Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-15
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1t is reported that Governor Walker
will be elected to the United States Sen.
ate from Virginia, thus placing the State
ant Governor elect, who is Southern
man, and strong Conservative.
There are rumors that q dispatch has
been received from London stating that
Mr.. Motley had a long interview with
Lord Clarendon and Mr.. Gladstone,
yesterday, in reference to the Alabama
claims, and that the American Minis
ter was dissatisfied with the result.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has so
much currency on hand, that be has
concluded to buy three millions of bonds
per week for the next three weeks, and
the necessary orders have gone To New
York. This nine millions, like the pie-
vious six millions, goes into keeping,
subject to action of Congress.
The opening OF the Pacific Railroad
has enabled the Postmaster GeneraI Ia
save u half million dollars yearly on the
Wells, Fargo & Go. contract. He has
also just made such changes IN what IL
known as the Ell Pasco CONTRACT, viz
/ from Texas to New Mexico, a. will save
one hundred and five thousand dollars
yearly, and such changes i'll other from
tier routs as reduced expenses two hun
dred thousand dollars mere.
The President will at once issue his
proclamations ordering elections in Tex
as and Mississippi on the fourth Tues
day in November, which is on the 30tiI
of that month. The constitution OF
Texas is to be submitted as a whole. il
being thought in advisable to aIlowasep
crate vote on any provisions. Tie.
Mississippi constitution is iu i,e submit
ted with seperate vote OH the enfrar-
chisement clause; and also Oh tiie siatls,.
defining who are voters. Both elections
take place on the same day The stories
published about Judge Dent consulting
the President about accepting the NJ is
sissippi nomination are denied Ivy that
gentleman. Judge Dent settled in
Mississippi directly after, the close of the
war, has all his money invespedsin pro-
perty there, married Mississippi wo-
man, and expects to live there perma-
lnently. - = - ~ -s.--ss- - - -
Hayes and Rosecrans wese both -:,or,.
in Delaware county, Ohio fhey were
bothstudents at Kenyon Coilege-if we
mistake not. They both entered the U.
s. service during the war in the same
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as Colonel and
Hayes as Major of the % Ohio Vols =
They both slept their first night in the
field under the same tent. Hayes served
some time on RosecraR's staff as Judge
Advocate. Since that time HAYES has
been gdiai'ig on his old Colenel, and he
now heads him by about 80, 900 votes.-
Columbus Journal. ill .s
Enyarnnr-ala..
here. He visits the President to-inor-
row, (Monday) then goes to New York.
DE says he is Conservative Republi-
can, and was elected on the platform of
the Fifteenth Amendment, which
amendment, he says, will be adopted
Immediately on the organization of The
Legislature. There is doubt about the
time of his entering on the duties OF his
office. General Candy has the power to
decide, and he leaves it to the President.
The Cincinnati Enquirer's Washing
ton telegram says that in the interview
between the President and Gov. Walker
OF Virginia, Monday, the President ex-
pressed himself satisfied with the result
of the election in that State, and declar-
ed that no additional legislation was
necessary for the admission of the State.
He will probably direct Gen. Candy to
convene the Legislature at an early day
and inaugurate the new State officers.
A convict, i'll the Ohio Penitentiary
namep Kelly, took up a hatchet on Mon
day morning and chopped off his right
hand just at the wrist, in order to shirk
work. He had been at work in Gills,
foundry, and was serving out term of
five years. 1t is only short time since
this same convict chopped off a finger
for the same reason, but that had got
well, and he was again at work.
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