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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
PROTECT THE BALLOT-BOX.

From the 'ish World
Elections carried by fraud and corrup-
tion can not but work evil in the body pol
itic Hence the Importance of creating a
strong public sentiment against practices
such as have disgraced recent elections in
Arkansas and many other States. When
it comes to protecting the ballot-box party
lines ought to be wiped out. Democrats
and Republicans are alike interested in
seeing that the ballot of the humblest vo-
ter in the land shall be fairly counted. No
party advantage should be permitted to
condone the greatest ofEpolitical crimes.
The men who stole those pOll-books in
Pulaski county did not look beyond the
immediate effects of their crime. They
simply wanted to gain victory over their
political opponents and cared not what
methods they employed to obtain it. But
their treasonOus acts against the ballot
box made them felt far beyond the limits
of Pulaski county. The Legislature of
one of the sovereign States of the Union
was affected by them. Nay more, the Con-
gress of the United States will not be eX-
empt from the effects of crimes commit
ted in Pulaski county. These crimes will
send to Washington as one of the legisla-
tors for the nation a man who holes his
position in consequence of acts commit
ted in open violation of principles that lie
at the very foundation of government
When universal suffrage becomes farce
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
PRACTICAL REFORM.

Extracts from a Speech of Thomas MeDougall.
Ministering in His name. go to their
homes, seek their welfare, educate them
by the power and teaching of Jesus Christ,
and there will come to you that reform
you seek. They are waiting for this ser
vice: this education. Not in Conventions;
not in resolutions; not in the flats of leg
islatiOn; but give your time, money, prayer
and service to carrying to the homes of
the toiling masses the benefeent Gospel
and you will elevate and reform, as moth
ing else can or will, those whom you now
regard as the enemies of the Sabbath.
am opposed to the social oStraciSm that
too often accompanies movements of GER
tain kinds of reform. Bitterness never
wins any man; never secures REFORM
The SalOon-keeper is not criminal, nor
the liquor business a crime. Thousands
of the best people of our land men of
wealth and character, many of them be-
longing to our churches, use liquor, and
do not regard its purchase or use crime
or sin. The cooperation of these men
is essential to the enforcement of law
Abandon agitation and service
for the unattainable, and conSecrate your
time, money, prayers and service to car
rying to those for whom Christ died His
Gospel of love and His ministry of SER
vice. Thus only may we successfully Sc
cure to our cities and their needy masses
the blessings of a well-Ordered Sabbath;
the foretaSte of the eternal sabbath.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

THE March number of GOdey'S Lady'S
Book is as breezy as the month for which
it is issued. The frontispiece is well ex-
ecuted and aptly named "The Coquette." !"
The colored and black fashions show the
latest novelties for the early spring sea-
son, while all lovers of fancy work will
gladly welcome the numerous beautiful
designs illustrated. Among the literary
pages Hollywood" by Griffith Wilde, is
well illustrated. "Silver or Postage
Stamps" by Margaret Montgomery,
shows the present craze for collecting
small sums for charities. The serials
continue in interest, several poems, short
stories, household, fashion, and work
articles complete an attractive number.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
HALF A MILLION STRANGERS.


Between four and five hundred thOus-
and people are expected in Washington
for the Inauguration ceremonies, and the
inaugural committee on public comfort,
in view of arrangements already made,
announces that it can accommodate them
all. The Pennsylvania Lines for this occa-
sionwil place in service their entire equip
equipment, running through cars from all
principal points, and rules have been
adopted that will ensure their prompt,
safe and satisfactory movement. The
sidetracks and yards at Washington will
be kept clear in order that trains may be
run in and out on schedule time For
full information regarding the cheap ex-
cursion rates and other matters apply to
the nearest passenger or ticket agent of
the Pennsylvania Lines.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
DROBATE COURT.

Notice is hereby given that the following named
administrators executors, assicnees and guardians
have filed in my office at 81. ClairSVe their ae-
counts and vouchers for settlement, tO-wit:
l. ID. & C. II. Mekeever, executors of John Nc
keever, decd.
T. 5. Frazier, administrator of WIN. Bond. decd
f. b. Wilkinson, guardian of I. c. Moore, insane
James Ii. Day, executor of John Day, decd
David Lyle, guardian of Sarah J. Lyle, imbeeile-
Lindley II. Pickering, executor of John Picker
ing. deed.
Jacob d. Perkins, administrator of Rachel Bur
gy, decd.
kersey Kirk, guardian of Rachel Ellis, imbeciie.
Jesse Litten, guardian of Caroline Thomas, mi
nor.
Thomas j. King, executor of Andrew King,
deed.
R. & W. MeAllister, executors of John MeAIlis-
ter, deed.
OthO 5. Holloway, guardian of Ralph T., Nathan,
Deli. and Ethel NJ. Holloway, minors.
Lucretia Kirkland, guardian of jaime II. Kirk
land, minor.
All the above will be for examination and settle
ment on the 18th day of March, 1889.
PA st ISAAC H. GASTON, Probate Judge
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

a government of the people and by the
people becomes an impOssibility.
1t viii be seen, then, that not only are
the electors of Pulaski county who were
defrauded of their votes interested in pre-
serving the purity of the ballOt-boX in that
county. but every citizen between the At
iantic and the Pacific has also an interest
in seeing that every vote cast in Pulaski
county and every other county through
out this broad land shall be fairly count
ed.
The safe guarding of the ballot-bOx, as
we have said before, is not question OF
politics. 1t is question of saving our
political institutions from the dry rot that
will set in the moment the ballot-box
ceases to register the will of the people
1t is therefore matter of rejoicing that
public opinion in the State of Arkansas
has placed its seal of condemnation on
shameful frauds at the polls.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
DOAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that petition will be pre-
Sented to the Commissioners of Belmont county,
Ohio at their session to be held on the first Tues
day of April, 1882 april I'd praying for the alter
alton of so much OF the county road known as the
Wheeling Creek road, leading along Wheeling
Creek in said county, as is included in the follow
ing described route, to wit: Beginning at a point
on the farm of John III. Denham, in COleFain town.
ship, where county road leading in a nOrthery
direction intersectS the said Wheeling Creek
road; thence in an eaSterly direction on the
line of said Wheeling Creek road to the
county bridge, known by the name of Bar
ton, spanning said creek; thence down said creek
on the same side thereof as the starting point, and
following the meanderingS of the same, and so
much of the old road as lies on that side, to point
ON the farm of E. s. ATrick, where said Wheeling
Creek road now crosses the said creek, immedi-
ately east of the barn on said farm: thence cross
ing said creek and following said road to a point
on the farm of John HaTdeSty, where it begins to
cross said creek; thence (withOut crOSsingj down
the creek following the meanderingS thereof, and
to the township line; thence along the line between
the farms of Alfred Ridgeway and John DuBSis,
Jr, TO point about 20 yards west of the railroad
bridge on said Ridgeway farm; thence in a south
erly direction through the farm of said Dubois to
a point between the dwelling house thereon and
the track of the railroad and thence to point in
terSecting said Wheeling Creek road.
Said petition also asks for the vacation of so
much Of said road as is rendered useless by said
alteration.
IS ARRICK, and other petitioners.
c. W. CARROLL Attorney. PA Ct
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
IS CONSUMPTION INCURABLE?

Read the following: G. H. Morris, New
ark, says, "Was down with abscess Of
lungs, and friends and physicians pro
nounced me an incurable cOnsumptive
began taking DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption; am now on my third
bottle, and able to oversee the work on
my farm. 1t is the finest medicine even
made" Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio
Discovery for Consumption would have
died of lung trouble; was given up by
doctors; am now in best of health" Try
it. Sample bottle free at Patterson &
Sons drug store.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
AN AWFUL CATASTROPHE,
WHICH MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER VA
CANCY IN THE BRITISH LEGA-
1UnN- At ~ Ac1JrN-CrnN-


WHICH MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER VA
CANCY IN THE BRITISH LEGA-
TION AT WASHINGTON.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
All Washington is splitting its sides to-
day over story of social romance and
misadventure which has just leaked out.
Mr.. George Barclay, of the British Le-
CATION, has of late been sufficiently 6pris
of Miss Letter, the Western heiress, who
has turned many Washington heads this
winter. Mr.. Barclay is the attractive
young gentleman who won fame and
money at the Knickerbocker Club, in
New York, by backing himself to drive
to the Brunswick Hotel, dress for dinner,
and return inside of ten minutes. He
did actually accomplish this feat inside
of seven minutes. 1t is undoubtedly
owing to this nervous haste, abnOrmally
developed in an otherwise rather slow
nature, that Mr.. Barclay has now to ac-
cept his present modification.
1t seems that on Wednesday (Of last
week. Mr.. Barclay felt the approach of
the cold wave and purchased some of
those warm WOOlen garments, which stick
closer than brother to cold mans legs.
The same afternoon he ordered a box of
roses to be sent to his lodgings, intending
them for the lady with whom he was to
dance the cotillion that evening. Late
for dinner, as usual, he rushed home,
dashed off a pretty note to Miss Letter,
saying, "Wear these this evening for my
sake" and handed the note and the box
containing the wOolen goods to his serv-
ant, who duly delivered them, while the
box of roses remain upon Mr.. Barclays
table.
Although perhaps not quite so griev-
Gus an intentional affrOnt as Lord Sack
vile put upon us, the views of the British
Foreign Office upon this latest miSfit in
diplomacy is awaited with much amuse-
ment and anxiety.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
SHERIFF'S SALE
Belmont Common Pleas.
Saturdau. March 1eth. 1883.
7 EGAL NOTICE.

Ann Jane Taggart and Jennie GOurley, who re-
side at BraddySville, Iowa, and William Murphy,
Charles Murphy, William Murphy, Jr., Frank
Murphy, John Murphy and Fred Murphy, who re-
side at East NOdaway, Iowa. will take notice, that
John Pollock, administrator dc bOndS non with the
will anneXt of William McCaSkey, deceased, on
the 18th day of February, 1SS9 filed his petition in
the Probate Court of Belmont county and State of
Ohio, alleging that said decedent died seized in
situate in Wheeling township, Belmont county,
Ohio, and being part OF the northwest quarter Of
section 20 and part of the southwest quarter of
section p. of township 8 and range t. containing
126 acres and that by the will of said decedent he
required said real estate to be sold to pay certain
legaceS therein named
Said persons will further take notice, that they,
with others, have been made parties defendants to
said petition, and that they required to answer
the same on or before the 9Th day of April 1Ss9--~-
JOHN POLLOCK,
. I7-6t Admir- of VIM. McCaskey, deed
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

THE manual training of boys is at
tracing attention throughout the coun-
try, and as a preventive of crime it is
deserving the best efforts of humanita-
rians and philanthropists. Mental train
ing is well enough, indeed to a certain
extent necessary; but no more pitiable
object can be imagined than very many
educated young men present when
thrown upon their own resources for a
livelihood. If young man has the
natural ability to acquit himself fairly
in a chosen profession, and the means
to pursue its study and to maintain
himself until such time (often years. as
his profession will afford him liveli-
hood, he has plain sailing. But, after
an education has been obtained, how
many are almost as helpless as children!
This is matter deserving the atten-
ton of the officers and managers OF
Childrens' Homes. 1t would seem that
money could not be expendedto to better
purpose in such institutions than in the
manual training of the unfortunate
children committed to them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
STANLEY REASONABLY SAFE.


Brussels Telegram, Feb. q.
Lieutenant Baert, who was at Stanley
Falls when Henry NJ. Stanley's letter to
Tippoo Tib was delivered, has arrived
here. He states that the messengers were
closely questioned, and they confirmed the
details of the letter. Lieutenant Baert
believes that Stanley only reached Wade
lai by strenuous efforts, and that Emin
Pasha relieved Stanley, instead of being
relieved and revictualed by him. Stanley
was enabled to return to Murenia in 50
days, whereas the journey from Yambun-
ga to Wadelai occupied ten months.
Baert adds that fresh letters from Stan
ley for England, written when Stanley de-
parted from Murenia to rejOin Emin, ar
rived at Stanley Falls just as he left, and
may be expected shortly. He says that
Stanley will not return either by the Congo
or by Zanzibar, but that he intends to cap
ture Khartoum and wrest the Soudan
from the Mahdi Baert expresses conf
dence in Tippoo Tbs fidelity, and says
that Tippoo's refusal to accompany Stan
lev was due to his fears of risking the con-
sequence of prolonged absence from STAN
ley Falls.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

For the relief and cure of the inham-
nation and congestion called "a cold in
the head" there is more potency in Ely's
Cream Balm than in anything else it is
possible to prescribe. This preparation
has for years past been making brilliant
success as a remedy for cold in the head,
catarrh and hay fever Used in the initial
stages of these complaints Cream Balm
prevents any serious development of the
symptoms, while almost numberless cases
are on record of radical cures of chronic
catarh and hay fever after all other modes
of treatment have proved of no avail. q 2
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

GEORGE KENNAN's next article in The
Century will be an episode of his Siberi-
an journey, and will have nothing to do
with the exiles. Mr.. Kennan had very
strange amusing experience which he
will describe i'll this article, viz: A Visit
to one of the Grand Lamas of Asia. The
Grand Lama of Thibet is the one best
known to the world, but there is also a
Grand Lama in the Trans Baikal- one
whom no European is known to have
visited in sixty years except Mr.. Kennan.
portrait of the old dignitary will form
the frontispiece of the March Century.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

EDITOR DANA, of the New York Sun,
nominates Grover Cleveland for the
Presidency of the Grand Central Civil
Service Reform Association, which meets
and weeps at Newport every summer,
and cruelty adds: "He would be Presi-
dent still, and able to do just as much
for civil service reform and tariff reform
as he has accomplished during his ad-
ministration."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

THE admission of the Dakotas, Mon
tana and Washington Territories to the
Union will make the number of Senators
in the Fifty-frst Congress eighty-four,
and of the House $50, as Southern Da-
kota will get two Representatives and
the others one each. This is the largest
increase to Congress in one year, as it is
also the largest number of Territories
admitted in one year. Thirteen years
have passed since Colorado, the last Ter
ritory taken in up to this year, was ad-
mitted.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

NoDEPARTMENT of the public service
has been so shamefully abused as the
post-office. Indications are unmistaka-
BILE that that department, in all its
ramifcations, will receive immediate
attention, and unworthy and unfit ap-
pointees will be displaced as fast as
they can be reached. The railway mail
service, especially, is in urgent need OF
an oyerhauling.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

OHIO was child of the Revolution,
a fact interesting in connection with the
coming centennial celebration of Wash
ington's Inauguration. The Territorial
organization under the ordinance of
1877 was established at Marietta, and
the first settlement of Ohio was by ex-
officers and soldiers of the Revolution.
The State was admitted in 1903, the first
after the close of the war.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

A MICHIGAN paper growls: at is an
annual occasion for regret that the
Father of his Country was not born at
some other season of the year when out
of-door celebration of the anniversary
would be practicable" The Badger boys
should slide down to the Buckeye State,
where fine weather for outdoor celebra-
tions is especially provided.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
THE INAUGURATION.
THROUGH CARS ON TIE PENNSYLVANIA
LINES.

LINES.
The Pennsylvania Lines will sell ex-
cursion tickets at low round trip rates
and run through cars to Washington for
the inauration of Gen. Harrison. Pre-
parations already under way indicate
that the Pennsylvania management in
tends to surpass its record for the prompt,
safe and satisfactory running of trains
in the care of the enormous traffic over
it's lines to the Capital. For full in
formation apply to the nearest passen-
ger or ticket agent of the Pennsylvania
Lines.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
A SCRAP OF PAPER SAVES HER

1t was just an ordinary scrap of wrap
ping paper, but it saved her life. She was
in the last stages of consumption; told by
physicians that she was incurable and
could live only short time; she weighed
less than seventy pounds. On piece of
wrapping paper SHE read of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, and got sample bottle;
it helped her; she bought large bottle:
it helped her more; bought another and
grew better fast; continued its use and is
now strong, healthy, plump, weighing 40
pounds. For fuller particulars send stamp
to w. H. Cole; druggist, Fort Smith Trial
bottles of this wonderful Discovery free
at Patterson & Sons drug store.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

THE New York World brings in this
Democratic verdict: "There has been
too much of the white feather about
Secretary Bayard's administration, and
too much whitewash about his defense
of it."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
Monday. March 25th. 1889,

At Il o'clock a m, of said day, the following
described real estate tO-wit:
Being for the same the equal undivided one
twelfth part Of the three pieces or tracts OF land
hereinafter described and being all the undivided
interest therein OF the said Josiah Hatcher, as an
heir at law of c. F. Hatcher, deceased.
FIRST TRACT-Situate in the township of Wayne,
county of Belmont and State of Ohio, and known
as and being the east half of the northeast quarter
of section number six (6), township, county and
state aforesaid, containing eighty acres of land,
more or less
SECOND TRACT-Situate in the township of
Goshen, county of Belmont and State OF Ohio, and
known as and being the northeast part OF the
northeast quarter of section number one, town.
ship and county aforesaid, containing eighty acres
more or less.
THIRD TRACT-Situate in the township of Gosh
en-, county of Belmont and State of Ohio, known as
the east part of the southwest quarter of section
number nine t9), township number seven "a, OF
range five t5l, containing seyentyeght acres more
or less, and being all the lands III said section
number nine (9) that the said C.. p. Hatcher died
seized of
The lands and interest herein sought to be sold
is the equal undivided One-twelfth part of the
three described tracts.
Interest in first tract appraised at SlGO.
Interest in second tract appraised at S234.
Interest in third tract appraised ut S216.
Total appra:sement $3.50
TermS-CaSh.
OLIVER E. FOULKE, Sheriff.
. 21-td BY NJ. NJ. SCOTT, Deputy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

NJ. NJ. HOLLAND, Secretary of the
Ohio Republican Association, announces
the organization will open headquarters
February 27, at SIG Ninth street, Wash
ington, D. c. All citizens from Ohio
are requested, on arrival, to call and
register their names, for their own as
well as convenience of friends and ac-
quaintanceS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
BARNUM, the Snowman, was taken in

BARNUM, the Snowman, was taken in
by a confidence woman in New York a
couple of weeks ago, and on Monday
she tried the same game on him again,
and he had her arrested, but relented
when she offered to go with his circus
and exhibit as the only woman he had
ever had arrested.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28
THE CHILL BLAST

That sets the naked branches a-quivering,
is not felt by the wealthy valetudinarian
indoors, but not all the covering that can
be piled on his warm bed, nor all the fur
mace heat that anthracite can furnish,
will warm his marrow when chills and
fever runs its icy fingers along his spinal
column. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is
the thing to infuse new warmth into his
chilled and aguish frame, to remedy the
fierce fever and eXhausting SweatS which
alternate with the chill. Dumb ague,
ague cake, bilious remittant-in short,
every known form of malarial disease is
subjugated by this potent, and at the
same time wholesome and genial medi
cine Biliousness, constipation, dyspep-
sia, sick headaches, loss of appetite and
sleep, kindney trouble, rheumatism and
debility are also remedied by it. Use
it with persistence to effect thorough
cure. 27-1m
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

LET quality, not quantity, be the test
of a medicine Ayers Sarsaparilla is the
concentrated extract of the best and
purest ingredients. Medical men every
where recommend it as the surest and
most economical blood medicine in the
market,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-28

THE impressive scenes of Gen. Harri-
sons departure recall the leaving of Mr..
Lincoln for Washington in 1861.