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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01


THE contest between Garfield and
Hancock will be a contest between a
man born and reared amid humble sur
roundingS, who has worked his way into
high position i'll the public service, and
one born in the midst of aristocratic
surroundings and in a family of infiu-
ence; between an ariStocrat, who has
been an army officer ever since ar
irving at manhood, and a man of the
people in as large sense as was Abraham
Lincoln; between a man who has made
no mark upon the pages of his country'S
history except such as was made by his
sword, and one who, dropping his books
and his business when the war drums
beat, served his country faithfully and
brilliantly in great war, and who since
the war has stamped upon every impor-
tant measure of legislation the impress
of his great brain. One is a successful
volunteer soldier, who acquired by his
own energies general education, and
who left home and promising political
station and a profession by which he earn
ed his livelihood, and volunteered for
service in the war; the other Il profess
sional soldier, who was educated by the
nation, who was given rank and gov
eminent pay, who was placed in the line
of promotion, assuring him life COM
potency and position above his fellow
men. One developed capacity in states
manship; the other pursued the path of
the professional soldier, and naturally
imbibed the idea that the army officers
are a peculiar class, lifted above popular
ideas and political questions. Both
were good soldiers-the one statesman,
patriotically volunteering in time of his
country's peril; the other following his
profession, and faithful to the nation
which had educated him and placed him
in aristocratic rank and pay for life.
Which of these men is most worthy
the support of that grand and noble
army of volunteers who saved the coun-
try from destruction, the professional
soldier, who returned to the narrow
routine of military life, under a class
system which suppresses ideas upon pop
ular government, or the volunteer SOL
dier, who returned to civil life and de-
yeloped high capacity in craftsmanship {?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

BROTHER THURMAN Jared very badly
at the hands of the brethren in Cincin-
matt. The State Convection of his par
ty in Ohio appointed delegates and in
structed them to support Thurman in
convention at Cincinnati. This they did
by appointing an anti-Thurman man
spokesman of the delegation, and at the
first opportunity more than half of them
deserted the old Senator and run off af-
ter strange gods, and then wound up
their eccentric proceeding by voting in a
body for man who is distinguished for
nothing except killing Southern Demo-
cEsts at Gettysburg and elsewhere.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01
soLoMON's CORNER.
COLERAIN.

A number of new reapers have been
purchased, yet there is more over-ripe
wheat to-day (MOnday) than we ever
saw here before; the breadth sown is
large, and the crop heavy and hands
scarce. Jefferson Brown has about 100
acres in wheat; other less farmers an
equal proportion. Some farmers have
discarded the use OF whisky and other
alcoholic swills- there is no more giving
out in the harvest field.
There will be a Sabbath School Picnic
at Hogue's school house on the Sd of
July. The Harrisville brass band and
several good speakers will add interest
to the occasion. Dinner will be pro-
vided-proceedS for a Sabbath School Ii
brary. A literary entertainment will
take place in the evening, and contest
for cane and book. All are cordially
invited. The school house is about one
mile from BartOn's station on the L. V.
r. r.
Some of our former citizens now in
Kansas, send home very discouraging re-
ports in regard to their wheat crop; the
chineh bug and heavy winds have nearly
ruined it.
Walter Bundy is still very low, with
no sign of improvement.
Arthur Murdock, of Nebraska, paid
his friends a very welcome visit last
week, after an absence of nine years; he
had been at the great Convention in
Chicago and concluded to call around
this way. There was joy in the home
ste2d-fOr wise son still makes a glad
father.
The T. Y. R. R. is hard on ealves-it
recently killed two for r. Coats; it also
run over a woman, but she received no
harm-she was passing under bridge at
the time.
The frequent showers have given the
vegetable kingdom a regular boom.
The pay car was along the T. V. r. R.
last week.
The Supervisor of Census may cOnsid-
er himself invited to our Sd of July.
The Rev. Farrar preached to a very
large congregation at Gray's school
house, yesterday. In two weeks he will
commence a series of discOurses at the
same place; Subject-"Gideon."
The locusts made a very brief stay
with us this time-the heavy rains has
tened their death. **.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

GAINESVILLE and Columbus Accommodation
leaves GAINESVILLE at $50 m. arriving at Co
lumbus at 9:20 m. Returning leaves Colum-
bus at 5: is p m. arriving at GAINESVILLE at 81
05 IN.
GAINESVILLE and Wheeling Accommodation
leaves GAINESVILLE at 7:15 a. m. arriving at
Wheeling at 11:50 a m. Returning leaves
Wheeling at 4:15 p m. arriving at GAINESVILLE
at S:15 p m.
Note on Running OF Trains
WEST BouND-The Pacific Express runs dai-
ly, Pullman Sleepers from Grafton to Sandus-
ky. The Chicago Express runs daily. The
entire train with Pullman Sieepers attached
Baltimore to Chicago.
EAST B0UND-Baltimore Express runs
daily, except Sunday. New York Express
runs daily, the entire train, with Pullman
Sleepers attached, Chicago to Baltimore
Also Pullman Sleeper Sandusky to Grafton.
Running Time.-Between Baltimore
and Wheeling, Baltimore time; Wheeling and
Chicago Columbus time.
Train leaving Columbus 1925 m. through
car attached for Sandusky.
w. E. REPPERT, Western Pass'r Agt, Co
lnmbus.
C. X. LORD, Gen. Pass. Ag't, Baltimore.
L. NJ. COLE, Gen'l Ticket Ag't, Baltimore.
o. II. HUDSON, Sup't Trans. Ohio Division
Chicago
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01
UNEONgOWN.

WE regret exceedingly to state that
while Mr.. Thomas C. Cox, young man
residing with Mr.. J. II. Sebirt, was hand
ling whip, the lash struck the ball of
the left eye cutting it open, destroying
the sight. and causing great pain and in
fiammation of the face and right eye.
All his acquaintances have cordial SYM
pathy for him, and everything that can
be done for his comfort is attended to
by Mrs. S. and members of his family.
WE are sad to announce the death of
little Frances, a three-year old daughter
of 7. X. and Emma Gregory. On Thurs
day Mrs. G. attended the commencement
exercises at Franklin College, the child
accompanying her. On the day follow
ing she seemed in her usual state of
bodily and mental health, but while
seated on the floor her mother noticed a
change as of pain, and running to her
she conveyed her to the open air, where
she almost Immediately expired. Fran
ces had been afflicted from birth, buC
such a sudden death was entirely un-
looked for. She was a bright-minded
child, and some of her sayings are treas
ured up in the hearts of the bereaved
parents. Mr.. Gregory, who was in the
express business at Springfield, was tel
egraphed for, and the burial took place
on the following Sabbath. Rev. Mil
ford addressed the audience at the
house, and large concourse of neigh
bors. composed the funeral train. Sim
cere sympathy is extended to the be-
reaved parents.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN ARMSTRONG
think that gal baby" is the incest ba-
by in the world, and that's the kind
they've got at their house this time.
Mr. C. H. VOORHEES, paid our town a
brief visit on Monday last. Charlie
was formerly a teacher here, and was
successful in his school.
THE ARMY WORM has disappeared
from this locality, and the damage done
was slight. We hope he may never re-
turn.
THE CENSUS of Wheeling township
(or more correctly speaking, the enumer-
alton of the people,, was completed June
25. The entire census will be be COM
pleted here June 20.
WE were covered all over with a
United States oath not to say anything
about anything, when we were interrO-
gated by the old gentleman at the Rail
road depot Now we are free to say
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

WHEN Horace Greeley was the Demo
cratic candidate for President in 1872,
their party platform remanded the tariff
question to the Congressional districts
they are not content with that equivocal
position this year, but resolve emphat-
ically in favor of tariff for revenue
ONLY, which means simply free trade
the extinguishment of the fires in our
furnaces-the destruction of American
industries and the impoverishment and
starvation of our operatives.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

OUR English-speaking friends of the
antipodes are amusing themselves with
the fallacy that our tariff will soon be
removed on woods, when they propose
to push American wOol-growers to the
wall. An industry that has increased
in sixty years from about S4000,O00 to
much more than S200,O00,00O, which
gives to the farmers ST0,O00,000 for raw
material is too valuable to the producers
and to the country at large to admit of
sudden and radical changes of imports.
N Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

THE Democratic Convention last
week adopted the experiment of pre-
tending to throw the destructive teach
ings of their party overheard, and in the
face of the chronic Democratic howl
about military satraps, in hopes of sue
ceeding to the control of government
pap" placed in nomination for the
Presidency purely military man, with
out known views on any of the mo-
mentous questions before the country
affecting the rights and prosperity of
the people.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

GEN. HANCOCK is magnificent war
rior. who greatly distinguished himself
in the war of the rebellion, especially
on the field of Gettysburg. Of him OH
that occasion the Cincinnati CONNER
cial says: mo Field Marshal whose pic
"ture stands forth in the big wars that
flame in the pages of history ever rode
down the lines where the death mes
"sengers were whistling more glorious
sly than Hancock at Gettysburg" But
no one will seriously claim that because
he is gallant soldier, therefore he will
make good President. He is simply a
soldier, who graduated at West Point
when twenty years of age, and who has
been in the army ever since. He is a
man utterly without experience in civil
affairs, and, it is fairly presumable, has
no more sympathy and feeling in COM
mon with the masses of the American
people than has one of the Field Mar
shals of France with the people of that
country. Gen. Hancock resembles his
magnificent nameSake, Gen. Winfield
Scott. in appearance. Like him he is a
professional soldier-like him he knows
little about anything except the art of
war-and like him we believe he will be
repudiated by the people as an aspirant
for the Presidency.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

THURMAN received 6S19 votes for
President, on the first ballot. Of these
A were from Ohio, 1 from Alabama, 8
from California, 2 from Connecticut, I
from Kentucky, q of vote from Mas
sachusetts, from New Hampshire,
each from Tennessee and Texas, and Z
from West Virginia. Treachery in the
Ohio delegation, which was instructed
for Mr.. Thurman, cooked his goose"
Payne took into custody the Ohio Thur
man boomers and killed cock robin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01
CAPT. A. 5. MCCLURE, of the Wooster

CAPT. A. ). MCCLURE, of the Wooster
Republican, has been nominated by the
Republicans of the 18th District for
Congress, to succeed Mr.. Monroe, who
declined denomination. We are graft
fed to know that the Captains nOmina-
tion is an election sure, for we feel GER
tain that he will be credit to his con-
stituency and take his place promptly
among Ohio's galaxy of able men. The
Captain was gallant soldier. He has a
finished education and is polished and
electrical speaker
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

Mr.. JOHN B. SHANNAFELT, the Re-
publican nominee for member of the
State Board of Equalization, stood at the
polls in Bellaire years ago when it was
dangerous to challenge the enterprising
Irishman, and did his full share toward
protecting the ballot-box from the dan
gerous elements that thronged about the
polls in that embryo city. He is man
who shrinks from no obligation that So
ciety imposes upon him, and who al
WAYS braVely does his duty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

THE Republicans of Belmont county
are well satisfied with the nominations
of their party so far, and if they are
equally fortunate in their county NOM
nations may carry the county. The
present Democratic management of the
county is extravagant and vulnerable,
and it may be overcome and routed if
the Republicans are wise and prudent in
their nominating convention, and con-
duct such vigorous and aggressive
canvass rs the occasion requires.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

SINCE the nomination at Cincinnati
the Democratic press have been diligent
in circulating an alleged telegram from
John W. Forney, editor of the Philadel-
phia Press, congratulating Hancock, ap-
proving of his nomination, and pledging
him the vote of Pennsylvania. The
Press of Friday, ought to thoroughly
dispel the idea that Mr.. Forney was ev-
er guilty of sending out such piece of
literature. Here is what it says:
The nomination of Gen. Hancock
represents no principle but that Of sup
posed availability. He was a good sol
dier. 6It there his title begins and ends.
He has no claims to craftsmanship, no
experience i'll civil adminiStl alton, no
discipline in public affairs, no fixed po-
sitiOn or known convictions on any OF
the questions of present public interest.
The country will regard him with the
respect and honor which belong to his
soldierly service; but when it comes to
consider his fitness for the Presidency it
will remember that personally he has
had 10 training for its high demands,
and that politically he represents an ,ua-
changed Democratic party" And the
Press goes on to ask whether any living
person knows the views of Gen. Han
cock on any of the vital questions
of the hour. Has he any opinion upon
finance, the tariff, State rights, and the
overshadowing questions of National
supremacy and the equality of all men
men before the law? To ask these ques-
tions, says the Press, "and to receive no
ansWer-fOr no answer can be made-is
simply to emphasize the truth that Gen.
Hancock, honorable as was his career
when he fought under Lincoln and
Grant, is nothing in politics or civil life
apart from the Democratic party. He
can not be distinguished from those ,Oho
hqUe nominated him. Their principles
and tendencies are his. They have nom
mated him, not because he represents
any distinctive ideas or advanced pur-
poses which they are ready to adopt, but
because, without any regard to priHci-
pie, they hope to gain power under the
cloak of his military fame"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

IT will be a sad sight to see the an
cient rock-ribbed Democracy of Belmont,
who for twelve years have growled
about "the man on horseback" bowling
through the streets in Hancock process
sions and bearing aloft banners having
upon them the name OF that
ideal "man on horseback" and profes-
sional soldier, General Winfield Scott
Hanoaok
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01
ANOTHER terrible steamboat disaste

ANOTHER terflDIe Steamboat ulSaStel
occurred near New York City, OH Mon
day. in which about fifty persons are re-
ported lost. The steamer Seawahanka,
a boat which makes daily trips in Long
Island Sound, took fire while passing
through He'll Gate, about five o'clock in
the afternoon. Although she was but
half mile from shore, so rapid was
the spread of the flames, that she was
entirely consumed before land could be
reached. There were about 300 passen-
gers aboard, of whom number were
drowned, while others were burned to
death.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

HANCOCK has been in the hands Of
Democratic politicians of the Southern
school ever since he attempted to set
aside the reconstruction laws in Louis
lana. The Presidential bee has been
buzzing in his hat ever since he fell in
love with the outraged white-liners, ard
allowed the Ku-Klux to flourish under
his administration in the South.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

But LITTLE INTEREST was taken In
the National Democratic Convention,
as compared with the Republican. The
brethren were evidently rejoiced that
Tilden got out of the way, and on the
evening of the second day of the Con-
ventiOn busted themselves in hunting
up a combination which should be es-
pecially strong in the close States. On
assembling Thursday morning it was
apparent that Gen. Hancock would be
nominated for President. The first bal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

THE thousands of employees of the
iron mills, the cotton factories, the glass
factories, the potteries, the silk mills
and the vineyards of the North and
West are not likely to vote for party
whose platform declares for the aboli-
tion of that protection to American in
dustry which affords them steady labor
and good wages.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

AN enthusiastic Democrat saw some
safes being taken from the Treasury
Department at Washington the other
day, and his remark was: "By heavens!
they've begun to move out already" 1t
is this hankering after Office that is in
fusing noise into the Hancock boom.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

THE Democratic party have been in
Weighing against military aristocracy''
and "those blood-sucking impositions
National Banks for the past eighteen
years. Now the rank and file of that
party are asked to swallow radical rep
resentatiyes of both these classes. There
are some signs that many of the "rock-
ribbed" do not take to the dose kindly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

THE Chicago Times asserts that Re-
publican newspaper at New York is
said to have bundle of documents,pur-
porting to show that Gen. Hancock has
improperly diverted to his own use some
of the rents collected from tenants in
in the army building in the metropolis.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

THE Democratic party will find the
majority of the business men of the
country against them this year more
powerfully even than 1876. The wheels
of trade and commerce are moving along
satisfactorily, and the mercantile COM
munity breads the dangers and agita-
tions of political revolution in the
goYernment.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

THE Boston Herald Qnd) closes re-
view of the political situation in these
words: 1--WE are inclined to think that
Garfield will grow upon the second sober
thought of the people, because of his
actual qualifications for the chief mag
istracy, and that Hancock will lose by
the character of a part of his following
and his lack of civil experience"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

AFTER diligent inquiry it becomes
our painful duty to announce that Col.
Charlesworth is the only Democrat OF
st. Clairsville who seems especially en-
thusiastic over the nomination of Gen.
Hancock. The Colonel was an enthusi-
astic supporter of Gen. Scott in 1852.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

HANCOCK will not be officially noti-
fed of his nomination until July 18th,
when the Committee of the Cincinnati
Convention will meet in New York to
perform that duty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

Cincinnati does not show up so well
in increase of population as Go some of
the other cities, but the Commercial
truthfully says she more than makes up
for this by her increased wealth and
culture. st. Louis is very much dissat-
isfied with the exhibit made by her. It
will be observed our neighbor across the
river makes a good showing,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

GEN. SCoTT was the most illustrious
American soldier of his time, and yet
only five years after his conquest of Mex
leo he was able to carry but four States
in a race for the Presidency against an
obscure man.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

GEN. HANCOCK draws salary as Ma
jor General of $500 year, besides al
lowances of five rooms, five horses, fuel,
servants, etc, which would swell the to-
tai to $4,000 year. He has lived off
the government ever since he was six
teen years of age, forty years ago.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

HANCOCK made good hurrah candi-
date, for the time being, but the Ameri-
can voters are doing heap of thinking
this year, and the campaign is not to be
won on the hurrah plan.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

IT is a matter of history that General
Hancock, in command at Washington,
made haste to have President johnson
suspend the writ of habeas corpus, so as
20 prevent Mrs. Surratt being taken out
Of the hands of the military by the civ
IL authorities
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01
SOME of the cities are alread

SOME of the cities are already approx
imating their population at the tenth
census. The following table will exhib-
it the comparison of growth of such ci-
ties in the last decade, the figures for
1880 being in round numbers:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

that we do "live in this township"-that
ours is the 3Sth "district"-that it is 3
whole township"-that it is census
blanks we have lin that big book" That
we are going on this train" and that it
is cal2muS we shave in our mouth"
sOLoMoN's CORNER.
No. 76-The profile head and face on
the new daddy dollar was designed from
the classical Grecian features of Miss
Anna Williams. Morgan, the designer,
fastened his wife's chin on the lower
part of Annals face, and sent the design
to have die made. This beautiful pro-
file is good for four oyster stews or two
concert tickets.
No. 76-Niagara River and Falls
were dry (almosD in 1S4S. Lake Erle
is computed to be about thirty feet
deep. II.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

Hon. CHARLES TOWNSEND, member
of the Ohio Legislature from Athens
County, and candidate for Secretary of
State, has sent to Governor Foster his
resignation as Representatiye.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

A COLUMBUS school teacher under
took to run away with the contribution
box, Sunday night, while the congrega-
tion was bowed in prayer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

Hon. JOHN C. NEW, ex-U. S. Treasurer,
says there is no doubt about a Republi-
can victory in Indiana in October.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

PliIaGelOAiA Wool.

JUNE 39-Wool-Firm; Ohio, Penn
and w. Va. Xxx and above 4Sa50c; extra
47a49c; medium 49a5Oc; coarse 43a45c
n. Y, Mich, Ind. and Western fine 44S
44c; washed combing and delaine 42a
521lc; unwashed medium 33a36; tub
washed 45a5Oc; pulled 40a45c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

OHo's Uncle Dick wants to go to
Congress, now. Will somebody please
tell us what he does not want?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01
DISTRICT TICKET.

MCCLELLAN can sympathize with
Hancock. He knows how it is himself.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-01

Customer-"Why are Malt Bitters' so
popular?"
Druggist-"Beca ,as a food Medicine,
they enrich the blood, harden the mus
cles, quiet the nerves, perfect digestion. -
IL 4w.