Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-12-13


arranged a great through line west by
this name, had leased the Catawissa
road for nine hundred and ninety-nine
years, and were just on the v of sue
cess, when they were defeated by the
Vaccinations Of the Erie ring, and the
project was abandoned. But the man
ayers of the enterprise were plucky, and
have been working steadily for success,
They are now extending their line from
Salamanca to Olean, thus gaining one
more length toward the east. Last
month, too, both companies consolidated,
and the Atlantic & Great Western road
bids fair to be one of the great east and
west lines. 1t is probable that the lease
of the Cattawiss road will be renewed,
and important changes may be looked
for.
On u first page we publish this week
the Presidents annual message. 1t is a
plain, business-Iike, straight forward
document, in which the Chief Executive
presents his recommendations to Con-
gress, and his comments on the affairs
of the nation, in concise yet amply COM
prehensive terms. He does not indulge
in any superfuous rhetoric or dictatorial
dogmatisms, but submits his views with
the evident desire to leave Congress
entirely unembarrassed by Executive
interference. The Democratic press,
which is Of course expected to be hyper
critical in comments on the Message,
has very little fault to find with what
the President says, but seems to be pro-
voked that he said so little that they can
sheer and carp at. Grants marked
reticence always did annoy the Demo
Gratis.
The grand outlines of Nh. Boutwelrs
financial exhibit fully justify public
complacency. The New York Tribune
says it has mo knowledge and no belief
of any ~psymentin six years of so many
millions in reduction OF the principal of
its debt by any Government that ever
existed as ours has paid since the close of
our great struggle" The monetary OPP
erations of the Government for the year
which ended with last June may be
summed up: Three hundred and eighty
three millions of income, whereof one
hundred and twenty-six millions were
absorbed by the interest on our national
debt; thirty-fye millions by pensions,
mainly paid to soldiers disabled in our
late civil wal or the widows of those
killed therein; ninety-four millions of
the principal of the debt extinguished-
leaving the actual current expenses of
running the Government about n hum
dred and thirty millionr State Journal
There does not seem to be any lack of
money in Chicago. The Tribune of that
city, in an article on the financial situa-
ton, says: We know o fseveral banks
that would be glad to increase their loans
$500, 600 or 81, 600, 600 each if they could
get tho right kind of :hirty-day paper
with satisfactory collaterals, and it is
not improbable that in the aggregate The
banks would increase their loans to
s 1000, 600 or even more, on such security.
Probably $lO,0 200, 900 of insurance claims
have been paid within the last three
weeks-a very considerable portion Of
which has gone temporarily into the
banks"
The New York Tribune opposes tho
postal telegraph bill on the ground that it
is a job adding a useless number ofhang-
ers on to tn e patronage OF the President
and the government homogeneous are
not as efficient as in private hands. The
claims would make the President mas
Ter of the press, enabling him, if so dis
posed, to give the news each day such
color as he choose and an opportunity to
paralyze the public opinion at a vital
moment, and it would inevitably lead to
the tampering with the news for parti-
san purposes, thus endangering our
liberties.
The Smallpox Death Roll at Philadel-
phia, for the last week was only one
hundred and ~ninety-eight, being a de-
crease of thirty-four as compared with
the report of the week previous. The
present number shows that the disease
is still raging iercely, and the decrease
in the number Of deaths will have to be
much less than now shown before the
hsbitants Of the city will be able to
recover from that high state of nervous
ness consequent upon this fearful disease
having appeared in their midst.
The Providence Press (~democratic)
thinks if the democratic party desire to
overthrow the republicans it can take
no more ehectual way than to decline
any contest in the next Presidential
election. 1t holds that by the breaking
up of the old democratic party there will
be a reorganization of parties which will
obliterate the memories and regrets of
the war and enable the South to enter
again into political life without heart
burning or humiliation. But who is TO
lead in The reorganization Of parties it
looks for?
They have opened a " school of jour
nalIsm" at Cornal University, The ad-
vantages of this are apparent. After a
young man has gone through a six
years course of philosophy, philology,
photography, photography, phrenology,
p~olitiesl economy. juris prudence, and
the like, he viii be able to go, without
any hesitation, to the Office of any news
paper, to receive a situation as managing
editor or fire reporter, and to be kicked
out in a week for incompentency. The
journalists, like the poet, is born not
made.
On Monday night Of last week, a part
of the business portion of the village of
Burton, Geauga county, WIS destroyed
by fire. Two drug stores, two cabinet
shops, n hardware store, one grocery,
two billiard saloons and one dwelling
house were burned. Total loss about
SIS, 600, on which there was not a dollar
of insurance. The origin of the fire is
believed to have been accidental. 1t
first broke ont in Burnett's shoe shop.
The Internation2iists of New York-a
sort Of Communist Society-atteRpted
to have a grand public parade in that
city last Sunday, in honor of some of
their French colleaguesreeently arrived,
but were prevented by the city authori-
ties, who sensibly determined that Sun