The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-06-29

he world is the one recently erected at
FriedeDsburg. Schhylkill county, Pa. 1t Is
8 900 horsepower weighs l 300 900 pouDds;
the heaviest piece weighs 4S 600 pounds
the cylinder Is 1l0t inches in diameter the
stroke 10 feet long the two wrought-ifon
shafts weigh SO 900 pounds each, and the
1900 pounds.
The Philadelphia Press shows that in
tweuty-seven counties of this State hr.
Buckalew will gain more than IL 600 totes
over the ordinary strength of the Democratic
party. This is couceding bis election three
months before il takes place. II Buckslew
should carry the State by 80, 900 in October,
what will pretent 80 900 majority for Gree
ley and Brown in November
The Court Of Common Pleas of Phila>
delphia. oE the 10Th. decided that the illegal
adjournment of the lower House of the Leg
islature last winter for more than three days
without the consent of the 6eEate. did not
work dissolution Of the Assembly. as the
minority had power to meet and enforce the
attendance Of the absentees. It is now said
the case will go to the Supreme Court.
"A rumor that Gov. Geary bad been
killed in q collision en- q railroad at some
point west of B, ston, while on his way home
FROM the Boston Jubilee. creatnd considerable
excitement On Saturday. The fears Of his
friends were aifaysd on Sunday by the re-
ceipt Of q telegram at Harrisburg, ftotn the
Governor himself, stating that he was we'll.
and would return TO Harrisburg on Tuesday
last.
"A conductor Of freight train on the
New York Central road, recently. was at
6rst fattered, then amazed, and then indie-
nant at the fact while passing through Syra-
euse everybody made signals to him and
pointed to his train He finally 10 his wrath
responded by suudry digitsl gyrations.. which
ceassd when he discovered that one of the
grain cars was leaking corn at the rate of u
busAsl Q minute.
Somebody has found out that Mrs Fl.
G. dOos not believe in the election Of H. G.
This 10 g great discovery. But is the imp.r-
tineut fellow no has given it publicity sure
that it is reliable and ahthentic7 Shortly
after Mr.. Lincoln entered upon the presidency
some one asked Little Tad: .sIIow does
your father like to be president z" II den',
know how pa likes it )" he replied, "but ma
lik-s it 6rst-rats."
-Pensioners. on account Of the LOGS of an
members of the body. are. under Act Of june
9th. 1866. entitled to an increase by the Ac,
of Ct Dgress passed May 9th, 1872. No
lawyers peed apply their persuasion to secure e
the amount for the pensionsr. as the old
pension papers will te sufficient to establish
the claim whenever it will be allowed. The
Department will soon issue special iu.tIuc>
tions in reference TO the matter.
"A special telegram to the New York
World from its correspondent at Geneva
gives an account Of an interview With Hon
Charles Francis Adams, in which the latter
said 4: 81 adhere to the principles laid befor,
the CinciL nati Convention. and would accept
| the Baltimore nomination il the platform il
good aud the offer spontaneous. but l viii
never be .wire-puled' into place. an
deeply concerned for State rights in the IA
! turs."
The Denver and Rio Grande Railva,
was completed to Pueblo. Colorado. on tn,
| 10th inst, the last rail having been laid OF
that day. Freight and Passengers for New
Mexico will now 60 by rail ria Denver to tn,
above point. thus cutting off over one hun
dred miles Of transportation by wagon route
1t will be but short time until this route
connecting with the Texas system of roads
| will be opened through to e Paso and th
City OF Mexico. farming narrow gauge roat
Of over 2 900 miles in length.
On Wednesday one Of our policemen
started from the Jail with prisoner arreste
| for drunkenness to 60 to the alderman's oi
fee to have the case disposed of. Tho pris
oner was accom- panied Ly his employer, VII
| intended paying the bill. Arriving at tt
aldsrmau'b Office. that fuctiopsry was abseu
and the policeman started in search Of hin
leaving the prisoner hand>cutfed, with hi
employer for guard. After waiting ha
an hour or so for the officer the prisoner &c
tired waiting, and started for the wood
back of the Jamestown depot. When tn
officer returned he went in search OF his ma
but failed to get him. The handouts wer
valued at $4; no insurance.-VenaRgoS Spec
tator.
Some two or three weeks ago we pub
lishsd q notice of the killing Of q man nea
Bridgeport. 1t was at frat supposed he wa
murdered, but afterward it was though
he was struck and killed by the cars
| The man was known as Pinceem aion
the railroad. His true name was Pat
/ rick Toll. Mr.. I. was in the rebel army, i
StonewaIl Jackson's brigade. during the " a,
and bad been employed on the Connellsvill
X. r and afterward on the B. g. B. X.
He had received his wages for his week
work. and it is now believed that he wa
murdered and placed along side the railroa
to ward off snspic ion Of foul play. No clu
| has yet been found as to who were the au,
thors of the bloody deed Bedford Gazetf.
AT the Orange Street Meeting Hous
| yesterday there was Quaker wedding in ia
presence of a large ssssmblage The simpl
and beautiful ceremony of Friends is no
generally known. II consists in the attend
ance of the bride and groom at . regual
meeting for worship. After sitting in silerc
short time they rise and take each other b,
the hand and dec lare that. In presence G
the Lord and those assembled. they tax
each other to be husbani aud wife. prom is
ing, with Divine assistance. to be loving an,
faithful to each other until death separate
thsm." certificate of the fact is then reat
before the congregation assembled. which il
signed by the contracting parties and b,
those present as witnesses.-Phld Press.
"A public singer lately died in Florence
Italy. and was buried with little display Ant
brief notice by the newspapers whose for
tuse. nevertheless. had been rather remark
able. Some twenty years ago a music mas
ter was leaning over the parapets of one O
the Florence bridges. and heard. far dowr
the shallow stream, q peasant sing at tn,