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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

Martin Merea of Onafga Illinois is
now on trial for whipping his child, a
boy of ten years, to death. He made
the boy strip and whipped him with a
+blaek-snake horsewhip until he fell
dying, and then washed him with
Spirits ssiq ,as 31ss u dslii544
Later news tells us that on Sunday
Merea was taken from the Jail by a
mob and hung to tree, having been
granted twenty minutes respite which
hesspentl in calling upon the Masons
and Catholics for help. No help came
and he Was launched into eternity.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

A terrible storm passed over Dayton
and vicinity or Sunday afternoon, un-
roofing houses and carrying away a
portion of the Southern Asylum. Six
persons were killed and many wound
ed. The bridge over the Miami was
lEth rown into the river and crushed to
nieceS. -.I----i- =. ~ --a--l--- = |. -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

hi Anew Irish war is expected to be
organized to-day in New York, The
Orange men or Protestant Irishnen
viii engage in the celebration of the
battle Of fAughrim ,and tits expected that
the Catholic Irishmen will attack them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

! A boy set fire to a shock of wheat
near Cfrcleville a few days ago and sue
ceeded in, destroying twelve acres be-
fore the fire was extinguished. "a
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

Capt. Hall has at last started for the
North Pole toisee9 how cool it is up
there. 1i rk 1sr59 ia=~9'ia. = z
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

The citizens Of Cambridge are again
talking of the proposed Railroad from
Caldwell 30 the Pan Handle Road near
New Comerstown.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

+ Commissioner Pleasanton has resign
ed his Office. IN = ,'''' - ~. - -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

One year ago we took charge of this
paper, and we not only thank our
friends for their kindness, in- many
ways manifested, but even those whose
nferciiess treatment has not been with
out its lessons. We have learned no
sympathy for the vices that are
the chief elements of a rival party
and only pity for the common
victims Of degrading habits. We
have met hesitated to expose men
who were disgraceto to themselves and
their race, and we shalIhave little hesi-
taneyin doing 50 again. We. have NO
desire to injure any one by 2misrepre-
sentation, nor to injure tie people by
hiding the truth. OF our patronagewe
can say that our subscription list re
mains about the same, sometimes
above and sometimes below the num-
Der of copies issued one year ago. We
know that of late we have printed a
larger number of copies than any other
paper In the County, but we do not
boast Of this, nor publish weekly the
fact that we have the largest circulation
Of any paper in the County. All ac-
counts due us we expect to be promptly
paid, as we wish to treat our creditors
nike manner. Business is business.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

Senator Cameron doesn't want the
VRe- Presidency. jssli.} n- t1i2
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

Grant viii remain at Long Branch
this month. ,ta sso..qas su ssgs s.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

Condurango the great cancer cure is
pronounced humbug. ogi ~ ia
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13
REPUBLICAN OOUNTYTICKEl

1l-l-'- .i'.' = For Represehtafipe,
n, ,H.ARMsTaoNG. of York Township.
SRA 4e .e..T s,bir Clerk, -,.-3
. l5a % j. R. MITCHELL, Of Pease. s.f
lsss..TsbJ bJ0HEzB BoNGLEF, of Richland. IA
5..--...-f si,rss, - For Treasurer, ,is.- -
"a ANDREW PoRTERFIELD. of Wayne.
i-a. ~. =. Fbr Prosecuting Ator7.eg, & ~
W. 8. KENNoN of Richland. h
.st7,lssf IS ( For Commissioner;
il,,Y y b. E. DUNCAN, of Colerain.
4aF .,ias a. ..af For Recorder, e,z.,ls rr
- aiaa JAMES BARNES, OF Warren. - ~
.s..i- "a az. For ,bsSrmcsy Director, ,.l-.-l
JOHN ANDERSON, OF Kirkwoods
-isrs -. 10 5sIss5l .FbT Obroner.
s7Es JAMES 8. CRAFTY, OF Pultney. sol
n
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13
Cheap FalnSl Free Travel!
Chicago, Rock Island and Paeihe Rail
a.a d. road Company. Fa0


4.1 road Company.
3l5H 100000 Acres sl
CHOICE IOWA LANDS.
This Company is now Offering for sale about
SIX hundred thousand acres of the finest agri-
cultural lands in the West. The Company sells
only TO actual settlers, and the prices are ex.
ceedingly reasonable, ranging from SIS TO SIS
per acre-the average being about S. This
greater part of these lands are situated along
the line OF Its railroad between the cities of Des
Moines and Council Bluffs, and are in the moss
accessible and fertile region in the State l7TI0I
Sales made for cash or en- credit longenough
70 enable any industrious man to pay for, the
land out of its crops. 5.8 .s3l- -lstil 2. .lI79
These lands are held under a title direct from
the General Government, and are not, mort
gagged or encumbered In any way. Fun war.
ranty deeds given to purchasers. -s lI-l
For maps, pamphlets, or any other inlorma-
ton respecting them, address ERENEZER
COOK, Land Commissioner Davenport, Iowa.
EXPLORING TICKETS are sold at the Com
pany's cket offices at Chicago. and all other
principal stations on its line, and II the pur-
chaser buys land the amount paid for the ticket
Is applied on the purchase money. M
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13
THE CLASS OF 1871

: Agnes s. Brooks, Jessie A. Emblem,
Annie v, Glass; Emma Moore, e.
Virginia Parker Emma Williams, X
Anna V. Wright Anna P. Stone,f
,*Frst Honor. Second Honor. az,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

~.
y The O.eS. Jotpnal thinks that little
can be secured by extensive demenstra-
tions in the shape of mass meetings
during the hot months Of July and
August. We have faith in this and
also faith in the assertion by the same
paper that a careful canvass and quiet
organization in the County and iHevery
township and school district thereof is
by far the most effectual means of Sc
curing a strong, full vote. The cam
paigns of 1860 and '6f were made sue
cessfnl by the formation ofipolitical
clubs in every village and hamlet, and
these were made the means of fixing
the floating vote, securely and beyond
the influence of demagogues, who
make free and too often effectual use OF
party scarecrows on the eve Of the cleo
ton and atthe polls. The success Of
Republicans is secured by showing
the people the true merits Of questions
atissue. While we have but little
faith in 'sblowing,p we place a strong
trust in proper ventilation of every
subject which has "a bearing upon the
way votes should be cast.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13
REpUBLIcAN ,sT11E- TICKET.

REPLIBLICAN STATE, TICKET
For Governor, -
GEE. EDwARDF. EoAEs. of Haniiton
For Liesa. Governor. -
~ JACOB MUELLERs Of ouyahoga'
40, $780, ::IHbr Supreme JUDGE. .ali9 asT
sd 70 WILLIAM h WEST, Of Logan Z. .
= ..,s..'-.,.',f, For Sate Treasurer, s-ilHs3
ISAAC WELSH, of Belmont. ltsis
Ssh For Szzts Andtt0r,
JAMES WILLIAMS, OF franklin.
For Atorney General,
FRANCIS B. POND, of Morgan.
sFps 1fenbe; board n alesic EOrbs.l
STEPHEN e. HQSMER, Of Muskingum.
For .sesoot C6uinsisstoaer.
TTf TH0MAs W. HARVEY of Lake i
For clerk Of Supreme Ooays,
tss.sss.T RODNEY FoOS, of Clinton: ~
For Common Pgeus Judge. Dasl
a,5 qsyia "a ST. CLAIR KELLY, 80
.ylsis4.;5lri "a .dIndependent assef VI
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

Anefort win probably be made at
the next session of Congress to repeal
the eduties on wool. The wool-grower
si1ould-be wide awake and prevent It. Z
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-13

Bowen the bigamist, contrary TO ex-
pectations has been pardoned. u s1a
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
nuRw.RM WITH HAYTI.

The developments about Gen. Grant
instructing the United States navy to pro-
tect the Government of Baez sgainst the
Hsytiens, is most uDpleasantly suggestive
of Frank Blair's prediction that Grant
would yet endeavor to establish military
dictatorship. The autocrat Napoleon did
not declare war on Prussia until his Min
lister Grammont had secured an over
whelming vote of the Corps Legislatif.
But in this Hayti business, we see our
present Executive taking into his own
hands the question of peace and war, in
open violation of our Constitution aud of
treaties, without consulting the people or
their representatives In Congress, and
without permitting the country even t.
know the fact. Unless this high handed
usurpation, more daring than any living
monarch of Europe would hazard, re-
ceives signal rebuke from the Senate,
we may well conclude that Gen. Grant
does indeed carry that once august body
in his breeches pocket. And should not
Congress inquire into this understandable
use of the navy, before yesting the Presi-
dent with further power to employ armed
troops and call out the militia at discre-
ton in these States2 Ia view of recent
legislation of that body, it is time that the
American people ask themselves seriously
if there is not already on foot, and half
accomplished, conspiracy to impose on
US a military republic.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
BUTLER,S KU-KLUX BILL.

The New York Times in speaking of
this bill, calls it Comparatively mode
rate" The New York Evening Post,
another Republican paper speaks of it in
very different tone. 1t says:
Why not re-enact the old Norman cur
few law at ODcel
The laws of DracO, it will be seen,
never approached this in atrocity; for
even Draco never proposed to kill any
person not guilty of any offence, or
to make constructive guilt out of circum-
stances which might easily be consistent
with innocence. Many of the crimes set
down in this bill would be the natural
consequence of a peaceable citizens eff
fort to keep the peace, and to protect
himself or his neighbors from trouble.
The attempt to enforce such a law as
this would make Mexico of our coun-
( try at once.
The bill would repeal the Con-
stitution of the United States, and revo-
lutionize our whole system of govern
| ment.
= 1t makes certain offenses pun
Unstable by different tribunal, and with
incOmparably greater severity in Louisi-
ana than in Massachusetts. Congress has
no more power to do this than it has to
make different sets of customs or tax
laws for different States. But again, the
whole subject is one over which Congress
has no jurisdiction. There is not line
in the Constitution to authorize the gen
eral government to maintain civil order in
| the States. =
If such an act were passed, tending to
interfere with civil order, to disturb the
authorities of the peace, establishing
commissioners" in every county who
wrest his prisoners from the sheriff and
stop his process, what would be the duty
of the State officers9 Plainly to resist
/ such men at all hazards. Were it at
tempted in New Yo'k or Massachusetts,
the army and navy of the United States
could not enforce such bill for sn hour.
The law abiding mind and conscience of
every free citizen would sustain the Con-
stitution and the principles of free gov
ernment against the usurpatiOn; and this
new rebellion against the Union, though
expressed in an act of Congress and sus.
tanned by en- Administration at Washing
ton, should be put down as TesOlutely as
was the last.
Let the Republican party in Congress
take warning before it is too late. The
election of yesterday in New Hampshire
is believed by the Democrats to indicate
that their time is coming. If this bill is
passed, it will come with the certainty OF
the doom that always falls on madness in
power.
This is the bill which Horace Maynard,
B. F. Butler and r. r. Butler, have beer
endesvoring to have passed before the
adjournment of the present session Of
| Congress.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
SIMMER.
The following resolutions have been in
troduced in the Massachusetts Senate:

The following resolutions have been in
troduced in the Massachusetts Senate:
s'Resolved, That every invasion by one
department of the Government, of the
prerogative of another, tends to defeat the
fundamental end of all constitutional gov
ernmeut-that il shsll be a -vernment
of laws, and not of men.
'fResolYed, That the people of Massa-
chrsetfs have seen with alarm the recent
attempt unhappily successful, by the
President of the United Safes, not Off
cislly proclsimed, but notorious aud
avoFed by its supporters, TO dictate the
organization and appointment of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
of the United States.
"Resolved, That the acquiesepce of the
Senate in the dictstiOn of the Executive
of the appointment of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, implies subserviency
which disqualities that branch for the in.
dependent performance of its cOnstitu,
tional dutiee, to supervise nomination:
and treaties laid before the Senate by the
President, and threatens the removal OF
a great buiwark against Executive usur
pstion. /" =,
The removsl of MIR. Sumner will &C
compGsh q great good for republican
governmental it should thoroughly arouse
the people OF the country to the frequen
and palpable invssi1ps of one depart
ment ofthe government of the preroga
tive of another. We shall be especially
gratifed to learn that the Legislature o
Massachusetts has proclaimed that sucl
invasions sttend to defeat the fundsmen
tai end of all constitutional government
that 1t shall be q government of laws ant
not Of men" 1t is highly gratifying Il
know that even portion of the peopl
of Massachusetts have seen with alarm
any attempt to violate this Fundamental
principle of constitutional government
We hope that the alarm will extend unit
it reaches net only every citizen of Mas
sschusetts, but of all New England an
indeed of all the Northern and Western
States. Continue to sound the alarm.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
Nonresident Notice
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Davidson COUNTY
T. A. Kellogg vs. Warren Nef

A TTACHMENT AND GARNIsHMENT PEND.
"A ing before I. d. Cassetty, q Justice of tine
Peace for said county.
It appea ing from the affi dewitt OF the plaintiff
that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in
the sum of s3l.95, due by account and that said
claim is Just, and praying an attachment issue
against the estate OF said Warren Nef, and
whereas an attachment did issue against
the defendant, aud was returned no prop
erty to be fount-Rith the service Of gArnishment
upon the Nashville aud CHATTANOOGA railroad to
appear and answer the same on the nth day Of
March, lS7l-and whereas the railroad companv
answered by its officers that it was indebted to the
defendant in the sum o: $3.50; sud whereas, ii
further appearing from ssid affidavit that the de-
PENDANT is q non resident Of the state:
1t is therefore ordered that publication be made
in the Union and American, a journal published
in the county of Davidson, city of Nashville, for
four consecutive weeks, requiring the defendant
to appear at my offic., in Nashville, on thu 18Th
day Ct april, S7i at O'Clock, p. NJ, to plead
answer or demuF - sald com ylsi0t. or the same
will be heard ex parte. Given under my hand
this - day of March, 1871.
mrl9 dit wSt It. D. OASsETTY, J. T.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
San, who has Travelled largely in the
South for the last few months, has come
TO this conclusion: '1f a man from the
North goes among the Southern people
with q view to business, he is gladly
welcomed and gladly treated. If he goes
there to hold Office and insult the people
through an oflcious exhibition of intense
loyalty, talking loudly about Rebels, ETC.,
no one viii take any pains TO make him
happy or his presence agreeable. Neither
would the Northern people do more by a
Southern man under similar circum-
Hfannes y -..--- Il.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

DUREe the recent compaigr in New
Hampshire, Senator Patterson took open
and decided grounds against the Grant
Baez scheme for annexing San Domingo
to the United States. lack Chandler
says that Senator Patterson must be held
responsible for the Radical overthrow il
New Hampshire. The dialogue between
Chandler and Grant on the subject was
somewhat as follows:
-ChaRdler-'My lord, the Duke of Pat
terson Is taken. -. ..... ...-.....
U. s. G.-'Eoff with his head .. So
n for PAtters m
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

GREAToR PATTERSON, (Rsdical,) of New
Hampshire, Is reported to have stated du
ring the late canvass in his State, tina
Gen. Sherman informed him that to pro-
tect Domfnics il would require standing
srny of five thousand men, which would
be maintained at an annual expense Of
ten million dollars, and this would be a
stnsl part of the EXPENSE.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
TIE New York Tribune says with re
ference to the New Hampshire election

THE Now Hork 1TtbttIle says with re-
ference to the New. Hampshire election:
'The general tone of comment in the
New Hampshire press, as well as through
out New England, seems to indicate the
belief that the removal of Senator Sum-
ner was more largely than any other one
thing the immediate cause of the dis
aster." .aE.EagE-- --...-- --z---.
There were some other causes quite as
potent as the removal of Sumner. The
bSyonet election law helped the Demo.
Gratis wonderfully. Then the bitter, pro.
scrfptive policy of the Radicals towards
the people of the South is beginning to
tell upon the party at the North.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

Il THE Southern Claims Commission has
decided to make ability on the part of sp-
piicants TO take the est-osth of 1862
csndiEion precedent to the consideration
Of any claim presented for damages.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

90 a sHREwD Illinois Radical wants t
take a contract for furnishing the admin
issration with frst-class Ku-Klux outrage
testimony. He says, with thousand
negro militia at his command, ne can gel
up any number of ouirages at the short
eat notice ON ...-A
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

TIE truth that circumstances altel
cases IL verified in the case of Sumner.
When Slidell and Davis removed Doug
lac from the Craftsmanship of the Com
mittee ON Territories, Sumner thought the
discipline good. But when this SAME
medicine is applied to him he kicks like
q mule In the traces. ........-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
| Congress,

Messrs. Clark d Bass, of Nashville,
have leased from Mr.. Cook tract of
land six miles south of Jasper, on the
railroad, and are taking up their ma
chinery for stave ana barrel factory.
The location Of the factory will be right
al the mouth Of Battle creek.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

In speech at New York, on the Sth
inst, Wendell Phillips declared that the
Radical ''party itself, with its brow COW
cred with laureis, is rotten TO the core
rotten to the core with the servility to
wealth snd capital at WASHINGTON.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

GRKKLEY says liquor had something tC
do with the Radical defestin New ,Hamp
Tqeer IN New Hampshire or was 1t the
liquor in the White House9 Let Terence
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

WoNDER if there were any Ku Klux in
New Hampshire, and if any body was in
.imidafa and kept away from the polls!
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Large Spring Sale.

VEATMAN, SHIELDS 4 90 WILL SELL
i Tuesday morning, March 81, commencing
Goods in great variety. These goods have
just arrived. well adapted to the present sea-
son, and will be sold TO the highest bidder.
Also. an invoice Of Gets Superior furnisn
Goods, 10 close an account. marls II
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

THE Ku-Klnx have evidently taken
possession of New Hampshire, and thai
eta'e Is sadly in nsei Of q military Gov
ernof ana decentralization.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

TEEEEsssE BONDS were quoted in New
York yesterday at 68E for both the old
and new issues.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
voTrNG DowNrHE sCHool tax.


VOTING DOWN THE SCHOOL TAX. |
The question of levying . tax for the
support of free schools was submitted to
the people of Washington county, and it
was defeated by majority of more than
one hundred ct the election on the 11th
inst The Jonesboro Union Flag says
ss,his is not because cur people are oppos.
ed to education" Alb! indeed Well,
they have rather poor way of showing
their appreciation of education. They
are decidedly in favor of free schools as
long as somebody else contribute the
money to keep them in existence. The
Radicals have been very eloquent in their
| deuuuciation of the members of the late
Legislature for repeating the Radical free
school law. So far'as the Radicals of
Washington county are concerned, the
vote on the 18th inst, shows how much
sincerity there was in their condemnation
of the late Legislature. They were con-
tent to draw the school fund from the
public treasury, but when it came TO
| furnishing that fund themselves they pre-
ferred to have no free schools. We must
Judge them by their works. The Jones'
boro7 Herald and Tribune (Radicall
favored the tax, and that paper explains
how it was defeated as follows:
"The people as a whole have voted
against the tax through q misapprehen
sion of the facts. 1t seems almost i'm
possible that this should be so after all
that has been said on the subject, but
nevertheless such is the case. The men
who were best informed on the subject
voted for it. Some of the heaviest tax
ra,zp+s -;a..tlse- 4ssiatg,gatad ,6aT jaN v'htd
against it. People will ask why was
this9 Because theywere told that, moth
ing was exempt from this tax Not even
the fowls in their barn yards or the
clothes on their backs. This is the style
of argument that has been used to deceive
a too credulous people into voting 10 per-
petuste the ignorance that has already
been their ruin" Eo-,zEEs
One result of the defeat of the school
tax is to deprive Washington county of
the benefit of the Peabody fund. The
Herald and Tribune says the county
was receiving about three thousand dol
lars from this source which will, as a
matter of course, be withdrawn, as it is
only given in aid of free schools. We
trust that the men who voted down the
tax will reconsider their action. 1t is a
stigma on the character of Washington
county that her people refuse to tax them
selves for the benefit of free schools,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

CorroS opened in New York yesterday
ct l5c for middiing, with holders anxious
to sell, and closed dull at l4Ec.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

The County Court of Greene county has
voted one and half mills on the dollar
,owards supporting public shoots.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS,
For Rent For 1871.

A HOUSE WITH FOUR ROOMS NEAR
Athe Nashville and Decatur Railroad Depot
The house will be rented with from eight TO
thirty acres Of land. 1t is fine market gEsr-
den. A. G. MERRITT.
dec2S If IL DeadericF Street.