The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-02-21
NEWS ITEMS.

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4 petition for the pardon Of R. NJ. ~
Hunter has been Endorsed BY the Virgin
a Legislature.
The bill regulating the hours Of man
ual labor, aud fixing The same at eight
hours a day, passed the house by a vote
OF 70 yeas to IA nays. Those who voted
in The negative were all Republicans ex-
sspt one.
A company, with q subscribed capital
Of 800, 1000, has been organized at Ak
ron, to establish q rolling mill in that
place.
The American Theater t"444') Assem-.
bly, Rooms, and several adjoining houses,
we're destroyed by FIRE, OF Broadway, in
New York City, on Friday morning The
American Theater was a variety establish
ment. Loss, 100000.
A 6ght took place near Chicago tho
other day between two dogs, one a Bos.
ton and the other q Chicago champion.
The former was victorious. The stakes
were $500 a side, and $4,000 10 bets
changed sides.
The town Of Liberty, Missouri, was
entered on Tuesday last by a mounted
party Of twelve robbers who proceeded to
the bank Of the Clay County Savings AS
sociatiou, drove the attaches into the
vaults, seized 1890 and escaped, after
buichering . lad outside who attempted
70 give the alarm. Two bands of citizens
are in pursuit of the desperate villains.
Tho Committee on Resolutions, Of the
Connecticut Republican Convention, vo-
ted down q motion to insert in their plat.
form . Recommendation Of the early i'd
mission Of Tennessee to full fraternity
with the Northern States.
General Robert E. Lee arrived at the
Metropolitan Hotel, Washington on Fri
day, The Lexington virginia. Gazette
ssys he has been summoned to appear as
awitness before the Reconstruction Com
mittee.
If you wish to put a radical politician
70 fight, just ask him how many States
there are in the Union. Before answer
ing the question he will look two ways
for Sunday, and then slope.
In the Kentucky Legislature, the com.
mittee appointed to examine buildings at
louisville for Legislative purposes, re-
ported in favor Of removing the Capital
70 that city.
Before the Abolition party came into
power such q thing as a negro pauper was
unknown. Now, the people of the north
are paying more for support of destitute
negroes in the South than it cost to run
the Government under Democratic Ad.
ninistrations.
A special from Knoxville gives the de.
tails Of q tragedy that occurred there on
Friday. A negro guard, without just
reason, it is alleged, shot and instantly
killed a Lieutenant Colonel. A crowd Of
eitiz.is seized the negro and hung bin
summarily over the door of the Freed.
mems Bureau Office. Knoxville was in
atumuli Of excitement all day.
General Grant invited Beast Butler to
aparty the other day, but the Beast sent
back al insulting note of declination.-
We think Grant well deserved this rebuff
for having been SO inconsiderate as to at.
sempt to introduce the Beast into the So.
cisty Of respectable ladies and gentlemen.
The Washington correspondent Of the
New York World says: "0nce in a great
while, Wilson goes to the White House
70 ask q favor. Stevens and Sumner
never 60 there. The set of Senators and
Representatives who used to live iu the
Executive mansion day times, and sleep
on the steps o night. all ready to rush in
At daylight to advise the President what
70 think for four and twenty hours, are
never feen IN that vicity now. There il
. man in that house now who does biz
own thinking; and when his thoughts
ere put on paper, as in the message, and
IN addresses to the different delegation.
thal have called upon him, there SEEM
70 DO really mo conflict between thos,
thcughts and the opinions Of the people,
a highly disgrsceiul row occurred a
Nashville, yesterday, in the hall Of tn
House Of Representatives, during a dis
sussion Of the Franchise Bill, a measurv
which is exciting great contention an,
! bitterness. The Speaker Of the Hous
became offended At some remarks Of Mi
Mnllins, Of Bedford County, and ate
ming some profane epithets toward MIN
buried bis mallot at bis head. Partie
inforferad. and fbe sl;ym;eb .