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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17
Tne Eunding BIZ.

The fUnding bill Us it passed the Sem
tx provides fog the issue of four nun
deed millions of coupons or registered
teI-furiy y year bonds, bearing five per
ceat, co.:. interest, for disposal in the
United States or elsewhere, at not less
than per value for coin, or in exchange
fof 5.1 bonds at equal aggregate par
v.siae; also ior foar hundred millions of
l5-i0 ycar hnuds bearing iour and half
per cont, cola interest for similar dispo-
sal It unt less than par value for coli. or
redemption OF bonds bearing higher
rare o! interest; also for the issue of four
huadreJ inillious of twenty forty yesr
bpn,is bearing four per cent, coin inter-
eeJ.ihT similar disposal at not less than
par value lOr coin or redemption of out
standing bonds. a further issue of the
last. 81 uei upu,is l. aIGa lriz-d at the
'iiseipl ION of the Sscre.I.r of fiie Treas
aFy. k,r,viiied the aggre gate debt of the
United States is not tht reby increased
All these bonds are to be entirely ex-
etaps fcon taxation. The Secretary Of
the Treasury is authorized TO appoint
agents in the United States for negotia
ton OF Tie bGhds. and u sum notexceed
ing one-haif OF one per cent, is appro-
priIteillo pay the expense of preparing,
issuing aud IspOs!ng of the same. One
hundred aud fifty millions dollars an
uuall IL 6lthe tIaties on imported goods
a:e applied to the payment OF Interest
aud reduction OF the principal of the
publi,. debt, aud United States bonds
now held as a sinking fund in the
Treasury, pS wei as those hereafter
pnrcha>ed, shall be cancelled and de-
troYed on. aud after the lst of Octobe
next. Registered bonds pf any denoUni-
nation not less than one thousand dol
lars issued under the provision of thi.
act are 10 be deposited with the Treas
urer as security for the circulation of
national banks: The circulation Of those
banks whirh do not comply with this
provision within a year from the pas
sage oi'this act IS forfeited, provided the
banks snail lie allowed, upon giving
thirty days notice to the Comptroller of
the Currency, TO deposit legal tender
notes with the Treasurer TO the amount
OF their Outstanding circulation, and
take up tile bands pledged for its re-
iemptien; provided further, that not
more than orie-ihird of tie bonds de-
posted by any bank as. such security
shall beof eli her OF the classes of bonds
hereby aut horized, on which the max
imuin rate of Interest is fixed at four
and nan or FIVE per cent, per annum.
The am6Int olcirculation notes receiv-
ed by any bank shall not exceed eighty
per ceatnih of the par value of bonds
d-pusied. The last section authorizes
banks to g organized and do business
no dept ing $50, 900 in United States
notes wilI the Comptroller of the Cur
reney i'll. exchange for four per cent,
hnneis, and receive circulating notes the
SAME is f,ther banks without respect to
limithEion OF the aggregate circulation
OF the national currency; provide, how
ever that SIS circulating notes are issu
ed under this section, an equal amount
OF United States notes shall be conceli-
ed amd destroyed.
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the said bridge aS was contemplate
by the act Aforesaid, at a cost of SIS, 209,
to be paid for i'll fsur equal annual pay
ments, with,interest.
Another payment (which We are
Obliged to inticIpate i'll the management
of the road funds, 81 nearly like amount
will be due on the 30Ih of June next.
rnese drafts are too heavy to he borne
by the National Road Fund, and will
MAKE 1t necessary, unless relief comes
from some source, 10 iorego many 81 lhe
ordinary repairs. raen in addition
aud making the matter still worse
comes the 'ertraordnuFy FepIirs,
rendered necessary by the almost un-
precedented floods of tine l2th, l3th AMI
Ifth of January last THESE are uussh-
ally heavy, amounting in the aggfe
gaze, without considering minor dam
ages, to So, 2J0 at 4 low estimate, as W.
are assured oy the Engineer IN charge,
whose estimate We append. II we Sc
to preserve the uSefu ness Of the NIj!Jn-
al Road TO the people deeply interested
in it, these repairs should be made Il.
once, they admit ofno delay. There il
no fund with which 10 mae tielu, nor
can it be expected To accrGe from the
usual sources.
The Board are not .premitted 80 Dor
row funds on the faith of the State. nor
can they issue certificates of itid-otel
ness, We're it practicable; ii is contrary
tolaw to do 50. Pne only resource. .Jnen, II
to ask for legislative aid i'll the prem ist's.
This they now ask az the hanis of
your honorable body 10 this extent;
That sum equal to the tirst tive pay
ments for the brid &c a u n-svill that
paid June 80, 1868, ami the p.symeuJ Of
June 80. 1870, amounting ia round
uumbeI 5 to eleven Thousand dollars, be
transferred from the Canal Fund Ia the
National Road Fund. Tie Board De-
lieve this TO be just and proper, mas
much as the purchase of the bridge at
Zauesville, was an extraordinary ex-
penditure 10 whicn the National Road
should not have been subjected. =:
j. NJ. BA ARRERE
President B. p. w.
OFFICE BOARD PUBLIC Works,
COLUMBUS, February 2, 1870.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17

Made or P00T tttffn, HhtskU, f1-00j SptriLS and
Reuse Liquors, doctored, spiced and sweetene ed
ers "Restorers, &C., that lead the tippier ON
to druu keness and ruin, but are a true medi-
cine made from the native Roots and Herbs OF
California, fres from all Alcoholic Sim1lenls They
are the GREATBLOOD PURIFIER aud LEE
GIVING PRLNCUPLE,a a perfect Renos ator and
onous matter, and restoring the blood 10 a
healthy condition. No person can take these
Bitters according 70 directions, and remain long
unwell
500 will be given for au Incurable case pro-
vided the bones are not destroyed by mineral
wasted beyond the point of repair.
For HlftuTnmdtOry and Chronic Rheumatism and
GotR Dyspepsia, or Ind 0estioH, Biltio1Ls ReDlit-
tent and Intermittent Fsvers, Diseases of the Blood
Lirer Kidneys; and Bladder. these Blters hay e
been most successful. Such Diseases are caused
by VIidted Blood, which Is generally produced
by arrangement of the Digestive Organs.
Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you md
Its i'm purities bursting through the skin in
Pimp Piles, Eruptions or Sores; cleanse il when
you lind ii obStructed and sluggish in the veins;
cleanse tIwhen it is foul, aud your feelings will
health OF the system will follow.
PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS, lurking in
the system OF so many thousands, are effecLual-
ly destroyed and removed.
In Bilious, Remittent, and Intermittent Few
ers, these BittcrS have no equal For full di-
rections read carefully the circular around each
bottle, pri tied in four lsnSuageS-EDglIsh, Ger
man, French and Spanish
j. WALKER, Proprietor, 81 Commerce ST., y. Y.
K. n MIDONALD & 60,
Dru sgi,ts, and general Agent, Saa FranciscS
and Sacramento, California, and j. 4 81 Com
lnerce ST., y. y.
xs-SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS 4 DEALEn ns.
marl0-Sln
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would give the Engineer the means
necessary to keep it in repair
We do hope that the members of the
Legislature will give this subject suffi-
cient attention TO enable them to under
stand it, and will afford US the relief we
are entitled TO. We ask, and We have q
iight to ask, that the money we pay for
travelling on this road shall be used As
Lhe act ceeding it TO the State requires
that it shall be. During the year ending
November 1879, S5,097. 72ceuts were paid
IN this county for tolls on this road, and
aud little more than one third of this
amount was expended within this coun-
" for repair of the road! Is it right to
take the money we pay to keep this
road in repair and spend it elsewhere
and for other purposes than repair OF
our situation and answer that questi on.
Relieve usfrom paying for free bridge
We never travel on, er afford US another
relief Give the road within the limits
IF our county to the commissioners of
The county and We will very eheerfully
aud speedily put it in excellent repair
Do anything that will keep this road IN
decent repair without treating US two
unjustly orun airly, and We will be con-
tent. But, gentlemen, webeg of you
DO OF prove unfaithful as Trustees of
this great national thoroughfare and let
it go to ruin entirely.
Since writing the above Col. Blair, the
Resident Engineer has called on US and
furnished US copy of the Memorial
of the Board of Public Works to the
Legislature asking an appropriation for
the payment of the bridge contract out
of State funds. We publish the memo
rial else where and feel likecomplemen-
ting the Board of Public Works for
their interests in our behalf.
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FLUsHING, March ID, 1870.


Since the plotion for u new trial for
the mauicrer, lhuIuas ID. Carr, has been
uverrulAd by the Supreme Court, and
the Fiay fixed for his execution, the
public sentiment has been freshly
aroused in the county, Oh the subject of
capital punishment. Several petitions
have been recently gotten up. for the
purpose Of pre- aiiing on the Governor
u commute his sentence to imprison-
'menG for life, not however because from
the testimony in the case The charge Of
murder in the first degree was illegally
made and sustained, for surely no more
malignant ease ever came TO the knowl-
edge of horror stricken public.
1t was the growing feeling in opposi-
tion to the law authorizing capital pun
isLmenL, tha- prompted these petitions,
and caused them 10 be signed by nun
uerpvn tile leading citizens of the county
hIry were conveyed To the Governor
by Isaac Mitchell and Jacob Holloway,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17
FLusHING. March II. 1870

Continuing our report of the live stock
from this place We find there has been
one thousand and ninety-eight sheep
Il ,09S) sold here whose aggregate weight
is l0e, ,9S9 prounds gross, an average of
81 pounds and fraction, nearly all of
which were sold after they were shear
I'd, AT 5 cts. gross. They were OF the
fine wooled breeds. AS there is no other
Kind introduced here yet, OF course our
sheep will not average as heavy as the
mutton sheep, such as Leicester, South
down, Cotswold and such
There was quite u stir amongst the
wool buyers some three or four weeks
ago, and quite large amount OF wool
changed hands at from 43 to As cts. Our
Merchants have bought some 10 to 1870
thousand pounds of the clip of 1869. We
would just here remark that this is u
poor place for ''pelters." The farmers
think it pays better to fatten their sheep.
As soon as their mouths show the least
faulty teeth, they are put on corn for
the market. At the beginning of the
feeding season last Fall there there were
more than 1000 in this township fed for
the market. A large amount of which
have now been sold. Some to local
Al to cts. gross.
CATTLE.-We also find in the same
time, from May to November) there
has been 102 head of cattle sold, whose
average weight is about 800 lbs. They
were young cattle from one to two years
old Bought for the Wheeling and Pitts
burgh markets.
Hoes. But two lots of hogs were
bought nntil September and October
First lot 10 head averaged. $50 rs
Second lot 76 head averaged..--.. .2S5 ms
You will see as the season advances, the
hogs increase in weight. Our hogs are
of the best breeds and are generally sold
at the early age of 6 to II months, except
a few of the sows that are kept for breed
ers. We will not give the names of our
best stock breeders. When they have
more than will supply their neig ghbors,
they can advertise for themselves. We
saw horse from this township, at the
stable of The st. Clair Hotel the ether
day, that measured Is hands in height,
and weighed ,63S TBS. Who can match
him? He is Hotspur. KIRK.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17
THE NATIONAL ROAD.

We have frequently, during the past
year, called attention to the condition
of the Nations Road. In doing SO now
we are not Influenced by fauIt-finding
spirit, but by desire to call the atten-
ton Of the members of the Legislature
to the present bad condition of this
Road, under the belief that they will dc
something for it before il is entirely
destroyed. i'alas s' a'53
The Resident Engineer, in his report
for the year ending November 10, 1863,
says:i ef ~
"Last winter and spring the road bed
was seriously damaged by the unusual
wet weather, and by frequent freezing
and thawing during the months of Feb
ruaryi and March. Every effort that the
funds syoald justify, was made TO repair
it, but it is feared that portions of the
road will not Withstand wet winter" I"
Thefears'Uf the Engineer have been
realized and the road is now literally
impossible, for teams are compelled to
travelit with greatly reduced loads, and
the omnibuses have doubled their teams
in order to drag their loads over worn
out road. Last spring, tie Engineer
truly says, ...the road bed was seriously
damaged" The truth is, it has never
been in good condition since it was turn
ed over to the State, in dilapIdated
condition, by the company to whom it
had been leased. With all the moneys
collected for tolls on the line of the road,
the Engineer was unable to repair the
damage done by those .lessees, and last
spring it was in very bad condition
Under tho law ofls6s, directing the pur'
chase of the GAINESVILLE bridge, 1854 ,ol
the tolls collected last year,-nearly one
third of the tolls col ollected-were taken
from the road funds to make a payment
for that bridge. The result of this ap
preparation Of the funds of the road u
other use than its repair, was to take
from the Engineer the means necessary
to keep the read in psssable condition
and leave him helpless spectator OF its
rapid destruction. We do not oyerdraw
its present condition when we say that
there Is not five hundred continuous
yards of this road between st. ClairsviIle
and Bridgeport on which a loaded wagon
does not cut through, and there are
many places where the WHEELS cut
througe halfway TO the hub. Teams
frequently stall with their loads, and in
short, the road is rapidly becoming lit
tie better than the side or mud roads.
1t is the duty of the Legislature OF
Ohio to look to this matter and provide
some remedy. The State has assumed
the responsibility OF taking care of il
and is in homer and duty bound to do so.
The bill introduced in the Legislature
by Mr.. Anderson of Guernsey County
directing that the remaining payments
for the GAINESVILLE bridge shall be made
out of the General Revenue funds oi
the State, 10 a measure of relief tnal
that body should not hesitate to afford,
If it intends to discharge its duty and
keep I'D this road. The six thousand
dollars year that this bill would save
In the road, with the increased tolls re.
Gently authorized, and which Our peo-
ple are willing to pay II they are TO be
applied to the Improvement OF the road
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17
OFFICE BOARD PUBLIC. Works,
COLUMBUS, February 2, 1870.
GCoPY..-
COLUMBUS. Janu

COLUMBUS. January %. 1880.
Hon. John u. Bdrrere, President Bo0rd
of Public Works: .....' ,...- .
The heavy rains of the 18th, 18th and
14th inst. seriously damaged the Nation
al Road. Dangerous slides have occur
red on miles s, Z, 8 and II. Those on-
miles 6, 8 require immediate attention
or travel will be interrupted.
Considerable injury was done on mile
SO. About 1000 feet of the road on mi 9
104, clicking county,, was badly washed.
On mile l30, Franklin county,, csn-
siderable damage was done.
Estimated damage by tae freshet-- "'
To repair slides on miles 6, Z, 8 and - lin Bel
On mile IS, Guernsey county l-..--...... 1000
On mile l04, clicking county)-....-....... 3,5W,0D
On mile l3S (Franklin county. )......-..-. 5oo,s)
.f-. S6,20l, 90
ISignedl - as, JOHNA BLAIR,
Resident Engineer National Ro1d
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MisfsItanfpns,
: sf.fL 2 3 3 q

To THE WORKING CLASS.-Ne are now
EN- ployment al home, the whole OF the
time or Tor The Spare moments. Business
new, light and profitable. Persons Of either sex
easily earn EUin 5Je. 10 - per evening, and q
proportional SUM by deSoilng their whole time
To the business. Boy and girls earn early as
much as men. Thai AL whOsee Ihls notice may
send their address, 4 lest the business, we make
JlIis unparalleled offer: 10 such are not we'll
satisfied, lil Senu 81 to pay Tor the srouble of
writing. Full particulars, vaiuablc ample,
winch will do 10 eUrImeiicc work on, anu copy
Of The People ; Literary IOmpaIIlon-OncO OF the
Yesl and SesI family newspapers published
AL sent Tree Dy mail. lseaueT, II you want per-
nanent, profitable SoI n, audress l.. L. ALLEN
q Co., Augusta, Name. noll-l3H
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% MeIOdeons .. IS to 100
80 sewing Machines, 90 TO H5
80 Gold Watches, 10 to 800
ASH Prizes, Sllyerware, &C., valued at SlO0 900
A chance to drsw ANY Of the above Prizes for
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EsnS Selopes and veil mixed. On receipt of Sc .
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oy mail To any address. The prize named upon
il Will be delivered TO the tickcthoIder on pay
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sumo Udtue No Blanks Our patrons can de-
pend Oh fair dealing.
KEFERENCEs.-Ne select the following from
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without permission. -. .
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dealing nrm- ~. Y. Herald, May q. "a friend
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Send for Circular. Liberal Inducements TO
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A FINE OPPORTUNITY

NOR iNVES MEST IN COAL PROPERTY
II Is now offered, in les - cre~ OF Coal
1 Mile from Bellaire; immediately on The Weaee
drained; accessible by drifting and every
buShel available. II iS in a rapidly adyancinp
VIII be sOld on reasonable
Terms. For particulars enquire OF
LSt URGUS AUSTIN
augl9-lms-tl South Bellalre, Ohio.
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Memorial from the Board of Public
Works. asking Legislative Aid for tho
National Road. --- a. r.
To the Honorable the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio: ...H. t.
The Board of Public Works beg leave
to represent that the National Road in
Ohio stands in greatneed at this time, o
some legislative action looking TO its re- f
lief. We make a brief statement OF
facts: 1t is well known, no doubt, to
your honorable body, that the revenue
derived from toil(the only source of
revenue), has not, at any time in its
history, under any management, been
more thar sufficient tp IN IKE the ordi-
nary repairs. Indeed, at times, there
has been an insutficency of means to
even do this. The bed of the road was,
however, generally kept in toIerable re-
pair by the use of the revenues alone.
But in the past there was no need of
expensive repairs to the superstructures
of the bridges along the line. There
now is and will be ia the near future an
absolute necessity for the rebuilding of
nearly all these superstructures. Other
circumstances have arisen which seem
10 preclude the possibility of Ike ping
up the needed repairs without aid from
some other source than the fund deriv-
ed from tolls merely. Anshg these
circumstances are the following: The
Legislature on the 18th day of April,
1868, (vol. 65, page 7O), passed an act
which authorized and directed" the
Board of Public Works to purchase the
upper or National Road bridge" at
Ianesville, and to pay for the same
"out of t lie tolls and revenues collected
Oh and raising from the use of the
National Road.'
In obedieuce to this law, the Board,
Oh the 29th day of June, 1888 con-
summated the purchase ofso much Of
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FORM, STYLE, TERMS. &c.

Vol. XXI, for 1870, will be published in So
perior style. each number comprising sixteen
Double QuarIo Pases. tot Five Columns esch,)
Finely liiustrat eti, and neatly printed ON Book
each Volume.
only 50 Year; In clubs OF ten or moro, S2.50.
Now Is The Time 10 Form Clubs! Very liberal
over one hundred valuable prelniuns, ranging
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Lists. SHOW Bills. &c, sent free. Drafts OIders
Sc, at our risk. Address
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Al PARK Row. New York
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was cured of Deafness and Catarrh by Q
simple remedy and will send the receipt free.
MRS. NJ. C. LEGGETT, Hobokeh, n. j.
marIU-4W
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17

The result of the recent election in
New Hampshire shows that there has
been a terrible earthquake among the
Democracy of the State-au upheaval. of
the Democratic elements that has realiz-
ed ''chaos come again" most effectually.
Look at the following figures:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17

."THE UNIVERSAL AVER" On Yay
Journeys over the continent-tar1uyh
Turkey, India, China, japan, Peru.
Chill. Paraguay, Brazil, and Mexico.
and the United States--in them all to
some extent and in some TO !, great ex-
tent, | have found the universal Aver
represented by his family medicines.
which are often held lin fabulous e trtin.
Whether they win their marvellous rep
utation 10y. their cures. | knew not,
but know, they have tito such de-
gree thatf' frequently gave me dis
tinguished Importance to have come
from the same country.-[ Fields letters
from abroad ------- --.-.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17

Another vacancy on the bench OF ;lle
United States Supreme Court will soon
be created. by the resignation of Justice
Samuel Nelson ~
The official notification Of the remov-
al of the seat of the Government of the
state of Wes Virginia, from Wheeling
to the town of Charleston, in Kanawha
County, was received at the Secretary
of States office yeoterday. The Capi.
tai is to be located at Charleston, April /.
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adapted To Country, Village and City, the Rursr
Is the Paper Tor yourself, family and friends
lie ksniember that ii Is not monthly, but the
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and may iieverscoine. Life is short !
We have no time TO wink at sin, OF To
pafley with the devil" y And to-mor-
row may hss' to1 iate. But aOiO only is
the time to retrieve the wrong done in
the past. so be up and doing "while ii
is yet day, for the night cometh IN
which no uln can work. J.
UNIONTOWN, o. Ef.rf