Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-07-24
THE NEWS.
Bishop Scott, of Oregon, died in New
York on Sunday, after a brief illness


York on Sunday, after q brief illness
It is reported in Richmond that an ex-
tensive military organization is being
formed especially in the trans Mississippi
region for the invasion OF Eexico. A dis
tinguished Confederate cavalry officer is
the prospective leader.
A Convention for the Senatorial distriet.
composed of Richland and Ashland eoun-
ties met in Mansfield, and nominated
Captain Thos- E Douglas for State Sens
tor He is opposed by the Hon. Manuel
May, member of the last Senate.
A farmer named William REYNOLDS, of
Shelby, Richland county, Ohio, while in
the yard with his cattle, was set upon by
young bull, and before assistance could
be rendered him, he was gored to death.
he leaves family of five or six children.
A Washington special says that the
War Department is in receipt Of informa-
ton that Indian captlves are an article Of
merchandise among the troops at Fort
Mcdowell, they being exchanged for
goods to the Puma and Maricopac Indi-
ans, or bought from them. Female Apa-
che captives have been sold to these tribes
for the purpose of slaughter. General
Mcdowell has ordered an investigation.
A yard conductor named Frank
Clements at Crestling. was seriously in
jured by projecting rail from truck
load of iron striking him in the back of
the head as he was engaged in coupling
cars. He still lives in a precarious eondi-
ton. On the same day passenger train
ran OF the track at Lucas, seven miles
east of Mansfield, breaking three OF the
ribs Of the engineer, Themas Hoyt, but
dong no further damage.
A Lesvenworth paper, in urging en-
listment in Kansas regiment about to
be raised to fight Indians, says: ssThe SER
vice will last for three or four months on
ly, and viii be source Of heslth, pleas
ure and profit to all who may enlist
Astepnother A whipped five year old
child at Sterling, Illinois, nearly to death,
recently. She beat it and smothered it
with pillow till life was nearly extinct,
when the nelghbors took the child away
from her and found It's back literally cut
to pieces.
A woman gave birth to child lately
in street car in New Orleans. All the
passengers yamosed except two gallant old
bachelors, who had weathered many s
storm. The Crescent proposes that if the
child is boy he be called Oscar, if a girl
Caroline.
The people of Wheeling, West Virgin
ia, were Mortified last Saturday at finding
in the eulvert the body of a man with the
head entirely severed from the body
The face is so cut and manglsd that it is
impossible to recognize the features No
clue has been obtained Of the perpetrators
Of the deed.
1t is said that the Union Pacific Rail-
way has seriously weakened the Missouri
river towns. Nebraska City is one Of the
places damaged BY the diversion of travel,
and the North Platte Lnder declares that
that cityis disappearing IS if by jugglery
It says :is'It is novel sight to see q whole
town packing up and ''walking Off in a
single day. Nearly every man who has
been engaged in business here, is going
into business at Jalesburg. The next
number Of the hldsr viii be published at
Julesburg."
A committee appointed to count the
funds IN the Treasury at Washington have
completed their labors, and report q few |
dollars more than the Treasury books call |
for. The amount of money which has
passed through that department since
March, 1861, is set down in round num-
bers at S14, 500, 10000
In East Newark, few days ago, a
man was caught stealing chickens from
William Reynolds, who keeps q saloon.
At the suggestion of some one the thief
was tried by a court improVised for the
occasion, and presided over by Judge
Lynch, before which he was tried, and
sentenced to be suspended for half an
hour from the mast head of yacht.
The sentence was carried out, no one
interfering.
The train which left Chicago for Gin.
cinnati on Wednesday morning. over
the Chicago and Great Eastern Road,
was forcibly seized at Logansport, In
diana, by one hundred employees, who
took this means to procure arrearages
Of wages. The raiders switched of the
two cars full of passengers, and permit
ted the engine to proceed with the
mail. The passengers had to ride
fifteen miles in omnibuses, in order to
resume their journey. No personal
Tiolence was offered.
Two female pickpockets were arrest
ID in DIR. Voodbridge's Church, at
Saratoga, during the morning service,
Lfter they had secured two portemo-
laies. These accomplished young
aides arrived there on Saturday last {
md registered at the Clarendon Hotel
IS Mrs: Erich and Mrs. Stewart, of New (
Orleans The same morning they re- I
ieVed q lady while shopping of her
entire pocket and contents, including {
.hirty dollars in greenbacks. The mat {
er was given to an expert detective, '
gho on Sunday morning arrested them l
n church, and recovered the money.
They were examined and held to &
.nsWer. One is rather autumnal, the {
,ther young and interesting, both are I
pictures of injured innocence. 8
The grand review in honor of the
-isit of the Sultan TO England, took
lace yesterday off Spithead and was !
he most magnificent affair ever wit I
lessed in British waters. =.
The wife ofMeagher telegraphs, that
Though the greatest exertions have I
'een made, the Generals body has not {
et been recovered a
Several Americans residing st Silks, U
ave written letter to Secretary Sew 0
rd, thanking him for his services in
ecuring the purchase of Russian Amer :
ca, and assuring him that the country I
J in every respect q valuable acquisi-
ion. q
Berezowski, the would-be assassin of
he Emperor of Russia, has been found o
guilty, with extenuating circumstan- t
es," and has been sentenced to i'm
at hard labor for life. A (
undred years age ne would probably
ave been brokPn upon the wheel, or %
uartered. b
General Rousseau has been detailed =.
D take formal possession of Russian
.merica, on behalf of the United
tates Government. Ex-senator Nc y
,ougal, of California, wants to be Gov VI
rnor of the walruses.
1t is proposed to rebuild the bridges
YER the Passaic, at Paterson n. j., of 90
efficient width to allow of stores being D
uilt upon them on each side. The A