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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

with such lofty lying as this. 1t is foul
libel. The man who could commit to
paper, the bread declaration that ''a num-
ber of districts in the north of the county
would prefer Johnstown for Court puTpo-
ses,' or that even one intelligent maD IN
any one northern district of the county
would SO prefer, is fit subject for luna
tic asylum, and bis next Of kin ought TO
ssgo for him. at once. The man who is
reckless enough to assert that citizens of the
remote northern sections of the county, who
can reach the Court House at Ebensburg
by travelling fifteen or twenty miles, would
''prete,'' to go hirty.fre miles further, in
order to get 70 the imperial city of Johns
town, ought not TO be permitted to 60 at
large. He is a dangerous man and should
not be trusted. Some men of intelligence
signed this Address, and the list embraces
the name of the venerable NeSt0r Of the
Cambria County Bar, who has thereby
endorsed its shameless misstatements. We
think it reasonably certain, from the
manner adopted of procuring signatures TO
this address, as well as TO almost any ether
production in reference to an exciting
question, that about one half of the men
whose names are appended to this mani
festo, which of course they never read,
could be made to appear as having signed
petition to hang him as high as Haman.
We will not enlarge on the question any
further, for we doubt not our readers will
be wearied with what we have already
written.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

TIE tax on salt alone takes from the
people of this country three million nine
hundred thousand dollars per year. Ten
cents per bushel is what legislation puts
into the pockets of few men over and
above The legitimate profits of their busio
ress. Mr.. Mccarthy, Radical, represents
the Onondaga salt works, not the Twen~
ty>third district of New York, in Congress
and every bushel Of salt Congressman
McCarthy's company sells calls for ten
cents tax from the people, for the benefit
ofCongressman M'Carthy's salt company
And this man stands up in Congress and
defends this robbery as the protection of
home industry. NIorrell and Mccarthy,
steel and salt, are no more the represents
atives of the people of their districts than
Napoleon and Bismarck would beige
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16
Won Dare Not sItgnt HBin,.

The effect of Mr. Summers bill tc Sc
cure equal rights 70 the negro will be TO
make them knights and white men their
vassals. On this enormiiy the st. Louis
r. noJi;co,a comments as follows:
..What The whites cannot be forced to do
in regard to the individuals OF their own race,
they are held 10 observe towards the negro
The conceptions of private property and OF
the freedom Of social Intercourse are entirely
subverted wherever a negro Is concerned.
and it would require innumerable United
States Courts to enforce the new etiquette.
A negro arrives in town by railroad tram
The carriage belonging to hotel taxes
white man and two ladies to the house auc
leaves the coIored gentleman behind. n law
suit aud criminal prosecution IS the conse-
queuce. The negro applies for a room III
the hotel. The landlord refuses it, just as
he might refuse il TO white man. Law suit
and criminal prosecution. II lie or she Is
admitted, the porter declines cleaning the
negro's boots Civil suit AMI criminal pros
ecution The waiter offers first dish to
young white lady and afterwards TO a negro
weuch. Neglect of etiquette, and therefore
civil suit and criminal prosecution. If
white man should sue a hotel keeper for any
of these things, the Judge would laugh in his
face and dismiss the defendant; if a negro
fluids fault with the treatment Of waiter in
hotel, the whole United States judiciary,
and perhaps the army and navy. are put in
motion. posse is sent, n30RddanuS Is or
dered. an Injunction obtained. There would
be a harvest for our lawyers such as they
never bad before; for human nature is an
obstinate thug, and hotel keepers, owners Of
steam. boats, aud managers OF theatres are
men, and, as they are usually independent
people. they would not voluntarily change
their human nature aud make themselves the
vassals anI obedient servants Of the negroes
and their ladies. To eufUrce the new eti-
auette we would need ten thousand judiciary
officers at least. ard the jubilee of Radical
office seekers would be here. This. perhaps
is the secret Of Mr.. Summers bill. From
every other point Of view it is as impossible
as the quadTature of the circle, and thou
sand times more ridiculous than all the blue
laws ever attempted. But let Us make the
experiment perhaps it will cure the country
of the Sumner com piaint-the worst disease
with which it was ever afflicted"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

SOME excitement was created in the
neigtlborhood of Forest Mills, near Com
merce, Mo, few days ago, by finding
two little children, side by side, lying
among the roots of tree about two miles
from the mills The skeletons are those
of two little boys, probably seven or eight
years of age, and the fact that they were
found together suggests the thought that
the children were lost, and, lying down
among the roots of tree, frcze or starved
to death. How long the skeletons had
been lying where they were found is of
course unknown, but the hleached appear
ance of the bones is evidence of long ex-
posure. As no children of the neighbor-
hood have been lost within the memory
of-the oldest resident, the most rea asonable
conjecture is that the little boys became
separated in some manner from one of the
emigrant trains passing through the coun-
try some years age, and wandered about
through the deep woods where their re-
mains were found, until overcome by
hunger and cold, when they laid down
and died.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

DANIEL McFARLANp, not content with
his escape from conviction of murder, pur-
sues his wife either with spirit of vim
dicitivness or affection which it is difficult
to define. His latest movement is an
application at indianapolis for a new trial
in the divorce case. Even should his
application be granted, and upon a rehear-
ing the petition of his wife be denied,
what good can result from it TO him
Legal action can restore no right TO either
which they have not forfeited, by human,
as well as divine laws and a resumption
by them of marital relations-eYen if not
precluded by mutual would
draw upon them the crushing execrations
of the civilized world. Public sentiment
may be outraged, as in the case Of Sickles;
social feeling may be shocked and morals
ignored, as they are every day in Puritan
free love circles yet We can conceive of
no depth in the descending scale toward
social infamy, greater Than that into which
divorced wife and the murderer of her
seduccr would plunge the parties.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

In the political gossip of this morning will
be found a curious statement of the reason
why President Grant, after resolving to
appoint Mr.. Thomas Murphy Collector of
the Port of New York, suddenly changed
his mind and retained Mr.. Grim aell. The
credulous Executive was imposed upon with
a 'cock-and-bull' story of the completely of
Mr.. Murphy in certain movements of the
Jesuits TO control the next Presidential cleo
ton. He was told that as soon as Napoleon
dies the Pope will have to quit Rome, that
the Jesuits want to bIing him over here,
that they have converted nearly all the
Southern negroes, and, with view of
Romanizing the rest of the Inhabitants, they
propose to make Ben. Butler, the favorite
of the blacks, the next Republican candidate
for President As all this would interfere
with Grants aspirations for second term,
he was naturally alarmed. and swallowing
the whole story at bolt. destroyed the
newly written commission of the Jesuistical
Murphy IN. Y. Horld, 18Th.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16
A HoRKlnLE CRIME. -Pctr:Jutire Jus,

4 HORKJBLE CRIME. - RctribMiUe JUS
tce-We are informed that a horrible
crime was committed upon The person Of
a white lady named Mrs. Newman, in
the neigh6Ulhood of GrcenyiIl6, Ken
tucky, on last Friday. In iEe morning
the lady told her husband that size and
her son were going to spend The day at
a neehbor's house, and if they did not
return that night he need not feel uneasy.
Between her own aud her Deishbor's farm
she was met by negro, who violated her
person, then murdered her and her son
The next morning the husband started to
his neighbours farm 10 escort his wife and
son home, and found them on the road
side 5rutally murdered. The news soon
spread-men COLLECTED ed-investigatcd the
matter, and soon were satisfied as to " no
was the guilty wretch. He was arrested
that day and made "a full confession Of
his guilt. Whilst in the hands Of an ufIi~
Ger ne was taken possession of by the
excited pOpulace, who at once decided to
smear hIm with tar and burn him at the
stake but while the party appointed. to
procure the tar was gone, the pupulace
became impatient and hung The negro to
a tree until he was dead Ills head was
then severed from the body and posted in
the Public Square Of Greenville, on stake
Sc. in the ground in front Of the Courts
house, and no one was allowed to remove
it. The leaders Of the popuIuce are said
70 be Radicals ; 50 the Radical papers
cannot raise The howl this time III relation
to one of their party being murdered by
Southern ku Klux! AS for Us, we care
not who were the leaders, they did deed
that deserves commendation. Let sum
mary justice be inflicted in all such cases,
before they get into the hands Of The law
yers.-Russelvaie (Ky.) Herald.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

DOM PIATT writes that the venerable
Covode, known as the clown Of the Cave,
and the Congressman who had his West
Point cadetship sold out and failed to
realize on it, got delicious bang on his
skull when he accused Judge Woodward,
of Pennsylvania, with making tariff
speech for his constituents. but voting on
the floor of the House with the Free Ira
ders He was told in reply that if he
(Woodward) should select biographer
he would get truthful one, and not his
colleague, and that he desired to debate
with honorable men, and not with man
who had stolen his seat in the House
from an honest man for the purpose of
selling cadetships. Covode's Christian
resignation was lost in loud cries of sor>
der from all parts of the Cave.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

The account received through The ocean
telegraphic cable and published by US last
week relative to the brutal and indiscrim>
mate slaughter of the Jews in Roumania,
Turkey, by the Christians, turns out to
have been cruel and malicious hoax. 1t
is difficult to conceive what motive could
have inspired such wicked fabrication,
and it is gratifying to learn that the horri-
bic story was pure invention. We hope
ii is the last tale Of horror we will hear,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

IMPLEMENT OF MAN RIDING ON A
Cow-CATCHER. Perhaps the first acci>
dent of the kind-and certainly it is a
singular one--occurred on Tuesday after
noon, east of this place, on the Marietta
and Cincinnati railroad. a man named
Crown, brakeman on freight train going
west, went forward to the engine and took
a seat in front, with his legs dangling over
the cow-catcher. He had been riding in
this position some time, the train going
bowling along a. good rate, when sud-
denly, in passing over heavy board that
was nailed lengthwise of the track. the
point of the cow-catcher caught in the
end of the board and rent off a large silver,
almost three inches in diameter at the
thickest place, which, darting up in front
of the engine, caught Crown under the
left thigh, passing entirely through flesh,
tendons, etc., passing on aud striking
against the head of the boiler-thus en-
tirely impaling the unfortunate brakeman.
The engine was checked as soon as possi-
BILE, the silver broke off and pulled out of
the leg, the wound bound up as we'll as
could be under the circumstances, and
Mr.. Crown brought 10 the city and taken
to his stopping place. Strange to say,
no vital injury was inflicted. The man
is in fair way to save both legs and life
The accident was caused by the fact that
the board had warped to such degree
ander the action of the sun as to raise the
front of it above the level of the cows
catcher Chl2licothe Register.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

THE BrooSlyn Eagle is disposed to
grow facetious over tie tariff bill, and
illustrates the fact that even SO dull an
affair is capable of interesting analysis
The list Of articles and rates as adopted
by the House of Representatives, contains
some interesting items. For example,
Congress inclined to remove restrictions
from suicide by admitting arsenic, which
formerly paid twenty per cent, free. =
Hemlock, also relieved of duty, may Sc
cure a larger measure of the favor to
which # is commended by ancient philo-
sophie authority as an agent of self,dee
siruction. The bill provides for free trade
in dragons blood, which has hitherto
paid ten cents a pound. No mention of
dragons teeth is made Foreign leeches
are 10 be admitted to free competition,
although rivalry with the article produced
by our domestic politics is hardly possible.
Horse or cow hair, capable of chignon
duty IN an emergency, is admitted free,
there is no quotation Of the human variety.
The concerted scrapings of multitudinous
violins in New York next week will prob>
bly, result disastrously to fiddle-strings
and promote activity in catgut, the duty
on which is reduced from thirty per cent.
to nothing. The old time Alderman is
obsolete or the free admission of turtles
would have an exceptional municipal
interest which is now only general to
good livers, who may rightfully demand
a reduction Of twenty per cent on soup
and steaks.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

A FEW days ago, GRANT appointed
WAYNE MYEIGH, who is a son-in law of
SIMON CAMERON S Minister, to Constants
nople. AS qu;d pro quo, SIMON persua-
ded GRANT-by Lo means difficult task
TO desert his post at Washington and
devote his time for brief period to the
more important business OF trout fishing
in one or more Of the streams along the
line of the Sunbury and Erie Rail Road.
The train arrived in Harrisburg on last
Thursday evening, A son of SIMoS's,
called Don for short, had started in adj
vance along the rail road, to make the
necessary preparations for tie important
event about to transpirc.
GRANT went to M'Kean county, in this
State, last year, to catch trout, but as he
was then fishing out Of season, he was
fined for a violation Of the law. The
penalty however was paid by Gen. KANE,
who had invited him into the wilderness
of M'Kean to indulge in the pleasant pas
time of angling. On the present occasion,
however, GRANT is acting within the
law of April 1869, and is therefore not
amenable for any violation of its provi>
sions
SIMON does all his fishing with a golden,
or greenbGck hook, and has generally made
fine catch. What success he and GRANT
have had in hooking trout with brown
fly in the swollen and turbid waters of
Young Woman's creek, in Clinton county,
we cannot say. We would not bet three
cent postage stamp on the size of their
string, if the windows of heaven have been
as wide open in the region Of the SHINE
mahoning, as they have been here.
The immortal GEARY is not of the
fishing party. Owing to a little late un-
pleasantness between him and SIMON, he
has been left out in the cold. This is
not as it should be. With his presence,
the piscatorial taJleour would have been
perfect and complete. GRANT, CAMERON,
and GEARY-a trio of profound and Illus
trlous statesmen.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16
AN KLEcr1oN was held in Washington

AN KLEcuoN was held in Washington
city ON last Monday week for Mayor and
other municipal officers. bowen, the
present Mayor, who is the peculiar repre-
sentative of the "man and brother," was
the regular Radical candidate. He was
opposed by EMERY, independent and con-
selvaiive Republican The Democrats
had no candidate of their own, but sup
ported EMERY, who was elected by a
majority of 5000. There is more than
usual significance to be attached to this
result. Bowen was the administration
candidate-its pet and favorite-and all
its influence and powers were exerted in
his behalf The Washington Chronicle,
the organ Of the administration, sustained
him with all its ability, while its editor
(FoRNEY) made canvass of the entire
city in his behalf, making the most vio-
lent and frantic appeals to the negroes to
vote for their friend Bowen. So great
was the interest felt in his success, that
Radical members of Congress became his
champions. But it was adj of no avail,
and Washington will not in the future be
disgraced by mongrel government, cor
rupt and profigate beyond all former pre-
cedent.
Congressman KELLY, from Philadel>
phia, was one of BowAN's most enthu-
siastic supporters. We publish below a
speech which he made to the negroes
in favor of his election. If any other
Radical member of Congress who stumped
the city in favor of Bowen, found lower
depth than KELLEY reached in this dis
gusting specimen of demagogueism, we
do not know his name:
FELLOW CITIZENS am in no condition 70
make n speech IL the open air, but | have
come to say a woId in Iavor of Mr.. Bowen,
because | believe him to be an honest and ca
pable Republican, aud one who was your friend
when it was dangerous for any one to befrend
YOU IN the city OF Washington. When / ca me
| here to Ia alke my seat in Congress many of you
were slaves, and | want you to bear in mind
that Mr.. Bowen was at that time your friend
and if you want to 60 back to slavery, vote
again Bowen if You want to preserve vouT
liberties, let Your ballots be cast for him solid
| ly. Remember, my beloved friends, if by youl
vote on Monday next the Democratic party
shall be success lul, the people of this broad
land will say that the colored people have
turned traitors. | have made my speech. II
now remains with yoa TO secure a triumph.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16

THIS appears to be the age of lightning.
Almost every newspaper we pick up
contains an account of one or more deaths
that have been caused by this subtle
fluid.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-18
4 Serions Engagement NJ Gravel.
Iette-Permittpd to Remain--Thp
French Tn Disastrous Retreat.

PARIS, August 1.-THE following
official dispatch is made public:
METz, Augrst l1--3 =. NJ.
We had serious engagement yester.
day, the 10th. near Gravellette We
gained the advantage, but lost heavily.
NorE.-(iravellette is a small vii.
lage six miles southwest Of Metz AMI
two miles west Of the Moselle.
LONDON, August l7.-Paris journals
confess their inability to explain the
course OF the recent military events in
consequence of the confusion Of dates
and lack Of authentic advice4
Three nephews OF Benadotte have
joined the French army.
The French Governmen, has issued
a notification that all peacefully dis
posed natives Of Germany desiring 10
remain in France may do 20 on condi-
tion of taking out permits Of residence.
Especial to the Herald.l
LONDON, August 1.-The French
army OF the Rhine has received a coup
de groc near Metz and is in disastrous
retreat towards Verdun in shattered
condition. The soldiers are individu
ally desperate at the incompetency ot
the Generals. The Emperor is believed
vet 10 he the actual commander Of the
army.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-18
THE LABOR CONGRESS.
Announcement Of the Committee
Cherokee Land Question-Resolu.
tions Referred The Presidents
Address

CINCINNATI, August lin the Labor
Congress this morning the following
committees were announced Ways
and Means-Campbell, Of Illinois
Donahoe, of Mississippi; Walbridge, ot
Massachusetts,; Brady, of Pennsylvania
Delano, of California; Harrigan, Of
Ohio; Fay, of Indiana Coffen, Of Wash.
ington city. Organization-Coggswell,
of Illinois; Cummings, OF Massachu.
sets; Davis, of Ohio; Gilchrist, Of
Kentucky Willard, of Illinois
The resolution on the Cherokee land
question, introduced yesterday, came up
and was followed by debate that be;
came stormy at times.
A motion to amend by striking out the
word Strike" where settlers were urged
to strike for their homes and insert
land stand was lost, with other amend
men;s offered, and the original resolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. McLain, OF Boston, offered reso-
lutions repudiating anything looking
to the repudiation OF the national debt;
welcoming men generally TO the protec.
ton of the laws, but denying the right
Of capital to import human freight to
Lessen wages and degrade labor; favor
ing the adoption Of the eight hour sys
TEN; protesting against further land
grants to private companies for railroads
or other purposes, and declaring the
times ripe for the for the formation of
distinct political party in the interest
OF the workingmen. The resolutions
we're referred.
The committee on President Treyel-
licks address submitted report en-
dorsing the same onl Y 70 far as it per-
tains TO the Chinese emigration Iues-
ton. Mr.. Quinn, of the committee,
dissented from the majority report so
far as it pertains to the land and money
question. Mr.. Weir dissented from its
declaration on the formation Of polit-
ical party.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-18
The Fighting at Metz King vii.
linm's Dispatch to the Queen.

BERLIN, August l6.-The following
official news was made public to-day
BERLIN, August 1880 ?. M.-The
little Fortress OF Henry capitulated
Yesterday after short bombardment
to the Second Bavarian army corps. A
great quantity Of prisoners and six guns
were captured. The following is dis
patch from King William to the
Queen:
HENRY, August Is, 7:30 2. M
have just returned from the battlefield
near Metz. The advance Of the Seventh
corps attacked the enemy, who were in
stantly reinforced from the fortress
The thirteenth division and part OF the
fourth sustained the advance The con
flict was desperate, involving the entire
line. The enemy WAS rspulsed at al
points, and pursued TO the slncts o
the detached works near the for
tress, which enabled the enemy to Civ,
shelter 10 their wounded Our wounde'
were instantly cared for. By daybreal
the troops returned to their first bivou
acs All fought with incredible energy
/ | have gone among them and congratu
lated them with all my soul. / hav
spoken TO Generals Steinmetz, GsstroS
Manteuffel and Goeben.
The following official dispatch, date
the 18th, about four o'clock in the afte'
noon, is just made public:
i "Our advance, finding themselves bt
fore Metz, and believing the enemy, VIII
were encamped under the walls, abor
to retreat, General Galt,o's brigade va
J ordered to attack the rear guards
Marshal Basaine's corps. and 9 violsl