Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-15

lev has been declared OH.
AT Wichita, Kas., John Smith shot
and killed Sam Brock in a dive.
THOMAS SENFT was killed at Marietta,
o., by the bursting of an emery wheel.
A NEW YORK Company has refused
to insure the life of President Cleveland.
Miss JESSIE CAMPBELL, of Springfield,
o.. died from the effects of a pin scratch
on the nose.
WABASH, Ind, was raided by gang
of burglars and large amount of plum
der was secured.
JAMES O'HARA was instantly killed
while attempting to board train at
New Philadelphia, y.
MARIETTA, O., Titusville and McKees-
port, Pa, will have free mail delivery
system after April l.
ROBERT You've fell down the shaft
of the Catlett Coal Mine at Catlin, ILL.,,
and was instantly killed.
SIX men were arrested at Nicholas
vile, KY, charged with robbing Green
baum's distillery of whisky.
LEVI BEARD, murderer of Cleo Straub,
was sentenced at Richmond, Ind, to
seven years in the penitentiary.
GOVERNOR FORAKER has re- appointed
George r. TOpp and T. c. Minor as Po-
lice Commissioners of Cincinnati.
A TRAIN on the Erie Railroad jumped
the track at SciO, n. Y, killing one pas
senger and injuring twelve Others.
GRANT PORTER and John Burkel, col
ored prisoners in the Athens (O0 Jail,
overpowered the Sheriff and escaped.
WM. LYONS, of Marion, Ind, died
from the effects of injuries received in a
runaway of his team while he was drunk.
ROBERT LINCOLN has written letter
again refusing to allow his name to be
used in connection with any political
office.
THERE is great religious revival in
progress at Ripley, o., more than 200
persons having united with the several
churches.
THE banking house of Parker & Allen,
at Gilaman, Ill, was burglarized Sun
day morning. One thousand dollars
was secured.
ANDREW THOMAS, of Warsaw, Ind,
has offered to donate his property, val
ued at $4,000, to the NJ. E. Board of
Foreign Missions.
EDGAR HOLT, junior member of the
Chicago firm of LebarOn, Holt 4 Co.,
was robbed and beaten into insensibility
on Michigan avenue.
A YOUNG English student named
Parkings, who jumped from the fourth
story of the burning University at Mitch
ell, OAK, died from his injuries.
A. c. MYERS and Frank West, of
Durango, Col, were arrested and taken
to Kansas, charged with the murder of
Archibald Douglass, twelve years ago.
GEORGE GILMORE, aged ninety-seven,
died from exhaustion, caused by his
first ride on a railroad, having travelled
from lynchburg, Va, to Knoxville, Tenn.
A DUEL ending in the death of both
combatants occurred at Springerville,
Arizona, between Wm. Pitman and a
man named Blaine \ quarrel over
cards.
AT Republican convention held at
Washington, G. H., o., resolutions in
dorsing Hon. John Sherman as a Presi-
Dental candidate We're unanimously
adopted.
ED. B. SCOTT, of Batavia, o., claims
to have in his possession clock which
was at one time the property of Marie
Antoinette, who became victim of the
guillotine during the French Revolution.
AT Tyrone, Pa, Charles W. Stettler,
while drunk, shot and seriously wound
ed landlord d. II. Hazen, of the Airing
ton Hotel, and then attempted suicide
by cutting his throat with pen-knife.
A ROW between a railway conductor
and nephew of Governor Lowry, of
Mississippi, has exposed the fact that
the Governor is guilty of a misdemeanor
in accepting railway passes contrary to
law.
A SMALL son of Samuel Campbell, liv-
ing near Chattanooga, Tenn, died from
the effects of an overdose of whisky,
and while the family were attending the
funeral Campbell's house was entirely
destroyed by fire.
THE Chairman of the National Com
mittee of the Union Labor party has is
sued a call for a National Convention,
to be held at Cincinnati, May Is, to
nominate candidates foT President and
Vice President of the United States.
THE Northwest Territory Indians and
half breeds are again threatening an
outbreak, owing to the Government not
having furnished supplies. Gabriel Du-
mont, now in New York, has sent them
advice to steal food rather than starve.
THE prize fight between Sullivan and
Mitchell took place in France, on the
training grounds of Baron Rothschild.
After thirty-nine rounds had been fought
the battle was declared draw. All the
participants were arrested, and the prin-
cipals are in custody at Genlis,
LOUISA AI4COTT'S LAST WORDS.
TOuiSa NJ Alcott received about $780,