Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-01-18
cod closed on Monday a 10.

Gold closed on Monday at IlO5.
The Senate, on Friday confirmed Por-
ter as Admiral by a vote OF 80 to 10.
Admiral Porter was stricken with
pleurisy, on Friday, and is confined to
his bed.
Frank P. Blair has been nominated
United States Senator OF the Missouri
Legislature.
William Blair, n OF the survivors Of
the battle OF Lake Erie, died at Strykr,
on the ID inst, in his n~inety-frst year.
Three hundred women OF Ohio have
sent General Garfield, for presentation to
Congress, a rsmonstuance against wo-
man suffrage.
Edward Ruloh, the notorious murder
er and robber, was convicted at Bing-
hamton last week, and sentenced to be
hung on the Sd OF March next.
The Mississippi steamer, T. L MeGm,
was burned a few miles below Memphis
on Saturday night, and thirty lives are
supposed to have been lost.
The drouth in New York has got 30
bad that the milk peddlen have to give
up part Of their customers, because there
is not water to extend the supply Of
milk.
Next Wednesday is the birthdsy an
niversary OF the poet Burns. The
Scotch Of the cities are making prepare
tons for celebrating the day with apprO-
pirate ceremonies.
General GlaAlJ. Piua~ who n,
csiYed q military education from the
United States and used it in the Confed-
eracy, modestly asks Tennessee to pay
him for damages done his property by
the Union army.
Hon. John COvode died suddenly. o.
heart disease, At Harrisburg, on We'd
nesday last. Mr.. Covode was Chairman
Of the Pennsylvania Republican State
Central Committee, and during his life
held some very important and honor,
able positions, being for several terms Z
member Of Congress, and a prominent
member OF the Republican party.
From proceedings OF the Board o.
Equalization, we gather the following
facts: value o flands in Ohio, outside o.
cities and villages, s559,sI5,2S5; value o.
buildings, SSl,5s9,sl6; total OF lands and
buildings, $751; O5, 1oI; increase since
/ 1858, Sis, I5s, $50. The increased average
on grand duplicate since 1859 is 8 $50:
acres. The average value per acre, with
buildings. is s29.5O, against SI7.O3 in
1859.
A statement by General Garfield il
Congress shows that a regular Occupa.
ton, or a trade, is the chief protection
against crime. Criminal statistics show
that 6s per cent. Of criminals had not
learned trades and that p per cent had
not learned to read. The old couple.
that Satan finds mischief for idle handi
TO do, is proven again by these figures
No homily addressed to boys on the i'm
portance Of learning trades, an egua'
the force OF these suggestive figures.
The Galentine murder trial was com
menced in Cleveland on Thursday last
Undoubtedly this will prove the mos.
intensely interesting criminal trials eyel
prosecuted before a Cleveland Court
The character OF the parties, the nature O
the crime and the net work Of eircum.
stances by which ii was induced, com
bine with the delicately balanced mora
questions involved 10 make the trial
memorable one. Every point in thu
progress Of the testimony and pleading
viii be watched and discussed with al
eagerness that will know no cessation
until the final verdict Of the jury i
given.
The victory Of Frederick Charlie
over General Chauzy, at lie Mans
was another Waterloo for France
The surface of the battlefield, the tao
ties Of the attacking party, and the re
suit were alike similar to the dread
day Of 1915. The Battle was Tough.
through snow afoOti in depth. and tn,
slaughter was horrible. Fifteenthou
sand French were left on the field
and the army Of Chauzy, from which
so much was expected, fled southwark
hOpelessly beaten and demoralized
This leaves Paris without hope of res
; cue from without.