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Popular Ignorance,

There is an opinion prevalent among mary
that in case Of death by murder oriother vio-
lent cause, it is against the law to lay hands
on the defunct until the Coroner is present,
and that any one 50 doing subjects himself to
a penalty. The Philadelphia Bulletin states
that not long since in that city, man who
had been killed by being caught in machine
was suffered to hang for some time in a
mangled condition, until those preIent we're
assured that the mere extrication OF the
cor pse from its position would not involve
punishment. In the Mor-is Jerseyman we ind
il mentioned, that recently at the Rockaway
Basin of the Morris Canal, boy named
Henry Herring, aged about thirteen years,
while performing some duty on boat, fell
over Into the Canadian alarm was imme-
diately given, a boat-hook procured, and the
boy taken out. He had been in the water
only about five minutes, and it was stated
that his eyes were open, and that he had ev-
ery appearances of coming to life; but his
rescuers tied a rope around his neck and
threw him back into the Canal, where he re-
mained until morning. They aledgei as a
reason for SO doing,that the law required him
10 remain in the water until an inquest could
be held.--Baltimore American.
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Most Singular.

We have pabshed,,an account Of the death
Of man namsd North, at a Rifle Fac'oryiin
Hartford. causes by clipping Of steel which
struck the man id the side, causing death In
few minutes. From the Hartford Courant
we gained the following, as the result ofa
Coroner's investigation: 49,.
A post-mortem examination Of the man
named North. accidentally killed at Shapes
Rifle Factory, showed that the fragment O.
steel was one e. an eighth inches in length,
and one line In lie greatest breadth, h,tapering
at each end TO point, and half a line at
its greatest thickness. 1t was driven for
wards, through three layers Of linen and one
of flannel cutting but one thread of this last,
then through an inch Of flesh, passing be-
tween the second and :hird ribs, then through
an inch of lung lying nearly over the heart.
It then penetrated the pericardum, grazed
the left auricle, and perforated the aorta
behiud the heart, and was found lying loose
in this great blood vessel, six or eight inches
from the wound in the skin.
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OF A card, hung up inside tn. pulpit at Mt
Salem, read as follows.
A few maxlms and regulations, directed to
the attention of those persons, who may, from
time 20 time, conduct the public services in
this church, as follows:
SPIRITUALITY, PuKcTUALITv AND SYsTE.
MATIc ORDER.
Beware of beirg tedious or prosy. Our mot.
70 is
"BE SHORT AND LIVELY"
Be sincerely devout and deeply in earnest.
Begin at the time, and qui. when you have
done.
Please de- not iutrude on..the time allowed
for the class meetings.
Morning Service begins at ten o'clock, and
concludes At 20 minutes past O'Clock. being
one hour and twenty miutes.
Class s-Meeting commences at half.psst II
O'Clock, and concludes at half-pa IL o'clock,
one hour.
Evening Service begins at ha!f-past six
o'clock.
Please to begin the meeting at the time no
matter how few persons may be present.
The above rard is very well written and fra!
med in glass, and hung up in the inside Of the
pulpit Cleveland Herald.
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they had a hearing before the Judge, and we
were all ready for it, thanks to friends inside
Of the gratiugs as we'll as out. Judge Pistt'e
official certificate as to the laws o! our State
governing the liability of corporators has
been Of vital service to me; and when my
lawyers asked, "Where is your evidence that
the effects o. the New-York Association are
now in the hands OF receiverp answer
od, "The gentleman who was talking with
me in the visitors room when you ,csme in
and took me away knows that perfectly;
perhaps he is still there" was at once sent
for him, and found him there. Thus slI
things couspred for good; and at 4 O'Clock
my lawyers and friends came to Clichy to
bid me walk out, without troubling my lr:e 1ds
for any security or deposit whatever. 50 I
guess my .ast chance Of ever learning French
is gone by the board.
Possibly have given toe much prominence
to the brighter side of Life in Cichy, for
that seemed most to need a discoverer; let
me put little shading into the picture at the
nnish. There 10 a iair bsrber's.shop in one
cell in Clichy which was yesterday in full
operation; so, expecting to be called person.
ally before the Judge and knowing that |
must meet many friends, I walked down
stairs to be shaved, and was taken rather
aback BY the information that tho barber had
been set at liberty last evening, and there
was not man left in this whole concourse
of practical ability TO take his place. So
there are imperfectlons in the Social machin.
cry even in Clichy. Fourier was right; i,
will take l,72s persons (the cube OF l2) tc
form perfect Social Phalanx; hence eli at
tempts to do II with two hundred or less fai
and must fail. We had about l44 in Clich,
this morning-men of more than average
capacity; still there are bitches, as we have
seen. think have learned more there
than in any two previous days of my life;
never was buster; and ye: should feel tina
all over week spent there would be vast,
; of time.
Let me close by stating that arrongemc Mt
were made a, once for the liberation of tn,
, only American found or left there; the first
! believe, who had been seen inside Of th
!, middle grating for months. For this he will
be mainly indebted to the generosity o
messrs. Greene g. Co., bankers, but other
are willing to cooperate. fear he nigh
0 have staid some time had rot my position
e brought him into contact with men whom
his pride would not permit him to apply tc
yet who will not let him stay there. l ar
I well assured that he comes out tonight.
H. G.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
Monroe County Taxes.

I do believe, Mr.. Editer, that the opinions
oi some people are influenced by their in
terest, sometimes. For instance, now there is
James r. Morris, of Monroe County, makes
his Esprit of Democracy" rap out for him,
that he is vehemently in favor of the prese 1t
system of distributing the School fund
ANA ng the kCounties. And l should not be
surprised if Mr.. Edward Archbold, Of Cons,i-
tutional Convention memory, should be found
in favor of it too. And very excusable such
opinions may be. perhaps, in men who love
their country as they do. What Monrovian,
indeed, could help il, when the county is re-
quired TO pay into the State Treasurer, as she
did last year, $l3,S76.6O, and obtained from
the Common Schoo. Fund $l6,O63.44 max
ing a clean speculation in one year Of ST.
1864! Happy Monroe, not only entirely
relieved from the burdens OF taxation for
Stute Government purposes, but is actually
paid bonus of Sl,ls6.s4! What nursing
mother this vellously good natu'ed State
is to Monroe county. Belmont County, in
deed! Suppose she will not be after dissov
ing the Union in a hurry. Suppose she
wont be after settling up an Independent
State of Monroe county to be subject to tax
alton for her own Governmental expense,
to the schooling Of her own children at he
own proper costs and charges, when, by re
moining county meraly, she can have al
that done by the State.
The American Colonies were taxedby tn
English Government, and were not repre-
scented in Parliament. We are not repre-
senied, said the patriots of that day. Ava
with your tax, or, by thunder, we will ava
with your Government. And so they rebe
led. and revoutionzed, and English taxatio
and British Government went their ways
Monroe County reDresented! All, yes. Tw
representatives and half of Senator th
year. Represented, but not taxed, Goo
people of Monroe County, don't rebel; dor
revolutionize; don't dissolve the union; con
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THE BELMONT CHRONICLE
external hostility TO every form OF tyr
amy over the mind Of Man."
Thursday Morning, July 8, 1855.
A peep into the past.

We have before us two copies Of the "Bel-
mont Journal" paper published.in this town
"lang syne." One of them is dated "satur-
day, oath April lsle," the other Saturday,
9Th January, 1890"
Old newspapers are curiosities--and these
are not an exception. Only think thst these
papers have lain in some out Of the way cor
ner while nine.tenths of the present nhabit'
ants Of the village have bee q born and grown
up. Thirty six years ago! Heigho! Time
makes wonderful changes-as well on peo.
PIE as on newspapers.
Here we have on each page four columns
Numerous advertisements, too, seem TO have
cheered the editors sight. Here we are in
formed that "Christopher 4 Jacob Hooue'
! haze entered into copartnership in the Black
4 smiling business" Although nearly forty
years have passed since then these two part
ners still )ive-hale and hearty men. No
20 many others whose .names appear in thu
poper--they may now be found carved upol
tombs in village grave yards, their bodis
slumbering in the dust.
We ore informed that the ACADEMY o
New Athens is fui nished with a good teach
er. Boarding for students can be obtaine,
at 81 l2I per week" Ala, Tor the good oil
times when boarding was SO cheap--an'
newspapers SO dear!--(S2,50 per annum.)
Eser Ellis, then Clerk, advertises that tn
Ac:s of the legislature are at his office 70
distribution.
, The Editor inserts the following signifcan
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Norwich. Il Mccall, w A Bel,

Norwich, II Mccall, W A Bel,
Adamsville, d Cross, r Cartwright II Brad.
shaw, sup
Coshocton, J NJ Bray.
Liberty Mission. w Gamble.
West Chester, ] II White, s Cheny
Ne~ Philadelphia, A Magee.
UhrichsviHe, l. Dales
Deersville, w d Lemon, w Johnson
Cadiz, s P Woolf, H Sinsebaugh.
New Athens, u s Weller.
Warrentown, 8 II Nesbit, Prin. of Wells
burgh Female Seminary
SrEuBENvrLLE DIsrRrcr-W. Cox, p. E.
Steubenvile, South Street, A H Thomas
Hamlne Chapel, A Swaney
Richmond, l. Pettsy, G Nc Kee.
Springfield, X Boyd A L Pettay
New Somerset, r L MHer, G Morrison
Wellsviie, G 4 Lnwman
Hanover, H Rogers
Carrolton, 8 F Miner.
Paris and Sandy Valley Mission, d D Camp
bell, E Knren. H w Tibbles
Canton, A Scott, A E Ward.
Sandyville, d Gordon.
Leesburg, r Cunningham, TC Mcclure
OTnltnueiu, w DeNeuicy, - w ooi'cg
ALLEGHENY DisTRIcT-- 8. WAKEFIELD
Pc
Alegheny-Beaver Street, w Cooper
South Common, Mitchell
Manchester, G Crook
Sewickley, L R Beacon, Burt
New Brighton, J Beacon, F D Fast
Beaver, II McCleary, X Miller, sup
Bridgewater, A J Rich
Enop valley,J Murray 81
New Lisbon, w Brown.
Alliance, Wright, c High.
Salem, Grouse.
Columbiana, J Ansiey
Liverpool, A Huston
J Barker, President of Allegheny Colleg,
and member of South Common Quar-. Go
C Cook transferred to Philadelphia Conf.
II Humphrey transferred to Black River Co
F Moore transferred to West. Va. Con
stationed at 4th street, Wheeling.
Delegates to the General Conference
I. N Baird, John Moffit, Jas. Henderson
VIM. Cox, w. F Lauck, Robt. Boyd, job
Barker, Saml. Wakefield.
l Reserves.-J. G. SAMSON ard T. NJ Hue
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HANGING WosEN.-Soae OF the New York pa.
pers urging the Governor Of that State to com.
mute to imprisonment for life the punishment o.
Mrs Robinson, convicted for murder, and sentenc.
sd TO BE- hung The sturdiest advocate Of the gal.
lows ought 10 be satisfied with she substitute propos
volung to be- entertained 10 any civilized commun,
iy-- Wheeiing Iatd
Admitted! And "the idea OF hanging a.
man is just as "hrutal and revolving" ant
should not be entertained in any civilized
community"
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cure all the ellis that human flesh is heir to-
No doubt he has, ere this realized that


cure all the ellis that human flesh isheir to-"
No doubt he has, ere this realized that
death willsie the Doctor too"
A short paragraph informs US that bill
for the c6nstruc,ion OF scanal to connect the
Ohio River and Like Erie, has been reported
in the Ohio Legislature. The canal has
been constructed these many years, and even
pronounced old fogyish, by this age OF steam
A most admirable type of old fogydom, art
thou, Oh Journal While the world has
been flying by on the wings Of vrpor, pro-
PEELED by lightning, you have tenaciously
cluug to first principles and let the world
90 by. Quite contempt for this age thou
hast shown, or, Journal, by not even notic-
ing its progress from your. quiet retreat
Since you came into the world mighty
changes, such AZ you never dreamed Of have
taken place--steamboats Chen there were
but 10 on the western waters,) dot every riy.
er, and rail ways compass every county. The
telegraph with nerves OF iron. and lightning
for a nervous fluid flashes its thought,
from the centre to the circumference of the
entire globe. Painc's Water Light arose
fourished (D-died. Ericsson built his shii
and it has padded away into the depths o
the ocean. The Missouri compromise line
against. which you so soemnly proteste
has been set aside, and. the bloodhound
of Slavery have been uniesvhed in the vrgi
soil once solemnly devoted to Freedom. Eng
land and France, In yourday at swords point
now meet lovingly at Dover, and kiss eac
other: together they fight, and bleed, and di
in the Crimea, and together thcy are burie'
Adisu, old fogy, for the present, we ma
again call you from your hiding place, an
give you an airing in our columns. Tht
much for holiday.
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EUROPEAN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.

NEw YORK, June 28.-The Bsltic arrived
at o'clock this morning, with dates to the
10th. She brings telegraphic details of the
capture, by the French, of Mameon and
White Works, after sanguiniary fghting.-
Five thousand killed and wounded. The
French took sixty-two guns and five hundred
prisoners. simultaneously the English storm.
ed and took the rflemens works in the quar-.
ries, but lost fIe hundred killed.. and wound.
ed. Since then the freing has been slack.
The fleets have achieved new successes in
the Sea of Azof, and hauing burned stores at
Taganrog, Mariopol aud Genitshe.
An expedition is Citing out against Perikop.
The Russians are reported to have evacu.
ated Awapa. Nothing OF importance from
Tcherridya or the Baltic.
LIvERrooL.-The leading circulars report
cotton murkAt quiet during the week; hold.
ers not pressing; prices Of last week main
tainec; closing steady. Orleans fair III
Sales of the week as.7OO bales, including
$1,000 for speculation and 1900 for export.
Breadstuffa dull, considerably declined
Money easy. Bank rates reduced to 81. Con.
soils 81.
Breadstufrs influenced by the fue weather
are dull. Wheat from , to i'd lower; Flour
from to As lower; Corr. .6dals. Holder dc
not evincc a willingness to sell at these rates
Privis!ons generally unchanged and quiet
Lard quoted at 49s 6da5Os.
LIVERPOOL, June Mullipan
Evans g. Co.. quete Orleans fair at Il; Mid
ding 6 IL l6; Upland fair 7; Mddling {
GIG. Stock in port $4,000 bales, including
36l 900 American.
Western canal flour is quoted al 4Os6da4Is
Ohio -four, 44s9d; White wheat llsSdal2.
4d Red wheat IOs9da ls6d.
lron.--Bauing Bros. quote Welsh bar on
shipboard at Tt. Market closing steady
Scotch pig.iron on shpboard 76s.
VIENNA, Friday roon.--General Lamorru
the younger, died of cholera at Balaklava.
by a shameful occurrence in the Baltic in
which the kussians fired upon boat bearing
flag OF ,race, tweI ty-one sailors aud three
officer, were killed.
Private letters from Kertsch give fearful
accounts of sufferings in the Russian army
as well from wounds as sickness.
The Russians, it is said, have obtained ,
communication with the Crimea Independent
OF the road from Perekop, by constructing
bridge of boats across the Soveepc.
The British Shamecork, foundcred and wa
lost ct sea. Cargo copper, valued al S200,
900.
LATKsr ny TrIssp Apu- --nantsin 1Iun
i5th.-The Vulture has arrived with dis
patches. She left the feet on the lith, all,
unchofed off Constadton the 9th.
sth.--Magicienne was fred on for an hou
with great efiec: by a body of horse srtiller,
who suffered bu, little damage.
Craeow, i4th--The Emperor OF Austril
arrived yesterday.
The Crmea correspondence down to tn,
4th says the weather is excessively hot. Al
accounts agrGe that there 10 4 vast amount O
disease and dependency in the garrison a
Sebastopol.
English funds to-day have shown less buo
yancy. Discount houses have gave notice o
a reduction Of rates on call loans.
Advices from the Tinted States are locke
for to stimulate p, evious confidence in manu-
features.
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THE Wooster Democrat says farmer OF
Wayne county. who was sowing lime on his
wheat to kill the weevil, liked to have killed
himself, his clothes having become covered
with lime, and a shower Of rain coming up
and soaking him through. 1t may be posi-
BILE for some people to attempt to clnvert
themselves into sosp, but we should think it
rather disagreeable process. .,
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DR.. Walk. the newly elected member Of
Congress from the lst district Of New York;
has been tried and found guilty Of kissing a
lady against her will! He isa Nebraska,
Know. Nothing Democrat and is very prob
ably disciple of the Hiss school. He was
rather unfortunate in the selection of his
Mrs. Patterson.
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ENcoURAGEMENT.-Amo the mos. pleas
ant incidents in an editors life are such notes
Of encouragement as the following. Al
though such good cheer is not necessary to
our advocacy Of things which, though abso-
lutely wrong in themselves, yet nre generally
unpopular, it affords evidence that our feeble
efforts are not entirely unnoticed. We
would be glad to append the name of the es-
teemed friend TO the following epistle, but
that is forbidden. He adds--"I have not
written this for publication, but because
was well pleased with the sentiment, and
like to add my little mite Of encouragement
when can to those, who advocate righ
things, and oppose wrong doing, If, however,
there is any sentiment in it thee sees proper
to make public please do it without my name
CoLERAIE 9th Mo. 26th, 1896.
Respected Friend,
B. R. CowEN, Editor of the Chronicle
II think the sentiment so well put forth in
the Chronicle Of the 2lst, on the subject OF
executions deserves great credit in this day
when the papers are SO Otter flied with sad
details of MURDERS hanging, and horrible ac-
counts, that none can read (whose ser sbili.
ties ara not blnnteds vithopt feelings OF. dis.
tress and pain. Truly, the "press is designed
for higher duties"-,hough so few editor,
Sc EN- to be aware OF it. The more honor i,
due to hose who eau boldly leave the weary
but beaten track, and act upon more cor.
rect and moral course,
| We would think it an evidence of crue
feelings in child who would delight II
killing flies, and could enjoy the agony h,
nigh. inflct upon them, and al right minded
parents would discourage their children from
such pastme, yet when fellow being is t.
be put to violent death how many thousands
old and young, parents and children, gathe
to the amusement-to feast their eyes on tn,
writhing, dying agnies of a man, and tn,
papers, filed with accounts of the sight
Much of the feeling that cen enjoy suci
sights is created and increased | believe
by the publishing, and readi, the sad de
tails of those that ars,pas,, and editors VIII
publish them review some measure accoun
table for the existence and growth of sucl
feelings. With respect +*+*
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During u recent encounter before Sevasto-
tol, a Russian bugler, quite young boy,
leaped on the top of the British parapet and
sounded the charge. He was instantly shot
with numerous balls, and his body fell into
the English trench.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-07-05

PAupEKs SENT BAoK.-During the admin
istration of Cover nor Washburn, the last
Wing Governor Of Massachusetts, six hum
dred foreign paupers were returned by tho
State authorities to the countries from which
they came.
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The Vermont papers contain sail for q
convention Of all, wlthoa, distinction Of party,
who are opposed to the further extension ol
slavery, to meet at Burlington. on the 25th ol
this month, to nominate State officers The
call 10 signed by Hen. l.. Brainerd, (U,
Senator0 and Hon. John Porter Chairman
of the State Committees.
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A Hoar THRusr.-A preacher took pass.
eye or one of the Lake Erie steamers on a
Sunday lately, and before he had been Ions
on board he applied. to the captain for leave
to hold religious meeting. The captaia
replied, "No; for any minister who would
travel on Sunday, 10 not ht to preach or
board my boal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-07-05

SiLvER CHAEoE-The United States
Treasury Is now burdsnsd with the cus,oday
Of over hvs million dollars In small silver
change, from half dollars to.three cen. pieces.
Two or three years ago there was univsr-
sal complaint ofths scarcity Of small coins,
either American or foreign.
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KILLED WHILE WHIPrInG A CHILEAN old
man named Smith, was whipping his slave
girl in Spartansburg, N. c., last Monday,
when her brother, lad of sixteen attacked
Smith with an axe and killel him on the
spot.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-07-05

0yWilson, Commissioner Of the General
Land Office at Washington has been Gscharg-
ed by the President; for purely political rea-
sons. The telegraph says the appointment
to fill the vacancy will fall on Gov. Shannon.
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GJBRoxEs BAsKs.--By an extra from the
US. Bank Mirror We get the fOllowing:--
"Adrian Insurance Company g. Macomb
County Bank, Michigan, arc reported failed.
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0.rThe ". Y. 7ribune, says Of the pre-

0rThs ". Y. Tribune, says Of the pre-
sent aspect Of the war in the Crimea:--
"The red cloud of battle, has at last settled
fully and fercey over Sebsslopol. Peace
which had hitherto fingered hall hesitatingly
around the scene. has at all events for time
taken Its departure. The long renewed
oaen.broken, frequently-revived conferences
at Vienna arc closed. And "Lay on Macduff''
10 the war cry Of the Crimea."
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The Tuscarawas Advocate says: Esq,
Gram, of Clay Townahip, has Lad two hun
dred acres OF corn destroyed in consequence
of the late floods. T. Seeman has also lost
about one hundred acres.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-07-05

The Secretary of War has not only refused
to pay what, ,Congress and the country sup
posed was voted TO Gen. Scott, but he has
written letter to the Attorney General
urging against making any such payments to
him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-07-05

A conspiracy of prisoners in the Canada
peniten,iary, to murder the keepers and es-
cape, has been discovered in consequence of
one of them-a Roman Catholic-cofessing
it to his priest. One hundred OF thep were
found ar med.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-07-05

The Augusta papers. says that Maine new
er had SO much seed in the earth before at
ons time as now, and the prospects for boun'
tiful crops is most promising.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-07-05

0rA very stringent prohibitory liquor Law
has been agreed upon BY the House Commit
tee In the N. II. Legislature.