The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-03-17
ALTOONA CRY, March 16. 1870.


Friend Mdc-Busipess in our CITY begins
to look up once more. Work is becoming
more plentiful, and carpenters and other
mechanics employed in the erection of build
ings are especially busy jnst now ip putting
up new buildings in various parts of the
city. The Pa. r. K. Co. have increased the
hours OF labor in the various departments
from nine to ten hours, with correspond
ing increase Of wages. The indications are
that by the time Spring fairly sets in bust
ness will be brisk and meney much more
plentiful than during the winter months.
Radical candidates for the various county
Offices. or rather aspirants for those positions,
are becoming more numerous than Grants
relatives. 1t is quite amusing to see how
they button hole and caiole the fifteenth
amendments" They evidently imagine that
their political salvation depends upon the
aid they hope to receive from the 'cullud
cuss from Africa" Gcer and over again
have | seen radical aspirants for Office invi-
ting their black and tan friends into some
one of the low doggeries which abound in
our city, for the purpose of indulging in "a
social glass of kill me quick" -.Iaa for the
degeneracy of the time5 Yet sick indeed
is RadicalIsm. and nothing but the strongest
and most nauseous medicine Can preserve its
worse than worthless life.
So far as | can learn our city councilmen,
or a majority of them. are disposed to be as
radical as possible. They have dispensed
with the services of most efficient street
commissioner (simply because his political
views did not square up to their radical
ideas) in order to make room for one of their
own iIk-a rapid. "loil" radical. They also
contemplated getting rid of the present able
and highly competent city solicitor, on ac-
count of his conservative tendencies, but as
they hadn't the moral courage to "face the
.nusic' on that score and elect another in his
stead, they contented themselves by simply
reducing his salary. And now they propose
TO make raid on the police force, not be-
cause they are not competent and vig;lant,
but for the reason that they are democrats.
The policemen are poorly paid now. but a
member from the First Ward, (as Green
member perhaps as belongs to the council, }
said he could procure as good policemen for
S25 per month. For this grand display of
intelligence he received a lesson from the
democratic member from the Third Ward
which he will do we'll 10 remember for all
time to come. The next move on part of
our astute councilmen will probably be in
the direction of tie Mayor. Well, all have
to say is, 60 in, gentlemen-your lease of
power is short.
And now this is sao+ed to the rnemory of
A. j. Riley, Esq. late of this city, who has
departed the life of single cussedness, ard
passed calmly away into the bright realms
of double blessedness ON Tuesday evening.
March 10th, 1870. in the second year Of
Grants dynasty. Reqaiescat in pace. An
dy is no more. Another of. the noble amy
of bachelors has went and gone and did it.
He is married. Poor fellow | always liked
him. He was a sound democrat, courte-
Gus gentleman, a lively, sprightly, enter
tanning talker. But, alas he has gone
gone. When contemplate his early demise
! | feel-I feei---iike morning star. When
l reflect on his un:mely fate, feel like
dropping three or four melancholy tears
with teacupful of grief. He is married
one SD young. so gay. so hopelul-married
/ to Miss Mary Gwin, the beautiful. amiable
and accomplished daughter Of Judge Gwiu
I of Huntingdon. Pa. Well. Riley, since yor
have premeditatedly submitted your neck tc
the matrimonial yoke, can only wish yor
the utmost JOY and felicity. May your cuI