Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-10

only should be used, for while we see
no objections to screenings on the score
of unhealthiness, screenings give but lit
tie available food"
Song of the million-"Shut the door"
To make a monkey wreuch-Feed him
on green apples.
Wrinkled gloves are ugly, but Bern
hardt wears them.
From three to five feet of snow on a
level, is reported in Northern New
York.
Senator-elect Miller of California lost
an eye in the fight at Liberty Gap, Ten
nessee.
Kansas will contribute a statue of
"Old John Brown" to the National Art
Gallery at Washington.
Names for colors are not yet exhaust
ed. A new shade of dark claret has
been christened stefano.
Heavy rains have caused the rivers of
California to overflow, doing an immense
amount of damage to crops.
The forgeries committed by John A.
SweeZy, the New York commission
merchsnt, amount to $4,000.
what Does the Winter Bring?" is
the title of a poem just received. 1t
brings diphtheria and cold feet.
Geo. B. Loring, of Massachusetts, is
recommended to General Garfield for
National Commissioner of Agriculture.
The hunting season in Ireland is prac-
tically at an end, most of the landlords
having gone to London for the winter.
The President has signed the bill pla-
cling General Ord upon the retired list of
the army, withe rank of major general.
The New York House of Representa-
tives has passed bill to prevent the
consolidation of the telegraphic COM
panies.
Prof. Joseph Rea, Superintendent of
the schools at Newcomerstown, has been
arrested whipping one of the pupils aged
Is years.
James Barr,acquitted at Bellefontaine
on the charge of killing Matthew Pol
lock, is now to be tried for perjury in
his testimony.
During the past year the deposits in
the 12S savings banks of New York
State increased $5O,OOO,OO0. The num-
Der of depositors also largely increased.
BY the bursting of the fly wheel in
the Russian Mills at Niles, Ohio, Thurs
day, two men were killed and several
wounded. The mill was badly damaged
Thirty-three acres of ground have
been secured on the west bank of the
Harlem river, New York, for the pur-
pose of establishing Geological Garden.
DR.. George Firril, member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates from
Berkley county, dropped dead at his
boarding house, in Wheeling. Sunday
morning.
The cotton crop of this country during
the past year, according to the census
report, has 100000 bales, of 450 pounds
each. This is an increase of 100000
bales over the preceding year.
In several of the provinces of Spain
great damage has been caused by floods.
In many places the railways are under
water and travel impeded. No estimate
of the losses can yet be made.
The jury in the case of Tom Buford,
tried at Owenton, KY, for the murder
of Judge Elliott, on Saturday returned a
verdict of not guilty, on the ground that
there was reasonable doubt of his sani-
ty.
The Chicago papers have information
that attempts have been made in several
cities to negotiate a finely engraved
$1,000 bond of the Chicago Mutual
Homestead Company. No such an Or
ganiZation is known there.
An aggravated case of child punish
ment has just occurred at Newark, o.
To punish boy, Miss Schlasmar filled
his mouth with ashes. A terrible at
tack of nausea followed, from which the
child did not recover for some time.
Major Lewis Reynolds, who has
charge of an artillery squad during the
rebellion, and was confidential clerk
on Grants staff before Vicksburg, died
Reynolds, at Canton, Ohio, Monday night,
in his 10th year.
Eighty miners have been discharged
from the Bonanza Mines at Virginia
City, New. There is little likelihood of
replacing them, as with small excep-
tions, the ore bodies have been worked
as long as ore extraction would pay for
mining and milling.
Governor Plaisted declared in brief
address before the Maine State Temper
ance Convention last week, his purpose
to exercise the authority conferred upon
him by the cOnstabulary clause of the
act of 1880, to enforce the prohibitory
laws in any part of the State where the
municipal authorities and sheriffs re-
fuse or neglect to do their duty. Many
of his Democratic supporters are conse-
quently disgusted.
One evening last week Mr.. w. G.
Wilkinson, a clerk at the Wheeling Ex-
change Bank, while carrying tin cash
box under his left arm and ledger I'M
the other, was seized by the throat by
two men and thrown to the ground.
One of the men snatched the box from
beneath his arm and gave him a stun
ming blow, which quieted him for time
and allowed the robbers to escape. There
was about 5000 in cash in the box, and
cheeks and orders to the amount of
s., 900.
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