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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-25

CoMISG To A HEAp.-lt will, perhaps, he
TecOllectcd that some year or two ago, there
Vac noticed in these columns. the fact Of an
assessment having been made by the Internal
Revenue officers of the 18th district, upon the
script dlyiaend Of the Lake Shore Company,
amounting 10 large sum-iho figures not
nQY at hand This assessment the 90. refused
To pay, aud appealed 10 the commissioner to
abatc Considerable DISCUSSION and cores
! pondence followed between Tho Company and
/ the commissioner, and also Sn2't HIDdEs-
since deceased who directed lhe assessment
/ by an assistant assessor-the assessor of HAT
district reiNsng-and the commissioner. soon
amer thls, similar movement was made
against the New York Central Company, and
We think somc other seript-dfidend- declaring
company. The principle invoked was q
somewhRt important one and quite rs inter
csting rs important because Of the influence
OF the parties against whom the assessments
were made and the large am0uata involved
Beside, the rulings of the revenue department
were quite clear in their bearings upon this
description Of dividends, and subaltern officerS
were anxious to see bow tho commissioner
and the giant companies would make II. Eht
reluctance Of graphing with the subject may
be seen In lts slumberng 80 long This delay
OF. tho commissioner--su successive ones--ha
now a,isa aied tho attention Of Congress, o.
the Goth ultj the facts In the case were recitet
aud the effect OF The reinforcement Of III
. collection of the tax wesv having upon th
!. public mind, in the dstrust felt 20 TO the equa
5 honest and impartial administration Of III
!. revsnue laws alluded tOand deprecated b
Mr. VAN TRUMP. The result was, that resc
b lnlion MAS reported on that day. inslruelin
2 the commissioner to proceed at once to th
9 COLLECTION ef the tax In the case OF the Ns'
York Central, Co, Of el,i5l 800. The pree'
: dent being establisked In this case, the o1h'
cases, no doubt, which, We suppose have bee
o swailing action, Will each, he subjected to h
y same treatment
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE!

CATHERINE WILDEN and CiMl ACTION.
y. Il. EArTIAN, Defendants, Petition.
NURTIS Widen & Catherine Widen Of
Forrest Comfy, Pennsylvania will taAc Notice that VIII
lnn p White of the County of Ashtabula and state of
Ohu, did the nd day of February A. d. lS1l file his
eiiiOn in the Court OF Common Pleas within and for
the County of Ashtabula and State OF OHIO against the
said Curtis Widen, Catherine Widen and D. r. East
man, defendants setting forth that the said CurIiss
WilJcn, aud Catherine Widen gave mortgage
to one William White, which said mortgage has
been since valuable considerations signcd by said
William White to this planiid on certain lands in said
petition described, situated in kngsvillc Ashtabula
County Ohio, To secure the payment of Fifteen lupdred
and Sixty SSO0 dollars now due with annual Interest on
the from December list, A. d. 1910, and also to
the payment of certain other yet fall due
particularly described In said petition and mentioned in
Said mortgage and for A SS for taxes with interest from
January lth, iS1i ard asking that said plnntf may
have Judgment against sail Curtis widen for
snid of $1,000 GS lCU dollars claimed To be due
with annual interest on Sl5f0.sS from December 1st.
1870 and interest $3.50 from January 14h, 1871 and
In default Of the payment OF the sHmC that said prems-
may be sold pay the and the balance IL any.
be applied on payments yet TO fall due sas set forth in
said petition and the said Curtis Widen and Catherine
Widen nutded that they required uappcar and
answer said petition on before the third Saturday a
Ter the tst day of April next
WILLIAM 2. WHITE.
by j. r. Cook biz Attorney.
As1tabula February 5sd, isfl. ClllO4
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-25
N. @. Relief Association,


The citizens of Cleveland have organized an
Association with the above name, for the pur.
poseof raising funds for the relief Of The des.
titute and suffering French and Germans
Hon. s. BunRER, Mayor Of Cleveland, was
chosen President Of The Association, T. 7.
HANDY Treasurer, l.. T. MEriEN Secretary :;
and fifty Vice. Presidents were appointed, dis
tributed in various localities. II. e. Parsons,
being enc of them. Ii was recommended that
money be raised Tor this purpose by contrbu.
iona, lectures, balls, exhibitions, concerts, etc
The Association has had printed and very
generally distribrlcd throughout this part Of
the State. the following circular, headed by a
full list Of the officers of tho Association
This organization has for its object to solicit
and forward substantial aid 20 the sufferers,
impoverished by The ravages of war, in France
aud Germany 1t is understood that. bcsidcs
the large number Of sick and woundcd.of both
| armies, from the borders of Germany, throuoh h
tie Northern part of France embracing q
large portion OF the whcat-growng regions, =
million of armed men have marched and
! fought over 1t, consuming everything, leaving
/ thousands of human beings in actual starvG-
lion The sulferings Of these starving thou
sands appeal with an eloquence that should he
| irresistible, and insure prompt action on the
! part Of men and women, patriots and Chris
tisns, TO send their contributions, for they will
| all be needed.
! Arrangements have been mnde for n public
stDrerOum at the rooms Of the Y. NJ. G.. Asso-
| citation, north of the Public S0uare, to receive
! -four, grain, seeds. cheese aud any or all arii-
/ clcs which can either be forwarded or convert
ed into money Itis expected that the differ
ent railroads will furnish free or reduced rates
of transportation TO Cleveland, and TO the sea-
board and alss that Government vessel will
transport supplies across the ocean, where n
/ responsible agent will sec that all is expended
! with the utmost care
All money remittances as well rs shipments
are to hc consigned 10 "T. p. HANDY, Trens.
! N. o. Relief Association"
Let II be remembered that every dollar in
money contributed may save a human life.
| VIII you please see that there is an earnest,
active, working committee, who shall canvass
in your vicinity, and have all contributions
forwarded promptly?
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-25

s5y-Mr Seward and party in their saunter-
ings in China were assaulted with stones. The
North China Usrad says, "The party went
over the river from Ilankow to Wooclang,
and then proceeded up the hill to Pagody On
their arrival they found the usual crowd OF
boys and beggars, all Of whom were olamoreus
fer Il cumschaw Of cash. Tho party were not
provided for such demand, and after enjoy
ins the view from their position began the
homeward descent. On the way down, how.
ever, the boys pelted the chairs with stones
considerably damaging one Of them, but dis
continued their amusement on being yelled al
by tho coolies. Mr. Hobson, Commissioner OF
Customs, has since received LITTER of apology
and regret from the taotai Of Hankow for the
occurrence.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-25

The "higher law" does not prevail in Cleve-
land. DR.. Gaileninc. who shot and killed a
DR.. Jones, for the alleged seduction ef Mrs.
Gallentine, was Thursday sent to the peniten-
tiary for ten years, the full term for man.
slaughter. II Is to be hoped that the health
and morals of that city will soon show de-
cidcd proycment-E'pporfa N6Ys
Hope for an improvement in health and
morals Isn't that little causic, friend Nc
CUNE? Let The lurking seduccr come TO I'M
derstand that the laws Of the land recognize
no crime in the plying Of his arts, and if an
injured husband and father is goaded to ililict
punishment which in severity bears no com
parison 70 what he himself is to experience
from week 10 week through life the impotent
law at once becomes potent, and to the suffer.
ings already imposed, is added n term in the
pGnitcnliary, and you may well look and hope
for health and morality Law throws its pro-
tecting arm around the scdlccr, but what
protection or relief is there for the seducers
victims? Until the law s relieved of its i'm
potency, let the. scduoor. rather. understand
that when he approaches the domestic circle
of his nCighbor, he does il nt his own risk
and, MS has been the case, that no jury can bc
found who will convict for summary punish
mcnt visited upon the seducer's head, ant
there will, perhaps, be little better gmunt
forthe hope Of moral health and soundncss
Cleveland verdcs and Cleveland judges may
be sustained and culogized, but the results o
their course is only hcaping wrolg upon thC
head of the injured and suffering
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-25
Real Estate For Sale.

An excellent Stock Farm on tho old Turnpike, 8k
miles from Ashtabua containing las acres OF line land
lE grazing and tage; excellent Wood lot, Buildings
ample aud good,
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27
SIIERIFF'S SALE.
VIM. H. Imhoof
Christian Reeb, TT, al.

Christian Reeb, ct, al.
State of Ohio, Ashland County, ss.
BY virtue OF a certain order OF sale,
'>sued from the Court of Common
;.'leas of Ashland county, and to me
directed, l will offer for sale, at the
South door 0: the Court House in
T&ghland, in said county, on
!, Saturday December 16, Il. D. 1871,
at one.o'clock P NJ of said day, the
GLOWING real estate, situate in the
county Of Ashland, Sullivan township
and State of Ohio, to-wit: Being part
IF lot number So in said township and
county, and bounded on the east by
!illage lots 90, 90, 81 and 55, on the
outh by lands owned by T Brown, on
he west by lands owned by Cartntla
paimer, and on The north by village
OTIS number 81 and So, containing
100 acres of land; also west part OF
ot number 29in the village of Sulii
AN, Ashland County, Ohio. common
ing at 1.-The north east corner of said
1T; thence castle feet thence south
o the south line OF said lot, thence west
o the west line of said lot 4; thence
'orth TO the place of beginning, sub
ect to all legal highw ays- Appraised
It S650,00. Terms of Sale, Cash.
WIN o PORTER,
Sheriff Ashland Co.
-JW & G B Smith, Att'ys
Nov 15-5w19.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27

NEBRASKA, CALIFORNIA, AND
KANSAS, AND THE B. & NJ. Il. r.
LANDS.
The "BRrlington Route" so-called;
lies right in the path of the Star of En-.
pire. 1t runs almost Immediately In
the center of the great westward move
ment of emigration. Crossing 1lli-
nois and Iowa, it strikes the Missouri
river at three points. "5at =
These three points are the gateways
into three great sections of the trans
Missouri region.
The Northern gate is Omaha, where
the great Pacific road will take you to
the land of gold and grapes sunny
mountains, and perpetual SUMMER.
The middle gate is Plattsmouth,
which opens npon the south half of
Nebraska, south of the Platte river, a
region unsurpassed on the continent
for agriculture and grazing. Just here
are the b. % NJ. Railroad lands, o II
corning which Geo. S.. Harris, the
land officer at Burlington, Iowa, can
give you all information, and in the
heart of them is. Lincoln, the State
Capitals present terminus of the road
The Southern gate leads to Kansas.
by connections with the st. Joe Road
at Hamburg, running direct to St.
Joe and Kansas City.
The trains of the Burlington run
smoothly and safely, and make all
connections. It runs the hest of 'coach-
es, Pullman Palace and Pullman din
ing cars, and should you take the
journey for the journeys sake alone,
you will be repaid /; Or take il to find a
home or a farm, and you cannot find
either better than among the b. DIN
lands, where you can buy on ten years
credit, aud at a low price. 1y41
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27
About Seed Gaa.

An Ohioan having written the
Farmers Club, Sof- New York City,
that all corn on the ear should be
planted or the crop will run. out,
Washington Hitchcock, New Lebanon,
N: Y. calls this annold fogy notion
which oughtto be placed on the same
footing with the notion that Friday is
an unIucky day." and adds: "Now.
gentlemen, in the spring of 1918 1
came to.this place to live. The man
that l. lived With planted what he
called a twelve rowed wedge corn
He made a practice of Smelling off the
butts and tips. 1 still plant the same
kind of corn, and have Away shelled
off the tips, and 1 o~hallenge him to
show me, this side of Egypt, a hand
somer bin of corn than this" Col.
Curtis added: every careful
farmer rejects the tips and butts of
ears, and plants nothing but the plump
and perfect Kernels, upon the princi-
pie that they will produce strong and
vigorous plants. furthermore, ] am
of the opinion that the crooked and
twisted kernels are apt to produce
khotted and 44nperfect~ears. lshavea
string of seed corn, corn, now hang
ing IN my -corn-crib, of superior quail
ty, which is tie same kind of corn
raisedbya 4ighbor as long as 1 can
rremembet Now sir, I believe there
is peAsse @ch9nging seed corn it the
best earsIafse carefully selected every
yearsET EaHt FOOD is supplied suf-
1feieRdYkt6se@ be no deteriora-
tion,. hatsshftt5er al improvement,
henceto send away to remote places
for seed-wfnch is not natural to the
climate and soil is generally a loss,
and the idea is absrdd that Ivy d
change Of seed a good crop will be
produced. Th1s. itching uneasiness
may crafty a curiosity, but it willnot
of itself insure a cop. Soil and Gull
tivation r the essential requisites,
and the farmer should build his hopes
on these more than on a flaming ad
-Er.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27
A Smart Girl.

The following is from the Seymour
Qnd.) Times: Miss Lulie A. Mon
roe, the pet daughter Of. the wretched
'heditor' of this paper, becoming dis
gusted with the troop of gentlemanly
rowing and unstable printers whomwe
have employed during The past few
months, swapping one for another ev.
cry few day and weeks, cleared the
last n out last week, and determined
10 do all the work herself. Every
type in this issue was set up by her
nimble fingers, including the new sd
v~ertfsements since our last issue, and
she has three columns for Dex: week.
And, besides all this, she did a big
washing, read about fifty newspapers,
and took two DAYS recreation at the
Mitchell fair; and this active and
spunky little 'printeress' declares her
intention to set up the whole paper
herself hereafter" An indianapolis
paper wonders what the ~appreciative
father vas doing while all this work
Has being
He was practing medicine, in which
congenial occupation he has doubtless
sent unnumbered victims to untimely
graves, and caused scores of confding
widows to mourn or rejoice, as the
case may be, at the fate that brought
them in contact with, sush mathema-
teal accuracy and unerring precision
in the mortuary results of the use of
his prescriptions. He is lighting"
on all diseases except fits.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27

stupid and silly5b srddopr Hsn when
the falcon appears can,by asingle
alarm-note, make al her dickens hide
in a moment. Evefsf}en~ tells you
when she las hid HereSegg and least
IL should moi be well enough heard or
understoodEth the cock exerts the whole
power of BIS lungs in deyulgipg.fhe
importanS secret The blaeksface
eve, on the approach of a fox or a
dog, utters a whistle through her
nostrils, which alarms her caurades,.
and Immediately puts them upon the
lookout. Not one of them will take
smother bite until they discover
whence the danger is approaching.
If the dogsbe with a1 man sundry of
them uttelza bleat,l which 1 well know,
but cannot descriBe,s and commence
feeding again. little dog is by him
sell, they are more afraid of him than
any other animal, ana then is beard
the whsle repeated through tie 3hole
glen ~
But the a~cuteness of the sheeb's ear
surpasses all things in nature that /
know of. A eve will distinguish her
own lambs bleat among a thousand,
much louder than the singing of
psalms at q Gamaronian sacrament in
the fields, where thousands are con-
gregated- and that is no joke sfher:
Besides, the distinguishment of voice
is perfectly reciprocal between the
eve and the lamb who amid the
leafening sound, run to meet one am:
other. There are Few filings that have
ever amused me more than ASLEEP
shearing, and the sport CONTINUES the
day. We dpufHie locki into the
field, send outstjs hmbs to. 5.hiP, and
hen, send oatJsee ESQ them as they
ne sbofR 1.-The mofifeatsthat a lamb
hears rs dihfs yyies sifTnshes from
crowd5a9feethss;sbu instead Of
indingsttq Fssl5clad mamma,
Shich5f4 s6E1561s Two ago, meets
poqrs fiyering, and most
4ep4erRh14sl4dShg creature. 1t wheels
,Seas,s aadaifiefmg a loud, tremulous
bfsaEeJi1effBct despair, files from the
frigfftfaf Piston. The mothers voice
irrssts-its flight; it returns, flies and
again, generally ten or a dozen
.imesbefore the reconcilement is fairly
made. II
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27
The Language of Animals.

That animals have "a language of
their own, to- n another, there can
he no doubt. / know a good deal of
their language myself. know by the
voice of the raven when he has dis
.coSered0ne of his.heek dead-I know
: also his.prelude 10 the Storm, and to
fine weather. The moo. fowls call
one aother- from hill TO hill. I learn
ed toimitate heir1anguaease s closely
that EeoalA AaSe-hrengkt.cores of
then. within range Of m y.shot in the
morning. TIE black cock has a call,
oo; which bf:ngsc-a1l his mates AROUND
him, but theEIemaIss have no call
they are a set of subordinate things,
like the wives of a;nabob. They dare
! not inepdate upon the same hill with
their hBughty lord. But the part
. ridge and all mountain birds have a
Language to each other, and though
rather eireumseribed. it is perfectly
understood, and, as Wordsworth says,
,sanot to be nsknonn." Even the
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27

The Cleveland Herald saws, two
girl. just in the bio nm of "sweet six
teen" came TO the city about a week
ago and drove at once to OF the
hotels They had not been long IN
der its root when the landlord noticed
that they were in the habit zof "going
out of evenings" and protracting their
visits and acting in various-ways i'm,
prudent. Moreover they had been
very taciturn regarding their board
bill, which was assuming some dimen-
sions. With this latter matter for a
handle the proprietor pumped" them
and ascertaiued that they we're truSnt
girls, were penniless. and had been
sent TO the city 10 visit some. friends.
The police yer acquainted with the
facts and had the Maynard girls sent
to the house of their friends, where,
they may thank the oracle, they were
kindly received.
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w

Eastward bound passengers by
Traihs No. II and 2 have no. change
of cdrs between Ashiands:and New
York. At5sHprneIlsvilfe n of the
famous Erie alace Drawing Room
Coaches is attaehed TO train No. g.
ConnectionsEat Meaayiile Union and
Cory for the Oil Regions; at Corn
ing for Roehester,and at Bihghamton
for Albany, Springfield Worcester,
Boston, and all points in New England.
! AY estward bound passengers by
.Traibs Mel or 3 go through from
Ashland'to Cincinnati without change,
making connections with the Louis
willie Short Line Railroad, or the Mail
Steamers for Louisville and points in
The South and Southwest. Also with
western lines for.-points in Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Colorado
For additional information as to
time, fare and Connections. apply to
the Local Agent, asking for tickets
via the ATLANTIC AND GREAT
WESTERN BROAD GUAGE RouTE.
!. H. F. SwEETsER, Gen. Man'g'r,
W-.B SHATTUc, Meadyille, Pa.
Gen. Pas'g'r & Ticket Ag't, Cincin'ti.
BE. COOPER, Ag't, Ashland.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27
SHERIFF'S SALE
Alexander Ramsey
Slater.

WiHiaimg r. Slater. "a
State of Ohio, Ashland GountY;.ss.
By Virtue of a certain order of sale,
issued from the Court of Common
Pleas-of Ashland cohnty, and to Inc
.disectcdsI will offer for sale art public
'anction, atihe south door OF the Court
'Housein Ashland. in said county. on
Saturday, December 49, A. d. 1871,
at 2 o'clock p; NJ, of said day, the
following Real Estate, situate ia the
county Of ashland and State OF Ohio,
to-wit: Being the west ltnff of the
south west quarter of ~sectior11, town
ship q, range 10.
Appraised at &c.,. Terms,
cash on day OF sale
VIM. o. P0RTER,
Sheriff Ashland Co..
November 15-5w19
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27
NOTICE.
NOTICES

The following Administrators Elk.
ecutors and Guardians, have fisdFfn
the Probate Court ofAshlandeSunty
Ohio, their Partial and Final ACCOUNTS
tor settlement, VIZ:
Final account of Levi Stober, as
Guardian of S. A. Stober.
Partial and Final account of John
E. Covert, Guardian of Esther Jane
and Samuel G. Greenlun. wa a
Final account of p. R. RoseherrY,
Guardian of Geo. Laurbaugh.{
@Partial account of Harrison Nc.
Quiilin, Guardian of Emma. Maud
McGHire.
Ana-t4esame.will be for hearing
on the and day Of Jan. a. D.3S71,
at 10 o'clock A. M.
D. W. WHrrMofE.
3w23 Probate Judge.
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WOOSTER HACK LINE.

A good comfortable Rack Linefer the
Of passengers will leave
Ashland fol Wooster, tfi-weekIy, leaving
Ashland Mondays, Wednesdays & Friday:
at 8 O'Clock in the morning, via RoWsburg
Pitt sfurg, r edsbnrg andsAJeferssn.@
Through fare, $2,e
Hackalso tri Weekly from Ashfandto
backfhe:samed day nraLxsyfAg
Ashland Tuesdays, ThursdaYsandsatufs
days, Fare50ctst
y. w~ENfwoRTu,
PFoprieteKr.-
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27
THE GREAT CAUSE
HUMAN MISERY.
90 Ratblisked. m a NenLed

Just Published, in q Sealed En-:
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A Lecture on the Nature, Tratment and
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Debility, and Impediments to Marriage
generally; Consumption; Epilepsy, and
Fits: Mental and Physical Incapacity, &cI
by ROB. J: CULyERWELL nj. b.,
Author of the "Green Books,n &c.
The world-renowned author, in this ad.
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Sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to
any address, an receipt of six cents, or two
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Also. DR.. CULVERWELL'S Marriage
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The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27

m@ S. B. FREEMAN, has
1Aa just ordered a number
of fine hoHEtNa PIECES RIFLES
&c, which he will sell cheap, for cash
All sorts of repairisg~doue BY him at
teEseine room. Call on him and
encourage his enterprise.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-27

WANrED.-Any number of Hides,
Sheep Pelfs and Furs, for which 1.
will pay the very highest price in
cash. Rooms opposite new building,
Main Street, Ashland, Ohio.
5w1S* II. w. CowAN.