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Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-08-25
Republican EIetiOneerrng Document,

About the most amusing specimen of
an electiOneering document we have
ever seen is that contained i'm Il dOcU-
ment issued by the Radical State EXccu-
tive Committee at Columbus, bearing
the following startling and sensational
caption:
4 Plain Record of fE,CtrdrdgdHcC, Waste
fidLneS8 and TFjcEciy OftbC Fytiy-cigbth
General ASSCm6Ly-HO the UpDrODri-
alton Bills lCere DOctOrCd Immense
Sums Of Money at from Sir to Ten Per
Cent. to be BOlTOWed.
1t is scommon for orshowmcn, when they
have a particularly mean show, to make
up by pictures and outside display for
the lack of interesting objects inside.
If one of these shows has half a dozen
or so oflittle dried up, scabby, and mani
gy monkeys to exhibit, pictures on the
outside represent them to passers by as
of the size of full grown gOrilas, and it
is not until after the money is paid at
the door that the people find they are
sold. The Executive Committee seems
to have adopted this kind of q played
out humbug in the document referred to.
Had we space to spare we would cheer
fully publish the entire document, in or
der that our readers might see the straits
to which the Republican party is redU-
ced to furnish subjects for discussion in
the coming campaign, and at the same
time to show the very low opinion the
Radical leaders have of the intelligence
of the people of Ohio in believing such
stuff. The document starts Off by abus-
ing the Legislature because its members
took the five dollars Il day allowed them
by law passed by previous Radical
Legislature, aud which was as greedily
taken by Republicans Democrats. 1t
next aliases kCharley Flood and Amos
Layman, Clerks OftheSeuateand House,
for having some other business to look
after besides that of their official posi-
tiOns. 1t does this without seeming to
know that Lieut Governor Lee, and
other leading Radical members of both
Houses, who were lawyers, spent about
halftheir timeat home attending courts,
while receiving their pay from the State.
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How OOrty GOOry saw the 'EelIpse.'

Ven 1 god Oud on der road NIT fShar-
ley my frynd) dOld him bOUd id, UHd
We made oUd our mints dat We vOOt saw
dat eydglibs and way. We shdObed at
Gus Shibbern's Club HOuee on der road
uud found Abe Myers und Nick SeagTiSt,
smoking der seegars and dier shbeCk-
dales, so as to be reaty ven der dime
coined. Der (saU) ''Sage of BlOOmink-
daley said so, dat if you wanted to see
der eveglibS in ids buridy dat you mUSd
Gid in a high blaze, und 'Sharley' lmy
fryndl he says, 'cOrdin to dat der Heats
of Dybardmend can id bedder as any
Won else of dat's der case, and SeagTisht
says, Yes if I'd ceme sooner as four
O'Clock, Und den he shOuted-beer. so
ven Saturday dot comes, me and Shar-
lev We botd of us vent und narrowed a
short ladder from the bald fire depard-
mend in CaTman's village, und init diff
ferend ding We Sharded OUd. 'Sharley
my frynd,) said so dat 'vc must hafg
sOmeding ShmOke' to saw drOugh; ne
know wat it vas vOnce, but he cCuldut
dink now, und to do been sure we dOOk
some shmokCd beef und seegars, uHd
couple shmOked hCrrings Und a keC6 of
lager beer und dwO dumplerS. Vel ven
We hat but up our upSerfadOry We braccd
der keck of beer dOp of de stroOp-ladder,
dapped it, made holes drOugh our her
rings und beef, 50 dot We Good see drOuEh
dem; udd den SOt down vaiding for dime
do come. POOty soon 'Sharlcy,' tmy
frynd,) he says, 'OOfty, led's dakc a
tlink"' / says, 'Sharley Of COursely,' md
We did, md pOOty soon We dOOk an Udcr,
und den We dOOk some beer, Und by Uud
by, aldOugh we skeeZed de keck we
couldn't git any more beer out. Some
pOdy in ter day dey dOld dot der sun
wood go oUd endirely-dOt of anybody
he looked sha.b he cOOOd saw Shtars,
undI mad my mint Ond dot Of dot vas
SO I vas spliSed to see i'll but Men dis
boSes, und 50 ford uud We did nit see
i'd 7 vas awful dired bOud haiT haSt
four, und dot wood lay me down for
Ieedle vile und 'gife myself a resd' so
| guTled mpSelf Ub i'm hCab Und duld
'Sharley' my fryndl to woke me up ven
der dime coined. Alisder EddvdOr, ]
woke ub'dis mOrnin, und der sun vas
shining brighdly, uud 'Sharley' lmy
frynd, vas dare aShlpeb, und dare vas
bOud q dOUsand mU; keeters on his shuuut
Suckin his life Oud-der shtOOp ladder
dot vas burned down site up der guOse-
md der shickens all round der navbOr-
hoOt vas ierkin der beef, und Won old
rOOSder in dryin to swallow Won of der
herrlnS got his drOugh der hole, und i'll
vas rOunt his his neck NIT dree or four
shickens dryin to garTOde him Oud of it,
und he vas yellin like a trunken Eutch-
man. Sh0rley's eyes looked like burnt
holes i'm blanket, uud he says dot ne
ish dired lifin.' ] am awful sick, uud
| diuk dot id vas shame for desc Alder
mans to 'puhub a shObr like dot. bed
you der neXd dinner dey are gOin %
bud der sun, und know Of a cOuble of
dot won't 90 Ouk to saw i'll,
Yours much,
OOFTY GOOFY,
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For the UTbana UniUr
CHARLES SHERIDAN'S
FIRST AND SECOND LOVE.
BY LADY GAY.


/ CHARLES SHERIDAN was an extrava-
giant admirer of ladies. He had, from
his earliest recollection been accustom.
ed to, and familiar with pure-minded
and well bred females, being blessed
with a christian mother, and several sis
ters, possessed Of that purity of heart
and principle, which adds so much Ia
the beauty of its owner; for truthful
nature is gem that sparkles with its
own intrinsic worth upon the brow ol
a genuine woman, and sheds Il Iustrc
over her entire character.
Much as Charles Sheridan admired the
opposite sex, he could never exactly,
make up his mind, Though in easy cir
cmstanccs) to get married. He had
never met a young lady who filled his
idea of feminine perfection.
His mother and sisters, often icered
him upon. the subject of matrimony
once the former said: "Charles l wish
you would choose wife, because, you
would not only be a more useful men,
Der of society, but would be Il far hap
pier man than you are.n He replied
good naturedIy:
"I have never seen Il woman, mother,
/ perfect enOngh. IwOUld want my wife
to equal my sisters in point of education,
and moral worth" " You will have tC
exercise greatcaution, myson," answer
ed Mrs. Sheridan. "Young ladies arc
given to turning only the sunny side oI
their dispositions toward their admirers
and after all, you may be deceived. ]
wish you could fancy Lucille Here.
monte. She is a lovely girl, 50 devoted
to her family, so thoroughly unseIfsh,
that am sure she would make a good
wife"
Now, Charles Sheridan had never
seen the said Lucille, and some how
had conceived the notion that she was a
blue stocking" She was a teacher in
one of the City schools, and it was said,
supported a widowed mother, and broth
er, the one being too old, and the other
! too young to take care of themselves
| Lucille HerbemOnte was descended from
a proud french family, and Charles Sher,
idan supposed, inherited the hateful
pride which usually runs through to the
fag end of an aristocratic pedigree; as il
descends from a naughty, and superci.
lious ancestry; therefore the bachelor
made no reply to his mothers last re-
mark except, that as he was only thir-
ty there was time enough to look about
him for a partner, TO share his joys and
| sorrows.
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RAILROADS.

TILe g1ufIrrn EEUTU-| nam EI-TW1TI l1- 0II'II
Palace Day Il NIGHT Car through TO New York VIA
piffsburg & Philadelphia. without change Me7l-
ward Silver Palace Day G Might Carlo b"u'-'''le
without change r....
Tbe Express Eastward hds Sleeping Cars % fllis-
brrv Passengers lcayiBg Sunday morning Dy TINS
rain reach New York Monday morning at G-lJ-
westward through Car To- Peoria d he0kuE. iht
Fast Iipc has silver Palace Day S Night Car rom
Columbus 70 New York VIA llit-bur q uass 'a -.
Cbicago without change. Express East G Souin EN-
ETpIesg trains West run daily, other trains daily
Sunday gXceI ted. -r, A.,
d. s. GRAY. 2ud Y. Pres't and Gen. Manager
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For the UTbaua Union.
SAINTED PARENTS.

BT L. L. ENGLE.
BACK Der long years my thoughts 10 day
Are wandering to the happy time
When on my infant days there lay
The glow Of mOthcr-IOvc sublime:
When, too, a fathers guardian care
Watched, DER my Iowly cradIe-bUd
And when together that fond pair
Each childish sorrow cOmfOrted.
Both in my carly youth became
Fit, meet for heavens divinersphgTr.
Both soon received the great new name
Which but His chosen ones can bear.
How memory chcrishcs each trace
And thought viii Iinger tcarfullv.
Recalling each beloved face
That bent o or me in infancy.
Each LOVING look. each fond embrace
Come back to me, though wears have flown,
Still I their precious forms can place
Beside me at the old hearth stone.
Yes years of care and manhood flee,
As fee the chaf before the wind,
-Auu lGAhC lllC IL llDlutl : hlNAr
Hearing her accents good and kind.
How brief those days, how fleet the joy
Of that small family did last;
Then Brother was prattling boy
Now he deaths Jordan cold hath pa ud
Ny darling sister still j. left
To cheer my heart with her dear love.
May she Of joy ne'cr be bereft.
Nor rich blessings from above.
Though only three Of that bright baud
May our great struggle always be
To fit ourselves for that fair land
Where we may dwell etenaliy;
That home our sainted parents share
And in glad songs their praises tell.
Oh. may VIC all assemble there
When our lifc's work has been done well
They wait for us, our saiutgd ones.
Upon the shores Of that bright sea
Where millions Of earth : wearied sons
From all their sorrUws shall be free.
WATNEsyTLLE, o.
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The rain falling fast heavy cloud
had sprung up suddenly as is frequent
Iy the case during a sultry, summer af-
ternOOn, causing the thrOng of pedes-
trians who were threading the principal
thoroughfare of the city to seek the
first shelter that presented ITSELF from
the falling drops, which came with such
PeIting force.
Almost, before he was aware of it,
Charles Sheridan found himself stand
ing under friendly awning, in front of
a book store by a charming little bon
net.
She cast her eyes down, with modest
grace, as she stepped politely aside to
make room for our hero. For five min
utes they stood side by side, without cx-
changing a word.
There was no indication of an abate-
ment in the falling element.
Charles Sheridan took the oppor-
tunity while his companion seemed
intent examining the books, and prints
in the ShOw-window, beside her, to look
at her closely.
Her figure was petite, but rather vol
uptuOUs in its proportions hands, small
and white-dress, though not costly, i'll
excellent taste.
The crowning attraction of the eIfish
creature, was a pair of large, lustrous
black eyes which, while he was won-
dering who she could be- were rails
ed for an instant to his face, but fell qui-
city, when she saw he was regarding her
with some interest.
AT last she spoke; in a lisping voice
81 believe" She said, casting hope
less expression upward to the dark shy.
ait is going to rain the whole after
nOOn.u
q There seems to be little prospect Of
its clearing Off" was the polite reiOin-
der.
Charles Sheridan approached nearer,
and commenced commenting upon the
books. After this there followed quite
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-08-25

WINE in the wine-growing regions of
California, is cheaper than milk, In
Anahcim audLOs Angeles common wine
is but thirty cents a gallon; milk costs
fifty. Even a common strong wine is
but forty cents. In TUOlUmme county
q large skilled wine-raiser offers four
thousand five hundred gallons of excel
lent at twenty-five cents per gallon.
In the same region milk is forty cents.
In Sonoma good wine is for sale at forty
cents per gallon, and milk at the same
price
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ga ~

E-Ee--3E57- 2aif ~
ERIE RAILWAY.
On and after Monday. May 10th, 15G9 trains VIII
cave Urbana. at the following hours, VIZ
GOING wEsT
nap n nay EXPRESS. SUudHys excepted. luT
Cincinnati and the West and south Il.
QlOA. N. NIGHT EXPRESS daily ioI lU-ll''"
and the West and south. .,. ,..,,r.- ,-
cepted for Dayton and Way Stations
SOP N WAY FREIGHT, daily, Sundays exec pItil' I
Tbe NIGHT EXPRESS has sleeping toachta llya.I- ii
ed at New York. ruunin. through to Cincinnati WIN
out change.
GOING EAST
1O32A. NJ. CINCINNATI EXPRESS, daily, SUNDAY 5
excepted.
A sleeping Coach is attached 10 tins tram ai MEAD
vile running through TO New York.
f3O A. n. NIGHT EXPRESS, daily.
sieeping Coach is attached TO th tram al Jlurlu-
natl. running through 20 New York
LISA. NJ. ACCOMODATION; Sunday excepted.
2UOP NJ. WAY FREIGHT Sunday excepted
,s-Boston and New England Passenger, with
their Baggage are transferred Tree oil charge III ne"
T7be hest ventilated and most luzuH1ut Stepping
Coaches F1y"IN THE WORLD - accompany al
night trains ON this Railway ..
eE-The Erie Railway Company ida ppLlII =" rg,l5 LS5
Ferry from their Jersey City Depot TO The foot o "a
St New York. thus enabling passengers 10 Lta-A
tho MINER norton 0fthc city without expense aud an
novanCg ui a street car or omnibus transfer
BAGGAGE CHECKED THBUUGH-
And Fare as Low as by any other route.
e~Ask rorTfckets via Eric Railway. which can
be obtained at M Principal Ticket oHIea i'll inc
West and SOu'n-" vest WM.R. BARB,
General Passenger Agent.
AID. RUCKER, Gcul Supt. A. y. e. W, DIV.
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There was a large party to be givcn at
the house Of Mrs. Major Ward, fash
ionable lady who supported handsome
residence on street. Charles Sheri-
dan and Ettfe Raymond were both hon
ored with an invitation; unfortunately
however, the former had an engagement
which ,precIuded the possibility of his
attendance, on the evening in question.
He called, ut Mrs. Raymonds the day
previous, to apologize for being COM
PEELED to forego the pleasure Of accom-
panying Ettic to Mrs Wards.
'I am sorry She lispcd Gin her
most winning accents " that circum-
stances will prevent you from attending
the party, know you, usually enjoy such
entertainments and as it is impossible
for you to be there, I shall remain at
home, Notwithstanding I have received
several cards"
"Indeed, Uninterrupted Shcridau--
completely charmed by her mselfish-
ness. "Ydd must not remain at home.
L cannot think of such sacrifice. 1t
would he an unmauly petty tyranny, on
my part to expect you to spend d dull
evening at home, simply because bust
ness requires my attention. therefore
insist upon your accepting company and
attending the party"
al shall certainly not co. replied
Ettie looking down modestIy. "I can
take no pleasure in participating in any
festivity, unless accompanied by you"
She raised her large black eyes, and
looked so trustingIy into the face of her
lover, Chat he was OH the point, that
moment, of asking her to be his wife
but something-h knew not what re-
strained him, he only said, as ne cIasped
the little hand to his bosom.
81 could not be arbitrary enough, dear
Ettie to require you TO remain at home,
and yet you do not know the happiness
il affords me to find out how much you
prize my society"
Not another word. Mr.. Sheridan ~
returned Ettic "T do not deserve any
commendation, for staying away from
the party, as ! could not enjoy it in,
your absence. II is no sacrifice, could
assure you for me to remain at home
The copy of Tcnnyson you sent me
yesterday, viii suffice for my enjoy
ment."
FervcntIy, almostpassionately Charles
Sheridan kissed the slender white hand
that nestled so lovingly within his own
at parting He separated from the OBJ
ject of his devotion, his bosom filled
with rapturous delight at the thought of
her disinterested affection. O! the pow
er of love, how it giIdS life with its hal
lowed beauty.
Notwithstanding the business in which
he was engaged was arduous and fatigu-
ing the labor was lightened by the all
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an animated conversation upon tile hei-
its Of various authors.
The rain increased.
Our hero entered the store, and being
known to the proprietor, he borrowed
an umbrella.
Returning to the side of the young
lady, he inquired, ina dcticrential man
ner if she had far to go to reach home,
at the same time offering his services to
escort her thithcr. She at first declined,
declaring it would be troubling the gem
uemau too much, but, after polite soIici-
tations finally yielding a consent.
BY this means Charles Sheridan dis
covered the residence of the fair I'M
known, and bcin" favorabIy impressed
hy her beauty and modest demcanor,
was not long in seeking, and obtaining
formal introduction.
Ettie Raymond, for such was the
name of the charming creature who had
thrown "magic spell " around the
, heretofore impervious Sheridan, was d
facinating girl and Il decided belle in heI
- -.
Se' VI I'''iiei iil.''I 'Iil9 III 49,
mode Of letting him know the conquests
she had made, for Charles Sheridan GER
U'lllly never met " men 'iSi'.i'7 me-
any ol HIS ''I''"''. x vi 9iii''' ''''' -
rivals. ..
me acquaintance =" "''Se'G'''"'iio''9-
~ colhllleilce,'' ''I'elie'', E'''''''''iH i'i''
I,loI' !, ,leli'''& I'''ii'' 'i"i'' ,,
MISS ma MON" " "9 '' .'i''7'''''I'' '''''
-, lr'' ii''' " ~" I'','' 80 - i'''',''
VI NH'lle9 '5liel i''''li , IT'D ''i' i'''i'i'i'' ~
were spent Ill lls'Ci''''7' 30 ','V l''',ie g,
lll'o MS enc''li,'e'' car .le i''''H', anu
most IaSIlloll""Ie "pei''c ''I'' VI 'iie
uaS'
between Tue ''l''llu .atIen ,iou7 ol >
IGaymoh" lIhe moIhef OF btlle' 4" "luo"'
not "Iat, but iaIr ana Ioriy,.) ana Ihe
smiles OF the daughter, HherI"an be-
came, aitef space OIL some ho''llS'
declared SuItor.
There was nothingln the way OF souV'
ChlrS, pol-poiiHI i'Hs'c,- peIi"uIcaiH' lie"
novels, bouquets, IN short, all the
pretty notions which the city afforded
that did not find their way, through
Charles Sheridan's Iiberality, 10 the
house of his lady love. Once or twice
some of his comrades taunted him about
falling an easy victim, intoa trap set by
a St.bpni iUu mother and 1puIIp Ipg lin ~
daughter, but these taunts were met
with indignity. All such insinuations,
were attributed, by Sheridan to envy
at his success in winning thc love of SO
peerless Il being, for he had reached the
point where he looked upon Elite Ray
mond as woman Of spoless purity
possessed Of every virtue known in the
calendar Of female character.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-27

How the semi.Ceptennial was Ceie-
brated at Different Points.
PHILADELPHIA, April &c The whole
city is decorated with flags, and the Odd
Fellows procession is very large
The celebration commenced by the
Anniversary Hymn, written by Ben
Shillabar. An address Of welcome and
grafton was delivered in the academy
this morning. Statutes we're fred in Penn
sylvania Square, where the grand process
sisn moved from.
NASHVILLE, April 26.-The Odd Fell
lows semi-centensial celebration took
place in this city to-day. The brother
hood we're out in fall strength. Their
numbers were augmented by delegations
from forty Lodges from Middle Ten.
nessee and Southwestern Kentucky.
The procession was the largest and most
imposing demonstration ofthe Order ever
witnessed here. The Masonic Temple,
the place selected for the meeting, was
crowded at an early hour 10 the after
noon; and when the procession entered
the hall there was scarcely standing-room
left for any one. The GRAFTON was pro-
nouuced b. Rev. A. j. Baird, and was
exceedingly able and eloquent. he paid
the Order the high compliment Of saying
that it's principles were faithfully oh
served and practiced. He said he would
not hesitate to accept any member al
worthy of place in his church.
Tonight a splendid banquet is in pro
gress at the Masonic Temple, and tht
Odd Fellows and their wives aud children
are there in immense numbers. 1
eclipses any former efforts Of the order
LOUISVILLE, April 26.-The semi cen
tennial anniversary celebration of tb,
Odd Fellows, ia the leading cities Of th
East and West, we're generally success
ful 10 every particular. The procession
we're large and imposing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-27
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MTpS AMI BOYS FINE CLOTHING and FURNISHING GOODS,
Dab MAIN T r. II II It .e

renlv;ny to your note of this morning,
inst received, that the paragraph OF my
snascb referred to was written ana III
manuscript some time before delivered
in The Senate, and before the debate IN
which you participated, and therefore
was not intended to apply to you.
Your obedient servant,
| W. SPRAGuE.
The following letter, in response to the
above, closed the correspondence IN a
manner satisfactory to all concerned:
WASHINGTON. D. G., April ~.
SIR: / have the pleasure in acknowi-
edging your letter of this date wnlch
shows that had misconstrued your Ian
guage. My own allusion to you AFTER
wards in the Senate was founded on this
misconception. / ask you to consider IL
unsaid.
lam, sir, very respectfully,
]. c. ABBOTT.
It may be stated that on Friday or
Saturday Senator Anthony called on Mr..
Abbott and begged him to desist from
committing violence upon Mr.. Sprague.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued an order directing that hereafter
all property belonging to the department
offered for sale shall bo sold by public
auction or under sealed proposal. Here
tofore it has been customary to dispose
of old furniture, carpets, ETC., at private
sale to CHI ,uce purchase.
Statements have been recently pub
lished that the Government was making
extensive preparations to enforce respect
to American interests in Cuban waters.
1t has now been ascertained from su
tbeutic sources that the number of YES
sells 10 be employed ia the public service
in that direc ton will probably not be
more than tw o, being two less than here
tofere in that squadron. The number lie
necessarily limited by the fact that Con-
gress has made very great reductions in
the personnel of the navy but apart from
this the vessels sent to that coast are
deemed sufficient for all legitimate pur-
poses, as no trouble with the Spanish au-
therities is apprehended.
The fitting out of several ironclads
has no significance, but is part of the
plan of the Navy Department to save
them and other similar vessels, and es-
pecially the machinery, from decay, to
which they are now exposed from being
out of commission.
The public debt statement, to be issued
Saturday next, will, according to the
present prospect, exhibit decrease of
s., 900, 600. Reports of eight hundred
and ninety three, or more than one-half,
of the National banks have been received
at the Controller Office, in. answer to q
recent call. The reports show the con-
dition of the banks up to the 18th instant.
No appointments we're made by the
President to-day.
The Secretary of State, Secretary OF
the Treasury and Postmaster General are
all absent, and it is not thought any i'm
por;ant appointments will be made in
their respective departments until their
return, unless the public interests should
render it necessary.
10. Green, of New York, has been
appointed Chief Clerk in the Office Of
Solicitor of the Treasury.