Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-03-22
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Gathered From Various

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Quarters.
The bill giving women suffrage in
school elections was defeated in the
House by two votes.
Unless stay is granted, Prendergast,
the murderer of Carter Harrison, viii be
hanged next Saturday.
At TyrconnelI. W. Va, James Robin
son killed Humphrey Mcdonald and
then shot himself, as the outcome of
quarrel about some money the latter had
borrowed from the former.
A proposition to abolish the House
of Lords is being considered in England.
Noah Christian, of near Piqua, had
taking Paris green.
James Watt. an aged man living near
Wellsburg, was burning brush and fall
ing into the fire was burned to death
The Wellman expedition has started
for the North pole.
Mayor Shieren, of Brooklyn, refused
to allow the Irish flag to float from the
City Hall on st. Patriek's Day.
Governor Waite, of Colorado, attempt
ed to remove two members from the
police board of Denver and the military
had to be called out to suppress the riet
which was threatened.
Richard Puryear, negro, was lynched
at Stroudsburg. Pa, for killing Christian
Ehler, several weeks ago.
Recruits for Coxey's common veal
army have been suppressed in several
places.
Hawaii is preparing to frame a con-
stitution.
In Ohio there are 28,673 manufactur-
ing establishments and $402, 793, ,ol9
capital engaged.
The General Assembly is talking of
adjourning about the first of May.
Frank E. Brownell, who killed Jack
son, the slayer of Col. Ellsworth, at
Alexandria, Va, is dead at Washington,
DC.
Col. Clark has resigned under pressure
the superintendency of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum at Columbus.
Governor Waite, of Colorado, is be-
ltfcu 10 Oo luSdtuS
Two barns in Trumbull county were
burned by lightning last week.
All bills looking to relaxation of the
prohibitory laws in Iowa have been de-
feated.
st. Patrick's day was generally cele-
brated throughout the country.
Governor Waite has concluded to
leave the issue between himself aad the
Denver police board to the Colorado
Supreme Court.
Brown and Coleman counties. Texas,
were swept BY a tornado which result
in serious loss of life and destruction OF
property.
Mrs. William Smith. of Nelliston, y.
Y, has died. aged l0a years.
Hon. E. G. Rathbone, of H smilton,
ex assistant fourth postmaster general
under President Harrison. is a candidate
for Congress in the Third Ohio district
The families occupying sixteen houses
in one square in Glen Carbon, Pa. have
been notified to vacate their premises,
as they are threatening to drop into a
worked out colliery that undermines the
village.
A burglar entered the residence of
Rev. Andrew Cirson, Methodist eler-
gyman of Whittier, CAL, and Mr.. Carson
attacked the burglar with q poker.
During the fight which ensued the cier-
gyman received three bullet wounds, one
Of which will prove fatal.
The three hundred employees of the
Pendleton window glass factory, at An
ierson, Ind, went on strike A de-
mand was made on the company TO
furnish ice for their drinking water 1t
was refused by the manager and a strike
ensued.
Dime novels caused Wn. kDeb and
John Goald to become incendiaries at
Peru, Ind.
Rev Madison Peters of New York on
Sunday preached sermon in which he
charged that the Catholic church main
taius lobby at Washington and that
Protestants are Disseminated against
in the departments.
a carpenter at work on building in
Chicago slipped to the edge of the roof
md hung suspended by his hands lO0
feet in the air until he was rescued
The Brazilian rebel Admiral Da Cana
is under the protection of Portugal and
that country refuses to give him mp.
A terrible storm of wind and hail
passed over a portion of Texas sunday.
Six persons were killed.
A woman in London belonging to
the lowest class murdered a male COM
panion and hid his body in trunk.