Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-10-19

going constantly that we do not pretend
chronicle their outgoings and incomings.
HALF sheet extras of the Barnesville Ente
prise can be purchased at low figures at evel
post office in Monroe county. They are
handy thing to have about the house.-.Sgiri
THE Democracy of this county hold Chan
hers, Eaton, Riley and other bolters from Il
Democratic Judicial Convention responsib
for the defeat of their county ticket ''L'
us have peace"
Two large excursion parties, one over ii
Central Pa, and the other over the B. & o
started from Wheeling on Saturday and MOI
day respectively, for the Centennial. Be
mont county ives well represented in both.
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LADIES attending the Centennial will d
well TO leave their "Saratogas" at home. Yer
little account is taken of fine dresses owe
there. One dress is sufficient for sensibl
woman.
THE shooting of quail is prohibited in thi
State by law until the 18th of Novembe
1877, the last Legislature having passed th
bill. Heavy penalties are attached for viola
ton of the law.
REPUBLICANS, look to your poll sheets anC
see who among you were absent from til,
polls on Tuesday of last week Visit every
such an one and see to it that they do thei
whole duty on the 18th of November.
IT has been decided recently by a court Of
high authority that a paper with patent out
side or inside, was not paper published il
the county where it purports to he published
and that a legal advertisement in such paper
was not sufficient publication.
THE Pittsburg Dispatch says: Banning,
who defeated Jude Mathews for Congress in
Cincinnati, set up barrel of punch, which was
drank in honor of the result. Punch, Ban
ming, punch with care, ''barls" of punch for
the Dem. vOtair.
We notice the following advertisement in
one of our eastern exchanges. ''For Sale
Empty Bar'is-in quantities to suit purchasers.
Address, after November s, 1876, S. j. T.,
Albany, n. Y"
The Presidential election occurs three
weeks from last Tuesday. Republicans close
up your ranks for the great contest. Do not
be lulled into fancied security, but acorI,
WORK as though the life of the nation depend
ed upon your individual exertions.
JENNIE KELLY, daughter of Treasurer Kel-
ly, when passing the Frazier House stables on
Saturday, was struck by one of the large
doors which was blown shut by a heavy gust
of wind, and quite severely bruised and in
jured. No bones were broken it is believed.
The Forty-Third boys hada reunion at Mt
Vernon on the 4th inst, at which there were
two hundred of the surviving members of the
regiment. A permanent organization was eff
fected BY the election of Gen. Wager Swayne,
of Toledo, President, and John W. Thomp-
son, of Cleveland, Corresponding Secretary.
The earnings of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, main stem and branches, including
the Pittsburg division, for the month of Sep
tember, were S1,SG0,S70, an increase over
August of S207,572. The grain trade and
passenger traffic were very heavy. The usual
semi-annual dividend of five per cent. on the
capital stock of the main stem was declared.
THE great sale of Golddust Horses. from
the Stock Farms of L. L. Dorsey and J. H
Hornsby, near Louisville, Ky, takes place on
the Fair Grounds, at St. Clairsville, on Saiur-
day, beginning at one o'clock in the afternoon
Ye lovers of fine horses should not fail to be
on hands, and purchase something fancy.
An examination of the returns from Kirk
wood, Washington and Flushing townships,
show that number of Republican voters in
each of these townships failed to attend the
election last week. We hope that on the
eventful 18th of November every Republican
voter in these townships will regard it as a
sacred duty to aid in swelling the majority
for Hayes.
THE National Bank of St. Clairsvile offer
for sale about fifteen thousand dollars of
Bonds of the Bellaire and St. Clairsville Mar
row Gauge Railroad. These Bonds are Sc
cured by first Mortgage on the Road, equip
ments, and income. Bear eight per cent. in
terest, payable annually. Run five, eight, ter
and twelve years. The total amount issued
twenty thousand dollars--of which five
thousand are disposed Of Parties desiring a
safe investment should make an early call
THE Grand Jury at their session this week
found the following indictments:
One against Mary McMannis for '<murde~
in I'd degree"
One against Marshal jenkins sShorse steal
ing" S 80
One against A. Murphy and John Cain for
"assault and battery"
jenkins entered a plea of guilty and was
sentenced by the court to four years in the
Penitentiary.
THE gallant Hayes Club of West Wheeling
than which no club can boast a membership OF
better men, harder workers or more un-
flinchiDg Republicans, have perform
ed immense services during the canvass,
and deserve the heartiest thanks and pro-
foundest respect of all good Republicans for
their manly bearing and answering fidelity
to duty. We honor you brave men.
WHEN we hear the Democrats yawp about
their rretendad victories II reminds ne of tho