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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
EDUCATIONAL.
The Play Ground.

| am school-boy, and live in the
country. have. since was old enough
TO go to school, attended school in three
different districts. Now, of the three
school houses belonging to these several
districts, two of them were situa ed
along the side of the public road; the
other one is, it is true, situated along
the side f a road, but the road is pri-
vate, or partly so; the school house be-
ing situated so far from the public road,
that the private road had to be made
public as far as the school house, in or
der TO prevent it from ever being shut
up, thereby cutting off supplies" Be
sides. it would be perfectly needless 10
fence in play ground, as the house
stands just in the edge of large strip of
woods, making most delightful ''natu-
raj" play ground, free from mud in the
winter season, and from heat in the
summer season. But, as situation like
the one mentioned is hard to find. it is
necessary, therefore, i'm order TO get a
gnnd play ground, To have recourse toar-
tliicial means. BUTT appears as though
the majority OF people seem to think
hat unless a situation can be found
which is naturally adapted to the pur-
pose, that it is perfectly needless to 20
to the trouble and expense which they
make a good and convenient play
ground. Consequently. the school house
is built on the public road, or oome 9th
er place equally bad, where mud
reigns supreme in winter, and the broii-
ing sun scorches teacher and scholars
during the summer. Now, why is itI
that men will sacrifice the enjoyment,
the comfort, and the health of their
children for the sake of few dollars?-
1t must be be tina: they forget that they
were at one time boys who loved to
play in good play ground as well as
we do. And now i will close this article
by saying that think if parents, and
others who are interested in school mat
tiers, would but sit down for few min
utes, and take few thoughts respecting
lLeir early school days, they would find
out that they used to hate to go to al
school house which was without play
ground as well as We do. Therefore they |
could sympathize with US; consequently
we would have the desired play ground,
with the comfort, enjoyment,
health &C., which would necessarily
follow. ROBERT SMITH.
Wegee, Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

"LET US ALoNE."-The Richmond
Whig of Tuesday, Leferring to the claim
of the New York World and other over
Jealous Democratic papers that the re-
suit was a Democratic success, thus re-
dukes the unasked and unwelcome in
terferenee: 4., ....' 'l-I....- f.r
1--WE beg the New York World and
all the over zealous Democratic journals,
to let us alone. What we have done has
been done without their aid and In spite
% their opposition We are more In
lrhted to President Grant than to u
the Nurthern Democrats put Together
for our deiiverance. Let US alone.'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

p APPOINTMENT farmer of Madison coun-
ty was arrested by the Sheriff of Greene
county on a warrant of bastardy, aecus-
ing him of being the father of an illegit
innate child of a mulat,o girl.-Spring-
field (Democratic) Transcript.
Fact, Mr.. Transcript-and the suppos
ed father of the illegitinate is a promi
-nent Democrat.-Xenia Gazette.
We have had several cases of that
kind of bastardy in this County and the
.putative fathers are always Democrats
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
A Washington special says satisfac.

A Washington special says a satisfac-
tory arrangement has been made with
Secretary Fish, by the officers of the
French Gable Company, whereby our
government permits the landing of the
cahle upon American territory. The
manager of the French company, after
several interviews with the Secretary OF
State. agreed to hand over to the State
Department written document pledg
ing the company to give up their exclu-
slve privilege in France, and accep.
future legislation Of Congress in regard
to Atlantic telegraphs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

Indiana is doing well with her State
debt, Five years ago it footed up some
50, 900 900; it has since been reduced to
S2.600 900. and of this $500, 900 was paid
off July !, leaving only 81 l,S00.000. An-
other five years will see the State out OF
debt aud a large fund in the treasury If
the present prudent management is con
tinued. 49, ,S.,''., b,,,. I'm, ....,
Richard p. Dehart, of Indiana, has
been appointed Consul to Santiago de
Cuba.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

Look TO THE SCHOOLS The Cincin-
matt Chronicle says: The glory ami
Ioist 6bGhio for the past thirty years
has been her admirable system 0fcom
mon schools, free schools for the child
rem of all oclasses This has been elo-
qnently dwelr ON by the Gubernalorial
candidates of all parties and none more
SO than by oid-fashiOned Democrats
The only religious sect that has refused
to enjoy the benefits of this system is
tlle Oabholic, which has been persistent
III it, warfare against III. Now it be-
t'.tnCss an important quesfszn jor the
consideration of the people of Of,i",l
.ShariH-F, III flIe event Vt his election 10.
.h. .llice OF Governor. Gen R'sen-
t.Iaus would unite with Archbishop
Purrrii in an en,leavor &. get = division
~ the -ili0os fund?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
Far.mr Tor Sale or Rent.

THE FARM near Burr's station. containing
i le4 acres, now occupied BY J. Heskstt
belonging 10 John N. Gen N, will be sold dpon
reasonable terms. nnot soldit win be leased
nom and amer the lsi day OF April. - ..-si 7
For terms inquire Of ST. CLAIR KELLY, 50.
ClaifsviIie, Ohio. zoe ma25-u
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

Whata Retrenc hme mt Lac egfslature an do.
From the Columbus Journal =
We have shown repeatedly that the
late General Assembly of unhappy
memory, elected as an experiment. in
Iretrenchment and reform, was most
unfortunate experiment for the State of
Chic; that it made three sessions in one
term; that it sat longer and drew a larger
per diem than any Legislature ever be-
fore assembled in Ohio; that it squaD-
deTed the peoples money recklessly, by
direct appropriation and expenditure;
that, in addition to this, it authorized
and permitted larger local expenditures
than any other General Assembly has
dared TO do: and as these were not the
utmost limit of endurance, that il au-
thoriZed and empowered County Com
missioners by law 20 absolutely tax the
people without limit, putting it in their
power to practically confiscate all the
private property within their jurisdic-
ton under pretext of making certain
public improvements.
AS part of the retreh thing exploits of
this General Assembly and its officers,
it is well to remember that @. b. Flood,
clerk of the Senate and Editor of the
Ohio Statesman, draws pay during the
two years, for fifteen hundred and seU-
eTty-si1 days acork-or, eight hundred
and forty five more days than there are
in two years, including all Sundays, hol
idays, and resting days of every descrip-
ton. .-ll
1t is well to remember that Amos
Layman, clerk of the House, and cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
former Editor of the Ohio Statesman,
draws pay during the two years, for
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
ADDITIONAL EXTRAs-HOUsE.

Having gone so far, of course, the lib
eral hand of the General Assembly
opened still further to pay over to all the
Messenger Boys of both Houses fifty
cents day each, extra, for the whole
session-the most meritorious allowance
of the session, (by the way as many OF
the little fellows had dependents who
needed the money; whereas, in the other
cases, the amounts were principally in
the nature of perpendicular stealing
from the State for the benefit of broken
down politicians, and party hacks of va
rious kinds, ~.
Now, one would suppose that all these
extra allowances together would have
been sufficient TO satisfy the most exact
ing of the party leeches. But the De-
mocracy evidently went upon the as
sumption that they "had a good thing
of it," and til at it was as well to make
hay while the sun shone.r Do yeu ask,
in astonishment. "In the name of
Heaven, what other way aOas there, in
which preteXt could be found for APP
propriatiEg money! You do not. under
stand the ingenuity OF the Democratic
mind, when there is money to he had.
q resolution was passed giving all the
clerks, sergeant-at arms and messenger
boys mileage for the thee days session of
1868! A thing not only unheard of be-
fore, and unprecedented, but unconsti-
tutional.
But this is not all: There were legis-
lative committees travarsing the State
in every direction. on all sorts of busi-
ness and junketing and feasting at the
expense of different towns visited by
them, and travelling on free passes. but
drawing from the State with undevia-
ting regularity, five dollars day for
salary, and large sums for expenses they
were. not al, These committees drew
for the inierin ts-;EYen the sessions of.
1865 and 1868 IT,, - pr Eight Thousand
Nine H,uadreI s.yiRet!y-05,e Dollars
and Eighty Tiiry, ..eRts-tive times as,
much as has-been expended in the same
way during the last ten years. ~ =
We must admit that the Democracy
seem to have made pretty clean job Of
plucking the public goose. The reform
Legislature of 1859 cost the State of
Ohio 290 days of the most disgraceful
legislation ever Inflicted on the State, at
an expense of EtCo Hundred and Thirty
Nine Tfousorad Ffue Hundred and.
Forty Dollars and Forty Eight cents, J,
(S239 ,540, ,4S) for per diem and mileage.
exclusive of expenses of Committees,
&c. These figures are all from the 4n-
ditor's books--theY are Official they sciN
not be disputed. Much as the Democracy
may desire to ignore SO damnable a
record, they dare not go back on these
official figures, -.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
Lands in VIRGINIA for Sale.

L'ARMs ranging in size. nom rs to s.OoeAcres,
Il with good improvements, are selling At
from S5 10 sac per Acre. The same viii sell
for double in II months. l bought since the
war NJ "a per acre, and have been offered $40
There Is no better climate, purer water or
healthier country. Lands are good, have
raised IS bushels OF wheat to the acre For FUR
ther information, address
REV. THOMAS w. GREER,
aps-3m Christiansvtlle, Va.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
Our Debt to ths, oia world.

The statistics of emigration for the
past eleven years are of the very highest
value 1sb1e1 can almost at glance
view howtlargeIy yweareindebted to this
exodus from foreign countries for the
rapid emitment of our own We find
that Germany sent us S45, ,479 persons as
additions to our population and conse-
quent wealth; Ireland, $50, ,831 England
l94, 1855 Great Britain, not specified 420.-
obs; Prussia, "a, ,355; Scotland, r25, ,S29;
Sweden and Norway. Sc, ,2S9; Denmark,
Is, ,043; Holland IL Dos; France, Il, 1888 !;
British America, los, ,534 China, 65 ,043 |;
and other nations in smaller ratiO.-
China promises within very short time
to compete with Europe, the demand
powerfully stimulating the supply which
that storehouse of population is able to
dispense In this vast multitude of
immigrants, but fe ~ claim to represent
the professions and the arts or manu-,
factures their faculty is fer plain down
right work, precisely that which the
country most needs. OF iaborers, there
are 5l5,2l7-; Of farmers, 264, $40; of me-
chanics, 196, sos OF miners, 72,4l4 land
of servants, 6s, 82S. This classification
comprises one-haif of gthe entire gnum-
Der, but the other half, Whose occupa.
tions areunknown, may he distributed
in about like proportions. i!aw .ii sfg
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
Take Notice.

Mr, ]. n. McMonies would respectfully an
nounce to the public that he has leased for .
term Oh years the Confectionery Establishment
OF M Kellar, and will carry on the business in
branches, and as he expects 10 do cash bust
ness will sell goods as cheap they can be
bought al any other house in town.Ii.iL us1y
June l0-bm --i.' -.-iII-. .--rilE H.a
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
Notice to ,.tlJ The Public
/ Mrs. 1a9F1,azi essilli

Mrs. 1e.9Frazierss. .lil
Compound Extrast Of Fruit Leaves,
S NOW eoMPoUNDED AS A GUM. and
made into Salve- The Gum contains noth-
ing out the PURE EXTRACT of the three
special kinds of Leaves and will dissolvs IN
water In short time.-if s1aa = .iiHi zl,.f = :
For rs cts. and TIVE Postage stamp.. -.
VIII sendlly mail, circular, and Gum enough
70 make pint OF Liquid, which will be four
pints when used as directed. =
In case of FEMALE WEAKNESS the M.
tient is safely and speadfly relieved OF ali suf-
fering- For the EYES, If they are infiamed
from cold, wound or erysfpeias. IL win draw
out the Inflammation and restore the eyes TO
health EFl D. = 10y -,.s>'s = "
A Box Of Salvs will be delivered for the price
above mentioned 1t heals without = scar
w men once tried IL brags for itself iiisa 7lf1
For Piles, Bolls, Gatherings Burns. cI,ts
brulses. litter, Sores, Claped-hands Bunfous
and ali efuptions of The skin, il makes perfect
cure IL Is also perfect in cure Of ali fhoss
diseases, sores and wounds peculiar to horses
for se.tInterest many physicians will say
ms Soinpound Extract Of Fruit Leaves. Is oi
no accuunt- II you doubt it, call and will re-
aet you Z" mary who nave been cured By iis
! WheieSai. Prize. $40 per doz. boxes OF saIvs
o s,iefoS OF GGm for sl.00. =
j. FRAZIER CO.,
So 81. Martins Ferry, Bel. Co.. q. !.
'pf 'o'- s-ss..t CHIEFS
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Total during two years.. :. .os2 days,n

From which it appears that these two
able bodied men have together drawn
pay during the two years of 1858 and 9,
for Three Thousand, Sir Hundred and
Eight days. What Herculean labor they
must have accomplished! ' 81
But this is not all. The other Clerks
were not neglected. We find the follow
ing unprecedented extra allowances to
Clerks and Sergeants-at-Arnns, already
receiving the highest per diem ever paid
in the State. These allowances the
Legislature was prudent enough to post
pone to as late a day as possible before
the Legislature became defunct, and
they all date during the last days of the
session of 1859: -4'i2
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
County Ticket.

20 T, ,,ss ,s.ssrSrx 4 T, r,xrryr-JAMEs a. DRENNEN.
PRoBATE JUDGE-C. W. CARROLL
&. gExsURER-BARKLEY COOPER.
CoMN IssIoSER-DENN1S KENP.
PROsEcUTIxG GATToRNEY-M. D. KING.
SURyEYoR-NOBLE CARTER
-ISfTRHARY DIREcToR-kLBERTsC sCONROH.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

Carl Schurz hastendered' his services
for portion of his time to the Republi-
can State Executive Committee for the
campaign in Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
rae democracy and the .Naxur,


The, Democracy and the ssNagur.', I,
How about the "nagur?p ilbe have
diligently hunted through the verbose
platform of the Ohio Democracy and
cannot find any trace of the African
His wool is nowhere visible, his dong
heels do not stick out, nor is there thu
faintest scent of the well-known odor Il
offensive to Democratic nostrils. Phefe
is no use of the word "AfIican, y or .'ne-
gro,''s or s''colored.S' The Fifteenth
Amendment is opposed, mot because it
confers on the negro, but because it as
sumes to do SO by National instead; of
State authority. THERE'S not awhisper
against the principle embodied i'm the
Amendment, but only against the man.
ner in which. that principle il proposed
to be put into operation. -1oiis sd
From silence on the negro question it
is easy tn make another forward step
and advocate coiored suffrage. The plat
form says it'is wrong for the General
to attempt to II gulate suf-
frage in a State. 1t nowhere says it is
wrong to confer suffrage upon the crlor-
ed man, be he as black as the ace of
spades. Before election day comesaround
we expect to see some of the Democratic
wire.puilers button -holing their colored
BARRIERS and urging them to vote the
Democratic ticket, on the ground that
the Democracy propose to give the col
ored people by State action what is
claimed cannot properly beconferred by
national legislation, oreven by Consti-
tutional amendment. y seisa 7lio y r
How will the unterrified I'M the old
Democratic counties like that?
How willithe men in the cities who
censider'it genuine Democracy to heap
curses on the 'blasthid nagur," and to
knock him on the head whenever q
good opportunity offers. like this new
phase of Ohio Democracy? But if they
can swallow Rosecrans with his war
record, and his .Disrepntabie letter.,
denouhcing Democrats as traitors, they
will scarcely gag at a "nagur." though
they hold their noses as they bolt the
unaccustomd fnorseI and have to stretch
their mouths wide to take in bis long
heels.-Clevelahd lHesrld.f Ing no
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
STATE TICKET.

Govkason-RuTHERFoRD B. HAYES.
iI,IEur urENAST-GovERSoR-JO Z. LEE
Sr-pRrME ECoURr-LUTHER Day
Terasr-RER OF FerATE-SIDNEYS .. WARNER
ATTpRNEY-GESERAL- B.fOND.
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For Sale or Rent

r WILL SELL OR RENT my residencs mils
Il West OF Bridgeport. on the National Road.
The House contains rooms, with all the mod
ern improvements. Thre Is one acre Of ground,
with ali kinds Of fruit and shrubery. Apply 70
6 y "A. J. OSBORNE. on the premises-
Feh.5-tf aif 7d arrfl ac .slTW asdcl ---r 3 - 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

-IifiIN the last Gazette the editor of that
nj n1nblusbing herald of untruth, asserts
: that nwe have already heard of several
> Republicans who intend tosupport Gen.
3 Rosecrans. .,,e We viii give the editor 81
"a head for every Repnbl;can of that
kind he will name, and in addition agree
to give the names of three Democrats
who won't vote for Rosecrans for every
Fepublican he names who will
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
THE Pittsburgh Gazette says:

Democratic dissatisfaction with the
nomination, of Rosecrans is deep and
strong in Ohio. The secret councils of
the party are. said to be rent with the
bitterest disputes, one side demanding
his withdrawal, and the other equally
resolute to foice down the Democratic
throats a man who has. for years de-
nounced them as TRAITORS and scound-
rels." Senator Thurman goes to Cali
fornia at once, to see Rosecrans and "fix
things up" His labors might be more
wisely directed at heme. A Columbus
dispatch says: - tf go sspI9l saR
Mayor Buhrer, of Cleveland the
Democratic candidate for State Treasar-
er, who worked for Ranney at the Con-
vention, was in the city yesterday, and in
referring to the nominations said he had
not sought the nomination for Treasure
er, and was sorry it was thrust upon
him, for the following reasons: First, it
would cost him q, Thousand dollars; sec
ond, after careful survey of the ground,
he was fully convinced that he had mo
chance OF an election: that with some
other man than Ro-ecrans at the head
of the ticket the result would have been
different; that Rosecrans would not poll
the Democratic vote, and would not at :
tract the Republican vote. y 81 7'As sii-x
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Srnffrifs aud 2rnaufe.
NEW GOODS i!


IL ADDITION TO OUR STOCK ON HAND,
we are receivinga large lot of goods bought
low Tor cash, which We are determined shall 60
out 70 the trade at close profits. We especially
invite country merchants to examine our stock
before purchasing. We have in Store and to
arrive, the following articles viz: I,sF, -
$50 Bbl. and u Bbl. New Lake Herring, 81
200 - X Nos. Ia Mackerel
20 Hhds. choice New Orleans Sugar,
Porto Rico,
% Bhls. Refined, ~ 80 sEghaf
80 '' choice n. Orleans Molasses,
10 Syrup and sugar Drips, -.a
10 Butts Virginia Tobacco,
l0O Boxes hemicsl DIV Soap, H
. Bbls. Oyster and Butter Crackers,
10 Boxes Lemon & Scotch scuit,
800 Bbls. Keystone Flour,
zoo " Xxx Family flour, q ef5g -
los Bakers flour, -. r. 49, =
10 ' Flint Hominy, -.
% Phoenix Hydraulic cement warran-
ted equal to any in the United States, ,
100 Bbls. Celebrated Lake Island White Lime,
20 ' Roasted offee
= Gro. Washing Powder, .
10 Bbls. Carbon OIL 80
Also.-Soaps, Candles 3 ---
Wooden Ware, Spices,
N. Z. Tar, Concentrated I've a--2A- -f
New Castle Bi. Carb Soda.
Turkish Prunes Zante Curants
Layer and Bunch Raisins,
Cotton Batting. Twines and
-.sir.l Yarns, Vinegar, Shot and
Lead, Salt, &C., &C. y -.r-rrf al r
And all other Goods usually kept in Whole
sale Grocery. All goods warranted as repre-
sented and delivered on cars or ut Steam boat
landing free of charge. fels
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

From indications at the Treasury De-
partment, it is believed the next public
debt statement will show another large
reduction of Indebtedness. though not
near so large as that exhibited on the
present month The receipts from Gus
toms and internal revenue are consider
ed good Tor a dull season. Estimating
the receipts and expenses ofthe Govern
ment for the remainder of July OH the
basis of what they have been to the
present date, the debt statement on the
1st of Ausust will show q reduction of
upwards of s., ,00O,0 900.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

HAVING purchased the entire Livery E.t.b-
1f hshment of Mr.. Bremmer respectfully
announce to the public that I am prepared TO
Iurnish Horses, Carriages, Buggies, Omnibuses
and Sleighs, at reduced prices
regular Omnibus line is run daily to the
Railroad at Warnocks Station TO meet the
morning trains.
Give me call. J. T. SIMPSON
Feb. Is, IssS-tf - - -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22

We copy the following very just and
truthful article from the Bellaire Adver-
tiser, a paper published at Bellaire by
Daniel Long, Democrat. We com.
mend careful reading oft to the Dem
nnrafs of the cnnnfu
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-01-28
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

A message was received from the Cover
nor, transmitting the Report of the Register
Of the State Land Office and announcing
his approval of the Ormsby County Railroad
Bond Bill.
The Report Of the State Register was
referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Senate adjourned.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-01-28
TWENTY-FOURTH DAY-ASSEMBLY

CARSON CITY, January q, 1869.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hammond. The
Journal of yesterday was read aud approved.
By Mr.. Tennant-From Committee on
Ways aud Means, farorably, Assembly bill,
ALI Act to amend the Revenue Act.
Filed.
BY Mr.. Gray-From Committee on Public
Morals, Assembly bill, an Act to prohibit
the carrying of concealed weapons. With a
substitute therefore, providing for the en-
forcement Of the provisions Of the old Act,
viii. h is re-enacted.
Filed.
BY Mr. Scott-From Committee on Agri-
culture, favorably. Senate bill, an Act to
amend Section &c Of the Act of 1861, relating
to conveyances.
Filed.
By Mr.. Rule-From Humboldt delegation
the Senate concurrent resolution, granting
leave of absence to County Commissioner
McBeth, aud County Clerk Minor from the
State for six months. Amended per in
structi"ns SO as to require the clerk to sp-
point deputy.
Passed.
NOTIONS AND REsoLrTIONs.
BY Mr.. Hillyer-To take the constitution
al amendments relating TO suffrage from the