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The New York herald., 1869-12-26
The Board of Education.

The guardians OF our public school interests are
rather savagely berated by one who claims TO know
whereof he writes. He says tnat when the present
Board OF Education came into Office there was q
great flourish OF trumpets aud we were promised
some startling exhitions OF economy in the
administration OF our school system" He
shows how these promises have been unrulnlled. In
the first place they annulled the former contract f0r
coal ana have since paid S35 per cent more for 1t,
besides compelling many or te schools 10 be closed
days at time for want OF fuel. lie next refers to
the inefficient 1ues placed in school No. IL, on ac-
count OF which the building came very near being
destroyed by fire. The attempt now being made To
reduce the salaries OF the teachers ne decres as the
basesr subtertuge vi iii advised economy
The New York herald., 1869-12-26
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Our Government and Cuba.

correspondent makes the basis OF lengthy
letter the treatment by government OF Cuba He
insists tnat the voice Of the people in hostility to tha
government should let itself be heard through mann
moth petitions to Congress, demonstrating against
the course our government has pursued and is pur
suing toward the people Of the Ever Faithful Isle
struggling for independence. lie says that ninety
FIVE Of every hundred favor the brave Cubans and
VIII sign such remonstrances He urges the holding
OF indignation meetings ali the country and
hanging Grant, Fish, sumner and others in ef1gy.
He insists that Grant has proved failure, and tn ak
hig Son-inaw,
The New York herald., 1869-12-26

WHAT BECOMES or OLD SHOES f-Cosmos answers
this question by stating that they are cut up IN small
pieces, and these put for couple Of dayn in
chloride OF sulphur which makes the leather very
hard and brittle. After Tins is Effected the material
Is washed with water, dried, ground TO powder, and
mixed with some substance which MAKES the par
tcles adhere together, M sheach good glue, or
thck solution OF gum. II is then pressed into moads
and SNAPPED into combs, buttons, knife handles ana
many other Rrvkxos,
The New York herald., 1869-12-26

pICfDn OF A CLRRGYMAN.--A Portland (Orcgonl
des spatch Of the 18th says.--"Rev Henry dewctt,
Baptist clergyman residing near lilllsUoro', CON.
mitted suicide early yesterday morning by shooling
himself through tue head WIN pistol. No etAss
ia assigned for tic act lie was well known tlrJd IL
out oregon as . nigh minded honorable lnsisL iie
WAS uaarly nfty years VI are.
The New York herald., 1869-12-26
More Justice and Less Law.

The Richardson. Mcfarland tradgedy still furnishes
fruitful theme for correspondents. writer
signing himself 'More Justice and Less Law" takes
up the cudgels for Mrs. Mcfarland. lie says that
s'those who know her best say sne is a thoroughly
good woman" he pitches into the sun for pitching
INTO her. and says II 'will do the drtiest kind OF
work to provoke q sensation and thereby increase
a circulation among the most degrading classes OF
society," He asks that smple justice he done and
end put to "attempts to stain the reputation Of o
grlef-strcken woman.N
The New York herald., 1869-12-26
t.uities for Strangers.

stranger from Minneapolis, Wis.," recites In
lengthy letter his various mlshaps in metropolis.
He urges that ian association OF guides for
strangers should be formed TO pilot a strangers
visiting the city. lie would have them uniiornied'
and well paid. lie would have these guides go witl
them on buying expeditions. W places Of amuse.
ment and anywhere they wished to 60. He says
that such guides with strangers from being I'M,
posed upon py sharpers, from being robbed and
from going to places ana into company they shonid
The New York herald., 1869-12-26
The Case Of DIR. Schoeppe.

correspondent, over the signature OF "vindcx.n
consumes several pages OF fooscap ventilating his
views In the case OF DR.. Schoeppe, recently con.
victed of murder He denounces the men bringing
in the verdict as "a jury OF lgnoramuses," and the
Carlisle doctor upon whose testimony the verdict
was mainly based as can NJ ID. who could not get
license an apothecary III any weli-regualed
community" While the Carlisle doctor, according
to his Statements ''doeS know antimOuy from
arseulc nor Prussian blue from prussic acid he says
the convicted doctor has served with distinction In
the Prusslan army, and had military decoratIOnif
In conclusion he that testimony would not
warrant the hanging OF dog" AgalnsG such Judi
cial murder" he urges tnat the press as the expo
ncnt Of the pubic, should raise Its united voice and
influence.
The New York herald., 1869-12-26

An "Observer' urges good macademizcd road
as infinitely better for Fifth avenue than the pave.
ment now being laid IN this street. Wooden pave
ments he insists, become very slippery In moist
state Of the wsatAer, are de.rrent to horses anu
VIII not last long, Several others write expressing
ths same views on the subject.
The New York herald., 1869-12-26

brought against singe guest IN this circumstance,
but much blame Is due TO the so-caled .'manapcrs "
flment Of their duty TO ALL The viceroy is severe
when ladies' meet with any want OF attention from
his officials that y Is as wen should not mentlon
lhe name oil the danableh manager. cannot sum
cientJ dwell on the piovident care taken By Nuba
Pacha and his exertions for tue well being OF his
royal masters guests have myself seen ihls dis
tngulsheo statesman perform duties which some OF
our Paris cferes would have scorned, even lor the
accommodation OF their own sisters or mothers.
The Commemoration Monument OF tho Suez
Canal.
The Greek text OF the Polyglot Inscription for the
monument In honor of the completion OF tue suez
Canal has been composed by Or. Reinhod Klotz,
Professor Eioqucntim at the University Of Lepsic,
In consequence OF q commission 10 that eject which
he received from Paris. This text literally trans
lated, is as follows
In the year Of the Heeira 1882 soo, under the re.
nowned government Of The illustrious Padsha Abdul
Aziz Chan Emperor OF the Ottomas and under the
WISE rule OF the noble lsmad Pasna Vceroy OF
excavation oi the Suez Canal, which is destined to
approximate the nations OF EurOpe and asia, TO
multiply their commercial relations to promote the
benehcent conquests OF civilization aud to favor
more intimate union between aii the members of
the human family. This great work OF peace owes
Its origin to the courageous perseverance Of Ferdi
nand Lesseps with the cooperation OF the princi-
pal maritime nations and under the patronage OF
the Emperor Of the French.
Financial Difficulties Of the viceroy-An Eng
iish Review nf the Treasury Situation.
From the London Times tClty Artlcle), Dec. 81
Mercantile advices from Egypt give some unsatis-
factory indications with regard to the financial pro-
ceedings OF the Viceroy. He Is said to have made
arrangements for the issue OF large quantity OF
treasury bonds and TO be about to depute an agent
to negotiate the transaction IN the Paris market.
As his ighness is understood to have lately efected
similar business for f2, 10000, on the plea OF
requirements for the port Of Alexandria,
and furthermore to have contracted
loan OF 100000 with parties in England
anu all these commitments are subject 10 the
chance OF being hawked about by the people who
have no suf1icient power to deal with them III q
solid manner the danger to the credit OF the country
Is OBVIOUS. Although 80 recently 1858 the vlceroy
raised loan OF fl2 100000, condition that no
further appeal should be made for live years 1t is
affirmed that the n0ating debt has since been
Increased to the extent OF f68oo, ,000-a total which
WIN be enlarged to 100000. 000 n all the demands
lately made are carried out. The absolute iegti-
mate wants Of the Egyptian government are
believed for some time past to have been moaera,e
and hence suspicion seems to be entertained
after making full allowance for the prodieal cere
monies OF the Suez Canal, that the Vlceroy Is
seeking TO fortlfy himself privately with funds to
meet any eventuality that may arlse from resist
ance to the reclamatons OF the Porte.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21
The Philadelphia Fraud.

The radical return judges of the election
in Philadelphia have once more perpetrated
a base fraud upon the ballot-box 1t seems
to be universally admitted in that city that
Diamond, the democratic candidate for State
Senator in the first district, was fairly and
honestly elected. But by fraudulent alter
alton of the returns in some of the wards he
has been cheated out of his certificate, and
his radical opponent, Watt has been declared
elected. b. the same vllainous process, at
least one, if not two, democratic candidates
for the Assembly have been swindled out of
their seats.
We refer our readers to an article in an
other column, from the Erening Telegraph
Of that city, on this subject. 1t is high re-
publican authority. We fortify and strength
en- it with the following editorial article from
that intensely radical sheet, the Philadelphia
Post. How true it is in politics that God
made the country and man made the to,0n.
"It is charged that Republican ra ascals have
in two cases committed the crime the Registry
law was intended to prevent. In the Thirteenth
Legslatv district it is said that the certificates
OF the vote IN the NINTH DIVISION OF the Seven
teenth ward was stolen and altered so that Mr..
Ge-Z, the Republican candidate, might have
majority in the district. In the First Senator
ial district it is also said that cheating was used
to return Mr.. Watt, Republican instead of Mr.
Diamond. This district embraces seven wards
in the lower part of the city, including the First
and the Twenty sixth. It is a singular fact
that Mr.. Watts majority in these wards vastly
exceeds that of Mr.. Ashton, who leads the Re
publican majority everywhere. In these wards
alone his joint majority over Mr. Ashton is
800. 1t is alleged by Mr.. Hlrst, who appeared
before the CoUrt of Common Pleas. that this
majority secured by cutting dow Mr. Dia-
mond's vote two hundred in the Twenty sixth
ward. BY such swndling, it is said. maiosi-
ty of l76 was given to MI. Watt in the whole
Senatorial district. Now let US see who had
the majority in the seven wards composing this
district. the vote for Clerk of Quarter Ses-
sions O.
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same day. taken to Pscataway, where he
was identified by the lady, a committal
made out against him for court, and in
charge of Constable John Underwood and
Anthony Anderson he was Immediately
started in a wagon for Marlboro, the county
seat. At his request he was taken to tell
his wife good bye. While the wagon was
standing in front Of his house it was ap-
preached by about twenty men. dressed only
in their shirts and drawers, one only in a
shirt, and with handkerchiefs, with pierced
eye-holes, tied over their heads, who, after
tying Constable Underwood, who had at
tempted to defend his prisoner, and fired
several shots at the lynchers. removed him
from the wagon, and made Deputy Consta-
bic Anderson drive the vel ice to the woods,
a short distance off, where he too was put
out and tied.
The wagon was then driven by the mask
ers under a large white oak tree, AID a moose
having been adjusted over a limb, the pris-
oner, VINO was handcuffed, was made to
stand up, but his head not reaching the
moose, he was made to get upon the drivers
seat, when the moose was put around his
neck and the wagon driven from under him
he springing up at the time, apparently with
the intention of eXpediting his death The
rope slipped and the wretche's feet touched
the ground. One OF the maskers then Jump
ed upon his shoulders to bear him down,
while some of the Others swung him to and
fro until life was extinct, after which the
whole party formed in line and fired vol
ley at his body. After swinging for two
hours, his body was cut down, and coro-
ner's jury, which had been summoned to
hold an inquest upon it returned a verdict
of Death from hanging by unknown per
sons" The corpse was buried on HaltOn's
Hill on the public road, leading from Broad
Creek to Piscataway, and the sight of the
grave will. it is thought, be a constant and
sufficient warning against the recurrence cf
a similar incident to that of which it is the
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21
Banner Counties.


We do not intend to make invidious com
parsons in reference to the result of the dem
oeratic vote at the recent election in any one
county at the expense of another. We can
not refrain, however, from referring in an
especial manner to Allegheny county. Last
November Grant had majority of 10 ,8l6
in that strong republican county. Al the
last election Geary had only 1857, or a lit>
tie more than one halt of the republican ma
jprity given less than one year previously.
This result ought to command the respect
as well as the gratitude of the democracy of
the entire State. Although defeated, the
democracy of Allegheny can proudly say to
the democracy Of the other portions of the
State, "You cannot say we did it!' All
honor, then, to the always consistent and
unconquerabe democracy of Allegheny coun-
ty, and all honor to James h. Hopkins, Esq.
Col. James p Barr, of the Pittsburgh Post,
and the many other faithful and efficient
workers in the good cause who did so much
towards winning for Allegheny this bright
crown of political glory.
The democracy Of Indiana county, that
"Black Hole Of Calcutta" have also covered
themselves with unfading honor. They have
reduced the radical majority nearly if not
quite 600 votes, and, as we believe from all the
returns, and have by that reduction enabled
the democracy Of Westmoreland to overcome
the radical majority of Indiana county. thus
securing the election of Capt. r. H. Moor
mick, a gallant soldier as well as an honest
democrat and a true gentleman, to the House
of Representatives. These are bright spots
on the otherwise dark democratic picture.
We also congratulate the democracy of
unberland, Fayettc. Clearfeld. Hunting
don, Franklin and Venango counties on their
noble efforts and undertaking devotion to
principle, and will only add that if the coun-
ties east of the Susquehanna had done as
we'll for Judge Packer as those rest Of that
river did, hc would have been triumphautly
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21

The editor of the Johnstown Tribune, in
his last paper. rejoicing ever Geary's cleo
ton, stigmatized Asa Packer as ''the Connec-
ficm carpet Dagger ,oho lcouId not pay his
tares." The man who asserts that Asa
Packer ever refused to pay his taxes, is either
a fool or knave, or perhaps both. And
what would the Tribune man say if this pa
per were to refer to his friends Daniel J.
Morrell and A. ~. Barker as carpet -baggers
from Maine? We would scorn to do so =
Both these gentlemen are useful citizens of
our county, just as Nr. Packer has always
been of that portion of the State in which he
resides. 1t is true they are all Yankees, but
it does not therefore follow that they are all
ScoundrclS.
We once threatened the editor of the Tri-
bane that we possibly might publish GER
tain conversation which occurred between
him and a leading democrat of this county,
in rail road car, just one week previous to
Judge Packers nomination. We now give
him distinct notice. that if he makes another
unmanly attack on Mr.. Packer, we toH pub
lish it for the benefit of his radical friends in
Johnstewn. We want him to regard this as
a special edict.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21
TO COysUuPTEVEs.

The ADVERTISER, having been restored %
health in a few weeks by a very simple remedy,
after having suffer ed several years with severe
lung affection, and that dread disease, Cen
sumption, is anxious to make known to his fell
low sufferers the means of cure.
To all who desire it, he will send cory of
the prescription used free of charge, with the
directions for preparing and using the same,
which they will find SURE CURE FOR CoNsUHP
TIoN, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, SC. The object
OF the advertiser in sending the Prescription is
70 benefit the afflicted and spread information
which he conceives to be invaluable /; and he
hopes every sufferer viii try his remedy, as it
will cost them nothing and may prove blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription will please
address Rev. EDW 4RD A. WILSON
my20.-ly. Williamsburg, Kings Co., N Y
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21
Terrible Outrage by a NegrO---
The FIend LynChed.

We find the following in the Alexandria
Gazette of Tuesday evening:
Miss Dooly of Washington city, beau
tiful, intelligent and interesting young lady.
who for some time past has been teaching
school in Prince Georges county Maryland,
about a mile from Fort Washington, was
met on the road yesterday morning, while
walking from the house of Mrs. Schaaff.
where she boarded. to her scAool-house, by
a colored man who has wife living in this
city, and knocked down, brutallv outraged
and robbed. Her screams attracted the at
tention of some gentlemen who were hInt-
ing in the vicinity, but who, when they
reached the spot. found her in a totally un-
conscious condition, and her ravisher gone.
As may readily be imagined the news of the
outrage spread rapidly through the neigh
borhood, and in a short time the adjoining
country was being secured by parties in pur-
suit of the villain, and towards nightfall he
was caught near the scene Of his crime, and
taken to Piscataway, where he is now chain
ed to another of his race who had been pre-
viously arrested on suspicion. OF his guilt
there is, it is said, no doubt, for in his scuffle
with the unfortunate young lady a cotton
bandage was torn from his his hand, left on
the ground, and found there afterwards by
tlOSe VINO examined Tue IOCantY. Tn Satur
day last he had cut his hand with scythe
and having no rag convenient, he had torn
off piece of the leg of his drawers and
made bandage Of it, aud the rag found
corresponds with the piece torn off. He lived
with Mr.. Adams. who farms portion of Mr..
Schaaff's land, and was driving an OK cart
when he met Miss Dooly in the road, which,
between the houses Of Mrs. Schaaff and
Captain Beasley. runs through thick piece
of woods. and perpetrated his fendish crime
by first knocking down his victim and then
dragging her into the woods. This is the
supposi.ion for the young lady has not yet
recovered her consciousness. and received
such injuries that DR.. Dyer. the attending
physician is uncertain about her recovery.
Her three brothers, who live in Washington,
have been sent for. and it is said the punish
ment usual in such cases will be inflicted
upon the criminal as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be effected"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21
PersIlIng at Home.

1t is very gratifying to announce that
where Cyrus L. Pershing is well known and
appreciated he has been generously sustained
In the borough of Johnstown, where he re-
sides, Grant received 700 votes and Seymour
326, giving Grant a majority of 378. In the
same borough Williams received $50 votes
ard Pershing 372 votes, thus giving Will
liams majority of 21l, showing a gain for
Mr.. Pershing in that borough of 167 votes
In the southern districts of the county. in
cludng Johnstown, Grant had 1888 votes
and Seymour 1859 showing Grants major
ity to have been 329. In the same districts
Williams had 1872 votes and Pershing 1857
being majority for Williams of lis and
gain for Pershing over last November's cleo
tion of 2l4. His majority in the county is
500 against $50 for Packer.
The above figures conclusively show that
the people among whom Mr.. Pershing re-
sides, treated with sovereign contempt the
weekly insiuuations of the Johnstowu Jri-
6une against his reputation and standing as
a lawyer. Although Mr.. Pershing has been
defeated, he has reason to feel proud of the
support he received from his own neighbors
as well as from the voters of his own county
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21

DEMoREsr's MONTHLY This and a sew
ing machine is beginning to be considered
Indispensable by young housekeepers and
ladies generally; but the MONTHLY must be
had, whether the sewing machine is or not,
One of the great things in its favor is, that
the gentlemen like it. They fnd it sensible
instead of frivolous. full of practical infor-
nation and useful ideas, which save young
and inexperienced wives and mothers any
amount of trouble and expense. The illus
trations and patterns, the music and other
departments, are each worth the cost, and
we advise husbands who want to do really
good thing for their wives, themselves, and
the family generally, to send $500 to S38
Broadway, n. Y, Immediately.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21
Another Surprise.

Another political surprise has been inflict
ed on the country by the appointment by
Grant of William w. Belknap as Secretary
of War. He is said to be resident of Keo-
kuk, i'll Iowa, and is now collector of inter
nal revenue for the FRS: Iowa District, We
will not say that he is not proper man for
the position, for the reason that he is so OBJ
scure and so utterly unknown to the country,
that no opinion can be expressed as to his
fitness for the place. As Grants Cabinet is
the weakest that the country has yet known
it may be safe to affirm that Belknap will
not add much to its strength in an intellec-
tual point of view. His unexpected ap
pointment is second edition of the iufliction
of Borie and Robson. But then the second
Washington" must have his own way, even
though his way is inscrutable and not to be
understood.
Thc Philadelphia Press, in referring to the
appointment of Belknap, manifests its sur
prise and says: 'He has had no experience
in legislative Office. nor in any official posi-
ton calculated to give evidence of his fitness
for place in the Cabinet" His appoint
ment was made on the day after the Penn
sylvania election What has become of the
Cameron Clan" and of General Kane, OF
the ''Bucktail Regiment? What shadows
we are and what shadows we pursue.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21

The official vote for Governor and Su-
preme Judge in all the counties was not as
cert aimed in time to enable us to give tab
ular statement of the result by counties. and
did not think it worth while to cumber Our
columns with only partial report. We
shall give the table complete in our next
1t foots up total maj rity of 1900 for Gea-
.ry and 1861 for Williams. In Ohio Hayes
is elected Governor by majority of 8,o78,
and the republicans have majority of one
III the Senate and three i'll the House.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21
"ONwARD! RIGur ONwAnp !
Into the Valley of Death,


But larger by hundreds multiplied into millions
than the doomed band in Tennyson's poem, is
the great cavalcade riding to swift destruction,
aud hugging the miseries of death on the way,
by suffering wilfully from that scourge, Fever
and Ague, or Chills and Fever, and other kin
dred diseases, when by using MISHLER,S
HERB BITTERS their disease can be effec-
tually conquered. This complaint is common
and dangerous, and untold thousands are ex
posed to it, MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS
Is certain cure Tor it and equally powerful
PREyENTATlvE: If used regularly as tonic it
will ward off this and other diseases. Use it in
time-delays are dangerous. Sold by all drug
gists. Price ono dollar per bottle.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21

elected to the Office for which he was so pc
culiarly and pre-eminently qualified. As it
is, ne was slaughtered in the house of his
friends. We have heard plausible reasons
assigned for this unex pectcd detection in the
northeastern portion of the State, but viii
will wait for further developments. in accord
ance with the old maxim, that sufficient
for the day is the evil thereof"