Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

They have a queer way of abbrevi-
ating the name of Beaver Dam, Wis,
to 3. Dam.
Ethan Allen was not younger
brother of Bill Allen, of Ohio. No re-
latiOn existed between them.
Henry Wilson has been weeping in
the chamber of John q. Breckinrfdge
and at the tomb of Zachary Taylor.
New York sends out thirty-eight tons
every day in letters and newspapers.
exclusive of mail merchandise.
The latest reports from Maryland
state that the peace crop will be larger
this year than for several years pre-
vious. That's juicy news.
The Topeka Commonwealth saws
there was never better prospect for
an abundant harvest in Kansas than
the present.
The Chinese population of San Fran
cisco have heathenishly bestowed upon
Hammond the title of "Muchee
Jumpee."
The city fathers of Denver are ety.
mologically convinced that licentfous-
ness ought not to be brought under
license ordinance.
Rev. DIR. George Webber, of Kent
Hill, Me-. suicided by hanging at that
place. He was formerly Presiding
Elder of the Redfield districts.
All the German Catholic Relief Soci-
eties of the United States viii meet at
Cincinnati on the 10th inst. Sixty
thousand people are expected to attend.
From arrests recently made in New
York, it appears that the servant girls
of that city have to large extent been
cooperating with burglars. Look to
your help.
Secretary BristOw says he shall have
S6, 600, 900 of silver coin in the Treasury
by the end of June, and $40, ,00O, 600 by
September, which he will issue under
the law redeeming fractional currency.
According to letter from Moscow.
the union of all the United Greeks in
Russia with the Orthodox Church will
soon be accomplished. The movement
is steadily extending.
The Southern Memorial Association
has adopted resolution that all the
soldiers of the Federal and Confederate
armies be cordially invited to Join the
Memorial Association in decorating the
graves at Arlington on the 1st of June.
The Prussian Government has been
making strenuous eXertions to prevent
emigration from her borders. Never
theless, it is announced that 6OOO faIni-
lies have prepared to leave for the
United States in few weeks.
4 colored man named Sylvanus
Payne, said to have been one hundred
and ten years old, was found dead in
his bed near Alexandria, Virginia. a
week ago. He was much disfigured
by the rats, which had eaten out his
eyes, and gnawed his face and toes.
Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, the
late lady regent of Mt. Vernon, died at
her home, Rosemont, Laurens county,
s. c., on the I'd instant. She was hon.
orably distinguished for her successful
exertions to recover the Mount Yer
non property from embarraSs ment and
place it under national care and keep
ing.
The constitution of New Hampshire
No person is eligible to the office of Gov
ernOr, Senator or Representative un-
less he Is of the Protestant religion. At
various times attempts have been
made to strike out the prosertptiva fea-
ture but they failed.
A gentleman in Europe writes: II
see in the American papers notices of
bank bills altered from one denomina.
ton to another. This is impossible in
this part of the world, through the very
simple device of having bills OF differ
ent values made of different sizssS
A French scientist proposes = plan
whereby ocean steamers may avoid the
danger of collision with icebergs in fog
gy weather by carrying submerged
electric thermometer, which shall ring
a bell when the lower temperature Of
the water indicates the proximity Of
large bodies Of ice.
A fire at the Hebron camp-ueeting
grounds, near Hebronville, Mass,
Fuller's dwelling house and barn. The
cottages belonged to the American
Millennial Association, and included
the minister's house, lodging house,
and the Pennsylvania cottage. There
was about two-thirds Of an insurance on
the property.
Some interesting statistics have re-
Gently been published in Cincinnati,
showing the business and industrial re-
sources OF that city. On the first Of the
present year there were in Cincinnati
4,459 manufacturing establishments,
60, ,999 hands; the capital in
vested amounted to s63, l49.0S5, and
the real estate occupied was valued at