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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
The Old Man.

Bow low the head, boy; do reverence
to the old man. Once like you, the
vicissitudes of life have silvered the
hair, and changed the round, merry
face to the worn visage before You.
Once that heart beat with aspirations
co-equal to any that you have felt-as-
pirations crushed by aspirations, as
yours are, perhaps, destined to be.
Once that form stalked proudly thro'
the gay scenes of pleasure, the beau
ideal of grace; now the hand of Time,
that withers the fewer of yesterday,
has warped that figure and destroyed
the noble carriage. Once, At your age,
he possessed the thousand thoughts
that pass through your brain-now
wishing to accomplish deeds worthy
of nook in fame, anon imagining life
a dream that the sooner he awoke from
the better. But he has lived the dream
very near through. The time to awake
is very near at hand; yet his eye ever
kindles at old deeds of daring, and the
hand takes firmer grasp at the staff.
Bow low the head, boy, as you would
in your old age be reverenced.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
The King Of DahOmey and his
Prisoners. n

The Gold Coast correspondent of the
English Manchester Guardian, writing
on the 4th of August, says:
"The situation with DahOmey re-
mains very much as it was. Twenty
three white, French and Portugues,a
kept closely imprisoned, and the King
declares that il d shot is fired or a sim
gle Engliskman invades his territory
all these men shall be put to death, land
their heads carried to AbOmey. Moth
ing whatever can be done until Com
mouOre Hewitt returns from the Nj
ger. He was expected a week ago, but
unfortunately has not yet come, being
occupied, it is supposed, in furnishing
some tribes who attatked the trading
steamers on their Way up the Niger
! Luckily, the DahOmians have shown
no inclination to in wade the settlement
1t is very difficult to know what ought
| To be or can be done; but the French
have themselves to answer for it al, i,
having given the King all the enc0ur-
aSemenJ and assistance in their power
to resist the English aggression. He
has now tnrned fiercely upon them and
asks where is the assistance they prom
ised him.
"At KotOnu wretched sheep was
brought to the French factory, where
there were four white men. 1t was in
cage, and the white men were told
they might learn their fate from it.
The poor creature was kept without
any food, and they heard its cries day
and night. On the third day it died of
staT walton, and the white men thought
it time TO DO something. They gave
their guards drink, aud when they
were asleep they put off in conOe,
which was upset, aud one of the canoe
men drowned.
They made another attempt, and af-
ter great difficulty reached the Contest.
which was blOckading that place. Re-
port says that those ut Whydah are not
treated so vigorously as at first, and
some them were allowed to go to KO-
tonu to take charge of the forsaken fac
tories. Some of the laborers who eSca-
ped from one of the French factories
say they were employed in landing
full cargo of gunpOwder up to the very
commencement of the blockade, and
that it was sold on shore to the DahO-
mians after the blockade had cOmmen-
ced. The morning after the sale was
completed and the powder carried off
the king enforced his blockade. All
Europeans resident in DdhOmey had
due and ample notice of the blockade,
but while the English house of Messrs.
Swanzy cleared out both people and
goods, the others did nothing but give
out that there would be no blockade, as
France would not permit it. Then
came the demonstration of French
admiral with several ships of war,
which naturally made King Gregg all
the more confident in his friends,
who are now feeling the consequences
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

sed its edict, and declared that they should be
separated by the stronger, firmer bars OF the
State Penitenta-y, the woman sought and OBJ
tanned the privil .ge of the officers to marry
him before he was taken from her. The neces-
sary arrangements were made, and the two
strangely beings were married in the
Jail, the ceremony being performed by JUS
tice of the Peace The witnesses were the
prisoners, who were ordered to remain at the
rear end of the ball, and a few persons who
were permitted to look inside through the
CRATES Of the front door. 1t WAS Equeer spec
tacle. and shows what woman will do for the
man she loves There was Sandy, alas Mel
vile. or. as she claims. Melody, that being the
name under which he was married, just ready
to be shackled preparatory to starting for Fort
Madison. where he is to serve q term of i've
years imprisonment. There was woman.
Young, and of rather attractive appearance.
clinging to criminal, willing and anxious to
bear his name and share with him all the oblo-
quy attached thereto. But then such is wom-
ans nature. and such has it always been from
the time of Eve. Az they stood there assu-
ming the obligations of the marriage VOW, the
thought was well defined in each mind how
differently it would have been had the rela-
ton of the parties been reversed, and the wom-
an the criminal instead of the man. The
chances are, in q case of that kind. that the
maa, even if he had been the cause OF commit
ting the crime, would have deserted her in tie
last extremity, and left her to bear her disgrace
alone, aHd probsbly have felt secret joy that
he was able to place the blame all on her. But
then man can't be blamed; his old forefather
Adam set him the example years ago.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
A VERY OLD SONG.

Tomorrow, ma, I'm sweet sixteen,
And Billy Grimes, the drover,
Has popped the question to me, ma,
And wants to be my lover;
Tomorrow morn he says, mamma,
He's coming here quite early,
To take pleasant walk with me
Across the field of barley"
''You must not go, my gentle dear,
There's no use now a-talking
You shall not go across the field
With Billy Grimes a-walking.
To think of his presumption, too,
The dirty, ugly droyer,
l wonder where your pride has gone,
To think of such lover,"
''Old Grimes is dead, you know, mamma
And Billy is so lonely;
Besides, they say, to Grimess estate,
That Billy is the only
Surviving heir to all that's left;
And that, they say, is nearly
A good ten thousand dollars, ma
And six hundred yearly"
81 did not hear, my daughter dear,
Your last remark quite clearly,
But Billy is clever lad,
And no doubt loves you dearly;
Remember then, tomorrow morn,
To be up bright and early,
To take pleasant walk with him
Across the field of barley!"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
A Romance in Real Life.
portland (Me.l Press. Oct. 4th. ]

A young lady in this city and soldier who
was stationed here tecame acquainted. The
couple met quite often after the acquaintance
was formed, and a strong attachment, ending
in an engagement, followed. The young man
presented his betrothed with an elegant ring
Soon after the engagement the regiment to
which the soldier was attached was ordered to
report to the front at once. The news of the
intended departure was hard blow for the
young people. Both were patriotic, and they
parted as hundreds of others did during the
rebellion. After the departure the billet deux
were received and sent in rapid succession
This state Of affairs went on for something like
a year; then, alas, it came to sudden termi-
nation. One day the young lady received a
very cool letter from her lover, so much un-
like all other letters she had received that she
at once wrote to him, saying she wished to be
released from her engagement, but giving no
reason for the change in her affections When
the letter was received by the soldier in camp
he was utterly confounded. He had never
written any but words of kindness and affec-
ton to her, and why she should treat him so
cruelty was mere than he could tell He grieved
for some months over his disappointment, and
at last left the army and went to California to
trough it," and. if possible, forget his sorrow.
Here he remained until a few months ago,
when he Unexpectedly received letter from.
an unknown source. 1t was the diving con-
fession of an old comrade, who had caused all
the trouble and on his death bed had confessed
that he had got hold of the lovers letters and
destroyed them, sending others of his own
manufacture to the lady in this city. He had
palmed OFF his writing by copying the original
He being an excellent penman, this was not a
difficult matter. When the confession was
fully authenticated the man at once started for
this city to find his first and only love. BY a
few inquiries after reaching the city he learned
her residence, and, better still, that she. like
himself, had remained unmarried. He made
haste to call upon her, and, to his SURPRISE dis
covered the ring on her finger where he had
placed it fourteen years before. A few words
of explanation made them as near and dear to
each other as ever, and, to cut long story
short, it was arranged that they should be
married at once, and the wedding is to take
place the present week at one of onr city
churches. The happy couple will start at once
Tor the Centennial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

the President" In choosing President the
vote shall be taken by States Each State
shall ave one vote, land a quorum for this pur-
pose shall consist of member or members
from two-thirds of the States, and majority
of all the States shall be necessary to a choice.
Should not the House of Representatives
choose President whenver the right of choice
shall devolve upon them before the 4th of
March next following, then the Vice Presi-
dent shall act as President, as in the case of
death and constitutional disability of the
President. The person having the greatest
number of votes shall be Vice President, if
such number shall be a majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; if not, then
from the two higest numbers on the list the
Senate shall choose the Vice President. Two
thirds of the Senate shall vote No person
constitutioually ineligible to the Presidency
shall be eligible to the Vice Presidency.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
ELECTING A PRESIDENT.
MOdus Operandi Of the Electoral
College.

In some States the electors were chosen by
the Legislature: in others their election is
given to the people. The latter method has
become universal in all the States. The elec'
tors when chosen, meet in their respective
States on the first Wednesday in December,
that is, when Presidential election occurs
(Which is every fourth year,, and when as
sembled they are denom;nated the Electoral
College, and vote for one man for President
and one for Vice President, after which these
votes are sent to the President of the Senate
of the United States by messenger elected
for that express purpose. When this is done
the duties of the electors are completed-the
college is dissolved, never tomeet again. Penn,
sylvania has 30 electors, consequently %
electoral votes. Anybody can vote-as for
Congressmen-for electors, for their choice.
They will be counted accordingly. So in
other States. When these votes reach Wash
ington they are counted by the Senate, in the
presence of the House of Representatives, and
it is then declared who has been elected Presi.
dent and Vice President of the United States
for the next four years. The following is
article 12 of the Constitution. 1t explain,
the modus operandi of the Electoral College;
The electors shall meet in their respective
States and vote by ballot for President and
Vice President, one of whom at least shall moi
be an inhabitant of the same State with them
selves; they shall name in their ballots the
person to be voted for US President; and they
shall make distinct lists of all persons voted
for as President, and of all such persons voted
for as Vice President, and of the number oi
votes for each, which list they shall sign and
certify, and transmit sealed to the seat Of
government Of the United States, directed tC
the President Of the Senate.
The President of the Senate, in presence Of
the two Houses of Congress shall count the
votes, md the person having the creates
number of votes for President, ''if such mum
Der be majority of the whole number o.
electors appointed. shall be President, and i
no such person have such majority, ther
''from the persons having the highest number
not exceeding three, on the list of those votet
for Is President, the House of Represents
tives shall choose Immediately, by ballot
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
Race for Life With a Locomotive

a negro outian locomotive on the high
trestle-work over the Chewalla Greek last Sun.
day afternoon. He had started to town by
following the railroad track, and had walked
on the trestle distance of about one hundred
yards when he was met by the outgoing train
for Montgomery. Instead of getting down un-
der the stringers, as he might easily have done
and been perfectly safe, he became frightened
and sought safety in flight. He had two or
:liree hundred yards the start of the train, but
he ran his hundred over the cross-ties two or
three feet apart and forty feet high, and boun-
ded off the trestle and track about three feet
ahead of the engine. 1t was an exciting affair
to those who witnessed it.-[ -[Eufaula Gala. }
News
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
.what Our Churches Cost U.s."

The publishers of Scri5ner's Monthly an
nounce an article in Scribner under the above
title, which will be of interest in relation to
the recent discussion as to church debts. The
theory upon which large churches are built is
that the expense for each sitting in a large
church, even with considerable debt, is less
per capita than in small church without any
debt at all. For instance, the expenses of a
church in this city seating 600 people well be
about S15, 1000 year, or $50 per sitting. The
cost of running a church that will seat 1000
persons, with funded debt of 100000, will
be about $s2, 600 year, OR only $40 or $12
a sitting, or about twenty five cents for each
person for each Sabbath in the year.
We are led to this discussion by a notice
that the Presbyterian Memorial Church OF
New York, Rev. DIR. Robinson, has just paid
off 800, 600 of its debt, and proposes to carry
permanently the remaining 100000, charg-
ing up the interest (s7,OOO, a year, to run
ming expenses. As the building is designed to
seat nearly 1900 people, if filled to utmost
capacity, the charge for interest to each per-
son would be less than 81 year, or about
seven cents Sunday. 1t is worthy of note
that all the pew owners in this church have
surrendered their title to their pews, so that
there is now no privileged class, and that the
latest conner enjoys all the privileges and i'm
munities of those who have borne the heaviest
burdens. The pastor himself has contributed
over $25, 200 to the church building from the
proceeds of his hymn and tune books, which
had so wide popularity in churches of every
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
Plea For Noise.

'Oh, Johnny said a nervous mother,
do have spme pity on my poor head
Can't you play without shouting SOP
Poor Johnny drew up the tape reins
with which he was driving two chairs
tandem, and called out in a loud, hOarse
whisper: Get up-Tho!' But at
length, finding little pleasure in this
suppressed amusement, he threw down
his reins, and, laying his hand on his
breast, said, with a long breath: %
mother, its full of noise in here, and it
hurts me to keep it in {! Don't all little
boys make noise when they play"
Yes, Johnny. believe they all do,
replied the lady.
'Oh, then, dear MOTHER cried John
ny in whining tones, please to let me
be little boyH
We will join poor Johnny heartily in
this petition. Please, mothers, let your
sons be little boys while they may.
Time is bringing on apace life's tolls
and cares. Let them have II free and
happy childhood, that when your
heads are low In the grave they may
point back to those days and say, we
were happy children, for there was al
ways sunshine where our mother was.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
How a Beautiful Girl was Bewitch.
ed by a Gay Outlaw.
From the Omaha Herald.

from the Omaha Herald.
There is morbid sentiment in society thai
in kind of an abstract manner gloriies 8
great criminal, and he who can boast of ''one
virtue and thousand crimes" has a hold upon
the memory of the public that can not easily be
shaken off. In like manner the plebeian boor
who burned the Temple of Diana was more
famous than the royal architect who reared it.
An instance in point was the marriage in
Council Bluffs yesterday of Sandy, alias Geo.
Melville, whose swindling games and greater
crimes, and his frequent marvellous escapes
from death by bullet and halter, have made
him famous throughout the entire West. Be-
witched by the strange fatalities that have al
ways followed the man, discovering some good
points that cleaned out of his dark career of
crime, and admiriRg ia him those very quali-
ties that have made him an outcast in society,
a woman has followed him, often with her
presence and always with her love, and yester-
day she sealed the compact existing between
them by marrying him under most humiliating
circumstances.
To those who have not the prior knowledge
of him. Sandy will be remembered by the peo-
pie of this community by his attempt, in con-
nection with Clinton, to swindle an old man by
selling him lot of spurious gold coins in ex-
change for greenbacks. 1t will be remembered
that the men were both arrested and were tried
before the United States Commissioner at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, and SANDY" sentenced to five years
imprisonment in the Iowa Penitentiary.-
While awaiting trial, or rather while being con-
Quoted to the Justices Court for the prelimi-
nary examination, Sandy attempted to escape
from the officer in two different instances, and
was shot at and hit by the officer, in the latter
case being wounded 50 badly that it was re-
ported that he could not recover. As these
troubles collected around Sandy, the love of
the woma7 who has at Last married him grew
the stronger, and she haunted the Jail like. q
specier, finally gaining the permission Of the
officer, she entered and nursed him through
the hours when his life was despaired Of, and at
last, when the stern decree of the law interpo
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

THE Reading (Ps.) Eagle says: Two
bellies of this city lately came home
from Philadelphia shorn OF their wealth
of raven tresses. After they had taken
in ali the points at the big show and
had made many purchases, before they
knew it they had spent all their mon
ey, and what was worse, had lost their
return excursion tickets. They had no
friends in Philadelphia and no time to
write to Reading. They therefore re-
solved to make . raise; so they skipped
away into barber shop and struck o
bargain for their back hair. The shaw
er offered 1915 each for what they had.
In short time they were nicely shoru,
and thus they were able to get back TO
their native land.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

A GREAT crowd assembled In New
York on Saturday to hear Secretary
Morrill,. The telegraph says: The
crowd reached down Broad street al
most to Exchange Place, up Wall
street almost to Broadway, down it al
most to William street, an some dis
tanes up Nassau street, while from al
most every window in the neighbor-
hood appeared the faces Of interested
spectators, and even up the steps of the
buildings the great throng pressed and
surged.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

Nearly q million dollars worth Of
cod liver oil will 60 to Britain from
Newfoundland this year. The bu. <
viii bs I ESQ, 900 gallons.
The number of Centennial envelopes
issued by the Postoffice Department up
to date Is about nine million. The Is
suing Of these envelopes win bs diseon.
tinusd as soon as the Centennial Exhi-
bition closes. sn's''fias - a..g,.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

TwKNTY-oNE years ago Edwin Booth was
a member of the Sacramento Threatre stock
company, in which city he played star en-
gagemen. last week. His first appearance
there was as Jack Sprfggs, in the comedy of
sLook Before You Leap"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

PINBAoKs are not to be so strict as hereto
fore. Paris decides that they may relax so as
to permit lady in full dress to walk and sit,
but not so slovenly as to allow her to pick up
her handkerchief, which therefore she will
not drop this winter except as particular mark
of esteem to some favorite gentleman of her
acquaintance
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

The C.liiorni., cereal crop this year
will reach the most sanguine estimate
which has been made OF it. The sur
plus of wheat available for export will
be fully 100000 tons TIE enormous
aggregate Is Illustrative of extraordinary
enterpriS', as well as vast prodI tive
capacity.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
Remoyal-2OO Pianos 4 Organs

at Manufacturers prices. The subscribers will
sell their entire stock of Pianos and Organs,
new and second hand. sheet music, music
booKs, aid merchandise, Tat very near cost
prices for cash DURING SEPTEMBER previ-
ous to removal 10 their rev store 40 Esst
Ath st. UNION SQUARE. Oct. lsss Illus
trsisd circulars Mailed. agents Wanted. sPe-
TESS 4 MONS Nam ufseturers and Deaiera.
III Broadway, New York. as!i +; u & ( G.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

The Centennial closed on Friday with a
grand demonstration, one hundred thousand
persons having passed within the gates, al
most by noon, in spite of the wet weather
which prevailed in Philadelphia. Of course,
tine close must he rated grand success.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

THE female footmen IN the New York
walking match completed fifty miles in twelve
hours If they prove they can walk better
than men it will give many poor fellow
chance to rest in street cars.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

Two dollars day and roast beef is the least
that laborers can expect after this. Straw
berries will ripen every month and toad
stools will be as good as mushrooms if Demo
cratic promises are to be relied on.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

Now, farewell the great Centennial, with
all its little sideshows and peddler's stands for
the sale of cheap jewlery and carpenter shop
curiosities.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

WHES place once Republican but subse-
quently giving Democratic majority goes
Republican again, is that what you call an
ELECTION RETURN"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

DoS CARLOS is exiled. How Tweed must
envy him when exile from his native land
would be accepted with many thanks.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16

SINCE the reception of the first returns and
the contradictory reports following them,
some people doubt if an election were held;
they doubt the Centennial, doubt everything.