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GRANT AND LINCOLN.

Here also to that historic log cabin came
frequently one greater than all-Lincoln, the
martyr president-he whose great, gentle
heart bore charity for all, with malice towards
none He spent weeks altogether at the head
. quarters during that fatetul year. Between
him and Grant there was full understanding
and warm feeling Grant said that in the
T course of this familiar acquaintance he had
come to regard Lincoln as by far the greatest
nan who had occupied [, presidential chair
Iince Washington. Lincoln liked to unbur
ien his anxious soul to the general he had
chosen. In that troubled time he was urged
70 remove Grant and appoint somebody who
had dash and would hasten matters. In
quaint phrase, Lincoln answered only:
Its a bad plan to swap horses in the mid
lie of river
The plainness of dress of both these historic
Americans harmonized. In February, 1865,
Grant went to see Lincoln at Washington.
While there he called at the capitol and paid
his respects to the senate in session That
solemn body was not little scandalized by
the carelessness of his attire So much was
this the case that after he had gone one Of
the senators actually arose and asked the con-
sideration of the senate on-the matter.
1T is evident, said this fne-spun senator,
s'that gross mistake has been made in ap-
pointing Grant lieutenant general. l tell you,
there isn't a second lieutenant of the Home
Guard in my state that does not cut bigger
swell than this man who has just left our
presence"
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NEARING THE END.

On the north side threefold line of fertifi-
cations defended Richmond. That was the
side which Grant never besieged. A curious
fact about these Notifications is that they
were built by slave labor In the first part
of the war every owner in the vicinity had
been forced to furnish a quota of third to a
sixth of all his slaves for the work
In the autumn Grant had re-enforced his
army again. A draft of $4,000 men had
been ordered. The middle of September he
wrote:
'sWe ought to have the whole number Of
men called for by the president in the shortest
possible time. Prompt action in filling up
our armies viii have more effect upon the
enemy than victory. The enforce
ment of the draft and the prompt filling up
of our armies will save the shedding of blood
TO an immense extent"
He hesitated at nothing which would fur
ther the end in view-the stamping out OF
the rebellion. Men must be had, draft or no
lraft.
Tho fall Of Atlanta infused more hopeful
spirit into the northern people The men
called for by the draft were obtained with
out difficulty
The forces lay in front of Richmond, sp-
parently doing nothing. EXCEPT two or three
indecisive s:rall fights, nothing seemed to be
done during the winter. What was Grant
aboutl Yet at this time, when he seemed
most inactive, he said, one day. to q foreign
officer:
Il feel as sure of capturing Richmond as
do Of dying
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PETERSRIlRG

II will have Petersburg secured If pos
sible," Grant had telegraphed Lincoln. He
indeed got his army south of the Potomac
before move was made to defend the town.
June 18th the Federal forces stormed Peters
burg. The outer works were taken. But
some of Grants subordinates hesitated, de-
layed, and the day was lost Lee seized upon
the town, and as usual threw up the earth
intrenchments and filed them with his best
troops, and presented "a powerful fortress in
face of the foe" The opportunity was lost.
The assault was continued some time with
tremendous losses. But on the 18th Grant
said: ''All has been done that could be done.
Now we will rest the men and use the spade
for their protection till a new vein can he
struck
So once more the army of the Potomac
went to Fighting with the spade" Grant
was obliged to extend his lines still farther to
the south. The new vein" the General
struck was to get possession of the Weldon
railroad. Lees supplies came by way Of
this and Of the Southside roads. Those roads
taken, then the Confederate army would be
surely starved out.
For the possession of these Grant struggled
more than three-quarters of a year. Had he
not said: 81 shall take no backward steps,?
He got possession of the Weldon road first
What then. Once more the eternal earth
works to the south. Cold weather came,
and the soldiers built log huts and went into
them, with Grants headquarters still at City
Point. Winter wore away in seemingly
stupid Inactivity before Richmond. The
nation grew weary. The only gleam of hope
it had had for more than half a year had
been the fall Of Atlanta, Sept. 3, 1864 Then
the people clamored, SHERMAN is the only
victorious general, the man to lead our
armies--GiHe us Sherman
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eInp5or1Iy Tor re-enforcements. They were
sent him, and his army was filed up to its
original full fighting number. His plan
from the first had been to besiege Richmond
from the south side Of the James River On
the l4th of June, 1864. thirty-seven days
after it had ensered the Wilderness, the army
of the Potomac began crossing to the south
side of the James Grant telegraphed to
President Lincoln: ''Our forces will com
mence crossing the James to-day. The
enemy show no signs of yet having brought
troops to the south side of Richmond. |
will have Petersburg secured, if possible, be
fore they get there in much force" To
which Lincoln answered back Immediately:
II begin to see it You will succeed. God
s.ess you ALL"
Then the General began the same strategy
that had been successful at Vicksburg.
scare ran through the paper warriors
of Washington and the country. II
Grant went south of the James, what
capture Washington? As usual, that scare
did not matter to the imperturbable man al
the head of the army. He meant to keep Lee
busy where be was. 1t was not Richmond,
either, at which he was aiming. 1t was Lees
army. He meant to make the investment OF
Richmond the siege of an army rather than
of u town.
One curious fact, however, that comes out
in the retrospect is that the north side of
Richmond was never really invested by the
Federal forces. From that side the bold Con-
federate cavalry continually made dashes,
land swept the valley and beat back the
Union troopsn Thence Early threatened
Washington. Grant, on the other hand, was
obliged to keep his whole line of communica-
tior open behind him while he was slowly
and painfully extending his lines to the south
ward. This was the task before him
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GRANT AND SHERMAN.


Yet the fall OF Atlanta was only part Of
the grand plan Grant himself had made.
Sherman ended the task Grant had laid out
IN the west. War IS terrible enough at its
best, yet IN looking back over our great con-
test the perfect and abiding friendship Of
Grant and Sherman g1lds one part OF the
retrospect with perfect light. Both had
enemies not few on their own side OF the
line; 10th had been abused and sandered
without end, In that amlable way American
Journalists have OF treating their great men.
Able writer's had even gone to the extent OF
reporting That one Oh our greatest generals
was an mebrlate, the other lunatlc. AT
this 1t IS rumored that Sherman laughed and
remarked:
Grant stood by me when was crazy, and
I'll stand by hiI1 when he's drunk"
From the beginning of the war to the end
they worked INTO each others hands. Be
tween the two large souls there was not
thought OF jealousy or envy. When Grant
was appointed commander-n-chief Sherman
heard the news in sober silence at first, in
Grants presence Then he said to his fast
friend:
Il cannot congratulate you The response
blity IS too great.
In january, 1865, after the triumphant
march to the sea, once more strong feeling
III favor of Sherman arose. Again there
we're those who said he ought to have been
the head. Sherman heard OF 1t and wrote to
Grant:
81 have been told that congress meditates
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ISLAND EAsT. STAND SURE"

When Grant assumed command OF the
splendid army of the Potomac Gen. Oglesby
asked him:
''How do you like the looks of it!"
This is a very fine army" answered
Grant, ':and am told these men vefought
with great courage and bravery. l think,
however, that the army of the Potomac has
never fought its battles through"
That was the secret of its success when its
last general took hold Others had more
dash and originality, but none had the iron
hang-on of Grant With him there was no
halt, and no looking backward He said once
that it had never for a single moment oc-
CURED to him that he would not capture
Richmond Wherever he set his foot down,
he set it to stay As Lincoln expressed it, in
quaint words so like Grants own he simply
'kept pegging away" There is something
well-nigll terrible ins the persistence with
which he followed up the final CAM
paign before Richmond. He rained blow
after blow for one year without giving the
enemy time to take breath. The prospect was
gloomy beyond description; the north was at
times disheartened Civilians and warriors
on paper clamored for change of generals;
the silent man stood unmoved as a granite
pillar through it all with his face toward
Richmond Once Early's forces threatened
Washington The hair of the Inhabitants of
that city of boarding houses and Office
holders stood on end with alright. Grant,
down before Petersburg, was telegraphed for
in hot haste TO come with troops and defend
the capital Lincoln himself added his per-
sonal request to the message. Grant calmly
telegraphed back: 81 think it would have a
bad effect for me to leave here, and did not
bulge peg Grants personal motto, it may
be remarked, is that of the Scottish clan
Grant: "Stand FAST stand firm, stand sure"
So he stood that last year of the war, il
the Wilderness, at Spottsylvania, at Cold
Harbor, at Petersburg, and finally at Apo
mattox. The army of the Potomac at last
"fought its battles through"
Grant never asked advice. He obtained
all the information possible from all sources,
and listened without opening his mouth ex-
cept to ask questions. Then he went silently
and made out his orders. He made up hi
mind, never was fiurried, and never lost his
head.
After the battles of Chattanooga, once at
Nashville he sat in his tent. in silence putting
his cigar. Gems. Meigs and W. F. Smith
were with him. Smith was pacing the floor,
wrapped in thought
''What are you thinking about, BaldyT
said Gen. Mcigs
Smith was so absorbed that he did not hear
the question.
"Baldy is studying strategy" said Meigs
to Grant, with laugh
The chief took his cigar from his lips and
said, quite seriously:
81 don't believe in strategy in the popular
understanding of the term. Iuse it to get up
Just as close to the enemy as practicable with
as little loss as possible"
"And what theng' asked Meigs.
''Then? Then up, guards, and at 'em!" re-
piled Grant, with touch of unusual spirit
for him.
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TIERS, CITY POINT, VA.
For the pomp and trappings of war he
cared nething. Grant has been honored at
home and abroad more than any other
American in his lifetime-one might almost
say more than any other living man ever
was-yet through it all he remained person
ally the simplest and most unpretentious of
men During the war, even when COM
mander-in-chief, he went about wearing an
old slouch hat and common soldiers blue
overcoat, a worn and dingy one at that
When advancing on the rear of Vicksburg
he gave orders to his army to ''move hghtn
His personal example gave emphasis to his
order. The only baggage" he took with
him was a briar-root pipe, a tooth brush and
a horn pocket comb.
At City Point, his headquarters the last
winter of the war, the General lived in two
room log hut in the greatest possible simplic-
ity. Nine-tenths of the captains in his army
lived more luxuriously. His iood was that
of the common mess of the Off ers. A huge
fire was built OF doors in front of the hut,
and before this, wrapped in his old overcoat,
with two OF three Of his staff about him, the
general liked best of all to sit. Towards the
last, unknown to himself, these devoted
friends watched him night and day. Plots
against his life had been formsl-an attempt
to blow up his headquarters with a torpedo
had almost succeeded. In the final
days the general became sleepless,
and sometimes sat under the stars
in the cold night till and o'clock
in the morning. His staff made a private
plan to take turns in remaining up with him.
Even when he threw himself upon his camp-
bed one or the other of the faithful friends
watched in front Of the log-cabin door. He
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Concluded from last week
GENERAL GRANT.
Sketches of His Life in
Pen and Pencil.
THE NATIONS HERO.
Story of the Great Warriors Hill
itary Career.
The Silent Soldier at West Point--Througb
the Mexican War-At Belmont, Fort
Donelson, Pittsburg Landing,
Vicksburg. Lookout Noun
tain, Petersburg and
AppOmattOx.
THE NATIONS HERO.
MADE LIEUTENANT GENERAL

In view of the stubbornness of the Confed-
eracy, ON the Goth of February, 1864, bill
passed both houses of congress reviving the
grade of lieutenant general in the armies of
the United States, with the idea of conferring
this rank upon Grant, thus giving him COM
mand of all the military forces Of the country,
and on the I'd of March the senate confirmed
''the most important appointment ever mada
IA America" Washington and Scott were
the only men who had ever held this rank
This, as well as every other promotion he ever
received, was made not only without solicita-
ton on his part, but without his knowledge
and consent He was ordered to Washington,
and received his commission directly from
the hands of the president, who had never
before seen him.
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WHAT NEXT

Again howl of Encouragement and dis
approval from civilians and the paper war;
riors at home. But the cool-headed reader
of these days-of course all readers in these
days are cool-headed-should look upon the
map If he will do that he will see that every
one of these successive positions was one step
neerer Richmond. After each, Grant in
trenched himself one stage nearer the
goal. He knew, if the country did not,
that after this month of fighting Lees
army must be enfeebled. Behind him.
self was the great North still, with generous
SUPPLIES of men and money. He called uer-
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GEN. GRANTS almost childlike faith
IN that unconscionable scoundrel, Fer
dinand Ward, is shown more and more
as the testimony is taken in the trial of
President Fish. Knowing the implicit
confidence be reposed in Ward, it is not
to be wondered that the shock caused by
the discovery of his treachery and dis
honesty, and their disastrous eonsequen-
ees, broke the old Generals heart. l.
ever one man murdered another, Ferdi-
nand Ward murdered Ulysses S. Grant.
And yet he will in all probability escape
the just consequences of his crime
Pittsburgh Co mmercial Gazette.
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never knew OF this, says Badeau, but we
often bargained with one another for an hour
or two OF restn
The generals wife and children spent part
of the tedious months with him in the log
cabin Our illustration shows them. The
picture is copied from photograph taken on
the spot. The boy making the ridiculous face
in the picture is now the dignified Col Fred
erick Grant
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Belmont County onlciai Director.

Common Pleas Judge-St. Clair Kelly.
Probate Judge-Isaac Fl. CASTOR.
Clerk of Courts-Wm. 3. Cash.
Sherif-Leroy G. Sedwick.
Auditor-R. r. Barrett.
Treasurer-Edward L. Feeley.
Prosecuting Attorney-N. K. Kennon.
Recorder-W. s. Hobbs.
Commissioners Owen Mehan, Morris Cope,
VIM. ]. Berry.
Surveyor-John Fl. Mitchell
Coroner-P. o. Criswel
Infirmary Directors-Joseph Bailey, James
B. Ritchey, John Sidebottom.
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Henry NJ. Stanley hopes to visit the
United States at the end of this month.
He will stay but short time.
Gen. Butler has been sued By the Ma
tional Soldiers Home for disabled vols
unteer soldiers to recover $4,000. alleg~
ed to be due for failure TO account while
acting Treasurer of the Home.
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WITH regard to the Pearson case the
general verdict of the Democratic organs
seems to be that they have eaten so
much crow in past years that they rather
like an occasional side dish of the same
material when served up at.the present
feast.
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Mr. RICHARD GRANT WHITE died of
gastrltis at his home in New York on
Wednesday of last week. Mr.. White has
been constantly before the public as
writer of magazine and newspaper arti>
eles upon literary and art matters. He
was also an author of articles upon
Shakespeare and JOhnson's encyclopedia.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

1T Is safe 10 gamble on the prediction,
thinks the Judge, that President Cleve>
land will wreck his administration if he
do not open the tioOdgates of official
plunder and give his party its fill.
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JOSEPH MACKIN,the converted election
swindler of Chicago, says that Sam Ran-
dali is his friend and will fix his case all
right in the U. S. Supreme Court. Now
what did Randall ever do to MackinP
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

MR.. BEECHER informs the Brooklyn
Eagle that so far as a right to the offices
Is concerned a Confederate Brigadier
stands on the same plane as Union
Brigadier.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
Iss4-s-BeImont County, Ohio.


Sd Saturday OF Jan at st Clairsville-
ID saturday of Feb at BridgePor.
LIST SATURDAY OF Mar at st Clairsviile.
4th Saturday of Mar al Barnesville.
Sd Saturday of April et Belllire.
Sd Saturday Of May at 81 ClairsvilleL
80 Saturday of June at 81 Clatrsvflle.
Barnesville at close OF Institute.
Examinations begin at O'Clock g. m.
Testf nonials OF character are required II
applicant is not known TO the Board
Certificates will not be antedateo nor eA~
tended. -, 49,. ,
at close of Institute ONLY.
Certificates will be dated and issued oy the
Board in adjourned session on SATURDAY iols
owing each examination.
SCALE OF GRADES FOB CERTIFICATES.
A frst-class Is years. certificate is granted
higher branches, with no grade below IS, pro-
vided applicant has bad fve years experience
A seeondsclass a years. certificate is grant
three higher branches with no grade oelo'V ~.
provided applicant has had four year, expert
enee In teaching.
A third>cIass q years. certificate is granted
upon an average Of IS per cent lhc1oaiHe hcioSr H
provided applicant has had three years e1per-
1encein teaching
A fourth h-class 2 years. certificate is granted
upon an average OF 70 per cent, Win nc gtsoe 1e
below go, provided applicant mas hso Two
years experience in teaching.
A fifth-class q year, certificate ls granted
upon sn average of65 per cent, with no graoe
below 55
R. ;. ALGKAMpFR' A 6nARK' Board of E1.
]. a. HENDERSON,
9~61y
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SOUTH CAROLINA planters ale worried
over another negro exodus.

SENATOR VOORHEES,. complains of be-
ing overworked by his efforts in behalf
of Hoosier office-seekers.
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RHODE ISLAND has admitted eolored
man to membership in her State Legis-
lature-Rev. Mahlon Van Horne.
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BelnOntChToniCle
w. A. HUNT,
Editor and Proprietor.
Published Every Thursday
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Church Directory.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. R.
i Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, Z. Sabbath School, 800 am. Young
mems prayer meeting; Tuesday pm; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday pm.
Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
N1ReV. W. II. Haskell, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: IL an; 7p-m- Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday 7
P. m; general prayer meeting: Thursday z pm.
Strangers are cordially invited to all our
services.
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
~ Rev. Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School 10 am. Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting Friday pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday of
each month, 2 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.