The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-22
MEADVILLe LeITEMs.

We find the following in this weeks
J0HTnGl and Republican:
On Thursday afternoon an old lady, Mra,
X. buckingham, residing in house north
of the East Plank Road, while working III
her garden, was robbed of 500 No clue
has yet been obtained that would lead to
the arrest of the thief.
1hs merchants of Meadville have enter.
ed into an agreement to close their places
| of business at O'Clock 2. NJ, on and after
the 25th instant, except on Saturday even
ings, with the professed object OF giving
their clerks little time for rest and recre.
alton.
On Friday morning. about o'clock, the
night Express train from the East, due
here st 2:5O, but which was several hours
late, collided with freight train about
half mile north of Meadville Depot, de-
moiishing several cars upon each train.
1t appears that the freight train upon its
arrival st this station had been left in
charge of the yard men by the officers of
the train, who, with the brakemen, had
gone 70 breakfast. The yard men ran the
train back upon the main track and sent 8
fagmsn to warn the approaching Express.
The accident was caused by the carelessness
or ignorance of the signal man in
not going far enough up the track
1t was impossible for the engineer
of the Express TO stop his train after
seeing the signal, until he struck the rear of
the freight train. The engine was driven
into the cabOose like the Joint of tele-
scope, the bsggsge ear of the Express be-
ing in like manner driven into the forward
passenger coach. This coach struck the
one behind it with such force as to badly
smash the end of it in. 1t is most remark
able that in spite Of the tremendous shock
and the demolition of material, no person
upon either train was injured in the least.
The track was cleared in few hours, and
the trains proceeded as usual, the track
itself not having been torn up. Among
the passengers on the Express we're Messrs
Shryock, Dick, Thorp and other officials of
the road, who had been ut q Directors
meeting at jamestown.
The Crawford Journal in noticing the
proposed return of R. NJ. N. Taylor, Esq,
to this city says:
No one in our midst is more Immediate
ly connected with the material second
growth of Mesdville than Mr. Taylor.
No old original sojourner has labored more
zealously to make our beautiful town what
it latterly has been, cheerful and pleasant
resort, than he, and none have been more
than half as successful in that direction.
The McHenry House, under the uneoualed |
of Mr.. Taylor and his accom-.
plished lady, has made the French Greek |
Valley generally, and this place psrticH-
larly, the point of attraction and interest
for all travellers in the West, and those Wis.
iting it have no Of her desire than to return.
No public or private benevolent charitable
ever found in our midst more
willing, ready, liberal and charitable con.
than they. Quietly, and without
display, are the needy and destitute
made the recipients Of their bounties, and
We venture the prediction that the remo-
7sl Of no two persons from the town will
Do as materially felt by the poor in this vi
Unity rs these. During the long years of |.
ne rebellion, hundreds of sick, disabled
nd destitute soldiers we're cared for by
= IN his quiet manner, without any dis
LAY, with no other compensation save sn
pproving conscience, which, we Judge
rom the character OF, the man, is of more
Importance and satisfaction than gold or I
littering things. The exit of such char. :
cters from our community is public mis-
,rtune. :