Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-25

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The small pOx has made its appearance
in Cleveland.
Nine jurors have been selected for the
second trial Of Stokes.
The election Of Post Masters by the
people is a matter, now being noticed by
Congress.
Japan has Just done a good thing; she
has made the attendance at school, in
that country, compulsory.
Alice Moore. charged with the murder
Of Jesse Funk, at Circleville, O., was ac-
quilted by tho jury last Friday.
Judge Orr, OF South Carolina, has been
appointed minister to Russia. He will
sail for Europe about the middle Of a
ua-y.
Daniel Jordan. WAC was injured by
the bursting ola cannon, while celebrst'
ing our late political victories, at Orwell,
hiss died.
The Central Presbyterian Tabernacle
in New York, Of which T. Dewitt Tai
madge was pastor, was destroyed by fire
last Saturday.
A bill to increase the Presidents sslery
from the 4th OF March next has been
endorsed by the judiciary Commute of
the House of Reps.
The Z. s. Rolling Stock Co. have made
arrangements for locating shopsa at Mead
VILE, Pa. This is 8 new and rapidly
growing corporation.
During the late cold "snsp" the Their
mometer stood forty-two degrees below
zero at Fort Garry, thirty at ST. Paul,
and twenty at Milwaukee.
The President has expressed his de-
termination to put down Mormonism.
ANsr tie holidays, the laws necessary
will be placed before Congress.
The German emperor has sent the Ger
nan Reformed church of Titusville, Pa
- cannon captured from the French,
which it is designed to cast into a bell.
Sharon, Pa, has at last decided to pro
cure the necessary apparatus for ext'n-
gushing fires. The subject of water
works also bothers the people a little.
The Hooking Co. co. Sentinel pub
fishes the annual report OF the Commits
sioners of that county. Itonly occupies
sixteen columns of that paper Fatness
r. D. n.na.0
There is quite an Improvement in the
affairs of the Spanish Government. 1t
has been declared to be the purpose of
the Government to provide means for
The abolition of slavery.
A petition has been handed to the
President, protesting against the reap
pointment of Z. NJ. Cook as Gov.of Colo
RADIO. His unpopularity is owing to lack
OF interest in the people and their in
terests.
A meeting Of coal operators was held
at the Tod House, Youngstown. last Sat
urday evening. at which it Ess resolved
70 reduce the price Of mining coal TWEEN
" cent, per ton, on and after January
Ist, 1873.
George Farwell, agent for the Weed
Sewing Ma hiRe Co., in gainesville, o.,
committed suicide in Cleveland, Sunday
last, by taking hydrzte of chloral. Cause,
intempsrsnce.
The fixtures. stock and agricultural
implements of Mr.. Greeley's farm at
Chappaqua have been sold at auction.
Everything sold ~low-good plows went
from 25 cents 70 SI.5O.
The monarchists of France have the
"helm of state" in their own hands.
The chance of President Theirs holding
hts seat is good; but everything is IN
certain in that country-no telling what
a day may bring FORTH"
The Senate has just passed an import
ant bill, namely one to abolish Internal
Revenue Assessors. This will save the
government 100000, and perhaps
more. per year It will undoubtedly
become alaw, as 1t has been handed to
the House for its concurrence
The Committee on Post oficeand Post
roads in tae House have, by a vote OF six
TO one, refused to accept the Postmaster
Generals construction OF the law-that
double postage must be collected on let
tsrs not fully pr~epaid-ani will so re
pert.
No less thar three explosions Of hot
water pipes occurred in Cincinnati last
Saturday, on account of the wafer fresz-
ing in the pipes during the last eold snap,
thus preventing circulation. The force
Of the explosions were said to be terri
Bile. tearing stoves and furniture at a fear
full rate. and in one case causing death.
jay Gould has finally "come down"
"a triumph for the Erie road. Last
Thursday. Gould made over to the Com
PAW property belonging 10 the corpora
ton, TO the amount of nine millions of
dollars. Only q few weeks since it was
brought TO light that all the property
owned by Gould was purchased by
money belonging to the Erie road.
The trustees ofthe Ohio Institution for
the Education of the Deaf and DumL
have made their ~fcrty-sixth report. \
complaint is made to the effect that the
oneers are receiving much less for their
services than officers in similar institD
tons of other States. The whole mum
Der Of pupils for the year was SsT-23l
males and log females. The total est OF
the Institution for the year WAS $S,o4l.49.
Contrary to the fact in this country,
portions CT Europe have been deluged by
rain the rivers overio wing their banks,
eansing great destruction OF life and
property. In Italy, along the banks OF
the Pc, twenty thousand families have
been deprived OF earthly comforts by
the hood. The rivers OF France, Belgi
am and Germany have inundated the
country in their neighborhood. Every
eabLe dispatch brings fresh intelligence
Of disssters-
The bronze statue OF Gen. John f.
Reynolds, who fell at the opening of the
battle of Gettysburg, July, 1868, arrived
at Gettysburg, Pa, on Tuesday Of last
week, and was at once hauled 10 the Sol
dlers' Cemetery, to be placed upon the
granite pedestal prepared for II, in s few
dsys. The statue is eight feet in height
weighs 1900 pounds, and cost 10000