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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
Legal Notice.

{1TILLIAM L, MAX and Nancy j. Lomax.
w of Brown county, Indiana; Robert LON.
az and Sarah E. Lomax, OF Belmont county,
Ohio, will take notice that solomon Hogue
and J, X. Shotwell OF Belmont county, Ohio,
did on The 25th day of September, 1877, file
their petition in the Court OF Common Pleas
of Belmont county, Ohio, against the said
VIM. Lomax, Nancy j. LonaT, Robert Lom
az and Sarah f Lomax, defendants, setting
forth tnat the said VIM. Lomax and Robert
Lomax. executed and delivered q mortgage to
scribed premises, situated in the township of
Somerset. county OF Belmont. and State of
Ohio beginning for the same 95X feet north
from the north west corner of Samuel Find
ley lands; thence east 284 feet; thence north
~ feet; thence west 26i feet; thence south 72
feet TO the place OF beginning, to secure the
payment OF $3.50, according to certain notes re.
ierred 10 in the mortgage given 10 secure pur-
chase money dns on the property above men,
toned. That on the l4th day Of July, 1875 the
said Franklin Morris by endorsement In wri-
ting on said mortgage. and upon one of said
notes calling for s65, due April l. 1875. trans
ferred the same for valuable confederation
to said Solomon Hogue and ]. K. Shotveli.
The plaintiffs claim there Is due them on said
note and mortgage the sum Of s65. with inter-
est from April l, 1873, and ask that said mort
gage may be foreclosed, the said lands and
tenements ordered to be sold and the proceeds
applied to the payment OF the debt hue
them, and execution awarded for the tiance,
The said defendants are required TO answer
1877. SOLOMON HOGUE,
]. K. SHOTWELL.
A. II. MITCHELL, Atty. 9-H, '7-6t.
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Merrissey's Election.

One of the curious results Of the election on
Tuesday in New York was the success of
John Morrissey over Augustus Schell, the
representative of TammanY Hall. Scfell is
an aristocratic, Manhattan Club, s'swallow
tailed" politician. as the Democratic upper
crust are called in New York. he is rail-
road politician Of the Tilden school, and is
one of Vsnderbilt's retainers in the New York
Central directory. He ran for the Senate in
the 7th district, the richest and most fashion
able Senatorial district lie the United States.
Morrissey moved into that district only a
short time ago, and became boarder at the
Ashland House. He moved in for the pur-
pose of measuring lances with John Kelly,
the Tammany chief, the man who succeeded
Boss Tweed as the central figure of the Tam
many ring.
Morrissey is no better than he should be.
He is a notorious gambler, but somehow he
has managed to acquire reputation for
squareness in his gambling and in his politics.
He claims that he always did play a fair
game, whether as bruiser in the ring, deal
er of faro, or Democratic politician. A
great many people in New York like the man
who despise the life he has led. Hence he
managed the late canvass to concentrat,
upon himself all the anti Tammany people of
the rich and aristocralic Seventh Senatorial
district, Republicans and Democrats, and
they elected him by 5000 majority over
Schell. Strange as it may seem, even the
New York Post, William Cullen Brysnt's pa
per, supported Morrissey, and if there is a
high-tOned paper in the country it is the
Post. This shows how strong was the feeling
against Tammany. 1t must have been strong
indeed when such an instrument as Morrissey
could secure its support. Wheeling Intelli-
gencer. .
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forsone acre of land where a maximum
production has been obtained, there
are hundred acres which have nor
been brought under cultivation. The
great cedar forests of the Northwest
coast have hardly been touched; and it
ls only near the waters edge that much
impression has been made upon the
forests of fir.
All our industrial development ia the
product Ct less than two million people.
They have dotted the coast with a few
small tow ns, have bsilt one large city.
and have laid the foundations Of MANY
others. The Empire of the West Is
waiting for population. 1t comes in
slowly, but surely. California is push
ing up toward y million. The Terri
tories are filling up; and within quar-.
ter OF century there will probably be
ten States on this side of the Rocky
Mountains. These States will include
an area of the most important mineral.
wheat and lumber production. Every
large and fertile valley will be made
accessible by railroad, and every great
belt of mines will be reached in the
same way. 1t has taken twenty-five
years to get the leverage of q great in
dustrisl empire; but Il is attained at
last.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
Russian March 10 Erzeroum.

After the battle before Kars on the
10Th ult., Mukhtar Pasha left about
10000 soldiers in that city aud msrct ed
hastily toward Erzeroum with the
view of preventing the advance of the
Russians on that city, and of forming
an army for the relief of Kars. Gen.
Heymann, a Russian commander who
acquired distinction Ia the battle be.
fore Kars, followed Mnkhtar with a
strong army. On the march Mukbtar
Pasha was reinforced by the troops Of
lsmail Pasha, while those under Gen.
Terguksssaff joined the Russian COM
mander. On the 18th uIt, the two ar
mics were close to each other near
Koprukoi. but Mukhtar did not hsz-
aard an engagement. He halted al
Hassan-Kale, the "ritv of the plain"
eighteen miles from Erzeroum, but
being attacked by the Russian advance
guard he retired to Deve-Boyun. This
position is a mountain crest which has
been fortified under the direction of
Gen. Kohlmann, Hungarian, who is
Mukhtar's Chief-of-Staff The defen-
ses are strong, but should be manned
by 25,O00 men, while Mukhtar has on
~ about 10. 600 at his disposal. Accor-
ding to Russian telegram the forces
of Ge3s. Heynann and Tergukassaff
are now ne r Deve- Boyun. Should
Mukhtar retreat again he will have to-
retire to ErZerOum. According to al
military authority EYzeroum is not 3
very formidable fortress, but under the
direction of Gen. KonIrnan, the en-
ciente has been repaired, the parspets
considerably strengthened. magazines
placed under the ramparts, detached
forts fully provisioned, arraDgementsl
made To insure an adequate supply of
water, and more than 100 Krupp guns,
varying from fifteen to twenty centime-
tres in caliber, mounted on the walls. |
The city, however, is very unhealthy,
typhus fever having been rife all the |
summer; and, moreover, it is very in
provisiOned as far as the
civilian Ell ment is concerned, all stores |
having. been seized by the Government
IOr the use of the troops. '.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
Demoralizine Country Homes.

The New England farmer who does
better than the average is generally
the one Who, In addition to bis farm
work, makes little something every
summer by his city boarders. These
are swarming out into every nook of
the back country, and the discovery of
a place not frequented by them at once
calls them to it.And these strange birds
from the city are a disturbing wonder to
those among whom they settle.
Often 1t happens that the ssboarder"
Is oy no means so well of, In point of
money, as the farmer; yet all from the
city are classed alike, and each is
known to be rich. That they can af-
ford to go off into the country, and
spend IS or $6 q week for board is, sto
their admirers, sufficient evidence that
they have nothing to do, and roll in
wealth. The influence of this exam
pie OF leisure is thoroughly disquieting,
Boys and girls, and the older people.
too, come to hold that sort of life as
the especially happy and comfortable.
or course II people from the city do
live In this way, it follows, In the local,
legie, that to go to the city means Of
itself to enter upon easy circumstances;
and so the country ambition Is fired,
and, bred more strongly, II seems to us,
than writers have considered. As this
boarding spreads over q wide area each
year, and is ell the while seeking out
the cheap, and so the unfrequented
places, it is but natural for its influence
to be all the time spreading.
To .counteract this, home must be
made more attractive in the country.
Society alone will not accomplish it;
but living together, 80 that by sssoci-
alton q great deal Of farm work esn be
done collectively, instead ofsepsrately,
by each household, will furnish more
time, and 80 more opportunity, for at
IGNITION, to living apart from working.
That would not be far from an Ideal
community where the necessities OF
life pressed sufficiently hard to croWd
the drone away, yet where each, If so
minded, could be sure of healthy work,
make fair substance, live among
squais of common tastes and works,
ind have time for a moderate amount
,f association and self-improvement.
As 1t is to-day, the boys are running
III from home; and the lands are pass
pg into the hands of Temporary ten
lnts, who skin the ground close for q
ew years. and then leave il desert
L Hartford Times.
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Senator Morton and His Policy.

The leaGing oratIon at Senator Nor.
toms funeral was delivered by Rev. 10.
sepb Bradford Cleaver, Divine of the
Disciples Church, and long and ilti-
nately acquainted with the deceased
Senator and his family. The folio wing
extract from his address is slightly Sc
we're on the Policy
'.These things were done by Oliver
Perry Morton, and the doing OF them
disclosed the possession by him of one
of the highest types of manhood.
"He has been accused of malice, Of
hatred of the South. The record will
show this ACCUSATION TO be without
foundation in fact, and, among his
~armest personal friends, no one could
go further to prove this than the re-
Gently uttered tribute of an honorable
Senator who has been his bitterest pO-
litical enemy. They who have styled
him the apostle OF hate err. They
forget that while he has stood firm for
the principles of the American idea,
he has nevertheless over and often de-
clared that the South, by recognizing
political ,Oleration, and in good faith
guaranteeing to all lfe, liberty and
property, might fud herself restored
to peace and substantial prosperity.
"But it is equally true that with him
there WIS no spologizing for having
been the friend of the Union. He did
rot think that the man who honestly
fought beneath the folds of the stars
and bars, was Just rs good as the one
who fell following the stars and stripes.
He did think it wrong policy to admit
blatant, unrepentant rebeis-unpar-
doued, and dot desiring rardon--to
control of Government they had
siriven in vain to destroy. Senator
Morton thought there was difference
between loyalty and treason, and that
the traitor should be punished for his
treason; and holding these views he
had the courage to express them. He
did not truckle. He did not endeavor
to smother the groans of the oppressed
by pr0claiming an era of good feeling
to their oppressors. While he Was de-
sirous that the lion and the lamb
should lie down together, he preferred
that the lamb should not be on the in
side of the lion. He did not believe
that '@hite' necessarily meant right,
Or that, under our National COnstitu-
ton, one man possessing intelligent
force, should rule three ignorant men J
whom they had coerced. The chance i
~ of events may yet decide that the
of these rugged, harsh |
views was truer, and on the whole |
wiser and more statesmsnliks than the |
sleek-vOiced policy which |
seeks to placate brazen injustice at the |,
expense Of mercy and righteousness J
from the helpless"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15

GOVERNOR WILLIAMS was in such hurry
to appoint a successor to Senator Morton that
he must have been worried a good deal at the
length of the funeral services. Perhaps We
ought to be thankful, under the circumstances,
that he waited until the great statesman was
under ground before starting delegation to
Terre Haute to inform Mr.. Daniel w. Voor-
hees of his good luck. We were hardly pre-
pared to expect as much decency as this. In
view of the Governors previous behavior it
would not surprise US much TO learn that the
delegation took along brass band and an as
sortment of fireworks. Mr.. voorhees, is
probably on his way to Washington by this
time. lie will find the chair of his prede es'
sor occupied by tall Confederate General,
but he will no doubt get in somewhere on the
edge of the Solid Democratic phalanx in time
to vote for cheap silver, for the repeal of the
Resumption Act, and for all the other mis-.
chevous projects of bis party. Mr.. voorhees,
will make more noise than Govorner Morton
did in the Senate-but he will not be heard
so far.-[N. Y. Tribune, 18th inst.
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most depressed there were enough camp fol
le Ters at home to applaud the uttersnces Of
those who pleaded for better support for the
army in the fleld. But Hany of the leaders
were surrounded by conflicts which lasted as
long As the war lasted.
| Mortons death reminds us once more, re
marks the New York Times, that many of
these eminent civilians have passed away. To
those who were familiar with the events
which ve now call the history of the rebel
lion will recur many names which have dis
appeared from the daily records of the pres
ent. And younger students of American
politics, AZ they turn the pages of recent his
tory, will reflect that vast assembly OF nota-
BILE civilians have 'goue over to the silent
majority" There was Owen Lovejoy, whose
name recalls the first Abolitioaist prosecutions
OF the past, and who was never weary of ap-
pealing to ''the great heart of the people" as
he used to say. He died before the end Of
the war came, and the kind hearted Lincoln
sat BY his death-bed. Then there was the
fiery Henry Winter Davis, the eloquent Mary
lander, who so often worried the President
with his political vagaries, but who was as
true as steel in every emergency which rallied
the friends Of the Union. Thsddeus Stevens
was grim figure which fell later than Love-
JOY or Davis He lived TO see the close of
struggle in which he was powerful. civil
le,der. and into which he threw all of his pro-
digious energy.
In the Senate during these memorable days
were John P. Hale, the humor loving debater
and fierce batter OF slavery; Baker, the orator
and soldier, whose light was quenched in his
reckless dash into military life; Summer, who,
as statesman of lofty and sentimental aims,
was tower Of strength to thousands of loyal
men; Wilson, the man Of the people, and the
untiring champion Of liberty and union, and
ohers who filed a large space in the pubic
view, and are no more in the land of the liv-
ing. These all fought good fight. They
have left behind them, it is true, no great
work which shall stand out among the monu-
ments Of their country's history. But while
their day lasted they filled it with practical
and priceless labor. Besides these, the his
tory of the time must reserve page for the
names of Buckingham, the faithful War Gov
ernor Of Connecticut; Andrew, the most hero
ic figure in civil life in Massachusetts during
the war, and Chase, who, as Governor, Sena-
tor, Secretary, and Chief Justice, will always
be associated in the minds of men with nearly
every phase Of the great conflict Time would
fail US to speak of the illustrious men who, as
Cabinet officers, Congressman, Ministers to
foreign courts, orators and journalists, played
their part well, served their country faithfully,
and rest from their labors.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15

THERE was an exciting scene ut the
Arsenal In Central Park, New York ,oa
Monday. Many Of the animals from
Barnum's travelling show were
transferred to winter quarters IN the
menagerie building. A shifting cage
was run up to the doors Of the vans,
aud the animals were driven from tha
wagons to the small cage. As the la.
ter was lower than the wagons, sn
open space was lower than the wagons,
an open space was left above the cage
when the doors were thrown open.
Through this leaped q large tigress
named Jennie, and with one bound
was in the building. The assembled
nurses snd tramps shrieked and fed;
the former forgot the cherubs In their
charge, the latter their laxiness. The
cause Of this terror was quickly Gagged
by the keepers, and the imprompt
ended. tm
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
FARM for SALE.

I WILL sell at private sale, my FARM, con>
town ship miles northeast of st. ClsIrsviIle,
and IL miles from Pleasant Grove. The i'm
proveInents are good, and consist OF large
aud good two-story BRICK HOUSE, Frame
Tenant House, good Barn, Horse Stable, and
necessary Outbuildings. The soil Is good. and
the Farm is well set in grass. Il is well wa
tered-has plenty of imoer-conVenient to
churches and schools, and altogether is a very
desirable home for any one wishing a small
arm. 3. NJ. SLOAN,
s-27-2m. Harrisville.O.
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Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling)
Railway Company,

SleVeialU, luscaIaWaS t8uey G WnctlnRl
Railway Company,
Cleveland, June IL, 1877.
rutHE Subscribers TO the Capital stock OF sid
- Comp pany will take notice thaG their sub
scTiptions heretofore made for the purpose OF
aiding IN extending the railroad Of said Conn.,
pany from its present terminus to the Ohio
River. having heretofore been accepted by
SAID Company, the Board OF Directors of said
Company at meeting thereof, held on the
5th day of June. 1877, by resolution. ordered
that the first installDen of five dollars $500
on each share of fifty dollars 5000 SO sub
scribed to tue capital stock of said Com pany.
now due from subscribers. appearing on the
books. and Individual subscriptions SO accept
ted, shall be paid on or before July LIST, 1877 10
p. 4. He1ceia, Treasurer Of said Company. at the
general oTtce thereof. the same may De paid
To A. j. Baggs, al Bridgeport. OHIO. or to such
person as he may direct; and said Treasurer
and said Raggs. and also such person as the
said Baggs may duly aufherize TO receive
money due Upon said subscriptions are either
of them 10y said Company empowered and au-
thorized 10 receive and receipt for the sane
for snd on its behalf; and ten per cent of said
shall be due. (and Is hereby re
quired TO he paid to said II edsurer, at the gen
erGt office Of said Company, as GforesSfd, or the
same may be paid TO A. j. baggs, at Bridge
nate who are authorized 10 receive the same
TOR AMI on behalf of said Company on the
day following the expiration OF every thirty
days from and after July LIST, 1877. until the
whole subscription shall be- due and required
To be paid as above specified.
By order OF the Board OF Directors.
P A HEW TIT Secretary
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15

A LONDON Journal of repute says
that for cOlOring teas, Prussian blue
and indigo. turmeric, China clay and
black lead are extensively used, and
sometimes sulphate of lime and 0yp-
sum. Exhausted tea-leayes are used
In immense Quantities :for doctoring
teas. They are treated with sulphate
OF iron, catechu and gum, to give them
color, astringency and gloss. In Lon
don, few years ago, there were eight
large establishments where redrying-
tea-leaves was carried on.
and agents were sent through the
country for the purpose of buying up
from the hotels and coffe houses the
grounds" of the tea makings.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
Some Men who Deserve to be
Remembered.

During the darkest hours of the rebellion,
when disaster seemed almost irretrievable,
Lincoln often asked, in anguish Of mind
"What will the people say?" The heart Of
the good President WAS heavy for the people
the people who had given so much and who
expected SO much. But when he rallied from
his dependency he turned at once to the
great civilians who were the leaders of the
people. However he might differ with these
upon minor matters Of policy, he was sure of
q ready response. There were times when it
was more necessary for the republic that its
citizens at home should be reused and cheer
ed than that the military chiefs should be
praised for their gallantrY. These we're the
times when the war Governors and the party
leaders were never appealed to in vain. There
were, probably, only few days SO dark that
Lincolns patient courage failed him But
what would have happened if he could not
have relied on The eminent civilians of that
eventful era i?
These men, brought to the heights Of polit-
ical renown by the tumult which ragged
throughout the country, had their imperfec
tions; many of them were sore trials to the
good President when political measures were
interviewer with the war policy Of the Gov
ernment. But after all, the President and the
country felt that that they were devoted to
the cause Of the Union, and that upon each
of these the faith of every patriot might re-
pose with absolute confidence. They were
true when II cost something to be true. They
often withstood the Establishments Of the ene-
my, and they were not seldom obliged to face
obloquy and abuse. The venomous attacks
OF the men who are fitly called 'copperheads,'
and the exasperating criticism Of open foes Of
the Union, were impotent against their in
domtable purpose. For many men, psomi-
inent in civil life during the war of the rebel
lion, it was easy to be on the right side 1t
was popular to cheer the republic in the local.
ity where some of these led public opinion.
And even when the general cause seemed
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The Empire Of the Pacific.
Ii, Era.o;nor. L..lloAsS

Twenty years hence nearly all tie
breadstuffs for export from the Unit.
States will be produced in the country
west of the Roxy Mountains. Tht.
exceptions will be i'm the surplus pro-
duction of corn in the Mississippi Val
ley. The agriculture of all the vast
region west of the Rocky Mountains Ia
still iD its infancy. Some of the great
Territories are net yet producing
breadstuffs enough for home consump-
ton. That was true Of Oregon few
years ago. Now there is a great feet
of wheat laden ships sailing from her
principal port every year. Utah Terri
tory, with the exception of little spot
about Salt Lake, made no show of agri-
cultural products. Now the best pota.
toes found east of the Mississippi river
are produced in Utah, aud sent over to
California In great quantities for con-
Fruit culture has been pur-
sued beyond the Sierra, The great
apple orchards viii be far UP the
mountains on either slope. The cul-
ture of the grape and the wine interest
will be west of the Sierra, although, IL
Is just possible that We have not yet
found the best soils for the production
of wine grapes. The maximum OF
lumber production has already been
reached in the States east of the Mis-
sissipi, The eastern timber belt has
been explored, and most of the lands
reduced to private possession. The
timber belt of the Pacific coast, north
of Oregon, covers an area clear up t.
the north limit of Alaska, or MS far as
the climate will permit. No impress
ion has been made upon the forests Of
Alaska, and the timber resources of
Washington Territory will last long
time. rJ -
The facts worthy of special note are,
that In all the vast region on this side
Of the Rocky Mountains, from Mexico
TO Behring's Strait, the production OF
great staples is yet in Its infancy. In
particular plsces mining may have
been carried to the limit of production.
so Of wheat cultivation and of the pro
iuction of lumber. But for one ex.
mine there are o hundred
which have not been fairly opened; and