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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15
FROM
WASHINGTON. March O


The Secretary Of War, to day, communi.'
Gated to the House, ia compliance with a
resolution, the report ofthe art commission,
who recommend an appropriation Of Sle7,.
600 to be expended for statuary and pictures
for the adjournment of the cspitol. They sug-
gest 4 preference to be given to American
artists and that the embellishments should
be of u purely national character. In this
connection. they don't speak In compliment
tary Terms Of the ancient subjects chosen
for the wall pictures Of the committee
rooms. They say that asa general princi.
pie, the true method Of procuring designs
statuary and pictures, il to invite compe.
tion. The receipts Of the treasury during tho
past week were 80 ,706 900 including tressx'
ury notes. The drafts paid were over
$4,o0o,O00. The amount ct drafts Issued
were nearly $3,75s. geo. The reduction
from the amount on hand the previous week
was-over 81 100000. The amount subject
10 daft was $4.773 600. ''
AT the conference Of the Opposition NOM
bers from Penpsylvania, last night, In re.
gard TO the tariff. They agreed 10 recon-
mend to the Committee ON Waysand MeanA
TO fix specific duties on iron at the follow.
ing rates, On pig iron 81 per ton, Railroad
iron Sl2 per ton, common bar SIS per ton; =
fine bar cent per pound, boiler iron II cts..-
per pound, Russia shee, u cents per h.
These are the principle descriptions, though
scraps and other minor kinds are provided
for. This proposition has not yet been sub
mitted to the Why's and Means Committee
and may be modified before being presented
in the new bin to the House. '9iis''a s
II IS probable that the tariff bill will be
reported aboht the middle Of next week.
before all the appropriations are submitted,
to give It a proper position in the order Of
business. '' i'.i' n-n - ffaa
Twenty million dollars Of Treasury notes.
granted to the last Congress will sxpise on
the first of July and The House will not
authorize a REISSUE, but requires them to-
be funded. 1t is now proposed to connect
this loan with the tariff bilb as the revenue
derived rom that service, aier defraying the.
regular expenditures Of government, win Ss'
applied to the extinction Of the indebted.
ness, there being no other resource.
The Senate which resisted before viii
yield now, but may compel some concession
in the tariff. ff
The Washington Dispatch says that 8.
G. B~oyington, who was appointed clerk in;
the stationary room OF the House OF Repre-
sen,atives, is the person announced ss h.v.
ing absconded with money. He never
served a day in the Office, but q week o.
two ago he obtained from his confidential
friends nearly Ssoe, 0oe worth Of trsnfer.
able post Office certificates, nude payable to
him. The report is that he rsissd upon It
New York about 500. on tho dotlst, and
left for Europe. AT any rate, he hsshnot
here. He has been. serving the
Administration for several yesrs in one of
the departments. The Government loses
nothing BY him. ~ "'' 'l' d
Il fH '1.a ..rff n. .I.nf--
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15
Post Office Reform.

We are glad to see a disposition, on the
part of Congress, to make the Post Office
Department selfsustainiog, by a reform Of
It's abuses instead Of a heavier postal levy
on the people. A bill has been Submitted
BY Mr.. Collar, and agreed to by the Post.
office Committee which will considerably
diminish the expenses:
at provides that Pos,masters the rece tpts
Of whose offices for letter postage are less
than Sl00 per quarter, are 10 receive instead
OF the commissions now allowed, from SleO
to $500 per quarter. Fhe commissions are
reduced from 30 to 40 per cent. For the
next $4,000 the commissions are reduced
from 40 to 40 per cent; over 81, 400 pei
quarter from fifteen per cent TO twelve aud
one-half; on letters at distributing Offices,
ten per cent instead of ~. IT surtails the
number Of route agenIs, and makes the
maximum Of their salary 5000 'per annum
which is ths present maximum in New Eng.
land, New York, and fourteen other States
instead Of $1,000. 1t also repeats the pro
viso adopated In 1854. which authorized the
POSTMASTER General to allow increased com.
pensation 10 Postmasters, and his commits.
sions, and requires him to curtail the amour,
now allowed for clerks in Postofices, which
has increased from Sa25 900 in ls4s, to
81 900 900. The committee estimate this
bill viii. save nearly a half million of dol.
lars annually, without importing the eff
cheney OF the service.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15
Chicago All Right.

The Republicans carried The city election
BY 1916 majority, the largest they have evel
made in the city. Long John Wentworth
not by any means popular either, has made
an orminous stride, a promise of better
things In tho election of next fall The
Douglas men shouted and prayed in the
name Of their god, and vainly hoped to
carry the day, but to their discomforture the
Republicans were wide awake, determined
10 give q pledge for the furture.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

6J-Hon. T. W. Newman, late Speaker
Of the Tennessee Senate, retsrned 10 Nash.
vile on Friday, from W~ashingtor City,
where he has been for the purpose of in.
ves,igoting the charges which were rumor.
ed over the State effsc,ing his Integrity
Mr.. Newman appeared In die Safe Senate,
and made a full stateisent Of the result OF
his investigation. He read his letter to the
Department demanding to know whs,
charges had been made against him, and the
reply stating that the Department had nc
chargss extan, or on file against him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

6-One Of the murderers Of DR.. Keitt
of Florida vas hanged on the goth inst
He was.Reitt's slave and Confessed to the
commi ssion of the deed, but refused to re.
veal bis helpers. Two other arrests have
been made. 1905. lr-h. .r aur ...I.-.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15
The Penitentiary Report,

We have before IN the report Of the Com.
mit.ee appointed 20 investigate the various
localities in the State, and select thereftom
the most favorable site for a new Peniten-
tisry. This report, ss already published,
f%avors, by a majority report, ssndusky, land
BY q minority report, Hamilton, Butler coun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

GrDelegates to Chicago from the 18th
Congressional Dis,riet-William Wallace,
Hon. C. J. Albright. For the benefit Of
some Of our anti: Chase friends, we will
say we don't know what are their Presiden.
tial Proclivities. State Journal.
We can answer the Journal that thew
have decided 'proclivities' towards a Rspup-
LTcAs, for President. Will that dot
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

,C~-Judge Stump Of Baltimore, has been
deprived Of his Office by the Maryland Leg.
i%slature. One reason for this action may
be inferred from the nswe Of the Judge to
a lawyer who inquired whether there would
be Court on such a day, and received for
answer, that there would If the Cour, was
sober. nj .1iri- r..,. .ff t.H
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

G-The Ohio Legislature, on a bin, reso.
luton agreed to adjourn on the 2sth,to meet
January 1st 1861 The measure wos voted
for and against without any reference to
party. The State is safer with shor, ses.
sion each year. .'a W'..f .I 100
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15
0yAn approximation of S,o 600 bas hoo

0-An appropriation of $40 900 has been
made for the completion OF the Ohio State
House. This embraces the intire work
paving walks, snd pTan,ing trees in the yard
The,bill requires the work ell to be done
before the LIST Of October next. 1t also re.
duces th e..oficers, to o Superintendent snt
%jlnitor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

GTA maj and wife in New York had a
quarrel about the possession of Sl2. The
result.-,he wife hung herself. The husband
SOLD his wife cheap.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15
ST OLAIRSVILLR.

@A French Consulship has been estab.
lished a, Chicago, to which Raven d'Elpeux
has been appointed. -.TL.f.f.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

0TA signal battle has been taught be-
tween the Spanards and Moors in which the
former gained a complete victory.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

sl,t go uo'i,. RIcnMoNs, Va, March o..
The House to-day adopted resolutions sd.,
verse to a sOu'hsrn Confereecs BY = votss
Iofso TO- Az q yaau 90 ass.u osjj
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

COLUMBUS NE WIS.

S'riy.N Ninth day Of The ssssion-Whas has
been dons-.Adiourned session again
Treasury defalcation--Peniieniiavy Re-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

An Ancient NEWSPAPER The Sciots
GAZETTE, published at Chi!licothe, has sntsrs
ed upon its sixty-6rst volume. having been
established in 1900.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20
Overland lIaiI News,

MELoY's STATION, March l9.-The Overland
Mail Coach, with regular San Francisco dates
to the 9th, and telegraphic advices to the
28th, passed here last night
The contributions in California for the re-
lief of the Jews at Gibraltar amount to
$4,000.
The French Republicans on the night of
the oath, celebrated in San Francisco, the
twelfth anniversary of the overthrow of
the Bourbon Dynasty. The Republicans
fired salutes in the principal towns of the
State, on receiving the news of the election
of Speaker of the House, at Washington.
Rich quartz discoveries had been made in
the Southern part of Oregon, causing intense
excitement. One company has taken out
$l25O00.
Reports from Southern Oregon state the
horrible massacre of Indians, at several viii
lagos around Humboldt Bay, by party of
forty white men. AT the village of Eureka,
more than forty Indians were killed, three
fourths being women and children; and at
the entrance of Humbolt Bay, forty or fifty
were massacred. 1t was supposed that a
simultaneous ATTACK was made on all the In
dian villages, on the morning Of the 26th,
and not less than two hundred lndians-men,
women and children-were killed. This
deed was perpetrated by the farmers in Eel
River County, who have suffered from Indian
depredations during the past year.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20
Later from -NIiramon Attacks Vera
Cruz nnd is RepuIsed.

New ORLEANS March l9.-The war steamer
General HirdmoR has arrived below, an
United States prize, in charge of Lieut. Mi
nor, from Vera Cruz on the 18th inst.
Miramon appeared before the city on the
9TH, and notified foreign representatives Of
his intention to cannonade the city.
He made an attack on the night of the 7th,
but was repulsed by the Liberals, who are
confident Of n successful resistance.
SECOND DIsPATCH-THE AMERICAN SQUADRON
CAPTURES MEXICAN WAR VESSELS.
The Mexican steamer Marques has arrived
below, United States prize, in charge of
Lieut.. Chapman, of the United States man-of-
war Saratoga. The Sdrdtoga's men also
captured the steamer MirdmoR, which arrived
below at noon. Both steamers were captured
on the morning of the 9Th, off Anton Lis
ardos, after a brief action and slight loss.
The steamer Marquee has portion of the
prisoners the Pre6le is to bring the rest.
Alvardo is reported as being in possession
of Miramon.
The erequdtur of the American Consul at
Vera Cruz has been revoked
/ The City of Mexico was surrounded by the
Liberals.
Great excitement existed at Vera Cruz in
consequence of the action of the American
squadron.
The French and Spanish express them
selves very bitterly.
Lieut. Chapman is the bearer of dispatches
to Washington.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20
AsrUsENIENrs.

PIKE's 0PERA-HoUsE.-Qlite a large audi
ence greeted the first arpeaiahce Of MIR. and Mrs
Waller at the opcrahouse las light, and the entire
periormaflec, even until the curtain fell upon the
farce, was quite agreeable. Tue LADY Macbeth
Of Mrs. W. was an excellent r'ndering Of this ex-
cecdlnely difioult character.
Her conceptions in some inst,uces Is hardly just,
but the effect she produces iswonderful, and never
fails to reach the entire audience. She has rare
power Of expressing her ideal m her action, and in
this character particularly, leaves an impression
which, among the judicibus; will always eniitle her
to he ranked among the great
Tonight Mrs. Waller will apcar as Meg Merrilics'
In Guy Mdnnerin0, part in Which she has achieved
a success all over the country. The performance
Guiding with the capital farcd Of Loan Of Lorer,
IN which Mr. Davidge and bide Proctor will sus-
tain the principal parts.
WoOD's THEATER.-A moderate Audience
was present last evening at this thcater, on Mr..
Chanfrau's first appearance. fhe same performance,
The Hidden Hand and the Iodsi Of a We, will be
repeated tonight, Mr.. Chanfrlu appearing in both
pieces
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20
LAW REPORT.
SUPERIOR cbRT.

ALLEGED ASSAULT ANN FALSE IMPRisoN-
NENT by Police OFFfCERs-IEFORE yupgE STORER.
Lettia McGeo VS. William Oven and John Schlos-
sen. An action brought TO recover damages for an
assault and false imprisonment, IL is claimed on
the part Of plaintn that thetp defendants went to
her house on the I'd Of Jauuty aud assaulted and
arrested her and her two daughters, and imprisoned
them in the Bremen-street Station house, without
any inst cause. IL is claimed that the conduct of
the officers violent and inielicate toward these
females and that their entire procedure was without
authority of law.
On the part Of defendants II is alleged that acting
upon information they had received Of stolen prop
crty "a gold chain being secrced at this house, they
went TO make search-that thY went there with in
structions and armed with 6e proper authority,
and that what took place wai the result Of the re-
sistance and Language used w the females of the
house, The main allegations In the petition were
denied, and y was contenddl, after the evidence
was through, that no viOlenc, proved to have
been shown to the present plaintiff
The daughters of the plaintiff testified in support
Of the claim made by her; anil number Of police
officers were called on the other side who testified
that the reputation Of these young women wos, that
they lead unchaste lives.
Verdict for plaintiff for $500.
j. Boyle for plaintiff; Hassaurek for defense.
tThe daughters have also instituted separate suits
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20

WASHINGTON, March 10. - Commander
Maury has written a long letter to Senator
Gwin, on the subject of inter-oceanic tele-
graph, showing in strong light the incalcu-
liable advantages which would result there
from to the Government in military affairs
and commerce, surveys and meteorology.'
The House to-day worked under the re-
Gently amended rules. The experiments
show that, if strictly observed, they will
affect marked improvement in the manner
of transacting business.
All the States, save probably California
and Oregon, will, it is said, be represented in
the Constitutional Union Convention. The
supposition is that Senator Crittenden will,
at that time, convene the National Executive
Committee, in which event large delegation
will be present at Baltimore on the 9th of
May.
The Secretary of the Interior has dis
patched an agent to Wisconsin, to inyesti-
gate the alleged frauds on the Menomonee
Indians
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20

A BUcoLIc BUCKEYE ADRoITLY SwIY-
DLED.-A young man from the Northern part
of the State, who absolutely refused to tell
his name, was swindled out of $40 yesterday
morning, near the Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
road Depot. He had just arrived in the city,
and was met by couple of young men, who
seemed very kind, and proffered their SER
vices to escort him through the metropolis.
After wandering about for some time, and
imbibing sundry quantities of bad liquor,
mixed with tart catawba, they reached the
locality to which we have referred, when one
of his newly-found friends displayed 'little
joker" and he was soon induced to make a
bet, which, of course, he lost. This was fatal
to his pleasure in a double sense, for soon
after he discovered that, instead of having a
couple of companions, he was not only solus
but minus all the money he had in the world.
He suddenly awoke to a realization of the
trick that had been played upon him, and
described the persons who had swindled him
to the police, who as yet we believe, have
been unable to find them. He says theles-
son he has learned will suffice for the balance
of his life, and we do not doubt it.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20

Y. NJ, NJ. l.. LECTUREs-CARL SHURz ON
"FRANcE. ."-The lecture on "France," by Carl
Shurz, last evening, before the Library Asso-
ciation, at Smith Nixon's Hall, drew a large
audience, as we had anticipated from the
reputation Mr.. Shurz has acquired as an ad-
vocate of freedom in Europe and America
His discourse was able and interesting,
though not marked by any particular new
ness of view or force of illustration. He al
.luded to the high civilization of France and
its peculiar condition preceding the deposit
ton of Louis Philippe. The French were
hero-worshippers, looked for and up to lead
ers, and desired to be saved the trouble OF
thinking and self-goyernment.
For this reason, aided by name and per-
SON, Louis Napoleon had gone to Paris inn
Ihediately on hearing of the revolution there,
and had continued to fix himself in posi-
tion by false pretensions and professions oi
freedom. At last he had gained the hight OF
his ambition, and been crowned with the i'm
perial purple. All his promises, the more
sacred, he had violated; all his protestations
had been ignored; and yet the people seemed
to regard him as their highest benefactor
Napoleon was man of low intellect and
large brute instinct, who saw all things
through himself, and would favor popular
and enlightened cause only so long as it ap-
peared to him polite.
Inef centHhillauOH Ol ponIlchi po"eii III
France, had had much to do in making reyo-
lutions, and another was as liable TO occur
tomorrow ms at any other time. France was
peculiar, and led by fewer men than any
other country in the world. Ii would be
difficult TO determine its future, which was a'
mysterious as Louis Napoleon would wisf
to appear.
This is a ayery rude outline of the discourse
but we have no space to say more this even
ing. After the Library lecture, Carl Shnri
addressed his countrymen in German, a
Turner's Hall, and was warmly received.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20

PITTsBURG, March l9-P. M.--River six feet
four inches by the pier-mark, and at stand.
Weather wet.
LOUISVILLE, March l9-P. M.-River fall
ing, with seven feet water in the Canal.
ST. LOUIS, March 19-P. M.-River falling.
Eight feet to Cairo. Upper streams fallingi
kuk; thirty-two inches on Lower Rapids,
and three and and half feet on Upper Rap
ids. Missouri falling, with three and half
feet on the prominent bars. Illinois is fall
ing, with an excellent stage of water.
Weather mild
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20

WASHINGTON, March lo.--The New Orleans
papers of Thursday, received here by Express,
gives the details Of Mexican news brought by
the Star of the West yar-.l.f3
Miramon approached veraCruz on the Goth
ult., with 5000 men and numerous train of
artillery and ammunition stores, and en-
camped four miles from the city. The head
quarters were at Medeln. MiTamon several
times surveyed the city from the sand-hills.
His principle Generals are Robles and Ne
CRETE. All the inhabitants fed at his ap-
proach. The city was in the best state Of de-
tense. The garrison was composed Of from
5000 to 4,0OO men, well supplied in every re-
spect Gen. lglesas is in command, with
Ampudia rs Chief Of the artillery.
Col. Lane, an Englishman, commands
sand fort, recently erected near the city
mounting six eighty-four Founders. II is
thought this fort will be able to resist the
approach of Miramon if the men are faithful.
On the 10Th ult, Col Vivallado, who COM
manded one of the principal forts on the
southern side, was detected in a conspiracy to
blow up the fort on Miramons approach, and
the latter was to enter the city on that side.
Thirty conspirators were banished from the
city and Vivalado condemned to four years
Imprisonment.
Maran's Havana expedition raised the Mexi-
can flag when out of Havana 'Iarbor. II was
last heard from at Siral AS far as was
known the plan was to land on the coast at
or near the mouth Of the Medelin River, and
| thence communicate with Miramon. Maran
| had on board large quantity Of ammunition
stores and twelve twenty-four Founders. II
was believed that several other vessels had
sailed from Havana on the same mission. A
I well-aden schooner was known to have
sailed on the 10th.
Meanwhile Juraez is on the lookout for
their expedition. He had battery planted
ut the mouth of Medeln River. Six or seven
schooners and rugged gun-boats were sta
toned along the Coast to intercept it. The
Indidnola will tow the gun-boats to action.
Gen. Goycouria was on board the Indidnoid.
The SdUdRndh, Saratoga and I'reble were
anchored under the inside walls of San Juan
de Ulloa, ready to act in any emergency.
English, French and Spanish vessels were
at Sacriicios. The French commander and
Others had visited Miramons camp. The re-
suit of the interview is unknown.
Capt. Turner, Of the Saratoga, had gone TO
Miramons camp in behalf of the American
citizens. He had not returned.
1t is stated that if Miramon does not
guarantee full protection to the American
flag and the property of our citizens. Capt.
Jarvis will land 500 marines, armed with
Minnie rifles. The Liberals and the Ameri-
can citizens were urging Capt. Jarvis to cap
ture Miramon's expedition, which he had not
decided to do when the TeCidt sailed.
Lieut.. Carter who had arrived at New Or
leans with dispatches for Washington, says
that Vera Cruz was safe, but he thinks Mira
mon will occupy Alvarado. The Havana
Didno says Miramon has from 5000 to 5000
men, well supported with artillery.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-20

STABBING AFFRAY NEAR THE BRIGHTON
HoUsE.-A couple of men, named Samuel
Jones and Edward Davis, became involved in
a difficulty, last evening, at clearinghouse,
in the Twelfth Ward, during which the lat
ter was seriously injured by knife in the
hands Of the former. How the quarrel orig-
mated, we could not learn, but the men had
been drinking together apparently quite
suited in the manner we have stated. Davis
received two very severe wounds--one in
the side, and another in the arm-which will
confine him to his bed for some time, even il
they prove not fatal. The affray occurred
early in the evening but no arrests have as
vet been made,