Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-01
Mt. Pleasant, June 2s.
News Itsms.

The Great Eastern had, at last advices,
laid 636 knot of the cable. Everything
was going on well.4 s-sag ss-.~- n
Commissioner DeIano estimates that
the receipts of internal Revenue for the
year will reach $16S, 100000.
]. w. Barker, a prominent merchant
of Pittsburg, died suddenly, on Satur-
day, AT Railway, New Jersey.
Andrew johnson is in Washington,
searching for documents to assist the
historian of his administration.
The remains of John Wilkes Booth,
the assassin, were inferred in the family
lot, in Baltimere, Sunday, in presence
of the members ofthe family and friends.
The number of Assistant Assessors of
Internal Revenue has been reduced 1853
since November. There are now 2,2l7
in the service. ihl ~ -ts5
The registration just closed in Virgin
ia hrs increased the white majority in
the State. The Conservatives expect
their vote to be increased 10000.
Over eighty millions Of dollars of in
comes are returned for taxation in the
city of New York, and more than four
millions ofrevenue will beyielded there
from.
The telegraph cable, to connect
America with France, isalready success
fully laid for one-fourth of the distance
across the Atlantic. Within ten days we
hope to announce its safe landing upon
our coast. .1. . -.f. -r. ..
A dividend of three per cent. has been
declared upon the preferred stock Of the
Central Ohio Railroad Company, as re-
organized, for six months ending 31st of
May past, payable at the Western Ma
tional Bank of Baltimore, since last
Friday 25th instant. 4i 20
The latest returns from the vote on
Lay Delegation in the Methodist church
as received at the Office ofthe Methodist
Up to Saturday evening, June 18th, are
as follows: Whole number of votes
against 1851; majority for lay delega-
tion l6,716.
In Cincinnati, on Saturday, bands Of
music paraded and cannons were fired
all day, in consequence of the vote on
the southern Railroad. The vote of ap-
preparation was pretty full, and is pro-
baby ten for to one against. Returns,
nearly complete, show15 900 for to l 500
against the construction of the Southern
Railway.
Adolph E. Borie resigned his position
a. Secretary of the Navy, and George
NJ. Rooeson, of New Jersey, formerly
Attorney General of that State, has
been appointed to succeed Borie.
ssObesOn was sworn in at noon, and at
tended the regular Cabinet meeting.-I
Borie, it is said felt compelled to resign
by reason of multiplicity OF private du-
ties. 3fr5sF stiv ,o.i 7s.s-.-,
The immigration this year has reach-
cording to the record just completed at
the Statistical Bureau in Washington,
it is said that at all the ports of the
country, beginning with January, 1858,
we have received 100000 immigrants
of our own Caucausian race
besides Sc, 600 Chinese. ''Of the former,
s45 900 are from Germany, 100000 from
ireland, 655 GOO from Great Britain,
los, 900 from British America, $1,000
from Sweden and Norway, 49, 900 from
France" &c. i7
Crop reports from all parts of the West
tell one unvrying stsry !: "The prospect
for wheat was never better. Corn back
ward" So far as whe t is concerned
there has not hecn q croak. of any cense-
quence from the Alleghanies to the
Rocky Mountains. .andthe crop in South
ern Illinsis is getting well out OF the
way. Those farmers who are never
happy unless they are miserable have to
look with envy to California, where they
are getting up rust scare. Unless some
unlocked for event in political and ag-
ricultural matters turnsup their is every
prospect of our enjoying the blessings Of
peace and plenty.