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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

A HEARTLEss HUSBAND LEAVES HIS
WIFE TO STARvE IN THE WooDs.
nesday OF last week, as we sat alone in our
sanctum, woman clad i'm a well-worn suit
of linsey-woolsey. with a large sun bonnet
drawn deeply over her face. and carving
under her arm small bundle, abruptly
entered and took a seat by the stove. She
was not long in making known her errand.
Her story was sad one. and as she related
it the tears would trickle down her care
worn face-silent affidavits of the truth of
her statements. Her name was E3ender
vance, aged hfty years, the mother of ten
children. The wretch to whom she had
welded her life disgraceG the name of
Fleming Vance. They had lived few
years of their married life in East Tennes-
see !; then moved to Greensburg, Indiana.
where they lived for about fifteen years.
Their children had all grown up and scat
tered out in the world, and but one son,
fifteen years old, remained ut home. Vance
took q notion to go to Texas. and about the
middle of July last he and his wife and the
boy Zebulon set out afoot. They would
stop at farmers houses and work for few
days cutting aud busking corn, and any
thing else they could get to do, aud then
would move further on their way. They
had come into this county about n week
before, and were travelling along the forest
between Apos fuckers and the Big St.
Francois River, the bleak wintry winds
pilng the snow i'm drifts as blockadeS to
their progress. There came n halt. The
man who had taken a solemn oath before
God and man to love and protect the woman
who journeyed with him that cold, stormy
day, now told her he was going TO leave
her there i'm the wild woods. far away from
any habitation, save those of the roaming
beasts and, worst of all, that her SON
her only son left her-was going with him.
Pap. for the Lords sake. don't leave me.
for III freeze to death. " cried the wife and
mother. But in vain did that plaintive wall
seek to arouse the heart that was dead to
all sense of love, of pity, or of shame. He
that watcheth even the fall of a sparrow
did not forsake this sad object of pity and
distress, and some passing strangers showed
her the way and advised her To go to Fred
erickstown, and call at .he Fdrmer and
Miner Office, and publish the wretch Flem-
ing Vance. She wanted us To write a letter
tn her son at Greensburg, which we did, and
il he is human he will come at once to her
assistance. e.-Frederickstown No. Miner.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

Knowing full we'll as we do that the CD
itor of the Johnstown Tribune is an un-
scrupulous and bigoted partisan who acts
on the principle that the end iustifies the
means, we are not in the least surprised
that he permits James Redpath. his Wash
ington correspondent, to disgrace and dis
honor the columns of his paper by publish
ing the most miserable and unfounded cal
umnies against the Catholic Church, and
the Democratic party. If Swank can thus
afford to libel a Christian organization un-
der the cover of Redpath, and insult the
community in which he lives. moves and
has being, we are very sure that the
Church, of which he seems to be so much
afraid, will still live and not materially
suffer from the venemous assaults of this
contemplate scribblCr. who would make a
red path indeed through this land of civil
aud religious liberty if he had the power
as he has the will to fan ;he flames of re-
ligious and political persecution i'll our
midst.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

On Tuesday last the Senate of the Uni
ted States elected five members of that
body 20 serve on the commission for count
ING the electoral vote. Their names are,
Edmunds of Vermont, Frelinghuysen of
New Jersey, aud Morton of Indiana, Re-
publicans, and Thurman of Oh 10 and Bay
ard. of Delaware, Democrats. On the
same day the House of Representatives
elected Payne of Ohio, Hunton of Virginia
and Abbott of Massachusetts, Democrats,
and Garfield of Ohio and Hoar of Massa-
chusetts, Republicans. In a political sense
the two committees are equally divided.
The four Justices Of the Supreme Court
designated in the bill, namely, Clifford of
Maine, Stroug of Pennsylvania, Miller Of
Iowa. and Field of California, met on the
following day "Wednesday and elected
Justice Bradley, of New Jersey. the
judicial branch of the electoral commits
sion. The members of the Senate and
House assembled in joint convention in
the hall of the House yesterday, but at
this hour Thursday, A P. NJ y we of: course
have no information Of what transpired.
Let every honest and law-abiding man
possess his soul in patience, and pray
meantime that out of its threatened peril
The country may have safe deliverance
and that the blessed reign of peace and
good will throughout the land may soon
20 restored,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

We published in full last week the ar
bitration bill of Congress for the peaceful,
legal and honest ascertainmcnt of the re-
suit of the late Presidential election and.
50 far as onr humble voice has any effect,
gave il ouI hearty anu unqualified appro-
val as the only apparent method of esca-
ping great calamity. The bill, after a
ia discussion in the Senate, passed that
body, after an all night session, on Thurs
day morning yesterday week., by vote
of AZ yeas 70 II nays-te1a Senators not
voting, some of whom were absent and
others not having the courage to face the
music. The only Democrat who voted
against the bill was Mr. Eaton, of Connec-
ticut, who, we regret to say, would not by
his vote strengthen such men as Judge
Thurman, of Ohio, Senator Wallace, of
this State, Bayard, of Delaware, Ransom,
of North Carolina, and the other Demo.
cratic members of the Senate, as we'll as
Edmunds, of Vermont, Coukliug, of New
York, Frolinghuysen, OF New Jersey, and
other distinguished Republicans, who im-
mortalized themselves by their able and ell
oquent defence of this peaceful measure
and all of whom gave the bill their enthu-
sastic support. We have no doubt that
Mr., Eaton, who is Democrat of intense
convictions, acted according to the right
as be understood it. To this, as to all 9TH
er great measures of public concern, there
are always tno sides. OF the AZ votes in
favor of the bill in the Senate, tpentu-sir
were cast by Democrats, and t,oentv- one by
Republicans and Independents. All the II
votes against it came from the Republican
side, except, as we have lready stated.
Senator Eaton, of Connecticut, T. is not
necessary to state that under the lead of
Morton ali the caipet-bag Seuators opposed
the measure aud voted against it. The
bill having passed the Senate was prompt-
ly sent to the House, and was passed bv
that body, on Saturday last. by a vote of
191 yeas to e6 nays. We cannot give the
vote in detail, aud need only saw that il
was overwhelming and in accord with tbe
we'll understood sentimentsiof the CONNER.
ciai and business men of the whole coun-
try. General Grant, ignoring Morton.
sherman, Cameron, and all their vile crew.
signed the bill on Monday, and in special
message fully and freely endorsed it as a
peaceful ana satisfactory solution of what
at one time threatened to he the most seri.
Gus and alarming political crisis through
which this country has ever passed. This
message, TO which we briefly refer else
where, will be found in our present issue.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

JUDGE DAVID DAVIS, one OF the Associ-
ate Justices Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, was elected by the LegisIa-
ture Of Illinois, yesterday week, to thc:U. S.
Senate for six years from the 4th of next
March. as the successor of John 4. Logan.
Judge Davis was the intimate friend of
Abraham Lincoln, long before the !attnr
became President, and in 1862 Mr.. Lincoln
nominated him to the judicial position
which lie now holds. and which he has fill
ed with so much honor to himself and
credit to the country. lie was originally
a Republican, but never ultra i'll his politi-
cal views, and if he, elected To the Senate
as he has been by Democratic votes, is
now identified with that party, it is be-
cause Republicanism has ceased to profess,
much less to carry cut, the principles of
its founders.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02
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JUDGING from present appearances the
rev Senate of the United States will be COM
rrised of thirty eight Republicans, thirty
three Democrats and two Independent Re-
publicans-Judge Davis and ex-Go,ernor
Saunders, of Nebraska-who'wil probably
act with the Democrats. There will be
two contested seats for Louisiana and one
for South Carolina, and # Senators Booth,
Christiaucy, Wadleigh, Patterson and An
gus Cameron vote for the admission of the
Democratic claimants to seats from South
Carolina and Lou isiana, the Democrats
will have thirty eight members upon whom
they can rely if the Senate is full. So we
will hold the Radicals even.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

JONES !--RED HEADED AND Cork LEG
GED. recent correspondent to Pitts
burg paper, in notes from the Capitol
states that there are now in the State Leg
islature two men, entire strangers to each
other, who answer to the name of ID. NJ.
Jones, and that both are red-headed and
sport the same amount OF cork leg.
Truly, most remarkable circumstances ::
but the coincidence would be still more ex
traordnary if the front names of the two
lawmakers of the Jones family were
'Iohu' instead of sd. NJ" 1t is not such
a curious thing that two Legislators should
be named Jones. or even that their initials
should be "D. NJ, but the queer part of
it is that both should be red headed and
both have cork leg To cap the climax
of this thing, their names should read
John Jones'" This would be as aston
ishing rs though their names we're John
Smith," still with the cork legs and red
heads. We venture to say that no Iecis-
lative body in the world ever saw two
Smiths in it at the same time, with she
same initials, and red heads and cork legs.
Should such thing occur, the world would
die laughing and the universe bubble
over with merriment. Funny as it is peo-
pie can stand it as long as the name is
Jones, and particularly ID. NJ. Jones but
IT the name was Smith and especially John
go into chicken-fit ''te-heeing" over il.
There would be pretty mix if these two
red-headed and cork-lcgged Joneses should
bring their wives to Harrisburg and both
board at the same hotel. They hadn't bet.
ter do it. Might cause a GOODNESS. and that
would be bad, too, supposing them both to
belong to the same political party, which,
of course, in order to carry out the resem.
blance, they do. We don't see any hone
for these Joneses. They seem to be in for
it. How to extricate them isn't plain. It's
bad enough to be Jones and bo red headed
and cork-legged when you're by yourself.
but to have another fellow in the same
house with you who is Jones ana red headed
and cork legged too, and you trying to be
statesman, is enough to make YOU wish
you had put away your little aprons and
had climbed the golden STAIR long. loup
ago. before your hair had become red and
when you didn't need a cork leg. Posi-
lively, the only remedy we can think of for
this thing is means to prevent repetition
of it, and to this end both natme and art
ought to be pet,tioned not to agree upon
any more men of the same name. com
plexion and-legs. s. Watchman.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02
THE CAMBRIA FREEMAN.
EREasBUSc, PA,
Friday Morning, Feb. 2, 1877.

THE bill providing for the removal of the
capital of this State from Harrisburg to
Philadelphia, in the interest of certain
Ring in the city last named, was defeated
IN the Honse Of Representatives at Harris
burg, on Tuesday last, by a vote of 50
yeas to 125 nays. We regard this vote as
conclusive, aud therefore hope that this
insane project has received It's quietus for
all time to come. Paris is said to be
France, bat we deny that Philadelphia is
or ever ought TO be Pennsylvania.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

IF there ever was any doubt about the
fraudulent and infamous proceedings of
the world renowned Louisiana Returning
Board, it was removed on Monday last by
Littlefield, the clerk of said triumvirate,
who swore before the Congressional COM
mittee that he altered the original returns
from Vernon parish, in the presence of
Wells, so as to transfer a majority of the
voteslfrom Tilden to Hayes; that he did this
under the direction of Wells himself, aud
that after making copies of the altered re-
turns, and substituting them for the orig
inal, the latter were burned by the express
order Of Wells. If any one has doubts of
the double-distilled villainy Of the LOuisi-
ana Returning Board, tn is sworn statement
Of the cleIk Of said board oughU to serve to
open their eyes to the truth.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02
--A-0~S-Es

One of the irrepressibie members of the
lower branch Of the State Legislature from
Philadelphia, Yeakel by name, offered a
resolution on Monday last fixing the final
adjournment of both houses for Thursday,
March 18th, to assemble in adjourned
annual session on the first Tuesday of Jan
uary, 1878. We render unto 1eakel our
full need Of praise for the final adjourn
ment clause in his resolution, but when he
contemplates an adjourned session in Jan
uary next he insults every taxpayer in the
commonwealth. Yeakel ought to know
that Pennsylvania, as well as the balance
Of creation, is governed entirely too much.
There is no plausible excuse whatever for
an adjourned session. and yet the project
will in all probability be carried through.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

John ID. Lee, the Mormon bishop whe
was to have been shot on Friday for COM
plicity i'm the terrible Mountain Meadow
massacre twenty years ago, was granted
a stay of execution by the Supreme Court
of Utah and may possibly still further
prolong his miserable existence by an ap-
peal of his case to the Supreme Court Of
the United States.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

Even if Morton had agreed to the
Joint committees report for counting the
Presidential vote he would have shown A
degree of inconsistency with his own char
acter which 40 one had a right to expect.
AS contemporary remarks, he has always
exercised The right of going back on last
year record when he felt like it, and the
report of the committee embodies some of
the very features he WAS himself advocat.
ing year ago.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

The Democrats Os a number of tbe
townships of Berks county raised a laroe
pole on Spitzenberg Hill, one of the loft lest
elevations in that portion of the countv.
on Friday. Upon it floated flag i'm honor
of "Tilden and Hendricks and the Demo-
cratic victory of November z, 1876" The
hill is fifteen hundred feet above the level
of the sea. This is the third liberty pole
that was erected on that hill, all of which
stood i'm the same hole. One was erected
during jackson times.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

IS SIhis age uf SrHp-i .i~-n. i'1's1'''
to inspire cautileure iu t.-.a.'., +, (
pile hut. with Errl ind 1r---,. '--'l
ing To trsr ANY article r'Uwn--y-i
merit. Tie prruri-fnI~ % H-. Y
Siciliau Hair Eru-w-r n-.r '-- !
Endorsement ot The merits r.l
for their preparation. hy 'i- : +,
Christian Advocate. fZ
have So often been d-rrIy-a F 1
worthless preparations t.r '-e &
article Of this kind. 10 gam '.-i 4
secure their P1trouaEa n.' !
merit. We are glad '0 assn
that Halls N-g-re''- >-0l.'I' 7-
i meeting with rhr SlrH'-' Fi
50 justly deserve aud we Al.t
denC-, that ir WI. perform D.. '.l
for il in restoring gray h'IT .'
color, and, n "a prumaHrn. -'-S
surpassed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

"A RENARKABLE s,orr..
disaster Is told in The ~. !" accr-
yesterday. which rcr,r5 :, ie.s }
asylum for The insane a, p .1s osai
James IL. Eimorc. at .,.. 81, I51ggl,s
merchant and well - l.a.s a
operator IN oil. lie vas -- aud 'o
ness IN New York. br, ~, aye3
The OIL excitement hrc,,.,, ''e lui
celebrated Noble well. gI.'.,. .ss;
an easy fortune, aud he r,.: ,.4 9.as
years ago, with quart, red d
lars' aud established hins.,', w na
c"untry-seat on Lmr I.i.-',' va d
speculatious, includin, '.a'a D,
Long Island, led In n .Ns b8li
suits, in which Elmo, 's1-
gradually eaten up. Hst,s P1let
en- with paralysis bis a..''i'e.' ss
on the announcement Of .t' q
I'D an important sur '''''-'+
dead upon the f..- lS VIE
PiSPeitg iiau helDugpd 1
lett no VIII. Elmoge's ~. ....' a-
estate was sold, with ail ,-'
To satisfy judgments. sr4 /
sons were cast out up,p ,l ~ 'll
less and penniie>s. lii.
To place, cripple, >ub,,>,;... .'-
violence of sympathetic c
Christmas night wear 400
was killed upon the PEN, -'
Ihe t"ttering intellect .s .,'-i
man gave way unde. This A.
taken to the asylum VIZ
death affects suit now,,s \,
TO his remaining child a -.
ton of the property on Is
this is all thai now rema,.,
some Fortune with which -
tired ten years ago. Nh
preacher is this pitiableisII, : s,
10Th.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-02

THE Washington cprp,,,.,.
New York World tel.pr,..t.55'
last that the failure Of M.
turning Board to elcc, IN
accordance with the term.
creating the board. b,fare ,--
vote, Is generally acknrvlas..st
lican lawyers in Congress .l..
on the legality of the vh-r.s
the New Orleans letter IN 80
takes up the history Of Tie cas-
tall, and shows that in mo- --..l
fornalities of the law conn
To give the Returning B15a,
cast out the vote pftha fr4r.r
this is made clear from file r....
by Senator sherman himself Il
OF the Supervisor with fla.t-..
required hy Ian were uffgran, i
AL the parishes of which r.a-.
jected by the Returning E.-3
were supplied after -le ..,r-.,.
Oileans. Thus the Louisiana a.
made by an illegal body usr,|
methods.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07

The course is to be a straight one
of 1000 metres, and the prizes for
the winner will be flag Of honor
and 500 lire. The last race is for
six-oared outriggers, owned by
yachtmen, and manned by gentle
men-amateurs. The course is to
be that Of the previous race and the
prizes a flag Of honor and a cup Of
the value OF 500 lire.
1t is anticipated that the regatta
will be a great success, and that
several American and English
yachts will participate in the races.
1t is understood in New York city
that Mr., j. F. Loubat, who is now
in European waters with his yacht,
the Enchantress, will enter her for
the regatta, and that the Sappho,
now the'property Of Prince Sierra,
Of Italy, will also be a contestant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07
Monday. February IL. 1877,

heralded and marshalod, escorted and at
tended as belts our High Estate; and we com-
mand the loyal Mayor and other high dignits-
ries Of Memphis to fttingly receive our Impe-
rial person.
II1.-After the ceremonies OF cur reception,
We will repair in state to Olympic Park, and
4 an the grounds we will dispatch our Royal
Courier at 80 o'clock pm, in our Monster
Balloon, who will convey to our distant sub
jectS the intelligence Of our safe arrival, and
we invite the multitude TO be present.
IV.-Me command that our Annual CorO-
nation Ball shall be held on MONDAY
NIGHT. under the auspices Of our fun:l vim <
order Of the ULKS.
we command that Tue,day (MARDI-
GRASl, February l3, 1877, shall be devoted to
frollc, innocent Amusement and reVelry; that
all our loyal subject1 shall appear in mask,
apparelled in the fashions Of our realm: and
It clock pm. We command that the orders
of ULKS and MOTLEY KREWE shall pass
before us in review.
Va.-And, finally, we command that 10 the
shades Of piEht the mystic MEMPHI shall
appear, and in gorgeous pageantry do honor
to their great renoWn. And that then eur
good people shall his them to our sumptuous
places Of festiyity, and reVel till our depart
ure.
VII.-Railroads. steamers and public car
riers will take heed, and We command them
to reduce their fares one-half during the Car
niyal Celebration.
Long live the Kinsl
ATTEST: REX.
IyphOn.
Mamas. lns-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07

marked by a ceremony intended to
be very solemn. A sorcerer is
brought with the divers to exercise
the sea and protect them. In the
performance of his important duty
this highly-gifted parsonage ad.
dresses awful language to the dog
fish, setting forth his past atrocities
and admonishing him to act a bet
ter part in future.
A single plunge enables a diver
to secure five or six oysters, some
times seven or eight, but rarely
more. The boats which attend
them are managed by roSers or are
secured by an anchor or a stone
fastened to a rope. Some Of the
divers have a rope around them, at.
tached to the boat. The most pru-
dent course is to be encountered as
little as possible, that they may
avoid sharks and dog-fsh. They
are, however, generally armed with
a short stick, made of hard wood
and pointed, A lookout or watcher
ia in each boat to give a signal to
those under water when danger is
apparent.
The gangs of younger divers di-
vide into three parties and rest for
longer periods. They go to their
labor fasting. When below they Of
course snatch the oyster up as
quickly as possible, using the short
stick they carry whcn necessary tG
separate them from any other sub
stance. Finding an oyster likely to
contain a pearl, the stick is some,
times used to open it, and the diver
will reappear with a shell or two
and tell that through three min.
ntes immersion he could discover
nothing but shells. The fraud is
often discovered and the stick
freely used on the head or back Of
the cheat,