The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-19
News and Political Etenls.

"A frightened deer ran through tue
streets Of PittstUn the other day. 1t was
finally caught and dispatched.
The oldest man in Pennsylvania is said
to reside in Monroe county. His name is
George Labar, and his age 108 years.
The bombardment of Paris continues
without interruption throughout the day and
night, women and children being killed in
the streets of the city.
There is a hoy in Reading under II
years Of age who has upwards Of $500 de-
posted in the Savings Bank. The money
was earned through his own industry
H. G.. Brenner,.. of Lancaster, was to
have been married on Thursday, but the
ceremony was prevented by little accident
that occurred. The bridegroom committed
suicide.
Hon. VIM Tweed. of New York, who
recently donated $50 900 to the poor of that
city, has made another donation of $1,000
to the relief the poor of the thirteenth ward
of that city.
The Cestercian order of Monks cultivate
farm Of twelve hundred acres, nine miles
southwest of Dubuque. In the centre OF the
tract the largest monastery in America Is
being built.
Hon John Covode few days before
his death was appointed president OF tie
Panhandle railroad, to take effect after the
4th Of March, when his term to Congress
would expire.
"A child now living in Detroit is no
larger around than a mans forefnger. 1t
is month old. about six inches long, weighs
one pound and two ounces, and has never
cried since it was born.
David Strouse. aged sixty five years.
resident of Hanover township, Beaver couE-
ty. blew into the muzzle Of gun on the 7th
nit. The gun returned the compliElent by
blowing his brains out.
A man named Francis E. Pintow, con-
fined in the Auburn State Prison for grand
larceny. has confessed to being the murderer
Of Mr. Rogers who.was killed in New York
on the 3lst of December.
-Neenah. Wis, has a dog which will
take mnney,,to market and bring home meat
in exchange. Being recently unable to get
money, and very hungry, he stole sash.
carried it to the market, and pawned it for
meat.
"A young married woman. apparently
in good health, fell dead in Coatesviile, Ches-
ter county. Pa. few days ago, while pre-
pairing dinner, and her aged mother, hast
ened down stairs on being summoned, fell
and vas killed instantly.
The Chatam (Va) } Tribune says noto-
! rious colored man, named Poss White, one
of the most ignorant, disgusting and aban-
doned wretches that could be found in the
whole country, has been appointed pOstmas-
/ ter az Pittsylvania Court House.
Patrick Butler, of Portland, who was
employed as a laborer on the Maine Central
( Railroad, was killed instantly on Saturday
by having his own pick axe driven through
his head 10y a piece of frozen earth which
/ fell from bank upon its upraised point.
| The Chicago Post makes a contribution
| 70 the stock of geographical knowledge as
! follows: The Hon. John Covode was born
| III Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania
that part Of the Keystone State that was
wrenched from Connecticut after the reyolu-
ton"
Vice Admiral Porter, Notwithstanding
his abusive letters to the President, which
said letters insulted General Grants conf
denee IN human nature, was on Friday con-
irmed as Admiral Of the Navy. This result
! is set down to the credit Of the Presidents
magnauimity. Good
j. Heard & Co., of Pittsburgh, whose
store was robbed some time since of silks to
.he value Of $4,000 have sued the city for
their loss, alleging that the robbery occurred
in consequence of neglect Of the police. and
that TIE city is therefore liable. The suit is
attracting a great deal of interest.
One of the former staunch supporters
of the Administration are abandoning it as
rats leave sinking ship. The latest prom
inent detection of this character is that of
the Hon. Cassus NJ. Clay, who, in a recent
speech at Richmond, Ky, declared open
war against the President and his policy
if it so be that the executive has a policy.
"A mulatto woman named Henrietta
Woods. some time ago. brought suit in the
Cincinnati Supreme Court against Zeb.
Ward, OF Kentucky, to recover SIC, 600 dam
ages, on the charge'th he was instrumental
In having her kidnapped from Ohio in 1858.
The case has been transferred to the United
States courts, and promises to be most inter
esting.
General Logan has been nominated for
the United States Senate by the Radicals of
Illinois. This is another anti-Grant victoty
The President in the early part of the fight
took ground against General Logan, and
then attempted to back water. But he is
upon the record, ard when Gen. Logan is
elected, both Senators from Illinois will be
autagonistic to the administration.
President Grant, instead of sending a
message TO Congress in regard to the condi-
tlon of affairs in the South has transmitted
to that body a volumnous list of reported
outrages. The period over which these ex-
tended is three years, from 1867 to 1870,
and the probabilities are that most of them
are about as worthy of credit as the Ku-
Klux stories which the Radical editors fill
their columns prior to elections.
Last Saturday morning, near Peoria.
H.. "Old Ira Mills. the hermit of Utica
Hill," was burned to death in his hut. He
was Baptist missionary preacher, and had
lived this hermt's life at Utica for thirty
eight years. He was accustomed TO save
every scrap of metal he could find, and two
wagon loads of scraps were collected about
his premises. He owned 240 acres of land.
besides considerable money. and after wear
Ing the same clothes for ten years. his friends
procured very handsome burial casket, and
also fine suit of broadcloth to bury him in.
"A snow storm in the United States at
the end of the year 1866 extended over a
district of fifteen hundred miles in length
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