The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-12-11
= -
Eeags omd Fofstscat Items.

sumption averages Il pounds per head.
If the Presidents salary should be cut
down 1t is comfortable to reflect that Or
vile can make it up out of the Indians.
A resident of Sewel's Point. Va, who
had been the husband of soven wives, and
IS the father of twenty seven children has
obtained a license to marry again
Over two thousand counterfeit tickets
have been taken on the Boston and Maine
Railroad within three months. Whore
they made or sold has not been found
out.
The greediest of carpet -baggers is Pur-
man, of Florida. lie was elected to Con-
gress and the Legislature by the negroes
and is a candidate for the United States
Senate. Luckily he can't be a senator,
but it isn't his fault.
The St. Louis Republican has special
saying that DIR. Rush, charged with hav-
ing committed several burglaries and ar
sons in the past few months, in Concordia,
was hanged by mob on Sunday night, six
miles from that village.
Young Granice, who murdered Mad
den, the editor of the Tribune, at Merced.
(Cal.} has escaped from the officers.
large number of people are securing the
country, searching for him. He will prob
ably be killed if found by them.
"A Logan county Ky merchant of
fsrod reward for thescapture Of the thief
who robbed his store. but was subsequent
ly arrested charged with having himself
committed the robbery. The capters are
now suing him for the reward.
-Four men, Hard Hampton, Gee. Mey-
ers and the two Purdons, have been arrest
ed and held as the murderers Of J. n. Bon
er, of Grutti, GTundy county, Tenn. on
the 30th of November. The circumstan-
tial evidence leaves no doubt of their guilt.
"A stock company in Springfield, Mass,
proposes to furnish constant and profitable
81
ers, as well as homes at the lowest possible
cost. The project is the conception of
worklngmen, and docs not seem to be n
speculation.
The Cardiff Giant is heard FROM Mr.
Gott, its proprietor, says that he intends
to take the statue to Europe at an early
day. 1t is now and has been FOR nearly
two years housed in the buildings of the
Worcester North Agricultural Society at
Fitchburg, Mass.
John Fl. White, Of Canal township,
Nenango county, died on the Goth ult,
after having been confined to his bed for
period of thirteen years, with disease of
the spine. The affiictiOn arose from a ae-
we're punishment he received from school
teacher when he was but twelve years of
age.
The only prohibitionist who succeeded
/ in making his title clear to a seat in the
! House of Representatives., John J. ShGnk
of the Third Assembly district in Luzefpe
county, who was elected by a majority Of
five votes, is TO have his seat contested bv
Michael 4. McCarty, his Democratic op-
ponent.
/ Edward Madden, editor Of the Merced
/ (Cal) Irt5une was shot and killed by H.
! G. kadice. a step-Son OF the editor of the
San Joaquin dTgus. An attempt
made on Monday night to lynch the Tnur-
derer. but the mob found that the sheriff
I no
him.
In the event of ex-Governor Sevmour
not being a candidate for the /. s Seua-
torship from New York State. the chances
are that Fontons 5 mantle will fall on c. ther
Francis kiernan, who was the Democratic
nominee for Governor against Dix two
years ago, or State Senator Henry c Muir
ply, Of Kings county.
Elisha Robinson owned an oil estate
ncar Parker city. He died the other day
at eighty four full of years and green
backs. He leaves his wife, four sons and
a daughter &4o0, coo in cash ina Pittsburgh
bank, some oil in tank, n nine hundred acre
farm III the centre Of the oil region, and
other gear, worth in all 81, geo, 600.
The frequent recovery from the In
dians Of captive white girls illustrates the
most gTIcvOus experience Of the frontier
settlers. Nearly every girl thus rescued
has dreadful story to tell Of ehe murder
OF heT family, and of subsequent su Tering
by beTsslf Il is believed that hundreds
of females are thus held by the Indians.
1t was fer fifty years the sole aim Of
James Hollow, Of West Dudley, Macs, to
GET "a ''@isla Of his own So fixed was
bis mind upon THIS idea that it almost
amounted 10 a mania. He worked iuces-
sanity, and saved his earnings parsimo-
niously. until, a month ago. he was able
to buy fSIrn. He took possession and
died twenty davs afterwards.
What seeI00jS a cross reaching over
the face of the full >uoon has scared the
superstitious people of h3oNviile, Tom
1t was the effect of Sn!aH clcss-Shaped
cloud III an otherwise almost clei3r sky, and
the moon shining through made it @'auge-
~ luminous. Many Adventists ia SiIc
neiGhborhood expected the immediate re
ahzation Of the new dispensation.
Thomas Walsh, of Philadelphia. fnr-
niturc dealer. on Sunday fired two shots
at his wife, both of which took effect in
her breast. He then shot himself below
the heart. They were boarding at the
American House, Cape May. which is own
ed by Mrs. Wal,h. Both still survive but
they are in dangerous condition. The
tragedy Is attributed to domestic troubles
"A physician of North Guilford, Conu..
recently attempted to collect bill of $50
for professional services, when it was offset
by "a formidable bill for dinners and horse
baitings, presents of milk, fruit and vegeta-
bles, ell of which had been rendered os-
teusibly out of good will. Strange to say,
the patients offset was held valid i'm "A New
Haven court, and the doctor had to paw
81 to get square.
by the disobediepce of a lad in 1909,
a garden gate in Rhode Island was left
open and pig got in and destroyed few
plants; a quarrel between the owners of the /
pig and TIE garden grew out of it, which
spread among their frisnds defeated tn.
federal candidate for the Legislature, AMI /
gave the State a Democratic Senator ty
whose vote the war of 1912 with Great
Britain was declared.
king kalakaua, who is now visiting /
this country, is thirty-eight years of ag,. !
native of Honolulu, and a graduate of the /
C0EaI school lie !. en-. Ill :