Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-12-06
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manding force of U. s. troops, crossed the
Rio Grande and occupied Natamoras. Mex
leo. Concerning this movement Gen. Sberi.
dan sends Gen. Grant the following dis.
patch:
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Nov. 27.
fear that Gen. Sedgewick has crossed
from Brownsville and occupied Matamoras.
under the pfetext Of protecting American
commerce there, Should this prove true,
will order his immediate removal With your
appreciation, snd disclaim any endorse ment
Of the movement.
(Signedls P Fl. SHERIDAN,
Major General commanding.
The Philadelphia News has an elaborate
and able financial article, taking ground in
favor of the repealofall Internal Revenue
laws and demonstrates the practicability of
doing so without damage to the Govern.
ment finances.
"A private letter from London says:-
Secretary Stewards dispatch to Sir Frederick
Bruce in regard to the Fenian prisoners has
awakened beliigerent feeling in army
circles.
Five or six cases of cholera occurred in
Washington last week.
The Philaaelphians who went on the
recent Union Pacific railroad excursion,
made the round trip of $500 miles in one
car, journey which is believed to be with
out precedent.
-Throuph railroad communication from
Cairo to New Orleans, without change of
cars, was perfected on the 27th Passen-
gers can now leave Cairo at 5:30 in the af.
ternoon, and. after spending the night in
las a,lna n
leans the next evening at o'clock Through
connections are now also made with Nash
vile, pia Humboldt and Parish.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton being
piqued by some remarks of the Albany
Journal made during the recent Woman 8
Rights Convention, sent the editor bottle
Of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup The
editor accepts. but gets rather the better of
the donor by remarking that his wife doesn't
drug bis babies. as oratorical and strong
minded women frequently find it necessary
to do.
Charles O'Conner received fee of
$4,000 in the Jumel will case.
-Rden r. Pilsbury. the late Democratic
candidate for Governor in Maine, has been
appointed Pension Agent for Augusta.
Gold closed in New York yesterday
evening at l43t. t'- N .,
Gov. Morton, of Indiana, is trying a
\ new remedy-a Swedish invention, called
the " From treatment. The legs are placed
in iron boots and subjected to an oscillatory
motion twelve hundred minute, and
the arms, similarly incased, two thousand a
minute. The object is to vitalize and in
crease the action OF the muscles and nerves.
The operation causes almost insufferable
heat to the extremities. His Excellency
improves. ..-,o, ... .-t- .r.
4 Mount Hood has resently been snok-
! ing and giving ont other manifestations that
it is Q volcano. The Portland Orsgoniap
says that on the 10th instant clouds of smoke
hung around the base of the mountsin,
while column seemed TO rise from It's sum.
nit. Many persons Sought places from
which the sight could be plainly seen. ~
The Dayton Journal gives case Of
cruel and black, hearted deception and de-
sertion, under promise Of marriage. Of o
young woman belenRing to Dayton, by q
man who already had wife. very excel
lent lady, and family Of children. The
girl met him at sCatl'sle Station, expecting
to go with him TO- Franklin to be married.
He there packed her wedding outfit In nj,
trunk. secretly procured conveyance, and
left She waited his return till night, and
on inquiry ofthe people at the station, learn
ed the fact Of his being . married. man HI
had ruined, robbed and deserted her. The
Journal witbholds his name on account q
bis family. The family Of such q sscoundre
will be more likely to be disgraced by livins
with him, than by having him published aptt
seeking q proper remedy. iI k00.B