The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-19
BELMONT COUNTY.


ST. Clar'vIIIe Letter in the Cincinnati Commercial.
We clip the following from the Cincin.
natl Commercials Belmont county cores.
poudence. 1t shows that there is n very
great diversity Of opinion on the coming
election in Ohio and in Belmont county
in particular.
Mr.. Hamilton Eaton, County Treasurer
and Democratic candidate for reelection
Ewing will carry the State. Chances
are about even in Belmont county. Ride
will run ahead Of his ticket. I've Mil
carry the county by 500 majority, ana
elect Atkinson Representative. Taxes are
paid with more than the customary a!ac.
lity. The delinquency this year is about
so 900; nearly the same as last year.
Sheriff Samuel Hills, a wounded Union
soldier-l positively believe Belmont coun.
Ity will 20 Republican. am con fdenl
Foster will carrythe county. Mr.. Akin.
son is Il strong partisan, SO have hopes
OF lIOguc's election, though the county is
considered Democratic. There is no doubt
in the world about llollingsworth' $ cleo.
ton. Business is on the best footing for
many years. There are few executions,
most OF which are paid before the salesare
made.
Colone! James T. Charlesworth, of the
old TwCnty.iiith Ohio, was found at his
Office, just across the street, and in his
CORDIAL, urbanc manner, amongst other
things, said | was an old Line Whig, hut
became LocOtOco on the tariff Question.
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hard | have lived here all my lie, and
l have never seen things SO uncertain, 30.
Iltically, as ut present. Last year We had a
200 National vote; this year there " i'll not
be one fourth SO many cast. Thrcr.iourtls
OF the returning ones will vote with the
Republicans, SO il was given to betting |
wouldn't give odds on either partv. The
Ihardmoncy Democrats will vote for Ew.
ing, though they don't like him. Like mn
they have been voting that ticket for many
years, and many families, like the Aults.
with It's twO hundred voters, have from
time immemOrial voted because they nd.
mred Z? the great principles they never
read about, OF their party. The truth il
both candidates for Representative ar0 of
the Joe Gclgcr damphoOl order, and nei.
thcr one could d0 anything in Columbus
but vote. II Boo beats Sol. il will hr me.
cause Sol. does not look after the bovs like
Bob always does. There is not a m6rlvarn
in l'ichIand township, and for years We
have poured our surplus into the Eellaire
Improvements, $4,000 going that way
INTO IN agricultural implements works,
80 UOO to one firm, $4,000 to another
| Our farmers are not wcll.tp.do. TINY ara
absolutely wealthy, There are fertile
fields III this vicinity that have been culli.
waited year after year for lity summers
and, like limestone lands, Show no signs
ul decay. We are above the fogs $3.50 irct
above the Ohio and the Mosquilor.) and
hate 10 have to leave. Prosperity il com.
lug. Legal business has fallen or one.
third the past year favorable omen.
W heat 0nc'iiith greater yield than miss
Oats much better. Cora crop very good
and made now"
Mr.. W. 5. kcnuon, attorney, former
Republican partner Of Hon. Mill. SayIrr
Of Cincinnati, and son OF the oldest liyinv
o&'mcmbcr Of Congress alive today
though suffering with that king Of ills In.
lIam'nat"ry rheumatism, kindly helped
ypnr representative 10 all the news he
''HI"' lHNIN'l VIII carry lie lIublIt
county by Il decisive majority. The pco.
pie are tired Of the foolish lomagogr,cs
and desperate COnfcdcmtcs now in control
at Washington. The mills arc bulzinv,
the COrniiclds bending down halfway 10
the earth with the richest crop Of the de.
Cadc; the gamers are all lulI, the bank de.
posits are heavy, and the people conf.
dent, happy and thankful; the times arc
10, lr0pitiOuS for Democratic success, 80
liir, "mcnbNCkGrs will br with lis, and wc
"'Il gam two Republican mcmbcro Of the
next General Assembly"
Judge g. Y. Carroll, chairman Of the
County Republican Central Committee:
"BcImonti is erect She Joins tho Rcpub.
Iican column next October, Onr party
never wns in better shape, Wc will make
votes on the financial isnucs on Inn mnch
Confederate Brigadlcrism, ,lc under cIIr.
rent Oi confidence in Sherman and Tho
Republican leaders Is strongly in lnvor,
and We gun all the Grccnback vote ihnt
last year numbered $50. Asnn cxo,mmIo
tho poll Of Kirkwood township IL just in,
and In it, where lOI National votes we're