Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-24
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Gathered From Vario


Items of Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters.
There is a hot fight on over snc-
cessor to Congressman Enochs, in the
Tenth District.
The attendance at the Fair last week
averaged over 100000 daily.
A Columbus man who had been
deaf mute since five years of age, gained
the power both of speech and hearing
few hours before death.
A new oil territory is being developed
near Akron.
Unemployed workmen in California
have INDUCED in crusade against the
Chinese.
Several Pittsburgh iron mills are ar
ranging to start.
A Fort Wayne train carrying $250,000
in gold was wrecked at Whiting, Ind,
and the treasure was scattered over the
road.
Commercial bodies all over the country
are arranging to send representatives to
Washington to urge repeal of Sherman
law.
Miss Clara Weiker has been arrested
at Shreve for throwing her child from
Ft. Wayne train at Elida.
Douglas Curtis, Chicago switchman,
crazed by liquor, murdered his wife and
child and then himself.
Two defenseless women were unmer-
cifully beaten by White Caps at Taze-
well, Tenn.
Chattanooga local currency has made
its appearance in that city and is ac-
cepted in trading operations.
New York Populists reaffirmed their
allegiance to the Omaha platform and
nominated State ticket.
Thieves broke into the private rooms
of the Indianapolis Republican COM
mittee and stole some valuable papers
and books.
The rain making experiments have
begun at Hartford, Conn, and the pre-
liminary bombardment of the clouds
failed to bring the desired rain.
Judge Orr, distinguished citizen,
died at advanced age at Orrville. He
was a college classmate of James G.
Blaine and valedictorian of his class.
A baby about two weeks old was found
near Elida. Ohio, it having been thrown
| from train by heartless mother
A great international ball, in which all
the nations in the Plaisance took part,
was held on the Worlds Fair grounds.
The Iowa Republicans have abandon
ed State prohibition and indorse local
option.
At Milton, N. c., train went through
trestle and seven persons were killed
outright and many more injured.
Lilly Spry, of near Mt. Vernon, shot
herself on account of disappointment in
love.
Charles Lukey, aged IA, shot and
fatally wounded Alfred Shaeffer, at
Dayton.
D. N. Easley, well-known citizen of
Wood county, was kicked to death by
colt.
Hoke Smiths paper has called on
Congress to pass free coinage bill
Money is badly needed to move the
crops of the Northwest.
Unemployed workmen in New York
engaged in riot on Thursday.
Some of the Western States are talk
ing of a convention to devise means to
cut loose from the East in commercial
affairs.
The United States will have to pay
| rif do
Behring Sea closed during the arbitra-
tion proceedings.
A train on the st. Louis and San
Francisco was robbed in remote part
of Missouri but only $3.50 was secured.
A woman was driven out of Chillicothe
because she had crying baby.
Congressman Chapman, Of the First
Michigan District, is dead.
The Mansfield News has gone into the
hands of receiver.
The financial outlook for the Worlds
Fair is becoming brighter.
By the explosion of locomotive on
the B. q o. Southwestern, near Chilli
cothe, three men were killed.
| AT ASnlanQ, Jas, CneSrOWn accuses a
brother and doctor with poisoning his
mother.
DR.. VIM. NJ. Jamison, colored muf
derer, was executed at Quincy, Ill.
A prize fight is said to have taken
place on the Worlds Fair grounds.
Patrick keenan, was nearly scalped
by Italians at Youngstown.
The Democrats will open the cam
paign at Newark, September Is.
Senator Sherman thinks Congress will
provide some relief for the country.
Four banks at LeMars, Iowa, have