Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-02
New Series-VOl. 16. No. 2

shaken by child, fell, and broke the
child's leg. A suit for damages fol-
lowed and the owner of the gate was
obliged TO pay. A man has no right
to remove his fence, and leave ditch
or dangerous hole for travellers to stum-
BILE into at night. The conditions of a
lawful fence are expressed by statute.
An ordinary fence is the common fence
of the country, and is such as will re-
strain orderly cattle. Unruly animals
such as cannot be restrained by an Or
binary fence, breaking in and destroy
ing crops, the owner is liable for their
damage. The line of boundary in a
board fence is between the boards and
post; in rail fence the center OF the
post; in a stone wall, if not more than
three feet at the base, the extra width
must be on the soil of the man build
ing the fence. Bouods upon brook,
take the center of the stream, upon a
natural pond to the water; upon an ar
tificial pond the line goes in the mid
die, or over the bed of the old stream.
A man may not divert stream How
ing through his land in such way as
to interfere with the accustomed use
of water by the neighbors below.
The title to land, goes downward to
the center OF the earth and upward to
the heavens. If your title is good, you
own the soil, and everything beneath
it and above it. Your neighbOr may
build up to your division line, but if
the caves of his house Overhang your
land so that the water drips upon it
you may saw them off if you choose.
But if you allow it to go on without re-
monstrance for fifteen years, he ae-
quires the right to discharge his roof
water upon your land forever after.
You may not dig upon your own land
so near your neighbor's house as to en-
danger its foundations, unless you wall
up or otherwise make safe, in which
case you may dig square up. The
whole of tree and its fruit belongs to
the person in whose soil are the roots.
If the branches OF your neighbOr's tree
overhahg your land you may cut them
off, but you cannot use them for fuel or
take the fruit if any falls upon your
land.
In describing a line, if a deed says
due east from certain point $50 rods,
to q stake and stone, and subsequent
measurement makes the distance but
100 rods, still the stake and stone re-
main the bound The principle be-
ing that measurements may err, but
known and fixed measurements re-
main, and are to be considered as au-
thority.
If man digs we'll upon his own
land and thus drains away the water
from his neighbours well, lying at a
Loft
as the law does not take cogniZance of
underground water courses, and man
has right to dig where he will, and as
deep as he pleases upon his own soil.
Indiana Republican State Con-
Venfi0n.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-The Indi-
ana Republican State Convention met
this morning at ten O'Clock, and q. B.
Martindale, editor of the indianapolis
Journal, was made Chairman.
THE PLATFORM.
Colonel r. W. Thompson, Chairman
of the committee on Resolutions, read
the platform and resolutions, OF v hich
the following is short abstract.
After recounting the record of the
Republican party, it then declares as
follows:
1. They will remain faithful to the
National Republican party.
2. They do not recognize the right of
any State to interfere in the execution
of National laws.
8. 1t holds the Government of the
United States Nation, and not mere
confederation of States.
4. The National and State Govern
ments are independent of each other
within their own proper spheres.
). They are willing and anxious to
restore relations between North and
South, but are not willing to fOrgivel
the unrepentant, and are not willing to
place those who fought against the
Union on an equality with those who
fought for it.
8. Expresses preference to Union
soldiers for Office as against amnestied
Confederates.
Z. Believes the conduct OF the Civil
Service should recognize qualification
and integrity, not party service.
S. All men are equal.
9. Insists on religious freedom ald
the entire separation of Church and
State.
10. The revenue system shall be so
regulated as TO promote harmony be-
tween labor and capital.
IL. Taxes shall be heaviest on luxur-
les.
II. Demands the repeal of the Specie
act. |
I3. Calls for the maintenance of the
present system of currency.
IA. Applauds the financial policy of
the Republican party.
10. Opposes the payment of the Con-
federate debts or Confederate losses.
I6. Demands economy in the admin
of State and National govern
ments.
II. Demands the faithful aGministrs- !