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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08
FARMERS WIVES.

The Des Moines Register contains the
following timely iudicious remarks ON
the work of the farmers home:
4 A very sensible remark it was that
was made lately by an old man, that
many a farmers wife is literally work
ed to death in an inadSertent manner.
from want of reflection or consideration
on the part of her husband. None can
understand better than he, in plOvine
or sowing, or harvest time, that il
horse gets sick, or runs away, or Is
stolen, another must be procured that
very day, or the work will inevitably
go behind hand. He does not carry
the same practical sense into the kiteh-
en-, when the hired help leaves without
warming, or becomes disabled, although
he knows as well as any man can
know, that the hands expect their
meals with the same regularity, with
the same promptness, and with the
same proper mode of preparation but
instead of procuring other help on the
instant, he allows himself to be per-
suaded, if the help is sick, she will
get well in day or two, or in a week
at the farthest, and that it is hardly
worth while to get another for so short
"a time. Meanwhile the wife is expect
ed not only to attend to her ordinary
duties as usual, but somehow or other
to spare the time to do all shat the cook
or washerwomaR was accustomed to
do, that is, to do the full work of two
persons, each of whom had already
quite as much labor to perform as she
could possibly attend to. The wife at
tempts it. BY herculean efforts all CUES
ON well. The farmer perceives no jar,
no hitch in the working of the ma
chinery, and because no complaint is
uttered, thinks that everything is GO
ing on without an effort. Meanwhile,
time passes, and (infinite shame ON
some of them) they begin 70 calculate
how much has been saved from ser
wants wages, and how much less food
has been eaten, and, because still no
complaint is made, the resolution qui-
city forms in the mind to do nothing
until she does complain; but, before
that takes place, she falls a victim to
her overexertions, in having laid the
foundation of weeks and months of i'll
ness, if not of a premature decline aud
death. Sincerely it is believed that
these statements ought TO be written in
large letters above the mantels of half
the farmers in the country, and, il over
the other half also, it would not be la
bOr lost in favor OF many heroic and
but outraged farmers
vile and daughter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08
FIorido has 70 OOO OOO acres of ,imber

Florida has 100000 600 acres of timber
land, and is said to be the best timber
ed State in the Union. The cattle
rangers, however, twice year, and
sometimes oftener, burn over immense
of fine timber land, destroying hund-
reds of thousands of large, valuable
trees, in order that the young under
growth may spring up fresh and green
to supply pasturage for their herds.
The waste ut the saw-mills, too, is i'm
mense. Hundreds of thousands of feet
of what many people North would con-
slider fair lumber, and thousands be
glad to get for fuel, are burned every
year merely because 1t is in the wsy.
This wholesome destruction of lumber
will, it is believed, ultimately effect the
climate of the State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08
Texas Needs U. 3. Aid Against the
MeXicalS.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-The fol-
lowing telegram was received here to-
day, from The Governor of Texas:
AUSTIN, TEXAS, March 80, us.
His Eecetiency, y. s. Grant, President
of the U,lited States
SIR:-The dispatches of organized
bands of robbers from the Republic of
Mexico have of late increased in fire.
quency and atrocity to an extent which
threatens the depopulation of the lower
Rio Grande country. The alarm in the
country betwee the Neuces and Rio
Grande, consequent upon these raids
in which our people are ruthlessly muir
dered and their property forcibly taken
by these foreign desperadoes is wide
spread, and unless relieved by some as
surance of protection it must result in
Il general breakup of the settlements.
On the 26th of this month large rsrty
of these robbers penetrated the interior
as far as within eighteen miles of Cor
pus Christi, robbing stores and ranches,
numbering and capturing citizens, and
capturing and destroying the United
States mail. l appeal to your excel
lency for protection for the people OF
that country against these invasions OF
outlaws from Mexico, since they have
been of almost weekly occurrence for
several months past, and are increasing
in force and boldneSs. The citizens Of
that country have been compelled, for
the most part, to move to the towns
for protection, and no security exists
outside of these corporations for life or
property, and the people in the towns
even hold themselves IN constant read
mess for defense. trust your excel
lence will deem it proper to give Sc
curity to the people on the Rio Grande
border, in view of the assurance, L now
give you, that an extreme necessity ex-
lists for it. Very Respectfully,
RICHARD COKE,
Gouerno1 Of Texas.
The Secre tary of War sent the follow
ing reply:
WASHINGTON, March 81.
TO the GOUeJnOr of IerdS
The President being absent your tel
egram has been sent TO me. orders
will be given to the military authorl-
ties to take immediate steps towards
the protection of the people OF Texas OH
the Mexican frontier.
VIM. X. BELKNAP,
Secretary Of Var.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08

The Atlanta Neics cautions the
Southern press against the mistake of
advocating the nomination of any
prominent ex-rebel as the Democratic
candidate for Vice President, next
year. although it acknowledges that
mo good or logical reason can be as
signed why this should not be done.
The Richmond Wing, too, ,adverting to
the next House, utters these words of
admonit ton: 'Ex- -Confederates in Con-
gress have it in their power to do much
harm, if they choose to be rash in
their opinions and demands 'Discre-
tom is strongly enjoined as being the
special need of the hour. wait wee
and dinna weary is the constant re-
frain of the disciples of the Lost Cause.
Com.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

Rekmont Lodge, No. l6. Z. & A. N. meets ev-
ery Wednesday light on or preceding the full
moon. Ii H. BUMGAhNEH, W. VI.
T. II. FERRE-I., Sec'y.
ST. Clairsvil'e Chapter. No. IL Royal Arch
tvasnns, meets. 81 Friday night each month at
ST. Clai-sville and the LIST Friday each month
al Bridgeport. ia MES CLARK, H. P.
4. II. FER2ELL, Sec'y.
Belmont Council, No. 81 Royal Select and
Super Excellent Masters, meets on the Second
Tuesday night of every month.
c. w. CARROLL, T. l. q. NJ.
+ d DAILY, Rec.
Hope Co;pInandery No. % of knights Temp
lars meets ou the first Tuesday night OF every
month. a. J. BAGGS, Elm Com
r. ID. BAILEY. Rec. marlH2l
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08

The wool interest, which has been
making rapid strides in California, is
constantly strengthened By the inpor-
tation of thoroughbred sheep. So large
are the demands for blooded sheep that
many breeding farms have already
been established.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08

|. The trial of George Reynolds for pO-
lygamy is now in progress in the Third
District Court of Utah, and will he
made a test case, being the first one
brought under the law-of 1862.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08
NOTICE.

nR. s. F. WOOD having opened an Office in
D Wheeling, announces to The public that he
will net be able to be at his Office in st. Clairs-
Vile all the time, hut win visit ii The first
Monday OF every month and stay one week
commencing Monday, Sept. 7th.
Office in Wheeling, No. ll56 MaiD-st, (up
stairs.l
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acknowledgements
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08

WASHINGTON, March 31.-The fol-
lowing telegram was received here to-
day, from the Governor of Texas:
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-08
PRICE-FIVE CENTS.
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May THE Lynchburg Re-
publican reappears here. with Nolaud Com
man on deck and Hardwicke at the helm. '
WASHINGTON, May The following an
pointment has been made: J. E. Breaux. ~
Register of Land Office, New Orleans The
Controller of the Currency calls upon the ns-
tional banks for statement of their affairs
on the LIST inst. This notice and blanks will
be mailed Monday next. VAN
1t has been decided by the Treasury De-
partment that a steamer originally built for
carrying freight and afterwards changed to a
passenger steamer must be provided with the
cross bulk heads required upon vessels built
as passenger steamers; also that old boilers
may be used on new boats if they have pre-
viously been inspected and found to meet the
requirements of the law in force at that time.
and may be allowed such pressure as upon
test they be capable Of bearing.
The President has designated aud author
lied Geo. w. Taylor, OF Pennsylvania, to
perform the duties of Supervising Inspector
General of the Steamboat Inspection Service,
during the absence from time to time of that
officer.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-08
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
Of a Tax Collector.
He Has Been Missing a Week.

On last Monday night, at 10 o'clock, Mr.
VIM. Murphy, residing at Kennerville, and
Tax Collector for the parish Of Jefferson, lef
his home for the purpose of coming te
New Orleans to transact some business, only
intending to remain during the next day anG
return home; but since that time he has no,
been heard of, though most dilligent search
has been made and kilograms have been sent
to every station in the city.
The last time that the gentleman was seen
was on last Monday night when the jackson
train came in, at the coffee-house of Miles
Freret, on the corner of Magnolia and Cal.
Hope streets, opposite the jackson Railroad
depot. When he left home he had about
one hundred dollars in his pocket that he had
collected from Mr.. A. Trodeau as taxes. The
gentleman, when he left home, had on black
coat and hat and dark jeans pants. He is a
man about five feet eleven inches in height,
dark hair and eyes, and sunburned complex
ion, and is about thirty-fve years of age.
He has wife who cannot account for the
long absence of her husband, as he has never
remained away from home for such length
of time before without telling her of his where
abouts. His friends are very much concern
ed about him, and some foul play is feared.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-08
THE INSURANCE CASE.
Large Attendance in the United
States Court Room.

At II o'clock yesterday the jury took
their seats in the case of Bayly and Pond VS..
the London and Lancashire Insurance Com.
pany, and Mr.. Pond took the witness stand.
After quite lengthy statement relative to the
fire and the value Of stock, his cross-examina.
ton commenced.
After Mr. Pond had finished his testimony.
Mr.. W. Van Benthuysen was put upon the
stand in behalf of plaintiff, and after he had
finished the court adjourned until this morn
ing.
Through misrepresentation it was stated
in our Thursdays afternoon edition that the
amount involved in the case was s10O, 900,
when it should have read $4,000. The error
slipped into Friday mornings edition mad
vertently.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-08
ON DIT.
The Victim.

The Victim.
II Drs. Schumacher and Ames, City Physi
ecians, yesterday visited the man Montana
the victim of the three brutal officers, Con
ners, Clarisse and Thompson, and, after al
examination, although pronouncing him i'm
proved, declared his condition still critical
The three men are stillin the Parish Prison
and will probably remain several days, whel
they will come out and resume their old posi-
tons on the force, and will probably be pro
NOTED.
Tho Stnte.House.
One of the dullest places in the city al
present is the State-House. Most of the
statesmen" on the approach Of the warm
weather, have fed the town, and it is only
occasionally that one is seen stealing in and
around the building with melancholy, medi.
tative look that tells of regrets and dreams Of
departed greatness and glory Of the place.
The Executive Office at times looks up and
tries to be lively, and its doors open wide to
ward politicians and hopeful aspirants, but
they hang around in listless, unhappy way,
that with all the looking up and attempts at
liveliness the Executive is decidedly dull and
blue.
At the Custom House.
There was at the Custom-House yesterday
quite large attendance at sale of goods
seized by the revenue authorities. It appears
that these sales have become considerable Of
q feature with spectators.
The Investigation Closed.
The investigation before Capts. Flanders
and Moffat, local inspectors, into the origin
of the late fire which destroyed the three
steamers on the 23d ult., closed yesterday,
and report will bs given in few days.
After the Police Board Again.
There are some unpleasant rumors current
on the streets relative to a certain bargain be-
tween some members Of the board, regarding
a swapping of votes on the question Of rein
stating Bib and Conner on the police force.
!. 1t is said one member agreed to vote for Bibb
If the other would cast his ballot for Connor
This little game has been exposed, and now,
in justice to the innocent members, names
should be given.
The Overflow Bill.
The Governor has decided to sign the bill
for the relief of the taxpayers who were suf-
Tferers by the overflow, and it will be promul-
gated at an early day.
The bill for the general relief of all tax
payers will be vetoed.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-08
JNO. F. BARRETT, JR.
A Pen. Picture of the Scamp.

The press Of this city was considerably ex
ercised, some time ago, to discover the iden
tity of person by tho name of Barrett
'Jno. F. Barrett, Jr.," as he somewhat pom
pously styled himself. who staggered around
Washington and New York extensively, dur
ing the height of our political troubles, pre-
tending to vast knowledge of public men il
Louisiana, and assuming to possess the mos!
profound secrets concerning events and mer
who were most notorious at the time. HI
represented himself as the alter ego of E. E.
Norton. universal assignee, and the famil
lar friend and confdant of Durell, and that
those persons used him for their purposes,
and paid him, cannot well be doubted.
He fitted bet ween here and Washington like
bird of i'll omen, wrote the most scurrilous
and false letters about the people of New Or
leans and Louisiana, black-mailed numbers Of
persons upon various pretexts, and finally,
wnen he had run to about the length of his
tether on that side of the question, he became
bold and aggressive, threatened the men whose
dirty work he had been only too glad to do
but finding them deaf alike to his demands
and entreaties he posts off to New York and
publishes long letter in the New York SIN,
excoriating Durell and Norton. Meantime,
however, it leaked out that this fine fellow,
this blusterer and bravado. this lowest and
most depraved specimen of the political YAM
pire, was an ex-jail bird from Albany, N. Y.
He was published as such in an Albany news
paper, and the article was subsequently repro
duced here.
This fact, and the further fact that he was
systematically defrauding every individual
verdant enough to be frightened by his
threats or misled by his plausible statements,
had the effect of squelching him, and all his
fine feathers were draggled in the mud. This
fellow turned up here short time since most
unexpectedly, and was soon found to be at
his old tricks again. Going down to the
Parish Prison to interview Alex. Newton, who
is there imprisoned, in order to get some
points on his former pals, he met with an
exceedingly warm reception. Newton Selling
the occasion to draw most elaborate tongue
picture of Barrett, sent him out OF the prison
with flea in his ear, SO to speak.
Soon after this he was interviewed by
Major Ryan, who put good walking cane to
very bad use by laying it over Barretts head
and shoulders pretty vigorously. It strikes
us that New Orleans is an excellent place for
his fellow to leave We have enough unmiti-
gated scamps here without him. Let him
not stand upon the order of his going, but
20 at once, and like ancient Pistol, "dis-
charge himself of our company"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-08

CAMoRss REsTAURANT.-This justly cele-
brated restaurant and oyster saloon, % st.
Charles street, is known to all and appreciated
by the bon wants of tAe city. Messrs.
Leon Lamothe & Fancon, the proprietors,
know full well how to cater to the tastes of
their multitudinous customers They always
offer them the choicest wines and the rarest
delicacies in the edible line that can be found
in the New Orleans markets, whilst their
cooking and serving of the same cannot be
excelled here or elsewhere They are now
prepared to accommodate boarders by the
week or month ct most reasonable prices.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-08
BOARD OF HEALTH.

The Board of Health met last night in regu
lar session, President G. B. White, NJ. D., il
the chair, and quorum present
A number Of communications were received
and properly disposed of.
Among others was one from United States
Consul General of Havana, Henry G. Hall
alleging that there was no foundation for tn,
report that there was yellow fever in Havana
Reports of inspectors.
The inspectors of the following districts re
ported:
First District Small pox decreased greatly
although the decrease extends over large
area. During April there were sixty cases IL
Second District - Remarkably healthy
Twenty-Five cases of small pox during April
of which four died.
Third District. Eight cases of SIN allpox
reported during April Health Of Distric,
good and improving.
Fourth District. = Smallpox decreasing.
Seven cases reported. Health, generally
speaking. good.
Fifth District Very healthy. Only one
case of varioloid reported and no smallpox
cases.
Saith District speaking, healthy.
Smallpox decreasing.
On motion the President was authorized
and instructed to call on the Police Board
for ten additional police officers for attend
ance on the board for thirty days.
A communication from the Administrator
of Police was received, notifying the board
that the sanitary police would no longer be
carried on the city pay rolls, as there was no
appropriation for their pay in the budget of
1875.
After some discussion, on motion it was de-
cided, Notwithstanding the objections of Dr.
Lemonnier, who urged reduction, that the
salaries of the Sanitary inspectors should
stand as they were last year.
The memorial of physicians n reference to
Quarantipe
was then read. There was lengthy discus
sion and it wss resolved, on motion, that the
Board adjourn to meet again at an early day,
when each member shall present his views of
necessary regulations for quarantine.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-08
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, May T. Christian Convention
closed last night Mr.. Sankey, Major Col. Of
Chicago, and many English and Scotch minis
tiers made speeches. An interesting discus
sion was held on the value of Sunday Schools.
The speakers strongly advocated the lay
agency as q measure of conversion.
LONDON. May China has engaged Con-
federate Gen. Ripley to construct works ON
an extensive scale for the defense of the
coast and principal rivers. Gen. Ripley sails
for the East in few DAYS.
LONDON, May Capt. Sherurd Osborne,
Of the royal navy, is dead
Count d Harcourt represents Austria at St.
James.
LONDON, May THE great Cheshire Stakes
were won by Thunder.
The steamship Greece, which went ashore
at South end, hoAted of, as was expected, and
is at Gravesend.
Commons, last night, in the discussion of the
budget, Mr.. Gladstone censured the method
OF stating the treasury accounts, whereby he
said deficiencies were concealed. He pointed
out that the expenditures had increased dur
ing the year OF conservative government to
the amount of 81, 100000.
He commended that counting the interest on
loans, interest on the deficiency, the savings
bank and friendly societys accounts which
are not mentioned in the budget, the Irish
educational charge, ETC., no surplus existed.
Mr.. Gladstone also commended that the pro-
posal for reducing the public debt is totally
unreal and visionary; that the experience of
thirty years has showed that the debt had
been increased by fresh loans more than it
had been reduced by SURPRISES, yet Sir Stat
ford Northcote had anticipated that the sur
pluses during the next thirty years would
amount to ELS, 900, 700.
MIR. Gladstone said that q party pridinp
itself on its generation for the traditions OF
OF its past ought not to delude the country
from the safe road in finance.
Sir Stafford Northcote, in reply to Mr..
Gladstone, codceded the figures of the budget
might be taken so as to show deficiency,
but said that the system that he had adopted
was one OF many years standing.
He declared that the interest on loans had
been fully considered in his estimate, and
that no vote on account of the savings banks
was necessary for the present year; doubtless
supplementary estimates might more than alb
sorb the surplus, but if he anticipated addi-
tional charges he had full right to anticipate
that addition will be balanced by other items
OF revenue. He said Mr.. Gladstone had him
self formerly approved the system of reduc-
ton OF the debt by fixed appropriation.
ROME, May z. = United States steamers
Junlata and Franklin have sailed from Spez-
zia.
BERLIN, May Z. - Six thousand German
families are preparing to emig ate from Rus
STA on account of the oppressive conscrip-
ton.
BERLIN, May THE proceedings against
the Prince Bishop of Breslau, for violation of
the ecclesiastical laws, have resulted in his
removal He has been conducted to the Bo-
hemian frontier.
SHANGHAI May THE American Metho-
dist Chapel, at Quickany, was destroyed by a
mob OF Cinnamon. The Chinese authorities
have offered ample reparation for the out
.age.