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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26

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Can the Democratic party in this State,
uuaidtd end of Itself, under the present
iuiquiious apportioument bill, elect ma
iulity of the members of the two houses of
tie Legisla ure, aud ;hus dispense with the
purely ornamental presence Of the son of
Simon Cameron in the Senate of the United
States This question admits of but one
intelligent answer. The trainers Of the
bll intended that during the seven years
Of It's existence the supremacy Of the Re
publican party in the Legislature should be
assured beyond all doubt or controversy,
aud any man who is familiar with the pO-
li;!cal proclIvities Of the different counties
il the State, viii readily admit that it is
admirably adapted to accomplish the pur-
pose which its authors had in view. 1t is
, true that it failed to produce that result in
1874, the first election which .ook place
under it, bnt that was entirely owing to
discussions in the Republican party in Al
legbeuy county, which sent almost solid
Democratic delegation 20 Harrisburg-a
political miracle which Is not likely 20 be
repeated dusiHE the present century. At
the Presidential election years ago. when
there was DO GreeubaCk legislative ticket
IN the field in tbe several counties, the Re
pubIicaus elected 81 members of the Senate
aud l19 members Of .hc House. making n
total If $50 tne Democrats elected IS Sen
ators and s! members Of the House, in all
50, willie one Independent Democrat was
elected 20 the Senate and Que to the House.
As between the two old parties this or
something nearly approaching il would be
the result of every election held under the
present bill. 1t could not be otherwise,
since the bill will only permit the Demo-
Gratis 20 elect one ont Of eight Senators in
Philadelphia, ard only Htas out Of thirty
county it enables the Republicans to elect
all Of the four Senators, and all but one Of
the f5VFtseH members Of the House. 1t
may. therefore, be safely set down as po-
Etical impossibility for the Democrats to
elect a majority Of the members on Joint
ballot, and wheu Democratic editors pre-
diet otherwise they are only false prophets
and are exciting hopes in their readers
which wiUsurely fail to be realized. There
is fus one vav by which Cameron can be
defeated. The leaders Of the GreerbacIl-
Labor party protest most earnestly that
5hey are hostile to Cauacror's reelection
aud that every member elected by it Will
be opposed 20 him. Taking the vote Of
last November. when for HE first lime
there was Greeubaek ticket in almost
every counfv I'm the Stat. tnara a,, e,,,,r,rl,
Districts in PLiIadeIrhia and e}so.ybera
which were carried nv the C,arar,n rim,
by small ,nai,rjties over either = o. De,,o.
cratic or GreepbacI, vote. rrpn ,yhicb ,,nra
than eu,uob anti Cam.ron roarba7s can
he returned r, rhe newt T.a,i-l,trr, r., IL
,..,. ,.--.,.--,-
'eA' '''h' Il 'He ieei'o'SA party VIII auopJ
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26

WEES Dennis Kparncy left San Francis
op ior 8osJou ora Sunday htbt, he was escort
ed to ths raii road depot by the Working
men $ % 10 ary clubs, uniformed aud armed,
foiioue3 Jy an immense crowd on foot and
10 carriages. It was with great difficulty
that tls police and military managed 10
open ;he way 10 euabie tie hero OF the
hour 20 reach bis place IN tie cars. kear-
ury Informed q reporter that his main pur-
pose ia visiting tho East was 90 organize 4
National Woikiugmsu's party different
from any now ia exjsteuce-thaI lac would
commences his work iu Boston, thence 90 10
New York, Philadelphia, pittsburgh, and
80 in a direct !lue uu his way back. lie
said lhat nis great object was to drive the
Chinese ont uf The country-that he did not
want aud would not accept any Office, and
that his party would elect the next Presi-
dent Shakespeare said that some men
eeie born great shat some achieve great
ness. aud ;lat others bad creatures thrust
upon lbunl aHd II thi~ latter cl.,ss Dennis
X -.uuey. ino urato. of the san Francisco
,..'if i"'s -, iu "ur %. .u.Uu, a aiiJ ..IOst
JUS. ..Osigo e2..HIp.e.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26

CHaH-Es L. Penny and q.ife, of Brad
ford county, are in prison f1r the inhuman
',.eatment OF q little EirI in their employ.
The oh1j says they tied rope around her
body. stuffed her mouth fun Of rags, and
threw ber several times into the ChemUug
liver keeping hex there uutl she was
nearly dronued. They must be a couple
yf very bad PENN s.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26

The Council Bluffs Iowa. Non DqreH of
which our whilom young towusman, c. :.
Clark, is local editor, says:
young man and woman arrived in tbis
clly yesterday WHO are destined to make rhair
way lh the world, hard times or not rThev
walked ali the way trom Pennsylvania 10 MS
CITY, ana were cn route 70 Nebrusku to tak,. a
hoihesteiu' ihCy we're both Intelligent. and
more tRah IlNiuE Ia the East, and had deter
mined 70 strike West ana grow up with tha
country. tnctr reason for wa king was bpc,lfse,
tney Haa hot money enough to pay their fare
f1pWtNer- they were uDt peuuiirss. ard were
NOT oegEiug their way. The young man hOucro
coat OF one ut our dealers aud sirllc ot ~ h
hls compdnion for the setting sun. fuu OF
energy ana With spirit that indicated plainly
thNt IL was his intention 20 win IN the battIs az
life" 80 "a
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26

A sailor named Mccormick, convicted
OF stealing an anchor, has beer whipped
publicly at Hampton, Va, by the negro
constable Of tie town, being The f Isl v lite
man to undergo punishment under the act
which went into effect in the Old Dominion
On the 81 instant.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26

ONE Of the ways common under Grants
administration. and which has been in
h-rijed by its successor, to swindIe the
I.ublic treasury out Of pretty large sum of
mruey. is for tIe Secretary of tie Navy
and about Gf,y OF his friends to make an
excursion au government steamer along
tHe Atlantic coast ou preteuce of inspect
ing :he navy yards. Secretary Thompson,
,eilh his invited party Of dead heads, is
H,.y engaged IN this expensive amusement
ua b1arl the Talapoosa, a government
vessel. and viii DO absent six weeks, going
a. Tar as Halifax, in Nova Scotia. The
daily cost Of Iuuuiug the steamer aud feed
lag Thompson aud his party is set down a.
$3.50. This IS an expensive business, for
which there is no warrant or authority.
Duuug james BUchAnau's administration,
as is sgu remembered from notable in
stance, when amy yue Of bis cabinet officers
undsrloos to uso public vessel f.. bis
own pIeasure and that u lis friends "OId
Buck" made L!II foot tie bill otherwise
there would DO trouble in The camp. Times
change, however and men change with
tho.I.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26


IIAhaE IS IiTE yyas at CressJI os -Iiur-
d.y evening audsin,N a-liug,au city Oh ihe
day foiiOa.ug. where In a conversation on
iD.i.fc.l matters IN this State lac as report
ell 20 have -eS pressed hiszsurprlse at the
strength Of the Gsceu5aCk party through
out Penusy Ivsuia, especially ia lie oil re-
giU1. which hc hadIscently visited. lie is
also represented 10 have said tuat the men
who may possibly be elected TO the Legis-
Ilturs fom such an uprising could the
more easily be bOugbt-that DON Cameron
wUu!dluust probably be 10 elected, and that
he endorsed the opinion expressed few
days befrre in the same city by that virtu
GUS Scuat NJ, John J. Patterson, to the et
feet that Don could get the votes of the
Green hackers IN the Legislature, ~ tie old
GIu5r5u nanner-that is, by buying them.
Il is very necessary.that the public should
be kept familiar with the views entertained
hy 81 great q man as White on some Of the
important political events Of the day, for it
is not every State that can "pOint with
pride 10 such priceless jewel in its gal
uy7 Of statesmen as Harry White.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26

In tAa Esf uE r#r.....
tern, SAYS tGc 1IrerasE-r AZ
Rev. Archbishop Hcrri ~
ohuIch- he Archbishop or
night returned from au eytersl.. a-,
tour embracing several nf n.,
points 81 tEc state Wcdrr.s-.
shout bali past six. he a.t.,...
but was ufabie to 5o s.. ..
grew rapidly more ara5-.f--
unconscious during usrr--.. ..-
Tho Archbishop is - rr,..
natural teehleuess makes ta.-f.-
er he viii be able 10 rally frn-, -.
-8etwecu two end three .--r..-.
day morning, says lle pfrsr-. ...-
OF the %Uih, Jacob Becl-.1F
horrible death iu cJs~rra1 ,.-, -,
seS of Andrew krause. A. Fs.r. .
" haltun streets. BecLtora
named Michael Brand. 49, . ~
cleaning the pool when ihs ra-,.- e
MISS ep anu vas TIe- Hlta.as ...
vault. Becltl!- succeeded
him, hut was himself orr--.-
nuEiuus gas, ard fn eu5aa~ur.--.
the ladder, feil backward s.-
the surface. Before aid -.--r
lie WIS extinct. Brci.arF --.
aud lived ON Thirt-,rtI stree.
1t seems that tLe T.er.rr...
well niCEuaw"d JrLurv r-.---
New York Sun has fssrE .- H
wood choPIlUE Cwa.'e.- .- ...-..
a community ci ETal-f Us..s
have all tie instincts .T rf. -.., o.
matter OF jumping. Vha-.
French 4,-rv'' rr---r- s...-
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Democratic District TycEet.

FOR CCSGRESs.
WILLIAM !. BAER, Of Somerset County.
lSut5.rJ 20 decision OF District CyufereLce.l
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26
Democratic Comfy Ticket.

ASSEMBLY
l. y. W1tDjtT W Con-mauEh Borough {,
JOHN tl-. Lon. EDslstIrr-
HElIS-EE AND E-C1E-ER.
JOHN g. LAEE. EbeuzJu.g.
TREEsf-HEH.
JOSEPH .. WERNER. Chest Springs,
CuHHI-srDNEHa
JOHN TsNHB-TT. Clreuaurh B1rcuEh
GEORGE O. GJEtLEE. EE=usaI.z
POOR DIRECTOR,
TEE PATTERSON. Juhustowu.
SURVEYOR,
HENRY Seaman, Carro.ityrn.
AEulTDES.
FHErT1 =. -EET.T.Y. Portage Twp,
PATRICK II.LrE. EtJer Twp.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26
Democratic !stnfe Ticket.

FOR GovERSOR,
ANDREW II. Dill, of Union County.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
JOHN FERTIG, Of Crawford County.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE,
HENRY r. ROSS, Of Montgomery County
SECRETARY INTERNAL AFFAIEs,
= SIMPSON AFRICA, Of Huntingdon
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14
STRUCR By Il SWORDFASH.

The lookout of the Bounding Billow, u
Gloucester mackerel schooner, lying 20
about twenty miles off the lightship early
on Sunday morning, sighted two BLACK
objects, seemingly drifting logs close upon
the weather bow. These objects drifted
nearer and then the lookout saw that they
were monster swordfish, far out OF their
latitude. They were backing, motionless,
in the sun. A boat was lowered and was
soon within few lengths of the swordfish.
The barpooner hurled his harpoon with
unerring aim at the smaller swordfsh. The
one slap of it's tail, which is much like
three bladed propeller, the swordhsh dart
ed away, leaving q wake of foam. The
harpooner's line whizzed out from the boat
until thirty five fathoms had gone. Then
there was q sudden stop. Some of the
crew began to congratulate themselves on
the death of the swordfish, but the har-
pooner cried out =: "Look out, he's com
iDg!"
The swordish darted toward the bow OF
the boat direct. The crew backed water,
but uuavailingly. The sword of the tish
pierced the thick oAken plauking of the
boat as though it WAS tissue paper, and
the beat careeped until water poured IN.
The harpooner escaped by jumping back
ward. With a Ratchet he chopped OF the
part of the sword protruding through the
side aud then he hacked the fish until 1t
died.
This fairy, strangely enough, had not
disturbed the other swordtish. The har-
pooner sent IA nurpoon we'll home just
behind its head, and after dartiDg about
and churning tue water into great ex-
pause of foam IL died.
The sword sh were sold to John B. Lynch
of New York According to his meas
urement, the larger swordish measured
from the tip of the sword to the extremity
of the tail nearly seventeen feet, the sword
constitu ing one fourth of this length. Its
weight was 355 pounds. The smaller
swordfsh was only few inches shorter
and few pounds lighter.
An employee of Mr.. Lynch said that the
presence of the swordfish near the entrance
to New York bay is probably an indication
that whales are not far away, for the sword
fish is the natural foe of the whale, and is
probably the only fish that the VIII ale breads
In duel between a whale and a swordfsh
the result is almost always foregone con-
clusion in favor of the latter.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14
THE SCOTTISH GIANT.
DEATH OF THE HEAVIEST MAN IN THE
WORLD.

William Campbell, landlord of the Duke
of Wellington public house, Higbbridge,
Newcastle, England, and widely knowD as
the Scottish giant, died at that establish
ment on May 26. The deceased was little
more than % years of age, having been
born in Glasgow on the 2ud of April, 1856.
He came d Newcastle only in November
last, and his extraordinary dimensions,
which soon found publicity, attracted
crowds Of visitors to the levees which he
regularly held in his newly acquired house.
Campbell was one OF family OF seven
children, none of whom besides himself
are of more than ordinary proportions.
His father, who for many years was mana
ger of Teunant's Chemical Works, IN the
city of his birth, was of average weight,
although he stood feet inches high,
while his mother was rather under the
usual weight of women. From his birth
William Campbell showed remarkable
disposition toward stoutness At nine
months old, according to his own state
ment published in the form of an autoblo
graphical pamphlet, he weighed SO pounds,
which at ten years of age had increased to
252 pounds, and his bodily size continued
to develop until Immediately before his
indisposition it had attained the following
| marvellous measurement: 9G inches rouno
| the shoulders, &c inches round the chest,
AZ inches round the thigh. aud 35 inches
round the calf of the leg. He weighed I2o
| pounds, aud stood in his stockings 3 feet
81 inches high none of these startling di-
mensious having been appreciably dinin.
ished during the illness which has ended
in his death. Campbell was brought up
as a printer, but was compelled to give up
that occupation, TO which he had become
much attached. He boasted of being the
largest subject in her majesty's realms,
and some conception of his claim to this
title may be gathered from the fact that
it required more cloth for his one suit of
clothes than it took for three ordinary
men. His powers of locomotion, when
we'll, were considerable, taking into &C.
count his huge bulk. His appetite was
not more than an average one; and
although not an abstainer, he was moder-
ate in his nee of alcoholic drink. He was
married, but has left no issue For giant
he lived in somewhat circumscribed quar-
ters, and at fret it was thought it would
be necessary to remove the roof to get In
his coffin. Finally a window was enlarged
and that difficulty was solved. How to
get it and the dead giant out was the next
problem. The two weighed a ton. At
last a derrick was procured and they were
hoisted ont. From all this it plainly ap
pears that the being giant has its draw
| backe.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14

their kings were forced to "do up" their
boards in curl-papers over night and wear
them in ringlets next day. As men have
been bearded from time immemorial it is
highly probable that enthusiasts have ex-
isted in all ages who have sedulously Gull
tivated this beauty, if 30 it is to be called.
until some of them could not only stand
on it but use it as a garment and even as
door mat, if so they felt inclined. But as
it is q fine thing to be the greatest man in a
community in any respect, Messrs. NC
Burney and Blake are fully entitled to
wear their hairy honors thick upon them
and rejoice therein aud be glad in their
respective cities.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14
THE Boards OF Us.

Mr.. Thomas McBuruey, of New York,
is persuaded that the beard which he has
carefully. d purtured 10 these fourteen years,
is the most beautiful appendsge of the sort
which is worn by any OF his fellow citizens.
When spread out like peacock's tail it is
about four feet broad, and when the sun
shines on it it is glory of the eye. His
friend, Mr.. Charles Blake, of Jersey city,
has also famous beard tifty-two inches
long and as soft aud silky as maiden's
tresses. Naturally both men pride them
selves upon their superiority to the COM
mon herd, aud laugh at the story that any
full grown person now living has beard
upon which he can stand. They have no
warrant for their haughtiness, since what
nature once has done che may do again,
and history tolls us that George Killing
worth, who was one Of Queen Mary's
agents at Moscow in the year 1855, was
splendid in q beard five feet aud two
inches long, which caused even Ivan the
Terrible to smile. German annals also
tell of one Johar Mayo, surnamed the
Bearded, the hair of whose face was so
long that it would have tripped him up
when he walked had he not taken the pre-
caution to tuck it into his girdle. ApPar-
emily the old Assyrians were so greatly
gifted 10 this way-uulike the Egyptians,
who were a close shaving people-tha'
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14

A DOUBLE CITY IN Two STGTEs.-Bristol is,
perhaps, the only city in the world that has
two Mayors aud two oity governments. police,
etc, and taxed in two States. The line be-
tween Tennessee and Virginia is in the centre
of Main street, and it gives rise to many funny
scenes; f; as, for example, the runawap couple
needs 10 coach, and-four, but, arm in arm, step
across Main street and are welded. The
fugitive commits @ crime in Virginia, goes to
the pavement on the other aide of the rect,
and talks dek Autly to the ofti oer on the oppo-
site side, who has o warrant for his arrest. A
misstep or a too bold disposition will some
times, however, bring him TO grief. Several
instances have occurred of fugitive being
hustled across the line By party prepared,
while in the act of holding such u converse
ton, and they tell of a man who def Antly
perohed himself on pile of store boxes with
in six feet of the line, jeeriug the cffioers on
the other side, but, unfortunately for MIN,
some moro law-abidinG citizens tilted the
boxes and when he reached the ground he was
in the other State.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14

SECRET OF BEING ALWAYS EAsY.-An italian
Bishop struggled through great difficulties
without repiuiug, and met with much opposi-
tion in the discb arge of his episcopal functions
without ever bstraying the least impatience.
A friend of hie, who highly admired those vir-
tues which he thought impossible to initiate,
one day asked the Prela'e if he would oommu.
replied the old man, IT con teRon you my
secret, aud with great facility; it consists
in making a right use, of my eyes" His
friend begged him TO explsin himself. "Most
wiIlip ely," returned the Bishop. sin what
ever state am, first look up to heaven, and
remember that my principal business here is
to go there. then look down upon the earth,
and call to my mind how small place shall
occupy in it when l come to be inferred /
then look abroad into the world, and see what
multitudes there are who in all respects are
more unhappy than myself: Thus l learn
where true happiness is placed, where all our
cares must end, and how very little reason we
have to repine or complain"
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14

A Swiss locksmith has perfected, after
m auy years of labor, target which does
away with markers altogether, aud even
with the necessity for the rIfieman's watch
ing his target after be has pulled the trig--
ger. The face of the target is divided
into number of conceutric rings, each of
which is further divided by two lines
drawn right across the faces and crossing
each other at right angles to the centre 1o
each of the subdivisions of the duplicate
target at the firing station a small hole is
pierced. When bullet strikes the other
target, connected with its double by cleo
tricity, a number is sshown-something on
the principle of the hotel annunciator, we
presume-in the hole in the corresponding
division of the target near the shooter. II
il strikes on the line between two subdi.
visions the fact is indicated by the appear
ance of both numbers. The process is in
stantaneous, and during an eight days
trial the apparatus has worked perfectly.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14
''SELLS."

1t would puzzle philosopher to give an
exact definition of the word ''sell." Nearly
related to the hoax, it differs from it in be-
ing more innocent in it's reception and less
mischievous in it's consequences. Some
little ipsen uity is required to cOncoct a
happy s.sell, ;" but any one may perpetrate
a hoax who is equal to "lending lie the
confidence of truth" The latter is de-
iiberately planned deception, oftenest
attaining its end by personation, or for
gerry, or something closely akin to 1T:
whereas sell needs no such playing with
edged tools, and may not only be unpre-
meditated, but even unlntentionai.
The Irishman who undertook to show
an exciseman aprivate still, aud introduced
him to his brother, who had been twelve
years in the'a army and was private still,
seld the guardian of the revenue very
neatly although it is possible the victim
of the joke did not zee the fun of the
thing, any more than the ficiai of the
North London Railway Company did,
when. overbearing a third class passenger
aver that any one could travel from Broad
street to Dalston unction without ticket,
as he had done only the day before, he
interviewed him when he alighted. The
traveller not proving communicative, the
Jealous railway servant conveyed coin
into his hand, and then asked. "Aow did
you 90 from Broad street to Dalston juno.
ton yesterday without ticket !" "Oa,"
was the unwelcome reply, 81 walked!'
AS readily trapped was the amateur
ment, "Wanted, trombone player for
Barnum's Balcony Baud," by waiting
upon the famous Snowman without delay.
"You want trombone player Z" in
| quired be.
"Yes," said Mr. Barnum.
"What is the place worth !" asked the
applicant.
| TOh- about twenty-five dollars a week, !
suppose"
livery well, / should like it,"
GAIL right" said Mr.. Barnum and the
trombone did frightful execution through
the week. Saturday came, and with it
Mr.. Green for his salary instead of draw
was written "Mr. Green to Mr.. P. T.
Barnum. To playing the trombone on his
balcony one week, twenty five dollars
| The recipient smiled.
'lt's all right, isn't it 7" asked Mr.. Bar
mum.
"Why," said the musician, "you've
made an odd missske "a you've made me
..No mistake at ALL" said Barnum. "Yor
see this is how it is. There are great
many men in this city fond of practicinG
on wind instruments but they can no
do 30 at home because of their neighbors
objections SO / find them room on my
balcony during 30 many hours day
where the street is so noisy that it does not
harm aud they give me 80 much week
for 10Y trouble IN keeping the organization
complete. You don't think me such a fool
as TO pay such wretched lot of players
surely However, IS you seem to have
been honestly mistaken, you can pay me-
ten dollars this week, but hereafter car
make no reduction" There was vacancy
in the balcony band the following Mon
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14

The longest stage line in the world has
Just been opened. 1t extends from Fort
Worth, Texas, the present terminus of the
Texas and Pacific railway, due west to
Yuma, Arizona, the present terminus ofthe
Southern Pacific, distance of 500 miles.
If the traveller over this weary way averR
ges seventy miles day, which he will
hardly accomplish if he stops for rest at
night, it will require over three weeks to
make the journey that will ere long be
easily accomplished by rail in three days;
1t will be interesting to note the gradual
shortening of this stage line as the locomo-
tives push forward toward each other frem
either end.