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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
THE COBBLER,s SECRET.

A waggish cobbler, once in Rome,
Put forth q proclamation,
That he'd be willing to disclose,
(For due consideration,)
A secret which the cobbling world
Could ill afford to lose
tt o way to make, in one short day,
A hundred pair of shoes
From every quarter. to the sight
There ran hundred fellows
Tanners, cobblers, boot-men, shoe-men,
jolly leather sellers.
All redolent of beer and smoke,
And cobbler's wax and hides
Each fellow pays his thirty pence,
And calls it cheap besides,
Silencei the eobbler enters now
And casts around his eyes;
Then curls his lip-the rogue he frowns,
And then looks woncrous wise.
''My friesds" he says, It's simple quite,
The p an that propose
And every one of you. think,
Might learn it If he chose.
A good. sharp knife is all you'll need
In carving out my plan;
So easv is it, none can fail,
Let him be child or man.
To make q hundred pairs of shoes,
Just go back to your shops,
And take q hundred pair OF boots,
Aud cut off all the tops 20
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
Paving Notice.
To all soAons 1t may Concern:

To all aoAona 1t mag Concern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, O., April 2s, 1881
Notice is hereby given that proceedings have been
making the following improvements, to-wit:
For graveliug the roadway of the northern ex-
tension of Front street from North Public lane to
Ms pie street.
The same to be done in accordance with plats and
estimates to be prepared by the City Civil Engi-
neer, and filed in the office of the City Clerk.
All persons claiming damages on account of said
proposed Improvements, required to file their
claims in the office of tie Clerk, in writing, on or
before the Twelfth day of June. A. D. 1853.
l.. E. WILSON,
apr2s-d1taw4w City Clerk.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
Strange COurtship and Marriage
Brought about by q Dream.

Brought about by a Dream.
On Saturday last a "happy pair"
passed through Toledo for Michigan, the
circumstances of whose acquaintance,
courtship and marriage are hardly
equalled in history. 1t seems that the
bridegroom is resident of Michigan.
where he lived with his mother. About
a week since he had dream, in which
he found himself at Fremont, thirty
miles east of this city, where he met his
future partner, in the person of a young
lady whom he had never seen with the
natural eye; he courted and married her,
took her to his Michigan home, where
they raised a family of children, and
lived to see third generation of chill
dren added to their family.
Telling this vision to his mother, and
encouraged by her, he the next day set
out for Fremont, where, after two or three
days search, he met in the postoffice the
face so indellibly photographed on his
memory, and at once made known to her
the nature of his dream and object of his
visit. At first somewhat startled by the
strange announcement, she soon compre-
hended the situation, and was by no
means displeased with it. Finally, she
referred the matter to her parents, who
acceded to the remarkable proposition.
and on Friday last the strange union was
consnmmated according to the laws of
Ohio, and the happy bridegroom started
the next day with his young bride.
Those who saw the couple at Fremont
and on their way hither, say that they
bore every appearance of intelligence
and worth, and gave promise of great
happiness and usefulness. There seems
to be no room for doubt as to the truth
fullness of the above relation, and, taken
altogether, it is probably the most re-
markable courtship and wedding on re-
cord Toledo Commercial, May 5.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
Paving Notice.
To all aOAons it may concern:
Cry CLERK's OFFICE

10 0H aoHoHe ~ may concern --a-
CITY CLERK's OFFIcE.)
COLUMBUS, o., April "a. 1868. !
Notice is hereby given, that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus for max
ing the following improvements, to- wit:
For grading and paving the unpaved cutters and
grading the unpaved sidewalks on the south side OF
Broad street from the line of the land of ID. E.
Bal's heirs, to the west line of East Public lane.
Also for sprinkling Town street from Fourth
street to Sixth street. .at-
The same to be done in accordance with plats and
estimates to be prepared by the City Civil Engin-
eer and filed in the office of the City Clerk.
All persons claiming damages on account of said
proposed improvements. are requires to file their
claims in the office of the Clerk, in writing, Z
before the Seventh day of June. A; D; 1858
L. E. WILSON,
apl25-d1taw4w City Cerk d
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
Paving Notice.

To all aohons 1t may Concern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, !
COLUMBUS. o., April 13 1861
Notice is hereby given that proceedings have been
making the followi' improvements, to- wit:
For grading and ave ing the ungraveled road
way of Oak street from Seventh street to Wash
ington avenue.
The same to be done in accordance with plats
and estimates to be prepared by the City Civil En-
All persons claiming damages account of said
proposed improvements, are required to file their
claims in the Office of the Clerk, in writing, on or
before the Twenty-ninth day of May. A. d: 1868.
l.. E. WILSON, :
apr16-d1taw4w City Clerk.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
The History of a New York Bank
l - Cashier. seE.

"Burleigh" writes from New York
city to the Boston Journal:
The cashier of one of our leading
banks resigned some time since, and
the paying teller was Immediately elect
ed to fill his place. He was quite a
young man, and was promoted over the
heads of those who had been in the bank
many years insubordinate positions. The
secret of the promotion is well worth
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
A Practical Application of Ra
cal Policy.

A Practical Application of Isa df-
| cal Policy.
It is reported that gentleman, a
Democrat, living in the southern part of
this county, being desirous of illustrating
the beauties of Radicalism, and testing
the sincerity of its votaries and advo-
Gates, invited certain Radical to his
house to stay over night with him, and
at the same time invited "man and
brother TO pass the night under his hos
pitable roof
Bedtime arriving, our Democratic
friend took light and conducted the
"brother" to the room and pointed out
the bed he was to occupy. Soon after,
the Radical gentleman C) desired to re-
tire, and our friend also conducted him
to the same room, and informed him that
he was to occupy the same bed.
"Who is in that bed p asked the Rad
ical.
"Mr. -" was the answer.
"What! That nigger!' !' Indignantly
exclaimed the Radical "you don't sup
pose I am going to sleep with him, do
you?"
81 most certainly do; was the quiet
reply. "You voted to force this state of
affairs upon me and my people, and took
and subscribed to an oath that you would
grant the negro every privilege and i'm
munity" enjoyed by any class of per-
sons, and (producing six-shooter) by
the Eternal you shall carry out your pol
icy-so in there with you !"
Mr.. Radical, not liking the close prox-
unity of the pistol, got into bed, but we
don't think he staid there till morning.
Black Riuer (Ark) Standard.
JUST For FUN.-A thoughtless girl
living in Western city answered a
personal advertisement" in city paper,
just for the fun of the thing. The first
note led to three more, thus throwing her.
self into the hands of scoundrel. Her
father was surprised by the appearance
of the villain at his store, who demanded
$500 for the four notes, and the father
was forced to accede to his demands
rather than have the notes written "just
for fun" shown to all his friends and re-
ldtions. This should be lesson to every
girl in the land.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11

PASSAGE TO AND FROM GREAT
i Britain and Ireland, by Steamship and Sail
ing Packet by weekly lines. ct reduced rates. TAP
York, continue to issue Passage Tickets available
fs- twelve months. from London, Liverpool. or
suy amount from fl and upwards.
BAILEY THOMPSON & co ,AgeGts.
nck1l-wly-HNY Banker ,Coiumhus
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
COLUMBUS & INDIANA
"a %
CENTRAL RAILWAY

"a D
CENTRAL RAILWA
DOR INDIANAPOLIs,C CHICAGO. ST.
L Louis, Louisville. Lafayette. Springfield, Ter
re Haute. Evansville, Cairo, Memphis, Richmond.
Toledo, Detroit, and all points West ami South.
No change of cars between Columbus and Indi.
On and after Monday, December 2sd, trains will
| leave Columbus as follows: The Night Express
runs daily All other trains daily. Sundays ex-
$3.50 A. NJ. .AGUOMMo MoDATION-Arriyes
at Milford 80 300 A. NJ; Urbana 1923 A, NJ; ;Piqua
field and at Urbans for Bellefontaine. Glide and
oGH Is:oo IN DAY EXPRESS Arrives at
Hbp 51 Ba n R Raqi nasSn so So ri Lin. n 'S R.b
Monf Indianapolis 500 v@ LouisSe $40 M
Terre Haute 1925 A. M; Nation s:O3 A. a.; Cairo
Louis 165 MI A. @ dbesac
Sia Lafayette} ct S;so A. Mi SPSipgfeld od s2S A. NJ
arrives in St. Louis, the next morning, FOUR
H9s6s s6 II in Nd sdveHsf & H eRens Il E1pis
.3ffFS TSeaS @ $50 BetFcs SGs les M kioS sSo
H.; Terra Hsate $40 a. H.; Evansville SIS +. NJ;
y nattoon 755 A. NJ; Pana s57 A.. NJ; Alton s:oS
Passengers should be particular and secure tick
cts by this train, as it is the only one leaving at
CHICAGO (via Richmond), arriving the next
morning 1925 A. NJ. EIGHT HOURS in advance
1880 A. nj. NIGHT EXPRESS-Anives
at Urbana a;SO A. M; Piqua $40 A. NJ; Richmond
Ass A. NJ; Chicago (via Richmond 1040P. l.; In
dlanapois s:35 A. NJ; Louisville 4;3O 7. NJ: Terre
Hspts 100 Nj EyaRsvile PoSo 1000 s6 H MattGon S
ton SIS p NJ: St Louis 1000 p NJ; Lafayette 1890
?. NJ; Chicago ivia Lafayette, 800 r ~; Spring,
field $40 z. NJ; Quincy 900 A. M ke9kpk $50
day. THREE AND ONE-HALF HOURS in ad-
vance of the Cincinnati route.
New State Room Sleeping Cars run in night
trains.
Checked through to all principal points.
ASH for Tickets via RICHMOND AND INDIAN.
APOLIS.
T. ! ?. P6TFN RRTDFoNKs' Ticket Agents. Columbus.
J. N. NJ tUST. GEN. Supt.. Indianapolis
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11

Represents by the aid of over 100 900 moving Me-
chanical Figures. beautiful Paintings and novel
Machinery. the principal features of the memora-
BILE Procession and must, therefore, be of especial
interest to everv American citizen. This stupend-
ous Work Of Art which was completed at an ex-
Pense of over $50 Ooo, and surpasses in grandeur,
beauty and extent all others. has been purchased
by an association of gentlemen, and is now on ex-
hibition in some one of the following cities:
p.N,e' New YoEk; Boston. Hartford. Philsdelphia.
Wheeling. Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, CLEVELAND,
Colnmbps, Dayton, Cincinnati, Louisville. INDIAN
apolis, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee. It. Louis,
Cairo, Memphis, Nashville. Montgomery, Vicks-
burg. New Orleans. Mobile. Charleston. Richmond.
Springfield. Ill.
Numbered and registered Certificates of Ad-
missio have been issued at FIFTY CENTS each,
which will entitle the holder to one admission
to the Diorama whenever and whe, ever exhibited,
and accurate Photograph of some one of the re-
markable scenes represented by the Diorama.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
WATCHES. ~
WATCHES /!
lei c. { IT -
ILLINOIS WATCHES.

Watches bearing the trademarks of THE Ma
TIONAL WATCH CO., of ELGiN, ILL. werc
first placed in the market early in 1867. and have
since been unhesitatingly pronounced by experts
and connoisseurs to be unapproached in either ex-
cellence, elegance, accuracy, cheapness. by any
Others to be had for twice the money. either of EU
ROPEAN or AMERICAN manufacture.
Alarge number of the ELGIN WATCHES are
in use upon the Pennsylvania Central Railrosd in
the hands Of Conductors and Engineers, whose
opinion of their merits is expressed in the follow
ing letter from of the oldest conductors op the
road:
PI1TsBURGH, Feb. 12 1858.
Secretary National Wdtch Co.:
SIR--Some three months ago Mr.. E. 81. Williams,
Supt. Penn. Central Railroad, handed me watch
manufactured by your Company, and desired me to
test its accuracy. nd L cheerfully testify that
during period of Is years conductor of passen-
ger trains have had its equal for accuracy in
keeping time. During the three months l have
carried it. do not think it has varied minute.
My impression is. that they are the best watches
for correctness of time that manufactured for
railway use at least / have never had this one
equaled. G. M. ALEXANDER,
Conductor Cincinnati Express.
The custom of Railway and Express Officials as
is espec ally solicited. The ELGIN WATCHES
contain original and selected deyiees , not found
SS%saed %sasss Iii il WyRRSS YRsfS SIX Sy eRAPEs sc nE
TlFICATE of the Conpsny. For sale at retail by
all jewelers. throughout the country,, and to the
York. Boston, Philadeiphis, Cincinnati, st. Louis.
New Orleans and San Francisco. at our Lowest
Factory prices.
No movements retailed by the Company.
Call on your jeweer and ask to see them.
HT Business Office and Salesroom. Nos. 15e and
ISL Lake street, Chicago, Illinois.
FOR SALE IN COLUMBUS BY
Gates 4 Harrington. F. A. & l.. Lesquereux, W.
J. Savage. 4. ID. Dunbar & Co.
my1- -d4tF&T
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
REEERBNCEa.

The following persons have lately drawn val able
prizes from this Company. and kindly permitted the
IS 7 %iken!: $74 Sixth Avenue, N Y, $1,000;
Mrs E Stuart. 20 Nelson Place. N Y. $500; Miss
& saes
son. Dubuque Sewing Machine, SlO0; PhiIip. Nc
Carthy; Louisville Ky. $500; Jas Rogers. Wsihing-
teenth M street, Y. Piano. $780, S Ferris, G m New New
Orleans, Gold Watch. sa5e; " + Taller. Albania.
On. $50; Z Dayton Mobile. Ala. pia@oId Cluster
Ring. s4OO; Strong, Burlington. Vt. slOO A 7 At;
Mpi sRfnsd saSion m D. sss Fin: 5 Mrs
Ca5 street, Baltimore, Sewing Machine. $75; : Il
Alderpps9 80 Main aims street; Buffalo, slOo Dsrragh
Scott Ninth and SAMSON street, Phila. Gold Watch,
sI19 zimmermsn an. Hicks as street BroSkyn $500
Fuller. Hartford, Conn, Silver Set, $50; SchiI-
ley, Louisville, KY. Diamond Ring. 5000; G 7 Ma
Sixth Avenue, near 3Oth street, Piano. $500.
We publish no names without permission.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
Musical Festivals" several times postponed
compelling purchasers of tickets to wait several
months for the distribution, has impaired public
confidence in such affairs. The only fair system oi
distributing is the old and popular one of SEALEI
TICKETS, stating the prize. WHICH WILL BE DELIy-
Erred IMMEDIATELY ON PAYMENT OF THE ONE DOL
LAR. This is the plan of HARPER, WILSON d Co.
l73 Broadway, the most attractive place OF the kind
now in operation. They are doing the largest bust
ness. and deser.e their success. You cannot dra v
$1,000 600 farm there. but have reasonable chsnce
DeeI
drawn. and the firm is relia ole. Daily Nelos Jan
8, 1868. -.-.
"The Metropolitan Gift Company are Distributing
many valuable prizes We have examined their
manner Of doing business. and know them TO be q
fair dealing firm: Their Ian is more satisfactory
than Presentation Festivals as they draw
every day. and the subscriber need not paw fol
the prizes drawn unless suited."-JoE'nal, Fe6ra-
arg 6. 1868.
''The Gift Establishment of HARPER, WILSON 4
Co.. at l73 Broadway. is daily attracting crowds Of
visitors to witness the drawing process The invest
ment is but IS cents for CHANCE, and the prize
drawn, if satisfactory is immediately delivered fol
one dollar. A. friend of ours, last week. drew
$500 pr ze which he promptly received. Times
December 80, 1867.
Liberal inducements to Agents. Satisfaction
guaranteed. '
Every Package of Sealed Envelopes
contains One Cash Gift.
R4- Six Tickets for One Dollar. I3 for Two Dol.
lars. 35 for Five Dollars 100 for Fifteen Dollars.
All letters should be a dressed to
HARPER, WILSON & CO.,
173 Broadway, N. Y.
aprl2 .d2m-R
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
GREAT DISTRIBUTION
by THE
METROPOLITAN GIFT COMPANY,
Every Ticket Draws a Prize.
100000 DOLLARS 3

A Chance to Draw any of the
above Prizes by Purchasing a
sealed Ticket for 25 Cents.
Tickets describing each Prize are Sc ALED in En-
velopes and thoroughly mixed. On receipt of 25
Cents. Sealed Ticket will be drawn, without
choice, and delivered at our office. or sent by mail
livered to the ticket holder payment of one
Dollar. Prizes will be Immediately sent to any
address. requested, by express return mail. d
You will know what your Prize is
before you pay for il. Any Prize may
be exchanged for another of the same
value. R5- No Blanks.
H6Our Patrons can depend on fair dealing.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
Paving Notice.

To all sohons 1t mag concern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, !
COLUMBUS. o., March %. 1885,
Notice is hereby given, that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus, fol
making the following Improvements. to wit:
For grading Fourth alley from Fair alley to High
street.
The same to be done in accordance with plats
and estimates to be prepared by the City Civil En-
gineer. and filed in the office of the City Clerk.
All persons claiming damages on account of said
proposed Improvement, are required to file their
claims in the Office of the Clerk, in writing, on or
before the Sixteenth day of May, A. D. 1858.
l.. L. WILSON,
apr3-d1taw4w City Clerk.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
FIFTH AVENUE,
Cor. l4th Street, opp. DeImonicO's

In making this announcement, Messrs. Brewster
Co. beg to assure their friends and the public
that with the exception of occasional impOrtations
of novelties in carrisges from London, Paris and
Berlin. no departure will be made from their well
known rule of sELLiNi VEHICLES OF THEIR OWN
NUFACTURE EXCLUSIVELY.
Retainir their old establishment on Broome
tanned the higAe reputation for the excellence of
their work, and with additional manufacturing
facilities it is their purpose to offer their
rooms on Fifth Avenue. assortment of carriages
in the most fashionable styles. and EQUAL IN EVERY
RESPECT TO THOSE BUILT TO ORDER. At the same
time they would suggest to customers having deci-
ded preferences, either in design or finish. that by
placing their orders in advance. individual tastes
may be best giati6ed.
As heretofore. the building of Road Wagons will
be an important feature of their business and ey-
cry effo will be made to maintain the established
reputation Of the Brewster Wagon"
Having no connection with any firm bearing a
similar name DEALING in carriages ON Broadway.
they beg their correspondents to be particular in
addressing letters intended for the factory to
BREWSTER & CO..
Of Broome Street, N. Y,
And for the WarerUoms, to
BREWSTER 81 CO.,
9th Avenue, N. Y.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
RAIL ROAD TIME TABLE.

Showing the arrival and departure of trains at Co.
lumbus. Ohio. On and after Monday, May ii,
1aes trains will run Is follows: I 80 VOC :
cleveland, COlum bus & Cfnsti r.. Rs
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24
The Great Earthquake.

The terrible earthquake, the report OF
which has been spread over the world
by the telegraph, assumes, in cur later
and fuller accounts, dimensions more
appalling even than we stated in our
comments yesterday, based on the first
account. The loss of life is already esti-
mated at from thirty to sixty thousand
Pelsons, killed outright during the days
of terror from the 18th to the 10th of
August, either by falling walls or from
the great wave from the sea Some
three hundred thousand were LETT with
out shelter and without food, many in
jured or terror-stricken to the extent of
serious illness, and all exposed to many
perils to health and life, not the least Of
which is that of pestilence arising from
the decaying corpses. Sixty thousand
lives, it may safely be assumed, will he
found lost when the history of this great
catastrophe shall be written.
The extent of the earthquake may be
judged from the fact that its effects
along the coast covered distance of six
hundred miles, while the waves it raised
swept across the Pacific, reaching the
Sandwich Islands while yet ten or
twelve feet in height. At the points
on the coast Of Southern Peru, Arequi-
pa, africa, and Iquique, where the most
frightful phenomena occurred, the wave
of the returning sea rose to the height
of from forty to sixty feet. The United
States store-ship Fredonia, with 81 500
900 worth of naval stores on board, was
rolled over and dashed in pieces on q
coral reef. The steamer Wateree was
carried half mile inland. A large
amount of shipping, American, English
and French, after being tossed like so
many egg g-shells, were either dashed in
pieces, sunk, or thrown high and dry
far beyond the beach. Thousands of
persons were drowned amid the ruins
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24

N. Y. Independent, would say, "Do
not misapprehend me. I am opposed,
sternly, to all intemperance and rioting,
always and everywhere" deprecate
heathenism In our midst; and ~ fully
deprecate no-Sabbathism us do the
rising innovation Of the heathcn Sto,-
day observanoes. There Is no use dodg-
ing this question. 1t must be point of
issue. And the 'dumb dogs that can
not bark" ISee Isaiah, 56.l but suffer
"the man of sin, the son of perdition" to
steal this sacred truth from Gods
church, (tho Sabbath, J had better hang
his harp upon the willows, and behold
with silent quietness the fall Of Babylon,
for 1t Is lnev itohle. '"' ''T"
Yours for u thorough reform.
JESSE DORCAs.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24

Discussion ABOUT EGas.-In tho
fairest village Of Western New York.
tho "culled pussens," emulating their
white brethren, formed debating soci.
ETY. for the purpose Of improving their
minds by the discuss ion Of instructive
aud entertaining topics.
The deliberations OF the society wers
presided over by venerable darkey.
who performed the duties with the ut
most dignity peculiar to his color. The
subject for discussion on the occasion Of
which we write, was:
(which Arm do mudder Of the chicken
de hen wot lay de- egg, or de hen wos
hatch de chick ~
The question was warmly debated.
and many reasons pro and con were
urged and combated by the excited dis
putants, those In favor Of the latter prop
osition evidently In the majority, and
the President made no attempt tn con,
ceal that his sympathies were with tho
dominant party. At length an intslii-
gent darkey arose from tho minority
side, and begged leave to state propo-
sition to this effect.
"S'pose." +" said he, "dat you set ono
dozen ducks eggs under hen, aud dsy
hatch, which am de mudder, Dc duck or
dc hen ~
This was a poser, well put, and non.
plussed the other side, even staggering
the President, who plainly saw the force
Of the argument, but had committed
himselfto far to yield without = struggle;
80 after eogitating and scratching his
wool few minutes, bright idea
struck him. Rising from his chair In
all the pride Of conscious superiority. he
announced
"Ducks am not before tho house;
chickens am de question; derefore,
rule de ducks OUT" and do 1t he did, to
the complete overthrow Of his Oppo-
nents.