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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27

The Art Of Conversation i:
sadly needing cultivation in
American homes and social cir
cles. We can do q great many
things well. We work well;
invent well; endure well ; but,
as a general thing, we do not
talk well. Most business men
do not know how to talk even
to their own families. They do
not take the time, and if they
have the time make no use Of
it in that way. At breakfast
the newspaper is read and a
few directions given for the
day. Dinner is taken away
from home. The pater familias
is sure to bring with him the
evening paper when he returns
at night. This occupies him
until it is time to go to the
concert or church meeting, and
after that there is time only to
60 to bed. So q man has no
time really to talk to his wife
and children, and the little
space he has he fills with other
things.
As in the family, SO in the
social circle. How uncomfort.
able an evenings company is
in an American parlor. The
usual resort is music OF dane
ing. If the piano is not kept
going all the time, there are
dreadfully awkward pauses in
which the gentlemen feel terri
bly, bored, and the ladies tax
their wits fearfully for more
small talk to kill the time
How few are the companies
that are content, or that have
the ability, to sit down and
talk about a given subject for
an hour.
The consequence of this is,
we do not and can not know
each other. The father has
nothing in sympathy with his
child and is really q stranger to
him, because the two never
reveal themselves each to each.
Society becomes superficial and
dreadfully stupid. .Misunder-
standings flourish and miscon-
ceptions remain uncorrected.
Men fail to receive the bless
ings of home and the social
circle, and wither in their own
bald Individuality.
Dear friends and fellow sin
ners, let us learn how to talk.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27

HOWARD SANTA BY AND AID ASSOCIATION,
l1-F0r the Relief and Cure Of tho Errlng and Un.
Essays on the Errors OF Youth and tho Folies Of
Ago IN relation TO MARRIAGE and SOCIAL EVILS, with
sanitary aid for the afflicted Sent iree. In sealed on.
7, Philpdelyhia, Pa.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27

Mrs. Judge Esther Morris,
Of Wyoming, is.overrun with
business. Among her other
legal duties she has recently
married several couples.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27
SHIRIPP's SALE.

Slate Of Ohio Ti,itOn County, Sc
VIII, Brown e. Co., plaintiffs,
against
A. G. Dowd and others, DEPENDENTS.
In Court Of Common Pleas of VintOn county
Nendl Execution.
Pursuadt 10 the command OF vendi eXecu.
tion Issued from the Court Of Common Pleas OF
Vinton county, and 10 me directed as Sheriff
OF said county, will Offer for sale nj the doOi
Of the Court House, in the Town Of Macarthur
Vinton county, Ohio, on
Monday, the 25th Day of July, A. D.
1870,
at the houroft o'clock y. NJ Of said day the
following described lands and tenement5, TO-
witt
In-Lot Number Two Hundred and Twenty
mo. 220) In the Town of Macarthur, Vinton
County Ohio.
Taken rs the property Of A. g. Dowd TO salts
fy an execution of aforesaid Court In favor OF
VIII, Brown II Co.
Appraised at One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Dollars 026 OOD and must bling two-thirds Of
thatsum
Terms of fSalc-Cash In hand
DANIEL BOOTH,
Sheriff OF Vinton county, o.
June %, 1S7O-5w.12
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27

James Lockard, PpG Before John Bell, J
against Up. ofRichl0nd Town.
nN the Both day OF June, A. ID. 1870 said Jus.
~ tlco Issued an order OF attachment I'm Tho
above action for the sum of 500 90 with interest
nom the - day ofMarch, A. ID. 1870.
July 8, 1S70-3w
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27
INSURANCE.
o. ID. HAWK,
LICENSED INSURANCE AGENT,
ARTHUR, OHIO.

y EPREsENTS the following
III FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES!
HTNA, OF Hartford, Conn.
Underwriters, New York.
HOME, Columbus.
MERCHANTS, Chicago.
FRANKLIN, West Va.
Aud the following
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NATTN'L LIFE g. HOME, ofN. York
BaY" Policies issued on reasonable terms.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27

Made of Poor Rum, Whisky, Proof Spirits and Re
fuse LiqOrs, dOcturcd spcPd and sweecned to please
the taste called "Tonics." "AppelizerS" "Rcsora
tives" etc, that lead the tippler on to drunkenness
and rufn, but are true medic ne, made from the ma
tive Roots aud Herbs of California, free from all i
cnhol g S,imulants They are the GREAT BLOC u
PURIFIER and LIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE, q
Perfect Renovatcr and Invigorutor Of the System
carrying Off all poisonous matter, and restoring the
blood to healthy condition. No person can take
these Bilters according to directions and remain un'
we'll
$lOO will be given for IN incurahle case provided
the bones are not destroyed by mineral poiSons OF
other means, and the vital organs wasted beyond The
point of repair.
For Innamatory and Chronic Rheumatism and Cont
Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bilious, Rcmtten and In
termtlent FCvers, Disease of the Blood, Liver Kid
neys and Bladder these Bltters have been most sue
cesSiul. Such diseases are caused by tiaed Blood
which is generally produced by derangment of he d-
Cleanse the yiiaed Blood whenever you nnd
Its impurities bursting through the skin in Pimples
Eruptons, or Sores; cleanse it when yon find 1t ob-
structed or sluggish IN the VEINS cleanse IL when H. Is
foul, and yon feeling wi tell you when, Keep the
Blood pure and the health of the system will follow.
PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS lurking In the
system Of 50 many thousand are ehtctuay destroyed
and removed.
these Bitters have no equal. For full directions read
carefully the circular around each Bottle printed In
four languages Eng ish, German, French and Span
j. WALKER, Proprietor, SO Commerce ST. N. Y
H. II. MCDONALD Il co,
Druggists and General Agents, San Francisco and
Sacramento California, and 32 and 81
Commerce st, ~ Y.
RG5yD SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS & DEALERS
2l4w
A GENTS WANTED-('lO PER Day.
IA by the American Knitting Machine Co.,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27

Gp10 A DAY-BUsiueSs entirely new and
ID lU honorable, Liberal Inducements. De.
scriptiye circulars free. Address j. G. RAND
e co . Biddef0rd Me. 27-3m,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27
THE SECOND VOLUME OF

WANTED AGENTS-To sell the OCEAGON
makes the Elastic Lock Stitch" ane Is warran.
ted for five years. Price S15. All other ma
chimes with an under-fced sold for SIS or less
are infringemcnts Address Octagon Sewing
Machine Co, st: Louis, Mo-, Chicago, ILL.,. Pitts
burgh, Pa. or Boston, Mass. 21-3m
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15
The District Court BIlI.

On our first page will be found certified
copy Of the bill extending the powers of the
District Court of Johnstown. By misprint
in the healing, it is made to appear as the
Act under which the present District Court
exists, whereas it is only the bill for extend
ing its jurisdiction which was defeated in
Committee last winter
About the beginning of the session of 1869
Daniel N Laughlin showed the original bill
to some of our citizens, stating that IL was all
they required, and that the passage of that
bill would settle the question and restore
harmony and good feeling in Johnstown.-
That bill was partly in the handwriting Of
Mr.. Mclaughlin and Iartly in that of Cyrus
Elder. The same bill. SO presented became
law. without any change except to reduce
its jurisdiction from five hundred to two
hundred dollars. 1t was thought the ques-
tion was then settled finally and forever.
At the next session, however, the bill on
our first page was presented. We call the
attention of honest men of all parties aud Of
every locality to this bill, and ask careful
perusal OF lis provisions. The law was plain
ly tnconstitutional-a bill of the same char
acter having been vetoed by the Governor a
short time before for that very reason,
1t MAKES. as will be seen by reading it.
two Sheriff., two Prothoaotaries, two Regis
ters. two Recorders, and two District Attor>
neys in the same county. contrary to the
plain provisions Of the Constitution and,
what is worse, it gave J"hnstown and the
districts within the jurisdiction of the Dis
trict Court the right to select both sets-a
a thing that no honest man in Juhnstown
could want. And yet, because this bill. alb,
surd as it was, met with the opposition and
fate it deserved, Potts. Mclaughlin, aud
Barnes are determined to involve the county
in half a million dollars Of expenses and re
move the seat Of justice from the centre to
the extreme corner Of the county
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

Dempcrats, we had hoped that this campaign
Nould nave been conducted in an honora bic
aho m open way 1t is not good policy to arouse
PeISohi;l ahlmoslties or engender bitter feel
lng.'-JohnStOICn Democrat 49,
WE lad the same hope. Is it honorable
ana open" In any man to seek a nomination
at the hands of a Democratic County Con-
vention, on the 9Th day of August, as the
sworn enemy of the removal fraud, and then.
on the 10th Of the same month, to consum-
mate his treachery by accepting nomina-
ton on the other side Of the question? If
political dupfcity can find a lower depth
than ID. d. Woodruff has reached on the
removal question. we would like 10 see some
more expert political acrobat than himself
make the experiment. No other man than
II. ID; Woodruff could be his own political
parallel.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

A Bitter BIT.-A man named Hofchkiss
over In New Market, the other night thought
he would have some fun soaring his wife,
by dropping loose brick down the chimney
into the Fireplace in her room SO he crept
softly cut of bed, with nothing on but his
nIght-shlrt, speaked upstairs and got out
OIL the roof Mr.. Hotchkiss dropped nine
teen bricks down the chimnny, each one
with slam; but his wife never screamed a
solitary time. So then Mr.. Hochkiss gave
it up and thought he would go down stairs ;
but he found that Mr.. Fl tchkiss had had her
head out OF the trap-door watching him all
the time. and when he had finished she had
smut the trap and fastened it on the inside.
1t may be as well to state that Mr.. Hotchkiss
spent the rest of the night on the sharp peak
OF the roof with his trailing garments of the
night tiuttering in the evening breeze. sing
ing "l'm lonely tonight" Mrs. Hotcbkiss
lntlmated to her confidential friends that she
thought she had him.-Nelcark Courier.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15
q False E'reteHse.

The latest and most Transparent dclge ot
the removal faction is to be found in the last
Johnstown Tribune. in the shape of an adj
dress ITO the Taxpayers Of Cambria conn.
ty." 1t is signed by quite a number ot
citizens of the imperial city. The preamble
to this address is verbose and utterly devoid
of truth. What might be called the resolu-
ton, which always follows preamble, is in
the following words, insul,ing though they
are to all the well known rules of English
grammar:
This il to certify that we, the undersigned
citizens Of Johnstown and vicinity, do hereby
pledge ourselves unto the taxpayers of The
County OF Cambria, that il the Seat of Justice
Is removed from EbensbUrg 20 Johnstown that
taxes over and above the present rate of taxa
ton IN consequence Of such removal. No TAX
one cent more tax than he or she now pays, for
lhebuilding, and completion of either Court
] -, Jttll, t OF othor County oulldngs ~ JOINS
shall be built"
The obvious intent of the foregoing Ian
guage is to create the impression that. if the
removal infamy is consrmmated, there will
be no increase of taxation. We do not be-
ieve there is a man even in Johnstown so
verdant as to be gulled by such nonsense.
AS Johnstown is the boasted centre of pop
ulation and commerce, it necessarily follows
that, in the event of the removal of the
county seat, Court House and Jail com
mensurate with the magnitude of the city,
as well as with the self pride aud extrava-
CANT preten sions of the leaders of the remov-
al project, would have to be erected. Can
that be done without "GRy incI case of tdres
orer and aboUe the present rate Of tarotion" =?
As Johnstown is conceded to be big place,
the fitness of things will demand big Court
House and big Jail. This would require
the expenditure of not less than three hun
to come from Will the men who signed
their names to this address pay it out Of
their own pockets. and thus prevent any in
crease of taxation ? lfthey are not deliber>
ateIy attempting to humbug and impose on
the taxpayers of the county, they are bound
to do so. Perhaps cur friend Charles B.
Ellis, with his snuff box, aided and assisted
by Lewis Pitt. can improvise an ''Allad,lin's
lamp" and, through the wonderful power,
OF Its magic, erect, during the silent hours of
the night, on the Court House Square,"
the necessary public buildings. "free gratis
for nothing" to be greeted in all their mag
nihcent proportions. at the rising of the
mornings sun. with the loud acclaim and
hnzzas of the bewildered but delighted citi
zens of Johnstown. 1t is all delusion and
a snare. and deceptive aud fraudulent though
1t be, II. d. Woodruff endorses it. The peo-
pie well understand all such trickery and
hollow pretensions, and will deal with any
man who makes the insincere and impudent
suggestion in way which be will not soon
forget.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15
The New York Times we'll SAYS ::

RADICAL BIGAMIsT "A nice little
scandal has just been developed in the Chan
Gerry Court here. il regard 10 c. c. Bowen.
member OF Congress from the Charleston, S.
c., District. which will probably result in
his serving term in another sort of public
institution. Previous to 1860 he was mar
ried, but managed to obtain a divorce from
his wife. In January. 1860, he was mar
ried to Miss Labotha Park, in Waku!la, Fla
representing himself to be widower He
lived with her till April. 1867, when he
abandoned her and took up with another
woman. and lived in open adultery with her.
Mrs. Bowen came to this city shortly after
the abandonment by the honorable villain,
and on the 4th Of February last led petit
ton for divorce, upon the grol nd Of deser-
ton, Abandonment. and adultery. No res
poCse vas made and the case still remains
on the docket. Yesterday despatch was
received here from a prominent lawyer in
Atlanta. Ga, stating that the Hon. Mr Bow
en- has just married lady of high standing
IN that city Chicago Times.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

a. w. TAYLOR, of Indiana, the Republi-
can candidate for Congress in the West
morcla2d district, for reasons quite satisfac-
tory to himself, has resigned, and Andrew
Stewart, of Fayet.e county, has been nomi-
mated in his place. Mr. Stewart was a
member of Congress almost fifty gears ago.
and now. that he is over eighty years of sse,
to galvanize him cnce more into political
life is beyond all reasonable comprehension.
OF the election of Henry D. Foster in the
district we never did and DO not now enter
tain the slightest doubt. We have known
Mr.. Taylor long and well. He is q high
minded and honorable gentleman, and al
though we differ with him in politics, We.
bear our willing testimony to his admitted
high personal character and integrity. If a.
w. Taylor was bound to be defeated by Gen
Foster, as Mr. Taylor freely admits in his
letter Of declination, What earthly chance of
success has a superGnrated political fossil
like Andy Stewart Taylor's withdrawal
is virtual confession of sure and certain
defeat on part Of the Radical party in the
district.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

DISTRESSING CATASTRoPHE At Tou,s
hIVER' NEW JERskY.-A Long Branch des-
patch gives the following particulars of the
falling of bridge on Thursday last Dr.
ehe passage over of party of Methodist
sunday school excursionists 1t anpears
that the party left the train at the ,ianat
and commenced crossing a strip of water
that lies between the hotel and denot on .
bridge built for the use of predestrians
over eight persons We're on the bridge an
route to the hotel when the light sfrnc,ura
gave way, precipitating them into the Yater
Ihe party were submerged in twenty feet of
water, with tlmbers and boards sn~ro,n3;,,,,
them. The shrieks of women and cbiIdraSe
confused the operations which were sat -.
ioot TO rescue them. About seventy persons
managed to escape by means of help extend.
ed to them. Eight of the party were drow,'-
ed, the most of them having been carr;a,l
down under the falling timbers.
The funeral of four of the victip,S too,.
place on the 10th, at Long Branch at tba
Centenary Nj. L. church. The non|e, 'u1
those buried were Ella Marble, HELEN T,ano -
and Alfaretta and James Martin Mr. CiS'
ney Ihrockmorton and Maria Marston 49, na.o
buried from the Mechanicsyille cbnroI
Saturday afternoon, and on SUNDAY tio
remaining victims were buried from the
centenary church, where Peter Howard on5
LAooie Styles were Inferred in the san,a
grave, In the garments they purchases s,,r,e
time ago, to wear at their weddine, 80 Io;lo
was 10 nave taken place in abpnt ,hraa
weeks. thtee
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

Our CWoodruf's) acceptance of tho noplina-
Ioh was slthclent We tcelc asked for no lrYiftsn
secret 1tc11e. mo honorable man would be
asked Tor one. or would give written secret
pledge. .'-JohnstOlon Democrat
What would the "written" or any other
kind of pledge be worth. coming from map
who. on the 9Th of August, was, the open and
aVowed enemy Of the removal cf the county
seat, and who, on the goth of the same
month. became the candidate Of moncrel
convention aud pledged himself TO support
said removal with all the power and infiu-
ence lie possesses
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

"The ticket we raise this day is pledged to
form and retrenchnent and most rigidly OPP
posed TO increase OF taxation for any purpose.
The leading candidates on this ticket are Dem
ocTats of most unimpeachable political integ-
rity. and all capable and honest men, and
and have the maniueSS TO carry it out. We
shall support it, believing that on its success
depends the welfare of our citizens and the in
creased prosperity and purity of the Democrat
ic party in the county.
This is the modest language of the "Old
Captain" in the last Johnstown Democrat
Ne have answered the reform and retrench-
ment" humbug in another article. Wood
ruff says he will support it (the removal
ticket). OF course he will, but what will
the honest Democrats of Cambria county
say of a man who now boasts of his "politi-
cal integrity" and who, on Monday the 9Th
day of August. was the open, boiSterOus and
apparently sincere opponent Of the removal
fraud and denounced Rose for being in favor
of removal. and yet, on the goth day of
August, just hceire days after the meeting
Of the County Convention, received and &C
cepted nomination which bellies all his
former professions, betrays his best friends,
and disgusts every Democrat in the county
who ever took his hand in friendly grasp
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

GEN. VIM. Ii. MILLER, of Harrisburg.
died suddenly in that city on last Monday.
IN the forty-second year of his age He was
a lawyer by profession and a prominent
democratic politician. having been at one
time member OF Congress from the Dauphin
district. lie was we'll known throughout
the State and his death is sincerely regretted
by his hosts of warm personal friends,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

LAND SALES OF THE UNION PACIFIC
RAILROAD The sales of the Land Depart
cnent OF the Union Pacific Railroad Compan
ior the month of August were IA ,59S 54- 100
acres, amounting to S7S,:65, 80. averaging
50 40 per acre. The total land sales of the
Company amount to ST ,O42 ,597,77.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

-George A. Carpenter, of East Provi-
dence. Z. l., a well-known farmer. drowned
himself on last Saturday by lying down on
his face in brook containing only six inch
eS OF water. lie was wealthy man and for
merly State Senator.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

~ Sold by Druggists and Je''
where. Beware OF counterteiis. A'A
bold's. Take no other. PRICR-SI---'
or six bottles for $3.50. Deu'ei'1 W
dress. Describe symptoms II a. ~
tions.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

FARRAGUT ABROAD.-Whe in 1858, the
news came that Havelock had died under the
walls of rescued Lucknow. says the New
York World. the flags in the Larbor Of New
York were at haf-mas "Let us.'' wrote
Henry Kingsley in England. always in our
chickering's remember that ~ When the
word is flashed under the waves Of the At
iantic that Farragut is no more, the British
ensign droops at spiihead. From the masts
OF Nelson's Victory at Portsmouth and
Lyons's Agamemnoa the same token Of
solrow and respect is paid. Here only, at
his own home, was there neglect and scan
dalous lnGecorum. II was a criminal omis-
sion which ought never be forgiven; the
absence of the President. literally ''loafing"
at Long Branch: the Minister of Marine, as
our superfne Secretary Of the Navy loves to
be called. idling among the mild mountains
of New Jersey; Admiral Porter gyrating
within the Coburg circle Of the District Of
Columbia and plotting promotion and the
good old sailor carried to his grave by pay
masters and marines
The New York Times we'll says:
The British feet at Spithcad has, it appears,
Paic honors TO the memory of the late Admiral
FarTugut. Under these circumstances. the L nj
do the same. At the funeral of our great naval
hero no leading member OF the administration
was present. Ihcy were all too busy. 1t viii,
perhaps, be some conSolation-thOugh II small
that at least his name aud merits are remcn-
Dercd in u foreign land.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-15

Love AND FURTITuDE The Gulena (Ii1
Gazette gives the following story
Mr.. Albert Blake, i'll the employ Of john
Mack. on the Wishon place, in the town, OF
Elizabeth, was 10 be married 20 Miss lana
Low, Of the same town. Last "Wednesday
"as The appointed time, ami the Rev JuseI6
Cfumncr. OF Scales Mound was to ofjciaie.
On the day III question the couple started
III a tugsy for Scales mound. Net Lcinu
acquainted with the road, they took the
wrong route, which brought them to Coun-
Gil Hill station. When they arrived at the
station, the freight train, which was insi
starting ont, frightened the Nurse, aud be
whIrled suddenly around, throwing the
young couple out They landed together in
a ditch, with the buggy on top Of them
The horse then started up. dtsooino tha
buggy over them, and kicking it to sulinters
oonle parties, who stood near by. caught the
horse and secured him. while others picked
up The unfortunate couple and found them
IN a sa sly demOralizeG condition. Mr
blake's lace las little scared, and cash
cut In his lip One IF Miss Lows wrists
was spralncd, and leg was broken above
the Knee. She was taken to James hotel
and DR.. E. d. Kittue, of Galena was imn,e'
diately Summoned, who pronounced the
young lady's injuries severe, and advised
her 10 make Tor home. But the couple had
started cut to be married, and be married
they would. Nothing less than broken
necks would deter then. Accordingly Viii
l'am fassmore was sent for, ard the knot
was ued' the would be bride lying on the
ncu, an the oxpectant bridegroom standing
oy the bedside. Thus they were pronounced
man and wife, and the young husband bors
MS wounded treasure TO her future homo -
Those who witnessed all the incidents of tho
affair expressed the most profound a6mira.
tlon for the lady's fortitude. While evideotIv
suffering intense pain from her Injuries. with
a smile upon her face, she spoke of the nov.
city OF the affair, and remarked that She
would be well in few DAYS.