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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19

GENERAL GRANT has seriously injured,
If not completely destroyed, whatever
hopes he had, if any, of being the Repub-
licau candidate for President in 1880. lie
is still on his travels in Europe and Asia,
and without any lawful authority is dsad-
headed from one port to another in a L. s.
vessel Of war. This accommodation to a
man of Grants peculiar views and tastes
may perhaps account for his warm endorse
ment of Hayes and his administration, as
expressed in some recent letters written by
him to certain personal friends in this
country, who have verbally given circula-
tion to portions of their contents. In these
letters Grant not only expresses his hostiI
ity to the silver legislation of Congress. bu.
openly commits himself to Hayes Southern
policy. 1t is anything but pleasant to the
Grant ring in Congress to learn that while
its members have been dcnOuncing Hayes
for betraying the negroes of the South to
the tender mercieS Of the ex-rebeIs. thus
assuring solid Democratic South, as
Blaine, Conkling, Howe and the Grant
leaders generally maintain, Grant himself.
instead Of extending his sympathy to them
and approving their course, substantially
regards them as set of Congressional
lunatics. To say that they are sublimely
DISCUS ed with the utterances of our ''sec.
ond Washington from distant Europe
woulG not fully describe their feelings.
The radicals in Congress, as we'll as out
side of it, who have been abusing Hayes
for his patriotic and manly treatment OF
the Southern people, and who have been
trying to inaugurate another "bloo6y
shirt" crusade, must now look elsewhere
for a leader since Grant has disowued
them and all their works,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19
THE CAMBRIA FREEMAN.
ERENsRURc. Pa.

TIE steamer Mercedita, the first vessel
diSpat chcd by the Messrs. Collins to Brazil,
ard which left Philadelphia on the I'd of
January last, arrived at San Antonio ON
the Madeira river, the point at which the
proposed railroad will commence, on ohe
2Sth of February.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19

The WRECKED METROPOLIS The L.
5. inspectors at Philadelphia have fully Iu-
vestigated the cause of the recent disaster
to the steamship Metropolis and made a
report TO the Secretary Of the Treasury
attributing it to the rotten condition of the
ships bow aud stern, while at the same
time they express the belief that Lunt, the
owner, was aware of the imperfections of
the hull, ana is therefore liable to criminal
proceedings, and that Manson the ship
builder, being accessory to such knowledge,
deserves 10 be prose cuted for withholding
it from the proper authorities until after
ninety human lives had been sacrificed.
The owner (LunI) has published a card
alleging his ability to show that the con-
csusions of the inspectors are not warranted
by the evidence.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19

The joke about the army corps IN which
every man who was not a Mayor-General
was igadier-General is a familiar one :.
and 1t is recalled by the figures in the ma
tional Blue Book just published This
gives the total number Of Federal Office
holders IN the country as So. $780, That is.
one out of every ninety of the voting popu
ulatIon has government office of some
KIND. Add to this the State aud local
once holders, aud faint idea may be
gained OF the proportion of men who are
holding office as compared with those who
are merely looking for office.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19

THE latest news from Europe does no.
materially change The threatening aspect
of affairs between England snd Russis. aud
on the whole may be said TO render the
prospects Of preserving peace stronger than
hey were one week ago
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19

The great celebrity ~ che TIN TTA l..-.l
co has caused many limitations thereof Z. ~
on the market. " g Therefore oau'l'n --. N--
ers against purchasing such limitations .-.-
All dealers huviug or seIIiug other f..l- t.-
bearing hard or metallic ia.ls. render
liable 10 the penalty Uf The .aE. $50. s. . III
violating our trade mark are pun s.a --..s
and fmprisruncrt. SEE ACT uF IoN-hi''
AUG. "a, 1s16 -.- -.
The genuine LOELIIAEn TlN L-E
BACCU can ue distin-U sl.t .r D l-r .-I
thereon --
over z.OSS tons tobacco sold ln .,lI- a.- -
ly 3.oOO persons employed in ite-.T oil. -s
Taxes paid government in l~Is- -...-. 49,
and during past u wears. over S-I.....- .---
These goods sold ty ali lalHers Ai --s--
cr's rates
e. Tho Tin Tag SrnnSiuE IHn1'-. =
90 noncr in aroma. mIlduess, purity ana t--.'
April y. ISIS -sm.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19

TERRIBLE TORNADO IN KANSAS A
tornado struck Cottonwood Station, on the
~, t. & St. f. r. r., at about four O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. The Cottonwood ho-
tel and several buildings were blown down.
Mrs. Miller was killed, and her husband
and four children were dangerously hurt
Mrs. Walters and two children, Fred
Smith, wife and TIN ee children, John Mer-
ritt, Lizzie Merritt and Mrs. Matthew were
also badly hurt. At Jacobs creek, Mrs
Boge had her leg broken. At Pheri' S
creek, Edward Davis youngest child was
dangerously hurt. Mrs. Osborne, living
on the prairie, had two children killed.
Mrs. Kate Ross, living on Dry creek, was
seriously, perhaps fatally, injured. Tue
storm reached Emporia about half past
four O'Clock. Sodeu's mills were badly
damaged and the roof Of the normal school
building was injured. But little damage
was done TO the centre Of the city. In the
country the destruction Of property was
great. Houses and barns were torn to
fragments, and trees were torn up by the
root. Ten loaded cars were blown from
the track at Cottonwood station.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19

The Presbytery of Philadelphia Gen.
tral favor the expunging Of the words,
HE descended into hell" from the apos-
ties creed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19

Judge Mitchell of Philadelphia, on
Saturday overruled the motion for new
hIal in the case Of Blasius PIstorins, the
ex priest, convicted of the murder Of Isaac
Jacquette in Montgomery county. in 1915.
HIstorIus was first tried i'm Montgomery
county, and convicted of murder in the
INST degree, from which decision an appeal
was taken, ana, upon the gronnd that a
1air trial could not be obtained on account
oi religious prejudice. the case was remov-
ed TO Philadelphia county for new trial
which resulted some three weeks ago in a
second conviction. \ motion for new
tflal was again made, which was refused
on Saturday and the prisoner was sentenced
To be hanged. Upon the announcement of
the decision Pistorius arose excitedly and
accused his lawyers of not having acted in
good faith, aud said that if the Judge did
not grant him new trial he would be a
murderer of justice. His counsel gave no.
tlee that the matter would be carried to the
Supreme Court.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-19

WoSDERFUL HORsE.-In Sullivan s
stables, Cincinnati, there is at present a
trained horse which is a marvel of sagacity
and grace and beauty. He is a geldiny
seven years old, out of a Morgan mare by
a wild stallion captured on the plains lie
was raised and trained by Mr. Morris Lewis,
of indianapolis, and is without doubt the
most perfectly and wonderfully trained
horse in this country. He waltzes, dances
jig, walks on his hind feet alone, pretends
lamencss, sickness, lying on his si6e and
groaning doefully, answers questions by a
shake or nod of the head, counts off his AGE
with fOrefOot, shows how horse acts
when lie Is restless, shows how lie acts
when be is tired and hungry, shows how he
would pitch a bad man off his back, and
how he would help pretty girl on. and
Sis up and smokes pipe. He fetches and
carries like a dog, and seems to be almost
human in bis attempts-to make himself
understood. lie is a beautiful fellow, full
OF fire and spirit, and now aud then gets on
his ear when be feels he is not respectfully
treated, and makes it lively for his master.
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IN n large navy, because then the officers
will be socurcr in thoir places, and they VIII
scru of more consequence to the country.
N the board had been selected from among
sensible civilians informed generally az To
our naval needs, and with no personal ends
to gain hy cxaggcrating them, it might
have made report worth considering; but
what n lot of bureau chiefs will advise is n
forcgonc conclusion before their first meet
ing
Mr. THOMPSON wishes to build new ships,
yet ne showed by his annual report that at
nearly every navy yard vessels are now
rottng on the stocks, so far gone that they
are not worth repairing or completing.
what is the use OF laying more kccls to go
TO decay IL surely WAS not for lack OF
money that these vessels rottcd. SECOR
RoBEsoN spent fifty millions ON repairs
alone, sufficient to give us a navy large
enough and strong enough to satisfy the
ambition Of tho most cxacting officer. Yet
we find HAyfss Secretary estimating half
n million more for repairs. and acknowl-
cdging that the ships are of insignificant
value. He says OF the ironclads that they
arc unfit for sea service, and are only useful
for harbor aud coast dcfcncc," when, as
matter 81 fact, with their armor and arma-
ment they are of no uso anywhere, and
should all be sold for old iron. Leaving
out these, the rotten ships, and the slow
tubs, the navy commanded by the Ancient
Mariner Is reduced to few wooden vessels I;
enough, however to carry the officers in
their junkcting excursions about the world
or course, considering all that has been
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Not n Comforting Assurance.

II is not very comforting assurance to
the business community which Mr. EDWIN
j. DuNNrNG gives in regard to the condition
of some Of the large firms in this city. " II
il n notorious fact says Mr.. DuNNiNG,
"that several large dry goods firms and gro
Gerry houses are being saved from financial
ruin by individual brokers. who in turn are
accommodated by the banks
If this Is true and Mr.. DUNNTNG speaks as
one having positive knowledge some of the
banks. NJ we'll as number Of prominent
brokers, would seem to be in n fair prospect
OF coming to grief. All this Mr.. DuNNING
fully appreciates. "Should the banks" he
continues, call in these loans, and the firms
be compelled to take up their paper, many
Of them would bc unable to do SO, and they
would probably be forced into liquidation"
That such state Of facts may exist is not
improbable: but that it can be notorious, as
Mr.. DuNNiSG declares, and still continue,
after il has become notorious. seems incred-
ihle, unless. indeed, the banks are already 80
far involved that they cannot cxtricate
themselves.
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Admiral DICK IHoMr-oN, IN" Ancient
Mariner OF HAYES Navy Department, has
got together hoard composed Of MS bu-
rcau Oh ccr- 10 decide and report upon the
sort ~ navy which We stand Ia noc. of
They are tu fiud out the class Of vessels !. st
adapted for car naval requirements, To-
study the composition Of other naNics, and
10 give due attention to rams and torpedyr~.
Tbs !, hy NO ~ 'au, the first board which
has unlrrtakrn u work of this same gem, raj
kind. The mount Of practical and theo-
rctca wisdom Of which the Navy Depart
mcnt has had the advantage during the last
ten year hae h,en heavy Oei.ers have
been sent on pleasure excursions abroad
under the prctcncc Of getting hints from
foreign uaN.e-. ard they have written "lahO-
rate reports when their journeys were over,
M many YEAR ago a board at the head Of
winch wal Animal GOLDsHonOrGH, care
fuzzy examined otr war vessels and gave
ndyicc To what should hc done with them.
il wa Then and ~ now matter of nnturi-
rty that our navy is almost worthless for
war purposes that tine ships are slow, their
nrmumc't- hcuui ll' are; and that they
are utterly unable tp stand a fight with the
modern uayl.- Of gwen small powers. Yet
under the corrupt administration of SLCOE
RomsoN fifty millions OF dollars was spent
on the repairs alon" OF these old tubs not
one OF which is to-day adapted to the pres
ent requirements Of a naval vessel.
This new board viii. of course recommend
an almost entire reconstruction OF the r...yv.
and sustain heterogeneous ot Mr. THoMP-
soS's annual report IN favor Of squauderng
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The IIicks-Lord Maucr-A Shrewd
Couple.

Wherever All. and MIS-. LoI.D may ho,
Ter conduct must he regarded a. rather
shrcwd than otherwise. Some think they
are in the HICKS mansion suppose they
are; then Mr.. Lord must see the daily pa
pcrs, and be aware that his SONS are trying
10 make MIN out eupclalmuated and imh"-
ellie. lie knows that garrulou7ncss is one
Of the most common Indications OF failing
old age When tho casc comes ON for trial
he can make this point in his own defence,
and as indicating how little any such char
nctoristic can bee maintained in reference to
him iIo can cite trumphantly his course
ia reference to- his marriage saying. ." In
reference to SO important matter rs that,
day utter day went ON, and spoke never II
word; call you this gnrulous old age -
Others think the ncwly-married couple
are ON the hriny deep. If this be the cast,
then ON thrir return Mr. LORD can say 10
hi, -landcinr~. You accused me Of talking
about foreign lands ! had ney"r visited
now have been there, and that string 10
you bow is broken. You said | could not
take care Of myself; which has got along
best while have been gone, you or p
Mis-. Lord, on her part, can maintain that
II she had married her husband only for his
money she certainly never would have sub
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Has n Husband n Right to Open his
Wife's Lettersy

Domestic happiness Is never assured un-
less there is an absence Of all suspicion on
the part OF both the husband and wife as to
the conduct and motives of each other II
they do not go proceed as to leave nothing
To he kept concealed. trouble ia likely To en-
sue in the family; and where all should Toe
harmony and peace. strife and chickering's
enter in, changing what ought TO be an
abode cf happiness intoa household blighted
10y suspicion and torn by discomfort. still.
there is due and Proper courtesy which
ought to bc observed bya husband toward
Il wife. and u wife toward husband. wir.h
reasonably reepce.,- tnc rights OF each and
gives to each that liberty Of action 80 high
j. priced by human beings
These thoughts arise on reading the fol
lowing qucstiOns submitted to TIE Sun 10y
vcxcd husband
sm Ha- husband nsht to oron and read his wi'''s
iciicrs' ought nS WI, Co show her husband the let
t'rs shc rcccs' would say yes tothe'e qneuons but
would in, ~ knu~ a. Hm singular M my ,i'". pn t'is
.uh c, fc,ory hushand hasa right expect his VIE
10 show HIM her letters irsE.Np.
UnQucstionably wife ought TO be ready
to show her letters to her husband, proyid-
cd he desires To read them. But he is either
n very rude or Il very suspicious man II he
insists ON opening them before they hav"
reached her hands The person 10 whom u
letter is addressed ought to have the privi-
lego of breaking It's seal; and if the person
| haypons to he woman and a wife. that Tact
docs not impair her right to receive her
| correspondence untouched. The mere fact
| Of prying into the contents Of her letters
| before she has herself read them, implies a
lack II confidence in her which husband
should not display, and which must hc cx-
tirmrly ofIcneivc to the mo-t loyal wife
In the nre, place. decent husband has no
curiosity to learn the contents of his wiic'-
! letters before she reveals them 10 him. no
more than she to read what his corrospond-
cut- write To him. H. T. not a detective rm-
ploynd to hound her steps and steal her
thoughts. hut her trusted uiend, protector
and companion. who should 70 inslir" her
confidence that she will be- even reader To
tell Tim what her friends write to her than
! hc to get the information.
We fear our correspondent is one OF those
! jaundiced fellows who SO worry their wives
with SUSPECT M that from mere sport they
create mysteries, to give their husbands food
Tor jealousy. Doubtless the letters he is -o
anxious, To open are merely epistles Of the
most ordinary and commonplace sort.
which he would hardly hay" tine patience t.
read through. aui which, if he was not 81
su.nciou-. She would turn over to him a. a
matter Of course.
A wife however. ought to have no cor
respondents whose letters She j. not willing
to show her husband; and if she ha-
such it is a bad sign. she naturally ano
ri,rbt ~ nluiu,s thp pri iln,,,. az oueuiur lpl
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ask for one. But ifthc Democrats were as honest
and patriotic ~ they claimed to be. they would
insist upon a searching inquiry. II tho facts
we're rs they asserted. and as he was inclined to
believe they would be- found upon a fair and
full inquiry. there could be no doubt a. to the
result. If Hayes had been the conscientious
and honorable man he prctends to be-. he would
not rest under the grave charges which have
been made. The American people cannot re-
spect man who assumes the Office Of Chief
Executive with soled skirts and under cloud
of suspicion. The belief that he was not elect
cd. bu; obtained Office by unblushing fraud. Is
rapidly spreading and burning itself into the
minds of the people. 1t is not confined to Dem
ocrats. but very many Republicans are fast be-
coming converts That there was n bargain be-
tween Southern Democrats and Hayess per-
sonn representatives is past doubt. Everybody
in Washington who had his eyes open at the
time knew there was something going on
The Senator whom I have quoted. and who
would be perfectly willing to have his name
used. is ot the only ono who has expressed his
mind freely to me ON this subject. Tho memo
rial Of Montgomery Blair presented to the
Maryland Legislature II It should he adopt
ed, might bring the question before Con-
gress in way that the Democrats could not
dodge. but 1t is extremely doubtful whether
Mr.. Blair will ever be able to force a vote on
his question. He undoubtedly fired q cen
of the chief Inducements Southern Democrats
had for agreeing to the counting in OF Hayes
was the prospect held out TO them Of liberal aid
from the Federal Government for internal i'm
provoments in the South That there were
promises Of support for the Texas Pacific Rail
road can be readily proven. 1t can be establish
ed by competent evidence that II was stipulated
beforehand that Hayes should give pledge in
his inaugural that would be satisfactory to the
friends Of the Texas Pacific. 1t can be proven
that that part of his inaugural which speaks
OF the material interests Of the South was sub
mitted to the representative Of the Tcxas-Pa-
| cinc one of the Vice Presidents of the COM
pany. for his approval. The influence OF
men in Baltimore who are deeply Interested in
| the Texas Pacific. as well as other southern
| schemes for depicting the national treasury.
| will be exertcd to defeat Mr.. Bluir's move
mcnt. They control tho press of that
| city. They own many members Of tn,
| Legislature. Moreover. Mr.. Blair Is
a candidate for United States senator
and this will array against his memorial the
strength Of the various competing aspirants. lie
is, however a bold and plucky fighter and will
make gallant struggle. In the mean time
there is no hope here until public sentiment
makes itself felt. There is uneasincss among
the Democrats. especially among tho Southern
men who were parties TO the bargaining las
spring and this is a slight but healthy sign.
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zone, two, three, four" was the monoto-
nous repetition down the long line Of prisoners
in the pcuitcntiary on Bluckwells Island yes
tcrday morning. until the quartet in which an
expert burglar should have been was reached.
Then the word three was not heard. Threcs
confcdcrates outside had been busy all night at
the outer walls OF the prison with n iackscrew
and other tools. and the iron bars had been
wrcnchcd from window and while the watch
full keepers inside wcro ringing the gongs that
call the prisoners from their cells. the burglars
trusted friends were rchabitating him on tho
New York side of the river as far ~ they could
with the garments Of a citizen. The question
now is. How ia the pcnitcntiary watched out
sidc2
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IA vonng mnrrlcd imam. of llnc abllltlcs.

"A young married man, Of fine abilities,
very respectfully connected. and moving in the
best society," is the description given Of EUGENE
A. SHEPARDsoS. paying teller Of the Rochester
Savings Bank. who has stolen $4,000. He got
rid Of the money in expensive dressing. keep
ing horse and buggy and stock gambling
and avoided detection for years by contriving.
when the bank examiners scrutni1cd the books
and assets. to obtain loan of money from
some other bank to make NJ the deficiency
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jcctcd herself to such prying persecution for
the sake of the exclusive possession OF his
person.
Meanwhile. 1t might be rs we'll for nine
hundred and nincty-nine in ovcrY thousand
Of those who are just no~ in state OF
anxiety and excitement MS to the where
nbouts of Mr.. and Mrs LORD to reflect how
comfortably and contcntcdly they have got
along in the world without over knowing OF
the existence Of either OF them until within
a few dnVs nnst
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-11

II lading journal published in the
MoNi'an capital represents correctly the scnii-
moni- - the people there they are far from
,ntortaihlng any hostile feeling toward the
United states. The newspaper in question
says that the masses Of the people. except Tia"
rich families, are alive TO the noble and pari-
cite duty of contributing their quota to the Iay-
mcnt If the debt due the United States. NUM-
CAPABILITIES associations and the army have made
generous -aor1.cs in the good cause" and 1t
urges that "all should join in the offerings
until the debt is paid NJ. a. il is a con-ian;
source Of daneerto our national independence
and 10 our credit abroad.
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rnr DIsrn.lNcnisnn4N4 scnuMn


II may Just as we'll be- understood first as
last that there is not The ghost of q CHANGE
that the amendments VIII he adopted 10y the
present l"nsature; lii Tie last Assembly thcr'
Were .fevcnty.iwo l9pulAca votes, yet It WAS
with the great - Aflulty thai sixty five votes
gopl b. 9mn mod for thom. Tha roll call was
hcld Joy We Sp'akcr for nearly tvs MY minutes
heior- me > Aty-hnh man could rfuund -Four
81 as -thoh and true Republicans NJ ever
came here from the rural districts re-
fused 10 vote for them. AT that time
il must be- remembered. they Ind not
been made M issue in "A political cam
pnign; they wrre 80 made list fail, ~ every
body knows. and with such damaging effect t.
many at the KapIllicnn candidates that some
ol them vino managed To .sluD, D through by
the skin If lhol t. til would not now touch the
cause Of their trouble with tcn-io0t
pole. No one is wild enough 10 sup
puae that any Democrat, he he of Tam
many, Anti Tammany or lndependcht
strip, would 'asl his vote tor them, and the
Morkiugm'n's representatives are opposed TO
tnem utterly. Therefore, no unimailyc vote
can be expected from among the parties IN tho
minority Under thos" circumstances, the lo-s
Of one vote on the Republican side would be-
sufficient to drlrat them. The amendments
are in t,lct. as dead - door nails.
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There are at least seventeen silver mon
gcring members IT the Assembly cf this state.
This Is the number Of members who yesterday
voted against the resolution condcmning the
BLAND Silver bill They formed onc-scvcnth OF
the mcmhcrs who vntcl ON the nnnstion.