Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-08-12
BELLAIRE, July 3lst, 1858.
The Dedther-The river-treights-buiidin.
politics, DC, S-c., 8c.

BELLAIRE, July 3lst, 1888
The pedther-THe riuer-treighs-buldinS
politics, @c., &c, 3c.
DEAR CHRONICLE: That threadbsre and
much written about subject, the weather.
has been treating US 10 "quite a spell''
lately, so much of spell, in fact, that il
has rendered it liable 10 be talked about
with -impanity. That solemn admonition
of Holy Writ comes to one with threefold
force when dust, Chat of which We are and
to which we must return) has laid an
embargo on everything and threatens to
swallow up everything. Then the old
-cai,if has laid his wasting hand IN our
beautiful Ohio, and untif the alternate
stream that crawls sluggishly by our VII
lage is no more to be compared with the
majestic stream of two months ago, thar a
molehill 10 Mt. Hecla.
In conseque nee of the depleted state of
the river navigation, which for the past
eighteen months has been almost entirely
uninterrupted, is now about suspended, or
practicable for only the lightest draught
boats with only the lighest kind of cargo.
What is ruinous TO navigators, however. is
windfall to railroads, and the present
'shumbago-' on shipping, as Mrs. Parting
ton would say. has given the e. & P. R.
R. very heavy amount of freight to ship.
The steamers Ponala, Glenwood and Mar
epgo. laden with goods for Pittsburg, and
the Eastern cities uia the Central Pennsyl-
vania R. R., have been busily engaged IN
discharging their entire cargoes here to be
forwarded by the C. g. P. r. R. They
each discharged about two hundred tons
which was promptly taken by the Railroad
to its destination. Bellaire presents every
facility eor the transfer of freight in this
manner, and the C. and P. Road would do
well to turn her attention TO this point With
a view to the accommodation of the steam
ers so unfortunate as to be caught with
heavy cargoes and low water, which must
occur almost every season.
The past few weeks have been very
favorable to builders, and they have been
improving the time to push forward their
respective houses, and the end Of this year
will see many new houses in this place.
In the political world everything is vastly
uncertain, and the excitement is held I'M
check until the decision of the respective
of the two contending parties
shall designate the men 10 mount the sacri-
fetal block, and become martyrs TO the good
of their party. The Democracy of the
state have gone and done it, and trotted out
their nags for the October races, and they
are now fairly pitted a gain st their opponents
They have working men on their ticket,
who will exert themselves to the utmost to
accomplish their success.
Since commenced writing We have been
favored with refreshing shower, and we
will now have plenty of water.
THAT precious boon of Heaven,
To men and women given,
Without money and without price,
To ureakels milk and nuke IL nice.m
A mineral spring was discovered on the
hill back of town few days since. No
analysis of the water has yet been had, and
am unable to tell the nature of the water.
The Parkersburg packets have stopped
running on account of the low water. The
Sunish line, however, is still going,
Yours. &c. LoCALITEMS.