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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

BARNUM's RIDINNG GOAT "ALIxIs.''-
P. T. Rarnam bears the world ia producing e
novelties. The last sensation We hsvo heard
of. is the training aud education. in Cairo.
Egypt, of beautiful Circassau Goat. This
I animal rides on horse back, jumps through
hoops, over garters and banners. and other
wise performs all the most difficult feats of
the accomplished equestrian. a-a
We always knew that Phiusas was skilled
in zoology, entomology, ornitholosy, anthro-
po!ogy-in fact all the 'ologies," including
that of (ths famous Jerome) chronology, but
We had DO idea that he would ever be able
10 add to his vocabulary that of goato'ogy.
Barnum has done wonders to elevate the
standard of the once beautiful and health~
giving equestrian art-perhaps he can suc>
c,ed better with the genus capricOrnus than
that Of the genus homo. At all events the
riding goat belonging to his great show.
which made his dedut. at Niblo's last night,
is the rareEt novelty ever introduced to a
New York aulience. We congratulate our
country cousins on the opportunity they will
enjoy this season of watching the "capers"
of this distinguished equestrian Caper, as it
constitutes one of the many leading features
of Barnum's Great Moral Exhibition. We
don't know which will create the greatest
furore, the FIJI Cannibals. the Giraffe. the
Sea Lions the Automatons, or this Riding
Goat.-N Y. Sun. 7 1G q
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

SINCE Grants home supply of brothers
in-law has been exhausted, be has turned
his attention to the brothers-in law of
those who swear by his administration.
The house of Butler is now the fortunate
recipient of executive favor, Grant hav-
ing just appointed one Parker, who is the
brother-in law Of the Immaculate BenIa-
min F. Butler, to the Office of Surveyor
of the Port of Now Orleans, made vacant
by the resignation Of Gen James Long
srect. One would suppose that the ap
pointment two years ago by the same L.
S. Grant of a RepAe,0 of Ben. Buffers as
Consul General at Alexandria, in Egypt,
and in which he has brought deep disgrace
upon himself and his country, would have
satisfied Presidential experiments in that
direction. Parker's merits and eminent
qualifications for the office have been Sc,
forth briefly but comprehensiveIy by Gov
ernor Yarmouth Of Louisiana, who saws
that "Parker is the most accomplished liar
and the greatest blackguard in New Ors
leans
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

IT is said that the notorious Pete Her.
die, of Williamsport, owns majority of
the members of the present House of Re-
presentatives. This allegation is based
on the fact that short time ago he came
to Harrisburg, as he has often done before.
we'll supplied with greenbacks, and at a
Monday nights session succeeded, after
struggle lasting until midnight, in de-
feating bill reducing the price Of boom.
age at the WilIiamsport boom, in which
he is heavy stockholder. The bill was
designed to protect the lumbermen from
the rapacity of Herdic and bis associates,
and ought to have passed without cons
test, bat Herdic has monopoly of the
boom business, which is big thiog to
him personally, and his money proved
more potent with rural legislators than the
just demands ef the hard workers in the
forest who sought 10 be released from the
oppressive tyranny of his boom exactions.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

AN ExTRAoRDINARY CccUKRENCs.-A
child died at Pemberton. Nav Jersey. on
Tuesday, whose illness bad been attended
with strange and apparently mex plicable
manifestations. The child was the daughter
Of a Mr.. w Villains, and was about four
moaths old when she was taken i'll with the
Group She was in dangerous state for
some time. and on Wednesday. the 9th inst,
she, to all appearances, expired. A coffin
was procured. aud grave was dag in
Meunt Holly Cemetery. Suddsnly on F;i-
day last, short time before the fuaeral was
to have taken place. the child couehsd. and
instantly opened its eyes full of life. The
CONN CONN was returned to the undertaken. and
hopes were entertai that the child So
strangely spared from burial, would regain
Its health. On Tuesday. however. she died.
and her parents. after waiting for another
return to life until there could be no rea.
sonao'e hope OF such an occurrence. inferred
the body In tho grave opened the week be,
FORE
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

NEVER before in our national history
were the corruptlons of Federal officials SO
glaring md universal. Twenty five years
ago defalcatisn of thousand dollars
on the part of an official, endorsed by the
political party to which he belonged, would
have deomod that party to defeat. To-
day, when Grants office holders have
the tax payers, the managers of the radi-
cal party turn up their noses and ask of
the people: "What are you going to do
about it 3
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

lN reading the proceedings Of the Logis-
lature, it is very amusing to watch the
changing forms assumed by the Constitu,
tional Convention bill in It's various flights
between the tive Houses We have ara "
explained the provisions of the bill as it
originally passed the House. When it
was afterwards taken up in tho Senate it
was radically changed. When it left the
Senate and went back to the House, IT
provided for the election Of the delegates
on the second Tuesday of October next
and the Convention to meet on the 12,h
of November. The number of members
was fixed at l58, to be elected in the
following manner: Twenty delegates at
large, each elector to vote for tcla-foae,.
delegates from each Senatorial District.
making 1872, each elector 10 vote for tuo
and siE additional delegates from the
city of Philadelphia, each elector 10 vote
for three 1t will be seen at a glaace that
pnder this plan the Convention would
consist of an equal number of members of
each political party. We can conceive
of no objection to this arrangement, but
the House, in its exercise of that profound
wisdom for which it is so distinguished.
refused to concur and sent the bill back
TO the Senate. 1t was again taken up in
that branch on Tuesday last, when an
attempt was made, by radical member
of course, to entirely undo what the Sen
ate had so well done before. The hill
was then postponed until Thursday, but
what was done with it then we are uns
able at this writing to say. To the aver.
age mind 1t would seem 10 be an easv
task. decent regard being had for ppbJ;c
opinion. for the Legislature TO perfect a
bill OF this character. 1t would he Ga bad
not Providence in its inscrutable woro
once more inflicted upon the S,ata q
House of Representatives which, for s,r.
Piduy, ignorance and yenality, has seldom
been eq1alled and never surpassed W.
must therefore possess our souls in no
hence and calmly await the 6nal result
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

BRONCHIAL CONSUMPTION This is a form
of consumP ton usually Of easy remedy by
means of DR.. KEYsER's LUNG CURE, which
whilst it eliminates the mucous and phlegm
from the throat, heals the membrane and
aHAys that morbid irritsbiiity which produ>
COS such harrassipg coughing. and when the
disease involves the larynx, hoarssness and
pain in the throat Rea,ier, If you value
ysur health and life, do not allow such a cen.
dltion to ga on until it has attacked the lungs
when it will not be easily cured. Begin iE
time. Then few bottles of DR KEYsER's
LUNG CURE,wjll eradicate the diseass-if ne>
elected it will take more than a doz.n.
There is hardly a form of lung disease
which DR.. KEYsER's LUNG Cure will not
cure, if used in time. 1t not only heals the
lungs, but it puts the constitution in a
healthy condition, AID enables it TO resist l-
sease. Sold at the Doctors great medicine
store. l67 Liberty street. ST so per battle,
or bottles tsken OF a time IS.
DR.. Keyser's Medical Office in the rear Of
his store, 167 Liberty street. Pittsburgh
from 10. A. M-untii l, P NJ. aud from 8,
NJ. until g. sN-4-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

SOME months ago in Clark county, Ind, ,
family of the name Of Park were murdered
under circumstances of great atrccity, and
shortly afterward three negroes, who wsrs in
custody on suspicion of having pspstratsd
the murder, were taken from prison and
hanged by a mob. One OF the negroes,
Squire Tsyior, was horribly burned and tor
tured before hanging 1t has freqUently been
asserted that the negroes who suffered at the
hands of the mob were entirely innocent of
the crime with which they were charged,
and it has been thought that certain white
men who took part in the lynchiDg were re-
ally the murderers in tbs first instances
Government detectives have for SONS time
been engaged in investigating this matter.
aud. it is said, have made some surprizing
discoveries duplicating in the affair q number
Of persons in Clark county who have been
regarded as religi 'us men aud good citizens.
The Louisville Ledger says that one of the
sons of Taylor is about to bring suit against
the Sheriff IF Clark cousty for damages in
the sum of 5000, claiming that his fSthsr
came to his death in consequence Of the Shsr-
iff having failed to use proper diligence for
his proteciior, and that this neglect was in
territorial. in as much as the Sheriff had been
notified that thera was great danger that the
Jail would be attacked, but refused to pro-
vide suitable guard. 1t is probable that
specting one of the nost shocking crimes
that have aver dsgraced community as
suming to be civilized.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

FIGHT WITH A MICRO DEsPKRADO-TwO
KILLED AND Four Memphis,
March 18.-A desperate fight occurred on
Presidents Island, few miles below this
city, yesterday. Deputy Sheriff F. Rodegau
went there for the purpose of arrsstng a
negro named John White, who for soma time
has been the terror of the negroes living
there. Rodegau was met by large body
Of armed negroes, who proposed to assist in
the arrest, but they stated that White had
barricaded his cabin and would make a
desperate fight. Rodegan approached the
cabin and demanded the surrender Of White,
who refused. After some further parleying,
one of The negroes approached the cabin
aad was shot dead by White, who rushed
out and secured his gun. 10 few minutes
he shot another and secured his gun, but
was wounded as he retreated to his cabin.
White then opened sharp fire, woundng
four others. Rsdegau seeing it was impos-
sible to dislodge him, sent 10 the city for
assistance. Deputy Sheriff Mike Payne
summoned posse and went over, and pro
cseded to take measures to burn Whites
cabin. Whus then surreudersd, but after
his arrest it was with great difficulty that
the negroes we're kept from shooting him
they even threatening to shoot the officers if
he was not delivered to th.m. White was
brought to this city and lodged in Jail The
prisoner has served regular term in the
Third Cavalry. and, it is said, has killed
several men before.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

THE Scranton, Pa, Times has an account
of a great excitement among the knights of
Pythias. A nice looking person, young aud
genteel, came to that place few months ago,
giving the name of Francis Williams. He
became acquainted at the boarding g~house
with several members of the Knights Of
Pythias Lodge, and finally expressed his de-
sire to join. He was proposed. went through
the usual routine, was elected, received the
Pages degree. and was duly prepared for the
third or Kaight's degree. but in certain
part of the work an accident disclosed to all
of the officers present that they had been ini~
tiating and giving the degrees Of the Oder to
a tcoRldn! The members were startled and
nonplussed. and for long while silence
reigned. No cns knew what to do. Itwa,
finally agreed that she should be kept nnder
supervision until the Worthy Grand Chan,
cellor be heard from.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

GEN. JOHN F. HARTRANFT, the present
Auditor General of the State, is promi
nent candidate for the radical nomination
for Governor. Hei understood to repre-
sent the corrupt or Cameron ring, of the
Good and morality" party, and for that
reason his partisans express the utmost
confidence in his success before the nomi-
mating convention. Since the robbery of
George o. Evans became known and has
been publicly exposed, Hartranft's name
has been unfavorably connected with the
swindle. Whether he is guilty or inno~
cent is no; certainly known, but that a
vast amount of suspicion attaches to him
lie very manifest. His financial operations
also with G. T. Yerkes, jr., once Phil
adelphia broker, but now an inmate of the
| Eastern Peniientiary, have not been re-
garded as legitimate and have still further
tended to compromise his character for
official purity and integrity. If there is
any truth in the following affidavit, made
| by Yerkes last December, but only recent
Iy published, HartT anft would more COM
petely represent the rotteuness and de-
bauchery of Grantism in this State as its
chosen candidate for Governor, than any
other man whose name has been mem
toned in connection with the office:
Charles T. Yerkes, jr, of the city of Phil
adelphia, being duly sworn according to law.
doth depose aud say, that for some years past
he has besn acquainted with j. F. Hartranft,
auditor general Of the state Of Peunsy lVania;
that he has at various times purchased and
sold stocks of different kinds, and carried the
same. with money belonging 30 the common
wealth of Pennsylvania, which the same j q.
| f. Hartranft had caused to be deposited with
this deponent by the state treasurer.
That this depopent did pay to j. f. Hart
ranft. auditor general, on the 10th of Deceu-
! Der, 1870. tho sum of two thousand seven
J hundred dollars, " bich sum was derived from
! profits Oh purchases of loans OF the com
mon wealth and sales. of the same to the
! sinking fund. which sale was made on the
! 29th of April. 1870. That said deponent
has so paid TO said j. F. Hartranft various
amounts Of money for profits arising from
stock speculations with money deposited with
this dsponent by the state treasurer at the
| instance of the said Hartrauft.
! c. L. YERKas. Jr.
Sworn and subscribed before me the 23d
| day Of December. A. D. 1871.
r~ WN. w. DoUGHERTY,
/ I SEAL - Alderman,
49, 400 Walnut St., Philad'a
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

THE MoCLURE~GRAY CONTEST. Tho
Philadelphia I"quir. in speaking of the
NJ Clnre-Gray contest, says: $50 far the
testimony Gray has offered is decidedly
frivolous and does not reach any vital
point in The case. TIE call election Off
GERS upon whom palpable fraud had been
proved, and policemen who were impIica-
ted in wanton violence at the polls by di>
rect testimony to exculpate themselves, is
confession of weakness that court
would doubtless rebuke !; and the attempt
10 hold second election in a division
where no election was held on the day ap-
pointed, is worse than trifing with the
time of Senate committee If Mr.. GRAY
has testimony to=prove frauds on the part
of his opponent or his friends, lei the
committee and the public have it at once,
or let the farce end by a manly surrender
to what ali fair men must accept as inev-
liable. rh se.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

THE VOTEs OF THE SoUra MUST BE
CoUNTED.-The Chicago Tribune warns
Grant against any attempt to play over
again the game which was attempted in
the last presidential election, when it was
decided that the electoral vote of Georgia
should be thrown out if it would effect the
result and counted if it would not do SO.
1t says Reconstruction business is at an
end. Let US hear nothing of rejecting
the votes of States at the next election.
When the votes Of the people and the
States are cast, the attempt to set aside
that verdict would raise whirlwind such
as no ordinary power could allay-" That
Grant would be willing to risk revolu-
lion rather than give up the position which
he has managed to make a source of enor-
nous profit 10 himself and family, we have
no doubt. Hs must be overwhelmingly
beaten A crushing defeat viii put an
end to all ideas of military usurpation and
will restore the country TO the peaceful
sway of civil rule ence moro.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

BURIAL PLACE OF ST. PATRIcK.-Saint
Patrick was buried at Downpatrick. and the
present ancient cathedral at that town is said
to have been erected on the site of his grave.
The tradition is that st. Bridget, of Kildare,
and ST. Columbia ella (prouounced "KilP)
were buried in the same grave with ST. Pat
rick. and the following translated couplst is
still extant:
"Three saints bodies this grave do fill
Bridget, Patrick and COLUMBIA ella"
The further tradition is that after several
centuries the right hand of the great Irish
apostle was found in an upright position over
the grave; that it was placed in silver
shrine, and a church, yet stasdipg on a
neishboring hill, was forthwith erected
where the shrine containing the hand was
deposited, where they remain TO this day
There is an extremely interesting and. up to
the present moment. an unexplained natural
(it may be SO caled) curiosity to be ssen at
| this church. which in 1849 was in good pre-
servation, as the writer saw it that year The
| church stands on an elevation some twenty
orthirty psrches from the high road leadir Q
! froua Newry te Downpatrick, and as one ap-
proaches from either side there appears wall
! which takes the most serpentine curves inn
| aginabls, but wbsn you come up to the end
| of il on the road it is as straight as an arrow
! Many reasons are given for this strange
! ard beautiful phenomenon, but none are
satisfactory. While on the subject of St.
! Patrick we may state that tho late Verv
! Rev. Monsignor John Hamilton, D. D., arch
bishop Of Dublin, and parish priest of St.
Mirhasl's in that city, published in very
! handsone pamphlet an exceedingly interest.
! ing document entitled the "Confessiop of ST.
I Patrick ;" translated from a Latin MS over
one thousand years old. 1t was printed By
O'Reily, Chapel street, Dublin. and contains
! many most interesting and little known par
! ticulsrs about our great saint. The pamph-
let is rare, but not yet scarce.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

PETROLEUM FiRE IN SMeLTING.- per
iments with petroleum as fuel in smelling
have been tried in ST. Louis, with very graf
flying results. A lot of pig iron, which had
been smelted with IlIineis coal and had
proved almost worthless, was treated with
petroleum fire. and in single hour was
converted into iron of the finest quality.
closely resembling steel Common nouns
tain pig iron. it is claimed. may. by single
application of petroleum. fire IN the pudding
furnace, be made into the best hangs boiler
iron. These experiments were made with
temporary apparatus. aud under embarrsss>
ments not calculated to develope, their full
value
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

Ink AUDIroR-GENERAL Mr.. Brig
ham, who was appointed by Governor
Geary to take the place made vacant by
the death of DR.. Stanton, Auditor>G ZEN
eral elect, has declined the proffered
honor. In doing SO he says that his po-
sition at the head of a prominent Repub- :
lican journal, (the Pittsburgh CONNER
cjalJ quite satisfies his ambition, and
that he feels that he ought to accept no
position nhich might, under any circum-
stances, interfere with the free discharge
of his duties AS a journalist What
would have been tie action Of the legisla-
ture if Mr. Brigham had not declined,
must remain in mere conjecture. On
receipt of the news that he had refused
the appointment, the Senate promptly
passed bin continuing General Hart
ranft in Office, and providing for the
election Of a successor in October.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

Pursuant 60 4 resolution OF the Democratic
State Executive Committee this day adopted,
q Democratic State Convention in numbers
equal to the representation in both houses or
the Legislature, is hereby called TO meet IN
Reading, Pa. on Thursday, May 5eth, lSI2, at IL
O'Clock A. NJ, to nominate candidates Tor Gov
ernor Judge Of the Supreme Court, and Should
the Lsgisla ture determine) for Auditor Gen
erzl aJid delegates at large to the Constitution
al Convention, and also to form an electoral
ticket AMI select senatorial and representative e
Delegates TO represent the State in the Demo
cratic National Convention.
By ordGr of the Executive Committee.
WILLIAM A. WALLACE, Chairman.
Attest-WA. MCLELIAND, Secretary.
Harrisburg, Feb. 10, 1872.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

UNDERGROUND RIvER.-The Craw ford
County Qnd.) Democrat, gives The fol-
lowing on tbs authority IF zone of ;he
best citizens of the couRty'':
1.-TWO men named John E. Stanley and
Frederick Henniger. were employed to dig a
well on the farm Of Benjamin Ellis, who
resides in Washington county near the line
of Harrison and Washington coulties They
had proceeded but short distance, when
they encountered a bsd of loose .nigger
head rocks. which. upon being broken open
were found to contain water and other sub
stances, supposed to be ore of some kind
When they reached the depth of sixty feet
from the surface, they came to large cave.
which they followed distance of ten or
twelve feet. when there before their gaze
was a beautiful river Of clear water, which
upon examination was found to contain an
innumerahle number Of small white fish.
Upon closer examination, it was found to
be sixteen feet wide ana fva feet in depth,
and rs clear as spring water. AS an exneri-
ment, lighted candle was placed upon a
small piece of plank and set afl ,at. 1t
started off in the darkness with the current
and was soon lost to sight. Several persons
have visited this great curiosity, and many
were the conj-ctures as to where the water
came from and where it went. but nothing
satisfactory could be learned"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

MORE than forty years have elapsed since
Johnson's Anooyne Liniment was first ins
vented. during which time hundred of thou>
sands have been benefited by it's u.e.i Pro-
baby ne article ever became so universally
popular With all classes as Jo75nson's Ano-
dyrle Ltniment
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

A JOINT RESOLUTION passed the Senate
and House of Representatives on Tuesday
last extending the time for final adjourn
ment until Thursday, April 4th.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

FILLS which contain antimony, quinine
and calomel, should be avoided a, ssvsre
grlping pains would be their only result
The safest. surest and best pills are rareon's
ItTgrtire or mt B"5.te p;''s
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23

Sworn and subscribed before me the
day Of December. A. D. 1871.