Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-01
ITEMS OF OHIO MEMS.

lIEMS OF VHlO NEWS,
-Benjamin r. snnor, an old and Welt
known citizen formerly of Georgetown,
Columbiana county, was murdered BY his
hired man near San ALdreas, California, on
tie soth of January.
The Republicans Of Dsytor have r.iseT
a iond OF $500 to rent Beckei's Hall for a
year, and to keep there a reading room; SUD-.
phed with newspapers of al. shades of polit-
ical faith.
III number Of acres Of land in tn ct
Ohio are s4,956,4 93; and as equalised by the
state Board, the average value per acre 10
Sis'4S. Valuation OF land outside Of towns
and cities In the State is S4s6, o6s .529.--
valuation Of towns and cities is SI47,l47,.
2lS. The total valuation of real property A.,
IN the State is $685., 2i5,75
Hon. G. w. Belden and Lady, of this
CITY, Qsays the Canton Repository on Sat.
urday last, celebrated the 25th anniversary
OF their wedding. There we're some fifty
PERSONS present as guests. The Silver
Pitcher, Plate, &C., presented on the occa-r
sion BY their children, were splendid, aud
rhe supper was Of the frs. ORDER. ,.1
The FRuIr PRosPEcrs.-Mr Ba,ehom..
OF the Columbus Nursery. informs the Co.
lumous Gazette that the fruit prospects for
the coming season are not quito as deplor-
aole as they have been represented. He
says: 81 find that the peach buds are gene
orally killed, but only a few OF the more
tender sorts of cherries are injured, and no
material damage has been done to plums,
pears, apples, or sma Her fruits.
SUDDEN DEATH. The DAYTON Journal
says that on Wednesday morning Peter
Shade and wife, Mrs. John Shade and Mrs.
Troxel, m old lady Of SO years, attempted
to cross Bear Creek 10 a one horse wagon.
The wagon was upset and those in the war.
on were thrown into the stream; they Got
out safely. Mrs. Troxel a!terward walked
severalihundred yards when she suddenly
fell and expired.
SUDDEN DskrH.--Mr. Benz. Wright, Of
Madison township, (says the New Lisbon
Buckeye State) while on his return home
from Wells vii Q on Saturday last in COM
puny with his brother George, felt suddenly
unwell, lay down in the road, soon became
insensible. and expired before proper assists
ance could be procured. Mr.. Wright was
apparently in good health when he left home
in the morning. We are not advised as to
the cause Of his death. He was a widower,
between fifty and sixty years of age, and an
honest and Industrious man, :.
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TIE GAME LAw.-Last week (savs The
Circleville Herald, of the 22d inst. \ William
kinmore, who resides in Pickaway town.
snip, XII ed, in defiance Of the game law,
W wild turkeys. The accused was arrested
ard brought beture Mayor Williams, one
Gay this week, and upon pleading guilty to
the charge was fined fifteen dollars and costs
'a''ing to pay which he was pat under the
charge of Sheriff Poulson. The fine and
costs, amounting to about twenty five dol.
lars were finally paid and Kinmore was re.
leased. The game law of Ohio is q ~salutsrv
one and shou d be enforced RICHLY.
SAD ACCIDENT "A sad accident occurred
at Willoughby on Saturday evening, which
resulted in the death of a young man named
Moore, son of Mr.. Moore, a prominent ci,i.
Zen OF that Place. He, in company with
TWO other Young men, went up to replace a
scutt'e on The ROOT Of the seminary, il hav.
ing Oiown down into the gutter at the caves.
ioung Moore got upon the roof to replace
1t; but the roof being icy e slipped and fell
head.long TO the ground; a distsnce OF 40
or 5o feet. He lived about two haurs. Hs
was 10 or IL years old. aud a very estimable
young nun, and his death cast q gloom over
The community.
There was a spelling match in Trum.
bull county, a few evenings since. The
best speller from each district in the county
was engaged. The prize for the one M
longest was a Webster's Dictionary. There
were thirty-three champion spoilers. Nc.
Cu1ry'S Spelling Book was used. All were
spelled down in three hours. The last ono
go' the Dictionary. A correspondent saws:
alt appears that the short and common word.
generally conquered the classes, and rot the
polvsyl.uble words. The word razor shaved
one member cIeanly off; sew sewed W an.
other; travel travelled out another; %quiesc.
ence quieted another; satiric s~atir,xed an.
o'her; var'lale reeled over snosher; scene,
perennial, chirugccy, christmas, scra,inize,
aud spoon were also missed on"
MAIL RoBBERY.-Ws are Indebted IN
Iost master Roberts, Of this city, (says the
GAINESVILLE Courier, Of Feb. 24) for some
incis In regard to the recent arrest of n
mai! robber. For some time letters and
papers passing through the post Office at
Monroeville, on the Sandusky and Newark
Railroad, have failed to reach their place of
destination, and suspicion was directed 10
that point. On the 10Th inst, Mr.. w. 8.
V. Prentiss, a special agent of the Post
ofhce Department, arrested Henry B. Kun.
X e. telegraphic operator at Monroeyille.
and found in bis possession a large number
Of letters, drafts and other valuable en-.
closures som of which had:been sent from
this place by some Of our citizens. The.
young man made confession of his guilt
he had heretofore sustained a fair reputa.
ton.