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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-01
Delinquent Tax Payers.

Our worthy Tax Collector addresses
a snatching little notice to you in smother
column. lie is in earnest.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-01

Delays are Dangerous. Mothers, as
you love your offspring, don't fail to use
Mrs. Whitcomb's Syrup for soothing chill
dreu. Read the advertisement in another
column. 80.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-01
TIE swEErwArER ENTERPRISE.

This sterling co-laborer in the great
cause of Conservative Democracy comes to
us greatly enlarged and otherwise imprOv-
ed in appearance. The Enterprise is now
one of the largest, as it is one Of the most
spirited of our weekly exchanges. 1t is o
live newspaper and well worthy the pat
rouage of the public. We would like to
see it at every Preside in Monroe county,
We congratulate our friend Woodward on
his success. General John G. Vaughn
continues one of the editors. Our bust
ness men here viii! find the Enterprise an
excellent advertising medium, and their
patronage will be worthily bestowed on
that excellent jourual.-Knoxville Wing
and Register.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-01

The Enterprise,
As an Advertising Medium, offers as many in
ducemenis as any Weekly Paper in the State.
Advertisers will please bear this in mind, and
give our columns a trial. Their experience will
justify our assertion.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-01
For Sale.

A NICE HOUSE and LOT, ina desirable part
a o ftovr, by J,H JOHNSTON.
Fcr r%,r,i:ulsr, srrly a. Vii, osr.. ,sri't
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-01
swLETwATER ENTERPRISE.

This journal, published at the neigh
boring town of Sweetwater, comes to US
this week much enlarged and improved in
every respect. We are grati6ed to wit
ness such substantial evidences of success
OH the part of our Entcrprising cotem-
porary.-Athens Post. Hor
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-01
KNOXVILLE, Nov. 81, 1870.

## . ANOAHlsLE WV wy WV
c. B. WooDwAnD, so.-Dear Sir Per-
nit me to tender my hearty CALCULATIONS
upon the great improvement in the Enter
prise. This weeks issue is fully up 10
the mark of a frst class county newspa-
per. l really feel proud that my dear old
native county can boast such a paper. [
hope that you will keep it up, to this high
mark Of excellence, and feel confident that
the people of old Monroe will do their
duty and sustain it.
As regards General Vaughn 1 would
not feel confident to "do justice to the
subject" we're [ to attempt to Congratulate
him. One would have thought that be-
ing elected Senator and being associate
editor af such a paper IS | am proud to
say yod have made the Enterprise, would
have been "glory enough for one day" q
Nw. NJ n o
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20
How the Money Goes.

About a week ago that paragon of an
honest ard pure legislator, Sam. Josephs,
who claims to he a democrat, offered reso-
luton in the House Of Representatives reQUi
ring the clerk Of that body to purchase for
the use of each member (l0O) a copy Of
Purdon's Digest and a copy of Zeglel's
Manual. The resolution was adopted, and
will entail On the State an expenditure of
not less than one thousand dollars If this
resolution had applied only to the neo mem
Lers, it would not have been objectionable,
because they are both works of which every
member ought to have a copy. but as a sim
liar resolution has been adopted at the COM
neucement of every session for years past,
and as Sam. Josephs has been an unworthy
member of that body for either eight or nine
years iu succession, it follows that his library
coutains that many volumes of both works.
all of which have been paid for out Of the
State treasury.
This is the meanest aud most contempti-
bic species Of legislative robbery. and ought
to meet with general execration. The peo-
pie demand and have a right to expect a
vast curtailment in the hitherto enormous
ani constantly increasing expenses Of the
Legislature, and this is the way in which
their expectations are met and disappointed
1t ie noteworthy fact that the names oi
4, the names of the very liberal gentlemen who
voted with Josephs for his plundering reso'
luton were suppressed in the .eport cf The
proceedings, while the names of those who
bad the honesty to vate in the negative were
published. AS q simple act of justice tC
them we append their names. The nag.
were Beans, Bowman, .Brobst, Burlington
Chamberlain, Church, Cooper. Coray, Full
ton, Herr, Humphreys, Keech, Keene, Kef
fer, Kerr, Kreps, Lcng, Longnecker, Nc
CTncken, McJunkin, Marshall, Maxwell, Nil
Ter (Allegheny). Renoehl. Roberts. Scott
Schwartz, Sedgwick, Shurleck. Steele Arm
stronR). Stephens. StoEe. Taylor, Tyler
VankiTk. Webb, White, Wiley and Wool
ever.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20
A Rrou PRIzE-TuE SIS, 900 900 MILL

4 RICu PRIzE-THE SIS, 900 900 MILL
NER.-Some months since Sc published a
statement TO the eff ct ,Eat Aiss Gray. a
miliner Of Fort Edward, had become the
fortunate heir to 10 900 900 which har lover,
young Euglishmen. had wiile1 to her or
his dying bed. Tie main fact il the case
the heiTship-is true but we now learn
that it was not to the lover, but to bis faith
or that Miss Gray l. indebted FOX her extra
ordinary good fOTtu e. Ii seems the lover
on his return 20 England, like too many
others, proved in s'steut, and mayrIeG
another lady against his fathers will.
Whether it was remorse a. his faithlessness
or from other cause, certain it is the young
man died IN about q year after his marriage
and left all his proi " 10 his father. The
old gentleman was without heirs, and not
having become reconciled to his daughter
in-law, upon his death left one-half of his
property to the government of England, and
the remaining halt, Sl9,000,0O0, to iss
Gray, the Fort Edward miiiiner. The sum
was so large that many people were disposed
to doubt It's truth when 1t first appeared in
print; but Miss Gray has already received
the first insta!lment of her fortune, trife of
IS ,G00, eco, from the British Consul il New
York. On Tuesday last she received dis
patch from the Consul announcing that the
money awaited her order. and on the follow
ing day she left Fort Edward for New York
where it was paid over to her. Lucky girl.
Troy N. u Times, l4h.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

YoUEG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
We have received from the State Executive
Committee of the Young Mems Christian
Association, report OF the Convention held
at Williansport, Nov. I'd, Sd, and 4th,
which it says was grand success-200 del
egates having been IN attendance, repre-
senting every association in the State except
two. Many towns in which there Were no
associations, sent delegates preparatory to
organizing. 1t speaks in the highest terms
of the cordial welcome givon the delegates
by the people of Williamsport Many ques-
tions OF general interest in association work
were discussed, and much practical informa-
tion elcited. The meetings were of a high
ly spiritual character. A new impetus was
given to association work. Before the con-
vention there was but twenty seven asssoci-
ations in the State. Since then 20 new ones
haze been fully organized, aud new life in
fused into all the old ones. Four other
towns have begun to organize, and 26 others
the committee are working in, aud hope to
organize associations during the winter.
Copies of the report will be mailed gratuit-
ously, and information with regard to the
work given by addressing any member of
the Executive committee, which consists of
Thomas X. Cree, chairman, Pittsburg Peter
B. Simons, Philadelphia Gen. JAS A. Bea-
yer, Bellefonte Thomas II. Rabe, Pittsburg
Q. q. Snirk, Erie; Ii. a. Myers, York e.
FranciscuS, Harrisburg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20
Publisher Cambria freeman

4 SINGULAR WATER FowL.-A curious
specimen Of n water fowl vvas recently cap
tnsed il Lancaster county by DR.. Weist.
The fowl measures frrm the breast to the
tip of the tail fifteen inches. The body Is
fat and measures about six and a-half inch
es. The neck stands nearly erect, not ike
a duck or other water fowls. and is rather
thick and about six inches long. The bill
is about two aud a half inches long. and Of
a gTayish black color. and terminating in a
sharp point. Both the n per and lower
maudlblcs arc roI n ling. The e. e is red and
duck size
The top IF the head and neck and The mp
per portion Of The body are covered with
back fsathers and small Waite tipped ends ::
the throat and lower portion cf the body are
covered with white fe.ihtrs-ihe tail il
about one and half inches lorg ard fat
about three inches wide. terminating 20 a
thin white edge. The legs extend from the
upper hind part Of the back. above :he tail.
about two and half inches long. with
webbei feet. in the order Of the foul callel
grebe. The fsathersd appearance of the
fowl is assimilating 80 the loon, but no other
portion.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20
GTaEsi---M1eSsage extraordinary
TO EOsia Houses Oa' Congress.

To the Sepdte and House Of Representatives. ::
As the custodian OF the NhIle House and
the stables attached, and owner OF valuable
horses in the latter, it becomes my duty to
inform you that | visited Long Branch
drove over all the roads there, and danced
the iauc,rs with Olive Logan. aud hope
shall do it again.
l rode over the Erie roiiroad and didn't
get killed. and hope shall do it again
l visited PENNSYLVANIA in the oil regions.
fished for trout out uf seasen, and didn't get
fined, aud hope l shall visit it again and
catch more trout.
Ivisited RhoGe Island and attended clam
bake, which / should pot have attended if
had not been there, and | hope l shall 60
there again.
1 visited the White Mountains and saw
many Yankee notions hich ] should not
have seen # l had not been there, and
hope to see them again.
l visited Saratoga Springs and changed
my drinks, which came nearer killing HE
than the ride on the Efie railroad. | changed
| back my drinks and soon became able to
dance the lancers, and l hope the change
will continue.
visited Pennsy lvauia again and stopped
at Lancaster but should not have stopped
if tie cars had not stopped for a little while
! have raised Bonner and Wilkes several
times. / drove their horses and | hope l
shall drive them again.
/ visited the Maryland State Fair. They
had fine horses aud ola rye, and l hope !
shall attend sgain.
l have put all ny relations and my wife's
relations in Office. They have all made some
money, and l hope they will make more
money by it,
/ have received great many presents
since | was elected President, and l hope
/ shall be elected again.
| l don't know mnch about the business OF
! the country but everybody have appoint
ed to Office appears 10 have plenty of money
and hope other prople have plenty of it.
| | don't know much about the gold busi-
ness. but if any of yuu want to know l will
! 60 and ask my wife about it.
! dou't know what the people want but
! they want something. ana PEI baps they will
make you a present If you viii grant it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

IMPRISONMENT IN A BOILER "A Most
Horrible Situdti0n.-A somewhat extraordi-
nary and very alarming accident occurred
recently at the steam printing Office of
Messrs. Norman, at Cheltenham. Canada.
The engine boiler is a powerful Cornish one,
of TuXford's make, there being two fire
holes in parallel tubes passing through the
middle Of the cylinder. at tbs time of the
accident the boiler was being cleaned, and
two persons. man and boy, were at work
inside it. the man being in the further end
of the cylinder, and the boy just inside the
man-hcle.
1t is supposed that the lad vas about get
ting out through the man-hole, when his
foot slipped between the two tubes. and
losing his nerve, his struggle to extricate
himself only forced his leg further ia, until
it became jammed above the knee Joint. An
effort TO pull him out was resisted by the
Ian, and very soon his leg began to swell.
so as to make its rensoval increasingly diff
cult. His body being fixed in the aperture
of the mau-hole almost excluded air from
the man at the other end of the boiler,
and things were looking serious before a
couple OF surgeons and a gang Of smiths
from the wagon works conld be fetched
Fears being entertained for the man, the
first task was to wrench eff the safety-valve
pipe, and so give him air and pass stimu-
lants to him. The men then applied them
selves to the extrication Of The lad. and at
first tried to free him by forcing wedges in
through the man>hole TO drive the tubes as
sunder. After some time this was found TO
as impossible, the lads body leaving little
room for the insertion of the wedges. and
the tubes bruising instead of bending. The
men then had to face the task of loosenins
one of the tubes from the boiler plate and
as they were fastened together by counter
sunk rivets, the task was a formidable one,
and two or three hours before it could be
effected the lad had tainted several times
and it was with difficulty life could be kent
in him.
At length. after the two had been confined
nearly seven hours. the tubes were so loos
ened as to allow of Cowley (the lad) being
pulled out ; and though lis leg was much
swollen ond he was exceedingly faint and
weak. it was fonnd that no bones were bro
ken. Lawrence (the mani was then got out
IN very weak state. Both were we'll
enough to be removed to their homes \ aftera
little while. but are now suffering severely
from the effects Of the shock and from the
bruises which the i4rring Of the boiler under
The saliths blows cccasioned,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

DON'T FAIL to Rad the following compli-
mentary notices OF the american Stock Jour
nal. Specimen copies of the Journal will
be sent free. by enclosing stamp Cfor post
age) TO the Publishers, n P: BOYER & Co.,
Parkeshurg. Pa.
THE AMERICAN Stock JoURHAL is a monthly
OF thirty two large double column pages of orr
ginai matter designed for Farmers and Stock
Observation-Disclosures, Harre De Grace, Nd.
Would not be deprived of it for four times
its ccst.-MonroG Journal Mouroeville. Ala.
very interesting magazine, devoted to agri-
culture and stock raising echanic and In
ventQr, Detroit, Mich
Handsomely bound, and about the size of
the Atlantic Monthly.-Christian Freeman.
Chicago.
A friend of ours got receipt from the Amer
ican Stock Journal that cured horse (worth
5000 that had been given up to die by vet
Urinary surgeon.-N ortFampton (Eng) Jour
A splendid Agricultural paper-Sullivan
County (Ind.) Union.
Worth ten dollars year to any stock raiser
American Rescue. Shelbyville, Teun
Every Farmer should have it.-Herald. Ira
verse City, Mich
Valuable TO the Farmer, Planter and Stock
Breeder .-ZaDesville 20 Daily Signal.
nose VINO see copy come down with the
stamps at once, only 81 year.-Prairie Chief,
TCuiou, Ill.
For the amount of reading matter the Jour
nal contains, we consider it the cheapest paper
prlnted.-Family Visitant, Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

HoSoR TO THE DEsEKvING-In giving
Hiram FIndlay his seat the Senate of Penn
sylvaLia has set the seal Of condemnation
npon politic.! fraud and rascality. White.
Howard, and their associates in wfoug-Guing
have been signa'ly rebuked, sDd their machi-
nations are Overlnrown. The character Of
the Senate remains unsuliied aud its honor
unstained by the crime OF injustice
FDr all this we are indebted 10 Senators
Lowry and B.iiinsfeit. wao uobiy stood by
the minority in their efi3rts to prevent a
grew us wrong hciRg done to the People of
the Twentieth district. These gentlemen
have won for themselves a reputation that
all good man will admire, all hoUest men en-
dorse. 1t required high moral courage to
take he stand they & d. Tn have wi,h-
stood alike the appeals Of party and the vim
dictive assaults of bafied cons pirators-
They have proved themselves to BE- men of
sterling worih-men who would rather do
right than enjoy the highest hrBors of party
through wrong. They have shown com
mendaLle zeal for the rights of the people.
and assisted TO preserve inviola,e the deci
sions of the Dailot-o - 10 the hands Of
such men the honor and interests OF the old
Commonwealth are safe. Senators Lowry
and BiiiIngie.t, arc to be honor-d for their
inccrruptibility. Shakespeare has saia,
d" The purest treasure mortal times afford,
Is sPotless reputation
Ii THIS be true. and no one can doubt IT,,
then are these Senator's in possession Of a
treasure which few men in the radical ranks
gossess.-Phi!a. EUeRiHg Herald.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

PAPER CT. THING A new kind Of paper.
specially adapted for vaTious kinds Of clo-
thing. has been inverted in FagIand Both
animal and vegetable materials are employ ed
in its production. the latter being New q Zaal-
and fax. ute, hemp, and cotton. and the
former vol. silk. skins. G These mat
tr-s are reduced TO > pulp and bieacned. and
then feitea in appropriate machinery. TIE
rni1ture.of these materials gives q paper of
extraordinary PliaEcy. e x.bjlity. and
strength. which may be sean to1eth-r az
easily as woven fabrics. and makes as strong
q seam. a very good Imitation cf leather
is made IF it # which furniture coverings
and even shoes uay he made TIE issi
may be waterproof hy tie introduction o.
oils and Iudia~rul bcr
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20
Cambria Freeman.
EEEESBURG. Pa.
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 20, 1870.

WITH the present number ends the third
volume of the Freeman, and with it ends the
day of grace for all persons who have re-
ceived cur paper from the beginning and
have paid us nothing Unless we hear from
these parties in the right way before another
week goes by, we shall strike their names
from our subscription list and adopt legal
measures for collecting 50 SO per year. or
$3.50 in all, from each and every one Of
them who is worth "going for" IhiS no
lice is earnest and final, aid if those for
whom it is Intended wish to save 81 so and
costs Of suit, now is the time to do it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

Hon. JEREMIAH S. BLACK is preparing a
valuable contribution TO American history.
being no less than an inner view of the Bu
chanan Administration from Nov. 1860, to
March 1861 1t is reported that Mr.. Black
has become particularly anxious for the
world to know the parts played by the late
EDWIN M. StantGc and himself during the
eventfui months Immediately preceding
Aofaham hlncoin's Inauguration. He will
also enlighten US as to the services of the other
members of the cabinet. The document will
certainly be interesting reading.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20
The Union Pacific Railroad
Nc Fears of Suugg EEiOChudes.

We are indebted to Mcssrs. Dc Haven &
Bro, Philadelphia. the efficient agents of the
Union Pacific Railroad Crmpany, for the
following important letter:
BosToN, Dec. 2O.-G. T. Nutter. Esq.
No. 229 Broadway, y. Y.-Dear Sir: Yours,
requesting Information in regard to the snow
fail and the prospects Of operating the U. P.
R. z. during the winter, is received.
| have been familiar with the Rocky
Noun tain country through which the road
passes since 1864, and from my long expe-
rience in that country am satisfied that the
load can be successfully operated in the
winter. with as little expense or trouble as
the slme length of road in New England,
New York, or the Western States The two
winters that the read was being built through
the mountains there has been no snow to
obstruct the successful operating of the road
that gould not be controlled by snow fences
The first winter that we were building in
the mountains, trains were run daily TO the
end IF the track, which was near Sherman,
at the summit Of the Black Hills, which is
eleven hundred feet higher than anv other
point on the line of road between the two
oceans.
The work of grading and building the
road through the mountains was successful
ly carried on during the winter, with less
delays from storms than would have been
encountered in the East. I have never seen
more than ten inches Of snow on the ground
east Of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. But
very little snow falls east of these noun
tains, for the reason that the moisture car
ried inland by the warm trade winds from
the Pacific Ocean, as 1t rises up the slope of
the Sierras into cold atmosphere, is con-
deused and "a lis in snow or rain, and the
wind comes over to the plains and noun
tains exhausted of moisture hence the dry
and desert country east of the Sierras through
the mountain country. Another reason may
be given why there is not muck snow in the
vicinity OF the road, viz Nearly all the
moisture that gets over the high mountains
bordering the sea is precipitated on the
SUBMITS CT the mountain ranges, instead of
in the plains and on the lower mountains in
the vicinity Of the road.
A great deal has been said and written
about the severe winds Of the noun tain
country, and from my experience very err
roneous impression is generally entertained.
In supplying water for engines we put up
windui!ls on the FIRST six hundred miles to
pump the water, which worked successfully
on the plains east Of the mountains; but In
the mountains we were obliged to abandon
the windmill power, there not being wind
enough to drive the mills.
Yours very respectfully,
SAMUEL B. REED,
General Sup't Construction u. P. R. r.
Samuel B. Reed was one of the pushing
pioneers of the u. p r. R., to whom great
credit is due for his invincible, energetic sa-
gaeity-a man whose name viii go down to
posterity as one of the greatest railroad |
buiI3ePc of his firoa
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

"A terrible tornado visited Cane City
Station, on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad. a. an early hour on the morning
Of the lIth inst, resulting in the dcstruc-
tion of life AID property. Seven CT eight
persons were iustantiy killed. inc'adius the
tar K man and family. consisting Of his %iGc
aud two children. and about eighteen per
sons we're more CT less iujurru Cuiie a
large DUmbcr Of buildings were blown down
and timber scattered IL all directions
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

Iature to make the salary commensurate W tn
the labor and responsibility of the office. We
truly hope that the Governor will not be per
mitted, through any act of the new incumbent,
to reiterate in his next message the serious
charges contained in his last.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20
AN electrical child, aged ten months is

AN electrical child, aged ten months. is
reported by the French journals to have died
recently uear Lyons. This infant. it is sta.
ted, was charged with electricity that
every person who approached it received q
sharp shock. The child passed away quiet
ly and painleSsly, but at the instant Of death
a luminous fiuvium emanated from the bod y
aud continued for several minutes. The for
eign medical journals say that this case is
unprecedented in history of science !
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

Z OOK UERE,-FIEE FARu1
4 SALE CuEAP.-The s4b--rlr
for sale on reasonable terms. DIS "a
Cambria township, three miles sr-I 1
eHsblrE- and containing 16 ACRES
PERCGES. of which 81 Acres ass -.-y
cultivation ana - Acres wei -iiHt'-s-
excellent S.oGe House, Frame BAN. sri
ia FuuniHg order. Wagon aid Garage
Wood Shed. and other necessary olr-
are The i.nproy There = ll .-.r 1
i=es sufficient va.,r power torla sly =
~, IS well ss 3 Eooa bearing Crc5-riE
trait. For further inioTmaJids 11-.'
premises or sdCIe-s through Eusushlr-
Jan Is ct. ROBERT R. jon. \
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20

AT the Inauguration of Governor Geary,
on Tuesday last, the post of honor was
awarded to negro military company from
Philadelphia, whereupon the firemen of Har-
fisbnrR. numbering 500. left the procession
in disgust.