Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-12-26
REII.A1RE- Der. I6th. 1S72.


That prolific source of news items
the horse disease-is rapidly abatlng IN
our town and vicinity; bad horse mas
terS are now the worst sufferers, horses
that have been badly tieated and aoGs-
ed have succumbed TO the disease,
while those that have always been
treated right have come out ali sale,
generally this is correct, although sew
eral valuable horses have died that
have always been well treated. Our
streets are looking lively again, and
with care we may not suffer out little
more from the epidemic.
The river has been 5orged with ice
for several days, and river men are ale
most entirely discouraged, low wa Ter
so long and now ca0kei With ice SO as
to render navigation impossible, COM
fnencing so eirly in the season, Feop.A
below here az realizing the tact tnIi
Railroads are not sucn useless Ipss u
ti0nS after all, and we-confident'y look
for the early completion of Road
along the Ohio Valley; being one OF
the most abundantly productive regions
in the Would, fhe wonder IS thasa Rail
Road has not penetrated there long
Iago. Our town is1eepiv Interested in
the project, and would profit thereby
largely In exec 5 OF tne cOSt Dut fosy-
ism as usual stands in Ogr way, but it
will not always Ue so we Confidently
nope.
The coming session of the Conyen-
tion for revising the COnStitG' i0h is be-
ing the topic for considerable cOnve.'sa-
tion. Politicians are q being ve'y
soiiciiOus as to what viii be done.
Thinkers are an ious that changes VIII
not be made shat viii couvulse tne
fody polite, and that enough VIII be
made TO keep pace with the spirit OF
the age: our WiSe>s and best men
should be brought to the front, now;
liberal minded, far seeihs, tolerant,
and a0le; no mean sDirIt OF Fatty
should enter the Convention; our grand
old State should be cleared OF all the
effete ideas and customs that traminel
human progress, as man Is the OBJECT OF
Government, 50 man should be Special
ly protected by Government; the last
vestige of ii property qualification
lsh0uid be swept away. The objects o.
taxation should not be to beaeiit public
affairs, but for the legitimate purposes
for which they are levied, public ser
vices should be paid i'll proportion 10
the amount rendered as IN private
affairs. We do not expect a millennium
however, ior the present and Will only
be too content, if but tithe of the re-
form needed is inaugerated and 1aith-
fully carried out. en4
Yesterday, man by tine name of
Manuel while coupling cars i'll the b.
q o. r. &. yards, was caught between
two and severely injured, he is serious
iy If not fatally injured, he was well
cared for Dr.,s Hoover and Ney were
in attendance and saw every thing done
for the sufferer that skill suggested and
humanity required.
We are beginning 10 think that we
have a long continued cold snap,-I
"Lengthened freezing long drawn oat,
unusual and unreasonable, if we only
had more rain we could the better bear
it, never in the history of the country
has such a drought prevailed; another
year or two, sach as the last two will
make some of our back districts almost
uniuhabitable.
Measles is the prevailing disease
among children here at present, some
deaths have taken place therefrom, butt
aside from this We are enjoying our
usual good health.
Business continues to be active and
all classes are hopeful ofrenewed aetiv-
ity when tine weather will permit.
SPARTAN.