Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-02-10
Bellafre Locals.

| The Communication in the last Gazette
relative to the Court House, Bellaire&c.
must have been meant to please every
body. His profound observations will,
| 10 doubt, he carefully treasured, especi-
ally those relating to Lincoln's Minions
and Mrs. Surratt. He was at Uhrichs-
Vile once, he says, and never wants to
be so near He'll again; was he drafted
and become suddenly disabled? Or
what took him to Uhrichsville From
his observations Isuspect he was one of
jeff. Davis's minions, and OF course
could not be expected to like any thing
that was done at Uhrichsville or any
where else to preserve the Union. Our
town and some of our Citizens came in
for fair share of his kind regards, not
in malice but just for reproof and cor
rection. He says he cannot get into our
town without getting up TO his---in
mud We don't insure any one that will
overload his stomach or brain with
whisky from falling out by the way {;
but if he will notify us of his coming
we will guide him into town and pre-
serve the blackning on his boots and
we will procure him the use Of our town
hall to expond his peculiar theories. II
St Clairsville has no better advocates
she is gone up.
THE HOUSE of Mr.. David Smith OF
Mead Township was robbed on sunday
night large. Amount of eatables from
the pantry and smoke house. and cloth
ing from the bed rooms were taken: Mr..
MilIgau school teacher boarding there
w as robbed of all his clothing. One of
those small boats styled chicken thieves
was at the landing in the evening but
was guue the next morning. Several
men went in pursuit ofthem suspecting
them of the theft. We have not heard
whether they were overhauled or not.
THE HULL and engines ofthe steamer
Star are plainly visible on the beach
above Heatherington's coal works. The
engines are said to be very little dam
aped. One of the bargeS that stove on
the piers sunk in the channel on the
ripple and is sadly in the way of passing
boats and steamers.
A FAIR amount of business is doing
here notwithstanding the complaints OF
dull times and scarcity of money, and
preparations are making for new build
ings. some of them of large dimensions.
We anticipate lively time when spring
opens.
THE MANNER in which the mail mat
ter for this town is managed is curious
and shows to the world how wondrous
wise some men are especially those that
are dressed in little brief authority
Our mail on the G.. Il. Il. IL. X. that
would reach us here Mt noon by the train,
goes over to Wheeling at Bridgeport
and gets here-no preventing Providen-
ce-at five in the evening, Mt large adj
ditional cost. Neither of the mail
boats leave their mail here, although
both of them stop here, e,-and generally
discharge more freight than they do at
Wheeling; causing n delay in our river
mail of twelve hours at least. Other
irregularities ana short comings might
be mentioned but these serve to show
that the interest of the people who pay |
for post Office knowledge is not consult
ed.
WE HAVE about three inches of snow
on the ground here this morning. CThurs-
day) and we hope it may lay on and en-
able our farmers to get to market.
SPARTAN.