Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-16
BARNEsvILLE, April llth, 1857,

TMr. Lavren:e, of Boston, offered, 9
short time since, to pay thousand dollars a
year to the Sunday School Union, as the
salary of a Sunday School Missionary tc
Kansas Rev. B. w. CnidIaw, it is said
has been requested to take the position, and
60 to Kansus, as the agent oe the SUNDAY
School Union.
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARAScE-
James c. Gibson, well-known residen;
of Buffalo, left home on the 18th ult, fol
Cincinnati. When last seen he was on the
night train between Cleveland and Colum
bus, since which time nothing has Been
heard of him, although dilligent search has
been made. Amy person having heard o
or seen him since the 18th ult. will confer
favor on his family and friends oy address.
ing &. H. Gibson. Buffalo, N. Y.
Es5APED.-We learn, that on yesterday
morning two prisoners escaped from the
Penitentiary by digging passage under the
wall. The name of one was Delayan, the
others name we did not learn One of
them had but seven weeks to stay to serve
out his time
p. S.-Since the foregoing was written,
we hear that one of the prisoners named
Moore, has returned; the other, who is lame
is still at Columbus Journal.
RIDING ON ARAIL-Warrants hava been
issued in East Deer township, AIlegh eny
county, Pennsylvania, for the arrest of six
young ladies, charged with riding the school
master of that district Oh rail- 1t APPEAR.
that the schooimaster refused the use of his
schoo! house or the purpose o! holdin.
singing schoo ;. which gave he Young iadie.
that he young sdies have secretcd them.
selves to avoid arrest.
FRUIT PROSPECTS, We are pra,ifisd To
learn that the prospects for good frui; crop
are still quite favorable. About one-hali
the peach buds are sound, and the trees Will
yield fair crup, provided disasters do not
occur at a later period. Pear. are also safe
Apples are uninjured. Early cherries are
damaged. but others are not seriously affect
ed. Grapes are in good condition. and
promise a fuI average yield. South of this
iatitued The prospects are less favorable but
We are not correctly advised as TO the extent
OF damage caused BY the late frost.--Cin-
cinnaI Gasetis.
ARREsrED.-Se,eral days since, our
readers recollect, K. F. Smith Pay Master
OF the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad,
was robbed at a hotel at Steubenville, of
some Sl7S5. A day or two since Lawson,
Rapine, and bov named But Ter, an empIoy-
ee Of the Hotel where the robbery was com
miited, were arrested in St. Louis, BY Coz
zens, Chief oil Poli:e. $1,000 OF the stolen
money was found with the boy, but no evil
dences OF the crime were discoverable about
Rcpine. On Saturday. Hs IL the clerk of
the Hotel, was arrested al Sieubenville-I
The boy will probably reach Steubenville,
in charge of officers. to-day. We under.
stand that he duplicates Cleveland
Herald.
MONEY SroLEa-THIEvEs ARRESTED
About ten days ago. the Paymas,er of the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad, while
laking his breakfast at Washington Hall, in
had $I,sOO taken from his
,arpet-sack. A plan, set on foot at tho time
or the arrest of the parties, has proved sue
;essiul. A young man named Butler, lately
resident of Wellsville,. and Lanson Repine,
ate of Steubenville. have been arrested at
st. Louis, and all the missing money but
bout sac, found on the person of Butler
The parties arrested implicated a young
nan named Hall, bsr-keeper in the hotel,
Who has been arrested.