Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-01-22

MARY c. GARDNER P. 8.
MATILDA HoBsos R. 8.
HENRDYsBURG, Jan. 18th, 1857.
@England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
cover the same area as Kansas.
~Water is selling at St. P,nl, Minna-
sofa, at 10 cents per barrel.
FHorace Greeley says this is free
country, and man isn'r obliged to use
common sense unless he has it.
An ordinance has been published at
Wurstburgb. Germany, prohibiting dancing
at the welding of widows and windowers.
6TSome member Of the North CaroIins
Legislature introduced resolution the other
day to have ROleigh removed to some place
where the moon shines.
WESTERN News The Land Office ae
Omaha. Nebraska Territory. was to he
opened in the early part of December A
Jew months hence all the surveyed lands in
the territor, will be offered at public sale.
| GA letter from Richmond, Va, to the
New Or sans Delta, says that the re-cpening
of the African slave trade is unpopular in
Virginia and North Carolina, because il
would interfere with The profits derived by
these States from the breeding anu sale Of
slaves at the far South.
! HFhe N. Y. Evsninq Post says there
are at hast two thousand gambling houses
in that civ, and probably hundred faro,
banks Wall street "institn.ions" are not
/ Tnclhded.~
The Newton (fowa) Express. announce
that three iudiv iduais of tina. town hsve
sued Mr. Welker. one of the editors. for
$4,000, "for quietly looking on ''.'as he says,
while some ladies' were destroying the whis-
key Of the plaintiff.
! \ Cincinnati paper states. an Illustration
of'the difference beIween a'ent and humbng
that, Lola MONIES. under the manarem mt
of Mr.. Jones, realized. in that city, six
| thousand dollars in ten DAYS. Miss Stally.
with the same manager, lady of decided
| talent, has not paid expenses"
TAccording TO calculations made at
the Paris Observatory, from the present
time to The year 1900, there viii only be six
total ecliDsos Of the sun, none of which will
be visible in France. They will occur az
follows: One in 1850. one in 1861, one in
1870. one one in 1897, one in 1899 and one
in 1900.
WOMEN ELECTED TO OFFICE Two women
Mrs Parer Nyn and Mrs. Legeeu wee
elected. the former Justice of the Peace,
the latter Constable. in Last Chsnce Placer
county, at the late election. The township
went Republican. Penple got ina'usted
Journal.
UsE FOR Mr. VEESox-A writer in IN.
Amsrrcan Presbyterian proposes that Mount
Vernon BE- purchased bv Congress. and be
used as the Westminster Abbey of Amerie,.
He proposes that the grounds be laid out ss
a National Cemetery. and the ashes Of the
distinguished dead of the nation be buried,
BY order Of Congress, as the highest homage
that can he paid 10 them, besides those Of
George Washinston.
CTThe Senate of Massachusetts,, yester-
day by unanimous vote. every Senator be-
ing in his seat and responding to his name,
re elected the Hon. Charles Sumner to the
United States Senate for tine term Of six
years from the 4tb oi NJ ,rch next. By this
concurrence with the action of the House
on Friday. the Senate has 6itingly express
ed the wishes and vindica,ed the honor OF
Massachusetts. The representative Of her
State sovereigh'y--asssilsd and stricken
down in his per>on-goes back to Congress
with such an endorsement as no Senator
ever yet received rom his constituency
Boston AiIas, Jan. l4lb.
6Trhe State Temperance Convention
ut Columbus est rday, was not Dumercusly
ltreaded, but was respectable in character.
We are informed that the point of the Con-
ieuton was furious attack upon Governor
chaSe, because the Executive hal not devo-
ed portion of the recent message to the
ubiect & temperance Itis "a fact, singular
n this connection. that of all rhe prominent
taleSmen in america, Salmon p. Ciass is
he mos, extrsmey ab>temiOus in regard 10
he use of sp ri;uous liquors. IIwas to no
uranse that, while in the Senate, his friends
rged that his '.socjl position" in WASH
ngton would be strengthened by a little
fielding on this point.-CIa. Con.
ASSAULT AND RoBBIsG,--A bold and COW.
rdiy assault and robbery occurred last Friday
Isht. 1t seems from the evidence elected
= tore Alderman Wright. that three men,
40 Ct them named Mosnts and the other
raig. induced a stranger named less, who
I'd been drinking with them in house on
vater street. u star, out in the city under
retence of going to some disreputable house.
hey went ous in the vicinity Of Smiths
rewry, and there enc Of the first named
films stole up behind and knocked Hess
,wn with brick When down one OF
Iem choked him while the othsr ritied his
,ckets OF some Sl40 or Sl55. They were
lluwed up by the police and all arrested,
I'd after their examination on Saturday,
ere commit ed 10 Jail to await their regular
ial.--W Wlseliny Inieli9encer. asaar
xHES lady says she'll give you 90 Ims
her mind" do you think there's any
ance OF her doing SO without breaking
a peace;