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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-04-08

DESPERATE AND FATAL FIGHr Al
WINSTON. MD.-I now hasten 10 give
you al account Of quite a trasical affair
that happened on the night OF the 27th
of last month. 1t seems that the son Of
Philip Pendl-ton. Of this county. aud a
young nan by the name Of Drain from
Chicago. had some misunderstanding.
which resulted in DRAINS challenging
young PendleIon. He accepted the
challenge. and chose for weapons bowie
knives. They nailed themselves down
to a two inch plank by the pants. and
fought until Drain was MORALLY wound
ed. Young Pendleton vas cut nearly
in pieces. and is now lying in a critical
condition. Part of PvndIeion's knife is
sill in Drains head. There is no hopes
of his recovery. The Doctor thinks
they will both die-Cor Batmore ar
gus.
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To Our Subscribers.

With our mex issue will close the Sec
ond year Of our connection with the
CAroniete. W. are proud to say that
our subscribers have been. (the most Of
Them, punciual in paying their sub
scriptions, and to these W extend our
sincere thanks. But there is quite a
large number who have paid US nothing.
We are well aware that he larger part
Of this last named class, are perfectly
responsible, but that fact is of no avail
to pay orr debts. to buy paper and ink,
and pay u workmen. To each subscri-
Der, the sum is a small one; while TO US,
the aggregate amount 10 about two
thousand dollars.
Next week, those who have not paid
us anything. will be indebted TO US four
dollars each. To these, we make the
following propositions, which shall hold
good until the first day of May next
Ph,ee dollars and 6ty cents will be re-
ceived. in full for the two years from
April 10. IS. to April Is. 81.
For five dollars. we will receipt from
April 10. '55. to April Is. SO.
Fer siz dollars. we will receipt from
April IS. '55. II April 18. SO.
After the FIST day of Nay, we shall
send out a collector, and as this will be
sn additional expense TO US. two dollars.
per year will be Invariably demanded
for al arresges.
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School master Ridden on a Rail.

An affair of quite a ludicrous nature
took place in East Deer township. about
three miles from Tarentum. on Friday
last, which created considerable wonder
ment among old men and women as
well as young folks. For a long time it
has been customary to hold singing
schools in the country one or two even
ings in each week, at the district school
HOUSES. A schoolmaster in the vicinity
above named was much opposed 10 this
custom. Being a man past the vigor of
youth, and consequently insenSible TO
the enjoyment such meetings afforded
his scholars and the young ladies and
gentlemen of the neighburhoo1 he is
sued an edict against holding n singing
school in the district school house over
which he was lord and master, and not
w~ith>tanding the irresistible pleadings of
the rustic maidens, he peremptorily in
sisted upon his imperious decree. A
general consultation of the young folks
was held and a plan of operations de
cided upon. which was kept a profound
secret until the persons selected TO edo
the deed" had accomplished it. On
Friday forenoon, everything being pre-
pared, seven buxom maiiens suddenly
made their appearance in the school
room, and without any ceremony seized
hold of the schOolmaster. placed a bag
over his head. conducted him to the
door. where a three cornered rail was in
readiness, upon which he was placed,
notwithstanding a stout resistance, and
borne off in triumph, much TO the terror
and CONSERVATION of the teacher and
these of his scholars net .'in the secret"
After carrying him a distance of about
a hundred yarls. they dropped their
burden. giving the teacher no doubt an
excellent ''ridP on a rail-" As wSs tx
peeled, the teachtr grew furious, but the
objects Of his spleen capered nimbly
homeward. He made An information of
the facts before a magistrate in Taren-
tum, and warrants were issued for the
seven Young ladies, but the nature of
the charge brought against them We did
not learn. No arrests, however. have
been made. Three of the Dung ladies
were i'll the city on Wednesday. en- route
for some secure hiding place. and the
remainder, we presume, have made
themselves scarce. The affair has ere
ated a great deal of gossip in the neigh,
borhood, and the general opinion is that
singing schools will be held 10 future, as
in days gone by. Verify. "such a nd
ing on a rail We neVer did see."-PiHS-
6urgh Dispatch.
There are nearly six millions Of acres
of unsold land in Michigan.
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Wonderful. hnt Trna.

A few days since. Mr.. Jas. II. Beadle, of Hunts
vile, Althama, called on us and gave Us permits
sion to publish for the benefit Of suffering hnmani-
ty. the astonishing cure which had been effected in
the case Of his wife by the use of Dr. Hance's yegeta-
HE Epileptie Pills. lie Informed Us that 1t the tine
his wife commenced using the medicine, her sySten
was 50 entirely Frustrated by the number Of spasns
she had undergone. as to reduce her weight to leo lbs.
Since she has beOn taking the pills. she has entirely
got over the spasms ami has gained in weight and bod
liz health She nov weighs At leas. 200 lhs.. and de
clIres she Is IN 1etter enjoyment Of health than ever
before IN her life. Mr.. Besdle also rela' ed the tasc Of
Mr.. Harrison LightfOOt of the same tOwn. who has been
entirely eurel OF the worst form Of Epilepsy by these
same pills Mr.. LiEhtfoots case was so lad that he
never passed a week without having a.. attack, often
falling down in the street. lie has not had an attack
fJr more than a year Mr.. Beadle thinks that II the
pills ever failin curing a case it IS for the vant Of
proper perseverance Or the part Of the uersOn in tax
ing them. as he feels assured from observation in the
ca C Ofhis wife. that il they are taken for a sufficient
length Of time. they will cure any case. Sent to any
part OF the country by mail. on the receipt OF a remit
lance. Address SIXTH 5. nASrE. 10 Baltimore street.
Baltimore, Nd Price. one box, -; tSO, 81 twelve,
So. martin
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Bill to prevent slaveholding in Ohio.

Bill to prevent slaveholding in Ohio.
Sec. /. Provides that any person at
tempting TO hold another as a slave d.
rectly or indirectly shall be fined and
imprisoned.
Sec. 9 Provides that if any person
shall seize or arrest. or use any frrcc or
fraud for the purpose of OBTAINING any
other person. upon pretense that such
person is a fugitive from service. shall
be- punished by fne and imprisonment.
Sec. 3 Provides that any attempt to
kidnap any person with intent TO carry
said person out of the State Tor the pur-
pose Of ~enslaving hi in some other State
OF jurisdiction. shall he punished by con
6nement in the ~PrnitentiaIy.
Sec. 4 Provides that the provisions Of
the bill shall not apply to any act law
July done by any marshal in the execu-
tion of any legal process,
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Singular Case of Murder and suic de

Singular Case of Murder and Suic de.
In the own of Moravia, and some IA
miles from Auburn. New York, resides
a farmer named VIM. Clark. In his
family has lived for months past, a young
woman named Shaw. They were EN-
ployed as servants iG the house and on
The farm On Tuesday night last, Mr..
Wood and Miss Shaw were in converse.
lion with each other in Clark's house as
late as eleven O'Clock, and parted with
apparent good feeling. Yesterday NOR
ming they were again in company as late
as 10 O'clock, and there was no NANTES
taiion made of i'll feeling or misunder-
standing.
AT this hour Wood entered the room
where Mrs. Clark and Miss Shaw were
sitting. He had a pistol in his hand.
and commenced loading it. He tried a
ball, and found it too small; Miss Shaw
volunteered TO procure a patch" for il.
She did so. The ''patch" was not large
enough, and she procured another, and
then the pistol was loaded. Wood then
said-"What shall l shoot?' Some
me said--.'shoot into the wood box"
He replied-''I won't do that" Mrs.
Clark exclaimed-"Don't FIRE in the
house If you are a-going to shoot go
out doors and do it." At this moment.
Miss Shaw cried out, ''if you want to
shoot. shoot me, aud shoot me so that |
won't kick more than oncei"
He turned towards her deliberately,
and placing the muzz'e of the pistol
against her breast, fired. The ball en-
tered her body just below the heart. and
she fell to The floor with a shrek. Mrs.
Clark exclaimed in horror--"You have
shot that girl. GO and call the neigh
bOrs!l" Wood then took two letters from
his pocket, and throwing them upon the
floor. directed Mrs. G TO show them TO
the Coroner. He said nothing more,
and id no attention to his victim, who
was lying upon the floor in an apparent
ly dying state.
He commenced reloading his pistol.
and Mrs. G.. rushed from The house to
alarm the n~eigh5ors. After she had pro-
ceeded a few rods, size heard another
pistol shot. but ran on. The neighbors
turned out. and on reaching the Rouse,
found Wood dead, he having shot him
self directly through the heart. Miss
Shaw had recovered sufficiently to con
verse. She said she heard Wood breathe
several times after he shot himself. She
produced one Of the letters that Wood
threw upon the floor, and directed that
it should be read il size died-if she
did not, that it should be burned.
A physician from Moravia probed the
wound, and extracted from it the ball
and n hook and eye that entered it from
her stays. The ball evidently glanced
off. fIom contact with some resisting sub
stance. Otherwise. instant death must
have been the result. 1t was not believed
possible for her 10 survive. She refused
10 converse in regard to the matter. or
give any information relative 10 the cause.
The incidents connected with this dread
full affair would seem 10 indicate very
clearly that it was the result of a muIua!
determinations the part OF both the ac-
tors in it.
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The Disaster at Hamilton.
A correspondent OF the Buffalo Repu6
lie writes as follows:
HAu1tTo1 Marcb on 1897

n correspondent oil The Buffalo hePud
lie writes as follows:
HAMILTON. March 20. 1857.
1t is not generally known, but such is
nevertheless the awful fact, that many
vi the passengers on the death Train"
fell victims TO the excitement and ILL.,
Judged eifoits in their behalf by their
well meaning but excited friends. In
the frenzy OF excitement, several lesped
upon the partially submerged car, and
began chopping and slashing at the ru-
ins, As if their very existence depended
upon the yigor and ~quickness Of their
blows. Imagine, for a moment. a mul
tilude Of heads in close proximity 10 a
thin partition. the victims struggling in
the asonies of death, and on thIs part
lion a dozen men with axes and crow
bars, chopping, splitting, and prying.
and you nave d faint idea of the horrors
Of the scene. One instance only will l
III land that with extreme relurt
ance.) A lady passenger spoke through
a hole which enc of the men was cutting
neal her head, and said 81 am alive,
and not much hurt, except nv foot
At that instant some dying person caught
hold of her. and drew her head directly
under the biz of her woulJ-be delIverer :
Ike. 1t fell. AMI she never 50 k m ire.
This i hal from The most authentic
source. beng none other than the person
who stood n,xt 10 the unfortunate axe
man. Many of the corpses were sadly
dIs6gured about the head, but whether
it was occasioned by the shock or the
exerlions Ct their blends, can never be
known.
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WARREN MARKET.
Mmriagts.

In Fowler, on the 3Ist ult-. by ElderJ. T Phil
lips, Mr.. JOHN MINER, aud Miss SILVA
TYRRIL, both of Fowler.
In Southing:on. on the 81 inst BY Rev. N.
Norton. Mr.. CHARLES HAUGHTON. and bliss
MARY HURD, both of Southington.
In Southington. on the 9th inst, by Rev. N.
Norton, Mr.. JOHN MeKIBBEN. of Baceviile.
and Miss HARRIET HURD. of SOuthingson.
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!. HEART

Affection s Of this vital organ being geDerallF thought
incurahle, We SubjOin the following bonn an old resi-
dent Of Seneca Co..
Butternut Ridge. Seneca Co.. Nov 1858.
DR.. Tubbs-D-ar sirs-My son. Simon jackson. hav.
ing been restored TO health by your Treatment = sense
OF gratitude to yJu as well as a desire tobsneht others.
make IL my duty to ceI tify 10 yourself and the public
generally. that he was afflicted with an acute Rheuma-
tic objection. resulting after much suffering, In drePsy
Of he chest and disease OF the heart with violent pal
pit,ti0n. For weeks he was unsbe tn lie iown at all.
and as everything which had been done for him vas Of
no avail whatever. We were about despairng entirely
Of his recovery. But / ana happy 10 tsy that yo2r rem
elies and treatment were enti1ely successful. eGecting
a sadieal cure; and tnere has been no return OF that
disease up 10 this time. which is now about two years.
1 am very respectfully your friend and ~ebedlent SER
want. JOSE ACKS0N
.-Z
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School Notice.

GcuCUl NOtAOO.
The qualified electors Of the School District,
composed of the Incorporated village of Warren.
and territory attached thereto for school pur
poses, are hereby notified, that there will be an
election of 4 members of the Board of Education
for said District, two to serve for 3 years, and
two for two years. (The electors failed to elect
last spring) Said election will be held at the
office Of Curtis & Smith, north of the public
square, on the 23d day of April, 1857, between
the hours of 10 in the forenoon and 4 in the after
noon of said day. A full attendance is request
ed. A statement of moneys received and paid
out for two years. will be presented at said cleo
ton. H. B. PERKINS,
Secretary of the Board Education,
April l, 1857. for said District
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IA APPOINTMENTS.
DR- &. TUBBS, Analytic Physician
will he in at,rndancr a fnIinr..

M Il. III BIS, Analytic Physician,
- will be in attendance, As follows:
WARRES. National Hotel. Wednesday. 9Th Mar.
ORWELL. Mr. BrsggS, Thursday. 9TH May.
kAvEsEA. Prentiss House. Wednesday, and Thurs
day, 81 and ID April
For eonsuitation upon all diseases OF the Throat.
lunss, Heart. Liver. stomach Bowels. Kidneys. and
Spleen also DrOpsy. Gravel, Rheumatism, Nervous.
EeSS, De5ili y, D. spepsia. Female diseascs, Agus and
Fever. FITS. Impurities Of the Blood, EFuptions. Can
GERS. Ulcers, and all other varieties Of long staining
complaints both external and Internal
For some ten years Dr. T. has devoted HE entire time
to chronic diseases. treating thousands annually, many
Of whom had exhausted every other resource in their
rsseh. IN no ease are Mineral or other Psis0Rs en-
PiOysd. nor does he zaks siek 70 make yell. or tear
dora to bald EP again The medicines can lie taken
with safety by the most delcare. and patieUts "a we
main at home, and continue with prudence IL cir ordi-
airy diet and exercise. Many have recovered under tire
treatment after freihdsan physicians had iven up all
hope. the indisputsble evidence Of which can alr ays
be furnished. I~nvaIds. however reduced OF despair
lny. are invited to call. and may he assured th.t no en-
will be given or expense incurred with
out a corresponding prospect Of resOyery
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-04-08

GEORGE SUMNER says in a recent lee
lure; 1.-The excessive use Of seleratus is
a cardinal cause OF The American i'll
health. 1t is deadly poison. the use of
which should be shunned, as the slau9h-
terer of the infant and the destroyer Of
the s.ons man."
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New Books.

INQUIRE WITHIN FoR ANYTHING You
WANT To KNOW; or Over $500 Facts
Worth Knowing. Published by Gar
reu, Dick d Fitzgerald. No. l., Ann
Street, n. Y. For sale at George
Adams's Bookstore.
The title of The book indicates its con-
tents. 10 it are placed before lis readers,
a popular and entertaining account Of
thousands Of objects which are familiar 10
them in every day lif', but Of which,
FROM this very familiarity, They have new.
er inquired. How are they mad,? Who
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ierrst are c~onnecie with iheml
We feel certain that there are many
VIII educated persons, who though they
viii not lake the trouble 10 search out
familiar things, will, if they glance over
this book, be surprised and graufed al
the fund of knowledge and amusement
which il affords.
Inquire Within. is certainly a very
useful book, anI contains a vast
amount of useful Information upon almost
every %suLjecl connected with domestic
life, not heretofore in print in any other
work. 1t tells how 10 get up a good din
ner, TO cure a head ache, to get married,
aad three thousand four hundred ether
Inter, sting facts.
1t should be in the house ef every
family.
.lfthere is any thing one does not know,
all thai is necessary is 10 buy a copy Of
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
~ Tosioh " Woieoot

~TIlITII @-E1
~ Josiah W. Wolcoot, By virtue o. N or.
vs.. der Of sale issued Gus
mon Pleas Of TrumtnIl county Ohio, to me directed
and delivered, l shall expose to pubic sale, at the door
Of the Court House in Warren, in said county, on Sat
urday, the 9th day Of May. A d ls57, between the hours
Of Is O'Clock A n. and 4 o'clock P u OF said day. the
following described real estate. to wiz Situate in the
township Of Pennington county and ssss
Of Ohio, and is know by North east part Of lot NO.29
And bounded as follows, viz: On the east by lands sp-
propriated for public use in part. anA In part ~ North
md south centre road. and by land owned by EmersOB
Jackson: on the south by land Of Andersen Dasa; o.
the west by lands belonging to the heirs OF Henry snows
and on the north by the south line Of the Esst s1d bess
ceqtre road: AMI cont.ins four acres Of land, more or
less. To be sold at the suit Of JOSIAH W. noseott, n
the above entitled cause. Appraised At sli9
wsirsa, April {. is57. .swa.isl sG.1a.
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A FRAGMENT

4 ENACTMENT.
~ samuel Hue, Before Andre. eArdass.
vs. tJustice OF the feace OF Huh
Isaac McNahan a bard township. Trunbull CO.
James A. Nelson Ohio.
On the 9Th day Of March. 1857, said Justice issued
an order Of atiachm, mt in the above action, for nine.
teen dollars, tw enty-eigh: cents and costs Nathaniel
Mitchell gsrnisheed in above case. said eanse WILDE
for hearing May 1lth. le5I.
Hubbard. AprilS s. J. SAMUEL HINE-
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Presbytery of Trumbull.

Presbytery of Trumbull.
The next stated meeting o: the Presbytery Of
Trumbull, will be holden at the Presbyterian
Church at Warren the session to on
Tuesday. April l4sh, at . o'clock, p NJ. The
records and statistical reports of the churches
are to be presented at this meeting.
By order of the P~resbytery,
XENoPHON BELTS, Stated Clerk. a
yrrSSA, March 10Th 1857.
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THE STATE OF OHIO. frumhuII

Notice Is hereby given. thar the following settlements
having been fled in the ONCE Of the Probate Court.
will remain on hs for inspection and exceptions, IN
til April Both. when they will be ordered to record, II
no exceptions are taken:
Ann C. Mackey deceased, anal settlement OF Executor
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MECHANISM OF THE HoRsE's FooT.-
The Scientific American says. the elias
tic tissue packed within each hoof of a
horse is SO folded backwards. that ii
would present a surface of four feet
square were it spread out. THUS his
limbs and the entire weight Of his body
rest on aprnig cushions packed in box,s.
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"'There seems TO be no other course
for an honest and intelligent man tc
pursue"
1t is clear that the Buchanan admin
isiration is determined 10 do worse even
than we Republicans predicted of it
We still think however, that the current
of free immigration into Kansas has be-
come so strong that the border ~rufians
will hardly venture upon a renewal OF
the war.
We hope and trust turst the present
spring and summer will take SO large a
number Of settlers into the territory that
its beautiful plains will yet be re conse
Grated to freedom forever.
Yetwe are well aware that no stone will
be left unlurned by the ~proslavery inva-
ders. The "odious laws of a Spurious leg
islature" still exist, and under them the
arrangement for their constitutional con-
vention is such hat the free State men
have no chance in that convention.
1t is no doubt the rufians. intention 10
let no one vote against their proposed
constitution in the fall, except those
whom they themselves had seen 4: TO
enumerate and enroll as citizens of the
territory before April, 1851. Under
these circumstances the friends of Free
Kansas look forward to two things as
their hope. LIST. That Congress will not
admit the State with a prc-slavery con
.stitution obtained by SO palpable a fraud,
an | end, that before another year the
free settlers IN the territory will have 50
overwhelming a majority that they can.
even under the machinery of the Bogus
legislature. make their power felt and
obtain the freedom SO long and so wick
eddy denied.
Events show more clearly every day
that the strength ami spirit of the Re-
publican party is on the increase, and
we look TO the future with large faith.
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NOTICE--Is hereby given. to the
~ Stockholders Of the Frumbull and Ashtabula
Com any. thai the Annual Election 81 the
d rectOrs Of said campanF, will he held NJ the tavern
AT the centre Of Bloomfield. frambun county, On the
hrst Wednesday Of May next
THOMAS D. WEBB. President
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lust RECEIVED.
~ Inaia Rubber Skirt Hoops.
Brass do do
Reeds for Skirts; Patent Cord for Skirts. le
ALSO.
Skeleton Skirts, Zephyr skirts. Crown skirts.
Round whalebone skirts, IIough's Patent Skirts.
C tctus Leaf Skirts
90 pieces IS inch Berlin Skirting.
% do do Corded do
81 Superior street,
April R-om Cleveland. Ohio.