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The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-01-24
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1867 1867
DHILADELPHIA & ERIE RAIL
J. ROAD.-This great line traverses
the Northern ana Northgcst counties Of
Pennsylvania to the city of Erie, on
Lake Erie.
1t has been leased by the Ieansy7ya.
MIA Had Road company, and is opera.
ed by them.
Its entire length was opened for pas,
senger and freight business, October
18th, 1864.
TINE OF PASSENGER TRAINS
AT RIDGWAY.
LeaUe Edstlcard.
Erie Mail Train 3 At pm
Erie Express Train IL 05 p. m.
LeaUe Weshcard.
Erie Mail Train l "A p. m,
Erie Express Train 8 so a, m.
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RUSTIC

CTAVENENT Of The Rcecipts aud
y Expenditures Of Elk County for
the wear 1865.
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To ami reed from former tr'r.
To amount received from tax on
unscatcd lanls................. l,2t
To balance due treasurer...-...
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ROAD, SCHOOL, a. ocHooL BUILDING FUNDS.

Denc2ett Road Fund, Dr.
To am rec Il from former Tr. s 5 s.
To amt Of tax reed from un-
seated lands.................. 2,O79 G1
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BY orders redeemed ............. 1,GjT co
BY orders redeemed, additional 43j co
by rcfunding orlcr.............. 50
BY tr'rs com. on 2,556 II reed 81 33
BY tr'rs com. on 2,097 % ds'bd Al -
BY balance due fund............... All i
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To amt cf taxes collected
from unscated lands, SS567 20
TO amt reed from collectors 1855 80
70 amt reed from JOHN G.
Hail attorney ior county, G.5 90
To Jury fees. 81 OC
To fine in commonwealth VS.
+. y. Hans, % 90
To fine in commonwealth vs.
p. DonnelIy 10 90
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BY district treasurers receipt 921 81
by retunding ordcr............... II
By tr.rs com. on l,OO5 Al reed 20 II
BY tr'rs com. OH 923 OF ds'bd
By balance due fund............... so II
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Jones road fund, CT.

By orders acknowledgements. 1,C22 25
by tr'rs com. on $50 90 reed 80 60
BY tr'rs com, on 1922 % ds'hl % At
BY balance due fUnd.............. AG5 So
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Jay school fund, or.

By district treasrrer's receipt 528 90
BY tr'rs com. on GG2 81 rcc'd... 13 -
BY tr'rs com. on 52S 90 dis'bd 10 IS
BY balance due fund............... 1875 Sc
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Jones school fnud, or,

BY district trcasurer's receipt; 1885 IS
by tr'rs com. on sos CG reed % -
BY tr'rs com. ON l,285 IS dsbI "a 20
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Hy orders rcdccmcd.............. !
by CT. ordcr........................
by tr'rs com. on l.GG9 IS reed
By tr'rs com. on l,G30 GO disbl
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FOX school building, or.
BY district tcasnrer's receipt 200 co
d" Y" 200 90 |
By tr'rs com. on 937 A. rec'cd 1S 7G |
BY IRIS com on 900 co dis'bd is 90 |
BY balance due fInd............... 3 G8
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Highland road fund, or.

By orders redeemed. 910 co
BY refnnding ordcrs............... I so
BY com'rs orders for balance
at last tlement................. Gf 50
BY tr'rs com. on l.OG4 4G reed 81 %
by tr'rs com. on 1,Ol4 50 ds'bl 20 2G
By balance due funI............ 1O7 OG
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by orders redeemed. d............ 1867 90
by tr'rs com. on 1850 A reed - 81
I'y tr'rs com. on ,SG1 90 d5b'd 81 81
by balance due fund............... 45t 90
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Eonczett school fund. cr.
By dist. tr'rs receipt............ S 1926 81
BY tr'rs com. on Sl.124 Gj
received. at > per cent....... % 10
By tr'rs com. On 1,22G 81
d;sIUrscA, at > per cent?. q 50
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BY amt paid former treasurer 8 GI
By orders rodccmcd............... S92 90
By tr'rs com. on l,205 II reed II 10
BY tr'rs CON. on S9j Gl disbsd II 81
BY balance due fund............... 2l7 CO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16
TENNESSEE WEDNESDAY EVENING" JANUARY IT, 1857

made the gentleman, his quick reply
was, Starch, starch, my lord !" This
may be true; but it takes n great deal
more to make lady; and though II
may to some seem singular, | am ready
10 maintain that no conceivable amount
of muslin. silk, or satin, edging, frilling,
hopping Aouncing or furbelowing, can
per Sc, or dressmaker, constitute real
lady. Was not Mrs. Abbott Lawrence
Just as much lady when attired in
tyelye-anda.half.ccnt calico. in Boston,
as when arrayed in full court dress at
ST James, Londoni AS Mrs. Wash.
ington was said to be SO great a lady"
SAYS a celebrated English visitor Mrs
Thorpe), I'VE thought we must put on
our best bibs and bands; so We dressed
ourselves in our most elegant rufies and
silks, and we're introduced to her lady
ship; and don't you think we found her
knitting, and with her check apron on
She received us very graciOusly and
easily, but after the compliments
were over she resumed her knitting
There we were without stitch Of work,
and sitting in state; but General Wash
ington's lady, with her own hands, was
knitting stockings for her husband.
Does not that sweet republican simplicity
command your admiration
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16
Sublime Impudence.

We find the following in the Cincinnati
Commercial, as telegraphed from Cairo
on the Oath ult Nothing of the sort
related took place here, but we learn
that the field of Smedley's operations, as
described, was Jackson, Tennessee :;
jackson Miss. paper
A man named Smedley played bold
confidence game at jackson, Mississippi.
the other day. he first entered the mail
car on the Mississippi Central railroad,
represented himself as a special agent
cf the Postofice Department, gave the
route agent orders, assumed control, and
on arriving at Jackson entered the post
Office and obtained statement from the
postmaster as to how the mail was con-
yeyed from Jackson to Nashville, Cairo
and Memphis, which was reduced to
writing and sent to Washington. Smed-
lev then took possession, received and
delivered letters, and completely subJu-
gated the postmaster.
Extending his operations he purchased
the Madison Hotel of Mr. Garland and
borrowed money from him on checks
which, proving bogus, he was arrested,
but escaped from the officers. Several
money letters handled by Smedley have
failed to reach their destination. Draw.
;ngs of postoiiicv buildings in several
other places, were found in his carpet
sack
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Characteristics Of true Gentleman.

In an old manor house in Gloucester
shire, England, may De found the follow
ing sketch or portrait of a true gentle
man written, framed, and hung over the
mantle-pieGe of . tapestried sitting
room:
"The true gentleman is Gods servant,
the worlds master, and his own man
virtue is his business, study his recrea-
ton, contentment his resi-, and happiness
his reward God is his father, the Church
is his mother, the saints his brethren, all
that need him his friends; devotion his
chaplain, charity his chamberlain, sobri-
ety his butler, temperance his cook, hos
pitality his housekeeper, providence his
steward, charity his treasure, piety his
mistress Of the house, and discretion his
porter, TO let him in and out most fit.
Thus his whole family is made up of
virtues, and he is the true master of the
house He is neces:itated to take the
world on his way to heaven but he
walks through it as FAST as he can, and
all his business by the way is to make
himself and others happy. Take him in
two words--a man and Christian"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16
Birth of a French Princess.

From Galignani. Dec. 81
The Princess Clotilda was delivered
yesterday morning, at four o'clock, of a.
Princess, who received from its god
mother, the Queen Of Portugal, the
Christian name of Marie Letizia Eugene
Catharine Adelaide NJ Rouber, Min
ister of State, NJ. Barche, Minister of
Justice, NJ. Vultry, presiding over the
Council of State, and the Duke de Cam
bacere, First Chamberlain of the Empire,
we're present. The witnesses appointed
by His Majesty, according to usage. as
we have already mentioned, we're Mar
shall de Mcmahon and NJ. Bonjean, Sen
ator. The Ministers Of Italy and Por-
tugal represented King Victor Emanuel,
father of the Princess Clotilda and the
Queen of Portugal, her sister. They
had both received information conforma-
bly, with the usual ceremonial-by letters
missive at three in the morning
and they Immediately repaired to the
Palais Royal. The certificate of birth
was Immediately drawn up, and the in
fant Princess was christened by the
almoner of the chapel of their imperial
highnesses. The state Of the Princess
Clotilda and of her daughter leaves
nothing to be desired In the course of
the day the Emperor, the Empress and
the Princess Imperial called at the
Palais Royal, and also the Princess
Mathilde
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16

The following letter from II. W. Bee
cher was written to Radical in Nash
vile:
BROOKLYN. N. Y, january, 1867.
MY DEAR SIR: | have just been talking
with friend returned from Tennessee,
and have learned little more in detail
than | before knew of your State, and
what you propose to do. Pray, do not
think me meddling with your business,
when / express my anxiety Tor your sue
cess in the thorough and permanent en-
franchisement of the negro, for Tennes-
see is in some sense the represen-
tative of the new nation. What the
whole people, above all things,
need Just now is that one OF the
Southern States should Of its own will
and by vote of its own people come up
fully en- to the platform OF equal rights
and full citizenship for all men" Then
there will be a model to work for in the
other States. They will have courage
to believe that such tbings can be done.
Suffrage for a whole people | deem a
natural right. | should urge it as a
matter of Justice" Should you secure It,
il will raise the conscience of the whole
nation many degrees higher than tits But
in your case it is also matter of political
safety. Ifsome fear thatsuch measure will
kill them, so | am sure gdHt Of IL will
kill them. To die for principle 10 to
make sure resurrection; while political
death. without and even against princi-
ple. is death perpetual and resurrection
less Should Tennessee remain firm and
work on this great truth and duty OF
universal suffrage, not fortified by crime,
| shall regard it as the turn of night;
The day star will have arisen, and
light will grow stronger and darkness
weaker every moment thereafter.
/ hope that God will be gracious to
YOU and reinvigorate your frame. He
has made your life precious to those who
wish well to the country. Into the
struggle Of the next campaign you will
carry not only the fate Of Tennessee,
but of the whole South, and so Of the
nation. May God 60 with Fon, and bless
you and bring you out victorious Then,
II you wish 10 depart, We viii rejoice
with your inheritance Of that rest which
remaineth for the people Of God.
am, dear sir, truly yours,
II. W BEEcHER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16

the doors and entering, the two women
were found in one Of the rooms, standing
in perfectly nude state upon the bed,
which was in flames. They were dragged
from the bed, not, however, till one Of
them was badly burned upon the leg, and
the fire extinguished An investigation
of their singular conduct elected the fact
that they were deranged. They are both
unmarried, and are represented as being
hsrd.working and Industrious Nothing
unusual was noticed in their manner
until few days ago, when they became
impressed with the idea that some one
was trying to poison them, and sent n
quantity of milk they had purchased toa
physician for analysis. The assurance
of the physician that there was no poison
in the milk failed to quiet their appre
tensions, and so firmly were they con-
vinced that they were the victims OF q
conspiracy that they refused to eat or
drink anything, and it is reported by the
neighbors that they burned up several
hundred dollars, because, as they said,
it was poison. On Saturday afternoon
they piled the furniture against the doors,
divested themselves of every article Of
clothing, got upon the bed and set fire to
it, and remained in this position until
discovered by the neighbors. The wo-
men were arrested and placed in the
Clay street station, where they remained
until yesterday, when they were taken
away by their relatives. - Louisville
Courier.
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Young loves Sixth Dream.

Mr.. Zipp was brought before the JUS
tice yesterday afternoon, on the charge
of Christening HIS wife.
With a broken voice-she had sore
throat--Mrs. Zipp said: my husband
passed the blessed Sabbath in beating
me. He knocked me down with q piece
of iron, saying, ironically, thus does a
man iron. he beat me with his fists.
he does I; eften, and calls it good exer-
c;se for his muscles. He flung the bed
Sing all over the floor. He locked up
tbe bread and behring's, saying they did
not agree With me. / took dinner with
a neighbor. would separate from him
II he would but give me back the love
gifts | gave him. But he won't, lie
looks upon the bed, table and cooking
ntensils in a practical and not q senti-
mental light To him they are comforts
TO me they are relics OF a lost love ne
almost killed me. ] should not nave
been able to come here if ! had not
thought he would be punished;
Said the husband: We have oeen
married three months. For two months
~ twenty-nine days have repeated It.
I AZ Der sixth husband. She is an un-
natural vile, Saf las not provided any
tombstOnss for any N hsf previous has,
hands. She says they we're gressi ana
tbat the grass oysE their graves shall 1s
their epitaph. have s.Feady bought :
sombs,one t for myself Ny brother keeps
IL for me.
kroad and butter and herrings She
scorns oar paiional dishes. She IS a
shreu. But. beinz , woman, 1 suppose
n isn't her faulL All sOnen are bora
so -.
Many times q day she would be az
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16
Brick PomeroY,s Fortune.

A telegram from La Crosse, Wiscon-
sin, says:
The Democrat, NJ. NJ Pomeroy, pro-
prietor, has been sued for libel by Gen
eral Butler Damages claimed at one
hundred thousand dollars.
That, if it is true, will be rare old
fun for Pomeroy. 1t is only another
stepping-stone to the idol of his life
notoriety-for with that notoriety comes
a still greater circulation to his paper
and more greenbscks to bis pocket
We always looked upon Ben. Butler
az an arrant knave, but never regarded
him. as a fool. If the above telegram is
true, he is as much fool as knave. and
that is almost incredible.
Pomeroy has charged him with being
a thief, and upon trial he can prove 1t,
and that will be the end Of Buffers one
hundred thousand dollars
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16
Burial of General Barksdale

At the recent reinterment OF the re-
mains of General Barksdsle, in Missis'
sippi, Colonel Walter, who ofiiciated,
said:
We are before the grave Of no or:i-
nary citizen. In all the relations of life,
General Barksdale challenged the esteem
and compelled the respect of his fellow
men. AS a friend he was true and
trusty; as son, dutiful and obedient; /;
as husband, tender and loving; and as
a father affectionate yet controlling. As
citizen, his manly frankness and ster-
ling virtues won him friends; as a lawyer,
his genial nature and commanding tai
ents secured audiences; and as. a states
man, his nervous eloquence, his sound
counsels and incorruptible integrity re-
Hected honor upon himself and his con-
stituents. When the hour of peril came to
the South, he sought the post OF danger,
and the halo of heroism ilumined the
chaplet of the statesman. At the head OF
his noble Mississippians, he led the van
on the ensanguined field, and wherever
blows fell fastest and blood flowed freest,
his manly form was seen and his clarion
voice was heard. In the frightful car
nival of death at Gettysburg, he yielded
to that conqueror whose command is
law, and his gallant spirit went home.
And now,
The trumpet may sound, the loud cannOns
rattle. -,
He heeds not. he hears not. he's free from all
He sleeps his last sleep. he has fought his last
battle,
No sound can awake him to glory again."
His form lies lifeless before US. His
eye that sparkled at the tale of mirth, or
mostened at the pleading of suffering, is
now closed, and his hand, that was ever
open to charity, is now paralyzed. But
he yet sp0aks-speaks in the history of
long, useful and brilliant career. 1t
bids us initiate his virtues, emulate his
courage, and copy his acts of goodness
and worth, so that when the final mes.
sage comes to us, loving friends will
stand at our bier, drop the sympathetic
tear in our grave, and cherish with
sacred sorrow, our memory.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16

fectionate, and kiss me. She kissed
me thus: grasping my back hair with
her hands she would pull until my
mouth opened enough to suit her. Then
would she kiss me. In order to kiss me
again, she would repeat the whole opera
ton. Fortunately, my. hair is almost
out. Soon | cannot be thus kissed again.
/ think she put the hair thus obtained
from me in her waterfall. Economy,
doubtless.
"Sunday morning wished her to go
to church. Il gives her chance to show
of her finery, and she then comes home
good natured. But she would not, and
with a smoked herring in her hand, she
sat down to read Rinaldo Rinaldini.
First she would read page then she
would eat a piece of herring. Then she
compared me with five previous hus-
bands.
"Then my heart became sad, for / felt
that must chastise her. 1t was my duty
as her sixth husband beat her for the
first five husbands-if they had done it l
should not now be here--then l beat her
for myself Having no rod to do it with,
experimental with other articles. l
think can conscientiously recommend
the poker as an A No. | Christening in
strument Solomon must have meant
rod of iron, and the poker is it. AS a
Christian, was obliged to beat my wife.
/ should not be fined for it. Is she not
aesh of my flesh, and bone of my bone 7
Can | not mortify my own flesh 7 Most
certainly. If thy right hand offend thee,
cut it of.
"If am fined, / shall pay it and be
martyr-St Zipp. OF course, my
wife must be martyr, too. l will at
tend to it.
Fined s., and recommended to sepa-
rate from Mrs. Zipp.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16
ffsaks 0i ts B.s sas sst sS,lFn Tire ts 10 4.

About three o'clock on Saturday alter
noon an alarm Of FIRE was giveE from the
Garner Of Shelby and Broadway, caused
by tie burning Of a bed in two-siory
brick house, on Clay street, between
RrosdEay and taufel, belonging 70
Frank Loefei, the upper stoFy q Vhiph
was occupied by two German vomsni
named Caroline and Ann G. Liebert
when the Gre was discovered. the neigh
bors attempted 10 enter that portion Of
he house occupied BY them, but found
Tie doors fastened Upon forcing open
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16
General Early Tired Of Exile.

Ex-Confederate Gen. Early is in
Toronto, Canada, whence he has ad-
dressed letter, published in the Win
chester (Va.) Times, of which the fol-
lowing is an extract:
God knows how we'll | love my native
State and all her unfortunate sisters of
the South, and how cheerfully my life
was risked and would now be yielded in
their defense but, to all of US, there are
some spots peculiarly sacred. With me,
the first among these is the place where
/ was born and where now reposes the
remains of my mother; the next is
Winchester, the plains around which
were watered by the blood of so many Of
my brave comrades, and where now so
many true women weep over the graves
of the fallen.
1t is sad, sad indeed to be an exile
from my country, and still sadder to
mourn the loss of the most just and
sacred cause for which man ever fought
but there is some comfort in knowing
that the struggle which developed so
much heroism on the part OF our soldiers,
and SO many virtues in our women, has
not been all in vain; and wherever, l
may wander / will bear with me the
proud consolation derived from the
knowledge that my countrywomen, who
we're so faithful and devoted during all
the trials and vicissitudes Of our dread
full contest for independence, now that
it has gone against us, remain true to the
memories of the dead. Power and
money may procure costly monuments
and testimonials to commemorate the
names of those who fought for the sue
cessful party, but all the pawer and
wealth of the world cannot command SO
rich tribute as that paid to the memo
ries of the heroic dead of the Confeder-
ate armies by the tears of the women of
tha Snnth
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-16

Radical is word derived from the
Latin rddir, which means a root. Radi-
Gals, therefore, are ROoters. Their
nature has an element Of swinishness--
for swine are born to root. Indeed the
srst real Radical that is, the first rooter--
belonged to the genus swine. Tothat first
rooter can be traced the lofty ancestry
of the modern Radicals. They should
l., proud of their descent They are
born with the grand propensity to root
they must root they cannot help
but root. 1t is the law Of their being
Rooters, it is true, we're very oblectiona-
BE TO the Jews. Moses, who was proba-
bly, conservative, forbade his people TO
have anthing to do with the ancient
four.footed Radicals. He called them
foul-unclean beasts II is also very
singular that once on time some de
mons, when driven out Of man, begged
permission to enter some bristllng
hooters, Who hsppeRed 20 be roGtl ig
resr by. There must, therefore, be some,
thing in rOoters very attractive TO evil
tpiritA II would be very interesting to
trace the history Of Rooters from the
original Radicals Of the beast kind to the
last modern development Of human kind.
Well-al over the land these Radicals
are rooting-rooiing Up old time honored
principles-rooting religion out Of the
ell OF the republic-roOiing up law,
right, justice, truth-rooting up all that
IS eood-rooiihg deeper and deeper
around the foundations Of Government
until the fair fabric Of freedom seems
aIdhrLined spd Fsa9y % fsll
OH for The day rhEn the sooters
themselves shall be rooted out Of the
land -Nashrfiie Garcffe
What Wafes A LADY.