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peAs The combination to raise the
price of coal has proved failure, and
everybody who is honest will rejoice at
it.
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STORAGE For STOVES.

VTTE are now prepared to take down, store in dry
w lofts for the season, and black and put up in
the fall, Stoves and Parlor Furnaces, Pipe, Fire
Boards, &C.. at reasonable rates.
T.. NJ. HERRICK & CO.,
219 Broad street.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-25

Gea- The long polonaise of last season
continue to be worn.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-25

Bag Broad street and Elizabeth av-
enue on Saturday night were crowded
to OVERLOOKING.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-25

aeA- Long gauntlet six buttoned
gloves continue in style for evening
wear.
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8e4 Suits of heavy black silk will be
found very serviceable.
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naAY The first real warm day last
year was June 10Th.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-25

naA. Summer dresses are all to be
made with demi-train en- pannier
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-25

gea9 The military people want the
annual summer encampment resumed.
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D9g~The hair is worn high with a
bunch of long curls at the back.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-25

By" A fire company in Trenton has
lost hitherto faithful white poodle.
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neA Trained skirts OF. silk or muslin
are founced almost to the belt.

BSB~ Large Roman scarf sashes are
to be fashionable and stylish.
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ne@. Real estate is at stand still.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-08

The Memphis Sun has q story Of a
nice young man, "who about four
years ago, met, wood and won fair
daughter of the Bluff City," Tho
young couple were both rich and
happy. Next came upon the scene
q pretty sister of the young wife,
sweet sixteen, young, frivolous, etc,
The husband, fell in love with his
wifc's sister, and his wife sent her to
Louisville to attend boarding-school
The school girl sister remained here
two years, when her infatuated
brother in law made lightning trip
to this city, took her cut of school,
ana carried her back to Memphis,
scducing her on the way. Subse-
quently tho boarding school miss
was discovered by her sister, who
proceeded to house whore she had
been Giving as the mistress of her
brother in law, and, armed with, a.
pistol, gave tho keeper OF the house
three minutes to bring out the wick
ed sister. The sister, afterward ac-
knowledged her guilt. The husband
was arrested on q charge Of seduc-
ton, and his otensible victim refus
ing to swear against him, the injured
wife drew q pistol and would have
shot her, but for the Interference of
officers The husband looked on
with Indifference, the case was post
poned, and no more proceedings have
been had, All the, parties are pro
nouneed pi the highest rospoctabitty
in the, worldly sense Of tho word,
and, says the Sun, considerations
for the blighted females induce Us to
suppress names,
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nigger workt and his owner eat, and
thus wuz fulfilled the entire destines
NV life. He wuz not hung then for
he was worth too much money to
hang. How he'd it been with him
since Tie demanded to be made q
free man-hs wuz madea free man
and here he is. 1 told em that there
wus no need nv sayih q more-that
body danglin in the air, wichl its sole
wuz marchin on, WIZ the most elo-
quont sermon wich Good be preacht.
The man whose house the niger
wuz a plasterin wuz in town yester-
day, tryin to get Caucashen plaster
ers to finish the job, but ex there amt
none of them here he isn't succeedin
very we'll. He probably won't get
into his new quarters this fall.
Lam not certain wat become NV
his family, Their wuz a nigger wo..
mans body pulled out Of the dam q
day or two ,afterward, wich some
one remarkt wuz the wife NV the de-
ceased, and Capt. McPelter remarkt
that when he went into the cabin nv
the deceased niger to secoor his
share NV the fnrnitoor, that two
leadin niggers from Garrettstown
were notist making off with the chill
dren. But there is no tellin whether
there's any troothin these rumors or
not, / think I shell 60 to Washing
ton to9put myselfat the head of the,
anti-pigger. labor movement bein in
augurated there. .s'z' ''a' 'ra
PETROLEUM V."NAsBY, P. M, ri
IS 2 Ts9(Wich means Post Master 2,
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Taken Down.

i Our neighbor down the street, has
very sensibly concluded, to take in his
sign, "The Cupperhead Printing OF
fee" It was rather too much for
him, as we'll Dis for Mr.. Ryan, doing
business in the same house. With
such d sign over His window,'a hog.
wallow in his front, and his cellar
full Of bilge water she latter very
worthy gentleman has Mad a. tough
oldtimc generally opit, aand.:has, as .
toLsefdeneSj Sjdst emerged from sspell
of severe illness. The sigalhasboan
removed !, the sun is doing what the
city'authorities didn't Seem TO have
the means or inclination TO do, to-
wit: dryingup the mud and now
Mr.. Ryan is convalescent. s r
Meantfme, Dur cotemporary has
hoisted aJob Printing" instead of
tho "Copperhsad,". Z. over hisipr,hting
Office, which all goes to show that
"Red Hesln, rs playing out, not only
with Brick Pomeroy, the head devil
of political tlasphemers, but with all
hislittle teenty, infinitessimal imita-
tors, whom the Almighty, for some
- \ - 3 =
inscrutable purpose, permits to edit a
majority 1of tho country democratic
papors. - aaolElsgla. sa1
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The Harkeye has q long account of
the robbery Of Major Hiram Leonard,
the we'll known nursery residing
near Burlington. a s9gza !
Three men, fully armed, went to
his house about ten O'Clock, last Sun.
day night; broke into the kitchen ;
made prisoners Of Mr.. Leonard, wife
and o young man stopping with them,
and put them under the charge Of
two Of these villains, while an old
..A~.N >h.-@ 2Nyy.rr-. tho hnad
devilof the gang, went through tho
house, securing about 100000 in val
uables, after which they released
their prisoners and vamoosed. No
arrests have yet been made.
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BroWnloWisns.

~ Parson Brownlow has just writ ten
= lettcr ron Fsnue..vv,- unaT gcncra1
politics.. from which we print the
following closing paragraphs
II eve elected Grant upo n the plat
form of universal suffrage. East
Tennessee alone gave him about 26,-
600 majority. In his inaugural ad-
dress Grant comes ont fair atid square
for universal suffrage; the recon
struction measures of Congress all
proceed upon the principle Of uni
versal suffrage the entire Repnbli-
can party of the nation, and he en-
tire Republican press Of the North
are out uneqniyocally in favor of uni
vcrsal suffrage. Shouldltho Republi-
cans of Tennessee obstinately stand
out any longer against the great Re-
publican party Of the nation, and its
entire press, and also against the
President and both Houses of Con
gress, they will simply render them
selves ridiculous in the estimation of
all besides themselves.
. 1t will be seen from the foregoing,
that, in my judgment, the safety of
the State, the welfare of its people
and the protection of loyal citizens
do not demand the perpetuation Of
existing disabilities longer than the
time whom they can be constitution
ally removed. 4 81, sasnsc.
In conclusion, l have no confidence
in that organization known as the
Democratic Party, either North or
South. can never act with that Or
ganization, nor support any man for
Office, who, have reason to believe,
will be controlled by its partisanss
Indeed, if l desired to bring the dev-
il outof his lair, and secure his ;c-
tive cooperation with me in politics,
| would proclaim myself . Democrat
Of the rebel-conservative school
The organization is chock-full of ha
tired of the United States govern
ment, and having the fish-like smell
of Estates Rights" it is unsavory
to the nostrils of modern progress,
the diminishing party of Democracy,
that brought about the rebellion, and
the rapidly growing party of Ma
tional Republicans, who advocate
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE, and the equal
rights Of all, irrespective of birth
place or color. To this party i be-
long, and with it and my country |
propose to sink or swim, live or die,
survive or perish!
w. G. BRowNLow.
June IL, 1869.
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It strikes US that the best strike
which has struck the government Of
late IS the strike Of the strikers of
Mr.. Clapps government printing Of
ico at Washington, who have, al
struck because a striking black Etho-
plan, son Of Fred. Douglass, has been
assigned toa printers case in that
department! u fS3 bHa sH
? Being most OF thom scions of the
rebel families Of Washington, George.
town and Alexandria, it strikes us
that the best thing Mr.. Clapp can do
is to clap them out of positions, and
permanently strike their names fiom
the pay rolls Of the government.
i' Perhaps o majority Of these ibloods,
whocare SO horrified at the idea oi
working in tho same office with ne.
groes, have drawn the lacteal fluid
from negroes breasts when children,
which was entirely too good food for
them. 7a1
Let them 60, and ifit "busts" the
government printing Office, so much
the better. tR
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A Wedding on the Island,

Last Tuesday evening Lieutenant
William P. Butler, Ordnance Corps,
U. S. A., and now stationed at Rock
Island Arsenal, was married to Miss
Florence, daughter of Gen. Rodman,
in command Of the Arsenal. The
ceremony was performed at the sun
set hour, on the green sward and be-
meath the beautiful trees of the Head
quarters, unquestionably the most
lovely spot on the margin of the
Mississippi river. There were about
a hundred invited guests present, and
all the soldiers Of the Island dressed
in their brightest Uniform and white
gloves, forming picturesque groups
here and there. At seven o'clock the
guests formed a semi-circle, facing
where the bridal party were to stand,
and the party itself, with the minis
ter in full robes leading, the Rev Mr..
Holcomb ofRock Island, soon march
cd around the company and took their
position, Strasser's band OF Daveh.
port, playing appropriate musie--
There were four groomsmen IN full
uniform even to opaulettcs--Lieut
Metcait, U, S. A., Lieut. Shaler, Pro
fessor At West Point, Lieut.. Davis
Engineer Corps, and Lieut. Rodman,
U. $. A. The bride with her assist
ants-Miss Alice Alien, of Boston,
and Miss Mary and Miss Lizzie Met
caff, and Miss Bette Black, Of Pitts
bugrh--lookcd beautiful, and were
drcsscd--as only Il lady can describe
The marriage ceremony was that Of
The Episcopal Church, and it harmon
lied swectly and solomnly with 3thc
leaves gently. rustlins above, the sur
slowly sinking 70 its golden bed, the
flowing of the crystal river, the per
tnmos OF flowers in the breeze, and
the hushed stiffness of all thing.
round. - Darfapoyt Joura0, La.s1
~ snt * si stH
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How He Came iinr;t iir;t the Cabinet,

In3eo. "A. Tow nsend explains in n
Washington letter 20 the. Chicago
Tribune how Borie came to secure ID
place in the Cabinet. He writes: %
II ".Mr. Rorie is the, Admiral of tho
Blue, and first skipper of ReedE Is
land. M looked at him on Saturday
writes friend from Philadelphia, as
he stood among the graves, and they
looked much younger than he. He
resembles Neptune in his wateryi age,
and is acquainted with all, kinds of
she'll -fsh-merits enough fora Sec
rotary ofthe Navy in these days. -
To SEQ, this potential seamen tackle a
dozen of Morris, river CLAIMS would
impress you with a vast idea of his
iron-clad digestion. I But TO see him
pull an oar in bowl of terrapin soup,
then you can understand the charac::
ter of the American muscle. He is
essentially one Of those three wise
men who put to sea in a bowl Un
dor his instructions, Admiral Porter
has put all thh naval cadets to row.
ing, SO that they make good board
ers, and the Brothers Ward, at the
La Pierre House, used to say that
Mr.. Borie was the best boarder in the
establishment. 3fa lse =.
ooh, my eye u said the senior Ward
one day, as he saw, Mr.. Borie tackle
sixteen reed birds on toast, fork in
hand, don't he handle his little boar
din pike'ln ia asa as5t'z,3sp -, ~
~ 4This ron ark, getting to the ears
Of the Pennsylvania delegation, made
them unanimously hit upon Mr.. Borie
for Secretary Of the Navy. His ia
fvorite battle is Five Forks. He is i'll
favorof the conquest of Cuba, that
the price Of green turtle may be
cheapened; and much of his time is
spent in Philadelphia, because, says
he, with tears in his eyes. 'a@ a4
ssThere isn't q decent scolloped oy-
ster to be found in Washington!l
"This is the Admiral Of the Blue
and the Skipper OF Reedy Island
He was not at Arlington Heights on
Saturday, bocauseyby mathematical
computation, he found no repast was
to be spread there" wa,e ada
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John Hydrant ofthe Chicago Post

John Hydrant ofthe Chicago Post
says:
eff Sprague had came into court
and frankly stated that he had prom
ised to marry the girl, but Tor reas-
ons of his own had repented Of his
bargain, and had said to the jury,
"Now, gentlemen, l regret that l
have done the plaintiff an injury; !
possess q reasonable amount of prop
.erty, a.n able and willing to make her
a fair compensation ii is for you TO
say howmuch it shall be Make the
figores, gentlemen, and will pay her
the cash. How much does any one
suppose the fair Craig wouid .haye
got under these circumstances I Not
over three thousand dollars. Sprague
would have preserved his character,
and boen hailed all over rs a good fell
low, even il he does spell "geasus'
like o tonetik speller. BY the way, l
once knew man who spoiled the
same word ...Ghezis," but l think
Spragues way Is the best.
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Tho Fairfield hedger ahnounces BY
'anthofity that, IT'S distinghfshed
tow1nsman, Hon. j.. r. Wilson, ! viii
not enter Tie lists for the senator
ship, which leaves Col. Allison oi
Dubuque, and Judge Wright Of Des
Moines, as tho most formidable cans
didates at this writing, one Of whom
is likely to be elected, and either Of
whom Would make iowa d creditable
Senator ~ mora .ssss y41u63
- 80.
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AppoINrEDs--Wel don't know a
better man orsharpor writer. on tho
Iowa press, than Andy Felt of TIE
Nashua Post, who has gust been ap.
pointed P.M of Nashua, county seat
ofChickasaw county. He islworthy Of
an office ton times Is good, bat in the
absence ofanything better, we make
haste to congratulate him on acquir-
ing tho right to write p. NJ, after
his sign manual, with all the rights,
privileges, dignities and perquisites
thereto pertaining. l.sa tna rrn ~
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Schuyler 0olfax for President,

From the New York Sun. -
The late Mr.. Lincoln was q very
shrewd and farasecihe man. He was
not much given to prophesy, but we
remember with special interest a
piece Of vatlcination which once fell
from his lips. schuyler Colfax," he
said, "will one day be chosen Presi-
dent Of the United States.r Now,
we don't know whether we, ashall be
able to 60 in for Colfax or not. Our
experience rather leads US to the con-
clusion that it may be better to sup
port the candidates who ars going to
be defeated. And, there, is. one fact
which tells awfnlly against the possi-
bility Of defeat for the Indiana states
man. There are probably more ba-
bies named after him than any other
living man in the world, and though
they will hardly grow up in season
to vote for him the first time he runs,
their fathers, and uhcles, and cous-
ans, and the sweethearts Of their Sis
ters, will all be sure to 90 for him: J:
and along with tho Odd Fellows and
the Temperance men, and the Bapi
lists and Methodists and Presbyteri-
ans, and the Germans and the Feni-
ans, and tho Republicans and the
radical Democrats, they will make up
party that will be mighty hard to
beat. 1t is pleasant to observe the
signs ofpublic favor that greet this
genial and popul lar young man-and
a newspaper man at that-as he pro-
crosses through the country. 1t
would almost seem, to Judge BY the
enthusiasm that halls him in travel
ing about, and by the notices in the
papers, as if the canvass had begun
already. But it will Y come soon
enough, and the party that is to run
against him had better get into train.
ing ~ ''sa
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DR.. Organ says .'hcll is full of dye

DR.. Organ says shell is full of dys-
peptics, and 'dyspeptics are fuu of
hell. Wien good Christians learn
that there is an intimate relation and
sympathy existing between the inu-
cous surface Of a mans stomach and
his soul they viii take moro care of
their stomachs, and by so doing they
may improve men rapidly in many
OF the Christian graces-virtue and
patience for instance" y 1Dsa.#@E 2h'
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RAILROAD ELEcTIoN-The annual
meeting lof the stockholders of the
RnrlinetonGs.Aiasea~ a~i Rivns Railroad
Company ssas held in this city, Wed.
nesday, and the following Board of
Directors elected for tho ensuing
year: N. Thayer, jim. Forbes, r.
"A. Watson, JaWs Brooks, j. #. Joy,
Il. d. Rand, sJ.aA. lBurnham, A. Har-
dy, Erastusl Corning Hatckege.
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We were favored with ri cali by our
young friend John MnWare, OF OF
tumwa. iowa, tiavelih e gent for the
Wholesale House of Cherrie Il Tin
dell, dealers in Croekery ande Gass-
ware. !" Johnniea rs looking finely
and says the aquatic foul hangs dang
ling in the air. U,iianrstisa Rt7ubi-
c1as Ez.vf9z .gE.Efy. ssgriss.s 4t5ag
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Bad

When Twas sixteen, I fell in love.
There was nothing remarkable in
that, for most young mon of that age
do the same thing. But what l am
going to tell you. is how my court
ship terminated. It was at a party
l saw Sallie B., who was one
of the sweetest girls in Ticktown /;
and, tell you she looked sweet in
her white ball dress, with her hair
falling loosely over her shoulders. =,
/ got an introduction, danced with
her once, twice, thrice, and was JUS t
the happiest man in all Ticktown.
Well, at last the party broke up
but l had an invitation to call on
Miss B.. That was all I want
ed, and l didn't sleep much before
Sunday evening-for that was the
time l fixed to call.
called, saw Miss Sallie to church
saw her homo; and when l left had a
pressing invitation to call again, and
! did not forgot it, / assure you.
At the end of a month was COM
pletely gone. At last l resolved to
"pop the question:" and fixed on my
ext visit for the time, studied
"Courtship Made Easy" thoroughly,
and concluded / was ready for the
task.
The time arrived. Here | was sit
ting by the side of my beloved with
my arm around her waist! l took
her hand in mine, and screwed up
my courage to say, Dear Sallie, do
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A Clergyman who was consoling a
young widow OH the deathof her hus-
band, spoke in a serious tone Of his
many adirmablequaHlics, You know,
he said, you can never find his equal,
search as long as you will To which
the sobbing fair one replied, almost
broken hearted, I'll bet I will Bal ii
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She made no answer, but her eyes
were cast down, and | hoped-yes, l
was certain, she loved me. l put
both my arms around her neck, and
pressed one, two, three kisses on her
rosy lips. She did not resist, but
raised her head, and said.
You're almost as bad as Sam SIM
mons" ~ 95fa. FEs
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The vengeance of history IN our
urgent day is dramatic and startling.
The whirligig of time is revolving
with lightning speed. The Cleveland
Leader pcrtinently recalls the fact
that ten years rgo Chas. Langston, u
colored man of Oberlin, was tried be-
fore the United States court OF that
city, upon prosecution instigated by
the administration of James Bueh-
anan, for violation of the fugitive
slave law, was founa guilty, and i'm
prisoned in the county Jail for TWEEN
ty days. 1t was just ten years last
Wednesday week since this sentence
was fulfilled. Now, we find this con-
victod criminal offered the position OF
United States minister to Liberia
Forafy'S Press.
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Mrs. Livormore, in her lndianapo-
lis speech, last week, said that whom

Mrs. Livormore, IN her lndlanapo-
lis speech, last week, said that whom
she became q mother, ''she turned
her face TO the walland wept because
il was a girl" Quoting which an
as:ute editor who never was a moth
Sr. observes "Mrs. l.. may becertain-
ly set down as strong minded, II the
question OF sex rs affecting the wei,
fare OF the inian, had possession OF
her mind at that particular moment.
Andby way OF comment upon TINS
the editor Of tho Chicago Post, who
evidently has been mother, says
Al is plain to see that this editor
never was mother himself, or he
woull know chat solicltude for the
sex Of her offspring is ono OF a moth
ors strongest emotions at such Il
time. Gdte CITY
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6. w DnIH, a live real estate
agent al 0ttumwa, occupies trom
three 10 four columns il tho D63iy
Courier Of that city in giving olabo-
rate descriptions oithe several piecos
OF real estate which he has Tor saie.--
sDeviu understands bis business --os-
IflunsH Nrtle.R
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oTTUMWA,& iowa.

! also keep all sorts Of farm nipple
ments, Of the best quality to which. /
invite the inspection Of the farmers.
JOHN II. SHEPHERD.
may7 d Sw2rn. .s3
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4 The Dubuque Herald informs
those Republican papers who have
been objecting SO much to Mr.. E. c..
Davids' appofhtmentby the Admin
istration, that Hon. Peter Melendy
]" was one of the influential radicals
who headed Dayids' recommendation
for the appointment" Itwants them
now to redouble their; zeal for the
appointment Of Melcndy to the us.
Marshalship.-D Davenport Jo,unal. :.
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Bird Cages-a fine ssook,iat
4 Il. Wallaec& 4 Cc's
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BOARDING HOUSE,
T. r.. SAFFORD

Has opened Boarding House in the Ola
ettumwa Hotel Building, where good Nc
commodations can be obtained.
warm meals can kte obtaiuedl at.,a!l
hours at low rates.
March l2 '69.dwtf.