The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-06-14

w. y. 3. Little, Esq, of Allegheny
township who had Ihought of being a can
.didate for Register and Recorder before the
coming county convention, but who for want
of time and other circumstances found it
impossible to give the matter the necessary
attention, has requested US 10 Withdraw his
name from the canvass which we do with
the firm. conviction that if he had gone
through the 'ffiint mill' and came ont sue
cessful the Office would have secured an in
cumbent in every way fitted for tire duties.
We are under obligations to Mr. John
T. Smnll, Resident Clerk of the House at
Harrisburg, for a 7amph let containing list
nf the acts passed al the last session of the
Legislature. They amount 10 26S, about
Cne-baIf OF which had been approved hy the
Governor up to the sixth of this month.
Estimating the expenses of the session at
seven hundred thousand dollars, each of
these acts cost the taxpayers of the State
over two thousand five hundred dollars,
which is paying pretty dearly for the legis-
lative whistle
Mr.. John NJ. King. of Johns own, the
man who bears striking resemblance to
Francis Joseph, Emperor .Of Austria, was
in town this week and last week too. look
ing mp his chances for legislative Donors
So also was r. L. George, of Lilly's, aud
Squire Hads, of Chest Springs neither of
whom would object to puJfing a fuger or
two in the same pie. II is as plain as a
pike-staff that all Of them can't win, and il
is possible that none of them may, but if
either of them succeeds we will he glad to
do our level best To secure his election.
Hugh Pitcairn, Esq, of the Altoona
Tribune, accompanied hy Rev. DIR. Curns,
formerly of that city, buI more recently in
charge of the VI. +. church tn Everett Bed
ford county. sailed for Europe in the City of
Berlin OF Saturday last, aud will do the
Paris Exposition and various other points of
interest during their two months sojourn on
the continent. Editors who can afford % 90
EuTOna re- fay Itpfvv ppn hnf
Pitcairn would have gone all the same if lie
hadn't been an editor. as his fortune was
made before he embarked in the printing
business.
former of whom was convicted and the lat
ter plead guilty TO the crime of arson, com
mitted more than two years ago. were on
Thursday of last week sentenced at Green's
burg, by Judge Logan, to six years each in
the Western Pepiteutiary, and Frederic k
Proctor, found guilty of cutting telegraph
wires in July last, sent to the work.
house for term of eight months Indict.
mentS for murder have been found against
several other parties, who, for want of a
better name, are called Mollie Maguires
but they will not be tried until the June
! term of the Westmoreiand county court.
What TO him was love or hope Wha'
- him was joy or care? He stepped on q
plug Of Irish soap the girl had left on the
top-mOst stair, aud his feet flew ont like
wild. fierce things, and he struck each stain
with sound like drum and the girl be
low with the sCTubbing things laughed like
a hrnd to see him come-tO the sensible con
ciusIOn That a larger and hetter stock oi
boots, shoes, CATERS slippers etc, cannot
be found anywhere than ar the,Great East
eru Root and Shoe Store of s. Blumenthal
1l19 Eleventh avenue Altoona Pa. where
every foot can I've fitted and the urrnos; sat.
I isfac;ion guaranteed as TO goods and prices
DR.. NJ. y. Buck of Altoona. successfully
operated upOu three eases Of hair lip at his
home IN CarrOlltOwn, few DAYS ago, the
patients being three young men named War
Her, VI COmbie and Carlheim. the latter OF
whom had double fissure and a cleft palate
Warmers palate was also cleft Two of the
cases required the administration Of chloro
form, hut the other patient On 'CombIe)
submitted % the operation white fully con-
sci0us aud bore ~ ''iilSe a Major" DIR. Buck
was assisted by Dr. q l:Inau. and also bv his
own brorher and Mr. Flick The operation.
were all performed neatly and expeditions
( ly, and 20 the satisfacriOu as well as the
gtatihrauon of the three young men partc
ularlv interested.
Mr. Thomas Maruira, a quiet and iuof
tru~lve citizru Of Altoona, whom we knew
wei nuf bad reason % esteem highly, me-
with horrible death iu the ltOuua yard
about o'clock Tuesday afternoon, 10y being
Knocked duwn aud tuH over by a freight
train, "a hicL severed his head FROM his bo,t y
crushed his right foot and fractured his left
leg aud right arm. The unfortunate man
had been iu The service of the Pa. r.. r. Co
for many years as q track repair-r and was
50 employed wLeu death overlook him In 80
shocking manner. His cries for help were
hcarI-reiiiiug iu the extreme, but no hcIu
came, aud nohe but divine helm could come
tp save him frDm his terrible fate. Mr.
VI MIgulTe WAS aged about 80 years and leaves a
wife and five children, the oldest,uf whom j.
boy uf II. fO mourn his uutimelv end. MAY
sod grant rest 10 hiS soul aud consolation tC
his bcreavcd family.