Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19
TElEGRAPHlC BRIEFS.

Henry Irving will shortly build a
theatre near the Strand. London.
President Harrison has telegraphed
MS congratulations TO Stanley at Zanzi-
BAR.
1t is reported at Zanzibar that Bnshiri,
the leader of the insurgents. has been
captured near Pangani.
The Pittsburg, Wheeling and Ken
lucky railroad is to have a new depot in
/ Wheeling to cost 10000.
Shikiok Jugigo, the japanese murder
ar, has been sentenced to die during the
week beginning Feb. 3 oy electricity.
John Asman died at his home in Pitts
burg. leaving an insane wife and four
helpless children to the pity of the
world.
William H. Tubbs, of Connecticut,
has been appointed superintendent of
the document room of the office of the
clerk of the house.
Felix Kampf has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree in Charleston,
W. Va, for the murder of his children
IN the night of Oct. 4.
J. S. Harrah, of Beaver. was nomi-
mated marshal for the western district of
/ Pennsylvania on Monday. He is Sena-
tor Guay's candidate.
Railroad men representing all the Ma
/ honing and Shenango- valley lines are
to meet in Youngstown on Thursday to.
/ form car service association.
The Schuylkill County Bar association
/ adopted resolutions of sorrow for the
/ death of +. b. Gowen. who was once
I district attorney for that county.
First Deputy State Superintendent
| Houck and Professor Morrow, of Ale
gheny City, are in the race to succeed
( the late Superintendent Higbee.
Cotton exports during November past
/ aggregated 95S, ,S04 bales. valued at S47.
/ 5j5, ,03S. against 794, ,677 bales, valued at
/ SIS, ,929, ,2l0 in November, 1888.
| The Pennsylvania railroad will shortly
build a branch line from the Butler
I branch of the West Penn road to Win
/ field furnace, distance of ten miles.
! Frederick N"rdecker, wanted in Phila-
/ 1elphia for a serious assault on Harry
Schultz. Nov. II, was arrested at Boston
Sunday and turned over to Philadelphia
| officers.
| Brookville. Revnoldsville and Dubois
are to be supplied with fuel from the
Milestone gas fields of Elk county Work
has been commenced on the line to
Brookville.
James II. Jacobs, of Lancaster county.
and George Clarke, of Greene county.
whose execution was fixed for next
Thursday, have been respited until the
26th of February.
An important combination has been
formed among the manufacturers of
dynamite and powder throughout Ger
many. Most of the larger concerns are
said to have joined the pool.
The wife o. Congressman Cannon was
found dead in her bed at her residence
in Danville, Ills, Monday morning.
Heart disease is supposed to be the
cause. Her husband was in Washington
when the sad news was telegraphed
him.
DIR. Seth Pancoast, the well-known
homeopathic physician, died at Phila-
Iciphia Monday, aged 66 years. He was
noted for his knowledge of the occult
sciences, theosophy, ETC., and was a man
Of wealth.
Mike Burns, of Johnstown, while beat
ing his way on a railroad train to
PittSburg, fell between two cars at New
Brighton and several cars passed over
him. He lived five hours after being
injured.
The National Bank of Brazil cables its
branch at Lisbon that the receipts from
customs and excise for the first half of
December are eS7, 600 more than dur
ing the same period of 1888, and that all
is going on well.
Judge Ewing. of Uniontown, refused
new trial for LuptOn Frantz, convicted
of manslaughter for the killing of Peter
Blasy with a stone at New Haven, and
sentenced him to seven and a half years
in the penitentiary.
A rumor is in circulation on the Ber-
lin bourse to the effect the Russian
government is negotiating for the pur-
chase of the large kerosene oil plant
owned by MOBILES, at Baku, for 10 ,000, 900
rubles.
Thursday evening Conrad jacob. a
painter, fell distance of thirty feet from
the roof of building in Grcensburg
On falling he struck fence and broke
several ribs and injuring himself inter
nally. He will die.
Slavin saws if he defeats Jem Smith in
the forthcoming fight he will challenge
Sullivan for $500 side for the champ
ionship of the world. jackson has mott
fled the California Athletic club that he
will meet Sullivan.
Representative Dalzell has introduced
a resolution for the appointment of Gen.
A. {. Pearson to the vacancy on the
board of managers of soldiers homes,
caused by the death of Ex-Governor
John f. Ilartranft.
Judge Ambrose II. Mcneil died at his
home at 1870 o'clock on Saturday. He it
was who was recently implicated as
counsel with Sheriff Black, of this city,
in the now notorious divorce case. His
implication in this case is said to have
rendered Mcneil sick unto death.
The jury in the :Kilrain case was out
five hours and returned a verdict of not
guilty of prize fighting, but guilty of as
Sault and battery on John l.. Sullivan.
Kilrain was sentenced to pay fine of
5000 and serve four months in jail. The
case was appealed, and he was released
on bail.
Hon. w. L. Scott sent his stable of
running horses to Cape Charles to-day.
The stable goes in charge of Mr.. Charles
Leighton, the trainer, and numbers
thirty-four, including Torso, Banquet,
MaXworth, c. Leighton, Paradox. Can
teen. The stable start first in Brooklyn,
April 10.
w. H. Thomas was arrested at Beals-
burg, Center county, for forgery, he hav-
ing raised a check from 81 to S54 and
passed it on one of our merchants in
Tyrone. When found in his brothers
house he was sleeping and Winchester
rifle, heavily loaded, was found con-
cealed under his bed. He was taken to
Hollidaysburg Jail yesterday morning.
A paper has been prepared and signed
by Senators Cameron and Quay, Post
master General Wanamaker and seven
teen members of the house of represer-
tatives from Pennsylvania in favor of |
the appointment of c. c. Harrison, the
Philadelphia sugar refiner, to the
Russian mission. 1t will be presented |
to the president next week.
Two Women and a Baby Burned to Death. |
HOUGHTON, Mich, Dec. 14.-Fire about |
II o'clock Thursday night destroyed the
Huron mine store building. The second |
story was occupied by Jacob Leinoner
and John Audia, Finnish miners, who |
were InderproIlnd at work Their w1yes