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The Republican journal., 1873-03-06
Probable Piracy.

1t is now believed that the fine brig
Mary Celeste, of about 236 tons, com
manded by Capt. Benjamin Briggs, of
| Marion, Mass, was seized by pirates in
the latter part of November, and that after
numbering the captain, his wife, child, and
officers, the vessel was abandoned near
| the Western Islands, where the miscre-
ants are supposed TO have landed The
brig left New York on the 18th of Nov.
| for Genoa, with a cargo of alcohol, and
| is said to have had crew consisting 9
mostly of foreigners. The theory now is,
that some of the men probably obtained
access to the cargo, and were thus stimu-
lated to the desperate deed. The Mary
Celeste was fallen in with by the British
brig Del Gratia, Capt. Morehouse, who
| LETT New York about the middle of Nov
The hull OF the Celeste was found in good
condition, and safely towed into Gibraltar
where she has since remained The CON
| fusion in which many things were found
on board, Gncluding ladies' apparel etc. J
| led, with other circumstances, to suspicion
of wrong and outrage, which has by no
means died out. One of the latest letters
from Gibraltar, received in Boston, says
1.-The Vice-Admralty Court sat yesterday,
| anu Will SlL ttRSail lo-nOfToW 1He cargo
Of the brig has been claimed, and to-
morrow the vessel will be claimed. The
general opinion is, that there has been
foul play on board, as spots of blood on
the blade of sword, in the cabin, and on
| the rails, with sharp cut on the wood,
indicate force or violence having been
used, but how Or by whom is the question" J"
Soon after the vessel was picked up. it
was considered possible that a collision
might have taken place. Had this been
the case, and the briggs officers and crew
saved, they would have been been landed
long ere this. We trust that if any of
New England's shipmasters can give any
information or hint of strange boats or
seamen landing at any of the islands dur
ing the past ninety days, that they will
see the Importance thereof.
The Republican journal., 1873-03-06

SALMON IN RIvEHs OF CONNECTICUT.
Arrangements have been completed for
placing about 100000 salmon fry in the
rivers Of Connecticut by the State author
tiles. The eggs will be hatched in April,
and the young fry, so soon as they are
able to obtain their own food, will be
placed in the various streams of the State
and in the head waters of the Connecticut
river The owners of dams on the river
have agreed to construct tish-ways, ex-
cept the Holyoke Water Power Company,
which refused to do 80, but by recent
decision of the Supreme Court at Wash
ington will be obliged to do 50. The
prospect now is that these streams will
before many years possess a numerous
and lively population of the salmon tribe
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-29
The Queen Bee.

When the queen bee isforcibly taken
away fIom the hive, the bees which
are near her at the time do not appear
sensible of her absence, and the labOrs
of the hive are carried on as usual for q
time. 1t is seldom before the lapse or
an hour that the working bees begin
to manifest any symptom of uneasi-
ness. They are then observed to quit
the Larvae which they had been feed
Ing, and run about in great agitation 10
and fro; and on meeting such of their
companions as ars not yet aware Of the
disaster which has befallen them, COM
municate the intelligence by crossing
their anten@ and striking lightly with
them. The bees which receive the
news become in turn agitated, and
spread the alarm further. All the in
habitants now rush forward, eagerly
seeking their lost queen. But finding
search useless, they appear to become
resigned to their misfortune, the tu-
multi subsidies, and If there are worker
eggs or young larva in the cell, prepa-
rations are made to supply the loss by
raising new queen, and the usual Ia
bors of the hive are resumed.-Amert-
can Bee Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-29
Farm and Household.
Stakes for Tomatoes.

ThoEnas Mechan, the horticulturist
of Germantown, Pa, says he has for
several years noted the relative advan-
tages of the different ways Of cultivat-
ing tomatoes, and he concludes that
the best practice to adopt is to proceed
as with the Lima beans-that Is set
the stakes before the plants are put out.
These stakes need not be over six feet
high, and may be set about four feet
apart each way. As the plants grow,
tie them up to the stakes; but that will
not be required over half dozen
times during the season. Twenty
plants in this way will yield as much
fruit as double the quantity on any
other plan, and In quality there is no
The common field plan OF leaving
tomatoes grow as they list, spreading
everywhere over the ground, may be,
as truck growers say it is, the way in
which the heaviest weight of fruit can
be had in proportion to the labor
spent; but in this way the fruit is more
acid. But whatever system is adopt
ed do not set the plants until the soil is
warm, or they will be stunted and
time lost.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-29
Fresh Eutmegs.

From the Danbury News.
With a sickly smile, early vegetables
look out of market windows.
When a man has trouble he takes to
drink, but when woman meets with
misfortune she merely goes over to
her mothers and takes tea.
Two coach drivers in neighboring
funeral shook dice for precedence in
the line, which was much better than
knocking each other down.
"Do fish hear ?" is the interrogation
which starts off an article going the
rounds of the press. And a very ex-
citing one it must be, we think, as even
the masses here have got hold of it,
Near neighboring pond is painted on
board, "Don't fish hear ]" which may
by the inquiry of an anxious but hum
BILE seeker, or may be the contemptu-
GUS exclamation of one who has no pa
tience with ignorance.
An incident in the life Of Danbury
farmer is thus recorded. His wife was
taken very ill, and he was called away
on urgent business. During his alb
sence she died and was buried, and
the news was delicately conveyed to
him by a boy who met him at the
gate. The boy said: ''Mr. -, your
old woman is dead and buried; and we
have got in the spring oats" ''Great
God" said the shocked man; "and the
oats In ~ --.,-
A little girl attending the South
street school has lately had her dinner
stolen. No clue could be obtained Of
the thief, although it was sought with
tears. Finally mild plan was hit
upon. A tempting doughnut with a
filling of cayenne pepper was placed in
her pail and the result watched. Be-
fore noon little boy was seen at the
pump, working it In a lively manner
1t seemed if he had had two hundred
pairs OF arms he could have used them.
The fire was put out, however, and
enough of the structure saved to take
across the knee for few minutes.
Old Mr.. Fliedower was talking at
dinner Sunday about the terrible visi.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-29
INCIDENTS OF EARLY TINES.
How Lewis Wetzel Fought the
Indians-His Ever Loaded Rifle
Rescue of a White Girl from
the Delawafes.
BY GEO. Z. BLAHELEE.

By many an evening fireside has
been told the story of white man and
Indian fighter, who once traversed the
soil of Ohio with a gun that was al
ways loaded, no odds how often it was
discharged. The name of this man
was Lewis Wetzel, and he was one of
the most dreaded enemies to the red
faces, and one of the most sagacious
spies and successful hunters of early
times. He was fleet on the foot, and
if pursued by three or four savages
would kill them all without Stacking
his pace more than to turn and fire,
when one came within range OF his
gun. In fact his chosen manner OF
fighting was on the run, either pursu-
ing or being pursued, and his great
success lay in the art he had acquired
while boy of loading his rifle while
at the top of his speed. ...
In the year 1880 the hunting ground
of Wetzel lay along the western bank
of the Ohio river, in what is now Bel
mont county. and in this locality he
had many a hard chase, and achieved
some remarkable victories which have
gone into history. He was uneducat-
ed, but man of humane feelings, a
true friend to those who befriended
him, yet fearless and would not leave
locality in which he preferred to re-
main, let the dangers become as thick
and threatening as they might. His
parents lived in scanty circumstances
OH the eastern bank of the river near
where Wheeling is now located, and
while the young hunter was not roam
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-29

The newspapers have noted with
respectful brevity that Mr.. Sumner
was divorced from his wife the day OF
Mr.. Chase's funeral. The Court an d
the counsel in Boston were equally del
icate and brief, the ground of the di-
vorce being desertion by Mrs. Sumner.
There is nothing in this disagreement
of the slightest consequence to posteri-
ty or the present. 1t was match of af-
fection, but both parties were too ma
ture to harmonic, and they consented
to count the alliance q mistake, and !,
after sufficient lapse of time, to have it
quietly annulled. Mr. Summers faith
er-in-law, Samuel Hooper, Esq, of
Boston, has maintained the most init
mate relations with Mr.. Sumner; and
Boutwell,, Cushing, and that class of
regnant spirits, make the Bachelors
Hall, on Layfaette Square, cordial, in
despite of Mr.. Summers unequal health
-[Wash. Cor. of the Chicago Tribune.
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The Boston Globe says "the prohibit
ton farce progresses.

The Boston Globe says "the prohibi-
ton farce progresses"
Amherst has man who keeps his
spirits tranquil by the daily use of q
tablespoonful of laudanum.
4 Des Moines, Iowa, woman gave
her husband morphine to cure him of
chewing tobacco, and she succeeded!
1t is impossible at present to print
and issue the postal cards fast enough
to meet the demand of the public at
large. .. Ell.
Massachusetts held eight teachers
institutes last year, and the average
cost was three dollars for eaah person
in attendance. 15.EI
The total cost to the O. States Treas
ury in the business of the Geneva arbi-
tration was less than one hundred and
! fifty thousand dollars.
Miss Scott, OF Timber township, Peo-
ria county, lllinois, took strychnine
and died, one day last week. Some
body had neglected to return her afec-
tons.
Delevan, Illinois, Is perturbed. 1t
| transpires that number of sheep and
| hogs eaten up there, last week, had
/ been previously bitten by a mad dog.
Every man is watching to see if his
lneighbor has commenced getting the
hydroph0bia. ....
India rubber hair-brushes, such as are
to be seen in fancy shops, are all very
well in their way, but retired scout,
now employed as barber, says that,
for raising hair, they are nothing COM
pared to the brushes our soldiers have
had with the Indisn-rubber Modocs al
ready. lilo
Speaking Of the Centennial of 1876,
Esome suggestor suggests that some COM
poser compose a national hymn to be
given to the public ut that time. The
one we Use now wns an old one when
We took it from England, who took il
from Hungary, who took 1t in good
part, years and years ago.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-29
~. A Gnod Use OF Wit.

While Phinea5 Rice,an early MethO-
dist preacher, was stationed in one of
the New York churches, he found that
many of the young people, of both
sexes, were accustomed to leave the
church before the close Of the evening
service. 1t annoyed him, and he de-
termined to stop it. The next Sabbath
evening, before he commenced his SER
mon, he said: -...-.-, s..- ..s ...- ..
"Some of brethren have been greatly
afflicted that so many young women
leave the church before the service is
through. But tell them they ought
not to feel so, for doubtless most of
those that 60 out are young women
who live at service, and their mistress
es desire them to be home at 9 O'Clock;
and if they are not at home by that
time, they will either lose tLeir place
or offend their mistresses, and they
don't walt to do either. They must
either GO out in time to get home at
nine o'clock, or stay home altogether.
This would be very hard for them
And servant girls have beaux as well
as other girls, and the young men have
to 60 out and wait upon them home;
and SO. hereafter, when these young
women leave the church before the ser
vice is over, you will understand who
they are, and not feel badly about it,"
The brother who gave this fact said:
"We were no more annoyed after this;
they either stayed away, or stayed till
meeting was closed. ."-Aontrea Wit-
ness. ..r .s.I -... r--..-..
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-29

A NEW PLAN FOR SETTING MILK.
The st. Adams, VT, Messenger,givess
the following description of the COM
partment milk pan and coolers, and
expresses the opinion that they will
soon come into general use. The pam
has partition dividing 1t into pam
of large sizc and one small size, thus
adapting it to the varying wants Of tina
dairy throughout the year. The cooler
is so constructed as tosseture current
Of water both under and around thea
pan, and is free from the objections OF
inaccessiDility, and.of liability to rust.
The educt Of the pan passes through,
that Of the vat, rnd there seems to ba
on principle that science has suggested
or practice demanded, which the COM
bined pan and cooler does not comply
with.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-29
Belmont County, Ohio, Court
Of Common Pleas
David Robinson and others.
samuel Frazier and Nancy rrazi.r, his wife,


David Robinson and others.
rIlHE defendants, David Robinson, Eliza
i Ann Thornton with Oliver Thornton, her
husband, William McCune, Mary McCune and
Margaret Robinson, of Belmont Co, Ohio, and
Elizabeth Robinson OF the State of Iowa, are
hereby notified that the above named, Samuel
Frazier and Nancy Frazier. his wife. on the
l4th day of pril, A. D., 1873, filed in the Clerks
office of the Common Pleas Court OF said
County q petition for pa rtition, setting forth
that said Samuel Frazier is the owner OF four
undivided tenth parts and said Nancy Frazier
of one undivided tenth part of the following
described real estate, situated in said County
OF Belmont, and being part OF Section ., Town
ship 8, Range 4, beginning for its boundaries
on the South line of said Section at Duff s
southwest corner and running thence North
$50 West lG2 poles to the quarter section line;
thence North $50 W lest l42 poles; thence South
1879 East SO poles to 4 white oak; thence South
l554o West 30 poles to a stake on the bank OF
small; spring run or drain and thence, with the
south boundary line of said Section y. SS l-40
East $50 poles to the beginning; containing
l3l acres roods and l6 perches. That said
David Robinson, Eliza Ann Thornton and
Elizabeth Robinson each own one undivided
eighth part of said premises and said William
ed sixteenth part and that said Margaret Rob-
inson claims a dover interest in some portion
of said premises. That the said Frazier and
wife desire to hold their parts OF said prem
ises in seveTalty, and the prayer of the petit
ton is that II may be set off TO them and for
such other order as may be authorized by law.
such orders will be asked for at the fall term,
A. D., 1873 of said Court. -.-.
oprJ-su,
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i Rslmunt 90. Yasinsss 9irtfturu
COUNTY OFFICERS.


n-,t,t. L,d1e-Cf w. CARROLL once
,n-stoirs in public buildings, nrst door to right
ASberirWM. e. COCHRAN. once In puoIc'
e.uteS ;b,sTt.-J R. MITCHELL. 0hhcein pup
,ie buildings, adjoining the Court Court House; in
%,1a. e,,ilSino- entrance at left door.
'Tnean~er-A. PoKTERFIELD; once on MILL
:, rect. first door West OF the Bank. 4, ,rh,,c
D..nrder-Jas. A. BARNES: once IN Puoie
tI,;,g first floor second door on left-
prosecfaiaa Aaorney.--W, =: KEsSoS. .s, on0e
tew doors east NJ the Nanonal Iona hTaSira. B.,
rI1@an' Corlee in; William Armstrong
krms'rong's Mills uas
o,rone--E B. KESNEDY- Wegee a.,
CnD,nlssioners meet at st. Clairsville on tns
nrst Mondays OF March; June, sepIemGer p[aiiou aou
.,,ts.t,rd Wednesday Of May, In each yea:
The probate Court meets on the nrss .as,s' toes
,avs or January March, May, July. SEN pod pUeiG =.
.rona November as a criminal court, @ ana !,
,rsass so onen ION business hours for the Trans
cfIou Of other business
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2uftry.
For the Chronicle.
P.4NSLES.
BY LULA WHEELER.

BY LULA WHEELER.
Little Pansy, do you know
Why 1t is loveyou so:
When there's fairer flowers grow
Even close beside you here:
First TO come when Spring appears,
Shining brightly through her tears.
Constant thou, through All the years
Making bright the places dresr.
Buds that scent the halmy air,
Sweet perfume OF rose= are.
Gracetulness of lilies fa-f
Some may love e'en more than thee,
But when they have faded. gone.
Thou wilt still bloom on and on
Whether in the shade or sun.
SO thou art the one for me.
l will tell you, Psnsy hear?
or a friend thought sincere,
All, that one to me SO dear
In the days of long ago.
But he was not true like thee,
For when trouble greeted me
He, alas. was first to fee,
So his heart was false know.
But those days are past and gone.
And his tickle heart is won
By a fairer, richer, one
And I must forgotten be.
But this secret that tell
Little Pansy, keep it well,
For it is my loves death knell
And no one must know but thee
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tation death is making among our
prominent men, There was some
thing very impressive, he said, in the
remarkable devastation. The hand of
decay was bearing heavily upon our
strongest vessels. 1t was the judg-
ment which followed excesses. The
human brain could bear so much pres
sure, but beyond-Then Mr.. Fliedower
paused, flushed in the face, pushed out
his eyes, gave one awful gasp that was
distinctly heard above the shrieks of
the affrighted family, and out of his
mouth rolled u couple ounces of fsteam-
ing pudding.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-29
THE BARTFOOT BOY.
BY WHITTIER.

BY WHITTIER.
Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!
With thy turnnd-up pan falcons,
And thy merry whistled tunes;
With thy red lip, redder still.
Kissed by strawberries on the hill;
With the sunshine ON thy face,
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace!
From my heart give the Joy; f.
1 was once barefoot boy.
Prince thou art-the growu-up man
Only is republican,
Let the millioned-dol1ared ride! -
Barefoot, trudging at his side;
Thou hast more than he can buy,
In the reach of ear or eye: -H
Outward sunshine, inward jog,
Blessings on thee, barefoot boy!
o for boyhood's painless play,
Sleep that wakes in laughing day.
Health that mocks the doctors rules;
knowledge never learned at schools,
CT the wild bees morning chase.
OF the wild flowers time and place
Flight of fowl anu habitude
or the tenants of the wood;
How the ground mole sinks his we'll,
How the tortoise bears his shell.
How the woodchuck digs his cell;
How the robbin feeds her yourg.
How the orioles nest is hung;
Where the whitest lilies blow, -'
| Where The freshest berries grow,
Where the ground-nut trails its vine,
Where the wood-grape's clusters shine;
OF. the black wasp's cunning way,
Mason of his wall of clay.
And the architectural plans ...
or gray hornet artisans!
For. eschewing books and tasks,
Nature answers all he asks.
Hand in hand with her he walks,
Face to face with her he talks,
Part and parcel or her joy.
Blessings on the barefoot boy!
o, for festal dainties spread.
Like my bowl OF milk and bread,
Pewter spoon and bowl OF wood,
Oil tuC uOoi SeohCs SioJ oA2 hNCt
O'er me like a regal tent,
Cloudy ribbed, the sunset bent;
Purple curtained, fringed with gold,
Looped in many wind-swung fold;
While for muLic, came the play
OF the pied frogs orchestra:
And, 10 light the noisy choir,
Lit the fly his lamp Of fire.
L was monarch; pomp and joy
Waited on the barefoot boy! .
Che erily, then, my little man!
Live and laugh as boyhood can;
Though the fiinty slopes be hard.
Stubble- -speared the new mown sward,
Every morn shall lead thee through
Fresh baptisms of the dew; r'
Every evening from thy feet
Shall the cool wind kiss the heat;
All too soon these feet must hide
In the prison-cells of pride,
Lose tn e freedom OF the sod.
Like colts for work be shod.
Made TO tread the mills OF toll,
Up and down in ceaseless moll;
Happy il their track be found
Never on forbidden ground;
Happy If they sink not in
Duck and sreacherous sands Of sin.
All! that thou couldst know thy JOY.
Ere 1t passes. barefoot boy! ..
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Gardeners assert that a new and de-
structive larva is beginning to make
its appearance in hot-beds. 1t Is terri
BILE to think that we, too, are having
our lava-beds, and that they are hot
beds, at that, like those in which the
Modoc grub hides.
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The Chicago Post thinks literature
in this county can spare Bret Harte.-
His later lucnbrations have not been
such as to add much to the national
fame. The trouble with them is that
they contain too much Harte and toe
little head.
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Anecdote of General jackson,

AnecuOt0 OF General a JACKSON,
Men of the highest repute and of the
incest sense Of honor get their notions
of right and wrong sadly confused I'M
der tho temptations of the race-course.
A more chivalric, high-toned, and gall
liant gentleman than General Jackson
did not live among his contemporaries.
And yet story was current in Tennes-
see some fifty years ago-whether true
or false am not able to say-which
goes to show that even he was shrewd-
ly suspected of playing his game with
the advantages, ,''in the dainty phrase
ology of sporting men. The story ran
in this wise: :3-.
The general became discontented
with mulatto boy, who had been his
favorite rider, and sold him TO a neigh
Dor, who was his great rival on the turf.
The boy was to ride in very impor-
tant race against favorite horse of the
generals. Jackson had a heavy bet
pending on the race, and he was over
heard demonstrating with his late rider.
"You black rascal, mind what you are
about None of your old tricks with
me. If I catch you squirting your to-
bacco juice in my boys eyes I'll cut
your heart out!"
| This may have been pure fabrica-
tion; but if sharp practice on the turf
had not been the rule rather than the
exception, an anecdote of this descrip-
ton could not have obtained currency
as applied to General Jackson. #
I have quoted it not as rejecting any
discredit upon man who stood above
reproach among his neighbers, but as
indicating the general moral tone which
prevailed among turfmen half a cen
tury ago. Whether there has been any
great improvement In that regard since
that time shall not undertake to de-
eide. That the tendency of gaming OF
all kinds is to lower the tone of public
morals is proposition that few reflect
ing men will be inclined to dispute
An Old Stager, In .Haper's Magazine
for June. --1 gs1E-..