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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-31

\ : NOM, tll udeuANAiJ va al AH4uhlH
mind, ard this sound, occurring as il
did in the middle of the night in such
a remote, out-of-the-w way place, piqueG
my curiosity, andI felt an irresistible
desire to 60 oat and discover the cause
of il. This desire, as the sound con
[tinued, grew upon me with such inten
sity thai I resolved togrstify it at any
price.
+ 1 put on my boots, the only article
|of attire 1 had discarded, and cautious
ly opening the door of my chamber
noiselessly descended the rickety stair.
case. A few steps brought me into the
lower apartment, which l found en-.
tirely deserted. 1 crept quietly TO the
door, and unfastening it without ma
king the slightest noise, was soon in
the moonlight.
Not q soul was visible, but the sound
still continued, and grew much more
distinct as approached the place from
whence it proceeded. At last found
myself before a long, low building,
through the crevices of which / could
perceive lurid glare issuing. / stoop-
ed down and peered through the key
hole, and to my extreme surprise,
coats OF and sleeves turned up per-
forming variety OF strange Occupa-
tiOns. Some were working at q forge,
uthers were experimenting the casting
of mOlds, ond some were engaged in
the process of milling coin. In mo-
meni the whole truth burst upon me.
Here was the gang Of counterfeiters
was in search OF, and the landlord and
his wife evidently belonged to the
same band, for in one corner per-
'ceived them employed-the man pol
ishing off some half dollar pieces just
turned from the molds, while the Wo-
man WAS was packing the coin into
rolls.
1 had seen enough, and was about TO
return to my apartment again, when
suddenly felt a heavy hand placed
on my shoulder, and, turning my head
round to myg horror, found myself in
The grasp OF as i'll looking a sc0undrel
asever escaped the gallOWs.
We'll, what are you doing here, my
good fellOw?' be exclaimed, in a gruff
voice, giving me a shake. ,tF -,
, fTaking q stroll by moonlight re-
piled, endeayoring 10 retain my pres
ence of miad. fas-i iarrs
.Well, perhaps you'll just take a
stroll In here, will you'll. Teturned;the
ruffian, Z pushing open the door and
me in after him. All the in
mates Of the barn immediately stopped
work, and rushed toward as wis n they
saw me.h H>sIt. i-i iitAl "
why, what's this?' they all exclaim
ed.
"A loafer fennd peeping outside,
said the man who had captured me.
, 1878-07-25
Overtaskins the Energies.

1t is not advisable for any OF US to over
task our energies, corporeal or mental, but
IN the eager pursuit of wealth or tame or
knowledge, how many transgress this sal
utary rule. 1t must be matter of great
importance to all who do so to know how
they can regain the vigor so recklessly ex-
pended. The remedy is neither costly or
difficult to obtain. Hostetter's Stomach
Btters is procurable in every city, town
and settlement in America, and it cOmpen
safes for drain OF bodily Or mental ener-
gy more etfectually than any invigorant
ever prescribed or advised. Laboring men,
students. journalists, lawyers,
physicians, all bear testimony
to its wonderously renovating powers. 1t
increases the capabilities Of undergoing
fatigue, and counteracts the injurious ef-
tects upon the system of exposure. seden-
tary habits, unhealthy or wearying avoca-
tions, or an insaubrious climate, and is IA
prime Alternative, diuretic and blood apur-
ent.
, 1878-07-25
REPUBLICAN, TERRITORIAL C0NYEM.
TON.

By order of the Republican Territorial
Central Committee, duly assembled uur-
.lant to notice. th- 18th day of July. AID.
1873, at New Tacoma. Washington Ter
ritory, notice is hereby given. that Re-
publican Territorial Convention is called
to assemble as Vancouver, Clarke county.
w, T., ON WEDNESDAY, The 9Th Day
of OCTOBER, 1873. at the hour of ten
O'Clock, A. NJ. OF said day, for the purpose
Of nominating a candidate for Delegate to
Congress, and for the transaction OF such
other business as will properly come before
it.
The Committee has fixed the appor,
tionment of Delegates to said Convention
rs follows: One Delegate at large, for every
county in the Territory, and one addition
al delegate tor every one hundred votes
and for every majority fraction of one
hundred votes in each county at the gen
eral election of 1876, for the Republican
tor Delegate to Congress. Upon this basi,
the various counties of the Territory will
be entitled to representation in said Con
vention as follows:
, 1878-07-25

THE Pacific Mail Steamship Cos steamer
city of Panama, w, B, Scabury, commanders
sailed from san Francisco, July 20, nj noon,
having on board 20 cabin and - stccragc pas
Sengcr-, IS p>gs. mails ) pkgs. treasure, value
$1,000, and Gl3l pkgs, mise 500 tons, in ly
22d, at A. NJ, Off Rogue River, met Steam
ship Dakota, bound south. July 23d, at II p.
NJ, arrived at Esquimalt landed passengers,
mails, etc, etc. ana sailed or the Sound on
2tth at 10 A. NJ. The following are the list of
passengers for the Sound: &. b. Reynolds, d.
ID. Mcintosh, Capt. WIN. Mace, Edmond, Bow
and son, Mary Bow, Anna Bow, G. 4. r.
Wood, q. Fisher, Mrs. Mary Volkcn, A. l.
smith, Mrs, r. p. Phillips, o. a. Carr, Francis
Rossrocker, Mrs. S. Thurston and son, Miss G..
Linduman, Thomas johnson. Mdse for Port
Townsend, q tons; for seattle, 50 tons; for Ia.
coma, 0 tons; for Olympia, II tons. Treasure
for Seattle, $4,4l0.
, 1878-07-25
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

We regret inability to give a full
transcript of the proceedings of the
Walla Walla Convention as far as
received. 1t was to adjourn on Sat
urdav last. While there are some
things incorporated in the const'tu'
ton which we do not like, we believe
in the main it will be acceptable to
the people.
For some reason or other the mem
hers of the convention have incurred
the displeasure of his holiness the
editor of the Stateman," as Is
shown by the way in which he piles
up adiectives referring to them, and
tapers off with column of items, all
having bearing upon the conven'
tion proceedings aud belittling the
members.
, 1878-07-25

GENERAL HowARD.-The "Intelli,
gencer" is raising its voice in loud
protestations that Gen. Howard is
incompetent and unequal to the
present emergency, simply because
the Indians, who steal what provisions
they want and exchange their jaded
horses for fresh ones whenever they
wish to, can travel fast enough to
keep pretty well out of the way.
With one breath it deplores the fact
of his having an inadequate force,
and with the next it berates him for
rot successfully wiping out the red.
skins in single bout. The Indians
are in country where there is plenty
of room to travel; they are not CON
centrated in main body, and their
depredations are committed upon the
numerous unprotected settlements
near which they pass. Were Gen.
Howard to divide up his command
so as to pursue each separate squad
OF Indians, or guard each settlement,
he wouldn't have respectable cor
poral's guard in any one place; and
unfortunately Iy the stubborn Indians
wall not-as the "Intelligencer" man
seems to think they should-collect
themselves at suitable place, in res.
ponse to a request from Howard,
and march out in file to be sho. down
by the soldiers. Perhaps our neigh.
boris experience in Indian fighting
may have been gained by setting up
few wooden imitation red men aud
then knocking them down at will; he
would find, however, were he in
Howard's place, that the Bannacks
have little more animation than
dummies. If these grumhlers, who
are so ready to censure the brave
soldiers at the front, would only exer-
else a little cooler judgment and a
little more consistency, their logic
would he tempered with more oI
sound reason.
, 1878-07-25
/ INDIAN CVRIoSlTlES FOR SALE.

THE whole of my collection Of articles
procured from the Indians of the North
west Coast, consisting Of dresses, masks.
heraldic carvings, model houses, canoes,
glInbling sticks, rattcs, baskets, mats,
hc,ld-ornaments, etc, etc. which may be
seen in my office. is now tor sale. Each
article will be described and properly
labelled, and the whole will be ca.alOgned.
so AS to make this collection very desir-
able one for the colleges. schools, museums,
etc. or for persons who may wish for a
private collection Of their own. All iniOr-
nation given, on application to
JAMES G.. SWAN.
Port Townsend, w. T. tt
, 1878-07-25

THE OTHER SIDE.-A certain dis
reputable sheet, which has made a
notoriously unsuccessful attempt to
foist itself upon the Democracy OF
the lower Sound, has volunteered a
description of number of respecta
BILE newspapers in the Territory
said description being about on a par
with the rest of its libellous state
ments. IfIr was worth noticing, or
if the people cared to know ITS ped
igree in full, we might tell about the
cupidity of fourthrate attorney
which, being equalled only by his
brass and conceit, led him to crave
the Office of Collector of Customs, or
some official position of high trust,
and to start newspaper to use as
an agency in securing the same. We
might even state how, unable to "go
it alone," he joined issues with a
disappointed medical aspirant and ef-
fected compact having for its OBJ
ject the abusing, belttling and Will
Tying of every one having the least
semblance of official postion-the
object of said course being to GUST
some victim, either by fair means or
foul, and fill the vacancy with one of
their precious selves. The idea of
such plebians, neither one of them
having any knowledge of journalism
or demonstrating conception of its
legitimate privileges, prating about
"the prostitution of the power Of
newspapers" Their aptitude at
dirty work" has, so far, been amply
illustrated and we understand they
openly avow even greater reckless
ness now that their filthy sheet has
been ruled out of respectable famil-
les. Their favorite method of at.
tack is to denounce every paper
which opposes them, as "subsi-
died hireling" Of somebody (no mat
ter who) and proceed to define imag-
mary positions in each case before
launching out their vituperations.
Because the ARGUS has stood on the
side of truth, morality and justice, it
has long since been singled out as an
object Of their wrath, and the stale
yawp about "hired services" has
been belched out at it, notwithstand
ing the fact that it has never received
a cent in the way of subsidy, politi-
cal patronage, or in any way other
than through the legitimate avenues
of business. 1t has never uttered an
opinion, pro or con, about single
official, that has not been honestly
and sincerely given with a view of
advancing the best interests of the
people at large; and lastly it neither
desires nor seeks the favor of men
who make themselves as noxious to
good citizens as do the editors of the
4" Press" the writings of whom (the
vapid twaddle OF the one and phys,
icky etfusions Of the other) combine
to render their reputation decidedly
unenviable.
, 1878-07-25

LATE telegraphic adviccs indicate
that the Bannacks are getting so
scattered and divided in their forces
that treating with them can be sue
cessfnlly accomplished in the near
future. The Umatilla Indians have
done good services for the whites,
and under their assiduous attentions
large number of the Bannacks have
bitten the dust.
, 1878-07-25

The Utah Northern railroad is now
completed to Portneuff Canyon, Ida.
no, 45 miles northward from the old
terminus at Franklin, and l3j miles
from the southern terminus at Ogden
Utah. Iron is still going forward
and the company expects to reach
Snake river before winter.
, 1878-07-25

WE understand that our Prpsby-
terian friends intend giving Sun
day school concert and other exercises
at their Church, on Sunday evening
next.
, 1878-07-25

CHIEF engineer Roberts, of the
N. p. r. R. force, has started full
party for preliminary survey of the
Cascade range. They start from
Orting. Tacoma people are report
ed in high glee.
, 1878-07-25

The Committee also recommends subject
to any change to be made by the respective
County Committees. that the various
County Conventions be held at the County
Seat on Saturday. the 2Sth day of Septem-
ber, 1873, at the hour of one O'Clock, PM,
and that the primary meetings to elect
delegates to the County Conventions be
held at the hour of one O'Clock p. NJ. of
Saturday, the 21st day of September, 1878.
at the voting places in each precinct. This
recommendation is intended only for those
counties which have no County Central
Committee, or when they lai to act.
BY order OF the Territorial Republican
Central Committee.
DANIEL BAGLEY.
Chairman of the Committee.
BYRON BARLOW, Sec'y.
New Tacoma, w. T., July IS, 1873.
, 1878-07-25

rumored that the steamer Viii.
son G. Hunt is to be placed on the
route between Victoria and New
Westminster.
, 1878-07-25

THE settlers who focked into Wal
la Walla on account Of the Indian
scare, are returning home. The In
dian war is being drawn to a focus.
, 1878-07-25

The bark EnoOh Talbot, arriving
in San Francisco on the 22d inst, =,
reports an earthquake shock of ten
seconds duration when she was
about 30 miles N. w. of Cape Men
docino, at 9:l5, A. NJ.
, 1878-07-25

The political season approacheth
apace, and the busy printer gleefully
hummeth what shall the harvest be?"
, 1878-07-25
Tuesday, the 9Th day Of Au'
gust, A. D. S78,

all the right, title. interest and estate OF
the said EnOCh s. Fowler, deceased. at the
time of his death, and all the right, title
and interest that the said estate has. by
operation of law or otherwise, acquired
other than. or in addition to, that of said
Enoch S. Fowler. at the time of his death.
in and to all those certain lots, pieces and
parcels of land situate, lying and being in
the County of jefferson. in said Territory
of Washington, bounded and described as
follows. to-wit:
Half interest in lot three (3) section |,
township 20. north range l west, II
70-l00 acres.
Halt interest of northwest or. OF north
east or sec II, township 20, north range
west. 90 acres.
Seven acres in PettygrOve and Plum
mer's claims near brewery.
Sc Or of N E or sec 20, town 80, n R
west, 40 acres.
LOTS AND BLOCKS IN TOWN OF PORT TOWN
SEND.
Lot No 8. in block No 4; 10 8 No 6 and
s in block No 5.
Lot No2 in block No G.; lots No Z and s
in block No z.
Lots No In block No 80; az feet OF
lot 3, in block No 42.
Lot No 4 IN block No AZ; 81 a feet of
lot No 3 in block No AZ.
Lot No and 8, in block No AZ.
Lots MOI and s, In block No A; lots No
6 and and . OF 2 and 4. block No SO.
Lots No l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and q Off in
block No 90.
Half OF lots No 2 and in block No 103.
Lots No 8. 6. Z and s. in block No l07.
Lots No 3. 6, and 8, IN block No 1872.
Lots No and in block No 1877.
Lots No l, 2, 3, A, ., 6, 7 and 8, in
block No al.
Lots No 8, 6 and 8. in block No 1877.
And all Of block No 10 in Al. Petty
gOve's addition.
Terms and conditions of sale: twenty
five per cent. cash. gold coin, and re-
mainder in three months, secured by mort
gage on the property, with interest from
day of sale ut ten per cent. in gold coin.
Deed at expense OF purchaser.
MARY FOWLER. EXecutriX,
of the Estate of EnOch S. Fowler, dec.
Port Townsend. w. L., July 2, 1878.
BRADSHAW & INMAN, atty's for estate.
, 1878-07-25
Administrators Sale
OF REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION
In the Probate Court Of JEFF
ferson county, w. r.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE Ol
CHARLES BELL, dec.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN That
~ in pursuance Of an order OF the Pro-
bate Court of Jefferson county, W. t..
made on the 2Sth day of June, 1873,
in the matter OF the above entitled estate,
the undersigned administrator OF said es-
tate will sell at public auction upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter stated.
and subject TO confirmation by said
said Probate Court OH
Saturday, the Sd day OF Aug.
ust A. ID. 1878,
At the hour of one o'clock p. NJ. at the
School house in Chimarum valley, in JET
ferson county. w. r., to the highest bid
der all the right title, interest and estate
of the said Charles Bell. deceased. at the
time of his death. in ard to the following
described real estate. situated, lying and
being in the county Of Jefferson, Territory
of Washington, and described as follows:
The east half of the southwest quarter,
and the west halt OF the southeast quarter
IN section twenty-one (21), township 20,
North Range one west; containing l60
acres; title, u. 5. patent. There is n log
house and a good barn on the place. and
about Is acres cleared and under cultiva-
tion; the fences are good, and there is II
running stream Of water Oh the place;
there i good road to the place. and It Is
about "a miles distant from the North
Pacific Cheese Factory.
AT the same time and place will be sold
all the household furniture and farming
implements belonging to said estate.
Terms and conditions of sale OF real es-
tate-ten per cent. cash OH the day OF sale.
balance OH confirmation OF sale: personal
property cash payable in lawful money
of the United States.
Deed at expense of purchaser.
. +. II. POOR,
Administrator Of the estate of Charles
Bell, deceased.
j. c. MCFADDEN. atty for estate. 81
, 1878-07-25
III 0&iGe.
Executrix' Sale ofreal estate
At Public Auction.

In the Probate Court of Jefferson County,
Washington Territory.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Enoch S. Fowler, dec.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
~ chat in pursuance of an order of the
Probate Court of Jefferson County, Wash
ington Territory, made the Goth day of
April, A. D., 1873. in the matter of the
above entitled estate, the undersigned
Execntrix of said Estate. will sell at pub
lie auction. upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter stated, and subject to contirma-
ton by said Probate Court, on
Tuesday, the 9Th day Of Au-
gust, A. D. S79,
Between the hour of ten O'Clock, A. NJ,
and the setting of the sun OF that day,
and to adjourn from day to day until COM
pleted
In front of the Court house door
tFoWIer's HALL In Fort Townsend,
In said Jefferson County.
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gold and silver, 40 as to determine
the proper weight of the silver dol
lar. Russia and Austria will be in
vited to participate and perhaps some
others. Wood and the members of
his COMMITTEES have got just far
enough in their work to make their
incompetency rediculously apparent.
They are understood to have become
SO hopelessly fuddled. and to have
got the work into such mess that
no reasonable hope is entertained of
their extrication this session.
No hope is now INDUCED of any
Federal interference in behalf of An
derson. The other members of the
Board and other Republicans who
have made themselves exceptionally
offensive to the Ku Klux murder
ers OF the South in the past, are to be
made to walk the plank in their
turn. Executive clemency is be-
lieved to be limited at only tn moder-
ate the first wave of Indignation
sweeping over the North with no idea
of its interpositiOn.
UNDINE.
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The Public School Law.

There is no subject legislation upon
which requires more care or is at
tended with more difficulty than the
public school system of the State.
The Joint Committee ON Education,
of which Senator Stump, of Cecil is
chairman, has been for some time
past engaged in careful revision of
the School law, and on Friday last
they completed their labors, the pro-
visions of the bill, as drawn up by
Senator Stump, embodying the con-
illusions arrived at receiving the
unanimous assent of the Committee.
The thOFopgb information and large
experience Of Senator Steiner have
been of great value to the committee;
and he has been highly instrumental
in securing the adoption Of some i'm
portant features. The bill will be re-
ported to the House this week. The
following are the changes made:
The present law provides for the
Appointment by the Governor of the
State Board of Education, to consist
of four persons, and also the Princi-
pal of the Normal School and Gov
erner ex officio. The bill provides
fora Board of nine, one member from
each of the eight judicial circuits to
be elected at the next Congressional
election, who shall by lot select four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-03-09

The Baltimore Gazette pauses in
its yells of "fraud ~ and after taking
breath says:
The message in which Mr.. Hayes
summed up his reasons for vetoing
the silver bill was so logical, so well
grounded in principle and policy,
and so practical in its treatment of
the question, that it should haye
commanded at the least, careful
consideration. That it did not re-
ceive this is to be deplored now, and
is sure to be more deeply regretted
in the near future. The eagerness
with which both House and Senate
fastened to override the veto shows
but too clearly the Roadway which
the cheap-mOney movement has at.
tanned in Congress, and will neces-
sarily increase the public apprehen-
sion touching the course of future
legislation. & There is every
thing to fear and little to hope from
the Forty. fifth Congress, but that is
all the stronger reason why the
friends of sound finance should dis
play still greater activity. Now is
the time for the "HOnest Money
League" to bestir itself, if it would
hope to prevent a worse calamity
than that which has befallen the
country in the passage of the silver,
bill. Let it begin the campaign at
once.
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LoOisldtiCe.

On motion of Mr.. Wilson, leave
was granted to the Committee on
Claims to introduce bill entitled an
Act to refund to Alexander Kitz-
miller, of Garrett County, the sum
of fifty dollars and fifteen cents, State
taxes, enormously paid into the
Treasury.
On motion of Mr.. Blocher, leave
was granted to the Committee on
Ways and Means to introduce bill
to be entitled an Act for the relief of
John Swanger, and to authorize the
County Commissioners of Garrett
County to correct the error in the as
sessment of his property.
Mr.. Wilson obtained leave to in
trcduce bill to pay John A. Gillen,
of Allegany county, $500 bounty due
him since 1865.
The Committee on Corporations re.
ported fayorably bill to amend the
act Incorporating the town of West
ternport, Allegany county.
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to all. No territory presents supe-
rior attractions for grazing, and our
county would to-day be full to over
flowing of both cattle and sheep flour
operators and grazers were not in any
way discouraged and thwarted by the
unfriendly policy of the road toward
its local trade.
We beg the Legislature now in.ses-
sion to consider us now, that it is in
its power, and to protect us from fur.
Their discrimination to the entire ruin
of our interests, and while we would
have them grant to the corporation
every just request and every reason
aqle facility, we would compel it to
deal equitably with their own fellow
citizens. and aid by equitable rates of
transportation In building up "lecal
industries and fostering home enter
prises." With the policy of the road
changed it would not require our peo
pie great while to develop and i'm
prove their resources so that the en-
tire State would share in our prosper
ity. Our taxable basis would enlarge
year by year, thrift would follow in
place OF present poverty, industry
take the place of the enforced idleness
of our people, and local enterprises
would be promoted to the advance
ment and profit of our agricultural,
mining and lumber resources.
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Ex-senator Wade died on Saturday
at his residence in Jefferson, Ohio, in
the seventy-eighth year of his age.
The sturdy old veteran was a man
who in his lifetime fought too bitter
ly for his enemies now to say of him
graceful words above his grave, but
he amply filled a great place in
national politics during an era when
tremendous changes in the public
fabric were being wrought in the leg
islative forum and on the battle
field. No man could hold stronger
convictions or advocate them with
more unflinching courage than this
product of New England soil and
Western backwoods training. 1t will
be safe of him in all time to c. ne
that he did his duty as he saw it, and
never shirked before the face of an
enemy.