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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-04-06
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~ Inc granaest tunnel n the
world has just been completed,
that through MT. Gents. Il was
begun il 1857, is eight miles long,
and about 5000 feet above the lev
el Of the sea; while in one place
the mountain rises 8. .4O0feet above
the tunnel itself. We fancy it
would make one a.little nervous to
enter a tannel a ulils above the
sea, and remember that he has
another miles height Of mountain
granite crossing above his head !
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-04-06

An exchange truthtaliy
SAYS that the true way 10 build mp
4 town Is 20 sustain home mer-
chants. home mechanics and home
papers.
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Wit and Hunor.

asked if he took it from his father,
Il think not, said the disrespect-
full son; fathers got all the lazi-
laziness he ever had"
AQuaker gave the following ad-
vice to his son on his wedding-dav:
When thee went a counting, / told
tbae to keep thy eyes wide open J
now That tuee married, | tell
thee TO keep them half shut"
Madam, said a pompous hus-
band, whose wife had stolen up
behind him and given him kiss
-"Mqdam, / consider such an act
indecorousr Excuse me" re-
torted the wife, Il didn'. know it
was you2"
A Frenchman, having heard the
expression, i've other fish to fry, "
much astonished an English friend
by saying: Il have no time to
talk to you now; I must go fry
some fish"
Mark Twain, whose horse was
so thin that he had to lean a.
gainst tree to think, was conside-
rably beaten by a long, cadaver-
ous specimen of humanity just IN
from the country, who said that he
had a brother living in Cairo so
poor that the sun would shine
through him, and that he had to
put on an overcoat to make shad-
ow.-Sugar Planter.
A gentleman who had ascolding
wife, in answer to an inquiry af-
Ter her health, said she was pretty
wen, only subject at times to q
breaking out in Che mouth"
A charitable Cincinnati gentle
man keeps q pair Of dogs chained
at his front door, so that poor pao-
pie who stop to "get bite can
be accommodated without taking
the trouble to go in the house.
A young Hoosier once sent to 9
Hoosieress; 'Sal, is there anybody
courtin yu now?, And Sal re-
piled: "Wen, Sam, there is one
fellow sorter courtin' and sortel
not, but / reckon it is more sortel
not than sorter."
A schoolmaster describing .
money lender, says: He serves
you in the present tense. he lends
you in the conditional mood, keeps
YOU in the subiunctive, and ruins
you in the future"
"Would ye phase, men," said
Bridget, the other evening, can
I'd like ye to lind me the loan o
your white dress, to pear to . par.
ty, ! 10 hate 70 be askin ye fol
borrowed elo hes they never a
me like ny own.
Lawyers mouths are ike turn.
pike gates-never open except iol
pa.
aTintop Y exclaimed az ITist
sergeant to lis platoon 'ironI
face, and tind . rowl Call As
- " v,resay,f vfflF cav
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IA an cases the money H7WSI uV y
mitted III adrance.
asa. A small space win he allowed ad-
yersisers, at the rates of fifty cents per
souare, for each Insertion, four lines
constituting square,
III sending renittances for either the
T,aYYY or WnEKIY SUN, the safest meta
od is BY draft or Post once ordsr'
Address n. IS. AnNtAa44 a W.
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the mYsEsEIEss saEg HzISEEsEE
tongue to spell words of three and
four syllables correctly. Can such
thinhs be
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.LITTELL,s LAYING AGE.

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49, a map who Ms toid oy 4
elergyman 50 remember Lots
wife, replie5 that ha had troa6ls
enough with his own nilhoes r
membeFing ether men s wires
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HE WEEKLY ECHO.

,rp11sHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
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MARKET REPoRTs.

TIE W-EERLY SUN is published
at tie following exceedingly low rates,
10 individuals and clubs, when sent from
one INST nffina at one time.
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or4or NEAR THE COURTHOUSE.
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test news from all parts Of the
world. It deyotes especial attention to
THE FARM AND THE FARMER,
and searching, as does the DAILY Sun,
an the avenues Of commercial interest,
puts forth weekly, the most full and ac-
curata
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Baltiunoro Weekly Sum.

BFsr FAMILY NEWSPAPER KNOWN,
UNRIVALED IN THE WORLD IN
CHEAPNESS AND EXCELLENCE.
Published E0ery Saturday Morning.
IN its every Department it more suc-
1 cessfully meets the general wants q
the people Than any other known Week
II Newspaper. IN comFrehensiveness
and variety it is unsurpassed.
NOVELTIES,
SKETCHES,
POETRY,
MISCELLANY,
TALES, &c,
Drawn from the best sources and By tht
ablcst writer's, grace its columns
from week to week.
and besides, it
gives
To the public,
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sergeant to his platoon front
face, ana lind to rowl cali Ass
many 81 ye IS il present Will say
here, and Is many oi ye As Is not
prssiut win Ear. absent"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-15
HaytfArmiur.

On the authority ofa letter of Feb
uaTy 18th, from Gonaives, a consider.
able town of Hayti, the Courier de-
Eats URiS makes the following state
ment, which, iftrue, is certainly rath-
er important:
The Haytien Republic perfectly
comprehends the dangers which
threaten it, and is doing its best in
the way of preparation to surmount
them. Well knowing that the Uni
ted States are not disposed to sell its
arms, the Government dispatched an
agent to Europe for the purpose of ne
gOtiating aloan of 81, 500, 900. The ne
gOtiatiOns speedily resulted in COM
plete success. Nearly twO-thirds of
the loan contracted have been applied
to the purchase, in England and Bel
GUM, of 50 900 Snyder rifles and of a
certain number of steel cannon of
strong calibTe, Prussian style, which
are destined for the defense of the forts
and coasts Of the island. Further, the
services have been engaged of militia
ry instructors who are now en- route
for this country whose business it will
be to train the Haytien army in Eu-
ropean tactics.
The meaning of these preparations
on the part Of the Haytien Govern
ment is manifest. The annexation of
Saint Domingo is considered as the
preliminary to the annexation Of the
entire island, and the Republic of
Hayti is resolved to preserve its au-
tOnOmy and to oppose the meditated
absOrPGOn Of all its power.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-15
st. Domingo.

News received by telegram from the
". y. HerGlTS special correspondent at
Havana, relative to affairs in st. Domin-
go, does not promise well for the ulti-
mate success OF the annexation party.
The population, on hearing that the
Commissioners had sent a report faVora-
bic to the project, armed themselves and
commenced setting fire to buildings and
threatening to burn the towns, at the
same time uttering cries of "NO annexR-
tiOnr' Luperon, the Dominican gener-
al, had arrived in the northern part of
the island with some of his followers,
and would act in conjunction with Cabral
against Baez and the annexation party.
The Haytiens, although protesting strict
neutrality, were secretly aiding the Do
minican insurgents, and they have been
warned against it by the United States
officials. Take it altogether the picture
is not a promising q at present, and
there is a chance that BaeZ may be over
thrown before annexation can be carried
out, which would spoil the programme
entirely.
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Orwell.

EDITOR CHRoNIcLE:-Perhaps a few
Items concerning the Orwell Normal
Institute may not be wholly devoid o.
interest to your many readers, especially
those who have 50 long numbered them.
selves among its patrons.
The closing exercises Of the Institute
for the winter term, took place on Fri
day, March 8. They consisted Of music,
orations. essays, a paper and declana,
tons, which were well prepared anC
executed, showing hard study and thor
ough discipline.
The spring term begins on Tuesday.
March, 81, and will, doubtless, like the
one just closed, furnish every facility
for the acquiring Of a liberal education.
In order that the school may be placed
on a more permanent basis than hereto
fore, a large fund has been raised by
private subscription, which is to be paid
in yearly instalments and devoted to its
support. No pains or expense will be
spared 10 maintain its high reputation as
a first class institution.
The Institute building is to be put in
complete repair, the boarding hall en-
larged; and arrangements are being
made so that hereafter, commencing with
the coming term, all who so desire can
obtain board here at as low rates as will
cover expenses. Board in private fami-
lies and rooms for self-boarding can be
obtained as heretofore.
The Board Of Trustees have secured
the services of the present teacher, H.
U. johnson, for a term Of years, which
fact in itself is sufficient evidence that
the Orwell Normal Institute will, as
heretofore, be unsurpassed by any school
in northern Ohio.
Catalogues can be obtained by address
ing P~rof-Johnson, Principal.
Truly yours, CITIZEN.
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GreenSburg

! EDITOR CHRONICLE Nothing Of late
has appeared in your paper from our
township; bit we are not behind other
towns in matters of interest.
Our singing class this winter has been
well attended, and made interesting, IN
der the instruction OF Mr.. Maltby, Of
Bristol.
The Good Templars of this place have
steadily increased in numbers and good
works, and sustained full meetings and
good literary exercises. May success
crown their efforts in so noble a cause.
Our religious organizations have also
been at work; holding extra meetings
with reasonable success.
The Grand Army of the Republic
have a post here, which gives soldier
boys plenty Of business. They gave a
public entertainment two evenings last
week. playing an original drama n
titled the "Union Scout" The large
house was crowded, and the frequent
bursts oflaughter and mOistened eyes in
the audience, assured the actors that
their efforts were appreciated. The
character OF the play. and ability OF the
performers, in pOrtraying the scenes Of
army life, was alike ereditable to the
originatOrs and actors of the drama.
Twenty-Five gentlemen and seven ladies'
took part in the performance.
On Monday, the 9Th inst, the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the marriage Of VIM.
and Helena Harrington, was celebrated
at their residence by their children,
grandchildren and a few friends. A
very pleasant time vas enjoyed by old
and young. W. and Il. Harrington were
among the first settlers Of our township,
and passed through the trials incident to
pioneer life. They have been unusually
blest, and are now enjoying comfortable
health and abundant prosperity. r.
March IL, 1871.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-15

a reduction from the local appraise-
ment Of over one and a half million
dollars. The total valuation of real
ty in Warren city is S9O6, 456, as
againstSl ., l44,5l5 returned by the To-
cal appraiser reduction OF twenty
and eight tenths per cent.
Elk GOV. cox
Has been invited by the unanimous
choice Of the trustees of the Ohio Az
rieultural College to accept the chair
of President of that institution. 1t is
not known as yet whether he will ae-
cept or not.
THE WEATHER
Here the past week has been May
like in its mildness and brightness.
The grass is springing rapidly and
the fields are looking green already.
The rich Sciota bottoms are turning
over their dark burrows to the plough
share, and the birds and air and skies
all say that sweet Spring has come
again. May it not be hoped that the
genial outdoors will make the Gen.
eral Assembly so hOmesick that their
legislative days here will soon be
numbered. apprehend however we
viii be here from four to six weeks
longer. Business is thronger now
than at any previous period Of the ses-
sion, but for all that the wheels Of the
legislative ~juggernaut move slowly,
W. r.
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DEATHS.

Notice Of death Gee-ObitLaTy fee cents per lin.
In Bristol, Feb. 9Th. 1871, OF congestion ofthe
lungs, MAYNARD, son Of John and Fan
ny r. Chapman, aged two years, I've
months and thirteen days.
blessed are the pure in heart for they
shall see God
At his residence, in Howard tn, Knox Co,
O., Feb. q. ISL, GEORGE DRAKE, aged 6S
years and IS days.
He was the last survivor Of a family Of
two sisters and six brothers who, with their
parents, came from the State OF New Jersey,
and settled in Rowland, this county, in 1904.
While he was thus called TO mourn their
loss, and also the loss Of three chosen COM
paniOns. he bore 10 all and his last adiictiOn
with resigned submission 20 the will OF Him
who dOeth all things well, and, like they,
died as he had lved-in the Christian faith
and hope Of eternal life, which giveth US
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ"
In Champion, March :, Is7l, OF heart disease,
JOHN NJ. DEL. aged . years, 10 NOS, 4
days.
Dearest brother thou hast left u.
Here thy loss we deeply feel;
But ttwasGOd who has bereft us,
He can all our sorrow heal.
Yet again we hope to meet him,
When the day Of life is fed:
Then in heaven with Joy to greet him,
Where no farewell e a Is shed.
lMahoning county papers please eopy,l
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A New Remedy,

In this State a law is being enforced
of which the following is the vital
section:
SEC. 8. Every husband, wife, child.
parent, guardian, employer, or other
person, who shall DC injured in per
son, property or means of support, by
any intoxicated person, or in conse-
quense Of such intoxication, habitual
or otherwise, shall have a right OF
action against both the person who
sold the liquor and the landlord who
owns the premises on which the sales
were made.
A great number of suits have been
brought under this law, which is said
to be working well. The widow of q
physician has obtained a verdict of
s., 900 against the rum seller who sold
the liquor which killed her husband /:
a mother received 81, 800 for the death
of her son and other mothers, wives
and sisters have been awarded dam
ages. 1t is providedin the law that a
Judgment obtained under it shall be-
come q first lien upon the premises,
and in default of payment, every
thing-buildings, barrels, decanters
and tumblers-may be knocked down
at Sheriff's sale.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-15
InSurreetiOnary Attitude OF the Paris
Reds,

hEuMs
Special and other adviees from Paris
indicate strongly a bloody collision
between the government forces and
the turbulent National Guards. The
latter are strongly entrenched on the
hill OF MOntmatre, and il is evident.
however, that the French government
cannot much longer temporize with
the disaffected National Guards /;
neither can it, consistently with its
own future, enter into any comprO-
mise with them. The authorities, it
IS stated, will soon instinct General
de Paladines to restore order, and
General NinOy thratens already to
bring a large force to bear upon the
hostile reds if they persist in main
tanning their defiant attitude. As a
cOunterblast we have a report that
the National Guards threaten to dis
solve the Assembly if it should meet
at Versailles. Nothing is clearer
than that one side or other must give
in before long. Continued hesitation
or the part Of the recognized govern
mont Is a direct incentive to the reds
to persist in their ~disOrderly demon
STATIONS. Decision and energy seem
lacking in Paris, for surely, if the
authorities possessed them, a handful
of rebelliOus National Guards could
not maintain their hostile attitude so
many days. Doubtless NJ. Theirs
shTinks from giving the order that
will result in the shedding of blood
but it seem to us that it would be an
easy master to surround and starve
out the insurgents without firing a
gun excepting in self-defence. Ger
tainly the condition of Paris is not
favorable to order and stable govern
ment, and the temporizing course thus
far pursued by the civil and military
authorities are indications rather of
weakness than of humanity.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-15
French Losses in Men and MATERIAL,
Some Startling Statistics.


The new years balance of war debt
and credit has been partially COM
pleted by the Prussian Stddtsdnzeiqer
in very interesting figures. UptO the
close of September the credit side Of
the German war account showed 3,577
officers and l23, 700 men, unwounded
prisoners, 200 guns and Sc eagles,
which number was increased in the
months of October and November to
l0,O67 officers, sos, $40 unwounded SOL
diers, 4,l30 guns; among these 10
mitrailleuses and 1l2 eagles. Besides
these there must be included the pris-
Oners made during the battles of the
Loire, the battle near Amiens, and
the fall of the ~fortresses of Dieden-
hOfen, Pfalsburg and Montmedy the
number of prisoners in Germany be-
ing now estimated in round numbers
at $50, 600. The booty in vehicles, fire
and hand-aFms, and munitiOn gained
in the various fortress and on the bat
tie fields, is immense. At Sedan, S35
munition wagons, 81 lsfettes, over 100
fore parts of gun-carriages, 355 train
wagons, 81 field smithies, 1000 rifles,
$500 cavalry sabres, 800, 600 infantry
cartridges, 6O,OO0 cannon balls, $4,000
bombs, greBades, Crapeshot and carr
ridges fell into the hand of the Ger
mans. At Metz were found I,4OO la
fettes, 1000 fore parts Of gun-car-
riages, 1000 wagons, 10O,O 900 rifles, go
tons of powder. At Schlettstadt, 40
lafettes, 6,OOO rifles, 600 tons Of pow
der.
The total French loss of men is esti-
mated by Julius Won Wickede, at
500, 900 men-I50, 900 being killed,
wounded, or unable to do duty
These figures are, if anything, too
low. The total German losses, in
wounded, sick, and those who
bave died Of disease, are not far from
200, 600 men,. As those that die from
disease are not entered in the official
of the dead, it is impossible to
say how many men the war has actu-
ally cost. That disease carries off
more than the bullet, is a fact proved
in all previous vars. But the loss
that Germany has to bear is infinitely
smaller than would have been the
had France invaded Germany
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-15

The following is the text of the bill
reported by Senator Robertson, of
South Carolina, from the Select Com
mittee on the Removal of Political
Disabilities -
Be it enacted, &c; That all persons
subject to any disability imposed by
the fourteenth amendment of the con-
stitutiOn Of the United States are here
by relieved from such disability, pro-
vided that the following classes Of per-
ons are expected from the provisions
Of this act, that is to say:-First, all
persons who, being members of the
congress of the United States, with
drew from their seats and aided the
rebellion; second, all officers who,
being officers of the army or navy of
the United States, and being above
the age Of twenty-One years, left the
army or navy and aided the REBELLION 4;
third, all persons who, being MEM
bers of the State conventions which
adopted the pretended ordinances of
secession and voted in favor of the
adoption of such ordinances. These
excepted clauses are reserved for fu-
ture legislation
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-15

WOODS HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE, for
March. more than suEtsins its we'll
earned reputation Of being the most
valuable household magazine published.
Its pages present quite an improved
appearance, the type not being so COM
pact; it has the effect Of making the
print appear larger and more distinct.
Its table Of contents, for variety, origi-
nality and excellence, cannot be sur
passed. All of the articles are well
written, and especially adapted to the
members Of the household. The chill
dren are favored this month with a prize
story, entitled "Winnefred and the
Fairy" by Miss A. A. Prince. There
are also contributions from Die Lewis,
Eleanor Kirk, Mary Waterbury, George
Burleigh and many others. Terms, 81 a
year. Address S. S. WOOD & Co, New
hurgh, New York,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-15
Terrible HurrIeane at 81. LnuIs.

Oneof the most terrific wind storms
ever experienced in this country pass
ed over East st. Louis, on Wednes-
day afternoon last. The winds which
freely sweep over the vast western
plains often move with "a violence
that Is tremendous. But on this Oc.
casiOn the effects were unusually de-
struetive. A train Of cars, including
a thirty ton locomotive, was blown
from the track and hurled forty feet
down into a slough. Another train
of thirteen cars, laden with grain.
was overturned and smashed and one
OF the cars was blown into the river.
A train coming in on the Terre Haute
road, when at Brooklyn, three miles
north of East st. Louis, was blown
from the track and about forty cars
on a side track of the Toledo and
wabash and Chicago ard Alton road,
about nine miles out, were over
thrown. The roundhOuse of the
Chicago and Alton road, after being
blown down, caught fire from an en-
CINE inside and was burned. The
engineer of the locomotive was burn
ed to death. Six other persons were
killed and at least forty were serious
ly wounded by this terrible hurricane.
She steamboats, lying on the east side
0i the river were grievOusly damaged.
pecuniary losses, so far as ascer-
Eiihed, amount to nine hundred and
thirty thousand dollars.