Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-11-08


1T is said that Charles A. Dana, for-
merly editor of the Chicago Republicans. Is
trying to buy the N: Y. News, Ben. Wood |.
paper. IL he gets it he will change its poli
tics considerably.
Scott Harrison has taken the field as
candidate for the Cincinnati Postmas astership.
Tom Miller, the badly defeated Con.
perhead candidate for Congress in the Sew.
enth District, has secured the Assessorship
'"s'o' scr 1r.',sl 7-gs.sls'ss -7-s.g-.-
Secretary Harlan has .deried, in forci,
BILE terms, the vile insinuations Of The Con
perhead press, concerning his corrupt con-
nection wlth'the Cherokee land sales. Z
"A term of the United States District
Court will convene to morrow at Norfolk,
and one week from Monday next at Rich.
mond. Although there does not seem to be
the slightest prospect OF Davis being tried
his counsel, in the person of VIM. B. Reed,
is on hand at Richmond already. 80
Tho National Convention of the Grand
Army Of the Republic is ordered tn convene
At indianapolis on Tuesday, the 10th Of No
vember, for the purpose of perfecting Ma.
tional organization. All honorably dis
charged soldiers, sailors and those now
serving in the army or navy, desirous of he
Coming members Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, are invited to attend the Conven.
tion. ....-.Y.
Hon. John L. Thomas, Representa-
tive in Congress from the Second Maryland
District, and acandidate for reelection, had
recent conversation with Gen. Grant. in
New York, in which the latter explicitly
and voluntarily took ground in favor of The
Constitutional Amendment and declared
that it would be fatal to the South if they
refused to adopt it. In all the speeches of
Mr. Thomas he gives the particulars of this
conversation in which the General gave him
this unqualified assurance. ''.l0o 81.
Andy l. won t read Harper's Weekly.
lie says it's altogether too Nasty for him.
Major o. Van Horn rode through on
horseback from Huntsville, Ala, to Della.
ware, Ohio, to vote at the recent election.
The Chicago Journal says: sit is gen.
orally conceded that Gov. Morton is to be
successor of Hon. Henry S. Lane, as Uni.
ted States Senator from Indiana. o-.
The Indianapolis Journal announces
that Gov. Morton will not be candidate
~ ~ a aNoiNSpoy ~ iOOC'
The Indiana Legislature elect, stands !:
Senate 30 Union to 20. Democrats. House
GO Union to 40 Democrats.
j. NJ Avery refused to surrender the
Office Of U. s. Assessor for the Sacramento
District to John Bieler, who has commits
sion from the President, on the ground that
the Presidents nomination required con-
frmation by the Senate. The matter is re-
ferred to Washington.
John M. Speed of Lynchburg, lead
ing lawyer Of Virginia, and cousin of the
late Attorney General, died Thursday.
The statue of Benton will soon be erect.
ed in Missouri Park, at St. Louis.
The libel suit Of Hon. M. G. Kerr VS..
the New Albany lind. Commercial was
called up in the Circuit Court in that place
on Wednesday, and the application of the
defendants for a change of venue was
granted. f..-, I...'-..r
The Democratic Board of Registry at
Springfield, ILL.,, left off the voting lists not
less than one thousand Of the most promi,
nent citizens Of the place, who we're Repub.
licans. These gentlemen are now actively
engaged in getting their names put on again.
Isaac V. Fowler, the defaulting and
runaway Postmaster of Now York, left Mex
leo on the 9Th of last month, for the United
States and arrived at New Orleans last
week. ,r......
! johnson swore over and over that he
would make treason odious. He did it by
joining the Rebels.
The report from New Orleans that one
hundred Thugs are to be sent thence tc
break up Congress. we discredit. The mum.
ber is too small, and Congress would soor
break up the Thugs. .s.s, ,,. .,
Gov Morton's health is improved.
DIR. u. o. Davis, of Lancaster, Ohio
has been appointed by the Secretary of Wal
Commissioner to investigate claims of loya
shareholders for the State Of Tennessee.
The citizens of Nashville rendered Gen
eral Thomas grand complimentary ban
quet previous to his approaching departure
for Louisville, to take up his headquarter,
there, but he declined.
There is an unusually stupid copper
head in Peterborough, New York, who list
ened attentively to the reading Of one o.
Petroleum V. Nasby's letters describing the
Presidents Western journey, and ther
growled out in much disgust: "What il
Heavens name did Andy want such blast
ed fool with him for?"
Hon. Meredith P. Gentry, for fifteen
years member of Congress, an nnsuccess
ful candidate for Governor of Tennessee
against Andrew johnson in 1855, and for q
quarter Of a century an influential, able and
eloquent leader Of the old Wing party Of
Tennessee, died near Nashville on the morn.
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