Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-10-30
WASHINGTON, u. e., Oct. 18th, '7s.

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Editor hronicie The sad death OF
Mortime Leggett, son of the Commis-
sioner Of Patents, was heavy blow IL
his parents and has Caused severest
censure from the press throughout the
country, upon the senSeless and bar
harouS custom OF haZing in one form ur
anot er which obtains in the generality
nf our colleges. Notwithstanding th,
deDialS of the college authorities ~
lthica, where he WAS killed, yet the
Simrle fact of his being precipitated.
blindfolded over the cliff, ami the
singular mode of conducting the in
quest is permitting students to testif.
just what they pleased, warrants the
public in belief that lac WAS beihe
hazrd AT the time. His Parents lef'
pose of Investigating personally the
Wnole matter. Young Leggett was I,
boy of high promise
Ex-Presiient johnson favored IT,
t.. is week with a twD-huurS' speech Al:
which himself and the Constitutions
cnne i'm for fuli elimination and di--
clIsSinn. One of the largest cruwd>
ever gathered in our streets to hear i,
single speaker, listened patiently ti
him, and though frequai tly apPlauded
and often making strong, practical ami
sensible points. yrt the general i'm
preston seems tn be taat ile i more t.
be praised for that ne lelt umsaid thar
otherwise All expt@toU severe John
>onian denuncia:i"n+ ami vitul,era-
tinns of the President, Hn,t ani aii
Others .rhn have Incurred his displ,'i,-
ure -ince 1850 aud yet, ID she surprise
ot all. he avoided I'll personalits. aye
the prononn /, ard gave u> a gcuuin",
ld-faShiOned stump speech. His V',ics-
was broken hy cold NJ iir-t, hut a> h
got warmed up hy hi -'iject it gained
clea.nass and power un il he could fl!
up the Avenue with it. He has, of
course, his panacea for our financial
ills, and would resume specie pay
ments at once. He will yet be IL Con
eress from Tennessee, and tiieff we
may safely presume he will settl;: "Old
scores" with his enemies.
A delegation of Crow and Utes Indi-
ans have been here all week, pow
lwOwing with their Great Father. With
the exception of one, all have never
seen the East. They are attired in the
highest style of Indian art, with huge
earrings, blankets, buffalo robes,
beads, moccasins, paint and all other
paraphernalia of the warrior. One of
them is a shrewd fellow and is inclined
to ask ugly questions; for instance, he
desired to know why the valuable
mining grounds were given his people
forever, should now be wanted by his
Great Father; if one pledge is broken
what guaranty has the Indian that the
present one made will be observed,
ETC.; he seems to be in ignorance of the
fact that no pledge hardly ever made
an Indian has been kept inviolatc.
Secretary Robeson decides that Capt.
Hall died a natural death, and tina.
there is no foundation for the reports
of poisoning by DIR. Bessel.
| Henry Young, a colored man, in
prison under sentence of death, for
murder, has been refused communication
of sentence and will soon be hanged.
1t is hardly consistent to refuse him
when O'Brien guilty of the foulest mur-
der evercommitted here, was commuted
because the Catholics asked for It, An
other murderer, Slater, has been grant
ed pew trial and will i'm all likelihood
escape hanging.
! The campaign in Virginia grows
quite exciting and both parties are
Sanguine of success, yet the chances
are largely in favor of Kemper, tbs
| CONSERVATIVE candidate. The culrred
people here have given great strength
to the Republican party in shrrwdly
nominating whites for the Legislature.
and may succeed thereby. In 1865
they nominated their own color in the
main, and were desrrvetllv beaten. for
not half of the nominees could refd or
write.
Secretary Richardson has determined
to begin next week paying out silver
the same rs grpnbacks, exchanging
silver for currency, etc, and it is to he
hoped he may in the matter be met in
spirit of fairness by Wall street and
the people. There is such strong dis
position tn hoar'le money uow-a-Gay-
that he will in all likelihood he coui-
pelled soon TO rescind his order.
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