Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-06-10
News Items

News Items.
HoRR1BLE AND FATAL AccIDENr.--At
Montpelier, in Blackford county, Indi-
ana, on Thursday of last week, n boy
fourteen years of age, son of James
Wright. merchant o. the former place,
by acciden! shot his mother, who died
almost instantly. The mother was rims
ing the clothes, and the boy in attempt
ing to put a cap on his rifle. carelessly
aimed at his mother, when the pefcuss-
ion fell. the ball was discharged. pene-
trating the right breast and coming out
at the ,lsis. Before the neighbors reach
ed the tragic scene, the poor woman had
ceased to breathe.
Missouri is said to be very rapidly
filing up with emigrants. A person who
has recently been to visit southwestern
section of that State, informs the Oquaw-
ka Spectator, that settlers were pouring
in there in great numbers, AMI that
every day the land Office at Warsaw,
Mo-, was a perfect jam. All through
that part ofMissolri improved farms can
be bought at from SIS to IS per acre
There are few or no slaves in that region,
and the sentiment Of the whole border is
in favor Of a free Ltate.
New York June 4.
Senator Wilson of Mass, arrived here
to day on his return from Kansas.
Baxters stores were burnt at noon TO-
day. Loss said 10 be a half million
dallars.
bred Scott. it is said, has obtained
his freedom.
New York, June 6.
The great four mile race yesterday
over the Fashion course, was won by
Nicholas 1st,
The great entire furniture mandatory
of Alexander Ronx, Mercer street, and
a large portion of that Of Mr.. Campbell,
were burnt last night, two dwellings
were much injured. Loss $50, 900.
Insured.
EFFECT OF AN UNKIND WoRD.-Mrs.
E1wina Caldwell committed suiciIe at
her residence, No. 10 Leonard street, in
New York city, on Tuesday, by swel-
lowing a solution of silver. She did it
in the presence of her husband, 10 whom
she had peen MARI ed only ten months,
because he had spoken to her uDpleas-
an;ly.
On the Sd inst. the boiler of the
Steamer Inkerman exploded. while she
wss lying at the wharf at Toronto, Can
ada. Eight persons were killed, and
several others wounded, four of which
are no: expected to recover. The Steam
er was utterly destroyed.
Mr.. C. NJ. IcKEN, a well known resi-
dent of Sussex county, Del, on Wednes-
day, was standing in his own yard, when
two negro women, by a p~reconceried
signal, rushed upon him, threw him on
the ground. and while one held him. the
other with an axe, severed his head from
his body.
WINTER IN TIE LAP OF SUMNER
There are, IN this first day Of June,
masses Of frozen spray and snow. fifty
feet in solid thickness, under the Ameri-
can side of the Falls of Niagara. A
heavy rock thrown upon them makes no
more impression than upon hard ice.
HARrER's Weekly boasts hat it has
ffty.four subscribers in the Sandwich
Is'ands.-Exchangs.
We are not at all surprised at this:
blue glass beads. and such picture books
as Harper's Weekly. are just the things
to suit barbarian tastes.
At an exhibition of Van Amburgh's
Menagerie at Hagerstown, Indiana, on
the 9Th inst, a lion became enraged and
attacked a leopard, tearing him to pieces
in an instant. The audience looked on
admiringly. thinking it part of the per-
formance."
The Legislature of Ohio has made an
important change in the election law
Thirty days residence in the county. and.
twenty days in the township or ward,
are now required to constitute a legal
voter.
MoRE MoRMoys-Five hundred and
fifty Latter Day Saints arrived at Phil
adelphia. in the Packet Ship Westmore-
land. on Sunday. They are mostly
NOrwegians.
A horse owned by DR.. F. Dorsey, Of
HageIs-town, Nd, died last week in the
45th year of his age. The doctor had
rode him in bis practice for 81 years.
ALL xoR LoyE.-AlbeIt W. Chase, of.
Nottingham, Vt, a young man in good
habits, killed himself for love, with laud-
mum, last week.
NEw HAMPSHIRE GovERNoR.-Hon-
john P. Hale. the newly elected Govern
or of the Granite Stale, was inaugurated
at Concord on the All inst.
WARREN MARKET.
Flour, per BIZ. so
Wheat = huSh l50nl 10