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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

TERRIBLE DISASTER AND Loss OF LIFE.
The steamboats, StOningtOn and NaTragan-
sett collided on Long Island Sound on Fri
DAY night last, the latter taking fire and
sinking in seven fathoms Of water. There
were between three and four hundred pas
sengeTs on board the NaTTaCansett, not less
than fifty of whom lost their lives. A New
York Post extra Of Saturday furnishes the
following account Of the disaster from pas
sengeT on the StOningtOn
soon after the steamer left Providence the
weather became thick. By Il o'clock nearly every
body was IN bed. and all on board quiet At about
1l:15 there was a sudden crash. and in a moment
there was terrible confusion. Men. women and
children in an stages of undress rushed fr1ntieaiiy
from their berths and FASTENED to the upper decks.
For q few moments everybody thought the hos {
was sinking and there was stru.sgis Tor life 1,rt-
servers. The officers OF the boat said il was leak
ing forward but that there was no danger. II was
tien seen lilat the steamer into which tlg ,tu-
lngtOu aau run @ss tHe ELrTa --tlsett. The latte-
was struck amidships. and two or three minutes
after the collision flames burst out and almost i'm
mediately cnyelopCd the entire vessel.
The scene was irlghtful. The shrieks and cries
OF the passengers 90 the Narragansett were dis
uuctlS audible on the St0uinEt1u. They could be
lcapiug into the water and rushing frauticaI-
y in an directions The boats of the Stonins-tar
were lowered after delay Of several minutes and
10y that time ths Narragansett had settled and was
sinking BY some blunder the plugs in the Lie
boats were left out and they filled with water.
This caused additional delay. Then the men in
the boats did not. know bow 10 row them. At last
n number OF persons floating ON life preservers
mattresses chairs, tables. plauks. etc.
City Of New York came up and lay on some dis.
tance. She lowered her boats and picked MP as
The rescued persons rs i'm number. were f-ansisr
red 10 the City OF New York and returned 20 son
ly scalded and others half naked"
L Z. Raines, of Norton, Mass, relates the
following tragic incident of the wreck.
Two young men. vas told. thinking any death
how 10 swim went back 10 their cabin and shot
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

THE editor of tie Philadelphia Times, Col
Mcclure, who was at the Chicago convention
from its inception to Its close, takes this view
of Garfield's nomination.
General Garheld's nomination was not peempT-
itated. for premedtatiou would have been fatal 20
It. It was born Of crisis in the convention There
was no time 10 think. and probably not one OF the
go delegates who in the hurry Of the moment
cast their votes for him the only way OF escape
from the third term rccollected that this was the
CARRIED who WAS involved in the Credit Nobilicr
scandal. II they had so recollccted they would
nave rejected the Garfield movement as a suu pcs-
ton Of suicide The sober second thought has since
stolen over their minds aud is possessing The coun-
try. General Garfield cannot come forward too
soon with his explanation. II there are extenuat-
lng circumstance. let rs know what thcy are II
ne mas peen more fool than knaye. as some Of his
friends say. and has since found wisdom Let bir,
throw himself upon the charity Of the country
lhe republican party cannot afford to carry on the
campaign under the cloud that e. now hanging
over its candidate Tor the Presidency
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

The Chicago Daily Ne1Cs which strongly
advocated Grants nomination for a third
term, denOunces Garfield and Arthur in the
following outspOken terms
The ticket nominated by the Republican Ma
tonal Convention, when viewed from any reason
able stand point, must be regarded eNcep-
.,OuaDiy NSslA onS. II Nas uui0Tlunatc enough
that Gen. Grant should be robbed Of his fair and
equitable vote by system Of rascaity unparallel-
proper characterization that he should be sup
planted by the nomination Of two such men as
James A. Garfield aud Chester Arthur.
OF the nominee for President it is only necessary
to know his history to cause mes checks to mantle
Sl1l s2ale tntt tIs pOsslote LOT any respectable
body OF men TO name him for President. His ca
reer in Congress, covering period OF eighteen
years, presents an unbrOken chain OF evidence OF
hie GhhtueSs ioT me exalted position fOr which lie
has been named.
A leading member Of the corrupt Credit RIobilier
IIhs, the confessed recipient OF that stock which
was used so libeTally for the corruption Of Congress
as long ago as 1873 the brand Of nfamy was placed
upon ms brow: MI. GARFIELD subsequently sought
to break the force OF Oakes Ames' statement re-
specting him 10y the claim that he had borrowed
money instead Of receiving stock but this was con-
clusively proven TO be false.
Very soon after James A. Garfield voted for the
infamous salary Grab act For this his eonstitu-
ents in Republican Convention assembled at War
rem, o., on the 26th of March, 1873, unanimously
adopted resolution asking James A. Garfield t.
resign his seat in the House of Representative
declaring that by voting for the retroactive Sala-
constituents" us
Upon his own confession he accepted IS. 600 from
he Pollyer M'Clellan. paving contractors OF
Chicago. Garfield was Chairman Of the Commit
mlttee on Appropriations Of the House OF Repre-
eentatives, from which the Government Of the DIs
trtct Of Columbia received the largest proportion
of its means.
As to Chester 4. Arthur, il may be said that he
represents all Of the bad qualities chargeable "a
Roscoe Conkling and his New York ring without
a single redeeming trait. To nominate him uIIor
platform pledging the Republican party 10 civil
service reform, while he himself has lust been dis
missed from tile New Yor., C,ustorn fIouse f,r ~
lation of the civilservice rules IS palpabIy ri
dlculouS as TO awaken the leers aud condemnation
OF every intelligent citizen.
IL now only remains TO be seen whether these
specks upon the white monument which stands fol
tho hrst citizens Of the nation will he eaccd by the
popularJ judgment in November or not. NC believe
II VIII be difficult for the Democrats, Insane and
idlotic as they are, to name bad ticket that L
J cannot overslaugh this corrupt pair
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

DENNIS KEARSEY's wife appears to
he "A woman of fair average common
sense, since Dennis said, in a speech in
the Greenback National Convention last
week, that before leaving California she
warned him against having anything to
do with woman suiTragists, and distinct
" declared that if he violated her in
structions, instead of greeting him with
a kiss when he returned, she would
welcome him ,ritb u dHt-irOn. Sensible
Mrs. Kearnev. even though Dennis him
self is a political lunatic.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

OREGON ratifies the nomination of General
Garfield BY electing the first Republican TO
the FOrty-seventh Congress, being kepuo-
lican rain-4lt9gEu Tribune.
The truth of history compels us to
puncture this wayward Garfield balloon,
by the simple statement that the Oregon
election took place on Monday, June Tth,
and that Garfield was not nominated
until the afternoon of Tuesday, the day
following. It was, therefore, tie ratifi.
cation of an event before it ever took
place, OF was even dreamed of.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

THE Assistant Treasurer of the Uni
ted States in New York has notified
Secretary Sherman atGnless the silver
dollars stop pouring into the vault from
the mint, that receptacle will soon over
flow, and ne viii be in trouble 70 know
what to do with them. The Treasurer
says he has over fre hundred tons Ct sill
yer dollars on hand just now, and that
nothing will persuade anybody to accept
them in payment Of debts due 10y the
government when they can possibly
avoid it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

Mrs. MARY NEWMAN BRISTER, who
was born in Montgomery county, Pa,
on June 8, 1880, has celebrated her one
hundredth birthday. She was never
sick in her life until last year, aud then
she had a fever, which Frustrated her
for short time. She is now in eXceil-
ent health. Mrs. BTiSter's maiden name
was Fry. She was married in PhiladeI-
phia in 1900 to George Brister, who was
five years her senior. He went to war
in 1872, and was at the battle Of New
Orleans. lie died in 1850 George Fry,
Mrs. Brister's father, was potter, bat
followed the business of transporting
goods by pack horses from Philadelphia
westward. He was born in Bucks cOun-
ty in 1870, and was in Braddock's cam
paign against the French and Indians,
in 1755. In 1888, at the age of lob, he
started from Philadelphia to walk to
Indiana TO visit relative who was iy-
ing there. He walked all the way to
Cincinnati, whence he wrote back to
his family. That was the last ever
heard of him.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

BECAUSE jeremiah :. Black and Jas.
4. CARRIED happen 10 belong to the same
church, and are, OF at least were at one
slime, mutual friends, is no reason why
the Republican papers should now start
the lie, that as Judge Black was leaving
TaI Europe he remarked to a Republican,
IF the Republicans wish to nominate
the purcst and best Republican in the
country, they should nominate General
Garfield" Who ever heard of Garfield
as a candidate when Judge Black left
this country early in the Spring, and is it
at all probable that after Judge Black
only 4 rev years ago, in a well uemem-
bered magazine article, had literally
tIayed Garfield on account Of certain
things me had said, would now indulge
in extravagant culogium upon him ?
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18
a REuAFKABLE FA,rr1Y.-Here Is a ST,

y REMARKABLE FANfLY.-Here Is story
OF man with foTty-two children, which Is
probably the most remarkable on record:
John Hcpner, of Reading. was born in Cferrr1a nv
IN lsl5- To 1870 he married His wife lived eight
years and bore him seventeen children. She Tire-
scufed him with twins in the first wears Uf their
marriage. The next year another pair OF twins
Was nnrn- Livery year for four years thereafter
Mrs HepucT gave birth to tripIets. The seventh
year was >iguaiized by the birth Of only one child
70 the couple Mr. Hcpncr's seventeen children.
ihe oldest only seven years ot age. IN ken in
charge three months after Mrs. Hcpnc-'s death hy
a young German lady. who became the second
Mrs HeTuer. The hrst Mrs. Hepuer died ia Feb
ruary. lstc- In February. lS4g. her successor prc-
sented Mr.. Hcpner with a boy. On Christmas Iav
% the same year the nineteenth child was added
u the Hepucr hOck- Once a year for five years q T.
ScrWard the family was increased by twins. and
for three years after that child a year was born
to Mr. HePner. The last three were torn i'm this
country Dir. Hcpner having emigratcd from Ger
many IN 1854 In 1857 his wife died having been
married nine years. OF the thirty-twO children
that had been born 20 Hcpner twelve had died
In le5S nc married widow with one child. The
third wife bore him nine children in ten years hv
single births. Mr. Hcpner and his last wife arc
still living.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18
BlaCkSilkS

Such a stock as Black Sill
affords the best test of -.
spirit of a merchant It Con-
stitutes too large a part Of h,
trade to be trifled with; a15
as he conducts that. 50 h
considers 1t wise to condrr+
the rest of his business Vr
have here the clue to hisno.
licy. If he sells SNOWY sn-,
at a low price and CALI
them cheap because they srs
snowy, or if he sells besvy
silks at a low price and CALI
them cheap because they are
heavy, he either does not
know his business or deIibe.
rately cheats. To be show
is nothing to be heavy is
nothing. A showy six
may be nearly all cotton.
heavy silk may be nearly an
dyel
We are frank enough 10
say that few statesmen rner-
chants can tell a good silk
from one that IS not good.
and often, when a bad SIX
is sold, neither the merchant
nor his salesman has a su-
piCiOn Of the fact.
But the great industry Of
silk-manufaCture, using nil
lions upon millions Of capital
and thousands upon thou
sands of human lives, is not
conducted in ignorance Of its
raw material or Of its DO
duct. Few undertakings Of
man are based on more exact
knowledge. Do you ina
gine, then, that there need
be any considerable uncer-
tainty about the quality Of a
silk which we place before
you ? There IS necessarily
just this ground Of uncertain
ty, and no other: a good six
is sometimes spoiled in the
last process Of manufacture
and the fact can be found
out only by wearing it.
The buyers problem IS
how to get the certain good
and avoid all that can Be
avoided of the uncertain bad
And this is the answer: buy
of a merchant whose genera
plan Of business IS TO deserve
your confidence by never be-
traying it, either through e
nOranCe or indifference and
whose dealings are large
enough to give him the bez
In the market at the bottom
of the market price.
This is all that can be pTo-
ftably said about buying
silks in general It COvsE
the whole ground and Is the
whole science Of buying for
persons without q sPec.l
technical, and very rare
knowledge of goods.
But very likely you want
to know what we mean By {
good silk, and what goo,
silk costs By a good six
we mean one that viii no.
disaPPOint reasonable exPs,.
tatiOns as to appearance
either when new OF old.
A good silk NAV be 60
here for a dollar. The bts
silk can be got here for tr.
dollars; after that, It Is
matter Of weight alone II.
best and heaviest we have II
plain black silk is siX-and-2
half dollars
We have no dealing j
any silk that we have ar.
distrust of; and if YOU wan.
to know what we think
any particular piece OF 81
that we sell, YOU can lear
by asking.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

InMBER FOR SALE.-The under
= signed oilers for sale at a reasonable price all
Iie tiinber on 50 Acres Of land in Richlard town
thp cambria county. said timber not only consist
ihS ol sl lhe different varieties constantly in do
uahd. 1ut being located within one mile or suu
hcr resort now IN course Of erection and for w hc n
great zeal oi lumber viii be needed. This is an In
NeSInent that cannot lie surpassed anywhere espc-
elaiy as u is the only tract Of any le ~,
IN the neighb0rhoOd and Is within a few miles of
JohnstoWn, For terms and other information cali
AT the residence Of Widow SrULL.. on the Prank
without delay, MARIA I SSTfoT{ n i'71
May y. 1SS0.-tE Past C'oreDo1,-b y,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

EX-SENATOR JAMES y. BAYARD,
father of the present Senator BayaTd,
died at Wilmington, Delaware. on sun
day last, in the Slst year of his age. lie
belonged to the earlier school OF stall
waTt statesmen whose personal honor
and otheial integrity were beyond sus-
r,ic5-fi
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

IT is impossible for woman after faith
full course of treatment with LYDIA f. PINK
HAMS VEGETABLE COsIPoUND, to continue
to suffer with a weakness of the uterus. En-.
close stamp to Mrs. LYDIA E. Pinkham.
233 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for her
pamphlets. T5-lI-2tl !
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

THE NoLTAIc BELT Co., Marshall Michi-
gan, VIII send their celebrated Electro Vol
taic Belts to the afflicted upon 50 davs trial.
Speedy cures guaranteed. They mean what
they say. Write to them without delav
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

FROM The HUB.-There is perhaps no
tonic offered to the people that possesses as
much real intrinsic value as the Hop Bitters
Just at this season of the year, when the
stomach needs an appetizer, or the blood
needs purifying. the cheapest and best rem
is worth pound of cure don't wait until
you are Frustrated by a disease that NAV
take months for you to recover in.-Boston
Globe
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.

- Estate Of MARX KIRIAHar decd
Letters testameBtary on the estate of 1Ta-l XII.
lahan late Of C!earheld township. deceased. hsye
Hceh stanteu 70 the undersigned. residing in the
same township All persons indebte,f - = "a r.
tlIe VII please make payment without delay and
those having claims against the same viii r,-csorf
them- properly prohated. for settlemept
JOSEPH BERINGER Executor
Cleardeld Twp. May Il IsSO-st
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

SHow fell in Minneapolis, Mum. on
Monday.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

lT is aptly suggested by the Raleigh
n c. Observer that, admitting the
cost. direct and indirect, of the rehell-
ion to have been as Secretary Sherman
states it in his recent reply to Con-
gressional resolution of inquiry-S6. 800
600, 000-it would have been a good deal
cheaper if the Government had purchas-
ed the Southern slaves at $500 apiece all
around. That would have settled the
matter wlthOu any war at all. As it is
the expense of freeing the 3. 800. 900 ne
groes at the South was about 8, 600 each
including superannuated, the cripples
and the pickaninnies. As BENJAMIN
Franklin would say, that was paying
rather dear for the whistle The most
discOnsolate part of the business in that
Notwithstanding the negroeswere bought
at so high price they betray disposi-
tion to go back on the Republicans by
voting with their old masters PhiIa-
delDbid Record.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

It Is a remarkable coincidence that
Garfield and Arthur taught school in
the same room remote from their pres
ent places of residence. North POwnaI
Bennington county, Vt, formerly known
as Whipple'S Corner, is situated in the
southwestern corner of the state, and by
the usual travelled roHl is an hours ride
from New York, through the corner of
Vermont, by way of North 'Pownal,
into the state of Massachusetts. In
1861, Chester y. Arthur, fresh from
Union college, came to North POwnal,
and for one summer taught the village
school. About two years later James
n. Garfield. then a young student at
Williams college, several miles distant.
IN order to obtain the necessary means
to defray his expenses while pursuing
his studies, came also to North Pownal
and established a writing school in the
same room formerly occupied by Mr..
Arthur, and taught classes in penman-
ship during the long winter evenings.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

EOR PROTHONOTARY.-Tbe m
dersigned offers himself a a candidate for
the once OF irothonot1ry cf Cambria county sub
Ject 10 democratic rules. and III nnrniuo4ed sr,l
elected feels competent 70 discharge the duties al
the position intelligently and salts iactorilv
Ebensburg March %, lsso-t.e, i--'' a n I'm
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18
ruE AN1ERICUs NLUB.

The Americus Club of this city, num-
bering sixty men, with George McGnw-
an as marshal. will leave on Saturday
morning in the II. 30 train for Cincin-
natl. \ banner, beautiful work of art,
will be carried by the Club to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. The
banner is made of the richest material,
with life-like owl worked upon its cen
tire. The Club will be accompanied by
the Wecacoe Legion Band, consisting of
twpntV DipcPS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18
THE REAL STATESMAN.

When the House b., 90 increase the
per diem pay Gf the Night Inspectors of
Cust0siis from 81 80. to S3 was in tie
Senate for passage, Mr.. Bayard advoca-
ted and Mr.. Beck opposed it, saying it
was simply increasing the Republican
campaign fund. :" Mr.. Bayard said it
had never occurred to him, in legislating
as to the compensation of employees, to
inquire whether the employe was a Re-
publican or Democrat, nor did he pro-
pose to time his votes with any relation
to al election, 10y voting one way before
aud another after. Such statesman is
Mr.. Bayard
The Empire state OF the South, Geor-
gIa, sends solid Bayard delegation to
Cincinnati. The southern delegation
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-12-21
PROBATE NOTICE.

A CC0UNro and vouchers have been fled In
n the Probate Court Of Monroe County,
Ohio, by the following Executors, Admins
traitors aud Guardians, to wit:
First and final account Of Thomas Scott Ad.
ministrator Of tho estate Of James Scott
deceased a.
Fifth partial and final account of John Stins
Guardian OF the minor heirs Of Rufus
Slime, deceased.
First partial acc c,unt Of John Jefsrs Adm'i
Of the estate Of Hannah p. Hutchisori
deceased
First partial account of W. T. Hurd Adm'l
of the estate of James Messerly decd.
First partial account Of VIM. J. Moore Guar
diohsof Matthew Moore, a minor
First partial account Of George Clingau
Guardian Of RIizabsth ]. Clingau, minor
Second partial account Of Samuel Sbral
Guardian of the estate Of Allen C, 3 oith,
minur Of Thomas Smith. dec assd
Fifth and final account Of Lesuder D Cram
blett Guardian Of Joana Cramblett q minor
First partial account of John W. Gimei
Trustee Of William Colvin, a non .residsn'
of this State.
Any person interested may file writer
exceptions to said accounts, or any item there
Of on or before the 18th day of Janrary
next, when the Same will be finally heard aut
continued from day to day until disposed Of
K. K. WALTON,
dsc2l. .'s0w3. Probate Judge u. C. Q.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-12-21
Resolutions OF Respect,

DIED AT his residence in Elk town
ship. Noble county, Ohio, December End
1880, Bro. Vincent Boner, aged 81
years. Brother Boner lived as he wished
tn die and died as he wished he had
lived, christian man in peace with hfs
God and all men. To say more would
he supelflnou., to say less would be de-
traction. therefore, he il
Resolued, .Bv the members of, Sa
ford Lodge. No 400. F Il A. NJ that
in the death of B other b 'ner tlat the
fraternity has lost an exemplary mi mmr
and one whose example ls worthy OF imi
tali,,n bv the societv..
Resolced, That the hrreaved cOmpan,
ion and children has lost b loved hus.
band and father and the community y
good pious citizan.
RESOLVED, That copy Of these reso-
lutions he sent to the Noble County
Republican. Noble County Press. SPIRIT
OF DEMocRk CT. and Monroe Gdzetfe and
copy to the friends Of the d. C, ased.
A r SMITH,
A j. CAvENAUGH,
GEO w robin ON, !.
C.'mmittee. !.