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

There was what through courtesy might
DC called serenade" in front OF the jail
Tuesday night. A horse fiddle with a tom
tom accompaniment NAV by some persons
be appreciated as melody but the neiphb0rs
say it was an Internal nuisance. Where. on
this occasion, was our ever-vigilant police
Inc ostehslDle reason for this outburst of
juvenile patriotism was the supposed nup-
tials OF young man of our town and a lady
who Is amongst the lOveliest Of hersex But
as was said by the supposed bridegroom
further along the same night to a certain
gentleman, IF anybody comes round here
and wants the beer on my account about
this thing, give it to them, but don't charge
It to me % And then what are we to think
of #?
We are sorry to learn that another of the
John Morgan family Of JOhnstOwn has been
afflicted with the smallpox and was sent to
the pest house last week. Three of the
MorganS, who formerly lived here are in
the same abode, though none are considered
to be in q dangerous condition. Strange to
say, none of the family it is reported. was
ever vaccnated. And again, strange to
say, why cannot they stamp out the small
pON IN JOhnstOwn? There must be some
thing radically wrong about the sanitary
condition Of that town which permits this
disease to grow and spread, and apparently
never die. The subject ought to commend
Itself 10 the careful consideration of that
scientific body which meets in Cambria Ii
brary" three evenings each week
Our friend Mr.. Andy Topper of Ale
gheny township, arrived in town Tuesday
last, and az once proceeded to put into exc
cutiOn . precOnceived plan. He has done it
here before, and did It again. He got into
the situation spoken Of hv Burns where he
saws about three parties who drank for a
wager that "CTaigdarrOch, thOu'lt soar when
creation shall sink" " ANDY not being Craig
darrOch, and in this condition proceeded to
the Court House while Argument Court was
IN 10 IaFol Fa1R NaNfn
which would doubtless have been eloquent
the same sDeech we all have often heard
but Judge Dean cut him off fearfully short.
'WhO is that man?" asked His Honor
Judge Dean. Meanwhile the efficient corps
Of Court attendants were StrenuOuSlv en-
deavOTing to remove Andy. But Andy
wouldn't 90. ''Send that man to iail till he
sOhers up,' remarked the Judge, and Andy
went He emerged from his place Of con
fnement next morning, sober man, and
man who declared he would keep sober con-
tinuallv evermOre but didn't.
Mr.. John SchnabeI. of JOhnstown made
things pleasant and interesting fOT his fami-
" on last SUNDAY evening, by shooting him
self through the head with a revolver. John
had been drinking throughout the entire day.
although Intoxicating liquors cannot be had
for either love or money in JOhnStOwn or
anywhere else, and came home to find that
his bows and several others had been shooting
rats about the stable during the dav. This
angered John, and he was determined to
punish the BOYS, but his wife intercpded in
their behalf. The upShOt Of the whole thing
was that John rushed up the hack stairs, and,
securing his revolver hurried down again
and re-entering the kitchen pressed the muZ-
Zle of the revolver against his head Just be-
hind the right ear. and said to his wife 81
kill myself look - He fired instantly, and
fell ie a heap back of the stove. What man
ner of man. the unfortunate wretch was,
may be inferred by the fact that he was mar
red to the widow Of his uncle Henry Selma
ble, who died in JohnstOwn a few years ago.
He was aged about 81 years.
THE WEST PoINT CADETsHIP.-W learn
from the JOhnstOwn Tribune that at the ex-
animation at that place on Wednesday Of last
week of candidates for the West Point cadet
shin, held bv the Board appointed by Con
gresham Campbell, seven applicants pre-
sented thPmselves-three of them from
JOhnstOwn. three from Somerset county. and
one from Bedford county. The Board was
in session one full dav and part of the next
dav, and although their decision has not vet
been made public, it is understood that it
recommends 10 Gen. Campbell for the an
pOintment. Charles T. MenOhpr, one of the
three JOhnstOwn aspirants. Two natives of
Cambria county have graduated at West
Point in former years, both Of whom were
born i'm the immediate vicinity of this place
and both proved themselves to he tried and
true soldiers One was PhiIip w. Mcdonald.
who was an aide on the staff Of Gen. TwigCs
when the Mexican war broke out, was
wounded at PalO Alto, the first battle fought
bv General Taylor, hut afterwards marched
with TwiCgs under General Scott from Vera
Cruz to Mexico, and was personally engaged
in all the battles that were fought on the
march TO that CITY, and in those that were
fought around il He died in New Orleans
about 1851, which was then Twiggs' head
quarters, and his loss was deeply regretted
bv every officer i'm the army who knew him.
The other was John D. O&COnnell, known in
the army, soon after the commencement of
the rebellion as the 'Fighting Irish Lieuten-
ant" At the second Bull Run battle his
clothes wern literally riddled with bullets.
He went safely through the perils of the war,
but only to sink into a premature grave in
1867, Mt Houston Texas, where his regiment
was then stationed He was as brave as
Marshal Nev, and as modest as a woman, as
all brave men are.