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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
AHistoricaI Fragment.

New Orleans Times, July 5.
1t will be remembered that General
T. G. Anderson carried the Hayes
electoral vote of this State to Washing
ton, and that there was at the time
mystery connected with
the nOn-delivery of the vote to the
presiding officer of the Senate. Nu.
merous kilograms were sent hither
from Washington, giving various
reasons why Anderson had not deliver
ed his package 10 accordance with the
usuals custom. As the great question
upon which the package had such an
important bearing has long since been
settled, parties who are acquainted
with the mystery attendant upon the
package carried by Anderson do not
hesitate now to tell what the trouble
was. 1t seems that when Anderson
reached Washington the package and
its contents were subjected to . rigorous
inspection by experts before being de-
lirered to the proper custodian. lf
was found that q very serious error
had been made by the clerk who made
ub the certificates, so grave indeed that
it was deemed dangerous to allow any
one outside of the select circle to know
it. A special messenger was dispatch.
ed to New Orleans with the package
id order that the clerk who made the
error might make the correction, 90
that there would be no discrepancy In
the hand writing. The messenger az
rived in New Orleans, found the clerk,
had the correction made, and returned
id time to deliver the electoral vots to
the President of the Senate within the
time allowed by law.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
How the Moha,nmedan Pray..

When Mohsm medan prays, which
is at noon precisely, he turns his face
toward Mecca, and every change - at
titude hss special meaning, as have,
of course, the acc mpanying mutter-
ing and ejaculations, He stands at first
upright, with his arms hanging down,
his bare feet a little apart; next the
hands are raised, open; on each side of
the face, the thumbs touching the lobe
of the ear, this is, the Introduction.
The wOrshiper Begins praying by plac-
ing his hands together, the right upper
most; then bows low from the waist,
his hands. slightly spread upon his
keees; then raises himself for . moment,
and afterward kneels down, and, with
his hands on the ground before him,
touches it with his nose and forehead;
without rising be then sinks backward
1this bowling is performed twice -af-
ter which he rises In one moment (hiS
feet still remaining on the same spot,
and stands again, the right hand clasp
ing the left, and all previous attitudes
are repeated four or five times. At one
period Of his dsvotions, the worshiper
sitting back, turns his head first over
the right shoulder, then the left, with
murmured solutions, supposed to be
addressed to the good and evil angels
of his destiny; finally he stands,
holding his hands before
his face as~i 10 reading prayer, then
gently strokes face and beard, and the
prayer Is completed. .,..-..,.s.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
Shipping silver to China.

A very important and significant f.
nancial transaction was reported to the
Treasury Department q few days ago,
in the ssie of exchsnge on London to
the amount of one million Of dollars
made by the Bank, of New York, asthe
+agentof the Bsnk.of Nevada, to Messrs.
Won Hoffman. The exchange was
against silver bullion and trade-dollars
shipped from San Francisco, 70 China
direct on London account. 1t appears
that the silver trade between the Unit
ed States and China on home as well
as on foreign account is rapidly assum-
ing important diuensionssE The Bank
Of Nevada,S the stockholders Of which
are owners, of the Consolidated and
-Virginia silver mines, is making great
efforts, and successful, too, to control
this silver trade, not only for their own
pecuniary benefit, but in order t0have
the direction of a trade which naturally
Belongs to the Pacific coast. The ad-
vantage offered by the transaction of
this business by the Bank of Nevada
or any other suitable banking corpora
ton of the Pacific coast Is shown in the
fact that dispatch sentfrom London
ordering tie shipment of specific
amount of silver to any designated firm
will enable the silver to reach its des-
tination within thirty days. Formerly,
when the business was entirely carried
on from Lonidn, y Ii requireds eighty
days. This sale of 81 900, 900 OF exchange
on silver shipped direct to China was
the means Of keeping that amount OF
gold in the country.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
GovERE. GROVER, of Oregon, is in fai

GovKREeR GROVER, of Oregon, is in fair
way 10 4, r1ish some of the most striking il
lustrations of the way in which the ''Refcrm"
campaign was conducted last fall His fla
nous ''Gobble" dispatch brought him prom
inently forward as an intriguer without any
scruples of honor. The Congressional inves-
tigation which he invited has not as yet con
victed him of bribery, though it shows that
corruption was rife in the Legislature which
elected him. The investigation has only just
begun, and some of the witnesses are ''put-
ting out for the mountains" as the Oregoni-
ans would say, and a generally unwholesome
aspect of thin1 is opened up at the very
threshold of the inquiry. Grover was lionized
by the Democrats when he came on to take
his seat in the Senate as if he had done some
thing specially worthy Of honor. His conduct
in the Cronin business was presumably the
cause OF the Democratic pride in Grover; and
If it should turn out that the man who lent
himself to conspiracy to hire, buy, or steal
an Electoral vote for Tilden also brought bis
way into the Senate, nobody would be in the
least surprised.-lN. Y. Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

The first annual report Oh The internal COM
merce of the country has just been printed
and delivered to the Department. A wide
range of subjects is naturally embraced. the
subject of railroads being especially treated at
considerable length 1t is noted that the en-
tire amount of the contributions of the Gov
ernment to the close of last year in aid of rail
road construction, including land grants and
subsidies tv Pacific railways, is only three per
cent. of the total cost of the railroad system
of the United States. The value OF our in
terual commerce is stated to be twenty five
times the value of our foreign commerce.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
How PhiIadeIphis Kills Dogs.

The Philadelphia Press says: "At
this season ofthe year, when so many
unmuzzled dogs find their way to the
dog pound on Lamb Tavern road, it
will be q matter of interest to some cit
izens to know what becomes of the
animals when they arrive there. The
dogs are kept there q few days in case
their previous owners want to claim
them,, and il not called for are killed.
The lnodec Of killing them is rather
novel In character. Into q small brick
building. containing two rooms, one
above the other, the onsuspecting ca
mines are induced to en- ter.s Once In,
the modes of exit are, closed. A char.
coal fire is started in two stoves, and as
soon as a blue blaze (carbonic acid gss)
appears on the fires, the windows are
shut and the dampersi are reversed, so
as to prevent air from, entering the
room. In about minute the dogs fall
utter faint cry, and short
ly afterward cease to breathe. They
are ieft in the room However, for eight
or ten minutes to make sure that life in
entirely extinct. The windows are
then opened, and after the poisonous
gas escapes, the dogs are removed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

The Post of St. Petersburg states distinctly
that the Gear has issued orders for the with
drawal Of the Russian troops from Armenia.
General Melikoff has rendered his resignation
and asked for court martial. The Grand
Duke Michael, it is understood, refused longer
to take the responsibility of carrying out the
Generals ''strategical operations" A Russian
official despatch makes virtual admission
that the siege of Kars has been raised The
troops besieging the city, it is stated, are to
be placed in position ''te move with greater
readiness" the cause being candidly stated to
be the advance Of the force under Mukhtar
Pasha The abandonment by the Turks Of
the line of the Jantra is confirmed, and the
movement appears to have excited much sus-
picion, it being remarked that it shows either
entire helplessness or else deep-laid plan that
they should have neglected the brilliant OPP
porturity of meeting the Russians to advant-
age. The Russians are reported to have COM
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
HERE is pleasant little extract from
q Washington letter: '''''

HERE is pleasant little extract from
a Washington letter:
There was an old man who had
served for years in the Sixth Auditors
office, who was so unfortunate as to
have Il son in some other department.
Both had families who lived separate
ly, and both were invaluable clerks.
When it was announced that, under
the new rule, one of them must 20 the
old man chose tina the ak should fall
upon himself instead of on his SON.
'iBut," said he sadly, "when the war
broke out I had five brave and hand
some sons. i gave them every one to
the Union army, and no fault was
found then because of relationship
Only two Of them came back to me.
One fell at Gettysburg; another was left
among the J unknown dead in the
and the third laid down
his life at Antietam. Five sons were
not too many to serve the country
them" ars 4 t-tT rlff9ql. - =
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
BELM0NTCHRONIClE.
ST. GAINESVILLE. OHIO.
THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1877
Alcohol I'm Hot Weather.

London Lancet
The first important thing to be observed in
great heat is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in all
things. Heat gives rise to feelings OF exhaus-
ton; this leads to the drinking repeated doses
of alcohol in some shape or other, than which
nothing can be worse. We do not say that
a strictly temperate man never gets sunstroks;
but we do aver that man who keeps his
house ana his person. if we may so express it,
well ventilated by opening the windows of the
former, and clothing himself nationally, who
attends to the functions of his skin by "tub-
bing" regularly, and who lives temperately, is
q very unlikely subject indeed for sunsiroks.
A manifest want at this season is some non
alcoholic beverage that is cold and pleasant
without teing at all sweet or mawkish.
The necessity of temperance in drink, on
the part of those whose avOcations lead them
to be exposed to the sun this weather, car
not be too forcibly urged. Over and over
again in India the immunity from sunstroke
enjoyed by temperate men has been observed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
Ex.Governor Dennison.
, the SteuhenyilIe Herald. ]

From the Steubenville Herald.
AS general rule heretofore, the Republi-
cans at this time, before the State Convention
met to select a candidate for Governor and
other State officers, had indicated pretty well
who was the coming man. Noyes was already
nominated, in fact, before the Convention
met. So Hayes or Taft had been designated
as the standard bearer But among all our
distinguished men, at this time, the public
mind seems to have concentrated no one.
Upson, Lee and Bingham have been inciden-
tally mentioned but they appear to have only
probably may be regarded as out of the con-
test, as he has already written letter to
friend to that effect. b t-i r
1t is now time that the Republican press
should be suggesting man who will lead the
Republican hosts on to victory. We want no
pigmy for standard bearer in this contest.
Great questions will be in issue which will re-
quire an intellectual giant to discuss. promi-
ne1t among which will be the vexed financial
questions, bringing inte the political arena the
AT, TIC Vi Slitci
and the further issue of greenbacks, with 9TH
er prominent national issues which will be
sharply defined by the Democracy.
We have no axe to grind so to speak, and
without disparagement to others, we believe
the man for the hour is ex- Governor Dennson.
He has been in comparative retirement for
number of years, and the breath of suspicion
in his honorable official career has never
touched him. He has been always true to the
Republican party, and no man in the State
has the confidence more fully of the old
guard of Fremont in Sc and Lincoln in go,
than he. l
An able and accomplished orator, a. thor
ough gentleman, an encyclopedia of historical
facts and figures; man of pleasing and pop
ular address, and withal an honest man, he
will inspire, the people from the lakes to the
Ohio river with the confidence, and be a
worthy successor of Tod, Brough, hayes and
Chase. Give US Dennison and we will give
you victory. .. ...'..... ..-.. 81. .
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
sECTARIAN SCHOOLS.
Al Important Legal Decision as
to the Taxation of Catholic
School Property.

A Cleveland special to the Cincinnati
Gazette of Friday says: Judge Jones, of the
Common Pleas Court, rendered an important
decision this morning in the case Of Richard
Gilmour, Catholic Bishop of the Diocese Of
Cleveland, vs.. F. W. Pelton, Treasurer of the
county. The plaintiff had placed an injunc-
ton on the collection Of about four thousand
dollars of taxes on various church property,
principally school lots and buildings. The
case was tried last week, and fully argued.
After full statement of the citation of au-
thorities, etc., the Judge held that as far as
100 of said tax is concerned, viz. that
which was levied for general State, county,
and municipal purposes, the injunction shall
hold and become perpetual, but on that on
the remainder, which is for special purposes,
such as laying sewers, ETC., which tend to-
ward the permanet improvement of the prop
erty, the Injunction shall be dissolved. The
defendant appeals to the District Court.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
Reading Aloud.

Thus far as to reading silently, which
every child is taught who Is taught at
all. Reading aloud, however, seems
slmost gone out of fashion, except
among those who do it in some way
professionally. Its no longer really
taught in schools. or it is taught In very
few. A single generation has seen 1t
pass away. The reason of this is two
fold and strange. For it is first the
great diffusion of education, and next
the great increase in reading. Read
ing aloud cannot be taught in large
classes, and consequently in public
schools and in large private schools 1t
has fallen into neglect. Not that there
10 no pretense made of teaching 1t, al
though of this there is comparatively
little; but that there has ceased to be
that individual practice before the
teacher, guided by his example as we'll
as informed by his instruction.. which
used to be regared as one OF the most
important of daily school exercises.
This'is much to be regretted. Better let
two branches go than this OF reading
aloud. In fixing his attention, in lead
ing to exactness of apprehension, In
power of bringing the pupils mind In
to flexible adsptsbility to the thought
presented to II, there Is no exercise that
will take the place Of reading aloud. A
person cannot read anything aloud
well, with proper reflection and en-
phasis, without thoroughly understand
ing it. A pupil cannot scramble thro'
and slip over what he knows that be
is likely to be called upon to read
aloud. It Is among the very best OF
educational disciplines. Besides this,
with a competent teacher 1t Is, Ineed
hardly say, the very best means OF &C
quiring that clear enunciation which Is
one of the greatest beauties OF speech,
and which any observsnt person will
find largely lacking in the young peo-
pie of the present day. Good English
speaking and good English writing
come, except In cases of rare Unborn
faculty, chiefly by the reading aloud OF
good English authors under the super
vision of teacher who himself or her
self speaks good English and under
stands those authors. OF such teach
ers how many may be found 10 0uI
public or In our private schools? OF such
teaching, or of the attempt at such
teaching, how much?-Richard GRAM
White, In the Times. -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
The Quarrel Among the LOuisi.
ana Democrats.

| In Louisiana, under the wonderful rule OF
Kellogg and Packard, almost the entire white
vote of the State was driven into the Demo
| cratic ranks. Less than five thousand white
men voted the Republican ticket, and these
were almost all federal or State officeholders
and their near relatives.
But the mass of white voters thus driven to
vote against the Republicans in order to save
the State from the misrule of the carpet bag
gers, were not all of one mind on State and
federal policies. They came together from two
hostile political camps, and one large part of
the white voters of the State 50 disliked the
association INTO which they were forced that
they refused to make part of the coalition
against the Republicans if the opposition call
ed itself Democratic Hence the party
name conservative" was adopted, and it is
notorious that the coalesced parties had no
ideas or policy in common except opposition
to carpetbag rule. Each of the two wings
had its chosen leaders who struggled for pre-
dominance within the conservative ranks,
the real Democrats being led by Wiltz, Zach
arie and McEnery, and the anti-Democrats by
such men as Governor Nichols, Randall Glib
son and Penn. These last had also the sym
patty and cooperation of leading merchants
of the type of John Phelps and Busy, and of
honorable Northern residents.
Every one who understands Louisiana poll
tics has foreseen that as soon as the danger of
csapet bag rule was past, the discordant ele-
ments composing the conservative" party
would fall by the ears aad soon separate.
This process has now begun. The Democrats
pure and simple have, contrary to the wishes
of the true conservatives, procured the indict-
ment of the members of the Returning Board.
They have done this, not out of ''pure cussed-
ness" entirely, but as means OF annoying
Governor Nichols and the conservative or
''old whig" element, as this is fond Of calling
itself. The result will be split in the coali
ton, which will cause each wing to nominate
ticket for the next election, and will make
in fact two white parties in the State. There
Is no doubt that the true conservative" or
s'old whig" wing is the strongest in the State
and in the city of New Orleans and that it
can carry the State. 1t does not matter what
is the apparent occasion of the split between
the two wings; they have quarrelled for the
predominance in every Legislature and in
every conservative" convention for half a
dozen years, and now that t,.ey are no longer
held together by the necessity of opposing.the
corrupt carpet-bag and Iegro rule they will
rapidly fall apart. That is the real meaning
Of recent events in New Orleans.-[N. Y.
Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

90 IT isa good sign to find the name of Gov
ernor .DeDnison taking prominence as can
didate Tor Governor at the next election in
Ohio. Dennison was one of our war Cover
nors, and he served ably in the Cabinet of
President Lincoln, resigning when johnson
began his extraordinary fight with the Repub-
lican party. Governor DenBison has not of
late years been active in State politics, but his
ability as an organizer is well known. He
would give feeling of confidence to the Re
publicans of the State such as flw other men
could produce. II is encourage z to find the
leaders canvassing such names as that of Gov
ernOr DeuaisOn
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
Sptfial gpfiffs.
TRUE MERIT WILL WIN:

A few years since the proprietors of DIR
Morris Syrup OF Tar, Wild Cherry and
Horehound introduced it here. 1t was not
puffed, but sold on its merits. Our people
soon found it to be reliable, and already it has
become the most staple and popular pulmo
nary rerledy IN the market 1t quickly cures
the worst coughs, colds, Group, bronchitis, ,asth-
ma and incipient consumption. Nothing acts
so nicely in -whooping-cough, and it is so
tanning no opium, or other dangerous drug, it
is safe as it is sure Trial size, 10 cents; large
sizes. so cents and One Dollar. Sold by
HOGE, the Druggist opposite the St. Glair
Hotel.
Also Agents for Prof. Parkcr's Pleasant
Worm Syrup, which never fails. Pleasant to
take, and requires no physic. Price % cents
Oct 10 1876.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
Races at Lafayette.

Special Telegram to Cincinnati Commercial.
LAFAY ETTE, IND, July 4.-During
the afternoon a trottine race for purse
OF $500, best three in FIVE, for which
there were seven entries. The race
was won by Joseph Redback in three
straie hit heats. Time 2:36I, 2:36t, 2:364.
A pacing race, purse $l20. four en-
tries. The race was won by Rowdy
Boy in thiee straight heats. Times
2;334, 2:2S, 2:29.
Sleepy George paced three heats
AGAINST time, making the heats in 1:24a,
2:253, 2:24. '- =
A running race for a purse of $50,
two entries, was won by Maid OF Rich
land in three straight heats. Time,
1861, 1864, 1:544.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
The Dollar Of eur Fathers.

Boston Journal.
There is an impression in the minds of
many that the ''silver dollar of our fathers"
was very nsmerous affair and was used in
every day transactions to the exclusion of
other currency. When, therefore, sthe rural
fathers went ts town with load Of produce,
they returned with the result in bright silver
dollars, sixteen Of which weigh q pound.
These impressions, however, must be confined
to those whose age renders it impossible that
their fecollectious could extend back further
than 1861. Those who can distinctly remem-
Der beyond that date respecting such matters
as the currency, will recall the fact that the
silver dellsr was not 80 widely circulatcd but
thstlis appearance would occasion a remark.
Silver dimes, quarters, halves, ETC., were gen.
e-alIy sbundant-this is with those who had
-an abundancs of money, but not in the sense
that money was easy to obtain-but the sill
yer doliar was quite rare. The circulating
medium was almost exclusively State bank
bills, presumptively bassd upon specie in the
vaults Of the bank issuing them and redeema-
Bile in coin. Hund.e .eds of such banks were
unable to redeem their circulation, and the
bills of the best bank In Maine would scarcely
be taken In Connecticut, and were usually
subject to discount outside Of the States
where the banks were located
Bot the number of silver dollars issued is
much less than supposed. A table was pub
lahed few days since, showing the number
ef,dbllars coined each year from the time the
silver dollar was made q unit Of value until its
demonstration In 1879. The total number
was only little more than eight millions,
and It Ii probable that at no time was there
QUAKER Of that number in circulation. For
four years, about ,isa5-4o, not . ''dollar OF
our fathers" was coined, and for several years
the sun,ber was only few hundred. One OF
two Of the largest annual coinases was during
the years Of the war, when silver as well q
gold'cofS were simply articles Of merchandise.