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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-03-10
PRINCETON. IND.


EVANSVILLE, Feb, rs.
The town of Princeton, twenty eight
miles north of this city, was visited by a
hurricane last night at seven O'Clock,
causing great destruction of property
and injuring many persons. The storm
travelled in a northeasterly direction,
passing diagonally over the town, and
thence through the county. The storm
lasted only few minutes, but destroyed
property variously estimated at from $780,
900 to $150,000, though it is impossi-
BILE as yet to make any accurate calcula-
ton of damage. Numerous farms with
their buildings throughout the county
have also been destroyed, so that the
whole loss in the county will be nearly a
quarter of million.
Some fifty or more buildings are either
wholly or nearly destroyed Prominent
among them are the new public school
building, which has lost its cupola and the
greater part of its roof; a grist-mill, furni-
ture factory, both completely wrecked;
Blair's Church destroyed, and severa
others badly injured.
The amount of personal injury in Won
derfully small, no person having been
killed, and only two Or three cases where
the injuries are likely to prove fatal. s.
In some places the houses were swept
entirely away and carried 100 yards from
their foundations. In one instance a
horse was discovered in cellar, whittier
he must have been carried from stable
fifty yards away. ..sha& a@
James Leslie, an old man, who is full
cousin of Andrew Jackson, was sleeping
in his bed on the second story of his large
brick residence, when the wind struck
the house and tore out one end, carrying
him, together with his bed, out into the
road, and without injuring him in the
least. na 4HG al 81
The vacant lots in the town, in some
places, are covered with lath and shingles.
which were forced into the ground to the
depth of four OF five inches
The family of Mr.. Jasper jennings,
composed of ten persons, made a most
miraculous escape. The foundation and
first story of the house were blown out
from under it, and the second story and
roof fell down, and was almost fattened.
The family were all crowded together in.
a place three feet high and from thence
were only rescued by the assistance OF
those who had escaped. :
After the wind subsidized, immense guam
titles of hail fell, ranging in size from a
walnut to a hens egg. seaia9F5 a
The town to-day presents most pitia-
BILE appearance. The destruction ofprop-
erty has fallen upon those who are lily
able to bear it. To add to the terror of the
scene, two houses which were blown down
fOoIz fro and yunra tcQnc1lfl1p6 ftt Lat#+i
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-03-10

Ladies this is lip-year.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

usually 6 by s inches, by 81 feet long,
containing about 30 feet board measure.
The ties OF the modern gauge are by
inches, by 6 feet long, containing II .5
fset board measure. Here there is a
reduction of one-half. The rails OF the
common roads usually weigh 60 pounds
Fer yard. The rails used on the mar
row-gauge weigh from 80 to 40 pounds
per yard-usuaily 50 pounds per yard.
Here, again, is large reduction in the
cost OF construction over that of the
common gauge. In the same ratio the
cars, locomotives, and fixtures cost less,
reducing the average cost of the narrow
gauge roads, fully equipped, to from
$15, 900 TO SO, ,000 per mile, while that
of the cO.hnIon gauge averages from
$4,000 TO $4,000 per mile. The new
system the people can build and own
and be no poorer, the other system
a 10-lOO) has SO far paid no returns lin
general :erms) to the people for their
investments. That the common gauge
roads have been, and are now doing
the business of the country at less rates
thsa they can afford, no one will deny.
But the question now to be solved is
this, viz, that of carrying passengers
and freight as quickly, as cheaply, ard
ds safely, at rates less in proportion to
the costs of constructing he two gauges?
Should we find that nothing is gained
by the wide over the narrOw-gauge,
then we shall claim that the modern
gauge is the gauge for the people 10
adopt. More railroads will be built,
but no more money should be eXpend-
ed than is absolutely necessary.
transportation, equipment, and cost
of, will be the subject for my net com
municatiLn. NJ.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27
Specie Payments.

PROF w. G. Sumner.
We have dragged through two gears of
hard times; we have paid the price of the re-
sumption of specie payments. We have gona
through the worst inhationists could possibly
prophesy would be the result of contraction.
Values have shrunk at the touch of the lack
of confidence. Paper money is redundant,
and vast amount could be taken out of circu-
lation and funded in long bonds without the
country feeling it, The rate of discount
might be raised two or three points. The
country is like newsboy in clothes much too
large for bin. The contraction that has taken
place has been due to banks suVendering
their circulation. The banking issues have
been reduced by $25, 600, 900 Or $4,000, 900.
We can resume specie payments because we
have gone through the disaster consequent
upon it. Now we desire to be rid of this pa
per, and We do not propose to aid men who
have had no opportunity to get out of debt by
throwing their losses on their creditors In
hation would meet their purpose exactly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27
A "Reminiscences of a Military
Prison.

At this time, when debates in Congress are
bringing into fresh prominence the different
treatment of prisoners of war by the National
and Southern authorities, certain facts con-
nected with Camp Chase, at Columbus, have
special interest. During the earlier years
of the war six thousand rebel officers and SOL
diers-many of them captured at Fort Donel-
son-were confined at the camp, of which
Col. Granville Moody was the commandant.
He kept them under strict discipline, but gave
them every comfort consistent with their posi-
ton. By order of government, they had pre-
cisely the same ratiOns as the National sol
diers. These rations, being gauged according
TO the wants of troops in active service, were
very large for prisoners, and the captives in
many cases grew enormously fat on their ex-
cessive diet. After time the authorities de-
cided to remove Col. Moody to another field
of duty. The prisoners, hearing of this, met
on their own accord, passed manifesto ex-
pressing their regret that any change was in
tended, and calling on their own government
to treat Col Moody with especial kindness,
should he ever be captured, in return for his
noble treatment of them. We have never
heard of any similar action on the part of the
National prisoners at Salisbury, Richmond or
Andersonville.-rC Cir. GGz
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

Lie iOllONluS letter lTOul al engl-
neer to merchant of Cincinnati on the
economy of Narrow Gauge Railroads,
is published in the Gazette of the 18th
inst.
CINCINNATI, Jan, 10.
DEAR SIR-You ask me a curious:
yet very important, question, viz :,
What is there in this question of rail-
way gauges, the relative merit of the
wide or 4 10 gauge and the modern
narrow three-foot gauge To answer
you fairly l must ask your patience fer
the subject can not be disposed of in
one communication.
To introduce our subject, all gauges
have so far been experimental, AS there
is, l believe, no known rule fixing the
width between the rails, but the follow
ing facts will be admitted, first, that
every inch added to the width of the
track over what is absolutely necessary
for traffic adds to the cost of cOnstruc-
ton, increases the proportion of dead
weight, or non-paying tonnage, in
creases the operating expenses, conse-
quently increases the tariffs to the peO-
pie. These facts being admitted, we
have other interesting facts that have
been demonstrated Oh more than 1900
miles OF the narr0w-gauge railways
now in operation in the Uuited States
and Canadas. They are that less capi-
tai is required sleeper grades and
sharper curvs are admissible that the
enon paying tonnage is greatly reduced;
that the capacity is equal to that of any
gauge; that even the break OF gauge
between the wide and narrow, necessi-
tating the transfer of freight and pas
sengers, is less than the extra cost of
transportation over the common gauge.
The difference in cost of construction
has been misStated. |: is not simply
the prisms between the rails of the diff.
ference of gauge only, but, i'm addition
to that quantity, it is HE difference in
location. AS the modern gauge can
use sharper curves-say AS high as fif-
teen or twenty degrees with safety,
its line could be located where the wild.
er gauge could not as engineers usually
avoid urvs OF over six degrees on the
common roads. Here there is a great
saving In construction, as the modern
gauge Is more flexible, hence can avoid
heavy cuts and fills by change of loca
tiOn. Add to this the ability of the
narrow-gauge to use sleeper grades, be-
cause the dead weight being so much
reduced, their train will be less in
weight. But to illustrate, train OF
200 tons of freight on the common roads
requires twenty cars, weighing ten tons
each, MAXIM. total weight of cars and
freight equal to 400 tons. As the mar.
row-gsuge cars weigh only four tons
and carry eight tons Gas done daily on
the Cairo d st. Louis road), it would
require twenty-five cars, weighing in
the aggregate 100 tons, to carry the 2Ot
tons of freight, making the train or
the enarrow-gauge 100 tons less in weight
than the wide gauge. 1t can, if peces
sary, use sleeper grades.
The next item OF cost is that of cross
ties. The common-gauge ties art
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27
The Planets I'm January.

The planets in this month present
some unusually interesting points of
says the Providence Journ-
al, to those who take pleasure in follow
ing the movements of those bright
wanderers among the stars. Venus and
Saturn will be in conjunction on the
18th, two planets presenting nearly the
same apparent position as Mars and
Saturn did in November. They will,
however, be nearer the horizon, and
form less conspicuous
picture than that which two months
since made Mars and Saturn 1.-THE OBJ
As Venus sets about 6:45, the
the sight will be visible early in the
evening. The next noteworthy incl
dent will occur on the 2Sth. The PLAN
eft Mercury is then in favorable posi-
ton for observation. 1t must be looked
for in the southwest about an hour
after sunset, and little farther north
than the point where'the sun sank be
low the horizon. 1t may be recognized
by a peculiar brilliancy, unlike that Of
any other planet, and also by its near
ness to Saturn, with which 1t Is In
conjunction on the same evening. At
this time the four planets, Mercury,
Venus, Saturn and Mars are all visible.
The new moon of the 26th is also near
Venus on this same evening, and the
slender crescent will add an additional
attraction to the planetary picture.
The path of the new moon lies this
month near the track Of the planets.
for it is in conjunction, or at the near.
est point with Mercury and
Saturn on the 9th, with Venus on
tbe aetb. and with Mars on the 31st.
OF tine remaining larger planets, Uranus
is now in good position, and may De
seen in the evening with small tele-
scope, vending its slow way among the
small stars Of Leo, not very far from
Regulus. Neptune is also visible
among the evening stars, but cannot oe
seen without powerful telescope. Ju-
riter reigns alone throughout me
month as morning star, rising now
about $3.50 and holding the supremacy
among the stars until its light iades
away 10 the brighter rays Of the ap-
preaching sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27
Democratic EndiscretiOn

Washington Special Cincinnati Gazette.
The House was treated to-day to a strong
State Rights speech from J. Randolph Tuck
er, Of Virginia In arguing against the Cen
tennial Appropriation, ne held that the Con-
stitution did not authorize such use of public
money. From this he slipped intoa consider
alton of the powers of the Constitution, and
then TO affirming the doctrine of State Rights,
and denying that this is a Nation, and as to
give point to the whole, he eulogized Robert
Lee The effort was another of the indiscre-
tions which the Democrats seem to find it i'm
possible to avoid every time they let new
man loose on their side. Mr.. Tucker is a
speaker of power, and one who attracts the
attention of the House. He was Attorney
General of Virginia before the war and held
that office during the rebellion
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

The Catholic Directory published in Eng
land, is, we suppose, good authority ON all
matters relating to the Catholic Church The
latest edition of this work shows that in the
British Empire" there are twelve arciliepis-
copal sees, seventy one episcopal sees, thirty
six apostolic vicarates and seven apostolic pre-
lectures, governed by the Vatican. at the
present time there are one hundred ard TWEEN
ty-four archbishops and bishops holding Office
in the British dominiOns. OF the peers cf
Great Britain, thirty-six are members of the
Roman Catholic Church, and of Right Hon
orable Baronets, forty-seven. In the Privy
Council there are seven Roman Catholics, and
fifty of the same persuasion have seats in the
House of Commons. The Directory states
that when the Sacred College of Cardinals is
complete consists of seventy members, of
whom six are cardinal bishops, forty are car
dinal priests and fourteen are cardinal dea-
cons. At the present time, however, the col
sese lacks thirteen members of being COM
plete, as it consists of only fifty-seven Car
dinals, forty-nine of whom were created by
Pope Plus. But is stated that during the
reign of the present Pontiff no less than one
hundred and nine Cardinals have died, fifty
fiye of whom were created by him. Pope
Plus has therefore created no less than one
hundred and four Cardinals,
In the Catholic Church there are twelve pa
triarchates, of which seven are of the Latin,
and five of the Oriental rite There are no
less than eight hundred and eighty mine sees
in the world which acknowledge the jurisdic-
tion of the Vatican, and the total number of
bishops is about eleven hundred.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

know it and have a fair understand
ing. We have held the Republican
party responsible for its appointments;
wedo the same with the Democrats.
This man is not Mr.. MOrrison's or Mr..
Kerr's exclusively. He is the party's.
II must carry him. He is not conspic-
uous, to be sure. He is only clerk of a
committee. But there is not any place
obscure enough to shelter such a man
where he can draw Government pay.
He aftronts justice; he shocks common
decency. The mau vino applauds as
sassinatiOn would be an assassin him.
self if he dared. There is no fitness,
no propriety, no sense IN his being any
where where the eye of self respect
ing citizen may light on him, much
less In any public place where the ma
tion's gorge rises at sight or sound of
him.
Mr.. Morrison, neither you nor your
party can afford to appoint to Office
man who seven years after Mr.. Lin
coins murder christened his own son
with the murderer's name.-N. Y.
TIibune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27
The Official Report on Ander-
SOnvilIe.

This is from the report, unanimously made,
of the Congressional committee of Investiga-
ton, composed of Democrats and Republi-
cans, into the Southern prison pens
1.-The subsequent history of Andersonville
has startled and shocked the world with tale
of horror, of woe and death, before unheard
and unknown to civilization. Nopen can de-
scribe, no painter sketch, no Imagination
comprehend its fearful and unutterable in
iquity. Ii would seem as if the concentrated
madness of earth and hell had found its lodg-
ment in the breasts of those who inaugurated
the rebellion and controlled the policy of the
Confederate Government, and that the prison
at Andersonville had been selected for the
most terrible human sacrifice which the world
has ever seen. Into its narrow walls were
crowded thirty-five thousand enlisted men,
many of them the bravest and the best, the
most devoted and heroic of those grand armies
that carried the flag of their country TO final
victory. For long and weary months here
they suffered, maddened, were murdered, and
died Here they fingered, unsteltered from
the burning rags Of a tropical sun By day and
drenching and deadky de,os 6g night, in every
stage of mental and physical disease, hunger
ed, emaciated, starving, maddened fostering
with unhealed wounds; gnawed by the raw
ages of scurvy and gangrene; with swollen
limb and distorted visage; covered with ver-
min which they had no power to extirpate
exposed to the flooding rains aohich droUe them
dropning from the miserable holes in uhich,
like s,oi,ae, they burrOped parched with thirst
and mad with hunger; racked with pain Oh
prostrated with the weakness of dissolution
with naked limbs and matted hair; filthy with
smoke and mud; soiled with the very excre
mont from which their weakness wOuld moi
permit them to escape; eaten By the gnaaoinS
lcOr1ns achicl.tbeir Oacn mounds had engeHdered
with no bed but the earth; no covering save
the clouded sky, these men, these heroes
born in the image of God, thus crouching ant
writhing in their terrible torture and calcu
lating barbarity, stand forth in history as {
monument of the surprising horrors of An
dersonville as it shall I've read in all futur,
/ time, realizing in the studied torments of thei
prison house the idea Of Dsnte's Inferno anC
! Millions hell. F"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

The Secretary of the Centennial Commits
sion has issued circular to the Boards of Ed
ucation in the different States saying that in
addition to the provision for the educational
department in the main building it is desirable
that one or more school houses be erected and
fully equipped after the most approved style
Three buildings, he believes, would be suffi-
cient to properly represent the system, viz ::
The kindergarten, the common school house,
and the city sohool-house. The cost, the Sec
retary thinks, should be borne by the State
boards
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27
MIR. Blainess Achievement.

From the Chicago Times.
Reduced to plain and simple statement of
fact, what Blaine did was this He accepted
the challenge thrown down by the JEFF. Davis
amnesty bill, forced the Confederates from
their ambush of virtuous professions, and
gave them chance to exhibit themselves be-
fore the country in the character of Bourbon
reactionists, defending the infamy of Ander-
sonville, and contending for the principle for
which the champions of Andersonville inaug-
urated civil war; thus acknowledging their
political guide to be the words of their chief
tain who declares that ''the principle for
which we conteaded is bound TO reassert
itself, though it be at another time and in an
1ffef- Way
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

RISG PoIITICs.-We are a patient people,
and suffer long time without complaint; but
and quietly throttle the villains who are plum
dering us. About the only decent thing now
left the community is Halls BAIsAM for the
Lungs, and there is ali embargo on that, in
the Shape of revenue stamps. However, the
stamp is an assurance OF its genuineness, as
the true Balsam bears the private stamp OF
John S. Henry. Price, S1,OO. Sold every
where.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

SPEAKER KEER, it is stated, received over
one hundred and fifty dispatches in one day,
from his party friends, begging him, for heav-
ems sake, to stop off the amnesty debate, as it
was doing the party great harm. But what
difference does If make? Whatever The
House does is sure to injure the party, and It
might as well do the injury one way as an
other.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

DR.. PIECES PLEASANT PrRGATIvE PEI
LET'S are so compounded from concentrated
princ;plee, extracted from roots and herbs, as
to combi.e in each small granule, scarcely
larger than a n1usterd seed, as much cathartic
power as is contained in any larger pills for
sale in drug stores They are not only pleas
ant to take, but their operation is easy-unat-
tended with any gripping pain. They operate
without producing ony constitutional disterb-
ance. Unlike other cathartics, they do not
render the bowels eostive after. operation, but,
on the contrary. they establish permanently
healthy action. Being entirely regeea6le, no
particular care is required while using them.
$500 REGARD is offered by the Proprietor
to any one who will detect in these Pellets
any calomel or other form of mercury, miner
al poison, or injurious drug.
] TThey are sold by Druggists.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

Theodore Hook was once asked fora
contribution to the treasury OF the So
ciety for the conversion OF the Jews.
He said he was quite unable 20 give
any money, but II the society wouio
send him Jew he would do his 1estso
convert him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27

In 1917, a proclamation was issued by
Henry VIII. that women should not
meet together TO babble and talk and
all men should keep their wives in
their houses.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27
BELMONT CHRONICLE.
ST, GAINESVILLE, OHIO.
THURSDAY, JAN. 27, 1876.

THE Richmond Dispatch, a '' conservative
paper, denounces the late Secretary Stanton
as the bloodiest villain in the tide of times"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27
Narrow Gauge Railroads.

The following letter from an engi-
neer to merchant of Cincinnati ON the
economy of Narrow Gauge Railroads,
is published in the Gazette of the 18th
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-09
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

ELORDA SILVER MINING COMPANY
II Notiee to Stockholders. Ban Francisco,
May 10. isI6.-in accordance with Q Ftsolu.
tion adopted At = moeting of the Trustees Of The
Florida rilver Mining Company. : special meet
ing of the stockholders Of said Company 10
hereby called. the zane 20 be held % the once
u the Company. No. 80 ssnsoms street (sec-
ond foofl. San Francisco. California, on MON.
DAY, the i2th day Of June, 1915. al the hour Of
4 O'Clock '. NJ, to take into consideration and
decide upon tho proposition 10 incrcaHs the
capital stock 81 said Company frpn fye million
t5.10n.Oc0l dollars. divided Into hIty thousand
(I0,UOJl shares OF the par yalne of one hundred
dollars esch, the present capital Of the Com
rany. 70 ten million 40 co0.ioW doilsn. 10 be
divided into one hundred thousand fiol.C0Ol
shares OF the par value Of cne hundrei dollar
each. X. W. LEONARD,
OLIVER ELDRIDGE.
JkSsE nOLLADAY,
WIN. fREEBOhN,
myi2id Trustees.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-09

And In accordance with law. and AT order
Of the Board Of Directorv. made on the al
day Of Nay. ISIS. 20 many shares Of each
parcel OF such stock A. may be necessary
will be sold At public auction. 81 the once of
the Company. No i'll California street. looms
> and 4. secobd door. over lima Insurance Of.
Zee : entrance. 10 Ca lfornia siret-ssn Iran.
cisco. California, M MONDAY. the 18th day 81
June. i57c. at the hour Of 2 o'clock y. n. of
said day, TO pay said delinquent assersment
thereon. together with costs OF advertising and
expenses Of the sale.
J. n. BuFffNGToN. Secretary.
omtc-No. 81 CaiiIofniz street, Rooms 8 and
I. seeopd door. over .Etns insurance. oAee-en.
tlnos. o9 California strce,-san Francisco.
California. jestd