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THE STINGING TREE.

One of the torments to which the tray-
eler is subjected in the North Australian
scrubs is a singing tree (urtica gigas).
which is very abundant, and ranges in size
from large shrub of thirty feet in height
to small plant measuring only few
inches. It's leaf is large and peculiar.
from being covered with a short, silvery
hair, which when shaken, emits a
fine, pungent dust. most irritable to the
skin and nostrils. If touched it causes
most acute pain, which is felt for months
afterwards-a duh, knawing pain, accom-
panied by Il burning sensation, particular
ly in the shoulder and under the arm.
where small humps often arise. Even
when the sting has quite died away, the
unwary bushman is fercibiy reminded Of
his indiscretion each time that the affected
part is brought into contact with water.
The fruit Is OF a pink, feshy color. hang
ing in clusters, and so inviting that .
stranger is irresistibly tempted to pluck
1T but seldom more than once, for, though
the raspberry like berries are harmless in
themselves, some contact with the leaves
Is AiHioSt unayOitable- 1be DitSkS are
said to eat the fruit, but for this cannot
vouch. though have tasted one or two at
odd times, and found them ve.y pleasant.
The worst of this nettle is the tendency it
exhibits to shoot up wherever a clearing
has been effected. In passing through the
dray tracks cut through the scrub, great
caution was necessary to avoid the young
plants that cropped mp even in a few weeks.
l have never known q case of its be-
ing fatal to human beings, but I have
seen people subjected by it to great suffer-
ing. notably scientific gentleman. who
plucked of branch and carried it some
distance as a curiosity. wondering the
while what caused the pain and numbness
in his arm. Horses j have seen die in
agony from the sting. the wounded parts
becoming paralyxed; but, strange to say.
it does not seem to injure cattle. who dash
through the shrubs full Of it without re-
ceiying any damage. This curious anoma-
ly is well known to all bushmen.-Cassell's
Illustrated Travels.
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AFTER FOUR CEN KIES.

The four hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Michael Angelo, was celebrated at
Florence recently by giving TO the world the
contents of packet which on his death-b bed
the sculptor willed to posterity. with the
solemn Injunction that it should not be
opened until March 6, 1875. This packet
is said to contain many State papers, secret
correspondence with popes. princes. and
leading men of Angeles day; and, it is
limited. something of his correspondence
with the Marchesa Peseara. 1t is said Sig
nor Gotti was to publish a new life of
Michael Angelo, ia Italian, French. German.
and English, which was to appear also on
March 6, 1875. The house of Michael An
gelo, at Florence, remains much as he left
1T more than three hundred years since.
In the small rooms are pieces of sculpture,
artistic designs, and sketches by the distin-
guished artist, while mis- dining-room walls
are covered with frescoes. One side Of the
room is devoted to men of science. with
Garileo and his telescope; philosophers oe-
cupy another portion of space, Aristotle
and Plato in the foremost rank; then come
men of the church, and finally poets and
romance writers, surrounded by palm trees
and fountains. Dante and Petrareh are
recognizable. and Savonarola is not forgot
ten. The books, furniture. pictures statu-
cites, etc.. with which Michael Angelo
adorned his home occupy their original
places, while the varied scenes of his life
are represented in pictures by his faxorite
rapils.
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r .ICENSE NOTICE.-Petitions for

- License have been filed in the office of
the Clerk OF the Court of Quarter Sessions Of
the County Of Cambria by the following named
persons, ard viii be presented to tlle Court OF
Quarter Sessions of said County at June Ses-
sions, lS15:
TAVERN L L'CESSE.
Chest Springs BorOugh-S. A. McGough.
Clearfteid Township-John L. Swirer.
Carrolltown Borough-Lawrence Sehroth, An
drew H. Haug. Paul Ellwanger.
Chest TownShp-Thomas Ott George Crook
Croyle TOwnshiP-And'w Adams. Frank Kurtz
Ebensburg BorOugh-Mrs. L. H. Linton. East
Ward Michael Latterner, John Fitzharris. W est
Ward.
Gallitzin Borough-Albert Bender Col. John
Woods
Gailitrin nTownship-Michael MeMorris, NJ +.
Kelly, Matthew Dgnam.
Loretto Borough-F. X Haid. Florian Bengele
Summitville Borough-Christ. Reich, John G..
BelaHd.
Washington TOwnship-Geo. w. Mullen. Chris
toPher Robine, Patrick Dowd, Jacob s kiel.
Wilmore Boro'-Gco. Wenderetk, Jos Horner.
EATING HOUSE LICENSE.
CarroltOwn Boro'-Henry Blum, Julius Stitch.
GallitZin Borough-Nicholas SmeltZer,
Washington Township-M. B. Mclaughlin.
Wilmore Boroggh-P. r. Kirby, John Schroth.
B MCCc0I.GAN, Prot Monetary.
Prethenotary's Once, Ebensburg, May l0 1873.
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AFFECTING INCiDENTS.--Mrs. Christine
Teens, the only lady saved from the
Schiller, having recovered somewhat from
the shock on her nervous system, relates
to a lady correspondent the following in
cidents of The sLipwreck
Among the passengers was lady who
had beautiful little boy. He was every
body's pet on board ana would be seen
playing all day long with his mother or
other ladies and gentlemen. After the
steamer had struck the rock that lady,
with her boy in her arms, rushed frantically
upon deck, and fell upon her knees before
a sailor. Save me and my child, for
Gods sake, save us | lam rich, immensely
rich--save me, and thou shalt be wealthy
and without cares forever. / will give thee
enough for all thy life. Thou need not be
a sailor then-only save me and my child"
A big wave swept over the deck and car
ried away the rich mother, her beautiful
child and the poor sailor.
Another lady on board had a little girl
about three years old, who looked like an
angel. The mother being mostly seasick,
would not allow anybody to take the child
away out of her sight. Many ladies offered
to play with the child on deck, but the
mother always objected, on the ground
that the child might be hurt or even fall
overheard through carelessness or over
sight Her child in the water! The bare
idea would already make her mad. When
the catastrophe came the mother rushed CO
deck with her child on her arm and at once
jumped into the sea. The idea of seeing
her child in the water had made her mad.
Mrs. Teens further said:
''We had great many handsome chii-
dren on board, whose gayety amused every
body, and though childless myself, it al
most breaks my heart to think that not one
of them has been sayed.''
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EBENSBURG, Pa, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1876

she is said to have been born in Wickham
on the Rhine, the other assigns Windsor
on the Thames as her birth place and we
may not unwisely disbelieve them both.
fourth story has its era sixty years
ago, when shilling pamphlet gave a por-
trait and account of pig g-faced lady, resid-
ing in style at the west end of London
beautiful in all respects except the facial
popularity.
Her female servant could not be per-
suaded to sleep with her even by the tempta-
ton of thousand guineas year. That
this catch penny or catch shilling was really
credited by some silly persons, we have
evidence III two veritable advertisements
One inserted in the London Times, of Feb
ruary 8, 1915, stated that ga young gen.
tleman having heard of an advertisement
for person to take care of lady who is
soreiy afflicted in the face, and whose
friends have offered a handsome income
yearly, and premium for residing with
her seven years, would do all in his power
to make her life comfortable. An uudeni-
able character can be obtained from a re-
SPSStboiC CllCIc VI llIeuuS. An answer TO
this advertisement is requested, as the ad-
vertiser will keep himrself disengaged"
The other one, inserted in the Morning
Herald on the sixteenth OF the same month,
is to the effect that ga single gentleman,
aged thirty-one, of a respectable family,
and in whom tho utmost confidence NAV
be reposed, is desirous of explaining his
mind to the friends of person who has
misfortune i'll her face, but is prevented
for want of an introduction. Being per-
fectly aware of the principal particulars
and understanding that fnal settlement
would be preferred to a temporary on.
presumes he would be found to answer the
full extent of their wishes. His intentions
are sincere, honorable aud firmly ieso We
References of great respectability can be
given
These two persons gave their addresses,
the one in Judd street, the other in Great
OImond street, London
Our pig-faced ladies are not even vet
exhausted. Another narrative of the kind
is OF Dublin origin, and relates to a Miss
Stevens, who was said to be pig-faced,
somewhere in the early part of the present.
century. Her portrait and silver trough,
out of which she took her meals, were
announced for exhibition. Dublin believed
the story for many years but the believers
believed on the faith of those who told
them. The reader has undoubtedly the
privilege of deciding for himself whether
or not to accept any of these stories. Mean
while a heartless writer has revealed the
fact that one, at least, Of the pig-faced
ladies' exhibited at fairs was a bear shaved.
ringleted and elegantly bonnetted tied
upright in large arm chair, and having n
shawl and skirt to conceal her body.
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polished stone tomahawk was recently
found by q Canadian wood cutter buried in
the wood of an oak tree. 1t is supposed to
have been accidently left sticking in a sap-
ling about I2o years ago. the wood closing
in around it in the course Of time.
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'iPUT nae in the same room," says an old
philosopher, 'with number of young girls
and will tell you when the postman knocks
merely by watching the looks of some,
and the actions Of others--how many cf
them are in love-
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'NINISTRATORiS NoTIcE

'1.,..-. .'.. Oh JOHN ZIMMERMAN, dec'd
,.la. '--5iely given that Letters Of Admins
boo Z.." lfS'dusIitp dunersL ON the estate of
d. h.g.'tt .rhan, late Of Blacklick TOWNSHIP.
sIgs zen granted TO the undersigned. Ali
max .1,...edI 70 said estate are hereby notified
l.r. Saiust the same will present them dsi3
-4lel ioc settlement.
.5snsbpr.. GEO. g. X. ZAHM, Admir-.
Jury April 30. ls75-5t .
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THE report of a wedding in Kentucky
concluded in this wise: nThe bride was
far from being handsome, but her father
threw in span Of horses and seven mules,
and the bridegroom was satisfied"
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dlNiSTRATOR'S NOTICE.

Letters it''ate OF VIM. PATTERSON. decd
s.eisrt II Adm.nistration on the estate of said
7 h75,,' 'tt.e t. Of Croyle township. Cambria coun.
-ls uas5..I issued to the Undersigned, ali per.
iAt mus. t ~ ~ sala estate are notified that pay
aims g',., De made forthwith. and those hating
,s.la-d io- ,he same Will present them duly
RI. JOHNSTON, Admir-.
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Fly .:'..:' The ay season is near at
hand, and, it will only cost three onions to
try the experiment Of keeping your picture
frames, looking glass frames, etc., from be
is, three onions boiled in a pint of water.
Paint your frames over with the liquid, and
the flies will never ...."...- them. Whether
the size of the orions must be determined
by the size Of the fly -. the author of
the recipe has not divulged.
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A1OLD TIG,' owned by Mrs. Susan Will
son, Of East Nilmot, N. H., is wonderful
horse. He is known to be thirty years old
is perfectly sound, has the appearance and
vigor of colt, does all the work on a good
farm, and last fall trotted mile on a track
in 3:46
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Geo M. READE. Ahorney-at- Lap,
Fbeushur9. Pa Once Centre street
three doors from High stTeW. tsuHA,.12.l
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NOTICE.-All persons indebted to
WILLIAM COLE, of Carroll township,
will please make immediate payment, and those
having claims against him will present them to
me for settlement. w. j. BUCK,
assignee # Vim. Cole.
Allegheny Twp, May q, 1851.
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WHAT holds all the snuff in the world ?
No Que nose.
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A WISE man will make more opportunities
than he finds.
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r B, MCCONNELL, NJ. d.,
S PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
LoRErro, PA
Ohee formerly occupied by Dr. Jamison. Night
calls can be made at Myers Hotel t5-1a.-em.s
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+FRcANTILB APPRAISEMENT.

,-.,. .l pTTAILERS OF FOREIGN AND Do
o. lfFFCIASDIsE, as appraised in Cam
! !. unity for the year \. ID. lSI5:
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T IsT OF CAUSES set down fo

Il. McCOLGAN. Prothonotarv
PrOthonotary's Office, Ebensburg, May TO- 1875
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-07
A Night Collection Of the Ma Is.

Our citizens will be gratitied to learn hat
hereafter carriers will collect mail matter de-
posted in street boxes as follows:
On and after Monday, January 18th, 1875,
q night collection will be made from street
letter boxes within the following limits:
From the north side of Canal street to St
Anne street, and from river to Rampant,
between the hours of 8 and lip. NJ.
From the south side of Canal to Delord
street, and from river to Rampant, after II 30
P. NJ
All letters deposited in street letter boxes
within these boundaries previous to these
hours will be collected and forwarded by the
morning mail.
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Napoleon, Wellington, Washington,
Lee, Won Moltke, or any honorable soldier
known to fame, sending such dispatch as
that. It almost suggests the idea that the as
sertion was made after the fashion of the boy
who was afraid and had to whistle to keep his
courage up. There is a suggestion of Bob
Acres about it that we should fancy would be
extremely offensive to the troopers friends
and admirers.
To those unfamiliar with the career Of the
Lieutenant General, his bold assertion that
she is not afraid. and his astounding state
ment that he has told the truth, will be at
once comforting and assuring.
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ling arms) was denied MS by the robbers; "
demanded that their cheiftain should aba1
don the highway and leave us to pursue lii
peaceably as civilized men; he answered u
with open attack, 10Th cannon and musketr7
and shot some of US do,cn. We replied; "
killed some Of his men, and ran him from til
highway into the cave whence he fir
emerged to despoil us. # there ,cas "mu'
der" committed on that day, zee did not com
nit it.
On the point, then, Of injudicious or foolisl
selection of language in official communica
ton with his government, Gen. Sheridan viii
miserably mar page in the history of thi
country. We have no idea that he will suffe
one pang of regret, but there are thousand
of purer men who will blush for shame at tn,
ignorance that forced or the malice tina
prompted the selection
But let US pass to higher scale of consid
Grafton of those important dispatches of this
military commander.
The White League of this city is composed
of the most respectable men of all classes
and creeds in this city-lawyers, doctors,
merchants, Observation-Disclosures, Catho.
lics-old, middle aged. young-married and
single-and the body is presided over by
educated and virtuous gentlemen, whose per
sonal acquaintance and association would
honor Gen. Sheridan or any other officer in
army or navy. More, the objects of this
association have from the first been proclaim
ed openly in print, and for Gen. Sheridan to
be SO ignorant Of, or so Indifferent to them.
as to make him officially SANDER them, is
crime for which the people of this country
will yet hold him responsible, or they are
ready to sink into slavery to the lowest and
vilest form Of despotism- military.
General Sheridan shows clearly that he is
incapable Of rising to the height of realizing
himself the high functionary of q free and
people, constituting nation
among nations; he sinks the genuine nobility
Of the civilized Christian soldier in the politi-
cal partisan, and, safe behind the guns and
bayonets that shield him, as we'll as before
The civilization he would crush, he wanton-
ously hurls insult, contumely and SANDER
upon his fellow-men.
Bandit murder! Yes, fellow citizens,
elbow sufferers, this is what they would have
Is be and do, and they have sent this man to
road us on. We came from sires who have
he'd luster upon every page of worthy his
ory of this broad land; we love our civiliza-
ion; we cling to our traditions, and the hab-
Is and customs Of our homes and hearth
tones; We prize liberty beyond all earthly
blessings, and are willing to lay down life
tself to secure it for ourselves and our chill |
ren; and for all this we are denounced as |
andits and nurderers!
And these epithets are applAuded in Wash
ngton! And we are expected to love the
government that, through its instrument,
caps this cowardly insult upon us We
,lst be more than men.
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CARD FROM POSTMASTER RINGGOLD

Posr OFFICE, New Orleans. Jan. 6, 1875.
Editor N. o. Bulletin:
Ny attention having been called to state
ment made to-day by Mr.. Frank Zachare oe-
fore the Congressional Committee, to the
effect g that letters written by Gov. McEnery
and placed in the Post Office had been found
in Kellogg's Office" desire to state that all
mail matter deposited in this office has gone
to its proper destination. If Mr.. Zachar1e'
or any one else, can bring proof to the con-
trary, he will confer great favor upon me.
C. w. RINGGoLD, p. NJ.
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STATEMENT BY JOS. H. 0GI.EsBY.

: We have received the following explains
tory statement from Jos. H. Oglesby, Esq.
in regard to his testimony before the Con
gressional Committee. Mr.. Oglesby claim
that he was either imperfectly understood o
that he was unfortunate in his selection O
language. We have not seen the shorthand
notes of Mr.. Oglesby's testimony, but are o
the opinion that he was led into making
assertions the full force of which he did no
realize until after more calm reflection. W.
are gratified to know that MIR. Oglesby is nc
longer in the counsel or confidence of Kel
logg. and that he had no thought of under.
taking the impossible task of wh:tewashine
him. The Congressional Committee should
be furnished with the subjoined statement
of MI. Oglesby to append to that made
before it:
Editor New Orleans Bulletin:
The testimony given by me, before the Con-
gressional Committee, has been 80 imperfectly
understood, l crave space in your columns
that may put myself right have no re-
| collection of having used the word prosper
| GUS. l said, or intended to say, we were
| sounder than ever before, our business is
| explain as follows:
Before the war, this city was the distributing
point for plantation supplies for Louisiana
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and part of
Tennessee.
Since the war, the West, by rail and river, has
opened direct communications with the States
above named, and supplies go direct--losing
to us large trade legitimately. have re-
peatedly called the attention of our merchants
to this fact, and urged them to look abroad
for an equivalent. Anotherfcause for shrink
age given by me, was the natural one conse-
quent upon transition from q credit system,
to one of comparative cash.
The views given before the committee are
such as have entertained for some time, and
have repeatedly expressed. I said the same
before the Chamber of Commerce more than
one year ago, in complimenting our merchants
upon having gone through the panic of 1873
better than any city in the Union. The state
ment was then received without dissent.
Claiming to possess ordinary intelligence,
am at loss to understand why the term
prosperous has been put in my mouth. Pros
perity does not exist here.
From our position and resources, we ought |
to be better off than we are, and I have no |
hesitatian in saying, if We had peace and |
quiet, under government fully indorsed, the |
soundness here would soon ripen into pros
perity. The foregoing deeply regret not hav.
ing clearly stated Upon financial affairs-I
spoke from my daily experience. Nothing
was said by me, with thought or wish to
whitewash any one, as has been stated. I |
have no sympathy with the disturbing causes
existing here which initiate against our
and am not in the counsel or con-
idence of Gov Kellogg.
The statement made by me upon the fnan-
cial condition of our merchants, and which
has excited SO much comment, was not in
Eended to have any political or social signif-
,ance, and I regretit has been 80 construed.
In all said before the committee, tried to
De fair and truthful as understood fa,ts.
j. q. Oa1EsBY.
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BANDITS" "MURDERERs."

Gen. Sheridan has called the members Of
the White League of this city "banditti ;
He says, in his dispatch of the 5th inst, t.
the Secretary of War-"The leaders of this
banditt, who murdered men here on the 18th
of last September" etc. Webster defines q
bandit (the word being derived from bandire,
to banish), IAN outlaw, robber." The same
authority also defines an outlaw" one ex-
cluded from the benef, aid or protection Of
the lava robber, bandit"
Webster also defines murder a. 1.-the act of
killing human being with malice prepense
or aforethought-
Now, it is utterly inexcusable in any man
holding high position under powerful civil
lied government to be grossly ignorant of the
language used by that government 1t is
simply impossible for Gen. Sheridan to tor
ture the word = bandit " into application to the
members of the White League, unless it be
admitted that they in common with all other
Conservative white citizens of Louisiana have
been long since, under the definition of Web
ster. ootla,ced by the infamous carpet-bag gov
eminent foisted upon them. They have not
been robbers" for they have had nobody to
rob; but they have been robbed BY their oppres-
sors. We have heard Of bandits being out
lawed. but never of one being robbed. This
people have never been formally outlawed by
the authorities, consequently, to that extent,
We are not banditti; we hare been systemat-
icallyr obbed for q series Of years; "banditti =
are not robbed-ergo. we are no "banditti.
Per contra, the rulers put over us have been
Systematically robbing US, in violation Of all
organic law-ergo, they, Gen. Sheridans
friends, are the "banditti."
Nor are we "murderers." Prior to the 18th |
# September, one of the dearest privileges |
+ the American citizen (the privilege Of bear