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From Walter Brown & Co.'s Monthly Circular, jane J
The month of May has gone by with a
fair trade in all descriptions Of wool. Do.
nestle wool of the finer qualities becoming
very scarce about the middle of the month.
caused a irmer feeling among holders, and
manufacturers have been obliged to pay
3(95c per ID higher than they did two weeks
before. We see no reason why this advance
may not be maintained, at least until the
market shall be fully stocked with wool from
the now clip.
Woods that come forward during the next
few weeks will find n bare market, and be
taken up readily at full rates. But the low
prices that manufacturer are getting for
their goods will not admit of any further
advance in the raw material, we would advise
early shipments and prompt sales.
Pulled woods have sold quite freely during
the month, extras being mostly inquired
after. The stock is becoming very much
found are shcarings, we shall have nothing
to offer,
California woods have been very quiet
during the month. Several large transac-
lions have been made in Texas woods, at
satisfactory prices. The better feeling is
owing partly to the reduced stock in other
woods.
Cape and Mestiza wool have sold quite
freely at fair rates. Our foreign advices
denote a quiet market, affected somewhat
by the show of hostilities among some of the
European powers.
We have to report the following sales
during the past week Fleeces and pulled,
10000 tb', at 4206Sc; Texas. 900, 900
lbs at l5(930e; Georgia, 20 1000 lbs at .24(0
zoe tub, 20 900 lbs Mt 50@55o secured,
$500 lbs at $50; New Orleans, 20,00o lbs
at 2l@42c; Noils, 1900 lbs at 500; Mex
lean, 5000 TBS at 20(922c Odessa, 80, 00O
lbs; Persian, 2+0 bales at 42c; Donskoi
lambs, $50 bales at 2lc, geld Donskoi, SOC
bales at 3l934c; unwashed Creole, 1000
lbs; Russian. 25, 900 lbs at lSc; Cape, $500
bales at S3@i2c M~estiza, $500 bales al
20930c, gold.
At auction, 500 bales California, 1872 bales
damaged Cape.
Receipts Of domestic wool in New York
during the month, 1000 bales.
The imports Of the past month, as pub
lished, are From Liverpool II bales, Lon
don sl3 bales, Algoa Bay 906 bales, Mon
tevideo2 03 bales, Antwerp 436 bales, Aspin.
wall lS4 bales, Buenos Ayres 472 bales
Total, 2,79l bales.
PRICES Il OF DOMESTIC FLEEcEs.
New York, Michigan aud Indiana-Sax
ony fleece, 57@62c; three.quarter and full
blood Merino fleece, 5S95Sc; half blood
fleece, 5O(954c; native and quarter blood
fleece, 45a50e; common fleece, 42s47c.
Ohio, Pennsylvania aud VirRinia-Choice
selected Saxony fleece. 70@75c; Saxony
fleece, 65070e; three. quarters and full blood
Msrino fleece, 60(965c; half blood fleece
53(95Sc; native aud quarter blood fleece,
47@52c; common fleece, 45949c; tub wash
cd $4,000.
Wisconsin, Iowa. Vermont and Illinois. :
Three, quarters aud full bloodsd Merinc
fleece, 50955c; half blood fleece 4s@52c
native and quarter blood fleece, 44@4Sc.
Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee
Washed Asece, 4sa5ac; unwashed fleece
32a87c; Canada fleece, 55aS5c.
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Allegheny Cattle Market.
ALLEGuANY Cry, Nav 81

APh cis
CATTLE-The market during the week
contained an ample supply with fair home
demand. There was nc deficiency in the
want Of stock. At the close several lots
remained unso'd The rates, however, were
a shade lower that those current the previ
Gus week. Purchasers for home consump.
ton took bold with more freedom than usual
on account of holders being willing to accept
lower prices.
The rates current since u last report
were So 00(ooS IS per cwt for choice fat cat
tie. Oiher sales were made at prices rang.
ing from Sc - to 81 80 per cwt. The mar
ket closed with the advantage on the side Of
BUYERS. Eu'ercd sales $40 head.
HOES The market remains very dull
The sales since our last were barely worth
noting. Beyond u few head sold for hutch
ering purposes there was nothing done.-
We quote nominalIy at 50 00(9lO % per
cwt.
SuEEp The market coetuined q fai.
supply of sheep, larger than usual for thi,
market. Prices ruled low. Clipped sheer
sold at prices ranging from 81 90 to IS OF
per cwt; wooded, s. 25(06 %, according tc
the fan"v If tho purchaser. The market
closed dIl'; tn. entire sales in lots reached
$50 head.
LAMBs-Werr in fair d ,mand. Price.
were govt rnGd altogether hy the condition
The extremes were So 250400 par head
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A FEW of our subscribers have
taken offence at our ad~yance-pay
system, because they have neglected
to remit their subscriptions until after
the expiration of the term paid for and
their papers have been discontinued.
Some Of them seem to think that their
papers have been discontinued beca2se
we are afraid they will cheat us out of
the pay, and feeling themselves both
able and honest they take offence
They are mistaken in their inference
and wrong in their conclusion. 1t is
true that during the first four years of
our connection with The Chronicle
we lost very hcavily-over one thou,
sand dollars-by subscribers who
never paid us, but the great body of
our subscribers have always paid us
promptly, and If our friends will re.
fleet a moment upon the fact that we
discontinue the paper at the expiration
OF the time paid for, in accordance
with our advance.pay rule, in the case
OF the richest man in the County rs
well as in the case Of the poorest man,
they will see that it is not from fear of
loesing the pay that we discontinue
the paper, for it would be very easy to
discriminate and send the paper 20
those we know are able TO pay, but VIC
have adopted the advance pay system
as a rsle, on the advice of MANY OF
our best subscribers, and because w,
believe it Is the correct &ule for bott
subscriber and publisher, aud in carry
ing IL out we treat all alike, rich an,
poor.
Under the old system We sent til
paper for four years to men amply adj
to pay, and when We presented the bil
for the four years pay, they informe
us they had only subscribed for on
year, and we had no business to sen
il any longer. We do not want /
force the papar on any person VIII
does not want it, and it is q very cas-
matter for those who want 1t to writ
or send US word.
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STATE WIS.

THE X1nesville Signal reports that on
Sunday last a severe hail storm visited poi
tions of Perry q ID Muskingum Counties,
doing almost ncllculable injury to the fruit
an | other crops. The breadth of the storm
was some two miles. In the center of its
track the trees wero literally stripped Of
their fruit and foliage, and the corn and
potatoes and other vegetables beaten into
the ground. The hail stones varied from
the siz1 Of a hazel nut to that OF a black
walnut, aud in such quantities that the
ground was literally white with the falling
missiles. Window glass was shattered with
out consideration and the fences and weather
boarding bear innumerable scars of the ele.
mental war.
DURING the past year, 3,43l members
I. o. o. f., we're initiated in the State
Whole number of members in Ohio, rising
25, 200. The Grand Secretary says. in hi:
report, "OurO Order stands numerically supe
rior to any organ;z ,tion in the State" The
receipts Of the Grand lodge for the year
about $1,000. Within the year 2,23;
brothers w"rs received, AS widows cared
for, and 24l brothers buried. For relief o
brothers, there was expended $34,6i2; TO
widows families, $9,296, and for buryinl
lic ucdi' pp'iSoj HOic tuHH pOO'OOO w
these three items only. There are 80.
Lodges in tho State. Revenue ofthe Orde
In Ohio, $l4G,ll5
TnE Y bile County Ranublican states tina
Mrs Hcrror. wife of VIM. Heron, VIII.
resides in E,och township. that County
was prcmaturely delivered of three girls an
one hog. on Thursday last. The childre
were all horn alive, Int they only live
abou' two days, and they were inferred j
the Olive Cemetery.
TIE Bellefon'aine Republican says a WI
man who sued for and obtained n divorce a
the present term Of the Common Plea
Court, in L'gan County. obtained licens
to marry, from Judge Taylor, on the sam
day she was released from her former bond
This is an age of steem.
4 FEARFUL accident occurred on Il
, Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Rlilros
Fri lay morning. A tain waiting on tt
track was run into by the Toledo Expires
7 the locomotive passing through two car
/ and killing and wounding a number of pc
I sons.
e TIE SAndusky Register reports that dr
c ing the season s 320, 900 pounds of fresh Fl
5 have been received at that port. In d
l. same time the shipments amounted
l.910,000 pounds of fresh fish, and 3,10C
900 pounds of salt fish.
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Home Insurance Company Of
Columbus, Ohio.

EDITOR CHRoNICLE: In the late confa
grafton that swept through yonr city the
22d Of May, and in which the Home with
others had its proportion OF risks, wes as it
always has been up to time, and adjusted
and paid off its damages in full to the entire
satisfaction Of Messrs. Watson 4 Gressinger.
ii. Meyer and j. Bickham and let me
here say that for nearly three years (since
my connection vii the Company every
loss has been adjusted and paid in less than
ten days, and not a single case Of litigation
on its record. What Company can say
more? And we have always instructed our
Agents never to say a single word against
other ompanies-since it is a very good
sign that If a company must build itself up
on the ruins of others, there ia something
wrong with its own history and record. As
to ~soundness, the Home stands above sus,
picion, except it be by some vindictive
Agents that wish every one to turn their
eyes on them and theirs, Our books arc
always open, and our reports made ont year.
ly and sworn to before the Auditor OF State,
by as good financial men as ever controlled
any Eastern Company. Our motto is, Pat
ronizo homo institutions and keep your
money in the State. j. II. FERGUsoN.
In Special ACT. Gainesville, D.
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Ohio National Guard.
ApJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
lAoI r.aIrn A. Inan

COLUMBUS, May 81, 1896.
GENERAL ORDER No g.
/. BY virtue Of the authority conferred by
an act Of tho General Assembly, entitled IAN
act to enroll the militia OF Ohio, to organize
a volunteer militia, and to repeal oertain
acts therein named" passed April Q, 1866,
all the officers and msmbers OF the Ohio
National Guard, except as hereinafter
mentioned, are hereby mustered out of the
military service of the State Of Ohio; 10
date from the I'd day of May, 1856.
2. When not less than twenty members
Of any company shall signify their desire to
retain their organization, those so desiring
to.remain in the service will DO permitted to
do SO, under the officers already commits.
stoned, aud at the expiration Of fivo years
from their original enlistment they may be
mustered out.
3. Discharges will DO furnished to each
and every member Of the guard desiring a
be mustered out, aud will be forwarded with
the least possible delay to the Command
ants Of companies for distribution.
By order Of the Governor.
[Signedl b. r. Gown,
] Adjutant General Of Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-06-07

AMONG the names suggested for nom .
ination by the Union State Convention
are Judge Josiah Scott, ofButler, (pres-
ent incumbent) and P. B. Swing, Esq,
of Clermont, for Supreme ~Judge-and
Gen. Henry b, Banning, of Knox, Col.
Thos. +. Wildes, of Athens, and VIM,
Henry Smith, of Hamilton, (present
incumbent), for Secretary of State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-06-07

REV. w. M. FERGUSON, of Wash.
ington, Guernsey County, was expelled
from the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,, at st, Louis, on last Thursday, for
writing q very scurrilous article for the
Ohio Statesman, defaming Hon. Saml.
Galloway and the loyal members Of
the General Assembly; and for which
he could offer no explanation. The
vote for expulsion was very large.
This is said to be the first expulsion
from the General Assembly in the his
tory of the church. Ferguson is an
intense Copperhead, and we have hopes
that its effect will be salutary on him.
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THE ISSUE.


The Confederate Democracy, in its
platform adopted at Columbus, has
selected the issue upon which 1t pro
poses to fight the next campaign IN
Ohio. "The immediate and uncondt
fional restoration of the rebel States
to full and unqualified representation
In making up this issue the party is
entitled to credit for q perspicuity and
clearness not common in the manu-
facture of its platforms, and the peo-
pie will certainly feel very much obliged
to the Convention for thus presenting
the main question at issue between the
Union party and the called Demo
cratic party. 1t is not strange that the
Democratic party should now be in
favor of the unconditional restoration
to power of the men who have been so
long engaged in rebellion against the
Government, for those men were lead
ers in the Democratic party when they
went into the rebellion. The rebellion
itself was in fact nothing but the re-
sistance of the Democratic party to
the will of the people expressed in the
election of Mr.. Lincoln, and now that
the rebellion has so signally and dis
astrously failed to accomplish its pur-
pose, it is but natural for the Demo
cratic party to throw itself into the
breach, and plead for a restoration to
power of those who have been engaged
in it. In doing so it pleads only for
its own restoration to power.
The Union party, true to its record
still denies the right Of rebels ant
conspirators against the peace anC
unity of the Government to control it
d%estinies, or occupy its positions o
honor, profit and trust. Believing tina
treason is d crime that should be mad
odious, it will not honor those who's
hands arc red with the best blood Q
the commonwealth, by restoring ther
to the positions to Which they hav
forfeited all claims by their accurse
crimes. The peace and safety of TIL
Union is of far more importance tina
the restoration of the rebels to pos
ton, or the Democratic party to powc
The people may weReay to that part.
You have been weighed in tho balant
aud found wanting. In the hour {
danger you were unfaithful, and b'
trayed the trust confded to you inl
the handsof the enemy, and you shu
not profit by your trcachcry, or be r
warded for your infamy!
While the loyal people of the matte
have a right to demand indemnity f
the past, they only ask security for IL
future, and ifthe leaders of the COME,
crate Democracy presume that this d
mand for security against the repetitic
of the rebellion will be modified
abandoned, until that security is qua
antced by Constitutional amendme
or legal enactment, they mistake u
temper of the people as fully as thu
did when they declared they new
would conquer the rebellion. You 81
unconditional admission" We So
admission with security; and upon tt
issue we 90 to the people.
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Thursday, July 9Th, 1866,

between the hours Of 10 O'Clock A. N. and 4 o'clock P.
Nj, Oh the premises. Offer at public sale the following
described real estate, 81 uatcd in said County oil Bel
mont; being all the lands Of which George GOsney, Iate
OF said County, dird seized.
The Fisst Tract being part of Sec. ~, TT. Z, Range a.
Beginning for its boundaries OH the North boundary
line Of said Section at a post and stone corner near a
small red oak aud two white oaks, aud running thetce
South 1 deg ~ mini. II 27i perchcs 10 a post near n
white oak thence with the course of the section line
8 20 deg. IS min w. 1872 perciIes; thence North TO the
the Y. boundary line l22 perches to the pla' c OF begiI-
ming. Coniairing POS acres, more or less, except %
pucres sold of the Northeast corner thereof to James
Grooms, Jr. by SAD Geo re Gosney. With this tract
will also he sold n right of way through the second tract,
hereinafter described. two rods wile-commcncing ut
the Northwest corner Of said first tract, aud rum ng
thence along the Southern and Western line of said
second tract to the County Road
The Second Tract. being part Of The Southvvest quarter
OF Section 20. aud Of the Suuihe asst quarter OF Sectio
oG. TIP 7 aud Range !, lying North of and ADJOINING
said first described tract, aud containing 80 acres anu
perches. more or less. aud particularly de cribed in the
proceedings ~ said Probate Court, subject 10 the rtghlo
way above mentioned.
Said tracts will be sold separately or together, 10 sui
purchasers.
This valuable Farm lies one. half mile NORTH Of Tn
Genital Ohio Rail Road. \ miles from Lewis Mails.
miles from Warlock's Station, aud . miles from II"
National Road. Ills we'll improved. good limestonh
land. aud in al exec Lent state OF cultivation
Terms OF Sale: One-ihird in hand, one-third in o
ye>r, and one.lhird in 'wo years. with Interests TO b
secured hy mort age on the premises sold.
HUGH McMTt1.FiN, II ardian OF the
minor heirs. and agent OF the widow aud adult
heirs OF George w. Gosney, deceased
May %, 1866 .Gw
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-06-07

ST CLAIRsvILLE, ONO, May 80
Mn EDIToR In the recent destructive
fire which visited our tow |, among many
Others, was q sufferer. My stock of goods,
however, was covered by a Policy in the
Home Insurance Company of Columbus,
Ohio, for 81, 900, The General Agent of
the Company, Mr.. Alex, IT, lIanley, called
on me to-day and paid me the amount of my
loss in full. The promptness and fairness
of the Home of Columbus makes it our
f~avorite Company, | speak from expert
ence,
IL HENRY MEYER.
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A Card.

Mn. EprroR-Permit me, through your
paper, to tender my most grateful and heart
full thanks, to the citizens of st. Clairsville
and vicinity, Tor their heroic and unceasing
effort. in protecting my home from the
recent destructive fire.. l feel that | have
incurred o debt that ] can never repay
I shall always feel grateful to my many
friends for their kindness on that disastrous
day. FANNY PHILLIPS.
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DEMOCRATIC AMALGAMA-
ION


For the past two or three years we
have been accustomed to see spread
upon banners and transparencies at
gatherings of the so called Democracy,
inscriptions like the following; "Fath-
ers and brothers, protect us from negro
equality" And on more than one oc-
casion have we had the horrors Of
"nigger equality" and "miscegena-
ton" brought to our minds by the ora
tors of that party on the stump. Val
landigham-"head center" of the or
der-in his speech on the + air Grounds
last Fall, dwclt at painful length on
the tendency of the Abolitionists to
force his friends into amalgamation.-
The elder Weller was not more impress
sive than was the illustrious Vallan-
digham in his admonitions to his Cop
porhead auditors over the dcmoraliging
tendencies of the Abolitionists.
Remembering these impressive ad-
monitions and the piteous appeals is
sued by the daughters of the Copper
head fraternity, We confess we received
the announcement on Saturday evening
that one of the "proud Caucasian
race" the aforesaid Vallandigham
speaks so boastingly of was in town,
with the avowed object of marrying o
dusky maiden, with painful apprehen-
sion; and when, afterwards, we were
told the aforesaid proud Caucasian
was an enthusiastic Copperhcad, oul
modification knew no bounds.
The marriage was to come of in the
evening, and while the ardent lover
(the aforesaid proud Caucassian) was
circulating around, in vain efforts t.
persuade some Justice of the Peace tt
solemnize the marriage, he was beset b.,
a crowd of boys, %variously estimated
at from twenty-five to fifty, and a du
proportion of indignant Caucassipns o
more mature years, and buifeted sc
verely. He was then started on q tro
up a back alley from the negro quar-
tiers, and emerged from the alleys
u, the Lewis House-the indignant Car
! cassians all the while keeping close Il
= to him, and occasionally giving him
: "belt" with a brick and pulling h
= ears, while they would mildly sugges
"You would marry a Niger, wouI
. you, d-n your" The proud Cauca
sian finally, dospairing of entreati
: and everything else, it is said addres
= cd this laconic speech to his indigna,
compatriots "Tm a Democrat;
me alone" OF course the proud Ca
cassians were not ready to believe tn
u Democrat could be guilty of conspi
ing to marry a niger; and the kicI
y and pulls at the now unfortunate Ca
c~assian were becoming more frequcl
Nothing now would save him b
II heroic running. At it he went, an
: compared with his herculean strid'
John Gilpin was no where. The boy
III in the meantime, yelled in chorus, il
" style that would do credit to n gang
lIe Apache Indians--all the while petit
= the misguided Caucasian with brio
T. and adjectivos. And thus he went G
Il of town, escorted by the most brillia
procession in the history of st. Clai
r. Vile.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-06-07

Mr.. EDvToR-On Saturday evening last,
"The Belmont Base Ball Club" was organi-
zed by ~electing the following officers:
President-Judge D, ID. I. CowEN.
Vice Pres't--R NJ. CLARK.
Treasurer-T. q. DUNCAN.
Secretary-SAM JEPsoN.
Directors-R. II. COCHRAN, ALEXIS
Corr and T. j. HAwTHoRNE. .
Our friends who desire any sport can call
at the Fair Grounds on Tuesday and Satur-
day afternoons, which are our regular prac.
ticing days. SEc'Y.
st, Clairsville. june 9Th.
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LIEUT.-GE WINFIELD ScoTT died at
West Point, N. Y, ON the Goth ult.,
aged nearly 80 years, and was buried
with imposing ceremonies at the same
place on Friday. We publish on our
first page a brief but highly interesting
biography of the great chieftain,
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st. GlairsviIIe, Ohio, June Z.

e.. All commute alton. intended for insertion III the
paper, o, upon business relating 10 the Office, should
ss addressed, :" BELMONT CnRoNlcLE ST. chArRsvtLLs,
oH,o.s
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gsgM Natites.
Belmont Common Pleas.

Rachel A.. Arters) ISAAC ARTERs. who has recent.
VS.. l. y gone to the State Of Illinois, is
Isaac Arters. notified that Rachel A. Arters did, on
the 10th day Of Arril. lr66. file her petition in the office
Of the Clerk Of said Court in and for said Cou ity. charr-
ing the SAID Isaac Arers with extreme cruelty aud gross
neglect OF duty as n husband towards the said Rachel
a Arters. The object aud prayer Of said petition is for
divorce from said Isaac Arters, for the custody OF her
child, Benjamin Il. Arers. aud for alimony.
said petition will stand for hearing at the next tern
OF SAID Court. RACHEL A. ARTERS.
BY PETER TALLMAN her Atry.
May 9, 1S66. CIV
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CoINorDENcs in Copperhsad sentiments
draws together as friends the opposite poles
Of religious belief. This was illustrated in
Robinson and Samuel r. Wilson discourssd
treason, at the request Of various Catholic
as we'll as Presbyterian rebel sympathizers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-06-07

Mr.. JoHN FRAzER has been appointed
Captain Of the Metropolitan Police 10 Cleve.
land.
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Public Sale Of Valuable
Real Estate.

IN PURSUANCE of a, order Of the Probate Court
l Of Belmont County, Ohio, made on the 2lst day Of
May, lSt0. in the cuse OF Hugh McMilen. Guardian oil
Franklin Gosney, OrloT Gosney aud Elwood G1sney,
minor heirs OF George Gosney. deceased, sgaln't his
wards. aud by vitae of authority conferred on sal
Hugh McNIillen by the widow and adult heirs OF said