Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-26
TIE NEWS.


Charles W. Stagg. of Indianapolis. died
last week from an overdose Of chlOral.
An old lady, aged ninety, of Zanes-
vile. o., WAS fatally burned as she lay
In bed.
The House of the Michigan Legisla-
ture voted resolution of sympathy for
Gen. Grant, last week.
Marietta (O) Republicans are divided
la the support of Judge Foraker and
Gen. Kennedy for Governor.
The Secretary of the Navy has been
advised that revolution exists. in Pam
anna and Aspinwall, and Carthagena ID
besieged.
Col. A. J. Smith, of the old Sixtieth
Corps, has been appointed Governor OF
the Leavenw nworth branch of the Nation
al Soldiers Home.
Thomas Williams, miner. fell down
shaft of the Cambria Coal Mine
Youngstown, O., and was crushed to
death at the bottom.
The New York Boaod of Health has
ordered house-to-house inspection, in
view of the probable appearance Of chol.
era this summer.
The tanners present at the convention
of the tanners and leather dealers in
Cincinnati decided to organize Ma
tional Association of their own.
A fire at Ishpeming, Mich, destroyed
two story block of buildings contains
ing the Postoffice, Odd Fellows Hall.
Masonic Hall, City Library and Council
Chamber. Loss $4,000.
Dick Branuon, who robbed the U. S.
mail OF Southwick, Texas, was convict
ed and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life. He was one of the gang who MUIR
dered Marshal Gosling to effect their
escape from him.
Secretary Whitney has begun thor
ough study of the Navy Department.
He has with him an expert accountant
named VIM. Calhoun, who will investi.
gate all the accounts of the department
and the method Of keeping them.
Secretary OF Navy Whitney has in+
stIucted Commander Maban. at Panama.
to take necessary precautions to protect
American interests in the event of a
breaking out of hostilities between Gen.
tral American States and Barrios.
John Payne, colored, who shot and
killed Albert Russell on the day of the
October election in Cincinnati, and who
was arrested and indicted at Democratic
lnstigation, was acquitted by jury after
only five minutes consultation.
Lieutenant" John w. Richard, of the
Salvation Army, was arrested at North
Adams, Mass, last week, and indicted,
with three of his soldiers, for obtaining
$4,000 worth of goods from merchants
in differet cities and disposing of them
for their own benefit.
The Supreme Court of Iowa has unan-
imously affirmed the constitutionality Of
the prohibition law. 1t also sustains
the validity of the injunctiOns to abate
saloons as nuisances, and in every par
ticular maintain the provisions of the
act as it stands to day.
Judge Phillips, of GAINESVILLE, O., has
decided that as the Scott law has been
once declared constitutional by the Su-
PRIME Caurt, taxes paid between that
time and the second decision which de-
clared it unconstitutional, could not be
recovered, and the county is not liable
to refund the money. and does not even
have the power TO refund it.
There is general CONSERVATION at St.
Mary's. W. Va, over the finding of the
grand jury of that county, which is just
made public. More than one hundred
persons were indicted. some of whom
are of the highest social standing, inclu.
ding an attorney and two physicians and
a minister. Several ladies of the best
families are also in the list These per:
sons were in the habit of playing domi-
noes in public.