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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
EXTENSIVE BLACK MAIL OPERA
TI0N.

The " Y Tribune gives an account
of the swindling of wealthy citizen of
that city by fascinating female and
man named Brown, who acted the part
Of the injured husband. The alleged
Grim. con. is said to have taken place 18
years ago, and since that time the vic
tim has been bled by Brown TO the tune
of from $4,000 to s15O,Ooo rather
than bear exposure. The police. as well
as prominent citizens, have for years
been aware of the circumstances; but the
victim always refused to bring Brown to
justice, preferring rather to lose his for
tune than his good name. The last haul
Brown made was deed of some prop
erty located at Harlem, valued at $780,
600 and to recover this back and bring
Brown to justice, it is said. legal pro-
ceedings have been or will be commenc-
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
COTTON SUPERSEDED BY SILK.
The Paris correspondent of the Londor
AlkoS saws:

The Paris correspondent of the London
A,Ias says:
We hail with delight the announce
ment that savant, has Just made so
valuable discovery in the art of pre-
pairing silk, that this article will become
cheaper and more common than cotton.
This sauant, it appears, one day having
nothing else TO do, began to think, which
is wonderful for SaOant says Alphonse
Karr-that there was but one creature
capable of producing silk, that there was
but, one description of vegetable matter,
that of the mulberry tree, fitted for the
creatures food; therefore, the silky sub
stance must lie, not in the animal, but
the vegetable matter: so at once the sayant
set about ("What! eating mulberries?"
interrupted the gan1in Louis Napoleon,
when the story was told at the Tuilleries:
he was rebuked by regard superior, and
the story went on the sdUaa sci about
analyzing the composition of the null
berry leaf; and by boiling it 10 a thick
paste. has produced every description of
silk in immense quantities. | have seen
several yards of manufactured, and al,
though wanting little of the gloss of
that spun by the worm, l can pronounce
it far superior to the finest foulard hither-
to made. The price of the silk is FIVE
francs a pound when spun. being one
hundred and twenty francs cheaper than
that of the present day. This new
method of procuring silk will at once be
adopted in all countries, as the mulberry
can be grown in any country, and requires
scarcely any culture. The cultivation of
this new branch of industry will do away
entirely with that of cotton, so that
slavery will have a natural cause of
abandonment in the United States, little
anticipated at the beginning of this cen.
turY,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
IALITTLE QUAKEREsS IN A HURRY

An amusing matrimonial story is told
of the olden time of New England. 1t
so fell out that two young people became
very much smitten with each other, as
young people sometimes do. The young
woman's father was wealthy Quaker
the young man was poor but respectable.
The father could stand no such union,
and resolutely opposed it, and the daugh-
ter dare not disobey openly. She met
him by moonlight while she pretended
never to have seen him-and she pined
and wasted in spite of herself. She was
really in love-a stale of sighs and tears,
which women oftener reach in imag.
inatiOn than reality. Still the father Ie-
mained in xorable.
Time passed on, and the rose of Ma
ry's damask cheek passed off. She let
no concealment, like worm in the bud,
prey on that damask cheek, however;
but when her father asked her why she
piued, she always told him. The old
gentleman was widower, and he loved
her dearly. Had it been widowed
mother who had Mary in charge, wo-
mans pride would have never given way
before the opportunities of a daughter.
Men are not, however, so stubborn in
such matters, and when the father saw
that the daughters heart was really set
upon The match, he surprised her one
day by breaking out = Mary, rather
than NOPE TO death, thou hadst better
marry as thee chooses and when thee
pleases." And what did Mary? Wait
till the birds of the air had told her swain
Of the change, or till her father had time
to change his mind again. Not bit of
it. She clapped her neat plain bonnet
on her head, walked directly into the
street. and then as directly TO the house
of lier intended as the street could carry
her. She walked into the house without
knocking, for knocking was notthen fash
ionable, and she found the family just
sitting down 10 dinner. Some little COM
motion was exhibited at so unexpected
and apparilion as an heiress in the wild
ow's cottage, but she needed it not
John looked up inquiringly. She walk
ed to him and took his hands in her s.
john said she, father says Imay have
thee And John got directly up from
the table, and went 10 the parsons. In
just twenty FIVE minutes they were man
and wife.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
HAVE WE ANY ADMINISTRATION
DEMOCRATS AMONG US?

Three years ago, the Administration
Democratic party in this State numbered
in its ranks many of the most distinguish
ed names in State History, and of the
most eminent Statesmen of the Union
Where are they now? Is there one
Democrat in the State OF New York of
any eminence as Statesman, Scholar or
Jurist. that supports the Administration
of Franklin Pierce? Doubtful.
Judge Bronson, Gen. Ward, Judge
Vanderbilt, Messrs. Cooley, O'COnner,
Mitchell, Fay, Follett, Clark. left him
two years ago and took with them the
"Hard" division of the party.
Last fall. Preston King. Abijah Mann
William c. Bryant, Silas NJ. Burroughs,
James W. Nye. Henry B. Stanton. Brad
ford R. Wood. Philip Dorshimer. and
others, ''too numerous to mention" re-
pudiated him, and with large proper
ton of the "Barnburner" division, help
ed to lay the foundation of the Republi-
can party.
Now there is third exodus, carrying
off the very bone and sinew of what was
left of the party. Among those who now
refuse 10 hoist the flag or keep step to
the music of the Administration are such
men as Ariel S. Thurston, the Soft can
didate last fall for Treasurer Addison
NJ. Knox, last fall their candidate for
Judge; ex-Speaker Chatfeld, ex-Re-
porter Selden, ex Senator Carroll, H. H.
Van Dycke and Benjamin Welch, Jr..
the conductors of the leading Democratic
journals Messrs. Wadsworth, Rathbun,
Loomis, Field, Jones Cochrane, Hunt
ington, Fowler, Townsend, Angel, and
others, long occupants of prominent Off
cial or political positions.
A few second rate Papers, and few
third rate Politicians, are all that are left
to Gen. Pierce, in this State, of that ma
jestic party which swept him into power
in 1859 as by an avlanche. Sic transit
gloria nsundi.-Al6any Ere. Journal.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
AB0MNIABLE OUTRAGE AT HENRY
ILLINOIS. ...-.

The Lacon Gazette gives the psrticu-
lars of an outrage, that was perpetrated
in the town of Henry, on Tuesday. Miss
Cordelia Tbroop. Principal of the North
ern Illinois Institute, with two young la
dies, pupils of her school, rose at break
of day, for morning walk, 10 pluck
some flowers, with which to prosecute
botanical studies. When a quarter Of a
mile above the city, on the bluff, man
overlook the little party and violently
seized one of the pupils. but she escaped
from his hold; he then caught Miss
Throop, and with one hand held her by
the arm and with dirk knife in the 9TH
er hand threatened to kill her. He then
caught her by the throat, at the same
time repeating his threat that he would
kill her, dragged her on the ground
several rods, released his grasp and fled.
One to two hundred men were in imme-
diate pursuit. but at the latest date had
not found him.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
BEAUTIFUL AND TRUE.

In late article in Frazier's Magazine
this brief but beautiful passage occurs:
Education does not commence with
the alphabet. 1t begins with a mothers
look-with a fa'her's smile of approba-
ton, OF sign of reproof-wiIh a sisters
gentle pressure Of the hand, or a BROTH
ei' noble act Of forbearaEce-with hands
full of flowers in green and daisy mead
ow-with birds nests admired, but not
touched-with creeping ants, and al
most imperceptible emments-wilh hum
ming bees and glass bee hives-with
pleasant walks in shady lanes, and with
thoughts directed in sweet and kindly
ones, and words to nature, TO acts of be-
nevolence, to deeds of virtue, and to the
source Of all good, to God himself.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
A COURT ROOM SCENE IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE.

An old man was placed at the bar,
accused of passing counterfeit money.
There were but few persons in the Court
House; the lawyers who had finished
their business had gone home, and the
old fellow seemed in a fair way to be
rapidly consigned to the State Prison
Mr.. Bartlett, the younger gun, sat with
his arms folded, and his feet upon the
edge of the table, apparently asleep,
while the Attorney General examined
two or three witnesses. Never was justice
hurried through in amore summary man.
ner. The evidence was direct and con-
elusive, and as witness after witness left
the stand. the old prisoners face grew
paler and paler, and he trembled at the
certainty of his fate.
By and by Mr.. Bartlett opened his
eyes, cast glance at the grey hairs OF
the culprit, yawned gently and turning
10 the Attorney General; said audibly-
III defend this man. He asked no
questions of the witnesses, and took no
notes-but when the evidence was
through, he rose and delivered one of the
most beautiful arguments ever heard
The testimony, which appeared as clear
as MONDAY, he pulled all to peices-he
made discord of barmony-nonsense Of
sense-discrepancy of the most exact
agreement-and when he touched upon
the old mans unjust sufferings, he even
drew tears. Without leaving their seats
the jury declared the prisoner Not Gull
ty,' and the weeping man with clasped
hands leaned forward, seeming to invoke
blessing upon the head of his defen-
der.
Let him out, constable said Mr..
Bartlett, and now you old rascal, go
about your business, and never let me
catch you passing counterfeit money
again The jury stared in wonder, and
we left the Court House laughing, yet
sorrowful.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
A WHOLE FAMILY IN HEAVEN.

The following passage is from the
pen of Rev. Albert Barnes, of Philadel-
phia:
"A whole family in heaven-who can
describe their everlasting joy? No one
is absent. Nor father, nor mother, nor
son, nor daughter, are away. In the
morning of the resurrection they ascend
ed together. Before the throne they
bow together in united alteration. On
the banks f the river of life they walked
hand in hand, and as family, they
have commenced career of glory which
shall be everlasting. There is hereafter
to be no separation in that family. No
one is to lie down on bed of pain. No
one to wander away into temptation. No
one to sink into the arms of death. Never
in heaven is that family to move along
in the slow procession, clad in the habili
ments of wo, to consign one Of its MEM
bers to the tomb. God grantin his inf
mite mercy that every family may be
thus united"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
BISHOP MEADE ARRANGED FOR
PREACHING INCENDIARY DOC
TRINES.

Some weeks ago we had occasion to
chronicle the expulsion of school teach
er from the State of Virginia, for ventur.
ing to take the side of freedom in a de-
batting society, in Loudon county, upon
question involving the relative advan.
tages of freedom and slavery in Kansas.
The appetite of Gov. Wise's constituents
for prescription seems to have grown by
what it fed on. They are now hunting
higher game. Tie venerable Bishop of
the diocese of Virginia has incurred their
suspicion, and we presume is to be hunt
ed out of the State for his inability TO
keep up with the progressive sentiment
Of the State upon the subject of slavery.
1t seems that he had occasion recently
to administer the rite of confirmation to
eight or ten slaves in Brunswick. and is
reported to have remarked on the occa.
sion, among other encouraging things,
that he never felt himself "moIe highly
honored than when allowed to confirm a
slave" For this he is arraigned by a
correspondent of the Southside Demo-
crat, who says. the people are very
much against him :" that she ought not
to be tolerated and that if the Bishop
"feels himself called upon to administer
to the spiritual wants of negroes so par
ticularly, free stale is the best field of
labor" for him
In other words. Episcopal ministration
to the spiritual wants of the slave is an
offence at war with the political and So
cial repose of the State, and mist be
stopped.
Bishop Meade is one of the Oldest
bishops of the Episcopal Church; he be-
longs 10 what is termed the Low Church
division of the denomination; he is neither
fanatic nor an incendiary, but pious
old gentlemen, who, doubtless felt the su-
perior joy which he expressed, over one
penitent slave than over ninety and nine
free persons whose opportunity of receiv-
ing religious impressions we're much less
limited.-N. Y Post.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
HORRIBLE BRUTALITY.

The Sheriff of Walker county, Ala
bama, recently executed a criminal in
the teeth of reprieve from the Cover
nor. A local journal thus gives the par
ticulars:
After dispatching the momentous doc
ument, Gov Winston concluded that it
could not. by the mails, reach the desti.
nation in time to save the neck of the
culprit, and he therefore dispatched a
messenger, Mr.. Kendall, in post haste
for Jasper, with message to the Sher-
iff 10 put off the execution, as the re-
prieve was on its way. and would soon
be received. The Sheriff received this
communication short time before the
execution, and asked the messenger from
Governor Winston,
"Where is the reprieve?'
The reply was that it would be there
by the next mail.
"Mail-," said the Sheriff; "why
in - didn't you bring it with yOu?"
because" said Mr.. Kendall, "the
Governor didn't give it to me-"
every well, then," said the Sheriff,
with fixed determination in his 10 k,
"that may do for Winston; he has been
making himself a - fool all winter by
vetoing the bills of the Legislature; but
- him, he can't come in here. The
judge has pronounced sentence on this
fellow, and here are people who have
come more than twenty miles to see him
hung, and Il mean to hang hin" "
And, in accordance, he executed the
culprit according to the sentence of the
Judge.
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Gboitt aflistfIIangg.
LIFE OR DEATH.

BY EIIau BuRRITT.


The scene opens with a view of the
great Naturrl Bridge in Virginia. -
There are three or four lads standing in
the channel below looking up with awe
to the vast arch of unhewn rocks with
the almighty bridge over their everlast-
inc aburments, when the morning stars
sang together. The little piece of sky
spanning those measureless piers is full
of stars though it is midday. 1t is al
most FIVE hundred feet from where they
stand, up these perpendicular bulwarks
of limestone, to the key rock of the vast
arch, which appears to them only the
size of mans hand The silence of
death is rendered more impressive by
the little stream that runs from rock 10
rock down the channel. The sun is dark
ened, and the boys have ,unconsciOusly
uncovered their heads, as if standing in
the presence chamber of the whole earth.
At last these feelings begin TO wear away
they begin to look around them
They see the names of hundreds cut in
the limestone abuiments. A new feeling
comes over their hearts, and their knives
are in hand in an instant, "Whst man
has done man may do" is the watch
word, while they draw themselves up,
and carve their names foot above those
of hundred full grown men, who had
been there before them.
They are all satisfied with this feat of
physical exertion except one, whose ex-
ample illustrates perfectly the forgotten
truth, that there is no royal road to in
telleciual eminence. This ambitious
youth sees a name just above his reach
"a name that shall be greenin the mem
ory of the world, when those of Alexan-
der, Caesar, and Bonaparte, shall rot in
oblivion. 1t was the name of Washing
ton. Before he marched with Braddock
to the fatal field, had been there, and
left his name foot above all his prede-
cessors. 1t was glorious thought of a
boy to write bis name side and side with
that of the great father of his country.
He grasps his knife with frrner hand
-and clinging to a little jutting crag, he
cuts into the limestone, about foot
above where he stands; but as lie puts
feet and hands into these grains and
draws himself carefully to his full length,
he finds himself a foot above every
name chronicled in that mighty wall
While his companions are regarding him
with concern and admiration, he cuts his
name in huge capitals, large and deep,
into the finty album. His knife is stifi
in his hands, and strength in his sinews,
and new created aspiration in his heart.
Again he cuts another niche, and
again he caryes his name in large capi
tails. This is not enough. Needless of
the entresties of his companions, he cuts
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
The Frice of an Irishman's Life.

The Hon. Mr.. Herbert, Democratic
Member of Congress, assaults the Irish
man Keating. because he refuses te dis
obey his employer,) then shoots him,
for defending himself. Mr.. Herbert is
bound over to answer to the charge Of
killing Heating in the sum of one thou
sand dollars. The price of an able-bod-
led slave on southern plantation varies
from twelve to fifteen hundred dollars.
An Irishman's life, according to Demo
cratic valuation, is worth only thou
sand. .s-a-l
The New York Tribune says: 5
The Irishmen are expected to sustain
the am-Democratic party, but the
members of tha. organization do not
back the Irishmen. Witness the votes
of that party in coalition with the Fill
more Know-Nothings to suppress inves-
tigation of the killing of Heating. If
heatlnS had Killed member OF Con-
gress, of course he would have been
hung in double quick time. But the
case being reversed, and Heating being
the victim, the Democrats and Pro-Slave-
ry KNOWN Nothings combine to suppress
an investigation of the facts of the
case-the former not doubling that the
Irishmen will think none the less of d EN-
for so doing, but that they will go on
voting their ticket as usual. Perhaps
they will, perhaps they won't. A gen.
tleman from New York, stranger in
the city, has taken deep interest in the
widow and orphans of Keating, and has
declared his purpose of aiding her in
getting petition before Congress for a
pension,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11
Delinquents Look Out.

The Kenton Republican is going to
try a new plan to make the absentees
pay up. The editor says:
As partial means of protection in
the future, We shall publish every man
who leaves as in the lurch. We will
find his Post Office address and mail a
hundred copies of the paper containing
the sketch, to be distributed among the
fellows new neighbOrs. We intend wri
ting a polite note to some of them that
have gone; and unless they, shell Out,
shall give them a receipt through the
columns of the RepuUicon. We are
compelled to resort to this course as a
means of self protection.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11

THE less you leave your children when
you die, the more they will have twenty
years afterwards. Wealth inherited
should be the incentive to exertion. In
stead of that, lit is the title deed TO
sloth." The only money that does a
man good is what he earns himself. A
ready made fortune, like ready made
clothes seldom fit the man who comes
into possession. Ambition, stimulated
by hope and half-flled pocket. book,
has a power that will triumph over all
difficulties, beginning with the rich
mans contumely and leaving off with
the envious mans malice.-POLiee Tri-
GaRe.
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Excitement at Auburn.

The good people OF Auburn are having
quite an excitement growing OUT of that
foolish performance of ''getting married
in fun" 1t appears that young gentle
man, the son of one of the most prominent
citizens of that place, and a young lady
# very respectable standing, called on
minister few days since, with the request
that he unite them in "the holy bonds of
wedlOck." Being well acquainted with
the parties, and deeming the request some
what remarkable, he asked them if they
really were in earnest, and they answer
ing affirmatively, he married them in reg
ular form, his wife being the witness
They then "went on their way rejoicing"
But the joke Of the thing. (if it can in
deed be called joke, J is, that the parties,
as they now assert, were only in fun-but
having been regularly married, at their
own request, and by minister of the
gospel, they are legally declared man and
wife, and can't back out of it, ltaPpears
that both the lady and the gentleman are
engaged to be married to other parties
that said otherparties are irreconcilably
indignant at the conduct of their respec-
tive lovers, and that they won't have any
thing more to do with them. The conse-
quence is, that Auburn is excited on the
subject; the unwilling couple are bound
to "stick to the bargain" and eff,rts are
on foot by their respective friends to make
it ''all right "-Byfalo Republic. ~,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-11

We ridicule others for their fears and
failures, and fear and fail like them in
like situations for every path that looks
smooth at distance, is found to be rough
when we have to travel it.
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Aoerp,
Written for the Chronicle
EARLY SUMMER IN THE COUNTRY.
BY EMILY J. ADAMS.

Once again food Of sunlight
Rests upon our verdant hills;
And gush of mingling music
Comes from fountains, groves and rills.
Music from the gliding streamlets,
And from dancing waves We hear;
Music from the whispering zephrys,
Lightly falls upon the ear,
And the insects tune full humming
Al it floats through field and wood,
And the wild birds voice OF singing
Maketh glad each solitude
And while all around is music
Music, sunshine, every where,
Beauty walks each hill and valley,
Fragrance floats upon the air;
Every balmy breeze comes laden
With its wealth of sweet perfume
Stolen from the daisied meadow,
And the orchards fragrant bloom.
Flowers there are on every hillside,
Flowers are bending by the brook.
Turn which way We may, violet
Peeps from out each messy nook;
And each day new unfolding
Witness We OF all Things orlsht'
For each morn brings newer glories,
Fresher fragrance, purer light
Yes, who thus at will, may gather
Blessings from the earth and air,
When your heart and pulse are leaping
At the sight of all things fair,
Pity those from whom earth's brightness,
All is shut by city walls
Those who live. and toll, and suffer,
Where no ray of sunshine falls,
Save that which oiH sometimes struggle
Down through clouds of dust and steam,
And which resteth when it falleth,
Not beside the limpid stream;
Not among green grass and flowers.
But upon the crowded street.
Where the cold stone pavement, ever
Rings 10 tread Of weary feet.
Pity those poor little children;
With what thrill of wild delight,
Would their yearning bOsOms hutter
Could they once but catch sight
OF our orchards, robed in blossoms,
ofthe cowslips by the brook
For they never wandered singing,
Hunting birds nests in each nook
Never listened to the music
or the wild birds morning song;
And their little bare feet never
Fell the dewy leaves among;
Nor their pinched and pallid faces
Ever felt the pure airs breath;
But in their bosoms, foul miasma,
Early sows the seeds of death.
Then, o turn to God and thank him
For our pure, free country air;
For the health, the wealth. the sunshine,
And the music every where.
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MEN are like bugles-the more brass
they contain, the farther you can hear
them. Women are like tulips-the more
modest and retired they appear the bet
ter you love them.