Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19

JIMMIE SMITH, 14-year-OlQ boy 1ell
from a tree at New Concord, O., and was
fatally injured.
STEPHEH FREEMAN, colOred, convict
ed of the crime of outraging a white
woman, was hanged at Wilmington, NC.
Mrs. w. NJ. SURRATT, of Charles
ton, w. Va, got mad at her husband
and took Iaudanum with suicidal intent.
In the Mason murder trial at Ashland,
o., J. r. Mason was acquitted. The in
dictment against G. d. Mason was mol
/ lied.
DIR. E. p. BANNING, sO-called travel
ing specialist, was arrested at Chillicothe,
o., for obtaining money under false pre-
/ lenses.
JOHN ZACHAR, the Wisconsin faster,
after an abstinence from food for So
days, has at last been induced to eat
something.
THE damage done by floods in West
Virginia is estimated at $2,000,000. The
loss at Pittsburgh and vicinity will reach
100000.
Mrs. ROsANNA DETER, of Canton, o.,
whose husband deserted her after secur-
ing her property, committed suicide by
hanging herself.
Hon. J. H. WADE, a prominent Dem
ocrat of Cleveland, will support Harri-
son and Morton. He is opposed to free
trade and the Mills bill.
THE Governor of Missouri refused to
commute the sentence of Hugh NJ.
Brooks alias Maxwell, but granted him
a respite for four weeks.
CHAs. H. WIGHT, for the past eleven
years an official in the Detroit Post
Office, was arrested on charge of purlOin-
ing money from the mails.
TWENTY wOrkingmen in a tannery at
Columbus, Ind, who have heretofore
voted the Democratic ticket, will vote
for Harrison and Morton. They believe
in protection.
THE Republican National Committee
organized by electing Senator Quay, of
Pennsylvania, Chairman, and State Sen
ator Fassett, of New York, Secretary.
An Executive Committee was chosen.
Two STRANGERS went into the Houpt
gas well, near Findlay, Ohio, to see how
big it was. One of them turned on the
gas and the other struck match to light
a cigar. Both were seriously injured by
the explosion which followed.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred on the
Virginia Midland Railroad, between Or
ange Court House and BarbOursyille.
Five persons were killed and more than
forty wounded. A passenger train went
through trestle, distance of fifteen
feet.
JOE CHASE (colOred), Senator Cullom's
eOachman, who was recently convicted
of manslaughter in causing the death of
Prof. Paul by running over him while
riding bicycle, was sentenced at Wash
ington to term of Imprisonment and
to pay fine of $3.50.
THE State Central Committee organ
lied at Columbus by eleeting VIM. Mon
oghan Chairman, A. T. Brinsmade, Vice
Chairman, and A. w. Kumler, Secreta-
~. An Executive Committee was chO-
sen, of which W. S. Cappeller is Chair
man and J. NJ. DOane Secretary.
CONGRESSMAN SCOTT, of Pennsylva-
MIA, who is now free trader, signed
letter, in 1870, when the Democrats in
Congress were trying to reduce the tar
iff on pig iron, earnestly protesting
against the proposed reduction, and in
sisting on more, instead of less prOtee-
tion.
IT is said that there will be Nation
al ratification meeting at Washington
soon after Mr.. Blaine's return, to be ad-
dressed by Mr.. Blaine, General Harrison
and others. Senator Sherman is to be
made President of the assemblage, and
Vice Presidents and other officers will
be chosen from all the States.
STEPHEN w. BARKER, of Troy, n. V,
a member of a leading wool manufac-
turing firm, has announced that he will
vote for Harrison and protection, though
he has always been an active and influ-
ential Democrat. He says that the pass
age of the Mills bill would shut up his
mill, and make wool growing losing
industry.
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