The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-06-17
Political and News 1terns.

flowers oD the grave of Brown, the child
murderer, at Hudson, New York, decoration
day.
-Geary "likes the President. and has CON
fiience in him" Well may General Grant,
like job, exelaim, "what other calamity is in
store for me-"
"A genius out West is prophesying
fearful state of things when some Mormon
elder shall get to be President, and parcel out
offices among all his wife'S relatives
The bootmaker at Buffalo who sent
Grant those ''inauguraiion boots" has not
received any Office, and it is asserted has
sent in his bill to his member of Congress.
The promised empire is already estab-
lished on small scale in the village of
ClarksYile, Kentucky. where an aristocracy
in all affairs.
Albert Rasely, farmer boy, was in
stantly killed on Saturday week, about four
miles above Easton, by the falling of lime
kiln, III front Of which he had taken shelter
during rain storm.
1t is significant of the tendency of our
government that the present British minister
is to be superseded by one of higher rank,
who, it is believed, will be, on that account,
more acceptable to the Er,sent administra-
ton.
Official accounts of military operations
in Southern Arizona, published during the
past three months, show that forty warriors
have been killed, a number of their families
captured and immense quantities Of Indian
supplies. stock, etc, destroyed.
A lady hfty-tWo years old. whose hus-
band is in the seventies, gave birth to twins
few days ago at Washington Of male
and female created he them, and one is
j ] -
veteran father need not be put upon the
tired list.
Another appalling di aster occurred in
the coal mines at Merthyr Tydyil in Wales,
on Thursday last. An explosion, cause not
known, took place while the men We at
work. Few Of the miners escaped from tn,
pit, aud it is reported that ore hundred aud
twenty were killed.
Gen. John Ross has opened splendid
vein of hematite ore on his lands near M
YeytoWn, Mifflin county. The mines are
within half mile of the Pennsylvania ca
nal, and within three quarters Of a mile Of
the Central railroad. Here is a first rate
opportunity for iron operators.
The Radicals oS Iowa held State Con-
veution on the 10th, and renOmiuated Gov.
Morrill,. The Convention was not very
Rumerously attended and nothing like en-
thusiasm could be developed. The party Of
radical infamy has passed the eliminating
point of its career, even In beniShted Iowa.
A little girl, aged years, daughter of
James Stra!ey residing near Mercersburg,
Franklin county, was lost in the mountain
near her home on the Goth Ult., and, although
dliigeut search has been made by the whole
community, so far no traces of it has been
found. The child undoubtedly perished by
starvation.
Under God. this government of ours
cannot be administered in the interests of
true freedom save by the Republican party"
The Press Against God, this government
of ours has been administered in the interest
of thieves, jobbers and rascals of all descrip-
tiops. and will continue to be. so long as the
Radicals remain in power.-THE AGE.
II few days ago dog belonging to Rev.
@. y. Downs, of Lebanon, New Hampshire,
had Slight ION pleaSsntueSs' with a wood
chuck, and the latter seized him by the cheek
and refused to relinqush his hold. With
remarkable presence of mind, his dogship
repaired to brook near by and sousing the
woodchuck under, held him there until be
was drowned.
"A negro man in Kent, Maryland, hsv-
ing dreamed that money was buried in an
adjoining lot, has been digging to fnd it for
week past. He digs only az night, end
keeps his mother sitting by hiIn with an
open Bible to ward off ghosts and give him
luck. This may be the same darkey who
inquired a short time ago if there was any
law to prevent a person from dreaming
where money was buried.
"A curious accident recently occurred in
Chester county. Mr.. John Ritter, gentle
man living ia Neither Providence, while
sitting in his chair. slipping his feet into a
loose pair Of shoes, preparatory to walk
was startled by something resembling pis-
toI report. Ou attempting to rise, his sur
prise was rot little increased by finding his
right leg was broken midway between the
hip and knee.
On Sunday night, two sons of Mr..
Kemper, residing at Glandorf, Putnam
County, Ohio, had dispute about the dis
position made by their father of his estate.
Finally, one of them, who had become fran-
zied with drink, struck the other blow on
the neck with knife, which resulted in
death il half an hour. The murderer, on
seeing the result Of his rash act, surrendered
himself to the authorities.
jesse Edwards. the negro who commit
ted rape on Miss Susan Pyle, respectable
young lady of Rock bridge county, Virginia
and then murdered her, was taken out of
the county Jail by four men and hung to a
tree. six miles from Lexington. Va. The
lynchers gained admittance to the Jail on the
pretence that they had desperate nader ar
rest and desired to imprisop him. The ne
gro had previously confessed his guilt
-Golur III. Grain, of the Isle of Jura,
kept one hundred and eighty Christmases in
his own house. Johannes de Tenporibus
died in 1O14, aged three hundred and sixty
one wears. Thomas Parr died in 1626 age1
one hundred and fifty-three. Henry Jen-
kins died 1910. aged one hundred and sixty
nine years, Numos de Cuyna, of Bengal,
died 1866, aged three hundred andsSifty.-
Thomas earn died 1888, aged two hundred
and seven. Hundreds of such cases can be
cited.
"A steam generating apparatus for FIRE
engines, which, it is asserted, keeps the
water in the boiler constantly hot, at an
expense of seven cents a day, has been re-
Gently tested by the chief engineer of the