Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-11-22
NEWS BRIEFS.

. A resolution adjourning the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature December 5 sine die
has passed the House.
The total net revenue of the United
States fer the past year was 1896. .2S7.5Sl,
"a decrease from last year of S5,237 Sos.
Senator Malone is preparing an ad-
dress To the American people, in which
he will give an authentic account of the
Danvilie massacre and charge the re-
sponsibility for it upon the Bourbon
party. Ii is expected by Mahone's fol-
lowers that the course events have ta-
ken Will greatly strengthen him in the
opinion of the people of the North.
The celebrated Dresback murder trial
has finally been settled by the pr0secu-
tion abandoning the case. Dresback's
wife died in Lancaster, OHIO, in 1874.
Seven years later the. husband was
charged with her murder, and after trial
sentenced to the Penitentiary for life
The Supreme Court granted the accused
a new trial, which has led to a nolle
proseqni being entered.
Seven unknown men concealed them
selves IN the woods near the home of
the Ford two miles from Richmond,
Mo-, and when Charley Ford, one of the
slayers of Jesse James, made his appear
ance they all opened fire upon bin.
Their aim was bad and Charley charged
upon them, causing the entire party TO
take To their horses under fire oil his re-
volver. There is strong feeling in the
neigbborhood against having either of
the Ford boys around.
Several persons were killed and 9TH
ers injured by the wrecking Of train
on the Mexican Central Railway for the
purpose of robbery.
Missionaries of the n. f. Church have
accepted donations Of $4,000 for med
lcal college al Ndnklu, China; So, 900 for
an Angfo-Japanese university at Toxic,
Japan, ,anu $1,000 for a theological school
at Foo Chow, China.
Comptroller Knox will recommend in
his annual report that the National
banks be authorized to issue notes to
the amount of ninety per cent. of the
market Instead of the par value of the
bonds they have on deposit.
The National Swine Breeders Associ-
alton, in session in Chicago. appointed
committee to secure such legislation
as will open foreign markets to Ameri-
crn pork. An official classification, for
use in all State and ether leading fairs,
will be prepared.
The news from Virginia is of the ac-
cumulation of evidence of carefully
laid plan to murder negroes at the re-
cent election if they persisted in voting.
Several intended assassinatiens have
been discovered.
Two machine guns have just been
completed in Hartford, Conn.,, for Gen.
Grant, as presents to the Viceroy of
China and the Mikado of Japan. Guns
of the model after which they are made
have Government record of sos shots
minute.
Aztec, the famous 3-year-old. died of
lung fever at Lexington. His owners,
Powers & Sons, had refused $4,000 for
him.
The trial of III persons, charged with
participation in riot. will begin soon in
Hungary. Fourteen hundred witnesses
have been summoned.
The receipts of iron ore at Cleveland
fell off 30 per cent. the past year. One
rolling mill will shut down December l,
on account of the depressed market, and
others will stop operations or greatly re-
duce the number of their employees
The gelding Frank, with a running
mate, trotting against Winship and mate,
on the Prospect Park course, for purse
of $4,000, made his mile in 1908.