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THE EUROPEAN MARK ETS.
This Mornings Quotations.

LONDON, Jan, 15--Noon.- Consols for money,
and account, 9lS. Five.tweuties steady at 95l,
Stocks quiet. Erie, 263; Illinois Central, 49,.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. l5-Noon.-Cotton active,
The sales will reach 10000 bales. The sales for
the week have been l56, 900 bales, OF which 20 900
for export, and 81, 900 to spectators; stock,
''St %Sest Srmer but not TO- IoSer. T % Corn easler
but not lower. Other articles unchanged.
Cotton closed buoyant at Havre last night.
Low middlngs aaoat, at 1851.
PARIS, Jan. l5.-The bullion In the Bank OF
France had increased l2,l25,0 0O0f. since last
week.
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ARRIVED THIs MoRNINl

Steamer Henry L. q aw. Tier l8 hours from Bal
more, with mdse. TO A. Groves Jr.
Steamer Richard Wiling Cundin; lS hours frC
BALTIMORE, with mdse. 10 A. Groves, Jr.
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QUHkNhIOWN. Jan, l5.-ArnVed, steamship Hus.
ia, from New Ycrk.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. l5.-Arrived TO- day, steamship
BalimOre, RAltimoFa.
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Washington and Harrisburg.

The amendment to the constitution con-
ferring suffrage upon negroes has passed the
House and is now before the Senate. It will
undoubtedly pass that body, but for reasons
stated in another article we adhere to the
opinion that it will fail to receive the ratifca-
ton of the Legislatures of three -fourths of the
States-The much talked of Civil Tenure
law, which was repealed by the House. has
not yet been finally disposed of by the SEN
ate. The indications are that the Senate will
law, and that Grant will commence his off
cial career as President fettered by the same
chains which were forged by radical malig-
nifty for the wrists of Andrew Johnson
No definite action has yet been taken in re-
ference to the PrOrince of Mississippi. As
the radicals will want the votes of the Iegis-
lature Of that State to enable them to fasten
negro suffrage on the North, it is utterly
impossible even to conjecture what legislative
outrage they will resort to in order to accom-
plish that purpose.-Mrs. Lincoln's peti
ton for a comfortable pension has come to
grief in the Senate, the Pension Committee
in that body having reported that they know
of no law which will warrant the Committee
IN granting her prayer.-Moorhead has
recently made several vigorous efforts to
resurrect his short tariff bill, but in every
instance the vote, like his tariff, was short of
the required number to galvanize his bant-
ling into life, and he is no Moor( a Mead than
U. S. Senators from GEORGIA
have not yet been admitted to their seats in
the Senate. nor will they be, for the reason
that the Legislature of that State expelled
the negro solons from that body Just as the
kump expels democratic member when
bis seat IS contested,-S Some davs apo
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EBENSBURC FOUNDRY
AGAIN IN FULL BLAST!
NEW FIRM, NEW BUILDINGS, &c,

II AVING purchased the we'll known EB-
IL ENSBURG Fol NDRY from Mr.. Edw.
Glass, and rebuilt and enlarged it almost en-
tire'y, besides re6tting it with new machinery
the subscribers are now prepared TO furnish
COOK, PARLOR g. HEATING STOVES
of the latest and most approved patterns
THRESHING MACHINES, MILL GEAR
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description, IRON FENCING, PLOUGHS
and PLOUGH CASTINGS, and in fact all
manner 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 PLOUGHS which we
possess the sole right to manufacture and sell
in this county, and which are admitted to be
the best ever introduced to the public.
Believing ourselves capable of performing
any work in our line 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 that
we will be found worthy of liberal patronage.
Fair reductions made to Wholesale dealers
US The highest prices paid in cash for old
metal, or castings given in exchange.
OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH COUNTRY
PRODUCE. CONVERY, VINROE s. co.
Ebensburg, Sept. 2, 1868.
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Harrisburg Correspondence.
HARRIsBURG, Feb. 8, 1869.

Harrisburg, Feb. 8, 1869.
Dear Freen,an-The last " eek has been
an eventful one, We have had the Editorial
Convention, you do doubt remember
The editors were scattered around promiscu-
ru5ly for several days. The proceedings Of
their convention has already been published,
and if you think they are of any interest to
your readers you can readily procure cory.
My own impression is that they are about
as interesting as Dutch almanac. Then we
had the Republican State Committee here.
and since they have been here 1 don't feel
so much like betting on the nomination Of
his EXcellency for Governor. They have
resolved to hold this convention on the 23d
of June, in Philadelphia. 1t is generally
understood that his majesty wished the con-
ventiou to be held on the End of March, and
since the committee have not seen proper to
consult his wishes in the matter, his chances
don't look so favorable they did week
ago. 1t will be great misfortune to the
democrats should he be left out in the cold.
There are some insinuations that your State
Senator, Harry White. wouldn't feel him
self at liberty to decline nomination by
the radicals. For the democratic nomina-
tion Gen. Cass is still in the lead, with a
very fair show of success. The opinion of
leading democrats. here is that the conven-
ton should not be held until July or Au-
gust; in fact. it appears to be the general
impression throughout the State Strange
to say, the pasting and folding swindle was
not under discussion in the assembly this
week. 1t was engaged principally in local
legislation. There was a joint resolution
passed requesting our Senators and instruct
ing our Representatives in Congress to op-
pose the passage Of any law placing tele-
graph lines in the hands of the general gov
ernment. This is an important matter to
the people of our Commonwealth, and | am
glad to see that it has been passed. There
is talk of a final adjournment on the 10th of
March, the Committee of Ways and Means
having reported resolution to that effect
But, judging from the number of bills to be
acted on. the length of the sessions that have
been held, and the number of bumcombe
speeches that will be made if the proceed
ings thus far is to be criterion to the kind
of speeches we are to have, and think your
readers will agree with me that they are
more notorious for bumcombe than for argu-
ment, the probabilities are that the session
will be prolonged considerably beyond that
time. They propose to hold night sessions
part of the coming week, ard business will
so through with rush. II.
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A Silly Proposition.

The constitution tinkels at Washington
having exhausted their ingenuity in that di-
rection, our State constitution is to be sub
tected to the same healing process by their
radical brethren at Harrisburg. In the House
OF Representatives an amendment to the con-
stitution has been proposed by Mr.. Adaire,
radical member from Philadelphia, which
reads as follows
"That representatives to the number of three
hundred shall be apportioned and distributed
equally throughout the State BY districts, in
proportion to the number of taxab c inhabitants
thereof, except that no county shall be divided
and no more than three counties shall be Joined
In the formation of a district
In order to preserve the equilibrium of
numbers between the House and Senate the
amendment ought to provide for the increase
of the number of Senators from thirty three
to ninety-nine, so that the Senate and House
would then consist of three hundred and
ninety-nine members. If the taxpayers of
Pennsylvania have been enabled, under the
mercies of divine Providence, 10 survive
the effects of the last five years of radical
legislation, the number of lawmakers being
one hundred and thirty-three, what would
be their situation If that number was in
creased three fold? The expenses of the Le-
gislature for the year 1860 were about one
hundred and si1ty thousand dollars. Under
the rule of radical extravaganza and corrup-
ton they have steadily increased, until last
year they reached the enormous sum of three
hundred and tfiy thousand dollars. Under
Adaire's arrangement, tested by the ordinary
rules of arithmetic, the expenses would
amount to three times as much, or about one
million Of dollars. That is quite refresh
ine view of the future. If this amendment
should ever become a part Of the constitu-
ton what glorious harvest it would open
up for the army of folders and pastors, and
how they would rush to Harrisburg, there
to revel in green fields and pastures new
But it would not fare so we'll with the next
radical candidate for United States Senator,
because be would then be compelled to pur-
chase three times as many votes to secure a
caucus nomination as is required now. And
then the annual volume of the Acts of AS
sembly would contain about twenty-four
hundred pages-almost twice as many as the
first volume of Bates Military History.
We do not anticipate the passage of this
amendment by the House. and we have re-
ferred to it simply to show what wild and
visionary schemes can enter into the head of
a radical legislator. Fools will sometimes
rush in where angels fear to tread IF
Adaire, or some other radical member. vii,
offer an amendment to the constitution strik-
ing from the first section of the third article
thereof the word 'chite, and get the radicals
to vote for it, he could make himself useful
and active, and secure wide reputation
The people of the State would then have an
opportunity, through the ballot box, of de-
Gliding the question of negro suffrage in the
only fair and legitimate manner in which il
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Natures Great AssIstant.

'DisObedience to the laws of health must be
inevitably followed by the penalty nature has
imposed. Ignorance respecting these laws is
extensive with the human race, hence the
universal prevalence of disease, sickness and
premature death. Science and skill combined
have brought to our knowledge the precise
character of different diseases, and enabled US
to treat them, with more or less success, ac-
cording to circumstances. But in the whole
category of medicines remedies, unquestiOn-
ably the greatest assistant of nature is MISH-
LER'S HERB BITTERS, because it never
fails when taken in due time. A treatment
which a child can understand and practice is
simple enough, and If the Bitters is given when
the early symptoms of disease appear, a rad
ical cure can be relied upon. This is our ex-
perience for the past eight years in the treat
ment of diseases arising from disordered
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Bowels, Lungs and
Heart. with this popular remedy ."-Messenger
of Health,
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Several years age young man, resi-
dent of Milford, Mass, after a few years of
married life, obtained divorce. His wife
Immediately went off and engaged in some
mechanical work until a few months since,
when she returned, sought her former hus-
band. and offering him one thousand dollars,
which she had saved from her earnings, pro-
vided he would forgive and re-marry her,
was accepted and they were recently reuni-
ted.
"A horrible case of poisoning has just
come to light near Unionport. Jefferson
county, o. Two old ladies, sisters, owning
some property, were taken suddenly i'll last
month, and one died. Last Saturday week
the body of the deceased was exhumed. and
a coroner's jury has rendered a verdict of
death by poison. The manager of the farm
is strongly suspected, as the property would
fall into his hands by tie death of the old
ladies.
"A man named Hoefer, living on the
outskirts of Hannibal, Missouri, mnrdered
his daughter, ten years old. on FRIDAY last
He strangled her --itn strap, cut he- body
in two. tore her heart out, cut it open and
e~anowed the blood. He was arrested
When asked why he committed the deed he
replied that Christ was killed, and it was no
worse for his child to die than Christ that
he offered her as a sacrifice to Christ. 1t is
said the man is insane on religion.
One OF the most remarkable trees
known is the Australian eucalyptus. 1t
attains height Of five hundred feet, and is
extraordinarily compact in fibre. In regions
denuded of timber, or of great aridity, it is
invaluable. growing with astonishing rapidi-
ty unretarded by drought. A tree planted in
Algiers, fifteen years ago. has attained the
volume and the qualities of an oak one hun
dred years old, and from tree planted three
years ago has sprung tree now four feet in
circumference at the base.
"A young man at Connersvile, in Giles
county, Tennessee. on Thursday evening.
while standing on the floor in the act of being
married. was shot down by brother of the
bride. He fell inl the arms of the devoted
girl, who, assisted by friends, conveyed him
to bed, when, at her request, the marriage
ceremony was finished, she exclaiming that
she had rather mourn a husband than dead
lover. In few minutes the newly made
husband expired. The murderer escaped.
The Radical State Central Committee
met in Harrisburg on Friday, and fixed
Wednesday. the 23d day of June next, as
the time for holding tie Radical State Con-
vention for the nomination of a candidate fo-
Governor and Judge of the Supreme Court.
The friends of Geary tried to secure the ap-
pointment of an earlier day for holding the
Convention, but failed. Still it is regarded
as probable that he will be nominated. We
hope he may be. If Simon Cameron does
not chang his hide on the fence" he
threatened to do, the Democracy will.
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The Pennsylvania Central Rrailroad Com
pany are now attempting to manufacture
iron rails with plate of steel half an inch
thick on the top, hoping thus to secure the
advantages Of steel surface and avoid its
objectionable features. Orders for this pur
pose have heen given to the steel works at
BALDWIN, below Harrisburg, to perfect the
welding or construction of iron rails with
steel plated running surface. If this should
succeed. it is believed that IL will be tba
highest perfection to which rails are canahIe
of being brought. The officers of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company are confident
that this kind of rail can be successfnIIv
manufactured. If so they will undoubtedly
take precedence over all others.
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A Mistake Corrected.


Almost every editor of a newspaper, dem
ocratic as well as radical, when he refers to
the proposed constitutional amendment con-
ferring suffrage upon negroes in the Northern
States. speaks of its adoption by three .tct1Hs
of the State Legislatures as a foregone con-
clusioa. This is a mistake. There are thirty
secen States in the Union, or at least there
ought to be. Three. .fourths of that number
are tnOenty-eight. Less than that number of
State Legislatures cannot ratify an amend
ment to the constitution. The radical party
now controls the Legislatures of tooenty-tbree
States, as follows: Maine, Vermont. Massa-
CHI S t., Rhode 1 land, New York, Pennsyl-
varil, West Virginia, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Nevada, Arkansas. Tennes-
see, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, South Car
oIina and North Carolina. If New Hamp
shire and Connecticut vote for the radicals
at the spring election it will give them two
more States, making in all t,Centyfre. The
opponents of negro suffrage control the Le-
gisatures of nine States. In order, there
fore, to make up the t'oenty-eiyI States it
will be necessary for the radicals to carry the
three States not yet reconstructed, viz: Yir-
ginia. Mississippi and Texas. Their chances
of doing so are not at all hattering, since we
know that Mississippi, at an election held
last summer, defeated her reconstructed con-
stitution by majority of about eight thous-
and. From this view of the situation, and
it is the correct one, it is safe to infer that
this piece of radical bread may yet fall upon
tho buttered side.
In view of the fact that the Chicago plat
form distinctly disavowed any right on the
part of Congress to regulate the question of
suffrage in the Northern States, the submis-
sion of this proposed negro amendment to
the Northern Legislatures at this time is a
gross outrage. They we're lot elected with
reference to that issue, for the very reason
that the radical party, by the action of its
national vention, had declared that it was
not a debateable question. If that were the
issue in this State at the next fall election
Geary and his radical cohorts would be ut
terly annihilated. AS the game of political
fraud is now being played, negro suffrage
may be inflicted upon this State, not by the
votes of her own citizens but by the votes of
the negro and carpet-bag Legislatures of the
States of North Carolina, South Carolina,
Florida, Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-02-11

1,;u ,ros introduced in the House from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, by one OF
ite members, providing for the annexation
of the black republic of Saint Domingo TO
the United States as territory whenever the
government of that country shall so desire.
How any sane man could seriously entertain
such a proposition is beyond mortal compre-
hension. Saint Domingo embraces the east
ern norton of the Island of Hayti. 1t Is
called a republic, and contains black popu-
latiou of lie, 900, who are ignorant. lndolent
and constantly in state OF rebellion. III
Saint Domingo should be annexed, Hayti
comprising the western portion OF the island.
would follow in her footsteps with back
population of 600 900. Hayti once belonged
to France, and in 1871 the French Assembly,
in the name of ''Liberty. Fraternity and
Eoualitv," declared all the slaves the
island free Imme liately afterwards what
is known in history as the massacre of Saint
Domingo took place. in which the entire
white population, amounting to t1centy~'iUe
thousand souls, was swept from the face OF
the earth in one bloody, indiscriminate
slaughter. From that day to this. period
of seventy eight years, the population OF the
island has been in a state Of chronic revolu-
ton. Saint Domingo owes debt of fifteen
millions, which, in the event OF its annexa-
ton, would have to be assumed by this
government. One WOulu suppose 'h'At o'Ii
brief experience of the ''man and BROTH,
both as voter and lawmak~-' +" "ouio nave
moro than satisfied she insane ravlnSs OF
CO., Wen1sff Phillips himself But the
ra5;cals in Congress, in the plenitude of their
spurious love for liberty, seem to think that
"No peat up Utica contracts our powers,
The whole boundless continent is ours"
The bill was laid on the table, but the latest
advices from Washington state that another
effort will be made TO secure its passage.
The legislative mills at Harrisburg is fur
nishing the usual grist of local laws, which
are of no manner of interest except to those
Immediately concerned. If the Legislature
were to sit constantly from the first Tuesday
in January to the second Tuesday in Octo-
Der we have no doubt it would invent
enough of that kind Of legislation to keep it
continually employed. How true it is that
the world is governed too much.-The
Registry bill has not vet been discussed.--
The House passed bill. unparalleled in
legislation, to cheat the democratic candi-
date for Receiver of Taxes in Philadelphia
out of his office, to which he had been elect
ed last October, but before the Senate could
act upon it he filed his official bond and
thus the attempted fraud failed.--With-
am, democratic member of the House from
Philadelphia, has been unseated and his
place given to radical on the oaths of sew
en- men. one of whom is charged with muir
der, and the others are we'll known thieves
and pick pockets. Beyond these two par
tisan acts we have not noticed anything Of
special interest in the proceedings of our
State Legislature.
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THE Radical State Central Committee
took occasion at their late meeting to pass a
resolution recommending the passage by the
Legislature of Police bill for Philadelphia,
which takes all CONTROL from the hands Of
the Mayor and vests it in body of partisan
Commissioners. This resolution was adopt
ed for the express purpose of coercing GER
tain Republican members of the Senate and
House, who are concientiously opposed to
this Ubiquitous measure. Whether these
men will consider themselves bound to obey
the peremptory orGer of the Radical State
Central Committee remains to be seen. We
hope they have manhood enough to do what
they believe to be right, regardless of conse-
quences.-LancaSter IHttuiJeHcer.
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The LAW OF LIBEL.-The Editorial Con-
vention at Harrisburg passed the following
resolution in regard to the law of libel, by
an almost unanimous vote
ResoIred, That the Editorial Association
of Pennsylvania recommend such an amend
ment to the present law of libel in the State
OF Pennsylvania as will admit of the truth
being given in evidence.
But one man raised his voice against the
passage of this resolution, and only two or
three voted against it. Such u1an m-ty of
sentiment among SO large body of editors
ought to be sufficient to induce the I,egisla
ture to take prompt action upon this impor
tant subject Lancaster Intelligencer.
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ACcIDENT.-There was an explosion in
Doct. Ayers Laboratory, yesterday. which
caused some excitement in the vicinity
Ayers Pills are manufactured under on
enormous pressure, in cylinders, like cannon.
which sometimes prove too weak for the
compressed forces, and burst with terrific vi
olence. Fortunately, the pieces do not fly
far, so that no one has been hurt by them.
The action is more like ice than powder but
it makes Pills which all the world acknowl-
edge are PILLs.-Daiiy journal, Lowell.
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"ALLORING ESTABLISHMENT

II REMOVED.-The subscriber would re-
spectfully announceGto his customers and the
citizens of Ebensburg and vicinity generally,
that he has removed to the new building on
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 fine line of CLOTHS, CASSI-
MERES. VESTiNGS, &C., which he will make
to order in the best style and at the lowest nri-
ces. Feeling confident of giving entire salts
faction, 1 hope for an increased patronage ia
my new location. d. j. EVANS
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can ever be disposed of. But that is just
what the radicals in the Legislature are
afraid to do. They prefer to repudiate the
declaration plainly set forth in their own ma
tional platform. and coward like to take
shelter under the protecting wings of Con-
gressional amendment.