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The New York herald., 1868-11-27

MARBIS AND STATE uANrRrs or Ttfg LATEST
M sesgss, ~ very Iov prices At A. kLABER's Msrols
sus, New York naA'4b sas 40 10 vsA souavY Gus ,ois
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The New York herald., 1868-11-27

Z. H. LUDLOW 3 co. will sell q auction on Tuesday
Dec 1885, 81 IL O'clock 1t the Exchange salsaroom, Iii
Broadway. ~ L
BroadwayThe valuable Lot with hs three story brcl
Building, l2o broadway, side between Thy-seoond
and Thirty third streets lot feet Inch 'front.' II feet roar
side.
Maps and fun particulars as ths AnetionssrS ONCE. No.
Pine otroDL
The New York herald., 1868-11-27

AT H.. RosEHrHAL's, sss BowERy, oPPosrl e
Great Jones street lates and gentlemen cap obtain the
ny calling or addressing Ladies' attended bS Mrs. Rossntha
= snd ous Of the shv
The New York herald., 1868-11-27

f,EoR0E coox. AuCrtoNRER.
GEORGE COOK vii sell auction this day, n II O'clock
sassoo, oi Liberty street. Oolcs Desks Tables, Book
easss Chsisa LoinscA 10
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
The Bankrupt Law and Who
May Take Advantage of IL.

The first of June is the limit of the
time allowed to those desiring to take
advantage of the Bankrupt Law. For
the benefit of those who do not under
stand the law, we furnish the follow
ing abstract;
Who may take advantage of this law
Amy person, or firm, who owes debts to
the amount of three hundred dollars or
upward, whether they be individual or
partnership debts, or both, and it makes
no difference what is the character of
the Indebtedness, whetherit be by bill,
note, account, judgment, as principal,
or surety, or otherwise. What does
the law demand of the applicant?
That he shall surrender his property,
except such as is hereinafter mention
ed, to his creditors, for a pro-rata dis
tribution among them.
What does the law permit the appli-
cant to keep?
First-Household and kitchen furni-
ture and necessaries to the amount of
FIVE hundred dollars.
Second-The uniform, arms and
equipments of any person who is, or
has been, a soldier in the militia or
United States.
Fourth-If the applicant is the head
of family, his homestead, to the value
of five hundred dollars. If he has no
homestead, then in lieu there of money
or other personal property, to the
value of $500.
If the applicant has only so much
property as above enumerated, of
course he has nothing to give up to his
creditors.
The result OF the benefit of taking
this law is a discharge from all indebt-
edness.
In cases where there is no contest, it
requires from sixty to ninety days to
procure this discharge.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
A Ship Canal from Lake Erie
TO the Ohio River

In the House of Representatives,
March 81, 1868, Mr.. William Lawrence,
on leave, introduced the following bill,
which was read twice, referred to the
Committee on Roads and Canals, and
ordered to be printed:
Il bill 10 authorize the construction of Ship
Canal from Lake Erie to the Ohio River ::
Be it enscted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Department of War
shall be and is authorized to make the
necessary surveys and contracts, and
do all things necessary to enlarge the
Mama Canal, in Ohio, with a branch
to the Lewistown reservoir, so that
said canal and branch may be sufficient
for the passage of steamships and war
vessels; provided, that the same shall
be done in such manner as may be au
thorizsd by the General Assembly of
Ohio, and in cooperation with the au-
thorities of that State. And the sum
of--dollars is appropriated to CARY
this act into effect.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29

of dog. She had often hallooed in
hope that some hunter, or some settler
might be within the sound of heryoice.
But no, nothing could she hear but the
bird of night, and the echo of her own
voice. She knew that those roads were
Infested with bears, wolves, and other
| ferooious animals. But there she was
and she must submit. Before it be-
came dark she found the hollow of a
fallen tree, into which she could crawl.
This would protect her from getting
wet. and also be some protection from
wild beasts. With a blanket, which
she had upon her saddle, she made
herself that night a comfortable resting
place.
With the light of Thursday morning,
she again started with fresh courage to
find her way out somewhere. Il was
still cloudy. She had hoped to see the
sun, that She might have a guide, to
enable her to travel in one direction
But this guide she could not have. She
would sometimes ride, at othrs walk
and allow her horse to feed. For her
self she had nothing to eat. She now
had been q hours without eating, nor
did she feel much hungry-her whole
intent and efforts were to get out. All
this day she wandered, yet full of hope
that she could find some creek or road,
or hear an axeor rifle. But through
all this long day she could hear moth
ing, except the chirping and singing of
birds. Night again came, and with it
the dread conclusion that she must
spend another night in that dismal
forest. She now found place where
there had been fire, for there were
ashes. This was some consolation to
her. Here she encamped the second
night, with nothing for her bed but her
saddle and blanket.
Friday morning arrived with no spe-
cial disturbances. 1T was still cloudy.
and she could not be guided by the sun.
Still she resolved to perseYere in her
efforts to get out. All of Friday was
spent in travelling, with the hope of
finding some creek or clearing, or some
thing which might be followed and
lead her out. But all these efforts were
in vain. The day was showery; she
became wet, gloomy and sad. In this
situation she came to miry place
The horse sank in the mud, so deep
that she let him go. The horse strug-
gled from root to root, and finally got
upon hard ground. had good cour-
age, said she, until then. Here came
to the conclusion that 1 would keep
my horse no longer. | supposed that
the instinct of the horse would lead
him, either to Green or Bloomfield. l
therefore fastened the bride in such a
way that should the horse 90 to any set
tlement, it would lead to a search for
me. But the horse would not leave
her. He would feed around, sometimes
three or four hours out of eight, and
then return. Night again approached
while she was endeavoring to Gnd a
place of rest and security from wild
animals. She found a tree broke off
some eight feet above the ground, with
the butt end still resting upon the
stump, with the top upon the ground.
The ascent was easy and the highest
point afforded place of security. The
ground below it was dry and its size
afforded her a good shelter from the
rain. This she made her resting place
for Friday night.
To be CoHtimed.)
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
The New Tax Bill.

Commissioner Rollins has published
the following letter of instruction in re-
gard TO the new tax bill recently passed
BY Congress, which will be of interest
to manufacturers:
The act of March 81, 1868, exempts
from taxation all articles, goods, wares
and merchandise heretofore liable un-
der the provisions of sections "a and
95 of the internal revenue law, except
gas, mineral oils, wines, manufactured
tobacco, snuff and cigars, cigarettes and
cheroots. All taxes, however, which
had occurred prior to April first, and of
which no assessment has been made
should Immediately be assessed.
The assessment for the month of
lIarch will be made as heretofore, and
must include all articles, goods, wares
and merchandise sold, consumed, or
used, or removed for delivery to others
than agents of the manufacturer or pro-
ducer. The law especially provides for
keeping in force sll regulations and pro
visions for the assessment and collection
of taxes already assessed, and of which
a return has or ought to have been made,
and it becomes the duty of each asses
sor and collector to see that all such
taxes in his district are Immediately
assessed and collected.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
s.De ath VaIIey.v

A correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Press, with General Palmer's engineer
corps of the Kansas Psciie Railroad,
writing from Camp Cody, on the
MohaYe river, California, gives the fol-
lowing description of a remarkable
valley in that region:
Eighty miles northwest Of this camp
is the well-known and much dreaded
death Valley" 1t is said to be lower
than the level Of the sea, and wholly
destitute of water. Mr.. Spears, our in.
telligent guide, who visited this re-
markable valley several times, gaVem me
the following account of it, with the
reason for its terrible name:
The valley is some fifty miles long
by thirty in breadth, and save at two
points, it is wholly encircled by noun
tsins, up whose steep sides it is impos-
sible for any but expert climbers to
ascend. 1t is devoid Of vegetation, and
the shadow Of bird or wild beast never
darkened lis white, glsring sand. In
the early days, trains of emigrants
bound for California passed, under the
direction of guides, to the south of
Death Valley, by what is now known
as the "old Mormon road" In the
year 1850, a large train, with some
three hundred emigrants mostly from
Illinois and Missouri, came south from
Salt Lake, guided by Mormon. When
near Death Valley, a dissent broke out
in part of the train, and tWenty-one
families came to the conclusion that
the Mormon knew nothing about the
country, so they appointed one of their
number leader, and broke off from
the main party. This leader determin-
ed to turn due west; so with the
people and wagons and focks he
travelled for three days. and then de-
cended into the broad valley, whose
treacherous mirage promised water
They reached the center, but only the
white glaring sand, bounded by the
.scorched peaks, met their gaze on every
hand. Around the valley they wan
dered, and one by one the men died,
and the painting hocks stretched them
selves IN death under the hot sun.
Then the children, crying for water,
died at their mothers breasts, and
with swollen tongues and burning
vitals, the mothers followed. Wagon
after wagon was abandoned, and strong
men tottered and raved and died
After weeks wandering dozen sur
vivors found some water in the hollow
Of rock in the mountains. It lasted
a short time, then all perished but
two, who, through some miraculous
means, got out of the valley and follow
ed the trail of their former companions.
Eighty-seVen persons, with hundreds
of animals, persisted in this fearful
place, and since then the name of
Death Valley has been applied to it,
Mr.. Spears says that when he visited it
last winter, after the lapse of eighteen
years, he found the wagons still COM
plete, the iron work and tires bright,
and the shriveled skeletons lying in
many places side by side.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29

WILD FLoWERs.-It is the wild flow
ers of land that out live its deVasta-
tions it is these that outlive the dis
asters of the determination of its peo-
pie lit is these that outliVe misrule, and
that survive the desolations of war. They
are the witnesses of God"-low of
statue though they are, and bright and
gay, and odoriferous-because they are
infructuous they are spared marauding
bands. These gems ofthe plain and hill
side outlast the loftiest tree of the coun-
try; they live to witness the disappear
ance of gigantic forests; they live on to
see the extinction of the cedar, and of
the palm, and of the olive, and of the
accaia and of the vine and the fig tree,
etc. (; they live to see fulfilled in them
selves the woodland every high thing
shall be brought low, and the humble
shall rejoice" So has it been in Psles-
tine; once it was land Of dense tim
Der growths and of frequent clusters Of
small trees, and of orchards, and of vine
yards, which retains now only here and
there remnant of these adornments.
Meanwhile plains of the land and its
hill sides are gay every spring with the
embroidery of howers-the crocus, the
scented hyscinth, the anemone, the
dafodil, the poppy, the lilly and the rose.
These Jewels Of the spring morning
these children of the dew-bedded as
they are in spontaneous profusiou upon
soft cushions Of heather and diVans of
sweet thyme-inVite millions of bees
and the most snowy off the insect tribe
flowers, perfumes, butterflies, birds of
song. all things humble and beautiful
here flourish and are safs-for man sell
iom intrudes upon the smiling wilder
ness.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
Josh billings on Bed Bugs.

never see ennybody yet but what
despised bed bugs. They are the mean
est or awn crawling, creeping, hopping
or biting things.
They dassent takle Z man by dalite,
but sneak in after dark, and chaw him
while he is fast asleep.
A musketo will fite you in broad da-
l;te, at short range, and give you a
chance tew knock at his sides-the flea
is a game bug, and will make q dash at
you even on Broadway-but the bed
bug is a garroter, who waits till you
strip, and then picks out a mellow place
to eat you.
If 1 waz in the habit Of swearing, l
would not hesitate tew damn al bed bug
right tew his face.
Bed hugs are uncommon smart in q
small way-one pair of them will stock
a hair mattrass in . weeks with bed
bugs enuff tew last a small family
whole year
1t don't do emmy good tew pray when
bed bugs are in season; the only way
to get nd of them is tew bile the whole
bed in aquafortis, and then heave it
away ana Duy new one.
Bed bugs when they have grown awl
they intend to, are about the size of a
blue jays eye, and have a brown COM
plexion, and when they start out to
garrote they are ez fiat ez a grease spot
but when they git thru garroing are
swelled up like blister.
1t takes them three days to get the
swelling out of them.
If bed bugs have any destiny to fill,
it must be their stummuks, butit seems
tew me that they been made by acksi-
dent, just as slivvers are, tew stuck in
to somebody.
If they wuz got up for some wise pur-
pose, thoy must haY took the wrong,
for there kant De emmy in chawing a
man all mite long snds raisin a family
besides, tew foller the same trade.
If there ez sum wisdom in aul this, l
hope the bugs will chaw them folks
who can see it, and let me be, bekause
am one of the hereticks.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
WHOLE NO. 1881.
A Genuine Cup of Tea.

Did you ever return home from a
journey, cold, wet, and weary, and un-
expected, after tea was over and the
tea leaves elected from the silver2
Bright eyes glistened with delight at
the sight Of yours-perhaps more than
one pair, and a silvery voice names the
magic word, Tea" Out of some
dozen of these instances did it ever
happen to you-when the tea had been
made for you alone-to p2rtake a cup
whose delicious fragrance had dWelt
ever after on your palate, like a vision
of paradise, and Of which you have
sometimes a difficulty of persusding
yourself that it was not all a dreamf
Such an instance once occurred to me,
not after a journey, but at a dining-out.
| left the animals at their accustomed
vine, and followed on the track of the
girls, some of whom were so fully of
charms that, had Hebe fallen sick,
they might have supplied her place at
the board of JOve without the fair
nectar bearer being missed.
A hermetically sealed canister was
brought containing a single pound;
not a leaden canister, but one Of tin;
not black tin, either, but the pure
metal-thin, white, glittering, and
cracking. Talk of the charms of the
uncut novel, indeedi Give me the
opening of such a virgin case, as it left
China 1t was not green tea, it was not
black tea; neither too young nor too
old; not unpleasing with astringence,
on the one hand, nor with the Vapid,
half-earthy taste of decayed vegetable
matter, on the other; it was tea in its
most perfect state, full charged with
aroma, which, when it was opened,
diffused Its fragrance through the
whole apartment, putting all other
perfumes to shame. About an ounce
was then rubbed to powder by my fair
Hebe, and deposited in its broad, shall
low, silver receiver with Just cold
water enough to ssturate il. After
standing twenty minutes, hot water off
the boil, as it is technically called
that is, free from ebullition--Tss pour
ed on it, amounting in quantity to
three-quarters of a pint, and the lid
was closely shut down on it, while the
cylindrical-shaped tea cup was placed
on the spout to catch the aroma thence
issuing. At the expiration Of minute
it was poured out (what a beautiful
hand it was and the rich globules of
essential oil might be seen floating on
the surface-a perfect treasury of de-
light. A small portion of Aldery cream
was instantly added TO prevent the
escape of the essential oil, and Just
sufficient of the brilliant large, crystal
lied sugar, to neutralize the slight Bit
ter. Oh, heavensi to SIP that most
exquisite cup of delight was bliss almost
too great for earth. A thousand years
of rapture all concentrated into the
space Of minute, as if the joys of all
the world had been SKINNED for my
peculiar drinkirgl Ishould rather say
imbibing, for to have swallowed the
liquid ike an ordinary beverage, with
cut tasting every drop. would have
been sacrilege.-Lsigk Hunt.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
Pearl Divers.

The following is from an article in
the March number of P,stn,rn's Maga-
zine:
"The boats generally assemble at a
late hour of the night, and when all
are together a signal gun is fred,
whereupon they set sail fer the banks.
which are not far from the west side of
the Persian Gulf The purpose is to
reach there before daybreak, so that
the divers may be able to begin the
moment the sun rises above the dark
waters In each boat there are, besides
the pilot, ten rowers and ten divers
The latter, perfectly naked, but with
their skin well rubbed with fragrant
oil, work FIVE at a time, leaving the
other FIVE to recover and recruit in the
meantime.
Before they jump in, they compress
the nostrils tightly with a small piece
of horn, which keeps the water out,
stuff their ears with beeswsx for the
same purpose, fasten a network bag,
which is to hold the oysters, by a string
to their waist, and aid their own
descent by large stone Of red granite,
which they catch hold of with their
feet. Then they 60 quickly down to
the bottom. Here they dart about as
quickly as they can, picking up with
their fingers and their toes, which they
use with wonderful agility, fill their
bag, and shake the rope that Is held
above in the boat, in order to be drawn
up at once.
In favorable weather the diver may
90 down from twelve to fifteen times a
day; if the weather is less propitious,
they dive st most FIVE times. They
remain on an average not over a min
ute under water; to stay there q
minute and a half or two minntes is
possible only for a few expert divers,
and can only be reached by extrsor-
dinary efforts. A few who have
endured four or FIVE minutes are spoken
of as we speak of the men of genius
that adorn q nations annals; and the
greatest of divers is half fabulous In
dian, who remained full six minutes
under water, The exertion Is extreme
ly violent, and generally when the
poor men return to the surface, blood
flows from nose, ears and eyes. Hence,
divers are generally unhealthy and,
without exception, shortlived.
They suffer of heart disease and
sores, and are easily recognized smong
the mixed population of those regions,
by their blood-shot eyes, staggering
limbs, and bent backs. These are part
of their wages. Sometimes they die
on reaching the surface, as
if struck by q shot, and are seen no
mora The stories Of some of their
number being regularly slain, IN order
to throw their limbs TO the sharks for
the sake of saving the lives of the 9TH
ers, or of eyebslls starting out Of their
sockets, and the tympanum of the ear
breaking under the pressure Of the
water, are, Of course, fables; but the
pains, perils and penalties of the poor {
pearl divers are, in all conscience, sad
enough to surround the fruit of their
labor, the besuteous pearl, with
interest unknown to other
jewels. u
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
CHERIFF'S SALE.
Sasaunah Peitre. In Trumbull Common
VS. Pleas.

S0SannAh PsitT'' PIe.3E IL Trum6Hll Common
Benjamine Gilbert.
Bv yirtue of an order Of sale issued out o
4 the Court of Common Pleas. Of Irumbul Co.
| q in The above named case, and to nc directed
/ and delivered, I shall expose to public sale a
/ The soutb door Of the Court House in Warren
/ in said County, on Saturday, May ,, 1865
! between the hours OF one and three o eio9k- pi
/ m, of said day, the following described real
| estate. to-wit: The undivided one-haH OF 70 {
foIlowing real estate situate in Bristol. IN sail
| County Of Trumbull. and is known as part o.
| lots Nos A. aud 81. and is bounded. oeglhnlhe
| at the northwest corner OF SAID lot o. On 'nt
east side Of the turnpike road thehSe e5st Il ~
far that straight line south VIII strIAe the n
I, corner of land artieled to pahlgI Hotlie, oS
Andrew Coffnan; thence south to the ). Z. Cor
ner Of Hotties land: thence west on the SAID
Hotties line to the said Township ROAD; thence
north to the place Of beginning, containing two
acres Of land. be the same more or less. Ap-
Also another tract, being in lot No. a, begin
ming at the southwest corner OF lot No. a, on
the east side of turnpike road. near the School
House; thence easterly on the lot line until II
iptersects with the natural bed of the creek /;
thence westerly along said creek until it strikes
the turnpike road TO the place Of beginning,
containing one acre of land. The undivided
one-haf Interest appraised at Sl5.O0.
Also one other tract. being in said lot No. "A,
beginning at south east corner of land decided
TO Martin Mitchell. by Alexander Mcconnell,
LASASS Mcet6Ely On lle aoL me unllA hllulu lIes
feet of high water mark Of mill pond, thence
northerly along the mill pond aforesaid, with
in three feet of high water mark, until i inter
sects the line Of land conveyed by said AcCon-
nell to said Mitchell; thence on said line 70 the
place Of beginning, containing acres Of land.
The undivided one-half interest appraised at
5000.
Also one other tract in lot No. 4. bounded as
follows: " lest by lands owned By Homer May
hew, east by lands belonging to Joel Morley,
and Manerya Anderson; north by lands owned
BY Homes Mayhem. and south by the county
read, containing 50 acres Of land. with the priv
ilege of raising dam. to a ten foot head, and is
the same land conveyed by Thomas Pinks and
wife, to Henry Petrie, by deed dated April 10,
lS4G. and recorded in Irumbull County record
book. 46, page so. Tae undivided one-half ap-
praised at $4,000. Terms Cash.
S. NJ. LAIRD. Sheriff.
Sherih7s Office, Warren, o.. April l. lS6S.-5t