Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-03-06

The State of Nebraska is admitted to
the Union. A proclamation of the fact
was made by the President yesterday.
The magistrate at Norfolk, Va, who
refused to receive negro testimony,
has been bound over to appear before
the U. S. District Court.
DIR. J.. NJ. Bellville, of Wysndott
county, O., disappeared very suddenly
two weeks since. An apprehension OF
foul play is entertained.
There are one hundred and sixty
POSTS" of the Grand Army of the Re-
public in Ohio, and indications are that
the number will be doubled before
April lst.
The Colorado bill has failed. The
vote in the Senate, yesterday, stood %
to 10, being less than the two-thirds
necessary for its re -passsge over the
veto.
The Equitable Fire and Marine In
surance Company, of Boston, an insti-
tuition of tw~enty-eight years honorable
standing in business, wss compelled, in
consequence of heavy losses, 70 close
its doors yesterday.
General Schenck has decided not to
permit his name to 60 before the Con-
%vention as q candidate for Governor.
The Cable announces on the author
of the English Foreign Secretary, that
as far as Great Britain is concerned,
Brazil and Paraguay are content to
fight their own battles, without her
mediation.
The new GENITAL system was adopted
yesterday in produce transactions at
several important points. 1t is expect
ed that the new system will pass speed
lily into general use.
Hon. B. F. Wade U. S. Senator from
Ohio, was yesterday selected by the
Republican Senatorial Caucus, to sue
coed Mr.. Foster, as President pro tenn.
of that body, and Acting Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. His cleo
ton will follow as q matter of course.
Six hundred and seventy persons
supposed 20 be incurably insane, are
confined in county jails and infirma-
ries, in 60 counties of Ohio. OF this
number S54 are females. The eondi-
ton Of many of these unfortunstes, as
ascertained by the Committee of the
Ohio State Medical Society, is a dis
grace to the people of this wealthy and
Christian State, and the Society have
accordingly msmorislized the Legisla-
ture, praying for the erection of an
Asylum for their reception and care.
MONDAY, March 4.
The Senate in its Saturday session, con-.
irmed John A. Dix as Minister to France,
and Hugh Ewing as Minister resident at
the Hague.
The House Judiciary Committee, after
an examination of Secretaries Seward,
Stanton and other officials in relation to
the arrest Of John H. Surratt, report that
proper diligence wa not used in pursuing
and arresting this criminal, though they
do not charge the President with neglI-
gence.
In the forty years from 1920 10 1860, we
took from Europe 4,5l2,171 emigrants.
Thirty Arab emigrants arrived in New
Orleans last Friday. They will settle in
that city.
To terminate a dogs suffering a man in
St. Louis struck it over the head with q
revolver, which discharged a ball into his
own body, killing him instantly.
An old lady named Hannah B. Barger
burned TO death, last week, at her
residence, at the corner of Eleventh
Avenue and Sixty-Third street, by her
taking fire from a stove. She was
. native of Staten Island.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
E. a. Rollins, has decided that 8 lottery,
'afle, or gift enter prise, whose sole object
s the relief Of the widows or mothers of
or disabled soldiers, is one legally
TO exemption from tax.
The monthly statement of our national
iebt will probably show no diminution
ince the January exhibit. During the
month, interest has matured on
.hree hundred millions of seven and three
enths notes, absorbing all that would
'tberwise have been profit.
By Cable we have an English rumor
hat q wal had broken out IN India The
Ministry will present a new Re-
nrm hill TO Parliament on the 11th-
1t is reported at Washington that the
ecent secret meetings of the Virginia SEN
Re resulted on Friday, in the determine
ion, by an overwhelming majority of
9th branches of the Legislature, now
ssembled at Richmond, to accept the sit
alton fully, frankly and with alacrity.-
20 that end it has been determined by that
arge majority, on hearing of the final
Of the bill to re organize the
southern States, to call State Convention
or the purpose of immediate State orgsni-
alton under It.