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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17
Commissioners Report.

The board of commissioners as board
of equalization, met on Monday, June
Z, in adjourned session, and there being
no complaints made against the returns
of assessors the same were passed as
returned, and the board of equalization
adjourned sine die.
Afterward, on the same day, the board
of commissioners met pursuant to law
present, Morris Cope. W j Berry and
John 9 Israel, commissioners; R r Bar
rett, auditor and clerk of board.
Business was transacted as follows:
The board of trustees of tie Children's
Home, by Peter Giffin, superintendent,
submitted their quarterly estimate of
the Home, for quarter ending August
81 SO, as follows: Food. fuel and for.
age, $57, clothing. $3.50; wages, $94O;
repairs, $50; uperintendent, Sl65; books
and stationery, S2S transportation, $50 /;
furniture, $l69; live stock, S45; other
expenses, $40; total $2432-wEich
amount is set apart for use of said Home
Comm'r Israel was authorized to ex-
anime bridge on the Barnesville and
Somerton pike, and if required, contract
for repair of same.
construction of bridge over Lick run
branch of Saltwater, referred to Mr. Isr
rael for examination and report.
Petition of VIM Brock ct al, for a
bridge over same stream, on lands of r
B Reynolds, referred to Mr. Israel for
examination and report.
Petition of NJ Maloy ct al. for bridge
over creek in TemperancevilIe, on Rock
River road, filed for future considera-
tion.
Ordered that Comm'r Israel contract
for repair of bridge on Saltwater creek,
near T G Clevinger's.
The board examined vouchers for or
ders issued since March settlement, and
found the same correct in all respects.
Petition of Nathan Young ct al. for
repair of bridge on lands of Nathan
Young on road from Sewelsville to
Londonderry. Mr. Israel authorized to
have said bridge repaired.
Board of trustees of Richland and
Pultney townships reported number
miles pike, condition, sc, which was or
dered filed.
Petition of trustees of COlerain town
ship for repairs of washout in road on
Wheeling creek, referred to Comm'r Cope
for examination and report.
Application of Jas A Gifin and Water
man IL DiCkey, for a refundiDg order
for taxes, granted.
Order relative to vote on consoIida>
ton of voting precincts in Goshen town
ship, and of Maynard precinct with Cole.
rain and Wheeling townships. 1t APT
pearing by the return of the votes had
in said townships, that there was not a
majority of the votes at each precinct in
favor of consolidation, the board make
no order consolidating same.
Application of trustees of Kirk wood
township for repair of road damaged by
washout. leading from Hendrysburg to
Sewellsville, on lands of J Perkins. Mr.
Israel authorized to examine same and
it necessary to have said washout re
paired.
Petition of w L Carleton ct IRA
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17
NeighbOrhOOd Notes.

Ed. Householder has been arrested anC
Jailed at Steubenville, on the charge o.
numbering Mrs Weir. at McCoy's station
mention of which was made last week.
Monroe county will have % saloon,
under the Dow law.
Thomas Stacey, of Monroe county
was struck by lightning and killed, OIL
Friday of last week. His son was alsC
severely shocked.
The basement story of the new banl
building at Cadiz is about finished.
The stockholders sf the W & l. I
road have been sued in Lerain county
by n Huckius & Co, for $25,957 SO, witt
interest from October l, 1881.
Stewart Hays was cleaning his gun a
CadiZ, when it was accidentally dis
charged, the ball lodging near the heart
He may recover.
Barnum's show will be in Steubenvillt
on Saturday of this week.
There were 2,2S7 pupils enrolled last
year in the Steubenville schools.
81 Merriman. colored policeman al
Steubenville, was shot last week py hi.
wife, in a quarrel over matters. Not
seriously hurt.
The jefferson county trades assembly
has issued boycott on all business hOus
es advertising in the Steubenville GaZ-
cite.
Steubenville will borrow $4,000 to run
them until June taxes are received. The
clergymen of the city have petitioneG
council to submit the matter of doing
away with the saloons to a vote.
Charles Shipley, aged 13, of Fairview
died on Monday of last week from lock,
aw, occasioned by cut in the foot, re
ceived while playing at school.
The Guernsey Co. Sabbath School
Convention will be held at Senecaville
en- August II. IL and 13.
The Cambridge officials have just
completed 40x50 house, where offenders
can crack stone.
A 4-yesr old at Cambridge. son OF
Jehn Mitchell, had two fingers blown off
by cartridge he was playing with.
Cambridge is enjoying a building boom
this year--a number of dwellings, busi-
ness houses and Taylor's new hotel in
the cOurs of erection.
Eleven saloons will continue in Noble
county under the Dow law.
A large number of Woodsield people
will engage in strawberry culture next
year.
The Guernsey county assessors re
turned 5O4 births and 233 deaths.
Guernsey county will have twent Sd
looms under the Dow law.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

OF the milling cities of America, Gin
cinnati now ranks sixth. Minneapolis
with an annual output of 1921, 900 bar
rels takes the lead. st. Louis Is next
with 1,S41 900. New York with 100000
is third, Buffalo with 1,1l1,OOO next, and
Milwaukee with 961 900 is fifth. Cincin-
nati's annual product amounts to $4,000
barrels. Rochester, Chicago. Baltimore,
Akron, Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo, Phil
adelphia, Wilmington, Del, and Rich+
mond follow Cincinnati in the order
named. Their entire product is but
100000, more than 100000 barrels less
than that of Minneapolis. The produc-
tion of the Pacific Coast is 2,761 900 an
nually, and the capacity for manufac-
turing amounts to upward of 100000
barrels.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17


SOME members OF the present Admin
istration begin to wish, no doubt, that
the telephone invent ion had been post
poned until some ime in the twentieth
century. Attorney General Garland was
badly smirched. innocently or otherwise,
by his Connection with it. A story was
sent out from Washington that the de-
cision in the Pan Electric case had been
obtained in advance and used by specu>
laters for their personal benefit. To
this Secretary Lamar gave fiat and un>
qualified denial, but it seems, neverthe-
less. to have been true. The opinion
was obtained in some way by woman
four days in advance of its official pub
Iication, those who had the benefit of it
making big money. But the rogues fell
out, refused to divide fairly according to
agreement with those who stole the doc
ument, and the latter, in revenge, have
told the whole story, much to the con-
fusion of Secretary Lamar. Some of the
Presidents advisers are either very stu
pid, or too innocent to last.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

THE Democratic press with its char
acteristic indiscretion, are making
use of the Oregon election re-
turns to show that the Bourbons there
won famous victory, and that the Re.
publican party there and elsewhere is
going to the demnition bow-wows. The
little comfort to be extracted by the
Democracy from the result is due to the
Prohibitionists who cast 1000 votes,
mostly from Republicans. and thereby
enabled the Democrats (as is usual
where Republicans play the fooD to elect
portion of their State ticket. But the
result is not altogether disheartening if
we are to believe that well known Dem
ocratic paper. the New York Sun, which
says: The result of the Oregon election
is highly mixed, and cannot he very sat-
isfactory to either party. Neither has a
majority of the people, and the men
elected get ia by very moderate plurali-
ties. the largest being that of Binger
Hermann, Republican, who is returned
to Congrese by plurality of 1000. The
Republicans also elect the Secretary of
State, the Superintendent of Public In
struction, and the Public Printer, while
the Democrats have the Governor. the
Treasurer. and the Supreme Judge, who
together form majority of the board
for the management Of State institu>
tions. There is nothing that anybody
can be very gay about in such an elec+
ton. Besides, Oregon is close State
any way.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17
Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that on the 4th
IN day of June, 1886, w. G. Simpson and
John Wilson and others, filed their petition in
the probate court of Belmont county, praying
for the establishment of joint SUBJ district in
Washington township, embracing the follow
ing territory: Beginning at the northeast
corner of the lands of Jane and James Doug
las, situated in section of Smith township,
extending west to the east boundary line of
lands of Elizabeth Ring; thence south to the
northern boundary line of the lands Of Benz
jamin Neff, in section of Smith township;
thence west to the east boundary line of the
lands of j. G. RAIDER, in section Is, of Smith
township; thence south to the Washington
township liHe thence east to the western
boundary line of the lands of John Wilson,
in section IS, Washington township; thence
south to the southern boundary of the lands
of John WOodburn; thence east to the western
boundary of the lands of Aaron Ramsey, jr.,
in section IL of Washington township; thence
south along said lihe to the lands of Salathiel
Rush. thence in a southwest direction 10 An
derson's run; thence with the mesnderings of
said run To the southern boundary Of the
lands of said Rush, in section IL of Washing
ton township; thence north to the southern
boundary of the lands of Aaron Ramsey, jr.,
thence east to the western boundary line of
A. Ramsey, ST.; thence north to the southern
boundary of the lands of Aaron Ramsey, jr.,
in section 6, of Washington township; thence
east to the Mead township line; thence north
to the northern boundary of Washington
township; thence west to the eastern boundary
of the lands of ". q. Simpson, in section
z, of Smith township; thence north to the
northeast corner of the lands Of Jane and
james Douglas, the place of beginning. The
commissioners appointed to act in the prem
ises will meet at the residence of John Wilson
on the 18th day of July, 1886, at 10 o'clock
a. m, to discharge the duties of their said ap-
ISAAC 81. GASTON,
1O>4t Probate Judge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

The Ohio Democratic State Conven-
ton has been set for August II and Is,
at Toledo, and and an aggressive cam
paign decided upon. The State commit
tee met in Columbus last week. and its
members expressed great confidence in
their ability to carry the State. Their
failure to take any notice of the mani
festo of the Ohio Club, which denounced
in unsparing terms the frauds of last
year, leads to the belief that they pro-
pose the same sort of rotten campaign
this year and upon its success base their
claims for Carrying the State. They
will wake the morning after the election
and discover that there are several Dem
ocrats in Ohio who will not register a
vote of confidence in the Democratic
party of Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

bridge across Bendfork creek on lands of
Martha Fletcher, in Goshen township,
ordered filed.
Pursuant to advertisement the board
offered for sale $4,000 of court house
and Jail bonds, and W A Barnett, of
DAYTON, being the highest bidder. they
were sold to him al his bid of S25, ,696, to
be delivered at the county treasurer's
office, 10 st. Clairsville, upon payment of
the purchase money.
Order allowing sheriff so cents per
day for boarding, caring for, and wash
ing for prisoners.
Order authorizing the sheriff to sup
ply guard for county Jail at $40 per
month-said guard being furnished in
lieu of the 25c per day heretofore paid
for boarding and caring for prisoners.
Order heretofore made awarding
$4,000 insurance on Infrmary buildings
to Niagara. n Y, Insurance Co, at 81 so
rescinded, because of refusal of said Co
to carry same at rate named. Said in
surance was awarded to Columbia OF
Dayton, Ohio, at same rate of 81 80.
Ordered that $4,000 insurance on In
Urinary be transferred from Home lns
Co, n Y, to the Ohio and Franklin Ins
Co., at 81 371s-the said Home Co. hay+
ing refused to carry same at said rate.
Petition of w Riley ct al. for q
bridge on lands of D Sutton, on road
leading from Natl road to Wheeling
creek Mr. Cope authorized to examine
location, and if necessary contract fol
building suitable bridge.
Ordered that bridge be constructed
over Wheeling creek at Mcconnell:
crossing, as soon as practicable.
Ordered that Mr. Cope be authorized tt
examine and report on condition Of
bridge on lands of W A Sharon, on road
leading from Wheeling creek to Bridge.
port.
The board visited county jail aud re
port same in good sanitary condition.
Ordered that the following levies bs
placed on the grand duplicate of county
for year 1886:
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

KING LUDWIG, who was recently de-
posed from the Bavarian throne because
of his insanity, committed suicide on
Sunday. He had gone out for a prone
made in the park of Berg Castle, accom-
panied by bis physician. DR.. Gudden.
The King suddenly jumped into the
Starnberg Lake, aud the physician
plunged in after him to rescue him, and
both were drowned. The dead king was
a royal crank, whose reign will be men,
orable only because of its splendid folly.
The defunct kings eccentricities and
follies have been the talk of Europe for
years. The heir apparent, his brother,
has also an insane streak ia his make up,
and the executive fgurehead will be the
already selected regent, an uncle of the
two brothers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17
Mills on each
Total

Thos Garrett, R w Lindsay and Robt
Clark, the viewers appointed by a form
er order of the board to view and divide
Mead tp. into two election precincts,
made their report, dividing the town
ship as follows: Beginning on the Ohio
river west side of U. S. Beacon Light
Post; thence southwest to fork of Big
Run at foot of Day Hill thence west up
Big Run to lands of George Day thence
with Days south line to land of James
Trimble; thence west on Jacobsburgh
road TO the B, z & R r; thence west on
said railroad to township line, and the
board being of the opinion that il will
resultto the convenience of those inter
ested approve and adopt said report, and
order that said township be divided into
two separate voting precincts in accord
ance with said report.
Thomas Malone was appointed Jani-
tor to public buildings and grounds for
one year from May 8, at $3.50 per year.
Sheep claims were allowed as follows !:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

A CINCINNATI political organization
known as the Ohio Club, and composed
of Democrats who have figured promi
nently in the councils of the Democra.
cy. aud who are the anti-boodle element
of the party, held a meeting last week
to take some action looking to the puri.
icatlon of the party, and issued an ad.
dress to the Democracy of Hamilton
county and State at large. 1t says the
recent management of the Democratic
party in that county has been disastrous,
and inspired by our profund attach
ment to the imperishable principles of
the Democratic party, and desirous of
awakening the intellect and conscious
ness of its members everywhere to the
danger of supine Indifference" the adj
dress declares "our emphatic condemna-
tion of those bad Democrats who at
tempted to clutch place and power by
ballot box stuffing and forgery of re-
turns"
=" Ene democracy or Hamilton county
has particularly suffered under these
alterations of party life and party man.
agement. These general truths have been
forcibly illustrated in the history of
recent elections. 1t is admitted that
there was gross corruption and violation
of the ballot box in the October elec-
tloAs. 1t IS matter of history that
switching tickets and wholesale forgery
of names on the tally sheets occurred in a
democratic ward, and up to this time
there has been no definite condemnation
of these outrages by any organized body
within the Democratic party, and none
by their official class now holding Office
10 the city aud county.
"The so-called leading Democratic
newspaper of this city has not only not
condemned these onslaughts On the pu
rity of the ballot. but on the contrary
has become their defender and apollo
gist."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17
Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and depressed
spirits, loss of appetite, general debility, dis
ordered blood, weak constitution, headache
or any disease of bilious nature, by all
means procure bottle of Electric Bitters;
you will be surprised to see the rapid im>
provement that will follow; you will be in
spired with new life; strength and activity
will return; pain and misery will cease and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise of
Electric Bitters. Sold at SOC abottle by Pat
tersOn tE Sons
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

WHEN Mr.. Holman asked Mr.. Butter
worth whether good Democrat could
not be had for United States Treasurer
in Cincinnati. at $4,000 year. the latter
replied, that very likely he could. and that
the House of Representatives could also
be filed with Congressman at 81 25 a day.
The Cincinnati Enquirer suggests that
perhaps it might be good thing for the
country to try it on awhile-S1 20 Con-
pressmon
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

THE Hon. Sam. Randall. who is wont
TO come to this district in times of great
distress with the Democracy, to preach
the true gospel of Democracy. consoles
his party by assuring them that Mr..
Cleveland is not responsible for the civil
service rules. There are many of the
best laws upon the statute books for
which Mr.. Cleveland and his party are
not responsible for the making, but the
President is responsible for their proper
enforcement.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

THE attitude of the Democracy to-
ward the Morrison tariff scheme fOrci-
bly, reminds one of the reason why the
two boys didn't ight-one was afraid
and t'other daren't. The party leaders
generally are heartily enough in favor
of free trade. but fear the effect of such
legislation at present on their chances
for future spoils, so favor do-nothing
rnoIinu
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

THE Steubenville Gazette (Dem.) in
referring to the statement that there
was evidence that the boodlers in the
Democratic party are again engaged in
setting up the pins to gobble the State
convention and committee, suggestively
asks: How would it do for the Demo
cratic leaders to call halt before Bood+
leisrn has swallowed up the last vestige
of the Democratic party of Ohio?"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

A LIVELY contest is being waged
amsng Republican aspirants for places
on the county ticket. While this is a
healthful sign. it is suggested that the
contest should be conducted In the most
friendly spirit, SO that there will be no
wounds to heal when the party will is
made manifest through its convention.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

CIVIL service reform as exemplified
by the Democratic party is rare and
beautiful thing. A sixty-year-old car
rier 10 the Chicago office, who has been
in the service twenty years, and had
performed bis duties faithfully, has
been dismissed to make room for one of
the hungry and thirsty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

WV Reed, druggist, of Winchester, Ind,
writes: 'One of my customers, Mrs Louisa
Pike, Bsrtonia, Randolph county, Ind, was
a long sufferer with consumption, and was
given up to die by her physicians; she heard
Of DR. Kings New Discovery for consumption
and begun buying it Of me; in six months
time she walked TO this city, distance of six
miles, and is now so much improved she has
quit using it; she feels she owes her life to it.
Free trial bottles at Pstterson's drug store.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

AN editorial from the New York Tri
buue on Congressional Nominations
is published on the first page of this
paper. 1t contains some suggestions
worthy to be considered by the Republi-
cans of the 18th Ohio District.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

THEGam and Fish Commissioners of
Ohio are carrying out the law which di-
vides the State into districts and as
Signs a Warden to each district. The
object of this law is to provide for the
better supervision of the field with ref
erence to the protection of game and
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

CONGRESS has now been in session
over six months. and still persists in do
ing nothing. As the hot weather is
likely to increase their capacity for do
ing nothing, a motion to adjourn would
ha in order
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

Each department kept full of its particular class of goods neud
ing every grade excepting TRASH and SHODDY
Our store hrOnged daily with customers until late at night who
bear vast quantities of goods but the have been
re-esablished from invoices constantly arriving from the east
That offer to the public better values lower prices than
our rivals should not be thought impossible for manufacturers
and save profit to customers.
Proof of the pudding the eating Call and be convinced that
our claims are simple truth.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

THE skipping of Covingion, KY, as the
paramount place for holding the Ohio
Democratic State Convention is account
ed for on the ground of an overplus of
skipping" statesmen recently in that
happy trysting place by the placid Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

THE Boston Globe says: Civil service
is good in its place. The only question
is whether it is not UNcivIl service to
leave the veteran who has fought for his
country out in the cold in favor of some
college dude who would have been born
under the dominion of JEFF Davis il the
old vet had stayed at home.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

DR.. A. j. Houghton, of Knox county, Ind.
claims that he was for ten months confined in
the public insane asylum, at Buffalo, n. Y, and
cruelty treated He was returned to the Indi-
ana hospital as e deranged man, but since his
arrival has shown himself to be not only not
dangerous but of sane mind, and has been sent
tn his home
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

MORRISON, the free trade lunatic,
threatens to call up his tariff bill to-day,
and press it to final vote. Thanks to
the Republican minority, assisted by a
few protection Democrats, the chances
for ito success are slim
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

AT the recent primary election in
Kentucky the Democratic vote in one
county-Montgomery-was four hun
dred greater than the combined votes of
all parties in the county. A Kentucky
primary measures up well to gang
election in Cincinnati.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

HONEST Democrats will do we'll to re-
member that their Democratic State
committee refused to hear read letter
from the Ohio Club Oemocratic) asking
for q denunciation of the ballot box
frauda
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-17

POLITICAL jugglery in the supreme
court of Ohio. endorsed by Democratic
leaders. destroyed the Scott law. The
jugglers are now loud in their denuncia-
tions of political decisions. The other
OK is in danger of being gored.