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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-14
PACIFIC NAIL STEAMSHIP COMPY1
THROUGH Linz TO
CALIFORNIA. CHINA AND JAPAN. -
CHANGE OF SAILING DAYsl -

STEAMERS OF THE AR0YE
u.S&SSE line leave Pier No. A, North BiypI,,
>ISkRIES90 foot Of Canal.street. New YG1k, At
u O'Clock noon. Of the LIST, 11th and
2lst of every month except when these dates fall
on Sunday, then the Saturday preceding.
Departure OF 1st and 2lst connect at Panama WITH
steamers for south Pacific aud Central American
ports Those OF 1st touch at Aanzantllo.
Departure OF 11th OF each month connects Wssh'
the new steam lne nom Psnama to Australia snd
New Zealand.
Steamship GREAT REPU BLIC leaves Ban Erar ets-
co for China and Japan July 8. 1853. ~
No Cal,,ornia steamers touch st Hsvana, but 60
direct from New York 10 Aspfnwan
One hundred pounds baggage free to each sdu'h:
Medicine aud attendance free.
For Passage Tickets or further information ST. }.
st the COMPANY'S TICKET OFFICE, on the whAs1s.
foot OF Canal-strset, North Bver. New YORK u 8,
March II lyr F. 3. BABY, Aeent
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-14

FOR SAVANNAH-lNLAND hoOTn',,
VIA BEAUFORT AND HILTON HEAD.
T8ROUGH TICKETS TO FLOR4DI
ON AND AFTER NAY 1sT i,
PASSAGES RED UC E D..
To Savannah. .95. To oBeaufort....S4. 1.
.k- THE sTHAMBb PILOT BOY, CAP.
,ErsSVIEl~TAIN FENN PBoK. VIZ leave Accom-
mediation Wharf every MONDAY and THuRaDAr AcHA'
NO at 8 o'clock.
Return,ng viii leave Savannah every 1UEanA1 and
h'DAA '''''''--'' JOHN FERGUSON
Anr,I % Accommo odstion Wharf,
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-14

EXTRA TRIP TO SAVANNAH. -
-S TIE ELEGANT STEAMER. CTTY
EhS22sSEws POINT, Captain GEO. E. MCMILLAN
wili leave Charleston for savannah on WEDNEapAx
1r~,, - ~ o,cJock -
RETURruNa:
She willleave Savannah ter Charleston every IAuHs
DAY AFTERSooN, at4 o'clock.
Hof "e-sA' - ]. b. AIKEN l. CO.. Agents,
,rora South Atlantic Wharf.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-14
EXCURSION TRIP To ST. AUGUsTINE /,

-v The STEAMER CITY POINT,
c 2assasaSHszH Captain GEoRaE E MoMnl.s. xiA'
make an Excursion Trip to- St AUGUSTINE. leaving
sba v,li touch at savannah, Fernandins, Jackson.
Vile and PaIatka, and win remain at st. Augu:nne
nearly a whole day, giving eIcursionsts ample nme
to visit points OF Interest about the city.
Tickets for the round trip, $40. Meals ana S'sse
rooms &c, included. G. 4
For Freight or Passage apply to
J. D. AIKEN & CO., Agents, u
Mov II South Atlantic Wharf,
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-14

JAMES KNOX. ....'"1oIN e1A
TT NJ x & G. l. L.,
Cotton Factors
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-14

The parties who attempted to rob and mur-
der Captain Law, last iali, have been arrested.
On Monday evening the citrzens met at the
Presbyterian Church to do honor to the Con-
federate dead. The ceremo. les Of the occasion
were sad and solemn.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-14

coNs1aNMENIs OF COTTON, RICE, &C.. BE.
spElyIFULLY solicited, and liberal advances made
thereon. o. ders for CORN and BACON promotly
executed with care and attention. Smos may 10
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28
A WORD FROM JOHNSTOWNl
JOHN J. MURPHY g. CO..

JOHN j. MURPHY & CO.,
Have constantly on hand large and well
selected stock of seasonable
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Groceries,
and general variety of NOTIONS, &c
Their stock consists of almost every article
usually kept in a retail store, all of which
have been selected with care and are offered
at prices which cannot fail to prove satsfac-
tory. Call and examine for yourselves.
Feb 2s, is67-t So
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28
EBENsBURG, PA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER %, 1869.

before the apparently inev;t Ible collision.
In the agony of the thought he was in
splred with renewed vigor, and turning
his head, after the manner of u wild beast,
with a single snap of his teeth, he severed
the thong that bound his right arm.
The engine was just sweeping, and
something iuttered over his face 1t was
the coid ttttachel 10 the steam whistle of
the loconhotiYe, winch was thus providen-
TALLY blown into his grasp by the sudden
veering of the course.
He seized it despairingly, and as cling
ing 10 the chimney, he disengaged his feel
and other arm, let off whisilc-yr rath-
er, prolonged, demoniac shriek, which
echoed through the mountain gorges like
the combined forces OF all pandem0nium
upraised.
As he released his hold of the rope, and
clam6ered over the edge of the locomotive,
he saw the maniac pause for a mouent.
paralyzed with terror at the unusual din.
Then, with wild mournfui yell, he sprang
from the engine and disappeared over tile
precipice along whuse dizzy verge it was
flying at the time. Going at this fearful
rate of speed, young Knox knew that it
would be useless to attempt TO 'break up"
and began to look out for soft jumping
of spot, when he became sensible that The
engine WAS slowly decreasing its speed
The wheels seemed to move ns If clogged,
and presently the vehicle itself stood stock
still upon the track.
AT once the truth flashed upon Aliens
mind. The wheels and axles had become
swollen, by the heat of the tremendous
friction they had undergone, 10 that extent
that they now refused 10 move
Of course, having sense enough TO con-
lecture this much, he was not such fool
as to give them time to cool before secur-
ing all the breaks. lie then sent furth
his whistle of distress again and again,
and finally had the satisfaction of seeing
the approaching train back engine, and
move slowly back into the town.
Descending very shortly, he was soon
in the depot, where he hurriedly narrated
his scarcely credited story. But he pro-
cured sane fireman, and the mission
upon which he was sent to Harper's Ferry
was faithfully performed.
1t turned out that the man Tom
| (whose body WAS never recovered) had, IN
reality, been recommended TO the super
inlendent, but that, unknown 10 any oi
the parties, he was, at the time oil his as
| signment to Aliens engine, laboring under
an attack of delirium tremens
Allen Knox got his appointment as
Station Master, but he has never forgot, 2
| the terrors of that night.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28
A THRILLING ADVENTURE.

On Saturday evening thrilling adven-
ture befell the messenger in charge Of the
car of the American Express Company,
on the night express train from Erie TO
this city. Shortly after leaving the for
mer place he discovered to his consierna>
ton that the contents of The Car were on
| fire. The car was packed full of the
usual assortment of express freight, Cum
sisting principally of dry goods and other
merchandise, and the bell rope connecting
with the engine had been passed over the
top of the car. Both ends OF the car were
crammed with packages, only small
vacant space being leit in the centre at
the doors, occupied by the messenger.
The perilous nature of his condition
cannot be fully realized The train was
whirling along through the darkness at
the rate of 80 miles an hour. and fire was
rapidly spreading through the dry COM
buslibles, fast filling the car with heat and
smoke. He had DO possible means of
signalling the engineer, and no means OF
egTess TO the other cars or of cummunica-
tion with their occupants. lie might
shout himself hoarse, and his voice would
be drowned by the roar of the train il
seemed impossible for him TO give any
alarm until the fiie should have made such
progress as to be discovered by others,
but in the meantime he himself must be
inevitably suffocated or compelled to take
the alternative Of leaping from the train
To open the doors of the car would be but
TO admit the air and give new impetus
to the flames. But the heat and smoke
were already sitting and something must
be done Immediately or he must perish.
Opening one Of the doors he wheelaS,
one of the iron safes TO the edge of the
Car and let it fail 1t was strUck by the
steps of the baggage car, p:oducinc such
a conclusion as 30 ais: N its occupants.
Rightly conJecturlrs that something was
wrong, the engineer was signalIed and the
tram soon came to stop. The cause of
the alarm WAS soon discovered, the mes,
senger being found leaning as far as pos>
sloie out of the car TO escape the smoke.
E.rery appliance at command was speedily
brought into requisiIipp, and the fire was
fortunately ex,m.guished. The safe was
picked up and the train resumed its Jour
ney, ARRIVING at its destination without
further accident The amount of loss is
not known, hut i is thought il viii! not be
very large, The Gre is supposed to have
originated from spark from tho engine.
Cleveland Herald, 4.h.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28
EBENSBURC FOUNDRY
AGAIN KN FULL BLAST9
NEW FIRM, NEW BUILDINGS, &c.

HAVING purchased the well known EB-
Ii ENSBURG Fol \ DRY from Dir. Edw.
Glsss, and rebuilt and enlarged it almost en-
tireIy, besides reltiing it with new machinery,
the subscribers a:e prepared to furnish
COOK, PARLOR s. HE4T1NG STO YES,
of the latest and most approved patterns
THRESHING MACHINES. MILL GEAR
ING, ROSE and WATER WHEELS of every
description. IRON FENCING, PLOUGHS
and PLOUGH CASTINGS, and in fact all
manDe, of articles manufactured in a first class
Foundry. job Work of all kind attended to
promptly and done cheaply.
The special attention of Farmers is invited
to two newly patented PLOUteHS which we
possess the sole right TO manufacture and sell
in tkis county. anc which are admitted to be
the best ever introduced to the public.
Believing ourselves capable Of performing
any work in our lire in the most satisfactory
manner, and knowing that we can do work at
LOWER PRICES than have been charged in this
community heretofore We confidently hope thai
we will be found worthy of liberal patronage.
Fair reductions made to wholesale dealers
sS The highest prices paid in cash for old
metal, or castings given in exchange.
OUR TERMS AK STRICTLY CASH OR COUNTRY
PRODUCE. CONYERY, VINROE s. co.
Ebensburg, Sept. ,, 1868.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28
GBe 4oet's Department.
soMEroDY.

Somebody lives in our town,
And a curious chap is he;
He's posted on every ones affairs
Knows all about you and me.
No matter what secrets you wish to keep,
Or what it may be about:
You may guard it just well as you can
Somebody'il ferret it out.
He knows all about yeur family jars
And lust how your business stands
Knows how much money you have in stock,
And how much you have on hand.
No fraud is detected or building burned,
Though the sinners were never so sly,
But Somebody knows all about it at once
Just how it was done, and why.
If you ever (excuse me for limiting the thing
Go cut. as men say, ION lark"
And flatter yourself that the wife of your
breast
Is skillfu.ly kept in the dark,
You had better give up such foolish idea,
And reckon the cost from the first,
For Somebody'n whisper the tale in her ear,
And, then, sir, look out for the worst
Ne courtship was ever attempted in town,
., Though the parties we've painfully shy.
But Somebody knew it soon as themselves,
Aid watched them with vigilant eye.
IT'S Somebody sets all the scandal aloat,
Aud brews all the mischief that's made
We should be happier far: know,
If Somebody's ghost were laid.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28


TERRIBLE RAILROAD RTDE.-The light
ming express train, Conductor Holm, ON
the Lake Shore and Michigan, Southern
road, left Toledo on time, Monday even
ing, with cOlored boy on board, who rode
TO Norwalk, under circumstances that
fairly make railroad men tremble Al they
contemplate his situation. At Fremont
he was discovered, for the first time com
fortaLly seated at the headlight of the en-
gine, under the headlight Being routed
from that position he disappeared in the
darkness, and was supposed to have re-
manned in Fremont. If the reader has
never Travelled from Fremont to Norwalk
thirty miles on this fast train, fairly
flying at the rate of almost thirty miles
an hcur--a vivid conception of the peril
ous position of The negro boy as he clung to
truck beneath the baggage, blinded, GOV,
cred, and almost stifled with dust, cannot
easily be imagined. When the thunder
ing of the train had ceased, the inspector
of it's moiionless wheels discovered the boy
at Norwalk, and brought him out. His
face was SO whitened with prairie dust
that the impression of the finger upon his
cheek, drawn across the face, left a black
mark. The ride was miracn.onsi Rail
road men say !hey would not have aitemu
ted The feat for the value of the whole
Toledo road tne conductor called out
TO the whee. inspector to bring the boy
luto thl baggage ear. Supposing that he
Would have to face greater danger at the
hands of railroad men than he encounter
ed under the train, be shot oui iatQ tbe
darkness and was not heard from again
The conductor wanted to give him fl.
ride in the cars daring the remainder Of
his journey. Plain Dealer,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28
PYRAMID LAKE.

The peculiar rock formations, from
which this lake derives its name, are re-
markable even among the ''lIocAies."
The principal pyramid towers above the
lake 10 a height of more than five hundred
feet, presenting in its general outside re-
markably perfect Pyramidal form Close
scrutiny shows portions of IFS sides TO eoD>
sist Of volcanic tufa, which greatly resem-
bles r vegetable growth of vast size In
celcr the pyramdal mounds vary with the
varying light. AT some moments they
convey the impression Of rich, warm,
brown tint ; at others the tint is cool
gray that more nearly resembles the color
which close examination will prove to
be- the true one.
A visit 10 the largest pyramid developed
The fact that it was occupied 10y tenants
entirely capable of holding inviolaie their
ErIoF fight Of possession against all human
visitors. From every crevice there SEEM
ed 10 come hiss; The rafting, too, was
sharp and long continued The whole
rock was evidently alive with rattlesnakes.
In every party that ever ventured into a
county Infested by rattlesnakes are some
] men who derive great pleasure in kill
ing every snaks that may show its head
or sound its rattle. A loud shout of
Shakes raiilers !" brought out the band
ol exterminat0rs but such number of
snakes came upon the field that it WAS
clearly beyond the power Of our snake>
ha;ers 10 carry on the combat with any
hope of Itnal victory They gave mp, and
Abandoned the locality TO the serpentiue
tribe, which will probably retain the own
! ership for p -iod of time indefinite and
unlimited.
he water of Pyramid lake is clear,
| sparkling, and very salt 1t Rbounds in
| fish, amrng which are the coRicr,
| spriehtly fish, having flesh the color of
slinon, and quite as game In weight
this fish ranges fon three 10 twenty
pounds, and an occasional specimen rises
TO tn fly that will scale quite twenty-five
pounds. BESIDES the con;er there is an
abundance of trout, not precisely the speck-
| led beauties Of the lake Superior region
/ neither do they bear a very close resem-
blance TO the sluggish, black, spotted trout
of our more Southern States Il is5
! trout, nevertheless, which rises readily to
the artificial fly, and is pleasing luo.sel
for the epicurian palate. Cooked in the
various styles known to the campers, this
fish viii compare favorably with It's cas-;
ern brethren. q her varieties Of the finny
tiibe abound in Pyramid Lake but these
aie the ones which viii be most sought
after by any courageous disciple of Iziak
Walton, who leaves the cars of the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad where it strikes The
Tuckee, and who ventures down TO its
outlet in this curious Iake.--Hrp.y's
.nogas ne for September.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28

AT a spiritual seance in Hartford re
Gently, the following conversation too
place between disconsolate widow apG
the spirit of her deceased spouse; Widow
-"Are you in the spirit world !" Tie
lamented-'I am. Widow-" Hov
long have you been ihere ?" The larnen
edo. some time" Widow-uDor
you want to come back aud be with 20
lonely wife /" The Tamented-"Not 81
l know myself. It's hot enough arouuo
here"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28
bENTI@STRY? F?
DR.. JOHN FRY,
by hIs Daughter


Ing permanently located i'm JohnstoWn, Is
a.red 70 answer all professional calls, and in
fARTIFlCIAL TEETH on genuine Rub
y. Wulcanite) Base, or. ii preferred. he will
g., them on Gold go carets fiue). or Silver
tIS.r,;c,lly pure)--both of his own preparing
plntiua, Aluminium, Palladium, Coralite
"a Ld.mantine. Alsossthe Porcelain teeth.
T+trscting, Filling and Cleaning OF Teeth
.-efplIy reformed, avoiding all unnecessary
baiu
M ;re teeth with CRYSTAL GOLD. which is
n hest preparation ever introduced for filling
III He can restore TOOTH To ITs RATURAL
n,rE with this gold, aud make the filing rs
niid as piece of gold coin. Go and hav o
our teeth examined every six months at least.
UJ Il there is any decay about them have them
lid with Crystal Gold and you will never
led artificial teeth. Artificial teeth are good
Sbsttate, but they do not compare with the
8stural teeth when in a hes lthT state
All work done in such manner not to be
kcelled in Style, Beauty, Comfort, Lightness,
Bursbility, snd warranted to give satis;action
pd be harmless to the mouth.
Samples of his work NAV be examined by all
shO desire to see them. The following speaks
Itself. r.
We, the undersigned, citizens of LStrobc and
EsOpicr, W WestmoFelsad county. Pa. chez rful-
4 submit the fnllowiug As expressive of our
ftimste Of DR. Fry's abilities as Dentist
We regard DR.. Fry as naturally adapted to
be prOie..iJn Of his choice. His mechanical
kgenulty has furnished to his art many inval-
Iable notifications and improT eme;,ts, and we
eem il due to him and the public at largo TO
av that, from long and intimate acqaaInE-
.nce, we can confidently recommend him to al
ho nav feel interested, as al able, faithful
tnd experienced workman.
LIrRnBE-Eli Ferguson. N. D. John Nc
6irr, N D Rev jerome kearney. j L Cham
ICr, v S. Head, Joseph a. Head, Mich1 Bos
prt. David " iiliams.
LiGeSIKr-L. I Beam, NJ. D., VIM A .h
pm, Jacob Eicher. n 81 Marker. Esq. J Jacob
broniser. 7. NJ Joseph ScroggE, D. ID.
LAtGHIIXsrowS-Robcrt Louther, Esq A
y. Armor, r. "
FllEFirLD-Dr. James Taylor. [my ely J
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28

A SrNpAY souooI. TEACHER va. giving
lesson ON Ruth. She wanted to bring
out the Kindness of Ijoaz in commanding
the reapers to drop larger handsful of
wheat '.Now, children" she said, 'Boaz
did another very nice thing for Ruth; can
YOU tell me what it was lr "AIarried
her" said one Of the boys.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-28
A eENrIEMAN was scaled wiih OF

persons IN room where a co1atty e.
sat bolt Upright. and tuiteriy silent. s.
leace, indeed, fell upon the entire pa.
and the gentleman first alluded to 81
in what he supposed to be an almost is
audible tone of voice lawful pause
81 guess. Mister" exclaimed the ind z
nant country lass, jdmping up, "you
have awful paws, too. il you had to
the Ecrnbbing that does"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-09
Testing the Spirits.

When spiritualism first made its appear
ance in the village Of, old Deacon
Isaacs, a rich man who has stood by the
church for nearly three score years, was
exceedingly bitter against all believers in
the ''devil'' as he called it, and denounced
spiritualists and spirituelism in no very
gentle language. Imagine the Deacon's
anger, then, when six months after he
found it had worked its way into his fami-
ly, and not only were his wife and daught-
tiers believers, but one of them was me-
dun, and possessed full power to converse
with the spirits of those who had departed
to that ''bourn from which no traveller re-
turns"
Deacon Isaacs was mad, dreadfully mad;
but he had wit enough not to show it, and
he bore the taunts of the ungodly with a
meek spirit. He knew it would be useless
to declare open war; for Mrs. Isaacs alone
had proved more than match for him, and
he was sure to be defeated. He must "cir-
cumvent the critter," as he expressed it,
and to this end he set himself to work.
he was man of sound judgement, and his
worldly experience of fifty years was not
thrown away. From the day it came to
his knowledge that his wife and daughters
were spiritualists he never spoke word
against nor did he ever allude to it, except
in general terms in his morning prayers;
but any one could see that it troubled him !;
for he was absent-minded, his eyes wander
ed restlessly, and he looked care-worn.
The deacon witnessed one or two ''sit-
tings" at his own house, and was satisfied
if he possessed a little more knowledge he
could get rid of them. So one morning he
started for the city, determined to thorough
ly investigate the subject before he retuan-
ed. After visiting two of the most popu-
lar mediums, and paying his money he re-
| turned home, satisfied that he could see
| through it.
There was ''sitting" at the deacon's
house the night he returned : and his
daughter Mary-the mediunl-invited the
deacon to take 4 scat at the table, which,
to her qualification, was accepted. The
spirits were in good tune, and so exceed
ingly communicative that he was induced to
ask few questions, which were readily
answered, and the wife and daughters were
in ecstasies at the thought that father
would yet be a believer, and urged the
deacon on his inquiries.
elias my wife always been true to her
marriage vows?" asked the deacon.
TO this question there were noraps in re-
turn, while Mrs. Isaacs sat transfixed with
holy horror that such 4 thought should en-
| ter her husbands mind.
elbow many years have passed since she
! was untrue %
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-09

Answer by single raps. Then came slow
lyand solemnly, one, two, three, four, and
so on, until they reached twenty.
elbow many who claim to be are not nv
children -
Again the spirit rapped-one, two.
Mrs. 1saacs looked dumbfounded.
"Mercy"' said Mary.
(Which are they?" asked the deacon, who
was now so intent on the subject that he
paid no attention to his companions.
MARY, Sarah" raped the spirits, the
names of the two daughters, the older of
which was under twenty.
Mrs. 1saacs could stand it no longer.
6 It's lie! l didn't it's a lier she
shrieked, raising from the table. 'They
are your children, Deacon Isaacs; and God
knows it,
''But the spirits affirm differently" said
the deacon, in solemn voice.
"'Thcn they lier' said the wife.
''But, if you believe them in everything
else, why not in this2''
buG L DcllSNc Ill luCIll 1T I'LL, II Is
all foolery.'
"Nor r. shouted Mary.
''Nor Ir' added Sarah.
"Then,'' said the deacon, while smile
illuminated his countenance, 1--WE will bid
them good-by, and leave those things which
God has wisely hid from us to be revaled
in his time''
The deacon's evening devotions were
characterized with more earnestness than
usual, and the family retired fully satisfied
that the spirits and mediums did not al
ways reveal the truth,
Mrs. 1saacs was so glad that none of the
neighbors were present; but somehow the
story got wind, and so fearful were the
spirit danes of N-that they might be
caught in the same trap which the deacon
had set that spiritualism was driven entire
ly from the village.