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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04
The New Way.

a lady acquaintance read the following
paragraph III paper "a young wife once
cured her husband Of disposition to absent
himself from home at nights by prosiding
seed dinner, aHd saying to ltit1, ,fter,vnr,I
George, if you find sweeter spot than our
home describe it 10 ME, and will rival it if
L die in the attempt \ kiss and few
tears completed the victory" This lady's
acquaintance tried the game on her husband.
lie wasn't melted a bit; he merely said
wv hen you can get the boys to come here
and smoke cigars and talk politics. and Won
set up keg of lager, you can count me in
like the company OF the boys, [ do" Our
lady saw that sentiment had no effect ON
him. So she didn't throw herself on hi,
neck and hug and wet his paper collar with
her tears; but she took a saucer and fred i
Mt his head, and followed it up with cnp
and ended it by Singing dish of strawber
ries on his shirt bosom. Since that tim
he has been an exemplary husband Yet h
does seem very anxious for her to visit he
dear mother as often as four or five time.
aweek.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04
The Bay Of Ri0.

Rio dc J-nciro wei. deScrycs the appella
ton of the ''buy of all beauties" 1t pre-
sents a view which always Offers some new
scene of beatty and cnchantment. From
being surrounded by high mountains, whose
peaks tower above the clouds, and having a
very narrow entrance, it was known among
the Indian tribes, who owned the whole of
the country before they were conquered by
the harnesSed chivalry of Spain, as The
Hidden Water 1t is a small Mediterran-
can sea, and what Is tabled of the entrance
to the sea is partly true of this, for here at
the mouth stands one of the pillars Of Her
eules, the great Sugarloaf Mountain, one
thousand feet high, incIiniug over little,
like the leaning tower of Pisa. At its base
couch, like huge ma-tIfIs, the batteries of
San JUse and San TheodOsia, while on the
opposite side stands the frowning fortress
Of Vera Cruz, like some grim sentinel.
There are several other forts which guard
the entrance to this beautiful bay DID we
write more at length upon the beauties of
this bay we could scarcely DO them Justice
they need only be seen to be appreciated.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04

The demon of dullness when !,
allowed to reign at home, has llvi
with driving young men INT" vicious
than the attraction OF wee ll~e-i-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04

The sewers of Paris deserve to rank
among the wonders of the world. They
are traversed through great portion of
their extent by railways, and are as free
from unpleasant odor as the streets above
them Passage through the remaining por-
ton is effected by means of boats. Along
these magnificent sewers are carried the
wires of the telegraph as well as pneumatic
tubes for the transmission of packages by
atmospheric pressure. The stream of wat
er passing through the main sewer is so
swift that not a bit of anything is seen
floating along. They are kept free from
any large amount of sewage deposit by
means of peculiarly constructed barges,
each of which does the work of hundred
men. 1t is by such a perfect system of
sewage that Paris has earned the enviabe
title of being the cleanest city m the world.
All The solid matter is utilized and made to
pay a revenue to the city largely exceeding
the interest on the original cost of the
sewers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04
n BfTFIfS BBkFAB
Singer Sewing Machine
And Where to EuY 1t.

CoUSTRNMAS-See here, nci@hbor. can You tell
me where l can buy the sewing machine people
talk 80 much about?
CITIZEN or EBENsTTR TRG-Ncs. with pleasure.
presume it is the Singer sewing Machine that you
mean.
G.-Nes, that's the name OF it,
G.. OF E.-Well, just down there, two doors east
of Zahm's store is the place, and my word for it
you VIII bc well pleased with your purchase if you
invest in one of those machines McSSrs. BAILEY
y TATE. the agents. have now on hand all styles
and sizes OF these indispensable machines. from the
cheapest to the most valuable. and are accOmmO-
dating gentlemen who will be pleased to show you
the ns and Odts of their various machines whether
you desire to buy or not. They also keep thread.
needles and all the other paraphrenala of a sew
Ing machine, and are at all times prepared to at
tend To the repairing of machines in n substantial
and satisfactory manner, and at very moderate
rates. Don't forget the place-Hgh street. two
doors east of Zahm's store, Ebensburg [424-t |
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04
French Manners.

A recent writer on French mind
serves: 1T is one OF the ifi---1U~; II
the system that ii tacitiy lays &. 4
principle that all persons meeting
same house know each other wItad
formality of an introduction. Il
may ask a girl to dance. or may 4
anybody at private party. Auotal
Of French manners i the genera 4
of n1urrGiSe hoate. If a by drap-
at church he picks it up without 4
A French woman takes Of Ler nj
arranges her hair before the -.a~- lnI
way waiting-rcom, without a thousad
presence Of bystander~. Ia her Il
such things are so natural much
ter of course, that i never occlrs tJI
make any fuss about them"
This is neither Indifference to Otheri
desire to "show off. 1t proceel-
sense Of propriety which j. very muei
applauded. In this country very
ideas prevail about these propric;lt- 4
both men and women. \ good rule 10
is the French rule--to act, in al sitl1
with the independence and cOmtos-
we'll bred perSon.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04
Fronchmen and their Hatred


IL, '''' Sou''s i'encanen Il
nv ,,'''' '''0 ''@'ieu '.ey hear tol
- -, '''|,l l'1''''''' '' Ia
II, -. - S Young
= ",,;+aa taLoa'.II..s I'iG @s' u twenty year'
=, ,,,,, -, ,:..,-,--..... g, o''0 year Il
ru,,n.. e.. 6 g., - ~, ''''".-.
c., I'''>''''
- = -, ''i' "'FNi'
,,ors,, and ave ol,,i.,.I ., ,,,'' :, 'l-'
time. There are six tlaa-.,J IF .fs.. '-' -
in barracks at Tours. and tho, az, -
where: proineuadin- the bolIrya-i. -
ing ON the quays. and ,aa9t.rir., ,,..
down the streets In the ra1.t r~t}... ],
zone manner. 1t seems such q 1,,-, Z J.
they should be Obliged to waste r[.. ..r !
best years Of their life. They ,.,,,,.., ~
enjoy themselves. for they have n, ,,.-.,l
! their nav of two sous a Ja,- r.., "a. -.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04
THE STORY OF THE WAVES.

STORY OF THE WAVES.
The moons pale light is calmly beaming
Der yerdant slope and bosky vale,
The dancing waters, brightly cleaning,
Leap up to kiss snowy sail.
Afar they keep ceaseless beating
Along the cho-haunted shore,
The same sad tale they keep repeating
That they have told since days OF yore-
They murmur OF two lovers, drifting
Upon the bosom of the lake,
While pencil rays of moonlight shifting
With silver frost-work trace their wake.
One whispers love to ears that listen
With tremblings as of half-anright,
While through their dropping lashes glisten
Her eyes, like dew drops IN the light.
Her velvet cheek now glows, now paleth,
And futters like bird her breast;
Her snowy hand all idly trailcth
A lily by the wave caressed.
Her lovers arm now close enfolds her,
Their lips are welded in a kiss;
Close DER his swelling heart he holds her,
All trembling with ecstatic bliss.
Some lurking goblin saw their wooing,
His baeful eyes ablaze with hate;
He sought to compass their undoing,
For envy OF their happy state.
lie summoned TO the work unhr'y
The slumbering demon of the wind,
He, creeping from his cavern slowly,
Like an assassin skulked behind,
And pouncing on his prey, he hcaved them
All helpless to the yawning deep!
The madIy tossing wave received them,
And closed above with angry sweep.
The goblin seized the maid and bore her
In triumph to his dark abode;
In vain her lover fingered for her
Upon the beach with pebbles strewed.
The woods and rocks with his lamentinS
Were filed from morn to fall of night,
The waters cold knew rclenting,
Nor recked they aught of his sad plight.
And still the waves keep ceaseless beating
Along the echo haunted shore,
The same sad tale they kecp. repeating
That they have told since days OF yore.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04
Blighted Hopes.

Very recently a Vermont husband qua
relled with his wife and disappeared on the
shores of Lake Champlain, leaving conclu-
sive evidences of drowning. The wife held
life policy of her partner for SIS 900.
She presented it, and the preliminaries for
payment were arranged when the supposed
dead man repenting of his quarrel, came
back to town. The agent of the company
was in the village wv, days Afterwards
with the money to settle the loss and
learned accidentally of the return of the
husband ON the way to the supposed widow 8
house.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04
Social Life in France.

With all their gaye.y. French people
y large circle of ACC ,aintaucc~. T..-
tiveS, OF whom they are usually faa3. q
them-monupOlize their society. Iua
American families Of cultivation wa,
been living Ia Paris for ten s-.r-. d
not on terms of intimacy with a ~iu- 4
family. although they may lara a.. 4
constantly at their tables. In 10 Is;
marriages occurring between Amer 1
French families the bride has been ID
-cw Americans have succeeded ia II
French women; and when such d II
.loeS occur, the doors Of TIE iu.r 4
thrown open to them, and thyy 4
acquainted with every feature oi ,.at
life hitherto cla-el 10 them. The I
show the harricr- which surround q
terror life IF the French people and i
ference which exists between them al
One would think t,at when marina le
place between the Frenchman md
American gi.l. her intimate friends
have an opportunity Of seeing .ne,i
the inner social life through the 4
ncctions thus created; but 1t l. urt 1
ally the case. a. she is usually a'-
her new relations, who viii not admit Z
circle Of acquaintaI.ceS 10 their lrlen
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04

To prevent flies from inJurng
frames boil two or three onions u.
of water: then with a gliding oruSil
70 your frames. and the flies Will 10
on the articles so washed. L l.
used without Apprehension, As 1t VIII
the least harm 10 the frame.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23
stabbinK Array.

Last night at 9 o'clock at the Bay
Horse saloon, on the corner Of Second
and Monroe streets, James W. Villines
and William A. Bingham engaged in
controversy, during which Villines
struck Bingham several times, and Bing-
ham stabbed him with a pocket knife.
DR.. Nuttall was called in to see the
wounded man. The blade, three inches
in length, entered at the right OF the
sternum, under the diaphram, and pos
sibly wounded the liver. The sto mach
is believed not to have been penetrated,
owing to the fact that the wounded man
had not eaten anything during the day,
and the knife slipped by without enter
ing. This morning Mr.. Villines was easy
and comfortable, and his recovery is not
at all doubtful Mr.. Bingham surren-
derod himself last night, and this morn
ing his counsel waved examin alton
before the Recorder, and the defendant
was sent to the county Jail. A writ of
habeas corpus will be sued out before
the Criminal Court, and the matter will
be investigated. Both men are known
to be quiet citizens, and whisky was the
cause of the unfortunate affair.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23
PUBLIC LEDGER.
once: No. IL Madison Street.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY.
M EMP HIS,
Thursday Evening. April 23. 1874.
wH1rr's OPERA HOUSE, Manage

WRITES OPERA HOUSE, Manager
White continues to present rare variety
attractions at his Jefferson street tenn
pie of amusement. This is the only
place of regular amusement open in the
city. Manager White has fine troupe
of artistes, who indulge nightly in vocal
ism, terpsichorean feats, specialties, me-
gro comicalities, minstrelsy of every
variety, and striking novelties. Next
Friday evening Charley White takes a
benefit, and number of valuable pres
ents will be given away among the audi
ence. A fine bill will be presented, and
a crowded house will be the result. The
season will close next Saturday night,
and on Monday following White will
open the Olympic Theater on Washing
ton street for the summer season.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23
Ex.Memnhian KiIIeh .

Mr.. A. NJ. Boyd, cotton merchant in
this city, received dispatch from Du-
wallis Bluff last evening, stating that
Colonel John d. Coffee was shot and
killed by Zach Tayler. Mr.. Taylor was
formerly from Raleigh, in this county,
and at present keeps a store at Sur
rounded Hill, some three miles from Du-
wallis Bluff. Colonel Coffee was raised
near Florence, Alabama, and during the
war lived in Pamela county, Mississippi.
Soon after the war he removed to Mem
phis, and for the past year or two he has
resided at Surrounded Hill, Arkansas.
1t is known that Mr.. Taylor had mort
gage on some stock belonging to Colonel
Coffee, and yesterday a sale vas to have
been made Of the same. This business
transaction is believed to have been the
cause of the unfortunate affair resulting
in the death Of Colonel Coffee. No fur
Their particulars have reached the city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23
READ THIS!
Jefferson

The authority on politeness and
etiquette, Lord Chesterfield, said: THE
tailor m axes the man." Therefore we
would advise our readers to go forthwith
to
A. III. GOODMAN, 100 Main street,
and order suit of those fine goods be
has Just received direct from the i'm
porters. 1t is known that Mr.. Goodman
cannot be surpassed in fits and styles,
as he employs none but the best work
men. As Mr.. Goodman buys for cash
he can sell at low figures. so
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23
trustees sale.

PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A DEED
/ ia trust TO me. executed by George W.
and Frank NJ. Murphy, dated September !,
ISIS, and duly registered in the Register 5
olHce of Shelby coHnty. Tennessee, in Deed
Book No. ", page 457. viii, on
saturday, the 18th day Of May, 1874,
at the southeast corner Of Court SQUARE, in
the city Of Memphis. Shelby county, 1ennes-
see, sell 20 the highest b der, for cash. Wlthln
legal hours. the undivided tWO-thirds interest
in and to the certain tract Of lend situate,
lying and being on the north side % Linaen
street, in the city Of Memphis, lsnhest ee'
terseetion Of Main and Linden 81, cts thence
east with the north line Of Linden street ~
iire III Main street $50 feet; then west GO
feet; thence south 80 feet 90 the place OF be-
Ginning. Terms cash. Equity Of redemption
sell and convey only as Trustee.
ID. H. POSTON, Trustee.
PArrEEsox : LOW, Attorneys. III
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23
To the Editor ofthe Ledger


1t is thought the author OF the attack
on Esquire Goodlett ought to have SLEPT
at least one night on the question before
presenting it to the court. Esquire
Goodlett having been appointed by
Esquire Duncan, Railroad Tax Collec-
tor, his deputy, and being one Of his
bondsmen, had right to the occupancy
OF the office, after he declined the posi-
ton as deputy, being urged by Esquire
Duncan to keep his Office with him.
which he did until his death, and at the
request of his colleagues, the other secu-
rites of Esquire Duncan, he remained in
the office so as to have an eye to the
closing up of the collections. When Mr..
Alsup came into the Office it was ar.
ranged amicably for Esquire G. to retain
his position in the office. No one had
any right to object but Esquire Alsup,
and as the clerk, Charley Postal, was
acting as Mr.. Alsups deputy, as well as
the agent Tor the bondsmen of Esquire
Duncan, and Esquire g. being one oil
them, he bad all the rights of the Office
that any other county officer has, and
cannot be made to pay rent; and as he is
only commercial officer, has the right
to buy and sell warrants when and where
he pleases. @3*
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23

Immediately White said something to
his command, and the negroes COM
meneed firing promiscuously, the fire
being returned from windows and doors
of houses by Brooks men. Several
shots we're fred at Colonel Rose, who at
once rode back. His orderly had pistols
in holsters, but was unable to draw them,
as his steed, disliking war, ran away
toward the river.
About five hundred guns were fred
the negro troops firing wildly into the
air and scattering, Company G. United
States troops, rushed to arms, formed
behind a barricade composed Of hook
and ladder truck, and threw their guns
aslant over the barricade. The men
cooked their pieces but the officer in
charge ordered the guns back to half
cock. One soldier let his gun go of
accidentally in the air. At once a cry
was raised, "The soldiers are going to
fire." and a terrible stampede of colored
warriors commenced. In FIVE minutes
not one armed man, save those of Com
pany G, could be seen on the streets. A
well-known preacher leaped through a
plate.glass window into an Office, cutting
off his thumb. All became quiet again.
Not a shot was fred from the State
House fortress, which frowned two hun
bred yards behind Colonel Roses COM
pany.
Brooks is strongly intrenched in the
State House yard, behind heavy timbers.
Two six-pounder guns, loaded with mus
ket balls, command the approaches.
He has with him General Catterson,
Colonel Asa Hodges and others in com
mand. His force is composed of about
eight hundred men, one.third white,
principally armed with Springfield
muskets.
Baxter has around him about twenty
five hundred men, including six hun
dred whites. The latter are principally
x.Confederates, and are armed with
Springfield muskets. The colored troops
are a motley crowd, not to be depended
upon in fight They are armed with
shot guns, squirrel rifles and pistols of
every pattern.
Colonel Rose has two companies Of
the Sixteenth infantry and two six
Founders, say one hundred and forty
men, whom he has had in position be-
tween the hostile camps during the last
five days. In the Tuesday fight Major
D. F. Shall was shot in the head and
killed. Colonel Dan 0 Sullivan, Brooks
man and newspaper reporter, both legs
broken and danger of amputation be-
coming apparent; John Hill, colored
hack driver, shot in the thigh; General
W. A. Crawford, severe wound in the
head; Colonel Dan Jones, shot in leg;
Senator Beavers, shot slightly some
where, wound not located. Several Of
Whites negroes were wounded, many Of
them by each other during the promis
cuous firing.
The dispatches received to-day an
nounce the war over. Baxter will cal
the Legislature together in extraordi
nary session, to meet at Little Rock on
Monday, the 18th Of May. Another com
pany of United States troops has reached
Colonel Rose, and the Brooks and Bax
ter forces are slowly disbanding and
going homeward. Let as have peace.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23
An Eccentric MiIIineT's FUNERAL.

From the Troy Press.I
Mrs. Lewis W. Schofeld : better
known, perhaps as Mrs. NJ. M. Soho.
field, milliner-died on the lst instant of
heart disease, aged 81 years, and was
buried last Saturday from the Baptist
church, Saratoga. The casket was made
of yellow pine, lined with zinc and white
satin, and covered with black silk velvet,
\ with elegant and elaborate silver trim
mings. The whole top of the casket
being off, disclosed the whole length
figure of the beautiful corpse. She was
clad in full dress Of rich black velvet,
trimmed with lace. One hand, delicately
gloved, held rich lace handkerchief,
and on the other hand, which was bare,
glistened the diamonds of her engage
ment ring, held in place upon her finger,
as for many years in life, by the plain
gold wedding ring. Wreathes and crosses
Of tea-roses and other howers-rare,
beautiful and frsgrant-were artistically
disposed of in great profusion.
The casket was borne in the hands of
six stout, handsomely dressed colored
men, all wearing white gloves, and was
followed by Judges Bockes and Crane,
F. Waterbury, 2. F. Allen, H. Smith, j.
G. Cooke, VIM. NJ. Soaring and S. Fl.
Richards as bearers, and those again by
relatives and friends in designated order.
At the grave the casket was placed in
a box also encased with zinc, and both
Theoretically sealed. Directions for all
these arrangements and formalities had
been deliberately given by the deceased,
who had all instructions regarding the
funeral and the burial carefully and de-
liberately written out before her death.
The velvet Of which her dress was COM
posed, and the same with which the cas-
ket was covered, she purchased herself
for just this purpose several years age,
and kept it sacredly laid aside for such
use only.
As many as sixteen years ago she had
a sum OF money, in gold, laid by to de-
fray the expenses OF her burial when
ever her death should occur. The ma
ture of her disease, which was of long
standing, was such as to render the
tenure Of her life very uncertain, and
by preparation of heart" and by all
other provisions she was ever ready to
answer the summons of the great de-
stroyer.
While the lawyers were fighting over a
breach of promise case in Michigan
raoantIv tha nlaintiH and defendant went
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23
LEDGER LINES


company and carriage.
Mechanics Institute meeting at Odd
Fellows Hall tonight.
The General Council has adjourned
over to Wednesday, May 9th.
Old Dan Rice has gone up the river
in search Of fairer weather for his circus.
Professor Mueller's soiree dansante
for ladies and gentlemen at the Mem
phis Club Hall tomorrow night.
Christian Brothers College festival
and bazAar on the evenings of the 9th,
9th and 7th of May, at the Exposition
building.
Mrs. Sallie E, White, wife Of Captain
]. E. White, who is in Jail under indict-
ments for horse-stealing, died near
Germantown yesterday.
Emma G. Abbott fled her bill for
divorce in the First Chancery Court,
to-day, against Charles Abbott, on the
grounds of abandonment.
Odd Fellows anniversary celebration
next Sunday. The address will be de.
livered by Captain John 7. Moss. The
ceremonies will be quite interesting.
Mr.. Henry Pulliam, who SO mystic
riously disappeared from this city last
Monday, was to have been married at
Bartlett to-day to most estimable
young lady.
The William Mclean embezzlement
case is progressing in the Criminal
Court. Messrs. CAN'T, Horrigan and
Young represent the defense, and Attor-
ney General Wright, Messrs. Maccabe
and DuBose the prosecution.
The motions against Mayor League in
the mandamus cases of Mechanics and
Traders Bank and Coward, to compel
the Mayor to issue change warrants for
Nicolson pavement certificates, will be
heard on Saturday next in the First
Circuit Court.
A daily union prayer meeting, com
posed of the Second Presbyterian and
Central Baptist congregations, will be
held each afternoon this week at FIVE
o'clock at the lecture room of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church on Beal street
Several parties intending to visit Eu-
rope this season obtained naturalization
papers to-day in the First Circuit Court.
The conscription and passport systems
in many European States give foreigners
trouble unless they can show American
papers.
No trains are running through to New
Orleans at present. The trestle in the
bottom of the Big Black river is badly
damaged, making it dangerous for trains.
Rivers are booming, and tickets are not
sold but to Grenada over the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad.
Memphis has subscribed some stock
in railroads 100000 in the Memphis
and Charleston, 100000 in the Upton,
$379,OOO in the Memphis and Ohio,
$2O0,OOO in the Mississippi and Tennes-
see, 100000 in the Little Rock and
100000 in the Selma.
Travellers go forward to Arkansas
again as usual, now that the wars of the
Roses are over. Our Ledger Liner
never could understand why Little Rock
was called the City of Roses, until Col.
Rose, of the Sixteenth infantry, doomed
up as master of the situation.