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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05
Lincoln and Negro Suffrage.

Tho changes that take place in political
sentiment within a few years are almost In
comprehensive. In 1858 Abraham Lincoln
WAS the republican candidate for U. S. Sen
ator in Illinois against Stephen A. Douglas.
Mr.. Lincoln was not at that timo known as
q national representative of what then be-
came. under the leadership of Wm. II. Sew
ard. the republican party. Douglas was an
aggressive democrat on the Kansas and Ne
braska issue. 1t is too late now to discuss
the propriety Of his course in his memorable
contest with Mr.. Buchanan. 1t came to
pass, however, that in 1858 remarkable
political campaign took place in Illinois be-
tween Douglas and Lincoln. The prize was
. seat in the Senate of the United States
That campaign attracted more attention and
was the cause of more political excitement
throughout the country than the Presidential
election was In 1856 between Buchanan and
Fremont. Douglas carried Illinois by ma
jority Of eight on joint ballot in the Legisla-
ture, and was therefore elected Senator
That campaign gave Abraham Lincoln &
national reputation and made him the re-
publican candidate Tor the Presidency in
1860. We have had occasion very recently
TO look over the debate between Douglas and
Lincoln during that memorable controversy.
and We now present to cur readers and ask
them TO reflect on MIR. Lincoln's views pa
tisntly and in the light Of recent experience
Was the idol and leader Of the republican
party in 1858 the representative Of that par
ty in 1902 Let this speech of his answer
the question and forever put its seal Of con-
demnation on negro equality. coming as it
does from Abraham Lincoln himself
''Mr. LINCOLN said; Ladies and gcntIenen-
While j was ~ the hotel to- day an elderly
gentleman called ppon me TO know whether /
was really Ia favor Of producing perfect
equality between the negroes ard white people
hiie hh6 not proposed 10 myself on this
occasion TO say much or the subject, yet as the
question was asked me, I thought wonld oe
CuPv perhaps Ave minutes IN saying something
in regard to it. I viii say, then. thar ] am
nOt. nor ever hare been, in laYce oi bring ing
abo1s in any way the social and political eSual
ity OF The white and black races-that an,
noa, nor ever have been, IN favor of mAxtsa
vozERs OF SUzoss OF NEGROES, HoR OF QUALIFY
ING IsFm 70 EoLD oTTIOE, EoE 70 iHIEKEARzx
WIFE weIrE rEorLE: ani Uin say IN addit;ap
TO abSs, thnt there Is q physical difference be
iseen ihe black 2na white races, which / be-
heye viii forever forbid The tHo RACES liyiap
together on terms OF social AG3 political eauai,
ny. AzG Inasnaee as ihsJ cannon go iIYs
uhile Ghey 60 remain sog e.heY, .kero tnnss be
the position II SUPERIOR and INFgH1oE. Ead I.
bs IaaeL aA any other nan. AZ * sAyoa oy |
AiYAs@ EllE ~ FEfI9E EozIzics AsIi CSEO 70 Ear
VG.IE k2CE
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05

"A dreadful story comes from AlIegan.
Michigan, of the night before Christmas.
Emannal Helpman, living near there. went
to bed, leaving the stove red hot and well
filed. About midnight the family were
awakened by the flames of their burning
home. The FIRE having blocked the doorway,
Mr.. II. got his wife and two children through
the window, but it was too late to save the
other three children, who were burned to
death. Mr.. Helpman and those OF his fam
lily that ESCAPED were in their night clothes.
which were burned partly off them. In this
nude condition he rode horse ono mile to
his nearest neighbor for assistance. When
be arrived he was nearly frozen, that being
the coolest night of the season, and be wholly
naked. lie sunk into state Of unconscious
ness as soon as he told the story. He is in
c critical condition, being roasted and frozen
in places.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05

LOST IL THE WooDs.-Si1 Days Without
Food-Three or four weeks ago, a man by
the name of William Enghclson got lost in
the woods near Green Lake, in Benzne
county. and wandered about without food
for six days. He was lost on Saturday, and
wandered up and down the country without
matches to make fire or the slightest thing
to eat until Friday, when ho came to the
river and followed along the bank until he
came to the ahanty of MIR. Mar BILE. which he
broke into and found some salt pork and a
quantity of flour. He ate about a pound
and a half of raw pork, then built a fire,
filled kettle with water, stirred in some
-four, making kind Of porridge, OF which
he ate very heartily, and then rolled himself
up in blanket and went to sleep.
At night Mrs. Marble came and found
him in a stupid state, and after arousing
him and finding ont the trouble, baked him
some biscuits. Upon examining his feet it
was found that they had been frozen and
were black, and his legs were badly bruised
by rambling through the brush, He was
taken to Frankfort, and is in pitiable con-
dition. His legs are badly swollen, and the
skin on the bottom Of his feet is entirely of.
He will lose all his toes, and will be fortu-
nate if his feet do not require smputation
The Frankfort Express, from which paper
we get these facts, says the poor fellow is un-
conscious of all that transpired after Monday
night till he found himself in the trapper's
camp. He Is from Holland. Cheboygan
county, Wisconsin. 7rGvcrse Bay (Mich.)
Eagle, Dec. IL.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05

ANOTHER TERRIBLE CATAsTRsPHE.-The
Marshall House, situated at the vest end of
the wire bridge, over the Allegheny river,
at Franklin, Pa, took frs at eleven O'Clock
Friday morning last. The flames communi-
Gated 20 the bridge, and the cables, soon
becoming red hot, parted from the anchor
age, precipitating the bridge structure into
the river. About twenty persons were on
the bridge at the time. William Neil, a
farmer, Mrs. McIntire, and Miss Mary Nc
Intire, wife and daughter of the toll keeper,
who were engaged in removing furniture on
the bridge, were fatally injured. Their
bodies were recovered. Mary and George
McIntire, John and Alexander Mccartney.
j. Hinage and two unknown persons were
seriously injured. w. Kilgore, freight agent
on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, is sup
posed to have been buried in the ruins. as
he was known to have been on the bridge.
The weather was intensely cold. and the
river was frozen over to the second pier on
each side, and great difficulty was expert
enced in reaching the sufferers with skiffs.
A boy named johnson, aged 13, jumped
from the centre of the bridge and swan
ashore through slush and ice. The bridge
was newly erected. and cost $50 900, and
the Marshall House SIS 900. No insurance
on either.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05

If Franklin Kettle, who was murdered by
his blind son at S,epbentown few days
ago, really suffered from the deed, there
would be ground for the Troy Times belief
that The deed was one Of retributiye justice
since the boys blindness was the result Of
the fathers cruelty and nngoverned drunken
rage. When Asa was but two weeks old,
his father. while under the influence Of alco-
hol, threw him ont Of window, by which
act his sight was destroyed. Hard drink
ing, when pr0tracted through many years
and kittle was killed as the age of To-
brings its own punishment by rendering
reformation impossible and tbs best thing
that can happeD TO drunkard is sudden
death unaccompanied by the horrors of re-
morse which makes man nightmare to
himself Still thv pagan idea Of Nemesis
hag its meaning rs well as its use, but, 10
bo utterly terrible. it must corfinc itself to
.his life.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05
NapOleon--The Letter m.
LETTER BIG WITH THE SUCCESS OF WARS
AND THE FATE OF EMPIRES.

Some genins, with taste for the curious
in facts and the supernatural in speculation,
has made the following discoveries OF the
wonderful powers of the letter NJ. Marcel
was the first to recognize the genius of Ma
poleon l. at the Military College. Marengo
was the first great battle won by General
Bonaparte. and Mslas made room for him in
Italy. Mortier was one OF his best generals;
Moreau betrayed him, and Murat was the
first martyr to his cause. Marie Louise
shared his highest fortunes Moscow was the
abyss of ruin into which he fell. Six mar
shalls (Massena, Mortier, Marmont. McDon-
aid, Murat, Money!, and twenty-six sener-
ais of division under Napoleon l. had the
letter - for their initial.
Murat, Duke of Bassano, was the most
trusted counsellor. His first battle was that
of Mentenotte. his last Mont st. Jean. as the
French term Waterloo. He won the battles
of Milesmo, Mondovi, Montmirail and Mon
tereau, then came the storming of Montmar-
tre. Milan was the first enemies capital,
and Moscow the last, into which he marched
victorious He lost Egypt through Menou,
and mploye6 Miollis to take Plus VII pris-
oner MaIlet conspired against him Murat
was the first to desert him, then Marmont
Three of his ministers were Maret, Montail-
vet aud Hallieu: his first chamberlain was
Montesquieu His last hating place was
Malmason. He surrendered to Capt. Matt
land, of the Bellerophon, and his compan-
ions in St. Helena were Montholon and his
valet Marchland.
If we turn to the career of his nephew,
Napoleon the III. we fud the same letter
no less prominent. and it is eaid that the
captive Of Wilhelmshone attaches even great
er importance to the mystic Influence than
did his uncle. His empress was countess
Montiio his greatest friend was MoTny.-
The taking of Malakon and the mamelon-
vert were the exploits Of the Crimean war,
peculiarly French. He planned the hrst
battle of the Italian campaign at Marengo,
although it was not fought until after the
enga cement of Montobclle, at Dlagenta.-
Mcmahon, for his important services in this
battle was named the Duke of Magenta, as
Pelisier had for similar merit received the
title of Duke Malakoff. Napoleon III. then
made his eutry into Milan, and drove the
Austrians out Of Margnano.
After the fearful battle on the Mincio OF
Solferino he turned back before the walls of
Mantua. Thus up to 1869, since when the
letter M would seem to have been ominous
Of evil. Passing over Mexico and Maximil-
ian, we see how vain has been his hopes,
founded on three MS of the present war
Marshal McMahon, Count Montauban and
the Mitrailleuse Mayence was to have
been the base of further operations of the
French army, but, pushed back first to the
Moselle, it's doom was sealed on the Meuse,
at Sedan. Lastly, We have to notice the
fall Of Metz and all these later disasters are
owing to another u. which is inimical to the
third Napoleon, and this a capital NJ
Moltke.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05
The Georgia Election.

The victory won by the democracy Of
Georgia at the late election in that State.
which lasted three days, was complete and
overwhelming. Fire out of the secen men,
bers of Congress elected are democrats, three
J0urths Of the Legislature are OF the same
party, while the popular vote shows dem
ocratic majority of over thirty housand.-
This magnificent result sounds the death
knell of radicalism and carpet -bagg:sm, not
only in that State, but throughout the South,
save perhaps Mississippi and South Carolina,
in both of which there are more blacks than
whites, and consigns Bullock and his plum
dsrng and corrupt crew to an ignominious
political grave from which there can be no
possible resurrection.
The election. as we have said, extended
through three entire days. This was q low
scheme naugurated in order 10 enable the
negroes to repeat their votes at as many poll
ing places as was thought to be necessary
under the well understood tactics of the rad
icals in that and other Southern States. The
election law was drawn up by Akerman, the
Attorney General of the United States, who
went down to Georgia during the session Of
the Legislature last summer for that express
purpose. 1t contained two most singular
and exceptional. clauses, one of which was
that the ordinary and universal right Of
challen gng voters was not allowed, and the
second and equally startling one was, that
ary person who was "apparenay" twenty
one years of age, was entitled to vote
How many spurious and Illegal votes found
their way into the ballot box under the po-
tent influence of that convenient and COM
prehensive word, 'GppareHtiy," will never
be known, but it is safe to estimate them by
thousands. As Is usual, too. Grant sent a
portion of the regular army into the State
to insult and oveTawe the people. Cameron.
Delauo and Akerman, all visited the State
before the election for .he purpose Of making
n radical victory foregone conclusion, but
all ;heir united efforts were of no avail, and
the Empire State Of the South has nobly re-
buked Grant and his weak vasclllating ad
ministration, and has expressed her firm re-
solve TO aid by her nine electoral votes in
elscting democratic President In 1872.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05

Cincinnati is happy in the possession of
a man, or brute, who recently performed the
feat of eating at one meal four pounds OF
raw pork sausage and two pounds of raw
bsefsteak. This tremendous feeder, after
devouripg the aforesaid, Offered to bet TWEEN
tv,fiye dollars that he could ON the instant
conclude this extraordinary performance BY
eating beef's heart raw. There were no
takers.
Mr.. David Carpenter, of Lock Haven.
has the skin of calf, which was obtained
near Jersey Shore some three months ago,
and which has been stuffed for preservation
It has one head, two bodies joined together
in the middle, two tails, seven legs. one of
them forked below the knee, with two feet,
each of which has natural hoofs. This calf
Is truly g. most singular freak Of nature
perhaps uneq ualed in the animal history of
the world.
DIR. Hembold has just placed large
full rigged vessel upon the roof Of his drug
store on Broadway. 1t is perfect model of
James Gordon Bennett, Jr.'s, yacht Daunt-
less, and is so named by DR.. Hem bold. 1t
has all the rigging and spars ofa vessel ready
for sea. and has a crew of one msn who Is
paid $40 a week to wash down decks, scrapo
spars, tar the rigging. man the life boat.
hoist the colors. and command the yacht.
His position is no sinecure.
"A farmers boy on Muscetne Island
Iowa, has very large rat, which be has
domesticated and trained to do various
amusing things, among them the getting up
on his hind feet, and. at a signal from bis
littls master, attempting to crow like roost-
er The rat will follow the boy as puppy
does it's master. This is the same boy.
probably, who trained a saddle rock oyster
az nd 70
bait his hook when he went fishing.
Mrs. Belknap, wife of the secretary of
war, who died in Washington last Friday
night, was southern lady. the daughter of
DIR. Tomlinsou. of Harrodsburg. Kentucky.
She Tas truly an estimable IAN. and her
loss will be deeply lamented. Subsequent
to her marriage. few years ago. sho spent
some months in Europe whore she was uui>
versally admired, and where she made many
friends. She is the second Kentucky lady
who has died recently in Washington.
This story comes from Cedar Falls.
Iowa "An uptown bridegroom dreamed
on his wedding pight that he was chained
to q log on a railroad track, and awCke TO
find himself ON the floor with his head near
I ly mashed with a chair, and an excited
woman standing over him, asking if it was
customary for brides to be dragged out of
bed by the feet. She said she never had
submitted to such ex.ort!on before, and she'd
be darned if she would now. lie told her
it was new to him, too"
"A dispatch from Madrid. Spain, says
that on the night of Dee. 9th, as General
Prim was leaving the Cortes. eight shots
were fred at his carriage by party of men
in the strest. General Prim was wounded
in the left arm and right hand, three places.
and bis Adjutant was also wounded, but not
dangerously. No public disturbance was
occasioned, as the authorities took prompt
measures to prevent an outbreak and arrest
the would be assasins. Great popular indig-
nation is manifested at the attem pied murder,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05
TEVOWN and COUNTRY Ph0rI0
FOR SALE.

I. AIOT OF GROUND IN No A22;s.S ;'y.y. ia d
under the entire house. " IL
Oa on oNR seIs LoT OF GROUND L e; 32sI,,.s .ssI T.;
feet front ON Main street ana ~ III; ID.
choice. spIectfol of Fruit Irets U--tSi7r. -.
is a most desirable lCce1on, \ ~ "a NJ 30.
2. = LARGE TWO SIOhA aa..Iv iirlssr..
on Lot adjoining the a5oTS 80 r,tTt C,Itb gsiEs
with all conVe nicnces- z
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A TWO STORY FRAME H. ~. 80
Ward Of Ebsnsburg- CelilTl, 80 A-1, an e 7: :;
cistern water. Good 0utbui.I TT77.grstei e
same Lot. All in oodretsa' =,
street. Rents for slsV----y,r,v FRAME 7 :
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Fabfg 9ER7Y RF9PSSFFtNya PSFNa lots in ives, e 3.
s. PASTURE LOTS, OF a0N"' A
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Wut be sold sep0rately or Ni'n III
sg-AH the above deseEIosss Ttose
sold eheap and 0D Easy L. terms, .,,,,ress ~
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So "a -, ~ before the 1st day % I0OSs
or saoEXANER !"
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05

A NIGHT or HoRRoR Of Life
ana Property in Richmond was
a gloomy day in Richmond. The night
before MAS the coolest for thirteen years, the
thermometer indicating FIVE degrees above
zero, and the streets being covered with hard
frozen snow. At half-past two O'Clock on
Christmas morning fire was discovered in
the lower floor of Spottswood Hotel. and the
whole building was soon after in flames
The hotel was filled with guests who, on
being awakened by the alarm, ran wildly
about, seeking means Of escape. Barefooted
and with but little clothing, those who did
escape. rushed into the snow-covered streets,
trembling with fright and shiyerng with
cold. When the flames had thrown an i'm
passbls barrier across the stairways, the
guests commenced leapiDg from the win
dows, many receiving probably fatal injuries
by conclusion with the hard surface below
The most fearful scene Of the disaster was
the appearance of the housekeeper and some
other ladies at q window In the fifth story,
screaming for help. The ire-ladders were
put up but failed to reach within two stories
of the window. and while the 6remen were
trying to lengthen the ladders. the unfortu-
nate women disappeared in thick smoke and
were lost. Ii is known that seven persons
were burned TO death. and many more are
mis.ir
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05

The Town OF MIFFLIN DESTROYED RY
FIRE.-The thriving and beautiful town OF
Niffliu. tho county scat of Juniata comfy,
situated on the east bank of the Juniata
river, opposite the the village of Patterson,
on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. 10
miles west of Harrisburg, was visited about
u o'clock on Saturday evening by one Of
the most destructive fires that has ever &C.
CURED in any town Of the same population
in central Pennsylvania. The flames were
first discovered in the building known the
Crystal Palace" on the corner of Bridge
and Water strests and before any aid could
be rendered for the exLinguishment of the
Crystal Palace" the fire communicated to
the adjoining buildings on the south side Of
Bridge street, and with the exception of
three dwelling houses, consumed the entire
southern portion of the town, consisting of
thirty-one dwellings,, stores and offices.
Two squares of buildings were burned
a special train arrived from Harrisburg at
| l O'Clock a. IN. with the Harrisburg Fire
Department, but they were too late to do
any good and did not put their apparatus
in service.
The property destroyed is estimated at
5000 900. Thes we're thirty-one dwelling
houses, including stores and Offices con-
sumed. OF The stables and other outbuild-
ings there were twenty-eight or thirty, which
makes the entire number consumed sixty
one. The insurance on property was con-
fined principally to tho business houses and
well-to-do private residences. Quite num-
Der of poor people bad no insurance and
consequently lost their all
At least one-third of Mifflin was destroy
ed, and constituted the principal business
and private portion of the town. At least
thirty families lost all but the few vauables
they could gather and take away in a few
minutes and double that number carried
all their household goods to place of appar-
ent safety.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05

HANGING UNDERNEATH A TRAIN OF CARS
IN FULL MoTIoN.-Capt. Macarthur. of
Kingston, Canada, had fearful adventure
on the Grand Trunk last week. He got up
from his seat and walked out to the platform
when the train was near Lancaster, to find
out how near he was to the station. He
overbalauced himself and fell, but managed
to save his life by catching the coupling.
and there he hung by his arms in position
which offered him very little hope of recoy-
e-ing the platform above, In the one case,
and a sure and awful death were he to drop
off in the other. No one could be placed in
moro asonizing position. Through his
great strength, being of strong muscular
power, he held himself up while the train
Travelled four miles. under going the greatest
mental as well as bodily suffering. no one
discovered his danger, IS it was night and
very dark. When his strength was exhaust
ed, and he saw bridge or tunnel on the
track ahead, which would increase the dan
ger of his situation, he prepared for the in
evitable plunge, and with prayer OF despair
upon his lips, he let go his hold. Instant
death would have followed in ninety-nine
cases out of hundred, bat providentiaily
Mr.. Macarthur fell, more dead than alive,
into hollow or excavation in the track
The train passed over safely, and he laid
there unconscious from MS lDJuTle anu sui
fering for seven hours. After daylight his
reason came back, and once more he entered
into the contemplation of an awful situation.
lie was unable to walk, but dragged him
self on hands and feet to house quite far
off-some say two miles-and he got that
care ard assistance which his condition re-
quired A friend he discovered who lived
near by, and he proved a friend indeed.
caring for him as a brother. His arm and
side were quite black from the muscular ex
ertions he was subjected TO his boots and
portion ef his trousers were torn off, and his
feet lacerated by being dragged along the
track IIe got severe injury in the back
also by his fall. His body presented dread
ful sight. The Kingston Wig says, on
Thursday morning he was brought home,
and now lies at his residence under the care
of Dr. Yates. HIS injuries have been very
severe, but the doctor hopes to bring him
through safely.