Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-09-16
News Items.


BRUTAL FATAL OUTRAGE-A
most melancholy tragedy occurred on
Tuesday last, in Phillips county, Arkan-
sas, not far from Helena. Mrs. Keys,
the wife Of a highly respectable and
worthy planter, was stabbed, and, it is
believed MORALLY wounded, by her
step ~son-in-law, whose name is Norwood.
1t seems that the overseer of Keys had
been badly stabbed by one of the ne
groes, and was lying very low from the
effect of his wounds. Norwood was Ell
gagged with him in conversation on the
subject of the stating, when Mrs. Keys
took sides with the Overseer. Some
harsh words passed between her and
Norwood, when he drew his knife and
killed her.-LouiSviUe Journal.
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.-FOur more car
goes of negro slaves from Africa have
just been landed on the Cuban coast,
within half a mile of the country seat of
Governor, General C9ncha. They num-
Der 1888 likely hands without counting
iairm or children, worth in the aggre-
rate 81, O69, 800.
ROBBERY oE THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
CoMPANY- SI4 600 GoNE.-Last night
some daring scoundrel or scoundrels,
broke open the safe Of the American Ex-
press Company, in their office in Bruen's
Block, and carried away money and pa
pers valued at S14. 600, more or less
Nodison Wis. Journal.
The New York Day Book says hat of
all the Stock gamblers Of Wall street,
only one was ever known to retire from
the business rich. One man after pur
suiag it for more than twenty years,
withdrew from the board with an ample
fortune but, for causes not necessary 10
mention, he cut his own throat soon after.
JENNY LIND.-Madame Goldschmidt
has recently given her lord another
daughter. 1t is said that the family will
soon remove TO England. Mrs. Gold
schmidt's voice, it is said, has neither
lost in quantity, and she woad not refuse
the offer of another musical tour through
the United States.
Rum AND WATER.-Five men were
drowned near Fairhaven, VT, Aug. 81.
They had been to a doggery, where they
became intoxicated. The keeper of the
shop undertook to row them across Benz
baxien Pond. when the boat overset and
the five men were too drunk TO escape.
SILVER CRADLE.-The Mayoress Of
Liverpool. England. is about TO be presen-
ted with a silver cradle, in accordance
with the custom of that municipality, to
commemorate the birth of a child during
her h usband's year OF office.
SPEAkINGBY AUTuoEINY.-The Wash
ington Union. which is regarded as the
organ of the administrator declares, in so
MANY words, that Kansas wiH be a Stare
State.
The Western Recorder, a Baptist paper,
containes an account of the exclusion of
a member of that church. on a charge of
laz;ncss. Good for the BAplis:s.
A steam blowing machine has been
invented, and is now being built al Day
ton. O., which it is thought will answer
the expectations of the public.
The Republican Convention, at M,di-
son, Wisconsin, met on the 1st inst, and
nominated A. ". Randall. Governor,
and Cailos Shurs, Lieutenant Governor
FALL THE PRICE OF SuGAE.-Sugals
fell in price, at retail, in Boston, from
to four cents a pound during the
past week.
The Arkansas papers complain of a
superabundance of rain in that State.
Not more than a t~wo-;hirds crop of cot
ton is expected.
There are II, 1885 miles of railroads in
the free States, and 6 .6O5 miles in the
slave States.
The number Of the members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in the
United States is estimated at 1873. Gig.