Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-24
NEWS ITEMS.

The Hon. Garkson n. Potter has de-
clined the nomination for Congress by
the Democratic Convention of the
Twelfth New York district.
DR.. Roswell Waldo, Surgeon of the
Marine Hospital at Cairo, Illiaois, died
Friday of yellow fever.
The story from New Zealand that
five missionaries had been eaten by the
natives is now officially contradicted.
The October return of the grain crops
to the Department of Agriculture esti-
mates the total production OF corn at
thirteen hundred millions. The esti-
mate of the oat crop is not complete,
but it will be somewhat larger than thai
of last year.
Surgeon General Barnes, in his au-
nual report, states that the only cases
of yellow fever that have occurred
among the troops were in the small
forces retained at Jackson barracks, be-
low New Orleans, where there were
five Cases and two deaths, the prompt
removal of troops from the infected
districts having prevented a more
serious loss.
General Grant was received with al
most royal honors on his arrival in
Spain. On entering Spain he Was wel>
coined by delegation of officers of
King AlfonSO'S staff and invited to the
Royal car. On reaching San Sebastian
General Grant was received by ex-
President Castelar,. At Vittoria on
alightning he was conducted TO the
nf
Thursday was welcomed by the King,
and side by side they rode at the head
of the column over the famous battle
field of Vittoria. Friday the General
dined with the King, reviewed the
Spanish troops and, in the evening, left
for Madrid.
Admiral Paulding, senior f1ag-officer
on the retired list OF the navy, a son of
the caDtor of Major Andre; and the last
surviving officer of the Battle of Lake
Champlain, died at Huntington l.. l. on
Sunday.
Secretary Sherman says 100000
ounces of silver will be the amount
purchased weekly by the Treasury De-
partment.
negroes were killed and wounded, and
one cotton gin, with seventy bales of
cotton, were burned.
he Board of Public Works of West
Virginia held meeting in Wheeling
Saturday, and selected the site upon
which to erect the necessary buildings
for the use of the State, in the city OF
Charleston.
John K. Link, Assistant Postmaster
of the House, was arrested by Post
Office detective at Washington Satur-
day, for robbing letters. In his posses
sion were found letters that he had
opened and robbed of their contents,
and several checks on which endorse
ments were forged.
John A Prentice, formerly Warden
of the OHIO Penitentiary, died in the
Asylum at Newburg Friday night.
His insanity was brought on by jump
ing from moving train at A5htabula,
Ohio, and striking the back of his head
on the railroad track.
The annual military conscriptiOn In
Germany will be increased by 10000
men. This is NEARLY in consequence
of an increase of population. .
In the United States Circuit Court, at
Baltimore, Judge Bond filed his de-
cision in the socalled "cigar petition
case" The decision requires separate
rooms for the manufacture and sale of
cigars. s
St. Joseph's Catholic Cathedral, at
Columbus, Ohio, was eOnsecrated Sun.
day with imposing ceremonies, the
services being conducted by several
Bishops. A large street procession was
one of the features.
Several Christian churches and
schools in the Chinese province of
Fukien have been burned by the ma
tive fanatics. Excessive taxation in
the district of Chusan has caused the
formation of dangerous mobs, and in
surrection is threatened.
State Treasurer Elijah Gates of Mis-
souri,, has been arrested on indictments
charging him with improper use of the
public moneys of the State. EX State
Treasurer James w. Mercer is also uu-
der arrest, and it is rumored that John
T. Crisp, the Democratic cindidhte for
Congress, will probably be indicated
for acts in connection with the Treas
ury's ring.