Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-07-10
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

The population of Evansville, Ind, is $4,000,
gain since 1880 of q, $40.
Cholera has broken out in Genoa. The gov
ernment is trying to suppress the facts.
The bark Saratoga, from Marseilles, has
been detained at quarantine at New York be-
cause of smallpox on board.
Supervisor Spencer's chief assistant. Mr.. B.
Fogle, from revised date, estimates the popu-
lation of Louisville at S1S5,000.
Emperor William has conferred the colonelcy
of the Fourteenth Hussars, formerly held by
the Duke of Aosta, upon the Crown Prince of
Denmark.
An unknown man, acting as peace-maker
in quarrel between two Garland, Ark,
men, was fatally shot by the wife of one of
the fighters.
Supervisor Wadlin, of the census bureau,
gives as an official estimate of Boston's popu-
lation, 437, ,242 The figures of the census of
1880 were 362, 1863.
The wages of the Northumberland miners
have been increased 213 per cent. This makes
an advance of 30 per cent. in the wages of the
men within a few months.
The American Biscuit and Manufacturing
company, Chicago corporation, with capi-
tai of Sl0,000,000, and having factories in
many of the western cities, will build a fac
tory in New York and compete with the
cracker trust.
Recently the sum of 12OOo marks was
stolen from five Chinese officers who are
studying in Berlin, Germany. Every effort
was made to detect the thief, but without
success. The matter was brought to the
notice of the emperor, and he has made good
the loss to the officers from his personal funds.
The czar and czarina and their. children are
enjoying their annual picnic holiday among
the Finnish islands They land occasionally
and lunch or take tea a la fresco, the car
looking after the fires and the empress max
ing tea They have no guard so far as is
known, and the cZar wears civilians clothes,
in which he is said to look even bigger chested
and stouter than in uniform.
Baron Wussmann has determined upon re-
signing his East African position.
Hail and lightning destroyed considerable
property in Eastern Ontario Thursday.
The mirror plate glass combination have
raised the price of plate glass l5 per cent.
Bad Arm, Cheyenne Indian policeman, is
under arrest for cracking squaw's skull
Thieves have succeeded in stealing valua-
BILE minitures from the Royal academy Lon
don.
The dock laborers' strike in Chicago is
spreading. One thousand men are now in
volved.
The president has signed the bill admitting
Idaho as state. The territory is wild with
joy over the event.
Thomas Young, cook in lumber camp
near Ottawa, was so badly bitten by mosqui-
tos that he died shortly after.
E. w. Baker, who was convicted of robbing
the Iron Exchange bank at Hurley. Wis, last
winter, was sentenced TO five years in the
penitentiary.
Judge Kavanagh. of Iowa, has rendered
decision to the effect that an alien can acquire
by inheritance no right or interest to real es-
tate in Iowa.
There is a crisis in the Spanish cabinet. 1t
is probable that a conservative ministry will
be formed under the presidency of Senior
Conovas del Castillo.
Reuber McComber, wealthy banker of |
Kalamazoo. Mich, aged 90 years, committed |
suicide at Three rivers by strangling himself |
with piece of common twine. No reason is |
known for the act.
Henry NJ. Stanley was described in a speech |
made by Maj. Liebert, the commissioner for |
East Africa, at Berlin, an egotistio and |
self-advertising American hero, who had |
written up his adventures before they had |
been encountered.