Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-18

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Cuba was discovered by Columbus in
1892, and has always remained in Span
ish possession, though Spain did not
sncceed in completely conquering it url-
til 1872. as-..
1t is said that the present stringency
in the money market has reduced the
price of cofins twenty per cent. Now
Is this time for iimpenitent back-pay-
sters to die with advantage to their
country.
The Speakership is fast becoming, if
it has not already become, the second
instead of the third Office under the
Government, ,outranking the Vice Pres
ideficy, in consideration and patronage.
Connecticut papers tell of man in
that State who can repeat, word for
word, every book and newspaper arti-
Gle that he has read for the past ten
years. That is either lie, or the man
cautread- 8 -Ey z
The theory of geologists that Kansas
was once covered With water, receives
confirmati0n from the fact that spaei-
mems of sha1e from the coal shaft, at
Council Grove, exhibit well formed,
clearly defined rice, grain. and stem,
so perfectly formed that they look al
most natural; also, marine plants and
shells of the coal formation period.
There is more than one indication
that Mormonisms has passed the zenith
of its power; and not the least of them
i5sthe announcement from Salt Lake
ofthe return thence to Europe of sever
al parties of disguised converts, and
that others are preparing TO follow.
The Postoffice Department. has de-
cided, in reply TO a question asked By
business man, whether he would be
permitted to have his initials or name
written, Printed or stamped on postage
stamps, intended for his use, that the
Department will not accept in payment
of postage, stamps that have been de-
faced in any manner whatever. ~ "a
Florida journals say that the failing
of Northern orders for lumber, owing
to the financial depression, hasled to an
increase of foreign trade. There are
now six or seven vessels loading al
Jackspnvilie fer West Indian and
South American ports. So q -
The greet s'Su.cliIfr gun, named az
ter its inventor, was successfully cast
at the West Point Foundry,a a few days
since. This weapUii,' when finished,
will be fifteen feet in. length, with 4
barrel four inches thick at the bree,.h.
and three at the niuZzte, riGed bored
and -weaghhsg 2,e1 pee nds.t & Fn Q =
Ihe more sagacious and experienced
9Gtioperators in grain, It is said, are CON
nuent that the s.rise In wheat,n which
mas been predicted ever since the panic
VENT prices down to the low figures, has
aready put in anappearance.
. Strangely enough. n recommends
tion for the abolition of lotteries ir
Rome comes to the italian government
from a acongress of ofscientific gentleman
recently assembled at the Eternal City
Some fthe Western towns are com.
pairing their bread bills and their bal
bills and growing about hard times
St. Paul admits that it spends about
S600,009 a year for liquor and only
100000 for -four. aH
Society is to have another sensation
this season. In the latter part of Jan
uary, Ernest, Duke of SAKE CobUre
Gotha, will arrive in this eoprfry
where he win remain about q year. Ii,
is brethee-in-law of Queen Victoria
genera in the German army .@ant
will be the first sovereign. prince wht
has ever visited this country But
pshaw, he is fifty years Of age.
Seven hundred Norwegiaas, Will
halfsa million capital, Lutherans in
creed, teetotalers in practice, and one
half young 1larried people, sail tht
second week in January from Gothen
burg for the vicinage of Vineland, New
jersey The ,eompanyiara equal if not
superior to any from. Norway i'm com
position, and their intelligence is testi
fed in-,he fact that 4. newspaper vii
he issued while the trunks are being
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