Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-08-09
NEWs OF THE WEEK.


John Slideli. formerly Minister to
France from the so called confederate
States, is dead.
Emancipation day has been celebrated
by the colored people in this State in
many places, snd in different styles.
Nj. X. Shedd, OF Youngstown, has
sold his interestin the Enterprise Rolling
Mil Co., fthat place. The firm name
is now styled Cartwright, McCurdy & Co.
Oil has been discovered in Middlesex,
Pa. After boring four hundred feet, oil
was struck, and the well yielded at the
rate Of nino barrels a day, with sand
pumps.
A bet OF $4,000 a side between the
owners Of Longfellow and King Fisher,
WIS made, at Saratoga, last Wednesday.
They will race August 18th.
The United States Steamer, Congress,
the supply ship of the Arctic expedition,
having been ordered by the Secretary Of
the Navy to sail for Disco, on the coast
OF Greenland, has put to sea.
The Fourth Annual Re-Union Of the
One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volun-
tser Infantry is to take place at Massilon
on Friday, September S, 1871. The boys
Will doubtless be on hand at this An
nusl reunion.
The first case against the United States
fled with the British agent in Washing
ton, under the Treaty OF Washington, is
that of James Crutchell, a British sub
jet, and resident Of Washington, in
volving a large sum Of money.
General E. F. Schneider, who during
the wal was colonel Of the Eighth Kan
sas regiment, and Adjutant General Of
Ohio during the first term of Governor
Hayes, died a few days since at Dresden,
Saxony.
We learn from the Wellsyille Union
that a man named Downer wa run over
and his head cut of by the noon freight
train, on Tuesday Of last week. When
found he had a bottle of whisky in one
pocket and a handy-billy in the other.
The Democratic PreSssays:-The fam
lily Of Francis Barclay. consisting Of ten
boys and three girls, weigh in the ag-
gregats, 2s74 lbs, and adding the father
and mother, the total weight is s4OO lbs.
If there is another family Of like mum
Der in this region that can beat that, just
trot them out.
A serious accident happened to L.
Haskell, Of Mantua, last Thursday,
while engaged with q moving machine
on the farm Of George Goodell, Of Sha-
|~lersviIle. He was thrown from the seat
and falling before the machine, had his
left wrist nearly severed besides receiv-
ing other injuries.
The Commissioner Of patents has de-
cided that no party is entitled as Of right
to cover in a single patent more than n
article Of manufacture, unless the seve-
raj improvements presented are neeessa-
rily related K or connected with each
other. In other words, as many appli-
cations must be filed as thereare distinct
features in the invention.
Prof Torres, who has been travelling
with Grady's Circus, making balloon as
tensions, was drowned in the Ohio canal
at Massilon, q lew days ago. He made
an ascension at o'clock, andthe balloon
Il descending fell into the canal, and
Torres being unable to swim was
drowned before assistance reached him.
Here is the Lacrosse Democrats latest
conundrum; "How can the Democratic
party be right to-day for doing that
which the Republicans were so wrong
in 1852" The D~eparturists will give it
up, and then what viii BRICK do? We
fear he can't answer his own eonun-
drum.
At Pittsburg, Miss Emeline Taylor,
who was in a trance for tWenty-one days,
has been restored to full life and Vigor.
She came out OF the trance in perfect
health, talking and laughing as If moth
ing had occurred. Thirteen eminent
physicians visited her, and none of them
have. been able to advance ar idea as to
the cause Of her strange situation.
A striking instance of the hasty, care
less business habits Of our people is
seen in the fact that during the month Of
June more than SSs, 900 letters misdireet-
ed or otherwise not deliverable were re-
ceived at the dead letter Office at Wash
ington. OF these II, 200 contained mon
ey, checks, receipts, drafts, or other
documents Of value.
Henry Gibson, son Of Alex. Gibson Of
Salem, while playing with some otner
boys among some saw logs the
Salem planning mill, fell down, and one
Of the logs, twenty-eight inches in
diameter and twenty-six feet long rolled
on him, running oyer his feet and body
to his neck. He is lying in a critical
condition.
The wife of Eli Graves, living one
mile from Rsysville, o., was delivered
Of a double child last week. 1t had two
heads and necks, four arms and four
legs. The two children appeared to be
perfect in every respect, except grown
together from the necks down, their
arms encircling each other. They lived
but a short time.
Since the publication Of Harper's last
Weekly, with the riot cartoons, the firm,
it is reported, have received q number
of violent letters, threatening to burn
their publication house, asssssinate the
members, and do all sorts Of direful
things. The Harpers are said TO be pre-
pared for all hostile contingencies, and
to keeps strong nightly guard on their
premises.
A very curious phenomenon was wit
messed on Lake Winnepiseogee on Sum
day afternoon, by two men in q small
boat There was scarcely a breath Of
air stirring, and the surface of the lake
was unaffected by even a ripple. when
the centre Of the lake suddenly appeared
to sink down. and Immediately follow
ing three large waves, the largest over
five feet in height, dashed over the rocks
for a moment, threatening destruction
to the boat.
At Salem, Ohio, on Thursday night,
burglar were busy. The provision