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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

ANOTHER HEIEoUs OUTRAGE BY A Ne
GRo.-The Pittsburgh Commercial of Sat-
urday publishes the following special dis-
patch, dated 'Pierceton, Ind, Nov. 90,
1867:
An outrage was committed between
twelve and one o'clock to-day. on the per-
son OF Mrs. j. S. Baker, wife of well
known and respected citizen, living a mile
and quarter south of this place. A ne
gro entered the house during the absence
of Mr.. Baker, and asked for some apples
and seeing Mrs. Baker was alone, drew
revolver and threatened her life if she did
not submit to his vile designs After ac-
complishing his purpose, he left the house.
The alarm was given and persons are in
pursuit Of the negro. 1t is thought he
cannot escape. There is great excitement
IN the community.
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WHAT CANDORI

The AHeghaHian, in another labored at
tempt to bolster upon PuEianism, exclaims
exuitingly that but one witch was, burned
by them in New England OF course this
conveys, as it was intended by the quib-
bier who wrote it to convey, that only one
person had been executed as witch:-
This is a shabby way of dealing with their
readers-giying them a stone when they
ask for bread.
In order to eRlighten their readers we
give the records of history, MS taken from
"Fhe American Cyclopadia" published
by Radicals) an authentic accsunt of the
Salem Witchcraft We quote from vol
xvi, page 500, under head of witch :.
''In less the children Of John Goodwin,
citizen Of Boston, were believed to be be-
witched and after some investigation of the
case by the ReU. Cotton Mather, they ac-
cusod an old half witted Irish woman of be-
witching them, and she was hanged. In
1892 three children Of the Rec. Mr. Paris. a
minister OF Danvers, (then part of Sllem,)
cumplained Of being tortured by a WITCH
and accused an Indian woman named Titu-
ba, who had tried to relieve them by some
Of her Iudian iucantations, of being the witch
I:tuba was imprisoned, and soon they ac-
cused two otler friendless old women, one
crazy aud the other bed-ridden, Of being also
witches. Tie excitement spread, and soon
Others, adults as well as children, complained
Of being bewitched, and accused those against
whom they had any pique. Cotton Mather,
Judge Stoughton, the Rev. Mr. NoycS Of
Salem, and Increase Mather, the President
OF Harvard College, as we'll as many others.
encouraged arrests, aud complained that this
vas an effort of the devil to gain the victory
over the saints. The result was that ia one
year twenty had been executed, nineteen by
hanging and one by being pressed to death,
and among these were a clergyman and sew
eral OF the most respectable citizens of Mas.
sachusetts; eight were condemned, one hun
dred and fifty in prison awaiting trial, apd
two hundred more accused, while a consider
able number Of the suspected had fed the
country"
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Awful Disclosures.

Speaking Of the communication of Mr..
A. ID. Criste, published by US cosple OF
weeks ago, the AHegIanian says: '.His
charges are broad, bold and defiant and
If true, exhibit condition of affairs which
will a'tonish the people of the county not
a little"
We see nothing so intensely alarming,
even If the charges be true, which seems
not to be the case. For a Director to
charge ten dollars for bis time and expen-
ses in visiting Johnstown on business Of
the Poor House, and to sign an order for
over forty dollars, when an officer of the
Poor House 'told him it was not Just
(and these are the only charges, we fail
20 see anything very alarming in it, and
and if nothing worse has ever happened in
he Poor House, the whole thing is a
tempest in teapot"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

A LITTLE three-year old stood by his
mothers knee, looking his baby brother,
few months old, in the face. At length
he inquired: Mamma, did God make
the baby % eyes, dearI'' was the reply.
Touching one of the organs to which he
referred with bis iuger, he inquired 'sDid
God put on his little ears % ssCertainly.
my Child" said the mother, Waiting a
minute, as though in brown study, or
pondering somo weighty problem, be again
broke out: "Well, 1 don't see who God
cosldn't put some moro hair on bis head
as we'll as put on his ears"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

One LIE SoUELCHED.-One horror is
laid at rest by the impeachment reports.
The shocking charge that President
johnson murdered his predecessor is sup
ported by not word of evidence, direct
or indirect, and when Ashley was finally
called before the committee on the subject.
only week ago, be was obliged to con-
fess that he never had any authority for
the accusation beyond the word of that
universal liar and perjurer. Conover.
Buffers assassination committee will
never report, and Congressman who shock
ed the country with their monstrous ac-
cusations of the President, will be glad to
have their offence forgotten as speedily as
possible. Springfield Republican.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05
DAN. RICE,

Quite number of papers have noticed
approyingly the movement made by the
friends of Dan. Rice to bring him forward
as a Presidential candidate. 1t would be
premature, at this early day, to hazard a
conjecture as to the result of this move
ment, but shall watch the indications of
the popular mind. The very intimate and
confidential relations that existed between
Col. Rice and President Lincoln, will, it
is supposed, lend him strength with the
particular friends of the departed Presi-
dent, while his present conservative views
commend him TO the opponents of Radi-
calism.
That the personal popularity of the
Colonel is very great cannot be denied -
Whether it will be sufficient to bring him
forward with enough prominence to secure
him position in the Presidential ''ring,"
remains to be seen. Nous ve'TonS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05
A RArrLE FOR A PErrIcoAr-The fol.

A RAFFLE FOR a PEFrICoAT- The fol-
lowing circular is being forwarded to many
of The admirers of the Slate Lamented," /"
but for what reason we cannot say. Who
can explain?
SIR You and your partner are ear
nestly invited to attend for a rattle a petit
coat, to be held at the rooms of Dennis
Brady, Broadway, for the benefit of be-
rsaved widow, who is compelled to sell
her spare duds to enable her to Withdraw
from public life with decency. Dancing
will commence just as soon as sufficient
pennies have been collected to pay the fifer.
Managers-Horace Graisy, Thady Ste
vens, Windmill Phillips, VIM. Cullen
O'Brien, Thur O'Weed, John Walsh
Forneye
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05
GEN, Grants Testimony.

The testimony given before the I'm
parchment Committee by Gen. Grant
amounts TO only about this {: He contend
ed that the parole given to him at Lees
surrender by the Confederate soldiers gave
them immunity from punishment, SO long
as they observed it, whilst the President
contended that the officers ought to be
punished. He was not in favor of the
$4,000 clause, believing that men should
not be excluded from pardon merely be-
cause they were wealthy. He also disa-
disagreed to the exclusion of volunt ser gen.
erals from amnesty. He recommended a
number of "rebel' officers for pardon.
He thought Gen Johnson deserved par~
don for his manly address to his,men ut
the surrender. He pronounced President:
Johnson's North Carolina Proclamation
and plan of civil governments for the
Southern States, identical with that of
Abraham Lincoln. He declared that he
did not dissent from the plan, but was in
favor of that or any other plan that would
restore order and government in those
States, but he considered the arrangement
as only temporary or provisional. AS
general thing he confined himself to his
own business-planning nothing, especially
in civil matters-and contentirg himself
with asserting or dissenting TO that which
was pre- p )sed by ct! err. He knows F.that
immcdi toy after the close eff the rebellion
there was very fine feeling manifested
in the South, and he thought we ought to
take advantage of it as soon as possible,
but since there has been an evident change
there''-which is not to be wondered at,
considering how despicably the people
have been crushed beneath the be of
military tyranny, and the arr glrce of
ignorant and brutalized ne9roes-Le thinks
now that the time has not yet arrived for
a general amnesty. He has heard the
President ask, if the North should carry
enough members of Congress in favor of
the admission of the Southern States to
give them a majority, why they should
not be the Congress. He never heard the
President make any remark about the con-
troversy between himself and Congress
He said the President desired to interfere,
with the troops, in Maryland at the time
of the police commissioner difficulty, but
the PrCsiden; deferred, finally, to his plan
of merely keeping troops in readiness to
prevent riots. He managed that affair
entirely himself
In brief, this is the substance of Gen.
Grants testimoney, upon which the Radi-
cal leaders have hung so many hopes, and
which was TO establish his intense ;Radi-
calism beyond a doubt. His evidence
shows throughout that he was very an
willing witness ). that he has endeavored
to steer between Radicalism and Conser-
vatism by remembering as little and says
ing as little as possible upon political poll
cies. The only crumb of comfort for the
Radicals is that wherein he says he thought
the establishment of permanent civil gov
ernments for the Southern States was a
matter for Congress to determine, but he
says not word in commenda:ion of the
infamous plan resorted to by the Radicals,
'outside the Constitution. - Patriot and
JaiOH.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

DEATH OF HALLECK, TIE PoET.-A
letter from @ uilford, Conn.,, the home of
the late Fitz Greene Halleck, says
son Sunday morning Mr.. Halleck walked
out for the last time, his object being to
consult his physician, DR.. Garfield. The
medicine prescribed afforded him tempo
rary relief, but on Monday and Tuesday
he complained of feeling very unwell, and
during that period he received several vis~
its from his physician. He retired ear
lier than usual on Tuesday, saying to his
sister, Miss Halleck, Il am afraid / shall
not live till morning. A few minutes be-
fore l l O'Clock she went to his bedroom,
and found him sitting up in his bed. He
said. Marie, hand me my pantaloons, if
you please She turned to the other side
of the room to get them, but before she
reached her brothers bedside, he had
fallen back dead-expiring without a
moan or a struggle. And so
''He gave his honors to the world again,
His blessed part to Heaven, and slept in
peace"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

A MAMMOTH CAVE--The .Alleglaman,
'tter perpetrating three long, tiresome ar
icles in defence Of Puritanism, in it's last
lumber admits that There is no dispute,
md has been none, about the follies and
Hna'ical acts of these mcn''-the Puritans.
hen why do you champion them ?
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

WINTER.-This is the first week of Win
ter: Soon we may expect SHOWS and winds
and chilly weather: Be careful of exposure,
and provide yourselves with Goes Cough
Bslsarn, for Group, Coughs, Colds and Sore
Throat, 1t is an excellent remedy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

NOTICE. The petition Of JOHN
DEVIL, of Cambria county. has been
6le6 in the Court of Common Pleas of said
county, praying that his name be changed
to JOHN B. HARNEY, which said petition
will be presented to the Judges of faid Court
on the second Monday of December next, for
decree, &C. GEO. O. K. ZAHM
Ebensburg, Nov. H. At Pr6th'v
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

WHAT has become of the muse cf our
rVorlte songster, "Lnnel" Are her
alive "wood notes ~ild'' tanned into si>
nee by her change of residence TO the
'romantic plains l15iHssss Of Of New Jersey? Our
'aders desire to continue her aequaint-
nee
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

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without charge by addressing
THOS. F. CHAPMAN, Chemist,
S23 Broadway, New York
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A gentleman who suffered for years from
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the advertisers experience, can do SO by
addressing. in perfect confidence, JOHN B.
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05
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WANTED, AGENTS-MaIe Q,

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business Any person having a few hours
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occupation. Address, sending two stamps,
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cravings, Plain and CoIored Lithogrl,B
Oil Prints, Photographs and Wood Cuts
This collection embraces a selection Of large
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inent men, comic and sentimental sceDessrl
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have also a varied assortment Of BIBLES
PRAYER, HYMN and SCHOOL BOOKS
HISTORIES, BIOGRAPHIES, NOVELS
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variety, and the largest and most Compa:
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Potter's celebrated English make. for which
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The citizens of Ebensburg and vicinity are
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IF you want to buy goods on long "
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE,
N Letters of Administration on the es,; esI-;;
of d. A. Conrad, late of EbenSburgn OO..
of Michael Maxwell, late of Washingtop. .;lr. -
decd. having been granted to the undeTasi n
ed by the Register of Cambria county, .sfs "a
persons having claims against Salu lu-,rsrly
are hereby notified to present them pr ss IN
authenticated for settlement. and those + ts
debted to the same are requested to n'A'
payment without delay. .t,,.
JOHN A. BLAIR. AdmiulStra'0'
Ebensburg, Nov. I, 1s6T.-6t.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05

To CoNsUMPTIvEs.-REv.E EDWARD A.
WILSON will send (free of charge) to all
who desire IT, the prescription with the direc.
tions for making and using the simple rem
edy by which he was cured of lung affec.
ton and that dread disease, Consumption
His only object is to benefit the afflicted, and
he hopes that every sufferer will try thi.
prescription, as it will cost them notkine
and may prove blessing. Please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
No. 166 S. Second ST., WILLIAMSBURG, N. Y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-05-24
Mist&IIaneUns.
Child Murder.


The subjoined article, from the New
York Tribune, tells tale of horror which
would have been deemed impossible in
any Christian, Incredible almost in any
pagan land. Yet it is not only true, but
it conveys not one hundreth part Of the
truth, so far as the murder of the inno-
cents is concerned. 1t is extending its
ravages daily and hourly throughout the
North, and is fast spreading to the South
and West. For one innocent murdered
after birth, thousands are secretly and
abomiuably murdered before! Humani.
ty is not allowed to bloom, it is literally
-nipped in the bud. Horror of hor-
rora
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-05-24

The GREAT EASTERN This great
Steamship has been a great failure in
everything but in laying the Atlantic Ca
BILE. She has had series Of disasters
and disappointmeuts ever since the first
vain attempt at launching her. tits now
considered very doubtful whether she re-
turns to this port on another trip, the
number of passengers offering being SO
small. She took out less than two hun
dred, aud her sailing was postponed for
a day and half on account of the weather.
Her expcnces mus. be enormous, judging
from the port charges on her last visit TO
our harbor. Her tom ,ge duty on enter.
ing the port of New York amounted to
$6,045.60, which, with the addition of
the Harbor Masters, Health Officers
and pilots fees, and charges on stamps,
being altogether only the expenses of en-
tcring the port. foot up $1,000. She
sailed for Brest on. Wednesday evening,
the 18th inst, carrying one hundred and
ninety-one passengers, paying 800 each,
which amounts to $40, 100, leaving
surplus of $4,000, out Of which the ex.
pense of her voyage, the salaries of her
officers, crew and attendants, costs of
painting and repairing, aud other incident.
al items are to be liquidatsd. To all
there is to be added the cost Of charter.
ing the vessel.-N Y. Obeeruer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-05-24

s@- A young sprig of the law, just
commencing practice in one Of the
Southern States, determined to make o
hit with his "maiden speech" and there
by put the noses Of the oder cotempora-
ries out of joint. Hc therefore volunteer
ed in the case of poor man who had been
guilty of sticking knife into one of his
neighbours hogs, and commenced his
speech in the following manner:
"Your Honor, the Judge, and gentle
men Of the Jury, while Europe is deluged
in blood while classic Greece is strug-
Cling for her rights aud liberties while
the chosen few of the degenerate Iberia
are waving their burning swords in the
sunlight of Liberty; while America is
standing forth the brightest orb in the
politicalsky; | with due diffidsnce am
here to defend the cause Of this humble hog
thief"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-05-24
The Discovered Head.

The British Medical Journal has the
following,
Much has been written, and many con.
aicting opinions expressed as to whether
the head after deoapitation retains any
sensibility, and the question has been re-
vived in Paris apropos of Lemaire's ex-
eoution. M. Bonnafont gives the follow
ing account of an experiment on the dis
severed heads of two Arabs, which will
probably set the question at rest. He
says: III was in Algiers in 1888, where
l met with military surgeon, NJ. de Fal.
lois, who asked me what I thought OF the
assertion of DIR. Wilson, of New York,
that discovered head retains it's sensi-
bility for two or three minutes. / main
tanned the impossibility of the asserted fact
on physiological grounds; but NJ. de Fal-
lois remained unconvinoed. l heard that
on the following day two Arabs were to
be beheaded, and obtained leave to make
some conclusive experiments on the sub
Ject. For this purpose had placed on
the execution ground small, low table,
on which was placed large shallow vase,
nearly filed with powdered plaster. |
then went to the place o. execution pro-
vided with small ear trumpet and
very sharp lancet. 1t had been agreed
that the charus shuld place the head, i'm.
mediately after it was cut off, upon tho
plaster of Paris, so as to stop the hemorr-
hage. Nj. de Fallois was to speak to
the first head by name, placing the ear
trumpet to the ear, while I examined
what occurred in the eyes aud on the other
features. This was done, but, notwith-
standing all the shouts into the ear could
not perceive the least sign of life. The
eyes remained CLASSY and molionless; the
face discolored The muscles gave scarce
ly any signs of contraction under the ia
fuence of the lancet. We changed places
when experimenting with the second head
and M, de Fallois convinced himself that
death was undoubtsd and instan taneous.
1t could not be otherwise, physiologically
speaking, for immediately after the diyi-
sion OF the large arteries which convey
the blood to the encephalon sanguine.
Gus depletion takes place, which must
necessarily bring on syncope.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-05-24

they found the deceased hanging by the
neck, with long cash across his throat,
and box near his feet upon which he
had evidently mounted to adjust the moose
about his neck When discovered in this
position he was quite dead, and the neigh
bors deemed it expedient not to disturb
the corpse. Had tho ladies been success
full in breaking the door open they would
have saved Mr.. Yeates from death, as the
razor had only partially severed the wind
pipe and had not touched any vital part.