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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-14

Ar THE meeting of the Directors OF
the Memphis and Kansas City Rail-
road to-day, in an unpretending and
straight forward business manner,
was enacted arrangements which
must tell upon the interests Of our
city and ofNorth Arkansas.
@ Failing to derive any considerable
advantage from the enterprises which
have cost her zso4mueh money, to
draw trade from the West and South
west, the enterprising people of
Southern Kansas, Southern Missouri,
and North Arkansas, proposing to
connect themselves by railroad with
US, can only be regarded by the con-
siderate portion of our people as one
Of the brightest CLEANS of sunshine
which has dawned upon the future OF
Memphis during her history.
Ne insignificant feature in the pro-
ceedings is found in the selection OF
Judge WIN. BYERs, of Batesville,
Ark.J.as the President of the Com
pany. He is "a gentleman near
Iy sixty years of age, a Pennsyl-
vanian by birth, and has been a resi-
dent of the State Of Arkansas since
1898 He is a lawyer by profession,
Of high legal attainments. He served
as Judge of the Seventh Judicial Cir
cult for a number of years, and was
elected to Congress twice from the
First Congressional District, by over
yhelming majorities. In 1867 he was
appointed by President johnson Su-
p~erintendent ofIndians for the South
ern District. His selection to fill the
Highland important office of President
of so important an enterprise will be
hailed with sentiments of the greatest
satisfaction by the people of the entire
State Of Arkansas, and will be the
means of inspiring them with conf
dence in this Memphis, Springfield
end Kansas City Railroad. L-a
The election Of Col. ELDR1DGE as
Viee-President and acting Secretary
is a most admirable choice. This gen
tlemen is the originator and prime
mover of this enterprise,-a man of
personal influence, energy and ability.
We predict for him a most brilliant
future as a railroad man, and con-
graduate the Company on the selec=
ton of him as an officer.
F. s. DAVIS, the Treasurer, is the
President of the First National Bank
a man of great energy and capacity
as a fnancier. He commands the
respect of the entire commercial COM
munity, and will be a power behind
the throne in the management of this
road. We are happy to chronicle his
connection with the enterprise. He
can, and will, be OF great benefit to it.
Such, in brief, is the character Of
the men having in charge this great
movement. That it will command
the respect of the people of Tennessee
and Arkansas, there is no room for
doubt.
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be Of the opinion that there is moth
ing singular that a man should turn
away from a safe bridge in order to
drive through a stream; that the wa
ter was not waist deep; that his wife
was drowned; that she had a large in
surance on her life; and that the hus-
band was in debt, and that he went
afoot two miles for assistance to extrf-
cate his wife, instead of pulling her
out himself.D Ig NBh9
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THE Chicago Times insists on the
importance Of every clergyman learn
ing to swim. 1t has been induced to
agitate the matter by an affair which
occurred near Elgin, in which a cler-
gyman named SMITH lost his wife in
sixteen inches water owing to his ina
bility to swim. The Times article
has produced an Indictment by a
grand jury for murder in the first de-
gree. The Times says: "The article
created no small indignation in the
bosom of Mr.. SMITH and some of his
parishioners, all OF whom appeared to
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A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincin.
cinnati Gazette represents that Ten.
nesseeans1are preparing to sweep out
the Radical officials, and yet "have
the audacity to cry aloud Radical
proscriptionI' whenever a SENTER
Democratic removed by Gen. GRANT,
The Gazette does not seem to under
stand that there may be an excuse for
deposing rogues from Office which
does not apply to the decapitation OF
honest men. ~
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IT IS stated that Mr.. JEFFERSON
pAYsprePoses to take Up his resi-
dence in Mississippi. HE'S at present
in Baltinere and is represented as
improved in health. He has proved
a greater success as Senator than as
statesman and leader in a great crisis.
He has the good will of all the South
ern people. ROBERT E. LEE has
their love.
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stonewaII Block, Memphis, Tenn.

AleEE slilH8 g u -aui ~ Jiagg1
HAVE on hand, and by constant additions
IL keep upone OF the largest and best Sc
leeted stocks of Groceries in the southwest,
which we offer 10 the trade on the most IA
vorable terms. Our stock comprises a fnll
and complete assortment Of every article
kept in our line, together with BAGGING,
Co-nsignments of Cotton solicited, and Hbe-
raj cash dvanee made. Our Mr..
gives this branch of our business his exclu-
SsfYeatfCnuion- We have our Own Warehouse
and feel-sase In ~guaraHtseing Satisfaction as
to weights.
All Cotton and other produce insured while
intransit or in store unless contrary instruc-
tons are fveu.
We return our thanks for the liberal pat
ronage OF past years, and from our friends
and the public a continuance of the same.
We make no pledges, but for the future judge
as by the past. Liberal cash advances made
on CONSTITUENTS TO our New Orleans House.
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NEW YORK.
The Purese. Best
Saint Mary's School,

CORNER of Poplar n Alabama. Mrs.
y MARY z. PoPE, Principal. VIII open for
Boarding n Day Scholars the FIRST Mon
A IN SEPTEMBER. No boys over ten will
be received. No pupils are AXE by the
month, augl6
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~NEWNPAPER NALEN.

On the SYST of March last, the closing
day of what newspaper men all concede
TO be the busiest quarter of the year, re-
turns were made by the several newspa-
per concerns of this city, showing the fol-
lowing result: er.
Appeal. -.-.S6l93 50
Avalanche 1896 90
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CoTToN FACTORS,
33O Front Street,

.HH N.|. 'H
WE are now receiving one OF the largest
w and best selected stocks of goods IL has
ever been our pleasure TO offer TO the trade,
and TO hrst-class buyers we are prepared to
offer inducements that cannot be surpassed.
600 sacks Rio Cofee-all grades;
800 barrels Refined Sugar-all grades;
50 hhds. Louisiana S~ugar-all grades; &
500 packages Syrups and Molasses-all
grades;
100 kegs English Soda;
200 boxes English Soda; SUI
1000 packages New Mackerel;
500 packages Virginia Tobacco;
so barrels Robinson County Whisky;
100 Bourbon Whisky;
100 Rectified Whisky;
80 Tennessee White Whisky;
100 boxes Layer Raisins;
so boxes assorted Nuts;
100 cases Sardines;
100 cases Brandy Cherries and Peaches.
For sale by FARGASON & CLAY,
seS $50 Front Street.
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STOVES, ETC.
CHARTER OAK STOVE
'%oa7' CATEcHISM F:

Qses1on-vho made the first Charter Oak
Slower =
Ans,osr.-G. FIlIey, of st. Louis.
2 Q-When was IL first nader
Ain the year 1852.
Q.-Are they good Stoves3
A.-The best in the world"
b Q.-HoW are they made?
A.-From the best quality OF Iron.
Q.-Who says they are good StoYes3 @
A.-AH those that use them?
Q-How many were sold in 1882
were 1857 sold. 81
ouQ.-How many out of that number failed?
A--Not one.
..Q-who sells the genuine Charter Oak in
Memphis?
Al. n SCHABEL q CO., II MALNST.
Q.-Are there Imitation stoves ofthat manner
Ayes; plenty OF them.
Q.-HOW can purchasers tell the genuine?
A.-By seeing the name of q. F. Filley on
each Stove,
Q.-How should parties order themP
4--Tell your merchant 10 get FilIey's.
Q.-Does j. +. q Co. haye a good
stock?
A.-Tes; hey sell them at W7olesaIe and Re-
tai, and keep TIN WARE, CASTINGS, ETC., IN
good supply.
J.. F. SCHABEL & CO.,
NO. 227 MAIN STREET, MEMPHIS,
sole
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NOTICE.

THE c-opartnershfp heretofore existing un
L der the name of INCOMES & CO., has
been renewed and continued, under the
name and style of McCombs, Keller & Byrnes,
Memphis, July 10, 1863.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30
Horses and Billiards..

The ''second Washington" after "swing-
ing around the circle" last week in Western
Pennsylvania. for the purpose of aiding the
election of the man who, in 1866, declared
in a published letter, when he was seeking
the democratic nomination for GoveT amor THAT
he was a democrat without an affix or pre-
fix, returned to Washington on yesterday
week special dispatch to the Philadel-
delphia Inquirer, dated on the day of Grants
arrival at the seat of government, details his
first movements in this wise
''After visiting his stables he drove out to
the State Department, where he had con
fereDce with Secretary Fish,"
Pleasure first and business afterwards
OF course it was in perfect harmony with
Grants well known tastes for all the sports
of the turf, that he should pay his respects
to his horses and his mares and his yeung
colts before condescending to call on the Sec
retary of State, Mr.. Fish. who was just then
troubled with Sickles' blunder in Spain in
reference to Cuba.
The same paper, the Inquirer, of the 23d
inst, contains the following special dispatch
from Washington
"During the absence of the President an
elegant billiard room has been constructed
for his use, between the cons ssrvatory and the
main building, upon the right of the passage
leading to the conservatory. The room is
handsomely fitted up and wainscoated with
narrow strips of walnut and North Carolina
pine. 1t is about twenty feet square, afford
ing ample room for large table. 1t is ac-
cessibe from the private part of the house.
only being reached by the passage from the
second floor, between the state and private
dining room"
| Although it does not require much intel
| lect to play billiards, it is nevertheless said
to to be an interesting as well as an exciting
game. 1t may>therefore be safe to say, that
between his horses in the stables of the White
! House and his billiards in the White House
itself, Grants time hereafter will be entirely
monopolized. OH what sad and instruct
i've commentary is all this, in the year of
grace 1860, on the practices and mode of life
of our earlier and less giffed Presidents
Times change and men change with them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30
no CONSuMYTIYES.

TIE ADVERTISER, having been restored to
health IN a few weeks by very simple remedy
after having suffered several years with severe
lung affection, and that dread disease, Con
sumption, is anxious TO make known 10 his fell
low sufferers the means of cure.
To all who desire it, he will send cory of
the prescription used (free of charge, with the
directions for preparing and using the slme,
which they will fnd SURE CURE FOR CoxsUMP,
TIoN, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, sc. The object
of the advertiser in sending the Prescription is
to benefit the afflicted and spread informal lion
which he conceives TO be invaluable ; and he
hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, as it
Will cost them nothing and may prove blessing
Parties wishing the prescription will please
address Rev. EDW ARD A. WILSON
my2O.-1y. Williamsburg, Kings Co., MY
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30
Packer and Eoershing.

Below will be found letter from Hon
VIM. A. Porter, which recently appeared
in the Philadelphia Age. Mr. Porter at one
time was one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court of this State, and discharged the re-
sponsible duties Of that high position with
acknow lodged ability and integrity. He is
son of the late Governor DAVID r. PoR-
TER His letter is high tribute to the char
acter of the democratic candidates for Gov
ernor and Supreme Court Judge:
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 81, 1869.
To tie Editors Of the Age
GENTLEMEN A friend has called nv at
tention to a recent article in the Press, in
which this passage occurs "In the case of
the judicial nomination. the mistake of
awarding it for mere political services is now
painfully felt. Hon. William A Porter rep
resented the judicial talent before the con-
vention and public apology will now be
made for the error Of overslaughing him in
the heat of partisan contest" This article
seems to have originated in some miSappre-
hension. l have rot been candidate for
any Office whatever, for eleven years. ! was
consequently not candidate before the re
cent Democratic State Convention. No per-
son requested or authorized, directly or in
directly, so to represent me. Learning from
the newspaper, that / had been candidate,
and supposing they knew more on the SUBJ
ject than myself, caused the proceedings of
the convention 10 be carefully examined,
and | was gratIhed to find that nv name had
not been proposed nor voted for, nor men
toned during the sessions of the body. If
| had been member of the convention, /
could with the clearest conscience have voted
for Mr.. Pershing. / have represented with
him the interests of important clients, and |
found him a man of perfect integrity. of clear
head and free from those whims and caprices
which, where they exist, are the curse ofthe
profession and the disgrace of the Bench.
canuot omit here to say word also of the
other candidate on Cur ticket. Having fire.
quently conferred with Judge Packer on
matters of business, l can truthfully say
that have seldom met any man who has
impressed me much with the accuracy of
his Judgment the breadth Of his views and
the purity Of his principles. In another re.
spect, be is a remarkable man, and that is.
in not being changed by the acquisition of
the wealth-doEbtless the seYerest test to
which any mans character can be subjected.
When a student of law, frequently visited
him at his little store in Mauch Chunk,
and now after the lapse Ofthirty years. can
distinctly recall the same cordial greeting.
the same unostentatious manner, the same
frank and manly bearing, the same liberal
and benevolent sentiments which have since
attracted TO him SO large share Of the re-
spect and affection of his felow-citizens.
am, gentlemen, very respectfully yours,
WILLIAM a. PORTER
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Let Them be Challenged.

The following special dispatch from Wash
ingtou, under date of Sept. 22d, is taken
from Philadelphia radical paper:
Postmaster General Cresswell has granted
leaves Of absence for seven days to clerks in
his department from Pennsylvania who de-
sire to go home to vote, and eight days to
the Ohio clerks.
1t is about time that this annual raid on
the ballot boxes of Pennsylvania by Wash
ington city clerks should be sternly resisted
By the democracy of the State. a clerk in
the Post Office Department, although ma
tive of Pennsylvania, has no more legal right
to vote in this State than he would have, if
he were clerk in Boston. This is a self
evident proposition, and requires no argu-
mert to enforce it. Under the present cleo
ton law three qualifications are necessary in
order to enable voter to exercise the right
of suffrage. First, he must be registered !;
second, he must have paid a State or county
tax within two years and, third, he must
have been resident of the district for ten
days previous to the election. Can a Wash
ingtor city clerk show that he possesses even
one Of these requisites. To say that he can
is simply preposterous. He is registered in
WashiDgton;.herc be pays his taxes and there
he votes for city officers. That is his resi-
dence, and it is well settled principle that
a legal voter canrot have hco places of resi-
dence. That these clerks should he permit
ted to carpet-bag into this State and vote, is
plain and palpable fraud on the ballot
box. II they triH live in Washington, there
they must do their voting.
We trust that democratic editors through
out the State will give this matter their i'm
mediate attention. Let the right Of these
Washington city gentlemen to vote, be chal-
lenged in every instance, and if the officers
of any election board receive their votes, let
them be prosecuted Cor wilful violation of
the plain provisions of the election law.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30

"A woman named Mrs. Wilgus, living
near Laytous Station, on the Conuellsville
railroad, met with u terriols death on Sat-
urday last. Having occasion to speak to
her husband, who was engaged ia threshing,
she approached too near 10 the threshing
machine, when her clothing caught in the
tumbliDg shaft, and she was carried around
it at terrible speed, portions Of her boiy
sticking to the ground at each revolution.
literally brating her to death. She only
survived few minutes after bel ng released
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30
WORD TO DEMOCRATS.

would suggest to the Democrats of the
different Boroughs and townships Of Cam
bria county, that they meet at their respect
i've places of holding elections. on Saturday,
Oct. 9th, and nominate ticket for Borough
and Township officers, Cexcept Assessor, } to
be voted for on Tuesday. Oct 18th.
F. A. SHOEMAKER,
Chairman County Committee.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30

We publish the following section of the
Registry Law for the information of the Off
GERS of the different boards of election. 1t
viii be seen that it changes the time, as well
for opening as for closing the polls, from the
law as it existed under the old system:
Section Is. For all elections hereafter hold
en- under this act the polls shall be open be-
tween the hours of six and seven O'Clock, a.
M, and be closed at six O'Clock, D. M,
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a n ID r Z w NJ Q > /
MERCHANT TALON

SUPPEs's BUTLDING, CLINTON ST. Jun
HAS just received his fail and ' ~, ,,,ss
IL of fine French, London anu aln3J-sTIy
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and Egss,s5 Egs5
and a full assortment of GeA'
GooDs. liz
MIR, Moses has been Cor eight yeA.,s ~
Wood, MoIrell 4 Co. 5 establish ~ ps-,,b -TbIs
desires to inform his friends ans ING -
orally that he has commenced ous,.s.i 8
pes building. on Clinton street ~ y
Of goods adapted TO the fall and s-,ii li,esi 9
he is prepared to make up u tis ,r.,s n
and at moderate prices for casa ~ ol =
teutica TO business 10 merit Sti.....,sss u
p patronage. and maintain that n MY
has heretofore attended his enolS al
good fitting garments. Give niH
JohnstoWn, Sept. 2, lS6e-u'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30

TIE VERY HIGHEST Prize, THE CROSS OF
THE LEGION OF HONOR, was conferred
on the representative of the GROVER & BA-
KER SEWING MACHINES, at the Exposi-
tiop Universelle, Paris, 1867, thus attestine
their great superiority over all other Sewing
Machines. e- For sale by c. T. RoBEKrs,
Ebensburg. GJune ,, lS69.-Iy
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30

Oh our first page will be found a lengthy
report of recent interview between Judge
Packer and reports of the New York Sun,
leading radical newspaper. 1t will be
found interesting, and will amply repay a
carefL! perusal. Judge Packers views are
characteristic of the man, and are marked
with all his strong common sense and dis
eliminating judgment. Who will say, after
perusiDg the sentiments Of Judge Packer, as
given in this interview: that he is not emil
nently fit to be Governor of this great Com
monwealth? ? We would like to see report
from the same or any other newspaper cor
respondent, of similar interv lew with John
w. Geary. The contrast between Packer
and Geary would then be fully apparent
1t would be as Hyperion to Satyr, or as
brains and practical common sense, against
inordinate vanity and seif-glorifcation.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30

AN esteemed friend In Philadelphia write
US words of good cheer from that city in re-
gard to the political prospects. not only
there but also in various other parts of the
State which he has visited. He says that
the democracy "feel confident of carrying
Philadelphia by 5000, and believe it is pos
sible to get majority of even 1000" The
same gentleman, we are led to believe, in
forms the Harrisburg Patriot, that in all h is
travels he did not meet with a solitary dem :
ocrat who faltered in his support of Packer
and Pershing. but, on the other hand, heard
of detection in the radical ranks wherever
he went
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30

THE HIeHEsT PREMIUMS at all the fairs and
exhibitions of the United States and Europe,
have beer awarded the GROVER & BAKER
MACHINES, and the WORK DoNE
BIZ THEM, wherever exhibited in competition.