Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-04-18


ClarksvilIe, Tenn, has had tali
million fire.
a tornado in Kansas Saturday night
destroyed many houses, blew 10 ears
OF the track and wrecked a stock train.
A hurricane and water-spouts re.
Gently broke upon Canton, China,
doing immense damage to the city.
1t is stated that Ex Queen Isabella,
of Spain, has been obliged to sell her
diamonds, valued at sSO,00O.
Congress on Saturday voted 5000
toward the erection of monument
over the grave OF Thomas jefferson.
Negotiations for the proposed Cou-
gress Of the Powers continue, but moth
ing new and definite is published.
Broadway Bank, in New York, is
paying out gold in sums Of five hun
dred dollars and under.
General Grants cousin, ]. G. Mar
shall prominent Lawyer and politi-
clan Of Brown county, Ohio, died in
Columbus Sunday.
The Jefferson mill at Steubenville,
is running double turn and the Com
psny are shipping large quantity Of
rails down the river.
Iu the Ohio Hous Friday the oil to
authorize the granting of licenses to
pl ices where intOXicauts are sold was
indefinitely postponed.
The Texas Pacifc Managers have
agreed to make the fight for the Texas
Pacific subsidy first in the Senate, and
the effort will be made to bring it up
next week.
Five steamers sailed from New V
for Europe Saturday, earring q Ia -
number of passengers and considerable
cargOes. The grain and live calf Z
shipments were heavy.
The Cleveland Sunday Post has been
sued by a saloon keeper named Hutch
ins for libelOus articles rejecting in the
Post some months ego. Hutchins
claimed damages ct so 900.
a fire at Z4nesville, O., Thursday
evening destroyed Halls planning N i,
a portion OF the United States Hotel,
and several frame buildings. Loss,
SO, 600; no insurance.
At Philadelphia, on Saturday, Judge
Mitchell GverrulRi the motion Tor q
new trial in the case of Blasius Pistori.
Us, the eX-priest, convicted of murder,
and sentenced the prisoner to death.
The President Is said to be seriously
contemplating pardOning the EIIenton
rioters in South Carolina. COlored ex-
Congressman Elliott, OF that State, has
written letter protesting in the name
of the Republicans against these par
dons.
God is being paid out by the mer'
chants of Chicago quite freely. The
Northwestern Bank has advertised
that it will redeem in gold all of its
circulating notes that may be present.
ed st its counter. Ii is the first of the
Nationel banks TO take this step.
Mckay, the alleged murderer of Nc
C0rmack, of Mt, Vernon, has been re-
turned tD that place for trial. John
Rand, the other murderer, is ia prison
in Canada, and considerable time must
necessarily elapse before he can be
eXtradited.
It's believed the Senate will adopt
the House amendment to the Pension
Appropriation bill, providing that from
and after July 1 none but wounded aud
disabled Union soldiers shall hold the
offices of Pension law, but fifteen Of the
eighteen P-nsion Aaents. IF this
provision bacGme5 a law, about fifteen
Of the eighteen Pension Agents will
have to vacate office TO make way f0r
wounded Hen.
S. Angle Cbaca, the Treasurer Of the
Union Mills, Of Fan River, whose
frauds amount te over h+lf million
has at last been committed to Jail
His family aud friends, who have
been ruined By his crimes, were
anxious that he should be spared this
humiliation, that IS deemed nnthing
but justice when a starring man filtches
a loaf of bread to support life.
THE "Bankrupt" bill which has
passed the Senate, with so little cp-
position, is a repeal, pure aud simple,
Of the present law, save that i! does not
apply to cases in court at the time the
act shall take effect. The Bill now
goes to the House.
IT is a noble reform party which
cuts down the pittance of crippled