Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-01-30
General News.

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Crosby Opera House.
A Hartford dispatch states that the
Etna and Phoenix Insur nee Companies
each lost $4,000 in the late Vicksburg
fire.
1t is said that since the abrogation of
the Reciprocity Treaty, the exports
from Canada have increased.
There are 60 German newspapers
printed in Pennsylvania dailies and
Al weeklies. Eleven are of a religious
character.
Hon. David Richie, a prominent and
highly respected citizen Of Pittsburgh,
died on Thursday last.
Nh. David Hunt, an old and esteem
citizen of Allegheny City was run W
and killed, on Thursday noon, while
walking on the railway track lear An
derson street.
The New York Times special says,
nothing will be done in the impeach-
ment matter before the 4th of March,
beyond the collection of evidence.
1t is said to be understood that Sc
cretary McCulloch is in favor of selling
gold, but wants to retain the discretion
of the time and amount to sell.
It is considered doubtful by those
who are regarded as good judges,
whether the tariff, and tax bill will pass
at this session.
At Housewife, Pa, last week, two
women were fatally burned by the ex-
plosion of q can from which they were
pouring carbon oil to kindle a fire.
The oil men in the Venango district
feel encouraged to hope for an early
improvement in prices and a cores
pending revival of trade.
Mrs. JEFF. Davis attended a ball in
Richmond last Friday night, which was
gotten up to raise money for the pur-
pose of erecting an enclosure around
the grave of her son Curious taste.
Gen. Logan, Just from Illinois, says
that the people generally are in favor
of ~impesching the President, and be-
lieve him guilty of high crimes and
misdemeanors.
Eight panthers were killed, in Cen
ter Co., Pa, within one week this win
ter. A single hunter is also named
who has killed nearly so deer during
the season.
A sleigh-riding party visited K~enton,
Ohio, last week, when the young men
became so much intoxicated that the
ladies paid the bill, took the teams and
drove home without them.
The City Council of Canton, has paid
Lewis Engle fifty dollsrs-dsmsges for
injuries received by his wife falling in
to the excavation on Plum street.
There is a salt we'll in Tuscarawas
county, Ohio, which yields six hundred
barrels of water in twenty-four hours,
t~hirty-fVe gallons of the water, making
a bushel of salt.
The Buckeye State says: "a protract-
ed meeting is being held in the II. E.
Church, at this place, conducted by its
able pastor, Mr.. W. K. Brown. During
the last two or three evenings upwards
of twenty persons have evinced their
willingness 10 unite with the church."
They are running foot races at New
ark. Ohio. for $1,000 and 1850 a side.
Over SIS, GOO changed hands in the bets
on the last race; which took place on
the 18th inst. Other matches are made
up for the coming week.
Cotton culture in the South, by
Northern men, has almost invariably
turned out bad this year. As the crop
will hardly 60 above a million OF bales,
it is thought the price must go up by
and by.
A large lobby is now in Washington
working to get through appropriations
for building a Ship Canal around Mag
ara Falls, and for rebuilding the levees
on the lower Mississippi. amounting to
SIS, 00G, 900.
The coal miners of the region around
Pittsburgh have quit work, IN account
of an attempt on the part of employ
ers to cut down the price of digging
from four to two and a half cents per
bushel.
Ristori creates a furore IN the smart
western cities. She receives many to-
kens of public regard, among which
were, it is said, six hogs-at Cincinnati,
and a slightly damp corner lot at Chi
cago.
Col. Norton, Superintendent of Indian
Affairs in New Mexico, recommends to
the Government to establish the wild
and rowing bands of Indians in reser-
vations where they can be controlled
and prevented from doing mischief.
correspondent says that our Minister
to Columbia has had a difficulty with
President Mosquera, which has result
ed in breaking off intercourse between
them. Our Minister has referred the
matter to his Government.
Our dispatches show that the snow
storm of the last few days has been
heavier and has spread over a larger
extern of country than any we have
had for a great many years. At Vari
Gus places in Kentucky the snow is re-
ported from ten to twelve inches.
Garfield has had four Churches, 3
Dry Goods stores, two Drug stores, two
Shoe stores, four Hotels, a Carriage shop
two Cabinet shops, two Harness shops,
two Mills, n Flour and the other a
Saw mill, Flax mill, a Weaving estab-
lishment, two or three Blacksmith
shops, aLeather Betting establishment,
Broom Handle factory, Tannery and
On refinery
The postage stamps consumed annually
N the United States amounts to 350,000,-
900, in France to 400, 600, 600, and in
England TO 800, 00O, 900. The French
contractor makes a million and a half per
day for the government at 90 cents per
1000. To prevent Autograph forgery,
the paper is first covered with a sort of
transparent ink, the composition of which
is a secret, so that both inks, the transpsr-
ent and the colored, would stick to the
stone, if an attempt were made to transfer
the design. After printing, certain Epecks
of color are also laid on with a brush, by
hand.
An apple tree was cut down in Law
renee county, last week, measured two feet
and 8 half in diameter across the stump,
and made about two cords of wood. 1t was
fifty years old.
John SaKton, a lawyer in Salem, Ohio,
has sued Joseph Smith, a constable of the
place, for 5000 for false Imprisonment.
He had a client in jail and wen to see
him, when the constable locked him in
and went away.