The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-03-31
Our PHIlADELPHIA LETTER.

CHINA-WAsHINGTO AIALARIA-THE
WRONG COLOR-FRANKLIN PIERCE
AND LORENZO DON-DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONvENTION--PHILA PHIA
MOCRACY--SPECIAL BREYlTIES.
PHILADELPHIA, March p, 1882.
[Regalar Correspondence Of THE FREEMAN
DEAR HENRY-Our domicile to-day
is not draped with the sable babilments
I of DEATH is nevertheless a house of
mourning. The inmates of our abode
mourn the death of Catharine Mcbride
/ a close and cherished friend of your
/ once kind friend, Mrs. Smith. In the
I death of Mrs. Mcbride our community
( has lost one of the kindest benefactors.
[ Especially in her death has our family
| lost a dear friend, one who has been to
/ them second mother, and whose good
ness of heart and many Christian Yir-
tues will be ever fondly remembered by
them.
Mrs. Mcbride was seventy years old,
! and was truly good old-fashioned
mother. Not mother of the period.
enameled and painted, with her chignon,
curls and hustle, whose white jeweled
hands never feel the touch of a baby's
fingers, but a dear old-fashioned mother.
in whose eyes the clear depth of love
shOne, whose hands though used to toll.
had long gently guided the tottering
steps of childhood, smoothed many pill
lows in sickness and were ever reaching
out in tenderness to the distressed. =
Blessed is the memory Of such a mother.
1t floats like the perfume of a fragrant
flower. The music of other voices may
be lost, but the enhancing memory of
her voice will ever echo in the hearts of
many. Other faces may fade away and
be forgotten, but her face will shine on.
and in the fitful pauses of busy life, when
those she has left behind her cross the
threshold and stand in the rooms once so
hallOwed by her presence, will drop a
tear to her memory, and bless God for
giving them such a mother.
a BIG DIVORCE BUSINESS.
Over five hundred divorces were gran
ted in Philadelphia during the last year.
This is more than was granted in the
whole State of Connecticut during the
Same period, and Connecticut is lead
ing divOrce-granting State. In this
city the divorce business flourishes like
a green bay tree.
WASHINGTON MALARIA.
That nasty Washington malaria that
knocked Mr.. Blaine down after the Mil
ligan letter episode, has also prOstrated
Mr.. Shipherd before he could produce
the perfumed notes of the Peruvian
guano or respond unto and it is feared
the same malaria Will make the guanO
committee absent-minded.
OIL OR CHINA.
/ feel proud of the spirit manifested
by the members of the Jackson Town
ship Oil Company, who are determined
to bore until they strike coil or China. >
The Jackson township boys are worthy
e f1,y~ 80,
remembrance of attending some anima-
ted and interesting political meetings
in Jackson township. [ have vivid re-
memhTance of a meeting held at the
house Of Henry Rager in that township.
when and where a beautiful hickory pole
was raised from which tlOated large
Buchanan Breckenridge flag, the pole
+, being adorned beneath the flag with a
lovely wreath of flowers, prep ared by
the ladies of Jackson. l can remember
Henry Rager organizing the meeting by
calling 10 the chair John Singer and
such Vice PRESIDENTS and Secretaries be-
ing selected as Anthony Lambough,
Peter Kinney, Conrad Rager, w. w.
Harris, Joseph Funk, Charles Murray,
and others. | remember that meeting
was addressed in the most animating
strains by Gen. Joseph Mcdonald, DR..
VIM. y. Smith, John 5. Riley and other
distinguished Cambrians. The gallant
sons of Jackson township in those days
gave a good account of themselves. |
hope my enterprising jackson township
oil hunting friends will find oil before
reaching China.
THE WRONG COLOR.
Gen. Fitz John Porter seems to be off
color both as to his epidermis and his
politics. He was tried upon trumped-
up charges, convicted upon insufficient
and false evidence, illegally sentenced.
and afterwards vindicated by a military
/ commission Of his peers, and commend
ed as a gallant, faithful, loyal and efli-
cient officer by Generals Perry, SchofeId.
Grant and others, and is still allowed to
suffer while the slit-eared Cadet Whit
/ taker, found guilty Of an aggravated Of
fense. including perjury, s1fenced to
( be cashiered and confined p hard labor
in State Prison, was par "a on ac-
( count of the slightest tech.,sality error
} in the Court Martial prOce, iings. The
negro Lieutenant, convicted as a thief
/ has not yet been punished, but mitiga-
/ tiOn of his sentence has been recommen-
/ ded. Even Sergeant Mason will be sub
/ mitted to the President for Executive
/ clemency, the Judge Advocate General
[ having found technical irregularities in
! Jhe court martial proceedings IN his
! case. But General Hancock is off color
both as to his epidermus and politics.
7 Yet this is III a Republic that boastfully
7 guarantee the right of every citizen
( A CURIOUS PROPHECY-WHEN DID To-
RENO DOW DIE.
( have been told the following prophecy
/ of Lorenzo Dow by a good old Christian
man, who firmly believes it 20 be true.
I The story my grave old friend tells is as
/ follows AT the time when Franklin
. Pierce was representative in Congress
I from New Hampshire, he was called up
on while in Washington by the long
( bearded preacher. Lorenzo Dow Mr.
( Pierce was in his room at his hotel en-
gagged in writing when the waiter wrap
ped on the door and told him that a
rough-and-tumble old fellow down
! stairs wanted to see him.
Tell him 1 am engaged" said Mr.
( Pierce.
7 Il have done so, already, sir" said
the man, "but he won't bulge. Indeed
he's the queerest chap have ever seen,
/ yer honor" $50 down and find out his
name, - said Mr.. Pierce, land if the old
( fellow wants to see me very much, tell
him to come again L am very busy
now.''
( The man went down, and Mr.. Pierce
/ resumed his writing,
/ "Devil bit he'll go. yer honor. - said
! the waiter, again looking in He says
/ his name is Dow, and he must see you.
/ because he's got a message for you.''
/ With the good humor that was char
+ acteTiSfic of Mr. Pierce ba said SsIVaIl