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On the 24th of March, by the Rev. A.
SCOTT. Mr.. THORNTON M'INTOSH Of Ma.
heska Co., Iowa to Miss ANN E. BROWN,
daughter of Mr.. WIN. BROWN of Ruggles,
Ashland Co , Ohio.
On the 31st ult., by Rev. L. N. CARMAN,
Mr.. THOMAS SMITH and Miss JANE A.
RADFORD, all of Ashland.
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Town SuBscR1BERs-Who have moved
this spring are requested to notify US of the
change, so that tho carrier may cave their pa
pers at the proper places.
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sr AT Virginia City, Idaho, -four is $40
per cwt bacon soc, butter $3.50, cheese
sI,25 per ID eggs 50 SO to So per doz. fresh
porkysi, sugar 81, coffee 81, tea 81, dried ap-
pies zoe dried peaches zoe. per h. board is
$50 per week; labor 81 a day, payable in gold
dust.
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MAKING CONNECTIONS
AT MANSFIELD with the Sandusky, Mansfield
and Newark aud Pittshurg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Rail Roads;
AT GALLON with the Cleveland, Columbus and
Cincinnati, and Bellefountaine Line Rail Roads,
A. AKRON with the Cleveland, GAINESVILLE, and
Cincinnati Rail Road, for Cleveland.
United States Express messengers Accompany
Eeach train.
BaE- Freight shipped through from New York
to all Points on the A. s. g. W.. Railway without
ransfer. I
asa. Freight shipped through from Gallon and
Points East, to New York without transfer.
H. F. SWEETSER, Sup't.
Sup'ts Office, Meadviile, Feb. 23d, 1864.
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A SEWING MACHINE GRATIS!
z. II.
Attorney and Councillor at Law and

Claim Agent.
have been authorized by the Government to
act as Agent in the collection of all Bounties,
Pensions and arrears of pay due to soldiers dis
charged either on account of sickness or W ounds
received in battle or due to Wives, Fathers, Moth
ers, Sisters or Brothers of deceased soldiers.
The most prompt attention will be given 10 all le-
gal business entrusted to my care and 1 will col
lect any of The above claims in the shortest posi-
BILE time.
Office with McCombs above Roller s. Towards
HARDWARE STORE.
March 2Sd, 1so3-no42tf
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OF ApyERT1sINe.

Ten lines or less make a Square. Displayed adj
fra. Double column, double the above rates at so
per cent. extra. Advertisements loaded and placed
in the special notice column, one half more than
the above rates.
All notices required to be published by law, le-
gal rates. viz: 81 each square for the first thre,
weeks or lesz, and 335 cents each subsequent in
sertion.
Admin s~trators' notice of appointment, one dol
lar-in ddcdace.
business Card@5 lines or less, S5 per annum.
AlltRansient advertisements must be paid for in
advance.
ii advertisements not accompanied with writ
ten directions, viii be inserted until forbik, and
charged accordingly.
Yearly advertisements payable quarterly.
Tho above rates will be strictly adhered to.
JOHN j. JACOBS, Proprietor.
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AYERS
CATH T.

possess SO many advantages ever the other purga-
lives in the market, and their superior virtues are
so universally known, that We need not do more
than to assure the public their q~ualityis maintained
may be depended on to do all that they have ever
done. -,
Prepared by J. c. AVER, NJ. D., & Co., lowell,
Mass. and sold by
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the. Town Council
Y have before them an ordinance to extend
Pleasant Street through the old Graveyard to the
Rail Road Depot-all ersons having decd bur-
led there take notice and remove them before the
of April neat, or the authorities will do it
for them at their expense.
DIS. SXMPSELL, Mayor. :
March 10th. 1864.
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na- Those in want of SCHOOL BooKs-Pa-
per or Ink will fnd any amount, of the right
kind, and at the right price-at the "City
Book Store"
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The Saturday Evening Post,

"THE OLDEST AMI BEST OF THE wEEKLIEs."
THE Proprietors of the Saturday Evening Post
which paper is now in its F~orty-Third Year -
would simply announce in their Prospectus for
1854, that they design maintaining for their week
ly the high character it has salready acquired as A
FIRST CLASS LITERARY PAPER Al
They have reason to believe that the stories Of
Mrs. Wood, author of "East Lynue,'' &c.; Miss
Braddon, author of .tEleanor's Victory &C.; Ma
rion Harland author of sAlone." &c.; Miss Virginia
f. Townsend, and numerous other excellent wri-
tiers, have been generally regarded as possessing the
greatest merit and the most absorbing interest;
and they design procuring for H POST in the
future as in the past, the best Stories, Sketches,
and other Literary Novelties, which they can pos
s1bly obtain They have commenced, in the first
paper OF January, a New Novel, called
OSw ALD CRAY,
By Mrs. WOOD,
Author of tEast Lynne s:Verner's Pride" SO.
This novel will be about the length of sEast
Lynne" and will be printed from the advance sheets
expressly forwarded to them by Mrs. Wood from
In addition to the Stories written expressly for
TEE POST, its Editor also strives to lay before its
readers the best Stories from the English Periodi-
Gals. And gives in addition to the Tales and
more or less Agricultural Matter, with a
Riddle, Receipt. News, and Market Departments
every week.
A SEWING MACHINE GRATIS!
We will give 10 any person sending thirty sub
scriptions 10 THE POST and Sixty Dollars, enc of
s. WILSON'S CELEBRATED SEWING
such as they sell for Forty-fve Dol
lars The Machines will be selected new at the
manufactory in New York, boxed, and forwarded
free of cost, with the exception of freight.
TERMS-Two Dollars q year Tw..
copies, So ; Four copies, Sc; Eight copies (and
one gratis, Sl2.-One copy ofTHE posi- and one
of II LADY'S Friend, So.
Address DEACON & PETERSON
No. 319 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
"a Specimen numbers of Fl POST sent gia,is.
January 9Th, lS64-2wne31.
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The WHEAT PRosp EoTs.-Wheat in Ohio
will be stinted crop this year. Wherever the
snow was blown of the fields by the bitter
winds of January, the seed was frozen and the
youBg sprout killed. In places where it is
evidept there were heavy drifts of sAow the
crop looks bright and promising. TIL Fort
Wayne, Indiana, Sentinel states that the fIeez-
ing and thawipg weather of the past month
has seriously injured The wheat crop in that
region, and that its present appearance does
not indicate more than half a crop. The In
diana exchanges generally give similar ac-
counts.
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In pursuance Of an order Of the Probate COURT
of Ashland County, Ohio, n ade on the 10Th day of
March, A. D. 1864, in The case of Alexander Green,
guardian of Mary NJ. Greenlun against his ward,
the Undersigned will, on
The 10Th day ofApriz, a. d. 1864,
at . o'clock P. NJ, on the premises in Yermillion
following described real estate free of dover, stu
ate in Ashland county, Ohio, to-wit: The south
west quarter of section 10; township q, and of
range Is, containing fifteen acres more OF less; also
a part of the east half of the south east quarter of
section "a, township 81, and range 16, containing
sixty one acres more or less.
Terms of sale-Two thirds cash in hand on the
day of sale, one third of the residue in one year,
one third in two years aDd the remaining third in
three years, with annual interest from day ofsale,
deferred p~ayments to be secured by mortgage on
the promises sold. Appraised at $3.50:
A. GREER.
Guardian of Mary M. Greenlun
March I6- 1S61-3Yno12.
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WARS THE MATTER-In the new book
called sMiscegenation,% written by a young
mulatto woman, there is the following com
plimentary passage explaining "what's de mat
ten" witt, New England: "The white race
which settled in New England will be unable
to maintain its vitality as aablond people
They need the tropic temperament of the ne
gro to give warmth and fullness to their ma
lures They feel the yearning and do not
KIN CIV how to interpret it"
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ATLANTIC & GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
The Atlantic & Great Western Railway earned
in February, 1861, s220,041 upon 322 miles
of road.
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Horse Bills.

We are prepared to print Horse Bills on
short notice and cheap.
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'stou2s-t9sI III qoIuN 'd!qsuMol usoIp
's%iuIIop GlueAl 10 mns eql lJ
uo!los sAoqB eqa u! 9uomqoullp 10 iepIo ug pens
s.! eoIlsuf pIus 1881 no N 10 6up p5 eq1 no
% 20 :pqsTqsF .dlqs '4uvpu0gad 'assssa so&pr
'IoA!io Inui oloJed lid Iemlaquodo seIluqo
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LUM r Y A p D .

HyHE undersigned have on hand at our LUM-
Der YARD in West Salem a complete assert
ment of all kinds of LUNBER, including EaEEs,
Shingles and everything needed for building
purposes, which we will sell at the lowest cash
rates. Persons wanting such articles will do well
to give us q call.
March g., 1S64-4w40
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Willco is instant Pain Extractor.

7 NOR sale by all Druggists, and known to be one
of the best immediate reliefs for pains of all
kinds ever introduced to the public. Can also be
had of Mr.. WIDGEN at his residence in
Ashland in large or small quantities.
March Both, 1S64-no43. limos.
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ATLANTIC & GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
COUPONS An advertisement in the London
RdiGcoy Neaos announces That coupons of the
Az CIV. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Division)
due April LIST. will be paid in London at the
exc hange of four shillings to the dollar.
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Estate of John Endinger Jr.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned had
been duly ated and qualified as. A dministra
tor of the estate of John Endinger, late of Ashlan
County, Ohio, deceased. =
JOHN ENDINGER, Sen.
March 10th, 1SG3-no l2w3.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
been appointed Administrator de boniS non of the
estate of Oliver Evans deceased this 10Th day of
March, A. d. 1868.
PETER DEsHoNG.
\ March 10th, 1s63-no42.
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Treasurer'S Notice.
T am now ready TO reoe' We The taxes of the June
installment- They must positively be paid by
the Goth of June, or the 5 per cent. will in all cases
be added. This is rendered imperatively necessary
be pause L must Immediately after get ready for the
by the tax payer.
% II. HERSHEY,
Treasurer, Ashland County.
March 3Oth, 1864.
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valuable Town Property For Sale.

Valuable Town Properly Fox Sale.
TIME undersigned desires to sell as soon as pos
sible his residence with the Tannery and 9th
er buildings now owned and occupied by him.
There are seven lots, situate on Main Street and
extending to third street, Ashland. One large
Brick dwelling house two small dwelling houses,
plenty Of fruit, shrubbeiy y, &C., &c., good water and
all the conveniences for a first class residence
l will sell all together or in parts and by lots. For
particulars inquire of the undersigned upon the
pi emises of Justiss Davis
March Esd, 1864.
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~ Buy your Groceries of JACOBS, &
MURRAY.
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SHERIFFs SALE.

Ashland, March ., 1se4-ew4o
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lsHIAND ;: April 9th, 1868

{ stand Finn. Falter Mt an I~nstantle
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Guardian Sale of Real Estate by Order
of Ennrt-

March 8oth, 1sG4-no4s.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18
a. R. BOOTH.

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
PRIEST RAPIDS, W..
EyREIGHTS CONSIGNED TO MY CARE for Colyille,
IL Rock Island, Okanagon the Upper Columbia
Mines, will receive prompt attention.
1- Freghts Stored taken over the Portage at rea
sonable rates. 5-tf
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18

SADDLE T. HARNESS MAKERS.
TIME UNDERSIGNED HAVE OPENED c~A
IL SADDLE a. HARNESS SHOP, k5nx4A
on Main street, opposite the What Cheer House,
where they prepared to fill orders In their
line Of business. full stock of BRIDLES, SADDLES,
HARNESS. WHIPS, &C., constantly on hand and made
to order. PacTrains fitted out and all orders In tho
Saddle and Harness line filled with dispatch.
REPAIRING promptly attended to.
sTRITTER & FRITZ,
fet1tf Main street, Dalles.
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PHILADELPHIA, May Is, Las P. MA
special to the Bulletin from Washington
18th says: ....... ...... ..-.
General Wadsworth's body has arrived,
and will be, taken North to morrow, the
rebels had inferred 1t in black coffin, it
was too much decomposed to embslm.
A telegraphic messenger employed in
Petersburg, who has just escaped, informs
me that Beauregard has been reinforced by
Ransom's division.
And the rebels were crowding their forces
into Richmond by way of Greensboro and
Danville
He states that there are five iron clads at
Richmond. a.aB
He alsU states that there are heavy bat
teriea on the James river from Warwick 8
to Drury's Bluff.
He believes that the rebels are making
every effort to put their strength in Lees
army, againgt Grant.
He says the prevailing opinion in the
country around Richmond is, that if they
can hold the Capital during this campaign,
the war will terminate, consequently every
effort is directed to it's defense.
The rebels have great confidence in the
Generalship of Lee, and express the belief
that the city of Richmond would have
fallen week since under any other com
mander
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From Buffers Expedition.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,


...li. May Nth, 9 P. NJ.
To Maj. Gen DIX: ...
Dispatches from General Butler just re
ceived report the success OF his ePpedi-
ton under General Kautz, to cut the Dan
vile road and destroy the iron bridge across
the Appomattox.
Monday morning the enemy in force un
der cover OF thick fog, made an attack
upon Smiths line, and forced it back in
some confusion, and with considerable loss,
but as soon as the fog lifted Smith reestab
lished his lines, and the enemy were driven
back to the original lines.
Same time the enemy made an attack
from Petersburg, on Buffers forces guard
ing the rear, but handsomely enemy re.
pulsed, the troops having been on incessant
duty for FIVE days, three which We're in rain
storms. . a..s.. I'D.
Butler retired eisurelv within his own
lines.
We hold the Railroad between Peters
burg ard Richmond.
Prisoners state that Bragg and Davis was
present on the field
A despatch from Sigel received this eve
nng, report that on Sunday ne fought the
forces of Echols and Imboden, under
Brecklnridge,a at New Market
1t says that the enemy's forces are SUI
perior in number and that he gradually
withdrew fro the battle field and re
crossed the Shenandoah, having lost .
pieces of artillery and about 600 killed and
wounded, and so prisoners, but bringing
all his trains and all the wounded that
could be transported from the battle field
1t states that in consequence OF the long
line of trains that had to be guarded, he
could not bring more than regiments into
the fight, besides artillery and cavalry, and
that the enemy had about 1000 infantry
besides other arms.
That his retrogade movement to Straus
burg was effected in perfect order ano
without any loss in material there is now DC
report of any,
No operations with the Army OF the
Potomac has been received to day.
A despatch from Sherman reports that
his advance upon Johnston is progressing
to his satisfaction.
His supplies are abundant,
Our animals are improving on grass ant
the grain fields, which now afford good pas
ture.
Signed,
E. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary OF War.
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GUERRILLAs ON THE CUMBERLAND RIVER.
The Steamer Mamie f red Into.-Guer
rllIa bands are again infesting the banks OF
the Cumberland river. They are growing
bold in their operations, and the authori-
ties will hive to bestir themselves to pre-
ven, the marauders from doing much mis-
cbicf. On Wednesday last, Bruce Phillips
gang, numbering twenty-five men, made
their appearance on the South bank OF the
Cumberland river, between Palmyra and
Cumberland City, and fired some fifty shots
at the steamer Mamie, then passing the
point upward bound, laden with Govern.
mcnt supplies. Many of the balls struck
the boat, but as Providence willed it, no
body on board was injured by the firing.
The Mamie passed up the river and reach
ed GAINESVILLE in the evening without fur
Their molestation. IS
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GUM ARABIC STARcH.-Take two ounces
of gum arabic powder, put into pitcher
and pour on it a pint or more OF boiling
water according to the degree Of strength
YOU desirc) and then having covered it, let
it set all night. In the morning pour it
carefully from the dregs into bottle. cork
it and keep for use. A tablespoonful Of
gum water SIRED into pint of starch, that
has been made in the usual manner, will
give always white, black or printed) a look
of nswness, when nothing else can restore
them after washing 1t is also good, much
diluted, for thin white muslin and bobinet
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Local and State News.

A GRAVE yJoKE.-A fsw days ago the
troops at n artinsburg enjoyed . grave joke
There were two or three regiments at the
post and much sickness prevailed among
tho soldiers. and several of the poor fellows
died. 1t so happened thattwo men belong
ing to different regiments died on the same
dav A number of men were detailed to
maks the graves for their deceased COM
rades-Company A OF one regiment ana
Oomnanv G of the other. The squad from
Comnauy A. went TO work and soon had
their grave dug. The squad from Company
G thousht they would "steal march" up
on Company A. They Immediately return
cd 70 camp. took the remains of their TEL
low soldier and hastily buried it in the
grave prepared by Co. A. The burying Ger
en- onies over, Co. G. hid themselves in the
woods to await the bursihg ceremonies OF
Co. A Soon the squad came to the spot
where they had dug the. hole, and were no
little surprised to find that the, grave had
been taken. Another grave was opened and
the remains of their comrade buried. As
soon as the work was completed the mem
hers Of Co, G came from their places of
concealment, and the joke was soon all over
c,r0u
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FRtBd D ITO
lae AtlHoax.S aSooa
New YORK. ,l8s7-The World is the only
paper which appears to have the follow

EXECUTIVE MANSIONS a39
sgfz.a May II. : sHgl
FFLLow CITIZENS 9eFE The U.S.-1n all
seasons of exigencies, &c becomesa nation
to carefully scfutinizs the line Of conduct.
humbly to approach the throne of Grace,
and meekly implore forgiveness, wisdom
and guidance. For reasons known only to
Him, 1t has been decrced, that the COMP
try should be the scene of unparalleled
outrage, and this nation monumental sui
ferer of the 10Th century With heavy
hearts. but undiminished confidence in our
cause, / approach theperformance OF duty
rendered imperative by my sense of weak
ness before the Almighty, and of justice to
the people 1t is not necessary l should
tell you that the first .Yirginia campaign,
under Lit. Gen, Grant in whom have every
confidence, and whose courage and fidelity
the people do we'll to honor, is virtually
closed. He has conducted his great enter
prise with discreet ability; he has inflicted
great loss upon the enemy; he has crippled
their strength and defeated their plans.
In view, however, of the situation in Viz
ginia and disaster at Red River, delay at
Charleston and general state of the coun.
try, I, Abraham Lincoln, do. hereby recon
mend that Thursday, the Goth day of May,
1864, be solemnly set apart through
out the United States as day Of fasting
humiliation and prayer. Deemingfurther'
more, that the present condition OF public
affairs presents an extraordinary occasion,
and In view of the power vested in me by
the constitution and laws, fhaye thought
fit to cali forth, and do hereby call forth
citizens of the United States between the
ages Is to 45 to the aggregate lumber OF
100000 in order to suppress the existing
rebsllious combinations and cause a due
execution eff the laws, and furthermore, in
case any State or number Of States shall
fail to furnish by the 18th of June next
their assigned quotas, it is hereby ordered
that the same be raised by an immediate
peremptory draft. Details of this object
to be communicated to the State authori-
ties through the War Department. l ap-
peal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate
and aid this effort to maintain the honor,
integrity and existence of our National
Union, and perpetuity of our popular gov
e.s.. Il. ..
In witness whereof, | have hereuuto set
nv hand and caused the seal of the Q oited
States to be fixed Done at Washington
this 18th day of May in the year of our
Lord. 1864, and of the Independence of the
United States 9sth. 80 A. LINCOLN.
By the President, .i .I... t..iN
W. H. SEWARD.
d T1Sec'y of State,
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General Agent for Associated Press

. New YORK May l8.-The second edition
Of the World to day says:
The world in common with the journal
of Commerce, and all the city mornieg pa
pers, was made the victim Of a malicious
hoax. by some scoundrel who initiating the
monifold copy of the associated press, sent
around the extraordinary proclamation
which appeared in our columns this morn
ing. Surprising it was all right, The night
edition published it in good faith, aud its
falsity was not discovered until this morn
ing, when the edition was nearly worked
off,
The World does not stereotype its form
as do several of the morning papers, and
as it is now working off very heavy edi-
ton daily. We are compelled to 60 to
press at an unusually early hour The
Journal of Commerce was deceived in the
same manner as the World, and, Of course,
quite as innocently. The Herald, We I'm
derstand, printed the false proclamation in
a large edition.
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The TELEGRAPH informs US hat General
Sieel has had an engagement with the for
ccs of Echols and Imboden. under Breck-
enridge, at New Market. sigel's loss is put
down at six hundred killed and wounded
and fftv prisoners. The Confederate LOSS
Is not given The forces engaged on both
sides are mostly Western Virginians, and
the names of the unfortunate will be anx-
iously looked for.