The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-08

Mr.. Christ. Nichols, a butcher residing
at GaIlitzin jumped from the first section of
the Way Passenger train ut Cresson, one day
last week, while the cars were under full
headway, and received two ugly gashes or
the forehead, well as internal injuries of
a very painful though we trust not serious
nature. He struck right side up on the
platform, hat the force of the concussion
threw him a considerable distance, and when
picked up he was in an inSenslDle condltfon
and the blood was streaming from hiswounds.
nose and ears. He had boarded the train at
GallitZin under the impression that it would
stop at Cresson, but as it failed TO do that he
thought he would do a little stopping on his
| own book which he did with the result
stated.
A very ingenious device has been invent
ed by DR.. j. NJ. Toner, OF Washington City,
formerly n practising physician in Johns
town, well known 10 many of our readers,
| for the better finding of small places upon
/ the map. Every one knows how bewilderlng
/ it is to one unacquainted with the topogra-
ply of n great State, like Pennsy lvanIa say,
! who undertakes to find n certain county.
DIR. Toner has met this difficulty by the in
ventiou of a system of points perfectly intel
| ligibe at n glance, and capable OF being ap-
piled to any list of town or county names.
/ The system has been introduced into the
! United States Official Postal Guide, published
by Hurd s. Houghton, and appears in the
October number, adding to the excelleucies
of a work already well known for its accur-
acy and fullness of information.
There may he better shows in the world
than the one which exhibited in this place
OH Tuesday last, but give it as our honest
conviction that there is no better press agent
in the land than Col. Dan. b. Hopkins, the
corpulent and ood-looking gentleman who
| fills that position in connection with the
! Great Travelling Worlds Fair of the ire
pressble p T. Barnum. Like the advance
! agent and editor, Charley Stow, Mr.. Hop
kius is from the ranks typograhpicaI, having
went To the printing business at the early
age of eleven years, and only retiring from
! it about Fl We years ago, when he was called
to ego up higher by the world-renowned
p. It. Barnum. The great Snowman has
had his share of good luck during a
long and eventful life-aye, and great Zeal
Of bad luck too-but we venture to say that
he never struck bigger bonanza in the way
of press agents and editors than when he
secured the services of two such worthy
gentlemen Charley Stow and Dan. Hop
kins. Long lives and jolly ones to both OF
yeZ.
1t would he base flattery indeed to say
that the ''true inwardness' of the flaming
posters which announced the coming of p.
T. Barnum's Great Worlds Fair had been
! fully demonstrated in the excellence of the
show itself, as several features advertised
! were not presented at the exhibitions, but 1T
is not fiattery, base or otherwise, to declare
that in many respects it is unsurpassed and
! in some unequalled by any other like enter
tainment that has ever pitched its tents in
this place. The menagerie and museum in
all their details were certainly very credit
able, and the feats performed by Martinho
| Lowande the wild rider of Brazil, and the
wonderful six-year old Centaur child Tony,
! were certainly the most thrilling, not 10 say
! reckless, that we have ever witnessed. Es-
/ pecially is this true of Lowande's daring
! leap through n hoop studded with sharp
| steel points his bareback stecd, from which
! the thrilling leap was made, meanwhile
( coursiug around the ring at rapid pace,
/ aud equally true is IL oS the no less exciting
/ acts ia which himself aud little Tony acquit
/ themselves with a fcarlessness Of spirit and
/ gracefulnrss # movement which almost
I surpasses belief. Other performers also de
/ serve sperial mention, hut we can do no moro
I now than assure our readers that, taken all
I ia all, the Worlds Fair il we'll worth seeing.
Wish could say as much fer the concert
which is given after the close OF the circus
performance hut truth compels rs 70 declare
that it Is one of the most shameless frauds
we ever witnessed.