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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
BeIi,tn1tt Chronicle.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1890.

THE so-called Democratic papers of
the county are attempting to make it
appear that the Tax Inquisitor employ
ed under the act of April 10, 1888, is
wholly responsible for the blunders in
the Alexander and Kuhn cases, which
were successfully resisted, and thus
seek to throw odium upon the law and
upon those who are responsible for the
appointment of that officer.
Section 1884 of the Revised Statutes
of Ohio declares
"The auditor shall make out, in a
book to be prepared for that purpose, in
such manner as the State Auditor pre-
scribes, complete list or schedule OF
all the taxable property in his county,
and the value thereof as equalized.' y
That is the law of Ohio to-day, and
has been for half century. The Audi
tor of the county alone is responsible
for what goes upon the duplicates. No
other person has power to put one dollar
upon the tax lists.
April 10, 1888, the Legislature passed
an act authorizing the Commissioners,
Auditor, and Treasurer of county to
employ "any person to make inquiry
and furnish the County Auditor the
facts as to any omissions of property for
taxation, and the eoidence necessary to
authorize him to subject to taxation any
property improperly omitted from the
tax duplicate" 1t will be seen this pro-
vision of the law is in harmony with
that first quoted.
Instead of satisfying himself that he
had "evidence necessary to authorize
him to subject to taxation" the property
which Alexander and Kuhn enjoined
the Treasurer from collecting taxes
upon, the able Auditor put it upon the
tax lists without inquiry and without
offering the parties interested an oppor-
tunity to explain or refute the claims of
his nformant-indeed, denying them
an inspection of the schedules which he
acted upon-and the Court very proper
ly made the injunctions asked for per-
petual, and in doing so characterized
the conduct of the Auditor as unlawful
and arbitrary.
The Auditor is a Democrat. He,
alone, is responsible for these blunders
and the consequent expense to tax pay
ers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26

THE House in caucus has agreed on
a federal election bill, and there seems
to be no doubt that it will become a law
at this session. 1t provides for three
supervisors of elections at every voting
precinct where demanded by the voters.
These supervisors are to be appointed
by the Circuit Court, and not more than
two shall be of the same political party.
They shall have full chargeof regis
tering, voting, counting, and making
returns. The law applies just as well
to one part of the country as another,
but of course it is denounced as parti-
san, infamous, and outrageous by the
Democratic Southern journals who be-
hold the dissolution of the South's prac-
tically solid representation in Congress.
Certainly the bill is partisan, as it aims
at fair elections, and fair elections would
retire at least twenty Southern Congress
men. Right has been trampled down
and ground beneath the heel of con-
tempt, but the Republican party-the
party of liberty proposes to see that
the negro, blacker in skin, but whittier in
morality than his Democratic neighbor,
shall be protected in his rights, and give
them as a heritage to his children.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
COMMISSIONERS DOINGS.

On last Thursday and Friday the Com
missioners were in special session. The
report of w. A. Brown, Laban Lodge, and
Burgett McConnaughy, viewers, and
Chalkley Dawson, surveyor, of the Putt
ney township roads was heard. All five
roads have been located and the amount
of compensation and damages assessed.
The damages and compensation on the
West Wheeling road allowed aggregates
S7S5; on the Bellaire and st. Clairsville
road, sos; on the McMahons creek road,
1910; on Jacobsburg road, S205; on
Wegee road, S125. Total S2,79O Except
on streets and with certain other restrict
ions, fifty feet was recommended as the
most convenient width for the roads.
w. J. McClain ct al through their at
torney filed a remonstrance against the
McMahons creek road, and Wednesday
the 25th of June was fixed as the day for
hearing the case.
Laban Lodge was employed thirty days
as viewer and received as fees, $50; w. A.
Brown was engaged the same length of
time and received the same amount.
Burgett McConnaughy was employed
twenty-four days and received S84.
Chalkley Dawson, surveyor, received as
compensation S215.
remonstrance of Stephen Hawthorn
ct al. against the alteration and improve
ment of road on Pipe Creek, testimony
was taken showing that a majority of the
persons interested as coming within the
taxable limits of the road, had petitioned
for such a road, and the appointment of
three Commissioners was authorized.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
IT now is reported that senator-elect

IT now is reported that Senator-elect
~ Brice is to be deposed from the chair
manship of the Democratic National
Committee, because he has not enough
brains to run the machine successfully
That's all right, but Calvin will stay
secure in his position so long as he shells
out the "boodle." Among Democrats
not brains, but "boodle" talks. Upstart
statesmen have the grip on the Demo-
cratic party, and Brice is one of them.
Apropos to this matter the Washington
Herald, Democratic paper, and the
New York Times, Mugwump-D Demo-
cratic paper prints the following:
at would doubtless be good thing
for the Democratic party if the suggest
ion that Mr.. Calvin s. Brice should resign
the Craftsmanship of the National Com
mittee were carried into effect. A
millionaire who endeavors with all his
might to shift the payment of the costs
of caring for his vast estate to the shoul-
ders of his poorer fellow-taxpayers in
Ohio, would hoodoo any party in a
community not composed largely of
idiots. Mr.. Brice can serve his party
best in that post where the general
public will see and hear least of him."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26

MANY newspapers, and especially
journals in ''boom' towns are finding
fault with the returns the census prom
ises to show. The census is no respect
er of cities, but grinds close to the true
population, which fact will sadly di-
minish the claims of some places
Many complaints have been heard at the
Census Bureau, but nearly all when in
vestigated, turn out to be the product
of distorted imagination. Where mis-
takes have occurred, they are ordered
corrected. To have a -heralded
population reduced one-third is very
disheartening to the "boomers' of a
town, and that is why the howl is raised.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26

The market price of sugar trust GER
tifcates dropped from 76s on Saturday
to 90, when the news was read In the
morning papers that the House had
unanimously passed the Senate bill out
lawing the trusts, so far as the Federal
Government can reach them. The effect
on these certificates proves that the bill
is good one-that it hurts the trusts
and there is little doubt that it will
prove to be crippling blow to many of
them. When the Democrats were in
power they talked good deal about the
trusts, but did nothing. A Republican
Senate and Republican House have
passed an effective antitrust bill by over
whelming majorities, and a Republican
President will sign it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26

PITTSBURG, June "a.
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin, 170llSc; Ohio do
Ice: fresh dairy packed, 109l2c; country rolls,
709c.
BERRIES Strawberries, 5G10c per box;
$4.5OO5.50 per two-bushel stand; gOoseberries,
$2.2502.50 per bushel box; black raspberries,
12015c per quart; red raspberries, 15GlSc;
blackberries, 15c per quart.
CHERRIES-Red, 90l0c per quart.
CANTALOUPES-S4 81. .50G5.50 per crate;water-
melons, $500 per 100.
CHEESE-New Ohio cheese, Slsc; New York
cheese, 9l9Gl0c; Limberger, l0l%0l21Rc; domes-
tic Sweitzer, 15Qp16c; imported Sweitzer, 216c.
EGGS-l50l513c per dozen for strictly fresh.
POULTRY-Live chickens, 50c0Sl00 per
pair; dressed, 120l4c per pound.
VEGETABLES - New southern potatoes,
$30I1l3.25 per barrel; cabbage, Sl.7502.50 per
crate; Bermuda onions, $2.25 per bushel crate;
green onions, 3O035c per dozen; green
beans, Sl.5O@1.75 per half-barrel basket;
wax beans, Sl.50d1.75; green peas, Sl.7512. 90
per basket; cucumbers, $l.0O02.OO per box; to-
WHEAT-New No. red, 9l092c; No. Q, $50
soc.
CORN-No. 2 yellow ear, 4O1e04lc: high
mixed ear, 3slf040c; No. yellow, shelled, 3S
@3s13c; high mixed, shelled corn, 37037Iec.
OATS-No. 2 white, 3+6l341%c; extra No. 3,
38Q:S3Iac; mixed, 3l03llec.
FLOUR-Jobbing prices-Fancy winter and
spring patents, S5.iN05.75; winter straight,
$5.0005.2j: clear winter, S4.75615.00; straight
XXXX bakers, $4.25lD4.50. Rye flour, $3.50
3.75.
HAY-Baled timothy, No. l. ll.OO01l.25 No
do, S9.500l000; loose, from wagon, Sl3.O9
S1.G05. q; packing do, S6.5O06I5; clover hay,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.
SUNDAYS NEWS.

THE Ohio Society of Chicago has been
organized by former Ohioans now resi-
dent of the "Windy" City.
THE French Government has taken
precautions to keep cholera from enter
ing the country from Spain.
MORRIS DALEY, cashier of the Chi
cago water works, is missing, and so
are $4,000 from the treasury.
IT is reported that John L. Sullivan
will invest his money in stock farm in
Massachusetts, and retire from the prize
ring.
NINE Hungarians ticketed for Nc
Keesport, Pa, were detained at the
Barge office, New York, as contract
laborerS.
GOVERNOR HILL has accepted the in
vitation of the Committee of Arrange
ments to attend the unveiling of the
Hendricks Monument, at indianapolis,
on July l.
AN address is issued signed by over a
thousand bankers and business men in
the principal towns of Nebraska, against
prohibition in that State.
AN unofficial but careful estimate
of the census returns for Cincinnati
place the population at about 296,000.
An estimate of New York City is
100000.
AT Blandinville, IL, Otis Pennington
and Elmer Hamilton, two lads of twelve
quarreled while swimming Pennington
shot Hamilton through the bowels, death
resulting.
THE School Book Board, created by an
act of the last session of the Ohio Legis-
lature, have determined that the maxi
mum price to be paid for school books
shall be at reduction of 335 per cent
from the "list" price, competition to
settle still further reduction.
MONDAYS NEWS
CHARLES H. VAN TINE committed
suicide at his stock-farm near Republic,
Ohio.
DANIEL HERTEL was drowned while
bathing in the canal, at indianapolis.
A SCOTT, Panhandle agent at Amboy,
o., was killed by cars Saturday night.
NEAR Wilmington, o., Saturday night,
George Simms shot and killed Corwin
Mears.
ACCORDING to figures furnished by
the Census Supervisor, Louisville's pop
ulation is 100000.
AT stormy meeting of the Central
Labor Union, in New Y ork, the Socialist
delegates were expelled.
JAMES CARPENTER, farmer, of Walton,
KY, drunk, cut his wife's throat with
razor. Supposed not fatal.
HENRY MAPPEs, potter, Cincinnati,
put two bullets into his head, I and is
dead. Financial trouble.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
PRESS OPINIONS.
PROFITS FROM GOOD ROADS.

PROFITS FROM GOOD ROADS.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch.
\ very important and very instructive
example of work done in the construction
of improved and permanent country high
ways is furnished by report of what has
been accomplished in Union county New
Jersey. The Improvements made there are
in the nature of the Telford system. The
work, while expensive. has resulted in the
hardest and smoothest of highways.
The testimony as to the benefits is of
the most convincing character. On every
road where the improvement is finished
travel has immensely increased, one state
ment declaring that it has increased ten
fold, while the unimproved roads have
been largely abandoned. The enhance
ment of property along the improved
highways is stated in various proportions,
ranging from 10 to 30 per cent; and in
one case, where an official estimate for
the condemnation of property was made,
the increase of value due to the improve
ment of country roads was judiciously
found to be 10 per cent.
In this case it is necessary to recognize
that the conditions were those attaching
to property somewhat suburban in char
acter. But the example is sufficient to
illustrate that in all cases the improve
ment of communication, is sure to bring
an increase of value more than the cost.
The assessment of S. or 80 per foot
for paving city street, if expended with
any judgment, will always cause more
than that improvement in the value of
the property. So with regard to farms.
While they may find it difficult to meet
the cost of the more expensive class of
macadamizing, the result when the work
is done will be an enhancement in value
that will more than repay the cost.
Good roads and good streets, if con-
structed with any regard to economy or
public needs, are the best investments
that either agricultural or municipal com
munities can make.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
ARE YOU troubled with corns or bun

ARE you troubled with cOrns or bun
ions? If so, let us give you little ad
vice. Pare them down as closely as pos
sible without drawing blood; then soak
them in warm water to soften them, and
apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice
daily, rubbing them vigorously for a few
minutes at each application. A corn
plaster should be worn for few days to
protect them from the SHOE As a gen.
eral liniment for sprains, bruises, lame
back or rheumatism, Pain Balm is all
that can be desired; SOC bottles for sale
by J. B. Hoge, druggist. 6 sat
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
DROBATE COURT.

Notice is hereby given that the following named
administrators, executors, and guardians have filed
in my Office at st. Clairsvle their accounts and
vouchers for settlement. tO-wit:
George Kern, guardian of Geo Sehick, minor.
John Moore, admir- of VIM Moore, decd.
Jas johnson, guard'n of Harry Crymble, minor.
Asa Warrick, admir- of Mary f Day, decd.
Jonas Perkins, admir- of Alley McKiSson, decd.
George Kern, guard'n of Henry, Ella and Harry
Ebbinghauser, minors.
Alex Neff, guard'n of Jno C Alexander, minor
John Workman, guard'n of Emily and John
HI Glasgow, minors.
R C Cowgirl, (by his admir-, guardn of Matte f
Turkle, minor.
All the above will be for examination and settle
ment on the 3Oth day of June, 1890.
612-3t ISAAC II. GASTON, Probate Judge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
New York Produce Exchange.

NEW lOnhs JuU0 "a.
FLOUR-Closed dull and easier; fine grades
of winter. S2.00l24U do spring, 81 60G2.l5; su-
perfine winter, S2.4002.75; do spring, LOO
2.5O; extra No. winter, S2.7503.35; do spring,
S2.60G300; extra No. l winter, S3l5d14. s.: do
spring, S3251,5.00; city mill extras, S4.30@4.4 40
for West Indies; southern flour weak; trade
and family extras, S3.OOG4.55.
RYE-Nominal.
% BARLEY-Nominal.
BUTTER-Closed firm: eastern creamery,
15G16c; western do, 140l5c.
CHEESE-Closed steady; factory New York
cheddar, sss0S98c; western fiat, 7@1712c.
EGGS-Steady; fresh eastern firsts. l5G1151bc;
western do 1414@l434c; Canadian do, 15c.
SUGAR-Raw dull; 7-l6c for 96 deg. test
centrifugal; l3-l6c for fair refining; refined
fairly active and steady; cutloaf and crushed,
TIC; powdered, 656ll694c; granulated, SIC:
cubes, csc; mould A, 6@16.0Sc; candy A, 6.4fc;
extra c. 5s4c; golden c, 51S@534c.
COFFEE-Spot lots closed steady; fair Rio,
cargoes, 20c; futures closed steady.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
THE CENSUS.

New York Tribune.
Several ambitious cities are protesting
in advance that the census is sure to do
them gross injustice in the interest of
their presumptous rivals. AS might
been expected, Minneapolis and st. Paul
are in the most agoniZing condition, and
if the suspense lasts much longer there is
danger that some of the loyal inhabitants
of those lusty towns will lose their chance
of being counted in the next census by
going to war over the present one.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
WESTERN BLIZZARD.
.tsburgh Commercial Gazette.

Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
Editor John Atkins, of the Rocky
Mountain NeooS, says: Hill is a good
man, but he could never be elected while
Cleveland is in politics, and oice cerSa. We
of the West had almost rather see a
Western Republican President than an
Eastern Democrat. You can rest assured
that New York can't beat Western
candidate. We are out to win" Won
der how the two hopeful New York can
didates feel about this Western blizzard ?
The Eastern Democratic press that has
been predicting dire calamity to the Re-
publican party from the West must feel
very tired.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
FIGURES.

Below is given an abstract of the returns
made by the Assessors as far as they re-
late to tine number of horses, cattle, sheep
and hogs, and the total valuation of per
sonal property in each township. We
preferred to wait until we could give en-
tire and reliable figures rather than esti-
mates:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
EXCURSION TO ST. PAUL.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.
will sell round trip excursion tickets to
st. Paul July 1st to 7th, inclusive, good
returning until July 10, at low excursion
rates. BY depositing the return portion
of the ticket with the joint terminal lines
at ST. Paul tickets will be extended for
return gassage, good to leave st. Paul on
September 55th. 2t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26

WHILE farmer was driving to Grand
Haven, Mich, on a load of hay, his wag-
on wheel rubbed against the rack and the
friction generated fire. The hay was con-
sumed, but the farmer escaped with his
horses.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
GHOSTS,


Birmingham (Ala) Age-Her
Some overly patriotic individuals up in
Ohio have petitioned Congress to pass a
law prohibiting the manufacture of Con-
federate flags. Well, such law wouldn't
interfere with any very active industry.
Some of us down South have old battle
torn Confederate flags stored away, (which
we love and cherish because of the memo
ries with which they are associated, but
we care nothing about any new ones that
may be manufactured nowadays. Those
Ohio parties are superstitiOus. They are
afraid of ghosts.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
THE MARKETS.
New York Money Market.

NtW lHOHty
New YORK. June "a
Money closed at 4 per cent, the lowest rate
highest 6 per cent.
Exchange closed firmer; posted rates, S4S516
04.SS1s; actual rates. S4.S43414S5 for sixty
day bills and S4.S7A for demand.
Government bonds closed steady: currency
6's, LIB bid; As coupon, 122Ia bid; 416's do, LOB
bid.
Pacific railroad bonds closed as follows:
Union frsts, LII bid; sinking funds, LIB bid;
Centrals, l.l3A.
State bonds closed dull.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
Chicago Market.

OHIOAGU, j uIlb II.
WHEAT-Opened weak and &c lower on
fine weather, and reports that new wheat is
on the move in the south and the southwest.
A further decline of Ac was fully recovered
before the close on the discovery that the re-
port that $50 cars had been loaded at Mime
apolis for shipment to Chicago was bogus.
CORN-ClOsed 16c lower in sympathy with
wheat.
OATS-Declined ss@1sc on free selling by
Hutchinson of all the features.
PROVISIONS-The provision market was
devoid of interest July pork closed 20c lower,
but other futures closed at Saturdays prices
or better. Lard and ribs closed 21k15c lower
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
THE SENATE SILVER BILL.

THE SENATE SILVER BILL.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Those financial charlatans, the old
Green back leaders, the grangers and
''fiat mon ey" men, may congratulate
themselves now that they have carried
away captive into their camps nearly
two-thirds of the Senate of the United
States in their campaign for degrading
the currency of the United States at the
risk of breaking up what is now, with
reason, held to be the best currency in
the world.
Philadelphia Record
The advocates of this measure, of
course, anticipate that its effect, if it
should become law, would be to ad-
vance the market price of silver to a
parity with that of gold. Should this
arbitrary legislative decree that 41299
grains of silver are worth gold dollar
prove abortive, not merely the entire
silver product of the Rocky Mountains,
but the accumulated silver of the world
would be sent here to be coined into
cheap dollars.
Troy Times
The comparatively conservative meas
ure as it came from the House, providing
for coinage of S4,500,000 standard sill
yer dollars per month, with certificates
based upon them and redeemable in
gold, silver or bullion, was so amended
as to make it a radical free coinage act.
In its present form it would open our
mints to all owners of silver, both Amer
ican and foreign, and invite the debased
metal of all the world to be coined into
dollars bearing the stamp of thesUnited
States.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The silver barons of the United States
Senate have won the day in passing the
free and unlimited coinage bill. The
measure was opposed by the ablest,
safest, best, most patriotic men in the
Senate, 1t was carried in the face of a
declaration by Senator that any ad-
ministration which would set itself up
against unlimited silver coinage "would
be, as it deserved to be, hurled from
power" 1t is evident that the silver
barons are disposed to run the govern
ment.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26

A LARGE number of visitors to Fair
view Park, near Indianapolis, sought
shelter from a storm under car-shed.
The structure was wrecked by the wind,
and five persons were seriously hurt, one
fatally.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
REDUCED RATES TO CLEVELAND
VIA THE PENNSYLVANIA LINES.

VIA THE PENNSYLVANIA LINES.
For National Reunion Benevolent Pro-
tentive Ohio of Elks at Cleveland, excur-
sion tickets will be sold via the Pennsyl-
vania Lines July 9th to 7th, at one fare
for the round trip. good returning until
July 10th, inclusive. 26-2t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
EXCURSIONS TO THE NORTHWEST.
REDUCED RATES VIA THE PENNSYVANI4
LINES TO ST PAIL MIMI

LINES TO ST. PAUL, MIMI,
For the National Educational Associa-
ton meeting. Tickets at one fare for
round trip will be sold July 1st to 7th,
returning until July 10Th inclusive, or by
special arrangement in st. Paul return
limit can be extended to Sept. Both. 619-3
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-26
East Liberty Cattle Market.

ENNI LIbENIf' T n, UIIt "a
CATTLE-Receipts, 1,982 head; shipments,
$50 head; market steady and dull; l5c to 25c
off from last week g prices.
HOGS-Receipts, $3.50 head; shipments, 6.OOO
head; market opened firm and closed slow;
medium and selected, S3.956l400; common to
best Workers, S3.9Olb4.00; pigs, S3.50D3.75.
SHEEP-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments,
1900 head; market steady on good; slow on
common at last weeks prices.
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THE TRUTH OF IT.

ShreVe (O.) Republican.
The Boston Advertiser says: "The pri-
vate life OF. ex-President Hayes is of the
highest and most useful character, and
reflects credit on the Republic"