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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-03-26
Anecdote of Randolph.

Arthur Liv-rmore of New Hampshire, and
John Randolph of Roanoke, were both mar
ed men, in their way, and both members
Of the House of Representatives in Congress
together. Mr. Randolph's metropolitan dis
trict and ancestral renown gave him, of
course. very much the more prominent 'si-
ton. And he was u man of oVerbearing
pride aud great hauteur of demeanor, and
one who could not. with any tolerabe de-
gree OF good grace, brook opposition, and
whose fire was reused to the last degree by
defeat. -
Lvermcre had one day made a most sub
'versive onset upon one of Johnny's favorite
pieces of invective irony and playful slang,
which he always delighted to deal out for
the amusement OF the House, and which
consumed more time and afforded less light
than ought to have been expected from d
gentleman of such distinguished learning
and ability, as are, and always were. by
common consent accorded to the Hero OF
Roanoke. Johnny turned upon his evil ge-
MUS, for such he hod come to regard him,
with more than his ordinary measure OF gall
and bitterness; among other things, calling
him repeatedly. the member from Vermont,
State at that time of somewhat dubious es-
innate in the companionship of the orig nal
thirteen. Livermore, not whit a5ashed,
rose on the instant, and did battle so efiec-
tualy IS utterly to demosh all Johnny's
glittering soap-bubbles, all the time refer
ring to the worthy member from Roanoke.
He said he objected to that gentleman, even
privileged as he undoubtedly was, riding
rougfFJ rod over the heads of his associates
of the House, with the same im2erturbable
coolness with which he swung along the
street in his coach and sir!
Johnny rose and Indignantly disclaimed
assuming any such baronial airs as had been
attributed to him by the honorable member
from New Hampshire; and at the top OF his
shreking voice declared he never drove
more than tro on any occasion. Says Liver
more: i repeat, coach and six.-two hor-
ses, two niggers, and Two dugs!' This sud-
den erpoSs OF the usual retinue Of the worthy
member fr m Roanoke, brought down the
house.
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robbed Of her property, and a widow indeed g.
Wexford Il. ~ Pendulum.
Trick of a Gypsey

The Savannah Georgian tells this story
of the takingin and doing for of gentle
man OF Georgia by gipsey:
One Of the gypsey womsn called on
very worthy gentleman, not far from town,
wh no for some time back has been some
what afflicted, and, pretending to be endow-
ed with an innate gift to cure all the ills the
flesh is heir to, managed to gain the con-
idence Of ,this gentleman. On second visit
or so she pid him sign Influenced by the
sign Aqusrius thwarted her powers; an o.
fering mus. be made on certain night, in
a certain.spot. known only to himself. some
time. before Mercury should be in the ascend
ing nods. Mercury ruled silver, which,
swsyelshe power that opposed her sPell.--
She saa overcome that power with gold,
and thea De cure would be effected The
gentleman asked her how he should proceed!
A number of gold coins should Sc placed in
the b6of of sailor who had beer lost at
sea, and be buried for fifty-six hours in
spot hidtsp by palm tree from the light OF
the planet Mercury. Already the credulous
gentleman fel, the ''chaIm'' working, and,
in his imngin ltion, found himself cured
How much gold shall he bury! The gypsey
suggested $500. The boot was hunted up
and the money placed in it. 1t was then
duly inferred BY the gentleman alone; the
woman said she should not know where it
was buried.
After a day had passed the gypsey came
again and told the gentleman the charm
only yet worked half, and that he must
double the amount Of gold inferred on that
spot only knorn to himself. He drove to
Savannah, drew some money out of the
bank, aud doubled the amount in the boot.
He ielt himself considerably relieved, and
waited anxiousIy the arrival of his "greaI
medicine woman the gypsey worker Of
charms. rSne came not. He at FIRST thought
that she and the "power influenced by
Aquarius and Mercury" were having tussel,
and had perhaps gone over to Scriven's Ferry
10 settle the thing out in gentlemaniy
way. He waited twenty-four hours longer;
tie gypsey did not Come. He then thought
he would 90 and see how the money in the
drowned sailors boot was affec ed by Mer-
curry. He felt satis6el nobody knew where
it was deposited tut himself. He went
cautiously 10 the spot an found himself
quite relieved of 5 900. The boot remain
I'd to say the gold had given it leg-bail, and
echo was heard repeating some very en-
phatic maledictions to the black-eyed
gypsey!
The Georgian of the next day has the
following:
ARREST OF THE GYPsIEs In the Geor-
gian AMI Journal of yesterday We gave full
lccoun, of the swndIing operation Of a con-
gyPsey Oh party not far
from this city, and to-day we can inform our
readers oi 7s5r arrest, along with male
on the charge OF having cheated !
and swindled Ufiah Mitchell, Esq. OF BRYAN
out OF $1,000. Tn" mode by which
the accused worked up matters to effect |
their swindlng views is curious, and almost |
Verifies tie saying that truth is stranger than
iction. Alter securing the alb We amount
they moved off. and were passing in Atlanta
As MIR. and Mrs. Taylor
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Cleon and /.

There is a whole volume of philosophy ii
the following lines, by Charles Mackay
''' which many would be the happier to mak'
practically their own:
Cleon hath million acres
ana =9E Ne ,er one have I:
s--.iI u Cleon dwelleth in a pa lace
ea a5Isg ri In cottageI;
4 -Cleon hath dozen fortunes
Not penny /; E
But the poorer of the twain is
Cleon, and not l.
I-,-,a~q7 Cleon, true, possesseth acres,
But the landscape 1;
Half the charms TO me il vie ldeth
Money cannot buy;
Ceon harbors both sloh and dizziness
Freshning vigorI;
He in velvet, l in fustian,
--i1r'+ Richer man am
, ,t7sa.ees1sL -
Cleon is q slave TO grandeur
Free thought anil;
-,r.-- ,., Cleon fees score OF doctors
Need of none have l;
't-' ~ Wealth surrounded, care environed,
= aseF Cleon fears to die;
r-s5 Death may come, he II finG me ready
81 v-.srs 49,. @. g. Happier man am |.
sit Cleon sees no charm in nature
9 . .h In daisy,I;
1t-.f rC@ Cleon hears no anthems ringing
ffae go In the sea or sky.
20 Nature sings 10 me forever
Earnest list'ner |;
, State for state. with all attep lants.
Who would changel--No; Il
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CJWhat beautiful figure of life is the
following. How many blooming, innocent
hearts in the morning of existence, become
stricken with care and adversely and droop
and die in the mid day of life. Happy in-
deed are they whom eur Heavenly Father
gathers unto Himself ere the blight of sin
shall have soiled the innate purity of their
hearts. But here is the figure: Early in
the moraiDg maiden went into the garden
to gather herself fine rose Tor q wreath
They stool there in beautiful clusters OF
closed and half-cloSeS buds. waiting odor
from their cups, which were full oi the
morning dew. Il will not pluck you yet
said the maiden; 'the sun shall open you
first, when you will bloom brighter, and
give out stronger and brighter scent She
came at midday, aud saw the rose fretted
by the worm, wilted by the neat OF the sun.
faded and whitening. The maiden wept over
her folly, and the next morning gathered
her wreath early. God calls his loveIiest
children out of the world before the heat of
the sun withers them. The paradise OF
children is a high degree of glory; the most
upright man cannot set his loot in it tor his
soul has already been spotted
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-03-26
A Chapter that Maddens.

Three weeks ago last Sabbath there was
an appointment at The Baptist Church in
Greenwich fora wedding. Guests were in
viied, and ca rriages engaged for the occa-
sion. The lady who was most interested in
the anticipated union, was Miss Sarah A.
Brown, of our village. The gentleman was.
Mr.. Henry Wadron, of Brooklyn. N. "
Mr. Waldron was 4 d. aler in faces, and had
Just comp eted new building, the lower
story of which was his store, the upper sto-
ry was occupied by him as n tenement, or
eeping apartm 9nts. On the Monday night
previous to the anticipated marriage, the
building took fire aud was destroyed, togeth-
er with the stock of gooGs. Mr.. Waldron
in order to save his life. leaped from the
floor to the pavement, thereby receiving
alarming Injuries. A letter was immediate
" forwarded to Miss Brown that he was bad
ly injured, and would not only be unable to
meet his matrimonial engagement, but that
she must haste to Brooklyn If she wished to
see Mr.. Waldron alive. Mss Brown on ar
irving at Brooklyn, found Mr.. Waldron bet
ter, but yet feeble from the effects of his fall.
He was improving however, and continued
to DO SO till Sunday, the lst inst, when tn ey
were married, IN Brooklyn. On the morning
after the marriage, they were getting ready
to visit some friends of his few miles down
the Island, when they we're informed that
those friends had sickness in their family
and were not prepared to receive company.
Upon this intelligence, the visit was given
up, and Mr.. Waldron was in the act OF lay
ing off his overcoat, when blood vessel
broke. and in two hours he was a corpse,
Mrs. Wa ldron. afte: the solemnites of the
funeral, started for her home in Greenwich
She was accompanied 10 the boat by friend
and while he was in the act of procuring lor
her a ticket, her satchel was stolen contain
ing valuable property, among which was 4
miniature of her deceased husband Mrs
Wal1ron returned home, after being absent
about three weeks, sad and disconsoate
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-03-26
Gboiee M(iseel!ang.
THE CHARGE OF MAY
A LEGEND OF MEXICO.
BY GEORGE LIPPARD.

There was day when an old man with
white hair sat alone in small chamber of
a national mansion, his spare bat muscular
figure resting on an armchair. his hands
clasped, and his deep blue ewes gazing
through the Winter sky The brow of the
old man furrowed with wrinkles, his hair
rising in straight masses, white as the driven
snow, his sunken cheeks traversed bv mark
ed lines, and thin lips, fxedly compressed,
all announced long and stormy life. All
the marks OF an iron will were written upon
his face.
His name, need not tell you, was An
drew Jackson, and he sat alone in the
White House.
A visitor entered without being announc-
ed, and stesd before the President, IN the
form of boy OF nineteen, clad in a coarse
round jacket and trousers, and covered from
head to foot with mud. AS he stood be for e
the President, cap in hand, the dark hair
falling in damp clusters about his white
forehead, the old man could not help sur
veying at rapid glance, the muscular beauty
Of his figure, the broad chest, the sinewy
srms, the head placed proudly on the firm
shoulders.
"Your businessl" said the old man, in
!, his short, abrupt way. III r -
"Ihere is a Lieutenancy vacant IN the
+ Dragons. Will you give it to mel'
And dashing back the dark hair which
fell over his face, the boy, as if frightened
!. at his boldness, 10 wed low before the Pres.
ident.
The old man could not restrain thai
emile 1t wreathed his firm lip, and shone
from his clear eyes.
"You enter nv chamber unannounced
covered from head TO foot with mud-yor
tell me that Lieutenancy is vacant, anc
ask me to give tito you. Who are your
,"Charles May" The boy did not bow
this time, bat with his right hand on hi:
hip, stood like wild young Indian, erec
i'll the presence of the President.
"What claims have you to commissionl'
Again the hero surveyed him, and again h
family smiled,
siSuch as you see!" exclaimed the boy, a
ala dark eyes shone with that daredevil
uSuts sMnlle MS fbrm eWSlleu Vi EVERY uluS
Gle. as With the conscious pride of his mani
strength and beauty "Wou!d you" h
bent forw ard, sweeping aside his curls ono
more, while smile began to break over hi
lips-"Wouid you like 10 see me ride! M
horse is at the dooi. You see came pos
haste for this commissicD!"
Silently the old man followed the boy
and together they went forth from tn
White House 1t was a clear, cold Winter
day; the wine tossed the Presidents whit
hairs, and the leafess trees stood boldly OF
against the blue sky. Before the portals
the White House, with the rein throw
loosely on his neck, stood a magnifcer
horse, his dark hide smoking foam. He III
tered shrill neigh as his boy master spran
with bound intS the saddle, and in fias
was gone, skimming like a swallow dow
the road, his name and tail streaming in II
breeze.
The old man looked after them, the hori
and his rider, and knew not which to admit
most, the athletic beauty OF the boy, or Il
tem2estuous vigor of the horse.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-03-26
A Balloon Story-From France tc
Algiers in Balloon.

We find the following remarkable para
graph in an English paper, under the head
of "Wonderful, if true:"
ga small Paris journal, called Les Con-
temporainS, has just published most strange
account signed Henri Page, OF an Brostatc
excursion, which the article declares has
solved the long canvassed problem OF direct
ing balloons. The persons who are stated
to have made the excursion, are the Count
de Pleuvier M. Favarni, NJ. Migeon, Mr..
Falconer an English aronaut, and III Henri
Page, the writer. The apparatus used is
stated to have cost not less than 300,OO0f,
the greater portion of which was furnished
! by Count de P Pluvier. The machine is rep
resented as consisting OF two balloons uni
ted together, OF spherical form, able to con-
tain 100 pounds of pure hydrogen gas.
| The directing power is modified screw,
communicating with the car, and rudder,
principally OF whalebone, to change the di-
rection when required. NJ. Gavarni, the
inventor, it is declared, can obtain the up
ward mo, ement of the balloon without throw
ing out ballast, which system soon exhausts
the resources of the very best constructed
balloon, and becomes an iHvincible obstac lie
10 long excursions in the air. The loss
of hydrogen instantaneously repaired by a
chemical proceeding, OF which NJ. Migeon
is said to possess the secret, and by little
apparatus OF communication, also invented
by NJ Favarni. descent is effected, rs hith.
erto, by letting the gas escape. The de.
Ipsr,ure of the aronauts, on the occasion re,
ferreG to, took place on :he 18th of Januarv
AT ten in the morning, from the yard q
Ferrieres, the Solongp; and the next morn
ing, at five, the RrIal travellers effected ,
safe descent within half mile Of Algiers
we received says the account, mos
touching hostility. The inhabitants want
ed TO carry us in triumph, but we decline,
/ the honor, and, as seon as we could, wen
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to take some repose, leaving our arostatic ap-
paratus under the guardianship of a file of
Zoueves. Marshal Random, deigned to
congratulate Us, and pressed the hand Of NJ.
Gavarni with the utmost warmth. We re-
mained On the African soil only 80 hours,
and left at noon the day after our arrival, in
sight of an immense multitude who had as
sembled to see US ascend from the Mole,
At half past four the next morning, we al
ighted at the spot from which we started,
in the park of Connt de PIuvier."
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From the Ladies' Repository.
Changes.
BY sRs. [. H.ssreoUKxEr- {


- e- 81. BY nRs. L H.sIsoUKSEr-
, Change sweeps Ger all. The ancient columns
hs7 quiver; s-
Through the rent chasrn the exulting whirlpool
n ~ a,.,,.. - hs@fss rEN - p % ave-
The rified rocks mans magic thunders shiver.
-mA And DER the desert stealsthe wandering rose
The buried seed to perfect blossom spnngeth,
:, From its damp hed. the liiv Of the 'ake.
= The acorn DER the land broad shadow hingeth,
~ And song and wing the solemn groves awake.
2 wh,r, srs, the pspierd mnle went SLOWLY creep
ing, >,
= The plodding wheel its tardv message bore,
The iron footed steeds like fsme are sweeping.
And thought electric darts from shore to shore.
His last sweet lsy the wan musician drinketh.
The pencil fades the artists eve grows DIM
The mighty statesman from the Sc nate sinketh,
49, And eloouence in sackrIoih mourns for him.
The tyrsni Car. wbc held his millions quakine,
who stirrd the nations with warrior-tread,
On his camp-bed pulse'ess sleeps taking
Pale as the serf that in his battles bed.
Change sweeps DER all. In hopes small orb is
worketh.
Clouds silver lined grow dark with gushing rain.
But, prism'd On tears. a bow Of prom ise lurketh.
The sun shines forth, and al is bright again.
Up comes the grading TO his fathers stature.
: Down DER His staff the man of prnwess bends;
Implying Winter strips The pornp from MIXTURE,
And snow e'er hearty s Iusirous locks descencs
.-t -. ~ 80. :,
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ABSENCE OF MINp.--Sydney Smith saws

ABSENCE OF MINp.--Sydney Smith says
he he ,ri of a clergyman who wen, jogging
along the road ill he cs;re TO a turnpike
"What "a to pay!' PAY, cir. for whaiT
asked the ,urnpiseman. Way, for my
horse, to be sure" "four horse, sit, what
horse! There,is no, ,horse,sir." "No ohOrser
said he, suddenly looking down between his
legs. "God bless me! thought was on
horsrhark"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-09-08
low ARD A SOCIA TION
PHILADELPHIA
annorfHt,t AnEOr,ncNr,, a,n,


TTNo all persons afflicted with Sexual Disea-
l. seS, such as Spsrmatorrhsea, Seminal
Weakness, Impotence, Gonorrh@a, Gleet,
Syphilis, the Vice Of Onanism. or Self Abuse,
&c, &c.
The Howard ASSOCIATIONS in view of the
awful destruction OF knman life, caused by
Sexual diseases, and the deceptions ptac-
tised upon the unfortunate victims of such
diseases by Quacks, have directed their Con-
sulting Surgeon, as a charitable act worthy Of
their name, to give medical advice gratis, to
al persons thus afflicted. rho apply by letter.
with description Of their condition, tage, oC-
cupation, habits of life, &C. and in cases of
extreme poverty and suffering, to furnish med
icine free of charge.
The Howard Ass, citation is benevolent In
Stitution, established by endowment for the
reliefo of the sick and distressed, afflicted with
"Virulent and Epidemic Diseases" 1t has
now surplus of means, which the Directors
have voted to eXpend in advertising the above
notice, 1t is Deedess 10 add that the Associ-
alton commands the highest medical skill of
the age, and will furnish the most approved
modern treatment.
Just published, by the ASSOCIATION, Report
on Spemaorrea, or Seminal Weakness, the
vice of OnaniSm, Maaturbation OF Self Abuse
and other diseases of the Sexual Organs, by
the Consulting Surgeon, which will be sen.
by mail, (in a sealed envelope,) free of charge,
on the receipt OF Two Stamps, Tor postage.
Address, DR.. GEO. II. CALnoUN, Consulting
Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 2, South
Ninth Street. Philadelphia, Pa. BY order OF
the Directors.
GEO. FARcnLD, sec'y. EZRA d. HEAuTwELL, Pres.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-09-08
AMENnNiENT No q

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State Of
Ohio, Threc-iirths Of the members elected 1" ehrh
branch concurrinC therein, that it DO and horchy Is
proposcd to the electors of the state, to vote on thh
second Tuesday of October next to npprOvs or rlrrt
Thc following amendment as substitute Tor N" s'c-
ond and third sections of the twelfth article OF the con-
stitutiou. .
All property. personal and real, shall be Oct -
taxation by uniform rnfe at the true value h'rr9
in money but such deductions from credits may b" nj
lowed as the General Assembly may deem cNp"dl'h; ;
Provided that bury grounds. public schno naS s.
and all other public property, and all institutions OF
purely public charity, and all houses used eXcH' Y
for public worship. shall be exempt from taA"ii"n;
person hall not exceed fifty dollars, the san NAY ~
exempt from taxation. All property employed IN
banking shall always bear burden of taxation equal
70 That imposad on the property of individuals.
\. II. VAN Worries,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.,
THOMAS II. FORD,
prn.ilnut of the SCnAth.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-09-08
Dated April Sd, 1857.
AMENDMENT No, Q.

Resolved by the General Assembly of tho state OF
Ohio, Thrce-ffths of the members elected to each
House concurring therein that it be, and hereby Is,
proposed to the electors of this state to vote on tn
second Tuesday of October next, upon the hpprov'
rejection Of the following amendment aS subsl
tute for the fifth and sixth sections Of the fourth a-
Gle Of the Constitution, viz: SEC 5. District Courts
shall be held in each county at least once in each ycar
by ormorc District IadCes elected 10y the el'c-
tors of separate districts to be prescribed by law
shall hold their Office for five years: and during tirIr
continuance in office shall reside In the district for
which they elected. The provisions of the four
tarnh section Of this article shall apply to District
Judges. The General Assembly may by law author
fzo the Judges of the District Court and Of the courts
vt common pleas TO fix the times of holding their re-
Spccvc courts. Until District Judges shall have been
elected and qualified, District Courts shall be held
ny the Judges Of the Supreme Court and OF the Courts
of Common Pleas. as now authorized. SEC. q. The
District Cour, shall have such jurisdiction as may b.,
provided by law and the judges thereof shall ana
exercise such power and jurisdiction at chambers and
may he required to ait judges of the Courts Of CoM
mon Fleas shall be directed by law.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Rcprcs"ntativ es.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-09-08
Quit Drinking Poisonous Liquors
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For Making
ALL KINDS OF LIQUOR & VINEGAR
Instantly, by the of
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of Pierre Lacour, author of LacOur's Chemi-
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Sci
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| Oil Of Peach changes common whisky 10
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