Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-12-24
News Items.

IN the nelghboring States.
Jacob Little an eminent broker of New
York failed on the 9Th. His liabilities
are said to be to an immense amount
and his failure caused considerable ex
element.
The Harrisburg, Pa. papers contain a
formidable list of applications for hank
charters, from which we learn that there
are eleven applications for banking priv
ileges for Philadelphia. on an aggregate
capital of s14, 800, 900; while for the
country there are twenty-five applica.
lions for an aggregate capital of So
628, 900. being a total for the State thir-
ty-six applications. and an aggregate
capitafof sci 900. 900.
On the 3oth of September last the
New York Central Railroad had on hand
ia, e15 cords of wood, valued at S573,.
7O9, so.
Divorce cases have constituted the
principal business of the Supreme Court,
now in session at Salem, Massachusetts,,
and more than half the applications
came from california widows"
A negro belonging to John II.
Hudley, nea Moresville, Ala. gave birth
on the 10th of October, to three living
infants-two whites and one black.
The present number OF pupils in Gi
rand College is 315 All are INDECENT or
phans, in accordance with the will of the
founder.
Hensbaw & Son. well known bankers
in Boston failed on the 9Th inst. Their
liabilities are large.
In 1852, 1.46O, 900 squirrel skins
were exported from Russia 10 China, in
exchange for tea. Most of these skins
came from Siberia, and were the quarry
Of the exiles' trap.
The Galena. (Ill.) Courier says: The
night of the snow storm, a loaded wagon
was left on the Plank Road, a few miles
from this city. 1t was completely COW
cred, and on digging it out, the snow
was found 10 be full six feet over the
wheels.
There was a frightful railroad collision
on the Wilmington and Manchester roads
on the evening of the 9Th. 93 miles from
Wilmington. N. C. Several persons
were injured quite badly. and many
passengers escaped miraculously by
jumping out. The ears were perfect
wrecks.
Last week a young lady was met in
the streets of Albany by a disguised
scoundrel, who attempted to place a
plaster over her mouth. Her quick
movement defeated the design, but it
came in contact with her face, and was
SO adhesive as to tear the skin off when
removed.
A canal beat. sunk at its wharf at
Philadelphia, Sunday night, and the
captain. James Brady. and two brothers,
Edward and John Melarhy, all of Lee
high, Pa, who were sleeping on board.
persisted on the boat.
The unruly member sometimes has TO
pay dear for wagging. At a late term
OF the Court in Stark county, E. Rey-
nolds obtained a verdictof So, 500 against
w. II. Geer, for SANDER - reporting,
contrary to-the facts. that the plaintiff
had failed and made an assignment.
The Telegraph line is now complete
between New York and Newfoundland,
1865 miles, and between London and
the West coast of Ireland 900 miles,
leaving 1880 miles across the Atlantic.
The estimated cost from Newfoundland
to Galway is ESQ, 600 or about ST.
500, 900.
The American packet ship Columbia
belonging to Messrs. Barring. Brothers &
Co., is advertised in the Liverpool papers
for New York. Her list of passengers it
is stated includes some two hundred
MOrmOns, on their way to Salt Lake
City in Utah.
The City Council of NasEville passed a
law directing the employment of an ad-
dilional police force day and night, for
bidding negro schools and negro preach
ing, and all assembling of negroes after
shutdown, and authorizing the arrest of
free negroes from other counties, and
the arrest of free reSidentnegroes if found
in suspicious circumstances. A great
deal of uneasiness is felt in the city; as
well as in the country.
The ''HowDADJI" MARRIED.--Gecrge
w. Curtis, the we'll known author Of that
popular satire on conjugal felicity in New
Yolk. the Potiphar papers, was married
Thursday noon TO Miss Anne Shaw,
daughter of Francis G. Shaw, of Staten
Island. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. John Parkman, uncle of the
bride, at the house of her father. About
thirty persons were in attendance.
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