Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-06-08
MISCELLANEoUs ITEa1s.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
The total population of Washington
city is 106, 199, of which 1891 are
colored.
There are now about $50 postmis-
tresses in the country, and the number
increases.
Now is hand shaking time with the
candidates; knee shaking time comes
in October.
Mr.. Bonner denies the report that he
has accepted challenge to trot one of
his horses against the San Francisco
horse at Chicago, for a purse of $50, 900.
Boy downing time is on hand. Two
Wheeling fellows are among the first
of the crop, drowned Sunday evening,
while in bathing.
Daniel G. List, loans the city of
Wheeling, $3.50, 900 to enable her to
consolidate her city debt. Interest u
per cent. 100000 of it is to be opened
to popular subscription in sums not ex-
ceeding 5000.
The Cincinnati Commercial referring
TO the Vallandigham trouble, SAYS this
is the bitterest hour for the Democracy
since the surrender of Lee.
"What is theannual corn crop of Ken
tucky?" asked foreign tourist of
Kentuckian. ''Ican't exactly say" re.
piled the Kentuckian, "but / know its
enough to make all the whisky we
want, besides what is wasted for
bread" z1ieE-s -sfaa
A Washington paper says; "Drunk
en- women are sometimes seen in our
streets. Cause appointment in
love-" IF there is anything on earth
that is calculated to make a woman
drunk it is disappointed love dissolved
in Whisky. And in Washington they
take it that way. (-'i.r -
The famous mare, Lady Thorne, it is
has gone hopelessly lame,
ard her owner has determined to turn
her out to pasture for two years in
Orange county New York. 9,sy7d
Fifty-eight millions of sheets of pa
per, especially manufactured for the
Government currency purposes, have
been counted and given into the pos
session of the Treasury Department.
It will be remembered that when
Gulliver spread his feet so that Lilli :
putian hosts might pass between his
legs, there was a difference of opinion
among his pantalOons, which resulted
in a sssplit.o That just what has hap
pened to the Democrats in trying to
step over to that new platform. Times
and Chronicle. 55 h.sf s.f. i .aa
''Tell me, We angelic host, ye messe n
ger of love, shall swindled printe rs
here below, have no redress above ?"
The shining angel band replied: To
us is knowledge given, delinquents on
the printers books, can never enter
heaven"
A Florence correspondent of the
Boston Transcript says "While Italy
is SO poor, Victor Emmanuel is one of
the richest mOnarchS in Europe. He
owns seven palaces in and around Ma
Piles, and one in every principle city OF
Italy. The sale of few of these would
pay off the. national debt. He owns
six hundred blOOded horses, having
one hundred and fifty in Turin, one
hundred and fifty in Rome, and one
hundred in Naples. l3.4iH H lHl -
The Democracy Of West Virginia are
anxious to have the word qohite ex-
plunged from the State Constitution so
that all shallbe placed on their natur-
al level. Reason: The United States
has made the colored men voters; the
State lato imposed cdpitatio9 tGs of$1,
per gear on ichite votes only
The New York Intellige,scer says
"Mr. Vallandigham was in this city q
few weeks ago, and we happened to
know, had several interviews with the
powers that be in the awful circle oi
Tammany." sEI Hrfu - Atln
I President McCosh, of Princeton, is
preparing an answer to Darwin's the
Ory about the human race, which, it il
tsaid, SO uses up Darwin that those who
have apprehended that their Original
parents were monkeys may now
breath freely ~ .---rel f.-,a. :
Ii Hon. w. ID. Henlxle has written {
letter to the editor of the Ohio EdaeG
tiondJ Monthly, who had proposed hin
for denomination for State School Com
missioner, declining that honor.
u H sH O. L.
Aa Ohio paper says: "'The inquiry
/ that old Democrats are addressing eacl
other in this part of the country is no
the time-honered. do you keep you
health p but, Have you taken you
New Departure? The reply is usually
in the Affirmative, thus: Yes, thanl
you,' with a sigh"
! The Republicans of Harrisonburg
Va. are burning their hats. Three
years ago the Republicans could hav'
been counted on mans fingers. Now
i they elect the commissioner of roa6s
l .Icounty constable and collector, b,
handsome majorities. Their candi
'ldate for clerk-a colored man-wa
'loniy defeated by several votes. How
this for s'old Virginia, the mother Q
i Presidents ?'' et Hoa r.
i THE s.Home Circle" is the best ant
!, cheapest illustrated story paper in tn
United States, brimful of good thing
every week. Only 50 a year, singl
Ecopies 5 cents, for sale everywhere
Sample copies sent free by addressing
the publisher, F. Gleason, No AZ Sum
mer Street, Boston, Mass. .-na l3l
II, The Athens Messenger says-Il
Canaan township, this county, reside
a man who has not drank pint Q
water during the past thirty years. HI
enjoys excellent health, and never ex
Experiences any Inconvenience from
: thirst. iff2 faita.ss .l,Ia{ 9if W.