Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-07-19
NEWS BRIEFS.


ganized in Columbus.
y post Office called Foraker has been
established III Hardin county.
An earthquake shock was felt on Sat
urday morning in the vicinity of Cairo,
Ill.
Immense petroleum fields have just
been discovered ia Northwestern Wyo-
ming.
Samuel J. Randall says he i. candi-
date for Speaker, but not directly or re-
motely for any other Office.
An Albany dispatch relates that Mi
chaei Poets, while reading his Bible, vas
struck by lightning anG killed.
Stanley, the African explorer, has
been heard from up the Congo. Five of
The Belgian members of his party have
died.
Three thousand Crangemen celebrs-
ted the anniversary of the battle Of the
BOyne in Toronto by quiet public pro-
cession.
Rev. DR.. W. II. Hornblower, Professor
of Theology and HOmiletics in the Pres
Dyterian Western Theological Seminary,
died in Allegheny City on Monday.
The editor of the New York World
has seen Tildcn. He says the stories of
the Sage's extreme weakness and of his
exceptional yigoI, are both untrue.
With one exception the saloons and
hotel bars in Kansas City remained
closed on the 18th, in obedience to the
requirements of the new Sunday law.
The storm on Thursday night devel-
oped in portions of Missouri and Kansas
into a cyclone. There was injury to
crops, and buildings were blown down.
An 0regan man, who is in Ohio, says
HOadlys effort in behalf of Tilden ia
the Oregon case WAS poorly regarded out
there, and he couldn't be elected a skye.
polisher.
A bolt of lightning descended upon a
cOlOred camp-meeting near Baltimore.
4 large number of the wOrShipers were
shocked, and several were rendered
senSeleSs.
Alex. Johnson, formerly a prominent
merchsnt OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has been
gerry, perjury and embezzlement, in the
sum Of $1,000.
A bark laden with rags has arrived
off New Haven from Egypt, but they
will not be allowed to unload or com
municate with people on shore, for fear
Of cholera contagion.
John Robinson, farmer Of Newcon-
erstown, o., comes to the front with
the story Of huge snake eighteen feet
long, which frightened him and his
horse almost to death.
Two colored men fought a duel at
Helena, Ark, at twenty PAGES. One of
them used muSket and the other rifle.
But one round was fired. There were
two funerals the next day.
Gov. Foster, Speaker Keifer, Amos
Townsend and other Ohio men have in
corporated the Walnut Land and Coal
Company, of Bates county, Missouri,
with a capital of Sl,OGO,OOO.
The Democratic managers in Colum-
bus are we'll provided with funds. The
statement is risked that they will handle
more money during the Campaign than
was ever before handled in State cam
paign.
Mrs. Gen. Phelps, Mrs. Walter Phelps
and child, while crossing,in carriage,
the Delaware, LaCkawanna and Western
Railway, at Leroy, y. Y. were struck
by an express train aud all of them
killed.
Vanderbilt is IN earnest about build =
ing Il South Pennsylvania Trunk Line
The charter for such road has been In
the Vanderbilt family for twenty years.
The survey is being made and = syndi :
cate formed.
The franchise for the express busi-
ness on the Northern Pacific Railroad
has been purchased 10y Eastern capital
lists, who have arganized the Northern
Pacific Express Company with capital
of SlO.OOO,OOO.
Two Thousand men in the North
Chicago Rolling Mill have resolved to
strike for higher wages on Monday.
The managers say they are under agree
ment TO work at their present wages
until January l.
Senator Sherman, when charged upon
by New York interviewer. on Friday,
said he tho't agricultural matters were
of more interest to the people Of Ohio
Just at present than anything else
When the hargests are gathered there'll
oe time ennugh 10 discuss politics"
Al the Democratic Senatorial canven-
ton OF the seventeenth and Twenty
eighth districts. held at MI. GileAd, Fri
day. Andrew LeTeviEg WAS nominated
on The first ballot over VIM. q. Beebe,
editor Of the Union Register, b. . %
majority.
a strange story comes from Dallas rs-
gariing the campaign of Gsa. Crook. It'll
Is To the effect that instead of carturipg
the Apochss they captured him, but al
lowed him TO leave on condition thxt
they should be allowed to return tol
their reservation without punishment.
Crooks guides were two-faced.
X has 'een discovered that a bank
ledger WAS stolen Thursday night from
the Office Of the Tennessee state Trea,u-
rer. The book contains much of the ey.
ldsnce On Which the prosecution Of the
de'"ultihg Treasurer Polk depended. A |
reward oi S25 has been offered for the
rejum Of the book or Tho detection ofl
the person who stole it.
Mrs. Mary Meier, Of MancheSter n |
tier suffering from some internal dis
order Hnlil her mind brgan TO be affect
ca permitted physicians to operate upon
her Ihey located the trouble in herf
stomach and took therefrom a common