Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-26
THE NEWS.

A call has been issued for 5000, ,0O0
of the three per cent loan of 1882.
Chauncey F. Black was nominated foI
Governor by the Democrats of Pennsyl'
vAnia.
The Republicans nominated Judge
Little for Congress at the Batavia con
vention Thursday.
Gray, defaulting treasurer of the At
lantic and Indian Orchard Mills, has
committed suicides
At Princeton, Ind, Franklin R. Stout
respectable citizen, was shot and killed
by Christopher Emmons, ex-convict.
The Republicans of the Twentieth
Ohio District nominated Hon. G. W.
Grouse for Congress on the frst ballot.
Fifteen hundred Spokane Indians, who
have kept off ther reservation for some
time, threaten trouble at Spokane Falls.
The movement for the erection of a
monument to Vice President Hendricks
seems to be lacking in businessrlike
vigor.
Efforts are making in New York for
the safe return of John G. Emo, default
ing President of the Second National
Bank.
The Republicans of the Sixteenth Ohio
District have nominated for Congress,
Rev c B Downs, of Granville, Licking
county.
The Irish League convention at Chi
cago adopted constitution including a
clause to boycott goods of English man
ufacture.
1t is reported that the town of Saric,
in Sonora, was entirely swept away by
floods Saturday and Sunday. The place
had population of 700.
Governor Foraker has appointed dele
gates to represent Ohio in the National
Congress of Agriculturalists, which
meets at st Paul, MINI. August 25.
Louis Hilbert, of st Louis, was muir
dered by drunken tramp, William Wat
kins, of Louisville, at Aurora, Ind, on
Thursday. Watkins was hanged by a
mob.
Graham safely nayigated the Niagara
whirlpool rapids, Thursday, in barrel
boat. James Scott, a fisherman, attempt
ed to swim through in a cork suit, and
was killed.
Two million and seventy-two thous+
and bushels of coal left Pittsburgh on
the recent rise, of which 1,39S, 900 are for
Cincinnati, and 6S4,0O0 for Louisville
and the South.
At Huron, Ind, John I. Davis, o. &
NJ. station agent, was fatally wounded
by a burglar whom he was chasing. The
burglar was afterwards captured and
hanged to tree.
A Maine man has gone to New York
to Jump from the Brooklyn Bridge, and
will on a wager leap from point fifty
feet higher than that selected by Brodie
for his spring into the air.
Chris Holweger has been arrested at
Franklin, o., charged with the murder
of his little daughter, Mamie, some time
ago. 1t is believed that he struck her
with club in 4 fit of anger without in
tending to kill her.
Deputy Commissioner Stockslager, of
the land office, having received word
from the President that he would have
to withdraw from his Congressional con-
test in Indiana or leave the department,
has chosen the former.
General John B. Gordon, candidate for
the Governorship of Georgia, is one of
the Confederate military leaders whom
good fortune has attended since the war.
He has just disposed of his railroad in
terests in Florida for 100000.
In the Republican convention of the
Eighth District, at Springfield, o., Gen
eral Kennedy was nominated by acclar
nation and amid great enthusiasm.
General Keifer made hearty and happy
speech, congratulating the convention
and General Kennedy.
Another monumental failure. The
effort inaugurated in Indiana few
months ago to raise 100000 for a mon
ument in memory of the late Vice Prest
ident Hendricks, has collapsed. The
collections thus far amount to less than
$4,000 and have virtually ceased.
In connection with the statement that
Secretary Manning may return to his
work in the treasury. New York ply
sician says the Secretary has been the
victim of stroke of pSsAysis and must
remain a broken man from this on, with
liability to new seizure at any time.