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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23
IFrom the Metro politan Record
Archbishop Hughes and Newspaper
Editors.

"a Catholic journal in Baltimore, now
known as the Express, but formerly as the
Southern Rights, is out to-day with strong
articles for the Union. Its editor is a rel
ative of Archbishop Hughes"
We are requested to say that Archbish-
op Hughes of New York has no adult rel
ative competent to be the editor of news
paper. The principles adopted by this
newspaper are creditable, but the Arch
bishop has no knowledge of the editor
He has eight nephews born in this country,
who, like their ancestors, live by honora-
bic industry, and the Archbishop hopes
they will continue to do 50. and by upright
conduct, truthfulness and industry, live
and die enjoying the same respect which
surrounded their ancestors in another land.
Capable or not, he trusts that by the same
industry they may exempt themselves from
any temptation to become editors of news
paper.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23

DARNEsTowN.-This village has of late
occupied conspicuous place in notices Of
the campaign on the Upper Potomac. A
correspondent Of the New York World thus
describes II: 3
Darnestown is representative Of the
thriftless little villages scattered through
the rural districts Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia. A few deeaying. painless houses;
an old tavern; two cheap groceries; a dOz-
en- tumble down fences; these, with pigs
negroes, and chickens, constitute the make
up Of the place. There may be q church
and shool-house, but haven't seen them
yet. ] had nearly forgotten the natives,
who are as stOlid and shiftless as the same
race in other similar ehivalrOus localities.
Few Of them know the hight Of Sugar
lOaf," the distance to Great Falls, or 9TH
er local facts which Yankee boys of ten
would naturally learn and remember
Such people seem to have neither sense,
sentiment, nor faith; only a kind of blind
afhliatiOn with the South, and hopeless de.
votion to the deeaying system which is
their heritage and curse.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23
A Novel Wedding Trip.

Previous to the recent meeting Of. tht
American Board In this city, arrangement
were made for accommodating delegates al
private houses so far as might be necessary
those who could receive guests sending
in their names to the committee Of arrange.
ments. A gentleman who resides in the
upper part Of the city found upon return.
ing home Oh the noon Of the first day that
a gentleman and lady had been set aparI
to receive his hospitality. They were vel.
coined and entertained until the hour fol
dining. At the table the Delegate" was
requested to ask blessing, which, strange
to say, he declined. The time for the
Boards afternoon session came and went,
but the gentleman and lady started out
for stroll, and returned, blissfully uBcOn-
cerned about either missionaries or benight-
ed heathens. The evening passed away,
and at an early hour they retired
The next morning in the course Of con-
versation, the lady of the house inquired
of her female visitant if she had ever kept
house, a negative reply was returned.
How long have you been married.?
Since yesterday morning
A few words developed the following
facts The couple lived in country town,
and had been informed by their minister
that the Board of Delegates was to be held
in Cleveland, and that strangers would be
provided for, and passed at half fare over
the roads. This was too good an opportu-
nifty to be neglected, and the worthy pair
were forthwith united in holy bonds, and
started out on journey which resulted SO
to them
Our Cleveland friend had little idea
that he should be called upon to entertain
such angels when be sent in his name
CleUe. Leader.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23
Growing Cotton at the West

This has been deemed impossible, and
is still. But it has been done, and why
can it not be done again, and more exten-
sively?
We have seen some samples Of cotton,
grown the present season in the West, Of
excellent fibre, with the single exception Of
length. Gen. Wilson, of Des MOines,
Iowa, had several specimens with him at
the time Of the State Fair here. These
were grown by d. V. Harris, of Burling-
ten, from seed matured on his own grounds
last year. Mr.. H. has raised from forty
to fifty pounds of cotton per year for about
four wears. When threatened by the
frost before maturity, he pulls the plants
and hangs them out Of doors. thus they
seem to Tipen more iiaiiJ than if left to
stand and be frOst-bitten. Mr. Harris
family manufacture the cotton for home
use.
At recent horticultural exhibition at
Davenport, Mr. A. C. Fulton furnished a
large COTTON planI, grown IN poe, cLSs
attracted much attention. It had upon it
the fruit, perfect cotton ball. those less
matured, and the beautiful blOSsom-all
at the sane time.
There was exhibited at the Mercer coun-
ty (lll) Fair, recently, what the Aledo
Record calls 'a fine looking and very well
matured cotton plant" the seed Of which
had been planted in June.
1t is also known that the settlers in the
Southern part of illinois have always
raised fair crops Of cotton for home con-
sumption, and that, if necessary, they can
raise enough for market supply.-ChieGgo
Journal
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23
The Cranberry Harvest.

The growers of cranberries are now a
bout picking their fruit, and sending it to
market. Not more than half crop will
be raised this year. The frost that did 50
much injury to other fruit early in the
spring. destroyed many of the blossoms,
and the worm has also been somewhat de-
structive in many localities Notwith-
standing the short crop. prices are low, Sc
to 81 being the ruling rates for the best
varieties. The upland cranberries from
the interior come somewhat into competi-
ton with the Cape berry, and tend to re-
duce the price, but the latter are altogeth-
er superior. both as regard favor and quail
ities for keeping, and their price will
doubtless advance later in the season
Yarmouth Register.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23
Mortality in the Army.

A mistaken idea of the mortality IN the
army is prevalent among those who have
paid no special attention to the subject
In reality the proportion of deaths in the
army is but little more than in ordinary
life. The number sick in the Washing
ton hospitals is one indication of this
In all the hospitals in the city there are
now but 77O patients, being less than one
per cent. Of the army. This can hardly
be said of any community. even in healthy
locations. OF course battle is destruct-
i've Of human life, bat even in such cases
the mortality is less than is generally sup
posed A careful calculator has said that
over tive hundred pounds of lead are fred
for every man that is killed. AT the bat
tie of Carnifex Ferry the fight ragged with
terrible severity for more than four hours,
and yet only sixteen of our troops were
killed
Under the present sanitary care which
is had for the camps and the standard Of
living for our soldiers. the STANDARD Of
health is much higher than in our crowded
cities and towns, fact that should give an
impetus to enlisting.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23
Fifty-six Miles of Logs on the susque.
hannah River.

I MAILMAN 4hANNAa
/ Accounts continue to be received of great
damage done at the East by freshets, last
week. and the Harrisburg pa } Telegraph
says that by the destruction of booms al
Williamsport and Lock Haven, on the west
branch Of the Susquehannah river, at
least one million dollars worth of logs were
swept away and lost TIE Telegraph says:
The floating logs reached this city about
ten minutes before l2 o'clock yesterday
morning. and presented a scene of the
most thrilling description. The wind came
with considerable force from the west,
which had the effect to drift most Of them
to the channel east of Fosters Island, and
for the first two or three hours so prOfuse
was their number that they appeared to
cover almost the entire surface of the va
ter between the island aud this shore The
effect was the same also as far as the eye
could penetrate up and down the river
nothing but logs packed close together, as
if they composed one immense moving
raft. The logs were still floating past city
up to nine o'clock last night, though much
scattered, and in less numbers. OF course
it is impossible for us to estimate the num-
Der Of logs in this immense hotilla-we
can only measure them by the mile; and
accordingly estimate the swiftness of the
current assumed at Sc, en- miles an hour,
from the time they first appeared here. up
to nine o'clock last night, that the line Of
logs extended distance of ffty.six miles
below this city, with an average breadth
of one hundred yards. .r
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23

a HARD HIT AT BUCKNER.-A spiritu-
alist of this city received communication
from Benedict Arnold the other day. re-
questing US to say that the ''B" in S. B.
Buckner's name does not stand for Bene-
diet. We eheerfully DO this little favor
for B. A., although be never was one Of
our fayorites. True, Brcckinridge, More
head and Buckner have left Benedict a
long ways above the lowest depths Of in
famy,-Fra7aktort Co7Rmonlvealtk.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23

Far too much money has been thrown
away in the purchase of pistols by our cit
liens and volunteer soldiers. To the in
fantry soldier, armed with musket and
bayonet, pistol is an ineumbrancs, light,
perhaps, in the morning, but terrible heavy
ere the close of days march. 1t is con-
demned by all military authorities, and
discarded by the veteran who has seen ser
vice. The raw volunteer is prone to load
himself down with arms, but experience
soon teaches him that he is more efficient,
both for offensive and defensive purposes,
when armed with musket and bsyOnet on
ly.-Plt Dispatch
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23
90ehg,
For u. Chronicle.
Autumn.
NJ MILLS BURcHFrr1D.


Autumn is come. Again his msntIe's fold
OF russet brown is wrapped about the leaves,
While tingsd in softest enerald-shaded geld.
Is clothed the forest as his fancy weaEss;
He breathss upon the flowers. They fade AID die,
And dropping hang upen their Hithered stalks,
Or gently falling to the earth, they he
In faded loYellnsss along the walks.
The ssreamlet wont to nurnur IN its aOW.
or you'd ana besnty, nov has changed its tone
Ts pIaintive sadness, and in accents low,
MssrRsfor the brightsess Of the sumner dover;
No more the lily bending to the breeze.
Dips her fair fass into the linpid stream,
Then blushiag half, 81 beauty which she sees,
Waves shyly kisses Of brighs PheoPus' beam.
Anon is heard in woodland groves about,
The ring-dere's note soft eafIisg te her mate.
Of::sportsnAE,s hasns al oft-freQuented route,
Alike unconciOus, and her eSR sad fate;
The cricket, too with merry roundeiay.
Chirps in his nest Of sers szd crisp wild bine,
As though his life we're ali pleasant day,
And all the year one happy summer time.
The husbandnAn has gzrpered ali his store
OF lusciOus fruit, and ripe, ,ereadyielding grain,
With pride he views his treasures Ger and DER,
The hills and vales of all his wide domain;
Tall, rastling stalks denaded Of their wealth,
Stand, like grim ghosts upOu the battle field,
Where many youth in rosy lusty health
The fierce waged, where thsy PsrfOrce must yield
The Autumn winds creep signing thro' the trees,
Ever with dirKe like, melancholy sound,
While shaken irsn their b0ughs the scarlet Ieaxes
With rustling nurnurs fills upon the ground;
And cold grey clouds with dark and threatening nien
Der head, hsaped up IN sonbsr9asses lie,
While sometimes in the ereuices between,
Ii caught far gliIapses Of the deep blce ska
The labOrs Of the year new draw toward the close,
And, erown'dlke victor when his race is ran,
And clad right reyAlIv. he sinks to his repsse,
Amid the troehies which he nobly won;
Thus with the good mans life when Death shall tome
Bringing the sunnsns that bias him haste away,
Calmly he says Tny win, o God. be done.
A=a seeks the reelms 81 everlasting DAY.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23

10 Thomas III. Clay, lnqulrlng as 10 Ms
position in national affairs. The latter ha,
responded in terms which must make his
traitOrOus brother, the ignoble occupant o.
Ashland, blush for shame, it he be not pas
all compunctions of conscience:
Mr.. cLAY's LETTER.
MANSFIELD, Oct. 8, 1861.
Ny DEAR SIR:-Your favor of the 2jtl
ultimo, reached me only on yesterday, hav
ing been absent from home at the time o.
its arrival.
You write that almost daily you are
asked by some one, allow does Mr.. ThOm-
as Fl. Clay. stand? Does he still adhere
with zeal and devotion to the undying Un-
ion sentiments of his illustrious father?"
You were right in your answers to those
inquiries. There is no abatement in my
love of the Union and detestation of trca-
son, and l shall carry them with me to the
grave In the words of my father, on an
other occasion. "The power, the authority
and dignity Of the Government ought to be
maintained, and resistance put down at
every hazard" Our neutrality has been
violated by the Generals of the COnfede-
rate army; our soil has been invaded, and
we are in for the war. Ohio and Indiana
arc coming up nobly to our rescue. Our
position of neutrality would have left US
an easy prey to the robber bands of rebel
lion, which are being thrown upon US by
jeff Davis and his myrmidOns, but for
their generous aid and assistance; and all
this may perhaps be uuavailing. unless the
General Government shall order large ar
my into our borders without delay.
The enemy has determined to winter in
Kentucky. The Governor Of Tennessee
has issued his proclamation for 10000
more volunteers. 1t is said many Of the
regiments, heretofore on the Potomac, arc
ordered to the assistance of the renegade
Buckner and Zollic ,ffer. Should Gen.
Anderson be sustained, in the words Of
Tom. COrwin, we will welcome them with
bloody hands to hospitable graves.
The dark and bloody ground will a.
gain be the theater of war; war more
bloody and relentless than any recorded in
history.
We have all confidence in our noble An
derson and his staff.
The fiery cross is cleaning everywhere;
the friends Of the Southern COnfederacy
are fleeing from our borders, and what will
be left will be pure gold with but little
reasonable alloy. Beaten back from Ken
lucky, the war must be carried into their
own territories, their leaders must be sur
rendered, and the Constitution and laws
must De YIndle2ted. d.z
Iremain, truly your friend.
TH0S. II. CLAY,
JNO. 3. FRY, Esq.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23

SIX FEET SEVEN INCHES OF VoLUY-
TEERs.-A recruit named Carter, in the
Indiana Eleventh, is six feet seven inches
in height, and weighs two hundred and
forty pounds. While lying fat on his
back on the ground. he dcies four ordin'
~ well muscled men to prevent him from
rising to his feet. He is one Of the most
powerful men, muscularly, ever seen.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23

Accounts received BY the Government
and which are deemed reliable, represent
the cotton crop of the Southern States as
about an average yield. Much of it has
been successfully housed, but owing to the
want of bagging. it cannot be baled nor
transported. Until supply Of wrapping
is obtained. the crop is almest useless De-
ing too bulky for shipment
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23

Az UNFoRGryING MAN.-In a town in
Massachusetts,, many years ago. lived a
man known as Uncle Zeke Gushing, who
had neighbOr named Tower, whom he
hated mcst religiOusly. for the single rea-
son that Tower had killed his favorite
ram. Tower died; but not so with Cush-
ing's wrath. At the funeral he looked up
on the corpse and turned away. gritting
his teeth, saying between them, xii my
ram, viii you%'
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23
Pretty Good.

An old eolOred man, near Victoria, Tex.
as, who was the only Baptist in the neigh.
borhOod, always .'stuck up for his own
faith" and was ready with a reason for It,
falthOugh he was unable to read word
This was the way he 'put 'em DOWN"
"You kin read, now. keant you? Well
s'POoc you've read dc Bible, hain't
youY'
"Yes."
"YOu've read about John de Baptist
hain't you?"
YES"
"Well. you never read about John de
Methodist, did you? You see 1 have de
Bible on my side den. Yah, yah"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23

Some very small-pOtato rascal has eoun.
terfeited the shinplasters OF the Southern
Coufederacy. 1t IS question which are
worth the most. the shinplasters or the
eonDterfeit.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23

Grinding BOnes---rhe proprietor Of a
bone mill advertises that those sending
their own bones to be ground will be at
tended to with punetuality and dispatch.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-23
Letter From Thomas 81. CAV.

A New York gentleman having written
to Thomas II. Clay. inquiring as to his
position in national affairs. The latter has
responded in terms which must make his
traitOrOus brother. the ignOble occupant of
blush for shame, it he be not past
all comnunctions of conscience.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-10

HE kESIrCKY BBIGADE AND MAJOR ArDHK.
soS-r0e familiarity Of the Ksptuckiaps with
the rife and their rkiil - marxsmea make t1ela
me nnest shsrpshoot-rs IN the world Ii IS Q
common exploit for tbeye men 20 pick out
squirrels or the tops OF the higoest trees and
shoot them sbrough the head. Tnry do stls
they cay, u order to avoid spcilpg the me-t
Another Is 10 sAc0t rarning deer At 4 iorx
distsnce-a no easy matter, as mary q lssu
skilled sportsmra has foand to his di-sopoint
nent 1t IS, therefore, by no means a,facuit l.,
zee that these men are capable Of doing fea-f,L
execution in bastie. Tvs regiments, OF a
Thousand each, SIRE alras5y formed in
Kentucky, under the commend of Colopsls
Terrell and Guthrie respectively. These gen.
tlenen are anxious TO have TIE brigade plsc.d
under the command of Major, or We should
say Colonel, Anderson, he having recently re-
ceiyed his promotion, who i h',aself a native
Kentuckian. 1t is confidently asst rted that il
Colonel Anderson were 10 taks the command,
that twenty thousand loyal meu would come
forward in Kentucky alone and enroll them
selves in his battalions; and these would con-
stitate in themselves power ssfi lent to pre-
veat the possibility ct the State drifting out Of
tho Union. We see by our kilograms of last
night that Mr.. Lincoln has done his part to-
wards accomplishing this desirable ond.
The value of the services and the moral in
Auence of Col Anderson in such a position, ia.
his native State, to the government and 0o
country, at the present time, are too obvious
70 need further comment
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-10

THE DECLINE OF The ANNIyERsARrEs.--Fo
the past few years we have been called upon TO
notice a decline in that species of religious
fervor which manifests itself in those clerica al
and lay gatherings known as the anniversaries
We remember the time when these produced
an immense sensation among the good people
of our city, and not here only, but in various
parts Of the country, from Boston to Philadel-
phia. At that period Broadway, during the
time of the anniversaries, presented such dis.
play of pulpit figures and white neckcloths as
might be looked for in vain at any other season,
and which used to lead newly arrived for
eigners to imagine that we were a na.
ton of clergymen, in the same degree
that England is said to be a ma.
ton of shopkcepers. Apart from the de-
cline Of the religious zeal which used thus to
manifest itself, the anniversaries have this year
to contend with the popular excitement occa-
stoned by the momentous events now transpir-
ing throughout the country. II is impossible
that large community of people like our own
can withdraw their attention from the seat OF war
TO quietly listen to reports of tract societies
and such like, even if they had the means and
the will TO contribute to the support of such
institutions. But the popular purse is as much
affected as the popular mind just now
30 the prospects of large crop Of charitable
funds are very small Thist an unfortunate
circumstance for the various societies in
terested as the diminution of enthusiasm and
contributions this year cannot fail in making
pcople more indifferent to the cause in the
future. That the real interests Of humanity,
religion and civilization will suffer in conse-
quence, IL, however, by no means probable
When the anniversaries shall have sunk al
together into mere matter of history, few
will deplore the loss.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-10

Az ExANrII WORTHY OF IMITATION. pub
lished yesterday The call Of the Governor OF
Ohio for the organization Of one hundred
thousand men as reserve militia or landwcr,
which could be used whenever needed. Every
Governor ought to initiate this example, even
without any reference TO the present war II
turns out that the country has been as III pre-
pared against foreign invasion as II is
for the present war against Southern re-
bellIon. But with the proposed organization