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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-04-30
LEGAL, PROBATE MATTERS, &C.
Legal Notice.

STATE OF Quo, loo
Ashtabua County 90
Robert n. Leak, pamtiG,O
,,-,,,, against
William LEAK,
Elizabeth Leak his wife,
George RUSSELL
Edwin Tempeton.
4. + Hubbard and Court Of Common Pleas
Thos. Mitchell deceased, Petition.
Ebcnezer Steadman,
Gibbons n Hagar.
A. stephens a. Son
Babcock Ilurd & Co., aud
John d. Paul, dofondants.
Edwin TempletOn who resides in the State Of Penn
syvania, John l.. MITCHELL who resides In the State OF
New New York % Gibbons & llagar A, stephens Son, Bah
9ock hurd Co., Corning Co. whose places OF resi-
dence are unknown, and John Paul. who resides in the
STATE OF Kansas, take notice that Bober N Leak Of the
STATE OF New York did ON the 10Th lay Of April lS'O
hc bis petition in the Court OF Common Pleas within
and Tor the county Of Ashtahua in said State OF Ohio
against SAID defendants, setting forth that the sald VIII
liam L. Leak and Elizabeth Leak his wife, on the 9th
gay OF July, A; ID. 1854 gave mortgage TO the said
situate IN Ashtabua township. Aehtabua county, Ohio:
@ belng also IN the incorporated village Of Ashtaoua
and III township number thirteen In the third range in
the Connecticut Western Reserve and which is known
as part OF lot number one In said township and Is
east line of Main street in the village Of Ashtabula ten
lest nvrthery from point on said east line from which
line drawn at right angles to said street would strke
the northwest corner of Adnnh Schoyi's new black
smh shop, and running eastcrly at right angles with
said street. and parallel with lot line, seyentyOne feet
to stake; souhcrly parallel with said street about
sxtyone feet to the north line Of land formerly occl-
pieu ny Jonn haIue tnence along Hnlu Ifatc noTth
line sevcntone feet to the east line Of said street
ihence about sxty-one feet to the place OF beginning
Being parts Of lots II and ~ Of Klnsmans survey OF
village plat TO secure the payment Of two hundred and
my dollars and Interest, according to certain note re-
ferred to in said mortgage and that since the gvi ng
OF said mortgage the other defendants claim same inter
est In said lands under the said William L. Leak and
Elizabeth Leak his wife and praying that said William
L. Leak and Elizabeth Leak may pay said sum, now
claimed to be due, with interest amounting to $3l0 or
that said premises may be sold pay the same and the
defendants are further notified that the plaintiff claims
first ein on said premises and that he has applied for
the defendants further notified that they are re-
quired to appear and said petition before
the third Saturday after the 2Ith day of May next.
| ROBERT n. LEAK,
| By j. X. COOK, his Atty.
Ashtabula, April 18th, 1870 6wlOGO.
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TO RENT.

i HE House and lot on Prospect Street
known as the Capt Pratt place. Also the Millinery
enquire OF H. L. MORRISON.
Feb. 2ith 1870 lOQ5
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HURD e HOUGHTON'S
LIST OF
Choice BOOKS

NoTEs.-Any book published by HURD & H( UGH
TON 459 Broome Street N. Y, will be sent by thcm
postage prepaid receipt of the advertised price.
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SHERIFF AS SPECIAL MASTER COMMISSIONER
Sale of Lands and Tenements,
ASHTABULA COMMON PLEAS,
FEBRUARY TERM, 1870.
Jonathan u. Shepard !
against
Surah Sinplair Of al

Jonathan II. Shepard
against Order of Sale.
Sarah Sinclair ct al.
BY virtue Of an order of sale duly issued from said
Court In the above directed will offer for
sale by way 0f public auction at the door Of the Court
House In Jefferson, Ashtabula County, ohio, ON
Saturday, the 2Ist, day May, a. d., 1870,
between the hours OF 10 II clocH a. m OF said day
the following described lands and tenements. towit
situated In the incorporated village of Ashtabula coun
" Of Ashabula and Stare Of Ohio, bounded follows
beginning ut the west line Of Main street. the sOuth
OF the lot of Fisk Silliman now occuDed
by 81. John q Co.; thence running along the line
OF the said lot OF Firk and Slliman hundred and
thirteen ul3) feet thence south parallel with Main
street twenty-five feet; thence east parallel with the
rst entioned line to Main street thence north asng
the west line of Main street twenty-five feet to the
place Of beginning. Together with the right to use
about twelve feet wide along the line Of the gran
ted lot. A. W, STIIES
Sheriff as Special Master Commits ssioner.
c. BooTH, PlGs Atty.
jefferson. o., April H. 1916 1O5gbt
The New York herald., 1870-07-23

up with Mr. Lindsay Tuesday night; declared that
he was dead man, but made no confession; Cap.
tain Hayward came into the room that night and
went up 10 Lndsay's bedside and said, ben, DO
you know you have done wrong ~ Lindsay replied,
.fes;' Hayward then said, "Will you acknowI ledge
ative HAYWARD then SAID alt has been reported out
tnat The child was black" and SAID 'fhank God that
that stain has been wiped out;" Hayward was very
Kind 10 Lindsay. The testimony here closed.
THE PROSECUTION ASKS FOR THE PRISONERS DIS
colonel Amber. Commonwealths Attorney al.
dressed the presiding magistrate, and explained
that since 1867 thelaw had dispensed with an exam
ming court; that its duties had been deyoved upon
the examining magstrate that 1t was In
or without bail, or to discharge him at once.
He recommended the latter course. There was
no jury which could be empanelled on
Gods earth, white or black, savage or civilized,
which would ind the accused guilty or murder. The
feelings OF a father rise up In every mans bosom
against the commission or such foul crimes and pro-
clam, THAT the way Of the transgressor Ia nard,
in1eed.n He did not think this was case IN which
either the public morals or public safety required
the accused to be sent on. He should be discharged
when they do these deeds they do them not only AT
the risk OF an avenging father, but OF an avenging
public also.
Captain ClOptOn said that he did not think IL me-
cessary, after what had been so well and properly
any remarks.
The magistrate then said, captain Hayward,
stand up.n
''Under these circumstances can't express my
feelings. think II my duty to announce your dis
charge"
There was every evidence OF approval at the ter.
minatlon OF the case on the part OF the spectators
but no noisy demonstration was made.
The New York herald., 1870-07-23

Government Finance-The City Press
From the Sick DiStricts-A
"Smart' Chinaman.

Tho Yokohama Gazette OF the 2lst Of June sup
plies the following editorial remarks:-
In the absence OF any actual news connected with
the political world OF Japan, we would refer to the
teligence from England OF the .Lay-Japanr loan
being pat upon the market In London by Messrs J.
f. Schroeder Co., we have from China, IN the col
umns OF our generally wellinformcd contemporary,
the Shanghai Ns,cS-LetteI, q short article which
throws doubt on the progress OF Japan. The best
answer that can be given TO this s taking the state
men.s as they come, to bid the writer look at the
condition OF the country now and two years ago. If
cen raj power has hot been established IN the sense
or to the extent our contemporary desires, one
thing Is most unmistakable, VIZ, that the govern
ment Of the Mkado finds its orders obeyed through.
out the whole Empire.
The same journal supplies the following news
items:-
A libel case was lately tried In her Majesty's Pro
vinclal Court on which NJ. Bertrand French sub.
ject claimed 900 damages from Mr. Howell editor
libel. Mr.. Howell had written In error and on dis
covering himself to be In the wrong did everything
he could to repair the evil he had done Every one
His Excellency Sir Harry Parkes, X, G. b. and th'
party VINO accompanied him into the silk districts
The Yokohama Library and Reading Rooms are
| open.
fairs has been squabble between japanese scav'
enger and foreign overseer or streets and sewers.
| Summer is now fairly ill., and excursions, long
and short In large and small parties have been the
order OF the day. The weather il delightful.
Inc Yokohama GAZETTE OF the 9Th Of June has the
following items:-
Yokohama has witnessed the issue Of the frs
numocr OF photographcally illustrated pape
called The Far East Wcare disposed TO think wei
OF II: and as commercial speculation its success Il
| already secured.
Counterfeit coming. says the Gazette, Is one 0
the most heinou5 or crimes In the eyes of Japanese
| The punishment Is crucinxion. Japan has lately
adopted paper money currency called klnsatz ant
| to forge these notes is a capital offence. China
man mas been found guilty OF carving on sue
| Operations at the very residence or tile Englis
| Minister himself. Suspicious were aroused by sec
ing on the ground D:anx paper, evidently inteDde
10 receive the impression that should secure its cur
| rency as money. search was made, and 1t wa
| found tha. the head China boy had avalcd hlmse
| OF small room rarely used, AMI had introduced
celestial friend, who there carried on his operations
Craving Instruments and other ma .eralS were foun
| which placed the matter beyond doubt, and th
| men were handed over to the japanese authorities
| The exc uti,n was To have taken place Oh the 4t
| 1nsani, but was postponed.
The New York herald., 1870-07-23

How Ii Feels-A Personal Account Of Sensa.
lions Under the Circunistnnces.

From the Charleston Courier, July 1871
A vaued correspondent from Colleton, having in
terviewed Mr. X. A. Wills who recently struck
by lightning, gives Us the following interesting de-
tas OF the circumstances OF so unusual an acci-
dent-
WATERFORD, s. c., July o. 1870
Imet r. Allen Willis to-day, who, you remember,
was struck by lightning q few weeks ago, and he
gave me substantially the following account OF the
occurrence-He was walking home with TWO little
Children girl OF about SIX and boy Of about four,
when rain came up suddenly, ana he went under
q pine Tree to protect the children TIL IL WAS
over. He took oil his coas and wrapped 1t
around the littIe girl and bent over them to
shelter them from the rain, close to the body OF
the tree. All he remembers OF the stroke was q
brilliant light that blinded him. When he revived
he fonnd hi,usef lying on his back about SIX feet
from the tree, feeling as II he was in deep pit and
that some large weight wa crushing out his breath.
He attempted To rise, but fell back. AT last he
turned on his face tho effort causing MIN mex
pressiDle agony but inally got on all fonrs when he
met sight we'll calculated To benumb every faculty.
His mental anguish was so Intense that an age OF
suffering seems to have 5een compressed into "a lew
monents lis daughter was lying at the root OF the
tree on her lace, apparently lieiess Her boanet
was torn into shrels, ana her hair was scorcned as
If torch OF fire had been thrust against it. The lit
tie boy was sitting bolt upright White and notion
less as marble statue-no sign Of consciousness or
life. lie called HIM, but could not attract his atten-
ton. Mr.. w. says the stony xedness Of The child,s
gaze Is indelbly impressed upon his mem9ry.
He tried TO turn over his little daughter, but could
not use his hands They wee drawn up TILL the
now long he had been insensble, but the rain had
ceased and he could see that there had been heavy
ram. Inc pOy nau Dceu yinS WITH DIS race down,
for the water had washed the trash against his face.
Mr. Willis tried TO hilloo, but could only groan,
and every attempt he made TO rise ended In bis ia.
ing on his back, from which position he could only
move by undergoing the suffering he first expert.
enced In turning over and rising on ns elbows and
knees. At last ne concluded TO crewl 10 Mr.. Nixs
house. only 100 yards distant. Mrs. Nix saw MIN
crawling towards the house and went TO him. He
directed her to the children whom she immediately
ran to, and found the hltle boy alive lying across
his sisters body The coat was wrapped so tightly
II twisted aropad the throat OF tho little GIRL that
she would have been siraDglcd from that alone AS
soon as The coat removed sne began to show
sgas OF life, and soon recovered.
MIR. Wills suffered very much for nine days, but
all three recovered.
The New York herald., 1870-07-23
the CROPS.

Of the crop prospect in New York State the Albany
Journal says:-"fhe wheat crop VIII be an average
with last years. but Ill point OF quality 1t Is much
superior About the same amount OF barley was
sown as last year. bit the yield Will be less but II is
TOO early now TO decide as TO its quality. The berry
VIII be large, but may not be bright. Adverse
weather may yet change the whole aspect OF this
crop. OF oats the yield viii be large and the crop
fully up In amount to last years, as much larger
amount was sown than last year. ana throughout
the season The weather has been favorable To its
Rr0wth and the late rains nave materially improved
The crops In Illinois are reported to be generally
very goOl. Tn. Peoria transcript OF the 10th SAYS
"The farmers have nearly fnished cutting their
small ain Tie yield is full average and the quail
lry is very superior Prominent farmers assert that
q better berry or kernel was never raised. The corn
crop promises well If there Is rain within week,
but most dis'ricis are beginning to suffer from the
very good the dry weather In the spring proving too
much for It."
In Wisco sin the farmers have been encouraged by
copious rains and the crops are excellent, with the
exception OF hay and oats, which are light. Some
OF the grains show light Yield but are OF excellent
quality.
some parts OF the State they complain Of drought,
while In others the frequent showers have damaged
the wheat and nay crops. The conclusion Is rather
unavurabe.
OF drought; the grain - much better than usual and
the breadth Of land covered by the crops is much
greater. Corn Will b. ABOVE the average.
In most OF the Western states the winter wheat Il
ready 10 cut, aud some has been harvested All tho
reports agree in lis quality, which is first rate.
HoLDEs's MILITARY MovEMENr-As our readers
know Governor Holden was. during the past week,
In Wash ngtOn city. In conference with President
Grant. Senator John Pool was also present at the
interview, winch ne public are ,nlormcd, by tele
gram RON he Governors Aid TO the Governors pr.
vate secretary. was very SATISFACTORY" fne pub
lie are also In ormed that the President approves tho
Cove nor's course. aud that Two extra companies
OF federal troops nave oeen ordered TO North Caro-
liza. The fact thai the Governors Aid teegraphed
these statements 70 the GoverDors secretary and
IN lr prompt pubicAt.on show the Importance at
thched thereto. Governor Holden seems lately to
have surrendered ninlsrif, BODY and soul, to the
guidance OF senator john Pool = Wilmington (N o.
.0t<fitut, JlIlVp.
The New York herald., 1870-07-23
SINGULAR CAss.--we clip tie following from

SINGULAR CAsE.-We clip tie following from
the Livingston Rep,tblican:--
The Republican for Juno1 In It's report OF decora-
ton day III this Village contained list OF soldiers
whose graves mad Been strcwn with flowers on May
30 Among the number was that OF private Augustus
II. Dayton, OF tue Fourteenth Heavy Artillery, New
York Volunteers The report met the eye OF Mrs.
David Rowley, OF East Avon who bad brother OF
the same name she had not seen In forty years. She
tmmediaicy came TO this village aud instituted IN
quires which resulted In showing that the deceased
soldier and her brother were one and the same per.
son.
1t appears thar about the year 1928 private
Dayton left the house Of his parents. Ills SIS
ter, Mrs. Rowey, subsequently married and settled
In Avon. Dayton frequently wrote TO his sister
and addressed his letters TO her maiden name.
Her place OF residence was not known, and so
tue letters never reached her. His Whereabouts was
also unknown, so he never received any letters
Dayton came TO reside near this village many years
ago, 30 for quarter OF century at least brother
and sister have been living within ten miles OF each
other, but both unconscious OF the fact.
Mr.. Rowley, the brotherinlaw. has often been
called to sit on jures at the Court House In this VII
lage and doubtless the brohers-lrl-Iaw have passed
each other time and again In streets but as they
had no personal acquaintance nothing came OF such
accidental meetings. II is SAID that Dayton on his
deathbed mourned much that he was unable 10 see
his sister, who mad she known OF his Whereabouts
could have driven TO him any hour. Altogether the
case IS singular one.
The New York herald., 1870-07-23
FATAL SAM PATCH LEAP.
from the Batavia IN. ~ Spirit OF the Times.


from the Batavia IN. ~ Spirit Of the Times,
July 1911
shocking affair occurred at Indian Falls, Gene.
see river, on the Reservation, on Sunday afternoon
last that resulted In the death or man named John
Wight II seems that on two or three previous oc.
castons this foolhariy man had accomplished the
dangerous feat Of jumping into the water nom the
window OF The mill at Indian Falls, distance OF
some hfy or sixty ieet. On sunday ne proposed to
take another leap, when concourse OF some IL or
three hundred people were present to witness the
performance. He made the leap, but turning In MS
FALL he struck the water his chest and face, when
he SANK TO the bottom. The blow had 80 summed
and injured him that he Immediately drowned.
When taken out the blood was Moving from his
mouth, nostrils and ears He was about wcnty-elght
years OF aye.
The New York herald., 1870-07-23

ALLOWED TO REBUILD.-At meeting OF the cit.
zens OF San Juan held on Thursday evening" To take
measures TO protect their property from ffe, u re-
port was made that the Chinese would be allowed
rebuild on the burned district, provided that no
In heg gnt. nor within seventy feet of any building
now occup cd by the whites. The Chinese agreed to
the propositions and are now busily engaged IN
erecting tenements as per agrecment.-Necada Ga
xette. Juit0.
The New York herald., 1870-07-23

SO SAD.-A Rochester paper tells romantic story
OF young dressmaKer who became infatuated with
O young min without his knowledge To make
herself worthy OF nm she took TO study, and after
severe course OF French, itallan and piano, during
which she worked al her occupation and only Sept
three hours out OF the twenty four, the young man
married another giri. The blow was too much for
the young lady's reason, and she Is now an inmate
OF an insane asylum.
The New York herald., 1870-07-23

GOLD IN SANDY RIVER, ME.--A number OF small
pieces OF gold have recently been taxen from Sandy
river. That there ~ gold In the RIVER that place
has long been known, as small particles have been
picked up by several individuals at different times;
but whether II can be obtained IN Quantities SAT
tanned. ~
The New York herald., 1870-07-23

now In custody between Alamance and caswell
counties, over twenty prisoners. who are shorty "
be tried by HIS court martial Of thieves ahu iroc-
hooters.
ANOTHER EXPLOIT. .
While on the way TO AlRInance, klrK's men ,'a, Vn
served some scurrlous words about that indlvtuual
written on the side OF a railroad car AZ Newton
depot Tney at once became iniuriateu IN" ,ea vea'
gecus manner, though ne assured them ne uu not
know anyniua about me offensive iangwags .n waTs o
afIer having been whipped, ana he was then re.
CURED 10 write "Colonel Kirk is gentleman aiter
VIII Gu the band departed, apparently satlsnea.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-12-30
Speaker of the Senate.

A Harrisburg correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press is distressing him
self over the imaginary rivalry between
Messrs. BUCKALEw and WALLACE
about the Speakership of the Senate.
He can make his mind perfectly easy
and sleep in peace 1t is we'll known
amongst Mr.. BIS friends here that he
accepted seat in the Senate in order
to labor in the cause of electoral reform
and for no purpose of personal rivalry
or ambition. The editor of the Press
well knows, if his correspondent does
not, that the person nominated at the
end of the session is always adopted by
his party at the ensuing session as their
candidate. Mr.. WALLACE was the can
didate of the Democracy at the close OF
the last session, and will no doubt be
again supported for that position by ac-
clamation if he does not decline it.
Under these circumstances, all specu-
lation as to difficulty in the organiza-
tion Is idle.
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MARRIAGES..

WISE-KRESsLER-At the residence of tn e
brides father, near bloJnsburg, ON the I'D
inst by Rev. b. + Alleman, Mr.. ID. +. Wise oil
Willlamsport, to Miss NJ. Eiecta kressler.
MoRRIS-HOFFMAN-D lst., by Rev. j.
Fcaron Brown Mr. RoOertJ Morris OF Blooms
burg to Miss Angelina Hoffman, of Orange
twp Columbit coLnty, Pa.
BoWER-HENRY--At the NJ. E. Parsonage, in
Ora a!gevilie, OF the :. IN inst, by the same
Mr.. Henry Bower and Miss Louisa j. Henry.
McCLOUGHAN-BOWM Orangevilie, on
the I'D inst, by Rev. N. Spear, MIR. !. L. Nc
Cloughan, OF Danville, to Miss Anna NJ. Bow.
man, of Orangevllle.
NrERLEITNER-On the Odd
inst, by Rev. VIM. j. Eyer, Mr. Francis Hof-
man. of CatawisSa, to NJ lss Amanda Hinter-
leltner, of Beaver township.
KuNh hlE-DREISBACH-O the 2ith inst at
the r. sldence OF the BRIDES lather, by Rev A.
Houtz, Mr.. EllmanduS Kunkle, to Miss Eliza
DreisDacn, both of F'ishinscreek township.
HUTTON-THALER-In Shenandoah, Oh the
l3tn inst at tue NJ. Il. Parsonage, by Rev.J n.
Swindells, Mr.. James W. HuGUpn, OF blooms
burg, To Miss emma A, Thaler, of shenandoah, a,