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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-02-10
ORPHANS COURT SATF1

ONNA SALE -
~ TATE OF WN. a. PAN pro'D-p.'
tre OF an order Of the Orphans Co., =,
bria county TO me directed. lbars v;,rt g
at Public Sale, on the premises N s.. -
ma township. on FRIDAY, 1Bs os-gf.'
FEBRUARY 1870, the following desrr;S.I ;p ~ Y
Estate. to wit All he right. titre -.
claim OF the sad William a. fist., d.
and to certain piece or parcel Of Liy6l
uate IA Sasquehanna township. CAM
~. containing EIGHTY ACRES -
less--bounde ed on the north bT l,7d y, =,
Birt'ebaugh. on the east hv land Of -
on the south by land Of J. D. Sb,v ~
the west by land OF Har,er / EjB75,,,
TKEXE-Chsh on confirmation nf,,i.
6. " LOYELACR Gr,.S-
C,ar,ab,r-o D. r. a. ~1.-i
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At nightfall, with his heart full Of
hatred, his eyes glowing, and with the
name of his rival on his lips, he rushes
on her, seizes her by the hair ofthe head
and drags her into the middle of the
room.
Madam" he says, you are about to
die" The unfortunate woman tries to
defend herself With strength doubled
by rage he seizes her in his arms, browns
her face in chloroform, and when she en-
deavors to cry for help he clutches her
by the throat, and releases his hold only
when, without having uttered single
cry she falls lifeless at his feet
He remains in the room in the pres
ence of the livid corpse until daylight.
He rushes then, after double-locking his
had dishonored him; it was his dearest
friend With his heart overAowing with
just hatred Don Castro does not hesi-
tate. He carries loaded revolver under
his cloak, and knocks at the door of his
rivals house. They tell him he is out.
He waits. His friend, Mr.. Garrett, is
one of the most distinguished men in
Lisbon, nephew of the celebrated Gar
rett, the leader of the literary revival of
Portugal
Tired of waiting, NJ. de Castro goes to
find two of his intimate friends, to whom
he relates the terrible event.
He confdes in them to arrange with
Mr.. Garrett the conditions of meeting
to take place that same day, with any
weapon whatever, but without truce or
mercy; in fact, the conditions of NOR
tai combat
The latter refused to fight, saying he
could not fight friend whom he had so
fearfully outraged But he handed them
letter stating that he should leave for
Madrid that same evening; that on his
way to the railroad he would pass
through such and such streets, and that
he should expose himself to the fire of
his enemy without returning it, too
happy to lay down his life in expiation
of his offense But NJ. de Castro will
not commit murder, and delivers him
self into the hands of the Commissary
General, 10 whom he relates the facts. |
He was arrested and lodged in jail, where
he awaits the decision of the Judge
Mr.. Garrett has gone to France, and |
intends they say, to retire to Trappist
monastery.
Madame de Castro was buried on the
18th of May.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-09

ing of the outrage, and the critical con-
dition of his wife, became more and
more enraged, and by evening began to
show signs of violence. nos
Several citizens we're summoned to
assist to guard him from violence.
About halfpast nine the constable de-
cided to move the prisoner to Justice
Anderson's house, some two miles dis
tant, for safe keeping, and for trial on
the morrow.
: After having gone about mile with
the prisoner, a posse of about thirty
armed men came up, took Taylor and
hanged him to tree, where he remained
until this forenoon. He was then taken
down and brought to town When | saw
his body it was lying in his own Office.
His wife, all cut and bruised from
head to foot, was still alive on Monday
1t is probable that she will not recover.
A. ID. Taylor was man of educa-
ton, was by profession physician, and
is said to have been a very successful
practitioner. He was about forty years
of age. A few years since he quit his
profession and went to preaching, in
which capacity he was very successful,
being a fine speaker. During his minis
terial labors he was connected with the
Christian church. .4kEaa frgs
When the war broke out he received
an appointment as surgeon in the Union
army, which position he held until the
war closed. Since that time he has been
practicing his profession. a
On inquiring what could have in
duced him to abuse his wife in such
horrible manner, was told that there
was nothing the matter but his own
vicious nature.
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tai, one in five is so affected; at the
Throat Hospital, fifteen per cent. at the
Children's Hospital, twenty per cent
and at all the hospitals and dispensaries
the children so affected are nearly in the
same proportion. 1t was, therefore, the
opinion of Sir Thomas Watson, Bart,
f. r. S., etc., etc., that steps should be
taken to restrain disease which
counts its victims not only among
the vicious and selfindulgent, but
among virtuous women and innocent
children by hundreds of thousands" |
do not propose to give even the most
hasty summary of this report, which,
from a professional, moral and social
point Of view, is of great interest, but it
shows, | think, conclusively, that the
law is as carefully guarded from abuse
as it can well be, and that it has thus
far, when not violently interfered with,
been very successful in its operation,
and beneficial to all classes concerned.
| have said that the party which opposes
its extension and demands its repeal
offer no substitute. There is a recon
mendation of voluntary effort IN the
establishme mt of hospitals, and the re-
formation of the social evil, but all such
efforts have notoriously failed Dr. c.
Drysdale, one of the Secretaries of the
Repeal Association, has his theory on
the subject. He thinks the only way to
to get rid of the evil
Is by making marriage earlier, and
by enjoining on young couples the ne
cessity of not having more children than
they can easily maintain. Facility of
divorce" he adds, which has worked
admirably in Indiana, in the United
States, should be introduced into En-
gland, and with such and like arrange
ments mankind might attain happiness
and stamp out disease" "
Perhaps the most important testimony
adduced in favor of the act in this report,
beyond its array of statistics. is the fol-
lowing letter from Rev. John Puckle,
Vicar of Dover, an old garrison town,
and long one of the worst in England
He says the experience of the working
Of the act at Dover shows:
First, that at least sixty per cent. of
the worst elements of virulent contagion
have departed from the town; second,
thut Open lHueCencg anu DOWNRIGHT as
saulting temptation have disappeared by
one-half Il think more) from nightly in
Testing our Streets and, third, that a very
strong bopy of the people of sound sense
and feeling belonging to us, medical
especially, is in favor of the acts work
ing.
1t seems too probable that the violent
and indecent clamor raised against this
law will prevent its extension-it may
even procure its repeal. The most its
friends now seem TO hope for is COM
promise, by which the act will be con-
Iinued in force at the naval and military
stations, with o Royal Commission to
examine into its working and results.
That something ought to be done few but
he most prejudiced and fanatical can
leny. The right to go about poisoning
people in any way ought not to be, if
'eally is, part of the British Constitu-
ion. IL it Is, all ] can say is that the
British Constitution will suffer for it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-09
Horrible rom Kansas.

We learn the particulars of sayag,
and brutal affair which occurred a
Medoc, small town in Jasper county
Missouri, from correspondent of the
Kansas City journal. The mans name
who perpetrated the crime is A. ID. Tay.
lor. He was taken from the custody OF
tbs constable by the citizens of Medoo
and hung about ten clock IN the even
ing of the 29th of May The following
are the facts as stated by this cor
respondent:
For some months past Taylor has
been almost daily in the habit of whip
ping and otherwise abusing his wife,
who is said to be most estimable lady.
His abuse of his wife has been growing
more and more aggravated aud severe,
until Friday night last, when, it seems,
he turned a fiend, and began to abuse
her in a most brutal and outrageous
manner-frst, by kicking and cutting;
then he struck her 10 the floor and
stamped her with his heels.
After furnishing her in this way until
he was tired, he took a butcher knife and
cut her hair short. Still growing more
and more 9evilish, he broke a gridiron
to shivers ogeF her head Then, with a
knife, he began 10 torture her by hacking
her in the face and on the breast and face
into slices, and 20 make the torture more
severe, stabbed her in different parts OF
ihe body with an old palr Of scissors.
He seemed TO want to S,u her by de-
grees. During all this time he Kept up
his kicking, cutting and stamping, and
BY the time his fury had abated he had
inflicted such horrible wounds that life 1
was almost extinct
Several Of the citizens hearing the |
cries Of the woman were attracted to the
place. On finding that they had discov-
cred what he had been doing, and fear
ing that they would take measures 10
punish him, he fed TO the woods near By,
where he kept himself concealed until
Sunday morning, when he called at Mr..
Robert Wallace's farmhouse, and asked
or some breakfast. Mr.. Wallace, hav-
ng heard what had occurred on Friday
hight, and knowing that there was a writ
the hands Of the constable for hisar
est. took il upon himselfto arrest him,
ook him 70 town, and delivered him into
he hands Of the constable.
3" The citizens, in the meantime, hear
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-09
AT HOME.
BY CHRISTINA O. RossErTI.

When / was dead, my spirit turned
To seek the much frequented house;
passed the door, and saw my friends
Feasting beneath green orange boughs;
From hand to hand they pushed the wine
They sucked the pulp Of plum and peach
They sang, they jested and they laughed,
For each was loved of each.
listened TO their honest chat;
Said one: Tomorrow we shall be
Pledding along the featureiess sands.
And coasting miles and miles of sea. +"
Said one Before the turn of tide
We will achieve the eyrie-seat. Z"
Said one: Tomorrow shall be like
To-day, but much more sweet"
Tomorrow, said they, strong with hope
And dwelt upon the pleasant way;
Tomorrow, cried they, one and all,
While no one spoke of yesterday.
Their life stood full at blessed noon;
j, only /. had passed away;
Tomorrow and to-day" they cried;
was Of yesterday.
shiyered comfortless. but cast
No chill across the table-cloth;
j, all forgotten, shivered, sad
To stay, and yet to part how 10th;
/ passed from the familiar room,
who from love had passed,
Like the remembrance of a guest
That tarrieth but day.
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A LISBON TRAGEDY.
The Daughter of n Noble Family of
Rio JaneirO Murdered by Her In.
jured Husband. who was Distin-
guished Writer.

/
From the Diario do Noticias. of Lisbon.l
Don Jose Cardoso Vieira de Castro, ex-
deputy, orator and distinguished writer,
presented himself last week to the Com
missary General of Police, and informed
him that he had just killed his young
wife, Claudina, who had dishonored him.
He then surrendered himself to justice.
The Commissary General asked the
murderer TO accompany him to the house
of the murdered wife, in the Rua da
Flores. They went, accompanied by
justice of the peace and a doctor, TO
view the corpse. In the chamber of
death a young woman of twenty-one,
beautiful still in spite Of her pallor, lay
stretched on bed saturated with blood.
Daughter of noble family of Rio Ja-
neirO, she married three years ago Don
yieira de Castro. For long while Mr..
de Castro was model of attention and
tenderness 70 his young wife, whom he
adored They travelled over America
and visited the capitals Of Europe On
arriving al Lisbon they were invited to
the most brilliant salons. Balls, concerts
and theaters beguiled their leisure hours, I
aHu tHt4 IhatHicu iut StieCt Society 4
where theirs vas sought At one fell |
stroke all this happiness had vanished,
and the young woman, so admired yes- \
terday. was today nothing but a rigid
corpse.
What had happened to change in one
moment so splendid life into 50 cruel a
leathf Aiasl fetal mystery
One day Don VieiTa dc uaslF0 enters
and unheard into his wife's
He wants TO surprise her by
Siss. He steps forward. She is writing
of course to him. He casts his eyes
yer the inprudent woman's shoulder
iorrorl Her passionate snd burning
words are addressed to a lover
The blood rushes to his face, he thinks
& stahbing her, but has the courage to
es.rain himself, aud disappeared un-
card, as be had come, but meditating a
reaeherous punishment At first he /
links that poisoning her with chloro- :
lrm in Der sleep would be complete ven
eanee. Bnt reconsidering. eNo," he
ays, 'she must die BY my hand, and she
iust know why / kill her
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BOOK BINDERY.
Franklin Book Bindery,
BLANK BOOK MANUFAcToRY,
No. Is West Court Street, Memphis.
n. q. TOOF, Proprietor.

PLANK BOOKS. PAPER RULING. AND
~ Binding of every description, executed in
a very superior manner, and warranted TO
give entire satisfaction.
nS- My. Blank Book paper embraces the first
mllls IN America; my stock consists of the
hnest IN the entire market. and prices to com
pete with any house in Memphis. Parties will
ordering elsewhere s0Nf
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NOTICES..
n o Il L @ Il.

HAVING DISPOSED or MY ENTIRE IN
IL TEREST IN the firm of Judson A Co. to
the remaining partners. | am no longer MEM
Der thereof. They assume all the indebted
ness Of said firm. and are alone authorized to
collect the Indebtedness due the same,
J. c. ALEXANDER.
Memphis. Tenn, May "a. 1870.
TNHE BUSINESS OF SAID FIRM WILL BE
l. continued as heretofore by the under
signed remaining partners, under the name
and style of Judson * Co.. who assume the
liabilities Of said firm. and who alone are au-
thorized to collect the Indebtedness due the
same. I. II. JUDSON,
A. b. JUDS0N.
Memphis. Tenn, May "A, 1870.
nS- In retiring from above firm, 1 cheerfully
friends. j. G. ALEXANDER.
74-qQ
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RATES OF ADVERTISING IN DAILY

Eight lines Of nonpareil, solid, constitute q
square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to the SPACE occupied, at above
rates-there being twelve lines of solid type to
the inch.
Notices in local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion. Ni
Special notices inserted for ten cents per line
for each insertion.
Notices of deaths and marriages. twenty
cents per line. tn
Advertisements published at intervals will
be charged one dollar per square for each in
serti0n. lff4
To regular advertisers we offer superior in
ducements, both as to rate of charges and
manner Of displaying their favors.
All bills for advertising are due when con-
tracted and payable on demand.
All letters, whether upon business or other
wise. must be addressed to.
Il. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
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$4,000 FOR $1Oy

10, ,OOO E'oS "
EXPLANATION; S12 MAKES YOU A
II member of the Association. Q. $40 for
policy, 81 medical examination fee, and 81
contingent fee, said 81 payable yearly in ad-
vance for office expenses. On the death Of a
member an assessment of So is levied on every
surviving member, which is the amount paid
member, thirty days being given to pay in the
assessment of So after due notification. When
the Association numbers several thousand
they will be classed according TO ages. viz. All
between the ages of Is and % years in one
class, and all between 25 and IS years in an
other, and so on up to 65 years, which is the
limit: and every class to be carried to 1000
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IRE members Of the class; and at the death of
a member the surviving members of his class elias
or Ii We greater portion of IL, is made sinking
fund 20 provide for the delinquencies of mem-
hers. and said fund is loaned on interest, the
interest accruing therefrom, after defraying
the expen ses. coming back to the policy-hold-
ers as diyi, lends. The advantages over or
dinary Life Insurance Companies are: No
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rcn,,ired 10 be p'aid at such long intervals that
anv and every m IN can secure TO his family
competency upon tis death. This Company
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III. M. RAGAN, Sec'y.
t4 II. q. TRADER, Treas.
Messrs Scrugrs Il Duncan; AVaccaro, Esq, of
Messrs A Vaccaro & Co; j stanton, Of stan
ton & Moore A Hatchett. Esq. OF busby ~
Hatchett; Ed Picket, jr, attorney at law oS
Union street.
w. r. HoDGEs, M. D., Medical Examiner.
Office No. 80 Madison st. Z-WZ
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PROPOSALS.
Notice to Contractors !

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
= ceived at the Engineers Office, Memphis.
Tennessee, until y m, on the lst Of August.
1870. for the graduation, masonry and bridge
road, between Coyington and Ripley. a ais
tance Of fifteen miles. A portion Of the work
is heavy and worthy the attention Of Contrac-
tors.
Prohles and specifications can be seen at the
Office Of the Chief Engineer. $50 Main street
Memphis. Tenn, on and after june 8. 1s7O.
IHOs. II. WELLINGTON.
ol-lol Oh. Eng. Miss. River r. x.
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Naost,ag 10 &adse, I

The eek has opened with tremendous rush Dress Goods
Department. The fact has been anticpaed from the
U71ey and superiority of dress 67Jc than the unprecedented
inducements Afforded in the late nuorhns of the stoch
The rapid disposal supply the possibility
distance
Ladies' residing in the city should neglect opportunity
61oc1ng attractions dcuH it not impossible, to duplicate this
@eNs gbs s6y oNaos 'heel eMemhho
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Memphis and Louisville R. R.
CONDENSED TIME TABLE.
TAKES EFFECT FEB. 7, 1870.

The 2.45 pm. train from Memphis leaves
daily. The 400 a. IN. train leaves daily except
Sunday. Since the completion of the Ohio
river bridge at Louisville, the omnibus and
ferry transfer at that point is avoided.
Sleeping cars run through on the 2.45 p. m
train from Memphis 70 Louisville. connecting
day cars, running through from Louisville to
Philadelphia and New York without change.
Berths. sections or state-rooms can be engaged
in through cars to New York at Ticket Office,
2371z Main street.
Trains connect for Nashville and st. Louis
as follows:
Leave Memphis ....-....... 2.45 pm. 4.OOa.m.
Arrive at Nashville. 500 am. 6.00p.m.
" st. Louis.........10.00 pm. 300 I'm.
Ticket Office, 1914 Main street, near Jeffer-
son; and at Depot, head of Main street,
J. +. BOYD, Superintendent.
JAS. SPEED, Ticket Agent. 9-2-f
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INSURANCE.
MASONIC MUTUAL
Life Assurance Association
INSURANCE.
OF MEMPHIS. TENN

Cooperative and Purely Mutual = Charter
Perpetual-Forever Exempt from all
Taxes by the Laws of the State.
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Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at so per annum lin
advanced; clubs of FIVE or more, 81 so. "a
Communications upon subjects of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned
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ANNoUNcEM ENTs.
Judge Of Fifteenth Judicial Circu

Judge Oh FIIteehtH JuuIcIaI CIrcuIt'
In answer to the calls of the bar and people
of this circuit, announce myself candidate
for Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit,
comprised of Shelby, Upton and Fayette
counties. Itcl I. j. FLIPPIN.
At the request Of q respectable portion of
the Bar, and of the people Of the Fifteenth
Judicial Circuit, i announce myself candi-
date for Judge Of that Circuit. The election
is to be held. on the first Thursday. being the
ISAAC NJ. STEELE.
April %, 1870. to"
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Judge of supreme Court.

The friends of Hon. JOHN l.. 7. SNEED,
of Fayette county, are authorized by him to
present his name to the people of Tennessee as
the Western Division. Election, August 4th,
1870. te
In response to the published call of members
of the bar in various counties of East Tennes-
see, and numerous solicitations of friends.
hereby announce myself as candidate for the
Bench of the Supreme Court of the State.
April 9, 70. JAS. W. DEADERICK.
nounce Hon. T. A. X. NELSON as a candi-
date for Supreme Court Judge from the East
ern Division. The election is to be held on
the first Thursday in August, and two Judges
from each of the three divisions of the State
are to be elected. N- L-LL
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Capital Prize, $15O,OOO
SMALLEST PRIZE, ssOt

Also about So. 900 in GREENBACKS, the rent
money Of the property for the years 1869 am
1870, to be distributed TO the Wianers OF tho
FIRST sEFEE prizes respectively. Rent foI
1869 WAS Sl2 per 9cre
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Via Louisville or Cairo,
SHOULD PURCHASE TICKETS BY TBg
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Farming the best and most comfortable line to
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TWO EXPRESS TRAINS DAILY,
This is the only line from Cincinnati to New
York under one management; the only line
from Cincinnati TO New York without break of
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511 PRIZES, S314,a20i Z

Comprising the richest river-bottom tobacco
farms in the wealthy county Of Henderson.
Kentucky, with all their appurtenanees.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
rNIIE PUBLIC LEDGER is PUBLISHED
i every afternoon Except Sunday by
e. HITMO RE,

At Ne. Is Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDGER is served to ci..y subscri-
PER WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers
By mail lin advanced: One year. ss; six
months, "a; three months. So; one month.
70 cents. g .,.
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Grand Prize Scheme

Regularly CHARTERED by the Legislature
of Kentucky, indorsed and recommended By
every leading official in the State and over
hye hundred of her most prominent citizens.
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DISSOLUTION.
Notice of Dissolution.

THE LAW PARTNERSHIPHR HERETOFORE
i existing between Hallum * Kelly is dis
solved by mutual consent.
JOHN HALLUM.
JOHN I. KELLY.
Memphis. April l. $50. 55-f
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JOB PRINIINC.
LOTTERY;
YOUR ATTENTION

is CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE "HEN
i dersOn County, Kentucky, Land Sale"