Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

friends are den0uncing Repaplicaps ioi
voting for John A. Bingham. The
thirteen Democrats who did the same
thing in Richland township, will take
their part of these bitter denunciations.
r, E. Chambers ran o6 ahead OF his
ticket in this County, yet, was by no
means the choice of the psrty-receiv-
ing but IL out of 50 votes of his own
,,ouuty at the Cambridge Convention.
Democrats have but little room for
charging Republicans with servile at
tachment to party.
McCIung, through personal impopu-
larity was defeated by III votes. zen.
Schenck will cor test the election OF
Campbell whose majority has been re
duced to 81. The official returns from
one township in Butler County will
most probably be set aside as illegally
polIed. This poll was 200 and will elect
Schenck. The Soldiers at the Home
near Dayton, were not allowed to vote
and upon the grounds of the right to do
SO, since the Home has been given to
the State, Campbell will most likely
lose his seat. The Republican losses in
Indiana and Pennsylvania did not sur
prise us. Such have occurred at the
elections which took place two years
previous to the Presidential election for
the last thirty years. The election OF
Mr. Wales of the Alliance District, vice
Gen. Potts resigned, will secure to Re-
publicans the redistricting of the Coun-
ties in this State, which takes place this
year.
Official returns from eighty-fve coun-
ties in Ohio and reported figures from
the remaining counties give Sherwood,
for Secretary of State, 221.7 200 votes,
Heisley 3O4 ,979 votes, and Odell (Prohi-
bition candidate) 2,S44 votes. Sher-
woods majority over Heisley 16,73O;
over both Heisley and Odell 13, ,S87.
The Republican loss in Ashtabula
county is 1,412. The total vote in the
State is 429, ,532. falling off in vote OF
last year Of 35,76O. Campbell (Dem.)
has 54 over Schenck for Congress in
Third District. Lamison (Dem.) has
3,O99 majority in the Fifth District.
Foster (Rep.) has 776 majority in the 9th
District. Bingham (Rep.) has AIT ma
jority in the 18th District, and Amber
tRep.) 2,l77 majority in the 18th Dis
trict.
The resignation of Gen. Cox has
brought forth considerable comment
from politicians everywhere. President
Grant is censured for his treatment o.
the Secretary, and for listening to the
advice of such political tricksters 81
Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania. The
professed reason for his resignation il
his inability to live upon the salary al
lowed him. 1t is probable that this hao
something to do with it, as he declared
several months ago, his intention to re
sign unless furnished with residence
in Washington. A siot is expected in
New York city when the election come:
off. The-last census has revealed some
gross frauds by which the Democratic
party have kept in power for the last ter
years. An effort will be made by United
States officers for an honest election anG
the city authorities will favor resistance
The Mayer has already subdiyided the
precincts in order to avoid detection by
means OF the census returns. There j,
some danger of division among the Re
publicans Of the State, and Greeley j:
trying to heal the breach by announcing
himself responsible for the nomination
ofGen. Woodward.
In the Social Circle topics of conyer.
sation have been. various. The policy o.
Courts allowing husbands to avengs
their wrongs by taking the law into
their own hands, is becoming question
able. The Cleveland murder case will
be one of unusual interest. DIR. Galen'
tine is now in Jail awaiting his trial, iol
the murder of DR.. Jones who was charg.
ed with the seduction of Galentine'.
wife, during the absence of the husband
from the city. The woman, in hel
weakness, though charging DR.. Jones
with using force in the accomplishment
Of his purpose, refused to testify agains
him when brought to trial. Nothing il
palmer than she was an accomplice anc
equally guilty as her paramour. With
out much alteration DIR. Galentine sho
DR.. Jones, who died in about 10 minutes
What will be done with the murderer
The judgment of the press is that lit
tie iudicious hanging would induce hus
bands to be little more considerat,
when they find somebody else too init
mate with their spo -ses. A few day
since that much injured man McFar
land was fished out of the cutters dead
drunk. His bloated, beastly::carcass wa
locked up for ten days. Richardson wa
shot and justice was rendered by settin,
free his murderer.
Theodore Tilton has brought down tn
thunders of the press upon his head fo
charging DR.. Fulton, minister of tn
Gospel and strong advocate of Temper
ance, with drinking beer.
Women at the PoIls-The Election IL
Wyoming.
The first general election held il
Wyoming Territory at which womel
voted, occurred on the 9Th inst. A cor
respondent writing from Cheyenne
describing some of the scenes and Incl
dents, says:
The ladies very generally availe,
themselves of their newly-aceuire,
right of franchise. Even the fame,
women here were out to a man. Tw,
ladies had been put ON the Republican
ticket-one for County Clerk, and tn
other for School Superintendent. Ala