The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-12-23
News CT the w eek.

no machinery for that purpose.
An old gentleman named Lea was burned
to death in Temperancevile by falling from
a chair into the fire when asleep.
AT Liberty, New Jersey, VIM. Beust
was burned to death while attempting to
rescue his child from burning house.
The father-in>law of a cousin Of 4 sister
in>aw of President Grant was happily pro-
vided with an Office in Ohio last weak.
The clergymen throughout the country
have, according to official figures. christened
9l7 new born Alexises during the past two
months.
Rock Island has an alderman who has
attended every session of the council for the
past year, and done nothing but second the
motion to adjourn.
--The health Of the Prince of Wales cons
tinUes TO improve. The crisis il now past.
and his full recovery may be expected with
reasonable certainty.
VIM. Brown, Of Lynn, Mass. stabbed
his wife to death on Saturday morning. and.
making murdsrous assault upon his cap
tors, was shot dead.
james Armstrong has been sentenced
to twenty years in the Massachusetts, States
Prison for the murder of his wife, at Ply
mouth, two years ago.
Sarah Seymour. aged only 5 years, Of
Athens township. Bradford county. after six
years piece work. has finished bed quilt
containing $3.50 piece.
The ku-Klux case Of John w. Mitchell
and Thomas B. Whitesides is being tried at
Columbia, s. G. The jury consists Of nine
negroes and three white men.
On Saturday New York city was ex~
cited over the arrest of William NJ. Tweed
on criminal charge and the reduction of
ex~Controler ConnoIly's bail to $500 600.
Pat King, George Nels5y, Owen Nc
Donald, and Michael Corbett were drowned
while attempting to cross the Monougahela
river. at Braddock's field. on Monday last.
Horace Sprague, of White Corners, New
York, cut his chid's throat with razor and
crushed his wife's head with an axe, on the
morning OF the 10Th. Ho made his escape.
The girl who was outraged by showmen
at N tHntown, recently, failed to appear be-
Fore the grand jHry Of the county last week.
and the showmen were discharged from Gus
tody.
A man namod Lsvi GasselI. from Nom
| tfcello, Jones county, iowa, shot himself in
the cars at Coburg. Ontario, on Friday night,
and has since died Considerable money
was found on his person.
On Monday last week General Nor
gan, Democratic Congressman from Ohio.
submitted to the House proposed amend-
ment to the Constitution making uaturalized
! citizens eligible to the office Of President.
Two brothers named McHall, one an
engineer, and the other a brakeman, was
run over on the Delaware, Lackawanna. and
Western railroad, near Scranton, on We'd
nesday evening last, and instantly killed.
Late dispatches say that the Prince is
recovering SO speedily that it is expected he
may leave the house in three or four days.
1t is now believed in London that the symp
TOMS Of his disease were maguifed for Ger
tain purpose.
! The new apportionnaent bill has passed
| the House Of Representatives at Washing~
ton. 1t makes the House consist of 283
| members. Pennsylvania gains two mems
/ bers. The ratio Of 137, 900 population has
| been adopted.
/ A letter from Hsyti reports that the
/ two years lease OF SANTANA Bay having ex>
| pired. the American flag at that station has
been hauled down. President Baez. of Do
minica, recently passed through his domin-
! ions without an escort.
| -Governor Geary has surrendered uncon-
ditioaally to Camsron and Grant. There is
not likely to be any indignation expressed in
his next message at military usurpation.-
! The Evans steal has forced him into har-
! mony with "the party of great moral ideas" ."
Near Nashville. Hampstead county.
Ark, Miss Holt. sixteen years Of age, re-
turning home through the woods in the
! evening, was outraged and b!utally mur-
/ dered. Three bullets were found in her
! body, her throat was cut from ear to ear, and
two of her fingers were bitten off.
"A boy was recently saved from q terri-
bic death at q rope and twne factory in
Massachusetts by the promptness and pre-
sence of mind of little girl. The boy was
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pulled into it as fast as possible. when the
little girl ran with knife, cut the betting
and released him.
On Tuesday night, at Big Flats Cross
ing. near Elmira, Erie express train No. /
killed two horses and demolished carriag
the occupant of which, John Cornell, OF
Jackson, Susquehanna county. Pa, was found
suugly deposited on the cow catcher, entire
ly nnhurt. and scarcely conscious that ar
accident had occurred.
Eight men attacked the Tailor at New
Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sunday night
and attempted to get into the Jail, apparent
ly fer the purpose of libsrating a bank robs
ber who is incarcerated there. After a Sc
we're struggle the azsailants fed, evidently
fearing capture, as aid vas summoned by
the attacked party.
Here is how terrible infant that has
sprung up in Tennessee is described "The
prodigy is only three years old and weighs
sevsnty>fve pounds. has as much beard as
twenty>year>o!d, his feet are eight inches
long, though small for one of his build hs
is fond of the society of girls, but the boys
he deests. His voice is coarse, and his fits
Of passion are terrific"
The locomotive Idaho, of the LehisI
Valley Railroad. exploded near Weatherly
on Monday morning, killing Aaron KIinger
brakeman, and badly scalding Samuel En-
gelberger, engineer. Peter Haller, brakeman
and Peter Booth, fireman. Engelbergsr'.
injuries are probably fatal. The engine wa:
attached to passenger train from Hazeton
The cause of the explosion is not known.
The Erie Dispatch contains notice of
the death Of General Charles n. Reed, which
took ralacn In that CITY, Sc t1,raa1- Lot