Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-20
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Henry Boes and wife were struck by
train at Holland, Mich, Saturday ant
| killed.
Two children of John Cline. Of Del
mont, Pa, ate Wild p1rSnipS Saturday
with fatal results.
Governor Thayer of Nebraska, de
mands that the railroads give tie farmer
better freight rates on corn.
At Pleasant Hill, Mo-, Eli Stahlnecker
from home and then committed suicide
AT Glen Falls, n. Y. Saturday morn
ing, an old wooden bridge fell. killing
two men and seriously injuring fou
others.
Stayner perfected both bail bonds, anC
is now at large. Ives did not succeed il
fixing his bond in the civil suit, and viii
be in Jail till to-day.
At meeting Saturday of the stock.
holders of the West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg Railroad, at Baltimore, it was
decided to lease the Piedmont and Cum.
berland Railroad.
Jay Gould has purchased land at E
Paso for depot for the Texas Pacific,
and will build bridge across the Rio
Grande to secure independent connec-
ton with the Mexican Central Railway.
Ed Nikirk and Andy Siebert ran five
mile race Saturday, at Recreation Park,
Allegheny, Pa, for 800 side There
was a good attendance, and betting was
lively at S25 to $50 on Nikirk, who was
an easy winner.
Attorney General Miller has appointed
Calvert Wilson, Assistant United States
Attorney for the district of Arizona. He
has also received the resignation of R.
E. Soyes, as Assistant United States At
torney for the district of Minnesota.
Corbett, the San Francisco pugilist,
who recently vanquished Kilrain, passed
through Chicago yesterday en- route
from the Pacific coast TO New York.
Corbett expresses willingness to meet
Joe McAuliffe or again meet Kilrain.
1t is now understood that Senator
Voorhees, will be the principal counsel
for Mr.. Kincaid when he is put on trial
for the killing of x-Representative
Taulbee. Senator Voorhees, has had sew
eral long consultations with Mr. Kin
caid, and has marked out the line of
defense.
The steam schooner George H. Chance
belonging to the Portland (Ore.) Deep
Sea Fishing Fleet, which left Astona a
month ago for short cruise, is reported
lost, and the revenue cutter Corwin has
gone in search of her. The vessel carries
a crew of fifteen.
near Waynesville, last night, aged 103
E
essee, but emigrated to Indiana when it
was territory, in 1901. He was in his
usual health up to last Monday, when he
suffered stroke of palsy.
The United States Mutual Accident
Association, of the city of New York, in
addition to its other assets, has Just de-
posted with the Atlantic Trust Company,
of New York city, fund of SI00.0 as
a guaranty to its policy holders of the
fuifillment of its contracts.
DIR. George l.. Curtiss, of Greencastle,
Ind, has been elected Dean of the Fac
ulty of the Indiana Medical College and
DIR. John A. Comingore has resigned the
Chair of Surgery after continual service
covering the past twenty years. He is
succeeded by DIR. Joseph Marsee.
Hon. George A. Pillsbury, of Mime
apolis, exmayor. and for twenty-seven
years resident of Concord, N. H, prior
to 1880, has given $500 to the Concord
Hospital Association for new building
to be named the Margaret Pillsbury Hos
pital as memorial to his wife. Work
will be commenced on the building at
once.
Donald Dublier, Connellsville mold
er, will loose his eyesight by splash
from pot of brass.
The Reformed church of Braddock
will break ground early next month for
a new church edifice.
The Celina tank bottle works has
proved failure and will be torn down.
SIX pot furnaces will be built in Its
place.
j. P. Wilson's store at Manor, Pa,
was burglarized last night, and cutlery,
glassware and small amount of money
were taken. No clew.
The President sent to the Senate yes
terday, the nomination of John A. Rey-
nolds to be postmaster at Rochester, n.
Y. also several army and navy promo
tions.
The body of an infant food victim was
found under the office of T. NJ. Marshall,
at Johnstown, last night. 1t was so
badly decomposed that the sex could not
be told.
Lord Dunlo has entered petition for
divorce from his wife on statuary
grounds. The correspondent in the case
is said to be wealthy London dealer in
In consequence of an outburst of joy
On the part of the Socialists il is stated.
that the Emporer has recall. d Prefect
Kruger ami made him member of tn
Pri7y Counsel at Berlin.
Unknown persons spiked the track of
he Lake Shore near Andover, o., Satur-
lay. in order to wreck fast train. The |
attempt was discovered a few minutes !
1efore the train passed the spot.
Wheeling council has passed loan or
finance for the issuance of bonds to the |
lmount of 100000 for the purpose of |
a new bridge across the |
:reek at the intersection of Main street.
n slick stranger has been swindling |
he people of the northern part of West |
noreland county, Pa, by selling them a
,owder which he guaranteed to cure all |
diseases. The powder proved to be corn
tarch.
Andrew A. Holt, alias Andrew A. An
erson, noted smuggler and pirate on
PUGET Sound for many years, was fatally |
hot on his sloop near Seattle. last night. |
While resisting the arrest at the hands of /