Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-01-11
Gold closed at 1lo!.

Gold closed at 100.
The Supreme Court Of Ohio COM
menced its session on Tuesday Of last
week.
The Republicans have elected > negro
mayor and three negro aldermen al
Natchez.
James Murdoch will entertain the cit
liens Of Sharon with his readings on
Friday evening next
The McHenry House at MeadviIIe,
has changed hands. Two brothers named
Wright now have charge of it.
The public debt statement exhibits a
decrease of the debt, during the past
month, of 81, 24O, 200; decrease since
March LIST, 1870, sl06, 26O,6s3.
The first annual exhibition Of the
Northern Ohio Poultry Association Will
be held at Cleveland on Tuesday next
Al entries must be inside previous to the
I6th-inst.
The freight on coal per ton between
Youngstown and Cleveland has been
raised nifty cents additional per ton, and
on ore from Cleveland to Youngstown p
cents.
Last Wednesday week a little hYe-yesr
girl, named Carrie, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Potter, Of Geneva, was
burned to death by her clothes catching
ere from a stove.
With the last issue OF the New Castle
CtJg7-uBt Mr.. f. S. Durban's connection
with it as editor and publisher. ceases.
The paper now falls into the hands Of
Mr.. Durban's three sons.
The vacancy O~ccasioned by the rssig-
nation OF Col. E. S. Mcintosh, in the
State Board Of Equalization, from the
Fourteenth District, has been filed by
the appointment of Douglas Puttam, Of.
Marietta.
The New York San says the murderer
Of Benjamin. Nathan has been discovered;
that the evidence against him, though
eircumstantisl, is clear and convincing,
and that he IS now in the hands OF the
authorities.
About haicpsst twelve O'Clock, On the
night OF the 5th inst, q destructive FIRE
occurred ct Oberlin, in which several
business houses. and the dwelling house
OF Mr.. Broadwell, were consumed. The
total loss is about s., 900.
Mr.. Forney, late editor of The Wash
ingbOn Chronicle, having sold that paper,
retires to his Philadelphia journal, The
Press, and the Chronicle falls editorially
into the hands Of J. NJ. Norris, a prom
Using young Journalist.
The late sale Of seats in Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher's church amounted to
fny-seven thousand four hundred and
eighteen dollars. There were only three
seats LEFT, which nobody would buy.
"THese rere reserved Jor strangers"
Miss C. L. Ransom, Of Cleveland, re-
eentlycommissioned by Governor Hayes
to furnish portraits OF Governors Hunt
ington and Cox, has finished the work,
thus completing the collection Of the
portraits Of the Governors Of Ohio, for
the State House at Columbus.
On Saturday night, burglars effected
an entrance to the jeWelry store Of A.
Jankan, on Superior Street. Cleveland,
and took therefrom about ninety watch
es, silver and gold, a few other articles Of
jewelry, and a small smount Of money!
amounting in all to about $500.
The Grand Encampment OF the De-
partment Of Ohio, @. A. r., viii assem-
bic in Msssillon on the 18th Of January,
1871. and hold a session Of two days, at
which time the election or departmental
officers of the order will take place, be-
sides the transaction Of other business Of
Importance.
A Islander case OF considerable interest
has just been decided in Cleveland. A
Miss Benton sued Mr.. Wade, a wealthy
OF that city, for alleged in
and false statements regarding
her character and conduct. The jury
rendered a verdict Of $1,000 for Miss
Benton.
The most extraordinary foreign item
Of the day is, that DR.. Livingston, the
great explorer. has ~reappeared, safe and
sound, we infer at any rate be has reap
peared at Mozambique, where he awaits
English vessel. The last that had
been heard Of him was that he had been
burned alive rs a wizard.
The marine losses OF the United States
for 1870 amount to $50 vessels, valued
their ezrgoes al sIe,657, 200. The
three months OF 1870 are charged
with the loss Of 2Oa vessels, valued at
s., $50, SEQ. The total marine Losses
throughout the world as returned 70 the
British LlOyds, from January LIST b De-
cember 10th, 1870, amount to 1885, ves-
sells.
The State Auditors report, as submit
ted to the Governor, shows that the re-
Of Ohio, for State purposes, last
year, were S4sS7, 900; disbursements,
S4,07I 900; estimates for the same pur-
pose nextyesr, s., 900, 900; disbursements.
s., Is, 900. The total valuation of prop
erty on tax duplicate for 1871 is about ST.
I68, 900 600; the total tax to levy for 1871
IS about s23, 465, O00-of this amount SIS
900 are for local and county purposes
The total levies in Ohio for the last four
years amount to about SIS, 100000.
An important meeting Of iron manu-
.facturers took place at the Shenango
House ct Sharon, Pa, on the Goth ult.,
for the purpose of considering athe best
Of obtaining a reduction in the
prices Of Lake Superior ores, dockage,
lake and railroad freights, labor at fur
.sces, &c, so a. 10 produce pig iron at
less cost in order to meet composition"
The number Of prominent gentlemsn
representing the various iron furnaces
was quite large, ~forty-eight furnaces be-
ing represented. various committees
were appointed 70 make Necessary ns,
gotiations, and the meeting adjournsd to
reasonable in Cleveland some time in
February.