s i- SI . i 1 ;' ; U i 1 ;v 1 r f I. ! n i 'I i i - 'St Hi TUB liAMDRli FREEMAN.' U EDENSBt'no, FA.i , Titob-day, ; : : July 4, 1867. 11. L. JOHNSTON, - - - Editor. Il A. McPIKE,. -- Publishes. ., IM i-l.ll jll . . J DEf.lOCHATIC STATE TICKET. of ros, jpnoE of supreme court noS. GEORGE SIIARSTTOOD, DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. !. ; FUR; ASSEMBLY and of llos. JOHN l LINTON, Johnstown. . " -roB sbebiff :'. ' . ' " - JOHN A. BLAIR, Ebensburg'. . , roa tbxasuber : , . ' JOHN COX, Conemaugh. - FOB COMMISSIONEB : . - JOHN A. KENNEDY, Carroiltowu. ' ' FOB JUBT COMMISIOJTBa : JOHN RUCK. Carrolitowo. FOB POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR : . JOHN D. THOMAS, Ebensburg. : " FOB AUDITORS r . EDW. D. EVANS, Croyle, 3 years. JOHN F. ALLEN, Yoder, 1 year. ' ' fobcoroseb: , ' ; ; J. A. HARROLD, Johnstown. Democratic County Convention. Incompliance with the call of the Chair- roan of the Democratic County Commit tee, the delegates chosen by the different ward?, boroughs and townships assembled in Convention, at the Couri House in this place, at 1 o'clock p. m. on Monday, July Int. On motion. IL L. Johnston was chosen temporary Chairman, and J, C Easlv aud Jacob A. Harrold named for Secretaries pro tern. The credentials of the different delegates were then presented and read, and the fol lowing named gentlemen admitted toseats in the Convention : Allegheny Tp Michael i.1 .guire, James M'Gough. , BlacklickTp AbramMeaken, A RLong aueckcr. ' - ' " Cambria Tp Robert Murray, Thomas Hoover. - - ' CunbrWBor B M'Cabc, Jas M'Hugh. Carroll Tp Fred Snyder, Henry Byrne. Carroiltowu Bor John Buck, J C Easly. ' Chest Tp Jacob Kirkpatrick, Jacob Dei trich. , Chest Springs Bjr-rJohn M'Feely, Dan'l C Little. Clearfield Tp Geo M'Gougb, T Adams. Conemaugh Tp; Henry R Shaffer, Tho? Egan. - Conemaugh Ror-r-II P Woodruff, Charles Helfrich, let ward ; Jes3e Patterson, Maurice M'Namara, 2d ward. Crovla To Peter Brown. E D Evans. Ebensburg Bor -Jas Myers, Lewis Rod ger, east ward ; K u Johnstoni IS M'Uer ttltt. west ward. ' ' - Gallltzin Tp John Porter, Chas Hunter. Jackson Tp- Henry Rger, Thos Kinney. Johnstown Geo - W Osborne. J A Har-v rold, 1st ward; Jas Potts, Tbos M'Gough, 2d ward; Wm M'Pherson, John Blough, 8d ward ; B F Yeagley, Jas Kin, 4th ward j Hugh Maloy, J K Ilite, fith ward. . -Loretto Bor Felix Beck, Pat'k Meally. MillviUe Bor D Burtholt, Tat'k Conley. Mmuster Tp Geo M.'Culloucb, Ed Farren. Prospect Bor Pat Boyle, Rob't Dimond. i Richland.Tp Jacob Dunmirc, Jacob Gill man. - , - Summcrhill Td Ed'il'Glade. Wm Smay. Susquehanna Tp Chas Weakland, Jacob Johnston; Gummitville Bor John Sharbaugh, Hen - ry Hughes. ' " Taylor Tp Lawrence Ferlong, William Ilfadrick. . Washington Tp M M Adams, John U Kennedy. White Tp John J Koon, W C Fleming. Wilmore Bor Isaac Wike, M M'Colgan. Yoder Tp Geo Gates, James S Osborne. Ociiuotion Messrs. U. L. Johnston, J. C. Easiy and J. A. Harrold were made permanent officers of the Convention. On motion, tho Convention proceeded to tho nomination of a County Ticket, when Hon. John 1. Linton was nomina ted for Assembly by acclamation. - The names of Messrs. John A. Blair, of Kbensburg, Jas.'lJ. M'Creigbt, of Johns town, and John Porter, of Washington township, wore then offered in connection with the office of Sheriff, and on the first ballot Mr. lilair was chosen as the nomi nee, the vote being as follows : Blair 37, M'Creigbt 19, Porter 13. : Jv' . ' The next in order was the selection of a candidate for County-Treasurer, ; for which oCce Joseph M'-Donald and IL Kinkead, of Ebensburg, Michael M'Col gan, of Wilmore, and John Cox, of Con emaugh borough, were named. Three ballots vvero taken " before a choice was made, the vote standing: '- First BaUct. Jos IPDonald, . 11 j Mich'l M'Colgan, 17 ' II Kinkead. 16 John Cox, 23 The name of Joseph M' Donald was withdrawn, and the Convention proceeded to the ' ' - ' Second Ballot. " V r II Kiukead, 13 f Mich'l M'Colgan, 24 John Cox," 82. There Etilt being no choice a third bal lot wtxi ordered, with the followir-r icuii; j ; ; Third JBaUot. ; " Kinkead, 6 f Mich'l M'Colgan, 24 v Joan Cox, 40. . Mr. Cox was thereupon declared the nominee of the Convention for County-Treasurer. The nomination for Co. Commissioner being next on the list, John A. Kennedy, Carroll, Jos. Criste, of .Washington, Francis O'Friel, of Loretto, Simon P. Dunmyer, of Jackson, Ed. M'Glade, . of Summerhill, W. A. Makin, of Blacklick, Wm. J. Williams and Fred. Kittell, EbenBburg, were proposed as suitable incumbants for that position, and the Con veution proceeded to ballot, with the re sult given below : First Ballot. Jno A Kennedy, 27 j Wm J Williams, Joseph Criste, 2 1 Eaw BrUlade, Francis O'Friel, 19 W A Makin ,' S P Dunmyer, 7 Fred Kittell, The names of Messrs. M'Glade, Ma kin and Kittell being withdrawn, the del- gates were again called and their votes footed up thus on the Second. Ballot. Kennedy. 34 I O'Friel. - 23 Criste, 1 Dunmyer, Williams, 4. No decision having yet been arrived at, .Messrs. . Criste, Dunmyer and Williams were" withdrawn from the contest, and the Convention then proceeded to tho Third Ballot. Kennedy. . 30 I O'Friel. 30 Mr. Kennedy having received the high est number of votes, was announced as the candidate for County Commissioner, after which the delegates were called on to pro pose the names of one or more suitable. persons from whom to select a candidate for Jury Commissioner. In this connec tion, 11 J. Lloyd and George Gurley, of Ebensburg, John Bearer, of Susquehanna, Geo.-Walters, of White, and John Buck, of Carrolltown, were named and voted for as follows: First Ballot. Lloyd, 4 Bearer. 7 Gurley, 19 j Walters, ". 11 Buck, K3.' . . No choice, and the names of- Messrs. Lloyd and Bearer being erased from the tally list, the followms was the result on Second Ballot. c. Bk ... . ! Gurley,' 16 Walters, Buck, 27. 19 Being still undecided, the came of Mr. Gurley was withdrawn, and a third bal lot being ordered the result was r V ' Third Ballot : - Walters, 21 Buck, 42 Mr. Buck was thereupon 'declared the nominee for Jury Commissioner. ; Christian Snyder, of Jackson, Henry Walters,- Wm. P. Patton and George W. Osborne, of Johnstown, H. O'Hara, of Minister, and John D. Thomas and Isaac Crawford, of Ebensburg, were then pre sented for the suffrage of the Convention for the position of Poor House Director. The names of the delegates were then called and their votes recorded on First Ballot. Snyder. 15 I Patton, 4 Walters. 7 Thomas, 28 O'Hara. . 9 Osborne, 1 Crawford, 2. The names of Messrs. Patton, Osborne and Crawford were then withdrawn,and on Second Ballot. - SnTder had 17 t O'Hara had 8 Walter 0 1 Thomas " 32 No one of the gentlemen named. baYing a majority of all tho votes cast, another" ballot was entered into, after the with drawal of Mr. O'llara's name, and the followiog was given as the result : . Third Ballot. - Snyder, 28 Walters, '.' 3 Thomas, 37. The name of J ohn D. Thomas was ac cordingly announced as candidate for Poor House Director. . The nominations for Auditors and Cor oner were then made by acclamation , E. r TT - t J . u. .cvanf, oi Vvroyie, ueing cnosen lor Auditor for the term ot three years, John F. Allen, of Yoder,' for OBe year, and J. A. Harrold, of Johnstown, for Coroner. The names of Capt II. D. Woodruff find J ames Potts, Esq., of Johnstown, and Philip Collins, Esq , of Ebensburg, were then suggested for Delegate to the State Convention, and on the first ballot Woodruff received 22 votes, Potts 15, and Collins 23. Mr. Potts then withdrew his name, and on second ballot Mr. Wdbd ruff was eho3en Delegate, the vote stand ing: Woodruff 30, Collins 23. : ., Messrs. James Potts, of Johnstown, Isaac Wikc, of .Wilmore, and M. M; Ad ams, cf Washington township, were se lected Conferees by acclamation, and YL L. Johnston, Esq., of Ebensburg, was chosca in like manner Chairman of the Democratic County Committee. , " After suggesting the name cf one per son from each district as member of the CuiiJity Committee, tha Convention ad- lourned.: after a most pleasant and bar- monious session of four hours duration, & andafler placing in nomination a ticket in every way worthy the confidence and sup port of the Democracy of Cambria county. HEWS OF THE WEEK. . Saturday, June 29tb, was the eigh teen hundredth anniversary of St. Peter's martyrdom. At Cohoes, New York, six boys have been drowned while bathing within the past two weeks. - Two young men died in New York city, and one in Brooklyn, last week, from drinking ice water while playing base ball. . A lady brought before the Police Court of Cleveland, for drunkenness, wore five thousand dollars worth of diamonds. -The corner stone of the Catholic Cathedral, intended to be the largest church edifice in Indiana, will be laid at Indianapolis next week. The prelates of the Catholic Church of America, now in Rome, have presented the' Pope with 200,000, in gold coin, and a silver model of the yacht Henrietta. In the very heart of a log which was being sawed up at Augusta, Me., the other day, a strip of paper was found on which was written in pencil, "1775, J. B. Dun kirk, with Arnold," At an election for School Directors, held at Lancaster, Pa., on Friday last, the Democrats elected their ticket by a thousand majority. This is the largest majority ever given in that city. Official despatches from Mexico an nounce the fact that. Maximilian was shot to death, by order of Juarez, on the-19th of June, notwithstanding the humane in- sition of our government ia his behalf. The Democracy of Philadelphia have purchased property at. the corner of Ninth and Arch streets, upon which they propose to erect a club house of brown stone simi lar to the Union League House, on Broad street. . . Jacob Venus, a respectable farmer of Springfield, York county, committed suicide by hanging himself a few days ago. No cause is assigned.. for his com mitting the rash act.'''. He leaves a wife and several smalf children. -Of nine negrces arrested for the mur der of Mr. John -Golden, a merchant of Wolr rVmnf. "v;Ttr.;Q nn ta m ,.r y .-L ti ..- I t"lc'3 luauo cape, one has been, acquitted, and five have been sentenced to be hanged, . , , A freedman in Texas proved a claim of $150 for wages against his master, but a negro jury would allow him only 110, on the ground that they" knew him to be a trifling, lazy scoundrel," and not worth what his employer agreed to give him; Radical organs claim credit for Jndge Williams because ho studied law with that distinguished "copperhead,'' Judge Lowry. To make anything Out of any of their candidates the Pads are always compelled to hunt up Democratic roots. A raft passed Memphis, Tennessee, last week, which would, if placed on dry land, cover over one and a half acres of ground. It was composed of 527 tiers, averaging each 50 feet, and containing in all about 1,400,000 square feet of finely seasoned cypress. -The Philadelphia Cadger says : One Col. Schumaker has just died in the luna tic asylum, who is reported to have first discovered : coal in this State in 1311. The people had no faith in his discovery. and atler losing a large fortune, he spent the last twenty-one years of his life in the asylum. - - A Norwegian woman, dressed in homespun, - brief and limp, who, only seven weeks from her native land, arrived at Milwaukee one day last week, was seen two hours after vriih a bran new hoop skirt under her arm, just entering a 'car for Minnesota. It was her first trial of Yankee institutions, and illustrates the ruling .passion. Forney, writing from England, says : "lou would ba astonished to find how Charles Sumner is admired here." Sid ney Smith used to say : "If yoa exam ine a blue-bottled fly with a microscope, vou will find its body coverfed with nolv IT. - . . DJ umo parasites, who believe their own par I ticular fly the bluest, grandest, merriest in ; tne universe. Suraner is Forney's blue-bottled fly. In Norway and Sweden there is re ported to be a perfect mania on the sub ject of emigration. All who can gather together a sulhcient sum to pay their pass- age3 to America make a start. They go 'chiefly to Minnesota and other parts of the Northwest. The people of the United States will always welcoma the poor and dissatisfied of other lands. There are millions of broad and fertile acres that need cultivation. ; ,r A young clerk, J. C Loutee, Greenfield, Ohio, who has long been suf fering with a peculiar pain in his stomach, giddiness and dimness of vision, was re lieved, a few days since, through the Agen cy of a strong purgative, of a living snake seventeen and a half inches in length, and about three-fourths of an inch in diame ter at the largest part cf the body. He says in June, 18Gi, ha remembers, while drinking from a brook, he swallowed something unusual, but paid no attention to it at the time.. , " Mebbt And Wise. A Comical Monthly ! Paper for Bays and Girls, consisting of eight pages, twenty-four columns, beautifully il lustrated by handsome engravings. Sub scription price only 60 cents a year, payable in advance. A beautiful Jiltl8 puzzle sent free as a premium to every subscriber. In the first number of-Vol. III. -is commenced a new Serial, by the celebrated Capt. Mayne Reid. It will rnn through the year, and i entitled the "HEADLESS HORSEMAN; a strange ttle of Mexico." Also numerous other attractions, Puzzles, (Prizes awaided monthly,) Correspondence, Literature, In teresting Stories, comic and otherwise ; Poet ry, Recipes, "Scraps, &c. No humbug. Ad dress "Mebby and Wise," Box 18, Station G, N. Y. City. , .: .-. - : Tbe Bankbi.pt Law. Now that this act is coins into operation, it Is best that everyone interested in bankruptcy should have a good copy of the law, and we can think of no better way of obtaining one than by sending 20 cents to Frank Moore, Pub hshcr, Bible House, New York, for a copy of his "People's Edition." It is sent free by mail, for that price 20 Cents. , Adam Bricker, of South Mahoning town ship, Indiana county, hung himself with a plow-line, in the woods near his residence, on the 20th ult. No cause is assigned. He was a widower, and had no family. Mr. Samuel Jones, of Rostraver township. Westmoreland county, while engaged with several other persons ia rolling logs into the river, some three weeks ago, was so severely injured by a log about thirty feet long roll ing over him, that he lived only ten hours after being injured. The'man spoken of in our last as having been foully dealt with near Black Log bta tion, on the P. R. R., still lies at the Patter son Mouse, in r'atterson, out is recovering slowly. He is a German, gave his name as Wm. Carles, and says his companions, after assaulting, robbed him of $200. - A young woman with an -infant in her arms got off a passenger train at Mill Creek Huntingdon county, a few days since, and entering a hotel there, deposited the "little responsibility" on a settee, remarking that she wished to be absent a few minutes, step ped out and got on the train again, since when nothing has been learned of her where abouts. The infant has been adopted by a family in the neighborhood. ' Read the following letter from Richard4L. Franklin, Esq., President of the Yonkers and New York Fire Insurance Co. : Office Yonkers and Ncio York Fire Ins. Co., JNew York, October 13th, 1866. I take pleasure in certifying to the prompt payment by the Hartford Live Stock I&su. ranee Company for the loss by sudden death, of a very valuable Cow on my farm at River- dale, insured in that Company. Tu:s animal On connection with my other stocfei was other stock) icsured in tho Hartford Livestock Insurance n rnr th inat. r,A .1.1 rm th third day thereafter from a violent inflam matory attack, though apparently well the day previous. I received a draft for the amount from the Company without any die count, by ' the next mail after forwardm information of the loss. I cheerfully recom mend the Hartford Liva Stock Insurance Company, and would advise owners of live stock to insure therein, for my own experi ence demonstrates most conclusively that 'delays are dangerous." -RICHARD L. FRANKLIN. Thk Latest asd Best News is that R. H. Sins6r, who, upon hia entiee into our town, reduced the price cf horse-shoeing one- j third, has determined still to lead the van, and offers to work 10 per cent, lower than the lowest for cash, and insures satisfaction. Persons needing tire on their wagons or car riages, can save dollars by giving him their work. "A dollar saved is a dollar gained," and the way to save many of them is to get your blacksmithiog done with Mr. Singer, at the west end of town. Mr. o. is also sell ing I. C. Singer's unequalled Tire and Band Bender a machine which saves a great amount of time and labor and bends the Tire round and true of which Wm. Myers, of Altoona, says he would not take $100 and do without. Any amount of testimony just like that can.be shown, but the machine is ita own best recommendations to a mechanic. Tersons wishing. to purchase should call on or address R. H, Singeu, Ebensburg. Territory for sale. . For terms address I. C. Sisges. Box 85, Altoona, l a. TO COXSUiUPTIYES. The advertiser, having been restored to health in a few weeks by a very simple remedy, after . having suffered for several years with a severe rung affection, and that dread disease Consumption- is anxious to make known to his fellow-sufferers the means of cure. To all who desire it, he will send a copy of tho prescription used (free of charge) with the directions for preparing and using fhe same, which they will find a sure cure tor the Consumbtion, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds, and all Throat and Lung Affections. The object of the advertiser ia sending the Prescription is to benefit the afilcted, and spread information which he conceives to be invaluable, and he hopes every sufferer will try hi3 remedy, as it wjll cost them nothing, and may prove a bless ing. Parties wishing the prescription, free, by return mail, wilt please address REY. 1 EDWARD A. WILSON, W llliamsburg, King3 Co., New York. Entions op isrouTXJ. A gentleman who suffered for years from Nervous Debility. Premature Decay, and all the effects of vouthful indiscretion, will, for the sake of suffering humanity, send free to all who need it, the recipe and directions A mm a m m - mm t of tor-mating the simple remedy oy wmcn ce the advertiser's experience, can do so by addressing, in perfect confidence. JOHN B. OGDEN, 42 Cedar street N. Y. The People's Vehdict.- No one 'need suffer with the Piles. W. W. Bebee, farm er, near Kalamazoo. Mich., says "After suf fering intensely with riles for thirty years. one bottle of Dr. Strickland's rue Uemedy cured me." C. L. Glass, Janesville, Wis., says one bottlo cured him and his brother. A. u. Rose, Postmaster, rcru, u., says it cured him in a few days. ' tc. BVEBI DA v - mm mm . I '3 LrJLb jJ M M fflORE! GOODS E : -ft For Sumnjer Wear, S i mm, .t. s G H E R E D U 0 HAVIIJMIIVi A NEW AND EXTE1ISIVE STOCK OF A P Mij -'(Goods T I DRESS GOODS, 0 0 n i n m ii i mn 1 A UJJU 11111VU, Basis I H ITOTIOITS, &c, JJ S I DEFY T T Competition! rj Q- JUL E EITHER IN R GOODS OR PRICES E r R and invito tho I M 0 a PUECHASEES 1 - TO 2IY 13U1 mil) 131UU11 or t r e e V, n Tl IHF11TI . ii, liiiliiilSH, t ! EBENSBURG. CAMBRIA CO., PEN N A, N Qrrcit sai.es. CjUlCIi SALES, ? CJUICIt SALES, 1 AND SMALL PROFIT AND SMALL PROFITS' " AND SMALL PROFIT -GURLEY'S NEW CHEAP STOI p GTJR LEY'S NEW CHEAP STOP? ,GU1ILRY!S NEW CHEAP SToS , ; KBENSBU1U3. PA EBENSBURG, Pa! , EBENSBURG. PA. The Largest Stock of Goods. TLtv, Selected and the Greatest Yarittj brought to Town. - " LARGEST, CTIEAPEST AND BEST LARGEST, CHEAPEST AND EEST LARGEST, CHEAPEST AND EES! GO AND SEE. GO AND SEE. . GO AND SEE. The subscriber calls the attention of jv public to the fact, that he has just recel and opened out in his New Store, a 1 stock of goods, consisting of - ' FLOUR, CORN MEAL, CHOP FEED Bran. Fish, Bacon and Cheese; Sugar, (ij fee. Tea, Molasses. Spices, Tobacco! (jUj uanaies, Doap, v inegar, xc rc. NOTIONS, DRUGS, TERFUMEEY. Stoneware and Earthenware. ALSO, ijj aswrtment of the best and latest tTl. Hats. He always kerps coustautfy ef hand Bologna Sausages, Sardines, Fresh as Spiced Oysters in can, or half cans, aaf most evcrviniKg in me rauDg or ennk" ' line. AU. of which will be SoU at lttj profit. , Mat x Street, Eaf-ssBcaa, Pi. January 31, 1867. THE JOHNSTOVN HAS IS STOEE THK LARGEST STOCK it DRUGS AND ME CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS and varnish: Glue, Putty, Alcohc: DTIS AXD DYCSTtrrS. j TMPESIlS.MlfHffl.fi Glasncare, Druggist1 Sundries, fa EVER OFFERED IN THE COUNTS FOR SALR AT WHOLESALE CITY PRICK - Agent for fhe sale of all the POPULAR PATEKT riTDICEI 1H THE KAF.KtT. Iw our stock of PERFUMERY, POMADES, . COSMETICS. TOILET ARTICLES, 1TE DEFY CO3IPETITI0S! C. T. ?RAZER. June 20, 1867.-ly. JOUNSTOU'XU . 1 IMPORTANT to EEIlYB0I riiiisiiiri isi JOIIS D. TII03I.4S Takes pleasure in ancouncing to the citit j of Ebensburg and the north of tbe coa'j generally, that he has recently added toU stock a larg and complete assorttteiit of . SHOES, BUSKIXS, GAlTEIiS, t For Ladies1 and CMdrens V.'car, from the celebrated wholesale manr.fetar;: eioablihment of Ziegler & button, rhi'', phia. This stock comprises cverythinguj is desirable and serviceable in the wj j custom-mads sewed icork, and every artiu ; warranted of the best material and mostf ; feet manufacture. Iu the sale of these gs . the subscriber pledges himself to repair sf of charge any article that n.ay give tcr a reasouable time and reasonable os." The ladies are specially invited to caL t examine the stock. . f The subscriber alsd keeps on hand prepared to manufacture to order BCv t and SHOES for Gent's and Youth's wj tha very best material and workup and at prices as reasonable as like wort s , be obtained anywhere. Fiench Calf. mon'Calf, Morocco and all ether ki j Leather constantly on haod. f C7" Store on Main street, next door Crawford's Hotel. . TebSljj Are You Lame, Crippled or Defect or, have you or your neighbors a clu with contracted limbs, or curved sp j crooked feet, or weak oraraly k3 ; ankles, or who are entirely helpless are obliged to creep, or to walk withers--, es, or'whote limbs are shortened, or croc--or drawn up, or who walk on tLet-1 whose ankles roll over or torn i.',Tl' who have crooked knees from white ing or scrofula, or who limp from t.p culties? To save such from a e(Z will j'ou cot write a letter, giving inent points of the case, and receive icff free of charge, a circular, which issJ ' means of saving them f If so. soures J. P. MANN, 133 West 41st Street 1 f M. CSESSWEXI E. T. SLACK, vJ0USA.f EI. - 2ICDOSALX, WITH , . m. CRESSVELL 00 Importers and Jctbcrsof m m mil m t- So 513 3Irfct Strot. -t June 20, 1867.-ly. TElLAVlZ, OPE for Patent Hay J had low for cash at HUMLU erest, bi I Gotten 5oa us. 8 both ,r reader tit 3 1
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