The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-02-13
ALTOONA, Feb. 10, 1868.

| 1our>s, SKU BAL.
ALTOONA, Feb. 10, 1868.
Friend Mac-City or no city are the all
| absorbing and opposing questions which
| agltate this community at the present time
20 where you will, you will almost inyari-
ably be called on TO define your position on
this engrossing subject. i seems TO be an
epidemic among our people, and even the
doctors agree that It will have to run its
| course. Some of our most worthy citizens
seem to have 1t on the brain, as for exaupIe
note the following: Not long since pi0us
old gentleman gave learned disuuisitiou to
a friend, in presence Of his own family, on
the great advantages which would accrue to
our town If It was Incorporated into city.
Alter She old gentleman had concluded and
the visitor departed the family prepared to
retire, and as preliminary TO this the young
est scion, among the rest, was put through
the manual Of rchearsing his evening Gevo-
tons. When the urchin came to invoking
the blessing Of heaven on his father, he
broke out with: God bless papa, and make
hlm big ethyl" So you see even the chill
dren have caught the cOntagion, and We're it
not that the matter Is to be finally settled
on Saturday next, there is no telling what
might be the result Of it discussion.
The leading city men have discovered that
if they wish t. win they must be up and do
ing, and some are Tesortiug to trickery aud
humbUggery to accomplish their purpose.
They are we'll aware that the working class
es, almost to man. are opposed to the city
movement, aud hence they are laboIing
with zeal worthy of a better cause TO turn
the tide IN their Own favor. l heard one Of
the leaders the other day advance a very
strong argument as to why men who have
property to rent should favor the city, and
ION! ye gods, listen and believe it was this:
I'VE men OF property can make the renters
pay the additional taxes - Well, ! must
confess, that is consoling comfort for those
who are forced to rent the houses they live
in. Then again | heard truly ''loil'' gen
tjeman make use of this chaste and elegant
language while delivering himself Of his say
oa tins moOted question IF i. wasn't for
thesd-d foTeigners-the Irish and Dutch
we could not fail to win, for the euIighteLcd
portion OF the community viii favor "a city"
These same Irish and Dutch, as they are
EuW cOEtempjOusly called by this truly Iail.'
lberty-loViuG q blatAerskite, were among
the tifa. TO RUSH 10 arms Tor The Union las
It was lyingly sai3) when our beloved coun-
Try was rashly precipitated into The late
bloody and tTatrcidal war by the Northern
black and tan secesSiOuIsts, with the late la
cleuted al their hea'. They were then con
sl!cred enlightened enough. and instead Of
being called "the ID irish and Dutch >"
they were invariably spoken Of a. our ADOPT
cd fellow citizens, because, fJrsoOth, they
we're fighting The battles Of the country
while the cowagt!y skunks Who brought On
the war were safely dyrliCiied at a remote
distance from danger, shouting through their
pclJlred tbTUats, Treason - TRAITORS ~
aud "CopperAeads :" But now, because
the Irish and putch'' propose to vote ac-
cordjng to their own convictions Of right and
duty, and refuse to be led by designing and
unprinCipied demagueS, they are a set Of Ig-
Gorant foreigners in the estimation of this
'IoiI," clustering nabob. Personally. I do
not care how the matter is settled. buj !
ike to see fair play and common deceucy
manifested on &li occasions.
The stockholders of the proposed new
Academy met one evening last week for the
purpose OF deciding on a location for the
building, when quite & spirited contest
sprang up between the stockholders on the
east and west sides Of the Pa r r. shops
IN reference to the matter The most deSi-
rahle location. perhaps, II all Altoona would
be on Nright's hill. on the east side The
elevation is gradual, the position command
ing, and the scenery the finest in the neigh
borhood. But the majority decided to build
the worst site in the town. At least our
friends over the way are of that opinion,
and believing in the right Of secession, some
twenty or thirty are about seeding from
the cOmpany-at least they have taken the
preliminary steps TO that end. Il is to he
hoped that the dispute will he compromised
and the building go up.
Some "loil; scouudrel from this place
has been imposing on neighboring Catholic
congregations by representing that he was
authorized by Rev. Tuigg to collect money
for the Convent being erected here. The
villain Is said to have been quite successful.
1t IS hardly worth while to add that he is
an imposter, and has no such authority from
Father IuiEg or any one else.
The unprecedented revivalTof religion is
still in progress at tie Methodist church.
and tho altar Of grace is being nightly sur
rounded by pcuitent sinners inqujring what
they must do to be saved. Quite an ava
kening Of the spirit Of grace has also been
going on In the Presbyterian church for the
last three or four weeks.
Rev. P. Doyle is about severing his coli
neCtion with the United Brethren copgrcga-
ton here. This church has been built IN
mainly through the zeal and ability Of MIR.
Doyle, and his congregation will sincerely
regret his departure. Yours, Z. l. II.
Coon News TO Owners OF HoRsEs-Hav-
ing secured the aid of u good Sheer, and
being well supplied with Nails and Shoes,
am determined to offer 10 casa customers the
greatest indUcement held out in this place
since things were low. Yop can have your
Horse shod all round for One Dollar aud F:f-
ty Cents. l will also iron Sleighs and SIeds
make Wagon Tire and all kinds Of Chains,
and do everything in the Blacksmithing line
at greatly reduced prices for the cash
Shop near the Foundry of E. Glass.
r. II. SINGER.
Ebehsburg, Dec. u, 1887.sm.
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