Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-17
Gleanings of News.
[rren the Cincinnati Gazette j

e. tFfen the Cincinnati oasetw
The Senate on Saturday passed the De.
fciency Bill and sdjourned ill Monday.
During the session Mr.. Hale made charsc-
teristic humorous speech. setting forth the
good accomplished by the late Democratic
Conve btion.
III the House, Mr.. Grow introduced bills
providing temposry governments for the
new Territories, which were oil tabled. a
debste ensued, chiefly between Messrs. FL
Thsyer and w Gooch OF Massachusetts, a,
to congressional power over the Terntor.ef
ln the Methodist Episcopal General Con
ference on Saturday. the venerable b shoI
Morris pronounced d eulogy upon the lat.
Bishop Waugh.
The American Board Of Com mmissioneri
for Fore,gn Missions held their snnua
meeting 10 New YORK. yestetdsy. The af
fairs of the Soci ty were STATED to be en-
couraging.
The most dsmsgeing disclosures hav,
beer made by Mr.. Wendell before the Gov
ode Committee. He has admitted that hi
SCENTS had been authorized to pay the en-
ormous sum Of $4,000, and even Si5 ,00t
q sir gle vote in favor Of the English bill
Mr.. WendelI's testimony goes to show tina
Mr.. Buchanan, who has said so much aboU
"puri:y" and "inlegri,y," &C, was cogni
zan: ofthe means by which IL was sought I,
carry this. his pet measure.
The Delegates are beginning 10 gather a
Chicago. A dispatch from that city to tn,
40 81 he IN
indications are decidedly against Mr.. Sew
ards Nomination. Gov. Chsse's prospects
have been damaged by the rumor. which hi
friends say is unfounded, that he is working
to secure Stewards nomination in case he II
not himself dominated.
An at,emp, was made in New York Lao
Ss 'drday TO insugura,e popular movemen
outside of Conventions and Caucuses 10
Sam Houston
The Democrats and the Constitutions
Unionists IL Detroit, both "burned powder
on Saturday-the former to sustain tn
course of their delegates to Charleston-th
latter in honor of the Baltimore nominees
A terrible steambost disaster 10 reporte
by telegraph. The R. F. Sass, from Ne'
Orleans for Cincinnati, was snagged an
sunk, 100 miles below Memphis, on tn
night Of The 10th. The boat and cargo ar
a total loss. Several lives were lost.
In Hsanibsl, Mo-, yesterday, propert
valued at from $500 900 to S4O0 900 wa
destroyed by FIRE. Las, Monday, hem
factory was burnt, involving a loss OF $26
900. These fires are all supposed to hov
been set by incendiaries, and the citizen
of HaE nibal have commenced burning a
no uses of i'll fame in their city The lele
graph says "great excitement prevails
there; and well it may!
Mr.. Conner, an aeronaut, was killed
New York on Thursday, while at,emptln
to make q balloon ascension from the Pa
ace Garden.
| la Bristol. R. l, Yesterday, two persor
were killed and several Injured by the ia
Of the chimneys of the residence Of Mr.
r. De Wolf, which was destroyed by fir
There wasa ''bit Of q milr' in EJping,
H., on Thursday between two bru sers. or
from Boston and the other from Lowe
Twenty six rounds were fought in 36 mi
utes.
The Fulton arrived at New York on Sa
urdsy, With Liverpool dstes to the I'd inst
and BY telegraph from Farther Point v
: have BY the Canadian, Quesnstow advice
to ths ID inst.
| It 70 said that the troops in the garrist
a. Palermo, though 10000 in number. a
shaid to proceed to the inter or, while
the case o. the siege of the town of Carir
il ia evident that the Government troo
got the better Of the insurgents.
Cerran fumors about the Franco-Swi
, districts would seem 20 show that VIII
France wanted from Swi,xland was none
> not territory
: The Bishops Of the Romagna have be-
i ordered not to take any part in the rece
4 ton of Victor Emanuel.
The cro2s in London promise well.
( The London Daily News Of the Sd sa
thut the night Of that day would decide
= 1.-THE House of Commons who was for the r
s iorip measures.
The House Of REPRESENTATIVES on Satr
dap tabled the Terri,orial Bills ihtroduc
by Mr. Grow. They all contsined an A
" ti.Slavery Glsuse.
3, In tho Methodist Episcopal General, CO
,, ference, on Saturday, the entire subt'ct
the difficulties in the General Confsrer
was referred to the appropriate Commi
ees. -. 80,
'f In our ,elesr,phic collins, this mornf
e will be found large number Of in'erre
ing items of news, including an abstract
the speech OF John Bell. at Philadelphia.
response to a political serenuds. He
y. cepts the Baltimore nomination.