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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-09

guns ana BknlkIng behind others for sale
covert? Such dodging is in full keeping
with their policy, in getting up papers
asking, in their interest, for the removal OF
a public officer, and enjoining secresy on
the appointing power a. to the grounds or
which such action ia sought. True "sol
diers" understand there are blows to re
ceipe, as well MS blows to gire.
As already stated, the real grievance o.
the Sentinel with the Collector, is the lac
that he appointed Mr.. ]. w. Ross as
Deputy, without consulting the editor o
that paper; and for nearly four years th'
latter has been harping upon an ALLEGED
! removal of a Wood County soldier" IRE
ferring to Frank NJ. Young, of Weston
Now. the truth ia, that Mr.. Y. was not "re
moved Mt all, but resigned his position a
Deputy, In order to run for County Clerk
{ TheCollector ltft the matter wholly to him
and he decided To resign, when Mr.. Ros
was appointed. That il all there is Of tha
bngaboo.
= The Sentinel goes back to Mr.. Waggoner'
y opposition 10 j. NJ. AShley'S reelection Il
y Congress, fnr grounds for nrraigning Mr.
w. as !" disorganizer" II would seem 4
be a little late, IN This year 1881, To set u
+, support Of Jim" Ashley, M test a
!. Republican loyalty. But these "Woo
@ Comfy fellows" want "harmony in tn
e ranks" and thai il their way TO get IL,
" II is Noticeable, that in all the Se,tin,
u snyH, II does moi call in question a singl
= statement Of fact made by the JOURNAL
d nor does il pretend to justify the pitifu
e sneaking, cowardly dodge of secresy, b
I which the ring undertake to steal the Co
/ leciorship. Personal abuse, mixed wit
u whining over the exposure Of their dirt
G trick, constitutes tho only reply they dar
q 10 mike. No wonder they want to slil
discussion oi lheir indelcuSible eourse.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-09

1Eyssa S9aly $40
@ ! ! a
EsfFyy5A for this style Of PHILADELPHIA
zz.assissSsG@ SINGER. Equal toany Singer In tho
lyy!trf' 71f\i5 market. Rrnirniber, tce send
Es8l HIM IL to BE- r.rdniucd before yOm
ETss9 Y. <SSAI 7,Gy for II. This is the same
&1H XIlAETIS style other conrAnies retail for $50
M NV All Machiu-s warranted for three
fH 1NN years. Send for Illustrated Cir
paJNH p5erssSHA cular and Testimonials Address
&sS& sASSrA CHARLES 4. WOOD 4 CO.,
s9 II n fshlh ST., Phladslphi, p.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03
FhG Strongest Bank in N. Jersey Wrecked.
THE CASHIER MISUSES FUNDS.

The Mechanics National Bank at
Newark, n. j., closed its doors Monday,
upon the discovery that the cashier had
consumed S2,000,000 of its funds in loans
which there was no hope of recovering.
The bank was the largest bank in New
ark. Upon discovering the condition of
affairs, the directors, who were among
the most prominent and wealthy people
of the city, offered to subscribe 100000,
to put the bank in condition to do busi-
ness, " hen the cashier responded that
100000 would not do it. Baldwin,
the cashier. who is responsible for the
terrible crash, states that about the year
1878 he began to make loans to c. Nu-
gent g. Co., morocco manufacturers,
without security or the sanction of the
directors. Having begun, he was in the
power of Nugent & Co., aHd continued
the accommodations, sometimes loaning
them S5C 900 In one month, till the total
increased to a ruinouS amount. Nugent
assured him that he had large property
and capital in his business, which would
make all the loans good Nugent was
well aware that he baldwin, was using
the banks money, and always promised
to surrender his property in case of any
trouble. Under these circumstances the
loan increased till it reached oyer S2,-
100000.
The manner in which this business
was transacted was thus: Nugent would
give drafts on friends in New York,
which would be credited to him as cash,
and Baldwin would use the banks mon
ey to take up the drafts when due. The
books were so falsifed as to show the
accounts to be correct. Finally. howev-
er, the losses were placed in the account
of the Mechanics Bank of New York.
agent Of the Newark Bank, so that
while it appeared that the Newark
Bank had claims for S2.O0OO0O against
the New York Bank, in truth. the New
ark Bank owes the New York Bank
This difference is almost
wholly due to the irregular transactions
with Nugent. He said he mad specula-
ted very little and lost nothing in that
WaV
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03
Civil Service Reform.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
Ex-Secretary WINDOWS experience in
the Treasury Department opened his
eyes to the urgent necessity for thor
ough reform of the system of appoint
ments for the Civil Service. A week
before President Garfield was shot an
outline of practical scheme for rene
dying some of the crying evils of Office
hunting was Informally discussed at FL
berton, and this is now laid before the
public. Mr.. Window would allOt to ev-
cry State its own share of appointments
in the various Departments at Washing
ton, and as fast as vacancies occur from
any cause he would fill them from lists
furnished by examining committees in
the States. Examinations would be held
at stated times. and all applicants for
clerkships and subordinate Offices would
be invited to present themselves: and
whenever the State was entitled to an
Office, the competitor of the highest mer-
it would get it. By this system the Civ
il Service would be recruited from Sc
lected body OF applicants in place of the
horde of mendicants that now hang
about the Departments at Washington.
The ex-Secretary makes the -extraordi-
nary statement that flye-sixths of the
subordinate appointments conferred du-
ring the last eight months have been
begged and given as public charity. The
office-hunters borrow money to 60 to
Washington, and not~being able to get
away, dog the steps Of heads of Depart
ments. Senators, Congressman, the Ex-
ecutive himself. and from their poverty
and sheer helplessness succeed in fast
ening themselves upon the Civil Service.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

THE CENTURY MAGAZINE, for No
vember, is the first number of the new
periodical hitherto known as Scribners.
1t affords a favorable opportunity for
new subscribers, as there are no partly
finished serials brought down from form
er issues. The Century is printed on a
larger page than was Scribner, but it
maintains its best characteristics un-
changed. Its frontispiece is a portrait
of George Eliot, one of the few genuine
representations of her ever made. An
interesting sketch of her life is also pub
lished. A Diligence Journey in Mexico
by Mary II. Foote, notices of the artists
Fortuny and Regnault, with many spe-
cimens of their best work; descriptions
of the Fishing Villages of Cape Ann, by
Hiram Rich; Costumes in the Greek
Play at Harvard, by F. D. Millet; the
So Called Venus of Melos, by w. j. Still
man, and a brief biography of Salvini,
who also furnishes his impressions of
Shakesperean characters, are the princi-
pal illustrated articles. A new story
by Mrs. Burnett is begun, and Frederick
Douglass tells for the first time Just how
he escaped from slavery. The topics for
the time and other departments are
overlooking as usual. Altogether the
Century opens its career with good
promise of being able to Justify its name
by continuing to appear until 1891, and
longer. The prospectus, printed in an
other column, tells what its readers may
expect during the coming year.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

THE st. Nicholas Magazine for No
vember is now ready for its numerous
and eager boy and girl readers. With
this number, it enters upon the ninth
year of its existence, and, if its publish
ers care to look back over these years,
they will find that they contain sufi-
cient cause for great tself-congratulation
The st. Nicholas has grown uniformly
in excellence and variety until now it
has doubtless surpassed even the expec-
tations of its projectors. The present
issue is one of even more than ordinary
excellence and interest. The volume
has begun well, and there is in this be-
ginning much of promise for the future.
The articles of this number are numer-
Gus, and are of such uniform excellence
that it is hardly possible to mention one
as particularly good without doing in
justice to the others. A new story by
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, entitled Don
aid and Dorothy" will soon be begun,
while Edward Eggleston will contribute
another about 1.-The Hosier School Boy"
These are certainly inducements tosub-
scribers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

JUDGE FoLGER, the new Secretary of
the Treasury, is very prominent law
yer of New York, and has accumulated
d competency in the practice of his pro-
fession, and in financial operations. He
stands very high both as a lawyer and
and business man. He was elected
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals Of
New York State for term of ten years
at salary of $4,000 year, in Novem-
ber last, by a plurality of 44,lO0 over
Rapallo, the Democratic nominee. His
name was widely discussed last winter
in connection with the Treasury Depart
ment, and it is understood that be was
one of tie New York men whom Conk-
ling urged upon Garfield during his
famous visit to Mentor. However,
Judge Folger was not rendered the Office
at that time. He accepts the position of
Secretary of the Treasury with the ln-
derstanding that if Judge Hunt. of New
York, is retired from the Supreme
bench he will be appointed to fill the
VACANCY In the Supreme Court.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

THE traducers of Senator Sherman
have walked up the wrong man if they
expect to make political capital by at
tacking him. In the Senate the other
day he introduced resolution instruct
ing the Finance Committee of that body
to investigate the disbursements of the
contingent fund appropriated for the
treasury department since March 4, 1871.
The resolution was modified by making
the investigation apply to all the de-
partments. and was then adopted. The
Finance Committee. are authorized to
sit during the recess of the Senate, and
will probably have report ready early
in the winter session. The report of
this committee will, beyond doubt, vim
dicate the Senator, although it may
show some looseness of subOrdinates in
the management of this fund.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03
GLENCOE.

Willie, little son of DR.. Piper, is sick
with typhoid fever.
Diphtheria is still lurking in our town
two very bad cases at present.
Mr.. VIM. Oglebee. an esteemed young
gentleman of our village, started for
San-Francisco last Tuesday, where he
expects to stay for some time. Success.
C.E. Welsh is visiting friends at Arm
strong's Mills.
J. C. Sutton has returned from Shaw
nee, and is again in the grocery business.
VIM. Kimes purchased house and lot
from Thomas Wilkison.
Thomas Welsh has disposed of his
property at this place, to a Mr.. Carlile,
of st. Clairsville.
Work has begun on the new bridge
across Little McMahon's creek, at this
place. This is long-felt need.
There has been a Lyceum organized
at the school house, known as Dutch"
We think those societies might well be
termed Statesman shops"
The Glencoe school'is prospering fine
ly under the guidance of Prof E. b.
Thomas and Miss Matte E. Garrett.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

"A passenger train on the Kansas &
Texas railroad Friday night struck a
mule at the entrance to the bridge over
the Usage river and the engine fell into
ten feet of water. The engineer was
killed and two other persons were badly
ly hurt.
The contest over the appointment
of postmaster for Lynchburg, Va, in
the Senate of the United State, ended on
Saturday in the Republicans refusing to
renew the attempt to confirm the ap-
pointment made by the President, as the
Democrats showed an evident design to
filibuster" until after the Virginia
election.
Smallpox has broken out among the
medical students of Bellevue Hospital,
in New York.
The government will pay tie fees
and cost of service of twenty witnesses
to be subp9naed in behalf of Guiteau.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

THE November number of Wide
Awake, which has recently been en-
larged, has two excellent Thanksgiving
features: tine historical poem by Mrs.
Margaret j. Preston entitled "The First
Thanksgiving, a. d., 1922" and How
The Little Steadman's Had A Good
Time" by. Mrs. Henrietta K Eliot, tell
ing how some little girls cooked the
Thanksgiving dinner themselves. The
number opens with one of Lungrens
fine frontispieces, an arctic snow storm,
illustrating a Kamschatkan story, by
George Adams, "Riga in the Chimney"
Another capital story of adventure is
the one by Sarah Winter Kellogg, "Rix'
First Rrrand." Illustrated by Sol Ey-
tinge. Some excellent short papers ap-
pear, among them "The Boy King of
Egypt" and Rev. E. E. Hale's long letter
upon the Personal Duties of the Presi-
dent" There are three fine illustrated
poems. miss Tipty Toes" by John AL
bee, eAll-Hallow6'en' by Miss Wilkins,
and "Boys and Bantiesp by Rev. J. X.
Nutting. The serials, SHARON" Hav-
ing His Own Way" and "Polly
Cologne never more interesting, are
evidently drawing to close. NJ
Only So so year. d. Lothrop s.
Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass. .l.f.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03
Is Guiteau Insane?
New York Medical Record.

New York Medical Record.
Neither morbid egotism nor conse-
quent delusions necessarily stamp the
individual as lunatic. The degree of
the one, the irrationality of the other, as
well as accompanying facts, must be
considered. Guiteau's egotisln was great,
but not phenomenal: his delusions were
contemplate, but nos entirely without
data. Add to this that his feelings,
though brutal, were not uncomfortable; !;
that he was more vicious than passion
ate; more coherent in his deceits than
incoherent in his language or writing,
and we get the picture of man who is
vain, british, weak-minded, and offsn-
sively eccentric, but not insane.
Even supposing that some taint of in
sanity were upon this man, it would yet
remain to be proved that he was not le-
gally responsible for his deed. 1t is now
a principle that a man may be insane in
some particulars, yet sane and capable
of legal and responsible acts in other
directions. If man has the delusion
that person whom he meets has done
him all injury, and acting on the delu-
sion kills this person, he is responsible
in law. This may not be the correct
test of responsibility, but it is, we be-
lieve, the one generally held, and is the
one indorsed by Elwell in his recent
treatise on medical jurisprudence.
Now. in case of the present murder it
may be shown that the act was done un-
der kind of delusion; but this will not
be enough. 1t must be further shown
that the delusion was such that Guiteau
did not know the nature of the act he
was doing: or, in other words, he did
not know that he was doing wrong. We.
suspect that this will not be an easy
thing to demonstrate. Though the as
sassin claims that his act was for the
party's good. he has never shown any
evidence that he did not understand its
immortality and Nervousness, ... li 5. n
1t may be that the evidence will de-
velop facts which will put Guiteau's
mental condition in a different light.
But it now appears quite clear that the
prisoners crime was the act of vicious
nature, congenitally bad and erratic,
perhaps, but made worse by self-indul-
gence and the unchecked. promptings of
a supreme egotism. So far AS their ma
tural infrmities go such men deserve
pity, but they cannot be considered ire
spensible. And if society must protect
itself by taking Il life for a life, it must
in justice bring to accounts such miscrea-
ants as Guiteau.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

THE Senate adjourned Saturday sine
die. 1t has been in session about three
weeks, excepting its recess to attend the
Yorktown centennial, and has done lit
tie business of Importance, save to elect
a President pro tenn. of the Senate, and
confirm the appointments of Secretary
Folger. Postmaster General James, and
a number of minor officers. Congress
will assemble in regular session on the
first Monday in December.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

THE resolutions respecting the death
of President Garfield, passed at the last
session of the East Ohio Conference
held at Painesville, o., September 21st,
have been engrossed and handsomely
framed, and in few days will be pre-
sented to Mrs. Garfield. The work was
executed by Rev. E. A. Simons, one of
the Secretaries of tile conference, and it
is said, reflects great credit on the ar
tistic taste of that gentleman.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

THEY tell story of Gov. Morgan, who
has declined TO be Secretary of the
Treasury, that will astonish those who
believe that all Republican officials are
corrupt, and that it is their habit to
spend all the money they get, whether
or no. When he was Governor the Leg
islature of New York appropriated
S1,O00.O00 for certain purpose, it being
estimated that this amount was necessa-
ry. Gov. Morgan completed the job for
$1,000 and returned S994,OOO to the
Treasury.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03
THE MISSISSIPPI ON A HIGH.
Farms Submerged and Railway
Travel Impeded.

QUINCY, Ill, Oct. 29.-The river fell
half an inch last night, probably caused
by breaks in the levee below. 1t is
thought the RICHEST has been reached,
nineteen feet above low water-within
two and half feet of the highest ever
known. Lands inside the levee are en-
tirely flooded. Tire damage is complete
and ircalculable. This morning flood
came down Quincy Bay, evidently let in
by the breaking of the Indian Grove
levee above 1t came with such force
that several large log RATS, barges and
tiatboats were torn from their moorings
in the bay and hoated down the river at
the rate of ten miles all hour. Boats
were started after the property and
much of it was saved. The loss is large.
There is but one line of communication
west of here. Hannibal & st. Joe trains
run on that road through eighteen inches
of water for several miles. This state
of affairs must continue for several
weeks, even should the river go down
fast. 1t will take long time to repair
the damages.
Oct. 30.-The river at this point to-
night ia nineteen feet above low water
mark, having risen slowly all day. All
the railroads south and west from here
remain suspended except the Hannibal
4 st. Joseph, which is still running. All
the inhabitants of Sny Valley have
moved out to high grounds, many of
them taking refuge in the city. The
water is steadily spreading over thous-
ands of acres of fertile farms protected
by embankmeIt, and the loss to farmers
will be very heavy. All the levees in
this vicinity have been broken by the
great pressure of water, and the low
lands are now completely flooded. This
is the greatest food ever known at this
season of the year, and there is no record
of Il higher stage at any time excepting
during the spring freshet in 1851.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

REV. TALNAeE, of New York. preach
ed sermon last Sabbath on newspapers,
urged that the personality of writers
should be disclosed, demanded the
founding of schools of journalism, and
solemnly warned persons who may be
seized with the thought of buying a
newspaper against the danger of insan-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

THE N. Y. Tribune wants to know
why the Democratic party should carry
any Statep Why should anybody vote
for its candidates? What do they stand
for? What principles do they repre-
sent? If anybody can answer these
conundrums he can do more than any
Democratic speaker or newspaper seems
able to do.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03
(jltiicura
ScrofuIous, Itching and Scaly HUI
mors of the Skin, Scalp and
Blood Cured.
MIRACULOUS CURE.

1 will row state that / made a miraculous
cure OF one OF the worst cases OF skin diseases
known; the patient Is a man forty years old;
had suffered fifteen years; his eyes, scalp an d
nearly his whole body presented a frightfuI
appearance; had had the 'attep tion OF twelve
different physicians, who prescribed the Lest
medicines known TO the profession. such as
iodide potassium. arsenic corrosive subli-
mate. sarss parilla etc; had paid $500 for med
ical treatment with but little relief prevail
ed upon him to use the Cuticura Resolvent
internally and Cuiicura and Cuiicura Soap ex>
terually; he did So, and was com pletely cured;
the skin ON his head f,ce, AMI many other
parts OF his body. which presen ted a most
loathsome appearance. is now as soft and
smooth as an infants. with no scar or trace of
the disease left behind: he has Ii Jw beeu cured
twelve months Reported bv
F. Ii. BROWN. ESQ. B..rnwell, ). 9.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

SEVERAL murders were committed in
Colorado last week, ard the perpetra-
tors promptly hanged the next night.
1t ay be remarked that few more, de-
lays and quibbles on the part of courts
and lawyers in Belmont county will be
apt to give people a pretty good opinion
of the swiftness and certainty of the
Colorado style of justice.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

THE Enquirer is particular to call the
attention Of Ohio Republicans to the
fact that at the Baltimore city election
the other day the Democrats elected the
entire ticket, carrying every ward in the
city. The Enquirer's special anxiety
about this announcement would lead
one to believe that it was new achieve
ment on the part of the Democracy to
carry Baltimore.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

PRESIDENT ARTHUR is credited with
saying to Governor Foster recently that
il there were any factions in the party
he hoped all sides would confer with
him; that so far as he was concerned he
had no enemies to punish, and did not
intend to be used 20 punish the enemies
of other persons. That is first class
uosition.-N Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-03

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