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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-03-31
Attention. Attention,
BOUNTYy

ID Y a decision Of the supreme Court Of the
ID United states lately obtained an Sold
iers who volunteered before July 22d, 1861, to
serve Two aud, Three Years, and were dis
charged for disease before the expiration Of
two years, are entitled to one Hundred Dol
lart bounty the same asih they had served
their full term Of enlistment or been dis
charged because OfWoundB. All persons who
think they are entitled, under this decis-
charges to the undersigned. who will be
pleased to obtain the same for them.
THOMAS. D. McELWAIN,
United States Gain Agent Z O. Is
0FFICE-Over Greene a GREEN'S Hard-
ware Store, Washington c. H., Ohio.
March q, $50 lstf
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-03-31

The Postotilces ut Lebanon and
1horrtown, Indiana, were robbed,
on the night of the 23d, Of stamps,
cash and letters Tho thieves were
captured by Tie activity Of the cit.
iznns OF Lehanons They are be-
lieyed to be Chicago thieves, and 3
part ofagang who are now engaged
n robbing small postoillees IN the
West "
- Forty thousand negroes viii
vote in Maryland,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06

Hancock county, Ohio, has, for several
years, been obstinately Democratic -
There three county Treasnrers have
proved defaulters, in succession, the last
of these having disappeared recently,
leaving the county short from thirty to
sixty thousand dollars. In the same
county the last Democratic Sheriff prov
ed defaulter for So 900, and the Demo-
cratic County Commissioners kindly
gave the people an opportunity to. vote a
tax to pay the amount, but the people
declined to do it, In the Democratic
county of Franklin the Treasurer prov
ed defaulter, and was removed from
office, but has not been prosecuted. In
the Democratic stronghold, Butler coun-
ty, the Treasurer took upon himself to
use the public money, and the Treasury
was found empty, when it should have
contained over hundred thousand dol
lars in greenbacks. In the Democratic
city of New York stealing is reduced to
a system, and Democratic officials pock-
ct several million dollars of the public
money annually. These things happen
where the party has undisputed control,
and the practiceshould be considered by
the people who are invited to help the
Democracy obtain control of County,
State and National Governments.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
If.

If Robert Chambers had been in Con-
gress during tie war, and if the power
of the Government had beer welded
by such men as he,-to-day Jefferson
Davis would be the President of the
Southern .Confederacy.
Instead of reducing the national debt,
as we are now doing, at the rate of more
than a hundred millions year, we would
be paying the same amount to support
standing army to keep peace between
the two sections.
Instead of freedom being proclaimed
throughout the length and breadth ofthe
land, every Marshal of our poor North
ern Government would be slave hunt
er for Southern arristocrats, as in days
of yore.
Instead of being aigreat and powerful
nation, as we are to-day, commanding
the respect of the world, we wound be
two, or perhaps three, petty States, quar-
reling at home and despised abroad.
All men of all parties have reason to
be thankful that thus far we have been
spared the destiny to which such men
would lead us. Shall we trust them for
the future? Shall we send such aman
as Chambers to congress? Never! Never!!
-lCadiz Republican.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
Sl50,4I9.7S

Increase in IS69-70 ..... sl5O,4I9.7S
The increase is over 800 per cent.
In 1860 the total collections on the Tax
Duplicate for all purposes, State,
County, School, Township and corpora
ton, amounted to Sll5, 20 being
$50, oil, ,49 less than was spent this ear
for County expenses alone. And it must
be borne in mind that the above show
ing does not include the amount expend-
ed for Macadamizing roads, for the
amount of S97 1927 81, in addition to the
above was expended for that purpose,
making the aggregate amount expended.
by the Commissioners for County, poor,
bridge, building and pike purposes
S273, ,079, so, being 1876 per cent. or $751;
639, so more than the total amount COL
Iected on tax duplicate for alt purposes
under the "Black Republican party"
in 1S60-61.
Now if this boasting retrenchment
party can do this much by way of crush
ing out the life and substance of the
taxpayers, in the administration of a
little county, what might they not be
expected to do if they had control of the
State or Nation?
When Judge Chambers comes among
you to talk about the eXtravagance of
the Republican party. just ask him; Gas
our friend Criswell would say "How
about them" County expenditures?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
CHOOSE YE BELWEEN THEM!

G. l.. Vallandigham becomes indi-
gnant when charged with having said
that "before any troops should go from
his district to coerce the South they
must first march over his dead body.'
But the Hon. Joseph II. Barrett asserts
that the threat was made by Vallandig-
ham in the city of Washington in the
winter of 1850; that it happened at a
conference of Ohio men, and that he
wrote an account of the meeting to the
Gazette on the following day which was
the first publication of the dead body"
story.
There was nothing in that statement
at variance with Vallandigham's con-
duct, and if the rebellion had been a
success he would not dare to deny it.
This reminds us of a story tie Hon.
Samuel Gallo way tells. During the war,
while maxim patriotic speech, man
on the outskirts of the crowd shouted
for JEFF Davis. Galloway obtained the
name of the man, and recollected him.
Recently met him in Columbus, when
this conversation occurred:
Galloway-How are you Mr.. Jones?
Jones--You seem to know me?
Galloway-Oh, yes, know you. You
recollect the meeting at-during the
war, when you shouted, from benin a
tree, for jeff. Davis. took you name
down, and have not forgotten you.
Jones-You are mistaken in the per-
son.t 1t aUns nay cousin, and he is dead
1t is pity Vallandigham has not a
dead cousin to whom he can attribute
the ''dead body" speech.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
Democratic Figuring.

The st. Clairsville Gazette of last week
has some of the richest figuring we
have seen lately. 1t is as follows:
During the first year of Grants ad-
ministration S40S, 831 ,372, AZ was collect"
ed from the people in the shape OF taxes.
In the last year of Johnson's admins
tration, taxes to the amount of S37O, ,945,
747 81 were received, that is the people
are taxed S37 ,SS7, ,652,2l more under
Grant than under Johnson, and the
Radical campaign song now Is NOW we
have reduced the taxes"
That is a simple acknowledgment, as
plain as it can be made, that Andy
Johnson and his Democratic appointees
failed in the collection of the revenue to
the amount of nearly thirty-eight mill
lions of dollars. The total assessments
for Johnson's last year were greater than
those for the first year ofGrant's admin
istration, and the receipts ought to have
been greater had the revenue been
faithfully collected. According to such
Democratic reasoning, the greater the
failure in Andy Johnson to collect the
revenue, the lighter the taxes would fall
on the people. But we trust that the
Gazette will not forget that the public
debt was increased twenty millions of
dollars during Johnson's last year; and
if that thirty-seven millions, and more,
had been collected, as it should have
been, the debt would have been reduced
at least seventeen millions.
The fact in the comparison, and the
point that Democratic papers would
cover up if they could, is, that under
Grants Administration, with lighter
assessment, a close collection of revenue
and economic expenditure, the public
debt has been reduced in eighteen
months, one hundred and seventy mill
lions of dollars, the increase of receipts
during that time, as compared with the
last eighteen months of Johnson s term,
being over eighty millions, and
the decrease of expenditures nearly
eighty-three millions. With such ia
vorable results, from an honest Admin
istration, Congress reduced the taxes
last Summer about eighty millions of
dollars, and that is why some Democrat
ic papers undertake such desperate
figuring.
Suppose the Treasurer of Belmout
county should fail to collect the taxes
assessed, by several thousand dollars,
would brother Heaton commend him
for relieving the p, ople of that county
from the burdens of taxation ?-Cadiz
Republican.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
Belmont County, Court of
Com mon Pleas
NOTICE. IN PARTITION

NOIlCE IN PAhIII1ON.
,NEORGE W. BARNES, Petitioner vs.. Hester
VI Ann Probasco and John Probasco, her hus-
band, of Marshall County, West Virgil Sally
NJ. Barnes, Adaline Hatcher, Louisa Rinker,
James A. Rinker, her husband, of Belmont
County Ohio (adults) and Henry Close, George
A. Close Annabel Close, Mary Close, Emma
Close Coraine I. Close John Close, Addison 7.
Rinker George W. Rinker and Anna Rinker,
OF Belmont County. Ohio, (minors) defendants.
The above named defendants, are hereby no.
1870, the above named petitioner field petition
in the Clerks Office of the Common Pleas
Court of Belmont County, Ohio praying for
partition of the following descrcribed real
estate, situated in Richland Township, Bel
mont County, Ohio. being part of Sections and
9; Township, Range 4, containing 9l15 acres
more or less; being the tract of land of which
Ann Barnes, late of said County, died seized,
and now in the occupancy of the defendant,
James A. Rinker, particularly desert bed in said
petition. Said petition alleges that said par
ties own interests in said premises follows:
said George w. Barnes, Hester Ann Probasco,
Sally NJ. Barnes AdaIIne Hatcher and Louisa
Rinker, each one undivided seventh part.
said Henry Close, George \. Close, Annabel
Close, Mary Close, Emma Close, Lorraine #.
Close and John Close zach one undivided forty
ninth part.
Said Addison I. Rinker, George W. Rinlxer
and Anna Rinker, each one undivided twenty
first part.
said petition VIII be for hearing at the next
term of said Court, commencing November l,
1870.
GEORGE W. BARNES, Petitioner.
By d. q. T. CowES, his Atty.
Sep Is, lS70-6w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY!!
HoW OUR TAXES ARE L0W-
Erred,
OUR EIPE.V;S ES RE-
DUCED,
Under DEMOCRATIC
RULE.
Brief Chapter for Taxpayers to Study
Before the October lection

Our readers have heard much from
Democratic sources about BLACK Re-
publican" extravagances and high taxes.
We propose to give them few facts
upon theseinteresting subjects that they
can fully understand and appreciate, as
they come home to them in very
forcible way.
In Belmont County in 1S6O-61. Geo.
Bethel, Jonathan t. Schofield and VIM.
Wilkison Jour present candidate) Were
the County Commissioners, and c. L.
Poorman the County Auditor. That
administration wasa purely BLACK Re-
pubIican" affair, and we propose to
compare the expenditures of the County
under it, with the expenditures under
the present retrefachnient administration
of genuine slow tax" democrats.
We:shall merely cite the expenditures
under the four items of County, Poor,
Bridge and Bnilding fund, that are an
der The control of the Commissioners and
auditor, and for which they are respon-
sible.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06

Since the Republican party came into
power, grants for similar purposes have
been made as follows:
But the policy of granting lands in aid

But the policy granting lands in aid
of public improvements in States had
been adopted long before the era of rail-
ways. In 1927, nearly a million and a
half acres were granted to the State of
Indiana in trust for the Wabash and
Erie Canal-a work which hid a vast
deal to do with the settlement and de-
velopment of that State, but which is
now, by reason of the changed condition
of affairs, of but little value, save for the
purposes of water-power, to which it
ought to be devoted. Similar grants
were made to Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin,
and Michigan, there having been 8, ,7O5,
9S6 acres thus granted before the Repub-
since There have also been grants to
wagon roads, amounting to something
over two and quarter million acres.
The different bills granting these
lands were none of them carried by par
tisan votes. Thus the Illinois Central
grant was supported in the Senate by Is
Democrats and s Wings, Democrats
and the same number of Wings voting
against it. In the House it was sup
ported by 60 Wings and Al Democrats,
43 Democrats ane 81 Wings voting
against it. He who did the most to plan
the measure and engineer it shrough
Congress, was Stephen A. Douglas. The
policy thus inaugurated in respect to
railway grants, has since been constant
ly carried out. That it has been of the
greatest value in the settlement and de-
velopment of the country, no one pre-
tends to dispute.
1t was, doubtless. in view of the vast
benefits that had been conferred upon
the country through this policy, that the
national conventions of 1850 all demand
ed the construction of railway to the
Pacific. The fourth resolution of the
Douglas platform declared in favor of
aid to such a road, saying
il was zone of the necessities of the
age" The seventh resolution Of the
Breckenridge platform declared for the
building Of the road. "at the earliest
practical moment" The sixteenth res
olution. of the Republican platform de-
clared that such road was imperatively
demanded by the interests of the whole
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06

not more than one hundred, men, wo-
men, and children. From correspon-
dent at Jefferson we learn that their
speeches at that place consisted in a
doleful lameutation over the condition
of the people who are so terribly op-
pressed, and who can find n possible
relief but in sending the indomitable
Robert E. to Congress. They went
over their rigmarole in favor of repudia-
tion, denouncing the national banks,
favoring free trade and pauper's wages,
and ended up with a dissertation on
borax, chalk, and wooden screws
lCadiz Republican.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
Splendid Record of the Republican
Party.

Splendid Record of the Republican
Party.
1t abolished slavery
1t established, Universal Suffrage
IL gave Liberty to all sectionsI
1t protected the Civil Rights of all
men!
1t defeated Reputation
Itgave Republican Government to the
SouthI
1t built the Pacific Railroad.
1t passed the Homestead lawI
ItOpened New Roads into the unin-
habited public domain!
1t secured Pensions and Homesteads
to the Union Soldiers!
1t has reduced the National Debt
one hundred and seventy millions in
eighteen months, thus certainly secur-
ing the extinction of the whole debt in
less than fifteen years!
1t has Reduced Taxation eighty mil
lions of dollars in one bill
1t has passed a Revenue Tariff with
full incidental protection to American
Labor!
1t has reduced the prospective interest
on the National Debit
COMPARED wILH THE DISASTROUS
RECORD OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Sympathy with the Rebellion
Devotion to SlaveryI
Hostility to Universal Suffrage!
Prosecution of the Freed Peoplel
Opposition to the Civil Rights bill!
Favorable to Reputation!
Averse to the Reduction of the Debt
Votes in Congress against Reducing
TaXationi
Preiudiced against Union SoldiersI
Committed to Low Wages and Free
Trade!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06

8 While the American Free Trade Leag-
ue are engaged in the business of pub
fishing and distributing Free Trade
documents, and making appointments
for Prof. Perry, their great spokesman
the working men of England impelled
by the savage tooth of hunger are hold
ing meetings and framing,,memorials, to
Parliament, demanding protection.
Their employers, not to be behind hand
in the matter, have formed themselves
into Reciprocity Associations" for the
purpose of giving lectures, printing
tracts, &C., showing that the decline of
British Industry is to be attributed sole
ly to the free trade policy adopted by the
Government. The workingmen demand
relief from system that produces pau
perism, pinching hunger, and crime
The owners on their side allege that the
experiment of Free Trade has reduced
one in every twenty of the population
to pauperism, and driven thousands of
skilled workmen from the country
They find themselves competing with
France, Germany and Belgium at DIS
advantage, and hint that the emigration
that is confined chiefly to the operative
class will shortly, unless Parliament
afiords-a speedy relief from the present
condition of affairs, extend to the capital.
They say in effect, Bad as the present
of affairs is, it will be worse,
unless you afford us protection. Unless
we are protected from foreign competi-
ton, We will take our capital to those
where the great principles of
trade are better understood
and where industry is appreciated
England is learning the truth of Ma
poleon's aporism, Though an empire
were made of adamant, free trade would
grind it to the DUST" and we may take
timely warning.-[ Pittsburgh Review
and Price Current.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06

A SLIGHT TRY."-War has
its jokes and merrimept, but the come
dies of war are often more dreadful than
the tragedies of peace. Frederick in
his works records the following incident,
which he narrates as slight pleasant
ry. to relieve the readers mind"
The Prussians had detached post at
Smirzitz. The little garrison there was
much harassed by lurking bands of
Austrians, who shot their sentries, cut
off their supplies, and rendered it al
most certain death TO any who ventured
to emerge from the ramparts. Some
inventive genius among the Prussians
constructed q straw man, very like
life, representing sentinel with his
shouldred musket. By series of ropes
this effigy was made to move from right
to left, as if walking his beat. A we'll
armed band of Prussians then hid in a
thicket near by.
Ere long company of Austrian scouts
From a distance they
eyed the sentinel, moving to and fro as
be guarded his post. .Asharp-shoter crept
near, and taking deliberate aim at his
victim, fired. A twitch upon
the rope caused the image to fall fiat.
The whole band of Austrians, with
shout, rushed to the spot. The Prus-
slams from their ambuscade opened
upon them deadly fire ofbullets. Then
as the ground was covered with the
mutilated and the dead, the Prussians,
the welkin to ring with their
peaisof laughter, rushed with fixed
,ayonets upon their entrapped foes.
Not single Austrian had escaped be-
ng struck by bullet. Those Who were
not killed outright were wound6d, and
we're taken captive. This Is one ofthe
slight pleasantries' of war.-From
Frederick the Great" In Harper's
Magazine for October.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06

purpose, and which always lay upon
his desk. After writing down the MEM
orandum he would tear the leaf out Of
the book, and read it over once attent-
lively, and tear the leafup. And he told
the professor that after once impressing
a fact on his mind by this process, he
never forgot it. The key to this extra
ordinary facility of memory doubtless
lies in the fact that, during his long
years of imprisonment, in early life, he
did not care to carry important memo
randum about him. He was obliged to
rely on his memory; but that he did not
at first trust it altogether is seen by the
fact that, through the force of habit,
he is still obliged to make sure of fact
by writing it down, and so fixing it in
his mind, instead of trusting entirely to
the sense of hearing to act upon his
memory.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
THE LA Nd GRANT SYSTEM.
Who Began 1t !


From the Chicago Post.
The policy of granting lands to States
for the benefit of railways, canals, etc.,
though never party policy, was inaug-
urated and extensively carried OH during
the era of Democratic control. Thus,
during the ten years preceding the sue
cess of the Republican party by the
election of Mr.. Lincoln to the Presiden-
cy, lands were granted to States, in trust
for railways, as follows:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
A Fine Farm for Sale,

THE undersigned will offer at private sale,
i the Farm, formerly the residence of Lewis
Wood, lying Southeast of, and adjoining the
town of FLUSHING, BELMONT { o., OHIO.
Said farm contains I25 Acres of well i'm.
Acres are under cultivation. There is good
FRAME HOUSE, containing eight rooms, a
large and well planned barn, in short, almost
every convenience necessary to a good, and
comfortable home. Any person wishing such
a situation would do well TO call on
TT. L. BRANSON & BROS,
ag25-tf Flushing, Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
MjisfelIanenns,
An ExtraordInary Memory.

Napoleon III. has an extraordinary
memory for names, figures and miscella-
neous facts. a German Professor called
to Paris in connection with the publica-
ton of the "Vie de Cesar" relates that
it was Napoleon's invariable habit, on
having communicated to him name or
q number, or any brief fact which he
wished to remember, to write it down
in note book kept exclusively for that
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
A Young Lady's Reasons for not Danc-
ing.

l. Dancing would lead me into crowd
ed rooms and late hours, which are in
furious to health and usefulness. 80
2 Dancing would lead me into very
close contact with promiscuous COM
pany, and evil communications corrupt
good manners.
3. Dancing would require me to use
and permit freedoms with the other sex,
of which would be heartily ashamed,
and which I believe to be wrong.
f.. My parents and friends would be
anxious about me ifI were out late,
keeping company with they knew not
whom.
5. Ministers and good people generally
disapprove of dancing, and IAthink it is
not safe to set myself against them. If
a thing be even doubtful, wish to be
on the safe side. 7a-'-
6. Dancing has a bad name, and I
mean to study things that are pure and
lovely and of good report. r @
Z. Dancing is generally accompanied
with drinking, and 1 see drinking
produces a great deal oil evil.
8. 1 am told dancing is great temp
tation and snare to yonng men, and
do not want to have anything to do with
leading them sstray.
8. Dancing units the mind for ser
ious reflection and prayer, and mean
to do nothing that will estrsnge me
from my God and Saviour.
10. There are plenty of graceful ex-
ercises and cheerful amusements which
have none of the objections connected
with them that lie against dancing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06
Robert Chambers is in favor of Free
Trade. Workingmen,r remember that.

The census just completed in Holmes
county shows that the Democracy of
that stronghold were up to the tricks of
the Democracy of New York. The re-
turns of the census takers show loss in
population, within the last ten years, of
about twelve hundred inhabitants. Yet,
strange as it may seem, every fall cleo
ton has exhibited a steady increase in
the total vote, and corresponding in
crease in the majority for theDemocracy.
In the township in which Millersburg
is situated, the total vote of 1858 was Sl2,
as reported on the poll-book, out of a
population of less than 1000. No won
der the Democracy look to Holmes
county for a heavy majority at the re-
turn of every election. The Democracy
for years have cast an illegal vote ofnot
less than five hundred in the county,
1Kenton Republicdn.