Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-31
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters


Items of Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters.
The report that the President is
suffering from some organic disease is
denied.
The Iowa Democrats have renom-
mated Governor Boies for third term.
At Malvern Alice Burrel concealed
her newly born babe under a wood pile
until it died.
The John Porter brick company at
New Cumberland, w. Va, have reduced
wages.
A fire at South Chicago burned 24O
houses and rendered 5000 people home
less.
The Duke of Sake -Coburg, brother of
the husband of Queen Victoria, is dead.
A furious storm swept along the At
lantic coast on Thursday doing immense
damage to coast resorts. Three and
one-half inches of rain fell.
Chillicothe has been suffering from
incendiary fires.
Poles who claimed to be starving
raided bread stands in Buffalo.
Four persons in small boat were run
down in the river in Cincinnati.
A train carrying s10,OOO.OOO in. gold
ran through to New York from San
Francisco, last week.
The Hooking Valley miners are
divided in sentiment as to accepting
sixty-day notes in payment of wages.
A Canton school janitor is in trouble
charged with assaulting two little girls.
Governor Mckinley has issued a
proclamation calling for the observance
of Ohio day at the Fair on September IA.
An employe was chewed up by a
tiger at PIqua.
A large amount of dishonesty is being
unearthed in the Cincinnati Board of
Legislation.
Grass is growing in the bed of the
Ohio river near Cincinnati.
For SO Robert Baines had his throat
cut from ear to ear near Charleston,
W. Va.
A terrible accident occurred on the
Harlem railroad just north of Brewster's,
N. Y, which cost four lives and possibly
more.
A short, but bloody riot occurred in
front of the City Hall, Chicago. Police
officers and parading unemployed men
came together and clubs and rocks were
used with serious effect.
During the six days of the past
week the paid attendance at the Worlds
Fair was over 100000.
A double tragedy was enacted in
northeast Baltimore. George Reed, a
Belgian block paver, cut his wife's throat
from ear to ear and then drew the
bloody razor across his own throat.
Because George Stiles, ship carpenter
of Philadelphia, did not pay Robert
Roadway SO that he borrowed, Roadway
threw the contents of a vial of vitriol
over the face and neck of his creditor,
burning him fatally.
Fifteen persons were killed and 80 or
35 injured in collision on the Long
Island Railroad.
BY an explosion caused by spontaneous
combustion a store was wrecked in
Louisville and several persons hurt
Josiah Quincy has resigned as Assist
ant Secretary of State.
Anton ShultZ. mad man in the
Warren county Infirmary, was killed in
self defense after he had murderously
the Superintendent.
In shooting affray at Stanton, Ky,
VIM. Averitt and John Hartwick were
both killed. Both were prominent pol
iticians.
The Wilson bill repeating the Sherman
purchase law passed the House on Mon
day by vote of 239 to 110.
Secretary Carlisle has ordered the
mints to coin the gold bullion as rapidly
as possible.
A package containing s1.700 was.
stolen from a safe in Cincinnati under
the very eyes of the custodian of the
money.
Great damage was done at Savannah,
Ga, by storm on Monday. Many lives
we're lost.
Jos. Bosworth, a young man who had
'quandered his fortune and, as guardian,
the fortune of a relative, was found dead
in bed at Ravenna, having suicided.
Six boys were drowned by the capsizing
Of yacht on Lake Champlain.
An appeal has been issued for seed
wheat for the farmers of Western
Kansas.
Leonard Taylor, negro. was lynched
IN Henry county, KY, for asssulting a
small boy.
Chicago printers viii work only part
lime in order to give their unemployed
brethren chance.
Some National Worlds Fair commits
,ioners are in trouble charged with
bribes.
The storm on Sunday and Monday
was especially severe along the Atlantic
coast from Florida to Maine. Much
was destroyed and many lives
ost.
The cranberry crop in the East has
been killed by the frost.
The employees of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad will strike to prevent
! reduction in wages.
The National G.. A. r. Encam2ment
meets at indianapolis next week.
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