The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-12-19

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selfaud other officers Of the Vile du Havre,
indignantly denies the imPutation of cow
ardice made against them IN relation 10
the loss of lives at the time of the disaster
10 that vessel. Al the facts show that
Captain Surmont acted in brave, Seit-sac-
riticng manner on the occasion, ana the
other officers performed their duty IN The
hest possi5le manner. There may have
been a confused or wrong order given 10y
: the officer IN charge at the time OF the col
Iisjou, but beyond that point no charges
Of criminal character can with truth be
brought against those having charge OF
the Vile cu HavTc, at least not from the
facts so far made public.
"A family named Moore, consisting oi
husband. wife aud child, passed through
/ Little Rock, Ark, on Thursday last, ell
route for Texas. When about seven miles
from the city, coming to a stream which
had swollen, they were advised to devIa1e
: from the main road and make crossing
/ at point some distance above, which IS
! in an unfrequeited place. They reached
/ a point indicated, where the entire family
/ were murdered and their bodies thrown
/ into the stream. The bodies of Moore and
/ his wife were recovered on Sunday. An
/ inquest was held next day which failed to
elicit the slightest clue to the perpetrators
/ of this horrid butchery. The child's body
( has not yet been found.
| OF Garvey & Bro, in Baltimore, singular
. freak of nature in Durham bull calf three
weeks old, having two front and three hind
I legs. The fifth leg is as perfectly shaped
as the other four, but is shorter, hanging
powerless from the calf. The animal Is
double boned in the hind limbs, having
two we'll formed thigh and knee joints
upou each side. The front limbs are natu-
/ rally formed. The calf is in healthy con-
ditiOn and full oflife. 1t comes from farm
two miles from Hanover, Pa, and reached
Baltimore among a lot of calves sent there
for market. 1t is the Intention of the own
| ertO raise the animal, If possible. BaInum
! Will, no doubt. soou be after the creature.
A horrible story of outrage has become
public in the town of Warren, twelve miles
from Detroit. \ year and half since a
I man giving his name as Charles Louis Al
ton. was employed to teach the Roman
/ Catholic school at Warren, and as sexton
Ct the church, although nothing was known
of his antecedents. During this period
Alton outraged the persons of no less than
eighteen girls of the school, none of whom
were over fourteen years of age. 1t ap-
pears the crimes were all committed in the
church. which adjOins the school house,
and that the fiend succeeded in terrifying
his victims to silence for over year. The
( neighborhOOd of Warren is peopled by
HoIlaDders, generally uneducated, and the
children are all Of that nationality. Alton
has escaped.
! -Udderzook was brought into court at
, West Chester, on Saturday morning last,
( when Judge Butler gave his decision
against granting a new trial. He said the
first and fourth reasons had been abau-
doned. He did not DOUBT the propriety of
sending photograph TO the jury to assist
in identification, or the letters submitted
as evidence. The evidence against the
. incOmpeteucv of Wilson was inadequate,
and that against Nichols failed to show
any prejudice. The District Attorney
moved that judgment be pronounced I'd
I derzoob, in reply TO a question whether he
/ had anything to say, said, by advice Of his
/ counsel he would say nothing at this time.
/ Sentence of death was then pronounced.
/ The prisoner showed some emotion, while
! the Judge was moved to tears.
! The captain of an English vessel, on a
( voyage to Singapore, noticed recently Il
! peculiar white light, such as he had not
previously eeneduTing his twenty-six years
/ of maritime life. At distance of about
twice the ships length ahead, and coming
from the southeast, there appeared as it
. were milky white waves of light they ad-
vanced with great rapidity every moment,
/ and seemed as though they would devour
/ the ship. These waves rolled over the
/ vessel at intervals of two seconds, losing
{ themselves at about twice the ships length
away in the northwest. After a short time
they came in an easteriy direction, dimin-
{ iShiug gradually in size, till towards II: 80
P. NJ, they disappeared. The light re-
sembled flakes of snow when driven over
the rocks by strong wind, or when in
winter a sort Of white mist Is blown along
the gulf stream over the sea. A shudder-
ing feeling was experienced at the sight,
and the intense light made the eyes ache.