Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-06-08
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News Items.

RAAANAA -
Monday evening gold closed in New
York at ia.
A man died from sun stroke, near
DAYTON, last Friday.
The decrease of the public debt from
March to June LIST, is SS1, los, 52439.
Wool is coming on to the market quite
lively in Urbana. Prices not up to last
year.
President Grant has accepted an in
vitation to visit Woodstock, Conn.,, to at
tend a fourth of July celebration.
Canton has recently subscribed even
tv-ive thousand dollars toward the cree
ton of a new Mower and Reaper Manu-
factory.
Hon. John Cramer, the last of the
members of the jefferson presidential
electoral ticket, died at Troy, n. Y,
June LIST, aged 81.
The wheat crop of Georgia gives good
promise for a large yield. A smalls ship
ment of new -four was made from Au-
gusta on Monday.
The last surviving member OF the
band of Greek brigands who
the English travellers, near Marathon, a
few weeks since, has been captured.
Here is a cool dispatch from the Rocky
Mountain region, dated Helena, June 4:
Snow last week fell to the depth of six
feet in the mountains
Harry Leslie, a professional rope
walker, who visited Warren, in that
capacity, a year or two since, while per-
forming in Washington last Wednesday,
fell 80 feet, sustaining injuries causing
his death.
A school teachers excursion party,
from California, arrived at Omaha, Ne
braska, via the railroad, June LIST. The
party numbered 500, of whom about 10
were ''school marms,' the balance
friends and relatives.
The still belonging to the distillery of
Peter Schwab, at Hamilton, Ohio, ex-
ploded on Monday morning, killing Mr..
Klial, beer runner and August Freder-
lex, mash hand. The still was outside
the building, and was blown to frag-
mentS.
Mr.. r. RedingtOn, q gentleman well
known to the legal profession and litera-
nv men all oyer this part OF the State, as
a bookseller, died recently at his resi-
dence in Elyria, Lorain county. He
was about seventy years Of age, though
he looked nearly twenty years younger.
Potter Palmer, a Chicago Millionaire,
will soon commence the erection of IA
new hotel in that city, to be the largest
in the country-to contain $50 rooms and
be eight stories high. 1t will be in the
style of Louvre Palace, built by Louis
PHILIPPE. It is to cost two and One-half
million dollars.
Advices from Rome report a violent
scene in the Council, last week, between
Bishop Maret, the well known Gailican
prelate, and Cardinal Billo. During the
discussion of the ~infallibility question
bitter language was used and much TX
element created.
A State Temperance Convention was
held at Columbus, last week. About
forty persons represented as in attend
ance. Jay OdeIl, of Cleveland, was nom
mated for Secretary of State; T. Edmon-
son, of Clark Co., for Comptroller; CT.
Stewart, of Huron, for Supreme Judge.
On Saturday night, May IS, John Nc
Cracker, a brakeman in the employ of
the Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Company, was run over at Kent, byfall-
ing between the cars while making a
running SWITCH He died on We'd
nesday.
On Saturday last, the Senate considered
the nomination of B.. F. Potts, of Ohio,
for Governor of Montana, vice Ashley
removed. Sherman, Morton and others
favored Potts, while Sumner, Nye and
Cameron opposed him. The discussion
lasted two hours when the Senate adj
journed with voting.
The Democracy held a State COnven-
ton at Columbus on Wednesday and
made the following nominations: For
Secretary of State, William Heisley, Of
Cuyahoga; Supreme Judge, r. A. Har-
rison, of Madison; Comptroller, John II.
Heaton, of Belmont; Member of Board
of Public Works, William Spencer, Of
Licking.
The Ashtabula Sentinel, of May &c,
a Y that a barn belonging TO Rev. Nj.
Streeter, in Austinburg village, was
struck by lightning about 2 o'clock on
Monday morning, and totally destroyed.
A house in Harpersfield, belonging to
Mrs. Polly Williams, was struck by
lightning during the same storm. TWAS
badly shattered but not burned. NOone
was injured.
Judge Brinkerhoff of the Supreme
Court of Ohio declines being a candidate
for reelection at the coming Republican
State Convention, for the reason that the
salary which our laws allow is a COM
pensation wholly inadequate for the ex-
penses, the responsibility, the exhaust
ing, continued labor, and the deprivation
of the comforts of home, which the posi-
ton necessarily involves.
"Derby Day. June LIST, in England,
was as usual intensely excitingt to sports,
this year. Fifteen horses ran for the
Derby. Kingcraft won, with Palmers-
ton second, and Munster third. Time of
winner 2.45. Wehave a fine colored car
toon of EPSON Downs-the Derby
Day." in the CHRONICLE Office, which is
pronounced a good representation by
those who have been there.
The Northern Ohio Fair Association,
has purchased a tract of ninety-ive acres,
in all, along the Lake Shore Railroad
and st. Clair street horse cars, East
Cleveland, which will give ample room
for an elegant park and show grounds,
north of st. Clair street, and for a full
mile track, and plenty of standing room
on the south side. These will be the
best show grounds in the United States.
The first Exhibition of the Association,
is to be held September 5th to 9th, 1870.
Ohio Farmer.
Two brothers named Clay, living in
Santa Clara county. Cal, working the
same farm, dwelling in the same house,
sleeping in the same bed, and eating at
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