Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-10-28
NEWS ITEMS.

An earthquake was felt at Portland,
Augusta, and other points in Maine, last
Friday. Buildings were shaken con-
siderable, but 10 damage was done.
The expenses of the National Govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June SO,
'69, were less than for the year pleced-
ing by the sum of S43, 793, ,2S9.Si.
Heavy SHOWS fell at Detroit SATURDAY.
breaking down many shade and 'orna-
mental trees in the city and vicinity.
General McMahon, late United States
Minister to Paraguay, arrived at Balti-
more on Friday, on the steamer Berlin
from Southampton.
Late advice from Alaska announce rich
gold discovericc - .Gc sc".Lern part of
the Territory. Prospectors are making
$50 day, but the Indians are hostile,
and object to Boston men settling in
their country.
There was an advance in Government
bonds in New York at the close of th,.
week owing to purchases on foreign ac-
count aud to a slight rise in gold.
Gen. Butler is in New York collect
ing material for Congressional investi-
CATION into the recent gold conspiracy
in New York, which he says he will
move for Immediately on the opening
OF Congress. -rra
In central Iowa it has been severely
cold for nearly i week p:ist, with ice
ihickfenDugh for skating purposes, bu
40 snow has fallen
The freight house and depot OF the
Illnofs CAntrti Railroad, tt N.nt no
Illinois, and business bloc6, were les
tro }ed 10Y -!tsss, iiaIfldy .iIS.it. Z ven
ty-six business firms and eighree
families sere DIcue ouJ. Los; aba
So, ,0JJ.
The Commissioners to examine tn
Pacific Z ,i;roIi are preparing ih.l.|
report. Piey will .recp n.iIcni mt III
go .npany oe compelled - spend nor
money and labor in putting the line isl
iirst-ciAs5 condition.
The Democrats elected eleven out oil
fourteen District Judges which wer,
chosen at the recent election in Califor
MIA.
1t is proposed now by Johnson's
friends to run him for the State Conven
ton, and, if elected, to make him Presi
dent OF that body. The Legislature has
not yet called a convention.
Thus far ten men have been killed in
building the bridge across the Ohio at
louisville, six Of whom were drowned
in spite of the skiifs always kept ready
to rescue workmen who fall into the
water.
\ counterfeit coupon of the six per
cent. five-tweiity bonds issued under the
r I'll
tected at the Treasury Department.
These cOunterfeits, which are Autographs
are exceedingly well done, ana are cal
culated to deceive. .-r
A Man in Bedford, Ind, fed ninety
eight dollars in greenbaclls to his COW last
week, through mistake, the money
and some nubbins OF corn heing in the
same pocket.
John G. Thompson, C. y. Allen and
E. B. EShelman of the Democratic State
Central Committee. are in Cincinnati
Probably to condole with Pendeton.
In the Court of Common Please in
Springfield, Ohio, Saturday. in the case
of Silas Wills rs. S. J. Mcclure and
others, Trustees of Mad River Township,
the plaintiff being light colored mulat-
to, claiming damages for the refusal Of
his vote ut the late election, a verdict OF
two hundred and seventy-fve dollars
was given in favor of the plaintiff.
The New York Times declares, in al
authoritative manner, that what Gould
has published, which purpOrtS to be a
letter from Mrs. Grant to COrhin, in
which General Grant is represented as
very much annoyed" at Corbin's spec
ulatious 'he tries not to he influenced by
them, but fears he is, is q forgerey.-
rhe Tunes makes this declaration SO
broadly is to cover any aspect OF the
case.
Official statements from all parts of
the country show that the honest, faitn-
fu, energetic collection of the revenue
is telling. The other day we published
the report OF the collections from whis-
XIV in the Second Ohio District for Sep
temper, 1869. $3l5. .436 % more were
collected in that month this year than
last Here is another straw; Tazwell-
County, Illinois. reported for the year
ending september 20, 1868, $l35, 900; for
the year ending September 20. 1859,
S5O, 900. 1t is worth while remember
ug, in reading these figures, that the
increased collections have only been
made for six mOnths.-[ Gin. GaZ.,
The Lancaster (Ohro) Gazette says:-
"A prisoner confined in our county jail.
on Il charge of counterlelting, was taken
out. on Tuesday, and voted the Dan -
cratic ticket in the Third warl. Rose
the murderer of Jones, was taken out q
iail and marched to the residence of his
victim on hunt for naturalization pa
pers. which he never had, aud to IN"
grief Of the Democracy, had To so back
To jail without voting"
The New Constitution for New York
is recommended To he favor Of the pro.
pie by the unanimous voice ot the bar.
including lawyers of all parties, aud Of
the highest professional standing. II j.
t. tie voted on next Tuesday, NOvem
ber I'd.