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

Fred Douglas reports an icome of$G, 200.
Much damage has been done to the
crops by rain in Central Illinois.
Wheat will be harvested in Georgia
in fortnight. A crop is anticipated.
Six hundred elephants recently march
ed in a festival procession at Lucknow,
Hindostan.
Miles O'Reilley has bought tobacco
farm of 700 acres about sixty miles south
of Richmond.
Lord Brougham died on Saturday at
his French residence. He was in his
ninetieth year.
The schooner Mary Ann was burned
to the WATERS edge at Wcehawken Sat
urday. Loss $25 900.
The old ship of the line Columbus has
been sold at Norfolk, to the parties who
raised her, for $3l 200.
During April 20 boys were received
into the Ohio State Reform School,
Twelve were discharged.
Peter Cartwright, of back woods fame,
is lecturing in Chicago on the off nights
of the Methodist Convention.
b bill to admit ArlSf nsas, North and
! South Carolina, Georgia.. and Florida,
has been passed in Congress.
Milwaukee, in one year, has increased
| its population 10000 and its buildings
l,40O, costing about $4,0O0,O00.
The Tuscarawas Chronicle says the
prospect for fruit in that county is equal
to any they have ever known.
Miles O'Reilly has bet $50 with one OF
| tho DraaiInntla SonratupiaC fhot tho San.
ate will find II verdict of guilty.
Six hundred and; sixteen immigrants
passed through Columbus last week, OF
whom GA intend settling in Ohio.
Judge Field, of the Supreme Court
and Lucille Western, the actress, left
New York for California Saturday.
The McConnelsville Herald says the
indications are that there will be an
abundant yield of fruitin Morgan county
A Amob ofeight-hour men, in San Fran.
cisco, armed with clubs, have prevented
laborers in several parts of the city from
working over the time.
The new California machine forlayinl
railroad tradks, is laying ties and rails OF
the Vallejo and Sacramento Road at the
rate of two miles daily.
Ex-President James Buchanan is ly
ing very i'll at Lancaster, Pa. His com
plant is said TO be pleuro-pnemonia.-
He is not expected to recover.
DR.. Halls dwelling at Piqua, Ohio. wa
entered by burglars at three o'clocl
Thursday morning, and the doctor ant
his wife, 1t is feared, fatally beaten.
Robert Bonner, Of the Ledger, wa
formerly journeyman printer In th'
Hartford Courant Office, and afterward
proof reader In the New York Evening
Mirror.
About IL 900, 900 bushels of oysters ar
now annually taken from the Chesapeake
, Bay and tributaries. More than two
| thirds of them go to Baltimore--abou
) 100000 so elsewhere. f'a
Austria is about re-organizlng he
army. Every Australian 20 to 81 year
, , of age will now be compelled to serve flv
years in the active army, five years Il
! the reserve, and four years In the land
wehr
Q The Danville (Virginia) Times ha
! started areport, for the accuracy of whic
( 1t says IL can vouch, viz: That there Is
: female child near that place only fiftee
0 months old, having quite large NOUS
e tache nearly an inch in length.
Mr.. Evarts spoke in all nearly fou
: teen hours, and failed to say all he II
Y tended. The time was divided int
y about five days. His conclusion, say
. the New York Times dispatch, althoug
very elegant in dictioE and impressiN
In oratory, was too long and too finel
drawn to produce much effect.
= The Democracy at Columbus, receiv,
d a dispatch Friday, from Washingto
informing them that Mr.; johnson, ,wou
" week. This dispatch purported TO
.. from Morgan. A caucus was accordin
r ly held that evening, at which the
AZ cision to adjuorn to-day was reconside
- ed, and furthef consideration of the su
!, !, ject was postponed until Wednesd.
10 evening next. 1t is the intention oft
to Democracy to send II. ). Jewett,
GAINESVILLE as q successor to Wade aft
he becomes acting Psesident.