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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-07
COURTS FOR 1865.
9th Judicial District.

THE STATE OF OHIO,
FRANKLIN COUNTY, IS.
T 4. S. SHEPARD, CLERK OF THE COURT
i, of Common Pleas within and for said County,
do hereby certify that the following order is truly
taken and correctly copied from the journal Of said
Court, to wit
In pursuance of the Statute in such case made and
proy ed, it Is ordered by the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas in the 9TH Judicial District of
Common Pleas for the year 1865 be held in the sew
eral counties of said District, as follows:
DISTRICT COURT.
away May TO- Fayete, May 10; Highland, Septen ber
is; Adams, Sept. 81; Brown, Sept. %; Cermont,
Sept 2s; Ross, Oct.2
COMMON PLEAS.
First Subdivision.
Adams county, February %, July IL. October 10.
Brown March Z. July 25, Oct. 81.
Clermont March 81, Aug. g. Nov. IL.
Second Subdivision.
Highland county, March II, juno IS, Oct IL.
Ross Feb. l3, May %, Nov.6.
Fayette March %. june ~, Oct. "a.
Third tSubdiuision.
franklin county Feb, 20, May %. Nov. 1s.
Piokaway April 4, June ~, Oct. "a.
Madison March 20. June 10, Oct. II.
fSfS AAtShSR 4 ]. aaSA{SdSk + i {$BSSIdSSkffEf $SSfEf judges,
Dated this 7th of October 1864.
-, Witness my hand and the seal Of said
(, a Court at Columbus this 3oth day Of De-
lIs.' cember, A. p lss! si,rp nn ,r
ByJ. q. RICHARDS, Deputy.
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Republicans In Roman; Democrats in Itaiics.I
IS = cALIFoRNIA. D ~ III lnnxsEso1Ag TAo
yas: 4, AeDos0aI. ,lss5 AlsSapds{ Remssy,
CONNECTICUT. MISSOURI, .....u
lafayette S. Foster 1857 John b. Henderson iseD
James Dixon. .aisSO b. Gratz Brown. .. ISL
DELAWARE. sKwHxaPsHIRnI
Geo. Read Riddle. 1863 Daniel Clarks3. .s..-Ias7
WiHagd Sauls6urv 1871 John B. Hale ....,,.1s7t
'l ILLINOIS .fiiiin5 NEW JRHekY. %
Lyman Trumbull ..lss7r WyRiam Wsfgkfas4 9a1p
Vim. a. Richardson. 1856 John q. Ten Eyck, LIZA
INDIANA. ~ NEW YORK.
Henry s. Lane ~ 1867 Ira Harris =. .....a. .lt5f
7hOs. a. Hendricks. 1859 Edwin d. Aprgans. .deee
IOWA. 4lryr0y 3 oHIo.Jsdr1aaa
James Harlan. 1897 John Sherpspr . r. ise is
James W Grimes. 1871 benjamin II. w ado..too0
KANSAS. @." as.oRKGoN a1tkB
Sam. c. Pomeroy :. 1857 Benz. +. Harding, !. .leea
James ii. Lane -ls7l James w. Ntsnik, 1851
KENTUCKY. sf' FENSsYLvASfA! va
Garrett Dauis. 1867 CAas. r.. Buckalsp. 1857
Lasarus ". Po,oeu. 1859 Edgar Cowan .l9os
LOUISIANA fi'nsT RHODE tsLA,D.
r. 4 Cutler. 1897 WilIis% plsEss ,s, ,ss
e. Smith ........ 1862 Henry y. Anthony. !.l5lt
MAINE. 17i io VERMONT. N y.
Lot NJ. Morrill,. 1869 Jacob Collaner i, I. leez.
Nathan A. Farwe... Solomon Foot.. ). .1seq
MASSACHUSETTS. svIRcISIA..is .isis9's
Charles Sumner . 1869 .Jdmes 8. -Cdrlize I. l881
Henry Wilson..... 1871 [Vacapcy-- Iemuel j. II
Maryland. BoWden being ,dcads
Thomas H. Hicks. 1867 :, WEST yIhgiSrA. -
ReUeTdy JOHNSON 1853 L. u. Van w lnke-c .te94
MICHIGAN. WaitmanT3W Winey.. .ld7i
Zacbarah Chandler. 1869 :, wIsCoSsIS.sa II
Jacob NJ. Howard .le1l Jas. IL; Uoolittie, IMy
Timothy U. Huwe... .lS67
Republicans 80; Democrats, le. .iil iig-.
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Celebrated in Europe for its medicinal and benefi-
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and by some Of the first families in Europe and
America.
AS A TONIC
Il has equal causing IN appetite and building up
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AS A DIURErEC
II imparts healthy action of the glands, kidneys
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and rheumatic affections.
SPEER'S WINE
Is pure article from the juice Of the Port grape
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wine III use, and an excellent article for all weak
and deblitated persons and the aged and infrm inn
proving the appetite, and bencfittng ladies and
children. Try it once and you will not be deceived
RS- Be sure the signature of Alfred Spccr is over
the cork of each bottle Sold bv Druggists who also
sell the CASTELLA PORT BRANDY, choice old
vaults of Oporto. The trade supplied in Philadel-
phia by French, Richards Co.. and by all Whole
sale Dealers in New York, and by A. SPEER, at his
vinevard, New Jersey
Principal office, No. eos, Broadway,
New York.
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thekctter-up Of the Club.
Subscribers, names will be written upon. Club
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NUMBER O16o. .sdr
SECOND SESSION.

'1oE-sIo sENATE.kUIO0
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GEO. pEMERIT. & 90.

THE FOLLOWING sPLENpID LIsr-oFi sSo4sfi,
WATCHES, CHAINS, GOLD PENS AND PEN. =
CILS. &C.. &o., WORTH s5oo 900. tll 5tloO
To be sold at ONE DOLLAR each, without re-
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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-07
Fifty-Sizth General Assembly Of Ohio
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.


DIS COUNTIES. SENATORS.
o. (Benj. Egseston..
lst Hamilton. ............ }ThOs. H. MILESTONE"
Uoshua II. Bates.
2l-Wa-ren and Butler. =. II. q. McBu ney
3d-Mon g g,mery and Preble Lewis b. Gnnckel.'
4'h-Brown and Nlermont. james Louden. o..
5th-Gre ne, Clinton, etc. John Patton.
6tl-Ross and Highland 80. JOB Il. Stevenson.
7th- Adams, SciOto, etc. Jshn Il. Wilson.
8th-Lawrence. Gaia, etc. Henry 8. Meals
9th Fairfield Athens, etc.. John NJ. COnnrll.
lOth-Ftanl lin and Pickaway. Geo. l.. Conoerso.'
Ilth-Champaign. Clarke, etc. .Anson Z. lloward.'
I2h-Darke Miami etc. :. =. Jonathan Cranor.
13th-LOgan, Marion, etc. VIM. H. West
14th-W ashingtoD, ,borgap ,etcWm. 4. Curtis.
lIh-Muskingum and Perry. Tnos: j. Maginnis.
16th-Licklng and Delaware. Jas. X. Stanbery.
l7&29-Knox. WAYNE, etc.....J cseph Z. Devin.
l8tt-Coshocton Tu'carawasW illism Stanton.
l9th-Monrce and Guernsey. John d. O'Conn0r.'
2Oth-IIarrison and Belmont. John G.. Jamson.
2Ist-Stark and Carroll ..... Henry 5. Martin.
22d Jefferson & &Columbiana Norman X. nj 'Kenzie.
23d -MahOning & Trumbull. Eben Newton.
24Jh-Ashtabula Lake, etc.. VIM. g. Howells.
25th-Cuyahoga ............ Samuel w llliamson.
26th-Purtage and Summit. Alphonso Hart.
27th-Med,na and Lorsin.....S. Humphrey yile..
20th-Richand snd Ashland. Isaa, Gass.
3Oth-Huron, Erie etc.......... Fred WicPham.
Crawfort, etc.. WiHidm Ling
32d l. Williams, Auglaize, etc. AerediM II. 1iiett.
HancOcF. etc. Jam S. q. Hall.
Republicans s...........................
Republicans in Roman; Democrats in Halic
Those marked thus were members Of the last
IegisatlTe.
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B, L. FAHNrsTpcKs
WORM CONNECTIONS

Are prepared from the active principle Of his cefe
brated Vermifuge. They are put up in q nice and
paatable FORM TO suit the taste Of those who cannot
take them without trouble. They are an effective
Worm destroyer, and may be given TO the most deli
cate child. ~. N-li14t T-n
CO., Sole Propretqrs. 7s and rs Wood and el Fourth
streets, Pittsburg, Pa. W M
Sold BY Drussists and Medicine Dealers generally.
junei56i WY
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Weekly Ohio Statesman

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TEAS. TEAs!

J. Hotel Keepers and Families, desrous of obtain
ing choice Teas at reasonable rates. is respectfully
directed TO our
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-04-07
A RNOLD & FIELD,
Merchant TailOrs,

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Special attention given to the selection Of
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r IMPROVE YOUR EYESIGHTl
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Price rs cents bottle.
Imported and for sale by
JULIUS DIENELT, Dentist,
No., 145 Prince street.
For sale by most Druggists.
Jan. 3-tf
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@ 0 D A W A T E L .

The subscriber is now prepared to charge,
SODA FOUNTAINS and furnish Syrups. OF
all varites and will furnish Soda Water Ap-
paratus of any description. Also Marble PIE Dust,
sulphuric Acid, Super Carb. Soda, h1tings
Oh Lemon, Wintergreen,- or any kinds OF
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ratas HENRY COOK,
rnh 21-tf No. 80, King street.
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PUBLISHED DAILY By
EDGAR 1sNOWDEN, sR.
~ @ OFFICE-No. lO4 King street, owe
8 ne's formerly French's Book Store
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES


OFFICIAL DISPATCHES .t
JUNCTION souTHs:De DANyILLE r. r..
BURKEsv1LIE, Va. April 8, 10 p NJ.
Hon Eaclu M Stanton, Secretn1y Of var: Il.
Lieutenant General Grant received the fol
lowing dispatch at. 80 ?. w., while on his
xav 70 this point, and at once proceeded 70
General Sheridan's headquarters. General
Grant desired me to transmit the dispatch to
van on the opening of the telegraph at this
nlace. and to say that the 9Th corps without
nnnht reached Gen. Sheridan position within
an hour or two after the dispatch was written
Two divisions Of the 24th corps will encamp
here to night, and one division OF the 10Th
arn,y corns at Blacks and Whites Station,
Southside railroad. 5. WILLIAMS,
!. Brigadier General.
Ho'Rs. CAVALRY, JErTERsv1LLE,
April 5, 3 ?. NJ.
10 Lieutenant General Grant: f. 81
GENERAL: I send you the enclosed letter.
which will give you an idea OF the condition OF
che enemy aud their wherea bouts E.
sent General Davies brigade this morning
around on my left flank .aHe captured at
Fames' Cross Roads FIVE pieces OF artillery,
aOOuU TWO uuuuTSO WdSuHS, dAu 0A,ho VI A'AAS
battle flags, anda number OF prisoners.
The I'd army corps is now coming up. l
wish YOU were here yourself. Il feel confident
Of capturing the Army of Northern Virginia
If we exert ourselves. / see no escape Tor
Lee. [ will put all my cavalry out on my lett
flank, except Mckenzie, who is now on the
right. @s P.aH. SHERIDAN,
Major General.
The chief point OF interestin the last For
eign news centres in the debate In the British
House of Commons on American affairs. =
From the whole tone Of that debate it squite
evident that the speakers, both ministerial and
otherwise. were impressed with the belief that
the grievances for which each country sought
redress Of the other may yet lead to difficulties
between England and the United States, aud
that the first point to look after is Canada.
Bishop Delancey Protestant Episcopal
Bishop Of the diocese Of Western New York,
died on Wednesday last, at Geneva N. y.
By his demise Assistant Bishop Rev. br. A.
Cleveland Coke, formerly of Grace Church,
Baltimore, becomes Bishop. ...tE@ .t
An arrival at New ork. from Mobile re,
pores that an attack has been made on Mobile.
No particulars have been obtained, except
that the monitor Milwaukee was blown up of
Dog River Bar by a torpedo.
Baltimore was brilliantly Illuminated last
night. and crowds traversed the Streets Sa
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-25

Colonel p, n very irritable and impa-
tient man, bad occasion once, while pass
ing on horseback through q small town IN
the West, TO patroniso Dutch blacksmith.
"Aro You the smith," he asked Of n
stout, black. bearded, smoking, dirty old
mau, who came out Of tho shop to look at
tho horses defective shoes,
eyes, | be dor smidt," replied the Mein-
hoer, stoadying his long pipe with his loft
hand, while ho lifted one OF the horses feet
with his right. "You wish to have dc new
shoes I"
"No, sir" said tho Colonel in his quick
way. "sot the shoes of his foro-fcct, that's
ALL .n .Jty
"Sct do shoes on his foro Goot-yah,
oondcrstau. | will havo him in Won hour
shoed."
Tho Colonel went away, and returning at
the appointed timc. found the Dutch smith
still at work ON his horse. Ito was very
wroth whom hc saw the state OF affairs, but
he went away again with tho promise that
in won half hour longer tho shoes would
be set.
ACtor dinner, In no vcry mild humor, he
mado his appearance again at tho shop, and
asked what was to pay.
" Four shillings,' was tho reply.
" -Four shillings it's an imposition OK.
claimed tho fiery colonel. | novor paid
over shilling for setting shoe in my
life" 90
Worry voll,' nodded Moinhccr, A." Won
shilling Tor do Won shoo---l sct do four shoes
dat ish four shillings NIGHTS 2"
"Nich, the old Nick roarol the oScitod
traveller. "Who told you to sct moro than
two shocsH"
"By doondor!" said tho smith, "you tell
mo yourself"
al it's ralsohood," answered the trav.
clcr, tits lio--a-
"Minc Got You say set dc shoes on dc
foar feet"
80 did" said tho traveller. 9" tho two
shoes ON tho fore foot" -
"Got in IIimmcl two shoes on dor four
fcot2 Won hat on droo heads rs mootch ="
"You eternal f-lool !" exclaimed ,ho Co
lionel, who suffered when excited. " | said
set tho foro shoes on those two feet, you
b.blundering Dutchman.'
Sot four Shoes on two feet! LA, hal"
laughed the smith soornfuly and Nngrily.
llundret tousand bltzon, you tam Iankco!"
"You w-w-woodon hoad nutchman,'
"Iou Yankee goose! monkey Won tam
iackass, fool !"
Tho Colonel rorlicd suffering worse
than ever; tho smith struck his fist and
iabbcrcd Dutch, his knowledge of English
being exhausted; and thoy had it back and
forth until II mutual acquaintance came up
and explained the matter. The Colonel
paid tho charge, laughing at the mistake,
while Mcinheer smoked tiorccly, oursing
copiously the language that made four foot
two feet or fwo feet four foct, any way but
tho right way-doondcr and blitzen!
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-25
R.TCH LETTING-NO. 4o,

Notice is hereby given that on FRIDAY, the 2Sth
day of July next, at the Ten-mile House, in Web
sLGr Township, ut o'clock Z. NJ, will let to the
lowest and best bidder, in separate sections, the
making of the lower end Of the drain known as
Drain No. 40 said drain commences at the mouth
of Swqle Run. where the sane eaters ToHssant
Creek, In Section 36, Webster Township, follow
ing the old ditch to the McCutchenvIle Road /:
thence to the Taylor Ditch at the north eud of
Seption 3, Center Township; thence TO intersect
the old Plank Road Ditch, 50 called; thence fol-
lowing said ditch TO the Plank Road thence south
ON said road 10 ntcrscct the Prairie Ditch thence
following said ditch west and south TO wheTe il
nersects the old Findlay Road in Plain Town ship,
terminating at said road, (The loYer end INCLUDES
all that part of ths ditch iying east of the west
line of Section 4, Town n, X. II E.)
ALS0-0n MONDAY, the Slst day Of July
next at the house Of n. A. Noble, Esq, in Center
Township, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, will let to the
lowest and best bidder, in separate sections, the
making of the upper end of said Drain No. 4G (the
upper end includes all that part Of the ditch lying
west of the west line Of Section No. A. Town north
Range u east), beginning TO sell at tle lower end
Of each Of said sections,
Plan and specifications Of the work, and cOndi.
tions of sale exhibited and made known on the day
of sale GEO. n. PARSONS, Auditor.
Auditors Office, Wood Co., o.,
Perrysburg, June 80, 1868. ! l0d
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-25
A Flock OF DrunItsm Pigeons.

A San Francisco paper has u curious
story about flock Of ipobriated pigeons
A farmer, living in t,e vicinity of that city,
was recently SURPRISED to sec o large flock
of pigeons, after flying around his barn
yard few moments, suddonly fall TO the
ground. Wondering at the phenomenon,
he concluded to watch them. An anti
quated Thomas-cat. peraWhulatiRg the yard,
seized one Of the young pigeons and made
a hearty meal. Soon after tho Thomas-oat
commenced staggering as if intoxicated
and falling over gave up the ghost with a
dismal yowl. The farmers witc, who had
picked up number OF tho pigeons for the
purpose of making pies of them, on learn
ing of poor grimaIkiu's fate. thought the
birds were poisoned, and threw them down.
The farmer gathered up about two hundred
Of them and threw them into an o out
house In the morning his wife found the
pigeons alive and roosting ON the wood.
pile. Inquiries were made, and it was as
certained that near ncighhcr, hRying boon
trouble by frequent visions of pigeons, had
soaked GONE grain in WHISKY and scattered
il about lis premises, SO that the pigeons
became intoXicaied fact dead drunk.
They recovered, however, but poor puss
became victim of alcoholic stimulants,
impaired by infected pigeon meat
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-25

broadway. Toll.tale smoke playing about
tho heavy eornico fret notified the specta-
tors in the atreet below that this building
was doomed, In q few minutes the flames
flashed out of the upper story windows on
falton street. and thon bolohed forth from
those on Broadway.
The heat had now become intense and
uncomfortable. Tho crowd that thronged
Park Row, Broadway and tho Park were
compelled to TALL back. The roof Of tho
Museum had now fallen and tho interior
OF the building was like tho crater Of vol.
cano.
At 1880 came crash rcsoundng like the
explosion of powder magazine. Tho
whole wall on tho Anu street side had
fallen. A cloud of dust and smoke filled
tho air, making it dark as twilight, render
ing il impossible to doscry objects u! u
short distance.
At l.45 the Broadway front Of tho Mu-
scum foil ia three different sections, ono
after the other. Tho first TO fall was the
part parallel with Broadway, which went
ovor in one mass, falling Hat ON tho pave
mont of the street, aud thCn-and not till
thon--brcaking up into innumcrablo trag-
ments
Another section was left in tho shape Of
an elongated triangle, and not unlike tho
stceplo of church. In u fow moments
this sunk slowly down, tho point still re-
naming upright and in position until tho
whole section disappeared. 1t did not ap-
pear to fall, but apparently sunk into the
| earth.
Tho section of The front wall facing on
Park Row, and at slight deviation from
the parallel of broadway, still remained,
and all eyes wero turned in its direction.
1t was very large, high portion reaching
to tho uppcunost story. About iivo min
utes later this great facade carconcd grace
! fully over and slowly fcll--not ia among
tho burning ruins, but OFT ON Broadway.
1t fell Ms trap-doOr on hinge, and ro'
manned intact until it was smashed upon
| the pavement, sending upn irighttul spray
OF bricks and mortar and vast cloud OF
smoke. This finished tho old Museum.
Onward through tho devoted block sped
| tho volumes of fire until after 2 o'clock,
when tho fremen succeeded in partially
checking tho flames as they dashed against
| the solid walls ol the sixth building from
Broadway, and nothing remained to be
done but to save surrounding property.
| The HerdM estimates tho total loss at
| SG04, 400, setting down the value of tho
museum curiositics at S300,000 Darnum's
insurance was S35,000.
1t is reported that tho conllogration was
the work of inccndarics that the museum
was set on fire in dozen places; the
guilty parties being, it is suspected, South
ern sympathisora offended by tho uso Mr..
lIarnum has madc of the capture of MIR.
Jcllcrson Davis in his wilo's rottiooats,
Threats wore mado against tho building ;
and as it was ono of tho many public struc-
lures devoted to destruction at the time of
the plot TO lay the city in ashes, there is
some ground for thinking tho reports as
well founded,