Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-01
STATE NEWS.

Ohio Infantry VIII be held in Uhrlchs'
vile on the 22d of May, 1873, on the
tenth anniversary of the assault on
Vicksburg.
\ coal miner named Lewis Lewise,
while intoxicated, fell through the
railroad bridge at Dennison last week
and was drowned. He leaves a family
The funeral Of Judge Isaac Barker,
of Athens, Ohio, aged "a years, .one ol
the original settlers of Marietta and 70
years resident at Athens, occurred
Tuesday.
w. II. Parker, the GAINESVILLE bank
swindler, was bailed out of !ail on Fri
day in the sum of $1,000, and immedi'
ately left the city.
A man named Sterling, resident Of
Roscoe, Coshocton county, was arrested
recently for the theft of church or
gan at LeesvIlle, Harrison county.
The District Court of Ironton, Ohio
has affirmed judgment for $4,000 dam
ages against Thomas Evans, who was
convicted of selling liquor to the hus-
band of Mrs. Lewis.
William Wallace, fireman on the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railroad, was found hanging to the
trestle work, near Brown & Donnell's
mill, at Youngstown, o., last Wednes,
day night. 1t is supposed he was
thrown from the train, mangled and
dropped down to where he was found.
The will of Mrs. Keziah Davis, OF
Pike county, which disposes of a quar-.
ter of a million dollars worth of pro.
perty, is to be contested, on the ground
of want of authority in Mrs. Davis to
dispose of the property as she did.
Extensive new veins Of coal have
recently been discovered near Ironton,
Lawrence county, and the people are
very much excited about it. They feel
much richer than they did before they
knew what was under the surface.
Robert Stafford, son of Judge VIM.
II. Stafford, was the successful competi'
tor for the appointment to West Point
from the Chilicothe District.
The hardware store of RidSon q De
groot, in Eaton, was entered last Thurs
day night by thieves and goods taken
to the amount of 800. They effected
an entrance by prying off the lock oi
one of the window sash.
On the evening of the 22d, Mr.
Joshua Jackman, residing about one
half mile east of Newmarket, while
getting over fence near his house, fell
forward on his face and died Instantly
He was about 40 years of age, and in
apparently good health. His death
was caused by heart disease.
A citizen of Wooster put quietuS
on law suit the other day. On being
subpenaed as witness to attend the
suit in Orrville, he paid out of his OWE
purse the amount involved in the case
SO 75-rather than sacrifice his bust
ness to visit that village.
Hon. w. T. Bascom, of Mt. Vernon,
has resigned his Office as President Of
the Ohio Editorial Association, and the
duties of the office devolve on Joshua
Saxton, editor of the Urbana Citizen,
the oldest editor in Ohio, and senior
Vice-President of the association. Mr.
Saxton will probably call meeting OF
the association for the 22d day of May
next, at which full attendance OF
publishers and editors is greatly desired
Nervous people living in a certain
neighborhood near Geneva, were
thrown into t'stomach rending" con-
vulsions, few nights ago, by the ter,
rifle report of revolver fired by q
timid masculine at ghost that stretch
ed forth its cold and clammy arm to
drag him from his couch. In the
morning he had to buy new looking
glass, and neglect his business in order
to soothe his gentle mother-in-law fol
the mutilation of the neither append
age of the family cat.
A couple of lovers of Selma. Della,
ware county, having fixed the time fol
their marriage, and no authorized min
lister or magistrate being at hand to
perform the ceremony, quasi minister
volunteered, the twain were married
and started rejoicing on their wedding
tour. Next day the bridegroom re-
ceived dispatch from the officiating
minister, informing him that the mar
rage was void, that he (the minister,
had rendered himself liable to punish
ment, and entreating him to return.-
THE bridegroom returned for answer
"We are all right; save yourself from
the penitentiary if you can" Upor
their return, a week or two thereafter
however, the pair were remarked tt
make assurance doubly sure.
Mrs. Rebecca Chapman the wife o
Samule Chapman one of the most dis
tinguished members Of the Muskingum
bar filed her petitions against E
Merkle and twelve other saloon-keep
ers, laying her damages at $4,000
Col. N. A. Guile has been engaged fo
the defense. Judge M. M. Grange
and Col. Munson represent the prose
cution. The case is exciting grea
deal of curiosity.
Erasmus Dennison, Master UEite'
States navy, committed suicide b,
| shooting himself through the head a
, noon of the 18th. Mr.. Dennison wa