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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-08-18
THE INSURANCE.
From the Evansville Courier
A Cool Proceeding.

A married couple in this county,
who had been living together for
something over year, separated re-
Gently in very peculiar manner, and,
to say the least of it, under very un-
usual circumstances. We know moth
ing about their married life, whether
it had been happy or otherwise, but
suppose it to have been very agreeable
between the parties. The husband
came home to dinner one day, as usu-
al, and while eating, his wife said to
him. "Stephen, you had better eat a
hearty dinner, for it is the last that /
will ever cook for you" He inquired
what she meant, when she informed
him that she had just received letter
from a young mana former beau
whom she loved better than any one
else in the world; that she was going
to leave her husband and 90 to him,
and that she never loved (Stephen)
her husband. After dinner was over
she attired herself neatly, and soon
after hack called, her trunk, already
packed, was placed on it, the woman
got inside, the driver cracked his
whip, and away went the wife from
home and husband forever. Such are
the circumstances of the case as they
have been told to US.
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A Gigantic Land Slide.

The town of Stockport, near Hud-
son, n. Y, was the scene of consid-
erable excitement last week, ON ac-
count of a gigantic landslide, and
thousands have visited the spot. The
place where the phenomena occurred
is located on the old post road, near
the confluence of the KinderhOOk and
Claverack, about five miles north of
the city. 1t IteOmprises about five acres
and was ON an elevation about dry
ravine. A hill intervenes between
this ravine and the creek on the east
and north, of a little less than the
altitude of that which eaved in.
The crash took place about half-past
six o'clock last Monday afternoon
surface of the earth undulated like
the waves of the ocean. No noise was
heard until the moving mass struck
the base of the intervening hill, when
there was dull rumbIing sound re-
sembling distant thunder, and aquiv-
ering sensation, like slight shock Of
earthquake.
The earth caved in to distance of
over eighty feet, and the surface, as
indicated by trees and fences, moved
a distance of over six hundred feet
So gradual was the movement that it
occupied about half an hour, and the
sight is described by those who wit
messed it, as sublime in the extreme.
Among the most marked incidents
of the phenomenon is the fact that an
oak tree. which stood by the roadside,
was moved, with a section of fence,
to the bottom of the ravine, a distance
of six hundred feet, and the tree and
fence now stands as firm and upright
as ever.
The weaker trees, such as pine and
hemlock, were snapped as pipe stems,
and some trees of this nature, two feet
or more in diameter, are doubled and
twisted like a wisp of straw.
The land is clay, founded on quick
sand, with a soil surface of not more
than two feet thickness. 1t is under
stood the quicksand has been gradu-
ally washed away from beneath, and
passed off into the stream. The copi-
Gus showers of last spring left the sur
face a mere shell, and the dry weather
which followed caused this shell to
crack, and finally fall into the vaeu-
um below.
A creviee of several inches in width,
fifty feet in length, and of a depth be-
yond sounding, has appeared on the
land adjoining the sunken portion of
the earth, and fears are entertained
that this tract will soon fall.
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New nses for Paner.

PAPER cravats, shirt bosOms aud
wristbands are becoming quite COM
mon among US, while the japanese
paper handkerchiefs are being intro
duced abroad, But by late English
invention this fabric is now to be
used In the manufacture Of clothing.
The samples exhibited are sewn with
a machine, giving seams almost as
strong as q woven fabric, and possess
great strength and fexihllity. The
inveptor has particularly applied his
process to the production of pettieoats.
which are either printed in imitation
of the fashionable skirts Of the day. or
stamped out with open work Of such
beauty and delicacy as no amount Of
labor with scissors and needle could
initiate. Imitation cretonnes and
chintzes for bed furniture are also
made. The felted material sis so
flexible that q curtain may be twisted
into a rope and shaken out again,
showing as little ereasing as q ohintz
similarly treated" There are also
table-eloths similarly embossed with
designs of great beauty. Imitation
leather, impermeable to water, is like
wise made Of it, and produces a cheap
and useful covering for furniture, and
even serves for shoes.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Island Volcano.

About a year ago, at the time of the |
great earthquake and eruption on Ha- |
wall, action in the old crater sudden |
ly ceased. Simultaneous with the
tremendous shock of April ?, 1867,
which shook the whole archipelago,
from Kau to Niihau, the internal fire
ceased to burn, and the bottom of the
crater subsidized from three to five hun
dred feet below its level. 1t seemed
as if the lava had been suddenly drawn
of, as was doubtless the case, leaving
the floor Of the crater caved in. Had
il not been held together by the great
thickness and lateral strength, no one
can tell where it might have fallen to,
as no traces of fire have since been
seen until lately, except in the "old
South Lake" which seems to be
funnel leading from the deep internal
fires. Travellers who have lately Wis
tied the crater assure us that the "old
South Lake" Is growing in size and
activity. 1t increases its area, not
from overflow, but by the eaving in of
the surrounding rim. At times i'm
mense portions of the adjacent old
and hard lava cave in and are swal
lowed up in the boiling lava of the
lake has increased from 200 to 800 feet
to over l 800 in diameter, and is still
extending. Some think that it may
continue to enlarge its borders till. it
engulfs the greater part of Kilauea.-i
From this it may be seen that the era
ter is undergoing a great change, and
that the internal fires are becoming
more active, though it may be years
before they acquire the force necessary
to produce another eruption. Its
present condition is very similar to
what old residents represent it to have
been in 1880 or thereabOuts. Not
only is this steady increase of activity
going on now in Kilauea, but Oeca-
siOnally jets of lava are thrown up out
of the old South Lake to such hight
as to attract the attention of natives
living near or passing by at some dis
tanee from the crater. The southern
part of Hawaii, from Hilo to Kau, is
still subject to earthquake shocks, and
scarcely week passes without one
These are not sufficiently severe, how
ever, to cause any damage. But their
J existence creates doubt as to the late
eruption having been so thorough as
those of former years, in pacifying
! the rebelliOus elements at work under
Mauna Loa. Those who have visited
Kiiauea in former years will readily
observe the great changes in the de-
preston of the floor of the crater, as
well as the comparative activity of the
molten lava, while a stranger might
not notice anything peculiar, and
perhaps be even disappointed in not
| finding the display such as his imagi-
nation had pictured. Compared with
the occasions of great eruption,
Kilauea is still quite dormant; and
yet the changes we have noted will
interest ali who have ever visited this
great outlet of the internal fires
| Honolulu Advertiser.
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the many corridors and courts, the
pretty box-rOws in the flower gardens,
which you may see from the windows
of the palace portion of the Escurial;
nor Of the fountains, the pretty tenn
pie, the statutes of the apostles, some,
alas partly gone TO decay, or Others
gone entirely: or of the little palace
/ in the garden, for the "spoiled child"
of ROYALTY, and all its exquisite paint
/ ings and decorations. Even this did
not relieve the heaviness of the gra-
Mite scene and its sOmbre surround
! ings. A library, which is to me ever
a cheerful spot, where "hOurly / con-
verse with the Kings and Emperors"
like the "Elder Brother of Beau
mont and Fletcher-was very repel-
liant. All the books turned their
hacks on the spectator, as if to relieve
him from the sorrowing sight of so
many dead titles and names, and use
less works.
Far better it would be to change this
monster mass of granite and mortar
into something else from its dull
mortuary purposes. Where the half
monkish King Phillip ruled with so
severe a scepter, let the gay Spanish
people-for the present, by their own
grace, sOvereign-eome TO jubilee of
industry within the courts Of their
dead oppressors. Let the wine and
oil, grain and marbles, the pictures
and statues, all art, science, labor,
skill, and wisdom which Spain hath,
let here be gathered! Aye, even then
and there let the guitar twang, the
castanet click, and the tambOurine
sound to the steps of dancing feet
No better dedication of the Escurial
can be made. And all the world, of
Europe, at least, which regards Spain
as aloof from its routes and its inter-
ests, may be tempted to come, see, ad-
mire, and investi
As we leave the Escurial a crowd of
beggars approach. One of the beggar
boys addresses me in a confidential,
ironical way, pointing TO a tatterde-
malion in a rusty cloak hiding a shirt
less body. "Thdt, iSeROr-thdt Is, or
rather is not, the son of the blind Cor
nelio! ?" Well, as L had not known
that Cornelio was thus optically afflic-
ted, or that he lived hereabOuts, or
had son at all, or that, in fact, there
was any such person as COrnelio,
blind or otherwise, now or ever. /
asked: "WhO in the name of curiosi-
ty is Cornelio ?""He is the false guide.
Senior, against t0hOm all are to be-
tOdre!" "Ah! What does he do to
travellers? Shut them up in dark
crypts or haunted cloisters; starve
them in lonely rooms, under spring
locks, or under granite Easements; or
drop them neatly into unseen cisterns,
from which cOmeth M SOllnd Or huh-
BILE? Or in unfrequented paths doth
he plant the perfidious pOiniard be-
meath the unsuspecting rib?" .'None
of these, senior. He imposes on tour
lists by representing himself what he
is not for the veteran COrneliO, senior,
the royal guide of guides of the Escu-
rial, died in 1868, unmarried and
childless :" This was the climax of
the Escurial desolationi l dropped a
tear over the childless and blind Cor
nelio, and q peseta into the outstretch-
ed itching palm of my garrulous in
formant.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-08-18
The CHRONICLE.
WISH THEE NELL

/ know but that your face is fair
So fair. IL well might task my wit
To write the sweetness smiling there
In utterance meet and music fit;
Your heart, l have no share in it;
Your home / am a stranger there;
Yet think not that care no whit
For one so gentle and so fair;
Cold were the heart that wished you less
Than smiling day and happiness.
Youth hllsyOur girlish path with flowers;
May Age with blossoms strew your way
Love gilds, guess, your present hours;
May he forever with you stay;
Young sorrOws lightly fieet away;
Your tears are yet but April showers:
May Ages griefs no longer stay
Nor darkiier cloud your evening hours.
Dear daughter, friend and girl and wife,
May Love home with you all your life.
What more pen can wish you here
OF good-may il you be given
A quiet mind, a faith sincere,
That makes this earth a lOwlier heaven ;
And when your age shall sigh for heaven.
And find this life no longer dear,
May hope alone 10 you be given,
And death for you have not fear;
An angel here, your exile past,
Smiling, regain your home at last.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-08-18
Speech ChIuamau.

Sing-Man and Choy- Chew, Chinese
visitors, were entertained with a pri-
vet banquet at the Sherman House, in
Chicago, one evening last week, which
was attended by leading citizens. ].
M. Richards, President of the Board
of Trade, presided. Speeches were
made by James Medill, of the Trib-
une, and Choy-Chew. The speech OF
the latter was q gem. He said:
ELEVEN years ago came from my
home in China to seek my fortune IN
your great Republic. landed on the
golden shores Of California, utterly
ignorant OF your language, unknown
to any of your people, a stranger to
your customs and laws, and in the
minds of some an intruder-One of
that race whose presence was deemed
a positive injury 10 the public pros
perity; but, gentlemen, found both
kindness and justice; / found that
above the prejudice which bad been
formed against US there flowed deep
broad stream of popular equality
that the hand of friendship was ex-
tended to the people of every nation,
and that even Chinamen might live
and be happy, successful and respect
ed in free America. Applause.l /
gathered knowledge In your public
schools. learned to speak as you do;
to read and write as you do; to think
as you do; and, gentlemen 1 rejoice
that it Is so, that have been able to
cross the vast continent without an
interpreter Applause that here in
the heart of the United States, can
speak to you in your own familiar
speech, and tell you how much, how
very much, appreciate your hOspi-
tality [applause1; how grateful 1 feel
for the privileges and advantages
have enjoyed in your glorious country,
and how earnestly l hope that your
example of enterprise, energy, vitali-
ty and national generosity may be
seen and understood as l see and un-
derstand it, by our Government. Ap-
plause. Mr.. Burlingame had done
much to promote a good feeling in
China toward the American nation.
He made himself acquainted with the
authorities at Pekin, and won their
confidence to q remarkable degree.
He is an excellent man, and believe
il his advice is received and acted up
on, China will soon be a cordial friend
Of all the commercial Powers of the
earth. Already we are doing some
thing in the way Of progress and
modern improvement. Steamboat
lines have been established on our
rivers, and now we want railroads
and the telegraph. This wonderful
sovereignty Of the Western Hemis-
phere, where the people rule, and
where there is ever proclaiming peace
and goodwill to all, has taken the
lead, and China now must brush
away the dust of her antiquity, and
look across the Pacific, behold and
profit by the new lessons Of the New
World. Applause. We trust our
visit gentlemen, way be productive of
good results to all Of US that the two
great countries Of the East and West,
China and America, may be bound
forever together in friendship, and
that a Cinnamon in America, or an
American in China, may find like
protection in the search for happiness
and wealth."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-08-18

Bowed legs and knocking knees are
among the commonest deformities of
humanity; and wise mothers assert
that the croOkedness in either case
arises from the afflicted one having
been put upon his or her feet too early
in baby-hoOd. But a Manchester
physician, DIR, Crompton, who has
watched for the true cause, thinks diff
ferently. He attributes the first men
toned distortion to q habit some
youngsters delight in rubbing The
sole of one foot against that o. the
other; some will go to sleep with the
soles pressed together. They appear
to enjoy the contact only when the
feet are naked they don't attempt to
make 1t when they are sOcked or slip
pered. So the remedy is obvious
keep the baby's soles covered. Knock
ing knees the Doctor aseribes to q
different childish habit, that of sleep
ing on the side, with one leg tucked
into the hollow behind the other. He
has found, that where one leg has
been bowed inwards more than the
other, the patient has always slept on
one side, and the uppermost member
has been the most defOrmed. Here
the preventative is to pad the insides
of the knees so as to keep them apart,
and let the limbs grow freely their
own way.
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ADVICE.
BY A. cYNIc.

When the western wind is blowing, and the
evening skies are glowing
With the dying streaks Of daylight and
pale Luna's silver sheen
o tits sweet II you are walking by a maiden's
side, and talking
All the SOFT and spoOny "nothlngs" apper-
tanning to the scene.
She may whisper words unmeaning, but
there's little worth the cleaning
In woman's set Of platitudes that trill
beneath the moon;
And tits not pleasant feeling on the damp
grass to be kneeling,
As she disbelieves in passion, and a cold S
your only boon.
Then take my advice at starting, have no
sentimental parting.
But accompany her politely to her own
paternal door;
She may speak to you unkindly, but you'll
not be acting blindly,
And win thank me very kindly thro' the
ages evermOre.
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John T. Alexander, the great farm
er of Morgan county, Illinois, is de-
scribed as plain, hOmespun farmer
tall, good looking, free and easy in
manners, without the least particle of
style in words or acts. His farm now
comprises about $4,000 acres, mostly
under improvement. This is about
one township and a half about nine
miles square, and all good land. He
has now 5000 acres of growing corn,
and from l 800 to 1000 acres of grass.
He is now feeding about 10000 head
Of cattle, and buys and ships East
from Chicago from loco to 2, COO head
each week. He has risen to this great
prominence by his own talent, energy
and integrity. His business each and
every year amounts to millions of dol
lars, and is entirely legitimate, adding
to his own wealth and the common
welfare of the State.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-08-18

Connecticut which has as good a
common school system as there is in
the United States, now virtually COM
pels children to avail themselves of
It's advantage. The last General AS
sembly passed law which requires
three months schooling each year as
the legal condition of employing
minors under fourteen years of age
If any manufacturer or other person
shall hire a minor contrary to the
provision of the law, he fOrfeits 500
to the State treasury for each offense.
The schools Of the State are free to all,
and now the poorest people are COM
PEELED to educate their children, since
their employment is absolutely con-
ditional upon such education. 1t is
noted that the manufacturers through
out the State cordially approve of the
new law, and only few laboring men
oppose it.
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GHERIFF'S SALE in Attachment.
OThe State Of Ohio, TrumbuiI County.

GHERIFF'S SALE in Attachment.
OThe State of Ohio, Trumbul County.
Michael Zimmot
VS. In Trumbull Common
John higgins & Pleas.
Margaret Higgins
By virtue OF an order of sale issued out of
the Court Of Common Pleas, Of Trumbull
County, Ohio. in the above named case, TO
me directed and delivered, shall expose to
public sale at the door of tha Court House in
Warren, O., on Saturday, the 4th day OF Sebtehi.
Der, A. ID. 1863, between the hours Of and
O'clock D. m. Of said day, the following des-
eribed premises, to-Elt: Situate in the
Io1snshipio OF Weathersheld, County Of Trum-
bull and State OF Ohio, and known as part OF
Lot No. 6 in the great salt tract, and is bound
ed and described as follows, to-wit: Begin
ming at the southwest corner OF lot be-
longing to James O'ConnellI thence along
the west lone of said O'Connelfs land l33
feet; thence west l4l feet; thence south along
the east line Of John Mears land l54 feet to
the north line of a street leading from James
Ward 4 Co.'S Furnace to the c. & NJ. r. X.
Station House; thence east along said street
1872 feet TO the place of beginning, and the
said Margaret Huggins making and keeping
in good repair the fence on the north line Of
said premises, be the same more or less, but
subject to all legal highways.
Appraised on order of Attachment q
s925,o0. Terms Cash. S. NJ. LAIRD. sheriff.
Sheriff7s Office. Warren. o.. Aug. 4, lSt79-5t.
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The joint committee of the Atlantic
and Anglo-Ameriean Company, and
the directors of the New York and
Newfoundland and London Telegraph
Company have made further redue-
ton Of the tariff between any point of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, and New York, COM
mencing Tuesday, August 10th, 1869.
Thirty shillings sterling, or seven dol
lars and a half gold, for ten words,
and three shillings sterling, or seven
ty-five cents gold for each extra word.
Press messages, one-half of the above
rates.
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The insurance on the property des-
trOyed by the Philadelphia fire foot
up ever tive and quartermilliOn dol
lars. Very many Of the assurances
were recently effected; and the char
aeter of the warehouse for strength
and non-liability to damage by fire
made the agents feel quite safe in tax
ing any risks. The buildings were
called fireproOf, ana tho only wood
used in their construction was in the
joists and floors, the doors and win
dow frames, and the sheathing for the
metal roof. FireproOf buildings, rs
now constructed, have iron joists and
supported by brick arches. The ORR
gin of the fire is yet mystery.
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GHERlEE'S SALE.
DThe State Of Ohio, Trumbull County, IS.
Asahel w, Jones, In Trumbull Com
VS.. mon Pleas.
SABBATH WilliamsG
Elenor Williams.
By virtue OF an order of sale issued out Of
Common Pleas, Of Trumbull County, Ohio,
to me delivered, ! have levied on and shall
expose 70 public sale at the door of the Court
House in the city of Warren, Trumbull Co.,
Ohio, ON Saturday, the 2lSt day Of August, A. D.
1863, between the hours OF and p. m, OF
said day, the following real estate, free y
dOluey: Situate in the County OF Trumbull,
and STATE Of Ohio, to-wit: In the Township
OF Hubbard, County of Trumbull, and State
of Ohio, and known as being one half %
acre of land of the southeast corner Of Lot
No. in the original survey Of said Town.
shin bounded and described as follows: !:
Commencing at the southeast corner Of said
Lot No g. in the center Of the highway, at
the cross roads, running north along the
center of the highway ten Q0) rods; thence
west on a parallel line with the south line OF
said Lot No. three, eight loD rods; thence
south on a parallel line with the east line OF
said lot ten rods to the center of the east and
west highway; thence east along the center
Of said highway eight rods TO the place OF
beginning and being the same land convey
ed by William Adams to said SABBATH VIII
liams. by deed dated April lst, 1865, and
recorded in Trumbull County Record BOOK
81, pages go and Isl. Appraised at -.
Terms Cash. 5. M. LAIRD, Hherln.
SherifTs Office, Warren, o., July q, lS69-5t
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The amount Of business in the post
office in New York may be judged by
the fact that two windows are open
for the sale Of stamps in sums less
than one dollar. The receipts at each
of these windows average 81 900 per
day, The daily consumption OF
stsmps at the Office must be in all
about $50, 900.
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George w. Kirkland, formerly Of
Bucyrus, Ohio, married, on the lst
instant, Miss Mollie E. Brown, of At
lantic City, Wyoming Territory. The
wedding was the first in Atlantic
City, and the wedding cards were the
best and the only ones the market af-
forded. They We're a very superior
style of playing cards. On the ace Of
hearts was written, "AIr, and Mrs. DIR.
James Irwin, at home, Thursday eve
ming, July /, 1869, Ceremony at nine
O'clock" On the king Of hearts was
written the name of George W. Kirk
land, and on the queen Of hearts the
name of the bride, MollIe Z. Brown.