Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-11-22
state News.

The new depot at Cleveland, o.. is 6sa
feet long, l0S broad. covers l08, 900 square
feet, and cost s500,000.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of the 14th, re-
ports the entire disappearance Of cholera. -
| The Gazette says that at the reappearance
ol tho disease, recently, it was marked with
more maliRnity than during the summer,
and the victims belonged chiefly TO better
class of citizens than those affected IN the
summer
--Estele La Verte, alias Augusta st.
Clair, lectured the other night at Maumee
City, Ohio, on "Tbe Young Lady" She
promised, but forgot, to distribute gold
watches, meloleons, sewing machines, etc
among the audiance. The people thought
they were swindled and chased the lectur.
ess and her treasurer. They caught the
lecturer at Norwalk, and compelled her to
refund $40, which they devoted to school
purposes.
The officers Of the Little Miami Rail.
road, in consequence of the frequent acci-
dents occurring by the running OF hand cars
by their employees, have prohibited their use
altogether.
DR.. T.. p. Willard, ofWilliams County,
while in Cincinnati, attending lectures. was
attacked with cholera, and died 80 suddenly
that his wife, at home, heard of his sickness
and death by the same dispatch.
Preparations for the erection of sol.
diers' monument are being actively urged
forward in Tuscarawas County. A meeting
is to take place on the Oath, at which sub
scriptions, now being circulated, will be
handed in,
The amount subscribed for a new
Methodist meeting house in Akron, at the
Centenary meeting, will, it is said, be in
creased to $4,000
Tho Athens Messenger says there are
one hundred and forty-two students at the
Ohio University at that place.
The people of Noble County are NOV
ing in the matter Of a railroad down the
valley. "
"A Company has been formed at Can
ton, Stark County, with capital of $780,.
000 for the manufacture of agricultural i'm
plements.
The Sieubenville Herald reports the re-
turn through that city of a drove of cattle
from the Pittsburgh market. They were
found not saeable.
The GAINESVILLE Courier claims for Zan-
esville, Putnam, Natchez and West Zanes-
vile population of 1888 A writer in
the Courier declares himself not in favor of
the consolidation Of the four towns.
"A young man. named Meese, was shot,
perhaps fatally, in Canal Dover, last week,
by the accidental discharge of a pistol,
which fell from the pocket Of his ovcrcoat as
he was throwing it over his shoulders. The
hammer of the pistol struck the floor as it
fell, and the ball passed through his groin.
The Ohio Pomological Society will hold
its annual meeting at Z,Desville, on Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday, December
4th, 5th and 9th.
"A lump of coal was exhibited at the
recent Jackson County Fair, weighing g.
070pounds
Miss Cinderella D"long recently tried
in Tuscsrawas County, on charge Of mur
der in the first degree, was acquitted.
w. H. p. Denny has of course been
turned out of the Crclevile Postofice. He
tried to conciiate Andy, but twas no 60.
"A man in Lewisburg, Preble County,
Ohio, having died of delirum tremens, his
wife brought suit fer damages against two
men of whom he had been accustomed to buy
liquor. The County Court awarded her
$500 from one of the men, and 5000 from
the other.
George Peabody recently visited Zanes-
vile, the residence Of his brother, Mr.. j.
D. Peabody He is said to have distrhu.
ted about $50O,000 among his relatives
there and at Putnam, and to have given
Kenyon College, Gambler, $25,000.
The fight over the Cleveland Postofice
appears to be about over, and it seems GER
tain that Major John Coons will obtain the
place.