Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-07
NORTH CoRoLINA.

Full particulars of the death of Siamese
Twins, received since our report Of last
week, shows that, in all probability, the
death of Eng was principally, if not en-
tirely, attributable to fright. 1t ap-
pears that OF late years, owing originally
TO an estrangement between the wives,
arising out of some partiaiity shown to
one over the other In matters of dress
jewelry, they have kept up separate es-
Adjustments or farms, two miles apart.
1t was their unvarying custom to spend
three days and a half of each week in
eacifsIlouse. So Interchangeable was this
custom that the fuheraf Of a son on one
OCCASION and the wedding of a daughter
ON another could not be attended by
them because the ceremony was not at
the right house. Thursday, Janua
18th, was the day for Chang to visit
Eng's house. The former was the
weaker of the two, having been para
lyzed three years before on the right
side. and ever since suffering from
chronic pneumonia. On this night the
extreme cold. the rough road and an
open carriage, caused Chang severe at
tack of his affection OF the throat, and
he sent word tc his wife next day that,
though better, he thought he would
have died that night. = On Friday night
the twins slept in the second story of
the house, having no one in the room
but a little negro, who said they got up
after midnight and sat around the fire,
Chang complaining very much of his
throat. Eng wanted to go back to bed,
but Chang said it hurt his breast too
much to lie down. However, they did
soon afterward go to bed, and nothing
more was heard till, toward daybfeak,
Eng was heard crying out for his son
son William, who slept in an upper
room. When the family was aronsed
after repeated callings from Eng, they
found Chang dead, and Eng with The
cold perspiration starting out from his
face, psllid. and complaining Of exces.
sive cold liz his feet, and asking them te
rub them. However, in about Is
hours after the alarm, Eng expired, al
tile syhptome of death being present
During the interval they had sent fol
DR.. Hollingsworth, five miles away il
1.-THE village Of Mount Airy, bnt before h'
could arrive death had come to both
The wife of Eng said that he was al
fore, having eaten Il substantial supper
and was by no wise apparently affected
by his brothers 's>indisposition. Ate
the doctor arrived he found them botl
dead, and observed no different in thei
condition from that Of ordinary corpses
Eng aud Chang were born in Siam il
1911, and lett in 1929. After attract
ling great attention in Europe ant
America they settled down in Nortl
Carolina. about 40 miles from Salisbury
and Kept store few years. They thel
moved to near Mount Airy, and hav
lived there as farmers for 25 years
Owning a large number of slaves, the
were wealthy, but since the war hav
become reduced to moderate circum
stances. They had a slight dialee
showing foreign birth, but could nc
talk their mother tongue, having forgot
ten it.
MAIZE. IAc1V
f A case that will interest dentists, an
: also every one who has anything to d
: with patents, is now before the Unite
STATES Court at Portland. Eight suit
: are pending in different parts of tn
country, one we believe in this State, bt
D by common consent the case before til
D Court in Portland, is regarded as ii
: test case. The case is briefly this: I'll
!. plaintiff. the Goodyear Dental Vulcal
I ite Company claim that in 1852 John
a Cummings, Boston dentist, conceive
the idea of dental plate made of WI
caiiite, or indurated India rubber, an
in April, 1855, applied for patent. I'll
y application was rejected, but in 1856
> DIR. Cummins renewed his application
e and the Office reversed it's decision an
e granted the request, dated June z, 1856
: DR.. Cutnmins died In 1870, and tt
n Goodyear Dental yulcanite Compar
j. succeeded to his rights The defendar
IS Daniel H, Smith. a Holyoke DENTS
e claims that the patent was first proper
q refused and Afterwards improper
]: :fgfahteii. Some Of the ta ases iierctofo'
> decided, have beea collusivc, the defen
u ants having hsen inducsd to make sha