The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-01-12
Local Correspondence.
REENsBURG, Jan. S, 1877

GREENsBURG, Jan. S, 1877.
DEARF RFREEMAy-Atthi~, the commencement
of year, feel like keeping our hand
in rs correspondent. consequently we will
older and more brilliant scribcs little of what
is transpirIug in this vicinity, for rhe informa-
tion of such ut the readers of rhe FREEMAN as
feel any interest IN the matter.
Business we have never known to he so dun
mast few months; but thai it will revive when
1iden is inutguratcd Is the opinion of all bus
have only tn mention tina: as high as thirty
three "trumps have been lodged in our Jail at
one tine many of whom were one wear ago
engaged in some useful and lucrative occupa-
ton, but owing to radical eXtravaYance and
"sch like they are now forced to face the
storms of mid winter, without a cent in their
pockets or Il place TO lay their heaos Hereai-
ter the rramps who are So unfortunate as to
visit this place vii. be lodged i'll the county
home.
during part OF which time Judge Sterrett. of
Pittsburgh, presided. great deal of business
was DISPOSED of. The next regular term of
Court commences ON Monday the 5th OF Feb
Our new county o:Iicials Mr.. John Highber-
ger as ProthUrotary and Mr.. James Wilson as
Clerk of Courts were indicted into their re-
spec.ive Offices on the first OF January. These
gentlemen will, we feel certain, prove attcn-
The annual teachers Institute was held here
during the holidays. As compared with former
Institutes, this one was not niue n OF a success.
The usual number of essays were read by
oSn;hg nrnmiIcp na! teachcrs etc We are now more
than ever convinced that these Institutes are
only calculated to bring q .cW teacnerS proml-
nentiy bef r. the puDnc. mat ana nUth1ny
more. So be 1t.
Five prisoners succeeded in escaping from
our county Jail Saturday night last by
removing a couple Of stones from the wall on
the upper story and lowering themselves to
the ground by means Of a rope made OF bed
ctot hing. Their escape was discovered by the
Taller about nine O'Clock, at which time
the prisoners are, as usual. locked up for the
night. and they had then been gone about two
hours. AS yet they have not been captured
One of them a colored man, was in on 3 charge
of rape, and the other four had been committed
f,y, AZ this jail has been condemned time aud
again as UNIT tor the purpose intended, 1t re-
quiring very little effort for prisoner to es-
( cape. ..... .u,.
for the past few weeks-the best in fact that has
been known here for many years, but 1t looks
very much at this writing as ii the beautiful
might take a sudden leave OF US.
We are strongly inclined to the opinion that
All communication between Ebensburg and
the p. II. X. have been cut of. Failing to re-
ceive the FREEMAN last week is our reason for
thinking SO. Presume communications will
be opened up before what we DO hope VIII
come to pass-Tilden's Inauguration.
We hear ii rumored that Il young married
gone no one knows whither. His wife, it is
said, visits the station on the arrival Of each
train, carrying n COW hide with her for the pur-
: pose Of "buli- doing her husband SHOULD he
away if he has idea of what is in store for
him when he meets his '.worser half" Proba-
} bly, he has gone to Florida to assist the RE
turning Board" in recounting the vote. We
hope so. More next time. QUILL.
| CARRoLLTowN, Jan. 8, 1877
DEAR FIREMAN. hope you and your readers
will excuse me for being late last week try
to make the dmende hon. this week BY being
up to time. News Is scarce and the wea, her