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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05
Soldiers, Orphans, schools.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 27.-This evening
Governor Pattison addressed the follow
ing letter TO General Louis Wagner, Of
Philadelphia:
Dear sir: l have your letter of the 25th
inst, advising me of your appointment by
the Grand Army of the Republic as Chair
man Of 2 committee 30 Investigate the man
agrment OF the Soldiers Orphans Schools of
Pennsylvania and tuQuiTIng whether |
have the authority to constitute the Com
mittee q Commission on the part of the
Commonwealth for The purposes of their gp-
pOintment.
Ia reply beg to say that it is matter
of regret to me that 1 possess no authority
to appoint any such cOmmss ion OF to invest
your committee with auY official powers. It
will, however, give me great satisfaction to
aid you to the fullest extent possible in the
Accomplishment of the end The Grand Army
has in view. To this end I send you, as re
quested, copies Of the laws governing the
Soldiers Orphans Schools, and of the con-
. tracts between the State and the prOprietOrs
of the schools, and have requested heads OF
. departments to furnish all the information
You may call for In the meantime I shall
In the discharge OF the duty imposed upon
me 70 see that the laws be faithfully exc.
cuted make with the aid Of the law officer
of the Common wealth. a thorough personal
examination Of the schools and the conduct
} Of those connected with them and will then
take such action as the result of the exami-
nation NAV warrant. OF course, you viii
readily understand that my course will not
In any way interfere with your action, but
NAV, and doubtless will aid the desire to
get at whatever wrongs have been done to
those so emiuetly entitled TO our warmest
sympathies and protection.
ROBERT Z. PATTIsON.
In additian 20 The foregoing commu.
/ nicatiOu the Governor has sent the fol-
loving request 70 Rev. +. E. HIgbee
Suueriutpudent of Schools Auditor
/ General Miles and State Treasurer Liv
sey
Sir: You are hereby requested to fur
nish such information in your department
al may be called for from time to time by
+ the committee Of the Grand Army of tn,
Republic" recently appointed TO Investigate
Z the charges made in relation TO the cOnduc
of the Soldiers Orphans Schools.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

DEPARTMENT COMMANDER GENER-
AL of the Grand Army of the Republic,
Gen. J. p s. Goblin, of Lebanon, OF
last Tuesday week, the day after the
Philadelphia Record published its ex-
haustive statement in regard to the
shameless mismanagement OF the SOL
diers' Orphans Schools, appointed a
committee to make full investigation
into the charges. The committee is
composed as follows: Louis Wagner.
Post No. 8, Philadelphia VIM. Nc
Clellan, Post No. 259. Pittsburg A. c.
Reinoehl, Post No. 81. Lancaster {: Ezra
II. Ripple, Post No. 139, Scranton, and
VIM. NJ. Jones, Post No 64, Williams
port They are requested to proceed
at the earliest moment to the several
schools and make a critical personal
examination of everything connected
with their management, the care and
treatment Of the pupils, and such other
matters as may be necessary to the
good government of the schools ard
proper compliance both in letter and
spirit with the law instituting and
maintaining them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05
A Fine Record.

The deputation of Irish "LoyaIists"
from Ulster who oppose Home Rule
and demand protection for Minority
Rule waited on Lord Harrington recent
ly and were told that mC. Gladstone
declined TO receive them or to say any
thing about Ireland until after the gov
eminent makes its policy known. But
Lord Harrington advised the deputation
to ''do their utmost to enlist the sympa-
thy of the English people in their
cause.n
These Uls er ''Loyalist'' are the Irish
men who bitterly opposed Catholic
emancipation in 1929 and the disestab-
lishme,.t of the Irish Church in 1869 20.
Since then they have opposed and helped
10 defeat tweuty-sigbJ bills for the reg
ulation of the land tenure in Ireland, to
settle the difficulties between landlords
and tenants, for tenants protection and
tenants improvements.
From 1880 up TO 1875 they supported
and helped to pass ten acts to prohibit
the possession of arms and gunpOwdeT
bv the people ten acts for the ''sup-
preston of de urbances, by making
Assem- Stages of the people unlawful
one act empowering the courts to change
the venue and try cases where they
pleased i've Unlawful Oaths' acts
two acts to enlarge the cOnstabulary
fOrce two Coercion" acts; nine
peace Preservation acts, allowing
summary arrests and trials by Judges,
and six acts for the suspension OF habeas
corpus-in 164S, '49, '65, '66, '67 and
IS. Since 1875 they have supported
all the coercion acts that have been in
troduced against their own country and
countTymen.
This is record that ought certainly
to enlist the sympathy of the English
people in their cause.-N. Y. World
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

THE question Of the constitutionallty
of the tax law approved June 80, 1855,
entitled "A further supplement to an
act entitled An act to provide revenue
by taxation, 3" was argued in the Su-
preme Court at Philadelphia on Friday
last. Il was brought before that tribu-
nal by TIE appeal of certain citizens of
Scranton from the decision of the Court
of Common Pleas of Lackawanna coun-
ty, in which that court held that the
act Of Assembly was constitutional
AS this question has been very Vigorous
Iv discussed all over the State ever since
the new tax law went into effect, the
decision OF the Supreme Court as to its
constitutionaIity will be awaited with
deep interest.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05
Physfctans Have Found mut

That communicating and foreign element
in the blood, developed BY indigestion. is
the cause of rheumatism. This settles upon
the sensitive sub cutaDeOus covering of the
muscles and ligaments Of the ] joints causing
constant and shifting pain, and aggregating
as calcareOus, chalky deposit which pro-
duces stiffness and distortion of the Joints.
No fact, which eXpe eTieuce has demonstrated
10 regard to Hostetter's Stomach Bittsrs, has
stronger evidence TO support than this,
namely, that this medicine of comprehen-
sive uses checks the formidable and afro
cious disease. nor is it less positively estab-
lished that it is preferable to the poisons
often used 10 arrest it, since the medicine
contains only salutOry Ingredients It is
also q signal remedy for malarial fevers.
constipation, dyspepsia, kidney aud bladder
ailments, debility and other disorders. See
that you get the genuine.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

IL making mp the estimate Of Gen.
HauCOCk's character, this sterling pOr-
Jlon Of bis famous general order No
40, - issued during his brief command OF
military district number five, compTis-
ing the States of Louisiana and Texas.
under the orders Of President Andrew
Johnson, should not be forgotten -
The right of trial by jury, the habeas
corpus, the liberty Of the press, the
freedom of speech, the natural rights of
persons and the rights OF property must
Ue preserved. - This was said AT a time
when a less conscientious soldier might
have felt tempted to exceed his military
authority aud make it cover objects not
within IT'S province. But Hancock S
reverence for the civil law and his duty
10 himself dictated the great utterauces;
and today It is one Of the proudest
chsplets that can be placed upon his
cOffiu
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

A RELIGIOUS impostoT by the name
of Charles II. Smith appeared in Henry
county. Missouri, sometime in August
last and followers by the hundred flock
ed to his standard. He announced
himself as an ambassador from Heaven
sent to found a new sect and establish
an order which was to be the fererun-
ner of the millennium, and that all who
joined him would never see death or
sickness, but would live forever in hap
piness. Soon after Smith began to play
prophet he married the daughter of an
old farmer with whom he was staying,
and announced to his followers that a
plan had been revealed to him whereby
untold wealth could be secured without
money. His plan solved the old ard
perplexing problem of getting something
for nothing. In Henry and Cass coun-
ties he organized eighteen lodges of a
new order which he styled the "Star of
Heaven" and succeeded In getting
deeds for about dozen of farms from
the dupes who had enlisted under his
inspired banner. Up to last Friday the
people in both of these counties were
wild with religious excitement and
Smiths success as a prophet seemed TO
be assured. On that day, however, his
prosperous career in region said to be
inhabited by ignorant people, was
brought to sudden and disastrous close,
and the prophet, who is represented to
Do ai''tall, lank aud dirty" WAS arrested
as q swindier ana is now Isnguishing in
Jail
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

THE Welshmen Of New York held an
eisteddfod in that city last week. An
eisteddfod, as we have been informed,
means a celebration BY society Of
singers at which prizes are awarded to
the best vocalists. OF this New York
eisteddfod the Jobnstown Tribune, one
day last week, said The New YORK
Society of Welshmen held an eisteddfod
this week. An interesting and amusing
feature of one of the sessions was an ad-
dress by the President, William Jere-
miah, followed by one by Chief-Justice
Noah Davis, Mr.. jeremiah took par
ticular pains to use the biggest Welsh
words in his vocabulary, and tickled
his audience into state of uproarious-
ness. If there is one thing Welshman
is prouder of than another, il is his ma
tive tongue, and he appreciates a man
who can handle it with vigor and effect,
iveness. Judge Davis said he was rusty
in bis Welsh, but retrieved his credit
by tracing his ancestry back TO Ana
King of North Wales more than one
/ hundred years before Edward 1, who
hourished along about 1900. The
Welsh language, the Judge went on tC
I say, 'is one of the oldest on earth. You
/ have all heard that Adam was the frs
Welshman and that his real name was
7 Jones. Well, Adam spoke early Welsh
! Our modern tongue, perhaps, dates from
the Tower Of Babel. There is an ole
story that just rs the confusion O
+ tongues fell on the workmen at the tow
or the master workman was giving
some orders TO a mason, which natural
~ sounded 60 the man ike gibberish
He felt iusulted and threw a trowel-ful
of mortar in the master workman s face
and out of this sputterings of the latte
came our uncoush Welsh tongue 4
this sally the audience shouted, an,
felt still better pleased with the Judg
when he said that he had tried thous
and prisoners in his time, but never saw
one who was a We'shmaH."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

JUDGE FIELD, of California, who IS
one of the Justices os the Supreme
Court of the United States, is in a very
bad humor at Mr.. Cleveland, and de
clares that he will have nothing more to
de with the Administration, because he
failed in getting a certain applicant.
whose cause he espoused, appointed
United States Marshal in that state.
Whenever a Judge Of the highest court
in the country so far forgets the nature
aud dignity of his great Office as to be
come AN Office beggar and to wrestle
with politicians at the door of the White
House, he deserves to be defeated in his
purpose, and Mr.. Cleveland is to be con-
graduated that for such a reason he has
made Stephen J. Field his enemy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

IN speaking Of General Hancock,
General W. F. Smith, of the regular
army. who IS known as "Bsldy' Smith,
says Perhaps no soldier during the
war contributed so much OF personal
effect in action as did General Hancock.
In the friendly circle Lis eye was warm
and genial. but in the hour of battle it
became intensely cold ard had great
power on those around him. In the
Presidential campaign of 1880, when
Gen. Hancock was the Democratic
standard bearer, believe I am safe in
saying that no man was promised a
place by him, and I believe this af-
fecteG the result. In that campaign l
know a warm political and personal
friend of General Hancock offered him
$4,000 in greenbacks out of love and
good will to meet expenses. but General
Hancock refused the money"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

On Monday last in the Senate of the
United States the Democratic minority
of the judiciary Committee, consisting
Of Messrs. Pugh, Of Alabama: Coke, Of
Texas; Vest, of Missouri, and Jackson,
of Tennessee, made their report on the
issue between the President and the Re-
publican majority in the Senate as to
their respective rights in connection
with removals and suspensions from Of
fee. Immediately after the report had
been submitted a lengthy special mes
sage was received from President Cleve-
land on the same subject. The message
was read in a clear, distinct tone of
voice by Chief Clerk Johnson, and made
old Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, who
started the fight with the President. be
cause the latter suspended an official In
the town in whicn Edmunds resides.
wrtggle and hop around as though he
had just sat down in chair in the bot
tom Of which some fiend had inserted a
very sharp tack. Edmuuds declared to
the Senate that the Message reminded
him of similar documents that Charles
the First was in the habit of sending "a
the English Parliament. The issue on
the question is now fairly made up be.
tween the president and Republican
Senate, and will doubtless lead to pro
tracted and exciting discussion, ir
which the Vermont ''icicle'' will at
tempt to regain his standing in the Re
/ publican party, which he lost by his re
. fusal to open his lips in support O
Blaine during the campaign Of 1884.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

THE Johnstown Daily Tribune enter
ed upon its thirteenth volume on We'd
nssday last As newspaper, in the
full acceptatIou of the term, the Tribune
has no superior anywhere, while the ac-
curacy aud thOrOugnuess Of its iocai
asws, which is the part Of a paper the
people sake the most interest in, will al
wavs insure for it a generous support
by those who desire 10 know what is
trsnspiring notEonly inEthe immediate
locality where it is published, but
throughout she cOuuty. It deserves
success, and we are grati6ed to learn
that it rests on safe basis and is in q
flourlshing condition.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

To RESTORE sense of taste, smell or hear
ing Use Ely's Cream Balm. IL cures all
cases of Catarrh, Hay Fever, Colds in the
Head, Headache and Deafness. 1t is doing
wonderful work. Do not fail TO procure
bottle, as in IL lies the relief you seek. 1t is
easiiv applied with the finger. Price 5Oc. at
druggists.
Mr.. P, NJ. Barber, has used Ely's Cream
Balm for Catalrh in his family and CON.
mends u very highly. lady is recovering
the sense of smell. A Tunkhannock Ia vyyer
known to many of our readers, says he was
cured OF deafness. - Pitfston Pa. Gazette
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

THERE has now Eeen nearly year
in which the executive power has been
in The hands of a Democrat ic President
No complaint has been made that he
law has not been properly enforced.
The reputation OF the nation has not
suffered abroad or At home. None Of
the predicted calamities to grow ont of
Democratic administration have made
their appearance. Remarkable care
and deiiberation have been exercised in
the removal and appointment of public
functiOuaries. The finances have been
wisely managed Sectional feeling has
almost disappeared from our politics.
The recommendations OF the President
to Congress are conceded to be prudent
and conservative. As far as we have
progressed there is no reason to regret
the decision Of the people at the polls
in November, 1884 The session of
Congress and the participation OF .he
Executive in tie business Of legislation
will put a final test upon President
Cleveland 5 capacity bat there is much
less reason 20 doubt of it to-day than
there was MBrch 4 1885.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

DF GEO. w. WRIGHT, ex-otate sen
a,or from Mercer county, the principal
contractor in conducting four OF ths
ten Soldiers Orphans Schools OF the
S.a'e the Johnstowu Tribune speaks
right out in meeting by saying
george W. Wright, the villain who
has been waxing rich by plucking SOL
diers' orphans, was in 1876 elected to
represent the Lawrence and Mercer dis
trict in the State Senate. He should
now be elected to represent the sum
.otal Of villainy in the darkest dungeon
in Moyamensing Prison"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

JUDGE THURMAN has been in Wash.
ington cor d couple of weeks engaged
with other counsel on the part of the
Government in preparing the suit to
test the validity of the Bell Telephone
patent. The other day he visited the
Senate chamber where be once played
so distinguished and honorable part,
and wheR he came out he was ap-
preached by a cheeky newspaper report
er, who inquired Are you in any
way, Judge, a candidate for Presiden-
tial honors at the hands OF the nexi
Presidential Convention Of your partyr'
mot by id sight ~ roaled The
sage of Columbus.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05
These are Solid Facts.

The best blood purifier aud system reeu-
Iatof ever placed within the reach of suf-
terlng humanity, truly is Electric Bfiters.
Inactivity Of the Liver. Bilieusnes, Iaun-
dice. Constipation, Weak Kidneys, or anv
disease of the urinary organs, or whoever re-
quires an appetizer, tonic OF mild stimlapt.
will always find Electric Bitters the best
and only certain cure known. They act
surely and quickly, every bottle guarran.
teed to give entire satisfaction or money re-
funded. Sold at fifty cents bottle by f.
James. -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

II ever a man achieved immortal in
fanny at "A single bound the feat was
successfully accomplished by ex-State
Senator George W. Wright, the head
and front OF the combination that has
the contract with the State for con
Quoting the Soldiers Orphans School At
Mount Joy, in Lancaster county, when
he wrote the following letter TO the
principal manager of that school on the
Both of January, 1884 The letter Was
published in the Philadelphia Record
on last Monday week, in its article re-
viewing the management of the schools.
When the Record published this letter
strong doubts were expressed as to its
authenticity, bat the editor of the Ian
caster Examiner states that he has seen
the letter and that the Records publica-
tion of it is a true copy of the original.
This being the fact IL is impossible to
. conceive q lower depth of villainy into
which Wright could plunge, even if he
were 10 make an effort in that direction.
It is a most shameless. heartless AMI
cold blooded production. 1t is as fol-
lows
/ MERCER, Pa, January, 80, 1884 y
I find the last coffee bought very poor, and
have this dav ordered other to Mt. JOv
s. While do not rant the poor brO1Cn out do
not rant yOU 10 use It neIt lCeek. See that il
. is put out OF the way, sure. 1t is not a fair
sample of what we usually use By any
means. You will likely have some visitors
from the @. A r. encampment, which
meets at Lancaster city next Wednesday,
February Is. You need not be surprised if
members drop in on their way to or from
1 the enCampmPnt. ] need not say more. OnIu
I see the cook and all other departments and bsUe
f no mistakes uTu5Cbere 7 much fear trouble
/ from this sncampDlsnt for Mt. Joy Il frozen
feet toe nails dropping Of itch ETC., Nth vo1fr
four months record Of deaths ETC. do not
1CarDl Jtp our 9. 4 r friends I shall feel that
1 am no prophet. All these matters are sure
to be investigated and brought no at the en-
campment so get an shape to meet charges
and receiUe risitOrs I forgot to caution
Sherbin in writing him yesterday about next
. week Talk 1t over with him and matrOn,
. and get TO work and in shape.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

THROUGH our luxurious and pervarfad
modes Of living, and from score of causes
besides, diseases of the kidpeys and urinary
organs are now among the most common
and fatal IN this country Men suffer frnm
them most frequently and most intensely
Their victims are falling exhausted bv the
wayside of life every day. De you fear this
end for yourself? II So we can assure Won
of help by means OF Dr. KenDedy's .'Favo-
rite Remedy"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05
gambria 8reenan.
EsENsRURc. pa,
FRIDAY. MARCH 5, 1856

ACCORDING to the report Of the Board
OF Directors Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, which has just been pub
I-shed. the net income from the main
line and branches between Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh for the year 1885, was
over eight millions Of dollars.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

The worst storm for years was raging af
Rive IDu Loupe. Quebec on Snniay
Friday express train vas buried in 10 feet
OF snow near Trois PstOles although two
engines with 2 snow plow were runnIno
about 10 miles ahead. Another train is bur,
led IN 10 feet of snow on Bic Mnuntain
blocking the line. The accommodation AMI
down express Of Friday and SATURDAY. have
been unable to get through. The storm is
increasing and the drifts swell faster than
they can be piOwed or shoveIed awav
Work has had to be suspended uH the
torm is over.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

OF the eleven candidates whose names
appear Oh the six Democratic National
tickets since the close of the war. in
1865, Tilden and Cleveland are the only
surviving Presidential nominees, and
Pendlet0n and English the only surviv-
ing Vice-Presidentisl candidates. or
the seven who are dead, five have died
since Mr.. Cleveland's election.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

THERE is a very old tradition which
reads thus ''Yf Marsche comyth iyn
lyke roryng groung' hogge she wyll
gov out lgke intu jentyll wood
chukke." 4"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-05

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East Taylor Township 80.
West Taylor Town hin
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Upper Ao'er Township
Lover GeEer -ra-u-h.T
The Irish standard., 1886-05-01

One wrong step has brought many a
man to crime. to prison, and death; and
woman to. shame, and sorrow, and de-
struction. One wrong acquaintance
has led many a person to rags and ruin
One wrong bargain has brought many
a man to poverty and want. A wrong
courtship. OF wrong marriage, has en-
bittered many joyous life, and broken
a noble heart with anguish and distress.
On one single rock a ship may make a.
fatal wreck. The first pipe, the first.
drink, the first oath, the first theft-ahli:
what myriad Of wrecks are heaped55
about such rocks as these. Beware Of
the first wrong step, and you will have
no trouble about the second. .:,..5s
The Irish standard., 1886-05-01

Archbishop Taschereau OF Quebec, is
the sixteenth ordinary Of thaJ See,
which was founded in 1854. 100 years
before Baltimore.
Tie entire population of Germany is
As ,2234 ,O61, of whom little more than
one-third. or 1921 ,72244, are Catholics.
The population of Ireland we put down
at four millions, of whom five-sNths
are Catholics. These figures are taken
from the new work ''Altas des Mis-
sions' by Werner.
The Irish standard., 1886-05-01

The Order Of the Garter will be con.
ferred upon the Emperor of China.