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CongressionaI Nominations. iLo !,

The .aspirants after Congressional
'honors will not allow the people to for
pet that this is the year that they will
Be called upon to select; men for that
Important position.a In our district are
already announced the names of Dr.
Dunbar of Steubenyille, DR.. Updegraff
of Mt Pleasant and Capt. = anferd Of
st. AClairsville! Mr.. Bingham has
again signifed his willingness to con-
|tinue in the. service of the people of
the Sixteenth District as their Repre-
sentative in Congress. Colonel Fergus
on of Cambridge, and DR.. Mcpherson
Eof .Fairviewy ) have also been mentioned
them has been formally announced.
Col. ]. ID. Taylor has been solicited to
|allow his name to- go before the Con-
Ivention, but up to this time he has not
consented to de SO, and we think it
probable he will notbe candid idate. There
will likely be others named before the
| Convention meets, and some Of the
Eabove may not ask the nomination.
We only wish to say in regard to this
matter, that we have no personal inter-
[estto subserve in the approaching Con-
| Igressional nomination, and have no
more at stake than any other citizen III
the District, and therefore claim to oc-
| lcupy position from which we see only
1.-THE good of the people and the success
tof the Republican party. The offices of
1.-THE country do not belong, as matter
tof right, to any particular class or set OF
men, and nomination should never be
bestowed as personal favor. The OBJ
lipations are all on the other side: all
due from the man who has been placed
land kept in positions of honor and
profit by the suffrages of his fellow
leitizens, and whenever an office-holdeI
labuses the confidence Of his constituents
land treats them with coIolaess and in
difference, failing to look carefully after
their interest, making that his para
mount object at all times, as well as
Immediately before nominating con
tventiOn, he becomes unworthy of their
lconfdence and support, and should be
Icompelled to step aside, notwithstand
ling any claim he may set up of a long
and superior service, and eminent abil-
lity, and give place to a man who viii
the honor conferred.
I In this District there will doubtless be
great diversity of opinion as to who
!. i.should receive the nomination, and
,lsorne sharp election eering may be ex,
fpected, but we, hope that all viii re
Isolve to stand by ticket nominated.
IL s.If fo@ i5gcH - NsS'3'7e;5 ~ fsoe;5 = elssec.
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We verify believe that the Republic
can increase from emigration and 9TH
er sources will exceed our calculation,
and so do the Democracy claim the re-
enfranchised vote TO be far above my
estimate. l1sf- ]e kit. ie97i 4i
Be this asit may, [ think the increase
on one side will balance, it on the 9th
er, if there be such an increase as the
Democrats claim. Insuch an estimate,
of course, accuracy is impossible, but,
ifthe Republicans will just make rea-
sonable estimate of the situation, they
have every reason to be encouraged,
and none whatever for Responding in
the coming campaign in the great
State of Missouri. IN asf sd5 esa i
The Republican party in Missouri is
not only a strong one, numerically, but
especially strong in the fact that it is
united and ready for action. fif lr
The desertionl from its ranks, two
years ago, by the element which now
terms itself Liberal, purified the par
ty and left only those who are Repub.
licans from principle, and who may be
relied upon to make strong effort for
success.
/ 4 AO1O 10 lAOt EIODdOlJ q. oedtO al ShS
Union where the Republican party Il
more compact and thoroughlyin earn.
est than it's in Missouri. Those wht
attended the State convention of lasl
February saw a body in which every
county in: the State was represented
and where the proceedings were con
Quoted with such a lack of partisan
spirit that the most Radical and tht
most Conservative worked harmonious
| ly together, result equally pleasing
and Unexpectedly when SO many diff
ferent elements from parties formed
Immediately after the war were to bt
assimilated. There is every indication
that Missouri is to be in the future, .ont
of the recognized Republican. States
a State where regular Republican
majority will be assured; as it now i
in Massachusetts,, Michigan, Iowa, &c
But more hereafter. isfs 81
sa j. M. HURLEY, M. d.
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Last autumn Mr.. GREELEY delivered
an address before the Trumbull County
(O.) Agricultural Society in the course
of which he said 49,. ss3
II saw the other day suggestion that
would probably be the best Democrasic
10 run against General Grant
tor President : / thought that about the
most absur thing lever heard or read.
If Ithe Democratic party; Were called
upon to decide between Grant and my
self. I know that their regard for what
they must call principle would induce
ninetenths of Them to vote against me.
Why? I am a decided enemy OF that
party even il its most respectable as
poets. =. ~ - - =, 80 I,
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LYONS kATHAIRoN,

For Preserving and Beautifying the HUI
man Hair. To Prevent its Falling Out
and Turning Gray.
weil-preserved Head Of Hair, In a person
OF middle age. atsonce bespeaks refinement
elegance. health and beauty. 1t may truly be
called Woman's Crowning Glory, while men
are not insensible to Its advantages and charms
Few things are more Disgusting than thin,
frIzzly, harsh, untamed Hair, with head and
coat covsred with Dandrun Visit 9 barber
and you feels and look like a new man. This
what LYONS KATHAIRoN win do all the
time. Tie charm which lies in well placed
Hair, Glossy Curls, Luxrriant Tresses, and q
Clean Head, Ii noticeable and irresistible.
Sold by all Druggists and Country Stores.
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Anan in Washington only belongs
to four hundred and ninety-nine secret
societies. He is unhappy because re-
fused admittance to the "Seven Serious
Jackasses," the number being complete
without him.
The Cincinnati Commercial is moved
to say:-sWe confess we donot, see the
evidence of a mighty disruption of the
Republican party, The Democracy
|seemmuch more disturbed than the
Republicans by gGreeley's nomina-
tion.1au 3s.G 50 I llD- a5.l8 li--al
As consequence of the demand by
workmen and concession by proprietors
of eight hours and twenty per cent,
New York manufacturers are consider
ing the considering the inevitable step
of closing their establishments. To
raise the prices Of their wares would be
to take themselves out of the Market
to close or go where labor will deal
fairly by them, one or the other they
must do, In either case the workmen
would be the greatest losers. Proprie-
tors might be able to standit, but could
they? aIg 81 aefW udiia y EsiT.7 :. !.
Mr.. Barnum is said to be wearing
crane for the recent death in st. Louis OF
Z. colcfSd lady who weighed over nine
hundred pounds-twice as much as the
lamented Daniel Lambert. f9ua
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Congressional Convention
BELLAIRE, JULY sOth, 1872.

At a meeting Of the District Central
Committee of the 18th District held at
Bellaire, on Tuesday. May 18th, 1872, it
was =.
l. Resolved, That the next Congress
sional Convention of the 18th District
be held at BELLAIRE. on TUESDAY
the 3Oth day of JULY, 1872.
2. That in the selection of delegates
the basis heretofore established of one
delegate for every LIS votes cast for Gov
ernor at the last election and one for
every fraction of rs votes OF, over be ad.
hered to.
8. That the true manner and place of
choosing delegates to said Convention
be left to the several counties.
w. N. FARRAR, Chairman pro tenn.
RoBT. MARTIN, Sec'y.
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The Philadelphia Convention meets
to-daygand we regret that we must go
topress without q report Of the proceed
ings. However, much .efwhat viii be
done. can be- safely anticipated; We
hoist the nsme Of Ulysses s, Grant for
President, being entirely confident Of
his renomination and that by acclama.
ton. who win be chosen FOR the Vice
Presidency is not SO certain, though
the chances are in favor Of Colfax.
Sufice it TO say, he viii be good man,
whoever he is. The principles Of the
Republican party are sufficiently well
known to indicate the platform in ad-
VANCE Of any expressiopion the part Of
the Convention. .a9iTq 4d ese " "a.
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~ Inc " dll6y OF D6dIQ, SpOU almost as
terrible as the prophets valley of dry
bones, lies just north of the old Mormon
road to California, a region thirty miles
long by thirty miles broad, and sur
rounded, except at two points, by in
accessible mountains. 1t is totally de-
void of water and vegetation, and the
shadowsof bird or beast never darkens
its white glaring sands. The Kansas
Pacific railroad engineers discovered it,
and also some papers which show the
fate of the as'lost Montgomery train,
which came south from Salt Lake in
1850, guided by a Mormon. When
near the valley of death, some came to
the conclusion that the Mormons knew
nothing about the country, so they ap-
pointed ore of their number leader,
and broke off from the party. The
leader turned due west; SO with the
people and wagons and fiocks he travel
ed three days, and then descended into
the broad valley, whose treacherous
mirage promised water. Theyreaehed
the center, but only the white sand,
bounded by scorchiDg peaks, met their
gaze. Around the valley they wander
ed, and one by one the men died, and
euO pdAdliS 1OChc obi6tC1C0 blcIuoClN6c
in death under the hot sun. Then the
children, crying for water, died at their
mothers breasts, and with swollen
tongues and burning vitals the mothers
followed. Wagon after wagon was
abandoned, and strong men tottered,
and raved and died. After weeks
wandering, a dozen survivors found
some water in the hollow of a rock in
the mountain. 1t lasted but ashort
time, when all perished but two, who
escaped out of the valley and followed
the trail of their former companions.
Eighty-seven families, with hundreds
of animals, perished here, and now,
after twenty-five years, the wagons
stand still complete, the iron works and
tires are bright, and the shriveled
skeletons lie side by side. Springfield
Republican.
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Captian Dan1ord a Candidate.

: We are authorized to, say that Capt.
Lorenzo Danford, of Belmont County,
will be q candidate for the nomination
for Congress before the Republican Dis
trict Convention. Capt. Danford IS a
true and tried Republican, an eloquent
defender Of the principles of The party.
and would make a very popular candi-
date. - Guernsey Times. - -
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REMOVED.

MISS NANCY B. FARIs, weuldI inform her
Ixl old customers and the public generally and
ladies particularly that she has removed 70 the
ger, West Of the st Clair Hctel where shs viii
keep afnll supply of MIILENERY, FANCY,
each season, TO who she Invites the attention
OF b .yers. Thankful for past savors, shs would
invite those want.igl HATS or BoNNET6
be expsditiously and neatly supplied.
mar266S
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-06-06

Horace Greeley was one of the firstto
suggest INSTRUMENTATION of Grant. In
a speech before the New York Republic
can Central Committee q little over a
year ago, he said: ST venture to suggest
that Gen. Grant will be far better quali-
fed forthat momentous trust (the Presil
dency) in 1872 than he was in 1885,"
Yet Horace insists that he Is now and
always has been, steadily opposed to a
second Presidential term, and that
Grantmust be defeated purely upon
this ground - Gate OSty { IeoE,tk Ioicd. J
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Plantation BittGls.
8. T.--186o.--X.

This wonderful vegetable restorative
h. sthe ct anchor of the feeble and de-
AS tonic and cordial for the
aged and languid it has no equal among
stomschics. AS a remedy for the nerv
GUS weakness to which women are es-
pecially subject, it is superseding every
other stimulant. In all climates, tropi-
cal, temperate or frigid. it acts as a
specific in every species of disorder
which undermines the bodily strength
nd breaks downas animal spirits.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-06-06

Central Iliinois hiss had 0 terrible rain
submerging thousands Of acfes, and
doing immense damage % farms and
personal property.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-06-06
Statistics of Dalsh.


The mortuary statistics as exhibited
by the last census, present a CHASTITY sto-
ry, but it is well for the living to know
the grave-yards returns. The ratio of
deaths to the population of the whole
country in 1870 was 1.28: in 1860 1.25,
and in 1850 1.39. The highest percent
age of deaths is in Louisiana, where the
ratio is 2; the lowest is in Oregon, where
the ratio is 0.69. The Western States,
especially the younger ones, have a low
ratio. A portion of this healthiness
may be due to climate, but much the
most to. the healthiness and stamina of
the settlers. Most of those people who
go to new countries are che young and
healthy-hence a low death rate.
The mortality according to sex is an
other interesting item. There were in
1870, 492, ,263 deaths, 260,673 men and
231 $50 women--the percentage of males
being 52.9, of females AL. Nearly one
half of the deaths-203, ,213-were of
children five years of age and under.
This is a slaughter Of innocents with a
vengeance, and shows how fearfully
lmurdereus are our customs, habits and
usages. Our civilization has numerous
fcrimes to atone for in its treatment OF
the tender young -folIies of dress, lack
lof proper care in nursing, and improper
diet. These figures are startling, and
should provoke thoughtand discussion,
followed by action. There were in the
same year 1897 deaths of persons who
had reached ninety five years and over,
The common impression is that the
i death-rate is the highest in the months
lof July and August. But the month
i of greatest mortality is March, when
i was returned as dead, 26, ,379; the mex
j month of greatest mortality is May, the
.ibalmy season of fiowers.-Pitts. Gdz..
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LETTER FROM MLsSoURL.

For the Belmont Chronicle W -
EDfToR CHRONICLE: Isee an item
inyour issue of Mays, that you seem
to entertain the opinion that our state
Is left h0peseSsEg Democratic. In sdch
an opinion, we think you are badly
mistaken, as an examination of the
following statistics will show you,
which / think in the main are correct.
If we, (the Republican party, suffer a
defeat at the hands of the Democrats
this Fall, it will be from apathy,
and that alone. The issue under which
Gratz Brown run into office in 1870 was
very different from that of the coming
campaign ana consequently Republic
cans who supported Brown in 1870,
finds no cause for doing SO now And
we think thatwe are as strong as ever.
The following figures win prove this:
fG1n 1858 the Grant majority was about
y, ,0O0.YIi s - sEgf ,slisd 5fiii
The population since has greatly in
1creased and can now be set down at
about :, 900, 900 giving in the neighbor-
hood of 300. 900 voters-more than twice
the poll in 1868. From 20,000 TO % ,00t
of this increase are colored voters. Not
more than 5000 of the augmentation
/ can be credited to the re-enfranchised
i vote; the rest can be set down to emf
grafton from the northern states an6
foreigners and natural increase. Thoss
two sources have added about 100,00t
to our voting population in the last foul
years. This may seem extravagant a
first, but nevertheless it is correct
The population materially fell off dur
ling the war, yet, the total increase fo
the decade ending in 1870 was 539, ,2S3
Besides this at least 350, 900 more occur
i lred during the last five years of the de
cade. 1t is safe to say that the increas
for these five years was 10000, or al
l average OF an 15o, 900 per annum
This rate Will give US about 1000, 90
this year and an increase of 600, 90
t isinee 1868, of whom the voting populs
ton would not be far from 100,0N
/, The Republican advantage from emi
: grafton is generally conceded by a
parties and I think / can safely sa
that two-thirds of the emigrants I
!, Missouri in the last five years are Rt
' puhlicans.
8 The natural increase on the soil, fror
g young men, whose youth allies theI
t much more readily to the progressiv
9 party than to the old fogy, cannot b
! adverse to us.
The situation will be about thi
= way:
n L, q
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-06-06

Here is the red-hottest trade against
Horace Greeley that we have yet ever
seen in print; it is from the Freemdsfs
Joa0aGt, "a Catholic organ, and is the
organ of the Irishmen. Hear sothe.
bugle:aas gEt ri tsfaiIHr aGB ssli
z, "We cannot imagine our committing
lourself to the support of Grant, but we.
say distinctly and deliberately that as
"a man, a Christian, as the head of a
family, and as citizen, having the duty
OF trying to guard our country from the
most shameful degradation, If we are
tied up to the most desperate choice, we
must use all our influence for centinu-
ing the rule of Grant, the stupid man
Ton horseback, against Greeley, the man
without discipline, without doctrine, :,
akin to every abomination, in America
or in Europe, that would dethrone God.
revileR the revelation of Gods truth
and fraternize with,the Commune, the
International, and every other scheme
of devil worship. Our instincts teach
us to oppose this lawless person as If he
were the plenipotentiary Of the anti
Christ" % nov oi on ! i4a 33a 4H.|
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BEL.NOvTN TNURSEREES

ONE mileNorth of National Road near the
" County Iufirmary. - ...f
We heep constantly on hand o choice selec-
ton OF Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Vines, 90.
Parties wishing to purchase will do well to
call and examine before purchasing elsewhere.
Orders promptly I'LL. p. o. Address East Rich
land, Ohio, Slg} 4lfITli 4lflf 81. H0RRiHON.7
febT7i-ly
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NOT CE.
James Chick, PlR.,
Zerah l.iuder. Def.

a'f Zereh l.inder, Deft.
DEFORE Andrew Alexander. Justice Of the
ID Peace In and for Richland Township, Bel
mont County, Ohio. The above named defen-
dant, Zerah Linder, who is q nonresident OF
the County Of Belmont and State Of Ohio, viii
take notice. that on the 18th day OF April. 1872,
the Plaintiff James Chick, filed in the ofiice OF
the above ami ed Justice Of the Peace, his af-
hdavit setting forth, that on the 9th day OF
April, 1890 said Plaintiff obtained Judgment
against the said Defendant, before, and on the
Docket of Wilmoth Jones, Esq, late q Justice
of the Peace OF said Township and County, In
the sum Of SO 60. that the same is unsattsfed
in whole; ana there being justly due thereon
SIS 81 which Judgment has since become dor
mant, and that unless the said de tendant Ap-
pear on the 18th day of June, 1872, at 10 O'Clock,
a m. and show cause why. such judgment
should not be revived against him; and II suf-
ncient cause be not shown 10 the contrary; said
which the Court shall ind to be due.
- afsea JAMES CHICK,
May 2-6w -t
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KANSAS.
.hs Editor of the chronicle.

To the Editor OF the Chronicle.
DEAR SIR: If any of our old Bel.
mont County friends want a home In
this State it may be well worth their
while to turn their attention to the land
in Harvey County, especially to the
Northwestern portion of it. 1t is doubt
ful whether better land can be found
anywhere, nicely rolling, good natural
Turkey Creek, Sand Creek, Black Ket-
tie Creek and main branch, and east
and middle forks of Emmerts Creek
Three Belmonters have located claims
on Township p, Range 2 west, one on
Section 6 and two on Section 10. This
is the Northwest corner township of
the County, within the Railroad limits.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad runs through the County about
10 miles South of the North line of the
County and another railroad is partially
arranged to ecOme down from North
to South near or on the West lineofthe
County. TheCounty is filling up fast, but
there are still some fine claims vacant
Of qtiater sections which can be home
Esteaded in the r. r. limits by soldiers,
and that amount can be entered ON by
citizens outside of Railroad limits
There may also be claims obtained by
soldiers or citizens inside or outside Of
Railroad limits by parties paying for
the Improvements made on the land
and the purchaser then entering the
land at the Land Office for himself
Those that have settled with aresatis-
fed with their location, and I thought
that this might benefit some that are
desirous of securing good land, in good
great and rapidly growing West Those
that want land viii try to see and Judge
lforlthemselves. The Post Office address
lsiLake View, McP Phersonl County Kan
Sas. ~ odt' g1iCpi AE3i siti .t
Those that write enclosing stamps for
reply, will get an answer soon as ] re-
Iceive their letters.
q l's1 '.'iie JOSEPH WooDRoFFE.
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The Wasbington Treaty supplement
sifevised by Congress was not accspt-
ed by the English Government, and y
fears are entertained of disruption of
thbpeace between the two countries. .
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E3Andrew johnson has been summoned
to washington to answer in the Gen.
Buell. case, ~ sH'g .s6aps4s 3
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A Split at Baltimore Imminent.

A Split at Baltimore Imminent.
From the Washington Star Ind.), Istl
There can be no doubt, now, that
should the Democratic Convention
nominate Greeley at Baltimore. q reso-
lufe and able minority of that body viii
put another candidate in the field. 1t
Is quite evident that Democrats like
VOORHEES,, Democratic papers like the
New York World, do not mean to sup
port Greeley in any event, The bitter
ness and aggreSsiveneSS of their on
slaughts upon Greeley since his nomin-
alton at Cincinnati shows a determine
ton on their part to make united
support of him by the Democracy q
matter of impossibility. This certainty
ofaebolt of the ssimpraeticables''f from
| the, Baltimore Convention in the event
Of the nomination of Greeley has, with
| in a day or two, impressed itself so
seriously upon the ainds,o of the Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress that it is
understood there has been considerable
finforInal caucusing as to the ADVISABLE
! ty eftaking up a fresh man at Balti-
more-a Democrat or Liberal Republi-
/ can-upon whom the Democracy can
unite without doing violence to every
party tenet or conviction, as they must
ia the support of their lifelong adver-
lsary and reviler, Horace Greeley. Sc
i long as it seemed possible that the mass
iof the Democracy could be brought to
| the support of the Cincinnati ticket
there were many of the old Democratic
placement willing to "go in for If, >
] thinking their chances of return t6
J office good deal better under Greeley
] than Grant; but now that it begins t.
lappear that Greeley will not be "avail
n able,' to beat Grant, and that his nom
/ inatien at Baltimore will simply serv
], to disintegrate the party, they hesitate
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Notice.

ELlZABETH MCPHERSON, whose place Of
II residence Is unknown, will take notice
that Hiram 4, Mcpherson has fled in the Court
OF Common Pleas Of Belmont County, Ohio, q
petition which Is now pending in said Court,
pray ing for divorce from said Elizabeth No
Phefsun, on the ground Of willful absance for
for hearing at the present term OF said Court
HIRAM A. MCPHERSON.
By A. H. MITCHELL, his atty.
may2-ew