Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-05
The Richmond pispo,eh Of the istsav

President Davis, accidentally killed during
the war by falling from the porch of his
fathers residence. The mouurhent is chaste
and elegant in design, and was deliberately
decked yesterday, with rare and beautiful
flowers and evergreens. IL bears the follow.
ing inscription: Joseph, son Of our be-
loved President, Jefferson Davis. Erected
by the little boys and girls Of the Southern
capital" ...
"A new arrangement has been placed on
the cars Of the Portland and KenDebee
Railroad for indicating the name of the
station at which the cars are about to stop.
1t consists of glass case, conspicuously
posted. containing a roll of white linen, on
which is printed in bold type the names Of
all the stations on the road. As soon as one
station is passed the brakeman turns the
roll with key until the name of the next
station appears. The idea seems worthy Of
imitation ag.'
d, Orders for the new five cent coin can be
filled by addressing j. Pollock, Director Of
the mint at Philadelphia. The Treasury at
Washington cannot supply them at present
The 5oId fever is creating ,5orse excite
mcnt in Georgia. A letter from Dalton,
to make over $4,000. The mines
in Forsyth aud Carol Counties. are being
worked vigorously. H ..-.
Miss Maria u Naile native of North
Carolina, is on exhibition at Richmond. as
"the smallest woman in the world She
is 2l years old. weighs but II pounds, and
is well proportioned and handsome.
The national bank Of ofBowdoinbam, Me-,
was robbed Thursday night. The robbers
seized the cashier in bis own house, forced
him to proceed with them to the bank. and
open the vaults, took $67 200, locked up
the unhappy cashier for safe keeping. and
then decamped. 1t is supposed that the
guilty parties are en- route for Canada.
Sixteen hogs one year old each, average
weight 3l5l pounds, were recently sold in
Linn County, Iowa, for $4O4.
Specials from St. Paul report the dis
eovery of more very rich mines at Vermillion
Lake. Thousands are rushing TO the new
Eldorado.
In the Common Pleas Court of Colum'
biana County, Ohio, Rev. o. NJ. Todd aud
wife, of New Lisbon, have recovered 81, $50
damages from Robert Wbtacre for circu-
lating reports derogatory to the ladys
chastity. The New Lisbon Buckeye State.
says the fact that Mr.. Todd was pastor Of
thei Presbyterian Church in that town, and
the energy with which the defense streve
to sustain the justice Of the slanderOus
charges, excited Intense interest, and gather
ed the largest audience that ever attended
a trial in the County.
81 In Wisconsin, there ia a movement to
make Gen. Washburne, U. 8. Senator to
succeed Mr.. Howe, a. compromise be-
tween Howe and Mr.. A. H. Randall.
The San Francisco (Cal.) Bulletin te-
marks: Oar readers scarcely need to be
told that recent attempts at silk culture in
California have been uniformly successful.
The climate is all that could be desired for
the purpose; the soil is admirably adapted
to- the growth of the mulberry tree
Chinese labor, which is exactly adapted t
that business, is abundant and cheap, and i
is BY no means improbable that our State
may become the Italy or France of the Uni
ted States in point of silk culture"
In Texas the Unionists have put fer
ward f. w. Pease, for Governor, and b
H. Epperson for Lieut.. Governor.
George Baber, Esq. late associate
editor of the Louisville Journal, is to b.
appointed postmaster of Louisville.
"A line of railroad is now complete from
st. Louis to Leavenworth. Passenger
were carried from one peiDt to the other OF
Monday in sixteen hours. 1t takes tho big
end Of a week to make the same distance by
river.
-Garret Davis, Governor Brnmlette, l.
W. Powell and General l.. FL. Rousseau,
are all candidates for the position of United
States Senator from Kentucky. f..-,
"A pet bear got loose in Worcester q
day or two ago and created no little trepida-
ton among the residents of that city
After he was secured, no one could be found
who had felt afraid.
"A horse recently jumped over the raj
at race course and seriously hurt a young
man. While he was lying on the grass
another young man uttered piercing cry
aad exclaimed, my brother. my poo
brother He flung himself on the pros
trate form, from which he vas at length
kindly and gently raised, while the injured
man was taken away to receive medical care
1t afterwards trsnspired that the affection
ate creature who flung himself on the bod.
Of his brother, had done so to steal his gol'
watch and chain, and portmonnaie.
The Connecticut Senate ratified tn
Constitutional Amendment at midnight o.
the 25th ult. The House will concur.
The son of Henry G. Gum, of Missi,
j sippi, run of two weeks ago with his father
4 second wife. The young ''son of gun
has not been heard from since.
! A comieal Canadian posted placar
on his chicken yard few days ago: Roo'
high! the Fenians are coming. srI
4 d--James X. Young, brother of the man
aging editor of the New York Tribune, ba
been appointed to take charge of the Vast
ingtos Office of that journal, vice A. IL. BY
I inston, ESQ, resigned. n aH
"A Baptist church in Salem, Coluu
tiana County, Ohio, has been sued by tn
preacher for his services as pastor; amour
claimed, 81, 900 The defense set up wa
the smallness of the congregation. and Oh
alleged fact that the preacher, who was
carpenter, agreed to work at his trade g
week days, and take whatever the congr
, cation could raise him. Result Of the su
not yet known, @s g,.,.,
: "A late Jury summoned before Jad
] Cardozo in New York, contained the nam
: of VIM b. Astor, George 0pdyke, John
Cisco, Francis Skiddy, a. T. Stewart, A
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