VOL.XX VII. TUB NEW CITY. Text of tlie Jolm.iowii City C'hnrter—Tlie Official Document it ('reived Yesterday. IN THE NAME AND MY TUB AITIIOKITY OF TUB COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. •lAMBS A. BKAVJiK, GOVERNOR OF SAID COMMONWEALTH, To all (o trticnn Ikese presents shall man- SRNIIS tIKRRTINU : WHEREAS, In ana by an Act of the Gen eral Assembly of (bis Commonwealth, entitled "An Act for the Incorporation and Government of Cities of the Third ! , Class," approved the twenty-third day of May, -lutio {Domini one thousand eight hundred ami eiuhty-nine, it is aniong other things provided in the tirst section thereof thut " cities of the third class (hall bo chartered whenever u mujority of the electors of any town or borough, or of any two or more contiguous towns or boVoughs situate within the limits of the same county, having together a population of at least ten thousand according to the last preceding United States census, shall vote at any general election in favor of the sameand in the second section of said Act it is further provided that "if it shall appear by the said returns Unit there is n mtjority in favor of a city charter, the Governor shall issue Letters Patent, under the great seal of the Commonwealth, re citing the facts, defining the boundaries of the said city, and constituting the same a , body corporate and politic. It WHEREAS, It appears by the returns of elections held in the several- boroughs of ' s Johnstown, Giubbtown, Couemuugh. Woodvale, Prospect, Millville and Cam bria. in tlie county of Cambric., on the sth day of November. A. I). 1880, that there was a majority in each of the said boroughs in lavor of a citv charter ; and WHEREAS, It appears that .said boroughs have together a population, according to the last United States census, of at least - ten thousand; and WHEREAS, The requirements of tlie said Act of May 23, A. I>. 1880, have been fully complied with, AW. therefvrt , know ye, that 1, James A. Beaver, Governor aforesaid, in com pliance with the provisions of the said Act of the Assembly, and by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby declare the aforesaid boroughs of Johnstown, v Grubbtown, Cotiemnugli, Woodvale, •Prospect, Millville, and Cambria, in the county of Cambria, to be and for tlie City A of Johnstown, and doj hereby define tlie boundaries of said citv as follows: Beginning at a poiut in the centre of 4 the Coueniuugli river, tb same being t.,. northwest corner of 'the borougli of Cam bria; tbeuee south thirty-.our degrees west six hundred and ninety-three feel to the south side of tlie Pennsylvania Railroad, thence along said Pennsylvania Railroad south fifty-three degrees east sixteen hundred and fifty feet thence | - s > soutli fifty degrees hundred I and fifty-four feet; thence south thirty-1 seven and one-half degrees east six bun-1 dred and twenty-seven feet; thence south nine degrees east seventeen hundred and sixty-five feet; thence south seventy-eight degress east three hundred and seventy nine and five-tenths Ife et to the centre of. * the Conemaugh river, thence up the Con v eniaugh rivfer and Stonyexeek to a point in ? tlie centre of the„Stonyereek, said poiut being in a line with tlie northwestern side v of Market street, [Johnstown borough; thence by a straight line to a white wal nut tree on tlie southern bank of the Stonycreek, uud near the township road leading to Millcreek Furnace; thence south fifteen degrees east eighteen hundred and fifty-six aud one-half feet to a sngar tree ; thence south forty-nine degrees east eighteen hundred and fifteen feet to a post on the bank of the Stonycreek; thence south seven degrees east to tlie - centre of tlie Stonycreek ; thence up v centre of Stonycreek to tlie northeast corner of Grubbtown borougb; thence south seventy-one degrees live hundred and fifty-two and sevetity-fli'e one-huu dredtlis feet to a sugar-tree ; thence south fifteen degrees, west eight hundred and five and two-tenths feet to a rock oak ; thenc6 south, thirty-five degrees, west eleven iiuiidrfcd[and seventy.one and five tenths feet to a black walnut; thence south forty-seven degrees, west five hun dred and seventy-seven and five tenths feet to a post; thence south twenty-nine p degrees, east five hundred and twenty eight feet to a post; thence north fifty seven degrees, east ninety-foul 1 feet; thence south twenty-eight degrees, east sixteen hundred and ten feet to tlie centre of the Stonycreek; thence up centre of Stonycreek to a poiut fifty feet north of tlie north side of Cleveland street (extended) I tlieuce north eighty-four degrees fifty-six miuules, east fifteen hundred feet; thence south seventy-seven degrees twenty-two , minutes, east fifteen hundred and twenty eight feet, tlie two courses being tlie line between Charles Vou Luncn and A.Rodg ers; thence south sixty-five degrees five minutes, cast ninety feet to tlie east side of road leading to Kring's Mills; thence north fifty-three degrees,east six hundred and sixty feet; thence north sixty-five degrees, east twelve hundred and sixty feet; thence north sevonty-six degrees, west three hundred thirteen feet; JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1889. thenee north twenlv three degrees, ,ta-t seven hundred and seventy feet: thence south fifty-three degrees, east five hun dred and eleven feet; thence north eigh teen degrees, cast ten hundred and eigh ty-nine feet: thence north eighty-seven degrees, west one hundred and ninety six feet: [thence nortli fourteen degrees, west four.hundrtd and twelve and one half feet; tlienee noith sixty-five degrees, west four hundred and sixty-two feet; thence south forty-two- degrees, west seven hundred and thirty-four and one feet feet, thence L uortli seven degrees, west five hundred a-id forty-four aud one fourth feet; thence north eighty-t'wo do grers. west three hundred and eighty four feet to tlie west side of roud lead ing to Kring's Mills; thence along tlie west side of said road north eigtit de grees,east six hundred aud fifty-three uud one-half feet: thence nof 111. five degrees, eust one hundred and ninety-one feet : thence north five degrees, west three bundled aud fifty feet jthenee not 111 eight and one-half degrees, west three hundred aud eighty-three feet; thence north ten and one-halt degrees, we.t four hundred and eighty feet; thence north two de grees, east two hundred and eighty-four feet ; thence north one degree and thirty minutes, west seven hundred and ninety feet to the south side of Bedford Turn pike; thence along south side of said turnpike north thirty-One and one-half degrees, west one hundred aud ninety feet (to center of Horner alley); thence along soutli side of 'urupike north •hirty-tliree degrees, west twenty-nine hundred and fodr feet to a post at tlie intersection of Bedford street and Horner street; thence north twenty two and one-,half degrees, east six hun dred and seventy feet to a stump : tlienee north twenty-one degress, west seven hundred aud twenty-six feet to a corner between Johnstown and Conemaugh bor oughs: thence north seventy-two and one-half degtees, east fiffcen hundred and fifty-four feet: thence north fifty tluee degrees, east fifteen hundred and eighteen feet; thence north twelve de grees, east-eighteen hundred and eighty one feet to the center of tlie Little Coue maugh river; thei ce up Little Conemaugh river to the northeast corner of Woodvale borough; thence south seventy-six de grees, west twenty-one hundred and sevent)-eigtit feet ; thence south eighty eight degrees, west fourhundred and fifty two feet; thence soutli fifty degrees, west four hundred uud ninety-five feet to corner between Prospect i.yd Woodvale bor oughs; thence north fifty degrees, west eight hundred and fifty feet: thence south thitty-six and one-half degrees, west eleven liuudred and eighty-eight feet; thence south twenty-four and one-half dc j grees, west five hundred and seventy seven and one-half feet; thence soutli forty-nine degrees, west twelve hundred and thirteen feet to coiner of Millville and Prosptot boroughs ; [thence north eighteen and oue-hiilf degrees, east nine teen [hundred and eighty feet; thence north ten degrees, west twenty-one hun dred and ninety four aud five-tenths feet; thence north six degrees,west nine teen hundred and ninety-six and five tenths feet; thence south seventy-one and five-tenths degrees, west nineteen liuu dred and forty-seven feet; thence west ten hundred uqd fifty-six feet; thence south twenty-one degrees, west fotir hundred and ninety-five feet to the center of Copemaugh river ; thence along center of said river and north fifty one degrees, west ten hundred and eighty-nine feet; tlienee north seventy-six and one-half de grees, [west ten hundred and seventy-two and fivu-tenths feet to the place of be giunin . And for tlie purpose of the organization and conduct of tlie City Government ami for all other purposes, and until otherwise provided by proper legal proceedings, the wards of said city shall be and be num bfercd and[designated as follows, viz : { [The of the City of Johns town shall behind comprise tlie territory heretofore forming the First ward of the borough of Johnstown. Tlie Second ward thereof shall be and comprise tlie territory heretofore forming the Second ward of tlie Borough of Johns town. Tlie Third ward thereof shall be and comprise the, territory heretofore forming the Third ward of tlie borough of Johns town. Tlie Fourth ward thereof shall be and comprise the territory heretofore funding tliq Fourth ward of the borough of Johns town. The Fifth ward thereof shall he and comprise the terrtory heretofore forming tliejFifth wind of the borough of Johns town. , TiiejSixtli ward thereef shall be and comprise the territory heretofore forming tlie Sixth ward of tlie borough of Johns town. Tlie[Sevcntli ward thereof shall be and comprise the territory heretofore form ing the Seventh ward of tlie borough of Johnstown. The Eighth ward thereof shall be and comprise tlie territory heretofore forming the borough of Grubbtown. The Ninth ward thereof shall be and comprise tlie territory heretofore form ingTiie"First ward of the borough of Conemaugh. The Tenth ward thereof shall be and comprise the territory heretofore forming the Second ward of the borough of Con emaugh. The Eleventh ward thereof shall he and comprise the territory heretofore forming the borough of Woodvale. Tlie Twelfth ward thereof shall be and comprise the territory heretofore forming the borough of Prospect. Tlie Thirteenth ward thereof shall be and comprise the territory heretofore forming tlie First ward of lue borougli of Millville. The Fourteenth ward thereof shuil lie and comprise the territoiy heretofore forming the Second ward of the borough of Millville Tlie Fifteenth ward thereof shall he and compromise the territory heretofore form ing .the First ward of the borough of Cambria. The Sixteenth ward thereof sliiil) be ami comprise the territory heretofore forming the Second ward of the borough of Cam bria. And I do also by these presents, which I have caused to be uiuiie patent and sealed with tlie great seal of tlie Strte. hereby constitute the same a body cor porute and politic by the name of tlie "City of Johnstown," and by the said inline to bo invested with all the tights, powers, itii ! piiviieges, with full force anil effect, and subject to all the duties, re quirement.-, and restrictions specified and enjoined in and by tlie snitl Act of the Genera! Assembly approved Hie twenty third of May. Anno Domini one thousand one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine. Given under my band and tlie great seal o! tlie State, at Uarrlsburg, tlie Istli day ol De cember, In the year of our Lord one. thou sand eight hundred and eighty -nine, and of the Commonwealth the one liuudred and fourtheenth. BY TIL FT GOVGLTSOK. CUAKI.ES W. STONE, , Secretary of the Commonweal!ln . funeral of Hubert Cnbaugb. The remains of Mr. R. J. Cobaugh's son, Robert, mention of whose death by being run over by tlie ears at Glenwood we noted a few days ago, was brought here yesterday for interment. Upon the arrival of the train on the B. & (_>., at 1:30 p. M.. the casket was-opened for tlie ac commodation of many friends who could not go to tlie etii.ilery, Headrick's. Un dertaker Henderson "took charge ot liic cortege, and upon arriving at the cem etery, ltev. AdatpsJ delivered a very im pressive sermon. Mr. Cobatigli, being an engineer on tlie 15. & 0., tlie company very kindly furnished free transportation to him and iiis friends, some thirty in number. Mr. Cobatigli being absent from home at the time ol the accident, telegraphed to the Brotherhood of Eugiueers, of which lie is a member, to furnish a coffin, regard less of expense. . They sent a most beau tiful casket, with a silver tablet in scribed with the name and age of de ceased. Tlie many friends of Mr. Cobaugh sym pathize with him in his sad affliction. No Pay* No school. When the teachers of Loretto and sur rounding districts met at tlie school house iu Loretto on Saturday the 7th inst. for the purpose of holding a District Institute, they were chagrined to fiiul that the doors of the school house were locked against them. Tlie directors had the keys aud demanded one dollor for the use of tlie room, to be applied to scrubbing the room after tlie meeting. The teachers were divided iu regard to the propriety of paying for the room, but finally concluded not to do so. The leader telegraphed to the Comity Superintendent. Tlie answer came, " Don't pay." Tried to Kol it Convent. Friday morning of last week at 2 o'clock tlie Convent of the Sisters at Irwin was entered !>y burglars, who pried open a shutter of the parlor window. Having found nothing ou the' lower floor they went up stairs and entered the room where, one of the sisters was sleeping. Tliey'ransacked all the bureau drawers, one ol which had a large seme of money in it, but they failed to Uriel it. In the meantime the sisters, hearing the noise, gave the alarm, which was answered by several men. The robbers becoming scared, made their escape without secur ing anything of value. Cliarßwd to tin* Flood Account. TheHotlidaysburg Register says: "The charges against the June flood account have closed, aud it may be interesting to know that the cost to repair the !!8 loco motives belouging to the Pennsylvania Ituilroau Compuuy then damaged was over $106,000. I'ropoftnl* lor River Gauge. • 0. D. Stewart, chief signal observer at Pittsburgh, advertises for proposals for the erection of a river gauge on a pier of the Franklin street bridge. .Mr. E. C. Lorentz, our loeul observer, corner of Main and.Clinton streets,will give all nec essary uformation. A TALE nl' WOE. Another •• Johnstown Sufferer" Kecites the Ills That Befell Ills Once Happy fam ily -He Giles to Pit,*l,ll rgll to Keelte His Troubles—The Whole Thing Likely a fabrication. • In yesterday evening's Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph appenrs the f illowing under a conspicuously displayed heutl: Johnstown's history stiil receives addi tions. Bereavements by tlie flood, un known 'or mouths, come up and reveal untold misery. A very sad recital was that by Emile Etoine, at the Union Depot this morning. Shortly before that terrible flood which almost wiped Johnstown out of existence Emil Etoine left Cambria City tor his na tive town of Cieonville, not far from Slrussburg, in Alsace Lorraine, to receive a comfortable fortune, which lie had in herited from a relative. Etoine had been working as a puddler at tlie Cambria Iron Works for about two years previous to his depmturc tor the Continent. He left a family consisting of a wife and five children behind liitn, happy in thought that in it few months ilie head of the house would return with sufficient means to support them, it not in luxury, at least very comfortably without further hard work of atiy kind. Etoine sailed on tlie Kntin, one of the Hamburg lines of steamships, on May 2Uth for Havre dti Grace, so happy, as lie said, that lie felt like embracing every passenger on board the vessel. He reached Havre in good time, and proceeded byway of Paris and Slrasshurg to his native town. Everything did not progress as smooth, ly as lie expected when he reached his birthplace. Some other persons claimed closer relationship to the dead uncle, there being, by tiie way, a natural son living. The matter had to be brought be fore the courts for adjustment. Accord ing to the German laws, a natural son lias no rights of inheritance unless it is so plainly stated in the will of the parent. This not being tiie case, Etoine won the suit easily enough, but it detained him longer tliau lie expected by several months. During all this time he never beard or read of the Johnstown disaster, though often in Strassburg, and did not keep up correspondence.with his wife. When the law suit had been settled in his favor and lie had cotne into possession of tlie property, which was principally real estate, left to hint, lie put it up at pub lic sale and received about 820,000 for it. With New Yotk exchange for that sum ill liis poeke'., he again embaikcd'for this country about three weeks ago, as happy and contented as a man well could be, who, accustomed to earning his bread by the sweat of his brow, sees a life of com parative luxury and ease before him. He intended logo into some business in Johnstown. lie reached Pittsburgh three days ago in the forenoon and hoarded the Johnstown Accommodation at 1:20 p. M., which took liini to the place where lie had left those dearer than all the tlie money in the world. " When I got off at tlie Pennsylvania Railroad Station," continued the stricken man, as lie reached this point of his story, " I turned back to one of tlie depot men and inquired of him how tar I had yet to go to Johnstown, as 1 hud s ot off at the wrong station, and how 90on the next train lett for that town. The man looked at me for a moment as though he thought I was not quite right in ir,y mind and asked me whether or not I could read the sign on the station house. 1 looked up and there it was plain enougli in large white letters on a black ground. " While I looked at the sign in n dazed sort of a wav, another man who had overhead tlie conversation stepped up to me and said: " 1 guess you're a stranger here, or have been in Johnstown before tlie flood? It's quite changed now, I wouldn't have known it myself if I had been away for six months." "As the man spoke I fedt as if some one had punctured my heart with a sharp knife, aud I fainted dead away. When consciousness returned I was in j t tlie waiting room of the station house and | ' some persons -wer rubbing my temples ! 1 with vinegar and making me inhale it. j 1 Then I went out to find mv "wife and ' 1 children, but something told me that \ 1 they were dead. The part of Cambria 1 City where stood tlie house in which 1 1 left nty family was completely swept ! ( away. I made inquiries for forty-eight ' hours, during which time 1 had nqt a \ i niorsul to eat or a wink of sleep, but all in ; ! vain. Nobody knew what had bedotne of ; my family, mid tlie people could hardly ; understand my sorrow and grief, having stiffeied so much themselves. " I was told that nearly all tlie people of Cambria who inhabited that section where my house had stood perished. "I am not going to remain in this country ;.evcrything reminds me of the ! terrible loss I have suffered. lam going to New Y'ork to-night, and from there across the ocean hack to my birthplace, where I shall live the rest of my days in solituije nnd sadness." It was evident from the appearance of Mr. Etoine that lie had suffered great mental pain. His face was haggard and his eyes had a dreamy, far-off look as if he had lost all interest in everything con nected with this world. No sueli name appears in the directory, and ilitre is no account of any sueli per formance at the Pennsylvania railroad station as that related by Etoine. By in quiry from people in Cambria we failed to learn at any such person's having lived there. It is quite likely that the paper lias been imposed upon. KEY. JOHNS'!UN INSAN. . sail Condition of tlie Well-Ktiown 1 resid ing Elder of the Blalrsvllte District. INDIANA, December 20. —Rev. Johnston, Presiding Elder of tlie M. E. Church of this District, became suddenly insane, a few days ago and was confined at his residence at Blnirsville. Yesterday morn ing lie broke away from his attendants and was only recaptured after much diffi culty. l.ast night lie was brought to this place and lodged in tlie hospital depart ment of the jail. Physicians say he will either die or recover in a few days. [Rev. A. C. Johnston is well-known in this city, having taught school here for many years. Shortly after his admission to the ministry lie was stationed at Coop ersdale, and is an eloquent minister. At the last meeting ot the M. E. Conference lie was re-elected Presiding Elder of this district. A great number of people here will be sorry to hear of his misfor tune, and sincerely hope for his re covery.] KBKNS'BI KG NOTES. Dr. T. Mason Richards and wife will spend their Christmas in Zatiesville, Ohio. .Mrs. Kate Jucksoy, of Ilollidaysburg, is the guest of Mrs. T. MoNamnra, with whom she will spend her Christmas. Hon. John Fenlon was in Altoona yes terday on business. Miss Julia Lemon entertained quite a number of her friends on Thursday even ing. • I'he Ebonsburg Silver Cornet Baud ten dered a serenade oil Thursday evening to ex-Sheriff Griffith, it being the seventy sixth anniversary of his birth. The members of the Ebonsburg Ama teur Opera Company presorted Miss Jessie Clark, of Cresson, Pa., " Bcctb ovens' Sonatas," nicely bound, as their kind appreciation and esteem, which she so well deserves, for services rendered the Company on several occasions. Miss Clark is a fine musician, and tier amiable disposition has won lieu, winy friends. Miss Nannie James, daughter of E. James, Esq., was the happy recipient of a tine piano, one nay last week, purchased by her father as a Christinas present. Miss James shows a great natural talent for music, ami we have no reason to doubt that her Christmas will be merrily spent. The County Commissioners w ill meet next Monday tor tlie purpose of appoint ing a Mercantile Appraiser and janitor for tlie Court House, and to transact other business pertaining to their office. Where Marriiiize is M ule Fasy. In tiie Ukraine, Russia, tlie maiden is the one that does all tlie courting. When she falls in love with a man, die goes to his house and tells liiin tlie stale of her feelings. If he reciprocates nil is well, and a formal marriage is duly arranged. If, howev r, lie is unwilling, she remains there, hoping to coax him into a better mind. The poor fellow cannot treat her with the least discourtesy