Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-07-17
THENEws.

THE NEWS.
A New York special says that the
Government has been negotiating for
the purchase of the Sandwich Islands.
The aeronauts who assembled in the
balloon Hypersan from Boston on Tues
day evening had some rather rough adj
ventures. Alighting in q meadow in
New Salem rs miles from BOSTON, at
10 o'clock p. M, they were constrain-
ed to remain out all night without
shelter, on account of the dense dark
ness which prevailed. 1t rained hesvi-
ly all night. In the morning they took
another flight and landed near Fores-
tiers, whence they returned to Boston.
The Democratic State Convention,
of Minnesota met in st. Paul yesterday
and made nominations of State officers.
The platform adopted by the Conven-
ton opposes the so-caAed Reconstruc-
ton measure as being intended solely
to secure acendency to the Republican
party, it deprecates the exemption of
National securities from taxation and
opposes prohibitory liquor laws as in
vading natural rights; it opposes ne
gro suffrage, and charges upon the Re-
publican party the continued sepsra-
ton of the States of the South, and
shameless corruption in squandsring
the peoples money. The documen:
concludes by declaring that if these
abuses IRE much longer continued, they
will permanently overthrow republican
liberty in the United States. The
Democratic vote of Minnesota is 81 per
cent. of the whole, but whatthis party
lacks in numbers they fully make up
in turbulence.
An elevator Is to be built at Milwau-
kee. that will hold l,250,000 bushel of
grain.
In Ballston, N. Y, they bored a six
hundred feet well for oil, but struck a
medical springof great virtues instead.
They accepted the situation, and have
opened a doctors shop at the place.
A servant girl employed in a house
on Wilson street, Brooklyn, N. Y,
was burned to death, on Sunday, by
the ignition of q can of kerosene oil
which she was pouring upon a FIRE. A
gentleman and lady who attempted to
a the girl, were severely burned
about the face and hands.
Miss Jennie Rupert, aged about l6
years, daughter of Mr.. Samuel Rupert,
of Henderson, Pa, died under dis
tressing circumstances on Saturday last.
While eating her supper, some ten days
ago, q piece of glass found its way into
her food, and lodging in her throat,
bsfied all medical skill to remove it.
Ira Y. Mum, a leading grain ware
housemen Of Chicago, wal sued for
breach of contract of marriage by
Samantha Proctor, who claims $780,
600 damages. Nj. Mum has been .
Widower for several years. The plain
tiff announces her determination to
conduct the case herself.
John Sims, the ringleader of a gang
of counterfeiters arrested some time
ago, was convicted last week at Can
andsigus. Sims lives in Onondaga
county, and is worth 5000, 0O0. He
thought his money would enable him
to fight tine case through, but an intel
ligent jury indicated the majesty Of
the law.
At Rockland Maine, on Wednesday
last, q young man, named Robinson,
died in Consequence of drinking from
a bottle containing aconite. arnics and
water, supposing it to be whisky. His
father and brother also drank from the
bottle, but medical aid saved them.
The Herald's Charleston special says,
General Siekles has postponed the period
of registration until definite action is Ia
ken by Congress on the subject of declar-
ing who, and who is not, entitled to regis
ter.
The cable u q proposed reduc-
ton in the rate of postage between the
United States and Great Britain. The
British Government promise that q six
penny rate of postage will be put in oper-
alton by the LIST OF January.
A special dispatch from Houston, Tex
as, gives details of the execution of the
Imperiahst chiefs-Maximilian ,Miramon,
and Mejia. The prisoners were not
bound or blindfolded, and no indignity
was offered to Macmillan. He briefly
recapitulated the causes that had taken
him to Mexico, and ignored the authori-
ty of the court that tried him. He then
called TO the Sergeant of the guard and
gave him a handful of gold coin, and d.
rected the soldiers to aim at his heart
His last words were, "Poor Carlottal"
Five balls entered his breast, but these
did not kill him, whereupon two soldiers
were ordered to shoot him in the side, and
in this way he was dispatched. Mirsmon
and Nejia were executed afterwsrd, and
met their fate like brave soldiers.
Another Revolutionary hero, John Re-
gan, aged 1O4, has been discovered in IL
linois.
At st. GeneYive, Canada, s chicken
went mad and was killed, a few days since,
which had been bitten by q mad dog two
weeks previously.
A Cincinnatisn proposes to send wheat
down the Mississippi to New Orleans and
thence to New York for half the ruling
rates, or for 30c a bushel.
In PapstoVn, Illinois, q farmer hung
himself last week, the day after his mar
risge to q beautiful young girl, because
gossip said his wife had lived infsmouIly.
At Loveland, Ohio, this season, q fruit
grower has succeeded in raising one bush
ell, three pecks and three quarts of straw
berries from 8 square rod of ground.
F.. An Augusta (Me.) correspondent says
that nobody has died there since the IL
quor shops were closed IN April; but that
several incorporate men have since left
the poor house, and are now supporting
their families.
In Is counties of Ohio the sheep have
increased 1O4,6s0 during the past year
Allowing q same ratio for the other cOun-
ties, would leave 609,67 for an increase
over the previous year, and would increase
the crop of wool by about two million
pounds. s
Thomas Cealey has been arrested in
New York, charged with being one Of
the murderers of Col. O'Brien, who, it
will be remembered, Was killed in the
draft riots which occurred in that city in
1868.
A dray. horse, while standing in front of
q store in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, was
startled by the fall of a hay-rake upon his
rump. He started to run, and being
blind, ran hesdlong against the side Of y
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