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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

THE solons in the Ohio Legislature
have been all torn up since their assem-
bling, as to what course to pursue with
the elephant of liquor legislation, which
they voluntarily assumed control of last
fall, wheu they declared that the infa
nous scott law" should go, if they
were placed in power. The coal oil eau
Gus, after much labor, decided that the
law should not all ge, but as sllgh'
concession to their masters OF tht
Liquor League, they determined to re
peal the McCsnnellsville ordinance
clause, and SO amended the law in The
House, and the bill went to the Senate
where it has hung fire in the judiciary
committee since the 18th of February
The liquor men have been using extra
ordinary vigilance to defeat the amend
ed bill, and are not slow in telling theil
Democratic friends in the Legislature
of their solemn promises, and of tht
loud professions of party leaders las
wear. The labors of the league have moi
been in vain, and opposition to the bill
as it came from the House, has at last
found expression in bill introduced b,
Senator Crowell, of the MOnroe-Guern'
sey- -Coshocton district, which proposes
TO amend sections /, 2, 3, and of the
act of April II. 1888, further providing
against the evils resulting from the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors, commonly
called the Scott law No interference
is proposed with the Sunday regulation
or McCounellsville ordinance Qocai pro
hibition) features.
Section / grades the tax or the liquor
traffic from 800 TO $500 per year, AND
provides on what basis the tax shall be
assessed. The provision is in the words
following: Provided that in determin.
ing the amount of such assessment in
each case, ard as basis therefor, the
amount aud value of the business done
toy the person TO be assessed, during the
year last preceding such assessment, t,shal
be Inquired into by the assessor.
Seculon 2. The tax is made payable
semi-annually, June 20 and December
20. Persons engaging in the traffic after
the fourth Monday of April shall be as,
sessed at the rate of $500 per year fol
the remainder of the wear.
Section strikes out all that part OF
original section 8 that makes distinc-
tion in favor of the sale of vinOus OIL
malt liquors,as against alcoholic liquors
The lowest tax paid on any business
whatever the liquor sold. being 500
and $500 the highest tax.
Section allows druggists to sell
liquors for "medicinal," in addition tC
mechanical, phar and sacra-
mental purposes, already authorized,
Druggists can sell under the proposed
law without the formaIlty of prescrip
tions.,
Section provides that the county
commissioners shall annually, on the
second Monday in May. meet as board
of equalization. They may then increase
or diminish the assessment made against
any person engaged in such traffic with
IN the limits provided in section /.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

Hon. HENRY B. PAYNE has written a
letter. In it be declares he is not a
candidate for President. But he don't
say the Standard Oil Company is not a
candidate and by slippery ways intend
to push him vigorously for the nomina-
tion. Mr. Payne and his workers are
sly and shrewd; they don't want STAN
dard Oil methods Investigated too closely
by the people or a Republican Senate
Their game as made up is master piece
of workmanship, but the haw is there
and no amount of double dealing can
remove it. The smell of the oil is over
them -Woodsfie,d Spirit (Dem.)
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
Legal Notice.

Jesse YONALLY, residing at Abilene,
Dickinson county, Kansas, Solomon Yon-
ally, residing at Keystone, Dickenson
county, Kansas, and Mary L. Yonally, who is
married but the name of her husband unknown,
residing at New Briton, Beaver county, Penn
sylyania, will take notice, that on the 10th day
of January, 1884, David Yonally and others
filed their petition in the common pleas court
of Belmont county, Ohio, against the above
named parties and others, praying that certain
deeds executed and delivered by Absalom Yon-
ally: in his life time, purporting to convey all
his real estate, to-wit: One to Joseph Howell
for Is acres and one to James Humphrey for Sj
acres, executed in 1874 and 1880, respectively,
be annulled, set aside and held for naught, and
that it be decreed and held that the tracts OF
land therein described, belong to the heirs OF
said decedent, subject to the dover estate OF
his widow, Naomi YOnally; that PARTITION be
made of said premises, and that an accounting
be had of the rents and profits of the same, and
for such other relief as in equity they may be
entitled to. Said parties are required to an
swer on or before March 18th, 1884.
KENNON & CARROLL,
HIT Att'ys for Plff
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
Information About the Soudan.


The name of Soudan bears different
meanings, according as it is used by the
Arabs or by the Egyptians. The former
apply 1t to designate the interior of At
rica generally, and, following them, the
geographers of Europe have given this
name to all the countries along the
southern edge of the great Sahara, from
Senegambia and Sierra Leone on the
west TO DaTfur on the east. Etymolog-
ically, Soudan means simply "the
Blacks" and is corruption of the Ara
bic name Baladus Sudan, "the country
of the black As employed, however,
by the Egyptians, 1.-The Soudan" means
not the immense tract of Africa just
described, but tract to the east of it.
which comprises the countries, except
Abyssinia. on both sides of the Nile,
south of the second cataract, which have
during the last sixty years been formed
into an Egyptian province bearing that
name. The dependent province or en-
pire-for, be it understood, the Soudan
is not Egypt any more than Algeria is
Francs--cOmprises much of Nubia, all
Seminar. all Kord0fan and all Darfur.
| A report recently made to the British
Foreign Office gave its length from
north to south, or from Assouan to the
equator, at ABOUT 1850 miles, bat this
makes it begin at the lrst and not at
the second cataract of the Nile ;its width,
on the same authority, from Massowan,
on the Red Sea, to the western limit of
the Darfur province is from 1920 to
AGO miles. IL probably, therefore, does
not fall far short, if at all, of the dimen-
siOns of India. 1t is inhabited by two
otally distinct Faces. The northern
half by almost pure Arabs, most OF them
nomad tribes, protesting some form of
MohammedaniSm; and the southern
half by negroes, who, though officially
claSsed among Mussulmans, are really
pagaDS, and are. roughly speaking, all
sedentary aud agricultural. Up to 1919
the Soudan was divided into number
of petty kingdoms and chief aincies; but
in that year MOhaIDmed ALI, the then
Khedive. sent his son lsm-GIl To conquer
the country. From that Llme to the
present the Egyptians haYe gone ON
extending th- borders of their nominal
sovereignty, but have never yet man
aged 10 obtain an undisturbed footing in
any part of the vast territory they claim.
The seat of the provisional government
IS d. kharttu'u, a; the cCuti ience Of the
Blue and White Niles.
khartoum can be reached from Cairo,
from which 1t is some 1900 miles distant,
by the Nile-tbe railway stopping short
at Assiout, less than 800 miles from Cairo
but the quickest route is by the Red
Sea, from Suez to Suakim, which may be
regarded as the sea port Of the SOudan,
and thence by caravan route of about
|2S miles TO Berber, where the Nile is
Touched. and from that point southwark
for about the same distance to Khartoum.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
Most Remarkable.

Very seldom do we read of an actual case
Of recovery, where hope had altogether had
been lost, to equal that which was on Monday
Investigated by Dispatch reporter who had
heard, in various quarters, persons talking to
their friend of a cure, seemingly short of mi
raculous, that had been performed; VIM.
Lincoln Curtis is the name OF the young man
in question; he is now employed at q. K.
Potter & Co. 3 locomotive works, Pittsburgh;
his disease was chronic rheumatism: the enor-
nous swelling and pain in the joints OF his
arms soon produced paralysis of his left arm;
he gradually grew worse; his ankles and knees
soon worse this arms; his Geek boues be-
gan to enlarge, spreading his face out of all
resemblance to his formerself: two physicians
pronounced him hopeless; peruna cured him;
page 90 Dr. 'Hartman's Ills of Life
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
SOMERTON.
All our sick are much improved.

All our sick are much improved.
Missionary entertainment at the NJ
E. church, Saturday night next.
Mrs. Taylor and daughter, of Beaver
Pa, are spending few days here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of Mt. Gilead. O.,
have retarned home. They were called
here on account of the sickness of DR.
A. q. Mccullough, father of Mrs. Miller
DR.. Keesor will locate at st. Clairs
vile. about the lst of April. The DR.
has been here but a short time, but h.
has no reason to complain of his patron
age. We predict 4 bright future fol-
him in his profession.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Stanton has sold his prop
erty to j. A. Simmons, and will go IL
lewa ths first of April.
A surprise party was given to Miss
Matte Eller, last Friday. by our young
ladies, and good time is reported.
Mr.. j. FL. Eller has sold his property
to Wiley Wilcox, and will move to Can
ton, o., next week. He has been EN-
ployed by T. C. Snyder & Co., of that
place. For the past ten years Mr.. Eller
has been an active, industrious mechan-
ic-carpenter. He has done much to
improve our village, and his place here
as an active, Industrious mechanic, and
q good citizen. is not easily filed. The
company have secured the right man.
A week ago, W. C. Detling had sto.
len from lis wareroom, about
SIS worth of furs. He notified some
Barnesville merchants of the fact, and
requested them to look out for the
goods. In two or three days Mr.. Det
ling was informed that about that
amount had been sold to merchant in
Barnesviile. He went to that place and
found that the goods had been shipped
East, and that two colOred boys, Jesse
Peterson. aged Is. and Ellsworth Duns-
moro. aged II. had sold them TO Charlie
Outland. and Outland had sold them tC
the merchant. Mr.. Detling came home
and swore out q warrant for the boys
and they were brought before Squire
Carter, when they plead guilty to the
charge of stealing. They were bound
over in the sum of 500 each. They
were taken to Barnesville and lodged in
in the lookup. We have just learned
that on Sunday morning they escaped
through the carelessness of the deputy
After this We will put our prisoners in
the cellar and sot' on the door, and not
bring disgrace TO our neishbers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

Mr.. SToCKsLAGER, of the Hous
committee on public buildings and
grounds. has recently been interviewed
concerning the various propositions TO
erect government buildings. He reports
that over one hundred bills for the erec'
ticn of expensive buildings have been
presented during the present session,
and that his committee has already re-
ported favorably on about one-third of
them.
At present, and always heretofore.
these buildings have been erected under
special acts, or appropriations, in each
individual case As result, a great
many very expensive buildings have
been erected in favored towns, where
the member living in such town had the
genius and ability to get through Con
gress the appropriation buildings far
beyond the needs of the government
in such towns, and costing ten times, OF
more, what a needed building would
cost. A few Of them, exhibit ng the pop
ulation and the gross revenues of theii
postofices, will serve 10 illustrate the
injustice of the prevailing custom, and
the fairness of the proposition OF Mr.
Hill, as compared with the old way OF
doing:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

ACCORDING to the judicial bill under
the constitutional amendment adopted
last fall, introduced by Representative
Barger in the House last week, the State
is divided into ten districts, each OF
which has three Circuit Judges to elect
dt the com,ng October election. This
county will be in the Ninth District
composed of Belmont, Carroll. Guernsey,
Harrison, Monroe Morgan, Noble, Stark
Tuscarawas and Washington counties
Last fall the district gave fraction
over 1000 Democratic majority. Of the
ten districts, eight are Democratic.
There's nothing mean about the C. o.
Legislature.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

THE Democrats held National Con-
ventiOn in Chicago twenty years ago,
when the country was in the throes of
a revolution. and declared the war for
the preservation of the Union a failure,
and demanded peace at any price. At
the meeting in the same place next July,
the first thing in order, it appears to US,
would be the repeating of the resolu-
tions of their last National Convention
there. Things have changed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

81 AM coming-be ready" is the mes
sage the Mahdi's emissaries are circu-
lating throughout Egypt, and this cry
is fuel to the flies of fanatieism and
superstition. The dispatches Indicate
that Khartoum and other garrisons,
with the intrepid and daring General
Gordon, are cut off by Arab revolts in
their rear
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

LIEUT.. HARBEB, who has just return
ed from Siberia, with the bodies of Lieut..
DeLong and comrades, arrived at his
home, Youngstown, o., Monday after
noon. and was rendered public recep-
tion in the opera house at night. Five
thousand persons were present during
the evening. The opera house was
magnilicently decorated.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
Shooting for Health.

There is no recreation that will benefit in
valids so much as shooting at target. There
Is something about it that strengthens the
nerves and builds man up, and with the low
price of Rifles, Shot guns, Pistols, &c, It is
the cheapest medicine. Send for our Illus
trated catalogue; it is free. Address, Great
Western Gun Works, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

CONGRESSMAN WISE, of Virginia, is
not likely to have any business soon in
West Virginia. He told the House OF
Representatives on Saturday, that West
Virginia was nothing but the bastard
offspring of National violence committed
on old Virginia.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
Rupture

dandu from
She-man
manhood and other deplobe ailments
andpo
sand
hasa Dr sue
illustrated circular wea % " any
ofteDsp
of New York office Pol Broadway Monday
aad SaurCaye uhwcek
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

THE sorrow of the distinguished Dem
ocratic patriots of the Ohio Senate, over
the birth of George Washington, was
shown on last Friday, the 22d. by the
adoption of a resolution ordering that
the flag be hung at hdy-mast in CON-
memoration of the day.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

THE last Democratic Chicago Conveh-
tiOn settled the fate Of the party for
years by its disloy atty to the American
Union. Disloyalty to American indus
try is the blunder into which the next
Democratic Convention at Chicago will
tumble, says the Baltimore American.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

HATCH, of Missouri, says he would
have gone with the Democratic National
Convention to a spot where the temper
ature is thirty degrees above boiling
point, rather than follow the Republl-
cans to Chicago.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
Thursday, Feb. %, 1884

THE New York Tribune respectfully
informs the relatives and friends OF the
Democratic party of the United States
that its ante-moltem statement will be
made at Chicago July s, 1884.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

IT is openly charged that several
members of the Coal OIL Ohio Legislature
are financially interested in a number of
gambling rooms in Columbus. 1t is said
that gambling was never so prevalent in
that city as at present.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

GATH pronounces John Sherman, "by
length of service, high occupation and
mastery of both party politics and
public questions, is the most eminent
living man in Ohio, and probably in the
,uastn
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
Book Of Needs

Messrs. Hiram Sibley & TO-, Of Rochester,
N. Y, and Chicago, ILL.,, will send free OF
charge on application, to any OF our readers, a
book in which is described all the tested new
and standard varieties of vegetable, flower
and field seeds, which is well worth sending
for and reading carefully.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

BECAUSE the Democratic party has
done nothing but follow the Republican
procession for the past fifteen years. the
National Democratic Convention was
called to meet at Chicago, July sth.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
Bncklan Arnica SaIye.

The greatest medical discovery of the " World.
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, cancers,
piles, chllblains, corns, letter, chspped hands,
and all skin eruptions, guaranteed to cure in
every instance, or money refunded. 25 cents
per box. For sale be l. h. Patterson 8 GOV
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g. - HB Fl = - -
.~. 1853 Main St., Wheeling
The following have already called for their
presents. Here are their receipts:

Mr.. J. Brilles:-I hereby acknowledge
the receipt of one Silver Water Pitcher
and Cup, drawn by ticket No. 1895.
SAMUEL NJ. SNEDEKER,
Sherard 2. o.,
Union District, Marshall Co., w. Va.
J. Brilies-I hereby acknowledge the
receipt of one Imported Pants Pattern,
drawn by ticket No. 1855.
EDDIE BRAND,
133 Alley Is, City.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
An Only Daughter Cured of
COnallm milan

When death was hourly expeoted, all RENE
dies having failed, and DR. 81 James was ex>
perimentieg with the many herbs Of Calcutta,
he accidently made preps ration which cured
his only child OF Censamptton. His child Is
now in this country, and enjoying the best of
health; he has proved to the world that Con-
sumptios can be positively and permanently
cured; the DOCTOR now gives this recipe free,
only asking 2-cent stamps to pay expenses
This herb also cures night sweats nausea at
the stomach. and viii break mp fresh cold in
twenty-four hours Address ORADDoCK 4 Co
! i.OS2 Race 81. .Phi.adelphis, naming this paper
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

SUGARS-Our refined sugars are tn
best, and guaranteed to be PURE. Sugars ar
low, but we cannot insure them to stay dow
all summer. JEPsoN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

Col. THOMAS WoTHINGTON, son Of
the first Governor of Ohio, and late Col
of the 46th Ohio Vols, died in Washing
ton on Saturday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

FINE TEASING have the largest
stock of the BEST and CHEAPEST Teas ever
held in town. Give us an opportunity to
prove it to you. Teas are lower than we have
ever known them, and we believe they will
advance; don't forget this. GEO. JRPsoN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

CANNED GOODS-Tomatoes Corn
Peaches, Plums, Pears, Apricots, Peas, String
Beans, &C., &c, cheaper than you can pul
them up, by can, dozen or case, at JEPsoN's.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28
AYERS
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During . long period Of unparalleled useful
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

DRIED PEACHES-A very large
stock for sale at wholesale prices at JEPsoN's.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

NEW ORLEANS GOODS-Oul
stock is the hest that comes up the river.
Come and see it. GEO JsPsoN.
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Gross receipts

1t is our recollection that bill was
passed within a year or two approprl'
atIng 100000 for government build
ing at Charlestown, W. Va, a town uf
l. 1872 population. 1t was pressed, AID 1t
is our recollection, became law.
Mr.. Hills bill aims to abolish this
favoritism, and put stop to the erection
of extravagant buildings where they are
not needed. and at the same time to
provide the public and the government
with good, comm0diOus and comforts Die
offices for the transaction of the postal
business Except in rare Instances,
poStoffice building should not cost beyond
$50, 900, while very laIge majority OF
them ought not to cost more than hall
that sum.
Mr.. Hills bill proposes to provide
about 1000 postoffices with good, com
Portable an0 commodious offices, at an
average cost of $4,000. The old plan of
special appropriations would provide
from two hundred to three hundred:
Speaking of this matter some weeks
ago, We remarked that no branch OF the
government is so closely allied with the
people as the pestOffice. With 1t all the
people have daily intercourse. That
postoffices from which the government
receives considerable revenue should be
provided with better facilities and better
accommodations there is no question,
and that the revenues of the department
would be increased there is little doubt.
Mr.. Hills proposition seems to US
greatly preferable to the old plan of ex'
travagant appropriations for buildings
in favored towns, and we hope it may
become q law.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-28

A HANDSOME brick house on Main
street. st. Clairsville, o., for sale cheap.
Inquire of w. A. McmEohAs'
13lt brluRePoiI' O'