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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-17

and the aid you extend to us will sustain in
your midst competition that viii keep prices down
break up eZtOrtion and high prices, and sell you
good goods for less money than you have been
accustomed to pay for inferior articles.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-17

Gentlemen Of the General ASSEMBLY
The events of October have made
it my duty to appear before you, and
in your presence, to take the oath
prescribed to the Chief Executive Of
ticer of the State.
l have taken the oath, and shall
earnestly seek to perform the prom
iseS it exacts.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-17

The Washington Monument As
! isociation has made a move towards
getting an appropriation from
Congress of $500. coo to finish the
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-17

The debt of New York city and
county is sos, ,OoO,OO 1t has in
creased during the last year to $12-
500. OoO. There is still more reform
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-17

var 70@ htlIIftly new aud complete.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-05
NUMBER 81

above the level Of the other party's head,
and was preparing to sail by with an I'D
conscious dcmeanor, when he unfortun-
atcly stepped upon the skin Of grape,
and losing his balance, shot violently
into the strange gentle cman's legs, bring
ing him down upon himself. The young
mans embarrassment was chm red to
horror and astonishment, wheng,tFle
stran;ser cried out in the voice of his
sister, cob, ION how could you?" He
sprang to his fcetin an instazt. Tho
stranger was also getting rshnd pre-.
scnting = most remarkable IFaranca.
Ills face was as red as scarle9aad his
glossy moustachc was turned background,
one halt laying across his mouth, and
The other half hugging the Ice side Of
nose. "Why, Mary" cxclaims sb the
shocked brother. But Mary saidHnoth-
ing. and held her head, while her lover
ma'lc himself scarce. The broth sr Ntta7Asi- ta7 K
his sister home, and her mother cscortsd
her to her room, where she was at olc,
undrcs@cd and put to bed, with hot
bricks to her feet, and quart of hot
boncsat down her throat Her mother,
who couil not .lcyc it OF her daughter,
declared it was n case Of bilious fever,
and determined to get the 5cst of it.
The lover has secured work in New
Haven for tho winter d m1ury N,,u;.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-05
One Of Those Slips.

\ most ingenious device fur carrying
on clandcstine ccurtship was brought
TO light by n grape skin, Friday evening
The young ady lives with her parents
aud brother Oh Pine street The young
man whom she favored is tribe obnox
ious to tic rest Of tho family, and it has
been their aim to keep him ut distance
AS he had not been to the house for
some time, aud as she had not been dis
covered wdth him on the street, the
family iinucred themselves that The i'll.
starred match was broken up On Fri.
day evening the brother arrayel himself
III his best suit aud went down street ;.
An hour later, while passing along the
dark side OF the street, he encountered
the Objectionable suitor engaged in close
conversation with another man. Not
wishing to notice him, he lifted his eyes
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-05
An Unexpected Answer.

The St. Louis Democrat relates the
following
During the progress Of the trial of
the case Of Widow Matthews against
the Elevator Company, in the Circuit
Court size other day, Col. Slayback,
council for the defendant, conceived tn,
ilcl that onc Murphy, witness for tho
plaintiff, WIS suitor for the hand Of the
widow. and Oh the eve Of leading her
to the altar Getting Murphy on the
stand, the lawyer cndcavored to bring
this fact b-forl the jury, and this was
the upshot OF the examination
Mr. Murphy, are you any relation to
the plantiif?'
No, sir, am not
Don't you expect to be?
Such thing might happen
Now, are you not going to marry
her.
I'm afraid not 'Fs"
You are afraid you wont eh; We'll
now ti,n't you expect to marry hcr-y'z
If my wife should die, and tho Wild
ow remain single TIL then, such thing
might happen
The jurors and spe ctators burst into
roar Of laughter, and Murphy chuck
led at the cunning manner in which he
he had drawn the lawyer on. The
Coloncl had nothing more to say on the
matrimonial question.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-05
a $4,000 Parrot.

lie was nineteen years old, could
talk like II lawyer, unl was the hand
somest bird that ever lived.
That was john Enright's description
Of his parrot in the Special Sessions
yesterday.
How muchis he worth 2 asked JUS
tice I4cdwith, desiring to fix tho grade
0: crime that Thomas Miller, accused Of
stealing the bird, was guilty. '
Nothing could induce Mr.. Enright to
lessen his valuation, and he was allowed
to tel! his story Of the theft. Miller
had with hook and string fished up
the cage from where it danglcd from
fourth story window, and hurried away
with it over the roofs. Mr.. Enright
hearing the cries of the sacred bird had
chased the thief an3 canght him. Mil
lcr was scgtcnoai to the .poniteatiary
Tor three months.
If the cusscd parrot had kept his
mouth shut, he told the ofi,er VII,
escortcl him to the bllck maria, I'D
have been I'll right. He kept bsller
ing out Iii! hi!' aud 'Polly's a bully
boy" and when | sworo at him ho oalJ
kept it up the loulcr. It's my opinioa
chat q parrots ID poor thing to
steal
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-05

Like men discomfitted in rush Of war;
Save one, who, tall ana firm, and faithful,
stayed
With arms extended to protect his love,
And eyes that spakc eternal sympathy.
Next morn, his faithful daughter told him
all;
How all had flown save one (as he had SEEM
"Alah be praised! False playing hath un-
masked
The false. Him take, o rosebud aud be
blest?"
Radiant with jewels, lowered with fully
half
Her fathers glory, to Thy Faithful arms
The Pasha's daughter went, perfect
bride.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-05

y CURE FOR CoNsUMPTIoN.-Ac A cor
respondent writes Us follows about tho
sanitary power of we'll known plant:
. have discovered remedy for pulmon
AIRY consumption. 1t has cured mum
Der Of eases after they had commenced
bleeding at the lungs and the hectic
flush was already on the cheek. After
trying this remedy to my own satisfac.
ton, | have thought philanthropy re-
quircd that [ should let 1T be knognto
the world. 1t is the common mullen,
stepped strong and swcetencd with coffee
sngar, and drank freely. The horb
should be gathered before the end OF
July, if convenient. Young or. old
plants are good dried in tho shade, aud
Kept in clean paper bags The medicine
must BE- continued from three to six
months, according to tho nature of tho
disease. It is good for the blood vessels
also 1t strengthens the system, and
builds up instead of taking away
strength. ut makes good blood, and
takes inflamation from the lungs It is
lie wish OF the writer that every. period
ical in the United States, Canada and
Europe shonld publish this recipe for
the benefit OF the human family. Lay
this up, aud keep in the house ready for
use. Christian .-idUocace.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-05
Paw Pres ing in the Cars.

We have but little sympathy for
man who will bartcr away the affection
he should feel for Il vile !or the ficS!c
smiles and favor Of o.hcr women, whose
characters are not the purcst, an. who;.
moral stamina is not strong cn2unh TO
keep them alloat on the dr.; W tier; Of
SIN
Therefore, We could only smile when
we the other day, learned the details OF
the following little cpsiol,.
W. l. of this city, is a young mar
ricd man Of more than ordinary attrac-
ton, and. al course he knows it. lie is
regular lady l:kc-in his estimation.
\ few years ago he won the heart and
The hand Of an intelligent girl from
neig.bor!nS town; but h, cannot resist
the destinations Of his oil ways among
he opposite sex, and he never lets an
opportunity slip OF king hinscll'asroc
able To them, and ingrat;ates himself
into their confidence as far as posi-
Llc.
last week hi' wife was visisal by an
acquaintance OF her giri:lool from the
coun'ry--a smart, fresh boxing l,m;c
but not over scrupulou, about her con
duct rather loose in her ways, showing
po1r bringing up. During her visit
here, Mr.. L., his wifi. aud their visitor
took occasion to run up to Nicholson for
day OF pleasure, whi.h p,ssc of to
the appnrcnt cnjoyn mt D; ali conccrn
ed.
But it was ntha return trip that tn,
fun commence l. for the wife. The
three pass myers occupied two seats in
the car opp site to clch other, the has
band AMI Il few necessary articles of
baggage on Que seat, aud the lal les
facing him.
Laughter, merrimcrt and jokes, inter
spcrsrd with comments on the events OF
The day were freely inlulgel in, ana
everything was going ou swimmingly,
untll at length Mrs Il. Thought she
cAuSh; a glimpse i'll the dark corner o!
TIC Cur, Of her husbands hand reuchins
hat OF her companion, which lay pa.,
ly concealed under her shawl.
1t was the careful movemont OF NO
ment to place her own hand where his
was likely to fill The next Instant she
felt the real old time pressure OF her
youthful lovers palm. which she return
ed With the arior that SHE had done in
the days long gone.
Even followed Il half hour of more
tl.an usually lively conversation Oh the
pait OF her husband, ani it vas inter
srcrscl at every significant point, as
commas, With hearty grasps Of his wife,
little hanl, which were o!ten.;m IS len sth
encl into downri ;ht squeeze; and cv
cry one Was returned with c1utl i'orvor
by his wife, who WAS deli GIFTED bcyonl
measure at the success o.! her little gum.
Nothing intcrjcrrel with the pro
gramInc, uutiI at 9Th the colll::)t
suddenly burst open the door within
few feet Of them, when the full slur. OF
his lantern fell on the disconIittcl
wight and the laughing wife, She holl
stou'ly to her husbands hand aud lifted
it as high as her head, ul,i! there
co;;ll NJ longer be = dJu't in the mjnl
Of one Of the three as to the situation
OF affairs.
The man dilnt talk worth cent til
rest Of che trio, and as everything has
happened serene arouni their hoirth
ever since, it is presumed that h. had
begged forgiveness is looking for
another chance.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-05

phssblc that her cousin was mistakeaI
or had colorcl tic picture a little too
hi isfrfy : IIe rSsss,,yed to wal: Tor further
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
THE0HURoH WAR IN GERMANY

The diocese Of Posen, saws tn,
! Pail Mall Gazette, is evidently tn,
theater in which the struggle be
tween Church and State in Germa
ny is destined to b0 first carried
out to the farthest extremities
The case of Farther kubeezak al
Xions, who has been eyeommu-
nicated for accepting a living from
the patron without seeking the
consent of the Posen bishop ano
lchapter, bringing the latter into i'm
mediate collision with the law
The dean of the chapter will be
summoned before the Ecclesiasti-
cal Court, md the result will prob
ably be to deprive the chapter OF
the support it receive from the
funds of the State. That would
have taken place before the pres
ent time ifthe law regarding the
administration ofvacant bishopics
passed by the Landtag last May
had been accepted by the Dict in
the shape in which it was present.
ed by the Government. The thir-
teenth clause in the original draft
of the measure declared that ca
thedral chapters which failed to
appoint Wears on the occurrence
of vacancies would be liable to be
deprived of all funds allowed to
the members by the State till they
should obey the law. From some
scruples that such a provision was
too severe, the clause was struck
out of the bill as passed. Had it
stood, the Posen chapter must
have become liable 10 the penalty
it threatened, because it failed to
appoint a vicar when the episco
pal see was made vacant in conse--
qdence of a sentence of the Eccle-
siasticai Court, as required byclause
VI. of the act of the Goth of May
last. Probably Prince Bismarck
and his Minister of Warship now
regret that they did not press the
acceptance Of the omitted clause
on the Diet; for the Posen chapter
has adopted an attitude Of passive
resistance, and, declining to adj
nit the competence of the proceed
ings under which the See has been
deprived of Episcocal guidance,
has, of course, refused to cooper
ate with the commissary appoint
ed by Re Minister of Ecclesiasti-
cal. Affairs TO administer the prop
erty of the see. The consequence
has been great inconvenience and
even pecuniary loss to many per-
sons in the diocese who had an in
terest in lis property.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
A sPEOTULAR TRIUMPH.

Lucy Hooper describing The
Kingdom of Neptune 1.-THE new
act of Offenbach's "Orphee -
says in her Paris letter to the Phil
adelphia Press: One of the scenes
the sunken city-is actually POI
etic in its beauty, and realizes
these lines Of Mrs. Hemans
Island has filled up the palaces Of cid,
Seaweed o'ergrown the halls of reveiry.
1.-THE effect Of gliding watcy In
this scene was beautifully pross~o-
ed by means oftwo screens ofgauxe
painted to represent water, num-
erous shining fishes in 1t, which
screens were drawn slowly across
the stage in opposite directions.-
The coloring and grouping of the
warriors costumes were also very
artistic, some of the corps de ballet
representing group of those odd
little creatures called sea-horses,
and others the wildly tinted and
gorgeous angel-fish Of tropical wa
tiers. There was also band of
dancers costumed in pale pink sat-
in, and silver. the like of which
fishes, I think, were never beheld
in the waters of any earthly sea.
When in the midst ofthese glitter
ing groups there rose from the
waves a gigantic shell with glist-
ening lining of mother-of-pearl,
wherein reposed the white-robed
form of the new and young dan
se,se, Mile. Roseli, the picture
G Birth of Pearl was one of ex-
ceeding loveliness. The new Ital-
ian dancers are not in any respect
better than their French predeces-
sors, but they are mostly very
young, and some of them are very
pretty. The house was jammed,
and sOrphee seems to have taken
a new lease of success, which it
well deserves, every one of the
nine hundred superb costumes
worn in it having been renewed,
so that Diana's white and silver
drapery, and pluto's scarlet and
gold-embroidered satin ARE as fresh
az on the night Of the first presen-
tation.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
Bunker Hill, Oct. s, 1874.
FROM HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.

TO the Eds. Ldepende,a:
/ presume your readers will be
interested in hearing $ netting of
the Congressional fight in this part
OF the District. The campaign
wake warm IN this county
Messrs. ;.au,aI3rra, Bui,i,y seem
To- have c.,li'in sai tadi .,'.r - the
bal Ne ground IS Ia, calnraign and
will renew Tie Eight. commencing
in Komnrv ia Tuesday, and wind
ing up nt Wardensvilo n Satur-
day. Every inch Of ground il being
contested, and III looking over Ii e
field DISTINGUISHED spectator can
not but conclude that Mr.. Boteler
has the hes, Of it thus far. and un-
less the tide now running in his
favor is sp, eddy checked, he is
o0und to come off victorious. The
same word con- es from Hardy and
Grant, that Boteler is daily gain
ing ground, land that Mr. Faulkner
is in serious danger OF defeat, un-
less ,aved by heavy majoriiies
elsewhere. No campaign since the
war has created such intense feel
ing among the people.
A Lo0KER ON.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
An Explanation.

1t Is a fact not generally known that
all sewing machine manufacturers paid
license to Elias Howe, Jr., the original
inventor, and one machine of each kind
for which license was asked, always ac--
companied the application. Thus, Mr..
Howe had before him a sample Of eyerv
machine manufactured. Constant study
upon them enabled him to avoid the de-
fects of each, and improve upon the ex-
cellencies Of all. This fact explains the
wonderful degree of perfection to which
Mr.. Howe brought mis- latest pattern ma
chine, without which advantages, such as
a result could rot have been achieved.
Call and see these celebrated machines at
the office Of e. T. EishF, Mariinsburg
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
LOUISIANA.
STILL IN FERN ENT.

NEW YORK, October 6.-The
Times special from New Orleans
says Governor Kellogg last even
ing called the attention of the re-
Gently appointed advisory board
to the circumstance that members
of the white league continued to
drill in remote parts of the city and
characterizing the act as a breach
of the compromise entered into.
The board is convened for to day,
DIR. Bonzano, the committees UNI
pire, having been ill yesterday. A
general meeting of the league is
also called for this evening.
KELLooG's SECOND CHICK BOOK.
The Tribune has a dispatch from
its New Orleans correspondent
no yesterday found in the har DIS
of a D ivate citizen the second
check book Of Gov. kellogg, cap
tured by the Penn revolutionists
He @ays it seems to have been used
only a few weeks Immediately pre-
ceeding he other. The second EN-
try is as follows: April %, 1873,
myself sent VIM. X. Chandler,
Washington, ID. c., for G. Cushing
and Matt Fl. Carpenter, fees, coun :
sells, $1,000"
$50, 600 FOR wARRLIKE EXPERT
MENTs.
The correspondent says the two
check books show that the Govern
ment made appropriations of over
$25 900 in nine months for warlike
experiments.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
WHERE HE HAD THE ADVAN-
TAGE

just at the close OF the war O ( 1912
United States man of war entered
Boston harbor. The Commodore was
known as bully Of the first water. En-
tering BARRIERS shop in Boston and
finding no one but the boy present, he
demanded in an insolent and overbear-
ing way, "Where is your master2' "Not
down, yet, SIR" well, / want to be
shaved " Yes, sir, can shave you"
"You?" Eyes, sirl'' "Well, you may
try it but look here, my youngster, -
laying bis loaded pistol on the table
"the first drop Of blood you draw on
my face I'll shoot you." Cali right sir. !"
was the reply. The boy shaved him,
and did it well, After tho operation
was through, the bully turned to him
as he took up the pistol, and remarked
WASN'T you afraid 2" The boy very
coolly replied, because had the ad-
vantage. Advantage, how? demand
ed the irate bully. "Why, said the
boy, with the utmost nonchalance, i'll
had drawn blood, should have taken
the razor and cut your throat from ca
to ear /" The bully turned pale, but
never forgot the lesson.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
A Manchester, England, papt

A Manchester, England, paper
says:-"Some engineers in Baden
have just contrived an ingenious
piece of mechanism, which has al
ready been adopted ia some ofthe
public buildings and streets in
Heidelberg. The object is to pro
vide for the simultaneous lighting
of the gas-lights oil the town. This
has been done both in Paris and
with us in the Albert Hall by the
uss Of an electric wire, but the Ger.
man engineers have invented q
method more simple and durable.
their AZ piratus can be affixed
equally to all gas jets, md il is
made to act, not by any special
mechanism, but simply by the in
creased pressure of the gas which
il always laid on from the gasome-
ter when the lamps should be light
ed. The one act of turning on the
gas at the main ignites it at all the
burners fitted with the new appar-
atus."
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
FROM GERARDsT0N.N.
GEaARDsTowN, Oct. 7, 1874

GERARDsTowN, Oct. Z, 1874.
Eds. Independent:
Nothing Of much Importance
has transpired since ! last wrote to
you. Politics seem to cause but a
slight nipple on the current OF life
here. The different candidatesare
spoken of in a listless, don't.cere
style, that indicate considerable
apathy in regard to the issue. Oc-
casionally we see a candidate
riding through our village, who
seems to be all smiles. and pdrticu-
larly friendly to every one he
meets. Well, tits so pleasant to
see how agreeable some men can
he at tinaes--it wins us from the
idea Of the universal seifshness of
human nature.
There has been some little stir
here, caused by the trustee of our
school refusing lady as assistant
teacher, whom the patrons of the
school had petitioned him to APP
point. The lady is eminently quail
flied for the position. and offered
her services at the low price of $50
per month, and the only reason as
signed for not employing her is
that he wishes the place for his
daughter, who he proposes to give
$25 per month. 1t is to be hoped
that the trustee will accede to the
wishes Of the patrons fthe school,
and thereby cause all unpleasant
feelings to cease.
The editor of The Times in this
place seems to be wonderfully ex-
ercised about ''free fight" that
spoke of in a former article. While
we are as anxious as the editor
can possibly. be to represent our
community in as favorable light
as possible, still we cannot sacrifice
truth TO shield parties who engage
in fighting, rioting and drunken
ness. These we believe to be the
part of every citizen to expose.
Your other correspondent from
this place, "Scribbler,n answered
the EDITORS former article; yet he
wishes to make his readers believe
that / was the author of that re-
ply Indeed, did not deem it
worthy of a reply, FOR the facts
were too we'll known for me TO
repeat them, and | only mention
the foregoing facts to relieve the
EDITORS misrepresentation, under
which he is laboring.
RUBEZAHL.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
MARRIED.

On Tuesday, October 6, 1874, at
the residence of the brides mother
by Rev, Il. Miller, Chas. j. Math-
ews to Miss Annie Thompson, all
of this city.
On the 1st, at the residence of
the brides parents, in this city, by
Rev. M. l.. Cutler, Mr.. Charles ].
Thomas, Of Buckeystown, Nd.
and Miss Ellen Diffenderfer, of
Martinsburg, w. Va.
Frederick Examiner please copy]
BY the Rev. Nice, near Mt. Yves.
ley, formerly Scrabble Mr.. Hen
ry b. Sigler ind Miss Eliza j.
Horn, both ofthis county.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
DO NOT GET THE BLUES.

Trip lightly DER trouble,
Trip lightly DER wrong,
We only make grief double
BY dwelling on it long.
Why clap woes hand so tightly
Why sigh DER blossoms dead /?
Why cling to forms unsightly?
Why not seek joy instead !?
Trip lightly DER sorrow
Though all the day be dark,
The sum may shine to morrow,
Aad gayly sing the lark
For hopes have not departed,
Though roses may have fed
Then never be down hearted,
Bat look for JOY instead.
Trip lightly DER sadness,
Stand not to rail at doom;
We've pearls to string of gladntss,
On this side Of the tomb.
While stars are nightly shining,
And the Heaven is DER head,
Encourage not repining.
Bat look for joy instead.