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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-08-24

stoad ! - corner of an alley,) ar
considerfes It smatter Of course that
lawyer e is supplied with stationery
l took the lIeerty IF ringing your beH2 .
You are very welcome indeed said
the young lawyer Walk 10, SIR
The stranger followed him into the inner
apartment. where bright FIRE was burning
in the CRATE. The manner Of the guest
was so impressive Of intellect. tti4t Mr..
offered hin has bed. but the visitor
only asked the hse of chair, table. and
writing materials. So the negro boy lay
down upon the pallet on thasioor< - tie
young lawyer -retifed 20 hisbed, leaving
the stranger bending over the table writing.
When nMf.-awakened n tae mort~
ing, his strange visitor was sitting Il s
chair, with his head upon the table asleep
The motion made by the young lawyer o.
awaking, aroused the stranger. The latter
seemed at once to be wide awake. He
arose from his seat, thanked his host for his
hospitality, and gracefully spologized for
his intrusion on the previous night. He
was then about to leave the room.
You are forgetting your manuscript
says the young lawyer, pointing to some
pieces of paper on the table
= l have a copy of what | have compos-
ed, said the stranger. aad leave tie orig
inal with you as some acknowledgment OF
your kindness under circumstances ae try
ing
The stranger left. The lawyer did not
know until a long time afterRard. when
the Song of the Belis,-of which he
still has the origins!-hAd been published
and became famous, that his singular visit
or was Edgar A. Poe.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-08-24

5zForone Square OF u lines or less OF Nrnpareia
tgpe one Insertion &1.00; for each subsequent In
sertioB rs cents Unless the number Of IN sTtions
marked on the advertiseQeBt il viii ee eonfInu-
ed sill ordered out Liberal 3scouHt made TO meKs
chsuts and others advertising by the year
Aepbate and Commis ssioneT's Notices $500 each
aF notices of LfOerationA, EstraysS the foina
fion and Dissolution of fCopartnershIps, &c. . d
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A1aoneS must accompany theletter.
zSotieesi IN news columns, 10 cents per tfy each
ID Etious hut charge made of tess thsn % cents
Z ssRes Of Deaths and Marriages inserted a ss
hut e landed Obituary Notices on Poetry w q
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-28

with me in this. 1t was about this time l
thought OF the Schuatterly letter. III was
obtained and purported to be for our benent,
so far as Mr Pershing had mace know Q Its
contents, hence it would be as available.
had no doubt. with any of the Democratic
members as the one to whom it was address,
ed. If not much more. for we all knew that
MIR. Schpatterly was one of the leading men,
bers against us, not only on this bfil, put
also on the bill for general jurisdiction. l
would now be able to counteract the move
ments of our opponents In making tnis
political measure. 1t was thus reasoned.
aud felt at the same time chagriDed that !
did not think of usipg this letter sooner.
Immediately tore it open. but to my surprise
and amazement found every line and SEN
tence of it, as yoa will readily perceive.
against US. put it back in my pocket, but
said nothing at the time to Messrs. Boggs
and Campbell. more than to repeat the warn
ing that ihe Democrats would be against u.s.
1t was about this time we got despatch from
Johnstown informing us we were sold. The
bill! came up and WAS laid aside. almost every
Democrat voting against it, and Mr.. Brow n
exerting all his efforts to have it killed. MIR
B"ggs and then met in Gen. CampbelPs
office. AS was nataral, he was excited at
the result ard at the contents of the despatch
from Johnstown. It was clear tn him that
it was one who pretended to be with US, and
who was in our con n6dence, that betrayed as.
He then, in a somewhat excited manner.
asked for the Schnatterly letter. lie re-
marked that il was ours and we must sec 1t.
| replied that there was no difhculty about
that, and handed it over to him. We did
not let it be- ku uown TO Gen. Campbell until
ten O'Clock that night. shall not attempt
to describe the feelings of wrath an indiGna-
tion which be manifested tie remalked
that had an angel appeared to him and told
him that it was possible for Mr.. Pershlng to
do this, be would be 10th to believe 1t. tie
insisted that should have it struck of in
handbills, as soon as ! returned, ana posted
in every public place in Johnstown and the
adjoining boroughs. / refused to do this.
and remarked that, notwithstanding | bad
thus been stabbed by my friend, l would
prefer that my own reputation might in some
degree suffer than that. under the state of
excitement which would be caused by such
disclosure at that time, unpleasant results
might follow. ! requested both of them. in
the meantime, not to reveal the name with
out my permission. / felt it my duty, how
ever, few days after my return, to let the
members of the committee and one or two
others see the letter.
You have now the history of the matter
so far as the letter is concerned. in as brief a
statement as could give it with any deg zee
OF satisfaction.
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
ID. MeLACGHLIN.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-28

A piece of Radical bread fell quite unex-
pectedly on the buttered side few days
ago in Congress. Louis st. Martin, Demo-
crat. was elected to Congress from the first
Louisiana district by the trihing majority of
l2,S27. A carpet bagger by the name of
j. Hale Sypher. who for some unknown
reason is styled General, put in proposals, in
the approved Radical form, for St. Martins
seat. The subcommittee on elections of
course reported in favor of Sypher, and the
Radicals of the House adopted the report.
The Speaker requested the now smiling and
jubilant Sypher to come forward and take
the iron clad oath of Office. The valiant
General did SO promptly, so far as the mere
stepping up in front of the Speakers chair
was concerned. But now an unexpected crisis
arose in 6ypher's political fats. His loyal
right hand was uplifted, bat the welcome
cssh bad not yst been TePssted By tie Speak
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General News Items

Captain Eyre. of The B,nl,,
have TO face q formal tia! upsn i,
in England. Public sen;imsp, Eo.'
mistakahly in that direction.
The last hen F;ory comes fronr,.
conn ty. H.. where ben had laid -
egg. or three eggs fastened 10 esehrIs
-Phe wife Of respectable You1,,.s
of BufIlo has been coufued 10 bs, =
sickness for few days. and duri,,
riod of her illness the idea entered +.
that heT babe. a girl only nise va.
would die of starvation. The i,n
so firmly established 10 her brain A.
was temporarily crazed with The -
and to avert the cslamity, SEIZED il,
on Saturday night, and stranels
death.
"A curious carard In circulati.7s
ada. and has been teiegrashed be7
Toronto. II is to the effect that tbs
States government has conmuniea.s;
Dominion authorities that the Penn,
moving. that there is not q sufsl.n
Of military on this side 10 check rhsr
that were arms trusted IS the militia 4
wonld pse them IN the Fenial cause. u
this disquieting tale is gong the ryau.
the Canadian press. orders have been i
from Ottawa for he Withdrawal u iA.s
un:eers from the front, "Do trouble sp,,
ing to exist there"
The Irish Forc5 law has no, ,-f
SUBMISSION OF the Irish. he ftlsa
reported to he unusually active. LARGE 4
ures have been made by tic police Of 4
and other War material. Even IN Loaa
the men who make Canada .hips- i
fIighteuel an cbn, xinus newspaper -
death. The Pan Hal Gl>tt hs
particularly severe on the sgl'aia''
hss drawn upon Itself threats q II
vengeance. The proprie:Urs afve ~
the police for p-o,sction, aud le.y |
patrols the neignbcrhood Of the f5slI
ly. IF the FeniarS succeed IN n5'6!I
they keep ;he British nation, on ca 1
Of the water. il constant stale Of la
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-28

SoME weeks ago, the Supreme Court Of
the United States. In the case Of Hepburn
vs.. Qriswold, decided that contracts made
b<fors the passage Of the legal tender act III
February, 1852, are payable in coin. After
the recen. appointment of Messrs. Strong
and Bradley as Associate Justices Of that
Oouri. an application was made TO the Court
by Mr.. Hoar, the Attorney GeneIal. TO have
tho case reargned. This motion was grant
ed. and the general impression was that by
the added votes Of the two new judges the
former decision would be reversed. On yes
terday week. however. the Court decided by
q unanimous vote that the case should not
be re opened. and the former action of the
Court therefore stands as the supreme law of
Ibs land. It decided the two following
principles
Pirss. That contracts made before the pas-
sage Of the Legal Tender act are payable In
coin. even although no special reference was
made In the bargain as TO the methods by
which payment should be made.
Second That all contracts made after the
passage of the Legal Tender law. by which Il
was specially agreed that the debt should be
parable in coin and not In currency, must be
paid 10 coin.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-28

PurIoined letter is Dov eiyeo >.
and the few honess usn rAo ,. : -
deceived can see how grusslV = alt
have bten misrepresented. -
when it would be delivered :, ,tP0's
whom it was addressed. .hosl,;T- - .a p
town would be presented - y
thus Mr.. Shnatterly would - -. y
hearing 'both sides. Il re,., =, ne
me that the envelope being clo..S IN
mncilaGe tnot 'sealed'') adherisS '.] ~
be made the pretext by a neu,bs.~..S' Wa
orable profession for tearing /. 49,
I do not agree with the sts,s-'
the letter addressed to Mr.. NrT.s.,sSS' N,'., ~
"ail who took an active par; in Il.
the removal are susyected.D Ts'' ~
them are. an6 have btea sps,s-..s sa
doubt true. IF they are relieved ~ 2
picious which surround them lv I.S J, Sa
dEced Mr.. Mclaughlin to pubjl,I ~ 9
infamy, they are exceedingly so,,,.a. !. !
will leave the public TO decide vI.+
extraordinary Efforts they have .'I
weeks past to trsduce re hlTe oi71
any fairer regulations than lie s,s
ones which by ihsir written corfss':.to'
now have and the sane pub,ir -. !,
mine whether tie attacks E,sts -.
are no: prompted by some o,hs, p,.,i.
desire 10 advance the iutersts q Il,
munity. CERUs I. FEs.sr'
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A srw SCHEME is before the present .cc

A HEw SCHEME is before the present eco
nomical Congress. with fair chance of sue
cess. by which it is proposed to take from
the treasury the moderate sum of one hun
dred thousand dollars. to begin with, to send
ont Capt. HALL. with the necessary vessels.
ETC.. to explore the frozen regions in the
direction of the north pole. Wherefore and
for what beneficial purpose? Certainly not
TO discover the existance Of a northwest
passage. for that problem has been definite
Iy solved, both by SIR JOHN FRANKLIN and
Capt. McCLISTocK. To the commercial
world the discovery has been, and forever
will be, utterly useless. This one hundred
thousand dollars might as we'll be sunk in
the Arctic ocean. as squandered in fruit
less effort to enable Capt. HALL to reach the
"opeu polar sea-" England, after spending
millions Of money and hundreds of brave
men, has ceased to prosecute this expensive
and pro6tless business Is it not the ex-
srsue Of folly for our government to renew
these useless expeditions at an enormous
drain on the treasury But this sdministra-
tion Is in pursuit Of glory. at whatever cost.
and as it is not likely to acquire very much
OF that article inside Of the United States. it
IS determined 10 Try its hand in the highest
northern latitudos. amongst polar bears and
the Esquimaux. With the purchase of San
Domingo and Hayti-the annexation of
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Feejee Islands,
(Mr George Winters, the Envoy or Minister
of these islands is nov in Washington to
finish up this little job. )-the acqu isi.ion of
Canada ane the Hudson's Bay territory
ths cutting of ship canal across the 18th
mus Of Darisn. and Capt. HALL's expedition
TO the North Pols-who will not repeat the
stereotyped boast of Radicalism. that thisis
''the greatest and freest government" the
world ever saw. The accomplishment fall
these things Is our manifest destiny, regard !
les4 Of expense.
"Na pspt up Utica contracts our powers
The vhcte bcurdteH ceDtieeOt Is ouss."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-28

The DEATH PENALTY.-M. Jules Simon,
in a recent speech delivered before the French
Corps Legislatif, gives some striking statis-
tics which afford strong argument III favor
of the abolition of capital punishment. He
said, that prior to 1889 there were in Eng
land 240 crimes called capital. Now there
are only two: treason aud murder. Still,
cases of crime of every kind have diminished
in number. In France corresponding results
have been observed. But the most striking
facts cited were from the experience of some
of the smaller States of Europe, in which
capital punishment has been wholly abolish
ed. In the Grand Duchy of Weimar, the
death penalty was abolished in lS49, but
re established in 1866. In 1852, on prop
osition to abolish it again. deputy in the
Diet declared that between 1s49 aud 1857,
when there was no death penalty, only two
murders were committed, and after that
they increased tenfOld. So it was again abol-
ished, and remains so. In Belgium, where
the death penalty is virtually abolished,
crime has greatly diminished In the prov
ince OF Llege, Limbaugh, and Luxem bourgh,
there has not been an execution since 1880,
and the accusations of murder are very rare !;
for example. between 1882 and 1895. there
was one at BRUSHES, in population of 1885,
600 ; one at Ghent, in population of sc 900
and one at Liege. in population of &c 600
The inference to be drawn from the facts
stated is that crime is checked by the GER
tsinty of punishment. aud not by its sever
ity. criminals relying upon the sympathy of
jurors and the possibility of pardon from
merciful rulers in cases of capital punish
meut. While wholesome dread of punish
ment by Imprisonment, which is more
certain to follow crime. is calculated to
deter them from its commission.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-28

A HORRIBLE SToRY.-Smdl-Pc Pea Among
the Indians. Commissioner Parker, of the
Indian Bureau. has received letter from
General Alfred Sully, SuperiD tendent of the
Montana Indians. in which he reports that
the ravages made by The smallpox among
the Gros VentreS and Assiniboin tribes have
been 30 great as to almost exceed belief.
By General Sullv's letter it appears that
since las: Septem Der to the first of February,
when the smallpox broke out among the Gros
Ventres, there have been TAI deaths, which
leaves only about twelve hundred of this
patiop alive What makes this calamity
still more to be deplored is, that. Of all the
Indians in Montana, the most friendly
towards the whites and among the Indians
most disposed to accept civilization are the
Gros Vsntres, ard they have suffered terri
bly,. / am informed at one time that deaths
at the agency were SO rapid that the few men
there could not dig graves fast enough.
They had to fill up the ice near the forts
with the dead and then cover them up. 1t
was fortunate that the weather was cold,
otherwise it would have been necessary to
abandon the agency. 1t further apears that
when the disease was at its height those
suffering with it would prevail on their
friends to carry them from their huts into
Tue open air, WDeI0 LHS wOuiO crawl 10 tue
river side and remain for hours immersed in
the ice-cold water. The consequence was
that many took cold from the exposure and
died in frightfui torment. Others commit
ted suicide to escape further suffering. The
locality of the camp was made known by
the cries of the sick. which could be heard
long way eff. Under the superstition
common among the Indians when greatly
afflicted hv disease one of their medicine
men was killed to propitiate the offended
deity. The scene for long weeks was ap-
palling in the extreme, and it was only
through the exertions of the physician and
the few citizens employed for the purpose
that the ravages of the disease were checked.
The late action of the commissioner in send
ing out an abundant supply of vaccine vi
rus, it is thought, will prevent the recur-
renee in future Of such terrible mortality
among all the tribes Washington Cores
pondence Nep York World. Aprl Is.
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The Woes Of Johnstown.

Wepubligh elsewhere a most singular con-
tr0veray between Daniel Mclaughlin. Esq,
and the Hon. Cyrus L. PershIng, growing
out Of the late abortive attempt to remove
the county seat from this place to Johns
town. 1t seems to us that Mr.. Mclaughlin
evinees an undue amount of personal resent
meut. not to say folly. In his effort to hold
Mr.. Pershing responsible for the failure of
that Qui1otlc project. Nor do We clearly
perceive how letter written by Mr.. Pershing
TO member Of the House, but which was
nerer GSlicerea. could accomplish such fatal
result. In his simplicity, therefore. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin Is wonderfully mistaken when he
adopts the thaoly that it was Cyrus L. Per-
shing who struck the immortal Billy Patter-
son. The bill itself contained within it the
elements of its own destruction. 1t was a
monster Of such hideous mien, that reckless
and corrupt as was the last House of Repre-
seDtatives, there was a profound depth of
infamy yawaing before it, in the passage of
this measure, from which it instincrively re-
ooiled. Although it was fatally bent on the
perpetration of the most shameless legisla-
tive iniquities. yet when this removal scheme
stood before it, in all its naked deform;ty,
It was forced to exclaim with the affriehted
Macbeth to the ghost of Banquo. Take any
other shape than hati" Mr.. Pershing is.
therefore. guiltess of the deep damna.ion Of
its taking off. 1t fell, as it ought to have
fallen, from its own inherent weakness and
injustice.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-28
THE BURsTED BUBBLE.
The Removal Question in a New Shape
A Second Daniel Come to Judgment
Who KIued Cock RObin.-WhO Saw
Him Die--And How HIS Tragic
Fate Was Brought About.
From the Johnstown Democrat. !

DANIEL McLAUeHLIN, Esq Dear Sir. 1t
is currently rumored in this place that one OF
the persons who ostensibly acted with the
friends of the measure for the removal OF the
seat of justice from Ebensbnrg to JohnstoWn'
secretly joined the enemy and aided iE defeat
ing the bill, and that you have the evidence OF
the same in your possession. AS all who took
an active part in the removal are suspected,
we deem it but act OF justice to ourselves
and the public, that the EsaR who would thus
betray the confidence placed in him by the
people thouM be known. We therefore ask
you to have the evidence published.
(Signed} James Potts, John F. Barnes,
Cirrus Elder, Jas. McMillen, Geo Engel6ach'
S. B Mccormick, John Hannah. B. +. Speedy
VIM. A Lego, Samuel O. Williamson. P. o.
Connell, q. W. McGarey, @. j. Thomas, Ro-
nald Walker, Alex. Miller, NJ. W. Keim, Geo.
Fockler. John Sharp. Samuel White. Charles
Samuel. Ebenezer Liz, John M King, Cyrus
1 art, H A Boggs, John J Murphy, A Kope
lin, Dan'l Mcdonald, O. B. Ellis, n. B. Hart
zell, George McLane. Mathew Mooney, John
W Seigh, G. Weaver, h. Barnes, Wm. r
Grubb, George Shaffer, N. L. Levergood, j.
W Haynes, J NJ. FockIer, T. Fockier. A.
Fockler, ]. N. Fredericks, Jas. Il. Howard.
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A SICKESIEe HoRRoB.-A horEias :
dy occurred in Baltimore about "a
p. N Oh Thursday Afternoon l& h
Catherine Marsh, residing pitb igl =
father. and fur young children. slI
Central avenue, proceeded to Scaol y
where her son James. s yesss o! "a
pupil. She called him into tbs sIi'i 4
him behind a shed and theE cut a 4
with a knife. which she bgrrnve: 4
minutes befnre from Il shop. She 'iz
home hurriedly. and there killed T
naming children. William, sgsit 1
Mary, aged s years, aud George
years, in. like manner. All thrss
appear to have expired almo>t 10
The poor creature next attacked
mother. Mrs. Nellie Dwyer. who
injured and cannot recover. Il H
er's inquest the Testimony went
that Mr. Marsh is hopelessly in si'
parted with her husband 40 u. s y
ON account of religious c he!sa's
murdered children were buried Il y
rick's (Catholic) cemetery Oh Ssiu'''
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er. just at this junctHre Mr.. Moore. rsd>
ical nembe. from Illinois, moved a reconsid-
eration Of the vote admitting Syphef to bis
seat, which was carried By 3 vote of e5 to
7s. Then Mr. Fitch, Radical, of Nevada,
whose sense of decency and political justice
revoited at the enormity which the Radical
leaders were about TO perpetrate, followed
up the game and offered substitute for the
original resolution in favor of Sypher's ad-
mission, declaring that there had been no
valid election in the district, and sending
the whole case back to the people for new
election. This resolution was adopted by q
vote of 100 to SO.
As to Mr. ST. Martin, we have no doubt
that be yielded to the infliction with Demo
cratic fortitude and Christian resignation
He was in the position of the man who, hav-
ing failed TO draw prize in lottery. de-
clared that he had not been disappointed.
for be expected nothing. But who shall do
justice to the crushed hopes ard wounded
ambition of General j. Hale Sypher. They
may be family imagined. but can never be
adequately described. Sypher is Pennsyl-
vanian and is a special pet of Forney. We
trust that the voters of the FIRST Louisiana
district will re affirm their former over
whelming verdict against him, and again
return Louis St. Martin to the seat from
which he has been so unjustly excluded.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Radical.I in
an article denouncing this man Sypher for
attempting to smuggle himself into seat to
which he had never been elected, uses the
following sensible language:
LET ns hope that Mr.. SyPHER will be the
last of the carpet baegers. Let us hope, too,
that the South shall be enfranchsed by a
general amnesty that it can select its own peo-
pie TO represent it upon the floors Of Congress.
" hat does Rennsylvanian know of the polit-
ical economy of Louisiana Who can an alien
represent there ? The interests of that State
are altogether divergent from those of Penn
sylvania, and they should have exponent
and defender in the councils of the country
thoroughly conversant with them. Reconstruc-
tion will prove the shallowest fraud in exis-
tence while citizens of the North pretend to
legislate for those of the late Confederacy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-28

ALIIsAToa covoDr has published long
and self-giorifying letter. in which be fsts
forth divers weighty reasons why be cannot
and viii not again be candidate fer Con-
Rresa. No man in the United States, not
sven excepting that prince of fools and dem
aeogues, George Train, ever compressed In
she same space As much loyalty, bombast,
eRotism and nonsense az hes the illustrious
Covods 10 this letter. Great is the Diana
Of tho Ephesiaps.
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Cambria Freeman.
EBENsBURG, PA.
THURSDAY MoKNINo, April 2s, 1870.

a ooloaKp STATESMAN who assists In ma
klog laws for the trAite trash Of Mississippi,
answers to the sweet sounding name Of
Washtub Simmons, when the roll Of the
Hoase is called by the clerk.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-28
-Geperal Mcclellan arrived in Bedford

General Mcclellan arrived in Bedford,
on Tuesday of last week, and stopped at the
Mengel House. The distinguished visitors
presence brought quite crowd in front of
the hotel. who were anxious to get peep
at Little Mac" the hero of Antietam
After partaking CT dinner the General. and
the gentlemen who accompanied him, drove
out to look at the valuable mineral lands in
t hat neighborhood. Their visit was one of
bufiness connected with the proposed ereo-
ton of furnaces about Bedford.