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The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-11-03
DISCOVERY OF MORE GOLD.
New YORK, Oct. 27.

New YORK, Oct. 81.
The steamer George Law has arrived
She left Aspnwall on the evening of the 18th,
in company with the Falcon for Il avana, and
experienced SUGGESTIONS of strong north
westerly gales. She brings the California
mails Of september 80, 81 l,S26,OO0 in gold
and 500 passengers, brought down by the
Sonora.
The Star of tho West has also arrived
bringing $50 passengers and $S00000 on
freight. She connected with the Cortez
which leil San Francisco on the afternoon o
the 30th
By this arrival we have important news
from Sonora. The San Diego Herald of the
10th states that a company of emigrants
from Texas, consisting of fifty persons were
murdered by the Indians on the 3lst of Au-
gust. AS well as we can decipher the dis.
patch, the massacre occurred at the crossing
OF the Colorado. Several woman aud chill
dren Of the train were doomed it is feared
10 more horri fate. Six hundred head OF
cattlo were carried off. The news was
brought by train, few horses in the rear
of which happily escaped. Other parties of
hHc!lCuHs cHCopnteTeu lne lnulanS near
Tucson, killing ono. The Apaches were
becoming more troublesome every day.
A party oftwenty-fve Americans perished
for want Of water on the Tnigatta trail a.
mong whom was Mr., Douglass, of Tennessee,
aud man from Pennsylvania, whose name
was forgotten.
Henry Livingston, who communicated the
foregoing to the San Diego Herald, reports
the result of his search in North Sonora for
gold. He penetrated as far inland as Alta,
extending his search to Sonora, where he
found Mexicans engaged in grinding quartz,
extracting the gold. Notwithstanding their
tools were Of the simplest kind, they were
making from two to four dollars per day by
hand. He continued southwark some ninety
miles, where he found other natives similarly
employed to those before mentioned. He
continued his search in every direction, and
found some of the richest deposits Of gold and
silver ever discovered in that section. ~
There is but little news from California.
From Oregon we learn Of a terrible mas
sacre of overland emigrants by the Indians on
Boise river, near Fort Boise. The persons
killed are, Alex. Ward, wife and seven chill
dren, Samuel Mul.ngan, and Mr.. Dabcock, Of
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-11-03

0EFThe Cardinal Vicar of Rome has issu-
ed an edict in which, after attrbuting the
cholera to the sins of the Romans. he directs
that the finger of st. Peter, and the arm of
St. Roc, the heart of St. Charles, and other
relics, sh Ill be exposed to the alteration of
the faithful, in order to avert the wrsth of the
Almighty. '.'
0EFGoyernor Powell, of Kentucky, has is
sued a proclamation, announcing Thursday,
the 3Oth of November as day of Thanks
giving in that State.
0-Charles O'Connor, of New York, thinks
the New Haven Company is liable for the
Schuyler forgeries,
sFThe steamer Canada took 1895 900 Of
specie to England on its last trip. That is
the way it goes.
LOUISVILLE, OoT, 24th.-To night large
hat store of Pollard. Bather g. Co., Smiths
Publishing house, Martin g. Grswold fancy
store Jno. Gill main street, near fifth, was in
danes. A large Touring mill belonging to
Powell, st. Louis, was consumed to day
Three hundred!bbls of flour, six thousand
bushels of wheat was destroyed, Insured
sixteen thousand. -....
0HrThe majority against Nebraska Olds, in
the Columbus district at the late election
was 1885,, 1t is said he has telegraphed to
Gen. Pierce that "Jordan is a hard road to
travel"
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0g"Thc Cincinnati Enquirer is trying to
extract comfort from the utter discontinue of
its party. Here is its first essay:
"THE NEXT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
We doubt whether there will be ten regular
orthodox Democrats elected to the next
House of Representatives from the free
States. So inr us the elections have taken
place, we have only heard of the choice of
Hall in Iowa, Fuller in Maine, and Florence
in Pennsylvania; ana we believe tho seats of
the two former ure to be contested! We
may pick up some stragglers in Pennsyva-
MIA and Indiana, but at the present writing
the chances are against us obtaining any in
Ohio. Again we repeat, we shall be disap-
pointed ii all the free States send ten regu-
lar Democrats to Congress! Reader, think
of the next House, composed of one hundred
and hirty northern Wings and Aboliti"nists,
being large controlling power in that body
Against lhcm viii be opposed the united
South, with its ninety members. Won't
there be collision when such materials
meetm
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-11-03

THE DoUGLAssEs IN THE FIELD The Chi
cago papers state that Senator Douglass was
onnounced to address the people of Aurora,
in Illinois, on the 10Th inst, and arrived
there in the forenoon, In the same train
came Fred. Douglass, the celebrated colored
orator. who it was expected would reply to
the speech of his white namesake. But the
Senator did not speak, lie was taken with
the chils and retired to his room, where he
staid until five o'clock, when he took the cars
for Chicago. 1t appears that while the SEN
ator had the chills his namcsake was in his
room sick of u fever. A la,ge number o.
persons were In town, and great desire was
expressed that tho black Douglass should
speak, which he finally consented to do. The
people gathered in the church, and Fred.
made speech of half an hour long, when he
had to stop on account of illness. This GER
tainly is new phase in American politics,
when colored man is brought forward by
white people, to answer ;he arguments OF a
United States Senator, before his own peo-
pie, and in his own State,--Cin. Gaz.
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LOTTERIES.

We receive, now and then, long advertise
ments Of "gift concerts''-"Art Unions"-
&C., for publication. We inform persons
sending these advertis ements, once for ALI
that we cannot publish them if we desired to
never SO much, as it is. contrary 20 the statute
in such cases made and provided, and against
the peace and dignity Of the State Of Ohio.
The pcnel,y Tor tie violation OF this law is
800.
The statute referred to above embraces all
games of chance, or the writing or printing
OF any advertisement OF such games or lotter-
les. I. is usually with many msgivings that
we publish marriage notice, as marriage is
The greatest Of all lotteries! We have not
shadow of doubt but that if Judge Cor,oin
construed the lottery statute with one-tenth
of the strictness with which he did the TEN.
perance Law, printers would be held liable
Cor penalty Of 800 for every marriage an
nouncement which found its way to their col
unns. t
New we do not wish to be thought to be
an advocate of lotteries by any means; in
fact we are now and forever opposed t. them
as Icing sources Of vice and idleness, wher-
ever their cursed tickets find their WY
We are opposed, however, to clRssing all
games of chance under the head of lotteries
for life itself is a game Of chance. The
youth whe is tossed for the first time upon
the heaving pillows of the world, feels op.
pressvely that in his hand Is thrust the dice
box, and the first throw decides his destiny
Marriage. as we have said, is most empha,i
cslly lottery, and many poor fellow, whit
has purchased ticket, finds when the draw
ness is, to great extent, a game of chance
and the Spectator who has staked his al
upon some questionable scheme Is seen con
tinualIy upon Change, asking with anxious
cuntenanc c and puld lip-"whats trump!
All, TO many, the world seems one huge lot
terry! Dame Fortunes indefatigable whee
is turning-turning-an the wealthy OF to
day constitute the paupers of the morrow, AN
he who but yesterday spat with contumell
upon the poor beggar at his gate, is to-da,
the most abject Yauper that sleeps upon tn
pare. So we go--and there is not wisdom
enough n man to tell what is in store for u
next year--n1r next month-nor next wee
no nor next minute, for there is but mi
ment of time, single pulsaton of the heG
between us and. .eternity!
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-11-03

Loss OF OCEAN STEAMERS. The Boston
Journal in referring TO the loss of the steam
er Arctic, enumerates six ocean steamers,
running from the United States, that have
been lest for the pre-, ent year.
They are, the San Francisco from New
York for California, City Of Glasgow, from
Liverpool for New York; Humboldt and
franklin from llavrc, for New York city; CT,
ty of Philadelphia, from Liverpool for Phila-
delphia; and the Arctic, from Liverpool for
New York
The present year has witnessed more ap-
pnling calamites upon the Atlantic than
were ever before known in the same space
of time since steam was applied to ocean
navigation. 1t is frightlul to think of the
loss of life and the destruction of property
which have rcsalted from maretime disasters
within so short period.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-11-03

We learn by our exchanges that on Fri
day evening last the city of Cleveland was
visited by tremendous fire. 1t broke out in
the stable belonging to the New England
House, from this it caught the New England
House which was speedily enveoped in
flames. In the language of the telegraphic
dospatch:-
"Hcre the scene was terrific, for the fire
lcaped from the west wing, TO Merwin, up
Merwin to James street, sweeping Mcrwins
New England Saloon, l.. +. Burgess, whole
sale Grocer, Cook g. Athens, Clothing
Merchants; A. J, Wenham, Druggist and
CIR, Ger, Treat & Edwards, Wholesale Gro
GERS Bishop and Remington, Wholesale Ii
quor dealers; Melhinch and Stinman, Com
mission Merchants; G. H. Cranzs, Grocer
and Liquor dealery A. w. Sprague, Whole
sale Grocer; Merchants Hotel ,Barber's shop,
and Williams Saloon. The body Of fame
was so large and fierce that the fremen were
unable to cope with it. 1t crossed the street,
catching first the Custom House. This wss
quickly enveloped in one sheet of flame,
! The fire rapidly spread up the river conSu-
| ming on tue We5' sue UI MeTWlU Suebl,
Crawford s. Chamberlin's Warehouse; Board
of Trade Rooms; Commercial Insurance OF
fee; Shoe and Clothing Store; Wilbut g. Nc.
Dowell, Wholesale Grocers;J J. Bagnet, Tai-
lor; A. N. Gray's office; Crawford g. Cham
berlin's second Warehouse: w. Bingham's
Hardware Warehouse; A. Schaub, Clio thing
store.
"It was grand, though sad scene. Until
then it was thought the fire would not cross
Superior lane, but its furnace heat drove
back the daring firemen. The flames caught
in the building occupied as a clothing store
on the North side Of Superior, consuming
that and the Oviatt block, burning out ].
T Borges' clothing store, M. Fadner's saloon;
j. Fransh do; l.. Somner, shoe maker; l.. 81
: F. Burgess, wholesale grocers; ] d. Morrison,
banker; P. Anderson, commission merchant;
H. Fl. Gates, do; w. r. Eckhart, do. The
loss is estimated at not less than quarter
OF million. Oflnsurance, we can say but
little, as it is now o'clock, A. NJ, and ev-
erything in confusion, and the fire still ra-
ging, though under control. New England
5lidng-insurance sac, 1000; Ross, landlord,
$4,000 on furniture, So 900 on lease, s 400
on liquors. Loss $40. 900. Most of the
, buildings were insured. The Commercial
| was insured for S4,sO6; it belonged to J. l..
Hewitt. L. & F. Burgess loss $40, O,0O0-in-
, sured for $4,000. Fl. NJ Ga tes' loss large
no insurance. The principal sufferers were
; partly insured q
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-11-03

0ES5~It is q curious coincidence that the
Captain OF the Cambria, John Russell, who
picked up Capt. Luce, should be the same
man who was rescued by Capt. Nye, Of the
Collins steamer Pacific in 1852, when he
was wrecked on his ship, the Jesse Stephens.
1t was his good fortune to pay the debt of
gratitude by saving Captain of the line Of
hoats that rescued him and his crew, two
years ago from watery grave.
0TA Democrat visiting the Lunatic Asylum
day or two since, was questioned by pa
tient as to how the elections had gone. He
performed the disagreeable task of inform
ing the querist with the best grace possible
under the circumstances, when the other a.
gain inquired if the 'close. counties had been
heard from yeti" Our friend, with very
woful phiz, informed him that the "clOse
counties" had all been abolished by Law.
Statesman.
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BOYS DO YOU HEAR THIS!

"TAe Board OF Examination in New York have
instructed the Superintendent 10 inquire and report
upon the expedlcncy oi Keeping the public schools
open Saturday Just us on OF her days OF the week
The boys are all up in alarm this proposed innoya.
Iisn.
"The boys are up in alarm at this proposed
innovation!" To be sure they are, and they
would not be boys If they were not! 1t is
not ono Of the prominent feat lures Of boy
hood to allow their "peculiur institutions"
neddled with. We used to regard Saturdays
Us an "Institution" for',he SOC and especial
benefit Of school-boys. and we are very much
mistaken il it is not 80 regarded even yet
Wonder il the "Board of Education OF New
York" were ever boys, and ieSaturlay holi.
days were sacred then! Aboli5h Saturday
holidays, forsooth! II so, you rob boyh God
ofone huf its enjoyment. Rob it Of This
glorious .fnis TO The ,oeeh ind the five days of
school which preeede it are not worth but
what Is there in prospect to cheer the boy
through the dull routine of the studies of the
week il this is done away with!
An, no-abolish the old t me "spclng
schools"--do away with the "gong up head"
--expunge the ordinance providing for &C.
mi-anpual barbacuc-but spare. oh spare the
Saturday holidays! They ure inscperabl U
connected in every mind with ull sorts Of
:un and iroc. How on Saturdays you used
to betake yourself to the fields bcrrying, to
the woods nutting-or to the brook "a fish
ing" How,late at night, you returned home
tired, hungry and sleepy, yet withal rs happy
as mortal could be, and turning into your
comfortable col. dreamed all night the plea
suren Of the day DO you lsrgel!
But these are days of progress, aud in tear
ing down household gods ard overlhrowing
the Lares of our heart worship, they muy
sweep away this time.honored institution OF
boyhood. Against this and all such Wanda
innovations, however, we here enter up oul
solemn protest, Boys, TO arms!
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0rTTng STATE FAIR at Newark, and the
consequent crowded state OF ailairs in the tav-
erns and on the railways has given ample
scope for grumblers.t to exercise their peculiar
talents. We are sorry to say that many ed
itors are among this grumblng class. They
oil seem to think that they must find much
better accommodations in such large crowds
than they have q, home. and ia default of be-.
ing thus. s.Provided for, they pronounce the de.
linquents humbug Thaeleray has name
ior such grumblerS-a very good name too, 4,
10 s-H-o-J!
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"NoNE so POOR AS TO DO HIM REVERENCE"
AT the medical banquet which came off in
Covngton Kentucky, on Friday evening LAST
all the sentiments, except one, were enthusi-
astically responded to. That one was "The
President Of the United States" When it.
was am ounced there was apiofound silence.
No one offered response and no one was
even called on. At length the band struck
up" Clear the track for old Kentucky" and
burst of applause came from every part Of
the house. Is it not painful to contemplate
that the distinguished Office of President of
this great country should have fallen into
such bad repute! No disrespect was certain
ly designed to the office, but it was impossi;.
bic to separate the office from the individual
who now occupies t.-Pitts. Gazette.
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07-lt is said that the experiment to make
paper out of an American plant called "White
top," or"Immurtele," has been successful
The botanical name is Gnaphaluno, and the
paper is therefore called 'Gnaphalic paper
The plant is very abundant in Canada. The
paper is glossy, smooth and thin,o and evil
IDENTIFY much strongerthan that kind in the
manufacture of which cotton is so largely
used. The stalk as we'll as the flower may
be employed, but from the white silky flow
ers alone finer and whittier article can be
produced. The manufacturers assert that,
without taking into considerations the differ
ence of the cost of materials, paper may be
made from this plant at l2 J per cent. less ex-
pense than rags The adhesive qualities of
the plant are such that in the manufacture of
the paper no animal matter need be used,
and good surface is obtained without ST.
zing.
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0TWe congratulate our brother of the
quill, CJ. ALBRIGHT, Esq, Editor of the
Guernsey Times, Ohio, upon his election to
Congress by the handsome majority of . 600 !.
That shows how Editors can run for Congress,
when they siooP to accept such positions at
the hands OF their fellow-citizen. We may
consentto run some day ourself.
WdSh, Reporter.
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01rTheW ashingten, Pa, papers record the
shooting and killing of a negro named Scott,
near Canonsburg, by another negro named
Wheeler. They had a previous alteration,
in which clubs were used.
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OEy-Fhe Loeofocos of Westchcster, N. York,
District, have nominated the famous DR..
brandreth of pills memory, as their candidate
lor Congress, lie will need few boxes after
the 7th Of November.
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CINCINNATI, Oct. 5, 1854.

CINCINNATG, Oct. 5, 1864.
The following report upon the subject of
slavery was presented to the Conference this
afternoon, by the committee which was ap-
pointed last week. This committee consist
ed of J. G. Bontecou, David Reed, Wesley
Rowe, E. G. West, c. II. Lawton, Il. D.
Grow, NJ. Dustin, A. Lowrey and Cyrus
Brooks.
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0JMay. Of the Cleveland Herald, winds
up his record Of the ist day at the State Fair
with the following msmorandum:
Meme but fools ever attend State Fair
Cor enjoyment, and none but Editors and pa-
tent right men as matter Of business.
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D5-He that is..pr0dgaI OF thanks is syari,
'-us Of gratitude.
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CALIFORNIA NEWS.

arrival of the steamer George Law.
lIolfiblo Murder of Emigrants.
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THE NATIONAL ERA, WASHINGTON d. C, JUNE l5 1854.

@The recent r;otous demonstration in Boston
has awakened throughout the South an intense
feeling of Indignation, and has suggested to
men of sober Judgment the necessity of some
measure of retaliation, and of protection for
the future. Ik is plain that q
new and glorious destiny awaits the South,
and beckons Us onward to a career of indie
pendenoe. Shall we train and discipline cur
energies for the coming crisie, or shall we con-
tinue the tributary and dependent vassals of
Northern brokers and money-thangers? Now
is the time for the South to begin in earnest
the work of acknowledgment. Now is the time
TO break asunder the letters Of commercial
subsection, and to prepare for that moro COM
plete independence that awaits usn
Richmond Enquirer.
Passing over all else in the foregoing, we
will simply point to the declaration that the
Southorn People are g tho tributaries and de-
pendent vassals of NortheIa brokers and
money-cbaDgers that the work of self-de-
velopmentn has not yet beea begun in the
South and that the South is bound by +" fet-
ters of commercial subjecion.i If the charges
here made against the Sol tn by the In
quirer are true, it all proceed from Slavery
alone. The people of the So, tn are inferior
to no people in the world. They are noble
people, and capable of every nc Die work They
are only oppressed by Slavery Remove that
from them, and they will riss in might and
power Bat the resolution VI Il not do; the
MEANS must DO used Put awe'E Slavery Prop
agandisn, and Slavery itself