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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
Democracy Breeds Corruption

DSmOcracy Breeds corruption.
Wherever the Democratic party has
been in power for any great length of
time, we find corruption, high taxes
| imposed, the peoples money squan-
dered, and defalcation after defalcation
taking place. We give few examples s
by way of proof. In New York City
the taxes We're largely increased last
year; yet the debt was increased fifteen
million, and the total expenditures
reached fifty.two million. And New
York City Is overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic, and the present managers are
those men who were put in expose and
punish Tweed. But Tweed has not
been punished. Brooklyn, is another
city governed by the good old Demo
cratic party. There the treasury was
robbed OF quarter Of million. The
Brooklyn Bridge is another Democratic
ring job; stealing one million. Wouldn't
the Democratic party reform things?
Not much. In Ohio defalcations are
Jecoming common events in Democrat
ic counties. The most recent we have
noticed, occurred short time since in
the Democratic County of Fairfield
Complaint having been made to the
Auditor of State, che sent General God
man, former Auditor of State, to in.
vestigate the affairs of the treasurer's
Office in that County. He has Just con-
GUIDED the investigation of the finan-
cial affairs of the County, and filed his
report with the County Commissioners.
The total deficit in the County funds |
amounts to the enormous sum Of S142,-
245.7l. In the face of these and a score
of other facts like them, it is the height
of braZen and bald effronteFy for the
Democracy to be asking the people for
offices of trust, or any position where
the finances of the people will be under
their control. The Democracy "spOils"
in more senses than one. Groesbeck
was right, Democracy is spoiled" It'll
IS not safe to trust them.-Cddiz Rep.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18

If the Noyes meeting was slim al
fair, what would our neighbor OF the
Gazette say of the Thurman meeting
held here last "Wednesday? One hun
dred and thirty-five people, Democrats,
Republicans, women and children was
all that the blast of Thurman's bugle
was worth. His speech was the Wa
verify one repeated, fnll of nlisrepresen-
tation of Republicans, and a labored ef-
fort to excuse and palliate the action OF
Democrats on the odious salary bill. A
few more such Democratic meetings
will thoroughly convince the Demo
cratic leaders of this county that their
adherents are falling off. and that the
people have determined to stand by and
vote with party that manages nation
al, State and County affairs honestly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18

General Edwin Stanton McCook,
who was assassinated at Yankton, on
Thursday evening, was a General in the
cavalry service in the. Army
of the Cumberland, and distin-
guished himself during the War. He
was appointed Secretary of Dakota
Territory by President Grant. He was
a son of Dr. John McCook, of Steuben-
vile, Ohio; cousin of General Robert
l.. McCook, who was wounded at a bat
tie in Tennessee, and assassinated By
the rebels while being conveyed from
the field in an ambulance; a cousin of
Gen. Alex. Mcdowell McCook, of the
United States Army. He was a dele
gate to the last National Republican
Convention, and a member of the Ma
tional Republican Committee; as also a
delegate to the National Soldiers and
Sailors Convention, held in this city
last September.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
OAK RIDGE NE US.

1t had been whispered around 'mong
the elite of the "Ridge" that small
delegation from Logan and other coun-
ties would visit Us the latter part of
August, of which former teacher and
special friend was part; and, accord.
ing to the true spirit of the loyal Oak
Ridgers, d plan for reception was in
Iaugurated, the usual necessary arrange
ments made, and the 30th ult., set as
the appointed day. All promised well
till owing 10 some sad misunderstand-
ing between the ladies and gents, a
secession took place, and the ladies
aroused to sense of their abilities, de-
termined to push the matter through,
and show that they had the will and
nerve to work Independent of these SO
called "lords OF creation" They wise
ly concluded to do away with the usual
swings, tables and other common pic
mic accompanimGnts, and leave the
parties to enjoy themselves in good
old-fashioned way. A young Welsh
man had previously shaved the green
grass from a considerable patch of the
earth's surface, and planted thereon
two sets of croquet fxins, all in sym
metrical style, good proportions and
very fine gentlemanly taste.
Saturday morning come bright and
cheerful, filling the hearts of the COM
mittees with pure delight. The MORN
ing trains brought the promised foreign
guests, and noon found a gay company
slowly climbing the steep ascents,
gathering in small clusters meath the
refreshing shade of noble white oak;
in couples lazily dragging themselves
through the grove, or in sets, eagerly
waiting for a game Of that popular
French field amusement, ,croquet. Soon
the click of the hammers was heard, a
few balls sped out from the starting
post, one after another till the ground
was filled with them in promiscuous
order. We learned that few profes-
sionalS were starting game, and by
the emphatic expressions, we concluded
they We're to play in earnest. The
coming generation of Oak Ridgers took
possession of another set and the little
girls proved themselves experts in the
field. The others, who were not 10
play, turned themselves loose for a
good, regular, jolly, old-fashioued
romp and ramble in the woods; no re-
straints, no Chesterfield, no boarding
school critics, no technical strict-rule
observers, not anybody to interfere
with the pleasure in prospective. Com
mon sense and Il good time was the
motto for the day. Every fellow bro't
his rations of good things, and no
hungry appetites were there to mar the
festivities. A very handsome boquet
was presented the young ladies in
charge, in which the fair Flora was
represented by pleasing variety nf
Zinnias, Phlox, Gomphrenas, Joseph's
Coats, Petunias, Straw flowers, Celosia
cristatas, Asters, Helianthus, Dahlias,
Amaranthus Candatus, and Calendulas; !
but niTa6ile dictu! some parties mis-
placed the valuable treasure, and it was
lost to the fair committee. This was
the only misfortune of the day. 1t |
was Il sore disappointment, but there
are more flowers on the Ridge-and
more boquets awaiting the noble
daughters who will make US another
pic nic. RAMBLER.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18

were the successful young men who
drew the prizes at the competitive ex-
animation on the Both, emitting them
to free tuition, at the Ohio Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
Cadiz is well represented in Asia;
U. 5. Consul at Tein Sein,
China; Bingham, U. S. Minister to
Japan; Bryan, His japanese Majesty's
Special Commissioner; and Edgell,
Missionary.
We are informed that the South East
iern Ohio Teachers Association will
meet at Cadiz on the 10th and 11th of
next month. Prof. Mills of the Mari
eta College, will be present, besides a
number of other noled educationalists.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
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King of the fSIOOd

Prairie Itch is caused by disorder
ed and inactive Liver, produced by
nlasmatic poison upon the system.-
The King of the Blood acts as stimu-
lating alternative upon all the glands of
the body, especially upon the Liver
which is glandular body and will,
therefore, by correcting the secretions
and curing the Liver, remove in short
time this troublesome and Ioathsome
disease. ..
See advertisement in another column,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18

Aiien's Denunciation Of Lincoln.
1t seems that the copperhead speech
of Bill Allen at Hamilton, this State,
was not his best effort in behalf of the
rebels. He attended the Chicago Con-
ventiou and assisted in the nomination
of General Nc cCielian. While there he
made aspeech. y correspondent of the
Indianapolis Journal was also present
and heard the ex-senator. The CORES
pondent says:
l was in the crowd and only short
distance from the stentorian, gray-hair-
ed orator. The armistice resolutions
had been adopted and the nominations
made. Allen spoke, and such a TRADE
ofabuse rarely ever was poured forth,
even in Democratic convention en-
gineered by "Asa." He spared no Of
fensive epithet he could heap upon the
honored Lincoln. ''Tyrant," "oppres-
sor," "violater of his official oath and
the constitution, "'.the filler of bastiles"
such were few distinctly remem-
ber. The prominent wsr measures
were foully abused. and the emancipa-
ton measures wholly, completely, and
violently repudiated.
So shameless became his abuse that
Horatio, Seymour hid his face, and
even VaIlandigham looked 5ubdued
There were Chicago Democrats who de-
nounced it as "the ranting drivel of a
dotard."
These are bold charges, and we have
no doubt they are true. Thatspeech
should be unearthed. 1t would be
good reading now, and then, it might
afford an excuse for Mr.. Aliens friends,
Senator Putnam, to make another
speech explaining the position of the
ex-senator during the war. The man
who could utter such rebel sentiments
as would make Governor Seymour
hide his face in shame, was not in his
proper element during the war in the
Northern States, yet perhaps he tho't
he couldserve the rebel cause more ef-
fectually with his tongne at the North,
than with his sword at the South.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
HARRISON COUNTY.

I
Prof. Edwin Regal, recently Profes
sor in the McNeely Normal School al
Hopedale, has removed to OoerliH, and
engaged in the book and stationey bust.
ness. Mr.. Regal, as an educator, has
enjoyed high reputation, and it is to
be regretted that he leaves a profession
in which he is able to do so much good.
May success attend him in his new
field of labor.
MAN KTLLED.-A freight train got
several cars off the track near Burgetts-
town, on Thursday night, 4th inst. and
sent Albert Moorehead, their fiagman
to flag No. 6 passenger train, which he
did, but in attempting to get on the
train, slipped and fell under the wheels
and was instantly killed. He lived at
Cadiz Junction. His head was entirely
severed from his body.
From the Sentinel
Harrison County sheep (mostly be-
longing to s. S. C,mpbelI, Esq., took
most of the premiums at the Ohio State
Fair last week.
Oscar Scott and John F. McFadden
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
GUERNSEY COUNTY.
from the Jefersonian.l

Simpson George, Jr., has been ap-
pointed keeper of the toll gate between
Fairview and Middletown, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of his
father, the former keeper.
Guernsey County Teachers Institute
concluded its session on last Friday
evening, with concert by Prof. Van
Fossen's musical family and elocution-
ary readings by Prof. Ridge, of Cincin-
natl. We do not know what Prof,
Ridges qualifications as lecturer in
other departments may be, but as an
elocutionist he is on the whole a fail
ure.
VIM. 1T. Herman, of the Monroe
County Democrat, has been prospecting
New Comerstown with the view O
establishing a weekly paper at that
place.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
WOOL MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

Sept. 12,-There has been no abatement in the
demand the past three days, and prices still
tend upward. Large quantities OF both foreign
and domestic have changed hands, and prices
in all cases have been fully maintained. In
1eeces an actual advance of two cents is re-
ported over the sales of last p eek. Dealers are
firm ut 81 cents for Ohio Xxx, and, in view OF
the light supply, sales may be looked for at
that figure Australian continues in good re-
quest, but the supply is light. and dealers are
asking as high as So cents. 10000 lbs x, Xxx,
and Xxx Ohio fleece. 5l14960c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
Cattle Markets.
PITTSBURGH.

EAST Liberty, Sept. l5.-Cattle-Arrivais. in
cluding Saturday and Sunday, 1879 cars; no
sales.
pgs-Arrlvals. including Saturday and
no carr; best Philadelphia 81 9G&5 90;
Yorlle 81 65GG4 90.
Sheep-Arrivais including Saturday and
Sunday, IL cars; no sales.
PHILA DELPHIA.
Sept. IS Beef cattle dull and lower. sales of
420v lead extra Pennsylvania and Western
steers at s7oS7 =; fair s6a6 So common si@4 so.
Sheep in fair demand; sales OF 1000 head at
si56 Is.
Hnys-Ltre dull; sales of 5000 head at 81 25
a. 81.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18

The Enquirer, having invented and
repeated SANDER upon Governor
Noyes, is overly anxious to have the
Gazette give attention 10 it. GOV.
NOyes has publicly. announced the
statement of the Laqifire5' as false, and
We also denounce it as false. Gov.
Noyes made money out Of the office he
held, but he never collected one dollar
OF illegal fee in any shape or, form. On
the contrary, he remitted thousands OF
dollars, for the benefit of poor people,
of legal fees. This is what the Enquirer
can not truthfully say of any Democrat
who filed the Office of Probate Judge
in the last fifteen years. The Enquirer
pretends that the people are all talking
about its so-called exposures. 1t fiat
ters itself when it supposes intelligent
people believe anything it says about
its political opponents. The respecta-
bic members of the bar know the
charges to be false, and the people accept
nothing that the Enquirer says as true
without proof; and in this case there is |
no proof, and can not be, for the reason
that every charge preferred is false
Gin. Gdz.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
Msfellanfoms.
Dentistry,

DR WOOD having located in st. Clairsville,
~ announces to the public that he is now
prepared TO perform all ope rations inDentistry.
Artificial teeth inserted Oh the best PLllcdlite
for $40 n set (either upper Or under.) Attention
is called to aluminium. the lightest, strongest
and purest material ever worn in the mouth.
Gold aid Silver wOrS done when required
Especial attention paid to treating Il filling the
natural teeth. All work warranted.
8. F. WOOD, Dentist.
je26tf Office nearly opposite Post Office.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
Republican County Ticket.

For Representative.
T. III. ARMSTRONG.
Auditor,
JOHN B. LONGLEY.
Commissioner,
SOLOMON HOGUE.
Treasurer,
ANDREW PORTERF1ELD.
Prosecuting Attorney,
w. s. KENNON.
Infrmary Director,
THOMAS LODGE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
In the Court Common Pleas of
belmont County, state Of Ohio,
Sarah Blowers,
John Nj. Blowers.

t'HE defendant, John M. Blowers, whose
L place OF residence is unknowh, will take
notice that he has been sued In the above
nam ed Court by the plaintiff. Sarah Blowers.
and that said petition was filed in the Clerks
oiilce OF the County and state aforesaid on the
Iith day of July, lA7a, praying for divorce and
aIimony. custody of minor child and alimony
Tor the support of same. And that he be for
ever barred from all interest, right, title and
cialm m In the real estate owned by her, and that
sne De decreed all the personal property now
In her possession; and that ne Is required TO !
answer by the first day OF October, lSf9 or de- |
cree Will be entered against him at the next
Ierm OF this Court which commences on |
November Sd. 1873,
SARAH BLOWERS.
by +. TALI,MAN. her atty, ag2l6w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
fsepubIican State Ticket.

For Governor.
EDWARD F. MOVES, OF Hamilton County.
Lieutenant Governor,
ALPHONS0 HART, OF Portage county.
Supreme Judges,
Long Term wM WHITE, OF Clarke county.
ShorS Term, WALTER Il. STONE, OF Erie CO.
Attorney General.
JOHN LITTLE, OF. Greene county.
Treasurer of State,
ISAAC WELSH, OF Belmont county.
Comptroller.
WILLIAM t. WILSON, ofPortage county.
Member of the Board of Public Works,
PHILIP HERRING, Of Auglaize county.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18

The Democratic party is no longer
an instrument of reform in American
politics.-E Gen. Tom Etciag.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
Proposals for Building
Jail.

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF BEL. Co.
st. Cls.rsville, september 2, 1873.
Sealed proposals will be leceived at this Of
flee until noon of THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 1873, for
furnishing material and building brick Jail
on the County Infirnary Farm, near the In
firmary building.
Bids will be rece we'd for doing the various
ofwork separately, ana for doing
the who;e.
Specification and descriptions of work to be
done and of material to be furnished can be
seen at this office.
The Com m issioners reserve the right to re-
ect any or all bids.
By order of the commissioners.
JNU. B. LONGLEY, Auditor.
Scp45w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18

A recent sample of Democratic non
esty is the embezzIement Of sl4s, ,0OOby
the Democratic city Treasurer of the
Democratic city of Brooklyn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18

corruption has crept into the Demo-
cratic party.-Hon. Geo. Pagh.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
DISTRICT TICKET.

For State Senator,
SAMUEL KNOX.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
COUNTY LEVY.

Bemont County For the year 1S7s, are as follows On
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18
Don't Fail to Try These, DO ads

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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-18

The rates of taxation i'm Belmont c
each One Hundred Dollars valuations:
STATE LEVY.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-30
Ginger.Snaps.

WHISKY is undoubtedly good thing in
its proper place, but unfortunately nobody
has ever found out where its proper place
is.
Be kind to the little foundlings, for you
don't know how soon you may be found
ling yourself.
1t is very wicked for small boys to en-
danger their lives by climbing out on a
weak branch of a tree for the purpose of
tying a swing to it. The proper way is to
coax large boy to perform that service,
and if the limb don't break down with
him, then the little fellows can swing
safely.
The owner of an orchard near Chicago
recently found several boys robbing his
apple trees. Selling one of them by the
coat collar, he was about to lead him to
the nearest justice of the peace, when the
coat slipped off, and so did the boy. Good
boys should take warning from this mel
ancholy circumstance, and never enter an
orchard to steal fruit without having their
coats buttoned up.
The maddest man | ever saw was
poor fellow vino had paid nine dollars
and quarter for an accident insurance
ticket, travelled three thousand miles, by
railroad and steamboats,, and returned
home without being embraced by an acct
dent.
When you see the leaves falling do not
hastily conclude that the fall is leaving
Young man, be industrious and frugal.
BY persistent industry and rigid economy
you may be able, before you are ninety
years old, to accumulate enough money
10 purchase California pear.
A steam fire-engine is modern inven-
ton for saving goods from being de-
stroyed by fire, by destroying them with
water.
The maddest woman ] ever saw was one
who had broken her needle while trying
| to make mosquito bar out OF "A bag.
In Colorado the people have become so
favorably impressed with the utility OF
irrigation thai a great many deem il nee
cssary to irrigate their threats with
whisky
II is solemn thing to be caught in
large city, away from home, with barely
dollar in your pocket, and no poor rela-
ton near to help you spend it.-R T..
Hoyt, en- Our Fireside Friend.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-30

still she waited without word. Minnie"
he said at last Il am a great deal older
than you"
"Apres?" said she, saucily. l could
have shaken the little witch for her
pretenses; for, though Jack couldn't see
her face, l could, and it was all in a
culver.
"And-but-I have cared more for you
than any thing else ever since you came
to u.s."
"And so have /, Jack" she said, all in
breath, but hanging down her head.
was not altogether pleased with this
answer, it was so very illogical; but it
seemed to satisfy Jack, for he caught both
her hands again and-but no, on second
thoughts won't tell you what he did, for
l am eminentiy proper house, and i
should not like you to get wrong idea of
me from any foolish behavior of my own
ers. I'll tell you instead what / did:
gave tremendous crack that startled
them both. Minnie gave little scream.
"It's nothing but the walls, said Jack,
reassuringiy. ats often so with new
housesg"
Are you sure?' said Minnie, peering
round through the twilight III thought
perhaps somebody might have seen
Only think, Jack, if walls had eyes as
well as earsp'
T1I cracked again, louder than be-
fore, this time with amusement
"Oh dear!" said Minnie, pretending
fright in so pretty way that | excused
the temporary imbecility of Jacks face.
do let us get away before the ceiling
tumbles about our earsr'
1t is some years since that evening.
Jack has had kind of covered piazza
built between us two houses, the old and
the new, and it would really be difficult
to say which of us the family live in. All
that can be said with any certainty is that,
take us all together, we are very happy
family indeed, and, spite of our semi-sep-
aratiOn, an uncommonly unhed one.
This is the real, reliable history of the
house that Jack built. / give you my
word there is not syllable of truth in
that absurd old rigmarole about the cat
and the rat and the malt, and all the rest
of it; and if you continue TO pin your
faith TO it in the teeth of my assurance, it
will only be out of the obstinacy peculiar
to the human race.-Harper's Bdzar.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-30

indicates the slight movements of the
magnet, which are too small to be directly
seen The little swinging magnet follows
every change in the receiving current; and
every change, great or small, produces a
corresponding oscillation of the spots of
light on the scale. A code of signals is
arranged by which the movements of the
spot of light are made to indicate the
letters of the alphabet When receiving
a message from Valencia, the operator
watches the movement of the little slight
speck, which keeps dancing about over
the scale on his right. To his practiced
eye each movement of the spot of light
represents letter of the alphabet, and its
seemingly fantastic motions are spelling
out the intelligence which the pnlsings of
the electric current are transmitting be-
tween the two hemispheres. 1t is truly
marvellous to note how rapidly the ex-
perienced operator disentangles these ir-
regular oscillations of the little speck of
light into the letters and words which
they represent.-Neefoundidnd Letter to
N. Y, World