Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-13
BRIDGEPORT.

The colored festival was not financial sue.
cess.
John Beazle, who lost both legs year ago
by railroad accident, starts East this week
in search of pair of substitutes. We hope
it will net be be bootless trip.
Col Poorman stock il looming up most
favorably in this locality. The popular SEN
timent is, he is peculiarly qualified in the
present great industrial depression to ably
and efficiently lock after the peoples interests
in Congress.
There il 'blud on the Democratic moon
hereabouts, with an interesting prospect for
'goeh' to fow even to the latchets of the bro
gans of the unterrifed, with good chance for
@ display of fine Callens-thenics, in which
will be shown how Office seeking is made
honorable with the great reform Democracy.
II there il not n. on the Wabash in the hap.
py dominant family ere long, the signs Of
the times are worth but little. Far be it from
US to encourage the least disseDsion among
the recently Democratic elect-but we cannot
but hope that our friend Caliens will go for
The heathen Chinee, who,
Through tricks that were vain,
Near Lake Erie's blue main
Gobhled up the job of Inspector.
We commisscrate the unfortunate farmer,
who recently refused as much as 81 IS for
his wheat, and hoped for bloody war in Ea'
rope to bring him anywhere from % 90 up
wards per bushel tor his wheat, who to-day
urgently pressed dealer to take the same
grain at 81 05, or the best he could, 30 he
could get rid Of it.
The st. Clairsviile Gazette, in its wisdom,
sneeringly asks, "Who Is this Gen REILLY Of
fering as Republican csndidste for Con-
gress?" We answer, most popular and use
full citizen of Wellsville, Ohio, first class
lawyers noble, generous, whole souled man,
who, through his energy of character, force
of will and industry of his hands, has earned
an agreeable competency OF this worlds
wealth, worthy son Of the Emerald Isle,'
wao not only adopted America as his home,
and by all hudabIe efforts has ever borne her
best interests to the fore front of the nations
onward progress; and when the frod
schreecher Of the Gdzette and his party essay
ed to strike ct the nations life through civil
war-as they are How-through their devilish
machinations. locking to revolution and an
triot he was, and is, threw himself into the
breach between his adopted home and his
country's destroyers, and amid the crash of
splintery fire on many and many battlefield,
amid the smoke and carnage won, fairly won,
by heroic deeds his stars, and the undying
gratitude of his countrymen, while "Ohio
Democracy, in convention assembled, sent
greeting to their friends South"
''De son do moye," as q Democratic dad
said, when Johnny Cow kied away to Cleve-
land to get Callens C3) appointed Oil Inspector.
The Bellaire Leader says-"With proper
efforts the Democrats can carry this Con.
gressional District" Johnny, boy, it win
take more labricating oil than you can inspect
in year to grease the Democratic 'mersheen'
up to that rate of speed. Johnny, that is an
oleomarcariverous oninion Of yours.
Mail facilities from Bridgeport TO st. Clairs'
vile, and adjacent points, are simply sbomi'
nable. 1t spoils week, unless one happens
just in the nick Of time, to strike the after
noon bus. We sent letter TO Barnesville
and another to st. Clsirsville, which were
each three days in arriving at their destins
tion. We wish old Potter and his inyestiga'
tors would potter out this way and tell why
things are thusly.