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Thai the hoppic,t couple in town,
said the Sheriff pointing 70 a couple just
leaving the Courthouse. All, replied q
bystander just married have tbcy?' SO.
SAID the imperturable officer of the lsw
with knowing wink, just been Iii.
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WIT AND IiU NOR.

\ little fellow ran 70 his mother the O.
ther day, and asked, Ma, cau have some
bread and JAM Ills mother, wishing 20
break him Of the habit, replied. when
Twas your age l couldn't get anything
to eat between meals if wanted it. yes,
sad the boy, after . moment pause.
but YOU didn't have good mice. mamma
like me, did you:" That settled it in e.
yor Of the young nattcrer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
The Democratic Nominations.

John COnwell, the Democratic nomi-
nee for State Senator, is a merchant tail
or doing business in Cadiz. Our infor-
nation regarding him does not warrant
the belief that he is either the most
competent or the most popular man in
Harrison county-for while a good
many people think he can fit up a nice
suit of clothes, for Senator they think
he does not suit. However, Mr.. Con-
wells Democratic friends about St.
Clairsville, who prefer him to Wagener.
may make up some of the loss he will
sustain in his own county.
Their candidate for Representative.
Mr.. Robert Atkinson, is a resident of
Boston. Somerset township, and has been
for years connected with the firm of w.
III. Atkinson q Bro, in the general mer-
chandiSe and tobacco business. Person.
ally, we take him to be q very clever
gentleman, but at present are not ad-
vlsed of any special fitness he possesses
to represent Belmont county in the Leg
lslature. His nomination was conces-
sion to the Bellaire interest on the Re-
mOval question.
The candidates for Treasurer and
Prosecutor are the present incumbents
of those offices.
Their nominee for Commissioner, Ow-
en- Meehan, is resident of Stewards
vile, this township, and is member of
the firm of Stewart g. Meehan, coal ope-
rators at Franklin StathG. He has fair
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
Belmont Democracy.

On last Saturday the Democratic
County Convention met in Zilch's Hall
Bellaire, to place in nomination county
ticket. The delegations from the several
townships were generally full, and there
was a small sprinkiing of visitors from
outside the city to hear the announce.
ment of the ticket which, for the most
part, had been arranged the evening
previous by the Democratic county office
holders from st. Clairsville who were
candidates for reelection, assisted by
two or three who expected future party
favOrS.
The convention assembled at eleven
o'clock, and was called to order by Mr.
c. n. Gaumer, chairman of their county
committee, who named DR.. Luke Voor.
HES, of Flushing, for temporary chair.
man. The Dr.. upon taking the chair
thanked the convention for the honor and
was particularly particular in cautioning
the convention to avoid local questions
j. III. Price, of Bellaire, and ". A. Mil
ligan, of Smith township, were elected
secretaries. Nine vice-presidents were
successfully named by admiring friends
of distinguished Democrats, and compe.
titiOn was growing briSker when, fearing
that the entire session of the convention
would be consumed in nominating vice.
presidents, Hon. John w. Kennon, put a
stop to the farce by moving that all the
delegates present be constituted vice
presidents, which was carried amid up.
rorious laughter.
The organization of the convention be-
ing completed, PeaSe township had a lit
tie matter which has been a subject of
remark in several Democratic conven-
tiOns heretofore to settle, so DR.. John
Cook, of Bridgeport, trotted it out. He
wanted the delegates from each of the
precincts of Pease hereafter to be chosen
separately. Mr.. John Francis Kelley, of
Bellaire, who had had some experience
in that way of choosing delegates, de-
nounced with great vehemence the
scheme of DR.. Cook as an absolute hum
bug" The Doctor was not SO well salts
fled that his scheme was Il humbug us he
was that there were other things hum
bugs. So a little brisk firing took place
with but small show of excitement.
fhe matter was mixed considerably be-
fore it was disposed of, but we believe
that it was settled that each voting pre-
cinct should have the privilege hereafter
of selecting their own delegates, and that
each precinct should be entitled to at
least one delegate.
1t being announced that John Henry
Slaymaker Trainer would supply the
chin music for the masses" J. III. Collins
and j. F. Charlesworth were appointed
to meet him at the depot and escort him
to the Hall
Committees on permanent organiza-
ton, rules and order of business, creden-
tials and resolutions were then appoint
ed, and a recess was taken until two
o'clock.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
Democratic Senatorial COnVen.
ton.

The Democratic Senatorial Convention
Of the Goth District met in New Athens
on last Monday. The Harrison county
Delegation, as is usual with HarrisOn's
politicians were on hand in iOfce But
eleven of the 16 delegates from Belmont
were present, but all the same, proxies
from the unrepresented townships save
one, were gobbled up by the Bellaire
politicians, and townships voted without
reference to what the sentiments of the
people of the townships were, as to who
should be their nominee.
In the opening Belmont Caucus, Dr.
VIM. Campbell was made Chairman of
the delegation with w. S. Barton and c.
n. Gaumer, Secretaries. The Delegation
was filled with VIM. Campbell of Wheel
ing township, to represent Smith, Dr.. j.
V. Webster of Flushing, Somerset, ii.
Glass; ,;of Flushing, Washington, and Jno
r. Cow, of Bellaire Leader, son-in-law of
the "Old man" Wagener, unwilling to
trust anyone else and feeling himself
sufficient for the job,represented Warren,
and by the grace of Commissioner Potts,
the delegate, York township. After
thus fixing up the delegation the Bel
mont candidates were put in the field
DR.. Blackford of Martins Ferry, named
David Wagener, whereupon r. S. Clark,
of MorristOwn moved that the caucus
adjourn and vote i'll Convention on can
didates for Senator. DR.. McMasters, of
Bellaire, offered substitute for the reso-
luton, by which a choice of majority of
the delegates from Belmont, should be
declared the choice of the entire county,
which was adopted by vote of yeas
to nays. Cow, of Bellaire moved that
the caucus adjourn, which motion was
rejected, yeas q, nays s. A ballot was
taken resulting us follows: d. Wagener,
IL, r. s. Clark, 3, Blank 3, after which
the caucus adjourned. After considerable
of drumming up of forces and. a good
dinner the undeliled from both counties
assembled in Convention in College Hall,
where the irrepreSsible DR.. Luke z.
VoOrhies of Flushing, was made Chair
Jas. Moore, of Cadiz, Vice Presidents,
and w. III. Arnold, of the Cadiz Seminal,
J. II. Cow, of the Leader, Secretaries.
VIM. Lee, of st. Clairsville, moved that
the candidates be named and that the
voting be by ballot which motion was
adopted. Here counties were called upon
to state if they had any choice of candi-
dates, when the venerable DIR. Campbell,
the Chairman of the Belmont delegation
arose and stated that Belmont had de-
cided to present Wagener, for another
term. AS minority VIM. Lee, said they
would trot out the old "stand by" II. s.
Clark, whereupon DIR. McMasters, of Bel
laire, fearful of their pet candidate,
frothed at the mouth and school boy
like vOciferated, that that was not what
they had promised, viz, that if they pre-
sented Wagner, no other candidates
would be named from Belmont. He was
finally Soothed and Jno. B. Busby, of
Harrison, in a very pretty sugar
coated defamation proposed the name
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
BRIDGEPORT.

The Concert in HeinleIn's Hall, un-
der the auspices of the Ladies' Temper
ance Union, was Il very enjoyable affair.
The Hall was well filled with as orderly
an audience as ever assembled i'll our
town, and manifested its appreciation of
the really superb performance through
out by hearty applause.
Gen. Garfield has promised us he will
speak in Bridgeport on Saturday eve
ming the 18th inst. a rare treat is in
store for us.
School commenced on Monday morn
ing under favorable auspices, with the
old corps of teachers, except the colOred
school, which will be promptly provided
for.
Miss Mary Dickey, of GAINESVILLE, Wis
iting at Mr.. Jos. Watterman's, while out
fora drive with Mr.. Waterman, became
alarmed at the horses actions, leaped
from the buggy, alighted on one foot,
crushing the leg into the ankle joint to
atoms. She was kindly cared for, at
first, at Mrs IIeinlein's, and thence re-
moved to Mr.. VS., where she is now do
ing well.
We are promised a speech from that
rattling young orator of w. Va, Gen.
Nathan Goff, during his attendance at
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

of John Conwell, Of Cadiz. as a suitable
person TO Wear the robe of Il Senator.
Mr.. JnO. J, McFadden. presented the
name of W. ). Cessna, of CadiZ, and an
other member nominated John Manley,
of Harrisville. The first ballot was had
with the following result: Wagener II,
Clark 1, COnwell IL, Cessna 4, Manly l,
Blank l. After this it was apparent that
there were too many candidates to suit
all parties and a stormy session enSued,
during which Cow. who carried two
townships in his pockets and didn't rep
resent any, asked that the BelmOnters
be given leave to withdraw for ten min
uiteS which was granted. The second
Belmont caucus was little more fruitful
of unity than the first. In it the
townships voted as follows: Colerain,
Flushing, Goshen, kirkwOod, Mead,
PeaSe, Pultney, Somerset. Warren, Wash
ingtOn and York, eleven in all voted for
Wagener. Richland and Wheeling. for
Clark, and Union and Wayne voted
blank. The chair was instructed to an
nomce the result of the caucus to the
convention after the return into COnven-
ton Mr. Clark. withdrew his name and
follows: Wagener II, COnwell 16, Cessna
,. Belmont'S delegates withdrew again
for consultation but without arriving at
any better understanding, returned to
the Convention, when third ballot was
taken, with the following result: Wag-
ener Is, Conwell ID, Cessna 3, Manly /
Upon the announcement of the result OF
this ballot the name of Cessna, was with,
drawn and the 4th ballot was had, re-
Sulting i'll the nomination of Conwell, as
follows: Wagener Il, COnwell Is,
Cessna ,, and on motion of Dr. Black
ford, the nomination was made unani-
nous, and a committee consisting of r
). Clark, and Jno. b. Busby, was appoint
ed to wait upon the nominee and bring
him into the presence of the Convention
During their absence the following
Senatorial Committee was selected: Bel
mont-J. F. Charlesworth, L. VOORHEES,
c. y. Gaumer
HarriSon-W. 5. Cessna, JnO. B. Bus
by. w. II. Arnold.
The Committee, who found Mr.. Con-
well, the nominee waiting to be called,
brought his body before the august assem-
blage of the Democracy, where he made
his bow and profoundly thanked them
Mr.. Sample Clark, was called for and OF
course responded. He fOamed for about
fifteen minutes, displaying consider
able amount of pump-handle jerk-stone
oratory, told ghost story and subsidized
\ move was made to fix the representa-
ton in future Senatorial Conventions
from each county in proportion to the
number of Democratic votes pOlled III
each, but the proposition met with little
favor and was withdrawn, and the Con
ventiOn adjourned.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

JUDGE WEST, in his Urbana speech
says great deal in few words in re-
ferring to Mr.. Ewing's course:
ITO lead this unholy alliance, and as
sumo the role of decoy-duck to allure the
patriots and soldiers Of the Union to its
standard, an ex-Union soldier of fiat
money prOclivities is selected, whose tt
tie to the distinction is she collar of the
COnfederates which he wears, and his
servility to their caucus in humiliating
his comrades in arms, maligning his
former cOmpatriots, and surrendering
all for which they fought to the enemy
which they conquered From his lust
merits l will not abate the 1.-THE of a
hair. For his heroism, honor; for his
services to country, gratitude; for his
betrayal of its cause condemnation: A
soldier of the Union, who leads his
cOuntrymen to bloody triumph in de-
fence of his country, and then surren-
ders in the forum all for which he in
cited them to slaughter in the field; a
soldier of the Union who plucks the
laurelS from the chapletS of his COM
radeS in glory, and wreathes them about
the browS of the fOemen they vanuuish-
ed: soldier of the Union, who with
one hand Strews tho flowers of memory
upon the graves Of his cOmtry's dead
heroes on Decoration Day, while with
the other he aids the red-handed parri-
cides who filled those graves to igno-
miniously expel their surviving battle
SCARED comrades from the emOluments
and honorS of that Capitol, to preserve
which their blood was shed, and replace
them by the surviving patriots of the
lost cause, is a spectacle for gods and
men,-a fit champion of those twin her
estes, fiat money and State sovereignty -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

Court in Wheeling, Due notice will be
given of time.
Etna Mill is erecting a number more
furnaces, rendered necessary by her in
creased business.
The La Belle, meanwhile, in order to
meet her vastly improving trade, is also
.enlarging her capacities, and if Tom Ew-
ing ever comes here and opens his DEM
agOgical mouth to howl about the pros
trate industries of the land, he'll stifle
with smoke from these great industries
On last Wednesday evening, at the
house of our generous old friend, Wal
den WOrley, we had the pleasure of wit
Messing the marriage of his daughter
Mary, to Mr. John Watkins. from neaI
Louisville. Ceremony by Rev G. B.
Smith. The bride was assisted by Ida
Todd, while the grOOmSman was Mir
Mitchell, of St. ClairSville. Supper by
the whole company, and superb one it
was. The festivities and congratula-
tions were of the most joyous character,
and eliminated in one wish, for life'S
blessings and joys in richest abundance
to be with the young YOyagerS.
GAINESVILLE yarns wash softer. weal
better, &c.-Exc. We've heard good
many yarns from there that wouldn't
wash" at all.
Etnaville has a Foster Glee Clut
that sings beautifully.
After a short season of repairs the
Etna Mill resumed work on Monday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

THE Wheeling Sunday Leader an in
dependent Democratic sheet has this to
say about Gen. Ewings Grafton at the
Steubenville Reunion on Thursday. In
stead of it being an Grafton, however, it
was rather prosy essay read from
foolScap paper. We had heard consider
able of Ewing's magnetism, and were
quite willing to toexperience the pleasure
of feeling quiverings percolate along our
mental marrow, but were much disap-
pointed. The speech was nothing more
OF less than Il flOwery disquisitiOn on the
practical life of a soldier during the late
war, and was as devoid Of originality or
information as poem on Spring.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

STEUBENvILLE REUNION STRAwS.-
'Straws on the Newark train-Foster,
AIS, Ewing, 1OS.
On the up-tr;lin from Bellaire in the
morning to Remion-Foster, 1906; Ew-
ing, 2Sl.
On c. & p. train dOwn-Foster, 763
Ewing, 80.
This WAS after Ewing's and Rice's
SDeecheS
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

GENERAL GRANT has again been heard
from Oh the Presidential question. A
special to the Cincinnati Gazette from
Washington says that Hon. E. B. Wash
burne has recently received a letter from
General Grant, saying that those who
expect him upon his return to the United
States to enterinto the Presidential cam
paign will be greatly mistaken. He says
that in his Presidential term of eight
years he has received whatever honor
attaches to. the position, and that he does
not dosire to be President again, and
does not conceive of any possible circum-
stances which could induce him to con-
sent to be candidate. Still, while all
this is true, he adds that if it should
should happen at any time that the Re-
publican party need him for any purpose
he would not fail to respond.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

EWING and his friends pretend to be
sure of his election as Governor of Ohio
this Fall. His action il refusing to re-
sign his seat in Congress and to permit
his successor to be chosen in October,
thereby saving the expense of an extra
election in his District. discovers be-
yond question that his apparent conf
dence in his election is but a thin feint.
Really, he has not the renOtest idea of
being the next Governor of Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

AN exposure of the weakness of Ew-
ings cause in Ohio was made in the re-
cent calling together of German Demo
cratic leaders at Columbus to confer
about the campaign. The meeting was
small and spiritless. The Germans can
not be persuaded to train along with the
cOrn-stalk financiers. Secretary Sher-
man believes the Democrats have no
hopes of electing Ewing, and are using
him only as a cover for the still-hdnt
they are making to hold on to the send
tOrShip.-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
Administrators Sale.

IN pursuance of an order of the Probate
Il Court of Belmont county Ohio, will Of
fer at Public Auction, on
Saturday. September @, 1879,
1t ? o'clock afternoon, on the premises, the
following Real Estate, as the property of
John II. Price, sr., decd, situated in said
county, in Goshen township, viz: Lot No. 8,
in McMillanS addition to the village of Fair
mount.
Appraised at $780,
Terms made known on day OF sale
SPENCER GREGG,
Admir- with the will annexed of John IL.
Price, sr., decd. 81 4w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

THERE is a report that man named
4. V. Rice is a candidate for something
-ISpringtield Republic.
There is another fact in circulation
that Republican papers should like to
have people believe is only report:
Gen. \. V. Rice lost a leg during the
war Steubenville Gazette.
And there is still another fact the
people do believe: Rice lost his leg at
the hand of one of his present friends
and sympathizers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

business qualifications, and is a good
citizen. His being a prominent member
of~the Roman Catholic Church may
render him Objectionable to some. but
objection on that score is not tenahle
because it can have no possible bearing
upon his duties as Commissioner, should
he he elected.
Their nominee for Intirmary Director
Jas. B. Richey, is resident of Wheeling
township, and is very clever gentle
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

WHEN Hon. J. T. Updegraff said, at
the big Reunion last week, at Steuben-
vile, "The brave are always generous.
The soldier asks no revenger. But for
their cause and their country the yicto-
"rious defenders of the national Union
"demand-and will always demand-the
full and absolute recognition of the i'm
-'pregnable truth that they were right,
and their enmies were wrong" he
struck the keynote, ana the "boys''
made the old woods ring.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

WE hope General Amerieus Vespuci-
Gus Columbus Rice will rise and explain
why it is he and his apolOgiSts, with
streaming eyes and broken hearts, now
weep over. and denOunce the 'Supervi-
sors' law" which the same Rice endors-
ed, in lis Congressional report, in 1871,
as a thing of beauty. Come, Nespuci-
Gus, let's hear from you, why isn't it as
good now as then?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

WHILE the war was raging the news
of Union victory on the battle field
caused the heartiest rejoicing in the
North, and when the Confederates were
triumphant a grand hurrah went up
throughout the South. Now we have a
victory of peace in which both sections
can join their acclamatiOns. 1t is the
big boom of business, in which are unit
ed the magnificent grain crops of the
West, the cotton yield of the South, the
commercial activity in the trade centres
and the revival of all industrial pur-
suits. The man who cannot tune his
voice to a sonOrous cheer is no true
patriot, or else he is too lazy to make a
living.-Balt. Am.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
FOR SALE.

Wishing to retire from business on account
of i'll health, offer my stock of Goods fo
sale, consisting of Drugs, Hardware, Groce-
rles and Notions will sell the Goods anC
rent the room, or sell goods and room, or
will sell goods and all of my property eithel
way to suit purchaser. The room is cen
trally located in the town of Ioytlsville, Bel
mont county, Ohio, has good run of Gus
tom, and doing good business
S-l4. 80 If. JOEl, ELLIOTT.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

THE great Democratic boomerang
Jongee Thompson, says that "Resump-
ton and all its benefits could not have
occurred without Democratic help
Tom Ewing says "Resumption is the
source of all our woes" you pays
your monish und dakes your choice"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

WoN'T we have a lively campaign
when "the yellow fever hero" Luke
Blackburn, comes to Ohio, to tell the
Democracy what it is to be loyal and
virGuous, and how, moreover, to preserve
the putty of the ballOt-boX, and keep
away naughty soldiers, and spread yel-
low fever and small pOX.