Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-05-12

declares tba when the North refuses BY
sectional vote in Congress to protect slavery
in the Territories, it will be in favor of a
Southern Republic.
GFHoH A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas,
has accepted the post OF Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, which was vacated some
weeks since by the Hon. ]. w. Denver-1
Tribune, Of Friday.
TLast week, Miss Eleanor Rosebrooks
of Massachusetts, wheeled a barrel of dour
from her fathers store TO her minister's
house. Her father, who is bitter infdel,
gave the flour to the minister on condition
men gave her purse as a reward or her
spirit, and she no5ly bestowed that upon
the minister a'so.
OFThe Charleston Mercury -sys that III
The 'DouglLS squa!ter sovereignty party III
th5 North, att, mpt to enter the Charleston
Convention, they 9Ugat 10 b. torn d out of
il; aut W. d. 4 think hat they VIII seek
to enter H. FGey are much more likely %
ts a. p,rt N TIE Black Republican coi.s n
non, thy undoubtedly will with the next
Presidential eleclion."
(ITrhe Democrstt papers tel an aaec-
dote conupcte.i with Sen. Sc &. ards attention
To the ministers OF the Oneid- Methodist
Conference, which IS good, il not rue
During the sitting of the Conference an
elder noticed the devout attention of the
Senator, and he asked the lut;er to what
Church he belonged. "WeIl." said Sew
ard. after a moments thought, Il will tell
you; ecclesiastical. ly ON an Episcnpai.an,
but politically am Msthodist!'
AMERICAN JOURNALISM. - We believe
there are now printed within the limits of
our Union moi less than Four Thousand
newspapers, at least Five Huudred of them
Daily, and Five Hundred Semi Weekly =
Their average circulation we estimate at
Two Thousand each for the Daiies, TW en-
ty-five Hundred for the Semi-W Week!ies, and
Fifteen Hundred for the Weeklies, making
total circulation in this country Of more
than Four Hundred Millions of newspaper
sheets per annum.-Ne,e York Tribune
The WAY LocoFoco OFFICERS MAKE IT
PAY.--B J. Loomis, Of Cleveland. was an
assistant Clerk in the House OF Representa-
tives last winter, at a salary of 81 per day
The same gentleman vas also Inspector OF
Tolls at Clevs and, with salary OF SSS7, 80
per month. Mr. Loomis drew his full pay
H.; ho nf ha | 81
sistant Clerk, aud now bill tor services as
inspector. covering the same time, is sent
to the Comptroller rom Mr Backu>' division
OF the Pub lie Works, Tor credit. in favor D
that division, a. having 1een paid TO Mr..
Loums Ohio Siate Journal.
Orjudge Greenwood, of Arkansas, the
new Commissioner of Indian Affairs is d
Georgian by birth, and is close on half d
century as regards years A lawyer by pro-
fession, he. when young man, emigrated
to Arkansas, and has been successively 6
member OF the State Legislature, Attorney
General, Clrcu Judge, and, lastiy. Repre-.
sentative in Cougcrs- from 1853 10 1858 -
His ella IN 90 the fiji. 10 which ne has Just
been appointed is, that he served a p0riio.
pt his Congressional care er a. Cha rnan o
t. Cumm-tf,e on Indian A;tairs.
u. Fne y -hjrg,,r cafresPa e
The Phshdc,ph North American says:
"The Democrats rennessc. write de
spending y TO their friends here oi tine pr $
p.c' in that STATE next Aagus'. They do
uot pr-,enl o c iim aay o tue iornar ma
ioriiies IN 'hr CoHEr s-iensI d'str. art
rea lv Ger ~srs . Ii On va ar nst 81 ,v /
NJ t. c,a.ess openly. The Gaberuaforja
contest commenced IN N,pis, ,n] IN.
Stale VIZ b. thor My canvass i S,r'H-
tie n.x. thr. 2 months" :"
The INDIANA, LIS FL cTGoN--FIvE Hun
DRED REPUBLICAN MAJoBITY Y-Tae mGUIci
/ pal eIrrliou III Indianapolis n " " 81. r.
suited nor culy in tr nmph ior the Regub
leans, as was expected. bat in L gain owe
! the vote OF 1853. of full $50 votes.
! The Republican candidate tor Mayor. S
D. Maxwell, received ,S9j votes, while hi:
Democratic opponent. James McCready, re-
ceived 1862 The Republicans elect nine
cut Of the fourteen Cuunc linen, which is 1
gain OF one member over the number o! Re
pubiicaHs in the Council now going out o
existence - Cincinnati Gazette, 5th inst.
The "STAR SISTERS" IN THEIR PRoPET
| PLACE.-The new popular play entitled
''Sickles; or, the Washington Tragedy
was produced en- Tuesday evening. for the
first time. in the pure and Puritancal City
of Boston, at the National Theatre, under
the direction OF the 'Star Sisters" Lucille
and Helen. The drdmat,s persona are
| sIckIes d. Iianchett-
Key A. Fitzgerald.
| Mrs. SickIes Mrs. mcPheres.
The author of this masterpiece o. Aihen,
| ian genius is as yet unkuown; but TIE B0S
ton Ledger observes that SIT is said to be &
very close & correct dramatization rom the
facts, and offers with it a god moral" ~
Y Tribune
THE AssIFICArIoS.-One of the We.
ling,on Oberlin prisoners writes from the
Cleveland jail to The AshtGbuta SentiaeI
thus:
81 er1T Wightman has in his custody now
some i'ty.tige prisoners, classified as fol-
lows: Horse thet ! counterleiting |; mur
der /; Drunkenness |; assault and battery ;
grand larceny Z; petit larceny s; burglary
3; and believing in the higher law 30.
We have a3'ong our number ! physician
professor, 2 lawyers, 4 students, 3 far
mers, 2 shoemskcrs, bookseller, urdaiu-
Cd minister. / printer, snd Kansas leu
tenant.