Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-01-28
THE NEWS.

The St. Louis offices of the c., B. & G. rail-
Dad have been taken to Rock Island.
Clara, daughter of Prof Ellis, of Cook Aca-
Iemy, n. T., was thrown from sleigh, Friday,
md killed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
tarted an insurance or relief department for
he benefit of employees.
Near Allanburg, Ont, John Hicks and his
wife, an aged pair, were murdered for their
money and the house set on fire.
Cincinnati Music Hall was packed Sunday
afternoon to hear Sam Jones' revival sermon
to men only"
The strikes in the Pennsylvania coke regions
are quiet, the only blOOdshed being by one of
the strikers, who was seriously wounded while
robbing farmers hen-coop.
The county poor-house burned near jackson,
Mich; of forty inmates five perished in the
flames. Other paupers will die of exposure, the
thermometer being 100 below zero.
A family Of seven miserly sons in Hickory
county, No., went insane on being Informed OF
having been swindled in silver mine scheme,
and have been sent to the asylum at Jackson
vile, Ill.
Joseph Lietner was found frozen to death in
a snow drift near Joliet, Ill.
Francis Murphy, the temperance apostal,
favors the enactment of the Scott law.
The shoe store and mandatory of G. NJ.
Record, at Columbus, O., was burned Saturday
morning.
Michael Browlowski, his wife and six child
rem are lying seriously ill at Cleveland, Ohio,
from eating raw pork imprenated with trichina,
Dorman B. Eaton has again rendered his
resignation as civil service commissioner, to
take effect March 8.
The president has appointed the new assay
commissioners, they to meet at the Philadel-
phia mint, February 10.
There are doubts about the confirmation by
the senate of Collectors Bishop at Cincinnati
and Knecht at Dayton.
Comptroller of currency Cannon has notified
the president that he cannot remain in the
position after January 81.
James H. Cordell, freight conductor, haC
an arm crushed between cars at Columbus, o.
Friday night, and died an afterward
Daniel Wise has been arrested at Fostoria
o., for forging pension voucher for money
A Chicago jury has returned a verdict of no
guilty in case for violating Sunday law, al
though the proprietor admitted that the salool
was kept open.
Assistant Secretary sFairchild, of the treas
ury, has decided in regard to the Cincinnati
Art Museum, that glass imported for the win
dows is not free of duty.
| American dynamiters say they have discov
cred new explosive much more effective tha
dynamite, which will be used in England agains
the government in behalf of Ireland.
| Ex-county treasurer Ross, of Anderson, Ind
has secured compromise order in court so tina
the time in which he is given to make good hi
shortage, about $50 900, has been extende
three years.
! Twenty-Five men visited Shoals, Ind, SatuI
day night to hang the Archer gang of outlaw
for the murder of farmers Bunch and Freeman
of Lost River township, Martin county. TIL
sheriff ives notified and did not take the pri:
oners out of jail to remove them to IndianapC
lis, as he had intended, and thus saved the
necks.
The open senate investigation of the electio
frauds, proposed by the Republicans, meaI
simply public inquiry from day to day, begiI
ming now and closing when the witnesses a.
examined. The Democrats do not want an ope
Investigation.
Colonel Donavan was drugged in WashingtC
to prevent his going to Columbus with evidenc
against Senator Payne, and he was assaultt
in the street with the intention, it is believe
of robbing him of valuable documents bearir
{ on the case.
Samuel Briggs has been succeeded as gene
al manager of the Canton and Cleveland raj
; road by H. A. Blood, of Boston. 1t is expect,
that under the new management the road wi
be changed from narrow to standard gauge.
1t is not improbable that the U. S. sena
will, after some further discussion, lay asst
; temporarily the electoral count bill to take L
the Dakota or the bankruptcy bill. The hou
will probably soon vote on the bill to increa
widows pensions.
joint resolution was presented in the vi
ginia senate proposing the reputation of on
? standing state debt net funded within certa
period.
t The St. Cloud Hotel, Philadelphia, W,
burned Monday night, and six firms Occupyil
buildings on Arch street were burned out. II
loss is heavy.
! Findlay, Ohio, was lighted Monday night wit
a burning natural gas jet seventy feet hig
/ rushing from a five inch pipe. The roar cou
be heard five miles away.
: U. S. revenue officers captured a moonshil
distillery in Manifee county, KY, and burnc
!, it down. The owner escaped with the still.
! Prof. T. R. Frazier principal of the Golcor
da, ILL.,, public schools, and Miss Carrie RouEC
fuss, were drowned by breaked through the ic
There is strong general feeling in Wasf
Iington that the end of the Payne invest
CATION will be vacant chair in the senate
: fill by appointment or election.
: President Cleveland has expressed himse
in favor of the eight-hour law as applied {
government employes-thatis, to pay workme
/, in the government employ for eight hours wor
ldaily what is paid outside of the governmeI