Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-15
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NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
! outstanding legal tenders, $s79, go, :
~ sssifI ~ ssEfE
Ibdisnapolis paid over sldo, ,Be inter
esf last year. 2
/ %P I. Barnufn, the Snowman, was
elected Mayor OF Bridgeport, Conn.
The Republican majority in Michi-
gan on judicial officers is 1900.
FyFhe accountsof Scioto eoauty afe-to
be Inspected by General Goldman.
ISs IA sold iers, memorial charel, costing
$50, 600, is to he erected in Glendale
cemetery atsA krens =
The prosecution against ex-senator
Pomeroy in the Usage county, Kansas,
Court at Burlingame, has beendismiss
Ned. 3Ysc liiJE BluE SugUEs
The canals of New York, which
ought to Yield revenue, have cost the
State over Sl4, ,000, 900 during the past
five years. I 1885 as , Sc %ss2@
Mr.. Beecher goes to California for re-
creation, at TIE closeof his trial, instead
Of Europe, as he breads Of sea voyage.
The LIQUORS consumed in the United
States annually cost S400, ,000, 900, or $40
per-head for the entire population.
! Thtreareget $1,000, 0OoC bnshels of
wheat to be brought forward from the
States Of iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Eand Nsbraska. @z
It is estimated that three hundred
fpersoiis were killed and fifteen hundred
Eweanded by the recent terrible tornado
in Georgia. ...r..,..s-, -.....-a
II CaliforiDas wheat growers are becOni-
ing somewhat ARK ious on account o:
the prevailing drought "A good crop,
however, is believed to be assured.
The tiial of John D. Lee and others
at Beaver, U9ah, charged with partici-
pating in the Mountain Meadow mas
sacre, has been postponed.
A general reduction of passenger
rates has been made on all railroads
from New York west, and competition
is expected to force fares down still fur
ther. EEs ~ s
Pittsburgh has a paper bag machine
that can cut and paste 250 flour bags per
minute, or Il, 600 per hour, and which
consumes fifteen tons of paper per day.
The st. Louis Republican is couvin-
ced that there will be erected in that
city during the present year 1000 hOus-
es, affording accommodations for 40, ,OOO
people. rR9
The Comptroller of the Currency has
declared dividend of ten per cent,
payable on the 14th inst, to creditors
of the First National Bank of Wash
Ington.
| The claim of the American Seal Lock
com pauy and their successors against
the Treasury Department for large eX-
ira compensation, has finally been re-
jected.
1t has been decided that Gen. Sickles
did not forfeit his position on the re-
tired list in the army, by reason OF
holding the ministership to Spain
longer than one year.
+ Reports from various parts of Cali
fornia indicate serious damage to the
fruit crops by frost on Monday night OF
last week. Advices from Los Angeles
state that the grape crop is probably
ruined. @
Under recent act of the New York
| Legislature a new suit has been begun
against w. NJ. Tweed, to recover Sc,
4 l98, ,a57a paid out under The Board oi
Audit of 1870. Order of arrest has been
granted at bail fixed at $4,000, 900.
There was slight political unpleas.
antness ct Annapolis, Monday of last
week, in the course of which two white
| men and eight colored ones were shot
The conpiexional proportion is signi.
| ficant.
The first locomotive used in the Uni
ted States was the John Bull, import.
ed from England by the Albany and
Schenectady railroad in 1880. The
John Bull is still alive. 1t is kept as q
curiosity at the Albany iron works
near Troy. a...
The Omaha election, ON the 9TH inst,
resulted in the election of Col. Chase
for Mayor, Ludlow, Clerk, and five
councilmen, Republicans. The Demo.
Gratis elected Treasurer, Marshall, Po.
lice Judge and one councilman.
The Democrats of Columbus, Ohio,
held meeting at the west front of the
State House, on Wednesday, 7th inst,
to rejoice over the recent Democratic
victories. Speeches were made by
Gov. Allen and Senator Thurman and
others.
The suit brought by w, NJ. Ample,
attorney for the State of Ohio, against
Hamilton county for taxes withheld
since 1862, was last week decided by
the referee in favor of tine State. The
entire claim was allowed except inter-
est, the amount of the judgment being
s37, ,276.24.
A terrible case of fanaticism super
induced by spirit-rappings, is now un-
dergoing investigation in Pinar Del
Rio, Cuba. A mother, believing she
was acting by the direction of the spi-
rits, tore out the eyes of her son, and
afterward attempted to tear out her
own. This she did openly as a solemn
sacrifice in the presence of the other
women of the family, who prayed in
in loud voice while it was going on.
All the parties have been arrested and
are now on trial.