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Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-11-15
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HORRIBLE DEATH OF a BOY.

Johnnie Beresford, son of Thomas
Beresford. lad of twelve years, was
fatally injured on the Sussex railroad,
on Thursday night last. He had assist
ed Mr.. Isaac H. Drake, of this place, to
drive some cattle to Hackettstown, on
Thursday, and returned on the late
train to Newton in the evening. 1t is
supposed that he fell asleep in the cars
anu did not awake until the train had
passed the Newton depot. When near
the big spring, on the meadows, he at
tempted to jump off while the cars were
running, and fractured his skull against
a tie or rail- He was not discovered III.
til half past six o'clock on Friday morn
ing when he was run over by the dun
my" on its way from Branchville. Con
ductor Fountain and his men picked
him up and brought him to the Newton
depot, and Immediately placed him in
the charge of his friends and physi-
clan. He yet breathed but was uncon-
scious of what passed around him.
Thursday night was one of the coolest
of the season and the boy was but thin
ly clad.
If he was at any time conscious the
suferings he must have endured during
the long and lonely watches of the
night, on the track, and within sight of
his home, cannot be known to his
friends In his bewilderment he had
crawled q short distance on his hands
and knees in an opposite direction from
his home, as the marks of his bloody
fingers could plainly be traced on the
ties. But becoming exhausted he had
nestled down between the rails, where,
in his struggles, he had made small
hollow between the ties and lay there
when the dummy" passed over him
next morning. We saw him when he
was carried into the depot, and sad
der sight we have seldom, if ever, wit
messed.
His mouth was filled with dirt and
gravel and the clotted blood covered
his head and face so that he could
scarcely be recognized. Drs. Ryerson,
Miller and Ravens were called in con-
sultation and some broken fragments of
his skull were taken out. All that medi-
cal skill could do for him was done but
the poor boy was too badly mangled to
recover. He laid in an unconscious con-
dition until Saturday forenoon when
death ended his sufferings.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-11-15
PREMATURE REJOICING.

Election night was made uproarious
in staid cid Woodstown, Salem county,
by the unterrified in their reioicings
over the supposed election of Charles
P Swing to the legislature. The re
turns were all in except from old Pitts
grove, which usually gives Democratic
majority of from one hundred and sew
enty-five to two hundred and twenty
five, and, not for moment suspecting
anything wrong in that quarter, they
exulted AS they had not since the defeat
of the Union army. They carried their
candidate about upon their shoulders,
said candidate gave handsome set-out
at which the stomachs of tie faithful
were with good capon lined" and oil
went merry as a marriage bell when TO-,
u sound came from old Pittsgrove. 1t
was sound of triumph for the Repub-
licans--for in that old Democratic
stronghold Iszard was only beaten thir
teen votes, and his election over Swing
was thus secured by thirty seven major
ity. Wherefore silence reigned in W.
West Jersey Press.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-11-15
REFERENCES,

REFERENOEa
7. d. BUDD, - Morris avenue.
A. W SMITH, cor, Cherry and Orchard strsetH.
L. II. SMITH, Roselle.
M. W. lAL5EY, Broad street.
A. u. PARKHURST, Stiles street.
WILLIAM CASTOR, Stiles street.
JAMES Ii. SAYRE, Morris avenue,
Rev. DR.. s. A. CLARK, 1856 Pearl street
Dr. p. II. GRIER, Railway avenue.
b. j. SPALDlNG, Washington avenue.
j. Y. BhOKAW East Grand street
l.. CHESTNUT WOOD, IA Elm street
]. ~. WHITE. IL Kim fgJy
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-11-15
PIANOS.
HAINES RROTrEHS,

HAINES BROTT' EHS'
Celebrated pianos Ct grestIy reduced rstrs, are
conceded to be equal to any made. The cheapest
rBtolGss Piauesin the Market all material used in
their construction thoroughly seasoned. AL thsir
Instruments warranted Eve years. Aiso agent for
he world renowned
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-11-15
WEBER PIANOS,

Which are acknowledged to be superior toapd
others in for durability ard great power, ~
sweetness of tone, combined with deicscy of touch
making them the most perfect Instruments made
The subscriber having had twenty years experience
making and furnishing pianos. Is prepared Ia
pair and rehnish old pianos
Tuning done by one OF the beat tunera Ii t,va
Yorh. Al work warranted, Pianos boxed 9pd
shipped. Pianos carefully removed. Old PiGpOs
taken In exchange. AioIderecft at e. 7. Wiliiau!s
or through the office will receive prompt attention.
ANY person purchasing plano through the an
oefsghed can rely on getting piano that will last,
made out OF thoroughly seasoned material, from
fifty to one hundred dollars cheaper than you cub
purchase them In New York, at the same time do
notrun the risk OF getting poor instrument
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23
: ing dlar Phenomena "A Burning
Hill iH Ohio

-, ,...e.,.-,. I'LL Ia OHlO.., ..,...f+ .....
= Three milesffrom Bainbridge, Ross
countys is located hill of considerable
altitude, 1known-as "Copperas Noun
tain.in!I Out of the top of this noun .ain
issues a. constant stream of smoke,
while on. its sumit and general surface
the vegetation has withered and died,
until the whole hill presents barren,
stesile, and aesolate aspect, blasted as
if by whfrlwind of fire. 1t is believed
that the entire interior of the hill is a
mass of, ;gnited combus.sinle matte.
and that the fire is, and has been,
spreading with considerable rapidity.
The theory presented to account for
it is, that on or about the 1st day of last
October the party to whom the land
belongs was burning brush ON the hill
side, and that the flames communicated
to infiamable matter, probably crude
oil, coal, orother combustible substan-
ces contained in the geological forma,
ton of the HILL The quenching of the
fire is, of coulse, impossible from its
situation, and how soon, if ever, the
fire Will reach n point where it can be
controlled can only be eonjectured.i Al
pzesent,there is no danger to be appre-
hended to property in the vicinity
GfrctovilSe ( Ohio Herald. .-.r
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23
What 1t Did For Him.

A man some time ago was induced
10 subscribe for newspaper. 1t was
hard work to get him to nave the in.
vestment; he was poor, he said, and
then he owed several hundred dollars
on his house, and it took every cent OF
spare change to make the payments as
they fell due. However, he subscrib-
ed, and in few days after, in looking
over the advertisements, he saw an in
vitation for proposals to do certain
work. He submitted his proposal
was the lowest bidder, got the work,
and the profits of that one job enabled
him to pay off every dollar due on his
home. lie would not have known OF
the work he put in the bid for, had he
not taken and read the ne Sspaper.--
And he is not the only man who has
profited in a similar way by learning
from the newspaper what was going
on around him. ".....
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23

Pennsylvania has Increased the sal.
ary of the Governor to 5000, '.'
FoRGERs to be. encouraged. Black
smiths. ...-. .....f.-.. -,
Whisky is said to be horniof plen'
Gy, because it will corn you copiously
Never laugh at a man with pug
nose; you don't know what will turn
up.
This world is full of compensations.
The more prices 60 up, the more we
have to "come down. fn. everything.
An essay on man.-A woman's at
tempt to marry him. 7
The result of the working of the tele-
graphs in England, by the posG-office,
has been to double the number of tole-
grams, reduce the rate one-third, and
to double the number of the offices.
The amount of tax paid by Ohio to
the general government during the
last year was $l5,9O5, ,229. In 1871 it
was $l5, l44 $50. '.'..'.'' I" .'ld
The. marriage Of Miss Thurman,
daughter of Sen. Thurman, to Lieut..
Coles, U. s. N, is announced to take
place in February. ..... .-il
w. Beaumont, one of the most ex-
tensive millers in the Muskingum
Valley, died at his residence in Zanes-
vile, Ohio, Sunday afternoon.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23
S1BBA TIT SCHOOL REPORT
MoRR1srowN. ONO. Jan. IA. '7S.

MoRRIsEowN, ONO, Jan. IA, '7S.
ReSoIred; That the Sr:2e- intendent
of the Presbyterian Sabbath School OF
Mo'iistown, be autIloriEad TO offer q
report of said school for the year 1877,
and the quartz, iy repo:t for the last
quarter of the year, to the several Bel
rnout County papers for publication.
In eompliancewith thewish involved
in The above, I herewith present you
with repo,t and vety brief account
of the school. IL doing this the chief
objecs VII be accomplished If Sabbath
school interest is more generally
avail ened. 'i' = .''' .'''
This school has all theappurtenances
of system; but, better stiff, it has an eff
ficient corps of cooperative teachers
who are always in their places, and
who deem it an honor ard duty to go
before their classes well prepared for
their labor of love. During the fourth
quarter ending 1872, majority of the
teachers attended at 100 per cent. and
the average attendance of the acnole
body of teachers is 80 per cent. The
average attendance of female pupils is
81, and of males So, or an aggregate of
SS per cent. for the school.
There isquarterly reading of re-
port noting the presence. lateness, &c
of fevery officer, pupil and teacher. The
class attaining the highest record of
presence is awarded a richly wrought
"PRIzE BANNER" Banner title was
held fo- first quarter by Miss L. T.
Harvey, at 81; for second by Mrs.
Newton Murtlaugh, at 80, for third
quarter by Miss L. T. Harvey at 80;
and for the fourth quarter by Miss
Mate HaEiett at 100 per cent. In evil
deace that there has not been selected
an Isolated. favorable quarter, here is a
eonde.sed reportfor the year 1872. Av-
erage attendance of pupils sc per cent,
and average attendance of teachers 9S
per cent. 80 rE r'-.lf->= ..-
- The school has a fair collection of
books, but prefer papers The papers,
teachers journa 3, pupils lesson leaves,
&c, for the past year amount to up
wards of 81, 900, limo. pages. il =. 81.
Another and excellent feature in the
school, is the "Concerts." At these,
given about eight times during the
year, there is thorough review of the
past lessons, in connection with good
music, Bible-roll lectures, object les
sons, and special class performances.
These, purely christian and without
parade-are held at night, and are al
ways witnessed by the parents and
hosts of others interested in the cause.
God speed the work to good fruits.
a,-si.r,q ,.-'.:.i.. -. ..ls. i4lia SUP'T.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23

Mr.. EDITOR Il see by the last
weeks CHRONICLE, communication
headed "Mo-e Flunkyism, &c., in
which the writer indulges in violent
TRADE against the Infirmary Directors.
In the first place, it is not true, that the
board has advertised, OF. ever intended
to advertise for bids to superintend the
Institution; neither is it true that any
bids have been submitted. I do most
heartily agree with the writer, in the
good opinion of Mr.. Lowe, but think
him too wei! and fayorabIy known .tc
the people of this county to require the
encomium heaped on him, and SO fal
as 1 am aware his reputation as a good
Superintendent and kind and oblig'
ing gentleman, the people, who have
visited the Institution, from different
parts of the county we'll know. s.
1t is evident, that the wliter has Sc
up an effigy which he supposes to he In
firmary directors, which he. pelts ma
liciOusly and to his entire satisfaction
after all his Quixotic effo.ts might no
his giant turn out to be wind-mill O
something less :? .,,....
Would it not have been better fO
this great representative OF the suffer
ing humanity to have considered wei
before using the hard epithets agaihs
decent men ?-such as starved bnZ.ard
scallawags, second ha nd paupers, blath
erskites, &C., &c.
The directors are no doubt coDsciOu
of the integrity of their motives, ant
are by no means frightened b. tn
threats of public vengeance. "Be jus
and fear not" is our motto. It's al
!, right, pitch in gentleman .a. =
i sa4 .a -sI J. ANDERSON.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23
yyha, Is the "Credit Mobilier::''

This question continues to be ASKED
in spite of the repeated explanations
already given. The inside history oi
that combination, which availed itseli
of an old act of incorporation passed by
the Pennsylvania Legislature, and or
ranized under the French financial
designation now so notorious is related
in an affidavit of one of its members,
Dr.. Thomas G. Durant, OF which the
following is brief summary:
When the Union Pacific road was
under construction ring was formed
inside the direction, embracing, as
such a combination always does, the
shrewdest, most active, and least
scrupulous of the Board, for the pu-'
pose of making large fortunes for Its
members in an illegiumate manner,
at the cost of the road and Of the unsus-
pecting stockholders. As usual, the
object was to be achieved by the
means of construction contracts. BY
the votes of the ring the work was to
be awarded in lump to some dummy
contractor, at price double or more
than double the cost, with fair profit
added: for, as great many capacious
appetites had to be satisfied an amf.e
margin was necessary. The contractor
was then to make over Lns contract to
the ring Directors, in the capacity OF
stockholders of the Credit MObilier,
! the pretense being that the Credit No
billie, had the means to push the work
vigol ousIy forward, and would be bet
ter able to do so than single indiyid-
uaI. Ii pursuance of this conspiracy
for it was nothing else-the contract
for the construction of a large portion
of the road at fifty thousand dollars q
mile was awarded and duly assigned
to The 'ring'-a price which according
to DIR. Durant's statement was more
than double the legitimate cost of the
work. This, however, was not enough.
By the votes of The conspirators many
miles On the road which had aliea 1y
been constructed and accepted by the
United States Government as complete,
and which nearly all been paid fDr by
the Union Pacific Company, were in
cluded in the contract at fifty thousand
dollars a mile, and thus an enormous
amount of money was taken bodily, a;
it were, out of the pockets of the stock
holders, without a shadow of justifica
ton, and transferred to the greedy
gasp of the ring. The shares OF The
Credit Mobilier were thus made a
once worth from eight to ten time:
their face value-that is tosay, single
thousand dollar share was wo tn from
!, eight to ten thousand dollars in cash.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23
NOTICE.

JOSEPH SEYBOLD and Mary A Sey bold, his
81 wife, of theState of West Virginia, and the
Me chants and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling
West Virginia, will take notice that the Whee-
Ling and belmont Mining, Grape and Wine
Association, an Incorporated Company, this
day filed q petition in the Court of Com mmOn
Pleas of Belmont County, Ohio, against said
parties and Others, defendants; the object of
which petition is to exclude the defendants
from any interest in certain tracts OF land,
being parts of Section %, Township 3, Range 2,
in said County, and being the same land per-
chased by plaintiff from said Seybold and 9TH
ers; and TO correct mistakes in the,description
of said land on the deeds therefor, so that the
tract known as the Porter lot, or Lot No, one,
containing IL acres, in a subdivision Of Iand
made by Henry kennon. as Master Commits
slOner, shall commence for its boundaries at
the Northeast corner of said lot, on the bank
OF the Ohio River; and the North boundary OF
said lot Number one shall be described as the
South boundary of the tract containg one hum
dred and two acres and which last named tract
is bounded on the North by the North line OF
said Section 2S; and that the other boundaries
of the parcels of land, purchased by plaintiff
from said Sey bold and others, be made to. con
form TO said description; the same being tho
true description.
The said defendants are required to answer
the petition on or before the Sth day of March,
1913. -..-
lr ST. CLAIR KELLY, Atty for pltff.
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Bsltimore Pittsburgh and Chica
go RailM ay.

From conversation with the Presi-
dent of the above company, Mr.. w. C.
Quincy, we learn that this new road,
projected under the auspices of the
Baltimore and Ohio Comp any, with
the view of, secdiing q shot, direct
and independent connection f-om the
seaboard with the great lake CITY OF
Chicago, is evidently being pushed
earnestly and rapidly. Only some two
months ago we announced the con-
tracts for eighty-sevel miles, COM
mencing at a point on the Lake Erie
Division of the Baltimore and Ohio
road ninety miles from Newark, and
running. thence west to Defiance 10
Walker Station, Indiana, on the. In
dianapolis, Peru and Chicago railway.
Proposals are to be received for this
work at Camden Station. Baltimore,
until The first of February. This leaves
only sixty-two miles more to carry the
road into Chicago, the whole length OF
the new road, as surveyed, being two
hundred and sixty-nine miles, OF
which, the aggregate of the curved
portion will not exceed fifteen miles,
He also states that in the two hundced
and fifty-five miles from the Lake Erie
division to the point where the line
turns up north around Lake Michigan
the located line is but two and hal
miles longer than an aiS-line, while
eighty miles of the line is level; thirty
miles twenty-six teet grade per mile
and the remainder less than twenty
feet grade.-Stdte Journal. f-.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23

Ex-Sheriff Grosvenor now lives In
the oldest dwelling house in Ohio; we
mean that venerable old frame, ON the
Stockade, once the home of General
Rufus Putnam, and afterwards, for
thirty or forty years, the residence OF
Judge Nye. 1t was part of the fort,
built in 1870, and is all that is left OF
that structure. Across the way is the
Ohio Company's Office, long used by
Judge Nye as law office. 1t is in good
order yet.--Mnicttd Register. ...
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23
LEGAL NOTICE.

ELEMING FOWLS, whose place of resi-
l. sidence is unknown, will take notice that
Thornton Hurley, of tile County of Belmont
in the State of Ohio, did, on the 3rd day ofJan-
uary, a 1873, file his petition in the Court
of Common Pleas, vii hin and for the county
of Belmont in said state of ohio, against the
said Fleming Fowls and Dorlthy Fowls his
wife nd Alexander L.. Harper, defeadan is,
setting forth that the said Fleming Fowls and
Dorsthy Fowls his wife, gave a mort gage 10
one Meir Eisenberg, which said EisenberS as
signed to the said Thornton Hurley, on the
folio wing described premises, to-wit: Being
part of Lots No. one "a and two (2l in s. Il. ad-
ditlOn to the town of GAINESVILLE, Belmont
County, Ohio, described as follows, commence
ing at forty-three (13J feet from The y w corn
OF said lots; thence s 2f feet; thence 7iteet;
thence l70 feet; thence Il 43 teet; thence n
1874 feet; thence w 80 feet to the place OF begin
ming, to recover the payment OF SlC0 20 accord
ing to a certain note referred to in said mort
gage, and that since the giving of the said
mortgage, The other defendant. a l. Harper,
claims some interest in clid lands under the
said Fleming FOWLS, and praying that said
Fleming Fowls may pay said sum of 100 90
with interest from April lTth, 1872, now claimed
to be due, or that said premises may be sold 20
pay the same; and the said Fleming Fowls is
notified THAI ne is required TO appear and an
Swer said petition on or before ihe third Sat
urday after the 20Lh day of February a D 1873.
.-..-,.--.. (. THORNTON HURLEY,
By N, j. MANNING, his Atty.
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NQtiGa Of Dissolution .

rINIiE partnership heretofore existing be-
tween J. l. 3ri- ter IL II i Cunnard, and
known as tue firm OF Brister * .Cunnard, en-.
gagged i'll Marble Cutting and manufacturing
Tomb Stones, in the town of Barnesville
Belmont County, o.. is tns-day dissolved by
mutual conselit Richard l. Cunnard viii
still continue she business and respectfully
solicits a share OF the public patronage. The
T. unnard and all persons having claims
against said firm will.present them for settle
ment and ali persons knowing themselves in.
debted to said firm will please call and settle
with said II l. Gun nard, with whom the books
and all notes and accounts viii be found.
JOHN L. BRISTER,
Il. l.. CUNNARD,
EarneSYiIla O. Dec Is 2-JanSzS3W
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-23
The Committee of Ways and Means

The Committee of Ways and Means
are to consider to-day the PROPOSE tion
TO refund taxes on Cotton, collected
under the revenue laws. This is one
of the most remarkable schemes to
pip der the Treasury ever b-oached in
Washington. 1t is grand grab game,
projected by pal lies who never owned
a pound of Gotten. They have by vari-
Gus means attempted to interest cap
ftalists in different parts of the coun-
try, with the hope that a community
of interest would assist the lobbyists to
push the bill through Congress. The
country will be greatly surprised to
learn that the bill has even respecta-
BILE minority in its favor.