The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Tuesdays elections seem 70 have cook
cd the Greenback goose very effectuaHv.
The GreenbaclSeTs seem to he the ONLY
fellows who have nothing to rejoice over
We regret TO state that the State of
Pennsylvania, as State, seems TO be ire
trievably joined 10 its radical idols
Swearing at Swank seems to be the onIv
sOace left to our Republican brethren now
that Campbell has been elected--to stay at
home.
Old Boreas has done as much blowing
during the last twenty four hours as an av7
crtge greenhacIer, 'and the result has been
about the same.
Our paper is one day behind time this
week. The desire to furnish our readers with
the latest news about the election has in
duced the del "
The first snow of the season that was
visible to the naked eye visited this section
yesterday morning, but came in flakes
neither thick nor fast
The scent Of the LiIIey has grown pain
fully rank in the nostrils of "A radical editor
whose name it is Swank for which same
Jet all derent men kind Providence thank
A COOnskin stuffed with the lying ef-
fusious of his own BRAIN in shape of several
copies of the Weekly Tribune were sent 10
Editor Swank, on Thursday last by several
Democratic wagS in this place.
Some of Campbells supporters in this
vicinity express willingness to forgive
Ioffroth for having defeated him if he will
only bring some pressure 30 bear that will
Lave the effect of producing a vacancy in
The JOhustown pOst-ofice.
Our friend and patron, Mr.. John Rifcl
ct Summitville, slaughtered two hogs, each
sixteen months old, "Wednesday last, which
weighed 534 and 460 pounds respectively,
Perfectly pOuuderOus porkers. Who can
make the Ritfel on a hefter pair?
John a. Shilling, of Martiusburg, Blair
comfy, made a uImble siXpeuce of himself
uu Saturday last by getting gloridusly drunk
and while in that condition fell over q cook
stowe and broke his neck. causing instant
Death. as matter Of course. His age was
about 90 years.
--BlackIick township, Notwithstanding
$ strong Republican proclivities, ,IId q no.
lie work for Cotfroth on Tuesday last and
for that reason deserves 70 wear the belt ~
the hauUer township of Cambria. A little
U0s:-offiCe sqnahhle is what cooked the
Campbell goose III BlaCkliCk.
1t appears 10 he the general sentiment
rmong Republicans in This vicinity that the
I0hustCwn Tribune lid more to aid the
lection Of Coffroth than all other causes
."mhiued We don't know how that is
iut we are certain that the paper in ques-
riou didn't do him any harm
The total vote of the Greenback party
500 Altoona, where John Tomlinsou ran the
machine, was 472, which is rather a small
party to make as loud noise as they did
FROM the very beginning until the closing
scene OF the campaign. a fly, however, is
much more frisky than elephant.
The smaI! frame bui!Giug used for
school purposes by the Catholics OF this place
caught fire from n defective stove-pipe on
Father Boyle, who promptly FASTENED to
fhc scene and was aided by others, the fire
vas 7uhdued before any serious damage was
dome.
One Of The urossibil iss of the present
day il tU uudersell JAS. >. Murphy on any
article OF clothing. with an elegant stock of
uhich his Star Clothing Hall IL constantly
stocked This assertion Is not done mp in
thyme. hut it, il true utverr helrss. 81 can he
HhImiautIy proven to the satisfaction of ali
who favor him with their custom.
--tottr"th * reported to he still on the ram
iu the glades OF Somerset, and the editor OF
90" JphHstOwn Tribune Is trying to add up
fh- figures a. the returns are received, in
t"udiug to have them framed and sent to
lis Washington city friend, William Lilly,
general dealer IN cadetships and Wholesale
manufacturer OF fraudulent affidavits
A man troubled with the toot!iaChe pro
hahiy don't care who is elected, but if he
lives near Wilmorc or Carrulltown he viii
DO ,!uuht be Interested i'm learning that DR.
Hoffman. will be at tile former place ON
Monday next and at the latter on Friday
fIHowiug, Nov. 18th, when ali work in his
line Will receive scientific attention ut
moderate charges.
w do not know how many copies of
The Weekly edition of the Johnstown Tribune
We're circulated ia Somerset county during
he campaign, hut il must have been sup
piled in great numbers. Judging from the
iurt that it enabled Coffroth TO come ont of
'H" fight with q majority Of only Ali against
nm IN that radical stronghold, where Gen.
EJmUbeH c!airucd 400
The bcgyiidered Republicans in this
r,r"r could have stood the election of Dill,
hut tutiroth's election is to them like the
.tst straw placed on the cunteEs back and
they have adopted the theory tha: Coffroth's
'o'eS IN Somerset county were -r0t votes,
which he produced with the same facility
shat The cxtreme Grcenhack men propose to
manufacture mt money.
Some eighteen hours or so after the polls
had closed Mr.. Thomas Davis (Jacksou)
= a l.
Campbell had been reelected. Prorhonota-
rg q BouuelI being convinced the other way
'' exactly the same amount, a third party
was made the custodian Of the money until
fHc official returns would show, as they have
shown, that Gen. Coffroth is elected.
Capt Harry Wilson, route agent on
iHe Middle Division, Pa. Y r, reached ont
for the mail pouch at Miffiin on Monday
evening last, and having secured IL was in
'Hr act Of STOPPING down to throw il into
gar when the train struck q curve and he
was thrown out of the door and on to the
rack, receivIu injuries which are likely TO
H they have not already resulted in death.
-Judge Dean has reason 10 he proud of
ihr fact that the Supreme Court, in session
10 P1ttShurgh, rendered decisions on Mon
"ay last sustaining his rulings in the follow
'nE named cases. all of which were tried in
This county: Joseph Bar,line VS.. Francis A.
vihhons WIN. Flatterv VS. Mary Flattery;
John f. Holmes vs. Bernard McGee Theo-
o're Atkinson and others VS.. St. Francis
"
We always rejoice at Democratic success,
gl' we have sympathetic feeling for our
friend, Hon. NJ. Edgar King. editor of the
Altoona Radical, who was defeated for As
-" hly Ivy 80 votes, while his colleague was
elected by majority of $40. We presume
'Aat Mr.. Kings defeat was brought about hy
some local question which 80 often plays sad
H'voc with the hopes aud calculations OF
'aGdidates for office.
The election of Coffroth should be cele
NTaied by the trotting out Of a whole coop
iu. OF ToOsters, but the pressure upon our
'''umns is so great that we refrain from
rFen going one Chicken on the glorious re-
H'I. We are none the less happy, however,
.il are our readers will not represS
-'3lr JOY simply because she FREEMAN 5
.''Nter has not been afforded AN opportunity
10 ayr himself on so joyful an occasion.
III The chairman of the Republican Cou1-
Nommittee had succeeded in seducing Mr..
CCN'on Irefts, chairman of the Greenback
;oIhty Committee, from the path of politi-
-" Vlrtne for ga certain HiOntcd cOnstdeTd-
~ as Trefts in published letter declared
atfamnfpd 70 10 q nOcglDle