The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-03-24

JoHNsrowN, March 21. 1870.

present week. who are to be in attendance
at the Conference of the NJ. E. Church.
st. Patrick's day was observed here by
the Catholic citizens. a most able lecture
vas delivered in St. Johns church by Rev.
Father O'Sbea. on the "Oriein and History
of the Irish People" I he Tribune gives
full report of the lecture. which was very
largely attended, notwithstanding the in
clemency of the weather. The only person
mentioned by the learned lecturer with
whom we had any acquaintance, was Cor
mick Mack Ulfadab. who was one of our
great grand sires, and who lived in the early
part of the 4th century
Hon. D. J. Morrell delivered an able
speech in Congress lately on financial mat
ters. We doubt whether his irredeemable
bonds could ever find buyers, otherwise his
scheme is good one. On the question of
making bank and broker-shop cut of the
Government treasury, Mr.. MorrelI makes
the following sensible remarks: The Trea-
sury would not and could not be bank,
but it might he Pawnbroker's shop on a
large scale. 1t will not be seriously pro-
posed to establish local Treasury agents to
do a regular banking business. for the agents
or officers must I've appointees of the party
in control of the Federal Government. and
l should not be willing to trust such enor-
nous powers to any political party, net
even my own"
We have often heard of the "Big Trees"
in California, but we never read better or
palmer description of them than that writ
ten by Wesley j. Rose, Esq. in last weeks
Tribune. We clip portion for the benefit
and amusement of your readers: These
trees are found in the San Antonia branch
of the Calavaras river, over four thous and
feet above the level of the sea. About sixty
acres are covered with large timber, but
there about one hundred and three
enormous trees. Twenty of them exceed
twenty feet through each one. The stump
of one measures Mirty-ttrO feet across, snd
the trunk of others are hollow and men eau
ride on horseback in and out with ease.
The first is called The Father of the For
est" and is 10 feet in circumference
The Mother of the Forest" is S4 feet round
and 325 feet high. The Husband" and
Wife" are each Is feet round and $50 feet
high. The Burnt Tree" is 80 feet across
aud $50 feet high. Hercules" is 05 feet
round and 325 feet~high. The "Hermit''
sixty feet in circumference and three hun
dred and eighteen feet high the "Old
Maid"-this is a leaning tree with its top
broken off. but is still two hundred and
sixty-one feet high and Gfty-nine feet in cir
cumference short distance from this is
the "Old Bachelor" a hard looking old
curse, two hundred and ninety-eight feet
high and sixty feet circumference a few
steps from this is Pioneers Cabin" The
Siamese Twins" These start with one stem
and about forty or fifty feet up part into two
beautiful trees. They are about three hun
dred feet high. Then the Guardian"
three hundred and twenty feet high and
eighty one feet diameteri Mother and Son."
another pretty sight, the former three hun
Gred and fifteen feet high, the latter three
hundred and two, and altogether measure
ninety-three feet in circumference; the
"Horseback Ride" laying tree, one hun
dred and fifty feet long and hollow from end
to end. Uncle Toms Cabin"-ths tlee is
hollow, and OF the bottom of it twenty per-
sons could stand at once. 1t is three hun
dred and five feet high and ninety-one feet
circumference. The pride OF the Forest"
is thought to be the finest sight of the grove.
1t is so straight and we'll proportioned; but
the Beauty of the Forest" is fully as beau
tiful. 1t ia three hundred and seven feet
high and sixty five feet circumference. The
Two Guardsmen" stand close by the en-
trance. They are three hundred feet high,
one si1ty-five and the other sixty-nine feet
circumference. "The Three Graces'' are
beautiful. Together they measure ninety
two feet circum inference and two hundred and
ninety-fiEe feet high.
After reading this description of big trees
your orrespondent "PdIvHm IN Multo'' will
be the more ready TO believe one big story OF
the consumption Of strong drinks He must
not think that he drinks ell the whiskey.
According to Horace Greely OF the Tribune,
Pennsylvania alone pays an income tax on
F., the sale Of ffty-two million dollars worth Of
ardent drinks. and the entire States and Ter
rituries over Ave hundred millions. Greely
got the information directly from the official
| bureau at WaShiDgton city. OF course some
of this liquor was sold two or three times.
Still it is startling news. Pennsylvania
pays about six million dollars for education,
school houses aud other property belonging
to schools. annually. and ifty-two millions
for stomdc9 btters, to say nothing about ice
cream, oysters, small beer and other little
luxuries. In regard to the other alleged
mistake, we have only to say that we always
thought that Conemaugh was east of us. If
we committed an error it was one of the
heart ami not Of the head.
The Millvlle schools, and we believe the
Johnstown schools, too, closed on Wednts-
day of this week with honor to both teach
ers aud pupils There was some tall spell
| ing done at Millville. Take the eight schools
together, according to grade. and the pupils
| will spell ninety words out oi every hundred
| in either the Speler, Readers or Geogra-
| phies, or even newspaper, leaving out pro-
| per names, and even in them they will spell
seventy per cent.
Winter still fingers in the lap of spring.
! Old Boreas still wears the trident. but is
disposed at times to extend the scepter of
mercy to such latitudes as shed tears of peni-
tence He has reigne1 long enough. besides
! he is becoming quite cranky and .fossilifer
GUS. aud is 50 cold by nature that even his
uelJuics turns to icicles. But then ice all
get old
The Cooperative Library Association are
to have the benefit of ball. in Union Hall,
got up by a few liberal hearted members
and others. The entire proceeds are to go
to the Association. The ball comes eff on