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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-20
ARRIVED YESTERDAY

Steamship Tonawanda Jennings, 20 hours from Sayan
nah. with cotton etc. to Philadelphia and Southern Mai
Steamship C9 PassenRers- Messrs. T. S. Smith, H. L.
Steamship HunteT Harding 96 hours from Prov
dence, with mdse. to D. s. Stetson Co. Monday after
noon off Absecom, fell in with steamship Whrwnd from
philadelphia for Providence with her valve stem
and brought her to this port where she will repair
daey and leave afternoon port Of des
tinAtion. N N ''
Steamer s E Phelps, Brown. "a hours from New York.
Schr A. @. Woodbury. Carlisle, days from Proydenca
in ballast to knight d Sons.
schr Zouave, Short, ! day from Magnolia, Del, with
grain to Jas. l.. Bewley & Go. ' "''A
Schr w. Donnelly, Lynch, from New Haven
Schr j. Porter, Burroughs, from New London
Schr Billow Hodgdon, from Providence.
Schr +. HaTmer Brooks from Greenport,
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cred; the top was slipped down. the box
was turned over and secured by few nails,
and the prize was ours Right glad did
we feel at our success, and with light hearts
we commenced the work of dragging the
box out of the cave, which we accomplish
ed after much labor; and we lifted it into
a cart and started for the residence of Mr..
| w. ID. Matthews to- have it weighed, as
had no balance that would draw enough
! at my house. A rope was tied around the
box and the frog and box were weighed
together. The frog was turned out into
chicken coop and the box weighed and
showed that the frog weighed exactly nine
ty-three pounds.
will be willing to make an affidavit of
tn is fact before any Justice of the Peace Of
the Peace in Maury county. Those pres
ent and saw the weighing can attest to this.
1t is, dare say, as rare curiosity as was
ever found in our county before. Mr.. Mat
t h e $ measured it whfie it was
in sitting pasture and its height was ex,
actly three feet four inches. Its eyes, as
near as we could guess, were two and one
half inches in diameter. The color OF thy
breast and belly was dark yellow, while
itsback was dark green, apparently messy,
around its neck is two distinct red and one
dark stripes. From the centre of the head
or rather commencing from the top; centre
of the nose there are apparently Thousand
small light stripes sprangling out from
common centre like rays of light. Its feet
are of large proportions and are perfectly
black
Ilaid claim to it, as my boys were the
first to discover it, which claim was not
objected to by any of the party who went
with me. If nothing happens to it will
bring it to Columbia next week aud give
your town people an opportunity ofseeing
something worth seeing. will probably
come to town on Tuesday, and it will re-
main at Mr.. D. H. Matthews until shat time.
l would like very much for you to see the
frog before it is moved. Ifyouwill come to
Mr.. Matthews on Sunday evening, prom
Use you that will be there.
Your friend,
A. p. III. MATTHEWS.
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If Romantic SfOry.

The Cincinnati (Ohio) Commercial, of
the 10th instant, gives currency to the fol-
lowing remarkable story William Knight,
a notable hermit, has just died near Rock
ingham, Iowa, aged seventyfive years.
Thirty years ago he left England without
word to his relatives, and, going directly
to Iowa, resumed his business as an attor.
ney, rapidly winning fame. in that capacity.
His friends in England advertised descrip-
lions of him, with offers of reward for It'd
ings fhis whereabouts. For years their eff
orts were fruitless. Knight possessed "a
heavy gold watch of very peculiar construc-
ton. Descriptions of this watch were sent
to the leading watch dealers in America.
knights watch got out of order. He sent
1t to Philadelphia, to an establishment in
which description of the watch was pos.
ted, The proprietor wrote to the London,
parties THAT Ire had received the watch
Over came Knights friends, making their
way to Davenport, as rapidly as the meagre
travelling facilities would allow. They
found the runaway. They held conference
after conference with him to induce his re-
turn to England. They resorted to stra-
tegy, and endeayored to secure his arrest
for some of fence that he might be sent
back prisoner. All in vain. From that
time forward until his death, on Sunday
last, Knight was o changed man. He
bought small farm near Rockingham, a
heavily wooded tract; erected a sort of
shanty in the forest, and there, alone. with
no companions but his pipe, books and pa
pers, he spent his time. He received papers
from, England regularly and loved to read
of new and noted books and their authors.
He cooked his own food, washed his own
clothes cut his wood and was his own ser
want generally. He rarely received callers
Sometimes he would be seized with let
ter-writing fit, and a letter to his lawyers
every day for a fortnight would be the re-
sultan answer being expected by him as
fully as though the matter of correspon-
dence was of the utmost Importance. And
thus he, lived the life of hermit, save in
relation with his attorneys alone. Why lie,
who was so gifted by nature, and SO
splendidly educated, chose to abandon
his luxurious home and wealthy friends,
make his way to the frontier Of the
American lids for residenc i,
and then, when discovered by his friends,
resort to the life of a hermit, is explained
only by an admission in one of the letters to
LIS legal friends, wherein he admits having
been hopelessly cast down by disappoint-
ment in love affair-he wooed, won and
lost lovely English girl-lost her because
she preferred Il "bclted knight and a castle
to a young barrister, who, being younger
son, had to make his own way to fortr re
and to fame.
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One husband and TACO Vv-ircs.

An interesting trio was arrested and
placed in the Huron street station Satur-
day night, by Officer Shute, the circum-
stances leading. to their arrest being of a
quasi romantic nature, if not of frequent
occurrence. The names of the parties are re-
spectively, Carlo Maranesi, an italian and
candy manufacturer, who lives at No. so
North Clark street. corner of Michigan
street: Mrs. Lena Maranesi, his wife, also
an Italian, and Ellen Delaney, of Irish de-
scent, who claims to be the wife of Mara
nesi, and shows properly executed mar
riage certificate to that effect d.
Several years since, in Italy's sunny cline
the two first named pledged their troth
and became "bone of one bone and flesh of
one flesh" In their beautiful home they
were reasonably prosperous and happy, it
is fair to infer but that great disturber of
peace and destroyer of happiness
led them to abandon the land of their
nativity and seek riches on our western
shore. Three years since they landed in
New York, and soon after engaged board
at the house of the above named Ellen De-
laney, (which that woman was then keeping.
All was well for time, but at length the
charms of the bewitching landlady were
too much for the mar utacturer of the sweet
meats, and one day, or night, the two take
ing young child of the Italian bride,
came to Chicago, were married and took
up their residence at No. go North Clark
street.
All went swimmingly with them until
the deserted female learning the course
of the guilty pair, came to Chicago last
Saturday, and confronting wife No. 2
claimed the much married Maranesi as her
husband, and the little girl as her daughter,
he having son several months old Ivy his
second wife, Wife No. sought the servi-
ces of officer Shute to assist her to Olsen
tangle her husband from the wiles of the
artful Ellen but owing to the inextricable-
ness of the case the officer took a practical
view of the matter and placed them all in
"limbo" until some the bonds of matri-
mony are severed by the keen lancet of the
law or otherwise disposed of-Chicago Re
publican.
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HINT FOR A MIsER.-The Marquis d Ali
gre, the richest and most ayaricious man in
France. supposed to be worth three or four
millions of money, was once seen entering
church duringa charity-sermon. He was
accosted by great lady, who, holding a
bag for charitable contributions, as is the
custom there, begged him to give her some
thing for the poor The Marquis did not
appear to understand the request, but the
lady returned to the charge, u pc
which the Marquis declined to CIV en-
anything, stating that he had no money.
The lady then placed the bag, full Of mon
ey, under his nose, saying: Monsieur
D'Aligre, this bag contains money for the
poor, and as you say you are penniless, pray
help yourself" Upon which the old miser,
for once heartily ashamed ofhimself pulled
ont of his pocket purse full of gold, and
threw it into the bag. sa 4a.q
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------ON
.3aOfhey' Remarkable Will.

Thomas Thompson, Esq, native ofthis
city, died at New York on Sunday morn
ing last in the seventy-third year of his age.
lie was a graduate, of Harvard, in the class
of 1917, in which were several distinguish
ed men, among whom may be named the
late Hon. Edward Everett, the Rev. DR.. s.
Fl. Tying of st Georges Church Nnw York,
George Bancroft, David Lee Chill icar:.e
b. Emmerson, Samuel ]. May, ri y.
Sever, Charles III. Warren, Caleb Cushing
Lynde M. Walter, and others of NOTE
The income OF Mr.. Thompson's property,
amounting to nearly $4,000 year, goes
exclusively to Mrs, Thompson for life
At her decease it is given, under the
management of trustees, equally to the
towns of Brattleborough, VT, and Rhine
beck, N. Y, to be appropriated exclusively
for the benefit and assistance of women who
are dependent upon the needle for living.
Some years ago the revenue of his valua-
BILE real estate here was willed to the same
class of female labprers in this city; but
owing to what he considered very unfair
course on the part of the of the assessors in
regard to his personal estate, Mr.. Thomp..
son left Boston, which he really loved above
all places in the world, and took up his
residence in New York, never once revisit
ing his old home. Some curiosity has been
expressed as to Mr.. Thompson's reasons for
the selection of the two pleasant places
above named as his benefciaries- since in
both he was comparatively stranger. 1t
is said that in consequence FLEEING treated
in a particularly considerate manner in
marlborough, where he was passing a
month or two, the impression of the atten-
ton, shown hin, was abiding, and he re-
membered it. AS lie was travelling to New
York in his own carriage, his wife was de-
tanned at Rhinebeck by indisposition, and
it was owing to the marked Kindness and
sympathy manifested by scores of good
people, that town also came in for gen
erous legacy.
The remains of Mr.. Thompson reached
Boston this morning, and were deposited
in a vault in the cemetery at the lower part
of the Common, where his ancestors are
entombed. With his death, as he leaves
neither brothers, sisters, nor children, the
family is extinct. Boston iHass.l Transcript,
Apr1 8. 10 ~ 'r@HpA
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MUSICAL FIsH.-"One day as l was re-
turning to Tallahassee from hunting ex-
cursion in Florida" says a recent traveller,
1--WE were rowing along by the shore, about
sunset, when suddenly strange, grave, and
prolonged sound struck my ear. At first
thought it must be a drone or fly of extra
ordinary magnitude; but seeing nothing,
questioned my guide as to what it could
be. "Oh, massa," replied he, "dat is de
fish what sings. Some call it siren, or
mermaid fish, and others musico." A little
way on way we heard a greater chorus of
these strange voices, reminding me family
of the music of church organs. I stopped
the canoe, the better to study this strange
phenomenon; when, at my request, my
sable oarsman threw a net into the water,
and soon laid at the bottom of the boat
about a score of fish, each about ten inches
long, resembling the gray mullet very close
ly in outward form. Desc be mermaids,
massa, said the negro : but in de name OBJ
hebben, don'teat dem.' "Why not ?" quoth
/. Because they hab de Tub poison
'Lub poison And pray what's that p
Eyes massa when you eat one OBJ desc fish,
you fall so deep in hub you can never get
out again" tried to laugh my black
friend out of his notion, but in vain. In
spite of what he said, however, had my
musicos fried that evening, and found, as
expected, that was none the worse for the
experiment. The musician fish is white,
with few blue spots near the belly. 1t is
about sunset when these fish begin to sing,
and they continue their music during the
night, initiating the grave and sonorous
droning of an organ, just as it reachesyo
ear when you stand outside church."
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tremendous F-al in vv.assGsev

About O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
residents of South Pittsburg were astonish-
ed by q terrific crash which shook the
buildings in the vicinity of the railroad
bridge, and led the people to suppose that
they had suffered light shock Of an earth
quake. But fortunately this was not the
case, and all alarm was soon quieted.
The alarm was caused by the giving
way of portion of the fifth floor of Joseph
s. Finch & Co.'S bonded warehouse on
Chestnut street, South Pittsburg, and the
precipitation of about three thousand bar
rels of whiskey from the fifth story to the
ground. @ 800 rs
The building in which the accident &C.
CURED is handsome brick structure, about
IS by $50 feet, five stories in height, and
was supposed to be a safe structure.
In the afternoon the superintendent of
the distillers was in the bonded warehouse,
and noticed that one of the steam pipes by
which the boiler was heated was leaking.
He called the attention of one of the work
men to the matter, and said that he would
go down town and prepare some material
necessary to repair it. The men employed
about the bhiftiing; FIVE in number, thought
they would assist In the matter, and visited
the fifth story. Soon after slight crack
ing noise was heard to proceed from the
floor, and the men all fled in alarm, fearing
that the building would fall. They all
beat hasty retreat down the four flights
of stairs and left the building in double
quick time. They were not moment too
soonr for just after they had left, the upper
floor gave way, and 5000 out of the 5000
barrels of whiskey stored in the fifth story
were precipitated with terrible crash to
the ground floor, carrying with them the
floors ofthe fourth, third and second stories
The barrels of whiskey rolled and tumbled
on one another, and made terrific noise,
but fortunately doing no. serious injury.
1t is estimated that about 80 barrels were
destroyed, and the loss of the liquor and
the damage to the building will perhaps
reach $4,000, but may not reach that
amount. The east wall had couple of
holes made in it, each about four feet
square, and it is thought the entire wall
will have to- be rebuilt, although it may
be strengthened. t
Some curious incidents are related con-
ceining the accident. 1t is stated that
soon after the fall, and as soon as it became
circulated about the borough that fifty bar
rels of whiskey were running away in con-
sequence of the accident, the Unexpectedly
disposed people of the borough repaired
in large numbers to the warehouse and
made desperate endcavors to save the whis-
key, many of them getting in highly in
toxicated condition in consequence
bMyu Commercial
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SOMEWHAT PARTICULAR.-A cook, who
applied for place in neighboring town
was questioned as to her capabilities, and
having passed satisfactory examination,
was offered situation. Before accepting
it, however, she inquired whether they had
wine on the table every day. "Certainly
not" was the reply. "Then," said the cook
II can't work for you. I've always been
used to glass of wine at dinner, and must
have it, as I'm troubled with the dyspep-
sia." Eff Is. eHs enh Tul
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IA THOMAS ARMSTRONG, for three years lutte
at Vim. IIcrman.s, Bel Air, having locate him
M self for the purpose Of conducting the Tailoring
III business, the store of Bouldn Bro iespect
fully informs his friends, and the public general that
he is now prepared to cut. make and repair clothing, OF
all descriptions, with ncatness and despatch and oil
moderate terms.
as- Ladies' Coats cut aud ,pade In the most tashiena.
bic style Give him q csil.
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T r A N SFERS
AND
a e Ate M ENTS .

ENHE County Commissioners for Hartford
- County will meet at their office in Bel
Air on MONDAY and TUESDAY, 9Th
and 9th of April, and every Monday and
Tuesday until the 18th and 18th of May,
to make transfers and abatemeuts.
All persons interested will attend, al I'd
abatements or transfers WILDE made after
the 18th of May.
Persons making application for transfers
OF property will be required to comply
with the following sections of Article 81
of the Code of Public General Laws:
Section IS. Whenever any person shall
make application for any allowance or de-
duction on account of the sale, transfer,
alienation, loss or removal of any property,
70 the collection or payment of any public
or private security for money, the County
Commissioners or Appeal Tax Court, shall
interrogate him an oath in reference there.
to, and the disposal of the same, and espe-
cially inquire of him to whom the same
has been sold or transferred, and the
amount of purchase money, or the money
collected, and how the same has been in
vested.
Section 10. They shall also interrogate
said person ON oath in reference to any ac-
QUESTIONS or investments made by him
and not already assessed, and the amount
of all such acquisitions and investments
shall be added to his assessable property,
and if he refuses to answer, no allowance
or deduction shall be made on his assess-
ment. ..s r.@H
By order of the Board, E
JAS. A.FULTON
mh5 Clark
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81 Acres of Land,
MORE OR LESS

MORE OK LESS,
the whole of which being the same land
described in deed from Richard G.. Emory
and Others to the said Hiram Ball, bear
ing date the 10Th day of March, A. D., 1851,
and is recorded among the Land Records
of Hartford county, in liber A. L. j., No.,
5, folio 300, &c. .f.
Together withall the
BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS
now on the said parcels of land, collectively
and respectively, subject to the exccp-
tions and restrictions above mentioned
The said parcels of land being sold to pay
the mortgage debt and interest thereon, and
the costs and expenses of the sale thereof as
created, secured, and stipulated in said
Mortgage Deed first above mentioned.
1t is very seldom that such highly i'm
proved and valuable lands are offered for
sale, and capitalists desiring secure and
profitable investment in lands can find none
better than is now afforded, by purchasing
these celebrated farms, and will do well to
personally inspect the same for themselves.
TERMS-Cash in bankable money, on
the day of sale, or upon the final ratifca-
ton thereof with interest from day of sale.
C0RBIN AMOS,
Assignee.
RORERT w WHAIANn
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s- The last words of Cardinal Wise
man are noteworthy. Opening his eyes,
AFTER short respite from pain, and with
smile playing on his features, he said to
his attendants: "Well, here am at last,
like child from school, going home for
the holidays"
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ROBERT w. WHALAND,
Agent and Attorney of Assignee.
!. S. RICHARDSON, Auctioneer.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. 4,
This Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the cub
i scrber has obtained from tie Register o.
Wills Of Hartford county, Nd Letters Of Admin
i;tration on the personal estate of
JOHN CAMPBELL,
late of Hartford county. decd. All persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased are hereby mo-
tifel to exhibit the same, with the legal vouch-
ers thereof, on or before the
10th day Of April, 1870,
or they may otherwise by law he excluded from
all benefit of said estate. M Ee4
All persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment
Given under my hand and seal, this 10Th day
of April, 1869. rl.....
HENRY TENLY,
ap30 Administrator @ 7 A.
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I'M p RTANT NOTICE
TO FARMERS!

MAKE YOUR OWN PHOSPHATE /!
THE undersigned, having purchased of All
house & Winemiller right to manufacture
and sell their celebrated Fertilizer in Dublin Dis
trict, in now prepared to sell individual rights
Every farmer can, after obtaining one OF these
rights,
MAKE HIS OWN PHOSPHATE,
at cost of from SIS to- ls per ton, equal to
many OF the best fertilizers now in use, thereby
saving from SOS to $50 per ton. By paying
$40 Receipt will be given, with full Printed
explain ng the mode and manner of manufac-
turing the sam. Individual rights can he Oh
tanned Of tue undersigned.
feb5-ly ANDREW B. LINDSAY.
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Public Sale.
TWO OF THE
SUPERIOR MANOR FARMS,

rpNHE undersigned, Corbin Amos, as as
signee Of Thomas J.. Emory, mortga-
gee; and Robert W. Whaland, the duly
constituted and appointed Agent and At
torney Of the said Corbin Amos, assignee,
as aforesaid, in pursuance of tho power
vested in the said assignee or his agent
and attorney, by virtue of a certain mort
gage deed, made by certain Hiram Ball
and Mary A. E. Ball, his wife, of Hartford
county and State of Maryland, unto the
said Thomas L. Emory of Baltimore coun-
ty and State aforesaid, bearing date the Sth
day of April, A. D., 1867, and is recorded
in liber J.. H. L., No %, folio 244, one of
the Mortgage Recordso of Baltimore county,
and is also recorded in Liber w. III. D., No.
10, folio 444, one of the Land Records for the
Circuit Court for Hartford county; and also
in virtue ofassignment of said mortgage
estate, right, title, claim, int rest, debt and
demand thereby created unto the said
Corbin Amos, made by the said Thomas
L. Emory, bearing date the 9th day of
July, A. D., 1868, which said deed of rs
signment is recorded in liber A. L. j., No.
20, folio $685., one of the Land Record Books
of the Circuit Court for Hartford county,
and is also recorded in Liber e. II. A., No,
30, folio 303, &C., one of the Mortgage
Records of Baltimore county-and also in
pursuance Of the provisions of the Gath
article ofthe Code of Revised Laws of the
State Of Maryland, passed at the January
session of the General Assembly of Mary
land, A. y, 1860, will offer for sale to the
highest bidder therefor, at Public Auction,
at IL o'clock, NJ,
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Icy An Irishinan was directed by la
dy of large size to secure and pay for two
seats in stage coach, as she wanted com
Portable room in riding. The fellow return
cd and said. II have paid for the two
seats you told me to; but as could not
get but one for the inside of the coach /
took t'other for the outside
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Ey aRemenbcr who you are talking to,
sir" said an indignant parent to a frac-
tious boy; tI'm your fatheH sir!n hsa &C
"Well, whose to blame for that 2 said
young impertinence; "'taint me II 4"