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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

WE haven't yet seen an explanation
in any of the Republican papers Of the
reason why Samuel Butler, Mr. Quay's
candidate for State Treasurer. voted
against the expulsion of Petroff for his
corrupt connection with The riot bill at
the last session of the House, and why,
on the next day, he voted for the expul-
sion of Bumbarger, who. as one of KEN
hes tools, was very .'small potatoes
when compared with Petrof. 1t is
true that because PctrOT had been ex-
PEELED from the House on charge of
bribery, three years before, lie ought
not. on general principles, have been
sent adrift at the last session on sim
liar accusation, unless the evidence of
his guilt was clear. \ man might
steal "a sheep in 1876 and be convicted
for it. and still possibly be innocent of
stealing another sheep in 1879 with
which he stood charged. But neither
Samuel Butler nor any other man. upon
the testimony taken by the investigating
committee. can draw the line between
the guilt of Petroff and. the guilt of
Rumbarger SO rs to locate them on diff
fcrent sides Of it,. lie who attempts
such q task viii only succeed in stulti-
flying himself Petrc1 happened to be
the more prominent of the two. was a
conspicuous Philadelphia rooster" ."
and man of influence with the crowd
in which he trains in that city of cor
rupt rings. His influence in manipu-
lating delegates to a Republican State
convention was not to be Gespised, and
as Butler had his eye on the nomination
for State Treasurer he could not afford
to incur the hostility of Petroff and
Kemble 10y voting to stamp the seal of
infamv on the brow of the former. In
other words. like the convention that
linn for State Treasurer. he
was opposed 10 ''honest men III Office.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

A,r0uuISo to the p0ttstowH Ls6ger,
Hartuuft has been visiting Collrgeville,
Montgomery county. 'the object of his
visit being TO trace back the genealogy
of his family" John Randolph, of
Roanoke. once attempted the same
thing. but when NE had reached back to
the beginning Of the last century, and
discovered that one of his ancestors
bearing his own name had been hung in
England for the commission of a high
crime, his curiosity was fully gratitied,
and he stopped his investigations at that
precise point. We do not insinuate that
Hartranft's researches will lead to a
similar discovery, or to anything like it,
but if he is a true representative of the
Hartranft family and all that the name
now implies, and succeeds in tracing
back its gcncalogy tOthe original founder
of the Montgomery county stock, be
will find q man who was in the enjoy
ment of a good paying, comfortable Of
fee. with an Unsuitable thirst after a
higher and a better one. and without any
Of the ability to fill it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

GALUsHA \. GROW has been making
speeches in Maine to help Blaine thro'
wlth the election in that State ON the
StL of September next. but is expected
TO uycu the Republican campaign iu our
ucfglblrfng county OF Somerset ON
Tuesday next Grow IS very handy at
oueuirg campaigns. and is usually put
forward by tHe Republican party iu This
state for that purpose. Tie opened the
campaign iu the saline county OF ~amgr-
set abuut this time Iast year iu favor OF
the Republicans generally. and 0f Gsu.
Jacob NJ. Campbell iu particular. Iut lt
didn't stay oIeu very long. Cor Geu.
Jonr0th. after putting Uu DIS war
paiut. commenced running tha cam-
TliEu among thg frosty SONS uf thuH-
der. as Do. -1 weI knows bow t1 d1-
bottled cop Campbell l- tightly and ,f-
f,clulrIE as Grant said tL. valiant BEN
Butler was bottled up ou the James
river Hg Eauu-uI, and smashed the
Republican machine iu That stronghold
into o. Thousand fragments. If Grow
can He of amy u-, lu Blaine iu bis pres
eut political extremity. Dee had better
stay fu Maine than come west 20 open
another campaign boo Somerset county.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

CARL ~oUUUz. Secretary of the In
terror. left Washington yesterday for
the far west. lie intends. we believe.
90 make one or perhaps two political
speeches I'm Ohio. which of course will
be in the interest of John sherman as
the next Republican candidate for the
Presidency. We can almost pardon
~churz. 10y some people called the
-'Flyiug Dutchman," for taking the
stump i'm favor of such a trimmer as
Sherman. for the reason that ever since
he has held his present position he has
constantly and laboriously bestowed
upon its important duties his undivided
attention. In other words. holding an
office of great trust aud responsibility,
he remains at his post and performs
mis- part Of the contract with the people.
The main purpose of his western trip.
however. is TO visit Spotted Tail. Red
Cloud. and some other Indian chiefs.
who have sent word to him that they
want to have 81 talk" with him about
some matters relating to their tribes.
After seeing them he Will 90 to the
Indian Territory, south of Kansas. on
business connected with his department.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

INFORMATION having been made ear
" last week by certain members of the
Wolfe Committee. as it is generally
spoken of, before Alderman Maurer, OF
Harrisburg. against William II. kemble
and Charles B. Salter, of Philadelphia
Jesse r. Crawford, of Blair county, a.
w. Leisinring. of Carbon county, Chris
topher Long and E. J. M'Cune, OF Cum
berland county, and d. X. Shoemaker,
of Dauphin county, charging them with
having attempted to secure the passage
through the Legislature of the Plttsburg
riot losses bill by bribery and other cor
rupt means. and warrants having been
issued for their arrest, bail has been en-
tered by each of the defendants for his
! appearance at tue Dauphin county ses-
sions. which will convene at Harrisburg
/ on next Monday Twenty-Five indict-
ments Will be sent to the Grand Jury
against these corrupt operators of the
/ lobby, distributed as follows: Kemble
( Salter 9; Crawford t Leisenring 2;
Long l M'Cme l, and Shoemaker l.
. A
bills are found the defendants will move
for continuance right which they
have and which the Court could not re-
fuse to grant. The committee will be
ready to proceed to trial next week, il
the defendants do not object. 1t is sta
ted, apparently on the best authority
that Judge jeremiah ). Black, Franklin
2 B. Gowen, President of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad, and Matthew l.
Carpenter, L. ;. Senator from Wiscon
sin, have been retained by the cOmmitte'
to assist the District Attorney in prose
cutting the cases before the Court. VIII.
the committee went outside of Pennsyl
vania to get Matt Carpenter as the col
league OF Black and Gowen, when ther
are better criminal lawyers within thi
State, is not very clear to a man of ordi
nary comprehension.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

y PERPETUAL FIRE.-Ehe Charlotte (N
c. Observer tells this story of a man who has
kept a fire constantly burning in his house
for the past thirty-siX years
About three years ago the OJsegrer reported the
case Of q citizen Of this county who. having mar
ried in ls45, lighted 1re on his hearthstone "a
soon aS he carried his bride 10 his new home and
had kept 10 burning ever since. The man was in
town yesterday. and being questioned about tho
matter stated that the FIRE was stiu burning. and
that throughout all these thrty-six years il had
never been allowed 20 70 out. Questioned as to
whether or not 10 made the house uucotn fortably
hot tn torrd weather, he said the extra heat thus
generated was not perccpublc. In reply to anoth-
er question. he said that In summer weather. when
20 was necessary for comforts sake TO keep the re
burning very low. he had TO get up frequently at
night 10 repleniSh il slightly, but that he counted
this as nothing when he contemplated the idea of
that hrc going out. He has evidently formed for
10 strong attachment. and vet one would not
take hiTL for sentimental man. But this fire is
to him a constant reminder OF the day when he
first brought home his bride. Around il his chill
drcn have grown up into manhood and woman
hood and their children have gazed into its light.
Its the last light that fell upon the eyes of his
wife, and he hopes that it will be the last that
viii fail upOu his. Viewed thus. his sentiment in
the matter can he understood, and SO strong Is
this sentiment that with the old man il amounts
almost TO passion
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22
Important to T'Oters.

The next election i'm Pennsylvania
will be held on Tuesday. the 4th of No
yCmber.
Voters must be assessed two months
preceding the election; that is, on OF be
fore THURSDAY. September 4th.
Voters must have paid q state or coun-
ty-tax.oue month preceding the election :;
that is. on or before saturday, October
lth.
Members OF Democratic state. c0uu-
ty and city committees should see to il
that every voter of uur party has COM
piled with the law.
Failure toIay tax in season dcprivcs
the'vuter OF the right 1f suffrage. An
eIertor can swear iu Dis vote. though be
heu0t1saes=oi. but tHeueElert may cause
him much trouble.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

STATE FAIR AT PHILADELPHIA.-OnM Mon
dav September Sth, the Twenty-SlXth An
nual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania state
A Agricultural Society will open at the Main
RniIding Centennial Grounds, FairmOunt
Park. Philadelphia, and continue twelve days,
closing on Saturday, September 10th.
From present indications this exhibition OF
the Society will be the largest, grandesI anu anu
most varied that has ever been held by any
State Society and will be second in number
and merit only to the ever-memOrabe Inter
national Exhibition, held at the same place.
during the Centennial Year. The premium
list which can be obtained from the othcers
of the Society, at their Office, Northwest
corner Tenth and Chestnut streets, fhllauel-
phia, is the most complete and thorough tiat
has ever been presented by any similar OF
ganiZation, and offers for competition IN the
Live Stock Glass alone the handsome sum OF
$4,000 In the Dairy, Fruit, Vegetable, ana
Floral Departments the further sum of SA2OO
is added, besides large number OF elegant
and valuable gold, silver, and. bronze medals
whose intrinsic value will aggregate the en-
tire sum of more than $4,000 in actual cash.
The display will include large number OF
Imported, Thoroughbred, Fine Bred, ana
Draught Horses herds of Short Horn, Devon,
Holstein JERSEY, and Guernsey Cattle, the
choicest breeds of Sheep Swine &c, tOgeth-
er with a Mechanical, Vegetable, and Man
ufacturing Collection seldom, if ever, brought
together in any community. Excellent and
conmodiOus Stabling has been prepared
within the building for Horses and Horned
Cattle and a suitable space assigned on the
grounds adjacent for the accommodation OF
Sheep and Swine The Machinery, Dairy,
Fruit, Floral, and Domestic Departments are
all provided under cover, and will undOubt-
edly prove attractive and instructive features
of the Fair A space has also been assigned
. for the exercise and display of all the entries
in the Live Stock Glasses. Green food viii
be supplied all the Mich Cows on exhibition,
and hay and straw furnished all entries
+ gratis.
/ Excursion tickets will be furnished by all
/ the railroads centeTing at Philadelphia, and
, ali articles intended for exhibition carried on
! liberal terms.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22
LALs-L

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vile Mich Hack relates the following;
One of the most remarkable escapes from in
stant death ever recorded occurred at Kalamo
last week a. Levi Sweets, while engaged in
threshin9. As one of the men driving into
the yard with loaded tank of water for the
steamer his little girl, ten years old, climbed
upon the hind end Of the wagon unObseryed by
the driver and three other who were Ike
wise riding the tank. She had got seated
Just In front Of the hind wheel when younger
sister came up and she proceeded to pull her
upon the wagon while still in motion. Losing
her balance she seized the rolling wheel to save
herself and fell. The wheel rolled over her,
striking her left arm just at the pit. passing
diagonaily across her body and going off at the
right shoulder. Strange to say, when the acct
dent became FnOwn, she picked up still
alive and insisted that she could walk to the
house alone. DIR. Smell was sent for Immediately
and made examination in twenty minutes
after. He found that the heavy weight had
crushed her right lung, which flled with
was difficult for her 10 breathe. She succeeded
in throwing of the blood when she breathed
easier, and commenced apparently to get better.
We called at the house last Saturday, when We
found her 3olstered in the bed, eating rice pud-
ding. To questions asked she declared the wagon
running over her didn't hurt her the least bit,
nor had she suffered any pain f:om the first
The bruised mark Of the wagon tire not only
same mark directly opposite on her back, proving
conclusively that the space between the wheel
and ground was not more than one zach. Strange
70 say. not a bone was broken, but. being a
markably healthy child. her ribs were flexible
as spring steel. The doctor says the only danger
lies in an abscess forming about the lungs, in
which ca sc IL may prove fatal. Otherwise he can
see no reason why the child will not be around
IN a lew days. The weight OF the wagon. inc I'd
ing the four men, was 100 pounds. Had such
weight passed over the strongest man it would
yious to that day the same child had leg broken
from the kick Of a colt.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

SOME interesting testimony was taken
last week by the Congressional investi-
CATION committee while engaged i'm en-
quiring into the alleged corrupt prac-
tices i'm the Providence l3hode Islandl
Custom House. John VI. O'Rorque tcs-
titled that money had always been used
TO buy votes-that the highest price
paid for q CoIored mans vote was $50.
but thai he did not know accurately
what white mans vote was worth.
Asa a Ellis stated that money was
used 'legitimately'' is to say. "a
man sold his vote. took the money open-
Jy, and then went quietly about his
business" William Foster, Jr.. told
the Committee that at an election pre-
v+0us to the one at which Le was the
Grccuback candidate for Governor. he
with several others. after they had voted.
were taken into barn, where he re-
ceived an envelope through q trap-door
and found it contained $40. but did not
know who handed the envelope to him.
Al this. and much more Of the same
SOFT. shows the money value men place
on their votes in State i'm which an
honest Irishman or German is deprived
Cf the right Of suffrage unless he owns
real estate Of the value Of s13L DR..
FrJnklin once asked the question. If
mlu owns jaekass valued at 500 ,the
property qualification i'm >tateJ and
votes is iJ TIRE imam or the jacbass That
casJ5 thy ballot
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

y MAN named John Colman died at
Washington. Ohio. not long since, of a
disease wholly mnamable by the medi-
cal men, who were unable to treat it
with any success. Less than a year
ago hc commenced itching about the
neck, and shortly the skin commenced
to ;hicken, and 10y the middle of last
winter the mans flesh and every part Of
his body had become thick and hard.
appearing about Cnc-half inch thick. and
assuming bright yellow color. All the
time he suffered untold misery-an in
deScrIbable itching sensation that never
left him. He consulted all the local
physicians and none could tell him what
the name of his disease was or do him
any good. He then consulted with one
of the most eminent physicians of Gin
cinnati, who told him that the disease
was remarkable one he prescribed for
him, but nothing could alleviate the
mans sufferings. Recently he was
taken down, before that he being able TO
be about and do some work. He seem
ed to die an easy death. The medical
men are completely at sea for a diagno-
sis for The disease. No post mortem
was held on the body.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

GENERAL EWING has written letter
to friend in Washington, in which he
says that he is confident of his election
as Governor of Ohio-that the people
are enthusiastic in his support-that the
vote will be large, and that he believes
he will receive most of the Greenback
support. OF course Gen. Ewing honest
ly believes all this, and we think he has
good reason for the faith that is in him.
Apart from his views on the currency
question, he is Democrat to the core. a
high-minded, honorable gentleman. and
his election WOIld be hailed with the
greatest satisfaction by the Democracy
of the entire country.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

WICKED FOR CLERGYMEN.-''I be-
lieve it to he all wrong and even wicked
for clergymen or other public men to
be led into giving testimonials to quack
doctors or vile stUtfs called medicines.
but when really meTitoTiOuS article.
made of valuable remedies known toaH.
that all physicians use and trust in
daily. we should freely commend it. [
therefore cheeTfully and heartily COM
mend Hop BitteTs for the good they
have done me and my friends. firmly
believing they have no equal for family
use. l viii not be without them"
Rev. -, Washington. u. c.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22
Bio o. FIRE NEAR PARkER Co.

BIG OIL FIRE NEAR PARKER CITY.
Thursday morning about ; O'Clock
lightning struck iron tank No 2O9 on
the Union pipe line. opposite Parker.
Pa, owned by VIM. MUnhaIl. of Pitts
burg, containing $1,000 barrels of oil.
The tank was torn to pieces and the
burning oil flowed down the hillside,
destroying five oil wells and five dwell
ings, and communicating to tank of
5000 barrels of oil owned by II. L.
Brown. which, together with the lead
ing rack of the United pipe line, was
destroyed. Total loss. $40. 600.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

THE TRAMP LAW went into operation
on Friday last, the 18th inst, but the
demand for coffee, bread and butter at
the kitchen door is still heard in loud
tones, if the male portion of the house
hold are supposed to be absent. As
tramps do not read the morning papers,
perhaps they are not informed as to the
provisions of the act, and may claim ig-
nOrance, which makes it the duty of
others to enlighten them.
The tramp act provides that any per-
son who goes about from place to place
begging, with no place of habitatiOn
nor lawful occupation, shall be deemed a
vagrant, and be subject to Imprisonment
in solitary confinement at hard labor in
a Jail or WOrkhOuSe, unless he SatiSfac-
torily show that he does not make tramp
ing a business. Also, that any person
carrying concealed weapons with unlaw-
full intent, building fires on another per-
sons land without permission, or COM
hitting any act of beggary or vaCrancy.
shall be arrested as a tramp. and that
the arrest may be made 10y any person
viewing the commission of any crime
prescribed i'm the act. The act also pro-
yidcs that no female or minor under the
age of sixteen years, nor any blind, deaf
and dumb. manned or crippled person
who is unable to perform manu6! labor
shall be liable To prosecution. Some
trampS who want To he smarter than
their fellows are arranging % take adj
vantage,0f the last mentioned provision,
and presently we snail find the country
Overrun with worthless fellows affect
ing 10 De lame, blind or deaf. Others
will rely upon the fifth section Of the
act and viii procure women 20 do their
begging while they pretend to De solicit
ting work. should any fail To find a
full grown woman 90 act for them a
child viii De substituted. Many of
them boast that the authorities will soon
get tired of paying 81 the estimated
cost for each and every tramp arrested
and imprisOned.-PittsJ'Tgb Post.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

AT midnight, Thursday. a fire broke
out in a barn on Michigan avenue, De-
troit, beyond the city limits. There be-
ing no available water supply, the pro-
gress of the flames could not be STAYED
and they communicated to and Destroy
ed ten buildings, including three brick
stores and five frame dwellings. The
total loss is estimated at $4,000: in
surance. $4,000.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22
Il 4 TRANCE FOR NINE WEEKs-ThC
Norfolk Lirninian saNs in a recemt issue.

The physicians of the city much interested
and the public generally greatly exercised over
singular instance of suspended cunSciOuSHcss-the
case of a young lady who has lain in trance for
nine weeks. The case has been much talked Of
Tor weeks, but up to this time the papers have
fraiucd;rom giving general publicity to il through
their columns The young lady in question has
Tor weeks lain in conatosc state. and for month
was apparently asleep. After this period her
slumbcrs appeared to bc disturbed. her face at
times becoming greatly contortcd and her hands
gesticulating wildly. Her eyes became wide open.
her countcnaucc betrayed no intelligence or CON
SciOusncsS- Her condition up TO the present writ
ing remained unchanged and the doctors still
watching the case with anxiety. They have had
great difficulty in aording the patient sufficient
nOurishmcnt- and have reSorted to almost every
method OF introducing food into the stomach. They
pronounce the case a phase OF hySteria. and say
that it viii not necessarily prove fatal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

NOTICE is hereby given that the sec
~ Ond and final account Of John Wagner As
signee OF r X. Dunegan for the benefit OF his cred
itors, has been filed in the Office the Prohonota
ryof Cambria county, and will be presented TO the
Court OF Common Pleas Of said comfy for confirm
alton, on the hrst Monday of September next.
4 +. O'DpNNEII. Brothonotary.
lrothenotary's Once, Ebcnsburg. Aug 5. 1sTe.-St.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22

IT is asserted that %, 600 more work
men are employed in Pennsylvania this
season than last.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-22
RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LATE
HARRY MIGHELS.

This is the title of a brilliant sketch from
the pen of Sam Davis in the last number of
the Argonaut. 1t is written in Sans Pc
cuiar style, and shows how keenly he APP
preciated and thoroughly understood the sub
iect of the sketch. 1t brings out in bold
relief the peculiar traits which so distinguish
ed Mr.. Mighels above his fellows, and paints
wildly the tints which made him what he
was-a diamond whose facets sparkled in
every light.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-22
w A r
every light.

Some prowling tramp, some midnight
disturber of the peace, some reckless cuss
without the fear of God or shot gun before
his eyes, some old soaker Just wakened from
drunken sleep, with parched lips and throat
and ne er a drop to cool his fevered tongue;
has been in the habit of starting the hydrant
in front of our Office, and inundating our
street, and we give him fair warning that We
have mounted stove pipe on the roof and
we will annihilate him on the first drip from
that spout