Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-16

Several postofice appointments have been
made by the president, and more suspensions
are reported.
General Sheridan issued an order to General
Miles to disarm the Cheyennes now in the
Indian territory.
The estimate of the wheat crop in nineteen
of the principal states gives an aggregate OF
go, ,O54, 600 bushels.
The Vulcan Iron Works, of st. Louis, have
been leased to syndicate of Ohio capitalists
for $50, 900 per annum.
John Daily, farmer near Franklin, KY,
shot and killed colored laborer who demand
ed settlement of debt.
The sixth regiment o. N. G. and the seventh
battery have been ordered into camp at Chilli
cothe, from August to 10.
Agricultural Commissioner Columan rleeived
intelligence of the wanton obstruction of So
600 head of cattle in Kansas.
Charles Knott, an insane shoemaker at
Washington, shot Mrs. Morris and then blew
out his brains, dying instantly.
The national encampment at Philadelphia is
described as farce, celebrating the rehabilita-
ton of the southern cOnfederacy.
A jersey COW, owned in the vicinity of Town,
l.. 4l, H.
and fifteen ounces of butter in seven days.
Heavy wind-storms prevailed in the north
west during Wednesday night, doing much
damage to buildings and crops of all kinds.
Paymaster General Smith, of the navy, is be-
ing court-martialed, at Washing on, on charge
of immoral conduct and culpable ineficiency.
Surgeon General Hamilton, of the revenue
marine hospital service, states that there is no
Asiatic cholera among the Poles at Toledo.
General Miles will 60 Immediately into the
field to assume command of the forces in the
Indian territory, who are watching the Indians.
Columbus Prohibitionists are greatly dissat-
isfed over the appointment of George E. Thron
as chairman of the. Prohibition central commit
tee.
Rev. NJ. D. Turner, Methodist minister OF
Lawrepcevile, Ga, committed suicide by tax
ing strychnine, because he had lost all hopes
for this world.
DR.. Hamilton, surgeon general of the marine
yellow fever at New Orleans as likely to spread
into an epidemic.
The rolling mills at Juliet, Illinois, have re-
sumed, after an idleness of three months. A
reduction of twelve and half per cent. in
wages will be made.
The postmaster general has issued an order
establishing daily exchange of mails between
the U. S. R. P. o. and the Canadian R. P. o.,
Moatreal and st. Armand.
Samuel Crowell an aged colored man, living
near Orangebu-gh, S. c., was taken violently
i'll. The doctor administered ard six fuli-grown
lizards were elected from his stomach
Near Rising Run, Wood county, Ohio, Louis
Graves killed young man named Ebright,
with an exc, because he persisted in paying at
tention to his daughter against his wishes.
The cses of saloon-keepers before the COM
mon pleas court at Columbus to secure the re-
ture of taxes paid under the Scott law are be-
ing thrown out at the cost of the plaintiffs
A telegram received at Washington states
that James G. Wintersmith, doorkeeper of the
house of representatives, is diving. He has
been i'll since the adjournment of congress.
The Garry Iron Roofing Company's works,
Cleveland Iron Ore Paint works, and Large
mans Brass Works, on Mervin street, Cleve-
land, were burned Wednesday of last week
Loss, S6O,OOO.
In an iterview General Grosvenor states that
the Republican party has nothing to fear from
the temperance movement in the state of Ohio,
and that civil service reform should be indors-
ed generally and specifically.
The attention of the governor of South Car
olina has been called to the brutal treatment of
convicts employed by the Savannah Valley rail-
road. An investigation found the charges true
The gnards implicated have fed from the state
The convention of agricultural colleges is in
session at Washington, D. G. 1t was called to
order by Hon. W. Sw:tzler, of Missouri, and
the opening address was delivered by Commits
sioner Colman. A letter was received from
Miss Cleveland, urging the Importance of silk
culture in this country.
The widow of the late Richard T. Merrick,
of fame as lawyer in the star route trials,
died Thursday last, at Washington, D. G. She
was sick when Mr.. Merrick died and was un-
during his funeral. She never rallied
SO that she could safely be told of her husbands
death, and died without knowledge of it.
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