Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-06-14
STATE NEWS.

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The trial of Coovert, at Lebanon. il In
fair progress. Forty. Eve witnesses for the
State have been examined, and the testi.
moDy of the last trial strengthened at every
point. The handkerchief found near the
house has been identified as Converts pro-
perty: The testimony OF Miss Shaffer, Of
Middletown, in regard to the full account
OF the murder told to her mother, is corrob-
GRATED by Mr.. Morris. Five shots were
fired at Miss Shaifer, one night before the
trial commenced, as she was passing along
the street, it is thought by some Of Coovert's
friends.
TIE M'Connelsville Herald says: With
all the gravity that a sage and prudent Judge
should command, they are not incapable of
perpetrsting jokes when in place. During
the present term of the Court Of Common
Pleas, Judge Evans ordered Mr.. Harter's
name to be placed upon the PANEL as enc
Of the regular jurors, deeming this the most
e%ffsctual way Of preventing the annoyance
given the Court bv the noise from the tin
shop where Mr.. Harter was employed
Reckon Harter don't care much, for its tin
to him whether in the shop or Court loom.
THE Cadiz Republican states that at a
meeting of the stockholders Of the Harrison
National Bank of Cadiz. twelve per cent, on
the capital stock was paid in, in order to
place the stock at par, which had been i'm
paired to that extent by reason of the loss
of funds and expenses incurred resulting
from the burglary some weeks ago. The
special despositors, who entered into an
arrangement to divide their losses pro rata,
have lost, we understand, twenty-tbree per
cent. Of their deposits.
THE Lancaster papers report that local
tiles in Fairfield County are much infested
by Norway rats. Entire fields of corn bave
been destroyed by them, and 10 other in
stances acres were taken in a single night.
They even attack md kill chickens. pigs and
other fowls and small animals. NJ my farms
are said to be swarming with them. As
many as five hundred have been killed on
a single farm in one day, by the usual force
on a farm.
THE Circleville Union says Col. John VI.
Connell. of Lancaster, has received from the
President the appointment Of Assessor Of
the 18th Dis vice Chas. L. Shelter, E>q a..
removed. This change has no political
significance, as both Colonel Council and
Mr.. Shalfsr are friends of the Presidents
policy, nor was it made because Mr.. Shafnr
had failed to discharge his duties with
ability and honesty.
TUE second trial Of Coovert, for the muir.
der Of the Roosa. family in December. last
winter a year ngo, has commenced in Loba.
non. The second trial was granted on 40
count Of some informality in the first one.-
IL is said that new evidence, OF the most
startling and convincing character. will I've
offered on the new trial. Great eagerness
is manifested to witness the proceedings.
THE store Of Mr.. Alexander Speer, n,
New Concord, Ohio. was entered on Satur-
day night last, the safe broken open and rob.
bed Of between four and five hun lred dol
lars. The perpetrators are supposed to be
three young men,, names unknown. who
have been lurking about New Concord and
Cambridge, Guernsey County, for the past
three or four days.
THE new trial Of Covert for the murder
ofAlicc Rnosa was concluded ut Lebanon
Saturday evening. The jury were out Of thu
court room but halt an hour, and returned
with q verdict Of guilty in the first degree.
1t is said thatthe prosecution now intend n
arrest Harrison McNeal, n brothrr,in.law OF
Coovert. as an accessory in the murder.
Tue funeral Of Captain Mentcr. thu col
ehrated musician, took placa at Cincinnati
IN Friday. He organized Mrnter's Corno'
DhVT w 1000, hUu nv " DHUn IP1uCT was WCll
known throughout the entire country. -
The members of his band acted as pail
b%earers.
THE WASHINGTON County News states that
an owl was shot in that County recently
which measured four feet nina inches from
tip to tip, and had claws nm inch and q quar-.
ter in length and a head as large as a full
grown cat.
THE Lnrain County News saws that Charles
y French, ESQ of Cleveland, has given
IS 600 to the Oharlin College; $500 for the
endowment and 81, 500 for a new recitation
hall. j. Fl. Clark Esq, has given 81 900.
THE Noble County Republican savs the
school house at Cracked Tree, that County.
was entirely consumed by FIRE m the Oath
ult., supposed to be the work of an incen.
diary.
The village IF Limarville. in Stark Conn.
ty, was visited by a serious fire IN Saturday
evening. Loss nine thousand dollars. Cause
OF fire, spark from a locomotive.
THE people Of OTTAWA, Putnam County.
are making stonQ exertions to raise $I5 600,
the amount required for the removsl of the
County seat from Kalida to that place.
THE Ohio State Medical Society will hold
its Twenty.frst Annual meeting at Ohio
White Sulphur sorings, on Tuesday, the
10th of juno, 1866.
TIVE several Temperance Societies ofthe
State propose to have a grand celebration at
Dayton on the Fourth of July.
GREEN County has instructed its dele
gates to vote for the denomination of
the Hon. Samuel Shellabarger.