Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
GLEANINGS FROM LATE MAILS

GLEANINGS FROM LATE MAILS
@LeIters hrve oeen received from the
Rev. Theodore Parker, since his arrival at
Havana, announcing the cheerful intelli-
gence of great improvement in his health.
He was to sail Tor ST. Thomas on the 22d
ult.
@The Cincinnati Enquirer says that,
If "Southern Democracy do not consider
Mr.. Pugh reliable on slavery, they will
scarcely find any body that is in Onio."-
Fact.
Ot The Portland Advertiser says of the
town elections in Maine that the returns
are cheering, and that the Republicans, thus
far, have shown a determination to rebuke
the present Administration.
pThe Rev. Charles Beecher of George
town is reported to have renounced ;he
doctrine OF original depravity in his pulpit,
last Sunday, dec laring that men are born
pure as Adam. with every faculty perfect
N. Y. Daily Tribune.
TThe $67S raised some time since, in
this city, for a monument to James Feni.
more Cooper, has been transferred to an
association at Cooperstown, 20 aid in erect.
ing a suitable monument to his memory
there, where he was buried.-I. Y. Duilt
Tribune.
9Ex-President Fillmore has been on a
visit to Cincinnati, where he made q speech
10 his "American" friends in parlor of the
Burnet House. In the course of it he made
the somewhat gratuitous remark that "he
had retired from public life forever"
GRAND MUSICAL PARADE AT MANSFIELD.
1t has been agreed to hold Conve ntion
or Parade of all the Bands in the State, at
the beautiful town Of Mansfield, on Thurs
day, the 26th day Of May next. The pro-
gramme of the days festivities will be, a
grand parade; contest for prizes; and a
grand Concert; winding up the day with q
turchlight procession of Bands, Firemen
Military and Citizens.
The Bands will be divided into three
| rlasses--lst class, Bands of two wears and
| over; I'd class, Bands one to two years; So
class, Bands less than one year. There
will be three cash prizes to each class
The ladies, too, will present a suit of color:
to the best Band present.
The preparations making for this musica
tournament are on q scale of liberality
worthy the reputation of Mansfield, and we
know that strangers visiting that tow n will
be charmed with the beauty of old Rich.
land. and delighted with the elegance and
| life of Mansfield.
Any person wishing information in rela.
! ticn to the Convention, will address Jas.
H. EMMIEGER, Mansfield Cleveland Her
EThe Pittsburgh Gazette is jubilaLt
over the sweeping Republican returns from
New Hampshire, and concludes its remarks
thereon thus:
Look over the roll OF The United States
Senate, scan the names Of your next House
of Representative, read the returns from
the elections OF Supervisors throughout the
great Empire State, see hnw the plots and
schemes of President and Cabinet during
the late session of Congress were defeated.
and the whole corrupt army o. stock -jobbers
and traders in the peoples money, from
Mr.. Bigier, trader in the printing funds, to
Mr.. Toucey, chief OF the Navy plunder de-
partment--look over the whole, and say
whether they are not slight tokens Of a
great, a mighty party that is marching on
to decisive victory, which shall hail New
Hampshire again in March, 1860, as worthy
to open the great contest which shall place
in March, 1861, a true and tried Republican
in the executive chair. Speed the day!
0TIt is said that the friends of Senator
Hunter. in Richmond, Virginia, are raising
funds to start newspaper there to advocate
his nomination for the Presidency.
OTMrs. Sickles has returned to New
York, and will reside in a house at Bloom
ingdale, the use of which is granted to her
by Mr.. Sickles as long as she remains un-
der her fathers protection. Her little
daughter will, for the present, remain with
her.
TThe Richmond Enquirer advocates
the nomination of Henry A. Wise by the
Charleston Convention.
GJThe New York town elections, &C.
cording to The Albany Evening Journal,
show decided Republican gains from last
year. They now foo, up, Republicans 4so,
Americans 23. Democrats 2o4. Last year
they stood, Republicans ass, Americans a
Democrats ala. The Americans. it will
be seen, ara dwindling out, while the Dem.
ocrats have slightly diminished. and the
Republicans have made a handsome in.
crease. -' -.-