The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-09-06


. have passed into and out of Office since the
election in 1881, two others having Gied
since their retirement from official position.
, Following are the names of the living and
! dead, and the year in which each of them
was elected Robert P. Linton, elected in
1881 and reelected for a second and third
I term in 1897, and 1883; William Rainey, In
1894. now dead Wm. Todd, in 1910, now
dead James Murray, in 1843 jesse Patter-
son. in 1916, John Brawley now of Holli-
{ daysburg in 1S49: Aug. Durbin, in 1852
! John Roberts, in 1855: John Buck, in 1861 I;
James Myers, in 1864 John A. Blair in 1867;
VIM. B. Bouacker, now of Iowa, in 1870 and
I Herman Banner, in 1873.
-Twoore miners named Thomas Callihan
and Michael Coouey, assisted DV man
named Andrew Stanley, undertook to put
, off blast in the G. /. Co. s mine at the east
! end of the Tunnel, on Tuesday last. They
| were engaged in the p recess of tamp:ng the
rock for the purpose of removing portion
of the roof and enlarging the entrance to
the mine, when fire was struck through the
| manipulation of the iron, and ignitiDg the
| powder, an explosion followed. Callihan
] was blown a considerable distance, and W as
found standing on his head on top of pile
| of rocks. Cooney numbered amongst his
wounds one on his head and couple on his
| legs, and is in the hands of DR., Miller, Of
Gallitzin. Stanley received some very Sc
| we're injuries, which may not prove fatal,
though his case is said to be somewhat pre-
carious. AS for Calsihan, there is said TO be
no nope TOT MS recovery anu II Is DOsSlbio
| that be may be dead before this reaches the
I eyes of our readers.
John Fulton, Esq General Mining En-
gineer for the Cambria Iron Company at
/ Jobnstown, mas lately promulgated through
the columns of the Johnstown Tribune an
order to the effect that no child under twelve
years of age shall in the future be permitted
to work In the mines of the Cambria Irou
| Company, or elsewhere. 1t is based on an
act of the Legislature passed on the 23d of
May last, entitled Gan Act to Prevent Cru
/ city to Children" By the terms of this
Act, no child under the age of twelve years
shall be emplO yed in the coal or ore mines,
under a penalty in each and every case of
from $40 TO $50. He adds that all persons
in the employ of the Company of the age
mentioned, must be discharged forthwith,
and must either cease hereafter to be con-
| nected with that monopoly or take the due
course of law. The letter is addressed to
! "JObn Cameron, ESQ, Superintendent Of
Mines Of the @. 1. Co., Johnstown, Pa, aud
evidently means business.
"A crazy tramp named Hughes, who has
been an inmate of our county Jail for a couple
OF three months past, succeeded on Wednes-
day evening last in freeing himself from his
handouts, and then broke the heavy chain
which coufied him 10 the floor. wheTeupon
! Sheriff Ryan, with lantern in one hand
and a stout club in the other, entered his
cell, followed by several other parties, for
the purpose Of securing him, when the mad
man knocked the lantern out Of has hand and
shattered il to pieres On the floor. Then en-
circling the Sheriff in his staiwart arms, he
proceeded to ''chaw" him up, inflicting a
very ugly wound on his left cheek, and had
1t not heen for the iUterpOSition of Deputy
Sheriff McAnany, of Cambria borough, who
happened to be present at the time, the
probabilities are that Hughes would have
made a full meal off the Sheriff7s face,
If indeed he had not killed him outright
The madmaD was finally subdued and once
more handcuffed and chained to the floor,
] t,Fea II II Al
mons office and had his wounds dressed.
So
DEMOCRATIC MEETISG.-In conformity
with announcement made a few hours pre-
vious, Gen. A. II. Coffroth, the standard
bearer of the Democratic forces of this Con-
gressional district spoke in the Court House
on Tuesday evening last, to an audience
which was limited alone by the size of the
room. Hon. John Flanagan, of JohnstOwn,
presided assisted by the usual number of
occasion, many Of our people irst Gen
Coffroth and listened TO the sound and SEN
sible political doctrines which fell from his
lips, and we hesitate not TO say that ths re-
membrance of his looks and language will
linger in the minds of many long after the
Congressional contest has been fought and
won. We do not propose to attempt even a
synopsis Of the address, for the all-suff1cient
reason thata synopsis Of the facts and figures
which entered into the composition of his
spAech would require columns of our paper
to embOdy yet IL was the testim Ohy of all
who listened to 1t that 1t was an unanswer-
able argument in favor OF Democratic prin-
ciples.
a story found its way into print, through
malice or from some other motive, to the
effect that Gen. Coffroth had disposed of a
cadetship for valuable consideration in
the year 1854. This charge was met and
effectually disposed of by Ihe General in
these words: Il say to you, my fellow citi-
zens, and call God to witness, that the man
who mentions my name I'm suoh a connection
ia falsifier, and the truth is not in him. 3"
Words like these will do to rally round.
The General proposes to speak TO the peo-
pie Of the county at prominent points on
several occasions between now and the day
of election. We will make the proper an
nouncement In the FREEMAN at some future
time.
Tie effort of Mr.. Coffroth was preceded by
a brief hut brilliant speech from JOS. Nc
Donald, ESQ, Chairman of the Democratic
County Ommittee, who has few equals and
less superiors as an orator, and was followed
by dashiug and spirited address from f.
p. Tierney, Esq, who knows how to express
himself ic terms not to be misunderstood.
Other speakers were called for, but failing
to respond. the meeting adjourned about
half past o'clock.
E E-PIsTOL-ATORY.-In the Issue of this
paper one week old, little game of JOHN