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CONGRESS

The most miserable, marked, abortive
Congress that ever met in the United
States, since the formation of the Govern
ment, adjourned at II o'clock on the 4th
of this month. 1t clapped the climax OF
its infamous proceedings, just before its
adjournment, by repeating the 18th sec
ton of the Conscript law, SO that the
wealthy part of community, shoddy con-
tractors and government thieves, are no
longer in danger of being interrupted by
a call from ABE LINCOLN, to fill his de-
pleted and invading armies. The ar
rangement is complete-the greatest sue
cess in Abolition legislation. Poor men
who are not able to pay two and three
thousand dollars for a substitute, are the
victims under it. You are called upon as
good loyal patriots, to be resigned to your
fate without a murmer and although
the law as amended discriminatcs between
you and your rich neighbor, making him
by the aid of his money your superior,
and you a helpless slave, yet if your 10y
atty is worth a continental, you must go
in lemmons and get squeezed. You will
be called on the coming fall to vote with
and support this same Abolition band of
land pirates, thieves and despots, ard of
course. you will do it. The American
people do a great many curious things
nowadays.
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TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF
THE UNION.

1t was four years the first of last month
since I took charge of the UNION. Du.
ring that whole time I never asked a man
personally for his subscription, and but
once perpetrated a dun on my subscri-
bers. A very large number for all that
time have never paid n cent very ma
ny are back two or three years. The az.
gregate due NEON subscription alone, from
good and responsible parties is oyer fUe
thousand dollars. This I must collect.
During those four years I was obliged, to
q great extent, to keep up the necessary
expenses of publishing the paper from
nay own private means. This every fair
man will say should have been returned
to me by subscribers long since. We
have not asked it before but we do ask it
now.
Now is a good time to pay. The rags,
called money, are plenty. Every com
modify for sale brings an enormous price,
and probably at no time will persons be
better able to pay than at the present
As it would be announcement for large
numbers to come to Ashland for this pur-
pose alone, we propose to make alittle
tour for the health both of person and
pocket, and to make it convenient to sub
scribers to "caIl up to the Captains office
and SETTLE" We, therefore, announce
that We will be at
RAYESVILLE, Wednesday, July 20.
LOUDoNVILLE, Thursday. July 81.
PEFRYSVILLE, Friday, July %.
MOHICANVILLE, Saturday July %;
JEROMEVILLE, Tuesday, July &c;
ROWSBURG, Wednesday, July 27;
POLK, Thursday, July %;
ORANGE, Friday, July 90.
Other places and times will be given
notice of hereafter. 1 hope that at the
places and times I lave given, all the
subscribers in the vicinity of the places
will take the occasion to call upon me-
Lay up a few dollars for the purpose. I
make this appeal because I need the mon-
ey;zand the old accounts should be settled
up. Further than this, our terms are
well known, that if subscribers do not
pay.up we have the right to charge $50.
I offer this further inducement to those
who will pay up at the times above stated,
I will charge but the $500 per year
After that time, I shall invariably charge
the SO so.
Up to July 10th I will be at my Office
and I desire to settle with those who get
their papers at Ashland ard vicinity.
Persons IN all cases should bring their
receipts aoith. them.
Subscribers living at a distance will
have their bill sent by mail.
j. j. JACOBS.
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Administrators Sale of Real Estate

I'm PURSUANCE of all order granted by
the Probate Court of A. HAND County, o..
l will offer for sale at public auction, on
The 9Th day Of August, 1864,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and 8
o'clock P. NJ, upon the premises, the follow
ing described real estate, situate IN the coup-
ty of ashland and State of Ohio, to-wit Be-
ing lot number one hundred and six lI063 in
andrews addition to the town of ashland.
Appraised at &c.. Terms of sale-ene
third in hand on day of sale, one third in ono
year and one third in TWO years from the day
of sale, with interest. The payments to be Sc
cured by mortgage upon the premises sold.
EPHRIAM BAUGHMAN,
Admir- with the will annexed, of
Isaac Klauberg, decd.
,July G. yl9n5ts
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April IA, 1864-4w4
e IF rs s a LIZ.
George H. Stewart
vs.. 80
John c. Craig, In ashland County
Arvlne c. Wales Common Pleas.
vs..

John c. Craig, $500
DY yirtne of two, End Alias vendi Execu-
tons VS.. Defendant and one End PIeurius
Vendi Executions VS.. defendant, duly issued
out OF the Court of{Common Pleas Of said
County, dated the 21st day of June,A.D.
1854. and to me directed, ] will EXPOSE to sale
at Public Auction at he Door Of tho Court
House in Ashland, on
Saturday, the 30th day of July, 1864,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock, a. M, and
four o'clock, P. NJ. of said day, tho following
described lands and tenemehts, situate in the
Township of Hanover, Ashland County, Ohio,
to wit i: Beginning atthe North East corner
of Spring Street in the Town of Loudonville,
in quarter section No. one ~, in township No
nineteen, q9), being Hanover Township Of
said County, thence West to the Black Fork
of the Mohecan Greek, and thence down with
the meahderings of said Creek TO the State
road leading from WOOSTER to Mount Vernon;
thence East on said road TO Spring Street;
thence North to the place of. beginning, sup
posed to contain ten and one half, (104) acres
of land, being the same lot of grouni which
Stephen Butler ind Dianna his wife by deed
of the date of the 18th of July 1926, recorded
in said County, (Richland Ceunty,) in Book
D, Page 1850, Conveyed to one EicbbaHm,I
and which said Eichbaum and wife by deed of
the date of the 1st of November, 1853, con-
veyed to said George H. Stewart, saving and
excepting two ~ acres sold and conveyed to
Joseph Shawecker, by said John O Craig and
wife. bearing date July 9th. 1850, appraised
at fifteen hundred dollars, $500. Also, Lots
No. ninety three, (93). ninety four, [941
ninety six, 1862, ninety seven, (97), ninety,
eight, (98) .ninetv-uine, ,99), one hundred,
t1ee.f Uue hundred and twenty-oue. TILL
one hundred and twenty-five, {f22l one hum
dred and tweRty-three. 1929, and one hum
dred and twenty -four, (I24)y in Wales adj
ton to the Town of Loudonv, lie.
Appraised at FIVE hundred and fifty dollars,
$3.50, 90.
Terms of Sale-Cash.
JAMES McCooL, Sheriff.
June %, 1S64-n4tspf-$I2,O0
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RISE IN NEWSPAPERS.

We notice that most of the Western
newspaper publishers have lately raised
their prices from fifty to one hundred per
cent. This is owing to the constant and
enormous advances in labor and material (;
and publishers will all be compelled to in
crease their prices for subscription and add
advertising in prpPurtien to hea advances I'm
other branches of business, or else quit pub
fishing. Paper thai cost eishtand nine cents
per pound two and three years ago, now
costs eighteen and tweny, an advance of
one hundred per cent. Other printing
material has advanced in proportion, and
price of labor. 1t is an absolute impossi-
bility for any man to publish a paper at
the old rates, if the present fabulous pri-
ces continue. And there is no reason
why it should be done. The laboring
man gets TWO dollars for a days work now,
that two years ago he could do for a dol
lar. The farmer sells his bushel of wheat
to-day for two dollars, which two years
ago he could get but seventy five cents
or one dollar for. Two years ago the pub
Usher could get two bushels of wheat for
a years subscription, and live at it but
now he gets but one for the same fifty
two papers which cost him one hundred
per cent. more. Why should he not get
the same amount in trade or its value in
cash at the present advanced prices p
There is no good reason why he should
not, and We think that every reasonable
man will concede the point at once. We
shall not raise our price at present, but
will probably be obliged to do SO before
another year. This IS a kind of paper
millennium. The paper and everything
of which it is composed are going up, up,
upl Only the greenback, rag promises
to pay are still going down.
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Bridge Notice.

WE will offer to the lowest and best bid
w der the Luilding of one bridge in Rug
giles Township, on Buck Greek, near Eli Fast's.
On Wednesday, August Sd, 1864,
at l o'clock P. NJ, en- said day.
Also, on the same day, the building or re-
pairing of a bridge in Troy Township, On Bucl
Creek. near Joel Bruce's, at 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
on said day.
Also, the building Of a dou5le track bridge
known as the Russell Patent, on Thursday
August 4th, at l o'clock p. NJ on said day, il
the village of Ashland, near the Union Mill
A model OF which can be seen in the Auditor
Office.
Also: at the same time the stone work for
said bridge.
JOHN VAN NEST.)
JOHN BERRY, Com'rs
ROBERT COWAN,
July e -v1Qn6ts
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For Sale at all Times.

T always keep on hand a lot of the best Of
Lime and Mortar for Plasteringsor Stone
Work, which 1 will sell at the lowest rates for
the accommodation of the public. 1t is kept
in a building directly opposite MoKe9es
Black Smith Shop, on Orange street. and in
my absence Air. McKane will attend to Gus
:omers L have also on hand a large lot Of
good, sawed, pine iath for sale cheaper than
they can be got elsewhere.
JOSHUA ROWLAND.
Ashland, June %, Is64-no. 9, IT, 49,
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An oRDINANCE
To Grade, Gutter pnd Pave Cas- S

TO Grade, Cutler ond Pune Cas- st.
SEC. LIST. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the Incorporated Village of Ash
land that Cass Street, commencing at Cottage
Street. thence to where said street intersects
the Olivesburg road, shall. be graded in
conformity with q platn now onkrecord and in
possession of~thes recorder; shall be guttered
on each side with Cebble Stone, six feet wide,
and the sibe walks graded to conform to the
grade of. the street, six feet in width, and
planked with pine boards, one and a quarter
inch thick. nailed crosswise on stringsIs two
by six inches
Sec. End. That for the purpose of paying
all damages that shall accrae by reason Of
said grading, and to pay the expenses OF said
improvements, there shall be assessed on all
lots, parts of lots, or lands abptting ON said
street one dollar and fifty cents per foot front.
And the Recorder is hereby ordered to certify
the name or names of the owners of. said lots
or land, to, ether With the amounts assessed
upon each to the County Auditor to be placed
upon the taz duplicate to be collected as other
taxes are eolleeted. 1919
Sec. 3rd. The Council shall appoint some
suitable person to superintend said work, to
contract Tor mr terial and labor, and have the
work completed on or before the LIST day of
December. A. D. 1864, OF as sooR thereafter as
practicable.
Sec. 4th.aFhe Recorder is hereby ordered
to give tie usual notice of the intention of
the Council to make said improyeme 1ts
Sec. 9Th. This Ordinance to take effect from
and after its passage.
D.. s.. SAnPSEL, Mayor.
ADril IA 1S64-4w4 H4-z< ia -
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bar Under the United States excise
laws a man is allowed 5000 out of his in
come, which is exempt from taxation
This is for the purpose of keeping his
family ; aud in ordinary times, with gold
as a money medium, it would propably do
it. But this exemption is in g~reenbacks,
and it now takes S275 of them to buy a
500 in gold-so that really a nan of a
family is allowed about $3.50 dollars to
keep them. Well have a jolly good time
living no doubt, but with such short al.
lowance we will come out about as lean
and lank as ABE himself. What ajoking
set of fellows the American people will
be about the time LINCOLN gets through
with them. we will all be reminded OF
! q story no doubt.
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ED. UNION There will be a Meet.
ing on next Friday evening, the 18th inst
at the NJ. E. Church of Ashland, in be,
half of the Christian Commission. Sew
eral returned Delegates will address the
meeting. Let every body be sure to at
tend.
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ANOTHER RAID.

Great excitement existed for several
DAYS upon statements that the Confeder-
ates were making another invasion of
Pennsylvania. A force occupied Har
per's Ferry, Martinsburg, Chambersburg
and several other places, which was sup
posed to be the vanguard of a large Con-
fcderate army. Latest accounts represent
tina they nave gone back and that the
only object of the raid was to make a di-
version while another part Of their army
was %gobbling up a huge supply train, In
which they succeeded.
No other war news OF any Importance
during the week, save that the Federal
army is just going to do some big thing.
Since the above was in type the tele-
graph has brought US later news of the de,
feat of our forces under Maj. Gen. WAL.
LACE at Monocacy on last Saturday. The
C~onfcderates are marching on Baltimore.
and on Sunday the 10th, were within ff-
teen miles of the city. Brig. Gen. TYLER
was taken prisoner in Saturdays fight.
So the raid is probably a larger one
han we had supposed it. We publish
the following official report of Secretary
STANTON
WASHINGTON, July 9.
To Mqjer- General DIG:
An official dispatch from Maj.-General
Wallace has just been received, and states
that a battle took place between forces
under his command and the rebels at Mo-
nocacy to-day, commencing at 8 o'clock
A. NJ, and continuing until 5 P. M
That our forces were at length overpower-
ed by the superior numbers of the enemy
and were forced to retreat in disorder. He
reports that Col. Seward of the New
York heavy artillery was wounded and
taken prisoner, and that Brig. General
Tyler was also taken prisoner. That the
enemy's forces numbered at least 10000.
That our troops behaved we'll but suffered
severe loss. He is retreating towards
Baltimore. (Signed)
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
There is great excitement upon this in
Baltimore. A dispatch from Gen. WAL
LACE, dated at ELLIcoT's Mills, which is
about fifteen miles from Baltimore, says
Col. SEWARD is not a prisoner. 1t is re
ported that the rebels nave cut the rail.
road running from Baltimore to Harris
burg. The people of Baltimore are being
armed and put into the forts to defend
the city. The New York Militia are be-
ing sent to the scene of trouble as rapid
ly as possible.
HUNTER is reported to have reached
Martinsburg, captured 1000 prisoners
and a large quantity of stores that the
rubels had collected there.
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MORE CONsCRIFTION.

Frequent rumors from Washington
state that there will certainly soon be a
call for 100000 to 500 600 more men.
We amt coming, butcher ABRAHAM,
100000 more, or any other more
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sS- The Washington correspondent of
the Boston Advertiser ("loyal') says of
the recent Fl fighting: Our losses are terrific.
It is easy to calculate just how long it
will be before our army will be used up at
the rate We are going on"
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Dissolution.

TENHE partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Striuger & Jacobs is this day mu-
tually dissolved. All notes and accounts of
the late Fl m will be settled by F. 8. Jacobs,
late of said firm. The business will hereafter
be conducted in the name of and by E, T.
Stringer. who hopes by attention to business 10
obtain o liberal sh re of patronage.
E. 7. STRINGER.
July 6, 4wv19 ms
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ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that a petition will
IN be presented TO the Commissioners of
Ashland County at their next session, asking
the location of a County Road, commencing
at the State road West of Hayesyille, in YER
million township. on the line between Section
fifteenth and sixteen, on the said line North to
intersect the County road some fifty rods YES
of P. Readings Saw Mill.
MANY PETITIONERS.
May 10, n50tf 3
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named "Dictator" and it is said Mr.: Ii
ncoln regards it as a personal compliment
to himself. We suppose the next will be
named the Usurper. A feet of iron clads
could be named, and all be equally compli-
mentary.
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EEr Wonder if the gentleman who
called upon JERF, the other day, for the
$500 bounty money which he attempted
to swindle him out of, got it YETI How
IL il, JEyRERsoE7
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Howard Association,
OF ~HILADELPHIA Pa.

vi
nISEASES of the Nervous, Sentinel, Uri'
- nary and Sexual S. stems-new and re-
liable treatment-in reports of the Howard
Associatiou-seut by mail in . sealed letter en-.
velope, free of charge. Address, Dr. J. Skill
LIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association, No.
South Ninth Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
July 6, 1864, vl9u5tf
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Correct Your Eprollment.

TN pursuance of circular No, "a. dated Pro-
vost Marshall's Office, June 25, 1864, the
enrolment will be open for examination at all
proper times.
Any person may appear before the Board at
any time and have a name stricken from the
lists, if he can show to the satisfaction of the
Board, that the person named is not properly
enrolled on account of LIST, Alienage I'd, Non
residence; Sd, Over age; 4th, Permanent
physical disability OF such a degree as to rem
der the person nor a proper subject for enroll
ment under the law and regulations, or any
who are in the military or naval service of the
United States for 3 years or have served two
years during the present war. Civil Officers.
Cl~ergymen, and Township Military Commit
tees are urgently requested to assist in the
work by making lists of names which should
be stricken from the lists for any of the cases
above named, and by giving such information
as may aid in the correction and complete re
vision of the enrolment.
JAMES L. DRAKE
Capt. & Pro. Mar. 18th Dist. Ohio.
July 6, 1864~-v19n5tf
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IRON md wood collins always on hand, and
funerals attended upon short notice.
H. NJ. HICKOKS.
Ashland, May II, n49tf
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State Ticket:

For Secretary of State,
WILLIAM W. ARMSTRONG, Of Seneca Co..
Supreme Judges,
- (FoR FULL TERM,)
PHILADELPH VAN TRUMP of Fairfield Co.
- Gro FILL ~vAcANcIEs.)
Long Vacancy,
MACH1AS C. WHITLEY, of Hancock Co.
Short Vacancy,
ALEXANDER s. BOYS, of Highland Co,
Attorney General,
LYMAN B. CRITCHFIELD, of Holmes Co.
Comptroller of the Treasury,
WILLIAM s. v.PRENTISS, of Franklin &c
School Commissioner, p.
ALEXANDER s. RAMSEY, of Hardin Co.
Board of Public Works.
GULL TERM,)
WIELIAM LARWILL, of Ashland Co.
(FoE ~vAcANcY,)
CHARLES BoESEL, of Auglaize Co,
FresidentIal Electors for the state
Mt Large.
THOMAS W.. BARLEY, of Richland Co.
CHARLES RREMELlN. of Hamilton 90.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-07

From the Springfie Id IN Register
Hon. %. II. Browning.

We have heard several queries of late in refer
ence TO this distinguished gentleman on the ques
tons of the day. Although he has been de-
voted and unainching Republican. he is so vel
known as one of the most conservative and con
scientious men 10 the West. that bis friends fell
great doubt as 10 whether he would continue to
support NJ Lincoln, after his unmstaksble sub
servience of the Union to abolition The Dem
ocrats of Quincy ratified MeClellan's nomination
on "Wednesday evening last. and in the course
of their rejoicings the Herald relates the follow
ing:
1.-The immense thrOng then marched, with q
band of music. TO the residence of o II Brown
ing Being loudly called for Mr. Browning ap-
peared upon the portico in front of his residence
and proceeded TO address the people In the
course OF his remarks be paid high and well
deserved tribute to the reputation and fame OF
Cen. Mcclellan. He said that be bad often be
fore declared that Gen Mcclellan vas a true pa
triot and an exalted statesman-ihat he regarded
him as the best General our country had pro
duced in the present war, and that he should not
feel az all distressed If he should be elected 70
The Presidency. AT the conclusion of his remarks
he was honored with three rousing and hearty
cheers"
This course of Mr.. Browning will have gres,
weight with thousands in the West Democrats
whom he has always politically opposed, have
ever honored and respected him az most hon
orable and honest man. entertaining no opinions
aud pursuing no policy be was not profoundly
convinced Was right.
The Herald concludes its report by saving:
I'VE do not know what the rest of the country
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-07
STATE ITEMS.

- ST.. JOSEPH COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVEX
rIoN.-The Democracy of ST. Joseph county
met in mass convention at noon on Saturday
September 3, 1864, and organized by electne
Colonel E. Drspier President, and W H. ORA
pier and Geo. II. Slower, Secretaries.
The following county ticket was nominated
For Representative, Col A. Z. Drapier. oil
German Township; for Treasurer, NJ NJ Shultz
of Portage Township; for Sheriff, Geo. Wilker-
son, of Portage Township; for Commissioner
Eli Wade. OF Olive Township; for Surveyor
Matthias Slower, of Portage Township; Coroner
Samuel Loring, of Liberty Township.
The following resolutions adopted:
Resolved, That we, the Democracy of St
Joseph county. approve of the platform adopted
at the late Democratic Convention held al
Chicago, and that We will support the nominee:
of that convention for President and Vice Pres
ident of the United States.
Resolved, That We do also approve of the
platform adopted by the State Democrat Con
vention lately held at Indianapolis, and we will
support the nominees of the State Convention
for State officers.
Resolved, That we concur in the nomination
of the Hon. John G Osborne, of Marshall coun-
ty. Ind, the Democratic candidate for the
Office of Common Pleas Judge of this Common
Pleas Judicial District. and that we will supper,
him for that Office at the ensuing election.
Resolved, That we heartily approve Of the
course taken by the Hon David Turpie during
the present canvass for Congress, aud that We
will support him with all honorable and fair
means to insure his election.