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An, Important Admission.

The passage of Scott Lords resolution by
an almost unanimous vote in the House, is
proceeding of some significance. 1t settles
one important question now at issue. We
have been told by the Democratic newspapers
and orators that all the recent talk about the
murder of inoffensive people in the South, be-
cause they voted the Republican ticket is
without foundation, and purely for effect
upon Northern voters. To protest against an
outrage like that at Hamburg was, according
to them, to ''wave the bloody shirt" and 're-
vive the animosties of the war;" But now
we have it, upon the authority of the House
OF Representatives of the United States, q
large majority of whom are Democrats, that
the rights of the voters haoe been violated in
the South, and to such an extent as to require
attention from the National Legislature, 1t is
an admission worth remembering in, this cam
paign. The resolution declares that all citi-
zens are entitled 10 protectioh, under the 10Th
Amendment. VIII they get it z Alabama
papers bring ss the intelligence that the three
fifths of the colored voters Of the State were
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

SIX hundred men quietly asked for work a
week ago, a perfectly unobjectionable pro.
ceeding, which invites sincere sympathy for
them, and for the thousands like them who
ask for work in vain, and for the thousands of
anxious mothers and hungry children whose
very bread depends upon the success of the
almost hopeless appeal. But while We SYM
pathize most heartily, shall we not ask how
it happens that these unhappy men appeal to
the government of New York City for en-
ployment? In part at least they are out of
work because that government, by their own
votes, has been so directed and has been so
wasteful and extravant that business here has
been greatly depressed and manufactures by
the score have been compelled to remove to
localities where taxes are less burdensome In
part, at least, they are out of work because
this same city government has been employ
ing men, by the hundred or thousand, for po.
litical and partisan ends only, and thus the
cost of the government has been swelled, taxes
have been greatly increased, and the bread has
been taken from the mouths of hundreds of
honest laborers to feed a small army of polit-
ical paupers or mercenaries. Might it not be
as well for the six hundred, while seeking
work earnestly as they do, quietly to resolve
that their votes shall not hereafter support a
party which overtaxes labor, industry, and
commerce in order to support crowd of po-
litical strikers Pm. Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24
Autumn Planting.

P. Barry furnishes to the Rochester
Rural Home o statement of some of his
experiments In fall planting. Last fall,
quite late, after the hurry Of the season
was over, he set out 800 dwarf pear
trees. After they were set, the earth
was drawn around the base about six
or more inches. to protect the roots.
and to stiffen the tree against the
wind. Toward the end Of May the
earth was leveled. Vigorous new roots
were thrown out from she ounce stock,
and the trees are all growing rapidly.
He thinks that for most years fall
planting Is best. To which we may
add, that the harm likely to result
from it generally arises from bad drain
age, and from neglect of the crust OF
the surface from winter setting. Give
the trees good, dry, rich bottom, and
keep the surface mellow through spring
and summer, and full-set trees will get
u better start than those transplanted
In spring. nd atig. b. sii...,s.a
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

TnDEN says if elected President he will use
all the power conferred by the laws for the
protection of all American citizens. His in
depreciation of the laws will be like that of
Buchanan, who could find no power TO sup
press rebellion in the South, but could find
authority to suppress rebellion in Utah.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

GOVERNOR MOVES gives the latest and best
version of the ''bloody shirt" in his speech at
Rochester the other evening: swell, gentle
men, it was no disgrace to Rutherford B.
HAYES to wear the bloody shirt when the reb-
.l bullet went crushing through his blood and
bone, and broken arm hung by his side, as
he led his brave boys on"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

"HOwEvER much one may enjoy
the witticlsms of the clown in other
places, common sense says that the
preacher, with the word of God before
him, and immortal souls seeking life
and comfort at his lips, should be at
least serious" gini3.a sas.il Hs -ils, ,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

He had q sort of disguised look as he leaned
against the corner of the street and con-
templated the portraits of Tilden and Hen
bricks on q street banner. "Well," said he
after long pause, "Pm no unreconstructed
rebel, and l make no bones of saying I'm
down on this Government. fit agin it four
years, and I'd like to have the Democrats
come into power agin jist to make things
lively; but by thunder, if thems good picters
of Tilden and Hendricks. you may count me
out. Them's the wust / ever see. l hate the
country pretty bad, but not bad enough to put
two such looking cusses as them over it. No,
Sir! SOoner'n live in country that had two
s1ch looking fellers at the head of it, I'd go
to Egypt and list under the Kay-Deey."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24
BELMONT CHRONICLE,
ST, GAINESVILLE. OHIO.
AUGUST "a. 1876.

Gov. TILDEN well says: ''The public mind
will no longer accept shams." That is just
the reason it will reject him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24
rERAs OF SUBSCRIPTION.
,.s.~ ma, snzum. a. 90.
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

Helruont Lodge, No. l6. & A. II. meets sy,
ery wednesday night on or precedips tne ~ ioai
moon. d. u. bOM0hhNI"' ". -
T. II. FERRKLL, Sec'y.
~. ClsirsvilIe Chapter. No. IL Royal Ares
hsSons. meets Sd Friday night each month -
B. Clairsville and the lst Sriaay eaen ~ Iop 3 ~
ct Bridgeport. JAMES OhAHn' -
T. H. FERRELL, Sec'y.
Belrnopt Council, No. 81 Royal Selsct ano
auper Excellent Masters, meets on the SECOND
tuesday night OF every month. ~
c. W. CARROLL, T. i. O. N.
D. BAILY, Rec.
Hope Commandery No. Is OF knights Temp.
ars meets on the first Tuesday night OF sx@s
nonth. a. }. bAo0o' ELL S 80,
#, ID. BAILEY. Rec. mafiA
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

LIGHT rises in obscurity on him
who keeps his eye fixed on the Sun Of
Rightenousness. The night may seam
long, and the day-star nowhere visibie;
but the darkness viii soon be over, and
the light Ill the brighter. ''ia
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24
The school Question.

The House of Representatives adopted a
Constitutional amendment on the school ques-
tion, which was good enough if the object
was to keep the word of promise to the ear
and break it to the hope. That was no doubt
the object. The Democratic party is embar-
rassed on this question. The Roman Catholic
Chur h is opposed to our free school system,
and without the Roman Catholic vote the
Democratic party would be in a hopeless mi
nority. Therefore it finds it necessary to
move with great caution, and hence its de-
ceptive proposition. The finger of the Jesuit
is seen, particularly in the last clause, which,
instead of requiring legislation to enforce the
amendment, prohibits it.
The amendment, when it reached the Sen
ate, was referred to the Judiciary Committee,
from which substitute was reported. Against
this every Democratic Senator voted, and,
although every Republican voted fvr it, it
was lost, two-thirds being required to pass it.
The issue being thus fairly joined, we print
the amendments side by side.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

THE Democrats in the House illustrated the
peculiar sensitiveness of the party upon cer-
tain subjects in their action on a very simple
and harmless preamble and resolution intro
duced by one of their own party, declaring
that all citizens are legally entitled to protec-
tien under the XVth Amendment of the Con-
stitution of the United States, that in the
judgment of the house all attempts by force or
intimidation to prevent the exercise of the
right of suffrage should be condemned, and
that the guilty persons should receive prompt
and effective punishment. One would sup
pose that resolution of that sort would go
through without objection, but the Southern
Democrats on the floor got quite excited over
it, and for two hours kept up a struggle to
defeat it by dilatory motions. 1t occurs to us
that these gentlemen are triie to sensitive.
This whirling around with 'Do you mean me,
Sir?" every time reference is made to any
kind of political deviltry, is getting monot-
onous and tiresome.-[N. Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

ALIENATION from the haart Of Cos
leads to alienation from the love. q
man; hence fallen men are described Q:
"hateful, and hating one another"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

IT was on distant seas and years ago that
the incden: occurred, but the moral is fresh
and warns all men everywhere against mixing
drinks or medicines or principles-as. for in
stance, hard and soft money in the same plat
form. A certain sea captain, as is the custom
of his craft, had taken with him on a voyage
a chest of medicines together with manual
of allopathie practice, by consulting with the
appropriate remedy for any set of symptoms
could be selected. On one occasion, sailor
complaining that he had something on his
stomach" applied to the skipper for relief.
According to handbook wineglass of No. Is
was the specific for this particular malady.
But there had been many. other stomachs
with something on them, as they sailed, and
the calls for wineglass of No. Is bad been so
numerous that the supply was exhausted. Now
the captain was man of resources, and he
rose to meet the emergency. He would mix
a half wineglass of No. 8 with an equal
quantity Of No. Z, and unless arithmetic was
altogether delusion and snare the result
would be equivalent to square dose of No.
Is. So the compound was stirred up and the
sailor took it in. The effect was sudden and
alarming, and although there remained very
little on the stomach of the patient, the cap
tain ayerred that he had lost all faith in math-
ematics and medicine and compromise.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

Two young ladies named Kissain are
mentioned among the Saratoga person
ais. Judging By their names they
must be very popular at that fashions
BILE resort. ,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

The beautiful serenity which pre-
vaded all parts of Alabama during the
recent election in that State, is celebrat-
ed by the democratic press Of the
North and South. So far as heard
from, mot Niger was shot, and yet
the Democratic majority was over
whelming. The Alabama State Jour
nal throws same additional light on
this phenomenon by the following
paragraph: .d='sa - @
-Under the operation of the present
constitution Of Alabama, which, to this
extent, is peculiarly and exclusively
the work of Bourbon Democratic poll
ticians, every voter in this State Is fore
ed to cast his ballot In the precinct (or
beat) in which he resides. In order to
crush out the large Republican majori-
ties in the "black belt" the Democrat
ic party possessed itself of all the elec-
tiOn machinery sn these counties; they
then appointed as managers of election.
those of their partisans who would not
hesitate or scruple to do any act to ad-
vance the interests Of their party. The
policy was, in all the precincts where
the Republican vote is overwhelming,
not to open the polling places. The
Republican voters, by thousands, re-
pa ird to the polls on Monday to cast
their ballots. Hour after hour passed
away, and still the Democratic mama
gers failed to put In appearance. The
officers, who had the keys to
the boxes, also remained hidden away.
Democrats owning houses at the places
of polling closed them up and len the
scene to prevent such Republicans as
understood how to conduct elections,
from opening any polls. Thus these
Of humble, peaceable, law
abiding, and industrious Republican
citizens, they who have titled this soil
and made our bountiful crops, were
robbed Of the right OF casting their bal
lots in an important State election.
And thus were overwhelming Republic
can majorities 0verthrown and Demo-
crafle nsiOrifiea ratuFned tberefOrn "a
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24


1t Is generally conceded that chick.
ems merely split open and broiled, are
dry and unsavory eating. /, there
fore, give to the housskeepers Of the
Rural my recipe. which has been pro-
bounced good by many. Clean the
chickens nicely; cut them down the
back; break the breast bone; wash, and
wipe them dry; season them both In
and outside, with salt and pepper;p
them in a dripping-pan with Q little
water; put 1t in q quick oven until they
are delicate brown on both sides;
baste them frequently with butter; re-
new the water as It tevaporates. When
the chickens are done, remove to . hos
dish; add-a little more water and tea
spoonful OF flour to form the gravy.
Serve the gravy In . sauce-tureen, or
in the dish with the chickens. Mrs.
Rustic, In Moore's Rural.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24
steubenyiIle fO5 Female Seminary

SteubenviIle 90 Female senihary
This well known school, delightfully."- situa-
ted on the banks Of the Ohio, with . history
and experience Of forty seven years, Offers sn-
namensai branches, with every needful CON-
Tort, at the very low rate Of &175.i for the
school year, including board room and light
.-one- fourth on fol- daagkteTs of ciergymen-
The next term opens Sepember lib. Send
for yCstalogue. REy, Q. g. BEATTY, DID,
LIZ d, Supt. RkS.s A. n. M.sREfD. Ph D
Frfnc,pal g-tfdf i'eiii e u Vs sng3-xek
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24
DEMOCRATIC AMEND
MENT.

MENT.
"ResOlUed by tie Sen.
ate and House of Rep
resentatioes Of the Uni.
ted States Of America
in Congress assembled
1.-TWO thirds of each
III use concurring
therein), That the fol-
lowing be proposed to
the several States OF
the Union as an
amendment to the
Constitution, namely :
"Article 16. NoState
shall make any law re-
specting an establish
ment of religion or
prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, and
no money raised by
taxation in any State
for the support of pub
lie schools or derived
from any public fund
therefor, nor any pub
lie an d s devoted
thereto, shall ever be
under the control of
any religious sect or
denomination. nor shall
any money SO raised on
hands so devoted be
divided between re-
ligious sects or denom-
nations.
"fhis article shall
not vest, enlarge or d.
minish legislative pow
er in Congress"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24
REPUBLICAN AMEND
MENT,

Y side.
REPUBLICAN AMEND
MENT.
"Resoloed By the Sen
ate Dnd House Of Rep
resemtatiues (two-thirds
of each House concur.
ring therein), That the
following article be
proposed to the Legis.
latures of the several
States as an amend
ment to the Constitu-
ton of t b e United
States, which, when
ratified by three
fourths of the said
Legislatures, shall be
valid as a part of the
s a i d Constitution,
namely:
"Article 16. No State
shall make any law re-
an establish
of religion or
prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, and
no religious test shall
ever be required as q
qualification to any Of
flee or public trust un-
der any State. Nopub-
lie property and no
public revenue of, nor
any loan of credit by
or under the authority
of the United States or
any State, Territory,
district or municipal
corporation, shall be
appropriated to, or
or used for the
support of any school,
educational or other
institution under the
control of any religious
or anti-religious sect,
or denom-
nation, or wherein the
particular creed or
tenets of any religious
Or anti-religious sect,
organization or de-
nomination, shall be
.aught, and no such
particular creed or ten
ets shall be read or
Taught in any school or
Institution supported
N whole or in part by
revenue or loan
# credit, and no such
or loan
If credit shall be made
% any religious or an
,i-religious sect, Or
yanization or denomi-
iation, or to promote
ts interests or tomato
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-08-24

a measure of reform the Democratic
party ought at once to be brought back
into power.
Meanwhile what has been the chief
employment of this House. 1t has di-
vided itself in score of police courts,
in the hope of finding corruption. Like
those insects that feed upon sores, it has
hoped to live and thrive upon the cor
ruptiOn of others. Like that scavenger
of the air, the carrion bird that buries
its beak in the rotten carcass, so the
Democratic party seeks to fatten on the
refuse which is here and there thrown
out of the public service.
This House has adopted eighty.three
resolutions of Investigation, besides q
legion of resolutions Cf inquiry of the
several departments. Twenty-Five
standing committees and eight select
committees, up to the 10th of June, in
all thirty-three committees, have been
raking all the sfums of the nation, to
find, if possible, some savory morsel
with which to impreguate the air dur
ing the coming election.
And what have they found? Has
any one of these committees found that
a single dollar has been stolen from the
Treasury of the United States? If so,
let them declare 1t. Why, sir, the Re-
publican party for the last three years
has been Investigating its own admin
istration far more offectually than you
have Investigated ii. IT has had not
only courage of its opinions, but the
courage TO punish its own rascais. n.
But, gentleman, afterial that may
be said of corruption and wrong-dOing,
do you show, on that ground any good
reason why the Republican party
should surrender the Government to
the Democracy? Would it be better?
Itis matter of official record that the
Treasury suffered q far greater percentl
age Of loss, by mismanagementand de-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

UOmCU81C NU0EAOsDs
NEW Yolx, August L. Evening-Money closed
easy. ct II: sterling dull; % 6h. God
steady; ll1k Gus. Governments dull ano steady;
new. lives il6ls; State bonds duh and nominal
Loans incress.ed ss75 ,o0c; specie increased
81 600 CO., legal tenders o incrs..sd s &C., as
P ssss Goo. increased ''" 's''''e' os'''''
suS treasury salanees-aold, ss''4sS,s+s; cur
The subtreasurer paid out-lnterest. $50 600;
for bonds, SIG 600.
Customs receipts, e3s400o.
Orleans l2Jsc; Gales 4l3 bales; net receipts S.
eross receipts CSC; consolidate net receipts 1885,
70 Great ssss;1 : as sale. today
s S u sss1is slsc; October il g s2c Ncysa
s Dfy Il il s7ssc: fseruass i aaIs ilee March
lsssal2 7ssc Aps,i II II 52S s,a n Isse
for common to fair extra southern es sO4s % s9l
good TO choice do. Wheat, spring dull; lOat
for inferior Wis,sr red We.te1n; IS for new am
her Tennessee. Corn steady; light bueinese II
consequence OF sman oderings Oats fairly
grades unsettled. Pork dull and lower; $l9 20 fo
new. Lsrd heavy and lower; prime steam nc
Coffee quiet and hrM Sugar gnist and nrm' Ko,
pentine eteady. Rosin unchanged. Freights Il
Liverpool . shade low er for grain.
CINCINNATI. August 1Z.-rlOuI QoAct AA0 oto0uy
Wheat steady; led s5c0Sl 10 Corn-Fair de
| mand; 4S046c. Oats quiet and firm; so042e: Ry'
| steady; 57058c Barley quiet and firm; 8o0Soc
Pork dull SIS 50. Lard inactive; steam lie; KEITH
| l20l2ac; current make lossc Bulk meats dull
| and weak; shoulders &c; clear rib 30 dSc; clea
sides exc. Bacon quiet; shoulders Sac; clear RI
IOAc; clear eides l034c. Whisky active: 81 10
Butter steady and unchanged. Hogs quiet an'
heavy; Sc 5O06 80.
CHICAGO. August l2.-Flour dull Wheat IN fai
demane: No. . spring ESQ spot. Corn active; No 70,
xs sZe SIS 5ss g ano Lard
weak; 10 s5c spot. Bulk meats dull; shoulder
| Ga O6Hc; short rib and short clear mlddIes 9f
| csc and 9N0lOc. Whisky in good demand AM
81. LOWS, August 12.-Flour quiet and nged
| Wheat firmer No. red fall 8 Isl No. do 81 ON
| Corn dull No 2 mixed 4Oa4 04oAc. Oats 6rmer; Nc
SIC bid cash Bye o 4sSc Whisky steady az an
changed. Dry salted meats Shoulders &c; clea
rib aides SCI clear sides sAc. Bacon dull shoulder
| 81 0SAc; clear rib siaes l0A 0l0ac; clear side
| l0Ac. Hogs ranging from 50 to IS IS. Catsl
dull aud unchanged
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
New Machine for Making Ice.

The Ice machine, now in successful opera
ton in Machinery Hall, at the Centennial
Exhibition, is the invention of Professor
Raoul Pictet of Geneva, Switzerland, and
appears, by its simple construction and
easy manipulation, to have practically
solved the problem Of producing artificial
ice at low cost, or cold air for refrigerating
rooms. The success Of this system is duo to
the recent discovery Of Professor Pictet of
process for making the volatile liquid,
used (anhydrous sulphurous acid) cheaply.
These machines are used by John Gamgee,
Of England, for making the ice floors of
his skating Kinks, now so popular
in London, and the fact that q
floor of srtificially frozen ice should have
been maintained in excellent condition for
skating and skated upon for the past six
success Of the undertaking. We are in
formed these machines are guaranteed to
make ice at q cost not exceeding 81 per ton;
that they are now been put ON all the
steamers of the Messa gerie Maritime line,
sailing from the ports Of Marseilles and
Bordeaux to the East Indies, and on the
steamers of the British India Steam Navi-
cation Company. When used on board
steamers, where the cost of power lie not
calculated, the ice can be made to not ex-
coed fifty cents per ton. These machines are
also used for keeping at Q constant
temperature the different rooms of
the international Depot of Weights
and Measures" at Paris. There has
always been demand in many
parts of our country tor q practical
machine for the cheap production Of artif-
cial ice, and cold air or water for refrigera-
ting purposes, but, as far as We know, the
attempts heretofore have been attended
with complicated and expensive machinery,
liable tO danger and eYnAneiva ranaira
system, it is claimed that the volOtile liquid
used is the cheapest known, that the pres
sure never exceeds four atmospheres, that
it is perfectly stable, indecomposable, with
ont chemical sctien on the metals, and per-
tectly free from explosion, giving results
constant in every country, and which acts
in perfectly mechanical and normal man
ner in all latitudes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

At Fair Oaks, while standing in . very
tempest of death, with his sword uplifted
in command, General o. O. Howard had his
right arm carried away. That night, after
Howard had suffered amputation and was
lying spent and racked with pain in . box
car which was to take him to Washington,
General Kearney drew near, and. looking
into the car, said: "Howard, old boy, Pm
f%G oy.f Tor YGu-sG1.y nth ~ my heart but
When you get to Washington buy . pair Of
gloves, send me the right and keep the left
for yourself, and will divide the cost with
you; and hereafter we will get along moro
economically" And turning away Kear-
ney muttered, "Thats better for him than
praying, and then Howard can beat mo
praying anyway"