The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-13


the Conemaugh river, near BIairsville, one
day last week.
"A gentleman from the west, while occu-
pying sleeping berth on the Pacific express
gold watch somewhere between Altoona and
Harrisburg.
The Fair of the Altoona Park Associa ton
is said to have been a complete success. The
display was good, the attendance large and the
receipts fully up to the expectations of the
management.
A boy named Pfoutz. aged ten years, a
resident of Port Matilda, Centre county, while
locking wheel on wood wagon. a few days
ago, fell, and the wagon passed over him,
breaking his neck.
Samuel Faultz, confined in the Indiana
Jail on the charge of attempting to commit
rape young lady near Armagh, managed
to escape from that ricketty Institution on
Monday night of last week, and forthwith left
for parts unknown.
Leonard Brewer a waiter at the Logan
House, Altoona, robbed one of his fellow
walters OF $55 and a watch, a few nights since,
and started east but telegram brought him
up standing at Harrisburg, from whence he
has been brought back for trial.
The credit is due our cote eHporary, 'The
Alleghanian," of having first received and
published the official census returns of the
county, and all papers. own among the
number, which have since given publicity to
them, were indebted to that journal for the
facts.
-Handbills we're posted in Johnstown yes
terday calling for meeting of the renovalites
last night, and if it came off We have no doubt
it was very lugubrious affair. Misery is said
to love company. but we fear that the removal
! leaders would find but little consolation in the
company that would be likely to attend such
a meeting on such an occasion.
The store of Joseph S: if1er, at Canoe
Creek, Blair county was broken into and de
a1 Of larU lOf nf md 0tbo
goods on Friday night last. The villains af-
terwards attempted to burn the building by
kindling fires in two places, but fortunately
the fires died out without doing any damage.
No clue TO the perpetrators.
No local letters and no local news of any
kind this week, and the turmoil and excitement
of the election has not only delay ed our paper,
but has prevented from giving it that atten-
ton which it is always our wish and our pride
to bestow upon it. Hence We have to ask the
indulgence of our readers for all shortcomings
that may be apparent in the Freeman this week
| We have done the best we could.
The Johnstown. Echo says that Mr.. Fl. A.
| Bathurst, of Coopersdale, has n full grown
chicken which excites general curiosity. The
conformation of the legs are such as to cause
it to walk erect like man, with its tail turned
| between its legs and sticking out in front. Its
| appearance and movements are much like that
| of trained dog walking on his hind legs. 1t
| cannot sit on rooSt, but rests at night by re
cining on its eide. 1t is high cock olorum
| of chicken.
The Huntingdon Journal admits that its
| party has been clicked like blazes." 1t nc
knowledges the defeat of the entire radical
ticket in that county, thinks that its Senatorial
| and Legislative candidates have shared the
| same fate. and puts down the election of Speer
! for Congress as one of the events extremely
| probable. The political revolution in Hunt
iDgdon has been complete and wonderful. and
fha nal he fact hv I'M
! its "roo-ter" wrong side up.
&c Nelson Smith, Esq editor OF the JOhns
| town n fountain Echo, sojOurned over Sunday
| in our town. and was visited by hosts of warm
| personal and political friends. Now that the
| removal iniQuity has received the doom it so
richly merited, the success OF the Echo ought
| to be assured beyond a doubt and we hope
| that the true hearted Democracy of Cambria
! county will not fail to render il that support
which will insure it long and successful ca
! reer.
John Il. Douglass, Esq, of Clearfeld tp.,
| an earnest democrat and warm hearted gentle
| man, has made us the recipient of several of
the largest and finest ar pies that have probably
| ever been produced on the mountain, 20 say the
| least. We do not know the name of the ap
| piles sent US. but they are certainly mammoth
| in eize and very agreeable in flavor, and they
| reflect credit Oh the gentleman who cultivated
| them and to whom thanks are due for so
| kindly remembering US.
| Mr.. Adam Kettering died very suddenly
| in Johnsiown on Sunday morning week. He
arose in his usual health and ate hearty
| breakfast but about half past nine O'Clock
| complained of q severe pain in the region of
| the heart, and in short time thereafter he was
| a corpse. Mr. *. a native OF Germany,
but came to this country early in life, and Tor
many years resided in Somerset county, but
| for the last five or six years has been citizen
of Johnstown. where be was much esteemed
| His age was about SIS years, and be was the
head of large family.
"A Mission is to commence in the Church
| of the Holy Name. in this place, on Sunday
| next and continue for one week. 1t is to be
| under the direction of two Passionist Fathers
| renowned for eloquence, piety and religious
! zeal and there is no doubt hut what the Mis-
| sion will be productive of iDcacuable good to
| the members of the Catholic congregation here,
| as well as to all others who may participate
| with proper dispositions. Such eloquence and
| fervor as the good missionaries are endowed
with cannot fail to make an impression even
| on the most callous heart. and hence the result
| of this grand religious awakening Will be OF
| the most gratifying character.
| Our merchant friend, M L. Oatman, went
east Tuesday night, and the Inference to be
| drawn from the fact is that the renowned cheap
| cash store over which he presides as leading
mariner is shortly TO be made glad with stock
1 of goods large, complete and seasonable.-
| Mart. has the taste to buy the prettiest KIND
| of goods and as he knows exactly where to
buy at the lowest figures, those who deal with
! the firm of NJ l.. Oatman & Co. may expect
to look upon and make their purchases at
| cheapest rates from a very superb stock OF
merchandise ere many days go by. Dry goods
dress goods, groceries, notions, ETC., viii all De
| emhraced in the new stock soon to be in store
at this popular establishment, and We advise
| all our friends to save their stamps for the
good time coming.
NARRow ESCAPE FROM DEATH.-On Wednes-
day last John Miller, aged twenty one years
wa. driving a three. horse wagon loaded with
| atone for rail road bridge, across a temporary
one. about mile below Southampton Mills
| The two outside sleepers upon which the planks
were laid gave way, thereby precipitating the
wagon distance of fifteen feet to the ROCKY
bottom of the creek. The lead morse leii Dack
on the Wheel horse, striking his head on rock