Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-28

possible candidate. Ashe is about the easiest
man in the party TO beat, We shall not objec'
if his friends again succeed in placing him be
fore the people as candidate What
FLEXIBLE COMMODITY
is this modern Democracy, Take, for in
stance, some of its principles as interpreted
by its prospective candidate for the Presiden-
cY. Thomas A. Hendricks, at the Indiana
State Convention. In one place he says. In
nv belief, the resumption law has been the
source of the greatest calamity to The ousl'
ness interests and prosperity OF tine country.
1t has been the effect of causing men to hoard
greenbacks, and the banks to withhold and
Withdraw circulation, in the fear OF being
crushed by forced redemption in gold"
While in the very next sentence he says:
"a favorable foreign trade has promoted
a return to specie payment, and If the bal
ances shall continue in our favor l expect to
see our paper money at par with gold at an
early day."
Thus. in the same breath he says we are
''being crushed by forced redemption in gold,
and "a favorable foreign trade has promoted
a return to specie payment Is he in favor
of specie payment, or would he destroy our
Favorable foreign trade to prevent ii, which.
Again. in reference to the Presidents title TO
office, he says:
"WhilSt it is true that the title of Mr..
HAYES to the office of President, and Mr..
Wheeler to the Office of Vice President, has
been settled under the solemn forms of law;
AID while it is our duty, in my judgment, to
recognize the title, because it is IN the inter
est of the public stability and tranquility to
do so but the Convention not subscribing
ito such sentiments, uttered the following, as
their views upon that question:
"We hold it up as the monster crime OF
the age, crime against free government,
crime against the elective franchise, and
crime that can only be cendOned when the
malefactors who seated fraud in the Presi
Dental chair are driven from power and con-
signed TO everlasting infamy by the people
whom-they have outraged"
We suppose they are equally harmonious
upon all osherpoints.aA- -
SOCIALLY
we have nothing very startling to announce
this week, not having to record single at
tempt at suicide or violent death for fort
night past. Several accidents have occurred
however, of a minor character.
A little son of Zeb Gill, while playing out
doors one day last week, fell and broke his
thigh, and little girl of DR.. Kemp's on the
same day, fell from neighbor's porch, and
badly sprained an ankle, rupturing some of
the ligaments. An old gentleman, named
johnson, residing few miles south of town,
died the past week, at the age of 96 years
Mrs. Brown, of this place, of about the same
age, is quite sick.-SeYeral other parties are
Iqoite sick, including the ministers, j c. Sui
Ilivan's wife, and a daughter of Recorder
Barnes.-There is no prevailing disease, but
considerable sickness is reported in the coun-
try west of town.
The Master Commissioners sale of proper
tv in Tiptons Addition to Barnesville came
off Monday of this week. This has caused
considerable local interest by reason of the
fact that number of innocent parties were
invoked by reason of defective titles, caused
BY the neglect or criminal purpose of parties
I in original possession Parties interested sue
ceeded in effecting an arrangement with the
Bank, the party bringing the suit, by which
the property of Mr.. Upton and one or two
other parties only was offered Tor sale. and
this was hidden in by the parties whose prop.
erty was endangered, mostly at two-thirds
the apprasement, to be held by them until
such times as they can sell it to better ad-
vantage than forced cash sale is likely to
offer. This arrangement is a moderately sat
isfactory solution, to what otherwise prom
ised to be an apple of discord, and work for
OUR REyTvALs "
are still in progress, both at the NJ. E. and A.
NJ. Il. churches. At the former about twenty
have united with the church, and probably
double that many have pro fessed confession
Last week Rev. Sullivan was assisted by Rev.
Alfred johnson, an Evangelist of the Guerney
Quakers, who greatly assisted in increasing
the interest in the work among members of
tho church and DaOnla Of the community in
general. Something like forty have Joined
the A. NJ. E. church, and the work goes for
ward with unabated interest. 4 VI
j. r. HUNT AND BRO.
have resumed operations again, with very
fair prospects of u successful prosecution of
their business. ia
The Buckeye Burial Case Company have
not decided on the course to be pursued as
yet. 1t * most likely they will sell out tier
shop and machinery for some other business.
OUR. SCHOOLS
have just enteredupon their last term for the
year, which will close about the last of May.
| There are ten Candidates for graduation.
| Some objections having recently been made
about certain parts Of the course of study.
Our Board quietly dropped out few studies
of the higher Arithmetic, Physical Geogra-
Jhy sort, and extended the time upou some
Others of more practical importance in the or
dinary affairs of life. The Union school sys-
TEN may be the be yet promulgated, but it
is very far from being perfect, and signally
fails in many respects to meet the wants of
the age. But we have not time to enter upon
ta discussion of the subject at-present, so we
forego what would otherwise afford infinite
pleasure to i-s'i "-= rJ CRITIC.