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The House of ROthsChilds.

paragraph has been going the rounds
of the press that the Rothchilds were worth
eight hundred millions of dollars. A deni-
al OF the truth OF this statement has been
put forth. 1t would be waste of words
to discuss which estimate is correct The
wealth OF the Rothschlds does not consist
in lands and tenements, the value of which
might be asce"tiined, but in stocks bonds,
and other descriptions OF personal porperty
the amount of which NJ one knows but
themselves. They may be worth the sum
suggested or even more, and they may not
be worth quarter Of tlat amount 1t is
even within the range of possibility, though
it is not probably, that the Rothschilds NAV
be worth nothing at all. If, for example,
they hold he loans themselves which they
have negotiated since The war began, the
depreciation on those loans which has taken
place lately has caused a loss of fifty mil
lions OF dollars. Or, again, house like
theirs, dealing wholly in fuctuating securi-
ties, might maintain its credit for wears af-
ter it was absolutely bankrupt. Paul, Stra-
ham d Co. is case in point, though on
smaller scale.
The power of the Rothchids nay be es-
t'mated with more certaInly. 1t is euor-
nous No single European monor.h is
strong enough to oppose it. So far back
as t"rty years ago il proved too great for
the first Napoleon, for it furnished the sncws
OF war to his enemies, and thus brought
a5rut his downfall. The Emperor, aware
OF this, sought to coucliate tie Rothchlds
on his return from Eba; but the head of
that house repulsed his advances by the
significant remark, "there are two Napo.
Icons in Europe" and time soon showed
that the moneyed Napoleon was the most
powerful At present the house is arrayed
against Louis Napoleon, both because he
rejects their intervention in obtaining loans,
and because The var, which he has inau-
gurated, is damaging their securities so
seriously. Austria, it is conceded, has
uttered failure 10 make peace The Ruths-
childs, it is generally coujecurcd, are now
trying their hands, for the disturbance in
the specie market las been traced home to
them, and there is cer.uiny strong chance
OF success, because nothing will make Eng
land so ready for a peace as continued
pressure on the money market.
We have alluded to the loans negotiated
by the Rothchilds since the war began -
These loans reach the enormous amount
of five hui dred and fifteen millions, viz. to
England $4,000 900; to Turkey $40 ,0OO,-
900; to Austria Sl2O 900 900; a first loan
to Rus Via, Sl30,O0O 900; to Sardinia SlO.-
100000; to England, IN exchsquer bills,
81 100000; and a second loan, just being
perfected, 100000 900. 1t is this lust loan.
which the Rothschilds, it is ssid, have
agreed to make in gold, that is supposed to
be at the bottom OF the specie movement
Most Of there loans, it is to be presumed,
have been sold out before this, the Roths-
childs merely acting in such cases as agents
between the public and the Governments
that borrow. Nevertheless, the house that
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MNeely Normal School.

The Ohio State Journal in speaking Of this
school, ssy'--"This school, situated at
Hopedae, Harrison county, two and half
miles from M:ler's Station, on the Steuben .
vile and IndiOru r. r.. will open regularly
on the 26th inst under the moe, favorable
auspices.
"a Teachers Institute was held in the
building during the fourth week in October,
which was attended by nearly two hundred
More than $4,000 was subscribed for the
endowment of the school during the session
"Mr. John Ogden, for some years Principal
OF the normal department. Of the University
a: Delaware; has been elected Principal L.
Mf. Eli Regal. who has TOR some time had
charge of the school sustsined by Mr..
MNerly will contiuue in charge Of the Ac.
ademic Departme nt."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-12-06

Amos LA rHEscE.--Finy years ago or
more, young clerk, in the store OF John
6rnzer, Groton. Massachusetts,, took the
ground of total abstinence. 1t was an odd,
! independent stand in those days, and new
as odd. "An eleven O'Clock" was the uni.
versal custom, and because everybody drank,
he was laughed at for not drinking. That
step laid the line of his track. Fidelity to
his mora. perceptions blocked out the cha
rac!er Of the man. That man was Amos
Lawrence. afterwards the nrincclv merchant
OF Boston, princely in wealth, virtues and
benevolence, His life, long looked for and
just issued by Gould g. Lincoln, is a Book
Tor the Times 1t contains lifp-like like
! nesses OF both Abbott and Amos, whose
benignant sweetness of expression, faith
fully transferred to the page, we shall nev-
er forget, as it was once ben: on US, in
encouraging approval Tor some humble work
OF our pen. We histen over its beautiful
typogr ply, for which these publishers are
SO Justly distinguished, to point at the
moral signfcancy of its lessons.
Let young men study well (and it is
hoped every young man will own this book)
the foundations upon which were reared
his business character and success. What
were they! Restraint upon appetite; dis
cern'ng and discriminating judgment; strict
economy; system in minute details; uncom-
promising integrity. These are not fashion,
able accomplishments we know, or favorite
virtues, in this cay, but they are none the
less pillars of strength, to every man who
builds upon them.
Blended with these, and growing up in
social sweetness, was a benevolence which
was as the very atmosphere of his being.
1t was not merely the throwing off of his
surplus funds, ten thousand here, fifteen
thousand there, and FIVE thousand elsewhere,
which rich men may do from other motives
than liberal and conscientious spirit ThS
he did, right royalty but it was, also, the
benevolence, which takes thought of, and
cares for Ht!e things; which is personal,
aiiectionate and sympathizing; which di-
verges in thousand rlls, whose unseen
flow tertizes without noise, and gladdens
without glare. 1t is perhaps only under
such nature, that the accumulation of riches
is blessing, and not a curse to it's pos
SCISSOR; and men, who are making their
thoueands, Christian men, whose success is
in danger OF corroding their hearts, and
corrnpting their principles, would do veil
to take home this noble example of intel
iigent and conscientious Stewardship -Puri-
tan Recorder.
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ENGLISH CRITICISMS ON AMERICAN Books

ENGLISH CRITICISMS ON AMERICAN Books
The altered tone of English reviews when
speaking of American publications, is quite
remarkable Witness the follow ing from
the London Literary Journl' oc October
18th 1t occurs in an article in which
Wiiis's Famous Persons and Famous Pla.
cer," and Bayard Taylor'S "Vsit to India
China and japan are noticed:
In the paralysis Of home itrature pro-
duced by the war, we receive our mos-
abundant fupply from America. Our Own
publishers Prudently refrain from appealing
to a public to much impoverished, and hav
ing thoughts too far diverted to lisen to
appeals Of authorship in England. Ameri'
ca, more fortunate, continues in its great
career of civilization, in which we have
made 80 sudden a stand-still with a future
of retrogreasion, and is rapidly passing us
in the race The books that come to us
from the United States manifest continuous
improvement. Every successive importation
introduces the English reader to new works
in his history, fiction, poetry, which eclipse
the modern productions ell our own authors,
excepting only some few OF ihe creates, OF
them"
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A friend who recently happened on the
same car with Horace Greeley, tells the
following: Mr.. Gree!y was trying to read
newspaper by the "im re ig Gus lightn
of car lamp. In order to see. he raised
the wick; but hardly had he done so, before
the lamp-'rimmer came along and turned il
down. The moment his back was turned,
Greeley raised it up again. The knight of
the Ozark Lantern presently came along
again, and partly shu, off the light BY which
the philosopher was reading. Greeley re-
monstraed. The official thrust his lantern
into his face, surveying him with a con.
'emptuous air a moment, and cody replied:
''Old felloy, you talk too much."-Buf.
Rep.
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The shoemaker blushed and went bome.
The next winter, when we came 10 settle
the shoemaker determined to paw mo Cor
my corn.
NO., said I. Il shall take nothing,
Alter SEINE talk we parted but in dov
or two ] met hicn in the road, and fell into
conversation in the most friendly manner.
But when | started on he seemed 10th to
move, and ! paused. For momen, both
OF us were silent. At last he said
Il have something aboring on nv
mindl'
We'll, what Is itp
TT ose geese. killed three of your
geese, and shall never rest until you know
how | feel. | am sorry. And the tears
came into his eyes.
'Oh, WELL said I, never mind: I SUD.
pose my geese were provoking.
! nevdr took anything OF him Tor it; but
whenever my cattle broke into his field af-
ter this, he seemed glad; because he could
show how patient he could be.
Now said the narrstor, conquer your.
sell, and you can corquer with kindness
where you can conquer in no other way
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For The Belmont Chronicle.
CfscIssATI, Nov. 81, 1855.

OLItER WENDELL HOLMES lately gave
several lectures in this city. lie is the man
Who wouldn't write as funny as he could, as
il would doubtless be fatal to vest buttons
He says the first physical product of Ameri.
can civilization is a stump, and the first in.
tellcctual product, the stump.speaLer.
Just now, wien so much is said of Gov
Shannon. hope it will not be mai-apropos
for the to "put in my oar" When was in
Baltimore, q wish there was some way OF
getting rid of THE spectral personal pronoun;
how would it do to say when "we edloriall'
speaking, were in BaltimoreD had a num-
be: of books and pamphlets, which proving
rather cumbersome in travelling, resolved to
"rh.ntg the Sorser part,
And live the purer with the oihef ralL
Among the number 10 be dispo sed of was
copy of the Democratic Review" enbel-
Iished with portrait Of the Governor. When
the bibopole, to ' hom | sold them saw the
Review" and the portrait, he shook his head
and sal nothing coulc be done with such
things in that section. know not to which
he took disIike-,he "Review" or the Gov.
ernor. The Governor is not an ugly man.
Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving" and
from a.. indications, the day will be general
ly observed in this city. lie, US sing praise
unto the Lord" "The earth is the Lords,
ard the uIIness thereof. the world, and they
that dwell therein l..
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WHAT CHANGE!--The Zanpsvile our
ier, OF "Wednesday says:-A special train OF
the Cincinnati, w ilmington and GAINESVILLE
Railroad came in yesterday evening, bring
ing Messrs. Corwin, Tallmadge, Hall, anc
Mclean, of the B 1arG OF Directors; Russell
Pierce, Case and Bremigan, OF the Whining
ton, Washington and Circlevile Editorial
corps, and Gen. Santerson, of Lancaster. -
The track is in good order, much better th IN
was expected.
In 1901, Gen. Sanderson rode the mail or
horseback, from GAINESVILLE ria Lancaster to
Chilicothe. Yesterday, he came from
Lancaster to this city by Railroad. What a
change!
In 1906, he carried the mail from Vince.
ling to Chllicothe, and was here at the time
Of the total eclipse of the Gun in that year
The mail, at that time, was opened only at
Wheeling, St. Clairsvile, GAINESVILLE, Lam
caster and Chiilcothe. The Post Office
was nearly opposite where our Office now is,
and hazel bushes grew in abundance. Mr.
Abel Lewis was the Post Master.
Gen. Sanderson has now arrived al good
old age, is II comfortable circumstances, and
enjoys good heath.
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Election Riots in New Orleans.

New Orleans papers give the following
account Of riots in that city on the day
Of the recent election.
"As noon approached an excitement com.
menced at the eighteenth precinct, in q
contest for precedence in approaching the
polls. Major Henry BlGize, one the officers
of German military company, who as
sumed a championship on the Democratic
side, struck one of The Americans, and
tbereupoh half q dozen rcvolvere were
drawn on him. lie started to run, and
some eighteen or twenty shots were free
at him. One bullet took effect in his
passed across his breast Soon after
several fights ensued, and among others E
ID. White, cry Conu-o,o., .,-- L-LIy
be olen aud wounded
"Ths next difficulty occurred at the
twentieth precinct. A nan named Antonio
Fuller, a native Of France, who htd his
| naturalization papers IN his hand, was
| stabbed in the centre of the ABDOMEN
His friend put him in cab and conveyed
him to the Charity Hospital, but he died
before he arrived there
ho""iuo evening III WIN Etpl
drug store at the coftier Of German and
St. Ferdinand streets, was fatally wounded
by pistol shot at the polling boothe Of
the twentieth. disiric; 1t is said he went
to the pol with his naturalization papers
in one hand and a pistol in the other, and
that, being opposed by an American, he
fired at him and wounded him in the arm;
the Americans then returEej the fire. and
the shot proved fatal. A man named An
tome Wall was also shot in the leg Sew
eral shots were fred at james Ian,
while he was on horseback, and a German
was stabbed or wounded in his face.
"Towards IL o'clock party broke into
the ninth precinct, and destroyed the ballot
box with its contents There is said to
have been a Democratic majority Of sixty
or seventy in this precinct.
"At midnight a crowd forced their way
into the engine-ht use, where the inspectors
OF the seventh precinc. were counting the
votes. They at once forced the inspectors
and clerks to retire, when they selzed the
bal!ot-box. and utterly demolished both it
and the ballots
The perpetrators of these ou:rages de-
serve and meet with no syn pathy from
respectable sources any where. The editor
OF the New Orleans Bee asserts that he
has not seen an indiv dual who does not
express detestation at them, and calls upon
the civil authorities to use every eyertion
% discover and punish the guilty parties;
and, in behalf of the American party, it
says, "better, far better. be defeated even
by fraud and dishonorsble Vaccinations
pository of the suffrages."
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ILLNESS OF SENATOR DoyGLAs.-Dr. E.
Read,th physician OF Judge Douglas, writes
from Terre Haute, Ind, November 10, tc
The Chicago Times as follows:
81 have noticed various paragraphs in re
lation to the illness of Hon. S. A. Doug Ias
who is under my professional care, which
may have some tendency to mislead the
public mind as TO his real coalition. Know.
ing the general anxiety throughout the
country in regard to him, and that the time
is near at hand when it may be expected
that he will resume his duties in the Sen.
ate, have thought it due to his friends
and the public, to state that for the last
three weeks he has been seriously ILL., and
that during that time he has not been
able to leave his bed. At OF period there
was 4 slight amendment Of his symptoms,
which induced the hope of a speedy re-
covery, but it proved to be delusive, and
there is not any change which would war
rant me in saying when i: wilt be prudent
or safe for him to leave his room. trust
this statement will likewise afford suit
able apology to the Judges numerous COR
respondents, MS he has not been nor is he
now,in condition either to write or dictate
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OCCUPATION A BALM FOR SoRROw-MrS,
Stephens, in the "Old Homestead" says:
"Occupation! what a glorious thing it is
for the human heart. Those WHO work
hard seldom yield themselves entirely up to
!ancied or real sorrow. When grief sits
down, folds its hands, and mourniu!ly feds
upon its own tears, weaving the Gm shid-
ows, that a little eXertion might sweep
away, into funeral pail the strong spirit
is shorn OF its might, and sorrow becomes
our master When troubles flow upon
you, dark and heavy, toll not with the
waves-wrestle not with the rren'.-ratlrsr
seek, by occup ation, to divert the dark
waters that threaten TO overwheim YOU.
into thousand channels which the duties
of life always present. Before you dream
of it, these waters will fertilizo the present,
and give birth to fresh fJwers that may
brighten the future-h1wets that VIII be-
come pure and holy, in the sunshine which
penetrates to the path of duty, in spite of
every obstacle. Grief, after all, is but a
selfish feeling; and most selfish is the man
who yields hms ell! to the indulgence of
any passion which brings no joy tc his
fellow man."
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can even temporarily assume such burden
within little nom than n twelvemonth, must
be one of gigantic influence, credit, and
power. It is now plain that this same
house is on the side of peace. 1t apparent
ly favors Russia if peace should fail 20 be
made. The conflict is thus rendered more
equal; for the Allies, with the Rothschilds
against them, have, as comm rcial nations,
an enemy within their own borders; while
Russia, with the Rolhschlds on her side,
has certainty Of being kept in funds, g.
money was that In which it now appears,
she was most deficient. Ledger.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
How to overcome Evil.

L once had neighbor,' says Mr.. White
'who, though a clever man, came to me
one hay-day and said:
Esquire White, I want you to come and
get your geese away
why said |, 'what are my geese do.
ingr
They pick my pigs ears when they are
eating, and drive them away, and will not
have it,
what can I dol' said /.
You must yoke them
That | have no time to do now,' said l.
Il do not see but they must rum
IF you do not take care of them | shall, I,
said the clever shoemaker, in anger.
what do you say, Esquire Whitep
Il cannot take care of them now, but /
will pay you for all damages
WELL said he, you will find tina. hard
thing, l guess
So off he went, and | heard terrible
squaling among the geese.
The next news from the geese was, that
three of them were missing. My chill
dren went and found them terribly man
gled and dead, and thrown into the bush
es.
Now said I, 'all keep still, and let me
punish him.
In a few Gays the shoemaker's hogs
broke into my corn. | saw them, but lei
them remain a long time. AT last drove
them all out, and picked up the corn which
they had terra down and fed them with il
in the road. By this time the shoemaker
came in or, at haste after them.
Have you seen anything of my hogs!
said he.
yes cir: you will find them yonder, eat
ing some corn which they tore down in my
feld.' o
In your ield!
Yes SIR said I, 'hogs love corn, you
know-they are made to eat it,
.HoS much mischief have they done!
sOh, not much,' said /.
Well, of we went to look, and estimat
ed the damage to be equal to bushe and
q halt o. corn.
'Oh, no. said I, 1T can't be-
Yes said the shoemaker; and will paw
you every cent OF damage
'No,' said |, you shall pay me pothing
My geese have been a great trouble te
your
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CLEVELAND, MEDIsA AND t. r. R.--The
this road was to the effect That the line from
Grafton here would be under contract for
preparation for the rail in a short time. We
presume there is no change in the prospects
or condition Of the work since that tine, nnd
we look forward, therefore, to its construction
at an early day There seems to have been
an unusual degree OF apathy in relation to
this work. both here and along the line of it,
The farmers, who are to derive the greatest
benefit from it, have not come forward with
promptness to take the stock necessary, and
the company have therefore been delayed
with the work The value of produce along
the line OF railroad is increased just in pro-
portion as the cost Of getting to market is
lessened. II the wheat and corn crop is in
creased in value five cents per bushel the
increased value OF the product Of the two
wol Id be annually over $50 600. This is so
much direct gain TO the farmers along the
line of the road, and 10 more than ten times
the interest OF al they need now subscribe to
it, and in fact is more than the full SUN want
ed to complete the work to this point
With the fact before them we should not sup
pose there would be any hesitation but thai
the money would be realized at once We
hoped the days OF backwardness and delay are
about over. and that in very short time the
shovels and tie picks will be again performing 9
their Office upon it to the satisfaction of all
parties. MasSiHon News.
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6FWHAr is Ton OF CoAL!-Judge
Grier of the United States Supreme Com,
has decided ihat a ton weight means
2,24O lbs, and that no State law can be
enacted altering the quantity. According
to this decision, every coal dealer who
gives but 2,OOOSs., to the ton can be ar
rested and convicted for swindlng. The
law of Pennsylvania makes the ton only
2,OoObs., and violent wsrfars has for
S ,me time been waged against the Goa
dealers, with The result as above ststeo.-
Chicago Tribune
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CAPIroL BUILDING The new Capitol
Building at Washington is spoken of in the
highest terms of admiration. We copy the
Dimensions from the Baltimore Sun:
The entire langth o. the Capitol cdifca
when completed, will be 75l fee, inches;
length OF wings. incuIing steps, 32+ feet;
width OF wings, l42 fee.. The area OF ground
actually covered will be l63,ll2 feet, or
more than three ana half acres of ground
The old Dome is fast disappearing-when
removed, it will be superseded b. one far
exceeding in utility and magnfcence even
that of the celebrated "St. Peters"
The beautiful invontion Of Professor
Walters will rise three hundred feet above
the basement floor, and reach three hundred
and eighty feet above tide water. II will
contain l24 windows, many of which will
be eighteen feet in height. Decorated with
entablatures which will be embiematical,
Of the most important events in American
history, and such arrangements have been
adopted that ali visitors, from those in the
spring-tJe of lie to the hoary-haired vete-
ran, can easily ascend, and from the lof-
tiest of all our lofty eminences behold the
extent aad grandeur Of the National Metro
polls.
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FoREIGrERs AND CATHOLICS AT THE
SoUrH.-The following statistics, compiled
from the census returns OF 1850 for par
tisan purposes, possess interest in other re-
spec,s. They show the proportion OF Forei-
gners and Catholics to the total population
Of the fourteen Southern States. Compar-
ed with the native population the number of
foreigners is but two to thirty-nine ard the
NUMBER of Catholics not quite one to thirty
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1t is said that Mrs. John Tyler (who was a
Gardiner) is heir to just discovered fortune
in England, by which she will get S5OOOOo.
Think ,,of John Tyler being accid ntaly
President o the United Sates, accidentally
marrying one Of the handsomest women in
America, and accidentally having a fortune
Of half a million!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-12-06

John D Cough, the celebrated temperance
lecturer, was waited upon in England, prior
to his departure for the United States, with
his Income Tax bill, which was charged at
fs7 10 shllings, being the tax towards the
expenses OF the Russian war, on hi. income
as lecturer, estimated at 8l5Oo.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-12-06

Forty-fve pairs of loaded coal boats aoot-
ed past Pittsburgh, November 18th, for the
Southern market. The Post says there are
seventy-fve additional pairs at Pittsburgh
waiting for rise.