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The New York herald., 1869-12-17

| r., THORNTON DANES, Secfetary.
STRoSG.-on Thursday December 16, AMELIA M.
sTRoNG, daughter OF the late Thomas :. strong.
The friends OF the family are respectfully requested
to attend the funeral on sunday morning, at half.
past nine O'clock from the residence of her brother
Judge strong at ST. Georges manor and ut half past
ten at the secaucus Presbyterian church, without
further notice.
TRowBRIpGE.--At Hackensaca, N. j., on Tuesday
December Is, JosErH A. TRowBRiDGE, in the 3Sth
year OF his age.
Ills relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral, from his late residence, this tFrday) ar
noon, as half past one O'Clock. Train from Payona
ferry at IL NJ
wALgrR.-0n Tuesday, December H. ELIZA A.,
wife Of the late Stiirnan H. Walker, aged 4J years
and months.
Friends and relatives OF the deceased are invited
to attend the iuUorol services from her late resi-
dance, 243 Gold street. tnls frlday) afternoon, at
O'Clock.
WooD.--On Wednesday, December rs, at his resi-
dence, 100 Ninth avenue, JosErH WOOD aged 40
years.
The funeral win take place. from the Twenty
fourth street AethodIt Episcopal church, near Ninth
avenue TINS tFrdaYI morning. a, II O'Clock. Mem
bcrs OF the Metropolitan Poicc are respacfully In
viLod " attend.
The New York herald., 1869-12-17

CC7 EAST 18TH ST., REAR BUILDING, THIRD
~ floor, back room-A woman wishes to 20 out by
the day wash and iron would clean house, reference
given. Mrs. LUIICAN.
The New York herald., 1869-12-17

OO7 EAST cgTH STA RESPECTABLE LADY
wants washing and ironing at her residence, ont
employed; will also take gentemens washing reason
able terma.
The New York herald., 1869-12-17

O2E I'D AVA RESPECTABLE MARRIED WOMAN
))C wants baby 10 wet dry Ut her home
viz redelve mothers Address Mrs. HAvlL1NE.
The New York herald., 1869-12-17
sIrUATIONs wANTED-FEMALRs.

Nurses, &c.
900 SD Av., IN TIE REAR, ROOM NO IA RE-
CA speable Young girl 70 sake Of children and do
sewing; good city reference.
The New York herald., 1869-12-17

90 GOUvERNEUR ST.--BY SMART WOMAN, WORK
A'C is good washer and ironer aud fond Of children
wond short distance In the country would do general
housework; good city reference.
The New York herald., 1869-12-17

EO WEST 36TH STA YOUNG LADY. HAVING HAD
I) I've years. experience ia the business
wishes situation satisfactory references Call for two
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04
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Ao.t2iFe somewhere tells d story %. .
simple peasant who was astounded one
morning by successive announcements
of the death, first Of the priest; next o.
the prefect, or local magistrate; then OF
the bishop: again of the king; and al
last thes Pope himself. The ignorant
rustic naturally presumed that seme
great CONFUSION Of nature must follow
bat the san would refuse to shine, Oh
plants TO grow; but be was agreeably
SURPRISED next day when be saw that
waters gurSled and birdss2BC nGsiealIy,
tiiat grass was green, and flowers pleas
ant to the vision and the sense of smell.
and, in short, that the world rolled on
very much as when ali those deceased
potentates Were living.
We have Gold Board IN cur city.
aud we recently had aH'Gold Exchange
Bank" and trimmings. For the last
month the Board has been in collapse
and the Bank dead duck; yet Gold has
rarely been cheaper or more abundant
at low and remarkably steady rate.
Moreover, the money market has been
more equable, and money at fair rates
has rarely been in better supply or more
attainable by those who-have any legiti-
mate claim TO credit.
In our judgment. if the Cold Board
would bnly be good enough TO adjourn
without day, taking whatever may be
left of the Gold Exchange Bank and the
Gold Clearinghouse along with it, they
would render the public better service'i in,
death than ever they did il life Men
who wanted Gold would buy it, those
who had more of it than they needed
would sell ii, as they DO now, and
brokers would be properly and proftatjly
iuterposed to bring buyer and seller into.
relationship; but there would be little or
no speculation in Gold, and millions on
millions would no longer be locked Up in
those gambling corners" and con
tracts whereby an artificial scarcity of
Money is too often created Since the.
Gold Exchange has shown signs of re-
turning vitality, there are symptoms of
an increase of the premium on Gold,
arguing q new speculation, in full view
of the fact that twenty-five million dol
lars in Coin are to be paid out from The
Sub Treasury next Monday, as interest,"
on the national debt.
Outside of speculation and gambling,
there is not conceivable reason why
the premium on Gold should rule so
high as thirty, much less for its adyanc-
ing beyond that figure. If the gentle
men OF the Gold Exchange would only
devote their energies TO some field OF
productive labor and let Gold severely
alone. we have no doubt that the prem
ium would steadily decline New York
Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04
Frnnklln pieroe,s win.

Franklin Pierce's will bears date jan
uary p, 1868, and the Hon. Josiah Minot
of Concord, N H, is appointed sole ex-
ecuter. A dispatch to the Boston Jour
nal gives the following synopsis Of its
provisions:
To his brSther, Henry D. Pierce, of
Hillsborogh, n. H., $1,000, deductlng
therefrom any debts due to deceased TO
the wife of Henry ID. Pierce, $4,000, 20
be held in her own right; to his nephew
Kirk D. Pierce, 0,010; TO his sister-in-
law, Mary Aiken $4,000, to his nleces,
Anna X. Parker, j. Jane Hlnshard and
Jenny y. Aiken, $500 each: to Harriet
Bond and Frank p. Bond, children OF
his niece, and to Jane Appleton, George
and Anna George, daughters OF John
II. George, and to Georgia Ray anu
Bella Ray, $500 each; to his hieces,
Annie Wentworth, Fanny Porter ana
Charlotte j. Bond, and to his nephew,
Solomon Mcneil, $500 each; To Una
Julien and Rose Hawthorne, children
of the late Nathaniel Hawthorne, 50, 900
each to Professor Charles A. Aiken, OF
= Princeton College, $500; TO his nephew,
John Men ell, 81 ,0OO; to the two daugh-
ters of John Mcneil, $500 each 10 Ion.
Joshua Minot, 81 ,000 and u painting OF
the Grand Plaza Cathedral OF Mexico,
which once belonged to General Laiay-
cite: 10 Isabel Minot, Grace Minot and
Fanny Minot, daughters of Hon. Josiah
Minot, $500 each; to Benjamin Pierce
Aloore. Hillsborough, $500; TO Benjamin
Pierce George, son OF Col, J. IL. George,
ST 600; to George a. Williams 500; 10
Joseyh Robinson, of Concord, SOU; ana
to Mrs. Sarah a. Williams, of Concord
81 800 in her own right also picture
and japanese box; to the city Of Con
cord, in trust of the city Library, 81 900,
the income only to be expended Ia the
purchrs of books The sword presented
TO him by the ladies of Concord before
his departure for Mexico he gives TO his
nephew, Kirk d. Pierce; the sword pre-
sented to him by the State OF New
Hampshire he gives to his nephew,
Frank Hawthorn Pierce; his case OF
pistols used in Mexico and also his
Mexican saddle to Col. 7. J. Whipple
his steel scabbard, sword and his holster
pistols used in Mexico to Colonel W. Il.
Pierce: to Colonel Thomas u. Seymour
his cane made from the flag staff at the
Mexican castle at Chepultepec; TO Col
John II. George one horse owned by the
deceased at his death; also to Colonel
George the hickory cane from james
town, Virginia; to Colonel Clement
Marsh hickory cane to the eldest son
of the late Charles S. Davis, OF Port
land, a badge OF the Cincinnati once
worn by General Lafayette; another
Cincinnati society badge to his brother.
Colonel Henry d. Pierce; to Jas. Lang
don, Plymouth, q cane ito G. IL. Norton,
of Concord, his best carriage and sleigh;
n Of n
f. Pierce Abbott picture; to Andrew
Pierce of Boston, two pictures; TO 7. w.
PieIce, "a cane; to r. S. Spoford picture;
TO Sidney Webster a picture; TO Mrs.
Friedrich Ray and Miss George Ray,
each picture. The rest and residue Of
his property to his nephew Frank Haw-
thorne Pierce, now student at Prince
ton College. The estate is valued at
$50, GOO.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04

BELLAIEE, oc,. s., 1850.
! Oar .raat bridge is still progressing
gradually emerging from the depths of
Tie i5v-r;a few days more will render
the uiers in the river safe from the sud-
den floa!s, enabling the workmen to
reammence upon them some months
sooner in the spring The mechanical
work of the bridge is under admirable
management. with as few accidents of
a serious nature as any work OF the same
magnitude in the country.
Our coal menare all actively employed
doing heavy business. The Heath
erine;ou's, as usual, are pushing their
business with characteristic energy
Smith & Shaver ate also doing a good
business. Messrs. Rocbershousen &
Brown lave leased their works tempor-
ariiy to Mr.. Robert irwin, who is opera
ting them extensively and prolitablx.-
Our coal interest here is in lis infancy
its magnitude and capabilities are not
appreciated even by our operators. Our
town is probably as favorabiy situated
with regard to cheap and abundant fuel
as any other in the State Seine idea of
the hidden wealth around Us can be
formed from the following figures: From
one acre there cas be safely mined by
proper system that will eventually ob'
tain about $50 900 bushels; or over $500
tons OF coal. We have a face ON Nc
AIahon's Creek Of about seven miles,
easy OF access. and on the Ohio OF about
ten miles. That upon McMahon's Creek
can be made available to the growth of
oar city. Capitalists can dc. no better
than 10 invest here III all branches of
manufacture that require cheap fuel.
There is no branch-of industry as yet
Started in Bai,aire out what is realizing
safe and healthy profits. Two things
are necessary however, to render pros
porous future secure to Us. First-better
school facilities, of which our town is
greatly in need, and a large reduction in
the number'of liquor sellers. OF these
we are in confident hope, and the better
sense CT the community teMds in that
direction.
\ rise Of three or four feet in the river
enables our regular packet boat to make
their regular trips.
Our merchants are doing lively busi-
ness.
Many farmers of the neighborhood
complain that the cold snap of the past
week has caught them with "a Large guam
tfy of their apples unpicked, which it
is feared are greatly injured.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04
The eBadFeature.

The independents money article con-
tains the following excellent suggest
ions:
"The great feature of urfereign trade
which these figures aud those OF several
previous years so. clearly reveal, ana
which all ought to regret, consists IN
the fact that we are constantly runlng
in debt to European countries, especially
England. by an excess of importation
over exploration. Nothing IS palmer
than that we ought to buy less or sell
more. We must come to this point, or
in the end accumulate an enormous
foreign Indebtedness, all OF when must
be paid. A nation whose productions
and expectations do not balance It's I'M
portatiOns, has ultimately but one way
Of settling the account, and this Is by
paving the difference in the recognized
money of the trading world. 10 changa
the form of Indebtedness by senulhg
Government securities abroad does not
pay the debt, but simply postpones the
the day of payment. 1t ADJUSTS the ac-.
counts between individual traders, Dut
not as between countries. There is a
wide difference between importing the
products of foreign labor and importing
the laborers themselves. To the latter
We. have no objections; but we 90 de-
cideCly object TO such an excess OF the
former as presents constant balance Of
trade against us, It is a prodigai way
of national living, showing that the
people consume more than they can pay
for We had better have our workshops
more in this country and less in Europe;
and this fact furnishes good reason
why American industry should be fos-
tered and protected by an adequate
tariff
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04
.sohnson on His Return Trip.

Andy johnson, once at least, perhaps
twice, casually remarked, i'll aquiet way
to a confidential friend, that he had gone
the rounds of Office holding from the
village alderman to the President of the
United States, and that his ambition
was satisfied. This remark leaked out,
somehow, when John son swung round
the circle, and the people came 10 believe
that lie really made that remark.
But Johnson having deceived every
body else, and having no more humans
TO conquer, finally fooled himself. He
finds out that his ambition is not salts
fed, and he proposed to take the back
track of oflice-holding. and step down
the ladder from President to village
constable. But the first round of the
ladder gives way under his weight, and
he is precipitated TO the foot, bruised
and mangled and efectually used up
GCleveland Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04

There IS much talking about the 18th
Amendment, and whether the vote oi
Ohiois necessary to secure its adoption.
There are 81 States; 2S Publications are
therefore, necessary. Twenty States
have already ratified, viz:Arkansas,
Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Masac!iu
setts Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New York. North Caro-,
lima, Pennsylvania, South Carolina.
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
This leaves seventeen States from
which to get the remaining eight Oi
these Mississippi and Texas are required
TO ratify as condotion precedent TO ad-
mission, and Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Rhode Island are certain,
making in all twenty seven.
To get the other one we have the fol-
lowing states: Alabama California, Della
We're, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey,
Maryland, Ohio, Oregon and Tennessee,
At the present outlook we have Of these
only Ohio, Alabama and Georgia, from
which to expect the 2Sth States, aud the
probabilities are that we VIII get all OF
them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04

The total vote for Governor this year,
as ompared with the Presidential yete
in 1865. shows falling of OF 81 ,5sl OF
this the Democrat lost 10,4aI( and the
Republicans 44,140. The Democrats
polIed ], $50 more vote for Thurman IN
1857 than for Seymour in 1865, while The
Republicans gave Grant 1851 more
VOTES in 1868 than Hayes received in
1897 These figures show that the Re-
nnbiieaas always lose more in lazy elec-
tion xban the Democrats, and also that
the Democrats have gained nothing in
Ohio. There is a majority of from forty
10 fifty thousand in the State against the
Democrats, on full vote. The MAORI
ty for Hayes in 1869 is nearly 1000 greater
than it was in 1867, although his aggre-
sgate vote fell off 1888. The vote for
Pandleton in 1869 was 12,04l less thai
that cast for Thurman in 1867. These
fipures do not speak well for the green
back candidate. Had Pendleton polled
as many votes as Thurman Me would
have been elected but the difererce is
probably attributed to the general Iazi-
ness which kept 44.140 Republicans
from the polls. Atany rate it viii both
er our neighbor Heaton to figure up a
Democratic gain in Ohio, past, present
or prospective.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04

Lhc SEnEa-
The EDepa-tIaeHf o. Agriculture has
iust iszue,ss preliminary report of the
condition Of ,.se crops 1t says:
..Ehe erea5 a-TicaltUraI lesson Of this
season i-ll.s-...s..es JIe necessity Of drain
ing azld thorough culture. 1t IS not an
exaggeri.t iUa 10 estimate the reduction
this season, from alternate orowninS
and scorchiIs OF :a:nl crops, u $40,
900 ,O00.
.The general apprehension of serious
faiIurein tuecJT.l crOpof the more y or1l-
ern States hsss been materially modified
by the sunny weather in September,
and the exemption from killing frosts
10 October J.. Early frosts in some
portions ot the Eastern and Middle
States checked ripening, and left the
frosted feds il an immature and dam
aged condition; but the injury is CON-
parativeiy slight in extent, and limited
an area, as the whole crop has had an
unusually favorable maturing season,
resulting in a very gratifying ameliora-
ton of the prospect for the supply OF
this important staple, yet fall crop can
by no means be expected. When the
harvestis is over and local estimates are
completed, the aggregate will attest a
moderate Yield, amply sufficient for all
the wants of the country.
Had the spriug wheat been equal to
the winter. The whole crop would be
enormous. Throughout the South the
Weld is unusually large, and the Quality
excellent. Texas and Mississippi are
somewhat less conspicuous shafefs IN
this improvement than other States in
that section. In Illinois, the counties
reporting an increase equivalent 10 ten
per cent or more are, almost without
exception, in the southern part OF the
State, below the fortieth parallel. the
winter wheat region. Those claiming
eight-tenths OF a crop or less are, with
one or two exceptions, spring wheat
counties. Indiana grows larger pro-
portion OF winter wheat, and consequent
iy this year produced much better aver
age yield than Illinois. -4ltiny OF the
counties return high igures. q
''The area of cotton cultivation was
increased last spring fully sixteen per
cent, More than million acres were
added to the cultivated area. Fertilizers
were literally used in the Atlantic
States, and improved implements were
to some extent, employed.
Rarely has there been a better season
for oats then the present, very few OF the
States returning a less increase than ten
per cent, and some giving thirty or
thirty-fve per cent.
"The season has been too dry for either
kind ofpotatoes in tbe south and on the
Atlantic coast teNew York. New Eng
land generally has a good crop, and II Is
unusually good in the West, with the
exception of Minnesota. The product
of sweet potatoes is maDiGestly increased.
"a slight increase in the aggregate
number OF fattening cattle, as well as in
their average condition, is reported.-
Some of :he States fail TO maintain a
full average, among which are New
York, New Jersey, Kentucky and Hi
nois."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04
Destruction OF Licking County Lnfirnlary y
Ten Insane Persons Eurned.

At two o'clock last Friday morning a
fire occurred at the Licking County In
firmary, situated two miles south of
Granville. The stone and frame build
IN IS were destroyed. The former was
1ccupicd by ten insane persons. and
waen the fire was discovered ii was toe
late to rescne them, and all perished.
The victims names are John DevOne,
Moses Carroll, i. j. Morter, Wm. Van
Dyne, George Criner, Samuel ark,
john McMannus, Frank Martin. Julia
Morgan, Mrs. Rostover, The fire OF
iginated from the furnace.
The infirmary is situated in Union
township, and in the country, not near
any village ortown. The fire was dis
covered at about ,. y. NJ. on Friday
Noladders could be procured and very
few buckets. There were not more than
25 or 80 persons on the ground at any
one time, and these were compelled to
witness the literal roasting alive Of the
nine inmates in the. stone building WHO
could not be reached. When discovered
the fire had burned the floors that led to
the rooms occupied by these unfortu-
mates, and they could not be reached in
any way. Their efforts to escape at the
iron barred windows were wild and fran
tic like those of wild beasts. The rooms
thus cut off were occupied by the worst
cases of insane inmates. ,-
The Stone building as well as the long
frame building, were detached from the
main Infiru1ary building, and this was
not injured. The persons present made
the greatest exertions to save life and
property, bqtas the result, shows, sue
-ceeded only in part.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04

THE School Board of Cincinnati on
Monday night had a long discussion on
excluding the Bible from the schools
The following resolutions were passed
about y O'clock.
Res0yUed, That religious instruction,
reading Of religious books, including she
Holy Bible, are prohibited in the com
mon schools of Cincinnati, il being tie
object and intent of this rule To allow
children OF parents of all sects and opin-
ions in matters Of faith and worship to
enjoy alike the benefits of the common
school FUND.
RcsO5Ged, That SO much of the regula-
tions on course of study and text books
in intermediate and district schools us
reads as follows. "Opening exercises in
every department s1aii commence by
reRdiDg a portion OF the Bible by or
under the-direction of the teacher and
appropriate singing by the pupilsp be
repealed
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04
Compu.ing Interest.

An exchange gives the following rule
for computing interest, which, it says,
is so simple and SO tFne that every
banker, broker, merchant, or clerk
should post it up for reference. There
being nosuch a thing as fraction in it,
there is scarcely any liability to error or
mistake. BY no other a'ithinetical pro-
cess can the desired Information be Oh
taiucd by so fewfigures:
Six per ceat.-Muitiply any given
number ofdolIars by the number ofdays
OF interest desired, separate The right
hand figures and divide by sixty; the
results the true Interest on such sum
for sueh number CT days at 6 per cent.
Eight per Gent.-}luLi ply any given
amodna 10y lhe nnmOer Of days upon
which it is desired. TO ascertain the inter
est, and divide by 70, and the result will
be the interest of such iOr the time re-
quired at S per cent.
Ten per Cent.-Multiply the same as
above and divide by 56, and the result
will show the rate OF 10 per cent.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04

COURT commenced in C8diZ on the
18th Instant, as ne. learn from the Re
pujiicaA, and that the docket was as
signed Tor term Of only nine days. In
this county the present term was set
for about four weeks, and although the
business is being disposed OF very rapid
" BY the present Judge, who holds
Court from about eight in the morning
till about, zen at night each day, there
wiz remain undisp0sed of atl The end of
the present term business enough for Il
tenn OF several weeks. The great ac-
cumuIation of unfinished business on
the docket was occasioned by the fact
of heretofore having, in tie person Of
Judge Way, man entirely untitled for
the position Of Judge, not only in point
OF legal knowledge, but also in lack Of
industry. We have no doubt that here
after business will be disposed OF as rap
Idly a. the nature oft VIII permit, and
that ltigants and witnesses will not be
compelled to attend here from term to
term for the reason that the Court will
not dispose of the business before it as
speedily as Il fair and full Investigation
will permit. -LGuernsey Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-04
Legal Notio9.
John Garrett, Plaintiff.
Charles Anthony. ct. al. Defendant

Charles Anthony. ct. al, Defendant.
'INlIE defendant, Charles Anthony, of WASH
I ington County, Pennsylvania, Is hereby
notified that he has been sued by the plnl atm,
John Garrett, in the Court of Common Pleas OF
Belmont County. Ohio, and that he filed ms pc
titIon on the 18th unY Of October, 1852. in which
he prays that the defendant may he required to
execute and deliver To the plaintiff Il deed for q
part of Lot 10, OF Old Bellair, Belmont county,
ohio and that deed made by him, said Au-
thOuy. To one Jacob FrtdShe, may he taken ana
held void and null.
said cnse will be foT hearing at the next term
OF said Court. -
JOHN GARRETT, PIE,
BY his Atty. j. b. SMITH.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, o., Oct. u, 1860. 6w