Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-30
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Sonora viii pay $500 in the future for
every Indian scalp, instead Of s2OO.
Putnam county has produced q turnip
two feet and three inches in circumfer-
ence.
A japanese Prince, with a psrty of
ten officers, has just arrived in New
York.
Prof. Fairchild, Of Oberlin college,
left on last Saturday for Europe, to be
gone nine months.
A thousand horses a day are supplied
to the butchers Of Paris, and through
them to the people.
They have cotton weddings in Dayton
They celebrate the beginning Of the sec
ond matrimonial year.
Frank Blair, the democratic candidate
for Vice Presidency in 1865, is a member
elect OF the Missouri Legislature.
There are now twelve pensioned wild
ows of Revolutionary soldiers. The old
est is 100, and has 3 son agedS5.
ATfhin nan claims to own a common
breed COW, Il years old, that during the
past six months has furnished milk to
make 2IIt pounds Of butter.
The Southern papers say that E. NJ.
Yerger, who killed Colonel Crane, has
had a secoud trial, was found guilty and
sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Gen. Cox says that Gen. Butler has
been misrepresenting him in his McGsr-
rahan letter. Now what will Butler say
to this Impeachment of his yeracity7
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
directed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to sell during December s4,oOO,OOO
of gold, and purchase S5.OOO,OOO of bonds.
The State Asylum for Idiots and I'M
beetle youths, at Columbus, nov con-
tains 16O pupils. They are progressing
finely in learning, and their general
health is good.
The leading members Of the San Fran
cisco bar have declined to defend Mrs.
Fair, the womsn who shot Judge Critten-
den. Some have been offered as high IS
$1,000, for their services.
After a three days privstion Of water
Cleveland has again been supplied
Within that period not an alarm Of fire
was sounded. Something unusual for a
city Of the size Of Cleveland.
Partial returns Of the census show IN
aggregate increase of the colored race, in
the Southern States since 1860, notwith-
standing the thinning Of their ranks by
emigration, disease and war.
Dutton, the Muskingum county mar
who dreamed he was COOL hunting and
knocked his child's brains out, has de-
parted for parts unknown, since the
matter is being Investigated by the grand
jury,
On Thanksgiving day two drunken
men crawled into 8 coal bin, in Ply
mouth, Mass, perhaps to sleep. THAI
night the bin burned, and the remains o.
the drinkers was found among the cind'
era.
Pistol and knife exercises are rife in
Kentucky. On last Saturday, at Owens
boro, n Kinchel shot and killed one
Throehmorton. On the same day, al
H~awesville, boy stabbed another
through the heart Both boys under L
years.
Gen. B. F. Butler is spoken OF as be-
ing urged upon the President, by inhu'
ential persons, for Secretary Of State
Butler is too much of a hornet for any
such grave responsibility. He would
be in his element in somepolitical volca'
mic country like Mexico.
The Rome (Ga.) DAILY, says hat thu
thousand Cinnamon who are working OF
the Alabay.& ard Chattanooga railroad
do not give satisfaction, and the expert
ment is not likely to be repeated in tina
section. The Europeans are taking tn
place Of the coolies as laborers in vsriou
parts Of the country.
John h. Mccartney, who is REGARDS
as the King Of counterfeiters, was ar
rested near St. Louis last Friday. Hi
arrest is considered more important thai
auv made for years. He offer
ed the officers $4,000 to let him go. an
promised to turn up a large quantity o
counterfeiting implements. He has beel
arrested many times and has paid som
$4,000 different times to. escape tn
clutches Of the law.
Life is cheap in Cleveland. One nigh
last week, several men were engaged Il
adispute in q saloon. One John Schee
tells was ordered to "shut up" He re
scented the offence by shooting the othe
man through the breast. Two nfght
later Mr.. O'Nen slot his neighbor, Nj
Thompson. fracturing his jaw, an
knocking out several teeth. Cause IN
known. On the following night Mat
thew Bachelor, a saloon keeper, Will
hourishing 3 pistol to intimidate som
young men, accidentally discharged IL
contents into his wife's arm.
The woman suffragists have inaugurs
ted a vigorous campaign against the INC
nopoIizers Of the ballot box, and ar
pushing their cause ahead with CON
mendable zeal and energy. A goodl
number met in Cleveland last Weel
The venerable Lucy Stone read the It
port of the Executive Committee, show
ing the rapid progress woman suffrag
was making throughout the Eastern an
Western States. The main feature Of th
report is the assertion that e~nfranchis'
ment viii give woman every right "sul
ject only to the law Of beneTolence."
The prisoners in the Ohio Pe~nitentiaI
had a Thanksgiving dinner. That j
they were furnished with extra food an
the rules suspended 50 as to allow Il
men to nYers with each other
the table. At first there was q dea
silence, no one seeming to dare to be hr
to break the spell. Soon however "JOe
asked "Binr to "psss the sugar" an
the ice being thus broken, the hum
voices was soon heard from a thoussr
lips. The men seemed TO enjoy Il
privilege very much. How much mol
christian that treatment is than aperpe
uRl dungeon or solitary confinement.
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW f
october is the most brilliant number
that celebrated periodical which has al
peared for many a day. Some Of Il
very best writers have contributed sing
articles any one Of which is worth Il
,-ioa If a Years subscrigtiOu. The art