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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-12-13

Erie NdH West. Niagara Ex. West. Lock
RdCen Accom-. West and Day EIpress kSlSt
make close connection at Northumberland
With L. d H. u. Il. tr0iRS for FiLkeSodrre
and Scranton.
Eric Matt East ard West connect ut Erie
With trains on T.. ~ e. ~ " X. H.. at Cprp
with O. C. & 4. y. R. IL. at Emporium With
q. ". J. K y. II. r., ard dt DrVttrood etth
A. T.R.R.
Pdrlor ours icil run hettceen Philadelphia
ard EliiamSport on Niagara F1preSS West
Pdeihc Express East and Day Express East
Sleeping Ours on all night trdinS.
VIM 4. BALDWIN, GenI Supt
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-12-13

All cnlorS i'm Two Fly Maroon
Heading Fringe. silk tied, at 30 cts
yard, at Boyer's.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-12-13

At Bowers You can buy the finest
Fur Hats at 81 90. Best style.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-12-13
PGNNAYLVAHEA RARL ROAD.
sRfLAD LPRZA & ERIE T. r. DIVE
SION.
suMMEN TINE TABLE.

On and after S1InddV, May l3th, 1877, the
HPdins uN the ThfIddelphid and Erie Rail
Rood DiriSioN IciR rNA as foti0Cs:
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

IT will b come the cuty Of the Demo
cratic Legislature of Ohio next January to
elect successor to Stanley Matthews in
the United States Senate. We believe
there are few Democrats in any part Of the
country who would not be gratitiod to see
the honor conferred on George II. Pendle-
ton. However much he may differ with
the members of both pal ties i'll the Eastern
States on the financial question, he clearly
represents the vast majority Of the people
tf the West on that subject. We need not
speak of his great ability, nor of his rare
forco rs an accomplished aud eloquent
speaker, az they are universally acknowI-
edged. From the beginning to the close
Of the late canvass In Ohio, his eloquent
and persuasive voice was heard throughout
the length and breadth Of the State, and
the triumph of the Democracy in Hamilton
county, where he resides, attests his per-
sonsl influence and power. The Demo
cratic members Of the Legislature would
confer honor on themselves and their con-
stituents, by associating Mr. Pendleton
with Judge Thurman in the highest legis-
Jatiye branch of the government.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

THE TERRJBLE COLLIERY EXPLOSION
IN SCoTLAND.-Later particulars OF the
colliery explosion at High Blantyre, near
Glasgow, Scotland, a brief statement of
which appears among our news ilems, show
that 223 men descended into the mines in
the morning. None of these, except one
who was working near the shaft at the
time of the explosion, had been rescued up
to late hour Monday evening. The ex-
plosion occurred at 0 O'clock in the morn
ing and the exploring parties had to relin-
quish their efforts in one pit at in the af-
ternoon :owing to the poisonous gases
At the bottom Of the shaft Of the other pit
(the colliery comprising two pits with COM
munication between them faint knocking
was heard, but il was found impossible at
that time to reach the bottom of the shaft
in consequence oNthe volumes of gas and
the destruction Of wood work and hosting
apparatus by the explosion. At 8 p. NJ.
the explorers resumed operations at the
first pit, and found forty corpses lying at
the foot of the shaft. At IL o'clock Mon
day night, the shaft at the bottom Of
which knocking was heard WAS rapidly
collapsiDg, and the explorers were attempt
ing to reopen communication from the
other mine. They had penetrated about
half a mile, but still had $50 fathoms to
clear, so that fears were enter tanned that
the imprisoned men could not be reached
before morning, and shat few, if any, would
then be alive.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

EVERY Democrat should act on the theo-
ry that the election of Turnkey, Schell and
Noyes depends on his own vote. Many
years ago Democrat was elected Governor
of Massachusetts by one gote. What are
the controlling motives which ought to
impel every Democrat to vote on next Tues
day week? The first and highest is duty
to his political convictions, and the next, q
determination 10 carry the State now and
thus render certain the election of a Gov
ernOr and Legislature next year, which will
secure Democratic Senator as Don Cam
eron's successor. In addition to all this,
the great victory of the Dem ocracy OF Ohio
is command to their fellow Democrats in
Pennsylvania to 60 and do likewise. The
prospects of electing our State ticket were
never better, but that result will not be ac-
complisbed by remaining inactive and fool
ishly trusting to luck, as it is called. Will
the Democracy Of Cambria now display
some of the spirit and energy with which
they rallied TO the support of Tilden and
Hendricks? Whatever OF her counties may
do, let no Democrat in this county share
the responsibility Of defeat by remaining
away from the election.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

THE strike Of the anthracite coal miners
in aud around Scranton, which began nearly
three months ago, is practically ended, the
Iueu returning to their work at the same
wages they received before the strike, aud
being three mouths pay out of pocket. 1t
is estimated that the three leading mining
companies in that region pay to their hands
a million Of dollars a month SO that the
idle miners have lost in wages alone three
millions OF dollars. Could there be a more
eloquent aud instructive commentary on
the supreme folly Of strikes, aud Of the
evils that follow in their train ? Ii the
miners in Luzerne county will only learn
wisdom from their bitter experience, aud if
they, as well as their fellow miners every
where else, will avoid their worst enemy, a
strike, as they would the plague, their
future prospects in life will be materially
improved
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

GENERAL SHERMAN is reported as hav-
ing expressed the greatest admiration for
General HOward's march after the Nez
Perces, characlerizing it as one of the
greatest on record. If Gen. Sherman has
said all this, which we don't believe, it
would be interesting to know what he
thinks of the Indian whom Howard was
after but failed to overake. Joseph WAS
never at West Point, and in his march
of sixteen hundred miles was encumbered
with two thousand horses and ponies, his
squaws and their children, as we'll as every
thing necessary for his tramp over two
territories. Three Generals wore on his
trail-Ioward all the time, and Gibbon
and Sturgis towards the last. lie brouyht
Howard To grief at the first encounter:
next, he killed and wounded about the one
third OF Gibbons force, and then got away
from Slurgis, to be finally forced to sur-
render by Gen. Miles. 1t seems TO us that
If Towards march was one Of the greatest
on record, Joseph's march was greater still.
When Joseph stood before Gen. Miles after
surrendering to him his gun, and thought
OF the dangers through which lie had
passed, the long hunt after him, and its
end, lie might exclaim Of Gen.
Miles. as a great Roman General did of his
V viotorious enemy. Great 10: me call him,
or hs conquered me-"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

A MEMBER of the United States Senate,
or even the most humble citizen, against
whom a false charge had been made would
promptly demand an investigation in order
that his innt cence might be established
John j. Patterson, Of South Carolina, is
not such Senator, the hearing i'll his
ha1eas corpus case having been postponed
until mex, Wednesday. When lie was ar
rested he could, if he was guiltless, have
taken the first train for Columbia and asked
for trial. But that city, which knew him
once, will know him no more forever, un-
less he is taken there in pursuance of Gov.
Hamptons requisition. Justice will then
have overtaken Simon Cameron's corrupt
agent at Harrisburg in 1868, and subse-
guently one Of South Carolina's most shame
less plundereIs.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

government would remove many complications
of the present law
'Respectfuily, HENRY RAWLt
WHY THE PLEDGE HAS not BEEN CARRIED
OUT.
There Is no doubt that when Rawle vol
unfairly made tins pledge TO the voters OF
Erie county, he honestly intended to per-
form exactly to the letter all that he pledged
himself to do but he had counted with
out his host, for, on assuming his position
as STATE Treasurer, he found Bob Mackey's S
man Hart holding the executive role of the
office, and that bis duties merely consisted
in signing his name TO official papers.
nder such circumstances his pledge was
of necessity violated, and not single
monthly statement, as required by section
8 in the act of Assembly approved 9th of
May, 1874, since Rawle's advent as State
Treasurer, has met the pubic eye.
SHALL THE RING BE KEPT IN PLACE?
Fellow citizens of Pennsylvania Do
you wish TO continue your financial inter
ests in the hands Of Mackey, Kemble d
Co.? IF so, vote for Hart, Msckey's chief
clerk, continued under Rawle, whose fa-
miliarity with the dark ways of the corrupt
Treasury Ring was the only qualification
necessary to make him their Candidate.
But if you desire the doings OF the corrup-
Lionists exposed, and day light turned upon
the records of the Department and the past
management of the financial interests Of
the Common ealth, monies hong due the
State recovered from corrupt holders and
returned to the Treasury to meet your iia-
bilities and lessen the burden of taxation,
gote for Ansos G. N0yss Of Clinton, the
square Timber candidate, whose past
life and record are without stain, and whose
legislative career is without taiut Of corrup-
! tiou-a sufficient guarantee that his manly
! letter of acceptance means all that it says.
Erie Obscrper.~ III.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

THE total vote polled at the late election
in France was :, 7,793, 900. The entire vote
in the Uni ed States at the Presidential
elec ion last November was 8, $50, 600, or
about half million more than the vote OF
France In territorial ex ent France is
four and half times as large as Pennsyl-
yania, but her vote is more than ten. times
as large, that of this State last November
being 7JO, 600, which shows The difference
i'll the density If the population of the two
countries.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

THE President has appointed john NJ.
Harlan, of Kentucky, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court, to succeed David Da-
Wis, now a Senator from Illinois. Compe-
tent judges entertain very strong doubts
rs to the fitness of Gen. Harlan for SO high
a Judicial station. All shat can be said of
him is that he possesses an unbcmished
character-that on several occasions he has
been An unsuccessful Republican candidate
for Governor of his State-and that he is
regarded as good lawyer by the people of
Louisville. Something more, however,
than all this is required in a Judge Of the
highest Court known to our laws. MIR.
Hayes, who is himself a lawyer, ought to
be able to select man fully competent for
the position, and yet he has said that his
original intention was to appoint Texas
man by the name of Ballinger, If he had
done so the whole country would have ask
ed, "Who is Ballinger ?" The people Of
Kentucky are Of course delighted with
Harlan's nomination and say that he is
just the man for the place. 1t is an old
failing of all good Kentuckiaus to boast
that their State produces greater statesmen,
more eloquent speakers, handsomer women,
faster race horses, larger mules and better
whiskey, than any other State in the Union,
and why therefore should they not feel
proud of Harlan? 4? Our conclusion may be
wrong. but from Gen. Harlan's antecedents
our decided opinion is that his nomination
is a huge mistake, and that if it is confirmed
by the Senate there will still exist racancy
on the bench OF the Supreme Court.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

The disastrous defeat OF the Turks on
last Monday week near Kars, in Armenia.
briefly noticed by us last week, is a very
serious blow to the prospects of Turkey i'm
that quarter. Fifteen thousand prisoners
and forty pieces OF cannon were captured
Dy the Russ:ans, who are now besieoing
hais, to which place the Turks retreated
after their defeat. On Friday last the Rus
SANS attacked the principal redoubt before
Plevna and were repulsed by the Turks.
Heavy rains still continue in Bulgaria, rem
deering military movements.almost i'm possi-
BILE.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

CANADIAN doctor named Blumleigh
has been prosecuted for practising without
a diploma, and The New York World has
the temerity to assert that the difference
between him and The woman in Solom on's
Song is that one is (was?) black and come
iy aud the oLber ID quack aud Biumleivh.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26
Democratic County Ticket.

THE official majority i'll Ohio for Bishop,
u .mocrat, for Governor, is 22, $50. John
s n. Greenback and WorkingWen' candi-
date, received 1890 votes, and Bond,
candidate of the extreme radical wing OF
The labor party. 10, 4S0 votes. Tie Prohi-
bition party polled 4,S09 votes for 1tomp-
son, it's candidate for Governor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

-Laros has been taken from the Eas.on
Jau. the insane asylum at Harrisburg, and
us death warrant recalled 10y tue Governor
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-10
War News I!
Special Correspondence from The
Seat Of War.
MIR. CLIPPERS, Correspondent.

London, Sept. 29.-The snow
has ceased in the Balkans, but
heavy rains have flooded the plains
of Sophia and Orpani.
Bucharest, Oct. 2.-The Russians
have ordered the contractors to
construct 1856 miles of railway in
Bulgaria, and to build huts for $780,
600 men, and hospitals for 100000.
Constantinople, October 3.-An
imperial trade is published appoint
ing Raouf Pasha to the command of
the army of the Balkans at Shipka
and Suleiman Pasha to the COM
mand of the army of the Danube,
Uice Mehelnet Ali, recalled.
London. Oct. A Rustchuk
special of October Sd says a renewal
of the bombardment by the Russian
batteries at Giurgevo has inflicted
enormous damage upon the town
Of Rustchuk. A great proportion
Of the houses are in ruins. Only
n few remain. The entire intrench-
meDts however are intact. The
health Of the garrison and inhabi-
taDts are good and the casualties
few.
London, Oct. ga Berlin dis
patch says the Russians officially
acknowledge loss of $4,000 men
up to September 81.
The same dispatch says the Rus
ian grain harvest is disappointing
both in quality and quantity. The
vet weather in August and the
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-10
The Duty of the Democracy.

The position taken by the New
York Democracy in respect to the
crime by which the people were
defrauded in the last Presidential
election of their just right to a
President of their own choice com
mends itself to every patriotic
citizen. There is nothing in it of
idle declaration or mere recrimina-
ton nor is there any expression
of intent to undo what has been
done in the settlement of the Pres
idential contest. The resolutions
on the subject are plain statements
of facts and of the duties which
such facts impose on the Democra-
cy of the country, and as such are
unanswerable. The will Of the
nation was "wickedly and boldly
nullified by means of the grossest
usurpations and Frauds" and it is
the plain duty of the Democracy,
"in the interest of the constitu-
tional government, to denounce the
stupendous wrong" and to prevent
"any quick forgetfulness or easy
condonation of it from raising a
tempting precedent for future out
RACES" And because the Democra-
cy in some portions of the country
have shown themselves backward
in the performance of this duty, it
is well that New York Democracy
has pointed it out in the clearest
and most emphatic language.
There has been, and is yet, some
or confusion of
ideas, in regard to this matter
the New York Convention
has spoken. Because leading
Democrats all over the country
nave deprecated the raising of any
contest as to the sufficiency of
Hayes title to the Presidency, and
rave even gone to the length, in
ONE instances, of declaring that
lis title is as good as any who have
'receeded him in occupying the
Executive chair, it has been hastily
ssumed that the charges of fraud
D Louisiana and Florida are drop
ed. Republicans have assumed
bis, calling attention to the in ,
orsement Of Hayes title by men
Ike Senator Bayard and Alexander
|. Stephens in support Of the
and in many instances
emocrats, without giving the
lbject much though, have adopted
e assumption. Seeing that no
'ntest is to be- made, and agreeing
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-10

land OF Mr.. Buchner, with its
graceful slopes, decorated with
fields Of luxuriant second growth
clover and nutritious buckwheat.
Seeing the buckwheat naturally
reminds US of buckwheat pancakes
and maple syrup. and Mr.. Buchner
appears to have sufficient to sup
ply a considerable number of the
Alpena people with the buckwheat
part. John Halls is the next place,
on the top of raise of land, and
a little beyond we can see the top
of Mr.. Ross barn. The road, at
this place, turns to the left, and
passing along it through Mr.. Geo.
Thwait's land, we strike the main
road two or three miles above
where we left it.
To be continued.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-10

scarcity of laborers are assigned
as the causes of the short yield.
ASIA.
London, October 3.-The mac
ton of the Russian armies in Asia
is explained Icy an official dispatch
from st. Petersburg announcing
that the insurrection which started
in the central districts of Daehes-
tan about the 18th of September
has gradually spread until all
Central and Southern Daghestan,
including the coast districts, was
involved. On :he 23rd and 2lth
the Russians attacked the main
body of the insurgents. 5000 strong
and defeated aud dispersed then.
IL is now believed that the iusur-
rertiou will not give further trou-
BILE.
Karajae, Wednesday.-A gener-
al attack was made on Mukhtar
Pasha's whole line this morning.
General MelikoG was in command,
under orders of Grand Duke
Michael. The key of Mukhtar'S
position, which was defended 10y
only a single battalion. was at
tackled on three sides and captured.
The battalion was annihilated,-
The Turks tried to recapture the
point, but were repulsed. The
further progress of the Russians
was insignificant, but hopes are en-
tertaince of cutting off Murkhtar
from Kars. The Russians bivou-
acked on the conquered positions.
The fighting is sure to recommence
early tomorrow. About 1900
Russians were killed and wounded.
The Turks were misled by their
spies, and only expected to be at
tackled on their TANKS.
Constantinople, Oct. 4.-Mukh-
tar Pasha telegraphs an account of
Wednesdays battle, which appears
to have been indecisive. He says
his outposts withdrew from Great
Kanilar, which is probably the po-
sition the capture of which by
General Melikoff was described in
a dispatch from Karajae Yesterday.
Russian attacks on Little Kanilar
and Keziltep were unsuccessful.
On the right the Turks being
threatened by six battalions as
snmed the offensive. They Storm
ed Glodi Dagh, and after five hours
pursued the Russians to
Arpatchai. Night stopped the
Both sides maintained
their positions. Muhktar Pasha
estimates the Russian loss at 5000.
The Turkish loss is unknown. Fa-
I'll Pasha was wounded. There
was no fighting on Thursday, ex-
cept near Karaiae, of which the
dispatch gives no details. The ru-
NOR that two Russian generals
we're killed is unfounded. The
Porte in a dispatch to its represen-
tatives abroad claimed that Muhk-
tar gained an overwhelming victory.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-10

The report of the sales of post
age stamps at New York Postofiice
for the first three quarters of the
present year as compared with the
sales for the corresponding quarters
in 1876, shows a large falling off,
that for the first quarter being
SCI, 900, for the second quarter
$4,000, and for the third quarter
s36,127, making a total decrease
for the three quarters of Sl56,O0O.
In noting the decrease for the quar-
ter ending September 80, 1877 as
compared with the quarter ending
September 80, 1875, amounting to
S36,l27, Postmaster James, of New
York, says in letter to Post
master-General Key: "There can
be no doubt that this apparent
falling off in the business Of this
office is due to the irregular
practice of postmasters at other
places in disposing of postage
stamps in this city in the methods
with which the reports of the
special agents of the department
must have rendered you familiar I;
and my object in bringing the fact
again to your notice is simply to
add to the evidence already in your
possession of the necessity for
some change, by the legislation, in
the system which renders such
irregularities not only possible, but
almost inventible." The present
law allows the postmaster of the
fourth class fifty per cent. of the
money they receive for selling 800
worth or less of postage stamps in
one quarter; forty per cent. on all
sales amounting to between 500
and $500; thirty per cent, on all
amounts between s400 and $4,000,
and ten per cent. on all sums above
$1,000. 1t pays postmaster
whose sales under ordinary circum-
stances would be trifing, to work
off stamps at discount of ten or
fifteen per cent, when by so doing
he makes even larger percentage.
There is no way of furnishing post
who dispose of stamps
irregularly, except by removing
them, as the law does not directly
prohibit tranactions in stamps of
the kind they engaged in, though
it was of course never thought
that they would use the stamps as
currency with which to purchase
pianos, dry goods, clothing, furni-
ture, etc, as has repeatedly been
done, or that they would sell the
stamps at discount. In some of
the most important cities there are
men who make a regular business
of the purchase of postage stamps
from country postmasters at dis
count that renders the business
profitable.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-10

scarcity of laborers are assigned
as the causes of the short yield.