The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

: The propeller Lady of the Lake, bound
from Cleveland to Dnpkirk, on Friday night
the 25th ult., when off Fairport exploded her
boiler. Six of the men were blown up,but one
was killed, several were severely injured and
scalded.
The passenger fair on both the New York
Rail Roads has been reduced to 81 between
Buffalo and New, York. Live stock freight
from Buffalo to New York has been reduced
to 500 per car. g tss ee4,J g5s.a1 +
Advices from Salt Lake state that the In
habitants in the vicinity of Santa Clara had
been killed by the Indians Seventeen cha.
dren bad been mastered. ,-5,sss.. a5.
The Overland mail from California has ar
rived at St Louis. 80 .es.sl. - 5,.,
Passengers confirm the accounts of recent
battles between United States troops aud Cam
anches, near Fort Arabuekie. Upwards of
twenty Indians were killed. ' b.
~ Lieut.. Reed, of Fort Buchanan. pursued and
captured band of theiving Papagoes in the
5as Mexican town of Santa Cruz. The Mexican
/ authorities were highly indignant. and called
the people 10 arms to resist the invasion.
81. Accounts from the Arizonia silver mines
are of q very favorable character. q5s
Ga the 26th ult., in Harris Marquette Co.
Wisconsin, Jonathan Post, Baptist preach
er. and wife, we're both murdered by their son
A The murderer is about 30 years of age. and
os has been insane several years, but harmless
until this occurrence He made no effort to
escape. 7sasz- - l..'i sa=
The Camanches killed several families ir
mr. Benton county, Texas, and run off their stock
Both the Camanches snd Apaches are com
< mitting depredations on the Mail Company al
.9 along their route. sisfiess9 s.sfsaaaa
- @ The Cleveland Pluindealer relates tina
I. while Rev. Vim. Watson, pastor of the NJ. E
Church at Glenwood, Mills county, Iowa, wa
preaching funeral sermon on the l1th inst.
he was arrested by officers from an adjoinin
county for passing counterfeit money. III
people in attendance at the funeral were 81
incensed at the officers that they thrust theI
i, from the house, and they concluded to retir
till the obsequies were concluded. The Gle
gyman did not accompany the procession
the grave and the officers arrested him. The
had previously searched his house, in the ce
lar of which they found inks, presses, paper
rolling machines, and the entire apparatus f
the manufacture of counterfeit bank bills.
They also found about ore thousand dolla
In counterfeit bills three hundred dollars
which were tens on the Forest City Bank
this city. and about two hundred dollars
fd fves on the State Bank of Ohio. The clerg
man made clean breast of the matter. T
became connected with some counterfeite
-s about two years ago, and as he had been
5u5 eariy life an engraver, be had heen very MS
10 fol and hard working member of the gang
An examination of his study showed th
'lo he was q regular subscriber to the Life
Boston. Venus Miscellany. and other f.;
. ain papers, and the shelves of his book case we
adorned with the yellow covered lives of n
merous celebrated highwagmeu, forgers &C.
He was taken before a Justice of the Peac
and in default of heavy bail was committed
thescounty Jail 10 await trial before the Cou
of. Common Pleas The incident created
great sensation in The little town.
, A soldier Of the Mexican war. instead
reporting himself TO his family or going hom
quietly settled in the West and OH aimed b
bounty land warrant His wife. living in
Eastern State, presnming herselfto be wi
ow Of some six years standing. applied for
p widows warrant, and got it. Both warran
have been sold, located and returned to Was
ington for patents when il IL discovered tn
two warrants have iieen issued where o.
should have heen. The Commissioner refr
es to grant patent for the land which is
Gated with The widows warrant