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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09
Facts from Scripture Worth
Knowing.
Rome Commercial.

There were ten generations from
Adam to Noah, embracing period Of
1856 years. Lamech was of the ninth
generation. He was Noah's father,
and was fifty-six years old when Adam
died. Therefore Lamech could COM
municate to his son Noah all that
adam had communicated to him
about the creation and the fall. 1t was
transmitted by Adam to Lamech and
by Lamech to Noah.
There were ten generations from
Noah to Abraham, embracing q period
of $50 years. Shem was Noah's son,
and Shem lived long enough to talk
with Abraham sixty years, and could,
therefore, communicate to him all that
Lamech had told Noah.
There were five generations from
Abraham to Moses, embracing a per-
iod of 600 years. Jacob was Abraham's
grandson, and lived long enough to tell
Amram, the father of Moses, all that
he had learned from his grandfather
Abraham. Thus, Moses became well
informed upon the history of the Gre
alton and the fall by transmission of
all the details through chain of only
four persons, and those four were re-
markable for truth and great wisdom.
These generations all descended from
Seth, the son of Adam. There was an
other line Of eight generations who de-
scended from Cain, but who were all
cut off by the flood. In that line were
some remarkable men, to whom we
owe much for our knowledge of music
and artifice in metals, viz: Jubal and
Jubal Cain. No doubt the results of
their skill and inventions were handed
down to Noah and his sons by succeed
ing generations.
Abraham had eight children-one by
Sarah, one by Hager, and six by
Keturah. OF these six one was named
Midian; and it was his descendants and
the descendants of Ishmael (another
sony who sold Joseph to Potiphar. 1t
seems that the Midianites and Ishema-
elites were journeying together with a
caravan.
The longevity of mankind kept up
we'll near to the flood. After this it
decreased with every generation down
to Joseph, who lived to be only one
hundred and ten years. From that
period to this the age of man has varied
but little, though but few men attain
to greater age than three score years
aud ten.
The book of Genesis embraces a per-
i iod of $500 years of the worlds history,
which brings it down to the birth of
Moses. All the other books of the Old
Testament embrace period of only
J 1900 years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09
Rebel PrisOns---The Truth Of
History.

Walt Whitman, the poet, whose SER
vices as a volunteer nurse in the field
and army hospitals in and around
Washington during the civil war are
not forgotten by the country at large,
or the soldiers he attended, has in press
valuable volume of memoranda of
of the war" 1t is simply transcript
tion of notes taken at the time, and
gives in the powerful and picturesque
prose of which Mr.. Whitman is master,
the scenes and circumstances of which
he was an eyewitness or connected
with. In advance portions of this
work the following paragraph appears.
1t SO vigorously delineates the condi-
ton Of our men returning from Ander-
vile and other prison pens that it
should be widely circulated. The date
is early in 1865:
"The released prisoners of war are
now coming up from the Southern pri-
Sons. | have seen a number of them.
The sight is worse than any sight of
battle-felds or any collections of
wounded, even the bloodiest. There
was (as sample) one large boat load of
several hundred brought about the 25th
to Annapolis, and out of the whole
number only three individuals were
able to walk from the boat. The rest
were carried ashore and laid down in
one place or another. Can those be
men-those little liyid-brown, ash
streaked, monky-looking dwarfs. Are
they really not mummied, dwindled
corpses? They lay there, most OF
them, quite still, but with horrible
look in their eyes and skinny lips, often
with not enough flesh on their lips to
cover their teeth. Probably no more
appalling sight was ever seen on this
earth. (There are deeds, crimes, that
may be forgiven, but this is not among
them. 1t steps its perpetrators in
blackest, escapeless, endless damua ton.
Over 80, 900 have been compelled to die
the death of starvation. Reader, did
you ever try to realize what starvation
actually is, in those prisons and in a
land of plenty?)
IAN indescribable meanneSs, tyran-
ny, aggravating course of insults, al
uOol luCIculule, was oNlueutly luc Iulo
of treatment through all the Southern
military prisons. The dead there are
not 10 be pitied as much as some of the
living that come from there-if they
can be called living; many of them are
mentally imbecile, and will never re-
cuperate."
Mr.. Whitman's description has all
the more value from the fact that it is
that of a competent critic and observ-
er, and that since the above was writ
ten its author has been pronounced in
favor of amnesty and reunion. There
is cloud of witnesses who speak as
from the grave. Mr.. Davis and his
Confederate associates will find that
audacity will not overthrow the facts.
Truly, Whitman's description shows
that the men he saw came from "out
the jaws of death out of the gates OF
ell."-Repu6Lic.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

A LAWYER OUTWITTED.-A similar
case to that of the Presbyterian clergy
man cOmmemorated in in the Editors
Drawer of the January Harper's occur
red in Massachusetts town of high
repute quite a number of years ago.
The town, now a city, maintained a
high school, according to law. a
teacher was employed, at certain sal
ary, by the year. After a while his
services were not found satisfactory to
the school committee, and their chair
man, a smooth-spoken member of the
legal profession, was deputed to per-
form the ungracious task Of informing
the master of the state of the case.
After the settlement of preliminaries,
the point was reached and the proprie-
ty of tie masters resignation was dip
lomatically and politely suggested.
The incumbent, if not qualified to
teach such school, was a shrewed
Yankee. He expressed his willing
ness to leave so readily that the COM
mittee-man became uRcOmmOnly gra-
cious at the success of his mission.
"But," said the worthy pedagogue, ''if
my services are not satisfactory here,
they may be in some other place; and
as 1 must get my living, presume you
will give me recommendation ,"
Certainly" replied the committee
man, thinking only of relieving his
own town of an inefficient instructor;
and accordingly drew up the paper on
the spot.
The master read it, and found it
highly satisfactory. "And now," said
he, glancing kneely at his employer,
upon this recommendation | am SO
we'll fitted to teach, will thank you to
pay me the rest of my salary Tor Tie
unexpired half year."
The lawyer was caught, and the
money was paid.-Editor' Drawer, in
Harper's Magazine for March.
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Worth Remembering.

Do not laugh at that drunken man
reeling through the streets. However
ludicrOus the sight may be, just pause
and think. He is going home to some
tender heart that will throb with in-
tense agony; some doting mother, per-
haps, who will grieve over the down
fall of her once sinless boy; or it may
be fond wife, whose heart will al
NEST burst with grief, as she views the
destruction of her idol; or maybe a
loving sister, who will shed bitter
tears over the degradation of her broth
er, shorn of his manliness and self
respect.
Rather drop tear in silent sympa-
thy with those hearts so keenly sensi-
tive and tender, yet so proud and 10y
al that they cannot accept sympathy
rendered them either in word, look, or
act, although it might fall upon their
crushed and wounded hearts as re-
freshingly as the summer dew upon
the withering plant.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

LABOR IN THE SoUTH.-We are no
apOlOgists for that materialistic spirit
of the age which we often have so de-
servedly condemned; for we all have
something more to live for than to be
'dollar-hunters and the breeders of
dollar-hunters." The means must not
be confounded with the end. Labor
with its fruits is the means; the end is
mans advancement. In urging, there
fore, the Importance of that material
prosperity which labor alone can secure,
we should not be understood as ignor.
ing mans moral improvement. Ma.
terial development, however, promotes
moral development, and is needed to
protect and preserve it. Southern So
clety was Overthrown in consequence
of the failure to develop its resources !;
but in rebuilding now the social fabric,
this defect can and must be avoided.
Bitter experiences have taught the
Southern people their weakness; self
preservation now urges them to re-
move the cause. Stern facts have dem
onstrated that when, in addition to
that moral power which, as the world
comedies, the South exhibited in the
war between the State, her sons shall
insure her, by new habits of industry,
due portion also of physical power,
then and then only will her develop
ment proceed on sound basis; then
and then only will her people. Labor,
then, should be the cornerstone of the
South. 1t is, indeed, the foundation
on which the social fabric must rest,
the law of labor being to society the
first law of nature.-General T. NJ.
Logan, in Harper's Magazine for
March.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

Senator Morton has won for him some
very staunch admirers, among them
several admirable wire-pullers, who are
in position TO do their man much
good.
At one time Mr.. Blaine stood very
high with Ohio people, but his timidi-
ty last fall in refusing to come West
to help the Republicans out Of tight
place etfectualiy settled his case in
Ohio.
The determined stand taken by Mr..
Bristow has won him golden opinions
here, but he has no special Presiden-
tial strength at this time, but has
good chance to grow.
There was a time when James A.
Garfield might have had almost any
thing in Ohio for the mere asking; but
that was in days agone, and although
some of his friends in his own district
are now attempting to work up an in
terest for their favOrite, it must fall
stillborn. Other candidates somewhat
prominent in the East are not spoken
of here, and as a wind-up it is reason-
bly, certain that to-day Ohio's second
choice would be o. P. Morton.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

The St. Louis Republicans advice to Bras-
tow is Let him stick. He represents the peo-
pie; the people expect him to do his duty TO
the end, as he has done it thus far, and they
viii sustain him. Let his sacrifice his person.
al pride for their sake, and thus compel the
President either to endure the rebuking pres
ence of the best Cabinet officer he has ever
had, or by dismissing him, to come forward
into the full blaze of popular condemnation
as the avowed champion of the ring.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

The protracted agony of the Democratic
Caucus Committee over the financial question
came to the termination last week with an
agreement to disagree. Eight members, in
Guiding the four Senators, Thurman, Bayard,
Bogy, and Mcdonald, will report in favor of
adopting the Payne compromise, with some
notifications. The other five members, with
Holman at their head, are for the uncondi-
tional repeal of the Resumption act, and
there is little doubt that they represent the
feeling of the majority of the Democrats in
the House. The only thing that may be re-
garded as settled in this controversy so far, is
the hopeless split in the Democratic party.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09
Quick Prescriptions.

Prof. Wilder, of Cornell University,
gives these short rules for action in case
of accident:
For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing;
dash cold water in them remove cin-
ders, etc., with the round point OF a
lead pencil.
Remove insects from the ear by tepid
water; never put q hard instrument
into the ear.
If an artery is cut compress it above
the wound if vein is cut compress it
below.
If choked go upon all fours and
cough.
For slight burns dip the part in cold
water; il the skin is destroyed cover
with varnish.
For apoplexy raise the head and
body; for fainting lay the person Hat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09
Presidential Gossip About Ohio.
Columbus Letter in n. Y. Herald.

Columbus Letter IN N. u Herald.
A trip through Ohio will convince
the most sceptical that President ma
making is just now the favOrite pas
time of the Buckeyes. The late cam
paign, while it was ostensibly made
on State issues, was, in fact, but the
skirmish preliminary to the Presiden.
tial contest.
1t can now be safely said that Gen.
Hayes would not have been the candi-
date for Gubernatorial hOnors last wear
if he had not been assured that victo-
ry in 1875 meant a fair chance for vic
tory before the National Convention
in 1876. This idea was steadily kept in
view by the friends both of Hayes and
Allen, and when the result of the con-
test in October was known the warm
friends of Gov. Allen reluctantly with
drew him from the list of possible can
didatcs. Since the close of the cam
paign much quiet but effective work
has been. done to unite the Ohio men
on Hayes, at least to persuade them
to avoid committing themselves to any
other candidate. The recent letter
from Senator Sherman meets with a
warm response from majority Of the
leading Republicans of the State, and
has tended to unite or fuse into practical
shape the various efforts that have been
made to unite Ohio for Hayes.
GEN. HAYES QUvLITIEs.
Gen. Hayes is, in many respects,
considered very safe candidate, mas
much as his army record is a good,
though not specially brilliant one; his
political antecedentS are unuSuallv nure
for one who has been so prominently
before the people in these days of brit
tie characters. He is personally popu-
lar. makes friends readily and is sound
on the money question. 1t is seldom a
man can be found who is as polite in
all his conduct as Gen. Hayes. He is
purely a negative man, and while he
has unusual power in the way of alb
sorbing the ideas and opinions of 9TH
er men, at the some time has equal
power in retaining his own opinions
upon all important questions.
AS the cap sheaf to these qualities,
ali so desirable in an aspirant for Pres.
idential honors, Hayes is rich man,
thangs to the kindness of an opulent
uncle, lately deceased. 1t can now
safely be set down that a majority OF
the leading Republicans of Ohio and
the masses stand committed to Hayes
as first choice.
THE sENoND CHOICE.
Taking it for granted that Hayes is
question as to who will be the second
choice Is next in order. The frequent
excellent campaigns made in Ohio BY
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09
The Democrats DOdging Live
Issues.

Mr.. Morrison made great display
of himself as leader of the House to-
day. He obtained the floor, and insist
ed upon adjournment before a particle
of business, beyond the calling of the
States for bills, had been tranacted.
This game has been tried so often that
macy important matters to his side of
the House have been thrown over from
week to week, till to-day the accumula-
tion had become very great, and an ef
fort was to be made to get action on
these delayed resolutions. Many of
the most prominent men among the
Democrats had resolutions of conse-
quence to their side to introduce, when
all were suddenly astonished to see
Morrison take the floor and insist upon
adjournment. He was much excited,
and had u frightened look, which he
could not possibly conceal. Quite a
him, and were evidently pleading for
chance to put in their resolutions of
inquiry, and some that are necessary
to their further vigorous work in COM
mittees, but he would no yield to any
one. By few hasty words he seemed
to be able to satisfy each one success
fully, and finally succeeded in carrying
his motion. The trouble seemed to be
that Morrison had reason to fear that
the wrangling in the Democratic eau
Gus would break out on the floor in the
shape of resolution from one faction
or the other, that would surely have
shown clear spirit in the party. Be-
sides it was rumOred that Mr.. Holman
was ready to offer the financial plank
of the Indiana Republican Convention,
| and Mr.. Morrison saw breakers on all
sides AT no previous Mondays ses-
sion have signs of party fear and de-
mOralization been so apparent. There
seems to be lack of courage or of eff
cient leadership. The sum total OF
Mr.. Morrison's claim to that title thus
far seems to be to adjourned the House
each Monday in time to avoid all nece5-
sity for facing any live issue.-[Cincin-
natl Gazette, 29th.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

IT is hard to say which party has the most
trouble in prospect from the financial issue.
Although tie vote was reached in the Dem
ocratic caucus committee, II is believed that
majority viii favor Mr.. Payne's currency
bill; but large minority viii oppose that or
any other measure on which she rest can
agree. Hence a hopeless division on financial
questions is foreshadowed among the Demo
Gratis in Congress N. Y. Tr6use
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

Steamboats, run regularly on the llli-
nois river, between Peoria and st.
Louis. Such a thing at this season has
never been known before.
Says the Chicago Journal: "Moody
is sure to capture New York. Where
will all the cast-out devils go to-"
Have you forgotten the National DEM
Ocratic Convention?
In England and Wales densely pop
ulated and closely cultivated as il is,
there is an aggregate of ,524 ,6iS acres
of waste lands, no county being with
out lands of this character.
The monopolist Gubernatorial can
didate of the Illinois anti-monops
crawls through a hole in a haystack
every morning, in order to keep up a
bucolic appearance before the Changers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

ers and fringe have done the work with all of
us
So the story repeats itself everywhere, the
consequence being that our State and muni-
cipal governments are everywhere staggering
beneath mountains of financial embarrass-
ments.
Ill fares the land, to fastening ills prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men decay.
1t is time to cally peremptory halt
Pitts Com
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09
William Aliens Peculiar Pig.

Columbus Correspondent of the Chicago Times.
A man owned little pig. He took
the little pig large bucketful of swill.
The little pig ate it all, to the intense
surprise OF the man, who Immediately
picked up the little porker and placed
it in the empty bucket, when, 10 and
behold, the. little pig did not fill the
bucket inOre than two-thirds fnll.
In Ohio there was little political
pig, and it was called 'sOft-pan." Its
owner, Mr.. Allen, bought it a larger
Ohio bucket filled with ballot swill.
The little political pig ate the swill,
and behold it was no fatter. And the
owner saw with the naked eye tnat he
could put a half dozen such pigs in the
bucket without beginning to fill it.
Mr.. Allen went away and pondered.
He was afterward heard to say to the
little soft-pan pig, 81 suppose 1 must
kill you, and try the compromise
breed" Some of Mr.. Aliens neigh
bors propose to help him feed the COM
promise pig. 1t will be at the fair. So
will the "hard-pan" pig.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

GEORGE S. GIDEON, of Washington, aged
sixty years, died on Thursday, of consump-
ton. He was well known to public men,
and during the administration of President
Fillmore published the Republic, the Presi-
dents official organ.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

Arrangements are making in Philadelphia
to make the annual reunion of the society of
the Army OF the Cumberland, July 9th and
9TH, the grandest ever held Secretary Bris-
tow will deliver the Grafton.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

st. Louis proposes to go into the cot.
ton manufacturing trade. A party Of
capitalists from Lowell, Mass, are out
there examining the facilities for man
ufacturing that staple and looking for q
location.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

The Governor of Kentucky has recon-
mended to the Legislature the additional ap-
preparation of $1,000 for the representation
of the resources of the State at the Centen-
NAL Exhibition.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

These three States, which will I've
carried again by the Democracy if they
are faithful to Hard-Money, Free
Trade, and Home Rule; but which
would be lost one and all to the
Democracy Qike Pennsylvania and
Ohio) if they were to be false to Demo-
ocratic principles-tbese three States
are all that are necessary to Democrat
ic victory. With the Southern and
Pacific States, the votes of these three
great States, all radiating about the
commercial metropolis, together con-
stitute more than a majority of the
electoral votes.
But these three metropolitan States,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

The patriots who have come back thug
ging the Constitution" to their bosoms, are
proving heavy load for the Democracy to
carry. The difficulty to keep them bottled.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

The Republicans of Connecticut met in
Convention. last week, pronounced for
hard money and free schools, nominated Hen
ry C. Robinson for Governor, and adjourned.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

Lake. Erie has lately been stocked
with over a million and half of young
white fish, and is soon to receive twen-
ty millions more.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09

There is a great temperance revival
in the coast towns of Massachusetts,.
Five thousand people in Marblehead
alone have signed the pledge and de-
serted the grogshops.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-09
PACIFIC STATE


Now let it be observed that the States
in which ignorance, dishonesty and
madness unite to give the Rag Money
rot show of importance are for the
most part those Western States which
are hopelessly Republican. Illinois
and Indiana are the only exceptions.
But Illinois was carried by an anti
Republican majority, for the first time
in its history, in the Cong 'essional
elections of 1874 on the platform of
Hard Money, Free Trade and Home
Rule. 1t can be carried against the
Republican party this fall upon no 9th
er platform.
Observe next that the Pacific States,
of course, can be carried only by a
Hard-Money Democrat upon Hard
Money platform.
Now let US begin to combine the pos
sible votes that are necessary to Dem
Ocratic victory, assuming THAT the
Democratic Southern States will vote
for the st. Louis candidate:
Southern States .:;...........x... 121 o
racine states ..-.-.....-...-.:.... l2-l39 15J
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MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

peImont Lodge, No. l6, & A. NJ meets t"Ii syi
arv "Wednesday night on or precsqins NJ IL " ~
moon. Il. -
81 Clsirsyil'e Chapter. No: IL hoynt yn,;h =,
oSons. meets 80 Friday night eacn inon.n ,.i,,
At Clairsville and the lst Eri3ay M T ~ n p
at Bridgeport. Jahh~'
T. Ii. FERRELL, sec y.
Relmont Council, No. 81 KoyaI Se ,Sn SsconS
super Excellent Masters, meets on 'he
T,esday night of every MONTH n
c w. CARROLL, I. L. V. ~
ID, BAILY, Rec.
Hope Commsndery No. % OF Ahas1' igbt Of eysiy
ars ~ eets on the first Iuesday nIgnI " Con-;
Irunth. " rnarif7H
=. ID. BAILEY. Rec.