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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-13

and bank books were living upon the
floor about him, it was evident the
beggar and miser had died in strug-
gle counting his boarded wealth. In
his bony fingers he held a bank book
showinga deposit of 500 in banks
at North Adams and iPittsfeld, while
two $50 bills served as a pillow for
his head, and deeds of property in
Pittsfeld, Government bonds to a
considerable amount were lying upon
the floor beside him.. The scene
could not have been more dramatic
if presented upon the stage. The
gashly, repulsive features, the latter
ed habit of the miser, and the wealth
for which he had bartered his soul
lying around, formed picture which
not even the mimic scenes of the stage
could rival in intense dramatic force.
1t exceeded anything the Imagination
almost can conceiye.-Iroy Tines.
One of the most thrilling trials
that ever tookplace in this State, says
the Old North State, is now in pro-
gress at Statesville. Thomas Dula,
young man1iabout twenty-five years
of age, is being tried before His
Honor, Judge shipp in the Superior
Court of Ircdel county, for the murt
der of Miss Laura Foster. And Ann
Melton it arraigned as accessory. 1t
appears from the evidence that in
May, 1866 Laura Fosterarose from
her bed in her fathers house about
an hour before day, and taking her
fathers horse, which was tied that
night near the door travelled some few
miles on road to place to which
her body was subsequently found in
the woods. Dula and Mrs. Melton
were absent from their homes the
night on which Laura Foster left her
fathers ard were seen next morning
in the ncighborhood of the place
where the body, of Laura Foster was
found buried. 1t is charged that
Mrs. Melton was jealous Of the at
tcntons paid Laura Foster by Dula,
and, therefore aided and abetted in
the murder. The incidents, as de-
veloped before the jury are of the
most thrilling character, sand .ihe.
Court House.is crowded with an eager
multitude who listen with breathlcss
attention TO The evidence Of Governor
Vance, with one or two others are
assigned as counsel for the prisoners,
and J. NJ. Clement, of Davie. Mr..
Boyden, of this city, and Mr.. Solici-
tor Caldwell will prosecute on the
part of tic State. Ann Melton is
about "a years of age and quite a
neat and interesting person in her ap-
peararce. The evidence so far as
given in, we hear, is altogether cir
cumstantial. The prisoners bear them
selves very calmly and appear to
take great interest in the proceed+
ings, frequently rising to suggest in
luirics and to prompt their counsel.
The trial commenced on Tuesday,
and,on Wednesday afternoon, when
the court opened, not more than one
fourth of the witnesses had been ex-
amined. We learn that there are
about ninety witnesses in the case.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-13

CoTToN FOR CnARLEsToN.---Last
Sunday morning, VIC Witnessed a
sight on the Grecnville and Columbia
Railroad; a train of cars so heavily
freighted with cotton, that trequlred
three engines to move it along. One
engine pulling, one pushing and a
mother in the centre. 1t was: a long
train, and cheering spectacle. We
learn that there must have been
something like 1900 bales on the
train, and all for Charleston. The
like We had not seen since auld lang
syne.-NegJcrry Herald
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-13

THE FnEEDMEN's BUREAU has
at last gone to work in the ri ght di-
rection. By reference to an adver-
tisement in another column it will be
seen that lieutenant lIambrick prom
ises to supply all in want with labor.
Should he succeed ia this undertaking.
and get the negroes to 50 to work.
he will deserve the thsnks not only
Of the farmers and others who " ant
labor, but Of our own overcrowd ed
population.--Rschmond Dispatch, r.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Opposite IN vE.-Love is made up
of countries a fair woman, they say,
best loves dark man a tall man gen
orally selects little woman for wife
and the portly dame admires to tuck a
pigmy spouse beneath her sheltering
arm the mild and timid girl turns
with delight to the bold and sparkling
lover the ancient crone signs for the
blooming youth and the wisest seek
in the society of the weakest the pleas
ing relaxation from the austere duties
of the bar, the senate, or the state.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

CULTIVATION OF SPEECH. There is IL
power which each man should cultivate
according to his ability, which is very
much neglected in the mass of the
people, and that is the power of utter
ance. A man was not made to shut up
his mind in itself, but to give it voice,
and exchange it for other minds. =
Speech is one of our grand distinctions
from the brute. Our power over 9th
ers hes not so much in the amount of
thought within us, as in the power of
bringing it out. A man of more than
intellectual vigor. may, for want of ex-
preston. be a cipher without signif-
canoe in society. And not only does
man influence others, but he aids his
own intellect by giving distinct and for
chile utterance to his thoughts. We
understand ourselves better our concep-
tons grow clearer, by the very effort to
make them clear to others.
Our social rank, too, depends good
deal upon our power of utterance. The
principal distinction between what are
called gentlemen, and the vulgar, lies
in this, that the latter are awkward in
manners, and are especially wanting in
propriety, clearness, grace, and force
of utterance. A man who cannot OBJ
en- his lips without breaking rule of
grammer, without showing, in his dia-
lect or brogue, or uncouth tones, his
want Of cultivation, or without darken-
ing his meaning by confused, unskill-
full mode of communication can not
take the place to which, perhaps, his
native good sense entities him. To
have intercourse with respectable peo-
pie, we must speak their language
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE. =
Elizabeth-L. T. Hand, John Dan
forth, Stephen H. Powell, Jos G. Og
den, D. w. G. Stanford, T. Harris, r.
B. Thompson, Samuel Murray.
Rahway-U. M. Osborne, George
Wright, VIM. 8. Crowell, Jos. Satchell.
Plainfeld-E. W. Runyon.
Westfeld-J. @. Dudley.
Union-Ogden Woodruff
New Providence-Jo T. Wilcox.
Linden-John G. Rose.
Springfeld-Samuel G. Smith.
Clark-Hugh w. Bovine.
The above committee are requested
to meet at the Tannery on Tuesday af'
ternoon, Oct. 6, at three O'Clock. Bust
ness of great Importance.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

pa A false alarm Of fire was sounded
last evening-Engines Nos. and roll
ing with their usual promptness. 1t
must be provoking to all good firemen
to be called upon to run a great distance
on false alarm. The necessity Of a
tower and the erection of heavy fire
bell therein must be apparent to all
We trust this matter, long agitated, will
be attended to without delay. Every
city iii the State has its fire alarm
Elizabeth has nothing on which our
fremen may depend.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

16g" The annual parade and inspect
ion of our fire department will take
place next Wednesday. 1t will likely
be the finest parade ever made in this
city, The fremen are hard at work
removing cobwebs, securing brass, sill
yer, &c. Hon. John A. Weart, Chief
of the Trenton Department, will be
present by invitation of Mr.. Nathaniel
Green, Foreman of Protection Steam
Engine Company, No. l. Chief Weart
will bring with him the beautiful and
costly miniature steam engine, which
was presented to him some time since
by the fremen of Philadelphia.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

BeA. As the ward meetings for nomi-
mating ward officers will soon be held,
it should be understood that according
to the provisions of the act dividing
the city into eight wards, no School
Commissioners are to be elected in the
First Third, Fifth and Seventh Wards,
the persons elected to those position
last fall holding Office for two years.
The Second, Fourth Sixth and Eighth
wards elect Commissioners this year to
hold Office for two years.
OPEN AIR PREAcHING.-We are hap
by to learn that the stand will be occu-
pied tomorrow afternoon by the Rev.
J. B. Paterson, and we have no doubt
there will be large assemblage of at
tentive listeners, as there has been for
the last five Sabbaths, to the plain,
simple, pungent preaching of the Cos
pei. Scores, yea hundreds there have
their feet directed into the "strait and
narr w way that leads to life," who
would otherwise go on unwarned in the
forbidden paths that lead to endless
death. Our churches are open to
them, and Sabbath schools would wei.
come them, and our pastors would
most gladly embrace them within the
sphere of their infuence-but they ecil
not come d!
"Well, then," this outside effort
seems to respond, "ace ,cM come to yo@. ;
And sure we are that every good chris
tian and Philanthropist will give this
very timely and hopeful enterprise {
hearty God-speed.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1868.

"CLgNG CLOSE TO THE Rocks, JOIN
NY = A long train Of cars, fourteen OF
fifteen, were few months since passing
over the Allegheny ma.ntains, on their
way eastward. They We're crowded
with passengers. AS the iron horse
snorted and rushed Oh, they began to
feel that they had begun to descend,
and needed no power butthe in incible
power of Sravitation, to send them
down with terrific swiftness. Just as
the passengers began to realize their
situation, they came to II short curve,
cut out of the solid rock-awall of rock
lying on each side. Suddenly the
steam whistle screamed as il in agony,
''put ON the brakes, put on the brakes
put on the brakes = Up fpres Ell the
brakes, but with no apparent slacken-
ing Of the cars. Every window flew
open, and every head that could be was
thrust out to see what the danger
was, and every one rose up in his place
fearing sudden destruction. What was
the trouble?
Just as the engine began to turn in
the curve, the engineer saw little girl
and her baby brother playing on the
track. In moment the cars would be
on them ; the Shrek of the whistle
started the little girl, and every eye
looking over could see them. Close to
the rail, in the upright road was little
niche, out of which a piece of rock was
blasted. In an instant the baby was
thrust i'll this niche, and as the cars
came laundering by, the passengers,
holding their breath, heard the clear
voice Of the little sister, on the other
side of the cars, ring out, "Cling close
to the rock, Johnny cling close to the
rock p And the little creature snug
gled in, and put his head as close to the
corner of the rock as possible, while the
heavy cars whirled past And many
were the moist eyes that gazed, and
many silent thanksgiving went up to
Heaven.
In few hours the cars stopped at a
station, where an old man and son got
out Of the cars. He had come so far
to part with this child, who was going
to an eastern city to live, while the
aged father was to turn back to his
home. All the dangers that could har-
rass the son seemed to crowd into the
heart of the father as he stood holding
the hand of his boy-just now to part
with him he clicked and the tears filled
his eyes, and all he could say, was,
"Cling close to the rock my son p He
wrung the hand of his child, and the
passengers saw him standing alone,
doubtless praying that his experienced
son might ceiling close the Rock, Christ
Jesus"
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

EaF~ An old lady while walking along
Catharine street, yesterday. stumbled
over II fagstone, falling to the pave
ment.n A gentleman passing, saw the
accident, and fastened to her aid-sup-
porting her to her house. Those who
have the laying Of gas and water pipes
should be very careful in replacing the
pavement.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Mr.. Matthew Armstrong was yesterday
nominated by the Hudson County Republican
Convention as Senator. Defeated in 1865,
when he ran on the Republican ticket against
Charles H Winfield for the same Office by a
majority of only 67 votes, he has given evil
dence Of his great strength and popularity
with the masses of intelligent voters. His
private worth and acknowledged ability ear
nestlv commend Jim to tho safrages of his
-Je.aeE City Times.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Ray A young man was discovered
last evening endeavoring to hold up a
lamp post on Broad street, near East
Grand. The post or himself could not
or would not stand, and one or the other
dropped. We believe, however, that
the post got the best of it.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

gsEy~ Mr.. Oscar Marsh has the CON
tract to build the new store for Mr.
Isaac Faulks, Jr, on Broad street Our
masons and carpenters are all hurried
with work-hands being in gre vt de-
No mechanic need be Idle in this pros
porous city.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Beg~ Americas and Eagle Councils,
o. U. A. NJ, of this city, will send del
egates to the annual session of the State
Council, which meets in Camden on the
Dist of this month This order is in
creasing largely in members, and its
finances are in highly fourishing con-
dition.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Dss~ ST. Luke's Church, Roselle, will
hold service tomorrow morning at ten
and half o'clock, and in the evening
at seven and half o'clock.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

aga. The Grant Legion, with the
cavalry and artillery will parade next
Tuesday evening. Hon. Horace Gree
ley will speak at the Tannery.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

General Thomas Egan, known as one
of President Johnson's most intimate
friends, has declared for Grant. Egan,
it will be remembered, was one of the
party of Generals who visited this city
on tour undertaken before the New
York Convention, in the interest of
General Hancock.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Beg~ The tableaux exhibition at Mar
ket Hall, last evening waa but poorly
attended. The singing by Miss Lizzie
Lutz received encoreS. The tableaux
were creditably enacted.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

NLf I1LIO4V IN ECU IT II M t T lit
LIST ward-Sergeant George N. Potter, Will
liam A Driver. ss#
ID ward.-Col John Danforth, Ser'gt. Viii.
liam Christopher. N&
Sd ward.-Corporals Stephen H. Powell
George Sanders. rrE
4th ward..Capt j. Madison Drake c.
Symmes Higgins.
9TH ward-sergeant Nathaniel Green,
Jsmes H. Altman.
9th ward.-Capt, George F. Steahlin, James
c. Blake.
9TH ward.-sergeant W. F. Smith, Elias C
Vanderveer.
STEWARD. Samuel Murray, James N. Hyde
Meet at Committee Rooms every evening.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

ass- The Democracy of the Fourth
ward will hold another meeting at Mar
ket Hall this evening. Charles L.
Compton will speak.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10
GRANT AND CoLFAX CLUB.
sident. William D. Chetwood.

President. William D. Chetwood
Vice President Francis Harris.
Recording Secretary.-Joseph G, Ogden.
Corresponding see.--Stephen H. Faulks.
Treasurer Amos Clark, Jr.
Club meets at the " rannelt" every Tues
day evening.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Bag Hon. Joseph Gatchell and 9TH
ers will speak at Connecticut Farms this
evening. The Legion and Clark Bat
terry will represent.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Bee- Our readers will bear with the
Reporter to-day. Items are "scarce. "
He will try and do better next week.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

To ADVERTISERS merchants and
others who wish their advertisements to
reach the greatest number of people,
we would say, avail yourselves of the
superior inducements offered through
the columns of the MONITOR. The class
of people who read our paper are such
as advertisers wish to reaeh-liberal-
minded and intelligent men and women
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Bea- Committee on Naturalization
meet at the Executive Committee
Rooms every evening fromS to 9 o'clock.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

TheJournal of yesterday says: "Eliz-
abeth river had but one vessel in it this
morning" nr ekq
The writer of the above could not
have examined the creek in the rear OF
Pruden's pottery.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10
VOL. |. NO. Is.
THE WORKING NAN.

THE WORKING NAN.
The uoh,est men / know on earth
Are ,men whose hands are brown with toll
Who, backed by no ancestral graves,
Hew down the wood, aud till the soil
And win thereby prouder name
Than follows king or warriors fame.
The working men, wliate'tr the task,
Who carve the stone, or bear the hod,
They bear upon tllcir honest 5rows
The royal stamp and seal Of God;
And worthicr are their drops of sweat
Than diamonds in cor0net.
God bless the noble working men,
Who rear tue ci,ies If Tie plain,
Who dig the mines, who build the ships
And drive tile commerce Of the main: -
God bless them; fortheir toiiing hands
Have wrought the slery Of ali lands
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10
City Stems.

REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CLUB.
President james II. Altman.
Treasurer Clark. Jr.
S-eretary.-Ira b. Wheeler.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Dsg~ Job Printing at this Office.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Large Posters printed at this Office.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10
elizabeth 5lireetoru.
~. J. SUYDAM KNOX,

OFFICE GO ELIZABETH AVENUE,
noURs.-a to 10 A. NJ, ato and Z tosp N.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-10

Col VIM. Ward commander of the Newark
Legion, yesterday made his official report as
to the late mammoth parade i'll that city,
from which it appears that 800 men were in
line, not estimating the numbers of the phi
vate organizations which paraded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-16

THr German Republican, Of Wisconsin, -
waking up to the importance &c ~.
paign, and manifestine the 1re.,... .,.haa;
asm for Grant and Colfax.
A German Grant Club -. or...;a
Madison the other night, and ono hundred
-nu MY enrolled their names in it on the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-16
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.

Senator HARLAN and Hon. HIRAM scHoFiELD Repnbli-
Can candidate for District Esctor for the First District
VIII spsak At The following times and places.
Burlington. Saturday. August 18th. st2p, M
Wapsllo, Wednesday, August 10Th,
Warrington, Friday, Ausnst elst,
Fairfield. Saturday, August 22d,
Behtonsport, Wednesday, Aug 10Th
Bloomfield, Friday, August 2sth
At junction between Keokuk and Fort Madison
Wednesday, September ID. at y. N.
Local Committees requested to make the necessary
aersnssnents and convey the speakers from point te
point Rspubicau papers throughout the District please
COPY PETER MELENDY Chairman
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-16
DEMOCRATS kEEP YoUR POWDER
Dry.

The Des Moines Statesman closes an ed;.
torial IN the vein of General Frank Blair and
General Wade Hampton, with the above s;p.
nificantly beligerent exhortation The edi
tor of that sheet is not satisfied with the
probable result of the Presidential election
at the polls, and so he saws in conclusion.
lnasmneh MS the Radicals have already deter
mined TO deny TO Mississippi and Texas, States in
the Union the right To vote for President namo-
Gratis must deny this night to the carpet bag gov,
ernrnents Of other States. It might he diss,sn,
were these people permitted free vote on the
President, but this being denied, the 40th Con-
gress virtually casts the vote Of these neoro
States. Democrats keep your powder drv
This backs up the lead Of the Democratic
candidate for Congr ess in this District, who
proclaimed IN advance of Blair's revolution
airy letter that the Democratic nartv 49,.
carry the next residential election By ball
lots u possible, and if not by ballots then BY
bullets.
honest and sensible Democrats mus. de-
cide Tor themselves whether they will sustain
TINS programme announced BY the leaders Of
'ne party IN the South, and endorsed BY
prominent candidates and editors in Iowa,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-16
TESTIMONIALS.

Hon. GEORGE w. WOODWARD,
Chief Jasssoe effAs Supreme Cbsvt q Rns,ylrdnia,
write
-:ss Philadelphia, March 10, 1867.
II hna Hoen.nfs German Bi.ters is !.
live organs, and OF d0areat benefit in Cafes
OF debility and wsnto ssevoas scton IN the system
Yours truly, eco W. WOODWARD"
HON. JAMES THOMPSON.
Judge Of TIC Suprem< Gov Of Fsnnsylrania.
Philadelphia April q, 1868.
nedcse In eass Of Attks Of INDICATION Dyspepsia
l can certify this from my experience Of It.
Yonrs, with respect,
From Rev. joe. H. KEHNARD, d. D.,
Pastor ef Tie Tsah Bpat,st tAsrcA, Philadelphia
Dr.. Jackson-Dear nir have been frequently re-
quested TO connect ny AaDe With recomme ndatons OF
different kinds Of incidence bnt regarding the practice
out Of my appropria hate sphere, have in
all cases declined, but with clear proof in
Bitters, Ihepart for once from my usual course 10
prees my full conviction that for general debility Of the
system, and espetfaUy for Lirer Complaint Sdfe
and raatabte preparation In II may fail but
usually doubt not il will be very beneficial to those
who snher from the above causes
Yours, very respectfully,
D. II RENSARp,
Eighth below Coates 1t.
From Rev. II. ID. FENDALL,
A.sis,dNf Adttm Ch,istidn Chronicle, Philadelphia.
have derived decided benefit from the use Of Hoof-
lands German BteYs and feel II my privilege TO recon-
mend them = most valuable tonic 70 all who suf
fering from efal debility from diseases arising
from arrangement Of the liver.
Yours, truly,
I'D FEsDALL.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-16
PRIcEs.:

Hollands German Bittars, per BOTTLE %
half dozeI..-...... 60
Hoohands German Tonic, put up In quAYf bottles so
per bottle. or half dozen for. 30
H1rDo not forget to examine we'll the article you bay
In order TO get the genuine
For sale BY All Druggists and Dealers
OF Medfcinee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-16
THE LrnIrArIor OF aREErsAcks.

AN ACI to provide ways and means, for
the support Of the Government, approved
june 80, 1864.
Section provides for issuing an addition
q quantity Of legal tender notes, and then
says:
Provided. That the total amount Of
noxDs AND TREASURY Norris authorized by
the hrst and second sections OF this act, shall
not exceed four hundred millions Of dollars.
IN addition to tho amount heretofore ;ssued J.
nor shall the total amount of United sites
notes iasued Or 70 b issued ever exceed fopr
hundred millions Of dollars, and such add.
t,o % sum, not exceeding Fifty millions ~
aollars, g may be temporarily required for
me resumption OF temporary loan. Acts Of
First Session s4th Congress, page 2so.