The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-07
political and News Items.

A shoestring saved little girls life in
New Haven the other day by catching on
hook as she fell from third-story window.
A negro preacher in Louisville reprI-
manded two of his female parishioners In
church and they reprimanded him with a
cowhide after church.
Ten men were injured, several seriously,
by the falling of trestle bridge at st. Louis
on Friday. They were rolling heavy tim
Der across the bridge, when it gave way.
james Lachy had drill seUeH feet long,
forced entirely through his lungs recently
by an unexpected explosion IN quarry
near Norristown. Yet the Republican says
it is thought the patient tcU recOrer
The man who votes for Geary, Williams
and the radical candidates for the Legislature.
votes to fasten negro suffrage upon Pennsyi
vapia in contempt of her constitution. which
expressly declares that only white treemen
of the age of twenty-one years can exercise
the right of suffrage within her borders
Let the Constitution be preserved lnVlolate:
The Philadelphia EUening Herald calls
attention to the fact that on Monday OF last
week negro, named John Moore, was put
to work as sailmaker at the Philadelphia
navy yard in pursuances of orders from the
Secretary of the Navy. The appointment
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as work is slack and many white men were
discharged but short time siuce.
Hon Gaylord Church died at his resi-
dence, in Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning
last Judge G was man of very superior
attainments. and was universally respected
He was born in Otsego county, New YORK,
1911, and studied law under Judge Pearson.
the present President Judge of the courts of
Dauphn and Lebanon counties, then prac-
ticing his profession at Mercer.
An accident occurred in the Gardiner
Coal Mine, at Gardiner, H., Friday evening
last: Four persons were descending the shaft
when the wire hosting rope broke and the
Hen fell. with the cage, distance of one
hundred and eighty feet to the bottom of the
shaft. None Of them were killed outright.
though all had bones broken. One lad.
about thirteen years old, has since died, and
two others are supposed to beyond recovery.
Mrs Rebecca Lessig. at the great age of
96 years, 2 months and q days. dit d at her
sons residence in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill
county. last week. She died of old age. and
It is a remarkable fact that for forty days
previous to her death she was unable to par
take Of any food whatever, subsistiug upon
water only. She had been widow sixty
two years. She was woman of wonderful
memory, and retained possession OF all her
faculties to the last.
The enthusiastic manner in which Judge
Packer was received by the thousands
sembed at the State Fair at Harrisburg, on
Friday, is only another evidence Of the strong
hold he has upon the affections and esteem
of the masses. Were be TO canvass the
State, as Geary has done, he would he elect
ed by fifty thousaad majority. But such
exhibitions of himself are not necesS Sary.-
! Nd ~ sha "a lo1
resolved to elect him.
James Sadlier, of the Catholic publish
ing house of Sadlier & Co aud husband Of
the well ll-knowu authoress of that name. died
at Rockaway on Tuesday, Sept. 81, in the
4Sth year of his age. Mr.. Sailier was a
native of Ireland, but had resided in New
York many years. and was widely know n
and esteemed fer his enterprise, generosity
and high character. For some time past
his health hal been delicate, owing to an ac-
cident received four years ago.
Governor Bullock, of Georgia, has par
doued Henrietta Geer, a negro girl who was
convicted of chopping a little white girl to
pieces with an axe. near Macon. for the con-
fessed purpose of obtaining three dollars and
some cents, in the latter's possession. The
Georgia journals comment on the pardon as
an abuse of Executive clemency. Governor
Geary of this State has pardoned the negro
Cain, who outraged the persons of two love
ly white girls near Chambersburg.