The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-05-20
ALTOONA Cry. MAY IS. 1869.

ALTOONA CITY, May 1S, 1869.
Friend IMac-On Sunday last. while sew
eral little boys were playing in the vicinity
of a pond on the bill, near the lime ki,ns
above East Altoona, they discovered in
the water what they supposed to be a bun
die of rags. Curiosity led them to inyesti
gate the matter further, and procuring a
pole, they navigated the bundle to shore.
and on opening it discovered to their horror
that it contained the lifeless remains of new
born infant, carefully wrapped up in an old
coat TIE boys immediately made known
the fact to the nearest Deighbor, and in
short time the intelligence spread like wild
fire, creating the most intense excitement
Men, women and children hocked to the
scene of the infanticide in large numbers,
followed soon after by Coroner Humes, who
empannelled jury and proceeded to hold
an inquest. On examination it was found
that the throat of the little innocent had
been cut, leaving no room to doubt that it
had been live born, and afterwards murdered
and disposed Of as above stated, and in ac
cordance with these facts the jury returned
its verdict. Alderman Hickey took charge
of the remains and had them decently in
terrell. Who the fendish perpetratoF or per-
petrators of this horrible crime are has not
yet been discovered, but Heaven grant that
it may not long remain mystery. Our city
is rapidly acquiring all the vices Of larger
and older cities, prominent among which are
larceny, rape. arson and infanticide.
Two several attempts were made on Tues
day night last to set ire to the property Of
JuhE Louden, Esq, in the 81 ward, but for
tunately the fires were discovered and extin-
guished in both instances before any damage
resulted 1t is very fortunate that fires
mostly occur in the lSt, Sd and 4th wards.
for almost any other portion of the city
would oe at the mercy of the devouring ele
neut. there being scarcely sufficient water
outside the above wards To satisfy the crav-
ings of a thirsty man. We have steam fire
en- gines and fire companies equal to the best
in the State, but they are comparatively
useless in any locality except the wards
have mentioned. Yet the councilmen from
the 2d, 9Th and 9th wards meet with their
brother couucilmen night after night. and
sit with their hands in their pockets and
placently listen to a disquisition from an
expert on the beauties of having the mann
moth hills in the Sc ward excavated.
stranger who would attend any of the meet
ings of orr city council. could scarcely come
away impressed with any other idea than
that the Sd ward was the only one in the
city that had any bona tfie existence. Now,
gentlemen representatives from the Cd, 5th
and 9th wards, it is time you should wake
up and make vigorous effort to compel the
erection by the city of water works of snffi-
cient capacity to supply every ward in it.
Do not longer permit your own property, and
the property of the citizens you represent, to
be exposed to dangers which those in more
favored portions of the city are in great
measure exempt from.
The directors car of the Pennsylvania
3ailroa !, which has been building il the
Company's shops in this city for some time
past, received the finishing touches on Tues
day last, and has been forwarded to Phia-
delphia. from which point it will ere long
convey Vice President Scott and other rail
road officials to California, by way of the
Pacific railroad. The car is one of the finest
aui most magnifcently furnished that has
ever been built in this country, and is said
to have cost SIS 900.
Our City Fathers have wisely Concluded
to curtail the liberty of the canine species,
and prevent hydrophobia, by requiring the
owners of dorgs" to have them properly
muzz'e1. Yours, &c, T. l. M.
REAL. ESTATE TRANsFE The following
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