Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-09-05


Andy johnson is smashing the Ten
nessee slate.
Greeley's advice to his friends: Make
"ssraws" while the sun shines; pears to
be cloud risin'.
The Greeley papers have generally
dropped the campaign note business
having exhausted their material.
s. s. Cox will probably be pitted
against Lyman Tremaine in the race
for Congressman at large In New York.
There will be enough Wild grapes in
Texas this year TO make more wine
than was ever manufactured in France
In one year.
Mrs. Boffin thinks 1t fortunate that
Greeley is q doctor-there will be so
many sick and wounded to look after
next November.
"The Lord Almighty has just left, )"
was Mr.. Lincoln's way of saying he had
Just received the honor of visit from
Senator Sumner.
The Rev. o. r. Stafford, the Univers-
alist who cut his right foot nearly in
two trying to initiate the Chappaqua
chopper, is not for Greeley as much as
he was.
Herschel v. johnson Is straight out
for Grant, and will probably receive the
nomination for Governor of Georgia, in
which event the Republicans will sup
port him.
Greeley was nominated by the mach
nations of Frank Blair, and yet year
ego ne wrote as follows: whenever q
stupe1dous political blunder is possible,
we can depend upon Frank Blair to
make it,"
A Terre Haute man, on trial for
stealing chickens, his face behind a
Greeley fan. He was found guilty
without argument, the Judge stating
that his viiiainous countenance was
enough to convict hlm.-[St. Louis
Globe.
The Washington National Republican
says: "Gen. Chapman has now been in
the field for several weeks as the Re-
publican candidate for delegate to Con-
gress, but thus far the Democrats have
been unable to find a man strong
enough to run against him with the
slightest prospect of success.
| The grand mass convention of the
Union soldiers and sailors of Maine, at
Portland, Tuesday, will have great
effect on the election In that State. 1t
aroused the enthusiasm of the boys in
blue all over the State, and assures the
success Of the Republican ticket by a
majority that will be pleasant for Re
publicans to contemplate, while it Will
be crushing blow to the Greedy party,
The Philadelphia American says oi
Senator Sumner, in depreciation Of his
Impeachment to executive Office, thai
"while his mind is bold, decisive, and
Remarkably direct In It's action, 1t is
defective in the general elements that
go to make up administrative or exec
kutive success. No measure he ever in.
ltroduced into Congress, of a public
nature, has ever become a law"
| o The World, in answer to an jnuuisi.
tive lady correspondent, defines ''stae
parties" as Entertainments whereai
bucks usually get enough additional
n0fnS 70 HIdkctueuh ctsiS8et.-
Two Russian editors have been sen.
fenced to fine and imprisonment fol
having alluded iu their papers to the
rumOrs of the secret marriage in this
country ofthe Grand Duke Alexis.
Iron shingles have been recently pat.
ented, and are said to be less expensive
than slate. They are made about six
inches by thirteen inches in size, and
fastened with headless nails.
A dying Irishnan. asked Dy his con.
fcssor II he was ready to renOunce the
devil and all his works, replied, "Don't
ask me THAI; I am going 10 strange
country, and don't intend to make nv.
self enemies"
Noticing the reported observation Of
Horace Greeley while passing through
Massachusetts, to wit: 81 wish this
State was as sure as Illinois !" the Chi
cago Post says: "His anxious soul car
rest In peace. Weare right here on the
ground, and we can assure him mos
lsolemniy that Massachusetts, Is as surf
as Illinois. 1t could not be less sure BY
ANY possibility. And IL he will senc
his faithful hackers, Billy Tweed anC
ISweeney out here, they can employ al
their waking hours in scraping up bet
j that Illinois will give twenty Thousand
majority for Grant"