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The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-08
LETTER FROM COLUMBUS.

a CoLUMBus, April 2, 1868.
Editor Democrats - .s,...-,4,sf
The communication of your correspondent
q r. in the last Democrat, without any ex-
PLANTATION, is calculated to lead to wrong
conclusion in relation to giving !" to the city
of Cincinnati all that portion of the Miami
Canal which lies between Broadway and the
Ohio River.''
The facts are these: When the canal was
constructed, the city of Cincinnati gave to the
State the land on which it was constructed
through the city. The State expended $780,,
600 in building the canal, principally in build
ing nine locks, in about half a mile, from
Broadway to the Ohio River--being descent
of ninety-nine feet All ii cost to the State
was the SIooooo The State leased water
power to an amount that gave in rents 81 600
a year-being seven per cent. on the oxpen-
ditures of the State. Passing these nine
locks, in half mile, was soin6urious to boats
that it has been substantially abandoned for
the last ten or twelve years, and had become
the receptacle of dead dogs, cats, and other
nuisances, SO loathsome and pestilential, that
it drove population from that part of the
city. The State was bound to keep water in
the canal to supply the mills, that had leased
water rights, and to do SO, had got, soon, to
build the locks overagain, as all but one were
crumbling down. To build these locks over,
would require from the State $4,000, at
least, and all the income from it would be the
$1,000 reuts-as the question of boats pass
ing through was years ago decided against it.
The city of Cincinnati offered to take it of
the hands of the State-make culvert for
the passage of water for the mills, and cover
1t over-thns making handsome street for
the city. and let the State have her $1,000
rents, which would be seven per cent. on all
she had expended. This took all response
bility from the State to keep the canal in re
pair. and it gets just as much as it would with
an outlay of $50,0 to repair the locks.
As to the allegation that ait cou.d have
been sold, atany time, from $4,000 to $780,
0Go, and the people mist be taxed to make
Cup. the amount the writer drew largely on
his imagination. It soas said, somebody, in
in Warren County, would give 900 for it
who, was never told-but if so, what for:
Why, to sell to the city of Cincinnati, te
speculate out of the city, by compelling it tc
purchase at an exhorbitant price, for the sake
of abating the nuisance, sctet she gaze 10 aa,
State When the State had no farther use
for it, would it have been honest to compel
the city to buy it back, of aspeculating pur-
chaser? or compe. her to buy what she gave
to the State? za. .5,-f d,
REPORTER. .
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GEN'L HOSPITAL, No. l3, 4
LOUISVILLE. KY. March 3lsf. 1S62.{

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10 Lyman W. Hall:
Allow me, through the medium of your
paper, to acknowledge the receipt of box,
full of good things, from the Union loving
citizens of Palmyra, for which we feel truly
thankful. The articles as received have been
placed at the disposal of our good matron,
Miss Mary A. Smith, who will dispense them
TO the sick with kindly hand g a,.s+aaa =
The following is a list of the articles re-
ceived, and names of the donors:
package dried currants from Mrs. j ohm
Lloyd; 1 do cherries, Mrs. Richard Hughes;
1 piece dried beef, Mrs. Richard Hughes l
package dried apples, Mrs. John holland;
towel, FELLOWSHIP and bandages, Mrs. Eliza
Thomas; i bottle wine and dried beef, Mrs.
Hiram Giddiugs; package dried plums, Mrs.
Orrin Stevens; do pears, do; l do apples,
Mrs. John L. Thomas. l do do, Miss Eliza
Roberts,; 1 do do, Miss Minerva Tuttle; i
large can apple-butter, Miss lizzie Forsyth;
can peaches, Mrs John Hume u lb. fine
tea, Mrs Owen Davis; do, Mrs. Daniel Thorn.
as;..1 car. tomatoes Miss Clara Spaulding; ]
large roll butter, Mrs. John Lewis; bandages
do; tomatoes and dried beef, Mrs. j. C. Gid
~dings; currant wine and bandages, do; beau
tiful needle-book, Miss Libbie Lewis; lbs
butter, Mrs. T. H. Gilbert; can peaches, ant
sack dried apples, Mrs. N. Gee; butter, tow
els, linen thread, &c, from S. A. Society.
J. c.. GIDDINGs, ID
-. Ward Master.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-08
OHIO LEGISLATURES.
Letter from Colnmbus.
COLUMBUS, April Sd, 1863.

Editor Democrat
will atten1pt-not by :. lamp but by
gas light,sto jot down few items Of news
which may be of some interest to, your nu-
merous readers
2" The County Boaaty Bitl"--The Senate
and House have both concurred in the amend
ments recommended by the Committee of
Conference. aud this long delayed measure
needs only the signatures of the President of
the Senate, and Speaker of the House to
become law, which it will undoubtedly re-
cei9e before tomorrow night.
The House on yesterday passed the fol-
lowing bills to wit ; the bill to authorize a
levy for school purposes of mills, provid-
ed the people vote to this effect. House bill
to prevent illegal arrests in the State, This
bill was introduced by Mr.. Couvers. and was
designed to prevent the officers of the Gem
eral Government from making military ar
rests, such as have been made during the past
year, but it was amended by striking out the
original bill, and inserting such provisions as
viii make it legal for the General Government
to make just such arrests, and repeating the
present act under which an effort is being
made to prosecute Governor Tod and Others
engaged in making the late arrests. Mr.. Con-
vers sought to amend it SO as to include those
cases, but it was lost by a large majority
Many other bills were passed. but mostly of q
local nature. The House have passed bill
repeating the law granting a portion of the
Miami and Eric Canal to the City of Cincin-
natl, but the Senate have indefinitely post
poned it. / understand that the citizens o
Cincinnati are preparing to have grand fes
tival, to which all who favor the measure art
to be invited, of course would not intimate
that this had any influence on grave Senators
/, SO far as voting is concerned. 1t would bt
unparliamentary to do SO. 's
The Governor is arrested. The Sheriff o
Fairfield county, the home of the patriot DIR
Edison B. Olds.-appeared in the city to-day
and arrested the Governor, of the great Scat'
of Ohio, for ordering the arrest, some tim
last summer, of this same E. B. Olds, anc
Others The Governor was released by Civ
ing bonds---as j learn, from others. to appea
and answer the charge some time in Jun,
next. K.
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war News of the week.

There has been rumors of an attack ON
Charleston, but have hot been confrmed.-
In an attempt of the Federal Rams to pass
Vicksburg, one ran, is reported destroyed, and
two disabled. Bragg,s loss at Stone River is
reported at l5, 500 killed, wounded and mis-
sing. Contradictory reports concerning the
evacuation of Richmond, still prevail. It is
said the President positively refuses, for the
present, to grant authority to raise more ne
gro regiments. It is also strongly intimated
that the President manifests a disposition to
recede from vigorous enforcement of his
proclamation of freedom. We do not believe
these reports, because we do not believe that
Abraham Lincoln is either knave or fool.
The only safe solution of the present warlike
complication of affairs, lies in a stern. un-
yielding adherence to the principles of jus
tice, ond of right and of sound policy, which
the President has avouched and promulgated,
and no man can know that, better than Mr..
Lincoln, and We believe he has the nerve
and the patriotism to stand by the high and
just ground which he has taken. Great des-
latitution is reported in the city Of Savannah.
and in the South very generally. 7s
The Federal Yazoo Expedition is reported
to besa failure, and that the gun boats were in
a dangerous situation, but were fortunately
saved. .sS7
| Secessionists are making a great deal of
trouble aud disturbance in Canifornia Gov
johnson goes back to Tennessee, with full
power, to strike for the liberation of the east
ern portion Of the State, from the domination
.of the rebels. he rebels, in battle near
Somerset, KY, were defeated, and 400 taken
fprisoners. and 400 stolen cattle were recovL
ered Reports from deserters lead to. the be
lief that the rebel army is stillin force on the
lRappahannock. The work on the Vieks-
burgh canal is said to be abandoned The
4 rebel cannon commands two thirds of its
4 length. The hadianola Is not destroyed The
! rebels took her to Alexandra on the Red
Biyer and repaired her so as to be serviceable.
Five powerful rebel rams are being built in
England, and the English Government claims
it has no power to interfere. Such is the
5 aneutralitg of 6 Per6dious Albion.D haa
II The total National debt of the United
& States IS reported 10 be $92s, ,186, ,147, It is
! represented to, have been ascersained from
quarters entitled to credit, thata draft of 200.
8 600 men will soon be made to fill up regi.
ments now in the ield-that they will a
once be sent to regiments, and be drilled OF
: the field, and not sent to camps of instruc
ss ton. IS tssIsf -s1i q 5szffs fs s
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The Federal Government;s attention has

The Federal Governments attention has
been called to the fact that Mrs. Faulkner,
wife of Buchanans minister to France, is on
terms Of suspicious intimacy with some of
our officers at Martinsbnfg, Va.
Rev. Chas. C. Adams, of the 22d Connec-
ticut Regiment has been tsmustered out of
service for speculating with postage stamps,
and borrowing money of enlisted men and
servants'
tits rumored that Gustavus W. Smith, who
recently resigned Major Generalship in the
rebel army, has been in New Y ork, and was
entertained at grand dinner, by an upper
crust traitor.
+ Generals Ord end Schoepff are the officers
connected with the Buell. investigation who
are unfriendly TO that officer They have
been relieved from duty The court will sit
ten days longer in Cincinnati, and then ad-
journ to Baltimore. 1
I Gen. Stoughton, who was recently "gob-
bled up'' by the rebels near Fairfax, is said to
be a handsome, dandifed fellow of about %
years, and proprietor of most killing NOUS
tache. A great part Of his time has been
spent in the fashionable coteries of Washing
ton A short time since, one of his less for
tunate friends asked him how he had obtained
such sudden promotion. "Ah, my dear
fellow" said the General, twisting his elegant
oval eyebrows it was done by the giyurls at
Washington ii
| .H q lslra
The ice crop has failed at Marquette, the
Bay having positively refused to freeze over
the past winter. The maple sugar prospects
are not very good, and a large crop cannot be
expected this season. The owosso Press says
that " the cold winds which have accompa-
MED the otherwise favorable days, thus far
have prevented a very copious flow of the
,saponicious fluid" Rather soft-soaping ex.
cuse. The winter wheat has been materially
injured by the open winter in sanilae county
Over 1900 pounds of fur has been shipped
from Marquette by Amb Campbell, to Bos
ton house-the largest quantity of this article
shipped by one firm, at one time, for many
years, from the lake..
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:
The New Albany Ledger of a late date.
has the following account of the history of a
Professor Nutting, who is probably the Nut
ting who graduated . few years ago at Hudson
College, and who was somewhat noted for his
musical talents slssss
q Many of our citizens will remember Pro-
fessor Nutting musician of superior accom-
plishments, gentleman of fine social quail
ties, and formerly leader and tutor of the far
famed New Albany Silver Band." Unfor-
tunately Professor Nutting, who left New Al
bany for a residence in the South prior to the
breaking, out OF the rebellion, became poison
ed by that fatal error, Secession, and enlisted
as musician, in the rebel army, leaving his
wife and several beautiful and interesting chill
dren to tkse care 81 Southern patriots, who
promised him they should not want for any
thing The band to which Professor Nutting
was attached was soon dispensed with, and
the members reduced to the ranks. Then
these promises, ike all others made by the
rich and leading traitors, were soon broken,
and not long since two of Professor Nnttihg,s
little children died of actual starvation at
jackson, Mississippi; and his heart broken
wife, after suffering from illness and hunger,
was finally sent through our lines, and by
means of funds supplied by the charitable
and sympathetic, forwarded to the home of
her parents in Michigan. s.s.g -,
We have this report wen authenticated
by a letter received in this city by a well
known aud responsible citizen, and from an
equally reliable source at Louisville" !"
Is not this the Reverend Rufus Nutting.
Jr.; who some dozen years ago oficiated for
a time as Pastor of the Congregational
Church in Rayenna?
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-08

The Manchester, N H., Mirror asserts that
David Marcy, Peace Democrat, is defeated in
the LIST Congressional District, by 166 majori-
ty. The Concord Patriot, however, insists
that Marcy is elected by from 20 to 100 ma
jority. There are charges of fraudulent vo-
ting against the Copperheads, which may un-
seat Marcy, evenif he should get the certif-
cate Of election
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-08

An electric cat, of such power as to give off
shocks almost painful to persons of nervous
sensibility.is owned by B. Q. Williams, of
owosso, Mich. .z@@
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Administrator.s Notice.

AToTICE is hereby given that the subscriber has heen
lN arpointsd and qialiied a Administrator on the
estate of the late Lyman w. Trask. OF Hiram Portage
Co.. deceased-AH persons indebted % said estate
requested to call and settle immediately, :. =
Hiram, o., March ~. 1858 spri-sw -.
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5Ravenna Marble Works.
J.P. FLYNN.
M Practical Tailor and Cutter

Opposite Town Hail. haVenna. t-i
Respectfully the citizens OF Ravenna and vi.
cinity that he has commenced the Tailoring business
in ali lis branches Having had practical experience
in cutting and making up of men and boys clothing
in Eastern and Western cities of the United States,
he feels In assuring the public that he can
cut and make up garments Ia as good manner and
as fashionable st,le, be done in any other
place and hopes by strict attention to the wants OF
his customers, to mcrt liberal share of public pat
RaSenns, Feb. 10, 1868. Il-am
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Boot and Shoe Trade.

r =
Boot and Shoe Trade.
E.E go .HissE5s
WHO sells the best Boots and Shoes, cheap
for eashs fz7 Us. MARVIN.
WHO has the best assortment of Ladies'
GAitersto be foundin Ravenus; ,n
an on e5a
WHO has the largest stock of Children's
shees9 1e.i G8s - AN'iN'
WHO has the right to sell NitchelPs Patent
Metallic Tip Boots and Shoes. for Boys auo
WHO has the larees, and best assortment Of
80 -t.S - 80 rs. MARVIN. ID
WHO is giving better bargains in Boots,
Shoes and CATERS than any ohsr MSJN S0uis In the
WHO makes Mems aud Boys Calf and Pa
tent Leather Boots to order, which for style and
finish are unequaleds~ Us. MARVIN.
Boys Kip aud sioga Bootsf Us. MARVIN.
WHO has the largest stock of Gents Cloth
and Pate ent Leather shoesand 7aitersl
WHO makes to measure Ladies' Gaiiers,Shoes
and slippe, , in style which cannot be excelled
J. 8. MARVIN. r
WHO sells Boots and Shoes of his own maD-
ufacture, employs the best workmen. uses the
best material aid warrants his work to 6s lusi
what II ie represented. y. D. AAkfiH.
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Glory enough for one day!
Death OF c. p. wolcoft, ESQ.

A Washington dispatch of the 9th an
nounces that Ex-Assistant Secretary of War,
C. P, Wolcott, former Attorney General of
Ohio, and brother-in-law of Secretary Stan
ton, died at Akron on the 4th inst. Mr..
Wolcott had been in bad health for some
time, and after his return home from Wash
ington became alarmingly ILL., He ranked
among the ablest and best men of thu State.
and his decease will be unusually lamented.
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Cleveland has done nobly. The Union
ticket elected by majorities ranging from 800
to roo. The vote large, and every Ward
contested with great spirit. The Union vic
tory is complete. i s4z = sss,
Cincinnati has proved worthy her defense
by the Squirrel Hunters. giving the Union
ticket from 500 to 1000 mojority, aud elect
ing the brave Col. Len Harris, Mayor.
5 Sandusky comes in grandly. Union May
or chosen by 22s majority. Entire Union
ticket elected. Union gain since last octo-
Der 800. ,s..z.;s.ss M @
i Toledo has done well ON all but Mayor
Democratic Mayor chosen by $50 majority.
Balance of Union ticket elected.
Columbus has gone Democratic as usual,
but with Democratic loss of 500. 0.i
Indianapolis has elected the Union ticket.
st. Louis is true as ever for the Union and
Freedom. FilIrick, radical Emancipationist.
elected Mayor by 2, 200 majority over Filley,
Rlair Emancipationist. and about 500 over
o'Neil, Democratic Copperhead.
Jefferson City. the Capital Of Missouri, has
elected a radical Emancpationist for Mayor.
Detroit has gone Democratic by 700 ma
jority. sN
Connecticut has gloriously responded to
Rhode Island, giving Gov. Buckingham and
the Union State ticket 1900 majority. Three
Union and one Democratic Congressman
elected. The Republicans have Is out of
I q
the p Senators, and a large majority in the
House. ~
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Commercial.
Earn produce.
B.ysrs pay tas tol4e,eing prisa.

Beans, whiie... s.50a9 90
Timothy Seed .-9, ,5oa .275
Clover Seed.--5, ,75s6,S0I
Potatoes--.......-..-.-.5Oa65 IS
Per PornI7.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-23
Sheep Sales.

= There was pever such demand for good
sheep as exists at the present time. We
are spnstantly hearing Of sales, and might
every week give an interesting list. We
give below few Instances that have come
to our knowledge quite recently:
John Fostef Of Guernsey county, Ohio,
recently shipped seventy three ewes and
three rams for which he paidt$6, 400. He
bought Of s. 8. Rockwell of Cornwall, IS
ewes for $l400; of Prosper Elithorp, six
eve lambs for 5000; of s. Andrus seven
,ewes for IS so Of +. Fl. Dean, four ewes
for $500; OF Douglas, six eve lambs for
$500; Of II. Clifford, one ram for $500. He
offered s. s. Rockwell $1,000 for ram,
which was refused, and made similar offer
to w. r. Sanford, which was refused. Ed
bar Sanford sold to Mr.. Manholm of Ohio,
six ysarling ewes for $1,000, also seventeen,
the balance of his yearling ewes, tos Wood,
Holmes & Singer of Ohiofor $500, max
ing $25O0 for twenty three yearling ewes. =
Henry Hammond sold six ewes for $1,000
The name of the purchaser we do not re-
collect. Samuel James sold ram to JOS
Sheldon of Fairhayen, VT, for 5000. These
sales were all made quite recently in thiA
county and good many more of about the
same sort. There is large home demand
for frst class sheep and large number of
of small fiocks have been started. Those
who have good sheep have been more than
ever disposed to use first class rams, regard
less OF expense. and all are oonviBced that
the business for Addison county is raising
through bred sheep. Thsre is no danger Of
getting too many, the only danger is that
the heavy purses from the west will draw
too many Of the best. st.-tMiddlebury W.
Register. .t.a, ~
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nsS"THoRoUGH BRED SHEEP.-The su-
perior flock of thoroughbred Spanish sheep
recently broueht into this county by Mcssrs
Wright, of Vermont, have all been pur-
chased by our farmers; and at the urgent
solicitation of some of our most enterprising
wool growers another flock is now on sale
at the stables of Mr.. Lewis, which are
certainly woody enough for.the wooliest wool
grower of them all.
One year ago Mr.. Wright selected and
purchased from some Of the best thorough
bred focks of Vermont choice lot of sheep
for Mr.. j. T. Fulton and DIR. Caldwell, of
Miami county. A part of the clip from
these sheep drew the first premium at the
last Ohio State Fair, in the award for the
best 20 fleeces of Merino wool. The fleece
from thu Buck purchased with this flock
drew the first premium awarded for the best
single fleece of Merino wool. A pair of
lambs from this flock bore off the red card
at the same Fair The following is the clip
of DIR. Caldwell's fock
No. l, from flock of s. s. Rockwell
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-23
THE HORACE WATERS MELoDEoNs AND
HARMONIuMS,.
THE DAY SCHOOL BELL.

5000 copies issued A new Singing Book 6r Schools
and seIninares. called tile Day School Bell 10 now
rshdy. u contains about 200 choice songs, rounds,
catches duets. trios, quares and choruses many Of
them written expressly for this work besides % Of
tue brnen' OF Music. which easy and progressive.
Among the large number OF beautiful pieces may be
iound Uncle Sans school, - Do nit you hear the
children coming, Always look On the snniy side %
The bilc lass.n and 'Isttle Lad" "Oh IL were
iitle bird Bird of beantr Pretty pair tree" anvil
Chotus- Meet me 1y the running brook dc II u
eHnpl-h by Horace Waters author Of -Sabbaih School
Bell. Nos. and 2 which have had the enormous sale
Of $1,000 copies. Prces-paPer covers. 25 cents, go
per hundred bound % cents, SIS per huDdredi cloth
bound embossed s1t 80 cents, sij per hundred %
copies furnished at the 100 price. Mailed ss The rsiai
price.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-23

eS~THE cclored people of this vicinity
are endcavoring to raise sufficient mean, to
build school house for colored children
There are great many colored children in
town who should have an education, aud
there is no room suitable for school house
for them. We are glad to learn that our
people are subscribing literally for this
humane and benevolent object.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-23
A Gard to the suffering.

The REv. WILLIAM CosGRovE. while laborh,g as q
Missionary in JapaiL was cured OF Consumption, when
all other meaus had failed, by recipe obtained from
learned physscin residing in the great City Of Jeddo-
This recipe has cured great numbers who suffering
from Consumption, Bronchitis. Sore Throat Coughs aud
Colds, and the debility and depression caused
by these disorders
DESTROYS Of benehtting others, will send this recipe
which have brought home with me, all who need it
free OF charge Address
RE WILLIAM COSGROvE,
439 F lton Avenue, Brooklyn, N. v
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-23
SABBATH SCHOOL BELL, NO. 4

is entire work Of 1O2 pages and n.s ry s25 tuns
and hymns As the music is lutie more difficult il In
just the book 10 follow Bell No Nearly one million
OF these Bells have been issued and are now ringing
through this and other countries. Among the many
choice pieces may be found. "ha we meet beyond the
River!' There is Beautiful World' Sorrow shall
come again more" DO MT you hear the Angels com
ng. Thou, Cod seesi me- Sabbath Bells chime on,
&c Prices OF Bell No l are same ms Bell No q Both
numbers can he obtained In one volume, price bound
copy 40 cents s5 per bundrvd cloth bound embossed
gill; 50 is PEI 100. 25 copies furnished s the uo
pice. Mailed o! tie Retail price