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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Bvrsb,rrsr. --Reeev. 31i bbl-. -four. Iso bag
neal Issss bashss-oorn and liza 90. o-is There
sesvs demand for Al brands Western sosr
advance % isc -. pr Dol 90 eli descriptions
readily established and maintained. the msrsss closing
Arrn Improvement TIE sales we're isoe bbI. a
revised quotations rcr southern -four the demand
also scve and ssnce corresponding wiss the i'm.
provrm~nt on STATE ana paid abost lc
bbis, whh fully Die trnnsscons Hyc nour ruled
more steady vh ssieyof g bbls our QUOTATIONS. Corn
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

MONDAY, Dec. l7-6P. NJ.
The stock market opened with q buoyant tone this
morning. and there wass strong demand for all tho
leading railroad shares and particularly Northwestern,
Eric and Michigan Southern The very favorable state
ment OF tho associated banks for the week ending on the
10th instant stimulated the bull element TO increased
activity, by strengthening confidence in prolonged
monetary case at this cen and The indications that
the bulls will control the course Of prices
for . considerable time 70 come. The state
mSnt referred 10 showed increase in legal
tender notes OF $O47 45 and in deposits Of 81 44s
owing mainly 70 the Gain from the West and other
parts Of tho interior. The loans have decreased
6e7 owing to natural decrease in the demand
and distribution Of aoards by the bears on the Stock
Exchange The specie has decreased $500 $50 in con-
sequence Of the dema for customs duties having ex
ceeded the Disbursements Of coin interest by the
Treasury and the receis from other quare while the
circulation has increased only S3o02 The totals Of the
present and last preYiOe Statements are thus given
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.

Married.
vfs~afsH-I.AsrwR.--Dn Monday. becenbaf ~, W
ne Rev ~ W Gei-.~nhaper. VS. y. wfpssfs.. u
s,s,en Island, 70 LvrpA f.ssssz, 0Jess>y chy.
p,vrr.-on Sunday, December n. e-,ses w.. xri
yesp, mossh and days, ycusSesa ssn q Charles n
and D~bc~xh Wesley. III
Tansrsi this gTus~dsy1 sfssrsson, q tsfpss 4
o'cloek From No 10 Essws<k sre~s, ksv Ysvx city
isu vs-ssd fnssds q ne isniiy are rsspsssiiy sve
Brrrss --Du nen1~y, p~>~ms~v ~. ~ ooossmpl,
In the g7th y@ss ~ his sx~ Jows T. Bcrsks fo~merrS
Esns county Cssr~. ir<sna
me fassr~l vsn sAxe pa>o~ - Wednesday sfssvra'
Il tvo ecio<k, fr,ss hs las fesst~ncs. hsisgs -
ssu Cogft. ssth r<eStiyn
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and the bar iosh PM WIN mSse and pAsssnssrs q
Lowden fiad sery heavy wealher the entfgs passage
s.asnp aen,ssey ndwasas New orleaas Dec ..a
WIN ma a., and a ps.seose,s 70 4 Garrison.
p..sss % ss r.s nae ss 80
Weather the entire passage.
ma.s and 70 ensp ina so'ioA WI"
hsrs ohsisnge oh wss'isse, H.ns hong Aug y With
~ as 70 o., ghan, 90 Passed Aa,er sep, q snd o.ps
.,, day. LIT y .. lon n TO- ps.scd ..oro.S
Bra Brisk tbrl Marshall cisnfusgo. 10 days with sux.x
sia snoNlasHss 10 Fowler iowa
10 ss'see. br Kohl oienfaero. % days with
Boston. '' - >'"s''hs Win ofis h-D'h'os ="
ps.is Asas ei Bs~d NJ smith windsor No 10 a,y' ws
~ rr1h M ruf,s - John, NIB days wtn lena
Brig Arsarn. or n!o~n Dorchester Nh days
ssnnes .9 \ NrsiasA Sous.
v nE . ssy L ~ ~ ~ wco ., Andrew. M u dsss
,a hrs rTaruil Thompson, Se~ Haven. ballast Carr
srhr Enrcdydon orr. Durnt wind.or ~ days Vie
ho oh LOLA , WIN Raser 70 y DeMolt a Co.
senr nn.srprs' snrh - s,John. Nm Anehorod - H.
sshr codsps;s ,Er, xsErs q John, Mn sdays ~xs
ssif julia cisoh tSr,. go, =. Andrew, NJ. AueAersa
May isr, Buck Do~h-,,.r 10 day.. vain ...a.
s ss Marine. isi,sa; w,Imi.Ess. 80,
sa;sa.. T. woos's sro;asnss - F''''''''''
Canal bo-, Rosa Grimm. n.wty. Dunao with Canada.
Canal boz. varsy. ails.sh. Buffalo. Win Canada.
Canal boat W AIisn. swan. Buaaio, with o.n.s,..
Canal boat Alligator. Brown Bu1.lo With csssdna be-
ley. 49, ss II s
ship Hnsrn,. gr fan Livsrpeol which snehsc,a =
csy to-day. and hasI7s q Asensers, all ~~l lfe
The sn,p FROM nana, reported Yesterday Ms MsaA
,rhsn. should bs The scckHi. Cant iaydsi. fs
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but the boat bid which - IT, refused the MARKET
for all descriptions, closing advancing ten
The market for corn was moderately active only Do.
bushe essapshed the sales $1,000 bushels a. 81
81 ~ for mixed Western anoat and stoseargoly In
s.atey active Win ssss Of bushs. Al 90 ec Tor
and n good demand 10 sales 1000 bushels Canada At
d 30 and 500 do. western partly II not all at 81 % Tns
bushels changed bands including State - ~ but mostly
CofroH he nsws from the Liverpool market was
receved the ssis Of this staple attended with much DIM
Guilty. and proa had downward tendency hut the advance
quoted 10 The cable despatch caused active In
prices suoseauepty ruled ~
quotations, closing with continued advancng tendency
under fair dsuand from all sources We qnote:-
UJsand F7or,da. Mobile N0S'TeI.
Ordinary......... 20 - 10 30
Low middling... AZ - 81
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-18

TOO LATE roR cLsssIyIaATSOs.
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- H~4~sf, - hfsl sis.s t-.non. ~stA f>~~s a..-s
ave sAeftgs ln.~sssN H-s1f ~@sA r-.wss~a
q rsosrkyr - n,.ss-s,
N0fiCF.-rfft sgsnpRs Or fur esga1yyo A.
~s-te~ 80 fey@ssaF1 - rn~ss Glms fa-s-~ =
waftet wsits " t>1sy. y .ss.1 s.ag a. fsssw2
49, i4A@ NsA <A@4m Nsmtf fFasNsmsff ~
h~sfv y MONTGOMERY ~ ~se.sy--
fty LAT uryg
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In Tpfy
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bkkffNAI
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an GsspFpa ft3gYgfIF
49,. rstf .Aft kbkr ktGsaNu.
49, enc m~.s.sy~v
--. ~rsis~ssess - ssssAss usisus
WAt survr rpsssN avn oorRE1r 40
-. ~ 80 60 $500 ~ fAg flras4 rv~s~~tsf~~ &c.
.-Ssf-sy ssiy tssss 80 ssssse-s - r~f.s.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

The PEUssIAS SoLD1ER.- .M.laioa-
SAYS IN has last PARIS letter to the y. Y.
Tines:
Prom all sides the testimony eoncurs in
The statement that the needle gun has nst
had 80 important = share in the success Of
the Prussians a. the AgstrIans would have
the world believe. The Prussians seen 70
have shown more intslligenee on the feld.
more dash. more sOhdity. and more brillian-
ey in tactics. than their enemy. besi les pos
sessing gun Which. when good occasion
presented for is use. vas sure 10 destroy
shatever attempted 10 stand before IL. The
army people Of France are astosnded AZ this
ressit and refuse 20 see the cause Of IL.
They refuse 70 see that PrSs.ia s indebted
for her success 20 the edoeai ion she gives
ber people. a. vel their common school ed
ueatiou as their military ed8catioa IN the
well-orgAnized LaHd.cehr. France and Aus
tria spend great sums Of money on their Of
hcers and military establishments. while the
people. the Peasantry. Of these tro eoun-
tries are maintained in about the sane state
OF Ignorance they we're two centuries ago.
In these ivo countries the Catholic church
controls. in n great measure. the little in
straction the people receive; IN Prussia. IL
- the Government and the progressive
Protestant Church which controls the edu-
cation Of the people. In FrAnee and Aus
triA. therefore. the peasant makes a good
soldier TO 6ght m superior nsmbers viii
accomplished instruments q warfare; but
be could not stand a minute before an equal
numter OF edaeated men With complicated
and improved Instruments Of war. Militia
~ reno~n. bravery. espr,f de corps and dan
would do no good in presence Of higher
intelligence and a gun shooting six tines TO
one. The French Governments would do
well % look little less 10 the enbelIish-
nent Of Paris. and little more to the poor
ignorant masses outside Of PAris-of those
masses which compose its army
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10
VOLUME 33, No. 80.


NEvEE LooK GHr HoRsr IN rur
Mourn. This very familiar and Off repeat
81 saying takes It's origin from q eirrun-
stance which occurred many years aro in
the vicinity Of Carlisle. Eexlspd. T-o
farmers -ho had lived upon very friendly
terms. mutually agreed that whichever died
hrs' should leave 20 the other q very valua-
Die consideration. not specifying. ko~ever.
What It was 10 be. The one vas called
Martin Tinson. aud the other David Dean.
David ~as called away srst. and beqseafbed
to Martin favorife horse. When Il was
communicated to the latter. he manifested
a great deal Of disappointment. and o0-
served that be did expect something better
than an old horse Not 80 old. neith-
sr. sad the party Who broasht the infor-
nAtion- A dispute now arose about the
age. and II vas agreed to 20 TO the stable
and examine IA Martin went up TO the
hOrse's bead. and in the act Of opening IL.
mouth to look At its teeth. the horse made
= snatch and bit hrs nose on. A morti6ca-
ton IN few hours ens1ed. and. strange 20
say. Martin followed David to the grave.
Hence came the saying a. Never look gift
horse IN the mouth
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

SFEFcH OF SIMON CsHEROS. A spe-
cial despatch from Harrisburg. Pa. SAYS
that large Union mass meeting had been
beld there. Hon. Simon Cameron prcsid-
Cd. lie said be vas glad TO see 90 many
people present on 20 short notice. lie
eounseied energetie action. lie Pronounc-
ed fressuent johnson a BAD nav. fanhiess
10 his Promise and an enemy 70 his country
The question -as ~hethcr poor. honest ne
groes should BE- murdered in cold bisod AZ
ter ihe rebellion. and whether handful Of
sbite men in South Carolina should cast
the voies of negroes ~ho we're ineKperi-
enoed. Every leading trsitor should Be
hsag. and -e ought 10 rnsiss upon Presi-
dont Johnson's advice that treason should
be made odtous.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

VINO BEGkN rr7 Il is charged that the
negroes began the riots in Ne~ Orleans.
The New York Post thus treats Of this
charge. making up the substance Of It's cor
respondents accounts:
As for the tale OF a crowd Of negroes
armed and marching the streets-everybody
IN wolfland knows thai it is the sheep which
are constantly IN the habit Of ierOciously at
tacking The Peaceable and innocent solves.
IL Is scarcely worth while 70 send such idle
tales by telegraph. The blacks are not
likely 20 attack anybOdy-nOt even when
they are themselves erst attacked. IL seems.
Tor ve do not hear Of any rioters being kin.
ed. We advise the colored men Of Ne-
Orleans and Of the South generally 20 de-
lend themselves when rufkans attack them
and take lie for life. That is the best
~ay Tor them 20 secure respect for them
selves. fn q community winch elects Mouroe
Its mayor. Tbey are nsneross enough
let them strike back once and strike hard
The cowardiy wretehes who deny Justice 10
men because they are black. will leave them
alone When they tnd that their victims know
how 10 protect themselves
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

THE MErHOpIsrs.-The London Pafri-
% says that Wesleyan Mefbodism has
come 20 a stand still IN Great Britain.
In S;afOrdshire aud all the southern dis-
triets Il has been steadily losing ground
for several years. In the LONDON cir
cults during the last year. there was an
increase Of nearly SIX hundred menbers.
but IN - many Of the Others was there a
decrease that the total gain shown on the
bamerical returns Cor the year Just closed
= scarcely more than a single hundred
Complaints are made Of general laxify
Of discipline, Of the abandonment of love
feasts, and slack aftendaBcc al the class
mectings.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

THE POPULATION on THE AUsrRIAx En-
PIEE-The empire Of Austria consisted
IN 1857. Of thirty-6ve millions Of inhabi-
iants, Of which il lost about 2.726. 900
BY the peace Of Viliafranca IN 1859.
Austria still retains about thirty three
millions, and Of these two and half are
IN l.omb4rdO-Venetia. The other ele-
meuts Of the population are a. follows !:
Germans. 5000, 900; Slavonians, $780,
600; Poles. 100000, RatheniAns, p
100000; Croatians. 100000; Creeks
and SlOvaeks. 5000, 900, Magyars,5, ,OOO,-
600; Jews, 100000; and Bohemians.
10000. With respect 20 religion, the
population II thus divided Catholic. .. .
5OO.OcO; Uaited Greeks. $500. 900 !;
Greeks. non-united. 1900, 600; Luther-
aus. 100000. Calvinists, 2,OOO. 900 !:
Jews, 100000. Austria proper con-
tains little more than 2 500. 900 inhabi-
tants; Hungary, 10000, 900; Galieia,
100000; Bohemia, 4,SOO 600; Aus
TRAN Silesia. $1,000 The population
Of Prnssian Silesia consists Of about three
aud half millions. The territory taken
from Denmark during the late war con-
tained about SsS.75O inhabitants, thus
divided; Schleswig. 365.4l7; HOlssein.
476,siT; Luxembourg. 46.4s6.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10
OLD SERIES.

transportation ticket and dischArge-snd in
his knsP.Aek the gifts be had brOaght fOr
his dear Ones shawl for COrslis. a music
box for Eddie. and DOH for baby FIOy.
The gifts bad reached their destination.
bat alas iOr their gIser.
Oh! true heart. strOag for the right. ten
der and faithful unto death. DO you know.
m thai Better Country in which yos dwell.
ho- one walks the earth. longing only for
the tiae When - this mortal shall pat on I'M
mortality And the little household band be
gathered an 1nbroken circle once moreS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

SAD CAsE. A Dr. Fekete has been Ar
rested IN New ORLEANS and beld ia 5000
bail on the charge Of causing the death Of
little gfri and little boy. who. suffering
from ehilis and fever. both died in two boors
after taking some medicine b. adminisfcr-
ed TO them. Affer the little girl had died.
and the medicine gwen to her was preserib-
ed for Der brother. be said. q" Uncle.
don't want % take that medicine; IA killed
sistcr. and it will Kill me" "Oh. no. vas
responded. % 4 as not The medicine that
killed your sister The Eule fello1 re-
Piled. - May be not. bat wish you would
let me see my Pooy before / take IL. be-
cause I dont believe val ever see ksm
AGAIN" He ~as shown the pony. took the
medicine. and in one hour aitcruard was
corpse.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

A correspondent of the Cbicsgo Repub-
Lean ssys that b. T. convinced thst Mr.
Johnson j. s.s-ningiy afflicted 9TH q dis-
ease vb.ch may b. called Ego on fbe brain
70 appears tiat in b. speech Of April ls.
b. che soldiers and sailors. b. used the per-
sonal pronoBn !. ~ times, snd ne. "a
times the possessiTe pronoun my. "a times +.
se. - times us. ID times. our. 6 tincs +.
BE-. referring 20 himself. IA times. snd be.
fsioe,-making in all. one iua,irsi a,if sir
fy-aga references b. himself IN speech
eontaining NJ iar from 5000 words. or one
in every - words. No~. hin ons year st
the White House. thc President is Reset by
the d" foul ~beip % sin. ~hile ''hiiie dog.
are snaPpiug ~ bis heels. - q rot reason-
able % fe.r that b. nay b. assAiled BY the
great enemy Of mankind in person. and
tha. httie snakes viil be coiling around his
heels somefine during the remaining three
years ~sich be = sexPcotsd 70 say thsrs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

A vagsboud looking fellow vss brouebt
before a magistrate 81 Tourbridgs on
charge q stealing iurnips After making
some droil remarks b. ~ss ssked BY The
magistrate. o. Did you not take tbs furnip.
found in your pocket2- "Certainly rot
replied the prisoner. I -eut % sleep
IN The heid snonr re turnips snd tbese
gre- ~ ny pocket-fbe bat q ny body
osused them 20 shoot up faster ihsn ordin-
ary. ] steal turnips. your worship; I
sc0ru tbe idea.-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

The Poiitik of Prague contends hat 90 Il
. the promotion of oascers viihout talent.
without military stuoation. it }. ths nepo-
tis'n IN TIE army. Which conpei. Austria q
second time % ceds q kinedom
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10
4 T. 4 IL Y
The Golden Gate.

The Golden Gate.
Din shado~s rsfher thickhv rou-,l.
And 80 th- a'sfF sfair - ciiulh.
1hs eiouty stair that up~ard ie.ds.
To ~hers fhe goitcs % tai- shias.
kos-t ~hirh ths ka-elisg st,irits AT,
~ op~ainE oi tss Goid-a Gate.
A. so.ns -ith s-E-r k.xiaxEo.
Suh Prsssiag hf~srt. hsnd N had.
Ant sous slfh ~ears .tsp- saf .Ls@.
look bacs ~h-r- thsir h-isssd stant.
= ~ ths ai-ty stair- ihsy cii1ab.
Lei 90 By tas aagvi riuas.
A. ua@een hantis oou hsck ~ ds-or.
II ight thst Sod. the vesy ar.
IL i-si the .hato- frosn ~this.
~ ~ grsai ghnsY hstt-a thers:
NJ rnru and ssr. anf aonn - iafs.
The shsto~s pa-s slfhin ~ tsafe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

Metanors yallas5ighsm 70 Mr. Ray-
mond:
Y0u have Dot sent f0r me- Bot I an
here Wbetber you want ne o. not am
going 10 your sigvaniT
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-11-01
Public Virtue.

a. =t4
Wenotice in an exchange the statement 4
that the office of q. S. Consul General ?
/ in Cuba, resigned by John E. Potter, a
short, time. ago. because he was IN
willing to hold an office at the hands Of
the present Administration, was worth !.
four thousand dollars a year in gold,C Z
This is one case out of thousands
which have occurred within few
months, some, Of them more marked
than, this, in which our countrymen
have proved themselves far above the,
Fbribery Of a profitable office. = 4a9r
/ The almost bomdless patronage, nafIg 2, in 4
the hands of the ePfesident-and which
lis growing larger continually
him, to offer such q consideration to
hundreds Of thousands of citizens in
return for theiII support Of his policy.
! That this means Of controlling an el-'
ection has: been resoIted to inthe read q
cent cahvassy with 's:naore shameless Il
publicity than ever before, no citizen, :
need to be. told. That all has heen
done that Federal patronage could do
there is nd debit. The circumstances
of the . administration made it desper-
ate, and the patronage has been kept
for nonether purpose. Off, ecoerseit
has had its. effect. Men can always be
found who gteedily seize whatever may
be offered, and grant in return whatever
may be required, Without waiting lon
ger than to- hear the terms of the; BAR
gain l., -,,s,f. s..r ,-;,fz .f-,r; fearz,
7 But it is cheering to know that in so
many Instances the holders Of desir
liable officers have have .hastened to
place the honors and profits. belonging :
to them in the hands of the President.
glad. to. refuse what they conld only
hold at the examples, Of which the ma
tion may be Bf6ddg jar. = -ii1sa1'3E.'f
. These and the immense number Of.
officers throughout the country who
preferred dismissal rather than apost-.
acy, prove that there is yet q public
virtue that the natien can trust! There
has beenaan integrity developed during
the presentscontest which shows that a I
new, class of politicians and office holld7
ers have been before the country: We
have seen not only our lncorruptlble
i Congress- but men Of all ranks and
circumstances standing. firm, against
/ the influence OF high position, OF party
connection, and of almost boundless
resources of5patronage. We do not
believe the history Of the country can
show anything Of this kind more strik-
inc Than the exhibitions of the last few :
months Is there not something in the {
present signsiewen calculated to ien1s
courage the. true5 patriot, and to assure slloer
the well wisheEse Of their country that
we are entering upon new era ?. While
/ Democratic orators and newspapers
are aIkingeSaboifp eRa1lfcaf UDrrdption
and recklesshass,'lS: 4: taay Mes sfet,p reHdly, :
ipoint to the record. of the party for the
1past year as one that. viii eoinpafe we'll
twitEl that of any party in ahhiy periodlof
the Republic, and present a brilliant J !
contrast with much of the past, We
have hope Of the future. 'J6nraal:'.' no
! .st --ssEf tJL o. i4.fF>1 ~ .F :ftft.fs.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-11-01
| $500 per Annun1.

days neither Andy nor "Bill' to stop
them and cry out "evi1 disposed men,
you must not touch the animal; !, it is
contrary to the spirit Of the Neutrality
Law and do you Want as to violatei
our oaths ?'' iss4' ~ (" 8 - A''-3I3. "a T
A short time ago a Fenian brother
from Massachusetts, wrote very in
dignant letter because some other mem
Der spoke hard of ANDY 1t appeared
he WAS an employee in the u. S. army
at Springfield, and was expecting a lit
tie more butter for his Sread. Friend
Hennigan is the head OF the Postmaste-
er at Ravenna on his shoulders or is
it about to roll into the basket? IL so
may you get the position, for know
you will Eli it well, Why. did you put
yourself to the trouble of sending me
a manuscript copy Of yoarletter Il
had previously read it in the Plain
Dealer, which refused to publish mine,
/ And it was industriousiy circulated in
Iprinted slips by that enthusiastic Feniqa,
/ Robert Xix, who has done so much
for, and said such kind things of us and,
our cause. How misfortune makes us
acquainted with strange bed-fellows.
You say that some will suppose
that the whole thing was got up by Mr.
| Dapgler and only signed by me. Why
so? Friend Hennegan, do you sup.
pose me incompetent in q literary sense
to write that letter? We'll or ill4done,
it is mine, and no human eye ever saw.
it until it went into the hands, of the
! editor. .5. :s.--.- s.-.. .u.;r.T.. -,
And now word about 5Gr. Dangler,
He has proved himself a better friend
to our cause and people than any man
you can name among the tinae-honored
Democracy, He has never yet sought
to influence my political opinions
Nor can any. living man Go it. And
my. price or the recompense 7 seek is
the approval Of my own conscieneqe- .
the satisfaction to know. that I may
contribute to remove the shacl1les. Of
one human being noWsin bondage, and
give him the priceless boon ,ofEberty...
I am, Dear Sir, -.....-. ss
Your Very Truly, @ g.
THOMAS LAYAN.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-11-01
Legal ~ Office.

nAVID G. SNIDER and MARGARET A.
~. SNIDHR, whose places of residence are
unknown, will take notice that one, Wesley
Patterson. did on the 18th day of Septem Der,
A. D., 1866, file his petition in the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the county of
Wyandot and State of Ohio, against the said
David G. Snider and Margaret 4 Snider, de-
fendants setting forth that said defendants
heretofore gave certain mortgage to one
Henry Shumon, or that part of the South
west quarter of Section Is, TOWNSHIP l, South
of Range l3, commencing at the North west
corner Of lands owned by Jacob Smiths heirs,
running thence East on the line of said lands
ID rods, thenceNorth 2 rods q IA feet; thence
West IA rods; thence South 2 rods and
Id feet to the place of beginning,
tanning one-fourth Of an acre OF land, more or
less, all in said county of Wyandot to secure
the paymentof $400, with interest from April
1lth, A. D., 1865, to Henry Shumon or his
assignees, according to the tenor of certain
promissory note, referred to in said mortgage,
and now owned by the plaintiff, and asking
Judgment against said David c. Snider, the
maker of said note, for the balance due there
on, and that said premises may be sold to pay
the same, and that they are required to appear
and ans wer said apetition or before the, 10th
day Of November next. z,s~4,
Datedthis 18th day of September, A. D.'66.
j. D. e c. SEARS,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Sep. 90, 1866.-6w.