The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-09-07

Hon. John Cessna taIegr,nhed fr,,,
harrisburg at O'Clock Monday evenino
.hf' me petitioners against the issuing of q
commission TO Recorder Greevy. of Altoona
had failed to put i'm an appearance ana ,ho,,
the documents had been issued nv tho Go,-
ernor ami mailed to the gentleman ramed
hiie lad named Keys was clamberipp
over a pile of loose stones under the new
I"iiroau bridge now in course of erection n,
Ironsville, Blair county n hinge borIdar
roi'td from The pile and struck him. knock
ing him into the river and cutting and crush.
ing one OF his thighs In a shocking manner
I've are sorry indeed TO learn that three
chlldrHh of our friend and patron Mr. Fhr
mart Farbaugh, of Allegheny township have
uieu within less than three weeks all vic
tims OF diphtheria, and that seven membe rs
OF MS brother Edwards family, living near
him, are afflicted with the same terrible dis.
ease. US
THE Altoona Globe establishments WAS
nought at Sheriffs sale on Monday last nv
David Caldwell, Esq, of Huntingdon. for
S32o, the effects including, in addition to
.he material, nearly, 5000 I'm book acconpts
Inc purchaser subseq quentlv leased the office
ana hNturps tn the present manacem-nt
until April lst, 1878.
a farmer residing in the southern mart
OF CIearfield township Informed us this week
that his expected tute crop of potatoes turned
out to be no crop at ALL owing as he alleges
To the early decay of the stalks Whether
inns f'ilnre in tate planting prevails in either
sections of the county we are unable to saw
out we certainly hope nOt.
The workmen of Bennington and Tunnel
Hill met a few evenings ago and orponiz,d
ihhor reform club and the intention of
those among them who reside I'm Blair conn
" is 10 send delegates to the convention TO
pe he.d III Holiidaysburs on the 17th inst.
Tor the purpose of nominating a county
ticket on labor reform basis
capt. James ii. Gagehy, of the Third
L. >. Regulars one Of the bravest officers
IN the army and one of the stauuchest
friends, albeit Republican, that the FEEr-
MAN can boast of, is at present on a visit to
his OLD home in Johnstown on five ,lavs'
lnriough. His command is doing duty Just
now at Wikesbarre, in the Luzerne coal
district.
Mrs. John Neil. Of Fairfield township.
WesimOrelaCd county, committed suicid.
on Sunday night last Ivy cutting her throat
with n razor. She had been in bad health
during the summer, and her mind doubtless
Oecaint impaired. The family, consisting
Until this sad tragedy of husband wife and
four children, were in comfortable circuuI-
stances.
The creditors of VIM. NJ. lloyd who
nave heen so long seeking 10 put him into
bankruptcy have succeeded ut last the L.
5, District Court ut Pittsburgh having on
Tuesday last overruled the exceptions filed
against the confirmation of the Registpr's
report as in the statutory uumher au:. value
of creditors joining i'll the petition for adju-
dicaiiou,
MIR. Daniel o. Evans, one of the dele
gates to the Repuhhcan comfy convention
from the East Ward, suggested rs dernirr
resort the proprety of nominating w. Horace
Rose, Esq, the Democratic candidate for
District Attorney, but the convention failed
tn see il in that light, and the gentleman
named is therefore left without even himself
to oppose him.
--Wiuu a rble, q freight brakeman in the
Altoona yard, was Knocked down and run
over Ivy two cars on Wednesday evening
last, aud.the Globe gravely tells us that his
right leg was torn open from the knee 10
within a few inches OF the ankle, the iuuer
Coudyle of the fCmeu, whatever thar is,
broken and a deep cash about two inches
long. was cut in the back of EiS head.
Rev. Ferd. kittell, son ot VIM. Kittell,
Esq. of this place. aud Rev. Father Holland,
both Of whom it will he remembered went
to Rome some time ago as rrpresen aiives
of Bishop Tuigg, tien of the Pittsburgh but
now OF the reunited diuceses of Pittsburgh
and Allegheny, sailed from Queenstown on
Of last week and VIII probably
reach New York tomorrow Saturday.
While W. B. Whately, of Altoona,
agent for ID. Orr Alexander, dealer in musi
cal instruments, etc, was assisting a few
DAYS ago in putting AN organ on a wagon in
Bedford, Pa, n loaded revolver slipped from
the de-pUcket of his coat and striking one
of the wheels was discharged the ball pass
ing through the heshy part of his left arm
and tearing away portion of his shirt col
lar cluse 10 the neck.
"A young man named WIN. Itnger fell
from Y swing near Huntingdon on Saturday
evening last and fractured his right thigh
and thigh joint besides sustaIng other pain
ful injuries. The swing is twenty feet high
aud stauds about twenty-five feet above
Stone creek, in tie middle of which young
It;uger Landed after passing through the
topmOst branches of two piue trees. lady
aud gentleman were on the swing with him
Two stables in Hollidavsburg owned hy
Mr.. Samuel Learner and Mrs, John Wigha-
man were destroyed by fire on Friday morn
ing last. together with quantity of hay,
etc The loss is estimated at
ni,ont $500 on the two buildings. with totae
insurance of $500. The hre is supposed 10
lla We been the work of incendiaries, and sus-
picion points To some small boys, who may
possibly have done the damage unwittingly.
M INV men of many minds, many hlrds
of may kinds" many cloths OF many hues
made into ''duds' for men and youths. ana
SOLD so cheap that none deny that moneys
saved by those who buy their clothing fine
and clothing neat from Godfrey WoiH,
who's hard to beat in selling clothing
sfaunch and stout at the very lowest prices
ont Don't forget the great popular clothlug
bazaar next door to the post-Otfce, Altoona.
The seasons may come and the seasons
may 90 and win.er in turn may bring us
the snow but time and its changes VIII IN
variablv find Murphy, the clothier' WIN
smile that is kind, ready 10 welcome All per
Clothing Hall, where garmeufs 10 snit every
man. as we know, eau be purchased AZ pri-
ces so exceedingly low that II IS folly TO nope,
though you huuI the laui er, to hnd better
or such a cheap store. lO9 Cilutou
street, Jolustown.
A Rose by any other name wouid prooa-
blv smell as sweet to the Repubiicau lawyers
of Cambria county, but the fra GRANGE don
seem TO have been strong enough 10 ihnuce
any of them to accept the nomination from
for DlStrlCt NliOE-
rev n pnsition which had To go begging be-
cause neither Messrs. Kphn, Brown, Evans
or Reade were willing to assume the pres
sure, while Messrs. Dick, BarKer ana MI
onlv lacked the opportunity of saying nay
TO The same proposition
The groom with his bride had departed,
to journey far off in strange lands and the
mother cried Q.;tr, broken hearted, Wei, IN
Glad Thai girls off of my hands, for IL cost
many dollars to dress her, Notwithstanding
the chance we enjoyed of buying at cash pr,
ces the lowest al the goods that we needed
fro,, Myers x, JIoyd who are the best ner-