The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-07-23
Political and News Items.

Political and News Items.
Baltic, Connecticut, has little girl,
four years old, who plays more than forty
tunes correctly on the piano.
That tale of forty feet long black
snake down in Tennessee is discovered to
be the ''continuance" of the Freednen's
Bureau.
John Allen, the tewickedest man in
New York ;" has been driven to quit the
dance house business by the tears of bis
little son.
meeting was held at Leavenworth, Kansas,
Saturday night. 1t is pronounced tie
largest gathering ever held there.
Grant says, ''let US have peace"
Certainly but, General, don't be so
stingy with it let somebody else have
peace as well.-LouisvilIe Democrat.
| 1t is stated that planting tomatoes
around apple trees will hinder their being
troubled by the borer. The remedy is
cheap and may be made profitable, too.
"A man named Brown, of Nebraska
! City, was killed, and Brown and Ander-
son wounded, by Indians, twenty miles
from Fort Randall, on the 18th. Three
| Indians were killed.
William Gustman, ncer1, was
taken from the Jail at Franklin, Tenn, on
Friday. by mob, and shot. He was
charged with committing rape on three
persons, a wkite girl and two blacks.
| Serious apprehensions is felt for the
| safety of Mr.. Lash, member of Congress,
and member elect from North Carolina
\ He left his home some weeks ago for
Washington, and has not been heard Fl rom
| since f
The Grant and Colfax Club in Hun
| tingdon has ceased TO exist, died from
pure inanition. Here is an Indication of
! the coming fate Of the Radicals. Before
November they will give up the struggle
in utter despair.
During a thunder storm on Saturday,
a building on the corner of Archer avenue
and Deering street, Chicago, was struck
by lightning OF three persons in the
building at the time, two were instantly
killed, and the third SO seriously injured
that he is not expected to live.
AT a Democratic meeting in New
Orleans Saturday night, resolutions were
adopted indorsing the New York homina-
tions, thanking President johnson, declar>
ing slavery dead beyond the power of any
man TO resuscitate it, condemning the
new constitution Of the State, etc, otc.
"A gentleman, while at breakfast at a
certain hotel in Atlanta, on Tuesday, was
asked by Federal officer whether the
representative from his county had yet
arrived. wait" replied the gentleman,
! GC,p4J %.
Will go to the kitchen and inquire
"A passenger train on the Boston,
Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad was
thrown from the track on Saturday, in
consequence of running over cow. The
smoking car, in which there were some
twenty five passengers, broke into frag-
ments, and several passengers were seri-
ously injured.
"A fire Saturday night, in Camden,
n. j., which originated in the large
planning mill and box factory of Gold &
johnson, destroyed from twelve to four
teen buildings, including the mill. But
for the presence Of steam fire engines from
Philadelphia, it is likely the whole town
would have been destroyed.
Along the line of the Michigan Gem
trail Railroad there is great demand for
farm laborers, to assist in the urgent har-
vest work. From SO to IS day and
board are offered, and two thousand men
couid readily find employment for the
next four weeks at the price named.
During the whole season laborers have
been scarce.
..Cal.icott, who is serving out his SEN
tence in the Albany Penitentiaiy, is still
Collector in the Third District The
President has done all in his power to
remove him, but under the Tenure-of-
Office bill the Senate must concur in the
suspension, or it amounts to nothing,
What possible object las the Senate in
retaining Radical malefactor, now in
prison, in an important office
On Saturday evening about o'clock,
as a child named Henry Fielding, who
resided with his parents in boat house,
near Southampton, Allegheny county,
was giving lighted lamp to his mother,
her dress caught fire the flames, too,
also quickly enveloped the child. The
child fingered till O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, when he died. The mother is badly
burned, but is likely to recover.
The following remedy for suRstroke
is given by person who once tried its
efficacy The moment the person re-
ceives the attack or a knowledge of the
cause is ascertained, put his feet in hot
water, and pour ice water over his head.
A reaction of the system Immediately
takes place, and the fearful cause of death
is instantly stayed. As soon as the pa
tient is relieved, give slight dose of pur-
gative medicine, and he viii be out of all
danger in less than one hour.
AS two rhen were passiHg tsRemsnt
house on Front street, Hartford, one Sun-
day afternoon recently, they were Mortified
at seeing child about two years Of age
standing on the outside window sill in