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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

The Republican State Central Com
mittee met the members of the General
Assembly and other prominent Republi-
cans in consultation at Columbus Wed
nesday. A report of the doings Of the
State Executive Committee during the
last campaign was read. The committee
was handsomely complimented for their
energy and labors during the State and
Presidential campaigns of1s6S. A report
on the financial condition of the COM
mittee showed that the expenses of the
campaign had all been paid, and that
there is now handsome sum in the
treasury. The following resolution was
unanimously adopted: .aa
"WHEREAs, The political campaigns
of 1868 resulted 30 gloriously in the vim
dication and triumph of Republican
principles in Ohio, therefore @
Resolved, That much credit belongs
to the officers and members of the State
Executive Committee for their able,
skillfll and judicious management oil
the same, and for the energy and faith
fulness manifested throughout in their
discharge of the arduous responsibilities
intrusted to them, they are entitled to
the generous Acknowledgements OF the
Republican party of the State, and es-
pecislly to the thanks of the State Cen.
tral Committee, under whose appoint
ment they acted. "aE9i '--.'l 80 Z,
1t was determined to hold the next
State Convention on the 23d of June.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08
c.nnse,,cut Election.

Connecticut, the second State since
the election of Grant to hold a State
election, has spoken in no mistakable
terms. She has, according to the re-
turns.received gone, Republican by about
one thousand majority, defeating Eng
iish the present Democratic incumbent
who was elected last year by a majority
of /, ,765, and defeating Dixon, ex-United
States Senator for Congress in the sec
ond district, giving the Republicans
a Egain of :.one Congressman Both
branches of the Legislature is Republi-
can, securing the ratification of the
Constitutional amendment, that being q
question in the contest, and the first
State to pass upon it since its submis-
sion. In 1867 it went Democratic by
ss7 majority, last year by 1,765, and now
IL goes for the Constitutional Amend
ment. We call the attention of the edi-
tor of the Gazette to the fact that there
was State election in Connecticut last
Monday, and ask him to inform his
readers Of that fact, if he can spare room
and time enough to do 30.
Later returns show the gain of two
Congressman. aJ 91-i =aa
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08
THE Constitution of Ohio provides for

THE Constitution of Ohio provides for
bienial sessions of the Legislature, but
the Democratic party. now accidentally
in power, gets around this provision and
holds its sessions twice a year, very
easily, on the principle of the Indian
who was promised watch if he would
not get drunk again for year. He
promised he wouldn't and at the end of
the year returned to the missionary,
very drunk, and claimed the. wateh.-
The missionary declined TO give it to
him saying, "You promised not to get
drunk again, and here you are as drunk
as you can be, L can't give you the
watch."> "Oh, y says the Indian, "me
drunk when me promise; me drunk
now; me no get drunk again; same old
drunk all the time.n So, the Demo
cratic Legislature only holds one ses-
sion in two years, but they hold it all the
time. Taxpayers, "you pays your mon
ey and you takes your choice" a- o 1o
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

THE present Democratic Legislature
of Ohio has been in session longer and
has cost the taxpayers of the State, for
the payment of its ordinary expenses,
more money, than any legislature fol
ten years. and yet there is nothing ex-
traordinary-ne war, no re-districting
of the State, or special call for legisla.
tion-demanding this long session and
outrageous expenditure of money. II
has been SO long, however, since the
poor devils have had chance IN Ohio
that they ought to be. allowed to enjoy
it. What if 1T does cost the people $780,.
600 or $400. 900 20 foot up the extra bills.
Who cares for expenses? EE-. srFg-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08
Cuba.

HAVANA, April 3.--Col. Yoller is or
ganizing battalion of free blacks, for
active service, by permission of Gov
eminent. 1t Misunderstood that more
I-battallions will be organized shortly. "a
A skrimish took place between in
surgents and Government troops while
the latter were conveying provisions
from Santa Cruz and Puerto Principe
Result unknown as2eu af5A EHs
I9United States steamer Contocook sailed
Unexpectedly to-day. a .fi -oi.
The Voce de Cuba approves of the or.
ganization ofcolored regiments, aed adds
that the colored people favor spain, and
always repelled the offer made by the
insurgents. 1i@in - is-l al,7l
1t is reported that the'iHsurgents have
destroyed portion of Sagua La Grande
Railroad. -.-.-.- ,,..,sr-.. d, e..
| A Cuban suspected of sympathy with
the rebellion, who had been acquitted by
the Court at MatanZas, but finding his
life in danger concealed himself on board
Of an American vessel. He was seized
by the volenteersand the Governor sent
him under escourt to this CITY, A party
of volunteers came from Matanzas and
demanded his surrender, but Governor
| General Dulce refused, and finally ap-
OOfOHciS I1cIfcTd anu ItdCV w
visit Matanzas and settle the matter.
The British war vessel Heron has re-
turned from Ragged Island. She brings
lconfirmatory information ofthe charges
against the Spanish navalofficers in the
matter of the schooner Lowell seized by
Them. ThenPrussianl schooner Niobe
has arrived here from Jamaica with
several Mexican officers on board. They
have been compelled to leave, and were
given past ports on condition that they
return to Mexico. Intelligence from
Inqua reports that one of the Peruvian
| Ministers is there. ss o7 tii' i
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Reeent letters
| from San Juan de los Remedias. Cuba
give the particulars of the massacre o.
! Sonora Aiierondo and several of heI
children. Her husband had Joined the
! insurgents and she was enticed within
the Spanish lines with her family under
pretense of. meeting her husband, when
the whole party were butchered by the
kinfuriated volunteers. Several pretend
ed agents of the Cubans, supposed to bt
Spanish emissaries, hayebeen endeavor
| ing TO enlist various individualss with
cut authority or sanction from the Pro
visional Government in Cuba or its rep
resentatives here.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08
The Civil War In MsxAss

Correspondence from Mexico states
the civil war in the State Of Tanaaulipas
continues to rage With anahated fury
A party of rebels under Vergas defeated
Escobedo's troops near Vllagrassa, cap
tnring his equipage, xrehives. and
twenty-ssven tioNsa:i d dollars in specie.
The same party attacked the city of
Linares, but were rePulsed with heavy
loss. Escobedes policy towards the
rebels is of the most bloody and relent-
less characters nothing but extermina-
tion satisfies him. He ~ given orders
to have shot all foreigners who are not
provided with passports, Two Ameri-
can traders oil their return from Saltillo
to the Rio Grande were robbed by the
military. shot, aud their bodies hung
up on trees. .rF .......
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08
CONNECTICUT.
The State Election on Monday-RepubIi.
can Ticket Elected.

can ELECTED.
HARTFORD, Cnnu April 5, 8 p. NJ
Returns are ,:nlnC in well for the Re-
publicans, indicating the election of the
State ticket by ;sbout 1000 majority,
and the election of Strong over Dixon
for Congress in the First District. Re
turns from ierty towns give S2l net
Republican gain over last springs vote.
The full vote OF Hartford gives for Gov
ernor, Marshall Jewell, Republican,
3, 1855; James e. English, Democrat,
5, ,267; for Congress. Julius Z. Strong,
Republican, = 757; James Dixon. Demo
crat. 3,267, a Republican gain of I47 over
the vote for Governor last spring.
WATERBURY,, Conn.,, April 5.-The
following is the vote of Waterbury: For
Governor, English, 1,082;; Jewell, $40;
for Congress, Kellogg, 1,109; Babcock,
S45. One Republican and one Democrat
ic Representative are elected
HARTFORD, April o. The Times says
the vote of the State will fall 10000
behind that of last April. Hartford
falls off over 400, and New Haven over
500. The result on Governor is close,
with the chances in favor of JEWELL
The Democrats elect Congressman in
the Second and Fourth, and the Repub-
licans in the First and Third districts.
' LATER.
The Tribune has the following dated
Hartford the 5th: Sufficient returns
have been received here to insure the
election of Jewell and the entire Repub-
lican State ticket. Dixon is defeated
for Congress by at least three hundred
majority.
-.. MAJOR b. DENT,
Chairman Republican State Com.
The Times Hartford dispatch says
Strong, Republican, is elected in the
First District to Congress by 7S1 over
Dixon; Kellogg is elected in the Second
District over Babcock, the Republicans
gaining 62i over the vote of last spring;
lStarkweather is elected in the Third
District by a good Republican majority,
and Barnum, Democrat, in the Fourth
District, is reelected by 500 majority
This gives a Republican gain of the
State ticket and two Congressman. The
Legislature is close, but probably a
small Republican majority. The Re-
publicans gain largely in Hartford and
New Haven counties. The Democrats
gain in Winham and Fairfield counties.
20 HARTFORD, April 6.
JewelPs majority will be about 500
The Senate will be composed of IA Re-
publicans and Democrats, and the
Republicans will have about 20 majority
in the House, -r
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

A few questions for the editor of the
Gazette. Has not the present Legisia-
ture a Democratic majority in both
branches? Is it not able to pass ''visible
admixturen laws, when ever it suits the
pleasure Of Democrats to do so; prevent
an adjournment and keep itself in per-
petual session at heavy expense to the
taxpayers, in spite of all efforts of the
Republicans present to prevent it2 Ii
it can do these things why is it not re-
sponsible for its refusal to do justice to
the people along the line of the National
Road, by relieving them from the pay
ment of the S20, 900 it has ordered them
to pay for free bridge for the people OF
GAINESVILLE? ..-.-..,-s go.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

THE editor of the Gazette devotes
half q column of his last issue to the
abuse of the American Bible Society
and about the1 same space in abusing
the editor of the Chronicle. We have
no objections to his abuse of these insti,
tutions if he thinks he can make it pay
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08
Ohio Elections.

,--s..- MANSFIELD, April D, 1863.
The city election here to-day was
quite spirited, and comparatively
large vote was cast. The returns indi-
cate the general success of the Demo-
cratic ticket by a considerable majority.
The Republicans elect two Councilmen
and probably three. A. Cummins, DEM
ocrat, for Mayor, has majority ofabout
two hundred and forty, being Demo-
cratic gain of nearly three hundred since
the Presidential election. II may be
regarded as whisky triumph. -''io-
At Bucyrus, Ohio, the entire Demo-
cratic ticket was elected, there being no
opposition, and light vote poiled.
At Alliance the whole Republican
ticket was elected without opposition.
At Massillon the entire Republican
ticket was elected in the city and town.
ship by an average majority of one
hundred and fifty-a gain of eighty over
Grants majority. sf. s-s .aa;
| At Crestline very heavy vote was
polled. A Peoples ticket, composed OF
! persons of both parties, was run against
j the regular Democratic ticket, and was
elected by an average majority of one
hundred and fifty. This is the first
4 time this city has elected anything. but
] the Democratic ticket since its organi-
zation.
| At Wooster, Ohio, Chas. Frost. Re
4 publican, was elected Mayor. To the
4 City Council, four Republicans and four
4 Democrats were elected; Republican
clerk and Democratic Street Commits
sioner were elected. .--, .....-5. .ssI
/ At Salem, Ohio, the following town
officers were elected by various MAORI
! ties: Mayor, G. Curry; Recorder, w.
i Eastman; Couneil-James Fawcett, w.
Kidd, Lewis Keen, J. NJ. Stratton, j.
1 Sharp: Treasurer, J.. Kerr; Marshal, w.
II, Boone-all Republicans. A work
fingmen's ticket was ran, but without
success, against the regular Republican
4 ticket. lErYc.5- -i-f
In the municipal election in Cincin-
natl Terrence for Mayor and Taft for
Judge of the Superior Court, both Re-
4 publicans, were elected. The whole
Republican ticket with the exception OF
three minor officers were elected.
i Columbus, April 5.-The election
kpassed off quietly. Up to this time
|, midnight-iti is impossible TO give the
lhexact result. The probability is that
1.-THE entire Democratic ticket is elected
by about 500 majority. The Democratic
majority last fail was over 1,SOO.
Chillicothe, o., April 5.-The Repub.
llicans have at last redeemed the Ancient
! Metropolis. A. l.. waddle, Republican
7 candidate for Mayer, has been elected
Iby over one: hundred and twenty-five
majority. 70 -. t..,a.e e,gcB as-i..
j. Cleveland, April 5.-Thes municipal
Ielection to-day resulted in the reelection
Iof Mayor Buhreus, Democrat, by about
III. 500 majority. -.----- ---L..--. -. :. q
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

THE idea of requiring. the National
Banks to substitute four per cent. bonds
for the present ones as, guaranty for
their circulation makes friends in both
Houses. 1t may not pass at this session,
but it bids fair to become very prom
inent measure al. the next. -lias :,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08
Millinery and Dress Making

MISS z. A. B0MGARNER2
ID ESPECTFULLY aanonncss TO the public
II that she has purchased the establishment
of Miss Alban and Miss Mitchell. nearly oppo-
site Welday's Hall. where she proposes carrying
on the above business in its various branches
The Ladies' are respectfully invited to give her q
call. All work in her line will be neatly and
expeditioasly executed. .a 5a- So a ..
Feb. 4. lSdp-U t.I aa.r.
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For Sale or Rent.

+ WILL SELL OR RENT my resideace l mile
Il West of Bridgeport, ON the National Read.
The House contains rooms, with all the mad
ern improvements. Thre II one acre Of ground,
with ali kinds of fruit and shrubery. Apply 10
, A. ]. OSBORNE, on the premises.
fenzS-u -EGE .H.. E.s.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08
For Sale.

T OFFER for sale the property In which now
reside, known rs the Parker Askew Proper
ty" at the West end of St Clairsvilie, being a
LARGE BRICK HOUSE, with seven rooms and
. kitchen, In good repair, with Pump Cistern
had. Call soon, sa-tL 49, :
Feb, 4; lse&u HENRY PIPER.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

the carriage Of passengers ami freight !;
bu; finds that the officers OF the road
are large stock holders IN the Miami
Coal Company, which gives rise to pre-
judice and hostility that they do not
take sufficient pains to conciliate and
keep OH good terms with the people
along the line, and that in one case they
have bridge which obstructs injuri-
ously the flow of water.
In the House little was done except to
read large number OF new bills.
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

The President would like to finish vi:
the important nominations this week
SO as 10 avoid the necessity of calling AN
extra session OF the Senate, but it isn'l
at all likely he can do so Senators
generally expect TO remain here till
aboEt the 22d or 23d, and all treaties
now pending before that body will conse-
quently go over till next week or week
after.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

!. ADvERTIsENENTs.
Displays, one square, eight lines, 90; Business
Notices, per line, 20 cents; Wants, 10 cents per
eight words; Preferred Specials, sl.5o per square
Column, first page, 5000, eighth page, 1000
Cuts, eighth page only, zoo per square. Extra
display, eighth page only, sI.5a per square.
ALL PAID MATTER PuBLIsHED AZ ADVERTISE
MENTS-
People who have a Farm, or House. or Choice
Stock, or Mineral Land, or Mill, or Water Pow
er, Timber or Fruit for sale, have the adyant-
age of offering IL in q splendid market when
advertising in the Commercial. A dollnr-will
pay for ten lines In the Want" department OF
the Commercial, and the"want" will be placed
before the eyes Of readers throughout half q
dozen States, in the three hundred towns and
villages in which the Commercial circulatss by
daily regular agents.
N. HALSTEAD & CO., Proprietors,
ONCE, Potter's Building,
Fourth and Race Streets, Cincinnati.
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FIRST NATIeNAtsANK OF ST. CLAIRs-

WILLIE, CAPITAL SI00lOoo
Aaehsnk open from A. n. until ?. n. Dis
count days Tuesdays, at loA.N Money received
on deposit. Collections made and proceeds re
mittsd promptly. Exchange bought and sold
Dircctsrs-Ross ]. Alexander, David Brown
Joseph woodmansee, George Brown.
d. II. I. COwEN, President.
u. 4. wkLnAx. C>ahier.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

An earthquake was felt with consid-
cradle force on Thursday in San Jose,
Stockton and Petaluma, California.
Gen. A. 5. Webb has assumed CON-
mand in Virginia, and has issued an or
der reinstating Governor Wells. Col
Stow is appointed Adiutant General
Joseph H. Bunce, independent Dem
ocratic candidate. was elected Mayor of
Louisville Saturday by a small ma
jority. il"a ...i.-s
General Buchanan OH Thursday relin.
quished command. of the Department of
New Orleans to Gen. Mower. The dis
trict of Louisiana is discontinued.
Both branches of Congress have agreed
to adjourn, Saturday at noon, but the
Senate will undoubtedly have to remain
a while longer for executive business. -
Andrew Johnson addressed sn assem-
blage of five thousand persons at Knox
Vile Saturday. He intends to devote
the remainder Of his life tothe vindica-
lion of his ofIoiRl career, ai
A man in Cincinnati jtliri9uS with
smallpox, jumped from the fourth story
to the pavement last SAT- IN, AMI then
ran several squares. His head was cut,
but his injuries are thought not to be
fatal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08

Two hundred and fiftythousand acres
of government land were sold in Cali
fornia during March.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-08
The Public Debt---Statement for the
Month of March.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-The public
debt statement, just issued. differs from
that of last month in containing full
details o. the consolidated items hereto
fore shown The decrease has been
about two and half millions, which
would have been greater had the state,
ment been postponed until the fifth OF
sixth of April, SO as to include all the
receipts of last month, some of which
have not yet been returned to the De
partment. The present statement show.
the following aggregate: it isziuis r
Debt bearing coin interest .S 81. 10Y .s7e65
Debt bearing interest in lawful
6S 900 90
Aggregate of matured debt not pre- ,'s -
sented for paymen 0G3 40
Debt bearing no interest. 4l4 4l3, iS
Total debt, principal outstanding ,5s9 sgS, ,5s
Amount Of coin IN Treasury .......... 5Se,Se
Coin Represented dbygoid certificates 2I6I2, 90
Currency in Trs2su y, w ~
Debt less cash y.,,y.. ,52o 1876 Az
Total amount of bonds issued to Pa
cific Railroad Company, $50, ,S52, 3220 The
amount of interest which has accrued
prior to January 1st and 10Th, 1859, j.
So, SOC, 900, and of this amount the COY
ernment has received from trans pbrta.
tion, etc. 81 81, 1852, leaying a baflanct
due the United States of s., ,S2s, ,76o.
Two hundred and fifty thousand acres
of government land were sold i'm Cali
fornia during March.
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Drugs 4 #caifines.
Notice.

NOt1c6.
HAVING sold the Drug Store belonging to
IL Carroll & Mitchell, / desire TO close eur
books. Persons knowing themselves indebted
to the firm will please call and settle. Persons
having accounts against me, please present
them Tor payment.
age bestowed upon me, ior successor, DIR. 7. N.
Lewis. c. CARROLL.
Having bought the Drug Store formerly own
ed by Carroll q Mitchell, expect TO continue
the business at the old stand where will keep
q full stock Of
DRUGS, BOOKS and STATIONERY.
Isolicit a liberal share Of the patronage Of
the public. 7. n. LEWIS
st. Clairsville, Ohio, March IIth 1860
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An Ohio Solitary.

A mysterious mall named Pray, a re-
cluse, was recently murdered in Ohio.
He had lived at Austinbury for forty
three years, in small hut on an
untraveled road. He had the reputation
of being queer and even crazy. The mys-
terry of this mans life was solved, as we
Elearn from the Cleveland Leader:
When thirty years of Pray's hermit
life had expired, his only sister, accom-
panied by her oniI-law, a merchant OF
New York, at last found his retreat.
Who shall attempt to describe the feel
ings of that sister upon visiting the
Living tomb of her Iong-lost brother?
She found him all old man, Il stranger
to the world and to every natural affec-
ton. His once manly form was bent,
his face grown old and haggard, and
his mind in keeping with the general
wreck. Poor man! Great must have been
the sorrow that drove him from the
world3of busy, moving life, bitter and
long must have been the first years of
his solitude. Memories that cause him
to distrust every human being must
have long haunted him, and no one will
ever know what the lone man suffered
before he learned to love his seclusion
With his sister came the first knowledge
of who or what he was. He had been 4
|fOurishing shoe merchant in New York.
respected and esteemed. HIS secret
was that old, old story of love betrayed,
defied and scorned. He had loved, and,
as he thought, won the heart and hand
of one of New York's fairest ladies. To
him she was invested with every noble
virtue. In appearance she returned
his affection, up TO the eve of the day
upon which she was to be his bride.
Then, without a word of warming or
explanation she deserted him, and IA:
the hour appointed for her marriage
with Pray became the wife OF another.
AS consequence, he settled his ac-
counts and disposed of his property
while in deranged condition, and be-
fore his friends became aware of his de-
signs or dOings had fled, no one knew
whittier. Thus was revealed the secret
and curse of this unfortunate mans life.
At the time of which we speak he made
a will, giving his sister his entire posses
sions at his death. This will was taken
by her upon her return home She did
not live to hear the tidings of this sue
cessftl attempt upon her brothers. life,
as she has been dead some ten years.
Her son visited Mr.. Pray several times
before his death which occurred in 1865.
His was q useful life, unlike that of the
uncle. From graduate ut Hamilton
College he became an Episcopal scIergy-
man, then n working chaplain in our
army, and returned home to die in
Brooklyn, n. Y. These two relatives Of
Pray are the only ones with whom he
had any intercourse, although we un-
derstand that an only brother is living
in an Eastern State. ..l.
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Misfel1aneuns.
The Cincinnati Commercial.

Largest Ctreulatisn I'm the Miasfs-
b stpPi valley. -'iii - -i5
Spares no Expense to Procure the Latest
Nesos from all parts of the World }.
has Special COyresondeasts at points
of the Greatest Interest, Spends
Three Thousand Dollars per
.-. Month in 7etegraphing; asks
no favors, and tries dltUdys
to tell the truth of Public
Men and Affairs, help
or hurt t0hOna IL noy.