The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-02-17
News Of the week.


tion in Persia.
AT fire in the town Of jefferson. MINI.
OF Tuesdry last, three children were burnsC
to death.
An Ohoan has had tie extreme felicity
of boarding his mother in law 10 years. Sht
is still quite vigorous at the age Of los.
PRAYERS were Cffsred on Sunday in al
the churches at Sheffield. England. for the
prevention of war between England and the
United States.
"A Scranton telegram says that the
wounded Of the late accident on the Lehich
Valley Railroad have compromised with the
company for their injuries.
The son and daughter Of Mrs. Thorn
as, agel 10 and II years, peIished in fire
in the First Ward Cf Scranton on Saturday.
The family is recently from Wales.
The passengers on train near Sioux
City, one morning recently, saw beautiful
mirage. fifty feet from the ground, which
entirely obseured the sky aud lasted long
time.
John O'Cornor, clelk in the paymas>
ter's Cffice Of the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Comuany in Scranton,
Pa, has absconded with $40 600 or more of
the cOmpany's funds.
The Rev. John Seys. D. D. late United
States minister. under President Lincoln. to
Liberia and prominent divine of the Meth
odist E piscopal Church. died in Springfield,
Ohio. on Friday night.
The Chairman of the Radical State Cen
trail Committee in Indiana has been removed.
He is charged with stealing from the party
Had he stolen from the people the matter
would have been different
"A rumor comes from London that Earl
Mayo. the Governor>Generalo of India. better
known as Lord Mas, has been assassinated
at a convict settlement Of the empire be
ruled. Eulogies were pronounced on him in
Parliament.
1t is said! that the best scholar in the
University of Michigan is girl. Miss White
of Kentucky. who has solved problem
in mathematics that for fifteen years has
puzzled tie graduating classes, each class
averaging one hundred men.
Joseph Burlington, for many years Pes
ident Judge Of the Armstrong. IDdana and
Westmoreland judicial district, and at one
time (l85O.) a member Of Congress from
that district, died at Kittanning on the 81,
il the 10th year Of his age.
The Harrisburg JON nal saws a colored
man in that city named Charles Beard, with
a very dark skin. was recently attacked with
smali>pox. and singular to state. when he
recovered. be presented a fine white ekin. fair
and delicate as that Of an infant
-Molie Morton is the name of the fOrtu.
nate fair one declared by the grand duke to
be the handsomest woman be had met In
America. She is a cheyenne of Little Rock
Arkansas. and his highncss escorted her tc
the supper-room at the Louisville bali.
BY a vote Of 40 for to against. the
House of Representatives on Tuesday last
adopted a resolution to abolish all duties on
tea aud coffee. Another burden, which falls
upon every man. woman and child in tie
country. will thus be removed, thanks to
our Representatives.
1t is a significant sign Of the times, that
the workingmcn of England are protesting
against the action Of the Gladstone ministry
in the matter of the claims of the United
States. They unanimously cry ''lst US have
peace" with America, and their prayer will
be heard and granted.
An election was held at Salt Lake City
on Monday last which resulted in the COM
plete success of the Mormon ticket. 1t is
said that the women all voted. II such was
the case. Brigham Young's influence must
have been overwhelming. provided his bets
ter havles ali voted according to his dicta>
ton.
Hon. Henry s. Evans. Senator from
Chester and Delaware district. died at hi.
residence in Westchester, on Friday evening
He was a man of irreproachable character
and for thirty years was editor of The West
chester Village Record. a republican paper
Of acknowledged ability. His death again
leaves the Senate tie.
Miss Washburne, Of Topeka, although
hnt twelve years old. has already filled the
office Of church oreauist, and eloped with
one Of her uncles. whose most unique charm
was the fact that he was but twenty year.
Old and yet had served one term in the pen.
itentiary. We fear that the race of little
children has somewhat degenerated in Kan
sas.
On Friday week Elias Snyder. Of Bed
Minister. Bucks county. marble,cutter, fin,
lshed an inscription on a tombstone. and
placed the stone against the wall. with a
corncob under one end to keep it straight.
His little child entering the shop soon after
pulled out the cob, when the stone, weighing
SIX hundred pounds. fell on the little crea
ture and crushed it to death.
James w. Grimes. for rnauy years q
United States Senator from Iowa. died a
Burlington in that State. on Wednesday
week. He was one of the old school politi
clans. Although many years in Congress he
never cheated the government or Indians
out of an acre of land or dollar. He was
one of the few Independent Republicans wins
had the honesty to vote against impeaching
President johnson.
"A child ef Mr.. Lintner in Rochester
n. Y, was taken i'll about week ago, and
on examination the point of a needle was
observed protruding from its stomach. A
physician was called who cut around the
needle. but failed to extract it. O:her phy-
sicians were called and the needle was re-
moved. but the child soon iied from inflsma.
tion induced by the operation of the first
physician. The needls had been swallowed
by the child.
The case of an old man named Miller
whose suicide at Big Rapids was briefly
noted in telegram. was a melancholy one
Fourteen years ago his house was burned
down and his wife and two chilIrsn nerish ed