Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-02-07
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Personal.

General Walter Hartman, the Repub-
lican nominee for Governor OF New Hsmp.
shire, was one of the fifty officers placed un-
der the Rups in Charleston during the siege
as retAliaiory measure on the part Of rebels.
The President has nominated to the
Senate Hon. r. Fl. Hurlburd TO be Comp
trcller Of theiCurrency.
The President has recently said to "a
number of persons" that the werst thing he
ever did was to pardon Mayor Menroo.
AN English yachtman hes challenged
Mr.. Bennett to anotheryaeht race over the
ocean from Cowes to New. York. u,--,.,,.,
! Chicago has a professional skater, q
Russian u who performs vbnders on stills
twenty eight inches high. " ' - = :
Mrs. Major Williams, formerly Mrs.
Stephen A. SBeuslas, celebrated the frst
anuiversay Of herlast narTiasesy ,twinst
The Empress Eugene is becoming Wis,
IDLY older, aud has seriuus sppreheusions of
growing stoot To prevent this she walks
much and drinks vinegar.
+ "A resolution has been introduced into
the Tennessee Senate sreqnesting Mr. Pat
terson, the us. Senator from that State,
to resign. 1t is thought the resolution will
pass - ,T1C5 EIZs1SsT@
"A lady in Chicago, day or two since,
sat down on chair where some sewing
work had been left, and needle penetrated
her thigh to the depth of three ,fonrthsi of
on inch and broke off under the skin. The
needle was extfacted, by o surgeon with the
aid OF chlofofefm and a pair of foresps.F 3
Yesterday Garrett Davis wa. reelected
United States Senator from Kentucky by q
coalition of the Democratic and CoDserva-
tive vote. He is good man to represent
Kentucky being sort OF 'half-apd half, of
the least,possible account, and as near q
rebel as he dares to be. He is typical man
standing for nothingness, and will make
an appropriate fgure;head for the State.
Hon Philip johnson, Coneressma an
from the Eleventh District, Pennsylvania,
died suddenly. at Washington, on Friday.
I-Ristoriis going to Montreal in March,,
Henry Ward Beecher and his wife have
engaged passage to Europe and the East in
the excursion making up. at New York. ~
Postmaster General Randall has been
in the habit Of sending political documents
to Elder Spooner, Of Waukesha. Wis, and
the elder, being q stsunch republican. threw
them into the fire unopened. Randall heard
of it and devised a practical joke, He sent
the cider q Bible, done up in post Office
paper and duly franked, and the elder threw
it into the fire as Conservative trash, "
without breaking the wrapper, and the laugh
isaagsinst hing ~ q Is E1y cr., i
After the adjournment of the House on
last Menday, the irate Stevens said that
the Ohio delegation was a pack of knaves,
and that the New Ysrkorsi 10 elsctiDg Conk-
ling to the Senate had grievously mistaken
their man.
-Ez Coy Washington Hunt, Of New
York, died in New York City on last Satur-
engaged iD politics nearly all his lite. He
and on the breaking up Of that party went
back to his " FIRST love-. He was,56 years
Of age. 2. p sssSss m yTc1~eg
| The Home Journal gives a whisper oi
the approaching marriage Of III. w. Long
fellow. .l.. .,.' ...s
1t is reported that Senator Salisbury
of Delaware, has determined to resign.
In NASHVILLE, recently, some one wa
speaking of General Grants modesty. -
Gen. Forrest Immediately added: II neve
knew any Of the rebel leaders to accuse hin
OF being a very retiring man. = For one,
found him very bold in his advances.
The New York Times Washington
correspondent says that the extension o
the Senate's control of TIE President pow
err in removing officers to members. Of tn
Cabinet, was to prevent the removal 0
Secretary Stanton, and in no other wa
could he be retained.i in the Cabinet.
Governor Crapo, of Michigan, who ha
been dangerously III for severa weeks pas,
is improving, ahd.thcre is some prospsc
that he will recover.