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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-21
A FaiIacious Argument.

People who are carried away by the argtl-
ment that because 412 1-2 grains of silver
once made dollar, and because most OF the
United States bonds are payable in coin and
were authorized before silver was demone-
tized, it is therefore perfectly honorable to
begin coming the old dollar and to pay the
Government creditors with it, should pause
and see where the theory might land them.
Congress left the old silver dollar out OF the
coinage in 1873 for three reasons first, it had
long been out of circulation; second, it was
more valuable than the gold dollar; third, the
tendency of the civilized world was toward q
single gold standard Now it is held to be
just and expedient to restore it to the coinage
because it has become worth less than gold.
According TO the strict letter OF the law the
bonds may be paid in coin, and therefore, il
is argued, there is no dishonor TO the Nation
involved in paying them in 412 1-2 grain sill
yer dollars.
Let US suppose that instead of declining 10
cents on the dollar, as compared with gold,
the tall in silver had been much greater. Sup
pose mountain Of silver had been discovered
of such magnitude and richness that the met
al had become worth little more, pound for
pound, than copper, 30 that the old dollar, if
coined again, would be intrinsically worth
but tive cents instead Of 92. Would it still
be perfectly honorable to set the mints at
work and coin enough of these dollars to pay
of the National debt? Ii the rule is q good
rule it can have no limits No amount of de-
probation in the metal can invalidat1 it. If
the Government can take advantage of a de-
cline of eight or ten cents il could with just
as little dishonor take advantage of much
heavier decline. ,-lrr,--. ~
The plain truth is, that having once reject
ed from the coinage the old silver dollar, the
United States has no moral right to restore it
without taking into account its present rela-
tions TO gold and so adjusting its weight as To
make it worth IS much as the present stand
ard of value. Amy other course would be
dishonorable. To change the standard to the
detriment of public and private creditors
would be an action on par with the practice
Of debasing the coinage, which impoverished
monarchs used to resort to in the dark ages
cleveland Berald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-21
The PaDer for the People:

The WEEKLY AMERICAN is especially
adapted To the wants of Persona fehlding In
toWls.f fRfIlarsg AaEld. the rural atstftc1s. 1t
contatns all the Importsnt EditoriaB pub
lished In the Daily American, except those nf
merely local In tarest; together With SunmA-
~ of the PtoceedInGs Of Congress and the
slate Legislature, when In session; Foreign
News, by cable and steamer. Local and Gensr'
a Intelltsenee. -. -. - --.,..,..,,i-
by asebtieman of many ,yeer4 experience.
whose contributions and BeGsonabfe advice
nSl devoted 20 the farm alone. -2-l5 q '5o- il-I
It Producs and Market Rspnrta are always
full aad accnrats, and embrace the latest
prices current Of Flour. Grain. Coal, Petrole-
am, Dry Goods, FISH, WHISKY, Leather. LAM
ber, Tobacco, Groceries, ana Provtsions OF sll
sOrts, togetheF with 7he Live Stock Aarkef,
and including receipts and sales of the week.
Its LiferaFT Dspartment contsins Interest
ing Stories and Tales by ths Best American
and English Writers. t0gsther With Poetry,
Humorous Selections add; Miscellaneous Ar
al I q & -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-21
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
fS77-76.
Belmont County, ohio.

Second Saturday OF January. St. ClnirsviIle.
second SATURDAY of February, Bridgeport.
Second Saturday OF March. st: C1airsV1lle.
Fourth Saturday Of March, Morristown.
Second Saturday of April. Bsrnesville.
First Saturday OF May, Martins Ferry.
Second Saturday OF June. St. Clairsville.
Fourth Saturday OF June, ST. Clairsvtlle.
At close OF Institute in Bellaire.
Examinations begin at O'Clock, AN.
PIomptness is expected.
Testimonials of character are needed II ep>
plicant Is not known to the Board. and certih.
Gates OF success in teaching are allowed theiR
due weight. CHAS. r. SHREvE,
Ex. Board, R. ALEXANDER,
GO, n. IL BURNS
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-21

Ooorkeeper Polk has had daughter
on the payroll. She did no work at
the Capitol, and her father alleges that
she performed clerical service at home.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-21

"A settlement is expected In The
Lord Hicks case In New York. ga y
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-21
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1877.

gelmont Lodge, No. Is. A. N mests ~, ~,
- WaioesdsV ' night on or preceding the ron
' -, JAMES BRYAN. ". u.
Jesse B. MEYER, Secy.
&, rsatrsytIte Chapter. No. II Royal Areh
ss.an. nleets LIST Friday night each monln;
GEO. P. BUMGAREER, u. p.
Jessie B. NEYER, Secy.
H.i,nont Council. R. and 8. N. meets on the
ss,s :, nd tuesday night Of every month.
II. K. BUAGARNER. q. H.
ID. BAILY, Rec.
t.ons conmanderv No. 2s Of knights Temp.
:. ,pasIx IN the first Tuesday night OF every
month. u w. SANA~A' = -
+. D BAILEY. Rec. =
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-21
CHRONICLE.
ST. oLAIRsvILLE. OHIO.

THURSDAY. FEB 2I. 1878.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
MT. BIxby's Claim.

It is now about six months since MT.
 H. c. Bixby's claims in Globe District first attracted attention. We have on several occasions alluded to the great richness and quantity of this ore. Since MT. Bixby left here three weeks Iago he has had these various claims thoroughly examined and large num- Der of assays made by Prof. Caldwell and Kinsey Lanius, Esq, skilled assayer who came from San Francisco with MT. Bixby. The following are some of the assays made by these gentlemen: Isabella S1105.89; West Shaft, Mineral Hill $2419.16; Happy Jack $5656; Is- abella Shaft $45S.66; Crescent 1881. .68; Isabella Shaft, 40 feet cut, S320.46; {; Last Cause, $sO445; Mineral Hill, S11393; Hard Times, SS17.31; Mineral Hill Cut, $215265; Isabella average, S326.73; Isabella, second-class average $19O06; Happy Jack, average, $6912; Mineral Hill, $l9SS.73; Hard Times, S192.65.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

The Washington mine, situated in Pima county, about twenty five miles southeast from Tucson, has just been sold through Messrs. Edwards and Brown to J. B. Haggin of San Fran cisco. The vein is sixty feet wide on the surface, and crops for 400 feet con- tiuuously. The workings have ex- posed a body of ore thirty feet in length, twenty feet in width, and twelve feet in depth. Twenty-one assays from which give an average of Sl3O per ton, with all the openings still in the same character of ore. It IS proposed to erect a twenty-stamp mill with power for forty-stamps, and everything bids fair that this mine will be one of the largest bullion producing mines on the Pacific.
 Every facility for working the mine is on the ground, abundance of good oak, plenty of water, and pine within one mile of the mine.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
EOmen's Brutality to a Woman at
 Tucson.

We are in receipt of the following account of terrible crime lately com. mitted at Tucson:
 Last Friday morning about 7 o'clock as NIT. Roskruge was walking on the Camp Lowell road, opposite the brick yard, a mile or SO from town, he ob- served the well-bucket damaging to the upper end of the rope) moving to and fro. There being no men at work On the yard that day, and no wind, Mir. Roskruge's curiosity was excited, and on examination at the we'll heard a voice from the bottom. To make short what might be easily and with some interest a long story, he got a soldier (who was passing by) to watch the well while he went to town, obtained a wagon, rope and some men, and went back and rescued the person who proved to be woman. Passing over many acts leading up to the examina- tion before Justice Meyers last Monday, the facts seem quite surely to be these: The woman found in the well is named Macedonia Paredes, and was thrown in on Tuesday by two women named Crecencia Sinohui and Guadalupe Cruz, the former principal mover. They induced Mrs. Paredes to go with them to gather flowers to use on Good Friday. When near the well, it was suggested to get some water. The vic tim suspecting nothing laid down her Ichild, went to the well where she was thrown, rope tied about her legs and thrown down the well head first. When part way down, Mrs. Paredes managed to reach up, catch the rope, and thus break the force of the fall which was about sixty feet. She stood all night in water up to her armpits, and the result to her will very likely be death before this is published
 The object of this unnatural crime appears to have been the possession of the victims child which was only if teen days old. The father of the child lived with the mother ln Sonora. HeI came here, and at the time of the crime, was living with the woman Sinohui, and the latter says the former induced her to do what she did to get the child for him; so after throwingI the mother into the well, she stole the child and took it to her home where it was found and recognized by the mother and the mothers nurse duringI confinement An effort was first made to show the child to be that of the chief criminal, but it failed, and now both she and her aid Guadalupe Cruz) are in jail under bonds of S5000I to answer to the next grand jury. The brute of man (name unknown to mel who seems to have instigated the deed is still at large, whereas if the facts are as they are generally accept led to be, he deserves the severest and 'promptest punishment prescribed by law
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
MarIcOpa Items.

John George will have Irish pota. toes the latter part of this month.
 Dr. Wharton has been appointed O. s. Medical examiner for pensions in this Territory.
 Mir. Young of Tucson, is to establish a tinshop in Phenix.
 King S. Wolsey is experimenting with sugar cane.
 Phenix is to have a pavilion hall.
 Hon. c. T. Hayden, has about 700 fruit trees on his ranch at Tempe.
 It is rumored that daily mail is to be run from Maricopa Wells to Pres colt via Phenix and Gillett.
 Maricops county is to have an as sociation to be called the "Agricul- tural, Manufacturing and Mining As sociation of Maricopa, Arizona. - From the Herald.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
About Omce Holders.

We are we'll enough acquainted with Arizona to know that they are not going to vote for any man who may be put in the field by Secretary Cos per and his followers. The Secretary had better become acclimated before he undertakes to run this Territory and it's people. Gov. Hoyt has not, so far as we have been able to learn, attempted to do so, and the Secretary ought to be in better business. Should President Hayes hear'of his doings, it might not be we'll for MT. Secretary. There IS a rule which forbids Federal office-holders from doing just what Mir. Gosper is accused 0f-Enterprise.
 THE Enterprise has spoken to the point in the above squib and large majority of AriZonans will concur in the sentiments.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
THE CITIZEN,
L 0 CAL MA TIERS.

PROFESSOR l.. B. CALDWELL and Mir. H. G. Bixby left Globe City on Tuesday, and arrived in Florence Wednesday afternoon, having come down over the Putnam road In less than two days, which is not bad time. They bring no special news, busi- ness Is quiet, but regular. A special ex- animation has been made of the Bixby mines with the most fisttering results, end of which we speak more fully Ia an- other column. These gentlemen will re- main here few days and then go on to San Francisco, where they both have i'm portsnt business to attend to. Mfr Bixby expects to return shortly, but Professor Caldwell will arrange his San Francisco affairs, and then go east for the summer with the intention of returning early next fall. From what we know Of these gentle men we entertain high hopes for the suc- cess Of their mining operations.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

SOMETHING ought to be done at once in the way Of securing a supply of water for our town. The Alamo Amorilla Ditch Company have concluded that they can not spare sufficient water for town purpos- es and as a consequence We are left high and dry. We understand Mir. Holland will furnish water from his ditch at only a slight cost to the property owners. A meeting will be necessary and certain stipulations between MT. Holland and the citizens. There are gardens and fruit trees in town that will suffer unless prompt action is taken in this matter.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

YESTERDAY We had the pleasure of an introduction to and a cordial conversation with Capt. Wm. A. Hancock, one of Phe- nix's best citizens. The Captain returned from Globe City on Wednesday and leaves this morning for Phenix accompanied by Mrs. Hancock who has been visiting with Hon. c. H. Oury's family during the Cap tains trip to Globe. We regret their brief stay prevented a better acquaintance and merited courtesies.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
IT. ArwILL. I. HEssBERG. ATwILL Sc COS'S Western Mining Agency,
 - In SAN FRANCISCO, LONDON, CHICAGO, WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
 AND BOSTON.

ATWILL X co. continuestheir Agency fin san Francisco at 309 California street, for Bonding, Selling and Buying Mlness Real Estate, Patent Machinery, New m ventions, etc.. Incorporating Companies of every kind, obtaining Working Capltai and placing them on the Markets or Lon. don. Washington, New York. Boston and Chicago. A. mining regions and Knowledge Of mines, Iocafions and ores; as also their large ac- louaintance Of monied partless enaoie them to he of great assistance tO owners of property Of every description. Partleu- lar attention given to placing lnsurshsS of Life or Property in responsible Com. panies also the purchasing materials ana goods Of every description, and cotlectlhS accounts, etc.
 Companies incorporated under the Laws of California or New York, and all. the requisite Books of stock, etc. procured.
 Companies BONDED AND SOLD, ad- vances made and Sales satisfactorily coh- sumated- ,.
 Parties desirous ofinvesting funds Qargs or small amountsl will have the adVAn- taze of our experience Of the last twenty five years. ,...-
 Orders from the Interior and informa- tton relative to Mines, Machinery, etc., carefully and promptly attended to by ad- dressing rv,,r,s CO,S
 Western Mining Agency D n por I'll San Francisco. Feb IS lS~
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

ON Monday stephen Bertheau's train brought to Joseph CoIlingwood X Co. 27lO pounds Of general merchandise and the following consignments: For Bella John- son 275 pounds; J. J. Fisk $50; J. R. Norton HOO; puryae Mill Co. 1887; J. R. Clark 95 pounds. and J. C. Loss 2l5 pounds.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
Arizona Copper,

The Silver City Herald of the 2Oth says that during the past two weeks Messrs. I. N. Cohen & Go. have receiv ed 46,965 pounds of copper from Cliff ton, Arizona, and have shipped to the railroad during the same time 2O,772 pounds.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

MT. c. NJ. CLARK who for some months past has been keeping the books for J. Guindani S Co.,, leaves for Pheinx to-mor- row morning where he intends to establish fancy goods store. Clark is clever boy and will make many friends and we hope much money on the Salt River.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

s. VI. FOREMAN, of the "?6" mine is back from San Frandisco and Is now awaiting the arrival of the machinery, some of which is this side of Yuma The pieces that were broken will proba- ply delay the completion of the mill three or four weeks.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
Postmasters Annointed.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Post offices have been established at Arivaca, Pima county, Arizona, N. W. Barnard, P NJ, Brigham City, Yavapai county, P. NJ. Woods, P. NJ, Picket Post, Pinal county, W. H. Benson, P. NJ, Solomon vile, Pima county, J. E. Solomon, P. M. MT. NJ. L. Peralta is appointed at WIckenburg.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

c. FEUILLU & Co. received this week per train Of stephen Bertheau about $50 pounds Of new wines and liquors. Of the best brands. All now on draught at the One Bit Bar on Main street, opposite the telegraph office.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

LAST Saturday our erterprising stage man, Mir. Wm. Sutherland started an able Ain hand with fine large concord coach for Yuma to bring up our uptown merchant Mir. NJ. Calisher and family who are coming from Los Angeles to spend the Summer with us. They are expected to arrive in about fifteen days.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

4 SPLENDID Chronometer Horse-timer Stop instrument. Small size, just like 6 watch-the same works as the S450 gold watches-the thing for a sporting man. Cost in Switzerland SS5-price s15, al: Uncle Harris, 7O2 Kearny street, San Francisco. Send for it.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

MR. M. A. BALDWIN, one Of the pro- prietors Of the new PInal mill. came down from Pinal on Wednesday. They are now waiting for the lumber which IS en route from Prescott.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

ON Tuesday, J. Colllngwood & Co.,, for warded to Yuma the six tons Of rich silver ore which recently arrived from the McMillen mine.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

DISTRICT ATTORNEY G. H. OURY and wife, have returned from Phenlx, bring Ing with them Mrs. Captain ". A. Han- cock.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

MR. .M.F.LARKIN of Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived in Florence Wednesday evening, and has taken charge Of the books at J. Guindani & Co.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

YESTERDAY J. Guindani x Co., shipped to the Picket Post ], zoo pounds of general merchandise.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

FRANK LARKIS Of the Tempe FlouIing Mills, passed through town few days since on @ business trip.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

J. GUINDANI & Co. have received 2OOO pounds Of California potatoes. They are selling them of rapidly and soon will be out
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

MIR. JAMES 4. MOORE and Mir. Wm. Griffith rthe Southern Pacific Stage Line, passed up the road this week.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

WHEN a man has no bills against him he feels as though he belonged toI the nobility.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
Another Mine Sold,

PROF. FISHER of violin fame has return ed from san Francisco.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

HoN. J. B. ALLEN, of Tucson, has made an assignment to Woods and Davis, for benefit of creditors.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26
Mining Work Notice.

VlO NJ. V. GLEASON AND ALL OTH-
 CTS claiming right and title by deed or location to any portion of that certain mining claim known as the OthellO, stt- uated in the Pioneer Mining District, County Of Pinal, Territory Of Arizona.
 This Is to notify you that in accordance with provisions of the Mining Act of May 10. 1872, that in compliance with require ments Of said Act, work has been done on said mining claim for one year back past, ending on February l, 1878, by the under signed.
 Now, therefore. if within ninety days from the nrst publication or this notice, you do not come forward and pay your proper proportion or the cost Of the said work, the undersigned will claim forfeit ure of all your right, title and interest In and to every portion Of said mining claim-
 Pioneer District, PinRl County, Arizonas February l, 1878. l,1...., March 22 H-lSw
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

GENERAL THOMAS c. DEvAN, Third Cavalry, commanding at Fort Laramie, died at his home in New York City, on April 5, aged 52 years.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

A Member Of the firm will hereafter re main In New York, so that we will be able 70 avail ourselves Of all ad- vsntages offered by fluctuations
 Of the market.
 LORD A WILLIAM
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

Liquors, TObaccos and Cigars.
Arizona citizen., 1878-04-26

All that a Long Experience in the local trade together with unequalled Oppor- tunities can do, in catering to the
 wants Of our customers, is done.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-12-02
BUYING VOTES.

It has been charged in the Eureka
papers. both Republican and Democrat.
ic. that money was used in that town at
the late election in purchasing votes.
One of the papers openly accused one
p. P. Canavan. formerly member of
the Legislature from White Pine
county. and recently saloon keeper in
Eureka. with having charge of the
''sack. and being the Boss Corrup.
zionist" of the State. Since the cleo
ton Grand Jury was empanneled in
the county. and Judge Rlves in charg
ing them called particular attention to
the matter of buying votes, and the re-
ports in circulation relative to the cor
rupt use of money on election day in
Eureka. Yesterdays Sentinel contains
the report of the Jury. which refers to
the vote buying business as follows:
In the matter of buving votes at the
late election. which was particularly
called to our attention by tho Hon.
Court, We have spent number of days
In investigating the same. and have ex-
aminec number of witnesses be.
tween forty aud fifty. Aud while we
feel confident in our own minds that
great frauds Were perpetrsted, and tue
practice ut bnying Votes largely in
duiged in, we have been unable to dfaw
out sufficient eviteace to warrant as in
finding any Indictment.
This is a remarkable report for de.
Hibernate body with power TO bring every.
body in the county before it, to make.
The members feel confident that frauds
were perpetrated. and the practice of
buying votes largely INDUCED in at the
election, but they have been unable to
draw out sufficient evidence to warrant
them finding any indictmeat. Finan-
cially. Eureka county is in condition
TO enable it to ferrit out and punish the
perpetrators of frauds aud buyers of
Votes at the election, as it is out of
debt and has a surplus in the Treasury.
They examined forty or fifty witnesses,
probably persons who knew nothing
about the frauds. and then stopped.
though satisfied that frauds had been
perpetsated. It is tolerabIy evident
that the purity of the ballot is matter
of minor importance in Eureka.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-12-02
LAwLEssNEss IN KENTUCKY.

The town of Jackson. the County
Seat of Breathitt county. Kentucky. is
in possession of desperadoss. A week
ago a Sc ious outbreak occurred there.
caused by collision between two rival
bands of outlaws, one under Captain
Bill Strong. and tho other. Under Jack
Altman. The parties exchanged shots,
killing and wouDding not only mem
bers of their respective claDs. bnt the
County Judge. John w. Burnett. who
attempted to preserve the peace.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-12-02
A Minister Arrested.

n AEEe8tSus
DAYTON (Ohio). Dec. l.
Rev. j. w. Stevenson. Presiding
Elder of Dayton District of the NJ. E.
Church. was arrested In public street
in a beastly state of intoxication. He
was taken to the station after a severe
struggle with the officer. when his
identity was discovered. Stevenson ia
one of the most prominent ministers in
the State. and has borne the highest
moral character. 1t is believed this
action comes from arrangement caused
by family difficulties.
The Mormon Delegate.
CHICAGO. Dec. l.
The Tribune's Washington special
says: Cannon. Delegate from Utah, ar
rived to-day. He says he does not ex.
pect any anti-mormon legislation this
session. although several societies of
women nave taken the subject in hand
with the aVowed purpose of destroying
polygany. He will resist any legisla.
tive interference.
Gov. NichOiPs Tour.
New ORLEANS, Dec l.
Governor Nichols As returned from
his tour through Tensas and Con-
cofdia parishes. Although he made a
careful investigation of the late troubles
there. he peremptorily refuses to be in
terviewed.
Patrons OF Hu.haadry and the To-
bacco fax.
RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 1.
The National Grange, Patrons of
Industry. adjourned yesterday. after
characteriziDg the Internal Revenue
tax upon tobacco as unequal and un-
just. and providing for a memorial to
Congress praying for its repeal,