The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-20

me fact, an exchange says, that the
fennsvlyan!a railroad has ordered one
huhdred new freight engines indicates the
pressure OF great traffic in the near future
As the business of railways measures the
volume of trade better than anything else.
the coming OF most prosperous times is
ioreshadowed in this large locomotive
order.
The general store of f. s. GramhIing
OF south Fork. was entered by burglars at
an early hour on Saturday morning. who
aiter enecting an entrance. which they
u.u oy removing pane of glass from one
oil the front windows, proceeded to blow
open the safe which they succeeded in do
ing They, however, had their work for
'heir pains as the owner had. taken the
precaution to leave no money in the safe
over night. After ransacking the store
they took their departure through the
back door which they unlocked
The poisonous refuse from the Tyrone
paper mill, which is emptied twice a week
into the Juntata river, has already killed
all the fish in the stream for a distance of
hfteen miles and so affected the water that
the horses and cattle of the farmers living
along the stream refuse to drink. Several
cattle have died from the effects of the
poisoned water and Sportsmen with vaIua-
Die dogs Shun the river since n number of
hlgh-bred hunting dogs have been para
lyzed by it. On complaint of many farm
erS and Others, DIR. L. s. Davis, president
OF the state board of health, was notified
oy the authorities in Huntingdon county,
and legal steps will be taken to enjoin the
paper mill company from further polluting
the river
Isaac b. Chandler died at his residence
In Johnstown last Friday evening, aged FL
years. He was a native of MARYLAND and
Tor the past fOrty-One years had lived in
the city where he died. In 1851 he was ap-
pointed postmaster of Johnstown by Abra-
ham Lincoln. He retired from that office
IN 1864 and became clerk for the Cambria
Iron Company, remaining in the employ of
that corporation uLtil 1883. Mr.. Chandler
was stalwart Republican from the or
ganization of the party. In 1854 he was
sent from Cambria county to the RepubIi-
can national convention, which met in
Baltimore, in which President Lincoln was
renOminated for a second term
The following were the rates of post
age in this country in the year 1900: Ev-
cry letter composed of single sheet of
paper conveyed not exceeding 40 miles,
cents; over 40 miles and not exceeding
80 miles, twelve and one half cents: over
$50 miles and not exceeding 500 miles 20
cents; over 500 miles, p cents. Every let
ter composed of two pieces of paper double
these rates; every letter composed of three
pieces Of paper, triple these rates; every
letter composed of four pieces of paper,
quadruple these rates. ana at the rate of
a single letter for each ounce any letter
may weigh; every ship letter originally re-
celVed at an office for delivery, with six
cents. And there was little change for the
better in the rates of postage until the adj
ministratiOn of President Polk
Word comes from Washington that no
action will be taken by the PapaI repre-
sentative there-Mgr. SatoIli-regarding
the brewing and sale of beer by the BeIe-
dictihe moaks at Beatty, WeStmoreIand
county. Rev. Father Rocker, secretary of
the Abegate, said on Sunday. that it did
not appear from the communications
which had been received on the subject,
that the case was one which called for any
interference by Mgr. SatolIi. These COM
munications were from total abstinence
societies. Mgr. SotoIli could not, with
prOpriety, take action. unless the matter
came to him through some one in auth
Ority in the diocese. As the monks eX
planned the matter, all they did was to sell
a very small quantity of beer in order to
defray the cost of the internal revenue tax
on what they brewed fOr their own con-
sumption