Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ID.

The wooden cloth mills of GlenhRm,
Dutchess & Co., New York, were near
" destroyed by fire on Monday night.
Loss about 100000 insured for $780,
600.
A man named George Lester, living
in the town of Pleasant Valley, seven
miles from Poughkeepsie, has been de-
tected in an attempt to starve his wife
to death, and performing inhuman
operations upon her. He is at large
but the police are after him.
An Albany letter says there are
in New York under control of the
Fenian leaders 5000 Snyder breach
loading rifles, and 10000 equipments
therefor, 100000 rounds of amuni-
ton, and $4,000 complete suits of uni
form. Amount of money raised and
placed in the hands of O'Mahony,
Stephens & Co., was $685. GOO. The
amount of money upon which Rob-
erts ssarted his raid upon Canada wa
$I26 900.
Advices from Topeka, Kansas, states
that at Downer Station there were
1000 Indians who had met other
tribes to decide upon war OF peace.-
One old chief, who appeared friendly,
told the coach driver, if he wanted to
save his life, he had better leave the
line before the grass grows. A woman
was told at one Of the Stations by q
principal chief that he would have her
for his squaw before long.
A great temperance revival is going
on in Pittsburgh.
Gov. Geary of Pennsylvania. yester-
day, signed the joint resolution ratify-
ing the Constitutional Amendment.
The people of Gettysburgh are Pc
titioning the Pennsylvania Legislature
for $4,000 indemnifcation for wal
losses.
Nj. and Mrs. Blackburn, of Column
bus, who are charged with fendish
abuse of their little daughter, have
been committed to Jail in default of
$1,000 each. The little victim is at q
hospital and recovering.
4 new method of punishment has
been introduced into one of the pub
lie schools of Holyoke. A disobedi-
emit scholar is ordered up, its mouth
forced open, and dose of cayenne pep
per administered. A correspondent of
the Boston Transcript appropriately
heads its account of this performance,
Are we civilized? Z"
A colored boy of Norfolk, Va, bears
one Of the most singular marks that
Dame Nature has ever placed upon the
form of human species. Each finger
nail ON the right hand il the exact
counterpart of an oyster shell. The
c~rustaceous covering of the bivslVe is
perfectly represented in shape. color,
and the rough appearance that the
outer surface of the oyster-shel usual
ly presents. The boy was born and
raised in the oyster district, and bears
the evidence Of his nativity on his fin
gers.
Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania, has is
sued the following rules in relation to
pardons: he requires, as the first step,
that public notice shall be given that
a pardon is to be applied for; the law
yer who presented and the judge who
tried the case must be personally noti-
fed the records of the trial must be
laid before him, with a statement of
the grounds upon which pardon is ask
ed, and Recommendation from the jury
and responsible persons in the prison
er's vicinity.
In New York city, William B. As
tor pays taxes on g, 900; A. T.
Stewart & Co. on 1900, 900; James
Lennox on 81, 5000, 900 and James
Brown on 81, 600, 900. Poor fellows =
This does not include bank stock and
soma other items.
A woman in Elgin, C. E, a few,
nights since, heard g dog barking furi-
ously at the door. She followed the
animal about q quarter Of q mile thro'
the Snow, and found her father dying
from exhaustion and exposure. The
dog would scarcely allow any one to
approach the corpse.
The police of Rochester, n. Y, on
the 9th, arrested q party Of railway
hands, employed on freight trains, for
the systematic plundering of the cars.
Tea By the bushel and cloths by the
bsgfull were recovered-goods enough
to open q very respectable store.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Is !
Robert Densmore, Treasurer of Sutter
county, California abscondsd on the
10th inst, with $4,000 belonging to
the Treasury.
The first number Of "The Evening
Leader" radical Republican paper,
was issued at Washington, D. c., yes
terday.
II is believed that the Senate will to-
day adopt the Blaine amendment to
the Military Government bill.
AdYicss from Iowa say that the rain
storm was furious, west Of Dubuque, !
flooding p~rairies and breaking up riT-
ers, floating of bridges, and doing great
damage generally.
interest of compound interest notes
on outstanding is $l70,826,5 Sol; principal
and interest falling due in 1867, Sll9,-
COS, 10.
The New York POSTS Washington
special says the President stated day
before yesterday, that his nominations
in future would be such as he could
expect the Senate TO confirm.
The Executive Committee of Ameri-
can Free Trade League, held q meet
ing in New York City yesterday for
the purpose of making arrangements
for q grand denomination in favor Of
Free Trade in q short time.
Richard S. MALTA, formerly of the
Sixth Ohio Infantry, committed sui
eide in Nevada, on the 10th ult. He
was tw~enty-fopr years Of age.
The indianapolis Journal says: Our
ex changes from all parts of the State
say that the wheat crop never prom
ised better than now.
A crinolipe manufacturer in Saxony
has made during the last ten years, no
less than S6S, 7S4, 600 hoop skirt springs,
or enough to 60 around the world
thirteen times and q half.
On the morning of the 1lth inst,
Mrs. TheFese Chalfant Pugh, wife Of
Hon. George e. Pugh, died in Cincin-
natti, in the 35th year of her age.
An elderly gentleman in Boston,
who is troubled with IameRess, was as
sisted into his sleigh q day or two since
by a couple of young men, who under