Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-12

II is reported that silver has oeen ols
covered near Augusta, Ind.
The Supreme Court of Californir has
decided that Chinese children must be
admitted to the public schools.
The striking employees of the Texa;
Pacific Railway carried out their threat
/ 10 stop all trains but those carrying mail
| The Massachusetts House of Repre-
Sentatives passed resolution requiring
all liquor saloons to close between II p
N. and 6 a. N.
AS a protection against dynamiterS
all entrances to the Parliament. Build>
ings at Ottawa. Can, except the main
entrance, ale closed.
George Barnard. living near Findlay,
| Ohio, shot himself with rifle. saying
he was tired of life. He died in few
minutes afterward.
The Court of Appeals CT Toronto an
dosnced decision to the effect that a
divorce granted in the United States is
not binding in Canada.
jeremiah Haywood, an old soldier.
committed suicide last week, by hanging
himself from the roof of an old shed on
the grounds of the Dayton Home.
& fatal disease has broken out among
the hogs in the vicinity of Caldwell, o..
which usually results in death a few
hours after attacking the animal.
The Touring mill of Rardon & Son.
Moscow, O.. was destroyed by fire last
week. Loss $4,000.
The Senate of Arkansas passed bill
chrnging the name of Dorsey county to
Cleveland.
E. Willis Wilson was iDaugurated
Governor of West Virginia, Wednesday,
March 4.
Charles Boiter. United States prison
er held in the Toledo WOrkhOuse for
counterfeiting, escaped last week.
Mr.. Eliza Blaine Walker, sister of
James G. Blaine, was buried in Balti
more, Wednesday of last week.
Frank Davis was killed at Delphos, o.,
by being struck in the neck with a cir
cular saw that escaped from is position.
John R Warman. teller of the Nation
al Fvlton County Bank, of Gloversville,
n. Y, absconded, leaving a deficit in bis
accounts.
Mrs. Mamie Miller, of St. Louis me-
6ium, has been exposed by two profess
ors the Washington University as a
spiritualistic fraud.
VIM. Haag, of Massillon, O., fell from
the roof of barn and died of fractu-
red skull. He was attempting to hoist
a Cleveland flag.
The Baard of Fund Commissioners
of ST. Louis, are charged with losing to
the Strife $150'O00 by the exercise of bad
judgment in the purchase of State bonds
through fiscal agents.
Mr.. Brown, Auditor of Iowa, has been
on account of failure and re-
fusal to account for State property in
trusted to him. Ex-Auditor Cottell was
appointed by the Governor Auditor pro
TEN.
r. Calhoun. of Marion Center, Kansas,
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for forty-twe years, on his plea of guilty
to charge OF debauchlHg young girls
from ten to fourteen years of age. He
is forty years of aged
A sheep ranch in Dimmit county, Tex |
as. suspected of being headquarters for
cattle thieves. was raided, the overseer |
hanged, two herders shot and killed, and |
sheep and cattle driven out aud scatter |
ed in all directions.
The compilation of Presidential eiec>
tion returns shows that in the Southern |
States the vote cast was S4S,932 less than |
the voting population. The total vote |
cast in these States was l,624074. elect |
ing 81 Democratic Electors, while Ohio |
and Pennsylvania. casting 59,400 more |
votes than those States, only elected 80 |
Electors. Louisiana, Mississippi and |
South Carolina, casting 322,224 votes. |
chose 26 Cleveland Electors, while Ohio, |
casting 7S4, ,6l0 votes, elected but %.