Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-01-02
TElEGRAPHlC BRIEFS.

Oil in paving quantities has been
found at Burning Springs, w. Va.
Two more Celestials have been killed
in San Francisco by the highbinders.
The wife OF Gen. Longstreet is dead at
the generals home in Gainesville, Ga.
Sullivan says if he is not sent to jail
he will meet jackson in San Francisco.
DR.. ]. c. c. Blackburn, a veteran
journalist of Georgia, died in Atlanta
ye terday.
T. P Murphy, United States district
att Jrnev for the northern district of
Iowa, has resigned.
\ movement is on foot TO compel all
cigar stores to remain closed in Philadel-
phia on Sunday.
The first fatal case of influenza is re-
ported from Chicago. The victim was
Mrs. Julia A. ingalls,.
John j. Gibbs. of Boston. Mass. acci-
d 4ntally killed himself while hunting in
Beaufort county, 5. c.
Daniel Slote & Co., blank book manu-
facturers, of New York, have assigned
with preferences of S65, ST..
Emin Pasha has had relapse. There
is secondary hemorrhage from the ear,
and great anxiety is felt.
a pardon has been refused James Pal
mer. murderer of Henry WhitehouSe at
Concord. n. H., and he will be hanged
Jan. 10.
The Pelican club Will offer a purse of
e1, 900 as an inducement to Slavin and
jackson to contest in glove fight in the
| clubs rooms.
Francis Cope, freight and passenger
agent of the Union Pacific railroad at
Salt Lake City, died last night of heart
disease.
Wormser Bros, of Nanticoke. dealers
in furniture and clothing, have failed.
| Executions amounting to $40, 1872 have
been issued.
Friends of Harry Mccormick. of
Dauphin county, are backing him for
the Democratic nomination of governor
Of Pennsylvania.
There are no new developments in
connection with the Barnwell lynching.
The town is quiet and there are no fears
of negro retaliation.
alexander Beck & Son, carpet manu-
facturers, of Philadelphia, have assigned
with Liabilities estimated at $3.50, 900 and
assets of 100000.
A boy named Smith, living in West
Fairville, near Harrisburg, died of hydro
phohia on Sunday. He was bitten on
the lip by dog about six weeks ago.
Eight negroes were taken from the
Barnwell Is. c. jail and literally riddled
with bullets by a mob of masked men.
A general feeling of indignation prevails
No trace has as yet been found If
Toeo,nl, ~ tho r,,iccir1,r pl.ilol.-l
phia banker, whose body is supposed to
| be beneath the waters of the Schuy kill
Adam hartman. aged so years, was
! struck by the Niagara express, north,
and killed Saturday afternoon, near Sun
bury, while he was driving across the
| track
Ed Hanlan, the oarsman, offers to row
Jake Gaudaur, of st. Louis, three mile
race for from $4,000 to $1,000 a side any
time before July, ON either lake or rough
water.
| Elmer E. Mowry's foot was caught in
frog several miles above Harrisburg
while he was coupling cars, and por
ton of his train passed over him, caus-
ing fatal injuries. w.
Mrs. Victoria Schilling, the young
woman who run away and married her
fathers cOachman, is reported to be
| dying of consumption at her fathers
residence in New York.
A body, supposed to be that of deck
hand who was lost from the towboat
Gould few days since, was found at
Montgomery Island, near Beaver, about
two miles above Industry.
Secretary Window has finally ap.
proved the selection of the st. Peters
church site at Lowell, Mass, as the place
of location for the new public building
This settles a long controversy.
The bending and spoke works of
Downey Bros. and the umbrella factory
of Samuel Downey, at Lancaster, Pa,
were destroyed by fire Monday night.
Loss, $40, 900; partially insured.
Joseph G. Fox, A. NJ, professor of
civil typographical engineering at La
| fayette college, Easton, died suddenly of
paralysis He had held the position since
1872, and was in his 9TH year.
Bernard Casey, for many years pro-
prietor of the Latrobe house, at LatrObe,
Pa, died suddenly at his home in that
place. He was known to all the knights
of the road and was highly esteemed.
! Three car loads of Pinkerton's detec-
tives passed through Pittsburg ell route
| for Watson, mining town six miles
from Punxsutawney, Pa, where, it is
said trouble is feared from striking
miners.
The Duquesne Printing company, of
Pittsburg, with a capital of $4,000. has
been chartered. The Homestead Loan
and Trust company, of Edgewood,
Allegheny county, with capital of
| $4,000, has also been chartered.
A German woman of Mckee City,
four miles from Nays Landing. N. j.,
| gave birth to four children Christmas
eve. All but one of them are large and
healthy and the mother is doing well.
While Allen Sanderson, well-to-do
farmer, with his wife and two children,
were coming to Muncie, Ind, in a
wagon, a tree fell across the road on the
vehicle, instantly killing the father and
one of the children. The mother and
other child were unframed.
Joseph Pulitzer, of The New York
World, has purchased The Philadelphia
Evening News. The entire makeup and
appearance of the paper has been
changed, and is now a counterpart of
The New York Evening World.
Mr.. st. John says: "As there is every
thing to win and practically nothing to
lose in Charlie Thayer's world champion
ship single scull regatta, Jake Gaudaur
will enter it. Teemer, O'Connor and
Hanlan will also possibly contest"
At a meeting of the Democrats in
jackson, Miss, Saturday a report was
adopted by a rising vote as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, we have no resolution
to offer and no threats to make. We
are determined that white people shall
continue to rule the city of Jackson"
In February of the coming year the
Oliver Iron and Steel Company of Pitts
burg will discharge the last of the obli-
cations to its creditors and stand again
before the world untrammeled by debt.
Five years ago, on Jan. 10, 1885, the firm
failed for over 81, 10000
Mr.. Gladstone has written a general
reply to the birthday greetings which
have been showered upon him, express
ing hope that the indulgence shown in
estimating the value of his labors will
helm to make him watchful to avoid
errors.
Must Die by Electricity.
Dao Dootl