The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-03-25
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hundred females have already gone tosouthampton,
TO be embarked
0HTKossu.h has addressed proclamation
to the Iungarians, denouncing the late appeal in his
name az forgery, aud stating that lie will, in due
time, put himself at the head of the movement for
the liberation of Hungary
0t5s"Three Senators and four Representa-
tives in Congress, and also head of department
have died since the commencement of the first ses-
sion; six were from the Eastern Sates--Webster,
Upham, Rantoul, Thompson, Fowler and Andrews
0IrBridget Delany wishes to find out the
whereabouts of her husband Michael Delany, who
left Ireland five years ago last Christmas and came
to America
Michael Delany was in Maysville about one year
ago. Amy information of him will be thankfully
received by his wife, who is now in Maysville.
0TThe State Engineer and Surveyor of
New York SAID in his late report that passengers on
railroads can be transported at an expense of less
than one cent per mile! The result is obtained as
rule, when the average loads ninety passengers
each mile run.
0TThe City Council of Cincinnati have
abolished the volunteer system in the fire depart.
mcnt, and established the paid system. This meets
the decided appreciation Of the citizens at large but
some of the present volunteer remen are very much
opposed to it, and express their disapprobaion in
riotous and outrageous manner.
i 0ETThe whole land in Western Africa il
covered with coffee. In Erravia and CafIa two hum
dred pounds can be purchased for about a dellar
single tree in MonroYa yielded four and half bush.
els IN the hull at one time, which made thirty one
pounds when shelled and dried. The celebrated
Mocha coffee comes from the southern parts of AT.
rca.
G-The San Francisco Transcript saws:
There at presen, thirty churches in this city.
This is about one to each thousand inhabitants,
which, judging from other cities is; perhaps, about
fair average. The Methodists have four: the F..
piscopalians' Presbyterians, and Baps,s two ench;
the Congrega,ionalists, Roman Catholics, Sweden.
borginns, and Welsh one each. In addition to these
there is church in Spring Valley, where ministers
OF the various denominations oiciae, and there ia
also Unitarian congregation in the cty whose pas.
tor has recently been removed by DEATH
0rT~The Hon. JOHN DIckEY, of Beaver.
Pennsylvania, died Of apopleAy on Monday night.
lie was formerly member of Congress from Beaver
and Washington district, and at the time of his death
was United States-Marshal for the Western district
of Pennsylvania.
OFMiss greenfield, known as the "Black
Swan" is expected soon to give concert in New
York on the eve Of her departure for Europe.
G5~The directors of the United States Mint
have purchased S50ooOo in silver to melt down and
run into the new silver coin.
0J~Seven hundred tons of Ice is now be.
ing shipped from Sandusky City to Cincinnati, where
it is sold for so per ton.
0]5~The Cincinnati, Wilmington g. Zanes-
vile Railroad is reported to be in fine state OF for
wardness. The grading is nearly completed along
the whole line, the bridges all framed, and good
portion of the track ready for the iron.
GrAmong the acts passed by the late Con.
gress, was authorizing the issuing of three dol.
lar gold pieces. One dollar and two and half dol.
lar pieces had been previously authorized There is
no reason why these small coins should not be in
more general circulation. Over thirty-two millions
OF gold was retained in this country last year. out of
sixty millions received. OF the amount retain,,.,
some five or six is locked up in the sub-treasury and
the balance is scattered over the country somewhere,
and ough; to supply the place of small bills.
0IrUnder the patronage of the Govern
, ment, the two armories, at Harper's Ferry and
Springfield, for the fiscal year Both June last, manu-
factured 81, 200 percussion muskets and 1929 per-
cussion rifles 10000 wipers, and lOl 900 screw dri-
vers. The expenses of these we might say of keep.
ing up these armores was, for that period SPRING
field, S5o95oo; at Harpers Ferry, s263, ,l45--total
Tor 3e 400 muskes and rifles, the nice sum of S472-
695 or at the rate of $3.50 for each gun made
, 0C.-The Allegheny Valley Railroad Com
pany have just contracted for 10 900 tons of railroad
iron for their road, at 500 per ton The iron is to
be manufactured at some point on the line of the
road, OF Allegheny metal, and the contractors have
given ample security. They will erect entirely new
: works for the purpose, and will put up a splendid
mill us soon as possible,-PhS. Gas.
0TThe money market in New York is un-
usually tight, and ii not produced by local causes
may produce some embarrassment through the coun.
try generally. We see that this pressure Is attrbu
! teu oy some OF the Eastern papers to local causes,
and it is supposed that an easy state will soon be-
! restored
0FThe Washington correspondent of the
| True Democrat says: "The story of Cass leaving
the Senate of the sickness OF his wife, ia
not credited here. lie is not pleased with Cushinys
selection, and did not particularly care to meet Mr.
CLAYTON in debate. We shall know more OF this
! hereafter.
6TAPPlications being continually made
to the family of the late Henry Clay, for autographs
and other memenoes of the iustrious dead, the Lex.
ington Observer has been requested to say that all
such articles as they can part with have been dis.
posed OF, The number supplied has been so large
as to leave to the family only such memorials as
| they wish to preserve.
0TBALrIMoRE, March l9.-Bacon deal.
ers have lost heavily by the decline in provi-
| sions.
J. IL, Cook has failed to the amount of 100000.
The Messrs. Cassards, have also suspended, but it
is not considered complete failure, and it is beiey.
ed they will be able TO resume business again. The
extent OF the failure should it prove to be one will
amount it is said TO s25O,0UO Il is one of the old