Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-07-17

A solemn requiem mass for the repose
of the soul Of the unfortunate Emperor
Macmillan was celebrated in the Re.
dem ptionist (St. Mary's) Church, New
Orleans, on Tuesday morning. The mass
was given without invitation BY the Rev.
erend Fathers. The interior Of the church
had 4 grand and sombre look. In the
nave, near the chaneel rail, was the cats-
falco draped in heavy folds of black vel
vet, a deaths head, skull and crOss-bones
forming part of the furniture. A hundred
wax candles we're lighted, and illuminated
the sides. All of the foreign Consuls and
the Austrian naval officers were in attend
anee, and occupied the pews Immediately
along the catafalco.
There are $50 drinking places in Gin
cinnati.
General Sickles has addressed a let
ter to Senator Trumbull. on the regis.
tration question, in which he makes
the suggestion that the true solution
of the reconstruction problem is uni
versal suffrage and general amnesty.
The Union State Central Committee
of Ohio yesterday nominated General
John c. Lee, of Seneca, for Lieutenant
Governor, to fill the acanc on the
State ticket caused by the declination
Of Hon. Samuel Galloway.
An important decision was rendered
in the United States Circuit Court at
Wheeling, W. Va, yesterday morning,
Judge jackson presiding, in refusing
to grant an injunction against dentists
of that city who are in favor of the
Dental Vulcanite Company of Bosten.
The British government has Just re-
ceived a painful rap on the khuckles
from the Car. The Russian Cabinet
has addressed a diplomatic note to the
embassies at Paris and London, direct
ing them to call the attention of the
governments to which they are accredi-
ted to the condition of Ireland, and
instructing them to represent that in
the opinion of Russia the con addition of
that country invites a joint inquiry on
thegovernments of Russia, France and
the United States, in conjunction with
Great Britain. Perhaps Mr.. Speaker
COlfax may get q job here.
A mean hoteLkeeper in Springfield,
Mass, eployed a young man as bar
tender, and refuses to pay him his wa
ges on the ground that the employ
ment is illegal. A suithas been brought
to recover.
On Saturday last John Swank, of
North Liberty, Indiana, a one-armed
man, vas ~accidently killed by a now
ing machine. He was riding and dri
wing as usual, with the lines around
his body, when the machine came in
contact with some obstruction which
threw him backward out of the seat,
and the machine passed over him.
The proposition is mooted in Califor-
MIA to purchase Of the Government n
of the islands in the late Russian pos
sessions, and plant it rs a penal colony
of the State. The present State prison
system is regarded as 4 nursery o rogues.
Seven hundred conVicts are bearded at
San Quentin, oVer whom the Lieuten-
ant Governor is nominally the warden.
Mr.. N. T. McGeorge, of Mason, Mich.
was severely injured at Churchville. N.
Y, 3 short time since. whittier he had
gone to be married. In getting off the
cars he received such an injury that
he was conveyed to a hotel insensible,
and for two days his physician gave
no hope of his recovery. He called
for a minister and had the nuptial knot
tied, and commenced to get better, of
course. He has since so far recovered
as to be able to return home.
The House has voted that the next
session of Congress shall commence on
the 18th Of November.
The opening of the MonongahelA
House in Pittsburgh took place last
night, and was celebrated by a grand
entertainment to the press and tele-
graph. The house has been two years
in rehtting, and is now q really mag
niicent place of entertainment.