Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-02-08
STATE NEWS.

The GAINESVILLE Courier saws: The Cen
tral Ohio Railroad Company on Saturday
evening discharged about twenty-five per
cent OF the hands employed at their shops
in West GAINESVILLE. The hands have for
some time past been working only little
over halt time, working about six hours per
day.
The Tuscaravas Advocate says a compa-
ny known as the Goshen Oil and Coal Com
psny has been organized 10 that county for
the purpose Of developing the internal re-
sources Of the county. "a.
TIE GAINESVILLE Signal says: There are
no less than eight breweries,. one distilery
and rectifying establishments, and seven
Wholesale liquor houses in operation in
Zanesville at the present time. No scarcity
Of something to take" at all events.
Mr.. JOHN McCoMBs, of Laceysvile,
Harrison County, was robbed Of 5000 week
before last He had put it into bureau
drawer, and when he went to look for it the
next day, he couldn't find it.
The Cadiz Republican says, on last Sat
urday, at Jefferson, in that County, Solomon
Il. Cook was accidently shot by revolver in
the hands Of John Brown. Brown was ex-
amining. the revolver, supposing it to be
unloaded, when il went of, discharging its
contents through the bowels OF Mr.. Cook,
who died on the following Monday, of bis
wounds
A YOUNG man named Devoll, of Noble
County, came to grief the other day for hav-
ing disturbeda a religious meeting. The jus
tice fined him $5, 90 and costs. Rather deal
amusement, but everything considered, none
too dear for the offenss. Served him right.
We learn by the Wilmington Republican
Of last week, that Franklin College, now
located in Harrison County, is to be removed
to Wilmington, Clinton County In order
to secure the location at Wilmington, the
citizens were required to raise $20, 600
which they did with creditahle promptness
TIE Coshocton Age says some farmers
from the West part of that County repor
the wheat badly injured by the early cole
weather and the lack Of snow to protect it
The Dayton Religious Telescope annuun
ces to It's patrons that there is due to il $25
427 so which will never be paid This wal
lost 10y the credit system, which the mana
gers have now abandoned.
An Oberlin paper says that town ha,
ceased to be station on the Underground
railroad since Grant and Sherman became
! conductors on that route.
The Fremont Journal reports the Hos
market in that section as nearly closed. A
few loads on Wednesday brought from $l(
40 to $40 75 1t is evident the production
has not been as large this year as last
though the weight and quality hare beer
superior.
KINsMAN, Trunbull County, is erecting
monument to cost $4,000. That township
raised $ll 900 for war purposes during tn
rebellion.
On Friday afternoon, January 10th,
, wind storm passed through portions OF Can
field and Boardman, doing considerable
damage to buildings and other property. =
In Garfield 1t unroofed the houses Of III. A
Manchester and Samuel Wilson, carrie,
away q portion of the roof of a house be
longing to James Dixon, forest trees wer
blown down, fences scattered promiscuously
and haystacks unceremoDiously taken oi
their foundations and distributed accordin
to tho most approved method recommen
dod in hayine time.
SIMON WIsDEN, Esq, retires as edito
OF the New Lisbon Buckeye State, and
succeeded by the publisher, James II
Wilson. Esq son of Mr. G. Wilson. 70
many wears ono of the publishers and ed
tors of the Steubenyile Herald.