INTA1N m
EBENSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1850.
CCTThk Sentinel, has much the largest cir
culation of any paper published in this county
and as an advertising sheet offers superior
inducements to merchants and business men
generally. Those desirous of making us of
this medium for extending their business can
do so by either sending their notices direct, or
through the fallowing agents.
John Crouse, Esq., Johnstown.
E. IV. Carr Evans' Buildings, Third t.
Philadelphia.
V. D. Palmer, Esq., iVew York, Philadelphia
vnd Baltimore.
GO" We are indebted to Messrs. Drum
and Brawley of the Senate, and Dr. Smith
of the House for useful public documents.
SMessrs. Forney fc Hacke, of the
Westmoreland Argus, have disposed their
establishment to John M. Laird, Esq.
The new editor is a gentleman of very
considerable ability, and will doubtless do
good service in the Democratic cause, in
which, in his salutatory, he takes strong
radical grounds. We wish him success.
Fonnd Dead.
Thomas J. Evans, late of Beulah, in
this county, was found dead on Sunday
morning last, about six miles from this
place, a short distance from the Indiana
road- The circumstances of this melan
choly event, as far as we could learn them
are as follows: On last Friday evening
when last seen, he appeared to be making
his way homeward on horseback, evident
ly in a state of intoxication. It is sup
posed, from the investigations of the Cor
oner's Jury, that his horse, having wa.i"
dered a short distance from the direct road
threw him off, and that he walked a few
rods further and then lay down, and went
to sleep, where he remained until Sunday
morning before he was discovered. He
was about fifty years of age. The verdict
of the Coroner's Jury is that he died from
rnM nnrt f y nnsnrp
Godey's Lady's Book.
In another column of ro-day's paper
will be found the Prospectus of this peri
odical for 1850, now universally acknowl
edged to be the leading monthly maga
zine in the Union. We regard it as the;
most deserving of extensive patronage of
all the American monthlies and we are
therefore pleased lo learn that it is aapidly
extending its circulation throughout this
section of the State. As this is the season
for subscribing, we take pleasure in re
commending it to those who desire a mag
azine unequalled in literary elegance and
beautiful engravings-
ryVe yesterday received a copy of
the Report of Thomas J. Power, Esq.,
Superintendent of the Portage Railroad,
and have merely had time to glance over
it hastily. We believe, however, that it
presents a true statement ol the condition
of the Portage Road, and we know tLat it
contains much useful information relative
to the repairs necessary to place the read
in order to transact the increased amount
of ousiness that may be expected after the
completion of the Central Road to Ilolli
daysburg. In ojr next we will either
mike extracts from it or publish it entire
for the benefit of our readers.
Speaker of the Senate.
The reception of the intelligence of the
disgraceful conduct of Valentine Best, the
political traitor and self-elected Speakcr'of
the Pennsylvania Senate, by the democrat
ic press throughout the State, is just such
as he deserves and had a right to expect.
His course is censured and condemned bv
ii . ..
iMcry ingii minded and honest man in the
Commonwealth, and his name will here
after be associated with all that is mean
ana aegraumj. A scene of the wildest
excitement occurred m llarrisburg on 'the
evening after his election. A torchlight
procession, preceded by fife and drum,
was formed. In front of the crowd was
carried a large lantern, on which was vari
ously inscribed, 77e best self-made man,'
Xo Bribery.1 Tf7io voted Best?'
say cockrobbin: The Best successor
of Arnold: 1 did it myself Although
uch demonstrations are dicgraceful, and
should not be tolerated, yet in this instance
it affords an evidence of the manner in
which they regard such a flagrant violation
of honor and honesty on th part of a pub-
lie ofi
iccr.
MOUNTAIN SITIKEL
Onr Conrt.
The Court of last : week was perhaps
the most expensive ever held in this coun
ty, and was besides the most troublesome
and exciting. The number of. criminal
cases was so large that the "time of the
Court was almost exclusively occupied
during the whole week in their disposal,
and several yet remain on the list. Not
a single case of a civil nature was reached.
For the information of our readers, we
give below a brief synopsis of the criminal
cases that were disposed of.
Commonwealth ") Riot and Assault
vs. land Batterv. Ver-
John C. Horner et alj diet guilty. Fined
and pay costs of prosecution.
For Com. Hutchinson and Miles.
For DePts, Magellan, Potts fc Copelin.
Same ) Assault and Battery,
vs. V Verdict, not guilty.
Polly Murphy etal J and prosecutor, John
C. Horner, to pay the costs.
For Com. Hutchinson, Potts and Ma
gellan, and Miles for Deft.
Same "J Indictment for Rape. Ver
vs. V diet, guilty. Sentence $5
James Melov fine, and eight years and
nine months in Western Penitentiary.
For Com. Hutchinson, Magellan, Fen
Ion and Heyer.
For Del t, Johnston and Hasson
Same 1 Idictment for
Idictment for passing
counterfeit money.
Verdict, guilty. Sen-
vs.
Johnston M'Kee
lence, two years and nine months impris
onment m W esteru Penitentiary.
For Com. Hutchinson, Fenlon, Hever
and Magellan.
For Deft, Miles, Cox, Johnston,
Banks, Hoflius and M 'Donald.
r.
This was the most important case of the
Term, and was conducted with decided
ability by the attornies on both sides. Un
paralleled efforts were made by defendant's
Counsel to have his case continued, but
were overruled in every instance.
Same "J Indictment for passing
vs. v counterfeit money. Ver-
John Brown J diet not guilty.
For Com. Hutchinson and Fenlon.
For Deft, Cox and Johnston.
Same ") Indictment for keep-
vs. V ing tippling house.
Andrew M'Guire J In this the Defendent
submitted to the Court and was fined 20.
Same ") Indictment for Larceny,
vs. I Verdict, Not Guilty.
P. H. Powell J Hutchinson for Common
wealth, and Johnston and ileycr for De
fendant. Same ") Indictment for Forci-
vs. I ble Entrv and Detain-
W. Murray Thos r r. Verdict, Not
Osborne &, othersj Guilty, but t o pay
costs of prosecution.
For Com. Hutchinson, Cox & Johnston
For Def is, Miles, Foster and Potts.
Same "J Indictment for selling
vs. i counterfeit monev.
Johnston M'Kec J In this case he pros
ecutor, James Graham, failing to appear,
his recognizance were forfeited and defen
dant acquited.
Nine other cases were acted on by the
Grand Jury, who also made three present
ments. The case of the Commonwealth vs.
Michael Moore, indicted for assault and
battery with intent to murder, was contin
ued on application of the Counsel for
Commonwealth, on account of theseriovs
illness of Patrick Daily the prosecutor.
Congressional.
Campbell, the whig candidate for Clerk
of the national House of Representatives,
was elected on the 20th ballot eight
southern democrats voting for him. We
arc unable to account for the conduct
those southern democrats who flew the
course, in any other manner than suppos
ing that thev deserted their man in order
to secure the organigation of the House
O O
On the 11th inst. they were attempting to
elect a Scrgeant-at-Arms, but appeared to
be as far off accomplishing that object as
possible. The following is the result of
the 2d ballot:
Lane, 88
Giddings, 01
Scttcring, Go
The subject of balloting was then post
poned for the purpose of considering the
Report of the Committee on Rules. At
our latest dates it was not again taken up.
The Mayor of Pitlsburz.
Joseph Barker, the street preacher, has
been elected Mayor of the city of Pitts
burg! What induced the goodly citizens
of that place to confer such an honor on
a common street brawler wc are unable to
devine. It will be recollected that Joe
Barker was sometime since committed as
a nuisance and disturber of the peace, and
sentenced to imprisonment for wc don't
remember how long. The Democrats
and Whigs both had their regularly nomi
nated candidates in the field, but the mem
bers of the latter party deserted their man
and went in for Barker. In consequence
of this election, as wc learn from the
Pittsburg
Post, Friday last was a day of!
intense
crowd
excitement, and a tremendous ;
assembled at the new Court
House in the rear of which Barker 19
confined, to see the Mayor elect sworn in.
He was. brought out of prison and con
ducted to the Supreme Court Room where
Judge Patton administered the oath, and
after . returning thanks to his friends, the
Mayor of Pittsburg was conducted back
to his cell in the Jail. We fear that
much trouble is to be apprehended by the
Pittsburgers in the administration of May"
or Barker. He has proved himself a bigot
of the most vehement character, and per
fectly regardless of all law and order. It
is said that Gov. Johnston has promised
to pardon him, but we do not know that
this report has any foundation in truth.
We think that this election has not a par
allel in the history of our country.
The Tariff Meelin
3
Connected with the Tariff Meeting held
in the Court House on the evening of Tues"
day of last week are some incidents, a
knowledge of which are necessary to ena
ble our readers to judge what character and
weight should be attributed to the proceed
ings which we published in our last number
It was doubtless intended by those who
were the prime movers in getting it up to
be of great efficacy in forming public opin
ion, and that it would have a tremendous
and overpowering influence on the con
duct of our Representative in Congress.
It was very evident by the manner in
which those interested proceeded in the
matter that they were afraid that if they
did not act quietly, such resolutions as they
whished to have adopted would be voted
down, and that they therefore had deter
mined to carry their object by stealth, and
a resort to that species of trickery for
which some persons in this county are
justly celebrated. But we will proceed to
particulars.
When the court house bell rung,' which
was about seven o'clock in the evening,
every man was enquiring of his neighbor
what was going on, to which he received
no satisfactory answer, and a considerable
number of our citizens repaired to the
court house purely from motives of curios
ity. After the expiration of a short time,
the meeting was called to order by George
S. King, an iron master, of the firm of
King & Shoenberger, who proceeded to
organize the meeting to suit his own par
ticular views in the following manrer.
On motion of George S. King, Peter
Livcrgood of Johuslown was called to the
chair.
On motion of George S. King, William
Douglass was appointed a Vice President.
On motion of George S. King, James
Ross was appointed a Vice President.
On motion of George S. King, James
Litzenger was appointed a Vice President.
On motion of George S. King, John B.
Onslow was appointed a Vice President.
On motion of George S. King, C. W.
Bennett was appointed one of the Secre
taries. On motion of George S. King, Charles
Ellis was appointed a Secretary.
On motion of George S. King, Robert
P. Linton was appoined a Secretary.
Neither Thomas A. Maguire nor M. M.
Adams who appear in the published pro
ceedings as officers of the meeting, were
present on the occasion, and of course
took no part in it, but their names have
been judiciously added for what purpose
the reader can judge.
During all this time, the object of the
meeting was unknown to all present ex
cept the few persons who were interested
in getting it up. Then George S. King
made a few remarks in which he stated
that he was deeply interested in the sub
ject of a Tariff, and that he wished it dis
tinctly understood that it was not a party
meeting. On motion of George S. King,
Robert L. Johnston was called on to ad
dress the meeting. He said that he knew
but little about it that he was a tariff man
from feeling and that there were perhaps
few men in the house who had not paid
more attention to the subjebt than he had.
He advocated however an increased tariff
on iron and coal, and made some allusions
to southern influence &c, &c.
By this time, it became known what the
object of the meeting really was, and a
rapid decrease in the number present was
the consequence, and as it will be seen by
the following card, one the officers took
his leave. The labors of the committee
who had been appointed to prepare reso
lutions, kept them absent until a late hour
and indeed until almost all the people had
dispersed, and when they returned to the
court room not more than twenty . persons
were present, and they of course were
interested in their adoption. Mr. Onslow
whose communication will be found in
another column, was one of the committee
and objected to the resolutions w
hich
were presented. The following rcsolu
'ions were introduced by him, but thy
were of course voted down:
Resolved, That we consider the Tariff
of 1816, as being sufficient in every re
spect for the protection of the Farmer,
Mechanic, Manufacturer, and Laborer of
Pennsylvania, and that we discountenance
the efforts of any, be they whom they
may, who would advocate its repeal or
amendment.
Resolved, Thzt we instruct our Repre
sentatives in the State Legislature, to vote
for in all cases whatsoever, to instruct our
Senators, and to request our Representa
tives in Congress to vote for and sustain
the Tariff of 1846.
" Resolved, That we request our fellow
citizens of Cambria and adjoining coun
ties, to memorialize Congress to sustain
and defend the Tariff of 1816, because we
consider that it affords ample protection to
all the great interests of the State.
The above is the minority report of the
Committee.
JOHN B. ONSLOW.
The foregoing is a fair and impartial
history of the Tariff meeting held in the
court house last week. We have been
thus particular, because we objected to the
resolutions as published in our last num
ber going forth as embodying the senti
ments of a large and respeetable portion
of the citizens of Cambria county, irre
spective of party, and our readers can now
judge for themselves whether they
should not be regarded as being the senti
ments of only a few men engaged in the
iron business. And even they must have
known and felt that they were committing
a deed which would not bear public scru
tiny, for the gentleman who handed us'the
proceedings did so w ith a request that we
would publish them without comment. Al
though we do not regard the Tariff 1840
as being perfect, and are willing to admit
that several of its provisions require mod
ification, yet we look upon it as being as
perfect perhaps as any one that could be
adopted in the present state of public feel
ing, and infinitely better to any one based
upon specific or sliding scale duties. The
present outcry against the Tariff of 1846
has been got up by iron masters, who de
pend on the western markets for the sale
of their productions, where they cannot
certainly expect to encounter foreigu com
petition. The idea of importing iron from
England, and transporting it across the
mountains of Pennsylvania to Pittsburg or
Cincinnatti; and there underselling our
home manufacturers, is perfectly redicu-
lous. But to conclude, the following card
from Mr. James Litzenger of Clearfield
township sufficiently explains itself:
A Card. 1
Mr. Given: In the proceedings of a
Tariff meeting held in the Court House
on the evening of Tuesday of last Court,
published in the last number of your pa
per, 1 notice that my name is there an
nounced as one of the Vice Presidents.
To correct the impression which a read
ing of those proceedings would leave on
the minds "of my friends with whom I
have heretofore acted, I deem it due to
myself to state the manner in which I be
came connected with that meeting. When
the Court House bell rang, I repaired
thither from motives of curiosity alone,
and after being in the room a short time,
I was, on motion of George S. King, ap
pointed one of the Vice Presidents, and
took my seat accordingly, being in perfect
ignorance of what kind of business was to
be transacted, or what was the object of
the meeting. In a short time, however,
I became aware of what was in contem
plation, and I immediately withdrew, as I
am opposed to the alteration or modifica
tion of the Tariff of 184G as then propo
sed, and therefore determined to have
nothing to do with the meeting. 1 neither
signed the proceedings, nor did I author
ize any one to do it for me, nor was I
present at the time of their adoption. You
will do me the favor of publishing this
card, as I desire my friends and the public
to know that my name has been connect
ed with those proceedings contrary to my
consent, and that I am opposed to the
principles therein embodied.
JAMES LITZINGER.
Communicated.
John G. Given, Esq.
Dear Sir: I in
common with some of my Democratic
fellow-citizens, attended a meeting held at
the Court House in Ebensourg, on the
evening of 8th inst., which was for the
purpose as I afterwards ascertained, of
recommending to Congress a modification
or an abolishment of the Tariff of 18 46.
And by the proceedings published in your
paper of the 10th inst., I see it stated, that
when stating the object of the meeting
I advocated the repeal of the Tariffof
1846, because it did not afford sufficient
protection to the Coal and ron interests
of Pennsylvania.
Now 1 deny having asserted one word
in favor of any tariff, while slating the
object of the meeting, and the gentleman
who reported the proceedings of that meet
ing, has done me manifest injustice in
publishing that as a fact. But as a mem
ber of the Committee on resolutions, when
I found that it was composed of men who
were determined to advocate the Tariff of
1842, I then prepared some resolutions in
favor of the Tariff of 1846, which the
publication of my report will show. But
unfortunately for the reputation of "Little
Cambria" ihry were lost in the nicctiiig,
in consequence of the late hour to which!
the iron Kinrs, and a few selfish manu-
facturers had detained their auditory. 1
will venture to assert that there was not
more than twenty men in the Court
House when the Committee returned from
theit room, and they were such as were
interested for themselves in violation
of the best interests of the Country.
I would not take , this step to defend
myself, did I not think that some of my
old political friends, with whom 1 have
heretofore acted in behalf of the much
cherished principles, of our Party, -would
think I had deserted the cause for which
I have ever stood up as an advocate.
And allow me to add, that I think had
some of the Democrats, who acted with
me on the occasion, or whose names were
used as officers of the meeting, been ac
quainted with its object they would have
had nothing to do with it.
Yours, respectfully,
JOHN B. ONSLOW.
For the Sentinel.
Tariff Duties and Protection.
No. 6.
Protectionists point with much exulta
tion to the example of England for the
greatness produced by the protective poli
cy. Truly an illustrious example. There
it is we behold the iron heel of privileged
aristocracy firmly planted on the necks of
the laboring classes, and thousands and
tens of thousands, starving to death
through the effects of protective tariffs and
measures of a like tendency; and here we
have men who pretend to be friends to
American labor, working the same conse
quences on the laborers of our own coun
try.
But if our protectionists have no mercy
for laboring men, they ought at least to
pay some respect to those who are engag
ed in Commerce and Agriculture. They
tell us that without a protective tariff the
country will be flooded with foreign mer
chandise and there will be no market for
domestic manufactures. This is a fallacy,
but for argument sake let us suppose it to
true, and that we prohibit foreign importa
tions, to remedjr the evil; what will be the
consequence? The business of commerce
must be destroyed. Commerce exists by
a reciprocal interchange of commodities
between countries, and if we destroy the
reciprocity we destroy the business alto
gether. If we purchase nothing from fox-
eign countries, they will be able to pur
chase nothing from us, and there must be
an end to commercial intercourse. Will
any of our protectionists now be kind
enough to demonstrate to us, which Com
merce or Manufacturing has been or is
more likely to be "the greatest benefit to
the country at large, or a majority of the
individuals composing it. To commerce
we owe the discovery of civilization and
independence of the country, to com
merce we owe our intercourse with all the
world, and to it we are indebted for the
greatest part of our national greatness and
unparalleled prosperity. It furnishes a
market for our surplus products and gives
an additional value to every branch of in
dustry. It has built our cities, cleared our
harbors and gives employment to thous
ands of our laboring poor.
What is to become of thousands of la
borers who are engaged in building cities,
wharves and ships, and performing all the
labor belonging to the commercial business
if their calling is to be destroyed to pro
tect a few capitalists engaged in the manu
facturing business who in point of fact
need no protection, having the most profita
ble business in the country, independent of
all human protection, but that of industry.
But the protectionists say that the laborers
can go to manufacturing establishments and
get employment there. Heaven protect
them from such an alternative! Crowd
these establishments with famishing labor
ers from every other department of busi
ness, and then we will face the full frui
tion the woful reality of the protective
policy. Capitalists will then have the
pleasure of seeing poor men begging from
door to door and from one establishment
to another for employment of any kind
and at any pricecompelled by necessity
to be put on allowance like ship-wrecked
mariners at sea, and to labor from daylight
till dark without complaining, lest even the
meagre allowance be denied them, which
barely keeps body and soul together.
And with all the charity I am able to ex
ercise I cannot help believing that this is
what every protectionist who understands
the policy wishes to see.
This is the way perhaps in which Mr.
Meredith the Secretary of the national
treasury intends to procure laborers to do
the manufacturing of which he speaks in
his late report. He says that by manufac
turing our raw material ourselves we in
crease its value fourfold, and that this will
be so much clear gain, over getting it man
ufactured abroad. But he forgets tolellj
us who is to do the manufacturing, lie
does not say whether he intends to manu-
facture laborers to do the work or whether i
he will import the "pauper labor ot Eu
rope here to compete with our laborers on
their own soil, or lastly whether he will
take men from other and perhaps more
useful employments to do his manufactu
ring. But the presumption is that he
must do the latter, and in that case we are
at a loss to know what he is to gaiu by
taking men from one employment and put
ting them to another less useful one.
Again the Secretary says that by in
creased protection we will increase home
consumption and thus create a home mar
ket for our produce. Here again he for
gets to tell us who arc to be the consumers
Does he suppose that taking men from one
employment and engaging them in another
will enlarge their capacities for consuming,
or increase their numbers faster than the
! onicr 0f nature eonumraatcs (hat end.
The Secretary's theoy of protection ;.
to prohibit foreign imports, and his theory
of creating a revnvnue is to collect it frcta
foreign imports. He must then intend to
prohibit foreign im ports and 'collect reve
nue from them at the same time; and he
calls loudly for an' additional number of
offices to collect revenue froHiimr,nrf? i,..
are'nof to be made. And hi adJuiou to all
this he-promises to give a marked"-stira.
ulus to commerce by: -prohibiten -g,foteirn
trade. - ;
These rediculous absurdities Sfeakvbilt
poorly for -the 1 Avisdoia-of the Secocd
Washington in selecting rnaterials"--for hit
Cabinet. " . . :
" -- JUSTICE.
Standing .Committers. "
The Speaker announced the Suodlrr
committees of the House, a3 follows:
J Fays and Jeans-CohyJigham,"M,.
Clintock, Burden, Baker, StockweH, AlK
son, Molloy, Bent, Nickleson. - -";.
Judiciary Porter, Cornyn. Conyng
ham, Packer, Srayser, Biddlc, Rhey,
Laird, Scofield. " - - - . '
Retrenchment and Reform Evans, of
Montgomery, M'La'ughlin, Leech, Meyers
Acker, Griffin, Robinson. . i '
Claims Nickleson, Rutherford, Beau
champ, Reid, M'CulIoch, Williams Hoge.
Agriculture Haldemau, Cridland,
Flowers, Gibboney, Hart, of Erie, Stew!
ard, Nissly. .'
Pensions and Gratuities Klotz Brow,
er, M'Curdy, Bunn, Powell, ScoulerKia
kead. Domestic Manufactures M'Clintock
Baldwin, Black, Davis, Huplet, Jone3,'
Trone.
Public Buildings Meek, Duncan,
Downer.
Accounts Mark, Flowers, Derby, Es
pey, Ewing, Jackson, Dobbins.
Education Finleiter, Bowen, Henn-,
Cessna, Hart, Philadelphia city, KilhWr
M'Curdy. b '
Vice and Immorality Meek, Erans,
of Berks, Fortner, Miller, Guffey, Steel,
Feather.
Millitia Brindle, Evans, of Indiana,
Shaffner, MT iCan, W alker, Downer,
Wells.
Election Districts Iorrison, Has
tings, Lewis, Duncan, Grier, Hart, of
Philadelphia city, Steward.
Banks Laird, Steel, Watson, Lewis,
Porter, Simpson Morrison, Mowry, "Alli
son. Estates and Escheats Cornyn, Baker,
Morris, Reid, Roberts, Fin letter Leet.
Compare Bills Steel, Pierson, Dunn,
Klotz, Hemphill.
Roads and Bridges Shaffner, Slifer,
Scofield, Leonard, Smith, Little, Gibbon
ney. Local Appropriations StockweH,
Zerbey, Smith, of Beaver, Herford, Black,
Brower, Cridland.
Corpora tioiis -M'CulIoch, BidJle,
Evans, of Montgomery, Smith, of Beaver,
Souder, Bent, Grier, M'Laughlin, Haldc
man. Lands Henry, Evans, of Indians,
Marx, Killinger, Smith, Roberts, Burden.
Library Hastings, Rhey, Church.
Pointing Bent, Pierson, Evans, t ;
Berks.
Inland yavizration and Internal Im.
provements. Beaumont, Biddle, Hogs,
Slifer, Brindle, Smyser, Cessna, Wade,
Leet, V alker, Souder, Jones, Packer.
Divorces Zerbey, Baker, O'Neill,
Simpson, Cornyn, Hemphill, Morris.
OPDuring the past year, S. D. Parker,
Esq., district attorney of Massachusetts,
has paid into the treasury Si 1,297,84, be
ing money received from the sureties for
criminals who failed to appear for trial in
accordance with their recognisances.
03"In a re-incounter between two men
named William Shurtliff and John Brew
er, at Worcester, Massachusetts on Sat
urday evening, the latter was killed by a
blow from the former, which broke his
neck-bone. Shurtliff surrendered himself
to the authorities.
Gr"A Cherokee Law, passed at their
late council, makes it the duty of the sher
iffs of the several districts, each, to sum
mon a guard of four men to assist in sear
ching for whiskey, and,' if found, to spill it
upon the ground. All the murders com
mitted in the nation are caused, by the use
of whiskey.
How to Pick a Spree. "I say," said
an urchin to another in the street the other
day. "You'se the feller what stole my
marbles." . ,
"No I aint." ,
Then I'm a liar, am I?' and without
more ado he commenced violent battery
on the person of the unoffending lad.
A Dutchman married a Yankee wife,
who turned out to be an intolerable vixen.
One day, when irritated beyond all endu
rance by her tongue, the poor fellow 6egar.
to rail a little in turn. lie treid, indeed,
to call the woman by that very offensive
but expressive epithet which signifies the
female of the canine species, but shocked
at the thought of using so unbecoming a
phrase to a lady, he gave vent to hU
wrath in an ingenious circumlocution by
swearing that she was.We wife of a tarn.
doSr . . .
CF"An Irishman who lived in an attic,
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