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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07
IMAGINATION,
Duke Of Magenta.

A WONDERFUL 1NYESTIOE.-It may
seem Transparent fslsehood to state that
people wear glass clothing, but this sort OF
apparel may yet come into use. Glass
would seem 20 be about the last thing TO
think Of a. clothing, but it is nevertheless
true that glass cloth is being made Ia
Germany. II people who live IN glass
houses should not throw stones, it is to be
hoped that bad boys clothed in glass may
give up their stone throwing propensities,
not to mention snow balling, and if SO,
the era of glass clothing will be hailed
with pleasure. The following particulars
of the process are translated for the Free
Press from the German Hernh1st by'Her-
man Frueauf, OF this city:
cat Gnadenfrei the artist and glass spin
uer, a. Prengle, of Vienna, has establish
ed his glass business, Offering for sale car
pets, cuffs, collars, wells, etc, Of glass. lie
not only spins, but also weayes glass be-
fore the eyes Of the people. The other
wise brittle glass he changes into pliable
threads and uses them fox making good,
warm clothing. 1. sounds like a myth,
but Mr.. Prengel introduces certain ingre.
dients, which are his secret, and thereby
changes the entire nature Of the glass
He has just finished a white, curly glAs,
muff for a lady in St. Petersburg ht
charges forty thalers $500 for them. Al
so, ladies' hats of glass, with glass feathers
\ remarkable feature of this glass mnieria
isthat lis lighter than feathers. Wool mad,
Of glass cannot be distinguished from tn,
genuine article. Mr.. Prengers glass in
ventiOns are something so e1traordinaT.
and useful for clothing, etc, as glass is
non. conductor, that it will probably caus
an entire revolution IN dress material" >
Detroit Free Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

Two DAYS after the Senate had re
jcctel David II. Lane as Recorder of
Philadelphia, the Governor renomina-
ted him. and forty-Gys Senators voted
for his confirmation, thus completely
reversing the former action OF that
body There may be a profound
depth of wisdom in Democrats refus-
ing one day to vote either for or
sgainst man and two days afterwards
eagerly coming to his rescue, but we
must confess our utter inability to
grasp IL. And then there was Elicit,
cf Phiiadelphis, Lanes sworn foe, who
pranced exultingly around the Senate
chamber after Lane had been rejected,
saving. Il knew IL would be so: and
II Hoyt again sends his namc TO us
will prefer charges against him in {
i've minutes speech, Of such a char
actar IS viii shame any Senator who
votes for him" This was Elliott's
h:eh-sounding threat, and although
he knew that at any moment the Gov
ernor might rerew the nomination, he
coward-like, slipped away to Phila-
delphia-I.anc was confirmed, and
ElIiott's witbcring speech OF five min-
utcs was never delivered
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

The Philadelphia Record says that the
distressed condition of the returned en-
ployes of the Messrs. Collins, who have
been engaged in building railroad in
Brazil, has subjected the contractors to un-
deserved oensure. The firm made lis con
tract with responsible English parties, and
has strictly and efficiently performed its
agreement, and that, too, at the expense of
every dollar thsy had accumulated, and all
the funds that they could raise on their
good name, acquired in = long life Of bust
ness honor. To protect their contract and
their people, Messrs. Collins have made
every sacrifice, and would go still further
had they anything to offer. The tying up,
by the trickery Of the law, of their money
in England bas terribly crippled them in
the prosecution Of their great enterprise.
This is hard enough to bear but when to
this il added the assertion in the newspa-
per press, that they have wan.only aud
cruelty abandoned aud deserted heir men,
it is adding malicious sting to the mis-
fortunes of an honorable, but injured Am.
1t is to be hoped that they may be soon re
Iieved OF their difficulties, aud their affairs
restored to a solvent condition, by favor
able ending of the pending litigation.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

WHAT the people demand from the
Legislature Is "a reduction in the num-
Der Of useless subordinate officers now
swarming through the Sta;e capitol,
and not an increase; and yet a bill
has been offered in the Senate, and re-
ported fayorably, which provides for a
Senate executive appointment. clerk.
As the number Of appointments to OF
fec by the Governor is very limited,
with the exception of Notaries Public,
whose number OF late years was in
creased with fearful rapidi!y, the pro
posed executive appointment clork
will have what, in the slang Of the day
is called "a very soft place" The
plausible. and We have TO doubt the
true, theory Of this matter is, that
some Republican went 10 Harrisburg
at the beginning Of the session with
c. c Senator from his district, expecting
to steD into IA comfortable situation
during the winter, and was disappoint
cd. Being too patriotic to return
home without having given the Stats
the great benefit Of his services, his
Senatorial friend discovered the neces
sity Cor creating this new Office, snt
then filing 1t with his protege. That
;.!S,ore is the shadow OF necessity fol
such 4 clerk nc m'4! 80. 49,. rr..etend, anc
VIC will watch the progress Of the bill
"a i. tie Senate, to sec whether there is
or is not. some Dem ocrat in that body
who will oppose the 6windle and holl
it up to public ridicule in its tru'
colors.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

AK ALHsHOCsE BUESED AND SEvEHkL
LIVES LosT.-A special Louisville Ky,
dispatch to the New York World, dated
Jan. S1st, Gays:
when several years ago tbis city was oppTsss-
ed wiki municipal ring, among other IN
the old one was In every Ray sufficient To-Day
this architectural mons:rusity and CharitE1.s
humhuE WIS burned down. and, though nearly
ni OF the $40 inmates escaped. several we're
burned OF killed ia their efforts 10 oscar Pc Ihe
building was -Our or FIVE miles from the city
proper. and therefore even 10 water had been
available which i was not. the IRE engines
would have been of liitle service. Foitur1ts-
u Tor the miserable creatures who found q
homo a. this Institution tie IRE occurred Do The
daytime. lad II occurred at 1lEht this etort
d6spatch would be entirely iusdequstc % tel
t-ie story OF tEe coudagratiu1- As . Is Henry
Keller and James Ridley were burned TO testh.
Inomas Dixon and Fred Never were both Eiii-
ed 10y falls while 2 attempting 70 escape, EEtnsn
r GsldWeil was seriously burt, as was also IN
Johnston, who will probable die An Old W5-
I uSn, v no was ninety years old and Freuc1t
3 endeav0red 10 save her feather bed, her c1y
. property, and wss burned 70 death 80 The bEt.c-
E Inc.
I OF course there wns great excitement in town
he whole day, IS the widest ruD7rs % grett
# loss OF life were current. In thS afternoon
. thousands OF people went out 10 see the ruius
ti-3,utt. the farm on which % wss placed hHFiaE
. been sold 20 the city fer a sam equally isrFe,
8 which IL is needless to say was fully twtce -
much as u vTss worth. The building Ess y
eureo Tor Sf0.el0. The paupers were 6EEiEuea
other quarter at once.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

TIE NATICAN or PREVAILING EVILS
An encycIical letter from Pope Leo XIII.
has recently been received in this country.
II is addressed TO the ''Patriarchs, Pri-
mates, Arch bishops and all Bishops on the
face of the earth having favor with the
Apostolic See" IN it his Holiness says:
Promptly after our elevation, Ia an encycli-
cal letter addressed to you, We did not fail to
point out the death-doaling plague that is
Creeping into the nbres OF human society, aud
is leading it into the greatest danger. But
those evils which we then oepIored, even in 80
short a time, have increased. You readily un-
ders;and us, venerable brethren, that we spesk
OF that sect OF men called BY sundry and a.
I most barbsrous uames-SOcIalists, Communists
. OF Nfhllists. They are spread all over the world,
bound together most closely by a wicked pact
between them all. But no longer do they seek
cover in their hidden haunts. Openly, boldly
they vaunt Ia public what they had Matched in
secret, ard aim. to destroy the very founda-
. 6Stions Of civil society of whatever kind.
The natural union OF men and women, sa-
. cred even among barbarians, Is befouled, and
the marriage bond, that is the key stone OF go
ciety, Is relaxed or even broken loose. They a I
tack the right OF property sanctioned by the
natural law, and pretending to care for the
wants OF men, and, to satisfy their wishes by a
huge crime, they aim at roSbing and making s
common spoil OF whatever has been lawfully
Inherited gained 10y skill and labor or ac.
( Quired by savings. Aud these outrGges they
proclaim in their meetings, put forth in circu
. I lars and spread amoug the ignorant in n swarm
| OF newspapers.
It is an error OF the same kind, usurpinE falsel!
thename of National, while coaxing and spurn
| lug the desires belonging to man, and givinl
loose rein to all sorts OF lusis, that has not Onl
caught many men but has infected very widel
human society. Hence, by a new godlessnes;
= unknown even amongst PGgans, Republic
fern themselves, taking no account of GOd, o
or the order lie has set. Neither public autI
ority nor mastery, aor majesty, nor the powe
that God gives TO rulers, is 10 be maintained
but rather gained from the throng OF peopl
1 that thinking themselves free from all diviu
sanction accept only such laws rs dd libitttrl az
voted for them.
The rewards add punishments or fuiuI
and an eternal life arc forgotten in the heat
aIust for present pleasure. These doctrines "a
aud wide spread, this freedom everywhere e.
tended, OF thinking and acting with loosene
e reaching far and wide, marvel that men
IS the lowest sort, beggars at the door, or idlcrs
:, the shop are eager 10 get in the house or at Il
wealth of the rich; no wonder that there r
: maius no quietncss ia public or in private III
{ or that the human race has come almost TO Il
point Of peTdiliJB.'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

a WONDERFUL CURIosITY.-A curiosity,
which astonishes scientists and puzzles
them, says an exchange, to account for, IS
now on exhibition in Gould Cabinet, at
Mill CITY. It is a perfectly formed hand,
which apparently belonged 20 boy about
fourteen years of age. The hand Is open,
the fingers being slightly bent toward the
palm, on which the thumb rests. The
back OF the hand seems to have been crush
ed or decomposed before it WIS pctrified,
but the palm, thumb and fingers are per-
feet. We are informed by Robert Slade,
the obliging clerk at Gould's hotel, that a
scientific gentleman, who examined this
great curiosity, offered to pay almost any
price for it, bu. that it is not for sale. 1t
/ was found near the sulphur beds near Rao-
/ bit Hole by one Of The men employed in
+ shoveling crude sulphur into the refining
Tetort, and is supposed to have been en-
! bedded in the sulphur beds for ages. The
fingers are comparatively short, fact
! which indicates that it did not belong to
an Indian, as the red man fingers are gen.
enally longer than those of the white, but
the thumb is rather longer than the aver
age. To what race the owner of the hand
belonged, and how and when it was en-
bedded in tue sulphur, will probably ever
remain unknown, unless some scientist
should investigate the hand aud the sui
phur bank where il was found and explain
these mysteries.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

AZ tuc session oil tls House a. Har-
Iisburs. ON Monday evening last, Nj
Long CSpeakcrJ introduced a bill for
The appointment OF "a Commission to
ascertain and adjust the losses occa-
stoned Lv lhe riots in June, 1871, pro
yidiug Tor The payment OF the same,
and arrropriating s4.9OO,OOO for that
purrgs- This IS the much talked Of
bill relating 10 the riots and destguc-
tUu ur property at pittsburgh and 9th
er places. sud fixing the liability Of
payment OF the State The Commi.-
sion j. 60 he appointed 10y the Cover
nor. and is TO consist OF three persona,
who shall adjust ali claims Tor losses
caused by tue riots, and pay The same
out oC The sum appropriated The
members Of thc Commission are TO be
paid eiJ rcr day and necessary ex-
pynsss. ouJ mus. complete their work
bv The first OF next Eoyymjsr. IS
She losses hy the riots are estimated
% between tire, aad tour millions OF
dollars liis bill may be regarded as
jh, 1o-. important one that sill come
before the Legislature during the Sos
Fiou, aaj viii give rise to q vsst
amount Of discussion.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

CHARMISG BIRDs.-The Forest Ohio
Rsrisu says: We learn from correspond
ens that there resides in the vicinity OF
Harrisburg, an outoftheway place in
Hancock county. about three miles west OF
Mount Blanchard, a very remarkable child,
only Ave years old, who seems to have the
power to charm birds at viii. Her mother
first noticed this strange fascination that
the child possesses about a year ago. This
little girl was out playing IN the door-yard
among bevy OF snow birds, and when
she would speak to them they would come
and light upon her, twittering With the "
most glee.
On taking them in her hands and strok-
ing them the birds, instead OF trying to
get away from their fair captive, seemed
to be highly pleased, and when let loose
would fly short distance and Immediately
return 10 the child again. She then took
several of them into the house 10 show her
mother, who, thinking that she might hurt
them. took the birds and put them out
doors, but no sooner was the door opened
than the birds flew into the room and Iii
upon the little girls head aud began tc
chirp. Tho birds remained upon the
premises all winter, flying to the little gir
whenever the door was opened. The pa
1ents OF this remarkable child became
alarmed, believing that this strange power
was an i'll omen, and that that much dread
I ed viEitor, death, was about to visit tbei
home. But death did not come, and dur
. ing last summer the child has had numer
Gus pets from the birds. The child han
dies the birds so gently that humninl
bird ence in her hand, does not fail TO re
turn.
This winter bevy of birds have kept be
company, and she plays with them 70
hours at a time. Every morning the bird
fly 70 her window, aud leave only when th
sun sinks in the west.
There is nothing peculiar about th
chilo's personal appearance except he
wonderful magnetic eyes, which spark
like diamonds.
The parents of this little girl are poo
superstitions people, and have been ret
cent about the matter until lately, fearin
that some great calamity was about to b
fall them,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

TIE long pending and bitter cen
tess between Mr.. Hayes and John
Sherman on one side, and Senator
Conkling, of New York, on the other,
over the confirmation Of Gen. Merritt
rs Collector Of the Port OF New York,
ami Mr.. BuTs ~ Naval Officer at the
same port. was finally brought to
close in the Seus.e Oh Monday last by
a vote on tie nominations, which re-
suited, 10 Me-rit.'s case, for confirms
tion, S. against it, q Burt's ma
jJriJy Was larger The vote Was very
much mixed. q Democrats and I3
Republicans voting to confirm, and %
Republicans and { Democrats voting
to reject. while many Senators were
paired, ala others rgfrnined from yoJ-
ing TIE vote is regarded ~ q great
victory for Hayes AMI Sherman, and
as signal q defeat for Coukliug
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

FOE some unexplained reason, Id.
CObaugu, one Of the wheel horses" Of
the DRuphin county Democracy, who
was recently appointed to the impor-
taa, amt responsible position OF assist
aRt to General Ross Hartshorue, Su-
Perinlenieut Of Public Buildings and
Public Grounds at Harrisburg. has re-
liuqJizLed the honor, and it is an
BvuEeei thut bis mantle has fallen
uycu taa tIord shoulders Of Major
Jesse T. Crawford. ~ HOllidavsJurg
We judge Tint the Major will "stick "
as lie was ali original applicant for the
place Tie peopi. q lae State who
own tho public buildings and Tn, lew
acres Of land thereto attached, may
nov resi- assured thst under the watch
ald ward Of two such wei! known nil
Itary men SIS General ItsrJshorue snd
Major Crawford, this valuable real
,stnt, viii be carefully protected, and
tHas at tur cad Of their official term
will Ie handed over TO their successors
iu office iu ~ good condition as they
received IL Reasonable wear aud tcsi
excepted"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

TzE Washington correspondent OF
the New York World attributes to
Senator Lamar an intention in a few
days OF introducing q bill to provide
that each Senator shall be furnished
with priyase secretary at the public
expense. Mr.. LRmAT's reasons fer
this are the insdequacy OF Senssor's
pay, that he cannot perform the labor
ious duties imposed upon him without
assistance, and that competent clerk
Hul not cost the government more than
$50 per Month. Mr.. Lamar is such a
hish-toned man and SO excellent a
Senator that his project to quarter on
the public treasury seventy six clerks
Tor that many Senators viii create
general surprise. We do not know Of
anv way more certain to enable Mr..
L. 10 crafty his wish than to employ
s clerk himself and pay him out of the
sum he receives from the treasury for
mileage in travelling on a railroad pass
from Oxford, Miss, where Le resides,
to Washington. The government will
then be indirectly paying his clerk
hire. When the salary of a Senator
was very little more than half. the
present amount, such men as Webster,
Clay, Calhoun, Buchanan and Benton
managed to live very creditably at
Washington, and made no complaints.
The era of salary grabbing and Con
gressional plundering had not, how
ever, then dawned upon the Republic.
If AIr. Lamar supposes that the peo:
pie would tamely submit to his clerk
ship project he was never more deluded
in his life. as he will quickly discover
if ever be introduces his silly scheme
into The Senate.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

THE Governor has not yet announc-
81 the name Of his Attorney General
Il IS said that his decIded preference
= for Harry " Palmer. Of Wilkes
Barre, but that the Cameron ring Is
opposed to him, and demands the ap-
pOintmeut Of Lin Bartholomew. Of
PottsyilIe II Hoyt possessed the
necessary amount Of pluck he would
make his own selection, AMI not per
NIT set OF scheming politicians, with
Interior purposes in view. to make it
Tor him, or in any way 10 control his
choice il that direction
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

WHEruEn or not the Republican
national convention will nominate
Grsnt for a third term, the RepublI-
can patty in Pennsyluan;S is on record
as .'unutterably opposed to the pro
ject. The Republican State conyen-
ton at which Hartranft was renomi-
mated. was held in Lancaster in May,
1875. and one Of the resolutions IN the
platform which it adopted was the
following distinct and unequiyocal
repudiation of Grants nomination for
the third time:
Rr-1lcsT. That We d-clarc a Gr.n an uuoua.-
ffisd adherence TO the unvrittcu law Uf the Re
public. which wisely sud under the sanction Of
the most venerable gf examples, limits the
Presidential service If any citizen to two terms
agd We. tho Republicans o. Pennsylvania, in
recognition Of this law, are unaltgrably opposed
q the election to the Presidency OF any person
foI Il tLird term.
The organ Of the Republican party
in Lancaster, in its reference to The
proceedings of the convention, made
use Of the following language:
"Whru this anti tuird term resolution wGi
read; che hail fsI. ly shook vith uprosrious an.
long. continued applause, T.srcadIug woS aga ir
and s-Gi1 called Tor, and again the air vac rem
With the foaceulng plsudits OF tho multitude
There can never asaIn be u doubt concerning
. the position q Pennsylvania Republicans OF
Hs, question.
The only way in which q Kepnbli
can in this State can go behind thi
anti-third term resolution Of his psrtI
is By taking refuge under the plea o
necessity and that Grant is tho onl,
man in the country whose election il
1880 by the Republicans might b
made possible.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

THE Teport that Sitting Bull at the
lad Of his warriors nun bering several
hOussHd. had crossed the boundary
kDe Of British Colum hia and wss
again in Montana, is without fOuuda-
Sion, rs any one familiar with his char
facter mightbaye known. Several OF lis
band have arrived at Fort Keogh in q
starving condition, but Sitting Bull is
still near Fort Walsh. and declares
Shat be will never again cross The line
Aetveeu the two countries.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

Saturday morning the towboat Abe
Hayes upset in the Allegheny river, near
Pittsburg, and the cook Mrs. Martini was
drowned, while the resi- Of the crew, forty
in number, barely escaped with their lives.
The accident was caused By striking the
middle per cf bridge. The boat sunk.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
PESsIOS OFBGCE,
WAsHINGTOE, d. c., Jan. q, 1879,

CIRCULAR LETTER,
SIR; Persons who are entitled 70 arrears of
pensions under the Act granting Arrears. ap-
proved Jan. Is. 1879, and whose pensions were
granted previous to that date, will not require
the assistance Of q claim agent in obtaining the
amount due them. All correspondence in relR-
tion to any claim for such arrears will be with
the person entitled, and 10 claim agent will bo
recognized in such claim.
letter addressed to the Commissioner OF
Pensions, signed By tho person who was in re-
ceipt or the pension al the date aforesaid, and
two Witnesses. n the presence or a magistrate,
viii be the only application required, and upon
which the rights OF all parties concerned Will
BE- adjusted.
The Pension Certificate should not be Gent to
tAis oflce, but It rust be exhibited to the mag
ieirs;e,
The should be in The following or equiv
nlcut forms
To the Comm L,i1rel " fssp.i7ns'
l. a pensiOner under pension cSI-
ti1.ste no hereby apply for the aTTears otS
me nnder the Act granting Arrears OF Pension,
is-lhere insert the name OF the post-oh1co, and
II the cIsfuaut resides in ii city, .hs pGmo and
number OF the street and residence must also
be given.l LName OF cialuisht-I
Two Witnesses
State Of -, County Of -,
Sieued in M presence by WHO il
known 10 me to be the person he describes hin
me lis pension certificate, which is mum bered =
Iasgistrate's signature
- Worry respectfully,
J. A. BEETLT,
Commissioner OF Pensions.
Still another item Of interest 20 pension
ers is contained in Washington dispstci
OF the sth inst, as follows:
The vote OF the House Monday on the bill
presented by Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois, 10 issut
fcrty millions of bonds to provide for the pay
p1ent of arrears OF pensions, indicates that
bill can be carried through BY large majority
ard il q the intention Of the Appropriation
Committee to report bill sppropriating S5-
: 600 600 Tor disbursement during the present is
cal year. and sIO,O00,OOO during the next fisca
! year. Commissioner Bentley says that unde
3 this bill pensioners OF the United States wi
. receive and average OF $3.50 each. Mr.. Bent'e
also says that II Congress will appropriate tn
: money and give him twenty-five additions
clerks he win prepare for settlement unde
T this bill, the claims of all persons now on th
pension rolls. 3r. Bentley is busy sending ou
. circulars TO pensioners, informing them OF "a
; provisions of the bill and how to make appl
cations for the money. He also instruc
pensioners not to intrust their cases to claii
agents or attorneys OF any sort, but TO appl
directly to the Department.