Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-02-21
Personal Intelligence.

GIN. JOE JOHNSTON and wife are In,
Washington.
EDWIN BooTHis share Of the receipts
Of the Winter Garden yield him $500 night.
"CoL," HARRY GILMORE. the RebeI
raider,is acornmission merchant In New Orleans
THE New York Tribune says Henry
Ward Beecher il again in the front rank Of radI-
calisIn.
GEN. KALERGIs, the Greek Envoy to
the United States. sailed Friday last for
America.
THE question of Gen. Dix's confirma-
ton is still undecided. The result Il said 70 be
doubtful.
IT is now stated, abterently by author
lty, that General Schenek will be candidate fas
Governor.
An exchange says Mr.. II. l.. Batemau
has made nearly $1,000 BY his recent concert'
giving tour.
THE remains of the Rebel Gen. Barks-
dale have been relnterred at jackson, Missisp
sippi, with imposing ceremonies.
HORACE GREELEY, II. w. BeecheP,'
and G. l. Vaiiandigham have been invited To
lecture before the Atanta fGa.) Relief Bodety..
MARY HARRIS, who shot her seducey
(BuTToughs) I'm the Treasury Building, two years
ago, has been admitted TO the Insane Asylum
n. p. WILLIS father Is still alive In
Boston, 10 Though nearly one hundred Years old
lie is the oldest newspaper mau IN the country.
IT is rumored that John g. Whittier,
the poet is TO be married In bis old age TO Wild
ow In Philadelphia, with whom he has been In
love for thirty years.
THE Washington Republican says that
Bierstadst, the artist had arrived there, "bring-
ing with him one OF his most beautih,l picturas.
IN the person Of young bride"
Hon. Fl. III. SrAKKwEATBER, OF Nof-
urGInx Iast f1.A
by the Republicans for Congress, over Mr.. Bran
dagee, tie preLcnt Representative.
THE Scioto Gazette nominates General
Orlend Smith, II Chlllicothe, for Governor. The
Gazette opposes the nomination of Delano, and
and speaks very highly of Bundy and SchenckI
THE Philadelphia Bulletin complains
that it " has become a.rule with constantly di-
minishing exceptions, for SIR. Bingham to op-
pose every measure presented in Congress by
Mr.. Stevens"
on Mr.. Shellabargers authority, that that gen.
teman will under no circumstances permit his
name to he used as a candidate for Governor al
the ensuing Convention.
THE \. Y. Evening Post denies the re-
port of the Tribune that Mr.. Beecher is in favor
Of finpeacfing the President. 1t says Mr. B. does
not favor the present movement " the House Of
| Representatives,, for Impeachment
| BAYARD TAYLOR sailed on Saturday
| in the steamship Union for Europe, intending to
parts OF the Continent and the Mediterranean
Islands seldom explored by travellers.
I CHARLES SUMr,ER, according to ru-
NOR is 10 retire from political life at the close Of
4 his present Senatorial term, in 1857, and will
| spend number OF years in Europe Ex-Gov.
| 8udrey ard Gov. Bullock are already named ~
| candidates for the succession.
THE President has sent to the Senate
| the nomination OF George Bancroft, the historic
| an, as Collector Of the port of Boston. The ap-
| p0intment created considerable surprise in Ex.
! ecutive session, and WAS referred TO the Com.
! mi'tec on Commerce. Mr.. Bancroft was Colleo-
! tor of Boston in lS3S.
4 MEMBER of the Kentucky Legfsla-
/ ture who was ia the habit of reading the Louis
Vile Journal during the sessions Of the House,
! was observed to always lay II aside when a mo-
! tion was made tn dispense with the reading of
| the Journal Finally, however. feeling that hs
| was imposed on, he rose and said: Mr.. Speak
| er-I We set here in my seat for MORN n week
! and submitted to the tyranny OF this House.
| somebody every morning moves To dispense
with the reading of the Journal . and we lost
every paper we bought for a week by 1t, and no
man has ever moved tn dispense with the Demo
| crdt or Commercial; and, Mr.. Speaker, / won's
! stand II any longer. Mr., SpeGlSer-" The reS
mander OF the speech drowned in the uni
Ycrba. applause that followed.