The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-21

j. " L. COLLINS.-The PnlIauelphla i tH!es
of Friday last furnishes the subJoined state
rnent in reference to the preparatory steps
taken by the Messrs. Collins for coIninenc-
ing work on their extensive railroad con
tract in Brazil. We will state here that the
distance from Para, at tue mouth or the
Amazon to the mouth of the Madeira, is
about 800 miles, and the distance mp that
river to where the road will begin is about
4S0 miles, making almost j 400 miles from
the entrance of the Amazon into the Allan
tic to the rapids o. falls of the Madeira,
around which the proposed railway OF $50
miles will be constructed. The Times says
Since the se,0Oo,OGO contract for the construc
tion or the Madeira and Mamore railroad,
line which is to be one hundred ard eighty
miles long, running around the rapids OF the
that river and the Amazon into which il emp
ties, channel for trade with Bolivia, was
awarded, abou; "a month ago, to Messrs. i, < i.
! Collins, of this city, that firm has been almost
constantly besieged by applicants for some-
thing to do in the projected work. ana has been
obliged to turn away, on an average. about one
/ hundred OF them every day. The selection ot
the clerical and Iaboring forces Is finished. and
the Nessrs. Collins have chartered the stcaEl-
ship Mercedita, by which to send down to the
Falls of st. Anthony, which marks the northern
erd OF the Madeira rapids, their empioyes and
sufficient supplies for three months. The Mer-
ccdita Is o: 1000 tons burthen and owned by
! Americans in New York. She is to arrive here
from That city and begin loading on next Thurs
/ day.
In addition to six hundred tons Of railroad
iron ard two hundred tons of tootsand general
merchandise, including provisions for the en-
ployes, the vessel is To take out engineer
! corps OF hfty-one men; fifty mechanics mostly
PhIiadeIphians; one hundred aXemen, or pio-
( neers. vino are to erect the necessary buildings
and clear the way for the progress of construc-
ton, and Who from nearly all sections of the
country and one hundred colored men. selected
i'll Richmond ana other parts of Virginia be-
, cause i'll those places there are large numbers
OF negroes accustomed to the kind of work for
which these are eneeded-mdking ties and assist
The Mercedta is to take out also three hnn-
dred and fifty tons or coal. which will last her
until she reaches Para, on her return from the
Fails OF 81. Anthony. leSteruuy Inc MeSSfS.
Collins sent by a small steamer going to Brazil
for coffee, three hundred and fifty tons of COAL
to be lett at Para and taken in 10y the Mercedita
for her homeward trip. Coal III Brazil costs sl5
per tor, hut as il can be bought here for $3.50,
and the freight on it to Para oeing only IS, the
N"ssrs. Collins, 10y their arrangement, save $50
per ton, The Mercedita will sail the 2ith
18th of this month, AMI her voyage is to last
sixty days. She is TO bring lack TO Phiiauei-
phii coffee. rubber and other articles from
Brazil, and sugar from the Island OF ST. Thomas.
Each month until the railroad is Completed a
steamer will leave this city, taking to the scene
of operations supplies like those 10 go down by
the M"rccdita and will bring back South Amer
lean products. The second steamer is start
on the I5rh OF January, and Mr. Thomas Collins.
one OF the contracting firm, will go with ber:
At the Falls OF st. Anthony is a little town of
about one hundred inhabitants, ana there the
headquarters OF The new works are to be es-
tn bshed i'll commOtous building, which is
to be erected and neatly fitted up soon
possible after the arrival of the little army OF
constructors. The work of building the road
will begin at the Falls and proceed up the river.
At the beadquaI ters Will be stationed the su-
periutendentr. eukinuers clerks, Brazilian Gus
toms officers and others, together with the Of
hcers OF a regiment OF soldiers which is 10 be
provided by Dom Pedro for the pr 'tection of
the wOrkmen in the event of Interference 10y
natives others.
THE HOLIDAYS AT OAK HALL.-With
an experience of seventeen years in provid-
ing the public with clothes, Wanamaker s.
Brown are far beyond the possibility of mis-
take in preparing exactly what is wanted.
Their popular resort has now over n million
dollars worth of well-ma and well assort-
,ID -,
prices are all marked down from ten to thir-
~ per cent, there is n tremendous rush of
buyers.
The great Forty Days Sale now going on
nj Oak Hall is not the closing ont of a broken
lot of winter goods. Instead of waiting till
after New Year to put prices down, Waua-
maker s. Brown reduced everything in their
fresh and unbrokeu stock shortly after the
middle of November, t n us affording the pub
lie ample opportunity for selection from the
largest and most varied stock ever offered
in Philadelphia. The people have shown
their appreciation of this enterprise by com.
ing in greater throngs than ever he
FORE and availirg themselves of the rare op-
portuniries for bargains which the present
great sale affords.
IN addition to the immense business car
ried on at Oak Hall in selling 10 people who
come in person to buy, a large force is kept
busy in attending to the email order" de-
partment. This is specially worthy the at
tentjon of those of our readers who cannot
make it convenient to go to Philadel phia
They may write for samples of goods and di-
rections for self-measurement, with the GER
tainty that their orders will he ns accurately
filed, and their interests "a carefully guard
ed, as if they were personally present.
The well-established reputation of Oak
Hall is such that people know they will get
the worth of their money in dealing there.
Oak Hall clothes make capital Christmas
presents.
IMPORTANT DECREE-The following is
the full and corrected decree of The District
Court of the United States, in the proceed
ings in bankruptcy against VIM. NJ. Lloyd
to which we briefly referred two weeks ago.
This decree has beea appealed from by Lloyd,
and has yet to be argued before the Z. s.
Circuit Court at Pittsburgh and n final de-
cision rendered. Following is the decree:
Now, December IL, 1877, the Court having
computed the aggregate Indebtedness OF all
amounts proyable against the bankrupt, and
the number OF creditors and the number of