Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-06-21
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.
THURMAN's bandana is 30 inche
square.

THURMAN's bandana is 81 inches
square.
TIE army worm is destroying wheat
in Indiana.
FIVE residences were burglarized at
Newark, Ohio, recently.
TIE mother of Gen. Phil Sheridan
was buried at Somerset, o., Thursday.
THE body of an unknown man was
found in the Ohio river near Madison,
Indiana.
AN ex-convict fatally shot his former
mistress and killed himself at Indianap-
oils, Ind.
ALBERT STALKER was fatally stabbed,
near GAINESVILLE, during a quarrel about
some horses.
ISAAC BRONSON chopped his wife's
head off and cut his own throat near
Waterbury, Conn.
AN orphan girl who was betrayed by
her lover attempted to commit suicide
at Richmond, Ind.
JESSE JOHNSON tried to shoot A. NJ.
Alexander during the progress of trial
at indianapolis, Ind.
A GAMBLER shot and killed one man
and fatally wounded another in a sa-
loon row at Salida, Col.
BARCLAY PEAK got twenty years in
the penitentiary for murder in the Sec
ond degree at Mt. Holly, n. J.
TWENTY inches is said to be the mar
rowest gauge of railroad doing regular
business in the United States.
JOHN G. WHITTIER, the poet, has sent
his congratulations to Dom Pedro ON
his abolition of slavery in Brazil.
| PRESIDENT CLEVELAND will be invi-
ted to visit the Soldiers Home, near
Dayton, en- route to the Centennial.
FRANK P GARDNER, an editor at
Zanesuille, Ohio, was assaulted and
knocked through a plate glass window.
The Rhode Island General Assembly
formally declared Jonathan Chace q. 5.
Senator for six years from March 4,
1889
IT is said that bald-headed Indians
are becoming common, and the plug hat
of civilization is thought to be respon-
sible
A SHARPER almost victimized Albert
Diedrich, a farmer living near New Bre-
men, o., by means of bogus check
scheme.
SECRETARY ENDICOTT shows that
since its creation at the outset of the
civil war the army retired list has cost
6,530,000.
THE negroes in the Chiekasaw Nation
are making elaborate preparations for
general exodus to Oklahoma, where they
contemplate farming.
TIE remains of Isaac Denmead, when
taken up at Uhrichsyille, o., to be
transported to new burial place, were
found to be petrifed.
Gov. BUCKNER, of Kentucky, refused
to commute the sentence of VIM. Pat
terson, who is to be executed June p,
for the murder of Jennie Bowman.
WM. BROWN, a colored man near
ThOmaston, Ga, claims to be the father
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He is now living with his sixth wife.
LIGHTxING struck the house of Berlet
Gunderson, living four miles south of
Clarkfeld, Mimi, killing two children
and severely shocking the remainder of
the family.
GEN. SHERIDAN commanded the cav
airy in the Army of the Potomac just
year, and in that time fought 76 bat
ties and captured POS battle flags and
over 100 field pieces.
A YOUNG MAN named Mosher, in Gro
ton, n. Y, was working on an old gun
barrel, when the weapon was discharged,
striking Mosher's sister in the neck,
killing her instantly.
NINETEEN persons were poisoned at
Kasola, Mimi, from eating cheese.
Many of the victims became insensible
after suffering spasms, but with good
treatment will recover.
REDHEAD is the name of the richest
man in Hutchinson, Kans. He made
his money in baking powder. He is a
prominent politician, and has great
prejudice against dark horses.
EDWARD HEMING, prominent wool
grower of Hanover township, Licking
county, Ohio, died suddenly from eating
canned salmon Three other members
of the family are in a critical condition.
Mrs. JOHN A. LOGAN is taking great
interest in the action of the Republican
and is said to favor the
of her husbands friend,
Gen. Russell \. Alger, for the Presi-
1ency.
THE body found in the Ohio River,
near Madison, Ind, has been identified
rs that of Henry Umbach, of Utica, n.
Y. He was murdered for his money,
stripped of his clothes, and thrown into
the river.
QUEEN VICTORIA recently celebrated
her Goth birthday Only four English
;overeigns have attained greater
age-Queen Elizabeth, seventy years;
George H., 77; George Ill, 81; William
", Y. Victoria has reigned longer
han any of her predecessors excepting
Henry Ill, who reigned so years, and
George III. was on the throne for 90
'ears.
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