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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-01-30
Yours. Respectfully,
CoLuMDus, o., Jan. l4th 1856.
CoLuMBus, Jan. IL, 1856.

OOLUAbCS, JAIL. lZs ooO
Editors Of the Chronicle The richest
performance of the season was that Aelo
Drama enacted at the Columbus thea
ire by the unterryfed on the event Of tie
glorious eighth, a picture of which you
doubtless have seen in the various daily
journals.
Methinks could the old hero of New
Orleans have awakened from the dead,
and been permitted to look in upon the
motley crowd assembled at the Capitol
Of Ohio to indorse and ra'ify in the name
Of Democracy the doctrines of the great
South Carolina nulli6er, he would have
been sstonished and disowned the crew,
for he could scarcely have recognized in
the shivered and shattered remnants, the
ghost of that once mighty party which
under the guidance of Benton and Blair
stood SO manfully against the black tide
of southern notification.
The gathering of the various clans
Of the u~merryfsd very soon developed the
fact that there were two factions-one
claiming to represent the principles Of
pure sqadaer sovereignty and the other
that Missouri system so beautifully IL
Illustrated and embellished by AtcLison
& Co.
But l wish to call your attention par
ticularly TO the apparentu nanimity which
characterized the adoption of their plat
form which cunningly endeavors 10 make
a distinction between the principle of the
Nebraska bill and the bill itself. There
are already two editions Of this slavery
resolution, one inserting the sigsifcani
words in brackets, that slavery is the
creature of positive law and cannot exist
without 1.-THE other leaving them out
because these words were stricken out in
committee before the report was made,
thus offering in full the doctrine recent,
ly enunciated BY the Scotsman, that
slaves being a part of the common prop
erty Of the citizens of some of the states,
may be held in every territory Of the
Union when carried there until prohibited
by law. Another step towards the Cal
houn doctrine that even the people Of
a Territory Memselues cannot prohibit the
holding of slaves until they form their
State Constitutions. One of these editions
was doubtless intended for home con
sumption, the other to establish the or
thodoxy Of the Ohio Democracy on the
abolition question at the Cincinnati Con-
venion.
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Clinton Line Railroad.
HupsoN, Jan. %, 1876.


MEssRs. EDIToRs AFTER long ST.
lence, permit me to contribute another
item of intelligence for your paper. We
have had an exciting week, which has
resulted in some good to our Railroad in
terests. There was held, on Tuesday
last, a meeting Of the Stockholders Of
the Clinton Line Railroad, when very
encouraging reports were brought in Of
the increase Of stock along the line,
where the greate-t enthusiasm prevails.
A Board of Directors was chosen, con
sisting Of the following gentlemen, viz
III. n. Day, Augustus Ellsworth, J.. G.
Dow. H. A. Miller, j. s. Tildcn, G. Taft,
B. BidWell.
At meeting Of the Board succeed,
ing, H. n. Day was reelected Presi.
dent.
On Wednesday the stockholders Of the
G. L. Extension came in when ever
greater interest was elected than before
A meeting was held on the previous
evening by the citizens, who resolved tC
raise 500. 600 stock, and on the follow
ing day over $40, 900 was raised. Yes
terday they proceeded to elect theil
Board, which resulted as follows III
N. Day, VIM. II. Sessions, Jas. Wal.
lace, E. B. Ellsworth, v. R. Humphrey.
n. D. Smith, J. W. Wilson, w. C. Hedy,
es, I'D. LOOMS, w. D. Scott, E. L. Hollis
A. c. Baldwin.
The present indications are that the
work will be resumed as soon as III,
spring opens, and pushed on rapidly tt
completion. II these expectations are
realized, we may hope for a new era il
the business prospects of this village.
Yours, &c, F.
-CIeve. Herald.
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One of the Weddings.

A singular sort of q union was recent
ly consumated on the Ardbia. on her up
ward trip from Boonsville. A young
lady took passage on the deck for some
point above. She had been attending
the fair, and had exhausted all her means
but a small pig and fifteen cents. AT
the same place a gentleman got on,
rather older than the woman, but not too
old to marry. The clerk, seeing the
prospect rather gloomy for his passage
money, induced the two to splice"
which they did in proper form. Imme-
diately after the wedding. a bill was
handed to the groom for his wife's pas
sage. which be paid.-LeringtOH mo
E.spress.
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A Man.

A correspondent Of The Louisville (Ky.)
Democrat, wiring from Madison, Dec.
3, 1855, relates the following:
Having during the last ten years
heard the history of MIR. David Wilson
who f1rmerly resided at Carrollron, KY,
repeated frequently, and which seemed
to me fabulous, or which at least taxed
my creduality very much, and happening
a few days ago to meet with Mr.. Alex
ander Wilson Of North Madison, with
whom I've been acquaintance for several
years, ! spoke Of his father. and he said
what | had heard was correct. He told
me that he, (A~lexander) was the 45th
child of David, and David was the father
OF AZ lawful children. He lived to the
age of l07 years, and during his lifetime
had FIVE wives. By his first wife he had
eighteen children. A few years before he
died be expressed a desire to remove to
Indiana, but was opposed by his fifth and
last wife. He however took a trip to find
a new location TO suit him, and when he
returned home he found that his wife had
packed up some Of the goods and chaitels
and returned to her friends in Kentucky.
He went after her and ~endeayored to per.
suade her 10 return TO his house ; but she
would not 90. In a short time, however,
she relented, and then wished to return TO
his house ; hut he would have nothing to
do with her, and so they remained sepa-
rated till his death. Very few Of his
children died in ;heir infancy or youth [;
and there now 35 Of them living who are
all men and women full grown. David
Wilson was a man Of pure good health
aud robust physical constitution. AT the
age of los years he could NOW an acre
a day for a week at a time without evin-
cling much fatigue. He appeared to have
not a rib. The whole region ofhis breast
was shielded by a plate Of solid bone, and
he could receive the mosr severe and pow
erful blows upon it without being hurt.
He frequently, for the qualification Of 9TH
ers. suffered them TO strike him most VIC
leBily in the breast without being made
to feel in the least uncomfortable. Do
ring our borders wars he was taken pris.
er by the Indians, and they attempted 10
stab him in the breast, but found the SOL
id bone impene.rable. lie was one OF
the most remarkable man hal ever lived
in America. His progeny was very nu-
merous, and he attained a green old age.
At the age of l07 years, when he died,
none of his faculties of mind or body were
materially impaired"
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Salt River.

Many persons may suppose the river
of this name to be a mere imaginary
stream, up which defeated politicians are
sent by a sort Of figure of speech. In
deed, it is doubtful whether one in a
hundred ever thought of inquiring into
its length, breadth, depth, or locality
From the description which follows, it is
certain hat the exile has not much Of a
journey to make
This river, (says Baysrd Taylor
kwheIe it debouches into the Ohio river,
is not more than sixty yards in breadth,
but very deep. II is never fordsble even
in the dryest season, and being naviga-
bic for fourteen miles above, has not
been bridged at this point. We descend
ed its steep and difficult banks, embark
ed our carriages on a fiat ferry boat, and
were conveyed across. The view look
ing up the river was very beautiful
Tall sy camores clothed the bank, drop
ping their boushs almost to the water,
and forming a yistage of foliage through
which the stream curved out of sight
between two wooden hills. l longe1 10
be rowed up it. While on the spot l
took occasion to inquire the derivation
Of the slang political phrase, "Rowed up
Salt River" and succeeded in discover
ing it. Formerly there were extensive
salt works on the river, a short distance
from its mouth. The laborers employed
in them were a set Of athletic, beligerent
fellows, who som became noied far and
wide for their achievements in the pugi-
listic line. Hence it became a common
thing among the boatman on the Ohio,
when one oil their number became re-
fractory. to say to him, ''We'n row you
up Salt River" when of course the bully
salImen would have the handling OF
him. BY a natural figure of speech the
expression was applied TO political can
didates. first. l believe, in the Presden
tial campaign Of 1910.
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A SpEcuLATIoN.-0f the 2 ,700,0 0O
acres of land granted by the State to aid
the construction Of the Illinois Central
Railroad. over 2,000,0 900 acres yet re-
main unsold. Taking the sales made
since the land Office of the company
o ened in this city, q q test, the funds
realized from the lands alone, will moi
fall short of S45 GOO, 900 1t is now
thought that the road completed and full.
ly equipped will be clear profit to the
company. TO say nothing of the $780,
900. 600 of money that will in due time
be piled up in their treasury. Under
the stimulus of the times, this great
work promises to be the most successful
speculation of the age.-ChicGgo Iri'
bune.
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Remarkable Discovery.

A discovery Of title deeds of property,
embracing some fifty thousand acres Of
land in New Jersey, besides slaIge tact
situated in the ntre of New York city.
is reported 10 have been made recently
at Oswego. New York ; and if the state
ments made by the Palladium of that
place are reliable, some litigation Of i'm
poriance and changes of ownership may
follow. If there is any truth in the story
Wa shall doubtless hear more of it here
after. Al any rae the narrative is inter
esting, # not reliable. Il seems that at
the breaking out of the Revolutionary
war, an old lady, then re iding upon a
ia m now embracing the most central
part of New York city, unwilling to en-
counter the troubles incident to the ap-
preaching struggle. returned to her ma
tive place in Holland, leaving a daughter
in New York and sons in the country
Dying o after, search was every
where made for the deeds to her farm
and other property in this Stale and the
city of New York, but they could not be
lOuUQ , dQu dIltu Tic ulcOtuCio- bhC
time the family was deprived of their es-
tates and scattered in different directions.
A female relative Of the old lady, resi-
ding near Oswe 20. IN. W had for a
long time been in possession of an ancient
chest Of drawers. upon the bottom of one
of which she had often observed a large
square piece of tin. Curious to discover
It's use, she tore it off a few days ago. and
on doing so discovered even title deeds
on parchment, in the Dutch language, all
in a perfect state Of preservation. These
deeds, upon examination, proved to be
the long missing instruments whose loss
hasprevented the la~wfulheirs from claim
ing very valuable properly in New York
city o held by the Corporation !; also
about fifty thousand acres of land in
New Jersey, leased to different individ-
uals in small farms for a term of ninety
nine years, which leases are now about
to expire. The necessary steps for re-
covering all these lands will be immedi-
ately taken.-N epark advertiser.
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The s~peakership.

There is no choice as yet, but there
are sons indicssicns-of wavering among
de sdkerrit,s Of Richardson aud Fuller.
Tie pemncrs,s vo,ed in one case for Mr
Orr. who received the same number OF
seses which had before been given TO Dir.
Richardson. We tLink the protrscted
Struggle viii. before long. be brought to o
eics.
The Pro-slavery papers, [of which our
neighbor Of the Democrat is a sample, J
ksve been inaus,riOusiy laboring to throw
the blame ofthe failure to organize, upon
chs Republican party. The utter fslsity
Of this charge, is shown by the simple
fact, iha, Of the thirty members who have
voted for Mr.. Fuller, and who hold the
bsisace of power, a majority never pro-
fssssd to belong to the Republican party,
sRd we're not elected as such. But, il
sny,hing more was needed to place the
matter beyond . doubt, the proceedings
sn Monday Of las, week, g tiled the CUES
Hon. % tina, day tho Democratic par.
IS had il IN their power TO place in the
Speakers chair, one of their own party,
enc who has voted from the first for Mr..
Richardson. vet they would not accept
bin. Mr. Smith, OF Virginia, s S ,uthern
Democrat, who has always acted and vo-
led with his party, received, on Monday,
fssfy-seven votes, more than enough,
With tho votes Of his party cast tor Mr..
Richardson, to have elected Mr.. Smith
Speaker, and perfected the organization Of
ihs Tiouss. Bat the Democratic party
would not elect him, but determined to
Sroe the House 10 take Mr.. Richardson.
q, much for pretended anxiety of the Dem
scssis to saw the country the expense OF
. Protractcd struggle for the Speaker.
shin. Now, where lies the blame7
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Marriaqes.

In New Lisbon. at the Watson House, on the i9th
inst. by Elder Wesley LanPhier. DR.. B-W sPEAR' Of
Salem. to Miss ELIzIBETH B. WARE, Of smith, Aaho'
ming county.
In Warren, on the I6th inst, b. jefferson Palm Esq,
Mr.. wILIIAz BkoWERs, to Miss Mary NEiL' o0tn Oh
weathersheld.
In Warren. on the eth inst, at the Franklin House,
bv Jedediah Fitch, ESQ. Mr.. JosEFH OSBORN. Of YOungs-
.oxp 20 Mrs. MARsGRKr RocxTELLow, Of Weathers-
field.
In Canaen. on the 18th inst, by Rev. G.. s. DoOlittle,
Mr. 4. C. RusoLEs, Of NeRburg, n. Y, to Miss JULIA
CAxTIELD, Of the former place. g.
In Corley, summit Co., on the END instr BY klder
Joseph King. Mr.. o. 7. sAcKErr, OF Warren and Miss
ELSIE NJ. TURNER, OF the former place.
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A. furoRs
Coy. chase's Inaugural,

The Densocrd: says it is Unfortunately
long. and perhaps never equalled in
point of prolixily and VERBOSE by any
previous inaugural. Gov. Chase's In
sugural occupied seven and one hal
columns of the Democrat, while Gov,
Nedill's raledictory, in the same papel
occupied almost eleven columns, and it
yerbosity and rrolixity will new be for.
gotten, awhile the ashes Of Andrew Jack
son are Injured among the Western PEG
ME" -
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Another Specimen of MissOurianism.

On Friday, during the war excitement.
a band of armed rowdie s from Missouri
met at the house of Judge Wakefield
Three Of them entered the house which
was only occupied by Mrs. Wakefield.
her daughter and children. and after in
sulting a traveller who had stopped over
night, fred off a revolver, doubtless in
tending to shoot the occupants of the bed
below. The bill passed through the
upper and lower floors, within eighteen
inches or two. feet of the bed. Shapes
Rifles was the pretended object of their
search, but murder, doubtless, their
true intent.-RaRsas Freeman, 28M alt.
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THREE MEN HUSe.-The Lafayette
(Ind.) Courier, OF Saturday. contains a
long account of the execution on Friday.
of Stocking. Rice and Driskell, who
were convicted Of the murder Of John
Ross and Cephus Fahrenbaugh. Each
one protested his innocence to The last,
aud evinced great indifference. Rice
was 81 years Of age, a native of Cory
den, and a timer by trade. Driskou
was 20 years of aye and a native Of Har-
risburg. Pa. Stocking was 80 years old
aud from New York.
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Extensive Undertaking.

A project is preached to improve the
naEigation Of the Ohio river. BY means
Of dams, in order to render it navigable
.. all seasons of the year. In an article
published in the Rail Road Journal. the
writer proposes that Congress should be
asked tc donate for this great national
work. zoe. 900 acres Of Ian |. and that
the States bordering on the Ohio should
consent to guarantees the bonds of the
company to the amount Of $1,000. 900,
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Mn. JOHN LAwREsoE BAzLER, in The

Mr.. JOHN LAWRENCE BAzLER, in the
Louisville Times, offers to bet from S.
600 to $4,000 that he can do as 70 lows:
Jump 6yefeel further on a dead level than
any man in Kentucky three feet fur
tier than any man in the United States
-on foot further than any man in the
wurld-cr that he can stand Aat footed
upon the earth and Ieaps brick wall if
teen feet high and four thick.
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] trust the honest Democracy Of moth.
ern Ohio will not be blinded by such a
trick. and the true issue Of slavery ex-
tension be thus ignored.
- A COUNTRY SPECTATOR.
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LospoN TIE GREArEsr C1rr.-Londo

LONDON THE GREATEST CITY.-London
is now the greatest city in the world. and
far surpasses all the great cities of an
tiquity. According to Gibbon, the pop
ulstion of ancient Rome, in the height OF
its magniicence, was 1900. 900 Nine
yah is estimated to have had 9OO, 900 ;
and DR.. Medhurst supposes that the pop
ulstion of Pekin is about 1000. o00.--
The population of London, according to
recent statistics, amounts to 2, 500. 600
ALB 729 having been addedto it during
the last ten years The census shows
that it contains 307.722 inhabited, and
Is, 389 u~Einhabited houses,
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TNOTICE-DR. 8. STRoN0's FEVER DEsTRoYER
The proprietors depend wholly upon the intrinsic
virtues, the curative powers Of this new Remedy, TO
build up its own reputation. Every sufferer viii be
left to decide for himself the relief itahords him. The
best recommendation Il can acquire Is to take Il to the
sick room. and there let il speak for itself; let IL there
spread joy and peace around the pillog OF suffering
and pain. II IL win nos do this, thousand certificates
will do but little toward securing the confidence Of the
public. The testimonials-whieh are many AID long
are published in n circular, as the limits OF al adver'
tisement will not permit-which are presented morefo
the purpose Of calling the public mind to this new rem
edy. which may be found at all the principal Druggists
In the Western States and California
II Il possesses the extraordinary powers which w
claim, it will have great popularity Wherever introduce
ed, and form 4 great public blessing. On the othel
hand, IL IL possesses no real value, the sick will soor
fnd it ont, and demonstrates it as = humbug, "a bas'
imposition. See advertisements
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CRIME IN CALrFoRNIA.-During the
month of November there were no less
than 433 arrests in San francisco. OF
the offenders, 7 were charged with muir
der, IS with grand larceny, 81 with
threats against life. IA with assaults with
deadly weapons, 81 with assault and
battery, 1873 with drunkenness and the
remainder With minor offences.
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The Bath Me- Times states that Mr..
Geo. c. Bovey. formerly of that city,
has taken the contract to build the Cap
ilol Of Nebraska Territory. The building
is 20 be commenced in the spring, and il
will cost about $1,000 X is TO be Of
brick.
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LATER.

In the Senate, a message was read
from the President. relative to Kansas.
II denounces interference in the affairs
of Kansas by other states, says there is
great reason to apprehend serious diff
Guilty, that the i'll feeling has reached
such a pitch that it threatens not only
the peace of Kansas, but the Union. and
recommends its admission as a State =
The message was received by the house.
after a very warm debate and much ex-
citement, but then laid on the table
The last vote for Speaker stood. for
Banks, 95; Orr, 60 Fuller, 9e Ri.
caud, 5; Campbell, of Ohio, 3; scat
tering, 5. Necessary to a choice, 1903
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TN PROBATE COURT for TrumbuI

Singleton King, Administrator OF
BethaeI Bsman, Jun, Deceased,
Va u--
Rhoda Ann Benan, Sophia sel
By. Benan Reed, and Amelia
Reed and others. heirs OF said
Bethuel Beman, Jun, decezssd-J
The said Singleton King. Administrator Of Bethuel
Beman. Jun. d ceased, has fled in said Probate Court
FOR Trumbull county. Ohio. his petition to sen for the
payment OF debts Of the Estate OF said deceased. and
subject to dover Of Rhoda Ann Beman, to be assigned
therein. the following described premises. via shu-
ate in Mecca to- nship. in said county. known as part
Of lot plumber three. in The Kingsbury tract, 80 called.
bounded north, east and west BY the lot lines, and to
extend so far south as to contain eighty acres Of land.
Said petition will be for hearing on the lst day Of
March 1885,
By sUTLTFF Z FUTILE & J. POWERS.
Jan. %. Is564v. AIty,s. for PR.
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GALE OF REAL ESTATE BY order

Of Court ~
On saturday, the LIST day Of March. 1855. between the
hours Of and 4 o'clock, P, ~. on The premises in the
township Of Fowler. Trumbuu County o., viii be sold
to the highest bidder. the fOllowing real estate. ~ the
property Of Thomas Hawley. deceased. to vic-SituAte
in Fowler. townshiP No. 5, In he2drzng Of townships
in the Connecticut Western Reserve, in the State Of
Ohio and which Is also In the county Of rrumbui1. and
IL known as part OF 10. No. IS. and bounded as fol-
lows:-West BY the public highway: South By lands
owned by Joseph W. Davis; East BY the Highway, and
running north to the centre Of big Spring Run, 30
cailed-the east and west ends to he Of an equal width
and contains fifty acres Of land more or less
Terms made known on day OF sale.
CHANDLER HAWLEY.
Jan. 30, 1856. A. Ex'r Of Thomas HaEl-y. dee.
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GooDRlcH's COMPREHENSIVE GEOGRAPHY
AND HIsToRY.

GooDRIcH's COMPREHENSIVE GEOGRAPHY
AND HIsroRY.
A copy Of this work has been furnish.
ed US, by the Agent. Mr.. Cooper. Lii
a large, handsomely bound. and i~llustra-
ted volume. and is Just what its title in
dieates. a Comprehensive Geography and
History, both Ancient and Modern. Mr..
Goodrich. under his cognome, of Peter
Farley, has acquired the celebrity as 8
historian for the young, which is almost
world vide his works having been trans
lated into several different European Ian
guages. He has conferred s lasting
benefit upon the youth of this country,
by making the study of history mort
entertaining than the pages of novels.
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MI. Giddings Speech.

- We give up a large portion Of this pa
per to the speech of Mr.. Giddings. Its
well worthy of the careful perussl of
sdeyerY candid a
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A story is afoat that the Observer
Office. at Hudson. is about to publish
new edition of Tom Paines' Age Of Rea'
son. We have heard of churches being
turned into theatres, but who would hay,
thought the same type could ever have
printed the Ohio Observer, and the Ag'
of Reason. If Tom Paines' work IS Il
be published, it is we'll to have it com,
from a respectable place.