The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15
Local CorrespOndence.
JomNsrowN, Sept. p. $50


cooler both here and i'll Prussia. l almost wish
/ 1t was cooler here now, for the Tem0rdl makes
theatmoSpnerc warm enough herenbouts. On
last Saturday the bombs were bursting all
around, and there are some frightful collisions
w hateTer differences may exist in regard to tha
question OF removal We should all avoid per-
sonaliticS, as ii is certain we will all have to
live together and mingle together in the trans
action OF business, no matter what the result
may be in October.
The Zanfretta Troupe performed in Union
Hall on Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings
of last week. The tight-rope performances
| Just previous to the opening of the theatre at
traGted immense crowds of people, more espe-
emily on saturday evening.
There will be an immense animal and circrs
! snow mere on next saturday, 18th inst, which
VIII probably be the last exhibition OF the kind
for the season
In Allegheny city, during discussion grow
ing out OF the proposed election OF City School
Supeiintendent, II letter was rcati from one Mr.
Pryor which pitched into the bad grammar of
an our COUNTY NSuperintendents. Unfortunate
ly, the letter itself violated so many rules of
! grammar that Mr.. Pryor deemed il prudent to
TettaGt ms accusations; The fact is. our Super
intcifehts are generally competcnt-I am sure
our county Superintendent is-and the stand
ara rf Qualifications in teaching Is high but the
s'ilarie5 are so low that qualified tcuchpIs will
nor tciech, and their places have TO be supplied
! with Incompetent persons lii regard 10 the
! English language itself, l doubt whether any
I person living can write it correctly. Language
btS: speakers and writers constitute the stand
among themselves Take the rules for capital
| iIinS llciIatlng, or forming compound words,
aa a one VIII rnu printers ana teachers Disagree,
i az. y IN SraHlnariGilS dispute among them
selves. Ny rule For writing-and am acknowl.
! I
! can cypress my ideas to be correctly uu-
! uerstood call this good grammar.
Nttil'cs nave proved Il success this year in our
! toTn and its vicinity. Mr.. Henry Fritz one
( hiie out OF town, has about three acres in
ize about one thousand dollars from the present
crop This should encourage others TO inv est
The steel works located here are not YET in
operation, and viii not be for some MONTHS
I inc buildings are mp and some of the machine
ry Is in place bat no rails have yet been made
except Few test rails that We're made in the
IRON works The Impression abroad that the
steel works are m operation is mistake.
The new wooen factory in Woodvule, II very
EiiRe building, is being pushed us rDidi! as tht,
supply of hands and material will allow but it
WI! ~ not DC IN operation for probably year yet.
cIanhcG q steeplc of church souew here aud
stood on the cross dancing around Ike u uIIn
pet. Tine same feat was performed here one
Gay l&st Week One OF our youth went up to
height OF l7O feet, nd stood on the top of lie
rcd Tor some time then threw hmse!i of and
name Bird. UOg itoY
ALTOONA CITY Sent 13. 1870.
fTis'd Adc- On Friday hast some of the resi-
dents of Third Avenue. i'll The. Fourth Ward
witnessed Il most siaStardly aud cowardIy Ou(-
rage pcri'ttTRted by II creature il! human slluDe
whom II would bc lGtst. slander TO call a num-
me lHdlN idual IN question met of his neigh
bors on the sidewalk and without II word of
provocation, struck him Il terrible blow with
ms Giehchgd tist, Telling the unfortunate man
to the earth and rendering him for a time per-
iectIy ln5cnSibie and to all appearances ifelcss
NOT satisfied wiIh his neudish work the brute I
like a savage as hc is trtmped his unconscious
victim until he was perfect mass of bruises I
ana only deSsted when the frantic wife of the /
unfortl q ntte man reached the scene and sue !
ceeded i'll rcscuing her husband from the grasp (
St ms DfuiHl iasiliant. he was then carried to
his home more dead than alive, but fortunately /
Tor all concerned. the application of the proper
rt'stor:ltives brought him back TO consciousness
though at present writing he is still i'll very 4
precalloIis condition
Rt. Rev; NJ. Doncnec, Bishop of this Diocese, /
while on his way home from the Eternal City, /
ing Saturday. He was cordially welcomed by II .
large concourse OF his spiritual children, mem |
mutual young and talented friend. Mir. James /
r Murphy, delivered the address of welcome /
To say that il did honor alike 10 his head and his
heart The Bishop briefly replied i'll his usual |
Mountain City Cornet Band struck up Home,
sweet Home i'll honor of the Bishops safe
throughout was III the highest degree creditabIe
to all concerned.
ees. OF the Foartli Ward, met with AN accident
the other day which resulted in tine breaking of
ing carried at the time in the arms OF her aunt
young siIi. when the iattcs tripped no by
small dog. causing her to fall on the board
walk with the result stated Another warming
against kcepiIiE.w orthcss about the house.
The Democrats OT this city have buckleG on
their armor fUr the campaign, ana are full Of life
and fight. Tine ai'le incOrruptibIc and popular
~pGer il oar candidate for Congress. ana with
those honest upright and indomit&bIe Demo-
Gratis, McsSEs. Pc:rikcn and Crawford. NOM
lneeS Tor the StHte Cnate, We think we have a :
ticket that ought to he and can bc trump phunt-
y elected aud We are bound to do our level /
best i'll that direction. With Such candidates. I
among the most deserving and popular Demo-
crats IN the district, it is no wonder that
life and yi2ur and determination to win h,tH
been infused into the Democratic nilsses.
Our Radical City Council is voted by ali Glass
cS As an intolcrablc nuisance. Next week muy
give slight iiIkIing of its donss, for the edifi-
cation of your many readers in this city, If for
no other purpose.
The corteotis Invitation extended by your corr
respondent '-SuItcro' to attend the picnic. mt
Wilmore an Saturday next, VIII be accepted by
one M least Of thOs" To whom il is specially di-
rcteI and TINT one l. NoIi humble ,.,trr,s,in,td
n,lt.l i'm
meeting friend '';oltcro" ana other members
of the Freeman press gang whom he hopes VIII
that You too will Ge there | bid you not to be
surprised If you find Altoona ab unGnntly repre-
scented at W:inaUre or THAI iny. L. l. 81.
JoHNsTowN, Sept 13. 1870
DC.TY F56CnIaH-As politics mOnopoliZc the at
tention of almost every individual i'll this town,
county, just now. you will pardon me if occu-
rrin1 RI tH the stvIe in which tho b,IF dozen zen
tDDosed to thf. movement in to sitpportiur their
candidate and the cause they profess to be
lighting for. nccd not alIude to the attempt
ed arguments which are brought TO bear by
their hired ambitious public speakers. The
laboring men, who comprise q majority OF the
yOters Ia this section. can easily weigh and dis
pose of such palpable Misrepresentation IA
that in the event OF the scat of justice being
removed to this town, the county expenses can
be arranged at Il very economical saving of
sin,GO per year. No sane man in this commune
~ would look for anything but extravaganza
and reckless expenditure from the cf men who
nave set Themselves up as the Moloch before
BILE men, the most noisy and despcable of whom
have only recently become residents of the
town, are trying To pursue course by which
they expect to overlwe the timid and thus
drive them into supporting their meaenfcs for
seif-aggrandizement. "A man" say they, who
will not support home interests should be driV-
en- from amongst us" What interest. in the
name of sense, will it be to the poor and labor
ing classes of Johnstovn if the county seat
should he removed herei a court house and
Jail must be built, and the men who are running
the machine and who alone IL would benefit,
would not be satisfied with ordinary structures,
for the better the buildings the more the value
,f their property would Ee enhanced. These
men alldc to are the owners of property in
the Immediate vicinity where the buildings are
to be erected. The benefit which the
iaboring class will receive is simply this in
t,a xf.s hiohor rents. and enhanced Dri-