davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
Not Loud But Deep.

The Democracy are grating their teeth
as if every one in their jaws ached. The
around about make the faith
fuI as cross as bears with sore heads. AT
Mt. Vernon, Mr. Mort on has keen appoint
ed Post Master in place of Mr.. Zimmerma :.
out, but the Mt. Vernon Banner
states that the contest was "btter," and
that the late incumbent was faithful officer,
and was .well backed with documents. =
The editor Of the Banner is too old soldier
10 be caught talking out in meeting," but
1t is evident he Goes not like the change
''pretty we'll"
The Norwalk Experiment had not got over
its spasm caused by ths appointment Of
Post Master at Norwalk, before the COM
missioning of Mr.. Patterson as collector at
Sandusky, reached its ears. In speaking of
the removal of Capt, Jones, the late Collec-
tor, the Erpers ment SAYS:
"He has been faithful officer, and during
the late campaign he spent much time and
money in carrying on the warfare agains
Black Republicanism. But he has fallen
under the "rotation,' rule. and man has
been rotated" into his place who has only
spent about half his life in lucrative places
at the government crib"
This appointment. too, has been made in
defiance of the preference OF the Democracy
" hich was expressed in favor OF another, man,
which is additional cause Of complaint -
The Experiment is in favor of feeding office
holders as you would hogs, by letting each
one have only just so much. What its rule
would be in its own case it does not state,
but it evidently thinks Patterson should be
choked off. 1t says:
I'VE intend to speak plain about these
matters. Mr..Patterson is undoubt dly vel
O uali6ed to fill the place. Our main OBJ
lection to him is that he has become suf-
fciently corpulent at the public crib to be
'choked off,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
From Kansas--Appearance Of the
High Treason Prisoners.
Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat
TrSoMpTou Y T Anril Z 1877

LEcoMProN, X. T., April 5, 1857.
To-day, Gov Rob nson and Mr.. Dei'zler,
two o. the Free State prisoners charged with
high treason, and who were under bonds to
appear before the First District Court at this
place, and at this time, made their appear
law of the late bogus Legislature, the dis
tricts in which the courts were held were
changed, and the time of holding these
courts, as also the place where they are to be
held. This county. which was formerly in
the First, or Judge Lecompte's District, is
now in Judge Cato's. The Court will not
be held under The new regulation until May
1t is for Judge Cato to decide, under the new
law, ,rhsre the Court shall be held; but it is
likely to be held in tn is place.
+ As the prisoners had given bond to appear
at Lecompton at this time, these gentlemen
came, according to the bond, to give them
selves up. They presented themselves be-
fore the Clerk of the Court, who refused to
make any entry of their appearance. Judge
Cato was present. but refused to answer
questions on the ground that they were lee al
questions. He informed them that they
were held to appear before him in MAY.
The law under which the census was to be
taken. and Constitutional Convention ca J.
led, is carried in manner still, more frau =
duent than the law ITSELF The county
courts, under it, decide what shall be the
precincts in each county. and the places OF
voiing. The county court of this county.
recently appointed by the bogus Legis la
ture, have taken this step. In dong this
they have been guilty Of a great outrage
They have made four precincts and voting
places in Douglas county. In these Law
renee is ommitted Lawrence and the
vicinity around it, contains half the inhabl-
tanls of the county, but has been denied a
voting precint. Lecompton is one, and this
is not sixth part as large as Lawrence
The other precincts are located at obscure
points where there few pro-Slavery set
tiers. The census list is grea: fraud, so
far as known. but the lists have not ct been
posted up publicly,which ought to have been
done on the LIST OF April, according to the
enactment of the bogus Legislature. 1t is
not suppressed that it will be done. This is
is going to be the grandest of ali the Kan
sas swindles. 1t is reported that the state
ment about the Delaware re serve being
openened, is premature.
Settlers continue to arrive. Great activity
prevail throughout the Territory.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07

reason that no good lawyer would risk his
reputation for professional skill BY raising
it. But had Judge Taney tisa believed that
g slave cen have no dav IN Court, and that
the Court had no jurisdiction, he would. IN
accordance with Il uniform practice, have
30 ru'ed and driven the Petitioner from ITS
bar. The record showed the PetI,ione! 10
have been once slave. So did The record
in the Dred Scott case Then fancy affirms
BY taking jurisdiction, the Petitioners right
10 sue, and awards him his freedom. NoID,
:he zane Chief Justice denies that the Court
has any jurisdiction, shd dooms Dred Scott
10 hopeless bondage
Really Il leads one almost TO despair OF
the Re,ub ic, hen he sees the foul spirit
OF oppression invading the very temple oil
Justice, ond causing lis jud yes TO bow down
and do it reverence -Chre. Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
PROBATE COURT.

The State of Ohio Belmont County, SIS.
NJ Office is hereby given, that the fol-
| lowing named Executors. Administrator and
Guardians. have led their and vouchers in
nv Office for settlement. TO wit: 81.
William Hardesty. Admr of Sar ali Nc Millen decd.
Eliza Fritter, Admir- with the will annexed, of
Joshua Gregg Cecd
Villa H ch. Guard n of William P. Douglass.
Thomas NJ NieboI, Exe'r of William NiehoI, decd.
Asa Garreison, Admir- Of Robert Hail. deed
Clifford Arck. Guardian of William NJ. Tempeton.
Clifford Arick, Guardian Of James w Tempeton.
Thomas & rone Duff, Fx'rs Of William L..
Duff, decd who was Guardian Of Mary A. Thomp-
son.
Wellington steple Admir- of John Stephen,
decd. -.-' ..-.
Joe Elliott & AsaheI Hoge, Admir- of George Van
law, decd.
o. J. Swansy, -dm r de bonis Of William
wilkins, fec'd.
The first four above named accounts win be for
hearing and settlems the 1sth, the four
the l9h and the four last 20lh day of May next.
DAVID HARRIS,
apr23s7 Probate Judge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07

The Pill TRADE. Who could dream OF
the magnitude such an up raklng ds the
manufacture of a Purgative Pill assumes
when it comes into general use. And how
beiniully do the following numbers speak oi
the amount of human sickness and suffering,
that little morcel OF remedy goes forth to
combat and subdue. DR.. J. e. AVER ul
Lowell monulac;ores in his laboratory forty
GROSS per diem of his Cathartic Pills, thou. h
all the wear. This is eight boxes minute
or one dose a second. We thus find over
$4,000 persons swallow this pill every day.
or 1886 900 month! Physicians, think Of
that! $4,000 patieuts day who seek reliet
from the medical skill OF one man. Surely
that man should be, as he is in this case
one of the first intelligence and Of the
highes, character. His occupation entails
upon him fearful responsibility for the
veal OF woe of his fellow man.-PdinsvilIs
Courier
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
Horrible Murder.

Last Saturday night we received an extra
slip from the Washington, Pa, Tribune
office, announcing that a most horrible
double murder has been Committed in ALE:
gheny county, by person or persons from
III vicinity OF Washing ton. One OF the
persons was named Jones, and had rece ntlv
broke Jail at Washington. The persons
murdered were George Wilson, an old man,
and his sister.
From what we could learn, on Friday, it
appears that a farmer, NATIVE We believe
of that township, named George Wilson.
aged over seventy years, resided in a log
house on "Gamole's place." near the river,
with his sister, Elizabeth M'Ma,ter. a very
aged W ldow woman. On Friday morning
they were found in the house brutally mur-
dered-the man having been stabbed some
half-dozcn times 10 .hr abdomen and breast, 4,
apparently as he was getting out OF bed
the woman lay on the floor, her skull crush
ed with a club or other heavy weapon, unc
her brains scattered about the room.
Mr.. Wilson was a respectable man, but
known as close and economical in his ex-
pendItures, and was supposed to have had
some money--from SIX to twelve hundred
dollars-in the house, which was taken by
the robbers.
The first Eews of the murder was brought
to McKees0ort by woman named Chariorle
jones, niece OF the murdered persons, who
came there early in the morning in skitf,
and stated she had visited the house and
seen the bodies. Many persons went up to
the house at unce--and the woman Jones
left this city utter, on the steamer Bryard
Size got off, however, at Port Perry, but few
mics below, and went up the river to Monon-
gahela city, within an hour afterwards, on
the steamer Luzerne Why she should be
this eccentric in her travels, we cannot un-
derstand.
These circumstances and reports added to
her reputation, and her sudden flight, render
it important she should be secured-esPe-
cia lily as it is believed the murder was COM
mitted by the same gang who SO recently
murdered Mr. Same H. White, in Wash
ingion county, under circumstances so SINH
lar.
This Charlotte Jones has since been az
aested, and has implicated other PERSONS
Wheeling Intelligences.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
Dred Scott Case-Taney in 1S4S
against TaneY in 1851.

Dred Scott has been driven from the Su-
preme Court, and denied the privilege of
proving his ireedom, because his ancestors
are presumed 10 have come from Africa
Judge Taney holds, in substance. that all
persons of African descent. no matter how
remote, or how small the proportion of ne
gro blood, are not citizens, but are chattles,
and as such can have no stanoing or DAY in
court. How far this same Judge has de-
parted from his own decision in lS43. is
shown by reference TO the case OF Williams
We. Ash, lst Howard, Sup. Court Reports,
page II, where slave sued Tor his ireedum
We quote rom the decision itself:
Taney, C. j., delivered the opinion of the
Court.
This case is brought here by writ of
error from the Circuit Court oi the District
Of Columbia, for Washington county, and
came before the Court upon a petition for
freedom. II appeared ON The trial that the
petitioner was the property of Mary Ann
7. Greenfield, OF Prince Georges County, in
the State of Maryland, whu died in 1924,
having first duly made her last will and ties
lament, whereby among other things she
bequeathed the petitioner with sundry other
slaves to her nephew G. T. Greenfield, With
q proyiso in the following words: provided
he shall not carry them out OF the State soi
Maryland, or sell them to any one, in either
oil which eyslts will and devise the said
negroes TO be- tree for life. Upon
The death of the testatrix, g. T. Greenfe Id
took possession OF the petitioner and other
slaves bequeathed to him, and held them
from that time until December, 1889, when
he sold the petitioner to the defendant, and
the petition was filed shortly alter the sale .
S. Upon this evidence the Circui,
Court instructed the Jury that by the iacl
pf such sale OF the petitioner; the estate or
property in the petitioner So beeueathed l.,
Greenfield ceased and determined, and he
therefore became entitled TO bis freedom
Under this direction of The Court, the yer.
dict was in favor Of the petitioner. = =
We think that the bequest in the will was
a conditional limitation of freedom TO the
petitioner, and that j: took effect the mo-
meDt he was sold. The Judgment of the
Circuit Court must therefore be affirmed =
Now il Dred Scott had no right to sue fol
his freedom in 1857, neither had the Peti.
toner in the above case in lS43. Ii such
suit is nncor siitutional now, it was sc
then. But il may be said. that the Question
of jurisdiction was not raised specifically in
that case. True, and doubtless for the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
PROBATE COURT.
State of Ohio Belmont County, SIS

Ntate q Ono Bezmont County, SIS.
N Office is herebv given that the follow
l Ing named Administrators and Guardians,
have 1led their accounts and vouchers in my Office
for settlement to wit:
VIM. & AIex'r Greenlee. Ex'rs of ames Greenee
deed
Samuel Kirk ldm'r OF Isaiah Jenkins. decd.
Joseph Edserton, Guardian of Mary Bailey, Insane.
Joseph EdseTion, Guardian of RoseIla Ida Bailey.
Dav i'd Smith. Adm'r of Ezekiel Roberts, decd.
Nareissa koentz, Guardian of Mary T. & Maria v.
Kooutz.
Nancy Cochran Ex'rx of James Cochran. deed.
James lsdden, Adm r de bonis non, of James z.
GLADDEN., decd.
P. R. Chapman, Admir- of Andrew l.. Chapman,
decd.
William Phillips, Adm's ofJacob Phillips, decd.
James Amber, Ad...'r of Isaac Amber. decd.
William Hide, Admir- of Andrew III. West decd.
The hrst iOur above named accounts will for
hearing and settlement the Ith, and the four
the lth and the four last the 18Th DAYS May
next DAVID HARRIS
aprl657 Probate Judge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Sneaker of lhe House of Representatives,.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1851.

AMENDMENT NO, 2.
Resolred by the General Assembly Of ths state 0
Ohio, Three hfths OF the members elected 10 each
House concurring therein that it be, and herehy IS,
proposed to the of this State 10 vote on the
second Tuesday OF October next upon the approval or
rejection the follow ing amendment, as substitute
for the fifth and sixth sections of the fourth article oil
the SEC. 5. District Courts shall he
held in each county least once in each year. ny one
or more District Judges elected by the electors OF
separate districts to he prescribed by law who shall
hold their office for five years; and during their con
lnuance office shalt reside in the district for which
they elected The provisions ofthe fourteenth sec
ton this article shall apply To District Judges The
General Assembly may by law authorize the judges oil
the s,rict Court ard of the Court OF common pense
10 x the time of holding theirrespective courts Until
District Judges shall have bern elected and qualified,
District Courts Shal he hello by the Judges oil ihe Su
pTeme Court and of the Courts of Common leas. as
now antho Ized. sSEc. 6. The District Court shall
have such iur I'd lion he provided by law,
and the Judges thereof shall have and exercise such
pow er and jurisd c ton al chamhe and may be re-
quired 10 judges of the court OF Common Pleas
as shall he directed by law. -
N II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
THOM As Ii FURD,
President Of the Senate
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
NOTICE..

1 s hereby given that at the next session
4 of the Commissioners of Belmont county, Ohio.
the undersigned will present pe ton for the altera-
tion of of the county road, running from Pey
ton HsrrisnT's NJ i'll, in R'chand Township in said
county. to Will lam GOsneys land McMahnn's
Creek. Said proposed alteration is the lands of
the undersigned commencing the old road 8 rods
from line betw the undersigned and said Hsrri-
son. and running in 8 nth Eastern direction 3578
rods. and thence in South Western direction 65.2I
rods to the old road.
ApaiI %, 1867. GEORGE GOSNEY.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
CO-PARTNERSHIP

CAMUEL A. JUNKINS & WIN. ALEX
~ ANDER, of the firm of Jur king & Alexander {;
and Alex. Branum. of the firm of Hardin & Branum |;
R. A. Hardin, retiring have formed Partnership
der the name OF Junkns. Branum Co. and will cou-
tinue to do Wholesale rocery. Produce & C0mmIs-
Business. We VIII pay special attention TO the
Iron Trade. and keep all kinds OF Iron, Nails, Glas
&c. We will; also have large Dry Goods House, AMI
be prepared TO do Wholesale Trade in Foreign and
Domestic Dry Goods, Orders from Merchants will re-
ceive prompt attention.
Business will be continued in the house formerly
occupied by Junk ing & Alexander, until we have
New House finished, the corner formerly cupied
by Hardin & Branum
8. A. IusKINs, JUNKlNS. 8RANUM & CO.
ALEX, BRASUN,
wv. ALEXANDER, mar263tf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
Dated April 3, 1851.
AMENDMENT No. ).

ResolreG5y Me General assembly iof the State OF
OHIO three -liiil oil ihe members elected 10 each
House concurTng therein, that II be, and hereby Is
proposed TO the electors OF this State TO Vote, on the
second Tuesday of fOctOber next, upon the approval
or rejection oil the following amendment as an I'D
dltuna srcton TO article eleven ofthe Constitution
Every county which now Is, or may hereafter be
entitled To more than one Senator, or Representa-
live for the residue OF the present deeenna pc lod,
or for all or any portion OF any subsequent &C.
cennial period shall be divided into many Sena-
ioral and Representative districts there may be
SenatOTs or Representatives elective IN any year
OF the present. any subsequent decennlal period,
which districts shall be OF contiguous territory, and
each district shall contain as nearly a ratio for
Senator or Representative Us is attalnable ithout
viol ting the rule herein given 10 conIiguly Of
TERRITORY, and without dividing any township. cleo
tion precinct or ward. Ii any Representative, or
Senatorial district, composed of two nlure cOun-
lies shall by reason OF any excess OF population
over u ratio, be entitled 10 additional Representa-
tives or Senators for any portion Ot the presen or
any subsequent decennIal period. the distict shall
be divided inIo TWO districts, tor each portion OF
such decennial period, which shall be contiguous
territory and each shall contain a. ratio as
is atIainabe without dividing counties.
IL by reason OF tine annexation OF one Senatori-
al district TO another, there shall be any excess OF
popu laIion over a ST natoIial RATIO which shall be
enuted To additional senatorial representation Tor
any portion OF any decennlai period each district,
as now constituted, shall elect one Senator.
Counties shall be divided into districts by the
county commissioners or such nlher AAaEd OF -
feprs vsI1ent IN the proper county as
NAV be provided by Jaw. AT least tour months
prior TO The general election 1855, the counties
entitled TO more than one member of either house
shall be divided into districts Tor the residue ol the
present decennia period, and at least iour months
prior the general election Ia the rSt year each
subsequent decennIai period the counties entitled
tc more than one emher tor all, or any portion OF
sucn d. CT nnal E;ried, in either both houses,
shall be divided GIsuictS iOr the whole OF the
decennlal period A description OF the district o.
each county shall be pu'.hshed may be directed
by the county commissioners or as may b. pre-
scIibed bv law.
VAN WORRIES
Speaker Of Lke House OF Representatives.
I'IitIN A. H. fIlKU.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
Dated April Sd, 1851.



Rssolped bg the General Assembly Of the State of
OHIO, three-iiths OF the members elected TO each
branch concurrI therein that u be and hereby IS
prOposed the eieCtO Of the State 10 vote ON the
second Tuesday of October next TO app rove or re-
iect the lowing amendment as substitute Tor the
second and third OF the twelfth aIuele oil the
Constitution.
All property personal and rea shall he suiject TO
taxation by uniform rule, al tie true value thereof
in Ouey but such deductions from credits may be al
lowed as the General Assembly may deem expehI-
emit PrOvided, that buryins grounds. public schooi
houses and all other public proper y AID all ms lt
tinns o purely public charity, and all houses used
exclusively COR public worship shall be exemI from
taxaton aud 1.-THE foa value of Ihe persnnal pro-
peTtr of any person shall not exceed fifty dollars, the
same NAV he exemp: from taxation. All property EN-
ptoyen in banking shall always bear hurGen OF tax
equal lhaI imposed on the property OF indiVl-
duals. ,
N H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives,.
THOMAS Ii. FORD.
PresideRt of the Senate
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
HOWiR iHSOCliIljh
PHILADELPHIA.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

% all persons afflicted with Sexual Dis
cases. such as SPERMATORRHGA. SEMI
NAL WEAKNESS, INFLUENCE. CONURRHGA,
GLEET. SYPHILIS, the Vice OF ONANIsM, or
sELF-ABUSE. &c, &c.
The HOWARD ASSOCIATION, ia view Of the
iul destruction OF human life. caused by Sexual
diseases and the receptions practsed upon the un-
fortunate victims Of such diseases by Queks, have
directed their Consulting Surgeon, a CHARiTA-
BILE ACT worthy of their name, To give MEDICAL
ADVICE GRriS. to all persons thus afflicted. who
apply by letter. with description of their condition..
(age occupation, habit life, &c ) and cases of
extreme poverty and suffering, to FURNISH AEDl-
CINES FREE OF CHARGE
tion established by special endowment for the re-
and Epidemic Diseases" II has now surplus OF
means which the directors have voted 10 expend in
advertising the above notice II is needless TO add
that the Association Commands the highest Aed'eal
skill the and sill furnish the most approved
mudern treatment.
Just Published by the Association, report on
SpermaiorrhGa, or Seminal Weakness, the vice OF
Onansm, MasterbatiOn Self Abuse. and other Dis
eases of the sexual Organs b. the Consulting sur
geOn VIII ich i'll he sen by mail in seal eEveiope9
FREE OF CHARGE, ON The reSe;pS- ol-THn
Address, DR.. GEO. r. CALHOUN. Consulting
Surget n, tIow ard Association, No. South +xiath
Street. Phiade Ipha, Pa By order ofihe Directors
EZRA d. HESRTWELL., President
GEO. FAIR';HILD, Secretary. r...
sprs55Iy
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07

0TA gentleman writing 10 US from Jeffer-
son county upon business, closes his letter
with The following paragraph:
IL YVES astonisheG to find my old county
SO imbued with The progressive principle
1t wuoid vote to-day for emanci ipa,ion.' -
ST. Louis Democrat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07
G. VII ACTION.
Robert Il O'Neil,

John Gardner.
John n. GardAet defendant III Tire above named
action, hereby notided that pettIon has been led
on IehaIT OF Robert u. O'Neu sianst hInI, IN Ih e
Court of Common Pleas. OF Belmont county, State
On TO- the object OF whIIh to recover claim of SAID
Neil against sad Gardner, Of SY.2 80 un two notes
Tor 90 90 each October p, 1855 and made
pay abe DC Iober .5, le6 the other October Is
le57, upon cOndItons spec ihed IN wrnten
contract the parties win interest ON s51n 90
OF said lain from OcIoher s5, lS55, and So, -
fun March 40, ls57 and to have certain real estate
secure the pay meut Of said notes. sold 10
pay SAID ciam and 10 iureclose the equity .f Gard.
neI in the morl gage pIemses-&nd The said Gardner
III he required TO answer said peiIion ou or before
Saturday, May 30, 1857. -
=. W. GASTON, Clerk,
D. SIS u. d. 7. CoHEN, Auys. for Phd.