The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-04-22
Local COrrespondeuce.

DEAR fREEAAS-A friend direct from CALI
tornia dropped in with rs last Saturday and
remained two days, which prevented us from
writing as early as USUALLY do. He con
versed thus wise There are $50 stations on
the railroad from San Francisco TO Omaha
/ he road as far as Salt Lake or Ogden station
is called the Central Pacific r. R.-from Og.
zen to Omaha it Is called the Union Pacific
+. r. There is abundance to eats and palace
cars TO sleep in If one has the money TO paw
for 1t. Cost of trip about $3.50. There is a
poor chance for wheat in California or account
of the dry season. The people were cornmenc-
ing 70 bum the "tucs, - or rush swamps which
sre dry In summer, in order to plant crops
Tide water runs a great way back in the Sac
ramento and st Joaquin rivers. 1t reaches
Stockton, on the latter river. A new railroad
is being built up the st Joaquin river San
Francisco is doing an immense Pacific, China
and Japan trade. The harbor is chock full of
vessels all the time. He stopped at Montana
five hundred miles vest of Salt Lake, from the
railroad. Here quartz crushing is the order of
the day. Immense mills are running dav and
night, N d the gold is gathered from the dust
by the aid of quicksilver, which collects the
fine, invisible particles of gold together and
repulses all other matter. The route is per
iectly safe for travellers, and the $40 mile trip
can be made IN four and one half days There
has been very open winter in Montana. and
not cold, the thermometer never reaching
more than o3 degrees below zero Towns and
the two Pacific roads and through aIl the fer
tile val eys near the route. There is branch
south to Denver, Colorado Terri tory II miles
in length and one TO Salt Lake City south, 81
miles In length Towns are rapidly springiro
up along these branch roads Nv friend thinks
that II there were three roads to California,
one north and one south of the present one
they would all find business The local trade
increases very rapidly as towns spring ND along
these routes. lie thinks the rich valleys of the
west will all soon teem with brisk, thriving
population and that the Indian 8 DAYS will soon
be played out.
a young son Of John Hamilton, Charles bv
name residing in the Fifth Ward, made mar
row escape from very serious injury at the
Rolling Mill one day last week. He was en-
ployed at the rolls, and was just caught and
pulled away in time to prevent one of his arms
from being drawn into the machinery, with
what result, if not pulled away, it is an easy
matter 10 conjecture
A chap who had been boarding with Leon
ard Kist, at East Conenaugh, suddenly de-
camped on Sunday morning last, taking with
him a sum of money and several articles of
personal property belonging to Mr.. X. The
thief started west on foot along the railroad.
but was overhauled at New ForeLce and
brought buck, but what was subsequently done
with him l did not understand.
The Fair at ST. Mary's Academy last week
we'll attended and literally patronized, as
present but will be re-opened on Friday and
Saturday evenings OF last week
he lecture of Rt. Rev. N DOncncc on tho
Ecumenical Council. at the Catholic church in
this place, on Wednesday evening Of la,t week,
attracted large audience and was in the high
est degree instructive and interesting. Wore
il not that might be trespsssng too much
upon your space, ! would consider it time well
spent in giving you an outline of the Bishops
admirable discourse.
McGiIl & Stroug's Mirror OF Ireland. pan
Drama comprising over seventy beautiful paint
ings Of the most famous towns aud scores in
the Emerald Isle. will be on exhibition at the
Main Street Opera House the evenings of
the 9th. 2Sth ard 295h insts. No son or
daughter of the "Old sod should fail 20 see
this magnificent work of art, nor should the
pr0priet0rs fail TO furnish ''com DlimentariCs'
for your correspondents and tor yourself like
wise, If YOU come down. ROB Roy.
DEMoCRATIc CoUSTY CoMMiTTEE.--A meet
ing OF the above COMMITTEES having been called,
lsee under editorial head } herewith pub
lish the nanaes of the gentlemen comprising
that Organization, also the districts from
which they hail
ans twp. John f. StulI; Allegheny twp. WIN
Buck Blacklicb twp, Abraham Maxim; Cam
Judge: Carroll twp. NJ. J. Nagle; CarrolItOwa
Dor, Francis Flick; Chest twp, Ansem Weak
Istllu tit'>t tpitiiES pOt-r opStt'H ~ - tti'l
Clearfield twp, Jacob Nage; ConemaHgh twp,
NGdOck kOElcr; Conemaugh bOr. Patrick kiE-
pcrsdale. bOr- I'm Lamisou Croyle twp. w.
Lloyd: East Conc nlaugh bor., Lawrence Fur
George Gurley, west ward Franklin bor., VIM.
Adams; Galiitzin twp, John Porter; Jackson
Dangus. first ward, James II. Bcnford, 2d wd.
John Flanagan. Sd ward; Jonathan Horner, irh
as. eth ward Loreito bor H. + O.Friel: Mill
Vile bor., Patrick Connolly; Munster twp, A.
twp, VIM. Cole; SummerhiIl twp, Pat. Lynch;
SummitvilIe bor., Peter Dougherty; Susque-
Pcfdr earn: Woodvaie bor. CaspeF ". Easy
Wilmore Dor, Isaac Wike; Washington twp,
john Hamilton; White twp, George Walters;
Yoder twp, Abraham Cuiin.
Is TRoUBLE.-Before the Burgess came two
darnses, cir blonde, auburn locks floating in
to their lovely forms. their bright, inteliis ent
faces Fixed in calm, firm determination. One
hailed from the olesginous valleys of " est
Virginia and the other from the coal filled hills
OF Cambria county. Their minds seemed filled
with sorrow and their hearts with pain. They
poured their pitiful tale into the sympathetic
ears of our worthy chief mag gistrate and asked
the strong arm of law to avenge tn cir wrongs.
With womans ready faith in the vain and de
ceitful promises of man, they had left behind
them all sweet associations and trusting bllndly,
and alas! uuwisely, to the words OF two tinerant
pedders of patent gOap, and exhibitors Of
Punch and j udy, accompanied them to Johns
town with the understanding that here they
should ''be more twain" With mans
proverbial dishonesty, they left the trusting fe
males in the lurch, und with their exhibition
started West hence the information charging
the peddlers with seduction. Warrants have
been issued and an officer started iu pursuit.
Johnstown Echo.
OUR FOURTEENTH Town COUNCIL. In lS3S
Richard Lewis elected Burgess Johnston
Moore, David III. Roberts, John Williams,
James Rhey, and John Davis Town Council.
The subordinate officers appointed were: Town
Clerk. Ezekial Hughes; Treasurer, William
Roberts; Superintendent of Hay Scales, Geo.
j. Rodgers; Street Commissioner Thomas