The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-19
LETTER FROM PITTSBURGH.
PrrTsBURG, Nov. I5. 1880

quent enough, we feel like as we WOnld new
er do 50 any more but there VIII still be
plenty of Democrats, still enough of men
ambitious to lead aid ambitious for otBce-
Ben Hill. of Georgia, has lately pronounced
the Democratic party as dead and good for
nothing. Ben Is not = good judge. lie is
better looking after fatheress babies before
they are born than ANYTHING else. SO that
girl said who had one in Washington lie
wants to ooSs the Federal patronage in his
state, and haStenS to get in Yes, let Us have
BaTTabas- lie joins III the cry, Cruelty the
Democratic party - 1t j. the only thing that
has heart enough for the whole country
Cruelty it 49, 1t won't die Il natural death
very soon, that seems very certain,
When the electoral bill was before the
House an attempt was made TO hliibu~teT
and gain time. Ran iall was willing, but the
Southern men would not stand up to the
work. lamaranu Gibson, of Louisiana, were
of every night with the friends OF Hayes, ar
ranging for recognition, and when Randall
said tae South would not stand up tn him
scarcely any one could see it in that light and
thought he was trying 10 excuse the general
cuwardice which characterized that exciting
time. Ben liiil now cCufeSStS and giOrIeS in
il, aHd ranks himself & leader IN II. on
need not wait uH Malone 10 help organize
the Senate. Look over in Ben IiIll's corner
Il you want TO see a Hopper. David Davis
IS not too heavy to try handspring either, i
he does weigh 800 pounds. Should lac assist
the Republicans in organizing the Senate, lac
il!8us Gti tlstck tte Utlltil, Nllicl u 10 TIC
enlarged bE the elevation % q Few taEOrlteS.
Political wrecks are plenty ali along our At
laHtic and Cult Coast. from QuOddy's Head
70 the Rio GTandc. Some of them are not 50
much damaged but they may 20 into dry
dock and get gid Of their Digc water, but oth-
eTS are smashed all to pieces, with hardly
bulk head left to tell who they were.
! am told that Wallace loses 81 600 by be
ing personally responsible for The printing
and expenses 0f the Congressional Commit
tee. l would be soTry if u Is 50, for he work
ed hard during The canvass. To be beaten
and lose that amount Of money Is not
pleasant reflection. | do not see much chance
tor him 20 get even in Pennsylvania politics.
We might elect him Governor in 1882, but
doubt whether he would think the game, or
the chances of the game, worth tic rffoJt.
Wallace is good lawyer, however, and the
chaucrs are, il he gets bacl, to his office with
any kind Of health, that he will take more
pleasure IN his profession, where the gains
with him viii he large and certain, thsn be
could possibly have !n the lncesSant turmoil ]
Of political life. 80 mote it re.
4 REMARKABLE SHOWER or STONES
Last Saturday q week agc, while NT. Isaac
Reed and h.s fUur children were picking cot
ton upon portion Of land belonging - Mr..
Newton Gates, iE this county, says the Mar
irtta t,za.) Journal, ROCKS began to fan about
when NJ. Reed. in anger, gTasped up a stone
and exclaimed whoever YOU are, IL You
don't stop, yuu'H get this 80 holding up the
stone ia H.s hand. 5ut the rocks kept on
falling 50 fast that all began 10 wonder who
could hc throwing them, when il was noticed
that tEeg We're rising on 5He ground about
them and falling back SO strange . sight
-auSed them to leave the field and 90 to the
house near by, hen the stone falling com
mrUrcd there. Some of the near ucjehhors
were sent for, among them hT. y. Gates
and Nj. J. BaZeI q sister Of whom is Mr..
Reeds viIcl, and all saw the rocks falling.
some Of which We're hot, and all testify to
the same f3cis-fCr facts they are-but gs
TO the cause none Of them pretend to know.
Now some viii be 50 iucrcauiuuS as utterly
to deny this and Cry out "i'-haw ,' and
Superstition :; vet, in spite Of all, these are
Wpll-eStabii-Hed facts, as human tp.timOUy
can establish. Bcttcr accept them As facts
and 60 to Investigating for the cause. On
Monday week the same manifesto atoms were
repeated AZ the same place, and one Of the
stones struck little boz on the foot and an
other stone struck MI Bazcl on the shoulder
BY the way. this is not the first time that
these sort Of manifestations" and zap
PeaTances." ." Or call them by what names you
please, have occurred. for in other places in
this state and Virginia sUch have occurred.
z- =--
4 NUMBEK Of men were assembled the
other day at their boarding house al Browns
saw mill, Burdiii citv. in the Bradford oil
region. The fire nciug low in the stove one
Of the men took cup Of oil from q bucket
ing in the cup catching fire and burning his
hand he threw it away and it fell into
bucket nearly full Of oil. An explosion in
stantly eHsued and the burning fluid was
scattered all through the room, deluginC the
clothes of the men with flaming oil. They
ran out Of doors cDgeTcd with a sheet Of fire
and writhed on the ground in their agony
Meanwhile the house burned rapidly tn the
ground and in the embers were found the
chaTred bodies Of four men who had gone
yI-Fsr iFff flrtty
llpaley and Ilisde. or those who were
down stairs Joe .Danuock, Henry Monroe
Frank Welsh and another man, name uB-
known, are dead. Another victim is not ex-
pected TO recover.
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The larger portion Of the population If West
Chester turned into the street about noon
Yesterday to witness the arrival Of Taylor
smith IN Sheeibarrow, pushed by Robin
son REGISTER. The cause of all the excite
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