The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-11-28
NEWS ITEMS

Near Quincy, Illinois, a woman, sup
posed to be dead, was buried on Monday
last. Two days after, groans were heard
from the vault, which was Immediately
entered and the woman found to be alive
She is now in a fair way to recover
Habitual drunkenness for two years has
been made q cause for divorce by the Yer.
mant LArislatp-~ Gao y.as Is enough.
The Southern cotton crop is reported
to be almost a total failure. Every North.
ern man who invested money in growing
cotton, will DO q loser.
The pulpit Of the Christian Church at
Jeffersonville was robbed Of a Bible and
hymn book, recently, by sOme unsancti-
fed thief.
But one Revolutionary soldier now sur.
wives to receive his pension; Sam'l DEM,
Of New Hampshire, is the last Of the old
heroes
The New York Times says the South
crn States are in the Union in one sense
and out Of the Unicn in another. This
reads iike the editor was out Of his senses
altogether.
The Confederate General Joe Johnston
wasat the horse fair a; Baltimore, the other
day, and had a friendly shake hands with
General Grsat.
Emerson Ethsridge is mentioned as o
candidate for Governor Of Tennessee, to
succeed the wretch, Brownlow.
The Napoleon North West proposes
William Allen as a candidate for Cover.
nor of0hio.
The New York World and the N. Y
Tribune both urge relief to Mr.. Davis
They argue that he should be released,
the one as a matter of justice, the other
as q matter Of policy. We believe this
sentiment pervades all parties, except, of
course, the Butler and Banks wing of the
Radical party.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
aRecent letters from prominent gentle
mon now in Salt Lake City to 4 Govern
ment officer here give a gloomy picture of
affairs in Utah, stating that the protection
promised by the Constitution and laws to
all citizens is not practically Observed
The present status Of affairs, dark and
gloomy as it may be, cannot long be main
tanned. Hepredicts that the Government
will at no distant day, feel it a duty to a
large portion Of loyal citizens nov there
to declare authoritatively whether Utah
is part Of the United States, subject to its
laws and sovereignty, or whether it is to
be given up to the Mormons.
A st. Louis dispatch says it is believed
the Missouri Legislature will elect Chas.
d. Drake to the United States Senate.
The probabilities now are that Horace
b Greeley will be chosen United States Sen
ator from the State Of New York.
The people Of Rome, Georgia, wer'
ro startled on Tuesday Of last week by TIL
appearance Of q huge meteor travelling
along at a rapid pace. 1t probably strag'
. gled from the grand army Of meteors thai
should have been visible q week previous
and was in q hurry to overtake 1t.
The Democrats Of Idaho have elected
their Congressman by a handsome major
By the Gable. advices Of the 23d e.
.hibit the sad fate of political affairs ii
Spain. 1.-The Prussian Oh ambers hay,
~ccensured tho Government for an act Of in
discretion. Arrests Of Fenians aud seiz-
ures Of arms have been made at Limerick
sdi Before the late war the whole Prussial
feet numbered only 1855 vessels Of al
dimensions. Now not less than 10 ,O0(
vessels sail under the Prussian flag.
Gold closed on Saturday at 1854.
New York il said to represent the com
mercial power, wealth, enterprise aud lib
,araIity Of the nation. It also represent
Democracy.
Anew York Dispatch says that Jane
Stephens has disappeared, and, it is sup
posed, gone On o secret mission. He lei
his Office in that city a few days ago
company with four men who had arrive
from Ireland, and we're armed with a ne
kind Of reyolyers, specially manufactur,
for than. Stephens took leave Of h
friends, saying he should never again st,
foot in his Office.
sssSThe Odd Fellows Of Columbus had
grand banquet on Thursday night last
A visit from the Grand Master and Il
comforting Of the Degree Of Robeokn
were made the occasion Of the festival.
Ono night last week three negroes I
fceted an entrance to the dwelling hou
0f Daniel Hammond. living near smit
field, Harrison county, Ohio, when all d