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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

WISCONSIN is afflicted with Cameron
ism as well as Pennsylvania. In 1879
Angus Cameron of that State was elect
ed to the Senate of the United States
over the late Matthew II. Carpenter, by
a coalition of the Democratic minority in
the Legislature with certain number
of boiling Republicans, who refused to
vote for Carpenter although he was the
regular caucus candidate. In supporting
Cameron for Senator the Democrats soon
discovered that they had committed a
mOnstrous blunder, the only remarkable
thing in his career being the fact that
he was born on the day, July 4, 1926,
made memorable by the death of Thom-
as jefferson and John Adams. As Il
Senator he was of no account when com
pared to the gifted and brilliant CaTpen-
ter. who succeeded in defeating the re-
election of Senator Howe in 1879. Cam
eron's term expired on the 4th of March,
but the Legislature of Wisconsin refused
to listen TO his appeals for another term
last January, and elected Philetus Saw
yer. a few weeks ago Carpenter died,
and Cameron. at the election last week,
was chosen to serve out his Unexpired
time. 1t is now charged by the anti
Cameron men that the election was the
result both of a conspiracy and whole
sa le bribery, and as confirmation of the
latter it has been discovered that on the
day after the election member of the
Assembly had paid off a 81 500 mortgage
on his homestead without any visible
means Of getting the money, while 9th
er members were found to be remarkably
flush. An investigation is threatened
but Cameron is now back in the Senate.
where the Republicans stand in sore
need of his vote, and he Will not likely
be disturbed. What an ineffahle dis
grace it is that in so many cases of the
election of men to the high position OF
American Senators, their places have
been literally bought by the corrupt and
almighty dollar
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

THE New York World says: The
Boer army which defeated the British
force in the Transvaal the other day was
directed by an Irishman. This fact
does not make the catastrophe any more
cheering to Englishmen. The two ablest
Generals in the British army, General
Roberts and General Sir Garnet Wolse-
", are Irishmen, and General Cclley,
who was killed, was also an Irishman.
The Irishman referred to by the World
in connection with the recent defeat of
General Colley at Spi;zkop by the Beers,
is Alfred Aylward. According to the
London Times, Aylward was at one time
connected with the Fenian organization
in Ireland, but severed his connection
with that body on account of deter
mination at one Of the secret councils of
the leaders to assassinate Lord Mayo.
then Chief Secretary for ireland. Ayl-
ward protested and declared that he
would warn Lord Mayo, which he did,
and for doing which an attempt was
made to take his life He received q
sum OF money from the government,
though he never became an informer,
and soon after emigrated to South Afri-
ca, where he spent some time prospect
ing in the diamond fields. In 1877 he
entered the Boer army, then fighting a
native chief called Secocoeni. He has
edited paper, is the author of work
on the Transvaal and its people. an1 is
the chief adviser of Joubert, the leader
OF the Beers. 1t is hardly possible for a
war to exist in any part of the world
without an Irishman taking full hand
in it. and always, when free TO act,
against the oppressor. They have fought
for freedom and the rights of man wher-
! ever astruggie was made ntheir defence,
and have only been prevented from do
ing so On their own soil because the
means 10y which success can alone be
achieved have been withheld from them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

WILLIAM II, GRIEE, of HaZetOn.
Luzerne county, in this State, who was a
delegate to the Chicago convention. was
lucky enough to blunder into casting the
first and only vote for Garfield, and to
stick to it throughout all the baIloting.
When the long-delayed and final result
was reached, Grier had an undoubted
right to excIaim with Thomas Il. Ben
ton on memorable occasion in the Sen
ate SOLITARY and alone. 1 set this ball
in notion" Grier is now at Washing
ton seeking his reward at the hands of
Garfield, and his objective point is said
to be the Office of Second Assistant Post
master General. This is the Office whose
incumbent is invested with power and
supervision over what are known in the
Western Territories as "star route -
mail contracts, and has been held for
several years by Gen. Brady, Of Indiana.
who was as poor as the editor of a coun-
try newspaper when he was appointed
by Grant. but who has made. as the say
ing is, "a nice thing out of il" by close
venient theory of addition, division.
andsilence." " The charges against Brady
of completely in corruption with severa,
of the contractors on the most impOT
tant of these "star routes - have long
been the town talk Of Washington, and
have also been discussed in Congress
That he is a bad egg does not seem t,
admit of any serious doubts. There art
more applications for Brady's place than
for any other Office at Washington, th,
majority of the crowd being fully awar.
that it is the fattest kind of a berth for;
scouudreI Grier is reputed to be al
honest man, and if he gets the Office. a
we hope he will, The scandals that hav
grown out OF Brady's manipulation @
the tstar route contracts ought to L
az instructive lesson to him.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

A STARTLING SPECTACLE. -lnte lligence
received from Charlotte, = g, gives the de
tails Of the brutal fl0gging of mulatto fiTl
by her mother with cOwhide. The account
states that The piteous screams o. woman
in the California section OF that city startled
the Heighborhood about eleven O'Clock IN the
morning. As people ran to their doors
naked woman, bleeding from her hair 10 her
stockings, the only stitch which was on her
BODY. rushed shriekinE from tie door OF the
house. She ran wildly up the railroad 10 The
crossing, dashing across this iranticaliy.
Still screaming with pain and terror she ran
down an alley near By and broke fuadi+ IN
to house hundred yards from the street.
Several persons were passing at the time,
some ladies among the number One OF two
met her as she came mp the abroad, and all
stepped aside as if locomotive nad been
coming.
In about half an hour after this spectacle
n woman applied to Justice hcNinch for
warrant for her mother who, she said, had
torn her clothing from her and beaten her
With'a cOWhidc She removed enough of her
clothing to prove her assertion That not an
inch of her body was free from blood welt.
She was, she said, q day servant at a board
ing house on 1yIOu street. She went home
to her mother every night, but failed last
night on account ot the weather Her moth
cr had met her ON Mint street on her way
home that morning. When they met the
mother held q heavy Wilde iu her hand
ana ordered the girl home. 'I'li teach You
She said, "how 20 spend another night in
Buzzard's Boost" The latter is a place of
bad repute IN Charlotte. The girl thorough
ly afraid of her mother. went. The rest has
been told. She could not endure the pain
Of the raw hide upon the naked skin and es-
capped from the house, pursued by her tigeress
of a mother for a short distance with the
reeking hide uplifted.
The girls name is Beua Young, and her
mother is Lizzie Young. The daughter is
handsome and light the mother ugly, black
and brutal. The latter was sent 10 Jail for
thirty days. When a constable went TO ar
rest her q crowd had gathered around and
the excitement in the vicinity was great.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

Miss PAENELL, a sister Of the Irish
Land Lacquer, while recently on her
way to Dublin, found a large number of
ladies at Mullingar station awaiting her
arrival. They crowded around the car
in which she was sitting. and in response
to their demands Miss Parneu appeared
on the platform and addressed them as
follows
LADIES OF MULLNGAR: l hope you will
stand together and not be afraid. If YOU
will stand by the League ] think | can pro-
mise YOU that the League will stand by you.
Now, if there is any man here who is afraid
Of going TO Jail let him hold up his hand,
mot band was raised. Now, If there are,
any men here who are not afraid of going to
prison, let them hold mp their hands. All
hands raised at ouce.1 Well, that's right.
I'll tell Mr.. Forster that the next time / see
him. | think I heard some say. what about
Davitt?" Wei, IN tell you what about Da-
witt l think if there is any one here for
whom Dayitt has worked and suffered who
IS not willing 10 make any sacrifice to carry
on the work which DavItt began, l do not
thiuk he is worthy of the name of a man So
follow Davitts adyice-and you know Da-
witt Sadvice was 10 stand by tine Land League
and not be afraid Of the landlords If you
stand firm, and don't let the landlords get
the victory, y,-that's TO say, if you don't let
them get too much remit think / can saw
Davitt VIII be a free man this day twelve
months.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

y TRIVATEDINNER was given to Gen.
Hancock on last Saturday night by the
Manhattan Club of New York, in which
about 10 prominent Democrats Of that
city and State participated. IN reply to
a toast. Gen. Hancock delivered brief
address. and speeches were made by Gen.
Mcclellan. Augustus Schell. eE-Goyern-
or Hoffman. Judge Brady. Ex-Governor
DOrsheimer. Gen. John b. Gordon, Of
Georgia. Congressman Hewitt and Cox,
and 10y State Senator Eckley B. Coke, Of
this State. The editor Of the JohusJ0wn
Tribune. with a mind capacious FOR such
work. in referring to the dinner and to
. General Hancock's remarks, in which
he said he had no fault to find with th5
failure Of his friends and nothing to re
+ gret or modify Of his own acts or utter
. ances. interprets Gen. Haucock's word:
as follows Therefore, we suppose, he
+ approves the Morey style of canvass and
will take back nothing he said about Pro
lection with a big P) even when hu
spoke like an ass. After reading this
. sentence in connection with what Gen
Hancock did say, as noted above, ID
man viii have any difficulty in determin
ing whether Gen, Hancock '.spoke lik
an ass or whether the editor of tn
Tribune plainly wrote himself down "a
ass" The low insiuuation that Gen
Hancock approves the Morey letter emf
uently becomes a paper whose owner
during the late campaign, kept at tn
head of its editorial page a forged ex
tract from Wade Hampton's speech a
Staunton, Virginia, as well as forge
letter from Mr.. BeltzhOover, a Demo
cratic member of Congress from thi
State.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

THE RUSH FOR OFFICE.-Office seekers
swarm at the White House and IN ali the de-
paTrmeutS, demanding pay for their services
in the Presidential campaign. Ihe pressure
is not relieved by telling them that the IN
cumbFuts are Republicans who were vIg0r-
OusiE assessed three successive times for the
October and November elections They
have no respect for civil service rules, and
regard reform with contempt
Taking Garfield at his word in the letter
OF acceptance, the Republican State deieGa-
tious iu Congress have assumed TO relieve
him OF all responsibility by formally naming
their favor.tes for preferred places.
How these hungry patriots are to be salts
fed is the first business of the new Admins
the eXactiug poll gdnS viii not allow to be
postponed OF eyaded. The cry for rotation
in Office was never louder than at this time,
and the most experienced observers admit
that the rush for place when Gen. Grant sue
cCeded Andrew johnson was not comparable
TO what it is now.
Gen. Grant began the work Of reform by
turning out the whole diplomatic representa-
ton, mostly appointed by MI. Lincoln, with
the exception of NIr. Marsh, in Italy, vino
. was left as monument of Executive elem
. eucv. He then directed his attention to do
nestle appointments and made pretty clean
sweep in the home branches OF the public
service. which were thus rendered truly 10y
al. preparatory to the movement for SECOND
term.
The slalwarts who opposed Hayes, anO
who aIlcge that he CUammed the department
with the thieves, fOrgeTS, and perIuTers O
the Returning Boards that counted him in
demand a purihcatiCu which shall send then
where they properly belong. They meal
business, and refuse to take No for an an
swer.-N. J. sun.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

THE Governor of Minnesota has ag-
pointed General \. T. EdgertOn L. s.
Senator. to take the place of Mr.. Win
dom, the new Secretary Of the Treasury.
1t is said of Edgerton that during the
last twenty years he has been identified
with the political history of Minnesota
''as a Democrat, Granger and Republi-
can" This being so, EdgertOn is a
very handy man to have in d State, for
no matter who happens to be its Govern
or he couldn't make very much Of pO-
Htical mistake in appointing him to any
vacancy in Office that might turn Up.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

The CAR OF RUSSIA AssAssIEATED.- .-
The Gar Alexander was assasSiuated on
Sunday last. He was driving in company
with his brother the Grand Duke Michael,
from Michael Palace to the Winter Palace
when a bomb was thrown under the carriage,
exploding with a terrific crash. The Car
alighted, and as he was standing at the door
Of the carriage, a second bomb was thrown
exploding at his feet He fell and cried for
help. He was conveyed to the Winter
Palace, where his wounds were at Onee pro-
nOunced fatal. The doctors thought of
trying amputati0n, but he mOtioned them
away fr1m the bedside. He Was sensible to
the last and took iaaye Of the members OF the
Imperial family. He expired at $50 P. II.
Several members of the Cars escort were
killed and the Grand Duke Michael was
slightly wounded. The assassins, two in
number, were arrested They are Nihilists.
There was intense excitement i'm St. Peters
burg. 4 council Of state was held immedi-
ately after the Cars death He was born
on April 20, 1918. Five unsuccessful at
tempts had been made on his life, the first in
1866. He will be succeeded by the Care
witch, AleXandrovitch, born on
February 20, 1915.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

NOT DEAD But SLEEPING. Several weeks
ago there arrived at Allentown a number Of
Huugarians who had but lately come to this
country. Among their number was Young
man, named john GUyIubuTe. aged 22NparS
He was suffering at the time with what was
considered q heavy cold, accompanied with
drowsiHess. He finally dropped into heavy
slumber or trance, iu which condition ne Still
continues and from which. so far. every ef-
fort to awaken him has been unsuccessful
He was conveyed 20 the County Hospital. at
WiscOeviUc, and Is still i'm that Institution.
His appearance Is That of healthy man.
lie has been given nourisLmeut regularly 10y
the attendants, who have no trouble in ad-
ministerIug il. as Ee swallows the same as il
he was iD "a normal condition. The man has
not spoken word since he dropped into the
trance, but az times yaWGs similar to q per
son reused from slumhcr. The case in gen
eJal is q mystery 10 the medical fraternity,
as they used ali kinds Of experiments. such
as placing the patient under shower bath,
violent shaking, pInching. etc, but all prov
ed OF no avail To-day Doctors y. ID. ET8-
man anL J. Kline experimental ON the pa
tieut with powerful Caivauic batteries which
were brought from PEiladel lphia for that pur-
pose. They were applied iH all shapes with
10 favorable results other than a slight
one time during the experiment the man
opened his eyes iu q daZed sort OF q manner,
but Immediately closed them. which fact
leads some TO believe that Le is partially con.
sCiOuS, bat Is utterly devoid of all motion On
power. as me does not move i'm the bed. but
has 10 be lifted from one place TO the other.
The case eNclJeS great curiosity among the
medical fraternity and the community in
general, and the hospital is visited daily hl
hundreds Of visitors. Prominent medicG
and scientific men have been invited to iu
. yestiEate this strange case.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

\ YOUNG wOMAN recently died in Phoenix
vile, Pa. and the day of her funeral was ap-
pointed On the evening before, the body
was taken from the lee box. carried to a
neighb0Ting place and buried, the coffin that
had been purchased being left in the house
in PhGnixvile. The next day the relatives
and friends assembled, unconscious that the
corpse was in au adjoining county and the
usual services were observed. Wiling hands
lifted the coffin into the hearse and loving
hearts joined the sad cortege, following the
bier to the railroad depot, where, with MANY
tears, they saw the coffin borne away on the
train
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

TEE FACTS ABOUT JUDGE HUNTS Four
WIvEs.-As there is considerable gossip float
ing about the country in regard TO our much
married Secretary Of the Navy, 1t would be
as well perhaps, in Justice to the dead as
well as the living to give the facts. liiilm
Henry Hunt was born I'm South Carolina,
but at an early re went to reside with his
father, in New Orleans. He Went to ale
College, but did not graduate, and on his re-
turn home studied law. and began the prac-
ticc of his profession in 1917 or 1913 His
brothers. Randall and Theodore @. Hunt,
We're distinguished Wing politicians and
prominent men in the South.
Secretary Hunts first SAIL on the matrimo-
NAL sea was with Miss Andrews of MissiSsip-
pi who lived but q short time. His second
wife was Miss Elizabeth Eldgley Of BaitI-
more. daughter of Commodore Charles Good
win Bidgley, United States Navy, with whom
he lived very happily and 10y whom he had
several children.
His third mate was widow, Mrs Harri-
son, q daughter of jacob Barker. She was
much older than Mr.. Hunt, and shortly after
the marriage they found they had made q
mistake. ana agreed TO disagree: she to 90
to Europe and he to remain in this country.
While She was in Europe there was divorce
act passed UV tile Louisiana Legislature,
containing clause which embraced Hunt S
case, ana abTidgiug the time for decrecs.-
Another Legislature repealed this act, but
while it was i'm force Mr. Hunt instituted
suit, and obtained @ decree Of absolute di-
vorcc.
\ year after this Mr.. Hunt married Miss
Adams Of New Orleans. When he and ms
new wife reached New OTk on their we'd
ding trip, the third wife, Mrs. Harrison
Hunt. brought STit for divorce, alleging
adultery The court decided that under tho
Louisiana law the divorce was legal. Mrs
Harrison carried the case to the United
States Supreme Court which held that tie
louisiana decree was perfectly good auC
. valid--BGlfjmOre NcJrS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

HAIR-BEEADTH EsCAPEs--Captain Paul
BUyt0u. the famous swimmer, who was re-
Gently reported dead. is alive. aud, with the
exception of two slight bullet wounds, i~ well
He is a prisoner OF war iu Lima, whence Le
wrcle TO @ Baltimore friend on February Z.
iu the letter Ee says.
zone might ! sailed across TIE Island 0t san
Lore 70 and dropped anchor under the glh so the
head of IT, The Island was occupied Icy small
garrison Of Clt.5Hus. aud their fleet anchored az
The other end daring tic day Ia6.uZ q serred1
and my dress padded ashore for the purpose OF
making q reCouloltre- Before leaving ] ordered
The men on tus S.u1g not 20 move until returned
which ] said would be about hour. i was de-
taIuei for over three hours ON account OF d. -uu-l
which i had 90 ltuk. and when did yet Ha x. go
me. At that time could not start for the maj NJ
laud as daylight would reveal me TO the enemy
before was three miles from the island. So was
compelled 60 seek q hiding place which ! found il
sea lions. seals aud offers. They raised 81 irltlul
r577 % my "a pFe.-aIre among them. which caused
Ey aaIr 90 sLIL1 as stTItGHi u-f ql my head as la
could get Iu my rubber suit succeeded in get
until brighter daylight showed me "a better place.
The sea lions made TO attempt 90 modest tug. tlt
the seals were more ug ul-ltve and more than once
] Iaa o. EL-ch them over i.e nose WITH my paddle.
sat there ali day long without mouth luli 90 cat
or q drop gf water ts drink Night came gt last
ami then ] started ON my voyage home Est %
Cala1. little before 1--WE O'Clock il the morn
where / came near HeLuE shot iEll "- holes uE The
guards The mole. Thank heaven. tHg- were not
good marks-sau or would NOT be telling guu my
story" lie went into Lima % surrender ON JaLu-
Of MOO. "BulLets lew through the streets as
thick as hail." writes B1ytau- -the yeus OF the
wounded men, the slrlehs % frightened women
the red glare Of "a hundred nrcs-lll went o. form
a-iue. On the night of tLe 18th you could Eu- walk
ten steps without stumbling over o. dead man
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

ASNOw- STORM IISCIDENT.-As an incident
of the late unprecedented snow storm, says
the Valley Falls CKansas) Register, sammy
Strawn tells the following:
Il had noticed rbat several of my chickens were
missing but could not imagine what had become
OF them. Looked an around the place for them In
vain. Ten DAYS came and went. Suu stll no It'd
ipps from my chickens. was chopuing wood near
my peach kiln and thought heard the pleasant
song and chatter OF chickens Guided 10y the noise
L investigated that peach kiln, all covered with
brush and snow. There they wcre- htteen hens,
an warm and merry as could be. iu the hre-pit-
dug them out. and don't You think, found two
or three dozen eggs with thgmi They huL5ereu
out thin. but gay ANA hungry as hawks. for they
had tasted for ten long days aud ughts-putti-i
in their time in cid maid style egEs-actly.'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

THE San Jose (CaL) Herald says That
during q late storm strange thing happened
out in the Willows. The trees on the lands
OF Norris Plummer and MIR. Arthur We're
covered with lizards, and some were also
found lodged in the branches and stuck on
the ends OF the lately cut limbs of the tree.
The lizards varied from two to four inches
in length. As to how they came there no
one can positively tell, but it is the Oplnion
OF those who saw them that they must have
raincd down, This looks a little like a can
ard, but Mr.. Plummer and II. l.. Dart are
ready to vouch for the truth of the state
ment. We have heard of angle-worms and
toads falling during a thunder storm. but
this is the first instance of a shower of liz
ards
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

WHY SHOULD THEY No man or woman
can do satisfactory work when the brain is
dun, the nerves are unsteady, the system re-
laXed and they feel generally wretchcd. Why
should lawyers, merchants, Clergymcu, doc
tors. mechanics or mothers often miseraby
drag through their work in this condition,
when a small amount of ParkeT'S Ginger
Tonic will always. at a moderate cost, clear
the brain, and give them the strength and the
Will to perform their duties satisfactorily .
We have felt its strengthening and bracing
effects and can recommend it most highly.
See another coIumn.-Ed. For sale at the
Postofice Drug Store, Ebensburg, Pa.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

ENGIIsHMEN formerly supposed that Amer
lean running horses were inferior to theirs
but during the last two years Parole. WaIlen-
stein and other fast ones that we're sent from
this country to England, have won hundreds
of thousands of dollars for such Americans
as the Messrs. LOrillard, James Gordon Ben
nett, &c. The Englshmen have inveStiea-
ted the reasons for the great success of Amer
lean horses, and find that they are kept in
such fine condition by tine constant use of NJ.
Il. Roberts Horse Powder Sporting Times.
For sale by +. James, Druggist, and Barker
q Bro, EbenSbuTQ Pa.