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, 1874-03-25

ttAA* AAG4Apo4o t!1G1 No A@OtFGA 4t0tA kuu VI
tue church with or without notice to them,
. Or, in case thoy hayo abandoned their
connection with tho church Iy prolonged abb
scnce or otherwlpe."
On tho 9TH Of November a committee Of tho
Church Of the Pilgrims aud a sin!ilar Committee
Of tho Clinton Aycnuo Church adlresaeda .
JOINT LETTER
ITO the pastor a,d mu'nbon Of Plymouth
Church, IN which tlloy recitcd tho facts above
sta!ed, and said p" Tho policy IL here, as ws
understand 1t, s.istinotly ayowed ~ having hecn
deliberately adopted "nd putsue4, mud as, there;
prominent caHo ut tnat nlomont before tho
church. of avoiding tho thorough investigation OF
conplnlntH charging members Of tns church
Mill ullclttsti'n conduct, NY requesting tle ut
olsed it Tiers should kGoul oGccasion for tho
accusation, to withdraw from tile church, With
ont ce'lh,,re, in anticipation vi such lnyostlga-
tlon." III support IT their aotion they urged
that " such u courHc, however attractive as
avoiding. trouble an.! giving opportunity to cs-
cape such iasuuh III 1t Iloyor III pleahaut to eu-
connter' ~ lIect'y sobfor''yo oi oil true chr1a-
Tho letter ouncludod by inviting tho Plymouth
Church congregation to iI'p,lnt
4 c0a1alsTTEE OF coSFEAEHcE
from Its own butly to lnaot this i0rut committee
aud reconsider the wllulo Hl1b|rc1. nsaut:g then
that thlh course waa not nlurtou III aHa11nllls
any authority uyar Plymouth Church orstekingt"
1nYado tlesr pfcroKatlyeBt but waA prnlnpted III Tie
oxoEcluo Vi that lratsrnal right winch always NJ.
eompnnIos frater&lhl obligation, And which Wna
thsietoro yitally involved II their common fol-
lowsh'p. Il also ci:o1 III lts Justification In Huea
altedaion tic psinclplo as lAtu uu"n III the fy-
mouth OAurul. Manual of l554, that Congrnglto1"
NJ Churches "!nay atls.lonlsh ouch oshor ~ ca4o
Of horehy, lax discpIluo. or any aoanttaloua Of
fenso," aud was signed by tue nov. Richard :.
storrB, pastor, aud tho Committee Of lho CA9rc!i
Of the Pilgrims, aud by t4e lsoy. ". Ives But"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12
POWHATAN.

On the evening of October 25th Mr.
Richard Dorsey, after q prOtracted ill
ness, departed this life. The funera
services took place at the residence OF
the27th ult. The crowd was addressed
by Rev. j. /. Wilson who dropped
some very appropriate and touching
words. Mr.. Dorsey was an old ane
highly valued citizen, and his departur
will be much lamented.
Some say the extreme smoky appear
ance of the atmosphere originates from
burning prafries.
A dispatch from the tsnews-bearer'
of Industry announces that the entire
woods few miles below here are or
fire on both sid,s of the river.
Some boys on Hallow cen at the
dead hour of midnight, when good mer
slept, villainously stoned the house O
DIR. Simms, who emerged add fired
two or three shots at the rascals, hut
unfortunately missed them. They
then moved on, and after overturnine
some privys, carrying away door-steps
penning up one OF Brills' mule i'm b
lumber pile, suspending dray to a
locust tree and hauling away and in
verting three wagons Gn the nike and
road, and also doing other disreputable
things they absconded. We could
write the names of three or four BOYS,
but will not. Boys, be careful; fun i
fun, but you are threatened by s0lne
persons who am satisfied win Shoot to
hit. -
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suppoSes that we have now done with
hard times just because the Democrats
have been elected To power, he will
find himself woefuIly mistaken. Al
ready, as We deeply regret 70 notice,
the tendency Of all prices in the imam
cial markets is downward. We would
much rather see it the other way, for
the business of the country cannot az
ford to be subjected TO farther disturb
ance. But we must record facts, and
our commercial readers know too well
that the tendency of the Democratic
victories on Tuesday is not favorable t.
trade. There is nothing in the triumph
of Mr.. Tilden, and Tammany that can
conjure away the effects OF a financial
pressure which was the direct result OF
a long and exhausting war.
$50 far as the verdict of Tuesday was
Just, there is nothing to be said against
lit. The people will themselves be
among the first to recognize in what re-
spects 1t was unjust They have dis
M issed some faithful servants, and put
some very questionable ones in their
places. All that can now be done BY
the Republican party is to carry out
energetic forms within itself, and to
work harmoniously with view to the
recovery of something like its old place
i'm the nation. We may fairly conclude
that the bugbear of "third-termism is
forever disposed of, and that Reps,bli-
cans will be judged by their own acts
and not by the intentions which their
opponents impute to them"
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A Walking Advertisement.
LIMESTONE SPRINGS, s.

.DR. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Y:
Dear SRI am a. walking adver-
tisement for your Golden Medical Dis
covery, Purgative Pellets and DIR.
Sage'S Catarrh Remedy, they having
cured me of Catarrh of nine years
standing, which was so bad that it dis
figured my nose, and, while curing 1T,
your medicines also cured me of Asth-
ma in its worst and most aggravated
form. Before using your medicines l
had become reduced in flesh from one
hundred and fifty-five to one hundred
and fifteen pounds, and 1 now weigh
one hundred and sixty-twO pounds, and
am in better health than l have enjoy
ed for twenty years. Yours truly.
J. l.. LUMSDEN.
The above is but a fair sample of
hundreds of letters which are received
by DIR. Pierce, and in the face of such
evidence who can longer doubt that
the Doctors medicines cure the worst
cases of Chronic Catarrh.
The Great FarorHe ,cith the Ladies.
VIM. Forsyth Bynum & Son, drug
gists, of Live Oak, Fla, write, Sept.
18th, 1874, as follows: ''Dr. r. V.
PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Your Golden
Medical Discovery and Purgative Pei
lets sell very largely and give complete
satisfaction, as numbers of onr custom
ers and friends testify with pleasure.
Your Favorite Prescription is indeed
the great Favorite with the ladies, and
numbers can say with joy that it has
saved them from eking out misera-
BILE life or meetin. with premature
death, and restored them to health and
happiness"
Thousands of women bless the day on
which DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton was first made known to them. A
single bottle often gives delicate and
suffering women more relief than
months of treatment from their family
physician. In all those arrangements
causing backache, dragging down SEN
satiOns, nervous and general debility,
it is sovereign remedy, Its soothing
and healing properties render it of the
utmost value to ladies suffering from
Internal fever, congestion, infiamma'
tion or liberation, and its strengthen
ing effects tend to correct displace-
mentS of Internal parts, the result OF
weakness of natural supports. 1t is
sold by all druggists.
DIR. Pierce's pamphlet on Diseaees
peculiar tn Women will be sent to any
address on recei of of two staml s. Ad-
dress as above.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12
A Monster without a Head.

That is what the Louisville Courier.
Journal gives TO its own party since
its recent victory. "We are," says that
paper, speaking of the Democratic par.
ty. ga monster without head, as il
were, and must needs rely upon time
to bring forth the heroes of the new
crusade" The monster should have a
head, by all means, and the head sho'd
be in harmony with the body. The
'Inter-O Ocean, in commenting on this,
says: ~.
Is there, in the country, a Nero or a
Ciligula? The Courier Journal calls to
him to come forth and lead its newly
risen monster to victory! The mon
ster without a head advertises for q
'hero.' The assassin of President Lin
coin is dead; Wirz, the murderer of
Union prisoners, was hung for his
crimes; but JEFF Davis, who disguised
his person in petticoats to escape Fed
eral capture, still lives. He is the
champion proscriptionist of the coun-
try. He says, spare the negro, but let
the thunderbolt of vengeance fall upon
the white carpet-bagger! JEFF Davis is
the true leader of the newly-born DEM
ocratic monster
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12
UNIONTOWN.

Melvin McCIanallan lad of about
ten years of age, had his arm broken
by fall from a horse on Sabbath eve
ming.
The Uniontown Sabbath School closed
on the 9th inst, and Mr.. Nathaniel
Taylor the efficient Superintendent is
entitled to great praise for his faithful
performance of duty and interest man,
ifested in its success. The pupils are
many of them deserving of especial
mention, but as we cannot do justice tc
all who were really entitled to premi
ums, we will not make mention of any
| Reports from the teachers were read
and general statement of the condi-
tion of the school made to those inter.
eSted.
"A loving couple formed matrino.
nial o-partnership and sojourned for "A
brief season in this locality. They had
certainly commenced housekeeping at
the foot of the ladder as their sole
earthly F X consisted of one thin
feather tick, one blanket, one tin buck
ct, one brindle dog-and yet they were
happy.
'iMan wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long"
Like the man who made the sand.
stone SOUP they borrowed a little flour
from Mrs. a., a little butter from Mrs
B., and so on through the list. This
man had stout body and two good
hands, but he seriously objected to earn
his bread by the sweat of his face, even
in summer time, and that was why
"this was thus" When they had Dor
rowed out he rolled up the bed placed
it upon his back, took the pail in his
hand, whiStlpd to the dog and the low
ing trio left for parts unknown.
"Stewartsville," we do not conduct
the correspondents column of the
CHRONICLE and feel ourselves unable
to assume to know or act as authority,
but we would repudiate sorms and act
after the dictation of common sense.
In walking with lady we would
strive to favor her with the preferred
walk fthis would even place her upon
the outside. If your sweetness COM
plains that y0u have Offered her for
SALE sell her and you will make money
Try 81 doing. The approved place at
table is to the, left of your lady compan-
ion, although it is customary for gentle
men to be seated on the right. AS we
do not SUPPOSE that. our hostess will
supply IA napkin use,l by us to other
persons we ,donot take the care to fold
it. At IA hotel where a napkin is sup
piled fifty or sixty times without wash
ing, fold it for your successor, but we
prefer to furnish our own. Never pick
yosr teeth with the soup ladle; and now
please don't ask any more questions.
II.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12
SOMERTON.

The smoke has cleared away. A nice
shower last night laid the dust, and
this morning we look out upon another
beautiful autumn day.
The fine weather probably tempted
Messrs. E. Stroll, Kelley and j. Se,by
from Bellaire; and from appearances,
rs we have seen them passing by, the
squirrels had better hide or look out 9
soft place to fall.
Judge Chambers was in town last
week, the guest of Mr.. r. G. Miles. He
has many good friends among his old
acquaintance ut Somerton. u
a meeting under charge of Elder
Linkletter was commenced on last
Wednesday, and closed last evening
with two accesSions.
Schools are progressing very pleas
antly. 'L..
Our nilliner ships are now, display
ing their treasures of beauty to charm
the fancies Of visitors, RUSTIC.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12

BY special act of the Legislature oI
Kentucky, March l6, 1871, the trustees
Of the Public Library of that State, 10.
Gated at Louisville, were authorized to
give five gift concerts in its aid.
Four of these concerts have already
been held, and the fifth and last is now
positively and uneqnivOcaIly announ.
ced TO take place on the 30th of Novein-
ber, 1874. As no other concert can ev-
er be held under this charter, the man.
agement have planned it upon scale
of unprecedented liberality. No less
than $2,500,0O0 are to be. distributed
among the ticket-holders, by lot, under
the supervision of Ev-Gov. Thomas E.
Bramlette, associated with several
leading citizens Of Kentucky. The
highest prize is $500 and this for
tune will become the possession of the
lucky holder of ticket costing only
$50. There are twenty thousand gifts
filtogether, something for everybody;
and these will as certainly Re distribu-
ted on the 30fhof November, 1874. as
the sun rises that day, and that with
the utmost fairness. Gov. Thomas f.
Bramlette, Louisville, KY, is the man.
ager. and Messrs. ThOs. III. Hays and
Co., New York, the Eastern agents for
the sale of tickets. ...s..,.. .-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12

TIE Boston Transcript Republican,
is very cheerful. The leader of that
paper of 1874 is headed "The Uprising
of the People of Massachusetts," and
contains these we'll considered SEN
tences: -s s.
"The better sentiment of the great
party which has controlled the desti-
mics of Massachusetts for eighteen years
was ripe for revolt against the class OF
politicians who relied upon the power
Of Government patronage and caucus
packing to achieve success. y In
hardly a single aspect can the result be
regarded as victory of those hereto
fore constituting the long-continued
minority Of the citizens. We call il a
triumph of the sound sense, clear judg-
ment, the far reaching sagacity of the
mass of voters, and verdict against Of
ficial fanaticism, duplicity, trickery and
profigacy. Little reason for con-
Germ can be deserted in yesterdays
election. 1t will probably so clear the
atmosphere of politics that the Repub-
iican party, regenerated and purified,
will, ere long, resume much of its form
er strength and vigor."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12

BY the President of the United States
Of America. -. .--.. ,sr .ys-
--.- A PROCLAMATION. So,
We are reminded by the changing
seasons that 1t is time to pause in oul
daily avocations and offer thanks tc
the Almighty God for the mercies and
abundance of the year which is draw.
ing to a close. The blessings of free
government continue to be vOuchsafed
to US, the earth has responded to the
labor of the husbandmen, the land has
been free from pestilence, internal order
is being maintained, and peace with
other powers has prevailed. 1t is fitting
that at stated periods we should cease
from our accustomed pursuits, and from
the turmoil of our daily lives, and
unite in thankfulness for the blessings
of the past, and in the cultivation OF
kindly feelings toward each other.
Now, therefore, recognizing these con-
sideraions, /, Ulysses s. Grant, Presi-
dent of the United States, do recon-
their respective places of worship on
Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of
November next, and express their
thanks, laying aside all political con-
tentions and all secular occupations, to
observe such day as day of rest
thanksgiving and praise.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at
the city of Washington, this twenty
seventh day of October, in the year
1874, and Of the independence of the
United States the goth.
By the President. q. s. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12
Election Points.

Tildeu's majority in New York is
over Al 900.
Democratic majority in New jersey
.bOut 12,OC0.
Ex-Gov Walker, of Virginia, is add
ed to the list of Democratic candidates
for Speaker of the House.
Chss. P. Thompson, he man who
has beaten Butler, is described as ian
earnest War Democrat while Butler j,
still on the fence.
Private advices from Idaho Terrific.
ry indicate the election for delegate to
Congress has gone Democratic. The
returns come in slow.
The Republicans claim the Minneso-
TO Legislature by Is majority on joint
ballot, which is about the same pOliti-
cal complexion as last year.
Gov. Talbot, Republican, has in But
ler's district more than 2200 majority.
Buffers minority is 971.
The Republican dcf"a: in Massacbu-
sets is erroneouiv call II Waterloo.
WhiskyloO was the game they played
Ithere.-St. Louis Globe.
The Democracy of Indiana had an
average majority of Is, Alb on the State
ticket, and majority Of ID, 29S on the
Congressional vote.
Ellis 81. Roberts has been beaten in
the Oneida New York; District by
Scott Lord. the Democratic nominee
and the la " partner of Senator Conk-
ling.
The official count of Congressional
votes in the Fourth Massachusetts, dis
'trict gives the election to Frost, Repub-
lican, by small majority.
Several prominent merchants were
arrested under the Enforcement act
Saturday, for discharging colored en-
plOyes on account of voting the Re-
publican ticket last August. Ii is said
that 800 similar warrants have been is
sued.
A torchlight procession in honor of
the Democratic victories, took place al
New Orleans Saturday night. There
were ten thousand men in the line, with
hundreds of American flags and trans
Iparencies. The houses along the line
Tof the procession were Illuminated ,and
the streets thronged with spectators.
Vim. IF. Wickham, the Mayor elect
of New York, is AZ years of age, and
belongs to an old and wealthy New
York fa'piIy, his grandfather having
settled in that city in 1890, and becom-
ing one of the original organizers of the
New York Stock Exchange. He has
always been Democrat and free tra-
der.
In Arkansas the Democrats elect L.
C. Cause in the First, w. F. Slemmons
in the Second, w. w. Wiltshire in the
Third, and Thomas n. Gunter in the
Fourth district. The latter is MEM
ber of the present Congress. Wiltshire
was ousted last May and the seat given
to Cause. He now defeats Hines, the
present .Congressnian-at-large, by at
least Z, 900. -.-.
The New York Times classifies the
next Congress as follows: The Senate
will have 43 Republicans to 80 Demo-
Gratis and Independent; Republican
majority II; of the 275 Representatives,
elected probably 101 are Re-
publicans, and 174 Democrats and In
In this estimate only six
are doubtful, so that the pit
cling Of the anti-Administration major
ity at n is very near the exact truth.
districts remain TO he repre-
sented at elections to be held in the
spring and fall of next year.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12

A WASHINGTON special to the Gin
cinpati Gazette, of Saturday, says that
at the Cabinet meeting of Friday, there
was a general talk upon the results OF
the election, and there was a disposi-
ton to place much of the responsible
ty upon Congress. The third term
question came up again, and the Pres
ident took the position that no sensible
man could imagine that there was
such an issue in the field. He pointed
ly repudiated the whole third-term
movement and discussion. His re-
marks upon the defeat of Butler were
such as to show clearly that he did not
regard the defeat of Butler as, In any
sense, calamity to the Republican
party. - .-
In estimating the actual Democratic
majority in the next House, the Demo-
rats in Washington count, not only
those districts which are conceded to
their party, but nearly all those where
the msjorities of Republicans are only
q few hundred each. This is done upon
the belief that contests will be made by
the Democrats who ran in these dis
tricts, and that their party in the
Horse will be sure to decide, in nearly
all cases, for the contestants. They
claim that such course will be fail, and
in accordance with numerou prece-
dents set by the Republicans them !
selves. They expect to have between
twenty and thirty contests of this
character on hand, and it is insisted
that by the time they are decided, their
uajority i'm the House will not fall
ma n below one hundrsd. E IsaH
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12
STATE NEWS.

Wild geese are flying snuthward.
Jackson is trying to establish free
library.
A steam fire engine movement has
broken out in Bryan.
The Gaylord Rolling mill at Ports.
mouth has closed for want of orders.
Portsmouth is improving rapidly,
and expects to have in few years 20,-
600 inhabitants.
The revenue collections for the EIev-
enth district of Ohio, for the month of
October, were $91. .504 S8.
Taxes in Napoleon are 81 IS on a 500
valuation; in Bryan 81 81; in Defiance
S2 so; in Waueson 81 60. s-
The Crusaders Convention for the
Nineteenth district will convene in
gainesville on the 2Sth inst.
The Grangers have large grist mill
at Bremen, Fairfield county, and have
ON hand 10000 bushels of wheat.
A farmer of Warren county raised
this year three hundred and fifty BUSH
els of wheat on sixteen acres of ground.
A Mrs. Jane Roberts, of Youngs-
town, has obtained a judgment of $500
against local physician for malprac
tice-
DIR. Joseph Watson and wife cele-
brated at Massillon, on Wednesday
evening, the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding day.
B. -
William Stevenson, of Butler county,
while hunting near Deshler, accident
ally discharged his gun into his arm
and blew it off. Hedied Friday morn
ing. sr dtia -1-l s:-
= Lebanon is nc IS determined to have
a railroad at all hazards, and proposes
to get it by building a narroW gauge
road connecting with thei''iproposed
Xenia lire at Washington Court House.
Fifty children, direct from Japan via
San Francisco, passed through Sandus-
ky the other night on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern railroad, en-
route to Eastern colleges, where they
are to be educated. -, --....... ....,. :
While firing salute at Madison,
Thursday night, over the Democratic
victories in the East, cannon burst,
instantly killing young man named
Geo. F. Martin! The parents of Martin
reside in Canada. 7--5'---51 4
The farmers il the city of Ports
mouth are building branch fires to-
the influence of the main
and more dangerous ones, thus saving
of dollars worth of property
that would otherwise be destroyed.
Ex- Lieutenant Governor Jacob Muel-
Ter, who has been in Europe for some
tims past, is expectel home in week.
While in Germany he was decorated
by the Emperor for services rendered
Germany in the Sanitary Department
during the Franco-Prussian war.
At Cardington, Wednesday night,
carriage factory was
burned, together with the residence OF
Mr.. Cunningham and two other dwell |
Ings Lelonging 10 him. At the same
place, last night, Benson's livery stable |
was burned by an incendiary fire, to-
,ether with three horses.
The Marietta Chair Factory employs
bout $50 hands, and during the year
873 manufactured and sold over 90, 900
ane and wood seat chairs, and II 600
,edsteads, tables, stands, etc. These
Oods brought, in round figures, about
10000. The Factory company has
ltely erected new fivC-story brick
uilding 45xl70 feet, y
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12

THE New York Times refers to the
fact that the recent overthrow oil the
Republican party did not, as some
seem to suppose, grow out of bad nom-
nations, for Dix Is struck down as bad
Iy as Butler, Talbot fares as poorly as
Aver, and Ellis HI. Roberts and Gooch
are defeated as ruthlessly as if they
were freebooters, although they were,
in fact. two of the best members OF the
House. So, in this State, Olmsted was
in every way superior to Latta, as was
Beath to McCendless, and Allen to
Temple. 1t was an unreasoning, blind
passion, that struck at such men as
these, and rut worse men In their
places. To attempt to justify such ac-
tion on the plea of bad nominations is
simply preposterous. The Times adds +:
"Again, the Republican party has
been struck at because of "hard times"
\ his also we cannot but consider a.
most unjust and unmerited blow. The
Marty WAS not the cause OF the hard
Times. and it could not bring prosperous
times IN their place. But II anyoody'