Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-12-18
SAM'L p HiLDEETH, at an election held

SAM'L HiLDEETH, at an election held
on Wednesday, was chosen Secra.-st@fl Tie
Wheeling Savings Bank, vice Geo. S
Thompson, re>ig gned - Wheeling Times.
THE number Of hogs packed here will te
much; larger than last year. There is q
prospect for reasonable increase also in
the packing business Of Steubenvile ovel
last year ttheeting Times.
Mrs SINcINDrFER, wife of Col Sincin.
differ, Martinsburgh Va, while driving
home the other day in her carriage, tn
horse became restive, and in making an
effort O check him, fell from the carriage
and broke her neck:
SUIcIpE.-D. W. Applegate, elected
Sheriff OF Brown County, O., in October
last, and who had entered upon the discharge
of his duties, Committed suicide on Montay
last, by cutting his throat with razor. No
cause assigned. He was man of good ha5-
its, and had considerable property. ~,
PIERCE Foa THE SENATE-The ccf Us
pondrni Of the Tribune says that he has the
most positive assurance that Franklin Pierce
intends running as a candidate tor lhe Sen
ate o. the United States in place of Mr
Hale in 1858.
THE Pennsylvania anthracite coal tfade
for the year ending November 30tl,, 1856, is
returned as 6,323, l26 tons, being an -in-
crease of l75 $40 tons over the previous
year. The to'al increase of the year will
probably reach 525, 3 l6 tons.
STRI.GFELLow.--Ifa any one is curious t o
know tn present loc4Ls and occupation oi
tn villain with cacophonious name, the
Slnatter Sovereign of Nov. - can inform
him in the words following, to wit
"Gen. Strirgltllow is now in Weston, en-
joying the socie and confidence of its in
habitants, who are anxious to elect him to
seat in the United States Senate, where.
meht lily and physically--it need there be
--he may deal Brooks like blows upon the
judgments and craEiums of those who would
wiIuily belle Cur citizens and .heiF~ ;...S2-
tons
The Louisville Journal remarks that the
effect o. the election, hus far, is:
The F-eesoii party is decidedly stronger
at this moment than it was on the 4th of
November and, il Mr.. Buchanan, as Presi-
dint, shall meet in anY degree the wishes &
expt ctations of his Southern friends End
supporters, That party will in less than one
year be powerful enough to sweep the Dem
ocracy from the face of the land in every
State Of III Union.
DEMOCRATIC CIR 'wTH.-From this doy
forward we shall increase in number and
strength. This grow tn is il eyitable.-s-Yer-
mont Patriot.
The growth ofthe Democracy in Vermont,
OF late is indicated thus: In 1850, for Van
Buren,, Is OlS, in 1852, for Pierce, 1904;
in 1856. for Buchanan, 1857. 1t viii con-
tinue to grow a. it has done--down hill, like
d calls Iai -Burlsagton W. Free Press.
COLUMBUS, S. c., Dec. 9-The legisla-
ture assembled in Convention to-day ard on
the frs, ballot elected Hon. R. F. A. Aston
Ds Governor Of the State. Hon. G. Cannon |
" as elected Lieut.. Governor.
MONTREAL, Dec. lO.-Christ's Church
he Episcopal Cathedral, in Notre Dame st. g.,
was destroyed by fire this mornig. Loss
100000. Insured El7,O00.
SUDDEN DEaTB.--The Boston Atlas of
Tuesday say that MIR. Joshua II. Hayward,
Heigher and guager at the Custom House,
vas found dead in a chair in his room, at
No. fremont Place, on "Wednesday morn
ng. Affect ion of the heart is supposed t,
Iave been the cause. Mr.. III. was about
'ixty years of age, and was the son-in.law
,l Judge Mclean, of Ohio, having married
hat gentleman's daughter.