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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-08-18
Hollands Life of Lincoln -.

80 N"" D"', Auoisner, OF bprIDR-
held, Masa.. has in press popular Life Of
Abraham Lincoln, late President of the
United States, from the pen OF Dr.J, G
Hollsod, the widely known and favorte al.
thor OF the "Timotby Ttcemb" Letters.
"Bitter Sweet" Gold Foil" &C., SO. The
work will be full and complete, comprising
incidents Of the early history Of our mar.
tyred President. bis career as q lawyer and
politician. bis advancement to the Presi.
dency of the United States aud chief CON.
mand of the Army and Navy through the
most trying period of the Z history, together
With an account of the tragicaI and mourn.
full scenes connected with the close of bis
noble and eventfui life. la ,.r
The aim OF the author is, to present the
leading facts of Mr.. LincoIns life, aud to
paint the character of the man whom tho
people OF America had learned to lovo
above any Chief Magistrate since Washing.
ton. Avoiding the burden OF. Official docu.
ments. any further than they shall be abso.
luteIy necessary to o fair understan nding of
his principles and policy, aud dwelling
mainly on those aspects of history which
present him as man, and tho President of
great Republic in tho most eventful peri.
cd Of its career, he aims TO describe as
graphically as may be the private and pub.
lie life Of the humble citizen, tho successful
lawyer, the puro politician, the far sighted
Christian statesman, the efficient philan.
thropist. and the honored Chief Magistrate.
The people desire biography which shall
narrate to them, With measurable degree
of cymmetry and comp pleteness. the story
Of life which has been intimately ascot
ated with their own. and changed the
course of American history through all
coming .H3ae. sucha narrative will this be
lone that shall be sufficiently full 10 detail
without being prolix. and circumstnntial
without being dull. Some advance pages
of the work have already appeared. and are
receiving the most aatteriug oncomiums OF
the press. -,,-...,..
The work will bo published in handsom Q
Octave volume of about Five Hundred
pages, on fine paper, printed from electro.
type plates, and will be embeliished by an
elegant Steel Portrait of Mr.. Lincoln, with
. finely engraved view of bis residence iu
Springfield, Illinois, and will be bound ir
neat and substantial binding, and furnished
to those who order the work at the follow
log prices, payable on delivery Of tho vol
ume:
In Muslin Binding, y, s3 90
10 Leather Binding, so d.
In Half Calf Binding, $50
Miss H. Hale, of this place, 10 Agen
for the sale of this work in tho to wnsbips o
Chardon, Claridon, Chester and Kirkland
and 10 how engaged in canvassing for sub
soribers.i It will be delivered in a few
weeks. As il is sold only to those who or
der 10 advance. and cannot 5e obtained ex
cept through the publishers dis,ributiu,
agents, all those townships who desire I,
obtain il should embrace the present oppor
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DR.. d. II. DORNSIFE.

Physician aud Surgeon, East Claridon, &c.
auga County, Ohio-having returned from the
army where he has been for the past year prac.
Using in the U. s. Hospitals, has re.opened his
office at East Claridon, and is now ready to re-.
spond 10 all calls in the limo OF his profession.
.... 6l3tf
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EMPLOYMENT-s MONTH. :. Agents
IA wanted 10 sell Sewing Machines. We will
give commission on all Machines cold, or en-
Pioy agents who will work for the above wages,
and all expenses paid. Add:ess
D. B. HERRINTON,
so5w6 Detroit, Mich.
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LEGAL NOTICE.
e: S:sa.s s..' couOt1 :, oS,o Of Common pls.
Alm0n h0lco"0' %. Plaintiff @ --
Charlotte Simmons. George jCivil Action.

Geduga COunty. = =
AlmOn Holcomb, Plaintiff, | . .s.
Charlotte Simmons. George $Civil Action.
w. Simmons and Orrin ..t-..
Pulsipher, Defendants. s.r.-., -...
GEORGE w. SIMMONS will take notice that
" on the Ist day OF Augu.t, A. d. 1865, said
Plaintiff, Almon Holcomb filed in the office Of
the Clerk Of said Court his certain petition, al
legins in substance that on the Sd day Of April,
A. ID. 1861, said Charlotte Simmons, George w,
Simmons. Or.in Pulsipher and said Plaintiff, Al
mon Hoicomb, made, executed and deli yered TO
one J. c. Downing, their promissory note of that
date payable to said Downing or bearer, for four
hundred and six,y.on dollars, payable on the
first day Of October, A. d. 1864, with interest 10
be paid annually, and that the said Almon Hol.
comb signed said note as surety only. And to
secure said Almon Holcomb from loss from sign.
ing said note, said Defendant, George w. Sim
mons, and his wife, Melissa Simmons, joining
with him, on the 9TH day Of April, A. D. 1861,
gage deed. and thereby, conveyed to the Plaintiff
the following lands and tenements. situate in the
Township Of Ca-idon, County of Geauga and
State Of Ohio, and known. as the undivided one
third IN common Of the following described prem
ises, to wit Part Of LolNo. in Section No. Il,
bounded as follows: Beginning at the south.
west corner Of land decided by Simon Perkins to
William Ober thence east "a chains 95 links
thence north q chains and 81 lin ks; thence ives!
81 chains "a links; thence south 81 chains and
links to the place of beginning; containing
six y and CO. 100 acres, subject to all legal
highways, excepting and reserviug sK scres in
the northeast cerner, decided to George w. Sim
mons also Is rods square IN the southwest cor
ner, to Emily Ann Belden, April ID, 1859. Tie
said flaintiff claims he was compelled to pay
part OF said note. to wit, the sam of---, ana
that there is due him from said George w. Sim.
mons on said noIe, the sam Of $3.50 90 and inter.
est from July lst, 1865.
Said petition SETS forth tn 1t said CharlOtts Sim.
Ela L. ~E ...1
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LEGAL NOTICE.

THE said Defendont. Uri finney, a resident Of
l. Tompkins County, State OF New York, is
hereby notified thai said Plaintiffs. on the I'd day
OF August, A. d. 1865, 6ed in the office OF the
Clerk Of said Court their petition, alleging in
substance that on tho l4th dav OF December. I.
ls4i Abraham Finney, then in full life, entered
into contrac, with one John w. Fowler Tor the
sale aud conveyance Of forty acres OF land
known as being the north part Of Lot No. Al, in
the Township of Thompson in Geauga County,
Ohio, and that said contract has been duly as.
signed and transferred TO Henry C Gurney, aud
tha, the amount due thereon has been fully paid ::
and that said tiaintifs are entitled 10 q deed OF
said premises from said Defendants, Uri and Le.
via Finney, as Executors of Abraham finney,
deceased. That Henry C. Carney and his as;
signOrs have been In peaceabe and uninterrupted
oossesston OF said premises for more tha twenty.
pne years previous 10 the death OF said Henry C..
Gurnsy. and Plaintiffs are now in possession OF
said premises az his heirs.
The prayer Of said petition is that said Defend
ants, as Executors Of said Abraham finney, be
ordered TO execute deed OF said premises to sud
Plaintiffs.
Said Defendant is required 20 answer or demur
to said petition on or before the 29d day oi Sep
tember, A. d. 1865, or the same will be tskeu as
confessed. CANFIELD Il SMITH,
si2w6 Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
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eMerCAN2ats' 1''l
Insurance Company,
HARTFORD. CONN.
from the Marion co., Tndep,ndent.

HARTFORD. CONN.
From the Masicn tO) Independently
which had Policies upon the .Welinpton Fire. ~
was the MERCHANTS Of Hartford. Conn and
the way takes care Of It's customers 10 shown
, ,,, HHHrroRp, May 9Th, 1865.
Loss At Wellington, Ohio. Examine, and, IL
'00"d ''' r'sh'' p'{ q! opesi 1nanr,,
.. WELLINGTON, June I'd. 1863.
Recei'd q. the MERCHANTS INSURANCE
COMPANY, Of Hartford, Conn. per ]. s. Reed.
Policy OF same amount on our Store and Ware.
honse, destroyed By fire. A Company that thus
fairly and promptly meets its losses deserves gen.
eral patronage.
STARR, FOOTE & co.
We see frequent mention made OF the ',MER.
CHANTS" anc II Is always spoken Of 40
Company which, after being satisfied that a loss
Is iair and square, pays at once, without useless
red tape. In this County the MERCHANTS IL
ledo, Elyria, Lima, Wellington and other places,
have been ioirly and honestly adjusted, and also
promptly paid. Our Farmers .and business men
prefer the honest, frank fair policies OF the MER-
against loss and damage by fire. The receipts
OF theMEkCHANTS,'a as returned 10 our Coun-
ty Auditor for taxation, are largely in excess Of
those Of any other Company doing business Mt
this place. Its Surplus or Reserved Fund Is
greater in proportion TO Capital, than that OF any
other Hartford Company. =
Mr.. J s. REED, the State Agent, has been
doing business in this place, as Merchant and
Banker for over Twenty. five years. Parties de-
CHANTS INSURANCE COMPANY, Of Hart.
lord, are liable guarantee against loss by FIRE and,
1t they will consider character shown by its
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and will be sold at SMALL ADVANCE.
, a5r1 Those designing TO purchase anything In
our Line Of Trade will do we'll to call aud exam
Inc Our Goods and our Prices before buying else
where, and f'..
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Mr. J. o. CoNvsEsR-Dear Sir. Please 10 In
form the citizens Of Chardon and vicinity, that
they will be called upon for a manifesto ton Of
their interest in n Rail Road from Cbardon 10
Fairport, as soon as the in formation authorized
by the following letter can be obtained,
Office Lake Survey,
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q PECIAL n lot l & Il .

CPECIAL NOT G E. -
The undersigned offer to their friends and the public
large assortment of every article in their line Of business
embracing
COfTONS-Bleached and Brown
Misunderstanding. Irish, Pillow, Figured
TABLE DAMASk
TABLE CLOTHS AND COVERS
DOILIES AND TABLE NAPKINS
HUCKABACK, CRASH AND RI SSIA ToWELING
TOWELS OF ALL KINDS
QUILTS
SCOTCH AND RUSSIA DIAPER
BINGHAM
LAWN
ORGANIZES
JACoNETS AND CAMBRIC
CALICO
CLOTHS AND CAssIMEREs
TWEED
SATINETT
JEANS
FLANNELS OF ALL SORTS
COTT0NADE AND LINEN PANTS STUFF
SPOOL-COTT0N, THREAD, SEWING SILK
HOOKS AND EYES
And in fact every article usually kept in
FIRsTCLASs DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT,
AND AT PRICES TO SUIT ALL.
SELDNER CO.,
ia loft Is Main Street.
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Sale of Government Vessels at Philadel-
phia.
GOOD PRICES OBTAINED.

Frsn the Philadelphia Ledger, June Il.
The announcement that there would
be sale of Government vessels at thu
Navy Yard yesterday drew large num-
Der of shipping merchants, and Others
Interested, to the yard. The vessels all.
nounced to be sold were the side-wheel
steamer Quaker City, two hundred and
forty-four feet long and thirty-six fee:
beam; the iron screw steamer Ladona,
one hundred and ninety-seven feet lon.,
and twenty-seven feet beam the screw
tug Acacia, one hundred and fifteen feet
| long and twenty-five foet beam the
screw steamer Cambridge, one hundred
| and thirty-five feet long and twenty-nine
| feet beam; the screw tug f.. b. Halo,
one hundred and six feet long and twen-
ty-eight feet beam; and the bark j. L.
Davis, one hundred and thirty-threc
feet long and thirty feet beam. Previous
to the commencement of the sale, Mr..
| Cook, the auctioneer, announced the
terms of the sale to be cash, twenty per
centum ofthe purchase money to be paid
on the day of sale, and the remainder
| before the removal of the vessel from tho
Navy Yard.
The bark J. L. Davis was put up first,
and after spirited contest between sew
erai Philadelphia firms, was knocked
down to Messrs. Fitzpatrick and Heraty
for ST., 400. The steamer Ladona, ali
| English built vessel, iron hull, captured
and. condemned as blockade runner,
and purchased the Navy Department,
was next put up. For this vessel there
was quite spirited contest, and she
was finally. sold to Mr.. John Jewett d
Son, of New York, for $35, 200; the steam
tug Acacia was knocked down to Messrs.
s. & James NJ. Flahigan for 81 400; for
the steamer Cambridge there was good
deal of competition, yet she only brought
$l7,500 the tug e. b. Hale was sold to
James s. Whitney, of Brooklyn, r. T.,
for 81, 500; for the steamer Quaker City,
q Philadelphia built ship, the bidding
was spirited, and shewa knocked down
Mr.. r. o. Lowry, of philadelphia, for
$35, 500. The total amount realized was
$llS,sOO. The vessels brought excellent
prices, and all that were offered found
purchasers. A different result was ex-
perienced In New York few days ago.
when at one sale of government vessels
very low prices were obtained, and at
| another some of the vessels had to bo
withdrawn for want of bidders.
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WATER

NERITAS.

To the Editor Of the Norfolk Post:
The subject has often been spoken of,
the practicability has been endorsed by
our best men, and some of our capital
lists some few years since, did combine
to introduce the far-famed juniper water
into our cities. Gen. Burnett, of the u.
S. Army, was called made a survey and
decided that this could be introduced
into Portsmouth from Deep Creek for
the sum of sixty thousand dollars. With
the government for customer, the City
of Portsmouth for q customer, the Insur-
ance Companies for a customer, and no
doubt, the inhabitants very generally
for a customer, who can doubt but this
could be made highly profitable stock
company. Persons from distance cam
not drink the water of either city; in
| fact. we hear no claims to good water
generally, and it would be great relief
to the thousands that are constantly
visiting the cities to provide them such
water as they could drink without fear
of injury. 1t is a notorious fact, that
this water has been found sound and
nnre after being barrelled for tWenty-
four uenrs on board of the old Pennsyl-
yaniS, and its medicinal properties have
been pronounced by good judges highly
beneficial.
Mr.. Editor, there are men here now
who have become with us in our future
nrosperity. that can put this thing
through to completion indeed it would
be blessing to our cities, and very &C.
ceptable to the inhabitants generally
Please give these few suggestions an air.
ing-they will bear investigationsrand
obIige, Yours, respectfully,
PROGRESS.
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In Paris. recently, says a correspond
| ent, "a most interesting musical sOiree
was given in the Theatre of the COnserv-
atoire, forthe Addition DUN OPERA as
| the programme announced it. The COM
poser was the Duke de Massa, a young
nobleman well knownin the fashionable
circles of Paris, but likewise celebrated
in the literary world for his success i'm
several branches of the fine arts. Enor-
mously rich, young, well-looking, anex-
cellent painter, an admirable photo
prapher, and an accomplished musician
he still desired to submit to the severe
test of criticism the result of his labors as
a composer, and for that purpose he on
gagged at a considerable expense the hest
artists of the Grand Opera to be the in
terpreters of his last work, an opera in
four acts. The double position of the
young composer was exemplified in the
twotold character of the company, for
whilst on the one hand were to be seen
the Empress, the Prince Mathilde, the
Princess Anna Murat, the Prince and
Princess de Metternich, Count and
Countess Walewski, the Count and Coun-
tess de Dreux-Breze, Barons and Baron
esses de Rothschild, the Marquise de
Galiffet, and crowd OF other high and
fashionable personages, there were, on
the other hand, M. Theirs, NJ. Berger,
NJ. Auber, Prince Poniatowski, M. Per-
rim (of the OPERA, NJ. de Pasdefoup, and
all the musical critics of Paris. Ladies
and gentlemen, all were in full evening
dress, as befitted such high musical So
lemnity. The entertainment consisted
of two parts, one with seven pieces, and
the other with eight. The music besides
was oftwo kinds, the far greater portion
written for the voice, but several NOR
eaux were also intended for ballet.
The Empress and the persons of the
Court remained to the end, and so great
was the charm that the general mass of
the audience never thought of moving.
In the course of the evening ices and
advertisements were handed about in
the theatre; it was, In fact, impossible to
act more gallantly than the noble compo-
SER"
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Retrenchment-Gen. Grants Policy.

The Chicago Tribune gives the follow
| ing version of conversation of General
Grant upon public matters:
When Gen. Grant was urged to pro-
long his stay at the fair few days, OIL
the ground that he was fairly entitled to
a little more furlough after his four yea n
of unremitting labor, he replied thai
business, if important, must always have
precedence of pleasure, and that he coultt
| be vastly more useful to the country ri;
his post in Washington than by linger-
| ing in Chicago; that he considered it his;
highest immediate duty to retrench Gov
ernment expenses, andsave the resources
of the people as far as lay in his power.
He said that taxes would be heavy
enough hereafter in any event, and that
not one dollar should be added unneces-
sarily to the burden.
One item of expenditure which should
be speedily retrenched, that he mention
ed was the support of 2O0,0 900 head OF
Horses and mules in possession of the
army when Lee surrendered. To feed
and attend these animals will cost not far
from one dollar per day each. General
Grant proposes to sell off l50, 900 to TO-.
600 of them at public auction to the high
est bidders, and put the proceeds into the
Treasury. The saving for their support
and attendance will amount to more
than million of dollars per week, to say
nothing of the eight or ten millions
which they will probably realize to tie
Treasury in the sale.
The General says they are now idle,
and eating their heads off. When they
are sold to the farmers in the South, az
well as the North, they will suppord
themselves, and more, too, in tilling tha-
soil and moving the crops. And this
thousands of men taking care of them,
while in possession of the Government,
will be relieved from this duty and dis
charged, and sent home to aid in devel-
oping the resources OF the country, and
to reduce the army to the lowest point
Consistent with public safety, 1t is not
probable that more than 100000 men,
after the first of January, will be retained
in the service, and part of these may be
gradually mustered out during the next
three or four years. The black troor
will mostly be retained for garrison pur-
poses in the Gulf States. The Veteran
Reserve Corps and Regulars are the Only
white troops that are likely to be keptfn
service beyond this year. The regulars
may be increased to the maximum of
forty thousand men. A few regiments
of cavalry will have to be retained for
frontier service, to look after marauding
redskins.
The army expenses have already been
cut down more than million of dollars
per day, and, under Gen. Grants vigil
liant supervision, further excelsior i,
going on every day. The General be-
1ieves not only in hard fighting, but
close shaving, so that the country mag
be able to endure the drain of any otilet
war which may arise hereafter.
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1865.
The President, Lieutenant-Govern
Cowper, called the Senate to order at II
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
NEW DAILY LINE
IN PROM
NORFOLK TO FORT MONROE AND BALTIMORE,
CITY POINT AND RICHMOND.
CARRYING THE UNITED STA TE.s MAIL.
The splendid steamers
GEORGE LEARY Capt. BLAKEMAN,
JAMES I. BRADY Capt. DEERIyG,
Leave Norfolk for Baltimore daily, at "a o'clock NJ
Returning, leave Baltimore daily at o'clock p NJ Ar,
irving at baltimore in time for thu early Washington and
Northern train.
CITY POINT, Capt. TALBOT,
Leave Norfolk for Richmond daily, at o'clock, A. NJ
Returning, leave Richmond daily at o'clock, A. NJ
Touching at jamestown and Wilson's wharf, going and
returning.
Through tickets sold for Washington Philadelphia and
New York.
Passengers and baggage transferred at Baltimore from
boat to cars free OF charge
The passenger accommodations the above steamers
unsurpassed, and the tables well supplied.
Tho steamers leave Norfolk from the wharf foot of Roam
oke Square, For freight or passage apply board or at
the office tho wharf.
je 2i-tf Nv TeMpKINs, Agent.
EoR NEW YORK.
THE NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP COM
PANY'S STEAMSHIPS LEAVE NORFOLK
FOR NEW YORK, AS FOLLOWS:
YAZOO,
CAPTAIN COUCH,
Every Tuesday, at o'clock, P. NJ.
CREOLE,
CAPTAIN THOMPSON.
Every Saturday, at o'clock, p M.
The Passenger accommodations board these steam
ships are unsurpassed.
Fare, including State-room and Meals, Sl2 90.
For Freight or Passage apply on board, or to
je 21-tf J. NJ. RENSHAW.
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SEN Ale.
FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1865.
The President, Lieutenant-Gover
Cowper, called the Senate to order at ii
o'clock.
GENERAL.
Senate bill providing for compensa-
ton to the Acknowledgement of the
State and to defray the expenses of his
office, was taken up and passed.
The bill appropriates 81 500 for the
purposes indicated
IMPOSING TAXES.
House bill imposing taxes for the sup
port of the State Government for the
year 1865, was called up, and, the rules
being suspended, was passed.
RATE OF INTEREST.
House bill to amend the 4th section,
chapter 141 of the Code of 1860, in regard
to the legal rate of interest, was. taken up,
and, the Senate refusing TO suspend the
rules, was laid on the table.
REFUSAL TO RECEIVE ANY MORE NEW
BILLS.
Mr.. Lemosey offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
"Resored That no moro new bills will DO received or
considered by this body"
The House was informed of the pas
sage of the above resolution.
RECESS.
On motion of Mr.. Powell, the Senate
took recess at liz o'clock A. NJ, till
o'clock p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
At O'Clock the President resumed his
seat and called the Senate to order.
MARRIGE OF NEGROES.
House bill legalizing the marriage of
negroes was laid over.
THE STAY LAW.
Senate bill staying the collection Of
debts i'll certain cases, as amended in the
House and sent back to the Senate, was
passed.
SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT.
The following joint resolution adopted
by the House, was read and laid over till
this afternoon:
Resored The Senate concurring that this House ad
Iourn this day sine die"
RECESS.
On motion, the Senate took recess
till 4 o'clock p. VI.
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RECONSTRUCTION.

After considerable delay in deciding
upon the claims of the several aspirants
for the position of Provisional Governor
of Alabama, President Johnson has, in
his proclamation, appointed Lewis +.
Parsons, of Taledega, to that important
position. The fact of his selection, to
the exclusion Of such men as Judge
Humphreys, ID. III. Bingham. and w. II.
Smith, is of itself sufficient assurance OF
the unflinching loyalty andability of thes
appOintee. This proclamation of the
President virtually restores another So
ceded State to the Union. The following
Is the present status of the Southern
States. Seven States are governed by
regularly elected officers, as follows:
Kentucky Thomas E. Bramletc,
Maryland Thomas Swami.
Tennessee William u. Brownlow.
Virginia. Francis II. PierpoiM.
Missouri Thomas u Fletcher
Arkansas .......... Murphy.
Louisiana. james Madison Welh.
Provisional Governors under the same
instructions have been appointed for five
| States, as follows:
North Carolina William w Holden.
Georgia.. johnson
Mississippi Ia slitRey.
Texas. j. Hamilton
Alabama. +. Parsons.
Provisional Governors are yet to be ap-
pointed for South Carolina and Florida,
when every State in the Union will again
be in possession of u civil Executive loyal
to the National Government.