The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-03-27
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o. The ladies Of Matagorea, Texas, hav
prevented General Griffin, by whose o.
dor the funeral Of General johnson wa
prohibited, with an oval leather medal
sbcut five inches long and three inche
broad, bearing IN q side the inscription
aThat the memory Of Gen. Griffin will b
oembalmsd with that Of Beast Butler ant
bis spoons.@ The diverse side bears III,
date Of presentation.
By the way Of San Francisco we hav,
q account Of q fearful gunpowder explo
sion at Hong Kong. Two vessels wer,
blow up and upward Of forty lives lost
-Four English gunboats lying in the har
Dor narrowly escaped destruction.
A horrible murder was committed neal
cBurgettstown, Washington county, Pa.
On Monday last. The victim in this case,
qnaned Hugh Spraull, a farmer aud bach,
slor, was murdered and his sister, who
lived with him, was tied to a bed for
twenty. four hours, having been placed in
dthat position by the ~murdsrers and rob
ban, after they had killed the cid man
end before they commenced to plumber
No house. The villains only succeeded
gptting about $3.50. No arrests have been
made 20 ylff
Tho report Of the death Of Dr.. Living.
Zen, the celebrated African traveller,
murdered BY the Caifres, came through
ne English Consul at Zanzibar. The 70.
ports come upon the authority. Of uine Of
ms attendants, VINO escaped. The at.
lack was sudden, jet the Doctor had time
u oyerpower those facing him, but was
cut down from behind, while endeavor.
ngto reload his revolver.
At Danvllle Station, in the Tenness 90
valley, the water stands six feet above the
Steiegraph poles. ln
BY the giving way Of the inner levses,
The town Of Columbus, Ky, has been in.
undated with water.
Wisconsin votes, at her next election,
on the question of extending the rights Of
suffrage 10 females.
Three wells and one thousand barrels
IF bill burned at Pithole on the 21st.
The President has signed the joint
resolution rendering the thanks of Con.
gress to Mr.. George Peabody, for his late
donation to the South. The act will be
.slsssntly enrolled on parchment, and if
possible, tho gold medal ordered by Con-
eress will be struck to accompany it.
The recent town elections in New Jer.
sey show Democratic gains. The Dem.
49,
Gratis have carried Bordentown, and have
elected twelve out Of twenty. two +. Free.
holdsfsin Burlington county, "a gain Of
four Democrats since last year. In Sa-
lem County the Board Of F~reeholders
stands eleven Democrats and ten Repub.
loans. The Democrats have also elected
their candidate for Mayor in Millville by
'fOrty.thrce majority. sa
A knotty question has come up under
The Reconstruction law. Georgia, and
ssns other States Of the South, issued
bsads under their present governmental
organisation to pay off the debts incurred
before the war, with the unpaid interest.
The Government which issued those
bonds being declared illegal, the value Of
ths bonds is called in question. Here is
. chance for bringing tho whole matter
Of reconstruction before the Supreme
Court.
The counsel for Surratt will, II is said,
den5 shel right Of the court to arraign
Surralt On the ground that rs B,oth, the
principal in crime, was not tried, the
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