Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-05-21
NEWS AND Personal ITEMS.

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Georgia Constitution.
year to feed herself
Gold shipment from Denver last week. $4,000
mining was never better.
a. Az n, an auction in Virginia city, town lots soki
at prices ranging from sS9 rs 81, ,000
The ship Golconda shipped rom Savannah on
the lSth' Tor Liberia, with 40 negroes.
The Democratic City Convention. OF Washing
ton, nominated John I. Given for Mayor.
One million, five hundred and sixty thousand
pairs OF shoes were shipped from Lynn during
April
The Central Pacific Railroad cars are now rum
ning 70 reno, Nevada, twenty miles from Viz.
ginia City.
The Governor OF Canada Lord Monck receives
Twelve times as much salary as the Governor OF
New York.
A reduction Of o per cent has been made on
the passenger and freight tariff over the Union
Pacific Road.
The N. X. General Conference at Chisago. has
decided, by vote of 25 10 10, toadmit ths South-
ern delegates.
The next meeting OF the Ohio State Sabbath
Sehool Union Will lie held at Oberiin, on the Sd
and 5th OF June.
Harris, on trisl at Columbus for tfis murderof
butcher named Long, has been found guilty in
the second degree.
The trial Of California crude petroleum. as fuel
on the steamer Amelia, at San Franciscc Is pro-
nounced decided success.
IL is believed that Secretary Seward has order
ed demand for redress for outrages upon Amer
leans at Monterey, Mexico.
There were four hundred and twenty-thres
deaths in New York city Last week. Ons-half
occurred IN tenement houses =
A Base Ball match, Tuesday. between the p;c,r-
ed mines OF New York and Bro, klyn, resulted in
favor OF the latter by three runs.
The stock OF the Russian American Fur Conn
Pany has gone up since the purchase OF Alaska
by the United states from 80 TO ttS
A verdict Of ee,0c0 has been found against tho
Erie railway, in favor Of the heirs efan eIngrapt
VINO lost his life on that road in 1864.
quarry Of fine variegated marble has been
opened In Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois,
ihe stone Is said to 10 OF great beauty.
Eight hundred and seventy thousand gallons
OF petroleum were shipped from Philadelphia to
antwerp, ana other places il Europe last week.
A black snake nearly five feet long, WEE killed
In Fifth Avenue, New York, saturday. We
presume that was not the only sarpant" there;
According to an official report the receipts of
the Atlantic Cable for the month of March, were
=, ,2l3 per day. against El,O9i per day in March.
The Union Hotel at Saratoga, which has been
refurni.hed by the Leland-Brothers at an ex-
pense OF about $4,000, is to be opened the lat
ofJUne.
Since the year 1861, the yearly aversge of arri-
walls at the port OF New York has Increased from
ninety thousand to two hundred and forty y-fyo
thousand.
For the week ending the 10Th inst, aiO patents
v i'll be issued from the Patent Oftice. During
the past week 2A applications and ls3 caveats
were filed.
At the municipal election in Providence, r.
l., on Wednesday, the entire Republican ticket
was elected. Thomas A. Doyle Ter Mayor. has
zoo majority.
The best estimates make the wheat crop Of
California for the present year twenty million
bushels; barley, ten millions; oats, two and o
hall millions. =
Tie Elder Adams colony at Jaffa has become
reduced to twenty five persons, and Adams and
his wife are about TO go TO England recruit
ing expedition.
| Gen. Hamilton, just from Texas, says that at
! least 80 men have been murdered in that state
\ since Gen; Hancock was appointed to the COM
| mand OF the District.
The American Home Missionary Society, at
| New York, employed during the year just closed
nine numbered preachers and expended S2S4,t68
OF the szB2, ,l35 In the treasury.
Late advices from Helena, Montana, say tho
! Indians have drove from Gsllatin Valley over
40 CATTLE and committed other depredc IONS
The settlers are arming and organizing fer sslf-
protection.
II is said that General Curtiss, Special Agent
OF The Treasury Department, has detected frauds
in importation of lumber from Canada, amountZ
ing nearly to $1,000 in gold, which amount Will
probably yet bc.oollectsd.
Il. Ii a.
fayetts Park, st. Louis, will be unveiled on tho
nth inst. Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont will un-
veil it, Gen. Fremont and many other relatives
will be present. +. r. Blair is pected to deliv-
er the Grafton.
A dispatch from Omaha dated the llth, SAYS
the Union Pacific Railroad is ntrw open TO Fort
Saunders, i've hundred and eighty miles west Of
Ompha Ten thousand men are at work and il
Is expected not less than three hundred miles Of
track will be laid this year.
At a meeting Of the American Tract Society In
New York, Tuesday, the ann uai report was read,
showing Inc receipts from oonations and lega-
is balance of 81 s35 in the Treasury. The Execu-
tive Committee was Reelected.
| It is now stated that WIN. l.. Yancey died from
| violence. His death occurred shortly after his
| behalfofthe Confederacy. He was in his place as
| o rebel Senator from Alabama and in the course
| rights and the divinity of slavery, with a Sena-
| tor from Georgia, he received the lie from his
antagonist. Iancey Immediately leaned for
| thrown back over a desk by his opponent, serf-
ously inJuring his spine. lie was carried away.
he died; 1t Is only lately that the mode of his
death has become known.
] Tile annual session of tine Grand Lodge l. o.
/ o. F., met in Cleveland Tuesday. Grand Master
John A. Lee, presiding. The Grand Lodge con-
| slsts OF seyenty-six members, all of whom are
elected yearly. The following officers have been
chosen for the next year, ana their installation
James A. Sempls, Grand Master; j. NJ Ebbert,
| ID. Grand Master; Addison Pearson, Grand
Warden; w. G. Earl, Grand Secretary; George
ID. Wtnchell, Grand Treasurer; ]. w. Carter
Grand Representative. The Grand Master says
the past year hns been one of great prosperity 10
| the order; the number OF Lodges has Increased
| from s3i TO $50 Twooid Lodges have been resus.
| ciated. The total membership liz 2S $40 The
Treasurer reports the total receipts at SCI 4ss so
| total expenditures, SH,lGs Is; balance In the
Treasury, T,3lS so. n
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