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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-05-26
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European Tours, aud important Historical! and
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Anecdotes aud Entertaining Narrative. NO
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-05-26
Great ImprOvemnte in
Washing Machines.
FEle Old N00tlen WaSEl-BOard
l.ss i. again TlTned-Up.

DYA SIMPLE G -BJNATION- of the lever
ID power and theol gash-board, in the cor
OF The
Keystone Wa ing Ma acbine,
the best machine even IntroduC has been
brought into use.
The cry of "humbug" is complei, silenced,
and the prejudice against Was Machines
overcome wherever this machtn been tried
and its good qualities and capac asted. II Is
universally pronounced just WI. was needed
as a labor-saving Washing Ma c.
For reference as to the super yof this ma
chine over all Others now IN us. we give the
following names:
+ George Dilworth, Mt. Pleasant, o.
z Isaac Guyton, q"
VIM. Hall Harrisville, Ohio.
Stephen Hobson Flushing, Ohio.
Joseph Walker, -. "
Jacob Holloway,
Jsreal Lewis, ST. Clairsville, Ohio.
Jesse Bewley,
II. c. Weiday,
Elijah Pickering, East Richland,
Enoch Carman, 3"
and all others who are using the machine.
For Information, address,
a. BRANSON & CO.,
ma20-tf Flushing, Ohio
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-05-26
St. Clairsville Building Association
noliNcnArnE Stnhk SnLA

ATE TOWNSEND. owning two shares of
IN stock in the st. Ciairsyille Building AS
sociation, and having neglected and refused to
pay the instalmcntS thereon for more than
sixty days after due is hereby notified that her
stock will be offered tor sale At public auction
at regular meeting 10 be held in st. Clairsvillt,
on Monday The SJth day of May, 1870, or for
want OF bidders, at each regular meeting there
after. UntiI the same is sold, 20 pay delinquent
tnstulments and the tues. PENALTIES and
charges ON, and then may be due.
By order of the Board.
ID. ID. T. COWEN, Pres't.
ALEXIS COPE, Sec'y. ma5-5w
, 1870-09-16

gait 5" adding, "the bayOnet is usually
more effective than grape, canister, or
bullets" In the opinion Of their own
writers, the American soldiers appear to
have often fought in too loose and ire
guIar a fashion, and the lesson to he de-
rived from their battles is that, while
rltted arms are an inducemeut to long
. range shooting and skirmishing, these
tactics carried TO excess entail The loss of
many advantages which might be gained
by more forward fighting. Turning from
America 10 Italy, SoIferiuo is an instance
OF a victory greatly owing to the proper
employment of skirmishers in connection
with a direct attack. Tiraiileurs swarm
ed up the hill Of SoIferino, taking advan-
tage of every inequality of surface that
could shelter a stopping figure, and, by
shooting down It's defenders and the
horses Of the Austrian artillery, co-ope-
rated powerfully with the assault on the
cemetery.
Good service as the rihed field guns of
the French did them in their Italian war,
there is nothing to be inferred from this
to support the opinion of those who pre-
dict a great increase in the proportion of
held guns necessary to an army. Since
Inc days OF knights IN armour and sol
dIerS with bows and arrows, infantry
have been the strong right arm of battle,
and they Will probably remain so always.
The masslng of guns introduced by the
Great Napoleon will no doubt also re-
main in vogue new tactics or inventions
may still further multiply the uses of ar
tlllery, but there Is nothing in the past or
present to show that it will ever do more
in the open field than cooperate with in
tantry. AS for cavalry, their oppOrtuni-
ties of taking part in active battle grow
few and far between, though they must
always remain invaluable for the pursuit,
and for vedette and escort service. But
TO be as useful as they might be, either
as scouts or pursuerS, q practical reform
is needed in their equipment and drill.
Some time ago the Duke of Cambridge
declared his opinion that heavy cavalry
might, at no distant date, be found useless
IN the field In the opinion of MANY the
date his Royal Highness alluded to has
arrived, and we must accustom ourselves
TO deduct such regiments from the efftc-
tive strength OF the army. The Old mean
ing of the word "dragoou" was a soldier
fighting on foot, but conveyed from place
to place IN horseback. The siege of
Petersburg was finished at a blow by
Sheridan bringing up and suddenly dis
mounting 5000 men on the extreme
right of the defences, and Colonel Ches-
ney considers that the revival of these
species of troops may be advisable even
in the Europe of the present day. The
Isl Il nnr.rr, l. Ahna Il -..
, 1870-09-16
THE MILITARY RESOURCES OF
PRUSSIA AND FRANCE

ndVS D6en ClruSL hurrledly lAtO PRINT dur
ing the last few weeks none are more
germane to the matter than these four
essays republished from the Edinburgh
ReUje,O. They were Justly excited both
public and official notice at the time they
appeared, for they contained a mass of
information derived from exceptional
sources, which, while relating to the mi
litary affairs of other countries, laid a
finger on more than one weak place in
the organization and armament of our
own forces. The earliest Of the ESSAYS
was written in 1864, the latest in 1867.
Two of them are remarkable as the work
of a civilian pen, and an Instance of "the
military spirit under a black coat while
in all Of them the able and lucid treat
ment Of technical subjects commends the
book alike to professional and general
readers. We have here a soldier, who
is also an excellent author, and an author
who is an excellent soldier. Colonel
Chesney's essays may be read and under
stood to the last word by the %yeriest CT
william, and we venture to say that, at the
date of their appearance, there was
scarcely an artillerist in England or Anne
RIGA 10 whom Mr.. Reeves treatise on
riled ordnance could not have told much
that he did not know.
The essay entitled "Recent Changes in
The Art of War" is based upon a num-
Der Of French, American, and English
publications which it is unnecessary to
particuIarize here. Science, which chan
GEES everything, even the face of nature
and life itself, has changed war till the
armies now in the field are almost as
different from those of NapoIean aud Wei
lington as theirs in turn were from the
legions of Caesar. But, as in Caesars
days, SO in these, the quality of The midi
vidual soldier is a very valuable ingre-
dient of national strength it needs to be
supplemented by a hundred other things,
but still il is there, and stands in The
same relation 10 the rest that motive
power does to machinery. The grand
principles of strateglcaI combination are
also the same now as they always were;
'it is of the first importance for a Gene
raj TO keep his forces united or ready to
unite TO leave as few points vulnerable
as possible to maintain free lines 0fsup-
ply for his own army, and 10 harass or
break those of the enemy ; above all, to
bring an overwhelming mass to the strik-
ing point when the attack is to be made"
II we add to these directions an i%niunc-
ton to conduct the war with all speed,
and with a thorough knowledge Of the
features of the country and ofthe enemy's
movements and position, there is nothing
more to be said. Every ensign is or
ought TO be aware that these are the ends
TO be gained; yet the greatest comman
, 1870-09-16

less incompetence with what are appa-
rentIy simple rules. 1t follows, then,
that these rules mask immense difficulties
of detail. To comply with them is the
end and aim of strategy, but they cannot
he complied with Immediately. With
out a system Of spies, for instance, no
General can know what he is about, and
there IS nothing more difficult to organize
than this. All through the war, so far as
it has gone, the French seem to have
been as Ignorant Of the Whereabouts Of
the PrussIanS as though a wall Ofimppne-
trabIe darkness stretched along the from
tier, The PruSSians may have had bet
ter information, but to them the Want Of
1t did not much matter, as they advanced
along their whole line in strength suffi-
cient to cope with whatever they might
meet, while from ThionyiIle to Strasburg
the Emperor, from sheer deficiency Of
soldiers, was strong and weak at inter
walls.
If a perfect system of spies is nccessa-
ny tor the front, a perfect system of sup
ply is still more necessary for the rear
this, indeed, is the very first condition Of
successful warfare. Since NapoIeon's
days the means Of feeding and moving an
army have been multiplied indefinitely
by the increase of wealth aud civilization,
and by The Introduction of railways.
Railways, writes Colonel Chesney, "would
have modified the strategy of Napoleon
himself" They would, perhaps, have
robbed him of much of his superior
qulcknesS in combination, bat, on the
other hand, there is no doubt that one
well guarded railway would have saved
his Russian campaign from the catastro-
phe which overlook it. The end of stra-
tegy, says Marshal Marmont, is 'to Sc
cure a numerical superiority on the day
of battle by uniting as many troops as
possible on the spot where the battle is
to be fought, and to cover our own COM
munlcatiOns while we threaten those of
the enemy" and the e~ssayist holds that
"with the advance of civilization, %increaS-
ed wealth, more rapid and certain COM
municatlOn, strategy will enlarge its
sphere, and became boIder and more de-
%clsive, as it will also make larger demands
upon the intellect Of the chief" that is
to say, be considers that nowadays a
really great commander can make surer
of speedy and brilliant success, while an
incompetent one will more certainly be
overthrow by disaster, and his views
are upheld by past and passing events.
The introduction Of rifles has assigned
greater importance to skirmishing, but
Napoleon's repeated advice to his Mar
shaIs, Garry your troops well on, and
attack the enemy vigorously" still holds
good. The in~decisiveness of many of
, 1870-09-16

The Military Resources of Prussia and
France, and Recent Changes 10 the Art of War.
By Lieutenant Colonel Chesney, R. E, and
Henry Reeve, Esq D G. L. Reprinted from
the Edinburgh Review, London, Longmans
and Co. 1870.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-15
troublesome Eoots.

A cOlored person, named Charles Harris,
hailing from point eighteen miles distant
from the city, called at the store of q mer-
chant to purchase a pair of boots He
asked for number tens, but the merchant
not being able to furnish that size, the Gus
toner bought and paid for pair of num-
Der mines, which went quite easily on his
feet After being little while away from
the store, Charles returned with the boots
and said they did not fit, and he wanted
them either exchanged or his money re-
turned. Mr.. j. was unable to furnish his
troublesome customer any better fit, and
declined to refund. Another negro in
company with the customer took charge of
the troublesome boots, and together the
two men repaired to the police station.
Here the complainant was referred to
county officers, and the merchant was cited
to appear at the Office of Esquire Mathews,
at which place the case was investigated
Wednesday afternoon before Esquires Paul
and Tardif. Esquire Mathews appeared
as counsel for the prosecution and Mr..
Prltchett on the defense. The examina-
ton of five or six witnesses developed the
facts as stated above, and after eloquent
and exhaustive arguments by the attor
neys, the court decided to hold the de-
PENDANT for further hearing. provided a
compromise could not be effected between
the parties The defendant announced
his unwillingness to compromise, and gave
bond in the sum of $500 for appearance at
theCriminal Court. Verify, troublesome
pair of boots.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-15
The Late John Nixon, Jr.

Commenting upon the sad tragedy which
lately occurred in New Orleans, by which
John Nixon, Jr, former citizen OF this
place, was killed, the New Orleans Itmes
says: Rarely has a community been aSi-
tated with so profound sorrow as that
which was difiused by the startling an
nouncement in the Sunday papers OF the
sad occurrence of Saturday night at the
Boston Club. The gentleman who was so
suddenly and cruelty slain, apparently with
no provocation, though in the very flower
of manhood, had managed, during his
career in this city and throughout the
Southwest, TO attach to himself as large
circle of warm and devoted friends as any
gentleman of his age in this country. He
was endowed with the most winning quail
ties Of manhood. Generous, ever kind and
affable, true, sincere and honorable in all
his relations, remarkable for delicate gen.
tleness and fervor of manner, no one could
know John Nixon, without loving
him, and feeling that he could entrust
his all to his fidelity and sincerity. Pros
porous in all his relations and prospects,
recommending a career which, to a mer-
chant of his experience and large circle Of
friends, and the almost singular integrity
he had displayed in the settlement of his
previous inducements growing out of the
war, opened with the richest promise, he
was peculiarly fortunate in that still greater
blessing and higher element of happiness,
a home, domestic circle, where peace, joy
and unalloyed felicity reigned, and every
comfort, pleasure and solace were assured.
Over this circle presided that now stricken
lady, who, but few days ago, was the
fairest emblem of connubial happiness and
wifely devotion, and whose joyous man.
ners and hopeful tone were communicated
| to all who came within the electric influ-
ence of her bright and beaming face. ;"
The PicdyUne speaking of the homi-
eide, says:
''Ihe air of mystery which clings around
it cannot shut out this dreadful fact, while
it may conceal the hand that inflicted the
blow which robs family of their stay ant
support and the community of an orna
ment. He was gentle and kind as a woman
in life, and as brave as lion. Generous
and free-hearted, he has gone from among
US, and the places which knew him once
| shall know him no more forever"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-15
Frequency of Fires.

From the last report of the Chief of the
Fire Department. it is clear that, while
there have been no disastrous conhagra-
tions involving immense losses such as now
and then burst out and do their work in
all large and compact cities, fires and
alarms have been greatly on the increase
of late. Especially has this been the case
during the last three or four weeks. This
can in no wise be attributed to any ineffi-
cheney of the fire department, or any re
taxation of the members to prevent fires,
or subdue them when under way. In con-
versing with an experienced fireman upon
this subject We were impressed with the
conviction that little caution and pru-
dence would prevent many of the fires
that occur. Flues and cmmneys extend
through all the stories of buildings, often
right along partitions-and sometimes
wooden partition at that. Those during
the warmer seasons are allowed to clog and
choke with SCOT. When cold weather
comes large fires are kindled in stoves or
CRATES below. This SCOT catches on fire
and burns through an aperture of a loosen
ed brick. communicates the heat to
the roofing, or the partition, and
wraps the building in flames
He is satisfied that if defective flues were
guarded, and foul chimneys and fues kept
clean, more than one-third of the fires
that occur would be prevented. If this be
the case, it is q duty each resident owes
to himself as well as to his neighbor, to
look well to the condition of his chin
news, stOve-pipes and hUes.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-15
Pleasing Extract.

In a recent letter from DR.. ]. B. Meier
rem, from Galveston, Texas, to the Chris
tan AdCOcate, we find mentioned num-
Der OF names familiar to our Nashville
readers:
In the afternoon l was present at q
meeting of the Sunday of the
Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian
churches-which is held monthly-where
we had good singing and several speeches.
There is much harmony and unity of &C
ton here between the churches above
named. DIR. Howard, of the Baptist Church,
Dr. Bunting, of tho Presbyterian Church,
formerly of Nashville, and Brother Lewis,
of the Methodist Church, are strongly at
tached to one another, and work together
| for the saving of souls.
What will your readers think when l tell
them, that in dining with your old friend
to-day, Brother n n. John, we had dish
of fine snap beans, Just from the garden ?
/ There, on his beautiful lot, this 9th of De-
cember, are roses in full bloom-ripe figs
and oranges. No frost here this winter up
/ to this date.
] am lodging with my old friends from
Nashville, Mr.. Crawford and family, who
have resided here for thirty years. My in
! PRODUCTION to Texas has been very pleas
ant, and Anticipate happy visit. Inject
! old friends wherever l go.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-15
NashviIle G.rocerr market.

SUdAR-New Orleans 12t@142c; Deme-
rara 144@15c; standard hards 1910; A
coffee 154c; B do. 154c; G do. Isle.
CoFFEE-Rio, common to choice, 1924
Laguyra 25c; Java 36@37c.
MoLAssEs AND SRUPs-We quote strip
50@9Oc; golden strip 9Oc; New Orleans
SOC.
RIcE-We quote best Carolina &C.
SALT-Liverpool sack 50. 80; seven bush
el barrels by the car load, 1857; five and
half do. 50.
TKAs-Imperial 81. 1902; Young Hysou
S2.25; Black SOL so; Gunpowder 81. Go
@S2.
ORANdEs-We quote new Louisiana at
50 q barrel
FIsH-Mackerel have advanced, as fol-
lows; Nos. 2 and 8, SIS and SIS q barrel !;
in kits, Nos. l, 3 and 3, 1926, s. so and
1925.
CaEEsE-We quote factory at 19!@2Oc +;
English dairy zoe.
NAILs-We quote at 81. 1905 for IOd's.,
and 25c additional for diminishing grades.
CANDLEs-Star, light weight, 15@I54c.
PowDER-Dupont$ So. 70; Hazards Sc. Is !;
blasting S4.75; fuse, per 100 feet, Toe
SHoT-Patent S2.S5; buck S3.1 10.
LIQUoRs-Common rectifed whisky, q
gallon, S1.10; Robertson County S1.75@
2.75; Bourbon S125@5. so; Lincoln
County S1.75@2. %; Highwines $1.O3.
BALE RoPE-Mo. 1O@1O4c; Green Leaf
10@1O4c; Iron Ties Sc.
BAeGNG-Ky. Ply. 29c; j. H. fax soc.
SUNDRIEs q doz, 4O975e.
Washboards 81. 10 2 doz; Buckets, = doz,
So Tubs 81. 1905 3 nest. Starch
7ac. Candy 2Oc for assorted . pound.
Snuff $7.75 3 box for CARROTS packed.
Matches $3.50 per case. Pepper SIC.
Spice 32c. Ginger 25c. Oysters 1915 =
case for one pound cans; 1915 2 case for
two pound cans. Canned peaches two
pound cans, 1925 q doz. Soda &c.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-15
Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the real estate trans
fers for the week ending Friday, Jan IA,
1870:
W. b. Walton to VIM Donclson,
lsndin Sumner count. s., 4S3 90
Morton b. Howell to J. f.
Wheless, six lots in Barrow's
Addition. ............ 2,05S 90
j. G. Ffayzer to G. W. Shields,
land in Sumner county. 3,725 90
Same to same, land in Summer
county. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4, 100 so
Same to same, land in Sumner
county. .............................. 2,227 80
j. G. Frayzer, Commissionerand
Master to G. w. Shields, as
Trustee of Adelicia Cheatham,
various other parcels of land in
Summer county, amounting to 80, GA 90
J. A. Payne to p. Tiles, lot in
Edgetield. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50 90
Julia Pullman to Joseph Linck,
lot in Edgefield. /, 200 90
Joseph Collins to Fannie Sleenan
house and lot in the City,. $500 90
Morton B. Howell to Thos Chad
well, land in Edgefeld. 1924 90
Simpson Mallock to Jesse Towns,
land in 9TH district 175 90
J. S. Williams to E. T. McNeal,
land in Hardeman county,. 1,4OO 90
P. L. Nichol to A. B. Castleman,
land in the county. 971 80
A. B. Castleman to L. B. Castle
man, land in the county,. 785 90
| B. and H. Douglasto Samuel Sells,
land in Kentucky
| T. NJ FrayZer to j. w. Mercy
nolds land in Bledsoe county, $500 90
| John Brannon to Benjamin Lii
lard, house and lot in Edge
field. 900 90
| ]. NJ. Byers to Susan Ferguson,
land in Giles county. ............. $500 co
Same to n. ?. Ferguson, land in
Giles county. 25O 90
J. q. Stubblefeld to Samuel
Boggles, land in East Tennes-
see..,..................... 5000 90
NJ. B. Howell to Aris Brown and
Thomas Chadwell, lot in the
city................. .................. 1900 90
Charles Woodruff to William Wat
son, land in Wilson county. 1900 90
Margaret Crockett to State Insu-
rance Company, lot in the city $4,000 OC
Same to George II. Merrell, lot
| in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900 90
A. Matthews to Frances NJ.
Thompson, lot In Madison
county................................ 80 OF
H. G. Scovel to Z. r. AUton, lot
| in McGavocks addition. 1000 on
A. L. Fuqua to VIM. Hazer, land
in county.......:.................... 1000 OF
Aris Brown to Thomas Caldwell,
lot in the city....................... 2,450 OF
NJ. B. Howell to Fl. B. Cham
pion, lot in Edgefeld ....... 525 OF
o. r. Harrison to o. B. Ander-
son, undivided interest in the
estate of Rolla Harrison......... 800 o.
w. Pendergrast to Michael Bran
non, land in Humphreys county 100 Ot
Andrew Turner and others to
Andrew j. Baker, land in 9TH
district. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000 0,
A. G. March to Jesse B. March,
lot in West Nashville 800 On
n. Harsh to Harriet Rutherford,
land in Texas. 1000 o.
Adam Coe and others to VIM.
Rebor, lots in Whiteside's adj
dition. .............................. 1858 s.
Sarah Corbett to Felix Corbett,
interest in city lot ............. so On
James NJ. Wray to W. B. Hud-
son, land in 10Th district. /, 900 On
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-15
Grand Council of Friends.

This order has just closed its session at
Cleveland, Ohio. 1t is composed of vete-
rams in the temperance cause, and is per-
haps the most extensive temperance sOcie-
ty in the world, Australia, England, Cana
da and California being represented at this
session. The principal object of the order
seems to be to watch over and assist sub
ordinate temperance societies of every de-
scription. The following is the list of of
ficers for the ensuing year:
G. W. c. Ca. NJ Phillip, Smithfeld,
Canada.
G. W, A. CIV. Bryce Thompson,
Nashville, Tenn.
G. W. Secretary-Dr. c. H. Merrick,
Cleveland, Ohio.
G. W. Treasurer-Rev. Jabez Walker,
Glasgow, Scotland.
G. W. Chaplain-Rev. L. H. York, Yails
Church, Va.
G. W. Marshal-Armanda Way, Indian
apolis, Ind.
G.. W. l. G.-Delia S. Crane, Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
G. w o. CT. S. Meserve, San Fran
cisco, Cal
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-15
city Litigation,

The large sums involved in the heavy
litigation growing out of the former city
administrations make the cases of no ordin-
airy interest to the city. The payment of
very large amounts of the Indebtedness as
the public is aware, has been enjoined and
bonds have been given to sustain the in
junction 1t Will be length of time be-
fore a final adjudication of these claims
will be had. We are informed that mo-
tons will be made in the courts when the
cases come up for hearing, to dissolve
the injunctions, but it is confidently be-
lieved by the attorney for the city, and
those most conversant with all the facts,
that such a motion will be overruled and
the injunctions will be sustained. If the
city in her present financial prostration,
bordering as it does on bankruptcy, were
forced into liquidation of all these claims,
Just and unjust, the results would be ruin
ously disastrous. Every official and citi
zen of Nashville is interested in this iti-
CATION and its progress and results will be
carefully watched and noted.