Cambria Freeman. THURSDAY; :. : : AUG. 12, 1SGQ. Democratic State and County Ticket. For Governor : . HON. ASA I'ACKER, OFCARBJN COITSTV. Jur Judge of the Supreme Court : HON. CYIHJS L PERSUING, OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. Assembly: Hon. JOHN POUTER. Washington Twp. Register and Recorder : GEO. W. U ATM AN, Ebensburg Borough. Treasurer : AY 1 LI ,1AM LINTON. Johnstown Borough. Commissioner ; JAMES E. NEASON, Olearfied Township Pitir J louse Director: JOHN BLOC 1 1, Johnstown Borough. Auditor: ANTHONY ANNA, Chest Township. Democratic Counly Committee. F. A. Phofmakf.r. Ebensburg, Chairman. W. B. I.itile. Allegheny; C. Ferrabaugh, HlacJtliek; Dan;el M'Pcak, Cambria borough; Wm. Dishnrt, Cambria twp.; H Hopple, Car loll rp.; Valentine Tl onia?, Carrolltownbnr.: 'irot Kirt-- rrf r-rl-. 0". ?; .1":;. 'V it i.ier, CiK'sit i piii ..s ior ; Juiui J. Bums, Clearfield; George King. 1st ward, John Kirby, 2d ward, Con maiigh bor. ; II. K. Shaffer, Conemaugh twp.; Elisha Hummer, Croyle; B. F. Vaughn, East Ward, Vim. II. Sectder, West V"ard, Kbens burij; Leonard Kist, East Conemaugh; L. Fur long, Franklin ; John M'Dermitt, Gallit.in ; Thomas M'Kinney, Jatkon ; li. V. Speedy, 1st ward, Joseph Crouse, ill ward, Henry Wal ler?. 3d ward, Jonathan Horner, 4th ward, Geo. Thomas. 5:h ward. D. W. SI Clelland, Gth w .ml, Johnstown ; Felix Beck, I.oretto; Peter M'Permitt, Millville; Dan. Bradley, Munster; John White, Prospect ; James Costlow, Rich land: Wm. Doran. Suromerhill; John Quaile Mtiir.mii; Chns. Weakland, Susquehanna; John ('btik, Tartar; Pciry Troxell, White; John M'Coigm, Wiliaore; George Haas, Yoder. fttuir fiuocBAT, in oraer 10 secure nis i Y" T , . , vote, must be registered before the election. The better plan is to atttnd to it now, and not wait until just before the election. Let , no democrat neglect this duty. The telegraph informs us that, on the .'d of August. Grant, who was then at Long Branch, paid a vuit to the estate of one U. A. Urick in Ocean county, .New Jersey, about twenty miles from Long Branch. A repast was prepared and of course enj yed. The account of w hat then and there occurred concludes with the following statement : "Quite ati interesting feature of the occasion was a presentation to the President of some Jijly acres of ground, vhich teas thankfully accfjUl." Of course it was "thankfully ac cepted!" Was anything ever refused or put aside? If the present had been an ele phant, it, too, wculd have been "thankfully accepted ," although we think that Grant has a very large sized animal of that sort ou Lis hands just at this time. When will this disgraceful and humiliating spectacle cease, of a President of the United States neglect ing his business at Washington aud peram bulating the country, receiving presents, large or small, from any and every person who sees proper to offer them. No other Presidffit ever stooped o low. From Wash ington to Grant "Oh! what a fall was there, my countrymen." Tirs fLUo'-viag paragraph appeared in the editorial columu of tho Johnstown Tribune of July "Ofb : "In 1SC0 Asa Packer was a delegate to the Ch.irles'.oii Convention. On the nomination of Donglilas he bolt.d and went iolo the Breckenridge movement with the seceg ionists. .lie clung to Breckinridge and opposed Dou glas to the end. It is not on record when, if ever, he underwent a change." AYhcn the editor of tho Tribune wrote this paragraph he staled what is notoriously not true. Whether or not he knew that men was the fact, we will not say. Asa .Packer vofcxl in the Charleston Convention for James Guthrie, of Keatncky. formerly Secretary of. tho Treasury, a gentleman of ' difatinguished ability aud as pure and uusel .fish a statesman as this country ever pro educed. But even if Mr. Packer had voted fr Johu C. Breckinridge, the editor of the Tribune is tho last man in the world who "ought to complain about it. In that same C at'e ton Co lvcntiou, Benjamin F. Butler vjtcd fifyt'x tircci for Jefferson Davis, and afterwards bolted from the Baltimore Con vcut'.ou and supported John C. Breckinridge in opposition to Douglas. Butler is now one ,ot" the high priests in the Radical church bis word is the law and the gospel unto all rratiical editors, and the editor of the Tribune is Ben Butler's enthusiastic admirer and 6wears by him politically. What is the next libel that you propose to indite 'against Asa Tackcr ? "Cease, viper, you gnaw a file." . Alabama and Tennessee. - . Au election for members of Congress and the State Legislature was held in Alabama on tlm S-l instant. From the rrwagre returns received it seems certain thut the conserva tives, or democrats, have elected at least ' Viree, and perhaps four, of the six members of Congress. The last delegation was entire ly radical. . On Thursday last the election in Tennes see took place. The candidates for Gover . nor were Sealer and Stokes, both republicans, but Sonter was in favor of permitting fifty thousand white men hereafter to vote, who r now, under a law of that State, cannot ap proach the ' ballot-box. The result of the contest has been the election of Seuter by a majority of at least flfly tJurusand, and the secariDgof a legislature in sympathy with -him. This is merely the beginning of the end, and is a perfect and ovirwhelmiug en . dorsemcnt of the election of Walkm; in Arir tinia. The complexion of the legislature i nders it almost certain that Andrew John eon will be elected United States Senator jrofQ that State, as the successor of Mr. ; Fowler. If he should be sent back to the tSnate, which, without any cause, attempted to dishonor him and his country in tho esti mation of the world, it will be the most pwr- feet aDd cocplete instance of retr.bative po- ; litical justice that this or any other country h;is ever yet afforded. It is due to him as an honest mau that ho should be returns.! to the Senate, & body that he once aJorucl, and where he can confront the ftumners, the Cam- 'erons and the Chandler?, who sought to dis honor and disgrace him. If that should be the result, as we fervently hope it may, then the Nemesis of political justice will have ; been fully avenged. William Jtlutcliler, Esq. The appointment of this gentleman as Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, appears to annoy some of the I Radical editors exceedingly. One would suppose that an editor who can endorse a political mountebank like John Covode, w ho is the learned and eloquent Chairman of the Geary State Gmmittee, would not be par ticularly anxious about Mr. Mutchler's an tecedents, or his capacity for an efficient discharge of the duties of Ins position. Al though he is a stranger to us, we think it quite certain that, unlike Covode, he can at least spell the mott ordinary English words correctly, and, in case of rrr- g' i'j-, La is competent to write a letter in grammatical language, neither of which was Covode ever charged with. The editor of the Alleghcnian, in his paper of last week, closes an article on this subject as follows : "The great question among the copperoera cy now is who is William Mutchler?" We will auswer the editor's question by com mending to his careful attention and study, the following flattering notice of Mr. Mutch- ler by the editor of the Easton Express, which is a neutral paper published in Mr. Mutchler's own town. We sru?t that the editor of the Allcghenian, as well as all nth ers seeking political information under diffi- , culties, will derive wholesome instruction from its perusal : "Time and space in onr issue of Saturday last would not permit but of a ruere notice of our townsman, Mr. William Mutchler's ap pointment as Chairmin of the Democratic State Ceutral Committee. Mr. Mutchler has been long aud favorably known in Eastern Pennsylvania, as one of the most zealous and hard working lalorers in the cause of the De mocracy. He is a lawyer by ptofession, and has filled mauy positions of honor and trust in his own County, anil during the administration of Andrew Johnson, filled ti e important office of Assessor rf Internal Revenue, of this Con gressionil district. In that position he won a reputation even among his political opponents in the Department at Washington, as being one of the best and most trustworthy efEcers in the Revenue service. He possesses rare executive ubiiiiies, aud is perhaps one of the shrewdest politicians in all Pennsylvania. We consider t'at no man could have been appoint ed who is better ca'culated to lead the Demo cratic host than Mr. Mutchler. Iu social life he is a genial whole souled gentleman who has never been found guilty of a dishonorable act, and above all he is that which is rarely found in these degenerative days an honkst mas. We publish a paper neutral in politics, but we deem it a duty to subscribe our tettmonv to the worth of the Chairman of the Democratic i State Central Commute of Pennsylvania." Aia Packer and I lie War. With their usual propensity to misrepres ent the public men and measures of the Democratic party, the R-idical press is now enjaed in a preconcerted system of misrepre senting about the public acts of Asa Packer. Some of them have the unblushing impu dence to assert tliAt he was. violently op- posed to the war, while others declare that he gave to it merely a lukewarm support. If Gen. Hancock had been nominated by the Harrisburg Convention, these Bame slan derers would have said of him, that although he was one of the brightest oruameDts of the war an I stood a head and shoulder taller j than any other officer in it, yet that his heart j w as all the time on the rebel side. Fortun ately Asa Packer's acts and conduct dur iug the war are well known and remember ed by the community in which he resides, and like every other incident in his honora ble life, afford additional evidence of Lis no ble character, both as a man and a patriot. At all times and under all circumstances he was an unflincing supporter' of the integrity of the Union, and contributed liberally of his wealth in furnishing soldiers for the csuse, while the men who are now slander ing and abusing him were at home, denounc ing him and thousands like him, or wero amassing fortunes out of fraudulent contracts at the expense of the public treasury. The Carbon Democrat, a pnper published at Mauch Chunk, the home of Judge Pack- I Eit, where all the facts connected with his j course during the war are well known, has I recently replied to these libels of the Radical j press, and has scattered them like chaff be j fure the wind. The following extract from wai.1, bUV .1 UiU V, UIVII UbO liJV ivt:u and cannot be denied, ought to bring the blush of shame to the brazen cheeks of every Radical editor in the State, who has beeu engaged in this vile and infamous business : "On Sunday afternoon, Juue, 28, 1PG3, a spontaueoim, enthusiastic and large gathering of the people of Mauch Chunk was held in the Court House at that place. A fierce, bloody. bitter, uncertain counict was raging at Gettys burg, from which came hourly dispatches tel. IDg etlor' 68 ""tamoi" Uieenootl," 'im ling tales of horror and of the butchery of no- mortality of political controversy," "fabri bl men. The gathering we epeak of was very ! cation ' .etc- fctc- The whole trulh and naturally converted into a war meetings and j cach particular part of the truth ia expected patriotic ana teuaer ana tenriul speeches were made by many citizeus of the place. Everv soul seemed full of the agony of suspense, trembling lest the sun should go down upon a defeated Federal Army, and the cause of the Union be irrecoverably lott. Urgent appeals were made to the young men to go to the aid oi their fellows, aed help In the nation's ex tremity The morning and the meridian of that day were dark aud foreboding. From the Capitol to the extremity of telegraphic com munication, one dread, terrible fear seized hold of the people lest the great battle of the war should result ag-.inst ua. At the meeting in question, amid all the efforts of burning elo quence and the tears of sympathetic and patri otic women not a man movkdI At length there arose in the audience a man of mature years with grey head, and a bearing as of one of Nature's own noblemen a uaan who never made speeches. All eyes were tent noon him, and amid pet feet silence he said : "Every mm, now iii the employ of the Lehigh A' alley Rail Road Company, who will volunteer for big country ic this her hour ' of pressing need, I sh all receive his regular raontaly pay and re tain bis situation until his return, as if be were present and working each day." The effect wa most wonderful. Over a hundred' men volunteered at once, and in a few hours were fully equipped and speeding over the Lehigh V I!oy iiai! Roa3 to tbd sceue of wtr. 2iev0 wt say, iozi ct vns I'ACi.R." Asa Fucker In 1865. In the fall of 18G5, Asa Packer, who had just then returned f.-cro Europe, made a gift of fifty -SEven acres of laud adjoining the town of Bethlehem, in Northumberland county, and five hundred thousand dollars in money to establish a University or College sufficient to accommodate five hundred scholars. This munificent donation of Judge Packer for the noble purposes of education, was warmly commended at the time throughout the State by the leading men of both parties, and was the occasion of a complimentary dinner given to him at Bethlehem on the 23d of Novem- ber, 1865. Prominent and leading men in all the walks of life met together to do honor to. Asa Packer fr his princely gift. John V. Forney was there, aud in reply to a toast made a speech, of which the following is an extract : "I respond to thi invitation with sincere gratification. There is something in this as semblage and testimonial which, to myself, possesses a singular satisfaction. I had the honor of meeting the gentleman, in who-.e be half this demonstration is made, in the city of Washington, while he represented this Con gressional district. Thare I caw developed j th.-s strl'r.g qnniilies which you are here to honor. He came there wnh a profound sense, not simply tint he was the representative of an intelligent people, nor yet of a district which in course of time must occupy the proud position which it has since attained, but laboring under the load of those responsibilities which he hag successfully carried to the present moment, and which have blossomed and li ened into that harvest which, having successfully gathered, he has so generously assisted to scatter among his countrymen. (Applause.) While there, on more than one occasion alllicted with his personal troubles, and surrounded with his re- presentative duties, he predicted the realization of that which lie had in view, when lie would feel pjoud of having represented this district and of having achieved one of the li iest rail way triumphs of any time. Though I closely watched his career lrom that time to this, I was not prepared to see his expectations bo perfect - ly realized." Amongst the other gentlemen who were present on that interesting occasion was Jndge Strong, of Reading, who was then on the Bench of the Supreme Court of this State, and who spoke as follows of Judge Packer : 1 take pleasure in adding my testimonv in favor of the eminent qualities of our distin guished guest, the type and representative of a class of men peculiar to our American institu tions a class of men which cannot exist except under the influence of our institutions. I con cede all that has been said of Judge Packer. It has been my pleasure to know him for a pe riod of over thirty years, and for a large part of that time I have known him intimately. We are both from the same neighborhood, and have both adopted the same State as our home; we have given to Pennsylvania all the abilities with which we have been endowed. Wnhin a few days I have passed over those portions of the State where the energy of our people has been most largely developed. 1 have g87ed with wonder and astonishment on what has been accomplished by American la bor, one of the greatest instrumeataiitiea ever used, and destined to make us more than we have ever dreamed of. Let any one follow the course which I have taken the past few i . r . . i , r i 1 1 . 1. I . 0 - ' ,, ... ... v ... . ,- ,,, , ,, ,- . . (Si f i?,t,i jjriuii aiirv iu i lie uca'itii ui J nu vi t - v. - hem, and see the results of our grand system. Mauy men have helped to do this. Some have risen high iu station, others not quite as -uc-cessful. perhnps , but all have left their marks upon the work. Thev re the men who are seeking to raije the dignity of labor in the country, nd to bring the woikman to the full duty of the American citizen. Such was the estimate of Asa Packer's character, in 1C5, for great enterprise and rare public spirit, as expressed by two of the most eminent men in the State. This was not quite four years ago. Asa Packer is to-day the same liberal, high minded and honorable gentleman that he was then. Both Col. Forney and Judge Strong are now act ing with the radical party, but they then spoke" the honest convictions of their own minds. Asa Packer was a democrat then as he is to-day. Praise from such a source is praise indeed. The radical press may, and doubtless will, continue its venomous assaults upon Judge Packer from this time until the day of the election, for political'malice always aims its poisoned arrows at a shining mark. But, oh ! what a terrible rebuke these libellers will receive, at the hands of an intelligent but in dignant people, on the second Tuesday of October next. Those Seven Millions. AVc charge that upwards of SEVEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS were - taken from the State Treasury during the fiscal years of ISC" and 18G8, by appropriations fir erpencea of the Slate Government and oUier purposes. Upward of Eleven Millions of Dollars were received at tiie Treasury during these two years and but Four Mil lions were paid on the State Djbt, showing au expenditure of Seven Mdlions for other purposes. We demaud of the supporters of Governor Geary that they show to what uses these Seven Miliums were applied. We de mand that they itemize the account. The tax-payers of the Commonwealth want to know where their money goes. We doubt not that some of the appropriations were entirely legitimate and proper. But tho public will not be satisfied with a mere statement in the lump, such as that given by the Telegraph. Much less will the case be met by a simple denial of the charge made by us, though ornamented with such glow ing rhetoric as "infamons falsehood," "im- ! so De iortiicomicg. Appropriations to chart table institutious, schools, etc.. will not be objected to by anybody, uuless they be of an extravagant character or unworthily be stowed. But the people of the Slate- desire to be informed how much of the seven mil lions was appropriated for the expeusea of the State government, how much was paid out to "run" the legislature, how much was given away to pasters and folders and other nominal legislative officials who never earned a cent of their pay, how much was paid for a worthless history printed by order of Gov. Geary without lawful authority, and how much was squandered in increased rates of interests on the State Debt. Moreover, they would be glad to know why upwards of One MUlion Dollars aro lying idle in the State Treasury, why that sum is not applied to the redemption of the State bouds, as, also, who has the use of that million and who -gets the interest accruing on it. Will some one of the newspaper organs of Gov .'Geary, outside of Hairisburg, answer these ques tions ? The Telegraph dares not. Harris burg ratriot. J. Iavis Steel, of the Ashland Ad-jocct, h3 beea nominated as r.r:i r.f ih.e denes-.:,;;; lij'.ilu.c c&aJiUatCiS u Scli-jyikill county. . From the Han-isburg P-Jriol. Hon, Cyras t.. Persuing. In the Philadelphia Press of the 5th inst. is printed the f.. Mow-ins : - WHO IS PF.RSBING? The democratic pirty present to the State Mr. Cvrus L. Perahiug as a candidate for the Supreme bench. On that party, i"s press and leadsrs, rests the responsibilisy of telling the people who this Mr. Pershing is. Common rumor says that he is a respectable young man of average talent fcr a Fennsylva iiin who always voted with his party. How the democratic party voted during the war is not and never will be forgotten. But the peo ple are not satisfied with a juvenile partisan, however smart or however faithfully he may have kept in the ranks. On behalf of the people of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania, we ask the democratic .party for information . lias Mr. U. u. l'ersning ever tried a cae De fore a jury unasited? Give us the caption, with the number and term. How many suits has Mr. C. L. Pershing al ready argued before the court in which he is now ambitious of a seat? Is Mr. C. L. Pershing known in Cambria as anything more thau a justice-of-the peace law- What great principle of law has ever been elaborated by Mr. C. L. Pershing's efforts? What le.dinc: case has he ever shared the glory of contesting? Does Mr. C. L. Pershing even live in a coun ty or court town? If our meaiory selves us right, he i3 a resident of a village that never saw a eourt house Has Mr. C. L. Pershing any legal standing at his own bir? Is he known as a lawyer or as a jlitician? Will Mr. C. L. Pershing, if elected, resign his position as local attorney for the Pennsyl vania central railroad? AVe ask this little ques tion as the Democracy were grettly troubled lest General Grant, if elected, should notieoign bis commission in the army. The voters of the State have a right to have these questions ai.swered. For a Supreme Judge it is their duty to vote intelligently. Respectable and tolerably respectable men can swallow "the whole city t;ckei,' indictments and all, but a judicial candidate is a more sci ons matter. Let us have light. Until we have an une quivocal answer, there is no choice at all be tween a lawyer like Williams and a what-is it like Pershing. John W. Tomey, the writer of the above article, is acquainted with Asa Packer, the democratic candidate for Governor of Penn sylvania, and says of him: "Here is a character aud career for youth and manhood to study. Here is a les-jou to the one to move on in the path of improvement, and a stimulant to the other never to despair in tne darkest hour of disaster and misfortune. We pick out Aea Packer as the tuiner picks out a piece of coal to show the value of the pre cious deposit from which it is taken ; we pick him out to rhow what can be wou by personal honesty, industry, and kindness to men ; by courage in the midst ot bad luck , by confidence in the midst of gloomy prophecy ; by modeUy in prosperity;) and by princely generosity when fortune comes with both hauda full to realize a just ambition." If John W. Forney had the good fortune to be acquainted with Hon. Cyrus L. Persh ing, and was a man of truth, his notico of Mr. Pershing would be equally creditable with that or Judge Packer. As he is not, 1 shall give him the information he seeks. To the democrats of Pennsylvania it were, indeed, useless to tell "who this Mr. Pershing is." He has spoken for himself at the bar, in the canvass, and iu the halls of legislation. Mr. Forney, in the Press, sets down what "common rumor' says of Mr. Pershing. If it were so it would only prove common rumor, like the Press, a common liar. In reolv to the , "rumor," let me say that Mr. Persuing U about 45 years of age, and has been a member of the Cambria county bar, in constant practice, for nineteen years.. The Press proceeds to cross examine the "democratic parly for information," and as it seems to be very much needed in that quarter, I shall give it : 1. Daring all the time since Mr. TershingV admission to the bar in 1850. he has had a regular and respectable practice in Cambria county ; and has always been hel l in the highest esteem by the republican president judge of the district, Judge Taylor. Unless when he was in the legislature he has tried cases at almost every session of the court, some with colleagties and many alone. I do not give tho names or number of cases, bat if the Press prefers truth to falsehood, it will examine the records of the court. 2. Mr. Pershing has argued a number of Cflses before the Supreme Court with marked ability. 3. Mr. Pershing was never known in Cambria county as "a justice of the peace" lawyer, his practice having been almost ex clusively in the courts of Cambria county. 4. Mr- Pershing's whole lifetime, since manhood, has ben devoted to the elabora tion of "great principles of law," and he has 'shared the glory of contesting" nearly all the "leading cases" in the community in which he lives. 6. Mr. Fei:hing does "live in a county" and also a"court town." There is a district court ia Johnstown, something like the dis tiict court of Pittsburgh of which Ilanry W. Williams was aD associate judge. The "vil lage" which the Press " memory serves" it so badly about, is Johnstown, with a popu lation of 20.000. 6. "Has Mr. C. L. Pershing any legal standing at his own bar? Is he known as a lawyer or a politician?" asks the Press. The reply is. Mr. Pershin has a high legal standing at his own bar. He is known as a good lawyer, au honest statesman, and a sincere Christian. 7. "Will Mr. C. L. Pershing." the Press continues to iEterrogate. "if elected, resign his position as local attorney for the Penn sylvania Central railroad"?" In answer, I would beg leave to aak, Is the Press a dunce, not to know what Mr. Pershing as well as every lawyer knows, that the moment he is elected Judge, (an event very certain to hap pen.) his connection with all clients will, ipso facto, cease ? In conclusion, let the Press be assured that the democrats have been as fortunate in their selection of Pershing, as its editor ad mits them to have been in that of Packer ; that to a bright intellect he has added habits of plodding Industry ; that he, in ad dition to being a sound elementary lawyer, is a man of general ability and sound prac tical common sense, entirely free from those quirks and conceits which beset men of the Lead and Williams stripe ; and, above all, let him bo assured that the man who pre served his integrity during five years of radical domination in the legislature, is the man for the people now. Cyrus L. Pershing is a man of. acknowledged honesty, integrity and competency. His nomination was un solicited on hia part. He is under no pledges, except to an honest and impartial discharge of his duty. He never took a nomination agreeing to permit hia judicial integrity to be controlled by partisan poli tics, as did Judge Williams. Ue never sat to decide a cause in which he was personally interested, as did Judge Williams. But enough. The article in the Press will be endorsed by yo lawyer of any party in Cambria county, because every lawyer in Mr. Pershing's district, from the honorable judge who-presides, -down to the youngest lawyer at the bar, knows full well that he is fully qualified for the position for whi;h Le hi.3 Leju nominated. R. L. Johsftoh. JSbea&bur, Camu.a Co., Pa., Aug. 7, C5. The Great Fire In rnlladelpula. THE 0BIGIS, IXTKNT, LOSSXS. ETC. The extensive bonded warehouse of Col. Wm. C Patterson, in Philadelphia, was de stroyed by fire on Wednesday night of last week, and its contents, twenty-five thousand barrels of whiikj, consumed. The build ing bad a front on Front street of three hun dred feet and a depth of one hundred and fifty feet, and was divided into nine sections, each section being a complete store. The singular incidents attending the breaking out of the conflagration were first noticed shortly before seven o'clock nr. Wednesday . J ....... -T 1I 1 1- evening. At inai rime, mt. umierwon, Haas, and several other residents in that immediate viemtty were startled by a Jou-r, rumbling noise, like the clamor of many! heavy teams over the cobble-stones, coming 1 from the whisky warehouse. This building had been closed, as usual, at five p. M., and left in charge of the fireman and engineer, and all work suspended. These gentlemen, attracted by the sight of passers-by running in all directions, hastened to Lombard street. They arrived in time to see the gable end of the Lombard street front, extending from Front to Penn, with one mightv surge, crumble into fragments and tumble "over into the btrcct. Almost in a moment the upper - .i w - ..r-i- "'J,"o i n e mmi i r-r writ; ti a :nicit.-r uiaoo vi ivno and mortar. As this wall fell many barrels of whisky, piled up in these upper floors, J . 11 ... '. t K 1f.A... V n.l j clpilrinff rm f Uesveiilieu Willi lien, y tuuuo, m i.in ainst th r.uthanoW ioists. while streams f fha i!n fl,, from t,P bntiP-holea v. ...v- 1 0 upon and into the cebris. Q.net had scarcely been restored ere a terrible report was heard from the dismantled building, followed instantly by a bodily up heaval of the lower stories yet standing ; auJ scarce had the gigamic power torn out the fouudatious, ere the force of gravity brought the manv tons of material to the highway, blocking up Lorn feet with a mi Th fsnntbem rumi i',nt Cfrt tv tbn tntnlW .lestrnved in less time than the pen can describe the thrillinrr hnrror of tho soene. A few moments prior to this last explo sion a bright flash was seen among the debris ; and as hundreds of barrels of whi ky, now falling, burst out and showered streams all around, curling flames of dark blue and deep purple were seen in a hur. dred spots. The volatile vapor of the ex posed whisky acted as a myriad of torches, and ere the alarm reached the Central Police .Station, at twenty minutes before seven O'clock, this whole compartment was a mass of flames. All the available force of the Se cond Fire District'was speedily on the spot, and steam fought Sre with passionate ardor. For uitiety minutes it seemed as if the flames could be throttled and extinguished, but then the fiery element gained the control. THE AWK-lNSriRING SCESB. As the fire progressed the walls fell one . 1.1 1 1 1 . , 1 1 1 ... after another, and the hope that it would be taved r.rovel crou id'ess. Tho sea of flame lighted up the wh'le heavens, and drew crowds of teus of thousands to witness the frightful scene. The roaring of the flames, i the puCing of the fire engines, the perilous f jats of the firemen, and the anxious watch ing of the crowd, together with the dread that had struck al! who resided near the scene, made a picture ,that it is impossible to describe. It was indeed a sccna of sur passing grandeur. The flames shot up 3eeming'y a hundred feet in the compart ments yet standinsr. and the blaze and neat were overpowering to those compelled to be near by. Dense volumes of smoke of a yellowish greenish hue covered the neighborhood, aud a5 the streams of water broke their opacity, c-ne-like spectrnms were shown, bright with all the colons of the rainbow. Tho flames varied in color, deep blues and purples pre dominating. Those whose fortune, or mis fortune, it was to gize upon the sight, will never forget the awfulness of the spectacle. They have the souud consolation, however, that the strange colored flames were less harmless there than in burniogup the stom achs of those who worship the demon of drink. The immense light attracted persons from all the city surrounding. The city passen ger railway lines reaped a fine harvest in carrying passengers from all directions to the scene. The street leading north and south, east and west, were crowded until a late hour, by persons of both sexes, old and young. A noticeable fact was the shyness on the part of the lookers on to approach near the burning structure ; the various ex plosions thoroughly frightened even the most venturesome, and as the flames would from time to time increase in height the vast mass would sway to and fro, in fear of danger from flying missiles. Improvements at the Stock Yarps. The Pennsylvania Railroad Stock Yards, at East Liberty, Messrs. Aixeuton. Houston & Cx, lessees, have recently been materially enlarged, a large number of sheds having been added, so that they are now prepared to meet auy demand made upon them by stock dealers. The yards are now the most capacious in the country with one exception, and are kept in the most perfect order, everything about them being neat and clean. The lessees give their personal atteution to the management of the yards, so that the wants of dealers are promptly and satisfac torily attended to. Among other improve ments has been tho discarding of their old weigh scales, and the substitution of the cele brated Fairbank's Standard Patent, which are recognized throughout the world a3 su perior to all other manufactures. These scales are now in use for the weighing of stock at all the important shipping points in the far west as well as in the east, which is a sufficient indorsement of their reliability. Those erected for Messrs. Allertos, Hous ton & Co., are capable of weighing a whole carload of cattle at a time, and so perfectly do they operate with such an immense weight, but a single touch of the finger turns the scale. This dolicacy to touch is some thing remarkable in Buch ponderous ma chinery, but it conclusively proves the nicety and precision expended in their man ufacture, and the further fact that Fair banks' ..scales are the best in use for any purpose. Pittsburgh Commercial. JJax't Go fob Gbabt. William M'Cand less, an active politician and a well known citizen of our town, who has acted with the opposition for the last thirty years, has come out in favor of Packer and Pershing. He says he can no louger support Geary and Williams, and their negro-equality princi ples. Mr. M'Candless is a sharp, shrewd business man, and a politician of consider able influence. That there are hundreds of other well meaning republican politicians in our country, that will repudiate Geary and Williams, and their miserable principles, there is not the least doubt; .The people are arousing from lethargy and have determined to cleanse the augean stables. York Press. The Washington correspondent of tho .Baltimore Sun says, there is trouble at Washington because the federal office-holders in Pennsylvania decline to contribute fuud for the pending campaiga. An attempt will j he made to oust all seen, acd Cldtry said to be lookiDg thorn up. bard street for two hundred J trie wnoie or ine present iuc, cuUB.uB . , . - . - - . . ; ... nous mass hfteen feet nigh. ' ""7. " "r I sort, David Williams. nartrrxmt. No. 425 South contract in various pans oi toe cuuuhj.wi- , T t t n-,m V T v Political and IVews Item. There was a snow storm near Montreal, Catada, on Friday last. p. A. McAteer, formerly a hotel keeper of Huntingdon, has been appointed a route agent between Harrisburg and Altoona. Grant is still dealing ont ofaces to his favorite. The last instance hi the appoint ment of his Legro barber to a first-olass clerkship. AVe expeet a good barber has v.n cnnilnl to make a very poor clerk. The St. Cloud (Minn.") Journal records ; as one of the IreaKs oi iuc Lake tornado, the picking up of a marc standing in a field and carrying ner iB-nj ureiiiwiuj; .t. r... ---- u -i ner nee aru iig. lier coil Sianuuig dcbiuc ner, was uniajuau. . -Bricksburg, h re Orants Jcrwy farm is located, was named after Mr Bn k one of the pioneers. He was Frobbjya re.atire ot Jenerson inca, ureunwaiu Dicker. The location is very appropriate Whenever Grant wants to g-t as"tight as a brick," her can go to Bricksburg. Giiffin, the Krie engineer in the Mast Hope catastrophe, was released on bail Wed- nesdav last, Jucge cjnp.rswuou, ui toe- on J- . V i,;i j preme Court, Having au uie pnauusr a oau j at 86,000. C A. Miller, a private banker j of Susqnehanua Depot, 1 a., r.nU .James (Wn nf Port Jervis, cAOie forward and i --,- . jjave bonds m tne sum rcquiren. General Hccran has declined -.he Democratic nomination iur uyvi-rnui ui . . , i Ohio. His reasons are cf a private buspeaa nature, and however much his Inenda in y-v. - Ohio and other States may regret this deter miration, they cannot fail to see in the act that nice sense oi uoaor wn.ou i . p.uui.- nent trait in the character ot General ltose- crans. t Counterfeiting of revenue stamps is car- ried on to such an extent that the head of the proper department is thinking of recalling ried on scdely under government supervis;on. i Everything about the present administration ' IS COUnterlelt. The workmen in overhauling the fort at St. Augustine. Florida, recently, discovered several subterranean cells, each cf which contained a hng iron upright bex and a 4 human ske'eton in irons. It is supposed that these were refractory soldiers, or per haps prsoners of war, who were incarcerated in these sweat loxes aud left there to die hundreds of years ago. Ex-Secretary Stanton is said to be better. It is pleasant to learn the fact. If there is any man who ought to get better it is Mr. Stanton. We had not thought it possible until we saw the announcement in the papers. There being a lull in his asth ma, he goas to Arazoui to see Ashley c f impeachment and town lot memory. How they would enj y themselves, if they could crdv have their mutual fiicnd Sanford E. j Conover with thern "Alligator" Covode, Chairman of the Rauical State Committee, has written a letter to lion. B. II. Brewster, Attorney General of PeLnylvauia. inviting him to re sign, in order to harmot ise the party in view of the approaching election. The barb is uie approacoiug weoimu. au. u. u unted by .the declaration that Governor eary approves the action of the Committee. poin Geary What courso Mr. 15rewstr will adopt is not yet known. Will he walk the plank, or re sist and he thrown overboard f Mr. Wm. Morningt-tar. residing in Heidberg township, York county, recently while picking black berrie3 in a piece of land covered with underbrush, happened to tread upon a large copperhead suako, which instantly coiled itself around his left leg and struck furiously at him, but fortunately the thickness of his boot legging prevented the poisonous fangs from penetrating and in flicting a wouud. The legging of the boot bears twelve distinct scars where the fangs struck. Mr. M., after a severe fight suc ceeded in killing the reptile, which proved to be a femal;. Mr. 11., thrjcgh curiosity opened her, when to Lis great astonishment was presented the wouderful spectacle of a large litter or colony of young snakes, av eraging about three inches in length, and which by actual count numbered sixty five ; besides which eight or ten others were cut to pieces in opening the snake. OIJU XEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE ! ! The superior merits of the "Singer" Ma chines over all others, either for Family re er Manufacturing purposes, are so well established and so generally admitted, that au enumeration of their relative excellences is no longer con sidered necessary. OUR NEW FAMILY MACHINE. which has been brought to perfection regardless of time, labor, or exp nse, is now confidently presented to the public as incomparably the Bkst ."'rwixo Machisx ix exjstf.vck. The machine in question is SIMPLE, COM PACT, DURABLE and BEAUTIFUL. It is quiet, light running, and capable or ttk- FOBMISG RANGE AND VARIETY OF WORK never before attempted upon a single Machine, using either Silk, Twist, Linen or Cotton Thread, and sewing with equal facility the very finest and coarsest materials, and anything between the two extremes, in the roost beautiful and substantial manner. Its attachments for Hem ming, Braiding, Cording. Tucking, Quilting, Felling, Trimming, Binding, &c, are Xovkl and Practical, and bave been invented, and adjusted especially for thia Machine. New designs of the Unique, Useful and Pop ular Folding Tops and Cabinet Cases, peculiar to the Machines manufactured by this Compa ny, have been prepared for enclosing the new Machine. A faint idea, however, can at best be con veyed through the medium of a (necessarily) limited advertisement ; and we therefore nrce every person in quest of a Sewing Machine by all means to examine and test, if they oan pos sibly do so, all the leading rival Machines be fore making a purchase. A selection oan then be made uuderstandingly. Branches or agen cies for supplying ths "Singer" Machines will be found in nearly every city and town through out the civilized world, where Machines will be cheerfully exhibited and any information promptly furnished. Or coramunioatiens may be addressed to The Singer Manufacturing Company, 43S UROADWA V, K E W YORK. Philadelphia Office. 1106 Chestnut Street. T. ROBERTS, Agent for Ebensburg and vicinity, keeps these Machines constantly for sale at his store on High street. The pub lio are respectfully iavited to call apd see them in operation. Instructions given free. Ma chines sold at ci v prices. No fbf.igmt onARaxa. Aiio, Super's Neeii.e, Oil, Silk and Cotton Maj8 on baud. (au DENTIegpSTRY;, DR. JOHN FRY i i Alted by Ills Dagttr ' I T Having permanently located in Johrnto, nrenared to answer 11 rrofes8;oni! sert ARTIFICIAL TEETH on ge0pJ ber (Vulcanite) Base, or, if preferred h insert tbena on Gold (2o carats flae), or' (chemically pure) both of his own oro-V:'.' on rlatina, Alumniuin, Palladium', to''""- and Adamantine. Also, the Porce'.i'in t' p:ik - . ' u ""'.!. , f jtem!, avoiding all unD " ; . J.l iavunj;, "i's a.ixi wicanitl" oi T . IlewcmTJ aV raiT nttrr.:"on to !,;, r- , . . . . . j me dcsi preparation ever iciroJuce.1 furt 'V teeth. He can restore a tooth tj itj -.t- ! shai'C with this told, nnJ nnke tm fil'.J ' V; , solid as a piece of gold oin. Go nj - 'wmnsji . natural teeth when In a betlthy state. All work done in soch wunnpr as not v ' excelled in Style, Eeaoiy, Comfort, Ltb't' Durabilrty, and warranted to give satisf .' and be harmless to the naooth. " " Samples of his work may be enmln b, vtho desire to see them. i'Lefo!'ov(in?!-L;' : r. :...ir . I I or ike:i TESTIMONIALS. i TvE, the uaieri gnel, citizens c'lvtim'-.i j Linier, "Weft morel and cotin'.r. f'i. CC It pubrnit the following a rsprts-We nr estimate of Dr. Fry's abilities as a T,en,.. "We regard Dr. Fry as n it-:ra!ly -h' the profession of his choice. liis laWbir, iDjrervmtv ha-s fnrnishsd to his art ti.'nr.T 'u.-. uable EfKiitcations and iropjoveaienua.a,, ; deem;t due tD lhe public at U- iay lha frrwa ODf, aai Ull; male tu.'.. ance, we ea- consiem:y recommend h:m tt j wno maj fet interested, as aa a'o'.e, U. ! and experienced workman. j Latsobk Eli Fergu.o?, ZZ. D., JuLn Ji com, Jacob Eicher, N. M Marker, Ts.J Breniser, P. M., Jo:eph Scroggs. D. D. Laugulinstow.v Robert Louiher, Esq , G. Armor, P. M. Fairfield Dr. James Taylor, my JIT. CALL1TZIX SEMIYfl FOR SMALL BOYS! Ebensburg, Cambria County, h rp HIS INSTITUTION, under theii:ri is situated in one of the most de- lightful and healthy locations 'ng.2jii the State. The place is tamed throuchout tLe country for it- bracing air, pure water and nMgnitk-ieiit : ry, in which it stands wi'houi a rival. Eoys received between the n::ej of four; twelve years. The discipline aud m'ifiu: ; strnctkn is adapted to the age o: tUc j 2SO COUP RAL rUSIrHMENT I TERM" PER SESSION : I Board, Tuition, Vahino. Mending, Ac, 4. J JiO EXTRAS. : Each child will be ieq:i:eJ to be p:; I with four suits of clothing, (the uiiifurxi 1 be gray trimmed with b!ack, z.tu-tvr ! suitable to the different sentons. lie m i have six:c:i.a.?es of nnuerclothir,", i ut- . $ock- four pair3 of or s K ti. it, I or oveICOiltf gix lowels, sixtabiem; ! ta&je kife and fork. i.v?r -a sti dressing box furnished w;lh Coinbs, eic, and postage stanq.3. Bulletinc informing parents or pn:Tr the health, proficiency, etc., of ti.tj t.-. sent every three months. Ti e Scholastic Year commences cn .'.i ond Monday of St-ptcmber and closes :vc ' middle of July. Reference ean be made to Rt. Ker. k Domenec or any of t'ie clergy of t For further pirti;-ula3 applv tf or a MOTHER SUrEKlui. Aug. 5, IHiy. tf. Lbeuji.:fc, i1' NEW MERCANTILE F0 I EBEX&ni'RG! I7D1VAKD KOHEHTS her-bjr M-A notice to his old friends aal rr.' x thaton the first day of July, in-t , he '-"' his son. GkorgeH. Robert, u.!i fu!' ' ship wjih liim in the mercantile b.: EbtnsLui p. and that hereafter the lira Hill be EDWARD ROBERTS k SON Our stock will embrace eveiv?'::i.c T' Fancy and Staple Pry Good- !lne.(i '' all kinds, Boots and Shoes, Hats ui '' the latest styles and of all qualitie4,: of Hardware, Qaenware, Arc, end k' j every article to be found iu a tcI ttr.- country store. ""Having enjoyed a nccc?f nl anJ:1 ant experience of more than twentv ye..i business at this place, and having coc:: spacious edifice on Hiph street ai.d rr my facilities for supplying triy frienwi times and ut the lowest'pnees with tides in the market, I eoofs.lerirW ?: those who have so generously pen e ' confidence and support in the past w the same measure of patrons sre to waro.' firm. KDWARD K0BEi-: Ebensburg, July 15, ItHiK. tf. rjMs, corrEK and siillt- JL WARE. Hpvinir purrhveti ,' and fixtures of Mr. T. W. Willium. ' the building reccr.tly cceup.ed by f Esq ., on Hih street, opposite the 1'J;; &. Son, the subscriber would respect' the citizens of Ebensburg and rare;, that he is prepared to furnish H COPFEK and SHEET IRON WAht own manufacture, which he will sol -antee perfect iu make and mater:''." as moerate in price as like ari.cle5- any manufacturer in the county, -retention paid to making and pu:rr f ,'.t ING of all kinds. An exaaiirtioa i- . and prices is respectfully solicited, ; no fear but what I can give entire s to all wbo favor me with their mstoit VALENTINE LUTIVV Ebensburg, Aug. 5, 1S6D. tf. ALUABLE TOWN FKOP AT PRIVATE SUE! The undersigned offers for sVe GROUND situate in the VTeJt , urg Borough, front "trip 66 fee: on n?- i"r , Llovd, adjoining lot of Kobertr'., east and an nllev ou the west. nT ; erected da TAYO STORY iJt"iV i rr-ANK, Kitchen attachfu. vY FRAME HOUSE. Tbr; with a STORY be sold cheat- for cash, or on e.. For further particulars applv Ebensburg. June 3, lSBH-tf. SPLENDID FAKM FOR SALE. The well known nd valuable Hdrxk Farm, looatci m Sn,mrl,;il Irvn-nhin. CaUll'nl county, one a nan rones " 1Ci and containing 249 ACRK. inK well fenced and having ,heri in dwelling house and other nece. 0 together with two splendid 0Tfyt'' lack of excellent watw, is oSereJ14 moderate terms and easy P.T"f" " , , ir : I . m il 01' it" thw inlarmation apply to or J'Ts!."-- Hemlock, Pa. R. R. Xt.r b. If""' " ; NOTICE. The uriJefP;r appointed hf the Orphan ria county to hearanu ! f 7!ii , ions filed ta the account ot t . Adm'x of Qeore M"Qou?h. Off and if there is any decay about them have illed with Crystal Gold and you will r"' need artificial teeth, Artle5.il teeth are -w abstitnte, bat they 'o not corw-ire wkh" port distribution anions ,he JT, i deceased, will sit for that P"!' La Ebensburg, on Fripav, u fi. wben aiii -there all inter ,;i Jlbenebnrg, July?', l-u i
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