The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-12-14
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big enough, the value of the paper in
them may possibly give them par value.
The Louisville Press says: A lot of
substitutes passed through this city Sat.
urday for Nashville, from Columbus, O.
Out of the 800 who left Tod Barracks at
that place, under strong guard, nearly
one hundred Of them managed to escape
before they reached this city.
The colored laborers, in number $50,
at Maltby,s oyster packing house in Bal
timore, have. struck because the boss
opened another store where he employed
white women. Dis was interferin' with
de niggers rights.
A Committee of K~entuckians, who re-
Gently waited ON the President for the
purpose, got his promise that the draft
should be stopped in that State, which
has beer done. It was found that the
draft ives putting more men from Ken
lucky in the rebel army, than In that of
the Federal.
An attack on Richmond is expected
Immediately. The army of Grant is re-
ported to have been reinforced by the 9th
corps.
This mornings dispatches give the de-
tails of a terrible fire and explosion in
the Brookly Gas Company's bituminous
coal storage depot. The loss is about
s50,OOs.
Preston Williams. a Baptist minister
in Kentucky, was lately conscripted for
the Esderal army. His congregation
ware going to buy him q substitute, but
he told them he would lead to the Con-
federate army as many as would follow
him rather than allow a substitute TO go
into the Federal army for him. He went
with 235 followers
1t is stated that Spain has directed her
commanders of Spanish forts to fire on
any United States war vessels that may
follow rebel cruisers within three miles
of the shore.
The Salem (Illinois) AdUocate says the
wheat in that vicinity looks. well. The
ssstand,' as a general thing, looks good.
a little girl five years old was burned
to death in Baltimore, last Sunday, by
the explosion of a coal oil lamp.
Mr.. Herman, the owner and driver of
the New Harmony Qndiana) stage, was
killed last Monday by a man named Gar
, ris, because the foEmer demanded Of the
latter his stage fare.
Great Britain has paid in interest on
ssher debt over ten thousand millions of
dollars, which is two and a half times as
much as the debt itself.
The Merrimac with provisions and am
munition left New York yesterday with
sealed orders. 1t is predicted that she
has sailed to meet Sherman.
An unknown man who endeavorea to
snuggle a ride on the Great Western
Railway, recently, met with a horrible
end. He climbed upon the top of q pas
senger car, unperceived, and when the
train stopped, blood was seen trickling
down the side of it On examination it
was found that the man was dead, having
evidently been struck by one of the
bridges. His skull was completely crush
ed.
Washington correspondents say it is
considered certain that if the present
Congress fails to pass the Constitutional
amendment prohibiting slavery, the Pres.
ident viii, immediately on its expiration,
% call an extra session of the next Congress
to accomplish the work. 3
- In 1s4s there were $50 people in San
Francisco. Now there are 10000.
The Louisville and Lexington railroad
passenger train going west of Pleasant
vile was thrown from the track by a rail
being displaced by guerrillas.
Gen. Rosecrans, who has been relieved
from the Department Of Missouri, is to
: be assigned to an important command.
A child died in Baltimore on Tuesday
$ from having swallowed a nickel cent.
'.gaA Maine pedestrian, who undertook
,ethe feat Of walking four consecutive days
9 and nights with but twenty minutes rest
each day, became delirious just twenty
minutes before the expiration ofthe time
allotted.
20 If Andrew johnson be really a Moses,
let him gosinta some wilderness with his
dark chiIateH Tor undoubtedly he means
to lead thsm through a red sea of human
blood before he gets through with them.
gas There are upwards of thirty generals
ia the United States army who profess
the Roaan Catholic faith. among whom