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Smyrna times., 1875-02-24

CABINET Day IN WAsHINGTON-Sa the
Boston Post correspondents Wednesday is
Cabinet day in Washington, and there is a
terrible flutter among the ladies on those days,
say the gossips. As Mrs. Fish is supposed
to be the most elegant in manners, her hand
some residence is filled during calling hours by
the foreign and best home element. Mrs Fish
is great iavorlte with foreigners. They con
slider her manners the most finished and courty
OF any official lady in America, and they pay
great court to Miss Edith, the fair, slender,
quiet eyed daughter, who will in time mature
into likeness of her mother. At these recsp-
tons a carpet stretches from the carriage stone
to the hall door over which the dainty feet and
apparel Of fashion favorite children pass At
the entrance lveried servants open the hall
door, take the cards on silver salvers and an
nounce all entrances to the hostess, who stands
just inside the drawing room ready to welcome
her guests. You say good morning make
some trivial remark and pass on" 10 the ladies
assisting, thus giving those following an op.
portunity to repeat the same polite nothngs.
| 1t these arduOus attempts of conversation
prove too much for one S foretude and strength
coffee and chocolate, with little bu0MOn, OF
roast fowl, served in the further room, may re-
vlve one sufficiently to enable proper adieux to
be made AprOpos, femiOine correspondent
says "A Mrs Noble of New York, is making
US pine and die from sheer envy Of her toilets
they are so magnificent. | use the word
adVisedly, well knowing its off repeated use hal
nearly worn off its significance but imagine me
emphasizing magnificent as only a woman can
and maybe you will take in what | mean yoU
will if you are a woman, but will not if man
for men are so very stupid.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-24
Plain Speaking.

You may have heard the anscdote Of the old
negro, in Newark, N. j., who went to hear the
celebrated Dr. Thornton preach. Upon
returning home his master asked
ter %
81 like him fuss rate, mas'r; but don't
INK he is SO berry smart after all.
Why not?"
"Why bskase | could understand cherry word
he said; and | ant smart in larnin, any way"
This was told to the doctor, who declared
that he considered it one of the finest compli-
ments he had ever recsived. And be then
told his friends how he had come to adopt a
simple method Of speech in his preaching.
One day he overheard two laboring men, in
store, conversing upon the subject of a sermon
which he had delivered on the previous Sab
bath. They had no doubt that it was good.
But said one of them, you and |, Tom,
have not got learning enough to see through h
the doctors preaching Them big words
always knock me.
The doctor went home deeply impressed
with what he had heard,
Was he doing his duty as q minister TO the
people, when the very class who most needed
instruction from his lips, gained only the husks
of ambiguity in place of the bread Of life?
Upon the table, in his study, lay half writ,
ten sermon, in which he intended to give a
| Drlet history OF the progress or Christianity.
He had written Of the sweeping down upon
Rome of the Pagan hordes of the North, and
of the gradual adoption by the savage con-
querer of Roman habits, and Roman ideas.
The last clause he had written was as follows
And through this confederation of events
the intrOgression of Christianity in Northern
! Europe was brought about.
1t seemed very plain and simple to him
but how might it seem to others?
He called his gardeusr-an Industrious
honest, and really intelligent man-to his study
''Th0mas, said he, can you tell nae wha
a c0ncatendtt0n Of ereatS is p
Really, sir, stammered the poor man
scratching his head, II don't exactly know
but | should think it must be something prett,
bad |"
The doctor next summoned his house servant
Mary, can you tell me what, HtrogreSsjo,
means?"
Mercy sir, cried the pert and read
tongued domestic how should know Yol
never told me to fix anything that way"
The doctor dismissed Mary, AMI the
returned to his manuscript, tiom which h
era> ed all ambiguous words and phrases, substi
tuting language simple and effective, and ea>il
onprehended by the common understanding
Aud from that time he carefully pursue
this sensible course, the result Of which wa
!. that he finally came to preach SO that eve
poor Sambo could listen and understand
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27
The Distance of the Suri.

Even the non.scientific of our readers
are aware that one Of the points sought
to be determined by observation of the
transit of Venus last December, was
the correct distance of the earth from
the sun. The first authentic determi-
nation of this question comes to us
from French source in the form of q
letter addressed to the astronomer
roval, Prof. Airy, and published by the
latter in the London Daily Ne,Us. The
computations are made by M.
PuiseuX, an astronomer of the Paris
observatory, from eye observations at
Pekin, China, and the island of ST.
Paul, in the indian Ocean. Mr.. Airy
writes that the result thus reached for
the solar parallax is 1873 seconds. The
glasses used we're of 2l6 millimeters.
The New York Iri6nae's astronomer
comments as follows: This is a some-
what larger parallax than the favorite
figures now in use among astronomers,
though not as high as some estimates
that have been made. IfcOrrect it will
reduce the distance of the sun to about
81 200, 900 miles. Prof. Newcomb's
studies, in aduance of the transit, led
him to the belief that the distance
would ultimately be determined be-
tween 81, 200, 900 and 90, ,700, 900 miles.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27
Attempted Suicide Of Mrs. Abra
ham Lincoln.

CHICAGO, May 20-The Times has in
formation that Mrs. Lincoln, to-day,
attempted to commit suicide by poison
ing. After being removed from the
court room where she was adjudged
insane yesterday, she was put under
the strictest surveillance, it being fear
ed that she might do injury to herself.
To-day she escaped from her room and
hurried to the drug store of Frank
Square, under the Grand Pacific Hotel.
She ordered compound of camphor
and laudanum, ostensibly for. neural
gia. The clerk informed her that it
would take about ten minutes to make
it, whhereupon she took a carriage and
drove to two other stores. She was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Squares, who in each case
prevented the druggist from giving
the compound. She finally returned to
the first place and procured a mixture
which she supposed was what she
wanted, but which was harmless. She
drank this as soon as she left the store
and as it had no fleet she tried to leave
her room again to obtain a larger dose,
but was prevented. She was removed
TO private hospital at Batavia, Illinois
this afternoon, where she will have ev-
ery attention
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27
Breckenridge.

John c. Breckenridge, whose death took
place on Monday last week, was born near
Lexington, KY, January 81, 1921; studied
law at Pennsylvania Institute, and settled at
Lexington. He was Maj. of Kentucky vol
unteers in the Mexican war, but saw little
active service. He was elected to Congree in
1851, and reelected in 1858, after hard con-
test. He had personal alteration with F.
B. Cutting, of New York, but no duell. He
declined the Ministry to Spain offered him by
Pierce. In 1856 he was elected Vice-President
with Buchanan, In 1860 he was nominated
for President, and received the votes of all the
Southern States except Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Missouri, and the same year he
was elected United States Senator He went
with the South in 1861, and rose to the rank of
Maj. General. In the attack on Baton Rouge,
August, 1861, he was repulsed, and fought at
Stone river and Chickamauga, with Early,
when he advanced on Washington in 1864, and
when he was defeated. He was appointed
Confederate Secretary of War in January, 65.
After the surrender he went to Europe, re-
turned 1868, and has since livedjin KENTUCKY.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27

In the road. So enthusiastic is he
over the success of the enterprise that.
he says he would rather have money
invested in narrOw-gauge roads than
in any other property in the State of
Iowa. 1t is proposed TO extend the
road northeast from Ames via. Water
loo to ii connection with the Iowa E,s.
tern narrow wgauge, thus forming a
through line from McGregor to Des
MOiues.
A three-feet road will also be built
III the spring from las Moines south
east to Knoxville, and pushed ulti-
mately to the Mississippi at whatever
point narrew-gauge from Chicago
snail be built to connect Herewith.
Besides the new narrow gauge roads
above mentioned, there have also been
completed q miles on the Galena &
Southern Wisconsin, an extension of
% miles on the Cairo d st. Louis, and
ofsix miles on the Iowa Eastern, ma
king altogether 142 miles of new three
feet road built the past summer i'm the
region tributary TO Chicago, and in
creasing the whole amount within this
limit to CAB miles. G. N. j.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27

THE influence of the armies of Europe on
the finances of the countries may be partially
arrived at, by considering the size of those
armies. Russia has, in all branches of her
service, ,463, 600 men Germany 900, 900, be-
side 4G0, 600 old soldiers in the Landsturm;
France has at least G25, 900 men, exclusive of
new Territorial armies. Italy has about 400
600 and Austria about 100000 soldiers. All
these must be fed, clothed, armed with costly
weapons, the cavalry and artillery supplied
with horses, and something paid the men for
their service and the support of their families.
These men are all withdrawn from the pro-
ductive industries, and simply eat into the
substance of the people. Is it strange that
debts are large? Here are, say, 4,5OO,OO0
men, who cost, in all ways, fifty cents days.
This is S2,250,000 day, taken from the pro-
duct of other peoples labor, or nearly thou
sand million dollars year. This is the great
peace pressure that now comes upon Europe
The debt of Europe and the cost of maintin-
ing gigantic armies are what will give per-
manent peace-Pitts. Gdz.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27

jeremiah Hamilton, the weil-knovn
colored speculstor of Wall street, New
York, died last week of pneumonia
He was said to be the richest colsred
man in the United States, and was re-
puted as being worth nearly 8, ,OOO, ,0o0-
He had formerly been slave in the
West Indies. He lerves two accomp-
'lished daughters.
Texas cattle are arriving in Kansas,
but the general drive is about month
later than usual. 1t is expected that
the arrivals in the next thirty days will
amount to $4,000 head. There afe from
30. 900 10 40, 900 head Of wintered Tex
ans still in Kansas, which are at un-
usually high prices, grazing being good
and owners OF cattle disposed 70 hold
them. The Texas drive this year will
iall considerably below that Of last year,
but the quality viii be superior to thaf
of the past five or six seasons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27
The Worlds Population.

The United States Bureau of Siatis-
ties, getting its information from relia-
BILE sources, furnishes the following in
teresting facts and figures on the above
subject:
The aggregate population of the earth
is 1891 ,0S2, 900. Asia being the most
pOpulous section, and containing 79S,-
00O, 900; while Europe has 300, SOC, coo
Africa, 203, 800, 600; America, 81, 500
600; and Australia and Pollnasia,
4, 800, 900. In Europe the leading ma
tions are credited with the following
numbers: Russia, II 900, 900 the Ger
man Empire, 1900. 900; France, &c.
600, ,OOe; Great Britain and Ireland,
81, 900, 600; Italy, nearly 1900, 600;
Spain, 16, 500, 900, and Turkey, nearly
| Il, 100000. The other countries do not
exceed 5000, 900 each. In Asia, China,
which is by far the most populous ma
tion of the earth, is credited with 49,
600, 600; HindOstan, with 240, 200, 900;
Japan, 80, 900, 900 the East India Is
lands, 80, 100000, Burmah, Siam and
farther India, nearly 26,000,0O0; Tur-
key, 13, 500, 900, and Russia, II, zoo, 600.
The Australian population is given at
4, ,574, 800, and the Polynesisp Islands,
at 2,863, 500, New Guinea and New
Zealand being included in the latter.
In Africa, the chief divisions are West
Soudan and and the Centrsd Africa re-
gion, 80, ,0O0, 900; South Africa, 20, ,250,-
900; the Gala country and the region
east of the White Nile, 1900, ,OO0; Sa-
mauli, 5000, 600; Egypt, $500, 200. and
Morocco, 5000, 900. In America, two
thirds of the population are north OF
the Isthmus, where the United States
has nearly 39,000,0 900; Mexico over
s, ,OOO, 900, and the British Provinces,
100000. The total population Of
North America Is given at 1900, ,000,
and of South America 10, 500, 900, OF
which Brazil contains 10000 900. The
West Indias have over 100000, and
the Central American States not quite
3,000,00 According to these tables,
London, with 3, ,254 ,250 Inhabitants, is
the most yopnlous city in the world,
whilst Philadelphia, 574 ,022 inhabitants
Gn IS7O) is the eighteenth city in point
of population. These eighteen cities in
their order, are the following: Lon
don, 3,l54, go; Sutehan (China) 2,OO0,-
900 Paris, 1851, ,792; Peking, 800, COO;
Tschantschan fu, 1000, 200; Hangtsta-
flu, 1000, 600; Siangtan, l,000, 600; Sam
gan-iu, 1,OOO, 900; Canton, 1900, geo;
New York, 9I2 292; Tientsin, 100000;
Vienna. s34, ,2S4; Berlin, S26,S4l, Han
kau, SOC, 900, Tschintufu, 100000; Cal
cutta, 794, ,645; Toxic Yeddo, Ga AZ,
and Philadelphia, 674,022. OF cities
smaller than Philadelphia, the leading
ones are: st. Petersburg, 667 ,963; Bonn
bay, GA, ,405, Moscow, GIL, $40; Constan-
tinople, 100000; Glasgow, 564, ,5S6;
Liverpool, 4SS, ,405, and Rio de Janeiro,
40, 900.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27
BELMONT CHRONICLE.
ST, GAINESVILLE, OHIO.
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1875.
Building Associations.

There has been an important decision in the
Supreme Court with reference to building and
loan associations. The Court affirmed the
right of building associations to corporate ex-
istence, but decided that such corporations
have no right to take interest on the amount
of premiums paid for precedence in taking
loans, but only on the amount actually loaned :;
that fines for non-payment of interest are not
legal that a reasonable fine may be assessed
for non payment of dues, but that only one
fine may be imposed for single installment
cf dues; and that in foreclosure of mortgage,
given to secure payment of dues, interest, pre-
miuihs and fines, it is error to calculate in the
Judgment for fines or other dues to accumulate
beyond the time of rendering the judgment.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27

Smith and Jackson, the husbands OF
the ladies drowned Sunday night at
Zanesville, Ohio, were arrested Wed
nesday ON a charge of manslaughter.
The body of Mrs. Smith was found un-
der Putnam bridge Wednesday alter
noon. None of the Others is yet recov'
cred.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27

A new and fatal diseased has attack
ed the lemon plant, the origin of which
is believed to be the forced cultivation
of the fruit which has taken place
during the last few years. 1t is sort
or dry rot.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27

The number of arrests for drunken
ness in Cincinnati last year was 2,262,
an excess of 369 over 1873, and the Su-
perintendent of Police attributes the
excess to reaction against the temper
ance crusade. ...4,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27
ADVERTISING RATES.
NEWS ITEMS.

The Presbyterian General Assembly
commences its sessions in Cleveland on
the 10Th instant.
The President of Mexico has present.
ed To Congress bill for the coInptII-
sorry education of children.
There are now in this country fifteen
universities in which colored Students
are receiving instructions.
a brilliant villain is what the dull
villain who edits the Norfolk Virginian
calls General Sherman.
The female suffrage women have de-
termined to stump Iowa, the next
State where the question will be voted
on.
| New discoveries of quicksilver and
cinnibar are raising the widest excite
ment in Contra, Casta county, Cali
fornia.
fields of workable coal is constantly ex-
tending as surveys are pushed into the
wild regions.
Jesse ID. Bright, ex-U. S. Senator
from Indiana, is now lying dangerous
ly ill at his residence in Baltimore,
with rheumatism of the heart.
A fire at Wilmington, Ohio, on Sum
day morning, destroyed Taylor's car
riage factory and dwelling adjoining.
The loss is about $4,000; no insurance.
Jacob Hade. formerly cashier of the
Farmers National Bank at Mansfield,
OHIO, has been arrested, charged with
enbezzling S29, 600 from that bank.
The President and Mrs. Grant will
attend the wedding of Lieutenant Gen
eral Sheridan, which takes place the
first week in June.
The Grand Trunk line of Canada has
ordered Z 1000 tons of steel rails from the
Rensselaer, Iron works at Troy, instead
of from British sources.
After Bunker Hill on June 18th, still
another centennial looms up for Boston
on July Sd, the anniversary of Wash
ington's command of the army.
Orrin SHipman wants Victoria Wood
''of the right stamp" on his Valcour
Island property, where the free-Iovers'
recent experiment failed.
Staten Island is fast becoming the
great center of the Eastern lager beer
manufacturing interests. 1t has eight
breweries, which annually manufac-
ture S1,S0O,0OO worth of beer.
At Cincinnati, Sunday, VIM. FIRE.
nan, aged thirteen, shot and killed his
infant brother, aged fourteen months,
with revolver with which he was
playing.
Careful estimates, based on the sales
of tickets, place the total number Of
visitors at the Cincinnati musical festi-
val, last eek, at from 81, 900 to 1000
persons.
A telegram received in Philadelphia
from the consulate in Panama announ-
ces the death at Quayaqil on the 7th
inst.,- ,-of Hon. Thomas Biddle, United
States Minister to Ecuador.
Destructive fires are raging in the
woods along the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern Railroad near North
Pacific Junction Over 1900 cords of
wood have been burned and several
numbering outfits destroyed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

Belmont Lodge, No. l6, F. * A. NJ. meets ey,
sry "Wednesday night on or preceding the 1ull
III Oon. II. H. bOhlOAh-NL-A, W 'i'
T. H. FERRE-L, Sec'y.
st. Clairsvile Chapter, No. II Royal Arcn
nosnns- meet.. 80 Friday night each month at
y, RridIenort --7-fl ia MES CLARK, II. 2. -
T. Fl. FERRELL, Sec'y. ......
Belmont Council, No. 81 Royal Select and
Super Excellent Masters, meets on the Seeoho
Tuesday night of ev.Ty MONTH. - a,
C w. ca RROLL, t. i. o. M.
d. BAILY, Rec.
Home Copmandery No. 26 OF Knights Temp
RS meets IN the first Tuesday nigh9 ~ VI 60 go
month. a. }. b<A -n,-i s-9I
r. ID. BAILEY. Rec. maIl1IEi
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-27

The Denver & Rio Grande and the Col
orado Central are too well known to
justify description here; hence only
a few points touching the practical
working of the Denver & Rio Grande
will be noticed. Their reports for 1873,
shows the operating expenses for the
year to have been only 50.2 per cent of
the net earnings; in August, 1874, the
operating expenses were only 3S per
cent. 1t is true that fares and freights
are enormously high on this road, yet
not 80 much 50 as on the wide-gauge
roads in Colorado. 1t should also be
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-23

~ M. n.,sor., L;ndns.s and courtesies
or,ssalS ,a"an,iv nv yics rrssidsnt vii.
sar amJ ,ho %r:csntion and hospitality
~ ni,v ~ Rostnn on the occasion Of
sha x;.i, ., m. Fifth Regiment In June,
~ 80 sa";dsd N lander the full regi.
~ as.o,t IN the remains OF the
W,oa prss;dsnt rom washington to Bos-
IT, nIses Of burial.
ION Savsmher 02.-The news OF
posros, Sa.,h wa. received At his
a,.. W.. n Sstict Al about Q A. n.
@u,,.,;ns were posted announcing the
fact md n general gloom fell on tho cit.
izens. The unostentatious rooms oil
ths deceased, which were 70 have re-
ceived him for the Thanksgiving nol-
idays, arc now being prepared Tor tne
reception OF his body His VIE anu
family are buried at Natick. aud MI.
Wilson will also be buried there.
The Governor officially announces the
dsaib Of the Vice President, aud says
"Tho loss Of this pure and distin-
cuishel statesman and honest nan will
bo The n OF great mourning through
Out the country, and especially in the
State where no resided, whore he was
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-23
.oux QUIET suGGEsrIoSs.

Again our morning contemporary IN
Virginia returns to the charge: this time
in an entirely different style. for which
delightful change we tako to ourself duo
The difficulty with u contem-
porary seems to be that ii fails to dis
between argument and its
source-between conclusions and the
person or persons who arrive thsreat.
II fails to see that q fact ID . fact net
withstanding its uttsrsr may be . liar;
that q moral truth 10 y even II II DO
pronounced by an immoral person. and
that one Republican who reads. thinks
and understands Is just as likely to
draw correct differences as another. We
have stated certain facts, and thsrsfrom
drawn conclusions. To these the Enter
prise takes exceptions. denying the ex-
isteuce Of the facts aud the correctness
Of our deductions. 1t remains for 1t to
establish its position in the minds oil its
readers. We are content with u own,
because We believe il correct. But in
discussing public questions. we again
remind our contemporary that we do mol
inquire which OF the several gentlemen
employed upon its columns takes up the
| y~uuntlrt. neither Ia il material 10 thu
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-23
ssExicAN VNExArIoS.

The publieaiiopfb by tho San Francisco
Chronicle and Cal Of Sunday morning
last Of a proposed treaty with Mexico
whereby certain Mexican States lying
south and west Of the Rio Grande. and
including all OF Lower California. were
10 be csded TO the United States as pay
iaent for certain moneys adjudged by
the Mexican Claims Commission to be
due this Government by that Republic.
has created q decided sensation all over
the coast. Parties who have the best
facilities for correct information incline
to the opinion that the story is a gigsn-
tic hoax. The Acting Mexican Consul
at San Francisco. on being interviewed.
declared his utter ignorance Of the exist
sncs Of such q treaty. Ho gave. among
other reasons for its improbability. the
fact that the Constitution OF Mexico
does not permit any attempt at dismem'
bsrmsnt Of its territory, and says b a
no document OF such q nature can Dc
signed unless by reasonable acts
OF Government officers. An amend
msnt Of her Constitution will 30 neces-
sary before such . treaty can be entered
into, and that can be done only BY an
act Of Congress. ratified by 4 two-thirds
vote Of the Legislatures OF the States
forming the Republic. He thinks u a
scheme concocted In the interest Of land
grabbsrs. Ex-senator Stewart profess
sd to know little about the matter, and
was decidedly uncommunicative. He
however expressed the opinion that no
ofacial action had been taken by either
government, and considered that there
va not the slightsst probability thst the
Mexican Government or people would
consent TO any territorial disintegntion.
He however believed q strong effort
would DO made TO accomplish such q re-
suit. The receipt OF tho story at Fort
Yuma. Maricopa Wells. Florence. Tue
SON, Prescott. and other towns in Ari-
roma. created q profound sensation. and
rejoicing was extensive and hearty. As
there IL yet nothing official. and the
general opinion seems to be that the
story 10 without substantial foundation.
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