Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-04-19
ITEMS OF OHIO NEWS.

The Presbyterian church at Plymouth.
was struck by Il citing on Saturday.
The Z,nesville Courier says that Rev.,
Father c. p. Montgomery, Of st. Thomas
Catholic Church of that city, was found
dead in his bed on Monday morning. He
has had charge Of the church some twenty
odd years.
"A Man named Samuel Cone was found
dead, near Hcovei's school house, in Crsw-'
ford county, on the Sd inst with an empty
jug by his side. which sufficiently explains
the cause Of his death. 0~~f7
THf FRBsHEr On last Monday, near
Plymo,h, several bridges wefe washed away g.
on Huron river, and two men were killed.
A new iron suspension bridge 81 Bellville
was also washed away.
pEATA OF JUDGE BLocKsom w liam
Blocksom. an old and respected citizen Of
GAINESVILLE. died on Thursday last. He was
many ye re ago Associate J Judge Of the Courr
Of Common Pleas of Muskingum' coun,y.
and Postmaster ut Zanesville.
A CHILD SHor BY ITS MorHER.--The
Dayton Journsl says that a woman in Gerl
mantown shot her daughter, a child about
'hree years old, on Monday night with a
pistol. The child died Immediately from
the effects Of the wound. The people OF
Germantow n were much excited in conse.
quence. The woman says the child was
accidently shot.
John Craig, a wealthy farmer. forty.
eight years OF nge, who resided at Bitter
nut Ridge, four miles from Clyde, commit.
ted suicide on the 4th inst, by hanging him.
self in his barn. Mr.. Craig had long been
subject to fits Of grea, mental depression,
and on several occasions has threatened to
take his own life.
SAD Aco,pEsr.-At Port Clinton, on tho
5th inst. mr.. and Mrs. Hordenfell attempt.
ed to cross a bridge from which the plank
ing has been removed for the purpose Of re.
pairs. They attempted to cross on the
s,ringers, but Mrs. II. becoming dizzy fell
into the water, when her husband plunged
in to rescue her. They were both In the
water some inc before help reached them.
Mrs. FL. received bu, little injury, but MIR.
H., in spite OF all that could be dons for
hlH pit III u lew uuuIS.
A WOMAN BLOWS HER BRAINs oUT.-A
terrible act OF self destruction was commit
ted in Georgetown, Brown county last Mon
day Mrs. Matilda Armstrong; wife of Mr.. A
Armstrong, shot herself with a shot gun,
the load taking effect over the right eve,
lifting a large portion Of the skull and carry
ing off the brain Preparatory to the act,
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sent away the other children together with
her father, and servant girl, TN different
errands. Before the return she took a
doub'o -barrsled shit gun and placing il To
her eye discharged its heavy load into her
head. .e
ADJUSTMENTS of MAYOR The Mayor
&c Cine matt, initiating The celebrated
Caliph Of Bagddd, nightly prowls about tho
city disguised in an old sloushed hat and a
coat ragged and torn, in order tina, he might
the more efiec,ually satisfy himself OF the
watchfGfhefs'of the police force. In these
rounds the Mayor will fire. 9uently give the
signal of distress and danger by rapping on
The pavement, and then dart into an alley,
so thu, he might await the hurried approach
OF the officers %unEeen, These experiments
are attended with not a little danger, for on
one ocGusion his Honor was detected by q
burly policemen, who WAS about TO rap him
over the head, and in all probability would
have done SO had he not disclosed his title
character.
ALLEGED RoBBERy---FlvR HUNDRED
DOLLARS IN GOLD Enthusiastically af-
ternoon last two persons rom Arkansas,
one named David and the other Straight.
in this city und took lodging at the United
States Hotel. Yesterday morning, David
waited upon the proprietors of the hotel and
informed them ilfst his room had been en-
tered and the sum Of FIVE hundred collars, in
,en.dollar gold peices, distracted from his
car, o suck. Detective Blocks was sent
for, to whom David related the following
circumstances: That his money was secre.
ted in a small box, that he had taken the
precaution to place in the bottom of carpet
sack. At an early hour yesterday morning
he left his room for a few moments and neg
lected 10 lasten the door, and although he
was absent but a few moments, when he
returned the money was gone.-Cincinnati
Gazette 10th inst.
Mysterious DIsAPPEARANcE - On the
! night of oath uit Mr.. David Kaufman Of
Gettysburg, Darke county, disappeared from
the town of Lima, Ohio, under circum.
stances which lead 10 the belief that he has
been murdered. The Lima National states
that he had been expecting a remittance of
some $500 or $500 from Pennsylvania,
which fact was generally known, he having
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