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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

THE Hon. Reverdy Johnson, who in
point Of intellect, statesmanship, schol-
arly attianments and ripe political ex-
perience has no superiors and few if
any equals in the Democratic party,
has communicated TO the New York
Tribune his views on the currency
question, presenting an irresistible ar
ray Of arguments and facts against the
ragmoney dogmas of the Ohio Democ-
racy. Mr.. Johnson sums up his con-
clusion as follows:
First That the only currency known
TO the Constitution is gold and silver,
or paper convertible into it on demand.
Second-That nothing but gold and
silver can be made . legal tender.
Third-yhe government now being
perfectly safe, no danger threatening it
being apprehended, Congress has no
power to authorize the issue of an ire
deemable currency and to make it a le-
gal tender. This is the clear meaning
Df that part of Judge Strong'S opinion
quoted above.
FOurth-That the credit of the ma
ton, the true permanent prosperity OF
every class of citizens, and the arrest
OF the decentralization consequent upon
the present state of things, demand as
speedy a return as practicable to Il spe-
Gle currency.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

POWHATAN.
AUGUST %, 1S7;

AUGUST 70, 1ofo'
Health is not very good at present:
John Ruble buried a child Saturday
last, and Jos. Gordon buried one yes
terday, of chOterd inJdlat,m. Rev. j. L.
Wilson buried his youngest chlld to-
day; it died of brain fever. The pro-
cession was large for that OF child,
and marched with the honors of Odd
Fellowship.
Some professed detectives were Wis
iting the distillery of Romser, on Cats
Run few days ago. 1t was reported
that one of them was Wheeling to-
per. No doubt they can tell the differ
ent grades of whisky Mr.. Romser
keeps.
A fine looking young man apparent
ly in a state of insanity lett town on
last Friday morning on foot, for New
York city. He Travelled down the riv-
er. lie claimed to have come from In
dia.
Rev. Acorns preached in the NJ. E.
| Church few evenings ago. He spoke
also the same day at Amity Church.
Mr.. Acorns is quite a romantic speaker,
and doubtless Is an aspirant to a point
of notoriety.
Another curse upon our village is a
whisky-boat anchored in the river op
posite town, to steal from the mouths
of miserable wives and helpless chill
dren the last morsel of bread. God
cleanse our nation.
The steamer Express has laid up,and
| Molie RagOn is in her stead. The lit
tie steamers Tempest and Comfort now
reap their reward since the water is
low.
During the past week the road lead
ing from town to Pipe Creek has been
made practicable as far as Narrow's
Run.
We purpose saying a word to Arde.
lio, who still continues to gap. AS tG
our saying nothing in defense-he
proba bly, did not succeed in reading all
/ those noble Ciceroeau clauses as he
! terms them. All the difference be
tween our armor is, his is ironical epi
thets. We will translate what trouble:
him so much, and advise that he care
, fully peruse the pages to which he re
' fers, for his own special benefit: Eide
: defpnsor' signifies Defender of the
: faith The Latin tides from which il
t determined the English noun faith, il
: determined from the Latin fdO, which
9 signifies ito trust He says the sigh
I of certain of our clauses brings vivid t.
! his mind things learned while a school
g boy. What Mnemosyne have W,
t here. Privately speaking, if we ad
t Judge Alright this is about the first tim
: his optics were brought to bear upol
. the clause. But since he become sucl
3. IA noble, born of Momus, we will not ir
# the hereafter notice to reply to hi
r slang. | would advise him not to ven
n ture too high for Dsediocria .fyned. Ar
deLiO Diucie rirtltte. No more.
= F'IDEI DEFENSOR.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26
BRIDGEPORT.

John d. Capehart, father of DIR. Cape
hart, recently OF our town, now of Mar
TINS Ferry, died at the residence of his
son, in the latter place, on Saturday
last, aged Sc years. He was soldier
of the war of 1872, and under a late law
drew pension as such. We utter but
a common sentiment when we say we
believe this old father died without an
enemy in our midst; he Was an earn
est patriot, true friend, a sincerely
good Man, and bore with his neighbors
the merjted reputation of an honest,
honorable man. Lightly rest the turf
above tnee, and green be thy grave old
patriot friend!
We hail with pleasure the face of
that sterling good fellow, Doe. Wood.
cock on our streets. Vioa Ld Doc.
The Democrats hereabouts are con-
siderably purturbed over the announce
ment of VIM. Aliens withdra wal from
the canvass. The fact is becoming ev-
cry day more apparent that
''Pity the sorrows of'a poor old man,
Whose trembling limbs have borne him to
your door,"
is efiectualiy played out.
Cholera in cages, in the shape of half
decayed peaches is freely offered to,
and accepted by our citizens at 81 a
cage, containing about a bakers dozen
OF cases of the Asiatic sort.
On Monday, Warren Hollister, after
seeing young lady and her luggage
aboard a boat ut the Bellaire wharf, in
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26
How an arredeeInabIe Currency
Discriminate Against Labor.

Many fancy that much currency
means high wages. They forget that
inflated prices hurt more than inflated
wages help them. la times of tluctua-
ZION "wages of all things 60 up last and
least and fall first and lowest Money
can combine to resist increase Of wages.
Labor can never combine to resist in
crease of prices. Elaborate reports OF
the Massachusetts Labor Bureau sup
ply data which prove that the cost of
living in 1S70-T2 was fully 81 per cent.
higher than in 1860. The census re-
turns and the reports of the Bureau of
Statistics closely sustain this estimate.
Not all of this increase was caused by
the currency, but large part doubtless
was. Now the average of wages paid
in 1860 to all hands employed in man
ufactorics was $2SS 81 in gold, but in
1873 only $377 80 in currency. The
nominal increase in wages was 80 per
cent.-only half the increase in prices.
This great body of wOrkmen received
wages which would buy only as much
as S254 at the prices of 1860, when they
received $3.50 each. The average loss
then, was 500 each. Some were indeed
more fortunate. One-fifth of them, be-
ing those employed in nine important
industries, gained 81 per cent. in wages
! Their net loss was small. But the re
manning four-tifths gained only a pc
cent, while 61 per cent. WAS lost
/ TGRosVENOR, at Cleveland.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26
Where Were the M0re-yTOney
Men?

The country has had opportunity to
use all the currency it wanted, and, in
stead Of taking more, has surrendered
nearly eighteen millions in use last
January. Over thirty millions were
held as reserve against circulation.
More than year ago we unlocked the
vaults by law, to let it flow out, but
behold! still more flows into the banks,
and they now hold not $50, 600, 600, but
Si5, 900, 900 beyond the reserve required.
Seven months ago the Free Banking
Act gave the wants of trade full free
dom to take more money, as much as
they pleased, and where they pleased.
But behold! at the end of July only
S9,056, l15 had been taken out by the
banks, while $27 1899, ,967 had been sur
rendered by the banks. The wants of
trade thrust currency back into the
Treasury by millions, because it is not
wanted and cannot be used. The la
test detailed statement by the Comp
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IT is becoming more and more man
ifest that the contrast between Repub-
iican and Democratic administration,
in the States South, is SO largely in ia
vor of Republicans, that a revulsion Of
popular feeling is going on which
promises 10 give majority Of the
States South to the Republicans Presi-
DENTAL year. North Carolina recently
Went Republican by $4,000 majority
a revulsion Of over 10000 as compared
with the previous election. In Florida
the State is prospering so greatly under
Republican administration, that the
people indicate a purpose to permit no
change. South Carolina, Mississippi
aud Louisiana may also be said TO be
also true, that the people of Ohio dis
gusted with the shameful demagoguery
Of Allen and Cary, whl go Republican
more heavily than for many years. So
affairs are coming right.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26
THURMAN ON CARY.
His Denunciation of Priests
Sand Rag Money---What
a Visitor Overheard.
SENATOR THURMAN RISES
TO EXPLAIN. ..-
The Reporter Backs Up His
Statement with Isis Affidavit.

Put-in-Bay Correspondence Cleveland Leader.
1t was the privilege of our CORES
pOndent TO be the unintentiOnal listen
er Sunday forenoon about Ii o'clock to
a conversation between Senator Thur
man and Mr.. Cook, of Cincinnati, on
the political situation in Ohio in gen
eral, and Oh Sam Cary in particular.
The expressions of opinion hy the SEN
at0r were SO emphatic and ! might say
truthful, that | am impelIed at the
risk of being considered an eavesdrop-
per 10 give il verbatim and truthful re-
port as near as | can. ! excuse myself
for 50 doing on the ground that as
everything is fair in war, so it is in
politics. | was sitting reading on the
lawn in front of the Put-in-Bay House,
when these gentlemen came and seat
ed themselves close by me, and was
compelled to hear their conversation
in spite of myself.
Mr.. Cook in the course of the cOnver-
sation, expressed a poor opinion of
Same ary, saying he was too much of IA
dead weight for the party to carry, and
that the party made IA great mistake in
nominating him, so much so that the
ticket was in absolute danger of defeat.
MIR. Thurman responded saying that
he agreed with Mr.. Cook, that he had
no respect for Mr.. Cary, as he consider
ed him mere political adventurer,
narTow-minded, perfectly unprinci-
pied, with an active mind, but totally
unbalanced. He believed him to be
an INSCRIPTIONS demagogue, one whose
great forte is to appeal to the passions
of his hearers, in fact, he considered
Cary to be an out and out Communist.
As for himself, the Senator said under
no circumstances would he speak at the
same meeting where Sam Cary was to
speak, for his own self-respect forbade
him to be seen in his company. lie
said be never heard Cary but twice in
his life, and did not wish to hear him
again under any circumstances, so
great was his feeling of contempt for
that hypocritical temperance spouler.
He heard him deliver n temperance
lecture in Columbus from tire west end
of the State House some years ago, but
his vituperative abuse of men who
dealt in liquors was so violent and
slanderous that he only remained a few
moments and came. away disgusted.
The next time he heard Sam was at
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

roller shows the amount .s cirCUl.
ion issued TO new b1nksaud surrender
ed by the banks TO July l. Nearly
seven-eighths of all the circulation is
sued was to the East. All the Western
States, though free to take one hundred
millions each, had they pleased, took
only q trifle Of S266,700, and all the
Southern States only So, go. That,w
shall be told, only proves their power
ty. The West, which was oppressed
and starved because 'it had bank cir
culation of only s. 80 per capita, was
too poor either TO take or, of course, to
surrender any. Will it be believed, as
soon as the doors Of the Treasury were
opened these people Of the West rush
ed thither, not tC take cut but TO emp
~ in money by the wagon load-sev,
enty-five cents for every man, woman
and child west of the Alleghenies:
What does this mean? Here was The
West utterly Frustrated, we were told
for lack of more money and Con.
gress had pity and gave it leave tC
take all it wanted. But the ten West
ern States and the Territories took out
S26G,70, and voluntarily surrendered
81 ,033, ,60j, or more than one-eighth O.
their entire circulation! What mad
ness, when the wants Of trade were II
this awful condition merely for lact
of more money, not only to refuse Al
unlimited offer, bat thrust back twelve
millions of the scanty store. Where
are the men wap c.;alogcl for more
money?-G.o5vE> Ok, at Cleveland.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

up the hill his horse became
badly frightened at the cars, and de-
spite every effort threw himself, with
Mr.. Hollister, down steep embank-
ment, seriously injuring him. The
horse and vehicle were also damaged.
Mr.. HolliSter was carried to the train,
kindly cared for, and thence taken
home. 1t is sincerely to be wished his
injuries will not prove specially disa-
bling. The site of the accident is one
of the most dangerous conceivable.
Quite rivalry existed on Sabbath
last between that part of Bridgeport
known as 1Etnaville, and her big
brother Wheeling, in the way of
amusements. In numbers the contes-
tants were about equal, but as the
taste exhibited by the contestants was
quite dissimilar it required an expert
To decide which was victorious. Wheel
ing had game of base ball by a full
complement Of new players, Oh the
point of the Island, lasting all after
noon, and about an equal number of
men swimming, swinging and swear
ing along the river all afternoon also.
Etnaville had about an equal number
of men in groups along the public
highway, playing cards and bullying,
blutfing and badgering, cursing, Ca
TOuSing and clashing.a A second
hand melee at the Etna Mill wound up
the exercises over here, while the ex'
ercises were still in full blast on the Isl
and. The naked truth is, we think
| Wheeling scored one on Us.
Prof. Bassett, of Wheeling, was in
town Cn Monday, looking up material
for his grand Musical Chorus, to be
given in the Fourth st. NJ. E. Church
Wheeling, soon. His object is simply
as we understand it, to bring out the
latent musical talent of this neighbor
hood, and make it more available tol
the promotion of musical culture IL
| the community. \ most laudable OBJ
Iject, and well worthy the encourage
ment of all lovers of the charming sci
ence.
A subject that should engage the Sc
riOus attention of our people is the pur
chase of site for new cemetery. Iht
present one is so inaccessible, though
the road is tolerably good-still, /
la long stretch of steep hill, making
nearly or quite one-half the distanc,
from Bridgeport up, constitutes th'
route. In warm weather il is KILN!
on horses, and in muddy weather the
same. Many who would like to go
cannot for want OF an extra horse tt
put to vehicleto take their familie
or friends to funerals. Then the grount
is rapidly filling up, and many woult
buy lots in q new cemetery who vii
not or cannot purchase in the old one
Let some Of cur enteTorising citizen
inauEurAte the enterprise of new
cemetery, and large number desirin;
lots will assist them. Surely the tbins
is needed, and can be made to succeed
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26
How An Irredeenlable Currency
Affects the Markets.

Not abundance nor scarcity, but un-
certainty of currency, brings great loss
to labor. To either quantity of curren-
cy. if of steady value, wages as well as
prises would finally adjust themselves.
But Senator Schurz mentioned msr
chants in New York who had changed
the prices OF their goods six times in
one week to cover changes in the value
of currency. Did wages ever change
so often? Tell me, when sudden spec
ulation forces up the price of flour,
cloth or coal, do you not pay more for
what you buy, but get no higher wa
ges? When the demon of disaster de-
presses prices, it also closes shops and
mills, and frightened capital flies from
industry; are the many who get no
wages able to buy food for nothing?
Even for those who have work, do not
wages at such times fall more than pri
.ccs? This is true of wholesale prices
how much more of retail? Go to the
nearest store; when the market de-
clines does not the seller charge the
same price as long as ne can? But
when it rises, is he not quick to mark
up his goods? No wonder that the
Embassy from japan, which came tC
this country hoping to open trade mu
tually profitable to us and 35,OO0,0OC
Of people whoueed our products, found
that a shilling would bay less here
than in any other civilized land.
This is the market in which the farm
Ter and laborer buy. But. the one sell
his wheat or corn, pork or cotton, a
prices fixed in gold at Liverpool. Th'
other sells his labor at prices fixeC
in the worlds labor market. If hi
wages rise, the labor of other land
= comes here to compete with him. Pa
per promises and the gambling of Wal
, street, and the slow response of retail
prices to downward changes of tn
market, have been robbing our labor O
its earnings for ten years. Every yea
f destroys more of the vitality of our in
dustry. And yet we are told to wal
, still longer; until the country grow
, up to a specie basis. All, my friends
; enormous debts are growing up, vas
| accumlations of wealth and contracte,
+ power in the hands of few are grow
ing up, abandonment of industry fo
the ventures of trade is growing VI
/ wholesale plunder rof producers is grow
ing up, but in its productive industr
this country is going down.-GRosvE
NOR. at Cleveland.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26
NOBLE CARTER.

"OF ALL O0NTRIVANCEs FOR
CHEATING THE LABORIN G.
CLASSES OF MANKIND, NONE
HAS BEEN MORE EFFECTUAL
THAN THAT WHICH DELUDED
THEM WITH PAPER MONEY
ORDINARY TYRANNY, OPPRES-
SION, EXCESSIVE TAXATION
THESE BEAR IGHTLY ON THE
HAPPINESS OF THE MASS OF
THE COMMUNITY COMPARED
WITH THE FRAUDULENT CUR
RENCIES, AND THE ROBBERIES
COMMITTED BY DEPRECIATED
PAPER. "-DQniJ Ue5ieT.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

THE financial question may be terse-
ly stated as follows: Suppose an indi-
vidual were in debt, but had credit,
which would be better for him, to
economize and get out of debt, or take
advantage Of his credit and go in
deeper? The first is the Republican,
he second the Democratic proposition
in Ohio. The Democratic proposition
embraces also the folly Of debtor pro-
posing to borrow more largely from his
creditor for the expressed reason that
he is unable to pay what he already
owes. ..-.....
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

On the currency question the Demo,
Gratis are on the side of bad faith and
national dishonor. On the school ques-
tion they are on the side of the Catho-
lies in the attack on the public school
system. On the matter of economy
their practices are all in favor of extrav-
agance. On the question of honest leg
islation the history of the last General
Assembly shows that they fight for cor.
ruption and rascality.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

TIE Ohio correspondent Of the New
York Times fakes a very cheerful view
of Republican prospects in thsi State.
On full vote, he anticipates a sweep
ing majority for Hayes. and the pros
poets Of getting ont such Il vote are
said to be excellent. Ha! es clubs are
formed in all parts of the State, and
are actively at work. From all the
counties come reports Of unusual inter.
est taken by the people in political af.
fairs, and they are being further aroused
by the public meetings Of both parties
The Republican organization is the
best the State ever had, and the whole
Republican canvas is conducted on tbs
theory that the people of the State are
intelligent, honest and reasoning be
ingS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

JUDGE RANNEY, in his speech to the
Democratic Convention on the 18th Of
June, boosted that Ohio was indebted
10 the Democracy for the clause in the
Constitution upon which the common
schools are based. Examination of the
records of the convention which framed
the Constitution, reveals tie fact that
the majority of the Democratic mem
bers voted against the school clause,
and that Judge Ranney himself voted
against it, DOytOn Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

THE school vacation rapidly APP
proaches its close, and we soon will
have Che educational institutions in fnlI
activity. the children have grown
generally tired of vacation, and are
eager tor school days TO come AGAIN
1t argues wen for our schools that how
ever ready the children may be to en-
Joy their summer vacation, they are
equally ready, when it isended to come
back to the scenes Of study, and engage
again in the work Of the school room.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26
COLORADO.
GEORGETOWN, Aug. 16, 1915.

GEoRGETOwN, Aug. 16, 1915.
EDITOR CHRoNICLE-Since my last
letter l have had the pleasure OF meet
ing some of your citizens, who visit
Georgetown with view of prospect
ing its mines. They are d. J. Spear
and II. j. Buchanan, of Barnesville, ID.
ID. Shupe and H.. Welsh, of Bellaire,
and j. C.. Simpson, of MOundsville,
w. Va. e. J. Hoge, of Somerton, o.,
accompanied them rs far as Denver,
but remained there. Having some in
tention of investing, the party Is care
fully investigating all the pros and cons
of silver mining, and inspecting the
principal most lucrative. l0des to be
found here, as well as paying their re-
spects to the scenery and sights in the
vicinity. Mr.. Spear seems to be bring
ing his California experience to bear
not only upon the matter of mines, but
in the excursions and sightseeing gem
orally.
Those contemplating investments
here should by all means pursue the
same course adopted by these gentle
man in visiting the mines, ,and by care
ful, cautious, personal investigation
and comparison, arrive at the proper
conclusion. TO invest upon the repre-
sentations of interested resident parties
will, as ii rule which has rare eXcep-
tions, necessarily entail disastrous fail
ure upon the investor; hence the neces-
sity of sending, as a preliminary meas
ure, cautious and sagacious men to in
vestigate, not only the claims of value
made upon the property to be bought,
hut tO cOmpare if with other DrODartieS
which are and are not for sale. In the
beginning of the silver excitement
here, few years ago, IL resident would
fill his trunk with deeds of lodes and
vivid descriptions of the amount and
richness of the ores contained therein,
and then go East to dupe the unwary
wherever to be found. Many were
most wofully deceived, as the hum
dreds of companies which have failed
after large expenditures of money, can
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26
WOOL MARKET.
PHILADELPHIA.

The market generally is dull, the in
quiry being, as a rule, confined to small
parcels to satisfy the immediate re-
quirements of the manufacturers. Me-
dunn fleece and combing attract the
most attention. About 100000 TBS. sold
at the following figures: Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio and West Virginia fleeces-
XX and above, 45a47c.; X, 45a47c;
half blood, 50a5lc; quarter blood, 46a
4Sc; combing, fine unwashed, 30a31c;
medium do. 36a37c; washed fleece, GA
Coo; un washed fleece, 40a43c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

Mr.. GEOEsBECK as well as Mr.
Pugh, repudiates the Ohio Democratic
platform, aad refuses TO take part in
the campaign. All .he decent men in
that party appear TO have been silenced
and the blackguards have popped into
their places. Thurman, Groesbeck and
Pugh are sneered at; but demagogueS
like Cary, Lew. Campbell ard Tom.
Ewing are praised as the embodiment
of all that is great and wonderful.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

THURMAN and Cooke are busily de-
nying the correctness Of the report of
their conversation, in which Cary and
the platform in Ohio were so heartily
denounced. But the reporter vouches
for the substantial correctness of the
report all the same.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

A DEMOCRATIC triumph isa Catholic
triumph. y Republican triumph is a
Catholic defeat. A Democratic triumph,
then, means full, or partial, success OF
assault on the school system. a Re
publican triumph means the continued
supremacy of the school system. The
issue las seldom been more sharp
ly drawn than nov. a lying platform
deceives nobody. ..-.