. w.
s. Streater, one of the contractors, was at the
Collins House on Monday, and from an inter-
view with him we learn the route from the New
York State line to the New York and Erie
Railroad junction has been decided upon, and
will be in such condition that the laying of the
rails may be commenced very early, probably
as soon as the frost is fairly out of the ground
suitable fer that purpose. Large forces of
workmen have been at work in Pennsylvania
from the New York State line westward. Dali
ly additional forces are being made, and the
business driven as fast as it possibly can be at
this season. By the time the laying of the
rails through New York State is completed,
the route from the Pennsylvania State line to
the Sunbury and Erie connection will be in
such a stage of progression that the track lay
ers will not be delayed an hour, but keep stead
lily along The remaining portion Of tie route
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Washington Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 16

" w.
The Tariff Bill will be reported en- Monday,
by one of two expedients. If States are
called Mr.. Morrill,, who has it in charge, will
offer it from Vermont. If Committees be
called, Mr.. Sherman will present it from the
Ways axd Means, under the new rule.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation Bill pass
ed the Ways and Means Committee to-day,
and will be presented to the House on Monday.
The Naval and Post office Bills are the only
two remaining in the hands of the Committee.
List of Cadets appointed at large. by the
President, for 1S60:-1st, Edward Willough-
by Anderson, son of the late James w. An
derson, distinguished in Florida and Mexico,
and mortally wounded at the battle of Churu-
busco. I'd, Burdett A. Terrett, son of the
late Capt. B. Terrett, who died on service in
1915, and nephew of Maj. Terrett of the Mar
inc Corps, who was breveted for gallant con-
duct at Chepultepec. Sd, Charles +. Moore,
son of a soldier who has been fifty years in the
army, having served out faithfully nine enlist
ments. 4th, Joseph L. S. Kirby, son of the
late Mai. r. NJ. Kirby. who was twice breveted
for gallantry in the war of 1872, and died in
service in 1912 5th, Alex. Sanford Clark,
son Of Maj. John B. Clark, who entered the
service in 1872, and died of yellow fever
while in command of the Castle of San Juan
de Ulloa at Vera Cruz. 9th, Francis w.
IOOtc, w. u tLe idL u. LJHlun rOOCc, VINO
was thirty years in the army, and died in the
service in 1916, on the Texan frontier. 18th,
Walter Abbott, SON of the late Commander Alb.
bott, of the navy, who was distinguished at
the battle of Lake Champlain, and died in
1855, while in command of the East India
Squadron, of disease contracted in service
9Th, Wm. Waller, grandson of President
Tyler. 9th, James w. Felter, step-son of Maj.
Z. b. Alexander, who was twice breveted for
gallant conduct in Mexico, and commanded
his regiment at the %storming of the Belengate.
10th, James Mayne Cuyler, son of Surgeon
John NJ. Cuyler, who has been twenty-five
years in the army, and was distinguished in
several Indian campaigns, and in the Mexican
war, where he served in Gen. Scots time
from the siege of Vera Cruz to the capture of
City of Mexico.
The Homestead Bill which passed the House,
was referred in the Senate to the Committee
IN Public Lands. That Committee recon-
mend the striking out of the e~nacting clause,
md inserting the Senate Bill drafted by Mr..
Johnson of Tenn. Johnson's bill excludes
lmong those who have the benefit of the pub
ic lands single mnn over Fl years of age,
yidowers without children, and foreigners who
nay declare their intention after the passage
# the bill and only allow those who are re-
ipients of lands under the bill to receive al
ornate sections. The House bill includes the
,sTties nAnsa shopA
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Barrack In Ashland County



A. J. & Mary Fry. Common Pleas.
PURSUANT to the Command OF an Order to sell
mortgaged, premises duly issuad from the Court
Of Common Pleas of Ashland County, and 10 me di-
'rected. l will sell at Public Auction, at the door of
the Court House in said County. on
Saturday, the 14h doy Of Apra, a. d., 1860,
between The hours of ten o'clock. A. NJ, and four
o'clock. P. NJ, of said day, the following described
lands and tenemcnts, to wit: Beginning at the South
West corner OF the East half OF the North West
quarter of section twenty-one. (2I:) Townsl Up tweu-
.ty-two, (22,) and Range fifteen, u.s. in said county,
thence East along the South line of said quarter.
four y Chains AMI ninety-four ga, links TO Il stone
planted, thence North one degree ~ West. twenty
Chains to a hickory tree, thence East one degree
North, five (5) Chains 10 a stone planted, thence
South. one degree West, twenty Coy CHAINS 10 the
North line of said quarter. thence Vest along said
North line ninechains, and ninety four (94) links to
thcnorth-west corner OF said east half of said quar-
ter. thence South along the Westline of said East
half of said quarter. forty (40) Chains to the place
of beginning. Containing twenty nine acres and
seventy FIVE hundredths, less ten acres sold by the
said A j. Fry, 10 Richard Smalley, (nOw owned
by Henry Onstott and David Mcdonnell, leaving
nineteen and three fourth acres. :
Appraised at. Terms of sale-cash.
JOHN J. HOFFMAN, Sheriff. !.
March IA, 1860 4Itspf-S6 ,66
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Execution of Stevens and Hazlets

This town was thronged with visitors to-day,
and several companies Of military were in at
tendance. ~
Stevens and Hazlett were hung at noon
70. They appeared resigned to their fate. Stevens
ed: died very hard, while Hazlett died without a
,sasstrueeIe. Both exhibited great frmness.
There were no religious services at the gal
-asj lows as the prisoners persisted in refusing all
l9i Kindly offers of the ministers in their last mo-
msnts. They we're spiritualists and had a pc
y beuiiar religion of their own, which enabled
Z them to meet their fate with cheerfnlness and
ssssn,f6 sssz 40 20 20 A
Both bodies have been forwarded to Marcus
Spring. South Amboy, Nd.
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In Ashland County
Pleas,

Isabella Evans.
PURSUANT to the Command of an Order of sale
duly issued from the Court of Common Pleas
OF AshlInd County. dated The 18th day of March.
1860, and 10 me directed. L will sell at Public Auc-
ton, ut the door of the Court House in said Coun-
ty, on
Saturday, tie 14h day IF Apriz, 1860,
between the hours of ten O'Clock, A. NJ, and..four
o'clock, P. NJ, of said day, the following described
lands and tenements, to-wit: Situate in the Town
ship of Lake, Ashland County, Ohio, and being a
parsaf the North part of the East half of The North
East QUARTER of Section sixteen, t16,) Township
twenty t20) Range fifteen o. and commencing AT
the North West corner of said tract. Thence South
to the Perrysvile Road. supposed to betwenty rods:
thence following said Road in II Ncr.h Easterly di-
rection to The North line OF said tract of land. thence
West to the place of beginning. Containing three
acres of land, more -ex less.
Appraised at $125,O0:~ Terms of sale-cash.
JOHN ]. nooTMAN, Sheriff.
March "a. 1870. 4f.spf.S5GO
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Nee ing of Fugitives frc m Justice to
Mourn over Two of the Gapg Hung.
Tn the Ashtabula Seminal, of Wednesday,
we find the following under its Editorial head:
CA Public Meeting.
Will be held at the Court House in Jefer-
son, on FRIDAY EVENING, 10th inst, to
commemorate the Martyrdom of
.zJnD
The meeting will be addressed by
JOHN BROWN, JR.,
OWEN BROWN,
BARCLAY COPPIC,
JAMES REDPATH,
And probably j. r. GIDDINGS, and Others.
An invitation is extended to all"
JOHN Brown JR., was the chief agent of
&c, for his raid at Harper's Ferry-Owen
Brown, his brother, is that man indicted for
murder and for melting slaves to Instruction
in Virginia, that Gov. Dennison refused to
deliver up. Barclay Copric in another of the
indicted, who fed to Iowa and found shelter
there. Gov. Kirkwood, a fourth rate Lawyer
in Ohio who went to Iowa four years ago, and
for want of better timber in sthe Republican
party in that State, was s.ade Governor, refu-
sing to give him up. Redpath is the promi-
nent Kansas correspondent of the New York
Tribune, charged with all sorts of crimes.
What q precious meeting of scamps will
be, on Friday evening in Jefferson, the
seat of Ashtabula county, where these
men will assemble 10 mourn over two of their
hung for their crimes Cleveland
Democrat.
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@SA "a MNAH
Male and Female Academy.

. ELIAL RICE. 4. N. PRINCIPAL.
a MISS MARY NJ. FOSTER. Precepfress.
T1E Spri e term commences March 2Sih 1860.
Instruction is given in English branches. Nat.
ural Sciences, mathematics. Ancient and .dodean
Languages, Music, Painting and Drawing.
Text books oan be- procured of the Principal.
from 10 to 90 per cent below usual retail prices.
Students desiring rooms can secure good ones n
Ra,r% cao he oht.;ned in nr;rai. "a arLnsipsi
moderate expense. For further ormat aunlv
to the PRINCIPAL or Secretary
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