The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

the erection of n new peniteufiary In The
central part of the State. The district
would embrace nineteen counties, Cambria
being the western boundary, Dauphin the
eastern, franklin the southern, and Clinton
the northern Thirteen commissioners are
named in the bill to carry out tie provisions,
r. L. Johnston, ESQ. of this place. being
one of the number. The bill appropriates
100000 10 be applied 10 the purchase of a
site and the erection of the necessary hniid-
ing The commissioners will only be allow
ell the actual expenses incurred by them in
performing their duties.
1t was left for our neighborhood OF the
Herald 10 discover from the pay rolls of the
Adjutant Generals department that S25,
1880 is the amount due the Fifth regiment,
to which the Cambria Guard, OF this place,
and The Jefferson Guard, of Wilmore, are
attached. Considering that there are only
about $50 men in the entire regiment, the
average amount due to each soldier, if this
/ statement was correct would bs little less
than S73; hnt as it is the Fifth division and
not the Fifth regiment, that is the creditor in
this instance, u makes vast sight of di fer
ence to "our boys IN blue MOres the
pity for the Heralds veracity and the sol
dier's capacity.
Three fine sheep belonging to Mr.. John
/ 7. Williams, of Cambria township, about
three miles wesi of this place, were killed
by three large wolves on Friday night last,
the rest of the flock, warned 10y the fate of
heir comrades, fortunately taking refuge
, in the barn. Next morning Mr.. Williams
aud several of his neighbors went in pursuit
of the wolves, whom they followed several
| miles and had they succeeded in getting
/ within shooting distance il would have heen
| bal for the wolves. On Sunday night their
, hideons yeils were again heard in the "a me
.ueighborhOod, but this tune they failed to
/ secure any 'larh, ram, sheep meat or mutt
! tOn," and We're forced 10 go as they came,
! with empty stumachs. MIR. Williams claims
10 have assisted in the capture. many years
ago, with the aid of traps, of no less than
thirty-fve of these b!ouCthirsty varmints,
against whom from present Appearances,
our farmer friends should take care TO be on
their guard.
The publication of the Altoona Daily
Tribune, which ceased in April, 1878, was
resumed Monday morning last. The
: former daily was most excellent paper,
but the new Tribune far surpasses 1t in many
respects. 1t is larger than il before,
aud, if possible, presents a ueater and more
| attractive appearance. II furnishes the ia
test and fullest telegraph news, while its
local departments contains everything of
interest that transpires in and about AL
toona. The publication Of such a paper is a
credit TO that city, and il her reading aud
intelligent citizens fail tOextend to il a most
LIBERAL and generous support, il will he n
deep reproach to them and will prove their
inability to appreciate home enterprise aud
unqurstionahle merit in a daily newspa per-
We invoke for tue Tribune the fullest meas
ure of success, which il most certainly de-
serves. z. s. If we wan: one or more cor
on, We II do il ourselves.
Much complaint has been made of late
by our subscribers at Wilmore aud other
points between Cressuu and ConeInaugh in
regard TO very annoying delays in the de-
livery of their papers, which on several oc-
casious have been carried beyond their drs
tinations and not returned until the folio wing
Monday, and even then, i'll one or two
instances, they reached them in n badly de
moralized condition. OF course the fault is
not with ua, the FREEMAN for those
| points is invaribly sent from here either on
Thursday evening or Friday morning, hut
we have a proposition To make tnat will
remedy the evil, nevertheless, aud il is this:
n our patrons AT the various po>t-offices he
tween Cresson and Conemaugh will sre to 1.
that some one is present at the respective
stations TO receive the packages, and will
inform us Of such arrangement, Mr.. A lbert
Fori, the gentlemanly agent at Crrsson, has
kindly volunteered to forward the FREEMAN "
| to those points per AccomInod alton train
west on Friday morning. This arrangement,
we are sure, can be effected without expense
aud with very little trouble to any one, and
trust that those of our frieI.ds who are
Interested in the matter will zee that il is
attended to without delay. If need be, we
will send the FREEMAN free to any one " ho
will undertake tue task.
AGRAND MUSICAL SUCCESS When we
promised our home readers last week and
the week previous that they would be treat
ell to of the finest entertainments that
had ever been given in this place if they
would only attend the concert AT the Court
House Friday evening last, we knew
whereof We wrote and all who were present
on that occasion will bear witness TO the fac;
that we rather underestimated than overes-
iimaied the musical abilities of the youug
ladies and gents (ten in number) cOmprisin <
St Johns Choral Club of A Altoona, who, al
though only amateurs gave us An entertain
ment which no professional troupe visiting
this place has ever eGus He'd, much less eX-
III r,.,I, Il a
liteary treat and was enjoyed 5y q large
aud apprsciaiive audience with a zest that
we have certainly never Seen surpassed
The programme was all that could be desired
while the singing and acting were perfect
aud pleasing i'll every respect. The rich
voices and graceful movements of the young
ladies' were All especial source of delight to
all in attendance, while the performances of
Miss Rooney, young ihuug! she is, i'll solos
and accomplishments on the piano. TO say
nothing of her exquisite singing, marked her
as an artist of very much more than ordiua-
ry culture. All In all, it was the best enter
tain,neut of the kind that Ebeushurg has
ever been favored with, aud while the selec-
tions were first class and admirably rendered
throughout, the gem OF the evening, 10y
common consent, was Hear me. pretty
Swiss" a characteristic song iu which the
Misses Gorrity sang and acted with a sweet
hess of voice aud gracefulurss of action tha
thrilled the entire audience and virtually
"brought down the house i'll thnuders of
comic refrain sang bv Miss Haas and the
Misses Gority, was also chosen among the
many fue selections for special marks of ap-
I prevail, and bad to he repeated at The earnest
request of many delighted auditors. The
attendance. az we have iuiimated, was very
large for this community, and the amount
reaiz-d over and above expenses, for the
cause il was designed to hrnef,. reached
ahout fifty dollars for which the Catholic
congregation of this place have certainly
good reason TO be thankful to the performers
! a. well az the public, while for curself we
are pleased to know that we hal mach to
do with the coming to onr town of ST. John s
Choral Club, which will never want for a
hearty welcome from our people should il
ever return either in its own behalf or in AID
of an equally worthy canse.
THE SANE OLD SToRY.-How n confd-
ing granger from the west was tuchred out
of thirty dollars in cash by two sharpers
working in coucert is thus tolC hy the AL
toona Mirror of Wednesday evening:
! On Msnday evening farmer named John w
I Coy of Illinois, got on the Fast Line ut Pitts
: thp A L.