The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-09-30
News AND Posl.ical Esems.

publican party are making noble record.
What for-stealing.
The schooner Hurd foundered recently
in Lake Michigan, and all on board lost eX~
cept Captain Harrison.
"A man, wife, and seven children walked
twenty five miles to visit circus, in Kansas.
and it wasn't very good circus, either.
"A despatch from Calcutta announces the
wreck Of a steamer on the coast of ludia,
and that one hundred and thirty eight natives
lost their lives.
The Bradford Argus. in lengthy ar
ticle. pitches into the Republican party.
which it helped to form. and earnestly ad-
vocates the election of the Democratic tic
ket.
Prof Light, who made a balloon ascen-
sion at Hanover. York county. on Wednes-
day last, travelled a distance of ninety miles
in two hours, and landed near Oxford, in
Chester county.
The case of Mrs. Wharton, charged
with poisoning. came up for trial at Bati>
more on Monday, in the Criminal Court. but
was postponed for the present on account of
her alleged debility.
The people Of Monticello, Arkansas, are
greatly excitei over report Of the discov~
cry of gold mine four miles west of that
town. Two similar reports come from Dal>
las, Polk county.
Several hundred ex Confederate soldiers
have signed a letter addressed to Senator
Schurz. expressing their regard for him aud
their admiration of his Nashville speech. He
returned an appropriate reply.
On Sunday evening. 18th inst, Mrs
NJ. Wilson, residing in Harrisburg, gave
birth to twin daughters, the combined weight
Of which was eighteen pounds. The twins
are said TO h-ye been as large as ordinary
children of three weeks old.
The North Caroiinian is informed that
the "Walter Raleigh vine," on Roanoke Is
land. is nearly three hundred years old; that
it covers an acre of ground, and that from it
last year s. 900 worth of wine was made
A big vine-or big story.
The property Of Grant and the United
States Government, says the Louisville Led
ger becomes confused on account of the un-
fortunate similarity of initials. An article
that reaches Washington marked U. S. G."
may mean Ulysses S. Grant or United States
Government, just as bis Excellency pleases.
The arrest of Evans. it is said 10y Re-
publican papers, issonIy matter of time.
That we presume is fair statement of the
case the time, however. will certainly be
after the election. That he could be arrest
ed and the name of every rogue connected
with this great steal exposed before the tenth
day Of October. we have not doubt.
-EIardemau's powder mill, twenty niles
north of Montgomery, Ala, exploded on
Tuesday afternoon. OF eight persons en-
ployed in the mill FIVE were killed and an
other will die One of the victims was
hurled one hundred yards and torn TO frag-
ments. another was blown fifty yards up the
hill and terribly mang led. The mill is
total wreck.
-Harrsonburg, Ohio. has present sensa-
tion in daily shower of stones cast by in
visible hands at dwelling within its limits
They are asserted to be of all shapes and
sizes, kinds, and qualities. from a half ounce
up to five and quarter pounds Some of
them are nearly ice cold. and some so hot
they could scarcely be handled. Some were
wet and some were dry.
Mr. Gaines, a colored State Senator in
Texas, has lost his faith in the carpet-bag
darkies who have alighted on that State like
a swarm os potato~bugs. He SAYS "They
used to hang round my desk at Austin. and
use stationary, and call me Senator Gaines
When they got Office it was Mr. Gaines. and
after time it was Matt. am tired of such
fellows living at our expense"
-Horatio T. Cook. half>crazed fellow.
committed suicide at NOrwalk, Conn, on
Thursday, in a novel and most determined
sort Of way. and at the same time came near
numbering his wife. He placed himself
across keg of gunpowder which was kept
at the foot of his bed and deliberately blew
himself to atoms. The house was DESTROYED
but his wife escaped with com paratively few
injuries.
A Paris paper says that a rich Ameri-
can has offered to re- build the Tuileries sole
~ at his own expense, on condition that one
of the wings Of the new building shall re-
ceiye his name, and that as long as he lives
he shall be allowed an apartment looking
out on the gardens. and an invitation to all
the ceremonies which shall ever be given in
the palace by any government which may
be in power there.
Charles Bradlaugh, head of the Repub-
lican movement in England, has been inter,
viewed by the Worlds London correspon-
dent. Mr.. Bradlaugh declares himself able
now to pull down the monarchy. though not
quite ready 10 build up the republic That
Victoria is the last monarch who shall sit on
the English throne, that he deprecates a rev.
olution before 1876 when he will be perfect
ly prepared for it, but that whenever the
government throws down the gage TO him he
will pick it up.
The foolish prediction that tidal wave
is TO sweep the Atlantic coast is producing
some good results. The Newbern Times
says. 1--WE are informed that the people Iiv-
ing along the banks and at Beaufort and the
entire seacoast, are. in view of the visit of
the tidal wave, holding prayer meetings
night and day, in which prayers are made
to avert the supposed impending calamity.
Many persons are joining the church and
general religious feeling prevails"
West Point, Mississippi, has company
of soldiers quartered at its hotel, the expen
ses to be paid by the village. Cause: a
young man inadvertently threw some water
upon negro. -Four negroes with shot guns
then went to hunt the young man up, but
they failed to lind him, aud the young man
afterward gave one of them a thrashiug-
The mayor telegraphed for United States
soldiers, ami the town is now garrisoned.
Another to the long list of outrages.
"A Pottsville, Pa. hen has hatched two
eagles. The eggs were found by a man in