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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17
FORM OF BALLOT.

AT such election, the voters in favor of the
adoption of the amendments to section two OF
article two, shall have placed upon their ballots
the words, Amendment to section two of ar
ticle two of the Constituencies" ard thOso
who do not favor the adoption of such amend
ment shall have placed upon their ballots the
words, Amendment to section two of article
two of the COnstitutiOn-No." Those who
favor the adoption of the amendment to section
one of article three of the Constitution, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words,
Amendment to section one of article three OF
the Constitution-Yes;" and those who
do not favor the adoption of such amend
ment shall have placed upon their ballots
the words, Amendment to section one Of
article three of the COnsticution-No."
Those who favor the adoption of the amendment
to section two of article ten of the COnstitu
ton, shall have placed upon their ballots the
words, Amendment to section two article ten
of the Constituencies" and those who do
not favor the adoption of such amendment,
shall have placed upon their ballots the words,
Amendment to section two of article ten OF
the Constitutisn-NO."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17

Sec. 2. Senators and Representatives shall
be elected bennially by the electors of the re-
spective counties or districts, on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November; their
term of office shall commence on the first
day of January next thereafter, and continue
two years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17

Sec. l. The executive department shall con-
sist of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Sec
retary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer o.
State and an Attorney General, whe shall b.
elected on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, by the electors of the State,
and at the places of voting for members of the
General Assembly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17
CATAR RH
As Cray as any Old Rat

in the wall: yet not forty years of age? &c
back boyhood's color by using Parker's Hal
BRlsam. so cents.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17
SHERIFF'S SALE.
COMMON PLEAS

BELMONT COMMON PLEAS
q. Trolls Sons, ct al, VS. John S. Close. ct al.
DY virtue of two certain writs of execution,
ID against the above defendants, 1 have
levied upon and will sell at public sale upon
the premises where found, on
Monday, September FL, 1883,
at o'clock p m, the following described
chattel property, to~wit:
About 19 acres more or less of growing
corn, the undivided One>half interest in a
certain stack of wheat in shesf, hay in NOW,
one dark bay mare about eighteen years old,
with sucking colt at side, two stacks of about
8 tons Hungarian hay. 125 head of ewes. l
two>horse wagon, grain drill, 1 red fat COW
about 6 years old, Buckeye mower-all of
said property being upon lands of defendant,
in Union township, Belmont county.
Terms-Cash.
LEROY G. SEDWICK, Sheriff.
Rees & Hoff, Plffs Att'ys. 10>td.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17

Sec. ,. County officers shall be elected or
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, by the electors of each county. in such
manner and for such term, not exceeding threo
years, as may be provided by law.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION, NO. 81.
Joint resolution proposing Amendments to
Articles Tive, Three and Ten of the Con-
stitutiOn of the State.
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of
the State of Ohio, that propositions to amend
section of article 2, section / of article 3, ami
section Of article 10 of the Constitution of the
State of Ohio, shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of this State. on the second Tuesday OF
October, A. D. 1885, to read as follows:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17

Joint Resolution Amending Section 4, Article
10, of the Constitution relating to the
election of Township Officers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17
SHERIFF'S
PROCLAMATION
October Election, 1885
Tuesday, October 18th

w HEREAS. by the laws of Ohio, regulat-
w ing elections, it is required of the
Sheriff of his county to give notice before tho
time of holding general election, by procla>
nation throughout the county, Of the time a5
which such election shall be holden:
In pursuance of such requisition, l, LEROY
G. SEDwICK, Sheriff of Belmont county, Ohio,
do hereby proclaim and make known that tho
second Tuesday, being the
18th Day of October, 1885,
Is, by the Constitution of Ohio, appointed as
the day on which the qualified electors OF
Belmont county, Ohio, shall meet in their re-
speetive townships, wards and precincts, at
their usual or proper places Of holding elec-
tions, between the hours of o'clock q. m.
and o'clock p. m, and proceed to vote by
ballot for
STATE OFFICERS.
One person for Governor Of the State Of
Ohio;
One person for Lieutenant Governor of the
State of Ohio;
One person for Judge of the Supreme Court
of the State of Ohio for the term ending Feb
ruary 9, 1891;
One person for Judge of the Supreme Court
of the State of Ohio for the term ending Feb
rusry 9, 1889;
One person for Treasurer of the State OF
Ohio;
One person for Attorney General of tho
State of Ohio;
Ose person for Member of the Board Of
Public Works of the State of Ohio.
DISTRICT OFFICERS.
One person for State Senator to represent
the Twentieth District, composed of the
counties of Belmont and Harrison.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Two persons for Representatives from Bel
mont county in the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio;
One person fer Treasurer for the county of
Belmont;
One person for Commissioner for the COUNT
of Belmont;
One person for Infrmary Director for the
county of Belmont;
One person for Surveyor for the county Of
Belmont.
You will also proceed to vote for or against
the following proposed amendments to the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17

Very large line New All-Wool French Dress
Goods, AZ to 46 inches wide, at
60c TO 81 25
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H. az ".
Early Fall ImpOrtatOnS French Dress GOI

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We are opening each day now our first i'm
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Second Division,

To be composed of all organizations
present, of the Grand United Order of
Odd ws:-Right in front, seniors
in advance, will form on Main street,
right resting on Marietta street, in colt
umn, and deployed west, each Lodge and
Encampment to be in charge of their
MarShals
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17

You will also proceed to vote for or against
the following proposed amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Ohio, to-wit.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, BELMONT COUNTY,
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, O., Sept. 8. 1885.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-17

B.F. TALBOT, Dentist, ST. Clairs-
Vile. Office, east of school house. 412tf
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27
Where are the Ownersi

To THE EDITOR: On the 9th day of July
1878, Mr.. II. X. Bates, Master Mechanic of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad, at
Fort Scott, found in a bOX-car belonging to the
l.. l.. & g. road standing on switch in the
yard, the following: A stout, ofhcial-sized en-
velOpe containing numerous letters signed by
Mrs. Bridget MckeOne, poStmarked Phoenix
vile, Pa, and addressed to Hugh Mckeone,
Williamsburg, Kan; certificate of discharge,
in lieu OF lost discharge, to the same person
Paymasters notice of the issuance of a check
for $500; receipt from the firm of Joseph E.
Dewitt Il Co., of Philadelphia, claim agents,
and other papers from the Treasury and War
Departments of the United States. Also, in
the same package was bronze medal issued
by the State of Ohio to James A. Huffman, Co.
G. Odd Ohio. On the same day upon which
Mr. Bates found the above articles, he directed
a letter to Hugh McKeone at Williamsburg,
Kan, but failed to receive reply. On the
10th of August following he addressed letter
to Mrs. Bridget Mckeone at Ph9nixville, Pa,
with the same result as above. Last week Mr..
Bates placed all of the aforementioned arti-
cles in the hands of Mayor W. B. ShOckly, of
this city, who will take care that they get into
the hands of the proper owners.
About the same time Capt. K. II. George, of
Fort Scott, came into possession of black
canvas satchel, containing clothing and cigar
box, in which was GAR wreath, roster of
Jewell Post, No. 3, Kan; several letters, and
an account book bearing the following inscrp-
ton: MY name is A. M. Ward. 1 live in
Paola Miami Co.. Kan" This gripsack, with
the contents, was also placed in charge of
Mayor Shockley, from whom the owner can
obtain the same.-R. II. g., Fort Scott, Kan.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27
Another "Last Battle"

To TIE EDITOR: noticed a communica-
tion in THE TRIBUNE of July 9 from MIR.
Reece 9Th Iowa Cav, claiming that the last
battle of the war was fought by our cavalry at
West Point and Columbus, Ga. Mr.. Reece is
exactly correct both as to dates and places.
Very well do | remember that expedition,
Wilson's raid" as it was called. How we
started from Gravelly Springs near PASSPORT
Miss, diminishing with Forests troopers all
the way TO Selma, Ala, where, on the memor-
able Sunday afternoon of April 2, 80, dis
mounted We charged the formidable works
surrounding the town, capturing them with as
brilliant q charge across an open field in the
face of all kinds of missiles of death as ever
was made, and putting nearly 1900 prisoners
into the stockadc intended for Yankees. Then
sftcr resting and burying our dead, we marched
on Montgomery, thence to Columbus and West
Point, and thence to Macon, where Howell
Cobb net the advance-guard pushing on to the
works We had essayed to take under Gen.
Stoueman during the siege of Atlanta, who
told us of the surrender of Lee and Johnston
days before The story was that Gen. Minty,
9th Mich, disbeiieved Cobb's story, thinking it
only ruse to gain time to more fully prepare
for our attack, and, taking out his watch, told
Cobb and staff that he would give them five
minutes TO get out of the road. When the five
minutes were mp we went into Macon
flying, and Cobb & Co. went into the fence
SeihSlo. DulS tIOuDlt WAS ONCT.
have diary, kept daily, from the battle of Per-
Tyvillc to the close of the war; SO there is no
mistake as 10 dates.
Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division
Of the Mississippi, fought the last battle of the
war. have often spoken of it, but was gen.
orally answered by the good-natu look of
incredulity. / have a file of papers now, pub
lishcd 1T Selma Montgomery, Columbus, and
Macon, ridiculing the idea of the Yankees at
lacking their towns, and within forty eight
hours OF date of publication We were in posses
sion of their printing Offices such was the
celebrity OF Gen. Wilson's movements.
In addition to the regiments mentioned by
hr. Reece, there were present in this eXpedi-
ton the list and Sd Ohio and 9TH Pa. Cav, and
NildcI's brigade of mounted infantry. the Board
ofTrade Battery Chicago and others not known
to the writer Gen. Long, originally Capt, 4th
Reg. Cav, then Col. 4th Ohio Cav, and during
the expedition commanding Second Division,
was wounded at Selma, as also during Kilpat-
rick S raid around Atlanta. He WAS a brave and
skillfui officer. Some days after our entry into
Macon VIC stood around all ambulance and saw
Jefferson Davis alight, much to our delight
and his ehaErin.-O. o. SMITH, AdJt, ith Ohio
Cav, Doylcstowu, Pa.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27
Chaucp.iOrsVilip.

To THE EDITOR: Z. ID. Lloyd, Co. X, 55th
Ohio, is correct in reference to the danking of
the Eleventh Corps at the battle of Chancel-
louisville. My regiment, the 25th Ohio, was
placed in reserve for our brigade, commanded
by Gen. Mclean. Col. w. p. Richardson of
the 25th Ohio, was called On to furnish squad
to reconnOiter on the right of the Eleventh
Corps which was promptly done by five or six
men volunteering TO perform that duty. They
went out under command of Sergeant from
Co. A. Those scouts returned in a short time
and reported large body of rebels advancing
on our right in solid mass Gen. Howard paid
no attention to the report, and said we were
more scared than fanked. In a short time
after the scouts reported the Eleventh Corps
was completely fianked, and Stonewall Jack
son was pouring grape and canister, solid shot,
shell and mimic balls into us thicker than HI.
Col. Richardson was too mad for any use Gen.
Mclean rode up and asked Richardson if he
could change front under that fire. "Od
Dick " straddled his little sorrel horse. and re-
piled by saying, "Yes, / can form the 25th
Ohio in HI, if necessary" We Immediately
changed front and marched about 400 yards in
the direction of Stonewall's Corps. The 18th
Ohio formed on our right, and / think Col
Lees regiment, the 55th Ohio, formed on our
left. We did our level best, but it was utterly
impossible for three regiments TO fight Stone
wall Jackson's entire corps. Our Colonel, w.
Z. Richardson, was shot through the breast.
The 18th Ohio lost over 200 killed and wound
ed, as brave men as ever faced an enemy and
among them were those brave scouts that had
reported to Gen. Howard in plenty of time to
have changed the entire front of the Eleventh
Corps.-ALEX. +. HOLLAND Co. G, 25th Ohio,
Mt Ayr, Iowa
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Another Mule Story About Fayetteville. n G..

To THE EDITOR: Comrade Elliott's mule
was certainly ''phunny" mule. Not disput-
ing the mule, however, l believe 10 Warren,
of Co. b, Seth ILL.,, was first to capture Fayette-
ville if it was captured by forager5 / was in
charge of our foragers that day, and in coming
to Fayetteville from the north and west on
entering the town We met 10 riding his mule in
a crowd of rebels, prisoner. The rebel cav
airy, on seeing us, took turn towards the
river, and 10 rolled off his mule toward us,
and his riderless mule followed the rebels and
10 had to walk till he stole another donky.
10 had not been Oh the detail that morning, SO
he volunteered in squad by himself and was
captured and had not we met the fleeing cav
airy, 10 would have known what prison life
was. inquired of him what he had been
doing He said when he found in the morn
ing that he was not detailed, he mounted his
mule and struck out; that he made directly
for the city, watched his chance and rode in !;
began gobbling what he could find, supposing
that the rebel cavalry were all gone, but some
came from down the street and ordered him to
fall III, so he mounted, fell in, and on seeing us
jumped off and let his mule follow the rebels.
He said there were no soldiers in the place
when he rode in, and don't believe there were
any. Now, L expect this cavalry squad was
scared at Nancy's approach and fed, and that
10 Warren was the first Yankee soldier in Fay
etteville, n. c. But / do not desire to take
any of the glory from Nancy.-JoHN G. FARIs,
Serg't, Co. b, seth ILL.,, Mount Ayr, Iowa
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Same, page 140 {:
=. Sour road through the fort was lined with
torpedOes, but happily none went Off
The Battle Of New Market, Va.

To THE EDITOR: In your issue of the 18th
Comrade Bryan, of the 54th Pa, wants some
comrade to write up the fights at New Market
and Piedmont, Va. Now, l could tell the COM
rade how the fun at New Market commenced
on Friday, the 18th of May, which brought on
the battle on Sunday, the 18th. Does Comrade
Bryan remember the rebs in the woods Oh Sun
day, June 5, near Piedmont, behind the "V"-
shaped rife-pits, and how his brigade marched
up six ranks deep; how one reg iment went to the
right, another to the left, whilst the front regi
ment went right OH amidst a storm of bullets?
Then how those regiments swung to the right
and left, and on the dOublequick they closed
on the rebs with cheer? This was the quick
est aud best move made by infantry the writer
saw during the entire war. Does the c0mradc
remember the cavalry charge made on the left
of the enemy later in the day, when Gen. Jones
was killed? 1t was here that the writer had
ball pass through his head from ear TO ear, from
which he suffers terribly yet If the comrade
will write to VIM. Foose, Decatur, Ill., he will
find an old friend.-DAVlD III. SMITH, Co. d.
10th Pa. Cav, Elliottsburg, Pa.
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CONDENSED LETTERS.

E. Price, Musician, 11sth Ohio writes an in
teresting account of the battle of Resaca.
James B. Hommel Co. II, 10th Ohio Cav
Alliance, o., writes that Gen. Fitzpatrick did
not ride a mule into a swamp near Solomon
Grove, n. c., as stated by Gen. Carlin, the ami.
NAL ridden by that General being horse.
G. w. Turner, Co. III, 18th KY, writing in
regard to the march from Spring Hill to Frank
lin, says he does not remember any troops be-
ing in the rear of the Second Brigade, Second
Division, Twenty third Corps, ON that march.
ID. l.. Nash, Iona Mich, thinks that this
dissatisfaction of the comrades with the place
chosen for Gen. Grants burial is very inappro-
pirate, and thinks the Generals family ought
certainly to have the choice of his resting
place.
VIM. F. Hall, Co. F. 25th Iowa, Mt. Union,
Iowa, claims that his regiment was the first to
enter Columbia, s. c.
Geo. Hayes Sergeant, Co. K, 9th Mimi, st.
Charles, Mimi, claims that his regiment
marched 10, 500 miles during the war.
G. E. Black, Co. A. 74th Ill. Jesup, Iowa, in
dorses Comrade Remington's account of the
march from Spring Hill to Franklin.
Paul Grabill, Co. G, 74th Ohio, Grand View,
Oak, says that Co. b of his regiment was the
first company of infantry and his company the
second that entered Raleigh, N. c., after its
capture.
E. Z. Josef, Buffalo, n. Y, writes that there
was regiment in the Union army which was
armed with lances 1t was raised in Philadel-
phia and known by the name of Rush Lancers,
but in the Army of the Potomac the regiment
was nick named Bull Whackers," on account
of its principal duty being to guard cattle.
E. I. Lee Co. l, 41st ILL.,, Cerro Gordo, ILL.,,
writes that Mr.. Prouty is badly mistaken in
regard to the 31st Iowa being the first to plant
their colors on the State House at Columbia,
S. C.
SamI Kelso, Co. D, 1st Ohio L. A., Muscle
Fork, Mo-, has read with much pleasure Col.
Humans article on army pests. he was in
Andersonville, and can verify from personal
experience ali the Colonel says.
From j. Ii. Sap, 2Sth KY, Cleveland, Mimi,
we have an interesting account of the battle of
Franklin, Tenn.
John Jehl, Co. A, 31st Iowa, Walker, Iowa,
claims that his regiment was the first to enter
Columbia, S. c.
G. w. MCDANIEL, Jasper, Oak, writes that
Gen. Polk was killed by the 5th Ind. battery,
commanded by Capt. Simons.
George w. Mercer Cadiz, o., indorses A. j.
Thompson's account Of the death of Gen. Nc
Pherson.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27
The 9TH New York Vols,

To THE EDITOR: Reading frequently THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, the columns of which are
devoted to the publishing of the records of our
late war and to ii ht for the rights of the vet
erans find in the columns oil" Fighting Them
Over" reports of all descriptions of nearly all
organizations which have been in the field dur
ing the rebellion. i am astonished not to have
found any mentioning about the gallant 9TH
NY, (Steuben Rifles, twO-years regiment.) Are
the surviving members afraid to step to the
front and inform the public about their deeds
during their term of service, to enable our his
torians to engrave their services in the annals
of history? guess the eth is just as well en-
titled to have their records accounted for as any
other regiment, even if they did lie i'll the first
year of their service idle in Newport News
passing away their time with picket, field and
camp guard duty; company, reginental, bri-
gade and division drills; dress parades and with
accommodating parties i'll the surrounding coun-
try without seeing an enemy and even If the
regiment took part in that unlucky Big Bethel
affair, for they made full amends for this in the
active service rendered in the second year. Do
you remember when the regiment was assigned
to Gen. Caldwell's Brigade at Fair Oaks and
recollect Savage's Station, Gaines Mills, White
Oak Swamp, Charles City Cross roads, Malvern
Hill, the covering of the retreat of the second
battle of Bull Run, Antietam and Fredericks-
burg? All this must be fresh i'll your memory
when l call to your minds the farewell ad-
dresses of Gen. Caldwell and Ma. Gen. Han
cock, delivered to the regiment OH the days of
departure, April % and %, 1863.
In the afternoon (April 22) Gen. Caldwell had
his brigade-c0nsisting of the 9Th n. H., S1st
Pa, 6lst and 9th N. Y. (consoidated), and
145th Performed into a square, and ordered
the 7th to march in the center of the same, and
then addressed the regiment in the following
manner:
The time of service for which you have en-
listed is expired; neither you anybody else in
the whole country thought at the time of your IL
listment that the would not be at this
time. never will forget the impression the regi-
ment made on at the time when saw il first,
when the regiment was assigned TO my brigade at
Fair Oaks-ail sound and healthy looking young
men, well equipped and well drilled and discip-
lined. under the command of the gallant Col.
George Won Setback. am glad TO acknowledge that
j did not find myself mistaken in my expectations.
i am proud that the 9TH regiment belonged to my
brigade good many of your comrades are no
more-the soil of Virginia is saturated with their
blood
Now, comrades, let us hear from yOu.-GoTT-
FRIED EBHARDT, Co. X, 9TH, N. Y, Togus,
kennebec Co., Me.
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How 4 Elue Was Saved.

To THE EDITOR: After the grand charge at
Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864, our regiment and
brigade occupied works which were not more
than so feet from the main line of rebels. About
60 feet from our line, and about 10 feet from
the rebel picket-line, lay a beautiful blue flag,
which afterwards proved to belong to the 18th
n. Z. III. A. On the night of the 9th James
Kelsey, of Co. G, l52d n. Y, who was more than
60 years of age, crawlcd out snake fashion and
brought the flag with him safely into camp
Kelsey was killed On the night of Oct q, 1864,
at the VIM. Burgess farm fight, B0ydton
observation-disclosures RoBAcK, Co. E, 152d N.
Y, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., n. Y.
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Lost Son.

Boy 16 years of age; complexion, fair; eyes,
gray; hight, about five feet seven inches
weight about 40 pounds; hair, light; will no.
part in any other way but in the middle: only
child; La: OH his arm, in indelible ink, 20. NJ.
Powers" pleasant countenance,-rOund face.
When las. heard from, July %, was at Cincin-
natl, o.; stated he was going TO Illinois, then
to st. Louis. Otis, DO coDss hOmc to your SOrrOu-
ina mother
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then; for Pap Price threw shell and solid shot
into the city that night, to our great annoy
ance, until after midnight. In the movement
of an army, it is almost impossib bic to be sure of
the movements of all the troops, and comrades
are easily mistakenly. II, SMITH, LIST Iowa
Cav, Dubuque, Iowa