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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
Relative Standing Of Candidates
Cincinnati Commercial. ]


WASHINGTON, May 5.-At no time has
the Grant boom been at lower ebb than
now. The managers of that boom now
begin to see the fatal rocks III the
stream, of which they have been so
many times warned. 1t is almost abso-
Iutely certain that the New York and
PENNSYLVANIA delegations can not be
held together, in which event Grant will
certainly fail of nomination. ShermanS s
chances are regarded by his friends as
constantly improving. He has very
wisely refused to antagonize the friends
of either Grant or Blaine, and he is sec
ond choice of a very large number of
these. There is good deal of feeling
here between the friends of Grant and
Blaine in reference to the way the cam
paign has been conducted. Many of
Grants friends say if Grant can't be
nominated that Blaine shan't be, and
this feeling will result, in a certain con-
tingency, in quite reinforcement for
Sherman. It is generally regarded here
that i'll the past ten days Grant has lost
ground largely, Blaine has relatively
held his own, while Sherman stock has
advanced rapidly. 1t is learned that
Sherman has very large second choice
strength, particularly i'll the Middle and
Eastern States. The rapid reduction in
the public debt has helped his "bsOm."
showing at least the result of wise man
agement of the government finances.
The stories that he is TO withdraw or
play second fiddle to other candidates is
all bosh. He will fight it out on this
line
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
The Secret of French Thrift,
ondOn Fortniuhtlv Review

Nothing is more remarkable i'll French
agriculture than the infinite variety of
purposes to which the land is turned.
Whatever the people want they produce
themselves, if intelligence and labor can
possibly extract it from the soil. In
these matters the division of labor that
obtains amongst them would be almost
incredible to those who have not Stndied
French agriculture On the spot. One
man will breed Il fOal, second will
wean it, and a third will break it in.
One will breed calves, while another
will make them into veal for the butch
er One man will grow one kind of
garden produce, another man another
kind, and so on through the whole list.
Different persons will grow different
kinds of fruit, and others, again, will
preserve them. All the time the eoun-
try will be growing enough corn and
meat for home consumption. l say
nothing of their wine and oil, for the
lessons in respect of those products
which they teach the world, it may be
supposed do not apply to US. Whatever
land, however, they give up to the vine
and to the olive is so much taken from
other things, but still OF those other
things they have plenty, and generally
something to spare. In the market gar
dens near Paris 5000 people are employ
ed. The land they cultivate let's for
from $50 to $240 an acre when proyi-
ded with wells and tanks. Besides
these, garden of about an acre and q
half requires plant of nearly $4,000 in
glass, mats, frames, tools, baskets, &c.
The marShy and boggy land round
AmienS, that has been reclaimed for
gardening, lets at from $40 to $50 an
acre, and sells from $1,000 to $1,000 an
acre. In the returns for 1873 we are
told that in France 1,250,0O0 acres are
devoted to gardening. Their small cul-
tivatOrs keep poultry on the some scale,
and with the same success. They sup
ply the whole of Europe with dried
fruit; and they might go far in the same
direction, were transport possible, with
respect to eggs and poultry and vegeta-
bles. The reason of all this is simply
that in France the land is largely divi-
ded, and cultivated for the most part
by the man who owns it. That is the
dominant fact which gives to the whole
agriculture of the country its power and
character. Nothing of this kind can be
done, no beginning of an apprOXima-
tion to it can be made, in a country
where the land is owned in territories
and cultivated in large farms by uHpro-
tected tenants and pauperized laborerS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
Ohio Democratic Convention.

COLUMBUS, May 6.-The Democratic
State Convention assembled in Com
stocks Opera House at IL o'clock, and
was called to order by John G. ThOmp-
son. Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee. In the course of 8 few remarks,
Mr.. Thompson urged harmony, and said
whoever Ohio stood by to-day would go
into the National Convention with a
strength that would greatly aid in secu-
ring the nomination from that body.
Frank Hurd, of Toledo, was chosen
temporary Chairman, and J. S. Grail.
Secretary.
Mr. Hurd made ringing speech, pre-
dieting with united effort the trium-
phant success of the Democratic party
in November. His reference to Thur
man as worthy of all honor from the
Democrats of the United States, was
greeted with long and continued ap-
plause.
The Convention reaSsembled at half
past2 o'clock. George L. Converse, of
Franklin, was chosen permanent Chair
man, and w. J. Gleason, of CuyahOga,
Secretary. Converse said that none of
the candidates named by the Republi-
cans expected to be legally elected, but
expected by either force, chicanery or
fraud to force themselves into office.
The Committee on Resolutions then
reported, instructing delegates -at-large
and requesting delegates to vote for
Thurman in the National Convention,
favoring the unit rule in the State, and
thestwo-thirds rule in the National Con-
vention.
The resolutions were adopted with
three cheers, and without debate.
The following were elecred delegates
at-large to the Cincinnati Convention !:
J. II. Wade, of Cleveland; Jas. B. Stead
man, of Toledo; John McSweeney, of
Wooster, and Dunbar Ward, of Leba-
non. Messrs. A. V. Rice, of Ottawa /;
Thomas E. Powell, of Delaware; Chas
Hibb, of Hamilton, and A. r. Vanclif, of
Pickaway, were chosen alternates The
Convention was very quiet and order
ly one.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
NEW RAILWAY COACHES.
Beautiful Designs and Tasteful
Decorations, Combined with
Perfect Ventilation and
Luxurious Up.
hOlstering.

Having secured appliance of approved
merit, designed to insure the greatest
possible protection against accidents OF
every character, the managers of the
Pittsburgh, Cindinnati & st. Louis Rail-
way Company, whose lines are more
widely and favorably known under the
title of the Panhandle Route, turned
their attention to further details by
providing for the comfort of patrons
and catering to the growing taste for
decorations in accordance with art prin-
ciples.
Twenty new coaches have been recent
ly added to the equipment for the Pan
Handle Route. and eleven more are be-
ing constructed.
These cars are finished in white wal
nut and bass-wood. The designs are en-
tirely new, the interior being finished
somewhat after the. Essstlake stSle.
Straight lines predominant throughout.
with effective carvings in place of ven
eering Mhe effect is much more pleas
ing than the old designs, giving the in
terror. the appearance of greater solidity
and strength. Large plate glass win
dows give passengers an uninterrupted
view of the beautiful scenery for which
the Panhandle and Pennsylvania Line
is noted.
Seats are supplied with easy springs
and luXuriously upholstered frames.
A feature of the new cars, which will
commend them to the travelling public,
is new arrangement for heating and
ventilating. Cold fresh air is collected
and forced, by the momentum of the
car, around the pipe and stove, and dis
tributed from thence through the Car by
fiue. This plan has proved very sue
cessful, since the adoption of an i'm
proved patent air receiver. The new
cars ore well lighted with sperm oil
lamps, yielding a soft, clear light, which
is reflected by the delicately-tinted head
Innings so perfectly that newspaper
can be read without straining the eyes.
When in motion, the comfort of passen-
gers, particularly while reading, is pro-
NOTED by the easy, soft movement of
the trucks, each spring Of which is made
to conform to specifications carefully
calculated according to the weight it
has to carry. The attention to details
enables the Panhandle Company to
invite its patrons to seats in more per-
fectly constructed coaches than have
been run heretofore
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
Local DRhlS.

In recent issue of 'BradStrcet'S' at
tention was called to the fact that one
of the most important branches of the
forthcoming census will be the eollec-
tion of the statistics of wealth, debt and
taxation. That department of the work
was so laxly executed in 1870 that the
figures proved to be unreliable; but four
years ago Mr.. Robert p. Morris made
careful examination of the subject,show-
ing that the debts Of $50 cities of the
United States had increased in ten years
200 per cent, the annual taxation sbOut
So per cent, the valuation of property
about IS per cent. The writer in Brad
streets constructs table of the local
indebtedness in 1879 of the seventeen
States of New York, Massachusetts,, Il
linoiS, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, kan-
sas, Missouri, Connecticut, Rhode ISL
and, New Jersey, New Hampshire, To-
wa, Tennessee, Nevada and Pennsyl-
vsnia, which foots up the very respect
able sum of S6S4,315,735. AT six per
cent, the taxpayers are paying yearly
upward rf S4l, 100000 for the blessed
privilege of owing this enormous amount
Then, it is computed that the net debt
of $50 cities last year was S517, ,lS6,Oll,
thus demonstrating that the greater
portion of the vast Indebtedness belongs
to the large municipalities. Such ig-
ures are calculated to make the people
pause and and ask themselves If It IS
not time to call halt upon public ex-
travagance; and. suppOsing that they
are reinforced-as they are sure to be
by the census of this year, they ought
to have a good effect i'll the direction OF
intoxicating and enforcing economy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
ROmish federation.

AT this time, when Bishop GilmOur is
boasting of the civilizing influence of
tine Romish Church and its religious tol-
Grafton, it is worth while to turn to the
liberation meted out while that church
was the paramount power in Christen-
dom. All have heard of the Huguenot
Massacre, perpetrated in France in 1872.
Saint Bartholomew will remain Il hor-
ror on the page of history as long as Ian
guage exists. At the instigation of
Catherine de Medicis the weak and
wicked Charles TX, gave consent to one
of the most terrible tragedies ever en-
acted in the annals of mankind.
The tocsin for the commencement of
the massacre sounded all over Paris at
3 o'clock in the morning. Henry of
Guise, with his uncle, the Duke of Au-
male, the Bastard of Angouleme, and
the Duke of Nemours, with other for
eigners, were instantly on their way to
the hotel of Admiral Coligny. DE Cos
sims was there with his guard. his argue
busters posted opposite that none might
escape. When the assassins entered the
room they found only two unarmed men.
Benin (the Bohemian), pointing his
sword at the heart of Coligny, asked {:
Are you not the Admiral ?" He re-
piled, 81 am; but, young man, you
should respect my gray hairs and not at
tack wounded man. Yet, what mat
ters it? You cannot shorten my life ex-
cept by Gods permission" The soldier
uttered a blasphemous oath, and plunged
his sword into the Admiral's breast.
Others in the room struck him also O;
Benin repeating his blows till the Ad-
miral fell to the floor. The murderer
now ran to the window and shouted into
the court yard, at is all overp Henry
of Guise, who. had been impatiently or
dering his creatures to make haste, was
not satisfied. Monsieur dAugouleme
will not believe 1t unless he sees him, /"
returned the duke. Benin raised the body
from the floor and dragged it to the
window to throw it out; but life was
not quite extinct, and the Admiral placed
his foot against the wall, family resist
Ing the attempt. He was then stabbed
several times, when, with assistance, the
body was thrown out. The Bastard of
Augouleme wiped the blood from the
face of the corpse. "Yes, it is her said
the Duke of Guise, kicking his body.
The head was cut off and carried to the
Louvre, and the trunk was left where it
fell until it had become the sport of a
rabble of children and was dragged
around Paris, and finally to the hang
man at the common gallows at Mont
faucon, and there hung by the heels.
All the court went to crafty their eyes
with the sight, and Charles said, rs he
drew near the offensive corpse, "The
smell of dead enemy is always sweet.
Benin was rewarded with the hand of
natural daughter of the Cardinal of
Lorraine, and Philip II. gave him six
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
The Old Story.

The morning sunlight looked in thrO'
the silken curtains, lighting the room
as with an angels smile,suddenly envel-
oping the face of It's occupant with a
strange brightness and transforming
her pale brown hair into waves of glis-
tening gold. Said the sunlight: "Maid-
en-, missed you from the garden where
| used to find you every morning, and l
came here to seek you. Summer will
soon be here with her roses almost as
bright as your cheeks. Are you i'll 9"
80, no" responded the maiden, warm
ing her thin, blOOdless hands in the sun
beam, "Only little weak; shall soon
out in the garden to greet you-to-mor-
row perhaps! l was just planning how
[ should arrange my flowers this year,
when you peeped in. Are my lilies up
yet?" "Yes, your lilies are up; l have
been warming them. 81 have tired you" :"
said the sunlight, as he noticed the wea-
rily dropping eyelids; 81 will come again
tomorrow if you are in the garden
and silently withdrew, leaving the fair
slumberer alone in the gloom. A few
hours later the moonlight stole softly
through the silken curtains, which were
gently rustling in the night breeze
How cOld!' said the moonlight, as she
touched the pallid brow, and then gen.
tly laid her hand on the pulseless heart.
Dead" she shudderingly whispered, as
she withdrew through the softly rust
ling curtains. 1t is the old. old story of
consumption. How she flatters her vic
tins at morning with hopes hOnied
words, and at evening makes them the
prey of the spoileri Statistics show
that One-third of mankind die of this
disease, and of these. far the greater
part are young persons between the ages
of fifteen and twenty-five, in the dawn
of manhood and wOmanhood. For many
years, consumption was generally be-
lieved to be incurable. But medicine in
her triumphant march against diease
has already added consumption to her
list of conquered. DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery cures this dread dis
ease if resorted to in time. For full
consideration of this disease and its ra-
tiOnal method of treatment, read the ar
ticle on Consumption in the Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser, the
most reliable popular work upon Physi-
olOgy, Hygiene, Diseases and their Rem
edies, yet published. Price $3.50. Ad-
dress the author, r. V. Pierce, NJ. D.,
Worlds Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
HAYES denomination.
A HINT THAT THE CHICAGO CONYEN-
TION MAY TURN TO HIN AS A
DARK HORsE.

WASHINGTON, May 4-The Star to-
night says editorially that "while it is
true that Hayes long ago announced
that he would not be candidate for re-
election, he would not be likely to re-
fuse nomination should his party ten
der it to him. 1t is not improbable, Ell
ther, that the Chicago Convention may
turn to the present incumbent as its
standard-bearer. The votes i'll the Con-
vention may may be so divided among
Grant, Blaine, aud Sherman as to pre-
vent either from getting the nomination,
and then there would naturally follow
some sort of a compromise. In casting
aho 1t for dark horse with the best
running capacity, attention would be
directed to the present administration,
and the very fact that there is nothing
to criticise or condemn in its four years
of government would constitute a
strong point in favor of giving it anOth-
er trial"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13

THE Anti-Tobacco refOrmers may find
encouragement to continue their cru
SADIE against the weed in some statistics
lately published concerning smoking at
Yale. Each class is graded in divi-
sions according to scholarship, the best
scholars being in the first, and so on
down to the fourth, where they are, in
the slang Of the campus, mot too good
scholars, but "just good enough" to keep
hanging by the eyelids. In the Junior
Glass it was found that only 10 out of
40 in the first division were addicted to
smoking; IS out Of 81 in the second; 20
out of 81 in the third; and % out Of 26
in the fourth. The proportion of smO-
kers, it will be observed, increases in
regular ratio with the falling off in
scholarship. The obvious inference is
that fumigation does not promote edu-
cation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13

day Posts are recommended TO invite
the cooperation of comrades and MEM
bers of the Grand Army, and of all who
may feel interested in these memorial
services. 1t is recommended that the
graves of the soldiers of the Revolution,
of the War of 1912, and of the War with
Mexico. receive like honors with those
who fought the great war against trea-
son. Where there are no Posts of the
Grand Army ex-soldiers and other citi-
zens are requested to see that the SOL
diers' graves are suitably decorated. 1t
is also recommended that each Post in
vite minister to preach memorial
sermon on the Sabbath preceding Deco
ration Day, and that the Post attend in
a body and join in said service. Reports
of the proceedings had by the several
Posts will be forwarded to these head
quarters to the end that the same may
be published. By command of
ID. W. THOMAS,
GOlfical Department Commander.
I. ID. MCGILLICUDDY,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
To a Bluebird.

o thou that wear'st the livery of the sky
(And rightly robed for thy so hopeful
song,
Would that 1 might thy spring-tide
lay prOlOng;
Pour fOrth-aS seemest thou-tO Him on
high
A breath as sweet! But, ah! too weak
am l.
Plume as may upon rarer gift,
Watching the weird cloud-phantOms
chasing drift,
And on the grass in shadOw-waves flow
by,
Or fed with fancies by the rustling frs,
The varied joy of which the mind par
takes,
And still the greater boon whence
faith awakes-
Yea, though / should attempt my very
most,
Twould De of song alone but as
ghost,
Compared with thine which now nv
breast SO stirs.
GEO. Z. GUERRIER, in Harper'S Maga-
zine for May.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Masonic Directory.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. 6 A. M.
ID Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
GEORGE BUMGARNER, W. NJ.
NJ. T. COPELAND, Sec'Y.
CT. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
y ROYAL Arch Masons. Stated convoca-
tions, first Friday of each month.
c. w. CARROLL, 81. P.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. "a, R. & s. M.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
Il. r. BUMGARNER, G. M.
GEO. MIToHRLI, Secy.
"OPE COMMANDERY, No. 26, Z. T.
IL Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
month. F. ID. BAILEY, Z. C.
L. Il. SEDwICK, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13


THE Democratic demagOgues all over
the country, at all of their conventions,
have commenced making the alleged
fraudulent election of Hayes an issue in
the coming campaign. The Cuyahoga
County Convention have passed resolu-
tions evidently under instructions from
headquarters, denouncing, in effect,
Hayes as fraud. These lying and hyp-
ocritical politicians know very well that
that the name of their own party is
Fraud" with a big "F." They know
they tried to steal the Maine Legislature
last winter by the most impudent sys-
tenn of thievery ever formed; they know
they stole nearly all the Southern States
by the aid of the drilled shot-gunners
and stuffing the ballot-boxes with tissue
tickets; they know that their preferred
candidate for the Presidency in 1876
tried to bribe the Oregon electors to
vote for him; they know that same can
didate sent cipher dispatches authorl-
zing the attempt to buy up the South
Carolina electors; they know that he
used money to bribe delegates at the
st. Louis Convention to vote for him {;
they know that their Congressman are
trying to steal the seats of Washburn
and Kellogg in the same manner that
they stole the seats Of other Republican
members; and now these infamous ras-
Gals have adopted the tactics of thieves
by yelling "stop hief."-Cleve. Leader.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
The Law RS 10 Vacant Premises:

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
has recently given the following de-
cision in relation to fire insurance: "Un-
der fire insurance a policy requires no.
tice to be given if the insured premises
become vacant, and if the assured fail
for six weeks to give notice it is inexcu-
BILE neglect, which will relieve the COM
pany from liability in case of loss by fire
occurring within the period of the vacan
cy. Such notice must be given within a
reasonable time. But company would
not be discharged from its obligation if
no notice is given of temporary inter-
ruption of continuous possession Incl
dental to a change of tenants"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13
Get Out of Doors!

The close confinement of all factory
work, gives the operatives pallid faces,
poor appetite, languid, miserable feel
ings, poor blood, inactive liver, kidneys
and urinary troubles, and all the physi-
clans and medicine i'll the world cannot
help them unless they get out of doors
doors or use Hop Bitters, the purest and
best remedy, especially for such cases.
having abundance of health, sunshine
ard rosy cheeks in them. They cost but
a trife. See another column.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13

THE National Conference of Charities
will meet this year at Cleveland on the
Goth of June, and remain in session four
days. The proceedings of the first even
ing will comprise an address by Cover
nor Foster and a review of the chari-
table work of the past year by General
Brinkerhoff, of the Ohio Board of State
Charities. Official delegates are expect
ed from large proportion of the State,
including many from the South. a sec
ton which has not often been represent
ed in the previous conferences.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13

a COLUMBUS dispatch says: The
friends of Senator Thurman, as well as
their chief, are highly delighted with the
situation of affairs, and now regard his
at the Cincinnati Conven-
ton as almost assured Their infOrma-
ton from the South is such as to justify
them in predicting the solid support of
that region, with Ohio at his back. The
leaders believe that, after the usual com
ballots, many of the Penn
sylvania delegation will rally to his sup
port. which, it is argued, will make him
so formidable as to influence others in
the same direction"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-13

IT is worthy of note that while Repub-
licans are numerous who say, and say
it boldly, that they would not vote for
either Grant OF Blaine, if nominated,
no Republican is heard to say he would
not vote for Sherman, or Washburne,
or Edmunds. At the same time it is to
be said that the election OF Grant or
Blaine would be extremely doubtful,
while with Sherman, Washburne, or
Edmunds, the party would be solidly
united, and its whole strength brought
to the polls.