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LEAKY ROOFS repaired by BaFtholo-
new & Allen, No. 8 West Court st. 1927
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BarnRby IL determined 90 close
out the balance Of his summer stock
before the Isl OfsePtember. psi
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NOTICE.
Railroad Meeting at Chelsea

AL PERSONS INTERESTED IN BUILD
"A ing railroad from Memphis 20 Raleigh
Springs, via Chelsea. are requested 70 meet at
the corner Of Safarans and tifth streets.
Chelsea. IN| tl
Thursday, 1 18th inst, at 5 o'clock pm.
Let there be general turn out Ii&-m
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III You want good old Megibben
whisky, go 10 276 Second street.
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Go TO Barnaby's and secure bar
gains in shirts and underwear. ISL

To BUILDERS Just received, large
assortment of marbleized iron mantels
and CRATES, which we are offering very
low. II. METER & Co.,,
l35-es-t l3 & Is Monroe street.
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Barnaby, under OvertOn Hotel, is
closing out the balance of his sum-
mer stock at greatly reduced
prices. 1877
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Storage cheap, No. 3 Elliott block. [l5i
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T,OR RENT--COTTAGES Two 4-R00M
houses to rent on Promenade and Front
streets. W. A. WHEATLEY,
iSi.1i-1 Bethel Block.
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of the finest favors; among which are pine
apple. lemon, raspberry. peach. strawberry,
banana, cherry, gO0seberry, canfel0pe. and
many Others, and can suit every taste. He will
have SOMETHING NEW each day. When
you. are up town, walk into his cosy little par
lar. at 2S Main street. where you will receive
the best Of attention. 1H-fI-12
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NOR RENT-STORE ON POPLAR STREET,
opposite the market. Apply to
MARX & BENSD0RF,
1921 Room No. IL, Bethel Block.
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soAfs IN BORT.
Pat Cleburne, st. Francis, Geo. w.
Cheek.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
Belle st. Louis
orleans
Jnlla lckelurG
Geo. W. frlar's Paint
RIVER. BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is rising slowly here, and is
stationary at Cairo. The decline con-
tinues at st. Louis and above. The Mis-
souri, is falling slowly, with five feet of
water from its mouth to Omaha, The
Illinois had slight rise day or two
since, but nothing worthy of mention.
The Ohio is falling about six inches per
day at Louisville and Cincinnati. The
Cumberland is declining and has less
than four feet on Harpeth Shoals. White
river has a fair boating stage to Augusta.
The Arkansas is declining slowly, and
cutting out as it recedes. Thirty inches
out from Little Rock is reported to-day.
Business at the levee is dull to-day, with.
limited number of arrivals and de-
partures.
The elegant side-wheel steamer Pat
Cleburne gets away tomorrow for Hell
ena, mouth of White river and Napoleon,
connecting with light-draught steamers
for all points on the Arkansas.
The regular Helena and Friar's Point
line side-wheel steamer Geo. W. Cheek
backs out at pm. to-day for the points
named, and all intermediate landings.
Mark r. Cheek is master. The Office is
presided over by Frank Gonterman and
Charlie Jackson.
The Julia, with a new coat of paint
inside and out, and renovated gem
orally, is announced and will depart this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
Capt. Townsend commands, while jim
my Thompson, a Memphis favofite, off
ciates at the desk. "Jeems" was for
some time engaged in the Memphis and
White river trade, and is well known to
the tTsveling public as a clever and
gentleman.
The swift and elegant line steamer
Belle ST. Louis, Zeigler master, will leave
The St. Louis wharfbOat at 5 pm. this !
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FOR RENT.

w. A. WHEATLEY, Rental Agent,
Befhei Block, Office Nos 3. Receiver
ships accepted.
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If you want good old Megibben
whisky. 20 so 276 Second street.
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LOST.

TosT-o ON WEDNESDAY EVENING,
i within two blocks of Court Square, hair
cross. gold mounted. Inc nhaer WI oe i nG-
efaus l41-t
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NOR RENT OR SALE-0N FIVE YEARS
fine. several houses and thirty suburban
lots beautifully timbered. Applyto
192fl w f. HARDIN, 2471a Second st.
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THOR RENT-SPACIOUS AND ELEGANT
hall, over 1853 and 1855 Main ST., Assembly
Hall. Apply at once for 4 one or PIT two years
I40iI1-7 0r Bethel Block.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS,

ARRIVALS,
Steamer City of Cairo, st. Louis. 9a
" Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point,
Il" Nick Wall, Red river. Ii
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Wauanita, Cincinnati.
City of Cairo, Vicksburg,
" Gen. Anderson, Friars Point,
Nick Wall, Red river
g0Afs IN R0RT.
Pat Cleburne, St. Francis, Geo. w.
Cheek.
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NOR RENT : A NICE RESIDENCE ON
Vance street, within one hundred ana
fifty yards of the street cars, containing
nine rooms. wood house, frontand back yards,
Gne shrubbery. and cistern. Eight fine, large
and we'll ventilated rooms in Almedia Block.
'-r W. l.. DUFF. Owner.
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BOARDING.

IoOARDING REDUCTION. IN BOARD;
( Day board, SO per month; board and
iod.ing, $50; for two occupying same bed. 80
eaeh P'' ''-0' WHITEMORE HOUSE.
Nu5-t Nos. 100 and III Admins street;
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Want to find a strayed animal.
Want to sell piece of furniture,
Want to buy a secondhand carriage,
Want to find anything you have lost,
Want to find an owner for anything
found,
For few cents you can tell thousands
Of people through the columns Of the
PUHUo LEDGER, some Of whom viii be
sure to have what you ask for, or know
where you can get It. Try il and see.
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NOR RENT-A NEAT COTTAGE HOUSE
room. good cistern and garden, near the city
i2s-i4S E. B. WEBER. $50 Front st.
NOR RENT-OFFICES AND ROOMS.
H. w. A. WHEATLEY,
e2-l4s Agent p. O. Bethell.
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TAKEN UP.

TI,AKEN UP-TWo OXEN. WHICH THE
owner can have BIZ proving property and
having charges. 4. W. O'D0NNELL,.
isi-flS Chief Of Police.
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WAN ED.

IxTANTED-TEN ACTIVE AGENTS.
w Apply at once to l.. b. Hatch, at the
office Of Southern Life Insurance Company,
$50 Main ST., corner of Madison. 1914
JITANTED-A SITUATION AS SALES
w man in n wholesale dry goods or grocery
house. Good references. Address
1918 j. NJ, Ledger Ollce:
uTAYTED A WOMAN TO GO. TWO
w miles in the country TO cook and do gen
d erai Homework. Apply at No 5, foot of Jeifer-
san street .f 136-14lS
yITANTED-A PURCHASER FOR SAIL Il
w Co.'S Spruce Beer business. including
mandatory, horses, wagons good viii, ETC.
JOE w. SAILS, Proprietor,
49, Corner Third and Mill SITS:
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REFRESHMENTS.
L. A ID II IS ,
81 H E Ii R ETR

DLEAsE REMEMBER THAT CHARLES
Il Howard has the very best ICE CREAMS,
the most delicious FROZEN ICES, and
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EOR RENT
i Business house. No. Howard's Row.
Business house, No. Towards Row.
M Residence, 240 Union street.
Residence, cor Mulberry and Talbot Streets
Two Offices andstwo sleeping-rooms, corner
Front and Jefferson streets.
Annlv 10 NJ. l.. MEACHAM,
1851 No. 9Union St. Stonewall Block.
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COOLEST place in Tennessee -Cadmus'
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Read This.

If you
Want a cook, a.
Want a situation,
Want a salesman,
Want servant girl,
Want to rent a store,
Want to sell piano,
Want to sell horse,
Want to buy a horse,
Want to buy a house,
Want to rent a house,
Want to lend money,
Want to sell patent,
Want TO sell a carriage,
Want a boarding place,
Want to borrow money,
Want to find an address,
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S.-Send your paper anyhow, and
if the old lady likes it / will subscribe
after hog-killing time. A. u.
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London stock Market.

By S. P. and A. telegraph
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-12
Gbe Ginres, Mem BLOOMFIELD, ]Da.

decent respect for the husbands feelings
he would ait once issue warrant empower
ing the husband to take the corpse and
bury it himself This sudden threat of
the law, which they had overlooked
brought the unfeeling relatives to their
senses, and they then accorded the hus-
band the required permission, They
even allowed him to attend the funeral
but compelled him to ride in carriage of
his own hiring at the tail-end of the pro-
cession, instead of giving him the place
he was entitled to--that of first mourner
Small as was this poor consolation the
family had their revenge, for no sooner
was the funeral over than they sat up the
claim that as they had given the young
couple the furniture they had, it still be-
longed to them, and so they replevied
the property and carried it off, the hus-
band offering no objection. But hardly
had this trouble been smoothed over by
time than another came. The afflicted
Starkey indirectly learned that he was
also childless, his little daughter having
died and been buried at some convenient
distance in the country-when, where, or
how, he has never learned, and does not
know to this day.
And here is where the legal point arises.
When old Mr.. Tice died he left his prop
erty to his children, to be divided equally
between them. Should either of the
children die without heirs, his or her
share was to be divided between the sur
vivors. Now, if Mrs. Starkey's child
died before the mother, then the child S
right to the property as heir would re-
vert to the mother, and the brother and
sister would be her heirs; but if the
mother died first the child would be-
come the heir to the mothers portion,
and she dying subsequently, her title
as heir would be vested in her next kin
her father. AS the property involved is
worth 100000, the question becomes one
Of considerable importance.
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killed a trapped bear--and cooked it.
Villain !" she exclaimed, planting
her back against the wall, and aiming the
weapon at his bosom, I" many wild beasts
have shot with this good pistol, and III
now shoot you, if you do not instantly
leave this honse will give you not
even a second Start, or fire p
The ruffian could read human looks
as well as could the maiden, and he could
read very plainly in the 6rm-set lips and
in the flashing eyes-but more clearly in
the steady hand which held the pistol
that she would not only fire as she had
promised, but her aim would be sure
and fatal one.
And he backed out from the bedroom
backed into the sitting room--then
leaped from the open window and disap-
peared.
Bessie kept her pistol by her side un-
til her father and his guests came home
and when she told her story, search was
made for the ruffian. But he was not
fonnd. Our heroine had so thoroughly
frightened him that he never came that
way again.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-12
A Judge in Difficulty

A Judge in this State went into the
river to bathe the other morning, and,
while he was swimming about, some aban-
doned scoundrel stole all his clothes ex-
cepting his high hat and umbrella. We
won't undertake to explain how mad the
Judge was, because, although the Eng
lish language is copious, its most efficient
and vigorous ajectives are entirely une-
quail to the expression of certain degrees
of emotions. But he stayed in the water
about four hours, experimenting with
the different kinds imprecatons and en-
deavoring to select two or three of the
sturdiest objurgations for application to
the thief. AT last he came out, and, af-
ter mounting the high hat, he opened the
umbrella and tried to cover his retreat
up the street toward his house. 1t ap-
peared to the Judge that all the female
pupils of the boarding schools and the
members of the Dorcas societies and the
womens rights conventions were out
promenading that day, and the Judge
had an awful time going through the
zouave drill with that umbrella. When
he reached home he heard that the thief
had been captured. The Judge is now
engaged in writing out his charge to the
jury, in advance for the trial. Those who
have seen the rough draft say it is the
most picturesque law paper drawn up in
that section Of the country.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-12

the parlor and drew up the window-blind,
[ caught the reflection of myself upon
the white back of the Methodist church
opposite Quick as flash, l dropped the
blind again.
Run, Maggy," | said, and get me my
husbands great coat from the ball, and
that old hat of his that hangs behind the
kitchen door. Quick !" | said, as she
hesitated, afraid to venture alone.
At the same time / looked eagerly
around for something that would have
the appearance Of a revolver. | found
what wanted-the case of my husbands
meerschaum pipe.
Just the thing" I said, seiziDg it.
BY this time Moggy had returned,
bringing me the old coat and hat, and
stood with open eyes and mouth regard
ing me, as | hastily dressed myself in
them.
Now open the window wide," said
to the wondering Maggy.
She tremblingly obeyed I took my
place directly between the lamp-which
turned up so it would burn brightly
and the window, and saw, with q thrill Of
joy, the shadow of my figure presented
en- the opposite church. Maggy looked
first at me, then followed my gaze out Of
| the window.
"Shure it's a man you've made Of
yourself" she said, as she saw the shad-
] ow.
And 1t was as perfect deception as /
could have wished. | listened and heard
the steps coming round the house, and
at once fixed myself in the best position
possible, holding the meerschaum case in
my hand, as though | were loading re-
volver. The steps ceased evidently the
owner Of them was regarding the shadow
on the church. 1t looked formidable
Then l heard them cautiously retreat !;
the gate was softly shut and Maggy, peep
ing out of the front windows, saw a man
fastening off.
"Shut the window, Maggy," I said to
the delighted girl; the danger was past
"Thank heaven |" said, reverently, and
Maggy added, "and that old coat and
hat"
My husband, much to my surprise and
JOY, came home about an hour aiterward,
and found me still dressed in my strange
masquerade. When | told him my story
he laughed heartily, and said, I'd back
one brave woman against dozen thieves
any day."
But, nevertheless, his next present to
me was a handsome revolver.
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A Spunky Girl.

A GIRL living with her father in
IN Bartlett, New Hampshire, per-
formed deed which showed that she
had the true spunk of her ANCESTORS
Her father was Crawford and followed
the profession Of guide among the
mountains. Her name was Bessie, and
she was the only daughter remaining at
home-a dark-eyed, brown haired girl,
OF slight but compact frame, just enter
ing her nineteenth year. Her mother
had been dead several years, and upon
her devolved the whole care of the house
hold.
One day Crawford went, with party
OF travellers, away to the head waters Of
one Of the many mountain streams that
empty into Saco, aud Bessie was left
alone. Even the dogs had all gone with
the pleasure seekers. Near the middle
Of the afternoon, while the girl was sit
ting by'an open window in the front room,
engaged in sewing, man came up from
the road and asked her if she would give
him drink of water. Bessie had seen
this man before, and had not liked his
looks. lie was stout, broad. shouldered,
ill-tavored fellow, and the bits of moss
and spikes of the pines upon his clothes
indicated that he had slept in the woods
But Bessie did not hesitate. She laid
aside her work and went to get the water,
When she came back the man had enter
ed the room. She did not like this for
she was sure he had come in by the win
dow but she handed him the tin dipper
without remark. The man drank, and
then set the dipper down upon the table.
Then he turned upon the girl, and drew
broad-bladed knife from his pocket.
" Look ye, my young lady," he said,
81 know there is money in this house ;
and l know that you are alone. Show
me where the money is If you don't l
shall kill you, and then hunt it up my
self! I'm in earnest and there is no
time to waste. Don't make fuss for if
you do, you'll feel this jack-knite quick. "
Bessie shrank back and looked into
the mans face, and she could sec that he
meant just what he said.
" If show you where the money is,
will you promise not to do me harm?"
"Show me, honest, and l won't harm
you"
"Then come with me. But you will
take only the money-you won't take my
fathers papers 7"
"Only the money, girl"
Bessie led the way to small bedroom
ON the ground floor, where there was an
old mahogany bureau, the upper drawer
of which she unlocked. The man, when
he saw this, thinking doubtless that Craw-
ford's gold was within his grasp, shut up
his knife and put it in his pocket. The
girl opened the drawer, and quick as
thought, drew forth large navy revol-
! ver-one with which she herself had
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-12

D9-" You say" said judge to a wit
ness, that the plaintiff resorted to an
ingenious use of eircumstantial evidence,
state just exactly what you meant by
that" "Well," said the witness "My
exact meaning is that he lied"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-12

RaS~ Over the fireplace, in a quaint
old mansion, erected nearly two hundred
years ago in Mamaroneck, the following
inscription is carved in stone:
If the b mt, put:
If the B putting:
The present occupant of the man
sion, Hans Van Hamburg, was for .
long time at loss to decipher its
meaning. The matter was brought be-
fore number of antiquarians, and finally
referred to the Tautog Club, when the
following, and probably correct, solution
was given by the Gdipus of that famous
fraternity:
If the CRATE be empty, put coal on IL
If the great be full, stop III putting coal
on I'll
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1870-05-22
fELICAN.

1HE NUNNERIEs.-We are glad In M,
.celve by the telegraph that the Nnnn.r
uln nas oeen defeated in the English Par.
i'alneht. This is the most uneouivoco,
nark OF a revolution of public opinion il
'na. country on the Catholic question that
we nave yet seen, aud it must be r.,,,.,.I
oereo that revolutions, even in favor of Al
cency' never go backward.
The time has been when tbe mar.
tlon OF the word "Nunneryn was enouaI
TO evoke horror in the British mind ,,rh:el
'ne most vivid description of the lower ra-l
glons would in vain attempt to erc;t.
Men''on nunnery, and pious hands were
oiasped In an involuntary imitation of tbo+
.emofse which certain other people oupbt
70 feei' pious eyes were upturned to soo
how heaven could stand it.
Ihe thought that honest Epo,;sb .,
could be profaned with the v;s;h,a
"eign' OF such an iniquity! Not onlv
you'd an investigation have been votSJ
'ue IL would have been forestalled bv 49,
cNon OF bold, honest British ban5s ~
caring the establishment brick from, br;cL
. =, men came the era Of moral persecution
hoeious books which sold like hot colaa
farhamentary investigations and nd;
al persecution. But of late we bav. -
"os' elaborate and formidable judicial
o'eeuing against nunnery come to
'uehS IN genuine mountain and mousa
'le' while to-day we hear that even ON
Vestigatlon bill has been rejected bv Per
ment. The world moves.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1870-05-22

But why is death 30 slow.f Quicker than
the telegraph is love, but quicker than love,
In sne mean soul, is hatred. They have
MIN yet In their power, and the cruel occa-
sion Is not neglected. They taunt him
with his very miracles, and challenge him
TO do one Of them for himself. How often
nowadays do men challenge God!
Round about the rocky hill-top lie strown
nus humble garments. These might have
Oeen left as keepsakes with the poor people
VINO, despite the backwardness and timidity
belonging to their class, were yet sincere
anu honest in their attachment but even
'nis last eradication was denied the ex-
piring Christ. His clothes were divided
among his murderers. The very coat his
Iond mother made for him when he was a |
cnlid was set up as lottery prize. All was
'''Aen rom him but his redeeming blood
ye1 even In that some are known to traffic.
Ourlng the progress of this fearful drama
JESUS christ never complains he will not
even suffer the slightest interference by his
o.scipies; the central figure in it, he is
snen1 as eternity itself He is all the while ,
~ Ills ola work; he is praying for his ene-
mes, begging that they may be forgiven
Ind If he gives way to sadness, we NAV :
ven presume, it was for that they might 8
nut themselves out from the circle of the c
edeemed. b
FOR three hours he hung upon the cross, ii
Iter which his sufferings became so acute IL
'at ne exclaimed: Ny God, my God, hast 81
'e" tho" 1orsaken me - With that. all is ~ ~
'ns"mn'ated. Heaven and earth, the whole ia
'lverse-all is there. The God Man cives
the ghost: God alone remains, ST.
OF the avo,+, an
Soose4oent co the Passion, do
NOT unconnected with it, this is not the Ne
ne to write. We fear there are jews an
long US and of us, who cruelty our sa- ia ;ne
'"f every day: we know there must he Fo
spasians and Tituses, who will aveppe rur
sacrilere. abb
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1870-05-22

LOCATION DAYs.-Monday, Tuesday and
eanesaay next win be Rogation .Days.
wnacn always occur on the three days pre-
'0ung sne Ascension. These days are
specially consecrated to prayer, which ba.
sor its object the turning away of the divine
wrath, and to implore the blessing Of coS
on the fruits of the earth.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1870-05-22

folNTEp.-Professor Taylor, writing in ,o,.,,.-
r0tesant paper says that Charles o'Conor the rau,n
New York lawyer, who recently returned frr, p
on being asked whether the passage of the DOGMA 80
naa would not produce schism in the church, re-
Sor . may but if it does, only SO much
the Church will stand firm strong ON the roo
fallble truth" va e fock Oh in-
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1870-05-22

FEAST OF OBLIaArIoN.--Next Thursdav.
oeing Ascension Day, viii be a feast of oh.
hgation, which all Catholics are REQUIRED
20 observe in the same manner as Sunday
oy observing all the Offices of Church. and
aostaining from servile work.