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

Alexis was given a bouncing banquet
in Boston.
Gold on Monday heavy at 1905 and
1905 in New York.
The Republican column this year en-
braces more than twenty-six States.
Twenty-Five lives were lost on the
Nova Scotia coast in gales last week.
Speaker Blaine is talked of among
members of Congress for Vice President
in 1872.
Horace Greeley is talked of as the man
to supercede Cresswell as Postmaster
General.
The official figures give republican
majority of 1889 on Secretary of State
in New York.
The New York World goes in for 'no
party" The Democracy is a very near
approach 10 that now.
Forty-fve Republican Senators have
entreated Secretary Fish, by letter, to
remain in the cabinet.
Scarlet fever has been prevalent IN
Jefferson, and vicinity for several weeks.
1t is now somewhat abated.
An iIiterate gentle, after wrestling
with the word "polygamy'' for a while,
pronounced it "polywogamy."
Senator Morton is said to have become
a convert to the policy Of General Am
nesty, as recommendedb by the President.
In Philadelphia the number of deaths
from smallpox last week was los, being
an increase of 81 from the previous
week.
The Ashtabula Sentinel prefers Colfax
for Vice President. Mr.. Colfax is relat-
ed to the A~shtsbulans by marriage, You
know.
The largest salary paid to a railroad
official in the United States is $4,000.
President Gowsn, Of the Reading road.
is the man.
"We look upon the Republican party
as having accomplished its work." says
a Democratic paper. So it has, and will
do it again.
a hard shell Democrat in Ottumwa,
Iowa, was so afraid of taking the new
departure that he actually voted last
years ticket.
Brick Pomeroy and Sunset Cox are the
two largest contributors to the Lee
monument fund in New York, although
the former gave only ten dollars.
The Royal Russian Alex. is not to
make Cleveland crazy until after Christ
mas. Wednesday the 9Th inst. is the
day now fixed for the show.
The Pennsylvania railroad, to COM
pete with New York roads, has reduced
the rate on cattle cars from 500 to SO
This will be very well as long as it lasts.
General Grants message is every
where received with favor. In England,
a cable synopsis produced a favorable
impression, which extends to the whole
of Europe.
DIR. Francis Hoy and wife, of Column
bus, Ohio, were married in 1902. On
last Friday nighr the DIR. celebrated his
one hundredth birthday. His wife is
ninety-hve.
The great American contractor, Mr..
Harry Meigs, has just concluded a con-
tract with the Peruvian Government for
the construction Of a railway which will
cost twenty-four million dollars.
According to present appearances the
new departure democrats are 'crawling
out OF the little end Of the horn,'' while
the passive democrats are in a dilemma
and do not know exactly which horn to
take.
The New York papers have had the
Prince Of Wales dead for several days,
and done him up in elaborate obituary.
If the Prince gets well, he may amuse
himself with these gushing an te-mortem
e~ffusiOns.
Bishop Morris, now senior Bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, will be
seYenty-eigh years OF age in April next.
He is too feeble 10 take any part in pub
lie service except 20 pronounce the
benedietion.
Mcknight & Co.'S. rolling mill, at Biz
mingham, Pa, was burned on last Fri
day morning. The fire was caused by a
man dropping a burning wick into a
barrel Of oil while filling a lamp. Loss
$4,000. Insured for $4,000.
The Ashtabula Sentinel is not in favor
of Garfield for Vice President. 1t would
prefer him to Grant for President. There
may be : time when we shall feel that
way too, but il does not strike us as a
practicable proposition now. Grant is
destined to fight il ont on that line next
summer.
The postmaster general has decided
that circulars to be SEN through the
mails must be unsealed and not clipped
on the ends, as is frequently done. Cir
culars sealed and merely clipped on the
end cannot be sent at less thar letter
rates, i. e., six cents for each ounce, and
three cents for the half ounce.
The Catholic Bishop in Western New
York has forbidden more than eight car
riages to be used at funerals Of deceased
Catholics. The purpose is to prevent so
much carriage hin e at funerals by persons
who arc unable to afford the expense,
but are forced TO conform TO a prevailing
custom. The Bishops decree seems to
have in view a sensible object.
A call for a National Convention to
secure the recognition of God in the
Constitution by an amendment to that
instrument, has just been issued. 1t
is signed by the Governors of Penn
~sylvania, Vermont and Kansas, Judge
William Murray of New York, Bishop
NcIlgaae and numerous clergymen.
It is to be held in Cincinnati, on the 2lst
OF january, 1872
The State Agricultural Convention is
to be held on the third of January. Col.
s.. D. Harris will read a paper on the
mission ofthe Agricultural press; Col,
G.S. Inis, on the necessity of amending
the game laws; Professor orion will de-
Iirera an address on the relations between
Agriculture and Geology, and Mr.. n. S.
Toxasend on the "Future of Agrieul-
ture in Ohio.''
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