Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-09
NEWS ITEMS.
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Walter Brown, the OGrSman, on his
way from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati,
on Il wager, had his boat smashed at
Parkersburgh, Saturday morning.
It is stated that Gov. Geary. OF
Pennsylvania, has reprieved Hester
Vaughan, under sentence of death
for the murder Of her infant.
Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins,
sailed in the steamer Iowa, on Satur-
day, for Glasgow, on their way to
Paris, where the cord which so long
united them is TO be severed.
r. ID. Bogart, n paymaster's clerk
in the New York navy yard has alb
seconded with ST., 900 of Government
funds. He lost the money in gamb-
ling.
On Saturday last, Major Thomas
NJ. Turner, of Washington county,
was appointed Quartermaster General
on Governor Hayes staff, vice Gen
eral d. W. H. Day, resigned.
The Legislative Committee which
has been examining witnesses for sew
eral days in T~eferanee to the destruc-
ton OF the Central Ohio Lunatic Asy-
lam, adjourned o II Saturday, Deem
Der 18th.
Receipts Of fractional currency for
the week ending Saturday last, S553,
GOO; shipments, SS30,97S; amount de-
stroyed, sos, 800. National bank cur
rency issued for the week, S135, 430;
amount in circulation 500, sd, 400.
It is stated that President johnson
has refused TO give advance copies OF
his message to the press, but will ar
range so that copies of his message
shall be issued from Internal Reve-
nue. offices at noon of the day of Its
delivery.
The workingmen of Rochester, New
York, held 4 large meeting Thursday
night of last week, TO protest against
the contract system of labor in the pc
nal institutions of the State. The
Mayor presiding, and several gentle
men addressed the meeting.
The Secretary of the Treasury Sat
urday morning, issued bonds 10 the
Central Pacific Railroad, amounting
TO $50, 600, for the section commence
ing 1T the three hundred and nine
tieth mile post, and terminating nj
the four hundred and tenth mile east
from Sacramento.
Letters from Port au Prince confirm
the report of the capture OF an Ameri-
can schooner by Salnave and the con-
hscation of the cargo, notwithstand-
ing the protest Of the American Con
sui. An English vessel had also been
aLs-.I .nI D-sNs-h- av,l II, ST.
ates had gone there TO project the for
eign interests. There is some excite
ment in consequence.
At Townsend Station on the Lake
Shore r. R., on Friday night the
night express train ran into a freight
train standing on a side track. The
cars were badly smashed, and one
brakeman and passenger were
killed, and several passengers severe
" injured. The accident was caused
by a switch being changed by mis-
take.
One OF the really facetious items in
the letter of q foreign correspondent
states that Princess Elizabeth lsisteI
of Louis XVI.,) is about to be canon
lied by the Roman Cardinals. As all
the world knows about the proposed
saint is q portrait of a woman attired
in the extreme of fashion, in n pink
satin, be-ribbOned and powdered tC
suffccation, the proposition excites nc
little ridicule. Ii will be a good pre-.
cedent for fashionable people, how.
ever.
4 special dispatch from Omaha an
nOunces that the temporary railroad
bridge across the Missouri river al
that place, which was only completed
on Wednesday, was swept away 10y
floating ice Tuesday evening the LET
inst. Four hundred loaded freight
cars had been taken across the bridge
before its destruction. This is the
second temporary bridge that has
been destroyed in like manner. The
railroad authorities will at once re
build the bridge, which is greatly
needed for the speedy transmission Of
freight from the Chicago and North
western Railway to the Union Pacific
road.