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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-21

4 wire clothes line agent called on a
well.to=do farmer at Meridian, Oayuga
county, and tried to sell him a wire
olothes-line. The farmer declined, and
the stranger made him an offer to give
him line if he (the farmer) would give
his name as reference to use in the vi.
cinily. He gave his name on slip of
paper presented by the stranger, and
WhiCh was apparently carelessly folded,
and about two weeks from that time re.
ceiyed an inyoiee for wire amounting to
$lOOasper order. The carelessly folded
paper proved to be an order made to a
third party, and the best he could do in
settlement was to pay 800 to be released
from the order, or take the wire and pay
the bill,
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JANUARY AND JULY.
APRIL AND OCTOBER.


Any one investing in these Bonds has the
satisfaction of knowing that his bond IA GER
tain to be paid at maturity; and further that
he assists in building in the city Of New York
q permanent Temple OF Industry, which will
be an ornament and pride to every Ameri-
can.
Each BondhOlder, until his bond is re-
deemed, is part owner Of twenty. two acres
OF land situated in the heart Of the city Of
New York, and estimated to bo worth Two
Million -Four Hundred Thousand Dollars.
And ths building which is estimated to cost
Seven Millions.
The excavations for the foundation wns
commenced on the 10th Of May. 1875. and the
building will be ready TO receive the goods
from the Centennial Exhibition at its close.
No investment fol. people Of small means
was ever offered equaling the Bonds of the In
dustrial exhibition 20: The bonds are SO.
cured BY mortgage which makes the principal
safe, and eminently secure, and in addition to
which each bondh0lder participates four times
a year, IN the allotment Of premiums above
named.
The difference between these bonds and n
lottery. ticket is, in n lottery tho helder must
lose ms money OF draw q prize, while the
not lose his Investment but must have re-
turned to him the principal and small rate
Of interest added, and in addition has an on
portunity to draw a premium ranging from
t5O TO SlUU,OOO.
The Board Of Directors and the Trustees Of
the mortgagage are among the most eminent
Of the business men Of New York, and Is ol
itself guarantee that the bonds are a safe
and desirable Investment,
Inc company Is not responsible for any
money sent. except II be by check, postal or
DER, dratt or express payable to the order Of
the Industrial Exhibition Company.
Address.
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PRESCRIPTION FREE

rSOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF SEMINAL
n weakness, lost manhood and all disorders
brought on by indiscretions or excess. Any
druggist has the ingredients. Address DAr
WILSON a CO., Box 22e6, New York
0-xxiii-5.eod
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BONDS.

WILL BUY AQUARTER BOND OF THE
w Industrial Exhibition Company of New
Each Quarter Bond participates in Four
deemed.
The following Premiums show what any
Bond may receive. A quarter Bond would
receive one quarter Of the below named pre-
miums ~
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Eight Dollars per Annum
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Black and ColOred Silks. Fall and Winter
Dress Goods. shawls, Cloaks. Linens. Prints.
etc. Also, Hamburgs, Insertions. Edginss,
Trimmings, etc. Plain and Fancy Hosiery,
Gloves, Umbrellas, etc., etc. Each depart
ment being complete and replote with all the
novelties to be found in the European mar
kets. .
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Broadway and Twentieth Streets,
NEW YORK.

PAY WHEN I'M re EN- CXs
GVR Eh hPermntOrFhen, 8yph-
OOAD A Ne Ills. For D speedy and the
only positive cure Of diseases arising from
Old Western Medical Inafitnre. Isl
Sycamore st., Cincinnati. o. Call and be econ-
vinced that 1t Is the only Instituto In tho u. n.
that ever has or can euro theso ailments
Send stamp for eenndential advice on
delicate matters 10 either sex. Coneultn.
ttOn free. No charge for treatment 70
responsible pe.lons untfl cured,
7seOdhW-&
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nS- Our Ladies' Shoe Department contains
a stock Of Winter Shoes unsurpassed for ele-
gance, durability and lowness Of price. Di-
rectioas for self-measurement sent on appli-
cation.
hHr Complete assortment Of Gents Fur
nishing Goods. Shirts, Collars. Cuffs. Ties,
Hose, Gloves, etc. Goods sent to any part OF
the country. Shirt measurement sent on ap-
plicatiOn.
M For the accommodation Of Ladies and
Families who are unable to visit the city, full
lines of samples Of all Irades Of Dry Goods
will be sent. and orders BY mail filed with the
greatest possible care.
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GRAIN RAIsERs REFUSE Ia mb-
NIT 70 the. wasteful and imperfect work Of
other Threshers, when posted on the vdst supe-
r!ority of this one, for saving grain, saving
time, and doing fast. thorough and economi-
THRESHERMEN FIND 1T highly adyan-
tageous to run machine that has no BEAT
err" Pickers," or Apron" that handles
Damp. Grain, Long Straw, Headlines. Fiax.
Timothy, Millett and all such difieuit grain
and seeds, with ENTIRE EASE Ash
EFFECTIVENES ESS. Cleans 10 perfectior.
saves the farmer his thresh bill By extra A.
ing Of grain, makes no Litterings;" re-
9uires LESS THAN 0NR-HALF the usual
Belts, Boxes, Journals, and Gears; easier
managed; less repairs; one that grain raisers
prefer to employ and walt for, even az
advanced prices, while other machines
are out of jobs"
Four Sizes made with g. &. 10 and
IL horse I" Mounted (" Powers, also
specially Of AeparaiOFs "alOne,0
expressly for STEAM POWER, and
10 match other Horse Powers.
II interested In grain raising, or threshinR.
write for illustrated Circulars (sent freel with
ull particulars Of sizes, styles, prices, terms,
To-. NICHOLS, SHEPARD Il CO.,
81 ntkw Bdttle Creek. Micht0dn.
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, AUGUST %,
~ 1876:
Mail train daily......,....1l:00 100 am. 300 p. m
Express train daily......... 3:40 am. 1910 p. IN
Somerville train daily
Except Sundays) ........ 1850 pm. sos I'm
No change Of cars between Memphis and
Bristol. and only one change OF ears 10 Wash
ington.
Close connection for all points East and
Southeast.
Railroad time is twenty minutes faster than
city time.
TOM B. DUNN. Ticket Agent. 2'S Main st.
22-xxiii-2l
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DRY GOODS,
LORD & TAYLOR,
Importers and dealers in foreign and domestic
DRY GOODS,

w ILL, OWING TO THEIR GREAT Sue
cess during the past season in filing or
ders from all parts Of the United States. give
greater ATTENTION to 0UT-0F-T0W
business. With an enlarged DEPARTMENT
and increased FACILITIES, they will fill all
orders by mail with their usual promptness,
and, they trust, with COMPLETE Salts
FACTION,
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RAILROAD TIM TABLES.


MEMPHIS AND LoUIsviLLH RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MISSISSIPPI & TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule

MEMPHIS. Tenn, September 25, 1875.
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER
" 26, 1875, trains will run as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans mail, daily....2:45 pm. 2:55 =. IN
Express train. daily lex
cept Sunday. m. o:45 a m
Freight and Ac'm' 'daton,
daily Except Sunday).-~4;90 am. 400 I'm
22-t NJ. BURKE, Sup't.
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MISSISSIPPI AND TEENEssEE R.R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Ticket Once. Isl Main street. corner Of
Madiaon.
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M. BURKE. aon'I sup't.

MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON R.R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03
Sectional friendship.
srEEcsH OF A srrssrss1pr1 EDITOR.


At a reception to an excursion party of
Mississippi editors, on Friday evening
last, Mr.. S. II. Stackhouse, Dof the Hazel
hurst Copiahan, made the following reply
to the address of welcome f: CIV hen the
Queen of Sheba visited old man Solomon
dominons in the ancient time, flew over
his hills and dales in his lightning railroad
trains, sailed over his great lakes in his
big steamers, rode upon his keel-b boats as
they plowed his canals, examined critically
his farm and machine shops, she finally
made her way to his headquarters and
formally interviewed the thrifty old auto
crat of all the Jews and in that interview
candor constrained her to acknowledge that
although she had heard much of his great
ness and magnifiCence, yet the half had not
been told her. So it is with us, fellow citi-
zens of Buffalo, in reference to this tre-
mendous country you have got. We have
heard great deal about you. We have read
much concerning you in your big newspa-
pers. of youl thrift, your push, your genius,
enterprise, wealth, progress and irrepressl-
billity. But now, since we Lave traversed
a considerable scope of your grand domain,
we are, like the Queen of Sheba. forced TO
acknowledge that the half has not been told
us. We are not going into any more war
with you fellows. If we had known how
cOnfounded numerous you were-wba ut vast
resources you had-what nation of gitup
and gitters you are-we should never have
been guilty ofthe absurdity oftrying to whip
You in the first place. Now that we have
seen for ourselves, and gotten some sort of
an idea of the magnitude of the job of
cleaning you out, we consider that another
war on our side would be preposterous and
ridiculous, and we are for peace.
eyes fellow citizens of Buffalo, are
here in the interest of peace-God- like
peace. In the glowing language of the in
spired psalmist, Peace hath her victories
no less renowned than war; We believe
in peace. We are quite ready to be har-
monized. And am glad to be able to say
that everywhere we have been in the North
and West we have met n cordial welcome
and kindly greeting. Nobody has made
faces at us. We have felt O. K al, the
time. The railroads have deadhelded us
and given us the finest drawing room cars
to sleep in. The hotels have reduced their
rates, and some of them didn't have the
heart to charge us at all. We have been
well fed at all your eating institutions
where we have stopped. In some places
they have wined us aud they dncd us, rode
us out in carriages and showed us the sights,
made speeches TO us screnadcd us with
their brass bands, etc, etc. We have had
just a splendid time of it. The ladies
God bless 'em, always have smiled upon
us, and the men have sometimes even gone
to the extent of asking us to take drink.
That last is the capstone to the climax of
reconciliation. Hear, hear y The true
road to a Mississippi editors heart is to in
vite him to take drink with you. If that
don't harmonic him that don capture
hnl-if Mat don't bring peace to the land
and save the country, nothing else on earth
will
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03

\ SEWING MACHINE AGENT ROASTED.
The Reading D0tly Eagle says: The
usually quiet little village of Leesport. on
the line of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad, eight miles above this city, has
had a sensation which has caused Il good
deal of amusement. A Reading sewing
machine agent induced the head of "A
family there to take a machine and pay for
it i'll monthly instalments. Before the ma
chine was entirely paid off the husband
and father died. The widow was in des-
titute circumstances with half a dozen
children, and unable to pay tho balance
owing on the machine, when the agent
came around to take the machine away.
She was determined that he should not re-
move the machine until he had handed
back at least some of the money that had
been paid on it by her husband. He was
apparently just as determined to secure
the machine without returning anv of The
filthy lucre. insulted the woman. and en-
deavoTed to take by force what he said be-
lOnged to the company by reason Of the
payments of monthly instalments having
been stopped. While the agent was inside
the house she locked both tie front and
back DOORS put the keys i'll herdress pocl>-
ct, and being robust woman event for
the agent. She took hold of him, and
severe and prolonged tussle ensued. whilst
the children we've frightened, and cried
aud screamed. The widow threw the agent
over the hot kitchen stove, and finally sue
cecded in sitting him down on top of it and
held him there, when he begged piteous1y
for mercy-'For Gods sake, let me go,
and I'll pay you back every cent your hus-
band paid me-" Being satisfied that he
was severely scorched, if not partly roasted
around the thighs she pulled him off the
stove, but held on to him till lie had paid
back every cent of the install lments, and
Il L.
take the machine and clear ont with it
The name of the pluc>y woman, and also
that of the agent, are withheld by special
request.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03

MERCHANT ROBBED. On Monday,
Patrick Finn, a merchant of Mt Carmel.
started to Philadelphia to buy goods While
on the cars, at Minersvill, he made the
acquaintance of fellow-passenger, who
stated that he was also going to Philadel-
phia. The two stopped in Reading, and
missing the regular passenger train, Finn
was persuaded by his companion to take
the freight train. At Monocacy the new
found friend suggested that they had bet
tel alight and walk into Pottstown, as thev
would be discovered riding on the freight
train: Upon reaching point near Doug
lassville, they were joined by two other
men, aud one of the three walking close
behind Finn, knocked him down, and the
others kicked Kim until he was almost in
sensible. They robbed him of S12O he had
on his person, and sprang into a boat and
put off for the opposite Shore. The boat
upset, but they made their way across bv
swimming and wading. By that time the
nelghoorhood was thoroughly aroused
The robbers were caught in corn field
and committed to Reading prison.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03

WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE.-The fail
ure Of the Bank Of California, while irnme-
diately caused by the depositors' run, was
directly the outcome of a conflict between
two classes of California Spectators, one
of the Bank Of California party, headed by
Mr.. Ralston and Mr.. Sharon, and the 9TH
er headed oy Messrs. Flood, O'Brien &
Haydeufelt. The latter party have estab-
lished a bank in San Francisco, called the
Bank of Navada, with cash capital of
S5, 900, 900, gold, and the right to increase
to $40, 200, 600. Incidental to this fight
have been the mining properties known as
the Savage, the Caledonia, the California,
the Ophir and the Consolidated Virginia.
The three latter are known as the Big Bon
ANA mines, and the Bank of California
partly obtained control of them. In get
ting this control the stock of the California
was run up from sixty to 500, was then
multiplied by five, which would make the
highest price SLIGO. 1t has since decline
to fifty three. The Ophir stock, while they
were getting control, advanced to Z 90, was
multiplied by five, making 700 represent
LAO in new stock. 1t has since declined to
forty-six. The consolidated Virginia, dur
ing the process of getting control, advanced
from sc to 7.S0.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03

A REMARKABLE DIsCovERY.-A re-
markable discovery was made on an island
in the Mississippi, eight miles below DAWN
port, Iowa, on Friday. by some fishers. 1t
was a subteranean cave. hewn out of huge
rock, which was covered bv rock, and which
was reached by stones throw. The floor
Of the cavity, which was made thousands
of yeaIs ago, war thickly strewn with
ashes and charred remains of bones, etc.
They look to be dead leaves, first wited
then pressed together, resembling in color
and solidity cake from oat meal Among
the dry ashes they picked up three tusks.
about the size of a boar's tooth, and still
lower tho boat came in contact with a
hard substance which proved to be skull,
as brown as walnut, perfect in every re-
spect, and ofextraordinary size. On furth-
er examination an almost complete skeleton
was discovered but the most singular
part came to light in the hardened and al
most potrified therstraps, bronze buck
les, and a wooden leg, which contained
the right extremity Of that limb, it having
been removed half way between the hip
and knee. This is very interesting dis
covery, proving that knowledge of bronze
was among the learning of the aboriginal
Americans, and that mechanical surgery
in those days equal at least to the adapta,
tion of timber extremity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03

n WONDERFUL SWIMMING FEAT-Al-
though the distance from Dover to Calais
is tweDty-seven miles, Captain Webb un-
doubtedly swan much greater distance.
owing to the currents which, it will be re-
membered, carried Captain Boyton far out
of his course. When to the actual distance
traversed we add the fact that Captain
Webb was twenty-three hours i'm water so
cold that few men could have borne ex-
posure to it for more than one hour. we be-
gin to comprehend the extraordinary nature
of his feat. 1t is confessedly entirely with
out a parallel. Marvellous stories have been
told of the length of time that the South
Sea Islanders can sustain themselves in the
water, but the warmth of the Pacific is so
much greater than that of the British
Channel that no comparison can be made
between feats of swimming under such
different conditions. Captain Webb is be-
yond all question the abest swimmer of
whom there is any record, and he has per
formed feat which not one man i'm a tbon-
sand believed TO be possible. If his success
viii only have the effect of INDUCING ou,.
young men to devote to swimming some of
the energy which they now give to base
ball and boating, Captain Webb will have
been benefacter to his race
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03

THE IRISH CENsUs.-The census Of Ire
land, begun four years since and inst COM
pleted, shows that there are 900, 600 dwell
ing houses on the island, a decrease of &c.,
600 since 1S41. The population in the same
period has fallen off 2,163, coo. From 1861
to 1877 the decrease of population was only
$50, 900, and 1T is not believed that the ma
tural increase will soon commence to make
up the decrease by emigration. The sur
vey of the island shows that out of the 21,-
600, 900 acres of its territory, nearly 5,000,-
600 are untitled for cultivation, being eth
er lake, bog or mountain, leaving an area
of productive land little more than three
times the size of Massachusetts for the sup
port of five and one-half millions of people.
Ten millions of acres of this is pasture, 50
that the tillable land scarcely exceeds one
acre to each inhabitant.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03

THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA AND ITs LATE
PRESIDENT of the failure of the
Bank of California and the suicide of its
President, the Chicago Inter Ocean says :
Poor Ralston One day bank President
bullion king, a princely host; the next
bankrupt and suicide. On Thursday he
drove his skin hand from his Belmont
palace to the Bank of California the envied
wealth and his hOnors, he crept fugitive
from sight to the shores of the bay and
sought oblivion of his woes in the tide
which, scarce mile beyond, through the
Golden Gate, joins the waves OF the Pacific
Men may say what compassion or what en-
nifty dictates, but when William c. Rails
tor voluntarily took his own life he thlot>
tied criticism when he accepted the draft
of death he cashed his obligations to
the world. Proud, reckless, generous, he
met adversely and succumbeG. He could
reign a prince among his wealthy fellows,
but he could not serve as pauper. He
could dare speculative schemes which would
appal an ordinary man, but he could not
face an existence which had robbed him of
affiuence. He played for heavy stakes and
won he continued the game and lost and
then, face to face with ruin, he sought the
towards sclace-the grave of a suicide
This is fitting end to such a career as his
has been. The failure of the Bank of Cal
ifornia is a calamity the death of Ralston.
its President, is an affliction, and those
who have lost by the suspension Of the one
will have no more poignant regrets than
those who have known and associated with
The other.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03

KNOWING the fact that the Senatorial
conferees from this county were in
structed by the County Committee
when it appointed them to vote for
John III. Fiske as the Senatorial dele
gate from this district Cambria and
Blair) to the Erie convention and be-
licving, as it had a right to believe,
that the conferees would act in qOod
fditb, the Democratic convention of
Blair county, at its meeting on last
Monday, conceded the delegate to
Cambria, and deeming it entirely un-
necessary to elect confer ees for that
purpose, left the appointment exclu-
sively with the conferees from this
county. This was right and proper
and threw the entire responsibility of
the selection on the Cambria Conferees.
precisely where it ought to rest We
have only time and space to day
CThursday,) to make the humiliating
announcement to the Democracy of
the county and the district, that the
Cambria Conferees met at the Sum.
nit, on Wednesday afternoon and ap-
pointed not John H. Fiske, who is a
true and unhinching Democrat, but
John Porter, notorious political guer-
lila. In the name of BETRAYED and
outraged Democracy, we hereby regis
ter their indignant protest against this
high-handed proceeding. To them it
is an tnsuH, at once gross, shameless
and objectionable, and not soon to be
forgotten. The true Democracy of
this Senatorial district will not be rep
resented at Erie, but political bush
whackers UjU