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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-11

An EGGs-TRAORDTSARY RAT STORY.-The
Indiana Messenger is responsible for the fol
lowing strange story, which some folks NAV
think needs little more ratification:
Mr.. Artley- Of Barsvilc. related to us the other
day a story which shows the extreme cunning OF
the rat some time ago Mrs. a. complained to her
husband that some animals. possibly rats were
eating the eggs ia the chicken coop and desired IN
investigation. Consequently AIr. Artlcy went to
the coop the following morning and discovered a
couple OF large rodents busly engaged in rolling
an egg from the nest. As they would have some
ten feet to transport the egg after getting it out OF
the nest he concluded nc would observe the opera
uon. He had not long To wait. for no sooner had
the rats Sot the coveted prize out of the than
the largest one seized 10 with its and turn
ing on his back held the egg safely. The second
rat then taking the tail of No. his teeth pro-
ceedcd to drag him along toward a hole in the wall
Of the coop. The operation was pretty severe on
the rat which played the part Of the vehicle az he
Would occasionally ict OUT loud squcal when his
c@udal appcndage received more than ordinarily
haFG Jcrn and every time he SqUealcd his com
lanion would let go in order TO give him rest as
lt were. When they reached the hole the egg was
allowed TO fall to the ground and both rats getting
behind IL soon rolled it through the wall and under
me staiic. We have heard of many smart tricks
OF these animals. but this rather takes the rag of
the BUSH
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-11

NOTICE Notice is hereby given
~ that the first account Of d. \. Clark Assignee
of Silas Adams. has been fled in the office the
ProthonotaTy Of Cambria county, ana viii be pre-
scntcd 20 the Court of Common Pleas of said
ty. for allowance. On TUESDAY. the 18th day Of
" ~ next.
G. = D'IHiNNEFi4. IT0thouotary.
rTcthouutary bfl-c. LbcnSburg. Airl = fS7o.-J5.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-11

On Fancy Cards Chrome. Snowflake. sc. no 2alike
DU with name, Ice. J, 1fnkler& * Co., Nassau. \ Y.
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
MONROE, LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 81, 1879

or violence; aud, therefore, that it is
the MUTUAL duty OF all men to practise
Christian forbearauce, love and charity
toward each other.
This declaration of rights, as Mason
himself says, "was the first in Ameri-
ca ;" aud, as Gen. Taylor justly re-
marks, herein gre to be found all the
principles of the subsequent Declare
ton of Independence and the declatory
enactments of the several States. In
deed, the great principles on which
free government res, are more perspt-
cuotsly aud forciblY stated by Meson
than by his followers and copyists."
Every reader of this admirable In
strument will return thanks to Gen.
Taylor for having at the pre- sent time
brought 1t and Its author freshly to the
public notice. Its doctrines must be
held in perpetual honor, or republican
institution cannot long continue.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

The Commune Of Samnnunc, one OF
the most remarkable, as it is one of
the least known, in all Switzerland, is
situated in q mountain valley, 5000
feet above the level of the sea, and
almost cut Off from the world. The
inhabitants fetch their daily supply of
provisions from Martinsbruck, on the
other side of the Inn and for the greater
part OF the distance, seven hours in all,
they have to carry everything on their
backs up the steep mountain paths.
'Thev get their letters from the Aus.
trian vilInge OF Rauders, which
involves O walk for the pCstman OF ten
hours, four thither and six back.
Fifty years ago the members OF the
commune met together, and, being OF
opinion that German was on the whole
a more desirable language for the
ordinary purposes of life than their
mother tongue, they resolved thence
forth to speak German only, and to
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
PICTURESQUE STATISTICS.

Washington Cor. Cincinnati Commercial )
AS Yves going through the Senate
wing this morning 1 stopped at the
picture stand of Mr.. Bowden, who has,
in stCel engraving, the photographs of
all the illrstriOus men of the present
and past. I asked him of the promi-
nent men Of to-day OF whom he sold
the most engravings. He said /" l
sell the.most of Thurman, Conkling,
Ben Butler, Jim Blaine and John
Sherman. You would be surprised"
he says, "to know how great q de-
mand there is for Butler pictures. OF
the five have just mentioned 1 think
the honors would be divided between
Thurman and Butler, next In order
would be Blaine, then Conkling and
Sherman. I also have great many
orders for Chief Justice Waite. AS for
Hayes, don't think sell one OF his
to ten OF Speaker Randall, and yet
am ON the Senate side. There is but
little demand for Garfield, but some for
Sam Cox and Fernando Wood and
Gen. Banks, but the principal sales are
confined to those / have just mentioned.
or those who are dead tho greatest de-
mand is for Andrew Jackson, Abraham
and Chief Justice Chase,
though there is a fair market for George
Thomas Jefferson, Daniel
Webster, Secretary Seward, Secretary
and Gen. Thomas. You would
be surprised to know, also, the number
of engravings sell OF JEFF. Davis and
Gen. Lee. The sales of these two are
not as extensive as those have here
tofore mentioned, but they are copsi.
Grant, for some reason, don't
sell well. It may be because every one
has likeness of him, but sell three
of Sherman to one of Grant; yes, Gen.
Lee outsells Grant.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
VITALITY OF THE INDIAN.

1t Is one of the boasts of British rule
in Canada and the Northwest that the
aborigines have been generally we'll
treated and allowed to develop accord
ing to their own notions and Opportu-
mites. The consequence has been q
preservation of the old
historical tribes throughout the Domin-
ion. The Micmacs are still strong In
Nova Scotia the Abnakis hold theiE
own in New Brunswick; there are
deep traces of the gentle and faithful
Hurons In Quebec Ontario has thous-
ands of Iroquois and Algonqufns In
her borders, while Keewatttn, Mani
toba, the Saskatchewan valley, the
Rocky Mountain region and Columbia
are the homes of tribes quite too numer-
Gus to mention. All this is gratifying
but what Is really remar.. able
under the adverse circumstances In
which they have always been placed
by the American policy.
Notwithstanding all the injustice
aud cruelty they have endured from
this cause, we are assured by a writer
that they have not appreciably dimin-
fshed In numbers during the past hum
dred years. 1t seems to be fallacy
that the American aborfgines ever
exceeded the figures of 900, 900, and
that is still about their number within
the limits of the United States. Mont
calm's Indian contingent at Fort
William Henry, In 1867, was only
:, 900 to 1000 whites. The Iroquois
of the Lake Champlain region, their
old headquarters, numbered 1860
souls In 1868, and they now count
1860; 5246 of the Six Nations living
at F'orestvitte, n. ", alone. The Semi
noles are said to be moro numerous to-
day than when they withstoo-., fol- five
years, the whole military force of the
United States.
The noble Cherokees and Choctaws
are, perhaps, more populous In their
Arkansas reserves than they were fifty
years ago in Georgia and Alabama.
Tho redoubtable Sioux 0re said said by
Capt. Mallory to have quadrupled In
40 years, and doubled in twenty-nine.
the terrible retribu-
tion visited ON the Modocs, fully one
half of them survive, while tho Cali
fornia tribes still muster three-fourths
OF their original strength In spite Of
the ferocious leveling of the "Forty-
We are informed that frag-
ments Of tribes which have for genera
tions been legally isolated in Massa-
chusetts, on Long Island, on the Pa
munky in Virginia, and other Southern
States, retain as sound q vitality, both
physical and moral, as similar bodies
of whites would in analogous circum.
stances. Indians enough are em'
ployed on the boats of the Mississippi
Missouri and st. Lawrence, to equal
the Prophets force at Tippecanoe.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
CARRIAGE FACTORY.

COUTHERN CARRIAGE FACTORY.
known that he is now rs we'll prepared as
before the war, il not better, to do all kinds
Of work, either in
Ma,sxfactssst,sg or Repairing
CARRIAGES, Bl1GGIES, HACKS, ETC.
Ready made work kept on hand; speci-
mems Of which may be seen by calling at the
Factory. He will also carry on q general
b1acksmithing. Terms reasonable.
January l, 1879. FIR. ENDOM.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

Chief Joseph created much amuse-
ment during his recent speech in
Washington by relating how, when
the Ncz Perces were retreating, with
Howard very close in their rear, and
fight was imminent, council was
held, and it was decided "to take
Howard's mules and pack train. We
took them," he said with great naiuete,
ssand the pursuit was Interrupted"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

All the States which were to elect
United States Senators have been
heard from, except Louisiana and
Wisconsin. New York returns Roscoe
Conkling; Missouri sends Shields for
the short and Vest for the long term;
North Carolina sends Vance to succeed
Merriman; in Indiana VOORHEES, sue
ceeded himself; Illinois elects Logan;
Call, from Florida, succeeds Conover,
and Cameron goes back from Pcnnsyl-
Vania
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

When Gen. John A. Logan was
elected United States Senator from Hi
nois in 1871 there was something In the
shape OF excuse for tho act-the war
fires wero still burning. But as this
notorious blatherskite will now return
to the Senate as II product Of Illinois
enlightenment and civilization in 1879,
her head in towel and hide It from
public gaze for n while. Stephen A.
Douglas-John A. Logan the descent
is calculated to make ono dizzy.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

teach It to their children. So thor
ooghly has this purpose been carried
out that, with the exception of a few
Old people, the Romanisch speech,
tnetr native tongue, has bcen com-
pleteiy forgotten by The inhabitants of
the valley.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

Two great political truths have
been unearthed in this country within
the past ten years, viz The ex-Reb-
els who vote the Republican ticket can
get Office and honor from tho Federal
Government, and negroes who vote
the Democratic ticket get plenty to
cat
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
DETAIL FAMILY GROCERY STORE

have opened, at the store formerly occu-
pied by Chas. Saunders, q retail family gro
Gerry, and offer to the public choice se1ec-
ton of Family Groceries. at lower prices,
solicit share of the trade, and guarantee
satisfaction.
Mr.. JAMES II. LEWIS will be in charge of
the business and attend to the demands of
customers.
G. w. PIERCE.
Monroe, Oct. 26, 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

The yellow fever relief committee in
Grenada, Miss, has published its re-
port, showing that it received $2I ,193
in subscriptions, disbursel $I6, 29s, and
now has claims before it for $l2 2,26O.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

Give Wendell Phillips credit for this
neat distinction--when our troops Kill
Indians 1t is war, but when Indians
kill our troops it Is massacre. ....
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

ssThe strongest propensity in a
woman's nature" says a careful student
of the sex, s'is to want to know what
is going on, and the next is to boss the
iOb.D
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

John Sherman is sslooming" for the
Republican Presidential nomination in
1880. The Democrats would like to
take the contract of defeating him.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
AN INTERRUPTED STORY.

out ne JS such an tnvetefate narrator OF
pioneer incidents that he often makes
it unpleasant for others by trying to
play and tell yarn at the same time.
The other evening he began a story
just as he and three others sat down to
play q social game. He said: +" It wes
In 1S49 that a family by the name of
Gobins ernigrated from Greenbrier
County, Va. for teal-to the glo-
rious West-shucks, never could cut
any thing bigger than a ten spot. There
were seven in the family, three girls
and four boys. The girls were bright
eyed, rosy-cheeked-I pass-graceful
gazelles, and two of the boys were big
enough to handle their axes and rifles
dye turn it down? I'll make It clubs
and could help their father a right
smart cllance-an ace beats Il king,
every time. Play on a heart. They
wound slowly over the Alleghanies,
and finally, in May, '49, crossed the
better'n trumps, but I havn't any left
heading straight for Arkinsaw, in
tending to make that territory-hold
on! you don't play that on US, my
partner trumped the last trick-their
future home take 1t up; best we've
got, lead, partner, according to Hoyle.
They got away out there in tho wilder
ness, and the weather was getting pref
ty hot-that's it. Now, We'll come the
cross-lift ON em play on that bower!
One evening they stopped near where
a spring grshed up-that makes us
couple more! dog my picture II it
wouldn't be a good joke il we would
skunk 'em the first game. They
thought it would be q good place to
camp and the old man unhitched the
kNnv yt~ak n Itch N1n~ y ~nA
YVES of mine it let 'em have. one on
our. deal-and one of the boys ran to
the spring to get drink-pass-itw YVES
one of the hot springs-play, Cap,
don't be so undecided-and when he
touched his lips to the water-that's
our trick-he bounced up aud yelled to
the old man-whose acc is that? eh :?
I'll salivate it with my trump-ye]led
to the old man, hitch up and drive on,
dad! Hell's not half a mile from here p
How did you come by these points
Seems to me you're good counters if
you can't play much. Well, sir, it had
the eeffect-1iamonds havn't any; ppss
change the old mans opinion Of Ark
insaw and-what led ? Spades? Have
a little one-he started across the witds
for Oregon"
Thus old Bodkin continued the same
narrative through thirteen games, and
when the party rose rom the table ut
10 o'clock, Bodkin had the Gobins
family away out beyond the alkali
desert in the sage-brush, with their
horses stolen and two of the girls cap
tured by Indians-the boys following
the Piutes with their rifles, and the old
woman raVing maniac. And yet the
story was not more than half completed
when the party walked off on the mar
naturalization (Z,ad.) C2,oier.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

The first appointment under tho now
determination to give colored men
places In the South was that OF Pinch
back, who is made special treasury
agent, In place of Longstreet, tor louis
lana, Arkansas, Georgia and Alabama.
Longstreet preferred TO be Postmaster
at GAINESVILLE, Ga.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, says the
Nashville American has intr0dutHd Il
bill which IL as important as any could
possibly be, which effected ono single,
simple commodity. 1t is In five lines
and enacts that sulphato of qufninc
shall be imported free of duty. Tho
burden OF the qufnine, monopoly fails
upon tho sick and afflicted, and the
United States is tho only civilized
nation barbarous enough to deny
cheap medicines to its citizens. A few
highway robbers who
pray, no doubt, each Sunday, "Do
unto us as we do unto Others" line
their pockets through their infamous
will, no bcncfit-nOt IL
dollar to the revenue, nor to any
human being except themselves. Tho
vote upon this act Of simple Justice
will be closely watched.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

An exchange says: There were
ninety-six executions in this country
in 1878, and nearly two hundred hang
ings by mobs, Judge Lynch, etc.
mostly in Texas. Pennsylvania has
had the greatest number OF legal hang
ings, and Texas the majority of the
mprOmptu ncck-tfe parties.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
POISONED B1 AssENlc X srAecn
lRocky Mountain New..1.

ROCKY Mountain News.l
A wcll-known physician, Ia couyer-
satton with q representative hf tho
News, o few days since, detailed fe-
markable occurrence which has 1ust
come under his notice. For some weeks
past he has been attending . young
lady who has exhibited every possible
tndicatlon Of arsenic poison :, Her APP
petite failed her, and her face became
OF q chastity pallor, while the. features
were bloated. and the eyes watery, with
swelling of the lower limbs. bay by
day her body was racked with Intense
pain, and finally her condition became
SO uncomfortable that shc almost lonGctl
for death to put an end to her suffer-
ings. ~
The physician was satisfied from tho
beginning that she was afflicted with
some disease produced by arsenic poison.
But the most rigid investivation failed
to reveal In what possible way it could
have been Administered to her. Her
food was inspected, the water sho drank
was most carefully selected from tho
wells, where no impurity by amy, means
accident In the world the cause of this
remarkable condition was dlscovereGl.
Tho doctor happened to be present
when the young lady's clothes were
brought homo from the wash. Tho
singular luster of the linen struck him
as remarkable. He inquired who did
the washing; and was told that an old
negro woman whose great skill In
polishing linen, made her very popular
with the girls. '''''
Tho doctor thought he was now on
the road to the discovery, and conclud-
ed for the ponce to play the amateur
detective. EIe visited the old woman
and soon learned that her "polisll Z"
was produced by the use OF arsenic In
the starch. Then tho whole cRso was
plain. The girl was afflicted by arsenic
poison produced by ABSORPTION. BEING
OF a peculiar temperament nnd organ
ixation, she incurred danger which
others might have escaped. Respir1.-
ton aided It and her bodily suscepti-
biiity to the fatal drug, oonspired to
produce tho dangerous condition which
has lust been detailed. or course she
changed her washerwoman, and is now
considercd out Of danger; hut the cir
cumstances OF this remarkable Case
shows on what slender thread n hu-
man life sometimes hangs.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

A new word Of French extraction has
been added to tho great family Of the
English language" Vicereinc." Tho
London Graphic has published the
portraits of the Marquis of Lorne and
Princess Louise as those OF tho Vice
roy and Vicereine Of Canada" 1t has
been cordially accepted, like "thc
telegram"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ALHAMBRA RESTAURANT

NEW ALHAMBRA RESTAURANT
Has been removed to the corner of St.
John and st. Ann street, in the rear OF b..
Rills' book store, where will be found at
all hours. ready to servo my old customers
and the public with tho best that New Or
leans and this market can afford.
Oysters in every Style:
Fish, Crabs,
Shrimp, Game, :,
And everything else to be found in
FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT.
will give my personal attention to all
who call upon mo and guarantee the best
G. c. ENSSMINGER.
Monroe, October 6. 1877.
RETAIL FAMILY GROCERY STORE
ALL GOODS FRESH, AND DIRECT
FROM ST. LOUIS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

TARIFF OF ADVERTISING RATES.
Advertisements will be inserted at one
dollar and fifty cents per square Gone inch
OF space or less) for tho first, and seventy
five cents for each subsequent insertion, for
any time under one month. For longer
periods 0a follows:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
TALBOT STILLMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

MONROE, LA.
win practice in the Parish and Dist riot
Courts of North Louisiana. Will attend
these courts in person.
VIII give special attention to Land Office
matters connected with the Land Office at
Monroe.
Will give to all business immediate at
tention and abundant care
viii answer all communications with the
east possible delay.
August 10, 1877. "
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31
Dentistry.

nR. s. L. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
offers his PROFESSIONAL services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having an experience of fourteen
years in the practice, he feels confident of
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Ofhce at residence on Jackson street, uoar
the Female Academy, Monroe, La.
v7-nar16:ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

II. W. RICHARDSON. c. J. BoATNER.
Richardson d B0atner,
A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
the Parishes of North Louisiana, in the
supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in the Land Office Department
of the General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner of pub bic
square. January ), 1873.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-31

II. RICHARDSON. s.. d. M'ENERY.
Richardson q N1cEnery,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
"a will practice in all the parishes OF
North Louisiana, the Supreme Court Of the
ate, the Federal Courts, and in the Land
Iffice Department OF the General Govern
ment. January IL, 1878.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07

The Mammoth Hardware Store
has just undergone a complete reno
walton. Besides busting and cleaning,
the storeroom has been kalsomined by
Mr.. H. W. Wegman in fire style.
Mr.. +. G. Beall, proprietor, one of the
most fastidious of our merchants, has
everything shaped to his own notions,
both in ARA ngement and appearance.
Completely equipped, he challenges
visit and inspection.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07

The ST. CLOUD HOTEL has twenty
clean, nicely-furnished well.aired
rooms. In many respects Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynch are as we'll prepared to
accommodate summer boarders as
any one, and all can be assured of
cordial, whole-souled treatment. It
will be seen elswnere that they have
thrown the house open to sum-
mer guests. We trust they will be
literally remunerated for the large
outlay incurred by the PREPARATION for
the class referred to.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07
New Advertisements.
Executors Sale of
- VALUABLE Rtzm
IOEALE STATI
IN FROSTBURG, MD.

rCHE undersigned, by virtue ofthe pow
L err vested in them as executors of the
last will and testament Of Henry REM
bold, deceased, will sell .t
PUBLIC SALE
in front of tt; Grand Central Hotel, in
the town of Frostburg, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 90, 1879
AT IL O'CLOCK NJ,
all the following VALUABLE REAL
ESTA TIE in the said town of Frostburg
viz:
All that Lot Of Ground and Improve
ments situated on Main street form
erly owned by Charles Zsller, and
which is described in and conveyed
by deed from Charles Kafer,
mortgage, to said Henry Remboid,
dated September 22d, 1877, and
recorded in Liber 7. L., No. so,
folio 227, one of the land records
Of Allegany county. Said proper
ty fronts 80 feet on the Main street
and extends bsck along an alley
about l65 feet, and is improved by
LARGE AND VALUABLE
FRAME BUILDING containing
two store rooms, etc.
All that desirable REAL ESTA TIE
commonly known as
"The Eisfeller Brewery Property"
and which is more particularly de-
scribed in a deed from VIM. Brace,
trustee, t. said Henry Rembold,
dated January lst, 1873, and re-
corded among the land records of
Allegany county in Liber T. L., No.
so, folio 500. Said property is i'm
proved by LARGE AND CON-
MODIOUS FRAME BUILDING,
formerly used as brewery.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH, (unlcss special
arrangements shall be made with the I'M
designed for other terms on the day of
sale) FREDERICK DURR,
CHRISTINA REMBOLD,
Executors
BRACE & RICHMOND, Attorneys for Elk
cutors. June 7-4t