Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-12-11
New Series, Vol. 80, No so
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.
THURSDAYS NEWS.

THURSDAYS NEWS.
A new oil field has been opened near
Kentuck, W. Va.
The National Farmers Alliance has
declared against the Lodge honest
election bill
Wednesday Parnell and his followers
for the second time voted with the
Tories on the land bill.
Navigation on the Upper Hudson has
ceased. A severe snow storm prevails
in that portion of the Atlantic Slope.
Mrs. J. F. Sligar, bride, was arrested
at Kenton, o., on the charge of forging
an order on a dry goods firm for her
wedding outfit.
The Home Market Club, of Boston,
has determined on an aggressive work
along the lines of the Mckinley bill and
Blaine's reciprocity plan.
A moonshine distiIlery with a daily
capacity of one hundred and sixty
gallons was seized by the Government
agents at Halesville, Ala.
Mrs. Mary Turpie, the aged mother
of Hon. David Turpie, was burned to
death at her home in Delhi, Ind, by her
clothes igniting from an open fireplace.
Four caravans of horses, sheep and
camels and thirty Kirghese horsemen
who were overtaken by blizzard on the
Steppes of Eastern Russia, were frozen
to death.
W. ii. Smith, who claims to have
killed man named Robert Sanders, at
Point Lick, KY, twelve years ago,
surrendered himself in Cincinnati on
Wednesday.
j. A. West, of Savannah, Ga, went to
Brownsville, Miss, to have a settlement
with his brother Hughes, who has been
managing his plantation. A disagree
ment resulted in his being shot and
killed by his brother.
Hon. Isaac NJ. Jordan, one of the
foremost lawyers of Cincinnati, and ex-
Representative in Congress from the
Second District in Ohio, was killed
Wednesday by falling down the elevator
shaft in his Office building, Lincoln's Inn
Court, Cincinnati.
FRIDAYS NEWS.
Electioneer, Stafford's famous stallion,
is dead.
The Hessian fly has attacked the
winter wheat in Illinois.
VIM. B. Gamble has been appointed
Postmaster at Akron, Ohio.
King Kalakaua, of Hawaii, arrived at
San Francisco, on the U. S. 5. Charleston,
on trip for his health.
The Florida Convention of the Farm
ers' Alliance is being run by Southern
Democratic Senators from their desks in
By the collapse of blast furnace at
Joliet, ILL.,, five persons were killed out
light and several were so badly hurt
hat they will die.
The Treasury Department has rem
lered decision holding that the bonds
men of the famous painting, "The
Angelus" are liable for S16,500 duty.
A wreck on the Chicago and Alton,
lear Kansas City, caused the death of
Fred Smith, of Pekin, ILL.,, and Judge
aeffell, of Kansas City. Three or four
PERSONS were injured.
1t is reported that ten thousand fami-
les in Nebraska are in need of assistance
wing to short crops. There is also
rouble of the same kind in Oklahoma.
The destitution is in the newly settled
ounties.
The Board of Managers of the Ohio
'enitentiary has paroled and turned
Oose upon the State four men convicted
# manslaughter, and one each convicted
f rape, grand larceny, robbery, horse
tealing and shooting into train.
Hon. J. B. Smith, representing the
Wheeling Senatorial district in the West
Tirgiaia Senate, died at his home in
lew Cumberland last night after pro-
racted illness. He has been prominently
1entilied for many years with the fire.
rick and pottery interests of the Ohio
ALLEY, and was Republican leader of
DR.. Jedediah Jackson, Surgeon-Gen-
raj of the Army, who was stricken
18th paralysis last Monday, died at
Washington, D. c., yesterday. He
ever regained consciousness after the
ttack save for an instant on Tuesday,
hen there was slight sign of return
lg consciousness.
Secretary of Interior Noble announces
nat he is consideringa a plan for creating
/ the Pension Bureau a department for
le consideration of cases without the
of an agent, so that all
eterans may have an opportunity to
ave their cases adjusted without the
nposition of the alleged attorneys who
lake a living off of tribute levied on
ne pensioners.