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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11
ADVERTISING RATES.
AN ABORTIONIST.
Arrest of Doctress Catharine Walker Charged
With Abortion.

Yesterday the Grand Jury found
Dill OF indictment against Mrs. Cathar-
Inc Walker, for practicing an abortion
on the prosecuting wituess, whose
name, OF course, we were not permitted
to know, and she was arrested bySheriff
johnson and Deputy Markle at four
O'Clock. She gave bail for her appear
ance at the present term of Court, in the
sum Of $4,000, Thos. Robinson and
DIR. Walker going on the bond. In
asmuch as the bonds were considered
worthless, she was arrested again this
morning, and released on procuring
good and sufficient bail, Baziel Davis
being the bOndsman. She will proba-
BILE be arraigned Friday or Saturday.
Doctress Walker is negro, but her
African features are not strongly mark
ed. She was born and reared in this
city, and was married to DIR. Walker
in 1910. Her husband is a practicing
physician, and is also a itheologian, at
one time of the Baptist persuasion, but
is now Methodist; and at present
preaching in an adjoining county, and
is seldom at home. Before the late
war he spent sometime in Liberia,
having purchased land there. After
he returned he made several speeches
in the churches, admOnishing the col
ored brethren to emigrate. He is a
politician of some note, and has made
a number of speeches in this neighbor-
hood.
Suspicious of Mrs. Walker having
been engaged in the diabolical practice
of Systematically procuring abortiOns,
hot Il
women, have been rife for two or three
years, but as no evidence, until lately,
sufficient to make an arrest has ever
been brought to bear upon her, she
has been allowed to carry on her outra-
geous practice unmolested. These sus-
pciOns were made very strong by the
death of Alace Martin, of Bridgeport,
who it will be remembered had an
abortion procured at this city a week
or two since, and we heard intimations
that a woman who had been operated
upon by her, would testify to that ef-
feet before the grand jury, a. its pres
ent session. Whether she did Or not
we do not know, but we do know that
sufficient evidence was before that bo-
dy to warrant an arrest yesterday af-
ternoOn.
She owns IW0-StOry brick house on
South street, wherein she resides. 1t
is handsomely furnished, and veil ap-
pointed for her business. 1t is said she
used decOctions of herbs, and if they
did not bring about the desired results
she used instruments in her hellish
business. She is also said to be an ex-
pert in their manipulations, and under
stands their use thoroughly. She has
been frequently called to act as mid
wife in several families of this city, and
in that capacity she is unequalled.
Her residence is always quiet, and
from general appearance there is moth
ing about the premises to indicate any
wrong conduct on the part of those
within.
Whether there is sufficient evidence
to convict her, is yet to be seen. To-
day several witnesses from Bridgeport
are being examined by the grand jury
in relation to the Alice Martin case.
Whether anything new will be brought
out is considered doubtful Steu6en-
Uitie Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

WE lately called attention to the very evil
dent inclination on the part OF Democratic
members of the House to revive the now hap
PLY defunct frankiug privilege similar
disposition was manifested in the Senate a few
days since When the postage bill was under
discussion, Robertson (Rep.) of South Carroll
no offered an amendment striking out the ap-
preparation of 1886, 900 for official postage
stamps, and inserting in place thereof clause
providing s'that all laws and parts OF laws re-
pealing the franking privilege, be and the
same are hereby repealed and that the frank
ing privilege as as it existed prior to the act
abolishing the same, be and is hereby re-enact-
ed" West (Rep.) of Louisiana moved to lay
this amendment on the table, which was
agreed to by a vote of 80 tn 25. Nine Repub-
licans voted against the motion. All the Dem
ocrats present except two, Hager of Califor-
MIA, and Hamilton, of Maryland, voted the
same way. Bogy. Stockton and Norwood
were absent Here, then, we have fifteen out
of twenty Democratic Senators declaring in
favor of restoring the franking privilege, and
only two opposing it; while nine Rehubli-
cans voted for restoration and twenty nine
against it.-St. Louis Republican (Dem)
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

faithless members, but achieved a victory that
set johnson at defiance, and wiped out of po-
litical existence the dirty traitors who stood
by him
And what the party did then it can do
again. A long series ofsuccesses rendered the
party less careful than usual in 1872, in the
selection of candidates for Congress, and the
result was that few towards crept in, here
and there, whose Republicanism was not deep
enough to enable them to carry out their prin-
ciples, when called upon, and trifing, and
want of political nerve, helped materially to
bring about our defeat in 1874; and now that
we are about to get rid of them, altogether,
the party will be able to resume its wonted po-
sition of fidelity to its principles, and be all
the better able when it regains power to carry
them out effectively and fearlessly.
For experience has shown that, although oc-
casionally cursed with weakened, chicken
hearted and terror-stricken adherents, the
great body of the party is sound, courageous
and trustworthy. Experience has also shown
that it is the only party capable of governing
the country wisely and safely. The vagaries
of the Democrats, wherever they have lately
come uppermost, has disguised the people
with them. They have no policy. no princi-
pie, no purpose, and are held together, as CAL
houn once said, solely by the cohesive power
of public plunder. The Republican party is
the only party with policy to enforce; and it
must show its ability, and its future course, to
seek out men for public places who are not
ashamed of their principles nor afraid to stand
by them-Pitts Com
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

We CANNOT, as we look back upon the
Congress which has just drawn to close,
commend it either for its moral courage or its
vigor. 1t seemed, during all last session, and
during q part of the present, to be smitten
with judicial blindness and indecision. As
the session drew to aclose, and events crowd
ed upon its consideration, measures which it
ignored when il had the leisure to examine
them, it shook of its supineness and address
ed itself to its bounded duties but there is
not one of the important measures which were
crowded into the last two weeks of the session
that should not have been considered much
earlier. The Little Tariff bill, the Revenue
bill, the Civil Rights bill and the Force bill
should all have been brought forward sooner
and disposed of earlier; but the cowardice
which paralyzed some of the leading Republi'
the whole mass, md leave it powerless. Such
poor creatures as Foster, of Ohio, Phelps, Of
New Jersey, Willard of Michigan, Brownlow
of Tennessee, and Sener, of Virginia, were al
lowed to effect, for session, the great body
of Republicans in both Houses, and it was on
ly when the hour of actual peril came, that thu
majority mustered up the pluck necessary tt
carry through the measures to which thei
party was in honor bound.
This is not the first time that the party ha
been placed in peril by chicken-hearted dema
gogues calling themselves statesmen. Th
backslding of Trumbull and Doolittle, ant
the other Republican Senators who refused
to vote for the impeachment of An
drew johnson, came very near stranding tn
party, at that time; but, thank heaven J tn
party and its principles were greater than it
representatives, and it not only threw oil it
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11
LivingstOne's Last Journals.

The world owes debt of gratitude
it can never pay to the faithful servants
who through dangers and against OBJ
Stacles which the imagination can but
family picture, bore the dead body of
friend and master, with all the precious
records of his wanderings and discOv-
cries, from the little village where he
breathed his last to the sea-cOast of
Zanzibar. But for their affectionate
devotion these records would have been
lost; and with the exception of what
was contained in the diary intrusted to
the care of Mr.. Stanley, all knowledge
of the important discoveries made by
the great traveller during the last seven
years of his life would have perished.
Thanks to the fidelity of these poor
ignorant men, in the narrative now
given to the world, covering seven
years of continuous travel and diseov-
cry, not a break occurs. we have not
says the editor of this deeply interest
ing work, ito deplore the loss, by acci-
dent or careleSSDess, of a single entry
from the time of Livingstone's depar-
ture from Zanzibar, in the beginning
of 1866, to the day when his nOte-book
dropped from his hand in the village
VI 4ieAt1, az hAtO CA0 VI n 1OAO- LhC
preservation of these documents appeas
almost miraculous when we consider
the nature OF the perils through which
they were borne to place of safety.
The little band of faithful servants had
to make their way with their precious
burden hundreds of miles through a
wild and terrible country, through
lands where the debased and superst;-
tious tribes would have torn them in
pieces had it become known that they
were carrying dead man, over rivers
swollen into raging torrents, across
and through dense forests,
where dangers lurked in every Ticket.
Yet altho ugh at every step beset with
perils, suffering oftentimes from hunger
and Thirst, and sometimes almost dead
with fever, the dreaded scourge of
equatoriaIAfrica, they remained faithful
to their sacred trust, and gave an exam
pie of fidelity and herosim that should
never be forgotten.-S. s. CoNANT, in
Hayper's Magazine for Mdrch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11
What the Nations Owe.
m the Cleveland Herald,

The official statements of several gov
ernments, the year-books for 1875, pub
lished in different countries, and the
calculations put forth by the financial
publications during the first month
of the year, enable reasonably cor
rect estimate to be formed of the out
standing debts of the principal nations
of the world. Taking the latest and
most trustworthy figures attainable,
VIC find that in 1874 the United States,
with, in round figures, about 1920
OOO, 900 of debt, stood third in the list
ofindebted nations. France stood high
est, with debt of 81, 500, ,000, 900. Great
Britain comes next, it aggregate Ma
tionrl debt being $3.50, 900, 900. Italy
is fourth on the list, its debt be 81, $50,
OOO, 900. Spain crowds the otner penin-
sular Kingdom closely having a debt
OF 81 1915 200, 900. Austria comes next
with 81, *, ,O00, 900. Russia with 81 ,700,-
600, 900; the German Empire and the
States composing it, owe 81 ,OOO, ,OOO, 900;
Turkey has debt of $675, 600, 900; and
British India has debt of the respect
able proportions of $3.50, 100000.
! These are the ten Governments hav.
ing the heaviest amounts of debt, theil
aggregate being no less than $40, ,2OO,.
600, 600. In two years they have made
a net aggregate increase of indebted
ness of 81, ,735, ,000, 900, or about ten pei
cent. The greater part of this increase
is in the debts Of France and Spain, the
former having added $3.50, ,OOO, 900, and
the latter S570, 200, 900. No other coun
try owes anything like five hundred
million dollars. The aggregate Ma
tional Indebtedness of the world, Sc
far as can be ascertained, is about $40,
$50, ,OO6, ,0O0--twenty-three billion, sever
hundred and fifty million dollars &C
cording to the French method of com
putation, or twenty-three thousand
seven hundred and fifty million dollars
English computation. The rates of in
terest vary, but taking the rates as fa
as known the annual interest charge or
the National debts Of the world Is abou
! } 81, ,0OO, ,OO0, 900, or not very far from hal
the principal Of the United States debt
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11
Education of Farmers Boys.

How is il that we can see men who
have moulded themselves on the anvil,
who won't let their boys be moulded
on the anvil too? As the leather-deal-
ct POUNDS the leather together to make
a sole, so the boy needs pounding to
make him man. you don't bring
him up a tender child, a child that
won't wear well. And the same with
with a girl that is brought up
without knowing how to work.-There
are misfOrtunes enough that fsl upon
the fair sex; there are diversities and
sudden revolutions in sffairs that more
often fall like pitiless storms upon their
heads than upon those of men, but of
all adversitiss a foolish mother for
daughter is the most adverse; one who
will not teach the child how 10 earn
her living, whowill not teach her fruit
full industry. Music may be heard in
stead of spinning; but in some way or
other, work should be part of the edu-
cation of every boy, and the boy who
is brought up without knowing how
to work is not brought up at all; ne is
abused. The old Jews used to say that
a man not brought up to a trsale is
brought up to be thief, and / ana Of
the same opinion to great extent. So,
then, parents, If you would bring up
the best crops here that your ground
will allow, bring up stalwart boys that
are able to work and are not ashamed
of 1t, and bring up good stalwart girls
that aresable to work in the kitchen
and about the houseand are not asham-
ed of it either'-H. ". Beecher.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

SENATOR JOHNSON, of Tennessee, made the
following reply to an invitation to stump New
Hampshire for the Democrats 81 am too bu-
sy, and your weather is too lively for me to
to think of going up to New Hampshire this
Democratic attempt to break up the Union
and overthrow the Constitution in 1S61-.5.
The only obstacle to peace now is the refusal
of the Democratic party to concede equal
rights to all men. When 1 say l am for equal
rights, l mean it; but when you say it you
don't mean it, When the Democratic party
gets right on this question, then tke Constitu-
tion will be safe, and you can command the
services of yours, truly, A. JOHNSON"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

BEEoHER has been kissed too much. If he
had less brilliant mind and weaker head he
would have made a donkey of himself long
ago. Very probably he might never have
written the wretched letters that stand against
him now if the fibre of his mind had not been
weakened by this mushy food of praise and
kisses that have been served up to him. Heis
not the first clergyman to whom on account of
it has been threatened the ruin of body and
soul, but he is a most conspicuous example of
the evil-Baltimore American.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

A GEORGIA correspondent of the Cleveland
whites; All over the South the young and
middle-aged are forming into military compa-
nies, and drilling every day or night, as may
be most convenient. This practice prevails all
through the South, and is actively and persis-
tently carried on. Where there is not suffi-
cient arms in the State for the arming of these
organizations, they are brought, and bill is
now pending before the Georgia Legislature
appropriating money for that purpose, as well
as to provide for the cadets in the State mill
tary schools. What all this means is matter
of no little moment, and very properly excites
the alarm of the colored people, as well as
those from the North.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

The Pennsylvania railway has a total length
with connections) of 1895 miles. Its liabili-
ties are 3.057, ,e72, against cost of S55, 175,
s72. The Baltimore and Ohio has total
track of 1858 miles, with liabilities of $685.
228,0e3, against cost of S44.655,s64. In
1878 the latter road earned fourteen per bent
on its liabilities, the former less than eight pei
cent
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

Mr.. ALGRRNoN SARToRIs has gone to Green
Bay, Wisconsin, where he has a farm. He
lived there and titled the soil for quite while
before his wealthy father and Nellie took pity
on his ard condition
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

SEWING SCHOOLS were established in Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, seven years ago. With
in that period 1,120 girls, gathered from the
streets have attended it, 700 of whom are now
employed as seamstresses at good wages.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11
Tur steamer Gothenhur

THE steamer Gothenburg has been wrecked
on one of the Fourneaux islands, in Brass
Strait, between Van Dieman,s Land and Aus
tralia- OF eighty-fve passengers and the
crew of thirty-fve, only four persons are
known to be saved
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

ENGLAND is charmed with the admirable
state of preservation of some canned beef
which is as fresh now as when put up score
of years ago for the British soldiers in the
Crimea.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

The Burlington Hawkeye says:
"Prisoner at the bar" said Democra-
tic Judge in Arkansas, the other day,
"your conduct has bordered upon the
atrocious. Anarchy and disorder must
be put down in this State by the strong
arm of the law whose majesty is insult
ed. You wantonly and in cold blood
murdered Republican, and the SEN
tence of the court is that you pay fine
of ten dollars and the costs of this
case"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

"WnD BILL" the well known interpreter
of Indian tragedy, formerly attached to the
troupe of Buffalo Bill" has been appointed
United States Marshal at Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming Territory
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

A SLAUGHTERED chicken, with a lump of
gold in its gizzard has set the people of Belle
Plaine, Iowa, to hunting for the spot on which
the gluttonous fowl took its final meal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

The building of railroad through the White
Mountains has gone steadily forward during
the recent freezing term, one thousand men
being engaged
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

THE Comptroller of the Currency calls on
National Banks for report of their condi-
ton at the close of business Monday, 1st inst.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11
BELMONT CHRONICLE.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO.
THURSDAY, MARCH IL, 1875.

The first through train on the Cairo and
St. Louis Narrow Gauge Railroad went
through on Tuesday of last week
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

THREE of this winters Legislatures have
finished their work and adjourned of
Nebraska, West Virginia and Maine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

NAsBY defines the Boston Radical Club as
''the Den of the Unintelligible, where they
talk about the Unknowable.'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

Mr.. Thomas Holloway, the British
Brandreth, gives $3.50, 900 for establish
ing at Egham, in England, q universi-
ty for the higher education Of wome
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

The American and National Express COM
panies have been consolidated under the form,
er name
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11

The Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia,
has eloped with and married the girl
of b ischoice, q baron's daughter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

belmont Lodge, No. l6. F. A. NJ. meets ey;
sry wednesday night on or preceding the iuh
IN DON. d. n. .oOMOAnNhn' W. ~
T. H FERRELL, Sec'y.
Ct Clairsvilie Chapter. No. IL Royal Arc. 81
yssons. meets Sd Fridsy night each month a.
81. Clsirsville and the lst Friday eann tIop'o
At Bridgeport. JAMES CLAhn' -
T. H. FERRELL, Sec'y.
Belmont Council No. 81 Royal selecL sac
supsr Excellent Masters, meets on Ine oecohe
c. w. CARROLL, 7. ]. @. h.
F d, BAILY, Rec.
Hore Commandery No. 26 Of Knights Temp
lars meets IN the first Tuesday night OF eve.s
month. n. j. DAoNSr .-l - sT9I
r d. BAILEY. Rec. msfHHi
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A Beautiful Figure.

*Thank Heaven
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-01-22

THEY TAKE THEIR OATH OF IT"-The
parties to the Rowe-Allcn controversy,
finding plain statements not strong enough,
have adopted a new weapon with which
to carry on the war tOwit affidavits. -
Last week the Allen side produced three
men who made oath to hearing Delaney
(who is Rowe's NAM make certain state
ments. Delaney, with alacrity, comes TO
the scratch in this issue, with a counter
affidavit that he never said any such
issue of veracity, and unless one party can
find some form of assertion stronger than
an oath, We don't see how they are go
ing to settle it. The quarrel is not cred
table to either side, and it is perhaps I'M
fortunate for the Anti Monopoly party
and its reform campaign of year before
last, that one of its candidates elected at
that time is charged with ncpotism by a
member of his own party, We say it is
unfortunate, whether the charge is true or
not, which we do not attempt to decide
at this time. 1t is peculiarly unfortu-
nate considering that our Autobiography
friends were SO fond of taking up and re-
peating the Democratic swash about
Grants nepotism.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-01-22

APPEAL FOR AID. Mr.. G.. r. Dewey
has laid before us Il letter received by him
from J. p Strong, formerly of Fairbank,
in this county, and well known as a teach
er in several other localities in the county,
now living at Schuyler Colfax county,
Neb. This part of Nebraska is in the
region of the grasshopper raid, and Mr..
Strong, as one of the school officers, at
the instigation of the Schuyler Aid Society,
has canvassed his district to ascertain the
number who need help for the winter
lie says that he found more destitute peo-
pie than he expected, and he appeals,
through his friend Mr. Dewey, in behalf
of his suffering neighbors to the benevo-
lenec of the people of Buchanan county
He asks that they make contributions of
provisions, half-worn clothes for men,
women and children, cloth for making
clothing, boots and shoes and stockings and
that they be forwarded to him through the
Aid Society On the arrival of the supplies
he will take his team and distribute them,
send receipt for publication, with full re-
port of the manner of distribution, &c.
Mr.. Strong is not himself in need of assiS-
lance, but makes the appeal solely for the
relief of his less fortunate neighbors.-
His reputation in this county for upright
ness and character give guaranty that the
supplies will reach those for whom they
are contributed. Mr.. Dewey desires us
to inform any OF our citizens who are dis
posed TO aid in this benevolent work that
he will receive provisions or clothing at
the Bazaar, and see that they are properly
boxed and forwarded