Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-05
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.
zaIeaned from Late Malls.

last, ana had pretty hard time. They
took eghty-seveu ballots for candidate For
Congress, and then took reces. They then
came together in the evening, and at Il
o'clock nominated Gen. Morgan.
b Hon. L B. Wsshburne is recovering.
1T is reported that Mr.. O. II. Browning
will be made Secretary Of the Interior.
The Memphis plasterers have agreed to
strike for six dollars por day. 81
--Therecent FIRE at Virginia City, Nevada,
destroyed property amounting to two hun.
dred thousand dollars. and rendered four
hundred people houseless. .......s
~ The Senate has rejected a number of
nominations of Assessors for Tennessee.
The New Hampshire House Of Repre-.
sentatives have passed the constitutional
amendment. ,,.
Charges affecting the private conduct Of
Gen. Fitzpatrick. Minister to Chill, are said
to have been presented to the State Depart
ment. f.H. 4t .ea t.-
"A telegraph dispatch reports that Mr..
Eli Walker, of Hartford, Conn, has inherit
ed an estate Of ,thirty.fse million dollars
in Eng land.
The National Cemetery recently begun
four miles from Petersburg, Va. which is
to be called the Poplar Grove Cemetery.
will, il is stated, contain the remains Of
about fifteen thousand men, and will pcs.
sess some highly interesting features. A
gothic church, built by the 50th New York
Engineers, has been included in the grounds,
together with the rustic houses near il. -
These buildings are built of pine and cedar
poles, in style peculiarly adapted to the
present location. Many officers Of high
rank have already been inferred in the Gem
etery, which contains an area of six acres,
and is established on the estate of Mr. John
Flowers. .t .a .......t
Savannah. Ca, don't know whether to
celebrate the Fourth Of July or not.
In storm on Monday at Buffalo, one
of the windows of the banking house Of
Burtis & Co., was blown in, and U. s. bonds
and currency to the amount of six hundred
dollars blown off, .4..
The freedmen at Holly Springs Mis-
sissippi, have placed 5 100 in the hands ofthe
Mayor, as . reward for the apprehension Of
q negro murderer.
The Mayor Of Columbus, Miss, has
appointed jeff Kirk, colored carpenter,
Mayor Of Kirkville, an African village in
the eastern part Of the city.
Additional Pension has been granted
bv act of Congress June 9th, 1866. to sol.
d;ers disaJled while in the military or naval
service of the United States, and in the
line of duty. sis per month to any soldier
who shall have lost one hand or one foot. or
has been totally and permanently disabled
in the same. or otherwise so disabled as to
render his disability equivalent to loss Of a
hand or foot. A new application must be
made bv every person who is entitled to
increased pension under this law.
Hon. B r. Wade is spoken of for
President of the United States Senate, vice
Foster.
Unusually good prospects for large
wheat crop 10 New York. .t ...
The President has ordered the freed.
mems bureau in Tennessee discontinued
after June 30. the Legislature Of that State
having passed law to provide for sick and
destitute freedmen. ''
Tho Kansassbattle faps are to be for.
mally received by the State authorities, at
Topeka, on July 4. r' ffr'i.~rl It
Texas contains 75 O00 Germans, 25, 900
Mexicans aud about 100000 freedmen.
Dispatches received from Colorado state
that the mining season is opening with bet
ter promise than at any time during the
mast three years. especially in the Gulch
Bar and Placer diggings. Mining is push
ed with remarkable activity. t.ir
Senator Lane, of Kansas, ia recovering,
and has returned to his home in Lawrence.
Old buildings in St. Louis are pulling
down TO make room for a very large market
house. 20" ''t ..'. ... ~ p. s-rdt
"A boy died in Chicago last week, from
the effects of swimming in pend where the
carcasses of animals had been deposited.--
Large spots broke out on him, and his symp-
toms were those of very bad case Of pois-
oning. 1t is supposed he swallowed some
Of the water. ,,......., g.. ......
A Judge Of one of the New York City
courts was in his earlier days not only sailor,
but actually pirate. He was then quite
young, and being taken prisoner by some
buccaneers, was induced to serve with them
for time. il i.i'lrH sat Hiua
The Mobile Advertiser. in speaking OF
the coming Independence Day. saws the
people there cannot make FourthTof-Juliars
of themselves.
Gen. O. g.. Ferry, recently elected u.
8. Senator from Connecticut. is member
of the Congregational church in Nerwalk,
regular in his attendance. and sutspoken
in his devotion to the Gospel. He is q reg
ular teacher Of the Bible class in the Sa-
bath school. Recently he began . series
of familiar lectures to his Bible class on
the evidences of the truth ofrevelation. H.
They were so interesting that he was re.
quested to give them on Wednesday even
ing to all who wished to listen. The
lecture room could not contain the audience.
He was then invited to deliver them in the
church on Sabbath evenings, and from
Sunday to Sunday the church was packed
with charmed and satisfied audiences,
The result Of the Nebraska election is
atlast definitely known, The Republicans
have been successful "alf round" Mr..
Butler has las majority for Governor Mr.
Marquette has 1855 majority for Congress;
and the State Constitution has I majority.
The Democratic shout Of victory was made
before they we're "out Of the woods" Tho
total vote Is about 5000. Nebraska will
now at once apply fer admission as State.
and the application will no doubt be grant