The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-18

After a somewhat spirited contest the
Stockholders of the Cambria Mutua. Fire In
surance Company succeeded on Monday last
In eiectine the following named gentlemen
as directors OF said corporation for the ensu-
ing year: Geo. Al. Reade, Henry Hopple,
Henry Pritchard, John j. Evans, Thomas
Griffith. E. Roberts. H. Kinksad, John
Lloyd, John G. c. Bearer, John Wagner,
Thos j. Davis and John A. Blair
The worth of Your money in ampIv
secured, with something besides to spare,
when you purchase your clothing from God
Trey w Off, who deals at all times on the
square; for though the times hard and
money is scarce, clothing we all must have
TO wear, and the country is safe when the
oest or "duds' can be bought at VOLTS
prices, so fair. Overcoats and other winter
clothing at less than cost is what everybody
caE now find at the IN arnmoth clothing EN-
porium of Godfrey Wolff next door to the
posi-office, Twelfth street. Altoona, Pa.
"A vonng man named WIN. Stryker
Jumped from moving passenger train at
Pecks station, near Martinsburg Blair
| county, on Friday last, and in doing so fell
and fractured both of his legs, one of which
1t is feared will have to be amputated. AS
II that were not enough, however, in the way
OF bone breaking. physician named DR.. d.
W. Bonebreak, of Martinsburg, was called
in to assist DIR. w. NJ. Findley, of Altoona
the Company's physician in repairing,
far as possible, the damages done to the in
Jured man, who il is needless say was not
grief
: There was no truth whatever ir the re-
port that a tramp was taken from between
two OF the cars of the Dav Express east at
GaItitZin on Sunday week, and died soon
after from cold and exposure. The story
was gotten up by Pittsburgh reporter who
happened to be in the signal tower at Gres-
son when the train went by, and had
other foundation than a remark made by the
/ operator that a man whom he noticed stand
!
must have had a terrible experience, mas
| much as the train does not stop anywhere
/ between Pittsburgh and Altoona. When
! yon see the Rdtdgd i)n who got up the SEN
satlon shoot him on the spot.
| The Altoona Tribune Office is being put
! In order for the issuing of daily morning
! paper Oh and after Monday, January 2Sth,
| which we trust will be as successful "a we
/ are confident ii will be spirited and spicy.
A morning paper was issued for several
months from the same establishments n cou-
: Pile ef years ago, and as acknowledged on
/ all hands TO be one of the very best inland
/ dailies then in existence. That the one
soon to see the light of day will he i'm
provement, If that were possible, rather
! than mere imitator of it's predecessor, we
have no reason to doubt, and that il will
! prove big bonanza to its enterprising pro-
! Jectors, Messrs Dern x Pitcairn, is our ear
nest hope.
! Mr.. Pat'k McCloskev, an old bachelor
farmer residing near Hollidaysburg, whom
! who was famous for keeping the fattest live
! stock in that vicinity, and also for his gen.
erous hospitality, died on Saturday morning
F! last, of pneumonia, aged a years. and was
Inferred in the Presbyterian cemetery at that
place on Monday following. 1t is related Of
the deceased that lIe was prosecuted AT uae
! iine, many years ago, by fun-loving law
yer over there, and when he appeared at the
Justice = office in answer to the summons he
! WAS agre-abIy surprised to learn that the
only charge against him was for feeding too
much oats to his horses
We don't know what new light if any,
has dawnef upon our nrghbor of The Herald
! but certain il is that he is once more the
warpath and in hot pursuit o: the Ebensburg
post-office, which he probably believes 10 he
the anly crumb of comfort he will ever have
chance to get for what he at least conceives
to be faithful and efficient services to party
! that in our opinion is fast totteriug TO it's
! fall lie shat as 1t may, petitions praying
his appointment are in circulation, but
! whether or not they are groaning under the
/ weight OF accumu lated signatures we are not
I prepared TO say, though we venture to assert
! that Posiniaster Thompsons successor W II
be appointed 10y II Democratic administra-
tlon, and that neighbor James will not be
/ the man.
Thomas Williams Of Blacklick town.
ship. was committed to Jail on "Wednesday Y
/ last, charged on oath of Elias Rowland, ESQ
of the same township, with having found
and Appropriated TO his own use the contents
{ Of p0cket-bo book belonging 10 the latter gem
tleman, which is said to have contained some
( forty dollars in money and varioGs papers
/ amounting in value TO a hundred dollars or
| more. The evidence against the accused is
alleged To be very strong, one of the princi-
/ pal points of wh ich ia that he got a twenty
| dollar bill changed at a rtore In this place
and as he has not been known for many n
, uay TO possess much money In his own
| right. the cor rlusion based on that and 9th er
circumstances, is that he was putting on nj rs
( Mt Mr.. Row lands expense.
Two iittle children of Mr. Thos. Charles
I of Hollidaysburg, n girl aged eight and n
boyefour years old, got bold of flask full
| of powder Saturday morning last and in
the absence from the kitchen of their mot her
who was upstairs at the time, proceeded TO
pour the contents on the hot cooking stove
and the result was an explosion which re-
suited in blowing the flask into Fragments
some of which struck and mutilated the
hands of the little girl in a horrible manner,
both of her thumbs being left hanging by
mere sbreds of flesh, while the little boy had
nearly all his hair blown off, besides receiv-
ing some very painful burns about the head.
! The condition of the little infortunates is
however, considered by no means dangerous
| Two young coiored men who gave their
names Charles Clabaugh and Charles
! Wilson, alias Seveille, who were arrested as
! suspicious characters and sent to the work
! house in Pittsburgh for a short term, have
been recognized Wills. Patterson, jr. and
Joseph Larimer, of Johnstown--at least the
former has been recognized and there seems
! to be no doubt about the identity of the lat-
| tcr-who are wanted in this county and will
be brought here as soon as they are liberated
/ in that city to answer a charge preferred
/ against them several months ago for break
; ing iuto and robbing local freight car at
/ the Johnstown station, aud for icipating
/ in which another young coored man named
! Johnston was arrested about three mouths
ago and is still in our county Jail awaiting
! trial
! John Mcclure, son of the warden of the
Ill.,
! that institution on Thursday evening last
J for the purpose of furnishing the prisoners
! with their supper, when he was attacked by
/ two notorious characters named VIM. Burk-
/ hart and VIM. Murray, and during the scuf-
! ffe which ensurd nearly all the other prison.
| ers, who had been permitted the liberty of
! the corridor, made a rush for the Jail ward,
! but, as luck would have il, John Brown, a
I colored man to whom the warden had hand
! ed the keys n short time previous, took re-
fuge from danger in the Jail tower and as a
consequence the mutiEeers were unable to
make their exit. In the meantime young
Mcclure managed TO free himself from the