davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-28
Military Academy Appropriation
Bill,

not surprised that the Republican men,
bers charged the reductions in this bill 70
the ignorance Of the committee which re-
ported it, because the Republican legis-
lators arrogsted 10 themselves all the
wisdom and regarded the people a. ig-
norsnt Success had crAzed the brains
and turned the heads OF the members Of
the Republican party until, in place Of
Lincoln, Stanton and Chase battling
for freedom and against fraud and cor.
rup,i,p, the country was burdened with
the present eItravagant administration,
With its whisky ring, its Indian ring, it,
Credit Mobilier, its Pacific Mail subsidies
and its real estste pool. He trusted that
no Democratic member would be bediyerted
from the path Of duty By such Repub-
llcan maneuSering N bad been on
the amnesty bill There vn . plain,
straight forward duty, easy 70 compre-
bend; investigation and exposure Of all
frauds and reduction OF the burdens Of
the the people BY cutting Of every IN
necessary expenditure. Coming down 70
the details Of the bill he argued in justif
cation Of the expenditures made in re-
gard 70 the pay Of professors and cadets.
Mr.. Randall, chairman Of the Com
mitiee on appropriation, replied 10 crit
icisms made on the bth in yesterdays de-
bate and discisimed all desire 20 enbar.
rsss the efficiency Of Wet Point Acad-
emy. II he though the bill would
have such an effect be would
not advocate it. He showed that under
this bill the pay and emoluments Of Q
senior professor would be 1900 year,
and OF q junior professor H,l00, and be
though, thai wss fair and liberal Thse
professor had an advantage over profes-
sors IN eiher colleges in the fact thst in
their old age they had the privilege Of
being retired on three-quarters pay.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
INDIANAPOLIS.
Soldiers and Sailors Reunion.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 10-Arrange-
ments are about completed for the re-
union of the Union Veteran Associa-
ton, on the 10th and Dist, and the fol-
lowing invitation has been issued:
Headquarters Boys in Blue Union
Veteran Association, Department of
Indiada, Indianapolis, Sept. 9-To the
Soldiers and Sailors who served in the
Union army and navy during the late
war, and all others in sympathy with
the cause for which they fought: On
behalf of the citizens of Indianapolis
and the soldiers of Indiana, we extend
to you cordial invitation to partici-
pate in the reunion of the veterans of
the nation in this city on the Goth and
21st inst. This centennial year with
its cluster of memories encircles peri
eds of time in which the highest and
noblest virtues of our race have been
revealed in patriotism unsurpassed
by any other nation in this century of
time. The best and purest feelings of
our natures have been moulded into
one sentiment higher than any other
loyalty to the flag. Our country has
safely entrusted its keeping to her citi-
zen soldiery in the perils of war, and
they have preserved and returned it
sacred and triumphant. To those vet
Grams yet remaining to US We extend
welcome to our midst, and in the spirit
that prompts the welcome to victors of
all nations we hail them and bid them
thrice welcome. Your presence upon
this occasion is earnestly asked.
O. P. MORTON. E. B. MARTINDALE,
JOHN G. NEW, JOHN COBuRN,
CONRAD BAKER, fR'DK KNEFLER,
BENZ. HARRISON, r. s. FOSTER.
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"The Prostrate South.,

The Sweet Water East Tenn.) En-
terprise weeps thus: "It is the general
opinion of farmers hereabouts now,
that possibly, after filling 'sll out doors, )
they may be able to find room for the
balance of the corn crop in their cribs
and barnes. The crop will be huge
unprecedentedly 80 In the memory of
the oldest inhabitant.'"
The Carterville Geo. Express utters
this bitter cry: "From nearly all
points in the country, we hear of the
most magnificent cotton crops, accord
ing to present outlook, had in the
country since the war. Some Of our
farmers will not be able to house all
their corn"
The Iuka (Miss.) Herald laments /:
"Corn is actually begging in Iuka now,
for the first time since the war;" '
The Cumberland (Ky.) Courier
groans out: "Crops never were more
fiourishing than at the present time.
Wheat, hay snd potatoes turned out
finely"
The Waverly (Tenn.) Journal
mourns: "Humphreys county has a
larger number of hogs now than for
many years. Her pork promises to be
largely in excess Of any possible local
demand"
The Owensboro (Ky.) Examiner
walls aloud: "There are already over
twenty mammoth tobacco stemmeries
in this city, and yet there are not suf-
ficient for the tobacco traffic of Owens
boro. The contract for the erection of
two more factories has been let."
The Shelbyville (Tenn. Gazette sobs:
"Really we do not think our people
need be talking about bankruptcy and
reputation, having just harvested such
a splended crop, and with such fiatter-
ing prospects for fine yield of corn this
fall, and besides the country is full OF
cattle, horses and mules, not Withstand
ing they are being shipped away by
hundreds and thousands"
The Mountain (Ky.) Echo sighs
"The recent rains seem to encourage
the farmers, and they are jubilant that
they are thus abuudantly blest with
fine crops. This centennial ear may
olso be year of jubilee"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
Card from Colonel Barnes.


In the letter of the Columbus corre-
spondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, of
August 26th ult., which was repeated
and rehashed in that paper in subse.
quent issues, appears statement con-
ceruing myself as Republican candi-
date for Secretary of State, viz: That
last wiEter bill was introduced into
the Legislature of Ohio to prevent
members of the Masonic, Odd Fellews,
and other secret societies from serving
on juiies in certain cases, etc.; that /
was a warm advocate of this bill
among the people Of my county, and
that / signed a petition asking the
Legislature to pass such bill; and
again, that was engaged within the
last year in urging the Legislature Of
Ohio, by petition and otherwise, to pass
a law to prevent Free Masons, Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and men,
bers of other secret organizations from
serving on juries that 1 was a warm
advocate Of this bill among the people
Of Guernsey county, where live, etc.
In regard to these stupid and mali
ciOus charges 1 have to say: That they
are absolutely false in every particular.
L have never been identified with the
anti-Secret Society movement in any
way whatever, either by speech, peti.
tiOn or otherwise, and having in years
past, been a member of several secret
organizations myself. consequently
could not and would not knowingly
stultify myself in any such way as that
charged. MILTON BARNEs.
Columbus, Ohio, Sept, I3, 1876.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
Shall We Make a Change,

The great howl among the Democratic
speakers and politicians in this nelghborhood
at the present time is '.Let us have change" I"
In reference to this matter we clip the follow
ing able article from the Chicago Tribune:
"The burden of the whole Democratic ar
gument in the present Presidential canvass is
''Let us have change; let US put out the
men in office and put in a new set; any
change must be for the better" If the elec-
tion of Tilden had no other effect than the
mere substitution of one set of oficeholders
for another, despite the necessary disturbance
and consequent evil of such sudden and uni
versal change, there would be no particular
lament. The people as whole care very lit
tie who fill the offices, have no respect for
''ciaims" to office and rarely shed many tears
over any mans dismissal. They take no more
interest in the removal of a clerk in public
office than they do in the dismissal of book
keeper in hardware store or a teller in a
bank. But this election is not mere strug-
gle as to who shall hold office, who shall
draw salaries from the Treasury, and who
shall become charges upon the public revenue.
The election of Tilden means something
more. 1t means political revolution, not
merely of the offices, but of the men who are
to administer, and of the politics and charac-
ter of the Government. 1t is not the mere
substitution of one party in place of another;
it is revolution, peaceful to some extent in
its operation, but in its effect and all its re.
suits the practical success of the same move.
ment which in the form of q civil war against
the Union proved failure What was the
aim of the rebellion of 1861? 1t was to dis
rupt the Union, break down the Constitution,
and the reorganization of the Republic upon
the recognized principle of confederation Ct
independent States, in which the servitude Of
the African race was to be beyond and above
all law save such as each State should adopl
for itself. The complete supremacy of the
white race and the exclusive property charac
ter OF the negro was to be Fundamentals
! principle. This was the kind Of Government
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

Col. N. P. Nolan, prominent DEM
ocrat OF Dayton, Ohio, came OUT last
week for Hayes and Wheeler.
Gen. Butler was nominated last week
for Congress by the Republicans Of the
Seventh Massachusetts, district. Only
one ballot was taken.
SELMA, Ala, Sept. Isl. T. Rapier,
formerly c0lored Congressman, was
nominated to-day by the Republican
Congressional Convention Of the Fourth
district. Some Of the delegates bo,ted
and nominated Jerre Harslson, eolor.
ed. the present member Of Congress.
COLUMBIA, s. C., Sept. 1S-The Re-
publican State Conyentioa has renoln.
mated the Governor, Lieot. Governor,
Comptroller General, Treasurer and
Secretary Of State. r. B. Elliott, col.
ored, has been nominated for Attorney
General. S&+ -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
The Main Question First.

When the very existence OF the Nation was
at issue, the patriotic people pid not permit
minor questions to distract their minds, nor
did they let go their vital issue to take up ex-
ceptions raised in matters of detail, by those
who worked to defeat the main object. At
that time the leaders of the Democratic party
developed very lively jealousy for the integ-
rity of the Constitution, and for all the legal
impediments that could be invented to hinder
the energetic action of the Government in put
ting down secession. They offered to the
people very fine regard for the Constitution,
and high standard of the enforcement of law
against any means to put down law breakers.
According to their own statement they Of
fered for the service of the people a set of
virtues far superior to those of the Republican
party, which was fighting secession. Accord
ing to their list of their own merits, the peo-
pie could have had reform Administration
by the simple operation of putting out the
Republican, and putting in the Democratic.
But there was one ideaism in the people,
which led them to persist that the job to be
done was to suppress the rebellion, to stop
the slaughter, and devastation, and expense,
and to establish the supremacy of the Govern
ment. And instinct gave them the somewhat
logical notion that the Nation, and which
alone cared TO save it, was the safest party to
trust with the minor matters and details.
The same appears to be the case now.
Northern Democrats offer the people fine
scheme of reform, by the simple process of
turning out all the public officers and clerks,
and putting in Democrats. They present
taking platform, of which nine resolves begin
with tie word reform, and in which the same
word is repeated many other times. They
give to the people platform which shows a
soft money side to the West, and hard
money side to the East, and letter of their
candidate, with a complete labyrinth of
words, through which hard money becomes
soft, and soft money hard, and resumption if
to be brought about by a thimble-rig-
ging slight of hand, which shall make both
paper money and specie abundant, to every
mans content.
All this sounds very attractive, but some
how the people seem to see that the party
which would come into power, if Tilden were
elected, would be the solid Southern Confed-
eracy. Therefore, they conclude that they
will see about this first. They appear to be
no more inclined to let their minds be divert
ed from the main issue by such questions of
administrative detail, now, than they were
amid the sounds of war with this same Con-
federacy. And now as then, they have the
intuitive and somewhat logical idea that the
party which saved the very life of the Repub-
lie is safer one to trust in its government
than the one which fought to break it up into
warning States, and which has to confess that
if it had prevailed, there would be no National
Government now to be captured by the South
ern Confederacy.-[C Gin. Gaz.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

ABOUT two o'clock Saturday after.
noon a citizen climbed the stairs lead
ing to Detroit lawyers Office, pushed
open the door with an impatient slam,
and angrilv inquired: "Why didn't
you call on me as requested?' Cali on
you? didn't know that you wanted
to see me- was the surprised reply. u
left note on your table an hour before
nOOu,' continued the citizen. 1t WAS
enclosed in an envelope, directed to
you, and 1 wrote the word private
across the end. That explains it, an
swered the lawyer, sinking back into
his chair. My wife came down here
this morning, saw that letter, and III
bet she wasn't the fifteenth part of .
second putting 1t into her pocket. /
hope you wrote large hand and sign
ed your full name.'-Detrolt Free
Press. et
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
New York Democrats.

SARATOGA, September 13.-The
Democratic State Convention to nomi.
nate a candidate for Governor in place
of Seymour, who declined, met to-day
and nominated Lucius Robinson by ac.
clamation. The convention then ad-
journed sine die.
Lucius Robinson is Controller of the
State of New York and resides at FL
mira. He was born at Wyndham,
Green county, N. Y, in 1910; was
elected District Attorney in 1887, and
in 1913 was appointed Commissioner in
Chancery in New York city. He re-
moved to Chemung county in 1855, and
represented that county in the State
Assembly in 1859. In 1861 he was
elected State Controller, receiving the
support of both parties. He was re-
nominated by the Democrats in 1868,
and was reelected by majority of 30
OOO.
John Kelly resigned as Electoral
large and HOratio Seymour was substi-
tuted.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
w H o s e?

A little mound of earth alone,
With matted, stunted grass o'ergrown,
A lonely haunt in graveyard plot,
By every former friend forgot,
Yet stranger steps l could but choose
Stay by that grave, not knowing whose!
What need of sculptured stone to tell
Who slept beneath was sleeping well?
What need to know the sleeper's name?
To us or him twas all the same!
Life's story still could pursue,
Beside this grave, not knowing whose.
''Dust to dusti" the end of earth,
The end of dreams our life gives birth;
The summing up of all our fame,
Was here, a mound without name.
A matted sod, lonely spot,
By grieving friends at last forgot!
Not knowing whose, what worth to us
His name, his age, or history?
Did earth resound once with his crime,
Or mayhap with his deeds sublime;
What boots since o'er him hangs the pail
Oblivion weaves and spreads for all?
One of the millions gone before,
Whose steps are washed from off times shore
A matted sod the only trace
That's left as landmark to his race,
Whene'er like me one comes to muse
Beside the grave not knowing whose
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

When common school teacher in
Virginia found upon his examination
papers the question: "How does ship
at sea find its latitude and longitude p
he arose to the question and promptly
wrote: 1T finds its longitude hot and
its latitude kOld.'
A Saratoga letter writer asks, in de-
spairing tones, Where are the menT
We don't know, dear, just where all Of
them are, but from our ssnctum win
dow we just now saw six of them file
around behind the screen Of a sample
room over the wsy.-Burlington
Hawk.Eye.
On the base bali grounds yesterday,
says the Burlington Hawk-Eye, Q red
hot ball struck the batter Just whore
his mother used to feel for bim with
her slipper, and the umpire shouted
dead ball. Dead ball = retorted the
striker struck, II there's live ball on
the grounds, that'sit.'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
THINK FOR YOURsELF.

Thousands lead miserable lives, sufferin-
from dyspepsia, dsordered stomach and liv
er, producing biliousness, heartburn, cOetive-
ness, weakness, irregular appetite, low spirits,
raising food after eating, and often ending in
fatal attacks of fever. They knOso they are
sick, yet get little sympathy. The unfailing
remedy, which is yearly restoring thousands,
is DaCosta's Radical Cure, sold by HOGE, the
Druggist, opposite the st. Clair Hotel.
A 25c bottle will convince you of Its merits.
Don't dely another hour after reading this, but
go gnd get bottle, and your relief is as GER
tain as you live. Will you do it, or will you
continue to suffer? Think for yourself!
Prof. Parkers Pleasant Worm Syrup is per-
fectly safe and extremely palatable. No phys
ic required. Costs 25 cents. Tryit. je1'7G
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

When ought mariners to have ffuIt
at sea ?-When they stem the currents,
1t consoles the New Orleans Republic.
can that Charley Ross viii soon be big
enough to find himself.
"A prudent man, says a witty
Frenchman, is like q pin; his head pre.
vents him from going too far
The pensive mule is not usually re.
'garded as susceptible to pathetic emo
tions. And yet he occasionally drops .
mule-teer.
You want nothing, do you p said
Pat. 'Bedad, an If its nothing We
want, ye'll find it In the jug, where the
whiskey was.'
A young poet of the realistic school
writes ''Time marches on with tha
slow, measured tread ofa man working
by the day." - -
When a young lady and gentleman
have controversy about kissing. they
generally put their heads together
Norristown Herald.
An exchange asks: is Sitting Bull
a West Pointer? His name Implies
that be Is more of q setter than point
er.-Norristown Herald.
The young lady who always wanted
her sweetheart close at hand explains
it on the ground that twas only Q nigh
dear of her own.-New York Commsr.
cial Advertiser.
A Reading man has written an sssar-
on 'Bustles.' And some bustles pro-
ject sufficiently to enable Q man to
write an essay on 'em very easily.-
Norristown Herald.
At an auction of miscellaneous artL
cles out-of-doors 1t began to sprinkle
when q bystander advised the auction.
eer that he had better put up an um.
berella as the next article.
"A Miss Post is the reIgning beauty
at Newport, and all the young ment
want to tie to her, This is gensrsllR
the fate Of a rail pretty girl, al -
has no de-fence.-Norrissown Hsssi&
1t Is not believed that these b aa
artest In the world who'can catch fho
expression of . woman's faco ns abe
puts her nose into the milk.jug ank
finds that the thunder has soassd the
contents.
Appearances are deceitfnl. AtAmp.
meeting it Is difficult q. tell from the
background whether the man on The
front seat is shouting glory OF has just
sat down on . ack.-Neswieh Bosistiss
The tramp who strayed intes hzm-
er's premises and tried te make "a
with . cheese came out with . black
eye, acknowledging that he bad ben
rather dnlRyllcked n tha puSscik o. kiB
duties.-N. Y. Cum. Adv. , !, ~.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

The Cincipnati Commercial says /:
II is pretty clear now that Hayes will
be elected. The Democratic reform"
movement il playing out. Tpden, IS
an irOn-hearted reformer, does not bear
hammering. He got down from his
financial horse upon which he had bsen
mounted ina scientiflc attitude for
forty years, when Hendricks displayed
to him the importance Of Indiana. 1t
turned out when he. and Hendricks
came together that he Was the weaker
vessel. His special signifcsncs Just
now is that Of the reprsssn tativs Il the
solid South 10 its rush to seire the na.
tional administration for jsbbing pus.
poses; and the people at large are not
prepared to pay the bills Of ths Soath-
ern Ccnftderacy. The drift Of public
opinion is Enthusiastically against Tilden
and solid Southern dictation in nation
al job work, and each day will ofser
new testimony Of the truth.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

TwEED's sojourn amid the delightful
scenery of Vigo Bay will be limited to
the customary period of quarantine,
when he will be sent from Corunna to
Cuba and thence to the United States.
The Spanish Government appears to
be acting in good faith. having from
the outset aided the State Department
in tracking the fugitive. This comfy
results in great measure from the
readiness with which the late Secreta-
ry Seward had Col. Arguelles surren-
dered for slave-trading and embezaae-
ment TO the Cuban authorities. 1t
would be better, however, to have an
extradition treaty take the place Of
this exchange of criminals, since the
practice Bliable to abuse.-N. Y. Tri-
bune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
spsfial apfiffs.

CastOria is aperfect substitute for Castor
Oil, without any of its objections, for it is
pleasant to take, and does not nauseate or grippe.
For costiveness at any age, but especially for
Sour Stomach, Wind Collie, Worms and the
Disordered Bowels of Children, it is the most
effective remedy in existence. 1t is harmless,
it is reliable, and it is cheap.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

A minister while tying the hymeniaI
knot for couple of rustic lovers was
quite puzzled with the brideeroom's
reply to the usual question If he was
willing to take the maiden for his wed.
ded wife. The would.be Benedict ran
his hand through his hair and paused
for the answer, which came: "Ay,
Pm willing; but I'd rather have her
sister,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

THE Democrats have bsen Dragging
very loudly that Governor Tildsn has
saved New York some five million dol
lars in decreased taxes, but It turns ont
now, as the controller's last report
shows, that this reduction IL simply
due to the extinguishment Of the State
debt in the ordinary course OF liquida-
tion, and that the cost OF Mr.. Tiiden's
State administration Is just as costly, II
not more than any preceding.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

You would make most beautiful &C
tress in the drama of life," whispered a
poetical Chicago youth to hisimmorata
the other evening-''iEdeed tits So
you would be very STAR" sand
.yOu," nurmured the fair one, as she
leaned her frizzes on his shoulder,
"w.would you Hike to support me ?"
So he arranged 1t right there. How
could he help It? Cards, of course.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21
The Majority in Main.

AUGUSTA, September 14.-Carefully
revised footings from 444 towns give 8
total vote of 133, ,5O4; Conner, 74,6O1 ;
Talbot, 6s,9O3. Conner's majority is
1868. Nineteen towns and 35 planta-
tions are yet unheard from. The re-
turns from eight counties are complete.
The Republicans elected 121 Represen-
tatives and perhaps two others, and 20
Senators
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

There is no need of pain where
Centaur Liniment is used Burns and Scalds
are healed without scar. Rheumatism,
Sprains, and most flesh, bone and muscle all
ments can be absolutely cured. There are
two kinds The White Centaur Liniment is
for family use, the Yellow for horses and ami
mails One trial will convince the incredulous.