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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23
The Law Question.

vienna, Dec. 18th, 1865.
EDTToR CHKoSICLE:-In your last paper I
noticeda communication from a correspond
ent signed at" calling the attention Of the
people to the manner In which their money
Is expended in onr courts ofjustice $50 called.
1 am glad to know that one has had the
boldness to speak out on this subject. Ihaye
long entertained the same ideas OF the in
Justice OF the public paying so much Of the
expense OF parties engaged in law suits, n
I was more thai eve impressed with this
view Of the subject from what / saw and
learned in Court during the present term. I
happened TO be one of the unfortunates who
was compelled to leaFe my family and bust
ness over almost impossible roads, and to
stay several days at 10 cents per day, to at
tend Court, because two Of my ~neighbOrs had
q difficulty which they could not or Wotadnot
settle. I speak of my own case only "a $
sample Of scores OF others who are taken
from their business every term OF Court.
No doubt nine-tenths Of the voters would
say these things are all wrong and should be
righted. The next thing TO be considered is
what should be the remedy. On this we may
disagree, butt will be well to compare views,
and perhaps we may hit on some plan ofre-
form. Iwould suggest that we petition the
present Legislature (Which is Democratic,
and who profess towant to reduce the burden
OF taxationl to pass a law raising the fees of
witnesses the same as jurors, and compelling
the parties to pay all the expenses, including
all such cases as the one referred to by your
correspondent. One other remedy would be
eIectusl in stopping much litigation il
adopted, and that is TO keep away from the
-. nF.~. 4H,- IaTF sNa anita hrorruhf
before our Courts could be settled If parties
who disagree would lay their difficulty before
some OF their most intelligent neighbors, in
stead Of consulting lawyers. In an expert
ence Of over thirty years in business 1 lave
made the acquaintance and done business
with manyd different lawyers, and 1 am COM
PEELED to say that I ave found but n in
whose advice I could place implicit conf
denee in regard to engaging in a law suit.
In fact It has become a Irregular business with
some lawyers to hlHlt up cases, and to be at
some pains to find out the difficulties going
on, n to make each party think they are
an abused people. For the proof Of this look
at the numerous divorce cases, breach o.
promises, or any case wherein a tcomdn can
be brought in as q party, and the lawyers
know they AVE a fat case, especially II they
are to get half the judgment.
There are other faults pertaining to oul
Courts beside what have been stated. As q
general thing our jury trials are but a lottery
scheme, and the one that wins is the one that
knows how his case should be managed and
manages it himself, trusting nothing TO the
lawyers but causing tie jury. Again many
cases are decided by the preJudices Of one
man who rules the rest.
There are many other evils which might
be mentioned, but I have already written
more than I Intended to when I commenced
I would like TO hear from others on this sub
iect. VENTLAToR.
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Gen. Garfleld's Bill to Legalize Gold
Contracts,

Be It enacted By the Senate and
House of Representatives. ofthe United
States Of America IN Congress assem-
bed, That no existing law which
makes United States notes or other
forms of paper money q legal tender in
payment of debts shall apply TO the
payment of any promissory note or
contract hereafter made, in (which pay
ment in coin is specifically promised,
but such debt shall be paid in accord
anee with the terms of such note OF
contract : Provided, hOaUeUeT, That
the consideration of any such contract
made payable in coin shall be matter
arising after the passage Of this act,
and no part of such consideration shall
in any case be founded directly or in
directly on any previous indebtedness
not payable in coin existing prior to
or at the date. of the passage of this
act; and any evasion of or attempt To
eYade this provision shall work a for
fixture of every such contract made
under the authority of this section
but this shall not c~ontravene any
statute of any State or Territory re-
lating to uSury.
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WINNING AFFAIR In Hartford.


EDITOR CHRoSICLE:-A short time since.
the pastor Of the NJ. f. Church in Hartford,
and his wife, were invited TO meet a few
friends at the house OF one D. S. Tracy, for an
evenings visit. Accordingly, not dreaming
of harm, they went at the designated time
and found nj three or four persons In at
tendance. After a short time they were
asked to step over n see the improvements
recently made in the internal arrangements
OF the building formerly occupied by Reeor-
der Moses for n store. All Unconscious Of pre-
meditated malice, they complied. In the
'front.' room they ound a table loaded with
~luxuries, beautifully decorated, and q COM
pany Of ladies and gentlemen, who, to all
appearance were quite friendly, and enjoy
ing themselves hugely. After partaking OF
the good things so bountifully provided and
while the Reverend was enjoying delicious
chat with . couple Of ladies, n Amos mot
the Did prophet appeared whip in hand, ian
expensive whslebone Of the latest style and
best quality)a and proceeded to give said pas
tor awhippinG After using the toh his
entire satisfaction, he next used the butt, re-
marking a he did so, that, as it was COM
monty reported that the parson was pronet to
use that particular end OF a whip on peoples
heads on dark nights, it was thought best
that he should understand that this was
heavily loaded and might be useful
The pastor suffered all with calm fortitude,
without uttering a single complaint. Appa-
rently emboldened, the eonspiratOrs added
insult to injury by i~nsinuating that their
pastor was in the habit Of visiting places OF
business, such as groceries, hotels, &c, IN
several adjacent Townships, and they sup
posed as a matter OF course, wonld be out OF
stamps; they therefore presented Iii a bun
die of ~greenbacks, as they said, to prevent
his running up bills for refreshments TO the
d-isparsgement Of the township Of Hartford.
And nov Mr.. Editor, in view OF the above,
1 will say in language similar to that used on
a certain occasion many years since-"I will
not bring against them a railing accusation
but the Lord REGARD them," as they
richly deserve. r. w CRANE.
Hartford, Dec. 1865.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

YOUNG AMERICA FOR JANUARY
There is always a great hurrah among
the children when YOUNG AMERICA
arrives. Its stories, its puzzles, its
pictures, possesses an irresistible at
traction, and induce lots of boys and
girls to beg at bedtime for just 'half
an hour more" The January num-
Der is the third issue since the
enlargement, and is one of the most
interesting and attractive that has
been published. Parents and teach
ers should bear in mind that it is the
only juvenile periodical that confines
itself to sketches of an absolutely
truthful, natural character. Publica-
ton Office, S3S Broadway, N. Y. AT
$3.50 yearly.
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FGAL NOTICE.

T EGAL NOTICE.
Jose Chaffee, VS. John H. Clark; Wealthy
Clark, Wells Clark, and John Norris.
Notice is hereby given, that plaintiff has
hled his petition in the Court Of Common
Pleas, of Trumbull Counts Ohio, stating
that said John Fl. & Wealthy, on the LIST day
Of December, 1850, execute TO said Norris, q
mortgage deed Of all that part Of Lot l6, OF
land In the township Of Messopotamia, in
said County, bounded as follows: Beginning
at southwest corner OF said lot; thence east
to the southwest corner Of lar owned by
John Norris; thence north On Norrig's west
line to his northwest corner; thence west
parallel with the south line TO the west line
OF the lot; thence south to the place Of be-
ginning, containing fifty acres OF land to
ecu payment Of q promisSOry note OF same
date, made by said John II to said Norris,
for sou, payable I'VE yeats from date, within
terest payable annually; which note and
mortgage have been assigned to plaintiff, re-
main due and wholly unpaid, that said Wells
claims some interest in the land, subject to
said mortgage. Plaintiff asks judgment on
said note and mortgage. said defendants,
Joh H, Wealthy, and Wells, n appear,
answer, plead or demur on or before the 18th
day of February, 1859, or said petition will be
taken as confessed to be true.
By MILTON SUTLIFF,
Dec 23-6t Atty for Plaintiff.
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The Ladr.s Friend. for January.

Never, perhaps, has there been
published a more attractive number of
n Iady's magazine, than the January
issue of THE LADY's FRIEND. 1t
leads off with a splendid illustration
on steel, of a story by Miss Amanda
NJ. Douglas, "Chased by Wolves"
Then we have a striking illustration
of Mrs Woods novelet for HRpland
Yorke, or, Done in Passion, a new
and Powerful story, by the famous
author of "East Lynne" il COM
menced in the present number. In
the large and brilliant Fashion Plate,
the editor has given two examples of
the "Grecian Bend" as Il is seen in
Pdris-not for the imitation of her
American readers, but to satisfy their
curiosity, and also to prove that this
is not, as many suppose, a Saratoga
Fashion, but II having the usual
French origin. Last Words" with
poetry), is a beautiful engraving.
There arc also many engravings de-
voted to lady's attire, and TO the work
table, which the ladies can better
appreciate than we AN. The other
literary matter is Between Two" by
that piqunpt and brilliant writer, Miss
Elizabeth Prescott "Thn was 1t, a
Story of Blanchett," by Mrs. Louise
Chandler Moulton; "Where ?" by
Florence Percy; PBridgetis Romance"
by Mrs. H6smeri 1.-THE Event at
Milford,h by Emma b. Ripley ;
novelties, editorials, &c. Published
by Deacon & Peterson, 319 Walnut
street, Philadelphia, at $3.50 a year
(which also includes a large steel en-
graving). -Four copies, SO. Eight
land one g~ratis), So. "The Lady's
Friend" and "The Saturday Evening
Post" (anG Qae engravingD $500.
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DEMOREsr's NEW -YEAR,sNUMBEI

DEMOREsT'S New YEAR'sNUMBER.
We only echo the universal opinion,
when we say that this magazine i'm
proves with every year, if not with
every successive number. Other mag
azines preserve the same tone, the
same features, the same style, (neveI
rising above the dead level,) which
they have for years past; but Dem
orest's is progressive, always fresh and
full of interesta and instructive informal
ton. a new feature for this year is
the Ladies' Club" which seems al
ready to have q long list of members.
The fashions and patterns are sensible
and practical as usual. $500 yearly.
Send IS cents, for a specimen, to S3s
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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23
"Best Machine in Use" !

IN answer to many letters, 1 say the
Domestic Sewing Machine is the best
BUY IL and you never will be sorry. 1 have
sold and repaired all kinds for ten years. 1t
will sew SOOspOOi cotton to Wax-endi finest
fabric TO one-half inch board. The inventor
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Paris puffs, for the Domestic was not there
We can sell without carting them around
Fill orders only. VIII warrant to give salts
faction or no sale. Manufactured in Ohio,
and fully licensed. Price $50. Address
f. L. GIBBS, Agent.
Warren. O., Nov. ., lSBS-tf
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Law.

Mr. EDITOR Your court Reporter has
made terrible havoc with my crude article
Of Dec. 9th, in the Chronicle. He finds
therein = great many errors-indeed moth
ing but errors, and proceeds at once to cor
rect them. He says itdoesn not cost the coun-
ty to exceed twenty dollars, to get together a
special jury. Let us look at this 8 while. In
the frst place, the county pays sir doHGr for
UTiting He names Of This jury. This is called
I think, 'stTikiHg'' the jury. ThatleavesJouT-
teen doHaT for issuing summons, service by
the Sheriff, mileage Of officer riding to per-
haps half the townships in the county,
mileage to and from tho county seat, OF
twelve jurors, &c.
You may believe that, Mr.. Editor, If you
wish TO, but please excus me i'll don't.
Your Reporter says the litigants pay all the
expenses OF thejury, whilst the fsetis, whena
suit is tried before a common jury, no mat
ter If it occupies their time q month or six
months, all the expense, except sir dSHdTS, is
paid by the county, and is HeUer reimbursed
by the parties, - as your Reporter says it is.
I acknowledge my error in regard to
special jury If they are detained more than
one day, the litigants pay more than twelve
dollars; but in no ease do they pay more than
one hGB their daily uoGges, and Herer pay the
expense Of collecting them together, sherifrs
fees, mileage, &c.
This subject OF juries, is an interesting: one
iflOoked at in the right light. Most people
not having the knowledge Of the law before
their eyes, think one, or At most, two juries
at a time sufficient for most courts; but our
present court, that bids fair to be aperpetusl
one, has presented the nov feature Of hay
ing four juries in attendance at one time,
and that for weeks together. What do you
think OF that; Mr.. Editor, one hundred dollars
per day, juTyJees!!! Isn't that dealing out JUS
tiee with q ~Vengsnce? But then, our county
is rich, and our people long suffering and
slow to anger.
There is a"screw loose" somewhere; q big
screw, and very loose at that, Nr. Editor.
Warren, o., Dec. q, 1858. I.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

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MARRIAGES

In East Cleveland, at the Congregational
Church, Dog. 18th, by the Rev. 4. II. Rich
Rrdson, Mr.. WILLIAM SMILLIE, Of that
place, and Miss ETTIE HICKoX, daughter
Of A. d. Hickox, Esq, formerly OF this
County.
Atther residence Of the brides father, !. Smith,
Esq, Dec. 2Jth, 1865, by Rev. 7. II. TAFT, Mr..
HIRAM POST, OF Bszetts, end Miss
SARAH SMITH, OF Fowler, All OF Trqm-
bull County, o.
Dec. 18th, 1868. by Mayor Dawson, Mr..
HENRY L. PAYNE. of Warren, and Miss
ELIZABETH MILLER, Of HoWland.
By Rev. 4. Belts, Nov. 18th, at the house OF
the brides father, Mi. LEWIS II. KERR,
to Miss LAURA ROGERS, daughter OF
Loren Rogers, all OF Vienna.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

~General Sheridan is still on the
Indian war trail. He says the fight
is pretty well knocked out Of the
Cheyennes, the most desperate and
pestilent froatief tribe. The General
says that country IS literally covered
with game, and there are mors buffalo
than will last the Indians twenty
yesra, and the turkeys are 20 numer-
Gus that focks of from one to two
thousand have been seen, and the
country is full of grouse, quails and
rabbits. Herds Of antelope and deer
are every where, and even ran throHgii
General custsr's train while on the
march.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23
EeighbarhOod News,

A Gas Company is about being organized
At New Lisbon.
Charles HaynsS bled todesth at New Phils.
delphia from having several teeth drawn.
The pioneer settlersof ColumbIana County
propose soon to hold a meeting at New Lis.
bon, Ohio
A miner at the LetoniG coal works was
burned to death by the explosion Of a barrel
Of oil, on the Cd inst.
Harvey ]. COveIl, Of Jefferson, has been
appointed an aid TO Gov. Hayes.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

hE-Conrad Kreiger, a German pas
senger on a train from Erie to
Cleveland on Friday, was bamboozel-
ed out of $500 by sharpers. 1t was
the old dodge of borrowing money on
worthless security, the confidence
men leaving the train at the first
station after securing their booty.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

AThe "whiskey frauds" as
cheating thegOvernmentOut of the full
tax due on whiskey Is called, is still
under congressional investigation,
and It seems the government lOoses
hundreds of thousands OF dollars
annually by the various games prae-
tised by manufacturers and dealers.
The report 81 the committee accuses
President johnson Of retaining men
IN office whose corruption has been
already shown him, and that hORRst
revenue officers feel that they al not
depend upon the head of the govern
ment for support in a ssEiet enforce
ment of the law. 1t is stated thst
more than double ~ much tax is
being collected from whiskey now as
under the two dollars 8 gallon tax
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

pTWe meet persons almost every
day who are under the impression
that our State Legislature is now in
session. This is not the case; that
body having met Nov. sd and adj
journed after a session of three days,
until the 5th of January next, when
the majority viii probably set the
legislative mill to work grinding out
revised and amended "Visible Ad-
mixture and other DISTINGUISHING
bills, to say nothing of an indefinite
amountof politicald eviltryin general.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

H-A petition to the President, for
the pardon &C JEFF Davis, has made
its appearance, signed by seven Dem
ocratic Senators and thirty-four Dem
ocratie Representatives and by Secre-
tary Mccullough. The petition was
circulated and signed last summer,
but the Democrats kept the matter
quiet for political reasons. The DEM
oerats now consider themselves so
used up that no act however disgrace
full. can sink them deeper in disgrace
and defeat.
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SEN NOTICE.

AN EoOEN OLh > NO4AOS -,
lNI This is to give notice, that on the lSth
day Of Dec. A. D., 1855, a warrant IN hAnk-
". Gotham, OF MessOpOtamia, in the county
OF Trumbull, andState OfOhio, whohas been
adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition;
that the payment OF any debts n delivery
OF any property belonging to such bankrupt,
TO him or for his use, and the transfer OF any
property By him is forbidden by law; hat
u meeting0 OF the creditors OF said bankrupt
assigneeH Of his estate, will he held at a
Court OF bankruptcy TO be holden at War
rem, Trumbul Co, o., before J.. G. Jones,
ESQ, Register, on the nth day Of January.
A. ID. 1853, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
SETH NJ. LAIRD,
Deputy u. s. Marshal, as Messenger.
John NJ. Stull, Atty for Petitioner.
Dec ., lS6S-2t
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ALBANY CITY
Fire Insurance Company.
ORGANIZED DEC. s, 1850,
WHITTLESEY ADAMS, Agent.
AUDITOR OF STATES OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
DtNrnyrnuG Dot Il Igg2

AUDITOR OF STATES OFFICE,O
DEPARTMENT OF Insurance, >
COLUMBUS, Oct. II, 1868.
TT is hereby Certified, that the AL
lbany City Insurance Company. located at
Albany, in the State of New York, has COM
piled, in all respects, with the laws OF this
State relating 10 such Insurance Companies,
for the current year, and has filed in this Of
fee 2 sworn statement, by the proper officers,
showing its condition and business, at the
date Of such statement, as follows:
Amount OF actual paid up Capital $4,000 90
Aggregate amt OF available As
35I.S7 ~
Aggregate amt Of liabilities. l40,5l9 %
Amt of Income for the preceding
OJ1s1lA "
Amt Of Expenditures for theprece-
ding $4,000 IS
Seal In Witness whereof, 1 nav hereuntO
subscribed my name, n caused the
Seal Of my Office to be affixed, the day
and veal o written
JAS. WILLIAMS, Chief elk for
Auditor Of State.
WHITTLESEY ADAMS, Agent, Warren, Ohio.
Dec ., lS6S-lt
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

eaLThe latest news from eastern
Europe is more pacific than that re-
ceived last week. The peace feeling
is said to be growing in Greece, and
the Greeks are not spelling for a fight
with the Turks, as the first reports
intimated.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

hSy-Congress threatens to overhaul
the refractory State of Georgia, th5
legislature Of which last fall Ousted a
number of colored members for the
sole reason that they were cOlored,
although they had been legally chOs-
en- to seats by unquestioned MAORI
ties. This is regarded a notification
oftheI 18th constitutional Amendment,
and a contempt of the action OF
Congress. The bill before Congress
requires Georgia to so amend its
State Constitution so as to positively
secure the right of every citizen black
or white, to equal political rights.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

ErJ. NJ. Hughes four story brick
malt house, in Cleveland, on last
Sunday morning gave way and fell
with a great crash into a mas of
ruins. About 1900 bushels of barley
and malt was in store, and their
weight was too much for the building.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23

~. we notice that the name of our
former fellow citizen, Hon. George F.
Brown, is attached TO an address and
series of resolutions adopted by q
Convention of the Republican party
of Mississippi, in relation to the Gov
eminent of that State; held at
jackson, November 18th, a%ddressedt to
the Senate and House or Representa-
tives of the United States, and
printed as a Senate document.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-23
nuRLIC SALE


On Saturday, the SOth day of January,
Is6g, between the hours Of n and fOul
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day, by or
der OF the Court Of Common Pleas, of Trum-
bull County, Ohio, 1 win offer for sale at
public auction, at the sOlth door Of the Court
House in the village of Warren, in said COun
~, the following described lands, to-wit:-
situate in Warren Township, Trumbun Co.,
Ohio, and bounded as follows. and beginning
Mt an Elm tree standing In the southwest
corner OF land conveyed by John CrOwell TO
James Crawford; thence sOutherly along the
east line Of lands now owned by Charles
Howard, nv chains twenty-five links to
the center of Washington Avenue; thence
east on the center of said Avenue, n chain
and twenty-five linkstOa post; thence north
erly five chains and twenty links to a post in
the south line of said CrawfOrdis land;
thence west on aid line one chain and twen-
ty-hve links to the place OF beginning, con-
tanning sixty-fve one hundreths Of an acre
of land.
Terms OF Sale-One-half in hand and the
balance In one year with notes on interest
andmortgage security.
MARY HARMON, Trustee.
John NJ. Stull, Atty.
Dec 2. lS6S-5t
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DEATHS.


Thursday, December 18th, Of heart disease
Mrs- THANKFUL BEEBE, aged ~ years
formerlyqf Hartford, this county.
At Fish Creek, Stuben County, Indiana, Oct
18th, lS6S, Of disease Of the heart, EBEN p
HASKELL, aged 40 years, formerly g resi-
dent OF this County.