The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-01-21
News of the Week.

The latest mode of announcing a birth
is to call it ''cutting off coupon from the
marriage bond"
-Gerald Eaton was on Saturday sen.
fenced to death in Philadelphia, for the
murder of Heenan
distinguished Irish American officer of the
late war. has been appointed Chief of Police
Of Philadelphia.
| -Ga'usha A. Grow, after weeks expe-
rlence at Harrisburg, during the Senatorial
! contest, says he will ''neVer be a candidate
for anything again."
George Weathers, the brute who partly
roasted his child few days since in Louis
vile, was committed to prison on Saturday
morning in default of $4,000 bail.
An old man died in the gallery of the
Senate Chamber at Washington. on Wed
nesday, while listening to Mr. Howard's
argument on the Sue Murphy claim.
Rev. j. G. Archer, Presbyterian min
lister of Clearfeld, Pa. was one of the three
men instantly killed on the Pan Handle
railroad on Tuesday morning of last week.
"A frightful explosion of burning fluid
occurred at Harrisburg on Saturday evening,
by which young lady. Miss Kate Rupert,
had her person terribly burned from head to
foot.
We hear that an attempt will probably
be made IN the present Legislature to have
ouT State divided in two, the new common,
wealth to be called Cameronia. The attempt
will of course fail.
"A wowan named Williams, residing in
| Hampton Village, Canada, in a fit of insanity
on Tuesday. drowned her two children in a
barrel of water, and was then discovered
getting into it herself.
Torch and turpentine" Bro wnlow has
retired from journalistic duty. The country
would be benefited if the cld reurobate
would retire from all duty save that Of
prayer and pentence."
The sensation in hotel life in DAYTON,
o., on Friday. was the arrival of a double
wedding party from Miemi county, father
ana his son-who had married sisters, the
father wedding the younger.
In the baggage Of woman arrested at
Davenport, Iowa, cn Wednesday for passing
counterfeit money, over four thousand dollars
of SpurI5 us currency was found. She was
agent for gang of eastern counterfeiters.
Friction matches can be made perfectly
waterproof under any circumstances, by
dipping them, when completed, in the Ordi-
nary way, in solution formed by adding
TWO parts OF giycerine to one hundred OF
collodion.
"A large onion, planted so near rose
bush as to touch the roots, will greatly in
crease the Odor of the flowers, and the water
distilled fr m such roses is far superior in
flavor to other rose-water. So says a Massa-
chusetts contemporary.
"A notte prOSequi has been entered in the
case of John G. Breckenridge, indicted for
treason, and he may be expected to return
home shortly. Mr.. Breckenridge lost all be
had IN the war, and will be entirely depend
ent upon his profession for livelihood.
"A co'oreG woman Of Columbia, South
Carolina, has given over $500 toward erect
ing chape! for her people, renting her house
to raise the money, while she herself has
been hvlng In shanty. This may be set
down as an instance Of giving so that one
feels it.
The loss of the brig a. r. Dunlap, from
Boston to Halifax, with thirteen lives, is
fully confirmed. Portions of the wreck and
one body, recognized as Mrs Talbot, have
tioated ashore. The wreck occurred off
Mahey's Head, Prospect Bay, thirty miles
from Halifax.
Henry Cay's son, Theodore. is an in
mate of the lunatic asylum at Lexington.
KY. He is small in stature, and thin. with
bald head, and gray hair and whiskers.
He seldom speaks, but recognises those who
address him by returning the salute politely
and with dignity.
An aged lady in Fond du Lac, Wiscon-
sin, possesses a watch belonging to Major
Andre. with the name and the date 1774
engraved on the back. The Fond du Lac
Commonwealth says she is anxious to dispose
Of it. Here is chance for some historical
society to add to its treasures.
"A fitting sequel to the proposed renom-
ination of Gov. Geary by the Stute Guard
would be an announcement at the bottom of
the same column, ''for State L brarian,
Wien Forney.'' its leading editor. Such
disinterested friendship should exert potent
intuence.-ScrGntOn Republican.
"A mysterious masker appeared at a
party IN Nashville the other night, and re-
ceived many compliments for the fidelity
with which he sustained the character of
negro. When the time came for unmasking,
the secret of his success was discovered in the
fact that he was in truth what he SCENE to be.
Key. Father McElroy, the oldest Catho-
lie priest in the U. s., aged 81, after blind.
ness Tor two years, has had his sight restored
by removing a cataract. He expects soon
to preach again. He was a chaplain in the
Mexican war, and has done much for the
advancement of the Catholic church in Mas
sachusetts.
George Bailey, colored sailor, who has
been on trial at Princess Anne, Md, for the
murder of the Captain and mate of the
schooner Braye, was convicted on Tuesday
last and on Wednesday was sentenced to be
hanged. his three comrades IN crime.
Rounds, Wilson and Wells. are in Jail under
sentence of death. The day of their execu-
tion has been fixed for the fifth of March next
A Brunswick (Maine) paper tells of
dog who went to church on Christmas day,
and when the minister began to pray he
raised himself and set upon his launches,
bending low his fore-paws and his head
This reyerned posture he maintained
throughout the prayer. coming back to his
four legged position just as soon as the
''amen" was pronounced, and running as if
to greet the clergyman.
There was recently large fall of red
snow near Leavenworth. The water OBJ
tained from melting it had red sediment
like brick dust. This is common phenom-
enon in the Arctic regions, though it has
seldom been observed so far South. There
has been much discussion in regard to its
cause, though the microscope has recently
showed it to be due to the presence of a
minute species of animalcul@.