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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-12-28

Indeed you are handsome" said 3
gentleman to his lady love. "FiddIe-
stick" said she. s'you would say so II
you did not believe it." "And you'd
think so if did not say it."
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A, FINE FARM AT PRIVATE
80 SALE.

+ will offer at private sale my farm lying z
of a mile west OF Lewis Mills, b. O. r. r..
directly on said railroad containing 2H acres
ings-one lust built-barns stables and other
and -tzgo good orchards. I will
sell all together or will divide IL to suit pur-
,hasers. CHARLES LEWIS,
decl4z2m$ La Mira, o.
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MRS. M. j. BOROFF.

MOULD respectfully announce to the ladies
w ofSt. Clsisvilie, and vicinity. that she
has inst received an entire new stock of Mil
IiDery Goods, and is ready TO accommodate
those wihing to buy. Call and examine her
goods and prices before purchashipg elsewhere
The latest styles always on hands.
octl9-tf
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The new depot at Columbus is to
cost $4OO, 200.
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NEW ADVRRIsEaIENTs.
BRIGGS & BROTHERS.
Catalogue Of Flower & Vegetable
Sc z ID 3

SUMNER FIowERIEe BUHEls, FOB 1879;
Now ready. Consisting Of over la0 pages, on
rose-tinted paper, with upwards OF 40c separate
cuts and SIX BE auftfui Co10rsd P1afesi-
Cover. beautiful design, in colors. The rich
est Catalogue ever published Send IS cents for
copy. not one-half the value Of the colored
plates. In the first orier, amounting TO not less
than 81, the price Of Catalogue, &c, gill be- re-
funded in seeds New customers placed on the
same footing with old Free to old customers.
Quality of seeds, size of packets, prices and
premiums offered, make ft 10 the advantage Of
all TO purchase seeds of Us. See Catalogue FIR
extraordinary inducements.
You will miss it II you do not see our Catalo-
gue before ordering seeds.
Either of our two Chromos for 1872, size l9x24
-one q flower plate OF B1lbOus Plants, consist
ing of Lilies, &e.-the other of Annual. Bien-
NAL and Perennial Plants. guaranteed the
MOST ELEGANT FLORAL CROMOs
ev r issued f. this county, A superb parlor or
nament; mailed. postpaid, On receipt of 75c,;
Also free. on conditions specified in Catalogue.
Address BRIGGS BROTHER,
Established Is45. Rochester, New York.
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P EstpENTiAt YEAR.

And the campaign promises to be as exciting
as any within the last decade. The INTELLI-
GENcER stands steadfastly by the principles OF
maintain them in she future as in the past with
its accustomed earnestness and vigor. We Shall
among other things advocate the
Preservation of the public lands for actual
settlers, under the Homestead and -Pre-emp-
tion laws. E1 G
Opposition to monopolies OF every description
and 70 corruption in every form.
Rigid economy and purity OF administration
in National, state and local governments.
Attention will be paid not only to local affairs
in West Virginia, but to those in the neighbor-
Ing counties OF Ohio and Pennsyivania; and
We hope by filling our columns with the fresh
est news of home and abroad, with pure and
elevated and profitable literature, and a variety
adapted to every want and taste, 70 make
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4
PETERS MUsIcAhY MoNFHLy.-The
January number of this magazine has
reached us, enclosed in a new and much
more attractive cover. Inside it con-
tairfs, as usual, something more. than
thirty full sized pages of choice music,
ballads, quartette, songs, church music,
duettes, waltzes, gall0ps, etc. In his
note to editors the publisher gurantees
at least fifty dollars worth, Of music in
the twelve monthly numbers, which y
quite enough, one would think, 70 get
for three dollars,
!. A young woman was sent to New
Jersey Jail 6 few days ago for drunk.
eness. Once she was the belle o. New
Haven, Conn.
A number OF ragged newsboys-no
more than twenty ali told id-contributed,
it is said, Sl00, in pennies, nve-eents
pieces and ten cents stamps, for the
relief of the Chicago unfortunates, and
handed the money over to the Chair
man of one 0f the Committees, with
this eharacte tefistie speech: feHere, Boss,
is our stamps. We h'aint got much,
but we likes to do aleetle for Chicarger
when she's busted up" ,-.f,,rs;i.,-
A young married man was remark
ing to some ladies that It was always
the women who ran after the men,
when his wife Indignantly said, lyon
know. nv dear, Inever ran after you."
"That my be,n he replied, "bus
you took good care net to get out ofthe
way. .'''.tis' s'-iii Hoii -'tii iii-risnnim'
DAYTON mad a hereine. Her afiianced
husband had the smallpox, and she
nursai nilti through it. Upon his recov-
erv they were married, So0n after she
WAS taken sick, having contracted the
disease from him aad ssst week she died
President White, Of Cornell universi-
IA vino hns been visiting the Institutions
AZ Ann Ar6or, Oberiia, Evansville, An
tIoch, aud other places where females
are educated, recommends the sc mission
OF women Into the Cornell University.
Theblonde s5cisty men la New York
arc beginning to make their appearance
with heirhSir arranged a la GrandDuke.
None but blondes can accomplish this
RESULT aud Consequently there VIII soon
be d snspJ for yelloN har aye.
|, Mr. Sasanaah ,Winslow Mother
vyinslnxi, sunposed to be the oldest
rnsh,5sr ns11 Of the Methodist Chury h m the
TTnited states, died In Canton, Ne. Oct.
SOth, aged one hundred and four years.
narty Of twenty-one men took
ss,nfiiirrsf hunt in one day In Geauga
a,annty. o. hast week. and killed two
Thousand aud two hundred squirrels.
r. is estimated that 5000 pianos We're
DESTROYED in the Chicago fire, besides
81 500, ,009 worth of other instruments.
Somebody hae writtens . book entitled
.What Shall My Son Be Upon which
some one frankly replies; "If the boy -
as had az the book, the chances are that
he win be hapged9" is' i'ai
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REMOVED.

MISS NANCY B. FARIS, would Informs her
iHl old customers and the l'ublic enerally and
ladies particularly that she has removed to the
room formerly oec pied by Watson q Gressifl-
ger, West Of the ST Clair Hotel. where she will
keep a full supply 4 MILLINERY, FANCY,
G0ODSand TRIMA INGS, fresh from the East
each season, to which she invites the attention
of b lyers. Than kf; for past favorss she would
invite those wantsdg HATS or B0NNETS
MADE or TRIMMED, TO call where they may
be expeditiously and neatly supplied.
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Mr.. VIM. NJ. Tweed was yesterday
arrested, on an indictment of felony,
found by the Grand Jury, and will to-
day be brought before Recorder Hack
ett, for bail or commitment. The ac-
tion thus briefly announced may be ac-
cepted as one of the most important
steps vet taken to hasten the downfall
of the Ring, and as presaging even
more startling developments with
other arrests to Gomez than any that
have yet marked the brilliant campaign
against the thieves that have ruled and
robbed us. A bill has likewise been
found against Controller Connolly, for
misdemeanor in Office, and the warrant
for arrest in this is issued, to provide
against any possibility of his release on
bail from his confinement. And even
with this the Grand Jury has not fin
ished its refreshing work.-[New York
Tribune Dec. 16.
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Writ Sykes and Olive Logan were
married at New York, on Tuesday.
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8elmont Ghfnnitle,
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, OHIO.
VIM. H. Seward is dangerously i'll.

THURSDAY MORNING, Dec. %, 1871
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Agents WANTED FOR
ROMAH|SM is IT is.

standard work .eminently adapted to the times.
It fully uncoyerz the whole Romish system
and exposes Its insIdious workings TO secure
fulfcontrol EXTRA TERNs FOR THE WEST.
CONN. PUBLISHING co. HARFFORD.C CONN
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Another Mammoth eave.

| "A =. from Ll9f fNeOSn0 JOQrn1l-T
It has song been known Imperfectfy
that there was an immense cave in the
iSOutn-eslst corner of Mcdonald county.
OF which the reports were marvellous
and the accurate knowledge little;i but
It was certain at least that it contained
q stream and a lake and that the end
had never been reached. A. further
exploration was made few days since,
which enables as TO give further de-
tscription OF this wonder. The entrance
to the cave IS in the side of a ravine, d
Short distance from Little Sugar creek.
and close TO the Arkansas State limo.
The entrance is largeand unObstructed,
the opening in the rock being some,
thirty feet wide and seven feet high.
After passing through a hah some 30
feet in length, the visitor, reached a
large room, about 80 feet in length, aHtf
about 10 ieet in heignt, insthe form o6fi
horseshoe, from watch passages led
in every direction. The largest or
these leads to an abrupt rise, which is
ascended by sort of natural steps, con-
Quoting to another passage, which ends
in a room perfectly. alive with bats.
Thousands of these are suspended by
the roof and sides, and awakened by the
glare of the torches, dash heavily about
in the widest confusion, with quefuious
cries. Beyond this, some quarter ofIsa
mile further, Il an immense room,
filled with the most beautiful and fan
tastic stalactites of asnowy white, save
where they have been dimmed by the
smoke of torches. These stalaetites
are in every grotesque form Of birds
beasts, treSs, monsters and 4ehimefas
dire, ard has been called "Barnum's
Museum Just before ARRIVING at this
there is q stream of clear water, about
six feet wide, running straight across
the passage. In the room is circular
hole, about five feet in dameter, OF i'm
mense depth, a stone dropped in sound
ing hollow against the sides far down,
and apparently never touching the bot
TOM. 1T the end of one. of the passages
from the museum the Immense lake,
formerly supposed, to be a river, stops
the way. This lake is about five hun
dred ylrtl5 across, of a crystal clearnes6
and unknown depth, and IS fed by o
stream running down though the rocks.
Here was found boat of rude eonStruc-
ton, but in good preservation The
exploring party went around the lake
to the north, having first built FIRE at
the opening, so as not to be lest.
Room after rOom: was visited, aud pas
sage after passageexplored, each reveal,
ing new beauty or wonder in the stalac-
tite formation, and hundreds of pas
sages, inaccessible from their heightand
difficulty, were left uhexpIoreis There
seemed to be no end to the cave, and
the party returned after having pene-
trated into the bowels of the same six
miles. The cave extends, fieatly, = If
not quite, under the battle-ground OF
Pea Ridge, in Arkansas '''-7 'i'siiiI'a4
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Farm for Sale.

r OFFER my farm for sale, containing i6S
L acres, about l40 acres cleared, the balance
houses, barn and stable, with other out bull
dings: also fruit trees of all Kinds, bearing,-
This farm is calculated for either farming or
grazing, IL is well supplied with water and
easy OF access. For further particulars inquire
of the subscriber living on the premises, one
half mile nortn OF Businessburgh.
: novzssms GEORGE CROZtER.
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The Postofiiee committee of Congress
is expected to report favorably on the
project of issuing stamped postcards st
one cent, on which brief letters may be
sent by the mails. These cards are al
ready so popular as to be considered
indispensable in England and Germany.
If adopted here We must have aradicll
reform in the delivery Of city letters, or
else the system will be of little use. The
only objection to it which experience
in England has suggested is On the part
Of gentlemen who do not pay their bills;
the tradesmen sometimes dun them in
this semi public manner. The cards
have, in few instances beenused mali
eiously, by men.whs wish to Insult or
iniure others. Very few of them, how
ever, will be reld even by, idle clerks,
after the novelty of the plan has worn
ef.--N. Y. Eve'aiag, Post. -. 20
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RATES oFADvERFIsINa.

One square eTsnlInes Nonparis,. or L., A.
OF three snserti0ns.42 Each snbsequsatfa-
sertion 50 cents. =.
Business Cards, not exceeding seven lines, .
per year.
Merchahis' advertssinR, NOT exceeding one.
fourth OF column stany time, SO per yesr
BALI column, not exceeding four chenae1
during the year. S35. A column not over
four changes, sc0.
Special Notices and PonAle Column. .Adverti,a-
ary adveFfiaauaapGa
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-12-28

THE WILL OF JOSEPH CALDWELL
AGAIN.-It will be rendered hat the
will under which DR.. Samuel Caldwell
claimed the property OF Joseph CaId-
well, deceased, was set aside. DR.. Caid-
well, through his attorney, has given
notice that on the 18th of January he
will smake applications feradinissinn
to Probate of another will inshis favor,
to have been speliated or
At the recent investigation
before the Probate Court there, was evi-
denee tending to prove that there had
been such a wiIL-[O O, s. .Io.s7lai. ID.
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AS AN, ADyERTfsIge MRnIrtx

The CHRONICLE il the best in Eastern Ohfe.--.
II Is printed on new. clear typsytn one Or tbs
Counties OF the state. sandSits ieirculstion .isI
sleaaAiy increasing fstfst al s,sl 90. .-,5-
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| s. O'CLOCK

RIFLES, sEoT-auNs. REvoIvERs
Con materials of every kind. Write for Price
List to Great Western Gun Works, Pittsburgh,
Pa Arm guns and ReFoiHe<s bought or trad
ed for. Agents wanted
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FREE TO BOOK AGENTS.

We will send handsome Prospectus of our
Nes0 illustrated Family Bible, containing over
200 fine Scripture Illustrations to any Book
Agent, free OF charge. Address National Pstb-
tLshing Co.. Chicago, ILL.,, Cincinnati, Ohio, or
81, Louis, Mo.
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BEE.MOyvTi. .vUEfSe eRIES

ONE mile North Of National Road near the
" County Iufirmary. 7.s 81 5rftl
We heep constantly on hand choice selec-
tion of Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Vines. &c,
Parties wishing 70 purchase will do well TO
call and examine before purchasing elsewhere.
land, Ohio. J. NORRISON
feb27l-ly -
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Wells CarboIic Tablets.

FOR COUGHS. COLDS q &tHOARSENESS.
These Ta5izs present the Acid in Combjna-
ten with other efficient remedies, in 3 popular
lorn for the Cure of all THROAT and LUNG
Diseases. HOARSENESS and UECERATION
of the THROAT are Immediately relieved, and
statements are constantly being sent TO the
proprietor of relief in cases of Throat diAac-
ulties of years standing.
No%s0,, Don't be deceived by worthless
Carbolic Tablets.
JoHr o. KELLOGG, Platt Street. Sole Agent.
Sold oy Druggists. Price Is cents Box,
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DsYcHoLoGIe Fasciaatfon OF Soul Charm
j ing, go pages BY Herbert Hamilton. B. A.
How TO use this power (which all possess) at
yfii. DirInation, SPIRITUAL m. soreeries, De-
monology and a thouSands other wonders
Price by mail 81 25, IN cloth paper covers 81 90.
Copy free dgsafs 1llsf 81 900 monthly easily
made. AddresgT. w. EVANS, Pub. Il 8. Sth
Street Philsdelphia, Pa
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CASH FOR PRODUCE.

STRFvER & BRAYToN, PRODUCE CoMAIs-
y SION MRRCHASTs, 70 BARCLAY STREET,
NEW YORK The highest price obtained for
Butter. Cheese. Eggs, Poultry. Game. Hogs.
Beans. and all Produce Prompt returns rem
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THOROUGH BRED
LONG wOOLED
leicester IL Lincoln Sheep.
THOROUGH BRED

A T my farm near the EiIlage. OF st. Clairs-
n Vile. Belmont County, Ohio. 10 miles by
National Pike from w Wheeling. West Va, have
always for sale, p E4-1-Jz - =
LEICESTER &sLINCOLN SHEEP
from importations madeby myself and asso-
ciate; also from best fiocks of Canada, purehas-
JOSEPH H. CLOSE
sep7sm
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n empioyment 50 ouId address the. cfne Lin
en- Marker o., -BSScEzg 81 NJ Z for full psrticu-
lars of the only effeStive device ever Invented
ing cards. None VIII Efegss nyestIgating this
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/ I R B I T B 4

Its NOT APHYsIC-It is NOT what is pop
-ularly called BITTERS, nor is IL intended as
such 1T IS SOUTH AMERICAN plant that
hasbaen used for many years by the medical
faculty of those countries with wonderful ef.
,ficacy and Is a POW OWERFULALTERATIVE and
lUNEQUALEDP PURIFIER 0FTHE BLOODand
MS a Sure and Perfect Remedy for al Diseases
tof the
LIVER AND SPLEEN, ENLARGEMENT OR
OBSTRUCTION OF INTESTINES, Utter
INE, OR ABDOMINAL ORGANS. Pow
ERTY OR A WANT OF BLOOD, INTER
MITTENT or REMITTENT FEYERS.
EXPLANATION OF THE LIVER,
DROPSY. SLUGGISH CIRCULA
TION OF THE BLOOD ABSCESS-
ES TUMORS, JAUNDICE,
SCROFULA. DYSPEPSIA,
AGUE AND FEVER. OR
THEIR nCONCOMITANTS.
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THIS rs NO HUMBUGI Ok
By sending OC CENTS with
age, height, color Of eyes and hsir. you will re-
cefve by return mail, a correct picture OF your
future hus band or wife, with name and date Of
marriage. Address w. cox, P. o. Drawer. No
"a Fultonville, N. Y.
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NEW ADVERTIsEsfKN rs.

FTc.a OooIy q Daaehy Advert sfa1
Agents OF New York.
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fHg BIRILICEKCER A WELCOME IISIfsR

/ In thousands OF households in West Virginia,
Western Penn sylvania and Eastern Ohio.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-16

The EARTHQUAKE N THE PHILIPPINE
IsLANDs-Further particulars have been
received in London, OF the terrible earth
quake which recently visited the Philip
pine islands in the Indian archipelago. The
earthquake affected in a terrible manner
the small island of Camiguin, five miles
from Misamis.
For some months previously, especially
in March, there had been succession Of
violent shocks, which had opened extensive
creviceS in the earth. Finally, on May |,
the level plain near the village of Cartar-
min began gradually to subside, until the
tops of the houses became level with the
surface of the earth
This remarkable phenomenon attracted
large number Of people when suddenly
some terrific shocks were felt, and before
the laundering reverberatlons had dicl
away, the whole level plain fell in, engult-
ing $50 persons. The plain became the
crater of volcano, 1900 feet wide, and
from il smoke, ashes and stones were thrown
into the air \ pause till dark succeeded,
when there was another explosion, and a
rain of fire followed
The woods became ignited, and men and
cattle went flying before the flames. The
spectacle was trightlul in the extreme.
The volcano continues to eject stones and
earth. The inhabitants have left the is
land which formerly contained q pOpula-
tion Of 26,000
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-16
A TOu ching Incident in the Death of
q Little Girl.

Once beautiful girl neared the river o
death.
And was feeling the damps, low and labored
her broa
She with faItering step was approaching the
bank,
When her nature reeoiled. back she shuddcr-
ing shrank.
On the fast crumbling brink she all trem-
bhngly stood,
At her feet sadly viewing the dark rolling
flood
With reconciled thought was a struggle
within,
Although fate had decreed it, she feared to
step in.
Light appeared-'twas a ray thrown athwart
the dark stream.
From the regions where glories incessantIy
CLEAN
And She caught clear view of seraphieal
heights,
In the realm Of supernal, unending delights
Highest transports of rapture her heart
sweetly fill.
And the stream, dark and broad, seems a
silvery rill
She steps firmly, all joyously, smilingly o 'er,
And Is sale on yon rapturous, radiant shore.
jacksonville, Aug, 1871. E.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-16

THE MAN VINO HADN'r Any Objection
The auther of St. Twel'mo, noted for
his love OF practical Joke and a slight
impediment 10 his speech, was Ion duty
at the Fair of the American Institute, aud
finding a convenient point of rest behind
a pyramid of paste and blacking, went
quietly to work to write up his notes. He
had just completed a glowing eulogium on
the merits Of pat,nt bean-sltter when he
was interrupted by tall cOuntryman, who
asked:
"IIoaw do Ne sell yer blackin,' mister?
81 d-d-dout sell it," said the absorbed
writer.
Don't gin it away, du yo ~ said the
qucrist, handling a box covetously.
:" ha-ha-havent g-g-given away any
yet, replied the still busy knight of the
pencil.
" Hain't got any objections to my takin'
box, have ye persisted the tormenter.
" N-n-u-not the l-l-least in the world,
said the now thoroughly aroused joker,
calmly closing his book and beaming bland
ly upon the interrogator.
The countryman Immediately seized
upon box Of the polish sharp boy
standing near, followed his example; the
news of free backing spread among other
sharp boys, and the pyramid Of backing
was soon reduced to a plain, when the
Newspaper man was overtaken little dis
tance further in the hall BY the backing
dealer, irate and red-faced, with two po-
licemen, who had the original offenker and
h.. i Lxr-- o,,-+,J,-
"What the blazes do you mean, said
the man of polish, in anything but polish
ed language, "by setting people to steal
my blacking?'
M-m-my dear sir, said theparagraph-
er, urbanely, 1.-The g-g-gentIeman asked
me if l ha-ha-had any objections to his
t-t-t-taking box of the blacking, and [
han't any objections at all, and l d-d-don't
know why should have" And he walked
quietly on in pursuit Of his labors, leaving
Messrs. Day & Martin to charge a gross
of paste blacking to profit and loss.