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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-12-18

TIE Rochester Express pithily observes.
IN view Ut the resolutions offered in the
House OF Representative by Vallsndig.
ham, Richardson and Cox, that the great
Democratic neasuros to be urged durisg the
present session, are now before Congress
70 wit: To render treason safe and max,
whisky cheap.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-12-18

ways had of authority by those who are
conscious of deserving its penalties?-
Gin. Gas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-12-18

Ex. Gov. Jos. A. WRloAr, u. s. Son.
ator from Indiana, made noble speech in
the Senate last week, in defence Of Prosi.
dent Lincoln, from which we make short
extract, Gov. Wright was twice elected
Govcrnsr of Indiana by the Democrats, and
was Ministert to Prussia during Buchsnan's 8
ADMINISTRATIVE. The Senate was discuss.
ing the arbitrary arests.'
Mr.. WRIGHT (Un., Ind. moved to
amend the resolution so as to, make the call
upon the President instead Of upon fhe
Secretary of War. In a time like this he toas
tcilling to trust tie Presilent, and he ,odnt-
ed none Of thnt miserable doctrine fhqt could
be loyalty to the GouGnmeat dnd disioyolty
10 the administration, There was only an
unconditional loyalty to :he Government
and the party in power at time like this.
When the life of the nation was at stake he
dared not do any other way than give his
hearty support to the Government and the
President Et.ti
Tle said reference had been made to the
eections in tho West. He met the othor
day lifelong Wing and asked him how he
had voted, and the reply was that be had
voted the Democratic ticket. He Wright
expressed his great surprise ut that, as hs
had long endeavored to get his vote for ths
Democratic ticket Whereupon the gen
tleman replied: Gov. Wright, the Gov
ernment is not in earnest" He Wright
dared not now do anything to confirm sucl
an opinion us tlIat ttt 800. ,
II WE were to ask JEFF. Davis how, b,
maintained this rebellion, and how he uni
| ted the South so utterly against the North
he would reply that he had permitted u,
man to live in the South who opposed hi
Government or said anything against it.
Mr. SALISBURY wanted to know
the so called Southern Congress had no
passed resolution calling on their SO call
ed President to know why he had arreste
certain persons in Virginia?
Mr.. WRIGHT knew nothing of the cas-
. mentiond, but he knew that no man wa
permitted to live in the South who had an
sympathy with the North. He wanted t
sec some Of the same spirit that was show
by "Stonewalr' Jackson. When he foun
forty-sevcn Of his men ske1; Ing frci
tho battle, he mar b ID them in front of til
regiment and had every man of them sho
Instead of this, we have propo lions Il
5 conventions, etc. Men eeIn 10 think this
we are playing here, and forget that the Iii
Of the nation is at stake. He would stan
by the Government and the President. II
would have the power Of the Governmer
felt by every trsi or, N"rth or South. :
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-12-18

, Tns Msgphis Balisin of Rse MeAys IL
doubt the reported Occupation Of Gfshsda
BY Gen.. Hovsy, Who VA saidlts nave march,
edjinto'ths city cnthe let Of DscSmbet.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-12-18

BRra. GEN. Jacob Ammsn is in command
at Camp Dsnnison. l lIiIll010T- =
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-12-18

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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-12-18

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, 1862-12-12

In Il few days the holders Of def,ced stamps
will he enabled to obtain thereforncw postage
cnrreucy or'*Srecubacks MrScripsis is making
The NECESSARY preparations for the redemption
and will announce through the papers when
;lc is ready to begin. The following rules
lave been adopted III the New York Postofice
which VIC presume will be applicable also to
other pos1oflccs-
l. Only thoee stamps will be redeemed which
have become soilcd worn il their use as curre,l-
~ No clean stamps, under 4hls Rilc, will be rc-
dccmed. .
= No stamp will be redeemed which shall appear
to have ever be"u used in the payment Of postage
3. The sta11ps to be redeemed INIT BE- separated
By 1hs. ow,cr 1nto their several denominations
Ill 3-ccnt stamps together. all 10-cent stamps to-
:, 1hrr Ct. Earh parcel must be put in wrappcr.
lie amount Of the cnriosed stamps. The Several
parcels mist then be PLACED in single WRAPPER or
envelope and Oh the b,rk Of thu envelope must be
endorsed the amount OF the wlolc iot amt also the
.1,,e Residence or place CT business Of the owner
The packages rs received ut the Iostottce Will b.
numbered regularly and recci[tet for.
4. The packages Of stamps will then De caEetu!ls
examined aud counted i'll tn. rostofhte. in thc or
der Of trlT reception. aud the vaiue OF thpss coz
| sldvred reilrcn,ablc marked on tht. envelope
! Those not deemed good Will be dcstro5ed-no1
| given back.
s. owners will, on application, receive their re
| fpeutiyc payments in government notes l. green
| llek% } Or postage CURRENCY.
| G. TIN ;;ro.Yrs. OF the work Will pc ADVERTISED
| ny posting it thu Postoficc daily, tho humber
| ready Tor redemption .-.
| I. lets Of stamps under s. in amount will b'
| counted slt} redeemed Oh presentation. but ma.
| b. ;!,.E,:it.tI if moro convenient to the owner.
= :sH stamps mist be presented Tor redemption
within, thirty days alfrrnotcc il :.lvun at the Post
| tfEtc Of readiness to commence the work.
, 1862-12-12

DIRECTRESsEa.



Your special correspondent ut Nashville, in
2 = communication published in yesterdays
lRlbUSE, makes a very nngenerous attack
upon very gallant officer, Lieut.. Col. Ra1ln,
q ~ 5hs e asth Illinois The i'll feeling towards
nav , nnh nam manifested by your correspondent
fR1afsment Raf,sn should be exposed Lieut.. Col.
ia!1 naHan was appointed by Gov Yates nj the 40
WI! is,ation O the commissioned officers Of f7e
cans;6e1oS cnam q whom, with some two exceptions
ing officer for the position. Col. E R1fn agsG1s nv
nesn IRON @ IT,, tue first fayorite ofilccr With the
regiment what It is. Those conyersan, % sv;a,, i4'
ths feelings Of the men, assure me fiaat thtt
had The choice remained with +ha,,. a,ne
Coy Yates would have been M sustained sn
COL Raftn is too good an officerand too brave
man to require the protection Of any t,re
Those who know him feel assured TINT he ia
fully able to protect himself from insult, 1t It
come from whatever quarter it may. I have
only to add that in the opinion Of Col. Raf
fms friends, your correspondent, whoever he
than in attacking 9. brave, competent and
worthy officer, and making himself the
, 1862-12-12

MARKETS BY TELEERAPH.

NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-FLoER-ln quite fair re-
mard 1T $5.T5@600 for super state, 6.a016.W lot
extra state: $5SG@6.00 for super wcsteEni $6.2esD
$50 ior medium ezl!a TesteEh: SeSgs615b 56 baa aor
Ohio; $6aSGs.s5 forbade brands market closing
1niet-
GnA1E-Legs doing. in wheat. and scarcely go
drm. The decline in Sterling Exchange has an nm
favorable effect. Chicago spring ut t:22G1-a 80;
Milwaukee club at $1.9S01s5: winter red western
at s142@1.{5., Corn opened steady and Closed
mixed western, and closed at I60T5c; damaged
and heated at Csc. Early in the day 1000 bu
strictly prime shipping mixed western solti d Sc
in store Oats frmer and in fair demand at Ge969c
for common to prime, and 695zc for choice.
GRocERlEs-Sugar continues quiet. Sales Il
hide New Orleans at 914@toc: S14 hhds Muscova-
do on private terms. and by ancton to-day 163 hhds
prices unchanged. New Orleans 3ss4@35c. Hops
STEADY with moderate demand Sales 1000 bales
at 1TG25c.
er. at s1s627@14og for mess, closing At the latter
price. 311.R OH Is for prime, and 8125o016M fof
old ard new prime mess AgossEnmehd ;sa contract sa
for 1o bfs i i l19n sr?nes ehme II m h99Rs
Beef dull; s1na1l ealcs at about previous prices Pic
Dressed hogs less active and scarcely so hrm at
5xc for western, and &c for city Bason sides ps
sets s5 hs5q III nes5 Co e.? 5 s5sSPsG @
Nv Woo11Th1ee public sales have taken place to,
Tas anticipated. The dtst offering being mostly
foreign, few lots were gold holders sIews pelI,g
aboye fhose Of buyers. 10 bales black and 2o &Iey
.nca nnwashed at 935c; Is bales Salonica st :9c @
is bales Volo at 21c; bales Spanish az &c, ~ ~
1bs light nnwashea G. Go9ssaane M 1;;ass II nc at
ba'ea f b1aek California At sc, and 10 bales English
pulled at 23c. "
, 1862-12-12
The Tfnkcrse Story Spoiled.

The Greene sensation Of the secesh organ had
4 brief run. 1t was struck by a streak Of
lightning from Washington and exploded be-
fore It WIS fairly trotted out. This must be =
sore disappointment TO the Storsy-teller tel aud
his Pittsburgh Journcyman tinker. The hum
hug was gotten up most elaborately--per1ect
" regardless Of expense, truth OR probability,
and after costing SO much labor and iElasslna-
tion:it is q pity 10 have the little sccesh bant-
ling SO quickly snuf1ed out. It may well cx-
claim in the language Of the epitaph:
II Io1a,2 an ,xss x9 aq5fs!y H. done 5e1 f.
The Ecccsh editor has taken for his modcl
the New York He7a{d-"Old Satanic;' but
for want of brains has succeeded in producing
only base and clumsy imitation. In one Of
his efforts to dish up sensation in the Herald
style, he got one Of Lis coadjutors into the
Safauic the blaek-art secret-how to raise the
deyil-but had never learned how to lay him
again. In subsequent effort to "cook up''
the biggest thing on ice, he got another
assistant into limbo. In third trial the fail
urewas so bad that his confederate was obliged
cape arrest for his forgetfulness Of truth. AL
these mistakes in attempting to initiate the
| i',imitable Herald are only illustrations Of the
old story Of lheass that tried to play the lions
| role, and, falling, got cudgelcd badly. The
tinker Greenc's peace propositions from JEFF.
bItls must pc 1Aiu AHl5 tu tuc bsluic sAcu
| with the ten rebel iron-clads that broke the
| blockade at Mobile, and the 100, 600 secesh
tEat were marching on Cairo and Springfield,
or the "horrible and mysterious murder on
being full Of whisky froze to death; and o
that other shcart-repding and cold-bloodcf
assassination Of the drunken man that
tumb1ed into the river one night and wa:
drowned The Pittsburg tinker pleuipotcn
tiary tremendous and envoy extraordinary
from his majesty Jefferson the First to til:
President who ''lookcd like i despot,'' hat
better return to his trade Of intending oil
pa1is and kettles, and the S'or2f-teller wht
"j:panned'' the peace proposals for hin
I would succeed better in the parts of tire-in
1he-re1r and straight secessinuism in which
he has natural talent well cultivated bJ
hard practice Better leave big sensation
! to lis own trade.
, 1862-12-12
The Mayors Committee on the CITY
&:HEF1rrs ~"

The 7.nmitigafcd swindle pcrpet rat cd BIZ the
Mayer in the appointment of committee
{,ao-fbi,ts Democratic, to Revise and ancnd the
charter of this Republican city, has bcra5ne
fT1b;cct of general discussion. and is drawing
down upon him and tiae miserable crowd Of
1auecrs-on, whom he calls his advisers, uni
yc1sal dignation- There is growing feeling
5Lat tho communication Of the Mayor, asking
for The committee, was in itself fraud, in
tended only to cover up tie real power behind
fhc throne, greater lhan t he throne itself, now
said 10 be diligently mt work On the proposed
amendments. VT alludc to the "1nEinclble
Club,''a 4 Democratic institution Of the It Know
Nothing stamp, which Is by the way, no
more or less than mere Lid TO the Knights
pft],e Golden Circle'' pot. --...
We know Of whom We speak when VIC say
that the Mayor, the COMPTROLLER, Storey, III.
~ Fuller, Gondy and Mer1ick, with other
lights Of lesser magnitude, al OF whom are
graduated t1nyincihles.' u are busily engaged
In pcrfectlng subdivision Of the various
wards, with the intention to, if possible, make
11is a Democratic city. The plan is one
worthy the followers and imitators Of Candle
box Calhoun. and approaches somewhat to
tie grand Leeom1ton Swindle, Of which that
fanous individual WIS the hero. As iudica-
live Of the good intention Of these conspira-
tors we may mention their plan in regard to
West Chicago. which in the eYuberance Of their
Coy they have allowed to leak out. They pro-
7,ose to draw north and south line, at or
about Des PlaiEcs or Halsted street, through
f1c Sixth, Fifth and Tenth Wards, now con
Shutting the three wards Of the Vest Divis-
Ion. By this plan tA-J VIII Make six wards
, 1862-12-12
4 Einner for the Sick npd Wounded
Soldiers In W"aShIu0ton

:, aohn Drake, ESQ, Of the fremont House.
"a isas 3ceeivcd 4 letter from Mrs. Caleb r
s'ma'.i, the wife of the Secretary Of tie lptc.
t1of, III which shc solicits contributions to en-
i;'e ' her snd her associates to Get IN n hount;-
,1I;,aa nziStMas dinner for the sick and wounded
So+oaefs ~ as 80 of Washington. VIC arc anthor;zca
1'.t;, H. Ky tn5 Mr Drake will receive any contr;-
nutions winch may be offered up to thu 1sti,
lust, a,sA that the American Express SlJ nom 4y1n
pa1y will carry Them to Washington froo @onx u
charge. The following is Mrs Smiths gt icttso. ..
"Asn1ss7os, D. C., Dec. 6, 1862.
,os a 1o sae ossre re 70 p1oS1ds christmas Dinner,
iEston and its vicinity The number 'exeeeds
= .t00 lrum all OF the loyal States. A large euro
Will be required to prepare proper festival Tor ON
brave and gallant soldiers and trust ron can Oh
iain liberal contribution in aid Of this purpose
s.onations you may be pleased to make viii 81
thankfully received: # forwarded to my addres:
ass Il. street, on or before the 18th inst.
Yours very respectfully,
MHa CALEB r. Sy,,tu
, 1862-12-12
COMMERCIAL.
THURSDAY EvEEEs, Dec. II, 1852.
BEcr1Pcs FoR LAST TWESTT1FoUR HOURS.

Total ..... .10100 9a081 $3.50 1869 14Ia 331
The receipts Of Hogs live and dressed, today
amounted to 1G137. Owing to this liberal supply,
az well as the exceeding uildneEs Of the weather,
the market for Dressed Hogs to-day were fully 10c
lower-yith liberal sales, at range Of S3,5G9410
The crest bulk Of the transactions, however, were
at $3.15 ard $4:00-diyiding on ECO lbs At these
prices buyers purchased very freely.
Live Hogs were again in good supply, and We
note an active market. Yesterdays quotations
were we'll sustained throughout the day although
tAere was wider range Of prices from the fact that
there was large number Of thin store hogs among
the offerings. The transactions foot up some
1a,0Qo head at range Of $a,65@aG5 for Light to
heavy averages.
Beef Cattle were quiet and nominally unchang-
cd. The offerings were generally Of inferior quail
| ity, for which there is little or no demand. The
sales include II head choice hcifers at 3c-the bal
| ancc OF thc transactions being ut s.. 35@a-5o.
The Provision market WAS unusually quiet. The
demand for Lard is not quite active, but holders
refused to make concessions, and the sa1cs were
light at s4@s7kc for prime steam and kettle Bulk
Meats arc still in fair request and steady at for
Hama, loose. Green Hams we're sold at 4ssc.
English Meats were more active and steady-with
sa1cs Of 100 boxes at SIC for Cumberlands; 61zc
for Long Bonelesg; 61{c for Short Rib: and 6sS@
Gs1c for Short Done1ess.
Flour was quiet and unchanged-witi very
trifing sales at $425GA.S0 for spring cztrass ant
$500 for white winter extras.
Wheat was quiet and without material change il
pricc-with sales Of No. 2 Red at 975@0sc; Re
jcctcd Red, s75z@sa7zc; No. Spring, 9117a@!Sic
and No. 2 Spring at Sic.
| Corn was more active aud flrn1cr-with salea q
| Mixedat 35@255Sc, and Rejected at 31G3tAc. \
| the close tile market was firm.
Oats were in good request and 5f@1c higher
| with libera1 sales at 3716@35c in store. Rye at
| yanccd IL per bushcl-with sales Of No. i 1t 51G
52c. Barley WIS dull-with sa1cs Of No. : in stor
at 75c. Timothy Seed was in good demand Z
S1.10. Clover Seed was in good demand and stead
| with Gales Of prime at $40. Highwincs WEI
i held at 3sKc-buycrs offering 5sc. Salt is a:ti,
Mt 4afN
, 1862-12-12
Hogs and Provisions at Eo


The weather has been cold and frosty, and as fa-
vorlble for pork packing as could have been de-.
sired. The receipts Of hogs have heen large. but
tho dcma1d has been fsilly equal to them, and
prices gradually improved The receipts now arr
So, but the Impression is that, owing to the high
price Of corn farmers are hurryin their hogs to
market md that the season will close earlier than
they might be ecems to corroborate this theory.
It seems quite probable however that the number
Of hogs which will be packed here the present sci,
very considerably There can be no doubt that
The number Of hogs i'll the country is large. and
that the average weight will BE- up to the usual
crage OF other Seasons not making that Of last sea
son as the standard
The receipts during tho week and for the season
and, comparatively: for some previous ecasons
naf ffl1Jn
, 1862-12-12

These arc the only markets in the year when the
price laa been Us high as this week, AMI then the
average quality was bettc1 and the number less
The total number sold in the city this week Is over
5000, beside the government cattle taken bE Mr,
Stow, the greater part Of which are good. heavy
oxen. or well fed steers. We notice about twenty
head anon. the number which call hard eases.
hut OIL the whole the lot was decidedly better than
any 500 head that has been put in npoH contract,
and goes to prove that tho contract system far
a. clipping cattle from this market IS concerned.
is I'll wrong. because better stock b. bought at
fair prices in the open market
The weather to-day continues very favorable hut
there is evidently an over-=upp; Of bnl1ocks on
sale. and business winds up pretty hard, and ut
prices toward tlle close. for rough stock, five or elk
dollars less than at the opening
THE HOG MARKET
Receipts this week 495Ss.
Quotations, 81. 75G5 .1aK u cwt- live weight, on
the quotations given l'F Henry D. Grant, Superi1-
teud Mt Of the Market, for cornfed hogs, and 81. u
Gl450 for tstllcry hogs. and at these rates. with
tit enormous receipts of 50.0ou hogs week. the
market Is lively. The weather is just good az
could he desired and packers appear to be anxious
to use tito the best possible advantage.
George ". Dornan gives the following as TIT
price OF hogs this week.
Live VT. Dead VT
First qnality corn-fed, large
sscond quality corn-icd. .4GGl;sc 5z:GS
| First quality. small sizes fat
!! and prime, for mrk> BUTCH
LARGE sizc stiii.fcd. 1at. 411E4xc sR
| Second quality stil1-fed.- .3sitGt4 51i95H
, 1862-12-12

We learn from an intelligent and reliable gentle
man, who is largely interested in the oil business
at OH Creek that during the last few months there
has been large falling Of in the yield Of Crnde on
or three weeks since aggregated 1000 barrels, has
dwirdlcd down to but little over 5000 barrels
Seven OF eight Of the most prominent wells hare
posed that others win follow. It may seem little
strange yet informed that there has not been
the 1st oflast August. There is an immense guam
tity Of oil aground and ftcze up ct various
polnts between this md on city. and fears = are are
amount Of it Will be destroyed. This, together
with the fact that come 00 or 80 900 batrea were
lost by ice gorge On Sunday 1a1t, will doubtless
produce reaction in the crude oil market and
, 1862-12-12
Carbon OIL In Plttsbur&1l.
fEr0m the Piftshurr1, Gaxeffe nth

There has been much better fec}iny in refined
to-day, caused by the receipt OF intelligence Of
advance in New York. We learned bY q private
dspatch receircd from that city, that good stand
wc have 10 c1arge, a. set, and continue 10 qnot,
at 70 10 TIC for outside brands and soc for good
CITY brands; Including packages; Crude, aath9n5l,
brla. in bulk at 30c. Some two or three lots.
amounting to about 10o0 brls. in bulk. were sold
at CSC. This oil, however. WAS in rather hazard
ona situation being frozen up in the river and the
owner sold only because it was liable to be dc
etroyed bV ice.
, 1862-12-12

The N. T. Tribune Of "Wednesday says:
At Albany there ere about one hundred and
eighty boats and barEcs which there are 900 100
bushels Of corn. 5a-4p0 bushels Of barley. 1as500
bushels OF wheat and lGi.10o bushels OF oats. be-
side -four peas, lumber and slaves Beside the
above there are about sixty Kingston bosts and
ether lumber ba1ges. and about sixty boats at West
Trny
, 1862-12-12

TUESDAY. Dec. st will be observed thst the
total number Of bul1ocks on sale has advanced con
half Of This additional number came in yesterday,
and the others to-day. and this h1s somewhat re-
tuced the price OF the ordinary class INT the good
ones will sell about Ifs well yesterday that is at
&c pound net We hear Of some small lots on the
wag. which owners have not been able to get for
ward in time for sale today. Some Of these Will
be in tonight, and will be peddled out during the
week.
Ne stated in our remarks upon the opening Of
the market that it WAS the best one OF the year
1S62 This is so because in none Of the 10 weeks
in which the price of extra good beef has reached
95Ec u pound, have we had as many bullocks on
sale. The proof of the correctness OF our state
I.r, L1 $13|
, 1862-12-12

In n previous Issue Of the TRIBUNE we have
;.llrlcd TO The necessity which exists for the
Council to PASS a stringent ordnance ITohib-
ling ice cut in the river or in the basin within
ibr brtl}1wa1cr, from hcirg attributed to fl
miles. Our remarks lave called forth nu-
1Aerous eonamcnda. ory letters from promi-
ncl,t citizens, endorsing thu proposition, and
asking US to keep the subject before the Al
s:c1nrn until they slall grant the relief de-
1nandcd. This it is our intention to do, as
we believe The future sanitary condition Of
the city requires that aD Immediate stop shall
he put, to the fraudulent aud filthy practice
complained uf There are streams pure, and
clear as crystal, within i reasonable distance
Of Chicago, from which the necessary supply
IF ice can be obtained.
Il may enhance tic cost Of the article 4 few
ee71ts. per week. Surprising il does, who
yuuld 1,ol rather pay more for tue satisfaction
uf hMe~ing that it is ice lie is using and moi al
accumulation Of filth. The ice dealers arc o
sotfrse anxious 10 make money. They ltv'
for s.ycral years done It large business here
:.rl 3,y combination formed among them
selves have succeeded in keeping The price III
10 :, round figure. Nearc mol now discussing
.1ie rates charged, but the article furnished
n1 only ask that for the money We roy the.
shall give us what they agree to-purc ice.
, 1862-12-12

All kinds Of eooperaee needed by packers have
declined A small lot Of pork barrels were taken
nj Si ID but other lots could not get higher offer
tban Il a5. A lot Of is lard tieEces were sold at
S1.55. Packers now refuse to pay over S1.50
, 1862-12-12

From the Cincinnati Price Curf1f, 10th1
Salt is dull and prices declining Liverpool sold
at 81 25@2 50 per bag and TurKs'e Island ut 55c.
kanawha is down to 6s1< for tue inside lots. but
outside lots offered at Sc The demand for all
kinds il limit.