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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

4 STRANGE CAsE-A Dezth 1rhfch P,lz-
sIeS the Life Insurance 1gents.-A bout three
months ago man named Nsdra, living in
the northeastern part of the CITY, called
upon Mr. Ten Wrinkle, a life insurance
agent, and stating that his life was already
Insured for $4,000, asked for $4,000.
policy in Ten Wrinkles company. Thsman
was not we'll dressed, spoke broken Eng
lish, and seemed not to be over well of in
this worlds goods. While the agent was
willing 70 issue the policy, he thought it
strange that poor laboTiBg man like Nadra
should want to carry such aA insurance,
involving an expense of about $500 a year.
Mrs. Nadra was along with her husband,
and was desirOus that he should take out
the new policy. Ten Wrinkle made some
inquiries and then appointed a day for Mad
"a TO be examined.
Four or five Of the best physicians in
Detroit examined the candidate, and they
pronounced him just what any observer
world, strong, healthy, robust man, like
Iy to i've a score OF years at least. The ap-
plication was sent east to the company,
and in due time the policy came back
Nadra called for it several times before 1T
came, and when il arrived he was ready
with his money to pay the premium. SIX
weeks ago, Mrs. Nadra left home ono morn
ing, and her husband. who was not feeling
well remained in the house. The children
were out and in during the morning. but
were away to a neighbor's during the n
ternoon. a lahorer at the next house saw
Nadra once during the afternoon, but when
the wife returned at evening she found him
cold and dead. Coroner Gnau was called
and as he was given to understand that the
death involved n loss of $4,000 to the in
surarce companies, he adjourned the IN
quest The stomach was removed and sent
to DR.. Lyon for analysis, III order that it
might be determined whether his death
was the result of natural causes. DR.. Nc
Graw conducted the post mortem, which
was full and complete. The inquest was
concluded yesterday by Coroner Gnau, and
the case was disposed of.
DIR. Lyon testified that he made his first
test for prussic acid, and not finding any,
tested for vegetable poison. He found a
small quantity of what lac believed was
vegetable poison, but could not determine
its nature. By rubbing little on the eye,
the fluid caused the pupil to dilate, like the
action of belladonna. 1t was his belief
that there was not enough of this fluid to
cause death, even if il had been real vege-
table poison, as suspected.
DR.. Sprangertestifiedt that he had treated
the deceased for congestive chills, and it
was his opinion that death ensued from a
chill of this sort. DIR. NcGraw thought
death had ensued from d isease and the
jury returned a verdict that the deceasep
came to his death from causes unknown TO
them. This will probably end the case.
The wife is certainly cleared from all sus-
pioion of guilt, but yet the insurance
agents will probably think it strange that q
man laboring for his daily bread in appa-
rent robust health, should suddenly desire
to insure his life for a large sum, and then
as suddenly die in strange way-Detroit
Free Press
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11
The Election i'm Cambria.

j he result of the election in this county
while it gives just cause for congratulation
in many respects, is not without its dark
shadow. The whole Democratic county
ticket is elected with the exception Of JOHN
HANNAH, our candidate for Assembly,
We are again constrained to say, as we did
one year ago, that the Democracy of Cam
bria county has second time been BETRAYED
by men whom it has heretofore honored
and who ought, in the face OF the indignant
and well-deserved wrath of that party, call
upon the mountains to cover them up with
eternal shame. We make no spseiqE char
ges nor allegations Of political or personal
treachery. All such elimination as that
would now be perfectly unavailable and Of
no use.
We said before that the entire Democrat
ie county ticket, with the exception of JOHN
HANNAH, has been elected. One year ago
WILLIAM II. ROSE was defeated for AS
sembly. We said then, and we now repeat
1t, that his defeat was disgrace, not only
80 the Democracy of the north of the ooun-
ty, but to the people of the north of both
parties. The distinct t issue upon which Mr.
ROSE ran two years ago was settled by his
election, and we do not intend to revive its
bitter recollections. Let it be buried in the
grave of the past.
We have defended in this paper the
good name and reputation of john HAN
EAr. He ought to have been elected, but
he has not been. We confess, as Demo-
orat, that we are ashamed of the northern
portion Of tho county. If the un6ouoht
Democracy of Summerhill, Washington
and Clearfeld townships had done their
whole duty, then SAMUEL HENRY would
never have been sent to Harrisburg to vote
FOR S1IoN CAMERON. While we say this,
we honor the Democracy of the southern
part of the county and while doing so, we
wish with our whole heart to endorse the
conduct throughout the campaign OF the
JolnstowH Democrat and the Mountain
Echo, for their enthusiastic support of
JOHN HANNAH. In like manner do we
award praise and honor to Democrats
everywhere in the county who worked
Tnsnfuliy and honestly to secure Mr.. HAN
MANS election, and soIry indeed are we
'hst treSehery IN our own ranks has ro-
sulsed IN the defeat of 80 worthy man and
IN the triumph Of one who is committed To
the support OF men and measures which
syeTy Democrat deserving Of the name most
heartily Snd utterly despises. But no tits.
and with the best grace possible we sub
init to q decree that would never have been
given had not money, on the one hand and
vooslity and disappointed aspirations on
the other combined 10 bring about the re-
suit.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11
Il Deserted Vessel.
A Ship Ten.ntsd Only by HoGlde.iHs skeletons
starvation on the Ocean Last DespsiEiHS
Prayers for Help.

passenger just arrived in New York on
the schooner Lancaster from Cape Hreton,
tells grim and horrible story of the scenes
on the dismantled English brig Glenalvon,
which was encountered Sept. 10. On
boarding it, dismal sight presented itself
Beneath heap of motley rigging skele
ton was discovered. The skull and ribs
had been crushed almost level with the
deck. Shreds of canvas trowsers and u
guernsey frock were found among and near
the bones. Further search revealed five
other skeletons. A slight covering of
crispcd flesh remained on four, showing
that those had died more recently than the
other two. Not particle of food was
found on board, SO that death was no doubt
caused by starvation. In the forecaGtle,
which Was almost filed with water, a
most uncarthly stencil was discovered, and
only two mon could be found to enter and
remain long enough inside to report on
what they had seen there. There were
two corpses on the floor and one stretched
across a bunk. Entering the cabin faint
odor was discovered, but not intense enough
to forbid a thorough investigation. To-
wards the end of the steps leading down to
the cabin fetid pool of water was seen,
and the men had to wade through it i'll
order to reach every portion of the cabin.
Between stationary table and a couch,
the head of a corpse protruded from berth
on the wall, and whom brought on deck it
was found to be in a state. of decay. A
buttOned jacket of good material, blue
pantaloons, a flannel shirt marked '.T
F." and one boot, covered the corpse.
The chronometer in the cabin pointed to
4:30 O'Clock, and on the stationary table
was an open Bible turned downward. A
revolver with two chambers loaded, and \
bottle containing a piece of paper, upon
which was written "Jesus guide this to
some helper Merciful God, don't let us
PERISH The words were detached, aud a
hiatus occurred between every two or three
of them, which showed that the writer
must have been either in the lowest stage
of debility, or driven TO madness by hun
ger. In the captain state-room his corpse
was found lying bent on the floor, where
he had fallen from weakness, while strug-
Cling with faint hope to save himself and
men. On his bed a letter apparently to his
intended wife, was found dated Martini
ique, May 80, 1872, commencing Dear
Kate and signed "R. C. Hart" The
skeletons were wrapped in canvas, the
funeral service was read, and they were
consigned to the sea.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11
The Result IL, the State.

CHARLES r. BUCKALEw, and with him
the Democratic State ticket, is defeated.
The radical majority may reach twenty
thousand or even more. 1t would be ut
terly useless for us to attempt now to ac-
count fer or speculate over this political
result. That it was unexpected and against
al the political signs of the campaign we
admit. That it would have been other
wise we ardently hoped for and confidently
believed But the people have issued their
decree and the ancient saying, "Vor popttEi
cox Det," must be obeyed and respected
We have lost the Legislature and SIMON
CAMERON will once more dishOnor this
Commonwealth in the United States SEN
ate. HENRY d. FOSTER has beer defeated
for congress in the Westmorelard district
and that pimp of demagogues, JOHN CESS
N, has been elected in the Bedford dis
trict. When we receive the full aud Off
cial returns from the State, as we will do
before our next issue, we will take a sur
yey over the battle field and accurately ir-
form our readers of the result
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

INDIANA AND OnIO.-The election in
Indiana is very close, the Democrats at
latest accounts claiming HENDRICKS cleo
tion by only a few hundred, while the Re-
publicans are but little less confident that
RRowN is tho lucky man. 1t looks AS
though the official vote would be needed
to decide the matter. Ohio, like Pennsyl-
yania, has gone hopelessly radical, Thurs
days dispatches stating that the Deme-
Gratis concsde the Radicals II, 900 majority
ON WIKoFF for Secretary of State and
1000 on WEIGH for the Supreme Court.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

GEORGIA ELECTIoN.-The Democrats
marched through Georgia" on the 2d,
electing their Governor and State officers
by from 45, 000.to so, 900 majority, and one
hundred and twenty nine members of the
Legislature, while the Grant-carpet bag
gers only elected six. The Savannah
Morning Ne,os publishes returns from thir-
tyrive counties, all of which, except two.
have decided Democratic majoritics. The
Democratic majority in Chatham county
is 1,940. The following counties, which
now go Democratic, and which give 5000
majority for Smith, Democrat, gave in the
Governor's elections in 1868 a combined
majority of 1914 for Bullock, Radical ::
Hancock, Macon, Monroe, Baldwin, War
ren, Scrivcn, Pvlaski, Talbot, Wilkes, New
ton, and Troup. Returns from all parts
of the State show large gains over 1868.
The Democratic march ''from Atlanta to
the Sea- was aglorious march for ''the old
Union Savers" but it has stricken with
terror the scalawags and carpet-baggers
throughout the Southern States who have
feasted so long upon the fat Of the land in
that section of the Union.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11
A LATE number of the Now York Fy
1dDrIs- contains tbs follovriDr

ndHcter contains the following.
within the Last year or two municipal
bonds have grown very much in favor with
private investors. Previous to that time
they were principally taken by savings
banks and insurance companies. In thu
West money is scarce, and She rates of in
tcrest high, in consequence OF which the
bonds of the Western States yield better re-
turns than those of the older and moro
wealthy States. No better proof of their
safety can be given than the fact that one
Of the oldest and most successful savings
banks in New England has for the ,ast
twenty years invested the principal part of
its means in this class of securitieS, and they
give as their experience they have never
lost dollar by such Investments. Nessrs,
w. y. Color & Co, No. % Nassau street
were the pioneers, and are now the leading
house in this branch of business In New
York"
Their advertisement can be found in this
number OF our paper.
Official returns of the earnings of the In
dianapolis, Bloomington 81 Western Rail-
way show results as follows, commencing 2
with date ofits opening October 1, 1S7O
First six months, at the rate of So, ,4OI. 90
per mile per annum.
Second six months, at the rate of 81 T35 40
per mile per annum.
Increase, AZ 17-1OO per cent
4hlrd SIX months, at the rate of S5, S72. 80
per mile per annUm,
Increase, 81 45-100 per cont
Fourth six months, incomplete, but no basis
of previous results, may safely be eRti-
mated at the rate of 81, 1872 81 per mile
per annuIn. Present indications show
that the estimate will be exceeded.
An extension of the l., b. & W. Road is
now in course of construction from Cham
pAign, Ill, to the Mississippi River at
eokuk. 1t passes through a wealthy and
populous country, which insures it a good
local business, and being the connecting
link in a great East and West trunk line, it
will have from the start an unusually large
through business. The bonds are only is
sued upon completed road, and would seem
TO be safe and reliable investment. They
are advertised for sale in our paper.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

HoS. r. MILTON SPEER.-We have the
pleasure of announcing to tho Democracy
of Cambria county the reelection to Con-
gress of Hon. r. MILTON SPEER His
majority in the district will be between
three and four hundred. This result is an
endorsement Of the Congressional career
Of as bright and pure young Democrat
and statesman as was ever elected to rep
resent any district in this or any other
State. In his future public life, AS in the
past, no will prove himself to be true
friend Of his country, as well IS an able
advocate Of the best interests Of his own
district
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11
P0rdOned after an Imprisonment
Of ItCenty-NiIIe Years.

Something has just happened in Maine
that recalls several well-known poems and
roinances, and with them story in real
life that transpireda a generation ago. Gov
ernor Perhaln, by and with the advice of
his Executive Council, has pardoncda i man
named Thorn, who has been az inmate of
the state prison at Thomastun for twenty
nine years. The wardens of the prison have
repeatedly pleaded for Thorn to Governor
Perham and his predecessors. They repre-
sented that the mans behavior was most
exemplary; that the circumstances under
which he committed the crime for which he
was condemned were exceptional and try
ing, and that he had given long and sincere
evidence of repentance. Only, however,
after an imprisonment exceeding 10y five
years his whole previous life have his prison
doors been flung open and has Thorn walked
forth II free man.
Thirty years ago Thomas Thorn was a
jovial young sailor. Roaming about the
coasts of Maine, he met and fell desperately
III love with young giIl named Lois Alex
ander. This was At village called Harps-
well, and here the two became betrothed.
Thomas and Lois agreed that he should
make one long voyage, and on his return
that they should marry. He sailed, and
tilno rolled ON until the period fixed for his
return was long past. The girl was either
persuaded of his death or otherwise be-
gulled ; at any rate, when Thorn came
back-which he did a year later-hc found
his aitianced the wife of an elderly, we'll to
do man named Wilson. By one OF those
fatalities which SO often occur in life. Thorn
became resident under Wilson roof A
close intimacy sprang up once more be
tween LOIS and Thomas, and report said
that it was criminal. On the morning of
Sunday, February 5, 1S43, Wilson WAS
found dead in his bed. His skull was
broken, and investigation showed that the
deed had been committed with a pair of
/ tongs- Attendant circumstances connected
Thorn with the murder and pointed to
Lois Wilson as accessory. Both were tried,
and he was found guilty, and she acquitted.
, Hon. William r. Fessenden and Francis G.
1. Smith, being assigned by governments
: for his defence, made hard fight to save
Thorn, but in vain, and the end we have Is-
corded. He was FIRST condemned to death,
but the punishment was commuted to i'm
prisonment for life; and now, at the age Of
Oh years, he has received pardon.
/ When first put in Jail Thorn could neither
read nor write and ne is now said to be a
toferSbly well-educatsd man. Some of his
letters to the Governor, reciting his early
career, the bitter provocation he had re-
celved, and praying to be released, are said
to be exceedingly well written. TO pass a
generation in confinement, to be thus i'm
INJURED during those years commonly reck-
ousd the best of q mans life, is certainly =
torrible punishment; and under the circum-
stances few will say that Thorn's case was
not fitting one for the exercise Of ELecu-
tive clemency.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

A HIGH OLD MARRIAGE IN NEVADA
A wedding in high (Eureka) life is to take
place in few days. The circumstances
attending it render it worthy of a notice in
a well regulated family paper. The gentle
man is forty-one years of age, fair blonde
and man of good figure, who has been
twice bef ire married-once in Oregon, once
in Yucatan His Oregon wife thinks he
died while member of Walkers expedi-
tion, and the wife he obtained in Yucatan
supposes he was killed in the Inyo earth
quake They are both out Of their weeds,
and may be happy yet In the various
enterprises in which he has been interested
he has not accumulated large amount of
this worlds goods, but he brings to the
task before him a world Of good intentions.
The bride is twenty-eight has had three
husbands, from two of whom she has been
divorced, and the other one is a cold corpse.
She brings to her husband some good looks
intentions not explained-a few articles
of household furniture, many 'feet of un-
developed mining ground, an account of
some magnitude at a dry goods store, and
a very positive promise to reform. The
ceremony will be performed at the church,
and all friends of both parties will have
cards delivered by Wells, Fargo 6 Co
From present appearances all will go as
merrily as a marriage bell. ll.-EureE0 lSeHti-
mel. 1a
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11
Brooklyn, Oct. A, 1879.

An -ELOPENENT.-A Nan of Fifty Dis
appears ecth a Maiden of Eightcea-Sin-
gutoT Gaze Intelligence has been brought
TO the city Of a strange elopement which
took place from Milltown, on the Monon-
gahela river, within stones throwSfr
Westmoreiand county, day or two since
The parties are George Hopkins, proprie-
tor of a tavern at Milltown and of other
valuable property in that neighborhood.
and girl named Mary Ostrand, who had
been employed as a domestic in his family.
Hopkins is more than fifty years OF age,
and judging from his photograph, not by
any means an Adonis or Apollo in appear
ance. On the contrary, he seems rather
crooked and weather-beaten, and would
seemingly be one of the last men to fasci-
nate the feminine mind. The girl, on the
contrary, is quite a beauty, just budding
into womanhood, and bearing on her coun-
tenance an impress of freshness and inno-
cence which makes it surprising strange
that she should voluntarily have united her
fortune to the partner of her alleged flight.
Hopkins leaves a wife and seven children
rather poorly provided for, now that he is
gone, since before starting he took the pre-
caution to change a large portion of his
property into gold, from which it is inferred
that he contemplated trip across the sea.
The incident has created quite a degree of
excitement in the neighborhood where the
parties lived, and much odium has been in
CURED by the missing man. Its but Justice
to him, however, to state, that beyond the
circumstance of their cotemporancous dis
appearance there does not seem to be any
evidence of criminal relations between
them. Officer Seth Wilmot, one of the
most experienced of our city detectives,
has the case at present III hands, but is not
sanguine as 20 the chances OF overhauling
the fugitives.-Pitt,burgh Dispatch.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

ALLEGED SHOWER OF FIsH-SCALEs.-It
Is stated that during heavy thunder storm
near Lake Providence Louisiana this year.
number of small bodies were found on
the ground Immediately after the shower.
scattered along 5he shore of the Mississippi
river, for distance of forty miles above
the lake, as many as half bushel being
collected around one house. These. on
being submitted to critical examination,
proved to be scales of the common gar-tish
of the South (Lipidosteus.) The species
Inhabits the shallow, muddy waters Of the
South, and sometimes attains a lenrth of
five or six feet, and is especially charao-
terized by being enclosed in an almost i'm
penetrable coat of mail (the scales in oues
tom so compactly inserted as to almost
resist the penetration of a bullet.
1t is very difficult to give credence to
tins story, as the gar-fish is not particular
ly abundant, and the method of aggreca-
ton of so large a number of detached
scales would be a problem extremely diff
fcult of solution. Perfectly authentic in
stances are on record of small fish, shells.
&c, being taken up in storms and scatter
ed over the earth but when it comes to
special portions of fish which weigh from
hve to fifty pounds each, the draft upon
one faith is rather too severe.
A Fifteen foot tnr, tf ,-;,,a -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

Hon. WM. II. SEWARD died at his home
afternoon, the immediate cause of his death
being catarrhal affection Of the lungs.
His age was II years and mounths.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

MANY valuable horses die from the ef
fects of collie. The best thing to do in a
case Of this kind is to pour bottle of
Johnson's Anodyne Lin ime,,t into long
necked junk bottle, add half pint of mo-
lasscs and water. then pour the whole
down the horses throat In ten minutes
the horse viii begin to eat
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

TIE latest dispatches assure us that
Hon. c. L. PERsHING has three thousand
maj jority for Judge i'll the Schuylkill dis
trict.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

PARsoFs' PURGATIvK PIIr.s will greatly
relieve, II not entirely cure, dyspepsia when
everything else fails. They have been
tried IN some desperate cases, and have
given more relief than any other medicine.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

BrcEALEw majority in Altoon is Sc.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11
WHOLESALE Ind R|r.
100000 iN RAKg /
Grand GIFT COECER
Postponed to neeenber7.w.

THE SECOND GRAND GIFT C7>
L aid of the PUBLIC LIBRARY oFE~l
announced for Septcmber -. na. -
ponded To December 1872. he..
cumuls ZION OF orders the few d7r; +
dra wing made il physically impl..
them without a few days delay. ANA
p9SpOndIneut was incyiatahle. il "
fned to defer IL To a time that ynr--
fuIl drawing sure by the sale Of all ~
The money necessarily - pay i'm f.H.
offered gifts is now upon dep0sf, IN b
mers' and Droyers' Bank, rs will be-.
the following certificate OF the Cas5r--
FARMERS AND DROv.Rs' HANy
LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. :. Is
This is 10 certify that there fs now on
In this bank over half million Uf
10 the credit of the Gift C1ucer, fund
or wrich j. held by this bank a, Tral.
the PuOlic Library OF kcntucky tpr.r
gifts ~ be awarded at the drawing.
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-11

A fifteen-foot tomato vine is creeping
over Media. .