Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-01-02
News Items.

lady whose reputation as a poetess is ia
miliar TO the literary world, died sudden
" at her residence in Mount Carmel, In,
diana, on Wednesday last.
THE Emperor Napoleon has presented
to the Princess Royal a fan once belong.
ing 10 Marie Atoinette, and to the Prince
of Wales a small watch, Of which the
case is composed Of a single ruby split in
two.
A WATER spout burst in the harbor OF
Tunis and sunk five ships on the 18th OF
November. The US. frigate COns.ella-
lion had sailed two days previous from
her anchorage, in the very track CT the
catastro phe.
A NEW rifle carbine has been invented
by a Swiss gunsmith. which is said to
have struck a target ten feet in height,
eleven out Of twelve times, at a distance
of n thousand three hundred and fifty
yards.
The ship Modern Times is now load
ing in Boston, Mass, for Australia, and,
among other articles, she takes out Gle
ven thousand barrels of flour, which is
said to be the largest shipment of -four
ever made from hat port, in one vessel.
DURING the last quarter, nearly l, $780,
600 letters were opened in the dead let
ter Office, Washington, D. c.; in 5000 OF
which, a sum of about $4,000 was
found, seven Fights of which have been
returned to the owners, and the remain
der transmitted agreeably to the regula-
lions Of the Department.
THE New York Times says, hat the
notorious Kate Hastings, who added
greatly to her ~noioriety sone four years
since, by cowhiding Med Buntline" in
Broadway, for some remarks ~displeasing
to her, which he saw fit 10 make in CHS
own" paper, died lately at a Charity
Hospital in Paris.
The hirsuit reform has decidedly Sci
zed hold of "Old Yale" The present
sophomore class, whether from n%ecesSi-
ty or choice we do not learn, has rcsol,
,.J ,bof MT ~ Of ,Lo., rc,IJ .L,-o -.
be shaved until after the mex biennial
examination, which occurs in the sum-
mer Term of 1856.
THE English government have now
defr itely resolved on the employment of
Polish refugee. in the war against Rus
STA. Trey will not be incorporated as a
legion. to avoid irritating the sensibili-
ties of Austria. but upwards Of 1900 have
been taken into English pay, although
nominally they will be in the service of
the Sultan.
BREAD riots arc becoming common all
over Great Britain. While the working
classes are clamoring by thousands for
bread, the Queen, as some enc says, sis
in her parlor eating bread and honey,
perfectly Indifferent to the suferings of
her wretched subjects !" The war is
Utterly eating up England, and the end
is not yet.
A FEW days since, a man left his home
in Boston, Mass, leaving $500 with his
wife, who had it about the fire place for
safe keeping. Upon his return, his wife
was away from home, and he kindled a
fire which destroyed the money before
her return. The fragments of about $50
were found. 50 as TO be identified, and
that amount was saved.
THE Rochester Union states that the
agents of the French Emperor have been
largely engaged this fall in purchasing
wheat in the west, on his account
They have purchased 900, 900 bushels,
of which $50, 600 came 10 Buffalo, and
100000 bushels to Oswego. All but
$1,000 went down the Erie Canal. The
same agents are still buying in Illinois
and other western States, to go down the
Mississippi and out by New Orleans.
THE New York 7IriJnns says, that in
consequence of the death of S. G. Burton,
who was the principal witness against the
Martha Washington prisoners, all further
prosecution against them is abandoned,
and the defendants discharged from bail.
We presume that the object for which
Kissane was p~ardoned, is now unattain-
able. The whole proceedings connected
with this case have been little creditablr
to the system on which justice is admin
istered in the United States.
The Troy papers fell a sad story. A
young lady of that city was engaged TO
be married to a gentleman from Lcng
Islam |, and the wedding day was appoin-
ted, but on account of the death of a
brother the ceremony was postponed
Again the wedding day was appointed,
when the sudden death of a sister ocea-
stoned another p%ostponement. For a
third time a day was appointed, and be-
fore il had arrived, the intended bride
groom fell before the insulated archer
leaving the thrice stricken mourner des-
olate indeed.