Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-02-23

York, studied law for two years at
MOntrose, Penn, and was the first
eolored man admitted to the bar in
that State. In 1865, he went South,
and was made legal adviser of South
Carolina freemen. He was delegate
to the Reconstruction Convention,
and was afterwards elected to the
State Senate. The Charleston Ne1rs,
from which we CLEAN these facts, adds
that he is quiet. well-behaved and de-
cidedly intelligent.
The Nashville Banner tells this -
"a large Tennessee river catfish,
weighing one hundred pounds, was
opened at fish stall located at the
corner of Cherry and Demonbreun
streets. In its stomach was found as
much as two handsful of metallic sub
stances, among them a gold watch
chain, eighty-five cents in silver cur
rency, and various pieces of jewelry.
These facts are vOuched for by gentle
men of reliability, who witnessed the
affair"
The reunion of the Mexican war
soldiers, called to meet at Danville,
KY, on the 22d of this month, has
been postponed by the committee who
had the matter in charge until the
5th of May next.
There is to be a religious debate at
Mt. Sterling, KY, commencing on
the first day of March. The contest
ants are the Rev. Mr.. Deitzler. of the
Methodist Church, and l.. B. Wilkes,
of the Christian Church.
A bill was introduced into the legis-
lature of louisiana, appropriating a
million and half dollars for the first
railroad completed from New Orleans
to Texas.
There has been manufactured in
| Covington during the last year :, 3D.
142 cigars and 6S2,745 pounds of to-
bacco, At Newport there were l. ,0S0,-
$50 cigars manufactured.
Foreign.
The Great Eastern was signaled off
Malabar on the 10Th ult.
1t has been demonstrated that the
Suez Canal is safe for vessels drawing
seventeen feet.
Berlin has now over seven hundred
thousand inhabitants, and Vienna six
hundred thousand.
The English government has deter
mined to withdraw the troops flom
Canada.
Permission has been granted by the
Hague for the landing of cable con-
Meeting with the France-American
line.
Mr.. Austin, agent of American ship
builders, has purchased the Deptford
(England) dock yards.
Archbishop Manning is advocated
in England for the Papal succession,
upon the demise of Plus TX.
1t is announced that unpaid letters
from America, under ten grammes
weight, will be charged eighty cent
inns.
There is a diminutive rumpus al
the Ecumenical Council about the
question of infalibility, and the con
fusion is increasing.
The noted Cerlist leader HermazO
escaped from his guard, while on the
way to Cadiz. He was under sen
tance of perpetual Punishment.
London correspondents of the Ger
man papers say that there will be sOOT
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the Prince of Wales will play very
conspicuous and unenviable part.
They say in Paris that recently large
sums have been invested in United
States bonds in the name of the En-
peror NepOleon the Third, the EN-
press Eugene, and the Prince Imperi
al.
Domestic.
New York ladies improve their com
plexiOn with pulverized grave-stones
Young gentlemen who are fascinat
ed by the "curl of the period" arC
styled switch tenders.
Chicago papers mention that a civil
lied Indian has opened a pawnbrok
er's shop in that city.
A schoolboy out West, reciting il
geography, defined strait to be some
thing that would "beat two pairs"
Twenty thousand valentines passed
through the mails in New York City
on Monday.
A petition, thirty feet long, wa:
presented to the Senate, praying foI
the abolition ofthe franking privilege
A New Yorker has invented a glas!
coffin, on the principle of self-sealinl
eans-a glass of fashion for the mold
of form.
The Yale students are to have afOo
race near the close of the present term
: the distance to be three miles, and the
prizes $50 and SO.
The Pic. quotes: "Troy girls sleeI
with revolvers under their pillows.
Oh, my, who wouldn't wish to be {
revolver New Orleans Times.
In the Supreme Court of the United
States, on the 18th inst. the celebrated
McGarrahan claim case was decided
in favor of the Secretary of the Int
rior.
The money contributed to the funC
, for the family of Secretary RawlinS
has been paid in, and will be handed
. over to the President to be held il
| trust for their use.
Just before leaving Boston, Prince
, Arthur sent to Miss Minnie Sherman
. daughter of General Sherman, chastC
and costly gold medallion, having hi
likeness on one side and that of Queer
Victoria on the other.
On and after the 18th of April next
American silver will pass current il
J Canada at the following rates: Fifty
cent pieces at forty cents; twenty-five
J cent pieces at twenty cents; ten cen
pieces at eight cents; five cent piece:
at four cents.
! According to a recent estimate, the
population of the globe is Dds, ,O00.0 .0O'
souls. OF this number, 552, 600, 900 be
long to the Mongolian race; 300, ,OO0, ,O0'
to the Caucasian; 100, 600 900 to tht
, Ethiopian; 179, ,OOO, 900 to the Malay
, and 1000, 900 to the IndO-AmerieaI
, race. The annual mortality is SO, 900
: 900.
Astronomers tell US that there il
great commotion in the sun nOw.I
DAYS. One ofthe extraordinary mani
festations is "a large current or col
umn of electaic light shooting out t
an enormous distance" Then it ap
pears there is excessive combustion
1t might be worth while to inquir'
whether the agitation of the sun hal
ANYTHING to do with the mild winter
or is likely to be over in time to giv'
us a reasonable summer.
In some parts of the eastern anC
! middle states fruit trees have prema
turely budded to such an extent tina
: great apprehensions are entertained
for the ensuing crop. In the princi
nal fruit growing districts no frost re
mains in the ground. In New jersey
and Delaware the peach buds are a
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