Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-11-12

the children whose parents did not en-
Joy school training, and who therefore
did not inherit capacity for brain
work.
a New Yorker, who some time ago
drew S15, 900 in lottery. was on Monday
of last week committed to an asylum for
inebriates. His good fortune. as il al
6rst seemed to be, was great curse. as
time proved, wrecking his own life and
the happiness Of his family.
The latest Nevada romance is that
three hogs at Hawthore devoured eight
pounds of giant powder. The owner of
the stuff, in his anger, hurled a rock at
one of the animals, which caused her to
explode with great force and scatter frag-
ments of flesh all over the surrounding
country.
A French statistician estimates that
at the present rate of increase of populs-
ton Germany will have in the year 1000
fully 64.OeO,OOO inhabitants; England,
142. 900. 900; Austro- Hungary, 10000, 900;
France, 64,5O0,0OO, and Italy, 56,0O0,OO0.
| OF course no allowance has been made
for the serious war prospects.
Easter will fall next year on its esrli-
est possible date, namely, st. Marks Day,
April 25. The last time it so fell was
1886, old style 1734, new style.) Easter
falls on st. Marks Day at irregular inter
walls, happening on an average three
times in four centuries. At present,
however, it happens about once cen
tury, at intervals of either 81, 6S, 81, 95,
l52 or 163 years. This will continue till
the year 1900. when three intervals of
32O, 1868 and 2SS years will intervene.
When the convention of colored cler-
gymen at Washington were trying to
decide on the next place of meeting an
eloquent member said: Brethren, in
deciding this question we have to con
slider very important point. Ministers
of the Gospel must live, and we are de-
pendent upon the sisters for our chick
ems and other good things. Now, we
can't very well take them into the bushes
with us; so [ claim that Petersburg is
the place for the next conference, because
Petersburg's sisters can entertain as"
In vain did the members in favor of
other places waste their eloquence after
this.
st. Paul, MINI, will have an ice palace
this winter. Fifty men have subscribed
$500 each toward It's construction. The
palace is to be 150x125 feet, with numer-
Gus towers of the Norman style of archi-
lecture. The main building will be sur
rounded by fence made of shrubs COW
cred with ice, a beautiful effect being
secured by spraying the shrubs and al
lowing the spray to freeze. Between
this ice fence and the walls of the palace
will be constructed a race course. The
interior of the palace will be lighted by
electricity.
A few days ago a party of gentlemen
were discussing high prices in the South
during the latter part of the civil war.
81 paid $40 yard for suit of gray cot
ton jeans" said the first speaker; 'the
suit of clothes eost me 5000 after being
cut and made" THE biggest trade l
made during the war;" said No 2, "was
$50 for a spool Of cotton thread" "And
l." said the third speaker, paid S15 for
a shave" How could a man carry
enough change in his pocket to buy any
thing with ?" l ventured to ask. "They
stuffed it in their hats, boots, pockets, or
most anywhere it would stick" replied
No. 1.
A man tried in Nebraska several
months ago on the charge of murder in
the first degree, but found guilty of muir
der in the second degree, was dissatisfied
and his counsel succeeded in having the
verdict set aside. The culprit was again
tried, but this time Jared worse than be-
fore, being found guilty Of the highest
offense known to the law, and sentenced
to be hanged. The unfortunate mans
counsel now claims the second verdict is
unlawful, on the ground that no mans
life shall twice be put in jeopardy for
the same offense, but the Nebraska Su
preme Court decides that "the setting
aside of the first verdict left his status
just as it was in the beginning. The
first trial and all its results we're nulli+
lied, so that he was liable as if he had
not been tried at all"