Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09
FLUSHING.

Some supposed tramps burglarized Eddy
Hoag's house last Sunday, while he was at
church, taking his best suit of clothes, some
small silver change, a silver watch and some
iewelry belonging to Miss Jennie Black, who
lives with him as hOusekeeper; the whole is
| Waived at $50.
Love Jones, a staunch old Republican, and
one whose influence and money, during the
dark days of war, were ever on the side of his
country and right, is now very low with par
alysis. He cannot survive long.
Our band didn't 90 to the Freeport reunion.
Flushing presents Squire Starkey as a can
didate for Auditor, but remember, whether We
get our choice or not, the Republicans here
never give an uncertain sound.
About 60 miners at the coal works here.
DIR. Barricklow and Mark Kirk are both
building new houses on Granite HILL
She fired him out i. E., Mollie Stiff fired
out that Singer sewing machine agent from
Barnesvile, who tried to pass for single man,
and get up frst-class mash
John Harris carries the mail from the depot
to Rock Hill.
Jake Brown, with the best hack in town,
carries passengers and parcels from depot to any
part of town. Preachers and editors half price.
Nothing doing il. ..wOol-farmers holding for
better prices, and buyers waiting for more string
The Democracy of this townghip met at Rock
Hill last Saturday, to elect delegates to the
county and senatorial conventions. In order
that your readers may have an understanding
of the situation, it becomes necessary to give
few explanatory notes: First, This Democracy
has hitherto been run and controlled by the
Simon pure, unadulterated Bourbon wing OF the
party, i. c. run by the whisky ring-having
Ham Glass, a saloon man, for central commit
teeman; but, as was proved at the caucus, a
majority of the Democracy were in favor of
temperance and decency-because, absurd as it
may seem, there are still neral, temperate and
religious Democrats; these went to the cOnven-
ton headed by j. G. Bethel, determined to
contest every inch of ground with the whisky
element, headed by Ham Glass and Squire
Shannon. The old Bourbons the first vic
tory-elected the chairman, Squire Melon
Ough. Then came the tug of wa. The New
Democracy, or temperance -dcccncy y-element,
come with printed tickets, and of course de-
manded that every delegate be elected by ballot,
while the 'unterrifed had no tickets and wanted
to elect viva-vOce; here about twenty asked the
chair what that meant, and the chair told Glass
to explain his meaning to the brethren On the
vote being taken the ballot carried-victory for
decencv. Here Squire Shannon wanted the
chair to rule these tickets unconstitutional, be-
cause they were gotten up by halibrcd Demo-
Gratis without consolidating him, or those in high
standing in the party. The chair ruled them out
and an appeal taken, and the house oyerrulcd
his dccsion-here about a dozen sprung up 10
make spread-easle speeches, and at once t.
chair pounded with his gravel till tic sweat burst
from every pore; but finally said the ayes have
it. which seem to have settled them. On the
ballot being taken, Dr. MahlOn lickering was
chosen senatorial delegate, and VIM. brokaw
and VO Irhes Norris elected delegates to
tie county convention. Just prio- TO the vote
on coun delegates, j Ohm B.Oka IA temperance
Democrat, arose to give his reasons for raj ing
Democracy from the slough OF WHISKY, when
Mayor Shannon .umped up, shook his fist. Three
or o II here yelled order-th re one speaking.
The cnAir said: MIR. Shannon has the floor then
poo. John WAS fiOored Mr.. S. then turned to
John, shook his bOny fist and made the following
speech: You old hlack-mOuthed apel You old
fool You have no sense You was never at Il
convention, delegate, i'll yOur life! and if |
have my way,yOu never will" Here some decent
Democrat appealed to the char to stop him, as
lie was IA little personal, and out of order. Chair
asked Ham Glass to decide, when Ham looked
through Cushing and finally said: Facts are al
ways in order. If Mr.. S. mas stated facts, he is
in good order. The chair sustained Mr.. S. The
final contest on central committeeman, j. c.
Bethel and Ham Glass candidates. resulted in
the trium phan election Of Bethel. Mayor s.
then told DR.. Webster "that was his devclish
work. You have undertook to run the DemOcra-
cy, and you never was DemOcrat-nOthin@ but
a carpctbagger." By this time Ham Gl ,ss had
recovered consciousness and come to allie the
force OF his defeat and all That it implies, and
though there were four already vocitcrating, he
jumped up, looked wild, put his hand Oh his hip
pocket and looked imploringly to T. chair The
chair hammered and yelled ''ordcr! Sit down,
you icllOws-dOn't You see the central commit
tecman has the lon.." Ham then commenced
his cam aign speech, and said: ''I'm Demo-
crat; have served you faithfully, but YOU have
robbed me of my office, and what is i Democrat
worth in this county he has no office? You ,les-
troy my lie hen you fake the means hy which | |
live In the language Of the great donkey hate,
you pull down my house when YOU knock the
props from under it, and that's the kind of dom |
key | am-sti. I.n Democrat, dyed in the
party" Some one moved TO adjourn and the |
motion was carried, leaving Ham still rcpcatino |
"l m Democrat" The wagon left Mayor Shan |
non and he had to walk back to Flushing. and of
course he was full of wrath and-lemonodr-
and walking up street, he happened to pass Eli |
Judkins, sitting ON his door-sill, muunching at a
piece OF melon, which he had finished lust afteE |
the Mayor passed. 1t being dark, Eb threw w. |
rine and it struck the Mayor on the back of tbo
neck. His honor turned and askeh If that ,roo |