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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
A Fishing Hog.

An account of remarkable incident
comes from Aurora, Ind. A few days
ago, as trio. of young men, one
the son of prominent citizen OF this
city, were fishing for bass in Hogan
creek, near Aurora. they were disturb
ed by splash in the water as of some
animal jumping into the stream.
Looking in the direction, they saw a
large black hog, which had evidently
come down from among the roaming
lots of porkers which make life
burden In and aronud the town, swim
ming rapidly toward the centre of the
pool, which was about 100 feet wide
and eight feet deep. At about the
centre the animal disappeared, remain
ing under the water for considerable
time, and on :reappearing was seen to
have in his mouth live bass about
eight inches long, with which he swan
ashore, and proceeded to eat with the
avidity and relish peculiar to his
species. After having swallowed the
last vestige, with q grunt, the animal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
Tribune isnIs.
Good-by Butler!

Good bye, Butler!
Mr. Kearney had better go West.
Thurman is sorry he did and Bayard is glad
he didn't.
Fiat of the October elections: Let there be
honest money.
Ex-Presidential candidates: Tilden, Thur
man and Hendricks.
Poor Thurman! He crowded Hendricks off
the stage and then tumbled after him.
The Republican party has always won
when it stood bravely for honest money, and
it always will via.
The Greenback wave is going back with
picturesque collection of damaged statesmen
in its watery embrace.
The .'Ohio idea" has gone under once
more, pulling with it as usual few new vic
Tins. Its power for evil is about spent.
Governor Mcclellan ponders over the mel
ancholy fate of Tilden and Thurman, and
softly murmurs, Zone by one the roses fade
A month of hard, enthusiastic work ought
to snatch the next Congress from the grasp
of strikers and tramps, and put 1t in the
hands OF the Republican party. Heave all!
Tilden vanishes under deluge of cipher
dispatches; Thurman and Hendricks disap-
pear under the retreating Greenback wave,
and Bayard and Hancock loom. This is the
Democratic National outlook to-day.
SayIer, which he was chronic candidate
for Speaker, absorbed the ''Ohio idea" COM
pletely for the first time in this campaign, and
Sayler is among the slain. This is dread
fully fatal year for waek-b backed statesmen.
Oh Mr.. Samuel Cox, don't you wish you
could reverse yourself and resume your judg-
ment aow? The days of the soft-money
demagogue are numbered, and the road to the
Speakers chair is not over greenbacks and
through National dishonor. You have, not to
put too fine point on it, slipped up again.
If Mr.. Tilden was entirely ignorant of what
the coparceners were up to, who was respon-
sible for the delay which made the attempts
to buy the Presidency few hours too late
Perhaps the guileless old gentleman whose
favOrite observation is, 81 will see you later"
and who telegraghed SO often TO Mr.. Hewitt
at Washington, to ''procrastinate," was not
the stumbling block which always interviewed
at critical moment, but it looks as if some
''procrastinator" or other WAS.
In order to comprehend the full significance
of the Ohio victory it must he remembered
that the ''Ohio idea" is the sum and substance
OF Greenbackisln. 1t means repeal OF the Re-
sumption Act, substitution of Greenbacks for
National Banks notes, and the abolition of the
National banks That wns the direct issue of
the Ohio campaign. Its disastrous defeat has
only one meaning, that the ''OhO idea7 is re-
pudiated where it was born and where it was
best understood.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
The Planets I'm October.

| AOfAOSAOS OOuAhdts
Saturn will retain during the month
the pre- eminence of being the most in
teresting planet among the brother
hood. Having so recently passed his
opposition with the sun, he is still
nearly in his brightest phase, and is
also very favOrably situated for Obser.
walton. He rises now about five O'Clock
in the afternoon, and reaches the me-
r:dian at eleven. At the close of the
mouth he will not rise far from three
O'Clock. He is therefore visible
throughout the whole night, and is
readily recognized in the Eastern sky
as soon as it is dark enough for the
stars TO appear, by his steady light and
the absence of other stars i'll his imme-
diate vicinity.
Jupiter renains during the month an
evening star, and the most brilliant
object among the myriad stars that
stud the sky, although he has passed
beyond the best position for Ob5erva>
ton. He reaches the meridian about
Z O'Clock, and sets just before midnight.
AT the end of the month be will set
about ten O'Clock.
Venus still leads the morning stars,
and Is fast approaching the SUI. She
rises now about half-past four, little
more than an hour before sunrise. At
the end of the month she will not rise
Till nearly six o'clock, and will then be
so near the sun as to De almost eclipSed
in his rays. Fhe close proximity O
Venus and Mercury have made them
objects of special interest to star
gazers during the last week of Septem-
ber.
Mercury is morning star until the
24tn, and on the first of the month ri
oes and sets at almost exactly the same
time with Venus, but Is too near the
sun to be seen. He is in conjunction
with Mars on the 18th, in superior con-
junction with the sun on the 24th, and
III conjunction with the moon on the
25th, but as these phases are invisible
they are not of much practical impor-
tance.
Mars is numbered among the morn
ing stars, but as he rises about half past
five, he is still too near the sun to be
seen in the morning twilight. At the
last of the month he rises not far from
six O'Clock, nearly three-quarters of an
hour before the sun, and bright eyes
may possibly catch q glimpse of
tine ruddy star.
Uranus cannot be seen in October,
unless il be with telescope, in the ear
ly morning.
Neptune is at his greatest, for he
comes into opposition with the sun on
the 3lst; but it requires good teles-
cope to get sight of this star, whose
mem distance from the sun Is more
than ZOO, ,000,0 600 of miles.
The October moon comes into Con-
junction with Jupiter on the 4th, the
evening after ner first quarter. She Is
in conjunction With Saturn on the 9th,
two days before her full. On the 25th
she is near Mercury, Venus and Mars,
hut AS this Is the day OF the new moon,
the celestial quartette will only be WIS.,
ible 10 the eye OF the imagination. The
planetary phenomena of the month
are singul lrly monotonous, but all
days cannot be field days on celestial
annals, and the months are swiftly
passing that will carry us 10 the oppo-
sition of Mars, in 1879, as the years that
will intervene before the transit Of Ve-
nus, in 1882.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
New Sun. Ind. Dem.


1t is not beaten, alone, that the Dem
Ocrats are, on the whole, in the recent
elections. They are disgraced also.
They had two positions, natural for
them to take, which were impregna-
| BILE. One was the observance of the
constitutional provisions for the cleo
ton of President and Vice President.
The other was the sound doctrine of a
gold basis for the currency.
They abandoned both. They sur
rendered all principle, and Withal were
ignominiously beaten,as they ought to
have been. We do not say the Repub-
licans merited success; but the Demo :
Gratis certainly deserved the defeat they
sustained.
How will it be In this State?
Tammany Hall began several months
ago. by declaring Mr.. Hayes title sa-
cred. Ali who believe that fraud can
be sanctifiad by success, and that an
unconstitutional election can confer
sound title, may follow the Tammany
lead.
The Democratic State Convention did
little better. Nothing WIS said in the
resolutions about the unconstitutional
Electoral till.
independent patriots will best mani
fest their attachment to the Constltu-
ton by voting against tine Democratic
party. 1t will be bad for the party,
but it will be good for the country.
When any party deliberately aban-
dons all principle, it should, in turn, be
abandoned by the people. The Demo
cratic party, at the recent State Con
ventinn, silently turned its back to the
Constitution. Let the voters at the
polls silently turn their backs upon
the Democratic party.
Those who have timidly and basely
lowered the flag should ask in vain
for victory to perch upon it. Unwor-
thy of leadership, let them be over
Whelmed!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
Penalties,

The penalty of popularity is envy.
he penalty of thin shoes is cold.
The penalty of tight boots is cOrns.
The penalty of a baby is sleeple55
nights.
The penalty of public dinner is bad
wine.
The penalty of marrying is moth
er-in-law.
The penalty of apretty cook is an
empty larder.
The penalty of godfather is "A silver
knife, fork and spoon.
| The penalty of kissing baby is half
a dollar (oDeldollar if you are liberaD
to the nurse.
The penalty of having haunch of
venison sent to you is inviting dGz. Ia
frie Ids to come and eat IL.
Tie penalty of interfering between
man and wife is abuse, frequently ac-
companied with blows from both.
The penalty of remaining single is
having no one who cares button for
you. as is abundantly proved by the
state of your shirts.
The penalty Of buying cheap clothes
is the same as that of going to law
the certainty of losing your suit ami
having to pay for it.
The penalty of legacy, or fortune,
is the sudden discovery of host of poor
relations you never dreampt Of, and of IL
number Of debts you had quite forgot
ten.
The penalty of lending is-with a
book or AN umbrella, the certain loss of
1t; with your name to bill, the sure
payment of it; and with a horse. the
lamest chance of ever seeing it again
sound.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
" Ina, is ''Tucking?''
rnm the Reno (Nev.l Gazette.


A bothered looking citizen came into
our office, yesterday afternoon, and re
spectiully asked to be let look at the
Dictionary. He Sat down and rather
anXiously thumbed Webster for a
while.
.What word are you looking for?
asked reporter, seeing that the stran-
ger had failed to strike the trail.
'Well,' said the man in a burst OF
confidence, you see Pve only been
married short time, and my Wife's
gone I'D to Tuckee on visit. and she's
written to me to look in the bottom Uf
her trunk for a lot of 'tucking' and send
it to her. Now, what. l want to know
what In blazes is 'tucking?' 1t amt in
the Dictionary
'Tucking?' said the reporter, briskly,
why, tucking is the stuff the girls
make by poking sort OF short-turned
fish hook through hole and catching
the thread and drawing it back again.
Then the editor spoke up contemptu-
Ously, and said that man who was so
ignorant az that ought to hold his
tongue. What the reporter had de-
scribed was crocheting. Everybody
ought to know what tucking was. The
ladies in making it used u little contri-
vance shaped like q mussel, with
thread wound up inside of 1t. Tuck
ing could be purchased, he believed,
for ten or fifteen cents a yard, and why
intelligent girls should waste a whole
day in making what they could get for
a short bit was more than he could un-
derstand. In answer to a question
from the admiring reporter, the editor
said he had been told that tucking had
been used in trimming the undergar-
ments Of the fair sex, but why things
should be ornamented which fellow
would get licked for trying to look at
or perhaps shot-was beyond bis
comprehension.
The married stranger said the editor
was mistaken; that the article he men,
toned was not tucking-it was tatting.
This he knew for fact.
The editor observed that when man
came to the Gazette Office for informa-
ton the editor, when he gave 1t, didn't
like to be told he lied. If the stranger
wanted to avoid trouble he had better
get out and go To the devil. AS the
editor had grown red in the face and
his eyes were blazing, the married
stranger coughed feebly and SUNK
down stairs.
In the meantime, what is 'tucking?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
The Frauds in Florida.

. For some time past the New York Tribune
has been publishing instalments of mass of
cipher dispatches alleged to have been sent,
Immediately after the Presidential election
and pending the count, between leading Dem
ocrats in the South and New York City. 1t
has now commenced their publication in reg
ular order of date, accompanied by transla-
tions, aud the tale they tell is startling one.
In Mondays Tribune were given the keys to
the ciphers aid the manner in which they
were discovered by the patient and persistent
labors of an expert in deciphering cryptic.
graphs. The ciphers used in the Southern
series of dispatches were vastly more difficult
than that employed in the notorious Oregon
correspondence. They combined the sys.
TENS of transposition and substitution, and
there were ten series of transposition ciphers
employed, with frequent combinations of
these and occasional variations But it is an
axiom among experts in cryptography that
no cipher is so perfect but it can he decipher-
ed in time by skill and patience, provided
there is sufficient material for comparison and
analysis. AS there are about two hundred of
the cipher dispatches there was no lack of fa-
cilities for such examination. The published
keys can be fitted to the ciphers by anyone,
and their accuracy ascertained beyond a
shadow of doubt.
Tuesdays Tribune contained the dispatches
relating to Florida, numbering over seventy.
The principal parties to the cipher cores
pondence are 1ilden's nephew, Col Pelton,
and his intimate friend, Henry Havemeyer,
in New York, and his confidential agents,
Manton Marble, of New York; G. W. Wooley
of Cincinnati, and John F. Coyle, of WASH
ington, in Florida. Mr.. Marble needs no in
PRODUCTION. Mr.. Woolley and Coyle were
gentlemen having experience IN crooked tran.
sactions. The other persons sending or re-
ceiving cipher dispatches were local Demo-
cratic politicians in Florida The story be-
gins with an open dispatch, November 9th,
two days after the election, from members of
the Democratic State Committee to Abram S.
Hewitt, asking him to ''send good man here
to represent your committee, with an un-
stood cipher" Mr.. Hewitt replied on the
same day, Telegram reed. He has gone on"
That night John F. Coyle left Washington
for Florida, in obedience to instructions, with
an understood cipher" in which he reported
to Havemeyer his progress, and requested
funds to be placed at his disposal On the
14th Woolley telegraphed Havemeyer that he
was en- route to Tallahassee and coulj reach
there next day. Two days later MIR. Marble
was on the ground and sent long cipher
dispatch to Colonel Pelton in which he ex-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17

The lamentable accident on the Old Colony
Railroad to the excursion train returning from
the boat race on Tuesday Of last week, re
suited in killing nineteen, and manning and
bruising one hundred and thirty others. The
cause of the accident is not explained. IL was
attributed to a loose rail or displaced switch,
but the engineer denies this. Another state
ment, that the train collided with u freight
car on side track, is not credible unless
there was misplaced switch. A large num-
Der of roughs were on the train, and they
took advantage OF the calamity by robbing the
bodies of the dead. DR.. MORRISON while ex'
amining the bodies in the baggage room
found 81, 700 in the pockets of Michael Slifey
one of the victims. The friends of Clifey re-
quired him to count the money IN their pres
ence, and while doing so he was r9ooed of
his watch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
An Alphabet OfG OOd Counsel.

Attend carefully to the details Of
your business.
Be prompt in all things.
Consider well, then decide positive
ly.
Dare to do right; fear to do wrong.
Endure your trials patiently.
Fight life'S battle bravely, manfully.
Go not in the society of the vicious.
Hold your integrity secred.
1piure not anOther'S reputation or
business.
Join hands only with the virtuOuS.
Keep your mind from evil thoughts.
Lie not for any consideration.
Make few acquaintances.
Never try tOappear what you are not
Observe the Sabbath day.
Pay your honest debts promptly.
Question not the veracity of friend.
Respect the counsel of your parents.
Sacrifice money rather. than principle
Touch not, taste not, handle not in
drinks.
Use your leisure time for improve
ment.
Venture not upon the threshold of sin
Watch carefully over your passions.
'Xtend to every one kindly saluta-
tion.
Yield not to discouragements.
Zealously labor for the right,
And success is certain.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
N. Y. Tribune, Rep.

Two grand victories have been achie'
we'd by the Republicans of the West.
The greatest was victory over their
own timidity and weakness on tinan'
cial questions; they dared to stand up
for the right, The other victory, over
the Democratic party and the National
or Greepback force, naturally followed,
for the people of this country have not
vet come to regard with Indifference
or approval assaults upon the public
faith. Whenever the Issue Is fairly
presented to them, "Shall the United
States play the swindier, and cheat lis
creditors and its citizens?'' they answer
as honest men must. The Iault OF Ihe
Republicans of the west, In some
States and SOME campaI ms, has been
that they were afraid to HrtAsent the ls'
sue bravely, truly and sqn rel ~. 1hey
feared to trust the. pe0ple. lhey par
tered with national dishon r in equiv
ocal phrases. And they were beaten,
as they deserved, though greatly to the
harm of the country. In mere pecu'
niary sense, it would have been worth
hundreds OF millions to the people of
the United States ii the Republicans OF
Ohio, in the campaign OF last year, land
the Republicans OF Indiana, IN more
than one past campaign, had been as
faithful and as as brave as they have
been this year. They feared that ma
jority of the people would be found dis,
honest, and lowered their standard
to catch dishonest votes. 1t should have
been plain to them from the beginning
that they never could hope to compete
with the Democratic party for votes OF
that sort, and their only chance was to
stand up like men for national honor,
and trust that majority of the people
would be found intelligent enough to
choose the right. This they did iii Ohio
in 1875 and 1876, and victory rewarded
them. This they have done again In
Ohio, and in Indiana and Iowa this
year, and victory once more smiles
upon them. Will not Republicans in all
other States take the lesson to heart?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1877.

Belmont Lodge, No. l6, F & A. NJ. meets ev.
nv Wednesday night on or preceding the full
moon. JAMES b. RYAN, W. Nj.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
ST. Clairsyille Chapter, No. IL Royal Arch
haasons meets LIST Friday night each month.
GEO. P. BUMGARNER, 81. p.
JESSIE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
Belmont Council, r. and s. M. meets on the
q ecs nd tuesday night of every month.
Il. R. BUMGARNER, q. NJ.
d. BAILY, Rec.
IIHope Oommandery No. % of Knights Temp
RS meets IN the first Tuesday night OF every
month. Q. w. CAhhCLL, L. "
f. d. BAILEY, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17

Trains leaving Columbus at 8 4C p m and
% m, run daily.
Through Chicago Express leaves Columbus
daily except Sunday at 40 m, with sleep>
ing cars attached and arrives in Chicago at
Z 50 next morning.
The Pan Handle Route is The shortest
quickest and most comfortable Route 10 all
points in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas. Kansas
Colorado and the Western States and Territo>
rieS, itr' ...
This is the Route by which you make the
fewest changes of cars obtain the lowest rates
on Household Goods, Live stock, &C, and POO
pounds of Baggage Free, on Every Celonist
Ticket.
Any Information about time of trains, con-
nections. Lands in the West, price of Single
Round Trip or Colonists Tickets, &C, cheer
fully furnished by calling uT on or addressing
JOS. NJ BELLVILLE, Ticket and Emigration
Agent, Wheeling, W Va, or w. l.. O'BRIEN,
Columbus, o.
Rates always as low as the lowest.
d W CALDWELL, WLUBRIEN,
Gen1 Manager. Gen Pass & Tkt Agt,
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17

Rev. II. H. Hayden, who escaped from
the charge Of numbering Mary stannard by
the verdict Of the jury, has been again ar
rested, The post-mortem examination proved
the presence Of arsenic in the girls stomach,
and the arsenic left in Hayden's barn was
missing. Other new evidence Of his guilt has
been discovered.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
l87S-70.
Belmont COUNTY. Ohio

Fourth Saturday of September, Glencoe.
Third saturday Of October, Martins Ferry.
second Saturday OF Novem Der, st CiatrsvlIla,
First Saturday of December, st CIairsvfIle.
Second Saturday of January, GAINESVILLE.
Third Saturday Of February, st CIairsYille.
First Saturday OF March. Bridgeport.
Third Saturday of March, st C1aIrsvilIe.
Second saturday OF April, Belmont.
Second Saturday of May, Bellaire
First Saturday Of June, Morristown.
Fourth Saturday OF June. st ClairsViIle-
Atclose of Institute In Martins Ferry.
Examinations begin at O'Clock, "A. N.
PIomptness Is eX Jecte6.
Testimonials of character are needed If ap-
1licant is not known to the Board, and certif-
ates of success In teaching are allowed their
lue weight. CHAs. r. SHREvE,
j: NJ. YARNELL.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
MantOB Marble, TallGhassee, Fla ::

Advices from New Zealand report the kill
ing and eating of FIVE Wesleyan missionaries
by the bush native cannibals near the Malicoli
coast. The coast natives and traders killed
eighty of the cannibsls in retaliation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17
THE GENUINE
DIR. G.. McLANE'S
Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
VERMIFUGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS,

THE countenance is pale and leaden-
i colored, with occasional flushes, or
circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pu-
pills dilate; an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eye-lid; the nose is IL
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
swelling of the upper lip; occasional
headache, with humming or throbbing
of the ears; an unusual secretion of
saliva; Shiny or furred tongue; breath
very foul, particularly in the morning;
appetite variable, sometimes voracious,
with a gnawing sensation of the stom-
ach, at Others, entirely gone; fleeting
pains in the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels ir-
regular, at times costive; stools Shiny;
not unfrequently tinged with blood;
belly swollen and hard; urine turbid;
respiration occasionally difficult, and
accompanied by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy
and disturbed sleep, with grinding of
the teeth; temper variable, but gener-
ally irritable, &c. cz
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist, g.s
DR.sC McLANE'S- VERMIFUGE
will certainly effect cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; it is an innocent prepara-
ton, not capable Of doing the slightest
injury to the most tender Infant.
The genuine DR.. McLANE's YER
M1FUGE bears the signatures of c. Nc
LANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrapper. -:O:-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17

An open lamp in the hands of on impru-
dent ,uiner caused the death of five men by
an exp. osion in the Prospect shaft Of the Le-
high Coal Companys mine, near Wilkes
barre, on Tuesday night of last week.