The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-06-28
NEWS ITEMS.

Tho Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton have purchased Ford's Theatre for
100000.
There is as yet no decision as to where
and when JEFF Davis is to be tried. This
is ASSUMED to be reliable.
Mrs. VIM. II. Seward, who has been
long an invalid, wife Of the Secretary Of
State, died last week, in Washington.
Samuel Cunard, the founder and chief
proprietor Of The Cunard line Of steamers,
died 10 London on tho 26th ult.
The Chicago lake tunnel is progress.
ing at the rate Of twelve to fourteen
thousand miles per day.
Lieutenant General Scott has just com
pleted the 10Th year Of his ace.
The Platform Of the Abolition party
has not q word in favor Of retrenchment
end reform ; not a word in favor Of a re
duction Of The cxorbitant State taxation
not a word in fovor Of cutting down thu
list Of civil and military officers Of Thu
: Government; not q word about giving
places to the disabled and wounded sol
dicrs.
ssioi The mill where Henry Clay, when
boy, used 10 ride with his meal bags, il
still standing and performing its ok
work. 1t escaped all injury from tb'
ravagss Of war.
Gems. Sherman and Scott met at Yves
Point, last week. The meeting Of the
heroes was like father ind sou. General
Scott put his arms about General Sher'
mans neck, and expressed his delight al
seeing him safely returned from the per
lis Of the war. III thank God for this
hour" said General Scott II hardly OK.
pected to live to see it. You broke the
back Of The rebellion, General"
It is doubtful whether Chief Justice
Chase will come home to vote this fall
His political friends in Ohio do not open
~ endorse his political theory. He is
squarely in favor Of black suffrage /; they
are SO, quietly, but don't like to make
public professions Of their faith.
What will the shrieking politicians Of
Lorain and A~shtabula, who resolved SO
'vehemontly in favor Of negro suffrage
say 10 the Abolish Platform : Will they
t''be content with the private assurance
that the candidates are right on thi.
question, though the platform is silent?
We see it announced in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer that the name Of Col. Nc
Donald, Of the l01st Regiment o. v. l..
will be presented before the Democratic
State Convention as a candidate for State
Treasurer. The Colonel isa gallant Of
fcer and sterling Democrat.
Gcrerpl Grant gave to the members OIL
the Union League and their families O
reception at Philadelphia on Saturday,
Is tAis the road to the Presidency?
Nothing more shameful can be i'm.
agined than the railroad accident in In
diana, on the Ohio ard Mississippi road
where, when two conductors were quar-
reling over a collision which had just oc
Cured between their trains, a third train
came up, and running into a troop train
Killed fifteen soldiers and manned one
hundred and fifty. 4
A person who will for a moment exam
me the Platform adopted on the 2Ist BY
the Abolitionists, will be lead to the con
clusiou that it was mainly through The
instrumehtality Of these men that ths
Rebellion was put down, and for them
the thanks CT the people of the Union
are asked. No thanks are asked for
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, the McCooks,
or other leading officers. Do these men
deserve no thanks 1t the hands of the
people Of the Union?
Post Master General Denuison has is
sued a circular to the Post Masters
throughout the United States that in or.
der, rs far as possible, to carry out the
resolution passed by Congress March Sd,
preference in filing vacancies in clerk
ships shosle DO given TO disabled soldiers
and sailors,
Gold cloeed at f,40.
II is understood that General Sherman
is to DO the Democratic candidate for
Governor Of Ohio.
A Mr.. Thos- j. Healy stopped with his
wagon And horses uadsr q chestnut tree
near Canal Dover, during atbuuder storm.
This was near evening aud the next morn
ing il was observed that the tree had been
struck BY lightning. People on going to
the tree found Mr.. Healy and his horses
dead at the foot OF the tree.
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RInttefing to White Soldiers.
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