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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

DIR. BUTTERMORE, a Democratic
member Of the House from Fayettte
county, has introduced a bill regulating
the number and pay of the employees of
the Legislature and fixing the salaries
of the members of the Senate and House
at 81. 600 for the session, regardless Of
its duration. Ever since the actof 1874,
regulating tire pay Of the members of
the Legislature, went into effect, we
have advocated this proposition as the
only absolutely certain way of bringing
about short sessions and improving the
character of legislation. If the mem
bers are paid a respectable salary with
out regard to the length Of the session
the man don't live who will ever see a
session Of one hundred and fifty days,
as has uniformly been the case ever
since the present per diem salary was es-
tablished by the act of 1874,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

AT the meeting of the Democrat tc
State Committee at Harrisburg on Mon
day last, w. Z. Hensel, Esq, was unan-
imously reelected chairman, An EX-
ecutive committee OF seven, as requir-
ed by the new rules, was then elected,
consisting of the following named gen
tlemen Robert \. Packer, of Bradford;
B. F. Myers, of Harrisburg; VIM. T.
Harrity, Of Philadelphia Robert p.
Allen, Of Lycomiug; Gen. Dick Coul-
ter, of Westmoreland W. p. Brennan,
of Allegheny, and Nicholas Isenberg. of
Huntington The Committee fixed on
the first "Wednesday in August next as
the time for hnIding the State conven-
tion, leaving the place Of meeting to be
decided hereafter by the Executive
Committee. The election Of a perman-
ent Secretary of the Committee was post
pOned until its next meeting.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

AT one of the meetings of the House
Democratic caucus at Harrisburg last
week, the legality of supplying each
member with one hundred dollars worth
of postage stamps, and fifty dollars for
purchasing stationery, was discussed at
some length. Postage stamps amount
ing in value to S100 are allowed to each
member under the act of 1870. but a Sec
tion of the act of 1879 provides that
each member shall be entitled to fifty
dollars for every regular and ten dollars
for every extra session in lieu Of sta
tionery now allowed by law, and that no
stationery, printed matter used as sta.
tioneTy, nor any perquisites whatever,
shall hereafter be furnished to members
by the clerks at the expense Of the State
Mr.. Sharpe, of Franklin county, who is
a good lawyer, contended that these two
acts of Assembly cOnfiicted and that the
act Of 1879 repealed that of 1870, The
matter was referred to a committee Of
the caucus to inquire into, and re-
port was made by it, at another meeting
of the caucus, that the act of 1870 must
stand until repealed. Mr., Sharpe ought
Introduce a bill to repeal the act of
1870. One hundred dollars represent
3 333 letter postage stamps-enough to
supply most Of the members with stamps
during the balance of their lives. 1t is
doubtful whether a single member at
any one session uses more than 333 let
ter postage stamps, so that he has three
thousand remaining and the Harris
burg Patriot states that it is nothing
unusual for postage stamps to become
plenty and cheap in Harrisburg after
the adjournment of the Legislature, .
which means that the members sell their
surplus stock Of postage stamps to busi-
ness men at a discount. These stamps
cost the state S25. 900 every session. and
the stationery costs So. 500, over three
fourths of which goes into the members
pockets. Fifty dollars is more than
enough to supply any member with al
the stationery and postage stamps he
will need during the session. The act
of 1870 is a swindle on the treasury and
ought to be promptly wiped from the
statute cook.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

THE New York World of Tuesday
last relates the following remarkable in
cident connected with the burning of
the Newha1 House at Milwaukee on
Wednesday OF last week "a small en-
ameled copy of RaphaeTs well known
picture Of the Madonna della Seggiola at
Florence. the companion picture uf the
beautiful Madonna del Candelabri. now
on exhibition in the loan collection Of
the Metropolitan Museum. in this citv
in an ornamental frame. was found bv
Captain O'Conner and brought 10 the
Central Station. r was ascertained that
it BELONGED n Mrs. Cramer, wife Of the
editor OF che Ereninq Wisconsin. I. was
covered with dirt and cinders and the
iron frame in which it WAS held was
melted and run together. The dirt was
wiped away from the picture, and there.
pure and spotless, was the virgin face.
The pleasing eyes Of the Virgin. with
the peacefully folded arms and sanity
attire, were there untouched and unsuI-
lied by the destroying flames. It was
found near the body of Miss Chellis.
who. Il win be remembered, died in sight
of the whole agonized crowd below.
calmly kneeline in>prayer, in the emhra-
sure ~ p vin1oy with Ter bead bnved
upon 'lsr iatcs. Miss Cbellis was de-
voted Catholic"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

IT costs the people of England annu-
ally 1856 600. or. in American money.
81 925 600 ''for the support Of Queen
Victoria and her household and of the
honor and dignity Of the Crown of the
United Klnqdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland" " The application of this sam
is limited in prescribed form, as fol-
laws $500, 600 are directed TO be paid
into the Oueen's Privy Purse f; 81. .156
600 as salaries Of the royaI household /;
S221. 600 for retiring allowances and
pensions to servants. and $50, 900 for roy
al bounty. aims and special services.
Thefsurplus amounting to $50 600. may
he applied 20 the Queen's Court. In
addition 70 al this there is annual
" granied Nv Parliament 10 rnembnrs Of
the roval family the snm Of $3.50 COO. It
VIII ho seen from these fgures that the
Queen has very expensive family to
look after.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

THE once celebrated Pittsburg riot
bill was again introduced into the House
at Harrisburg by an Allegheny county
member last week. We do not know
the nature of the new bill. and cannot
therefore enIighten our readers in regard
to it. It's old friend and companion,
known as the border raid bill, was also
reintrOduced at the session of the House
on Monday night. 1t involves over two
millions Of dollars to pay for losses by
citizens of Franklin. Cumberland and
Adams COMMITTEES, sustained by the rebel
raid into this State in 1868. just before
the battle of Gettysburg. We do not
suppose that either bill has much Of a
chance of success.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19
FoR some tinne past a seranton nnn nnr,ed

For some time past Scranton man named
Quinnan and his wife have had feruuent
family qusruels. in which the woman usual
" proved the victor. Quinnip resolved on
revenge, and on Wednesday OF last week
he purchased whiskey for her. causing her
to fall INTO a dTungeu stuDor While IN
this condition he heated stove lids to red
heat. with which ne burned her BODY in a
horrible manner, also piercing her limbs
with red hot poker. When the police went
to arrest him the wife protested. declariHq ?
tnat she would inflict worse punishment OF
her brutal husband than she received, wher
able
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19
WALNUT LEAF HATR rrrro,-.

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elesT as water, ane- A. its name .n5.e1tss a..
feet Vegetable Hai- EeEtorsr. IL wI1I .-------t
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hair 70 itE natural color. and u-c1-es zur----tt ~
where 10 haF ialleu on. Il does not Iu nrr -
shecf the health, which SuIrhur. SuFa-' '57 -
and Nltrata Of Silver urepsratlCns lave - =
viii change light or fEdCd hair IN . lev frT5t. I.
beautiful gi7sEy brown. Ask EC-r d-urHflt So
Each bottle is warranted snIru. ELfrr 4 n
VI holesals AEsnts, PhilHdsl phfu. urd H.rs 4
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19
Coy. Ben Rntler stonned tie Rn.to

Gov. Ben. Butler stopped the Boston
Post (Dem.) from coming 20 the executive
department soon after It pronounced AGAINST
his Presidential candidacy III he did so
because he thought the State ought rot to
pay Tor newspapers for its Governor he de-
serves the applause for Dubli. economy
which the Post accords him. II he cut 1t OF
because II criticised him he has at least earn
ed the reputstion which he so much fears
that OF being fool
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

At the prices. ten acres in Hops will bring
more money than five hundred acres in 9TH
er farming, and, If there is a consumer or
dealer who thinks the price OF Hop Bitrers
and the quality and quantity OF Hops in
Hop BitterS and the price remains the same
as Formerly. DONE buy OF use worthless
stuffs or limitations because the price Is less.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

the Republicans in office after the Re
publican party is out Of power. and civil
service reform Democrats oppose Il Os-
cause it will not dispiace Republicans
for the benefit OF Democrats. II is said
that when " igg'esworth Told his wife
that the civil service hill hsd passed she
said she was glad of it. as now her hired
girl would have a little more manners.
G. N s.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

TIE NgLT.IC BELT Co. IErsha1. Et-t "
send DE- DTE's CELEBBkTED ElElrH1. V--..-
BELTS AND kLECIEIC APFLIArCEs Oh .-.tI f--...
~ days 20 msu lvouUE OF tll1 utc are fFf-ls
with Nsrr1us Debility. Lost Vital lrr and f.-sgi
troubles, guaranteeing speedy and s-uuIs.s-s
oration Of health and manly viFcr- A l-u,, 4
above n B.-Fo risk is Incurred 80 ts.--v an
trial is allowed us-s III 1
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19
Ghosts are creating creat dea

Ghosts are creating GREAT deal Of ex-
citeuent on the Reading Railroad nv start
Ing up in the middle Of the track. and disap-
pearing just as the frightened engineer sue
ceeds in stopping his engine. They also
swing red lanterns across the track and stop
trains. They are Believed to be ghosts or
persons who have been killed on the road,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

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@ a1nlmia freema1l,
EgEasaBRc, PA,
FRIDAY, JAN. 10. 1888.

4 MONTH ago or less the Tennessee
State treasury was full and the treasurer
was II. T. Polk. Later the treasury
was empty and the Polk was full, or at
least ought to have been, as he got away
with about S4OO, 600. He didn't stay
away very long, however. as the min
ions of the law got on his track, caught
him in Texas and brought him back to
Nashville. where he is now in jail await
ing trial for embezzlement. There is a
possibility of recovering some of the sto-
len money by instituting legal proceed
ings against banks with which Polk was
in cahoot, but it is not a very brilliant
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

DR.. G. w. Benson's Celery and Chamomie
Pills are prepared expressly to cure and will
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

'Dr. BeAson's Skin Ours srodisatsd nv PIN
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CATARRH or THE nIADDrR

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snd Urinary Complaints, cured By "Buehu-
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19

Snow drifted to the depth of thirty feet
in railroad cuts near Cory on Sunday last.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19
PHILADELPHIl'S PERILOUS PAVENENTS.
How a Fall On the Icy Street Takes
the Stalch Out Of a Fair One.
|. WAR AMONG THE WARRIORS.
THE CITY OF CHURCHES.

Black Jack Takes the Sealps OF Grant,
Schofleld and Terry.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19
AN APPALLING WHISPER.


NEW YORK, January 14.-Lsrkin B. Day.
of Milwaukee. who is at the Metropolitan
Hotel tells a Tribune reporter a singular
story about the recent disaster at the New
ball House. He says:
There is an appalling whisper going the rounds
IN Milwaukee. which hope from my very heart
is not 1t is to the effect that the proprietor
Of the hotel was in the habit Of locking hts women
servants In their bedrooms to keep them honest,
and that when they discovered the fire they were
Gagged prisoners, fOr whom there was no escape ex-
cept by the windows. John F. Antisdell. the pro
prietor, is with a big heart and is = friend
Of mine. We are members Of the same Baptist
Church. aud no IN milwaukee, is more res
pected than he. But know his opinion OF work
ing women, and that lends color 10 the story Mr..
Antisden has been insane since thai terrible night
and IL Is said that the loss Of his property Is the
cause Of it. But he not the man to have his
brain turned by the mere loss Of his property"
AN INCENDIART's TERRIBLE WORK.
It has been discovered that the Milwaukee
hotel fire was started in a small closet used
for kindlng wood, etc, close to the base Of
the elevator hatchway. The sides OF the
hatchway were saturated with oil from the
machinery. The fire burned through the
thin wood partition between the closet and
the elevator shaft. and feeding on the oil in
the wood. rushed up the hatchwav, bursting
out on all floors at nearly the same time It
was the burning of the oil wood work which
created such a dense smoke and such terrific
heat Many of those rescued were terribly
burned by the hot air, although they were
not reached by the flames,
Daily globe., 1883-06-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

alPAR1s, June 28.-La France comments
upon the report that Russia had consented
to offer her good offices in the difficulties
between China and France, and says the
former had intended to ask the mediation
of America, but the Anti Chinese measure
adopted by the United States congress has
caused certain GOODNESS between the two
nations.
ST.. PETERSBURG, June 2s.-The damage
by fire on the Island of Gutuyewsk, is
now estimated at 10000, 600 roubies.
Placards have appeared in Warsaw in
citing the people to general revolt and
to alliance with Nihilists.
BERLIN, June 28.-The committee of the
upper house of the landtag have approved
the church bill and its unanimous passage
is certain.
VIENNA, June 28.-The trial of Lieut.
Bolgar, editor of the military Journal, for
killing Lieut.. Col. Schlayer in duel Mey
"a. was finished to-day. Lieut.. Bolgar, in
his paper, had criticized the appointment
of Col. Schlayer to the command of a
regiment about to be organized. Schlayer
challenged the authors criticism. The
witnesses examined in the trial were unan-
Daily globe., 1883-06-29
SPORTING.
TIE Harc0rds the Winners.

New LONDON, Conn.,, June 28.-The
eighth annual Yale-Harvard eight cared,
four mile, straight away race was rowed
at $50 P. M, the Harvard having virtually
walk over, winning in the slow time of
24:46113 to Yale's time, 1913. Fully 5000
strangers were in town. One train of
seventeen cars from New Haven was a
complete jam. Many people were also
lined with steam, sail aud row boats, while
an observation train which ran along the
bank of the river was crowded. The
the wind about southwest and
moderate in body. The crews were un-
usually prompt III appearing at the line.
The boats promptly started, Yale obtain
ing trife the best start, and with her
rapid, jerk stroke at the first half mile was
a good clear length ahead, but here the
steady, long, sweeping stroke of the Har-
ward began to tell, and she gradually crept
up to the Yales, until at the mile flag they
were bow and bow, both crews pulling
about forty strokes minute. From here
to the finish the long, steady stroke of the
Harvard gave them a commanding lead.
At the mile and one-half the Harvards
the Yales pulling forty. At the two mile
flag the Harvards were good two lengths
to the front, pulling in fine form, while
the Yale, though pulling her jerky stroke
in good form was slowly dropping astern.
At two and one-half miles the Harvard
were five lengths ahead and gradually in
creasing the lead. At three miles the Har-
ward we're seven lengths ahead, pnlling
ctr nj to 4Ga Vol -,
forty-two. At the commencement of the
last mile the Harvard pulling thirty-five
strokes to Yale's forty one, and the begin
ming of the last one-half mile the Harvard
had ten lengths to her credit. From here
to the finish the crews spurted, the Har-
wards pulling thirty seven and the Yales
43 strokes minute, but all efforts on the
part of Yale were futile. Instead of
gaining on her rivals she gradually lost
ground, Harvard crossing the line the win
ner from fifteen to twenty lengths. For
the first mile the race was most exciting,
but after Harvard headed Yale at the mile
flag the race was virtually conceded to be
ended. After the race there was much
condemnation of the Yale's party stroke,
and, while it was generally conceded that
their crew were we'll able to keep it up,
yet it was safe to announce it
will never again be attempted. For the
Harvards men only praise is heard on
every side, and that in two weeks practice
stroke was found capable of carrying
them through to victory was a genuine
surprise. At the conclusion, numbers two
and seven in Yales' boat were evidently
pumped. Betting in the morning was five
to four on Yale, but in the afternoon
changed to two to one on Harvard.
Daily globe., 1883-06-29
The Curtain.

Last evening the long expected and
mysterious ''New Drop of the Grand" was
shown to Il few invited guests and to the
press. 1t is beautiful work of art and
the subject somewhat ambitious, in fact a
novelty to theater-goers. The idea of the
picture is taken from LIE Compile De
Nowry's celebrated painting which took
the prize at the Paris Salon of 1872. Here
we have Cleopatra reclining on couch
overlooking one of the ancient cities of
Egypt. The river Nile is seen, and
dimly in the distance may be deserted
the towering forms of the pyramids.
The time is evening and all
nature seems hushed and still slave is
seen at the right resting against sphinx
awaiting some command from her mis-
tress, while to.the left may be seen another
on her knees with harp attuned. The
Egyptian architection, the fine prospec-
tive, the curtains adorning the framework
of the pictures all seem in excellent taste
and Mr.. Harvey merits the encomiums of
all lovers of the beautiful. The Grand
opens August 23d with M'dIle Rhea. The
Vokes family may possibly put in an ap-
pearance about July 10.
Daily globe., 1883-06-29

gled in most disgraceful manner. Some
months it became known that Foster, the
Ohio boss, had determined that if the leg
islature could be brought up to the point
of passing a icense-tax law it should not
meet the fate of the Pond law of
q year ago, and be pronounced
unconstitutional if he could help
it. He caused the supreme court judges
to be sounded to ascertain what could be
depended on, in case he got law passed.
One of the judges was so much disgusted
when it was limited to him whatwas wanted
that he resigned. At nearly the same time
another member of the court died. Thus
two vacancies were created to Fosters
hand and he was happy in his opportunity,
and he packed the court to sustain any
law he might lobby through the legislature.
The Scott law was passed, fixing the license
of saloons from $500 to 800, with a va
riety of penalties for not paying the IL
cense. So far as being measure ap-
proved by the prohibitionists it is without
favor. and as a temperance regulation has
no merit with that class. But whether it
is approved or not by that school
of cranks is no matter, but 1t is of some
consequence to the people of Ohio to know
that it has a packed supreme court, who
care nothing for the constitution of the
state and are guided only by the caprice
of an ignorant boss like Foster. The
effect of the decision has been to throw
Foster and R. B. Hayes, the great fraud,
into an ecstacy, from which they will re-
cover bye and bye to find that the state
administration has passed from the con-
troll of the Republican party, and two of the
members of the packed supreme court re-
tired to ''hang out their shingles" for the
practice of law if they can ind anybody
who will trust them with business. AS tc
the political effect of tie decision the fol
lowing dispatch from Columbus is conclu
sive upon that point:
This decision does not cause any surprise here
| 1t has been well known all along that Foster haC
the court fixed TO uphold the law that he forced
the legislature TO pass, and that the court would
do his bidding, For the first time in the histo
ry of the state, the supreme tribunal of justice
has been turned into a partisan machine, anC
subordinated to the ambitions of a pOlitica
boss. 1t is hard to find a lawyer here who doe
not demo unce the decision of the court as iniqui
tious and shamelessly partisan. The decision
made at the dictatiOn Of Charles Foster, is
decision in favor of the Iich and against tn
poor, and decision that has been obtained b,
partisan tIickery to bolster up mOnstrous in
justice. Many Republicans here say that thi
| decision and ventilation Of the way it la
been obtained Will add fifty thousand votes t
| the Democratic party.