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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

some evening entertainment they had
quoted poetry to her under the inspira-
tion of musie's magic spell. Later on in
life they recalled her as the acknowl-
edged head of her family, woman Of
spirit, wit, intelligence aud decided bu-
siness capa bilities Winchester and the
Valley of Virginia remembered this ana
wondered and laughed and laughed and
wondered again.
Miss or Mister Pagne's mother was
| left a widow in comfortable circumstan-
ces some years since and married again,
but subsequently separated from her
second husband, and she now lives on
one of the best farms in Frederic coun-
| ty. She brought up seven children sue
cessfully, four of whom married pros
porous farmers in the neighbOrhOOd.
Another lives at this time with her
mother. Still another conducts -four
ishing school for young women near her
mothers home; and the remaining one,
EliZobeth Rebecca, who from childhood
evinced remarkable business talents, has
from the time of her attaining years of
maturity been engaged in commercial
pursuits.
No one in that vicinity was more fa-
VOrably known than the last mentioned,
the woman living quietly and attending
closely to business; so that her neigh
bOrs came to look upon the proprietress
of the little store as an old maid, born
to blush unseen and waste her sweetness
on the desert air. Judge, therefore, of
their aStODiShment when she appeared
in Martinsburg, boldly announced her
conversion from the gentler sex to the
sterner sex, purchased and arrayed her
self in a suit of masculine habiliments.
including silk hat and red topped
boots, and followed up the performance
by stating her intention to marry Miss
Hinton.
As Miss Payne's business often led
Ter TO Winchester while she was wo
man. her tall, commanding person was a
familiar one on the Baltimore and Ohio
trains, and all the conductors enj ryed
her acquaintance. These gentlemen,
among whom are Conductor Clarence G.
Newport, of the Harper's Ferry and
Valley Branch, and Conductor John
Doll. on the Winchester accommodation,
from Baltimore, have been objects of
special attention among their passengers
tOr the past three or four days. They
are asked all about the strange being
who was once woman but is now a
man, and many sly illusions are made
to the Difference they used to display in
| offering cOurtesieS to the lady when she
was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. American.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
BEFORE Congress assembled we wer

BEFORE Congress assembled we were
told there would be an immediate cut
of tariff rates of fully fifty or sixty per
cent. Later on Democratic statesmen
seemed to be satisfied with twenty per
cent. Now they are talking of putting
few things on the free list. creating
Tariff Commission and letting the old
thing stand for another year. So it is
with the Scott law at Columbus. At
first it was to be repealed outright; then
it was to be modified; and finally there
is disposition to 1T it alone. The
Democratic Imagination is ferociously
radical, but Democratic execution is
timid and feeble.-CiD. Com. Gaz.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
A Carnival of Crime,

Forty-three men are confined in the
Hamilton county Jail awaiting trial for
murder. What a horrible commentary
is this On our civilization That any of
them will receive the full measure of
punishment provided for by the law for
their crimes is exceedingly doubtful if
we may judge the future of criminal
trials by the past. What with insanity
pleas, packed juries, errors in proceed
ings, new trials, the laws delays and
executive clemency, man accused of
murder in some of our courts is tolera-
bly, sure of long life. Within short
time one man has been granted four
trials for murder. Verdicts, if at all
commensurate with the crime are easily
set aside, or new trials obtained. until
the whole criminal business is becoming
a mockery of justice.
There must be a remedy for all this
somewhere, but human wisdom, at least
in Ohio, has not yet been able to find it.
Our legislators can get up large
amount of sympathy for convicts. but
have no ability to devise measures for
protection of society from the Outrages
of the criminal classes. The unhung
murderers in our state'prisons seem to
be more precious in the legislative sight
than the safety of society or the life of
the useful citizen. In the far West in
years past such condition of things
existed, where the courts were power
less or Indifferent, and the people as
serted their rights, took the law into
their own hands, swept away the courts
and restored order. or course this is
only to be TesOrted to in the last ex-
tremity, but the people are seriously
considering the necessity for some re-
lief from the carnival of crime that pre-
walls, and they will have that relief
even if they must obtain it through
their own efforts in the direction We
have indicated. 20. S. Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

A CURIOUS letter. found among the
papers of the late Thurlow Reed. is pub
lished. 1t was written by Judah p Ben
jamin-in August, 1860, to the British
Consul in New York, and is in the ma
ture of an overture for the return OF the
Southern States to their allegiance to
tile Crown in case Abraham Lincoln
should be elected President. According
to Mr.. Benjamin the idea was very pop
ular among the planters of the South,
though there was no public agitation of
it. One very characteristic touch in the
letter is that in view of the possible re-
turn to the Crown, the planters already
began to salute each other with aristo-
cratic titles! The rage for titles is il
lustrated in the South. where every per-
son above the grade of hod carrier is
either Major, Captain, Colonel, a
General or Judge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
Good Morning.

Don't forget to say good morning! Say
il cheerfullv and with smile; it will do
your friends good. There's kind of in
spiration in every good morning" hearth
Iy and smilingly spoken, that helps to
make hope fresher and WORK HgnVer. II
seems really to make the morning goou,
and to be prophecy of good gay 70
come after it. And if this be true Oh the
good morning" it is also OF all hearth
stone greetings. They cheer the disco9r,
aged, rest the tired. and somehow MAKE
the wheels of life run more smoothly'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
MY MIRRORS TALE.

I'm looking at myself tonight,
| Upon my mirrors face;
1t is a foolish thing to do,
And yet may lind grace,
If, in my inmoSt heart, know
l search for faults this glass may shoy
'Tis not lovely face see,
Not winning and not young;
1t shows the lines and traces of
A heart by anguish wrung.
\ face o'er which the storm-cloud past,
To leave it calm and clear at last.
The rosy bloom of early youth,
That once had rested there,
Has gone; few gray threads shine in
The darkness of my hair,
This tells me have reached the stage
Where youth blends with maturer age.
l wonder, as l gaze at it,
Noting each feature there,
How some, in loving tenderness,
Have dreamed to call it fair,
Yet tOUe can find charm and grace,
To beautify the plainest face.
Olkc S1cLoS,
Showing myself so clear!
Tell me-have iow'ring clouds of doubt
Left deathleSs traces there?
Are lines of cold and cynic pride
Seen on the face | stand beside?
Have lightning blasts of care and woe
Blackened the heart within,
And pictured in the dark gray eyes
Glimpses of guilt and sin?
o, tell me nayl For l have tried
To cast all wicked thoughts aside.
Much have l suffered; but those days,
trust, have purified
Ny soul; and driven from my heart
All foolish thoughts of pride;
Closely scan my mirrored face
To find upon it saving grace.
1 care not for the partial lack
OF beauty that enthrallS,
If on my,face the glowing light
Of truth and culture falls
If in my eyes the spark divine
Of love for all mankind will shine
l will not ask for radiant orbs,
If in my own l see
The flash of true intellience,
OF wit and repartee,
only wish for eyes that glow
With pity for another's woe.
I'll pass in calm Indifference
Ger crimson flash and hue,
If health but glows upon my cheeks,
If curves of lips are true,
And shadow forth a soul too pure
To speak false words framed to allure.
And thus / scan my mirrored face
Each day; and hope to find
Upon the tell-tale glass to see
A meek and gentle mind;
If, like veil of priceless lace,
There falls sweet peace upon my face.
-Lisette Clayton Bernheim.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

They are exhibiting no W in London a
Neapolitan lady of 25, Signora Van
steillI, as near parody of the living
skeleton as is possible to look at. She
is about middle height. with hatchet-
edged face, ridged with nose large
enough for Goliah. This is her great
feature. and suggests that she has run
into proboscis as the Thibet sheep run
into tail. She might be packed in sec.
tion of water pipe. She is shaped from
the shoulder to the hip like fOur-footed
timber joist. The exhibitors say it is
necessary to stuff her ankle boots with
cotton wool to keep The bones from dip
ping or grating at the joints.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

STEEL RAILS are worth at this time
S3S per ton. The manufacture of them
dates from 1868. Then they cost SIT a
ton. They dropped TO S94 in 1871, but
previous to the collapse in trade of 1878
rose to Sl22. In 1877 $40 per ton was
the price, but it rose again, and in 1879
reached SS5, tumbling to Ss2 in 1880 and
$50 in 1881. The present price is the
lowest they have ever reached.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
Church Directory.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. r.
i Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, II; evening
service, z. Sabbath School, 900 a. N. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday p.m.; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday z pm.
Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
N1Rev. S. F. Minor, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am.; 7p.m- Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday 2
pm; general prayer meeting: Thursday z ?. m.
Strangers are cordially invited to all our
services-
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
u Rev Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School. 10 am. Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday 3 pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday OF
each month, Q pm. Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month. pm.
District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, 2pm. Young women's prayer meet.
ing: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, pm.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

THE Democratic party is demoralized
and made incapable of great works for
good by the Solid South. There is no
principle in the Solid South but that of
vengeance for the defeat of secession,
and greed for the possession of the mon
ey bags.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

to every lover of his country, to every
one who wishes to enjoy his own rights.
by our firesides. unembarassed, to stand
by those who are yielding to others the
protection of the laws in the enjoyment
of equal rights. and will demand the
same for themselves and their associ-
ciates." Leader.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

THE Democrats are everywhere in
quandary. AT Washington the query is:
Shall we attack free trade or not? In
Ohio it is: Shall we repeal the Scott law
or not? In the South the query is: Shall
we put the Confederacy in the saddle
and nominate an old rebel soldier for
President, or shall we again bow down
before Northern doughface? No one
knows how these queries will be solved
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
Belmont County OFFICIAL Directory.

Common Pleas Judge-St. Clair Kelly.
Probate Judge-ThOmas Cochran.
Clerk of COurts-Alex. G. Darrah.
Sherif-Leroy G. Sedwick.
Auditor-R. r. Barrett
Treasurer-Edward l.. Feeley.
Prosecuting Attorney-Alfred 81. Mitchell.
Recorder-W. s. Hobbs.
Commissioners-0wenM Mehan, Morris Cope,
Taylor.
Surveyor-John II. Mitchell
Coroner-E. B. Kennedy.
Infrmary Directors-Joseph Bailey, Levi
Jones, James B. Ritchey.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

Florida is soon to have a convention
for revising its constitution, and the ad-
vocates of making mankind honest.
happy and rich by law are bestirring
themselves. The enemies OF monopoly"
are, of course, at the front, shouting
louder than any of the others. To an
outsider there seems to beIlittle danger
of monopoly in Florida, unless it be in
mosquitoes and swamps.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

TIE Indians are the richest land own
ers in the United States. They number
237, ,O66. exclusive of the Alaska Indians,
holding 1S1. .397, 7SS acres of land. Some
of the tribes own 5000 acres of land per
Indian. The average is about one square
mile to each Indian, while white man
is not allowed to pre-empt more than 100
acres of the public land.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCl
Masonic Directory.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. NJ.
ID Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
ROBT. NJ. EATON, w. u.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'Y.
CT. CLAIRSVILHE CHAPTER, No. II,
y Royal Arch Masons. Stated convoca-
tions, first Friday of each month:
j. B. RYAN, 81. P.
JESSE B. MEYER, Secy.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. 54, R. & S. M.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
Il. r. BUMGARNER, t. l. NJ.
F. D. BAILEY, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 26, K. T.
IL Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
month. G. W. CARROLL, +. y.
L. L. 5EDwIok, Rec.
St. CIairsviIIe Professional Cards.
W. NICHOLS.
Attorney at Law and Notary Public.
Office over Vests Drug Store, opp. Bank.
4 SLY ST. CLAIRSVILLE, o.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07

From the location of Eagle City, New,
the sun does not shine upon it until IL
a. m., and then only for an hour. disap.
pearing behind the mountains at noon.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
BeInnOntChrOniCIe
w. A. HUNT,
Editor and Proprietor.
Published Every Thursday
Terms of Subscription:
Two Dollars Fer Year IN Advance.

If not paid within the year 25 per cent will
be added fC each year it remains unpaid.
OFFIoR South side Main street, nearly op-
posite Public School building
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
DIRE Glory
PRINCIPAL Business Houses Of Bridgeport,

GEORGE GIFFEN, dealer in Choice Family
VI Groceries. Phoenix Flour Specially.
@ wOoDCOCK. dealer in Hardware, Stoves,
y. Tinware. Glass, Naiis, &C., corner Maln
and Bank St Tin Roofing Speciality.
rxTM ALEXANDER. Wholesale and Retail
w Grocer corner Main and Bank Sts.
A BRANUM SONS, Wholesale Grocers,
n Bank Street.
E A. MABERY-A Full and Complete Line
4 OF Boots, Shoes and Gents FURNISHING
Goods.
DINSMORE BROS. Grocery and Feed Store
IL Main ST., one door east of Smiths Mill.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-25
"a SERIOUS CHARGE Z
AGAINST col. nnEc,lrNnpGr.
Late Treasurer OF this Knights OF Honor.
iic is Accused of IlclnE Riynl VI CAP.
tain Kidd, Which Ils Takes Occasion
to Indignantly Dsny-L.bol Suit,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 24.--A sensation
was created here to-day by the publication
in tho Boston Hnighis Of Honor OJstrrer.
charging that Robert J. breckenridge,
late Treasurer OF the Knights OF Honor;
was deiaulter Tor 100000. Incidentally
tho same paper refers to Col Brrckcn.
ridge as."a rival Of Captain Kidd and
other such pcrsonages.' Numerous other
inslnuations and charges arc multiplied
together to I'LL out nearly l.alt column.
1T addition to its local report tho Observer
speaks editorlally OF Col. breckenridge
itlu arragns hin ior being accountable
lor large sums OF money to widows and
orphans Of departed brcthrcn.. 1.-, 4
The knighls Of Honor OJserrtr is edited
by a Mr.. Cummings, who is on very init.
mate terms with General Sloat, Supreme
Dictator Of the knights Of Honor, anI ],
". Branch, who succeeded Colonel
breckenridge us Supreme Treasurer. Colo.
mel Breckenridge Is in tho city and denies
tho eharge, pronouncing tho whole thing
n tissue OF falsehoods. Said he: ~ have
received money which has 4. not
been paid out. was ordered BY tho
Chancery Court to pay no more benefits
after October IS last, and obcycd tho
order. For this reason there il now n con.
siderable amount in the Peoples Bank 10
the credit OF the Knights OF Honor.
The general opinion among mt mbcrs OF
the Knights Of Honor Is TINT the charge
Is not true. Colonel breckenridge will
sue for libel. 81 z..i.,5.7 M - -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-25
AN OiIDUis.lTE JUROR.
Lively Scene In IL Court Room. md n Nils.

0I7s3'l lFTG rr,ol ,.sui,s. - /
sr Iowa M, vi ,r,o ia, :, ,,,oo
.,o 90 noo ,'o.''' wv Nv '.''' u '''e
s-o'ooo damage suit oi VIM. Iuppan rs'
DR.. VIM. Dickerson, which has progressed
before Judye Adams for severa,,lnvs rc.
.ult.d ;r ,n;s ,.;o, o,o,.,., ;,,.as. ,,,,, :,
'.su -, 49, " ''''-'' % 'A'' e..,el. Ju.o!S ""o
wanted 10 fclurh averdlct ior defendant
holding out against ono obdur:.tn juror
who wanted 10 decide tho other wav Tho
action wo. r.. ,,,o.a,, ,vu,..,.,;oa nv,
s''" ""' ~, ""'seu l''''p'"elVe' w w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-25
F.A1n GROUNDS SOLD !.
At NullsLurg-Du1l Glass Tr,de-Demo.
d, Crutty Red l'nint. mir .--l.sttr +. t'l.

=
IT, craft. Red Faint, etc. r. :;
The Panhandle window glass works
.have shut down for Il brief period owing 10
the dulncss OF trade. t' q
Tho !, Republican boys arc seriously
contemplating having 4 jolliticalion over
the election OF Gen. Coll. They say they
have more to rejoice over here than tho
Democrats have. li',5, l.Sag3s a; & i9i:,
The halls, stalls, pens, stands anil track
fence ut The fair gfoaii''s were sold on
Saturday at public sale to various parties.
The sale was well attended md good prices
secured for the articles sold. q
The Democrats hnd a big blow out on
Saturday evening. 1t had been announced
by posters that there would be a grand
jolliication, "two brass bands.n "paint.
the town red /" &c. One brass band fur
nished the music, and it came very near
not being on hands, rs it was nearly durk
before its. services had been secured. Tho
junior drum corps assisted with their rub
Il dub dub. There was by actual count as
the procession moved z down Charles
street, sixty iootman, twenty.six horse-,
men and seven vehicles OF Mi kinds. Tho
jolliicrs were rigced out in crimson hucs.
plug hats elongated with pastebo..r,l 10
the height Of eighteen or twenty inches.
upon which we're pastcd slip Of paper
with the impression OF rooster md
"Cleycland and Hendricks was, elected
November !, lss5."gThe whole thihg was
highly seasoned with red fire, torches,
rockets, tin horns and cheering Tor Olcye.
land. Quite Il number Of residences and
business houses were decorated and
antly, 355ts 5TE5 I. 5@'Ss
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-25
a Museum Curiosity,

New YonK, Nov. 24.-Arguments were
heard to-day by Judge Barrett in the Su-
prcme Court in the case OF "Ecckyn Jones,
The witness who refused to answer q,les
tions in the Hamcrslcy will contest, and
was sent 10 Jail BY the Surrogate. Ferdi.
nand Ward, the tlaancicr, has interested
himself in "Becky" and employed counsel
to obtain her release. The court iutimated
that it would deny the motion, but took
'he papers. When "Becky" was com.
mitted to prison by the Surrogate she
stated that she would remain in jail until
Resurrection day rather than disclose the
family secrets obtained in her capacity us
household servant. stss--''l.t,,,s - 4,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-25
T0OSS0FT T0#PLEASE.
rnEQuEEn QUAKER MATCH
which Took Pince at Madison Square Gar.
den Last SIsht-Iie Wa~ s,nuis Upon Z.
ono Check aud 1urned the . shrr to
Ills Eueny-A Iiurlesquo \ naIr.

NEw YoRv, Nov. 24.-The much talke'
Of boxing mattel, between Charles Mitchell
and Jack Burke, who wereto have Tough
eight rounds undertlte Marquis OF Queens
bury rules ut Madison Square Gardel
tonight, turned out to be tiasco, Abou
spectators and fifty reporters went t
sec tho great exhibition ut "sparring 10
points" Among the five hundred wer'
the police captains Of the various pre-
cincts Of tho city, who ladIbee special,
ordered to be present. One sport remark
cd, "rhis is the funeral Of glove fights in
New York" II
At 10 o'clock Mitchell and Burke
appeared on the stage, Z. accom-
panied by sDilly5SM SMaldea,, Bol
Smith announced that ''in consequence
Of thc,intercst taken III the match by tho
District Attorney and the police, and from
a desire that all present should be able.to
get home in time TO drown their sorrow
Mcssrs. Mitchell and Burke would give q
"quaker" exhibition Of sparring in three
rounds according to tho. latest rules OF the
"peace society" .a. 81
The men were dressed in plain white
tights aud drawers. When "time" VAS
called thcy advanced toward each otlicr
Offered the right hand Of good.
fellowship and then drew bact 10
Adu,irr each other. They .'chucked'' each
other under tho chin and smoothed one
another's cheeks in really ailectionatc
way once or twice, and when tho frs,
three minutes were over they gracefully
bowed and retired 10 their corners.
I. Tho crowd, which had increased to per
iial,s l00d persons, groahcd iceiinsiy, but
the lighters only smiled. The second and
third rounds were similar. Once
Mitchell pushed lis, E, chin against
Burke's glove, for which Burke apollo.
gized. Then Mitchell patted his op.
poncnts right cheek, and in scriptural
fashion Burke turned the left to him.
Another time when Burke got close
cI,ousil u Mitchell the latter pul his glove
Us fur rs he could in the formers u,vuti.
SO it went OH till the third round was over.
Amore edisgusted crowd than tllut which
left tho Garden llas rarely been seen ii
this or my other city. There was no de-.
cislon us TO who Was the winner. but tha,
would have been OF no Use, as there was
nothing u divide b..twecn the men. 7.