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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20
ONE of the questions that vi

ONE of the questions that will collie up
before the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church is that of ex-
tending the pastoral limit beyond the
term of three years. 1t is said that the
Committee on Itinerancy has decided to
make report in opposition to the change
but minority report will be made in
favor of the extension, and thus the
whole matter will come up for discussion
by the Conference.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20
Philadelphia Wool.

MAY Wool-Dull and lower Ohio,
Penn. and w. Va. Xxx end above 5Oa
521ac extra 50a521ac; medium 55a6115c;
coarse soc; n. Y, Mich. Ind. and West
ern fine 47a50c; medium 55a57c; coarse
soc; washed combing and delaine 5Oa8O
unwashed SSa421Tc; Canada washed
combing 50a52S1c; tub washed 5Oa6Oc
pulled 4Oa5Oc
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yennbtP r

THE Sherman men at the East now
claim with confidence that at least ten
of the votes of New York will be cast
for Sherman on the first ballot, and that
the number will be increased on subse-
quent ballots. 1t is also claimed that
sherman is much stronger in New Jer-
sey than at first reported.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20

THE q. S. Senate on Thursday of last
week confirmed the appointment of Sam
uel N. Todd and w. A. Hunt as Census
Supervisors of the Second and Seventh
Districts of Ohio. But two other vacan-
cies out of the list of $50 supervisors ex-
isted at the time of their confirmation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20

DAY BY DAY the impression grows
stronger that Secretary Sherman ought
to be, and will be, nominated at Chicago.
Should he receive the nomination, he
will grow stronger and stronger with
the people every day from June to No
vemhtP
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20

THE Cincinnati Gazette is of the opin-
lon that if the contest in the Chicago
Convention is narrowed down to Grant
and Blaine. the best policy would be to
nominate Grant, as he is stronger with
the people than Blaine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20

TILDEN's latest political maneuvre il
q lid to be the formation of Democrat
ic ticket, with himself at the head, and
Senator Davis, of Illinois, for Vice Pres
ident.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20
p, C. g. ST. L. r. z.
Time Table East and West.
In Effect Sunday, April 4th, 1880.
GOING EAST.
LDaily
tDally except Sunday.


Accommodation train leaves Dendison 70 45 a
m, CadiZ junction AZ am, Steubeh Vile As a
m, arriving at Pittsburgh 10 20 am, stopping
at all stations between Dennison and Mans
field, connecting at Mansfield for Washington,
Pa
vile for Wheeling a. t5 35 am, ITO Is am, II So
pun and Is 40 pm. Returning leave Wheeling
t. o. am, III . pm; f. 30 pm and f5 As pm. ar
rtving at Steubenvtlle s IO am, - pm, 6 05 D
m and Is pm.
Sunday Train leave Wheeling at 45 am.
Arrives at Steubenville So am
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20
Thursday, May 20, 1880.

THE Wisconsin Democrats send an
uninstructed delegation to Cincinnati,
They are of the opinion that this is .
Nation. not a Confederacy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20

The State election for Judges of the
Supreme Court and other State officers
in Oregon comes off on the first Monday
in June. The Republicans claim that
they Milf"sweep the State"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20

ZANEsvILLE ACCOMMODATION leaves Zsnes-
villc daily except Sunday at 8 20 A. Ne, and
arrives at Columbus at $50 A. NJ. stopping
at all Stations.
MIXED Accommodations leaves Bellaire dali
ly except Sunday at 500 A. M, and arrives at
Newark at 4 45 P. NJ, stopping at all Stations.
MIXED ACCOMMODATION leaves Deshler at
2 42 A. NJ, daily, except Monday, and arrives
at Garrett at 900 A. NJ. Stopping at all Sta
tions.
Figures West of Bellaire inclusive are Co
lumbus time; except at Chicago.
Express trains run daily. Fast Line trains
run daily on Central Ohio Division and Main
Line; daily, except Sunday, on Lake Erie and
Chicago Divisions. Accommodation Trains
run daily, except Sunday.
THos. P. BARRY, Western Pass'r Ag't, Gin
cinnati.
l.. M. CoLE, Gen'l Ticket Ag't, Baltimore.
G. II. HUDsoN, Sup't Trans. Ohio Division
Chicago.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20
mcALlSTER'S
ALL EEAEING ALL HEALING
OINTMEN1Tg

This remarkable Ointment contains no Mer-
curial or other Mineral substance, and moth
Ing can be found in its composition that can
injure the tender infant or unduly effect the
aged or infirm. Being a Vegetable Prepara-
tion the ALL HEALING OINTMENT will
never injure you, but can be used with im~
punity by ALL. Its healing powers are won
derful, and the great reputation 1t has acqulr-
ed during the past S5 years speaks volumes of
praise for its merits, THIS OINTMENT HAS
THE POWER TO CA USE ALL EXTERNAL
Sores, Scrofulous HumOrs, Cutaneous Erup-
tions, Common Itch, Felon and Poisonous
wounds to discharge their putrid matter and 8
Scalds are instantly relieved. Chspped Hands
and Feet, Frosted Limbs and Chill blains are
promptly cured. Salt Rheum, BARRIERS Itch,
Ring Worm. &C.. are speedily eradicated.
i is rsReey seeSe PILES 5y a Pr DTSs
gists. or mailed free on receipt of 25c by HALL
RUCKEL. Druggists. 2lS Greenwich st. NY.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20

df1 nm returns in 80 days on 500 invested.
plHUU Official Reports and Information
Free, Like profits weekly on stock options
$40 to go. Address t. Potter Wright Co.,
Ban kers, IS Wall street, New York.
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i&dte Of Ohio, County Of Belmont, Ss:
IL. r. MITCHELL, Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
J. r. MITCHELL, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th
day OF Apr, 1880.
F. NJ. CowEN, Notary Public.
d COWEN,
Co7Tect-Auest: GEORGE BROWN,
g TROLL,
4-29-3t Directors.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First National Bank
OF
ST. cLAlRSVlLLE,

At ST. ClRirsville, in the State Of Ohio, at the
close of business, Apr. 23, 1880.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26

WE are indebted to friend for several
comics Of curious publication entitled
the Var Cry. 1t is the official organ OF
what is known in England as the "salva-
ton Army" an organization now recog-
nized in England as an evangelical agency
of considerable power. It's leader is
named Booth. He hos been at work for
fourteen years, although in a compare
lively obscure way until two OF three
years ago. lie is tall, dark, spare and an
gular, with shaggy and grislY beard,
piercing little eyes and enormous Roman
nose. He is nervous, earnest and bold.
He has none of the gifts or graces Of the
style Of oratory which is admired in re-
fined circles; but is a powerful speaker in
his rough way when he has an audience
Of working people in sympathy with him.
His followers are managed in military
fashion. There are one hundred and
twenty-five corps, with station for each,
and one hundred and eighty officers. They
endeayor TO preach the Christianity OF the
Bible, and to be in harmony with all Cos
pei Christians, while they make no organic
union with any. Booth respects all the
secls. He issues his orders to his officers,
and expects implicit obedience, which he
generally gets. His book OF orders and
regulations is volume Of more than one
hundred pages, going into detail as to
everything the officers and members Of the
Salvation Army are expected to do. The
"Hallelujah Lasses" are considered fully
the equal Of any OF the male forces in effi-
cheney. Among tho factory people and
the colliers in the coal mining districts the
labors of the "Army" have been most sue
ccssfully put forth. The Var Cryis Issued
more or less regularly. 1t bristles with
martial expressions, and is full OF the no.
ton ofmarching on the devil and annihi-
lating his forces. With all that is queer
and odd in Booth and his co-workers, no
seems to be honest and practical, las well
rs desperately in earnest in regard to the
conversion OF the poor, for whose good he
laboTs,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26

These fifteen Republican States have a
representation in the convention OF 800,
or only thirty more than the fifteen Demo-
cratic States in the other list. Yet the
fifteen Republican States will give the Re.
publican candidate lh0 electoral votes,
while the States in the other column can
not be counted on for a single Republican
elector 1t is an absuEdity and an injustice
that delegates from States which contribute
nothing TO the election OF candidate
should have a voice in the convention so
nearly equal to that OF the delegations
from States which are loyal to party. It
Is clear that in certain not impossible con-
tingences delegates from States and sec.
tons which are hostile to the Republican
party might force upon the convention
candidate exceedingly distasteful TO the
party in those States where the real
strength lies.
A system which is both illogical and I'M
Just, and which is exposed TO such dan.
gers, can scarcely be too soon displaced
by a better. We can see no good reason
why the Constitution OF the National
Convention should not be on basis SINH.
lar to that which governs in the organiza-
ton OF our State Convention, /. e., the
number OF Republican votes cast at the
previous election. 1t would not be nee.
essary that the size OF the Convention, al.
ready quite as large as is desirable, should
be increased. The only change necessary
would be redistribution Of the number
of delegates on the new basis. A State
which had cast 100000 votes at the pre-
ceeding Presidential election should have
four times as large representation in the
Convention as State which had given
only $1,000 Republican votes, and this
without any regard to the popula.
ton, the Electoral College, or any
other extraneops consideration, the num-
Der OF. Republican votes cast at the pre-
ceding Presidential election in any State
should DO multiplied by the whole num-
Der Of delegates constituting the conven.
ton, and the product, divided by the ag.
gregate Republican vote OF the nation,
would show the number OF delegates to
which the State was properly entitled. In
stead OF 746, the present number OF dele
gates, the number might be fixed at
700, for convenience OF calculation. A
convention constituted on this plan would
be as nearly representative OF the party
strength and as fairly indicative VI the
party desire as any system that could be
devised; aud 1t would be infinitely prefer
able to the existing system, which lodges
power in the hands OF delegates as rep
resentatiyes Of the party in the States.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26
A BIburous Community.

From the Bismarck ID. T.) Tribune.
Figures, as well as the Tribune, will
never lie. There are. probably few people
in this city who know the extent to which
the whisky traffic is being carried on. For
instance, there are thirty saloons in Bis.
marck, doing an average business in Ii
quors and cigars OF so per day. Thus
there is expended for liquors and cigars
$500 daily in this city, or $4,000 per an
mum. This is S2l9 per year to each male
adult, or about SIS per annum for each
man, woman and child. To obtain this
vast revenue there are, reckoning l23
cents to each drink or cigar, 1850 drinks
taken per day, or l,7l2,0O0 drinks per
year. Surprising one man was obliged to
serve these drinks, reckoning five minutes
to serve each customer, and ten hours per
day, 1t would take him thirty.nine years to
set upon the counter and rearrange his
bar, that which is consumed in Bismarck
in one year.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26
OUR BEsr.ABusED MEN.
=. Colonel 9Forney's Plea for the Abusct
characters.

/. Colonel 7Forney's PIea for the Abused
ChRracteFs.
Forney's Progress.
say, then give me the bestabused
character OF the ages, give me the men
and women who makes US think, the men
who run the gauntlet Of criticism. Give
me in preference to sneering doubters and
shallow sciolists, rather the iconolssts
who break the old bad ideals. I do not
want to startle you, but in the present
world l would rather trust another vii.
liam Goblet than another John A. Roe.
buck; another Tom Paine than another
Louis Napoleon; and OF the present age
in our own country, like old Bob
Toombs, OF Georgia. lie is a bully and q
braggart, but he is honest in his insanity.
And JEFF Davis have always known TO be
honest, although he is as cautious as Ed.
ward Everett, and as cold. Ineed not re-
peat how I honor Ben Butler, who says
more good things and does less selfish ones
than forty such money hoarders as the
elder Astor. A sincere pessimist Is Jere-
miah S. Black, OF Pennsylvania, able, sour,
honest and utterly intraCtable; but ]. like
him because he has stuck too long on the
wrong side to judicially see the right one.
Such dead aggressiveS as Ben Wade, Thad-
deus Stevens, Charles Sumner, Zach
Chandler and Henry O, Carey who stood
in the pillory OF criticism all their lives and
retaliated with all their best ability, l
knew better than their antipodes that l
have named, and every bitter word they
spoke can match with number OF sweet
acts OF goodness. Like their Southern op-
posites, they were real, earnest and
plucky, as far removed from the chronic
concelt Of many Of the modern English as
il they were creations Of another planet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26

Atthe recent Industrial Exhibition at the
Champs Elysees, Paris, NJ. Perreaux Of
orne, exhibited a steam velocipede. The
generator, the fireplace and the motor are
arranged behind the saddle OF the veloci.
pede, after the manner OF the portmanteau
Of q. horseman. Chains or belts transmit
motion from the engine to the wheels. All
the parts are small, well put together, and
very compact. The small tubular boiler is
cylindrical and has a capacity OF about
three quarts; and at the:sides there are
two receptaCles containing a sufficient
supply OF water to last during journey Of
two or three hours. The piston OF the
engine is about one inch in diameter
and has threeinch stroke. The
whole engine is mere plaything, and
yet, with a pressure OF three and q half
atmospheres, It has sufficient power to
drive the velocipede at speed Of from
fifteen to eighteen miles per hour. The
fireplace which heats the boiler Is an in,
genious novelty, and consists Of a small
gasometer fed by wood spirit. The vapor
OF the alcohol issues through holes, aud
gives a flame endowed with great calorifc
power. Tho fire is lighted at will, and in
q few minutes steam Is up. a method Is
provided for regulating the escape Of the
alcohol vapor, and consequently the in.
tensity Of the heat. Externally the boiler
Is furnished with tubes rolled in the form
OF spiral, so that the steam which Is
produced circul ates through these con-
and Is exposed directly to the
fire before entering the motor. The steam
being superheated, no water Is carried
over with 1t. With a speed OF eighteen
miles an hour, the cost Of alcohol consum. |
I'd Is from forty TO sixty cents (this calcu.
alton, Of course, for France.l
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26
Adylcc:to Booiish People.

SATURDAY Review
We may end with a few words OF practi.
cal advice to persons about to have books
bound. First, they must increasingly pro.
test against the use OF the mangling "plow.
knife" with which the careless binder cuts
the margins OF books to the quick. It Is
better, on the whole, to have books bound
with rough edges Though these attract
dust than TO have the margins mangled
with an atrocious cruelty that positively
robs book Of all pecuniary value. Again,
do not send new book to the binder.
The sheets are still damp and print OF on
their opposite neighbors. Avoid vellum;
it dirties easily; It has no beauty, Except
in so far as II reminds the observer OF
Dutch cheese, which some think recon.
mendation,) and very little variety can be
produced on the surface. 1t is also diff.
cult TO make title-pieCes In leather adhere
TO the greasy surface. Again, let the dec
Orations be appropriate. Do not have a
black.letter romance oil chivalry fooled
with the howery ornament OF the eigh-
tenth century, nor dress Rabelais in q
coat after the fashion oiDerome. Lastly,
don't hurry the binder. Hasty work Is
incompatible with good binding, and good
bindings are the best ornament OF a Il.
brnrv
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26
NATIONAL :PoLITICs.

A Kick Against the Makeup OF the Con.
yeutIon-RepubIiean objection TO the
PreFondeFatIug Infihenee of Non.Re.
publican States.
From the Boston Journal, 6aepl,
We have published table shoYing the
representation to which each State Is emit.
tied in the National Republican Conyen-
ton. The basis of representation, as we
stated, is the electoral college, each State
being given twice as many votes in the
convention as It has electoral votes, while
in addition, each Territory has one vote
and the District OF Columbia two. What
the arguments may have been on the
strength OF which this basis OF representa-
ton was first adopted, we have not now
time to inquire, nor is it matter Of very
great consequence. 1t will be clear, how
ever, in our judgment, to any one who
makesa candid study oil the matter. that
the system Is illogical in theory and I'M
Just In practice.
It Is illogical in theory, because 1t pro-
ceedS seemingly upon the idea that the
National Republican Convention is con-
yention Of States, and that It's basis OF rep
resentation should be the voting populal.
ton Of the States as determined by theii
strength in the Electoral College. But the
Convention is not a convention Of states
but a convention OF party, and the only
logical basis OF representation Is the
strength OF the party in the several States
To state an extreme case, let US suppose
that in the great State OF New York the
Republican strength had dwindled to 10,
600 or 10000 votes. The electoral vote O
New York is thirty.fve, and the presen
rule would give the State twice that mum
Der Of delegates in the Convention. Tha
ia TO say, the little handful OF. Republican
voters in the State Of New York woult
have seventy representatives in the Con
J yention, while an overwhelming Repub
lican majority in neighboring and small
err State might have less than one-tourti
as many.
But the rule which fixes the representa-
ton in the convention is not merely illog
lical in theory, 1t is unjust, and we nigh
even say dangerous, in It's workings. Tn
illustration which We have given abov
7 NAV be regarded as an extreme case, Blu
5 it Is only an example Of what actual.
; occurs under the present system. Let u
look at the "Solid South" for instance
The following shows the representation
3 OF eleven Southern States:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26
Sources Of ReNenue.

"who pays the revenueP" is an inter-
estiug question always, but is difficult to
answer. "where does the revenue come
froIn?" is equally interesting, and more
easily answered. During the last fiscal
year, ending June 80, 1870, the duty col
iected upon imports aggregated $3.50, $685.
4S5. This was made up Of duty collected
upon hundreds Of articles Of foreign pro.
duction and manufacture. The following
is list of the articles upon which duty
amounting to million dollars and oven
was collected during the year:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26
PROPOSALS WANTED.
Notice to Contractors &BuiIders
OPFIcE or 7HE BOARD or PuBLIc WoRKs,
WHEELlNd, November Is, 1870.

OPFIcE OF IHE BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS,
WHkELlNd, Noyember1 Is, 1870. J
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board OF Public Works, Of the State Of West
Virginia, addressed TO the undersigned, up TO
70 o'clock noon, OF March the LIST, 1880, for the
ALrERArIoSs IN, and the ADDITIONS TO, the
Building known as the State House, at Chares-
ton, KAnawhA county, West Virginia, accord.
ingto the plans and specifications furnished by
@. q. Kemble andA. PEBBLES, joint Architects.
Bids will be received for the whole, and the
several parts Of the work. Plans and speCiG.
cations may be seen at the Capitol Building,
in Wheeling. on and after JANUARY l, 1880.
and any information relative thereto may be
obtained by applying 70 &C. Kemble, the
Architect, resident at Wheeling, West Va.
Bonds and security, approved by the Board
OF Public Works, will be required OF each
contractor. The right Of receiving or reject.
Ing any or,all bids Is reserved.
BY order Of the Board OF Public Works.
not7 s. BRADY. se0'y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26
American pIseOntent.

1t is both the curse and blessing of our
American life that we are not quite content.
We all expect to so somewhere before we
die, and have better time when we get
there than we can have at home. The
bane OF our life is discomfort. We say we
will work 50 long, and then we will enjoy
ourselves. But we find 1t Just as
Thackeray has expressed II. "When l
was boy" he said, ~ wanted some
taiTy-it was a shilling-I hadn't one.
When was a man, had shilling, but
didn't want any tafiy."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-26
travels and Explorations in the East.

Travels and Explorations In the East.
Messrs. Phillips & Hunt, New York
have in press, and will issue during the
present month, q work Of rare merit, un'
der the title Of "Recent Travels and En-.
plorations in Bible Lands, consisting oil
sketches written from personal obserya'
ton giving results Of recent researches in
the East, and the recovery Of many places
| in sacred history long considered lost. II.
lustrsted with new maps and many orig
inal engrayings, by Frank S. De Hass'
D. D., Member Of American Geograph-
ical Society, and late United States Consul
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