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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
Sherif's Sale.
Belmont Common Pieas-In Partition.

Charles Saffell,
VS..
John Saffell ct. al.
DY virtue of an order of sale in the above
ID case, issued and to me directed, from the
Court of Common Pleas, of Belmont County,
Ohio will offer for sale, at the front door OF
the Court House. in said county, on
Monday, May 18th, 1875,
At the hour of One o'clock, p. M, on said day,
the following desc<isbed prem ses-to- wit :
Situate in the County of Belmont and State OF
Ohio, subject to sale at Marietta, Ohio, and
bounded and described as follows: Being the
east half OF the northwest quarter OF section
81. township of range and further described.
as follows-beginuing at the south boundary
Iine south 4-l0 poles TO the southwest corner
of sal half quarter; thence north 81 40 poles
to a small run; thence up said run north 36122o
east 81 p0es; thence north SO east Z.5d
poles To the east boundary line; thence with
said line south 1852 poles to the place OF
beginning, containing Al acres and -S5 poles,
be same more or less.
Appraised at SllO0 20
Terms of sale-One>third cash on day of sale
onc-thIrd in one year and one-third ia two
years, with interest on deferred payments, to
be secu led by mortgage on premises sold
GEO. II. UMsTEAD, W. C. COCHRAN,
Attorney. sheriff.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22

BUSINESS OF all kinds is improving
at Martins Ferry, and the Ne,cs says
that the idle men in their midst are
those who have no time to work for
grumbling about the hard times
which no doubt is the case, but in that
respect Martins Ferry is better off than
eubenville, even if the enterprising
newspaper at that place has no one to
write up sensations that never occur
red. Never mind, brother Drennen,
maybe when news is scarce, you can
import Tribune reporter, and then
you too, may have sensations, but that
is no reason why bummers from
Bridgeport and Steubenville should Sc
lect temperate limits Of Martins Ferry
as suitable place in which to get in
toxicated, but perhaps, owing to the
fact that there are 81 few cases of that
kind there, they knew their fines
would be light, or probably the Mar
tins Ferry soaker5 had escaped SD Of
ten with impunity that the foreigners
supposed that they could do so to. We
have known towns before now where
all the cost of lighting the streets was
betrayed by imported Denzine sOakers.
-iNettbenUille G0zette,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
Let the People Speak.
MANHATTAN, Kan.

r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Y:
Dear Nr-YOur Favorite PreScrip-
ton has done my wife world of good.
She has taken nearly two bottles and
has felt better for the past two weeks
than at any time for the past two years.
No more periodical pains; none of that
aching back or dragging sensation in
he stomach she has been accustomed
to for several years. l have so much
confidence in it that | would be per-
fectly willing to warrant to certain Gus
toners of ours who would be glad to
get hold of relief at any expense.
have tried many Patent Medicines, but
never had any occasion to extole one
before. Very truly yours,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
LECTURE.
SPELLING SCHOOL.

Prof. H.. n. Mertz, of the Ritchie-
town public schools, Wheeling, gave an
lecture on Chemistry at
the School Hall on Friday night. His
audience was not even moderately
large; but the only consolation left to
thuse who did not go is that they will
never know what they missed. Ofthis
number we were one, but We have
heard the lecture and the accompany
Ing experiments SO highly spoken. of
that we are pretty well assured that we
ought to have gone. We hope that he
will repeat his lecture.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
Mrs. D. r. DAILY, Metropolis, Illinois

Mrs. D. r. DAILY, Metropolis, Illinois,
writes:
"Dr. r. V. Pierce-My sister is using
the Favorite Prescription with great
benefit"
MARY ANN FRIsBY, Lehman, Pa,
writes:
"Dr. r.. V. Piere-What have Ia
ken of your medicine has been of more
benefit to me than all others and hun
dreds of doctors bills"
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
sold by dealers in medicines generally.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
BURGLARIES.
AN ACTUAL FACT.

One day not long ago an Irishmar
entered an uptown grocery, purchased
and paid for twelve eggs, a pound o
cheese aad half pound OF crackers
and stood before the astopished grocer.
and devoured the whole lot, sucking
the eggs without su much as ever
warming them in the sun. Then ht
made pathetic remark tr two abou
the delicary of his appetite, picked III
his pick-axe, and crept out into thu
heartless world, poor delicate orphan
lad of not more than two hundred
avoirdupO,s.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
CT EARED.

The three young men, Thos. Bran
ford, who were charged with rObbing,
or assisting to rob the Bellaire postoffice
in October of last year, were before the
U. S. District Grand Jury for the South
ern District of Ohio, at Cincinnati, on
Friday .he 9th inst. The Jury failing
to find true bill of Indictment, their
bond was released and they were set at
liberty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
STREET RAILROAD.
THE WEATHER

is subject which is rapidly increasing
in intensity of Importance. 1t has not
failed to make its impression upon all
whe have come In contact with II. II
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22

Seventeen persons have gone crazy
over the Nathan murder, and professed
the murderers.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02

BuRoLARY.-A bold thief paid a visit to
the store of John P. Boyce last Sunday
night. He first broke large paddock on
the back door, then pried open the door,
breaking the lock and then had an open
passage to the premises. He then broke
the alarm drawer in the bar In which
was about five dollars, and then wrench
ed the drawer in the store from its fasten-
ings and carried it away. He also open
ed the desk in which is kept the money
and secured about fifteen dollars more,
refusing to touch some valuable jewelry
that was in the desk. The thief was no
doubt well acquainted with premises and
knew beforehand where to look for mon
ey, as it seems that money was the only
thing he was after except q drink of the
best whiskey. He also carried off school
check for forty dollars. Mr.. Boyce was
asleep over the store but the thief was
careful not to awake him.
An unsuccessful attempt was also made
to enter the store of John Franz =. q
same night.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02

ALMOST MISUNDERSTANDING scrape
occurred near Vaudeville last Friday.
1t seems colored man named Charles
Hays visited the store of Richardson and
Creoch aud becoming noisey was turned
out. After reaching the street Hays be-
cause abusive and Mr.. Crecch In order
to settle the difficulty shot him through
the neck, the ball lodged in the shoulder.
intlcting dangerous wound. Hays
was brought 10 Beaufort and placed in
the almshouse for treatment. The sheriff
mas gone out to arrest Mr.. Creeh.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02

The committee on finance reported that
tney had examined the books, checks and
vouchers of .he treasurer and found them
all correct. They approved the Quarter.
y report and gave the treasurer n ve,v
nattering notice on the neatness and ords,
In bis choe. The following bills were
presented and referred to the committae
on accounts.
q o. Franz Franz wheelbarrowa s1s.oo
~ w & sunor'es 1885
M. W. Williams, shells o7Ao
Q. Mayo, sundries oeos
James Wilson, ~ooo go
r WI:S' painting 7.5O
iaoor 1896
AN Ordinance entitled can Ordinance
10 protect puolic morality decencv and
order was introduced ond read and nass.
ed the second reading. '''
A check was authorized to be drawn IN
pay special employees amounting to
$o2.76. The council then received nro-
posals for printing Ordinances and
reports, when, as both papers placed the
same value ON the work, it was resolved
!" 70 divide the work equally between
them.
a check was authorized for $1,000 to
pay for $500. bushels shells which were
aiscoverd at Mitchellvillc. A bill for
S1oO0 was presented from j. G.. Thom ~
son Tor money advanced to pay tho faIe
OF some shipwrccked sailors from Beau.
loft 70 Charleston some time last wear.
ana referred to Warden Gleaves, who
Knew OF it's correctness, to get the recei ut
III - the II. h. agent 10 whom the money
had been paid. '
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02

Last Wednesday, rs though to aggra- !
vate the woes of the faithful road
overseers, the sun blazed forth with all its
power, as the pilgrims to the. Mecca of
all their earthly hopes, labored with lin
gering steps apd slow up the stairs to
the Office Of the commissioners, who, az
usual were in their places ready to serve
the just and unjust. The chairman wore
that serene and happy smile that SO well
becomes the aspirant for political honors,
and welcomed all with the bland manner
that is SO well known in the sage of Oak
land. After their toilsome ascent the
many roadoverseers and constables drop.
ped exhausted on the bench reserved for
their especial use and as they gazed upon
the countenance of p. p. their visions
pef grcenbacks and county checks drove
from their memory oil remembrance of
fthe sweat and toll they had endured on
the public highways. The board was
engaged during the forenoon in issuinv
checks for school teachers, as the law
now requires Ill claims paid out by the
treasurer to be audited by the commits
sioners. As we entered we We're surpr1s.
ed at the startling array of intelligence
that greeted our eyes. We noticed in the
audience one Lieutenant Governor, one
Member of Congress, one Comfy Auditor
one County Treasurer one School Com
Dissioner two Members Of the Legisla.
lure, three School trustees seven teachers,
eleven roadoverseers, three constable Q
three Merchants, one editor and ole
gentleman.
As the hour of lam. approached mvs-
terious envelopes were slyly handed To
the clerk and as quietly slipped into a
drawer by P. p. n. d. which proved to
be bids for past indebtedness Several of
our townsman who were well Known IN
pc interested in the fund, sauntered into
he room and tried to look unconcerned
though the mysterious envelopes were
hot their own labored productions. Their
looks, as the bids were opened, was a
study, and imany visions of greenbacks
were suddenly despilled as some cruel
bidder, hard up for cash, went quarter
ofa cent lower. The bids aggregated
1878. ut q discount OF about 90. cents
on the dollar. The awards were as fol-
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02
The Town Council,


Inc Town Council met last Wednesday
evening; all the members present except
the editor of th> Union. Herald, who con.
ltinues to ignore the duties he owes the
town of Beaufort, whose electors chose
MIN as Warden. The treasurer report
ed balance on hand of $110,2s.
TREAsuRER's QUARTERLY REPORT
Beaufort S. c. May 1st 1878
TO the Honorable Intendant and War.
dens-Town Of Beaufort.
Gentlemen.
In compliance with aAn ord,.
nance to create the Office Of treasurer of
the town ofBeaufort and to prescribe the
duties OF the same and for other purnos.
es," 1 submit the following report for the
quarter ending May 1st. 1875.
To balance Feb. 1st 1875 s1.e45 40
Receipt from market, licences
special taxes and executions 4s7.57
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02

On Wednesday afternocl Is Mr.. MO
Fits, son of Mr.. M. y. Fits, a leading
merchant of Allc,,dale, was riding along
'ne roao near that town, an approaching
storm IT r-duced him to take up behind
him. on his horse little boy he knew,
Wto was ploddipg afoot IN the same
direction. AS the shower came on, Mr.
.Fitts drew rein under large oak that
overshadowed the highway, and while
pauslng moment for better protection
from the suddenly descending rain q
fash Of lightning, attracted perhaps by
the steel ribs and stesl handle OF the um-
brella the young man held, struck Mr..
Fits, tho little boy and the horse, kill
ing the three instantly. The terrible
catastrophe was witnessed by a negro
standing in field not far of. The tree
was not touched.
q The funeral of Mr.. Fits, who was 6.
law student under Joseph Irvine, Esq,,
was preached is Ailendale by Rev. Nh
Lawton. Of the Baptist Church, Thurs
day and his remains taken, to Augusta
and entered in the City Cemetery the
afteEnoon:ofItbat day.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02

lNoUEsT.-Last Saturday DR.. johnson
was called on to hold an inquest on the
remains ofan old woman named Mary
Fripp, which were found on the Oak
muliigan plantation on this Island. The
nesh had been almost entirely torn from
the bones by the buzzards and dogs,
out the body was identified by the feet
which had besn dis6gured BY being fro.
zen many years ago. The verdict Of the
jury was that she came to her death bv a
visitation ofGod. There is no doubt
but the old woman in her waunderipps
rom one place to another ha d fallen
down and died from want and exposure,
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02

AN excurtion last monday, composed
OF the cresm of the colored society of
beaufort, to the fleet, was refused per-
mission to visit tho flagship, and were
iett to shift for themselves when on
board the monitor. As the excurtion was
gotten up by member of Congrss we are
sarprse at such conduct on the mart of
the Navy, and can CITY account for it on
the group6 of an apprehension of the
darser to the U. g. Navy in having Mr..
smalls editor scrutinizing the manage
ment and printing in his paper a list of
the irregularities which he would not
doubl discover; and which might result
IN the demoralization of the United States
in thes parts.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02
BEAUFORT. S. c. JUNE 2 1875
Last Saturday was observed as Mem

Last Saturday was observed as Mem
oriPl day by few of our citizens. About
ons huudrel persons visited the
cemetery with their floral offerings, and
decorated the graves as far as their con-
tributions would go, but among 10000
graves the decoration could not be very
general. The only services on the occa-
sion was prayer by Rev. Mr.. Middleton.
We were glad to observe the absence of
the fife and drum and political harangues
that have trequ emily intruded upon these
occasions, solely for political effect, and
trust that hereafter memorial day may
be observed as. quietly and decently as
was last Saturday.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02

parties interested. Mr.. Monday ". WiII-
Jams addressed the board IN the subject
OF constables pay, and although he ham
mered pretty hard on the subject, he on
ly had the satisfaction of having his
claim referrded to the solicitor for bis
opinion.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02

Bishop Howe will preach in the E pis.
copal church next Sunday and admins
ter the rite Of conformation. Should the
bell ring next Friday it will be known
that the bishop will preach that evening
also.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-26
LOUIS DAGGER.

REPRESENTATIVE KELLOGG, of Connec-
ticut chairman of the House Committee on
Reform in the Civil Service, proposes to
introduce to-day bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the Treasury Department The
committee has been maturing this bill for
over year, and its provisions are the re-
suit of thorough and earnest investiga-
ton into the workings of the Department
which the bill is intended to reorganize.
Secretary Bristow and the heads of the
bureaus Of the Treasury are in favor of the
measure, and as under the new order OF
things which Mr.. Kellogg intends to intro
duce the annual appropriation for the ex-
penses of the Department will be some
thousands of dollars less than the amount
now required, the Committee on Reform
in the Civil Service fell confident of the
favorable action of Congress on the meas
ure. As economy is now the order Of the
day, the fact that undef this bill the annual
expenses Of the Department will be less
ened will of itself 60 a great way in the
minds of most members as a reason for its
prompt passage. Apart, however, from
this economical reason the bill fixes the
proper status of many officials about whose
authority and compensation there is dis
cussion whenever the appropriation for
the Treasury Department comes up before
the House and Senate.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-26
A STRANGE BLUNDER.

Let US examine carefully the composition
of the .so-called Southern Outrage Commit
tee, to which was referred that portion of
the Presidents message relating to the dis
turbed condition of affairs in that section.
We begin with Messrs. Potter and Mar
shall, both of whom are earnest Democrats,
and neither of whom would entertain, for
a moment, any idea of treachery to their
party, or Of yielding even equal justice as
between the interests Of the two parties
when the influence of party bias is upon
them. Clearly they are ininical to the
President to his Southern policy and to the
success of the Republican party. Next on
the list, beginning from the same end, we
find Mr. William Walter Phelps, of New
Jersey, and Mr.. Charles Foster, of Ohio,
both of whom are Republican in name
only, and both of whom have proved their
treachery to party principles, to party
friends and to the policy which can alone
secure the success of the party. Clearly
they are also inimical to the President, to
his Southern policy and to the success of
the Republican party. As the committee
is comprised of seven members, it appears,
from this explanation, that the four gentle
men named, clear and decisive majority,
will be able, if they combine, as they evil
IDENTIFY will, to overcome the conclusions
reached by the remaining members
Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler and Frye. Of
course, the selection of such a commit
tee was an error-a blunder, of which
many a man less sagacious than Mr..
Speaker Blaine might have been guilty
but it is a mistake from the effects of which
it is not impossible torecover. The House
will have it in its power, when the facts
are reported by that portion of the commit
tee now IN New Orleans, to act advisedly,
regardless of the evident partisan reports of
the majority of this truly named "outrage
committee. At the same time it will be
advised regarding affairs as they exist in
other Southern States by reports from the
Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas commit
tees, and from the information embraced in
the reliable reports furnished by such compe-
tent conservative and unprejudiced officers
of the army as Major General Mcdowell and
equally reliable officials of the civil branch
of the Government service. With this ex-
plicit intelligence as the basis of its action,
there will be no excuse if the House fails
to recover from the effect of the blunder to
which we refer. In the meantime, it will
be the part of discretion to abstain from
intimations that the selection of the Louis
lana committee was intended to cast dis
credit upon the Southern policy of the Ad-
ministration or as discourteous to the Pres
ident himself. Let US treat it as an error
of which the author is now as regretful as
the most earnest well-wisher Of the party,
or as the most earnest opponent of the
State rights secession element of the South.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-26
THE LIST OF RECREANTs.

When the question came up in the House
yesterday, upon a motion for suspension
of the rules by Mr.. Butler, of Massachu-
sets, by which the civil rights bill, great
Republican measure, could be considered
at all without being controlled by the fill
clustering motions of the Democrats, and as
it might be by one fifth of the House, who
could call the yeas and nays, it was de-
feated-yeas 147, nays 49, That the coun-
try may see exactly who is responsible for
the defeat, we give the list of Republicans
absent and not voting-being thirty seven
and also list Of the Republicans voting
with the Democrats in the negative, by
which it will be seen that, with q single
exception of Mr.. Page, of California, all
were from Southern States. If the South
ern Republicans had stood true to the COL
ored constituencies, without whose votes
they could not have been elected, the uues-
ton would have been carried; or, if in spite
of their detection the other Republicans
had been in their places, as they ought to
have been, with the exception Of some few
absent on committees, the measure would
not have been lost.
It would now seem as if there were no
hope of Republican majority controlling
the legislation of the House, and the session
will be wasted in f1libustering motions and
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-26

Their private purposes-to exempt men not
connected with Congress from the ordinary
process of the law-or to come in between
the citizen and his right to vindicate his
reputation. Whitelaw Reid is not a mem
Der of Congress. He was not when arrested
at the suit of Governor Shepherd witness
before any committee. His connection
with the committee had been totally dis
solved, ample time had been afforded him
to leave the District and all good citizens
wished him out of it; but he chose to tarry
here to be wined and dined, and unless he
has more rights than the average American
citizen, he may tarry with US longer than
is agreeable to him, and that at the public
expense.
The attempt to invoke in his case tho
Titan of privilege
Resembles ocean into tempest wrought
To wait q feather"
Mr.. Reid, if he have one spark of manli-
ness in him, will feel himself driven to fol
low the advice of the New York Herald,
and drop the lions skin which some men,
bers of the committee have hung upon his
gaunt frame. Should he lean too much
upon his privilege" he will soon find that
himself and his support are both broken
reeds.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-26
THE FAILURE IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.

Yesterday an attempt was made by more
than three fourths of the Republican mem
bers of the House of Representatives to
suspend the two-thirds rule in relation to
important measures, and the attempt was
defeated, not by Democrats, but by men
protesting to be Republicans and who are
here by Republican votes to represent the
policy of the Republican party and aid in
maintaining its supremacy. Men have q
right, in some instances, to vote as they
please; but in the discharge of a public
duty, where they are acting in representa-
tive character, they should reflect the will
of their constituents and not their own mar
row, bigoted views. When the time ar
rives that one actingpurely in representa-
tive capacity cannot support or advocate
the views of his constituents he should re-
turn to them the power with which they
have clothed him, instead of following the
bent Of pig-headed inclination under the
belief he is acting the part of independence,
when in fact the indulgence in egotistical
stupidity only makes him female servant
in q Democratic household.
The slave power of the South and the
doughfaced Democracy Of the North, be:
lieving that the hand of manifest destiny
pointed to the loss of political power,
adopted the present two-third rule to the
end that minority could impede the ordi-
nary legislation of the country at time
when they could no longer control it. We
had well hoped that the doughfsces of the
House would be confined to the Democratic
party proper, but the vote of yesterday dis
closes the fact that as wise and astute per-