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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

THE irruption OF Texans and Vir-
ginisns into Washington city, hunting
for Office Ia the Democratic House, IL
said to be frightful. New England and
New York have both to stand out OF
the way, and no Democrat can obtain
an Office who does not possess the lank
jaws of the hungry Virginian, or who
does not talk like plantation slave
The Washington Star says that "Vir-
ginia has swooped down upon the Of
fees in way that puts, not only New
England, but all the other States of the
Union out in the cold. Not since the
days of the war when Confederate
prisoners were marched through the
streets, has there been such an irrup-
ton of gaunt, hungry Virginians.-
The restaurants have to make q CON-
plete revolution Of dishes TO suit the
new order of things. Baked beans are
supplantcd by bacon and greens, and
pumpkin pie is nowhere"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

and the large number OF testimonials which
are constantly being received from pers- us
who have been cured by its use, are couclu
stve proof OF its great value. Ii Is recommend
Purifier and Health Restorer, IL has no equal.
VEGETlNE is not prepared for fancy drink
made from pour liquors, which debilttates the
system and tends 10 destroy health instead o.
restoring il.
Are not the many testimonials given for
the different complaints satisfactory to any
reasonable persons suffering from disease
thai they can be cured? Read the different
/ testimonials given, and no one can doubt
In many of these cases the persons say that
as In cases Of Scrolula, where. apparently, the
whole body was one mass OF corruption. If
VEGET1NE, will relieve pain, cleanse puri'- -
and cure such diseases, restoring the patient
| TO perfect health after trying different physi-
clans, many remedies, suffering for wears is il
can be cured? Why is this meiicine performs
| ing such great cures? II works in the blood
| IN the circulating fluid. II can be truly called
| he Great Blood Purifier. The great source of
disease originates In the blood; and no medi-
cine that does not act directly upon it, purify
and renovate, has any just claim upon public
/ attention. When the blood becomes lifeless
and Stagna"t. either from change OF weather
or climare. want of exercise, irregular diet or
| from any other.cause, the VEGErlNE will re-
lcleanse the stomach. regulate the bowels and
impart tone OF vigOr to the whole BODY. The
conviction is, in the public mind well AZ in
the medical profession, that the remedies
supplied by the Vegetable Kingdom a:e more
| sale. more successful, in the cure of disease,
| than mineral me iicines. VEG is COM
pO> ed of roots, barks and herbs IL is pleasant
take, and Is perfectly safe IN give An in faut.
| Do you need il? do not hesitate To try il. You
will never regret il,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

THE st. Louis Globe Democrat in re-
ferring to the dismissal of Henderson
as counsel for the Government in the
st. Louis whiskey cases, very truly
says: 'The President, or the Attorney
General acting for the President, did
no more than any private citizen,
similarly placed, would have done-he
declined to retain in his employment q
man who had Travelled long distance
out of his way to abuse him. He in.
jected stump sperCh into the belly o.
his argument, and after inveighing very
sharply against the tyranny of party
illustrated that tyrannyat the expense
Of the Presidents integrity of char
acter and purpose"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
The WEEKLY SUN,
l77e. NEW YORK. 1879.

Eighteen hundred and seventy-six is the
centennial year. Ii is also the wear in xrbicb
an opposition House of Representatives the
nrst since the war, will be in power At Wash
Ilngton; and the year of the twentv-third eIec-
tion OF President of the United States All
oi inese events are sure to be OF great interest
ana Importance, especially the two latter and
All OF them and everything connected yrirb
them Will be fully and freshly renortad an5
Iexpounded in The Sun. anu
Ihe Opposition House of REPRESENTATIVES
taking up the line of inquiry opened wears ae,,
ny iHE Sun, will sternly and diligent Y in
Cestigate the corruptions and miSdeeds of
Grants administration; and will il i 70 he
hoped, lay the foundation for new and bet
Ter Ter period IN our national history. OF all this
IHE sun will obtain complete and arcnra,s
accounts, furnishing its readers with early
and trustworthy information upon these ab-
sorbing topics.
Ihe tweaty-third Presidential election. with
Inc preparations for it, will be memorial q M
deciding upon Grants aspirations for third
term OF power and plunder, and still more as
deciding who shall be the candidate o, the
party OF Reform, and as electing that candi-
date. Concerning all these subjects. those
VINO read IHE Sun will have the constant
means of being thoroughly well-informed
The Weekly Sun, which has attained a cir
cuiatlon OF over eighty thousand copies, al
ready has Its readers in every State and Ter.
ritory, and we trust that the year 1876 will Sc,
their numbers doubled. It will continue 10
be thorough newspaper All the general
news OF the day will be found in il, CONDENSED
when unimportanL AT full length when of
moment and always We trust, treated in a
clear, interesting and instructive manner.
1t Is our aim to make the Week., Sun the hes,
family newspaper in the world. and we shall
continue to giVe.i in its columns large amount
reading, such as stories. tales
poems. scientific intelligence and agricultural
for which We are not able TO
make room in our daily edition. The agri-
cultural department especially is one of its
promin'nt features. The fashions are also
regularly reported in its columns; and So are
The markets of every kind.
The Weekly Sun, eight pages with tifty-six
broad columns is only Sl,aO wear. postage
prepaid. As this price barely repays the cost
y the paper. no discount can be made from
his rate to clubs, agents Po>tmasters. or any
me.
The Daily Sun, large four-page newspaper
# q columns, gives all the news for two cents
copy. Subscription, postage prepaid. 55c.
month or S6.5U year. Sunday edition extra,
], 10 per year. We have no travelling agents.
Address THE sun, New York City.
Dec. Q, lS15-6w.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
The National Road.
To the Editor of the Chronicle.


Permit me through the columns oi
your paper, to call the attention of the
public to the dilapidated condition OF
the National Road, and see if there can
not be something done to save the road
bed before it is entirely worn out
That grand old thoroughfare, the me-
mortal 0f the large hearted Henry Clay
and that has done so much for the wei
fare and prosperity of our county, and
is still such source of travel and ac-
coIumodatiOn 10 the community. II
certainly is the duty Of the citizens OF
the county, To protest against letting
the road bed be entirely destroyed. 1t
is evident that under the present nan-
agemeut, the road is getting worse
every year, and will soon be entirely
worn out, unless some means are adopt.
ed for its preservation.
The question arises, what measures
can be adopted for the better manage
ment and maintenance of the road?
When the National Road was ceded
to the State by the United States, the
conditions were, that the State should
ever keep the same in good repair, and
she is legally and morally bound to do
80. The legislature will shortly meet,
and our Representatives ought to b.
informed in regard to the bad condi-
ton of the road, and to be persistent
in pressing for an appropriation to put
the same in good repair, and urge the
assembly to fulfill the obi ,ations of the
State in regard to it. And should the
legislature object 10 make an appropri'
alton, our Representatives, if possible,
should get bill passed to cede the
road to the counties through which il
p ,sses, and put the same under the
control of the Commissioners of the
said counties. II Those of our citizens
that shave served in the Legislature
would give Us their experience and
views in regard to the former legisla
tion about the road, both by the State
and by the United States, at the time
it was cetled, and what were the law:
and conditions in regard to the trans
fer, by both parties, it would tn row
much light on the subject, Il.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
Taxing Church Property,

In the Presidents recommendation
of an amendment to the Constitution to
tax church property, he states his be-
lief that in 1850 the valuation of this
property which paid no tax was about
SO millions; "in 1860 the amount had
doubled"-say 166 millions; sin 1875 it
is about 900 millions" This estimate
makes the amount in 1875 more than
six TINS as great as in 1860, whereas in
the previous decade it had only doubl-
ed, and more than three times as great
As shown by the census of 1870. If the
amount has tripltd in the last five
years, the estimate that it will be tripl-
I'D again by the year 1900 supposes a
greatly decreased rate of accumulation.
The Presidents estimate for this time
suppOses that about one-eleventh of the
value of real estate in the whole coun-
fry is in church property. This is a
very large eXaggeratiOn. Yet the
amount and its increase is worthy of
grave-consideration by those who con-
control this exempt property. The ex-
emption of church property has 10 be
made up by higher taxes on other prop
erty, and thus people are in measure
taxed 10 support churches-a thing
which our Constitution forbids.
While our Constitutional Convention
was in session, this question was agitat-
ed, and this journal advocated the tax
ing of all property equally; but the
proposition had very little support
from the religious societies. The affair
does not call for constitutional revO-
luton of the government transferring
local taxation from States to the Ma
tional Government, but it is matter
worthy of serious consideration. The
State governments are the proper agen-
cies Of the people to carry out this re-
form. Our form Of government pro-
vides peaceable ways for such change.
The people have only to will it. In
other countries the history of accumu-
lations OF exempt property in the hands
of religious societies seems to have its
natural ending in its appropriation by
the State.-G,lcinaati Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
Sherif's Sale,
BELMONT COMMON PLEAS.
IN PARTITION.
Nancy Foreman ct. al.
Lucy Burtoft ct. al.

Lucy Burtoft ct. al
DT virtue of an order of sale in the aboy,
- case issued and TO me directed from IN,
Court of Common Pleas of Belmont county
ohio, will offer for sale, at the door OF ih,
Court House, in st. Clairsville, Belmont coun,
ty, Ohio, OIL
Friday. December 81. 1873,
at the hour of O'Clock p. NJ. on said day. tho
borrowing described premises. to wit:
Inc west half of the northwest quarter OF
section 2, township 8. range 2, beginning at
the northwest corner of said half quarter SEE
tion, at post and pile of n'e; thence south
tn post l6i poles; thsncn est 10 "a posi- Slis
poles: thence north 10 "a be "A l0i poles: thence
east 81 poles, 10 the place ..i beginning so nv
tn inDcIude the full aud entire half OF ssIs,
quarter section, with the reservation of ia.
acres OF said half quarter section beInv
the north part of said half quarter seciiou and
divided from IL by due east and west III a
running parallel with the north side of the
same-which IL Il acres was decided by Jacob
Shaf1er, sr., and wife, to Frederick Muhlmant
about the llth day OF December iS53' Ths
above described tract of land CONTAINING "a
acres OF land, more or less.
Appraised at So $50
Terms OF Sale-One-third cash ON ,iay nS s,I..
ole-third In one year. and one thir,i In two
years, with Interest on deferred pay ments 10
be secured by mortgage ON premises MD
J, +. YoUNo, Atty. nec2 't5.ts s'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
BRIDGEPORT.

The postoffice has been removed to
Holloway's block.
There will be supper and other en-
tertainnents at Scott's NJ. e. Church,
on next Tuesday evening, for the ben
eft of the Sabbath School.
We understand boy was killed in
Martins Ferry, on Monday, from
the fall of some scdff,lding used in
erecting belfry on the Presbyterian
Church.
The Methodists of the West End
Bridgeport, will have Panoramic En.
tertainme Mt and Lecture from Rev
Barnitz, on next Wednesday evening,
for the benefit of their Sabbath S:huoi.
Joseph Jackson, the young man who
lost his leg on the railroad sDme time
ago, has been taken to his home near
Woodsfield.
A case eliciting some local interest
has been on the tapiS in Bridgeport
during the past week. Proceedings
be fore b. Z. Cranston, Esq. The PhR-
nix Insurance Company Issued life
policy to John koehlien some years
ago for 5000. The old man died of
something last spring-and was buried.
His burial certificate stated he died of
Asthma-but the party or parties who
gave the Asthmatic certificate now
come forward and swear he died of
deliriuIn tremen5, and on this and sim
liar kind of testimony, the Company is
trying to shirk paying the heirs. An
other plea is. the Old man was diseased
when insured, and drank to excess
while living. This Phoenix Company
has been drumming this community
'Gd aauSeun' for business, and we sin
cerely hope it will be compelled to pay
its honest debts, in spite of Asthma
and delirium tremens.
Ga list S.b5a,h night extensive coal
bank r0bberie' were conmitted-Cape-
hart's, Burget McConaughey's, and the
L Belle Glass Co.'S banks were thor
oughly cleaned out of picks, shovels,
powder, and oil. This is the second
raid on the banks recently.
Mr.. Cate, the new and clever Srcre-
tary nj the La Belle Glass Company,
has become citizen of Ohio, by nov
ing into Rod. Miichell's house.
Uncle Dt1. l1hTTlS has SOiu MS MlllS
to Thomas h. Hrgue. He gives pos
session in the spring.
There's hope of LDnsley and Dad
Zevely yet-Boss Tweed has apparent
ly scooted to a sure hiding place. Tray,
Blanche and sweetheart
Prof. Pratt and his school propose
having Literary i Entertainment the
dag bofore Christmas in the School
Hall.
Manuel Bulett, the young man Sc
by the fall of scatfDld,
on the Island, two weeks ago, is recov.
ering handsomely.
We are glad to hear 80 ne of our me-
chanics complain OF having lost several
jobs, because they had so
much work on hand they couli under
take no more.
The ladies are busily at work obtain
Ing signatures to memorials to the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

THE new Postmaster of the House OF
Representative at Washington, is a
man of many trials and sore tribula'
tions. He has received such kindly
consideration at the hands of Capt,
Sherwood, his predecessor, that he Is
10th TO part company with him. Five
hundred applicants TO be appointed to
subordinate positions under him have
been disappointed, mainly because
they had not served in the Confederate
army. The few who have succeeded
in getting appointments took the quail
flied oath of office, and are correspond
ingly happy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
What is .7eedPd

BosToN, Feb Is, 1871.
HENRY r. STEVENS, ESQ
Dear Sir-Abont one year since | found N.Y.
self In a re bic condition from general debiIi-
ty. NEGETlNt wa: strongly recommended
to me by friend who had Secn much btnefit-
ted by lis use. l procured the article, and. af-
and discontinued its use ieel quite confident
that there il no medicine superior to il for
those complaints for which IL is especially
to those who Ieel that they need Something to
restore them to perfect health.
Respectfully yours, U. J.. PETTENGILL,
Firm of N Petteugill d Co.,
No. 10 State ST, Boston.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

touches upon a great variety OF i'm.
portant subjects, and on The greater
part of them we are bound TO say that
it delivers sound, or, at least, defensi-
ble views. But there is one capital ex-
ception; one subject on which the re-
commendations of the President are
sheer folly. 1t unfortunately happens
that the subject on which the President
is utterly wrong is the one which he
presses with the most vigor and zeal.
He is sound on the Cuban question;
sound, in the main, on the most i'm
portant OF the financial .queS-
tions; sound and admirable on the
Question of cable monOpOlieS; discreet
and even wise on the Mexican ques
ton; plausible at least if not right, OF
the naturalization question. But Oh
the combined religious and school ques
ton, upen which he lays his chief stres,
and emphasis, he is wild, Quixotic anC
utterly absurd. This attempt to intro
duce religion as controlling elemen
in our national politics, the zeal will
which he filings this firebrand, and trie:
TO kindle theological animo>ities fo
party effect, is the most mischievou
and monstrOus violation of fitness ant
propriety ever perpe trated by Presi
dent of the United States.
New York Sun.
This is the longest message Gran
ever signed. 1t is not very interestip,
reading, and we don't believe the PEG
pie will pay much heed to any of il
recommendations which may be re
garded as having originated with it
author.
The school and church question is
congenial topic to him, and afford
proof that his thorny subject will be in
corporated into the next National Re
I publican platform, and play part il
the coming Presidential campaign.
The message will disappoint publ
lexpectation on the Cuban question
The President handles it deliberately
but leaves it exactly where he found il
Grant is sound on the currency que:
ton. He advocates an early return t
ispecie payments, and is in favor of aG
herring 10 the present law fixing the ir
itial point of resumption Oh the first ,
January, 1879. He asks Congress fc
further legislation to give full effect
the existing law. We fancy Congres
will do nothing of the kind, but afte
wranglIng long while over ii, wi
join in u deadlock between the tw
Houses, and thus prepare the way fo
making this phase of the financi,
problem leading issue in the Pres
Dental campaign.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

great deal. 1t seems to us that every-
body will take Peterson" i'm 1876, il is
SO cheap and yet so good. As a guide
ior the fashions, it has no rival. The
price is only Two dollars year, with
great deductions to clubs, and valuable
premiums to persons getting up clubs,
Specimens are sent, gratis, to those
wishing TO get up clubs.
Address Charles J. Peterson, BOG
Chestnut Street, PhiladeIphia.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

"FREE Schools and Free Country
I y. s. Grant.
81 MEAN specie resumption" ~
t President Grants Message.
"THE education of the masses be-
comes the first necessity for the pre-
servation of our institutions. ~ y. s.
Grant.
ESTABLISH and forever maintain
free public schools adequate to the ed
ucation of all the children. ."-[ Presi
dent Grants Message.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

THE Pope's toe is still working mis-
chief in Canada. A Roman Catholic
mob has destroyed Protestant Church
at Okla, an Indian village on the Otta-
wa River. They seem TO fancy, these
Papish gentlemen, that they have an
exclusive monopoly in the control OF
Indian souls.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

Friday night, in the Democratic
Jack. Ass s-ociaiion of the District OF
Columbia, resolutions were introduced
declaring that the Democratic party
will always resist any attempt to di.
vide the school fund, and that it has
always been in favor of gold aud
silver as the only Constitutional cur.
rency of the Nation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

IT costs the people of Ohio s22,0 ,026 to
advertise the Constitutional Amend
ments submitted al the recent election.
Add to this the. increased cost OF the
Supreme Court Commission provided
for in one of these amendments, and
we will have neat little sum OF moi
less than $4,000 useless expenditure,
for which the late economical Demo
cratic Legislature is responsible.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
THE TRAMP" QUESTION.
State Convention i'm Columbus
Ohio, to Consider the Evil.

In answer to call of the City Coun-
Gil of Lima, a State convention to con-
slider the "tramp" question was held at
Columbus on Wednesday of last week
Resolutions were adopted declaring
that large class OF persons exist in
Ohio who properly belong to the va
grant class, and who live by begging,
that this is growing evil that must
be eradicated by furnishing employ
mentto thisclass of such a character,
or to nuke their labor remunerative.
70 this end the plan of establishing
workhouses in all cities and towns suf.
ficiently large to maintain them is re.
commended and additional Legislation
by which any district composed of one
or more townships may be authorized
to erect such houses, or to form chain
gang, ID to be asked for. That mag
grants, and upon conviction to commit
them to these work houses, that this
system Of work houses to be effective
must be extended over the whole State,
that the furnishing of free transporta.
tion to tramps from one point to an.
other be dispensed with; that the pro-
per authorities should be authorized to
employ persons committed to the
workhouses on The public highway or
at other labor outside the workhouse
property.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16

A Democratic paper says: 1.-The prin-
cipals of the time honored party are
eternal and bring enlarged liberty to
ALL" Certainly. That's what Tweed
said when the Democratic officials al.
lowed him to escape his just punish.
ment at Sing Sing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
NOTICE.

ii ENRf THOMPSON aud Jacou b. Haper. of
1 Litlleton. W. Ea..wIil take notice that TO-
on December 3. 1875. file petition in the Court
OF Common Pleas of Belmont county, Ohio
against tnem, asking for a judgment against
them Tor SliU2.46, and interest from OcIober l.
1915. on open account; and also flied an afida,
Wit 10 procure servlce by publication upon
them, and also made au affidavit TO obtain an
order Of attachment against certain real es-
tate o! the said Jacob b Hager. in the town
oi Bridgeport. Belmont county, Ohio: and ask :
Ing to nave the same sold 10 pay the clam due
to said plaintiff
The said Henry Thompson and Jacob B. E.a>
ger are notified that they are, and said Hayer
answer said petition on or before ihe third
Satui day alter The 18th day of January, 1879.
JOS. SPEIDEL co,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
CANNOT BE EXCELLED.
CHARLEsrowN, March 10, Iseg

| II. X. STEVENS
DEAR SIF-Ths Is 10 certify tnat have used
your Blood Preparation IN my family for sew
| eral years aud think that. for Scrofula or
Cankerous Humors, or Rheumatic Affections.
il cannot be .xcelled; and as blooI purifier
and spring medicine Il il the best thing ever
| used; and have used almost everything
! eau cheer fully recommend il to any one in
need of such medicine Yours respectfully
| Mrs. a. a. DINS MORE,
~ Ru- sell Street.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
SHEEesFES S.gE g,
BELMONT COMMON PLEAS.
IN ATTACHMENT.
Robert Claudy,

David p. Shively.
pY virtue of an order OF sale in the aboy.
u case issued, and to me directed, from the
Sourt OF Common Pleas of Belmont county
OHIO, will offer for sale on
Monday, January 10, 1876,
at the front door of the Court House. in said
county, at the hour of o'clock p. NJ on said
day. the following described premises TO wit:
The south halt OF Lot No. 10, and IS feet of The
north side OF Lot No. IL, in the town of Somer-
ton, Belmont county, Ohio. with appurtenan-
ces thereto attached.
Appraised at 5000.
Terms of Sale-Cash on day OF sale.
w. &. COCHRAN, sheriff
u D. l. CoWES. Atty. Dec9, lS75-ts.