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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27
Address Of the National Demo-
cratic COMmittee.

Below we give the congratulatory adj
dress of the National Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, over the Democratic
gains in the States Of Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Indiana. 1t is terse and able and to
the point. We especially commend the
closing paragraph of the address to the
attention of the Democratic and Conserv>
alive voters of the country. If its spirit
is carried out with frmness and unhnch
ing determination, there exists no reasons
why the Democracy may not be in power
within the next two years, and set abont
a thorough restoration of the Union on a
peaceful and prosperous basis.
The following is the address:
Rooms OF THE national DEMOCRATIC !
EXECUTIVE RESIDENT COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON October 81, 1870.
The National Democratic Congressional
Resident Committee tender their congratula-
tions to the Democratic and Conservative
voters of the three great States of Pennsyl-
vauia, Indiana and Ohio, for their recent
successes over the corruptions of radcalism.
aided as the Radicals have been, by profit
gate and desperate administration at Wash
ington.
In Pennsylvania a gain OF five members
of Congress has been secured, the Radical
majority of last year has been largely reduced
in each branch of the Legislature, ana there
is decided majority in the State on the
popular vote against the administration. In
Indiana the State has been redeemed from
further Radical misrule by the election OF
the Democratic and Conservative State tick
ct. carrying with it q gain of two members
of Congress and a majority in each branch
of the Legislature. Economy and reform are
thus made sure to the people of that State in
the immediate future.
In Ohio the Radical majority Of two years
ago has been reduced more than one half
and the leader of the Radical corsuptionists
in the present Congress has been defeated.
We now appeal to the Democratic and
Conservative voters Of the States in which
elections are about to be held to make fur
ther and more determined efforts in behalf
of restoration of an honest administration
We ask that they disregard threats from any
central source, and pay no attention in any
respect to any proposed use of the military
power of the government in the local man
agement of elections in the States. Let the
doors of our organization be thrown wide
open for the admission Of all who desire
economy aud honesty in the management of
the public treasury, 50 that the present bur-
den of taxation may bo thereby mitigated
regardless of former issues or past political
association or name. and bring about entire
cooperation among all who seek restora-
tion of the Union founded upon peace and
good will among their fellow men aud return
to strict integrity among the public officers
of the nation.
(Signeu)
SAMUEL ]. RANDALL Chairman.
N. l.. JEFFREYs, Secretary
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

THE ELECTIoN.--The election is over, and
the Democrats bereabouts are rejoicing, end
the Republicans trying to cypher out the
causes which led to the unexpected over
throw in the Congressional and Senatorial
contests. A very prevalent cause of such
reverses, or miscalculations is lack of votes.
Just why there was a lack of votes is not
so readily solved. In reference to the Cons
gressional contest, the result is almost as
astonishing to the Democrats as the Repub-
Hcans. 1t is well known there was consid-
erable open opposition to Mr. Morreu in his
own party, and also much ukewarm sup
port on the part of many Republicans but
1t was also known that be would receive
Democratic votes, and his election was con-
sidered certain. Resting upon a certainty
MS friends were not as active they should
have been, and they are now awakened to
sne fact of his defeat by only IL votes, re-
suit they might have changed by five minutes
work.-AitOoRa Tribune
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27
Ca mbria Freeman.
4 Fair shot.


In the Dayton (Ohio) district, at the
late election, Lewis D. Campbell, an or
iginal old line Whie, was the Democratic
candidate for Congress. His opponent
was Gen. Schenck the present member.
They canvassed the district together, both
speaking to the people from the same
stand. Schenck was defeated On the
night after the election the friends of Gen.
Campbell held a Jubilee, at which he made
speech. The following extract from
Mr. Campbell's remarks presents as fine
q specimen of the arOuDIentnm at h0min-
en- as we remember ever to have seen -
It cuts with the terrible precision Of a
genuine Damascus blade:
al may refer to an occurrence in the course
of our debate in the city of Hamilton on Sat
urday last. During my remarks in the hour
allotted me, funeral procession was passing
by the meeting. with band playing solemn
dirge. In respect to the solemnity of the oc-
casion. I suspended my remarks for a few mo
ments. In the course of his remarks General
Schenck adycrted 10 the procession. and in a
Rneering. sarcastic manner informed the audi
ence that would discover on the evening of
the election that there wonld be occasion
for another funeral. As This vast eoncourse of
people moved to- night through the broad ave
Dues of this beautiful city, was reminded of
the remark: and forcibly struck with the vast
extent Of the procession. But, fellow citizens,
YOU know all can bear me witness that this is
not my funeral. Immense cheers. 1t is a
demons tration Occasioned BY the political de-
mise of my competitor, who has so long abused
the power conferred upon him by your conf
dence, and betrayed your dearest interests.
am among you to night to bury Cesar and not
to praise him."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

TIE Huntingdon Globe, one of the or
gans of the Radical party in that county,
thus speaks of the result of the late eIec-
ton in that heretofore Republican strong
hold No allegation of fraud is made,
but Mr.. Morrell's defeat in that county is
account ed for on other and satisfactory
grounds:
The result in this county is just what We
expected il would be--and just what we said
il would be--with Morrell as the Republican
candidate. Two years ago this county gave
Dir. Morreil 800 majprity-now there is a
majority Of 5S6 against him--and why
because he was run in the interest alone Of
the men who united with the Democrats last
fall to cyH-h az good Republicans as Morrell,
Scott Il Co. dare claim to be. We regret
that the situation is as it is-the Repuo-
lican party so completely demoralized that
success in the future is uncertain-but the
responsibility must and will rest with the
men who struck down the regularly uomina-
ted ticket last fall. They wero the first to
repudiste party nomine tions, and Mr.. Nor
rell nursed them then and has nursed them
ever sirce. MIR. Morrell must be very
short sighted man if he expected to carry
this county after permitting rne wing of the
party to be prosecuted TO the bitter end. by
The few would be-leaders rho have but little
or no influence with the mass of the Repub-
licsn voters.
Our Senators have both been defeated.
Mr.. Woods was cut by at least two hundl ed
Republicans who were false last year, but
his vote WAS kept up by Democrats, who
cut Petriken or Crawford.
Both Democratic members are also elect
ed. The party majority on the balance of
the ticket is in the neighborhood of only 400,
a heavy falling of from what the majority
would have been for the lchole ticket had a
new man been nominated for Congress.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

The RECENT EARTHQUAKE --On Thursday
last there were manifestations of subterrane
Gus convulsions in New York, New England,
and the British possessions in the Moth
The phenomenon was similar aud simu!ta-
neous at all points. Ihe shock was first
felt at about quarter past eleven in the
morning, and was accompanied By running
noises, the rocking of buildings and gentle
movement of the earth. The area covered
by this earthquake extends from Like Erie
to the Atlantic Ocean, including all the
regicn from Cleveland. Ohio, down Lakes
Erie and Ontario and the river ST. Lawrence
to Montreal. and from New York along the
Atlantic coast to Bangor. Me-, and perhaps
still further north. In fact. it may be re-
garded as bounded on the south by line
drawn from Cleveland to New York, which
places are almost on the same parallel Of
latitude; on the west by the waters Of Lakes
Erie and Ontario and the river st. Lawrence,
and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27
The Missouri Election

a Governor, members of Congress and
members of the Legislature will be elected
in Missouri on the first Tuesday in No
vembcr. The Democratic party made no
nomination for Governor. One faction OF
the Radicals renominated the present
Governor, M'Clurg. A split occurred IN
the State convention and the seceders
nominated as M'Clurg's opponent B.
Gratz Brown, of ST. Louis, formerly one
of the United States Senators from that
State. Both candidates are Republicans.
There is law in Missouri, which disfran-
chises all men in that State who gave aid
and countenance to the rebellion. Me-
Clurc advocates the continuance of this
senseless, unjust and odions enactment
Brown, in as much as the fifteenth amend
ment confers the right of suffrage OH all
the qualified negroes of Missouri, takes
the sensible and honest view, that white
men in that State have some rights at the
ballot-box which negroes are bound to
respect, and he is therefore in favor OF
repeating the present obnoxious law and
allowing all ,Ohite citizens who are legally
qualified, to vote. The issue is thus fairly
and equarely made up between M'Clurg
and his bigoted adherents on the one side,
and Brown and his liberal supporters on
the other. Carl Shurz, who is one OF the
United States Senators from Missouri.
and who is a liberal and high minded
gentleman, is the warm friend and elo-
quent advocate of Mr.. Browns election,
of whose success there cannot be any
reasonable doubt. President Grant has
interfered in this Missouri contest by re-
moving certain officers of the general gov
! ernment who affiliate with Shurz and
oppose M'Clurg. Mr.. Brown, the liberal
! candidate, made a speech al ST. Joseph on
the 9Th Of October, in which, 10 use the
language of the Age, he told ''the Presi
dent 10 proceed with the removals from
office, his intimidation, his attempts &c
suppress political freedom. his sinister
| threats, his tenure of office, his scheme:
for coercing his own denomination, fol
the Presidency, and have the fight II
Missouri, and he will find that the peopl'
are neither to be bought or intimidated."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

DIAMONDS BY THE PNT.-Tke reports
from the diamond Giggings of the Cape of
Good Hope read like a page from Sinbad,
the Sailor. Huts plastered with mud from
the river beds, in which are EN- bedded gems
of immense value, rough diamonds, worth
princes ransom, worn in the gaudy coiffure
Of African bellies, and traders pockets filled
with the same precious jewels, like little
boys with jackstones. are among their feat
ures. The digging is most active On the
Naal and Orange rivers, including a district
a boat as large as the State Of Massachusetts.
The three principal dggings have netted
SIS 900 900 up to the present time. The
miners simply go to work when they arrive,
and always find their claims pays out richly.
A reception given by President Brandt, of
the f'ransvaal Republic. at Bloemfontein, is
described by correspondent as gotten up
for the almost express purpose Of giving the
Vaal river diamonds a regular display
Some of the court" ladies present appeared
to be almost loaGcd down with Diamonds
One lady in particular made special dis
play of her jewels. Her dark hair was rolled
and pulled, and fairly studded with bril-
liantS. She wore ring clusters outside of
her white kids. and goli bracelets. with gal
axies of starry gems. On her bosom she
wore a single brilliant valued at clio
The heavy flounces of her dress were looped
up all round and fastened with clusters nf
the same precious jewels. person might
have walked behind her in the crowd and
plucked whole fortunes from her person by
the handful.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27
VIZ publish below from the Huntin

VIZ publish below from the Hunting
don Monitor, a statement showing the
majorities in the different election districts
in Huntingdon county in n'1868, when Mr..
Morrell and Col. John p. Linton were
the opposing candidates for Congress, as
well as the majorities in the same districts
tor Mr.. Morrell and Mr.. Speer at the late
eleciien. The figures are decidedly inter
estfng and instructive. If there was any
other Democratic candidate for Congress
in this State on the Second Tuesday Of
October who so completely revolutionized
bis own county as r. Milton Speer did
Huntingdon, We would like to see the
evidence. We commend these figures to
the careful study and serious reflection of
Mr.. Morrell's friend and champion, Cyrus
Elder:
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

"A letter from Scranton. Pa, represents
that respectable and Influential citizen of
Luzerne county bad been recently natural
lied. and was refused his vote by the Repub-
ilcan officer on account of an apparent flaw
in the papers. The applicant. however.
went awav and blackened his face. turned
his German into English. and his vote was
received by the Republican officers without
a word of dissent, Then. TO their astoDish-
ment, he voted the Democratic ticket. He
is threatened with prosecution. but be threat
ems 10 return a prosecution for depriving
him of bis right to vote.
"A husband and wife, formerly of Ober-
lin, Ohio, who have lived together over
thirty-ive years. and have raised fifteen
children, having made up their minds to
live apart, visiting Oberlin last week to ar
range for the separation. The wife gave mp
all claim to their joint property. with the
understanding that the husband should pro-
vide for their younger children till they
could take care of themselves, and then
asked permission to return TO her old hone
with her husband so that she might put
everything in order, and prepare the child
ren's clothes for the winter.
"A young man. named Joseph Stiilwel',
was shot and almost instantly killed in Kit
tanning on Friday evening week by Angus
I
tus Dougherty. Stillwcll, with others. was
engaged in making bonfres to celebrate the
result of the election, and general foray
had been made upon the boxes belonging to
the merchants of the town. The mayor
tried to stop the proceedings. but failed
| Stilwell came to Dougherty's store for more
boxes and. when Dougberty demonstrated
against his taking them, Stillwell struck him.
| Dougherty then drew revolver and fired
with fatal effect-Stillwell dying in a few
minutes. Dougherty is in the custody oi
| the sheriff of Armstrong county.
| Some days ago the committee appointed
| by the st. Louis Medical Society To examine
and report upon the condition of Susan c.
/ Goodsye, better known as the Sleeping
Beauty" pronounced the case oEe of collu-
sion aud said Susan was a humbug. OveI
! twenty of the principal citizens of Hickman
! Kentucky, where Susan lives, unite in
card stating that they have been personally
acquainted with the family. for upwards O
twenty years. and know by personal knowl
| edge that there is no coliusion in the case
and that the girl. during the period indica
ted, has always been In her present condition
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27
IMMENSE DEER PACK PRoyEcrEp.-wi

IMMENSE DEER PARK PRoJEcTED.-Wil-
liam II. Bell, Esq, of Branchville, Sussex
county, is we understand. getting up large
stock company for the purchase of about ten
thousand acres of mountain land in Pike
county. Pennsylvania. which have been
secured, and also perpetual lease upon
some four thousand more. the lots lying
principally in Blooming Grove and Ding
man townships. In this tract deer abound
and bears are not unfrequent. All the
smaller game is to be found in great profus
sion. There are eight lakes, all thoroughly
stocked with pickerel and other fish. and
the trout fishing is not excelled in the, Adir-
ondacks, or any other place in the Union.
The improvements are to consist in a
fence of great height completely around the
preserve, with central hotel, and shooting
and fishing lodges at convenient points. with
good roads cut through the wilderness. 1t
is reporte,i that wealthy men in New York
and Brooklyn have taken hold of the project
number of the sporting men of Sussex
have also entered into it with work and
means.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27
Special Dispatch to the Commercial.

OOHNoiOHN, A., OctODcf IA.
Frauds have been discovered in Blair and
Huntingdon counties, which will much nullify
Speer's reported majority of nine votes in this
district Mr.. Morrell, who is now absent from
home. will be obliged to make a contest by the
people who revolutionized this strongly Demo
cratic county to give HIM majority. C.E
The above, which appears in Saturdays
Pittsburg Commercial, foreshadows the be-
beginning of the end. We have not doubted
for single moment Morrell's intention TO
contest Mr.. Speer's election, and this insult
ing and lying dispatch from Cyrus Elder,
the poet laureate of Cambria county, and
the manufacturer of Morrel's tariff speeches.
proves that the plot has commenced to work.
The assertion that frauds have been discov-
cred in Blair and Huntingdon counties is
simply a bold-faced lie, as we'll as AT. insult
to these counties. They conducted their
elections legally. with due observance of all
the forms of law, and if Morrell and his
allies attempt to defraud the man of their
choice out OF his seat. something will han
pen. This thing of cheating Democrats ont
of their seats is getting to be a common
thing and it is about time to apply reme-
dy.-R RolEidoysburS Standard.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

CURE FOR THE TooTHAcHE.-Dr. Henry
1. Reynolds. of Baltimore, writes to the ed
itor OF the Medical News. that, for eighteen
months he has been using acetate of lead
lsugar OF lead), as remedy for toothache.
de inds it better than any of the numerous
remedies produced in the books. and in cases
IN which it is applicable. the relief is instan-
tapeous. He advises the sufferer to apply
from one to three grains to the cavity for a
moment or two, then spit it out. 1t fails in
lever cases than any remedy that DR.. Rey-
noIds ever tried, not more than eight per
cent.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

A REMARKABLE PHENOMENON.-In yes
terday's paper we chronicled the doings Of
an earthquake, and today we have another
tale of wonder to unfold. The scene is laid
at the store of Hall & Warfel, on State
street. DR.. Hall stood at the desk in his
counting room, which is lighted by means of
a skylight, some 30 feet above. Al few
minutes after O'Clock in the morning. he
was startled by sharp crash above, which
sounded like dropping box of glass and
breaking its contents to f1inters. AS MIR.
Warfe! was in the upper story filling an
order for goods, he supposed that he had let
some heavy body fall, and looking upward
his eye caught sight of the fractured sky-
light. Mr.. Warfel heard the noise ard sup
posing it below, raised a window, and look
ing down to the office. asked what was the
matter. Mr.. VIM. A. Brown sat in the
office reading, and was also greatly alarmed
by the noise. while the doctors little bov,
playing outside, hearing the report came
running in alright. Even the clerk in front
of the store, some so or 80 feet distant, heard
the report very distinctly, and supposing
that box or two of glass had fallen down
stairs. The young man proceeded at once
to the top of the building, and found small
pebble, or the half of one which had been
nearly broken, lying near the fractured glass,
and, upon looking further, discovered the
her portion from which it had been sepa-
rated, about eight feet away. whittier it had
bounded. The two pieces fitted exactly, and
must have been the agent which produced
the crash. The skylight is composed of
strips of glass some six feet long, one foot in
width and plump three-eighths of al inch in
thickness. The stone before broken was
about an inch long, fve-eighths of an inch
wide, and about three-sixteenths of an inch
thick, weighing only 125 grains. 1t near
ly oval in shape, smooth on one side. and
little Jagged on the ether. as if it has been
in contact with other and smaller pebbles
during the process of formation. It's compo-
sition seems to be fine sand, iDtermixed
with a metallic substance milling part-
cles of silver. The glass was broken in the
form of star, having large number of
fractures extending outward from the centre.
The doctor believes the stone to be a meteor
ic one, or an arolite. as he is satisfied that
no one threw it, and if that were the case,
there is no man powerful enough to break
glass of that thickness by throwing upon it
a pebble of that size. Had it struck a per-
son on the head it would have killed him
undoubtedly..-Erie RepubHcdn, of Saturday.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

THE TEN TsIN MAssACRE.-Rev H. Il.
Lowry, Methodist missionary at Pekin
writes to the Western AdUocate an authentic
account of this terrible affair He says:
"Ail the priests connected with the Roman
Gait, ,oic missions, and three Russian mer-
chants residing in the city, fell victims to
the determined slaughter. No delicacy, no
high-toned and teIder respect for noble
women, have any place here ten Sisters of
Charity were dragged into tne street, sub
jected to every imaginable indig6.ty and
outrage possible to ungovernabe passiGn.
and then thrown into the flames of the build
ing which they had erected to shelter the
homeless and friendless. The foul deed is
accomplished. and the sound of the gong
bids the crowd disperse. A few Protestant
chapels to be demolished by detachments
of the grand assembly, and the days work
is ended. "Now, was this the work of a
mob ?-had the people been goaded to des-
peration by some foul deed or the repeated
nf1iction of some grevious wrong2 No 1t
was simple carrying into effect the part of
a predetermined and organized plan TO ex-
terminate foreigners from North China
This the evidence seems abundantly suffi-
cient to substantiate. The o-iginators ard
leaders only used these scoundrels and law
less characters as their tools in effecting
their purposes. and aroused the popular
feeling by circulating the absurd rumors
that the Roman Catholics were in league
with kidnappers."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

DANIEL w. VOORHEES,, one of the mos.
distinguished and eloquent advocates in
the last Congress of the principles of the
Democratic party, has been re elected
from his district in the State Of Indiana
by majority of 100. Two years ago
his majority was only about 160. We
take that to be high but well deserved
compliment to noble Democrat and an
honest, faithful Congressman.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27
THE official vote for Congress in the
/ 7th District is as folIows:

The earnings of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company for September, were
1928, ,525.09, (seven hundred and twenty
eight thousand five hundred and twenty
five dollars and eight cents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

Within a period of three years, three
men and three horses have been killed on
the same day of the month. at the same
hour, and on the same section Of the Cleve-
land and Pittsburg Railroad.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-27

PRESIDENT GRANT has named Thurs
day, Nov. gath, as Thanksgiving Day.