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

A WASHINGTON special says: The
Democrats, it Is said, are going to make
,uother earnest effort to reduce the
tariff at the next session of Congress.
An "off year." they say, is always
nOst favorable for questions of that
Kind. Fernando Wood, 8. 8. Cox and
,ther members are now 10 frequent
Communication with many of the lead.
ng importers and merchants, gaining
fresh inf rmaii N and new points on
he subject. The Dpmocrati: State
Committee also intend to urge the ap
Iroaching State Convention to take
trong ground in the same direction.
The watch word Is to be, "a tsr,ff for
'evenue Oniv. The New Workers, IL
hould be added, re moving thus early
n the matter for the purpose of getting
he start Of the Western men. They
lid not like Mr.. Morrison'r obtrusive.
'ess on the subject at the last session,
md MIR. Morrison, therefore, Is now to
70, II possible, crowded out.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
REPUBLICAN
County Convention.
Thursday, August 9, 1877.

The Republican County Convention
will be held at the Court House, in
ST. CLAIRsVILLE, on Thurs
day, August o. 1877,
for the purpose Of putting in nomina-
tion q County Republican Ticket, viz:
Two members Of the General AS
sembly. fff.l..
One Clerk ofthe Courts.
One County Auditor.
One County Treasurer.
One Prosecuting Attorney. ut --
One County Recorder.
One County Commissioner.
One Intirmary Director. 1ra5 f-
The Republican Electors OF the sew.
eral townships of Belmont county are
requested TO meet at their usual places
OF holding elections, on . &C..
SATURDAY, AUGUST q, 1877,
between the hours of 2 and 5 O'Clock
p. M, and select the number of dele
gates to which their respective town
ships are entitled under the resolution
adopted ty the last County Conven-
tion, which Is as follows:
Resolved. That each township of this county
be emitted 10 four delegates In each County
Republican vote is over 900, one delegate fol
each additional 100 Republican votes or irac-
Of 50 or nver, thereof.
Under the provisions Of this resolu-
tion townships will be entitled to the
following representation in the Con
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

THE New York Times thinks that
the indictment OF the Louisiana Re
turning Board is "an instructive COM
mentary on the uselessness Of political
with Southern Democrats, and
IN the childish malignity of certain
section of Southern politicians. It is
obvious epough that neither Hampton
lor Nichols is strong enough to en-
orce the pledges under which he took
possession OF his office. and the efforts
made to do so are likely to create Il
permanent schism in the party, just 10
proportion to the honesty OF the men
with the duty"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
II Remarkable Care.

DR.. SWAYNE-Dear Sir: 1 feel 1t to be due
to you and to suffering humanity TO give the
following testimony respecting the wonderful
curative powers OF your COMPOUND SYkUP
OF WILD CHERRY and 'SA ARSAPARlLLA
and TAR PILLS. was afflicted with vio>
lent cough. pains in the side and breast, night
sweats, sore throat, my bowels were costiVe,
appetite nearly gone, and my stomach so very
weak that my physician was at q loss TO know
what to do for me, RS everything l used In the
shape OF medicine was rejected; spt different
times pint OF blood. Remained for montns
in This awful condition, and gave up all hopes
OF recovering. AT This time you recommended
the use ofyour syrup and Pills, which i'm
mediately began to soothe, comfort, and allay
the violence of the cough, strengthened and
healed my lungs; in short. 10 has made per-
feet cure of me. and l am now able 10 pursue
my daily labor. Any person doubling the truth
of the above statement will please call, or ad-
dress me al the factory. or at my residence.
s.rfr EAWARD H. HANSON.
Engineer al George Sweeney's Pottery. Ridge
Road, below Wallace, Philadelphia.
Over 20 years have ELAPSED. and Mr. Hanson
still remains hearty man TO this time, Sep
PkICE sl.OO. 6BoTTLEs FOR 100.
Ifnot sold by your druggist or storekeeper,
we will forward hah a dozen TO any address
freight paid, on receipt of the price. Prepared
only by
DIR. SWAYNE & son,
$50 NORTH SIXTH ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA
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NOTICE d CONTRACTORS.
AUDIToR's OFFICE,

[
St. Clairsville, Belmont county, o.
| RIDS will be received at the Auditors oface.
- In st. Clairsville, Belmont county, Ohio.
unril I 2 o'clock neon ON "wednesday, August
22, 1877, for the building OF TWO STONE
ABUTMEN1S for Bridge on Captina Creek
at the crossing below Potts Mill-span at top
ments for a Bridge at The mouth Of jug Run,
across Wheeling Creek. in Belmont county
span at top 81 walls rs feet. The kind OF work
constructed out of a good quality of
quarried sand stone, laid In regular range
courses, with rock face, and for courses from
foundation in the abutments of both bridges,
each course shall raise not less than two fect
or bed less than raise, and no course in the
on bed less than raise-each stone to be dress
ed to a true and even surface, and ends dressed
square, SO as IN make close joint on front
courses Of stone are to raise with the front
course and the filling 10 he of solid blocks.
and grouted with good lime and sand mortar,
and every other course will be bound tOgeth-
er by headers passing through the wall az not
over feet apart. The front courses will be
before using. Fhe foundation ior each
abutment for both Bridges will be ~ feet
WIDE on mont and wings, aud "a feet in height
and wiag walls Will be Determined when the
work is laid out. A butter will be made on Il
front and wing walls OF one inch to the foot
from bottom TO top. The foundation will be Il
well bedded on rock, and II no rock Is found
after a sufficient depth is reached, timber will
De uSeO IOr y IOunQattOn. Inc Top OF bne wall Il
will be left ieeL wide and covered with CO.
ping covering tie wall completely. and pro-
jecting Inches in front on each abutment, the
coping not to be less than one foot thick, and
on each angle no coping stone to be placed
less than teet In length, and feet inches
wide. Bids viii be by the cuoic yard, inclu-
ding all excavations, cofer dams, &C. The
work will be under the supervision OF the
of the county, or their agent,
appointed by them, who Will see that the work
8 done according to contract. and that the
foundation of each abutment Is placed at
sufficient depth to secure perfect safety
ALso-Bids will be received At the same time
md place for Covered wooden Bridges al
Ibove named points. Bridge on Captina g
;Ieek to be l60 feet span, l6 feet road way, and
8 feet high in the clear. Bridge on wheeling .
;reek at mouth of jug Run to be rs ieet span, 2
Q feet road way, and r. feet high in the clear. q
Bids will also be received for Iron Bridges L
Or said crossings. Parties bidding for said q
upet structures will submit their own plan y
( bridge. 10
Bids Will be received for filling the approach
3 20 said Bridges by The cubic yard. The COP a
ractor Is required 70 give bond with approved i
ecurity, which Is to be received with b bid =
n the faithful performance OF sail work,
hioh Is 10 be done To satisfaction OF the En-
ineer and Comm issiontrs OF the county.
Conn fssioners reserve the right 10 reject
ny and all bids.
81 order Of Commissioner: IL
7-E,5t, ,-.W W, y sTAAP, Auditor. ~
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iE south bound passenger ira

The south bound passenger train on
the st. Louis and Cairo Narrow Gauge
Railroad jumped the track on an IS foot
trestle, Thursday, six miles fr N Muir
physboro, and the whole train, except
ing the locomotive, was precipitated
into Rattlesnake creek. Almost every
passenger on the train was injured.
Charles Pink, express messenger, was
injured internally, and will probably
die. w. Jones, mail agent; Potter,
condnctor, and Smith, brakeman, were
seriously hurt. The train was running
twenty miles an hour.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

A WASHINGTON special to the Gin
ciunati Gazette, of Monday, says South
Carolina Republicans lately from
Charleston express the opinion that
there viii be no further contest at
present by the Republicans in that
State. and the propriety of assembling
the Republican Executive COMMITTEES
and formally disbanding the party
organization is now under considera
ton, and some of it's members feel con
fident that the decision will be to cease
all organized political efforts for the
present.
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BRIDGEPORT.
Prof. Tice hits it we'll.

Prof. Tice hits it we'll.
By gracious-permission. We throw
UP our hat Tor Gen. Lee for Governor.
The co'ored people held an extensive
Bush-meeting on Sabbath, near this
place, which was largely attended.
Etna Mill sent off immense consign-
ments of iron last week.
Capt. John Baggs and Others are to
hold temperance mass meeting, next
Sabbath week, on the Burr's Mills
camp ground. .4
Gus Johnston delivered a stirring
temperance speech on last Sabbath TO
AS fine an audience as probably ever
a:smbled in our town. le-.i sR-s .@'..e
Contracts for building number OF
bridges On this end OF the T. V. r. r.
have recently been made, while other
wise the work is being vigorously
pushed. -4s g..t
The Wheeling Register got up an
other expose last week, by stealing,
bodily, my news items in the CHROME:
Gle. We don't complain, for we ask
neither credit nor favor of concern
that steals the good name of cotem-
porary and the news of another. Still,
in these days of tramps, it is well TO
caution the community against Piutes.
We heard of a certain butcher vend-
ing his wares on the Island, who, with
an eye to economy, gathered up the
ice that had been thrown from a
freezer containing dead man, and
put it on his meat. We don't suppose
it hurt the dead man, but kind OF
funeral expression rests on the coun-
tenances of some of the butchers pa
trons-a sort of graveyard look.
Why is the Wheeling Register like
3 recent piano Improvement? Because
It has Tyre attachment.
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suggests to the man outside politics that
their approval of Hayes is all very
well, but that faith without works is
dead. 1t exhorts them to show their
iaith by their works, and to come for
ward in the Conventions to take the
place of the ofice-holding class now
prohibited from doing the work of or.
ganizing and conducting the canvass.
The suggestion is timely. There is a
very general feeling of uncertainty
about this matter. Who is going to
look after the printing and distributing
of tickets? Who is going to see that
carriages are ready to carry dilatOry
voters to the polls? Who is going to
see about music, fireworks, uniforms
for the boys, torches, and all that ?
Above all, who is going to pay the ex-
penses of all these things under the
new management? Gentlemen, you
have made great fuss for many years
over the fact that Office holders have
attended to all these things, paying
most OF the expenses thereof, while you
have been crowded into the back
ground. Now it is your turn. Let US
see you come forward. You will find
plenty of work, without undue inter.
ference with the choice of the people
you will find plenty of cest without
undue expenditures for the corruption
of voters. We enjoy the luxury Of an
ticipating the surprise OF some of you
gentlemen, when you shall coms tC
discover what deuced lot of money il
takes to pay for hand-bills, tick
cts, and all the thousand outlays fol
Legitimate expenses not provided fol
in our election laws. We anticipate
great pleasure in seeing all these mat
ters taken In charge by pure minded
gentlemen, like yourselves, who have
not been ''dirtied in the muddy poo
of politics. o. S. Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

GEN. Tom EWING, In reply to n LET
ter from a Columbus gentleman, say
that he does not want. has not sought
and shall In no way seek the nomina-
tion for Governor, but II the Demo
Gratis of the State should call on him t.
lead the fight this fall, he would no.
feel at liberty to decline. This is gen
orally understood as a declaration o
war on the Converse interest, and from
this time to the 25th. there will doubt
less be music In the air.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

THE strife among Democratic candi-
lates for Governor is becoming terrific.
Circulars have been printed, and spread
broadcast, containing the affidavits
charging Mr.. Converse with using his
legislative position to compel payment
If claim to q firm In which his son
was partner. Mr.. Converse puts In q
ienisl, and has procured the publica-
ton of several affidavits in support
thereof, setting forth that the claim
was valid under an opinion of the At
torney General, and that his legislative
infinence was not necessary to secure
its collection. This fight is among the
Democrats, and it is vicious. Proceed,
yentlemen.-O. 8 Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

THE Albany Journal prints an ac-
count of Mr.. Tilden's attitude in re
gard to the Electoral Commission bill
while 1t was under discussion, which
it says Is authoritative. According to
this story Mr.. Tilden was very slow in
giving any opinion, but when Mr..
Hewitt left him to return to Washing
ton Mr.. Tilden remarked: "Mr.
Hewitt, don't take the responsibility OF
defeating it." On that answer Mr..
Hewitt acted.
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1
A member CT the Oregon Legislature
has been found by Senator Morton'
committee who admits having made
the declarations imputed to him by
other witnesses about the use of money
by Grover to secure his election to the
Senate, but says now that he was "only
in fun"
Dispatches from Central and South
America tell of volcanic eruptions and
unaccountable floods, which have caus
ed widespread destruction of property
and distressing loss of life. 1t is be.
lieved that Cotopaxi is the volcano
which is in eruption. ,4..l
Dispatches were received at the War
Department on Saturday which tell OF
what is represented to be an important
success achieved by Gen. How ards
command over the hostile Indians in
Idaho. Chief Joseph with his entire
force was found in an almost inaccessi-
BILE defile near the mouth of the Cotton
wood, where they were attacked by
the United States troops. After a Sc
we're fight, which seems to have con-
tinued almost the entire day, the In
iians were completely routed, with
the loss of thirteen killed and large
number wounded. The losses on the
part of the troops were two officers
wounded, and eleven enlisted men
killed and twenty-nine wounded.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

To THE "mind of tie New Orleans
Democrat, the system of forcing the ed
ucation of the masses to high stand,
ard is most pernicious 10 its effects an'
Is answerable for large amount OF th'
crime which blackens the records oi
humanity.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

If the President may assume to die
tate WI the office-holder OF this coun-
try shall not do In their capacity Ii
private citizens, may he not also as
eume to say what they shall do? Ano
II 20 would he not then have a some
what formidable army to support hi
measures. however unjust or unaccept
able 10 the people ?-[Newark (O.,
American.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

nJoHN G. THOMPSON, the famous WIND
instrument of the Ohio Democracy
predicts that the next campaign in hi
Stste will be earnest but that the noist
will be slight. Does Mr.. Thompson
contemplate retirement, or is he worr
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

Each township will also at the same
meeting elect one delegate to the Sena
torial Convention of the Goth District,
and elect q member Of the County
Central Committee for the ensuing
year. -. +,
The County Convention will meet at
IL O'Clock A. M, August 8, for tempo
rary organization.
. By order Of the Republican Cen. Com,
w. 8. KENNQN, Chm.
w. A. HUNT, Sec'y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

WE had but 1000 majority in Ohio.
last November. We can not afford tt
slap any of it in the face just now. Lei
us put ourselves in position to hold
that majority and 60 ten thousand
heffer
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19

A POSTMASTER out in Wisconsin
says: "If an edict is issued that Office.
holders shall not edit political papers.
we shall cling to the Office and change
this to Sunday school journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
Collins VOItaic Plaster

Is warranted. ON the reputation of DR. Collins.
It's inventor. an old physician, to be the best
plaster In the world of medicine. The union
city and Medical Gums and Essences, fully
Justihes the claim, and entities this rerledy to
rank forem ost among all curative compounds
for all external Aches and Palms.
Price, % cents. Sold by all druggists, and
sent on receipt of 25 cents for one SIPS for six
or s2 % for twelve, carefully wrapped, and
etOrs, Boston, Mass 7-5 I'm
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xxth Senatorial District,

To the Republican Electors Of
Belmont and Harrison Counties:
Your Convention for the purpose OF
nominating candidate for Senator, 10
represent the XXth Senatorial Dis
trict in the next General Assembly OF
Ohio, and for the transaction Of other
business, will meet at
%IOSHH
On MONDAY. August g. 1877.
AT ONE O'CLOCK Pm.
D. A. HoLLINGswoRTH,
LEWIS LEwToN, Harrison
w. B. HEARN, Co. Com.
ISAAC HOLLOWAY, fsa.r
G. II. ARICK, Belmont Co.
W. A. HUNT. Conn.
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Magazines for August.


Harper's Magazine for August is a
brilliant summer Number, containing
126 engravings, and an unusual variety
of novel and entertaining reading
matter.
The Number opens with superbly
illustrated paper on the White Noun
tains. Then from the mountains the
reader is taken to the sea-side-tO the
beautiful old port of Castine and the
Camden Hills.
The interest, recently awakened, in
the poet Keate's American relatives
gives especial value to Mr.. Madden's
paper on the subject. A sonnet by
Keats, never before published,i lis given.
There is also in the Easy Char for
this Number, published for the first
time, q sonnet written by the late John
Lothrop Motley when he was seven
teen years old. =,
This Number contains three articles
of special interest to sportsmen-'Pan-
Fish Angling Gllustrated), Hints for
Practical Trout Fishing and The Fly
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poem The Old SOulh Meeting House,
and Sidney Lanier one entitled 'The
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In fiction there are five fresh chap.
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DR.. John w. Draper contributes g
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Diffraction Spectrum, showing exactly
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Very timely now, is Eugene Law
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The Editors Easy Chair contain:
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Harper, with some reference to the
history of the Magazine. The Other
editorial summaries are full of inter
esting matter, including the famous
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Lippincott's Magazine for August j!
full OF light aud entertaining reading
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SiuO. hduy oiduCnO N1ul PhJ NOh
cludes her pleasant papers on tht
Rhine, and Mrs. Sarah B. Wister give:
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Last Century sparkles with anecdOt'
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Trakteer, by David Ker, gives US /
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combined with choice aromatics and gens
uine French Brandy, and is vastly superb
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TEAS, C0FFEES, &C.,

sold at lower prices than the same qualities
can be bought at any other house IN this coun-
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and ~ represented. or the money will be re-
turned on return of goods, which may be done
at our expense.
The reputation of our house for selling stan
dard goods at Low Prices, (ior So years.. has
given us astanding in New York City and
vicinity. that Is not enjoyed by any other
house In the trade. After mature deliberation
We have determined to offer our goods to
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Goods will be sent by Express
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money by purchasing family supplies at New
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over among friends ana neighhors. and send
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