True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-08-12


NFSome fun was created on Saturday
last by the sale of the properties" as he
called them, belonging to d. HANcHETT' S
celebrated theatre, with which he has de-
lighted the good citizens of Wheeling and
Steubenyille. for the past year or two.
and which were soIdin front of the Court
house in Wellsburg by the Constable, on
the suit of several Of his employees,
wnom he had found it inconvenient 10
settle with previous to leaving for ''Iurren
parts" The properties made several
dray loads and of all The collections OF
truln perry ever behelled, it was the rarest,
at least in this village. Thrones, Otto
mans, pictures, pokers, shovels, halcheis,
swords, old muskets, wash bowls, stuffed
canvass backs, dishes, sheet cad helmets,
and wooden daggers, rags. tags and bob
tails generally were all nmbled up IN
indiscribable confusion - but under the
heroic treatment Of Capt. Park, of the
ConstabiIity, order was soon educed from
chaos, and the high pile of odds and ends
speedily sucoumbed to perseverance,
The entire pile which originally must
have cost several hundred dollars, brought
but little over sixteen, which scarcely
paid the cost, and made but poor show
toward paying the debt, upon which the
attachment was levied. The scpery &c.,
was afterwards bought by SHINE young
men of this town who design organizing
a Thespian Society for their own amuse-
ment, next winter. We hope they may
put their design into execution as the dis
play will furnish an infinite amount OIL
sport Hanchett, is said to be now per.
forming in Tennessee, with an entirely
new outfit, and his leaving his old trum
perry on the warf-boat here, may have
been merely a ruse to draw the wool ove1
tine eyes of his tco confding creditors.--
If so, he is a grand scamp, and grievous
ly, we know it.-WeHs6urg Herald
n9"The above is the sequel Of thu
gentleman whose "tom-foolery' in thi
city we refused 10 advertise, and of whom
we spoke in no very commendable terms
and for which we were called to an ac
count by our cotemporaries.
ACCIDENT ON THR G. & P. r. R.
The 8 o clock p. NJ. Exp,ess train frou
Pittsburgh, when about two miles thi
side of Hanover station on Friday eve
ming last, ran into drove Of cows, STR
king two of them, killing only one, an
throwing The locomotive and tender froI
the track into marsh. The baggag
car was run up on to one end, and W.
prevented from going over by striking tn
lender. The passenger cars were NJ
thrown from the track, the coupling givin
; way in time to prevent it. No one upo
, the train was in the least injured, exec
the engineer, who received some slig
bruises. The locomotive was very niue
. injured, though not so much as it wou
f have heen if the ground had been soli
, The accident occurred 10 Conduct,
Clelland's train and took place about h;
S past six.
d Every thing possible was done
d make the passengers comfortable,
e The train staying at this place-Co
+ ductor Curtis was at once sent to II
e scene of disaster, and the baggage al
}, passengers transferred, and with only
e few hours delay resumed their journe
a While wailing for the train from Ravenl
e the people in the adjoining farm hous
i sent baskets Of provisions for the passe
'f gers. Though detention upon railw
ii is anything but agreeable, stillin view
their narrow escape from harm, and vi
such prince of good fellows as Condl
H. tor Cleand, and bountiful supply
= eatables, the passengers upon the disabl
"a train were very fortunate people.
4, 1t may not be amiss 10 say good VIC
IS for Conductor Curtiss, who is one of {
S citizens, and whose prompt and cheer
ne services were Of great value upon Il
rs occasion. Men enough were at once
IN at work to put the track in order for
II morning traIns.-P. Co. Democrat.
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Ii @B. F.NWade, Jr., died at Andoy
,el Ashtabula Counsy, ON the29th ult.
by was a young man of great promise.
yh bout year ago he closed his studies "
he his uncle, the Hon. B p. Wade, and
tered upon the practice Of the law, "