Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-09-22

baHt AhAN 49,
terprise.
The Portage County Agricultural So
ciety has rendered the use of their
grounds. free of expense, for the Show.
The citizens of Ravenna have pledged
sufficient funds 10 fit up a suitable lrot-
ting course.
HORSE FAIR 1t is in contemplation
to hold a Horse Fair in Meanwhile. about
the middle of next month, and it is the
intention of thoss connected 10 make it a
grand affair GreeRv lie Times.
LAKE ERIE FEMALE SEMINARY The
work on the new Seminary building is
progressing finely. The finishing of the
Joiner work TO the main part of the
building is nearly done in the second.
third and fourth stories. rs well as the
lathing. The work is also progressing
in the first story, and in the basement
! Whether the School will open this Fall is,
as vet, undetermined. IL it should not
be opened till next Spring, the entire
building will be in readiness. and the
School commence with all arrangements
completed-Painsviie Tel.
FIEYDIsH.-A new school house Just
completed in the east part Of Newbury.
Geausa Co., at a cost of $40 was re
Gently set on fire, and burned down.
GEAUGA FAIR-This Fair will be held
to dsy-Wednesday. Thurs lay and
Friday. 1t will be worth seeing.
A DANGEROUS LEAP We learn from
the Cleveland Review. that Mr.. N n
Fuller from Utica, N. Y stopping at the
Weddel House, on Sunday in a fl, of in
sanity. after twice knocking down his
attendant, leaped from a third story win
dow. His collar bone was broken, and
he was Otherwise badly bruised.
TIE GREAT ARSENAL EXPLOSION
The Persia brought Intelligence, in ad-
vance Of the Atlantic Gable, that ASira-
kan, the great arsenal of Russia on the
Caspian. which held the same threaten
ing position in regard to Persia as Sevss-
topol toward Turkey, has by M accident
baen blown up. An imm nSe quantity
of gunpowder it is said 95, 900 Kilograms
exploited, destroying a portion of the ship
ping in the port, one half The town. and
setting fire to the other half. The less
of life is not stated, but must have been
large.-Le06er.
The CARROLL, CaL5NBIANA. &C., DIS
TRIcT.-We are gratiiied 10 see that Gen.
EckLY, of Cproll, has Withdrawn his
name as an Independent caniidate for
Congress, which leaves a clear field for
the Hon John a. Bingham and the Lee
compton ~nomiuee, Thomas Means, of
Jefferson. Some disposition having been
manifested TO nominate Gen. Eckly by
the Democrats he Withdrew his name al
their District Convention. and he also
publishes his wiihG yawal as an ln1epen-
dent in the last Carroll Free Press
Cleveland Leader.
The GREAT BALLOON RAcE.-MoNS.
GODDARD we understand is prepared to
accept the Terms of Prof. SteIner's pro
position, bat is in favor Of making this
city the starting p1;ni instead Of Cinci1
naiti. He considers that lis proximity To
great lakes east, south and west, 10
getII-r with the Allegheny mountains Oh
the north, offer Il more peiilouS fed, and
IS the race is 20 lest the daring IS we'll
as the endurance and capacity of the
il seems 10 us ihit his sugges
lion is a good ore -Bgfolo Express.
IT, Easlard. l%alciy, a suit for breach
Of promise of ira rage was brought by
a fsherman's beautiful daughter against
a captain in ihe English army. fixing
damages at 50 Oa0. The love letters of
the gallant captain were 50 numerous
they were printed for the accommo-
dalton of council, masking i'll all a volume
of one hundled aad ninety-eight pages.
The matter was finally compromised by
the payment to be injured lady Of ten
thousand dollars. with the promise that
the volume of letters be burnt.
Or the 18Th inst. William Guthrie,
a constable Of MiilerSport. Lawrence
OHIO, shot John j. Nash, killing
him Instantly. A law suit brought
against him By Guthrie. had 50 enraged
Nash that he swore he would kill him at
their next meeting. On he day in ques-
lion, their case came to trial in Millers-
port, and Nash, in fulflment of his threat.
armed with a revolver. chased Guthrie
into a house, when the latter, to preseiv VI
his own life, leveled a rife at his pursu
er and shot him through the BRAIN Gin
GozcHe.
EDWARD TUCKER, formerly an engineer
on the New York and New Haven K. r
committed suicide in New York on
Thursday, BY severing the arteries of his
arms. Mr.. Tucker was engineer of the
which ran through the drawbridge
at Norla!k, Coun.. in May 1854. result
ing in one Of the most horrible accidents
known in railway history. He had ever
afterwards been gloomy and remorseful,
until despair drove lin to self-desiruc.
ton.
On Friday evening last. " young
men named John Hsmrack, aged per.
haps, 10, and Z riah Raifsner, aged 16 to
Is, were riding in a small boat which
was towed by the steamer Belle. When
aboutopposite Miami, theybecame alarm
ed at the dashing of a wave into their
boat, and grasping each other, jumped
overheard. Although good swimmers,
strange TO say. both were drowned.--
The boat, although washed by the wave.
did not sins.-I1Ledo Blade.
The New York Police Gazette says
that the persons who robbed The Hatters
Bank, Bethel, Coma, of S86,0o0. and
escaped without punishment, were four
notorious New York burglars, named
lack Wright. alias Four Fingered Jack,
Joe, John Davis, alias Allen,