Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-08-27
THE NEWS.

Muskingum county Democrats nominated a
county ticket on Saturday.
Col. 4. S. Mariner, Postmaster at Knoxville,
Tenn, is under arrest for robbing the mails.
Ira Hutchison, an old and well known citi-
zen of Columbus, died Saturday, of consump-
ton.
Hog cholera has broken out near TuscOla,
Illinois, and large numbers have died from this
disease.
The German Republican press generally be-
lieve the nomination of Hoadly to to be very
weak one.
Several government steamers at Port Wash
ington, L. l., were burned. The loss is estima-
ted at 100000.
Minnesota authorities have taken measures
to prevent the spread of small pox throughout
the Northwest
Governor Hoadly's ratification speech is gen.
orally judged by Democrats te have been a
grieyous mistake.
Adam FOrepaugh's circus was seized Friday
for debt contracted last year with railroad
company, at Peoria, Ill.
The destruction of the growth in the best
tobacco districts in Pennsylvania has been
caused by hail storm.
President Cleveland was snubbed by the
sage of Gramercy Park, and his journey ended
abruptly at Yonkers, n. Y.
The remains of VIII Carlton, the actor and
were laid to rest in the cemetery Of
the EvergIeens, New York.
The affidavit of GLADDEN. on the ale-toast
story has fallen like wet blanket ON the Pro-
hibitionists at Mt. Vernon, o.
Ripley county, is in state of terror over
the presence OF huge snake. Efforts are to
be made to capture the monster.
A terrible storm passed over Titusville, Pa,
Friday, lightning striking the residence of
Samuel Chambers, instantly killing his wife.
A bolt of lighting killed five negroes, who
were seeking shelter under an oak tree on the
Longis plantation, st. Charles Parish, La.
Marquis De Mores, the millionaire cattle
man, has been indicted on charge of murder
by the grand jury, now in session at Mandan,
Dakota.
Col. VIM. Sirwell, a gallant soldier of the
late war, is dying slowly at his home in Kit
tanning, Pa, from cancerous affection of the
throat.
Parties who recommended Dalton for Post
master at Lincolnville, Me-, now claim that
they did so previous TO learning that he was
]. R. Walkup, President of the Emporia, rs.
City Council, is supposed to have been poison
ed by his wife, whom he married in Covington,
KY, July last.
Gov. Hoadly honored a requisition of the
Governor of Iowa for John Doe and Richard
Doe, horse thieves, who are wanted at Inde-
pendence. Ia.
s. The true inwardness of the late Chicago
ballot box frauds is likely to be made known,
unless "Dutchy' O'Keefe, now in Joliet Peni-
tentiary, is pardoned.
The New Hamshire House passed resolu-
tions requesting Congressman to further the
enactment of laws securing the public lands
exclusively to American people.
In excavating cistern at Gen. Eppa Hun
toms stables, at Warrenton, Va, a grave was
discovered, supposed to be that of Mario, an
African chief and voudoo doctor.
Thomas and Sarah White, brother and sis
ter, were committed to the Flatbush Insane
Asylum, N. Y. For thirteen years they lived
together as man and wife, and had several
children.
A petition is in circulation in Columbus and
other cities, requesting the President to call an
extra session of Congress to consider measures
for the relief of the industrial classes and the
revival of business.
At an advertised mass meeting of Prohibi-
florists OF SciotO county, O., held at Ports
mouth, just twenty were present, eleven Re-
publicans and nine Democrats, and they had
the cheek to nominate a county ticket.
Hon. Gibson Atherton, the Democratic nom
inee for Supreme Judge, at an ovation rendered
him at Newark, O., is reported to have said:
81 am under many obligations to the men who
worked for my nomination. l am not only a
Judge expectant, but Judge in reality. If
my friends have any cases in which they need
favorable action bring them before me-"