Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-01-01
BRIDGEPORT LOCALS.

Christmas was generally observed.
Everybody seeking employment as
Facilities offered for the qualification OF
peculiar tastes. Not, however, for d
long while have we observervesO so much
drunkenness and rowdyism as was evil
denced, not only in our town, but in
others about us. Our officers made some
arrests, and we hope TO see them put
themselves on their muscle still mere
III the future and prove themselves "a
terror to evil door5."
There was a masquerade in Holli-
ways new block on Christmas night,
which was generally attended by the
young folks.
Old Mrs. Keller at West Wheeling
slipped on the hillside and broke her
leg, one day lastweek.
On Christmas afternoon two boys
aged each about II years, one q son of
Jake Ehni and the other of VIM. Berk-
ley, We're hunting near the latter's res
Ijdence, when gun in the hands of
Ehni was discharged, the contents
lodging in young Berkley's groin, from
which he died in four hours. Another
unanswerable argument against the
careless use of firearms, and trusting
boys with them. VIII the lesson be
needed?
The Lads and Lassies" from their
respective schools are home for the hol-
idays. A happy New-year to you all!
Capehart and McMechen we under
stand, have sold their Sheridan Coal
Works. along with other coal interests
lying adjacent to them. We hear the
sale is a favorable one to all parties.
The travelling and shipping public
are hereabouts as elsewhere, much in
terested in the engineers Strike now
being inaugurated along some of the
railroads. Not much inconvenience
has,a yet, resulted to the G.. d z. Road
but we were informed to-day that on
Saturday and Monday but a single
freight train passed each day over the
Pan Handle. Passenger trains are still
running on both roads. The cause is
a reduction of 1O per cent of the wages
recently paid the engineers, on the G.
Il p, Pan Handle, Z. w. w. d Grail
ways, while on the Penn. Central and
other great main lines there has been
no reduction. But we learn a reduc-
tion of 10 per cent is contemplated on
some of these important roads on the
first of January, when doubtless the
trouble will thicken. Orders fiom
headquarters forbid the reception of
periShable stuff for shipment by the
agents of the G. Il Z. Road. May the
best man win
Wednesday, the 3lst, was the 18th
anniversary Of one of the bloody days
of Stone River battle. The army mo-
we'd on the 26th from Nashville, in a
drenching rain: which continued al
most inces5antiy for ~ days. The ene-
my fell back as we advanced, and took
position at and across Stone River.
The most fearful carnage of the five
days fight was on the 3lSt, at Z. NJ.
" hen Breckinridge moved out to dis
lodge US from the east side of the riv-
er, sixty cannon, ,eligibly planted, pour
ed into his advancing hosts such a
murderous fire, that he went reeling
back in utter disnay. Hesays he lost
1000 killed by that fire in 50 minutes.
That night an unclouded moon threw
down her pale rays on one of the
bl0odiest fields in the worlds history.
Talk of Gravelotte and Sedan, where
there were 100000 men engaged, with
/ their 5000 and l., 900 killed and woun-
ded, as reported in those battles, whilst
here the opposing forces aggregated
about $4,000. RosecranS lost alone he
rays, 5000, and the enemy he claims,