The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-09-26
rDr7oR14LIr1Es, Local AND GENERAL

vill grace our columns next week.
The winter term of the public schools of
This borough commences on Monday next.
typhoid fever and dysentery is said to be
rreysiling to q considerable extent in Holli-
daysburg.
The cornerstone IF a new N. E. Church
was laid with appropriate ceremonies, at
Duncansville, Blair county, on Thursday.
The Carrolltown picnic, held on Tuesday.
was in every respect most enjoyable affair.
We expect a full report of it for next issue.
Mr.. Thomas Snyder, of Huntingdon, had
his collar bone broken, on the 14th instant,
while attempting to couple cars at Tyrone.
The puddlers employed in the Juniata
Iron Company's rolling mill, at Holidays
burg, are on a strike for an increase of wages.
They received seven dollars per ton and de-
mand eight.
The Pennsylvania State Fair is being held
in Pittsburgh this week, and quite number
Of our citizens have wended their way thith-
er. The display is said to be unusually large
and interesting,
The barn of Mr.. John Wheeler, Of Rayne
township, Indiana county, was struck by
lightning, on the 7th inst, and with its en-
tire contents destroyed. Loss about 81 900.
Where there is so much rdyq1e there must be
some lightning.
a little son of Mr.. Thomas Boyd, of Boli-
var, Indiana county, attempted to get on
wagon loa 7ed with fire>clay, while it was in
motion, on the 10th inst, and fell under the
wheels, one Of which passed over his head
and neck, killing him almost instar tIy.
Mr.. Alex. M'Nicker, Of Cambria town
ship, has placed us under obligations for
present of eight or ten exceedingly large and
luscious apples, of what he calls the French
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ty bushels Cf these fine apples. " hich he de.
signs Offering for sale TO our citizens.
Notwithstanding the stringent rules adopt.
&c by Governor Geary and Attorney General
Brewster, at the opening of the new State
administration, the Governor is dealing out
pardons to every convicted radical that asks
for one. All q convicted negro-lover has to
say to procure his liberty ia, Il ask your
pardon. Governor"
The Johnstown Tribune says that nomina-
ting men like John Hickman. of Chester, is
suggestive of the good old times, when all
parties We'd with each other in nominating
their best men for Office" A radical paper
in Johns own county says he was nomina-
ted by "fraud and corruption" Is that the
good old times 2"
We regret to announce that our young
friend, Wm, E. Hutchinson, publisher of the
-4D.ghuniun, was prostrated by very severe
henanerhage of the lungs, on Thursday night
last, from the effects of which he is still suf-
fering. Although q serious and insdious
disease, We trust that Billy VIII not fall
victim TO its ravages.
John Porter, Esq, Of Susqneharna town.
ship, whose card as volunteer candidate
for Jury Commissioner has been in our col
umn5 for some weeks, has withdrawn from
the canvass. We owe Mr.. Porter an apollo
Ty for not mentioning the matter sooner, as
De notified Us Of the fact Immediately after
The Radical convention.
A serious riot occurred among number
Of the coal miners employed at Penn station,
Westmoreland county, on Saturday evening
week. during the progress of which quite a
humber Of the partici pants were pretty se-
yerely injured. A German named John
Miller, who took no part in the melee, was
attacked and so brutally beaten that he is
not expected to recover.
A. j. Rhey, Esq, better known as Jack
Khey. was brought from Clearfeld county
to his home in this place, on Thursday night
last, IN very precarious state Of health re-
sulting from an affection of the lungs He
Ia now, we are pleased to say, in a fair way
Of regaining comparative health. and we
hope the watchful care of mother and sis
ters will soon accomplish his complete re-
cOVery.
Oar geua! friend, Reese j. LLOYD, who
has foE several months acted as deputy for
Postmaster Z, j. Mills, at this place, has
recently been appointed to that position. the
latter gentleman having sent in his resigna-
ton to the department. Reese is one of the
most jovial and accommodating gentlemen
this side of sundo|n, and we know of no
man among US better fitted for such a post
Of trust and usefulness.
A man named Samuel Reed. employed at
the car works of Messrs. johnson & Baker,
at Latrobe, Pa, was caught between the
bumpers of two cars, which were showed to-
gether by persons who were not aware that
he was engaged in painting one of the bump
ers, on Saturday last, and so terribly crushed
about the chest that he died almost instant
ly. The deceased was about tw,nty-eighr
years of age, and leaves wife aud one child.
A social reunion of all persons connected
IN any way with what was once the old AL
legheny Portage Railroad. or at least all en-
braced in that catalogue who sec fit TO attend,
is to take place at the hotel of Mr., James
Rifel, on the Summit, on Tuesday next,
October 1st. I: is expected that not less
than two or three hundred persons will par
ticipate in this social gathering, and most
interesting and agreeable interchange Of SEN
tment and friendly greeting will doubtless
characterize the occasion.
Grand movements are on foot in several
cties and large towns to add adjoining dis
trlcts. Boston, New York and Pittsburgh
talk of doing what Philadelphia has DONE
4ehnstown proposes to follow suit by add
ing the neighboring boroughs and villages
TO the mother" borough, and it is suggest
cd that Ehensburg, having already swallow
cd Mooretowl on the North, should now
"annex' Beanla on tho Wess. The project
Is feasible, as there is nothing but q sup OF
woods between them.
The alleged rape committed In Susque-
mamma township is said to have been the
eflFas OF tolaite man. We thus explain at
we Instance of the Johnstown Tribune.
snoss editor was ''not satisfied" with our
,otnasr notice of the outrage. This crime