Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-18
NEWS ITEMS.

Amos Kendall, formerly Postmaster
General, died in Washington Friday
morning.
The snow storm Saturday was general
throughout the North. and as far. South
as Washington.
The remains of Ex-Governor Pratt, of
Maryland, were taken to Annapolis, cn
Monday and inferred. @ 81,
Returns from all the counties but two
in Wisconsin, make Fairchild's majori-
ty FOR Governor 5000.
Gold-Bearing quarLz has been discov-
cred near Los Angeles. The surface
eek abounds in fine gold.
The monitor Dictator, with the'steam-
er Triana and Perciyal as conveys,
sailed Saturday for Key West.
Farmington, New Hampshire, has
seventeen shos manufactures and makes
1,500, 600 pairs of shoes yearly.
George Peabody is said to have left an
estate OF 81 600, 600, which his will distri-
butes among twenty-nine persons.
General Spinner, United States Teas
urer, is quite sick. and his physician,
DR.. Bliss, bas requested that he be kept
very quiet.
Tbe-e e are between 300 and 400 DIS
tilleries registered on the books at the
Internal Revenue Office, but only $50 are
now in operation.
The Macon Telegraph says that lands
iD Georgia have advanced, on an aver
age, not much short of 800 per cent. in
the last two years.
The date for Attorney General Hoa-'s
resignation is fixed fer January 1st,
when he will be appointed to fill the va
cancy on the Supreme Bench.
Returns to the Agricultural Depart
ment indicate that the cotton crop of
this year, in the South, will not be far
from two and half million bsles.
The Treasury and Postof1ice Depart
ments we're both closed Saturday, the
former in respect to the memory of
Robert J. Walker, and the latter to that
of Amos Kendall.
Secretary Boutwell,, il is said, has in
dicated that his report would express
the opinion that specie payment could
be resumed at the commencement ofthe
next fiscal year, July lst,
The funeral OF General Wool took place
at Troy, New York, Saturday. There
was very large attendance, many dis.
tinguished officers of the army and
prominent citizens being present.
Full reports from the recent election
in Maryland sho~ that the Republican
vote was 800 greater than last year, the
Democratic vote ii 900 less, and the
Democratic majority 1890 less.
Margaret Beck and four children, col
ored, were awarded SIT 900 damages,
yesterday, at Baltimore, against the
Northern Central Railroad, the husband
and father having been killed on that
road.
The detectives, Tuesday, dug up the
cellar of John RIppOn, one of the coun-
arrested in Brook lyn last week,
where they found large, powerful press
for the manufacture of coin, and all the !
necessary dies.
Edward B. Ketchum, the forger, was
discharged from Sing Sing prison on
Saturday, the term ofhis sentence, re-
duced by commutationio iof eight months,
for his uniformly good couduct, having
expired.
During the last fiscal year 76O 900, 900
of letters passed through the United
States mails-40, 200, 900 more than du-
ripg any previous years, an average of
,wenUy ior every man, woman and child
N the land.
A Mob, at Cofferville, Mississippi,
,ook Arthur j. Lott from Jail, last Sun.
lay night, and hung him. Lott wanton-
y murdered man several months ago,
md his father being wealthy, the
ynchers thought he would escape
ustice.
The cash statement at the office Of
Treasurer Spinner shows that there is
'ver SID, ,000, 900 In gold In the Treasury
-aults, S33, ,000, 900 of which represents |,
old certificates outstanding, leaving
bout $s2, ,000, 900 clear cash gold on hand.
The currency balance isabout Sll 900, 900.