The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-07-04

Republican,.
Our former townsman, Col. R. 4. M'Covs
and his estimable lady. were in town last
week-the guests Of A. c. Mullin. Esq !
A grey eagle was shot near the village Of
Fostoria, Blair county. recently, which meas
ured seven feet from tip TO ftp of wings
On the 22d of June the body of an un-
known man was found hanging by the neck.
on the bank of the Monongahelas in Fayette
county.
The Rump Congress is to meet again du-
ring the present month to the great burden
OF the tax xpayers and the general disgrace of
| the ceuntry.
A valuable bay horse belonging to Joseph
KlingeDsmith. was stolen from q pasture
! field about one mills west of Greensburg. one
night recently.
Judge Taylor; who should have been noni-
mated for the Supreme Court by the radical
CONT ention. received only nine votes In that
body. Somebody sold him.
Monaghan, the man who wrecked the
passenger train on, the Pennsylvania Rail-
| road near Latrobe on the 9Th April, has
been adjhdged insane and sent to an asylum.
Mrs. Mary Taggart Slagle, late Miss Mary
Taggart, of Hcllidaysburg, died at Pitts
burgh recently. She was an accomplished
and amiable lady-beloved by all who knew
her.
John Scott, Esq. was President of the
radical Convention-and made speech
Our friend gets empty houors, but is too hon
est to get position cf profit to himselfi or
usefulness to the people.
A drunken beast at Latrobe. named Davis,
stabbed an old gentleman, Mr.. Mccartney.
the other day, so that his life was leopard
{ lied. jealousy was the ostensibie, drunk
enness the real. cause.
John Gilchrist. OF Ludwick, Westmore-
land county, was struck by freight engine
near that place. not long since, and thrown
over an einbankment. One of his arms was
broken and shoulder and elbow disiocated.
A ycung lad named Thomas Fitzpatrick
fell into large swill tub, at Moore's still
house, in Westmoreland county, on the 18th,
and was SO severely scalded by the boiling
/, LIQUID it contained that he died IN about four
: hours after the accident.
. Owing to press Of other business that
could not be evaded or postponed. we have
found it impossible thus far to peep between
the covers, much less review, Mr.. Elders
volume Of poems, 'ssIy Gift" Hope to be
able tc do so in our next.
!, s, The family Of Daniel Buser, who was
hanged in this place year ago. is COM
j, plete wreck. Mrs. Buser is maniac at
: Dixmont- A son is an inmate of the Coun-
: ty Poor House, and is also subject to fits Of
o insanity. The Pittsburgh papers announce
e that last week this son. in At Of insanity.
escaped from the Poor House, bHt was after
I wards captured and sent back. So says
v the AHegkaniaa.
r The horse taken up by John Nagle on
9 last Saturday week. says the Indiana Demo-
urat, was claimed on Monday last by Mr..
e John B. Hoover, who resides near Martins
e burg, Blair county. The horse was stolen
: from his pasture lot on the night of the 18th
rs inst, by a scoundrel named Jesse Slick OF
;. Bedford county, who passed himself off as a
soldier. Slick is a small man in size, with
z, light mustache, and one arm off above the
y elbow 1t is great pity that he should
a escape punishment.
lc RA1S RoAD INcIDENT.-Through the po
liteness of Samuel Craig. Esq, we are put
in possession Of the following: 'On the 26tE
rs June our place was thrown into some ex-
citement in this wise: 1t appears that par
Is ties on the cars between Crcsson and Gallit'
IS zin obtained 5000 from an old gentleman
le and at Gallitzn attempted to escape witt
e their booty. The alarm was soon raiset
ie that the money had been stolen from him
DIR. S. S. Christy, with others, made chase
D. and after considerable heat overhauied twl
y, men and obtained the money from them
re They were brought before Esq. Craig. and i
"a appearing from the statement of DIR. Christ,
ir that one Of the men gave up the money
4 and the old man stating that he loaned til
IS. money in good faith, that he was to get
again at Altoona, and that the parties dix
Is not really steal it, no further proceeding
n we're taken In the matter. So the old man
a having got his money through the assistanc
nd of DR.. Christy. the parties treated each othe
at and went on their way rejoicing-the on
be that he had got his money. the others, n
tie doubt. that they had escaped prosecution.
ity MAsrERP1EcE.-On Of the finest work
I'll of art in its way that onr county can boas
OF has recently been set up in the grave var
as at St. Augustine by Mr.. James Wilkinson
ar of Loretto. We are assured that it is or
ca of bis best efforts. although but simp
on, tombstone, and can we'll conceive that it
1ll fine piece of work, as Mr.. Wilkinson b
Ine no superior, we venture to say, as q man
WI facturer Of monuments, tombstones, az
ms anywhere IN the country. The work he b
put up throughout the county is eviden
sufficient Of this fact, and no one who nee'
led anything in the marble line can do bett
nrg than patronize him.
i've
ay, The GEoRIoUs FOURTH Is not to be cor
.. memorated in our town by any general eel
zoe bration. and very many Of our people dcsis
rus going elsewhere to enjoy the festivities Of 6
- occasion. Our friend James Thompson,
Or. common with majority of the merchan
here. win "ciose shop" on that day, but
the Friday down will come the shutters, al
int customers can continue to call and get ba
on gains in dry goods, dress goods. notions, ets
of as usual Large additions have been ma
ion to Jim's stock, and all tastes can now
,m- gratified al unusually low prices.
zee.
her Sr.fr OPEN.-There is still fine ope
ing for the advantageous investment Of spa
ssstampsn at the cheap mercantile mart
ate Af;ll. s na.,ss on Hioh street ruhera hI1rt