The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-04-14
tuTR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.


DEAR HENRY-On Friday last. in
Philadelphia, the citizens suspended bus
| mess generally, and worship was held in
most of the Christian churches. All
the Episcopal churches were largely at
4 tended at the service from II to 3o'clock
/ In cOmmemOratiOn of the ''Three Hours
Agony on the Cross - The services in
/ the Catholic churches were especially
/ solemn. Immense crowds gathered at
/ the Cathedral, where the Tenebroe was
chanted. The demand for Easter flow
/ ersp throughout the city, both for fine
/ ness and profusion, was greater than
/ ever before. In the decoration of their
( churches the Catholics and Episcopal
lans stood first but not to the exclus-
/ ion of other churches. OF the Catholic
churches the cathedral had probably
the most splendid display. hundreds of
boquets of lovely flowers being arranged
about the chancel, while whole wreathes
of smilax and flowers entwined the tab
ernacle. The displays in many of the
churches were grand beyond description
but the church Of st. Charles Boromeo,
at Twelfth and Christian streets bore
! OF the palm, its large altar being fairly
| hidden behind the immense white and
/ cOlored cut flowers.
Easter gifts are in greater demand this
season than ever before. The windows
throughout the city are laden with nov
elites, and Easter, the church feast of
our Lords resurrection, is being observ-
ed by all Christians with great interest
With the dawniEg of the Easter morn.
the beams of sunshine from the Sun of
righteousness were spread far and wide
over redeemed race. Among all class
es OF society and persuasioHs Of Chris
tain faith the desire to keep the festival
increases. The world keeps Easter day
each year with greater enthusiasm. 1t
seems as If this last Easter fell on the
same day in the year as the first Easter.
| The Paschal full moon of that year fell
on Thursday, April 9th. the crucifixiOn
fell on the following day, and the Res
ure2tion on April 9th.
DRIED UP HIS TEARS.
At last Arthur has dried up his tears
for Garfield and opened the White
House to the mob. Old man and old
lady Grant, Fred, Jess. and SartoIis,
were there. Col, Fred stood in the rear.
and am delighted to know that Fred
still! occupies his proper position, and
knows his place, The old man got in
his work and his nips too, for | am told
that he retired from the line several
times" >" The great features of the Oc-
D
/ lady. Tom leaped into one of the win
dows of the White House. land his fair
charge bounded through the aperature
/ with the grace of a Eazelle." It is said
| that Tom is to be sent on a foreign mis-
/ sion, and the Elmira Free Press says 4;
/ 1.-THE foreigner the betteT.' | am also
/ delighted to learn that Guiteau's Presi-
/ dent was cordial, but not effusive IN
/ manner" How glad ought the whole
/ American people to be that he was not
/ effusive. They can stand his being like a
| snob and looking like lacquey, but if
| he had been "effusive''--well, that
| wouldhave exhausted human endurance.
/ By the way, | had almost forgot to men
/ ton, that Grant, being out of job. and
I his desire to ''run an island" as was
shown in the San Domingo affair, being
/ known to Gladstone, that gentleman has
( sent for the great gift-taker to help him
run the EN- erald Isle.
THE SMITHS.
The sentiments of President Smith s
/ inaugural address meets with general
approval. There is healthy tone to
his inaugural. He only needs to go
steadily forward III the patti he has indl-
Gated to merit the hearty thanks of
every citizen of Philadelphia. Smith
stock has advanced fifty per cent. on the
strength of the City Councils newPres-
ident's inaugural. Thank God for the
Smiths ! No family that has ever exist
ed has attained such nOtOIiety as the
Smith family. From Adam Smith, who
immOrtaliZed himself as a waiter on pO-
litical economy, down to John and Geo.
each in some shape or manner has man
aged to hand his name down to posteritv
OF the whole number of Smiths. that
have lived to bless mankind, John has
attained deserved pre-eminenee. His
long and varied public services. from tie
settling of the first American colony to
the present time. justly ent..le him to
the first place. John has distinguished
himself in almost every legislative body,
and often has his elOquen. tongue been
heard pleading the nations cause in the
halls of Congress. If Howard was call
ed philanthropist for simply visiting a
few prisons, what title can be found
worthy of John, who has spent so much
of his precious time in almost every pri-
son in the country, and what fitting til
tie can be bestowed on George. the gal
liant leader-the Eigh-cock- -alOr-um of
the gay flock of legislative roosters that
so hOnOrably represented PENNSYLVANIA
at the Yorktown celebration? All hon
or to President Smith, and the Smith
y
tUrious pistOl-ShoCter, Robert Lister
Smith, one of whose miraculous shots
took effect in one of the feet of the re-
former statesmen. Hon. Samuel Josephs
All hail the Smiths Glorious Adam
Smith ! More glorious John Smith !!
Most glorious George Handy Smith Ill
WANTING MOSES TO LEAD THEM
A good, honest Republican organ
says The Republican party is looking
for Moses to lead them out of the will
deTness of their own errors" The only
Republican Moses l know of halls from
South Carolina, and he has recently
been photographed for the rogues gal
iery of the New York police station. 4
a New York prison before his whoop
can be heard at the head of procession
that is to lead the Republicans out of
the wilderness of their own errors.
The case of Franklin J. Moses, who
made a great deal of money in the old
carpet-bagging dag, spent it with prince
ly laviShnesS, fell into trouble, went 10
New York to retrieve his fortunes. bor-
rOwed where could and took to embeZ-
element and crime, is is one over which
rising young politicians may ponder.
To men of that class be stands as a bea-
con light. Ex-Governor Franklin J.
NJ JseS, the notorious South Carolina
caIpet-bagging scamp, was once a man
of brilliant talents and great promise,
but unfortunately for himself he could
not stand prosperity.
BACKBONE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.