The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-15

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not prompt him to buy his wearing apparel
at Jas. J. Murphy's Star Clorhing Hall, 1O9
Clinton street, Johbsto~n, it availeth him
not in the purchase of the best kind of goods
at the lowest possible prices, because that is
one of the few places at which an immense
stock of clothing of all sizes and qualities Q
constantly kept on hand and offered at fig
ures which no other man in the business can
afford TO discount. Overcoats at actual cost.
&c w. are letters which quite plainly doth
seem as worthy place in all mems esteem,
for il they were missing we'd all be COM
PEELED to admit that George Washington
ne'er could be spelled and without them it
. likewise is plain TO be that Godfrey
Wolf could 10y no means have been the name
OF the man who is known far and wide
the clevertst of clothiers, and the cheapest
beside, ard whose store is admitted by all
who have been there as the best place to hwy
what men need to wear. Next door so the
poSt-0ffice, Twelfth street. Altoona.
The members of n colnred church in AL
toona held two nights discussion last week
the question being, Ought the culored vo-
ters Of Altoona shpnort the Democratic par
ty?" After the subject had been ably ven.
/ tilated in all it's bearings it was decided bv
vote OF twenty to one that they ought to do
The colored voters of Altoona Only
I following the example of their hrethern in
/ The Southern States. who now very generally
vote the Democratic ticket, and have dis
covered that they are benefited thereby. In
that way they have gotten lid of tie carpet
! baggers, who we're their worst enemies.
/ When you go TO Altoona it will pay you
/ to call, and buy, il you need, from S. Blu
menthal, who has opened a store on Elev-
cath avenue and is prepared to supply every
/ kind of shoe that men wish TO wear or in
which ladies' take pride, as well as all styles
/ for the young folks beside in addition 10
! which, though not apart from the rest, lie
has boots by the hundred, the finest and best,
! among which NAV be mentioned the "Wak-
. err" SO stout and firm in the make that they
, will scarcely wear ont. But why multiply
or lG n ST hal 1tl,fa opI is #
fered at prices that no one can beat to all
who may seek foot coverings neat at No.
! 1ll9, east of Twelfth stree.
-Chns r. McDermott, Republican can
didate FOR councilman in the Eighth ward,
/ Altoona, got himself outside Of an inorlinaIe
! quantity of bad whisky on Monday evening
last, and while in that CONDITION made two
several attempts to revenge himself on Mich
ael Brennan for having previously made in
formation against him for assault, but in
both Instances the would-he avenger came
out second best the last venture resulting
In several ug!y cuts back Of the neck, be-
tween the eyes and in one Of his sides, from
/ the effects OF which he tainted while under
| Treatment st aneighhoring doctors office, to
| which he was carried on n lounge soon after
| receiving the injuries, which are uf course
painful but not dangerous.
! The Juhustown Tribune spreads Itself
| promiscuously III nearly half column dia
| tribe what it eonceivrs To he a new de-
parture taken by Mr.. p. f. Kirby, Mercan-
! and collecting fee of so cents each from the
! pruprit tors of the several hotels in thi,
! county, and asks, among other thingH, if any
! person ever saw a list of taverns advertised
| along with stores, distillcries, breweries
| billiard tables, etc. The custom, which has
! no doubt the approval of law, is not an old
/ one, but the Tribune ia Sc veral months be-
| hind time In discovering what il imal ines to
! he mares nest, =" by reference 10 tn e
! Mercantile Appraisers list published last
May it will see shat taverus were then as
! sessed and advertised the same stores
etc, and that far at least a. Mr.. X irby
| is concerned il is IVY no means a new or un-
/ heard OF innovation.
! We sorry indeed 10 learn that Mr.
! A. n. McGunigle, the amiahle If not vener-
able father of Rev. j. y. McGonigle, late
pastor of The Presbyterian church in this
place WAS crushed to death beneath the
wheels of the Cincinnati Express west at
The Pittsburgh depot, about o'clock on
w ednesday morning last. The deceased was
employed assistant to the Il pot master
In that city, and while iutentlv engaged
AT the time stated in noting the number
OF some of The cars attached to the Day Ex-
press east, the train irst named came upon
him unaware aud knocked him down, sew
eral of the wheels passing over his body and
mutilatiug il in shocking manner, produc-
| ing of course instant death The unfOrtun-
ate gentleman, who formed the acqua intance
and ELECTED the good will of many of our
citizens while visiting Ebensburg on various
occasions, WAS aged about 55 years, and ieaves
a wife, two sons Cthe reverncd gentleman
already named and Mr.. Bohert McGouigle
Pa r. r. agent a; East Liberty, and three
daughters To mourn his terrible death, which
is the frst bereavement of the kind in any
form that has fallen upon the family. Peace
be to his ashes.
One day last weak Constable " hcrlev
OF this horough, went by railroad to Brook
vile, Jefferson county. aud on foot 4 We miles
north of that place, where he succeeded in
arresting yonng man, formerly a resident
! of BlaCkiick township, this county, against
whom An information had been made sorn,
time las; fall for fnruication and bastar,lv
Returning with his prisoner tn Brook vile
late in the day, they both occupied the same
roam during tn" night the prisoner mean
time being safely handcuffrd In the bar.
room next morning before daylight the
prisoner was relieved of his bracelets to err
able him to PM on his coat and boots aud
having done So he made one jump for the
door and another for the pavement and W as
instantly followed by Mr.. WHEREBY, who Ia
the excitement of the moment started in the
race minus one of his boots. 1t WAS ouite
dark, but the constable pursued the fug tive
a considerable distance outside the horough
limits. whore he was forced 10 give up TIE
chase. Mr.. w. saws that the prisoner he
fore going {" bed bent his knees and with
his head bowed down gave utterance to n
loud, long and most fervent prayer. which
possibly had its effect in pu'ting the officer
somewhat off his guard in the matter O,
watchfulness. BE that il may the young
man made good his escape tho Igh the war
rant for Mis- arrest has been given to the
Constable of Brookvi!le, who pledged him
self to re-nrrest the praying fugitive if he
can be found any here within his bai Ii wick
CRIME AND CRTAINALs.-Froma a leadiae
editorial in the current issue OF the II olli-
dayshurg Standard on the prevalence Of
crime and the consequent conviction and
recent removal To the peniten:iary of no less
than ten persons charged with either the
commissioner thefts or the receiving of stolen
goods we extract the following in regard 10
n young lad named Harry Hammers. who
was born and reared in this county and
who, moth withstandiug his tender age seems
to have been a leader among thieves all of
whom in this case were given away through
his treachery and cowardice he alone al
though the most deserving of punishment
managing 10y this means to escape the inst
rigors OF the law. The Stan ddrd says
The conviction Of these parties was secured
mainly through the testimony OF an accom- piice
raned Harry Hammers, boy yet seven.
teen years of age who, in spite of his youth
han attained to the position of leader of the