Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-08-02
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.
Cleaned from Late Mails.
&C old closed at l49 Yesterday.

The Washington Chronicle says the
University of Virginia is engaged in the la.
Dor OF preparing new series of school books
tor Southern children, in which the virtues
Of the Confederate cause, its soldiers,
statesmen, &c. are to be duly celebrated
and exempli6ed ra.
Go grass fn,slly adjourned on Saturday
at 43O L. NJ. The Tariff and Army bills
were both passed. The Montana Survey
bill was vetoed by the President. The bill
increasing the duty on wool was rejected by
the Senate. Senator Patterson Of Tennes
see, was admitted to seat. The Civil APP
preparation bill was passed. Speaker Cofax
made an excellent farewell address to the
House.
The wheat crop in Clinton County,
Ohio, is reported an average yield. Other
crops look most encouraging.
Senator Hendricks and Elk Senator
Graham N. Fitch are among the Indiana
delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.
The Generals of the regular army now
rank in the order of their names in the fol-
lowing list General Ulysses s. Grant; Lieu
tenant General William 7. Sherman; Major
Generals Henry W. Halleck, George g.
Woduo, uilIp II. OUeTtuaUs UeOTRe III,
Thomas, Winfield s Hancock; Brigadier
orans, Philip st. George Cooke, John Pope.
D Howard, Alfred H. Terry, 4 O. G. Ord
Of all these, General Terry, the brilliant
captor of Fort Fisher, and faithful comman-
der in Virginia, is the only officer drawn
from civil life. All the others we're educa-
ted at West Point.
The wife of William Cullen Bryant died
on Saturday at the age Of 50,
Robert Bonner bought colt of the bay
mare Pocahontas, at Saratoga, on Thursday
for which he paid $40, ,0O0
"A child died few days ago in New
York. from drinking large quantity Of tea
that had been left in it's way. A post NOR
tenn examination proved that to be the cause
of its death.
The House on Thursday passed rese
luton, ordering from the sculptor, H. l..
Brown, of Newburgh, an equestrian statue
of the late Lieut.. Gen. Scott, which is to
be made of guns captured in Mexico. and to
be placed over his grave at West Point.
Gen. Early is writing up his cam paiyrs.
~ 10 iumofou ehae ho wall ocoasiOuaity III
lude to Sheridan.
The first annual meeting Of Society
Of the Army Of Tennessee will be held at
Cincinnati on November l4th.
The Chicago Tribune is sorry the Presi,
dent has concluded not to come to Chicago.
Had he come, there would have been one
person in Chicago who believes in the Presi-
dents policy.
AS Senator Sherman and lady were rid
ing down Pennsylvania Avenue, Washing
ton, after the adjournment on Tuesday
night, the horses ran away, but the driver
managed to run them against tree box
before they had proceeded great distance
Fortunately the occupants escaped injury,
although the carriage was considerably bro
ken. 1s,... IS
The bill for the admission of Nebraska
has passed both Houses. The Presidents
approval is now only needed to make it 9
law. @
st. Paul is filed with emigrsnts from
Northern Europe, who are fitting themselves
out with agricultural im plements, household
furniture: etc.. preparatory to settling on
the frontier. They are thrifty looking peo-
pie, aud will dsubtlasa make good citizens.
Hon. James Harlan, Secretary ofthe
Interior, Has resigned and Ex. Senator
Browniug, of Illinois, has been appointed to
succeed him. The resignation il to- take
effect on the lst Of September. idlh =
.Hl IL