The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-12-26

Herschel " johnson has been ejectsd
Senator from Georgia. a4saN 0a' =
General Sheridin calls Maximiiian Gan
imperial buccaneer." sHNgsrsS /
Z The South American war spptoAches
itssend. epRheR RaDguayans ardinA2ivigof
the situation.n is tEsM II Is gss
WHY'S the indorsep of a note called a
surety? Because he is almost ,surei 10
have to pay it. f,.. ,,s,s, .,j5mI
The "typos" of Columbus Hilleelebrate
the anniversary Of Franklin's, birthday,
January 18th, with a ball and supper.
The extraordinary member elect Of the
British Parliament, who has neither LEGS
nor arms, issaid to be an able and finish.
ed speaker i 1li k3 -a5i aolq
Robert Ould, formerly the Confederate
Commissioner Of exchange, has been
elected to the Virginia Senate wv
There are 266 papers, daily and weekly,
and AZ monthlies, published in Ohio.L
In newspapers, Ohio stands ahird.inltho
Union. ~
A Yankee preacher discoursipg about
Daniel in the lions den, said gApd
there he sat oil night long looking AZ tie
show for nothing, and it dida't cost iim
cent. p a 80 ae1ogsg sdo o. list
Lieutenant Governor Anderson Sof O,
has brought tract Of ten thousand acres
in nLyons County, Kentucky, ,whishohs
will devote to raising sheep. He is now
selecting his stock, which will include
some OF the finest species in the county.
A. Mcfarland, Of Trumbull county,
has six steers of three years old, Of bis
own raising, which have au aggregate
weight of lO,94O pounds. .lst got
An extensive burglary was committed
at Defiance, Ohio, few nights ago ,9il
which were carried off nineteen watches,
fourteen pairs Of boots, twelve oyercoats,
twelve pairs Of pants, and a lot OF chains,
rings, etc. i'q 9df l7ge iis9Ta 70
The Executive veto of the Distrie. suf.
frage bill'will not be transmitted until af-
ter the holidays is asserted that The
Cabinet is unit in his support, although
the position Of Stanton, who has been ab.
sent 10 New York, is not yet defined. t,b
In Elizabeth, New Jersey, the single
men are assessed one dollar more poll tax
than the married men,. They payit very
cheerfully as tax on luxnries.
--L TOY lii ufIi.ss 10 b8daiylcs .5lui
W. G.. Smith was hung at " ashipgtop,
Fayette county, on Friday The l4th, sor
the murder of his father-in-law, John
Gray, in 1864. He protested his inno-
cense TO tho last. y .-,,it.,r ,fa
The crime Of placing obsctructious on
railways has become SO common in Ire.
land as almest to cause panic.
In Cleveland the police are engaged in
breaking up the gambling dens that in,
fest that city.
In some parts Of Yorkshire the great
food caused tho destruction Of thousands
Of hares. rabbits and even pheasants. 10
Indiana has raised more corn this year
than Illinois, though,lhe latter has the
reputation. of being sahe greatest Germ
growing State in the Union. !. ~
Secretary McCulloch proposes TO dis
charge all his female clerks, The dear
creatures make no end Of trouble, ana
besides there are one hundred more than
are needed. 400 .eu actu ~ 1ei
General Almonte, Minister Of tbe I'm.
perial government Of Mexico, TO the
French government has received a tee.
gram from Mexico, by the Atlantic Cable
stating The Emperor Maximilian will 70.
main in that country as lohg as God gives
him strength. i'8 bae 0ass
Columbus has 567 dram-shops aud So
looms, aud So houses of fill-famo. aFss1
They have new $50, 600 orgpn in the
Shaumut Church IN Boston, the largest
of its kind in the country, except tho
"big organ" at Music Hall. usAstream pf
CocAtuato water will aid in divine ssry-
ice by working the bellows Of the Ina
sheen" -"
The burning Of the iron clad New Iron
sides, at League Island, near Philadel.
phia, was the work Of inceudiary, and
suspicion rests upon arecently discharg-
ed man. The fro oouTred late in tho
evening on Sunday, and during the night
the flames, rushing from the port holes,
| Illuminated for miles around, and contin-
ued to rage all day Sunday. The loss b
a million and a hall. sfis ssa
The War Department has furnished up
to July last past, 1881 legs, 2,24o arms,
not to mention 55 handsa and 9 feet Tho
Secretary estimates that 1000 limbs yot
remain to be supplied.
Some workmen in Lafayette attempted
to clean ou. q sloye pipe by saturatine q
newspaper With coal oiland putting Il IN
to tho stove. They succccded not only
in cleaning out the pipe, but also Tie
stove and loom The result was q terlif-
ic explosion, that unjoipte'i the pipe, up
set the drum and covered oil hands win
SCOT aud blackness The coal oil Of CON.
merce is about as dangerous Is nitro-glie'