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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-12-27

Mineral Railroad be submitted to the
voters present from the respective
counties, was offered by Mr. Helpman,
tf Winchester, discussed at length. re-
ceIved with general disiavor and final.
ly withdrawn.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
On motion Of Nr. Bartlett it was
agreed to proceed at once to the elec.
ton OF thirteen Directors.
On motion, Mr. II. W. Tailmad ge and
Mr. Thomas Lough were appointed tel.
lers.
The corperators of the Company
came forward TO act as judges Of the
elections, and the voting proceeded
The following were elected Direc.
tors OF the Mineral Railroad Company
on the first ballot: Peter Hayden, B.
+. Smith. William G. Deshler. w. B
Brooks. Wm. Dennison. Isaac Eberly.
George NJ. Parsons, and Thee. Com.
stock, of Columbus; D. Tallmadge, of
Fairfield county; J. G. Garrett, of
Hooking; E. II, Moore. and NJ. NJ
Greene, of Athens; and W P. Cutler Of
Washington.
The road. it is estimated. will cost
The absolute cash sub
scriptions amount to over 5000. 900. SO
that only about 100000 will have to
be borrowed TO complete the road
The cash basis IS unusually large, the
stockholders all responsible parties,
and there was yesterday great enthusi-
asm manifested among stockholders
and friends of the enterprise. The
election lf Directors concluded the bu-
siness Of the session and the meeting
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Successful swindIinR.

The Cadiz Republican says that the
two swindlers mentioned in the Jour.
nal some time since, who are selling
pretended rights TO manufacture ma.
chimes for loading hay and manure,
have defrauded citizens of Harrison
county to the amount of $4,000.
Their plan is to exhibit their model,
sell right, and give an order for a
machine, take note and sell it for
cash in the neighborhood, and leave
Immediately.
The country seems to be alive with
swindlers and thieves, of every grade
and species. We scarcely pick up a
paper that don't give account of some
successful operation by which money is
tilched from the hand OF honest labor
by these scoundrels. Persons find ac-
cess to houses in many instances, un.
der prctence of having something to
sell, merely TOR the purpose of making
observations 80 they can return al
night and rob; and other schemes al.
most numberless, are made use of to get
money. 1t would seem to be good
rule just now to have but little to dc
with the whole pack ofitinerant ira.
ders, and pedlers, or any other stran.
ger. 1t is at least time for honest
people to look about them Columbus
Journal.
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Coughing Horses,

1t is well known that feeding b5rses
on clover hay often makes them
cough, but the why and wherefore
may not be so generally known.
From observation | have become sat.
isfed that the manner of feeding hay
to horses is the cause. The usual Gus.
tom is 10 let them draw it through
rack, thus stripping off the fine dust
which adheres to the stalk, which be-
ing drawn into the lungs in respira.
tion, produces the cough. The ours
consists in removing the cause-that
is the racks-and allowing the ami
mails to take their food in their nat
ural way. Ihave removed all Of mine,
and now feed my horses on the barn
floor, having q breastwork sufficient.
Iy high for them to eat over. In this
way they can be fed hay without raia-
ing dust, they get none under their
feet, and the labor of cleaning ont the
managers is saved. Whatever is left IL
easily pushed out with rake into the
hay, will do the horses no harm il
taken into the stomach. Since making
the improvement above mentioned IN
my feeding apparatus, am not
troubled with coughing horses. There
is no patent on my inventioni my
brethren can use it ireely.-Cor. COga.
try Gentleman.
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Yankee Courtship.

One evening, as l was settin' by
Hetty, and worked myself up to the
pint of popping the question, sez /,
"Hetty; If fellow was to ask you to
marry him, what would you say?'
Then she laughed and sez she,
THAT would depend upon who asked
me-"
Then see I, Suppose it was Ned
Willis2"
See she, "pd tell Nod Willis, but
not you"
That kinder staggered me, but l was
too cute to lose the opportunity, and
so sez again, "Spose it was me?"
And then you orter to see her pout
up her lips, and sez she, 81 don't take
no s'poses.'
Well, now, you sec, there was nothin'
for me 10 do but to touch the trigger
and let the gun 20 off So bang it went
Sez, /, "Lor, Hetty, it's me. WoI'
you say yes?''
And then there was such hula.
ballooing in my head, l don't 'zackly
know what TUX place but l thought l
heerd "yes" whsperln' somewhere
out of tho skirmish.
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LANCASTER, OHIO, DEC q, 1866. ESTABLISHED 1ss

erected, burned, with some skore or
sich a matter nv young niggers in EN-,
wich wuz too young 70 be Nv any yoose,
save one girl, wich wuz ncerly white
and almost fifteen. wich ought to bev
bin reskood, and FIVE, eff | counted cor.
rectly, able bodied men and wimin
WIZ hung. Bascom sold out his stock
entirely, and by three A. NJ, the en-
tire inhabilance Nv the Corners wuz
a layin around tho square, in fes.
toons.
There wuz a bitter awakenin to
this scene Nv festivity. At little af-
ter z, while the Deekin, the Elder
and myself, wuz in Bascom 8 tryin to
got an assuager, and the best we Good
do wuz to pour quart Nv water into
a barrel wich he'd bin cmptied, and
roll it around and thus favor it. Cap.
tain McPelter, late Nv Morgan's caval.
ry, cum in from Louisville. Eagerly
we asked him the confirmation Nv the
tidins, when he informed us that it wuz
q hoax--that no such thing he'd bin
done, nor wuz Congris in any such a
noshen. Pollock dropped in and when
| reproached him with his dooplicity,
he ansered that it wuz hoax. but he
hoped we'd excoose him. lie he'd
cravin desire to see whether ef Amnes.
ty and Suffrage shood be adopted, how
fur we'd 60 in the latter drectlonE He
wuz satisfied, and honestly hoped we'd
forgive him the pleasant jest He'd
made the Corners lively one mite any
how. | wuz too profoundly disgusted
to reply to the wretch
PETROLEUM V. Massey, P. NJ,
(wieh is Postmaster
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The Round Table makes shls aooa
point; The rebels. just whom Ihelr
cause was caviBg in, proposed 10 arm
the negroes; the Democrats now that
they are in tho very death struR.
gle, propose TO give the negro the bal
lot. The negro did not save the rob.
els, and be will not save the Donlo.
cratic party"
Buffalo hunting on the plains u no
longer q serious undertaking, A par
ty from Philadelphia hired sleeping
car, and were carried in il 10 Fort ri.
ley. There ambulances wero hired.
and in them buffalo grounds, 200 miles
beyond. were reached five or six anil.
mails killed, and the party returned
home in the car, ns they came, after
an absence Of only three weeks.
Mr.. John Bright, 10 a late speech
delivered ut Glasgow, Scotland, put
tho folio wing questions; "Ars you
aware of fact which | saw stated the
other day on this subject, that one halt
Of the land Of England is in possession
Of fewer than $50 men? Are you g.
ware of the fact that half OF tbe land
in Scotland is in the possession Of not
more than ten Or twelve men?p
A correspondent writing from SA-
lem, Oregon, Sayso Of that young State;
"The year has been fruitful aud pros.
porous one for Oregon. Our mines
haye yielded usually we'll, wEile moat
bountiful harvest has rewarded the Ia
Dor OF the husbandmau. There Is
abounding plenty in all the land, and
The only complaint heard is that the
too abundant harvests have lessencd
prices"
The Toronto (Canada) Leader has
the following: There is no disguis-
ing the fact; independence means, in
the case of these provinces, annexa-
tion TO the United States, if the Union
be reconstructed on a firm basis. This
is what we all feel, and what The great
majority Of US dread"
Mr. Roberts, the Fenian President,
has written to Col. Lynch: II regret
to tell you that do not believe you
are to be hanged" he believes that
Col. Lynch's execution would result in
the conquest Of Canada TO the Irish.--
The N. Y. Tribune thinks this is car
rying patriotism TO an excess which
Col. Lynch will scarcely appreciate.
A horse belonging to a runaway team
in Springfield the. other day, jumped
astride an iron fence and impaled bis
breast on one of the pickets, making
frightful wound. He was lifted of
with some difficulty by q number Of
the bystanders, and blood vessel
which was broken was tied up by DR..
Dunlap. The horse will probably get
we'll.
W. G. ". Smith was hung Oh Fri.
day, the 14th instant, at Washington,
Ohio, for the murder of John Gray
The parties were brothers law and
natives of Virginia. Gray was 20 years
old, and had about 800 in gold, and
it was to secure this that his life was
taken. Adams, son.in-law of Smith,
was brought from the pententiary.
where ho had been sent tor ten years
as an accessory. to testify in the case.
Gray's wife, with whom he had not
lived for some years, ia also implicated
in the murder.
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Rolling Potatoes.

l tell you, fellow housekeepors eve.
rywhere, that the correct way to cook
potato in any country, provided
boiling is the determination, is 10 wash
cleanly first-let them be in clean cold
water two or three hours-ten is all
the bctter-place them in cold water
in the pot, without. pairing, boil mod
erately until the test fork goes through
the potato without encountcring q
mite of core. Then drain off the wa
ter, set the pot over the fire uncovered,
for five minutes, after so doing whip
off Mr.. Potatoes jacket in a bury, and
send them to the liable, piping hot--or
if You. are not over fastidious, il is pre-
ferable to serve murphy in his ho4
csRt. i
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The Queen OF Puddinr..

Take one pint OF nice bread crumbs.
the yollIs Of four eggs well beaten, the
rind of a fresh lemon, grated fine, a
piece of butter the size of an egg, then
bake until done. Now beat the whitea
of four eggs to u stiff froth, add q tea
spoonful of powdered sugar in which
has been previously stirred the juice
of lemon. Spread over the pudding
a layer ofjeIly, (any kind to the taste),
then pour the white of tho eggs over,
and place in the oven until lightly
Drowned. Servo with cold cream
1t is the richest pudding known to the
science of cookery.
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SALT AND ASHES FOR HoRsE6
Those keeping horses should, twice =
week, throw in handful to each of
salt and askes Mix them by putting
in three parts of salt TO one of ashes.
Horses relish this, and it will keep
their hair soft and fine. 1t will prevent
bots, choic, &c. A little ground sui.
phur mixed with salt, and ashes, and
given once in two or three weeks, is
also very beneficial. All domestic ami.
mails will be thus benefited,
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NASBY.
The Amnesty PropositiOn--The Inhab-
itants OF the Oross Roads made the
Victims OF a Cruel and Heartless Hoax.
written for the Toledo Blade.l
CoNFEDRIT X ROADS,
(wich is in the Stait Nv Kentucky,)
December 3D., 1866.

AWlcu lb III Iuo hOldiI Nv AoHIuChl y I
December Sd, 1866
Inever wuz so elevated nor never
so cast down in my life ez last mite,
and the entire Corners wuz ditto
The circumstances Nv the case wuz ez
follows: Me and a party Nv friends
wuz a -playin draw poker with a Moo
York commershel traveller, l believe
they call en-, a teller with a mustash
and side wbiskers, wich comes South
n talkin secesh and sellin goods. He
made some inquiries about the standin
Nv the deelers at the Corners; and wuz,
after sed cnquiries, eggstremely anx
ous 10 sell EN- goods Tor cash. They
wanted em on ninety days time, and
on this they split. He agreed with EN-
in principle-he drank to jeff Davis,
and damned Linkn fooently-but on
the cash question he was infiexible and
immovable 10 while away the rosy
hours, a knot NV choice sperits, HIM in.
clooded, gathered in the Post Orfs, to
enjoy game of draw poker. There
wuz me and Squire Gravitt, and Dec
kin Pogram and Elder Slathers, and
the Moo York drummer. We played
till past the witchin hour Nv IL NJ,
when grave yards yawn and costs
troop iorth-when the Moo Yorker
suckumd. His innocent. unseasoned
bowels hednt bin eddicated up to the
standard Nv Kentucky whiskey, witch,
new ez we drink it, is pizcn to foreign
ers. The Deekin and Elder grabbed
the stakes wich wuz onto the table,
and rifed his pockets on the spspish-
on that he wuz a Ablishnist, and rolled
him out, and while in the very act
Pollock, the Illinoy store keeper, cum
rushin in, askin US Of we'd heerd the
news.
We ansered yoonanimusly that we
hedn't.
"I'm jist in from Louisville" sed
he, ~ jist rode over from the sta
shen. Louisville is in a blaze nv glo'
ryr'
4 "Wat," sez I, chez Sumner killed
Thad Stevens and immejitly commit
ted sooicideP r
"Nary," SEE he, "but johnson and
Congress hev come together on the
basis NV yooniversal Amnesty, wict
wuz proclaimed yesterday, to be fol
Tered by yooniversal suffrage ez soor
ez the South kin conveniently do it,
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ADDRESS,
DR.. D. H. Seelye& & Co
FREEPoRT, ILLINOIS.
Sold6yaR Wholesale & Retail Druggists.
GENERAL AGENTS.

John D. Park, Cincinnati, OHIO |; Fuller, Finch d
Fuller, Chicago, Illinois; Burnhams 4 Van Setback,
Chicago, Illinois; Demas Barnes q Co., New York !;
D. Ransom 20, bIneLo, Tn New YORK; Farrand, she
Mass; French, Richards Co., Philadelphia, Pa;
n r. Sellers Co., Pittsburgh, Pa; Collins Bros,
et Louis, No.; Barnes, Ward Co., New Orleans,
Bro Memphis, Tennessee; P. e. Depuy, Richmond,
Va. Thompson d Block, Baltimore, Md; Dexter b
Nelleger, Albany, N. VI Strong Armstrong, Oleve-
hand Ohio, VIM. Johnston. Detroit, Mich; Wilson
rssts.ss$ 9Hs0A kopisyilis' Ry,
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sikATINe ON The PARK.

skimming o'er the streamlet,
Gliding DER the pond,
Flirting o'er the river;
This is quite beyond
oldentime enjoyment;
Really II is nice,
Quite exceeds description;
Skating on the ice.
Here the old and youthful
Meeton common ground,
Here the gay and handsome
Ever more are found,
Here do fashions fairest,
Richest, gems abound;
Sober life unheeding
In the merry round.
claspine little fingers
Or a tiny waist,
How the pressure fingers
To the willing taste;
Casting loving glances
Meath the mSonbeams light,
lt's halo but enhances
The romantic plight.
Gentlemen IN beaver
Skating very we'll,
In pursuit of yonder
Dashingeity belle,
Who, with airs and graces
Felgned some alarm,
slackened up her PAGES
To take his proffered arm.
"ohl how smooth the ice is,
What II | should fall r.
"Never fear, my fair one,
am at your call"
This no sooner spoken
In nlove's gentle tones,
Than the ice is broken,
A gallant she owns.
Then comes Mistress shoddy
On her shiny skates,
Close beside nobody
Here are worthy mates;
Next jewel ed dandy
Sporting moustache,
Evidently handy
To cut killing dash.
Here, Ia "spread eagle"
Lies aprostrate form,
Willing hands to help it,
Willing hearts to warm,
lf'twere some old matron
Would the gallant swains
So swiftly rush to rescue
With such tender paInsi
Tightly strapping skates on,
Rubbing frozen toes,
Putting some court plaster
On broken nose,
Knottlng rainbow neck ties,
Setting jaunty caps.
Fastening ribbon streamers,
Adjusting all mishaps.
These are little side scenes
Kept from ladies' eyes;
Gould she see her escort
Itwouid cause surprisei
Tipplingin the bar room,
Swearing at the cold,
Crltic.sing ankles
In manner bold.
Never mind such drawbacks,
Never mind tho frost,
Whatsoe'er's the fashion
Is done at ANY cost
lfby chance you stumble
Tumble up again,
You must never grumble
At your share of pain.
sklmming DER the surface
Just as smooth as glass;
Hand IN hand we're gliding,
Side by side we pass;
Time flies very swiftly,
It Is after dark,
Really 'tis delightful
Skating on the park.
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THAT PoNE.-At recent festival
given in this city, by the congregation
of one of the churches, or by Il Sabbath
School, VIC don't wish to state which,
what appeared to be a magnificent
Pound cake, nicely iced, or sugared, was
donated by--whom it is not known.
On the evening of the festival this
cake was kept until late before cutting,
and when sliced up it was discovered
to be a large Corn Pone--nicely baked
and ,csE don't NarSSviNe NuYtsr,
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From the Columbus Journal. Dec. 20, 1855.
MINERAL RAILROAD COMPANY
Meeting of StOckholders- Reports of
Committees-E Election of Directors

Meeting Of StOckholders- Reports of
Committees Election of Directors.
The Stockholders of the Hooking
Valley or Mineral Railroad met at the
City Hall, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at
10 A. M for the purpose Of elecling
Directors. The meeting was called to
order by ]. +. Bartlit, on whose mo-
ton Judge A. G. Thurman was elected
chairman. On motion of W. G. Desb-
Ter, II. I. Chittenden was elected Sec.
retary Mr.. W. G. Desbler offered the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed:
Resolved. That a committee of two
from each county on the route OF the
road be appointed to examine the sub.
scriptions to the capital stock Of the
company, and report TO this meeting
the amount of bona fide unconditional
stock subscribed by responsible per-
sons, and if the same amounts to $780,.
600, then to report who are entitled to
vote at this meeting and the number
of votes to which they are respectively
entitled.
In accordance with this resolution,
the following were named as the com
mittee: Thomas Sparrow and J. F.
Bartlit Of Franklin; G. A. Mithoff and
John X Mumaugh. Of Fairfield; Judge
Wright and James Sharp, of Hooking;
and H T. Brown and Charles Robins,
Of Athens.
To give this meeting time for con-
sultation the meeting adjourned till 2
P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at
Q ? NJ, by the President. Mr.. Thos.
Sparrow. chairman of the committee
appointed in the forenoon, submitted
the following report:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
The undersigned committee. appoint.
ed to report the amount of bona tfde,
unconditional stock subscribed by re.
sponsble persons, respectfully report
that they have carefully examined the
subscription books ard find that the
whole amount subscribed is'S78S.55O.
Of this amount we find there is worth
less 81 ,050, We find that the citizens
of Groveport have subscribed on the
condition that the proposed road pass
through that town. This subscription
amounts to S2l, 900.
We find that the citizens of Nelson
vile also made their subscriptions on
the same condition as those of Grove.
port. This subscription amounts to
about S23, 600; but we find that more
than one, half uf the subscribers have
paid The first instalment without any
regard to the condition, and we pre-
sumo have thus waived any right to
claim the benefit OF it The amount of
subscriptions still sub bject to the condi-
tion we estimate at $4,000, or more
than one halt of the whole amount
subscribed. We therefore report the
amount of bona fde unconditional sub
scription to be S754,40O The summa-
ry statement is as follows.
Whole amount t................. S788,550
Bad ............-....... 81 .O50
Groveport ............. 21,100
NJ =, 10 mn
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TROUBLE.

Before the report vas adopted the
question was raised whether an organ
ization could be effected or not, with.
out there being S75O,000 unconditional
bona fde stock subscribed,
THIS was discussed at length, Gov.
Dennison. Judge Thurman. and others
participating. In the midst of this dis
cussion the chairman OF the committee
reported that he had just learned that
the Winchester subscriptions were on
the same condition as those of Grove
port This made it necessary to raise
about S36 900 before an organization
could be effected.
The hall at this juncture was crowd
ed with the friends Of the enterprise,
the majority of whom had calculated
on speedy organization. The above
announcement caused an immediate
commotion.
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TO rHE RESCUE.

1t was at last proposed to raise the
requisite amount by additional sub
soription. Mr.. NJ. NJ. Greene, of Ath.
ems, engineering the thing through
The Winchester subscription was made
unconditional, and with scarcely u
pause in the call, the amount of stock
repaired was reduced to about $4,000.
After prolonged canvassing, the Chair
at four o'clock announced that the re-
quisile amount had been subscribed
This announcement was received with
much applause. The committee were
given leave to amend their report to
accord with the new state of affairs,
and the report as amended was adopt
cd, the whole amount OF bona ide sub
scription being S754,0O0
A resolution TO tho effect that the
choice of the Directors as assigned to
the several counties on the line Of the
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Pnner from strnr.

In the East paper lis for some timo
been made from straw, without any
mixture of rags, but its manufacture in
the West has not begun until now
Messrs Ingbam & Brothers, of this vi.
cinity, have during the past few weeks
been putting into their Paper Mill the
new machinery for its manufacture.
AID last week commencod to turn out
paper made exclusively from suraw.--
The first turn out is not Of the best
quality, but they will improve it as they
proceed. A part of our edition OF to-
day is printed On it. 1t isvery strong,
but not SO white or clear Of specks as
rag paper.
Mr.. Mat. Lewis, at the Kinnikinnick
Mills, near Chillicothe, is also putting
in the machinery for its manufacture,
and expects to get under wav in less
than month -ChiNicothe Gazette.
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c CA7AR R H REMEDY.
sY M p T O NJ S

SYM MS.
The symptoms Of Catarrh are st first very slight
Persons6nd they have coli that they have ere
ouent attacks, and are more sensitive to the chan
Res ortemperature. In this condition the nose may
be dry, or slight discharge, thin and acrd alter
wards thick and adhesive, may epBue.
As the disease becomes chronic, the discharges
are increased In quantity and changed IN quality (;
they are now thick and heavy, and are hawked or
noughed OF. The secretions are offensive, causing
bad breath; the voice thick and nasali eyes are
woak; the sense Of smell Is lessened or destroyed
deafness frequently takes place,
Another common and important symptom oi Ca
tarrh is, that the person is obliged to clear his
throat IN the morning Of slick or shiny mucous,
whlchh has fallen from the head during the night
When this takes place, the person may be sure that
his disease s op it's way to the lungs, and should
lose notime in aTeSting it.
The above are butfew ofthe many Catarrhal symp-
toms. Write TO our Laboratory for our pamphlet
to any address. Also directions where to procure
the medicine.
weare receiving letters from all parts of the Union,
aud also numerous testimonials from those using 1t,
bearing the evidences of It's infallible merits.
n1-Ths remedy contains ne MINERAL or PoIs-
ONOUS SINGREDfENT5, but is prepared from veg
atable extracts EXCLUSIVELY therefore it is
PERFECTLY HARMLESS, even TO the most tender
Apd delicate ohild-6A
GALL FOR sEELYE's oATARRH REMEDY,
and take no other Ifnot sold by druggists in your
vicinity ,thoy will order it for yeu. Price 81 OO per
hp.tls.
nBFAl persons suffering with any affection OF the
Head. Throat OF Lungs, should write at for ouI
pamphlet FUZZY describing all symptoms pertaining
10 the above diseases.
Uwinbosen free to any address.