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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

a REMARKABLE DIsCLosURE.-In the
course of a recent speech by Mr.. Dickey,
of Venango, in the legislature, he made
rather remarkable statement which he
vouched for as truthful. 1t was to the eff
feet that three charters granted by the
legislature some years ago to pipe aud
transportation companies had been conSol-
idated, forming a general pipe company,
with rowing powers, to lay pipes anyw here
in the state. The managers of this COM
pany had threatened to lay pipe line di-
rect to Philadelphia from the Butler oil
fields, and Haunted their powers in the face
of the combination of pipe lines and rail
roads that now control oil transportation in
this state. This brought the latter monop-
olists TO terms, and they were now paying
to the persons holding the charters ten
thousand month, or one hundred and
t1entg thousand dollars n year. on cendi-
tion that they would refrain from building
pipe lines under their charter. The officers
of this corporation, now known as ''The
Pennsylvania Transportation Company" :"
were Henry Harry, of Titusviile, President :
Senator Geo. X. Anderson, of Crawford
county, Vice President, and VIM. III
Kemble, of Philadelphia, (''aGdnien, di-
vision and silcnce,") Secretary and Treas
urer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

TIE Cross on THE WALL -Hysterious
Occurrence at Coboss--Ihe F,LGtgg Skdd05o
and Finding LiTe.-A Cohoes n. - cor
respondent Of the Troy Press writes as fol-
lows under date of March 18th For the
past week a story has been cnrrent on the
street which at first we could not believe.
Mrs. Julien Jerome, a French woman,
whom ali that knew her say had always led a
very dcvout, good life, lived on Main street.
and was taken sick about five week ago-
Immediately after cross appeared on tine
wall beside her bed. which, all efforts CAM
not obliteTatc. 1t first appeared very small
and faint, aud scarcely Observable. but by
degrees it began to grow large and appear
palmer. Such was the story, and yester-
day morning our correspondent visited the
house of the sick woman TO ascertain the
truth of the story. There IS no deDying it
was the cross on the wall. plain and observ-
able TO all. The wall is not papered, but
is whitew ashed, aud when the cross first
appeared some member of the family took
knife and attempted to scratch it out of
the vali. but to no avail. The whitew ,sh
was daubcd over it with the same result
The woman died last evening. and your COR
respondent visited the house again. He
found the mysterious cross was fading as
had the life'of the woman who bad just pass
edaway. In the morning it looked on the
white wall like strong shadow, black and
heavy, but in the evening it was the color
of a November leaf. We questioned the
son Of the deceased woman concerning the
case and he s,.bstantiated the above. lie
said that he WAS continually scratching, at
tempting TO ob'iterate that mysterious re-
miEder OF our Savior's death. True it is
the print of knife was on the plaster,
having worn it oil about quarter Of an
inch while attempting To destroy the fig
ure. When asked why he did not give 1T
publicity, the son said he thought if he
did his house would be crowded all the
while, annoying his sick mother now
dead. He also said he told only his i'm
mediate friends of it, but somehow it be-
gan to leak out from them. The above
may be thought by some a romance, but
it is plain, undeuiable fact.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

THE gain of Governor aud Legisla-
turc in = State usually D,mccsatic is a
good days work for the R-puhlicars of
New Hampshire. Flow OF, ''Iidal wsve,'
The above Munchausinism appeared
in one Of last weeks Numbers Of the
John=t0wn Tribune. Let rs see what
have been the fgcts in reference to pol
itical results in "a State usually Dem
ocratic." as the Tribune cOmprehen-
sivelv puts it. Commencing with the
annual election in New Hampshire in
March. 1881, and ending in March
1874. the Republicans elected fifteen
Of their candidates for Governor 10y
naiOrities ranging from 6l23 to 228,
while the Dem Jcrats succeeded in in
t.rrnptiug tLis almost uuljTJken Re
,uJlicaa success at only btree elections,
viz. in 1853. loTl, and 1874. Is q
State In which, at eighteen consecu-
tive elections fifteen Republican and
only three Democratic Governors have
been chosen, usually Democratic ?''
If so. then Allegheny county, which
bv a mere accident elected ten Demo
Gratis to the Legislature last Novem-
Der. nav with as much truth be said
u he usually Democratic
There was no radical victory at the
election in New Hampshire on the 9th
Of March. So far as the Governor
was concerned, it was drawn game,
neither parry having elected its candi-
date by the popular vote. even though
the Temperance parry was rrn during
tie campaign as a side show to the
radical circus anl on the day OF the
ell .ction performed under the same tent
with it. 1t Uos q Democratic and an
a1ti-Grant victory, for the reason that
in She last Congress the Democrats
had but one Of the three members TO
which the State i entitled, and in the
next viii have two-Jones in the first
and Bell in the second district An
other such victory and Grautism in
New Hampshire Is unione
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19
Fnnrr.s1x I1rEsIosr nr F1Rr-Par.

FORTY-sIx LIVES LOST BY FIRE.-Par-
ticulaTs of the burning on the 18th ult.. of
a lucifer- match manufactoTy. al Tidahoim,
Sweden, by which fOrty-six lives were lost.
are contained in letter received IL Dun
dee, on Thursday, written by an eye-vit-
ness. He says: About O'Clock this
morning sixty women and children were
employed making matches. when in an in
slant some OF the material caught fire. and
No. room was In flames in few seconds.
Some of the poor creatures managed to
escape, but forty three. many of them chill
Creu, were literally roasted to death OF
eighteen young girls who came to work at
TidahoIm only last week, no fewer than
twelve perished, and their charTed remains
lie unclaimed by any one. Baron Essen,
who is proprietor Of all the land aud villages
around Tidaholm, collected tue inhabitants
together after the fire aud conducted SER
vice in the church. which was crowded.
The scene was very painful. The corpses
lay in IA heap near by, and the weeping aud
wailing of the relatives was distressing
Forty-six bodies were taken out of the
ruins while | remained. Match making is
a process especially dangerous in Sweden,
as all the houses are wood, and once a fire
breaks out there is no time to save life or
property"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

The Davis House. large three story
wooden ouiding at Gloucester, Mass, was
destroyed 10y tire Sunday morning. Most
of tho furniture and personal effects OF the
boarders were burued, aud so rapid was
the spread of the flames that the occupants
OF the bnldiag escared with great difficult
". Julia Kelly. an emp'Oye, was taken
from the sec1ud story. but was dead when
found. or died soon after. The charred
bodies Of Hector Skinner and G. Smith,
boafdeis. and Margaret walton. an EN-
piose, xere found IN tic ruins. The office
Of tie Western Uuion Telegraph Company
was burned out. Tho instruments we're
saved. Loss sl3, 900.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

TIE following ia the vote Of tic
Pennsylvania delegation in Congress
on the Force ill. on its final passage
e. midnight Of Saturday before the
final Adjournment. The Philadelphia
Tfmss declares that the list is worthy
Of tie stujy Of dispassionate men Of
all parties. and the same paper else
where remarks that the record they
(the Republican Congressman from
Pennsylvania) male in that revolu-
tionary programme will bar the future
political paths Of many Of them:
Yeas-Abrich.. O'NeHl Todd. Myers.
Neclev. Thrnlr.so1. = a -rner. ScDfe'd Tay-
l.,r, Curtis, Ross. Smith, Cessna, Packer,
Moore. Townsend -I6.
Scys-Clymer, 5Loe maker, Randall,
S!,rm. 6 esr, " 5Cac-6.
N-t Eotiug--Gc!ry, Kiliiager, Straw
bridge, Kelly. Richmond--j.
Mr.. Shoemaker was the only Republican
voting nay. Bie,y, Kelly and Richmond
were paired,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

THz United States Senate, nov
I5li.HE IN extra session after having
-D. 1T ten davs in discussing the ques-
ton Of the legality 0fPiucLback's cleo
ton - tia b5iv ~ the Legislature
II Louisiana postponed the !jact on
fHa=llav until the second Monisy Of
next December bv q vote Of % yeas to
80 n-vs Pinclbzck now saws he will
return O. New Orleans and procure the
impeachment Of Kellogg bv the Leg
i-iatCT-. and that he has evidence suf-
frirut u convict him. We suppose
that there is no civilized portion IF
Gods fJytst7ol 50 cursed with thieves
and scgUnircls s. Louisiana is to-day.
under the viiIianous rule Of Kellogg.
Casey. tie b.otber-in-law Of Grant,
aud their coufsdeTates. including this
same m1lstto gsmbler, Persey Bysche
Shelly Piuchbcck
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

u , . % U IL LLEtl--tti q
Tsmss. Col McCiuTe's new journal,
II an article on the mental calibTe sn1
services of the Republican members
of Coug-ess from this state Who re-
tired from Oliice It the close Of the re-
C-n. session. briefly Jut comprehen-
,ireIy di-D1ses OF Charles Albright,
formerly Of this place, and lately one
Of the three Congressman At large,
with ths remark tha. M. Albright
vvss an ac-ii=n: Of the political patch
work Of l5T2 sui renders his chief
service 90 his country by retiring
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

= DoT HERO. -EisLi1. an9 Lo,iHg Eis
Lff.-We have briefly noticed tho death
of two crackers boys in the coal mines near
Scranton. Later accounts of the accident
say Tat lie condUct Of ore OF these toys ex-
LiOiied the l.igh II degree of Ler0ism.
One Of the beg:imed little toiIers, an
Irish lad named Henry Welsh, was stand
ing on a step above one of the screens, and
desiring TO pass to the opposite side set his
foot on the screen which was revolving =
slowly, intending 10 step of at convenient
distance, but unfortunately his foot caught
in the screen. and when he eudeayored to
step of he was held fast. knowing his
fate he cried out to his comrades. His
cries brought to his assistance a Welsh lad
about thirteen years 1T age named John
Owens. The little hero. never thinking of
his own life. rushed forward to pluck his
companion from the jaws of death. He
did not realize the danger in the excitement
of the moment, did net hesitate to realize
it. but when he saw the other lads terror
pictured in his face he ran To his help. and
in an unthinking moment set his foot on
the fatal screen and sought, to pail his COM
panioD from his periIous position. 1t was
in vain. he was held too fast, and before
Ovens could release himself it was too late.
The massive machine went round, taking
both BOYS with 10 aud crushing both their
lires ont against the wood work beneath
it's cruel weight.
Il was the work OF minute. The signal
bell was promptly sounded, the machinery
was brought to a stand still. but not before
Welsh and Owens were reduced to man.
gled and disfigured mass of humanity,
their heads and some Of their limbs dis
severed from their bodies. Both boys re-
sided in Hyde Park, where the sad acci-
dent has produced a profound sensation.
/ Tie act OF Johnnie Owens IN giving bis
life in the endeavor 10 save his companion
( is ono Of the noblest examples of youthful
heroi~rn on record. and deserves TO be writ
+ ten in letters of gold. Such uusellsh deeds
are rare. even among men OF more mature
mould. and the little cracker boy whc
with face and hands begrimed with coal
dust eked out his living from day to day
and met death so nobly, has given lesson
that entities his memory to world-wice re-
spect.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

JCHS MITCEELL was reelected TO
the House UF Commons last week 10y
the bows Of Tippersry-" After the
election his supporters became exceed
ingi7 turbulent and violent towards
those who voted for his opponent and
Who refused 10 illuminate their houses
in honor Of the tict0rv. As Mitchell
has b.en declared ineligible, it will
J0u5-less be pleasant amusement for
TIE voters IF Tippersrv = keep on elect-
iaZ their hero. al minimum. only to
enjoy the pleasure Of seeing him r.
fused admission. 1t Is mere matter
of taste. but there IS fun in i. and
that is what an Irishman delights in
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19
The B!Gc. HIS.
MORE GLOWING REPORTS GOLD, SILVER,
LEAD ASD Gypsum N ISExHAUSTIBLE
oUASTITIEs-TEE RICH REGIONS
ONLY FIvE DATs' WALK FROM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WILL
Ling TO SELL TITLE

CHEYENNE. Wy March I3.-Four more
Of the Black Hills miners. named Warren.
Mcdonald. WiIliaros and Thomas, arrived
al Fort Laramie to-day They have walked
from the Sfockade, eight miles from Har-
vcy's Peak, III seven days They bring fine
specimens Of gold dust with them. War
rem has some that he washed out OF two
pans OF dirt just below the surface. show
ing grass roots in with the dust. and says
they have only dug down 20 the bed OF the
rock. In one place water was so plentiful
that part of the time they worked waist
deep in it. lie thinks that with pumps and
b. hsdraulics they can make hundred dollars
a day to a man. He also brings ~I-h him
SPECIMENS OF SILVER
that old miners state viii yield two thous-
and dollars to the ton, and say II l. the
puTest they ever saw. He will bring It
here TO be assayed. He has fine specimens
of plumbago, lead and copper, and says
there is more gypsum IN the Black Hills
than ten railroads could haul away in fifty
years. he claims also tba: there are tin
mines. A party leaves for Cheyenne to-
morrow. Their object Is to get provisions,
machinery and too,s and to recruit their
numbers as much as possible, after Which
they viii return from here. which they say
is the only practicable route. il being so
much nearer than Sioux City, and good
rods. He reports DO troubie in crossing
streams or in finding good water and camp
ing ground every night. He says he can
walk the distance easily in five days. The
railroads have
REDUCED TIE FARE ONE THIRD
from Chicago 10 Cheyenne 70 parties going
to the Black Hills Many strangers are
nJw here Who it is supposed. are bourd
for the new EldoTadc, notwithstanding tie
orders from the Government prohibiting
them from going. Parties just IN from the
Indian agencies state that the Indians are
anxiOus 10 sell to the Government their
right to the Black Hills cor ntry, but do not
propose to give il up without pay.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

TWEED TO THE REsCUE-The New
York correspondent of the St Losis Repuj-
ItcaH gives the following TemlnIScsucc OF
Tweed at was the year before his down
fall, and we we're both aboard an eastern
train, the Boss en- route for his home IN
Greenwich. freight train was OF the
track before us, and we were detained IN
a muddy, barren bit IF country over an
hour. Some of the passengers got out and
walked down the road 20 the scene of the
disaster, where number of men were
clearing the track, amongst en-. OF course,
the wIiter Of Tins. who can never keep ont
OF nuss If there's one to get into. The
freight train had not only gene all Of
heap of the track, but tvyo cars had collided
and crushed between 'em a poor brake man,
who laid that chill spring morning on tie
side of the road i'll great agony. Tweed
strolled along, but tie instant he saw this
suffering man he went 10 his assistance,
and in a few minutes lie lad the VoOr
fellow on a board and caT-cushion. borne
between a couple Of men OF to the next
station, where / have NJ doubt Mr.. Tweed
looked out for him. Presently the Boss
started back to the train alone. and LADY
and myself followed leisurely behind. At
a poIut in the road Tweed stopped aud
then turned cut Of sight, and when we
gained the same IoiVt, behold, with his
coat of, there was the King OF New I ok,
bringing all his weight To bear on the hiUd
wheel of wheeled cart that had stuck
deep in the mud Of a neighboring road
4 cord of wood was neatly piled upon it.
an old. feeble man was the proprietor Of
the concern The jaded horse pulled in
obedience to :he lusty cry Of Tweed ; the
old wood cutter stood behind with stake,
showing il up against the wheel every time
the Boss gave lift The mud was soft,
and deep. and sticky, aud the well polished
boots of the plIilanthropist were buried in
II. His face was red, for lie was doing a
good bit of muscular exercise The train
was half mile away and the wreck equally
distant. He didn't dream a soul beside
the stuck old wOodman looked a; him, and
he was doing real kindness with the will
and vim of sympathetic Christian heart
and the strength of his whole body. Up
came the wagon and the Boss pulled his
coat from the WOOD pile, got int" it, clam
bered the bank TO the track, and rolled on
to the train
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

TIE ice which had Corzed on many
uf rhe rivers II Eastern Pennsylvania
br Ike this week. doing much damage
- b-idgs aad other property
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

THs first nurnle OF Col A. &. NJ
Cures neT 80 the Philadelphia
Tlmgs msis itE appearance last Sat
urdav .n q vevv neat and attractive
form. II viii be 2 thoroughly indie
psnI.ntp-uer. not espousingt cause
PER se. Of either political party. but
will discuss from irs own standpoint
the leading issues Of tie lay The ed
itJrial dapsrJmeH. Is marked by Col
i CIure's keen. sharp and aggressive
stvie. which although sometimes Sc
were. is always jiZuifed Published
in the second city ID the Union and
with is avJwe5 independent position.
the Times Clglt u Command a most
LIBERAL and generous support, and We
trust its zIceess as fearless journal
vii b fI.lT assured
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19

A negro girl of Oglethorpe county,
Ga, was married when eleven years of
age and had child when she was twelve.
At the age of twelve that child was
mother. making the woman a grandmother
when she was twenty foar ycars old.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-19
Cira Rights Incidents.
TRADED IIXE A WHITE NAN
[ NemEii, 5TrsaL


Scene in A Broad street clothing store,
/ time II o clock yesterday morning. Enter
colored troop from the rural regiODs--
Storekeeper walks hurliedly up 10 tEooi,
and says:
well. my colcrcd. friend, the Civil
Rights bill has passed, ard / am now CON-
PEELED 10 sell you anything you want, just
the same as To white man."
+ Coloced troop lpODIpously) - know
DAT
sWeu, now jus: say what you want l
VIII have to sell it 10 you, although don I
care 10 do So
81 don want muffin"
Now just look around the store, and if
there is anything you want to buy, say 50.
Ill have 10 sell il TO you, as am not able
To Ia, tie 500 fine. Ii you haven't got
money enough to pay for what you want
III have 10 lend il tn you. though / hope
you don't want much, as | haven't got but
a littIe''
'.N hats de price o. dem pants? % point
ing to pair of cnTduroys-
--SeEen dollars Worth about So
al amt got but 81"
s.Well, I'lIiave to leud you the other 81
And so tie tFadc was consummated-
The darkey took the pants, paid 50. bOr-
FCEcd -, paid that, and went of, owing
the siore-keeper 3 borrowed money, with
the firm conviction that he had made ''dat
white man sell him a pair Of pants and
lend him g to boot.
PECULIAR INTERPRETATION.
IBingIam.sn ". I. RepuJIican.1
a conductor coming south on the Utica
and Cheuaneo Valley Railroad one even
ing this week was much amused by en-
coHntering a new Interpretation OF the Civ
IL Rights bill. y colored man got aboard
At one Of the way stations. and III due time
''YouF fare. sir.''
Il don't pay no fab, sab, >" was the prompt
reply
why not - sharply inquired the con-
ductor.
"Kase. sah, don't the Civil Rights bill
give cuiled pussons de right To ride on all
dc cars. sab {? / don't pay no fab, sab -
responded the gentleman Of color.
The conductor IabOred like coustiiu-
tional lawyer to explain the provision Of
the bin. and collect fare, but the passenger
had fully made up his mind not TO pay,
aud his faith IN his own Interpretation Of
his right could not be shaken a particle.
1t was only when movement to put him
off was begun that he paid under protest.
He evidently intends 10 make test case
of his grievance.
he CONCLUDED not TO I,sIsT UPox IT.
[AleranfriG Va Guzeas.
\ coloTed man entered Fishers barber
shop esteiday and demanded a share
The proprietor seated him in ordinary
chair. Being seated lie vas battered well,
the brush occasionally slipped into the
corners Of his eyes. The barber then, af-
ter Tummaging in chest. produced what
must have been the father of all razors,
and commenced strappiug il vigorously.
The customer. half blinded by the soap,
seeing him handling the small scytbe, ask
g.. !
when told that lie going TO shave him
with II. said he wouldn't be shaved by any
such thing. and hastily rising, seized
towel, wiped his face and left tie shop.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-03-02
elites Sc G I.
Sic G~rinntidntnGe.

Ser Baron b. Nblerberg fil6lte, fi9 int
~erItett. Na9enbliG lebr bellnruDigt, ais
@oalbert suln Trit61tuG ni0t erl6teH ultb
E: Oas Eager be1ielbeu unberit6rt fan0.
9tber Dieie llnrllbe tpGbrte ni1t Idnge,
bic SermutDung lag ia 10 nabe, baB Der
iultge 0err ieiue guten SorldBe wieoer
~Der9eIlcn bate unO aAf Die SGbn 0eS
&etNtltnl5 3u~rlidgefebrt mar.
Seer .. 9tolerber9 iolte Dariiber balb
0cIuiBDe!t erbnlten; Gill 9iener 0to1>
tergs bra0te tie ibln.
9urd) iDn ertuDr CT bas Soraefauene,
uno Der GarDu pa YbIloiopb genu9,
I'LL, 5u %erfennett, baB oieies @reigntB eber
ein WlidSfau ais Elm lIn8liid gelamt
tperOen fonnte.
Sreili0, lpenn MoaIbert itarb bann
mar Der l10ne Ylan our6freu3t ul1o Mlz
les berlDren, aber man blrfte audi uibt
glet6 al DaS S0limmlte oenfen, e6eulo
mace ulo Dieuetdt nod naDer ipie bteSe=
lorgntB Dor benz So0e Lag Die 0offlunQ
allt Wenelun9.
llnO mdbrelD Der Berio6e bieier @enez
Jung tano Aoalbert tGgIi6 @elegenDeit
nit Tlora GIT reoen, tie lctne eriDa6enoe
Glebe aDnen 5u lallen Ml1o uln ibre Siebe
81 tDerben.
Der Sa1fier legte oielem 8eitreben ees
nib tetn 9tnoerniB III ben l8eg, Die Bers
binoll1g i~etlter Godter nit etllem 9oelts
gen muBte ia ieinem StOl5e i0mei9cln.
Nu oieS NueS Oa6te 9err Il. Nolerberg,
tpabrenb er ii6 auf benz Wege gum 8alz
tier Jtomberg bcIauo, Der i'm nit li@tz
barer 8%erlttmmung entpftng, nit elmer
inneren lnrube, t0etde ben Baron I'M 70
melr befrenben muBte, ais Ell bereits
bur6 ben 9tener iuuBte, baB Sen 0ie6eu
iDr Gprbaben nIdt g%etun9en mar.