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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29
THE NEWS.

Eastern works report an encouraging
demand for locomotives.
The crop reports for the state of Ten
| nessee make good showing.
Wheat is pouring into Toledo. and
| there is scarcity of money to handle it.
A New York firm purchased $3.50 sill
yer trade dollars at 70 4-100 cents each.
Families are fleeing from starvation
| by drouth in the western counties of
| Texas.
| Forty persons were poisoned by eating
| church supper ice cream at Eastport,
| Maine.
The New York Sun charges that Mr.
Everts' seat in the . S Senate was pur-
| chased.
Brigadier Gen. Benz Barney, Mexi-
can veteran, died suddenly at San Fran
cisco, Saturday.
Nathan Schuler arrested at Albany for
fear he would assassinate the President,
is harmless crank.
Hamilton county will be solid for
Venable for School Commissioner on
the Republican State ticket.
The Anarchists on trial in Chicago are
the recipients of floral boquets from fe-
male admirers and sympathizers.
Seven students of Mt. Union CO., colt
lege were arrested and fined, for hazing
a member of the sophomore class.
The later indications are that Gen
RObt p Kennedy will be nominated for
Congress in the Eighth Ohio district.
Stephen Brodie, a young New York
tough, on wager of 800, jumped from
the Brooklyn bridge, and was picked up
unburt.
The Mil waukee Saengerfest, just
closed,w success, financially and 9TH
erwise. The expenses are estimated at
$4,000.
At the request of General Grosvenor,
General Logan agreed to let the full text
of General Kennedy's peppery letter go
into the record.
The Republicans of Arkansas declare
in favor of prohibition and public
schools, and against competition of con-
vict with free labor.
The people of st Mary's, Ohio, are ex-
cited over the boring of well that
yields two hundred barrels of oil day,
besides large amount of gas.
Charles Hutchins, general business
agent of the American Board of Foreign
Missions, was run over by a Boston and
Lowell Railroad Car, receiving injuries
of which he died.
Mary Holweger. little thirteen-year-
old girl. was found on public road at
Franklin, o. outraged and murdered.
Rolla Russell, a half witled young man,
has been arrested.
The Adjutant General U S A consents
to furnish copies of the missing rolls of
Ohio to complete the roster of the state
for the history of the volunteers enter
ing the service during the war of the
rebellion, Ohio to pay the expense.
DIR ii Kuhne, of Camp Washington.
Cincinnati, claims to have eaten sDakes
for several years, and pronounces them
good food. The rattlesnake is superior
in deliciOusness to the blacksnake. The |
oil of both the doctor uses in cooking
various dishes. 1t is valuable cure for
Group and delirium tremens and used
in considerable quantities by bartendersi
for disease known as "black and white
CATS"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29
NeighborhOod Notes.
On August 10, the electors Of Quaker
CITY will vote on Prohibition.

On August 10, the electors of Quaker
City will vote on Prohibition.
In three days the Mingo nail works
turned out S,l52 kegs of nails, which Is
a remarkable yield.
Louis Kemp, of BeallsAille, bought
sitting of eggs, and III taking them nome
one egg was cracked. Mrs. Kemp put a
piece of sticking plaster over the crack,
and in three weeks the egg hatched
fine, large chick.
The residence, two large barns and
the granary of Henry Way, near Cald-
well, were destroyed by fire Tuesday of
last week. Loss $1,000; insured fol-
s., 100.
Eli Danford aad Miss Julia Groves, OF
Sarahsville, Noble county, were both Sc
riously injured the other day, in runa'
way accident.
The G & N railroad has been re-organ'
lied, with Gen Wikoff, of Columbus
president. The general offices of the
company will remain at Cambridge.
Jonathan S Redd and Wm P Titdick
young farmers of Washington township
Guernsey county, had an alteration
when the former was fatally injured by
hitting him on the head with the butt
end of gun. 1t is said the act was in
self-defense.
A collision occurred on the Pan Han
die near Fernwood, s miles west OF
Steubenville, on Friday. Two passeb'
ger trains running at full speed, rushed
into each other. Five men were serlous1
ly hurt, among them brakeman named
VIM Harrison, of CadiZ. Mistake In
engineer of one of tie trains.
The church trial of Rev E R Jones, al
Caldwell, was postponed last week until
Tuesday of this week. The Ward CIR
who figured in the case has disappeared
but the prosecutor said he knew where
to find her.
The physicans of Harrison county last
week organized d medical association.
VIM R Rowland. living on Skull Fork
one mile south Of here. killed female
copperhead snake containing Al young
ones. which the maternal ancestor was
training up in the way they should go
Freeport Press.
BY the recent bail storm, over zoe
windows ware broken at New Athens
and mnch damage done to fruit in that
vicinity.
Cambridge wants to embrace Mus,
kiugum College in her limits.
John R Morehead has the contract to
erect the new city buildings at Cam
bridge, for So, 100.
A Guernsey county mol her has named
her twin boys. one Grover and the other
Cleveland.
David Tyler, colored, is in the. Cam
bridge Jail for horse stealing.
The ninth annual meeting of the
Guernsey county Sabbath School Union
will be held at Senecayille, on August
IL, II and 13.
In Guernsey common pleas, Judge
Campbell granted an Injunction restrain
ing the treasurer from collecting the
Dow liquor tax, in certain cases, until
the constitutionality Of the law was
was passed upon.
THE following were appointed to con
stitute the board of health of Bellaire
DR. d @ Steere and John a Gala
her, three years; A T Stewart and NJ
SonneborD, two years; P I King and ia
cob Schramm. one year.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

At none of these elections, it will be
observed. did the majority in Monroe
county fall below 1000. Indeed. the rna-
jority has not been below that figure at
any congressional election iu 30 years,
although it has frequently been lower at
state elections wien the immediate in
terests and prejudices of the Democratic
voters were more remotely involved.
Below is the table of majorities in the
same counties at the congressional elec'
tion in 1884 when Col. Taylor made the
race against Gen. Warner which Doherty
and his gang would belittle:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

Too MUCH beer at a picnic near Pitts
burgh, Sunday, resulted in the murder
of an innocent man, whose only offense
was his inability to dfaw more of the
amber fluid from empty kegs. Mike
Brennan. Wheeling character, is charg-
ed with the offense, but has not yet been
apprehended.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

SENATOR LoGAN's defense of the coal
oil senator was Payne-ful exhibition to
his friends "a lame and pitiful defense
of himself and a TRADE of abuse of Mu-
rat Halstead. for his criticisms of the
Illinois Senator's course. The mildest
thing to be said of Logan. is, that he has
committed a serious blunder.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

THE Philadelphia Chronicle wants the
game laws of the United States amended
so as TO make it permissible to shoot
congressman after July 1st. The amend
ment might be broadened so as to include
Congressional tramps.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact, that dur
ing the fiscal year ending June so. 52,747
postmasters were appointed in theUEited
States-an increase of 13,200 officials
over the appointments of the preceding
twelve months, the Democracy are not
satisfied. They insist on the whole
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

THE Democrats of the National Senate
voted solidly against investigating the
Payne business. 1t is possible that there
are several Democrats who think an in
vestigation should be made. If no wrong
has been done. what harm could come
to the Democratic party or Mr.. Payne
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

Two Republican Senators who voted
against the Payne investigation said pri.
vately after the vote that they yielded
against their wishes and their judgment
to the personal appeals of Logan. Each
said that he came to them and begged
for their support, declaring that "he had
got into this thing and had no other way
out than to fight it out"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

GOAL OIL SYRUP" is what General
Joe Hawley calls the very sweet matter
which chemists 6nd in petroleum. one
spoonful of which will sweeten barrel
of water. Every Democratic U S Sena-
tor took his syrup" without a grimace,
ON Friday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

THE National Senate on Friday. by q
vote of II yeas to A nays, rejected the
resolution for the investigation of the
charges of bribery in the election Of
Senator Payne Mr.. Payne and his par"
ty in the Senate, were afraid to go to
trial
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

NEXT Monday has been agreed upon
as the day for the adjournment of Con-
gress. 1t would be appropriate to have
a special Thanksgiving proclamation is
sued.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29
THE fifteen Republican senators who

THE fifteen Republican senators who
voted against investigating the Payne
case, are:
Logan and Cullom, of Illinois,
Ingalls, and Plumb, of Kansas,
Evarts and Miller, of New York,
Cameron. of Pennsylvania,
Chace, of Rhode Island,
Jones, of Nevada,
Riddleberger, of Virginia,
Sawyer, of Wisconsin,
Sewell, of New Jersey,
Stanford, of California,
Teller, of Colorado,
Van Wyck. of Nebraska.
With the exception of Chace, the Qua
ker, who opined that thou couldst not be
guilty of such things, all of the above
have been charged by the Democratic
press with resorting to Doodle methods
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

If the Democratic boodlers consider
the action of the Senate a vindication of
Payne, they are easily satisfied and are
welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

GEN. GRANT died one year ago last
Friday, and yet there is not the slightest
show of the great monument which New
York City proposed to erect to bis men,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT,
To be Held at SteubenviIIe Ohio, on
Wednesday, August 4th, 1886.

The Republicans of the Seventeenth Congress
sional District of Ohio, are hereby called to
meet in convention at Steubeuville, Ohio, on
Wednesday, August 4th, 1856, at ii O'Clock a.
m, for the purpose of placing in nomination
one candidate for representative for the seven
teenth District of Ohio, in the Congress of the
United States. The convention shall consist of
one hundred and eighty-one members to be
elected by the several counties on the basis of
one delegate for every 100 votes cast for Joseph
B. Foraker at the October election in 1885, and
one additional delegate in each county for each
fraction of over fifty votes so cast. The appor-
tionment is as follows
Belmont, So;
Guernsey, 31'
Harrison 25;
Jefferson, A;
Noble, %.
Necessary to a choice, 81.
The County Central Committee of each county
shall apportion the delegates to which such
county is entitled, to the townships, wards and
precincts of the county, according to the basis
herein fixed, and each township, ward and pre-
cinct sRall elect and instruct its own delegates.
Provided that where ward or precinct cast less
than fifty Republican votes in 1885, such ward
or precinct shall be consolidated with the town.
ship to which it belongs; and provided also that
the number of delegates aPportioned to the pre-
cinct and wards in a township, shall not exceed
the total number to which said township is en-
titled as an entirety.
The township, ward and precinct primary
meetings shall convene on SATURDAY, July 81,
between the hours of o'clock and 3O'clock p.
M, and be closed at o'clock p. m, and the
voting shall be by written or printed ballots.
By order of the Seventeenth Congressional
Republican Committee.
tn. ANDERSON,
Guernsey, Chairman.
JOHN A. MANSFIELD,
jefferson, Secretary.
C. FOSTER, Noble.
J. c. GLOVER, Harrison.
D. H. DARRAH, Belmont.
Bellaire, Ohio, June 22d, 1856.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

SEVENTEEN Republican senators voted
for investigating Payne methods and
fifteen voted against it. Entirely too
much senatorial courtesy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

A larger number of persons than usual
visited Grants. tomb Friday. the first an
niyersary of the Genera. . death,
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-02
COAL COMBINATION.
A POWERFUL POOL FORMED BY
GREAT RAILROADS.

New YORK, November 3o.-The Herald this
morning prints the following: 'There is to be an
advance Of from Is TO 30 per cent In the cost Of BIZ
luminous coal. The price 10 10 bs put At q higher
figure than II has reached in three years. Two
great combinations have been formed to control
the entire soft coal output Of the country. They
have rules as rigid as cast iron and they have sent
forth the edict "Higher prices" They have not
only advanced prices, but they will say how much
coal shall be mined, who shall mine It, what rail-
roads shall carry II, and In what quantities and
what the freight charges 10 be. Every railroad
and every manufacture In the country will be Affect
ed by this gigantic scheme, meaning as II does an
advance 20 cents per Fin the price OF all soft coal
hereafter TO be used in every furnace and engine
In the United States. There are TO be two new
pools in the control OF soft coal product tion.
One, the Ohio pool, has just been formed. II
will direct absolutely the output from the great
coal fields of Ohio. The syndicate consists OF four
coal carrying railroads, which control the trans
pOrtation from that section; The Hooking rail-
road, Wheeling and Lake Erie, the Toledo and
Ohio Central, and the Panhandle division OF the
Peansylvania system. Being In q position TO die
tate they called the big coal operators together last
waeI and formed combination. The railroads
advanced freight rates on coal about - per cent,
and said 10 the operators: "You must put up your
prices 20 cents per ton all around, at once. Later,
by about July 1, you must adyalce another 30
cents; then we VIII stop and consider whether con
sinners Will stand another raise
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-02
THE STATE.
A FORT WORTH MAN SUES A
STREET RAILWAY co.
FOR DAMAGES.
A GoLIAD POSTMASTER Is FINED
$3.50 FOR OPENING A LETTER
--OTHER TEXAS ITEMS.
BASTROP BUSINESS.
THE RAILROAD WAKING UP THE
OLD TOWN.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BAsTRoP, November 30.-"Sleepy Hollow is ne
more. sunday morning the track was laid across
Piney creek, and the first train pushed slowly int
old Bastrop. The engine whistles; the ungodly
lookers-on send up iusty yes, piOus church goeri
give thanks, and the minister remarking that more
prayers than ever would now be needed proceeded
to ask divine blessings on the rejuvenated village
The preacher was, perhaps right about it. Mega
tive goodness will, no doubt, be supplanted by
positive badness. Despite city ordinances and
state statutes, bar-rooms were wide open and did a
thriving business; nor did it take an extra acute
ear to hear the "click, click of the little chip that
in any other community would have suggested
"hushes," and "fulls and fours, and that sort of
things.
From a material standpoint, the town improves
not rapidly, but perceptbly The tardiness of the
railroad and the partial failure of the crop, pre-
clude the possibility of an immediate and extensive
boom, but the faces of our people are bright ex-
cept when they think of that S30,0,0 bonus that
must be paid.
The track was laid to-day to the grounds selected
for the depot. 1t will be perhaps two weeks be-
fore regular passenger trains will run In order
to accommodate farmers and merchants who have
large lots of cotton hand, the company have ar
ranged to transport cotton Immediately. One
third of the crop is perhaps still on hand Buyers
have been scarce, but we shall perhaps have them
now.
Col. G. W. Jones left yesterday on the Taylor,
Bastrop II Houston, for Blanco, to attend district
court there.
Capt j, A. Hooper spent parts of Saturday and
Sunday with u.s.
Hon. j. d. Sayers and wife will start tomorrow
for Washington.
Mr.. John Erhard, university student, returned
to-day to his duties.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-02
A RowIN rnE OpERA.

ST.. LOUIS, November 30.--Troube in the Amer
lean Opera company has begun early In their en-
gagement here Yesterday the ministers OF the
evangelical alliance denounced the ballet, and adj
vised their practitioners 70 avoid those perform
ances at which the ballet predominated. To-day Il
developed that Nine Furech- Madi has been di9ci.
plined and will not appear during the engagement
In this city. At the rehearsal, yesterday the prop
erty manager had placed table In the centre Of the
stage and not In its usual position Nine. Fursch-
Madi stumbled over Il and refused 10 proceed with
the rehearsal until II should be removed. The
stage manager Informed the madame that the table
would not be removed Nine. Fursch-M Madi 70.
fused TO sing and the rehearsal broke up. Manager
Locke now says that she has been "laid Off for a
time, and will not appear until the decision Of the
board OF directors on her case Is received.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-02
IRISH LEAGUE.
CIRCULAR FROM PRESIDENT FITZ-
GERALD TO 81 AVE DELEGATES

LINCOLN, Neb, November The following
circular has been addressed by President Fitzger-
aid to state delegates of the Irish National League
of America, in view of the recent crisis in Ire
land:
SR-The tory government Of Great Britain has
once more evinced Its incapacity TO govern ireland
by other means than the coercion. Our brethren
in Ireland are again called upon TO show by their
courage suffering and eelfsacrifce, that they are
heroes Of their fathers heroism. The time has
come when we should prove by our actions that
our hearts beat in unison with theirs In a common
love for Ireland and liberty.
A few weeks since we promised that
should England again have recourse
to coercion, we would stand by
them. We must redeem that pledge. Public
meetings are proclaimed Soldiers are being
crowded into the country to overcome and should
cells await the nations leaders, and every engine
Of oppression and unconstitutional Legislation Ia
about to be used TO pr p up tyranny and injustice
and to crush the Legitimate aspirations of Ireland.
We must see that our promise of assistance was
no idle boast.
once TO the work Of organizing leagues In their
respective states and provinces. They should use
every means TO increase the membership of exist
ing branches and establish new ones and should
urge officers of branches, within their jurisdiction
to devise means TO promptly raise funds and for.
ward them TO the national treasurer iey Charles o.
Riley, ID. D.. Detroit Michigan, 10 aid of the anti
eviction fund.
''We must not stand idle IN the face Of the
present crisis, and experience has proven the
futllity of coercion TO crush determined and
united people With the loyal aid Of her exiled
children, ireland must come out Of this struggle
unconquered, unconquerable and victorious.
Yours, faithfully,
(signed) JonN 'FrrzeERALD,
Preeident. y