Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-11-21
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exceeds a million of dollars.
ALL the tobacco seized in England in
violation of the Revenue Laws, is sent fol
the consumption of the troops in the
Crimea.
In France, all the Imperial college:
and schools have had a weeks extern
sion of holidays for the taking of Sevas.
topol.
Nor CERTAIN.-The 81. Louis Regu6-
ican denies the statement that the cleo
ton of Atchison to the U. S. Senate, may
be regarded as a fixed fact"
RAILRoADs.-There are seven hundred
millions of dollars invested in railroads
in this country of this sum seven'y per
cent. is owned or controlled by foreign
capital.
JUDGE KANE.-Resolutions condem-
ming the proceedings of Judge Kane, in
the case of Passmore Williamson, have
been introduced in the Vermont Legisla-
ture.
DEFAULTINc.-A young clerk has
been arrested in Philadelphia, charged
with using SO, ooo of hi emplOyer'smOney
in buying lottery policies.
A Coup ONE.-Why are the mouths
of the New York Upper Ten," since
the arrival OF Rachel, like the trenches
of Sc vastopol? They are filled with man
gled French.
MADAME Jenny Lind Goldsmith, it is
said, has been attacked with some terri
bic disease in the face, without the
slightest hope of recovering from it.
OvERBEARING.-The EadyuiHs Iowal
Free Press states that a lady ofthat place.
under twenty one years of age, has been
the n.other of seven chilren.
NOVEL SU1T.-Some genius in Mobile,
whose bootmaker disappointed him by
not completing a pair Of boots at the
promised time, has brought suit against
the knight of St. Crispin for damages!
Good.
OF CoURsE-The Washington Union
favors the admission of Whitfield, as Con
gresSional Delegate from Kansas, but, if
his election should be proved Illegal, op-
poses receiving Reeder.
yellow FEVER IN NArcHEz.-About
one thousand cases of yellow fever have
occurred in Natchez, Miss , during the
season, and there have been over one
hundred deaths.
LAND WARRANrs.-The Union states
that ii will require 1,509-5OO acres of
the public lands to satisfy the IS. 796
land warrants issued last month. The
Total number of warrants issued is 48, I58.
AN TRIAL EcHo.-The passengers in
a recent balloon excursion state that at
the height of IA, GOO feet above the earth,
everything spoken distinctly by them
was returned in about a minute in an
echo as clear and distinct as the words
spoken.
IMMIGRAT1oN.-The immigrants ar.
rived in this country this year, during
the ten months ending with October,
numbered 119, 400, being a decrease of
154, ISL f.om the arrivals during the
same period last year.
NORFOLK PosT OFFIcE.--The Norfolk
News publishes a Formidable list of letters
remaining in the post Office of that city
on the LIST of November. The list fills
nearly half a page of the paper. Large
numbers of those to whom the letters are
addressed are dead.
GROWTH OF CALIFoRNIA.-Atth the gene
raj election in 1858. the total vote cast in
California was n GAIA. At the Congre-
OCCASIONAL election in 1854, it amounted to
81,953. and at the recent election it ran
up to 97,O54. This rapid increase is as
founding.
COMING EVENTS An exchange
paper hopes that when Toombs, of Geor-
gia, goes up to Boston this winter to de-
liver his lecture on Slavery, that he will
take a little pains to ascertain the time
when he can "call the roll of his slaves
under the shadow of Bunker Hill Monu-
ment, as he boosted, some time ago,
he would yet do ,
MAR1TAL-Thomas Francis Meagher,
Esq, the Irish exile, and now a member
of the New York bar, il is said, is about
to lead to thehymenaal alter, Miss Arabel- :
la Townsend, of the Fifth Avenue, New |
York. Miss T. is said to be a young
lady Of extraordinary personal artrac-
tons, and eslima ed to be worth $780,
600. Mr.. N. has been a widower some
or seventeen months. !
SWEET PoTAToEs IN ILLINoIs.-h1esSrs
Mabee d MCGOWAN. of Alton, engaged
in the cultivation of sweet potatoes, pub
fish an account of their profits during :
the past season. They planted twelve =,
acres of potatoes, the expense Of which !,
delivered in market, were S187 So ,
The total amounts of sales were 50, 200,
S2,012 40 for net profits. This :
gives an average profit of 5167 80 per F.;
acre. .
NEW GUAEo IsLAND.-A new guano
island has been discovered in the Pacific I
a.. L. ~, A,-.,- -+. H.,