Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-05-03
NEWS ITEMS.

State Senator Thomas CloonaA drop
ped dead upon the street OF Chicago OF
supposed heart disease.
Pittsburgh plxsterers met Thursday
night and decided to strike on May for
S3 25 per day. They are now getting
50 90.
The strike of the cigar makers at New
York continues. Several manufacturers
will pay the increased 81 per thousand.
Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served by the entire suspension OF busi-
ness at Savannah, Ga. Large crowds
decorated the soldiers graves.
John Fallon, laborsr digging well
in Louisville, KY, was killed by the
walls falling in, covering him under 80
feet of sand and earth.
Ex-President Hayes was given din
ner last night by Whitelaw Reid, editor
of the Tribune, at bis residence. 1t was
entirely informal and private.
Ir the House branch of the Michigan
Legislature, the prohibition amendment
was lost, the vote standing 81 to SO.
This ends the matter for this session.
Quite number of saloon keepers in
Columbus have closed up on account OF
the Scott Law, and it Ia predicted that
their number will be increased to TIVE
hundred.
The State Commissioner Of Insurance
las refused permission TO the Equitable
Reserve Fund Life Association, of New
York, to do business in this State.
This Secretary of the Treasury has de-
manded payment by the Union Pacllc
Railroad Company Of the amount due
the Government.
Several earthquakes occurred in Chi
Ii during the month of March. Consid-
cradle damage was done. The volcano
of Ometepe is In eruption for the first
time in .histsry.
Toledo and Athens both want the ad,
ditional insane asylum which will prob
ably be built somewhere in the State
under the bill passed by the Legislature
on the last day of the session.
There will he a meeting of the com,
manding officers of the National Gnafd
with the Governors staff. in Columbus
O., May 4, to consult with reference tC
the encampment of this year.
Ira StGmp, who has the reputation OF
having stolen more than twenty horses
was captured at Wabash, Ind, and ia
y,
horse from farmer near the latter
place.
A complimentary dinner WAS given
the Italian tragedian Salvini at New
York. He made his final appearance Sat
urday night before his departure for Eu
| rope.
A bill has been reported by the Ways
&Means Committee of the Pennsylvania
House imposing tax of one mill or
every gallon of crude petroleum shipped
from Pennsylvania.
| A project is on foot to establish ma
tional bank at some point in Texas, will
capital of two or more millions of 0Ol
lars. Several high officers Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad are said to be IL
the scheme.
Isaac Sippiti,a White street merchant
was committed to the TOmbs, at New
York, on the charge of LevensOn & Co
clothiers, that he obtained their note
for SIC 900, misrepresenting himself t.
be worth S45,000.
At Temples Mills, Bradford county
Fla, Pink Blocker whipped his nepheV
till covered with blood. He then tie
the boy in the chimney, head downward
and roasted him till the flesh dropped
He then took the boy down and threw
cold water on him.
Under the new law the motion dock
ct of the Supreme Court of Ohio is re
stored, and the business of the courI
| which it was intended to facilitate, vii
be retarded more than enough to bal
ance the gain arising from the establish
ment of the Supreme Court Commission
Col. Rockwell is engaged in the tasl
of.editing and compiling the spseche
delivered by Gen. Garfield during tn
last year or so of his life, including hi
utteranees at the Chicago Convention
his reponses to the numerous delega
tions that visited him at Mentor. an
others delivered at Williams Colleg
Alumni meeting here, and on other OF
casions after his inauguration.