The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-12-15
news and Political Items.

1t is said there are not ten lrishmen IN
Ireland who do not think of coming TO Amer
lea sometime or other.
During one of the recent sorties from
Paris, four sons of merchant of that city
were killed by one Prussian she'll
Pine. township, Mercer county, has
model Young man. He walks to Mercer
nine miles-on Saturday to get shaved.
Mr.. Headrich, of Wyhteville. Va, has
inventedta a six -barreled gun. which may be
fred four hundred times a minute by simply
turning crank.
-Twenty.five thousand Catholics turned
ont in Buffalo, on Friday, to testify their
approval of the Pope's protest against the
occupation of Rome by the Italians.
Indians are numbering and robbing
men in Arizona, the Apache Mohaves being
the guilty parties. while the Pima Indians
act in concert with the white settlers.
John g. Surratt, in lecture delivered
at Rockville, Md, denies any connection
with the assassination conspiracy, but al
mts having conspired to abduct President
Lincoln.
Last week at Lexington, Ind. Mrs.
Matilda Brown got divorce on Tuesday
evening, q marriage license on Wednesday
morning, and before dusk was off ON her
bridal trip as Mrs. John j. Reede.
resolution this week in the House, to cover
the new Presidential policy on the San Do
mingo job. Grant backs up Butler In Can
ada, and Butler is to help in San Domingo.
-ShelbyvilIe. Tenn, already famous for
having produced double-headed calf, is
credited, on the authority of ex-senator
Patterson, with another monstrsity. in the
shape of double headed child, born few
weeks since.
The Butler Herald says that large
meteor was seen to descend on Sunday at
noon, near the corner of Mr.. George krugh's
house, exploding before reaching the ground.
It had the appearance Of large silver BAH.
somewhat elongated.
"A jury at Waverly, Iowa, has decided
that Miss Isabella Smiths feelings were in
jured to the extent of $4,000 by one John
r. Campbell through his failure TO marry
her. She claimed $40 900, but is doubtless
satisfied with the verdict.
The Greenville Argus says it has it
from reliable authority that Samuel Young,
of Sugar Grove township. this county;
raissd this season. on one acre Of ground.
| two hundred aad nineteen bushels o. ears OF
corn, by actual measurment.
-Llovd Brttten, colored, charged with
killing Jacob Bay.a German, was convicted
Of murder in the first degree, at Williams
| port, on the 7th. The murder was commit
ted on the evening of the 10th ult. A new
trial has been granted to Britton.
The Salem, O., Republican boasts of q
subscriber, Mr.. Barclay Harris, who has reg
ularly, on the 9Th day Of December, for
twelve years, called at the Office and paid
his subscription in advance. On tho last
occasion he brought a new subscriber.
John p. Cox, General Superintendent
\ oF al, Nau York Hantral
Railroad Company. died suddenly on the 7th
inst. of appoplexy, while in the discharge OF
his duties He was a most faithful and ef-
fcient officer and will be much lamented.
"A young man named John David was
! shot at Erie. Pa, on Friday afternoon last
at fifteen minutes past six by desperate
named Jake Gabel, and died about pine
| o'clock. There is great excitement in the
city over it. The murderer has teen arrested.
The project for railroad in Westmore-
! land county from Ludwick to Mt. Pleasant,
via Stanton, is again revived. A committee
of citizens has been appointed to confer with
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
learn what aid they may expect from that
quarter.
Somebody quietly dropped n one hun
dred dollar greenback in the money bag, at
one of the Wellsburg. Ohio, churches. on
|
ton of hearing his home paper say that his
gift was either mistake or conscience
money"
"A. Rowland Kightlinger was killed on
Saturday last at Hydetown, three miles west
| of Titusville, by gun in the hands of q
man named Turner. The fre-arm is said tc
have been discharged while the deceased
| was attempting to wrench it from Turner.
Both parties were drunk.
"A child was recently born in the family
of Mr.. Biddle, near Mexico, Indiana, having
six fingers on each hand. six toes on each
foot, and very much deformed about the
face, being destitute of any upper lip, OF
gums il front of the upper jaw. 1t is said
that the child still lives.
The Lower House of Congress has
promptly passed bill abolishing the frank.
ing privilege, and the matter is now in the
hands of the Senate. 1t is to be hoped that
proper bill for the reformation Of the
abuses connected with this system may be
put through during the present session.
John Hanlon, covictod in Philadel khis
of the murder OF little Mary Mohrman, was
sentenced to be hanged on Saturday last
the Court having refused him a new trial
The prisoner made violent speech accusing
the officers who testified against him of per
jury and asserting his innocence of the mur-
der.
The body of child. Is years of age
was recently taken from the place where il
had been buried in Lebanon, the head and
upper part of the breast being completely
and perfectly petri6ed. This strange phe
nomsnOn has excited considerable interest
and curiosity among scientific and medice
gentlemen.
AT Niles. Ohio. Thomas Ryan, timer
while at W ork the tower of a new schoo
building, slipped and fell to the roof and
then to the ground. a distance of seventy
feet, and was not killed. He alighted in 6
sitting posture, and with assistance arose
and walked few steps. His injuries were
internal and not dangerous.
The most perilous feat that has beer
attempted in Harrisburg FOR some time was
the climbing of the flag staff on the dome o
the capital, by man who yentured up tc