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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

A STRANGE STORY.-In the upper part
of Placer County, Cal, in narrow valley
some distance from Lake Tahoe. and so
out of the way that its existence is scarce
ly known, lives a Norwegian family named
Gumbuh, who immigrated to this State
from their Scandinavia ian home some ten
or twelve years ago. Their oldest son, at
the time of their arrival a man nearly thir-
ty years OF age, was a dwarf, having re
Ceiyed an injury i'll early life that arrested
his growth. TO look at him one would
suppose that he child of not more
than ten or twelve years, except FOR the
mature look on his face and his unusual
smartncss and intelligence. Little Dolls
and his parents had long since given up
the hope that he would ever attain the
stature of a man but the boy or man
could not help feeling keenly disappointed,
and frequently remarked that if he could
not be like other people he did not want
to live Nothing was Thought of il, how
ever, and no one suspected that he would
endeavor TO make away with himself
Early last fall Dolls disappeared, ana after
much search he was given up for lost
Nothing was heard of him for some two
months ard the family had settled down to
the belief that he had wandered away
among the mountains ana been lost, or
that grizzly had made q meal of him.
In the latter part of November Il party of
pIOSiCCIOlS III lOilONiiS up Il sinai cstHN on
on the headwaters Of the south fork Of the
American River to the eartcTu part Of Fl
Dorado county, discovered small cavern,
and iii exploring its TecesSes found the
wasted form of a child, who was SO nearly
dead when found that he could give no ac-
count of himself, but before long recover
ed sufficiently to tell who he was, though
he was still unable to tell anything about
how he came to be there, all recollection
10 f,,rf,
ing faded from his mind. And now comes
the strange part of the story. Taken tC
his home and tenderly cared for he rapidly
recovered and began at once to grow with
/ great rapidity. When our informant saw
/ him it was only six months after the res
! cue, and he had already attained the sta
. ture of a full grown man. A thick beard,
/ nearly two inches in length, covered hi.
/ hitherto smooth face, and his voice, which
had always retained the piping treble o.
childhood, had changed to a deep, sonor
/ Gus bass. The case is an interesting one
well worthy the attention of men of sci
encc, and to them we will leave the solu
tion of this singular transition
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

The Story MISS ANTHONY Told HER
BRoTHER.-COl. Anthony. brother of Miss
Susan Is. Anthony, told The Loavcnworth
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune. the
other day, that he first heard the scandal
Gus story from the lips of his sister in
W ashington about year arO Miss
Anthony then told him that she was a
guest III Tilton's house when violent do
mcstic scene occurred. She retrcatcd to
her own room to avoid it. and was present
Iy followed by Mrs. Tilton. The two wo-
men boltcd the door, placing the beClstead
against 1T to keep Mr.. Tiltuu on the out
side MIR. IIlton accused his wife of adIII-
terry with Beccher, and she replied with
The accusation that he had procured am
abortion tor young lady Of BROOKLYN
whom lac had Seduced, calling the lady by
name. That night Miss Anthony and Mrs.
lllton slept together, and during con
NcTSation the latter. in seeming mental dis
tiosS, impaired the secret of guilty in
trigue with Beechcr. Miss Anthony asked
hcr how she came to yield to Beecher' $
advances, ana If he used force TO which
Mrs. iliton replied that no force was used
she yielding without knowing why she did
so. She averrcd that Beecher treated her
with the kindness he would a child. She
resolved many timeS to yield no more, bu {
as often her good resolutions failed This
Is the whole substance of Miss Anthpuy'S
story as related to her brother lie is of
the opinion that his sSSar will not testify
III the case unless compelled to do so in
court.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

lHE Norristown Her0Jd, published in
the county in which General Hancock WAS
born, denies emphaticalIy that he is a can
dIdato for the Presidency, and further
declares that lie has never SOUGHT. and
does not now seek nomination for any
political Office. Perhaps no Democrat in
the whole country has warmer OF more en-
ihuSiastc friends than General Hancock.
This Is especially the case in PENNSYLVANIA.
his native State. Brilliant as his war re-
cord has been, he gave conclusive evidence
as Military Governor of Louisiana and
Texas that he possesses statesmanIike q
qualities of very high order, and if
elected to the Presidency would doubtless
administer the affairs of the government
with safety and ability. As a general
i"ic' our military Presidents have not
proven success. General jackson was
an exception, from the fact that he had
filled high judicial position in Tennessee
with acknowledged honor and distinction
General Ilarrison's official life as chief
magistrate was so brief that no INTELLIGENT
estimate could be formed as to what vould
have been :he ultimate result of his admin
istIation. General Taylor's Presidential
career lasted only sixteen months. and
was highly creditable, for the reason that
his Cabinet was composed of the most
eminent men of the Wing party What
Grant has been is only two well known to
need olucidation.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

I"E case Of Theodore Tilton AGAINST
Henry Ward Beecher drags its slow Iep,,tb
along in all its repulsiye nastincss boc,r,
the investigation committee Of Plvmontb
church. Brooklyn. The one man who. from,
his Intimate personal relations with all the
parties implicated in the scandal, Francis
y. Nloulton, can unite the Gordian knot
refuses To oappcar before the comulittce and
testify unless both Iilton and Beechcr re-
quest him 10 do So. lie denies that Mr.
I:eeecher has asked him TO appear and tcs-
NY. The committee expected to finish
their IaborS yesterday, and il would be prc-
mature TO express any opinion uuul their
report .s Published.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

1HE UNCERTAINTY or CFUrr-v-T
EvIDENCE.-The latest case 81 cIt.i
tIal evidence, as II i called, rerei
CURED In Jersey City, and reads .
mantle. As the story gse~, tag o. 4
mar, named James McCauu. was u
the road with two bullet holes iu I
The police arrested one Frzuk VI 4
suspicion of being the murdcyer
cumStantial evidence agaia~t Ia
strong. lie had been ON the road
time the pistol shots were heard.
bad character lie betrayed ~.g1i
when arrested. lie denied hasfI
ont, which was proved at once g. 4
truth. lie had that night exhibits
tol at a saloon close by the spot wli'
Cann's body was found. Finally.
let taken from Met head a
chambers of the revolver diSCotG
Wagner < room. " hat stronger c3s
be made out against prisoner 4
denly "A man comes forward , 4
and innocent fish dealer. Thomas = 4
name. who tells how Met ann met p !
Brooks was driving into New 1oT!
load of fish, when Mccain sprang
wagon and attacked him. Brooks
him twice and passed on, ignorant
had hit him and thinking he had
from the wagon. The mystery Is
but if Brooks had not told the tTut
Wagner have escaped hanging
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

WORCESTER RAT SToRr-This story
Is from the Worcester Mass Ga-etfe !.
MesSrs. Clark, Sawyer x Co. of this CITY.
are much annoyed by the dcpredations of
colony of large gray wharf rats. which
were probably imported in crates of crock
cry Some days since they set trap for
them, the trap being of wire, i'm shape of a
hemisphere, and holding a peck or more.
Next morning, on going to the trap, it was
round entirely filed with bits of ST raw and
paper. which Uttered the floor of the room
SO luIl that nothing else could be seen.
oh examination, however, six large rats
were discovered in the trap, and it was an
parent that after they were captured those
outside had thus filed the trap for the
purpose OF concealing them. The parties
III me store suspected a trick. and the tran
was cleaned and reset, and all the litter was
removed from the HooTand piled at one end
ol the room. The next morning fl We more
rats were found in the trap, and it was
packed full of rubbish as before. The
STRAW and paper were broken in small frao
hehtS and 1t was apparent that the rats
nau gathered it and crowded it throuob
Tue openings in the trap until it was full
ana the captured ones were entirely CON
cealed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

"E"RGE BERGSER, Esq, editor of the
.i'l. .ti''l..iiS.onrg Telegraph and Postmaster of
M NJ ~ uied on last Wednesday evening.
-. - s"ef was practical printer in his
early days, and was weI KNOW thro,ghnn, ~ m,s
,he ocaIe as an active and influential mem
per oil the l{epub.'can party. His special
ty rs an editor however, was his Hind GO
Toiion to the political fortunes of simon
Cameron. vi '''iioii
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

CURIOUS MAN.-For the past day or
two there has been in this city n colored
man who presents in himself a queer plly-
siological freak. lie is thirty-four years
OF age, thick set, of medium height. Of
fair intelligence, and was born i'm Manches
ter England. He gains a livelihood by
exhibiting himself To physicians. His alb
domen is naturally full, bu5 at will with
out the use of his hands, he gives it a
wave-l<e motion, and it gradually sinks
in as if being wound up, until it apparent
iy rests close against the blck-bone and
he presents the appearance of a man with
no abdomen, and then in the same manner
lie rolls 1T out to its original form. lie
then drops from under his ribs a duplicate
set of ribs, with breast bone, when the
original ribs and the duplicates can be
distinctly felt and counted, and the whole
front Of the body is, as it were, iror-clad
Or, at will, he apparently drops his heart
from its natural position some twelve
inches, puts it back and sends it to the
right side OF the body, opposite It's natural
position, put it back and sends it to the
lower part of the body on the right side
thus putting 1t in four different positions
During these changes the two sounds of
the heart can be distinctly heard in either
O1 these new positions, and not where they
usually are heard. 1t seems te be necess-
airy, however, that after each change il
should go back where it belongs before be-
ing sent TO a new quarter. He also has
the power to stop the beating of his heart
at Will from five to ten seconds at a time,
the pulse stopping at the same time. He
seems also to have consideration strength.
easily bending by a blow on the arm heavy
iron cane which he carries. Several of our
prominent physciaus have examined him.
from one of whom we have obtained these
facts, and pronounce him To be the great
est curiosity III physiology they have ever
seen or heard Of T'y0riIcBce ,JorrD1L
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07
The CA.B8Il fRE[MAa.
EsEG58JGG, Pa,
Friday Morning, Aug. T, 1874.

Iic&. r. NL-oA -rerU iaa candidate
for nomination for Congress iu lis new
district composed Of the counties Of Hun
tingdom, Fulton, Franklin, Perry, Juniata
and Snyder. aud has succeeded IN securing
the couferecs from the last named county,
Nr. Ereel has focman worthy Of his steel
~ tho person Of Hon. John 4. Masec, the
able and efficient editor of the Perry Couu-
y DeW0eT0t and present member of Con-
&'eNS from tie ed Perry district. At the
'ctooer electiu- +. 1872 Ear,r.nr..s ina
jority in the count named ans $50
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

HENRY h. BOND, of Jefferson. Maine.
was cured of splitting blood, soreness and
weakness of the stomach by the use of
"ohi'So"'s dTodyHe Linjn.ent internally
"A WANT has been felt and expressed bv
physicians fora safe and reliable purgative
9uch want is now supplied in Parsons'
Purgdt6Ue Pills.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

CAN Docs TALk?-In the fall of 1881
my son, Sidney c.. entered tho Federal
army. leaving behind him two fayorite dorS
both OF whom 81 eatly lamcntcd his absence
lie was soon captured by the enemy and
held prisoner until the spring of 1852
when lie was exchanged, aud on returning
to his command came past the old home
stead In the country, in BOllingcr county.
Mo. Both the dogs Happened To be about
3vO yards from the house, barking UP a tree
at squirrel. After SOME time, however.
the smaller one became tired and came TO
the house, the large one remaining at the
tree. 1he little fellow came bounding into
the room where hisyoung master, who had
been SO long absent, was sitting. al re-
cognlZed hIm and Of course had quite q
lakIhs-on over hIm. The pleasure of once
more meeting hIS kind master was too great
10 be enjoyed all alone; so he quickly turned
his course in the direction of his comDan-
loE i'll the woods, and in full speed made
his way to the tree, and communicated to
the large dog he fact of his young masters
arrival home; when, in an instant. both the
dogs were making for the house with all
their might, the larger one, who had re-
manned at the tree, taking The lead and not
Stacking his speed until he bounded into
the room where Sidney was. The strange
part oi this story consists in the fact that
the small dog not only communicated to the
large one the fact that Sidney had come
home, but in some way told him the iden-
teal room in which lac would find him. as
he ran around the house and in at the very
door where Sidney was sitting without
ever haltinS or ever turning his head to-
wards several other doors which he had to
pass III making the circuit.-SL Louis Gio6e
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-07

The New York World says that 'fhe
Democratic party will exchange PennsyI-
wanna, joined to its protectionist idols, for
the Great north western States, devoted
10 Tree trade" This, says tine Harrisburg
fdtrtot is very free and easy way of
trading one bird in the bush for another
bird IN the bush. There is not one of the
Northwestern States more certain to elect
the Democratic ticket put in nomination
tins fall than Pennsylvania d; and while
the tariff question will not be made an i'm
mediate issue, there are few States in the
union more favorable to tariff reform than
pennsylvania. The World goes to Kel-
ley's speeches for its ideas of PENNSYLVANIA
politics, and its knowledge is as shallow
as the source from which it is obtained
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-16
ARSENIC EATERS.

1t seems almost incredible that
any person can be guilty of the
madness of resorting to the use of
poisons, either internally or exter,
nally, for the purpose of improv-
ing the complexion. Arsenic in
any form in which it is used al
though not in pure metallic state,
and before oyidation--is q terrible
poison. If taken in sufficient
quantities, it causes death after
circulating suffering. In small
doses it produces very unpleasant
effects, and undoubtedly shortens
life. The habit of eating arsenic
once confirmed cannot be broken
off. A person Is to be looked upon
as idiotic who will deliberately
adopt the practice of taking such
an injurious and dangerous drug,
merely for the purpose of white
ening the skin. But there are
other substances much more
commonly used than arsenic for
their effect upon the complexion,
which are highly deleterious.
The cosmetics which are sold con-
tain lead, and there are few poi
sons which produce results more
to be dreaded than those OCCASION
ed by lead. Even as used in hair
dyes, it occasions neuralgia, paral-
ysis, suffering and death. Seek
good looks by seeking health /; by
early rising, outdoor exercise,
wholesome food, clear conscience
and the cultivation of a cheerful
temper, and not by the use of ar
senic or any other poison.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-16

election, and louder and louder
the demands for change, and the
annual cries for men s'honest and
capable.n
New the men may have been
honest, and no one have been
found to question their integrity
ia private life. Their business sue
cess may have proved them indi-
vidually capable, but public life
is another thing. The unfortunate
incumbent finds tho public the
most tyranical OF all masters, and
goes out under the demand tor
a change, charged with crimes, or
worse than crimes, errors of which
he never even dreamed, and fol-
lowing in an undercurrent upon
him the old Scotch verdict, "Guil-
ty, but not provelf.n
Are not these things so, and
does anybody wonder that the best
men "hasten to write their letters
of decliuation.n
SIMPLE SIMON.
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(Communicated.)

communicated
Eds. Independent
An article appeared in your issue
of yesterday morning headed -
"Wanted-A candidate for May
or" and containing the pertinent
inquiry why SO many capable
men, threatened with the highest
office in the gift of their fellow
citizens" have fastened to pen let
tiers of declension.
Seldom Is a newspaper commu-
nicatien so promptly and so effec-
tually answered. Side by side
with the question we read the one
great, and write many of our "best
men" the only reason.
In the article announcing Mr..
Howard Gettinger, occurred thesen
fences: "There has been so many
runIors in relation to the misman-
agement ofour municipal affairs
the assumption of authority by
some of our city officials, and the
loose manner in which the bust
of the city mas been done, that our
people are becoming suspicious,
and are losing confidence in our
city authorities. :" Here lies the
whole thing in nutshell. On the
eve of an election, every man in
the town resolves himself into a
committee of one to Secure for
the people the "best men" to fill
various public offices, and each
and every one as they appear are
declared by the press to possess the
two great requisites, "honesty and
capability."
One more unfortunate than the
rest is duly elected, and the press
again assure the people that the
successful candidate is the fright
man in the right place." and the
country is saved;" with his
steady hand and strong arm at the
helm, the good old ship must ride
safely through all comm storms.
But after awhile. some how or
other, the hand don't seem near as
steady, nor the arm as strong;
whispers are around that some
things wrong nobody knows
exactly what. There are vague
hints Of taxes to grind, y "nests to
be feathered, y ga cool hundred or
so in it," and "the taxpayers that
much out ofpocket, land Still later
and the whispers become open as
sertions, touching the mal2dmin-
istration ofpublicaff The ship
has sprung a leak, and the,old thing
is going down to ruin.
Closer and closer draw the next
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-16
GENERAL NOTES.

Rev. DIR. Porteous speaks Of the
claim to APOSTLE succession as H.
trated Romanism and "homus0-
pathic papistry.'
The Lincoln monument hl
Springfield, ILL.,, will probably be
dedicated III Octolp Z, ahan The
Army of the Tennessee meets
there
A Minnesota mat WAITS Con :
gress to abolish the English lam
guage in the Unitei States. He
hates this toadying to everything
with foreign name
The prosecutions Of liquor SCI
lers under the Civil Damages lsw
in Cleveland are very numerous.
The damages claimed in pendSDg
suits amount to $4,000
The editor of the Martinsbnrg1
INDEPENDENT Is dead = CttDlb.
Times.
The editor has not technically
'shutlied this mOrtal0ff coll" but IS
in dead earnest in ndeavoring to-
establish q live, living real neWspa-
per in Martinsburg. Such sue9es .
ali his brother editors wish him,
Notwithstanding am occasional HILL
tual facetiousness. IN ageT 50 0Ma
AeseS.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-16

The Princess Of Wales was very
pretty when she was first married;
she is beautiful now; she will be
handsome ten years hence; and she
can never be otherwise than rein
ed and distinguished inappearance
if she lives to no matter what age,
The Duchess Of Edinburgh,o on the
other hand,is not only without fea
lures. Shehas a round head, fat face,
small eyes, and q nose so insignific
ant that one may almost describe
it as conspicuous by its absence.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-16
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY, May 18th.

TUESDAY, May Eth.
PreseDt-Mayor Shut and
Messrs. Bohda, Baker, Rutherfo I'd
Russler, Cline, PerryGlan Scheel-
ky and Wisner.
On motion of Mr. Bohda the
question of extending Union Ave
enue, was referred to street com
mittee for examination and report.
The resolutions offered by Mr..
Wisner at a previous meeting, rel
alive to the erection of a building
on the site of the present Market
House, were adopted.
The committee appointed to
prepare resolutions of censure
against the official conduct of
VIM. F Geyer reported resolu-
tons of censure, and on motion of
Mr.. Cline they were laid on the
table for future action, and a reso-
luton adopted requesting Mr..
Geyer to resign.
A communication from Col. Ma
denbousch, Marshal of the Fire
Department, was received, asking
for wooden buildings in the 3D.,
4th and 9th Wards for the storage
of hose and ladders, was read, and
on motion of Mr.. Wisner, referred
to special committee, composed of
Messrs. Rutherford, Perryman and
Scheelky. Several bills for
broken stone were preseted after
which the Council adjourned
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-16

Communicated
TO the Eds. Independent:
1t has been generally understood
that our Corporation election was
to be non-partizan affair, but /
am informed that some parties (I
have the names of several of them)
have gone to prospective candi-
dates for Council and asked them
to pledge themselves not to vote
for certain parties who may be ap-
plicants for appointive offices-not
on grounds of incapacity, but for
purely political reasons. If. these
gentlemen desire to have strict
party fight in the coming election,
they will be accommodated on
public announcements of the fact
1t requires no mathematical calcu-
lation nor political sagacity to tell
who would win in such q contest
The party to which the men / al
lude to belong, would be badly
beaten, and they know it. Let
them accept the straight rugged IS
sue, or dry up. REPUBLICAN,.