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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28
The Democratic Candidate for
Secretary Of State.

The Honorable Wm. Bell, ir., Secre
tary of State, and willin' for second
term, has been hobnobbing with Union
soldiers to that extent that some old
Copperheads are beginning to mistrust
that William was himselfa a Union sol.
dier in disguise during the late war.
William has adopted martial style
which is quite taking with the boys.
He is bearded like the pard-not
Shakspeare's pard, but Bill Aliens
pard. He is full of strange Oaths. And
he carries his Orange stick at shoul-
der, in the most uncOmprOmising mill
itary manner. These be strictly strict
ly military accomplishments. We are
not so sure that Bell does not tinkle
out sweet campfire reininiscence, at
vespers with the boys. All this is more
or less pleasing to the men who were
on the Union side during the unpleas-
antness. But the old Copperheads, as
we have said before, do not like it.
They are beginning to inquire anxious
ly whether VIM. Bell, jr., was on the
right side during this fratricidal strife.
They swallowed Greeley once, but that
was because they were very hungry
for the offices, and did not know how
else to reach them. But the expert
ment failed that time, and they will
have no more of that fOoling They
have in Samuel j. Tilden candidate
after their own heart. They have a
real simon pure Confederate majority
in the House of Representatives, and
the Democratic party is looking up.
They are disposed to be strict with
gentlemen seeking Office this year. No
Union man need apply. 1t is for the
purpose of doing our friend Bell a SER
vice with these good old-fashioned
Democrats that we have been at vast
expense to place his record before
them. We are sure that it is one of
which they will feel proud. We find
that in October, 1862, VIM. Bell, jr.,
signed an appeal to the Democratic vo-
ters of Licking county, urging them to
resist the draft, pointing out to them
the interminable nature of the war,
picturing the impending flood of Free
Negroes, and warning them of the |
of taxes it would cost to put |
down the rebellion. 1t will be eX-
gratifying to US to be able to |
set Mr.. Bell right with his Copperhead
friends, and show them that he Is
worthy their utmost confidence and |
hearty support. Let any doubling |
Thomas among them read the thrill
Ing words of that address, and doubt |
no longer. Says Mr.. Bell to the voters |
VI Licking county, in. October, 1862:
"STRIK K! to save yourselves from
Drafts, Conscriptious, trem UNRE-
INTERMINABLE civil |
war, from an impending food of free
Negroes, from a corrupt Congress and
from mountain Of
Taxes, that will crush the American
people forever"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28
Few Things That We Know.

We know that disordered stomach or live
er produces more suffering than any other
cause;-we know that very few physicians ar
successful in their treatment OF these disor-
ders;-we know that DsCasto's Radical Cure
will, without the shadow of a doubt, almost
Immediately relieve and permanently cure all
of these distressing symptoms-we know OF
thousands who are willing to testify that what
you viii give it q fair trial you viii let US add
your name to the ''cloud Of witnessesr Win
you give US trial, and do it nowf Trial size
25c. Sold by HOGE, the Druggist oppc-
site the St. Clair Hotel . ais ~ b.
Prof Parker's Pleasant. W orm Syrup Is per-
fectly safe, extremely palatable. No physic
required-costs 25 cents. Try it. nIli 4
June 8 1876.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28

327, ,15S 90.
In addition to the amounts received from
such taxation there have been received. how
ever, during the same period, amounts as fol-
lows:
From sales of public lands IS %. 100, 357 60
From premium on. loans and
sales OF gold...:............... 167, ,037, 1884 80
From miscellaneous sources,
such as profits on coinage,
sales of condemned proper
ty, patent fees, income from
seal islands, etc............. 1913, ,O83. .29S GA
But these amounts are in no sense derived
from taxation. Combining them, however,
with the amounts received from taxation, as
above stated, the total receipts of the Govern
ment during the period in question will be
but "a, 49,, 6SS, ,S0i "a, which is less than the
amount alleged to have been received by tax
alton alone by s612, ,416, 1862 &c. Of the mon.
eys collected by the Government during the
past eleven years, there have been paid
For interest on the public
ueOt.-...- ............. 81 3.35 344 845 2f
For redemption of the public
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 656. 992 246 A
For pensions. 296 900 S65 az
For payment of claims
arising from the war,
bounties, premiums on
loans, as against premiums
received, as far as ascer-
tained by a careful exam
ination of the books of the
Department.. ............ COS, 25S, ,4O7 SO
Making in all 81, ,S93, ,S25, 365 SO, and leay-
ing to pay all the exnenses of the Govern
ment for the eleven years, army, navy, Con-
gress, the civil list, Indians, foreign inter-
course, including the purchase of Alaska, and
the largely multiplied expenses of the Govern
ment in handling its debt, collecting its reve-
nues, ETC., only 81, ,29s, sos, 436 Oh, which, it
will be noticed, is less than the amount al
legged to have been squandered by $179, $685.
475 so.
In the matter of keeping the public ex-
penses within its income, it will be seen that
Notwithstanding the heavy expense for inter-
est on the public debt, payment of pensions
and claims arising from the war, as above
stated, the Government has met all its other
current obligations, and had surplus yearly
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come over its expenses as follows

Meanwhile, the taxation has been reduced
since the war an amount, estimated in the Fl
nance Report of 1872, of 5000, $50, III 90. 81
Concerning the losses from defaulting off
GERS, it will be seen, by reference to an en-
closed statement, that such losses have at
tended every Administration of the Govern
ment since its organization, aggregating, to
June 30, 1875, the amount of S39, 10S, sos 80,
the ratio of loss per 81, 900 to the amount in
volved, being, in the respective Administra-
tionS, as follows:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28
BELMONT CHRONICLE.
ST. GAINESVILLE, OHIO.
THURSDAY. SEPT. %, 1876.
TiIden's Two Oaths.

4 In his answer to the
complaint in the Cir
cult Court of the Uni
ted States in the suit
of the st. Louis, Alton
and Terre Haute Rail-
road Company against
himself a N d others,
which answer was filed
recently, Mr.. Tilden
swore, as follows:
"That for such SER
vices, the defendant.
Tlden, made a charge
of Ten thousand Dol
lars against said sec
ond mortgage bond
holders, and the said
charge aoas paid, By or
on behalf of said sec
ond mortgage bond
holders, on the 17M of
October. 1862: y "a
that t b e defendant,
Tilden, for a part of
his services aforesaid,
also made a charge of
the like sim of Ten
Thousand Dollars on
account of professional
services rendered t %
t h e first mortgage
bondholders and the
receivers, ,elich ,oas
paid to him by the said
Azariah G. Flagg,
4 and tchich pay
appears under
late Of Nocem6er Z,
1862, in a statement
annexed to the first re-
port aforesaid, as hav-
Ing been receipted for
by the said Tilden 'on
account OF professional
services.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28

/ On December &c
1868, Mr.. Tildel
swore to a return, fo
income tax, in whicl
he said /:
81 hereby certify
that the following is |
true and faithful state.
ment of the gains
profits or income ot
Samuel ]. Tilden, Of
the city of New York,
and county of New
York, State of York,
whether derived from
any kind of property,
rents, interests, divi.
dends, salary, or from
any profession, trade,
- -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28

Making total excess of eX-
penses over income Off,. $57, 989, 523 60
These deficiencies had to he met, and the
Government, to protect its credit and to pro-
vide for current disbursements, authorized the
issue of bonds and Treasury notes to the
amount of $6s, ,425, 900.
At that period the credit of the Govern
ment was such that of the $40, ,010, 900 notes
of 1860 issued, $4,S4O, 600 were placed at a
discount equivalent to 12 per cent. interest,
the rest of the loan at various rates from to
II per cent.
The bonds of February, 1861, amounting to
$18, 450, 900, were sold at discount of
$2,019, ,776 10, or, in other words, the Gov
ernment received only $50 10 for a 5 per
cent. bond, the face value of which was 500.
To recapitulate; since 1865, the public debt
to June 30, 1875, has been decreased $685.
992, 246 "A, and the annual interest charged
since 1859, has been reduced $31 ,285, ,2S1,
and since 1866, the annual expenditures of the
Government have been reduced $262, ,349,-
619 68, and Federal taxation more than
$500, ,0OO, 900.
Every year since 1866, the Government has
not only lived within its income, but has been
able TO save towards paying its Indebtedness,
an average amount per annum of $56,74s,-
3S4 90.
The Losses Of the present Administration,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28
III OW TiIden SwindIed n Firm
Out Ofa Bill for Furniture.

Some years ago Sham Tilden ordered a bill
of furniture for his palatial mansion on Gram
marcy Park from Messrs. POTTER & Stymus,
New York furniture firm. For years that
firm endeavored to collect their bill, but
Sham, with his accustomed meanness and pc
nuriousness, although having hundreds of
thousands of dollars to his credit in bank,
kept putting the firm off from time to time,
perhaps paying a pittance on account. One
time he gave as an excuse for not paying be-
cause he was going TO Europe and had not
time to attend to the matter. The firm was
good natured enough to allow the bill to run
along for years, because it was against Mr.
Tilden. 1t finally became outlawed, and
when member of the firm called for his pay,
Mr.. Tilden became excessively indignant,
telling him that he owed him nothing, and Or
dered him out of the housel Suit was insti-
tuted and Mr.. Sham. ]. Tilden, Democratic
candidate for the Presidency, pleaded in de-
fense that the account was outlawed! The
court could not do otherwise than give judg-
ment against the firm. This is all a matter of
court record. However, man who will
commit perjury in order to swindle the gov
erument in its hour of need out of few thou
sand dollars, is capable of any mean and dirty
act.
The New York Tribune has magnanimous-
ly doubted that Mr.. Tilden would be guilty of
such small and contemplate behavior, and
so expresses itself. The following card, from
Messrs. POTTER & Stymus, in reply, speaks
for itself:
To the Editor Of the Neso York Tribune;
SIR: Your issue of this morning contains an
article in which the name of our house is men,
toned in connection with that of Mr.. Tilden,
relating to business transaction between us,
and which there are also some statements
made concerning other parties, which we de-
sire to contradict most emphatically. First,
that 1'Mr. Tweed was long silent but influ-
ential member of our house. This is untrue,
as Mr.. Tweed never had any interest what
ever, directly or indirectly, in our business
and we would further state that our house
frequently and invariably refused to do any
ring work of any kind whatever. Relating
to our bill against Mr.. Tilden, you state: ''It
appears from their (Pottier g. Stymus0 own
account, that the hill was disputed one, and |
that they had furnished no bill of items; and
it is not clear that the bill is just and equita-
ble." In answer to this, we will state that we |
did not furnish bill of items, and that Mr.. |
Tlden answered it by pleading the statute of
limitations against us, thus using the weapon |
we furnished by our good nature in not sooner |
pressing the settlement of the bill.
Will you please print this, and oblige?
Yours respectfully,
POTTER STYNUs MANF. Co.
New York, September 18th, 1876.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28


BE content with what you have,' as
the rat said to the trap when he left his
tial in it.
Why was the first of September like
the transgression of Adam? Because
it was the beginning of the Fall.
Awkward Ornaments.-A well.
moulded arm is prettier without brace
lets; besides. they are liable to scratch
fellows ear.
Nearly all the post-offices in Texas
are in charge of females" 1t works
so well that tho males now arrive and
depart every hour in the day.
George L. Fox, the clown, is recover
ing. When he got hold of bad egg
the other morning he made up one Of
those old faces just as easily and natur-
ally as ever.
1T is easier for acamel to go through
the knee of an idol than for rich man
to enter heaven" il the Interpretation
with colored preacher gave to the
Scriptures.
Marriage il promotion" saws
George Elliot. In the eyes of such a
reasoner a man with his third wife
would doubtless pass for a brieadier
general.-Rochester Democrat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

Belmont Lodge, No. l6. q A. NJ. meets ev.
sry wednesday night on or preceding the fusl
moon. ID. H. bOMGAhNEn, W. n.
T. II. FERRELL, Sec'y.
st. Clairsvflle Chapter. No. IL Royal Arch
haasous, meets Sd Friday night each month ~
81. ClairsviIle and the list friday each month
at bridgeport. JAMES CLAhk. "a. +.
r H FERRELL, Secy.
Belmont Council, No. 81 Royal Select and
super Excellent Masters. meets on the Second
Tuesday night of every month.
c. w. CARROLL, 7. i. q. M.
ID, BAILY, Rec.
Hope Commandery No. 26 of Knights Temp
ars, meets On the first Tuesday night OF every
month. a. j. BA0GS, Em Com
r. ID. BAILEY. Rec. marlEH
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28

Ous stock of heavy Boots, and Ladies' fine
Shoes, Is complete. G. TRoLI & Sos.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28

Wanted, Agenfs-Canvassers should secuYe
territory at once for The Life n nd Public ser-
vices Of Henry Wilson, by Rev. Elias Mason.
For Il rms address the Publisher g. Rus
aKLI. IS Cornhtll. Boston. Mass
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28
fact received from taxation only as follows

goods. ,96S, $50, ,621 26
From internal revenue taxes 1926, 1883 81
From direct taX.............. 9,947, $50 81
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-28

oo, iO'o "a
reaching the highest point in the Administra-
tion of Martin VanBuren, and the lowest in
the present Administration.
1t will be noticed that previous to 1861. the
average loss per 81 200 on amount involved,
has been So II, while since that date it has
averaged only 81 cents
The present credit of our country stands
unparalleled in its history.
The bonds of the United States are selling
at above par in the principal commercial cen
ters of the world.
On the 18th of August last, the Treasury
sold SO, 160,O 900 of the 5 per cent. bonds.
which it held in trust for the payment of the
judgment of the Court of Alabama Claims at
$105 O5 in golU for each 800 bond, and on
the Oath of the same month, a contract was
entered into for placing 44 per cent bonds, at
par, in exchange for bonds bearing per
cent. interest
referring again to periods previous to
1861, it appears that the average annual ex
penses of the Government were increased
from the eleven years previous to
1850 to the eleven years subsequent to that
date 80 per cent.
During the latter period the annual expenses
of the Government were in excess of its an
nual income as follows:
In the fiscal year 1885,. 1927, ,529 9O4 43
In the fiscal year $780,. 15,584,511 10
In the fiscal year 1860....... 1905, 900 So
10 March a, 1S6l................. 7,S09, 107 SO
Making total excess of ex-
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Rnsiafss Cards.

ID. ID, T. COWEN,
Attorneg at Lac, St. C9airsoitle, OHIO
xs-of,,ce on north tide Of Main Street. a few
doors east OF Marietta Street.
The New York herald., 1876-09-22

MIDDLt-AuED GENTLEMAN. WITH GOOD
LAbusncss references agent large publish
in house Address, with in particulars. L. HALL care
OF u. Appleton 4 Co. $40 Broadway New York.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24
RESOLUTION.

Resolved, That the plat made by
the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany of the town of Cheyenne, is
adopted as the plat showing the
numbers of Lots and Blocks in the
townsite entry.
In case of entries of less than one
quarter block, the same shall be paid
for in the same ratio, as the lots Of
66x132 feet in size.
No person shall be allowed to enter
amy lot except according to the legal
suE-division-eXcept in cases where
entry of lots 2iXI32 feet in size is de-
sired, in which case the same shal,
be paid for at the rate of sixteen cents
per lineal foot front.
Approved January 2Sth, 1876.
JOHN NEALoN,
Vice President of the Board and Act
ing Mayor.
Attest: GEO. B. SIMPSON,
f1-10w City Clerk.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24
CHEYENNE TOWNSHIP.
LEGAL RoTIeE.

Pursuant To law, notice Is hereby
given that on the l7.h day Of Deceui-
Der, A. ID. 1873, a patent was duly, is-
sued, signed by tho President of the
United States of America, 10 The
"CorpoTate authorities of the city Of
Cheyenne, in Wyoming Territory"
in trust for the several use and TEN
EFT of the inhabitants of the said city
az Cheyenne, according to their res
periive Interests, by virtue of the act
OF Congress of March 2nd, 1867, enti-
tied An act for The relief Of the in
hahitants of cities and towns upoD
the Public LaudS.n for and to The
following described lands, To wit
In Section No thir;y-two 1872, in
Township No. fourteen tif.) North,
of Range sixfy-six (66) West; the
West n halfofsaid section, contain
ing three hundred and twenty t32W
acres, and lot No. four a. containing
ten and nine one-hundredth acres.
ll0.09,) and lot No. five, containing
twenty-nine and sixty one. hundredth
acres l2o.C0,) and lot No. six, contain
ing forty-nine acres, (I9) ;and also:
IN Section No. Six, t6), in Town
ship No. Thirteen Obj North, OF
Range No. Sixty-six. tG6), West; the
North half Of the Northeast quarter.
containing eighty (s0) acres; and the
Northeast quarter of the Northwest
quarter. containing forty tsO) acres;
and lot No. eight (S), continuing
fourteen and lightweight one hun
dredth acres ui.SSl; and lot No. nine
(9l, containing thirty-iour and nine
five one-hundredth acres (3i. 95l; and
lot No. ten (lO), containing thirty
five and ihir,y-one one hundredth
acres. 1881; and lot No. eleven az,
containing sixteen and twenty ono
hundredth acres, (l6.20); and lot No.
twelve (12), containing one and five
one hundredtli acres, Il .05); and lot
No. thirteen (13), containing six and
t~hirty-elght one-hundredth acres,
(6.3S).
This notice is given to tho end that
all persons claiming any Of tho lots
included in said subdivisions may
make claim and procure title thereto,
as provided by the laws of Congress
and of the Territory of Wyoming.
BY order of the corporate auth critics
of the city of Cheyenne. Dated this
10th day of January, A. ID. 1876.
l.. s.. L.. II. BREsNAHEN.
President Of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Cheyenne. and ex-officio
Mayor thereof. fI-7w
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24
AcARD.

Extra copies of the Daily LEADER
a be had at Hoit's post Office new
rooms, at 8 o'clock in the morning.
m19-dtf
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-28
A VISIT TO GARIBALDI.
nc.tcr in Washington star. !


We had to return TO hotel. for, after lunch We
have the pleasure Of riding about mile from
the city gate with q company OF fifteen TO call upon
General Garbaldi, who had favored King with
special autograph note, saying that during the hours
from two TO four he would be happy with
American friends. Lunch over VIC started, and III
twenty minutes driven into the grounds sur
rounding Garibaldi's villa which is large and attrac-
tive summerlke residence, with shrubbcry and rare
ornamental plants arranged tastefully in tho flower
beds. Soon after arriving at the villa politely
ushered into long corridor by nne looking young
man, Who we learned atcrward the Of General
Garibadi. We waited but a moment and then
sitting room, which had been converted into bed.
room for convalescent In the centre OF the
room stood long table, at tho further end
of which sat Garihald dressed in loose gray Jacket
white flannel cloak thrown over one shoulder aud his
becoming black embroidered cap. Although he ddn't
RISE his genial countenance told
welcome. We were surprised when reached his
side to shake hands that he didn't rise but immcdi-
ately observed that he invalid, suffering appar-
emily tho effects OF rheumatic fever or perhaps
from old wounds. lie was. however, very cheerful,
and seemed to possess the brave spirit by which
he animated when lighting the battles for the de-
livery OF his country. HIS eyes frightened when he
Americans and he seemed proud TO say u
nm an American citizen too He said he knew Bos-
ton. New York. Philadelphia, Washington thd
Potomac One OF our party remarked 10 him, as he
took his hand in parting, that he congratulated him
hand had so much to do. Garibald modestly replied
that he had only done bis duty. We took leave OF him,
feeling that we had seon noble unselfsh patriot-ons
OF the few remarkable men OF the age.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-28
THE DAMAGE IN RHODE ISLAND.

PROVIDENCE, March 81, 1876.
Reports Of damage by the storm OF Saturday night
coming TO hand The mills IN Lonsdale are
stopped to-day, the mill yards are full of water,
most OF the lower floors OF the mills and
beachery arc covered with water, and consider
able damage will BIO the resut A small bridge across
Blackstone River, and Bcrkey mill, just above Ions
dale is carried away. In woonsockot the railroad
bridge was carried away by large float OF logs from
G. B. Aldrich's yard, which we're doomed iu but when
his barn hoated of the boom gave way, with the above
result. Aldrich's loss will amount to $4,000. The
water so high in the Hamlet mill that the warp
and cloth obliged to be removed. There is fifteen
feet of water the trst floor OF the Rubber Works
Water high in c. c. Balow Co. Is mill
that the workmen wero obliged to remove tho main
belt from the pit In Ashton, yesterday afternoon, a
small boy fell into tanning torrent, and carried
down tho stream and drowned. His perious position
by several spectators but they could not res
him. few only OF the mills IN the northern sec
ton OF the State will be ablo to during tho
few days.
Al Pascoag the damage was unusually heavy. The
manufacturing property In BurrIllvine badly
flooded and portion Of the building carried AWAY In
this place alone the damage Is estimated 5000 600
Early in the afternoon Wilson's Reservoir gave way
aud swept everything before IT,
All the dams between the above and the village OF
Oakland except the Harrisvile DAM stood the eshet
but they badly quilted The railroad bridge at
Oakland washed away and trains have run over
the track. The sayles Mill was partially washed out,
while the satinet mill OF 7. E. Hopkins partially
carried away.
Hopkins K Co. g machine shop and the picker room
and dye house OF the Wadron Cashmere Mil werc
also carried OF. Soon after T. E. Hopkins mill went
down the dam at the lnman mill gave out aud the
mill was badly flooded The dams OF the Mohegan.
1inkham and Plainncld mills wero also washed away