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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06

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WASHINGTON, ID. G.. June %.
SIR-I desire TO call your attention TO the foi-
tn The Spcreinrv of the Treasury on the coud uct
/ TO bU observed BY officers of the general govern
should be required or permitted to take part in
the management of political organizations, eau
Tncir right to vote and to express their views
public questions either orally or through
terter with the discharge OF their official du
ties. No assessment for political purposes on
officers or sub"riinates shouid be allowed.
This is applicable To every department of the
civil service without distinction, ani this notl-
that he is expected 10 conform his conduct 10
Very respectfully, r. B. HAYES.
Such is the sweeping interdict issued by
the commander-iu-chief to his office-hold-
ing army. 1t is so plain and concise that
''he who runs may read, and the wayfaring
man, though fool, cannot err thereln.'
1t has produced widespread CONSERVATION
in the camp of the office holders, as well as
among the leaders of the Republican party,
and yet it is perfectly consistent with Mr..
Hayes letter of acceptance aud his inaug
ural address. Although they may de-
nounce and curse it, they are estopped from
setting up the plea of surprise, because
when they voted for Hayes they endorsed
his views as set forth in is letter. That
this circular order is based on the solid
ground work OF correct civil service reform,
SO called, will not be denied by any one
who is familiar with the manner in which
the Republican machine has been run by
scurvy and corrupt party leaders. 1t re
quired a great deal Of courage on the part
of Mr.. Hayes to issue such an order, and if
he fearlessly executes it and shows that he
is determined to ''hold the fort" he will
have performed a task which was never at
tempted by any former President. 1t re-
quired courage to pIomulgate it, because it
raises the strong arm of the executive
branch of the government against the very
men to whose active efforts, stimulated by
money from Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayes was
indebted for the vote of his own State,
without which he would now be Governor
of Ohio and Tildcn would be President be-
ysnd the interpostion of an electoral com
mission or any other iniquitous tribunal.
While the Presidential edict closes the
mouth of the office holder, it sounds the
death knell of the Republican party dur
ing Hayes term of Office at least. 1t will
cripple, if not destroy, the compact organ
ization of that party in the Northern States
and in the South, where it's only strength
is the colored vote, it will fall to pieces, for
the reason that to the active working of
government officials it alone owed whatever
vitality it possessed. When he issued it,
L., IL ~, l..x ID
lican camers back, and deliberately knock
ed from under him the ladder by which he
himself had climbed into power.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06

DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN-As snecial
dispatch from Wiliamsport 10 the Phila.
Times, dated July 1st, says The funeral
of Joseph Mishow, who died FRIDAY night.
took place this afternoon and was largely
attended. The deceased had rea ched the
extraordinary age of 103 years 3 months
and % days, and at the time of his death
was, without doubt, the oldest man in
northern Pennsylvania, ifinot in the State
lie was of French origin, and was born in
the village of Madawaska, now embraced
in the State of Maine, in March. 1774.
where he resided for a period of ninety-ope
years. Mr.. Mishow married in 1894.
and his wife died in 1864, after they had
lived together for seventy years. In 1873
he removed to Williamsport. He was the
father OF fifteen children, only four of
whom attained to manhood. The youngest
OF the family died in this CITY about two
years ago, aged so years. The oldest of
the three survivors is about II years of age
and they all reside in one of tie Western
Sta es. Mishow enjoyed remarkably good
health for about hundred and one wears
when the infirmites of age gradually be-
gan to show themselves, and from that
time forth his decline was steady. He was
not afflicted with any disease, bu. died
purely OF old age, being reduced to a mere
skeleton, and resembling an Epyptian
mummy more than living being months
before death came to claim him. He died
devout Catholic, and was buried with
the forms and ceremonies of that Church.
heV. rather Garvey officiating.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06
ONLY eight months ago the Republican

ONLY eight months ago the Republican
Rutherford b. Hayes for President by a
majority of over ftty- mine thousand votes,
and was hailed as the banner Repu blican
State, of the Union. On last Wednesday
week the Republican convention of that
State, composed of more than eight hun
inate candidate for Governor and other
State officers. In the platform which was
adopted the name of X. b. Hayes is con-
spicuously wanting, and instead of an en-.
dorsement Of himself and his admiuistra-
tion both are contemptuously ignored. 1t
is very evident from the proceedings that
the friends of Mr.. Hayes in the convention
were few and far between, and when one
of them threw himself into the breach and
offered n resolution declaring that the
Southern policy, as inaugurated and pur-
sued by Hayes and his administration is
III accord with the principles of the Repub-
lican party, it was greeted with a storm Of
jcers and Kisses and was laid on the table
by three fourths vote. Such is Iowa Re-
publicanism. Its voice is still for war aud
in opposition to peace and gopd will be-
tween The North and South. 1t would still
advance the bloody shirt to the front and
follow it wi Ii all the fanaticism and hate
of Wendell Phillips. Hayes rewarded the
Iowa Republicans for the unequalled ma
jority they had given Elm by comforting on
one of their number George w. McCrary,
the office of Secretary of War, and upon
another, John A. kasson, the mission to
Austria, and now the Republicans of the
State turn upon the man who has thus
honored her, and in tones Of thunder re-
pudiate and disown him. The only cause
for regret is the renewed evidence it Of
fnrds of the existence in the Republican
party of Iowa of the same old intense feel
ing of hatred towards the white people of
the South upon which il has fed aud -four.
ished ever since the close of the civil war.
VIII ithe Republican State convention of
Pennsylvania follow in the footsteps of
Iowa !? That question can only be ans wer-
ed by Simon Cameron and the clan that
trains under him obediept TO his imperious
will.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06

"A New York letter says: Mr.. Joseph
Selgman, the banker, is the lion Of the
hour, even that of the tribe OF Judah. He
is man of great wealth, great liberality !;
entertains with marked hospitality is a
man OF distinguished business talent and
of great probity. He is one OF the syndi
cate, director i'll many banks, Vice Presi-
dent of the Union League, aud in religion
is radical, being IA leading member of
Prof Alder's congregation. His history,
as told by them who know him well. is
an interesting one. He came from Ger
many and landed on our docks all unknown
and penniless. His first job was to carry a
valise up the wharf. He invested the coin
earned in some papers out of the profits
OF his papers he purchased a small stock of
goods, which he carried around in a tray.
He established route, sold articles at a
fair price, and those who traded with him
once traded with him again. The spirit of
thrift, industry, integrity, which marked
bis earlier tradings, has followed him
through life.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06

The Presbyterian Ecumenical Council
met in EdiDburg, Scotland, on Tuesday,
for a session of seven days All the Re-
formed Churches throughout the world
holding to the Presbyterian system aud to
the doctrines of Galvinism are represented
in this assembly, and all the Presbyterian
Churches in America, except the Cumber-
land, which is not Galvinistic in doctrine.
have sent delegates. The object of The
Council is to consider questions of general
interest to Pres5yterianism, church wo,k.
training of ministers, intemperance. Sab
bath observance, infidelity, etc. but it
has no power to interfere with the exist
ing creed or constitution of any Church in
the alliance, or with its internal order or
external relations" The Council is com
posed of about 300 delegates, representing
beIween eight and nine millions of aommu.
n'cants and Presbyterian population of
not less than twenty millions The United
States aud Canada sent 126 delegates.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06
THE CAMBRIA FREEMAN.

JUDGE HILTON, manager If the Stewart
estate. has created a sensation by his order
excluding Israelites from the big hotel at
Saratoga owned by said estate: the first
victim of the order, aud the only one it will
ever have chance to reach, being Mr.. JOS.
Seligman, prominent and wealthy Hebrew
of New York city. This wholesale pro
scripton of an entire race is, as the Frank
lin Spectator pertinently remarks, so repug
nant to the very spirit of the times i'll all
countries, that TO name the act is to con-
denim it,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06

Seven miners, while engaged a few
days ago in drawing a bucket filled with
zinc ore from mine in the mountains be-
tween Waterloo and Newton, Sussex coup-
ty, N. D., accidentally caught the rope on
a sharp stone, and cut it in two. Five of
the men were thrown into washed-out
mine, and four of them-Baxter Jones,
Wm. Carvey, Henry Peters, and Richard
Apgar-were SO badly injured that they
died next morning.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06

THIS page of the FREEMAN was so far
advanced when our Washington letter
reached ns that we could not possibly make
room for it, and the list of patents accom-
panying it was SO indistincsly written for
the most part that we did not have the
heart to wrestle with it. Better luck next
time
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06

A NEWSPAPER man pa 5...- Be-
ing Jack Kehoe. the n B.
the Mollies. lie rei'c'''.,.1'. he 2
of parties about whose bai
Pardons aud the Go'e'',sr,.
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ar @PS any %"Sn fSanir.niaiea man. ts.oa .ry y.
duty of the Governor : s..,.ra- rs
nrieve which Won neWS.' made
his pocket. when ho1r'is -ir. Df.
ment on the g1llows' ..s,~ frr y 3
I'm sorrier for Carr"l nan sid
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such men : evidence
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06

Col. Samuel a
inteuieut Of .le H'.' -.-.a.sl /.
svlvaoia railroad, A4, r,.ie ~
Of superintendent OF il5
Western railroad.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-20
THE INDIANS.
} lose phi Proposing Surrender.

New YoRK, July ia despatch from Camp
Macbeth. July IA, says Gen. Towards columns
on the 18th destroyed chief Joseph's camp and
seized large quantity of provisions, ammuni.
ton, etc. Joseph evidently anticipated long
campaign. The cavalry pursued the Indians,
overtaking them at Kamiah before all of them
had crossed the river They rallied for q few
minutes, but finally got away, going to Loda
Pass which leads to the buffalo country.
Joseph has gone over the mOuntains, and
sends word that he wants to speak to Gen.
Howard about peace. 1t appears that his ad-
visers were averse to this course and vehement
ly opposed the conference. Joseph insisted,
however, and sent Kulkulsuitlin as messenger
White Bird, Looking-glass Tahool-hool. Shute
and others, wanted to press on into the buffalo
country in Montana, but Joseph evidently con-
sidered the difficulties and concluded it would
be better to surrender than take so great risks.
These chiefs were so determined that they fired
on Gen Howard as be stood talking with JOS
eph's messenger. Gen. Howard sent the fol-
lowing message to Joseph.
CAMP ON CLEAR WATER, July Is.
Joseph may make complete surrender to.
morrow morning. My troops will meet him at
the ferry. He and his people will be treaetd
with justice. Their conduct will be completely
investigated by court composed of nine Off
GERS of the army, selected by myself, and Col.
M. P. Miller is designated as the officer to re.
ceive Joseph and his arms
o. o. HOWARD,
Brigadier General, U. S. A.
Operations are now going on at the river for
crossing tomorrow. Little faith is placed in
Joseph. Red heart and five other indians sur
rendered to-day to James Sawyer.
Chief Joseph Gays he wanted peace from the
first, but that the other chiefs wanted to 90 to
Montana.
Rascaliy Agent at UmatilIa.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.-Advices from Ore
gon say that none of the Simcoe reservation
Indians are on the war path. Two hundred
renegade Indians recently came into the Una
tilla reservation. Some of the reservation In
dams are suffering, but the agent will not buy
beef for them.
A despatch from the merchants of Umatilla
says that the Columbia Indians have sent q
delegation to them for advice, as the Indian
agent, Connover, had threatened them with
soldiers if they do not come to the reservation.
They hate Connover and will not come to the
reservation, but as they belong to the Smohola
band, they desire to go across the Columbia
river and will behave we'll if left alone by Con-
nover The merchants advise letting them
alone until the hostile Indians are subjugated.
A despatch says Joseph's movements subse-
quent to his proposition to surrender convinced
Howard that the proposition was merely to
gain time to escape from his fire.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-20
NEW YORK.
The Tweed Ring.


New YORK, July 19.-The board of alder
men today appointed a committee to enquire
into the whole affair of the Tweed Ring and
procure the names of the supervisors who were
in power at that time, and find out whether
any person had been instrumental in shielding
the thieves and preventing the city from recov-
eriDg the money stolen.
A Nest of Thieves.
A gang of four thieves, who have recently
been depredating in Long Island villages, along
the Sound, were captured this morning in
subterranean abode at Oyster Bay. The losses
to people who have been robbed during the last
months, will amount to fully $4,000.
The Express Reads Sam Randall out of
the Party.
The Express prints from the Congressional
Records what it calls evidence of how Speaker
Randall betrayed the Democratic party. The
Express editorialy states that it prints the doc
umeDts to enable Randall to explain before the
meeting at White Sulphur Springs, and says:
''Let it be spoken right out in meeting that
Mr.. Randall, while protesting Democracy and
fraudulenty obtaining Democratic votes in his
district, is absolutely Republican with all that
the name implies. By every means within his
reach his services have been at the disposition
of the very worst elements OF that party, long
since inherently bad ia itself. 1t says Randall
was rewarded by Robson by having control of
the patronage of the Philadelphia navy yard.
1t says that the nominees OF the Demo
cratic party for President and Vice President
do not now occupy those positions and that the
Democrats have not the guidance of national
affairs with which the people of the United
States lawfully and fairly invested them at the
last fall election, is largely and principally due
to the exertions of Mr.. Randall in behalf of
Zach Chandler and company. While pretend
ing to act with the Democracy of the country
he has too frequently managed to hinder its
progress when opportunity offered and the
fruits of his very able labors are all to be found
in the Republican granary. Some of these
fruits are visible in the defeat thanks to Mr..
Randall, of all efforts to investigate and i'm
peach Robson, late Secretary of the
Navy. While urging in the noisiest
manner his Democratic colleagues in
Congress to adopt such IA ipolicy as would
prevent fraudulent counting which afterwards
took place, and after so absolutely distinguish
ing himself as originator of measures looking
to that end, as to become the chosen of Democ-
racy for Speaker of the House, his every SUBJ
sequent act and ruling were directly opposed to
the carrying out of his plans and recommends
tions, and resulted, as we all know, in the in
stallation of Republican President.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-20
FOR ZIG N.
The TurcO-RusSian War.
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS In TIE
BALKANS.
Turks Awaiting Suleiman Pasha's
Arrival.
Removal of Abdul Kerim, the Turk
ish Commander.
The TurcO-Russian War.
ON THE DANUBE,

NEW YORK, July ia Vienna despatch
says it is reported that battle begun yesterday
between Rustchuk and Shumla, lasting several
hours, The result is unknown.
This report is confirmed by Shumla de-
spatch, which states that Abdul Kerim is ad
vancing on Tirnova, and that his columns are
already engaged with the Russians commanded
by the Grand Duke Nicholas.
Zimme rman's March Through the Dob
rudscha.
A detachment of Cossacks occupied Kusten-
die Sunday, the Turks being forced to evacuate
it by the strategical movements Of the Rus
slams. From Ibrail it is reported that thinner
mans army crossed the marshes by three
routes, and attacked the Turks at Medjidhie,
who retreated without much resistance.
Russian Operations in the Balkans.
Kiernan's despatch from Constantinople says
Radouf Pacha has driven the Russians from
Tamboli. and retaken several important posi-
tions in the Balkans. Abdul Kerim is rapidly
moving his army to cut off the retreat of the
Russians
London dispatches show that the Russians
are endeayoring with every prospect Of success,
to obtain possession of KeZanllk and Selimno,
which will give them control of the two most
important passes of the central Balkans. The
Turks seem to base their hopes wholly on the
arrival of Suleiman Pacha's army, but it is inn
probable that the Russians will give time for
that before they seize and hold the passes.
The Russian Advance SIackened.
LONDON, July 19.-Vienna advces state that
in consequence of representations made to the
Russian government by some of the Powers,
the Russian advance in Bulgaria has been
slackened
shumIa and Rustchuk to be Invested.
The Daily News correspondent at Panic tel
egraphs that the army of Rustchuk has been
permitted to commence an advance. Although
the advance will be slow, yet it is believed the
masking OO1IcV will ha AhQndOnpd and Ru9t-
chuk and Shumla will be besieged by infantry.
The advance will enable the cavalry to move
| forward and throw the circle Of observation
close around the fortress and isolate it,
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-20
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 20.
News and Other Items.

Jennie June says that Annie Resant the
English RADICAL is young, handsome and nat
ural orator.
Edward King, the foreign correspondent of
the Boston Journal, has been accredited to the
Russsn headquarters, and is now with the ar
my across the Danube.
ABOUT this time the average graduate is think
Ing whether to flip up cent whether it shall be
medicine or law, or whether to travel awhile
and decide upon profession afterward.
1t is estimated that coffee is used by 600OO,-
GOO of the human family, tea by 5OO.OOO,OOO,
opium by 4OO,000,0OO, alcohol by 500, 900, 900,
and tobacco by 7O0,0O0,O00. A large proportion
OF the human family use substances that are
either stimulants or narcotics.
Lafayette P. Thompson, young man who
owns farm near Antioch, Ind, walked into
the Home for the Friendless at Fort Wayne, a
recent Sunday, and said he wanted to look at
the girls there with the view of choosing wife.
The girls were trotted out but the first chosen
wouldn't have Thompson. He then selected
Annie Lysher, who gladly accepted him.
The first section of the Nubian railway has
been opened for traffic, and about 5000 work.
men are busily employed upon the second sec.
ton. AT Koye, higher up, bridge is to be
built across the Nile. This railway has not
been pledged to the creditors of Egypt, but be-
longs to the government of Soudan, the surplus
revenues of which are being applied to its con-
struction.
Moslem pamphlets are in circulation in India
composed chiefly of exhortations against Rus
STA, as the chief enemy of Islam. The people
nf oho1 for N
themselves to become the prey of Russia through
their own indiscretion. Kashgar is praised fol
her resistance of China and warned against
Russia, the Afghans are warned that their turn
will come next, and advised to an alliance with
England. Appeals are made to the European
clergy to refrain from preaching against Tur
key, and from holding up Russia as the cham
pion of Christianity. The present war, it il
said, is in no sense struggle between the Ores
cent and the Cross.
The London metropolitan school board, in 6
recent report, set forth that reformed alpha
bet would save one year in the elementary edu
cation of each child. In other words, it would
save year to every one of the two million chill
dren of England. 1t would save, says the re
port, 100000 year 'sto the school board O.
onuou oioHo aAu AoIIy tiLneS do AuonS VI
$8,000,0o0 year to the schools of Great Brit
ain. 1t is estimated that it would save the tai
payers of this country $15,00O,00O year, be
sides adding year to the school life of every
child.
Prof Swing states that the Chicago churches
are mortgaged for a million and half of dol
lars, as follows: The Presbyterian churches
1886, SOS; Congregational $214,115; Methods
Episcopal $169,783; Baptist 1888, O99; Luthere
ran $10S, 200; Protestant Episcopal $126. 25O
UDiversalist $165, 400; Unitarian $4,000; He
brew $66,000; Catholic $4,000; Young Men,
Christian Association $37, 900; Moody's $25, 900
and others $4,000.