Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-05-03

The debt reduction for April is ovsl
six millions.
Gen. Garfield win reach his home, II
Hiram, during the present week.
The Grafton Iron Furnace Of BstoniA
/ Ohio, was destroyed by hre on Saturday
evening. Loss $4,000.
The Wasson Republican says that il
Fulton county the prospect Of a. larg'
yield Of wheat is excellent.
During the month of May the Tressu.
~ viii purchase ten millions in bond
and sell eight millions in gold.
Rear-Admiral Shubrick has been il
the navy sixty-six years, and Rear-Ad'
miral Goldsborough ffty-nine.
New York has been musical with the
chirp Of forty-fve thousand ~eanaries
imported within the past four months.
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad
have declared e semi-annual dividend o.
two and 4 half per cent, payable May Is,
It is said that English newspapers
have become so careful about libel that
the London Times is always submitted
to an able lawyer before it is issued.
The statistics prove that a handsome
widow has three chances for marriage,
to a maiden's one. Especially if the
dear departed left her a million or 50.
On Friday night the C~ircleviIle, Ohio
post ONCE was entered by burglars, who
stole two registered letters, and others
containing drafts; also about $50 in
stamps.
The late Hon. James G. BOlles, of
Hartford, Connecticut, left an estate val
ued at S2S0,OOO a large portion Of it to ad-
vance the denominationsl interests OF
the Baptist Church.
The Athens tOhio) Messenger says;
The recent severe frosts have efectually
killed the fruit in this part of the coun-
try. This is really 8 calamity-especisl-
" to those who love good fruit.
Queen Victoria, they say, has bought
an estate in county Kildare, Ireland,
and will probably live there a few weeks
in each year, for the purpose Of eoncili-
ating her loving Fenian subjects.
The people Of Louisville have deter
mined, bya round two-thirds vote, ore
duee the study hours in the public
schools Of that city from two sessions Of
two and q half hours each TO one session
Of three hours.
The Census Bureau in compliance with
q resolution Of the Senate at the last ses-
sion, furnishes complete returns Of the
last census, which will only be subject
to 3 few slight changes in Western town
ships. The total population Of the States
Is s.. 10 ,s40g Territories and District Of
Columbia, A2.S04s total, Ss,5E,5S4.
The State officers to be elected In Ohio
this fall, are Governor, Lieut. Governor,
Attorney General, Auditor Of State,
Treasurer Of State, Supreme Judge,
Member OF Board Of Public Works aud
Commissioners Of Schools-sn important
and all must be hued with good and we'll
qualified Republicans.
During the month Of April 2,4s5 em-
igrants passed through Cleveland; 1855
came via Atlantic q Great Western, $50
via Lake Shore & Michigan Southern,
and 90 via Cleveland & Pittsburgh Rail
way ia settled in this city as follows:
Germans, 81; Irish, 80; English, 81;
Bohemiaps, 80! sWedes, 2; Holland
ers, 2.
A letter dated &C Washington, April
10th, from Hon. James A. Garfield to the
editor Of the Geneva Times, authorizes
that paper TO say that he will not be q
candidate for the G~oyernorship Of Ohio
that he has from the first refused to be a
candidate, Gad that he still declines.
There being no church q Wayne, Pa,
and Mrs. Askin, Of that place, caused
an edifea to be erected at 3 cost ofS2Q,OO0,
which they beaded to the Presbyterian
Society Of the town, donating, in addi-
ton, as an endowment toward paying
the salary Of the pastor, the Sun Of $25.-
600, making the entire gift $4,000.