The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-07-05
NEWS ITEMS.

lnere arc now nO Iepei pFisoneio 0on
ined in the barracks at Cincinnati.
The seventeen year locusts are dcvour-
ing everything that is green in some
parts Of New York. 1t wouldn't do Tor
Bounty JEFF to be there.
The Cincinnati Volksblatt, q supporter
Of General Cox for Governor, says that
Cox qbelongs to the Radical Wing Of the
party"
Five thousand photographs Of Booth
have been sold by one house in London.
The SanduSky Register says there are
only one hundred and thirty-six rebel
prisoners at johnson Island prisen.
The alledged Indiana conspirators, now
in the Pcuitentiary at Columbus, are en-
ployed as follows; Bowles in waiting on
tho table, Horsey in asserting files, and
Milligan in packing files.
A good looking lady gave birth to
fine healthy boy in tho. cars on the cast
ern railroad on the goth. when near Bos-
ton. The lady apologized to the cOnduc-
tor Of the train, saying she had made q
mistake in her calculations. Mother and
child are doing well at last accounts.
Mr.. John Armstrong, the Postmaster
at Springfield. Illinois, has been arrested
on charge of robbing the mail. Mr.. A.
is an old, and hitherto respectable citizen
Of Springfield, and was made Postmaster
by Mr.. Lincoln on the score of long and
close friendship and over competitors Of
greater influence and prominence
The Vermont Democratic State Con-
vention met at Burlington, last Tuesday,
and nominated the following ticket
Governor. G. N. Davenport, Of Whining
ton; Lieutenant Governor, D. G. Linds-
icy, Of Hyde Park.
1t is q somewhat curious circumstance
that in the trial Of the assassination cen
spirators, now going on at Washington.
there has not been q single objection
raised by the defense that has not been
overulcd, or solitary one raised by the
prosecution that has not been sustained.
| On the 18th, lightning bolt entered
the hotel at Guelph, Canada, at the roof
passed along bell wire to the ring at thC
end, around that ling, thence through
the plastered wall making hole like I
bullet-brcak;ng the mirror in the rear o
bar bottles, and out at an open door. 4
number Of persons were affected by tn
bolt, one Of them parylizcd for a while
one was made unconscious, and other
were SO affected as to jump five or 81
o feet high, others fell down, and other
turned pale with terror, but none knc'
}, the cause The bolt was followed b
y heavy thunder clap, but none of the PEI
sons thus affected heard it, t
The horse which left Boston at sunri,
" on the 2sth, TO accomplish one hundrC
and sixteen miles, to Portland, bcfe
sunset, on a thousand dollar bet, fell III
died six miles from that place, haviI
made one hundred and ten miles consi
4 erably inside Of time.
The Cincinnati Commercial says th
General W. T. Sherman has selected Ci
cinnati as bis place Of residence.
Ford's Theatre will pass into the han
IT NJ of the Christian Association on Mond;
July Sd, and viii thencefcrth be kno'
as tho Lincoln Temple. Z
The Choctaw Indians have agreed I,
mt permanent peace, and have represent
'er that all the Tribes desire the same enc
pg Tho Abolition State Convention
'u- Vermont nominated for Governor p
u, Dillingham;, for Lieutenant Govern
~ Abraham B, Gardner, and for Treasur
got John B. Page. TIE Convention
da- large end harmonious. The resoluti
.os included one in favor Of negro suffrag
her The house Of Horace Crosby of OF
lin was entered on Tuesday when
:. T., family was at church, and 81, 100 in
'tov ernmcnt bonds taken from drawc
-; which Mr. G. had very foolishly
them, About 5000 in bonds were ly
,io near, but these were not taken, {
her ernmcnt bonds are just as unsafe "
oilv dying around loose" as bank bills
uo there. is no difference in the cassS
,;ro both arc negotiable by delivery
or a Two thieves entered the banking Z
and of Ccnklin Bros & Co. Cincinnati
ali Iucsloy noon, vhilstalI but one Of
pyoprictors had gone to dinner Ga