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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-20

SECOND WARD Election at the Work house-
Judges W Woodruff, Noah Crane and ? Nc
Tigue; Receiver of votes, W u Townsend; Clerks,
Sloan and William Widener; P McTigue,
Magistrate.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-20

WE WILL SELL, AT PUBLIC OUTCRY, AT
w the southeast door of the Courthouse in
Nashville, on
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-20

To the Voters of the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict, composed of the counties of Davidson,
wilson, Williamson, Sumner, Robertson and
Cheatham:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-20
Edgefield s. Kentucky Railroad

WI DAELEY, Gent sups.
Gen1 P. and 7. Agent spr241
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29
Opening OGthe shenandoah VAL
ley Railroad.

On Thursday week about four thousand
persons assembled at Front Royal, Virginia,
to witness the ceremony Of breaking ground
on this important enterprise. An old fash
ioned barbecue took place, but on account of
the dense crowd of citizens, strangers were
not allowed to come within the limits. and
therefore, did not even see the tail of the
COX" This is, however, a minor matter
compared with the grand scheme of building
a great through trunk line Of railroad (hay
ing its Northern and Southern connections
already made) extending through the mag
niicent Valley Of the Shenandoah, ranging
from thirty to forty miles wide, and extend
ing from the Potomac river TO and beyond
the southern terminus of this road. This
valley, in connection with the Cum berland
and Lebanon Valleys of Pennsylvania, COM
prises the richest agricultural, iron, coal and
marble region in the whole country, 1t has
been well named the Garden Spot of Ameri-
ca. Among those present at the opening
were w. S. Huntingdon, of Washington CITY,
j. Walker. II. Kilburn, j. w. Maoruder.
Barbor & Clapp, of the Government Printing
Office, w. P. Cowpland, Hon. A. X. Nc
Clure, B. K. Jamison & Co., bankers, Phil
adelphla, Col. Walker, brother of Governor
OF Virginia. Lieutenant Governor Mayne.
In the absence of the Governor of Virginia.
after short but telling speech. commenced
the work he was handed by the President
of the Company. Mr.. Borst, a common pick
axe, and drove it into the earth with such
force that it required the united efforts of the
Secretary and Treasurer, together with the
Superintendent of the road, to withdraw il
again. The Treasurer, having good supply
of funds on hand, at once paid off the gov
ernment' when any amount of applications
were made for work without any compensa-
tion whatever. This road will be cheap
one. Col. A. K. Mcclure having been intro
duced to the assemblage, delivered a most
beautiful GRAFTON, which was frequently ap-
plauded. Speeches then followed by Col.
Bolton,l Col. Painter, Hon. Philip Collins.
President Borst, &c.
-, This line is undoubtedly an important one.
Ihe line OF road commencing at Shephards-
town' on the Potomac, which is point not
far from HagerStown, the southern treminus
of the Cumberland Valley Railroad and
passes through the rich and fertile lands of
Jefferson, Clark aud Warren counties. and
thence into the rich Lurny valley, through
the county of Page, on through a similar
country in East Rockingham and Augusta
Kockorldge, Botetourt and Roanoke coun-
ties. Thus traversing the richest section of
that has never had an outlet for
is valuable productions. The road is to be
constructed within two years. and will be
he grand low grade through trunk line. to
,he southwest from New York aud Phila- |
ielphia. The officers of the Company are
p. B. Borst, President, Luray, Virginia F.:
;. K-:Jamison, Treasurer. Philadelphia, Pa:
B. F. Grayson, Secretary, Luray, Va. Phil. |
p Collins, Constructing Superintendent
Front Royal, Virginia.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29
Woodruff and NIcDermrtt.

"They being such men as Horner, Douglass
and N CURE who We're Directors in 1863, could
never nave been convinced of the propriety of
appointing rs Steward man who lad lust
proved his utter dishonesty and worthlessness
by pluI derng the people to the amount of
S2fOOoJ, as County Treasurer
The above extract is taken from a COM
munication in the last Johnstowu Democrat
signed ''Fair Play" We admit that Col.
McDermitt was defaulter as the Treasurer
OF Cambria county, as many other honest but
unfortunate men have been iu this and other
counties. Col. McDermitt, however, has
since paid nearly ell his Indebtedness to the
county. Henry d. Woodruff is responsible
for this charge against COL McDermitt.
having given it publicity. We now, with
the proper papers before US, assert that this
same Henry D. Woodruff was the Treasurer
OF Perry county for the years 1858 and 1859,
and that on the Goth day of March, $50. he
(the said Henry D. Woodruff) was a default
er to tic State, as the Treasurer of Perry
county. to the amount of $2,506.I1. We
admit that the defalcation was paid on the
Oath of March, 1863, it then amounting to
S2.183 39-there having been some pay
ments made in the meantime. We do not
OF course refer to Woodruff's conduct as the
Treasurer of Perry county as any argument
either for or against. the removal of the
county seat. but as he has seen proper to
give publicity to an attack on Col. McDer-
mltt as defaulter. we meet him with a
Roland for an Oliver" Will he dare denv
what we have said ? espeak by the book
aDd with the official documents before Ms.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29
The Removal and the census.

1t has been stated and restated by the or
gans uf the removal faction, that the county
seat ought to be removed to Johnstown, for
the reason that it (Johnstown) was the
centre, not only Of commerce, but also OF
population. We alw ays felt confident that
the census returns would not sustain this
sweeping allegation. Some time last Spring
the Tribune went 80 far as to boast that
JohnStowB and the surrounding borouehs
contained population of thirty thousand
We denied this at the time, and now let us
see bow the facts really are. According to
the returns of the censns Just taken, and
which will be found elsewhere in this paper,
the population Of the entire county is &c.
572. The population of Johnstown and the
adjoining boroughs is as follows:
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

JUDGMENTS AND MoRTGAGEs.-In 1868
the Legislature, in view of the difficulty
which was encountered in borrowing money
at six per cent. in competition with the
United States bonds-wbich we're free of tax
and produced much larger interest-passed
a law exempting mortgages and Judgments
not given by corporations from all taxatien
except that by the State. The county Of
Lancaster. accordingly. in obedience to the
law, levied no tax last year on judgments
and mortgages The city Of Lancaster,
however, construed the law applying only
to mortgages and judgments for purchase
money, and therefore insisted on taxing all
other judgments and mortgages The ques
ton has been brought to legal test before
the court of that county. and it has been de-
cided that judgments and mortgages OF no
kind are liable to taxation, whether held as
security for purchase money or by parties at
second hand as safe investment of their
spare capital. This decision will be read
with great in terest in all paris of the State,
and will have tendency to induce men of
means to invest more largely in this class of
securities
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

IT affords US great pleasure to state, that
Col. JAMES K. KELLY. Democrat, has been
elected Unitod States Senator by the Legis-
lature of Oregon, for six years from the 4th
of March, 1871. Col. KELLY will take the
place of Senator Williams, Radical. The
writer of this article is an old and warm per
sonal friend of Col. KELLY's. They both
read law at the same time, and were room
mates together. He is native of Penn's
Valley. in Centre county. this State. After
his admission to the Bar, be located in Lewis
town and became connected in the practice
of the law with the late Gen. REUBEN c.
HALE. In 1850 be removed to California.
and some years subsequently to Oregon. A
few years ago he was the Democratic candi
date for Congress from that State and after
wards ran as the candidate of that party for
Governor. On both occasions he was defeat
ed by very small majorities. Col KELLY is
a gentleman of fine abilities and of unblem,
lshed character. We predict for him use
ful and honorable career il the Senate. His
elevation to that body is peculiarly gratify-
ing to his old friends in the Juniata Valley.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

NOBLE HERoIsM.-0ne of the most touch
ing anecdotes Of the horrible war now desc
lating France is that of Sister of Charity
at sReischshoffen. who followed in the rear 0f
the relreating French forces. All at once
she heard cry-that of a soldier Just shot
and writhing on the ground. Running to
him she ministercd as iwell as circumstances
allowed, and was about making the sign OF
the cross on his brow when a cannon ball
struck her and carried off both her legs
She fell dying upon the body of the wouaied
soldier. Surely there is sort of heroism
about this which so elevates our nature as
to make us almost forget the crime which
gave it opportunity of display.-From ''Our
Monthly Gossip" in the October number of
LippiRcotpS Magazine.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

The RESULT IN MAINE.-Hoso the Radi-
Gals Falsify the Figares.-Some of the Dem
ocratic papers out of the State do not seem
to understand the claim made by certain
Radical journals that the Republican major
ity was bur slightly reduced in the recent
State election here. The claim is made in
this way-that Perham's majority this wear
will be about the same as Chamberlain's last.
But they do not explain that last year the
Republicans had two candidates in the field
chamberlain and Hichborn. The united
Republican vote gave Republican majority
of over sixteen thousand. This year the
Republicans united; no third candidate was
run, and their majority will be some seven
thousand, showing Democratic gain of
between eight and nine thousand. Those
honest Radical journals, it will be observed
pat the Democratic and Temperance Repub.
lican vote together to show small majority
last year. and, ergo. not much of a gain. It
is the usual Radical way of figuring. They
REJECT all adverse figures. -Poraand Arous,,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29
THE REGISTRY LAW.
What Must be Done in order to Vote.
Read, Explain and Circulate
SEE THAT YOUR NAME is on the LIST.

To the Democratic Toters Of Western Penn'a
Your attention is directed to the following
explanation of the Registry Law. Read ii
carefully, in order to ascertain what is your
duty in the premises, end then see that your
names are placed upon the assessors list.
NATURALIzED CITIZENS
Will see that the Repub blican Legislature has
imposed additional duties upon them. Let
them comply fully with the law, in order
that they may vote for the party which has
stood by them. 49,.
EXAMINE THE ASSESSORS LISTS,
One of which is posted on the house where
the election is to be held, and the other is in
the assessors hands. You have right to
examine them, free of charge.
These lists should contain your name.
and the names of all qualified voters in the
district; they shonld state, if you are a
house keeper. the number of your house
the street it fronts on; your occupation il
you board, where and with whom you board
if you work for another, your employers
name ; and opposite your name SHOULD be
written the word ''voter."
IF you have been raturalized, there will
also appear the letter IN" IF you have
merely declared your inteution 10 become a
citizen, the letters I'D. l."
If you are between 81 and % years old
the word cage" fyou have removed iuto
the district since the last election, the letter
''R." will appear opposite your pane.
Make it yoatr personal duty to see that yo,tr
name Is upon tie list.
Do not t1ust this matter 10 any one else.
HOW To GET REGISTERED.
If you find your maine is not on the list,
go yoursef to the assessor, and make your
claim to be put on. He is bound to adj
your name. He cannot question your right.
You need not discuss the matter with him,
your ''claim" is enough. Give him also
your precise residence. occupation, &c. lie
will mark &c. v" opposite your name.
ATTEND To THIS AT ONCE.
If you delay until within ten days of the
election, you may lose your vote.
NATURALIZED CITIZENS,
Yoy must show yonr "papers" to the as
SCISSOR, in order to set your name registered
If you intend to take out your ''last pa
pers" before the election, you must show
your "first papers" to the assessor.
See that your names are on the list
Those of you who do not need to have
First papers," and intend to be naturalized
before the election should get naturalized
first, Immediately; and go to the assessor
with your papers"
AI nattadlized citizens must take their
papers" scih them to the polls, unless they
have been voting for ten years in the same
district.
You must take your papers" scih yOu
aeher you vOfs, eren if yoar name is on the
list
Do not forget this, OF your enemies will
deprive you of your vote.
TAXES.
The law in relation to the payment Of
taxes is unchanged. If you have paid neither
State or county tax assessed lcithiB ttco
gears, do it tcithOat delay.
Take your last taz receipt sCih you to tie
polls.
Do Tot delay registering or paying your
taxes; attend to the matter now, for fear
something may prevent hereafter.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

We have usually found the reputed editor
of the Johnstown Tribune to Be gentleman
in his a3gocacy of the Removal humbug,
and in our controversies with him We have
studicasly treated him as such. In his last
paper, however, he attempts Removal
dodge of which he orght to be ashamed. He
modestly tells "the citizens of Susquehanna,
Chest and White townships" that they
''are desirous of having u new coGnty carved
out of Cambria, Clear6eld and Indiana coun-
ties, with a county seat S0Detchere on the
waters of the Junata, or its tributaries -
and then he pledges "the people of Johns,
town and the south of the county" in favor
of the project, and undertakes to give reasons
why the celebrated "Ebensburg Ring" are
opposed to the north end of the county,
Does Mr.. Swank believe this bald nonsense
himself? or does he fatter himself that any
other sensible man in the county, whether in
or out of the townships named. will swallow
and be gulled by such superlative humbug-
gery?
We can always meet George T. Swank's
pretended arguments, but we confess our utter
inability to encounter the low, personal
blackguardism of Henry D. Woodruff The
former gentleman is entitled to all respect
as a man and an editor-the latter is po-
litical villain-the purchased enemy of the
Democratic party of Cambria county-a
Janus-faced political hypocrite-the shame
lPsS het nf hiS hast c. l..
with which we have often charged him,
and which we have often and now dare him
(Wtodruf) to deny. The argument of Mr.
Swank, if it can be dignifed as such, is a
confession that the removal PROJECT is pure
ly selfish scheme, and that the men in Johns
town who are at the head of it feel and know
it to be SO.
How does he know that the people of
Susquchanna, Chest and White, are in favor
Of new county. We freely admit that it
might be 30, lut we deny an their name that
they are in favor Of the removal of the
county seat or that they will vote for it.
The proposition of the JohnstoVn Tri-
bans to the townships to which he refers is
simply this and nothing more: Vote for
the removal. After that infamy is accom-.
plisbed, we (of Johnstown) will divide up
Cambria county-we will agree to divide
all the balance Of the county and to annex
1t by sections and townships, wherever our
pleasure may indicate, and then after we
secure the county seat of Cambria county
at Johnstown, we will, as decent, high
minded honorable men, full of the "milk of
human kindness" permit Ebensburg and
the northern portion of the county to nhabit
some vast wilderness, or to make for them
selves "a local habitation and a name" If
they can. This Is the sum and substance of
Geoge L. Swank's palaver to Slsquehanna,
Chest and White townships. aDd it will be
met in the same spirit of kindness in which
it has been offered.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

DAN'L j. MoRRELL, nor his friends, cannot
explain how it came that a Congress which
is three fourth Radical, reduce the tariff on
pig iron from nine to seUen dollars per ton.
Some of those who apologize for this betrayal
of the iron interests of this district, say Con-
gress was bought with British gold. Grant
ing such to be the case, the re nomination of
Morrell is rewarding Congressman for be-
trayal of his constituents, as Arnold did his
country for British go'd for Daniel not only
voted for the reduction of the tariff but
labored for the passage of the Monitor
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

IT would be useless to attempt to keep
pace with the shameless falsehoods which the
Johnstown Democrat has been belching forth
since it and its editors have become the
property, by right of purchase, of the remcv-
al faction In Johnstown. Its editors and
correspondents seem utterly incapable Of
telling the truth. and when the former say
that the Freeman is not a self sustaining in
stitution, but is kept up by other means not
necessary to mention, and when one of the
latter asserts that we published a faIsehood
about the miners strike in Schuylkill coun-
ty and refused to retract it, they all know
that they arc bearing false witness against
THEN neighbor and will be held to account
therefor. We have never yet received one
cent that we did not earn by hard and con-
slant toll. although we have failed to receive
much that is due US on that score. IF the
Freeman was as worthless a paper AS the
ID emocrat, and had no better advertising and
jobbing patronage than it now possesses, it
would have gone by the board long since
as it would have deserved to do, but as the
case now stands, it is not only self-sustain-
ing but is far above and beyond any price
that might be offered to induce it to support
a cause which in its better judgment it had
condemned and opposed. AS to the false
hood aboUt the miners strike, we can only
say that if we published it we did it un-
knowingly, and were never asked to retract
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

IN the last Johnstown Democrat there was
published communication signed at" Ii
is defence of Daniel M'Laughlin, and bears
the ear marks of MLaughlin's handwriting.
IL is foolish effort to show that M.Laueh-
lin was defeated for the Assembly in the
Democratic county convention of this county
In 1861 for the reason "that he was not a
sufficient number of years in the county to
be candidate for that office" IF this was
true Mr.. Mclaughlin ought to know the
fact. and if it was not true, then he has no
right at all to make any complaint. Now
what does he mean by the unblushipg
charge that he (M'Laughlin) was defeated
by what he impudently styles the know
Nothing Ring'' at Ebensburg? When was
there ever a Know Nothing Ring, in Eb-
ensburg. inside Of the Democratic party, and
when did the Democratic party ever refuse
to nominate man for any Office ON account
OF bis nationality or his religion ? It ALWAYS
has been, and we trust it always will be. the
mission OF the Democratic party to ignore
religion IN party politics. This has been the
landmark OF that party in Cambria county
in the past, as it will be in the future. Mr..
NJ Laughlin ought to be ashamed to charge
nis defeat in 1881 to the "Know-Nothins
Ring" in Ebensburg. while be and his friend
woodruff are now supporting THREE original
'know-Nothings" on the removal ticket.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

DURING the past week two of Pennsylva-
nis's most distinguished sons have passed
away. The venerable ROBERT @. GR1ER.
late one of the Associate Justices of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, Gied in
Philadelphia in the seventy~seventh year of
his age. He was emphaticaly a great man.
and was admitted to be one of the ablest
Jurists in the country.
ExsGovernor WILLIAM F. PACKER died
at " iliamsport on last Tuesday. He was
6S years old. He was elected Governor in
october, 1867. and served one term. his sue
cessor being Andrew G. Curtin. Mr.. Pack
er was selfsmade man and endowed witb
great energy of character. Before he was
elected Governor he had been Canal Com
missioner, Auditor General, Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, and a member of
the State Senate.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

NEARLY two hundred millions of acres OF
the public lands-worth. at government
price, nearly three hundred millions of dol
lars-were voted away during the last ses-
sion of Congress as subsidies to railroad cor
perations. These lands will doubly paw all
the expenses of the building of these roads,
leaving the spectators the road without
cost. Such is one of the blessings of radical
rule. 1t is robbery without parallel in
human legislation. A vote for Morrell is an
endorsement Of this robbery. So says the
Altoona Sun, and so say we.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

Hon. EDGAR CowAN, of Greensburg, re-
Gently United States Senator from this State.
was in town on Tuesday last. Mr.. Cowan
is gentleman Of well known and acknowl>
edged ability. He was an old line Henry
Clay Wing, and was warm and intimate
personal as well as political friend of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and enjoyed his entire conf
dence. Mr.. CowaI has hosts OF friends in
the State and throughout the country who
will protect him and defend him IN the fu
ture FOR even the highest Office in their Gift.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29
Democratic County Ticket.
DEmoCRATEC CoUNrY COMMITTEES

r. L. JOHNSTON, Chairman, Ebensburg.
snek kIR BseRe Ghh = Twp Map aTP
Cambria Twp. VIM Berg; Cambria Bor., Thos.
Judge: Carroll Twp. VI. j. Nagle; Carrolltown
Bor., Francis Flick Chest Twp. Anselin Weak
lnnd; Chest Springs Bor, Jos. Wertner; Clear
neld Twp. Jacob Nagle; Conemaugh Twp, Yo-
dock KOher; Concfnaagh Bor., Pat'k Kinney,
1st ward: Augustus Adler, "a ward Coopers-
dale Bor, John Lamison; Croyle Twp, Win.
long; Ebensburg Bor., b. i. Vaughn, east ward
George Uurley, west ward; Franklin Bor., Vim.
Adams GallitZin Twp, John Porter; jackson
Twp, Henry Rager; Johnstown BOr., Augustus
Dangus. 1st ward: James II. BenforJ, 2d ward
John Flnnagan. Sd ward Jonathan Horner. 4th
ward: y. Mattern, in, 9th ward: Jos. Thomas,
Gth ward: Loretto Bor.- Fl: I. O'Friel; Minville
Surb:n; Prospect Bor., David Crouan; Rich
land Twp, VIM. Cole; Summcrhill Twp, PaI'k
Lynch; Summlty ille Bor., Peter Dougherty;
SusQuehanna Twp, John SoIncrville; Taylor
Twp, Peter Kenrns, Woodvale Bor., Casper W.
Easily WilmOre Bor., Isaac Wike; Washington
Twp, John Hamilton; " hite Twp, Geo Wal
ters; Y oder Twp, Abraham Cuin.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29

ONE of Mr.. Morrel's chambermaids.
named Gyms Elder. addressed gang of old
men and boys at the Court House on Satur-
day evening. His remarks were well said :,
considering the subject be had under eonsid-
eration-himself aud DanieI-even if he did
XII the Campaign Club project Hunting
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