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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16
4 BLOODY HISTORY.

! The terrible massacre of a large
company of California-bOund emf
grants at Mountain Meadow, in Utah
| in the year 1857, says the Boston
/ Globe, will be remembered by many
of our readers. From the fact of the
l terrible mutilation of the bodies, and
Otner circumstances which forbade
the belief that civilized human be-
ings could have been guilty of such
atrocities, the butchery was ascribed
to the Indians, and in that belief the
people have until of late generally
rested. Evidence is now put for
ward, seemingly of an unimpeachable
character, to show that the blood Of
these defenceless people rests upon
the head of the MoTmons, and not the
Indians, and that Brigham Young,
the head of the church, and eomman-
der-in-chiefo of the Mormon militia, is,
by his official order, directly response.
bic for the slaughter.
Phillip Klingon Smith, Mormon
bishop in good standing az the pres
ent writing, and n Mormon bishop at
the time of the massacre, fifteen
years ago, has just come forward with
a sworn statement regarding the
affair, which will cause the blood TO
boil within the veins of every honest
man who reads it, and kindle in every
heart a fierce determination to put
down MOTmons and MOrmOnism, if
not by the strong arm of the law,
then by the strong arm of might.
The story of Smith is to the effect
that the emigraht train, which had
reached Salt Lake City in safety from
spent a single night there,
and the next day proceeded on its
way by the old wagon road toward
southern California. The journey
was unimpeded until after the COM
pany had passed Cedar City, when,
by official order from Brigham Young,
a body of militia commanded by
of the Mormon church at
Cedar City, was sent in pursuit, with
to "kill all but the little |
Smith, with two or three !
others, wished to intercede for the |
lives Of the party, but was ordered to |
fall into the ranks on pain of death. |
Upon Overtaking the train a running |
fight began, in which the MormOns |
we're wOrsted but, reinforcements |
flag of truce was sent to /
he emigTanls with the promise of pro- /
ection if they would lay down their 1
rms. The rest of the story we give /
n Smiths own words: "They accor-
iiugly laid down their arms, came
,ut from their camp, and delivered
themselves up; the women and chill
iren were separated from the men,
md were marched ahead of the men:
lfter said emigrants had marched
bout half a mile toward Cedar City,
he order was given to shoot them
lOwn the emigrInts were then and /
here shot down, except seventeen lit
lie children, which Immediately
OOk into my charge 1 do not know
he total number of said company, as
did not stop to count the dead; l
put the little children in
Iaggage wagons belonging to the regi-
nent, aud took them to Hamlin's
ranch, and from there 10 Cedar City,
nd procured them homes among the
'eOple."
There is no need of comment on
he story. The plain bare facts are
horrible in themselves.
[ now remains 10 be seen, if the state
lent is substantiated, and what steps (
be government will take in the (
natter.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16
The CHRONICLE.
is YOUR LAMP BURNINGf

Say. is your lamp burning. my brother?
! pray you look quickly and see;
For II IL were burning, then surely
! Some beams would fall brightly on me.
| Straight. straight is the road, but Ifalter,-
And often fall ont by the way;
Then lift your lamp higher, my brother,
Lest should make fatal delay.
There are many and many around you
Who follow wherever you go;
II you thought that they walked In a
Your lamp would burn brighter, know.
Upon the dark mountains they stumble;
They are bruised on the rocks and they III
With their white, pleading faces turned
To the clouds of the pitiful sky.
There is many a lamp that is lighted:
We behold them anear and afar.
But not many OF them, my brother,
Shines steadily on like star.
I think were they trimmed night and NOR.
ming
Tney would never burn down or 90 ont.
Though rom the four quarters of heaven
The winds were all blowing about.
If once all the lamps that are lighted
Should steadily blaze in line,
Wide over the land and the ocean
What gtrdle Of glory would shIneI
How all the dark places would brighteni
How the mists would roll up and awayi
How the earth would laugh out in her glad
ness
To hail The miIlennlal day,
Say, is your lamp burning. my brother?
pray You look quickly and see;
for II It were burning. then surely
Some beams would fall brightly on me.
Friends ReuieU'
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16
EXPERIMENTING ON A DEAD
RnnY

They have a love for the horrible
at Columbus, Ohio. and we would ad-
wise murderers who have any respect
for their persons to avoid that city.
If they should Derpetrate the crime
within the county, and be brought
before a Columbus jury, they will be
hanged certainly, and then the after
! part of the per ormance will be like
! this. Barclay, who WIS hung last
| Friday for murder, was cut down
when the surgeons pronounced life
extinct, and taken at once to the
Medical College, where the students
proposed to make experiments to-
ward his resuscitation, just as if a man
whose neck was broken could be
brought to life again. However, it
was fun for the Students" Just as il
was during the war for surgical novi-
ces to amputate arms and legs, which
only required bandages and lotion TO
preserve them and restore them sound
and ''fit for usen through life.
This was the way, according to a
Columbus paper, in which the "stu-
dents" operated on the warm body
of Barclay, after he was carried to
the dissectIng room. 1t is not pleas
ant reading, but we give it to show
how some men interest themselves
in the horrible and revolving phases
of life and death.
Says the Journals reporter 1.-TWO
currents of electricity were used-une
placed at the lower extremity of the
body and the ether drawn along the
arm, neck, face, and breast. The ef-
feet was wonderful the eyes opened,
the face drew up as if in pain, the
mouth jerked to one side, the arm
raised as if TO strike, and the fist
The limbs also raised, and
the toes and fingers worked, and once
the body almost turned to one side. !
The arms were next laid bare, and |
current of electricity introduced. |
The whole system seemed TO respond. |
and the movements of the body were /
violent. At four minutes to two |
D clock the electricity was removed,
and faint action of the muscles could /
even then be observed. The body /
was afterwards lett till ten minutes /
after three, when the electricity was
again applied, and the muscles of the /
body sIIiI responded as before, but
with less force. The breast was then
opened, and a current passed into the
lealt, but it gave no response. L was
.arried to the hands aud feet, and all
as before. The heart was
hen taken out and found TO be as
lard as muscle, and full of blood, the
ungs net contested, the brain very
healthy, free from any congestion
whatever. At eleven minutes after
O'Clock electricity was again applied,
md a good response was had at
Eighteen minutes after five faint re
pOnse-was given, and al fifteen min
lies to six, five hours and thirty five
fter death, the strongest current that
ould be applied failed TO move a mus
lie. The experiment exhibition was
hen brought to close, the crowd dis
Iersed, aud the mutilated body of
ohm Barclay was replaced in its eof
Ia. delivered to tie Governor, and
iven its final burial. ID
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Whole No. 1924

I should be moderate, cautious. and
slow. And so We may say of that
vexed question, the tariff. 1t can be
j improved, but we want no violent
! changes in that. All changes impair
values and vested interest. Even i'm
the line of Improvement they should
be cautious and gradual. In the line
Of destruction they should be avoided
altogether. In these considerations
business men and all the intelligent
industrial classes will see that they
have great stake in this election.
We need security from violent f.
nanciai disturbance. We want neith-
er to risk what we have, nor our pros
poets for the future, by any political
revolution, or any fear of financial
disturbance The South is rapidly
recovering. The production Of its
great staple is such as would have
been incredible even to the most san
guine abOlitionist before the expert
ment. The South has made gigantic
strides in rising from the destructive
and total prostration of the war. No
political conditions now stand in the
way. The North is reeoneiled. The
Southern merchant or planter finds
no unreconciled feeling stopping his
way to trade There is nothing in
the situation to drive US to rash expert
ments or new elements. We want to be
free from the eapprehensions of theun.
known and the lash. Therefore, it
is of great importance to every man
to vote, and to see that all around him
vote, against apolitieal change which
will inevitably bring uncertainty and
that will have an evil
effect on every interest.-CiRciRnai
Gazette.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16
From the New York Times. Oct. 3.
Greeley VS.. the Working Men, Soldiers
and SaiIOrS

At meeting of the Presidents of
the variOusSoldiers and Sailors Clubs
of the city, Thursday evening, Gen
Colorado, delivered an address, and,
in the course of his remarKs, made
the following interesting statement: /:
Horace Greeley declared, in his
Cincinnati speech, that he was the
champion of the laboring men of the
country. declare to you that he is
not, unless time and circumstances
have worked great changes in his con-
victiOns. just af er the war closed, 1
was sitting in the room of Senator
Chandler, of Michigan; Senator Wade
of Ohio, and others were also present,
when Horace Greeley's card, soon
followed by himself, came up. After
some conversation on other subjects,
Mr.. Greeley addressed himself to the
Senators and said "These id enOr-
nous expenditures on the part of the
Government must be stopped at once;
there must be some sort of cOntrac-
ton of the currency that will reduce
the price of labor" Mr.. Greeley said
that be was engaged in building a
house, or something of that kind and
was compelled to pay iour dollars and
four dollars and a half per day for Ia
bOr, and that so long as the Govern
ment continues 10 pay out large
amounts of money, and so long as
''gIetDbacks" continued so abundant,
the wages of labor would remain ex-
Orbitant; something must be done to
remedy this. And what do you sup
pose this remedy was; as suggested by
this champion OF the laOoring men OF
the country? To BEGIN by reducing
the pay of the soldiers and sailors,
aud cutting down the pensions of the I
and the widows and or
phans. This unselfish patriot aud !
proposed there TO two
Senators of the United States, while
The wounds of the gallant old fellows
who fought through the war were yet .
that the pay of the soldiers
and sailors should be cul down and
heir pensions reduced in Oriler that
be might build his house cheaper
This friend of the IabOring men in
listed on calling in the aid of special
legislation in order that the price of
abor might be reduced, so that he
md others like him might in the fu-
ure pocket dollar or two a day out
If the hard earnings of the mechanics
md labOring men that they might
lave occasion to employ. This may
AVE been an evidence of a very un-
elfish desireto promote the interests
# the labOring classes, but at that
ime when he was not eanvassing for
otes, it appeared to me much more
Ike desire to put money in his own
Ocket at their expense.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16


WHFUL WAsTE.-The startling
statement is made, on the authority
of X. ). Elliot, Esq, Industrial Agent
Of the Pacific Railroad Company,
that in less than twenty-five years
the accessible forests in the region of
the great lakes, on the upper waters
of the Mississippi, and in the British
possessions adjacent, will be exhaust
ed. In the Southern States the
Rocky Mountain regions, and on the
Pacific coast, the demands of clviliza-
ton and trade are causing the forests
to rapidly disappear. There is but
one remedy for this and that is fOrest
culture. The statement above cited
was made before the National Agri-
cultural Association at its recent
meeting in st. Louis, and was en-
braced in the report of q committee
to consider the subject. The COM
mittee recommended farmers to
plant forest trees on their hilly or
other waste lands, and to place shell
ter belts or elumps of rapid growing
and useful timber at suitable places
on their farms solieits State Legis-
lature to pass laws encouraging the
planting Of trees on farms and cn the
high ways for the provision of State
nurseries Of young tim Der trees, the
appointment of annual ArbOr Day,
for the planting of trees, as in Ne
braska, etc. These suggestions are
important, and should command at
tenuOn. The wilful waste of our for
ests will bring woeful want, and that
before many generations have clap
sed, unless some means are adopted
for keeping up the supply.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16

The following is what a Democrat
organ thought of Greeley before he
was nominated. 1t is from the AL
bany Argus, now supporting Greeley:
Look, then, at Greeley-a a financial
abOrtionist, the bitter, vindietive, pro-
scrptive partisan-whO would make
the people rich by increasing their
taxes, and improve tbeir morals by
hunting them into jails. Has Greeley
changed or have these journals chang
ed that they should swallow their
words and play the syeophant to this
incompetent addlepate. He flies in a
passion with every one who refuses to
argue with him or will not vote
for him. He who eOntrolleth his
own temper is better than he who
taketh a city or carrieth a State. But
can do neither the one nor
the other.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16
Trumhulps Misrepresentation.

The Civil Service Commissioners
have prepared, and will soon publish
letter addressed to Senator Logan
in answer to TTumbull's frequent
statement on the stump that five per
cent of the revenue is annually lost in
collection, an assertion which he
attempted to support by quotations
from the first report of the Com
mission last December. The letter of
Commission, which is quite long,
first gives in full the passage of the
report from which Trumbull takes
only one sentence; shows that the
statement of the loss of twenty-five
per cent was first made in the report
nf the House Committee of the
Thirty ninth Congress, was repeated
in public address by Representative
JeDcks, of Rhode Island, and always
used with refeTenc 10 the admins
tration of Andrew johnson and Sec
retary Mccullough. The losses
meant, We're those by evasion, defal
cation, violation of law and other
means by which revenue was never
collected, and did not refer to losses
from the Treasury after collections
were made. 1t also shows the total
losses by defalcation in the Internal
Revenue Bureau since the establish
ment are 50, 200. 900 instead of $40 .0O0,-
600 as Las been charged, of which
$500, 900 occurred under LineOln's
80, loo, 900 under John
son and $500, 600 under Grant The
letter, which is carefully prepared, is
a thorough and complete refutation
of Trumbull's perversiOn of a portion
of the report of the commission.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16
Cleveland Daily Herald, Aug. 18th.

Z EHS ilSM NOlOulCs III the AOrln-H west.
! The Rev. George Rodgers, of Dor
setshire, in the south of England.
! accompanied by a number of inteIH-
gent English tenant farmers, has re-
Gently completed a tour of inspection
through the Northwest, made for the
purpose of selecting a location for
colony of some two thousand English
people. After an extended trip, the
delegation selected eight townships
labOut 10000 acres) in Clay county,
MInD., on the line of the North Pa
clfic RailrOad-half the area being
Government lands, and hence subject
to free homestead entry by the colon
lsts and the other half belonging TO the
Railroad Company. A railroad town
TO be named Yeovil, at the request
or the colonists, has been set
apart to the colony, near the cen
ter of the tract. Some two hundred
families, embracing a Thousand peo-
pie intend to leave England for the
colony lands in April next, and the
remainder will follow during the
season. The colonists are mainly |
well-tO do tenant farmers and far |
mers' sons who will bring with them |
TO the United States from 81, 900 to |
$4,000 of capital each, and a degree |
of agricultural skill and thoroughness
which, when expended upon the /
fertile lands they have chosen, can
hardly fail to result in thrift and sue
cess. The full title co the lands
bought from the Northern Pacific /
Railroad Company will cost these
English farmers less than half as
much per acre as they have hitherto
paid for the annual rental of Dorset
shire lands.
Mr.. Rodgers and his practical asso-
ciates unite in saying that the facts
regarding the quality of the COmpa-
ny's lands, and the general advanta
ges of the Northwestern country
have been considerably understated
by the COmpany's publications and
representatives in Great Britain
They also concur in the belief that
Minnesota and the country further
west, in the same latitude, are per-
fectly adapted to English settlement,
and that the present colony move
ment is only the forerunner Of scores
of thousands of Englishmen who will
speedily follow and make homes in
the great grain belt and stock range
Of the Northwest. Mr.. Rodgers con-
suited many of his own cOuntrymen
settled in Minnesota, and, without an
exception, they claimed to be pros
porous and greatly pleased with the
State as a home for English people
who wish to emigrate to America.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16
WINTER AGAIN.

''Snow along the line of the Pacific
Railroad" frost in Connecticut, F"
wild geese flying SOuthward." Such
are the items in the papers that re-
mind US that before long we shall be
putting on overcOats again. Farmers
are very apt to neglect their stock du-
r ng time when care is eminently
necessary to its well being. The
grasses are not nearly 50 abundant now
nor so nutritious, as they have hereto
fore been; roots are hardly lit for food,
and the new hay-crOp (nObody can be
suspected of having any of the old
crop left over is too heating. Green
corn and the like are apt TO be injuri-
Gus. and altogether the chances seem
to be against the live stock getting a
: God, square, digestible meal until the
cold weather sets in aud the regular
winter regimen is prescribed. There
seems to be nothing for it in ordin 4ry
cases but to let the stock do the best
they can in the pastures and help
them out with feeding such proven
der as can be had when they come
home at night. Care must be taken
that they do not lack water, for the
springs are apt to be low at this sea-
son. Stabling should be well looked
to, not only with a view to present
needs, but with reference to the
winter.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16
Twelve Reasons for supporting Grant.

First.-He has shown by his record
that he.is true friend of the Union.
Second.-He has never abused a
trust, and has had no policy to Ell
I0Tee against the will of the people.
Third.-He has enforced honesty
and introduced economy in all branch
es of the Government.
Fourth By wise financial policy
be has reduced the public debt up
ward of three hundred and thirty.
four millions of dollars.
Fifth.-He has enforced the laws of
the nation justly, impartiaIly and
firmly.
Sixth.-He has extended the pro
lection of the Government of Ameri-
can citizens at home and abroad.
Seventh He has shown an earnest
desire to promote tranquility through
out the South, ard has done every
thing in his power to advance its
prosperity.
Righth-He has maintained peace
with all nations, and by his policy
has preserved the most friendly and
cordial relations with the leading
powers of Europe.
Ninth.-He has given practical evil
deDce of his sympathy and friendship
for the working men of America, and
has neglected no opportunity to ad-
vance their interests.
Tenth.-He has proven as great in
peace as he was in war wise and
magnanimous as stateman as he was
skilled and just as soldier.
Eleventh.-Under his management
the rights of all citizens will be pro
tected in the future as they have
been in the past the credit and in
tegrity of the Republic will be main
tanned, and our nation will continue
TO enjoy the confidence and respect of
the world.
Twelfth.-His great service during
the rebellion, his devotion 10 his
country when armed treason sought !
its destruction, and the sterling
qualities which have since chaTteriZ- |
ed his actions as public official and
private citizen commend him to hon |
est men of both parties. and entitle |
him to the gratitude of the nation.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-16

General Grant has by his quiet, un-
OstentatiOus ways and retIcence caus-
ed English editors and statemen much
uneasiness. They know what a
/ grand soldier he had proved himself,
ana they have been deeply concerned
to know how he would act as Presi-
dent on the questions pending be-
tween Great Britain and the United
I States. They have respect for him
as soldier and statesman, having
watcht d closely his entire admins
tratiOn. His positiveness, firmness,
and his devotion TO the best interests
Of the American Union have won
their admiration. For Horace Gree
ley they appear to have nothing but
contempt, apparently understanding
his character as well as do the people
Of this country. In a recent editorial
the London Times has this truthful
paragraph :
''1he character of Horace Greeley
is too well known. His rashness Of
judgement and his lOosness of speech
are notorious from end to end
of the union. He has faculties which
have been of good services to its ad-
vantage, but they must be employed
in sphere far different from that to
which he now aspires. The Presi-
dent is the Chief Magistrate of the
American Union, and who can think
without a smile of Horace Greeley as
a magistrate at all? A man who
would be magistrae should keep
guard upon his tongue ; he should be
firm in the opinion upon which he
has resolved, but he should not form
1t until he has weighed all that could
be urged for or against it the desire
of justice should possess him, and his
actions shO1ld be ruled by the in
stinct of self respect. All that Mr..
Greeley is not. He is the very reverse
of il. He is defective where he ought !
to abound, and abOunds where he
ought TO be defective.n
Yet this is the man nominated by |
the MOngrels for President of the !
United States. His election would |
make Us the laughing stock of the !
world.
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NOTICE.
III Nc state of Chio. TrumhnIl 90.

N The state of Chic, Trumbuil Co.
In the Court OF Common Pleas
Samuel W. Jenkins, VS. The Erie Railway
Company. The said Erie Railway Co.
defen. ant. is notified that the said plaintiff
has filed in said Court, his petition against
defendant, asking Tor a judgment against il
for s5UtO 90. for dar ages sustained by him
while passenger upon the Atlantic &
Great Western Railway. then run and Oper-
ated by defendant, and caused by the neg
ligence of defendant and its employ es and
servants, and thai an order of attachment
has been issued in said cause. Said petition
must be answered by the 18th Of Dec, 1872,
and said cause will be for trial at the next
term of said Court
HUTCHINS, FUTILE & STULL,
Oct. 9, lS72-6t Pitts Atty's.
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DROCLAMATION.

Il !, G. ". Dickinson, Sheriff Of TrumbuIl
county. ONO, hereby notify the qualified
electors Of said county. that Tuesdav II1e
9th day Novem Der. A d. 1877, is the day an
pointed by law for holding the Presidential
elecllon IN the STATE OF Ohio. at which time
the said electors will assembIe in Their ra-
spective townships In said county. and pro-
ceed 70 ballot for two Senatorial and twen
" congressional Elec ors. as electors for
ted States.
Given under my hand at the Court House
In the city Of Warren, this 9Th day OF OCT
A. d. 1872. 6. ". DICKISNON ''
Get g IS5o-3t sheriff