Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-01-31
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eject some negroes from plantation il
South Carolina, opposite Savannah, is pro
duciDg serious difficulty. The negroes re
fuse either to leave or make sny contracts
A force Of fifty nes, sent by Gen. Tilsel
was met by 300 Of them armed, and . con
hict was only prevented by temporar,
comprsmise. Reinforcsments had been ask
ed for by the officer in command. Tn,
troops we're still on the plantation.
"A Herald Missouri correspondent say
that two companies Of Gov. Fletcher's mi
iitia are again 10 Lafayette County, and th,
bushwhackers have disappeared. Business
10 Lexington is said TO be suspended, be
cause the citizens are afraid of the treeps
Ticket number So, 600 drew the CROSBY
Opera House.
-English papers by late arrivals, give
accounts OF storms, floods, shipwrecks, and
deaths from cold and starvation.
The population of Kansas increased
so, 600 last year.
There are sixty German newspapers in
Pennsylvania.
The type founders have been holding a
convention at Buffalo, N. Y. A reduction
in the price oftype was agreedupop.
There is Protestant congregation Of
300 persons, and six schools Of 220 children,
at Jerusalem.
The presidential mansion" JEFF. Ds-
Wis late residence in Richmond, is offered
for sale. Price, $4,000. m
The New Jersey Legislature will soon
pass law requiring the fencing in Of all
wheels, saws, betting, and other dangerous
machinery in manufacturing establishments
and elsewhere.
The coal trade Of Pennsylvsnia was last
year worth over sixty seven and half mil
lion of dollars.
-Omahs papers say that there is little
doubt that all the Indians on the plains are
hostile. and unless prompt and decisive
measures are taken to prevent it there will
be general Indian war next summer.
"A girl at Fall River was badly bruised
by the explosion OF kerosene lamp, occa-
stoned by gust of wind blowing the fame
down the lamp chimney.
An Irisbman in the employ of gen
tleman at Bridgeport, Conn, went upon the
roof Of the house in a state Of somnambul-
ism, the other night, and had taken down
the chimney nearly to the level Of the root
before he was discovered.
A dispatch from Athens, Greece, says
that the Chief of the Candian insurgents
has written letter to the U. 8. Consul,
thanking the American people for their
sympathy with the Cretans. and asking the
Consul for an American ship of war to CEN
| voy women and children.
"A Chicago special says that Crosby
holds tickets for the three principal prizes
after the first and perhaps for that; and
that the Opera House to be decided is not
the whole building, as represented, but only
the audience room in the inaccessible center
Of the block. 90
"A Western dispatch states that parties
from the Plains say that the Indians are en-
camped in large numbers beyond Cotton
wood, with the supposed intention Of com
mitting depredations On the whites, but
that the settlers have made unusual pre-
parations fer defense, and will be able to
guard against surprise, snd repel an at
tack. ~ e..
1t is announced that important changes
are to be made in few days in the system
ofregistering letters. Thesr changes, it is
said, will insure greater protection In the
transmission of letters, and will fix upon
Postmssters and other Postoffce officials
greater responsibility in case of losses. i-
The Commissioner of Agriculture has
received letter from farmer at San An-
tonia, Texas, stating that terrible snow
storm took place there on New Years day,
and the weather continued very cold: Over
LOCO lead of sheep pefished from the cold
on several farms in the neighborhocd. ID
Mr.. F. w. Coombs, who resides near
Wabash, Indians, while putting up his
horse, few days ago. handed his wife a
package containing $l,7O0 to take in the
house. At the time, sho was gathering
chips, and had basket and an armful =
The money was laid on the chips in her arm.
just a. she reached the door, her child,
who was sick and was crying piteously, at
traeted her immediate attention, and in
bsr hurry to attend the child, she forgot
the money. and threw the chips on the fire
with the money, Her attention was SO en-
crossed with the sick child, that the loss
was not discovered till about Q O'Clock in
the evening. 9iti teft
The largest room in the world, under q
single roof and unbroken by pillars or other
obstructions. is nj ST. Petersburg, Rnssia
lr is $50 feet in length and l6o in breadth.
By daylight il is used tor military displays,
and battalion can conveniently maneuyer
in it. In the evening it is often converted
into vast ballroom, when il is warmed by
sixteen pro6igious stoves; and 10000 wax
,apsrs are required to light it properly. =
Ths roof of this great stfuoi ure .is a, single
arch OF iron, tho bars alone On which il rests
weighing 12, $4,000 pounds. iv .s.-sa.
The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office has received returns showing that du
ring December l4,s54 acres Of public lands
were disposed Of at the local Office at Boone
vile, Missouri The entries for actual set
Element and cultivation under the home
stead act smounted TO IL, ,22S, ol.' .hoH
The Ways and Means Committee has
decided in favor of exempting from tax all
income below one Thousand dollars rsg
ynA-It is said the duIlness in New York is
10 great that one third the omuibusses have
been, withdrawn, not being city travel
enough to sustain them = Y.dsl p raw
ho7-zCholsra has brokea out with virnlslce
on the lsthmus. bus suiAly6f an I'd
3 AlArtemns W ard has poek sted in Eng
land e50,000--se "they ssye"rw 2 bioa
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