Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-01-23

PERSONAL.


Ex-Gov. Cox will engage in business
in Cincinnati.
The osags (Kan.ssl Chronisls noni-
nstes Horace Greeley for President.
THE old original Hutshin nson family 10
making concertisiDg tour in Iowa.
THE President has declined TO accept
the resignation Of Commissions Or Thssksr
ANNA ConA NowATr RITcrrs has re-
fused an offer Of 600 TO return to the En-
glish stags.
Mrs. BIERsTADT, the wife OF she artist,
10 said to be one OF the loveliest women
in New York.
CHARLIE DICKENS has already cleared
sixty Thousand dollars by his readings
in this country.
Mr.. ALoER, the author Of "Triend-
ships OF Women, etc, is engaged UPON
History of the Devil.
a,sGEy. MoREHsAD, Of Pittsburgi, and
Judge Spnlding, of Cleveland, botl ds-
cline reflections to Congress.
Ex-Gov. A. q. CURTIN 10 named by
the Bellefonte Pa PTess ss a Union
candidate for Vice-Prssident.
GENERAL PoPr has been assigned 70
the command of the Department Of the
Lakes, headquarters at Detroit.
THEODORE r. DAVIS, the famous trav-
cling artist OF Hsrper's Magazine and
Weekly, Was recently married.
THE Pottstown tPs.) Ledger names
Hon. J. CLANCY Jones, OF Berks, a. its
perhead ticket.
WILLIAM CARY JOKES, who married
daughter Of Thomas II. Benton, who
was given away at the wedding by Hen
ry Clay, has just died at San Franoiseo:
GUPPY, reading that Brick Pomsroy
has an Office which cost one hundred
thousand dollars, adds that he also owns
an interest in the largest furnace in crsa-
tion.
sMR. WILLIAM CULLEN Bryant re-
ceives from Me-. Robert Bonner 5000 for
three poems for the Ledger-ths largest
sam ever paid any author for the same
number II words.
IT il said that Mr.. Bonner, who likes
to have every pody who il any body write
for tina Ledger, asked Gen. Grant 10 be-
come . contributor, and thst the General
told him, You may prin. my Epsechss."
EDWIN Booth is not very popular in
some parts of the South, because the
people believe he was opposed to his
brothers assassination OF President Lin
coin. 1t is we'll to be unpopular in such
sections.
GEN. GARFIELD writes to an Ohio
friend that the current for Grant seems
/ irresistible and that II it cannot be
checked or controlled, sit will result
/ in nominating him ecttiout pldyoro, or
( pledge."
THE Cleveland Leader contradicts q
1 report that Senator Benjamin II. Wade
! is candidate for Congress in place of
Gsn. Garfield, and cosoIiends the "pru-
dencs of the veteran statesman" In re-
turning to private life.
| IT will be recolocted that nearly two
years sgo Miss Mary Harris killed man
in Washington by the nanie Of Bur-
rouxhs, aud was supposed tn be insane.
The Ia iy has fully recovered her reason,
aad is now living in Burlington, Iowa.
MIss. ELIZABETH LINCOLN, the step
mother of the late President Lincoln,
! was the recipient OF Ssv YsGr's pres
ont from Mrs. 4. Lincoln. The present
consists OF several articles Of wearing
apparel, among " h!ch is Z new dress pat.
tern with ten dollar gresz back 10 pay
for tine making up OF ths drass.
The STAR Of tho hour At tYls Paris I.sl-
lens 10 tae American cantStrice, Miss
Harris whose graceful nsansr aud sx
pTessive coInt-nance, combined with
voice =: marvellous fiexibility AMI svses-
Dsss, sttracts Immense popularity. Oas
Other last performances x,s IN Crisr;rs
= In ComHrs,' - where, sspscislty il her
upper notes, she accomplished psf;ses
t0Urs DE- foaros.
Da. AENpRLssoKN, scn Of The iilsstriZ
Gus composer, and P:oiss or Of History
in the University Of Heiieieerg, IL abol.
tn publish the posthumols works o! MS
father. They comprise 3 synphsny
named "rke Reform, " funeral Inarca
corlposed fer tins anniversary Of this
death Of Norbert Bergnuller, a sonata,
and q numosr OK ballads without wores
tis,ler oi.ise l0orte). ..
OK Friday, says the 5asdusky Regis
ter, Capt. Fox, the veteran feEryman OF
Sue Peninsula, came across the Bay driy-
ing pony attached to three sleighs, one
behind the cther, aad Bringing twenty
passengers TO ths city. The Tsmarkabls
part o! tho trip 10 the fsci that only
thirty-si1 hours be'ors Csp.. Fox came
over, the Bay for = gsest distance was
clear Of ice, 80 hat the Captain drove on
Ice formed in less than dry and half.
4 skater preceded the express train and
gave earning Of the sir holes, of whloh
there we're many. The new Ice was frsm
four to i've inches thick, and OF course
very tough.