Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-30

iErSCtoIS, anu tilSu says, Wu1 AuC
out YOU are ''Wind mills and some
thing less" which suppose isa Whir4-
ig!g, Weather-cock-it runs by ,oi7d,
and is of precious little account; havn't
you got two stories mixed? But then
my dear brother, most emphatica!iy y
de75y making the malicious drive at the
Directors you charge NE with. Wha'
L said in regard to the Directory was
predicated on the announcement in the
CHRONICLE that proposed TO receive
bids for keeping the Infirmary-and
reliable evidence from variety ci
sources that this very thing WAS he, z
Idcne; and, Notwithstanding yoUr, T .
has. deciaration-'It is hot true tai
,ne board has advertised or eNCn 90
tended to advertise for bids TO Supel,4-
tend the Institution-neither IS il tue
tnat bids have been submi mited;" beg
leave to say to you dear brother, that
ore OF your own number said ope. t.
some time ago, that he "kneW Of biJ
OF bids that were couing;;" why dou't l
you know of them also? 1t is known
to some of your beard at leas:, (I am
Of a number) that fo1c or five
BIDS await your action on Ffiday neA;,
and When Ipenned my former art Gle,
know .ng number of these chaps per-
so.a,lZ, l hesitated rot 20 cal. them
"Scaliawags'' secondhand paupers
and Starved Buxzards. But, as yoa,
no he, objects to these appella.ions, ]
have rrayerfully considered the matter,
ard, after making pillow OF Web
s:cl's Unabridged, and ca-efL L. q a.
lying the parties to whom 1 re.e-. eu
l am convinced I used the proper
word. nay, l congratulate myself On
my felitittus language. was, today,
dear brother, ompIimented by a num-
ber of prominent men, of both psGi.es,
who are well acquainted, not on,y with
the wants of the Iniirinary, bui also e
The q"ai .icaiion of Ce:tsih r2'; e5
ready to submit their z Opo-al, ne.
F.iday, for the tlueness aEd appIoI =
ateness Of my descriptions. My deaf
brotner, 1 diun't call the bono able
board of IGfi1Ialy Di-ecto-s scs la
wags, &C., and assuredly 1 have 30
much regard for them to call them
Wind-mills" or WhiIEsigs'-L.ehce:
your hoInily, in regard to my d " 20
consider well the import ot ce-.a J
epithets before applied them TO de-
cent men" is ali lost in aviild-or vii
have to be run through IFind-niU or
doubled aud twisted by a Weather
cock, WIiirllgIg befOle can see me
force of it. But then the crown og
glory of your-no his article, is its tai,
where you are made to say, The Di-
rectors are no doubt conscious of the
integrity of their motives, &C." Now
all we ask and have been asking Is to
have this demonstrated so That Others
can see it-"Let your. light so snlue"
gentlemen that we all can behold il; we
don't ask you to be scared nor iItim-
idated by threats, hut we do want you
to do your duty to the county whose
you are, TO the un.or-
tunate Wards of the County who look
to you as humanitariaus, faithful
just men, to be tue to your
own convictions of right, and justice as
God gives you to see it, and we fear
not the result. Your own motto be
just and fear not" is good, but if you
don't, you had better pray TO be at once
metamorphosed into one of the I'D
fashioned wooden cog-wheeled Wind
mills--a thing never more wanted in
BELMoNT COUNTY.
A Cruel Sell.
Some one who deserves a season III a
horse pond, sent over the wires Sa,ar-
day night the terrible words, "Psesi-
dent Grant has been assassinated.-I
There was only this ba.e statement,
and as it Came just about the time citi-
zens were on their way to supper, it'll
created intense excitement. The teie-
graph Offices wer hesieged, but without
could give no satisfaction.
Governor Moves, upon hea ,,ng The
news, came up street, and this only
served to whet the appetite of The pub
lie for further Information. Persons
who disbelieved the story, were con-
vinced Of } truth when they saw the
Governor with anxious face bend ag
over The table In the telegraph Office
jcan;ng the evening press dispatches.
The story flew like wildiire, and many
/ tear was sned by those who believed
he ssory true, and recalled the terrible
lays of years agone, when me teie- ]
;raph gave out the words, president
Lincoln was shot by Wilks Booth while
.ttending Ford's theat.e this even
ng.n
The news went f.om st:eet to street,
rom house to house, and there was
In the city. In about an
,our after the first dispatch was receiv-
ID, q second dispatch was bUlletined 20
he effect that there was no foundation
or the first report, and in word that
he story of The murder was simply q
ated lie. The crowd scattered,
eyes were dried and the anxious peo-
lie who thronged the streets went
nome to spread the good news, feeling
'alls 5 well that ends WE'LL" but ih-
yardly desiring 20 kill the rascal who
the sell.-IO. S. JotyTC'.
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