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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12

CAUSE OF Mr.. BROOKS DEATH In re-
ference to the circumstances of Brooks's
death. ] am informed that il happened thus:
Feeling sense of nausea, he requested his
friend Col. Curry, TO give him an emetic of
salt and water, ami DR.. Boyle, who was
present, having approved the prescr iption,
it was administered. The patients ionsls,
however, were too much swollen To allow of
the violent retching which ensued, aud he
was soon choked to death. in extreme PAIN.
which he ieit, being manifested ny his vain
efforts 10 obtain relief cutchiug his throat
as if to tear it open, for the entrance OF The
vital air. The prircipal medicine ah CT he
had employed ~as laxseed tee, sweetenrd
with rock candy. Washington Cor Of tie
Y. Y. Post.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12

task to recite all these circumstances of de-
feat and Encouragement. but wise and lear
less man always wants an exact measure Of
the strength Of his adversary. Only the
weak and the foolish avert their faces from
the unpleasant spectacle. Above all things
it is the duty of the Southern journalist to
furnish truthful statement of the forces of
the Black Republican party, and to utter a
timely admonition against too great conf
dence of peace and security.
These events, in the North and the South,
teach lesson of verv great moment at this
particular crisis In the first place, they tell
the President ect in what quarter lies the
strength of the Democratic party; and, in
the second place. they impress the people OF
the South with the necessity of union among
themselves, by Illustrating the gradual ex-
tipc'ion If all homes of suceor in the South.
Richmond ERqYicer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12

A SAD PIeIURE The miscries cf India
arc trrs strongly depicted in Bile nuul5er
OF The London Times:
"rhe pes'iience (cholera) broke out in
Aqua in May last, and in few months Slew
up" ards Of sixteen iheusbnd people. AT
Mean Nicer ucn died TWO hours alter being
seizcd. Estimates give the total loss of life
at ninety Thousand Pers Tie disease
erery rrhcre seemed 10 hare spared the romea,
and most certainly cid not attack European
ie Males sineula: fact, which suggests the
idea thai bad liquor may be the predis pc $ 10
rause. The mere cost 10 The company Of
the outbreak will exceed f60. 900 sterling. -
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it is; but those mean enough TO do so are
generally too blunt OF intellect and naked
of moral principle, to calculate the worth OF
truth. Another set Of these calrmnIators
of the day, are those who SANDER others iOr
their own pecuniary benefits; and this kind
seems to have one more steep of the fient-
ish die than even the others, for tbs victim
suffers equally as far as character is con-
cerned, and is often in addition robbed o.
his property. while the sanderer grapples
for himself the ii-gotten game. For in
stance, some old hawkeyed, vulture fingered
.miser, who passes his restless nights reck-
oning over his ill-gotten gains, Pl1nning h s
misery begettino schemes, and mumbling
prayers to his mamm0n God, takes fancy
TO some neat cozy dwelling, or fertile field
that is now the property of his peaceful and
industrious neighbor. His first object is to
ferret out some plan-no odds how mean or
how niggardly-by which he can get it into
his own possession without full recon-
pense. For this end some slaader must De
ses on foot. his creditors-if he be so un-
fortunate as to have any-must be informed
that Sir. B. is much embarrassed in his Pc
| cuniary affairs, and the creditors will suffer
unless they haste and grab. His or reditors
often more ready to creiit the report tha n
the debtor, rush upon him, and if he is una
bic 10 satisfy the eager demands upon him,
his property must be rut under the hammer
o. the auciioneer. If the occupant have No
creditors some demoniacal means must be
femployed TO ruin his character, destroy the
peace Of his family, or his harmony with lis
neighbours, so that ''hs ,ciH be compelsd to sell
of though at sacrifce''
1 But i: would make our communication toc
lengthy TO attempt to describe even a small
fraction of the countless modes and object.
, of slander ROW practced. 1t seems to have
! found it, way into almost every W here, from
the hovel to the mansion, from the cottage
to the cabinet; and where is it more basel,
employed than in cur political contests |
seems to have almost taken the place of ar
gumenr, and he is our best politician VIII
csn most basely slanIer his opponent. Re
form is needed many places, but no wher
: more than here. How often do our village
become a scene of uproar, and our citizens
E minds become excited with feelings Of re
: venge, and many hard words are spoken, a
e resulting from the base work of the NOR
5, than base slanderer.
l. II cur merchants and shoppers would ca
d meetings and resolve to close their doors ,
n an early hour each evening, and then D.
f their resolutions in;o action to prevent III
if convening of loafers and character gam beI
n it might, perhaps, be as advantageous
II themselves and customers as their annuIl {
II semi. mi.annual settlements, and in a NOR
= view, we think even much more 81, even
Sc themselves, for Evil communications CO
n ru2t good Manners
mil IrTFTTs ArrTuEs
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12

THE FIRST Snow STORM IN THE ClrY OF
MsXico.-La Nacion, a newspaper of the
city .. Mexico, speaks ia its number of the
Last night at half past nine o'ciuck u
heavy snow storm began, which lasted sew
eral hours Never have we seen this phe-
nomenon, so common in attitudes higher
than ours, in Mexico before. 1t also excited
to high degree the curiosity of the inhab-
itants of the capitaE a
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

FEB. 2.-The correspondence between
Gen. Scott and the Secretary Of War rela.
tive to ,be formers pay, WIS sent to the
Scnale to-day.
The members OF the select Committee ssy
ihey VIII sit eight or ten hours a day, ii ne
cessa-y, in order to complete testimony this
week. The deputy Sergeant at-Arms has
gone from the oily fer witnesses.
The committee on elections have former
ly decided TO reFoTt the resolution declaring
vacant the seat ht ID by Whitfield, of Kan.
sas. but making no recommendation relative
TO Recder.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12

LARS BEEyES-The Washiagtnn, Pi.,
Examiner OF .cs,erdry, state that VI, Rot
ri Cha-,toH u butcher ut that 'r1uEh, las:
week. ki,lcd three be"Nes, purchased from
NJ S>rs. Robert and Jehn Sn,ley, OF Hope
We . usaip. the ag.regate ike weight of
wnich vas 1--we THOUSAND five hundr.d and
thuty SIX pounds. Their net Weight was
three thousand two hundred aud forty 1--WE
D ,unds-oae weighed one thousand two
hu, dred aud siur pounds, one. one thousand
one hundred and ierty, and tue. other nine
hundr 8. We should say such c9ttle were
worth haegiag about; out tie most aston.
ishinI feature of the matter "a lthat the
amount Of rough ualow takea Rom them
weighed nine hundred and thitty-four
pounds.- Wheelipg inisngeseer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12

0EFThe republican strength in the Sem
ete of the United States is becoming FORM
liable. After the fourth Of March next tie
Republican vote in that body will be
TWENTY, agnin of five on the present Repuh-
lican part in the Senatorial composition
'Phe work of wedding out the dou.n.acrs
gpes steadily on. One by one they perish,
aud hen they fall they rise no more.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12

OF air. Buchanan, it is stated, has in.
rited Mr. Pierce to remain at the Presiden.
Iiai mansion until after the Inauguration
and then berome his guest till be desires to
leave for New Hampshire. To this grace
fpl jlYi,aton Mr.. Pierce has acceded.
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"For noble ends by noble maans.~

XVI Hoce eLue Dy nOUle 1nSiHS
But the enquiry may here arise. who are
the persons guilty of this base crime veri.
ly not he who tells ourselues Of the faults he
sees, or imagines he sees, in our character
and conduct: no, we should consider the
one who kindly tells US of our fat.its ami
wrongs, if we have anr-and who is he tn al
has nonc-as our sincerest friend, for we
may thereby be'enab!ed the better to amend
them. Nor is he, who is known 10 be de.
lamer and slanderer, the person who can do
you the most mischief; but 1t is the person.
who, while pretending friendship and respect
for his victim with half suppressed utter
ance and a voice as soft ss May zephyr,
kindly Informs you of "some circumiances
concsrnjay your neighjor uhich you''-nor
per haps any other person-''ids erer act
heard cf." thus by his manner often giving
the impression of truth, when al, is false.
and done Only for selfish purposes.
Another class OF persons who often cause
much disturbance aad hard feelings among
neiehbo-s, are those who assemble in tie
ev'ning at bar-rooma, g-ocPrie; and sores
where characters are eudeuyored to be
dealt out as we'll as nusin anI pr;nts-:o
discuss everybody s business aud afiairs hu;
their own; and if any one Inakrs 4 remark
commands be Of neighbor "a circumstance
which does not ofica occur in 'eyee Of
this sUrt) another is ready to rehut it with
some disresrect:uI word or remark, and thu
counterbaance the virtue OF the other
This is too frequently the way some of our
would -be-honorabe, instead Of doing deeds
10 make themselves really worthy, attempt
to keep themselves out Df the mire by en-
deavpring to sink others beneath them. I'll
they do not rise in the respect of society
they will at least keep others on level with
that they may seem to have
company IN their laggng train. But this,
in ninety-nine cases out OF every hundred |
is done at the expense of truth, price less as
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stands on the journal to be perpetuated, is
not the one actually made TO the House
without tleave--wihout authority--the men,
Der placed another statement upon The journal
aud published it to the world.
When the motion was made requesting
Mr. Slough to furnish true copy OF his re-
marks, he stated that he denied the right Of
the House to make any such demand. and
that he should pay no attention to it, if the
Huuse took such action.
On the report of tie committee, Mr..
Plumb proposed his resolution, the sub
stance of which was that without a full
acknowledgement, he be expelled from the
House.
Dir. Smith of Montgomery, said he was
sorry that the gentleman from Trumbull
(Mr. Pumb.) hal irtr duced the resolution,
as he believed Mr. SOl.h desrsd to mike
to the House iull po!ogy, hich he hoped
he would do. Mr.. Plumb was tesired toI
withdraw his RS luton, which he did IN
coadaionaHy. No one objected the with
draNaI. IL was done un lnimousLy.
NJ. Slough said he had nothing more to
s,y than he had air ady said f; thai he con
slider & it sIffi lent apo.osy, with which
the House nught to b. IA isii-d, aud sat
doan. TIE vi!ilus rcs"luti,nS we're then
offered. When the res, luti ms were under
Discussion, hile Mr.. Cory was addressing
the House, Mr.. S nugh DECLARED before the
House that he troud hold Mr. Cory person
attn res oRslJie, here or eLsetrhere. w Mr.
Blake>Iee was speaking on the same sub
iecr, NJ. Slough mad an attem It to get TO
him 10 infict personal rio'eHce, erclalme!,
..TH be id if ,0iH stand it arg iong3r." :"
He was res rained by some oi the members.
! All this occurred befJre the vote was tak,n
ON expus on.
Now if Mr.. Slough, after committing the
assault, had when sufficient time had elapsed
| ior his blood to cool, shown that he d'd not
approve OF personal violence, except in sc. :
defence, on the floor OF legs ative body
that his Judgment disapproved his act, the
result wunld have been far different. Hi:
whole course, however, shows that he aP'
proves OF any member assaul!ing another
on the floor Of the House, when he iancie:
himself lnSuited. UnreprJVed, or feprovet
in such manner as almost to amount to ap
provul, to what must such opinions ead!-
What their moral effect upon community
Are such sentiments fl; to retain a log
meut in the representative halls OF Ohio
Two thirds of the House of Representative
think not.
Il was not the act alone, fragrant as j
was. which governed my vote. 1t was tn
conviC ion forced upon my mind by the sub
sequent course y: the "rember himself. tka
h approved his con 'uct. This led me t
consider the assault with the subsegHen
conduct of the a1sressor worthy Of expu
sion from The House. AID under simi.a
circum>t noes ny vote shlil not be wan
ing 10 expel AMI member OF this bsdy.
The Undersigned, members of the Hous
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12
For the Chronicle.
SANDER.

Many are the sins and evil habits Of our
day but none, in cur humble opinion, is
doing greater amount oe evil, and produ-
cling more unpleasant feelings than the one
against. which we. now venture few re-
marks. What misery-b getting practice
has ever done more to produce unhappiness,
wretchedness, and discomfort among man
kind, or kindled more rapidly, or famed
more fercely the fire Of family dscord than
The vicious habit of slander The thief
may rob you of your worldly goods; but if
YOU have health and strength you can again
repleDirh your coflers, your wardrobe, or
vuur meal-iub. The incendiary may burn
your dwellings, VI ur barns, and your store
houses but by industry and economy these
may again be replaced. Death, coming On
his pale horse, may SD atch your friends II ON
your side, or even make an empty seat
around ycur peaceful freside; yet the pleas
ing prospect that, though it is your loss, get
it is their gaia, partially, at lea t, diminish
ed the pain Of separation.
But who can measure thesshaf,s OF the
slanderer, or heal The w9snda his.ooison
ed arrows! or whecan restore The priceless
gems of which ne may rob you. for
Iii; pillow is the peace Of families
Destroyed, the sigh o. innoc enc, reproached.
Broken reuGshps. .;and Tie suiit ei brJlEerhoods.
Pence fees Il c ncigLtorhood iii wlicil he makes
His haunls; and, like moral pcstcnce,
Reic:e his breath, the health" shoots aGG blooms
Of social joy and happin, IS decay"
That which the slaniArer would take from
you is the key and clue to Your manhood and
| happiness. al least in tht estimation of good
men. AL robbers are pest to society, il
! is rue, but the robber of character, Of fire.
S de peace and family concord and love, is
surely the meanest and most criminal Of all
| the cruel b;nl. Yes, he that steals nv
purse steals trash but he that robs me OF
nv good name. takes that which reither he
nor l's coPaT lners can ever restore. The
effects Of other crimes can generally be
rem, died, if not i'm med .ately, at least ssHe
| ;.me or other; bu, the man or woman that
feels him or herself robbed in this way OF
the respect OF others, is often ready to des-
pair. And how often do those who were,
and might still have been, our most worthy
and respectable citizens, after feeling The
wounds of slander almost entirely cease to
strive
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The Undersigned, members of the House
Of R4pr senta:iveS, conc ur in the above
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-14
LOCAL NENs


BUSINESS IMpRov1Na.-We are glad to see
some unerring signs Of revival in business ana
return Of more prosperous times for our mecnan-
les, manufacturers, and business men, were it
only to dsappoint that numerous class of individ-
uals, called croakeIs," who are sverlastingly
predicting disaster and ruin to everybody and
everything, unless real estate will sell for twice
what it is worth, and everybody is building
house upon the prospective profits of business,
During this period Of stagnation through which
the country is passing, there is no disputing the
fact that Worcester has its share of the difficult
ties and burdens of the crisis, but that ii has had
moro than its fair proportion we do not believe.
In some years that have recently passed, our
citizens, some of them, least, have been little
too excited with the prospects of becoming sud
denly rich, and some branches of business have
been overdone, and some speculations have turn
edout badly for the parties engaged in them-but
these are only temporary evils, which soon cure
themselves; and we doubt not that the return Of
spring, will find the current of trade filling the
old channels, and some new ones, and business
gradually reviving, until we reach again our for
mer position Of thift and prosperity.
We do not think there will De so much building
during the coming season as in some former years.
because the supply of houses and stores has more
than kept pace with our increase of population
and business but the Peoples Insurance Compa-
ny will erect large and elegant block of stores
upon Main street, opposite the Lincoln House,
and, without doubt, considerable business of this
kind will be done in other parts Of the city.
We learn that the manufacturers, too, aie be-
ginning to feel the indications Of better times,
and that our machrnists are now in receipt of
numerous orders for machinery of those descrip-
tions, in the manufacture of which, Worcester has
becomeIfamous AS an instance of this, we may
mention one firm which for several months past
had reduced It's number of hands down to half a
dozen, is now employing forty FIVE men, and upon
orders which, with this increased amount of help
it will take quite long time to fill.
The recent failure of a large manufacturing
house having branch of its business in Boston,
will have no material effect in retarding the good
time coming. Arrangements are already COM
pleted by which that business will go on without
interruption, under the conduct of skillful and ex
perienced managers, and with ample capital
We would not advise any able-bodied man to
leave Worcester in order to seek his fortune at
the West, or elsewhere, for we are quite certain
that Worcester has not " seen its best days. the
reterations Of the croakers to the contrary, not
outstanding.
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A Cam TO the Public We invite especial atten.
ton to our adv, rtsemt headed Corn PiaBtd By
Mdchnsry" and also to ad vertisement headed En-
doStmtnt being the full eudorse of the by
the distinguished houses of PARKER WHIrs GANNETT,
JOSEPH BRICK n Sons, and BLAKE, BARNARD Co AL
extensively known great agricultural Houses In adj
dtiou, will ju say tn il sts from ST to 81 70 fur
row opt both ways, droa and OF ground.
By this new machne the whole work is done for ten
cents-JUsT CENTS per acreand far better than by
hand There the least deception, and plain and
simple in the arrangement, can be deceived. II
is impossible. Now here chance Tor Investment for
certainty Of profits and results hat look fabulous but
sober ruth To show his up mathem aealy let US take
tn STATE OF Connecticut for usra!ion In 1850 there
were % 600 farms aud 1890 600 bushels of co in rouud
numbers Estimating he average crop he 40 bushels
per acre would give planted in 4700 This
by present process Of pautng will cast 50 per acre. max
ing Sg5OOO Now this work with our machine can be
performed for cents acre, saving one hundred
ami min ty per cent $50 $50 saved in the planting in
oac season in the Stat- ot CJnecu'ut! Sensible Iuen
will 70 M thtfc own calculations the value Of such an
imp ment and what the great growing States are
wo til. Ard further .he speculation in such an invest
ment The single stare Connecticut only comes, at
our scale Of prices Of and cents per farm, TO Sll22
Compare this with above facts, than act accordingly.
II HARTLEY Il CO.,
Corner Friend and Mark Streets Boston and Maine
Depot, Boston, Mass.
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that, if our mills should be set in motion, the
demand for wool will increase its price, while
the manufactured articles viii be cheapened.
MIR. Eusts said that gentlemen had spoken
as if government would not want the surplus
money in the treasury, and as if government
had fulfilled all the objects for which 1t was
instituted but this was not So The French
spoliatIous remain unsettled; rivers require
improvement, and the Navy enlargement.
In the course of his remarks he said Louisi-
ana asks no favors, but demands, while other
interests are protected, that sugar shall not
be neglected.
Mr.. Covode, speaking from an experience of
thirty years, argued that the difficulties of
manufacturers are not to be overcome by taxi
ing the duty off foreign wool; but on the
contrary they would be increased, as the eff
feet would be to lessen the projection at
home. He spoke of the iron interests of
Pennsylvania, and advocated a protective
policy generally.
The committee rose.
Mr.. Cofax presented the resolutions Of the
legislature OF Indiana, asking that sugar may
be admitted duty free. Adjourned.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-14
Brighton NIarhcl-Feb. Il, 1857.

At market SEQ beef cattle s. stores 200 sheep, no
shoets 100 fat hogs.
PRIoEs-Beef Ldtt2e-We quote to correspond with
last week; far supply offered. We qurte:- Extra S. SO
IS; frst quality 25i second % Isl third
675
Marking 0ren-A few pairs only offered aud no sales
noticed there appears very little demand for such
Cons and CGUes-sale SIS, 49, "a, 81, As, so and
g.
SheepA very large supply was at market last week,
and the much less this week So Is, 4, So
Z, 50 aud 8
ShOats-None at market and toe demand is not large
Fat Hogs Sales SIT.
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S. d. Il IL. w. SMITH,
MAUFAoTURERs OF.
ORGAN MELODEONS

-. = AND =
PEDAL BASS MELOUEONS.
GT The First Premium all competitors at the Fair
Of the Mass Chart bile Mechanic Association, at
the National Fair, Washington. D. C.j also
at the Ohio State Fair, held at Co
lumbus, Ohio, was awarded
to the manufacturers
THE PEDAL BASS MELODEONS
are designed partjcularly for Churnhes lodges Halls
sc. They arranged with two manuals, or banks Of
keys, the lower set running octave higher than the
other and may be used separately, and thus get
case two distinct Instruments or by use OF the coupler
the two banks of keys may be played at the time by
use Of the front set ony This, connected with the Ped
al Bass, will produce the effect OF large orgao AMI is
sufficiently heavy to fill house that seats from 1000
1900 persons.
THE ORGAN MELODEON
is designed for paror and private use The construction
IS smiler to the Church Instrument being arranged with
w. oo, y au oF a rsa ~ means o.
the Cbn,cb Ins rnmert when use,ys wbout he neii "
- -. s,as1t,, - n n n a pnNe ~
Purchasers may rey upon Instruments from our Man
uactoTy helns maze 10 the most complete and thorough
manner having removed to the spacious Buildings,
i'll Sill Was hington Street.
We have every facility for manu curing purpotes and
employ none but the most experienced and skiu work
men ID .ho,. - I'M n.o.,,.0 -. ...
men, eons, II ro onlse oua customers an lnslru
equsi ,,a ~ 10 suPefior 70 any MauMeturer and
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AFTER Com SNAP has set in, the best WY to make
oneself comfortable during its continuance step into
the capacius and comfortable quarters o. hIessr Spur
& Lewis in Anerc}n Block, psr;ake If their nice
lugarifs which unailibe remedy, not only for
chis but for st other ills thath sh bel WHEN the
thermometer is in the ueighborhoad u just step
in there an have good time to night,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-14

THE EXCHANGE SALOON, under the administration Of
Hardness, Rice Newton, receives Communication from
all quarters the excellence its Accommodations and
the quality the yiands daily and nightly served up
the hungry ami the weary, all hours. Let those who
fancy good living fail give them call, when they
feel the need OF a recruiting OF the physical energies
ChoKders night