Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-06-06
PERSONAL.

THE infant daughter OF the Prince and
Princess of Wales has been christened
Victoria Louisa Alexandra Dagmar.
ELBnIDuE GERRY, son of the Elbridge
Gerry who signed the Declaration OF In
dependence has just died ut the age OF
70.
EX-PREsIDENT FRANK PIERCE IL just
completing his new summer residence at
Rye Beach, on the picturesque bluff
known IA Little Boar's Head, half q
mile or so from the Atlantic and Farra-
gut Houses.
THE suggestion of n st. Louis paper,
that the next Vice President should be
from that State, has awakened the ambi-
ton of all the politicians. Gov. Fletch-
er, Chaa. ID. Drake, John b. Henderson
and b. Gratz Brown, are already in the
field.
LovERIDGE, of Bridgeport, Conn,
has written without the aid of glass,
the Lords Prayer in full four times, in
aide circle the size of n gold dollar
This feat was accomplished In four hours.
The writing includes 267 words, or 1898
letters.
THE Boston correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post says that General
Butler will not probably make any pub
lie speeches this summer, although he
has received nearly four hundred invi-
tations to lecture, from all parts of the
country.
THE reply of President Juarez TO Min
lister Campbell, recounts the grievances
of his party in consequence of the con-
duct of Maximilian. He justilies the
previous executions, and declines to
promise safety to Maximilian in the event
of his capture.
GERARD UAILoCK, for many years
editor of the New York Journal OF Com
merce, wealthy and benevolent man,
once said: From my hoyhOod | have
observed that every man grew covetous
in proportion as he grew rich, If he did
not keep giving.
THE Pail Mall Gazette says that Mr..
Tits enameled miniature of Queen Vic
toria, presented to Mr.. Peabody, is q
caricature of that excellent lady, making
! her look like Il fat, red faced, cross
schoolgirl of ls-rather old for her age"
! Her age Is As, and she has nine children
and ten grandchildren.
| THE largest income tax payerin Was h
ington Is Henry ID. Cooke, 900; w.
! w. Corcoran reports S35, 900; Gen. Grant
rcports over and above what he receives
| from the government, on which the tax
| Is deducted, $1,000; Secretary Stanton,
under the same circumstances, 3 500, and
Post Master General Randall $500.
THE Pittsburgh Commercial says that
James Hamill Is not disposed to rel in-
qush his claimi to the championship
and will challenge Walter Brown to
row him five mile race on the Hudson,
| for three times the former stakes, or any
other amount he may choose to name.--
lie will be backed by New Workers
as previously stated, and by gentlemen
of responsibility and means of this city
FIELD MARsHAL BENEpEK lives now
at GratZ, In Styria. A thief recently
broke into the house aud carried off all
his orders and decorations, some of which
were of great intrinsic value. Strangely
enough, money and silver plate, which
might have been. taken, were left un
touched. A love of orders IL proverbia
in Germany. The Archduke Albert O
Austrin, has given the bereaved marsha
new insignia TO replace those stolen.
MRS. STOWE has settled her resldenc,
at Mandarin, on the st. Johns River
, about fifteen miles from Jacksonville
Florida. Her premises comprise gooC
dwelling-house and four hundred acre
OF land, with half a mile river front
, and sweet orange grove ofone hundret
bearing trees, with an annual production
Of sixty thousand oranges, also num9r
GUS Young trees. The annual crop o
oranges Is worth 81 800, and the pric
paid for the whole place was $4,000, 0
J k26 an ncre. @ - 'i--F