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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10
The Sunday Laws of the states.

Every State in the Union, with the
single exception of Louisiana, has on its
statute books Sunday law of some
kind, and they are all more or less fash
Toned after the English statute of Charles
Ii, passed in the year 1875, and familiar
ly known as the Lords Day Act. In
general terms it may be said that they
prohibit labor ION the first day of the
week, commonly called Sunday (except-
ing works of necessity and charity, the
transaction of ordinary mercantile bu-
slness Except the selling of medicines),
the keeping open of dram shops and
travelling in vehicles for business or
pleasure, with exceptions in favor of
ferrymen and mail-carriers In some of
the Southern and Western States there
are special provisions. Arkansas pun
ishes indulgence in "brag, bluff, poker,
seven-up, three-up, twenty-one, thirteen
cards, the odd trick, forty-fve, whist, or
any other game of cards." by fine of
from twenty-five dollars to fifty dollars.
California charges from fifty dollars to
five hundred dollars in the shape of a
fine, for attending any "bull, bear, cock
or prize fight, horse-raee or circus" or
for keeping open any gambling house.
'or any place of barbarous or noisy
amusement, or theaters where liquors
are sold" Florida, for disturbing any
congregation Of white persons, provides
line not to exceed one hundred dollars.
or that the offender shall be whipped
not to exceed thirty-nine stripes, or i'm
prlsoned not exceeding six months"
South Carolina alone of all the States.
sticks to the old notion of compelling at
tendance upon divine worship. Her
statute still provides that ali persons
having no reasonable or lawful excuse
on every Lords Day shall resort to some
| meeting or assembly of religious wor-
ship, tolerated and allowed by the laws
OF the State, and shall there abide, or
derby and soberly, during the time of
prayer and preaching, on pain and pen
atty of forfeiture, for every neglect of
the same, Of the sum of one dollar" The
illinois Sunday Law is much milder
than the laws of most of the other
States. 1t only prohibits the keeping of
the tlppling houses, and disturbing the
peace and good order of society by un-
necessary labor, or amusement or diver
sion, with exceptions in favor of water
men and railway companies.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

BUTTERMILK.-Asa a drink for men at
work in the hot sun, buttermilk is far
preferable to cider, metheglin, or any
preparation of Beer whatever, as it is not
only cooling and refreshing, but also
strengthening. OF course, there are
plenty of people who are constantly dos
ing themselves with blood searchers,
liver purifiers and stomach invigorators,
who would laugh at the mention of but
termilk as medicine, and yet if they
could be once persuaded to try drinking
glass of that fresh beverage every day,
they would soon find it corrective of
their poor appetites and "clogged-up liv-
ers." In little book of "Plain Diree-
tions for the care of the sick" written
by an intelligent physician of Philadel-
phia, who has under his medical super
vision several charitable institutions, we
find buttermilk mentioned as being very
useful, especially in fevers, as an article
of diet for the sick.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

THE Minnesota Supreme Court doesn't
believe in the system of numbering bal
lots which Pennsylvania, Missouri and
Colorado have incorporated in their
Constitutions. The last Legislature pro-
vided for numbered ballots in cities of
over 10000 inhabitants, but the Supreme
Court has declared the act unconsti-
tutional, on the ground that it interferes
with and violates the voters privilege of
secrecy
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

| DURING the war some Democrat shot
off the leg of the Democratic candidate
for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. And
now the Democratic papers of that State
are making great hurrah over the fact
that General Rice lost his leg, while they
are extremely reticent concerning the
other additional and more important
fact that he would have two legs to-day
if Democrat had not shot one Of them
off.-AtchisOn (Kan.) Champion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

THE New York Directory for 1879
contains some 5000 more names than
last years. This is supposed to repre-
sent an increase of about 10000 in the
population. If the city keeps on at this
rate it won't take long to catch up with
Paris. In 1875 New York had total of
nearly 10000. Next years census will
probably give full 1,250,000. Counting
Brooklyn and Jersey City as part of
New York, as they really are, the total
population now must be very close on
100000. ~ Ef
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

ACCORDING to a census taken this
year the population of Nebraska amounts
to 3S6,41O. After the census of 1880
that young State will be entitled to three,
and possibly four, Representatives in
Congress.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

ZACK CHANDLER, a Washington spe-
cial says, has offered to advance to the
United States Government, the sum Of
one hundred thousand dollars to meet
the deficiency of six hundred thousand
dollars caused by the failure of Congress
to pass the bill appropriating money to
pay the United States Marshals. This
equals Zack's liberality in paying his
son-in-law, Eugene Hale, twenty thou
sand dollars for every grand child.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10
Masonic Directory.

DEEMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. 6 A. NJ
I'D Meets every Wednesday night, on or be
fore full Hoon.
]. F. CHARLESWORTH, W. NJ
NJ. T. COPELAND, Sec'y.
CT. CLAIRSvILLE CHAPTER, No H.
- Royal Arch Masons Stated convoca'
tions, first Friday of each month.
G. W. CARROLL, II. P
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. 54, R. & S. NJ
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
II. r. BUMGARNER, G. NJ
GEo. MITCHELL, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 26, z. T.
IL Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of eact
month. F. d. BAILEY, E. G.
w. n. CORTLAND, Rec.
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Belmont County OFFICIAL Directory.

Common Pleas Judge-Wm. Okey.
Probate Judge-1hOmas Cochran.
Clerk of Courts-Alex. G. Darrah.
Sheriff-Samuel Hilles.
William n. Coff1and.
Treasurer-Hamilton Eaton
Prosecuting Attorney-Robert NJ. Eaton.
Recorder-James A. Barnes.
Commissioners-A. w. Anderson, l. j
Potts, Henry Frasher.
Surveyor Chalkley Dawson.
Coroner-E. B. Kennedy.
lnfrmary Directors-Nathaniel Taylor
VIM. Parkinson, Thomas Lodge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10
An American Flag.

The dimensions of the United States
standard flags are as follows: Regimen
tai size. by 8 feet inchef; storm flag.
10 feet by 20 feet; garrison flag, 90 feet
by 80 feet. To put ON the stars, cut
them from stiff paper-manilla is best
shape the bunting to it by sewing edges
together behind, and then sew paper and
all to the field of the flag. The paper
makes no makes no trouble, even when
wet. ltL
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

Attorney General Devens advises
United States Marshals to go on with
the regular performance of their duties
and rely upon future legislation by Con-
gress to remunerate them He can
make no promise, he says, that their
claims will be met, but he hints that the
services required of them by law consti-
tute a good ground of obligation against
the United States.
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"He Who Died at Azan..
Springfield (Mass.l } Republican.

Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The beautiful poem, called then "Not
Dead but Risen," which was read at the
memorial service of the late Mr.. Bowles,
attracted wide attention, and its publ
cation was followed by inquiry and dis
cussiOn as to its authorship. This was
finally rightly attributed to Edwin Ar
mold, an English barrister 1--WE believe)
who has written but little, but that little
of singular beauty. A lady of this city
sojourning in London, Mrs. Louisa An
drews, has recently sent US a corrected
copy of the poem obtained from the au-
thor himself, accompanying it with these
words: "In a note to me, Mr.. Arnold
says Of these lines and of those very
striking and touching verses, She is
dead the said to him, Come away
both are reproduced in American publ
cations generally with some other
name attached, and, what is worse,
with gross misprints and mistakes. For
example, Aim in the line you quote
should be 'Azan,' the hour of afternoon
prayers in Moslem communities. This,
L think, is the only mistake of impor-
tanee in the lines as they appeared in the
columns of The Republican, but 1 feel
that you will perhaps be pleased to have
every word of this beautiful poem as it
came from the brain and hand of the
author, and therefore send you this per-
fectly accurate copy"
rrrrrr, nr Aru IN AnAnrA
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10
AFTER DEATH IN ARABIA.
He toho died at AEan sends
This to 0nnfo1t all his friends

ms TO comfort Gn ms JT5ends.
Faithful friendsl 1t lies, 1 know,
Pale and white and cold as snow;
And ye say "Abdullah's deadp
Weeping at the feet and head.
l can see your falling tears,
/ can hear your sighs and prayers;
Yet smile, and whisper this
Tam not the thing you kiss:
Cease your tears, and let it lie;
1t aCGs mine, 1t is not II. ,s'
Sweet friends what the women lave
For its last bed of the grave,
Is hut which am quitting,
Is garment no mere fitting,
Is cage, from which at last,
Like hawk, my soul hath passed.
Love the inmate, not the room
The wearer, not the garb-the plume
Of the falcon, not the bars stars
Which kept him from the splendid
Loving friendsi Be wise and dry
Straightway every weeping eye;
What ye lift upon the bier
Is not worth a wiSful tear.
1t is an empty sea-shell-one
Out of which the pearl has gone;
The shell is broken-it lies there;
The pearl, the all, the soul, is here,
'Tis an earthen jar whose lid
Allah sealed, the while it hid
That treasure of his treasury,
A mind that loved him; let it liel
Let the shard be earth's once more,
Since the gold shines in His storel
Allah gloriousl Allah goodl
Now thy word is understood:
Now the long, long wonder endsl
Yet ye weep, my erring friends,
While the man whom ye call dead,
In unspoken bliss, instead,
Lives and loves you; lost It's true
By such light as shines for you;
But in the light We can not see
Of unfulfilled felicity
In enlarging paradise,
Lives a life that never dies.
Farewell, friendsl Yet not farewell (;
Where am, We shall dwell.
l am gone before your face,
A moments time, little space;
When We come where / have stepped,
Ye will wonder why ye wept;
Ye will know, by wise love taught,
That here is all, and there is naught.
Weep awhile, if ye are fain-
Sunshine still must follow rain;
Only not at death-for death, .s
Now l know, is that first breath
Which our souls draw when we enter
Life, which is of all life center.
Be We certain all life seems love,
Viewed from Allah's throne above;
Be yet stout of heart, and come
Bravely onward to your homel
La Allah itlG.Atldt! veal @ E
Thou Love diyinel Thou Love alwayl
He that died at AzdTs gacs
This to those ,ch0 made his grdUe.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

CHICAGO must soon mourn the loss
of three representative preachers. Uni
tarianism must part with Collyer, Epis-
copacy with DIR. Harris, and Presbyteri-
anism must surrender DIR. Patton-each
man being a leader in his denomination.
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|BelInOntChToniCle
w. A. HUNT,
Editor and Proprietor.
Published Every Thursday
Terms of Subscription:
Two Dollars Per Year IN Advance.

If not paid within the year 25 per cent viii
be added for each year it remains unpaid.
OFFICE South side Main street, nearly op-
posite Public School building.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

The Khedlve of Egypt has abdicated
in favor of his son, the Sultan, the Pow
ers having forced him to retire to Paris
and skimp along the rest of his life ON
f5o.000 year.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

AT trial at Sandusky, o., several cit
liens were subpenaed to testify as to
to the character and habits of A. B., de-
fendant. Among the number was an
ex-probate jndge of grave demeanor.
The States Attorney asked this gentle
man if he was acquainted with the de-
fendant, and he replied, "Yes." Are
you sufficiently acquainted with the de-
defendant to know his general habits ?"
Fair" "Now, sir, do you, before this
court and jury, testify that you are in
the habit of associating with the same
company as this defendant?" "Oh, yes !
1 associate with all grades of company,
from lawyers up" The prosecuting at
torney dismissed him with, "That's all"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10
= A SPIRITUAL WEDDING,
How Babes Grow Ip and Marry
in the Spirit Iand-BOth Spi-
FITS Materialize and Converse
with the COmpany-MOst Won
derful Manifestations Oh Re
cord.
Leavenworth Times

y series of Spiritual manifestations
which completely eclipse anything of
the kind heretofore recorded recently Oc-
CURED in this city. The Eddy Broth
ers, Prof. Slade, the DavenportS and 9TH
er well-known mediums have from time
to time astonished the world with their
unaccountable demonstrations, but moth
ing ever produced by any of these can
compare in wonder and beauty and mar
VelOuSneSS with the materialiZations
which have been witnessed in Leaven-
worth during the past week. The occa-
sion referred to was a strictly private
affair, and for this reason we have not
referred to it sooner, though we have
been in possession of all the main facts
since last Saturday; now, however, since
the matter il being talked about by eve
rybody, and since idle gossip is giving to
the affair a thousand false and ludicrOus
features, it is entirely proper for us to
give correct version of the transaction
in order to correct the many absurd ru-
mOrs in regard to it, as well as to put on
record this latest and greatest achieve
ment in the line of Spiritual Materiali-
ZatiOn,
1t is well known to the public that
Col. Eaton, of this city, is Spiritualist; /;
and in this, as in everything else, he is
thorough-he does no halfway buSi-
ness. He is well known, not only to the
people of Kansas, but to the people OF
the country generally. The prominent
part he has acted in American politics
being now, as for many years past, a
member Of the National Democratic
COmmiltee-has made his name familiar
to the people of the country. For years
past he and his wife have been firm and
consistent believers in the Spirltnalistic
philosophy. They have made frequent
visits to the residence of Prof. Mott, the
celebrated materializing medium, at
Memphis, Mo-, and while there Col. Ea-
ton has rebeived proofs of the reality of
the future life which, if true-and he
has no reason to doubt them-ought to
convince any rational man that those
who have "shuffled off this mortal COLI
do not only still live, but have the pow
er of appearing to and conversing with
their friends in the flesh. He has had
satisfactory interviews with Gov. Will
son Shannon, and Col. Isacks and many
others-names which, in the past, were
familiar to the people of Kansas, but
which now
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Iris a singular fact that not one O

IT is singular fact that not one of
the imperial Nopoleans has died in
France, or on French soil. Napoleon l.,
the founder of the family. died a prison
er on the British Island of st. Helena, in
the South Atlantic ocean his son, Napo-
leon H., died in Austria; his nephew,
Napoleon Ill, died an exile in England /;
and now his grandnephew, the young
man whom the French imperialsts have
hoped would one day rule France as Ma
poleon w, has met his fate at the point
of Zulu spears in South Africa.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

When the refrigerating ship has been
built Chalmers, Blackburn, Beck and
Springer should be encased in it and
sent to sea without chart or compass,
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TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
1873 9.

Belmont County, ohio.
First Saturday OF Decent Der, st ClairsviIle.
Second Saturday OF January, Barnesville.
Third Saturday of February, st ClRirsviue.
First Saturday of March. Bridgeport.
Third Saturday of March, st Clairsville.
Second saturday OF April, Belmont.
Second Saturday of May, Bellaire
First Saturday of June, Morristown.
Fourth Saturday of June. st Clairsville'
At close of Institute in Martins Ferry.
Examinations begin at 9 O'Clock, AM
Piomrsness is expected.
Testimonials OF character are needed II ap
plicsnt is not known TO the Board, and certih
Gates of success in teaching are allowed Iet
due weight. J. p. DUFF
Ex Board. r. ALEXANDER,
IL. NJ. YARNELL.
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Practice in the Supreme Court and Court of
Claims, and appear before all the Departm ents
Promptness and satisfaction given In ali basi-
ness entrusted to them. Correspondence so.
licited. $40 7th st., op. p. o. Department.
WASHINGTON DC sepl6tf
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LIMITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
~ Rev. Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School: 10 am. Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday 8 pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday OF
each month, 2 pm Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month, p. m.
District praye, meetings: First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, 2 pm. Young women's prayer meet
ing: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, pm.
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Church DIRECTORY.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. R.
il Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, z. Sabbath School, 300 an. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday p.m.; gen
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday pm.
Strangers welcome to sll services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IMRev. J: H. Conkle, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am.; 7p.m. Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday 7
pm; general prayer meeting: Thursday pm.
Strangers are cordially invited to all our
services
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the face of the loyal people, must be
withdrawn and buried out of sight. And
this is where the bloody shirt will come
The sun., 1879-01-13

had things their own way without asking the
Senator'S permission. 1t was matter OF busl-
ness with Smyth while In Cornells case 1t was
political jealousy based on growing fear that
Sloan would beat him for the Governors
nomination next year. But he need not have
been afraid. No Speaker of tho Assembly. with
the exception OF Horato Seymour. ever be-
came Governor Of the State and even Mr.. Sey-
mour had to wait seven years.
In addition to the Beden contingent and the
corporation forces. tho lobby was active for
Alyord. Every member OF tho Third House
cast his fortunes with Old Salt from first to last
But in spite OF all these influences majority
still stood out for Sloan as late as Tuesday even
ing 1t remained to play the last two trump
cards Of Alvords game. From all parts OF the
State on Tuesday night and throughout the day
Wednesday. numberless telegrams poured In.
addressed to different members. begging. be-
seeching, commanding them to vote for Alvord.
This part OF the programme was prcarranged.
but 1t was carried out 80 sklfully that 1t pro-
duced considerable effect. Then at last Alvord
himself saw some Of Sloan's waverlng friends.
and gave them an idea Of how he should act In
the making up OF tho committees. That turned
tho tide. and ffy-two votes were cast for
Thomas @. Alvord for Speaker. But when the
committees are announced. and those who set
out to cheat find that they have beon cheated.
there will be music in the air.
The sun., 1879-01-13

others she got caught herself; for this at
tempt on her part was but the elimination OF
an imposture that had been begun last sum
mer, after the adjournment Of Congress, in
letter addressed to Mr.. POTTER under
false name, protesting TO bo written at
Browns Station, Iowa, Aug 22," where it
was found, on inquiry, that no such person
rs /" l.. i. STRATToN existed
The package in question is now known to
have been dropped on three other occasions
and at different places by AGNES ID. JENKs,
and returned TO her on the spot by per-
sons who supposed they were performing
an honest duty, instead OF thwartng a
trickster. This little conspiracy Is a small
offshoot OF the big conspiracy by which the
eight votes OF Louisiana were stolen, and
the same characters figure in both. When
the original testimony Of JOHN SHERMAN in
regard TO the letter addressed to WEBER
and ANDERSON is considered In connection
with this last attempted deception on
the Committee, and the appointment Of
captain" jerks in the Mint, there will
hardly be II difference OF opinion as to the
moral proof of SHERMAN guilt, as there can
be none that public man who employs
such agents as he did, first in the Great
Fraud by which HAYES was installed in the
White House and he himself In the Treasu-
ry, and in the smaller frauds since then, is
unworthy OF confidence.
II JOHN SHERMAN did not write tho letter
TO WEBER and ANDERSON that bears all the
internal marks OF his hand, and which in
the first instance, when fearing to be con-
frontcd with the original, he substantially
admitted to be his, what necessity was there
for all the perjury, forgery, tricks, and de-
vices that have been practised and set in
motion TO relieve him from that response
bility2
The sun., 1879-01-13
The regular circulation Of THE SUN for The
treek endinn Jan. II. 1879. mds.
Mortality in Congress.

The week opens dolefully In Congress.
To-day the dead body OF the late Repre-
sentative GUsTAvE SCHLEIcHER OF Texas
will bo borne into the House, and apprO-
pirate services will be held. Never
In recent years have deaths fol-
lowed each other with such startling
quicknoss. This is the fourth since the
beginning Of the present session and the
ninth since the Forty-ifth Congress first
met in the Capitol. On Tuesday Of last
week the House adjourned early, as mark
OF respect to the memory OF Representa-
tivos BEVERLY b. DOUGLAS OF Virginia
and ALPHEUs S. WILLIAMS OF Michi-
gan, who died in the holiday recess
ON Wednesday the death OF Repre-
sentative JULIAN HAWrRIDGE was an
nounced and on Thursday his as
sociates gathered around his coffin. It
is now reported in Washington that Repre-
sontatiyes EBENEZER II. FINLEY of Ohio and
JACOB NJ. THoRNBURGH Of Tennessee are
dangerously Ill, with but little hope Of re-
covery. Messrs. DOUGLAS, WILLIAMS, HART
RIDGE, and SCHLEICHER were Democrats, as
is also Mr.. FINLEY; Mr.. THoRNBURGH is q
Republican.
Owing 10 these Interruptions, Congress
made but little hcadway with the public
business last week, and may make as little
this. The Senate sent the Indian Appropri-
alton bill back to the House with an addition
Of about $4,000, and the House killed-for
this session. at least the bill to compensate
William and Mary College for damages
sustained by its property in the war. Tho
pending measures are, in the Senate the
bill To amend the Patent laws, and in the
House the Geneva Award bill. The Army
Reorganization bill may or may not come
up this week, having lost its place as
special order. Several appropriation bills
are waiting in the Senate committees, and
the Legislative, Executive, aud judicial bill
Is ready to be reported TO the House. The
POTTER and TELLER Committees will con-
tinue their respective Investigations, and
interesting developments are predicted.