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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-25

A DAILY MARKET REPORT
Is also issued rom this Office every Day Il 4
2. NJ, embracing the transactions Of each d.
with imports. exports, latest telegrams. -.
etc., furnished with March.n&., ..-a. $500
sonspicuously, at the rate Of 50 oents per 49,.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-25

ELKIN & CO..
I6S Canal street,
Are receiving New and Elegant STYLES of
VELVET and BRUSSELS CARPETING.
WINDOW SHADES and CURTAINS
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS and MATTINGS.
O18 1m2dp
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
Buried Treasure.

There is a legend that Gibbs, the
pirate, buried certain treasure in the
Immediate vicinity of Newport, r. l.,
and the point on the west shore of Cod
dington's Cove was the spot usually Sc
locted as the locality of this concealed
store of wealth. Search has frequently
been made near the shore for some evi-
dence of its locality, and couple of
gentlemen discovered an inscription
upon stone near the Cove, which was
supposed to afford a key to the secret.
The stone bearing the inscription is a
large one, weighing many tons, and the
letters are partially obliterated by time,
but yet quite distinct. Any one may
see them on the extreme rock of the
point. ~.
A party of Georgians, hearing of this
remarkable discovery, and the legend OF
which it is the supposed key, sought
out the spot, and gentleman of the
party pried up heavy detached piece
of the same rock which appeared loose,
when lady of the party discovered i'm
beddeS in the mud which forms its bed
piece of gold, coin of the value,
perhaps, of ten dollars, the date OF
which she has not yet been able to
ascertain with certainty. A further
search revealed nothing more. Query
Was the coin a portion of the Gibbs
treasure, and, if SO, where is the rest
of it
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
How They Kill Cattle In Texas.

The ordinary plan of drawing the
steer down to the block, and striking
him on the head with an axe, is too
slow for the wholesale butchery carried
on here. About one dozen head are
driven into a small pen, just sufficiently
large to hold that mum ber closely pack.
ed, and gate forced to behind them.
This bed has an open slat platform
across the top of it, upon which two
men are stationed with poles with
sharp pointed knives fixed on the end
of them. With rapidity acquired by
long practice, they plunge their spears
into the necks of the affrighted and
struggling animals, cutting the iugular
vein, and each successfully falls as if
struck down with an axe. The blood
spruts outtin streams as if from dozen
fountains, and in less than a minute
the whole pen full are down quivering
in the throes of death, and covered with
blood. The door of the pen leading
into the rendering room is then thrown
open, the animals drawn out in sue
ceseion, knife rapidly splits the skin
around the neck and down the stomach.
A rope is attached to the upper part of
the hide bya clamp, to the other end
of which is mule, which leisurely
walks off down the yard carrying the
skin of the animal with him, and leav-
ing the carcass still quivering with ami
NAL life. A tackle hoists the body up
to level with the mouth of one of the
immense caldrons, and in less time
than we have taken to describe the
process, it is in the seething and boil
ing mass. There are four or five OF
these caldrons, each large enough to
hold dozen beeves, and they are kept
constantly going during the killing
season. The tallow is drawn off into
large hogsheads, and the remains ol
these great soup kettles are carted out
on to what is called the hash pile, .
consisting of bones, horns, and the
animal matter from which all the fatty
substance has been extracted
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
Novel Remedy for Hysteria.

DR.. Brown-Sequard says: The daugh-
ter of a friend of mine was attacked
with fit of hysteria every morning. l
succeeded for time in breaking up the
fit by the use of violent means for half
an hour before the paroxysm was due.
But after Il time the means [ used COM
pletely failed. My friend then went to
see a gymnast i'll Paris named Triat,
who was far more daring than 1 am,
and was in the habit of treating hysteria
in a very bold and unique way. He
used to take his patients, as he did this
lady, up ladder after having bandaged
their eyes so that they could see moth
ing.
After they had assembled to the height
of about twenty feet, he made then walk
very carefully on plank that was about
seven or eight inches in width. He, OF
course, was a gymnast, and accustomed
to walk there, so that he could easily
lead the person forward. When the
young lady had reached the middle OF
the plank, which was pretty long-fol
it was a large gymnasium-he said tc
his patient, "Now you are perfectly
safe, and there is no possibility of youl
nu coinluS oA dSalu. Io idu plGfl'
ously assured her that this means was
infallible had referred to hundreds Of
previous cases, and exaggerated his
success in order to act on the mind oi
the patient.
"Now," said he, "after I have left
you you will not try to lift up the piece
of cottonwood that is fixed on your eyes
until one minute has elapsed" He
started away and left the patient there
in great danger, as You may imagine, Of
falling. After a minute had passed
the patient removed the bandage and
opened her eyes. Fortunately for Mr.
Triat no accident has ever occurred
there. How many patients he cured
that way L don't know; but I know the
daughter of my friend was certainly
cured.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
A New Field for Women,

Woman, says the Pail Mall Gazette,
is competing with the same zeal and
energy as ever in the field of labor
hitherto monopolized by absurd and
presumptuous man. A young lady aged
only fifteen years, was committed for
trial at Cardiff on charge of burglary.
The fair burglar, if, indeed, such she
is proved to be, is alleged to have ell
tered house by means of the kitchen
window, and abstracted from the dwell
ing money amounting to G55, and gold
watch and chain. The most desperate
ruf1ian with blackened face and pistol
in hand could not have performed the
work with greater skill and audacity,
but the womanly nature of the prisoner
unfortunately led her the next morning
to "make some extensive purchases of
clothing" and this led to her apprehen-
sion. Women should remember that
burglars, as rule, are not vain; it IS
not their habit to waste the results of
their industry upon attire. A "dressy''
burglar would inspire no confidence
among his pals, and would never sue
ceed in profession which demands
from those who adopt it not only cour-
age but discretion. In the meantime,
we may, perhaps, venture to point out
to woman that it is hardly fair on man
that she should add housebreaking to
the list of occupations she proposes to
undertake. No man with any sense of
what is due to woman would like to
level revolver at her head, even to
protect his life or property, still less to
discharge the deadly weapon at her.
He could only, even if the worst came
to the worst, humbly but earnestly re-
quest her to retire, and, offering hel
his arm, escort her to the door. Even
this would cause him severe pang, SC
sensitive is his foolish heart.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
RIDGwAY ELK COUNTY Pa THURSDAY APRIL 49, 1874

Point Judith light was made, which
having passed some distance, they
dropped their mud hook Just off the
town of South Kingston, not little
reioiced at their safety. ...t
Secure, however, as they deemed
themselves, their perils were not quite
over; for about daylight next morning
boat came alongside, and young
man who was in it hailed the pilot, who
happened TO be on deck alone.
allow did you get here, or rather
why are you here? This is no place
for you, sir"
"How did we get here, youngster ?
We didn't grow here that's certain
but what it is it to you why we came
and how we got here ?" said the old
man gruffly.
"Don't get wrathy, old fellow-my
only object is to serve you. Do you
know you're in bad neighborhood 2"
Sin bad neighborhool, say you,
sir?" said the skipper, who had now
come on deck, attracted by the strange
voice.
"Yes, sir" the young man replied
"An armed schooner, the Liverpool
Packet of Halifax, is at anchor Just
under the light. Lucky for you, sir, it
was so dark. She has been lowering
around here this long time, taking
everything that comes along. I won
! der how you kept out of her clutches. "
"This is not safe anchorage then?"
eff you know when you are well off,
skipper, you will not remain here long,
but top your boom for Providence"
"Why not Newport %
"You are not safe there. A number
harbor lately. You can't be off too
soon, skipper, and if you wish for any
assistance I will help you to get under
way"
The young mans information and
offer of aid were gratefully received.
All hands-that is, Bill and the mate
were called, the anchor hove, the short
sails hoisted, and in a short time, with a
fair, fresh breeze, and under full
press of sail, the little Fox, carrying a
! bone in her mouth, was on her way to
Providence.
She entered the harbor in grand
style, with her colors flying and her six
hammocks slung over her side, trophies
of her gallant deeds" Here the yes.
sci and cargo were sold and noble
voyage she made of it, Notwithstanding
the loss of the thirty barrels of -four.
Out of the feet that sailed with hel
only two others escaped, the rest being
taken and destroyed. The crew of the
Fox returned by land. Bill, as big as
Cuffee, with six dollars prize money
his share of the spoils taken, as he said
with ten prisoners, from His Britannia
Majesty's sloop. of-war Prometheus, II
guns, off Long Island, by the schooner
Fox, of Salem, armed with one barrel Of
gin and four men, for there was nc
more OF the boy to Billy after that ad
venture,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
Experimenting.

In Cincinnati hospital a woman's
skull was so much eaten away by cam
Ger that the brain was exposed. Her
death being inevitably near, the attend
ing surgeon thought it no harm to ex-
pertinent upon her in the interest of
medical science. He introduced steel
needles, and applied a weak current OF
electricity. The patient, although
conscious, did not feel the punctures OF
the needles in the brain, but expert.
enced tingling pain in the hands and
arms. When the surgeon reported his
experiments to the local Academy OF
Medicine there was some criticism OF
his conduct, as he admitted that the
woman's death might have beer
hastened by it. His defense was that
she could not possibly have recovered
and the value of the experiments was
very great.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
A Wild Race,

On the island of Borneo has been
found a certain race of wild creatures,
of which kindred varieties have been
discovered in the Philippine Islands, in
Terra del Fuego and in South America.
They walk unusually, almost erect, on
two legs, and in that attitude measure
about four feet in height. They con-
struct no habitations, form no families,
scarcely associate together, sleep in
caves and trees, feed on snakes and
vermin, on ants. eggs and on one an
other. They cannot be tanned or forced
to any labor, and are hunted and shot
of which they are a stunted copy.
When captured alive, one finds with
surprise that their uncouth labberine
sounds are like articulate language.
They turn up human face to look al
their captors, and females show in
stincts of modesty; in fine, those
wretched beings are men and women
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
The EmperOr's Heart.

When Napoleon the Great died at st.
Helena, an English physician took
charge of his heart, depositing it in a
silver basin filled with water. Two
tapers burned near it, but the custodian
felt nervously anxious while watching il
through the night, and did not sleep.
In the silence of midnight he heard q
rustling sound, then plunge into the
water, and rebound on the foor-all oc'
curing with the quickness of thought
He sprang from his bed to see an enor
nous rat dragging the precious relic to
his hole A moment more and the
heart which had been too vast in its
ambition to be satisfied with the sover
eighty of continental Europe, would
have been more degraded than the dus
of Imperial Caesar.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
A Virginia Mound,

Speaking of the great mound near
Moundsville, West Virginia, CORE
spondent says that the people of the
neighborhood have made up their minds
that the earth for the structure was
taken from basin which lies near the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A tunnel
has been run to the centre of the
mound, arched with brick at the en-.
trance, and shaft sunk to. the bottom
connecting with the tunnel. In sinking
the shaft large skeleton and some rel
les were discovered in a tomb. 1t is
believed by the owner that the whole
mass of the mound is composed of
ashes, and some of the material is to be
tested to ascertain its value as a fer
tilizer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
A Feathers Weight,

They suffer in Cedar Rapids, even, it
appears. Here is vail of indigna-
tion "The man who can sit patiently
in the opera house and be satisfied with
the view of the stage he gets through a
three-story feather in tall girls hat is
fit to be transported to better world
than this. But even such a man loses
some of his patience when regulation
dry goods clerk, with his hair parted by
a civil engineer, sits beside the girl and
engages in conversation with her. Then
the feather waves gracefully before his
eyes as she bends her head to listen to
his remarks on the weather, and con-
fused blending of feather, nigh hat,
back hair, and the actors on the stage
drives the observer to distraction.
Those long white feathers are very nice
indeed in fact they are fine but we
earnestly assert that they ought not to
take the place of drop curtain in the
opera house."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

Sawed During the burning of a
dwelling in Indianapolis, and while the
house was literally enveloped in smoke
and flame, Johnny Grey imagined he
heard the cry of child within, and
with the exclamation, "My God, some
one is burning up I" pulled down his
cap and rushed in-but soon reappear,
ed bearing in his arms young goat.
The cry of kid is not unlike a young
child's-hence the mistake, 1T was a
brave act, nevertheless. "
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

AFTER MANY YEARS. years
ago the son of farmer at Newton st.
Cyres, near Exeter, assaulted police
man and absconded. He was fined by
the magistrates in his absence, the al
tentative being seven days imprison-
ment. Four years ago he came to at
tend his mothers funeral, and an at
tempt was then made to arrest him,
but he eluded the police. Last week
his father died, and the man again
came to attend his funeral. This time
the police made sure of their prisoner
by arresting him in the churchyard, and
he is now undergoing his imprison,
ment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
Night.

- o night most beautiful, most rare !
Thou giv'st the heavens their holio7t hue
And through the azure fields of air
Brings't down the azure devil
Tor thou, with breathless lips apart.
Did'st stand in that dim age afar,
And hold upon that trembling heart
OIessiahs herald star
For this love thy hallowed reign!
For more than thrice blessed thou art
Thou gain'st the unbelever's BRAN
By entering at his heart.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29

BURNING OR BURIAL.-Whilst jour
nalists, men Of science and divines are
discussing the respective merits of
burning and burial, as applied to hu-
man beings, VIC arc disposed to take
up the cudgcl in behalf of tho brute
creation, and enter our solemn protest
against a practice which has grown
up lately (pcrhaps) in this town, Of
withholding either sepulturo Or burn
ing from tho dead bodies Of all the
dcfunct cats, and dogs, and sheep,
and cattle, and swfhc, which may
chance to breathe their last in our
community. This state of things
should not exist. If these animals
have no souls, they at least havc tod-
los, which merit other sopulturc or
cremation. In the latter case, it may
be a matter of tasto how we dispose
ofthcir ashes. That Of = faithful dog
may merit silver vase, and more
common dust may be applied to en-
rich our fields or gardens. But in any
event let rs either bury or burn.
What say tho Town Council? What
says the Town Marshal?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29

CATALodUE.-Wo are indebted to
our young friend, s. L. Morris, for a
copy CT tho annual catalogue of the
Theological Seminary at Columbia,
which is a noatly printed pamphlet
from the Presbyterian Publishing
House of that city. The chairman
of the Board Of Directors is the Rev.
J. O. Lindsay, of Due West, and the
Faculty consist Of the Revs. DR.. Geo.
Howe, J. B, Adger, James Woodrow,
VIM. S. Plumcr, and Joseph R. Will
son. Tho number Of students in at
tendance is fifty-sevcn, and the
whole number Of alumni is four hun
dred and thirty-three. There is but
one session, commencing on the third
Monday of September, and ending
on the second Thursday in May. Tho
Seminary is open to students ofcvcry
denomination. Abbeville is repre-
sctcd by Mcssrs. J. Y. Fair, Richard
G. Ligon, and S. Leslie Morris.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29

GREAT FREsHETs IN THE VEST
Terrible frcshcts have occurred in
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and
other Western States, and there has
been great suffering among the resi-
dents Of these States who live upon the
water-courses. Governor Kellogg, of
Louisiana, has sent telegram to
President Grant, asking tho aid of
the Government, in which he states
that six or seven of tho largest par
ishcs Of the State are under water,
and that thousands of people, white
and black, arc without food and shell
ter, and are in danger Of starvation.
Congress being in session, the Prcsi-
dent submitted the matter to that
body, and a bill has been passed ex-
tending aid. We see that meetings
have been held in tho Northern cities
for this purpose.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29

REGULATIONS FOR TIE PosT-OFFICH
At ARBEvIbLE.-The Office is open fol
the general delivery of letters and sale
sof postage stamps from $3.50 A. NJ. to
Money Orders furnished from $50 A.
NJ. to S::2O P. N.
Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Mail closes at $50 A. NJ:
i Washington, Ga, Mail closes on We'd
8 EIbert, Ga, Mail, via Heardmont,
closes on Thursday at 6:3O A: NJ.
Antreville Mail, via Temple OF
Health, closes on Thursday at $50 a: NJ.
!, Gilbert, Ca, Mail, via Lowndesville,
closes on Friday at $50 A. NJ:
>. II. WILLIAMSON, P. NJ.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29
THE GRANITEyILLE FAcToRY.

The GRANITEyILLE FAcToRY. -
Tho Report Of II. II. Hickman, Esq,
President of tho Graniteville Manu-
featuring Company gives evidence Of
the profitable character Of cotton
manufacturing in the State. The net
profits of the year aggregate a. sum,
which is 4 little moro than % per
cent. Of the capital. At the prcsi.
dcnt's suggestion, the capital stock OF
the company was reduced by cancel
ling stock to 100000, and twenty
one shares Of the surplus stock was
sold for sl73 pcrsharc, which is nearly
scvcnty-ivc per cont. advance upon
their par value. The following Off.
GERS were elected: Presidential. II.
Hickman. Directors-J. p. Boyce,
a. S. Johnston, A. 3. Davidson, II.
Beatie, J. NJ. Clark:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29
WET WEATHER AND MUDDY STREETS

WET WEATHER AND MUDDY STREETS.
Tho wet weather Of the past few
weeks has been unprecedented in our
recollection, and our streets have ncv-
or been muddier. The streets have
even been worse than the weather,
and call loudly for amendment. We
should at least have street crossings,
where tho unfortunate wayfaror may
achieve passage, without wading to
his ancles in mud and wator, and run
ming tho risk of leaving his shoes be-
hind A very small expenditure will
at loas. give US good sidewalks, and
proper street crossings. We trust
that tho council will tako tho matter
in hand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29
Real Estate Transfers.

Tho following transfers Of real es-
tate we copy from the Au ditor's books
Of the past month:
W L. Hutchinson to J S CLipley,
$50 acres, $500.
Jas A Norwood to r B Cade, 1874
acres, 1886.
f e and Eliza Lawton to Lewis
Clay, s acres, $50.
Michael NJ Cuddy TO TIC Cuddy and
Wm F Cuddy, 285 acres, $1,000.
Henrietta Rogers to J M Matthews,
lot, s12O.
Margaret F Livingston to Eliza l.
Wardlaw, so acres, $1,000.
S Agnew to Agnew 4 Mattison, one
lot, $1,000.
J + and J " Livingston, executors,
to J G Wosmansky, 105 acres, $3.50.
TB Milford to T Moore, J Rouse
and others, l acre, $50.
NV and J l2ampey to Mrs Agnes
Clay, 240 acres, s1700.
FL Marshall to W D Mars, II
acres. 800.
Ri Cochran to John Gilmer, 225
acres, 81.
John Link and Francis Wells, exec.
utors, to Louis Gown, 1900 acres,
Sl4OO. "- =.
: DR. n J Newell to A J McCurry,
1O7 acres, $400.
wv Fooshc to William Fooshc, one
half acre, $1,000.
Sc Cothran to Edwin Cox, 163
acres, $3.50. .-. =.
&c Maxwell to c A C Waller, one
lot, IS.
JL McNcill to R P Pinson, 90
100 acres, s1175.
Wm Mann to John McCorpin, IS
acres, $3.50.
John McCorpiu to W N Hall, 162
acres, S2430.
Peter Gilbert to A J Clinkscales,
313 acres, 5000.
IA Norwood TO J II Perrin, 200
acres, $1,000.
&c Wosmansl1y to J Ii Perrin, 200
acres, $500.
&c Wosmansky to T B Milford,
95-100 aero, 1926.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29

CIRcULAR.-Tbe Comprehension
eral has issued u circular TO Auditors.
instructing them each to examine the
County Trcasurer's duplicate by the
30th instant, and receive from him
the delinquent list, on which is to be
certified the name Of taxpayers
against whom assessments, tax or
penalty for 1878 for real estate shall
appear. This list must be published
(wccllly) two week, between May l
and 16. The day of sale will be
Monday, May 1S, 1874, and will be
continued from day to day till the
Friday following May IS, until each
tract, parcel or lot is sold, or offered
for sale. IF any lands arc offered for
sale and not sold, they become for
fcitcd to the State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29
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A liberal deduction from the tboVe
rates is made to persons advertising by
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hE- All obituary notices eIc tributes
of respect are charged fer at the usuai
fates Of advertising.
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we are now provided with IN excel
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-29

MADAME BRIaNoLI-The following
notice of this famed Queen of Song
we clip from a Pittsburg paper. She
is now filling an engagement at Wash
ington city:
Madame Isabella Brignoli, of the
Kellogg English opera company, is
said to be the most remarkable "study"
ofany artistic upon the operatic stage.
She has committed the words and
music of the leading soprano roles in
four operas during the past month,
and has made her appearance in two
of the most difficult ones without a
complete rehearsal. Tho remarkable
character Of this achievement can be
more easily comprehcnded when it is
explained that it usually nkes a good
artistic month or six weeks, with a
dozen good rehearsals, to learn one
part like the Countess in "Figaro."