Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-12-17
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More than two millions Of people have
left ireland within the last fourteen
years.
Within six months, it is said eleven
postmasiers have been arrested in Ohio
for robbing the mails.
R. G. Gardner. of Detroit, claims to
have invented a sewing machine no lar
ger than a pair of scissors, which will do
the work in first rate style, and can be
sold for a dollar apiece.
The London Times says that NJ. Kos
sulh realized three thousand pounds
sterling by his lectures in Scotland last
season; and that he has received eighty
invitations for winter lectures in Great
Britain.
The Buffalo and N. Y. City R. R. was
sold Dec. IL, a. Buffalo, for account and
holders secured mortgage bonds, by
Judge Master. referee to A. D. PaIchin
of Buffalo for se75. 600.
The barge Gilboa, belonging to Out
water d Co., TivolI, caught fire near
Roundout. Dec. IL. and loated down
the river in flames. She was burnt 10
the waters edge-loss will be heavy
She was heavily laden with grain, hay.
&c. No lives lost.
At Paris lately the Comptesse Charles
Fiiz James. in passing through a room
when in full dress. stepped upon a luci-
fer match lying upon the floor. by which
her clothes were set on FIRE. She was so
badly burnt that, after several weeks Of
severe suffering. she died.
The Buffalo Common Council have
Just raised the salaries Of the Principals
in their Public Schools to $1,000 per an
num-. the lady principals of the interme-
date and primary departments to $500,
and the assistants throughout to 1925.
DR.. Henry Wales. recently deceased.
b~e9ueathed HOO volumes to the Libra
ry of Harvard College, among them be-
in works in San<crit, Italian and Ger
man. He also left $40. 900 to establish
a Professorship of Sanscrit Literature in
the College.
A lady named Roper, in Jay street.
New York, gave birth to tripleis a few
day since. They are all boys. and one
came into the world 6fty-four hours be-
fore the other two made their appear
ance.
The Presbyterian 70. S. says: "There
is one fact TO which we desire to call the
attention of all our readers who love our
Church. and pray for its enlargement
between n fourth and o fifth of all
our Churches are reported vacant"
1t has been stated, on the authority Of
the Baptist Almanac. that last year the
Baptisis in Maine. New Hampshire. and
Vermsnt suffered a total decrease of 726
members, while the net increase in all
New England States was only So.
1t is stated hat Prince Albert has
bought an enormous tract OF land in
Australia, which, in about twenty years
will return about one thousand times as
much as all the Saxea. Coburg and Co.
tina in Germany put together.
The Lexington GuzeRs states hat the
Natural Bridge property, in Rockbridge
county, Virginia, including The hotel and
one hundred acres OF land around it, has
been sold TO Mr.. Sheffield for twelve
thousand.
There is said to be a hog in Syracuse,
that measured eight feet and nine inches
in length, seven feet around his body,
stands three feet and nine inches high,
and weighs thirteen hundred and eight
cen pounds!
There is one city in the world aside
from Boston where smoking in the street
is prohibited. In Warsaw, street smok
ing has been interdicIed and 6ned for an
infraction of the regulation.
James Borland, one of tie Merchants
Police of New York. was shot on the
evening of the s7,h, in an count
with a desperate river thief whom he
caught in the act Of stealing from a ves-
sci.
The waters Of the Chesapeake are now
united with the Great Lakes. The FIRST
boat through the North Branch pa and
junction Canals, arrived at Elmira, N.
Y, on Monday, from Pittsburgh, Pa
She was four days on the passage. and
comes richly freighted with coal. The
arrival Of the first boat was greeted with
great rejoicings by the Elmira people.
This new and important channel of inter
nal communication is eighteen miles long,
wascommencedin SIS and cost $500, 900.