The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-01-09

CH 'h' hiRhJ OF Dece.ubeT 26. ult., the
storeroom of James Perry & Son, of Chest
Springs, was entered by burglars who gain
ed an entrance by boring hole through the
door opposite the lock and then inserting a
wood screw and forcing IT OF They then
went for the safe and breaking it open got
about two hundred dollars. There is no
clue to the perpetrators.
-AessTs- J. z. Martin e Co, of Portage.
have successfully suck coal slope three
hundred and ten feet long, at at angle of
twenty two and one half degrees To coal
oed 'B, near Ne. 4 coal tipple on Trout
kda, aHd are now running double snlft on
tnree main headings in order To make capac-
tts ioT working two hundred men. Portage
las bright prospect before it,
The new Board OF County Commission
eTs entered ul'on the discharge Of their de-
Ties on Monday last, one of their first acts
6eiLg the appoiutnient If WIN. H. McMul.
lln As clerk, M. ID. KtteI. Esq, a. couusrI,
and jesse Eul>inger as iauitor. The th,-e
aPpoiutees Ead filled their respective pusl
tons under the old board with acceptab bility
and hence they were continued by tire new
board.
While on lark on Saturday night, Jo-
-
and Scott Robinson, young men OF Greens.
burg, procured half gallon of aicuhol at a
drugstore at Mt. Pieasaut,and drank a.. mix
ing portion of it with oyster stews which
they ate at a saluun. On Sunday all were
taken-sick and Randall and SmIia died in
great agony. The other two wiz probably
recover
"A man named Marsh, haiIing from
~ al Ff.4ar H..F 0 IL
department Of the Cambria Iron Company,
made personal application to the Court on
Wednesday last, to be sent to DNmont lie
had evidently been on protlacted spree
aud was iii subject for that institution but
was Informed by the Court that his case
would haye to come before tueas in the reg
,uiar way.
People from northern CaNbria a. we'll
as from everywhere else, will End when q is
iting J5hustuwn that the Hotel Brunswick
in that place, kept ~ Judge Thomas is the
right place tu hang their hats Up. They will
find It to br house where gaests are well
treated aud made t. feel coufu Portable aud at
home. Tine table is always sappIied with
the best the market affords, tae rUours well
furnished usd .ue charges moderate. Give
the Judg a cali.
From tile appearances Gf the LANES on
the bond OF County Treasurer Slackhouse,
it looks as If Colonel Davis furnishes the
bond, does the work and gets part UG Size pay
The lions snare of the profit going to Mr.
SlackhOu~r tor being mrmber uf the Cam
brIa Iron Company and dong nothing. The
Cambria ICUu Company has swallowed up
the Republican party Of Cambria county
and the Republicans of TIE isarsiI must not
ask i'm the future for any thing more than u
cIerKsnip.
REV Oscar Rosensteel, san of Mr Tuos
Roseustgrl. uf Allegheny township, and
5rutuer OF Mrs. J. y. O'Hsra, of this place
who was raised to the dignity 81 She priest
hood IN Baltimore some time previous, cee-
brated his first Mass ia 81 Giehaers church.
LUretto, on Christmas morning. and on the
following SUNDAY said his eccunu is the
ChuTcn OF the Holy y ane IN this place
Fath-r Rosrusteel left tor Baltimore the ear
ly part of last week. where Es took charge
of ST. AIMS congregation on Thursday.
May success ~ with him ia his holy calling
On New Years eve tkeCe was to have
been q concert at Strongstuwn for the Ueue-
ft of the Sunday school and tospay for an or
gan for the NJ. E. church at that place
Some Iowdies. however, took possession ANA
after passing a bottle around started a d ghl
threw the empty bottle across the room aud
among the ladies'. One man wUs knocked
down and another who wanted TO act as
peacemaEer Jared no better The concert
was adjourned without motion to that eR-
feet until mors psaceabIe season. W5eth-
er any arrests or prosecutions will follow
we have not learned.
Z
BILE tenement frame house occupied by John
Coleman and John Bradley. was totally de
stroyed 10y fire. The parents we're washing
a short distance from the house and only
some small children were left within; these
it seems started the fire, how, it is not ex-
ccty known A few articles Of Mr. Cole
mans furniture were saved, but Mr.. Brad
ley lost everything and it was only by rush.
ing through fire and smoke that his young
est child was saved. Coming as it does in
the middle of winter, the calamity is partic-
ularly severe on Messrs. Coleman and Brad
ley. The house was owned by Louis Plack
and heirs of A. J. Fogle, deceased. Loss on
building about S4OO, with no Insurance.
The newly elected county officials were
sworn in on Monday last at Argument
Court Before being sworn they led their
respective bonds with the following sureties:
Alexander Stackhouse, County Treasurer,
i'm the sum of $50, ,OOO with S. w. Davis,
Thomas Griffith, Thomas Davis, T. r. Da-
Wis, &. 7. Roberts, Ed. James, David Ed
wards, David Davis, Abel Lloyd, A V. Bar
ker. T. II. Barker and John Owens as sure
ties; John Kirby, County Commissioner, in
the sum of $1,000, with David Creed and
John b. Clark as sureties; James Costlow,
County Commissioner in the sum of $1,000
with James King and John A. Blair as sure
ties, and David Hamilton, County Commits
stoner, in the sum of $1,000 with John Dibert
and T. J.. Hunt as suTeties
In the Supreme Court, Philadelphia, on
Tuesday, Judge Sterrett rendered an opin-
ion reversing the decision of Judge Johnston.
Of this county, in the st. Francis College
case. The County Commissioners last year
attempted TO collect county tax from the of.
ficers of the college. II was the first time in
the history of che college that county tax
had been levied against it. There is pro-
vision in its charter that it shall be exempt
from taxation The authorities of the col.
Iege resisted payment and the matter was ta-
ken to the county court, where decision in
favor of the college was rendered. An ap-
peal was taken and tie case was argued be
fore the Supreme Court at Pittsburgh some
months ago. An opinion, as above stated,
Ras rendered on Tuesday, judgment being
entered for the county for $50 and costs
On Monday night last, Sheriff Luther
thought there was more noise than usual
about the jail and on Tuesday concluded
that he would make an examination of the
r,-iso,arss calls NotbiD0 vvas fnund vyrnup