Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-23

NEWS ITEMS.


4 NEWS ITEMS.
i Daring the past week 439 emigrant,
passed through Columbus, on their way
TO homes IN the West.
/ a Boston letter says SylvaDus Cobb
Jr., the celebrated story writer, has
become an inmate of the Boston
Inebriate Asylum-a hopeless drunkard
The nomination of Judge Hoar to the
Supreme Court will probably be confirm
ed before the holiday recess. Who viii
The Camden & Amboy Railroad Com.
pany have voluntarily give up the
monopoly by which they have bound
the State OF New Jersey for quarter
of century.
The Postmaster General has received
a dispatch announcing that the English
Postoffice Department has executed the
new postal convention, to come into
action January l.
The singular fact ofa fire kindled by
water, occurred on the 10th, at Athens,
Ohio. Somebody failed to shut the
floogate of the canal, at that place, Oh
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river ran down the canal to its terminus.
The result was that the water rose high
enough 10 reach some unslaked lime
lying i'll the bottom of the canal ware
house. The lime slaaing, set fire TO the
building, and it was burned down. A
quantity Oh merchandise was stored in
Tue ware house. Hon. w Reed Golden,
State Senator, of that District, in the
last Leg islature, lost all his household
furniture, clothing and effects, except
a piano and his law library. His goods
had just arrived from Columbus, and
were stored their only for night. The
total loss is perhaps, $1,000.
1t is said that Mr.. Motley has aatually
proposed the transfer of the Alatama
claims negotiations to Washington, and
that the proposition has been accepted
by Great Britain. Mr.. Motley has pro-
posed to include the question of the
gotiations, and the British Government
has accepted that also. No time is fixed
for the reopening of the negotiations.
THE appointment and unusually
prompt confirmation by the Senate, of
Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton as successor to
Judge Grier to the United States Su-
preme Court, was a befitting aud worthy
honor paid loyal, distinguished and
patriotic citizen, whose eminent service
in the cause of The Union during Sthe
late rebellion will never be forgotten by
a grateful people.
The Houston, Texe-, Telegraph report
returns from ITO counties, in which
Davis has majority of $40. Only seven
counties are yet to be heard from. The
Legislature is: Senate, 13 Republicans,
IA Conservatives and to hear from !;
House, Is Republicans, 45 Conservatives
and tc hear from. Gen. Reynolds has
ordered elections to be held in the coun-
ties of Navarro and Milan, which had
not voted at the general election.
The Grand Jury of Kings County NY.
onSaturday presented indictments against
sixty election inspectors and icanvassers
for concern in the election frauds of
November. Among the persons indict-
ed are VIM. G.. Brown, one of the Fire
Commissioners, and Justices Wall and
Buckley. A large majority of these are
Office holders and politicians. The trials
will begin next week, and the District
Attorney expects to have at least half
dozen of the indicted persons convict
ed before the first eff January.
Some DAYS ago a resolution was intro
duced in tie Lower Branch of the Ten
nessee Legislature to sell the portrait of
General George III. Thomas, hanging in
the State House. General Thomas has
written letter to the Speaker of the
House stating he will refund the amount
paid for the portrait, and also will re-
turn to the present Legislature the gold
medal voted to him by the last one in
commendation of his victory over the
rebels at Nashville in 1854.
The Agricultural Bureau at Washing
ton costs ST ,000, 900 year, and the New
York Express thinks this too much.
Horace Greeley, by special request,
wole his "old white coat" at lecture
he recently delivered at Lewiston,
Maine.
John Hickman, living near Chand-
lerville, ILL.,, murdered his wife on Sun
day last, by cutting her throat. This
is the second wife Hickman has killed,
he was acquitted of the first murder on
a plea of insanity.
The United States Supreme Court has
taken a recess until 10th of January.
Counterfeit United States ten dollar
bills have just made their appearance
in Boston and are excellent limitations.
Gold, yesterday, went dawn to 1903
which is the lowest point it has reached
since September, 1862.
At Wheeling, on Sunday, lad named
Land, employed Oh the w. F. Curtis,
fell down the cabin stairway and broke
his neck.
On Saturday afternoon, John E.
Parkhamr residing near Triadelphia,
w. Va, attempted to get aboard train
on the Hempfield Railroad, while it
was in motion, and was thrown on the
track and almost instantly killed. This
is the first fatal accident that has occur
red on this road to a passenger since
its opening