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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

An ARTISTIC OpERATIoN--Horace YER
net, the distinguished French painter, hap
uencd once to be travelling from Versailles
to Paris in the same railway carriage with
two English spinster ladies', very prudlsh
and prim, and of a certain age. Vernets
appearance was striking, and the ladies,
after scanning him attentively when ever
they thought he was looking the other way,
began to communicate to each other their
observations upon him in rather loud
whispers, thinking, apparently, that as they
spoke in their own language thay were at
liberty to make what comments they pleased.
The veteran painter was intensely amused,
but was too much a man of the world to
manifest the slightest consciousness of what
was going on. 1t was not long before the
train had to pass through atunnel. Vernet,
seizing the opportunity, leaned forward, so
as to be within hearing of his neighbors, and
applied smacking salute to the back of his
hand On emerging from the temporary
obscurity, his face had assumed a mlschievous
expression, which, as he intended, was soon
interpreted by each lady to the pref eludlee OF OF
the other, each charging the other with
having received from the moustached stranger
the mysterious kiss in tho dark. Arriving
at the terminus. as all were alighting, Verne'
offered his hand to help his fellow travellers
out of the carriage, and then, with q grace
full bow, took leave Of them, saying, az ne
retired, to their dismay, in perfectly corroe
English, "Adieu, ladies; 1 suppose | t shal
never have the satisfaction of knowing ~
which of you I am indebted for the unfex :
pected but valued favor I received in tn
tunnel" -,.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

It is said that the most active dealers IN
the Circassian slave market of fConstantinople
are women---rnany Of. thcm,' too, OF Clrcas-
sian birth. &Ofthese, the wife oftho late
FuadPadha was one Of the most successful
and notorious. A common, and:generally
we'll paying, speculation among them is to
buy a Circassian female child of twelve years
ofago atabout $1,000, teach her the Turkish
language and a few feminine accomplishments
and sell her when sixteen years Of age fol
| $4,000.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

worth seeing. The leopardess doubled and
redoubled, plunged and replunged, but was
safe so long as the tail was in the hands Of
the captiyds. Selfpreservation then be-
came the first law of her nature, and with
the assistance of Lorenzo and his friends
Inside, the gasping hyena was released. Du-
ring this scene within the hyena's den, other
keepers managed,:by shifting doors, to sepa-
rate the fugitive'shyena (No.>2) from the
other leopard.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

One of. the most terrible of the appalling
calamities that have lately occurred in those
quarters of the globe which are subject to
great convulsions of nature is reported from,
the Batavia papers by the cable. A small
island in the Malay archipelago, known as
Tagalonda, was swept by wave Of forty
yards in height, caused by conclusion Of
the sea which accompanied and outburst Of
of the volcano of Ruwangr All human be-
ings on the island, four hundred and sixteer
in numbe, tcgethes with their cattle, horses
and other animals, pelished in the sudder
deluge.
Mary Earnest, of Michigan, has died
aged 100. Before her death she made tn
remark: II guess the Lord has forgotten M
! and left me ON the ear%h.'
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

SHE CATCHES HIM-A lady correspon-
dent of the New York Commercial AdueUtis-
or, writing, from Long Branch, describes her
uneasiness at the too frequent and too
protracted absences of her husband, who is
spending the season there with her. Finally,
she finds him out, and reclaims him, as fol
lows: -, :ss:auFy. -,
/ made discovery q few evenings since
which relieved my mind from; great deal
of worriment. Our sex are, naturally, sus-
picious and inquisitiye, i ewas having
pleasant chat at the room ofa lady friend,
when I thought I, heard my husbands voice
over the fan-lightof neighboring room. We
listened, and heard boisterous laughing,
which soon convinced us that both our hus-
bands were there We could hear distinctly
"Chip,2 "Chip,' "Chip," Twenty bet,
ter" sWhat Ye got, and score or more OF
odd expressions. Woman's curiosity was not
long in being gratifed. We had no occasion
to peep through the keyhole; we learned, to
our entire satisfaction, that our husbands
were Wooded to 'two pairs"
Iwish you could have witnessed my nus,
band when he entered our apartment about
3 o'clock next morning. I had been waiting
for Itaial-had sleepless night. lie entered
:sieaithily, and commenced undressing him,
tseIf. z He was arrested for moment by my
snoring. l confess I spored, but only IN iun'
It,was just to fool him. He, poor fellow,
stared at me with all the eyes in his head;
he had never heard me play before on the
alorgan. / went it as strongas Levy, but
with not quite so much harmony. There nc
stood like patience on monument, when
commenced talking in my sleep-.Chlp,>
"chip," "chip,"' twenty-five better, two
pair" Wasn't he pictnre, though:
could stand it no longer, and so roared right
ought. lie confessed all, and promised .a u; :;
do better, and to give more attention to MI
deserted wife:
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

a DESPERATE CAsE.-When the green
eyed monster plants his envenoned fangs in
the yitals of West Tennessee youth it is
always best for the whele neighborhood to
look out for squalls. Some days ago there
was densely- ATTENDED wedding not very
far from jackson, in that end Of the State.
Among the very few who were not present
on the occasion was a young who was known
tofbe desperately in love with the bride, and
whose heart aid hand she had arejeeted
with scorn." II the midst of the@marriage
ceremony the house was suddenly shaken to
its very foundation by something resembling
d mixture of earthquakes and discharges Of
artillery. The rejected lover, in order to be
revcnged, had piled up number Of shells
under the smokc-house and touched them
off with a train of powder.
The scene which followed the explosion
is said to have beggard description. The
smoke-house, with Its seyeral thousand
pounds Of bacon, was hurled high into the
air and scattered 20 The four winds of heaven:
The bride tainted in the; arms of her adored
one. the rest of the calico screamed, and the
mon swore, and for some little time the wild,
est tconstcrnation. prevailed Meanwhile the
young man, with his soul stepped in the
sweets of revenge, took to his heels and has
never been seen since. Young ladies OF
West Tennessee who are about to marry
should have: their rejected lovers bound over
to Keep out$from under the smoke-house with
Al IL 1I,' 49, = .
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

THRILLING SCENE IN A MENAGERIE.-
An English journal Of recent date gives
the subjoined account of a fearful combat IN
menagcrie at Carn>rvon, Wales, between
leopardess, three hyenas and keeper:
Mrs. Wombel's Royal No. Menaserle,
which is on its way to Carnarvon, was
thrown into state of great excitement on
Friday night at Harlecch. Shortly before
the feeding, when the carnivora were be-
coming exceedingly active and paradins
their respective dens with evident pleasure
in expectation of their daily meal, leo
oardcss, which had it's habitation with
three Other performing leopards, had quietly
bored small hole in the partition, and at
the sight of the three performing 'hyeras;
her next door neiShbors, dashed through
and made a terrible onslaught on thesthree
animals. They in turn played their part
two of them remaining in deadly combat
with the lcopardcss, while the third heyena,
which had evidently learned that flight was
sometimes the best part or valor, escaped
through the hole by which the leopardess
had entered, only to find itself surrounded
By greater dangers, namely, three growing
lcopards.. "a These appeared at first sight quite
amazed at the unexpected visitor, and for
some seconds held consultation by crouching
and growing at the farther end of their
den. A policeman gave the alarm, and Lo'
renzo, with the agility and intrcpidity of q
tiger, rushed into the hyena's den, and, In
viting two. keepers to follow him, the three
human figures could be seen in the midst ot
the combatants, who by this time had re
doubled the fight. The grasp was terrible
one, and a fatal one. Sooner than we car
write, one hycna lay dead, The leopardes
released her captive only to make an attacl
upon the other Lorenzo, rushing at tn
neck of the leopardess, made an appeal t
his two human comrades to reach the leo
, pardess' tail to Mr.. Fairgrieve and tire
, other gentlemen who had come up to tn
outside Of the den. Then there was sigh
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

A NOVEL ENGINE.-On Saturday after
noon anovcl exhibition was given at the State
Fair grounds at Waverly, n j., which was
attended by large assemblage of gentlemen
interested in transportation, mechanics and
mining. The occasion was the first public
trial in America of the traction engines,
manufactured in England, which were
rendered so serviceabe in the German army
during the late war in the transportation OF
supplies over country roads.
1t is claimed that an engine weighing five
tons, costing $4,000, and managed by one
man, will haul u load of thirteen tons at a
speed of FIVE miles and hour over rough
country roads and up grades of one foot in
twelve. The trial at Waverly showed that
grades of one in six could be surmounted
with ease; that the broad wheels on the engine
could carry it safely over soft, muddy ground,
without relaxation Of speed, and that it
could be guided by simple operation around
circle oftwenty feet. The engineer is a
boy of 16 years of ago.
The evolutions of the engine, which was
put to every test during the two hours and
a half. were watched with great interest by
the crowd of spectators The statements
made-in in its behalf appeared to be fully
justified by the results: According to these
machine can be run-drawing heavy loads
for twenty four hours upon 800 pounds OF
coal. and can be worked in any situation
where horse power can be used, at one third
its cost. It will be exhibited at the State
Fair on the goth of September. Z
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24
TERMS.

THREE DOLLARS, payable in advance.
Advertisements inserted at one dollar per
square for the first insertion and seventy-fvc
cents for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal DISCOUNTS made to half-yearly and
yearly advertisers.
Transient advertisements to be paid for in nd.
vance.
The space occupied by ten lines or less, OF
this size type constitutes n square.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24
A New York Rebel Disinherits His
Republican Daughters.

The will Of Cornell, citizen of Guilford
Chenango county, in this State, who died in
the fall of 1869, at the age Of 79, contained
the following curious clause:
"Frfh: Believing that the natural con-
sequences of action based upon or dictated
by the political creed or belief approved OF
or advocated by my daughters, Cornelia A.
Wood and Ruby Houck, have been and are
to largely increase taxation, it is my Will
that the amount of taxes paid by me since
1861, and to lie hereafter paid previous to my
decease by me. together with the succession
or other revenue tax or taxes to be paid from
or on account of property now or hereafter
owned by me, be considered as having been
paid for and on account ofmy said daughters,
Cornelia A. Wood and Ruby Houck, and it
is my will and I hereby direct that they re-
ceive nothing from my estate, either real or
personal"
This will has been contested, and the case
is now on trial. The claim is that Cornel
labored under political delusion equivalent
to monomania. 1t has been proved by
Benjamin Slater, an intelligent merchant. of
Norwich, and one of the subscribing witness
es, that when Mr.. Cornell asked him to sign
the will as witness, Nj. Cornell made
reference to one of his daughters, and said :
'sThat the Republican party was the main
cause of the war, and it was for that reason ne
had discarded this daughter--because she
encouraged the principles Of such a party"
Franklin Mathewson, Of 'Guilford, testified :
He (CorneDl said he would be ID if his
daughtcr who marrieda id Black Repub-
lican. should have one cent Of his property.
This was not far from the summer Of 1867.
The war for the rebellion had then begun.
He said that these soldiers ofthe Hath were
going downSouth to feed theturkey buzzards,
and he hopedto God not add oneof them
would ever come back, He (the witness) also
testified that he had son in that regiment
who died in a hospital in Louisiana:
Other testimony was given, including state
ments of the deceased that be should change
his will and "cut off all his children who ad-
vocatcd Republican principles" The exc
cutor gave evidence that the deceased was a
leading politician of his town, and was fire.
quently appointed to public trusts, and that
he conducted his business transactions with
capacity and ability The evidence was clos
cd on Saturday last. The decision of the
Surrogate is reserved, waiting the written
arguments of the respective counsel.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

Prefer diligence before idleness, unless
YOU esteem rust above brightness.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-05-08
CAUryON.

The public IA autioned against emplo, Ing any
nj the regularl. authorized Agents If the Compa-
~, since the Roberts Patent cover the use of the
Irrpeio and MI explosive materials for oil wells.
and the u-e ct such materials by other parties IL u
direct inf ingement of their rights. Any parties in.
fringing any OF the ROBERTS PATENTS will h.,
leait with accordin" to law, and as acting willfully
and knowingly ii defiance Of law and the decisions
Of the Courts
The Conipinv have re organized their business
with a view 10 accommodate Oil Men in every oar,
Of the OH hegion. They have emplo, ed the most
efficient Agents and Assistants that can be procured
Tor the busiuc-s .~ch Torpedo il labelled with
date af patents, together with the price of the Tor
pedo, and ii. med by an officer of the Company, s.
every Operator W siing n TORPEDO mny know III
price and wi ct' IT it can @ from our offict.
Upe ators wi confer II favor by reporting to thii
Office any rscli sence Of Agents.
The following named persons have been appoint
ed Agents and Assistant Agents fer the Oil Region
of Pennsylvania and " est Virginia.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-05-08
LIST OF

TiTUSvILLE, CHURCH RUN wrSN VICINI
TY-STEPHEN ..0nF. Office, Hamilton Cigar
store, addr, IS 1itusville, Pa Assistant John Van
%TTTUsvILLE, CHURCH RUN AND IOINI
TY-B. IL THOMAS. Once and address, Man.
ion House. titusville. Pa
sHAMBURG AND Neutrality-suspicious. IR-
WIN. Onice, shamburg; residence, Titusville, Pa.
Assistant. A A. " est.
ENTERPRISE TLEASANTVILLE, BEAN
FARM AND PiTliCLE W. GEO. VAN
VLIET. Onice and address, Chase House, Pleas
AWHILE. Assistant, Ii: G. Huntington.
TIDIOUT AND WEST HlCKORY-CHAS.
LARK. Office and address, Exp ess Office, Tidi.
)ute. Pm. Assistant, n. q Beardsley.
PETROLEUM UENTRE AND VICINITY
LEVI MASON Office and address, Petroleum Cen.
re, Pa. Assistant, Charles BlackfOrd.
TARR AND BLOOD FARMS and District living
n oil Creek and Cherry Run, from Story Farm to
.cCIintockville--J y ESSAUNDEkS.' Ad 'ross
arr Farm, Pa. Assistants. Luther d. saunders.
Charles Il, Cochran aud William Hoyt
MoCLINrOCKviLLE, OIL CITY AND r NJ
"A. S. VftST. Address, Oil City or kelo, Pa
Assistant. 4. Mead
FKANGAIN, ALONG THE ALLEGHENY pIv.
Err WILDER Office and address. Franklin, Pa
SCRUBG ASS, FOSTER FARM Il ritkEx'S
LANDINE-RICIIARD W. REDPlELD. Office
and addr' IS. >crubgrass, a Assistant, Il. W. Por
terfield, addrts IS FmlentOn, Pa.
WEST NItilNIA-C. D.. ANGEL. and IT. F
COOK ADDRESS. Parkersbu,g, West Virginia.
NOhCri- PetrOleuN TOrIs do Go
nayS-Glr
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-05-08
Removal,
M. GREETHLS'

READY-MADE CLOTHING ESTAB-
LISHMENT.
NAsschanged Base, andlwill now be found at
s. MICHELS' OLD.STAND,
next door tn Aken's Hall, on Washington Street.
! have put in alargs stock o L GOODS,
SPRING OVER COATS; SPRING SUITS; DRESS
SUITS; WALKING SUITS; UNDER CLO1 HlNG
plete assortment OF sRaaiy- Msde, tGoods. Ali Of
which "a marked low, lower than goods have ever
been sod at in the Old Region.
Thank'n, myT,numerous customers for their
p ti"ps ,ssir a. sa my o'd;i iVn \ MS \ n a PSAL IIsS WI" con-
aim. M. GREENTHAL.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-09
OUR AGRICULTURAL EDIrOR.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn, Feb. 4,
1871.-I congratulate the UNION AND
AMERICAN in the wise choice it has made
in Mr.. J. B. Killebrew as Agricultural
Editor.
A better man could not have been Sc.
lected. A practical farmer, close student,
smooth yet forcible writer, and posses
ing well cultivated mind, with a most
liberal education, he will be the means of
giving such information to farmers as
they most generally need.
An Agricultural Department is a most
capital idea, and will supply our farmers
with matters pertaining to the cultivation,
and growing of crops without having to
subscribe to Northern journals as hereto
fore. What does Northern man, sitting
in his sanctum in Albany, New York,
know of the soil, climate or crops of
Tennessee2 About as much as South
ern man knows of the whale fisheries or
manufacture of paper collars. l hope
then the farmers of this State will drop
these Northern journals of humbuggery
as soon as the term of subscription ex-
pires and take paper nearer home, know
ing that the enc who is giving advice is a
thorough practical farmer, conversant
wit the soil and with the cultivation
of everything growing in this section,
besides getting newspaper worth five
times the price of subscription.
A PRACTICAL MAN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-09
Horace Greeley.

We saw yesterday the original Horace,
ss Horace originally was, if he himself is
TO be believed. A boy, fair haired boy,
Of some twelve summers, came padding
along into the city from some distant rural
district. He had his little bundle, con-
tanning an humble "chsnge," and his suit
was jeans, but neat and tidy. The boy
had an intelligent countenance-plessant,
yet thoughtful; his eye was mild, yet
bright, and his head, with an intelligent,
intellectual form, of which a millionaire
son might well feel proud. He was look
ing for place, we know, but little do we
know of his history further than we have
already stated. We feel very sure, however,
that should we live twenty years hence we
shall at least know him by reputation, and
his name viii be light in the land. Such
looking boy, we know is good and noble,
and Is q continual aspirant after good
deeds and honorable name, and hater of
the bad We hope he may fall into good
hands and drive his way to eminence and
fortune, which we know he will.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-09

The Notorious John ID. Nesbef-The
sheriff Hears of His Whereabouts
and Secures His Arrest.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
FRANKLIN, Feb. 2, 1871. - Some
time ago John d. Nesbet, of this
county was arrested under a capias from
the Circuit Court of Williamson county
by Deputy Sheriff William F. Bingham.
On their way to Franklin, Nesbet made
his escape and for some weeks thereafter
the report was circulated that he had been
spirited away by Ku-Klux and killed.
No one here believed anything of such an
absurd story. Nesbet having made him
self very conspicuous during the war as a
de- ective for the Federal army and his
Radicalism, certain parties endeavored to
make political capital out of his arrest
and escape. A few days ago our sheriff
got news from Union City that
Nesbet was there in the custody
of the law. Mr.. Bingham went after
after him, and reached here last week
with John D. Nesbett, and in default of
bail, he was committed to jail, where he
now is in charge of our jailor, L. G. Bal
low, ESQ. Nesbet was very prominent
man here during the war, and since the
war he has acted as Commissioner of
Registration and run for several offices.
This man has bill now against him for
larceny in our Circuit Court, and the uni
versal wish is that he had escaped. Our
people are tired of being lied upon by
base, designing men for political pur-
noses. Nobody here wants to persecute
Nesbet, or any one else of his stripe.
The war is over, and we want to get as
far from it as possible. Truth.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-09
The Murder of MRS RIIIinrs.

The Sheriff of DeKalb comfy arrived
in this city Tuesday with John Presswood,
the murderer of Mrs. Billings, of that
county, in his charge. 1t will be remem-
hered that in last Fridays issue of the
UNION AND AMERICAN, we gave the details
of this most awful murder, the substance
of which was, that during the absence of
Mr.. Billings on a raft coming down the
river to this city, this Pres5wood went to
Billings house and finding Mrs. B. and
her little daughter alone, ne killed Mrs.
Billings with an axe, and attempted to
kin the little gIl, after Outraging her.
The community being SO overcome by
the enormity of the crime had resolved TO
give him trife of what he deserved by
hanging him without judge or jury. The
authorities getting wind of the plan, how
ever, run him out of the country and
brought him to this city for safe keeping,
until the law could take its course, and
he is now an inmate of our county jail.
he is young man, of medium stature,
with red hair aud whiskers, that seem
never to have seen either comb, razor or
shears; he gives his age as seventeen (but
he is probably Older) and has a sort of
semi-idiotic swagger In his department;
he seems wholly unmpressed with the
terrible crime he has been guilty of, or
the condition in which he has placed him
self by its commission, and is as heartless,
probably, as any one could be with q com
position made up wholly of an alliance
between brute and devil. Propriety for
bids our giving our individual opinion as
to what he deserves, but we hope the law
will not be slow in melting out to him
what the character of his crime deserves.