Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-11-22

THE Jamaica correspondent of the Her
aid sends fuller particulars of the diff
Guilty the British man-ofwar, Bull Dog
got into, which ended in its destruction.
During the fight between it and the reb-
ell fort on Cape Haytien, one officer and
two men were killed and fifteen wounded
on the vessel. The u. s. steamer De
Soto brought the wounded off; and also
carried all the foreign Consuls and for
eigners from the town TO a place of safety,
while the Bull Dog was bOmbarding the
town. After the Bull Dog got aground
under the fire of the fort, the Captain
wanted the De Soto 10 take a hawser from
him and tow him oil, but the latter de-
clined to interfere, any farther than to
take the wounded off.
GCv. ANDERSON has changed thanks
giving day in this State to Dec. eth
the day appointed by the President.
Women are suspected of being extern
sively engaged in the business of SNUG
Cling the finer fabrics of merchandise
from Canada to this country, the expan-
siveness of modern ~crinoline atiording
ample opportunity for concealment. To
spare the modesty of gentlemen detect
ives, it is reported that shIewd females
will be appointed To search lady travellers
from Canada.
FRAUDS against the Internal Revenue
Department have Just been brought to
light at Pithole, Pa, and oil wells No. At,
81 and IS. on the Holmden farm have
been seized 10y the Government. Claims
against them amount 10 SllS.0 OO-SSS,
OGO, against u. :. Petroleum To-, and
$50, 600 against a large operator, who
made over his interest night before last
to a second party.
The reliable gentleman" who iormerly
figured 50 extensively in furnishing the
public with the latest news from The
front. is now heard from in Mexico
According to his story, Macmillan Is
about used up, and has shipped his little
personal property from Mexico to a safer
place, from whence, in a case of emer
gency, he can set sail for Europe.
The work on the Reno and Pithole
road is rapidly progressing. In General
Burnside's opinion it can be completed
in ninety days. The entire length of the
route is ten and a half miles. Seven hun
dred men are TO be employed in the con-
struction. The route is from Reno up
Shaffer run TO the head of Cornplanter
run; thence down Complain ter run to Oil
Creek; up OIL Creek to Housewife; thence
up Cherry run TO Plumer, and down Al
lander run TO Pithole.
Horse thieves are doing a thriving bus
mess in the oil country.
Incendiarism is on the increase in
Meadville. 4 large barn belonging TO
James r. Dick. was set on fire by some
villain Tuesday morning, and burned to
the ground. The barn was built some
thirty years since by old "Ossawatomie
Brown"
Some speculative geniuses have been
tapping the oil barrels on their way to
New York from the oil regions. Some OF
the barrels reached market twO-thirds
empty.
The Jamestown and Franklin Railroad
is to be finished forthwith, and the pro-
%iectors of the Newcastle and Franklin
road are pushing the arrangements for
that line of road. The route will be from
Newcastle via. Mercer to Brownsville,
where it will intersect the jamestown and
franklin road.
At a meeting of the citizens of Miles
Grove, Pa. (Girard depot held some days
ago, it was resolved 10 name the place
Dan Rice.
Wool is said TO be worth G5 q 20 cents
on the farms in Washington county, Pa.
1t has been coming down lately, and is
not firmly held in the general markets
East One half Of the Washington coun-
ty wool crop remains unsold.
A couple Of burglars entered the office
of the Treasurer of Wood County. at
Perrysburg. yesterday morning. and blew
open the safe. hut did not succeed in ob
tanning any Of the funds, - they we're
frightened off. The safe contained up
wards 81 $50. 000.
They are about constructing a fruit pre-
serving establishment in Buffalo. of the
capacity Of %, 1000 bushels. 1t viii prob
ably cost Sl00,0 600