Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-05-17
STATE EwS.

THE Salem Republican says: The Wheat.
so far a. Ne have been able to learn, through
out Cnlurnbiana and M,honing Counties,
promises much better than was anticipated
a few weeks ago. The late favorable wealth.
er has started it to growing finely, and many
fields thar were regarded as worthless are
now showing evidence Of paying crop
Should the weather continue favorable. OuI
farmers will yet receive a very fair return
for their tell.
STEPHEN LEGGETT, says the Steubenvi'le
Gazette. who is known to our readers ~ an
old offender, was arrested in Wheeling on
Monday last. He has recently stolen sever
al horses in Harrison County. for which he
vii! be retained in the Wheeling Jail until
called for by the authorities OF this State
BARNEsvILLE, Belmont County, has been
the scene recently of several burglaries and
r,hberies. On Wednesday night the Post.
Office at that place was entered and robbed
The letters in the boxes for %ditrihu'ion, and
the mail put up tor Wopd-f III. were rllsd
of their contcnts.' Loss unknown.
In Meigs County the wheat crop is repre-
scented to be so bad that il will prove almost
an entire failure The farmers are plowinV
up their wheat fields. and either sowing
them with nats or planting corn. Meigs Is
not much Of y fruit growing County, and
but little il expected.
THE GAINESVILLE Courier states that a well
was struck on Friday, about 4 O'Clock p. NJ.
on the Mcdonald farm, owned by the Wood
bury Cumoany. 4 gonl stream of oil con
tinues to flow, with an abundance of gas,
and all necessary indications of its being a
first class well.
THE Cadiz Bank robbers are said to have
been rebel soldiers or guerrillas. There
were six of them. A part of the money
stolen, amounting TO one hundred thousand
dollars, was found scattered on the ground
where the robbers were arrested.
The Paiasville Telegraph says that the
wheat crop on the ridges in that County
(Lake) ut this season of the yesr never
looked finer than now. The Il lie. Pa,
Dispatch says the same thing of that region
The Toledo Commercial says that IA 6S5
bushels If potatoes were shinpea trom ToiA
dn to Cleveland. last week. And IS 356
bushels have been shipped to that place
from Toledo since the first of January.
One of tn. improvements of the day in
railway travel i, the opening of soda foun
tains on the trains. These are in operation
upon several Of the roads leading from
Cleveland.
The Marion Independent says the wheat
crop in that County will be rather slim.
Tuscarawas and Columhisna County papers
say the prospect is improving in those Coun-
ties.
TIE Chillicothe Gazette says greater
breadth of oats has been sown in Ross Coun
ty this year than ever bcfnre-maDy farmers
having sown their wheat fields in oats.
The Cleveland Herald states that the
young man mentioned in that paper q few
days since as lying for SO long a time in q
trance, died on Saturday evening last.
ANUMBEa OF the farmers in Ross County
are trying the experiment. OF growing sPriI Q
wheat upon the fields in which the fall sow
ing was frozen out.
ONLY two Ohio regiments now remaining
in the service--the 18th Infantry aud 18th
Cavalry.
On. A. B. Drake, Of Athens, Athens
County. committed suicide on Friday, May
4th. Cause, pscunlary embarrassment.
The Lorain County News says the iniial
Efforts tor the new end ,wment OF Oberlin
College are meeting with good suoces.
IT isanuouncsd that there are now IFS
students at the Oaio University at Athens,
60 Of whom are returned soldiers.
ON Monday. Nay 7th. a train was put on
the Nav Lisbon Branch Railroad. and now
makes regular trips.
TRAINS are now running regularly on the
New Lisbon Branch Rail Road.
TEE 25th Ohio Infsntry Regiment hal
bssu mustered out