Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-12-10
THE NEWS.

II is said that q ilibustering expedi-
tiou against Cuts Is being fitted out at
Key West
The steel cruiser Dolphin is being pre-,
pared for fiaal trial, the longest sea
trip she has ever made.
Capt. W. S. Wickham, of Norwalk has
received his appointment as Assistant
AdjHtsnt General.
The Mississippi jetties have grown too
crooked for safe passage, although there
is plenty of water.
The Youngstown Baking Company
made voluntary assignment. Their Ii
abilities will fall short about $4,000.
Canon Farrar has completed his
American trip. delivered his farewell
lsctvre, and has left for England.
The jury in the Abbubl murder case,
in New Philadelphia, o., brought in the
surprising verdict of not guilty
A prominent lawyer of Macon, Ga,
vas shot by another well-eonnected cit>
izen owing to the refusal of loan of
money.
1t is reported that fully two-thirds of
the wheat crop of Dakota has been sold,
and pessed from the hands Of the farm
ers.
The Mexican Minister asserts that he
has received no official information con-
cerning the revolutions said to exist in
Mexico.
About four hundred employees of the
York Agricultural Works, of Farquhar.
Pa struck on account of a reduction of
wages.
A suit for $4,000 damages has been
brought against the New York World
and Joseph Pulitzer by Mayor Grace, of
New York.
The will of the late Vice President
has b-en probated. HIS personal and
real property are beqne athed to his wife
and her heirs.
Gen. Legan's book. The Great Con
spiracy, 10 SO near completion that its
publication is announced by February
next.
A scheme is under way by the Stands
ard Oil Company to pipe natural gas for
heating and Illuminating purposes in
Buffalo, n. Y.
dollar on pig iron, brought about by 4
steadily increasing demand, especially in
Pittsburgh.
The Micigan delegation in the House
have agreed upon q tariff bill with d
long free list, beginning with free lum+
Der aud free salt.
The strike among the miners al Pitts
burgh is reported to be nearing the end.
At points where men are working every
thing is quiet.
Some interesting disclosures regarding
the undervaluatiOn of cutlery have been
brought about by the Customs authori-
ties of Philadelphia.
A prominent physician. who was for a
long time the attendant of Mr.. Hend-
ricks, says that the Vice President did
not die of heaIt paralysis.
Bags of Ohio mail matter were burned
at Sciu. and a reward is offered by the
Erie Company for the persons who mis-
placed the switch.
The town of Duncan, on the Southern
Pacific railroad,w was attacked by Indians.
1t is feared that a number of murders
nave been committed.
A fire at Bay City, Michigan. destroyed
the largest sawmill on Saginaw River,
and at the time it Was built the largest
in the world. Loss $4,000, and $50
men out of employment.
The proprietor of the Senate restaur+
ant has begun to violate the Senate rules
by presenting formidable list of wines
and liquors, thereby neutraliZing the
effect OF the news from Atlanta.
A. NJ Bell, Supervising Architect, in
his report to the Secretary of The Treast
ury, mentions eighty new buildings,
ranging from $4,000 to S2,O00000. in
course of construction. Total, SIS, ,51l 400.
A new swindling scheme embracing
matters of Importance to taxpayers has
been decided at Parkersburg. w. Va. 1t
is references to the ownership of the
bridge which crosses the Ohio at that
peint.
The Chicago saloon keepers claim that
the closing of their establishments on
Sunday would be an injustice to the gen.
eral population of the city. A formid-
able list of statistics is presented to act
centuate their claim.
The New York Chamber of Com mmerce
adopted series of resolutions deploring
the decline of American shipping. The
present indefensible state of New York
harbor was made matter of attention
by the Harbor Improvement Committee
The terrible explosion of the boiler of
tug boat took place on East River, OPP
posite Sixtieth street, in New York, Cd
Thursday. No trace of the tug could be
found. and it is believed that she sank
Immediately and all on board went down.
The crew numbered six men, as far as
could be ascertaiIed.
A new comet was observed on Wednes-
day night at Harvard College Observa-
ha6 oil q
been received at the college from DR..
Kruger. of Kiel. announcing the discov-
cry of faint comst. Its position is given
as follows: December 2, I hours, min
utss. II seconds, Cambridge mean time;
right ascension, = hours, sc minutes,
265 seconds; dsclination. north 81 de-