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To the ordinance relating to streets and highways.
DE il ordained by the Mayor and City Council
Nd of the city of Elizabeth:
Section l. That the time for the Eizabethtown
Gas Light Company and the Elizabethtown Wat
er Company to open streets in the city OF Eliza
by extended to December 10, 1868
Passed November 18, 1868.
j. II. WILEY, President of City Council.
J. SEIPLE, City Clerk.
App, owed November IS, 1868
23n2 PHI. Ill. GRiER, Mayor.
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Commodore Lawrence Kearney died
in Perth Amboy, N. j., on Sunday
He was born in that place on the Both
of November, 1889. Entering the Uni
ted States naval service as midshin-
men in July, 1907 he served on gun.
boats two years, and thence ordered to
the frigate Constitution, and subse-
quently to the frig;te President.
During the war of 1872 Kearney dis
tinguished himself aud was made Lieu
tenant. Next he was detailed to the
West Indies, where he suppressed the
pirates under the notorious Gibbs. In
1925 he was dispatched to the Medit-
erranean in the sloop-of-war Warren,
to protect American commerce from
the Greek pirates. In the folluwing
year he bombarded Mconi, in the Lee
want, and compelled the pirates to re-
store property to Americans. In 1910
he was placed in command OF the East
India Squadron. In 1862 Capt Kear-
ney was placed ON the retired list, and
and in 1866 he was commissioned Com
modore. With the exception of Rear
Admiral Charles Stewart, he was the
oldest officer i'll the naval service of the
United States.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-12-02

Au attempt was made on the 18th
nit. to poison the family of Elmer
Ogden, of Greenwich. Cumberland
county. The servant girl spread arse
mic upon the bread and srved it to the
family, consisting of Mr.. Ogden, his
wife. grown daughter, and an aged
lady visiting them. The daughter sus-
peoted something wrong, and per-
suaded the others to cease eating the
bread. A physician was sent for, and
promptly applied emetics, etc. The
cause of the act is not known.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-12-02

The fire at Fort Lafay ette, yester-
day, is another lesson against the
fimsy character of the barracks so
commonly erected inside our defensive
works. The magazine was not explo-
ded, and nobody was hurt but the
heavy armament of the Fort was Sc
riously injured by the intense heat.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-12-02

neA- At irregular meeting of Wash
ington Engine Company, No. 3, held
last evening, Mr.. Isaac Van Hart was
elected Second Assistant Foreman of
said company, vice William Y. Higgins
resigned
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To change the name of Water street.
DE it ordained by the Mayor and City Council
Nd of the city of Elizabeth:
Section t. That Water street, from High street
to Elizabeth avenue, shall be known as called
and designated First avenue.
Passed November 1S, 1868.
1T. WILEY. President of City Council.
J. SEIPLE. Clerk City Council.
Approved November IS, 1859.
23n2 PHI H. GREER, Mayor.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY MONITOR
The DAILY MONITOR will be served to sub
scribers at TEN CENTS WEEK.
Mr. GEORGE f. VAN BLARCUM has route
in the upper part of the city. Orders may
be left at this office. Mr.. WILLIAM G. JONES
will supply those at the port.
Copies may be obtained at the Post Office
and at Robert Caldwalrs, near the Depot.
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A GHOST STORY.

We do not generally give maich ere
dence to-: ghosts, but the following,
which we find in the Lynchburg News.
appears SO intrinsically reasonable, in
view of the awfnl doom which doubt
less awaits the editor, that we cannot
fora moment doubt its truth. g The
story, says the News, " is dedicated in
an especial manner to all paper read
ers." That aparations do not always
wander without sufficient cause, is
proved by the we'll attested fact, which
we give below
Last Tuesday, fortnight, a Mrs. :, q
lady of literary taste and studious hab-
its sat reading in her drawing-room,
the clock on the mantle-piece struck
twelve. As the last stroke reverbera-
ted through the apartment, the door
was flung wide open. In the act Of
raising her head to repel the intrusion
(unrung for kof her servant, her eyes
TGSteu On INT iOTih VI HeI ldlG HuSDdu't.
She screamed and fell senseless on the
carpet. This brought up such members
of the family as had not retired to
rest. Restoratives were administered !;
and when Mrs. - had gained her
suspended faculties, being woman of
strong mind and highly cultivated in
tellect, she felt disposed to consider
the whole distress she had undergone
as the result of certain associations be-
tween the melancholy tale she had
been perusing and her late loss, opera
ting upon partially deranged system
She, however, considered it advisable
that her maid servant should repose in
her chamber lest any return of what
she considered a nervous affection,
should distress herself, and alarm the
family. Last Tuesday night feeling
stronger, and in better spirits than she
had felt for some time past, Mrs. -
dispensed with the presence of her at
tendant, retiring alone to her chamber,
and went to bed little before ten
o'clock Exactly as the clock struck
twelve, she was awakened from her
sleep, and distinctly beheld the appa-
ton she had seen before advancing
from the table Ton which stood her
night lamp till it stood opposite to,
and drew, the curtains of her bed.
She describes her very blood retreat
ing with icy GOODNESS to her heart from
every vein. The countenance of her
beloved in life wore not it's benevolent
aspect the eyes, once beaming with
love, were now fixed with stern regard
on the trembling being, who, with the
courage of desperation, thus abjnred
him
&C Charles dear Charles Why are
you come again ?"
Jessie y slowly and solemnly gasp
ed the shadowy form, waving in his
hand a small paper, g Jessie, pay my
newspaper accounts, and let me rest in
peace y
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NOTICE.

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Stockholders of
70 h d6e EN- @ Of oIa t mmlng 81 W M
sey street, Elizabeth, N j., on Wednesday, De.
cember 23d, 1868, at ~ O'Clock, p. M, for the
purpose of amending the BY Laws and for such
other business as may come before the meeting.
1dtew3 s. w. WHITEHEAD, Sec.
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Slisabsts PaiIp a 9
WEDNESDAY, DEG. 2, 1868.

THE ELIZABETH DAILY MONITOR is pub
ished at 1856 Broad street, next to the Post
Office, by DRAKE AND CUSHING, Editors and
Proprietors. Mail subscribers five dollars a
year. in advance. Single copies two cents
J. MADISON DRAKE,
FOSTER NJ. CUSHING.
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SHOW CASE FOR SALE.
Will be sold low, large show case. Apply at
No. 214 Broad street. 2ds
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John l.. Mcknight, one of the
weathiest men.in New-Jersey, died, at
his residence in Borjlentown. on Sun
day.
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NOTICE..

A PPLICATION will be made to the Legisla.
IN tnre ofthis State, at its next session, for a
law complementary to the charter of the city of
Elizabeth" to authorize the City Council to is
sue bonds, IN a sum not to excesd fifty thousand
dollars, for the purpose of erecting first class
hotei in the city of Elizabeth.
Elizabeth, Nov 30, 1858. melville
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aMarriages.

-DFHART-December I. by Rev. Rob-
ert Altman, Henry r. Revere to Miss Lizzie G.
DeHart All of Elizabeth
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Ma,rimony The msiden's prayer but the
widows s'might."
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COAL IIODS.

Japanned, Galvenized and half galvenized; al
80 Fire Shoyels, Pokers. Coal Selves, &C. at
2i9 BROAD STREET.
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$40 WILL BUY q Pony,
AN ORDINANCE

Suitable for any kind OF work. Enquire at
q. KREGER'S Confectionery, 121 Broad stree
Marshall County Republican., 1868-05-21
LITTLE FEET
BY FLORENCE PHRcY.

Two little feet so small that both may nestle
In one caressing hand
Two tender feet upon the untried border
Of Lies mysterious land;
Dimpled and soft, and pink as peach tree bios
In April's fragrant days
How can they walk among the briery tangles
Edging the worlds rough waysf
These white-rosc feet along the doubtful future
Must bear a womans load;
Alasi since woman has the heaviest burden,
And walks the hardest road.
Love, for a while, will make the path before them
All dainty, smooth and fair
Will Gull away the brambIes, letting only
The roses blossom there.
But when the mothers watchful eyes are shrouded
Away from sight of men,
And these dear feet are left without her guiding,
Who shall direct them then!
How will they be allured, betrayed, deluded,
Poor little untaught feet
Into what dreary mazes will they wander,
What dangers will they msets
Will they go stumbling blindly into the darkness
OF Sorrow . fearful shades?
Or find the upland slopes Of Peace and Beauty
Whose sunlight never fades?
VIII they go toiling up Ambitions summit,
The common world abovef
Or in some nameless vale securely sheltered,
Walk side by side in Love?
Some feet there be which walk LIES track un-
wounded
Which find but pleasant ways;
Some hearts there be to which this life is only
Around Of happy days.
But they are few. Far more there are who wan
der
Without hope or friend
Who find their journey full OF pains and losses,
And long to reach the end. 49,
How shall it be with her. the tender stranger
Fair-faced and gentle-eyed,
Before whose unstained feet the worlds rude
highway
Stretches so strange and wide.
All who may read the future? For our darling
We crave all blessings sweet
And pray that He who feeds the crying ravens
VIII guide the baby's feet.
-LGdy's Friend.
Marshall County Republican., 1868-05-21

shrouds. It varied in intensity, and was
nearly. continuous, and of the character
mentioned. The mountain trembled per-
ceptibly enough during the whole of our
stay. fE
1t is impossible for me to calculate ex-
actly, but / Judged that there were from
1000 to 1,500 stones in each great dis
charge-and there were often as many as
eight or ten discharges I'm a minute. The
majority of the stones were small-the
largest, say as large as two bricks, end to
end. The large ones mostly fell back into
the crater, but the small ones being thrown
higher, and more acted on by the wind,
fell in immense numbers on the leeward
slope of the small crater, and on the same
side of the great cone beyond. To my
mind this was a spectacle hardly less
striking than the discharges themselves; at
any rate, il was quite new to me. / have
heard it said that the cone becomes "red
hot" under such discharges But this is
not an accurate description of what saw
Red is not the word, but "golden;"
and the cone was not covered even by
these copious showers The sight was far
more beautiful than if it had been so. The
crowd of golden spots on the dead black
surface-the small ones generally resting
where they fen, while the large ones rolled
through them down the slope, and the
constant change, rs shower after shower
descended, made variegated and beauti-
ful spectacle, such as was of itself alone
worth the ascent. 1t formed a wonderful
pedestal to the explosions which sur
mounted it, and which were naturally the
great attraction. could not calculate the
height to which some of the small stones
were thrown, but it was very great There
was generally one which went far higher
than all the rest, and pierced upward
toward the moon, who looked calmly
down, mocking such vain attempts to
reach her. The larger pieces were, with
rare exceptions, not thrown so high; in
deed, many of them only just appeared
over the rim of the cone, above which they
came floating leisurely up to show their
brilliant forms and intense white light for
a second, and then subside again into the
abyss.
Marshall County Republican., 1868-05-21

The production of sugar plums on a
manufacturing scale has caused swifter
methods OF fabrication. The small items,
such as rings, scissors, shoes and hats are
cast in starch molds, and the delicate
sweets containing some essences such as
pineapple essence and pear essence, are
made in the. same manner. It puzzles
older heads than those of the children to
know how this drop of delicious liquid
gets into the centre of the sweet. Like
many other puzzling matters, lit is very
easily explained. The flavoring essence
is mixed with the liquid sugar, and when
poured into the mold the latter crystalizes
Immediately over the former. These es-
sences, so nice to the taste, are the most
remarkable examples of the power of
chemistry to transform very repugnant
materials into dclicacies. Fusel oil Is the
base Of the pear essence, and pineapple
essence is obtained by diluting ether with
alcohol The chemist in his laboratory
with great cunning manufactures scores of
these essences, which are supposed to be
the veritable product of delicate fruits.
Some OF the pretty forms that are made
to take the fancy of the little ones are SIM
ply punched out of fat films of sugar roll
ed some are cast, as we before mention
ed; some are pressed into shape, when
soft, between engraved rollers. - The drops
and sweets that are quite clear are boiled
so long that all the water has evaporated
out of them. Such sweets must be imme-
diately bottled up, or preserved from the
Marshall County Republican., 1868-05-21
Sailed His Tea.

A plucky old fellow had a son, who
was student in one of our New England
colleges, and one day thought he would
visit the institution. He did SO, spent the
day there, and was invited to stop to tea.
He accepted the invitation, and upon re-
ceiving his ration of the celestial fluid,
reached out and seized bowl of what he
supposed to be white sugar, but which
was in reality Salt With this condiment
he proceeded literally to sweeten his tea.
Presently he perceived from the sly
glances towards him, and by the general
whispering and snickering," that some
thing was wrong, and he rightly conjec-
tured it was some act of his; and when,
upon his tasting the tea, the snicker y
expanded into q "horse laugh, " he hadn't
much doubt as to what the matter was.
As have before stated, the old gent
didn't like to be laughed at, especially by
a parcel of school boys, SO with Spartan
resolution, he worried down the abomin-
able compound, wishing, no doubt, that
those boys could be made to drink quart
ing. Giving final gulp, and putting on
body think that he liked his dose of
salts" he called for another cup, and
upon receiving it, said to the head snick-
erer: young man, will you be kind
esough to pass that bowl Of salt" The
salt was passed, and amid the most breath
less silence, he dipped couple of spoon
fuls into his tea, stirred it up, and tasted it
with look Of apparent satisfaction.
+" Why, Nh. -" said the young man op-
posite him, " do you drink salt in your
teei" Always" answered the plucky
Marshall County Republican., 1868-05-21
How to Cure Cancer.

a Milwaukee paper states that some
eight months ago Mr. T. B. Mason, of that
city, ascertained that he had cancer on
his face the size of pin. 1t was cut out
by DR.. Wolcott, and the wound partially
healed. Subsequently it grew again, and,
while he was at Cincinnati on business, it
attained the size of hickory nut. He re-
mained there since Christmas under treat
ment, and is now perfectly cured. The
process is this: A piece of sticking-plas-
ter was put over the cancer, with circu-
lar piece cut out of the center little
larger than the cancer, so that the cancer
and small circular rim of the healthy
skin next to it were exposed. Then a
plaster made of chloride of zinc, blood
root, and wheat flour was spread on q
piece of muslin the size of this circular
opering, and applied to the cancer for
twenty-four hours On removing it. the
cancer will be found burnt into and appear
of the color and hardness of an old shoe
sole, and the circular rim outside of it will
appear white and parboiled, as if scalded
by hot steam. The wound is now dressed,
and the outside rim soon separates, and the
cancer comes out in hard lump, and the
place heals up. The plaster kills the can
Ger, so that it sloughs out like dead flesh,
and never grows in again. The remedy
was discovered by DR.. Fell, of London,
and has been used by him for six OF eight
years with unfailing success, and not a
case has been known of the reappcarance
of the cancer when this remedy has been
aDDlied.
Marshall County Republican., 1868-05-21
A Great Foot Traveller.

About the time Weston started on his
travels, the walking mania which seized
upon so many vas supposed to include
Seth Wilber Payne, whose arrival at Oma-
ha we now chronicle. The announcement
of his starting from New York to walk
from that city to San Francisco, was pub
lished at the time He left New York on
the 11th of November, and reached st.
Joseph, Mo-, about the middle of Feb
ruary. His route lay ria Reading, Harris
burg, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
Springfield, st. Louis, jefferson City,
Kansas, etc. He is travelling over the
world on foot in pursuit of knowledge, is
comparatively young man, not over 25
years of age, of medium stature, dark hair,
square, firm-looking face; the lower jaw
angles, the compressed lip, and the whole
expression indicates resoluteness of pur-
pose and determination of character
qualities that must be largely drawn upon
in prosecuting the undertaking he is now
executing. He has tested his mettle,
however, having walked "All Over
Britain on Foot" which is the chief
title of book written by him, soon
to be published. 1t originated in "A
thousand miles walk in the Old World, in
1861" in accomplishing which he set out
from Glasgow on foot and walked to Edin-
burgh ria Stirling; thence through the
south of Scotland by the way of Abbots-
ford and Dumfries to Ayr; then crossed
into Ireland, and walked from Belfast to
Dublin (was twice arrested as Fenian) /;
recrossing the channel into Wales, he
walked from Holyhead through North
Wales to Liverpool in England, and from
Liverpool to London by way of Manches-
ter, Nottingham, Lichfield, Stratford-on-
Avon, Oxford, and Windsor.
He is prepared TO resume his Journey
ings tomorrow to and over the great
plains and mountains, the first real OBJ
jective point being the Pacific ocean He
proposes to himself to circumnavigate the
globe TO as great an extent on foot of
course, possible, but as he can neither
walk nor swim the Great Pond that sepa-
rates this continent from the Celestial
Empire, he will cross that in the usual
way, landing probably at Hong Kong,
whence, following the chief rivers of inte.
rior China, he expects to push his way
into the wild regions north of Afghanis-
tan and Hindostan, thence into the "cra-
die" world of the Orient, Egypt, North
Africa, Arabia, etc. His purpose is to ex-
plore all these unknown regions which ex-
tend over so much of the area of the ORR
entail countries.-Omdhd Herald
Marshall County Republican., 1868-05-21

the safest place. 1t is dangerous to lean
against a wall, because the lightning. in
passing down the wall, would leave it, and
60 into the body, which is a better con-
ductor.
1t is dangerous to be i'm crowd, because
q mass of people forms better conductor
than one person, and because the vapor
arising from the crowd increases the CON
Quoting power. Any place about twenty
feet from tall tree, building or stream of
water is the safest place.
A person in q carriage during storm
should not lean against the side of the car
riage, but sit up, for the same reason that
we have given why person should not
lean against q wall.
A mattress, bed, or hearth-rug furnishes
good security against Lightning.
If in the open air at the time, the best
thing person can do is to stand about
twenty or thirty feet from any tall object
and get wet to the skin, because wet clothes
form better conductor than the fluids of
the body, and the lightning, therefore,
would more readily pass down the wet gar
ments.-Erchdnge. n
Marshall County Republican., 1868-05-21
Women i'm India.

From book entitled "Six Months in
India" recently published in England, we
make the following extract:
To no part of the community is the pos
session of purer faith of more importance
than to the woman of India. While their
educated husbands and male relatives are
gradually making efforts to escape from
thralldom, they themselves are strongly
bound by it. Fror. The first to the last
day of residence in India, the point
which most painfully strikes the mind is
the position of Hindoo women. This
seems to affect every part Of society, both
native and English. The mere fact of
women being uneducated is one which
may be remedied by the introduction of
schools, and the affording proper instruc-
ton. This, though important, does not
remove the evil. The injustice done to
woman, by treating her who is created
equal, though different, as an inferior
by depriving her of the possibility OF de-
veloping the powers which God has given
her. and of discharging her duties, and of
fulfilling her destiny, meets one at
every turn. None can be more alive,
to the evils of woman's present position
than enlightened Hindoos themselves, who
perceive in it not only the loss of that
high domestic happiness which they have
learned to aspire to as their own natures
have become more elevated by education,
but also the grand barrier to the improve
ment of their FACE, and their own emanci-
patton from the thralldom of superstition.
" 1t is my firm conviction" writes one of
these, -" that India can scarcely take high
position in the scale of civilization with
out raising the social condition of women
in general. Women as class are unedu-
Gated, and are treated as little better than
slaves in India" A native poet sings of
female serfdom" as the only term which
can express their present condition. And
yet, by remarkable kind of retribution,
while woman is thus debarred from the
exercise. of the powers given her by the
Creator, and from taking her place in so
ciety, she exercises remarkable sway
over those who are enthralling her, and
binds them down with the very chains of
superstition with which she is herself en-
tlralled
Marshall County Republican., 1868-05-21
Brevities and Leyities.

Fanny Fern expresses doubt
whether, if ladies should learn to smoke one OF
them would allow another to stop her in the
street for 0 light without being introduced or
knowing who her dressmaker was or where she
bought her bonnets-'' =
1t has been ascertained that lightning
strikes more women each year than men. Their
attraction is the death of them -
81 have passed through great hard
ships" as the schooner said after passing through
fleet OF iron-clads-
Value the friendship of aim who
stands by you in the storm: swarms of insects
will surround you in the sunshine.
What dress shall lady procure in
order to keep her wardrobe clean A laundress
"a lawn-dress). ai ~
When you lear man say, "Life is
but dream" tread on his corns and wake him up.
Life Is real i l..t-.i...44if- ~ ~ -,
He who receives good turn should
never forget it; he who does one should never re-
member il. - 49, NJ
Many fool who has sense enough to
get good wife, lacks the wit to know it. 80
Olive Logan says that Mrs Caudle was
the only really successful female lecturer. s..
Action is happiness here, and without
action there can be no heaven. "A.
One of our exchanges is heartless
enough to call a sick baker :" an ill-bred man.
When is ones head like monarch?
When it's ashing "a king) .,esa
=" Long Nines"-A baseball club OF
six-footers. t.e- f- W f-- :. .,...-l
What is often found where it is not.
Fault -af 7f- =
"A high rent--A hole in the crown OF
your hat. 1sti 4rf tr-s. 11 Fl n = ~
Language is part of a mans charac.
ter 7,...i0 ,r,'r t'sirlf 5000 n
Imitation is the sincerest of fiattery.