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The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-04-14
THE WEATHER.
"It blew and itsnew,s , .

Tho above comprehensive couplet will
convey the best idea OF the weather in this
section for the past week We have passed
through all varieties of seasons within the
last four days, and now once more, We seem
fairly ahcat in springlke. Gardening opera
lions have commenced again, & the blossoms
are beginning to peep sptoace more. The
wheat is rapidly improving in some parts OF
the country, and we may yet have tolerably
good crop, though first rate one, or even an
average one is entirely out Of the question,
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0IJrSee Mr.. Lewis advertisement of his
Omnibus, in another column. We can, with
out hesitation, recommend this mode of
travelling, TO all PERSONS, as being everything
that can be desired. As for accommodation,
everybodyaabout here knows that Mr.. Lewis
cannot be beat Wait for his Omnibus, and
then take's ride. '''' 'r' i2sgsar- .os 1to 10
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0rcaan, nm not 70 our Mayor and T5wd .o6dScil

O1rcan not our Mayor and T6wh 'oSbHci
do something,o put q stop to the 0utsgeOu.
proceedings about our streets at night. Almost
every night there Is some r'otous occurrence
in town, until 1t has become almost insutfsr,
able. P.acable, respectable citizens are
threatened with yiolsnes, il. they dare 70
interfere. This state asf ithings hss been
growing worse and worse until night is mad.
hideous BY riotous rowdies who, Il they had
their deserts would spend ., week in The
county iailonA diet Of bread and water, 4
the present authorities ars net able to pro
duce a different state of affairs, letass hay,
'"ess ""o$'H tGn.I s,lt l5 go, $500. >
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ORA "Ten Hour bill" has been re ccted ii
The Massachusetts Hopse Of RepressBtrtiyes
elthobt a count. n
~e5|h oratio king, of hal lne, has beon cbn-
ffmed'as the successor Of Mojo b Hobbie,
dsce.ssd' as first asst M. fne1
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0trMessrs. SToNE& Thomas, Maine street
Wheeling, Va, understand the principal
feature. Of their business, that is-Adperlise.
They always do give their customers good
bargains, and no mistake. sca.-. bo.. ....
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.o,O1-E, NAeLE g. Co. have something to
say about certain choice lot of clothing
they have on hand for sale. 1t is choice
lot, and no mistake, and persons mayrely don
procuring first rate "out ftp by giving the m
call. '' ''' '''' ia -
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0s7HeAs. wusos suAssos. q s.. P
CHASE will please accepts oN s,hanks, 70
valuable public doeumehtss t'Iul ,soyess
Also Messrs. DAVID ALLEN and E. v
CLrAyEK for numerous favors.
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6-PETER TAtLMAt, ESQ.,, was elected
s ehool director for the town Of st. Clairs-
vile, on Monday last, in the place 81, B, s.
CowEs, whose time has expired, i.7-,- 81
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Items from the Report of the Auditor
I h E Ms'"'s' III, N,
the bate rs asds in 1863. The pssraepto
valdssi vss sbes,o 1ss5; ;sn iqc4a! of
~ Per centloyS the valuation of is4e. The
State Board Of Equalization took $s,3oS.726
|a0m ths vslsstios the vtustisp IosshsEtMl
sstats ds edualizA IN Ass4 cSApaiss NTH
the preceding year as follows:--
Year 1854 $558,69i ,lO9
Year 1865 N ~, 363, ,49o, ,9ol
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To correspondenuts.

Communications mast be handed in before II
O'Clock on Wednesday morning.
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The aggregate Of taxes assessed in 1853
for Common school purposes: -4' ,-.i, ts.
State common schooffund $l,ls6, ,7e3.69,6
District school Library fund 5e,ss9.6s.5
Local tax for schools g. school ..' f''
F'svciils9sro5 bsi no-''oo 'o0o'iV0'o
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! 0cT'The mate Of the Thos. Swdnkj whowss
said to have been killed in, wheeling a few
weeks ago, is slowly recovering, Ia. t,l.'a
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''N'e '-'''A4 ''F !j j!a - - ,-.t -. :
. 'uoy d's yanb $2,2ss,S2s.44,l
The whole debt, foreign and domestic, Of
the State is a@a gn,i@i .-Ig 'ss~g Git
Foreign, payable In N. Y. p. sA,sI7,ooo 10
Domestic,payable al Columbus SoIl2s 10
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sGcLEvELAsb q ONO Cry. Alter
some years of billing and cooling, these two
cities have agreed to unite, and heLceforth
be one, under the general name Of Cleqeland.
The majority for the union was: in Cleveland,
1900; in Ohio City, $50. 10 ..''- ~ ',t ...
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| Bibles PRoHiBIrED.---The Archbishop o!
Mexico had addressed to all the, clergy cir
cular, In which he recommends to them the
greatest vigilance in preventing the circuls-
ton and reading Of Protestant. bibles which
are being introduced from the United States,
Tamsulipas, across the Texan afrontier. The
Archbishop says that he has received, per-
sonal information from the, Minister Of JUS
itice, that measures have already been taken
by the Government to prevent the introduc-
ton of tho bibles and other books, and, the
operations ofthe agents alluded to, by whom
the bible society is said to work. ,,.5i. lt'4
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The HOUSE spent portion of TINS morning
on the bill to amend the Corporation act, and
finally refused to order it to be engrossed In
the afternoon motion was made to recon-
slider this vote and the entire sessions was
spent in debating the subject. 1t was finally
reCufsitfpfpti }Vv. a. .-voto .of 10 tala
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CALVARY CEMETERY.

To the Editor Of The y. y. TrouHe
SIR There great deal OF talk OF late about City X
form but what does II avail if ministers bishops and
priests do not reform in the management OF our dead
About two years ago poor carrying The body OF
his child for burial in coffin under his IL attracted
my ate non and with friend followed him 70 Calvary
Cemetery where he laid it down the road and said he
wanted il buried He showed his permit and asked
how he was to proceed. took it to gravedisger he
sent me to another and after difficulty got one TO
come with hole about 30 feet long 20 feet wide and
"A feet deep This almost filled up with collins which
contained bodies of young and old male and female,
tbcky packed together coffin 10 coffin, With smsll
sprinking of earth the top to them from the eye
He cleared little hole for the innocent child and we eft
il among the rest Yesterday accompanied funeral
there and visited the ground Of the poor saw that
fresh hole had been dug and was almost filed. Some
cbildrens collins the ground waiting to be put in
The hole marked of "a feet long II broad, and II
feet deep. When this is all dug and filed with immortal
iy 10 within Il inches of the surface what can be expect
ed from We may fast and humiae ourselves before
God in the hope that be would gracousy avert the pest
lence from but is this mockery n men who know
better Great indeed is the difficulty in the way of those
who would cleanse people in spite Of themselves but these
difficulties be not only in that ground but
wherever Ii exists, shall have visit from that
s0k INN teacher who has recently thnned the population
Of New. Orleans. When the hot days come The tainted
atmosphere will doubt bring forth plague from
such unhallOwed graves
earnestly hope that you will lend the aid of your pow
erful columns to put down this grieyous evil. Asa.
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WASHINGTON WATER WORKS.

IT, tie Editor Of The NJ y. Tribune
SIR am sorry to see in The TRIBUNE of the 9th ar
Gle which attacks upon unfair grounds the Washington
AGueduct.
Upon the e1pedency OF the work, of course any news
paper right to express its opinion but did not expect TO
zee The TRIBUNE state positively that the estm e SIX or
seven millions while in the official document published by
Congress is printed less than two and half millions
made that estimate from careful surveys OF the different
sources with the best and most experienced assistance
could get used the most liberal prce calculated care
fully all the quantities, and endeavored to make iaH
estimate and believe have succeeded in doing so
The reason for the Government building an aqdeduct ~
that there are in Washington buildings ana rec0rds d
collections belonging to the nation of nestimsbe Value
exposed FIRE and with means OF arresting the name
large part Of the population OF washington composer
Of Stranger who are brought here by the Congress
Some of protection are necessary for the iovern
ment propitv Are the citizens TO build aqueduct out
of their miserable salaries protect the United States
the United Staiess obliged to build at all, do noe
doubt that YOU would wi.h il TO be done in manner wor
thy Of The most powerful nation on the Globe, ana on
scale that will not require, Is your own Cfoton WILL en-
argemt Mt in few years.
For the constitutional ques,ionthat was provided ior
by the original appropriation which required the consent
OF MARYLAND. 1his has been granted
Now Ifimly believe that instead OF the WORK
complete ard nine feet diameter instead OF seven "iu
cost less than 50 100000 and do you that have
been guiess Of all such tckery as you impute to the
authors ofthe plan And instead Of attempting to keep
tLe expendiues moderate al FIRST have asked for oOO
oOO for the first year and urged the completion OF the WORK
within two years.
For evidence of all this beg leave to ask you to look
over the ncloeed copies Of the official reports OF when
| am author and hope that If you think you oagn.
TO copnue your oppositon to the work you VIII az Least
correct the statements contained IN your afcie
of 9th inst Respectfully your obt servant,
" ''- ' NJ C. MEIGs Capt Engineers
Is charge Extension L. s C. and "ashinstoa A1aedasI
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PUBLIC MEETINGS.

NNYyIxe or u,E HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
An ss}csrssa meeting Of the uericalsurt Society was
N.s hsss evening Of their RON, No too broadway. Mr.
r.ss wss cAesea Chairman s's sea- and Mr. hr,p
sssa 90 Ss,vsssy,
I've srcsi>l Ccmmatre appointed a. the last meeting to
sevsse the ees. Of heding the spring exhibition
wsAs he following rep~r,
eest Ae setsS tA.m hmiied &C. rtever, teem
es ssss ne ,pkcst tAs Hvcssths ~hsh they ceah have
~sNS AZ A. the rea hewevsf OF theH easAe
sas Ns, nave Ast plan ~h,A esad be
lss evxy IA ne pfeehi aosas sende1 tae s's
~, tN,x fhe tssuh retasJs mes
ss s2 he ceawales Ss& Asa msEs uae sA ssas ts
tasy h.s IN tast spisoa es Va
s<.s az S wai ~ Nssf sessfsd ,, 'sss"s me 'Ps
ns r,pSSs vas accepted aud the Committee were dis
M r,ssoss egerea the following preamble and rc'eu
tee ,....,, ,..,,o. n IN.
sA-s Hsrs have rsss ,s'e.A Tat 70 We s
R~-N,,l RAJ Segs % rrPS1tNe ~ deeo e' P'o
$3.50 . ~. N M 81 The >eeiet, thsfeisr
49, FA.f he Ss-tv intention AIS ase
As he snrpa eots c>r ee "
rsssS any .,Ncf ssT sss rurrsse IN n'ee'' ''
M Man said that the impression that the SeSie'y was
q, ~ . s,,kps Is srrouceus lie coald assure the mem
hsrs th.t Is pSw in toursainS condition ~ ever
Ns her ana dat su6oen funds are due the Society TO
-, he FCvx'iEns.
M r.wso>s stated that in addition to the regular pre-
49,. "A \, aFtrrS O. the fall exhibition premiums to the
80 al sp> wcuA alec Be offered by individuals.
M, Nx.p snscan ed ,hsi the next conversational meet
~ world tske place Monday evening next al which
a. rshS aTS invited to lie present The subject for die
sxs,Sr IS the ealiare of the Asaea The meeting vas
Nm ssioarnsd
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"a proee of law a. it is administered In the State OF


Tins psrsbed in the prime Of life, human being
heir Of inmor ai,x whose life was inhnifeiy vhosoe
him here in reference 10 his future existence
b noSsl Rspublic" and In 90 called Christian coun
ryor an alleged oense which in any other tn N ssye
country would have been deemed duty or So'y
at And th and recently noticed in your paper ar
orJv irsianc OF the very many victims VINO are anoaN
offered 10 the grim Moock " Slavery coad nsfrse
many which came within my own observsiion ~n'le
eIirT as minister in the South This was clear case o.
galized murder and /; was prePense and sioretnoug
Your account Of yesterday was probably 10 passion a
the law that murdered this man Wa enacted coOiy anu 'ne
execution oft was performed Deliberately Ia 81 es
there were ihose who were ans".iaole 10 uoa auu
NOT ny The immediate actors in this case who were sy
~, community Who framed the mischief that
kII,d b,u,a those whether the North or SCUM VINO
either tscitly or syowedly sustain those VINO 90
thircs they help the ungodly end love them hN h,o
ale Lord therefore is wrath upon them before the
:" Lord . .,..-, =,
human mmls,ious al over the virgin soli OF Neorass
10 blast her peny and 10 corrupt the ChrSuan
NAV he established here for there never was snd t1oe
never can be pure church thar Allows S,a'e'J y,
remain within her border. Where are orr d'c'oFs OF
divinity Of Castle Garden not"reF, VINO ieue - a-
for tbe ,sfetv of the country Have they no feirs ~
xhen additional guilt is II be- brought upon the iani
thew really believe the hook they pretend 10 eNpAh
God saws Blood defeth the land AMI the lana cannon
he esrs.d Of the blood that is shed thereon Ou oy 'e
. blood of him that sh.dt' Nun IxIvr 33) Oar lann
is detled ard now itcy seek IN bring more
moon Is For more than one hundred and my years IN
roctp blood has been she'd The blood and the sS AZ
and the ears OF millions have saturated our ~ ana ae
now CRYING 10 heaven We have been sowing 20 uu
riehteolsnsss Retributon is an element in the DIVINE
Administration Thomas Jefferson trembled for hl. coua
try because God just Do these dynes fear o-cai'e
The Bible /. true DaSIEL Oh WINE.
x,faeei,t Par,o,sce N-,rto,rs III. FEB G. 1854
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BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

MONDAY, Feb Is, ls54-Present, Edwin j. Brown,
ESQ, President, in the Chair and 81 members.
On motion Of Mr. Clancy, the resolution requesting the
members of the Legislature from this City TO oppose by
every means the passage Of any bill egalzng the dssec
Legislature was taken up and adopted.
From Board Of Aidrmen-Resolution that Geo Pauid-
ing be appointed Inspector of Election for With District
Eighth Ward in place of Dennis f. Root removed from
the Ward. Concurred in.
Resolution that the poll Of With District Twelfth Ward,
be held at Miss Hail. Tenth. av and One hundred and
fifty sixth st, instead Of the place previously used Con-
Cured in.
Resolution that the place for holding poll of Iyth Dis
trict Eleventh Ward be changed from No. 3ls Stanton
ri. to No 90 Lewis IT. Concurred in.
Resolution that Martin Prentiss be appointed Inspector
Of Election in Ivth District, Twentieth Ward, to fill va
Resolution that David Coleman be Inspector Of Election
In WITH District Eighth Ward in place of Jos C. Forbes,
resigned. Concuned in.
hePct' Oh Commttee on Ceaning Street tha' 'ne ceau
g streets be contracted ont into districts of Wards
Laid over.
The Board then adjourned to Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. DEBATES
Mr. CIuScrr called up preamble and resolution, Of
fered by himself the 24h Of January calling on the
he passage of the hin IeSs,inS oy
dead bodies by the law proposed He thought the
proposed law which had already passed House was
most unjust act He thought the Equalization of dissection
was ab6orent the best feelings of humanity The Coun
ell had already been made aware OF the strong feeling
Tested by the public matters OF this nature How the
propositon TO open street through Trinity church yard
and the remov al the dead from the Methodist burial
ground had resulted he need scarcely inform the Board
but this proposed BILL sti more atrocious, and i
passed he did doubt but il would be productive of
much greater evil than OF these. tie thought th
clause for handing the bodies OF unknown persons
within twenty four hours AFTER death for dissection VA
strocioss; ii was Wholesale massacre He hoped th
resolutions woad be pissed.
Mr. HopGKISsoS thought il the law passed the re
sp would be such peril the public peace aad likely
70 rebound to the great injury of the community IL hsC
been made apparent the occasion OF discovering fe'
bones in a druggists cellar up town, how exciiaoe TIL
vcpulace are upon this delicate subject.
Mr. NATBKR wanted TO see the law, and De inside &C
pa;nted with It's most minute provisions before ne vOie
mon these resolutions lie thought the bill had YER
derort me aning than that put upon by the genilenu
from Tho XIth and further he had yo to iearn thst TN
Roard were nut here TO dictate 90 the Representatives
aIhsnv He conceived that the duties Of both parte
were wen defined The Common Council had TO Loo
after the public welfare in the City of New York and =
tle time ihey were elected for these duties the eeop
elected their RepFesentavsso LOOK amer ine "eiass
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AN ILLUSTRATION OF SLAVERY

To ae Editor Of Then. Y Tribune.
Sir: MANY of your readers Mortified well they
might be- BY the late of the burning to death
of slave in Mississippi by Lynch law Allow me- If you
please few lines, to mention the execution OF save
for the ssme oense which conducted according to tie
do, course of law as administered in the above State
Several wears ago. while on circuit in the Methodist
Episcopal Church was told there man under sen
tence of death in Jefferson County Jail And the lady who
told me- observed with great naivete that he was hne
fellow, and many felt very DESTROYS that some minister
should see him The facts in the simply these
While bis master was beating him with club he seized
his hand and held him fast The master being lgat
feeble man. ard account Of his rage and struggling to
disengsge hinse nearly tainted On being released he
made plant Justice Of the Peace, who summoned
three freeholders cit the Ga the oath Of ae
complainant be was pronounced guilty OF resisting his
master or q white and according to the laws in such
caes he vas sentenced be hung by the neck till he
dead
On visiting him in his cell wished the Sheriff 10 lock
me in with him. wanted to see him alone The prisoner
was wholly black of middle age and stature and fine
srsimen If manly strength and beauty both In form
features. Having introduced myself and nv Grand wns
received rather cooy tried to arouse him by assuring
him that 10 morrow be would he a dead man.
At last be asked me if believed that God allowed one
70 beat and knock about another aud 70 make him
work TO- him all the day, OF bis life without wages To
which replied No that Slavery all Of the devil that
God never meant made IT, and tina; long God would
visit has Ieople and deliver them from their Oppressors
This tsok effect be broke dOwn-he wept. 0mItng the
purely religious pari Of the interview, will adl; having
concluded bis last prayer ne sprang bis feet and
ne stood by the grated window. His fine black face
shoIe with animation and with the most joyous and pleas
an, smile, be extended TO ne bis hand ami said Now
afraid to die After the first gush of feeling had
subded he said in subdued tone that before he died he
shculd Ike hs vito and two little bows but inue
cia'sly added that be supposed there was not time
The nett morning the If the reyh barbO0d were
tTou- gtler be edited by the ing Of ens who
had struck for liberty and tie slave JIM or Jaaes Wa
taken frcm prison to oak tree and there suspended by
the neck III D. T~ead Aud al this was performed BIZ
= q noerI.ty :. an "a. =
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TILE RIGHTS OF MEN.

IT, he Editor Of The ~ y Tribune
SIR Have We rights, have not rights : Ii we
have rights and those rights no. regarded to what pur
~pose are those rights =
Sir, am business man, / am q working man | labor
for the support Of my f,my leave my home in The
ing and absent till night and devote my time and my
energies 10 the business in which | engaged. Time
was, when could go on with my pursuits unmolested
when my office my castle and none dareintrude But
times are changed.
Sir am persec uted am beset am driven TO despe
ration | have heard OF the AmazOns Are any Of their
queIois They walk into my Office they seat themselves
aud present their circulars their reports their petitions
was going say should call them demands They will
take 10 denial They command, and obey, they say
give and give.
! am busy, harassed they prosecute give to get
rid OF them-snd another and more hungry swarm sue
leeds refuse and they entreai, till am ashamed Of
my churlistness and give for very shame
/ am in the midst Of some intricate calculations and
massage that lady in her carriage wishes to speak
TO me a moment hasten down and am met by appeal
TO my beneyOlence in new form Shiyerng in the cold
Listen ment say Yes and hasten back, consol,ng
mysef that have saved doctors bill in avoiding
exposure
ihere blessing promised to the cheerful giysr and
en- deprived ofthis blessing for do not give cheerully
give grudginely impafiently cant help II. My time
is money and these women take my time and my money
both
Won't you speak to them They are out of place. We
do not them in Wall It.. Broad Pine Cedar
or in Nassau lower down than the Tract House.
Tell Them II they have rights so have among
liberty and the purut of happiness-they deprive Of
both. love to give but not on compuson Tell them to
ssk 10Y wife and she will give 10 them will tell me the
stony when am leisure 70 listen-and between
selves would rather hear il from her
"Womans spheTer Where til always thought il
had bounds Ii has do urge them to keep within those
tO0Ids If they don shall rebelwe shall expe EN-
we shall have a new Declaration Of Independence.
Yours, respectfully PROSECUTED NAN
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in it-more especially I am TO bear the sdfs
weight"
II woman can end an ncucstion Of the lesson, AZ -,
ton and voluntary power a. essential 20 her char.rss
where else may she receive rap after rap and rebu a
rebuff in every omnibus. coach. and railway "a, sha -
enter, until her own individual dignity and respoasss
will save her from falling back to any nsiive 80
wal, for American or foreigner, 10 defend Der : =
wrong RI"
a,oeLlsa Feb g. 1854