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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26
Fascination Of q Udr Secretary.

Curiously enough, remarks the Lam
caster InteiIiJencer, it happens that
about the same time that Congress is
removing from Simon Cameron's shoul
ders the censure which it passed upon
him twelve years ago for the free way
i'm which lie dispensed the patronage Of
the war Office, we have revelation in
the Reecher trial in Brooklyn of the
easy, unquestioning method in which
he handed out valuable offices to those
who laid themselves out to fiatter and
'fascinate" him ; it seems that he never
thought it worth his while to examine
into the competency of an applicant ;
nor did he shrink from putting into
the regular army of the United States
all officer who was compelled to leave
the volunteer forces by reason of his
delinquencies It was quite sufficient
to the honorable secretary that the
application was presented to him by
one whom he felt disposed to favor.
The friends Of Mr.. Cameron were to
be taken care Of at all hazards; and
If they could not care for the public
service. wi:v-it was bad for the ser
vice: sad that was all there was of it.
Mir samuel Wilkeson, who was in
the e;.!y years Of the war the New
York 7i'jbune's Washington CORES
pondent. testified upon the witness
stand ti:2c Mr.. Tilton had told him
with great detail how be had invaded
Mr.. Camcron's house uninvited, and
how, having breakfasted with the sec
retary of war. be had fascinated him
into giving him a commission in the
army for Henry Ward Beecher's son
Mr.. Wilkeson says that Mr.. Tilton' 5
story is true with one trifiing excep-
ton, as ne has the very best reason
for knowing. The slight error in Mr.
TiltOu's statement was in supposing
that he instead of Wilkeson had had
this experience with Mr. Cameron
Mr. Wilkeson had related the story to
Tilton and the latter so appreciated its
merit that in the lapse of a little time,
aided bv the fact that he was a man Of
genius he contrived to believe that lie
himself had been an actor in it, and
actually, about ten years after the oc-
currcnce, lie deliberately sat down and
entertained Wilkeson with the story.
simply committing the mistake Of GUST
ing Wilkeson and enthroring himself
as ITS hero. That we suppose is what
may he politely called an idiosyncrasy
of genius That remarkable Judge
who presidcs over the Brooklyn trial
let Wilkeson tell the story that Til
ton told him. but refused to permit
him TO mention the wonderful mistake
he had made as to the proper parties.
holding that this was immaterial We
greatly fear that this judge IS another
man Of genius, SO startling are some
Of his decisions and so marked his
idiosyncrasies We are obliged to
the Judge that he forebore TO rule out
the whole story. The part that he
admitted throws strong side light
upon the style in which the war office
was administered by the chief of the
Canerons: and it is immaterial for
this purpose whether it was Tilton or
Wiikeson who 'tascinatedi the secre-
tarv.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

1t is reported that an old colored wo-
man living near CoviDgton, Kentucky, re-
solved 90 destroy a bedridden child, of
whose care she was tired. She according
ly seated the child in chair, and, tying it
with a rope, began carefully saturatin1 it
with turpentine. bottle of which she had
procured. The child, i'm its struggles
knocked the bottle from the hands of it's
mother and broke it, saturating the moth
er's clothing with the inllammabie flaid.
In the struggle the mothers clothing took
fi:e from the fireplace, and she aband doRed
her terrible crime to save her own life.
Running ont, she threw herself into a creek
near by and extinguished the flames, but
not until she was fatally burned. When
in the agonies of death frou, her burning
themother revealed the facts above detailed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

The town Of Rienzi: Miss, was recent
ly visited hy tornado which lasted half
an hour and caused great destruction of
life and property. The PRESBYTERIAN and
Baptist churches were among the build-
ings demolished, Colonel Porter Walker
Hon. John Reese and daughter, Miss Mat
tie Palmer, and several colored people were
Killed. A number of persons were severely
injured; among them VI. b. Armor and
~lfe' whose injuries are dangerous. The
,ss ers ., 1 property In the town is estimated at
sl5o0O0. A severe storm of ra;n.rd ha;,
swept over Cosinih and its vicinity. in the
same state flooding the rivers and DANA
ging the railroads and teiegrapLs in all di.
rections, va
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

THE RACE DYING OCT.-We have de
voted considerable thought TO the probable
future Of the culored races in this country.
where they are met with so many social
and political anta9Cnisms. and where scri-
ous physical changes must be wrought by
their altered habits since the time of their
emancipation. We have, too, had con
siderable opportunity Of personal observa-
ton, which warrants us in secondinp the
suggestion Of the Reading EoqIe that the
mortality among the negroes in The South
eTn States since their emancipation is some
thing fearful to contemplate. In the Caro-
linas the death rate. especially among chill
dren. is startling. In the District of Co
lumbia the mortality among whites is Il 90
to the 200 of population per annurn v hile
among the colored people the average is
$40 per LOCO. In nearly all parts of the
South the number of deaths from sickness
among the negroes is 50 much greaterthan
1t was during The days Of slavery that it
excites considerable remark and discussion
among the friends Of the cOlored race. In
the United States army the ratio OF sickness
among the blacks is much greater than
among the white soldiers. From present
indications the colored race will be likely
TO die out even more quickly than the In
dIans, unless some means can be devised
to check the mortality among them. Some
of the philanthropists who have heretofore
taken so much interest in their welfare
should investigate the matter. or the time
may come when the taunt of some old-time
slave holders that the yankee race only
wished to destroy the negroes bv emanci,
patton to make room for white labor. -
will be repeated with some appearance of
truth.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

WaATgvEa oshcr measures failed
OF slccess a. the late session Of the
Legislature, Fosters Hand Book job
had Asafs deliverance in both branches,
AMI met with Executive approval
We islt qGits certain that Fosters
little lamb, = which he had nursed
with such tender care and solicitu'!e
in the House, wouli not be permitted
70 sickcn and perish from cruel neg
lect in the Senate And now, all hail
Foster Of SchuylSill, thrice happy man,
the measure Of vour legislative fame
is not only full but overfowing =
When YOU return to your subterra-
mean bns grateful constituents, with
your package OF thirteen Hand-Books
nnier yOur arm for distribution. you
ough. u receive an ovation such as
was never before rendered 20 Penn
sy!Tauia legislator.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26


JOHN GITCHELL died at Newry. in
the county Down, ireland. on Sarur-
day last, aged 60 years. He had been
in i'll health for some time, but his
death was not 50 soon anticipated.
How stormy and eventful has been
his career? In lS49 he was convicted
OF treason sgainst the British crown
and transported TO Australia. In1S54
he escaped came TO this country, and
edited the Citizen in New York, and
soon afterwards the Southern Ctlzea
in Tennessee, in which he advocated
the reopening Of the slave trade. At
fer the outbreak Of the civil war he
connected himself with the Richmond
Examiner, an extreme secession news
paper, 4 little more than month
ego he went to ireland and was elect
ed TO Parliament from Tippersrv and
being declared ineligible was reelected
lie was a born sgitator, aad the love
he bore to ireland through good and
through evil report, was earnest, in
tense and sincere He was the sworn
foe of British rule in all shapes and
forms. and of no other man could it
more truly be said that "sfter LIES
stful fever hs sleeps veil y
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

Ctv1L. MARRIAGES IN GERMASY.-The
Pal -HdY Gazette says: '.Ihe Berlin Staat-
Sd7SefSeF publishes a royal decree LAYING
down the particular conditions under which
the imperial law on civil marriage is 70 be
applied in the Prussian no monarchy from the
lst Of March. The marriageable age Of
the adult male subject is fixed at not under
twenty years, of the female at sixteen but
exceptions may be made by lawful aulII IIori-
~. The consent of the father is necessary
before wedlock up to the end of the young
mans twenty-ffth year and the young
woman's twenty>fOuIth but if the father
be dead, then the mother is required and
If neither parent be living, that of the
sponsors. Sects that under local customs
use no sponsors are released from this last
restriction. And where there is 4 lawful
guardianship, in the absence of parents.
by family council its authority is recog-
nlZed. For children born out of wedlock.
tue mothers consent takes the place of the
fathers, aud the child of legal adoption re-
quiIcs the consent mp 10 the fall age. of
ifs adopted parent. In all eases of refusal.
after the first limit of manageable age is
reached, the son or daughter has a legal
appeal 10 the District Court. The forbid
den degrees are, OF course, those recited in
the original act of the Imperial Diet.
Widows cannot marry, without legal dis
pensation, before the end of the tenth
month after their former husbands de-
cease. None of the special restrictions
now existing as to marriages Of military or
civil Prussian officials, or Of foreigners re-
siding i'll Prussia, are to be affected by the
Introduction of tho law, but all cher i'm
pediments existing under former local
laws are repealed. Violations of the re-
strictions prescribed are to be punished as
oitenses against the criminal code of PIus-
sia. And, finally, all dispensatory power
is for the futute to rest entirely in the
hands of the State
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

BRUTAL TEPFATHER.-A terrible and
disgusting case of cruelty to child has
jnst been uneaIthed i'm Dauyilie, Illinois,
in which John Trent and his little step
daughter. aged jve years, are the actors.
The testimony eEcted at preliminary trial
Wednesday (rrent having been arrested on
the day previous by Deputy Sheriff Hooton
on a complaint of one Of the neighboring
womep) went to show :he most brutal
treatment Of the child by the stepfather.
its head was found to be almost bald. its
hail having been pfuekc6 out by the roots
by Trent in his rage. It's little BODY was
covered with black and blne s;,oss caused
oy.blows from the hand OF this monster
The bottom of its feet were almost solid
blisters, caused by being bent back and
strapped by a fat board. Its eyes were
red and infiamed from tobacco Juice having
been squirted into them by this brute in
human shape. The skin ON its wrists was
broken and torn by being jerked and swung
from side to side and around in circle
Some of the witnesses testified that Trent
would keep the little innocent dancing
up and down for hours at time for his
own amusement, and, if the child would
cease, he would apply the strap, and this
kind of cruelty would continue until the
child could dance no longer. and would
sink down overcome by exhaustion Ere
quently, during the coolest weather of this
winter, the child has been locked in a cold
room, with scarcely enough clothing 20
cover its nakedness, and forced to remain
thus for half day at time. One witness
testified that, on one occasion. he forced
the child to eat its excrenent. The child s
mother, who is feeble, weakly woman. in
her examination before the justice. showed
great fear OF her husband. at times her
whole body being in a tremor. Consider
able excitement exists, and there was some
serious talk of lvnchipC him. He Was
placed under $500 bail, in default of
which he was committed TO Jail.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

TERRIBLE ToRSADo.-Loss Of Lift ard
Property.--A fearfully destructive tornado 0
passed over Augusta, Ga, On Saturday f.
ternoon last. The rainfall. accompanied d
by hail. was unPrecedeutedIy heavy. Sew
eIal towns in the interior suffered severely
in loss Of life and property.
At Carnack, on the Georgia Railroad
several houses were blown down. Thomas
Geesling was killed and several persons
wounded. Near Thomson, forty miles
from Augusta, large amount IF property V
was destroyed and several persons killed.
At APplirg, Columbia county. the de-
struction TO property is reported 10 be great.
At Aiken, ). G.. the Cal iboiic church was
completely demolished. All lines bat one
no.th are down.
Reports from the country are confused
and unsatisfactory, but there seems to be
no doubt that the storm was fearfully de
stTuctive, surprising in extent and violence
anything of the kind in this section for
years.
The tornado caused frai ful destruction
along its track. laying waste houses. trees
and ferces and killing persons and stock.
Bap'lsts were holding a meeting at Elan
Church. near CaTuack. when The storm
demolished the church, killing thee and
wound;ng twenty-five persons.
ANOTHER TORNADO.
New ORLEANS. March 22.-The Times
reports destructive tornado in the Qua
chIta valley, La. on Friday, between
Snithland and Rays Point The loss of
life and destruction of property is very
great. Mrs. James Adair and child are
among the killed. Smithau6 was leveled
TO the ground, and the Rays Point planta-
ton, buildings, fences, mules and horses
and cattle were scattered for miles The
track of the tornado was three hund:e d
yards wide and extended for fifteen miles.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

Hos. JOHN HIcKIAs, PROMINENT
politician AMI Congressman during
the rebellion, die1 at his residence in
West Chester. Pa. On Tuesday OF this
week. lie vas . politician known
tarJn!h3ut tho limits Of the State
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

4 sTArrE to O'Coaneii, the Irish
BiberAtor. is TO be erected In Gotham.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

GOLD i. quoted at l151
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-27

There will be a Sabbath School Institute
held in the Elkton Presbyterian Church,
December 9th and eth, under the direction
Of the Presbyterial Commute on Sunday
School work. The first session will begin
Monday evening, Dec. 9th, at o'clock.
A variety of interesting topics will be dis
cussed, which relate to the interests of the
Sabbath school work. All persons inter-
ested or engaged in this important work
are cordially invited to attend. The exer-
cises will be interspersed with music, and
popular Sunday school speakers will be
present to take part.
If there are any questions relating to
methods of work, or difficulties in the
work, which any persons would like to
have answered, they will be brought up
under the topic "Questions Answered,
Tuesday al ernoon. These questions can
be handed to the undersigned. Let us
have grand rally of all persons interested
in this important branch of the work of
the Church of Christ.
w. w. HEBERToN.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-27
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
NATHAN HARRIS ET Al.
as.
ISAAC GRIEST EFT AL.
In The Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Equity.
October 9Th, 1873.

In The Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Equity.
October nth, 1879
The object cf this salt : To procure decree for the
sale Of tie real ct Charles Harris late Of Cecil
county. deceased, for tn" purpose of having the pre-"
ceess divided amongst the parties entitled.
Ths Bill states that said Charles Harris seized Of
tract of land III Cecil county aforesaid containing
fifty acres less, that he died seized thereof
nte>tate, unmarried and without issue leaving his
law his hrothc: Nathan Harris whose wife
is Mary; his brother Harmon Harris whose lie
is Lydia his sister Ruth tires wifi o. I.aao
Wright, Viz Howard Wright, Gilpiu Wright and Harris
Wright That SAID yc, ~stse IL not ptibe Of par
ti"n WITHOUT ss and injury and that il would he for
the benefit and advantage Of all the parti" interested
haYc the SAID Ia sold and the proceeds thereof
distributed amongst the parties entitled And that the
said Isaac riot aud Ruth Griest his Wife and Howard
Wright, reside of the State Of Maryland.
1t is therempon adjulged and ordered, that the
panants by causing opy Of this Order TO be inserted
in some newspaper published in Cecil county once
week for month before the first day of December
next. give not"c to the said absent defendants of tn"
Object aud substance Of I is Bill and warn them to
appear i'll Ills Court in person or 10y solicitor,
before til" first day of March II xt. answer the
premises nd show if any they have, WAY decree
ought not to pass i prayed
4. W MITCHELL. Clerk.
True copy! test, A ". MITCHELL.
Oct 30, lSi5-lm Clerk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-27
STRAWBRIDCE & CLOTHIER,
N. W. Corner Eighth and Market Streets,
PHILADELPHIA
NOTICES., &c.
Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice that the subscriber Of Cecil
county hath obtained from the Orphans Court Of said
county, letters Testanentary the personal estate of
JOHN A. WILSON,
late of said county, deceased All persons having claims
against the said deceased hereby warned TO exhibit
tho with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated
On or before the LIST day Of November. 1876;
they may otherwise by law he excluded from all benefit
Of said estate All persons indebted said
requested to make immediate payment to the subscri-
Der. Given under my hand this 18th day of November
$50. JOHN T.. WILSON.
Executor of John A. Wilson, ecd.
Test-REuBEN d. LAMAR, Register.
Nov l3 lST5-6w
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-27
To THE PATRONS OF THE wHIG.

Mr.. Ewing, the Editor of this paper, re-
mains confined to his room by his wound,
and though gaining strength slowly, it will
be many more weeks before ne Will be able
to attend to business. This misfortune
necessarily causes more or less embarrass-
ment to the establishment financially, and
appeals to all patrons, to many of whom
bills have been recently mailed, to use some
degree of m agnanimity in responding, by re-
hitting the amounts, which are generally
small. To those who promptly responded
thanks are cordially extended.
Subscribers are also invited to examine
tho state of their subscription, by reference
to the printed slips on their papers, and
when in arrears, their remittances will be
gratefully received.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-27
NOTICE.
JOHN FORD AND WIFE
as.
JOHN SHIPPERS EFT AL.

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Equity.
ORDERED, This twenty weight day of October, in the
year 1875, that the sales made and reported 10y William
j. Jones and L. Marshall aines Trustees for the sale
of the real estate of John Shippers deceased be ratified
and confirmed unless TO the contrary thereof
he shown OF before the first day OF January
provided, a copy of this Order Ice inserted in
newspaper printed ia Cecll county a week for
one month h"i'r" lie first day of December
Tie Re, the of sales he 90
A. ". MITCHELL, Clerk.
True copy: test, A. ". MITCHELL,
Oct 20 lST5--lm Clerk
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-27
NOTICE.
JACOB X AN BIO
WILLIAM C. RAMBO AND WIFE AND OTHEl

WILLIAM C. RAMBO AND WIFE AND OTHERS.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chancery.
ORDERED, This 18th day of November, 1879, that tho
sales made and reported by William j. Jones and L.
Marshall Iaines Trustees Cor the sale of the morgagod
real estate of William c. Rombo and wife, be ratified and
unless the contrary thereof be shown
before the 18th day of January next: provided
copy of this order be inserted in newspaper printed
in Cecil county, week for one month"; before the
18th day of Drcemb next.
The Report states the amount of sales TO be $1,000
A. W. MITCHELL, Clerk.
True copy; test, A. W. MITCHELL.
Nov l3, lsI5-lm Clerk.
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NOTICE..

THE PORT DEPOSIT BUILDING AND LOAN ASSo-
CITATION NO. OE CECIL COUNTY
j. DIXON WEST AND WIFE AND JOHN G. VAN
MORT AND WIFE.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil County. In Equity.
ORDERED, This first day of November, 1875 that the
sale made and reported by The Port Deposit Building
aud Loan Association No. l of Cecil County Of the
mortgayi real estate OF J. Dixon West and Caroline
X. West, his wife and John e. Nannnrt and Mary Jane
Nannort his wife, be ratified and confirmed unless
the contrary thereof be shown before 9th
day of January provided copy of this Order be
inserted in some newspaper printed in Cecil county
week for month"; before the 9Th day of
December next
The Report states the amount of sales to lie $4,000
A. W MITCHELL. Clerk
True copy t".t. i. W. MITCHELL,
Nov q. lSIJ--int Clerk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-27
Philadelphia Markets.

Flour dull at tirmer prices; Pennsylvania
Indiana and Ohio family s6.259G.62! and
high grades $750GS.50. Prime wheat in
good request; Pennsylvania red at $l.359
1.3S; Western do. 81. 10Gl.14; amber 81 80
@1.40; white S1,45G1.50. Old corn dull;
old yellow 7G@77c.; new do. 55G5G cents
Oats more active; mixed $685.. white
43G50 cents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-27

THE PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET
The market for Beef Cattle was dull this
week, and prices were weak. We quote
at 4G74c. Receipts, g., 200 head. Sheep
dull at 1906 cents. Receipts, 5000 head.
Hogs quiet at $40. 50911.75 for corn fed.
Receipts, 5000 head.
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NOTICE..
NOTICE..
JACOB TOME
EDWIN D. ETHERINGT0N AND SARAH 4. ETIIE
INGTnN HIS MIEE

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chancery
ORnERPD This 18th day of November 1879, that the
SALES made and reported 10y Jacob Tome, Mortgage
the mortgaged real Of Edwin D. E.heringt"n and
Sarah EtherinCton his vic Ec ratified ard coBfrmed
unless cause TO the contrary thereof he shown
bet ro TIE l5t day Of Jannary Eekt. provided copy
of this order he inserted lii spaper printed i'll
Cecil county, once week for month, fore the
18th Ilay OF December next.
The Report states the amount Of sales to lie 5000 90.
A. W. MITCHELL. Clerk.
True copy: test A. W. MITCHELL
Nov Is, lS1o-lin Clerk.