The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-01-19

prioery ma" been used to cheat him fRager)
o"e y, ,ne hounty, he finally gave mp the
race ana was Knocked on the head with a
clnb in the. handsof his pursuer and killed ON
me spot john is evidently more of a sue
cess III pursuing Mr. Reynar,l than Mr..
Ryan.
Two large Sleds, containing about thirty
Young girls from St. Mary's Aca,iemv Uoi-
iidaysblrg, accompanied by three or four of
the Sisters of ST. Joseph i'm charge of ;Ia
school, reached this place on "Wednesday
forenoon; and enjoyed for time the hospi-
talites of the good Sisters of Mt. Galii,zin
seminary 1t was indeed happy crowd
and all no doubt enjoyed the forty mile ride
TO ana fro, with great deal of Best
1t Is matter of record that in spite of
the prevailing prices for coal the .teapnes.
or gas and the a6y anced figures in coal oil
the Old man has never said a savage word to
any young man who comes n cortrtiny ar.
rayed in one of Mnrphy's handsome and
durable suits. There's a CHARM of some sort
aoout them. Young men, buy your clothes
from JAS. j. Murphy, 100 Clinton street.
Johnstown. He can suit you 30 per cent
cheaper than any other clothing dealer in
the county.
In the State Senate, Hon. John A. Lem
on holds the position of chairman of the
committee on Accounts, and is also a MEM
Der OF the Railroads, A agriculture and Cen
tennlal committees, while in the House our
members, Messrs. Downey and Thomas
have been assigned to various committees
the name of the former appearing on tho
Geological Survey, Accounts and Expendi.
lures, ami Retreuchment and Reform and
that of the latter on Insurance and C,u.t;
tutional Reform.
Sheriff Ryan IL now domi~iled, comfort
ahiy we hope, with his family in the new
Jail, and the household gcois, not gods of
eX-SheriH Banner, have found a reetius
place in Johnstown, though his family for
the present is stopping AZ the Cambria House
in this place. BY this mutual exchange of
abiding places Eheusburg has lost as we'll as
gained most excellent citizen. and NC sim
cerely hope that ooth gentlemen and their
respective families will live long and prosper
ever, rs they all well deserve.
we have been publishing for several
weeks past and should have noticed ere this
the prospectus of the Pittsburgh Post for
1877. The Post is one of the ablest and best
conducted journals in the country and en-
Joys the fun aud entire confidence of the
Democratic party, of whose principles it has
always beeneaD outspoken and consistent
advocate. II deserves a hearty aud generous
support from the party il well represents
and we are gratified 10 know that it receives
it, May it's future career bc more prosperous
than its past.
w. X. (werry Somical) buckingham,
editor Of the Altoona Mirror who we are as
sured, is not a lineal descendant of The ia
NOUS "Buck of Dukeinghar," gets off as u
general thing the most fearful puns irnagin-
able but The following from his prolific pen
l. not bad, albeit The Jolnstown Tribune
says: The Johustown Tribune and Cambria
freeman are making things lively for each
other up in Cambria county. Eas()y now,
Mac, or somebody will Swani< your Pike
staff, which, of course, would raise u Voice
and cause an Echo to I've Herdld-ed from the
Alleghenies to the river James.
When twilight droops its dus<y wings
across the portals of the ebhing day, so to
sneak, the sentimental husband loves TO
fold his little wife TO his heart and fondly
iinagines that she too feels all the poetry of
the hour and longs to enjoy the silent com
munion itiuvites. But too often she doesn t,
and diseugaging herself from the uucom-
Portable position, merely observes &C gorge
dear, don't Won think it's about time to 90
to Myers & Lloyd's cheap cash store and
huy yourself a new suit of clothing; for,
dear knows, you are getting awful seedy
and an sure they are able to suit you both
in 9nahty and price,?
Many of the older inhabitants of this
place cannot fail TO remember Mr.. John
Cronse, formerly n prominent citizen of
j JohGstOwn, an active business man, aud for
many wears leading and influential member
OF the Democratic party of this county
Some years ago his mental condition became
so seriously aected that his son-iu-law was
forced TO Snove him for medical treatment
to AN asyIumn near Davenport, Iowa, and
we regret To learn from n local item in the
,TOh ustovn Tribune of Tuesday last that the
ply siciaus in charge declare that there is
not the slightest hope of his ever regaiuing
the use OF his faculties. This viii he sad
news TO those who knew Mr.. Grouse in the
prime and vigor of his manhood, when lie
was IA highly esteemed as any man i'll our
county.
The Herald man expresses surprise at
the fact that we were not candidate for
Mercantile Appraiser, and then without the
aid Of an interrogation point, of the use of
which he seems to be blssfully ignorant,
very considerably asks, ''Can it be that his
am hifion to serve the dear people III some
a.
verify aud indeed, the wane, but not so
much iu pone, we hope. as the efforts of
neiChInr James to gobble NJ the Ebenshurg
post-ofice and certainly not rsnish enough
10 prompt indecent haste on our part in the
matter of getting out petitions to aid us in
the Wild hunt after office, long before the APP
noiuting power has been called into exist
ence Ask MS another hard question-with-
out an Interrogation point
"A citizen of this place paid visit 10
HolIit,avsburg a few days ago, aud while
there invested in a fine gold watch chain for
which ire paid the muuiticent sum OF Si.5O.
Returning home, he was no little surprised
on the following day by receiving Il visit
from the HoIlidayslurg jeweler, who had
meantime made the startling discovery that
what was supposed to he Si.5O marked or
tag attached to the chain was i'll reality
Si5 0o and that he Che jewellery AZ censc-
Guence of the sale was ont OF pocket just
Si1 so Stating his case To the purchaser,
who is an honest man, the property was
promptly handed over, and in return the
ieweIrr presented him with chain worth
seven dollars as an equivalent for his invest
ment and in appreciation of his honesty.
Good enough all round.
The mysterious movements OF mnitl'u-
dious missiles in coal bank near Carroii-
town, of whichEa graphic description Is gwen
in the letter of our correspondents more
Anon was fully and satisfactorily explain
ell on "Wednesday last by the discovery OF
the fact that young Will, son OF the miner
operating the bank, was the real author OF
rho mischief This revelation vas brought
to LIGHT I,v the employnent of two other men
10 assist Mr. VIII and his son in their labors,
with instructions TO keep n sharp watch on
the young man in question, who WAS strongly
suspected of being the transgressor ny the
owner of the bank and other gentlemen who
have witnessed the seeming phenomena, ana
the result of their vigils was the discovery ot