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National Republican., 1876-12-08

A CORRESPONDENT writes as follows
while the committee of the House Of Repre-
sentatiYes appointed to investigate the recent
election in sou;h Carolina is engaged In the
duty assigned to tb m, 1t Is hoped they vii
National Republican., 1876-12-08
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season. Teach crs' Bibles. Bagster's, oxford and
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In order TO reduce stock offer large assortment
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Advertising Rates

DsiIy-s5 cents 8 line for ordinary advertising.
On editorial page, q per line. First page, $50
per line.
National Republican., 1876-12-08

ACCOUNTING and disbursipg officers Of tn
Government would do we'll to consider the
value to claimants Of prompt action, not only
in the determination Of cases under examina-
ton, but also in the issue of warrants when
adjustment IS arrived at. Accounting officers
are the servants of the people, and although
expected to exercise all reasonable vigilance
and caution against fraud, they are not set as
a guard to prevent the prompt adjustment
and payment of just claims. The quicker
money appropriated for such purposes is dis
bursed after it is found to be due the better
it is for the country. Lying in the Treasury
vaults it adds to the general stringency, while
its prompt disbursement contributes its guam
tity TO the volume of currency i'm circulation.
On the other hand, the unnecessary delays
that occur in the adjustment and payment of
Just claims often compels an embarrassing
sacrifice of large proportion Of the award to
rapacious ney-lenders. There is no valid
reason why Government claims should not be
promptly adjusted and paid or promptly ie-
jected and the claimants referred to Congress
for relief. Adverse decisions are often pre-
ferable 70 the long suspense that precedes final
payment. 1t is No uncommon thing to hear
the assertion that the expenses attending the
collection of an honest claim exceed the
award. This should not be so.
National Republican., 1876-12-08

SPEAKER RANDALL dotes on consistency, bat
he hates to show Ii in his rulings. This was
made manifest Yesterday
National Republican., 1876-12-08

THERE was some talk, to the effect thai
the Democratic party in caucus yesterday de-
termined on a line of desperate policy by which
they hope TO bully the Republican party out
of the Presidency. Hearing that such was
the decision in their caucus, a prominent Re-
publican said On the floor of the Senate, "that
after having lawfully elected Gov. Hayes to
the Presidency, should the Republican lead
ers allow their party to be beaten out of bis
Inauguration, / will forswear my allegiance
to the organization on the grounds of party
cowardice In general and want of backbone in
particular"
National Republican., 1876-12-08
SnhscrintIon Rates.

Daily "a pages) bycarricrs, 50 cents per month.
BY nail, postpaid, IS per year; - for six months,
and 2 for three months. Terms invariably In ad-
National Republican., 1876-12-08
WANTED-PARTIEs HAVING HOUSE

w for sale or rent or rooms for rent, who wish
10 avoid being annoyed by Irresponsible persons or
callers, to have the same advertised BY me, thus
saving them much time and trouble. No charge,
except for advertising unless tenants are procured.
JOS. s. STETTINiUS, Real Estate Agency, 81.
Cloud building. nov23-2ws
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sEARcHINe Axp xuMnrR1No rHE BODIES.

Several parties stated that after the alarm they
obtained axes and cut open the doors that were in
the alley-way. The fire marshal said to-day that
he thought that the total number Of lives
stopped q number Of parties who were making
their way out Of the grating from the theatre
during the panic. These had gone down into the
basement, and were thus making their escape,
when Capt. Smith and his officers forced them
back and told them to go the other way. The
Captain refuses to answer all questions In regard
to the matter. His precinct adioins the theatre,
and neither he nor his sergeant knew so many
lives were lost up to or O'Clock yesterday morn
CATION this morning.
The Official report of the burial committee to
bodies at Adams street market, 90 at the
Morgue and two more unreoogniKable. The
coroners say they are unable TO state Low many
more bodies are unreeogniIable at present.
There has been difference u the counts Of the
National Republican., 1876-12-08


opposite Masonic Temple. ocI
HOUSES AND FARMS FOX sALE.-SEV.
IL eral two-story HOUSES and COTTAGES -
monthly payments. Valuable Building LOTS
on easy terms. Also, FARMS IN the District
Haryland and Virgins for Sale or exchange. -
APPLETON P. OLARK.
EXOHANGNFINE RESIDENCE ON
~ Erie railroad. VIII exchange for Washington
city property. Good fruit, large house and neces-
ssrY outbuildings. Distant from New York miles.
near Paterson, New Jersey. Apply to DIR. W. 81.
TAYLOR. SOS K street northwest. suz25G
BOARDING.
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EOR RENT-PLEASANTLY AND HAND
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corner ofTwelfth northwest. noS-3t
NJOURrEN HOUSE, s22 AND s24 ST.
4Nl norfhwest-Elegant rooms and excellent
board, BY the day, week or month. nov2S-1m'
V1REMONT HOUSE-FIRST- GLASS
Il holel board at less than boarding-hDu
prices. Three meals day. noEH
d7R PENNSYLYANIA-AvE HEAE
ISO siIth-street Depot.-First-elass bosrd
per day. fetEH
OOO NEW YORK AVENUE-NIOELY
OGGfurnished rooms. Table boarders accom-
moda.ed. Also, stable to let. nol0-lm.
National Republican., 1876-12-08

DANIEL J. MOFEATT, ssl LOUISIANA
y syenus, General Commission Merchant for
kinds OF country prodnce. Customers snd censiEn-
mcnts solicited. nols-An
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

Col. RoBT. G. INGERsoLL, of Hi
nois, has a way Of writing which i:
as nervous and forcible as his way O
speech. Several of his utterances late
ly having been distorted by Democrats
who hoped he would not support
Hayes and Wheeler, he writes to the
Peoria Transcript correcting them land
adds:
81 do say that the worst wards,
the worst cities, the worst States, are
the Democratic wards, the Democratic
cities, and the Democratic States. !
do say that the Hamburg murderers
are supporters of Tilden and Hend-
ricks. do say that the haters of lib
erty-the assassins of colored men,
women and children-the masked
wretches who ride to the hut of the
freedman and shoot him down like a
beast, disregarding the prayers and
tears of wife and children, l do say
that these men are not for Hayes and
Wheeler. / do say that the real friends
of liberty are the only friends of labor,
and those who vote for Hayes and
Wheeler are the best friends of liberty,
labor and law. / write this for one
reason, and for one reason only. l
am willing that any one should believe
that judge men by their condition or
position instead of by their heads and
heartS,D
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

TILDEN quotes at considerable length
from speech he made in 1868, to show
what dismal picture he drew of the
financial state of affairs at that time.
The Cincinnati Gazette says he does
not go back far enough. He could re-
produce still more pictures which he
drew in 1864, 1868, 1862, 1861, and how
he pronounced the defense of the
Union against secession the destruction
of constitution and liberty, and how he
called Lincoln and his "hirelings"
murderers, and every Confederate SOL
dier whom they made to turn up his
toes martyr. Indeed, Samuel has
been saying very bad things about our
Government for many years. The
worst were said in the war, when his
Southern masters were getting hGrt.
If he goes back to reproduce himself,
in the despairing view he took of the
country, he should go back to his
strongest and blackest pictures, when
he was pronouncing the war of defense
unconstitutional, and was encouraging
draft riots in New York city.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

destroy. These are component parts of
that disturbing and dangerous element
which robs society of peace and wells
the South in a cloud of unrest. These
are the men the North are watching
with keen, sharp eye to-day. They
must not attempt to seize the reins OF
Government by force. They tried it
once. Floyd seized the Navy and War
material. Thompson crippled the In
terror Department. Other thieves and
scoundrels of the Buchanan admins.
tration stripped the nation nude of its
quickly-available and prepared defen-
sive material, and then springing from
MOultrie at the nations throat strug-
gled four years to destroy it. Now, ten
years after terrible defeat, they arise
and try again to seize the Government
by force. 1t is not to be through open
rebellion. 1t is to be by murder, in
timidatiOn and fraud. Their plans are
laid, their organization is perfected,
and unless the law is made supreme by
the strong arm of nationalj authority
they will win all for which they are
now scheming.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

HERE is little relic of war times in
the shape of a call for a Democratic
meeting in 1864, in the words and fig.
ures following:
1.-THE Hon. THOMAS HENDRICKS
will address the people of jackson and
adjoining counties at Seymour, Ind,
Wednesday, September IA, 1864, at 10
o'clock. Let all who are in favor OF
peace, all who desire to be free from
the death grip of this UNANIMOUSLY wick
ed, imbeeile and tyrannical admins
,ration, its arbitrary and illegal arrests,
and its draft and CONSUMPTION laws, by
which peaceable citizens are dragged
from their homes and all the endear-
ments of domestic life to butcher and
be butchered, come out and hear this
eloquent advocate of peace and reu-
niOn."
The person who conld respond to
those sentiments in 1864 is fitting
representative of Democratic reform
now.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

HAVING written his letter on the
distressing moral condition of the
country, and the necessity for raising
up a reformer like himself, Mr.. Til
den has found time to answer the
charge of stealing million or so from
the Terre Haute Railroad. He denies
that his combination stole the money,
and endeavors to persuade the swim.
died stockholders that they were 'im.
mensely benefited by the accession OF
himself and friends to the control OF
the company. 1t is strange that the
company should have mistaken an
immense benefit for a stupendous
frqu6 .
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17
Democratic Reform.

In accordance with the new principle
of the st. Louis platform. and Demo.
cratic Congress, one 'hindrance' to re.
sumption is removed by withdrawing
the promise to resume. Upon that
principle Democrats who hold notes
Of hand will surrender them to the
debtors, and insist upon changing the
claims to book accounts. To fix date
for payment is 'hindrance' to pay
ment. "You have my note at six
months" says the debtor; twill you
please ersse the date and signature, so
that Ishall besure to pay at some tinei
The very existence of the note annoys
me in my business, and is hindrance
to my prosperity" OF course any
creditor who understands finance Dem.
as Tilden and Hendricks,
will do that thing, and have confidence
in payment in less, than ninety DAYS,
rs saith our neighbor of the Gazette.
who has muchly enjoyed the reform
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17
The Ref0rmers at the ssEreat
Western

EDITOR CHRONICLE-You should
have witnessed the grand ingathering
OF the faithful at this place, on Satur-
day afternoon, the 18th inst. 1t was a
grand success; that is, they succeeded
in demolishing considerable quantity
of the 'O-be joy.fuU.' It must have
been decided success to the vendor OF
that article. Well, pole was to- be
raised i'm honor of the great 'ReformerS,
and about 2o'clock the brethren began
to assent BILE. A few of the more enthusi-
aStic having prepared their hOiSting ap-
paratus, the work was commenced, and
the huge switch began to slowly as
cend. 1t was soon discovered that they
were not sufficiently numerous to raise
it, and number of Republican specra-
tors were requested to bear hand.
After frequent delays, rests, and re.
lJreshmenais, the pole was finally got into
position.
The scene reminded one forcibly of
the 'Confederit X Roads, and would
have enthused the heart of the patriot
ic Nasby himself, especially when a
wagon load of liquor kegs, fresh from
the mint, were unloaded, and rolled
into an adjacent cellar. Long ere the
pole stood on end, the excitement had
reached whisky heat, and the crowd
had not time between drinks to hear
the excellent music discOursed by the
st. Clairsville Band. They only lack
ed the niggers to have made the fun as
Interesting as of yore at 'Confederit X
Roads, and more recently at Ham,
burg; but there being only one niger
present, and he brother Democrat,
and likely to kill himself on whisky, he
was not molested, save by few sug-
gestive shOves.
1t was not known till late that an Or
ator could be found with tongue linn
ber enough to make speech. A gent
from st. Clairsville volunteered how
ever, and mounted the platform. He
talked very learnedly and loudly about
reform. We supposed from the pitch
of bis voice he must have imagined
himself talking to vast crowd, or else
his head swan, and he made two or
three persons of each individual. He
iEtimated that Tildricks (hic) and
Henden were the great reformers of
the age, and attempting to quote Grant,
he had it, Grant says, "Let no qOhisky
(hic) man escape" The crowd, mis-
taking the quotation, and supposing
the whisky was trying to escape, they
made rush for the bar. About this
time your reporter made his exit-the
yells of the rabble were soon lost in the
distance; but that night he dreamed he
was captured at 'Confederit X Roads
by Gen. S. Bulls army of bowling
Sioux, tied to 'Tildricks and Henden'
pole and shot-with bottle of whis-
ky. III. A. p. HAZARD.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

AMONG the prominent New York
delegates to the st. Louis Convention
who were opposed to Tilden was the
Hon. Dewitt c. Littlejohn. Mr.. Little
john was not as prompt as August
Belmont, John Kelly, and the rest to
bolt his crow, and now, after mature
deliberation, he has declared for Hayes
and Wheeler. His example will have
great weight in New York politics.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

PROMINENT lawyers in New York,
who have studied the Alton & St. Louis
Railroad case, are of the opinion that
Tilden's ''answer" does not meet the
question at issue. He talks wide of
the subject. By multitude OF words
he tries to confuse the public mind, and
induce the belief that inst. ad of swind-
ling the stockholders, he has Sim
mensely benefited" them. 1t is the
same plan that he has SO ingeniousIy
followed in dealing with the public
finances.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

TILDEN has nothing whatever to say
about the tariff, though he insinuates
that the present mode of obtaining
revenue is not the best, and is known
to be in favor of free trade. Hendricks
squately denounces the system of pro-
lection, and both stand on a free-trade
platform. Under this policy ad dvocated
by these ''Reformers" what will be-
come of the operatives in the Mills and
Glass Houses of Belmont County.
Their labor will command the same
price as the pauper labor of Europe.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

SENATOR PATTERSON, in his recent
speech upon the Hamburg massacre
and kindred topics, declare that the
participants in the memorable riot be-
longed to the Oldest and best Democrat
icfamilies in South Carolina. He asked:
"If such men as Butler, Twiggs, and
Others standing equally high in the es-
timation of their Democratic fellow
citizeps, can systematically perpetuate
such outrages, what is to be expected
of the masses of the people who refuse
to accept the reconstruction acts and
attendant legislation 2"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

THE mule has at last kicked the
Democratic candidate for the Vice
Presidency. He tried to get question
able claim through the War Depart
ment, but failing there he succeeded in
rushing it through the Senate as 'pri-
vate bill.' A short time after the claim
passed the claimant was arrested and
sent to the penitentiary. His name
was Smith. Yea, verify, these are all
honorable men and great reformers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17
UNIONTOWN.

WE ARE SAD to announce the death
of Mr.. Thomas Trimble on the night
of the 10th inst, which resulted from
the effects of complication of diseases.
His body was inferred in the Unity
Cemetery, on Friday last, and the fun
eral services were conducted by Rev5.
Campbell and Waddell. Many persons
We're in attendance at his funeral, and
although the day was extremely un-
pleasant, each strOve by their presence
to manifest their respect for the deceas
ed, and their sympathy for those be-
reaved. Mr.. Trimble had attained to
his 6lst year. Firm in his political
faith, he was ever found on the side of
Freedom-Opposed to the policy of
cliques he was not slow to manifest his
adherence OF wrong principle, and
while his opponents may have con-
demned his severity, they honored his
sincerity. Firm in his Christian faith,
he never denied his Master, and his
household are worshipers of the God he
hOnOred. He had cross to bear, bat
he bore it and did Lot trail it. He has
stood by open graves but he always
looked beyond the grave to a glorious
resurrection. Sowing in hope he gath
cred golden sheaves at the reaping-
time and we trust that ere now he is in
full enjoyment OF the promises and has
eaten of 1.-The Grapes of Eschol." Even
and mild in his department he was
firm in his opposition to wrong doing
and never sacrificed a principle for sake
of emOlument. He went down into the
grave laden with benedictions and al
though he had to pass through the
VALLEY of the Shadow of Death" yet
for him it was not all darkness, for
''The Eye that looks down on the fall of
Sparrow,
Metes out to earths children their joy and
their sorrow;
When Faith, Hope and Love, the beatitudes,
rally,
How can it be darkness when crossing the
Valley?"
FARMERS are having their grain
threShed, and there is urgent demand
for threshers. Messrs. Sharp, Grimsley,
and the F'rater Brothers are doing the |
work. The Frater Brothers thresh by
steam power and sometimes change
location with 'steam up" thus saving
much valuable time.
FAST HORSES. Hiatoga Maid. Wild |
Tom, Little Robin, Maria Scott, Shaker
Boy, Harry, and Sleepy George, with
their keepers passed through this town
en- route for GAINESVILLE, Ohio. They
stopped to draw long breath and to
taste of Wheeling Township oats.
Sleepy George occupied Stable next
door to the one in which he stood i'm
years agone. These horses attracted
much attention. II.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

KEEP it before the people that Mr..
Hendricks, while a Senator of the
United States, prosecuted a claim
against the government for one E. A.
Smith, a convicted swindler, and that
after getting Smiths partner out of the
penitentiary, he procured him an ap-
pointment in the New York Custom
house, 'Rah for Tilden, Hendricks
and reform
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

WE can make nothing out of Gov.
Tilden's reply to the charge of embez.
element of hundreds of thousands dol
lars worth of Railroad bonds. All we
can find out is that Mr.. Tildeu says he
gave the Railroad Company in ques.
tion much exceedingly valuable adj
vice for which he got nothing. Is this
meant to justify his helping himself to
the bonds in question? Pretty slippery
Democratic reform stealing. Heb!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17
Ross Alexander at the Dem. Con-,
in Bellaire-FIlray of the Cin-
clnnati Gazette raises his hair.

Mr.. w. S. Furay the special CORE
spondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
who represented his paper at the recen
Democratic Congressional Convention
at Bellaire, dishes up Ross Alexander:
indecent barangue in the following
spicy manner:
Mr.. Alexander, although he had moi
been called upon, embarked in speech
and said that as to money, it made nc
difference what sort of money we had
SO we had enough. The keynote OF
this campaign is to be reform" Mr..
Alexander then set off in a violent
TRADE, evidently determined not to be
thrown in the shade by the speakers
that had preceded him.
The Republican party is instinctively
on the side of.monopolies, and against
the people. Upon this text Mr.. A. de-
scanted at great length, and fell upon
the old theme of taxing United States
bonds, upon which practical and i'm
portant issue he also spoke at much
length, and with great expenditure of
breath and muscle. 1t was strange, in.
deed, that even local Democratic pol
itician like Mr.. A., hard run as he was
for theme, should have suffered him
self to indulge in this miserable dema-
goguery. For full half hour he beat
the air and beloved and yelled, show
ing how the poor man pays taxes and
the bondholder don't pay any. Twenty
times in his speech he termed the hold
ers of government securities 'scoun-
drels," and abused and denounced
them in the low, vile language and
epithets used only by blackguards.
The speeches that preceded Mr.. AS,
even the violent harrangue of Col.
McCook, were comparatively respecta-
Bile, and gentlemanly in tone. Ross
"tirade" would have dis
yraced Sam Cary in his lowest moods.
have confidence enough in the eintelli-
yence and decency OF the people of the
sixteenth District 10 believe that, If
his Ross Alexander lie turned loose
lpon the stump this fall, the majority
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17
Republican County Ticket.
Tilden.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Democratic
IT COULD NOT BUT BE THAT A MAN
EDUCATED IN CUNNING, IN HYPOCRI-
SY, IN INIQUITY, NOMINATED IN COR
RUPTION AND SHAMELESS EFFBONTE-
RY, EVEN THOUGH HIS MILLIONS
COULD ELECT HIM, WOULD GIVE US
THE MOST CORRUPT ADMINS
TRAT1ON THE COUNTRY HAS
EVER KNOWN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

D. R. DAVIS, the Democratic Candi-
date for Sheriff. is resident of Morris
town, and is a brickmaker by trade.
At the time of the disastrous failure OF
the Hannaurs, in that town, he was
their confidential clerk and was after
wards made their Assignee. We viii
have more to say of his peculiar busi.
ness qualifications hereafter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

LET every poor mechanic and labor
ing man who has vote to- cast, find
out whst are the inducements held out
by the platform and nominations made
at the st. Lonis Convention. To-day
there are in Tilden's own Slate thirty
five thousand mechanics who are
hungry for both work and bread, while
he rolls to his palatial residence in his
luxurious coach. Where did all this
colossal wealth come from?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

for Danford will be at least double what
it was two years ago. L am glad to
think that the low demagoguery and
shameful abuse OF Mr.. A. was not rel
ished by the Democratic Convention
to-day, and that its members generally
felt that an otherwise decent and order
ly gathering had, ny blatant black.
guard of the Cary school, been discred.
tied and disgraced.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-17

the air with filthy gossip and slander
against opponents.
Gentlemen RefoyDiers!-Let us have
clean hands for the work of Reform. =
But of old Tammany comrades and
slippery swindlers, hands off!