The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-11-28
Ne.cs md POLITICAL items.

"A man in Tioga county claims to have
stone that Washington threw at wood
pecker on his fathers cherry tree.
"A little daughter of Mr.. John Smith,
of Chau,bersburg, died a few days since
from the effects of being struck on the
head by water-soaked SNOWFALL
On Friday, Gabriel Mas, J. Helstrom
and Andrew Mas, of Finland, Russia, were
Instantly Killed by a passenger train at
Renova. The. were walking on the track
State Treasurer Mackey paid the draft
of the President of the Constitutional Con-
vention to defray expenses of the city
Election Commissioners, on Thursday last
Some young ladies in Detroit have es-
tabliShed a dry nursery for the care and
feeding of young children whose mothers
are compelled To work away from home.
The society is called THE Helping Hand"
The Catholic churches in the province
OF New York, which includes some thir-
teen dioceses, viii be all dedicated in the
name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the
approaching feast day of the Immaculate
Conception.
Part OF the roof of a new building in
Chicago fell to the ground on SatuId day,
carrying down five workmen. Two Of
them-Nicholas Nogle and Andrew SeIlen-
ger-were instantly killed, the others were
severely injured.
OF the members of the crew of the
Nirginius not shot at Santiago de Cuba,
four were condemned to the chain gang
for life, three to eight years irprson-
ment, eight to four years impr sonment,
and three were set at liberty. $50
The Nation Trust Company OF Phla-
delphia has suspended, holding $514, 600
in money and bonds belonging 10 Fits
burgh. Much excitement exists in the lat
ter city over this event, and am examiaa-
tiJn has been ordered by councils.
1t is expected that = dcputatiou of
German Catholics Will shortly arrive at the
| Vatican and viii present to the Pope an
address, each signature to which is writ
ten G!I q separate barknote, The bank
notes used represent the sum of so, 600
iloriHs.
! Major John c. Fell, an old citizen of
St. Louis, and Union officer during the
war, died in st. Louis last Friday night
from al overdose of morph he administer
ed by himself Business misfortune is
said to be the cause. lie has brother in
Philadelphia.
"A Boston merchant, who recently be-
came insane, baricaded himself in his
store after putting out a plac8rd stating
that he was within, armed with revolver,
and ready to defend his castle. lie filed
small orders through the opening Of tho
door, but would not allow even liis part
ner to enter.
A young man in Font du Lac was a
party TO mock marriage At festive gath
ering, and it proves that the man who
married them WAS = magistrate, and so the
marriage is binding. The girl holds him
to It, but lie is engaged TO another giIl who
threatens a suit for breach of promise. Il
is u complicated case.
On Saturday the body of fully ma
tured infant was found i'll the river near
Sharom's saw mill, at Beaver Falls. 1t
had evidently been thrown into the water
soon after il was born. The Coroner held
an inquest, bus n0 material facts were
elected There is as vet no clue as to
whom the child belonged.
William Eegg, well known young
lawyer of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested ON
Monday, charged with forgery. lie forged
his mothers name to a check Cor $1G0
lie is charged with several other forgeries
and obtaining goods under false pIetenses.
Pegg is Secretary Of the Young Men $
Christian Association and a member of the
! Presbyterian church OF Columbus. lie is
now in Jail.
/ -ThUrsday last. in Adair county, Hi
nois, a MAJ! bag was picked up containing
a draft, numbered 5,111, from Lees &
. Waller, San Francisco, III favor of K. H.
Rochester also about eighty gold rings.
The bag is in charge of the postmaster at
FontaEeilc. Iowa. 1t is undoubtedly ono
oi I4IcSS lsAhSE OT li4S DSIIltiiS WHO IOhpGGi
the train on the Rock I-.SilG IsIilrOad some
months ago.
/ The Marquis and Marchioness of Butte,
accompanied by Monsign0r Capel, have
( left England for Rome. 1t is said their
visit is connected With the establishments
/ Of Roman Catholic university IN Eng
land. If the scheme receives tic sanction
Of the Pope. the Roman Catholic ar!stocIa-
cy have promised to give large pecunary
I oSSiSf9npn flla NnygIliS of l.ntfafs ,t,i
. Luton VIII be E5G, coo.
/ "A New Ham f'sli!c man has in his Gel
/ lar two pork barrels, in good repair, which
his grandfather brought from Massachu-
setts in 1880, 143 yealS ago. The slaves
of these barrels are properly hooped, and
4 if kept SO, viii last another century. They
! have Icon il constant usa till within a lie "
years, and It is estimated that 43, 900
/ pounds OF pork aud other nneats have been
packed III them.
/ If the conviction of Boss Tweed
had depended on Republicans in New
/ 1Ork, hs would he free to steal to-day.
Charles O'Connor and Samuel Tiidcn gave
their priceless abilities and two years of
/ their time to uneaIth the frauds of the
( Temmany ring, and the same thing could
be done in this State if the prominent men
of the R2publican party would agree to
give their services for nothing, and tackle
| the leaders Of the Ring.
The championship of gullibility is
claimed by Winchester, r. l., for one of
It's citizens who recently allowed geBteel
stranger to try on his new overcOat ITO BEE
how he would look in it'' while he the
owner, stepped into the Providence depot
TO look at the time table. He explains
that the geutecl stranger promised faith
fully t wait for him outside, but supposes
he must have remembered some pressing
business engagement ana forgotten all
about the oyercoat.
is this, then, time for unnecessary
war? Is This the time for heavier taxes
the waste of arIniGs-the vast expense
of fleets? Is glory wanted Where would
we get it i'll a conflict with Spain ? Is
any more territory dcsiIed? What use
could be made of it? What has Congress
done for yeais but to give away what we
lave? Neither reason nor right call for