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Year: 1868

Scare" sever weeks have elapsed since
we issAed the first number of the "Free-
Mans Press but already has it found
a welcome from every part of the State
Texas. we have been cheered with en-
couraging letters from the North, and the
South.


The sea coast has sent lis, It's greet
ing, and the far inland portions of the
State have answered God bless the paper
for the coIored man." And we believe
God has blessed us. Long lists of sub
scribe's have come in day after day.


The best men of the Convention. End
the staunch Republicans all over the
State have told us 10 go OH in our good
works; and with the help of God we are
going or, until we place the colored peo-
pie of this State IN the advance guard of
Educ .tion.


We say, I'd w: believe it that our lit
t' paper will help 10000 of our people
TO understand the manners, end customs
of the great world beyonq them, better
Than they ever before.
Year: 1868

The force that was TO cut them off not
cafryius out their part of the. plan, the
command returned to Morganza without
accomp fishing the intended object.


On the 2lst of November, the mounted
men of the Regiment, together with all
the Cavalry stationed at Morganza, were
ordered to west Baton Rouge, previous
to entering upon new field of service.


To be Continued
Year: 1868

Fashion was outraged in lateral view of the
case.


My heart, in spite of me, goes back to old
Shasta. l stayed with her as long as
could longer l would had the nature of
things permitted, for there are awful good
souls among her citizens Now l can only
wish them all possible prosperity and hap
piness. Never more can be with them, and
feel now as though l had forever parted with
friends very dear to me- Those who read
this and know me can we'll understand who
l mean. Politically, Shasta has my warmest
friendship; financially, amt on to it.


The outcome of Shasta county, as the best
quartz mining district in the State, is as
sured. have talked with may who are ''on
it.' and the universal closing remark is =
"Shasta has it, but they won't give capital
chance" Wait and pray.


For the relief of those wishing to get away,
l will take another occasion to explain, in
detail, the merits of a good place to go to-
Petaluma may be the place it may be some
other. have been so busy, and so confined
by the weather, that have not been able to
fully inform myself as to whether there may
not be other places hereabouts more desirable
than this. am satisfied with the place.


Then like to have forgotten to tell you
that / was the guest of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company on the first excursion
train from Sacramento to "'tother side Of
Jordan" | was on those cars that first
went from Sacramento over the summit of
that barrier that croakers have said was
impassablc. Guess they will have to take it
back now The thing is done. Tho problem
Of getting up the mountain is demonstrated.
The railroad is on the down grade, bound
easterly, and its progress will exceed that of
anything known to history. | have great
deal to say about that trip to and over the
Summit-so much that you have not space
for it now, nor | the inclination to write it..
have seen a good many reports of the trip;
I can discount any or all of them. Do you
want me to try it Yes.-ED. With re-
CARDS to yourself and family, and everybody
who takes my part, subscribe myself,


CART. KIDD.
Year: 1868

SIR 7. TRowBRIoE, one of the true heroes
of the Crimean war, died recently in London.
During battle his right leg and left foot were
shot off. On returning to England he was
made Colonel and received the Victoria
Cross direct from the hands of the Queen,
who made him one Of her Aids de Camp
The story of his life was still further distin-
guished by the devotion of the lady to whom
he was engaged. lie offered to release her
from her troth but she replied that she
would marry what there was left of him, if
he was willing. He was, and she did. She
died in August last, leaving young family
The noble deeds of the soldier, and the wo-
manly devotion of the wife, will be imper-
ishable in story and history.
Year: 1868

A DUEL of novel character came off the
other day back of the Metarie Course, New
Orleans. 1t was rough and tumble affair,
and the rules of the code not being observed,
each was allowed to bite, scratch and gouge
dd Hbitum. The fight lasted for some time.
and both parties suffered considerably. One
had his eye gouged out. and when he left the
ground was endeavoring to replace it in tho
socket, and the other had one finger bitten off
at the first Joint.
Year: 1868

IMPROVEMENTS One cannot go in
any direction without observing evi-
dences Of great enterprise on the part
of our people. Look where you will.
you see new and costly houses spring
ing up like Aladdin's Palace. Eliza
beth has peculiar advantages - not
equalled by any other place in the
State. Our pulpits are supplied with
those in the vigor of manhood, and
known throughout the state for their
talent and influence. Our streets are
we'll paved and kept in tidy condition.
Our police, ever attentive and watchful,
terror to eyil-doers. Our fire depart
ment. composed Of orderly young men,
are active and efficient as often as occa-
sion requires it. Our schools, both
public and private, have no superiors
anywhere, either for talent or accom-
mediation. In fact, our beautiful city,
containing 23,0O0 inhabitants. noted
for their intelligence and good morals,
is just the place for those wishing homes.
In ten years hence We shall more than
double our population. Now is the
time to purchase home. Real estate
here is in great demand, and many
sales and changes take place every
week. We invite strangers to come
and look at our city; we urge upon
them to settle here-this being the


"land of milk and honey
Year: 1868

RYAN's slaughter house in Galena is
slaughtering hogs by steam, at the rate of
one per minute The Gazette says the
machinery now is in proper order, and
hogs are slaughtered even faster than last
year In ten hours, last Friday, they
slaughtered six hundred and fifty hogs
averaging considerably moro than one per
minute. OF course at times there were
delays, while at other times they would
dispatch two per minute for half an hour
in succession. If any of the establish
this we should like to see the figures.
Year: 1868

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercidI relates the following romance in
real life, for which he vouches:


:" In the year 1860, while prosecuting
his -favorite avocation as pedagogue, a
young lover became enamored of, and
found grace with young and beautiful
damsel in the rural districts of Kentucky
SO favorable YVES the impression made by
our yodng teacher on the mother of the
girl, that notwithstanding the extreme
tenderness of her age-she being only
thirteen = the consent of the widowed
mother was readily given, and the blush~
ing maiden was soon transferred into the
fond wife, but the duties and cares Of
wedlock soon became irksome to the ride
and from houseke eping they went to
boarding


The husband was not long in Discovers
ing that his wife was still child in every
sense, and he chided her as a child One
year from the date of the marriage tie,
the young wife returned to tell her trials
to her mother, who put her in charge of
an uncle, and he put her in a convent,
where she remained a year or so, until,
considered competent, when she was ta>
ken to distant city and provided with a
situation in a wholesale dry>goods store,
which place she filled with credit for two
years. subsequently she was employed
in other cities, returning finally to Cincin-
natl and establishing herself as a dress
maker.


Time passed on, and she married again,
having been told that her husband had
beed killed in the war. This last husband
also died, and she was again widow.


And what shall we say Of the first hus-
band? Rumor said his wife had died or
committed suicide, and after vain search
for the loved one for couple o f years he
was again married to Southern girl and
removed to New England


The rude winds of the North, and the
damp cold sea-breezes, soon told upon the
constitution of the delicate child of the
sunny cline. Consumption was the re-
suit, and physicians advised a change of
climate. She, with her husband and only
child, followed the advice, but it was too
late. She died at her fathers, leaving
her babe, the only Legacy, to her husband


Finding it difficult to keep the ch,ld
himself, the father soon took another wife
who proved a cruel step>mother, and the
result was separation after a few months


The father went to boarding, with his
child. and, on the first OF November, he
saw some of his letters advertised Next
day he received letter in an unknown
hand, requesting him to call at a given
street and number, and see an old friend
signing an assumed name, which she had
long been accustomed to He call ed and
TO his astoniShnent found his long-lost
wife, now no longer school girl, but a
full-grown and well-lormed woman, en-
trely unlike her former self A recon-
ci iation was soon effected, and the par
ties are now living comfortably to together,
after a separation of seven and half
years.
Year: 1868

after graduating equally as good as In the great
commercial center Of tn country we think presents
sufficient Inducements to satisfy any young man ar


Woman hat it is to their Interests patronize Home
Institutions The great y ystem OF
Year: 1868

u Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty. Never in the
history of our country was vigi-
lance more necessary than to day.
Each opponent of the destruc-
tive heresies of Radicalism should
at once consider himself detailed
for guard duty, and desert not his
post for an instant SO long as the
buggle-calls of the enemy are
heard at the portals of the temple
of liberty. The gap caused by
the absence of one sentinel may
leave open a gate for a hostile
army to march through. ua
Year: 1868

u Two hundred and FIVE freed
men in the parish of st, Martin
voted with the Democratic party.
The Courier calls upon the white.
people to give them preference in
employment at good wages. The
Courier speaks encouraginly of !
the political prospect in that pare
ish. The best men there have
put their shoulders to the wheel
determined to work in the good
cause. jh57e 30 snow 6 al "a hias
Year: 1868

Miss Kellogg was sick last Friday evening
in Boston, and will not be able to appear in
concert until tomorrow.


Good household bread is now selling in
Paris for twenty centimes per pOuAd, and in
the provinces at a fraction less. This is owing
to the farmers sending in their grain in large
quantities.
Year: 1868

The Macon Telegraph speaks of
visit to- Middle Georgia of an
eminent and official gentleman
from Italy with reference to the
selection Of a favorable country
for an Italian settlement and the
culture of the silk worm.
Year: 1868

+ ton. .


A horrible spectacle was pre-
sented in Salisbury, North Carroll,
ma, on Friday, the 26th ult., at
the execution of Rufus Ludwig,
for the murder of his wife, after
being married to her only eleven
days: -


He smoked a cigar on his way
to the seafold, and seemed not to
care for the fate that awaited
him. In the midst Of the prayer
he called on one of the crowd for
a chew of tobacco, which he took
and put in. his mouth. After a
hymn: had been sung, Ludwig
arose to makes a speech, and ram
bled on disconnectedly for several
, minutes with the evident inten-
ton of gaining time. At length
the sheriff forced him upon the
platform, when a most extraordi-
nary and exciting scene, -ensued.
He at once made a wild plunge
forward, with the intention OF
leaping off the platform on. the
farther side, and with the evident
purpose of making a break and a
desperate endeavor to push his
way through the crowd and es-
cape his impending doom. Moth,
ing could bermore hopeless than
such an effort. But Ludwig had
ceased to reflect; he only felt Che
animal instinct of selfpreserva-
ton. He succeeded in throwing
his feet and legs off the platform,
but the two officers having hold
of his arms and shoulders held
fast, and pulling him backward
he fell, with the upper part tof his
back still on the platform, his legs
and part of his body projecting
over the edge. Several Of the
nearest officers of the guard at
once rushed to the assistance of
, the sheriff and laid hold of ,Luc.
wigs legs, endeavoring to shove
bima backward on the platform.
But the prisoner struggled with
almost ~super-human strength.
With all the vigor of his powerful
and. muscular frame, nerved by
despair, he wrestled with fate:
For a long time he uttered no
word, but with convulsive and
rapid movement of, arms and legs
stro8e to wrench himself from the
grasp of the eight or ten men
who now had hold Of: him. A
thrill Of awe and horror ran
through the Immense aasemblage,
andsit swayed to and fro like a
forest shaken@bysa mighty wind.
But those whose duty it was to
act remained calm and cool: The
moose was two feet above his
head as be lay, and powerful ef:
forts were used to push him up to
it. At the end of more than five
minutes he exclaimed that he
would stand up and be quiet if
they would release their hold, but
this was evidenly said only for
the purpose of inducing them to
relax their efforts, for he showed
no sort of disposition to relax his
own exertions. The officers per-
sisted in placing. the, moose over
his. head, and as he felt that inev-
liable fate now had him, he is said
to have muttered curse, which
was overheard by some Of those
nearest him. It took several min
utes to pinion his hands and feet,
he meanwhile lying on his side
and choking to death as fast as
psssib|e, tor the rope was asstretched
by his weight. By the time his
arms and legs were tied he had


become motionless, the cap was
put over his face, and the officers
sprang off and knocked out the


prop. In fifteen minutes thereaf-


ter the spirit of Ludwig was at


the bar of God.
Year: 1868

At tie annual meeting of this Society it was vot-
ed to request the several gous societies to take
up their usual collections in aid OF its funds on
some Sabbath in the month of January his is par
teulary important to enable the directors to deter
mine the amount of assistance they will be able 10
furnish their benehciaries.


The hefollowing facts are commended to the consid-
alton Of the benevolent people of Portland.


The Whole number of persons furnished with fuel
by the Widows Wood Society during the past year
was siz hundred ard hirty-three.


20s tons of coal delivered at the cost Of $1764 So
2sS cords OF wood at the cost of ....... 230U, 90


s4s64, ,35
The collections were not sufficient to meet the ex
pences, and at the close of the year, the Society
indebted to the Treasurer in the sum of S42s.
Tle calls upon the Society for aid during the last
month have been on increased scale and more
than ordinary pressing. We trust, therefore, that
the contributions will not only be promptly taken,
but will be commensurate with the multiplied de-
manduponour treasury. We make no urgent appeal.
The record of this Society is well known and its
work of usefulness too prominent, to require any
special pressure upon the popular feeling and we
doubt not our cali will be generously answered


Per Order,
Year: 1868

P. NJ. B.-This fourishing company change
their base from City to Lancaster Hall to.
night. AS far as dance-foor is concerned, the
change is good one. Lancaster Hall has al
ways been celebrated for its floor, which en-.
ables the lover of Terpsichorean pastime to in.
dulge in his favorite amusement to great ex.
cess without that sense of fatigue the next
day which he would be apt TO experience from
the same amount of exertion in City Hail.


There is certain sense of pleasure to a
great many in dancing the Old Year out and
the New Year in. The "all hands round" as
the clock strikes twelve" with the singing o.
the old refrain $50 say we all of u.s." is as nee.
essary to proper observance of New Years
eve with some, as turkey on Thanksgiving
Day to others. We have no doubt that the
hall will be crowded and mirth, music and
iollity rule the hour.
Year: 1868

PUBLIC OPENING.-We take pleasure in an
nouncing that the Portland Light Infantry
are to throw open to the public their new and
elegant Armory, in Old City Hail. on New
Years afternoon, and until 9 o'clock in the
evening. The Portland Band, with their
usual generosity, have rendered their services
for the occasion. The members of the City
Government are invited to be present in the
afternoon. A special invitation is extended to
the ladies'. to call.
Year: 1868

EDITOR PREss.-In justice to one of the par
ty arrested in my store, allow me to correct in
part the account given in your columns of
this morning. The young man Donohue was
no party to the affair, and took no part in the
assault made upon me by Shields. Donahue's
only mistake was in being found in bad COM
pany. Please make this correction and do ius-
tice to one innocent of the charge


Yonrs truly FL. w. RIPLEY.
Year: 1868

SPIRITUALIsT DANcE.-There was very
pleasant party at Congress Hall last night. 1t
was one of those occasions that seem more like
than public ball room. Everybody seemed
to be enjoying themselves, and we have no
doubt that these dances may be continued
through the winter with profit to the Society
and great pleasure to the participants
Year: 1868

Gov. BRowNLow says that East Tennessee
is unit for seeding from the rest of the STATE
and setting up in life for itself. The examnle
set In the division OF the Old Dominion has
proved infectious. There is talk of diyidino
Texas into three or tour States, of making
New York city Independent of the Empire
State and of dividing M chgan and construct
ing an independent State out Of what is known
as the pennsular. .a'-
Year: 1868

SLEIaHlNa.-The upper part of Congress
street was quite lively with fast-fving sleighs
yesterday afternoon. We heard, in connection
with the same subject, that there were several
runaways in the morning, and one horse went
down Brown street like fash of lightning
with the shaft of sleigh attached, but was
"paused in his mad career" without injury to
himself or others.
Year: 1868

MADAME PARErA-RosA's CoNcERT.-The
sale of tickets for this concert will commence
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock in Paine's
Music Store. We need not tell our readers
who Parepa is? The mention of her name is
enough. Mr. Levy as cornet player may not
be so well known here, but we can assure our
readers that he is without rival on his favor
lite instrument. The other talent engaged is of
high order, and our readers may expect mu-
scal entertainment of surprising excellence.
We have reasons to expect we shall see bril-.
liant audience in our City Hall on the evening
of the fifth of January.
Year: 1868

THE Alpbas had another of their delightful
Assemblies at Lancaster Hall last night. We
have heard a rumor that before the course is
finished, there will be an entertainment given
that will mark an e.a in dances
Year: 1868

THOSE in want of an opera glass, either for
a present or for their own use, will do well to
buy now. The remainder of the lot will be
sold at the same prices by G. Fl. Farley No.
4. Exchange St.
Year: 1868

4 horrible outrage was commit
ted somewhere in the state OF Ala
bama few days ago. Our inform
ant is a reliable colored man, who
heard the particulars from member
Of the Loyal League, who got his
information from fellow who lost
cousin in the late war. 1t seemed
that Mr.. Carpet Bagger was at
tackled in his own house by 1862
Kukluxes, armed with double bar
relied bowie knives. They slaught-
cred and ate nineteen of Mr.. Bag
gers children before his own eyes,


and compelled Mrs. Bagger to cut
her own head eff and hang it on a
hook in the cellar. She was then
ordered to keep still upon pain OF
instant death. She happened to
sneeze, and the leader of the das-
tardly crew immediately had a
threshing machine set up and run
Year: 1868

single nowpaper above alluded to
threw out the vague suggestion of
withdrawal. No call had been issued
for meeting of the national demo-
cratic committee, and the chairman
the only person having authority
to issue such a call-had not con-
templated present meeting of the
committee for any purpose. The
whole story was a ridiculous fabri-
cation. But, ridiculous as it was,
radicalism clutched it with raven
Gus avidity, and Rugged it in frantic
delight.


If the story were not so very RI
diculous, we might comment upon it
with some seriousness. That rad
icalism wished, from the bottom Of
it's heart, that the democratic candi-
date had withdrawn, we can easily
understand, and it was ''the wish
that was father to the thought. -
But why should the democratic can
didates withdraw, except to please
radicalism Have not the recent
elections developed a democratic
power of such magnitude as to make
assurance doubly sure Of victory
in November? Have they not de-
monstrated that the democracy can
elect their candidates if they will?
How small is the adverse majority
in Indiana, and in Pennsylvania,
which has to be overcome.
The democracy will march forward,
proudly and confidently, with the
standard bearers Of their choice. If
to victory, how grand the consum-
nation. If to defeat. sublime faith
in the etctnal justice of their prin-
ciples has taught them that their
triumph still is only a question of
time.
Year: 1868

There are many moderate Repub-
licaas who shrink back from the ex-
cesses and violence of Butler, Sum-
ner, Schenck, Garfield. Donnelly.
Paine, Ashley, Drake, and Brown
low. They freely confess in private
that these arc not the men who
should govern the country, but their
influence and power at this moment
they do not dispute, however they
may lament its existence. They
have vague sort of hope that by
electing Grant they will escape the
rule and domination of these bad
men. The expectation rests on a
poor foundation. General Grant
does not dare to rcpudiate these men
now; he moves and acts in concert
with them, and indeed, could not
have been nominated without their
assent and support. The same vote
which would bear him into Office
would inevitably continue these bad
and violent men .in place. They
dominate in Congress to-day, and
they would continue to dominate.
Tbree-fourths of them, probably,
have been renominated,, and where
they have failed Of denomination
it has been to give place to others
equally violent and demagogical.
The vote for Grant is to send these
men back to Congress. The same
influence is enlisted for one as the
other. On the other hand, the same
conservative sentiment which pre-
sents the name of Governor Seymour
demands change in Congress, and
If successful in the one case it will
be successful in the other. If this
sentiment be reinforced, as it should
be, by moderate and thoughtful
Republicans, who are disgusted
with the present conduct Of the
Radical leaders, then we shall have
not only a conservative President,
but an able, moderate, and conserv-
alive Congress, to be followed by a
speedy peace all over the land, a
return to law and order, and q new
spring thus given to our national
industry and:prosperity
Ger.
Year: 1868

From the Chicago Times Oct. 18th


Radicalism rolled sweet morsel
under it's tongue all day yesterday.
A story had been invented to the
effect that Governor Seymour had
withdrawn as the democratic candi-
date for the presidency; that Gen
eral Blair was about to withdraw as
candidate for the vice presidency;
and that the national democratic
committee was in progress Of assem-
bling to name their successors. The
only particle of foundation for the
story was suggestion by single
democratic paper that it might wise
to make change of candidates.
Governor Seymour had not with
drawn, nor had a thought Of with
drawing. General Blair, ditto.
Nobody had asked them to withdraw.
The idea Of withdrawal had not en-
tered anybody's head until the
Year: 1868

1.-The Constitution is not worth
the paper upon which it is written
So says a Radical orator ; and all
must admit that that is just. how
the Radical Congress has been re-
garding it.
Year: 1868

GREAT EXCITEMENT!


All about the new Meat Market on Mar
ket street. You will get meats put up in the
neatest possible manner as men Of expcr-
ience, and skill are running the machine.
Call and see them one and all, ana give
them share of your patronage. 34m6-0