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Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-29
A Slight Blaze.

Owing to defective Hue, the house of James Madison, No. 14 Winter street, took fire yesterday afternoon at about o'clock An alarm was struck. A few pails of water extinguished the fire.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-29
BUNNELL's MUSEUM.

A large audience witnessed ''The Boy De- tective" as played by N. s. Wood and his dramatic company at the museum yesterday afternoon The company is very fair and the play good one. fThe Boy Detective" will be repeated this afternoon and evening, ''The Boy Scout" Wednesday and Thursday and "Jack Harkaway" Friday and Saturday. The last opportunity to see the ''Wild Men of Borneo' will be given this week.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-29

Rev. Mir Delano of Norwich, N. Y., has
 accepted the call of the Baptist church in
 Norwalk, and will begin his pastorate on January 3.
 MT. Chauncey Wright has resigned his place on the Danielsonville school board on account of ill health, and Mir. Anthony Ames has been appointed.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-29
AMERICAN THEATER.

The large audience that attended the American Theater last evening saw an excel lent variety entertainment. The wonderful contortionist, Mons. Cheltra, who actually weighs 193 pounds, and yet with ease twists himself into the most marvellous shapes, ex- cited astonishment and much amusement by his feats. Billy and Alice Payne made great fun in their musical sketch, MT. Payne's sing as of old. The Ainsleys gave an excel lent black face speciality, and Miss Nellie Carlyn rendered her songs in pleasing man ner. The afterpiece, "Anatomy," was a side-splitting farce and topped off an inter esting and entertaining performance.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-29
CARLL's OPERA HOUSE.

At this opera house this evening the ''Two Johns" company will be the attraction, and the Albany Argus says of them: ''The Two Johns," three act farce with fun equal to a hundred pounds to the square inch, will be given for the third and last time this even- ing 'sThe Two Johns' is a light, bright,
 clean, breezy piece. It is full of action, bounce and merriment. Not a dry line in the whole piece. The acting, singing and dancing are all worthy of unbounded praise.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-29
See Johnson and Bro. adv't on 3rd p
Present For Everybody.

Ayers Sarsaparilla braces up the system; purifes and invigorates. Invalids need it.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-29

The truth A beautiful and valuable pres ent worth twenty-five cents given away with ten cent package of Virgin salt to introduce it. This, without a doubt, is one of the best offers ever made. These presents are now on exhibition by some of the leading grocers. Call and see them. al I'm
 Cure for Croup-Use Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil according to directions It is the best remedy for all sudden attacks of colds pain and inflammation.
 d2S d&W1w
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-29
Two Connecticut Hermfts.

Two men reported as living sort of hermit life in Bloomfield, one eighty years old and the other, his son, about forty They live in the rudest way and have done so for years, but now the town suspects that they may become chargeable to it, and there is new interest in their way of life
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
1ss4-5-Belmonf County. Ohio.

Sd Saturday of Jan at st Clairsville.
I'd Saturday of Feb at Bridgeport
LIST Saturday OF Mar at st Clairsvfl1e.
zth Saturday Of Mar al Bernesville.
Sd Saturday of April a. Bellsire.
Sd Saturday Of May at 81 Clairsville-
Sd Saturday of June at 8. Clairsville.
Barnesville at close OF Institute
Examinations begin at 9 O'Clock 9. N.
Testimonials of character are required IL
applicant is not known 70 the Board.
Certificates will not be sntedated nor exs
tended. ---
Tests in the higher branches will be given
At close of Institute ONLY. 49,
Certificates viii be dated and issaed by the
Board IN adjourned session on Saturday fols
owing each examinations. - - -- fg-
SCALE OF GRADES FOR oKRTIFIcATEs.
A frst-class Is years. certificate is granted
upon an average of 90 per cent, Including hVe
higher branches, with no grade below 70, pro-
yided applicant has bad five years experience
A seeond>ciass "a years. certificate is grant
ed upon an average OF 80 per cent, including
three higher branches, ,with-no grade beloT 20.
provided applicant has had four years expert
A thirdsclass 5S years. certificate is granted
upon an average Of IS per cent, 1nciudlng
three higher branches, with no grade below IS.
provided applicant has had three years expeF-
A fourth-class q years. certincste is granted
upon an average OF 75 per cent, win no grade
below 60, provided applicant has had TWO
years experiences in teaching:
upon an average OF IS per cent, with no grade
q. ALEXANDER.
4 4. 4. 4. GEARkiR GGEkAARbkkiRsmoN SON Board OF Elk
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07

MCLANE, of Maryland, who denounced
the Massachusetts, soldiers murdered in
the streets of Baltimore, while on the
way to the National Capital for the pro-
lection of the constituted authorities, as
invaders" who polluted the soil of Mary
land, sails for France to day as our
Minister to that country. The young
men murdered in the streets of Balti
more by mob were restrained from
using the muskets in their hands to
slaughter their assailants like dogs, by
the mistaken zeal of their officers in the
maintainance of military discipline.
They were the first martyrs in the great
war of the rebellion; and the man who
sails for France to-day as the represen-
tative of this country, while the blood of
the martyrs still smoked in the streets
stood up in Monument Square, Baltit
more, under white rag that had daubed
on it the arms of Maryland, and denoun-
ced the young men of Massachusetts as
invaders, and exulted in the cowardly
butchery of those who had polluted the
soil of slave State!
This is not particularly surprising, as
the present Secretary of State foHr weeks
later, in his Dover speech, denounced
Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet, who
were defending the Union, as RESPONSE
BILE for the war. The man, the same who
goes to France, goes actually as the sucr
cessor of John Slidell, whose labors were
so effective with the Emperor of France
on behalf of the Southern Confederaey
that he was only restrained by the friend
y attitude of the Emperor of Russia to
the United States. 1t is a coincidence
that the two emancipatOrs of their gen
Grafton, Alexander and Abraham Lin
coin, fell by the hands of assaAsins.
Mr.. Bayard holding Lincoln response r
BILE for war, because he defended liberty
and union against slavery and rebellion,
is artist enough to know the dramatic
effect of sending Confederate to Rnssia
to advertise the supremacy of the Solid
South, which is the present form of the
Southern Confederacy in the affairs of
the United States. 1t is great triumph
to the old Confederates. 1t happened
that Bayard overdid it little in select
ing gentleman SO distinguished that
be is disabled by one of the war amend
ments of the Constitution, and those
amendments can not be wiped cut until
the Democracy are in possession of the
Supreme Court. Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, April 80.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07

OHIo is the October State, notes the
Missouri Republican, and the election
this year will be one OF immense signiti-
canoe to the country at large. 1t will be
the first election in which the people of
a State will give verdict on the admin
istration. 1t is desirable to have judg-
ment pronounced on Cleveland and
HOadly, Allen o. Myers and John R.
Mclean.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07
Unnatural Allies.

The Chicago Tribune rejoices over the
fact that the spring elections in Illinois
were generally favorable both to the Re-
publicans and high license. Although
these elections are without special in :
terest from political point of view they
are of advantage in showing that the
Republicans have held their own, and
that high license commands the popular
support. We learn from the Trihune
that wherever the issue was presented
the Republicans took an affirmative
stand and were supported by the high
license Democrats. On the other hand,
the negative side was upheld by the
ProhibitiOnistS, who made common
cause with the low license and no license
Democrats. In two or three places this
unnatural alliance was successful, and
our contemporary says the Prohibition
sentimentalists will have their little day
of jubilation and hurrah, and will then
try in vain to keep their allies from sell
ing whisky without paying any tax at
all. 1t is difficult to understand the
nature of the principle by which the
ProhiSitiouists of Illinois, Ohio, and
other States profess to be guided. In
theory they are committed against the
liquor interest, but in practice they are
Invariably found acting with the enc
mics of sob-iety and law and order.
Here in Ohio they were the fierce oppo-
nents of the Scott law, law which was
salutary in reducing the number of grog-
geries and reducing drunkenness, law
which taxed the traffic and thereby re
lieved real and personal property of tax
alton to the extent of couple of mill
lions of dollars annually. The Prohib-
tionists joined with the Democracy in
making war upon the law, and the result
is the restoration of free rum" through
out the State. Truly there is not much
prohibition in such course.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07
BelInOntChroniCle
w. A. HUNT,
Editor and Proprietor.
Published Every Thursday
Terms Of SUBSCRIPTION:
Two Dollars Per Tear In Advance.

If not paid within the year 25 per cent will
be added for each year it remains unpaid.
OPFIoR South side Main street, nearly op-
posite Public School building.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07

ANXIOUS patriots, who impatientIy
watch the slow revolving wheels of the
governmental machinery, announces the
New York World, should derive conso-
lation from the reflection that they also
serve who only stand and wait" The
one unpleasant feature about this branch
of the service is the fact that there is no
salary attached.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07

WAR between Great Britain and Rus
sia is now considered certain. The Car
has sent an nltimatum to England to
the effect that Great Britain must ac>
cept the boundary or the Russians will
proceed to Herat. Both powers are
bending every effort to be ready for the
fight. Opinion in both countries is that
war will soon be declared.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07
These Are Sold Facts.

The best blood purifier and system 1egula-
tor ever placed within the reach of suffering
humanity, truly is Electric 'Bitters; inactivity
of the liver, biliousness, jaunGice, consump,
tion, weak kidneys or any disease of the
urinary organs, or whoever requires an ap>
petizer, tonic or mild stimulant, will always
find Electric Btters the best and only certain
cure known. They are surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give entire satis>
faction or money refunded Sold at Scots a
bottle by Patterson & Sons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07

By the use os Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
the haggard appearance of the cuuptenarce
and sallowness of dyspeptics are supplanted
by healthier look, and as the food is assm-
Hated, the body acquires substance
Appetite is restored and the nervous
system refreshed with much needed
slumber, through the use of this medi-
cine, which is also beneficial to persons of a
rheumatic tendency, and an inestimable pre-
ventative of fever and ague. For sale by all
druggists and dealers generally.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07

EXCITEMENT over Miraculous cure in
England.-The newspapers OF Great Britain
are filed with accounts of the wonderful re-
eovery of young man who bad been 30 III
with asthma and rheumatism that he was not
able to lie down in bed for nine long years.
this cure was due to the Shakers Of Mount
Lebanon, N. Y; they say that this, like near
ly all others, was the result Of indigestion and
that the Shaker Extract OF Roots (Siegels
Syrup Effected this wonderful cure by restor-
ing the digestive organs to q healthy condI-
tion, obviating entirely those disagreeable
turns of sick headache, biliousness, etc The
Shakers say they have spent fifty years in
perfecting this remedy for dyspepsia and that
its effects upon the digestive organs is some
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07
Belmont County on1cIaI DIrector-.

Common Pleas :'.e-St. Clair Kelly.
% Probate Judge, IL 81. CASTOR.
Clerk of Courts-Wm. 3. Cash.
Sherif-Leroy c. Sedwick
Auditor-R. r. Barrett.
e Treasurer-Edward L. Feeley.
Prosecuting Attorney-N. Z. Kennon.
Recorder-W. 8. Hobbs.
Commissioners Mehan, Morris Cope,
VIM. j. Berry --.a
Surveyor-John II. Mitchell
Coroner-P. O. Criswell
lnfrmary Directors-Joseph Bailey, James
B. Ritchey, John sidebottom.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07
WESTBOUND.

Strains run daily. 1Dally except sunday.
All trains between Columbus and Olncin>
natl run through with out change of cars. con-
Meeting in the union depots with all diverg~
ing lines Through tickets are sold by agents
of this line TO all parts of the United States at
the lowest rates.
For rates time tables and information, call
on J. W. WILLIAMS, agent, Warnocks. Ohio.
PEABUDY, w REPPERT, -
Gen'r Supt. Gen1 Pass. Ag't.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07
Church Directory.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. R.
Il Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, z. Sabbath School, 800 g. m. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday p.m.; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday pm.
Strangers welcome TO all services
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
'N4Rev. W. II. Haskell, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am; pm. Sabbath School:
2;30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday
p.m.; general prayer meeting: Thursday 2 p. m.
Strangers are cordially invited to all our
services.
limited PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
~ Rev. Thomas Bslph, pastor. Sabbath
School. 10 am. Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday of
each month, pm Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month, pm.
District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, pm. Young women's prayer meet
ing: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, pm
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31
CHAS. E. BARBER,
Contractor Builder

And Dealer in Building Material INC
Hardware, such as
SASH DOORS, BLINDS SHUT
TIERS, MOULDINGS, SCROLL
SAVINGS, NAILS, HINGES,
LOCKS, PAINTS, OILS,
PUTTY, WINDOW GLASS, &c.
A full stock constantly on hand
Give me a call.
Harmony Street,
1y-apr5. PennsgroVe
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31

The flies are still one of the plaouas
of Fovnt as in the DAYS of Noses
writes a haDless Cairo CORRESPONDENT
Like the feminine callers IN New Eng
land villages tbey brig their work and
stay all the afternoon. Their adhesive
qualities are greater than those of nat.
emf cement. 9Tbey make your aconaln.
lance and. like Mrs. Micawber. they
never. never forsake YOU.
/ have had one of these p~ertinacious
a.es make nv acquaintance in one
quarter of the city and follow me I'M.
~fllnchingly through dark ard
winding WAYS to an entirely
opposite quarter. Nothing could de.
tach him from my person = not the
crowds through which | passed, the
camels Which brushed against me. nor
winding alleys. low and gloomy gate
WAYS the odors of the market place, not
any amount of futile blows with the
cane. nor any wealth of American ex-
pletive. He remained, penetrating in-
to nv ears. sitting triumphantly on my
nose. and constantly finding new and
UNEXPECTED points of attack, until he
was tired out and left OF his own accord.
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31

first Postage stamps.

Thirty-eIght years ago the first post
age stamps were used in the United
States. For 1T5 years postage had been
collected entirely lin money, and in all
cases preps yment was optional. Good
old John Haywood, who IN 1850 became
the worthy master of the posts" at
Boston, and the first postmaster in
America, employed chance conveyance
instead of postage, with Shy kindness
o." some traveller at his postal service;
and nothing was thought Of stamping
until 1S4l, though such alen as Frank
lin, Bache, Pickering and Kendall had
been at the head Of the Post.ofice
Department, and though the number
of Offices had come to be nearly 1,400.
On the 25th of March, 1S40, John M.
Niles, of Hartford, became Postmaster
General, and signalized his administra-
ton by many reforms. He turned the
wrong side out of his predecessors
work. and convinced his party and the
President that Amos Kendall was not
such a great man as had been imagined.
1t was necessary to cap all by a genuine
innovation and he performed this by
suggesting the postage stamp. The
suggestion was received with ridicule,
and Mr.. Niles soon afterward retired.
His successor, Charles a WlcklIffe,
put the department into the ancient
ruts again, and when Cave johnson
assumed the portfolio on the 9th Of
March, 1915, he found it an herculean
task to reinstate the reform measures
Of Mr.. Niles. During Wickliffe's adj
m~inlstration the number of post-ofices
had increased by only Cos, but johnson
saw in his term of office 4,237 offices
added to the rolls, and witnessed ether
tokens of prosperity. Among the
treasures of Mr.. Niles that he adopted
WAS the postage stamp idea. The
President had converted his Postmaster
General from opposing the reduction of
postage to a championship of the lowest
paying rates, and johnson garnlshed
his conversion with fathering the sug-
gestion originated six years before.
The matter took form as a bill before
Congress, and though it was quite the
fashion to oppose any Cabinet suggest
ions, the act authorizing the issue of
stamps of 5 and 10 cent denominations
vas passed, and approved March 8,
1S47. The date of the issue was APP
pointed as July LIST, but there was u
delay in the contractors work, and the
time ran over q month.
On the 9Th day of August. soon after
the opening of the Postmaster Generals
Office for the day, an old gentleman
called to see Mr.. johnson on business.
The gentleman was the Hon. Henry
Shaw, q New Yorker. Sheets of the
stamps were laid before the Postmaster
General, who, after receipting for them,
handed them TO his visitor to Inspect.
Mr.. Shaw returned them after a hasty
glance; and then drawing out his wal
let, he counted out fifteen cents with
which he purchased two Of the stamps
tile first two crer issued. The five
cent stamp be kept as a curiosity, and
the ten cent stamp he presented to
Governor Briggs as an appropriate gift.
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31
Flood Rock Is sim SINKING.

Flood Rock Is still sinking. The
daily rate is variable, bat the sinking
aggregates in many places four or live
feet. The Government diver, Mr.. w.
l.. Quinn, was under water several
hours recently and examined three sides
of the reef. On the north and south
sides the rock IS so shattered that 1t
can he credged with comparative ease.
On the east and west sides the frag-
ments ara larger, and some surface
blasting will have to be done. The
whole reef. 80 far as it has been exam
ined, Is full of assures, which follow
the trend of the rocks grain. The
north side of the Niger heads viii
probably be examined and As SOON as
possible dredging will begin. This
work will doubtless be done by contract.
Mr.. Quinn says the explosion was a
complete success.
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31
WORD OF CHEER.
There are weary feet
Thai we often meet

There are weary feet
That we often meet
In the paths we frequent here,
Whose steps would tighten,
Would be but brighten
Their way with n word o. cheer.
There are loads of care
That full many bear
AS they wend their toilsome way;
But forms would strengthen
And lives would lengtheu
IF a kindly word we'd say.
There are woes untold
Which the heart may hold
And bear with n secret grief:
But oh, how often
Might trials often,
By symuathy's sweet relief!
If sunny smile
Would but beam the while
That the frowns of life must chill,
How much of sadness,
Might yield to gladness,
As the soul Il love would thrill.
Do not count it lost,
IT'S of little cost,
Which some heart may yearn to hear,
That precious token
OF kindness spoken,
That with a word of cheer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31

Before half the week was over even
Toms good nature began to fail; he
was heartily tired OF Aunt Betsy, her
carsing. her fault-dnding. and her con-
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31
New source oil Wealth.

Mr.. Parnell's estate in Wicklow,
Ireland, already rich in valuable stone,
almost exclusively used now in Dublin
building, has developed a new source OF
wealth in mushrooms in great profusion
and of extraordinary size. One speci-
men sent to the Dublin market weighed
four pounds and measured more than a
foot within the cup.
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31

MARY Jagged seven, but dignified)--
Johnny, / am surprised hat you
should say "too previous" Its naugh-
ty. Johnny, (aged six, but precocious)
What should I say? Mary Qoftilyl
Say stake time by the bangs" -
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31

A NEW comedy is called THE Girl
with a Tin Hesrt." Nearly all the glrls
have q tin heart when a young man
comes ~-oand with soft solder.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-14


RESPONSIVE TO utterances from gentle
men entitled to both my respect and
friendship, and that no unjust misun-
Outstanding may arise In regard to the
canvass for mayor of this city, desire to
say that in becoming candidate know
that since 1874, and only in that year
and the anomalous year 1872 In the
whole history of Dallas, had Demo
cratic convention been held to nomi-
nate candidate for mayor. The only
partial exception was in the special
election of 1881, when meeting of De-
mocratic citizens, without any conven-
ton, put forth candidate. These are
facts undeniable. So, in becoming n
candidate at the request OF so large n
number of the people, without any ref
erence to party politics, acted In har-
mony with this practice for 80 many
years and never heard a scintilla of any
desire TO the contrary till the very re-
cent movement for party convention,
month after my address had been pub
lished to the people. | desire to state
furthermore and MOST DISTINCTLY that
not a solitary gentleman understood to
be engaged In working up this depart
ure from our customs in the past, ever
spoke word to me on the subject, and
believing that | had as long
tried and spotless a Demo-
cratic record as any man of my
age in Texas or any other state, this
seemed very strange to me, and to 9TH
ers to whom tho fact was communicated.
Four.tilths of the political friends with
whom conversed expressed themselves
az opposed to ward meetings and nOmi-
nations tor city offices at this time
somo for one reason and some for an
other; but all agreeing with my own
Wow that, situated az we are, what Dali
las needs Is q clear-headed, business-like
administration of her affairs; an admin
istration conducted on strict business
principles, without favoritism to any
class and fostering all legitimate meas
ures TO build up our trade and growth.
Experience in majority of cases has
shown that extreme partisan control
binders rather than encourages the well
being of cities. Such is my cOnscien-
tious belief, based on long observation,
and / believe they are shared by large
majority of tho Democrats of this city.
With the utmost kindness to my pOlit-
cal brethren who may entertain differ
ent views, and without bitterness to-
ward a single one, these convictions
must control my action. And i desire
TO repeat that my solicitation of the
votes of the people and every pledge
made, have been made In print TO all
alike, without evasion, mental reserva-
ton or private understandings with
any one, JOHN HENRY BROWN.