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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-26
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Texas Items.
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! RUsK CouSTs copy as follows from the lien
i derson Times of the 22d:
| The Most backward Spring Ever Kaoacn.-sitfng
in cur Office by blazing fire. dressed in winter cloth
ing and wrapped in heavy shawl eight miles north at
latitude 80 deg the 18th Of May 1869, we pen tls
paragraph. The heading CONVEYS the dea' ana laees
sustain it. We have not had half dozen pleasant days
during the spring. The best corn Is hardly halt knee
| hight ought to be waist high Cotton that was
planted and even worked once, much OF 1t Is being
| plowed up and the ground planted over
| The prospect is gloomy-farmers wear long conn-
itenances-merchants wear long CONFERENCE.-The
cbancs wear long ounenances-protessional men
wear long countenanees-and the editor would did he
recolect the spring of 1862, which was very much
after the style of this though not quite so much So and
yet crops of all kinds heavy that year SO 1t may
be this Let us at least hope.
Cotton Hi1ted-We are informed by a numbers OF
farmers in this section that owing to the continued
cold weather, all the cotton has taken the rust-or
what is called the sore shank and that root dead
The ma ory of the farmers rebeddlng and plant
ing over This lessons the prospect for crop very
much.
NAVARRO CoUSTY.-The Corsicana Observer of the
7th, says: The caterplars are still infestng the
woods in vast quantities. Their favore food seems
to be the young leaves of blackjack, nearly all of which
they have stripped entirely of foliage. They have not
yet attempted any damage to the crops that we have
heard of, and are strictly confined to the timber.
MARION CoUEry-The Jefferson Times of the Goth
says that the worms have nearly all abscoDded
that locality, and the crops notwithstanding the cold
rains, and worms, are looking very WE'LL
HARRISON GoUSTY.-The following gentlemen have
been appointed to office in Harrison county, under the
new order - r. c. DeLisle sheriff. 7. +. Purnel,
assessor and collector A. Randolph, district clerk
MILITARY ARREsTs.-Buness in this line has been
pretty lively during the week. Sam Ward, James
Blake and Peter Denton we're brought in from Red
River county last Thursday and lodged in the stock
AIDE W. R. Browning, Glen Marshall, and W. b. and
B. F. benson were arrested down in the Bend, about
twelve miles from town. and confined in the stockade
one day and night, when they all released The
last was that of w L. Crawford, of this city, On
Monday evening He is still in thestockade
Jefferson Times, Goth.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-05

WEDDING PRESENTS. There was a
time when the word wedding present
had charm in it. When it meant
something fresh spontaneous, represen-
tative of the giver's affection, and when
9he giver was permitted, without Great
ing scandal, to proportion his gift to
his means. But that was good while
ago. Now it Is become regular affair
of business. There's neither love nor
feeling in the matter. Not but that
there are love and feeling still i'll the
world in plenty, only, it would seem
they have taken to sanctifying other
things than they used. A wedding
present ov is forced contribution, OF
means of gratifying the givers vanity
or ostentation, or an Investment made
for the sake ofgetting peg higher i'll
society" All the sentiment is gone
clean out Of it. 1t means, ut the best,
nothing more tender than &C good
MORNINGS said as easily and for
gotten as easily. For it is not to
be disguised that the wedding present
has become serious tax, and is ONLY
endured with patience by those who
count on getting back the value OF
their gift when they themselves shall
be married.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-05

"Where is the hoe, Sambo p "Wid
de rake, Nasal p "Well, where is the
rake ?" "Why wild de hoe" "Well,
well, where are they both ?" Why,
both togedder, massa, you pears to be
berry 'ticular dis mornin' p'
A Minnesota Judge has decided when
a man is illegally drunk" He says
cit is not necessary that a man should
be wallowing in ditch, OF humping
his head against your posts, that you
may know him to be drunk but whom
ever he begins to tell the same thing
over twice, then he's drunk !"
The number of applicants for the
Office of weigher at the New York Gus
tom House is over LOGO, but not over
a score of places in that department re-
main to be filed
A beggar in Hartford goes from
house to house with big knife. When
they refuse to present aims he forth
with presents arms.
The great bill of $4,000 for cable
dispatches, charged to the State De-
partment at Washington, has been
paid,
A rowdy intending to be witty, thus
accosted lady in the street, -" Madam,
can you inform me where [ can see the
elephant % "No, but if had look
ing glass I'd show you a very large
monkey" The rowdy sloped.
ne.l- Job printing of all kinds execu-
ted at this Office.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-05

ASSESSMENT OF PANING JEFFEhSUN AVENUE,
FROM JERSEY SEREET TO PORT AVENUE.
NJ Office is hereby given, That the assessment of
! I the whole amount of the costs and expenses OF
regulating and paving Jefferson avenue, from Jer-
sey street to Port avenue, has been delivered to
me, and that the owners of land and real
estate, assessed and named below, requested to
pay the amount to me, with interest thereon, from
the Goth day of May, 1862 being the date OF such
assessment, at seven per centum per annum at my
1862 instant, within the said time deliver to me
a bond, entered into by said owner or owners, to
the city of Elizabeth, conditioned for the payment
of such assessment in five years from the date
thereof, by paying twenty per centum per annum of
the amount OF such assessment such part thereof
as may remain unpaid, at the rate of eight per
centuIn Der annum, PAYABLE seIni-aunually.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-05
CITY OFFICERS.

Mayor Phillip II. Grier.
President City Council-James t. Wiley.
Clerl-Jacob Seiple.
Treasurer-Archibald S. Woodruff.
Attorney-Joseph Award.
Receiver of Taxes-John Engol.
Clerk of Market-James Rollo.
Chief of Police-John Keron.
Captain James Garland.
lieutenant " Waters Furman.
Suweyol-Ernest l.. Meyer.
Street Commissioner-Luke II. Higgins.
Deputy Street COMMISSIONER. McGrath.
Assistant Street Commissioner. Byrne.
Health Inspector Henning.
Overseer Of Poor. Peter Ritter.
Scaler of Weights and Measures--C. Solo
mon.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-05

StEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
= the Office of the Street Commissioner City Hall,
until Wednesday, the 9th day Of June, 1869, at
O'Clock P. NJ for the following work:
To flag Adams avenue, from Mary street to Port
avenue.
To regulate and grade Spring street, from Jersey
street to William street. and curb and gutter from
Jersey street to East Grand street.
To regulate, grade and curb Louis asst rect, from
the AIiddlosex turnpike to Meadow street.
To regulate, grade and curb North avenue, from
the NIiddlesex turnpike to Meadow street.
The folowingis about the amount of work to be
done, and materials to be furnished in the consuc
ton and completion of said work.
ADAMS AVENUE.
2,4OO lineal feet of tagging.
SPRING STREET.
600 cubic Yards of excavation.
2,10O Lneal feet of curb
2,100 lineal feet of gutter.
LOUISA STREET.
5000 cubic yards of excavation
4 500 lineal feet of curb.
NORTH AVENUE.
10, 600 cubic yards of excavation.
5000 lineal feet of curb.
Bidders will be required to bid for each streetdt
a separate and distinct bid they will also he
quired to bid the time taken for the completion
of the work, at the rate of S2.25 per day.
The plans and specifications of the work can be
examined at the office of the Street Commissioner.
Said proposal must be accompanied by bond
executed by two or more ample satisfactory and
sufficient securities, resident in the country in at
least one-fourth the specified in the proposal
for the performance of the work, should the con-
tract be awarded to the person making the propo-
SAL and that if the person or persons omit or re-
fuse to execute such contract, they will pay to the
city of Elizabeth any difference between the sums
he or they would have been entitled to upon the
completion of the contract and that which the city
of Elizabeth may be obliged to pay the person or
persons byNYhom such contract shall be executed.
Payments will be made in cash, monthly in sums
not less than thousand dollars, the work pro-
crosses, on certificate of the City Surveyor, the
city retaining twenty-five per cent, which will be
paid when the work is completed.
The penaley for each days neglect to complete
the work, according to the contract, beyond the
time fixed therein, shall be three dollars where the
gross amount to be paid the contractor shall be
less than three thousand dollars and two dollars
per day additional for every two thousand dollars
beyond that sum- All penalties incurred shall be
deducted from the amount due the contractor be-
fore the final payment is made.
The City Council of the city of Elizabeth reserve
to themselves the right to retain all bids which may
be offered until opened and to reject any or all the
bids for the above work. as they may deem best for
the interest of the city.
L. H. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner
Elizabeth, May %, 1869. my26-3w
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SOCIETIES.
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsONS.

Washington Chapter, No. 49, Royal Arch
Masons, meets at Masonic Hall, Broad street,
on the first and third Mondays of each
month. James Gale, Secretary.
Washington Lodge, No. SO, meets every
Friday evening, at Masonic Hall, Broad street.
S. H. Faulks, Secretary.
Essex Lodge, No. 40, meets at National
Hall, First street. First ward, every Wednes-
day evening. George N. Potter, Secretary.
Hermann Lodge, No. 81, meets every Tues
day evening at Washington Hall, Elizabeth
avenue. Fred. Faulledreck, Secretary.
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ODD FELLOWS.

Noah's Dove Encampment, No. %, l. o. OF
o. F., meets on the first and third Thursday
evenings of each month at Collet Hall. Oliver
Pierce, Secretary,
Franklin Lodge No. meets every Monday
evening at Collet Hall. James A. Petre
Secretary. A
Elizabethport Lodge No. ZIG meets every
Tuesday evening, over the Post Office, First
F. II. Drake, Secretary.
Oliver Pierce, II. W. D. d. Grand Master,
Oliver Pierce, r. w. D, D. Grand Patriarch
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-05
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Presiding Judge--David A. Dopue.
Associating Judges-H. II. Bovine, d
milford, W. Gibby.
Prosecuting Attorney-Wm. j. Magic.
Sherif-Edgar Pierson.
Clerk-Henry r. Cannon.
Surrogate-Addison S. Clark
Director of Freeholders-R. A. Russell.
Clerk of Boaid-Oliver Pierce
Collector Thomas B. Budd.
Keeper of Jail--Abram A. Ward.
Coroners- Braun. S. Jackson, A. Lesson
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-05
Generation Notice.

ASSESSMENT OF CURLING AND GUTTERING
BOND STREET, FROM CATHARINE STREET
TO SPRING STREET.
NJ Office is hereby given, That the assessment Of
~ the whole amount of the costs and expenses
Of curbing and guttering Bond street, from
Catharine street to Spring street. hasbeen delivered
to me the owners of land and real estate, assessed
and named below are requested to pay the amount
to me, with interest thereon from May 90 1862 be-
ing the date of such assessment at seven per cent
UNI per annum at my office, within sixty days nom
said time deliver to me bond entered into by said
owner or owners, to the city of Elizabeth, condl-
toned for the payment of such assessment IN hVe
years from the date thereof, by paying twenty per
centum per annum of the amount of such assess
ment, or such part thereof as may remain unpaid
at the rate of eight per centum per adnum' payable
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-05
CORPORATION NOTICE,

ASSESSMENT OF ,FLAGGING CATHARINE
STREET, FROM LAFAYETTE STREET TO
MAGNOLIA STREET.
NOTICE is hereby given, That the assessment of
Y the whole amount of the costs and expenses of
tagging the sidewalks Catharine street. from La
constructing and building in Magnolia
street. from Catharine street to Spring street. has
been delivered to me, and that the owners Of land
and real estate, assessed and named below, are re-
quested to pay the amount to me, with interest
thereon, from the 21st day of April, 1869, being
the date of such assessment, at seven per centum
per annum at my office, within sixty days from the
list day of May, 1869, instant, within said time
deliver to me bond entered into by said owner
owners, to the city of Elizabeth, conditioned for
the payment of such assessment in five years from
the date thereof, by paying twenty per centum per
annum of the amount of such assessment of such
part thereof as may remain unpaid, at the rate of
eight per centum per annum, payable semi-anually.
No of Names of Assess
lot reputed owners. ment.
.a.a n
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A youth came into Osceola, Iowa,
Wednesday, dragging snake seven feet
two inches long that he had just killed
short distance from the city, and
reported " two more out there bigger'n
him, that he was going to capture
alive"
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PUBLISHED THIS DAY.
WOODSTOCK. l vol.
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The horse that bore Phil. Sheridan
into the Shenandoah fight, " from
Winchester, twenty miles away" eats
corn and hay in the stable of G. FL.
Merry, Iowa.
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Corporation Notice

SoLPoL<NCIo IN oTISC.
ASSESSMENT OF REGULATING AND GRADING
BOND STREET, FROM MEADOW STREET TO
DIVISION STREET.
N Office is hereby given, that the assessment OF
IN the whole amount of the costs and expenses of
regulating and grading, Bond street, from
Meadow street to Division street, has been
delivered to me, and that the owners of
land and real estate, assessed and named below are
requested to pay the amount to me, with interest
thereon, from the Goth day OF May, 1869, being
the date of such assessment at seven per centum
per annum, at my office, within sixty days from the
22d day of May, 1869, instant, within the said
time deliver to me bond, entered into by said
ed for the payment of such assessment in five years
from the date thereof by paying twenty per centum
per annum of the amount of such assessment, or
such part thereof as may remain unpaid, at the rate
OF eight per centum per annum, payable seml-an-
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NJ Office is hereby given, That the assessment of
Y the whole amount of the costs, damages and
expenses Of regulating grading, curbing and gut
tering High street, from Elizabeth avenue
to Division street, has been delivered to
me, and that the owners Of land and real
estate assessed and named below, are requested
to pay the amount to me, with interest thereon.
from the 14th day of April 1862 being the date OF
my Office within sixty days from the oath da Of
April 1869, instant, within the said time deliver
to me bond entered into by said owner or owners,
to the city of Elizabeth, conditioned for the pay
ment of such assessment in five years from the dato
thereof, by paying twenty per centum per annum
of the amount of such assessment, or such part
thereof as may remain unpaid at the rate of eight
per centum per annum, payable semannually.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-05

Why is stick of candy like u horse !?
Because the moro you lick it, the faster
it goes.
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Corpora ton Notice.

Corpora ton NOTICE.
ASSESSMENT FOR SEWERING CATHARINE
STREET, FROM MAGNOLIA STREET TO MEAD
OW STREET
NOTICE is hereby given, That the assessment OF
~ the whole amount of the costs, damages and ex-
penses of constructing and building in Cath
has been delivered to me- and that the owners OF land
and real estate, assessed and named below, are re-
quested to pay the amount to me, with interest
thereon, from the twelfth day of May, 1863,
being the date of such assessment, at seven per
centum per annum, at my office, within sixty
days from the twenty-second of May, 1869, instant
or within the said time deliver to me bond enter
ed into by said owner owners, to the city of Ez
ment in five years from the date thereof, by paying
twenty per centum per annum of the amount Of
such assessment, or such part thereof may re-
main unpaid, at the rate of eight per centum per
annum, payable semi-annualiy.
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COrporatio1a Notice.


A. s. WOODRUFF, City Treasurer.
Elizabeth, April IT, 1869. a20-3w
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A. s'woODRUFF. City Treasurer. fiv
Dated Elizabeth, May o. 1907 mas 3w vC
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Corporation Notice.


A. S. WOODRUFF, City Treasurer
Elizabeth, May %, 1869. m31
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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-01
CHICAGO.
Accident at Milwaukee - Furious
Wind and Snow Storm at Dubuque
-TfFs I'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 31.-At Milwau-
kee yesterday afternoon, while a par
ty of workmen were tearing away the
old gas building, preparatory to the
erection of a new one, the wall fell,
burying the contractor, Carl Busack,
and a workman named John Stett-
CAST. The latter was taken from the
ruins mangled corpse. Mr. Busaok
was taken out terribly bruised, but is
better this morning, and will soon re-
cover.
A furious wind and snow storm
prevailed for several hours this morn
log at Dubuque. Trains run on the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad now to within seven miles
or Council Bluffs.
A party of excursionists arrived
this morning from Michigan Univer-
sity, en- route for Omaha. This party
consists of thirty students Of the Phi
Chapter of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.
Perry Ell. Smith, Vice President of
the Chicago & Northwestern Rail
road, extended an invitation to the
Chapter to visit Omaha. 1t accepted
the Invitation, and Mr.. Smith furn-
ished passes and a car for the round
trip After visiting the points of in
terest ia the city, the students will
leave Friday afterno IN for the West.
About u o'clock this evening a fire
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-01
Latest Washington News.
Nominations and Confir-
nations.
The Tenure-of-Of1ce Bill
in the House.
Rep 3rt cf the Conference
Committee Agreed to.
News by Atlantic Cable.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-The fol-
lowing nominations were sent in to-
day: Emil Colchester, Consular
Agent at Bremen; Geo. NJ. Linn,
Assessor of Internal Revenue for the
Sixth District of Kentucky; B. L.
Wagenseler, Assessor of Internal
Revenue, Fourteenth District of
Pennsylvania; John s. Nixon, Col
lector OF Internal Revenue, Sixth
District of Kentucky; E. j. Rollins,
Collector of Internal Revenue, First
District of Maine; VIM. A. Arnold,
Receiver Of Public Moneys, Central
City, California; B. 2. Mason, Regis
ter of the Land Office at Humboldt,
Kansas; E. W. Babcock, Surveyor
General for Kansas; Levi S. Lake.
Agent for the Blackfoot and neigh
boring Indians.
The following to be postmasters: !:
J. NJ. Billings, Santa Clara, Cal !;
Thomas Il. McClelland, Cheyenne; /;
Robert Fisher, Dallas, Texas; Robert
n. Mills, Bryan, Texas; VIM. H.
Stillwell, Humboldt, Tenn; l.. NJ.
Feely, Georgetown, S. c.; G j. Speed,
Louisville, KY; Henry w. Logan.
Lancaster, Penn; John w. Harris,
Lockhaven, Penn; Enos Hawley.
Muncy, Penn; w. H. Dickey, Kitta-
ming, Penn; j. II. Coggowell. Titus
vile, Penn; James Hall, OcontO,
Wis III. NJ. Reddlngton. Ellyra, o.. /;
J. S. Coe, Norwalk. o.; Il. ID Smith,
Iona, Mich; r. Mahson, Newton,
n. j.; D. W Rathburn, Marion. D.. !;
George w. Coe, Anomosa. Iowa; +.
West, ST. Cloud. MIMI; j. n. Mur
dock, Wabash. Wis; E. W. David
500, Austin, Mimi; j. A. Rathburn,
Mystic Bridge, Conn; Charles W.
Heating, Shreveport, La; +. A
Manson, Sandwich, H.; j Il Black
we'll, Litchfeld, H.; U. S. Jencks,
NJ 4rengo, III; Ed. S. Smith, Batavia,
/ Illinois.
The Postmaster General has sus-
pended special agt mt O. W. Summers,
and reinststed Foster Blodgett in
j4charge OF the Augusta (GeOr -ia) Post
1sofice.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn (color-
! ed, of Louisiana, is In this city.
The President is quite we'll to-day,
and received calls as usual, among
wnom were Senators Cole Sprague,
Morton, aud number OF Represent
atives. No delegations visited the
White House.
Among the nominations to be made
for Justices Of the Peace of this Dis
trict Will be one colored man.
Secretary Boutwell, will nominate
| Mr.. Halsey to the President O-mor-
row for the position of Register o.
the Treasury.