Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-03-21

to him, believe I'd rather have
George f. Train, for his acts would bel
excusable under the grounds of insan-
ity, whereas the Others have not been
considered insaneas yet. Anon.
FL. II.
Financial Notes. - -v,E-(I
NEARLY THREE HUNDRED. Mil
LIoNs.-General Grant has. now scoIa-
pieted three years of his presidential
term. During this period his Admin
lstration has been so conducted as to pay
S299, $40, ,76l.03 on the public debt, and
reduce the yearly gold-interest charge
/ by about seventeen millions of dollars
! per annum. The decrease of the debt
during The month of February just past
was 81, ,39l ,451, 50. President Grant
pledged hiuseif, in his INAUGURAL
message, s't0 collect all The revenues
assessed, and TO have them properly
laccOunted for and economically d:sburS-
led. This pledge he has kept to the
letter; and, as a consequence, nearly
4 three hundred millions OF dollars have
been paid on the national debt-and
that, too, notwithstanding a very large
PRODUCTION of taxes during his Adminis-
ltfation. This one financial fact. were.
there no other reason, ought to COM
mend General Grant to the confidence
lof the. American people. 1t is saDiGng
the weighty considerations that explain
: why the popular heart is lunmoyed by,
: the cIamor aud intrigues ef ilhnse poii-
lticians who are Oppossst 20 him for
| Ieither partisan or personal reasons.
81 General Grant has given to the country
Ia sound, prudent, honest, and eminentiy
+ successful administration. of the Govern
. ment. No lying malignity can dis
3 possess the public mind of the icOnyic-
e ton that this is the fact. The opetty
criticisms hurled at him by his enemies
+ lslmpiy prove their extreme poverty in
e the means of attack. rs We are persuad-
!, ed that the American people will judge
!, 1t highly expedient to continue poli-
cy so jQdicious and so well administer
e ed as that which the President has
hitherto pursued; and the best way to
r do this Is TO continue the same incum-
g bent in Office for another term. q uhis is
Z financially safe, .hail
Ill - ---------- -fss a. "a 4
81 The friends of the repeal, or radical
!, amendment, of the Liquor Law, are
O busy and are bringing to'bear personal
e. as Wellas petitional9 influence ON the
+ Legislaturel The friends of the law
e must be s'up and dressed,N ortheir foes
!. will win. One great trouble is that
eI the repealerS are uni, and they have
alas allies the eProhibitionists who wish
e to make bad worse unless they can ear
4 ry their own Utepian scheme. q The
l. Liquor Law question should be entire
le ly outside Of party, but the party thai
e is in minority, having nothing to lose
Ell and everything to gain, always will
i make a party issueOn any question thai
d promises disruption to the party in ma
ut jority.. But this Liquor Law question
D. cannot be dodged; it cannot beeeveret
s lOut of sight; it must be met, the soons
,,. the better, and the Republican, party
40 must "stand the blowing" It is a two
ae edged sword, and it may split the par
~ ty, but met it must be, for there is M
A. getting around it, or over it, sor unde
al ". iii4 SaiTall - afif nilBH ~ lffIeSg
rs u, GREELEY ON CHATTING. .UHorac
e. Greely writes to one Of his admirer
lis near oConneantviHe that now Is tn
mt proper time to graft his axle-trees les
re, pecially for those varieties for imme
n diate use on trucks and heavy wagons
Double-trees for light carriages, and th
osi fancy kinds suitable for trotting wagon
10 Isulkies, &c., will do well If not grafte,
- until month later owing much how
= ever TO the size required. Striped an
.aa' gold-leafed single-trees, though not 8
70 hardy, aye generally a. paying crop, an
III require little manure, though gree
-, care should be used in selecting the SC
~ ~ ons and in doing the work. All crack
;s and cheeks should be puttied, sandps
l,0 pered, and covered well with varhist
"a In these days Of cheap grating / woul
Oh not advise you to try raising from tt
q seed, as the process is too tree-die-a
10 tried ii some years since, plowed dee
and planted carefully, with plenty
manure, but the growth was so slow
decided on grating, which I have di
ed with the best results, the spokes ha'
ut, ing sproated already. -i'iil p
Mt Mt sutton, the first discoverer of gold
~ California, has received tardy justic
al A pension of two hundred anb fifty dc
III lars month has just been voted hi
- by the California; legislature. We b
raj lieve that Mr.. Sutton is now residing
aid this Ooaee. 80 ie1ii JiiHR so
em The Grand Duke Alexis was int
viewed by correspondent at Havan
and in regard to his trip In the Unite
II
cen au. W oay ...s -. :.
ere ny. au' - NJ ti.,' ss, .,;,,,.ss
ind was ~ any, an ept sno pvP,o ~,
the A, snas oan U.i 80 e ~ Ala tiiHs ~
lad ~. IN Hfa9o;i my u, r.
:. like to live in America altogether, Il
% viding my time from May to .Janua
a. between New York and the prairie
", w land spending the remainder in Ne
en- Orleans. may go back there if can can
on, There was a review of cavalry
,de- Quebec on Monday with the thermon
this ter at twenty degrees below zero! is.
( Late Australian advices state til
;aoi kangaroo leather is there thought app
pirate for leap year wear. ~ ~
end Among the warmest friends of t
nies one term principle are the eonvicts
lpa- Sing Sing.
An interviewing Raleigh, n. e..
',e 'aa,, porter visited the prison, and questit
s 'nen ed big black fellow why he was the
po4 who answered; s'Stealing chick,
Tor free morfs, bors.h .iSeems to
- that is a long time for so small a m
ter?" "Yes, sair; and it wufe
q. much chicken needer. AM Ibid
.iseq qlsteal him, too. But there war
n. said I did. Dere wur heep M
1ent lswore didn't steal it." }..i - s-'i'i
how There have been AZ 2daysithis season
will far, on which the mercury has rang
! below zero. is5if ziiar@i1a) 5Jst
faon Chicago is putting oyer $4,000, ,O0t
Sc III hotal nrop<rtv