Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-08-03

EDITOR CHRONICLE:-With the rest Of
the world, this city has its excitements.
On the 18th, one Of our frequent thunder
showers poured its copious floods Of wa
terry and electrical floods upon us. In a
residence near the cemetery, were two
men, three children and the good house
wife preparing for dinner. a thunder
bolt struck the house, demolished the
flue, lOosened and tore off considerable
portions Of Notwithstanding, instantly
killed the woman, and left the others
without injury save the loss Of q glass
eve from one Of the men.
During the same shower, another wO-
man went 20 her door. At the instant a
tree was struck near the house. The la
dy was severely injured but not fatally.
If reports are correct, some eighteen or
twenty places have been struck in this
city this season. The rOdmen are doing
IN active business, and the life insurance
agents are not idle, especially the one
whose own house has been twice hit
within a few weeks.
The equality question is breaking
out in a new place. Our wise men
some Of them at least-are a little slow.
They are not voting for General Jackson
yet but they N not up to the 18th
Amendment. Our School Board are a
progressive set Of fellows, and recently
resolved to face the consequences Of dis
pensing with a separate school for eolored
pupils. The Pennsylvania School Law
requires such schools where demanded
for twenty or more pupils in one district.
There are said to be forty to forty-fve
such pupils in the city, but the school
has averaged less than twenty for the last
two years, and for the last year, has not
averaged ten pupils, and has cost the city
about 5000. All at once, this obscure col
ored school became the most important
thing in this mighty city, The great new
Court room is filled with terror stricken
fathers and nervous old bachelors, hOr-
rifed at the social equality inevitable
when these twenty to thirty shaded fel-
low citizens shall be sprinkled among
the ten or twelve hundred German, Irish,
French and Yankee youth, promiscuous-
ly mingled on the school grounds, As
they now are on the streets. or course
this audience must have a committee on
resolutions and an orator. The commit
tee is soon out, and the orator, a clever
relic Of the defunct Democracy, length
lily argues the humanity of putting
these young sciOns of a tropical cline,
into the refrigeratory establishments
provided for the comfort of our white
pupils. We should freeze the poor
things to death. daughter and cheers.)
The committee enter, report resolutions
d~eprecating the action Of the School
Board, threatening them with an appeal
to the Courts, and providing for a Re-
monstrance to be signed by many citi-
e 4 spectator was, atthis point, glad
to hear all calls for remarks promptly
ruled out Of order, and a motion to ad-
journ decidedly in order, for the smell
Of something very old-tOO old to pass
out through the ventilators-made the
air quite unhealthy for human lungs
The remonstrance went before the Board
in due time, $50 strong, not more than
one in ten OF whom, we are told by n
who saw the roll, sends pupils to our
public schools. And yet the bloOdless
war wages. Blood is up. at least one
preacher signed the remonstrance.-
Another preached last Sabbath evening
in defense Of the colored people. Tues
day night those Of African descent met
in mass at the A. NJ. E. church and had
their time Of making speeches and pass
ing resolutions, generally moderate, but
firmly protesting against a~separately or
ganized school.
It is to be hoped that the Board will
stand firmly by their recent action
There is a proposition from the colOred
people to enter bonds to indemnify the
Board against all costs in case the oppo-
sition make good their threat OF legal
prosecution. Will the efete Spirit of
Caste risk so much Of its precious prop
/ ertvg We sha see. Y