Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-05-14
News Items.

CHARLES BOcsHA, the distinguished har-
pist, died at Australia Jan. 18th. He was
travelling with Madame Anna Bishop.
Two nuggets of gold, valued at s25, Ol0
have been taken out of the Paris mine, in
Columbia county, Georgia.
B. c. Labolt, late city Attorney of New
Orleans, has proved defaulter to the
amount of 100000.
The steamboat S. T. Frabue, was
burnt April %, at the wharf, opposite the
city of New York, and is a complete loss.
THE field mice about Boston have ex-
tensiyely injured the finest trees in the
various nurseries in that vicinity.
From twen;y.s;x medical colleges in
til e United Safes there graduated last
year, about thirteen hundred doctors.
A man named BLAcxMAN was lately
robbed of $4,000, in checks and cash, on
The cars between Buffalo and Rochester.
Man S~Hor.-Washington, May a.-Mr
Herbert, representative from California,
shot the head waiter at Wizards Hotel
this morning. He died instantly.
The amount of forged land warrants
already discovered exceed one million
acres. The investigation is in progress
and new frauds are daily coming 10 ligh'.
STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoN.-Albany, May
5.-The boiler of the steam tug Washing
ton Hunt exploded this AM, at the dock,
scaling the engineer, fireman and cook.
The boat Is owned in Troy.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT Philadelphil,
May 8.-The engine of the Elmira train,
on Calawissa road, burst yesterday near
Ringgold station, killing the fireman,
breakman, and fatally injuring the bag
gage master.
KANSAS emigrants will be glad to learn
that The Kansas and Alton Steamboat
Company have completed arrangements
50 that boats will soon leave Alton for
Kansas direct, with passengers and freight.
The great trot between Lantern and
Bus. one mile heats, bes. three in five, in
harness, for $4,000 came off May 7, over
the Union Course. Lantern won the first
third and fourth heats time 2:35, 2:304,
2:32 ], and 2;37.
FIVE more negroes escaped from their
owners in Covingion, Sunday night
Two belonged to John S. Lewis, one TO
B. Eiliston, and twoto a Mr.. Hatch. Moth
ing has yet been heard of them 81 says
the Cincinnati Commercial.
CoNyErIcUT ELEcTIoN.-New Haven,
May 8.-The legislature in joint meeting
here, reelected Gov. Miner by a majority
of 10 over Ingraham, the Democratic
candidate. The other state officers on
anti. administration ticket are all chosen
by about the same majority.
A man named Thompson was convict
ed at the Columbus IN. c. Superior
Court last week of manslaughter, and
branded He was convicted of Having. by
cruel neglect, starved two small children
who had been entrusted TO his keeping by
the wardens of the poor of Columbus CO.
They died of hunger and want of atten-
lion.
The Rev. T. C. Breckenridge, of La
fayette, Ind, was atiackte1 by a young
man named J.. J. Clark, with a carriage
whip, in the streets of that place, on
Wednesday last. An officer arrested
Clark, who was held to bail for his ap-
pearance in 5000. Mr.. B. had alluded
to Clark in a sermon, in sever language,
without, however, mentioning his name.
Boston, May, "a brutal prize fight
came off yesterday near Medford in this
state, between Ned Price of London and
a man named Colbert Of New York, for a
purse of $500. They fought one hum
dred and fifty rounds, occpying three and
a half hours, both parties being by that
time savagely beaten and blinded. Their
friends separated them, fearing a fatal
termination if it was continued.