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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
OHIO LEGISLATUR

o. S. Journal
JUNE -Senate-Senate bill to LEI
contracts for public buildings to separ
ate contractors, passed.
HOuse-Bills passed: House bill ma
king appropriation for Simon KentOI
monument; House bill relative to nOta
ries public in certain cases; eodified bill
relating to benevolent institutions.
Report of conference committee on
codified laws relative to private corpora.
tiOnS, agreed to.
JUNE 6-Senate-Report of conference
committee ON cOdified laws relating to
public institutions agreed to.
HOuse-The vote whereby House Sun
day bill was lost was reconsidered.
JUNE 7-Senate-Messages were re-
ceived from the Governor appointing
James B. JamisOn, of CadiZ, a Trustee
of the State University, and John A.
Shank, of Cincinnati, Trustee of the
ASYLUM for Imbeciles. Referred.
On call of the Senate being made,
nineteen were found to be absent. There
were thirteen present.
HOuse-A motion prevailed to recon
slider the vote concerning the bill provi-
ding for the appointment of tax hunters.
A bill was introduced for the support
of the Children,s Home, of Miami coun-
ty.
The bill to amend the act creating the
Muskingum College was passed.
JUNE 9.-Senate-The nominations of
James B. JamisOn Trustee of the Ohio
State University, and J. A. Shank Trus-
tee of the Asylum for Imbeciles, were
confirmed.
House bill to encreaSe toll on roads
constructed of gravel, passed.
All other business was purely of local
nature.
House-Bills passed: To appropriate
$1,000 for portraits of Abraham Lincoln
and Charles Sumner; to permit the guar
dian of a minor, idiot or insane person
to act as such ward would if competent,
in estate partition cases.
Bills passed: Regarding the moving of
a line of fence; to regulate attachments
in suits against railroad employees; reg
ulating the sale of fruit trees; exempt
ing from license articles manufactured
in Ohio; making blackmailing a peni-
tentiary offense; to facilitate the settle
ment of estates of deceased persons.
Joint resolutions adopted: To omit
from the executive documents reports of
Secretary of State, School Commissioner,
Railroad Commissioner; to have printed
and bound $4,000 copies of the school
laws of 1879.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
ReinEorceAents.

The recent course of the Democratic
leaders in and out of Congress has con-
WINGED thousands of the thoughtful and
patriotic members of that party that if
they would serve the highest interests of
the country they must hereafter co-ope-
rate with the Republicans. Some of
these were formerly known as War
Democrats, and who, now that the old
issues are upon us, find it impossible to
remain in the party that is once more
attempting to destroy the government.
This breaking away from a political
party that has shown itself to be unwor-
thy the confidence and support of men
who put patriotism above partisanship,
is one of the most hopeful of signs, and
is, at the same time, an assurance that
any assault made upon the government
of the people will be promptly met and
defeated by the people. g..
And then there are thousands through
out Ohio who have never been anything
else than Republicans, but who for a few
years have been Indifferent to political
results, who now that the issues are of
SO grave character, will not only vote
the Republican ticket, but will also
work for it. The indications are every
day becoming stronger that the people
are more than ever convinced that the
Democratic party can not be safely en-
trusted with the affairs of government.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
AGreai Literary Work.

A work that every lover of good liter
ature wants at constant command, be-
cause, while it is superlatiyely attractive
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In its nearly $500 pages it gives biogra-
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ishing to most book buyers, viz: in pa
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
The Military Candidates.

As in 1854, the Democrats, with the
object of modifying, in the estimation of
the loyal people, their disloyal conduct,
nominated an ex-UniOn General for
President. So in 1879, in Ohio, with the
record of the Confederate Congress
weighing heavily at the North, the DEM
ocratic party nOminates ex-Union SOL
diers for the first and second places on
the ticket. 1t was not because these
men fought to put down the rebellion
that they were preferred, but in spite of
it, and because they were considered ne
cessary to catch votes. There are not
many ex-Union soldiers available for
such positions on a Democratic ticket.
In this case that material was in de-
mand. This demand that was suddenly
and unexpectedly developed indicates
the extent of alarm among the leaders
in consequence of the course of the Con-
federate Democratic Congress. They
find it necessary to mask the party with
= pair of men who served creditably in
crushing the rebellion. But there were
instances in the course of the war when
the stars and stripes were carried in the
rebel army in order to deceive the boys
in blue. The rebels were not any the
less rebels because the stars and stripes
were there. They did not carry the flag
because they loved it, but because it an
swered a purpose. ia ..fiali q
= This soldier mask can not conceal
from public view or save from public
condemnation the proclaimed purpose of
the Confederate leaders to accomplish
through legislation what was lost on
the field of battle. Opposed to this par
ty of reyolutionists is the Republican
party that wears no masks; has no con-
cealments to make; whose colors repre-
sent its principles; who are for the
Union as it is and the Constitution with
all its amendments; who are for a free
ballot and honest elections, in order that
an honest election may be the honest
expression of legal voters, and who are
for keeping the government in the
people who, through their soldiers, saved
it from destruction
The mission of the two parties is as
different as was the mission of the two
armtes that opposed each other in the |
field. Ex-UniOn soldiers win not be
Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
soLoMoN's CORNER.
MARTINS FERRY.

The death of Miss Lucy, daughter of
Joel Wood, Esq, has filed many hearts
with sadness. She was greatly beloved
by large circle of friends, composed of
persons of all ages. Her funeral was
largely attended by the citizens of Mar
tins Ferry, Bridgeport. Wheeling and
Mt. Pleasant. The religious exercises
were conducted according to the form of
the Society of Friends, and were very
Impressive.
Edward Mears, one of the Oldest citi-
zens of Martins Ferry, died last Friday
and was buried last Sunday.
There was slight fire at the Etna
Mill on Monday afternoon.
The fourth quarterly meeting of the
Martins Ferry N. E. Church will be held
on Sunday, the 22d of this month. Rev.
J. H. HOllingshead, Presiding Elder of
the New Philadelphia District, will be
present and preach, morning and even
ing.
The second Sunday of June having
been set apart by the NJ. E. Church as
the "Childrens' Day." was duly observed.
The pastor and Rev. d. Howell of
Bridgeport addressed the children. The
church was beautifully decorated with
flowers
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
How Ohio German Democrats
will Vote.

The well known German Democratic
newspaper, the Cincinnati Volksblatt,
says of the Ohio Democratic ticket: "The
meaning of General Ewings nomination
is too clear to need a lengthy explana-
ton. By it the Democratic party of
Ohio again places itself on the ground
whicn it occupied in 1875, and to which,
after brilliant victory, it owed heavy
defeat. A standpoint which was sense
less in 1875 is, under the present changed
circumstances, doubly culpable. The
business deadlock which then existed
has given way to new life in every
branch of trade and commerce. The cry
about contraction of the currency is
hushed. Resumption has become fact.
The finance question is settled. Under
such circumstances the nomination OF
man who obstinately holds to his old er-
ratio teachings, who does not recognize
this new order of things, who desired to
hurl the whole business life of the nation
from firm ground to sea of uncertainty
can have no other result than that the
friends of honest money must again
unite to place check on the new flood
of imitation"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12

THE Cincinnati Commercial of Tues.
day says that the news from Washing
ton is that Rice will accept the second
place on the Democratic ticket, and that
Len. Harris refuses to take John G.
ThompsOn's place. Thurman thinks
still that Thompson is great man, and
Ewing wants not that man, but another
man to run his campaign. Thompson is
amiable and would take place confer
ring equal honor and requiring less
labor. There is general squirming and
a common false pretense of happiness.
Pendleton is posed as the mutual friend
of everybody out of the fight.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
New Confers!

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Dem
Ocratic organ of Northern Ohio, in refer
ring to the attempt of General Ewing to
throw John G. Thompson overheard and
to dictate the State organization and the
chairman of their State Committee says
"We certainly have no objection to
General Ewing managing his own cam
paign in his own way, but as he and Col
Harris are only new corners into the
Democratic party, it is not necessary for
him to poke his nose into the air and
assume a dictatorial pose at once. Let
them get acquainted with the Democrats
of some years standing in the party, in
all the counties of the State, and they
will find we aIe offering good advice in
suggesting that it is not best to throw
away experience and sow dissatisfac-
ton
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
ZACH CHANDLER FOR 1850.
An Old War Horse for the Conn
ing Campaign.

A Washington special to the Cincin-
natl Gazette of Tuesday says that "there
is no longer any doubt that the friends
of Senator Chandler intend to push him
persistently from the first opportune
moment as Presidential candidate be-
fore the next national convention. They
are actively looking over the ground.
and some work has already been done,
both in the National Committee and out
of it. 1t is also understood that the
Senator is in the hands of his friends for
the purpose they have in view. They
declare that they can claim for him
with perfect confidence that he would
have an honest administration, and that
in regard to all pending national issues
he would give the union loving people
as strong government as our COnstitu-
ton and laws will allow. Though he
has not yet written the conventional
private letter on the subject, it may be
taken for granted that at an early day
Senator Chandler will appear ON the
track"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12

A WASHINGTON special to the Cincin-
natl Gazette of Monday says that West
ern Democrats who have returned from
New York report general disgust among
the Democrats over Ewing's nomination.
They like him well enough personally,
but they say he represents all that is
most extreme aud unsound in finances,
and that the Eastern Democracy will not
contribute either money or word support
for either the Ohio ticket or the plat
form. AS to Tilden, it is known that
none of his followers will give dollar
toward the campaign.
On the other hand there are Demo
Gratis who do not hesitate to say openly
that Tilden's influence will be quietly,
but most actively, thrown against Ew-
ing, for two reasons first, to get him
out of the way for 1880, and second, to
prevent the "Ohio idea" from forcing the
State platform upon the National Dem
ocratic Convention.
As to Thurman, the Tilden men here
say he is now regarded as dead for a
Presidential candidate, since Ewing has
pushed him aside so far as Ohio is con-
cerned, and that Thurman's weak course
in publicly indorsing the Ohio platform
will secure for him the bitter hostility of
the entire hard money wing of the par
ty. The result, so far as Thurman is
concerned, is regarded by both the hard
and the soft money factions to be fatal
to his aspirations for 1880. There is a
general conviction that the historian
win hereafter write President pro tenn
pore of the Senate as the highest polite
al position reached by Thurman.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
BRIDGEPORT.

On Tuesday morning, at 8 o'clock, oul
good friend, Mayor f. G. Robinson and
Miss Lizzie Branum, were married al
the residence of the brides father, A
Branum, Esq, Rev. Edgell officiating
assisted by Rev. G. Smith. A large
number of friends witnessed the cere-
money, extended the heartiest cOngratu-
lations to the newly welded couple, par.
took of an elegant breakfast provided
largely by the brides own kind hospita.
BILE hands-and then all joined in wish
ing Frank and Lizzie the fullest fruitiOn
of life's rarest blessings, and bon roy
age to them on their extended bridal
trip to Niagara Falls and the Eastern
cities, with safe and joyous return. :
Rev. Edgell and wife are off for Wis
it to Newport, Ohio. Rev. g. b. Smith
is at Cadiz on official business.
John Kahn, of Bellaire, fresh from a
picnic in Cummin's Grove, on Saturday,
got full of the "nic," and all afternoon
was disposed to "pic" a quarrel with
somebody, and chose defenceless wo-
men particularly, on which to exer-
else his manly art. In passing through
West Wheeling he encountered Mrs.
Curley peacefully returning to her
home, when he proceeded to knock her
down and otherwise abuse her. Then,
like all towards, he took to the water,
but was captured and tried on Monday
morning, in our police court, and in de-
fault of $25 and costs, was sent to St.
Clairsville, where he can cut up Kain to
his hearts content. gs
Charles Seabright, of Martins Ferry,
has the contract for stone work on our
creek bridge.
We are glad to announce that Amos
Osborne, recently dangerously sick, is
fast recovering.
In some inexplicable way fire found
its way to a part of the northern roof of
prompt and well-directed efforts the fire
was soon extinguished.
Bridgeport against the State. Ample
and prompt measures are being adopted
to have rousing Foster ratification
meeting here during the coming few
days, on which occasion magnificent
pole will be erected, and our gallant
Foster, will be present.
That sterling Republican, Johnny
Rhodes, is managing the necessary f.
nancial element, and deserves every
praise for his zeal and effective efforts.
Hurrah for Foster! and his name which
is Charley. J1
Hon. j. I. Updegraff gave our people
a pleasant call on Tuesday, on his way
to Steubenville to address the scholars
of the Steubenville Seminary. The DR..
reports terrible Generalization in the
Democracy in Washington.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12

THE Cleveland Plain Dealer, the lead
ing Democratic journal of Northern
Ohio, is not enthusiastic. 1t has "no
sympathy with the financial views" of
Ewing. 1t does not believe that "the
mere touch of sovereign power can
transform bits of paper into actual mon
ey." Itbelieves in "hOnest money" The
inference is that General Ewing, in the
estimation of the Plain Dealer, believes
in dishonest money. However lukewarm
Col. Billy Armstrong appears now, he
will come up to the work with vigor
before the close of the campaign.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12

THE Democratic platform says: I'VE
demand that existing treaties with all
foreign governments be rigidly enforced
The Burlingame treaty is an "existing
treaty" and the Chinese government is a
foreign government" so, of course, the
Burlingame treaty, which a portion of
the Democracy have been using as Gus
pador, in common with Dennis Kearney,
must be "rigidly enforced" 1t is too bad
for the convention to compel portion
of the party to swallow themselves in
this manner.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12

GEN. EWING, who is at the head OF
the Democratic ticket in Ohio, united
his fortunes with that party when the
Republicans of Kansas refused or ne
elected to elect him United States Sena-
tor. Inasmueh as he was not born
Democrat, and was not educated in that
school, it may be said there are hopes OF
his ultimately getting back to the true
faith. He came near getting out of that
party a few years ago when ne declared
in speech at Columbus that the Demo-
cratic organization had outlived its use
fulness. That remark was as true, as
Order No. IL was timely and effective.
Gin. Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12

In March, 1874, Mr.. Thurman made a
speech in the Senate on the bill to pro-
vide for the redemption and reissue of
Unitd States notes. He entered a strong
protest against the bill. 1t is worth
reading at this time:
upon the measure itself have word
to say. 1t simply means that no man Of
my age shall ever again see in this cOun-
try that kind of currency which the
trainers of the Constitution intended
should be the currency of the Union,
which every sound writer on political
economy the world over says is the only
currency that defrauds no man; it
means that so long. as shall live, and
possibly long after shall be laid in the
grave, this people shall have nothing but
an irredeemable paper currency with
which to transact their business, that
currency which has been well described
as the most effective invention that ev-
er the wit of man devised to fertilize the
the rich mans field at the expense of the
poor mans brow. l will have nothing
to do with it, sir"
Notwithstanding this, Mr.. Thurman
presided at a demonstration in Wash
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
THE GENUINE
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

THE countenance is pale and leaden.
l. colored, with occasional 1ushes, or
a circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pu-
pills dllate; an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eye-lid; the nose is IT.
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
a swelling of the upper lip; occasional
headache, with humming or throbbing
of the ears; an unusual secretion of
saliva; Shiny or furred tongue; breath
very foul, particularly in the morning;
appetite variable, sometimes voracious,
with gnawing sensation of the stom-
ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting
pains IN the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels IT.
regular, at times costiye; stools Shiny;
not unfrequently tinged with blood
belly swollen and hard; urine turbid;
respiration occasionally difficult, and
accompanied by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and convulsive uneasy
and disturbed sleep, with grinding Of
the teeth; temper variable, but gener-
ally irritable, &c. fa4H. s 4
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR.. C. McLANE'S vERMIFUGE
will certainly effect cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; it is an innocent prepara-
ton, not eapa6k of doing tie slightest
iyn,y to tie most tender infant
The genuine DR.. McLANE's YER
MIFUGE bears the signatures of c. Nc
LANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wranner -.O.--
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12

As UNCLE DICK BISHOP has pros
tituted every better element of his ma
ture in playing the miserable tool. in the
hands of the unscrupulOus Democracy,
in disrupting the various public institu-
tons of the State, merely to perpetuate
that same corrupt party in power, we
venture to ask the old fellow how he
likes the still further reorganization of
the Democratic party, this time leaving
the poor old tool-Unele Dick-Out?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12

Col. POORMAN, in his paper, holds to
the opinion that if the prime movers tO
the opposition to removal in this county
and their ways we're fully exposed, il
might be possible to secure the passage
of the removal bill in the Legislature
The Colonel owes it to pOsterity to go
about exposing these infamous men and
their ways. If he is correct, such an
expose would be mighty interesting
reading just now, at this dull season of
the year
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12

1T was eminently fit that Ewing, who
seeks to boom as the soldier candidate
for the Ohio GOvernorship, should be
chiefly instrumental in the dismissal of
Capt. S. S. Blackford from the Office of
Chief of the Capitol Police force at
Washington. Capt. Blackford lost his
strong right arm in the defense of his
country. For number of years he had
been most efficient and faitful officer,
and no reason existed for his discharge
save desire of Ewing and his friends
to appoint Confederate to the position.
This is the style of Ewing's sympathy for
Union soldiers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
UNIONTOWN.

On Friday night last horse was sto-
len from Mr.. George Brokaw, Jr., and
no tidings of horse or thief have yet been
obtained. The horse has the reputation
of being fast. Mr.. b. tied him fast to a
post while attending the musical con-
vention. A fast man wanted fast
horse for little while, so he unfastened
him from the post and fastened another
in his place to deceive the owner until
the singing was over. He has now
about "a hours of start.
Mrs. Abigail Walker on last Monday,
while walking across the room, tripped
and fell to the floor, receiving painful
and serious injury of the shoulder and
limbs. The pain was so great that she
could not be moved for some time from
the position in which she lay, and at
this date she still suffers pain on being
moved. DR.. Hobson in attendance.
The freeze on Friday night did not do
much damage in this immediate locality,
although we learn of some crops being
injured in other localities. One curious
phenomena is that in many corn fields
the outside rows are blighted, while no
signs of injury are apparent in other
portions of the field. This has been the
subject of much speculation, but no sat
isfactory explanation has as yet been
given.
Rev. Joseph G. Lyle. who is located
for time at Wheeling, came out to visit
his old home and friends last evening.
Mr.. W. V. Kilgore received a silver
medal from the firm for which he has
been acting as agent in the sale of ma
chinery. 1t was well deserved tribute
to his energy and perseverance.
POVERTY GONE TO SEED.-The rem
nant of once happy family passed
through town day or so ago, the Oldest
boy carrying the youngest member of
the family, and the old lady carrying on
her back all their earthly in the way
of furniture, cooking utensils and bed
ding. They borrowed drawing of cof- |