The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-08-17
News and Political Items.

A seven year old boy was torn to pieces
by dogs in Cincinnati the other day.
Miss Mamie Black, youngest daughter
of Hon Jeremiah S. Black, died at York, Pa.
on the 9Th.
The nnapssakessosanagog House
is the name under which New Hampshire
tavern struggles.
"A fre-damp explosion occurred on Mon
dav last at the Eagle shaft, Pittston, by
which some fifteen lives were lost.
/ Three negro boys in Charleston, 8. c..
wantonly seized little white boy and en-
dsavorcd to cut his foot off, manning him for
life.
All professions in Londonderry ireland.
on the anniversary of the 1nising of the siege
of that city, in 1859, have been prohibited
by the authorities.
"A party of six saw two hundred and
twenty three shooting stars at Shrewsbury,
New York, the other morning. in one hour
and thirty~eight minutes.
Secretary Boutwell,, in q communication
to the last Congress, showed that upwards
of twenty millions of dollars were due from
defaulting collectors of internal revenue.
The United Bl ethren in Benton county.
Indiana. expelled five members last week
because they were Masous. This action of
the church has created considerable feeling.
Joseph Messner was executed at Roches
ter, n. Y, on Friday last, for the murder of
bis wife in April, 1868. He died with scarce
a struggle. He made a full confession of his
guilt.
Three persons have been killed and sew
eral wounded on the Houston and Great
Northern railroad, some miscreant placing
distractions on the track that threw off the
train.
Tho Supreme Council TenpIars of Honor
and Temperance closed their session at ST,
Louis Oh the 11th inst. The next session
will be held at Erie, Pa, the third Tuesday
of August. 1872.
The Mormons of Salt Lake are making
extensive preparations TO receive Grant.
The New York Sun says an elder who is
looking for al appointment proposes to pre-
sent him with wife.
The Radical State. COMMITTEES of Illinois
held meeting the other day. aud resolved
that the condition of the country demands
that the next President shall be statesman
Thus Grants own State is the first to rebuke
and repudiate him.
Number six mine of the Lehign Coal
and Navigation Company, near Mauch
Chunk, took fire on Thursday last All the
miners escaped uninjured. There is danger
of the FIRE working through the vein which
extends to Tamaqua.
In Londonderry, Ireland. q company of
dragons dispersed number of citzeos on
the 18th. who were about celebrating the
raising of the siege of the city in 1859. But
they did not shoot them down without or
ders, as was the case in New York.
On Thursday night last, at Rockford.
Illinois, q negro named Smith committed
rape oD the daughter of Rev. G. G. Walters,
aged eleven years. The excitement among
the citizens in consequence is intense. and
the talk of lynching him is general.
Senator Summer has declined the gold
medal teBdered him by the people of Hayti.
If the Hay tians wish to get rid OF the medal.
they might offer it to President Grant, who
has no constitutional scruples against the
taking Of presents. especially when the ex-
pressage is prepaid.
Tho Radical party promised to reduce
taxation. They did not do so. They
promised to do away with the Income tax.
1t is still collected from the people. We
hold them to their promises. They will
never redeem them. A reduction of taxa
tion is the death of the Radical party
A perfect plaster cast (life-size) of the
double, headed children of Mr.. and Mrs Fin
ley. of Ohio, has been taken by Pietro Carl
baldi. at his statuary mandatory in Boston
The image has been duplicated by the artist,
one copy being for the parents and the other
for the medical faculty of Boston.
Hon. A. Oakley Hall. Mayor of New
York, saved child from drowning at South
Bay, on Thursday, by jumping into the
ocean and bringing the little one ashore
after 1t had fallen overheard from a yacht.
This Is one portion of the accounts of the
Mayor, which, We suppose, even the Times
will approve.
Near Honesdale, Pa. a young girl,
Helen Slater, was recently abducted, ravish-
ed and beaten by four men, and placed on
an island in the Delaware river. She was
rescued by man next day. in boat, but
on reaching the main land got lost and was
not found for five days. when she was in
pitiable condition. Several men were ar
rested on suspicion.
Nashville has sensation. A white
woman has arrived 10 that city from Ohio,
with negro of the blacklist type She
eloped with him, and was married to him in
Nashville. The negroes of Nashville are
greatly disgnsted at the poor taste of their
brother Ethiopian, and are said to be yio-
lently opposed to this importation of Ohio
"poor white trash"
Mrs. Vallandighan, wife of Hon. c. L.
Vallandighan, whose tragic death shocked
the nation. but a few weeks ago, died at
Cumberland. Maryland, on Sunday The
news of the fate of her husband undermined
her nervous system, and she rapidly passed
into the same snadowy vale. Mrs. Vallan>
digham was woman of many virtues, and
her sad fate will be mourned both in private
and public circles.
"A London despatch under date of Aug.
11th says that the Pope has written letter
TO the committee who have offered him the
title of ''Pius the Great" and a throne of
gold. He refused te accept the proposed
houor during his lifetime, and suggests that
the money which has been subscribed for
the throne be employed in procuring the ex.
emption of Catholic seminarians every " here
from military service.
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