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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-17
CONVICT LABOR FOR HIRE.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 23d, 1850.
nEALED PROPOSALS. WILL BE RE-
ceived at the ONCE Of the Ohio Peniientiary until
Monday January 2ls 1861, ~ p M for the labor Of
from One Hundred 10 One Hundred aud Twenty-Five Con
victs n this institution, for Five Yesrs.
ehop room fuTnshed and discipline maintained at the
expense OF the State.
bidders will specify the kinds Of work, the number Of
men, and the price per day for labor.
BIDS by persons not contractors will be considered for
any business not now carried on IN the Prison. ard from
nrnt contractors for their present business, and for
n other not in conflict with the laws Of the State or
stnr contracts the Directors reservng the right to Sc
ect such bids and business will best promote the In
OF the Institution, and conflict the least win the
mechauicai interests Of the State.
No IA secured for less than Twenty or more than Fifty
men in any one contract. Successful bidders required
''p'' 'A'''''' j. A. PRENTICE, Warden.
FaEo. II EsssSSK coTiroK, Directors.
dec3-dtd II. II. PARSONS.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-17
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HARDWARE STORE
JUST RECEIVED BY
VIM. A. GILL,
No. 80 North High Street,
One Of the Largest and Best Selected Assert
Hardware
EVER oFFEREp IN THIS orfYl
House Builders Furnishings
OF EVERY STYLE AND QUALITY.
French q American
Window GLASS {!
PAINTS GROUND IN Or,
and put up in half pound cans for family use and Dry
Paints In bulk.
Brushes OF every variety & quality.
A Splendid Assortment Of
tMACHlNlSTS TOOLS.
CARRIAGE MATERIALS.
AXES GRINDsTONEs. &c.
GUNS. PISTOLS. SHOT, &c.
FISHING TACKLE.
ROPE & CoRDAGE.
LEATHER AND INDIA RUBBER
BETTING.
WEDGES, MAULs, PUMPS.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
SCYTHEs, &c.,
SCALES, BELLS, CHAINS
Table and Pocket Cutlery.
especially invite the attention of all interested to my
stock Of Pocket and Table Cutlery, and
SILVER PLATED FORKS,
Table, Desert, and Tea Spoons,
Butter Knives, &C.,
Of RoGERRs BROS. Manufacture, warranted to be
extra heavy, Electro. Plated, on genuine Albatta.
Country Merchants, Mechanics, and othera, are invited
to call and examine my Stock ss prepared to sell
Wholesale and Retail. WHI A, GILL.
Columbus, Ohio, May 8, 1860
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-17
GEOGRAPHY.
BY S =. CORNELL.

GEOGRAPHY.
By :. CORNELL.
Cornes First Steps Geography, Prettlly illustrated
Cornels Primary Biography Beautifully Illustrated
Cornells intermediate Geography, with New Maps
Cornels Grammar School Geography, ! vol. quarto'
Cornels High School de ography and Atlas.
Much superior to any other Biographies with which
am acquainted. "-Hon. Anson Snyth, SupeTfnfeTl'
derI Public Instruction, OHIO,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

What was the Monroe doctrine? After
the South American Spanish possessions
reyolted from Spain, the latter appealed to
the Catholic Powers of Europe with whom
she was allied to assist her to subjugate
them to her sway. Gen. Bolivar, who was
the Garabaldi in the revolution. appealed
to President Monroe to say whether the
United States would consent that the Ho-
ly alliance (the Catholic Powers above
namedj should re-establish the Spanish
Monarchies in America. 1t was a new
proposition and a great one. 1t raised the
point whether the United States would
consent to stand as Liberty's Champion
for the whole continent. President Mon
roe was favorably impressed with the jus
tice of Bolivar's appeal, and so expressed
himself in message to Congress. Moth
ing more was ever done upon the subject
but that suggestion has ever since been
called The Monroe Doctrine.
As there appears to be design on the
part of Spain to re-subjugate San Domin-
90, if she has notalready done so. the pres;
Of the country begins to talk again about
the Monroe doctrine which is merely this
whether the United States government vii
permit Spain to re-subjugate the St. Do
mingo part of the Island. We fOrbear tC
express any opinion upon that subject
We merely state the question for rOur read
s-Aubuy1l A1rertiSer.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

THE MESEcEssIoN.-The NY. Chris
tian Advocate has lengthy editorial on
the secession movement of the Baltimore
Conference. 1t says The battle must be
fought ever again, and if the Border main
tain its present attitude and temper, the
Church must be divided; the only question
is, Where shall the cleavage be? The views
Of our brethren in certain quarters are be-
coming less and less anti-Slavery; the views
of the rest of the Church are those held
by the fathers. 1t seems impossible that
the North and West can rccede from the
ground they have taken; they cannot hold
fellowship with brethren who are unwill-
ing to discriminate between mercenary and
allowable slayeholding.
ALEX. CAMPBELL IN 1SDIASA.-The
venerable Alexander Campbell, at the so
licitation of his many friends in Indiana,
undertook journey through that State in
December last. accompanied by his wife
and elder Isaac Evrett. He commenced
his labors at the capital of the State, In
dianapolis, about the 10th of December.
1860, and from that point visited the fol-
lowing places Lafayette, Crawfordsyille,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17

{ ILadoga, Bainbridge, Greeucastle, Terre
Haute, Sullivan, Vincennes, Washington,
Bedford, Bloomington. Salem, New Alba
ny, Charlestown. Vernon, Madison, Colum-
bus, Edinburg, Franklin, Greenwood, and
indianapolis again, and then through East
ern Indiana. His health was fine, and he
was able to do vast amount of preaching
The EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND THE Ma
T1oNAI TROUBLES The New York Church
Journal states that there will be no schis-
matisal division of the Episcopal Church
in consequence of the separation of the
Confederacy. In the organization of that
church each State composes Diocese, and
each Diocese, like each State. is sovereign
and independent. Their national organi-
zation resembles the Federal organization,
and consequently, according to the Jour-
nal. not only will the effects of State Sc
cession upon the diocesan relations of the
Church in the seeded States be at once
recognized, but where, as in the case of
the Bishopric of Alabama, the concurrence
of the National Episcopate may be neces-
sary to fill a vacancy. the prOmptest meas
urcs will be taken by the Northern Bish-
ops to give the requisite sanction to the E.
lectiOns in Alabama, and to every other
act necessary for the entire independence
of all dioceses in the seeded State.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
HOW THE PUBLIC BUSINESS IS
DONE.

A Washington writer to the Nashville
Patriot gives this graphic description Of
the way in which public business is done !:
The way the Government gets its work
done is curious An illustration, you and
your family meet in Convention of the
whole and adopt resolution authorizing
the construction of hen-cOop in your
back yard. You at once appoint me super
intendent of the work, putting thousand
or two Of dollars in bank for me to check
on. 1 get you to appoint my brOther-in-
law chief engineer.
1 appoint two of my brothers assistant
superiDtendents, and my brother-in-law
appoints two of his brothers assistant en-
gineers-all at your expense. We buy US
each a fast horse and buggy, and ride
round town, drink cocktails and play bill
lizards, until the bank deposite gives out,
when we make ont printed report of sew
enty-three pages, furnishing you a CON-
plete typographical survey Of your back
yard, and q vast amount Of statistical In
formation with regard to the number of
hens you are likely to have for the next
forty years. We wind up the report with
the announcement that the site of the hen
coop has been selected, and call for another
appropriation to prosecute the work, which
we assure you viii be done with 'vigor.
You place another thousand or two in
bank, and we employ two hundred hands
at three dollars day to transport seventy
five cents worth of lumber (Which costs
you under our management about ten
times that many dOllars) to the place OF
operations, which requires about three
months.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
THE HUNGARIANS RIPE FOR RE-
VOLT.


The Vienna correspondent of the Lon
don Times writes under date of March 9Th:
"All the private intelligence received
from Pesth tends To prove that the breach
between the Hungarian nation and the
imperial dynasty has been greatly widened
by the rescripts of the 26th of February,
and the people here maintain that nothing
but brute force will bring the Hungarians
to their senses. The question now at issue
between Austria and Hungary is such
delicate one, and the maintenance of the
integrity of the Austrian Empire is so very
desirable, that my private opinions are in
general expressed with some little reserve,
but l now feel bound to remark that the
new constitution affords no guaranty to the
Hungarians that the money which they
may contribute to the necessities of the
State will not be expended for the main-
tainance of an army which is sadly out of
proportion to the resources of the empire.
The protest made by the Municipality of
Pesth against the introduction Of martial
law into the city and district of Flume has
led to misunderstanding between the Hun
garians and the Croats. The latter main
that the Flumc belongs to the kingdom of
Croatia, and accuse the Hungarians of
displaying as grasping and Overbearing a
spirit as they did in lS4S and 1870
The Austrians are well pleased to see that
the Hungarians, Croats and Serbs are be-
ginning to quarrel among themselves, but
they cannot venture to hope that the two
last mentioned nationalities will again
fight with their neighbors in defence of alb
solutism."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
REACTION IN MISSISSIPPI.

In the Alexandria Gazette is an inter
esting letter from Vicksburgh, Mississippi,
from which we make the following ex-
tracts:
The action of the Confederate States has
given universal dissatisfaction among the
people. A large portion of them are dis
appointed and dissatisfied They see they
have been cheated and trampled upon, and
if the Constitution could be submitted to
them, they would vote against it. This is
why the Conventions will not submit their
action to them. They are afraid they will
refuse to ratify it.
In the northern portion of this State
the people are forced to 60 to Illinois for
corn to keep them alive They tried to
get it in this State but failed. In Louisi-
ana and North Alabama the people are
almost ready to rise up in rebellion against
those who have made themselves their
masters. Every one here can plainly see
that reaction is gradually but surely
coming on. 1t is clearly seen at Mcntgom-
cry, where it is feared and dreaded. The
policy of the Confederate States is to pro-
woke quarrel with the United States
The affair will be skillfully managed, so
as to make the people believe that the
United States Government is attempting
coercion.
All that the leaders of the Secession
movement want with the Border States
is to get money and soldiers from them
If you are wise, you viii beware Of this
Confederaey. You viii only be drawn out
of the Union to suffer the evils of the coun-
ter revolution which must come here, delay
and avert it as the Secessi0nists may try.
The people are aroused, and it is only in
the hope of averting for time their just
wrath that the Secession leaders wish to
bring on fight.
The Secession feeling is rapidly declining
in the South. The refusal of Arkansas to
secede is conclusive proof of this. Every
one was certain that Arkansas would re.
fuse to remain in the Union, and her ac-
ton has created powerful sensation in
the South. Seeessionists, know, viii
contradict my statements; but no one who
who has been down here, and seen fol
himself will do so. -.asi' 70
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
COAL OIL FOR THE HAIR.

1t is said, with what truth we do moi
know, that in addition to the other vir-
tues belonging to the coal oil now being
pumped in such extraordinary abundance
in western Pennsylvania, another virtue
has been discovered by distinguished
chemist to be. possessed by this mineral
oil. which will, in the estimation Of some,
quite throw the others in the shade. In
a word, the oils, just as they are pumped
out of the earth are said to be certain
cure for badness; wherever hair has ever
grown hair may be made to grow again by
its application; where it is getting thin, the
oil will strengthen it; where it is turning
gray, the oil viii renew its youth and
bring it back to its natural color. Wigs.
toupees and scratches are forever rendered
null, void, and Of no account whatever
Nature, in her bounty, has superseded for
ever all the necessity for the artificial and
himsey disguises. The oil is said to renew
the hair on simple vegetable principles by
re-invigorating the bulbs beneath the scalp
and renewing the energy. Should this
discovery prove to be all that Is claimed
for it, what changes there will be wrought
in the human family-lOng years Of vener-
ableness viii be taken away, and miracles
of youthful vigor will be wrought in ap-
pearance Could some medicament in Ma
lures storehouse be found which would re-
move the frosts of age as well as the frOsts
Of time-somc catholicon which would res
store constitution broken. sight dimmed,
step feeble, pulse slow and faltering-then
We would be prepared to enter on that
long vista of longevity, of millenial bliss
to which it is promised, time, af-
Ter the preliminary theOrys of parturation,
viii soon give birth.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
THE SQUIRE AED.HIs WIFE

"
The Squire had friend to visit him On
business, and was very much ANNOYED to
be interrupted by his wife, who came to
ask him what he wanted for dinner sz.r
60 away! let as alOnetn said he, impss
tiontly. ....,.-..-.-. y, -.
Business detained his friend TIL after
dinner tine, and the Squire urged him to
remain The Squire was generous pro-
WIDER, and proud of his table; and he CON-
plaeently escorted his friend to a seat. A
little to the surprise Of both, they saw moth
ing on the board but huge dish Of salad.
which the good wife began quietly 20 serve.
up. za y
"My dear" said the Squire. where arc
the meats?" .....r.
dy
'NO meatsl What in the name of pov-.
ertyl The vegetables taenl Why don't
you have the vegetables brought in31
"You didn't order any vegetables"
"order-I didn't order anything" said
the amazed Squire.
"You forget, coolly answered the wife.
a asked what We should have, and YOU
said Lettuce alone Here It is.,,' sa 5sss7
The friend burst into laugh, and the
Squire, after looking lurid and lugubrious
moment, Joined him. 49,
"Wife, give it up l owe you one
Here is the fifty dollars you wanted for that
carpet, which | denied yoa." The Squire
fcrked over. "NOw, let's have peace-and
some dinner" ="
The good woman poeketed the paper,
rang the bell, and sumptuOus repast of
ish, poultry and vegetables was brought
in.
A few days afterward, the Squire re-
manned working in his garden sometime af-
ter the usual tea hour. His wife grew i'm
patient of delay, aud went to find him
His excuse when she asked what he was b.
waiting for, threw her into futter of ex-
citenent.
"SOme ones to come to supper!" she ex-
claimed. ''Why didn't you tell me?
declare, you are the provokingest man /
ever sawI"
And without asking which of his friends
was expected, she hastened to change her
oIesS ana suck up her hair Tor the ocea-
sion. This done. she came out and found
the Squire seated at the table reading the
Democratic Register
Where's your company?"
my company? l haven't any cOmpa-
nyI'
"But you said you expected somebody
to supper" exclaimed the indignant wife.
'My dear, l said no such thing. You
asked what l was waiting for, and 1 said,
Summons to come to supper" what
1 said Twas waiting for, my dear, and L
came at once" .....--
''And you have made me 60 and change.
my dressl Oh, I'll pay you for thisp'
''NO matter about it, my dear, owed
you, remember, for that lettuce"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17

THE LORDS" OF GREAT BRTrAIN.-
The roll of the Lords of Great Britain
shows that there are 80 spiritual lords
and 427 temporal lords, reckoning Lord
Auckland among the former as Bishop of
Bath and Wells. The spiritual lords are
26 English prelates and Irish, the Irish
prelates on the roll this session being the
Archbishop ofDubfn and the Bishops of
Down, Ossory and Cork. OF the temporal
lords, there are of the blood royal-the
Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cumberland,
liking of Hanover.) and the Duke of Cam
bridge. Then follow 20 dukes, % mar
quises, l3l earls. % -viscounts. and 233
barons. Assigning all such peers to the
rank and title by which they are commonly
known, and speaking popularity. the tenn
poral. lords are prince, king, 27 dukes
35 marquises, ITO earls, 81 viscounts, and
1852 barons The whole number in the
House, therefore, is 457; a generation ago
it was not 400.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
BAY STATE COMMUNAL STA
TISTICS.

There were IL, ,475 marriages In Massa-
chusetts in 1859, a decrease of 6S4 from
the average of the five previous years.
Sixty-two persons were married (thirty-
one marriages) on every day Of the year,
on the average There are more weddings
in October, November and December than
in other months. Less widows and wild
overs than usual were married a second
time last year; 81 out of 100 Of the wo-
men married were brides for the first time,
and 81 out of 100 of the men had not
been married before; 90 out of 100 bach
elors selected maids, and only four per cent
chose brides who had been brides before;
sc out of 100 widowers selected maids,
and 81 married widows OF the maids,
SO in 100 were united to bachelors, and
IL in 100 were wedlocked with widowers.
OF the widows, 40 in 100 were chosen by
bachelors, and 602-58 in 100-became
the wives of those who had been husbands
before. OF the 10 widows under 20 years
of age, 9 married bachelors-Of the IS
widows between the ages of 20 and 25, no
less than "A married bachelors
The marriage tables include one man
aged 81 married to a girl only II years Of
age-one man of So to girl of l3-One
Of So to a girl of 17-one of 90 (ifth
to a maid of l8-a bachelor un-
der 80 to maid over 70-a widower over
20 to widow under 20 years old.
One hundred and ninety-fve boys mar
ried before they were 2l years of age
i've Of whom were only Is years old, 8 of
IL and 80 of Is years.
Four hundred and seventy girls were
married before they were Is years old, one
of whom was only II years, 4 of Is, 4 of
Il. AZ of Is. 129 of l6. 285 Of II years.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
= "oKEAKDoHEwITHoUTA A SCAR" /"

sHalf-ul uf-is - ~ arf hs-4 1rt.
So close we stood. together.
So near our hearts did beat,
There lay but single shadow
On the green-sward at our feet.
To their inmost soul Of azure,
Hung bare the heavens on high; go
Slow up thnasthe morning hrightaess Z
A mist wreath elimed the sky.
~gThf9 ~ fhe silver silence
Ny heart became aware E
OF sound. so fine it moved not
The mute and delicate sir.
Is it the musical ocean
The moaning, musical sea
Or is it vind-witeh singing
In the bole Of the great ssh-tree 2 7
.'SeFeh leaguer away to the northward
Moan the sea-shells on the shore;
No wind in the bole of the Ash-tree
Ever sang this tune before" /"
Tr6es; vile d /. sOsS eOupre..iOn. &
OF his arm around me stole.
I felt how the eyes Of my lover
Were looking into my sonlfY
And he softly said: "This music
Doth my heart make night aud noon;
Full long have waited weary,
For thy heart to learn the tune. -
-."oh. leave the fEind in the ash-tree
Oh, leave the sea on the shorei
For our hearts shall beat this measure.
-ss Dear love. till they beat ne more !''
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17

e
It expected that at the close of each
fiscal yearlof tbe American Bible Society,
It's agents viii present to its Board Of
Managers. report Of their, labors. for the
year. From this general report. which is
annually transmitted; it has also been my
custom, to prepare Al abstract for publi-
cation in the local papers on my field. that
the numerous friends and patrons of the
cause. may have set before them from year
to year. at1east sn outline Of the plan pur-
sued, and the results attained. Another Of
the society's years has now closed; and l
have ersecently transmitted my account, and
a detailed report of the labOrs of the year.
1t has been enc peculiarly beset with diff
.fculties and discOuragements, not only a
rising from the long continued pressure in
matters Of q monetary nature. but likewise
from internal connections, and the highly
excited state of the public mind in many
localities. There can be no doubt, as to
the reflect influence, which all questions,
that are calculated to agitate, the, public
mind. whether Of political, or moral ha-
.ture, exert upon the benevolent enterprises
of the day. The country and the church,
have felt these influences; and from almost
every field Of christian enterprise and be-
nevOlence there has been reported. a con
sequent falling off in receipts. 1t is there
fore. certainly, an occasion for devout graf
itude, to the Great DispOser Of al events,
thatwe are enabled to report from Eastern
Ohio. notwithstanding all these obstacles
a decided increase over any preceding year
in the Soc;etyls operatiens- Our most san
guine expectations have been more than re
allied; and these results, We believe, ar
attributable In geatmeasure. to tie ex
.eellence Of the system now in operation
The plan pursued the past year has beer
the same as that Of tthe preceding. name
": that Of branch. or township societies
and local, or school district agencies. ",
now have branch Bible Soeiety, IN near
ly every township in Eastern Ohio and !:
local (unpaid) agent, in every school dis
trict- Fhess branch societies, have in
creased during the year. to the number o
$50, and the local agents. connected will
them, now number about $500. The,
constitute a noble army Of fellow laborers
Many Of thcn y done slAihsnts servic
to the cause, BY exploring their udistlets
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17

A SooToH JUDGE's MATRIxOSIAL ExPE-
RIESoE.-Lord Justice Clerk Braxfeld was
a man of few words and strong business
habits. In eOurting his second wife. his
procedure was entirely illastrativs of the
pecularities of his character. Calling for
the lady he said to her. without preliminary
remarks, "Lizzie, I'm looking for wife.
and | thought yeR just the person that.
would suit me Let me have an answer.
off or on, the morn, ard nae mair about
it" The lady next day replied in the,
affirmative. He appears however, to have
met his match in Lizzie" An anecdote IL
told Of her shas when bztlsr gave up bis
place because Mrs Braxfeld was always
scOl2ing him, the Judge exclaimed, ''Lord,
nom, ye've kstle to complain O.; ye may be
thankful ye're nae married TO her,"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17

In the mean time, we drive around
and 60 on vigorously with the liquor and
the billiards. We then come up with
another report and demand for another
appropriation. With this we get the.waIls
Of the structure up, and with one or two
more appropriations, and great many
more cocktails and billiards, we get
the thing covered in, and at the end of
twelve months, which we very apprOpri-
ateIy style our Fiscal year," we put yOu
in formal possession of ten thousand dol
lar hen-doOp, that any negro carpenter
would have been glad to knock up some
afternoon for suit Of your old
clothes. 81 1 tE