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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05
THE CLOSE OF OUR VOLUME

The last issne Of TIE CHRONICLE closed
the second year Of our connection with the
paper, and We desire to say few words il
connection Herewith.
The paper has to day better circulation,
we believe, than it has ever had since it was
established, fifty years ago. Since paper
has taken such a Tremendous riAe, we have
cut off all doubtful Subscribers, so far US we
could ascertain them. Every one will ad
nit that thus should always have been the
rule; but now it is an imperative necessity
TO adopt such course. No publisher, with
the present high price Of paper, can afford
to send out papers for nothing He must
be paid-ani, further, lie must be PAID
promptly.
Numbers Of our subscribers have answer
ed our call, and have paid up past arrcar.
ages and year in advance. This is as it
should be; aud if our readers wish us TO
publish as good paper this year as they
have been furnished the two years just clos
ed, they will all do likewise.
In the future, all new subscribers will be
required 10 pay 10 advance.
Subscribers who are in arrears for the two
past years, or for either, must pay 81 90
per annum. We hope no one, after the no.
tice has been given OF this fact, will ask us
to deviate from this rule. Certainly, We
cannot do it.
The CHRONICLE is now cut of from oil
county patronage, which is n very consd.
cradle item TO all county papers. This fact
should stimulate the Union men of the
county to still greater excrtions III its be-
hail. There are thousand people in the
county who are not subscribers TO he paper,
who would take it it the matter was proper
ly presented to them. Urge your neighbor
to give you his dollar and a half, and send
1t to us with his name and post-ofiice nd
dress; and if he is a Union man the paper
will do him gooI-and, on the othor hand,
If he Is inclined to worship tho strange gods
the Breckinridges, Vallandighams, &C.,
have set up in the place OF the Constitution
and aag of our country, it will, we trust,
assist in getting him back to the old beaten
paths Of loyalty The dsloyal men in our
midst are tireless in scattering tho treason
able Examinations Of their presses over the
country. Our Union men cannot expect to
be successful unless they are equally active
in this respect.
The paper has now closed fifty years Of
its existence. We have few subscribers
who have taken it ever since il was estab.
'ished. Among these is the veteran Major
Solomon Bentley, aud others whom wo can.
not now cali to mind.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05
Letter from Columbus.
core,pondence Of m, relmon, ob-onicl,.

CoLUapUs, Feb. Q, 1868,
The discussion on arbitrary arrests still
continues in tho House, almost 10 the entir,
exclusion of other business. The majcrit,
in that branch seems to be liberal to exces
on this most inexhaustable subject. Tn,
minority have been chasing the negro fol
the last two or three weeks, and are yet ho
on the track while the majority are die
posed 10 indulge them 10 this innocent
amusement, to the detrement of the neces.
sary legislation OF the State.
Resolutions passed both branches Of the
Legislature requesting our members oil
Congress to oppose any appropriation ol
money by tho national Government to en-.
large certain Canals in the States Of Illinoi,
and New York.
The bill for the relief Of families Of Vol
unteers passed the Senate, but has not been
acted on in the House. 1t provides for q
general levy Of one mill to the dollar and
au borizes the county Commissioners TO levy
an additional half mill. The fund thus pro.
vided is to be distributed to the Townships
in proportion to the number Of soldiers
furnished for the war sby each Township,
and to DO paid out by order of tho Town
ship trustees.
A bill to change the pay Of members from
three dollars per day to that OF salary oI
$3.50 per session was defeated in the Senate
on its eDgrossment.
Mr.. Gessner presented a petition from
j. II. Il. Bradshaw, Treasurer Of Mus-
kingum county, asking the passage of an
act to indemnify him for $sss 90, which
he claims was in the County Treasury, and
was distracted while the Examining Com.
mittee wescounting the money in said treas
ury. The petition was referred to Commit.
tee on Claims
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05
A California Story.


In the northern part of this State fCali-
formal is a stream called Yuba River
Across il some iterprisiug individual bulls
bridge; an on the banss somebody else
built thr-s or four houses The inLabi-
tants called h. place Yuha Dam. Three
bars sefy instan ~ ercc,ed. and the town"
IN rease rapidly. About noon one cool day
a traveller and sojourneriD the land passed
this tiourishing locality, and seeing a long.
legged specimen oi humanity in red shirt
smoking before one Of tile bars, thus
addre d him: -
"HrliDl"
'Heilol'' replied the shirt, with viaor.
removing his pipe from his mouth.
wv hat place is this" delaanled the
traveller whose name was Thompson.
The answer Of the shirt was unexpected:
.fuba Daml'
There was ABOUT fifty yards between them,
and the wind was blowing. Mr.. Thompson
thought he had been mistaken.
What did you say?' he asked.
"1uba Dani," replied the stranger,
What placs is ths?" roared Mr.. Thomp-
son.
"Yu-ba Dam!" said the shirt, in slightly
elevated tone OF voice.
son, II asked you politely what place tbis
was; why in thunder don't you answer?''
The stranger became excited. He rosa
aud replied with the voice of an 50 poun-
der:
:Yu. Dam! Do you hear tbat?"
In minute Thompson, burning with the
wrath OF the righteous, Jumped of his
horse and advanced on the stranger with an
expression not to be mistaken. The shirt
arose and assumed posture of oif.nse and
dt!ease.
Arrived within yard Of him, Thorn pson
said: II ask YOU. for tho last time, what
pace is this?"
Putting his hands to his mouth, his
opponent roared:
"Yu-oa Dam!"
The next minute they were at it. First,
Thompson was down: then the shirt, and
then it wasa dog fall-that is, both were
down. They rolled about, kicking up
dust. They sqnirned around 80 energetic.
ally, that you'd have thought they had
dozen legs instead of four. 1t looked like a
prize fight between two pugilistic centipedes.
Finally, they both rolled off the bank and
into the river. The water cooled them
They went down together, but came up
separate, and put out for the shore. Both
reached 1t about he same time, and Thomp-
son scrambled up the bank, mounted his
warlike steed, and made tracks, leaving
his foe gousing the mud out of one Of his
eyes.
Having left the business portion of the
town--that is to say, the corner where the
three bars were kept-he struck house in
the suburbs, before which little girl Of
about four years Of age was playing.
What place is this, Sissy2' he asked.
The little girl, frightened at the drowned
rat figure which the stranger cut, streaked
it for the house. Having reached the door
she stopped-turned, and squealsd-"Ob-
bee dam!'
Good Heavens!' said Thompson, dig
ging his heels betwean his horsess ribs
Good Heavensl let me got out of this
horrid place, where not only the mon but
the very babes and sucklings swear at
inoffensive travelers!"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05

The last of the Pirate Oreto.-She il
Pursued by our Gunboats--S --Sseks
Shelter Among the Bahama Keys
lis Shelled by the Cuyler aud
Burned Great ExcItsms snt at Ha.
vana.
From the N. Y. Tribune, of Monday.l
Last evening gentleman, who had Just
arrived at this port on board the Colum bia
from Havana, states that on Tuesday, tho
10Th OF January, passengers from Matanzas
brought the Intelligence that an American
gunboat had destroyed the pirate Oreto.
The next day the report was confirmed by
the arrival of the Creole. He stated that
the officers Of the Cayuga tone of the war
steamers that chased tho pirate) spoke to
her, and reported that the gunboat Uuyler
outrun the other vessels that were withahsr
in pursuit of the Oreto, aud drove her into
narrow channel, North Of Cuba, known
as one of the Bahama Keys, where she was
sheled by the Cuyer, and totally destroyed.
Th" Oreto, or Ovcta, or Florida (she had
as many aliases as u thief, had been driven
into Havana several days before by our war
steamers. She remained there long enough.
to ,ako in coal, and when she thought il
safe to venture out to sea, started for Car
denas, but she was Immediately pursued by
oui NSo'ViS, oONCiat VI WulCu uhu Oo6u
watching for her, and pursued with so much
vigOr and speed, that it was impossible for
her to escape-ss she sought shelter in one
of the Bahama Keys.
The news was generally believed in Ha-
vana, and caused great dealof excitement
among the SecessiOnists in that city.
Parties arrived at Havana as early rs =
Tuesday morning who had heard the firing
OF guns in the direction Of the Dog Keys.
The Bahamas is chain of islands, about
500 in number, of which only twelve or
fourteen are inhabiled; indeed many of
them are sand banks, rocky islets and coral
reefs. 1t was of one Of these unoccupied
and uninhabited sand banks, called DOG
Keys, in consequence of their being. suf:::
by shoals OF dog fish, that s.sheili
from the Cuylel set the Oreto- on. Ere.
Capt. Jack Elldridge, who has sailed
from New York to Havana for thirty years,
and who is as familiar with the straits Of
the Bahamas as he is with the streets Of
New York, heard the statement made BY
the passengers who came on tho Columbia,
and credits the report He says that the
pirate would naturally seek shelter among
the Dog Islands and inlets OF Bahama. -
The gentlemen from Havana, who brought
this news, believe il to be true. The peo.
pie Of Havana credited il; aud, at the time
he Columbia left, 1t was the all.absorbing.
opic OF conversation in the streets and
hotels Of Havana.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05
JEFF, Davis and his Dog.
From Jef Davis Speech ut Jackson. Mi.

After what has happened during the las
two years, my only wonder is that we con
sented 10 live for so long time in associa
tion with such miscreants, and have loved
so much Government rotten to the core
Were It ever to be proposed again to ente,
into Union with such people, could nc
more consent 70 do it than to trust nysel
in den of thieves.
from Vailandighnms ntc Speech In the House Of Rop
rssena'ives.l
But ought this war to continue? I m
swer nO--not day, not an hour. Wbat
then2 Shall we separate? Again answer
| no, no, no
tFrom JeG. Davis serenade Speech In Rchmondl
Out of this victory is to como that dissat
isfaction in tho North west which will riyt
the power Of that section; and thus we se,
IN the future the dawn-frst separation il
the North west from the Eastern States
then discord among them. which will para
lyze the power Of both; then for us peace
and prosperity.
From vuandshun's late Speech In the House of Rem
reseniaiivesl
Believe me, and accept il, as you did not
ne other. solemn warnings of yeurs past,
the day that divides the North from the
South, that self same day DEGREES eternal di.
vorce between the West and the East.
will not ask whether the North west can
consent TO separation from the South. -
Never! Nature forbids. Sir. We
can not, ought not, will not separate from
the South.
lfro'n jeff Davis late Message to his Congre..J
The determination Of this people has,
with each succeeding month, become more
unaltern ly fixed to endure any suiferinrs
and conlinus any sacrifices, however pro.
longed, until their right to self government
and tho sovereignty and Independence Of
these States shall have boen triumI hantly
vindlcated and firmly established
From vailandigham's lat. speeehl
Stop fighting. Make an armistice e--no
formal treaty. Withdraw your army from
the seeded States.
, from the Richmond Enquircrl
The suggestion that the reward of all the
sacrifices aud suiferings of our people il 10
Dc basey discarded Tor connection with
Yankees, is not endurable, even as Jest.
lFrom Vallaadiyhams speechl
And let not the States now called Con.
federate insist upon separation and indo.
pendence.
From the Richnond whisl
We have committed many errors In our
treatment ofthe Yankees. Not the least
has been in regarding them as something
better than what they are. They are by
nature menials, and fitted only for menial
duties. They are in open and fragrant in.
surrection against their natural lords and
masters Of the South.
When they are again reduced to subiec.
tion and taught to know their place, we
n n "a "a IN mn nI. L.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05

GRAIN AND Stock TRADE OF CHICAGO,
We learn that the Messrs Fairbanks have
set in the elevators. in this city, during the
last year, about seventy of their 1--WE hundred
bushel hopper scales, and eeveral smaller
ones. Each of these can BE- loaded TO Id,
full capacity and the load discharged ia, Z.
few minutes, which shows something Of, the
im,ncnse amount Of grain which can be
weighed upon them. They have also set,
at the different stock yards in. the city, Eve.
OF their stock scales, with plstfbrms Of
sef6cient sise to weigh whole car load at
once, which must add greatly to the facilities.
tor shipping live stock FROM this market.
--lChicago Tribune n .eS-''a'T .s
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05
Ohio Legislature.

SENATE. Petitions presented by Mr.
Welsh. From H. G. Miles and 50 othc
citizens of Belmont County; also the peti
tion of John B. Ward and 30 other citizen,
OF Same county; also the petition of VIM
II. Harper aud 81 other citizens Of said
county; also tho petition of VIM. Alex.
ander and lSs other citizens of said Bel.
mont county, asking for the passage of q
law requiring tho Commissioners Of said
county to levy tax to pay bounty promised
to volunteers, and refund monies heretofore
advanced for that purpose, which were re.
ferred to the select Committee, appointed
by the Senate to provide by general enact.
ment for that purpose.
HOUSE. BY Mr.. Chambers. Tho poti.
tion of Geo. II. Humstcad, Sheriff of Bel.
mont county, asking for an increase in tho
pay allowed for boarding and taking caro- of
prisoners in tho county Jail. Referred to
Co'nmittee on Fees and Salaries
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05
Up to tho year 1857, or during the frs,

Up to the year 1857, or during the first
thirty.nine years of its operations, its entire
remittanses amounted to So, ,46T, 90 Of
which amount $500 IS were sent to New
York as donation. Since 1857, or during
the last six years, its remittances have been
s5,976 05, or nearly twice as much as those
Of the preceding thirty-uine years, and Of
this amount 81, $3.50 90 have been sent as a
donation to aid in the general work abroad.
We rejoice in these tokens of Gods bless.
ing, and while we do SO, have yet to &C.
knowledge that our gifts and our zeal have
been far from commensurate with the claims
OF Gods Word upon. US, the magnitude Of
the cause, or our ability to bestow. Pro-
Tossing as we do to value it above rubies-
tracing to it all our hopes Of aviation
through Jesus Christ our Lord, building
upon 1t as the only substantial basis Of free
institutions, and the only true and exhaust.
less fountain of happiness and virtue, We
can only regret that our efforts have not
been more united and earnest for its free
and universal diffusion; and especially no,o
do we find new incentives to effort in that
wide and effectual door which Divine Prov.
idenee isopening for the diffusion of the
Scriptures throughout Pagan and Mahom-
medan lauds--as we'll as in the abundant
resources lavished by Bsne6cent Hand
upon u.s. With soil adopted to almost
every product Of Northorn claim, and in
view Of the munifoence with which the
crowning year has rewarded the labors OF
the husbandman. may we not here and now
dedicate ourselves anew to this glorious and
benofcent enterprise--re that with
the blessing Of God the coming year "shall
be as the past and much more abundant. {"
Respectfully submitted,
j. B. JOHNSTON,
Secretary Bel. Co. Bible Society.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
The following officers were elected:
Hesident-B 8. CowHs.
V'ce Iresidenh-.J. b. JOHNSTON.
D. X. CAapBELL.
J. NJ. CARR.
HUGH PARKS.
iSecretay-D. R. CAMPBELL.
IredsWer-GEO. BRowN.
Auditor-S. GREssrNGER.
Repoatoy-H g. WELDAY.
The same officers constitute a Township
Board. .....---...,....--..--...- -----.---
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05

| dd not pretcnl to say whether that wss
right or not. but [ think that at time ike
this, when We have sent hs.fa million Of
men into the Army, whom the country ID
torn and bleeding at every pore, the man
who can stand still, aud not omen his N outh.
is far inferior to tho man who takes opsn
and bold ground against the Government.
Sir there will yet come voice from the
mass of the people that will reach these
men, and show them that the popular heart
is not 10 be tritled with.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05
For iha Belmont Chronicle.


Belmont County Bible Society.
The annual meeting Of this society tool,
place in the United Presbyterian Church,
in St. Clairsvile, on Tuesday, January Goth,
tho President, Hon. B. s. Cowen, presiding.
The meeting was opened with tho reading
Of the Scriptures by the Rev. d. r. Camp
bell, Of St. Clsirsvlle, and the Offering up
ofprayer by Rev. Hugh Parks, ofsame place.
The minutes of the last meeting were
then read by the Recording Secretary, Rev.
j. B. johnson, and approved -after which
George Brown, Esq, Treasurer, presented
report of the receipts Of the society from
the ebranch societies of the County.
On motion the report was adopted and
placed on file, to be incorporated into the
Secretary's report for publication.
The following is the report:
TREAsURER's s REPORT,
George Brown, as Treasurer Of Belmont
County Bible Society, in acct with the
American Bible Society. ..
CASH RECEIPTS OF EACH TOWNSHIP
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05

In Morgan county, Indiana, on Monday,
tho Butternuts undertook to prevent tho
arrest of desertels by the military authori.
ties. Colonel Darlington sent squad o,
cavalry, who werc resisted by armed men.
The cavalry charged, dispersed tho mob
captured the deserters, and arrested sevcra
citizens engaged in the unlawful and dis
graceful proceeding. This resistance to III,
authorities OF the Government, is tho nat
ural result Of the teachings Of tho leaders O
the party, who call themselves Democrats
Gen. McClernand's Chief of the Staff
Col Stewart, was killed near yicksburg, OF
the 2fth. while destroying Rebel ferry boats
Tho work on the Cut.Of is going on pros
perously. and IL pretty certain that the
river will soon find its way through
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05

Bu1TERNUTs IN Town. "A large tleIcra.
tion OF Eastern Ohio Butternuts were stop.
ping at the Mcclure House last night. we
noticed among the number j. w. White,
Congressman elect from the Belmont dis.
trleti Judge Okey, Of Cambridge, Ohio,
Johnny aenton, Of St. ,Clairsvillei lesse
Barton, OF Belmont, and Others, We do
not know the object Of their visit, but We
iee Sqss sure Il, that they are AFTER no good
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05

Rebel papers have dispatch from
Charleston announcing tho capture Of the
Union sunboat Isaac p. iSmith ON Stone
River on Friday afternoon. There was a
sharp engagement, and the boat was at last
surrendered unoondiiioually after sustaining
pnuch loss Of men. Tho Rebels had only
one man wounded. Another gunboat soap
I'd IN crippled condition.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05

Mr.. Presidontsthe position taken by some
who are obtruding themselves upon the
public attention ss 3 political party, is cal
culated to create an uneasy sensation where
the fimsy gauSs BY which they are over.
spread l''nos psnytr.ssd siwulAsed. pro
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

CONTRARY to general expectations, this
splendid regiment Che 9th Iowa caral'y)
goes into the border service. About the
middle Of last month Gen. Pope, who
commands in this department, sent orders
here directing that tho 9th Cavalry be
sent to Sioux City. This order was sub
mittcd to the War Department At Wash.
inetou,, and it was there decided that the
orders Of Zen, Pope must be executed ;
therefore, as soon as the regiment il ready
to march, it viii go to the above named
point, to BE- 10 readiness to crush out any
hostile demonstrations that the Indians
may make il -th,aat quarter; Deos.p'or,
Democrat, March 5th. -. .''%.@'%.. Il Il
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

y"AME41cA TIE OLD :WoR1D."-P'rco.:t s.
fessor Agassiz begins, in thee last Atlantic;
a new series Of scientific articles upder>the
title s::.Amerlca tho Old York, = in which
he maintains that the American, continent
has been falsely .denominatsd ID othe, New
World: "Here was the 6fsts dfy land lift-
ed out of tho waters, here was the FIRST
shore that was washed by. tho, ocean that
enveloped all theaworld besides; and while
Europe was represented only by islands
rising here and there above the sea, Ameri-
ca already stretched an: unbrokea , line
Of land from Nova, Scotia to the Far
West" .,>,o,:!,...... ~~,,7
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

= In TIE SUGAR CAMp.-Since the ad-,
vent Of the mild days, many Of the. far
mers in this vicinity have, been making
preparations for busy season in the sugar
bush Mr.: uogdkins, Of lie Sueurs ooan::
ty, has 900 trees in his camp ; Repre-
sentative Buffers, from that county, has =
Camp of 1880 trees. and nearly every far
mer has = large number ready for active
work: Owing to the high price of Sugar,
an unusual amount will BE produced al
home, if the season continues good: for any
length Of time. The quantity manufae:
tured will be: the largest ever known in 'ths
history Of Mipnesota.-&. .Rter ~
bune. a." :; ,'72E - ,s!- IA