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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

MALCOLM HAY, late First Assistant
Post master General, died at his real
dence in Allegheny City on Friday last,
of consumption. He was born in Phil
adelphia in 1912. and in 1865 removed
to Pittsburg, where he was soon after
ward admitted to the bar. The first
public position be held was that of mem
Der of the Constitutional Convention in
1S72-73, in which body he was a mem
beI of the Judiciary Committee. He
was one of the Democratic Commission.
ers sent to Florida for the purpose of
preventing Mr.. Tilden from being
swindled out of the vote of that State.
He was delegate to the three last Ma.
tional Conventions, and al the last one.
in 1884, at Chicago, was an active friend
OF MIR. Cleveland's. When the Presi-
dent rendered him the appointment of
First Assistant Postmaster General he
was in delicate health, but he accepted
it with ali the exhaustive labor il in
volyed. Its Onerous duties soon proved
too severe for his shattered health. and
Ia short time he was compelled to re-
sign. In his death his party has lost
one of its ablest and most trusted lead
ers, his State an answering patriot.
and Allegheny county one of its bright
est ornaments.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

IT is very refreshing in this year of
grace 1885, to hear John Sherman talk
ing, as be did at Mansfield, Ohio, on
last Saturday night at joIhfcation
meeting. about the "disgracefuI struo-
giles OF she most corrupt political gang
In this State iOhio) to wrest from the
Republicans a Legislature elected by an
aggregate majority Of more than 20. 900. -
Sherman refers, of course, to the dis
pute over the result in Cincinnati. both
parties claiming the election of the four
members of the Senate and.ten members
Of the House from that city. As we
understand it, the members of the Leg
islature from Cincinnati are elected
not 10y separate districts as in Pittsburp
for example, but by a genera, ticket.
Gov. HOadly carried Cincinnati by be-
tween four and five hundred, and the
Democrats claim that their Legislative
ticket, composed of ten members of the
House and tour senators, received
about the same majority as HoadIy.
Zach party in Cincinnati charges fraud
upon the other. and the count of the
vote, which was commenced on Monday
is not completed as We write on Weues-
day. We have no doubt the ballot
boxes will be made to tell the truth as
regards the vote when the polls we're
closed, and that if any fraud was subse-
quently perpetrsted the guilty person OF
persons, irrespective of political consid-
eratlons, will be promptly prosecuted
and made to suffer the penalty. When
John Sherman, therefore, on last Satur
day night, made the charge of fraud
against the Democrats in Cincinnati. he
did not know and could not have known
whether the ballot boxes had been tam
pred with OF not. Sherman himself
WAS one of the statesmen, who went
TO louisiana Immediately after the
Presidential election in 1876, end in con-
nectiOn with Madison Wells, Jim An
dersOn and other Republican conspira-
tors, stole the vote of that State from
Tilden and by the blackest fraud and
perjury put Hayes into the Presidential
Chair. The part that John Sherman
played in that dark and foul conspiracy
Is msttor Of public record, and will
render his name Infamous through all
time. When such a man has the cheek
TO stand up and denounce imaginary
Democratic election frauds in Cincin-
natl, Eo more perfect illustration of the
hypocr.tical performance of "Satan re.
buking SIM could possibly be imagined.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23
An Irish eapon.

According TO the English newspapers,
the Irish, in the employment of boycott
ing, have secured an agency that is
more formidable than any Of the hostile
measures which that people has resorted
to for the purpose of antagonizing Its
opponents There can be no doubt, J"
says the Telegraph, of London, that
the rapid extension oyer Ireland OF the
system of boycotting is the most serious
because the most subtle danger that has
ever confronted English statesmen. An
open rebellion would be of very slight
importance compared to it
even an epidemic of crime. such as pre-
vailed in the winter of 1881, and culmi-
mated in the murder of Lord Frederick
Csvendish, would be merely an occasion
for an improved police"
The resort to boycottiEg is something
that the law cannot reach, for 1T is not,
in it's tangible operations, in toe nature
Of an unlawful conspiracy. As the
Chicago Times points out, the law can
not prevent a person from declining to
deal with a grocer, or a butcher, to ex-
change visits with neighbor, or to sell
goods to an applicant. It is easy to see
that the weapon is terrible one espec-
tally when its use canno: be forbidden.
a person who is being boycotted might
as well live in the centre of desert.
The grocer will not supply him with his
goods, the tailor will not make him his
clothes, the laborer will not work for
him, he cannot get the assistance of the
physician, the medicines of the apOtbe-
cary, shoe for his horse, or any of the
thousand and one things which apper-
tain to the comforts. the Injuries, the
necessities of life. Such a person is in
a condition of complete isolation. So
far as all the relations which 60 to make
up social existence are concerned. he is
as much alone as il he were in Central
Africa without human beiGg within a
thousand miles.
1t is difficult to see what the English
will! do to rid themselves of this new in
Fiction. They cannot resort to legal
measures for the reason that the cases
will have to be tried before Irish juries,
who would not be likely to find the re-
fusal 10 sell goods to a particular person
legal crime, any more than they would
convict doctors of one school who
should decline to "consult'' with mem
bers of some other school. Boycotting,
If followed up persistently, will drive
every English sympathizer out of every
Gisaffrcted district in Ireland. Pitts
bnrg Post.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

AN ABSURD AND UNJUST LAW
The Pennsylvania statute declaring void
all charitable bPquests where the will
has not been executed more than thirty
days before the testatOr's death is CON
tinually working injustice. A fresh
instance occurred in the Orphan s Court
yes erday. A woman died leaving her
property to an aunt during life; at the
aunt's death it was to go to cousin. if
he survived, OF if not, to certain chari-
ties. But the woman's will cannot be
carried ont, because IL was executed
within thirty days of her death, and the
whole property escheats to the State.
This is manfestly unjust and wrong.
assuming that any respect is to be paid
to last will and testament. There
was no reason why this woman should
not dispose of her property as she saw
ht. If she had been of unsound mind
or subject to undue influence the courts
would have been competent to inquire in.
to the case. But the Legislature. hy an
arbitrary statute that was conceived IN
| bigOtry. has erected an artificial condi.
tiOn. If the woman had lived a month
! after she made her will her beuuests
would have been respected: diving On
the twenty-Dinth day. only part of her
Will was valid and the rest must be dis.
regarded.
No doubt prudent person will not
wait till his last illness to make a will
| Tut considering how nearly universal
| this particular imprudence is. such
/ statutory restrictions appear all the
more unreasonable. They have neither
right nor justice, public policy noI
! com mon sense to justify them and it
IS disgrace to Pennsylvania so short
slghted piece of petty bigotry should
remain on the statute books.-Philadel
/ pbid Times
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

I-.I9GS 70 residential elections
coDclusively demonstrated that Cambria
county can give between FIVE and six
hundred Of Democratic majority on
full vote. This fact shows that the
Democrats have the numerical strength
to elect their county ticket on next
Tuesday week, and that IL they permit
1t. OF any part of it, to be defeated, the
result will be entirely due to their own
inexcusable indifference and neglect.
No charge of want OF fitness OF honesty
has been made against any OF the can
dldates, nor has any allegation been
made that they we're not all fairly nom
mated. What excuse then can any hon
est Democrat possibly give for refusing
to support It None, absolutely none
that we can imagine. A Democrat who
is not unIeservedly for the ticket which
he himself assisted in making at the
primary election, or which he virtually
sanctioned by remaining at home and
permitting those who did attend the
election to make for him, is giving di-
rect aid and comfort to the enemy. We
know that this is what is called an "off
year, in politics, and that there is not
even a shadow OF party excitement in
any portion of the county, although it
is the first time within the memory of
the oldest inhabitant that the election
of Sheriff did not create excitement
and vast deal of it. 1t IS better in
every point of view, we think, that the
political atmosphere is calm and undis-
turbed, so that every Democrat can
reflect upon the consequences Of his own
action OF non action at the polls. If
he thinks twice before he votes. il he is
in doubt, he will be pretty sure to vo,e
right, and that means all the time vote
for the ticket. We have often won
dered how men who valued the elective
franchise at its proper worth can absent
themselves from an election at which
officers are to be chosen to administer
their own local OIL home, affairs. and on
the other hand, how eagerly and excl
tedly they rush to the polls at Presi-
Dental election which has absolutely
20 connection with or influence upon
matters pertaining TO their county
government. The true theory, there.
fore, that every Democrat ought to
adopt and act upon on next Tuesday
week, is that if he stays away from
the election defeat may be the posi-
bic consequence. If each Democrat
would thus act the polls will not close
on the Sd of November with oily about
two-thirds of the Democratic vote cast.
and a portion of the county ticket de-
teated, as has been the case on some
occasions heretofore. If. in a word.
it should happen that either Joseph A,
Gray, the candidate for Sheriff, or
John Rorabaugh, the candidate for
Poor House Director, is defeated by
one vote, the Democrats who didn't
think it worth their while to go TO the
election under the belief that there
was no danger, will feel like crawling
into very small holes and pulling the
holes in after them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

THE last session before the Examiner.
Weiss, IN the injunction cases of the
Commonwealth to prevent the Penn
sylv MIA Railroad Company from OBJ
tanning control of the South Pennsylva.
mia and Beech Creek roads, was held at
Philadelphia on Friday last. The tes-
timony, as we'll as much other matter
put in evidence, will be printed, and the
examiner submitted his report to the
Dauphin County Court on last Tuesday.
The understanding is that the arpu.
ments CT counsel will take place before
that court to day and tomorrow.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

-T'-..s all the Kidneys and Liver
Medicines
Take all the Blood purifiers,
Take all ths Dyspepsia and Indigestion
cures.
Take all the Ague, Fever, and bilious
specifies
Take all the Brain and Nerve force
reUiUeS
Take all the Great health restorers
In short, take all the best qualities OF all
these aud the-best
Qualities of all the best medicin. in
tie world, and you will find that-Hop
-Bitters have the best curative qualities
and powers of all-concentrdted in them,
And that they will cure when any or all
OF these, sinRly or combined. Fail II!
"A thorough trial will give positive proc.
of this.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

DAHOMEY's CRUEL CUSTOM 1.-THE
system of warfare followed bv the
Dahomians is the usual barbarous one
of surprise. When the King declares
war, formality which he Carefully OBJ
serves year after year, he rarely tells
even the chief ca5oceers'' the name of
:he town be intends TO attack. The ar
my marches out, and when within a
days journey or so of its unhappy ob
Jective point silence at pain of death il
enJoined, and no fires are permitted to
be lighted. All stTagglers are taken
prisoners, and the army is led through
road cut through the bush, and not
along the regular highways. The town
is surrounded in dead of night, and Just
before daybreak a rush is made, and
every man, woman and child not killed
in the melee is captured, if possib BILE. and
sent TO the DahOmian capital, ASOmey,
where some grace the succeeding custom
annual sacrificial ceremonies) and 9th
eTs are sent as slaves to different parts
OF the kingdom. Cannibalism. or some
thing that approaches it very nearly.
enters into the rites of the ninth or con
Guiding ceremony of the yearly custom.
-Four men, known as the menduton or
cannibals, each furnished with sharp
ened sticks by way of fork aud knife,
are stationed il front of the platform
from which the victims are thrown be-
fore decapitation. When the first cap
tive is beheaded they take the body and
Gu: on pieces of the flesh, which they
Iuo with palm oil to roast over fire kin.
died In the square before the platform.
1he human flesh is then skewered on
the pointed sticks and carried round be-
fore the crowd. after which these fiends
parade before The State prisoners, and
go through the action of eating the
slckenlng morsels. They chew the hu-
man meat before the terrified captives,
but do not swallow it, and when they
have worked upon the fears of the poor
wretches for sufficient time they re-
tire. aud, splitting out the chewed flesh.
take strong native medicine. which
acts as IN emetic, and it is to be sin.
cerely hoped that the dose Is by no means
stlnted.-Cdpt. Ste1vart Stephens in Pal
! MQU Cnzetfe
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

The following is :he eloquent conclu-
sion OF Archbishop Gibbons sermon in
s.. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. at
the close of the funeral services over
the remains of the late Cardinal Nc
CIoskey "Oh, beloved Father in
Christ, may thy soul be this day in Par.
sdise. We cherish thy memory and
even in years to come, when thy life
Shall be viewed through The melIowiug
atmosphere Of time, thy memory, like
the memory of JOsIas, will be as a COM
position of sweet odor made by the art
Of the Perfumer thy memory shall he
sweet as honey in every mouth and as
delicious music at a banquet. They
VIII speak OF thee as the kind and gentle
ana fatherly Cardinal McCloskey.''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

GOVERNOR PATTEON on SATURDAY.
last appointed James Gay Gordon to be
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of
Philadelphia, as the successor OF Will
liam II. Herkes, lately deceased. Mr..
Gordon WAS elected TO the State Senate
from one of the Philadelphia districts
IL 1881. and took quite conspicuous
part N the proceedings of that body on
The apportiOnment question during the
msmorabl eeXtTa session of 1888. He
will hold his Office until the first Mon
day in January, 1887, and although he
may Prove himself TO be an able, just
and fearless judge, he will not be elect
Cd ID November, 1856, for the simple
reason that he is a Democrat, and the
Philadelphia Republicans are not in the
habit OF pntting men of that kind upon
the bench. Republicans don't do il
anywhere. In Pittsburg, where two
weeks ago Governor Pattis0n appointed
Christopher Magee to succeed Judge
kirkpatrick, the young Republican Law
\ RS OF that city, without waitinTn Q,
next summer TO see what outcome tf.e,uoo
is in Judge Magee aud whether he don't
deserve a reelection by both political
parties, are now diligently at work lay
ing the wires for his defeat by one o.
their own kind. OF late years the Dem
ocrsts of Allegheny county have uni.
foTmly endorsed the reelection of Re.
publican Judge when he was admitted
10 be honest and competent, but the
young Republican lawyers Of Pittsburg
are taking time by the forelock and a
year in advance Of the election are plan
ming for the defeat of an untried Dem
ocratic judge, although his superior
qualifications for the position when he
was appointed were cheerfuily conceded
by every Republican paper in that city.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

IN case taken up from the Greene
County Court the Supreme Court, now
sitting a. Pittsburg, decided on Monday
last that bet made on the result of a
primary election was not illegal, because
neither the primary nor the general
election laws prohibited betting on the
result of primary election. The Cen
stltutionality Of the primary election
laws of The State was involved in the
case. but the Court did not express an
opinion on that question. in as much as
IL was not before them in the proper
form.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23
Hardened Liver.

Five years ago broke down with kidney
and liver complaint and rheumatism.
Since then l have been unable to be about
at all My liver became hard like wood:
my limbs were pulled up and filled with
water.
All the best physicians agreed that moth.
ing could cure me. l resolved 10 try Hou
Btters; have used seven bottles; the hard.
ness has all gone from my liver, the swell
ing from my limbs, and it has tuorbed a
miracle in my case; otherwise l would have
been now In my grave.
j. w. MoREY, Buffalo. Oct. l. 1881
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23
Inever patrOntze patent medicine 8.

Don't you? Why not? You patronize
''patent" articles of a hundred other varIe-
ties-why not patent medicines. R--cGuse
they are often worthless" True, ut not
always. Frequently they are the very best
in the world, representing tie widest ex-
perience. At least we know that DR.. Ken
nedy's Fayorite Remedy is one of these. I'D
for ali troubles of the blood. liver sd urina-
~ organs it stands on its me-, and not on
advertising
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

AT meeting composed of Irishmen
and Irish Americans held in New York
a couple of weeks ago, a resol ution was
adopted in favor of sending fifty repre-
sentative men of the Irish lace in the
United States to ireland to assist Mr..
Parnell and his associates in electing to
the English Parliament the candidates
sele cted by that heroic and trusted lead
eT. When We Consider that Ireland has
long beer and still is The home of ora.
tors, this proposition seems very much
like sending coal to New Castle or cab
bages to Holland, The meeting an
nOuEced the names of the persons Sc
lected for this important mission, and
it embraces most Of the prominent and
best known IIish and Irish American
speakers in the country, such men as
John Boyle O'Reilly and Congressman
Collins, of Boston, Congressman Foran,
of Cleveland, Judge PeDdergrast, Of
Chicago, DR.. Wallace, of New York,
and DR.. George G. Butts, of st. Louis.
None of the gentlemen appointed favor
the project, believing that Mr.. Parnell
does not need their assistance, Mr.. Col
lins when asked if he would go, reply
ing mo, noI will anyone else. If
they want to do anything for the cause
why don't they do as others are doing
send over money" Ireland swsrms
with orators of the frst water who are
always ready and willing to back up Mr..
Parnell and his cause with thoughts
that breathe and words that burn" and
their assistance will prove far more eff.
cient and decisive at the approaching
election :han any outside support i'm
ported from the United States.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23
The BegInnfne of sickness.

never tribe with what are called small
ailments II you feel inert, with a bitter OF
pad taste In your mouth, loss of appetite
bowels costiVe, resort at once TO Simmons
Liver Regulator. For the miseries of dys-
pepsia-and they include almost every un.
pleasant feeling that belongs to physical
disease and mental wretchedpess- no.
tent medicine, Simmons Liver ReCulator IL
q certain and sDeedy -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23
BuckIeyssArntca snIre

The BEST SALvE 10 the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chspped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions. and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect Salts faction or
money refunded. For sale by z James.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

THE DeadwOod, Dakota, Times an
nounces that Chief Justice Edgerton. of
that Territory. has resIgrd for the pur-
pose OF entering The field against Judge
Moody for the United States Senator
ship, and that one Bartlett TrIpp has
gone 70 Washington TO deliver EdUer-
tons resignation TO the President, with
the expectation that he will be appointed
TO the vacancy. In view of the fact
that Dakota has not yet been admitted
as State. and that it is not likely To be
so admitted for several years vet, the
wild hunt after Office now being inaup-
urated by the Republican statesmen of
that Territory would seem to be a little
premature. She has wonderfully large
supply OF patriots anxious and ready TO
serve her when she becomes 4 State in
the capacity of Governor. United States
Senators, Congressman. and in other Do
sitions, but as they won't be ''Open for
settlers" for good while vet they will
have to wait for the wagon" before
they can "all take ride.''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23
Poverty end Suffering.

Il was dragged down with debt, poverty
and suffering for years, cansed by sick
family and large bills for doctoriDp
l was completely discouraged, until one
year ago. by the advice of my pastor, L com
meDced using Hop BitteIs, and in one
month we were all well, and none of us
have seen sick day since and l want To
say to all poor men, you can keep your
families well year with Hop Bitters for
less than one doctors visit will cost |
know it,
"A WOREuNGMAE
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23

How young old people look who
have never been seriously iIl and who never
worry and fret. How old young people
look who stew and fret ani suffer pain-aII
at once. But we can't altogether help our
disposition, and we will sometimes get ont
OF sorts in spite OF all our caution. Then
we need the best the simplest and the safest
medicine known, which is DR. Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy. Purifies the blood and
renews vitality 10 old young
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23
WoRKINGsfAN

s1-NOne genuine without a bunch of green
Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile
poisonous stuff with Hop" or Hops" in their
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23
EARN Notes.

LssVe no corn-fodder In the fields. It
WI be worth twice az much R carefully
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-23
An ERCiS.?,i Remoiv

In all caSes OF Bronchial and I'uImo-
nary Affections is AYERS CHERRY
PECroRAL. As such it Is recognized and
prescribed bv the medical profession, and
In many thousands OF families, for the
past forty years. Il has been regarded as an
invaluable household remedy. II Is a
preparation that only requires TO be taken
In very small quantities, and a few doses
of II administered in the early stages Of a
cold OF cough will effect n speedy cure,
and may. very possibly, save fife. There
Is douht xVhafevar that