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Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

Das~ Mr.. John H. Ritter, who went
to Florida last February, to improve
his shattered health, in company with
Mr.. William II. Bird, died yesterday
at Charleston, South Carolina. Mr..
Ritter was on his way home, accom-
panied by Mr.. Bird. He was esteem
ed by.all who knew him for his gener-
GUS and social qualities, and his death
with cast n gloom over a large circle Of
friends.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

Bag notwithstanding the cool wea.
ther, garden operations are being push
ed rapidly forward Gardens are being
dug and seed planted. The warm sun
is needed before we may look for vege-
tables springing up hereabouts. In the
door-yards, flowers are in bloom in sew
eral parts of the city.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

peA. Mrs. W. H. Clark has reopened
her hoop.skirt mandatory at No. lO9
Broad street, one door below her old
store. She has enlarged her business,
and is now fully prepared to supply
dress patterns, &c, at low prices. Mrs.
Clark deserves liberal share of pat
ronage, and We hope she will be re-
warded for her enterprise. See adver-
tisement
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15
City STEMS.
Reading Matter on every page.
ELIZABETH POST OFFICE.

MAILS ARRIVE.
From New York, Jersey City, Newark, Morris and
Essex Railroad, and all points North and East at
A. NJ. and 1870 P. NJ.
From New York. North and East at P. NJ.
From Elizabethport at 8 A. NJ.
From Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
all points South, and Southwest at SIS and IL 20
A. NJ and 7.05 P. NJ.
From all points on the line of Central Rail Road
New Jersey at P. NJ.
From Union, Tuesday, Thursday. and Saturday,
at 10 A. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
For Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and all
points South and Southwest, at {, 8, and 1870 A.
NJ. and $40 p NJ A
For all points on line of Central Rail Road of New
Jersey at A. NJ.
For Newark and Morris and Essex Rail Road at 10
80 A. NJ and $50 p NJ.
For New York. Jersey City, and all points north
and east at and 1890 A. NJ. and $50 P. NJ.
For Elizabethport at 5 P. NJ
For Union, Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at
10l5 A. Nj. c. HARRIS, p. NJ.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

The CoURTs.-Issac B. Marsh, for
assault and battery, on two counts, was
tried and found guilty-the jury in one
case recommending him to the mercy
of the court
William J. Marshall, tried for assault
and battery, was acquitted. =
The Grand Jury returned into court
yesterday afternoon, having found 10
additional bills of indictment. The
Grand Jurors were then discharged for
the term-receiving the thanks of the
Court.
William Delaney. Assault and bat
terry. Pleaded not guilty. Trial to-
morrow.
William Sopher Assault and bate
ry. Plead not guilty. and will be tried
tomorrow.
Daniel Grow. Assault and battery
Plead not guilty. Trial tomorrow.
Daniel and Patrick Crow Selling
liquor on Sunday, Plead guilty.
Daniel and Patrick Grow, for keeping
disorderly house. Daniel acknow-
lodged the corn" but Pat preferred
that the Prosecutor should establish
the fact, and the trial was accordingly
docketed for to .morrow.
William Alderman and Joseph Ack-
erman, for an atrocious assault on Mr..
John Ritter, plead not guilty, and the
trial was set downAor tomorrow.
Alexander Williams (colored, tried
for larceny, was found guilty
Daniel Pound Aggravated assault
and battery, was being tried at the
hour of going to press-noon.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

naaY The Trenton Emporium in
speaking Of the municipal election in
that city, on Monday says g the cleo
ton seemed to have been conducted
more on personal than party grounds,
although the tickets nominated were
both made by meetings of each politi-
cal wing. The time will soon come in
this country when party ties will be
thrown aside and the contest will be
between capital and labor, and labor
will be sure to win in the end. Politi-
clans who read the signs of the times
are arranging their households accord
ingly."
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

BGg~ A little boy named Carroll, was
run over by the fore-wheels of Jackson
truck this morning. Mr.. Thomas For
syth, who happened near by, saw the
little fellow fall, and Selling him by an
arm, succeeded in dragging him from
under the apparatus ere the rearmost
wheels reached the spot where he laid.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

Hea4. Hon. John A. Weart, who re
signed the Chief Engineership of the
Trenton Fire Department, last fall, was
reelected to that position on Tuesday
evening last. The Emporium says that
'after the Convention had adjourned,
the firemen had jubilee, ringing their
bells and rushing the machines through
the streets"
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

nsa., The summer term of Miss Nit
chell's school commences next Monday.
A few more select scholars will be ac-
commodated. AS teacher Miss M.
enjoys high reputation.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

BE- A young woman named Kraft,
while passing through Madison avenue,
on Saturday, was bitten ON the cheek
and hand by dog, and has since been
confined to her home. The dog was
not mad, as has been rumored.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

nea. One of those noble fellows, for
merly called by the endearing title of
{" brave boy in blue" RECALLED our citi-
zens along Broad street this morning,
with choice music from hand organ.
He was a splendid looking fellow, even
though wearing an empty sleeve. Who
wouldn't be soldier
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

Bexap Hon. James w. Wall, of Bur
lington, for short time a U. S. SEna-
tor, afterwards an inmate of Fort La
fayette, contemplates removing to this
city. We expect that all the great men
in the country will get here after-a
while.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

DehL. This morning, about six o'clock,
as milk wagon was standing against
the platform at the railroad depot, it
was run into by a freight train, and de-
molished. The horse was also injured.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

Bsg~ At the election in Linden on
Monday, Mr.. William II. Ross was
elected chosen freeholder, in place of
Judge Milford, the present director of
the board.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

gsiy~ The streets are quite dusty, and
where the sprinkler does not pass, the
dust flies in heavy clouds during the
day. We wouldn't mind seeing a lit
tie rain.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

HoP.-The boys expect to enjoy
themselves at Market Hall this evening.
Dancers will find plenty of fun and
hard work. and the admission only
fifty cents,
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15
Bay Mr.. William Walton, fagman at

ge29 MI. Whlldlu w dltoLj nuSAlhH HU
the railroad crossing in Broad street,
received a severe blow on the head, on
Tuesday evening, by jumping from the
cars at one of the depots in Newark. =
He was insensible for several minutes.
" Billy" received kind treatment, how
ever, and was on duty yesterday.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15
FRESH GROUND FLOUR,

From new and selected wheat in barrels or sacks Of
4, i and q Barrel Packages, neatly put up for IA
mily use. and delivered to all parts of the city.
Also every variety of MILL STUFFS, such as
Rye Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Graham Flour, White
and Yellow Corn Meal, Wheaton Grits, Hominy,
Samp, Dat NIer Wheat and Rye Middliags, Ground
Corn and Oats Feed, Cracked Corn, Wheat and Rye
Bran. Oats thoroughly cleaned by the Bushel or
Bag
Wheat screenings, Corn, Oats Rye Buckwheat
in small large Quantities, delivered free Of
charge to all parts of the city, to the Railroad
depots for Shipping,
Orders left at our New Store POT Broad street,
sent through the Post Office, or given to our Team
sters, will receive prompt attention.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

seA~ Charles W. Jay, Editor of the
Trenton "Union Sentinel" was on
Monday last elected clerk of the Sc
cond ward. "Chawles" continues to
creep.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

DsS~Elizabeth Division Sons of Tenn
perance had an installation of officers
last evening, by District Deputy Gale,
assisted by d. B. Ladd. Statewide
and Greenville Divisions were present.
Speaking by Messrs. Ewing, Travers,
Mcdonald, Gale, Passman, Robinson,
Hatch, Miller, Lockwood and others.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15
REMOVAL.

T Ohm FROAIM has removed his Shaving and
81 Hair Cutting Saloon from corner of Washington
street to No 119 Broad street. two doors above old
stand) have fitted up the above store in the neat
est manner, and hope, by paying strict attention
to business, to merit continued share of public
favor. Ladies' and Children's Hair Cutting.
apI 3m 81 JOHN FRONIM.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

Bsg~ How about the Fire Alarm
when are we to have it ?
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

at this oflice-cheap.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15
&
City Flour Mills
Harris Brothers,
Merchants, MIXERS { MaChinists

HAVING recently furnished their Mills with
L 4 the latest and most approved Machinery are
prepared to furnish the trade and private families
with the choicest quality of
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

No. Residence No. ia Union street, corner OF
West Grand street. ais 1y
, 1869-07-27

m,iro5 81 O. q ties IN 1869. The CON
SInmnr;on Of timber IN Fnronn and America
Ia,in, IVA nrasnnt r-onor,t ION occasionod
~, +Lis dn,oln1 has raoniyod tbo sacrifice
Il manv LunJyrJ HoDz1od acres Of forests.
and # Ne adj fbe onantitv emnlovcd for
rrIaaranb nosts we Nave IN amount of
dastT'crion f,r cntirrIv new nmnoses,
Which, !, ra,II, a.n2IIin% Tho coninmn-
t;an IF wood inr I1r;far matches is cnorm-
ons anI La,,o Eo,rd af sovaral instances
T v,, = 49," traa+s ~ fn" farost bnp1rads and
o wan tbonsands If acros n oytent have
boom nnrchasnI and faIlo1 soleiv to snnnlv
t;mbelr for his nnrnose, The demand for
wood for small c5ryinr and for CLzIJru's
, 1869-07-27
GtttttHtit&ttU
10 the Editor Of the "St. CrOiX Avis"
Mcn and browsing animals the
great d~estrOYcrs OF woods.


Now at days when we meet, we salute
eachother with a puff: "What a heat, shall
we never have rain, we are gong to rum"
All the rain passes by aud falls in the sea
-yes-and so it will continue untlli we
cease with telling our trees and use them
instead of coal under our Foilers. Planters
spare your trees, SOW seeds wherever you
Journey, it is but an insignificant trouble,
YOU can do it while riding over your
grounds. Plant trees on all your hills and
mountains. Branches OF Otaheitie, Thlbet
and Terpentino trees stock down in the
ground, even in poor soil, will grow rapI ly
even in dry weather.
There is good reason to believe that the
surface Of the habitabIe earth, IN all the
climates and regions which have been the
abodes of dense and ciyiIised populations,
was, with few exceptions, already covered
with a forest growth when it first became
the home of man. Ancient historical re-
cords proves, that large provinces, where
the earth has long been wholly bare OF
trees, were clothed with vast and almost
unbroken woods when first made known
to Greek and Roman civilization evidences
III 6uDpOI vi LlllS ldS bttH COllCCLtu Wy
Alfred Naury and by BecquereD. The
island Of Madeira, whose noble forests were
devastated by fire not long after its coioni-
Sotion by European settlers, derives It's
name from the Portuguese word OF wood.
These evidences are strengthened by OBJ
servation of the natural economy OF our
own time; for, wheueyera tract OF country,
once inhabited and cultivated by man, Is
abandoned by him and by domestic ami
mails, and surrendered to the iudlSturbed
influences Of spontaneous nature, its soil
sooner or later clothes itself with hcrbaceous
and arborescent plants, and, at no long in
%ttryaI, with a dense forest growth. Brow
sing animals, and most Of oU the cont (too
many in St. Cr0iX) are considered by for
esters as more injurious to the growth OF
young trees, and therefore, to the repro
duction of the forest, than almost any other
destructive cause. According to Beatson's
Saint Helena, and Darwin's Journal of Re-
searches in Geology and Natural History
says Emsmann in the notes to his %transIa-
ton of Toissac cit was the o0ats which
DESTROYED the beautiful forests that. three
hundred and fifty years ago, covered a con-
tinuous surface of not less than two thou
sand acres in the interior of the island (of
st. Helena), not to mention scattered
groups of trees.' Darwin observes
During our stay at Valparaiso, | was
most positively assured that sandal wood
formerly grew in abundance on the island
of Juan Fernandez, but tlat this tree had
now become entirely extinct there, having
been extirpated by the goats which early
navigators had introduced. The neighbour
ing islands, to which goats have not been
, 1869-07-27

and they do not spare them. 1t is calcu-
lated inf rhe BROWSING Of these animals,
and the consequent rofardation Of the
Growth of the Wood. diminishes the animal
97roJnrt Of rLn tornsf 70 tbe amount of tro
Iuud,eI houx0od cubic feet Dy. near and
besides ibis. the frees thus mutiIated are
soon exhausted and die."-As soon as null
tinIying man had filled the open grounds
along the margin of the rivers, the lakes
and the sea, and sufficiently peopled the
natural meadows and savannas Of the in
+,r;,. ,rb,., s,aL ov;srol ba co,Id f,l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-30
The Devil Poet-A Grave Assertion
that ByrDn had Horns.

An entirely ne,, solution of the Byron
mystery is furnish ed by writer in the
Madras Mail, who says that " his father
had it from one Of Lord Byron's most in
innate friends" According to this lively
correspondent, whose story we find in the
Echo. LORD Byron was, in sense, o
devil. Incredible as the thing may seem
to fhe thor ghtless, the handsomest man
in England had small tail, pair of
rudimentary horns, and short, squad feet
divided forwards from the instep into two
parts, instead of being furnished with
toes. Before be was born. his mother
had be en- once greatly terrified By seeing,
when n a very delicate state of health
the CO ebrated picture of Satan Spurned,
in the gallery at L. Hsye, and the result
had b cen the fashloning of her child to
some extent after the monstrous form Of
which the sight caused her alarm, and of
whic the continuous recollection could
not lie effaced by any means known to
her physicians. AT the time Of
her confinement, it was at first
sugp ested that the monstrosity should
not be suffered to live, but the child's
bod y, as a whole, was so perfectly shaped,
and his face so wondrously beautiful,
tha the suggestion was forthwith put
asi de, and England was not deprived of
wi at was to become in due time one of
its chiefest ornaments. Poor Lady Byron
never recovered wholly from the shock
ci.u'ed by her discovery of what her
husband really was; and partly through
excess of Imagination, partly in conse-
quence of bad advice from persons who
shall be nameless, she felt it to be her
duty to insist upon her husband subject.
ing himselfto certain painful operations.
But this Lord Byron obstinately refused
10 do. He urged, and with considerable
force, that the peculiar manner in which
be wore his abundant curls effectually
hid from view the rudimentsry horns
and that, as be never appeared in pub
lie without his boots aud trousers, none
would ever suspect the existence Of his
other defects, with the exception of his
valet, in whom he placed implicit conf.
dence"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-30
Father Hyaeinthe.

1t is now said that the shortness oi
Father Hyacinthe's stay in this country
was owing to very prosaic, but never
theless imperative iesson. IL ives simply
that he brought but two thousand francs
in money With him, and that being spent,
be had to 20 back to his friends. For
tuns,elv for him. the proprietors of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel generously made
him no charge for his board, or he could
not have stayed with US so long as be did I;
aud though be would accept no pay from
the French Benevolent Society for the
lecture he delivered in their behalf, he
was force to allow them 70 pay his pas
sage to Havre. These facts are highly
creditable to the reverend father, as
showing that his conduct has not been
governed by mercensry motives. 1t be
had so chosen, be might have made any
amount Of money by exhibiting himself
as a lecturer, but that was not his pur-
pose in visiting the country. ln this re-
spect he offers q pleasing contrast to
many Of the political, literary, and reli-
gious notsbiliiies who come to our shores
from Europe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-30

who swung on the point of dagger, they
seemed to me as being mere trifes.
A few weeks after this man an
nounced himself who could weep ten
cent pieces from his eyes. | had seen q
better thing previously, and therefore
did not 20. Another fellow promised TO
swallow melted lead, and hold red-hot
iron rod in his hand until it became cold.
Still another would make u table walk on
its wooden legs until, in the end, an
other promised to make me see the ghost
of either my deceased grandmother, or
julius Caesar. or General Washington,
and make them talk with me as long as
l desired--all for half a dollar, to be paid
in advance. / consulted my purse
whether it permitted me to 20 or not, and,
while counting its contents, very sim
gular thought struck my mind. Suppos-
ing, l thought, these mea really do what
they promise, and they do it so we'll that
| cannot discover how they do it, is
there any good reason why should
not go the next day ,slso, if a man prom
ises to make his big toe sing the great
aria of Norma, or to make ful grown
man come out of gallon jug. Canning
men might, just ae well as they, do ell
those useless things, promise, and really
do nunberless other equally useless
things which are nett her more miracu-
lous nor more out of the way than my
Indian juggler's performances, and they
might persstently tighten my purse
without any advantage to me other than
the conviction that every one OF them
how 10 do things which | did
not know, and which, besides, if ever
should know, would by this very fact
become absolutely useless to me.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-30
Travelling Wonders An 0id sfager's
Reasons for Not Going 10 See Any
Mnra nj hem.

VI hCAsss
Once went TO see an Indian juggler,
who swung himself around the point Of a
dagger which was perpendicularly fast
ened on q heavy block with its point up
ward, while the juggler lay horizontally
on top of it, so that the point by enter.
ing bis navel formed the point around
which the juggler swung. The point was
as sharp as that Of the shsrpest dagger,
of which | convinced myself by exam
lining it attentively, and trust-wor,hy
physicians who attended the exhibitions
assured the audience that there was no
iron matrice in the juggler's navel, or
anything which in their mind could pos
sibly prevent the dagger from piercing
the Indian through and through. IL
is true, had previously seen q great
many other things which neither | nor q
great many others could do. | had wit
messed q man saving and splitting two
cords Of oak wood in one, day. l had
seen Raphsefs Madonna" (deltd sedidl
and the suspension bridge across the
Niagara. knew a man who could ex-
tract the square foot Of I4l6. or any
other number, as fast ss | could have
multiplied thss same number BY six or
eight. and / had seen an actor who 90 ad-
nsrably performed the role Of Hamlet"
that, for q moment, l forgot that the
whole thing was q mere play, and that
tears filed ny eyes. And yet, IN com
pairing ell these things with the Indian
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mo. 1927
In fhe ChanceBy Court of Memphis,
Tennessee.
Z. jenkins d Sons.
VS..
nt1I n trsrl~..a

TT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
| the defendant, Richard @. Wilkins. is anon-
resident Of the State of Tennessee. 1t is there
fore ordered that he make his appearance
herein, at the Courthouse in the city of Mem
phis, Tenn on the first Monday in February.
ants bill, or the same will be.sken f,r coness sed
as to him and set for hearing expnrte; and that
a copy Of this order be published once week.
for four successive weeks. in the Memphis
ATTGUSTON ALsT0N. @. aud NJ.
BY BENZ. CoLMAN, Deputy Q: and NJ.
A Copy-Attest: Winchester. Reaves 4 Win,
chester. Solicitors for Complainant. ll0O-l2O
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-30
Tom Hood said he wrote 10 bis buIcbe

Tom Hood said be wrote to his butcher
that it was necessary, for the sake OF
cheap literature and the interests Of the
reading public, that he should furnish
him with meat 1t a very triaing per
centage above cost price; and that Mr..
Stokes replied: Sir, Respectin' your
note, Cheap literature be bloved !
Butchers must live as well as other
pepel; and if 90 be you or the redin'
public wants to have meat ct cost price
you must buy your bsastesses and kdt
yourselves"
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MARRIED.

nv DEAR: You say am cold toward
YOU. Well, now, let's prove who is the
coldest. Let's you and me get--oh, /
bate TO write it; look at the top OF this let
ter and you'll find it Yes, that's it.lets
me and you get-oh, you understand me.
Affectionately yours, ever.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-30
Let's NE and You Get.

An examination of some old letters
that remained in Confederate postoffice,
brought to light this unique love letter.
The writer had evidently been tainted by
her lover with being "cold," aud she
yindicated herself very triumphantly in
the following modest but sufficient inti.
nation of her desire:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-30

Mayor Hall, Of New York, thus sets
forth the advantages ef the city be pre-
sides over: Here you enjoy extensive
freedom-freedom ia newspaper souse,
freedom TO gamble 10 Wall street. ifee-
dem in marriage. freedom in divorce,
free fights, free lager, free voting, free
owe"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-30
City Election Notice.

vJ,HE following persous are hereby appointed
Judges. Clerks and Deputy Cemmissioners'
to omen an d hoit; an election for Mayor. Alder
men, CounciImen and other officers. as pro-
yided by the new city charter.