The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-06-28

Il
~ OF hts on Thursday night of last week
Deceased had been in his usual health NJ, 70
. o CLOCK on the night of his death, when he
was attacked by spasm, which was roI
lowed by fully dozen more before daati,
put an end TO his sufferings The Grief
stricken parents and friends have the svr,-
pathy ot the entire community in the yicin-
tty Of Wimore.
Cambria county once moro tbro,rs L.
me gauntlet to Bedford and Somerset on rho
natural curiosity question: a COW beIonoing
10 MIR. Richard Thomas, of Cambria town
snip, having recently given birth to n caIf
whose tail, instead of occupvino the nswo1
posltlon, grew out above the coupling of the
mp bones to the back, and turned to ono
slue instead of downward. 1t presented the
appearance of tail turned uD and grown
over with flesh to the roint where IL enaro-
by killing the calf VIC '''ii
1t is the unanimous verdict of all who
We're IN attendance at the convention Mon
day that Geo. G. X. Zahm. ESQ. who we
are proud to know was one Of our East
ward delegates, made most efficient pre-
siding officer. Tie task which confronted
hiIn was ~ very laborious one recurring as
III Cld a session Of about fifteen hours with
only two brief nuermissions but his energy
anu determination carried him safely thruS
and when he laid down the gavel in the dim
/ light of early morning, Tuesday he received
the hearty congratulation, of his co-Iaborers
The committee of ladies appointed bv
I the pastor of the Church of the Holy Name
/ 10 TINS place to make arrangements for the
! coming Fourth of July picnic in aid If said
9hurch, are busy at work getting ready for
/ the pleasant event, which promises to be
! most enjoyable affair throus hou:. Excel
! lent music, fine dancing platform, the best
! OF refreshments in prOfusion and all else
/ pertaining to such festivities, has been or
( VIII be provided for the OCCASION save and
/ except spurious and malt liquors. which
! VIII not be permitted on the grounds Let
! every body make up their minds to attend
Blair COnutV 10
met az Altoona on Tuesday of last week aud
dominated the following ticket Assembly
Davld a. Gilland and VIM. NJ. Eicholiz
county Commissioners, Thomas Hunter
! and James Mcintosh Director of the Poor
samuel Stroup; County Auditors, r. L.
/ McLanahan and J. II. Isett; County Sur.
I Veyor, Francis Cassiday. The,Congression-
| al conterees elected by the convention are
J unlnstruCted, but are said to he friendly 10
/ the nomination of John Cresswell, ESQ, of
Hollidaysburg. The ticket is regarded as
/ the strongest one that could possibly have
been male, and the Altoona Morning Tri-
/ Dune, an independent paper speaking Of the
candidates Tor Assembly says "they a re a
/ strong heading for the Democratic ticket
The boilers in CaldwelPs tanuery, Hol-
! uuaYSDurg, exploded with great force last
! FRIDAY morning. The boiler-house was
/ shattered to atoms, and one Of the boilers
I twenty-fGuT feet in length and weighing at
/ least ton. was hurled To distance of three
hundred feet. George Barley the engiu-
I eer, and George Berger ani Lewis Barrorer.
/ wOrhmen, were in the building at the time
| OF the explosion. The former was so terri
! bly, scalded about the face and body that he
7 dleu the same day. The other two were
also scalded very severely. Berger il is
/ thought will die, while Darroner NAV re-
cover. An inquest was held on the body of
/ hartley, but no investigation OF tie causes
/ which led 10 the fearful disaster was enter
| sd into, 1t is rumOred that AN attempt will
/ be made 10 fix the responsibility through the
I medium Of on appeal to Court.
! At Williamsport, on Monday, I'm the
/ U. S. District Court Mr VIM NJ Llovd
| the well-known Altoona banker, was adj
! judged a bankrupt. This case has been be-
! fore the Court since November. 1875, and
/ during the early part Of the year argued
! at Pittsburgh. The bankrupt made vigor-
ons efforts to resist the operations of the
/ law, but the creditors We're not satisfied
/ with the showing Of assets and pressed the
! case TO a decision The total amount of
4 prOYable debts is SS96,3f2 %, and total
( number Of creditors with nrov=ble claims
I over $3.50 in amount, was 70S OF these,
} 300 having provable claims aggregating
S3i6, 193 2S, Joined in the petition, which has
/ been fought with such persistency- Assign
ees viii now be appointed, and :he estate,
I whatever there is of il, will be settled up
and the proceeds divided amongst the cred
iJors.
Tom Williams is the name of a man
who pursues the vocation of farmer in Cam
bria township, few miles west of Ebens-
/ burg. He has of late complained bitterly of
the depredatiOus of cattle which have come
trespassing on his grounds, tramping down
his wheat and otherwise and in divers man
ners injUriug his crops, and one day last
week he had recourse to extreme measures
to repedy the evil. He loaded up blum
derbuss aud she two COWS belonging TO Mr..
David Jones, farmer living i'll his neigh
borhOod, locating two doses OF shot in each
animal and severely iniuring both OF them.
He was promptly arrested for the Otfense
and committed TO Jail. On Wednesday ev-
ening, however, he was taken before AssO-
ciale Judge Thomas on a writ OF hdbeds cor
pas aud permitted to enter bail for his APP
pearance at Court in the sum of $500, his
father Mr.. John 7. Williams, becoming his
security in that amount.
There was nothing in our brIei expert
ence among the editors at Cresson on We'd
nesday Of last week, nor did we hear a single
complaint from any member OF the Assocla-
tiUn which, in ouC opinion, could IN the
least Justify the terrible onslaught made
upon Col Unger and the management of the
Mountain House at that place by the editor
of the JohustOwn Tribune, in his issue OF
Friday last. True, everything was not tu
perfect running order, nor could IL De eX-
Dected that such would be the case at the
opening Of so extensive an establishment;
neither were there walters enough TO supply
as speedily as could have been desired The
gastrOnomicaI wants of the large crowd IN
attendance; but it is unjust to say thar any
more Inconvenience or want of attention was
experienced there than would nave Deeh
met with at any other establishment under
similar circumstances. This much we deem
it our duty to say on behalf of Col. q 1ger
who like his efficient and courteous clerk,
Mr. Mauger, is a clever and agreeable gen
tIeman, aud needs no instructions from any
source on the subject of keeping hotel and
providing for the comfort and euter tainment
OF his guests.
We are exceedingly obliged to the Al
toona Tribune for the KIND sympathy 1t eX-
presses fer as in our recent political dlscom-
fture bat beg leave to assure 1T that IN the
opirion of ourself and friends we met with
anything but defeat in the county conVeu-
ton, though we might possibly have been
forced to face such misfortune at the COM
ing election had we GIIuer the circumstances
succeeded in securing the nomination.
With one of the candidates for Assembly
aud the candidate for Register and Recorder
in this place, to sayinothing Of other posslO!e
contingencies, we felt, in view OF the iong
and exciting contest on the Treasuryshlp,
that the success of the ticket demanded our
| withdrawal as we also thought 1t did OF All
the other candidates in this place, ana WIN
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