Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-03-15

COMPLAINT comes from Mississippi con-
cerning the operation of the statute laws
relating TO the spprentioing ofcclored chill.
dren. Colored people who are fully able to
support their children may have them seized
at the request of any white person and
bound out, by the Probate Courts. to white
masters, for small rate OF compensation,
until they arrive at the ago of 81 years.
A BosToN dressmaker few days since at.
tended spiritual meeting and shortly after
wards became raving maniac.
AMONG the papers left by the late Henry
Winter Davis is a speech, in his own hand
writing, in which he argues, with mastery
ability, the necessity ofgranting unrestricted
white, at the South. He claims there can
be no encouragement for loyalty or peace to
the country until the nation accepts this
doctrine. The speech will soon be given to |
the public E..rt
PRESIDENT JOHNSON has assured George |
T. Downing, chairman of the colored delega-
ton at present in Washington, sent there
by the celored people Of the States North |
and South, that no sudden change will take
place affecting the occupancy of the lands to
N,.'' un'on o" MI fn.i 'o 'S'.i
posseSSSo'E '.s,e, Ie ,1 IIesluent suesesI,e;u
Una. ene ;a rleed"en ,g sh9ulu continue 70 cunt
ta.e sasu la't9s. NJ. ~. Downing mas recelseu
r,vs ;n.ras,sd ,eII;u Ona h ia o; te pa,I,e ,h,
they might be suddenly removed from the
lands they were cultivating fears which
arose on the receipt of the news Of the veto
of the Freedmen's Bureau bill. When the
fact was presented to the President he gave
the above assurance
GOVERNOR BRowNLow, Of Tennessee,
has been notified by Federal officer at Gren-
oda. Miss, that plot has been entered into
by rebels to assassinatc him.
rrup So;oto C,,o.to roo.,, ,ol, of
Tho Ross OoU Uoon,s Tro,. ,vpu''' "a o'Osrg u
quent discovery of large deficit in the
County funds. The Office was entered by
two men on Tuesday evening Of last week
from the front door, they using key stolen
Ts Troa .ne '0S.Tenoo T % ut hat,Inneuse' ING
iaJ - II 0 eSno vne; uoo' y, 'uo su,e was I
St.an,ad NJ, gHV R;.,LS ~ noueS pI;o.ai,, ,opo.sIG;
o ,noda an .1am;,a,;ou 'a nf .h" fnnSa ~ ~
maJe Hamit .na an ronor,sd ., oue taos m .ne
sioners deficiency, Investigation shows
this to amount to about $3g, 900. Mr. Rit-
! .ennouse @ 80 'haae h;s % 40 ass'gnmsnt Q. MS pro,
were made to pay into the Treasury the
entire amount of deficiency. There is O
8 mystery connected with the affair, and con
s'oera'ie e&c''e'hen' among tne people,
|, AN effort will be made at the pext meet
i ing of the Senate Committee on Foreign
. Relations to get re port in favor of the con
4 irmation of Lewis D. Campbell as Ministe,
I 20 MeAico. lhere is very strong epposl
Il uoh u hih' Iot .a.. Yai..t.
l. GEORGE N. SANDERS, lately rebel sssas
It sination agent in Canada, along with Jacol
g Thompson and G, @. Clay, Jr., is now II
g London on a visit to his friend, Dr.. Mackray
= Oh .he hoRuon llmes' sentimental poet ant
apo'os'S' ior slavery
It THE carpenters at BROOKLYN. N. Y. tall
a1ou. calming so'oo DAY, ana tnelr em
e ployers :r.eaten 10 suspend ouiiuing alto
d ge'her' they DO. t
. ihE PORK dlsease Is ~ ne new th'ng. H some %
D. oSy oe!y makes ou. tnat I1erod tae ureat d,e'
y ol IT, anu we are assured that ne was eate'
~ wo,nS ni ta pe,ore tue orea'h was ia'rly out
his royal DOdy.