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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-02

The Largest, Best and Cheapest stock
of goods to be found in the county
is now on sale at
JAS. B. GRAHAM & SONS.
FOR THE LADIES
They have Bonnets Silks COburgs, Alpacas,
Merinos, Wool DeIaines. Lustres, Cling
hams. Prints. Pop1ins, Lawns Sun
shades Handkerchiefs Kid and
other Gloves II osiery, Baimo-
rails. Hoop-skirts, and a
general variety of rib
bons, trimmings,
Buttons, Braids, etc at the lowest prices.
FOR GENTLEMEN
They have Black and Blue Cloths, Black and
Fancy Cassimeres, ,Sattinetts Tweeds, Mel
tons, Water proof Cloth Silk Satin
and common Vestings, etc, in
great variety, and at prices
that will give general
satisfaction to buyers.
READY MADE,
Such as overcoats Dress coats of various quail
tiles and prices Plain and Fancy Vests,
Ca -imere and Flannel Overshirts
WOoIen and Gotten undershirts
Handkerchiefs and neck tics,
Gotten and Woolen socks,
Calf and Kip boots
and Shoes, Gum
Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps ard such
other articles as are usually needed
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Among which may be found Carpets Oil cloths,
Rugs Brown Muslins, BIeached MusIins,
Drillings, Pillow casing, shestings,
Towelings, Table cloths, Table
covers, Window Blinds Cur
tains, ,TicKings and very
large assortment of
such articles as
wanted by housekeepers. and at
prices to suit the times.
QUEENSW ARE,
tuIl assortment, consisting of Tea and Din
sets, Pitchers Bowls. Dishes and
general variety of ware that will be
sold by the dozen or piece, and
cheap as it can be purchased
elsewhere in the county.
HARDW ARE,
Such as sawsand Files Door LOCKS and Latch
es, Hinges of all kinds, Augurs, Screws,
Nails Spikes, TacKs, Brnds, shovels,
Spades, Hoes Forks. Axes. Hatch
ets.Chisels, Knives and Forks,
Butcher knives, Carving
knives and forks,
and all articles usually wanted by the people
GROCERIES, ETC,
Consisting of Sugars CoTees, T'',. Spices,
Syrups Dried Fruits, Cheese Fleur, Bacon,
Feed, etc, always on hand and for
sale at a small advance on cost.
WOOD & WILLOWWA ARE
Such as Tubs, Buckets and Churns. Clothes
wringers and Wash boards, Clothes Mar
ket and Dinner Baskets,a general as
sortment, at all times, in store
and for sale low.
IN FACT,
GRAHAM SONS sell all articles that are
usually kept in a we'll. regulated country
store, and hence the people generally
will find it to their advantage to
buy goods of them.
SAWED LUMBER.
We are also extensively engaged in buying
and selling all kinds of Sawed Lumber,
and We intend giving this branch
of business special attention, we
feel assured th at we can make
it TO the advantage of
those who have lum ber for sale to deal with us
Orders filled for all kinds of Lumber.
GOODS ARRIVINGDAILY
Grain and country produce taken in
exchange for Goods.
Aue %. 1868.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-02

DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES.
Dye Stufs, Tobacco. Cigars Confeetioneries
Stationery &c
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-02
SMOKERS AND CuEwFRs

''-'iCtN~@A''' nv ~
VIII find full supply. of prime Chewing and
smoking Tobacco Imported and Dom este CT gars
Snuff, Fine-eut &e
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-02
96e 2sasn,aus 3onrnal, glearfeo 2a December 1868.
8usinsss 1ireetoru.

ND W GRAHAM, Dealer in Dry-Geo Groce-
~ ries, Hardware, Qneensware- ooden" g.
Provisions etc Market Street. Clearfeld, Pa.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-02

SCHOOL BOOKS.
Teachers and others will be furnished with class
ical and miscellaneous books by express, at sh or
notice.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-02

Are requested to examine stock of Perfumery
Hair oils, Fine Toilet Soaps. Brushes Com bs
Toilet Sets. Sc.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-02

HOUSEKEEPERS.
Will find full stock of Pure Spices Soda Sod a
Ash, Concentrated Lye Soap, BE
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
Going for Sambo.

The Mobile Register John Forsyth's
paper of July %, thus talks abouG the
''colored man." Will the Gazette please
copy:
We declare our readiness to strike
hands with the colored people of Ala
bama on this basis of mutual benefaction.
Let them be just to us while temporar-
lily they hold the power, and we will be
more just to them when we get the pow
er, which is as certain to revert to us as
that the blood that is in our veins has
never long submitted to be enslaved.-
And to white men, it is to be said, that
this is no time for the thin-skined sensi-
bilities and prejudices of past era
Radicalism has put the suffrage weapon
in the hands of the colored man. 1t is
the interest of the eolored man to turn it
against the hypocrites and tyrants who
gave it to him for their own Internal
purpose. There is the weapon, we must
Ego for it." grasp and use tin other
words we must make Democrats of the
colored population. and show them it is
their duty and interest to go with their
own people of the white race, and not
with strange white thieves who have
come down here to use them and specu-
late on their happiness. There can be
no happiness, progress or prosperity for
the coiored people of the South except
in friendship with the white people of
the SOuth t-5 -s
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
U..on County Ticket.
ENLARGEMKET.

We this week present THE CHRONICLE
to its readers enlarged and improved
We have felt for q long time that the
Republican party Of Belmont County
ought to have larger paper, but have
hesitated about enlarging for fear the
increased patronage would not justify it.
Whether we shall be sustained, and our
investment of over thirteen hundred
dollars expended in purchase OF press
and materials necessary to make the i'm
provement and the additional weekly
expenditure for paper and labor, shall
prove profitable investments remain to
be seen. By this enlargement we add
one column of matter to each page, and
increase the length of the columns
about two-and-a-quarter inches, making
an aggregate increase of about seven
columns of the old paper. We now fur
nish more reading matter than any pa
per published in this part of the State,
and ask our friends to encourage our ef-
forts to give them good paper by ex-
tending its circulation and increasing It's
advertising patronage.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
Negro RuIe-Democrat,c Prophecies.


Carl Schurz, in a speech delivered be-
fore the German Republicans OF. Indian
apolis, last Friday, thus refers to the cry
of negro rule, and the prophecies of the
Democratic Party:
Negro rule at the South is another
nightmare for Democratic sensitiveness.
Will ever such thing exist? Never
There are at the South $500, 900 negroes
and over 5000, 900 whites. ~ BIZ
Should ever the blacks rule over the
Caucasians, then would the whites de-
serve it, EAppiause.] Republicans are
| not afraid of such an event. Besides,
the Caucasians are being reinforced con-
tinually by immigration; the Africans
are not. Such Democratic Nightmares
are laughable. We are no children, who
will run away at the cay: 'The black
man is coming" Laughter Now for
some most remarkable prophecies of the
Democratic party, which may be proper
| ly styled lies.
They used to say, in 1864, 1.-The South
will never lie subdued.n Then they
cried, ''the blacks will cut the throats OF
ali whites" There is in all history, no
such peaceable transition of masses from
slavery to freedom on record. Another
prophecy was, that the negro will come
North and ioverrun it. How many may
have come to this city of Indianapolis?
About dozen, perhaps, and of those the
females took to washing; the males took
to shaving. Laughter.
What must be thought of such proph-
esying, or properly speaking, lying?
BENJAMIN Franklin said: "If a man
cheats me the first time, he is a scoun-
drel; but if suffer myself to be cheated
second time, 1 am a fool" Laughter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
0URT NEW PRESS.

After a great deal of inquiry of persons
having experience as to the best Hand
Power Press in use-price, workmanship,
and executing capacity considered we
purchased a Cottrill and Babcock Press,
manufactured at Westerly Rhode Is
land. The Press purchased, we are glad
to say, fully equals our expectation
This number of THE CHRONICLE has
been worked on it from the type-head-
ing and all-that has been in use about
two years, and, although the execution
is not what it will be when we get to
understand the working Of the machine
better, all hands being perfectly lg-
norant and without a single days
experience with a Power Press, it
is very great Improvement upon the
previous issues of the paper. Its sim
plicity of construction may be inferred
from the fact that we set it up ourselves,
without the aid of any person who had
ever worked an hour on press OF the
kind, or who had ever seen one set up.
A part of this edition was worked-off at
the rate of ninelhundred per hour. When
everything about it gets worn a little
and we get to understand it better, we
think we will be able to make it do still
better. - go 'st
All we want now is plenty of work to
do on it. Plenty of Job Work and an
increased circulation, will make this
magnificent piece of machinery profit.
able as well as useful. h-" eos.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

AMONG thereports, which come throng-
ing upon us from all sections of the
Union, of distinguished Democrats whose
patriotism impels them to the support
of Grant and Colfax, we have one from
California. P. H. Sibley, Esq, MEM
ber of the Democratic Central Commit
tee, published card on the 18th ult.,
advising his former associates that he is
no longer with them. Resigning his
place upon the Committee, he gives ex-
preston to a patriotism as sterling as
the purest ore ever found in the hills of
the Golden State For example:
aMy judgement neither approves the
platform of principals put forth by the
New York Convention, nor does my
sense of duty to the country justify me
IN aiding to advance Horatio Seymour
{ to the office Of President of the United
States. In remembering that / an, a
Democrat, cannot forget owe higher
allegiance to the American Union. l
sh ,uid be glad to remain in the Demo
cratic party, could believe that in doing
90 + am not sacrificing those principles
of patriotism that are higher and holier
than any sentiment of mere party
fealty. ,f.a a5 1.-s
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
Hon. f, It. Backus Proclaims Himself a
Democrat. stts .1-.s d.

Hon. Franklin T. Backus, Cleveland,
hitherto has been a lifelong opponent
of the Democratic party. In 1862, he
was the Republican candidate for Su-
preme Judge in this State. He is man
of decided ability and of unblemished
character. On the evening following
the nomination of Seymour and Blair
there was a Ratification meeting at
Cleveland. At this meeting Mr.. Backus
declared himself Democrat. Estates
man. st..l ,r..-
We have noticed, in sundry Demo
cratic papers, the conversion of Mr. Bac-
kus to that party as late and fresh one.
This is not SO. Mr.. Backus left the Re-
publican party more than four years
since, and at the last Presidential cleo
ton was an ardent supporter of the
Democratic nominees, making speeches
in behalf of the Democratic party in that
campaign. That gentleman little dream
ed at that time, we imagine, he would
four years from that time be advocating
the election of Frank P. Blair, on a let
ter that advises the trampling of Con-
gressional enactments under the heel of
military power, IS devotion to civil law,
and obedience to statues until repealed
or declared null by competent judicial
authority, has ever been the cardinal
points in that gentleman's faith. 1t was
his lawyer devotion to law, and what he
looked upon as Republican disregard OF
law, that prompted his withdrawal from
the loyal party Cleveland Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
NEWS AND PERSONAL ITEMS

The imports of American flour into
Montreal continue to increase.
Receipts of Customs from July 20th to
the 2Sth inclusive, were 81, ,967, ,154.
The deaths in New York last week
were 730 being 90 less than the preced-
ing week.
The Southern rice crop this year will
amount to 10000 barrels against $4,000
last year.
Hon. J. NJ. Binkley, late Assistant
Attorney General, has been appointed to
| the Internal Revenue Bureau. e.
The President has officially proclaimed
the ratification on both parts ofthe treaty
concerning citizenship with Prussia.
Three more bodies of females, suppos-
ed to be victims of the Morning Star
disaster, have been floating on the lake.
Hartman & Lutzberger, whisky deal
ers convicted of fraud, have been par
doned by the President, ,and the fine OF
SIS, 900 each is remitted.
\ The report of the Post Office Depart
iment for the year just ended will show a
deficiency of about eight millions against
less than four last year.
| Five iron safes were blown open by
burglars in Philadelphia last week, and
out of all them only about one thousand
dollars in money was obtained. i..,,i
Another section of the Kansas Pacific
Railway was accepted yesterday. the road
1 is now completed to Sheridan, twelve
miles this side of Fort Wallace.
A destructive fire occurred at Oil City last
Friday. The fire broke out at A. NJ, in
Parker and Thompson's engine house, in
the rear of the Jones House, west side OF
the creek. Fifty.three buildings were
burned, including both sides of Main
street from McGarvy's hotel to Holiday
run. The lpssis fully 100000, and insur-
ance light,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
THE CAMPAIGN.

By reference to the announcement of
meetings in an other column it will be
seen that the campaign will be COM
menced next week. Less than two
months intervene before the October
election, and, as we intend to carry Bel
mont County for the Grant and Colfax
ticket, there will be no time to spare.
but vigilant and efficient work must be
done by every Republican in the county.
The opposition, demoralized and dis
heartened as they are by the triumph of
the "bondhOlders and revolutionists
in their New York Convention. are still
determined to make a vigorous contest
in this county, in order to hold, if possi-
BILE, few of the county offices. A Wig
orous contest with them means a resort
to every species of Misrepresentation,
fraud and outrage they may deem neces-
sary to secure success. They will exclude
legal votes from the ballot box, as they
did in Somerset, Pultney and Richland
Townships, or if necessary, they will
with violent hands enter the sacred por-
tails of the ballot box and take out Re
publican tickets and supply their place
with Democratic tickets, as the evidence
clearly shows they did in Wheeling
Township. In order to provide. against
these contingencies we must at once go
to work in the interest of Liberty, Law,
Peace, Honesty and Justice, to organize
and strengthen our ranks, so thatwe may
be able to prevent or overcome these
probable contingencies and secure the
triumph our cause and candidates so
richly deserve.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
Another Certificate for Mr. seymour.

Mr.. Thurlow Weed, "a pretty good
Conservative " authority, in letter
written in September, 1865, says: SIN
1862 Governor Seymour, urged by Judge
Styrker and other loyal Democrats las
Hamlet urged his mother to assume a
virtue, made a patriotic speech in Brook
lyn, and was elected Governor In the
days of disaster which followed, Mr..
Lincoln, realizing Governor Seymour's
power for usefulness, and mindful only
of his country's welfare, charged me to
say to Governor Seymour that if he
would use his position and power to
crush the rebellion, a grateful people
would reward him with the Presidency.
l have the message of an enlightened
and patriotic President to a metaphysi-
cally-muddled Governor, whose Sece-
sion and Copperhead proclivities and
associations brought deserved reproach
and destruction upon himselfand party"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
To Owners of Horses,

Thousands OF horses die yearly from Collie
This need not be. DIR. Tobias Venetian Horse
Liniment will positively cure every case, if
given when first taken. The cost is only one
dollar. Every owner of a horse should have a
bottle in his stable ready for use. 1t is warren
ted superior to anything else for the cf cuts,
wind gals, swellingS, sore throat, sprains,
bruises, old Sores &c. This Linimentf is no new
remedy. 1t has been used and approved of for
20 years by the first horsemen in the country
Given to an over-driven horse it acts like magic.
Orders are constantly received from the racing
stables of England for ii. The celebrated Hiram
Woodruff of troIting fame used it for years, and
said it is far superior to any other he has tried.
Recollect, DR.. Tobias Venetian Horse Liniment
is put up in pint bottles. Take no other. Sold
by the Druggists and Saddlers. Depot, IS Cort-
landt Street, New York. jy9-lm
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

3 The Ohio State Journal says: Posi-
lively no more puns will be allowed in
this paper on the name ofSeymour. We
arenotin condition to see more of them.
Any one quoting: There are more
things in heaven and earth, Heratio,
shall be dealt with in a miscellaneous
manner. Any. one inquiring who this
C.. More is, shall be subjected to a Hora-
ton by our English contributor. Any
one inquiring where the Democracy
struck this seam ore shall be smelted.
We don't wish to seem DER fastidious in
this matter, but contributors are warned
| to desist. ~ eIl
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

THE report of Commissioners Welps
showing the expenditures of the Gov
ernment, in this weeks paper, is COM
plete refutation of the gross misrepre-
sentations of the Democrats. The table
showing the retrenchment in the ex-
penses of the government is instructive e
that of the present year being upward
of ss2, ,O0O, 900. Since the close Of the
war $l67 900, 600 annual taxes have been
abated, and $3.50, ,00O, 600 of the national
debt paid, which carries with itan annu-
al saving in interest of $l5.OO0,OOo. me
report is q good campaign document.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

Is urged upon the attention and trial of suffer-
ers from this most horrible of all diseases Dys--
pepsia shows its ravages in a thousand different
forms, in fact, all disorders. of the Stomach and
Bowles, with all their complaints, such as Sick
Headache, Heartburn, Depression, general sense
of uneasiness and feeling that you are not well
Food distresses you, rises and sours on your
stomach; breath is bad; skin at times flushed
and hot; don't feel as ifyou could move or stir
about, and worst IF all, Indigestion or Constipa-
tion, are nothing more or less than Dyspepsia
Thousands upon thousands suffer and die this
way and neither themselves or physicians know
what ails them except that they are surely
dying.
Reader. we repeat it, this is all Dyspepsia II
you would have proof of our statement, IL you
would save yourselves and children from an
early grave, ifyou would have health and energy
and strength, again we beg you try one Dottle OF
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

FROM GEN'L GRANTS
LETTER OF ACCEPT
ANCE.
"If elected to the Office
of President of the Uni
ted States, IL iUiU be z7l
erldeduor TO administer al
the ldtos in good faith,
with economy, and tCiH
the ujet0 Of 0iUing peace,
quiet and protection erey1
ichere. In times like the
present it is impossible,
or at least eminently
improper, to lay down a
policy to be adhered TO,
right or wrong, through
an administration of 4
years. New political
Issues, not foreseen, are
constantly arising; the
views of the public on
old ones are constantly
changing, and a purets
administrative officer
should dl,oays be left free
10 erestae the sOiu Of hs
people. Ihore dlaO0ys re-
spected thai aOiiL and al
s0dys sh&ll. Peace and
ttniuersdt prosperity-its
sequence-aOitb economy
Of administration, will
tighten the burden OF
taxation, while it con-
stantiy reduces the Ma
tionai debt. LET Us
HAVE PEACE.
with great respect
your obedient servant,
"U. s. GRANT,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

FROM GEN'L BLAIR's
LETTER SEEKING THE
NOMINATION.
There is but one way
TO restore the Govern
ment and the Constitu-
ton; and that's 10, the
President to declare The
reconstruction acts nail
and poid, compel the
army to undo its usur-
pations at the South,
dispe'-se the carpet bag
State Governments, allow
the white people to re-
organize their own gov
ernments and elect
Senators and Represen-
tatives. The House OF
Representatives will
contain a majority OF
Democrats from the
North, and they. viii
admit the Representa-.
tives elected by the
white people of the
South; and, with the
cooperation of thePres-
ident, it will not be diff
ficult to compel the SEN
ate 10 submit once more
to the obligations of the
Constitution. 8 $ :
We must have a Presi-
dent who will execute
the willof the people, By
tranipliag into dust the
usliypdtiOsas Of Congress
Itnoi0a as the recOnstrlIc-
tton acts.
FRANK p. BLAIR"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

SAID TooMBs, at the rebel Blair ratifi-
cation meeting in Atlanta: "The Re
construction acts are null and void, and
ehuH not stand. The grinnlng
skeletons which have been set up in our
midstas Legislators shall be ousted oy
Esas,k Blair, sohom OUR PARTY HAs EX-
pRRssrY APPOINTED FOR THAT PUR-
,,osr. % Let no honest Democrat declare
that he has hot had fair notice of the
>reaf designs of his leaders. 4.,EisiI}S
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
Conclusive -Erideace.

New HAVEN, Cr., June 1, 1861.
MEssRS. c. G.. CLARK & Co.
GENTS:-Being anxious, from the great benefit
derived, to assist in spreading the fame OF Goes
Dyspepsia Cure, would state my case. Some
thing over year ago, had violent attack Of
Diarrhea, which lasted eight weeks. during
which time employed three physicians. but
without relief Until l tried Goes Dyspepsia
Cure. The first dose helpedme; took IL three
times a day for a week and was entirely cured
and l believe to-day il saved my life. Bring
attacked in similar way this reason, 7 took one
dose, which put me all right. would advise
every family to keep IL on hand ready for imme-
date use, in case of summer and Bowel Conn
plants. L. Dunn.
The above MIR. Dunn Is in our employ, and We
can vouch tor the above statement being true.
ARN0ID.S 20.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

The Cleveland Herald says: "Brick
Pomeroy has surrendered, body and
breeches, to the false and deceptive
Seymour and that pestilent Blair fami-
ly.'- He is now busily engaged in swal-
lowing his own Eords, which is the
nastiest dish ever sat down TO. 4"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

TheC Chicago Post says; "The Democrats
of Marion county, Kentucky, had a
glorious ratification last week, Friday.
They went to the house of George
Rogers, Union soldier during the war,
dragged him from the presence of his
wife, and hung him to the limb of a
tree.n
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

The st. Louis Democrat says. Zone
such man as Blair is enough to ruin the
best party that ever existed. One lettel
from Blair is enough to rpln the Demo
cratic party. But Blair has written two
and nobody knows how many more h'
may write before November.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06

1t has at last been disclosed what the
Democrats mean by ''our" soldiers
A stiff Democrat paper, sayshe was first
nominated by Gen. Preston of the Rebel
army. The nomination was seconed by
Wade Hampton OF the Rebel army,
Gen. Fort Pillow Forrest of ths Rebel
army urged it in speach. And these
are true Democrats soldiers.