The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30
Political and News 1,cms.

Grant has been practicing considerable
on billiards since his return, aud is reported
to be awkard as usual on carmous, but good
at pocketing.
Governor Geary has parluned the negro
wretch, Cain Norris, who some time ago
was convicted at Chambersburg. for out
raging three white woman. Another en-
dorsement of Article XIV
-Geary, in his speeches in 1866 and
1868, pledged his word to the people that
Negro Suffrage would not be forced upon
them against their will. He has deliberate
" violated his pledge. Vote against the
Pledge Breaker.
"A young man ram9d Edwin Stewart
was killed in spoke factory in Mercer, last
week, by having his head nearly sawed of
by buzz saw. After receiving the terrible
injury he walked few steps. sat down and
died in few minutes.
The Chicago-Grant platform pledged
the radical party to leave the suffrage ques
tion with the people of the loyal States.
The authors and supporters Of the Fift-
eenth Amendment have broken this solemn
convenant with the people. Down with the
Pledge BreakersI
William II. Henry, of Coatesville, Ches
ter county, while laboring under the ipflu-
ence of liquor. took long drink from a
bottle of corrosive sublimate, mistakinp il
for cough medicine. Every effort was
mad9 by medical man to arrest the opera-
ton of the poison, but without success. the
man dying the same night.
Why Geary invited some Democrats to
go to the Louisville Convention appears by
the fact that it is don our election dayE
the 18th of October Besides the list Of
delegates printed in the papers. many more
have been privately appointel-most OF
them Democrats. You are particularly
requested to be at Louisville on the 18th OF
October !"
All doubts entertained of the guilt o,
Zachary T. Hockinberry, convicted of the
murder of Miss Nancy Ann McCandless at
Butler. have been dispelled by the confes-
sion of Hockinberry He admits the burn
ing of Mr.. iMcCandless' barn also the shoot
ing over the bed of the young girls in the
house of Mr.. McCandless, aud finally to the
murder of Miss McCandless.
There is boy fifteen wears of age in
Black Hawk county, Ohio. whose fatber
died three years ago, leaving his widow. son
an eighty acre farm burdened with a al .OO0
mortgage. lie has taken sole charge of the
farm, paid off the mortgage purchased a
harvester, sulkey plow. wagon and set
OF harness, besides an $50 sewing mechipe
for his mother, and is now out of debt.
john Bowman, who occasioned the
frightful disaster on the Erie railway. at
Carr's Rock, on the night of the 18th of
April, 1868, by misplacing rail, was form
ally arraigned before the court atl Milfoad
Pike county, last week. He pleaded guilty.
TO charge of manslaughter. and was re-
manded for sentence. He is an Englishman.
Cd years OF age, and for the last fifteen or
twenty years has been a resident of Pike
county: For eight years he was employed
as iaoorer on the Erie railway track, then
bearing ialr reputation. Finally he was
arrested by the company on a charge IS
forging pay check, bat obtained a reisase
Bent upon revenge. and afterward stimnIa.
ted by passion for ROBBERY, he carried ON
the work OF tearing up the rails.