The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-01-27

Maximillian's library,a very ex-
tensive one, is for sale at Leipeic.
A Ghost is terrifying the inhabi-
tants Of a house in Indianapolis.
Six hundred mules have been ship
ped from Lexington during the. past
week.
Another English Catholic prelate,
Dr.. Clifford, Bishop of Clifton, is to
be made q Cardinal.
Twenty-four Kentucky papers were
represented IN the late Press Conven-
den at Frankfort
The Lutheran denomination In the
United States now has 1000 minis.
tiers, 1882 houses of worship, and
nearly 400, 600 communicates.
Brigham Young,s son, Joe, smoke.
good cigars, drinks good liquor, gets
drunk, plays poker, ticks his wive;
and breaches the gospel.
Peoria claims to be the banner ooun.
~ Of Illinois, having 167 Sunday
schools and more children In atten.
dance upon them than are in the. day
schools.
The keeper Of a house Of i1l-fame
in New York wants to avoid paying
for q lot of furniture upon the ples
that the person of whom she purchas
ed the goods violated the Law. against
Immoral contracts.
The following are the Methodist
appointments for the Tieng Circuit,
China: Tieng Ang Tong, HUI Pc
Nj; Hok-chiaug, STA, Sex Ong; Ngu
eheug, Ma Tong Mwang; Nguka,
Rgu Sin Mi; Ku-cheng, Hu Sing Mi;
Boys Shosl, s. L. Baldwin; Girls
School, B. .Woolston, 8. Il. Wool
-sson.
The receipts Of the Boards. Of the
Presbyterian Church, during NGvem.
Der last, were as follows: Board OF
Domestic Missions, s26,205 95 /;
Board of Education. 1927, 161 ;
Board of Foreign Missions, ST., I7S
90; Board of Publication (eolport-
age and distrbution). 1854 as Board
@G Church Extension, S554H 81;
Fund for Disebled Minister, 47,547
35: Committee on Freedom, 1882
81.
The Bay State Shoe and Leather
Company of Worcester, Mass, have
paid q second dividend to the person
In their employ. The amount was
%, 339, so divided that each male who
has earned 800 participates in pro
portion to the amount he has earned,
and each female who has earned S5U
O more in Xix, manner This has
proved a very successful application OF
the cooperative labor principle.
The following statistics relatives to
the progress and condition of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church in the Uni
ted States during the past year have
been compiled from latest reports
published in 1858: >Dioce e 46 /;
bishops, 40; clergy, 1871; parishes,
2,4IZ; ordinations, 206; candidates
for holy o ders, 331 baptism, 3d.
1872; combinations, 21,958; COM
-municants, 194, 692; membership. l.
900 ,OOO; marriages, 1912; b rails,
15,346; contributions. s4,457 % ;
Sanday-school teachers, 21,611; Sun
d~sy-school scholars, 194,046.
A prominent and reliable Repub-
hean Of Georgia took it upon himself
to- inquire OF the sheritfs. clerks and
ordinaries in attendance on the Con
vention in Atlanta, as to the condi-
ton of affairs in their several local.
ties. One hundred and thirteen coun-
ties were represented, among the of
6cers of which his inquiries were gen
eral. He gives q result that, without
q single exception, theyy reported the
prevalence of peace, quiet and good
order. A kind feeling exists between
the white and CO ored population.
The people are animated by a com
mon purpose to obey the laws, pre-
serve order and good feeling, and de-
vote themselves to their individual
pursuits.
The Coroner's jury in the case ofthe
recent fatal accident on the Pan Han
die Railroad, near Pittsburg, after
hearing a member of witnesses, rend-
cred the following verdict: "That
the deceased manning three persons,
including Rev. /. g. Archer, of
CleaE6eld,3 came to their deaths on
january IL, 1869, at or near Cork,s
Run In CHARTERS Township, by an ac-
cident on the Pittsburg, Columbus
and Cincinnati Railroad, and we fur
ther believe that said accident was
caused by an embankment giving way
owning 10 the severe rains which al
lowed the track to settle, and that
from the evidence before the jury, all
due caution was observed by the en-
ployes of the road to keep the track
in order"
The city of Lexington pays $15,-
$40 in salaries to her officers. This
includes the salaries paid to the men,
beers of the Fire Department but does
not include the teachers in the schools.
The officers Of the Fire Department
are paid. 81, $50 in salaries. The Cap
tain of the night watch and eight su-
bordinates, which constitute the city
police proper, are paid sz,540 in sal
aries: The city Marshal and Assis-
tantl get $3.50 each and fees The
City Attorney gets 800 and fees 5
per cent. of all fines levied under city
ordinances, and 80 per cent. of all I'M
der laws of the State. The Treasurer
gets S400, and that ornamental officer,
called Health Office and Street In
spector, $3.50. The City Surveyor
gets $500.