Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-12
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.
Cleaned from Late Mails.

Cleaned from Late Mails.
Among the heavy sufferers by the Port
land fire are Senator Fessenden and Rep
resentative Lynch. An item of Senator
Fessenden's loss is one of the most complete
law libraries in New England.
Austin Hopkins, soldier whose mind
had never recovered from the effects of im-
prisonment at Andersonvile Prison, commit
ted suicide at Woonsocket,R r l., on Monday
night.
George Peabody has made another gift
OF 100000 to the Peabody Institute at
Danvers.
1t is reported that the injury to the
cotton crop by the floods in the Arkansas
river will not be so great as anticipated.
Gen Sherman was present and made
speech at soldiers 4th of July ceebra-
ton at Salem, Ill.,, and at the close of his
speech. Gov Oelesby addressed the au-
dience for few minutes. He said he had
always been Whig, while Gen. Sherman,
he believed, had been a Democrat. The
General disclaimed this, saying he had voted
the Democratic ticket only once, and never
was a Democrat.
General John A. Logan, of Illinois, will
stump the State Of Pennsylvania in behalf
of Gen. Geary, the Union nominee for Gov.
ernor. ..a
Alabama, which has agents all through
the North soliciting means TO keep ITS popu-
lation from starving, has appropriated 50 900
for the publication OF rebel records of the
war.
Judge Lovelace, of the Supreme Court
Of Missouri, died in St. Charleston Satur-
day.
-Four ship loads of poygamists have
arrived at New York during tho past month,
and five more are expected.
Judge Garrict Mallory, tho oldest mem.
ber of the Philadelphia bar, died Friday
aged so years. ~
The losses by fire throughout the Uni
ted States for the six months just elapsed
amounted to $45, 100000.
Judge Bowie, ChiefJustice of the
Maryland Court of Appeals, has made a
welcome decision under the Civil Rights
bill. Negro evidence being offered, as
against white man in case of assault,
magistrate decided that, under, the Civil
Rights bill, the State law against colored
evidence was abrogated and suspended, and
held the accused to answer at the Circuit
Court Judge Bowie, being applied to for
a writ of habeas corpus, refused it and
and sustained the decision of the magis
trate, declaring that he was bound to assume
that Congress had not violated its constitu-
tional obligations by the passage Of the bill.
j. w. Crafts, who was killed lately in
Boston, had his life insured for Sl20, 600 in
thirteen different companies
The Buffalo Commercial, of Monday,
says the estimated amount OF grain in store
at that place is between two and three mil
lions of bushels
A child was devoured near Galveston, a
short time ago, by an alligator, in full view
of her father, who was unable to reach her
in time to save her. He shot the reptile,
and cut him open to recover his child's re-
mains.
Hon. r. G, Grier. Justice of the Su
preme Court of the United States, was at
tackled at Wiliamsport, Pa, few days
ago, by paralysis, while in attendance upon
the District Court of the United States in
session there. The court Immediately ad.
journed
The grass crop in the interior of Penn
sylyania is reported to be the largest ever
gathered.
AT Atlanta (Ga the graves of thirty
Union soldiers have been dug ap, aud their
bones scattered over the ground,
"A Nashville Tenn paper estimates
that in Sumner county of that State there
will be surplus of wheat ever the home
consumption of from fifty to seventy thous-
and bushels. a,4H
"A dispatch from Portland says that
there is much need of clothing, and actual
suffering for want Off Contributions are
asked for. Two bodies have boen discover
ed of persons burned to death. It's expect
ed that the Boston contribution will amount
to 100000. st. Louis on Monday sent one
hundred barrels offour, and more assistance
will soon be forwarded. s,r t.ftr-e
Prof Lowe made an ascent in one of
his balloons from New York, Sunday, and
has not since been heard from. A balloon
was seen passing over Cleveland, but there
was no sign of a passenger about 1t.
The latest reports Of the Texas cotton
crop are very unfavorable. Only quarter
crop will be grown, and the worms are
threatening TO destroy that.
AN the German families in Portland,
with three exceptions, were rendered house
less aud homeless BY the FIRE. They are a1
social people, aud had concentrated 10 one
part OF the city. b lfs ..-. toi~