Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-03-18
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now the largest land holders in Fanquier
c lunty, Va.
THE son of ]. R. Wallace, Of Oswego.
died on Tuesday. in consequence of TAX
ing wine of opium. instead of antimoui
a wine. which his father received al the
hands of an inexperienced boy in a drug
store Of that city.
The highest single passenger fare in
the world is f165. (ss95) which is the
sum charged by the Peninsular and
Oriental Company for a passage from
Southampton to Shanghai.
1t is supposed that Moses Thompson
and wife Ct MidIleburgh. are the oldest
married couple in Massachusetts. being
respectively 95 and 81 years of age, and
having been married IS years-au ar
gument for early marriages.
During the freshet 10 the Fox river,
ILL.,, a house was carried uf from Auro-
ra, with a woman and child inside
They were rescued after floating some
twelve miles.
A new Mormon dance. which iickleG
The fancy of the Geniiles much. has been
introduced in Utah. and is all the ra-e.
Each gentleman has two ladies for hi,
pai tners, and it's deuominared tue '.Mor
mon Cotillion. or Heaven upon Earth.
Child stealing. the New York papers
say, is prleticed to a great extent ia tina
city. Probably, on an average, I've
children a week are abducted from then
homes Will" playing On the sidewalk, aIG
are detained until the afflicted parents
pier a reward for them, when the kid
nappers bring their little victims to light
sud receive The money.
A bill To prevent circulation OF Aboli
ion documents and newspapers has been
introduced into the Louisiana L.gisla
lure. The bill makes it a criminal OF
iruce to take an Abolition paper. and
he southern definition nf .'Aboli;ion.'
is any sort of discussion not on The side
Of Slavery.
A mail bag cut open, was found Sat
urday week, at Cresiline. on the Column
bus Railroad. The amount abstracged
is thought to have exceeded $40 600.
from the contents of the letters found
,lrewed about; many Of Them were al
dressed To St. Louis, Missouri
The Cincinnati Price Current publish
Is a full statement Of Pork Packing in
the West. Returns from 10 places
are received, and the foo'inss show a
decrease. as compared with last season.
Of 25 per cent. in number. also defcien
cy in weight Of 81 per cent, making a
total falling of OF 3l4 per cent.
1t is stated that nine out of ten Of the
losses by mail. so far, have been regis
tered letters, aud in NJ instance has one
of them been traced uP-and We do not
see how a different result could have
been to marx the valuable letters for the
exclusive information Of the thieves. no
better plan could have been devised.
1t is proposed that a canal shall
be constructed ircm the main channel
of St. Clair river, jusl above WaIpole
Island, to the harbOr of Ren,leau on
Lake Erie. a distance of about % miles;
which by following the channel 'Ecarie,
10 a point OF the Sydenham. may be re-
duced to 26 miles. By this cut l4O
miles Of navigaiion-over the ST. Clair
Flats, lakes and Detroit river is saved,
and not only the time but the great dam
age and loss involved in getting over
this distance.
There has been quite an excitement in
Albany arising from the fact, of the pro-
prietors Of one Of the slaughter houses
in that city having cut up. salleI and
packed down. the of the cattle
drowned in the la'e fool. Fhe Board
of Health of Albany visited the slAu@h-
ter house in question. and describe the
scene they there witnessed as disgusting
in the extreme The Board Of Health
afterwards held a meeting. declared he
meat a nuisance and dangerous to the
public health, and ordered hat the Police
should destroy it forthwith.
TIE Louisville Democrat says. a duel
between two ladies is on the taps in that
city. A formal challenge is known to
have beeen passed and accepted, though
the weapons and distance have not been
named As will be readily imagined. a
''gen Ieman is at the bottom OF the quar-
rel. After all, we don't know but the
ladies have a much right to make fools
Of themselves as the lords of creation.
and we well keep our readers advised as
TO the extent to which these fair rivals
themselves in manly folly.
Homie de.
WAsnINeroS. Feb %.
David Hume. Of Va, proceeded to
Il ID DE- IL. n,nrninr 70 d.