Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-07-10
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Gold dull and firm in New York on
Monday, at IISs@1ISi.
A coal mine near Alliance caught fire
Wednesday last, smotheriDg to death
nine men and a boy. e stau
A grand mass meeting Of the soldiers
and sailors of the late var viii be held
at Pittsburg, Sept. 18th.
Matthew's Block, one of the finest
buildings in Akron, was destroyed by
fire on Sunday night last. Cause, in
cendiary. Loss abOuts25 900; partially
insured. 1 a.
VIM. R. Barr, who has held the posi-
ton of General Passenger Agent on the
Erie Railway, has resigned. Jno. n.
Abbott has been appointed to fill the
vacancy. .o 3
Residents of New York city are o
siderably exercised over the probability
of a repetition, on the 18th inst, Of the
riot which occurred on that day last
year on the occasion Of the Orsngemen's
parade.
The Fourth of July was not very gene
rally celebrated this year throughout
the country. In most Of the large cities
there was an observance of some kind,
but in the smaller towns celebrations
were considerably scattered. Advices
from Europe give accounts of the OBJ
servance by Americans abroad. The
general expression is, wait until 1876,
then there will be celebration TO be
rem embereds Is-9e
The heated term has been of more than
usual severity in New York city. With
in the past two weeks more than two
hundred deaths occurred from sun
stroke; while between eight or nine
hundred were Frustrated. There were
two hundred cases on the 4th and 60
deaths. Theo bower animals, particu-
larly horses, died by hundreds from the
effect of the heat. 1t is thought that
the warmest season is past, the weather
at present being comparatively cooler.
Budd Doblegthe driver of Goldsmith
Maid, has published a challenge offer
ing to test the Maid against Bonner's
horses, Dexter and Joe Elliot, for from
5000 to $4,000. the race to take place at
Prospect Park, or at any Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania OF New York courses;
the challenge will be open VA week.
Now Bonner has a chance to do some
thing; he has made several offers and
rewards for a horse that can beat
The opposition press, after showing
Greeley's political ysgaries DIP in any
other than a favorable light, by the
renroduction of his damaging comments
on Democracy; and seemingly Fieing
with each other in their labored endea-
vors to squelch what little propitious
feeling was being manifested in his
behalf. are now as ~assiduousiy engaged
in taking it all back as they were diiigent
in pointing out his political eccen-
tricities. Instead of continuing to hurl
at him the most cathing-denunciations,
they now propitiate him with adulation,
which. though seemingly sweet, is but
to render ~palatable the bitter panacea
prescribed by their Liberal coadjutors,
for s~oreheadism. 1
An act OF Congress passed near the
close of the session increases the amount
to be paid to certain classes Of pension
ers. Those entitled to fifteen dollars per
month will hereafter receive eighteen
dollars, those given twenty dollars will
receive twenty-five dollars, and the rate
of twenty-five dollars viii be increased
to thirty-one dollars and twenty-five
cents. The Commissioner Of Pensions
will speedily make rule by which the
increase may be obtained. The services
of an attorney or claim agent to procure
the increase will not be required or rec
oenized. AS o as the method is de-
termined upon. notice will be given IN
the newspapers and through the United
States pension agents.