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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

Col Mcclure, of the Philadelphia
Times, who was present at the Ian
caster Convention, and who generally
sees as far into the future of political
events as most men, speaks of the
nomination Of Henry Rawie for State
Treasurer, niid the agency by which 1t
was brought about, in the following
pointed and emphatic language:
s'The nomination of Mr.. Rawle for Treas
urer was HartrantL 5 severest blow. IL
was probably not so intended, but it VII!
grow in it's dead weight until it must drag
the ticket into such a slough of deSpond
that no average measure OF Democratic
folly can rescue it. When Simon Cameron
sits down to chuose a candidate ia" Treas
urer the people of Pennsy ylvania know well
what il means and when he decides upon
an amiable, blameless but unskilled and
plia BILE man, no one will be deceived as to
the burmese of the creating power of such
\ nominee. Without tpoliticalantccedcn
~ N--TcT,cnCp5 CT iI:lai 5eTtiC fO C0Inll6 nj
him ia convention tor a most important
State office, aud unable 10 command hall Il
score Of delegates on his own merits or by
his own efforts, it was natural that the
earnest men of the party, who fought its
battles when its victories were for princi-
ole and rot for plumber, should earnestly
protest and the fact that their protest
was as unheeded as the passing winds
taught them the abiCct humiliation that
Republicanism has Ieaped as the fruits OF
its modern leadership. That Mr.. Rawie
is an emnently respectable gentleman no
one questions but he was unthought OF
for the position until he was decided upon
by the Cameron power of the State, as the
man who would best serve the interests OF
those who mean to control and enjoy the
emoluments Of the public treasury ana
the fact that he brings good name to con-
secrate to such domination will intensity
rather than soften the popular resentment
the arrogant subordnatiOn of the conven-
tion must provoke. Mr.. Strang was fought
bitterly and blasphemed boldly on every
hand by the dependents of the masters of
the convention because he has dared TO
own himself, and refused to worship the
idols of political prostitution and shame !;
and with him have fallen in this most un-
equal contest every man who dared to
cherish a conviction or express purpose
in opposition to the fostering corruption
that rules in our commanding political cir
cleS. The men who have gone to the front
ana received the wounds of the pretenders
may bow passively to party discipline, but
the tens of thousands, whose earnest and
patriotic wishes they reflected. will be likely
to strike revengeful blow that will give
to arbitrary and venal rules its just retribu-
tion.'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

e5!c- terrible confusion inside when help
first arrived a man named Gates saw a lit
tie girl who had been nearly extricated
from the mass of writhing limbs and bod
les which were piled inside the door; he
reached over and dre'v out the child almost
unhurt.
The charred remains of some Of the vic
tins of the terrible fire at South Holyoke
Mass Catholic church arrived at Mon
treal on Monday. When the train crossed
the line there were eighteen coffins on
board. eleven of which were left at way
stations.
THE Harrisburg PatrjOt states the case
of the Eastern miners as follows:
We will state it in few words. The
strike forced upon the miners was brought
about by the refusal of the various corrO-
rations, or Operators, as they choose to
call themselves, TO continue ''the basis
agreed upon for some time past, and which
worked happily all round, for operators
we've making money, miners were fairly
paid, and consumers were getting coal at
reasonable rates. The strike has thrown
these men out of work for three or four
months, and the object of the parties who
forced the stoppage of labor being accom-
plished, they invite the men to resume
mining at the old rates. The miners say,
'.No, gentlemen we have lost through
your doingS a third or more of year. To
accent your terms now would be in effect to
admit you are right, and to lose in annual
earnings all you contend for. We do not
intend to submit, and shall teach You a
lesson which may be of service to you in
the future.
Now we contend that these workmer
are right, and notwithstanding the dis
patches sent east, detailing and exaggcra-
ting every act of rebelious individual mi
ners, the onus of all this trouble rests upon
the shoulders of the wealthy parties who
originated the trouble. In fact it is n war
between corporate power on the one side
and the rights of men upon the other, to
which the general public is party in in
terest, having TO use coal, and it very
fully realizes that it is the pocket of the
operators that should be touched in the
fight. being their only vulnerable spot and
not that of the miner aud the consumer
Says Edmund Burke : eff 1t be on +, of the
objects to secure the weak from being
crushed by the strong-as in all society it
undoubtedly is-how are the poorer work
men well as the masses to be saved from
the tyranny of abe wealthy? Certainly nor
by adding m"re and systematic means of
oppression"
A boy who is thought to look like Char
ley Ross has beer found at Perryville, Va.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

THE three most prominent figures
in the Radical farce enacted ut the
late Lancaster Convention we're John
Cessna, Harry White and William b.
Mann. The first named of this trium-
virate (Cessna) played the part of tenn
porarv chairman the second (White)
that of permanent President, and the
third (Mann) nominated IIartranft,
preceding it with high sounding,
ical Pennsylvania statesmen possess
many things in common. They are a
set of about US completely played out
politicians as hang on the ragged
edges of radicalism in this or any
other State Cessna had become so
Odious TO his party that lie was refused
a denomination last fall for Congress-
and it is within the figures to say that
if he had been a candidate the majority
against him would have been at least
one thousand greater than the l,191
which overwhelmed so respectable n
gentleman as s. s Blair. The ire
prcssiblc, oflice-seeking White made a
district for himself in order that he
might ventilate his ornamental. star
spangled bsnner eloquencc before the
assembled wisdom of the nation. but
was consigned to the limbo of Radical
politicians by majority against him
of 5lS, although the Republican can
didate for Lieutenant Governor re-
ceiyed a majority of S57 in the same
district. William b. Mann, who is the
head and front of the Philadelphia ring
and whose name has been identified
for the last ten years with all the
shameless frauds on the ballot-box in
that city, was ANONYMOUSLY defeated
for the Office of District Attorney last
November, while at the same election
the Republican State ticket had ma.
jority of II 963. These men thus DO.
litically crucified by their own people
who know them best, were all broueh,
to the front at Lancaster by the lead.
ers of decaying party to do the fancy
work of the convention 1t was q
most unhappy omen and bodies certain
disaster and defeat when shall VIC
! three meet again ?"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04
the CAMBRIA FREEMAN.
EaEESBURc, Pa,
Friday Morning, June 4, 1875.
Meeting of County Committee.

To THE MEMBERs OF THE DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE OF CAMBRIA COUTTY-CeHttc-
men: You are hereby invited to meet In
the Grant Jury room, i'll the Court House
Ebeusburg, on MONDAY, the lin day oil
JUNE next, to fix time for holding the
next County Convention and to appoint
Senatorial c0uferees TO meet like confeFees
from Blair county for the purpose oi choos-
lug a Senatorial delegate to the state Con
vention, and tc attend to such other busi
ness as may be presented for consideration
A full attendance of the members is re-
quested. j. =. LAEE,
Chairman Dem. GO. Com.
rhar.ni1rt-. Lla. 4. III.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04
THE Chairman of the Democratic

THE Chairman of the Democratic
County Committee was not mistaken,
a. the T0ice and Echo of last week
thinks he was, when he stated in his
call for meeting of said Committee,
on Monday of next week, that one of
its duties would he the selection of
three conferees to meet like conferees
from Blair county to elect Senatorial
delegate TO the Democratic State Con
ventiOn. 1t is true, as that paper
states, that the County Convention
last September elected eX-Sheriff Bon
acker, VIM. Linton and J. G. Hasson
Senatorial Conferees, but it was for
the purpose of attending a meeting of
conferees from Blair county 10 nOmj-
nate candidate for State Senator
The matter was well understood at
the time, and we have no doubt the
three gentlemen named so regarded it.
The only wonder is that when the
convention had its hand in it omitted
to provide for the election of a Sena-
torial delegate to the State Convention
But having failed to do so, there ought
to be no difficulty about the matter
now Our own opinion is that the
practice of the County Convention
electing delegates to a State Conven-
tion a full year in advance of the time
is all wrong. and that the custom
would be more honored in the breach
than in the observance. The next
County Convention ought to ignore
it and leave the delegate business 20 be
determined next year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

WELL DoNE.-The indica.;o-
the strike of the coal miners is a az 4
ing to an end. In The Clea1e.,Yys, q
where there was lately grea. ~ a-1..''. =.
peace and good order again -1''s's
work at many Of the mines IL, la /
sunesi. Evidently the miners :, Oe'1
not n bad set of men, since Ne ,,...eit. ..7,.
at the late great fire at OSceoI, =.
worked like heroes to save tho - 9
the mines ana elsewhere from 4 f5a
In this region a very iudicious ..z'
been pursued 10y tho au1huri-ic. :'.~
ing order. The sheriff has ac+,l :, p
and sensibly, and has. bv the ~,
civil power IN his control. rr.s..
peace far better and with l,Ss t,.
suits than if he had weakly yisrI.5
demand Of the mine owners tba,L.
call on the governor for militar,.,-'.'
1t is well understood that be A.
throughout under the advice ~
Wallace, to whom the chier cre4,
peaceful restoration of order I'm a.
must o. given. 1t was vel f... = E
that tE, -hGrltt had az sdsis-- =
with yUoluoso aud commpr s-,,.. -.
less well that the sheriff wa-a r,..-
of recognizing and following tie ~.
vice that was given him.-Lss--..
ickLiGsRceT.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

Or the fol3y-sj,r delegates from
Philadelphia to Simon Cameron's
Lancaster convention, forty-fce were
ofIice-ho'ders and active members OF
the different corrupt rings which are
plundering the taxpayers OF that
misgoverned city. When such men
speak foI the virtue and intelligence of
the Republican party in the metropolis
of the State, political honesty is at Il
heavy discount AMI political villainy
commands a high premium.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

GRANT has felt the blow aimed at
him by the Lancaster Convention and
has partially unloaded his third term
pretensions. In an evasive and self
laudatory letter addressed to Harry
White, the distinguished President of
the Convention, he says he is not and
never has been a candidate for third
term, and that he would not accent a
nomination II it were rendered, unless
II should come under such ciy.cuI1 stan
ceS as to make II an Imperative d,tty-
circumstances not likely to arise" If
Grant has never cherished any aspira-
tions for third term, then some of the
leading Republican papers throughout
the country have done some most
egregious lying, and especially his
personal organ ut Washington. edited
by that Christian statesman. James
Harlan. His seeming disclaimer car
ried with it a mental reservation de-
pending for its exercise or. 'an imper-
atIve duty of which he himself of
course is to be the Judge I'm addition
to this, he strikes back at the conven-
tion when he tells it that ''the people
cannot be restricted in their choice bv
resolution, further than they are now
restricted as to age, nativity, etc. -
This letter will Eot stop the agitation
OF the third term question, nor was it
honestly intended that it should. All
its pi etences, therefore, only confirm
the belief that its author is as much a
candidate now as be notoriouslv has
been during the last twelve months.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

The Republican State Convention
of Ohio on Wednesday last nominated
Rutherford g. Haynes, of Sandnsky,
for Governor, Thos. Young, of Ham
ilton. fof Lieut.. Governor, and Geo.
w. McIlyaine for Supreme Judge.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

BOYTOS's RIvALS.-On Tuesr..
week, a number of New York bn.,.
and officers of life insurance 90
accompanied Captain !. B. S.,r.-
the bay to test the efficacy of if.-.-
saving suit. The inventor. Virrr.
paniuus, Miss Gayner. Ms. NJ
her sister, a giIl eleven yca,. ID.
John Stratton, remained i'm the a..
an hour without being weIIiaJ ,r T..
and the experiment spbseluar.rr +
strated the utility IF the iuveg-i,-
suit iS in three parts: each Of vhi.-
used alone, will prevent pcrSp9 f,.-.
ing IN water. The part of tb. 81.
put ON is of India rubber. aud 49,
person completely, leaving only ii. .
and hands exposed. 4 uriri- N
pounds is attached To each aDk,a
the body erect. y Jacket witl tr.-
tubes, each capable Of keeping a :,
aflnaf. is fastened around the bJr
straps over the shoulders. A pfl,-
tachtd To the shoulders. which Me-
fiated. will SUPPORT the head. if the ~
desires tn rest 10y laying ON his l,-.
buoy which can &c attached t. the ,-
a rope. contains flag. flagstaff agf \
cts, besides having room fJr U-1y,-
GREAT FOREST FIRES. Pores
have again broken out ia the molas
Delaware and Sullivan counties. NgrH
doing much damage.
The village of Bethel. Sullivan s-
was surrounded 10y fire two DAYS. anil
only saved after a hard fight.
y prominent and wealthy farmer "a
VIM. Iorbiu, of Delaware county. usa
rounded by fire while fighting the i
in his woods and burned b. death. /
other men. similarly engaged. wer
burned, and narrowly escaped viii
lives.
Near Manayunk Valley. Sulliyl- 1
~. Il fire was accidentally started b
a few hours a Thousand acres of ya..
timber, a mill. and three hundrsi L
and feet of lumber were destroyed
In The towns of FallsbuTL and NI-=
the cnnilagrations are 50 fierce Thai
lies have been obliged 10 fly from
houses to save their lives, leaving
household goods, stock, exc, - b.
troyed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

SIsTERLY AFFECTIoN.--A Boston letter
TO an Eastern newspapers relates that upon
one of the fashionable South End squares
OF that city there has lived in a fonr-story
orlck house, until very lately, a woman
who has hired for her servant her own sis
ter. The latter was treated in all respects
as menial, and though the woman and
her husband, having no children, 6ined
alone when there was no company in the
house, they never permitted the sister to
SIT with them. Not only this, but the sis.
ter-servant was kept at work from early
till hate, and there was no such thing as leis
ure for her, or particle of the considera-
ton due from one so nearly related to her
Finally, the woman moved out of town.
and the sister determined to find an easier
place. Accordingly she engaged to 90 to
summer resort as pastry cook in a FASH
lonable boarding house. Now it has trans
Pired that her sister and former mistress
has engaged board for the warm season
not only at this very resort, but also at he
very house where her sister is to furnish
the daily ries and pud6inss.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

THE Indians, it is said, have agreed
to cept S25,000 from the Govern
ment for a portion of their lands i'm
Nebraska, but still decline to dispose
of the Black Hills and remove to the
Indian Territory.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04
a terrible disaster occurred last Thurs

"A rather singular coincidence occurred
recently at Turkey City, Clarion county.
During protracted meeting, conducted
by Rev. f. II. Knapp, of the VI. f.. churcb.
two men. one named Potter, and the other
Baker, went forward as inqurers at the
same time, experienced religion at the
same time, and connected themselves with
the church at the same time. Recently
both took sick and died the same day,
within an hour of each other They were
both buried at one time, the funeral ser
vices being conducted at the church for
both together.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04
THE MARVEL eFTHE woRLp-Bctr-.

NJ VI NV % tf Ht NUItiH-htIT7'
1t has restored thousands ir.- ID.
the grave; given health and strsn--
deemed beyond the reach of all ne-.-l..
and turned the path Of afIlictiun q" .n' 4.
ness in the blessings within its virtues z
the deadly BTigh,'s disease AMI DaNe'
Gates all diseases OF the kidneys; rr,' -'
nary organs to strength and powtr--n4 4'
natural restorer Of health. and has Ir.-''
most wonderful and miraculous cures ''
specific on the globe. Address i- 4
etc. Capt. ErGENE II. HENnEr. NLl..I
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-11-20
Arsenic VS. Pigs.

A gentleman of this place had a
pen of fine fat hogs, but he got the
idea into his head that they were not
thriving as they ought according to
the amount of food given them. He
mentioned the matter to several per-
sons, among the rest an old colored
man, who advised him to give them
arsenic. He inquired the amount,
and was informed that a teaspoonful
at time to each hog wasoabout the
quantity. Some. one else told him
that arsenic was good for hog md
that hogs were about the only
animals that could eat arsenic with
impunity, it having no deleteirous
effects upon them. On this informal
ton and advice he determined to try
the arsenic, and accordingly pur-
chased quantity and mixed with
slop which he fed to the hogs. Be-
ing advised that hogs could eat the
poisonous drug without injury, he
was not particular as to the amount
which he gave them. He fed it to
them at noon, and a few hours after,
happening to pass the pen, thought
he would see he how the hogs were
getting along. A laep into the sty
discovered to his antonished vision
his porkers stretched out at full
length, ard every mothers son of
them dead as julius Caesar. II .af-
ter, when he gets another pen OF ;gs,
he proposes to feed corn and ST. ex-
clusively, and to dispense wit the
arsenic.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-11-20
A Woman's wit.

When trade grew slack and bills
fell due, the merchants face grew
long and blue. At last his wife unto
him said, Rise up at once, get out of
bed, and get your paper ink ndpen,
and say these words unto all men !.
My Co.'s / wish to sell to you and to
your wife and daughters too, my
prices are so very low, that all will
buy before they 60" He did as his
good wife advised, and in the paper
advertised. Crowds came and bought
of all he had, his bills we're paid, his
dreams were gle ia he will tell
you to this this day, how well did
print IS ink re. y. He told us with
a knowing W INK, how he YVES saved
by pr uter's ink.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-11-20
OUR NEIGHBoRS.

Sbjppensburg is clamoring for gas,
The smallpox is abating in Cum
beIlard.
The County and Circuit Courts
are both in Session in Charlestown.
The cement mills at Shepherdstown
are now run to their fullest capacity.
The Winchester Times brags on a
beet weighing 1871 pounds.
Adams, of the Hagerstown Ne,os,
Is skirmishing around for Thanks
giving turkey.
The people of Shepherdstown are
making an effort 70 have the P0stof-
fee department give them better
mail facilities.
The people OF Harper's Fe y are
making efforts to have an Agricul-
tural College, under State auspices,
established at that place.
THE authorities of Cumberland
have succeeded in getting the small
pox completely under control, and no
fears are now entertained of it's
spreading.
The b. q o. II. II. Company adj
vertise for proposals for the erection
of the Oakland Hotel, to csst $40,-
600, exclusive of gas and water, and
to be ready for occupancy next sum-
nner.
The revival in the M. f.. Church
at Kabletown, Jefferson county,
which closed recently, resulted In
the accession of about ninety new
members to the church in that plac 9.
The Chambersburg Public Opinion
says Mr.. VIM. III. Wilderson raised
954 bushels of corn on 81 acres, an
average of 1881 bushels to the acre.
We think Mr.. Wilderson can 60 up
head.
The Hagerstown Netos says The
school house situated at the intersec.
ti0n of the Funkstown and Manor
roads was burned on Thursday night
supposed to be the work Of an incen-
diary. This is the third school house
that has been burned at that point in
the last year and half.
The Morgan Mercury says Some
miScreant, on Friday of last week.
placed distractions on the track Of
the Railroad, near West Fork Bridge
| which, had they not fortunately been
discovered in time, would have caus-
ed fearful loss of life by plunging
the train into theriver. The railroad
company have offered q reward of
$500 for the arrest of the guilty par
ty or parties, and it is to be hoped
that it may bring them to light.
Hanging would be a light punish
ment for the rascals.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-11-20
Don't Do 1t.

The local of the Cumberland Times
makes this startling announcement !:
eve are overhauling our stock Of
old socks, preparing to darning for a
Christmas hang up"
1t caused a fearful flutter among
the little folks in Cumberland. They
felt quite sure that if old Santa
Claus would happen to strike those
socks first, and attempt to fill them,
there would be a slim chance after
that for the little stockings awaiting
him. We sympathise with the chill
dren of Cumberland, and hope Dor
sey will reconsider his determination
and hang up salt sack instead. On
such occasions he ought to act liber-
ally.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-11-20
The New Charter.

We have not been able to get a
glimpse of the Cha g. proposed, and
think it due to the people Tat they
should see it r., q it is acted
on by the Counc.. I'D forwarded for
the action of the Legislature. We
have heard of two new features One
is four wards, centering at the public
sqnare. This looks proper, and will
save the salary of two councilmen.-
The other is a police justice for the
trial of offenders. This we endorse,
with the restriction that the police
justice must be elected by the Coun-
Gil, and must at the time and during
his continuance as police justice be
one of the regularly elected magis-
trates of town, snd with the further
restriction that the police force shall
not be allowed to take charge of civil
actions before said magistrate
There are plenty of reasons for these
views, but they are so self apparent
as not to require specific statement.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-11-20

The following is a list of transfers
recorded in the Office of the County
Clerk since our last report:
Henry Sharff to p. Hess, bargain
and sale, realty.
p Hess and wife to S A Sharff bar
gain and sale, realty.
j. S Clouser and wife to III N Dea-
trick, trustee, personality.
j A Boyer truestee to D w Tim
berlake release.
JIG Tabler and wife to w M Ia
bier, bargain and sale, realty.
j G Tabler to E G Tabler, trustee,
personality.
l. Kapp and wife to A Hedges, bar
gain and sale, realty.
w III Mong and wife to Board of
Education, Arden Township, bargain
and sale realty.
Tuscaroa Building Assoc'n to S.
Mohler, release.
L Wolfes and wife to j A Boyer,
trustee, realty.
b Cushwa trustee to b Hughes,
bargain and sale, realty.