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The wiIIoughby Fraud"

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The Herald, in Thursday evenings
edition, ~endeavored to convict the people
of WilloughJy of a political fraud. That
such is not the case is fully shown by
facts. The people of Willoughby con-
cluded to celebrate the 4th of July in ac-
cordanee with the time honored custom
ofspeech making, &c. R. C. Parsons was
invited, and the friends of Judge Spalding
desired him to be present. No other
gathering was expected to take place in
this district on that day, and the pre-
samPsrOuw was Cnas Juuge SpaIding wouIu
favor Willoughby with his presence. The
fact that Congress would not take a recess
was not known till after the announce
ment was published. Judge Spalding was
consulted, though the Herald denied it.
We had reason TO expect him, the HERALD
TO the contrary, notwithstanding. He
would have come had Congress taken a
recess, and in case it did not, who has not
"worldly sense enough to know that he
could not come, except perhaps, the Her
AID. Who was defrauded? The Herald
shows its antipathy TO the pulpit by Wilt
flying Rev. Mr.. Robson, one of Judge
Spslding's political friends; accusing him
Of trying to manipulate the meeting for
the interest of Mr.. Parsons, whose infu-
ence he was really trying TO counteract.
The vile in~sinuation hat the Committee
werepracticing a "tricR on the communi-
ty, is a SANDER upon gentlemen of I'M
doubted integrity, and an insult to lovers
oftruth. The course of the Committed
is unanimously endorsed by both parties,
and no n accuses them of dishonesty ex-
cept the Herald.
Our gathering was q celebration of the
Fourth of July, and not a political mass
meeting. The speakers did not in any
way allude 10 politics; but after the
speeches were ended and when the audi
ence were dispensing in a quiet and peace
full manner, one, that would be a star in.
the political sky and shine in the State
legislature, but failing after a trial of.
twenty years, in company with a super
anuated substitute broker, ex-partner of
our lamented Provost Marshal Nash,
came around with his pockets full of doc
uments and private letters from Judge
Spalding to be used for electioneering
purposes, notwithstanding which our
political auctioneer failed to get a bid.
This was the only attempt TO make this a
political meeting. If the Herald would
circulate as many copies of their paper in
Lake county as Nj. 81. did of his PAM
phlets, Mr.. Parsons would need no better
guarantee of success, since its course is
creating a reaction of S~palding's friends
in favor of Parsons.
WILLoUGHBH CITIZENS.
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The Cleveland Herald, after making 8
great fuss about the "Willoughby Fraud"
and the Hlast trick" comes clear down,
and acknowledges that "there was no in
tention to mislead any one by the an
nouncement of Judge Spalding's name as
q Fourth of July speaker at Willoughby.
The Herald knew at the start all that it
now knows in reference to the matter.
Without the lesst shadow of proof TO sus-
tain its assertions, it nevertheless INDUCED
in bitter and groundless personal abuse,
repeated from day to day, of the people
of Willoughby. The card of Mr.. Robi-
son, in our paper of Wednesday last, ex-
planned the entire circumstances Of the
matter so that every one understood them,
and yet on Thursday afternoon the Her
cid renewed its attack on the Willorghby
people, and added to that attack personal
abuse Of Mr.. Robson. 1t has had no
new light on the matter since then-it
could have had none, as Mr.. Robinson's
card stated all the facts. But it suddenly
became aware that its course was suicidal,
and so it eats its words not verygracious
", however, and retracts its abuse.
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England and the Prussian war.


The strong sympathy manifested among
the English a~ristocracy for Austria and
the Diet in the present struggle is mex
plicable to many, but 70 those who remem-
Der the German relations Of England it is
not surprising. The strongest Austrian
sympathizers in Northern Germany is
Hanover, and Hanover gave to England
its present reigning house, George Louis,
Elector of Hanover, great grandson of
james 1 of England, succeeded to
the crown on the death Of Queen Anne,
TIA. Until the accession Of Victoria, the
two crowns were held by the same sover-
eign, except in the interval Of Napoleon's
greatness, when it is was annexed success
siveiy TO Prussia, Westphalia and France.
The Salic law, which prevails in Hanover,
cut off Victoria from the succession, and
gave the crown to her uncle, the Duke of
Cumberland, whose son, George V, is the
reigning King. As the result of the
war and of Prussian successes would
probably be the annexation Of Hanover
to Prussia, the HAnoverian King has lent
all possible aid to the Austrian arms, and
his course has met with much sympathy
in England, which was formerly q part of
the same realm, and whose queen is his
cousin.
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r


Parson Brownlow calls the Presidents
marty "The Johnson-R Rebel Conservative
Southern-C onstitutionsl-Peac party"
The Washington correspondent of the
Rochester Democrat says that Secretary
Seward drew up the call for the National
johnson Convention.
The johnson men and Democracy are
~endeavoring to get Frank Blair to stump
the Fifth Congressional District (Kas-
son'sl against General Dodge, the Radical
nominee.
The New York Herald reports that a
meeting of Conservative politicians, nam
ing Weed, Raymond, Frank Pierce, and
Others to deVise modes of procedure will
gather at Saratoga some time this month,
P. NJ. Berthold, postmaster at Grays
Summit, Missouri, has been removed and
his successor commissioned, but he reso-
lutely refuses to surrender the place. "Ad-
ditional instructions" have been called for.
The Democratic fuglemen are claiming
that General Grant and General Sherman
endorse the call for the Philadelphia
johnson Convention.
In the Democratic County Convention at
Columbus, Ohio, on the I'd inst, the Fe-
mans presented a candidate for Prescott
ing Attorney, who was voted down. As
q result the Fenian Democracy threaten q
bolt.
A Copperhead, who for some ofense
was confined in the Augusta jail for the
perion of thirty days, upon being released
was questioned as to how he liked his con-
fnement. II had a bully time" said he.
sThere was seventY-six inmates of the
Jail; and not a ID Black Republican
among them"
The Hon. John Wentworth, who is q
candidate for denomination in the Chicago
District, repels the insinustion that he
has not voted steadily for negro suffrage
this session. He claims to have lost nc
opportunity to show his devotion to the
principle, and declares the i%nsinuation
that he has not an injurious SANDER.
Full official returns from Oregon give
the following Union msjorities Mallory.
for Congress, has a majority of 555
Wood, for Governor, 327. The remainder
of the State ticket receives a still larger
majority. The Legislature stands; Sen
ate, 8 Union majority; House, 5 Unior
majority.
Secretary Harlan was instructed by tbs
President to remove some of his clerks t.
make way for soldiers. He bettered hi
instructions by ~displacing all the mem.
bers Of the johnson Democratic Club, il
his Department, giving their positions Il
the "boys in blue
The Republicans of the Sixteenth Dis
trict, Ohio, viii hold an election at Cam
bridge on the 10th of August, to nomi
nate a candidate for Congress. It is un
derstood that the contest for the nomina
ton will be between Nh. Bingham, tn
present member, and Colonel Poorman, Q
the Belmont Chronicle.
1t is reported that Gen. F. P. Blair vii
stump Iowa against Gen. Dodge, anC
that Mr.. Doolittle will stump the Firs
District for Fitz Henry Warren.
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10 and ir~resistably. Suppose that any
cybor cantlemen could have been guilty
os ro1 were guilty on the 4th of March,
IsS5 what would such a gentleman have
done? You stood before your own country
and the world dishonored ana oegraoeu.
The ordinary calumnies oil the copper
heads and traitors were coined INTO Inc
most frightful maledictions against you.
know of no scene in history "here a pup
lie character for an act OF lheAeusaOle
weakness was at the same time SO univer-
sally execrated by one party ana SO IN
diligently and magnanimousiy treated Dy
another. Any ttEe man, equally un1oTtu-
nate and equally forgiven and defended,
would have turned to the great Bepubl-
can Union party and have said: "For
this act of noble clemency l am bound
to YOU through life and unto death.
That which YOU have done this day
places me under obligations from when
/ can never escape, and which L shall
| forever cherish. / feel that L have dis
graced YOU and d~ishonored myself, and
| bv a life of gratitude I will prove that,
although unworthy of your confidence,
| and unworthy of your vindlcatlon, l can
at least 90 my DeoL " aSOAS
fence" But as you seem to De Oh
| different metal from such a character, you
have not only cody forgotten the gener-
Gus men who saved you from disgrace,
but are now engaged in the pleasant
pastime of s~landering them and persecu-
ting their friends.
will postpone a description OF my W
part in that sad drama, preferring to wait
for the other private revelations you
promise to lay before the country
It is verv certain thas if you nave forgot,
ten all shame, you cannot nave tcrgotLeI
nv connection with yourself during tina
unhappy experience. Probably go Io =,
graphic and instructive page coeAa u
added to the curious history OF YOU 4
ministration than a detailed acco''hs .
that celebrated day. I have not been :
careful in treasuring all the incidents a
you have been in preserving the private
letters of the gentlemen you intend to be-
tray but where my own memory fails, l
shall be able to exc out q complete nara
tive by turning to the copious and tasclna-
ting columns Of those traitor and Copper
head newspapers which are now defend
ing your character and your conduct.
J.. W. FoRNEY.
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STATE NEWS.

New BAHK.-A Wool Growers Bank
has been organised at Newark, Ohio.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.-The PoStmas-
ter at Coshocton has been notified by the
Postmaster General that his office has
been designated as a Money Order Office
DEATH OF AN C.-Hon. Benja-
min F. Letter, formerly member of Con-
gress from the 18th District, when COM
posed of Summit, Portage and Stark
counties, died at his residence in Canton
on Sunday the 18th inst.
RoBBERY.-Mr. John Ginger, of
Washington township, Hardin county, o.,
was robbed of s6l2, township funds, on
the night of the 22d. The robbers broke
in the door of the dwelling, knocked him
senseless, and covered Mrs. Ginger with
bedclothes, when they secured their booty
and left.
MONUMENT TO Col. STEM.-On the
18th day of July, a monument to the
memory Of the gallant Col. Stem, late of
the lOlst Ohio Volunteers, will be erected
at Green Springs, Seneca County, Ohio.
FREAK OF LIGHTNING.-During a re-
cent storm a Mr.. Kettle, livingnear Peru,
Huron county, was riding in an open
buggy, and raised an umbrella to shield
him from the rain, when a flash of light
ming shivered the umbrella to pieces, and
temporarily paralyzed one of his limbs,
but did no further injury. A rather re,
markable escape.
WHAT Would THE PURITANs HAVE
SAID The Salem (Columbiana county
o. Republican of last week contained
the following notice: "On Wednesday
evening, June 9th, the Congregations
Society will hold a Social Assembly II
the Town Hall. From half-psst sever
until ten, the time will be devoted TO Sc
cial converse, singing, eating ice cream
&c. From ten until tl0eJue there giU be {
veU conducted dance" The world move!
whether backward or forward, the
reader can judge from his stand
point.
STOLEN CHILD.-The Cincinnati Ga5ett,
publishes the following descrintion of s
little girl, Who was abducted some time
ago in Cincinnati, with the request thai
newspapers throughout the country pub,
fish it Lille Davidson was abducted
from her home on the 18th of April last
and has not yet been found. She is be.
tween four and five years of age; rather
stout in stature; light complexion light
brown hair, cut short full gray eyes q
round full face, and little sunken across
the eyes two moles on the side of the
face, one the temple, the other near the
top of the ear. $4,000 is offered for her
recovery, and has been placed in the
Mayors hands.
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Side Notes.

Our anxious subscriber is worried about
the johnson Club call. He does not ex.
actly understand it. Probably we can
make a few side notes to assist him:
4 National CopperHead Republican Con.
UeHtion.-It will be held in Philadelphia
August IA.
/. Delegates will come from all who
stand by the Administration. Post Office
and Revenue Commissions only required
as credentials.
2. The Union is the Union, and as for
the Constitution there never was such 8
Constitution.
3. e-rights-dignity-
equality solemnity guaranteed" nc
niggers admitted
4. Congress shall not dissolve the
Union, nor the white men, nor the States
nor shall "loyalists," like Toombs, for
instance, be kept from pay, mileage and
stationery.
5. Slavery is abolished, but no niger is
as good as a white man.
6. If a State wants to wsllop its mig
gers, said niggers not being as good as
white men, who's to hinder?
I. Each House has the right to admit
whoever it pleases, but if it don't admit
whom zoe please, then each House is trea-
sonable.
8. Every patriot should frown on such
people, Congress especially, likewise mig
gers.
s. The war being over, and the rebels
being whipped, why should not we be
magnanimous enough to keep their feel
ings from being injured and enable them
to come back and bully Especially the
niggers?
RANDALL, Post Office.
DooLTTTLE, Offices generally.
BROWNING, Pardons.
COwAN, Pennsylvania patronage.
KNAPP, Gun Contracts.
FOWLER -
If this does not enable our anxious sub
scriber to understand the call, then we
give it up in despair,
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The Antecedent- of a Johnson Parti'

One of the bright and shining lights of
the new johnson party is the Reverend
Jesse B. Ferguson, Secretary Of the Ma
tional Union Club, under whose auspices
the Philadelphia convention is to be held.
This gentleman is the author of publish
ed letter to Bread-and Butter Randall, the
Chairman of the Club, extolling at great
length the policy of Mr.. johnson. The
Rev. jesse believes in the National Union
and swears BY Andy. He is in full COM
munion with Doolittle and Cowan, Ray
mond and Randall. He yearns for the
erring South; and hates with a perfect
hatred the wicked Northern Radicals.
The Reverend Jesse's antecedents are
somewhat interesting, and an industrious
newspaper man has taken the trouble to
unearth them. From the record which
he exhibits, we learn that in 1861 the il
gsnuous Ferguson was a warm rebel In
May of that year he stumped Kentucky
for the Confederacy. He declared that
the rights of a free and generous people
had been invaded, and that the South
must stand up-and defend herself. Here
is q pearl from one of his speeches
"Write Il on the front Of my brol0, and let it
form a sacred cross 0uer my heart I am a
rebel to the Government at Washington, and
toould thank Heaven for The hour thct t0ould
si0eep itaad its occupants into the sea h; for the
peace, the hope, the existence of our people
require it"
And here is another:
THE ~usurpation of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, in
every government upon earth, were our
Constitution its organic law, WOULD
BRING HIS HEAD TO THE BLOCK, AND
IT WILL DO IT HERE, if our people but
remember the cost Of life and treasure
whereby they were born to be free"
Now the expressed wish OF this reverend
iand ia fslRIlAd and-Ab.ahana-IinNol-s
slain by an assassin, has been followed to
his grave by a mourning Rstion-and his
successor is using this Ferguson as his
instrument in imposing upon the people
a policy as ruinous as rebellion itself.
Here is another gem from the lips of our
National Unionist
"By the green fields OF promise around
US, and the over-arehing heaven above
US; by our homes, our wives, our chill
dren, and the graves of our fathers, we
swesr to hold this country sacred to hui
man hopes, free from the breath of infec-
tious fanatieism and ~tyrannous usurpa-
tion, or perish to a man"
The Reverend Jesse was good at swear
ing, but when it came to perishing, he
was not SO strenuous. We would suggest
to the Washington authorities that a man
who has already broken SO solemn an
oath as this can hardly be trusted to keep
the oath of allegiance, even if he take it
fifty times.
This is a specimen of the material of
which the P~hilsdelphis Union Conven-
tion is to be composed. Think of this
~eowardly treason-stumper leading in a
movement which has assumed as its agis
the sacred name of the Union. The con-
nection of such men with it shows its
character, and unmasks the deception
which it eontemplates.
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AMERICAN
REASONS WHY THE
AM ERIC A NJ WATC n
Made AT WALTHAM. MASS.
IS TEE BEST.

IS TIE BEST.
1t is made on the best principle. Its frame is
composed of SOLID PLATES. No jar can inter
fsre with the harmony OF its working and no sud
den shock can damage its machinery. Every
piece is made and finished by machinery Qsself ia
nous for its novelty, as well as for its effective
ness) and is therefore proper y made. The watch
8 what all mechanism should b~e-ACCURATE,
SIMPLE, STRONG AND ECOEOMICAL. TX
cept sons high grades, too costly for general use,
foreign watches are chiefly made by women and
boys. Such watches are composed Of several hun
dred pieces, screwed and riveted together, and re-
quire constant repairs to keep them in any kind Of
order. All persons who have carried 'sncres,"
''lepines'' aud English Patent Levers, are per-
fectIy well sware OF the truth of this sfatemsRt
At the beginning Of our enterprise, more than
ten years ago, it was orr first object to make a
thoroughly good low priced watch for the million,
to take the place Of these foreign impositions-the
refuse OF foreign fsctories-which we're entirely
unsaleable at home and perfectly worthless every
where.
How well we have accomplished this may be IN
derstood from the fact, that after so many years
OF public trial, we now make MORE THAN HALF
OF ALL THE WATCHES SOLD IN THE UNITED
STATES, and that no others have ever given such
universal satisfaction. While this department Of
our business is continued with increased f~-ciliiies
for perfect work, we are at present engaged in the
manufacture Of watches of the very HIGHEST
GRADE KNOWN TOCHr ONOMETRY, unequal
led by anything hitherto made by ourselves, aud
unsurpassed by anything made in the world. For
this purpose we have the amPlest facilities. We
have erected an addition to our msin buildings
expressly for this branch Of our business, and
have filled it with the best workmen in our ser
vice. New machines and appliances have been
constructed, which perform their work with con
summate delicacy and 6xsctness. The choicest
and most approved materials only are used and
we challenge comparison between this grade Of our
work and the finest imported thermometers. We
do not pretend to sell our watches for LESS MONEY
than foreign watches, but we do assert without
fear Of contradiction that for the same money cur
product is incomparabIy superior. All our watchss
Of Whatever grade, are fully warranted and this
warTantee is good at all tines against US or our
agents in all parts OF the world.
CAUTION.-The public are cautilned to buy
only Of respectable dealers, All persons selling
cOInterfeits will BE- prosecuted.
ROBBINS { APPLETON,
Agents for the American Watch Company,
je2g:ImDaW IS2 Broadway, n Y.
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
TO expire on the 3lst day of JsnuAry, 1851


eTFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE,
Insurance DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2, 1861
Whereas, The Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company" located at Springfield, in
the State Of Massachusetts, has filed in this ONCE
asworn statement Of its condition, as required by
the act "To regulate Insurance Companies not
Incorporated by the Sta e of Ohio" passed april
s, 1856 and amended February 0. 1864, ana the
act "Te regulate Foreign Insurance Companies, -
passed April 5, 1856; and, Whereas, sail Compa-
ny has furnished the undsrsigned satisfactory esi-
dence that il is possessed of an actual Capital Of
at least One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars,
invested as required by said acts; and, Whereas,
said Company has filed in this office a witten in
strument under its corporate seal, signed by the
President and Secretary thereof, authorizing any
sgent or agents Of said company in this State to
acknowledge service OF process, for and in behalf
OF said Company according to the terms Of ssid
act Of AprilS, 1856.
Now, therefore in pursuance Of the acts sfore-
said, ], james H.. Goldman, Auditor OF State for
Chic, do hereby certify that said Massachusetts,
Mutual Life Insurance Com pAny Of Springfield, -
is authorized to transact the business OF Life In
surance in this State until the thirty-frst day Of
January, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and siKty-seven.
In witness whereof, I have hereuntO subscribed
my name and caused the seal Of my Office to
Seal be fixed the day and year above written.
JAS. H GOODMAN,
Auditor of State.
ELI BARTHOLOMEW, Agent,
! jy4-aN CLEVELAND.
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COM,
PANY

Among the stories told Of the Chinese
ambassadors who lalely visited Paris is
one to the effect that their enthusiasm on
returning from the opera was 81 great
that 4 of the official e~haperons attached
to their service was moved TO inquire
what were the items of the evenings en-
tertainment which had most forcibly
struck their fancy, when he learned, to his
disgust that It wss neither the house, nor
the l~ustres, nor the scenery, nor the mus
ic, nor the costumes, nor wen the ballet
that had most delighted them, but TIT
preliminary tuning Of the instruments by
the orchestra before each lifting of the
curtain.
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BETTER
PRINCE, WALTON & co.
successors to DR.. Q. W. ROBAcx)
SOLE PRoPRIETORs,
Nos. So, IS, so and 90 East Third St,
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
NOTICES.
II EGAL NOTIGE.-The defendants JOl


II EGAL NOTIGE.-The defendants John
IL B. Wilson, William A. Wilson ard v ilism b
aanney, composing tue firm Of Wilson & 20, Of
New York city, are hereby notified that on the 9Th
day Of July, 1866, James Hyde and Samuel Fans
Ter, plaintiffs, Hled their petition in the Court Of
Co umOn Pleas within and r the county OF Cuy-
shOga. aud State Of Ohio. asking a judgment IN
their favor against said defendants. for h sum Of
Slb9O, rs, with interest from October 1, 1860, on q
claim sold and assigned to plaintiffs by Newton O..
Fansler, for damages sHstaintd BY him by reason
Of the failure on the part Of said defeudlnts to
fulfill a certain contract made with him by said
defendsnts, at Cleveland in said county. on or
about the 10th day Of August, 1853, for the ale
aud delivery to him OF fifty crates Of oroekery, Of
the kinds, and prices, and on the terms in part
specified in a certain memorandum Of that date
made and signed BY lid Wilson q Co q copy Of
which memorandum Is attached to said petition.
The said petition further alleging that said
crates of crockery were received from ths manu-
lecturers IN England by said defendants, but in
violation Of said contract, sold to parties other
than the said Newton o., without his knowledge
OF consent, although he had 1t all times been ready
to fulhll said contract on his part
Defendsnts are required to answer said petition
on the sth day OF September, 1865, or the same
will be taken as confessed.
WILLEY 3 CAREY,
Cleveland, July Z, 1866. PIES Att'ys.
july "a DEW