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The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-03-15

March il, 1871

NAdiCu l AO'A'
DIR. Williams, the member from
Jackson county, died very suddenly
on Monday last of pneumonia. He
seemed to be a hearty mar, and his
death was very unexpected His re-
mains were taken home by a commit
tee appointed by the House.
The successor of Col. Young, from
| Columbiana, was sworn in and took
his seat.
A resolution was adopted, request
ing the Governor to order an election
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of DIR Williams. Tine probability is,
that a Democrat will be his successor.
The business Of the last rem days
has been mostly OF a local character
The Pacific bond bill is now in the
hands of the Judicn nary Committee
The general appropriation bill is print
ed and referred to the Finance Com
mittee. 1t is heavy dog" l will
give its details in my next letter.
The big tax bill that has been un-
dergoiag consideration for the last
two sessions is now about ready TO be
reported to the House. 1t is 4 revis-
ion and codifcation of all the tax laws
of the State, with many amendments,
some of which arc of a doubtful char
acter. 1t provides that the State otti
GERS shall constitute tho Board OF
EQUALIZATION for the State; and the
Township Clerk shall be the Chattel
Assessor. These amendments will not
be concurred in.
The charges against the officers OF
the Blind asylum are being investi
gated These charges allege among
other things, that the pupils are pro-
,ided with insufficient food, and other.
wise mistreatel. We shall know the
facts in q few days.
There are several resolutions pro-
, posing an early ad. oarnm mt. They al
all stuff. No adjournment will take
place before the twentieth OF April
All the important measures are yet
pending, and will not be acted upon
for some time.
There are strenuous efforts being
made to exempt large amounts Of
3 property from taxation. The whole
tendency of legislation recently has
: been to exempt money, bonds and
e corporations from their proportion o
s taxes, and thus increase the burthen:
n Of the people.
: The Board of Equalization hav,
! closed their labors after q session o.
5 twenty days. 1t is believed they have
performed faithfully their duties. 1
It was a good Board.
They have added five per cent. te
the returned valuation Of Ashland Co.
and struck twelve per cent. from thu
= Grand Duplicate of the State, which
leaves the lands of Ashland county a
m avcrage ofs3o.26.
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when the ordeal come the lady would
hesitate; the lady believed, tor good
reasons, that the young man, when the
test came. would eat his challenge, and
postpone the ceremony. How much
both were mistaken was recognized
before many hours had passed. It so
happened that there was no authority
nearer than Emerson, tour miles away,
where a minister resided. The young
man proposed to go after a clergyman
and have the nuptials celebrated that
night.
The young lady, not to be outdone
in proposition, declared she would, &C
company HIM and save time and
trouble. The couple left home in "a
buggy, late at night, for Emerso:, with
no intention of figuring as principals
in a wedding, and leaving their az
quaintances laughing at what they
deemed a first class joke. Arriving
at Emerson, neither of the parties
were prepared to surrender, ard each
determined t. see how far the other
would 20. The minister was hunted
up and got in readiness, and at mil
night, sitting in the buggy, the words
were said, the parties joined, and the
benediction pronounced before thy
realized the situation. What makes
the affair the more interesting is, that
the bridegroom was engaged to I've
married t. i young lady of the neigh
Dor hood, and intended and desired to
fulfill the contract. The bride was en-
gag. d to a young man in that vicinity
and WAS to have been. and expected
to be married to him in May
The banter which led to the unex-
pected wedding was made at a party
at which we're the bride that should
have been of the bridegroom ; and the
bridegroom to be of the bride. think.
ing at the time that it was a good joke
CONSERVATION prevails among the four
most interested, vino do not at present
their way out of a disagreeable EN-
barrassment. The married couple
have not as yet treated the marriage
as a reality, anil are awaiting at their
respective homes until some way shall
be found to release them of their diff
Guilty. The marriage vas regular and
legal, and so far, there appears to be- no
help for the parties, who are soreIy
distressed
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a bill providing hal in all cases
of ~insurrection or resistance to the
laws, either of the United States or of
any State or Territory, by a combina-
tion too powerful to he suppressed, by
the ordinary course of judicial proceed
ings. ard in all cases where thecunstitu-
tIona! authorities of any State or Terri
tory shall fail or refuse to SO execute the
laws thereof as to secure TO all persons
the equal protection of the laws, it
shall be lawful for the PRESIDENT
to employ the land and naval forces of
tho United States to suppress such
combinations and II execute the laws,
even though the Legislature or Exec
utive OF such State may not call for
such forces.
Will such a bill pass? Undoubt-
eddy. If this act becomes a law Grant
will be DICTATOR, beyond all doubt.
He now controls the Army and Navy.
He is authorized, at elections to drive
the people from the polls and thus pre-
vent \ fair election ; AMI by this act,
he cln- enter a State, whether the Gov
ernor requests it or not, and take full
control Of its civil aud military author
tiles, and compel a surrender of civil
rights to his bayonets. The tu:ocrat
of Russia can do no more. The most
dangerous feature of this abhorrent
measure is, the President is to be the
sole Judge of the NECESSITY OF such
interference No act could be more
dangerous.
Do the American people desire any
clearer proofs of the perfidy and evil
designs of the party in power. If so,
they will Dot see them until letters
bind their hands.
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PROHIBITION A CON
VENTION.

The friends of liquor prohibition in
Ohio, held a State convention at Del
aware, on the 22d, and nominated u
full State ticket for the next October
election. The nominees are as fol
lows:
I. Governor-Gideon T. Stewart, of
Huron county.
Lieutenant Governor-P. NJ. Wad-
del, OF Morgan county.
Board OF P'bl cWorks-L. B. Silver,
Of CoIumbiana county.
Supreme Judge-Samuel E. AID
ans, of Cuyahoga county. q.
Treasurer-Thomas Evans, Dr., Of
Delaware county.
| Attorney General - James w.
Stinchconb, of Hooking county.
State Commissioner of Common
Schools Solomon Howard, of Ath-
ems,
Clerk of Supreme Court-Arza Al
derman, of Morgan county.
Auditor of State-W. B. Chadwick,
of Franklin county.
The party that nominated the above
also ran a ticket last year. In the
entire State, it received between three
and four thousand votes. They pro
fess to Think they will do much better
this time.
This ticket has been in the field some
three weeks, but the champions Of
prohibition in this region. the Ash
land Times, and the Loudonville hide
pendent have failed to place it at the
head OF their columns Is it possible
that these enthusiastic gentlemen are
going back on prohibition? If so,
what excuse have they for believing
about prohibition and temperance?-
Why do they refuse to support their
ticket? We think there is a ''cat in the
meat tub" We incline to think this
spasm OF temperance REFORM Simply
meant ''come vote the Republican
ticket this fall" If the people, the
real temperance men, will keep their
eyes open, they will probably find both
the Times and Independent bitterly oppo'
sing the prohibition ticket this fall, and
working hand to hand, to induce the
people to vote the Republican ticket
The Republican party is responsible
for all the evils resulting from the use
and sale of intoxicating liquors in thi:
country. 1t has authorized, nay off
cred heavy brides for its manufacture
and licensed tens of thousands o fdOg
geries and distilleries throughout Ohic
in violation of our State Constitution
while its apologists at Loudonville ar
organizing to sustain law and order
When will hypocrisy be properly re
bdked?
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Dictator.

When President Grant, determin-
ed to have an extra session Of Congress
many people were curious t. learn the
urgent necessity for the step The Ap-
preparation bills were passed in regu-
lar order-the Army and Navy were
provided for, nd the work of Congress
seemed duly at an end. The hidden
motive looms up. The President de-
sires more power. The infamous cen
forcement act" does not satisfy his
r~apacious appetite. He demands
authority of Congress to put his feet
on the neck of the Governors OF States
if they dare act counter to his auto
cratic will.
Mr.. Shelhbarger, one the Presi-
dest's supple tools, from Ohio has i'll,
-trn1urrd-
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n LATE CONGRESS.

The Cincinnati Times, a Republican
newspaper of wide circulation, comes
out squarely in denunciation of the
policy of the present administration,
and the acts OF the recent Congress
1t closes a lengthy article with the fol
owing words:
Now, we have a record of S64, 900,
900 Iavished upon two railway corpor.
atoms, and nearly 200, 600, 600 acres
of the vorkingmen's land bestowed
upon such monopolies-land which
Jackson declared in n of his first
messages should no more be sold for
eveti but should be reserved tor the
working farmers!
These are but a few of the sins OF
the late Congresses.
Then the people were glad because
of the change of the tendency to a
consolidation of s'our system of sover-
eighties"
Now We have a congressional record
showing a determination to utterly
annihIlate State sovereignty, and tc
concentrate all powers into "an I'M
mingled mass of empire TO become the
prey Of unbridled ambition" avarice,
a~ristocracy and lust.
Republicans of Ashland county,
what do you think of the attitude Of
your leaders? When a paper like the
Cincinnati Times, is compelled from
a sense OF. duty, to denounce the wild
and wicked legislation of its party, do
you not think, in all frankness and
honesty, that it is about time there
should be q change of rulers? Re
member that this country does not be
long to any party-the people own it:
And when party leaders fail to carry
out the wishes of the people, it is the
imperative duty of the people to hurl
: them from power. Liberty is evel
deaft If the people loose sight o.
their rights, tyrants will restore
them Read and re1ert.
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SECURITY INSURANCE COM
PANY.
AUDITOR OF STATES OFFICE,
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE -,

AUDITOR OF STATES OFFICE,
DEPARTMENT. OF INSURANCE :.
COLUMBUS. February 2, 1871.
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED, That the
SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY,
located at New York, in the State of New
York, has compl ed, in all respects. with
the laws of this State relating to Fire lnsu-
rance Companies, for the currert yea and
has filed in this Office i sworn Statement,
by the proper Officers thereof, showing its
co, dition and business, at the date of such
statement, December 81, 1S7O,) to be as
follows:
Amount of actual paid up Cap
ltaI w
Aggregate amount of available
Assets 1,sso,sSs os
Aggregate amt of Liabilities,
Except capital including
Reinsurance s7s,7s5 so
Amount of Income for the pre-
ceding year in cash 1,To3,39o 10
Amount of Expenditures for
the preceding year in cash,
including $4,000 divi-
dends 1.733, 551 60
IL WITNESS WHEREOF, | have
hereunto subscribed my name,
lSEAL.1 and cause,i the Seal of my Of
flee to be affixed, the day and
year above written.
JAS. II: GOODMAN, Auditor of State.
j. w. & GEO. B. SMITH,
Agents, Ashland.
March Is, 1S7I-1w.
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Sarah Ann Finley
P. T. Kissape, ct. al.

r. L. kissape, ct. al.
State of Ohio, Ashland County, S..
By virtue of a certain order Of sale. issued
from the Court of Common Pleas of Ash
land county, Ohio, and to me directed, I
will offer for sale at public auction, at the
South door of the Court House, in Ashland,
Ashland county, Ohio, on
SATURDAY. MARCH Is, A. D. 1871.
at 2 o'clock P. NJ. of said day, the following
real estate, situate in the county of Ashland
and State of Ohio. to-wit: Being part of
the northeast Quarter of section IL, town
ship %, range sixteen, commencing at a
post, at the intersection of a lane running
north by a grave yard, with Ashland and
Cleveland road thence north n degree
Ell stl S9-l0O chains to the southwest corner
of the quarter thence north l degree east z
9-lOO chains to a post ; thence south "a de-
grees west 45-lOO chains to the northwest
corner of said grave yard: thence north I
degree east SO 6-I00 chains to a ost; thence
north S91 degrees east 16 6-1O0 chains to n
post thence south 1 degree weat 6 ch2ina
70 a ! ost at north side of Ashland a I'd Cleve-
land road thence south "a degrees west
II 2-1OO chains to place of beginning, com
tanning one acre of land. Appraised At
5000. Terms of sale, cash.
w. o. PORTER, Sheriff.
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Bishop Andrew.
Death of Il Historical Characteristic
Diuision Of the Methodist Church in
1874.

James Osgood Andrew, a Bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, died at Mobile, Alabama, on
the first of March, in the seventy
eighth year of his age. He has pass
ed sixty years in the ministry. which
he entered at the age of eighteen
Bishop Andrew was male the direct
cause OF the schism in the Methodist
Church in 1914 !; a division which had
a great deal to do with educating the
public mind up to the point which pre-
cipitated the issues of 1861, which
were fought out to final arbitrament
on the battle field. The Nashville
Union, in a memoir of Bishop An
drew, gives u history of the division
of the church, which will refresh the
memories OF manv. II says:
The Methodist Episcopal Church
in the United States YVES composed up
to 1914 OF thirty-three Annual Con
ferences, the ecclesiastical organiza-
ton including all the slaveholding
States. In 1898 All eminent minister
OF one of the Southern Conferences,
known to be a STAKEHOLDER, was elected
by the General Conference as the rep
~fespntatiye of the 'Iethodist Ep. sec.
pal Church to the British Conference.
lnjall the General Conferences, up 10
that of 1914, shareholders among the
Southern DELEGATES claimed and en-
joyed q perfect equality of right and
privilege with Northern delegates and
it was declared by formal resolution at
the Conference OF 1910 that mere
ownership of slave property. in the
| States or Territories where the laws
do not admit of emancipation and per
mil the liber ted slaves to enjoy free
dom, constitutes no legal barrier to
| the election or ordination of ministers
to the various grades of office known
TO the ministry of the Methodist
Church. At he General Conference
in New York in 1874, proceedings,
not assuming judicial form, and un.
accompanied with any Regular i'm
parchment. were instituted against
Bishop Andrew, then one OF the BSh'
ops and a citizen of Georgia. and who
had married a lady possessed Of slaves
This was the first wedge driven into
the great church split. These pro
ceedin IS, after a p%rotracted and ami
mated debate, were terminated by al
act passed by a majority OF the Con
~ferencs, requiring Bishop Andrew to
desist from the exercise of his Episco
pal functions on account of his con
n~ection with slavery. Upon this the
representatives Of thirteen Annual Con
ierences, embraced in the slavehold
ing States, presented a declaration
which set forth their solemn convic
ton that a continuance of the juris
diction of the General Conference
over the Annual Conferences thus
represented. would he Inconsistent witt
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ATTENTION FARMERs.-Mr. Sam
nel McClain & Co.. keep constantly
on hand a good supply of Fork. Hoe
and Rake handles-Tee Ii for the Ro-
tary Horse Rakes-Brooni handles, etc.
made of the best material 1t will be
to the interest of farmers to call at
this establishment which is located on
Centre street, near the bridge. Or
ders, also filed on short notice.
July %, '7O-2m51
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NOTICE.

On the goth day of January. A. d.
1871, the Probate Court OF Ashland
County, Ohio, declared the EstateEo
John Schiedt, de -eased. to be proEa-
bly, insolyent, creditors. ore. therefore
required to present their claims against
the Estate to the undersigned, for al
lowance within six months from the
time above mentioned. or they will not
be entitled to payment.
FREDERICK SCHWAN,
CHARLES H TANGEMAN.
administrators Of John Schiedt, decd.
(3w3D - su7 3
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Direfu1.

There is mischief ahead. The for
a.. tunes of the uSurpers wane. Desper
alton impels our rulers. Something
new aud startling must be enacted.
A new sensation must be created or
j. thesKadical party will die. Congress
despairs-a new smelling committee is
: appointed to hunt up-and report out
RACES in the Sonth. That committee
is about to report, and it must be back
ed upby more aggressive legislation.
The carpet-baggers and negroes are
in motion. The cry of blood-mur-
der and iacendiasis n com s from the
South. Ku-klux-robber and death,
are sent with lightning speed to the
Federal Capital. New demands for
soldiers and protection are made 1t
is proposed to put the entire South
under martial law and military sur
veilfance, until after the fall elections
and perhaps until after the campaign
of 1872. This course is marked out
to ecure the re election of Grant, at
all hazards. Be not deceived, the Ku-
klu6ar not doing all the the mischief
ThereH a secret organization, led by
carpet,baggers and adventurers, aided
by the administration, intent on usurp-
ing the full control OF the South
They a,e determined to rule, if every
native white man in that section,
should be. slaughtered TO accomplish
it. There is no doubt that Grant,
andhis fellow conspirators are impell-
ed to do this from motives IF hate
andqeyenge, as-the enactment of the
infamous enforcement law fully attests.
We regard General Grant, a more
ambitious. and faithlcss tyrant than
Napoleon the Little. That tits his
purpose to overthrow our form of gov
eminent, and destroy the Union as
formed by our fathers, admits of nc
reasonable doubt Review his acts
Hedhnz squandered all our valuable
western lands-he is the advocate o
the perpetuatian of the national deb
E the funding system he advises
central consolidation and military des
potism-he is the friend of the monop
olists. and the enemy of the laborins
masses-he looks upon free election
with contempt, and disputes the fines
of the people to select their own ru
lerst anal finally intends to force hi
rule upon the country by fraud AM
the baYonet another four years
IIencefoFth the poor carpet Dagger
and-mnoceIt negroes will be roaste'
and eaten by tens of thousands unit
after the ides of October. The fare
will then subside until next year. Flo
deepdyed villainy and damning col
ruption look to the leaders of the RI
publican party They reek with pc
litical rottenpess. If the Savior c
mankind had lived in our day h
could have found his Judas Iscario
a thousand times at Washington Cit
in high places
If the American people would clea
out the Aegean stables of tho FEEDER;
CITY rttfey should do as II of Ok
prepaEe-a scourge of lashes and dris
the money changers hence, and writ
"nore1urreetirn;' or iae;r graves.
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First National Bank of Ashland o.
Joshua Rowland, ct al.
State OF Ohio, Ashland county, ss.
By virtue of a certain order of sale.
issued from the Court of Common
Pleas # Ashland county Ohio, and t..
me dis ected, l will sell at public III"
tioa, at the South door of the Cou,'
House, in Ashland, Ashland county
Ohio, OIL
Saturday, AprH LIST Il. D 1871,
at 1 o'clock P NJ of sail day, the
following real estate, situate in the
county of ashland and State 81 Ohio
to-wit: Part OF the southwest quarter
of section eight, Township q, range
16. commencing at a stone on the
west line 1T the said section and quat-
ter near the orchard of ienry Gam
BILE, thence south Sc degrees east 293
| rods to a stone in the center of the
! road from Ashland to Orange; theI CT
north in the center of said road 3 10
100 rods to a stone; thence north 06
degrees west % 6-10 rods to H stone
on the west line OF said section;. thence
south l degree, east 6 rods l9 links II.
the place Of begpning. containing on
acre and n fourth of an acre of land.
| Appraised at $50 TO- Terms of sale
cash Nc 'ombs & Curtis Attorneys
for Plaintiffs.
VIM. o. PORTER, Sheriff.
Ashland county.
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a bill allowing $500 per day pay
to the members OF the Board of Equal.
ization passed the Senate. It was laid
on the table in the House, It will
probably pass
The Governor has ordered an cleo
ton to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of DIR. Williams.
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Primary Meeting Law.

We publish the act regulating pri-
mary meetings in Ohio, this week. 1t
Is a good-1aw, and if nominations can
be held under il we think the dishon-
est and corruptihg~ practice of stufing
ballot boxes to defeat the wishes of
the people, will receive a wholesome
check. The man who will stuff a
ballot box, is no better than a thief,
and should be scorned by all honest
men.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that;the M
dersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified Administrator of the Es-
tate of John Mcclure, late of Orange
township, Ashland COUNTY. o.. decd.
j. P. COWAN,>
(4w3N Administrator.
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Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chic: go
Railway
Condensed Time Table Dec, 4, 1870.
TRAINS GOING WEST.
TRAINS GOING EAST.
: No. B. No. 2. No: G. NJ. 4
Stations. Mail. Exp's Ex'ps F1r's

Stations. Mail. Exp's Ex'ps F1r's
Chicago 55oam 100 am 5 Is pmssrI M
Plymouth $50 , II e3 pm 9 O5 ,, 12aE.
TT. Wayne l2o pm 2 - IL % ,32o..
Lima 325 ;, 4O6 ,, / rs am ) A.,
Forest 4 43 :, 5 OS :, 243 90
Crestline A.62 20 >, $780, 42O !. S5.
do Lvs. 90 am 80 1923
Mansfield 6 40 III 90 ,10o,.
Orrville 915 9O5, 654 -, II5
Alliance II 30 ,104S s so :, I3crm
Rochester 235 pa, Il So an. 11o5 1887.
Pittsburgh 345, 155 r:121O pm 4 40 >.
and :, Daily except Sunday Nos.7. and 8.
Daily No. 4, Daily except Saturday nd
Sunday.
F. R. MYERS,
TICKET, AGES1-
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These examinations will commence at
10 O'Clock A. NJ. and close at 4 P. NJ,
No applicant will be admitted after II
o'clock A. n. Written testimonials Of
good moral character. signed at least by two
responsible persons will be required, which
testimonials will be kept on file
By order of the Board O..
Il. j. BARTON. Clerk.
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T TO

rsNhe Board of School Examiners of Ash
and County will hold the following
Examinations during the school years 1871
SPRING AND SUMMEh.
End Saturday of Feb. Ashland. Ohio
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Cleveland, Mt. Vernon & DeIi
ware Railroad.
sHER1FF's SALE

r: G. HURD, Pres't.
e.. A JONES: Sup't. c'-
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
A - -

G. C. & G. ZINE TABLE.
On and after Monday, Dec. 9Th, 1870,
trains will arrive at tho follow
ing places at the time set.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Joshua Rowland, ct al.

First National Bank of Ashland O..
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Z. A. FORD, Gent Pass'r Agl
Cleveland. Ohio.