The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-06-24

"wednesday evening. A choice programme
is offered for the occasion, and they know how
to render II In most pleasing and artistic
style.
We should ere this have acknowledged
the receipt OF an invitation to be present at
the annual commencement at st. Francis
College, Loretto, which takes place on
Tuesday next, and which promises to be
brilliant and successful exhibition, as indeed
it could not well fail to be considering the
high position to which that popular institu-
tion has attained among first class colleges.
By the way, will some one competent to DO
so inform us why the close of school is
called a commencement
Mr.. Jacob Luther, who had the misfor-
tune to have his mill burned some time ago,
designs holding pic nic on his premises
in Susquehanna 'ownship. on Monday, the
9th of July. and hopes that his friends far
and near will give him rousing benefit. A
fine gold watch, a rifle gun, fresh milch
COW, FIVE head of sheep, and several other
articles will be put up for chances on the oc-
casion. Mr.. Luther is deserving man. and
wc hope that his friends will treat him
he deserves. A dinner will be prepared and
every arrangement made for the enjoyment
of all who see fit to attend.
A republican pole erected last fall in
franklin borough, this county, was recently
! lOI ID6 Vi up
derrick at the new German Catholic church
in Johustown, but when the purchasers at
| ten pied to move it a crowd of republican
men and women gathered about the work
men and prevented them from taking it
away. declaring very Vociferously that a
/ republican pole should not be used to help
build a Catholic church." The Jchnstown
Democrat very properly remarks that this
not only shows the narrow contracted fanat-
icism of the party of moral ideas,' but their
proscriptive feelings and tendencies"
! Rev. J. NJ. Mitchell. of Loretto, has done
us the kindness TO send us two compliment
tary tickets to lecture by TT. Rev. M. Do
menec, Bishops of Pittshurg. in st. Mary's
church in that place, ON Sunday evening
next, Jure 29th Subject Revealed
truths mirr0red in the beauties of nature"
/ The Rt. Rev. lecturer has the ability
ard elocutionary powers necessary to inter-
est and Instruct an audience, and the men
| tion Of his name in this connection will be
| sufficient to attract full attendance on this
occasion. 4 fine new bell recently purchas-
ed for the church will be blessed on the
same day. Cards Of admission only fifty cts.
HomCIDE IN SgMNERHILL TowNsHFP.-
( One of those shocking tragedies which 30
/ frequently result from lawless disregard of
right had its occurrence in SGmmerhlil town
ship on Tuesday night of last week, aud re-
suited in the death. on Thursday morning
/ following, OF an inOffensiVe man named jacob
Setten1oyer. The facts connected with this
sad tragedy, so far as we have been able to
! learn then, are that a number OF Mr.. Settle
moyer's ueighbors had gathered at his house
oa Tuesday to give him benefit IN shape
I of -'bark peelng," he having had the mis-
/ fortune to lose horse. A dance in the
-.1E,
| fuur yUanS meu ia the neighbnrhood, named
( Ed ward F. Burke, Lewis Delahunt, Reed
| McGo and James Keating, probably con-
sideriDg that they had been slighted in not
| having received an invitation. started from
| Witnore, it is alleged, with the avowed IT,
tentiou Of taking the house" he that as
/ it ulsy. the party had scarcely more than
reached the premises When disturbance
occurred between Settlemoyer aud Burke,
! but they were soon parted and Settlemoyer
! To, Up his position at once in his own door,
| doubtless with the intention of preventing
| the entrance of the attacking party While
| standing there Burke picked up piece of a
! hemlock board, some six feet long ami hurled
it at Settlemoyer. one end of the board strik-
lug him ia the stomach aud producing rup-
ture of the bowels, from the effects OF which
the unfortuust te man died in thirty-four hours
after receiving the fatal blow. Settlemoyer
resided for considerable time in this COM
munity where he followed the occupation of
tearsster, and was esteemed a sober, indus
trious and inofensive man. He was not
member Of any church, we believe, during
life, but is said to have been received into
the Catholic fold on his death-bed. He was
a married man and the father of three chil-
dren. A post mortem examination Of the
| remains of the deceased were made ON Thurs
= day oy Drs. Krise Of ST. Augustine aud Ches-
! nutwood Of Wilmore.
Burke and his associates seem to have
made no Effort to escape Delahrnt WAS ar
rested In WiImore and brought to Jail here
on Saturday by officer William Lloyd. and
the same evening the same officer returned
! with Burke, who had voluntarily given him
self up. On Sunday forenoon the other two
young men were brought to Jail by officer
Lloyd, having b"en arrested at their respect
i've homes at an early hour that morning -
Neither of the parties implicated offered the
least resistance or objection to the mandates
of the law, bat quietly and peaeeably sub
! nlitted to their arrest and imprisonment.-
OF course there are r. number Of rumors
afioat in connection with this lamentable
| tragedy, but it is not the province of a news
y paper to give currency to any of them. The
degree Of guilt of the heveral parties imphca-
ted will doabtiess be established before the
proper tribunal.
AN IMPORTANT TRIAL-The entire of last
week was occupied by our Court of Common
Pleas in the trial Of a most important eject
ment case, in which Murray Hoffman. Jr.,
was plaintiff and James and John McDer-
nitt defendants. This case involved the IT,
tie to some two hundred acres of land in
Clearfield township, warranted in the names
Of Philip Wager and Hilery Baker, and was
particularly important in the fact that large
bodies of land in the same locality held
relative position as to title, and the decision
in this case would be viewed as precedent
in others of like nature which might follow.
The plaintiff contended that the tract OF land
! in dispute Law on the ClearfelG creek, in this