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A Remarkable story.

Some time since, a fellow named Ster-
ling King was arrested and committed 10
Jail In Louisville, KY. In order to raise
sensation, doubtless, he has confessed
that he is the person who assassinated
President Lincoln and attempted to kill
Secretary Seward. No faith whatever
can be placed in his statement, but as u
matter OF interest we condense the follow
Ing particulars from the Louisville Demo
crdt:
"king states that he was the man WHO
killed President Lincoln. He says that
he entered the theatre as any other per-
son, purchasing ticket and paying for it.
At the appointed time he entered the
private box in Fords theatre, Washington,
where Mr.. Lincoln was, and shot him
with a single-5arreled pistol, which he let
fall at the time he leaped from the box.
he gives as his object for using a single
barreled pistol that he was compelled to
leave it behind him, and if it had been a
revolver those in the box might have used
it against him. He further says that after
be shot the President and leaped from the
box ne passed by several persoas, but one
OF whom he kuew-Miss Laura Keene-
and she did not know him. According
to his statement, j. Wilkes Booth, whom
1t is said was the murderer of Lincoln.
was in the rear of the theatre awaiting with
horses.
''From the vicinity of Ford's Theatre,
he states that ne went to the residence of
Secretary Seward, and, after forcing an
entrance, he made an attack upon the
Secretary himself, cutting him in the
throat with bowie-knile He says that
after young Seward was knocked down,
the OLD man begged not to be murdered,
and that be struck the blow to silence
him. His only regret seems to be that
he did not kill the Secretary. lie says
that the statement published in the papers
that there were two persons In the affair
is false, as he is the man who shot the
President and made the attack upon Sec
retary Seward. He says there was anoth-
er person in the affair, who has not yet
been apprehenGed, who was TO have Killed
Stanton, but he failed to fulfil his pledge"
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The Income Tax.

There being no probability that Con-
gress will take action with reference to
amending the Income Tax in time to
affect the next assessment, the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue has begun the
preparation Of blanks under the law as it
now stands. The Assessors and Assistant
Assessors are to be instructed TO get
ready Immediately for assessment.
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THE Democratic Convention that met m
Harrisburg, on the 5th inst, said in its
sixth resolution:
''That the bold enunciation OF the principles
of the Constitution, and the policy of resto-
ration contained in the recent annual and
freedmen's bureau veto messages of President
johnson, entities him 20 the c0nfdence and Sup-
port of all lrho respect the Constitution and I0ge
their country"
They also appointed and sent a COM
mittee to Washington to wait on the
President and "endurse" certain Of his
actions, and OF course to get direct or indi-
rect endorsement in return. The commit
tee the other day obtained an audience,
and after presenting him with the fore
going resolution, were assuring him they
Intended no empty compliment; but lie
cut ceremonies very short by saying, "the
wisest thing they could do was to go home
and change their ticket" Some of the
country people who only now and tfen
sec the papers, think that in 1868 DIR.
Clymer found no man SO foul as a. John
son, ESQ, now President, and that the
latter retains distinct recollection OF the
occurrence. This quarrel is between the
President ard his supporters. O
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A Different View.

FROM the Holidays burg Register.
Last week, at the suggestion of gen
tleman, who has taken some interest in
the case, we published the following
personal" As for ourselves, we know
nothing about the case referred to except
the fact Of the conviction and what we
learn from these two accounts Of it:
"Wm. M'Creery, pardoned out of the
Penltentiary to testify in the case Of the
Commonwealth against Buser and Houser,
tried in Cambria county for the murder
of Pollie Paul and Cassie Munday, has
been arrested in Erie for passing coun-
terfeit money. He seems to be an incor-
rigible scamp. 1t is scarcely safe to hang
dog on the testimony of such a witness,
yet these two men were convicted upon
the testimony of this wretch"
Since the publication of this, we have
received the following communication
from an eminent legal gentleman, who
happened to be present and was an impair
tial observer of the trial:
MARCH 18th, 1S66.-Dear Sir: In
the last Register, l iud a paragraph in
relation to the reported arrest Of Wm.
NCreery, who was a witness on the
Houser and Buser trial, which / had
noticed in other papers, but without the
concluding sentence, which appears to be
your own. 'It is scarcely safe to hang a
dog on the testimony of such a witness,
yet these two men were convicted upon the
testimony of this wretch"
Assuming that an "arrest" and charge
of crime fixes M'Creery's guilt (although
there IS presumption as old as the common
law that every man is innocent until con-
Uicte8, Gew facts will show what grave
injustice may thus be thoughtlessly done
to those who have the responsibility of
administering criminal justice, and what
"aid aud comfort" may be thus rendered
to two of as unmanly nlurderers as ever,
in my opinion, shed human blood. |
never saw a better jury empanneled on Il
homicide case.
l. 1t is not truc that "these two men
were convicted on the testimony Of this
wretch" His testimony was but part
Of the evidence; and was in perfect har-
mony with the testimony of many other
witnesses, aud thefore corroborated by It,
2. His statement was of such a char
acter, that it was and is difficult to see
how he could have invented tiff there
had been any disclosed motive to do SO.
3. The warden was SO we'll satisfied of
the truth of the disclosure made by NJ
Creery, Immediately after the murder,
that he joined in recommending his par
don for the purpose of testitying 10 the
case.
4. [ have since learned that it was a
question of expediency, which was duly
considered, whether M'Creery, or one Of
several other convicts, should be taken cut
of prison to prove the same or like fact /;
and M'Creery was selected, because hls
conduct had been good in prison and his
term nearly expired.
5. In two communications published
by Buser in The AKeyhaqian since the
conviction, he vents all his malice in abuse
of other witnesses, without one word
against M'Creery, or one denial of his
statement.
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EOR THE SCHOOL AND PAYT
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Justice to pennsylvania.

The bill appropriating 100000 to
Pennsylvania, to reimburse her for her
expenditures in naying the troops mustered
into the State service in 1868, to assist 10
repelling Lees invading army, passed the
House of Representatives on Friday, tbe
23d inst, after but brief debate.
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The Reading Journal, published at the
home OF Hester Clymer, the Dem ocratic
nominee for Governor, says:
against Mr.. CIymer, personally, we
have nothing to say-against him polite
ally, we will have much TO say in the
course of the campaign. HIS record,
fortunately for the people, is public one,
aud he cannot hide it. He ,cas the Val
lanaiyhanu Of Pennsylcaniu throughout the
war, and when his votes, his speeches,
his acts, are thoroughly ventilated, ana
the people-and especially the returned
soldiers-comet TO know his political status,
he will meet with a condemnation scarcely
less overwhelming than was that which
befell Vallandie ham, when be ran for a
similar Office, two years ago, IL the Buck
eye State."
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OBITuARY--We are very sorry TO an
nounee to cur readers that IN Harrisburg,
on the 9th inst, Hon. Heister Clymer
met at the hands of the Democratic con-
ventiOn a sudden death politically
His corpse Will be preserved till October
next, when the people Of Pennsylvania
will bury him With appropriate ceremonies.
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who Shall BE County Superfn-
tendent!


We print on our outside page an article
from the pen of State Superintendent
Coburn concerning the qualifications nee
essary in County Superintendents, that
every director, and every person interested
IN school affairs. and wishing success 10
the system, should carefully read.
Scarcely more than month will elapse
until the Directors throughout the State
will meet in the county-seats of their re-
spective counties, to commit for three wears
the cause Of our educational system into
the hands of either competent or incom-
petent men. What kind of man will
we have in Cambria county? Above ana
before all things else, let US have the best
man that can be had, properly educated
man, an experienced and successful teach
er, man of good judgment and discreet
action. We need, under all circumstan-
ces, an industrious, competent, faithful
Superintendent but now more than ever.
Many Of our schools are tagging behind
the age, but still getting nearer aud nearer
to what they should be- The Superin-
tendent now to be elected, should not
only have the will, but the capacity, of
getting our backward schools closer and
closer to the front rank.
We have some very good, very success
ful teachers, throughout the county, some
that are steadily moving on toward the
first rank, and others who, in all honesty
and kindness toward them, are unfit to
have. charge of school. The first class
are essential to the County Superintendent
in working Yith him in localities where
they are teaching, and in the man.
agement of institutes; the second need
some one quick to perceive their good
points, and equally quick to see their
errors and correct them in a becoming
manner; aAd the third require one that
can lead and advise them. But all, to the
end of harmony and success, should have
over them as the first school officer of the
county man who VIII command respect
because of his attarnments, who is a good
practical aud theoretical teacher, proven
SO by actual and thorough trial in the
schools Of the first grade, and who, at an
institute, whether district or county, can
ttep forward and take the lead
When so many of our schools are filed
with young, inexperienced teachers, the
man at the head should be of enlarged
experience and known capability, for upon
his shoulders will rest the task of organi-
zirg a corps OF teachers fit for the times.
To show the number of inexperienced
teachers now in our schools, we publish
the following figures In 1861, the num-
Der Of male teachers in the county was
ia, end of female SO in 1863, male
teachers 81, and female 81 and in 1865,
of the former so, and the latter 1872
Some of the remaining thirty male teach
ers are doubtless also novices in the pro-
fession. So that we are safe IN saying
that not Cne-fourth the teachers Of the
county are guided by the light of expe-
rience. Directors, reflect! For the sake
of our schools, our boys, our girls, lay
politics, personal favor, and all minor
things, aside, that the county may have
the best man to be had for its next Super
intendeut of schools.
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A CARD TO INvALIDs.-A Clergyman, while
residing in South America as Missionary,
discovered safe and simple remedy for the
cure of Nervous Weakness, Early Decay, Dis
eases of the Urinary and Seminal Organs, and
the whole train of disorders brought On by
5aneful and vicious habits. Great numbers
have already been cured by this noble rene
dy Prompted by desire to benefit the af-
ficted and unfortunate, viii send the recipe
for preparing and using this medicine, in II
sealed envelope, to any one who needs it
Free Of charge.
Please inclose a postpaid envelope, ad-
dressed to yourself
Address JOSEPH 7. INMAN,
STATION D, BIBLE HOUSE,, NEW YORK.
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nISSOLUTION-

~ The partnership heretofore ezia
between Thos. B. Moore, a. \. Barker,
ID. Evans and David Lewis, under the I
and style of MOORE, BARKER & Co.
gagged in the manufacture of Jambe.
been this day dissolved By mutual CO.'S
4. A. Barker and Evan D. Evans having
their interest to Thos. B. Moore. All ia
of the firm viii be settled by Moore Lev
who still continue the manufacture OF L
sber at the old mill.
MOORE, BARKER & c.
February %. 1868
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Hon. FRANCIS JORDAN, late State
agent for this State in Washington, has
been made Chairman Of the Union State
Executive Committee The appointment
appears to give general satisfaction. Col.
Jordan is reputed a man Of much energy
and well fitted to lead the procession OF
loyal Pennsyivaniaus TO the grave Of Hon.
Hester CIgmer.
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pN- General Burnside has been nomi-
mated as the Union candidate for Governor
in Rhode Island.
BB- Gen. Seth Williams, formerly AG-
iutant General at Washington, died in
Boston on the 23d.
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ETTERS REMAININe UNrI

~ IN THE POST oFFIcE
AT E6ens6urg, State of Penn,y,,.-.
March !, 1866. 0H'
VIM. A. Kerr. n. An.
David Miller VIM A.
James K. Mcconnell. 1. C. Barr
Mrs. Elizabeth Meyers. Mrs. c. Rad.
j. b. Miller. Timothv rs
Miss b. Ellen Nelson. Adam Bern5oo--.i
John Nelson. JoseDb Ran1@ft.
John Rowland. James Co-eF.
Rebecca Shankel. Mrs. Mo- Day.
Minnie Shortincarrier. Adam FI,,,.D"'1s
Peter Semore. Rev. Tboaal
Thos. L. Shields. Michael Er~L * u.
Miss Lucy Singer.
To obtain any of these lette-s -
cant must call for 'aaUertised Esttsr, s:'s 81 P,
date of this list, and pay one cent s-'ss
tising. 'oi ais
II not called for within ore ~,
Will be sent to the Dead Letter Of,s iaa
Free delivery of letters by cam,
residences Of owners in cities and Ia,a,.Ss aI
secured by observing the followirg nv "a
/. Direct letters plainly 10 the $50 -s;
number, as well as the post Office ana
z Head letters with the writer's pof :
and State, street and number, sign then !,
~ with full name, and request that am,
be directed accordingly.
3 Letters to strangers or transient v;s
IN town or city, whose special address.
be unknown, should be marked. in tba
Ieft-hand corner, with the word "TrqariT
4. Place the postage stamp on the ,
rtgHt-Adnd corner, and leave space betv
the stamp and direction for post-aarkigg =
out interfering with the writing.
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to the writer, if unclaimed within 40 da-
less, written or printed with the writer's.
post Office, and State, across the left-hs-s..
of the envelope, on the face side, wilIh.I
piled with at the usual prepaid rate Of :,
age. payable when the letter is deliver
the writer.-Sec. %, Law of 1853.
JOHN THOMPSON. p Y
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dissolution oFPARTNERS

a. Notice is hereby given that the Z
nership heretofore existing between z
MILLS and V. S. BARKER. trading N
the name Of E. J. MILLS & Co. IS thi:
dissolved bv mutual consent. T. J. III
retiring All persons knowing them.l
indebted to the said firm are requess!
make sett}eSlent.
E. J. MILLS Co.
The r@Jlersigned will continus tie merca
tile business at the old stand Of &. J. MILL
< Co, and respectfully requests a contiag4l
Of the patronage given 10 the old firm.
J MILLS will continue to have charge g.
business and make settlements.
Y. s. BARKER
EbensouTg, Eeby. II, 1866.
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! ICENSE NOTICE.

~ The following named persons hayst
their petitions for licenses, which viii bel
sented for the action of the Argument Go
of Cambria county, before the Judges the'
on Tuesday, the 81 of April next, to wit:
TAVERN.
Daniel Rafferty,, Cambria bor.i Peter ;.
er, ConemauCh, lst w'd James H. Beaa
Johnstowu. Sd w'd ; Philip Shulties, Joh
town, Sd w'd F; Francis J. Parrish, ALsgAa
tp. Jacob Ream, Yoder tp.
GEO. c. K. ZAHM, Clerk Z. :
March Is, 1866.
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NOTICE

EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
1L Letters testamentary on the estate
William G. Williams, late of Ebenst
borough, Cambria county, bave been graz
to the subscriber, residing in Cambria 10
ship. All persons indebted to said e:
will come forward and make payment,
those having claims against the same
present them probated for settlement
THOMAS W. WILLIAMS, ExecutC
March /, 1866 ST.
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The -A11eghan1an.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1866.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. N0NINEE

With malice toward none, with charity for
all, with frmness in the right, as God gives
us to see the right, let US strive on to finish
'he work we are in; to bind up the nation S
wounds to care for him. who shall have
oorne the battle, and for his widow and his
orphan TO do all which may achieve and
cherish just and a'lasting peace among our
selves and all nations.-4braham Lincoln S
Second Inaugural 1ddress.
FOR GOVERNOR:
AGjOT- General JOHN w GEARY
FORMERLY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY
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FLDERSRIDGE ACADEMY
II viii open its Thirty-ninth Session on
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18th For Particu-
lars, address
Rev. A. DONALDSON, Principal.
March %, lS66-3t%
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-02-03
HIGH Church ServicesinNew Work.

The New York correspondent of the
Chicago Times in a late letter says:
Much excitement has bee6 created here
by the novel mode of celebrating the
Episcopal service at St. Adams church,
one of the fashionable churches in Lex
ington avenue. The innovation is said
to be the first fruits of the late quarrel
between Bishop Potter and some of the
churchmen in his jurisdiction. The
mode of worship is that of the Tractari-
ans or Puseyites of London, and very
closely resembles the Roman Catholic
form. One of the papers calls it "a very
close Plagiarism of the Catholic form Of
service" The church has a sort of high
altar, with steps leading up to it. On
this is placed a huge cross. said to be
made of solid gold, (but that IS doubtful,
on each side Of which are two imposing
wax candles, peering up from FURNISHED
candlesticks, with brazen and highly or
namented pedestals, and these again are
hanked with snowy vases of many-eoloreC
flowers, but whether these were natura
or artificial, we cannot say.
On the right and left of the altar ar,
brilliant clusters of lighted candles, tn,
whole producing optical effects which
throw the famous Greek service at Trim
ty chaper quite into the shade. Tt,
altar-cloth is of crimson, with gold fringe
and over and above all, in antique Eng
lish characters, is the scriptural sentence
e Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty
Below; in front, in like characters, artist
lcally wrought, is the Christian monogram
|. IL. s." A carved cross decorate:
the front Of the pulpit, which is placed
IN the eastern corner of the church, quite
remote from the chancel.
The services commence with a sort o
anthem, (Which is said to resemble
menkish chant,) but the singers, at tina
stage Of the proceedings, are nowher,
visible. This ended, a procession O
priests and chOrister boys, some twenty il
all, with SUPPLIES thrown over a Ion.
black garment, almost trailing on til,
floor, solemnly sally from the yestry room
and enter the chancel, after which all o
them deyoutly kneel, such of the congre
cation as are well cup" in the pro
gramme following the example. Th,
opening prayers are then said, and tn,
amens at the end of them intoned. II
reading the lessons for the day, the prizes
reFereRtiy bows his head every time tn,
name OF the Savior occurs, and this. i
vas noticed was initiated by most of tn,
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EXTRAORDINARY RELIGIOUS
FRENZY.

80
A New Orleans correspondent relates
the following strange scene in a negro
church in that city, as witnessed by him
on the occasion of an administrator of
the rite of baptism:
Among the striking p~eculiarities of the
American negro is his fondness for noisy
demonstrations of religious fervors which
has been frequently remarked by travellers
in the South. 1t is said that the Chinese
have no conception of brayeryof heroism
unless accompanied by the beating of
gongs and tom-toms, and the negroes have
similar ideas in the performance Of their
religious ceremonies. Not only a great
noise and hustle seems necessary to them,
but, ike the rites of Indian Fakirs, it
must be accompanied With muscular ac-
ton and bodily contortions. The scenes
witnessed in the churches during periods
of r@eyivals must capse in sensitive minds,
only feelings of disgust.
For some time past there has been a
a revival here, during which the church
members have acted more like wild beasts
in a cage than like human beings. The
sight beggars all description, and were
one to tell truly all he saw at one of these
revival meetings, he would receive many
pious blessings for burlesquing religious
ceremonies and the worship of the Deity.
Passingthe eolored church a few nights
ago, | stepped in for a moment, where
some eapyerts we're taking the rites OF
baptism from awhile missionary from
Massachusetts, The scene would have
been Ta95 ~1noniacic than Christian
had it mol beeupremely ridiculous. Be
fore thesaltar sTas a large tank of water,
up to@hiel Sc converts marched in
turn, while thf assembled company were
shouting screaming, yelling, whistling,
stamping and singing two groups were
dancing in theaisle some were embrac-
ing or shaking hands a negro woman
was Jumping backward and forward over
q seat, and deliApring lusty "hi-hi's' from
a corner.
AS q cony approached the water
there m~enlentA1 silence; but after being
immerse AN Stepping out upon a plat
form on The other side, the yelling and
SCREAMING again commenced. Then the
newly-bon BEGAN a series of gymnastic
feats upsa the platform that threatened
to break sSegy bone in her body. Going
through tie most indecent and almost OBJ
scene mott she screamed ard kicked
until exhausted, and finally ended by
stiffening odke a log Of wood. Half a
dozen stout sn now stepped forward to
carry her oug the woman remaining all
the while il This rigid state, teeth shut
tight togetAsf, and muscles strained to
their UTMOST ~ension. Seven went through
this SAME op4ation, and were each carried
out in this sifened state in the arms Of
the e The white missionary from
Massaehuset uttered the word {" glory
as each n PISSED, while the eyes turned
upward, HANDS elasped above his head.
and an app hing smile playing about the
hard lines of his mouth. He was a man
who lderstbd well how to excite these
sipple creatures, and had learned the art
Al WORKING heir feelings up to a pitch
that was alnpst frenzy. And all the time
he believed. pr appeared to believe, that
he was doing the work of God.