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The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-02-03
FROM C.4LFFDR.N'y.A.
New YORK, Jan. 40.

The steamer Ohio from Aspinwall, arrived
yesterday, with 800 passengers, and one
million in gold Dust.
! The U. s. soop Of War "Albany," sailed
! from Harry bay on the l7lh, for San Juan
| Del Norte; all well.
Dates from Panama are to the 18th. Stea
mers Golden Gate and Uncle Sam, left Pa
mama on the LIST, for San Francisco, with
100 passengers. The English steamer
Bogota, arrived at Panama on the 4th. with
dates from Valparaiso To the 18th, and Calias
tn the cath, of Dee. The schooner Casti ion,
arrived at Callao, from Port Philip, with
Melbourne dates to the end. Nov. Business
ut Valparaiso dnll. The revolution at DoIiyi,
before reported broke ont at la passe, and
cxtendedto other places Gen. Brlnu, had
left the Capital with b,tuIion OF Infantry
and some cavalry to suppress the outbreak,
The revolutonests had appointed another ad.
administrations, ami read ovcrturcs to Peru
for an amicable settlement of the difficulties
between the two countries. A revolution
has also broken out in the provinces OF lea in
Peru.
The Australia steamer Great Britain from
Liverpool arrived on the llth August. .at
Hobson's Bay Oct. 10th. The quantity of
gold coming forward is very large and the
arrival of the Great Britain caused more ac.
tvty, and an advance of 6 pence to pence
an ounce. The news from the diggings are
favorable; new digging have been found.
Fair business doing at Melbourne, but
prices improved. Some articles have down.
ward tendancy. Flour slightly declined,
best samples selling at fss per ton Coffee
lower with heavy stock on hand. Proyisi.
ons in fair demand, American Flour fs,
Haxall Gallego f3 to 3 los.
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0TTHE Principal Teacher in the High
School at McConnelsvlle refuses the use of
his room to the School Examiners, on the
ground that they completely de6e the floor
with tobacco juice. A strange charge against
teachers. We may be to particular in our
notions about such things, bu: we consider
that this should be taken into consideration
in granting certificates to teach. Teachers
are supposed to teaah as well by example as
precept, not only in the various branches they
may be required to teach, but in morals and
ethics. How are Belmont County Teachers
in this particular!
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The Wreck of the Ship Staf-
fordshire.

Mr.. Alden, frs, mate Of this ill.Iated
ship. publishes in the Poston papers u de.
allied account of her loss, with l71 souls,
mostly Immigrants.
The chip struck at l2I o'clock at night,
December 30th, while the wind was blow
ing with great severity accompanied by
blindug snow-storm, and the sea running
mountains high. When the Sea Island
Light was seen, the drder was given 10 wear
ship, but il was too late, for before it could
BE- rxecut ed the ship struck. 1t was then
attempted L. run her ashore, hut she could
not be controlled. as her rudJef was damug-
&c and wheel useless.
Five boats we're launched but one ofthcm
| Il lied and was cut ad:ilt. he other four
contained fcrty-four persons, who were all
that were saved Every effort was used
to induce the captain 10 get aboard the
as, boa, but he refused To be moved. ex.
pHciing tina, III ship would strand before
/ she could sink. lie was told by the mate
, that this was hopeless. whrreupor he An.
swcred. 9Th N. it am to BE- host. God S
will b. duuc.n Th' maze says that the
passengers, like The ca,,tain. did NOT re.
aiiz the danger they were III. but ali
were calm. expcclIng Iha' the hip would
bn ran ashore. aud lh Y would escape.--
Z The won drnssc themselves to land
pruing nu III !rhrst bonnets aud other
appnrc. They reused 10 90 on board
Of The boars. an he example of the cas-.
talu made them lhink that their bcs,
chance was TO sick by the ship. Th,
Traveller saws:
"At the sine that the ship wen, duwr
: most of the Ic.nalc ste rag. passenger
wtru in the salopp around the captain. 4
minute alir, leaving the ship. Mr.. Alder
SAYS he looked up and all the cabin Iigh,
. were birmlng as u-ull. IL IA moment h,
I 10 Ike II gain. AMI all was darkness. Tn
, ship wi nos 10 be seen. She hai gpn
idpWb wiih the one hundird AMI vrntv
} five s.m, : ON h,nrl. { om hbni. amid III
5 rng,hIS nf IN" st"r mot Il cry was hear.
The vlr,uuS b ats hn II narrow eScap,
r and the ~ ~ r.n h.l the land. as ha, b,
fore been stated, Suilt,ing much from lb
severity at the Weather. aud some of,hel
being badly irnL-bI'cu.'
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FLOUR Is selling for $500 in this place, g.
very prospect Of still further advancing.
Foreign News.

The Asia arrived at New York on Tucsdsv
with Liverpool dates to the I4,h. For tho
week ending l4ult. wheat advanced 10 Cd
per bushel--hour ls@lss d-corn 2ss.
Pfces arc firm, but speculation for the
present has ceasedr
on the 9th ult, the Turks gained q brilli.
ant victory oni the Danube. They stormed
and captured the Russian ehtrench camp n
Citale, near Kalafat. and put $50 Russians TO
the sword. They also attacked $4,000
Russians sent to protect Citale, and com.
PEELED them to retreat. Detail not piven.
kumors of fresh successes by the Turks in
Wallachia.
The infant princess of Portugal died verv
suddenly.
The news from China isunfavorable 10 thu
insurgents. The Imperialists have recsp.
tur ed Annoy, and massacred 1000 of the in.
habitants.
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FARMERS, CLJJR.

PURSUANT 10 notice given in the county
paPers,a number of the Farmers of this
county assembled in the Court House. in
St. Clairsville, on Saturday, 2sth ult.. for
the purpose OF organizing Farmers Club.
on motion Maj. SOLOMON BENTLEY was
called to the chair, and THos. c. THoBuRs g.
D. X. CowEN appointed Secretaries.
JNo. II. HEAToN read an article from tho
Albany Calttpdtor, showing that the idea of
organizing Farmers Clubs was enter,,;noa
oy Farmers and others in New York and nlso
showing the object of such organization to
be the general diffusion .oeknowledoe on
Agricultural topics-and the discussion of ,ha
d'herent variety of soils required for the
cuitlVation oi various products, or Of anv
topics that its members NAV think best
adapted to the progress of the Science of
Agriculture.
on motion oil B. s. CowEs, Col. 7. Nr,s.
wANGER, JNo. TATE g. THos. C.. Tuoprpv
was appointed to draft constitu,ion 70
govern this Club.
On motion Of j. H. HEAroN. the presden,
were requested to invite some individual 10
auuress lhe Club at its next meeting upou
some HubIect or subjects of Importance TO il,
members. and pertinent to the objects of the
organization.
on motion the Secretaries were requested
10 present the proceedings ofths meeting to
the Editors Of the County papers for pub 10 :.
tion. F'N - :
on motion the meeting adjourned to meet
at the Court House in St. Clairsville. nm
saturday, February llth, 1854.
SOL. BENTLY, Prest.
THos. c. THoBuRN,l
D. w. CowEN' Sec'ys.
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DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TO ELECT U. S
SKNAToR.-The Democratic members Of the
Ohio Legislature went in caucus on Tuesday
evening of last week, for the purpose of elec.
ting U. s. Senator. The candidates were
Allen, Manypenny, Pugh, Corwin, Meadary
and Brchard. After balloting 81 time.
without any prospect ofan election, they ad
iourned until Friday evening when l6 more
balotings were had, without choice. They
adjourned for a week or two.
Allen and Munypenny are about neck and
neck, running like quarter horses-nex
comes Mr.. Pugh, and about half length
behind him runs the Minister to Chill, ALA
Sam Medary. According to the Journal
oysters and whiskey stand slim chance a
mong the combattants and their friends.
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Correspondence OF the Chronicle.
WASHINGTON CITY.

senator Bel in the Sen ate, directed at.
tenton to the subject of River and Harbor
improvements. Mr.. Hamlin, Chairman of
the committee having charge of the subject
stated that the Senate committee would not
originate bill providing for it., but would
wait the action Of the House, as had BEEN
customary.
! In the House some weeks since it was an
nounced that majority of the committee ON
commerce, had majority in favor of appro-
Pr'atiohs Tor the improvement of Rivers and
Haroors' IN the interior, and thereupon the
SUBJECT was referred to that committee. This
indicates that majority of the lower House
are on that side of the question.
1t has been discovered it seems, bv the aid
OF some exponent of the Presidents Message
that the suggestion contained in the message
IN favor OF adopting some plan which would
secure greater harmony and unaninity than
had been attained, upon this important SUBJ
ject' had reference to protest for laying
tonnage duties, by state action, with the con-
sent OF Congress.s This is favorite measure
OF Senator Douglass.
II / understand the project, it is 10 have n
union OF two or more states, by compact, by
which tonnage duties are to be levied, collect.
cd ard disburSed, to improve Rivers, Likes g..
Harbors. This will require a political or.
ganization composed of several states, with
limited powers, with Legislative executive, g.
Judicial departments. This Is one phase of
Young America, now, it appears, approved
by our President.
we have an overlooking treasury, yet this
proposes to impose burthens upon Internal
commerce, to improve internal navigation,
because the Federal Government has no.
power to make such improvements.
This subject, is likely to be fully discussed
and when thisis done, am mistaken, if il.
does not "plaguei the inventors"
The debate on the Clayton and Bulwer
Treaty, was confined to Senators Cass, and.
Clayton. No others took part. Their speeches
are before the people, and they, or those who
read them will form their own opinions. The
object Of Gen. Cass, in bringing this subject.
before the Senate again, seems to have, been
self-vindication. In this, as think he has
been most palpably unsuccessful. The whole,
affair originated in mistake of Gen. Csss.
This mistake caused his :, isre presentation to
Col. King. This misrepresentation called,
out remark from the latter, upon which,
Gen. Cass founded his charge against Mr..
Clayton Jan'y 6, 1853. Cof. King though
confined to his room by sinckness, through
Senator Pierce, of Md. in the Senate, and
Col, Bragg, Of Alabama, in the House OK.
plained the matters fully. Gen. Cass, though
convicted OF the mistake, and the misreprs-
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-02-03
Pcrilous Adventure of Capt
Gray-Forty-three hours
lost in Cave.

On Tuesday, the 81 inst. while the
steamer lag was aground near Ste. Gc.
nevieve, Capt. Gray, The pilot, accompa-
nj By an Engli>hman, undertook to ex-
pIore The great cave situated three miles
above that place. taking with them lamp
ladder. &c. They entered the cave n.
bout eight o'clock Oh Tuesday evening,
and had advanced distance of nearly
two miles. when their lamp was unlor.
maiely broken and extinguished. After
CROPPING about for length OF time. they
found an upward passage or chimney, so
nearly perpendicular ,ha, Gray found il
impossible to ascend it. The English.
man, however. clung 10 it as his last hope
pfdviverance. promising his companion.
it he reached the top in safety, 10 mark
The spot by tying his handkerchief 10 II
Tree. and then go for assistance. Forum
a'ely h" made bis egress in safety. 1t
was not yc, day so he was not able TO
'ake observations, bu, marking the place
a< agreed, he proceeded 10 the village for
assistance, and returned early on We'd
nesday morning with two or,hree others
lie vainly attempted 10 find the place OF
his egress. They then proceeded 10 the
mouth. and under the guidance oi the
EngIiShman found the place where he
left his I,iend. bat he was not To he found
The Captain. in the uncertainty of the es'
cape ol his companion, felt intpeled 10 re
new his efforts 10 eXlricaie himself, ant
grnpcJ on ill exhausted nature compelled
him to give up in despair. The parry i,
, search returned for farther assislance,an,
were lined by the Off, ers and crews .
four steamers. At two O'Clock on Wed
. nrsday they entered. and pr ,ccrding tt
. the ilacc where Capt Gray was last seen
, thry divided, anl proceeding in hltlrrcn
O'Clock o. Thursday morning, when. /,
the great j y Of all. he was found, III
, had sal hln>elf down to die. lie hal no
only worn his gloves complc,cl, oul. bu
his fingers were worn To- The naked bone
in vain Efforts To eyiricaIc himself Tn
flesh was worn from his knees. and hi
: boot toes and pant legs were also dcmol
ished. ile was found a, distance q
' three and Il half miles from the mouth &
- the cave, greatly exhausted. lie is 10,
=, on board his boat and doing well. He wa
:, forly-ihree hours in the cave.
This great cave has many outlets, o
chimneys, as they nre called one of whic
is said to he five miles from It's mouth.
We are indebted TO Capt. John Hnrbi
son, of the steamer ALTnNior the par,ic
ulars Of this periIouS adventure
Missouri Democrat.
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Gust Point presents scene OF bustling &c
tivity, indicating that this new business 10
cality will at no distant day become a most
important adjunct to the prosperity Of th1
city,
The Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad
10 also doing very large transportation busi.
ness, as can be very readily seen by visit to
Calvert Station. The amount Of grain from
Hanover and the Cumberland Valley, which
it has poured into the city within the past
few weeks, Indicate the great valu' of it'
numerous brunches and connexions. Tn,
transportation companies, Via Pittsburgh
whose advertisements will be found in ou
columns, are also flooded with business, th,
Ohio being in good stage of navigation a
Pittsburgh
The railroad war at Erie has contributed
in sgreat measure to this gratifying increase
Transportation over our roads, aud vii
doubtless, with the despatch aud re.ulurit,
with which the Lsiness is being periurm'd d
give permanent tendency To- this route 10
trHnsp, rtUiiAi purposes. Whist it IL Il tXrt
fact "a rhiiruuc yNprtitl &C. that The mtrchan
preicrs 10 travel by the came route that con
,,ys h'4 goods Tn-. n Y,rk aud ir rOr
is refusing all heights west ul Buffalo an
DJuki7k. aud the merchants of New YJr
ere now forwarding goods to hl points o.
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers over til
Baltimore and OAio Rauood. - Botmo'
Amrtc2R.
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DISASTROUS FIRE,

We are sorry to have to record the burning
Of the Missouri Iron Works, in the LIST Ward
yesterday morning. 1t was discovered to be
ON fire little before O'clock, evidently the
work!of an incendiary. asthc fire first broke
out near the drum, under the nail machines
where there had been no fire for six months
past. The destruction of the entire building
and great damage to all the machinery which
had just been put in. entirely new, was the
result, the loss, probably being about, $780,
900 to $4,000. - ~ r..
The firm of SWEENEY, JOHNSTON g. Co
were the owners, all of whom are among our
most highly esteemed citizens, and we have
never seen more universal sympathy evin.
ced for pccuniary loss.
There was no insurance. -JVheelino Gds
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& lots; after this manner Gf the location
will possibly admit.) The streets shall be 80
feet wide, the alleys2o, and the lots 100 feet
square, making alternate streets & alleys
both ways. If the town shall contain lots
lying along navgable stream or line ofral-
way, they shall be retained by the Co. g. sold
TO the highest bidder Allowance shall be
made for public square in said city or town.
The balance ofthe above siz ed lots shall
be subdivided into so feet by 100, and the
houses erected by the Go. shall be at the rate
OF one to each 100 feet square of lots g. upon
one Of said subdivided lots; as also to be pla-
ced in the same locality of the town. The
members of the Co. shall draw for LIST choice
of lot with house, until all are drawn, when,
that one who received the last, (without
choice) shall have the next first choice of
lots without houses, and the next choice of
lots, shall belong to the man who drew the
next last house g. lot to him g. 80 on back 10
the lst man. who had the lst choice of house
& lot g. so on alternately back g. forth until
all the lots are disposed off.
ART. Is Any pelso may become mem
Der of this Co. by signing the constitution, g.
paying over to the treasurer ten dollars, (Which
shall stand as forfeit)
II will also be required that each member
pay in i40 dollars, in such instalments as the
Co. may require, a. more if necessary, not
exceeding $500 in all 1t will also be required
I that each member 60 with the Go at the gen.
eral remove, g. stay with them until the entire
completion of its objects; working to the ad-
vantage of the Co, in such way as may be
determined by the Co.
ART l6 This Co. shall be a full Legislative
body for itself, having stated meetings,
making its own laws g. controlling its own
officers, each member being entitled to one
vote g. no more.
| ART. II When the objects of this Co. arc
fully completed, all the real estate unprovd
ed FOR and personal property belongingto The
Co. shall be put up at public sale, and sole
to the highest bidder. The proceeds shal
be placed in the Treasury, with what may
remain there. A dividend shall then b,
struck and each member receive his quota
1t is understood, however that all kinds O
r provisions a. Groceries shall be dvde
among the members pvo rata; after whicl
e the Co. shall dissolve.
5 ART. ls. Any member may be fined o
expelled for fraud or gross neglect OF duty
| ART 10. No member shall for cit hi
first instalnent unless this Co. reach til
r number of 80, which No shall be obtane
d by the LIST oi March 1904 or this CO. ma
4 disorganze.
e ART. 20. This Constitution may b
amended when u clear and pIuin improve
ment may be made but This Constiiutio
f shall not be altered from its material points
at least 3ds, of all the members of this CO
shall vote for any amendment
, WIN. liAINES, Prest.
4 w. c. CARMAN, Sec.
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PHILADELPHIA. Ian an
THos. c. THoBuI
B. R. CowEN.


In the Supreme Court to-day, in case of
Morse VS. O'Reilly, the following decision was
given. Decided tina; Prof Morse is the in.
'entor OF the Electric magnetic Telegraph
against the world. That the first claims of
MS patent are valid without qualification, that
all the claims o. his 2nd patent are valid with.
out quallficatons,, that the declaratorv or 9Th
claim ol his LIST patent is too broad &, ought
10 be dlsclaimed, but as it haG been sustained
Oy The patent officers g. the Circuit Courts
worse :'i Is not lu ault for dischiming that the
Injunction granted by the Kentucky Court
shail De made pe petual but without costs.
because the rights claimed lst patent, has net
been diselaimcd.
Only seven judges out of nine, sat in the
case. Upon the 9Th claim, Judges Grier.
Nelson and Wayne gave powerful dissenting
opinion. The defendant used what is known
as the Columbian Instrument.
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From he TUScarauns AGtocGie.
Cleveland, Medina und Tu.curawas
EuilIuud.

The Stockholders of this Company, few
days ago, met at their ,ilice in Medina, und
G tied their Directors or the ensuing year.
I iugh the influence ot Cleveland anl
=. ;slIon business men. the Company have
sgrced TO change the location OF the road, ani
connect il with the Ohio & Pt. RailruIl at
Nassillon. The Cleveanders have agreed to
take $4,000 stock, and the Missillonaus
have pledged themselves to raise $1,000 II
d. Wellmen of MassllOn, ard J. l.. L,epcr
of Navarro, were elected Directors, The lJ.
cation Of the road South of NJ ,siI!on has not
yet been determined. In speaking upon this
subject, the Forest Ciy Democrat says
The Company have adopted range OF
counisy capable Of furnishing nm immense
coal trade and connecting with important
roads at it's terminuses. Commencing at
this City, it uses the G.. G.. g. &. track to
Grafton, where the Toledo road joins it;
thence to Fedina by the shortest und best
route; thence south east thf ough the Chippc-
wa and Boughman coal fields; thence to NJ IS
sillon, the great wheat mart Of the interior.
io" th'o Poiht Iohu, We WIZ
follow the valley OF the Tuscarawas river
passing through the villages of r ,chestcr,
Navarro, and Bethlahcm. From Navarro
two routes are named-one by way Of Canal
Dover, New Philude phia, UhrichsvIIe and
Cadiz, thence to Wheeling, its south east
thrminus; the other, following the valley OF
the Tuscarawas river, passes through Bolivar
and Zoar. At the latter point the route is
up the COnnUlton Creek to New Cumberland,
Hsgerstown, to Hanover, IN Harrison county
thence 10 Cadiz, thence down Wheeling
Creek to Wheeling, the western terminus Of
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad. Which
route will be taken between Navarro and
Cadiz depends upon the pending result Of
the surveys now making, dni the amount Of
stock Hhich may b. subscribed The friends
OF the Bolivar aud I.:csburg route are san
gulne ih,t ih' have the beet, and ure con-
.idsnt that they can raise more stock than
the other line
The work is steadily progressing. and in
the course ol siX months th northern dvis.
ion from the coal fl 1- near Dalton 10 Graf
ton vii! be competed. H.'or. Il xt Scp'rm.
Der The Company "Xp,r. g. have tnr road in
runnins ordrrin VI sci. -. and perhaps a con-
acrhu,c distance ucN uud IT, The local busi.
ness o mis- trn L whrn rumpir,cd, will not be
exceeded BY aay lIuc VI eliil l;n!h ia II,
State.