Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-06-22
News Items.

Charles Dickens left a fortune of ESQ.
900.
Gold closed in New York, on Monday,
at L.12f@Ll25
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte died, aged
Ga years, in Baltimore, Nd, June 18th
inst.
1900 pounds of wool were bought in
New Lisbon, last week, at prices ranging
from IS to 40 cents.
The Methodists OF Ohio hold a three
days State Convention at Delaware, COM
mencing August 9.
At q Republican State Convention held
afAtlanta, Georgia, last week, there were
1900 delegates present.
At Akron on Tuesday afternoon, a boy
named Koplin, while playing with a
loaded gun with two other boys, was shot
and instantly killed.
In Champaign county. O., June 10, q
hail storm dropped 1.-TWO feet deep of solid
hail. into the potato patch of W. H. Tyr
rell. He says he measured it.
News from the Pembina country says
Riel can muster 800 fighting men, and
three times as many more if there is no
fighting, but plenty of plumber.
Judge Hoar has resigned the Office of
Attorney General Of the United States.
Amos T. Alderman, of New Hampshire,
has been nominated by the President to
succeed Hoar.
Gen. I. X. Sherwood will be a candi-
date before the Republican State Conven-
ton for denomination as Secretary of
State, a position he has filled very cred
itably and efficiently for three years past.
st. Johns Day celebration at Akron on
Friday next, promises to be a grand af-
fair. An immense crowd is expected,
and proper arrangements are being made
for their reception by the various COM
mittees.
Julius Riley, of Aurora, has two geese
that he has hsdin his possession upwards
offorty years. He purchased them about
the year 1929, and they were at that time
''middle-aged geese" Who can go one
better IN a goose story.
An engineer on the Pacific X. r. dis
covered about 800 Indians crossing the
track. The Indians commenced to yell,
and the engineer thinking they meant
fight, put on steam and rushed through
the crowd, killing Is Indians and many
ponies.
Whiskey yielded, last year, under the
old ratio of taxation, and a ~Johnsonian
plan of collection, arevenue ofabout s12,-
100000. Under the present reduced rate,
and a more faithful administration of the
Law, the revenue from that source will be
nearly $50, % 900.
Spotted Tall and his delegation of
the Brule tribe of Sioux and Dacotahs,
including Swift Bear, Fast Bear, and Vel
low Hair, visited New York last week,
and were put up" at the Astor House.
In the evening they were regsled with
the bewildering military spectacle at Nib
los, and they enjoyed it hugely.
A correspondent of the Ravenna Dem
OCfol say AAdb ~ Ia AChCA LIE LdACO |
in Shalersville, Portage Co, for some
weeks past. Perhaps the otal loss to the
town will go beyond a thousand dollars.
The common report is that it is the best
COW that dies. The disease has seemed
unusually malignant-many of the vic
tins seeming perfectly well until within
less than twelve hours of death. AZ IN
usually large number of COWS are kept
and as the season is favorable for feed, |
they are doing well.
HEARTH & HOME for this week dated
June 25th) contains the first of a series of
sketches entitled Jethro Troops Night
Thoughts, by JOHN THOMAS, who is no
other than PETROLEUM V. Massey. The
great hUmorist will take an honest coun-
try boy to the city, conduct him through
the usual experience, and restore him to
his home a sadder and wiser boy, salts
fed that the peaceful, honest, and tenn
perate life Of the farmer is the best and
safest life that can be lived. This is a les
son greatly needed at this time, and MAS
BY is the man to teach it.