The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-09-24

! GnrExEAcKERs N CoUEsEI4-Ihe Green
! barE convention Of Cambria county met IN
/ the Court House in this place Monday last,
1 eighteen out OF the fifty-two districts IN tlie
! coates and nominated the following ticket
4 by acclamation Assembly, John W. Sel9l,
1 of Johnstown Prothonotary Anthony VIII
( of Chest Springs Reglstor anu hecoLuei'
II p Friedhoff, of Conemaugh township /;
: Poor House Director forthree years, Anthony
Gill. of Chest township; County Surveyor,
/ Paul Yahner, of Elder township. No noInl-
nation for District Attorney was MADE anU!
+ consequently VIM. H. Sechler, ESQ, VIII
( have a walk over Mr.. T. =. RYnder, editor
{ of the Altoona 4drGBce, was named as the
choice of the convention for Congress, WIN
; the following conferees David loDlil, Johh
/ Flatterv and John Durbin, who were also
selected as Senatorial conferees, but as the
convention presented no candidate IOr tlat
position, the cOnfereeS would seem 10 De
more for ornament than use. r >. DySaft,
( of Johnstown, was chosen Chairman OF the
/ County Committee, and the following resol-
utions unanimously adopted
/ Resolred first That this convention endorse the
/ platform OF the National tfreenback Labor party
Of Pcnpsylvania as the expression OF our views on
state issues and. second, that this convention en-
dorse the platform Of principles adopted Dy I'm. tne
assembled at Chicago, June 9th, 1850. as the eN-
preston OF this convention on national issues
ResOIrsd, That we send greeting 10 the people Oi
/ Maine congratulating them on the great and glo-
rious Creenback battle fought and won in defence
J the nation
/ The following preamble and resolution was
B submitted to the Committee by Mr.. &. W.
/ Pringle delegate from Wimore, but was
not reported to the convention
WHEREAS We deem it nexpedient to make
. nomination for Congress. believing that cur cand-
I datewoud meet with defeat, and whereas Gen: a:
II CofTrnth our present Congressman, to his credit
be it said never betrayed the confidence placed in
him BY the people and being always ready 70 ,n nep
our country friend in time oi need when labor
wants a friend he Is their help; when freedom Tor
our nation called on him he was not found W, want 1
ture will bless him for that imperishabe deed. Or
phans, widows invalids and soldiers an unite m
declarngl that he never shirked duty OF dchlcu
them his assistance in time OF need: nor was ever
any wrong attributed to him in his Official career
ResoTyci That tho sense of this convention is
that no nomination should be mace oGt 'att .ne
National Greenhack Labor party OF TINS dlstrlct
will Justly consider Gen Cohroth's claims for Con
gress and give him their undivided support
CoURT PRoCEEDING.-We continue report
/ of the proceedings of Court
In the case of Hall ct al. against Smith and
others the verdict was for defendants. 1hlS
was on Friday. The history of the case IS
about as follows At an early day Michael
( and Adam Meyer owned certain tract OF
/ land in Washington township belng part OF
I the tract known as the Thomas Johns tract.
I They both died. leaving heirs, The proper
/ tv of the heirs of Adam MOyer was sold at
; Sheriff's sale and ). II. Smith became the
, purchaser. NOW, Jne nelfS OF SitClldcl hOg tI
. bring suit TO recover their interest in said
tract alleging that their land is embraced in
( tnat which said :. III. Smith holds possession
OF under SheTiffs deed
The case went to the jury at II O'Clock,
and, quarter of an hour afterward, verdict
/ was rendered for defendant
5 John SwOpe was brought into Court and
admitted to bail in the sum OF 81, 500, his
. brother Henry going good for him. John,
! il will be remembered by our readers, Is one
of the parties implicated in the Allegheny
/ township burglary case.
SENTENCES.
The following sentences were pronounced,
Immediately after the assembling OF Court
Friday afternoon, on parties adjudGed guilty
the week preceding
Chauncey Myers, larceny, Sl00 fine and
/ costs, and to undergo Imprisonment in the
Western PenitentiaTy for the term of two
years.
Lewis Garvagnate. larceny, two charges
one year on each charge in the Western Pen
itentiarV or two years as the full term.
John Mcliale, assault and battery and ma
licious mischief, three months in the county
Jail.
Edward Gordon, larceny, three months in
the county Jail, with s. fine and costs attach
ed
Mrs. Margaret Rhyle, larceny, was sen
fenced to six months in the county Jail. This
lady is encjente to which is attributed the
circumstance that term of years in the
Western Penitentiary was not adjudged her
Upon rendition of the verdict she burst intC
tears and the officers who removed her tC
jail feared she would break out into OpeT
Mysteries.