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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07
UucIe Dicks Appointments.

Taking Uncle Dicks appointments as a
sample Of things which can be done in the
green tree with little experience in practical
Democracy we can fancy, perhaps, what will
be done in the dry when, after being well
seasoned to party work in the Capital of
Ohio, he shall settle down to the work Of civil
service reform 10 the Capital of the nation
Imagine him, for instance, looking around for
an enlarged copy of Bell for his Secretary of
the Interior, or running down few deserters
from the Lincoln navy to appoint an Inspector
of whisky. With what lively emotions of salts
faction to sweep out from the departments
the young sons Of soldiers who died in the
Union army and hand the card baskets at the
department doors over to a veteran saloon
keeper from Allen county or . veteran Demo
crxi and his robust son with liberty to double
the salary aud divide the duties.-( Columbus
State Journal (Rep.).
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

Parties are being organized In Lon.
don to makeexcu. sions to Russo. Turk
ish battle.fields as soon as peace is de-
clared.
Chicago and Louisville are the only
pork-packing centres that show an in
crease over last years operations.
Applicants for admission to the
Swathmore College for Girls, conduct.
ed Quakers, must promise not to wear
false hair. ~ >}gsgr
In hearing before committee OF
the Maine Legislature, Neal Dow de-
nounced druggists shops as the worst
rum shops 10 the State"
A rain and snow mirage at Mem
phis caused feet of barges two miles
below the city TO be seen as II In sink
Ing condition. Tugs were sent out to
aid the supposed distressed feet, but
nothing was found. '%i'f 900 ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

also be borne In mind that the mint
cost OF coming silver Is many times
greater than that of the same amount
in gold. More than sixteen tons Of
silver Is required as the equivalent of
one ton of gold. AS cold matter of
fact, silver is neither the best nor the
cheapest standard. 1t Is far dearer to
plant and forever dearer to maintain.
In conclusion, Mr.. Morrill, said; I
have failed of my purpose II / have
not shOwn!that there has been so large
an increase of the stock of silver as Of
itself to effect positive reduction of
its value; and that this result has been
confirmed and made irreversibie by
the new and extensive European
disuse OF silver coinage 1 have in-
dicated the advisability Of obtaining
the cooperation OF other leading ma
tiOns, in fixing upon a common ( ratio
of value between gold and silver, be-
fore embarklng upon 9 c0urse OF in
depensnt action from which there
could be no retreat. / have also at
tempted to show that, even In the
lowest pecuniary sense Of profit, the
Government Of the United States
could not be proposing to pay
either the public debt or the United
States NOTES In silver; that such q
payment would violate public pledges
as to the whole, and violate existing
statutes as TO all that part Of the debt
contracted since 1870, and for which
gold has been received; that the re.
moneiization of silver means the
banishment of gold and our degrada'
ton among nations to the second or
third rank; that It would be q sweep
ing 10 per cent. reduction OF all duties
upon imports, requiring the impOsi'
tiOn of the new taxes to that extent;
that it would prevent the further funding of
the public debt at lower rate Of interest and
give to the present holders Of our six per
cent bonds great advantage; that, instead
of aiding resumption, it would only initiate .
currency already too long deprecated, and
consign it to still lower deep: that, instead
of being tonic to spur idle capital once more
into activity, it would be its bane, destructive
of sll vitality; and that IS permanent silver
standard it would not only be void of all
stability, and the dearest and clumsiest in its
would reduce the wages of labor to the full
extent of the difference there might be be-
tween its purchasing power and that Of golds
Should the bill become the law Of the
land, without fundamental amendments, and
the evils have anticipated not be verified,
there is no one vino would rejoice more thaa
myself. but cannot shut my eyes TO the
teachings of those eminent men who have
adorned our own history in the conduct Of our
financial affairs; and cannot avoid the con-
clusion that, while we may coin dollars con-
tanning as little as we please, yet they will
not secure more than local recognition, nor
exempt US from frequent and great disasters;
and at last we shall have none of that money
which represents the combined wants of the
poor and the rich not less than those of the
great commercial interests of the human race.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

The New York Sun states that Neal Dows
new liquor bill, just introduced into the
Main Legislature, Furnishes ''drummers' for
liquor houses by fine of 900 and impris-
onment for one year. The other clauses of
the bill are proportionately severe, and yet
statistics show that the number Of arrests for
drunkenness in Bangor, Neal Dow's home,
have increased from 29a ct the passage of the
Main law 70 40. In the last seven years,
notwithstanding the stringent efforts Of the
prohibitionists, backed by laws of unusual
severity, the arrests for this cause have more
than doubled. These facts deserve csnsidera-
tion
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

TIE Inter Ocean thinks that Senator
Blaine is threatened with q great affiiction
inasmuch as the New York Sun refers in
complimentary terms to his ''unquestionable
sbilities.r
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

THE Democratic ''reconciliatOrs" are
making it warm for the Louisiana Returning
Board. The members of the Board are Rad.
icals, and have no right (?) to stay in the
''Sulid South" "The policy" does not seem
to have any effect on the white league.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07
Wt1scn.asD1 W1c.s1s 4raannD TECTIVES
AoFRunopE AND AMEpIcA

Or Life In the Secret Service. A selection OF
Celebrated Cases, A Revelation OF the Most
Renowned Dectectives of the Globe, for the
past IS years. 1t discioses some OF the most
marked instances Of deep laid plans OF mis-
ell. illustrated With Full Page Engravinxa.
SO pages. We offer Extra Inducements 70
Agents. and pay freight charges on Books.
Company. Hartford. CT. ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

SENATOR BRUoE, Of Mississippi, who was in
Chicago last week, stated to some politicians
that he had an unalterable conviction that he
would be the last of his race who would tread
the Senate halls as a member of the United
States Senate
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07
A PuzxIed DutcI,mau.

One who does not believe in immersion for
baptism was holding protracted meeting,
and one night preached on the subject of
baptism. In the course of his remarks he
said: "Sone believe it is necessary to go
down into the water ald come out Of the wa
ter when they are baptized" But this he
claimed to be fsllacy, for the proposition
'.into" of the Scriptures should be rendered
differently, as it does not mean ''into" at all
times. 'Moses," he said, "we are told, went
into the mountain, and the Savior was taken
intoa high mountain, etc." Now we do not
suppose that either went into the mountain,
but upon it. So with going into the water;
it simply means going down to or near toithe
water, and being baptized in the ordinary
way BY sprinkling. ia
He carried this idea out fully, and in due
season and style closed his discourse, when
an invitation was given to any one that felt
disposed to rise and express their thOnghts.
Quite number of the brethren arose and said
that they had been present on this occasion,
that they were pleased with the sound sermon
they had just heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finally corpulent gentle
man Of Teutonic extraction, stranger to all,
arose amid silence that was almost painful:
''Mister Brescber, ish 50 glad vas here
tonight, for / has had explained to my mint
some tings never could pellet pefore. We
reat, Mr.. preacher, dat Taniel was cast into
ten of lions, and came out alife. Now,
never could pellet dot, for de wilt peasts
would shust eat him up right of. He vas
shust close by or near TO. and It'd not get into
the ten at all. OF vas so glad vas here to
night.
'sAgain We reat de Hebrew children vas
cast into fireish furnace, and dat alwaish
lookt like peek story, too, for dey coult have
been burnt right up; put it ish very plain to
my mint now, for dey vas shust cast close by
or near to the fireish furnace. o vas 50
glad vas here tonight.
sand den, Mr. Breacher, it ish said dat
Jonah vas cast into tic sea and into the
whalish belly pelly. Now, l never could Pc
lief dot. 1t always seemed to me to be peek
reesh story, but it ish all blain to my mint
now; he vas not taken into the whalish peliy,
but shust shumped on his pack and rode
ashore. Oh vas so glad vas here to night.
"And now, Mr.. Brescher, if you win shust
explain two more passages Of Scripture, II
shall be y so happy dot vas here tonight
One of dem is we're it is sails de wicked shall
be cast into lake dat purns init fire and prim-
stone alwaish. o Mr. Breacher, shall be
cast into lake dat purns NIT fire and brim-
stone il am wicked; or shust close BY or
near enough to pc comforta'
BILE? o l hope you tells me shall be cast
shust by y good way OF, and l viii be so
glad as vas here tonight. De oder passage
is dot won which said, blessed are dey who do
den commandments, dot dey have right to
lie tree of life, and enter it through the gates
into de city. o tells ne I shall get into de
city, and not shusi close py or near to-shust
near enough to see what | have lost-and
shall be 50 glad vas here tonight.
kau,naRanaA
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

! lZAHKsFILLR AOCoNNoDATIoH leaves Zanes-
vile daily except Sunday at $40 A. NJ, andar-
rivee at Columbus at s.45 A. n. Stopping at
all stations. 80
Fast Express runs daily. Express daily on
Central Ohio Division; daily except Sunday on
Lake Erie and Chicago Division. Other
Trains daily except Sunday. ,..s ~ 81
L. M. COLE, General Ticket Agent. s.
THOS. p. BARRY, West Pass'r Agent.
w. @. QUINCY, General Manager Ohio
and Chicago Division. = -,...a5 =. ..sl f..
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07
Mhf %THE WEEKLY
6 Ohio Statesman,
ONE D9ELAR A YEAR'
SIX Copiet for Five Dollars.

TIE Quo STATESMAN, DAILY AND WEEKLY,
is enjoying, under its present management, a
prosperity that the organ of the Ohio Democ-
racy at the State Capital has not known since
its palmy days. when under the control Of
Samuel Medary. And the cause of its pros
ent prosperity may truthfully be attributed to
the fact that it is once more an outspOken ad-
vocate Of popular rights-of pure Jeffsrsoni-
an Democratic principles. 1t accords allegi-
sDce TO no clique or ring, but attacks politi-
cal abuses with the old time vigor that char
acterized it twenty years ago.
+ The WEEKLY is large sheet giving Co
lumbus and State news with q fullness Sec
md to no other paper. Address,
]. F. LINTON,
1-10. Columbus, o.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07
Established in 1873
Remarkable Success.

The success Of the leading literary paper OF
the West, THR CHIcAeo LxDGKR, is truly re-
marksble. Since its introduction TO the
residing public six years ago. TIE LEDGER
has steadily advanced in favor, and is now
acknowledged second TO no paper Of the kind
In the country Its circulation is national, and
has been obtained through the efforts Of its
publishers to produce paper of high moral
character, and at the same time sell il at
price consistent with the present hard times.
That they have succeeded, and well, too, the
thousands of readers Of TIE LKDGFR scatter
ed from Maine 70 Texas and from Oregon to
Florida will bear testimony. The CHIcAGo
LEDGER is q large forty-eight column weekly
paper, which contains stories both complete
and continued, in each number, written by
the best authors Of the day, and great vari-
ETY. Of information interesting TO every one.
The subscription price of the LEDeER is only
$i 80 per year, postage paid, and It is equal
in every particular TO other papers Of the
same character which sell for % Q year.
Three copies Of this valuable paper will be
sent TO any one who sends 10 cents and their
address to TEE LKDGKR, Chicago, Ill. IA All
Csnsamption Cured.-An old physician. 70.
tired from practice. having had placed In his
hands by an East India missionary the formu-
In OF . simple vegetable remedy. for the
speedy and permanent cure Of consumption.
bronchitis. cstsErh. asthma, and all throat
and lung affections. also positive and radi>
cal rure for nervous debility and all nervous
amer having tested Its wonderful
curative powers in thousands OF csses, has felt
Il his duty 70 make Il known TO his suffering
fellows. Actuated by this motive. and de-
sire 10 relieve human suffering. I will send
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

The result of Murphy's temperance
revival in Springfield IL q total OF 20.
6cO signatures TO the pledge In tn
city aud its neighborhood; but Il is said
that hundreds of boys signed night
after night for fun. At first women
monoplixed the best seats IN the hall.
leaving no room Tor bammers; but
afterwari that fault was 10 measure
remedied. Murphy was assisted by
his son and several singers, besides the
local clergy. The Catholic priests
favored the movement, but protested
against the incidental prayer meetings
and the use Of the Bliss and Sankey
hyms. Several of the worst drunkRrds
In the place swore on, and thus Tar
remain abstemious.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07
MAsnNIC DIRECTORY. 1877.

Belmont Lodge. No. 10. q A. -: mese ,; sy,
~ wednesday night on or preceding the fan
-toon. SAaI~o D---@~~ =" =
Jesse B. MEYER, Sec'y. -
II. ClaIrsvIlte Chapter. No. IL koyal Area
:, ,,axons Iueett. list Friday night each mo1Ln.
GEO. P. BUAGARHER. II. p
JESSIE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
I,elmout Council, r. aud s. NJ. meets on the
Se nd tuesday nj gl.t of every month.
Fl. r. BUMGARNER, q. u.
d. BAILY, Rec.
,,cne t,nromandery No. Is Of Knights Temp
=. ,aeets IN the drst Tuesday night OF every
~ionth. O W. NAnI~~A>A' - -
r. ID. BAILEY. Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

The winter Of 1S2s-se surpassed the
present one In mildness. Farmers
ploughsd every month Of the season,
and no snow fell until Feb. 2. II Wss
followed, however. by . cold, back
ward spring, with q snow storm ~
May which killed the returning swal-
lows.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

$685. PIANOS retail prics $50 only 1856. send
for confidential circulars. DANIEL BEAT>
TY. WAshtngton N J. f.-lrfr- -fr-fIs.F -s-I :
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07
Change Of Time on the n. G. Il.

No. leaves St. Clsirsville $40 A NJ, o
meet the West bound train on the B. & o.
Road. No. 2 leaves at 9:45 to meet East
bound train. No. leaves at 4:20 P. NJ, to
meet both East and West bound train
Quincy. Trains run on Columbus time
which is eight minutes slower than town time.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07
TEACHERS ExAMINATIoN.
i977-76.
Belmont county. Ohio.

Second Saturday OF January, st. ClnirsviIle
second SATURDAY Of February, Bridgeport.
Second Saturday OF March, st: C1airsvIlle.
Fourth Saturday OF March, MorristOwn.
Second Saturday Of April. BarnesviIle.
First Saturday OF May, Martins Ferry
Second Saturday Of June, st. Clairsville.
Fourth Saturday OF June, 81. ClairsviIle.
Atclose Of Institute In Belialre.
Examinations begin at So'clock, An.
Piomptness is expected
Testimonials OF character ere needed II ap-
pltcant IL not known TO the Board, and certtd-
Gates OF success In teaching are allowed thetr
due weight. CHAs. r. SHREvE,
Ex. Board, K. ALEXANDER,
e-6, n. IL BURNS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

II. T.. TALBOT. Dentist. st:
Clairsville. Office few doors east OF School
House. III 4m-]
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07

ZANKsyIIdE ACCOMMODATION win leave Co
lumbus daily except Sunday at sos P. ", and
arrive at GAINESVILLE at 500 P. n, stopping at
all Stations.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-02-26
|. O. D. +.

Mn. EDIroR; OF your Kindness | will
continue TO avail myself, and occupy
short space in your valuable columns, for
one or two more issues in order TO say
something more in behalf of Odd Fellow
ship.
The order has for it, government para
mount, fundamental law. embodied in II
written constitution, derived from Il federal
hesd-thc Grand Lodge of the United
Sta;es-anl it exercises executive, legis-
lative and judicial powers During its re-
cess, the chief officer, the Most Worthy
Grand Sire. is vested with executive powers
within constitutional limits. From tins
great heart of the order, flow, and arc dis
trihutcd, the powers and functions which
are po sesscd and exercised by its subordi.
nate agencies, the State. Territorial, and
Colonial Grand Bodies, their sphere Of &C
ton being confined TO their seOgrap phical
limits, and from these bodies are chosen
representatives to the Grand Lodge Of the
United States, md by these are the Subor'
dinste Lodges created, subject to ritual.
and general legislation common to every
Lodge Throughout, ,he globe. Members In
good standing in = Subordinate Lodge. evil
dsnced hy proper authority, isa passport
to admission into any other Lodge, where
ever situated. and TO assistance from H.,
when the brother who desires the one, OF
needs the other, makes known his charac-
ter.
In reference to msmbership.-The gen.
ersl qualifications for me me.nbcrship in the
order, 10 prescribed in the following words .
mo person shall be entitled to become
meuier of the order of Odd Follows, e1-
cept free White males OF good character,
who have arrived At the age OF tweniy'one
yesIs. and who believe in Supreme Be
ing. the Creator and Pres"rver Of 'he uni
verse. To this requisite Is addei, heni' Il
of 10 ly and mind, and any deception IN thu
regard. would viiiaie the contract between
hia and tho Lodge, Ana'sabjssl him 70 ~
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-02-26
An Important. ACT.

The following act, which has recently
become law, makes some important
changes in tn the duti.. of some or "ur
public officers. 1t will be seen tha:
Judges O. Probate will hereafter sell all
property ordered to be sold by the Pro-
bate Court, instead of the Sheriff;
SECTION |. Be II enuctcd by the Senate
aud House Of Representatives of the
State Of Suuth Carolina. now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same, That an act
to alter and amend an act entitled can
act to revise, simplify and abridge the
rules. practice, pie ,ding aud forms OF
courts in this Stats," approved March l3
1872, be, and the same is hereby, re-
pealcd.
SEC. 2. That on and after the passage
Of this act all sales Of real estate or per-
sonal property under the order of the
Probate Court shall be made by the
Judge of Probate; and all sales under
the order Of the Court where the title is
to be made by the Clerk Of the Court
shall be made BY the Clerk. and all other
judicial sales shall be made by the Sheriff
as now provided by law; Protiied, No
thing herein containrd shall effect the
sales under execution issued out OF the
courts of Trial Justices, or those to be
made by executors or administrators.
Approved Febuury 2, 1878.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-02-26
BrcVltiPS.

More people than dollars were in town
Saturday.
Council are having tn trees on Broad
street trimmed.
\ genuine S ,u,h wind and heavy
rain on Wednesday night.
Hunting parties, game or no game,
are frequent in this community.
A Lancaster man says thcrs are Wis
iblc signs Of improvement in Camden
Several prisoners are in Jail awaiting
trial at the Court Of General Sessions.
A nan was in town the other day on
a hunt, it is supposed, for Charlie Ross.
Everybody who expects to live through
the summer is getting his garden ready.
Eggs are selling in this market at 10
cents per dozen, and the price of poa!-
try IS also declining.
Everybody who went to Charleston
ast week. vas delighted General Nc
Gowan's speech is said to have been
simply grand.
Camdeu has been visited by larger
number Of Commercial Touris.s" this
season than for several years.
The "iurpentine whoop," which is
we'll known to many of our readers, may
now be heard almost within ;he limits
Of C,mdsn.
Horse trading is being reduced to a
fixed science in these parts. Heads |
wiz; tails you lose, is the rule that genar'
ally prevails
The prisoners in Jail will be glad when
the time for holding court comes. Many
If them have alr:ady been conGa"d
many months.
The County Commissioners should
repair the bridge over Sawney's creek,
on the Buck Hill read, as it is In very
dangerous condition.
He who differs wi'h you is not neces-
sarily the subject of abus". We ad-
m;re the man who can rise to the dig
nifty of respecting an honest difference OF
opinion in another.
Mr.. Wolst, the painter, has put upon
tho south side Of the Bank building a
'Broad,street Directory lie contem-
plates putting another on the southwest
corner of Broad and Rutlcdge streets.
A Western editor throws up the
sponge with the remark that 'it doesn't
pay to run newspaper in town where
the business men (?) read almanacs,
pick their teeth with herring. tails and
advertise 90 the courthouse door"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-02-26

Nor Gun FAULT.-Our Liberty Hill
friends must not blame US for not hav'
ing report Of their entertainments on
,he 14th and 18th Of February. We
did our best to get report from three
residents of the Hill but tailed. Besides,
We have two regular correspondents up
there, who have been "going to" write
US whenever anything of interest oc-
ours" for the last four years. and with
whose handwriting our printers arc not
set familiar. However, the enIertain-
iucnts arr said to have been superb, aud
We mean TO 90 the next time and write
'ur own report.