The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-10-16
NEWS ITEMS.

Tho physicians in Memphis dcclar Q
that the yellow fever is epidemic in tina,
city. Forty seven cases were reported in
twenty four hours ending at noon on Sat.
urday.
II is reported from Charleston, s. G,
shat on Saturday night a party of ne.
groes tore up the track of the South Car
DINA Railroad at Hopkins Station, and
threw a train from the track near Column
bia, and robbed the cars.
Mike MeCoole is on his muscle with
$4,000, and is particularly anxious to
t'smash" Joe Coburn. He has forwarded
$1,000 ~forfeit-money, and a challenge to
New York to Joe Ooburn or any other
man.
It is deemed improbable that Mr..
Iohnson will tuuder u plave in his cabi-
net to any Democrat, upon its reorgani.
cation nor is it thought proper that the
Democratic party should accept any re-
sponsibility for his administration.
The Congressional ub.committoe on
Elections, whereof Schofeld, of Penn.
sylvania, is Chairman, to inquire into the
loyalty of Congressman elect from Ken.
lucky, are in Louisville, and commenced
taking testimony.
1t is stated at Chicago that Mr.. Lin.
cold had on deposit at Washington, at
the time of his death, $75, 900, in add
ton to $4,000 voted to his widow by
Congress, aud that his Springfield prop.
erty was valued at $4,000 in 1851
Friends Of his widow at Chicago do not
hesitate to express the opinion that she
Is insane, upon which construction alone
are they able to account for her recent
.eccentricities.
The richest silver mine in Montana
was sold q few weeks since, for $780,
600.
The giant elm at Hambdcn, Geauga
, County, has been cut down after four
hours labor. It's length from the TIP of
the limbs to the butt was 100 feet, being
six feet and ten inches at the cut off,
Its average scale was 4 feet and 2 inches
in diameter, making 1000 feet Of inch
boards, clear stuff. The first log, 10 feet
long, weighed 5000 lbs, which at that
estimate, would make the whole tree
weigh about 10000 pounds. The tree
if any reliability can be placed upon the
coucentric dispositions of sap, is 7o2 years
old.
Hertzlcr, the rich old farmer who was
murdered by burglars in his own house
near Springfield the other night, made a
valiant fght against them until disabled
by the fatal shot, which tore open the
large popliteal artery in his leg, from
which he bled 10 death Immediately
One Of his murderers has been captured
at Bellefontaine, and is now in jail the
other is yet at large. The name of the
mar arrested is Roberts, and the shot
gun with which the murder was commit.
led was taken with him.
The whole nation seems to DO rejoicing
in the Democratic gains 10 Ohio, Iowa,
Pennsylvania and Indiana. 1t is the
beginning Of our redemption from the
bondage of Radicalism, and the people
80 understand it. ---i.
They say Mrs. Lincoln is writing q
y book entitled give Years in the White
House," and that it is to partake of the
character Of her late letters.
The Democrats in Thad Stevens Dis
triCt gained 1000 on the old "outsider'
at the late election.
Some burglars broke into the Connect,
lieut. State Prison, and stole two burdred
dollars worth of silver plate.
During a sparring exhibition in Phila'
delphia, two prize fighters set upon Con.
stable Cornell and beat him so badly thai
he died the next morning.
Banks, bankers and the officers Of The
al Treasury oil over the country are aghas
at the discovery Of large amounts O.
counterfeit Seven-thirties in circulation
so admirably executed that the bes
= judges have boen already deceived, AM
9 large amounts are no doubt "placed' per
9 manently in the hands of uususpectinI
purchasers.
In Central Pennsylvania, embracin
the midland counties, all the snperinten
dents Of the machine,shops of Pennsy'
vabia Railroads, Of the car MANUFACTURES
and Of the iron and coal works, arc RI
publicans. On the election day they 81
in the shops and scrutinized the votes {
their vorkmen, threatening TO dischara
them If they voted the Democratic ticke
= aThs congrcas.ona lsoOmmittee that
now trying to smell ont frauds IN 4