Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27
BRIDGEPORT.
News items arc scarce as delegates to
the Democratic convention.

News items arc scarce as delegates to
the Democratic convention.
School examinations are in progress.
The embryo Congressman and Presi-
dents, with their ladies, are acquitting
themselves handsomely.
Levi White who suffered amputation
of his thigh last fall, has been suffering
severely from an affection of the stump
resulting, we hope, from an accident
We all earnestly hope for his speedy and
thorough recovery. OHIO ~
James Alexander ex-County Commits
sioner is very sick of pleuro-pneumonia,
with no hope of his recovery. Mr.. A.
has long suffered from the usual cold in
cident to the season, and though quite
sick no serious result was feared till
within the past few hours, when his dis
ease assumed more inveterate type and
seems destined to take his life.
In response to extensive advertising
one of the largest and most thoroughly
respectable outpourings of the DemOcra-
cy ever witnessed in Belmont county,
occurred at Bridgeport on Saturday last.
The day was suspicious, the occasion
was inspiring, and the unterrified had
on their best "bib-and-tucker." At an
early hour in the afternoon the vast
crowds began to surge through the town.
The sun shone brightly and under its
benignant rays the Martins Ferry dele
CATION headed by ex-Confederate Robert
Sweeney, and followed by an immense
cortege consisting of a recent importa-
tion from West Virginia, and more re-
Gently an applicant for position in the
Ohio Penitentiary, who were Joined by
the Bridgeport delegation consisting of
Jim Lyle, and together, amidst the
plaudits of the thronged sidewalks the
procession moved like an army with
banners to the place of meeting, which
was soon organized by appointing one
delegate Chairman, another Secretary,
and the third Committee ON resolu-
tions; having exhausted the panel no
other officers were inaugurated. In due
time the committee on resolutions re-
ported the following which were adopt
ed amidst whirlwind of enthusiasm.
Resolved, as the sense of the Democ-
racy of Eastern Ohio, in convention this
day assembled, that Samuel j. Tilden is
brick as near as we are able to cypher
the thing out. - -t-
Resolved, That the spirit of forgive
ness exhibited by Mr.. Tilden in so soon
re-instating his bad nephew Pelton 30
the uncleistish roof is convincing proof
that the boy and his uncle knew what
they were about when the lad was sent
out as the scape-goat into the Democrat
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such tender forbearanee and forgiveness
as the uncle's has its parallel only in
King David and his boy Absalom.
Resolved, That the recent conduct of
Dr. Keifer, at the Soldiers Orphans
Home, meets with our hearty approval,
and we hereby request our. Representa-
tives in the Legislature to diligently en-
quire into the matter and report to US,
if the DR.. did all that could reasonably
be expected of Democrat in the inter
est of "Tilden and REFORM
Resolved, We hail with inexpressible
delight Mr.. Tilden's announcement of
his immense profits in the elevated street
railway of New York, and hail it as a
harbinger of a replenished barl-the
hope of the Democracy-and the salve
of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Steuben-
vile Gazette.
Resolved, That with the st. Clairsville
Gazette we will howl 'frod at Hayes
military despotism and bayonet rule
Resolved, That as Democrats we ten
der to Hon. S. ]. Tilden our unqualified
thanks for his able treatise on Democra-
ey as embraced in his extensive work on
cyphers. a"H ..s......
Resolved, That our thanks are due and
are hereby rendered to Nephew Pelton
for his able exposition of cypher Democ-
racy, but condole with him in his mis-
fortune in being caught in the act.
Resolved, That as we are too full for
utterance tO-day-we postpone making
any nominations to-day-but commend
the careful study of the cyphers toall.