Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-09-09
News Items.

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Windsor in time for toilette, but on az
irving at the station was just five min
utes too late, and saw the train depart
without him. His horror was great, as
he knew his want Of punctuality would
deprive him of his place so he was
obliged to take a special train /; and the
establishment, feeling the importance of
his business, put on extra steam, and
ahisked him the eighteen miles in eigh-
teen minutes for f19.-Raike's Journal.
The potatoe rot prevails over a consid-
cradle extent of country. in consequence
Of the rainy nature of the Sc son and the
very limited quantity of warm, dry
weather. In Burlington county, N. j.,
Lancaster county, Pa, and in Rhode
Island, Massachusetts,, friedrich county,
Mary land, and various sections Of Indi-
ana, it has appeared, and the crops have
suffered badly. In other quarters the
potatoes are doing remarkably well.
P. T. BARNUM This gentleman is
now on a visit to this city from London.
We are told that having perfected the
evidence necessary for him to obtain the
benefit of the English bankruptcy law,
he will return to England in the Arabia,
on the 81 of September. H 'ins his
family, now in London, where he in
tends henceforth to reside. He will,
probably, never pay another visit to his
native land v. Y. Times.
PAYYE'S WHIsKEY BILL.-The San
dusky Pioneer says that ''the Liquor Bill
of Hon. II. B. Payne, the ''Dred Scott
candidate, during the late Convention, in
room No. IO8, in the American House
Columbus, alone amounted 10 S175 81"
II it requires s175 81 worth of whiskey
10 nominate a democratic candidate for
/ Governor what will be the amount re-
CURED 10 elect him?-Edrdin Rep.
Why have you left the Democratic
party?" said a Buchanan man to a Re-
publican. Principally on account of the
Kansas outrages," vas the reply
why! don't you know that nine Ienths
of the Kansas stories are false" asked
Buchanier. "Well, suppose they are,
what do you do with the other tenth?-
/ go for the Republicans on the 9TH
er tenth"
A MIGHrr DIFFERENcE.-About
eighty five years ago the imp 2rts OF Vir-
ginia amounted to 81, O85. 473, and those
o New York to 1907. 200. The imports
of Virginia now amount to about $780,
900, and her exports to some So, $780,
900. The imp rts of New York amount
to S93, 900, 600 and her exports to S37-,
600, 900.
The first contest between Flora Tenn
pie and Lancet came off on the Cd inst.
Their conditions were mile heats, best
two in three, Flora Temple in harness
and Lancet under saddle The following
is the result: First, Flora Temple, Cd
Lancet, Sd, Niller's Damsel, 4th Red
Bird time 2,28, and 2,27. Ten thou
sand people were on the ground.
A little girl under fifteen years of age
eloped from Saratoga on Sunday last in
company with John Travis, a celebrated
pistol shooter and sporting man. He
kept a pistol gallery there. The girl is
represented as pretty and a%rtless. They
are believed to be on their way TO st.
Louis.
The ensuing advertisement, clipped
from a Chicago paper, illustrates pretty
well the banking facilities of the pres
ent age, in the West: "Wanted-as part
ner in a General Banking Business estab-
Iishment on the West Side, a sober young
man, with a cash capital Of from $3.50 to
300"
A young woman, at Pittsburgh, who
was disappointed in love, jumped into
the Allegheny river, a few days ago,
but was unable 10 sink on account of her
hoped skirts. As she hoa.ed calmly
down the stream, she was rescued, and
went home quite ashamed Of herself.
The Italian ship Charles Albert, from
Genoa to New York, went ashore Aug.
2Gth. eight miles north OF Barnegat.-
She had 62 passengers who were saved
by the surf boats belonging to the life
boat station. Two of the crew and one
passenger were drowned.
The Doyleston Democrat says that The
real Asiatic cholera has made its appear
ance in the lower sections Of Bucks coun-
ty. In the vicinities of Falls, Morrisville
and Bristol townships, several persons
have already died of the disease.
The Republicans of MahOning County
meet on the 19th of September, at Can
field, TO nominate a County Ticket
The Senatorial Convention is to be held
on Tuesday, the 18th, at Niles.
Hand bills are being circulated in up
per Georgia and Tennessee, for Nicara-
qua troops who are promised s25 per
month and ESQ acres OF land.