Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-04-30
News Items.

plenipolentiaries in ufiixing their sigma
lures to the Treaty of Peace, and manu-
faclured expressly for the occasion, cost
II ,oO0f.
A private letter from New Brunswick,
B. N. A. states that a bill has passed the
House OF Assembly, granting $3.50, geo
for the construction of railroads in that
Province during the present year. and
thereafter 81, 600, 900 a year for the three
next years.
On the l2lh inst, the whole Northeastern
ton of the Village Of Badstown, in
Kentucky, was destroyed by fire. Seven
teen buildings were consumed, with sta
bles and out-houses, from none of which
was any property saved. The loss is es-
timated at over 500, 900.
ACCOUNTS received in Dublin state that
one of the most lameniable occurrences
which have happened for many years
took place az an early hour on Monday
morning, March 31st, in the city Of Cork.
While a number Of persons were assem-
bled at 4 wake in the top room of the
house in Coleman street, the floor gave
way, the house fell, and eighteen persons
were killed on the spot. In the course
ofSunday morning three other bodies were
discovered, making a total of lwenty.one
killed.
In 1910 there were only two houses in
Boston hat sold Clothing at wholesale, and
their united business did not exceed ST.
900, 900 annually. There arenow thirty
establishments in that city, employing
$4,000 operatives and produce ready.
made clothing 10 the value Of Sl2, OOO, 900
annually.
The German Quarterly AagazieH has
an article on. the worlds marine, from
which it appears that the waters Of the
earth are navigated by l45.,6OO vessels
Of IL, 904, 657 tons. The United States
have 5,5OO,Ooo tone Of shipping. Great
Britain 5,OOO,OO0, Germany, including
Austria, 1000, 900, and France only 49,
100 toEs.
THE recruiting officers of the Foreign
Legion in New Yorks who were each 10
have been paid during the war S72 a
month, by Mr.. Stanley, the British Con-
sul's Secretary, having lately had their
pay stopped, have sued Mr.. Stanley and
his chief, Mr.. Barclay, ip the Marine
Court. We understand, however, that
Mr. Stanley has If the city, and lis
present where abouts is unknown.
The engine house of the Lake Shore
Railroad at Milwaukee was destroyed by
FIRE on the 2Ist inst. Four locomotives
were badly damaged. Loss fromsIO 900
to $4,000.
THs wheat crop Of Virginia is said to
look very thrifty, and stands well upon the
ground
RAIN is much wanted in the Eastern
Shore counties of Maryland. Vegetation
is suffering, and it is feared that the peach
crop to-a great extent will bee off.
The celebrated mare, "Fashion." died
near Lexington, Ky, a few days since
She was owned by Messrs. Reber & Kuiz.
Of Lancaster, in this State.
The Krntucky American says The
whisky crop will be greater the coming
season than it has been for years in Ken
lucky. If this is true. there will Be an
increased demand for that other Kentucky
crop-hemp.
AMONG the important items of news
brought over by the las; steamer, is the
fact that the nurse of NAPoLEoN's baby,
while walking the room with the ImPer-
ial infant in her arms, caught her toes in
the carpet and nearly fell, not hurting the
baby a bit, but severely frightening the
nurse.
A young man named Hyda was killed
at Dresden on Wednesday night last by
a man named Cossibone. Cossibone was
whipping his wife and Hyde undertook to
interfere, and received a wound from
which he died.
The advertising columns of the Lon
don Times are estimated to yield the es-
tablishmentthe enormous sum of S3,000,-
900 per annum. One firm alane pays the
Times as high as S150.OOO a year for
advertising. and there are several business
establishments that pay it over $50. 000 a
year for advertising alone.
The Leader of the 24th says: The
long line ofcars drawn out upon the Cleve-
land and Mahoning Railroad indicate a
preparation of The Company 10 commence
as soon as.lhe track is laid.
Among them are four beautiful new pas
cars. They are of Cleveland
manufacture, and a credit to the establish
ment getting them up.
The Chillicothe Advertiser says: We
understand that Wesley Claypool, Esq,
has sold his farm on High Bank, about
seven miles southeast of this city, for six
ty-two dollars and a half per acre, which
will make the aggregate sum of upwards
of eighty thousand dollars. W. have