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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

Doors AND SHOES, the finest Stock
ever brought to Knoxville, can be
found at J. Kinsel's Store, north side
Public Square. Also, Dry Goods in
great variety. All goods sold very
cheap. Come and see for yourselves.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

MAPLE EUGAR.-Mr. Amos Ruck.
man, Of Union Tp., has . grove Of
sugar naples; and last week, 'just for
amusement" he made 80 pounds of
fine sugar, besides several gallons Of
molasses, from the product of the
trees. Who says there's no sweetness
in this County. eh?
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

PERsoNAL.-On Tuesday last we
had the pleasure Of brief call from
Hon. J. B. Grinncll, who passed
through. town on some business which
we think will be hereafter shown to
have some interest for tile people of
this County, and Of which we shall
look for further particulars In due
gp0snu
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

AccIDENT.--Mrs. Ira Kelsey, CT
Summit Tp., . sister Of Treasurer
Baker, accidentally fell through cell
lar doorway in her residence last
Thursday, and was at least severely
bruised, though az to the full extent
OF the injuries received We have not
neen informed.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL REoRaANIzATIo

SUNDAY SCHOOL REORGANIZATION.
Democratic beg leave
through your columns to say that the
Union Sunday School of Sub-district
No. 10, Knoxville Township, reorgan-
lied on the 18th inst, by electing
Jesse Ross Supt.; Austin Hays Asst
Sup't; c. Croft Sec'y; w. i. Ross Lii
brarian and J. HI. Randall Treas.
The School meets at the Fee SCHOOL,
house every Sunday at o'clock. All
lovers of the Sabbath School are cor
daily invited to meet with 1t as often
as convenient.
The Class No. 10, of Knoxville Sta
ton meets at the same place immetli.
ately after Sunday School. K. X.
Woodruff leader; Samuel Myers, Asst.
Voter please copy.) G. CROFT.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

E. II. THIssEL, of Bellfontaine, one
ofthe original proprietors of the town,
has been a merchant there for about
Is years. We understand he il now
to emigrate to California.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

SALE.-Rev. p. r. Bonner last week
sold his town property here % 4less!
Maggie Brownlee, for Ss5 %. Mr. p.
expects to start To Ohio. with hle fsm;-
tly, In about two Yeska. Nv q 8
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

BIO WEIaHT.-On Saturday last
Daniel Marsh, ESQ.,, sold four steers,
4 years old, that weighed 6O50 lbs, for
S399, 80, making an average of 500, s2!
per head. Verify, stock raising pays.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

The ANNIvERsARY MEETING OF the
Old Settlers, here, on Monday next,
we hear promises to be quite grand
affair.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28
PELLA. Iowa, /
April p, 1870. !

MEssRs. SPERRY & BARKER,
Observation-Disclosures please
find $l.66 as per statement, together
with $500 for the next year. must
say l like your paper now flrstrate.
1t gives more and greater variety of
reading than any paper I know for
the same money. Truly Yours.
HERMAN F. BOUsQTET.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

CATTLE FOR SALE.-A fine Yoke OF
Work Oxen for sale. Inquire at the
Office Of STONE Il AYRES,
2w. Knoxville.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

Thank you, friend Herman. That's
the kind of letter to make glad an
EDITORS heart and encourage him to
continued effort.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

Conn 90 cts. in Knoxville market.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28

THE UNDERSIGNED have this day
u formed q copartnership, and will still
continue at the old stand, where they will bs
ready to supply their old customers, and all
who may favor them with their patronage.
A. NJ. CLARK.
II. B. COOPER,
J. CURTIS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31
GAINESVILLE Locals.

BOROUGH NOMINATIoNS.-The War
rem township Republican convention
met on Saturday 81 in Esqr. Meek's
office. The following nominations were
made: For Mayor, r. G. Graves; Clerk,
VIM. Il. Meek ; Treasurer, b. J. Hager
Marshall, J. Ii. Piper; Council, J. F.
Davis, N. Eddy, A. J. Alexander, Jessee
Jarvis, DIR. A. Plumly, John Bradfield.
IMPRevEMENTs.-N notwithstanding the
dullness of the times GAINESVILLE still
improves. Messrs J. r. Hutt and Bro.
are erecting = public hall; the audience
room will be 40 by 20 feet, there will be
two store rooms on the first floor. The
building will be of brick and when COM
pleted will be fine addition to the
town. Several other fine business
rooms are in course of erection. A new
planning mill, sash aud door factory, will
likewise be erected the coming season.
The business prospects are highly ell
couraging.
MORAL LIMPRovEMENT.-T temper
ance organizations here are doing a no.
BILE work. During the last year many
well known habitual drunkards have
been transformed into affectionate hus-
bands and fathers and good law abiding
citizens through their earnest labors.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31

GOVERNOR JEWELL, in addressing the
Republican Convention of Connecticut,
thus alludes to work accomplished by
the Republican party: at has enranci-
pated a race; it has taken 1000, 900 of
people from slavery; it has made them
feee; it has made them citizens; and,
thank God, within month il will have
given then all the right which belong
to citizens. 1t has given free home
stead to every bona fide settler on the
public domain-a measure which it was
impossible for the friends of the labor
ing men to carry through Congress
under Democratic rule. 1t has estab-
lished the integrity of the nation for
all time to come and beyond all per-
adventure, whether attacked by for
efgn foes or traitors in our midst. 1t has
established the fact that republican
form of government is the strongest
possible, as, owing to the intelligence
and patriotism of it's citizens, its produc-
ing class can be the most easily convert
ed into offensive or defensive material.
1t has made the assertion of the Decfa-
ration of Indendence, that all men are
created equal, and were endowed with
the rights of life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness, a living reality, so
that now all persons, of whatever race
or nation, are or soon will be over this
country, exactly equal before the law.
Having accomplished this much, it is
now turning its attention to tho meas
ures ofpeace and progress which the
exigencies of the times demand"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31

A committee, under the direction of
Hon. John Allison, Register of the
Treasury, has been engaged for some
weeks past examining The securities OF
National Banks in the custody of Treas
urer Spinner, and verifying and COM
pairing the books of the Treasurer and
Comptroller with the securities on de-
posit. This is the first thorough exam
ination and comparison which have
been made of the accounts, as kept by
the two officers, and the committee. VINO
have just completed this tedious aud
difficult task, have reported that the
books of both officers and the securities
on deposit agree in every particular, and
that the present system of checks and
balances is excellent.
The result of this examination is very
satisfactory TO both offices, and highly
cre5itable to the Department.
1t appears from the report that there
are deposited with the Treasurer to
secure the circulation of 1864 banks six
per cent. coin bonds, S220, $50 ,450; five
per cent. coin bonds, S94, 46S, 900; six per
cent. currency bonds, 1861 900. Total,
S342, 33S4 30. To secure the Government
deposits in liz banks, designated as de-
positOries, there are deposited with the
Treasurer bonds amounting to S17,-
63S, 500.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31
Steam Suspended.

The New York correspondent of the
Boston Journal describes a new inven-
tiou for displacing steam by electricity,
aud says that lathes. planning machines
aud other mechanical arrangements are
driven by this power. To run an engine
OF twenty-horse power by this invention
would require only space of three feet
long. Two feet wide and two feet high.
The cost per day would be thirty-five
cents. On a steamship no coal would be
required, and the space now used for
coal and machinery could be used for
cargo. The stubborn resistance of elec-
tricity to mechanical use heretofore has,
it is believed, been overcome. A con-
tinuous battery has been secured and
other difficulties removed, principally
through the coil OF the magnet. If the
invention works as well on the large
scale as it does on the machinery to
which it is now applied, steamships will
soon ply the ocean under the new pro-
peIling power. A machine of great
capacity is being constructed and will
soon be ol exhibition in New York.
The whole thing, mighty enough to
carry Curarder to Liverpool, can be
secured in a small trunk.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31
Bcllatre Locals.

One of the great needs of q town like
Bellaire i. a comfortable hospital. The
great amount oftravel through of neces-
sity brings to us temporarily o great
amount ofsuffering mortality that needs
care and attention.. Hotels are not the
place for sick people and private families
are not provided with the appliances to
render invalids comfortable. A true
christian feeling should prompt imme-
diate measures to put up such building
as would be suitable. An illustration
of the necessity Of something of the kind
was seen upon our streets the other day:
a man with a wife and two small child
rem were passing through; the man took
sick ard sunk upon the pavement help
less. For want of a better place he was
removed to the city hall, purse was
raised for him and he was sent on home
as soon as he could travel.
WE have very little actual pauperism
in our town or township. At the an
nual settlement of the township trus-
tees the fact was ELECTED that only one
hundred dollars had been spent for the
poor aud all demands upon their boun-
ty had been promptly met. This with a
population of 5000 does pretty well.
Work upon the arches of the II. r.
Bridge has been commenced and is be-
ing prosecuted with vigor; the defective
pier has been raised to the ground and
will be Immediately rebuilt. | under
stand that the whole work will be Wig
orously prosecuted this summer.
OUR Democratic brethren had a
nominating meeting on Saturday last,
aud rs usual had many offers to serve
the people (fOr consideration.) They
selected the old incumbents excepting
the Assessor. What kind of satisfaction
the ticket will give will be made APP
parent on election day, no doubt. The
nominees were:
Trustees, james Kelsey, VIM. Tarbit,
Morris Davis; Treasurer, II. Butte, Clerk
f. Suith, Assessor, f.. b. Winans,
Jehn Nc Cormick and
Drungan. The town nominations are, for
Mayor, George Crisswell; Councilmen,
b. Strobell, G. Kernes, john Rigelow,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31

The Philadelphia Ledger says: 1t has
already been stated that the State of
Massachusetts, in the payment of prin-
cipal and interest of its debt proper,
maturing within the present year, will
CONFORM to the decision OF the Court,
and pay in coin. Several of the compa-
MES in New England have given notice
that their maturing debt will be met in
like payments. One company in this
city that had previously decided to dis
regard the decision, has since changed
its determination, and now pays in iull
in gold And we have the announce
ment that the Chancellor of New Jersey,
zone of the ablest lawyers in the country,
decided, on Saturday last, at Trenton,
that both the principal and interest due
on a mortgage made and dated prior to
February 25, 1862, the date of the Legal
Tender act, must be paid in lawful gold
and silver coin, if required by the mort
gage, and the decree was made accord
ingIy. All these movements are con-
firmatoIy of the position that the de-
cision of the Court is sound, and will be
conformed TO willingly or by enforce
ment of the law.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31

Geo. Callen, A. Maran aud P. Sherry /;
Recorder Robt. Dubois; Treasurer, H.
Butte Marshall, John Mccormick.
THE Republicans will probably have a
meeting during the week, and put a
ticket in the field.
J.B. SMITH Esq. will start this Tues
day. evening to Memphis Tenn. His
business viii detain him two or three
weeks.
A MAGNIFICENT line of steamers has
been established to run between Cincin-
natl and Pittsburgh, equal to any that
have ever been upon the river, rendering
travel by river a perfect luxury, when
the stage of water in the river permits.
The Major Anderson passes down this
evening !; it does one good to see her ap-
partments anG accommodations Tor
travellers tempting us to take trip
way down the river" Long may she
wave.
On Thursday evening last son OF
Mr.. Patrick Linsky, about eight years
of age, had his foot. mashed under the
wheels of a car 1t was so mangled as
to necesitate amputation i'll part.
THE heavy rains of Saturday and
Sunday have caused another rise in the
river, enabling all kinds of craft to ply
freely.
REV. r. r. HIGHLEYMAN was in town
last week on visit. He preached in
the NJ. E. Church on Sunday. The Rev.
]. II. Berry has been holding series of
meetings at the Disciples Church-The
new Church of that denomination will
soon be ready for occupancy.
IT has been determined to build a new
school house in the West Wheeling
school district. The intentiQR is to build
good one, suitable to the growing needs
of the district. Bids will be received as
per advertisement.
DIR. GRAFTON is putting up building
in old Bellaire for residence and place
of business. That part of our town is
rapidly improving.
MEssRs. HoGE, SHEETS & CowEN pro-
pose building banking house OH Second
street the coming Summer. They are
determined to keep pace with the growth
Of the town. The business like manner
with which this institution has been
conducted has rendered it very popular
among us and we hope profitable. Full
implicit reliance can be placed in their
integrity and in their prompt attendance
to all business in their line, entrusted to
them.
MR.. LINDLEY HOGE has ope media first
class Grocery on Belmont street, and
initiated the movement toward specie
payment by passing out silver change.
We hope to see this practice general.
WE have two Hardware stores here
with heavy stocks laid in this spri ng !;
every thing in that line can Pc procured
as cheap here as in in any replace !;
Messrs. Nc Gregor and the Messrs. Nell
son can be found at all times on duty
ready and obliging. Their gro wing
business attests their popularity.
SPARTAN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31
Maine has by law directed the pay
ment of her old debts in hard money.

Maine has by law directed the pay
ment of her old debts in hard money.
An unusually large reduction of the
public debt is expected for this month.
Receipts have been full and expenses
small
A fire in Maumee City, Ohio, Sunday
morning destroyed the Washington
wooden mills. Loss on building, ma
chinery and stock S60,000. Insurance
S3S, 500. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
The Democracy now have splendid
opportunity of ascertaining exactly
"aohat tkey aUM do tohen the 6ldck man
conaess 2" 1t is astonishing to note how
the tone of their most bitter journals has
been Modified.
"A citizens Convention was held at
the Opera House, Columbus, Ohio, Sat
urday afternoon, which nominated full
city and township ticket in opposition
to the regular DemocI attic ticket. 1t was
participated in by prominent Democrats
and Republicans.
Pierre Soule died at New Orleans, last
Saturday.
The trouble IN the Democratic ranks
in New York continue and are increas-
ing.
Twelve men were frozen to death i'm
Northwestern Iowa during the severe
storm of the 18th.
The report that the Virginia Legisla-
ture intended to repeal the ratification
of the XVIII Amendment is contradict
ed.
The storm of Sunday caused much
havoc in the Southern and interior pDr-
ton of the State of New York. Des-
truction to farm houses and other pro-
perty at different points in the interior
is reported.
The bill to admit the State of Texast to
representation was passed 10y Il party
vote-yess At. nays IL. The bill as pass
ed is exactly similar to the bill admit
ting Virginia and Mississippi.
The Committee Of Ways and Means
expect to report the Funding Bill dur
ing the present week. The National
Bank interests are yet industriously at
work to defeat the clause concerning the
National Banks.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31
Johnstown, Pa, March 26, 1870.
UN1oNrowN OaIo, March %, 1870.


The whisky vendors and their friends
wish ito publish the names Of persons
purchasing of them, amount sold to diff.
ferent members of churches professed
temperance families etc., with name of
best customers.
1t is thus they befriend those whom
they have almost ruined, those for whom
they have professed friendship, merely
il seem that they might destroy theiI
happiness in this world, and ue the
means of their torment in the world to
come. The villain slias been partially
unmasked by that sentence and all who
read it will see him more plainly as
he is.
But his victims are easily found with
odt any effort on his part to betray
them, for, intemperance like the red
ploughshare of ruin has gone under
almost every hearthstone, and its bane-
full shadow has fallen across almost
every threshold, and fingers thece Like
the footprints of unutterable woe.
They delight to boast of a victimized
"church member"-a member ola "pro-
fessed temperance family" They glory
over the fall of a poor wavering brother,
who cannot understand that "consist-
ency and firmness in the right command
the respect even of the vile." They
will flatter him, and fawn upon him
until they get him in their power, and
then will publish his name throughout
the length and breadth of the land, and
that he was their "best customer To
all who have not been overcome by their
influence, We say, pass not the threshold
of their groggeries, yield not to the
many temptations thrown in your way,
use your influence TO have the elections
held in some other building, and your
business transacted in some other place
than groggery, disgrace not your re-
ligious profession or family connection
by associaJing with murderers, as those
who sell Intoxicating drinks surely are.
70 those who have departed from the
path of right, we say, return to your
church and family instantly before the
vipers who a:e leading you, make you
what they are themselves, worse, for
tney cad make almost Anything that is
bad; they can convert an honorable
man into a dishonorable one, an affec-
t!onate fat Ter and husband into fiend,
loving son and brother into a beast
yes! they can change a domestic para
disc into something as rayless and cheer-
less as an Egyptian night. They stand
at the head of crime. Read the confess
sions of those who bave been put to
death as punishment for crime, and
you will find that in almost every in
stence, whisky venders have been the
first cause. They have walked before
Their victims as it were to the very gall
lows, and worse, they have consigned
their souls to hell, for, mo drunkard
shall enter tine kingdom OF heaven. J.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31
COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Belmont Chronicle.
From Conference.
BY REV. F. 1. SWANEY.

BY KEW. r. L. SWANE1.
From Morristown to Bridgeport we
found the National road much out of re-
pair. At the Belmont House, we found
good accommodations and pleasant
Proprietor. Our trip from Bridgeport
to Pittsburgh was rendered pleasant by
Mr.. Stevenson, the most gentiema-ly
Conductor we ever met with. Excur-
sion rates were granted to us on the
Pittsburgh Central Railroad On this
Railroad wehaSe just enjoyed, las whole
Conference, free ride TO Altoona and
back.
The mountain scenery was cold, wild,
aai beautiful. The rocks mostly dip
ped toward the east. 1t is a matter
OF wonder with US how so many persons
can dig living out of the p0S. hin soil
Of these mountains. We tried to get a
dish of oysters in Altoona, but being
told there was not a temperance eating
house in the city, we gave up the chase.
The NJ. E. Church in Johnstown,
where our present Conference is held, is
a substantial stone building, it contains
an audience room, chapel. lecture room,
and five class rooms. The audience
room is lighted by seventy-eight gas
burners. The cost of the church was
about S75, 900. Our conference has a
pleasant sessiOn-and yet sad by the
death of Bishop Thomson. Appropri-
ate memorial services were held by the
Conference to-day at 10 o. block, the same
hour his funeral took place in Della
ware, Ohio.
Johnstown, Pa. March 26, 1870.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31
c.pITaI. I.PCyIsKMENT.

The first case OF capital punishment
in this county occurred last Thursday,
in the execution OF Thomas Carr. A
more brutal murder never was commit
ted. than that for which he has been eX-
euted, and more worthy subject never
became the victim of capital punish
Iuent /, and we have few tears OF sympa-
thy to shed over his punishment. But
in the name of reason, common sense,
and the christian sentiment Of an en-
lightened civilization, we protest against
these legal murders. We are opposed
to capital punishment because We be-
iieve that the great ends of all punish
ment, the prevention of crime and the
reformation of the criminal can be bet
.er attained in another way, Because
we believe that instead oFpreventing
CRIME, the execution of criminals
rarely convicted because OF the charac-
ter of the punishment-tends toencour-
age crime, or rather to develop the spirit
that breeds criminals.
Since the conviction and sentence OF
Carr, two murders have been committed
in Belmont county. His expected ex-
ecution has had no effect in preventing
crime, while it has had very demoral-
izing effect upon this community. If
the punishment of his crime had been
imprisonment in the penitentiary, the
community would have been saved the
continued annoyance resulting from the
movements in the Supreme Court and
elsewhere to avoid his execution, and
the long kept up excitement and de-
moralized state of public feeling that
has so annoyed the town and neighbor-
hood for months proceeding lis execu-
tion. The criminal would have had a
much better opportunity for repentance
and preparation for death, and, in the
meantime, could have been doing some
thing for the benefit of community, and
the county would have been saved from
the baleful effects Of his infamous and
basely untrue confession. The misera-
Bic wretch had hardly passed into an
oluei "oiiu ucioio lHo yodHS HSA anu
boys of the town and country were sup
piled with this overdrawn picture OF
real and imaginary crimes. A picture
SO drawn as to presentsthe author as a
hero rather than great criminal. Who
can measure tho evils that may flow
from the perusal of this chapter of false
hood and fact, so told as to make its
chief actor a hero rather than crimi-
nal?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31

THE Washington correspondent OF
the Columbus Journal is trying to imi-
tate Don Piatt in abusing leading Re
publicans in Congress. 1t may be very
gratifying to the editors of the Journal
to have such Washington letters as are
only quoted from by Democratic news
papers or such Republican papers as are
edited by disappointed aspirants for office,
but we do not think that such letters
add very much to the popularity Of the
Journal viii the party OF which it pur-
ports 10 be the central organ.