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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-25
A schoolboy's Composition.

Corns are of two kinds, vegetable and
animal. Vegetable corn grows in rows
and animal corn grows on toes. There
are several kinds of corn; there is uni
corn, capricorn, corndodgers, field corn
and toe corn, which is the corn you feel
most. 1t is said, 1 believe, that gophers
like corn; but persons having corns do
not like to ego far" if they can help it.
Corns have kernels, and some Colonels
have corns. Vegetable corns grow on
ears, but animal corn grows on the feet
at the other end of the body. Another
kind of corn is acorn; these grow on
oaks, but there is no hoax about the corn.
The acorn is corn with an indefinite
article, but the toe corn is very definite
article indeed. Try it and see. Many a
man when he has corn wishes it was
an acorn. Folks that have corns some
times send for doctor, and if the doc
tor himself is corned he won't probably
do so well as if he isn't. The doctor
says that corns are produced by tight
boots or shoes, which is probably the
reason why when man is tight they
saw he is corned. If farmer manages
well he can get good deal of corn on
one acre, but know a farmer that has
one corn that makes the biggest acre on
his farm. The bigger crop of vegetable
corn a man raises the better he likes it,
but the bigger crop Of animal corn he
raises the better man does not like it.
Another kind of corn is corn-dodger.
The way it ismadeis very simple. and is as
follows (that is if you want to know !:
You go along street and meet man
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QDglo Statesman.
A "Whnt is Ht'' Seen I'm Mississippi
"A Strange and Terrible Crea-
tnre Pursued by Dogs and Hun
ters.

A correspondent of the st. Lonis Dr.
patch says: A strange-visaged crea.
ture, apparently one of natures prodi-
gies. hasjust been discovered near Mead
vile. Franklin county, Mississippi,
causing much excitement in that u,1su-
ally monotonous village. A letter from
a friend residing in that village, dated
June 4, says: "M-at this time is
very much agitated on account of the
strange creature seen near here. 1t is
said to be similer to the one seen near
Vicksburg last fall" A Vicksburg pa
per, of a date some few days subsequent
to the discovery of this strange crea-
ture near that place, gave full descrip-
tion of it, and the manner in which it
was discovered, which, given from mem
ory, is in substance about as follows:
Some time in September last, as party
of huntsmen were driving in the swamps
some few miles from the river, trail
was taken up by the hounds and follow
ed up at brisk pace, leaving the party
far behind, In following after the dogs
they discovered the track of the game
in some miry places, which appeared
similar to the track of a human foot !;
and they observed also that the toes of
one foot turned backward. On coming
up with the dogs, who were now baying,
they beheld a frightful looking creature,
OF about the average height of man, but
with far greater muscular develop
ment, standing menacingly a few
yards in front of the dogs. 1t had long,
coarse hair flowing from its head and
reaching near its knees; its entire body,
also, seemed to be covered with hair of
two or three inches in length, which was
of dark brown color. From its upper
jaw projected two very large tusks sew
eral inches long. It's head and face, as
well as could be determined from the
distance of the observers, bore strik.
ing resemblance to that of the negro, ex-
cept that the chin and cheeks were coy
cred with long hair. On the approach
OF the hunters, it fed with great rapid
ty towards the Mississippi river, and
was not overtaken until within a few
yards of the bank. When the party
came up with the dogs the second time,
the monster was standing erect before
them, none Of them having yet dared
to clinch with it. But when the dogs
were urged by their masters, they en-
deavored to seize it, when it reached for
ward and grabbed one of them, and talk
ing it in its hands pressed it against its
tusks, which pierced it through, and
killed it instantly. Becoming alarmed
at this display OF strength, the hunters
fired several shots at the creature, which
caused it to leap into the river. 1t re-
mained under water several minutes,
and then rose almost its entire length
above the surface, uttering shrieks which
almost petrifed the pursuers with terror.
No similar sound had ever come to the
ears of these men, who were all familiar
with the howl of the wolf, the whine of
the panther, and the hoarse believing of
the alligator. After sinking and rising
several times, it swan to the Louisiana
shore and disappeared.
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Paving Notice.
To all aohone 1t may Concern:
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To all 1ohone it may Concern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, o., Nav 25. 1861
Notice is hereby given that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus for
making the followiu g Improvements, to-wit:
For building a dou BILE row fagstone crossing (1ags
IA inches wide) on the west side of Seventh street
across Broad street. V-l-T Ell = :,
Also, for building a double row fiagstone crossing
(fl ,gs IA inches wide) on the east side of Sixth
street across Broad street. -- s.s- = :
Also, for building double row f agstone crossing
across Broad street. ....;-. ,.. r.. -
Also, for grading and paving the unpaved cutters
and crossings and to grade and gravel the roadway
OF Medary alley from sixth street to Eighth street.
Also, for making crosswalk across State street
on the west side of Sixth st eet.---
. Also. for grading and graveling the roadway of
High street from South Public lane to the south
corporation line. SEsE -s
Also, for constructing a dooble row flag
crossing across Cherry street on the east side of
Seventh street. -.Hi. .r,l q fIs--ir--,. ... ...
Also, for grading and grave!ing the unpaved side
walks and paving the cutters and crossings both
sides of Mound street from the canal bridge to the
east line of the Hooking Valley railroad.
Also, for raising the market house bell fifteen
feet from its present position in order that it may
Alarm Telegraph. and struck by electricity in case
of fire. - lG n
Also for grading to the depth of three inches the
roadway of State street from High street to Sixth
street.
The same to be done in accordance with plats
and estimates to be prepared by the City Civil En-
gin. er, and filed in the office of the City Clerk
All persons claiming damages on account of said
proposed improvements, are required to file their
claims in the office of the Clerk in writing, on or
my2s-dItaw4w City Clerk.
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Paving Notice.
10 dH toh0M u mag c0Tcern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE

COVC6TTt.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, , Z
COLUMBUS, o., May H. 1868.
Noticeis hereby given, that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus, fol
making the following improvements, to wit: d
For grading and paving the unpaved sidewalks
on the south side of Friend street bstween Ridg-
way alley and Seventh street. - :.
Also, for grading and paving the unpaved side
walks, cutters and crossings the west side OF
Fifth street from Town street to Rich street.
Also, for grading. curbing. guttering add gravel
ing the unimproved parts of Mulberry alley from
High street to Front street.
Also, for building thirty inch brick sewer in
Center alley from Gay street to Spring street.
Also. for grading and gravelling the roadway and
repaving the sidewalks and cutters, where the same
are not of full ordinance width on Gay rect from
High street to Fifth street. ~
Alse, for grading. ,curbing gqttering and gravel
ing the unImproved parts of Hickory alley from
High street to w Water sire t .-"-'
. Also for grading and paving with bou ders the
first alley east of Seventh street from Oak street
to Converse alley. ..
Also. for repaving the sidewalks and cutters on
the south side of North street from Center alley to
Third street.
The same to be done in accordance with plat
and estimates to be prepared by the City Civil En-
glneer, 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 the Clerk, in writing on OF
before the Twenty-ffth day of June, A. D. 1858.
L.. E. WILSON,
myl3-d1taw4w ~ 1r City Clerk.
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Paving Notice.
- SeAO
To all aohons it may concern:

To all aohom 1t may concern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICEl
COLUMBUS, o., June 9, 1865. !
Notice is hereby given that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus for max
ing the following improvements, ro-wit:
For grading and paving the unpaved sidewalks on
the south side of Friend street from Seveath
street to Stone alley.
Also. for bull ling double row flag crossing on
the north side of north street across Third street.
Also. to extend the main sewer on the north side
OF Broad street. as follows: For a circular brick
sewer four feet in diameter, from the west side of
Fifth street to the east side Of Cleveland avenue;
thence to the east side of Pike street three feet
diameter thence far east as the grade will allow
thirty inches in diameter. -
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 required to file their
Claims Claims IN the office Of the Clerk in writing on CT
Il. E. WILSON,
jul1-d1taw4w i City Cerk
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Paving Notice.
GU aohonl IL may concern: .a Sod.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE

To all aOAons it may concern: .f- ..r-.. .- ~
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, , 4
COLUMBUS, o., May 1s, 1865
Notice is hereby given that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus 1or
making the following improvements. to wit;
from Spring Street to North Public lane tbs5ce
Depot street to orcester street, thence across the
railroad grounds to the intersection of Swan and
b err streets; thence in Kerr street to Russell
street, and three foot sewer in Kerr street from
Russell street to the north end of Kerr street.
The same to be done in accordance with the 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 improvements, are required to file their
claims in the office of the Clerk, in writing on or
before the Second day of July, A. d. 1868
L. E. WILSON,
my20-ltaw4w CITY Clerk
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Paving Notice.

To all aoAons it may Concern: -s= .
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, o., June 16, 1868.
Notice is hereby given that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus, for
making the following improvements, to-wit:
For grading and paving the unpaved sidewalks,
cutters and crossings on Washington avenue be-
tween Mound street and South Public lane.
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, are required to file their
claims in the office of tie Clerk in writing. on or
before the Thirteth day of July. A. ID. 1868.
L.. Z. WILSON,
jul8-d1taw4w City Clerk
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"ILL B e b BECEEVED AT THE OF
w fee Of the City Civil Engineer, in Colum JUS
Ohio. until -. 80 90 =
Monday, June 29th, w.
at 9cloek F. M, for furnishing materials and do
ing the following works
=, For grading and graveling South alley from
Fourth street to Fifth street. ~. IT, : -
. For grading and graveling South High street from
South Public lane the corporation line.I - =
For building double row of flag crossing across
Cherry street on the east side of Seventh street.
For building twenty inch stone- pipe sewer in
Fisher alley and Fair alley. from the north line of
Gay street in Fisher alley to Fair alley; thence in
Fair alley to the sewer now in Fair alley = :,
The bids will be opened blythe committee of the
The committee the right to reject any or ali
bids, at their discretion. 5 : 10 =
rrR .a q. .f.-r-+t .5. b. +. BOWEN,
Assistant Engineer.
CITY Civil Engineers Office, No. 80 South High
street, up stairs. :. iu23-d5t
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Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege.

THE SPECIAL COmMITTEE AP-
L pointed by. the General Assembly of the
State Of ohio for the purpose of receiving
sites and lands for the location and es
tablishment of the Ohio Agricultural and Me
chanical College. as contemplated by the act of
Julv 1882 granting land script to the State for that
purpose. hereby give notice that the committee So
icits and is now prepared to receive proposals in
writing for donations of lands, sites and money to
erect buildings for said Coege, and will continue
next. '-ifre : :. : = = Z :
me committee will meet at Columbus. July 71st
nexI, 10 visit and examine proposed sites. s1
dressed to +. ". Thornhill, New Guilford. Uoshoc
.oh county Ohio. marked Proposals for Agri
F. ". THORNHILL, Chairman
~. D. OhEkwlN. Secy. aprll-d3m
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This pretty incident is related of a
canary bird: The door of the birds
cage was occasionally left open that he
might enjoy the freedom of the room.
One day he happened to light upon the
mantel shelf whereon was a mirror.
Here was new discovery of the most
profound interest. He gazed long and
curiously at himself, and came to the
conclusion he had found a mate. Going
back to his cage he selected seed
from its box, and brought it in
his bill as an offering to the
stranger. In vain the canary exerted
himself to make his new-found friend
partake; and becoming weary of that,
tried another tack. Stepping back
few inches from the glass he poured
forth his sweetest notes, pausing now
and then for reply. None came and
moody and .disgusted he flew back to his
perch, hanging his head in shame and
silence for the rest of the day; and al
though the door was repeatedly left
open, refused to come ont again.
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The PeaceabIe Condition of the
South.

With the undoubted causes for irrita-
tion and excitement which exist in the
unreconstructed States it is a marvel
how the Southern people keep so quiet
and peaceable. Born with love of free
dom at once deep and ineradicable, and
inheriting repugnance to military OPP
preston which the war of the Revolution
developed and nurtured, we have seen
them sitting quietly down for the past
three years and peaceably submitting to
the yoke of the conqueror. Government
changes their military dictators with all
the facility of prestidigitateur, simply
a " Hi. presto!" being all that is requir-
ed to displace a Sheridan and install
a Hancock; it smashes down Sickles
and up springs a Candy; it upsets a
Pope and out pops a Meade; and the
people, save few sputterings in some of
the newspapers are scarcely heard to
murmur. Their civil officers are removed
as easily as Bergen farmer would cut
down his drumheads in the fall. The
military regulators change at pleasure all
local oficers-the mayors, sherifs, al
dermen,- judges, and even the juries,
peppering the boxes of the latter occa-.
sionally with a. sprinkling of blacks,
thus savoripg justice a spice that
must be extremely agreeable. to any de-
cent white mans taste. In short, the
military authority in the South is abso-
lutte, penetrating social as well as public
life and every branch of society, Yet
there is no trouble. The Southern peo-
pie do not complain loudly. They
are the most obedient people in
the world, and there is no.
more peaceable country on the face of
the globe than the South. Still, these
people are called rebels and ex-rebels,
and the Radicals hold them up as mon
sters unsuitable for political considera-
tion and even unfit for Christian burial.
They even dispute their right to bestrew,
the graves of their fallen warriors with.
the garlands of remembrance and love.
But any one who visits the South at this
time and examines for himself will find
that those who fought the fercest in fair
fight against each other-from the North
and from the South-are now the warm
est friends, and all business enter
prises undertaken in an honest and
trustworthy spirit by Northern .'boys
in blue" are cordially welcomed and en-
couraged by Southern boys in gray"
1t is the miserable, whining, hypocriti-
cal " carpet-bagger" who creeps into the
South, like thief at midnight into a
dwelling, steals all he can lay his hands
on, poisons the minds of a credulous peo-
pie, and then crawls away, leaving the
trail Of his pestiferous presence to mark
the path he has taken, who is now work
ing the greatest evil to the Southern coun-
try. tits time the incubus was raised
from that fair land and her people al
lowed again to enjoy that liberty which
their Revolutionary fathers fought to at
tain, and which has been chastened and
refined and rendered more appreciable
by the terrible ordeal they have recent
ly passed through.-N Y. Herald.
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Where DO Storms Come From 2

In letter of w. Beecher to cores
pondent in Maine, during wet spell last
summer, he.said: = ea'a
Il hope you Maine people are not con-
spring to drown us out, as our storms
come from down East" 7ti -aFi
This is very common belief, and Oft
en- stated. Mr.. Beecher can hardly be
supposed to partake of this error. He
must have been facetious. But, IS COM
ing from him, it helps continue the delu-
sion, let me state few facts:
A balloon which rose in st. Louis
landed on the st. Lawrence river. A
balloon which rises high on the Atlantic
seacoast goes to sea. A vessel about
leaving the Atlantic seacoast, and ex-
pecting storm, telegraphs to the south
and west to ascertain if one is coming.
A storm that was in New York State
yesterday is in Maine to-day, and in
Nova Scotia tomorrow. .a7
Why do all these movements in the
air point easterly? Because the whole
bulk Of air one or two miles above the
surface of the earth in this latitude is
moving easterly, and always moves
easterly. No balloon can enter there.
No whirlwind, shower, or storm can
thrust its head into that overwhelming
current without following its course.
The easterly and other surface winds
which enter the storm supply it with
moisture, and raising up hi gh in its CEN
tire, furnish the sail by which the great
upper current watts it to the east always
and not from the east, as often supposed.
The air which rises at the equator and
flows north is the great current referred
to. This warm air is replaced by the
cold air of the north, which flows south,
equalizing the temperature of the earth.
A storm on the equator moves westerly.
In the southern and middle States north
erly, and in this latitude easterly, al
ways with the flow of the upper current
The telegraphic reports of storm in the
middle and western States to-day noti-
fes, us, if the storm continues, what we
are to expect on tomorrow or next day,
for it will come, though at the variable
rate of the flow of the upper current.
1t is too late in the day with the fore
going facts to accuse the State of Maine
of furnishing storms for the United
States.-P0rtland Press.
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The Life of George H. PendIeton,

DY G.. m. ID. BLOSS, OF THE GIN.
ID cinnati Enquirer. Cheap Edition, paper Gov
er. IS cents. Lite and Speeches. bound in cloth.
81. Sent to any address. postsge paid, on receipt
of retail price. Liberal discount to! the t. sde Ad
dress MIAMI PRINTING d PUBLISHING CO.,
Cincinnati, o. Fc-iui7-N3W
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that you know has corns and is rough
character; then you step ON the toe that
has the corn on it and see if be won't
have occasion to dodge. In this way
you will find out what corn dodger is.
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NOTICES.
Valuable Property at Public Sale.

THE PROPERTY OCCUPY AS
u residence, No. 2s7 South High street. and pre-
yously described and offered at private sale, will
be offered at public sale, to the highest bidder on
SATURDAY morning, 9TH day of JUNE, inst,
at eleven O'Clock.
TERMs-One- third in hand and remainder in two
equal annual payments, bearing interest from date
Of sale, and secured by mortgage the premises.
A reasonable discount allowed on all cash not re-
quired by the terms.
ju6-dtd GEO. W. MARIS, NJ, d.
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e MISCELLANEOUS.
GAO MILES
$50 I'd OF THE eilss8 -hsdsfu
Union PACIFIC R. R,

Are now finished and in operation. More than
twenty thousand men are employed and it is not
impossible that the entire track, from Omaha o
Sacramento. will be finished in 1853 instead of 1870
The UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
receive: .-af 5Ha i lu51t19H
la Government Grant of the right of
way. and all necessary timber and other mate
risls found along the line of its operations
Ia Government Grant of l2 500 acres of
land to the mile, taken in alternate sections on
each side of its road. This is an absolute do
nation. and will be source of large revenue in
the future. plafl -t.s.4fd a!fsfF
IH.-A Government Grant of United
States Thirty-year Bonds, amounting to from
Sl6 600 to $4s 600 per mile, according to the diff
hcultles to be surmounted on the various sec
tions to be built. The Government takes a sec
ond mortgage as security. and tits expected that
not only the interest. but the principal amount
may be paid in services rendered by the Com,
pany in transporting troops. mails. DC. ,-., Z +.
IVA Government Grant of the right TO
issue its own FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS,
to aid in building the road, to the same amount
as the U. S. Bonds, issued for tie same purpose
and no more. THE GOVERNMENT PERMITS the
Trustees for the First Mortgage Bondholders to
deliver the Bonds to the Company only as the
road is completed, aud after it has been exam
ined by United States Commissioners and pro-
nounced to be in all respects frst-class Rail-
road.
VA Capital Stock Subscription from
the stockholders, of which ouer Eight Milton
Dollars have been paid in upon the work al
ready done. and which will be increased as the
wants of the Com pany require. I.... "a.
Cash Earnings on its Way Busi-
ness that already amount to MORE THAN THE
INTEREST on the First Mortgage Bonds. These
earnings are noindication of the vast through
traffic that must follow the opening of the line
to the Pacific, but they csrta inly prove that
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NOTICE.

BANK OF COMMERCE, J
CLEVELAND, May %, 1868
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NO II n T.
IN holders of the outstanding notes of the late
Rank of Commerce, and all other parties interested
that after the expiration of six months from this
date. application will be made to the Auditor Sec
etary and Treasurer of State to surrender to said
Bank the ST. cks deposited to the outstanding
circulation Of said Bank in pursuance of the forty
first (4D section of the act to authorize Free Bank
ing, passed March 2lst 1851.
JOSEPH PERKINS, President
ID. X. HURLBUT. Cashier. Images d6n
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FLORISTS.

TINREKWOOD & CO. ARE NOW PRE-
" pared to furnish from their extensive Nurse
~, east of the County Fair Grounds. between
Broad and Friend streets, all varieties OF Orna
Bourbon and Tea Roses: (: new varieties of Peonies
Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Verbenas. &C., dc. The
novelty Cut Flowers of great variety in season.
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