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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26
Current Comment.

The Cincinnati Gazette says, "Ex-Speaker
Randall sells his convictions for mess of
pottage." That's remarkably good price,
we think, for them to bring in these times
Commercial Adrertiser.
: The Buffalo Commercial, whose editor
knows Mr.. Conkling very well, has this to say
about the Senator's future policy: "History
frequently repeats itself. And we would cor.
daily advise all those who are so exceedingly
anxious about Mr.. Conkling's Suspicious
silence, with reference to this new admins
tration to brush up their recollections touch
ing his first attitude toward its predecessor
and when found make note Of it.''
medium in Wisconsin recently had a
long interview with the late President Lin
coin, in the course of which Mr.. Lincoln
stated positively that he knew Mr.. Tilden
was fairly elected. That always was.the way
with Mr.. Lincoln when he was alive; never
bit particular about who he talked to and
always full of his okes.-Burlington Ha,ck-
eye.
Had our State Convention been held two
weeks ago, undoubtedly the action of the
President would have been sharply criticised,
and an earnest and excited if not angry dis
cussion would have taken place of resolutions
which would have been certainly introduced
denouncing his Southern policy. But already
the leading opponents of that policy are de-
claring that it ought not To be, and must not
be, made test in reference to candidates.
This is right. Burlington (Ioaya) Hd,ykeye
(Rep.)
The New York Times undertakes to ans
wer the question, ''What shall be done about
it ~-meaning the Presidents policy and the
Republican opposition to it. And the ans
wer it gives is that after having protested
against the policy of conciliation and vindi-
Gated self-respect by declaring it surrender, it
is of no use to 60 on pitching into Hayes, and
the Republicans had better devote themselves
to the financial and business questions that
demand attention, and stop quarreling with
the President about things which cannot be
changed.
The tone Of the local press on the De Kalb
massacre is as bad as bad could be. The
Meriden Mercury for instance, published in
ad adjoining county, talks in this way
"April 20, IN De Kalb, never ought to be in
vestigated, and ifwisdom and craftsmanship
prevail, never will be. On that day the high
er law, which ante-dates common law ousted
them and all their ministers of jurisdiction,
and for brief period of time, sufficient to its
purpose, held sway. Its judgments were final.
No court is competent to disturb them.
Every attempt to review them will be both
futile and mischievous. Special instructions
to grand jurors are likely to go unheeded, and
to save an exhibition of their impotency, had
best not be given.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26

OLTENITzA, on the Danube, is apparently
about to be the scene of desperate contest
between the Turks and the Russians, and as
it is point of great strategic Importance, the
battle is expected with no little interest.
Once before it was the place where a fearful
conflict took place between the Turks and the
Russians, and the battle will ever be memora-
BILE in military history as one of the most bril-
liant achievements ever successfully UNDER
taken. 1t was in November, 1858. The Rus
slams occupied Olenitza, on the left bank of
the Danube, as they do now. The Turks,
commanded by Omar Pasha, the greatest mil
itary genius mo1ern Turkey has ever pro-
duced, made an attempt to seize an island
which lay about two hundred yards from the
Roumanian shore. The movement was sue
cessful. the Turks passed from the island to
the shore very early in the morning. The
Russians at Olteni,za woke up to find 5000
Turks digging away for dear life, and throw.
ing up entertainments under the very nose of
the dignifed Russian commander-in-chief.
Attempts were at once made to dislodge
them, but the work had gone loo far, and
the Turkish force was also protected by
heavy fire from the Turkish batteries on the
other side of the Danube, at Turtuka, which
is on commanding ground, 600 feet higher
than the Roumanian bank For three DAYS
the Russians charged again and again, losing
thousands of men in the effort to storm the
earthworks the Ottomans had thro gn up, but
the Turks had received reinforcements and
numbered $4,000 men, anG though the Rus
SLAMS repeatedly attacked with 10000 infan-
try and several regiments of Cossacks, the
Turks could not be driven out, the flank OF
the Cars army was turned, and the Russian
advance on the Danube was broken up.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26
Notes and Auuounceme n,s,

Tenuyson is said to be engaged upon another
drama.
Scribner s. Co , have in press Shakespeare
The Man and the Book.
The International Review for May-June has
reached third edition.
Mrs. Oliphant's new novel, Mrs Arthur, may
be expected this month.
NJ. George Grant has written biography of
Capoul.
Two editions of Mr.. Murrsys Adirondack
Tales have been exhausted, and third is in
preparation.
No biographical work in recent days has
equaled the circulation of Charles Kingsley s
Memoirs The work is in sixth edition.
E. H. Watson asks and answers the ques-
ton Is Our Republic Failure? In book
which will be issued by the Authors Publish
ing Company.
Victor Hugo is at work upon history of the
Coup Etat, which will appear next October
and will be published simultaneously in French,
English, Italian and German. He is also
writing novel;
M. Henri Lavoix has published an interest
ing little brochure on the history of the play,
the Misanthrope, in which he brings to light
some curious facts about the comedians of Me-
liere's troupe
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26

THE San Francisco Bulletin shows by quo
tations of silver stock that some of the Pacific
coast millionaires have suffered severely from
shrinkage of values since 1875. Consolidated
Virginia was quoted worth $77,22O,OOO JAN
uary, 1875. Present value, $14,5eO, 900, in
the meanwhile $24, ,4OS, 700 in dividends hay
ing been paid. Somebody's loss," says the
Bulletin, "3S, ,232 ,0o0." The price of the
California mine January, 1875, was ss4, ,24O,-
600. Deducting dividends paid, the present
value is s13, 100000. Somebody's loss, $751;
100000" in little more than two years.
Total loss in two years after deducting dvi-
dends, $95,572,0 200.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26

The prevalent Southern theory that muir.
der is legitimate method of political activity
has not yet been adopted by the laws or rec
ognized by the courts. 1t has been adopted
however by the South Carolina Hampton
legislature, in its recent petition to
the President that the prosecution of the
Ellenton murderers might be abandoned, lest
it should revive political animosities. The
facts concerning these murders are not de-
MED OF seriously disputed, except as to the
identity of the persons who killed certain Re-
publican negroes. 1t was notorious at the time
of this occurrence, last autumn, that several
hundred armed white men drove about seventy
five colored men into swamp, surrounded
and fired upon them, and had killed about
fifteen OF them before they were dispersed by
a company of the U. S. soldiers. On their
way home the ruffians fired upon such ne
groes as they saw and killed several more.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26

James Black of Pennsylvania, chairman Of
the national prohjb jbtory committee, proposes to
have general conference of prohibitionists
from all the states at some central point some
time the coming summer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26

h'kRYr regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
M',n Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
rulien' Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon by demanding
cteuentas of every person claiming to represent
inIlr,a ,anl
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THH7 PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 26.

we 90 not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
m caes Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
puc as a guaranty of good faith.
we cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26

The recent railroad surveys in San Diego
and San Bernardo counties, California,
have established some curious facts about the
Colorado desert. The lowest point surveyed
is 279 feet below the level of the sea, and the
cific Railroad is 275 feet. From a point
near Indian Wells, for sixty miles east to-
wards Yuma, the whole road lies below sea
Jewel. An old ocean beach, clearly distin-
guishable, extends all around the edge of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26

THE Turks appear to have adopted the old
French method of influencing legislative
assembly by mob. The Sultan does not
feel strong enough, had he the inclination, to
attempt the other French method just re-
vi1ed BY Mac Mahon.
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this immense basin, at level fifteen feet
lower than that'of the sea. Immense beds
have been found, in some cases two feet thick.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12

A BKAUTIFuL MoNUMENT.--The finest
monument that has ever yet been erected in
Lloyd's cemetery is the one that was a Few
7 Iowmap, wife of DIR. John Lowman, of
Johustown. The lettering and finish Of this
exquisite monument, designed and executed
as it was by Messrs. keim & Ascher, art
sculptors, of Johnstown, Pa, Is declteuly
uninue. and altogether it is one of the most
elegant in design aud complete 1t worknian-
,hip that has ever been erected In any OF our
nemeteries-so handsome and perfect Indeed
that to see it will well repay visit TO the
h.,d tho honor of producing this beautiful
monument fearlessly defy competition IN
western Pennsylvania, and have offered a
large reward, which no one has yet had the
temerity 20 accept. for any work tha' VIII
a, all compare with what they have done
and can do in their line. Parties wishing a
f,rst-class monument or tombstone Will DO
we'll to consult the firm above named
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12
HY W ENEAt.

JOHNSTON-GLASS.-M S.-Married. DIT the Cath
one one eh1rch re IN IN ihis M Place on Tuesday morning
TON, Esq. and Mrs. NJ AIRY JANE GLASS both of
Ebensburg. No cards.
That it is never too late to do good will he free
ly admitted by our much esteemed legal friend
and his fair bride. W no. Judging from the fact
that they were married at 5l5 o'clock In the morn
Ing Sc TO be just as thoroug hly impressed with
the idea that 1t is never COO early to wed. con-
more or less willing to endorse by gei ting out of
bed an hour or more before daylight in order to
witness the ceremony. Well, no matter. early or
iate, IL was wen Gone and in the doing of the
kindest of men got Of the best of wives and
our worthy postmaster, Major Thompson and
that excellent lady, Mrs. Winnie Moore. who
performed the part of attendants on the happy
occasion. could rot but have felt that they were
bearing witness to the administration of sacra-
ment which bound for life in the slken bonds of
matrirony as worthy couple ever pledged
each other their sauret troths he the embodiment
of hcnor and the possesscr of n heart warm and
generous a. ever beat in human breast, and she
not only the counterpart of himself IN these par
ticulars, hut as true n lady, proficient house
keeper and as faithful spouse ever blessed
mortal man with her lore Of favored VITA her
hand The happy couple started at once tor
philadelphia ON n Wedding tour. from whence
they will return to find thrr1-eres the recinietts
of n screnade which will be To some extent eN
pres-iVe of the good will and good wishes of the
community In which they have so long resided and
to whom they have so gree. -. themselves
Long may they live and while life lasts may they
he as happy as happy can he. After that heayer,
MUbY EHII.I- -GONTZ.-B1arried on Thurs
day evening Get: 1877, at tho pastoral residence,
fhensDurS, ny Kew. Father Boyle, Mr.. FRANCIS
MULvEHILL and Miss JENNIE GoSTz, both of thi,
place.
The happy couple in the first dawn of their new
fonnd Joy failed not to remember the printer no
in return takes pleasure IN conyra tuiattng them
on the final realisation Of their long cherished
hopes, which we sincerely trust, have brought tn
each of them n peace and contentment which viii
, abide with them for many long years vet to come
The newly made husband it is no offence we hope
TO say, has long plodded lifc's weary way alone
and unattended by Gods best gift to man a eood
wife, but now that he has at last entered the mat
rlmonal fold, there is no one sure who will
not join with us in wishing that he and mis- fair
BRIDE who Is well fitted to make has house a bon c
indeed. may never have cause to rey ret the all.
important step they have just taken. In short
may peace and plenty be their portion In this life
and blissful eternity their reward in the life to
come. So mote IL be.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12

"A young man named Frank Goughnour,
of Conernaugh borough, was captured by
Chief of Police Harris about - o'clock We'd
nesday night with a bag on his back contain
ing:rixteen boxes of cigars and various other
articles, valued in all at about $50, which he
Just stolen at the drug store of DIR, Beam, in
Johnstown. After his arrest the prisoner
confessed that he alone had committed all
the recent burglaries in that place, and a
result no less than nine informations have
been made against him. His mother was
arrested next morning for receiving the s'o-
len goods, ard gave bail for her appearance
at December Court.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12

SHERIrF's SALKs.--The following de-
scribed real estates were sold by Sheriff Evan
at the Court House, in this place, ON Satur-
day afternoon last, the sale Of fifteen ether
tracts, owned by Finney & Johnston ana
principally located in Chest township, hav-
ing been postponed until tomorrow after
mon
4. a house. stable and % acres CT improved and
Il6 acres OF uuimprOved land in CroFle tow n
ship; sold rs the property of Erwine Peth and
bought by +. A. Shoemnaer, ESQ, for 1896.
House. bHrii and 240 acres in jackson town.
snip. soii as the property of John A. and Geo.
RaVer and bOuvht bS ThOrrtps Davis Cor y .050.
Three hundred aud twenty acres, upImprov-
ed. In Barr tow iship; sold as the property of
F. &. and Mich'I G., Snyder aud bought by Jos
Miller for eG50.
ATTENTION is tailed to the offer made bv
the National Silver Plating Co, TU4 Chest
NUT ST., Philadelphia, III bt,r columns
Their silver-ware is beautiful ana fully up
to standard. and tieit generous offer is
available to all the readers of this paper for
ninety days after date.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12

z. X. THOMPSON, Druggist and Chemist:
II is all OF twenty years have been troubled
with backarhe, loss of sleep, nervousness
ahd nervous headache. l have taken two
hottles of Barosma, Backache, Liver and
Kidney Cure, and am very much better eva
cry way. 1t regulates the bowels, anu has
helped me very much OF inward Piles. /
recommend it to all my friends troubed as
| nave been. Mrs. SILAS KERR.
Spri 1g Creek Road, Titusville, Aug. %, "a.
Prepared by E. X. Thompson, Titusville.
Pa, and sold by Lennon & Murray, Ebens-
burg. Price, 81 90 per bottle.
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ORiTUARY.

EAGEf,-Dicd. in Loretto. on Friday Sept
2s, 1877, MIR. JOHN L. LACEY, son OF Patrick (de-
reased) and Chrfstiana Lacey, aged about 30
years. The remains were taken TO Philadelphia
for interment- Peace to his immortal spirit
EVANS.-Died. in this place on Sunday eeen-
Ing, Oct, Z, 1877. MIS-. ELIZA JANE EVANS. relict
of David r. Evans. decd, and daughter OF Rch'd
Cuttings, aged about 80 years.
BROWN-Died. at Chest Springs Oh Friday.
Oct. S, IS I. Mr.. GgoRGE w. BRowr recently OF
this place, aged about As years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12

MIR. Eugene Litzinger. residing on what
il known as the Enos NJ Mullen farm, in
Allegheny township, will offer at public
sale, on Thursday, Oct. 25tI, a lot Uf person
al property con,isiing of horses, colt. cows,
young cattle, hogs, wagons. mower and
reaper, tIireshing machine, farming imple-
Blents. hay, corn, oats, household furniture
etc. See posters printed AT this Office.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12
SILK Dpn0rf1ll emf

Our silk .rade has been largely increased
by our efforts in carefully selecting none but
makes of kraOacn reputation, and shades the
most perfect and reliable. We are now pre-
pared 10 show in our new silk room silks far
surprising our efforts in the past Our black
silks are of rich and elegant finish, perfect In
texture. and warranted not to- cut or break.
All desirable shades in late imporiations
will be found in our department.
HUGUS & HACKE,
Fifth avenne and Market street,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12

THE PEoHIBITIcN COUNTY CONvES.
TON. No political convention ever met IN
this or any other county and transacted its
business wiki the same lightning speed as
the Prohibition convention which convened
at the Court House, in this place, on Mon
day last. TO he sure the delegates were not
very numerous, probably not much more
than a Bakers B1rker's dozen, but they
were all Of one heart and one mind. No RI
valry interfered in the choice of a chairman
nor was the appointments of n committee
necessary tn decit:. ana report upon warmly
contested seats Take it all in all Ii was the
nappiest of conventions, with no one TO RIO
lest or make it afraid In just about ten min-
utes after the President, Ransom T.. Smith /,
took the chair, the work was done, anu
three. fUartas of the county ticket to he voted
for nominated, AN follows: Prothono-
tary. V s. Barker, EbenSburg POor House
Director f, F. Baker, SusQuehanna town
ship; Coroner, Thomas J.. Jones, Ebensburg.
No nomination was made for District Attor-
new and as a consequence the erroneous I'M
preston will go abroad that among the
members of the bar of Cambria county
Francis Murphy has not single follower.
In order to give the voters OF the county a
fair chance at the election, Green''ack
party is now in order, and as our patriotic
aud pntprprisiug fellow citizen. Chaplain
VIM T Davis has unlimited faith in Treas
ury notes the substance OF things hoped
for and the evidence Of things not seen, we
trust he will at once throw himself INTO the
breach and supply pressing purity ueeu'
Following are the resolutions adopted by
our Prohibition friends on Monday last
WHsHRAa The friends of God, humanity and
temperance In Cambria county. finding IN the
present political parties no disposition to battle
svainst the greatest evil of modern times, ana
by the repeal of the act calculated to protect
the people against the ravages of their worst
foe Intoxicating drinks), and by Striking down
the sacred rights of the people to say whether
license to sell liquor should or should not De
granted in our midst, removes from us any
hope of redress through their instrumentality I;
therefore A..
rib!e evils of the liquor traffic, except through
prohibitory laws -
we sewer our connection with our forner poIit-
icaI parties and form ourselves into distinct
Prohibition party, for the purpose o. concen-
tratiuv all our influence, both m oral and poiit-
icai. against the unhoiy traihc In Intoxicating
drinks. -, =.
R,a,lred That we hearty endorse the plat.
form adopted by the State Prohibition Conven-
ton and pledge our hearty support to Its NOM
Resnyped That we believe 1t to be the duty of
every Christian man and lover OF his race 10
vote the Prohibition ticket, and we hereby COR
daily invite all such to come with US
iSiyncdi w. A, NOEL.
ASo .JOHN w ROBERTS,
w. w. JONES.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12
TE1rELBAuN & BRo.-We reed scarce

TEITELBAUM & BRO.-We need scarcely
invite attention TO the mammoth advertise-
rnent Of this euterprising CarrolltoSn firm,
as it ia big enough to Steak for itself, but it
is well TO note what they propose 10 do for
their customers, as plainly ard temptingly Y
set forth in tie following PARTIAL list of their
WONDERFUL LOW PRICES.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12

Medical men often puzzle themselves
over the large sale that DIR. Bulls Baby
Svrup enjoys. Its great popularity Is due
only TO she excellent qnaiiil"s pessessa py
mis- n b,useboId med eine. 10 cents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12
r ORETTO PROPERTY At PRI

~ NATE SALE. The undersigned offers
for sale at n los price and on easy terms TWO
LoTS Or GROUND, wei improved. in Isoretto
barough on which is erected Il comfortable an
dcsirable two stoi DWELLING BousE 1sY3G feet
with a good hITCHES attached - well ne a sub
stantial STABLE and other necessary OUTBI-ILD-
INGS. TlieTc are also OF the premises which are
located on st. Mary street, the PRINCIPAL thor
oughfare OF the town; thriving Orchard of choice
lruit and an abtndance OF excellent water For
further informal on call or address ERkSris
O'FRIEL, Esq, attorney in fact for
PATRICK NEALi.Y
Lorettc, Oct. L, Is75.-3m.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-12
Epu Effects

In Paris grew, bronze, green, marine biue,
and all new Fall colors, now open at
HUGUs & HACKEs.
Fifth avenue and Market street, Pittsourgh
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-26

Iosgoosee Tues.
-Mcssrs. John Hickman and W. p.
Hammond. OF Shoals. went 10 Indian
lapolis 70 attcrd the inauguration Of
Hon. James ID. Williams. on the sth
instant. and while stopping At Tie Oc.i-
dental hotel. some sneak thief event
through t'icn.' We dill nut learn IA.
amount each one lost. IndianaDolis
seems to be bad place for Martin county
men.
Mr.. Jas. g. O'Bricn is having a lar
boat built al Shoals for the purposr or
taking corn 10 New Orleans. The boaf.
when completed. will hold about 7.oDl
bushels of corn. Mr.. ID. N. Carriro has
The contract Of building the boat.
Our new School house i about
and will soon be ready 10 be
occupied. IL i q credit 10 The town,
and especially the School trustees who
had charge Of the construction of il.
The residence of james DOYLE. ono
fonrtl Of mile north OF town. was
burned 70 The ground, Sunday night,
about eight o'clock.