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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-05-21

total loss is from 81 ,00o, COO TO 81, 500, :
QUO; although, of course, it is inpossi-
bic To accurately estimate the damage.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May 1.-THE
latest figures Of the loss of life by break
ing of the Williamsburg Reservoir,
make totsi of IA, divided as follows,
between the three places: WilliaIus-
burgh 60, Leeds 40, HayGenvilie b.
These figures only represent persons
whose loss is positively known, though
the bodies OF ali are not yet recovered.
Bodies are constantly being found, and
in some cases those OF persons who
were not supposed to ba lost. SD that
/ it seems perfectly safe TO say that the
total loss of life will exceed $50, If in
deed it does not more nearly approach
! 400.
1t is utterly impossible as yet TO give
a detailed estimate of losses. Aside
from buildings destroyed and damaged.
bridges have been carried away, roads
ruined and hundreds OF acres OF mead
ow land rendered almost valueless.
The total loss must far exceed one mil
lion dollars and will probably come
nearer two millions.
1t appears that serious doubts as tC
the safety of the reservoir have been
entertained ever since it was built nine
years ago, though less the last year o.
two than in its early history. The
lgate-keeper has several times express
ed fears to his employers, calling
Especial attention once to point where
a break occurred, but the examiners al
ways reported everything safe. The
direct cause of the disaster, aside from
general weakness of the dam, must re
main subject of speculation. Perhaps
as satisfactory theory rs any is tht
one advanced by man familiar viii
case, that frosts had started the earth
so that water had found numerous lit
tie courses through it which finally
Icarried off the first mass of earth Satur
day morning and at once precipitateo
Il the rafaStrOnhp
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70 PURIFY THE BLOOD,

IMPROVE THE GENERAL HEALTH,
Pills svsrv dav for = feV davS ana fhsn Soi~
low with HOOFLAND'S GERLAN BTTrERS,
The Pills will expei all the foul hurn0rs that
ache. Backache, Nausea, Ioathine Of Food
Offensive Breath, unsightly Rrupsions On the
Skin, and all those effects arising from un>
GERMAN BITTERS viii give tone to the
stomach. and restore the digestive organs to
perfect health. induce the secretion Of healthy
fluids for the proper digestion and azsimila-
ton food for the making OF Pure Blood and
nourishment Of the body to vigorous health
This II better than all the 8arsapariiIas for
purifying the Blood, for the com ponent parts
have specific action On the diseased organs inn
plicated In this condition.
JOHNSTON. HOLLOWAY q CO., Proprletos,
BY all Druggists.
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st. Ciairsivlle, @, May II, IA

COUGHS, Colds. Sore Throat, and
similar troubles if allowed to progress
will result in serious pulmonary affec-
tions, frequently incurabIe. "Wi-hart's
Pine Tree Tar Cordial" reaches at once
the seat of the disease and gives i,nme-
diate relief.
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Children often look Pale and
Sick

from no other cause than having worms in the
stomach.
BROWNS vERMIFUGE COMFIrs
will destroy Worms without injury to the
child, being perfectly WHITE, and free from
all coloring or other injurious Ingredients
usually used In worm preparations.
CURTIS BROWN, PToprietors,
No. 2l5 Fulton street, New York.
Sold bs Druggists and Chenists, and dealers In
Medicines dtTwENTY-FIvE at CENTS Box. jyl0ly
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HOUSEHOLD
PlihlcEl
AND
FAMILY
IMMINENT.
Obstacles /
Obstacles to Marriage.

Happy Relief fer Young Men from the
effects Of Errors and Abuses in early hfe.-
Manhood restored. Impediments to Marriage
removed. New method of treatment. New
and remarkable remedies. Books and Circu-
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. South Ninth
t., Philadelphia, Pa.,-an Institution having
8 high reputation for honorable conduct and
professional skill Oct3U T3.ly
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A Perfect Cure.

IharIeSIoWn, juno II. IsbI.
Mr.. ii. X Stevens Dear Sir-This Is to certify
that VEGETINE maae u perfect cure OF me
when my attending phs sieian has pronounced
my case consumption. and said could n u sur
yive many DAYS Mrs. LEnsrcS,
The facts stated by Mrs Ledston are person.
ally known by me, and they are tue.
A. ID. HAYNES
vEGETINE is sold BY ALL DRUGcIsTS-
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n DYSPEPSIA G URE n
nx DR. Z N. sHARPS U

DR.. Spharps Specific cur es Dyspepsia, Liver
Complaint. Constipation, Vomiting of Food,
Sour stomach. Water Bra sh. Heartburn, Low
Spirits, &c- In thirty-five years never falling
10 cure the most obstinate cases. Sold by drug
gists, generally: ISAAC H PATTERSON, Agt
for 81 Clsirsvtile, Ohio. De pot, ll5 Eighth 81
New York. Cerculars mall ed ON application.
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ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from
all the effects of youthful indiscretion will fol
the sake OF suffering humanity. send free tc
all who need 1t. the receipt and direction fol
making the simple remedy by which be wa
cured. Sufferers wishing TO profit by the ad.
vertiser's experience can de 80 by addressing
In perfect confidence,
NOv20 6m.
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The sSsL thing Out. L amor, VII, fathcs.
Life Fun and Laughter $50 comic cuts The
people yearn for it. 1t will sell in dull timesi
Show it to man and he sur-enders.. 1t is sure
every time. Don't bother with heavy books
that nobody wants. Uumor is the thing that
takes, Agents wanted everywhere. send fpr
circulars and extra terms 10 TO-DAY Pab. c.
Phila., New York. Boston or Chicago.
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OLD MAIDS.

Teachers, Students, Clergymen, Postmastels
and wide awake Young Men, and Men and
Women of all classes:
You can easily earn a frSt-elass Sewing Ma
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or some valuable Pictures to beaut;fy your
homes: or a nice Stereoscope: or good fine
Keeper (Clock or Watcke or Music Box; CT a
Gold Pen: or a Photographic Album; or stand
Kerosene Lamp for your Parlor; or n Fine Ac-
cordeon: or WebSisr's illustrated Quartz Die
tionary: or Rogers world-renowned Siatuary
Groups; or a Fine Violin; or a Remington Rife
Cane; or a Remington double Sarrel BIeeeh-
Loading Shot Gun, or = Cabinet Organ worth
$40 by simply working up your nnoccuPisd
Iime in a way explained in the circular OF the
NJ H. F. Co. Perfectly legitimate and ressect-
able: many would say philanthropie- Address
NJ 81. P. Co., l29 Fast 2sth-st- New York.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Centaur Lfnimeat.

La
\ There is no pain which the
~ Centaur Liniment will not re-
T ieve, no swelling it will not
lATN subdue, and no lsmeness which
XII it will not cure This is strong
Sa,s sss s ss4s. ;ss Of & Ihss Il:
USIkr,w matism, neuralgia, lock-jaw,
palsy, sprains, swellings, caked-
breasts, scalds, burns, salt-rheum, ear
ache, &C., upon the human frame, and OF
strains, SPAWN, gals, &C., upon animals in
one year than have all other pretended
remedies since the world began. It isa coun-
ter-irritant, an all-hesling pain reliever.-
Cripples throw away their crutches, the lame
walk, poisonous bites are rendered harmless
and the wounded are healed without scar
1t is no humbug. The recipe is published
around each bottle. 1t is selling as no article
ever before sold, and it sells because it does
just what it pretends to do. Those who now
suffer from rheumatism, pain or swelling de-
serve to suffer if they win not use Centaur
Liniment. More than 1000 certificates of re-
markable cures, including frozen limbs, ,chron-
ic-rheumatism, gout, running tumors, &C.,
have been received. We will send circular
containing certificates, the recipe, &C., gratis,
to any one requesting it. One bottle of the
yellow wrapper Centaur Liniment is worth
one hundred dollars for spawned orsweenied
horses and mules. or for screw-worm in sheep.
Stock-owners-this liniment is worth your at
tention. No family should be without Gen.
taur Liniment. j. B. ROSE & Co., NewYork.
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VEGETINE is made exclusively from the
juices Of carefully selected bdrks and herbs
and SO strongly concentrated that IL will ef-
fectua1y eradicate from the system every taint
Of ScrofAld, Scrof,stotls Hnmors, Hssors, OunccT,
Oa,-cerosss Hun,ors, E,ysipe;os sab Rhe,sn, sephi
titic Diseoses, Ounker, Fdintsess at the Stomach.
and all the diseases that arise from impure
olood- Scidtid, Ly5dn,nsotsry and Chronic Rhe1s-
mdfism. Neuotgi0, Gos9, and Spinal Complaints
can only be effectually cured through the
blood.
For Uzcers and Erptspe Diseases of the Skin,
PIst,ites. RnspLes. BIotehes. BoiIs Tstter Scatd-
head and RtnoDoru, VEGETlNE has never
failed TO effect q permanent cure.
For Ruins in The Back, Kidney Complaints, Drop
81, Female Weakness, Lelscorrd9, arising from
internal liberation and uterine diseases, and
General Debility, VEGETINE acts directly upon
the causes of these complaints. II invigor>
ates and strengthens the whole system, acts
upon the secretivs organs, allays infiamma>
tion. cures liberation, and regulates the bowels
For CotOTh. Dynepsid, Ha5itudl Costipeness
Pulpitdtion Of the Heoyt, Headache Piles Nervous
ness and General Prosecution Of the Nervous 6Sste7n
no medicine has ever given such perfect satis>
factton as the VEGETINE. II purines the
blood. cleanses all the organs, and possesses 9
controlling power over the nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected by VEGET.
| INE have induced many physicians and spoih
ecaries whom we know to prescribe and use II
| in their own families.
In fact, VEGETINE IL the best remedy yei
discovered for ths above diseases, and Is tn,
only reliable BLOOD PURIFIER yet placed be
fore the public.
| PraDSro6
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vECET.ME.
PUR.FIhs THE BLOOD AND RESTORES
TfIE HhALTu.
WHAT Is VEGETlNEe

WHAT Is VEGETINE?
Ii Is n compound extracted from barkS rsotss
and herbs. Ii Is Natures Remedy. IL Is per
fectly harmless from any tad effect upon the
system. IL gives you good, sweet sleep N mig ht-
Ii is nourishing and strengthening. II acts
directly upon the blood. IL quiets the nervous
system. u is a great panacea for old aged
fathers and mothers, for II gives them strength
quiets their nerves, aud gives them Natures
sweet sleep, rs has been proved by INany an
aged person. II il The great Blood Purifier. IL
Is "a soothing icEacdy FOR our cuildren. IL has
relieved aud cUiC Cd thOGSandS. IL l. very plea
SAINT To take; every child likes IL.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-05-21

THE Arkansas muddle is ended, and
Baxter has been recognized as the law
ful Governor,
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LEGAL NOTICE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the undersigned
~ has this day filed in the Probate CouTt of
Belmont County, Ohio, his petition asking for
An order authorizing him to sell the following
claims belonging to the estate OF
JUDKINS & VANCE.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
BEMoNT COMMON PLEAS.
Amos and James Osborne.
vs.
Simon Lantx, ct. al,

RY virtue of an order OF sale in the above case
ID issued and to me directed from the Court oi
Commou Pleas OF Belmont County, Ohio, will
offer Tor sale at the door of the Court House In
st. Clairsville, Belmont County. Ohio, on
SATURDAY, MAY 30.h, 1874,
At the hour of one O'Clock P. NJ, on said day
the following described premises.-to-wit:
Known as the tavern stand "Great Western, ~
and bounded aud described as follows: Being
in section q. township T. range and the lot OF
land on which II is situated, bounded as fol-
lows: son the east by the west avenue fence OF
the lands of Isaac Lee, which fence runs north l.
ward from the National Road to the north gar
den fence (Which runs westward from the west
avenue fence to the section lne) aud the with
in convey ed prol er!y including the boundary
on said section LIE 10 the National Road, run
ming south fire. the north garden fence. Also
a lot and stabl in section IS, township z, range
leg inning a.. the National Road and running
MOI th ward on The said secLion line to a fence,
bounded by ie lands of Levi Bonner, and
from the fence of Levi Bonner, running south
on the west fer 20 bounded by said Levi Donner
20 tue National load, containing two ~ acres
OF land more or less, together with the prtvel>
eyes md appurtenaDces thereunto belonging.
appraised at s2l00.
Terms of Sale-Cash on day ofsale.
J AS. f. CHARLEswoRTH, W. C. COCHRAN,
Plfs Atty. Sheriff and Special
apS05w Master Commissioner.
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THE new constitution will be sub
mitted on the 18th of August.
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sgm @arsrttsenssS
Songs Of Grace and Glory

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sures all Humors from the worst Scrofula to
Q common BIotch or Pimplc. From two TO
Or Totter, Pfmp1es on Face, Boils, Car-
buncless Erysipolns and Liver Com
plalnt. Six % twelve bottles, warranted TO cure
Pains IN Bones and Soro Throat caused
by Poison In Hood or mercurial treatment
BY its wonderful Pcesornl properties IL will
C0ugh IN half the time required by any other
medicine and 10 perfectly sale, loosening cough,
by al DsuGgistA h ". PIERCE, M. ns
WOKe4sD V5DpouoaxYa Bu3AlA N.xr-s
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JURUBEBA. j

It arrests decay of vital forces, exhaustion OF
the nervous system, r stores vigor to the de-
biIitaled. cleanses vitiated blood. removes
vesicle Instructions and acts directly on the
Liver and Spleen. Price 81 a bottle JOHN q
KELLOGG, Is Platt Street, N. Y
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May triumph all your efforts bless,
And fortune leave as Ger before
The golden signet of success.
May hearty cheer and kindly words
keepall our memories fresh and green,
Until old Time rings down the drop
Upon Life's transformation seenel
We welcome our genial friend 10.
Harris to Bridgeport, as citizen. 10.
has purchased fine lot and purposes
building and moving Immediately.
That's right, Jo.; as you grow older
guard well yonr company.
We tender our thanks to our good
friend DIR. NJ. w. Junkins, for advance
sheets Of his autobiography. We have
carefully thumbed the pages, and can
not resist the conclusion that upon the
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LIST OF NOTES.

Said petition will be for hearing On the I'D
day OF May, 1874. ISAAC HOLLOWAY.
ap Z3>5t Judkins & Vance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-23

The Badgers" in the capitol are
now watching with great interest
the conflict which has arisen between
the people and the railroad corpora
tions of our state, and which we sup
pose Is now TO be fought out in the
courts. The cry of the monopolisss
that they can't run their roads on
the rates fixed by the Legislature is
the old one, yet they can pay their
presidents as much per year as Grant
receives, can pay $4,000 attorney
fees, and expend other thousands in
manipulating legislation and there
is no lack of funds. In other years
the railroads would have won in this
fight on the principle that the dong
est pole takes The persimmons" but
we think in the present struggle it
will be found that the people know
their rights and knowing will dare
maintain. WALDO Brown,
April goth, 1874
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-23
LITTLE Rock, April IS

About 800 men from Pine Bluff,
1900 from Waslin, 1000 from Bates
willie and so from Saline county, re-
inforced the Governors troops this
forenoon. The 300 from Pine Bluff
are nearly all colored. They came
in with coIors flying and band play
ing. The Governor ia now holding
consultation with his general. His
intentions are TO surround The state
house and cut off its supplies
The state house party have been
pressing the coIored people into SER
vice. The Governor says he will
prevent boodshed # possible, but by
the Eternal the in gents must and
will be put down One thousand
more are expected on the train this
evening.
Brooks has sent out numerous re-
cruiting officers, but they are not to
be permitted to return. Brooks now
has possession of the court house.
and his sentineis can be seen passing
their posts from a point near the city
hall.
Gen. Ira l.. Barton, an old West
Pointer, and q Federal officer during
the war, has command ofthe coIored
troops from Pine Bluff
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-23

would seem that in adopting this
provision. it was their simple purpose
to prevent any State from placing
an embargo, or enforcing restriction
upon the commerce of other St les
crossing its line. And it must be
further remembered, that the author
ity of Congress is absolute and ex-
elusive as against the States upon all
matters over which it may exercise
authority under the Constitution. If
thenCongress assumes authority over
Railroad transportation as under the
McCrary Bill, States must retire and
be content with granting charters to
corporations for Railroad purposes.
without limitation or restriction as
to freight charges except from one
locality 10 another within their sever
al limits, not IN any way to effect in
terstate commodities coming in or
going out. There is no road but han
dies such commodities as its principal
business, therefore practically, the
authority of the States under the
McCrary Bill would be swept away.
The United States District Courts
would alone have iuridiction in all
cases of legal contest between the
roads and their patrons federal Off
Gals would swarm like the hateful
grasshopper over the land brought
into requisition by the new condition,
and fees would also abound. PRAY
tell us good friends: Have we not
had enough already of federal usur-
patton, have we not Travelled far
enough now upon dangerous ground
making our own path to centrallza-
ton and imperialism ? Let US re-
trace our steps TO the solid ground
of Jeffereonian simplicity while we
yet may in safety. and without dis
honor.
There is evidently matter enough
ahead upon this question to occupy
another paper of about equal length
to this, | will therefore close here,
promising to resume and conclude
the discussion in season for your fol-
lowing issue.
A IIRFRAr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-23
The Arkansa Imbroglio.

From the number of contested
elections that annually occur in Tex
as Louisiana and Arkansas, it may
be doubted that the people of these
States are even yet capable of self
Government, and that the work of
restoration following the war is com
pete. After a years struggle be-
tween the contending factions in
Louisiana we are yet to be informed
whether the Kellogg or M'Enry par
ty is the legal government there
Just now Arkansas is in political
state bordering on, if not, in actual
war. In the Fall of 1872 a State
election took place. Two tickets
were ii the feld-one headed by b.
Baxter, native of the State, receiv-
ed the main support of the Republic
cans. The other ticket was headed
by Joseph Brooks, q carpet-bagger,
and supported by the Greeleyites
and Democrats. The election was
very close, and on the first count the
returns showed that Brooks was
elected Governor by a small majority.
The election was contested by Bax-
ter, and upon a reVisaI of the returns
q large number of Brooks votes were
thrown out on the alleged ground Of
fraud, irreguIarity, &C., and Baxter
thereupon declared elected Governor
of the State. For over year Bax-
ter has acted as Governor, Brooks
awaiting the result of an appeal to
the Courts. A few days ago when
all the Judges of the Supreme Court
were absent except one-Whltlock-
Brooks obtained an order for the
eiectnent of Baxter At the head
Of posse of personal friends Brooks
expelled Baxter with force from the
State fouse, and Brooks is now in
stalled there, guarded by armed par
tisans. Baxter has roorganized his
State government at St. Johns Col
lege, Little Rock, and has called upon
the President OF tho United States
for assistance through the military to
,,o14 Il~,,,i,a Rroalre hoo als0 an
pealed to the President for support,
who has thus far declined to interfere
IN the matter, until the Supreme
Court shall have recognized one Of
the contestants as the chief executive
officer Of the State. With this out
line Of the history OF the Arkansas
middle we refer the readers Of the
Herala to the dispatches touching
the case in another column.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-23
Senator Washburn.

The Massachusetts Senatorial con-
test ended on Friday last, the thirty
third ballot resulting IN the election
OF Governor VIM. 3. Washburn as
the successor of the great Statesman.
Governor William b. Washburn is .
native of Massachusetts and was
born ia 1920. He graduated at Yale
III 1871, when he embarked n the
manufacturing business. His official
career began in 1850 when elected
to the State Senate. lie continued
. member of one or the other Houses
Of tho Massachusetts legislature until
1862 when he was selected to repre-
sent his district ia the lower House
Of Congress. He was reelected TO
Congress for four or five successive
terms, and in 1871 was called to the
executive Of the State He was re-
elected Governor Of Massachusetts
last Fall, defeating General Butler
for the nomination. The election of
Gov Washburn is regarded as anoth-
err signal overthrow Of the Butler
party in the Bay State. He is a
sound Republican, unfaltering in his
allegiance to the party, man Of
solid worth and ability, Of great en-
ergy and sterling integrity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-23
LITTLE ROCK. April 90

The situation is unchanged Both
parties have been reinforced and are
resting on their arms.
About 4 o'clock this afternoon the
federal troops made movement which
Baxter took for a withdrawal. His
force was Immediately distributed for
attack or defence. Several companies
arrived this afternoon, and matters
look warlike. A collision tonight is
imminent, despite the intervention of
federal troops. More than half of Bax-
ter's troops are colored. Brooks this
morning received several boxes of
guns from st, Louis.
LATER.-The Federals drove Bax-
ter's forces from Main street back to
SCOTT to>night, refusing to let them
pass Main street towards the State
House, Brooks troops were also re-
fused passage in the direction of Bax-
ter's troops. The City is quite mil
itary camp.