Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-01-17
ALL SORTS OF TIERS.
Cleaned from Late Mails.

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Cleaned from Late Mails.
Gold closed in New York Saturday
svenisg at l34t. F
;-Gsrit Smith sent draft for $5, 900 ia
the fund 10 aid Of the Cretsns.
A Wisconsin official who had arrested
q couple of rsscsls, was riding with his
prisoners WHOM . prairie chicken made ite
appearance, and the sfficer drew his revol-
yer and firod two or three shots at it. One
OF the prisoners suggested that he could do
better, and the revolver was handed over to
him. The prisoner, however, did not try
his skill on the chicken, but presented the
sheetins iron at the officer and backed
| Of, leaving the officer to cogitste on the
" uncertainty of mss, !" end to return home
minus prisoners and $40 revolver. slfA
The emigration from Europe to the
port of Nav York was large during the year
1866. The arrivals, it appears, were over
quarter of million persons. Ofthese about
two hundred snd thirty thousand were emf
| grants. The fetal number Of births on the
passage was two hundred and ffty-four, and
| the number Of deaths enc thousand six hun
dred and sixty y-sevon. ~
The Jackson 70. Standard says that
Iron Valley Furnace, in jackson County,
was sold last week to William McGhee, for
t45, 900.
There were nearly 1900, 900 pounds of
weol gathered in Vermont last year.
The measures adopted by the New
Hampshire Legislature to encourage and
| protect the breeding of fish are likely to be
| af,l Vh a.. 4 =
Bakers River some time age is doing well,
batching having com msnced, and It is be-
lisved the rivers will in few years be abun-
dainty supplied with both salmon and shad
ss in olden times. Prof. ,Agassix thinks it
fessable. il the fish ways are so constructed
ss to allow Of their passage in the Spring
season over the dams.
On Monday night, at Troy, a whole
family were nearly suffocated to death by
inhaling the nexious gas from stove. One
OF the three children exposed has since died,
and the mother is said to be in very criti-
esl condition. ....
The Germans Of Indiana greatly desire
the passage Of an amendment to the Scheol
Law, introducing tuition iu the German lam
gusge in the public schools Of such districts
a. contain large German population.
The estimated wheat crop of Michigan
for 1866 is 12,000, 900 bushels.
The banking capital of the Nashville
Banks is set down at $500, 900.
Michigan furnished 9O,74 men to the
Union army during the rebellion.
james f. Murdoch is on a lecturing
tour through this State.
| -Joha B. Cough lives in Norwich,
Conn.
Gen. Tom Thumb and wife, Minnie
Warren, and Commodore Mutt are in Man.
chester, England.
"A gentle nan said to his Hbernian ser.
want: " Pat, here comes funeral; do you
know who is dead?" Faith, l guess, sir,
it must be the man in the cofip, was the
reply
"A lady has gone into the freightinR
business from Nebraska city, which place,
she left recently with train of Eve wagons,
which she OWES and conducts herself for
Denver. She received the freight, hired
tho hands, and bosssd the leading Of the
wagons.
In the Supreme Court Of the United
States an interesting decision has Just been
made where the question presented was,
whether the amonnt Of the capital of na
tional bank. invested in national securities,
was liable to tho State taxation. or whether
that amount could be deducted before taxa.
tion. The Court OF Appeals Of New York
hold that no deduction could be made on
account Of the Investment Of the stock Of
the bank in such securities, and this Court
affirms that Judgment, Mr.. Justice Nelson
delivering the opinion.
The Ohio State Board OF Agriculture
has organized by electing Daniel Mcmillan
Of Greene County, President; John Fl
Klippart, Corresponding Secretary; II. g.
Babbitt, Of franklin County. Recording
Secretary, and James Buckingham, Of
Muskingum County, Treasurer.
A small newsbsy named Henry Mar
tin, whose father was killed at Bull Run
has fallen heir to $780, 900 through III,
death OF an uncle, who accumulated alsrgs
fortune in Texas, TO save which he Joined
tho Confederate army, and was killed al
Shiloh, leaving the whole Of his property
to his brother or heirs Of his brother. De
teciives have been searching for young Mar
tin fer the last three months, and finally
discovered him selling papers in Toronto
". w. Ills m0tDor FSslueS III hOCHester
N. Y, whittier the boy has returned with
his handsome fortune.
The earnings Of tho Marietta and Gin
cinnati railroad. for 1866, amount to abou
1l, 200, 900. During the third week in De
cembsr. tho mail, express and telegraph
amounted TO $2364 passengers, $7,9S7
freight, $l3, 407. Total $2S, 75S--an inereas,
Of S5,s37 ever the Same week Of the yea
preceding.
An oil we'll sunk 10 Uniontown, Penn
sylvsnia, by II. X. Beeson h Co., in vair
search for oil, took spell" last week
and threw up water and stones to the won
derful height Of more than one hundred feet
The freak lasted for an hour, and created
much wonder and surprise in the commu
nifty.
There is q bashful bachelor who dare,
not meet ladies in the street He says they
wear 20 many bugles on their dresses tha
he fears overturos from them. -[Commer
oial Bulletin. "tlfoa
| AT Pittsfsld, Mass, one day last week
| n fnneral Marty Vera comDelled 10 ahandaI