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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-04-03

A DTGNIFIED ADMINISTRATIONS
Formerly Washington during the
months of March and April was crowd
ed with office-seekeIs of all grades, and
from the heads of important bureaus to
the lowest and most obscure clerks, ev-
cry peraon i'm office was uerv0usly appre-
hensive of being summarily turned ont
to make room for new favorites. Men
and women went about with long faces
and hunted their influence" " which,
in the slang of the departments, meant
the Senators. Representatives and other
influential persons whose i" work - had
got them place +; while crowds Of hun
CRY aspirants to office beset the Cabinet
officers aud Congressman to get place
holders turned Out and themselves put
in.
During a part of General Grants
eight years, in fact, this miserable game
went on all the time not with the Gen
erals consent, for he urged upon Con-
gIess the adoption of sound civil service
rules, but against his will and greatly
to his disgust ard worry.
When General Garfield came in this
wild scramble was repeated, to the gen
eral disgust, and men stalked through
hotel lobbies and the departments, boast
ing of the promises which had been
made them, and of rds they had
earned.
HUNGRY, PERHAPS, BUT ABSENT.
Nothing of this kind has been seen or
heard here under President Cleveland.
Those Republican journals which have
had so much to say about the hungry
Democrats - are put to shame by the
condition of things here. There is no
clamOr for Dlace OF re ward there is no
talk Of promises " made there is no
urgency for office. No doubt a good
many Democrats would like to take Of
ice-their Republican brethren have
never shown a lack of greed in this mat.
ter-but the fact is that there are no
crowds of Office-seekers, aud that the
deliberation of the President and his
Cabinet in selecting men to ifl even va
cancies and expired terms CAUSES no pro-
test or clamor.
A part of this decent reserve is due,
no doubt, to the well-understOod fact
that Mr.. Cleveland cane into office alb
solutely uDpledged He made no prom
ises before OF after his nomination. or
at any time during the canvass and he
positively forbade his friends and sup
pOTters and the managers of the can vaSs
to make promises for him. He came
into the Presidency, therefore. with his
hands free. No man in the whole party
or country could come to him with a
- claim FOR on the plea of an engage
ment made that he should he rewarded.
The wise courage of the President in
this matter is now the source of con-
slant comfort to him and TO his Cabinet.
- Washington Correspondent NetC York
Herald.
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ALTHOUGH war between England
and Russia was regarded as inevitable
in London up to Monday last, it is now
reasonably certain that the Afghsnistan
boundary. which is the matter in dispute,
will be amicably adjusted. This belief
Is based on the pacific reply of Russia to
England's demand which was received
In London on Monday night. There
will be no rupture between the two
countries, at least for the present.
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GEORGE B. J.ORISsa> who has made
me Office of Commissioner of Agricul-
tuFe ridiculous, is sHcceeded by Nor
Ran ]. Coleman, Of Missouri, who has
long Ueen the edit0C Of one Of the most
successful farm eTs7 papers in the cou8
try. Mr.. Coleman has been Lieutenant
Governor of his State. but without be-
ing managing politician. He has
been leading man IN the granger and
anti-monopoly movements, aud his Sc
lection will 10 doabt be construed as "A
compliment 30. these classes. He is A
man of excellent character aud Of fair
ability and attainmenJs.
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AT the approaching marriage of Bea-
trice, Queen Victoria's youngest daugh-
ter, to a Dutchman. known as Prince
Henry, of Blattenburg, the Queen will
give away the bride, which moves the
Philadelphia Press to remark: "This
vii be Victoria's most conspicous act
OF charity since she sent a copy of her
book on the Scotch highlands to a wo-
man whose husband had been smashed
to death in a Government foundry"
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~ Have Suffered
With every disease imaginable for the last
three years Our
Druggist, 2 J. Anderson, recommending
Hop BitteTs' to ine,
l used two bottles
Am entirely cured, and heartily recon-
mend Hop B3tters To every one J. ID.
Walker, BuckDer,. No.
write this a. a
Token of the great appreciation have
Bltters I was afflicted
WITH infammatory rheumatism -
Seven years, and no medicine seemed to
do U8e any
UBtil 1 tried two bottles Of your Hop Bit
teIs, and to my surprise I am as well to cav
as ever / was. I ho5e
Yea may have abundant success
In this great and
Valuable medicine
Anyone wishing to know more
about INV cure ?
Can learn by addressing me, E. NJ.
Williams, 11O3 16tE street, Washington,
d. G.
- consider your
Kemedy the best resuedy in existence
Fer Indigestion, Kidney
And nervous debility. 1 have just
RetuEBed
'Frcrs the south in q fruitless search for
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ing me more
Good 2.
Than anything else
A mOath ago / was extremely
'Emaefated ! =
And scarcely able to walk Now / sm
Gaining strength ana
Flesh.r
Ard hardly day passes but what I am
complimented on my improved appearance.
and It is all due to Hop
Bitters-l J. Wickliffe Jackson,
- Wilmington, Del.
50 None genuine without a bunch of green
Hops on the white Label. Shun all the vile, poi-
sonOus stuff with Hon OF Hops in their name.
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EXACT WORDS IN WHICH THE Mon
ROE DOCTRINE WAS EXPRESSED The
citizens of the United States cherish
sentiments the most friendly in favor
of the liberty and happiness of their
tellow-men on that side of the Atlantic.
In the wars of the European powers, in
matters relating to themselves, we have
never taken any part, nor does it COM
port with our policy to do so. 1t is on.
ly when our rights are invaded OF seri-
Ously menaced that we resent injuries
or make preparations for our defense.
With the movements of this hemisphere
we are of necessity more Immediately
concerned, and by causes which must be
obvious to all enlightened and impair
tial observers. The political system of
the allied powers is essentially different
in this respect from that of America.
This difference proceeds from that which
exists in their respective governments.
And to the defense of our own, which
has been achieved by the loss of so much
blood and treasure and matured by the
wisdom of their most enlightened citi-
zens, and under which we have enjoyed
unexampled felicity, this whole nation
is devoted. We owe it, therefore, to
candor and to the amicable relations ex-
listing between the United States and
those powers, to declare that we shonid
consider any attempt on their part to
extend their system to any portion of
this hem isphere as dangerous TO our
peace and safety. With the existing
colonies OF dependencies of any Euro
pean power we have not inteTfered and
shall not interfere. But with the gov
ernments who have declared their indie
Dendence we have, on great cousidera-
tion and on just principles, acknOwl-
edged we could not view any interpOsi-
tiOn for the purpose of depressing them,
or controlling in any other manner their
destiny, by any European power, in any
other light than as the manifestation of
an unfriendly disposition toward the
United States. s.-From President Mon
roe'S SeUentb Annual Message, Decem-
Der 2, 1928.
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IT seems that the National Guard of
this State instead of limiting the appro-
priatiOn, as originally stated, to $780,
900 to purchase gronnd, ETC., for a per-
maDent eneampment, asked the appro-
priation Committee last week when the
question came up before it, for 5000, 600.
The Committee refused the request and
reported the bill with a negative recon-
mendatiOn.
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WHY GEN. GRANT CANNOT SLEEP.
Gen. Grants inability to sleep comes
not so much from the condition of the
body as from the unrest of the mind.
He has il firmly rooted that be is going
ous in disgrace aud under a cloud, and
all that his friends can say to him in 10
wise changes this belief. TEe talks very
freely with certain of his intimates on
the subject, and he tells them of his
notification and chagrin that he should
have been duped by Ward, and that so
manE persons should have lost money by
him. He thoroughly understands. and
indeed 1t is the truth, that Ward used
the Dame of Grant to carry on his plans,
and that many persons were led into
them because they had confidence in
Grant. And so Grant. with a mental
disease upon him, and conscious that
his end Is at hand, rests wiSh Wakeful
eyes day in and day out. and thinks,
thinks, thinks. He tells his dearest
friends, that the Tesponsibilit of bat
tie ara of leading the armies of the ma
tiOn gave bin no such concern as has
this Ward business that rest in the
White House in the critical period wheE
the cOuutTy WIS recovering fTom the ef-
fects of civil war was sweet compared
with the rest that has come 60 him in
the last nine months. He had hoped
that fortuBe might IN some manner
smile upon him so that he might return
to these who have lost. the money thus
wasted. He would write, be would
work. he would do anything to remove
this stain from his family But he has
been attacked by a disease that must
prOvs- fatal, and soon he becanOe too sick
and too weak to stir ont of the house.
So he silently aud grimly and without a
word of complaint keeps to his couch
ana to MS easy chair, and thinks. He
meSdnrs because he cannot make resUitu-
ti0nand because he is helpless. 1t preys
upon him so that he cannot sleep. p.-BoS-
ten. Herald
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The President having sent to the
Senate all the nominations he was pre.
pared to make, and there being no 9TH
er business before it an adjournment
sine die took place yesterday.
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Statesmen WANTED:

By the Introdueers Of RANCOCAS RASPBFBt
Only those need amply who ran devote their e.
tire time and attention 10 the work. The ult
ness easily learned Our men succeed where a--
ers fail.
Grotrers Of FNlH Line o. Fruits snS Orra-ir-''a'
Good opeRlng ioT honest. energetic men. AdirsS
r. C. CHHASE, a CO.. F7iladelnbi1, P,1ia
March get
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As A comment on the rush of Demo-
cratic applications for post office ap.
point ments, it is said the Postmaster
General has received applications from
upwards of si1 thousand Republican
postmasters asking To be continued in
office No greed there.
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ERENs7URc. pa,
FRIDAY. APRIL 3, 1885.

GEN. GRANTS condition on Sunday
night was extremely critical, but since
then he has been getting better.
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THE BEST.

+" This Is tine only com
plete American editjoD
Of this work. which h
known as the hest non
ular history OF Franc
journal, Indian
1nn1EG Ind
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CIPHERED OVEE

From the pen Of a
master. How Mr.. Alden
can give the eight vol
umes, and this on good
paper, and clear tvpe
including themulttude
of illustrations. is a
thing we have ciphe-eI
over, but we fail 10 IN
derstand it. 7-ChrfF-
tidu Leader. Bostc-
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%44o:sR!!!H:WOnder-BOOks %oRH ": s!!!:
GIIIzOT'c
HISTORY OF
FRANZ

" ifh 426 Fj,
illustrations. Eirf.
be a uuful yOlum..
small octave. cloth. ell,
tops Price reduced
from $3.50 to $500
postage FL %
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MhCAuIhY,s o.

Guizot is the NJ
caUlay OF the history or
France. His narrafirs
Is full Of emotion. Ike
quick stream his cl7ar-
acters rise before uza-
in the flesh {; they arc
men and women. not
historic lay figures. II
Is as charming as srv
romance There Is ouiv
one drawback
seems more like gettinr
a PRESENT. than making
purchase. " Dominic
ChIrcitmd1l, Toronto.
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r 55 Tacitus. By ". r. Donne..... ..... i5c
lc 80 Juvenal. BY Edward WHlford-..... 15c
&c "a Horace By Theodore Martin. 15c
lc S3 Plato. BY Clinton W. Collins. l5c
& 81 Aristotle. By Sir Alex. Grant.-...- 15c
e % DemosthCncs- By ". J. Rrodribb.. 15c
Dc q Cicero. BY Y. Lucas Collins l5c
ic 23 HerodOtus. by Geo. g Swayne..... l5c
ic y Caesar. BY Anthony Trollope--..-.. l5s-
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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS.

Bev. M. V. B. Knox, Methodist, O
Lebanon has declined call to the
Presidency Of college in India.
Joseph Marshall, who died recently
at East Weare at 80, lived within q
few rods of railroad, but had never
ridden in the cars but once.
Sanbornton is out of debt, has over
$500 in its treasury, and has received
Request of $3.50 from the late Sally
Leavitt, the interest OF which vill,b
devoted to the relief of the poor
Rev. Frank P. Tompkins of Clare.
mont will be the Memorial Day orator
at Newport.
Antrim: The Goodell Company
who employ about 40 hands, have
commenced paying wages weekly.
Quite number of the hands dislike
the new plan. The amount of savings
bank tax received by the town last
yea: was $1964, IS, which makes the
amount of deposits by residents of the
town $196,475, or abou, 1853 per
head.
At 2 o'clock Monday morning the
storehouse and contents of the Granite
State Mills was burnt at Newport.
Loss $25, 1000; fully insured. Cause
of fire unknown.
On Saturday night Matt Senqk's
house was burnt at Newport. E5ss
$500 insured for $500.
William f. Dodge of Dexter, Ne,
employed in numbering at Gorham
for Libby & Sons, was instantly killed
while at work on Mount Moriah Mon
day afternoon.
Nicholas Whiteman, aged &C years,
was killed at Warren Monday by q
tree falling on him.
In Warner there is one school dis
trict which contains but one pupil /;
four districts have but two pupils each,
and two have only six between them.
School District No. 1. in Peterboro,
has voted to build $4,000 school
house.
William Russell of Sanbornton,
shoemaker 40 years old, committed
suicide Tuesday morning. Tie only
known reason for the deed is the fact
that he had just been drawn as juror
and was greatly excited thereby.
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JAMES D. PORTER.
OfTennessee,

The important office of Assistant
Secretary Of State has been filled by
the appointment Of James D. Porter,
Of Tennessee, who is gentleman OF
superior endowments of person, capac-
ity and culture. He has had expe.
rience as lawyer, man of business
and statesman, and has been long a
friend of Secretary Bayard. His ap-
pointment is generally regarded as a
strong one. II was unexpected by
the politicians of the State in which he
resides. but is perhaps not less well
come to the public at large on that
account.
James D. Porter was born in the
State of Tennessee. in the year 1881
He received superior education.
After leaving the National College,
Nashville, an institution of local i'm.
portance as a seat of learning at the
time, but now no more, be attended
lectures at the Lebanon Law School.
When the Secession trouble began
Porter took decided stand as a
Union man. He was at the time a
member of the Legislature of his State,
and introduced resolutions into that
body, known as the Porter resolutions,
favoring the continuance of Tennessee
IN the federation of the United States.
His action in this matter was unsuc-
cessful, however; the State seeded
and he then reluctantly consented to
the separation. Having gone thus
for he took the remaining step of de.
lending the Confederate cause by force
of arms. and was an Adjutant-General
in its army throughout the war.
With the return of peace he opened
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PRODUCE.

There has been fair demand for choice
gradss of Butter but all other kinds are
moderate request. The sales of Western and
Northen creameries have been at23 q 30 c for
choice and 90 @ pc for fair and good; New
York and Vermont daires at 20 "a pc for
choice and Is "a 23t for fair and good :
Western dairy at Is q 2Oc, and Western ladle
packed at 10 OLA 10. Cheese is firm and has
been in moderate demand. Sales of choice at
~ @ 13c, fair and good at 9 (9 Ike, and
common at 4@7c ID. Eggs are gradually
down as the season advances. Sales at lSh q
19c. Beans have been arriving slowly but
the demand is moderate Sales of pea at
81 20 q l so for small hand picked and 2 90 @
so for large. and mediums at 1.5O a go per
bushel. Yellow Eyes and Red Kidneys are
scarce aud prices nominal.
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To Visit the Field OF Gettysburg.

WASHINGTON, March 21.--The veterans Of
the first and other corps Of the army Of the
Potomac are perfecting arrangements for
their visit to the historic battle-felds Of
Gettysburg, Penn, on the 4th and 5th OF
next May. Maj. j. H. Slime, first army
corps historian, says the war governors OF
states that furnished troops which were en-.
gagged in Gettysburg battle have all been in
vited to attend, and SO far not single
declination has been received. Ex-Secretary
Kirkwood, the war governor of Iowa, and
ex-Gov. Sprague, Of Rhode Island, have re-
piled that they will be there. Ex-Gov. Cur.
tin has assurance from President Cleveland
that he will go, unless urgent business al
Washington prevents his leaving the ex'
ecutive mansion. With promises Of attend
ance from the president, number of cover.
nors and ex-governors and multitude OF
veterans, the gathering bids fair to be q
worthy and interesting event.
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VERMONT NEWS.

The Vermont Merino Sheep Shear
ing Association will hold public
shearing a: Middlebury, beginning
March 81 and continuing three days.
The dwelling aud barn OF r. P.
Blake of Derby were burned Monday
evening. Loss $500; insurance
$1,000.
Montpelier has strong snow-shoe
club, the first in the State.
John Henry Thomas of Orwell, a
prominent man in Addison county,
and we.l-known in Rutland, dropped
dead Thursday night at Larabee's
Point. He was about IS years old.
A. L. Papipeau, the oldest typo in
Burlington, after forty-two years of
constant service with the Free Press,
has retired from that establishment
and has Joined hands with Mark
Thompson in the printing business.
Bellows Falls is to have an unusual
ecclesiastical visitation this year, ly
the Methodist Conference in April,
the Congregational Association in
June, and the Universalist Convention
in August.
A meeting is to be held at the Van
Ness House, Burlington, on Wednes-
day, to form Vermont Horsebreeders'
Association.
Oscar H. Stoughton of Royalton,
owner of the Stoughton Mills, was
instantly killed on Friday, becoming
entangled in a bell. Before the ma
chinery could be stopped Mr.. Slough
ton was dead. His body was terribly
mangled.
One of the wheels of the rear car
on the down mail train Monday after
noon broke, just above Gassett's, in
Chester, throwing the truck around
and swinging the car off the track, in
which condition it was dragged several
rods, being stopped Just on the edge
of 50-foot embankment. The car
was crowded, and during the confusion
a passenger had the fingers Of one
hani broken and another received a
severe injury to his hand. The road
was blocked several hours.
Apropos of the great rush for the
Federal Offices in Vermont by the un-
terrified it may be Of interest to know
that there were but five Post Offices
in the State, with established post
routes one hundred years ago. These
Offices were at Bennington. Brattle-
boro, Rutland, Windsor and Newbury.
The first Postmaster appointed by the
Government after Vermont was ad-
mitted into the Union was David Rus.
sell, at Bennington, who was commits.
stoned Aug. rs, 1901. In 1898 there
were but ten Post Offices in the State,
or just about enough to divide up
among the st. John party in ver-
mont.
The town system of schools is now
in operation in 20 towns, it having
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an office for the practice of the law.
In 1870 he was electt d Circuit Cour-
Judge; and in 1874, while still holdt
ing that Office, he was elected Govern
or of Tennessee. He assumed this
position the following year. Having
retired from the Goyernorship in 1879,
he gave attention to his railway inter-
ests. After having been President of
the Nashville, Chattanooga aud St.
Louis Railroad for several years, he
resigned that position few months
ago.
Mr. Porter has been energetic in
assisting the progress of his State.
His "recor,l" as statesman includes
hard fight against reputation. Mr..
Porter believes that State ought to
pay its debt.
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been adopted by the following II
towns this year: Brunswick, Canaan,
Dover, Fletcher, Hh field, STOCK
bridge, Starksboro, Somerset, Water
ford, Warren and Weston. Burling-
ton adopted the system in 1868,
Hinesburg, Waitsield and Woodiord
in 1871, Middletown in 1873, Brigh-
ton IN 1876, Bolton in 1880, Eden in
1881, Cabot in 1882, Charleston,
Hubbardton and Randolph 10 1888,
Goshen. Mt. Tabor, Stamford, St.
George, Westminster and Vergennes
in 1884.
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The showing Of Cattle this week was light
with better feeling as far as the disposal was
concerned. Butchers were wanting few
cattle, but could not afford to pay higher
rates. Sales IN general indicate no change in
values. Much Of the beef cattle were sold
early, and 1t was thought by some that if
dealers had held their stock until later hour
they might obtain 4 better rates.
Mich COws-The trade has improved with
quicker sales, but the range in prices steady.
The Sheep Call-SOme OF the tlocks thst
arrived were sent in on contract, Of good
quality The trade has not improved. Sheep
in general from a. "a SIC.
Fa' Hogs cost 5 (6 5l4 at the West but lat.
er dispatch rates a shade decline.
Veal Calves-General sales ut ~ 01 &c.
Live Poultry-300 lbs, ut l5c or turkeys, 10
a. lie for mixed lots.
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Mr.. William S. Weston, who died
at Hudson. the 10Th, at the age Of 63,
was formerly resident of Nashua,
where he was a member of the Com
mon Council and an Alderman two
years each. He was stone and
brick mason and a good man.
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Interchanging Pleasant Compliments.

AhC0rCnAnSlnS Ileasant compliments.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 23.-Personal VIC
lence is threatened when John c. New, the
proprietor of The Journal, and Representa-.
tive Patten, of the legislature, meet. The
latter, Democrat, declared in the legislature
that Garfield ran away from the battle of
Chickamauga, and that Voorhees, was a bet
ter friend of the soldier than Grant. The
Journal next day denounced him as "a
brutal, contemplate creature; the Thenarier
of his day; buzzard among eagles who
was beneath deserving to be abused, and who
should be turned over to the man who takes
charge of carbon" Mr.. Patten followed this
up by rising to question of privilege, and
calling the author of The Journals editorial
"a white-livered coward, liar and scound-
rel" He also expressed his intention to meet
Mr.. New, and minated that blood would be
shed.
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An Old Roman Pavement.
scientific Americana

Recent excavations at Worms, Ger.
many, brought to light about 1, 800 feet
of Roman pavement and large mum.
Der of objects of great interest, includ.
ing some which afford hint to manu-.
facturers, namely, pieces for playing a
game such as draughts, made Of glass.