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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16

The dying wish of Aaron Burr, the
second Vice President of the United
States, was, that he might when dead
lie at the feet of his father, Aaron Burr,
and of his grandfather, Jonathan Ed
wards. His wish was granted, and q
place was made for him in the college
division. For a number ofyears his
grave was visited by hundreds of trav-
elers, yet there was nothing to mark
it. No one of all the friends of Burr
was left who cared to mark the grave,
until one night in 1856, unknown to
any one, plain marble slab, with the
name of Aaron Burr upon it, was
placed at the head of his grave. This
is the foundation for the finale of Har-
riet Beecher Stoves novel of "The
Minister'S Wooing." So great was the
interest in this one grave, that in 1860
nearly One-half of the gravestone had
been chopped off by visitors and carri-
ed away. The students took up sub
scription and caused the erection of a
wire cage about the stone, which has
thus been preserved in its broken con-
ditiOn. p, ir e,f.h 3H
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16

A MAIDEN's soLILooUY-'Tis wondr'us
strange how great a change since 1 Twas
in my teens had then beaux, and
6illetdour, and joined the gayest scenes.
But lovers now have ceased to vow /;
no way they now contriye, to poison,
hang, or drown themselves-because
I'm thirty five. Once if the night was
e'er so bright, / meier abroad could
roam, without-sthe bliss, the honor,
miss, of seeing you safe home." But
now go, through rain and, snow-fa-
tigued and scarce alive-through all the
dark without spark-because I'm
thirty-fiye, .I...l.. t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16
Important Scientific Demonstrate
iOn---Impossibility of Spontane-
Gus Generation.

Important Scientific Demonstrate
iOn--Impossibility of Spontane-
GUS Generation.
From the New York World.
Spontaneous generation has received
its quietus at the hands of Professor
Frankland, of the Royal Institution of
London, On July eighteen, 1870, he
submitted, during four successive hours
solution of fifteen grains of ammonia,
five grains ofphosphate of soda, and one
ounce of distilled water, inclosed in
strong glass tubes to a temperature of
1902 C.=31S' Fahr., in order to kill any
life that might be contained in it. To
guard against the possibility of the en-
trance of atmospheric germs through
minute pores in the glass which often
exist unperceived, the tubes were inn
mersed in cylinders containing oil of
vitriOl. For five months these cylin-
ders were maintained alta temperature
rangiug from 6Oo to 750 Fahrenheit, and
exposed to bright light-often that of
the sun. With the exception of the
bath of sulphuric acid, the experiment
is identical with that of DIR. Bastian,
which, it was claimed actually proved
the doctrine of spontaneous generation.
DIR. tFrankland, on December "A, 1870,
opened these tubes in the presence of
Professor Huxley and Mr.. Busk. Bas-
tian's description of the optical appear
ance of the contained particles was per-
fectly exact. But unfortunately for
his conclusion that life was formed de
moro in his bottles out of dead matter
powerful microscopes showed that all
living looking particles were inorganic
matter, many of them splinters of glass
and that the motion exhibited by them
was not that of life, but the well known
rhythmic motion known as Brownian.
No trace of living substance was found
after evapOrating and treating with sui
phuric acid. By this most decisive ex-
pertinent, Pasteur's penetration and
honesty in his celebrated controversy
with Pouchet are fully vindicated, and
Professor Huxley's rather warm Ian
guage at the late meeting of the British
Association more than warranted. Af-
ter 800 years discussion, Redi's doc
trine of Biogonesis, falsely attributed
to Harvey, is victorious along the line
without life, no life; or, all life from
pre-existing living living germs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16
Drowned Above water.

" Eugene P. Smith, late Vice Consul
to San Domingo, was drowned on Mon
day last. He was on the brig Troop,
bound to Jamaica. While going down
New York Bay, the brig passed a
schooner. Smith shouted to her crew
when, his foot slipped on the waist and
he rolled toward the side-railings,
which were too low to stop his fall, and
he turned completely over into the
water, striking fiat upon his breast. He
never sank, and was picked up within
five minutes, but he was dead. The
corpse was. examined by several medi-
cal men, who found no marks of ex-
ternal injury save a bruise on the fore
head, probably made by the fall, but
too slight to have stunned him. Their
unanimous opinion was that Smith fell
SO squarely on his chest that the blow
paralyzed the diaphragm. His mouth
was open, and he was drowned by the
water which was dashed into it, for his
head was not under water, according
to the testimony of those who witness
ed the occurrence. iI s3ur GtH
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16

A writer in the London Lancet says:
ga few years ago, when in China, he
became acquainted with the fact that
the natives, when suffering from facial
neuralgia, applied oil of peppermint to
the seat of pain with camel hair PEN
ell. Since then, in his own practice,
he has frequently employed oil of pep
permint as local anasthetic, not only
in neuralgia, but also in gout, with re-
markably good results. He has found
the relief from pain to be almost instan-
taneous,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16
8elmaut 90. gasiaess girtftnry
COUNTY OFFICERS.


ps,,,. rudoe-A. w. AEDERsoS. Qnce s
up-stairs in public buildings c n - bubble
Sher1-wILLIANH b. HAYS o''''e
oissaS ibslrt,.J ! cASescsanri NE Court House
lie buildings sdjoining ' once up-stairsin in pub
lie building, entrance isxs " ls 'oSa Once on Main
z,..a, f;rsf door West OF the BANK. ,,,,.
Rsearder-wsMc q, ,.ssond samSdsas door ie 70 lett.
oualIng,, g,,ino a,s znorrep-J. W. SHANNON. once
upstairs Pas.srsonks knusy pIus La Mira; Hem
= ePssaSH PsssSsy Hendrysburgh; William ID. lamp
bel. UnioInHs UniontI1wns KExNox. Beliaire. Belmont
County. ,nv Wepee.
C,,m,ss,oners meet at st. Clsirsvilie on M ms
Comn nldsvs ~ March June. September. sno
DecemSsr-snd @ e Board & Of IN Gene1asp s,sb ysap. -
tne thIs1 Court meets on the frst Fuesasyss
Of January March MAY soy ooGl sPa Is
o,,sr 1in business hoursl for the trans'0'
other business.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16

care you connected with paper
here?, asked a countryman of an in
mate of the Indiana Insane Asylum.
"Oh, no." was the reply, ~ have been
to the Insane Asylum and am cured; q
man never runs newspaper after he is
cured" .I l..l 10. , l1..s-',
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16

"My dear FRIEND" said a gentleman
to bankrupt the other day, "I'm sor-
ry to hear of your misfortune. Your
family has my warmest sympathies." !"
"Oh, don't trouble yourself about my
family. Hooked out for them, you bet!
Justsaveyour sympathies forthe fami-
lies of my creditors"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16

The proprietor of cotton factory
put this notice ON the gate; "No cigars
or good looking men admitted, In ex-
PLANTATION he said; "The one will set a
flame agoing among my cotton, and
the other among my girls. l won't
admit such dangerous things into my
establishment. The risk is too great" "
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16

"What are you going to do after you
graduate?" said a gentleman to Will
lam's College student, s'Damffno," re-
piled the youth: "preach, 1 s'pose." pm
A young Hoosier once said to Hoosi-
eress, "Sal, is there anybody courtin' yu
now?" And Sal replied, "Well, Sam,
there is one fellow sorter courtin', and
sorter not, but reckon it is more sorter
not than sorte."
A son of Mrs. Joseph McMurry, OF
South Charleston, Ohio, while playing
in a graveyard, pulled one of the tomb
stones over him, which crushed him to
death.
A gentleman travelling in Irland said
to very imporunate beggar, "You
have lost your teeth" The beggar
quietly answered, "An, it's time
parted with um, when I'd nothing for
um to do" -lfSilqi'tf 's.-
Eighteen trains are running daily
over the Hooking Valley Railroad.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16

The Noble County Republican says
the wheat crop of that county looks
very badly, and the prospect now is
the farmers will hardly gather enough
next harvest to balance the seed sown
last fall.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16
BBMGARNHR&GAAY
New Millinery Store,

.OPPOSTTE WELDAYS HALL,
VERY many ladies are availing Themselves
v Of our offer relative to Millinery and Fancy
Goods. We have just received large assorts'
ment of Hats, Velvets, Feathers. Flowers,
Ribbons, Laces. Collars, &c. We give partic-
ular al tention to Dress Making and Cloak
Making. Also instructions given in all kinds
of Fancy Needle Work, Oil painting, Crogon.
india Ink and Water Colors. Funeral and
Bridal wreathes of wax flowers made to order
All work warranted satisfactory. decl5TO
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16
Terrible Railroad Accident in
New York

fOOGHkEEPSIE, N. Y, FeDuary z.
A dispatch sentfrom here this morning
incorrectly stated the cause of the dis
aster or the Hudson River Railroad
An oil train while bound south, and
when the passenger train was, at Ham
burgh, an axle of an oil. car broke and
dragged along the ground till it reached
the draw bridge, when striking thetfm
bens it threw the car off its track and
upon an up track, and in the face of
the second Pacific express. An attempt
was made to stop the express, which
was then approaching, but there was
not time enough, and it struck the oil
car and the fragments were scattered
In every direction and at once ignited,
enveioping the entire express train in
flames. The express train was COM
posed Of alecomotive, one baggage car,
one express car and FIVE or six sleeping
cars. The locomotive was at once hurl-
ed into the riverand the engineer killed.
The baggage and express ears were
piled on top of the engine. At the same
time the Chicago sleeping car was in
one sheet of flames, and although des-
perate attempts Were made to rescue
the passengers, it is said that not one
got out alive. Two of the other sleep-
ing cars next to it were also wrapped in
flames, but the passengers In them all
got out safely. The bridge then took
fire, and in less than ten minutes after
wards, the whole structure fell, carry
ing with it the Chicago cara and burying
it and its inmates out OF sight under
the water among locomotives and Ex-
press cars. This terrible result settled
all doubts as to the probability of res
cuing one, dead or alive, and there was
nothing to do till daylight. The names
OF the killed, thus far known, are : ~
Simmons, engineer: Peter Vossburgh,
conductor of the Chicago car, and a
brakeman, named Bhime. 1t is also
thought that DIR. Deems, pastor of the
Church of Strangers, New York city,
and his wife, are among the dead, as a
gentleman stated that they occupied a
berth in the Chicago car Chas. Cos
sum, the conductor of the train states
there were sixty-fve sleeping-car tick
etc, and that fifty-two Of them have
found owners, indicating that but thir-
teen persons are missing Passengers,
however, say that the Chicago car con-
tanned twenty-five or thirty persons,
and that not one of them got out. t9li'I
Later news placed Geo. S. Benedict,
of the Cleveland Herald among the lost.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16
RENATEA.

MISS NANCY B. FARIS, would inform her
vi old customers and the public generally. and
iadies particularly, that she has removed 70 the
room formerly occupied by Watson Gressin-
ger West of the st. Clair Hotel, where she will
keep full supply of MILLINERY, FANCY
GOODS. and TRIMMINGS, fresh from the East
each season, to which she invites the attention
OF buyers. Thankful for past favors, she would
invite those wanting HATS or BONNETS
MADE or TRIMMED, to callwhere they may
be expeditiously and neatly supplied.
mar2b 1885,
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-27
A PROTECTIVE MINERS UNION.

The following letter was read YES
terday by Senator Hall, and n concur
rent resolution adopted providing for
a Joint committee to visit Sacramento
ON behalf Of Nevada, and attend the
convention alluded to:
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 10, 1871.
GovFKNoR BRNpLEY-DEAK Sir: j
call your attention 70 a meeting called
hy Col. Berelpn, Vice Consul Of France.
t. be held ia The Senate Chamber. III
this CITY, on the 3pth inst. The call
for the meeting has been published in
nearly all the papers OF the State. and
lis object j. 10 organize a Miners Pro
tectiVc Union, TO protect foreign capt.
~taliSls from bogus mining stocS opera
tiouS. a. an induccucnt FOR the in
ye~tment af foreign capital IN our
STATES. toI Bereton ome from Lon
don. Endorsed by the leading capital
Isl, Of that city. and they passed rcsu-
lutionS prior to his leaving there last
August, requesting him to examine,
and procure all the information pos
ssblc. and report To them, with a view
to investing largely iii II mines;
hence he has published this call, ask
Ing every u who has the interest 81
iho Pacific Coast nj heart, 10 assist
him. The object Of the meeting - 10
/ organize a Union, in a way that Il can
not toe used inthe inie:c>tof S~chctncrs,
but for the general welfare 81 the
! country: and TO do this, seems the
onlv obstacle in the way, and to ac-
complish which. il Will require = null
1 tituda 81 counsel and wisdom; hence,
We invoke your assistance, by COUNSEL
ling with prominent miners OF your
state. and asking them, If they cannot
attend the meeting, To write "a, and
make such suggestions III regard "a
/ organizing and conducting such a
/ Union a. their Judgment would die
tate. aud it will uo with great Interest
/ that W. Will look for your opinion and
encouragement To- assist a.. IL we
fail, the fact ut our failure viii be re
ported to Europe with a very dafnaE-
ing effect 10 olIr mining interests. ]
recently had an interview with ont
VIM. Cope, an English capitalist, who
had examined the mines OF your State
very extensively. and who Informed
mo that i successful organization Of =
+ Union If the character which We pro-
pose. j. all that j. necessary 4
thc opening Of a channel. through
which Will flow a large amount ~
capital in our mines. He also inform,
ed me that the usual rate Of interest III
London j one ard one half per cent
per annum. and that he knew out
bank which had one huudrea million,
living idle NJ IN per cen This state,
mcnt is corrahoratcd 10y Col. Iiereton
A. Il wcll-wiSher OF "a own State a
well a. your o~n, we will hope e
have Your ENCOURAGEMENT IN this mat
ter by az least giving rs your NieA~
that they ma be suggested To oui
meeting. And for The welfare Of on
country. we hope Ia succeed.
Your oacdieut servant,
ABp q. IIINK-oN.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-27

The Sacramento Reporter very per-
tinently, in discussing the West Point
cadet case, asks: s.Can Congress alter
human nature, as well as amend the
Constitution? They may expel the
200 sneering cadets; but can they lind,
In all the length and breadth of the
land-from Maine 10 California, from
Florida to Alaska-200 intelligent
white boys, no matter how carefully
indoc,rina,ed withthe abstract theories
OF radicalism. who will not resent a.
an insult the imputation that they are
no better than a negro-to say nothing
of an ungcntlemanly negro? This
fact, though it may not appear in the
census report, is none the less a fact,
and indicates more clearly than any
other the approaching doom of radi-
calism, already heralded by so many
other signs"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-27
MORE ABOUT The CARSON SCHOOL.

EDITOR STATE REGISTER: We're il
not for the Tvs previous letters writ
ten by ME, and published in your pa.
per, 1 should almost feel inclined to
oppose as stronglyas / have heretofore
advocated, the erection of a building
for the public school in this town. The
arrangements made by the Board of
Trustees in the location Of the gram
MAJ department Of the school were IN
known to me at the time of writing
my last, and as the public generally
may not be aware Of the plan as adopt
ed. / now state the facts. The said
grammar school Is held in the house
formerly occupied by Mr.. LAWYER,
near the railroad track at the north
end Of town, and within n few hun
dred yards Of the place of business of
one of the Trustees, and a be couye-
niently supervised by that gentleman:
the main school house is situated on
Nevada street, between King and I'd
streets, at a short distance from tie
residence OF another member Of the
Board; the primary department i
held in a small house detached from
the main building, and can ut small
cost he removed to or near the resi-.
dencc Of the third member of the
Board at the extreme south end oI
town; thus giving each of the three
Trustees an opportunity Of watching
over the department. The Principal
being supposed capable of attending
to his own affairs.
The triiling unpleasantness 10 chill
dren of the primary department hav.
ing to wade through mud one mile IL
their school house one way, or that o.
the grammar class n mile the other
needs not To be taken in consideration
The Board is DESTROYS of scattering
them, so let them scatter.
Permit me To say in relation TO tho
Building Fund, that our talented art
ist and portrait painter, Mr.. McClel
Ian, has authorized me To state that h,
will painttwo pictures and donate then
to said fund, a a starter; said pictures
to- be rallied or otherwise sold, and til,
proceeds TO be appropriated. ! have
failed in finding one, among the mum,
Der / have spoken 10 on tho subject
who has refused to assist in donating
: his mite to this great cause, though
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-27

LroIsLATIvE.-The Legislature had
an exciting session yesterday, growing
out of the feeling respecting the veto
of the Legislative Fund Bill. In the
Senate the question Of an adjourn
ment sine die was defeated by q vote
of 10 to ), after a defeat Of the motion
TO postpone until Monday next. In
the Assembly the motion to reconsider
the vote Of the day previous on the
passage of tire vetoed bin was taken
up. The point that a reconsideration
of the question could not be had was
ovcrruled by the House, aud the
vote was again taken on the passage
of the bill, which failed again, lack
ing one vote OF the required two
thirds. Before the Speaker announced
the result, a motion was made and
carried that the announcement of the
vote be postponed until Monday next.
The motion prevailed, and so the
matter goes over 10 next week.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-27

The American Exchange and Re
view, especially devoted TO finance,
mining and metallurgy, insurance,
railways and tran~sportations, manu-
fact.ges, patents. trade commerce, art,
joint stock corporations. social and
economic science, for January, has
been received. 1t is published AZ
Philadelphia An examination of the
number before us proves It to be a
very valuable magazine, treating OH
subjects of business Importance. 1t
ought 10 be better known.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-27
ASSEMBLY,

THURSDAY. Jan. .. 1871.
Assembly convened 40 1900 a. IN.
Speaker Lowcrv IN The Chair.
Roll ralIed-aE nra~.pt.
PRAYER bv Rev. J.. -. Hammond,
Chaplain.
Journal read ana approved.
E~EruRIs.
Pa.chcn, from the Committee on
Engrossment, reported a. carrcc,lvcn-
crossed Assembly 1911 No. 70. in reIa-
Ton l" c~ertllcttco ~ incorporation and
chm from tha Committee IN
Claims. reported fs,cL amended ~.
semhfy Biil IA. nj ~ audit AMI allow
the claim or 4. 4. IEliS. AMI rcs.m-
mended H. passage Al amended.
GRAY, front the Committee on state IN
stitulious. reported Back amended rs
scmbIv Bill No. -. in relation 10 salar-
les of State Prison employees. anil rec
commended it, passage a. amended.
Savage. from the Committee on
WAYS AMI Means. recommended the
pfintin. amt passage as amended Of
iaan fn,. M, na,-,,a,, ns',h, g''nn;,In !
nIoL+alna. snr'aI ~. ~ 80.
80 aSs.DhI, pa1 ~ -
mn,ain@ I'LL nrintinr ,,3 naaa -
amended :"
I,ra,sba, sr,,, .La ua1, .
tee On Substitute To senate xii M 4
repor,ed hack the same ami RECON-,
mendel liz nassare a amended
~
renaal that portion Of the registry law
MAKING Tie paxmant at 4 nolI ,ax /,
| prerequisite to Voting.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-27
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Assembly convened at . p. m,
Speaker Lowry in the chair.
Roll called-quorum present.
Tenant offered a resolution that the
Scr-eant-at-A Arms be required To give
bonds in the sun Of $4,000. Intended
To obyiate the objections Of those who
voted against tho passage OF the Leg
~iSlaiive Fund Bill. because the Ser
geants were not under bondS.l Car
ricd; - in the affirmative. on divis-
ion.
House went into Commute Of the
Whole Williams in the chair for the
consideration 81 the special order, A.
semhly Bill 10. -, relative 10 tho re-
moyal Of county seats aud the pcrman-
cnt location of The same.
After some discussion. committee
rose Speaker pro tem. Tenant in the
chair and recommended the passage
of the Till without amendment.
At 3:l6 Assembly adjourned.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-27

failed to pass over the veto Of the
Governor.
Williams objected, not only because
he was opposed to the bill Itself, but
because he was satisfied that any such
action would bc void and would 50 be
held by the Courts. If the vote had
resulted differently, the bill would
have become a law. Conli this House
to-day repeal or annul bat law hy 4
simple reconsideration and change of
is vote? Mr.. Williams spoke forty
minutes.
After further discussion by Lock
wood, Bowman, Manning. Likens and
Beck, the question was put: Shall the
vote be reconsidered? Carried-3l
To -.
The question was then put: Shall
the bill become a law, northumberland
lns the objections Of tho Governor?
Lost, by the following vote:
Aye>-Barber. Bowman. Bucking-
ham, ~Euriingame. Brown. Caravan.
Delano, Dewey, Eliyson, Fuller. Gray.
Harris. Hatch, Hay, Hogan,
LAWSON, likcnS, Lockwood, Mcclellan,
Owen, Organ, Patciicn, Piper, Potter,
Rogers, Rooney. Saville, Smith, Ten
nant, Willard-30.
Noes-beck. 'hlld, toWen, bang
berg. Garaghan, Greenhalgh, Jones,
Manning, Mcleod, Murphy, Savage,
Simpson. Irousdalc, Wagner, VIII
liaIn>, Speaker-l6.
Brown moved that the announce
mtnt Of the vote be postponed until
Monday next.
n Chair ruled the motion cut OF
order.
Appeal taken: Chair not sustained.
The roll was then called on the mo.
ton 10 postpone announcement Of the
vote, and resulted in postponement-
ayes. 3i; noes, 20.
Williams raised the point Of order
that It required a two-t.lird vote to
postpone.
Pending which the Assembly took :
recess, at 2. ~, for one hour.