The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-02-25
letter from California.

LesEef from SSaasA1EHEa.
From private letter leceived more than
a week ago from a Cambria comfy friend
and brother typo-one Of our earliest pu-
pils-we take the liberty of making the fol-
lowing excerpts, believing they will prove
not without interest to many readers:
Los ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 81, le1l.
MY DEAR HENRY
Since nv last letter to you | have had nice
li;tle combat with the typhoid fever, which, by
the way, came unconfortably near coming out
first best" In fact, | was given no by my
physician as "gone III community. but,
thanks to an excellent constitution and such
care as one can get only at home, wcathered
the storm. 1t lasted me in ell about four
mon tbs What aCded to The unco nIioItsb!e-
ness of the situation was. that my wife had the
intermittent fever, at the same time. When
we recovered fro Ii that, we undertook to run
the chills AID fever a trip, and haven't got
through with the contract yet.
The indications are, that are going to
have dry wi!ter" this year, as but very lit
tie rain has yet fallen, aud the end of the rainy
SEASON is near At hand. If that shall prove 10
be the case, the bottom has "drapped" out of
this portion of 1.-the finest country IN the
world" for two or three years to come, sure.
If | could sell "ranche" and house tor any
thing near what it is worth, Los Angeles coun-
ty would know me no more again foIeve err
! would imntdia tey skeedsddle TOR Sacramen-
to- and the shirt tail of thy servant would be
seen tluteIing in the breeZs5 that sweep the
LLASos (yanos plains) between here and viii
miugtUn he struck a bee liue for the steamer.
By the way, the opposition steamer has crea-
ted quite furore in this city OF ANGELS -
When We came down. the fare was S22 %, and
now it is only S5 in the cabin and 50 in the
steerag ge-" grab thrown in. How Is that for
490 miles Of ocean travel? 1t Is just about as
cheap as boarding IN decent hotel in San
Francisco, : it requires two days TO make the
trip. l hope the opposition will not allow
themselves to be bought off
Although, Us general thing, we arc law
abiding community here, we have now Z reg
ularly organized Vigilance Committee. 50
many criminals have been clear cd here within
The past wear, through the sheer ignorance of
jures, and their inca pa city for that duty, that
it at last became absolutely necessary ior re-
spectacle citizens to protect themselves The
first act of the NigilauteS was to form in mii-
tary ORDER, about 800 strong, all fully armed,
and march to the all in which was confined
man named Miguel SIchcnaie, who had few
days previously shot and killed a Mr.. Jacob
Bell, Pennsy lv-niaL break IN the door, put
4 rope around the prisoners neck and lead him
TO coral in the back part Of town. where they
very quickly finished his career. lie was un-
der suspicion Of having murdered several other
persona in lis time. They have not alone de
cared war against the criminals, but also
against the judges and jures who allow them
to escape through some loophole OF the law.
1t has had one good effect, how ev ever-stopping
the indiscrimiuate use Of the six shooter and
bowie knife.
l see By Il dispatch, that Hon John Coyodc
died iu Harrisburg, a short time ago, OF dis
ease Of the Heart. Since my earliest recollec-
tiOn of such III alters, lie has been intimately
connected with the politics of Pennsylvania
sometimes advocating good measures, some
times very Fashionable ones. But the grave,
like charity, cOyere, h e multitude Of sins
especially those OF a political complexion.
| happy 10 see that the old keystone
State has begun IN earnest to throw of The
Ihraldom of Republican rule under which she
has groaned for the past few years Expert
bought too dearly and m afraid that if the
- God and morality party retain the rsins
few years longer, the people Of Pennsylvania
Will tiud this to be very sad truism.
Everything goes to show that we will have
a warm contest in this State at the next gen
eral election Had the last been any closer
than it was. it would have been uncomforta
bly, close. Thus far, l have heard OF only
fourteen candidates our side for Governor
1t is really surprising to find we have 50 nanv
public spirited men whe are willing TO sacrifice
themselves for the good of the dear people "
OF course to them the eLnOlumeIts are nothing
oh, no, ''not By no means"
The FREEMAN OF the 18th inst came duly to
hand this morning and TO say that l was sur
pIised on reading Governor Gearys Message,
would not do the feeling Justice. | had an
idea that that battle sCAKFD'' hero was excru-
ciatingly "ioil;" but this message knocks wind
out of that faliacy. The rebuke he admins
tered TO Government Grant on Military inter
ference with elections, was well merited, L
think.
Br the way, John W, in early days, figured
to a considerable extent in California politics
In iS49: he aud four others ran for Governor,
and he received ,2l3 votes, while the others
had from $50 to 6,90O-Burnet being the
candidate. After being defeated,
C cary for the United States Senate, and
was triumphantly elected to stay at home.