Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17
THE NEWS.

Colonel Joshua T. Williams, well-known
colored man at Columbus, O., is dead.
George winkler was thrown from a wagon
at Van Buren,, Ohio, and instantly killed.
General R. P Kennedy opened the campaign
at Canton, Ohio, in an able speech.
The government has demanded fumigation
of Canadian mails coming to this country.
Fifteen thousand people attend the bicycle
tournament at Springfield, Mass, last week.
General Crook reports Lieutenant Davis as
after party of twenty-nine Indians in N. N.
The defaulting salesman, Probasco, of Zanes
vile, committed suicide in his cell by taking
poison.
Mr. Blaine is seported in excellent health,
and busily engaged upon the recOnd volume of
his book.
Coal miners about Rock Island, Ills, are on
strike for an increase of wages of three and
four cents.
Miss Margaret Hawker, an aged lady, was
murdered in her house at Troy, 3. Y, and the
house robbed.
Simon Brenner, Democratic nominee for
state senator from the Dayton district, bis
withdrawn.
James 7. Mcintosh, residing on Pine Greek,
five miles from Pittsburgh, accidently shot and
killed his mother.
Martin Kunkle, well-knowr farmer near
Mt. Vernon, o., has assigned, with debts $4,000
greater than assets.
The president has appointed Mrs. Marian A.
Mulligan pension agent at Chicago, Miss Sweet
having resigned.
The post-ofice department has about COM
pleted arrangements for the special delivery to
be inaugurated October l.
Jim and Pink Lee, Te1ss dhperados, said to
have killed forty persons within two years,
have had their career ended.
The body of Hon. John Randolph Clay, who
died, after holding many official places, in Lon
don, has arrived at Philadelphia.
The army of Tennessee reunion began in
Chicago Wednesday of last week; Gen. Sher-
man delivered an Grafton on Grant.
Claude Graham Debruler, formerly connected
with Cincinnati and Terre Haute papers, died
at Evans, after three weeks illness.
The thirty-third senatorial district has nom
mated by acclamation W. W. Cook, of Toledo,
and W. c. Tingle of Columbus Grove.
Edward Clark, of Chicago, while drunk, at
Avilla, Ind, and resisting arrest, was shot and
killed by deputy marshal Frank Stockley.
The senior partner of the firm of Willis &
Wyant, Findlay, O., decamped with all the
cash, and the firm assigned in consequence.
A telegram from Captain Lee, of the Indian
reservation, states that sixty thousand cattle
have been driven off. Fifty thousand yet remain.
At the Republican senatorial convention,
held at Middletown, last week, Colonel Dan
Bowman, Middletown, was nominated senator.
By arrangement with the government, the |
Adams Express Company is to transfer the re-
mainder of the coin from New Orleans to Wash !
ington.
The annual election of the chamber of COM
merece was held on Tueeday of last week. Mr.. |
Edwin Stevens, the Independent candidate, was
elected president.
The safe in the county treasurer's office, in |
the town of Linn Greek, Camnen county, Mo-,
was blown open by burglars, and $1,000 in
money was taken.
Much excitement exists in Urbana, ILL.,, over
three mysterious deaths in one family, and an
investigation will be made. Poison is supposed
to have been employed.
Lieutenant George NJ. Storey, commanding
the expedition to Alaska, reports that he is
well fitted out for the winter, and that every
thing looks bright ahead.
John Perine, one of the wealthiest farmers
of Muskingum county, o., was found dead in
his bed at Newcastle, Pa, where he had gone
to attend family reunion.
Mrs. Foster, wife of the U. S. Minister to
Spain, has received a cable from Madrid stating
that her husband is in his usual good health,
and has gone to Switzerland.
Frank Hurd, of Toledo, o., expresses him
self as confident of his being seated in Con-
gress, claiming that Romeis, his successful op-
ponent, was elected by fraud.
The Republicans of Washington G. q. have
Madison Parey, of Fayette county,
for senator. He is considered strong candi-
date by an enthusiastic meeting
The fatal and peculiar disease which has been
epidemic in Clay county, West Virginia, for
for some time, continues unabated. There were
eight deaths reported in two days.
Several attempts have been made to fire the
town of Port Townsend, W T., and authority
is asked to employ watchmen to protect the
property of the Marine Hospital Service.
The colored veters of Highland county have
their allegiance to the Republican
party by a series of resolutions, and at the
same time have condemned the Mullen outrage. {
The Republican state central committee has
filed the vacancy occasoned by the withdrawal
Of judge McIlvaine, as candidate for supreme
Judge, by the selection of Thaddeus A. Minshall,
of Ross county.
The National retail druggists association, 1
which has been holding sessions in Pittsburgh I
adjourned on Tuesday. Congress is to be asked q
that the druggists special license law regarding