Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-11-23
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters.

GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters.
At Alliance Birdie Baugh was out
ragged and murdered by Curtis Davidson,
a farm hand in the employ of her father.
Davidson cut his own throat after the
deed but not fatally, and narrowly es-
capped lynching at the hands of mob.
The business portion of the town Of
Greenwich was destroyed by ire.
John Drake, Treasurer of the Indiana,
Illinois and Iowa r. R., claims to have
been robbed of $4,000 in his Office in
Chicago.
There are 1900 prisoners in the Ohio
Penitentiary.
Mrs. Kate Harris, Wellsville, N Y, died
suddenly on train near youngstown.
She had been in her usual health.
VIM. Sutherland was given judgment
for $4,000 against the B. & o., at Nor
walk, for the loss of leg.
Lewis Bernard, the Democratic boss
If Cincinnati, is in trouble charged with
.ppropriating funds entrusted to- his
care
President Cleveland is stated to have
met with heavy losses in recent specu-
iations
William Shift was burning brush near
.Piqua when he fell into the FIRE and was
burned to death.
Frank Miller, of near Alliance, become
insane from looking at picture of the
erucifxion at the Worlds Fair.
A large delegation of Southern iron,
coal and sugar men demand protection
for their products.
Governor Mckinley and wife are in
New York consulting specialist in re-
gard to Mrs. McKinley's health.
In collision at a railroad crossing at
Minerva six men were injured, two of
whom will probably die.
There will be lively contest for
Speakership of the House in the coming
General Assembly.
Nelson Shafer, of Burbank, shot him.
self because of disappointment in love.
A hand car became unmanageable
and ran away on mountain grade at
aazleton, Pa, and several men were
killed.
The Populist party is to be reorganizcd
and some of its principles dropped in
order to make it less odious to sensible
people.
An experiment to propel canal boats
by electricity was very successful at
Rochester, n. Y.
There is an alarming number of rob
berries and assaults in Chicago each
night.
Miss Helen Gould. daughter of jay
Gould, is to marry Harry Woodruff, the
actor.
Admiral de Mello has proclaimed
Prince Pedro emperor of Brazil.
The soldiers of the United States post,
Fort Sheridan. have rebelled against the
quality and quantity of food served.
Fires have been started in 800 coke
ovens at Middleboro. Ky. These ovens
have been closed since April.
The second section of Rio Grande
west bound passenger train, which con-
tained number of Phillips excursionists
from the East, was wrecked near Twin
Lakes, Colo.
The employees of the Lehigh Valley
railroad quit work at 10 o'clock Saturday
night. The strike is said to involve
more than 95 per cent. of the employees.
Mrs. Margaret Weaver, a wealthy
widow moving in the best society, was
arrested in Pittsburgh on charge Of
cruelty treating ten year-old child, and
keeping her in wire cage for use as
trance medium at spiritualistic seances.
The English, Scotch and Irish coasts
we're devastated by the worst storm in
years on Sunday. Many lives were lost
BY vessels going down.
Mrs. Mary Lang, of Fostoris, elopsd
With farm hand, leaving husband
md eight children.
The Mayor of Minneapolis refuses to
enforce the law closing saloons on Sun
lay.
At Springfield, ILL.,, Charlie Willis, Is
ears of age, was accidentally killed
While being initiated into blood and
hunder boys society.
Mrs. Mary Williams, an aged lady Of
snon Valley, Pa, was tortured by rob-
ers until she disclosed the hiding place
f $500.
The new revenue bill is likely to be
eported this week.
The Columbus Insane Asylum shows
he lowest per capita cost in its history.
A Toledo high school pupil was killed
d game of football at Adrian, Mich.
There is a rebellion on in Mexico.
General Rusk, ex-Secretary of Agri-
ultnre. died at his home in Wisconsin
n Tuesday.
Fred Gustsveson was lynehed at
'ttumwa, Iowa, for assaulting a little
irl