Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-04-19
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LAKE ERIE Is epen 10 navigation.
A rLA4 mill is to be erected 10 Bellefon-
taine under the auspices Of . newly organis-
ed fax company.
TIE Secretary Of War has directed Gen.
Sheridan 10 muster out the 48th Ohio
without court msrtialing those who mutt
MED.
THk Athens tOhio) Messenger a~nnouncss
the death, at that place, on the I'd instant,
Of Mrs. Samantha s., wife of0eneral q. II.
Qrosvenor.
TEE Warren Constitutions says nearly al
the furnaces and iron mills In the Mahoning
Valley have stepped. The coal miners are
on another strike.
THE Newark American states that Gen.
| Willard Warner, State Senator from that
district, has removed to Alabama, whore be
expects to engage in cotton growing.
THE Toledo Commercial says sixteen o n
Of fish were received on Wednesday, at that
point, and the trade is being overruu with
orders from all points Of the compass.
TIE Bellefontsine Republican under
stands the contract for building the Zanes.
vile Pike was to have been let out on Fri.
day. Only a few hundred dollars Of stock
is yet to be raised.
TIE Garfield Herald says the fax mill at
that place was destroyed by fire on Monday
last. There was in the building $500
worth of tow ready for shipment. Total
loss $1,000.
TAG Newark American states that Will
liam Harris. an old gentleman so years Of
age. committed suicide in that vicinity last
week. making the third suicide 10 Licking
County within three weeks.
THE Akron Beacon learns that the ap.
proach Of Mrs. JEFF. Davis to stations on
the A. ID G. w. R. R., was announced by
telegraph, and that large crowds of the
curious assembled to see her. AT Akron
but few persons were 10 attendance.
TIE celebrated DR.. Rohack has been ar.
rested in Cincinnati, charged with Violations
Of the revenue law 10 practicing medicine
without license, manufacturing medicine
without license, and with selling patent
medicine without stamps.
AMID all the -grumbling just now il
fashion about crops. 1t Is gratifying to learr
from the Sandusky Register that the lax,
shore and island grape crop is 10 q thrivini
condition, and the prospect OF an abundan
yield is good for the coming season.
TAG Delaware Gazette announces tn,
death. on the 18th inst, Of Gen. Sidne,
Moore, at the age of rs. He came to Della
ware in 1916, and had lived there until tn
date Of his death. He had served "a Coun,
Auditor. Sheriff and Recorder, and was vel
known in this part of the State.
The Cosnocton Age is informed that o
last Monday night Mr.. Samuel Moore, re
siding 81 miles South of that place. la
60 head of fine wooded sheep killed BY dogs
Mr.. Portens, a neighbor of Mr.. Moore
lost Al head of fine sheep by dogs, abou
the LIST inst.
THE Cincinnati Enquirer SAYS that O
FRIDAY afternoon the big black bear kept a
the Sixth Street Museum escaped from hi
cage. made his way down stsirs and rushe
into the street, causing q great cohmotior
He attacked a negro, broke one of his arm
, and lacerated his body in q terrible manner
He made AFRAID an a confectionery establish
mebt and demolished things generally, n
, was finally r~ecaptured and returned to hi
cage.
Tia Circlevills Union says that in Picks
} Yey Ceunty there lisa very slim prespee
for wheat. The most liberal estimate 4
that there will not be a third Of a crop.
was generally winter killed. In somelocal
ties, where the wheat IL protected by timhe'
the appearances are moro favorable. Mar
farmers have already commenced ploughin
up their wheat fields.
THE Salem Republican says, tho %annivel
ssry Of Leafs surrender was celebrated o
Monday week. by q portion efthe Sixth Obi
t Cavalry--s regiment that took q very prom
inent part IN the iRbt that compelled tn
rebels To retreat and finally surrender, @
that sventfuI occasion. Firing Of csnnos
bon6res, and dance at the Broadway Hot
were q part of the programme.
The Athens Messenger says that on Tue,
: day last q gentleman and lady got off til
, oars at that place and went 70 q house nei
.. by, saving the lady was sick, and desired
: : lay down on the floor, while the, gsntlems
. ran for the doctor. Doctor Wilson ",
called in Immediately. aud the lady was
mother before her sick spell left her. Tn
!, gentleman has not been heard from sine
4 The young woman gave her name as Cosen
!. 1t was q boy.