Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-16
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the round of society.
When are eyes not eyes? When the
wind makes them water.
When birds soar they warble, but
when a throat's sore.
Belknap wept when he heard that he
was watched.
\ sister-in-law of the dynamite
Thomassen was discharged from her
place in st. Louis store solely on ac-
count of her relationship to him.
Minister Washburne's friends are
now bringing him forward as the Re
publican candidate for Governor of Hill
nois. This is quite come down from
the Presidency.
Albert Grant will soon leave En-
gland for this country, to testify in the
Emma mine case. He will contradict
the statements of Lyon in every essen
tial particular.
According to an article in the New
York Herald, there are 10000 more
children in the public schools of New
York city than there are proper accom-
modatiOns for.
Three young men named Rynis, Nez-
ry and Edgar, while in the woods,
near st. John, n. B., were Overtaken
by snow storm and perished. Two
| of the bodies have been found.
The Wyoming Republican Terrific
rial Convention met at Evanston last
week, and elected delegates to the
Republican National Convention.
They were instructed to vote for Bris-
/ tow for President.
The Italian Parliament was opened
last week, by the King in person. The
speech treated Of the prosperous condi-
ton Of the country, and expressed graf
ificati0n at the progress and efficiency
of the army.
Plus IX. is and has always been an
excellent musician, and is quite expert
/ as a Violoncellist. In addition he has a
fine baritone voice, and takes an intel
/ ligent interest in the music in st.
Peters.
A Washington special to the Phila-
delphia Tines says: The assertion is
made public tonight that Governor
Hendricks, of Indiana, has been invOlv-
ed in some fraudulent proceedings with
General Love in connection with the
Gatling gun contract.
Mrs. Belknap says that her case is of
/ little Importance compared with the
situation of others. The names of
rrominent men are threatened as hav-
ING secured offices for their friends
through the Influence of their presents
and their money.
The Senate at Washington has pass
ed "a bill appropriating $4,000 for an in
vestigation by the Agricultural Depart
ment into the Rocky Mountain locust,
cotton worm, chinch bug, army worm,
Hesian fly, potato bug and tobacco
worms, with a view OF destroying these
pests. The extent of their ravages will
Justify this action.
Orrville Grant wants to be invesIi-
gated. General Schenck wants to be
/ Investigated. EX Senator Stewart
wants to be Investigated. Mr.. Pen
dleton insists upon AN investigation.
! Governor Hendrick is anxious TO be in
vestigated. General Love is ready to
be Investigated. The anxious set is
filling up rapidly Gin. Com.
Charlotte Cushman failed to marry
Chas. Spaulding, of Newburyport, not
because Of opposition TO the young
mans parents, but because he became
4 fatally i'll. Just before Miss Cushman
went On the stage ne wrote to her,
"You will go To the public, and | to the
grave" and he soon died.
The King of Belgium has just en-
riched his private collection by
sketch of Rubens, representing Christ
triumphing over sin and death. 1t
WAS the last of a series executed by
! Rubeps to serve as designs for the
tapestries of the Count OlivareS, the
other sketches being in the museum Of
Madrid.
A correspondent Of the New York
Tribune urges the formation of a third
party. lie will scarcely induce the
Tribune to 90 into that movement. Its
experience in the Liberal affair of '72
probably satities its appetite for third
parties. At present the Tribune Is pre-
pairing to fall into the Republican line
under Blaine or BristOw, or almost any
other man. Grant OF course excepted.