The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-28
Eeyys and Political Items.

stretched from second story WINDOWS.
-Winona, Mipn.. has a baby with three
heads. 1t is a female. and cries with three
months The body and limbs are perfectly
formed.
Miss Lane. beautiful and accomplished
school teacher at Bopkinton. New Hsmp-
shire has been sent to the Peniteutiary for
forgery.
Thomas Cox, of Des Mnines, undertook
TO show sons companions how man ouce
shot himself. The illustration was sue
cess. Thomas funeral sermon was very i'm
pressive.
"A little California girl. under eight
years Of age, learned TO set type in less than
a fortnight The third week she set over
ten thousand ems in clear. handsome styie,
thus earning five dollars
George Turter and Francis Brown were
tried last week for the murder of Rowland
KightliDser. at Hydetown last month, and
both were acquitted. The trial commenced
on Wednesday and lasted three Gays.
The Ways and Means Committee of
Congress have agreed to report bill repeal
ing the Income Tax. With it's abolition
great reduction can be made in the army of
oficeholders. OF with their costly and use
less heads.
The New York Herald says: LET US
nave q ullDflGeL guns III ubDOI vi = aih
Blair to the Uuited States Senate from the
hourishlng State Of Missouri; and let the
democracy in Tie other States respond &C
cordingly.
Last week the boiler in the sar mill Of
Bernard johnson, Of TaiiorviIie, exploded
Mr. johnson. the owner, Mr.. Guske. the
sawyer, and Mr.. Harris, al assistant, were
instantly killed. ard a young man named
Nicholson was dangerously injured.
At Liberty, Bedford county, Va. on
Wednesday, d. w. II. Roberts, dentist.
was shot dead by Wm. J. johnson. son of
Hon. James FOote johnson. Five shots were
fred by the parties. one of which entered
Roberts heart. johnson is 10 jail.
An astonishing but commenda5le case
Of conscience is reported. One VIM. Cahill,
who begged ride on the New Jersey rail-
road from Newark to Jersey City. six years
ago, astonishing the railroad mon by calling
at their cffice the other day and paying the
fare.
Mrs. DoDnely. of Philadelphia. has left
this vale of tears per kerosene express, owing
to the fact that her fire would not burn alone
They found piece of the can which contain
ed the fluid in an adjoining county. and on
it in large letters, was ''non-eZ piosive."-
That is the kind to buy.
Mrs. Thomas Darcy McGee, who has
resided in Montreal since the assassination
of her husband, and had been suffering from
heart disease for some time. fell dead at her
residence on Friday, on bearing Of the prepa
ratioas made for the reception Of the Fenians.
She was very superior woman, ana leaves
one daughter.
-FilIinore J. Shannon was convicted in
Harrisburg on having committed murder
derous assault on Edwin T. Tuuis on the
e To- NJ fHrrie
saalted in the ward in the rear Of his own
cfiice, robbed OF $50 or t75 and left Tor dead.
Fortunately he slowly recovered and fully
identified his assailaut.
That negro cadet is a source of constant
trouble TO the Radicals. The House Military
Committee hare appointed another sub-com-
mittee to investigate his case. Why not
discharge all the whites and give the negro
full possession of West PoiLt That would
givs him chance to pursue his studies with
out interruption or annoyance.
1t Is said the Pope, during the iuunda-
ton at Rome. gave eyidence of his usual
kindness and charity. He distributed large
sums among the sufferers, not forgetting the
Jews in the Ghetto. or Jewish quarter of
the city, who suffered greatly by the GUod.
On his fste>day recently. he received various
sums ranging from 30 600 20 200 Geo francs,
ship Aucona, from Macao to Callao with a
cargo Of coolies. When near the Neptune
Islands the ship WAS discovered to be on FIRE,
The captain and crew were saved by San
Salvador ship and l25 of the coolies were
picked up by the Jean Pore. The rest OF
the 455 in number were burned to death.
A young woman in Jelfersonvills, Ind,
willis out waking with young man, who
had been loving her not wisely but too nu~
merousiy, met minister, when she turned
to the young man. pulled revolver, aud
gave him the choice to be married right
there or perforated, adding that if the min>
lister refused to marry them she would shoot
him. The nuptual Enot was tied. No
cards.
Mrs. Anna Il. Robinson, wife OF Daniel
Robinson, of Chester township. Delaware
cpunty com mitted suicide. while Iaboring un-
dor temporary Insanity, on Friday morning.
by shooting herself through the heart with
a pistol. She rose 10 the morning, 10 appa-
rent good health, prepared for a visit to
Philadelphia, and during the momentary
absence of her husband committed the rash
act. She bad been married only about two
months.
"A very general mistake is being msde
by members of Congress and even newspaper
editors, who ought to know better, in cakipg
the country coveted by Mr. Gfaut s.Danin-
lea" The correct term is San Doriugo
aud the name of the nation the Dominican
republic. The island of Dominica is one Of
the Leeward group. % miles north bf Mar
tnque, and fully 500 miles east of San Do
mlngo, and belongs to the English There
Is another Dominica in the South Pacific,
belonging to the Marquesss group.