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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

Big Sandy SOrghuhl-The finest arti-
Gle made-cheap at JEPsON's.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

Trains on the B. d. d w. TX. R
On and after Monday, October 13, 1879,
the arrivals and departures OF trains on the
Bellaire & Southwestern Railway will be as
foiiOue
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

WMINCE NEAT, cranberries, buck
wheat, hominy, and all kinds of beans,
at Cowen Bros. IL "a IT.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

YESTERDAY, Dec. 81, was as short a
LAY as is in the year. After to-day the
days will begin to lengthen.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22
Sheriff and Special
Master Commissioners Sale
BELMONT COMMON PLEAS.
George Brown,
John Il Sullivan ct al.


John H. Sullivan, ct al.
IN pursuance of an order of sale in the
l. above case issued and to me directed, from
the C'ourt of Common Pleas of Belmont
county, Ohio, will offer at public sale upon
the premises, in Bellaire, on
Monday, January 9th. ISS2,
Commencing at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
and continuing from day to day until all is
sold, the following described premises, to-wit:
Situate in the City of Bellaire, in said
county of Belmont. Ohio, and being out lots
numbered three (3), seven (O, eight (S), and
ten 10) of Sullivan, Barnard & Cowen s
second addition to said City of Bellaire, and
lots (5) five, (6) six, (0 seven, (S) eight, o.
nine, and (10) ten of block Nj, and six (6) and
seven C0 of block o, all in Sullivan, Barnard
& Cowen's second addition to Bellaire. Also,
an undivided half Of a certain piece of ground
lying east of Union street, in Bellaire, and
fronting the Belmont House, being about two
hundred and forty feet along Union street
and averaging about forty ct in width (the
remaining undivided half belonging to said
Barnard & Cowen, who give their assent to
this conveyance). Also, the coal mine near
the Star Glass works building, in Be.laire,
with scales, chutes, screens and trestling, now
oelng Worheu uhuer cOai iedse " 'oin d
Sullivan.
Appraised at-Out lot number 3, at $500;
out lot number Z, at $3.50; out lot number 8,
at 800: out lot number 10, at $500; lot num-
Der 5, of block M, at S12J; lot number 9, OF
block M, at $l25; lot number z, of block NJ,
at $3.50; lot number 8, of block Nj, at $3.50;
lot number Q, of block NJ, ut $3.50; lot number
10, of block NJ, at $50; lot number 6, OF
block O, at 1925: lot number z, of block o, al
S125; the undivided half of certain piece OF
ground lying east of Union street, in Bellaire,
and fronting the Belmont House, at $1,000
coal mine near the Star Glass Works building
with appurtenances, at $2500.
Terms-Cash.
SAMUEL HILLES, Sheriff,
and Special Master Commissioner
Kennon 6. Carroll, Pltf's Atty's. II s4,td
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

DEATH to rats and vermin, Parsons Exter.
minator. fde
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

THE Northern railway has been doing
a lively passenger business the past
week
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

Raisins-Fa Falencia. Layer and Loose
boxes-very fine, at
az 3tl JEPsON's. g.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

MUD, mud, the beau
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

AVAILABLE FARM, three miles west OF
Bridgeport. is offered for sale. See ad-
vertisement in this paper. = =
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

CHRISTMAS is in the air already.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

THE ME-. Sabbath school is preparing
for Christmas entertainment on Satur-
day evening
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

THE town council have contracted for
the construction of board walk to the
Northern depot.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22
LEADER PRINTING co., Publishers.

ETRemember we enlarge and improve the pape,
instead of sending premium The subscriber IN
this way gets better paper, more reading matter,
and is not obliged to expend dollar or two fors
t>Atne to preserve cheap picture.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

81. CIairsviIIe q Northern X. X.
Trains on the St Clairsville & Northern
Railway will leave st. Clairsville, as follows:
7OOam 915am 100pm 80 p m
The / 90 m train connects with through
trains north and south on the TV & w X K
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Of the Belmont County Agricultural
-- Society to Dec. II, 1881.

Jan. ], 'Sl, Bal in T cas- on settlement S2S7 3S
Feb: 9, 81, Reed State fund, Co Treas 1913 so
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

CAPT. A. II. EVANS, of GAINESVILLE, was
in town on Tuesday, attending to some
matters in our courts.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22

This remarkable Ointment contains no MeT>
curial or othec Mineral subs anCes and noth>
ing can be fou nd "a is com position that can
iDjUre the tender infant o. uud0ly effect the
aged or in6rm. Being Veget abe PreDara>
tion The ALL HEAL ING OINTMENT will
never Iniuce you, bpt cal De used with M
punlty by ALL lls beal .ng powers are won>
dertul, and The greet reDutatIon IL as acGu -
ed during the past IS yea sDeags volumes of
praise for It's me.''s. THIS OINTMENT HAS
THE POWER I o CAUSE ALL ES rEENA L
Sores, Scrofrlous Homors, Cu,sneOus Errn>
tions, Common 1tch, Felon anu Poison ous
Wounds to discharge their nutId mat ter az
a thorough healing process follows. RuFns anu
Scalds a instane'y -eiieveu. Cha nDed B amos
ane Fee, F-osted limbs and Chi b'ains are
prompLlV cured. Salt Rnem, Ba be Is itch.
Ring Wolm, &C., ale speedily eradicated.
4 is fSs PILES Sold bS G al PER DSsc 9Sy
RUCREL. Druggists, 2IS Greenwich ST. N. Y
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27
The Future MOtOr.POwer.

The steam engine, that has been the
means of revolutionizing manufacturing
and transportation, was spoken of with
good deal of disparagement by several
Of the members of the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science at
the late meeting at Bath. Nearly every
person that spoke on the subject gave it
bad name. It was stated that it was
expensive to build, costly to run, diff
cult to keep in repair, dangerous to
life and property, cumbersome, produc-
tive of dirt and noise, and not adapted
to many purposes where motor is re-
CURED. In the opinion of some, the
steam engine has had it's day and played
its part, and was now ready, to be putin
a museum of curiosities. They think
it is behind the times, and that it should
give place to something better.
These scientific men of Great Britain
object to the steam engine because it
does not meet the wants of the present
fast age; because it spends too much
for for the results it accomplishes,
and for the additional reason that it is
fast consuming the coal that will be
wanted for heating purposes. They
want better force, more locomotion,
quicker travel, less expense, andgreater
security. They want something that
will propel canoes as well as ships; that
will run sewing machines as well as
trip-hammels 8; that will draw pleasure
carriages as well as railway cars. They
desire a motor that will not consume
fuel, produce smoke or cause noise THAT
can be managed by child and run, If
desired, in parlor. They want some
thing that will do all the steam engine
does and many other things beside.
In the opinion of most of the scien-
fists of Great Britain electricity is to
take the place of steam in driving ma
chinery and moving cars, and is to be
generated by the action of tides, winds
and falling rater. They predict that
wind sspover will be utilized to q greater
extent than any persons in previous
age ever believed that it would Wind
viii generate electricity for moving ma
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27
Don't Stop Tour Paper.

There is danger in it. We don't known
that any one Of our Subscribers con-
template anything Of the kind, and
hope not, for their own sake, but If
there is let him read this and take warn
ing:
An indignant subscriber to news
paper went into the Office few days ago
and ordered his paper stopped because
he differed with the editor in his views
on subsoiling fence rails. The editor
conceded the mans right to stop his
paper, and remarked cody as he looked
over the list.
"Do you know Jim Sewers down at
Hardscrabble?'
Every WELL" said the man.
"Well. he stopped his paper last week
because I thought farmer blamed
fool who didn't know that timothy was
q good thing to graft on huckleberry
bushes and he died in less than four
hours"
@Graciousl is that so?" asked the AS
tonished farmer.
@Yes; and you know old George
Erickson, down on Eagle creek?'
well I've heard of him.
~well," said the editor gravely, "he
stopped his paper because he was tae
happy father of twins, and we congrat-
ulated him on his success SO late in life.
He fell dead within twenty minutes.
There's lots of similar cases, but 1t don't
matter; I'll just cross your name on,
though you don't look strong, and there's
a bad color on your nose.
See here, Mr.. Editor,' said the sub
scriber, looking somewhat alarmed, L
believe Ill Just keek on another year,
because I always did ike your paper,
and come to thing of it you're a young
men and some allowance orter be made,
and he departed satisfied thAehe he had
had q narrow escape from death--Er.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27
confederate Money in tho Rank o.
Rsw1auA i
NsN Orleans time.

A contemporary, in an article discuss.
IN. the sudden rise in Confederate
bonds recently. makes AN rallusion 10
tbe money belonging to Confederate
Governments account with the Bank
If England, which, for some reason,
vas not Withdrawn upon the collapse
Of the Confederacy. Our contemporary
Il not quite correct in. its statements.
On the first day OF April, 1858, the
Confederate Government had f160,00O
TO its credit in the Bank Of England.
When the crash came the Confederate
cotton had disappeared, and although
the United States Consul d General at
Liverpool made diligent,s'search, he
could not find bale, although he had
reliable information that there. was
some thousand bales of Confederate
!. cotton in Liverpool o fortnight before.
Where it went, and the manner Of its
disappearance. constitutes, one oa the
most interesting chaptersof the dawrit-
! ten history Of the late war. Why the
money belonging to the 'Coafederacy
was not withdrawn from The, Bank Of
England, ct the time of the crash it is
not easy to say. One of the reasons
given is that the officer on whose check
alone it could be obtained was ont Of
! London ill, and when he did return it
was too late. Three attempts have
been made by the Treasury Depart
ment to get this money. The first was
in 1857. The American Minister, Mr..
Reverdy johnson, was told by her
Majesty's Government that the money
would be turned over to the United
States as executor, but if the American
Government claimed h the assets, it
must be responsible for the liabilities
Of the Confederacy. This view Of the
matter was not entertained by Mr..
Johnson, who advised his Government
of the condition upon which the money
could be obtained, Mr.. Boutwell,, : while,
Secretary Of the Treasury, made an at
tempt to get the coveted 100000.
He sent Hon. Kenneth Raynor, of
North Carolina, then, as now, Solicitor
of the Treasury, to London, to see if
some plan could not be devised by
which the Government might obtain
this money without becoming response
BILE for the liabilities of the Confeder-
acy. But he was as unsuccessful as
Mr.. johnson had been. Since Mr..
Blaine has been in. Office he has also
caused inquiry to be made. but without
any results. The Money will probably
remain in the Bank of England's
vaults until some more vigorous course
than any. thus far taken is adopted.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27

10 view. The surface exposed. how.
ever, was 20 large that tho form was
less clearly defined than in tho bust.
on account Of the light difIassd through
the apartment.
It has been suggested that the paint
be used on posts along the sides Of
roads; on Life. and moving buoys, and
in the interior Of powder magazines,
collieries. or wherever it is unsafe to
carry an ordinary light. For outdoor
uses, however. the reporter was inform
ed that it was Of no great value, - the
diffusion of light 10 90 general, even at
night, except ON rare occasions, that
the paint would have no effect. For
domestic use 1t may DO applied TO q
number Of small articles with convent
emit results. For match.safes it is use-
full, as indicating their precise location.
Watch faces, painted with 1t, enable
the wearer to see the time in the dark.
In sick rooms it might be used with
advantage from above, as IN the second
experiment. mentioned. It is actually
being employed in pilot-houses to illu-
inmate the compass, and in the steam
ers Bristol and Providence to show the
indicator, which gives the position Of
the helm. When used in the pilot.
house in this way, to the exclusion Of
ordinary light q much better lookout
can be had.-Ne,o York Mail.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27
Staying Home at Night.

A gentleman made up his mind that
he would give his wife pleasant sur
prise by spending the evenings home.
After supper he settled himself down
for a cosy time in the bosom OF his
family. He had no more than comfort
ably fixed himself when his wife alb
ruptly asked him if his friends didn't
want him any longer. Then his moth
er-in-law asked him, if he had exhaust
ed his credit. The servant asked him
if he was ill. One of the neighbors
wanted to know if he had had any
trouble and was afraid of the law. All
of which occurred in twenty minutes,
for in exactly half an hour he was be-
yond questioning range in his club.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27

"mond g."
Joseph Hatton in his work. sTo.day
In America gives chapter entitled.
"Trottins and Prsaehing.s After dis
posing Of the preaching In the person
Of Colonel Bob Ingersoll. hs proceeds
10 give the following graphic account
Of vanderbilt's celebrated trotter,
@Maud 81" by this time tho mare
had passed under the wire at the cry Of
"Gol" She went along with . still
body and quick legs. head erect, shout
ders and trunk immovable, except for
their forward motion. II was like an
opera dancer in q difficult pas who cen.
fines her action TO her feet. maud ST."
legs carried her body a. il each anato-
my was independent Of the other. But
at the. first bend in the track she sud-
denly broke into gallop and had 70 be
recalled. The second start was her
successful one. She went round the
track like machine. Her head and
back formed . straight line all the way.
The evenness was never once broken.
II seemed to mo as il the pace was all
the same, though stop-watches showed
that it had varied. Whom she passed
tho quarters Of mile pole the
crowd set up good cheer. The fast
est time ever madep exclaimed my
Jockey Club friend, One minute thirty
six seconds Turning into the home
stretch the mare came along, evidently
quickening her speed, and she was
watched in breathless silence, ~ il the
entire concourse was one man watching
the second on one stop-watch. It was
an anxious crowd, its heart beating with
hope, as if the fate of nation depended
upon @Maud s." and her driver, whose
voice was suddenly heard breaking in
upon the general silence. The driver
was urging the mare on, not with whip
not with spur, but with an earnest, eager
cry, to which she responded. On she
came with an easy stride that did not
suggest speed SO much as grace. Hill
yahv shouted the driver, and the next
moment she passed the wire or winning
post in tumult Of enthusiasm. A me-
gro groom in attendance on the mare
flung up his watch and his hat, and
rushed after her. A great cry went up
all over the place; ladies waved their
handkerchiefs, men flung up their hats
and shook hands with each other. Two
ten and half. Two ten and three
quartersP cried one to another. In the
midst Of the joyous connection the
mare and her driver came back to be
clothed and admired. She was SUR
rounded by crowd; they raised her
blanket to pat her with fond hands. A
darkey huggod heroine man kissed
her. She received these attentions as
meekly and as gently as pet pony
might submit to the caresses Of chill
dren. Then the time was officially an
nounced, the crowd cheered once more,
and "Maud s." disappeared, while her
performance was being telegraphed TO
all parts Of the civilized Woodland
Russia as Sutherland Edwards put it.
You have seen the biggest thing Amer
lea can show you said my pleasant
companion of the Jockey Club, taking
me by the hand; I congratulate your"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27
Hilo's Narrow Escape.
From the San Francisco Bulletin.

VI
Honolulu, September, 2, 188l.-It is
generally believed that the lava flow has
subsidized, that Hilo is saved, but months
must elapse before the city's salvation
may be placed beyond doubt. The
fierce food came within 800 yards ofthe
devoted town, while its sulphuric fumes
really entered therein. Now the ter
minus has cooled and hardened, while
up toward the mountains side less
fierceness Of heat, intensity Of color, and
violence Of action pervade, Should
this continue six months or Q year, the
town will not only have escaped, but
it will be entirely free from threats of
a like catastrophy, because the present
stream will form sort of ridge upon
which another could not fow,and should
it run parallel on either side, the city
will be safe. A walk over the stream
discloses many lake and river yet
liquid, and in motion far down in the
bowels of the earth. It should be born
in mind that lava melts conduit for
itself in the earth, which the covered
stream of matter thus retains undimin-
ished unto the end-say fifty-fve miles
from its source. Years will elapse be-
fore the heart of this body will be cold.
While Hilo is to be congratulated
upon her miraculously marrow escape,
the tourist is to be condoled with for
missing city's volcanic cremation, and
the renewal of such scenes and incidents
as attended the 4last days of Pompeii."
There are wonderful spectacles result
ing from the nine months labor yet
visible, and there will be for years to
come. "Blow holes" still abound, and
much of the weird phenomena of vol
canic vagaries are daily seen. The era
ter of Khuea is more active and violent
than ever, put that basin is SO immense
that should all three of its fiery lakes
overflow at once there is room for their
combined belchings during a long
period. This crater is nearly four miles
in diameter and about 1000 feet deep.
Some fine photographs have recently
been taken of it by Mr.. Monteith, of
Honolulu.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27
A Scared Professor.

There is no use in Disgusting the
fact that the boys who attend our col
leges are pretty tough cases on general
principles. Not that they would COM
NIT crimes, or do things that are parti-
cularly dishonorable, but they are as
full of the old Nick as they can hold.
You take the best boy you can And in
the public schools, one who has had re-
ligious training, and seems to have a
pious turn Of mind, and who is 90 good
that all the other boys think he is
booked heaven, and send him off
to college, and you want ia. watch him.
The chances are that he.-will come back
with q knowledge Of draw poker that
will paralyze an old gambler, and he
will be sure to be a leader in the devil
try that is going on. An illustration
OF this was furnished short time ago
in one Of the state colleges devoted to
turning out lpious young men. The
class in elocutlon was furnished with a
professor from distant city, who was
very thorough in his methods, but
he didn't amount to anything at hand
ling boys. He seemed to look at them
in the class room appealingly, as much
as to beg them not to play any monkey
work on him. The boys saw he was
afraid Of them, and they laid for him.
Last Thursday night they got into q
discussion over the proper way to rem
der passage from the poem. AThe
boy stood on the Burning Deck, /" when
one Of the students called the other
liar. 4 The professor held up his hand
in, horror, and begged them to be seat
ed, when the young man who had been
called a liar drew a revolver and shot
at the other student, who fell to the
floor an alleged corpse. The professor
was wild, and at this point the lights
went out and every student drew
revolver and began firing blank cart
tridges in the air. Some were armed
with putty balls and eggs, and at each
discharge something would strike the
professor, and he thought he was full of
holes. A window was raised, and by
the light made by the exploding cart
ridges pair of coat tails and legs could
be seen going out, and the professor
landed head first on some lilac bushes.
Theysrushed to the window and the
poor man, bruised and bleeding, and as
scared as man could be, was run
ming for dear life. The next morning
he took the train for his home, with q
black eye, and clothes that looked as
though something had been scraped
off of them, and the faculty Of the col
lege will not know what has become.of
their professor of elocution till they
read this. The boys go about their
studies as though nothing had happen
ed, but they are trying to think up
some new deviltry. Boys will be boys,
and there is no way you can prevent it,
unless you break their cks.-Peck's
Sat1a.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27

A SUNDAY school visitor, who was in
terrogating his children, asked the
question. why was Lots wife turned
to piller of salt?' There was a pause
and then a small boy with aspreternatur-
al growth of the head piped out 4
s'pose it was because she was too fresh '
A CERTAIN class of lawyers ought to
have been christened Necessity, because
necessity knows no law.
IT is the liar who wants TO knock you
down for doubting his word The hon.
est man viii stop TO argue matters
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27
He Did Not Advertise.
,Bomfort's Circular.

A nervous-looking man went into a
store the other day and sat down for an
hour or SO, when clerk asked if there
was anything she could do for him.
He said no; he didn't want anything.
She went away, and he sat there half
an hour longer, when the proprietor
went to him and asked if he wanted to
be shown anything. NO." said the
nervous man; II just wanted to sit
around. Ny physician has recommend
ed perfect quiet for me, and says,
above all things, must avoid being in
crowds. Noticing that You did not
advertise in the newspapers, / thought
that this would be as quiet a place rs
1 could find, SO I just dropped in for a
few hours of complete isolation The
merchant picked up a bolt of paper
cambria to brain him, but he want out.
He said all he wanted was quiet life.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27

GREENWOOD cemetery, Brooklyn, L..
l., is 500 acres in extent, and there has
been hunter kept in constant employ
ment since 1876. 1t is his business to
tran all kinds of animals that infest the
place, dogs, cats, foxes, chipmunks and
moles. Sometimes the trapper captur-
ed as many as fifty dogs in one night
and altogether he has taken 23,6OO ami
mails, little and big, in the course of
five years
.WHsr a fine protuberAnt forehead
vour baby has, Mrs yonesi Did he
oct II from his fxfher?7 NO, replied
Mrs Jones, @he got il from fall down
stairs