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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29
A Strange story.

The financial crisis cf 1857 dates the /
commencement of many sad tales. The /
following story. related TO us by New /
1erk detective, is a romance. For obvi- /
Gus reasons we withhold the names of tie /
parties concerned The village of Lyons, |
IN the State of New York, was the resi- |
dence, IN 1857, of wealthy retired |
merchant, his wife, and only daughter,
who was at that time young, handsome !
and accomplished. She had been reared
with all the advantages love conld suggest
or wealth command. She was engaged
to a promising young lawyer, to whom
she was TO have been married the follow.
ing winter. Disaster succeeded disaste-
in the commercial world. The father of
the young lady in a single day was hurled
from atfluence to penury. His snpcrb
mansion, costly plates, horses, carriages,
everything was sold at auction. He re-
moved, with his wife and daughter, TO
New York city, where he secured a situa-
ton as copying clerk in house that one
year before would have honored his check
for 100000. The miserable pittance
allowed the father was not sufficient to
support the family. The daughter, after
nunIberless attempts, succeeded in procur-
ing situation as seamstress. She had
occupied this situation for nearly year
when news reached her of the marriage
of her affianced. She left home, father
and mother.
Seven years later her father catches E.
glimpse of her, in company with her
former lover, on a train Just leaving the
Hudson River depot Her father, who
had regaiued portion of his wealth, se>
cured the services of an efficient detective,
who had been engaged for three years in
"woTk!ng up the case. The man to
whom she was to have been married lost
his wife shortly after he was married, and
either from sorrow for her loss or from
remorSe from having betrayed the conf
dence of his early love, he become dissi-
pated, and, losing his practice, step by
step, descended to the occupation Of
comic singer in low dance house, here
he met the woman whose life ho had
| blasted.
4 spark Of the old love must have re
mained alive, for they joined their fortunes
ana appear 20 have made a crpditable at
! tempt to redeem escn other. They were
traced to Montreal, Canada, where he
taught school They remained in Canada
only short time, returning to New York
State and opening a store. He appears
10 have accumulated some money, for the
next time they are heard from be is at
Shuilsburg, negotiating for farm situated
in the neighborhood of Vinegar Hill. At
Shulisburg our informant lost all trace of
them. He left on last evenings train for
New York city, there to await further
developments. Truth Is. indeed, stranger
than fiction -Galena Gazette.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

But these four years have justified our
warning. Our worst predictions are their
enactments now. What we have feared they
have done. The revolution has made steady
progress. Once more we call every patriot
to join our ranks. If the people will now
rise in their majesty aud might, they can
save their institutions and rebuild them. If
they are supine and regardless Of their sacres
Interests, $50 much in the last four wears had
been accomplished, and so mach in the next
four years may be accomplished \ no ohsta-
Gle then remaining, that revolution becomes
a fixed fact-the structure of our govern
ment will have been completely remodelled.
1t may be government still, but it will no
longer be your relTesep tative self-goveIn
ment.
For this final struggle, then, fellow Dem
ocrats of the United States, let Us nerve every
muscle and invigorate every heart. The
time is short-.he foe is stubborn and des-
peratc. Our victory would be the death
blow to the Republican party. 1t could
have been held together by no other nomi-
nation. Il cannot survive your successful
assault. Your triumph in Novsm Der will
finally re-establish the Union and Coustitu-
ton for another generation Of men. Il viii
restore peace and good order To the South,
roSperity to the North, and wise and fru-
gal rule to bosh. The great prize is worthy
your most strenuous endeav0rs.
Our ranks are unbrok eu-oUr courage is
this time Victory
For the Democratic National Committee.
AUGUsT BELMONT, Chairman.
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80.

ANECDoTE OF Gov SEYMOUR "A few
years ago Gov. Seymour, being in delicate
health; spent the summer mouths m W:s-
cunsfn wi.h 4 friend, with whom he made.
frequent excursions on and around Gree,
Bay. On one of these pleasure tr,ps.
while sailing on the bay, they were over
taken by severe thGnter storm, which
was rs sudden as It was violent. and
which caused them 10 row rapidly to the
shore IN search OF temporary shelter
Upon landing ;hey espied a low log cabin
INTO which they entered and found il ten
anted by an old saiior and his wife. With
tie ''yarning' propensity of the tar and
the garrulousness natural to an old man.
he quickly made the visitors acquainted
with hrs past life, recountirg the MANY
hardships he had undergone and the heavy
losses he had sustained at various trvirg
periods OF his IiEe Everything around
him, though acrUputously neat and clean.
betokened Eeedy want, almost to destitu-
ton, the furniture being of the poorest
and acantiest. BY this time the storm
had abated and the weather was again
fine. The friend Of the Governor took his
leave, thanking the old sailor for the shell
ter he had afforded him. Waiting for
Gov. Seymour 10 join him he took up
/ position near the window of the cabin
/ where he could command a view of the
whole interior without being Observed
lie saw the hands of the poor man and
his rich visitor Joined, bidding each other
adrsu' he also noticed when those same
hands p1rted that a glittering twenty
! dollar gold pfate hay in the horny palm of
the sailor, who was invoking the blessing
of Almighty God upon the benefcent
donor. He saw, too, that tears were
etanding IN his friends eyes and heard
him charge the old man 70 apply to him
for relief should he again find himself in
need of assistance. The noble act was
performed, as Seymour thought, with no
one TO witness it except his humble hostess
and the all-soeing Creator Of the universe.
- 81 L0sas Hepu6Lican
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

A GLANCE AT THE FIELD The Louis
vile J0arnai, after careful survey of the
field fought over on the 18Th INST, con-
cludes that in the Pre- sidential contest we
can, with proper exertion, carry every one
Of the States that went against us that
day. Let no conservative doubt this"
says the Journal. ''but dismissiug doubt
and casting off all inertness, give to the
country his days and nights until the sun
goes down on the final contest IF we put
our shoulders 10 the wheel and give long
push, strong push, and push all to-
gether, we cannot fail to lift from the mire
of revolution !he stately vehicle of the
government, and set it once more, in ats
original strength and beauty, on the broad
highway Of the constitution. The simple
possibility OF doing this would justify a
greater effort than is required actually to
do IT. And shall this effort not be made7
Shall we fold our arms in supineness or
turn away in despairE No; the memories
of the past, the interests of the present,
and the hopes of the future, unite to forbid
it. And the hearts of true conservatives
everywhere say amen to the lofty inter-
dc
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

A LAKE CAPTAIN SAVES THE LIVES OF
Twenty One PERsoNT. fearless and
truly beroic action of Capt. Louis Borde-
wicth, Of the schooner J. Hibbard, during
the late stormy weather, which created
such havoc among the shipping on Lake
Michigan, deserves more than a passing
notice. On Friday last, when the steam
or Milwaukee went ashore, Capt. Borde-
wicth was one of the first to man boat
and go to the rescue of the passengers.-
He saved not less than seventeen persons
from the wreck of the stea mer, making
three trips and riskine his life each time.
On the following day Saturday, the 10Th
inst, ) Capt Bordewicth witnessed from
the pier at Grand Haven the cspsizing of
a fishing boat belonging to the port of st.
Joseph, by which four men were precipi-
tatcd into the water, One of the lfe-
boats of the Inflated steamer Milwaukee,
which had escaped destruction, was at
once launched by the intrepid Captain,
who, with the assistance of three others,
steered the boat through the furious break
ers, very nearly drowning the whole party
in the attempt. They got through safely,
however, and succeeded in fishing the four
fishermen out of the water, about one
third of mile from the pier. They found
them clinging to the wreck of their boat,
pretty much exhausted. The fisher-boat
shortly afterward drifted on the beach and
was pounded to pieces. Thus, through
the noble daring of one man, twenty-one
lives were saved in less than twenty-four
hours. MiltOaukee Wjsconcin, Oct. 16h.
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A SAD Story. One of the saddest
stories we ever read was that of child in
Switzerland-a pet boy, just as yours,
reader-whom his mother, one bright
morning, rigged out in a beautiful jacket,
all shining with silk and buttons, gay as a
mothers love could make it, and then
permitted him to go out and play. He
had scarcely stepped from the door of the
Swiss cottage, when an enormous eagle
swooped him from the ground, and bore
him to his nest, high among the mountains
and yet within sight of the house Of which
he had been the JOY, There lie was
killed and devoured, the eyrie being at a
point which was literally inaccessible to
man, so that no relief could be afforded.
In tearing the child to pieces, the eagle
so placed the gay jacket in the nest that
it became a fixture there, aud whenever
the wind blew it would fiutter, and the
sun would shine on its lovely trimmings
aud ornaments. For years it was visible
from the lowlands, long after the eagle
had abandoned her nest. What a sight
it must have been for the parents of the
victim.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

REASONS FOR GETTING MARRIED.-A
story is told of man who got married
because he had inherited a four-post bed
stead and of another man who got mar
ried because he had bought piece of silk
cheap at a sale, and wanted a wife to
give it to, A bachelor acquaintance of
ours is about getting married for no other
reason than to have some one to take care
of him when he is sick. The treatment
that he received at fashionable boarding
house the last time he bad the fever and
ague has cured him not only of single life,
but single bedsteads and mattresses. lie
ordered, he says, the servants to bring him
some Cruel on Monday morning. which
he never got until the following Wednes~
day afternoon. During his whole sick
ness not a single soul visited him, save
the young gentleman who cleaned the
knives. He came not for the purpose of
consolation, but to inform him that ''Mis-
sus would be much obliged if the gentle~
man would do bis shaking on a chair, so
as not to get the bedstead apart"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

ALL A SETTING. farmer Gruf
was one morning s fugeing away with all
his might and main at barrel of apples.
which he WAS endeavor;aG TO get up tho
cellar stairs, and calling at the top Of his
voice for one of his boys to lend helping
hand, but in vain When he had, after
an infinite amount of eweating, accomplish
ed the task, and just when they were not
needed, of course. the boys made their
appearance. "Where have you been, and
what have you been about, I'd like to
know couldn't you bear me call p in
quired the farmer, in an angry tone, ad-
dressing the eldest. "Out in the shop
settin' the saw" replied the youth. "And
you, Dick 2" "Out in the barn settin'
the hen" "And you, sir 2" Sup in
Granny's room settin' the clock !" "And
you, young man p Cup garret, settin'
the trap" Sand now, Master Fred,
where were you settin I" asked the old
iarmer of his youngest progeny, the as
Perity Of his temper being somewhat
sottened by this amusing catalogue of
answers. Come. let's hear % son the
doorstep, settin' still," replied the young
hopeful, seriously. ga remarkable set,
/ must confess" added the amused sire,
dispensing the grinning group with a wave
oi his band
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

WHERE TOYS ARE MADE the
cheapest class of toys are of foreign manu-
facture. Penny toys come from Ger
many; they have their birth in the black
pine forests of Thuringia. The Dryads
and Hamadryads are not dead, but sleep
ing. What roars Of laughter spring from
those Old gloomy pine woods. The great
toy capital is Sonneburg, where men, wo-
men and children, are employed upon
their production. The cost of toys at the
place OF manufacture is infnitesimally
small. The wood-the only material of
which they are madc-is nothing, two
Pence~halfpenny tree. The labor is
scarcely more valuable. Toys, in these
old forests, are made on the most modern
principle Of division of labor. Any Toy
we may take up has gone through half~a-
dozen hands. BY this means great rapid
lily is attained in their manufacture, and
the prime cost at home is less than a third
of a penny. The transit along mountain
roads, and by water carriage to Rotterdam,
whence they are conveyed by steam to
England, costs more than their actual
manufacture, but yet there is a profit left
TO the vender. These are the true smash
ing toys; bat the more expensive, highly
finished, and elaborate ones still come
from Germany or the adjacent countries.
Great numbers come from Grunheinscher,
in Saxony, but the town Of Nurep9burg
maintains its old monopoly for metal work
even in the matter of toys. All the leaden
soldiers iu boxes are made here, whilst the
tin railroads and locomotives and steam
vessels of every primitive character and
form come from hiherach, in W urtemburg.
The cuirasses ana helmets, and guns,
come from Hesse Cassel, highly mill
tary little kingdom; and from It's bic
neighbov, Prussia, we have the very pretty
toy-interior. shops, drawing~rooms, and
other interiors, fitted with model furniture
and goods, TrurciS Abroqd.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

A Funny INCIDENT When Horatio
Seymour was Governor last time, a negro
was travelling the country to procure aid
for suffering negroes in the South lie
came into one of the central New York
cities. and sought an audience to address.
a prominent lawyers wife was instrumen>
tai in getting up large audience for the
charitable object This lady was zeal~
Gus and active co-labcrer in the Episcopal
church, and knowing Governor Seymour
well. having met him several times at the
various Episcopal assemblies, she always
advocated, though an intense Republican,
the election Of Abraham Lincoln and
Horaiio Seymour, as being her beau ideal
of worthy public men. The nero orator,
in the assembly gotten 10 for him, detail>
ed long, rambling and iocOherent state-
ment of the snffarings of the colored peo-
Pile down South, and then PaIcS ed to
receive contributions. The said lady
came forward and literally gave to the
cause. After awhile, the negro, not see
ing the plate heap up so high pile as he
wished, commenced 'Brudden and
sistern, dis won't do. You must come
down more dan dat, as it won't pay my
'spenses. Why, bTudden, l was to Alba
ny de odder day, wen even Governor
Seymour, dat ar great copperhead Gov
ernor, guv me a $50 greenback now,
what ye 'sPose Christians ought 10 do wen
he does dat g This made a decided
sensation, when the good lady, who got
up the assembly, bolted out, saying as she
left the house, 81 wish l had not given
that iusolent negro one cent" Her bus
baud, staunch Democrat, she forgot to
take along when she went. He says he
was very much annoyed at the slight, and
that his wife ought to have paid some re-
spect to his feelings If she had none for
the darkey.
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hook" He had accomplices it is true
bat, excluding DR.. Mudd and Mrs Sur
ratt from the category, they were mere
hired bravos, probably paid by Booth to
do his bidding, and, in themselves, the
most ahiect and squalid refuse of human
ity. The wild scheme of destroying at
one blow the President and bis Cabinet
had, in all likelihood, been hatched solely
IN the distempered brain of John Wilkes
Booth, and was impaired only at the last
moment to the abandoned wretches whom
he employed to assist him With the
liberation of John Surratt tho curtain falls
on the last scene in one of the saddest
dramas ever played on the stage Of life.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

SEEIHG Is DECEIvING Once a Veek
says: Here is a row of ordinary capital
letters and figures
SSSSX XZZZZ3333
They are such as are made up of two
parts of equal shapes. Look carefully at
these and you will perceive that the upper
halves of the characters are a r1g little
smaller than the lower halves-so little
that an ordinary eye will declare them to
be of equal size. Now turn the page up-
side down, and, without any careful look
ing, you will see that this difference in
size is very much exaggerated-thatt the
real top half of the letter is very much
smaller than the bottom half It will he
seen from this that there is tendency IN
the eye to enlarge the upper part of an
object upon which it looks We might
draw two circles of an unequal size, and
so place them that they should appear
equal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29
EEENSEERG

1T?. mi. ANN Nnn71 &?FEn
HAVING recently enlarged our stock
= g We are now prepared to sell al great
reduction from fcrGler prices. Oar stock con
s;sts of Drugs, Medicines, PcrcUIaory, Fancy
Soaps, Icons, Halls and Alen's Hs,r Restor
ntiyes. Pills, Oiltments. Pl4stcrs, LipmeHts,
Pain Killers, Citrate Nagnesia, Ess Jamaica
Ginger, Pure Flavcr:ng Extracts, Essences,
Lemon Syrup, Soothing Syrup, Splced Syrup,
Rhubarb, Pure Spices. &c;
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS,
Blank Books, Deeds, Notes and Bonds; Cap,
Post. Commercial and all kinds of Note Paper;
Envelopes, Pens, Pencils, Arnold's Writing
Fluid, Black and Red Ink, Pocket and Pass
Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Novels, HIS
tories, Bibles, Religious, Pray yer and Toy Books,
Peukuives. Pipes, &c.
G.S We have added to our stock u lot Of
FINE JEW ELRY, TO which We would invite
the attention Of the Ladies.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS at lower prices
than ever offered in this place.
Paper and Cigars.sold either wholesale OF re-
tail. LENNON Il MURRAY,
July 30, 1868. Main Street, Ebansburg.
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CIG4RS -AND TORACCOS.
SECURE THE SHADOW ERE
~ THE SUBSTANCE FADES!
SPESCE,S NEW

. E1[e . E<1ET = \ "
..5.:.I31SaAEI:I GALLERY
Is now in perfect order for executing Pictures
ia every style of the art Photographs of life
like accuracy, ranging from the smallest card
picture to the largest sze for raining, taken in
any weather, and warranted to give satisfaction.
Particular attention paid to children pictures
Frames of all kinds for sale cheap. Frames of
any kind not on hand will be ordered when de
sired. Instructions in the art on liberal terms.
E Gallery on Julian street, doors north
of Town Hall. 4. I. SPENCE,
Ebeashurg, Oct. 6, 1868. Photogra pher.
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EbeOsbEEE, Pa.
EBENSRURG FOUNDRY
AGAIN KS EUE.L BAAsT!
NEW FIRM, NEW BUILDINGS, &c.

IT AVING purchased the we'll known kB-
L i ENSBURG Fol NDRY from Mr.. Edw.
GIass and rebuilt and enlarged It almost en-
tireiy. besides reftling it with new machinery,
the subscribers ~ now prepared to furnish
COOK. P4RLOR 6 HEATING $40 YES.
of the latest and most approved patterns
THRESHING MACHINES, MILL GEAR
ING, ROSE and " WATER WHEELS Of every
description, IRON FENCING, PLOUGUS
and PLOUGH CASTINGS, ERl in fact al
manner Of articles manufactures: IN q first class
Foundry. JOB Work OF ali kind attended 70
prnmntly and done cheaYlv.
The special attention Of Farmers j. invited
20 two newly patented PLOUGHS which We
possess the sole right to manufacture and sell
in tEis county, auC which admitted TO be
the hest ever intrcducel to the public.
Eeloviug ourselves capable OF performing
any work in our line in the most satisfactory
manner, and knowing tbat can do work at
LOWER FRICts than have been charged in this
community heretofore we confidently hope that
will De found worthy OF liberal patronage.
Fair reductions made TO wholesale dealers.
GO he highest prices paid in cash for old
metal, or castings given II exchange.
OUR TERMS ARE ETn'CTi Y CASH Or COUNTY
PRODUCE. CoEN FRY, NLEkCE & co.
E0VasburG, SEPT ,, 1863,
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VVAILORING ESTABLISHMENT

HNAILORING ESTABLISHMENT
Il REMOVED subscriber would re-
spectfully announce to his customers and the
citizens of Ebensburg and vicinity generally,
Centre street, opposite the Mountain House and
adjoining the law office of Geo. NJ Reade, Esq
and is now not only prepared TO Manufacture
all goods which may be brought TO him. but is
supplied with a fine line of CLOTHS, CASSI-
hERES, VEST1NGS, &C., which he will make
to order in the best style and at the lowest pri-
ces. Feeling confident of giving entire salts
faction, hope for an increased patronage in
my new location. d. j, EVANS.
Bbensbu4g, Sept. 10, ls68.-tf.
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IN OO0 PRIME CIGARS just re-
iU.UUU ceiveG at M. L. Oatmans s. one
door east of Freeman" office. Also. large
stock Of the best brands of Chewing Tobacco.
CigaFs al Wholesale pFitcs.
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Another successful breeder of short
''horns' whisky tSx.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-24

been repainted and almost entirely refur-
nished, az well as having a texas put on since
she laia up, and makes her debut this season as
a tirst-class passenger packet-a credit TO any
line. Her old officers, under whom sue has al
ready become very popular, are stiliin Charge
Capt. Rube is master, ard Jack Chamber
handsome Jack, slender Jack, he who does not
say q word on tire roundt trips az usual at the
desk.
the Louisville passed down yesterday with
out landing.
The towboat Atlantic passed up yesterday,
and the Bee passed down for New Orleans.
Capt Bill Postal. of the Mount Carbon Coal
Company, is again at his post after q prolonged
visit to 81. Louis and the mines.
There are some queer fish among boat owners
st Cincinnati. Capt. Yerkes bought tie Nor
man. the papers were sisned and al o. K,
when the owners backed out.
The Thompson Dean goes to ST. Louis to
load for New Orleans.
The Silver Cloud SINK at Point bar, en- the up
per Ohio. q day ortT ago. She Eent down in
eight feet water, and can be raised.
The Eau Clare hes again been sold. This
time she brought 5 800 at Paducah.
The Mississippi will pass down tomorrow.
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raised 20 complete 1t to Holly Springs. COM
pleted 10 Holly Springs there would be no diff
hcuIty in making arrangements to get IL
through TO Oklahoma. When this is done there
Is no doubt about lis being extended TO Sell
ma. At some future time he would call upon
them to subscribe, but he did not intend doing
so to-day. He wanted them TO Il fleet upon what
they had heard aud 70 Examine the question
Tor themselves. He felt satisfied they re-
spond nobly.
Col. Walters remarks had a very good effect.
Gen. Featherston was called on for n speech, but
said ne would address them at some future
ufse. He would only say now thai his heart
was in the enterprise and he would do al he
could for Il.
MsJ. sykes is still here stck, but hopes toleave
soon. Cen. Forrest has gJne through the conn-
try TO Poniotoc and Okaions. He spoke yes
terday, and viii speak to-day at some point be-
tween this mt Pon.otoc.
Take IL, all ana all, II was a very successful
railroad meeting.