Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-09-11

The agricultural products of Kansas
this year are pronounced the heaviest
and finest eYer harvested in that
State. BE- b1a
Judge Barnard, of New York, has
denied the motion for an injunction
and appointment of a receiver TO wind
up the ahaira of the Merchants Union
Express Company. The affairs of the
company have been found prosperous,
no debts owing and a large sum Of
money in the treasury.
The two female suffrage advocates
Miss Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Elisa
beth Cady Stanton, are doing effective
work in Kansas towards procuring the
right of suffrage for their sex in that
State. At Lawrence, Mrs. Stapton de-
livered a public address on the above
topic, which is pronounced by the
press the finest speech ever listened TO
in that city.
Assistant Postmaster-Genera Kasson
is negotiating a new postal treaty with
Prussia. 81. Moustier, the French
Minister for Foreign Affairs, has issued
a circular stating that the meeting of
the two Emperors at Salzburg was
merely o of coincidence over the fate
of Macmillan ; an exchange Of views
might have taken place on the polite
al situation of Europe, but no alliance
was entered into OF even planned. All
American vessels entering Spanish
ports are to be subjected to q rigid
Quarantine.
The Galifornia election returns are
nearly all in. and show q Democratic
majority. Hsight's majority demo
cratic candidate for GoVernorl is esti-
mated at 5000. The defeated party
are not willing to abandon the fight,
but urge renewed efforts at the 0cto-
Der elections.
the sgue, an unusual disease in
New England, is now prevailing in
New Haven.
The second crop of hay now being
gathered in the vicinity of Taunton, !
Mass, is the heaviest which has been
known for years.
From various accounts it is TO be
feared that the potato rot has become
very extended-in Maine especially
although complaints of its presence
are more or less common in all the
Eastern States.
A farmer in Minnesota, killed HIM.
self with a musket, shooting half of
his head of, because his crops had been
ruined by hesyy rains. 1t was the
third year the poor mans hopes had
been blighted, and he gave up the life
struggle in despair.
Accounts from Southern Illinois rep
resent the peach crop to be enormous
in that section. 1t is no uncommon
thing to ship from 10000 to 10000
boxes a day oyer the Illinois Central,
besides what find their way to st. Lou
is, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Cairo.
For all this vast yield, the capability
of Southern illinois TO yield fruit is but
just begun to be made known.
We hear 8 rumor that the Adams
and Merchants Union Companies are
going to unite, get off each others
routes and exchange freight, and to-
gether fight the American and the
United States. Other rumors are that
sill the companies are getting sick of
the contest, and ere going to agree to
1--we and let live, and put up rates to 8
Twin and dividend paying figure again.
Give u anything for a quiet life.
The extensive iron works at Blaenau,
South Wales, have stopped, and nine
thousand operatives are thrown out of
employment. 81
Gov. Helm, of Kentucky, died at his
residence In Elisabethtown, September
8. His funeral will take place on
Tuesday, just one week after his inau-
guration.
Prof Watson, of the Michigan Uni
versity, reports that he has discovered
another planet in the vicinity of the
planet Neptune, ofthe brilliancy of q
star Of the eleventh magnitude,
The present population of SAD Fran
cisco, according to the showing Of the
new directory, amounts to 130, 900 souls.
Seven years ago the census gave that
city a population of74,OO0 persons.
Gen. SohoReld IL convalesosnt and is
able to attend to the lighter portion of
his duties. He is now busily engaged
at Fortress Monroe in examining the
registration records Of Virginia, pre-
paratory to Issuing an order for election
in October next.
A German woman, Barbara Dale, was
murdered near Bourbon. Ind, whild
alone in her house, and her bureau
drawers ritied of a small sum of money
and q revolver. She was struck on the
head with an axe, and her body shock :
mangled. A German named R.
Semitic, has been arrested on suspicion
having perpetrated the deed. /
Another car difficulty is reported to
hsye occurred g Richmond. "A COL
ored man having purchased q 6rst-class
ticket to Washington, was put off the
train a few miles outside of Richmond,
because be refused to ride in the "col- !
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