Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-05-14
PERSONAL AND NEWS ITEMS.

Tree thoseand one hundred and SVEN
ty- seven immigrants arrived at New
York Tuesday.
The steamer Santiago de Cuba, frotn
Aspinwall, bring, California passengers
and 100000 in treasure.
A double track is to be lsis' fropi Chi
cago to Mendoza, on the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy Railroad.
A dispatch from Montreal says the tug
Relief capsized near Sorel on Tuesday.
Capt. Branet aud fireman were drown
ed.
The steamer Ocean Queen, from PAN
anna, has arrived in New York. She
brings S72S,O00 treasure. The Isthmus
is quiet.
Thestone-masons Of Philadelphia have
fixed their wages at four dollars per day.
The marble polishers have formed pro-
tective union.
Tho steamer Santiago De Cuba, from
Aspinwall, bringing California rassen-
gers and 100000 in treasure, has arrived
in New York.
Mrs. Langdon, sister Of w. B. Aator,
has begun a suit against her. brother for
the reooverI of property valued at sever
al millions.
Miss Lizzette Peak, of the celebrated
Peak Family.o Swiss Bell Ringers, died
at the American House in Cleveland on
the afternoon of May 1st.
Population sis getting too mucb for
California, and all the papers say. that
no more peol le are needed or can be sup
ported III the settled portions oftheSt
Mrs. Langdon, q sister of William 3.
Astor, has commenced suit against her
brother, by which she hopes to wrench
several millions ofdoilars out ofhis grasp.
Four of the Democratic candidates fer
Congress in Louisiana are Northern
men-from Ohio, Maine, Massachusetts,,
and Minnesota. How are you, carpet
baggers ?"
Colonel Febous and Seror Jessuruni
Dominican Ambassadors to the United
States Government in connection with
the sale of Samana, have arrived in
New York.
IT is estimated that the California
wheat crop of 1S6S will amount to thirty
millions OF bushels, which will place
that State at the head OF the wheat grpw-
ing States of the Union.
The Republicans of New Hampshire,
in Convention on the 9Th appointed del
egates to,Chicago, instructing them tn
vote for Grant. Resolutions were also
adopted sustaining the impeachment.
The mail boxes from Harrisburg to
Philadelphia, and one from Chicago to
Philadelphia, We're stolen on Tuesday
night from the train whscLi left Harris
burg at 7:25. After the contents had
been abstracted ths boxes were thrown
into the canal, two miles below Harris
burg.
THE Ohio Legislature have postponed
indefinitely the bill requiring railroads
in this State to charge pro rata freight
rates. Competition, it is argued. will
furnish the correction for any evil COM
planned of But where. no competition
exists and the public is at the merry of a
monopoly-what then?
TIE scheme for getting the time for
the meeting of the National Democratic
Convention changed 10 an earlier day
than July Fourth, has failed. The friends
of Pendleton think if the Convention
tainly be nominated. They fear the
effect of time on his prospect.
Bad luck is simply man with his
hands in'his breeches pockets and pipe
in his mouth, looking on TO see how it
will come out. Good luck is man OF
pluck to meet the difficulties; his sleeves
rolled up, working to make il come out
right.
The Virginia Republican CONTENTION
on Wednesday nominated.H. III. Wells
for Governor, and j. II. Clements for
Lieutenant Governor, Governor Wells
accepted the.nomination and Endorsed
the platform. Resolutions . intlorsing
Grant andiKenry Wilson as Presidential
candidates were passed.
A poor woman called at grocer's, the
other day, and asked for quart ef vine
gar. 1t was measured off, and put into
her gallon jug. She then asked for an
other qhart 70 be put into the ssms vcs-
sell Sand why not ask for a half gallon
snd done with lt2n 'Ooa LEES yogr
little Bit Of soultt, answered she, ne
for tico persons