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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-10-28
Boston Wool Market.

rom the Advertiser OF Il riddy.
ne receipts for the week have been ,0Si bales,
against iSl1 bales Tor the corresponding week
OF last year. The sales comprise 05S, 600 pounds
of domestic and ID bales of foreign.
There mas not only been large number OF
manufacturers in the market during the past
week, but they have purchased literally, and
the sales are the largest for several weeks
Prices however have ruled low, and it would
seem that at the current rates of wool to-day
manufacturers can not hesitate to supply them
selves literally. Ali descriptions OF wool have
been in fair request, but the sales comprise an
unusually large amount of Ohio and Michigan
Y some 800 900 pounds OF which have been taken
by manufacturers at prices ranging from i1g 47c.
for Michigan, and 41tG5Oc. for ONO; the latter
price for very choice lots. There has also been
an improved demand for fine wool. and very
choice Pennsylvania Xxx has sold at 5SIzc.,
while some inferiorilots OF Ohio have been offer
ed at 501zc. The supply of coarse and medium
wool is light, and the sales have been made at
fall prices. Delaine selections continue TO be
taken at full prices, but coming is not in so
good request. California and Oregon have been
in demand, but at prices that were not sat Sfac-
tory to the holders. The sales of pulled wool
have been restricted by the light stocks on the
market, and there is no assortment OF either
super or extra. Foreign wool has been very
quiet, and the sales extremely light.
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NEW MAIL LINE.-The Post office De-
ra-1ment st Washington has allowed a
mail service twice day, from here to
Wari.ock's Station, on the Central Ohio
Railroad, and awarded the contract for
carrying the same to Mr. F. Simpson,
who is now running daily line on that
route. Contract to commence first OF
next month. This mail will prove of
great service to the people CT this place,
in giving them Cincinnati papers and
Western County mail on the same day
they are mailed. 1t will be great con-
venience to the newspaper publishers,
and will enable them to supply their
Southern subscribers and those living
along the Railroad, with more regu-
larity.
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HARPER's MONTHLY, for November
On. Y: Harper & Bros; contains: Beast,
Bird and Fish, by Burt G. Wilder, with
eight illustrations; Occident and Orient,
by Susan J..Adams; Mountaineering on
the Pacific, by Edward F. Coleman,
with twenty illustrations; Health Trip
to the Tropics, by Thomas G. Evans,
with nine illustrations; Change, by
Mary n. Prescott; a Brave Lady, by the
author OF John Halifax, Gentlemen, :"
with two illustrations; Elizaherh's
-tfetfer, by Alice Cary the New Timo-
thy (concluded), by VIM. NJ. Baker; the
Janissaries, by Henry o. Dwight; Fran
els Palmer Uersus Gate, by Annie Thom-
as; My Enemy's Daughter, by Justin
Mccarthy; John Glare, the Peasant
Poet, by Maria j.. Mcintosh; Border
"reminiscences, by Randolph B. Marcy;
On Digestion and Food, by Alfred L.
Carroll: the New Alchemist, by c. P
Cranch; Early Inventions of the Chi
nese, by w. H. P. Martin; the Interna-
tional Boat Race, by NJ. d. Conway;
Editors Easy Chair; Editors Book Ta-
BILE; Editors Scientific Summary, with
seven illustrations; Monthly Record OF
Current Events; Editors Drawer, with
four illustrations.
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PRoGREssING.-The carpenters are al
work putting the roof on the new NJ. E.
Church, the brickwork having been
completed on Monday. There is a strong
probability that all work will cease Oh
it as soon as the roof is finished, as the
funds subscribed are about exhausted,
and the committee is not inclined to in
volve the society for its completion
The friends of the Church should make
a strong effort to raise enough to enclose
and finish the lower story this Fall, as
the Church badly needs place of wor-
ship it can call its own, and it could not,
with any propriety, ask the use of Mr..
Welday's Hall during the winter, with
out paying therefor.
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Ra,ttmorr L,re stock Market.

THURSDAY, OctL Der -
BEEF CATTLE.-The offerings at the scales uu-
ring the past week amounted to 2,yJl head,
against > 6i9 last week. Of the number offered
35I mead came rom Ohio, ,432 from Virginia,
and $50 from West Virginia, over the Baltimore
a. Ohio Railroad; Ioy from Maryland, and ~
from Virginia on foot, and % from Mary land Dy
boat or the receipts J72 mead were taken by
Baltimore butchers ,6oZ sold 10 spectators tor
other markets, 80 10 farmers Tor grazing, ana
the balance left over unsold. Prices 10 day
ranged as follows: Old COWS ana scalawa5s al
SS U16p4 90; ordinary thin steers, oxen and co" :
at 81 UAd5 %; lair to good Stock catJle, y ~ :
d .: fairquaiity Deeves, 81 21g7 %; and the Ne1
best beeves 81 50ssS 20 Z lUO tbs, the average
price being about - &1SToSs. Inc market was
active both yesterday and to-day at an advance
OF 3 cents r 100 lbs. on the rates Ol last week.
SHEEP-rhe supply during the past week has
been about equal 10 the demand, and quotations
are difficiliL TO maintain. Prices to-day ranged
as follows: Fair to good sheep at $40 i54c. Z 10.
gross stock sheep at 81 5oS2 % 4 head; lambs,
81 00G3 90 2 head.
HoGis.-Ine market during the past week mas
been fully supplied, and. althous the demand
is only moderate, they are held nrmly at the
.ouotations of last week. Prices to-day ranged
as follows: Good TO prime hogs at Sl3 1og II 10 :
100 fbs net.
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PREPARE FOR THE CENSUS TAKER.-
Next year will occur the great decenni-
al census of the United States made by
the General Government. Persons will
be appointed for every locality in the
State and Townships to gather statistics
of the inhabitants, and of all the agri-
cultural productions, manufactures, &c
Each cultivator will be asked for con-
else, accurate statement of land occu
pied by him, the number of acres and
the amount of each crop raised during
the year. ending June 80, next. Those
who were called on before will doubtless
remember the difficulty in making up
an accurate report of the various crops
AS these reports will be called for in
June, it will be necessary to give in the
thecrops gathered in this fall, and the
suggestioirt3w we would now make is.
that cultival< write down, while fresh
in the mind ,sfle number of acres under
cultivation, the number of acres of each
kind, the amount per acre, and the gross
amount. The milk product also, and
the amount of pork, beef, etc., will be
asked for, as well as all kinds of fruits.
etc.
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he prophesied that soon an attempt will
be made at Washington to seduce Cen
eraI Sherman by holding out the Presi-
dency to him. Secondly, he congratu-
lated the country upon the vindication
of the administration OF president Grant,
which has tust taken place in four States,
and said that the people will demand
that he. serve eight years. Thirdly, in
reference to the approaching election in
the Empire State, he said that beyond a
doubt, if fair legal vote is had, the State
will be carried by the Republican can
didates
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More Pleasant statistics.

Official figures of the War and Navy Depart
ments, showing the expenditures for the first
SIX months of 1868 and the same period for 1869,
give the following army expenses:
April to September, SSS so
April to September, 1863 ,526 65f 6S
Navy expenses, April to Sept, 1885,. l35l9,S7S 81
April to September, 1869 II, ,673,97l Sc
Civil service and miscellaneous, inS
cluding Indians, pensions, and
cost of collecting internal rev.
enue, April 10 Sept, 1858. 44,14l0I o.
April september, 1869 s.....A-... 49, 9O945 o.
The decrease in cost of collecting internal rev.
enue for the same time is $780, 1856 92 or l5% per
cent. less on the cost of collecting for the same
period of last year.
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To Whom it NAV COncern,

A PPLICATION will be made to the Commits
n sioner of Pensions of the United states, for
a reissue or duplicate of Bounty Land War
rant, No. 64f95 for One Hundred and Sixty tlt0I
Acres of Land, issued on the 2lSt day Of May.
1851, for and in name of the undersigned iOrauO
il consideration of Military Services in The war
1872. and under act OF Congress Of March Srd,
lSo5. The said warrant never came into my
and located and is now on files with the Com
missioner of Pensions awaiting his action there
on. The transfer and location having been set
aside by the Commissioners Ofthe General Land
Office of the United States and said warrant
cancelled and returned TO Commissioner Of
Pensions
/ hereby authorize and empower W. Il. Bent
ley, citizen of Cameron, w. Va, to act as my
Attorney in the above application. and 10
whom ali letters of inquiry may be addressed,
and who is authorized TO solicit and receive
duplicate of Land WaTrantappiiedf for rs above.
WILLIAM BENTLEY, ST.
Oct. 2l-2ms#
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THE November number of" Peterson g
Magazine is already upon our table
1t has beautiful steel engraving, 1.-The
Messenger of Love, +" illustrating stroy.
The colored steel fashion plate is one of
the most beautiful we have ever seen,
in this tasteful magazine. There is also
a pattern fora Tidy, to be worked in
Java canvas, printed in very appropriate
colors; this alone is worth the price OF
the number With this number we
have the Prospectus for 1870. The price
is but two dollars year-To clubs, the
terms are cheaper still, viz: four copies
for $500, or eight copies for SIP 90;
Specimen copies of "Peterson's Maga-
zine" are sent gratis to those wishing
to get up clubs. No1O is the time to get
up clubs for 1870. Address, Chas. j.
Peterson, 3O6 Chestnut Street, Philadel-
phir, Pa.
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Crit cal Notices o5he Press.

The most popular Monthly in the world.-N
Y.Observer.
We must refer i'll terms of euiOgy TO tie high
tone ana varied excellence of EARPEE's MAGiA
ZINE-a Journal wItha monthly circulation o.
about i2n930 copics-ln whose pages axe TO ot
founI some OF the choicest lI5nU and gene "a
recalling o. the DAY. We speak OF this WosK a:
an evidence OF the culture OF the American peO-
pie: ana The popularity il has acquired Is mer-
tied. Eacn Number contains fuliy HI pages o.
reading matter appropriately illustrated wiki
90 ii wooi cuts; and it combines in Itself the
Ta;.v monthly and the more philosophical quar-
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lv journal 1t has great power in the disSem!-
nation Of love of pure iIerature.-IRU-;S2R Err
Guide 10 American Literature, LoHdsT.
It is one of the wonders Of fjournallSn-the ed
itoriaI management of HARPERS. All
the periodicals which the Hdrpers publish are
almost ideally well edited--ihe Nation, y. \.
we cannot, account for its success only by the
simple fact that It meets precisely the popular
tas-e furnish ing n variety oi pleasing ana IN
structive reading for aIl.-Zion's Herald, Boston
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TAKE THE PAPERS
BY n. P. WILLIS.


Why don't you take the papers?
They're the life of our delight,
Except about election time,
And then read for spite.
Subscriber you cannot lose cent,
Why should you be afraid?
For cash thus paid is money lent
At interest four-fold paid.
Go, then. and take the papers.
And pay to-day, nor pay delay,
And my word for it is inferred
You'll live until you're gray
And old neighbor of mine.
While dying with a cough,
Desired to hear the latest news
While he was going off.
/ took the aper, and read
OF some new pills in force;
He boughta boX-and is he dead?
No-hearty as horse.
knew two men, as much alike
AS e'er you saw two stumps,
And no phrenologist could find
A difference in their bumps
One takes the paper, and his life
Is happier than a Kings,
His children can read and write,
And talk of men and things.
The other took no paper and
While strolling through the wood,
A tree fell down and broke his crown,
And killed him-"very good"
Why don't you take the papers?
Nor from the printers sneak,
Because you borrow from his boy
A paper every week.
For he who takes the papers, a
And pays his bill when due; ~
Can live in peace with God and man,
And with the printer too.
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Spiral Aotifs.


The Advertiser, having been restored to
health in few weeks, by a very simple remedy,
after having suffered several years with severe
lung affection, and that dread disease, Con-
sumption-is anxious TO make known to his
fellow-sutferers the means of cure.
To all who desire it, he will send copy of the
prescription used free of charge, with the di-
rections for preparing and using the same,
which they will md a SURE CURE FOR CONSUMP-
TIoN, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, etc. The object OF
the advertiser in sending the Prescription is TO
benefit the afflicted. and spread information
which he conceiveS to be invaluable; and he
hopes every sufferer willtry his remedy, as it
viii cost them nothing, and may prove bless
ing.
Parties wishing the prescription will please
address REV. EDWARD a. WILSON,
Williamsburg, Kings County, New York,
y27'69-ly
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THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY. for Novem-
Der Boston: Fields, Osgood & CO.., con-
tains: The Small Sins of Congress, by
James Parton; The Foe in the House
hold, by Caroline Chesebro; From the
Orient direct, by Albert S. Evans
Earthquakes of the Western United
States, by n. S. Shaler; Our Phil, by
Mrs Olive A. Wadsworth; A Dredging
Excursion in the Gulf Stream, by Mrs.
E. c. Agassiz In Memoriam; The In
crease of Human Life, by DIR. Edward
Jarvis; A Pedestrian Tour, by w. d.
Howells; the Brick Moon, by e. E.
Hale; Mohammed, by J. F. Clarke; the
Old Bankers of Florence, by II. T. Tuck
erman; Bonaparte-Humboldt, by Oil
yer Wendell Holmes; Reviews and lit
erary notices.
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sUBsCRIPTIoNs.-Is7o.
unnrr,,S ,1,c,hrxr nne vear

HARPER's MAGAZINE, one year.-..-........Si 60
An Erfrr C5py of either the MAGAZINF, WEEK
IY or BAZAAR iciU be supplied gTattsor ecey Ctu6
Of FIVE SUBSCRIBERS ct 81 20 each IN one remit
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Of Hdpers Periodicals, to one address J0r one
gear, $ ~. ...-
3ock Nual5ers can be supplied at any time.
A Gompete Set of Harpers Magazine, now
comprising 50 Volumes, ia neat cloth binding,
Will be sent by express, freight at expense of
purchaser for 81 . per volume. Single vol
umes by mail, postpaid, S3 co. Cloth cases, for
binding IS cents, by mail, postpaid.
The postage on Harper's Magazine is q cents
a year. which must be paid at the subscribers
pOst-office.
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AN AMERICAN E.dsG SHoT.-The
Cadiz Sentinel of last Week says:

Robert Wood, Esq, of Cadiz, shot an
American Eagle, on Tuesday oflast week
on the farm of Major Craig, two miles
east of Cadiz. Its weight was just ten
pounds, and 10 measured across the
wings, when spread out, feet 10 inches.
1t has terrible hooked claws and bill,
and has bee0 powerful bird. 1t is now
in possession of Mr.. H. Dallas. of this
place, who intends to stuff and preserve
it, and we trust that it will be placed on
exhibition in due time where it may
satisfy the wonder and curiosity of the
people of the county.
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Partition Notice.

L7LLEN PECK, Jane Hutchinson, Martha f.
T. Peck, Angeline Peck and William Peck,
all of Belmont county, OaiO, and John Peck,
Corydon Peck, Susannah Peck and George
Peck, all OF Louisa county, Iowa, Will take no.
tice that, on september 18th, lSJ9, in the Bel
mont county Common Pleas Court, Elizabeth
Peck filed q petition against them, demanding
partition OF about i've acres of land, (in two
tracJs.) both III Belmont county. First being
the land sold by James Henderson and wife, to
Northeast quarter of Section l, Township 5,
Range 4; the second adjo ming the first, former
ly owned by Brice scott, IN Section 81, Town
ship :, Range 5, both owned by David Peck at
his decease; and that at next term ofsaid Court,
the said Elizabeth Will apply for an order that
partition be made OF said premises.
ELIZABETH PECK.
Sept 80 1850 6w
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THE ORGAN that formerly belonged
to the Episcopal Church of this place,
and used laterly in the Presbyterian
Church, has been removed to the Ma
sonic Hall, and will be used to lead the
singing at the meetings of the order.
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Belmont County Bible Society.

The anniversary of the Belmont County bioie
Society, will be held in st. Clairsville, the mrs.
saturday and Sabbath in November the 0thaho
7th. The first meeting will be held In ihe u
Church, on Saturday afternoon at O'CLOCK
The anniversary proper Will take place III 'ne
Presbyterian Church, ON sabbath evening" az
6L O'Clock. Several addresses may pe eAp
on the occasion. Township societies will please
forward their reports at once.
j. GRANT, Sec'y.
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sCoURT.-Last week in noticing the
time of the commencement of the next
term of the Court Of Common Pleas, We
fixed it on the first day of November.
ces on the fifteenth of November.
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WE have sent out large number of
bills for ad vertising and job work during
rnfs wceis-and intend TO send ont bills
for subscription as. soon as we can get
them ready We hope our friends will
respond promptly and cheerfully to these
calls, as We have not been in the habit
of annoying very often in this way and
would not.now if We did not need the
money.
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WE call attention of our readers to the
new advertisements of Stone & Thomas
two of the most enterprising firms in
that city, and our readers who buy their
goods there should call at these estab-
iishmeutS
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AT last meeting Of the st. Clairsville
Building Association, the five shares of
stock advertised for sale in the name of
Henry Piper, were sold for S75. A loan
was sold at Is per cent. premium. The
meetings hereafter commence at six
O'clock
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Oct. 2l,3w.'
Notice to Bridge Builders,

| ClEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
| - Auditors office, IN 81. ClairSv1lle, until
noon on Thursday, Oct. IS, 60, for building Tu-
bular Wrought Iron Truss Bridge over Wheeling
Milen's old mill. said bridge To he 81 feet long
| in the clear, and road way Ii feet wide.
Bids will also be received at the same time
and place for doing the necessary mason work,
according TO the following specifications TO wit:
| The masonry to consist OF two abutments, to
be built of quarried free stone all face stone to
be not less than 10 inches thick, with beds equal
| to their thickness, and well bound together by
| headers at intervals of not to exceed 10 feet
apart in each course. Each stone To be dressed
| to true and even surface and laid in Range
work the face to be what is termed rock work.
with rough points broken of, and laid up1n the
of the Superintendent. The stone TO be laid in
well-tempered mortar, composed of two parts
of clean sharp sand to one of quick lime, 10 be
mixed at least three days before being used !;
and all masonry 10 have sufhclent quantity OF
hydraulic cement added Immediately before
used. Each course to be full grouted with a
proper portion of cement, of such conSiSten cy
as to allow it to run in and fill the wall COM
plete.
timber l. inches square and 20 feet long, cover
ed with two inch plank well spiked down with
six inch spikes. and to be sank 10 such depth aS
the superintendent may think necessary. The
abutmentS also to have coping on face and ends.
The wings at the upper end of the bridge to be
% feet long. Tine wings ut the lower end q! the
bridge to be 10 feet long.
An embankment necessary To be bid ON by
the yard. ANY excavations to be included In
tractor TO have the stone in the old 0hutmentS.
Any Golfer dam building or pumping water To
be included in the bid for stone work.
By order of Commissioners
AUDIroRs OFFICE, st. Cairsville, Sept. l6,, 80.
CIV.
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DURING the past season workmen
have been at work cleaning outthe side
drains along the National Road, and
otherwise improving 1t. This is well
enough as far as it goes, but the road
needs more stone and should have a
pretty thorough coating before winter
sets in, or il will be in bad condition be-
fore 81 ring.