The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-06-06
NEWS ITEMS.

An order mas Deen lSsucu ny huJula"V
+ General Cowen mastering out the Ohio
National Guard, Provision has been
made that when not less than twenty men
Of a company desire to retain their organ
ization they may do SO.
A large amount of ammunition, stolen
from q United States camp in Texas and
consigned to the Fcnian leaders in New
York, has been seized on board a steamer
10 that port by the United States Marshal.
The Medary monument fund has reach.
ed 81, 1890.
Three hundred persons within a radius
Of 20 miles have been poisoned by -four
I from mills ct ~Pbillipsburg, Putnam couu-
"a ty, New York. The poison was from
lead used about the mill stones.
A Columbus dispatch says four hun
dred and fifty rounds of ammunition were
shipped from that point to New York
- 15O, 900 10 Chicago, and $4,000 muskets
to Buffalo, within a few days, which ru-
NOR, seemingly we'll authenticated, says
were intended for Fenian use,
Eleyed new cases Of cholera were re.
ported on Thursday on the steamer Union
and 38 on the Peruvian, at the New York
quarantine. On Wednesday IS sick from
the Union and SO from the Peruvian,
were taken on board the hospital ship
Fourteen of these died.
jackson, Mississippi, was visited by .
terrific tornado on Monday Of last week,
on which blew over mere than a thousand
h. shade trees, damaging many buildings
,ai within the corporate limits, including the
-oi capitol building. As far as can be ascer-
ps9 tanned no lives were lost. l. is believed
that immense damage has been done in
.ed the surrounding country.
sguqt II is claimed to be we'll known that the
,rghaelay IN the trial Of JEFF Davis has beer
eccasioped in no small degree by Speed
csuciousness of his inability to cope will
such a man as Charles 0Connor in sucf
q an important triI,
'li'i The New York Times says that through
the present leaders in Congress the Re
80 publican party has been nearly "wreck
ed" aud that If nothing is done in thu
way Of wise pilotage, "a sweeping triumph
Of the Democratic party in 1868" viii
ensue.
gI Hair brushing by steam has been dom
10 London for three or four years. fh'
invention has now been introduced il
Chicago, and it is said to be a vast i'm
provemeut on the old plan Of shampoon
10 ing. We do not hear o. shaving by stear
as yet.
Both Houses Of Congress adjourned Of
q Friday till Monday, in respect to tn
memory Of General Scott, and a join
= committee was appointed to attend tn
funeral. In the Senate, the Reconstruc
ton resolution was debated, and after re
jecting several amendments, the substi
tute proposed for the Sd section, wa
adopted. The subject was then postpon
fosd. Mr.. Chandler introduced q bill
amend the National Currency Act, Pre-
yiding for the issue of Sl0O, OOO,0 90
more notes.
~ A Kentucky clergyman, over 80 yeal
OF age, was recently on q visit to a dausl
ter Of bis in Missouri. He was invite
TO preach he did preach but not know
ing anything about the test oath, he d
not take it. he was q man OF UNIQUE
s,iopabls loyalty. This circumstance d
notsocure him against an indictment
court, Wonder If there will be an indi,
sment found against him in the court
Heaven for thus offending.
es Gold closed on Saturday at l4lt,
II is said General Grant lost his wat
by pickpockets at Gsneral Scots fun,
I'll, and Schuyler Golfax his purse.
Twenty six new cases Of cholera ha
been received at tho hospital ship fc
vths Peruvian, and there have been twel
bdeaths since the last report. There +,
tnow one hundred and four cases in h
pital.
Dispatches from the Canadian bore
may DO summed up as follows; A eight
Rdgevay on Saturday between the Z
Erie Fenians and Canadian ~yoluutecI
iths capture ola Canadian battery at y
Erie; the abandonment Of the invas
BY The Fsnians, their attempted ai,
as'oss ths river aud capture by o..
boat. In the meantime, Sweeney i
81 AIbans, and . force Of 1000 Feni
tsvs ssilsd from Chlcago for Goderic