Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-04-30
PERSONAL AND NEWS. IfKlNx
The Union Pacific il now finished 800
miles Vest of Omaha

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The Union Pacific il now frished 800
miles west ef Omaha
g. for as heard frsn tas majority for
Constitution in South Caxlina is 5000.
Louisiana has undoubtedly ratified the
new Constitution aud elected tie Repub-
ic an State ticket.
The Argument filed by IsnagsrG Gogan,
"wednesday, makes twenty-thres coll
urnns in the Globe. 1I ~
The Universalist Church and two sd-
joining buildings, in BingiiamP Pton, New
York, were burnt on the Goth,
Capt. J.. Heron Foatsr, editor Of the
Pittspurg daily Dispatch, died last Tues
day at half-past twelve o'clock. l-ta'1
There are fifty Methodist Churches in
Philadelphia, with a membership Of l6,-
00O, and worth million doll:,s.
Gold bearing quartz is said to have
been discovered III the knobs about two
and half miles from New Albany, Ind.
Six ocean steamers left New York on
Saturday.: carrying out 637 passengers
and s, az, ,3Si, besides valuabie cargoss.
Robert Bonner, OF the Ledger, has pur-
chased six lois ut the corner OF Fifth ave-
nue. and Fitty-sixth stnet, NV York,
Sl47,000. y - sessG
There are 225 temperance lodges J.,
Missouri, with an aggregate membersl,p
of 10, 70O-an increase OF over 4 ,vV0 during
the past year.
Miss Nellie De More, of New YORK.,
will next month undertake. TO walk from
that city to Philadelphia in thirty-six
hsurs, for 81 ,OUO. .s.
Wash. Spraking (colored) is one ofihs
rich men of LouisviIle. He returns
property valued at ST ,04t for State and
municipal taxation. SEA Htf
From October to January last 10000
gallons of distilled spirits were confiscat-
ed in brooklyn, paying court expenses
and putting lis ,O52 in the Us. Treasury.
Mr.. VIM. c. Danforth of Barnard, VT,
killed hog on the 9th inst. that was 81
months old, which weighed, when dress-
ed, including the rough laro, nine hun
dred and three pounds.
| A communication, from the Secretary
| of the Treasury, shows that the Depart
| inent has recovered of Confederate prop
| erty, in Europe, $l44, ,l5J,p and has dis
bursed 500, 900 for counsel or ether ex-
| penses. -,. +t
The new coIored school house at Carr
thage De Kalb county, Tenn, was burn
ed down about midnight, last Sunday
night, by the Ku-Klux The house was
a good one; and cost over $1,000, $3.50 Of
which was paid by the eolored people
themselves. JlT SL
/ Hon Samuel Shellabarger has been
entirely cured of the disease with which
he has been SO long afflicted, and needs
now only brief interval for the recruit
| ing of the strength and vigor necessary
| for the performance of his public duties.
,E-tSpringfieid Republic. al,7,f
Il The total amount of insurance on the
lives of the killed and wounded by the
late accident on the Erie Railroad, near
Port Jervis, is $ll4,0O0. Ofthis amount
the Railway Passenger Assurance Com
\ many, OF Hartfgd, has $31 900. the Trav-
elersf Insurance Company s5,000.l the
/ Life Insurance Company
$40, 900, and the Guardian Mutual IS ,00o.
The,Frsment (Iowa) Times says: "Ths
grass hoppers have Matched out thicker
than ever. The ground froze solid last
Il winter with no snow, but they hafched.
4The praries we're burned over, bot they
\ warnssli the nlsefves by the fire aud canlo
q out hsalthy. 1t rained and they booked
refreshed. "Wednesday night we had
4 snow storm that wgnld have killed any
i eomsnoncrittef. xnd Thursday incoming
n we saw the little eusees peItipg each oth-
erwitir snow balls. Like Daniyi Web.
,ssery thsys Amt dead yet.,h si,nes6,