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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-08-20

IT is we'll known historical fact
that the Catholic colony Of Maryland
was the first to establish perfect reIi-
gious freedom in the new world. Few,
however, Of our readers, we presume,
lave veevcrreHd the celebrated Maryland
statute proclaiming this great and ih-
estimable right now enjoyed by the
whole American people 1t was en-
acted in 1854, only f0Urieen years after
the pilgrims landed at Plymouth rock,
and is in the following brief and COM
prehensive language: No person
qciihin has prortnce profesSing TO be-
Esce IN JeSUs Christ shall be IN dny
lcaJ boVblcd mo}e&tca or diScounte-
,aaced Jo, his or her religion, or IN
tis free ererciSe bereOf"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-08-20

JCDGE SHIrMAN, assignee ofthe well
known banking house OF Duncan,
Sherman 8, Co. Of New York, which
recently suspended, has made states
meut OF It's liabilities and assets, as
follows Liabilities, Sl,8T2, 1855 :;
as-ets. $2,ll2, 1861. The creditors
will receive between 80 and 80 per
cent. on their claims, which is q much
better showing than JAY Cooke & Co.
were able to make Nevertheless it is
one Of the most shameless swindlcs
that has been perpetrated in these days
of fancy and fraudulent banking
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-08-20

\ STRANGE CAUSE OF DFATH.-About
one Of the most singular cases Of death
that ever camo within our province to men
tion is that of Milton w. Blair of Louisa
county, who died last week in California.
Of the hjccOughs: Mr.. Blair is an old tner-
chant of Louisa county, but has not been
engaged in business for a number of years.
He has been residing near Morning sun
since retii ing from business. Last fall ho
was attacked with a fit OF hiccoughinc.
which continued for some weeks, with
scarcely any intermissiun, Becoming very
much alarmed at the long continuance Of
the spell, Mr. b. came to Burlington ID
consult with a doctor, who, after treating
him a while, declared he could give him
no relief From this city he proceeded to
Chicago, and consulted the best medical
authorities there, who did all in their
power, but could not relieve him. By
their advice he went to California, accom-
panied by his sister, thinking that the
change Of climate would help him, remain
ing in that State to the time of his death,
hiccoug hing almost continually, and hav-
ing but few intervals of rest. The con
tinued strain and distress wore him to a
mere shadow of his former self, and last
week his sister telegra phed to friends and
relatives in this and Louisa counties that
herwas dead. Burlington IoloG) HasokeyC.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-08-20

\ NEW discovery is heradcd in the news
papers which promises to be of great prac-
tical Importance i'll all mechanical opera
tions. 1t consists in the combination of n
substance artificially intended to supersede
the use of oils for lubricatng purposes in
running gear of all kinds. The new ma
terial is called ''metalnc." 1t is a solid
substance composed of metallic alloys, first
reduced to fine powder, then compressed
into solid plugs, which are inserted i'll one
Of the rubbing surfaces. When once ap-
Piled il is claimed it needs no renewal, care
or attention, and the machinery thereafter
needs no oil. The publishers Of the New
York Eccnipg Post having watched the
progress of the invention with interest. q
few weeks ago had mctalue applied to Que
of the large puIleys in their press-room,
and the result, they say, has proved so
successful that they arc having it applied
to other portions Of the machinery. 1t Is
stated also that two Of the elevators III the
new post Office in New York are 10 bc fitted
with il, aud a Number of large establish
monts, nOticeably y. I. Stewart d8 Co.,
have adopted it. Should tho invention ac-
tually prove TO be worth al that is claimed
for il, the story of factories and other build
ingS burning on account of oTeTheaied Jour
nails and spontaneous combustion produced
by oil viii no longer be an everyday affair.
Harrisburg PutytOt.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-08-20
4 ILriLkil,cL SceMe.
A FATHER REsCUEs HIS CHILD FROM THE
CLUTCHES OF AN ALLIGATOR.

The Handsboro (Miss.) Democrat says
Last Saturday, about sundU~n, four miles
east of this place, on Biloxi Bay, occurred
a scene calculated to send a thrlil Oi horror
through every human heart, and 10 make
even the bcldcsJ trUInble with fear. Two
little pifls. daughter of MIR. Elan ". Black
we'll living on the Back Bay OF Biloxi,
Shile bathing in the bay Immediately III
front of his dwelling, we're attacked o} an
enormous alligator. The eldest, girl OF
about seven years of age, was holding the
youngest, an infant of two years, IN her
hands. and was quietly enjoying her bath,
when suddenly her little sister was snat tched
from her and borne swiftly from she shore.
Terrified beyond measure, and unable to
render any assistance to her unfortunate
sister the elder girl uttered a scream,
which was quickly caught by the ear OF
the father, who happened accidentally TO
be passing within thirty yards OF the spot
where his daughters we're bathing. Reaiiz-
ing instantly from the tone of voice that
his children were in some peril bat unable
to conjecture its exact nature, Mr.. Black
well. who is active and athletic man,
rushed rapidly TO their assistance, and ar
rived at the spot just III lime to discover
his little daughter being borne out into the
bay by AL alligator. Co!npfehending the
scene at once, and nerved to almost super
human effort by the desperate situation OF
his child, the agonIZed father leaped mad
ly into the water i'll pursuit of the would
be destroyer OF his daughter, which was
then some twenty-five or thirty yards from
shore. The water, for a distance OF forty
or fifty yards out into the bay from the
point where the children were bathing,
ranges in depth from one and a haf totwo
feet, and then suddenly attains the depth
Of forty or fifty feet, and both the animal
(Which by this time ha0 discovered the
pursuit) and the father seemed to realize
that the deep water immediately in front
of them once reached pursuit and recovery
would be alike impossible both, therefore,
redoubled their efforts, the one to reach
the point, she other to prevent it. in this
struggle, although sinking to his waist in
the soft mud at the bottom at each bound,
the father was successful. He succeeded
in grasping his child by the ann about ten
feet from the deep water. The alligator,
which AL the while held the child's foot in
its mouth, peIceiying itself overtaken, and
alarmed and confused by the bOlduess Of
the assault released its hold and made its
way rapidly into the deep water in front Of
it. The father, completely exhausted,
raised his child out Of the water, and per-
ceiving thar it still lived, by a desperate
effort succeeded i'm regaining the shore and
depositiDg the child safely in the arms Of
its mother. The little girl is uuhurt with
the xception OF a couple Of bruises on it's
foot, made by the teeth OF the monster.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11
The Masquerade.

Tie masquerade ball which came of Al
Turner Hall last Tuesday evening wa. the
chief event Of the season and very pleasant
sir indeed The music for the occasion
was furnished by Bieling's and Weinschenk ;
bands united, under the direction of Prof
Bielirg There were one or two deliberately
wrought costums, but the ma Drity were ap-
parenrlv gotten up with IN eye to onomy,
although there was no lack of that airy
grace in their make up which is is so nat
urafor the dainty fingers OF the ladies' 10 Gre
ate An extrayagant display at the present
time would have been exceedingly inappro
pirate.
The reporter of tie PILoT who was detailed
to visit the scene Of fesiivity was somewhat
surprised to find that his paper already had
a representative in attendance whose dainty
little f.urs was decorated with a complete
armor, made cut of back numbers Of the Man
itowoc PlLoT Ia weekly family paper,
printed and published by t. G. olmstcc,
Msnitowoc Wis. Terms SEQ per year, IL
advance Now is the time to subscribe but
on being presented to the masked maiden,
who sporte1 so profusely back numbers of the
leading paper of the county, he made low
bow and expressed his qualification st seeing
ais paper so well rel resented and compll-
mented the six yourg ladies who represented
he six papers published in this county fer the
good Judgment and good taste exescised by |
them in preserving in their presentations that
ID of being the leading paper Of the county
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

MEME EER. 9th. 1875.

L.
Ed. PrLoT:-The storm which commenced
| on Wednesday was never surpassed here n
violence or severity The wind blew per-
| feet gale from the west, drifting the falling
snow into every sheltered nook and creviee,
Roads leading north and south were pilei up
with huge masses of snow which in some ,pia-
ces was ten or twelve feet in depth. Fields are
nearly bare, the snow being hurled into the
roads and into sheltered hooks We
have had no mail since "Wednesday, the
stage getting stuck on its way south To
~ cold, The Thermometer ranging from TWEEN
ty to twenty seven degrees below zero. On
Satur lay the roads were opened after man
ner. but even at the present writing Tues
day. they are far from being passabIe. Al
together. it VIZ. The most furious and violent
storm imaginable and caused every one TO
sigh for Mild, ethereal Spring"
dog on the war path passed throug'i
here the other day. He appeared tinged
with hydrophobil and acted as ifhe was really
/" mad" He bit severely several other dogs
that good naturedly approached him. at Of
which were afterwards killed by their owne's
through fear of development of the disease /
He was followed and finely shot by P. J. +
Herr who exhibited splendid pluck in ap-
preaching and attacking the dangerous ami
NAL. His remains were viewed by
several, but could not be recognized by any
're. He was probably stray" that got his
iaudei up at something that we know not of.
The PILoT of last week has not yet made
IL appearance here. The Manitowoc mail
vas expected yesterday Monday but failed
o put i'll an appearance. We look for it to-
lay. &c.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

tbs American Newspaper Advertising
Agency of Geo P Rswell 4 Co., New ork,
is the only establishment Of the kind in the
United States which keeps itself persistent
" before the people by ddrerttsing IA netss.
papers They evidently receive their reward
for We have it fran a reliable source thai
advertising orders issued by them for theil
customers have exceeded three thousand
dollars day since the commencement OF th'
year, and tbs is not rery good gear for al
teItsstHg t.thsr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

Hon REUBEN D. SMART, of this Assembly
District came home on the Saturday night
train and returned on Tuesday morning to
his legislative duties, at Madison.
Reuben is looking well and for all We can
learn has behaved extremely we'll He goes
back freighted with bills to amend our city
charter. and ~e opiue that cur city's interets
are safe in his hands.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

TUE Chicago Tribune of the 9Th, inst, says
that: .Rey. Leighton Coleman has declined
an election to the Bishopric of Wisconsin
His reasons have not been made public, but
1t is fair presumption that the field was not
attractive because it did not offer sufficient
support. There is no Disgusting the fact that
the Dioceses of Iowa and Wisconsin have
been subjected to very humiliating rebuhs
on account of their poverty
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11
so Many women lobbyists at
NnslaiI.s

Il is now generally accepted and under
stood that no decent woman can frequent
these iobhies and call out members of Con-
gre,s without faint. The lobby in the rear
Of the Speakers chair should be devoted 70
the use Of rnem,ers, instead Of being row,
with the Speakers room, oyerrun with
lpbbyist>, male ana female. From the
loom originally devoted to the use of the
SPEAKER. that fsuctiouary has been driven
II one more remJ,e, a.d now the apartment
originally intended FIR the presii'eg oficer
may be- found ut all hours turing the ses-
sion Gro .sd-i With painted wom n and cor
lu9t men, pressing their various schemes
en- Congress men.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

Tur following from the Appleton Crescent
vii! be iulorsed by every printer whose ter
rifory has been invaded by that ac'nliig
Miller Of tie Post. For unPro:essional prIc
tees this VI ler, who is constantly csnv S.
ing for job work, will beat any mtn in the
state His prices are extremely modest III
towns where respectable cfhtes are establish
ed ami doing an honest business, bur III the
little back country towns and villages where
there are no printing Offices they assume
proportions that woull startle straisht-for-
ward printer:
The Pot didn't state it right, rs usual
We never rallied az inst that p@rer for simply
having a canyasser in the field, but for plrat.
ing on territory where good printers are
established and trying hard 70 live. Where
There are good job offices in any village, out
side printers have no business 10 intrud'
themselves as any decent printer Will say
the world over"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

WAsHISGToN's Birth DAr.-The fremen
of this city are making preparations for ceie-
brating Nashnzton's Birth Day. In the
afternoon of that day there will be a process
sion of the entire Fire Department With en-
gines and the Rife Company of this city In
the evening grand ball will be given at the
Turner Hall, the proceeds to go for the re
lief of destitute fremen
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11
Eeath OF Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollar Cow.


From the Paris Kentuckian, Jaa so.l
% Saturday last the FOURTH Duchess Of
Ouci "a died at the Hon. 7. j. Ivglbben's
She vas purchased by Megibben i Bed
fori October, 1873. at Campbelrs New
YORK Mils sale, for s25, 900. She leaves
ball calf three months old, by the Four
tenth Duke OF fherndaie, said to be one
of the finest Dukes in the country. There
was, Of course, no insurance en- her. Thus
the SIS. 900 heller ha. met the same fate
as the so, 500 COW. Mr.. E g. Bedford
has been particularly unfortunate, having
heretofore lost two costly bulls.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11
SNOW BOUND.
Old Roreas in Possession OF the
Highways.

The storm which begun one week ago last
Monday, increased in fury until Thurs
day morning when the wind abated somewhat
and the snow ceased to fall; but the bitter
cold which followed the storm was as dlsa-
g eeaole as zst-~--.~-,a it.elf- he extent OF
tie storm is NOT as yet accurately KNOWN Out
the probability is it was more OF less severe
throughout the whole Northwest. Most OF
the railroads in this state were SO blockaded
with snow that the trains were delayed from
two to three days. The train on the Lake
Shore road which left Milwaukee Wednes-
day morning did not reach this city until
Saturday evening, at FIVE o'clock. The icaii
train on the Western road which left Apple
ton on Tuesday morning after working IFS
way through huge drifts of snow came to a
halt in an unusually large drift about TWEEN
tv-fve miles west of here, and remained there
until the storm was over. 1t reached here
Monday afternoon, after being FIVE days on
the road from Appleton to this city
The train which left this place for Mi|was-
kee on Wednesday morning succeeded IN
getting about nine miles south OF mere "nere
she was also brought TO a stand-still by the
de pth of snow on the track. There w.re
about fifteen passengers on board this tram
who were fed and sheltered by Mr. schuette,
who lives near the railroad, until the storm
subsideI
The wagon roals throughout the county
are entirely filed with snow. aud farmers
can only get from one place to another by
avoiding the highways altogether aud follow
ing along beside them through the hel's.
Since the storm but very few teams from the
cou,try have Leen seen in Aanitowoe' anu
hut very little business has been transacted,
| A. the present, however, there are prospects
/ 81 milder weather, ami more business, than
/ that of last week.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11
ANTON VOC

LANDPLAsTER, loose or in barrels, in large
supply at the Plaster Mill and Warehouse,
in rear Of ORIENTAL FIGURING Mill. 1t
is sold and orders will be accepted at the Of
fee of the Mil or at the Store of
S6O-3m j. SCHUETTE & BRO.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

SENATOR JoHS NJ. RESD of the kewsnnee
Enterprise. left our city on Tuesday morning
last for visit to his constituents. He Is
looking hale and hearty notwith standing the
protracted senatorial contest. Johns head
is level on all questions of the day, be they
the local interests Of his constituents the
Interests Of the state or the nation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

CHARLEY WILLIAMS, Congressman from
GAINESVILLE, has introduced bill into the
House, to appropriate sufficient sum to
complete the harbors of Racine and kenosha,
the two lake port. in his District. VIII not
our member remember that our harbor also
needs completing, and that the harbor at
Two Rivers needs little fixing2
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11
NJ. TEW ELES

Mr. FISHER and Mr. Stoned, of this city,
will to announce to tie farmers ofthis coun-
ty that they are the authorized agents of the
following well known and Iayorite fpirn
machines Chicago Pitts Threshing Ma
chine, johnson 5 Wrot-iroa Combination Self
rakirg Reaper and Mower, Johnson's Wrot-
iron Mowers, and raddock Sulky Rakcs,
superior Broad Cast recItr and Drill. Bal
Lard Hay Tedders, + e,I Cutters aud fam
tools generally. tt
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

THE wife of nton Nogt, of this city died
on Thursday last and was buried ON Sunday
The funeral was very largely attended, as
the deceased was well known and highly
esteemed in this city. Mr.. Whitman pro-
nounced the funeral Grafton, which was a
- -,i..- c. 8a,..o-sy che urparted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

SALOON keepers complain of the hard times
- much as any other class of men. They
say that he old topers of the town manage
to get tpsv on half the amount of liquor that
II took when times were flush ,, and that
they no longer sell ''snitsn Of beer, as every
customer wants large glass for his five
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

T
have wheat or oats, raised on sandy or clay
land by ordering at our Store or Mill. Clean
Wheat Oats. Peas, Clover Seed, Timothy,
Redtor and Hungarian Grass Seed for sale
cheap at J. SCHUETTE & BRO.
S,Ji-3m
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

JonS a Tons Hotel IS fast becoming
TIC uotbyes; place in the city to bard, lie
has been serving his boarlcrs foI the last
week with fresh Goldfish, habe paddock, eels,
bloalers etc In fact, Paa' Toll is not to
lie outione as a caterer TO the appeiites Of
his guests BY serving saYory dishes in their
Sc. son.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

TIE Crescent says that Appleton ladies
take FACILITATING interest in the proposed
establishment of cotton factory in that city
Undoubtedly they think cotton is made by
machinery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

We hear that tie Lale Shore Railway
Company paid rs high az s'.25 IN hour to
men tor shoyelins snow yesterd y, ana some
Of the mon freze their feet, hands, ears and
ck4eks j tuan can afford 10 freeze, how
ever, these hard times, ter Si2.50 day.
Sh,J1z5es, Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11
Card of Thanks.

Mr. EDIToR Permit me through the
columns of your paper to express my heart
felt thanks to my neighbors and to my broth
rem of the Sons Of Herman and the order of
Odd Fellows, in this city, for their kind acts
and expressions of sympathy during the i'll
ness of my late wife, and fer their assistance
on the day Of her burial.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

The session of the Circuit Court which
was to begin last Friday has been adjourned,
ms it was impossible for Judge Mclean to be
in attendance. The business Which was
awaiting to be disposed of at this session Will
consequently be | ostponed until the June
Term
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

THE Carnival Season, in this city, begun
and closed last Tuesday. The procession
consisted offve mounted Cavaliers and e little
dog Ii was Cos eogs but not extensive.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

THE passenger train on the Western Rail-
road ran into the wood train, at ReedsyilIe,
last Monday. The damage however was
very slight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

BIsHoP WELLS was to be here this cvenin 2
ana oificiste nj the Episcopal Church in THIS
city. hut he fierce snow storm which began
Yesterday b!0ckaiel the railroad track 80
shat lie " : unable to get through.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-11

Mr. DoX A. SHoyg. Of the f'm If Ray
mond & Shove Ct this city, returned from
the East last Sunday morning on the first
train which arrived here after the great
storm Of last week