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Atkins Plantation, ore
RED RIVER. TO LEASE.

hED M En-, 10 IEAOL.
n will lease out the Atkins plantation,
IL on Red River, for the year 1869.
to the highest bidder, on the 18th day
of November. 1868, at the premises.
The lessons to give notes with APP
proved personal security, with special
lien on the crop. Notes bearing 8 per
cent interest after due.
E F.CONNELL, Tutor.
November 9TH, 1868. 81
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GO Mr.. j. J. Meares, of this
parish. was shot in the leg, at
Shreveport, on Thursday, by
6. W, Hale, a store-keeper.
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Notice TO Creditors.

NVhe creditors Of the succession Of
Il Samuel Berry are hereby MOTH
fed to make themselves known and
to present an account Of their Eespec-
tive elaims, and the titles by which
they are established. .z~.s.
n31 3t* TH0S. BERRY, Admr.
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JOHN CHAFFE, CHAs. CHAFFE.
New Orleans. Minden, La.
JOHN CHAFFE & BRO.
COTTON FACTORS
AND

AND
General Commission Merchants.
No. 46 Union Street, Ne4o Orleans, La.
NMR. CHARLES CHAFFE, Min
WI den, La, will represent our
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- Abundance is a trouble,
want a misery, honor a burden,
advancement dangerous, but COM
potency a happiness.
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Hardware /! Hardwaref |
A well selected stock Of SHELF
~ and other Hardware, bought in
New York for cash, Of Importers and
Manufacturers Agents"
j. H, REYNOLDS,
81 Texas street, Shreveport, La.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17
Indian UnpIeasantness.

Col. e. G. Wyncoop, denOunces the recent
descent of Gen. Custer upon Kettles band
of savages, as an outrage only second to the
Chigington massacre. He thinks these
treacherous imps might have been surround
ed and captured alive. We are led to believe
this is one of the phases Of the quarrel be-
tween the Interior and War Departments,
as to who shall control Indian affairs. As
the War Department has to do the killing.
would it not be as well to let it do the steal
ing, for the hitch seems to be here.
II military men are willing to do more
work for the same pay, without additional
glory, why not transfer the whole business
at once. There will be people to deal with
these Mr.. Los, in the way of trading and
stealing their lands, giving them bad whisky
and deprecated paper money, but does it
make any difference what Department au-
thor:zes the legitimate traffic? We have
heard it intimated that Senators have rela-
tons who profit by contracts through the
Interior Department who might not fare so
well if put under the eye of soldiers of the
old school, who made their reputation when
honest dealing was the rule, and honor was
at premium.
We question the sincerity of men who
dispute the right Of Sheridan or Sherman to
kill as they go. when dealing with these
treacherous red skins, who will murder
when they get chance, without regard to
sex, age or condition, and have endorsed
these same Generals in their raids in the
Shenandoah Valley and the march to the
sea. 1t was right to leave a track of snok-
ing ruins, tie lonely hut Of the poor widow
and the last ear of corn of the orphan, as
we'll as the barns and mills and mansions of
the more weAlthy-utter desolation was the
pass word, and it was carried out t. the
letter. Women and children filed to the
mountains and peiished with exposure and
hunger. 1t was claimed to be iuslifable
under the rules of war, and has not certain
ly been condemned by any body connected
with government. Why should military
mea boggIe about killing a few Indians
who are retarding civilization, who toma-
hawk the sucking babe with as much pleas
ure as they do ham stringing buffalo
Let us be just if it is right to destroy
white people for offending laws, let the
same measure be meted out to the red man.
and by all means transfer the Bureau Of In
dian Affairs to the War Department, anC
give the contract for clearing the country O
Indians to Sherman, with the proviso. he
shall take no prisoners.-PiHsburgh Post
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

"ALTuouGH we were first in the field to an
nounce our preference for Gen. Geary whore
we thought he would be most useful. to his
State and country, we take occasion TO state
that, in consequence of this letter to us, VIC
place at the head O! cur columns the name OF
Mai Gen. John W. Geary, our candidate
for Governor and there it shall remain until
after he is elected.
''All we have written about him in regard
to his claims for United States Senator, ra-
peat as particularly applicable to his fitness
Tor the goverpship.
Let cur gallant Bows in Blue rally around
the banner of the Cheyalier BayaTd Of our
State.
He has ever been without fear and without
repsoach, as all the hosts of freedom Will ac
knowledge.
NO Ameriean-Ieast Of all-no PennsyIva-
Man, need be told of the military record of
our gallant GearY. Wherever the foe
be iouud, there did our noble leader appear to
hcud the combat with all the vigor of his gi-
ant nature. IL Mexico, in California and in
the grand arena OF the rebellion, he ever ap-
peired in the front rank, always crying Come
on and not Go, boys like some we might
name.
The decision of the Republican State
Convention OF course must be our guide in
this matter, and that decision. we think, Ae
give in advance"
The above " eloquent extract" is taken
from the Erie Republican. If our memory
is not at fault its former editor was the pres
cut Deputy Secretary Of the Commonwealth
under Geary, and it is quite likely that he
still controls It's columns. II is very evident
that he is blissfulIy ignorant Of the military
career of the "Chevalier Bayard of our
S ate" In this county, where the former
history, both military and civil, of Geary is
known, such grandiloqucnt praise is calcu-
llted "to bring down the whole house"
The editor is especially unfortunate in his
allusion to Geary's military record during
the Mexican war. We have feint recolIec-
tion that after the troops from this county
had returned from that war, meeting was
held by them in the Court House in this
place. at which resolutions were adopted ex-
pressing, in very plain language, that in
their opinion, the aforesaid "Chevalier Bay
ard" was an arrant coward, and totally un-
fit to command regiment. Resolutions of
a similar character were passed about the
same time at meeting held in Uniontown,
Fayette county. by the troops from that
unity who had served in Geary's Regiment.
All this, coming from Geary's own soldiers,
who knew all about his career In Mexico,
and who were especially familiar with the
storming of Chapultepec, is rather damaging
to the claim now set up for Geory as "the
CheValier Bayard of our State" We would
ike to see Tie Cambria county soldier who
seVed in the Mexican war who will stand
up snd say, oithout Hushing, that Geary
"eyer appeared in the front rank, always
sryiAs, 'Csvae on boysp" The less that his
fr;onds say about his Mexican campaign the
better for his reputation. He was most GER
sahaly not then R4oderic Dhu,
''0Hs 5last upon whose bngle horn,
y as worth a thousand men,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17
a APOLOGY.

The hHeghGuian of last week says that
we seek to create the impression that it
copies" or plagiarises its editorials. We
certainly desired to create no such impres,
sion. We believe the ARegbanian writes its
own editorials, or procures the writing Of
them, which is the same thing so far as its
readers are concerned.
The article on naturalization in its col
umns, referred to by as, introduced the
opinion of other editors, and we infer1ed
that it was giving the opinions Of other edi-
tors-not copying their editorials. If we
wrongei them in this they have our apology.
But if they are proud of their own editO-
rals why DO they seek to explain it away =?
They did recommend in substance the very
changes in the naturalization laws we re-
frrred to aud condemned. If the editorial
was their own, as they say it was, and as
we admit it was, then they did advocate one
years residence after natura,:zation-they
did advocate giving the sole power to United
States Costs ard their oflicers-they did
favsT compelling the applicant to advertise
% the newspapers. They said these things
in sozd, plain English, and they ought to
stand by them.
It Is not a bit Of difference whether we
are IN cold man" OF not, nor how "vitless"
our "puns" are. In other words, abuse is
no arsumsnt,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

He rather belonged TO that more modern
school of immortal heroes of whom the re-
doubtable Bob Acres is the shining proto-
type.
But is "our gallant Geary" even "Chev
alier Bayard'' in politics? In the first place,
the lea!ers of his own party, as for instance
Fitzgerald's Item, asserts in unequivocAi
terms that he is singularly inexact, or in
other words, that he tciU not tell the truth
Was his attempt, in October, 1867, to pro-
cure, under the broad seal Of the Common
wealth, fraudulent and illegal vote by the
soldiers stationed at Fort Delaware, when he
knew that under the law they had not the
shadow of right to vote, evidence of nice
sense of Executive honor and integrity Or
was it not plain, palpable violation of the
law, to effect base and unworthy purpose,
such as no high minded, honorable Executive
would resort to2 His recent refusal to pro-
claim Henry D. Foster elected to Congress
from the Westmoreland districts, over that
Broctian, John Covode, stamps him as dis
honest in the discharge of his official duties.
precedents. But what better could have
been expected from a map of the mental
calibre of ''our gallant Geary." Aud yet
he was named as candidate for the United
States Senate Oh! shades of Webster, and
Clay, and Calhoun, aud Benton. But this
"Chevaler Bayard" has announced over his
own signature, to the editor Of the Erie Re
y,tlJHcan that although he is not candidate
for the Senate he has kindly permitted his
friends to use his name as a candidate for re-
nomination to the Office of Governor. Will
he succeed in his aspirations Strange
things are brought to pass in this leaden
headed age, when mediocrity mounts to the
the highest civil position. When the Radi-
cal cauIdron boils the scum is seen to rise to
the surface. We only hope that the Radical
Convention will reEominate Geary, with all
his imperfections thick upon him. Such
political mountebanks must, in the nature
of things, at last descend to their proper
level Surely the intelligent people of the
old keystone will not consent to be dishon
ored by him for another term, but will con
sign to meriteo contempt and forgetfulness
the weakest, vainest and least competent
Executive that ever afflicted this or any
other State.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17
THE ASHES OF COLUMBUS "A Washington

THE ASHES OF COLUMBUS "A Washington
correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette says:
An interesting fact has just come to the
knowledge of the Government here. which
may aid, in some degree, the negotiations of
Mr.. Seward for naval depot in the West
Indies. While the heart of Christopher
Columbus is preserved in Havana. his ashes
are in an iron coffin buried beneath the floor
of a chapel in an old church in st. Domingo.
1t is also intimated that these ashes can be
secured by our Government and that Presi-
dent Baez will allow them to be transferred
to thiu city for proper interment.
We hope an effort will be made to secure
the ashes of the discoverer of this continent
for appropriate interment at our National
Capitol. That is where they ought to be
placed. A magnificent and appropriate
tomb should be placed over them, either by
the government, or by voluntary subscrip-
tions from tie people of the United States.
Every one would feel like contributing for
such purpose.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17
Presidents Message.

Owing to the great length Of this docu-
7nent we have beer forced to condense it in
a few particulars in order to bring it with
in proper bounds for publication in our
columns, but on all the leading topics we
give the language of the President in full.
We present it to our readers without com
meat. We trust they will do more than
did the United States Senate-give it a
hearing. We have barely had time to
glance over it, and cannot refer to its recon-
neudations or conclusions, but may Dc SO
hereafter.
The reports Of the various heads Of De-
partments are before Congress. The Mes
sage affords a general idea Of their bearing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17
THE FREEMAN.
EBENSBURG, PA.,
THURSDAY, : DEC. II, 1868
now 1T rs.

a fortnight since we succeeded, through
the leverage of the Freeman, in pumping
an editorial ont of the JohHstown Tribune.
We intended a reply that would have efec-
tually annihilated our antagonist, but the
''weightier matters of the law" postponed
our intention and now, the Tribune is
non est. So our neighbor must pardon US
for this time, as our neglect TO reply is not
out Of any want of respect for him. Or, if
he prefer it, he may apply that luminous
maxim of equity tie his own case, that
"what shcald be done will be considered as
done. "~a and consider the Tribune annihilated
by our intended rejoinder.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

A MYSTERIOUS REvELATIoN-A Witness
Of the World Before the FtOod.-A queer
exhumation was made in the Strip Vein Coal
Bank Of Captain Lacy, at hammondsville,
O., ore day last week, Mr.. James Parsons
and his two sons were engaged in making
the bank, when huge mass of coal fell
down, disclosing large smooth slate wall e..
upon the surface of which were found, cary
ed in bold relief. several lines Of hieroglY-
phics. Crowds have visited the place since
the discovery, and many godo scholars have
tried to decipher the characters. but all have
failed. Nobody has been able to tell in
what tongue the words are written. How
came the mysterious writing in the bowels
of the earth, where propably no human has
ever penetrated2 By who and when was
it written There are several lines, about
three inches apart. the first containing G
twenty-five words. Attempts have been
made to remove the slate wall and bring it
out, but upon tapping the wall it gave
forth a hollow sound that would indicate
the existence Of a hollow chamber beyond
and the characters would be destroyed in re-
moving it. At last accounts, Br. Harts-
horn. of Mount Union college, has been sent
for to examine the writing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

"A penitentiary bird named Martin Cof-
fee, who had escaped from prison in Nash
vile, Tenn, about year since, was arrested
in Elizabethtown, KY, one day last week,
and returned to the Penitcntiary, where he
has vet to serve fifteen years. When nab
bed he was in the midst of religious revi-
val, and last week had baptized by INNER
sion forty persons in one day. When going
into his Old quarters, he remarked that it
was burning shame that useful Evange-
list like himself should he cut short in his
revival operations. The crimes which
brought him to the pententiary in the first
place were numerous and heinous.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

NAUTION.-All persons are hereby
~ cautioned against interfering in any way
with the following described properly, which
have bought from James W. Delozier and left
with him during my pleasure = Two bay
mares, one five and the other four years old
last spring. The left kind foot of tie five
year old mare is white. JOHN NAGLE,
Clearfeld Tp., Dec. 10. 1868 st.
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The minutest fossil horse vet discoxe

The minutest fossil horse yet discover
ed was lately found by Professor o. C.
Marsh, of Yale College, in the tertiary de
posts of Nebraska. Although fulI-grown,
as the ossifcation of the various bones prove,
it was only about two feet high. This makes
seventeen species of fossil horse now known
to have lived in North America, although,
until quite recently, it was generally believed
that there were none indigenous to the con-
tinent
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

-Advices from San kow. China, report
the safe return of two Ministers of the Lon
don Wesleyan Mission. Upon travelling
through China, they were we'll treated. and
saw abundance of coal evider ces. and of gold,
silver, lead and iron mines. Catholic mis-
sions were very numerous, and Catholic
converts were numbered by hundreds of
thousands
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

"A novel lunar phenomenon was visible
at Norwich. Conn, on Tuesday evening
AS the moon rose, a distinct and perfect du-
plicate was reflected close by its southern
side. 1t continued thus for many minutes,
and was observed with interest by many
people.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

T ICENSE NOTICE.-The following
u petition for Eating House License has
been filed in my Office, and will be presented
to the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions
at the next Argument Court Henry Shaffer.
Richland township. j. K. HITE, Clerk.
Ebeasburg, Dec. 10, 166s3t.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

"A big brother with pistol behind the
bridegroom was one of the concomitants of
9 marriage out West recently.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17

1t is said that Secretary Seward has
sent Caleb Cushing to Spain to offer the
Provisional Government one hundred millions
Of dollars for Cuba.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17
ANDREW MOSES,
MERCHANT TAILOR,

SUPPEs's BUILDING, CLINTON ST., JOHNsrowN,
HAS just received his fall and winter stock
i i of fine French. London and American
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and Y VESTINGS,
and full assortment of Gents FURNISHING
GooDs.
Mr.. Moses has been for eight years cutter at
Wood, MoTrell & Co.'S establishment, and now
desires to inform his friends and the public gen.
orally that he has commenced business in Sup
of goods adapted to the fall and winter, which
he is prepared to make up in the latest styles
and at moderate prices for cash. hoping by at
tention to business to merit share of public
patronage, and maintain that success which
has heretofore attended his efforts in producing
good fitting garments. Give him call.
Johnstown. Sept. 2, 1868. If.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-17
L. L. LANGSTROTH'S
PATENT MOVABLE GlNB BEB HIVE

DRONOUNCED THE BEST EVER \ EFT
i introduced in this County or State. ANY
person buying family right can have their
Bees transferred from old box to a new one
In every instance in which this has been done
the result has been entirely satisfactory, and
the first take of honey has invariably paid all
expenses, and frequently exceeded them. Proof
of the superior merits of this invention will be
found in the testimony of every man who has
given it trial, and among the number are the
gentlemen named below, and their experience
should induce every one interested in Bees to
buy 4 FAMILY RIGHT!
Henry C. Kirkpatrick, of Carroll township,
took 106 pounds of surplus honey from two
hives, which he sold at 35 cents per pound.
Adam DIETRICH. of Carroll township, took
from two hives 100 pounds of surplus honey.
James kirkpatrick, OF Chest township, took
60 pounds of surplus honey from one hive.
Jacob Kirkpatrick, of Chest township, OBJ
tained 10 pounds of surplus honey from one
hive. worth not less than S2l, and the right
cost him only So.
Peter Campbell from one hive obtained 36
pounds of surplus honey at one time.
Quite number of similar statements,
authenticated by some of the best citizens of
Cambria county, could be obtained in proof of
the superior merits of Langstroths Patent No
vable Comb Bee Hive.
Persons wishing to purchase family rights
should call on or address
PETER CAMPBELL,
Nov. 5, 1SS6.-tf. Carrolltown, Pa.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29

eightieth inning stood:-Foster, 1876; Dion l34.
Foster maintained his lead until the one hundred
and eighth inning. when Dion made run OF IL, and
In the hundred and tenth again led him points.
From this until the hundred and thirty second
the game was very close, but at that stage a
run or again put Dion wen in the front
the score standing to OF. Dion continued TO lead
until the 18th innings when Foster stood az 2l to
Don's $50. From this innings to the l7fth and last
the playing was wonderful, the difference In the
score being but four points. In the 278d Foster
stood at 200 to Dons 295. In the last Innings Dion
made one point very cleverly and was then robbed
Dy kiss. Foster made a difficult shot and
was so made the winner OF the game.
The game was not finished until ten minutes after
one O'Clock this morning-and owing to this fact we
cannot give any more detailed account OF the play.
TWAS one OF the most scientific games ever played
IN this city, and owing to the evenness Of the match
the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Both players
kept very cool and did their very best to secure the
stakes.
The following are the figures OF the game:-174 in
nings were played, Foster scoring 300 and Dion $780,
The average OF both players therefore consider
ably below two points. The highest run was 81
points, made by Foster. Dlon's highest run was IL.
Among Fosters runs were Is, H. 10 and 8,
and among Dion's H. TO- 0, and 8. At the close Of
the contest the large gathering INDUCED IN vocifer
Gus cheering, and Mr.. Foster was almost pulled to
pieces by the scores OF persons who rushed to him
0fier their congratulations.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29
YACHTING.

The Proposed Anglo- American Yacht Race.
The following communications appeared In the
London Times OF the l4th inst, and in most of the
other leading English journals
To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMEs:-
SIR-0n the evening or the 18th | received from
New York q reply to my challenge OF the 80 OF Octo-
Der, as also the conditions upon which the Queens
Cup OF 1851 was presented by the owners or the
America to the New York Yacht Club, and as this
contemplated international match has already Gre
ated much interest In Europe and America trust
you may find II convenient to insert the enclosed anu
oblige yours truly, JAMES ASHBuRf.
BRIGHTON, Dec. IL.
OFFICE SECRETARY NEW YORK YACHT CLUB,
Al WALL STREET, NEW YORK Nov. a, 1858. -
SIR-In compliance with instructions from the
Commodore OF the New York Yacht Club, have the
honor to acknowledge the receipt by him on the am
inst. OF your communication Of the sd OF October
ult, on board the Cambria suoer alum mare
The interesting programme of racing topics con-
taned in your letter embracing contests upon Bril-
fish and American waters, including match for the
celebrated Queens Cup won by the yacht America
Will be submitted TO the members OF the club nc
their next general meeting, which will be held on
the first Thursday OF February next and their action
| thereon forwarded TO your address at Brighton.
have the pleasure also OF forwarding to You the
| enclosed circular In relation to the Champion Cup,
together with copy of the constitution, &C., OF the
| New York Yacht Club issued for the year 1861
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
II. NORTON. Secretary New York Yacht Club.
Mr.. JAMES l.. AsHBURY.
Together with the foregoing there was also pub
shed the communication addressed by the late own
ers OF the yacht America the New York Yacht Club
In which they made the presentation OF the Queen's
Cupn or 1851 to that organization. The resolutions
accepting the cup upon the terms and conditions
stipulated by the late propre0rs Of the famous yacht
accompanied the letter. Both these documents ap.
peared in the HERALD Of the 10th instant.