The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-11-13

Tnss0av's elections. They would like to
vote over so to go with the crowd.
I However, we ara willing that they should
remain as they are. Ne must have some
! body against us--Cleveland Plaindealer.
The returns from ninety-three counties
of Missouri give Hardin, Democrat for Gov
ernos 125, 754 votes and Gentry, lndcpen-
! dent, S6, $50. .Hardin's majority IS thus
/ far SO, 294. The official vote for Congress
I men is not yet received from any district,
I but there is no reason 10 doubt bot that
! the entire delegation will be Democratic.
The n. Y. Sun asks Is il net about
| time that President Grant should give his
! promising son Fred another jump in the
way of promotion? He has only about two
years more in the " hits House, and lac can
hardly push the youth up to the rank ef
ma jor general before his term expires, an
less he begins to send him ahead again
pretty soen,
--1had. Stephens a nephew of tbs old
| ''war horse" died at Lancaster last week.
/ This Young gentleman had legacy left
him by his uncle, in consideration Of re-
framing from the use ofintoxicating liquors
for certain number OF years. but it seems
the habit was too strong for him TO resist,
and he not only lost the legacy, but also
his life in consequences.
/ General Butler engaged section Of
artillery, IN anticipation of his election, to
. leave Boston en- "Wednesday on platform
car it was to accompany him to Giouces-
! ter, to fire gun at each stopping statioH
between Boston and Gloucester, and hun
dred guns upon reaching the latter place
The Post says his experienes at Fort Fish
er induced him finally not to waste powder
! DR.. William Parker, of Conuslsgille,
| Pa, who was arrested or the 26th ult., on
the charge Of using the United States mails
to defraud members of the English parlia-
! nent had a hearing at Pittsburgh on Tues
RI IL p ~
bail to appear at the next term Of the
United States Court. A large amount of
testimony against the prisoner was pre-
ducod.
According to a Pittsburgh ns~sra9sr.
the gray squirrels in the Allegheny Valley
are engaged in a general migration. They
draw their recruits from all points, snd
may be seen daily swimming the river in
large numbers. and pursuing an eastern
course. Old farmers say that such nigra-
ton has not taken place since 1925, ard
regard il as the fcTerunner ef an extremely
severe winter
In Milwaukee, Wis, at an early hour
s3onday morning, roman named Stsrsn
killed her son, boy 8 yehrs old, by break
ing MS skull with an axe, and then com
mitted suicide by iHmping into a cistern.
The woman had been in bad health for a
long time, aud The act was committed dur
ing sn attack of insanity, induced by the
fear that sbs would die and be separated
freIn her child.
Reports frem Crceo'a Ak, state that
Jack Phillips, alias Dick Nu'a", who cut
ragged white woman. wss committed 20
Jail by the magistrate. ard while on the
way to jail in charge Cf an officer, bscOUl-
. ing alarmed at the crowd following kirn,
attempted to escape by running when he
was fired uron by the crowd ana liters'lr
riddlsd with bullets. The woman outraged
war he principal witness against him.
| Tho most obstinate mule OF T"coT@
7 turned mp the other Slav in Sorcna county.
| Cal. His owner was hauling q load OF lime,
when a warm rain shower set in. The
| lime, slaked by the rain. was soon IN high
! state OF combustion, and the wagon caught
! fire. But the animal IN question, which
| ferrred one ef the team stubbornly resisted
! all EFFORTS to detach him from the burning
! wagon, and was cremated Ell the spot.
| while his unfortunate owner stocd by and
| misaPplied Scripture.
a man named Robinson, OF Brsoxvills.
Jefferson county. vent out hunting on Fri
day last He stood his gun against = log.
and com nlerced locking for chestnuts. but
| becoming tired OF this kind of exercise be
concluded to take up his gun and return
home. While lifting it from its position
the trigger caught on the leg, and the
weapon wac accidently discharged the
contents Of tho barrel striking him in the
I a
| Ans.her gathered in.
Accounts faorn Terre Bonns parish.
La, state that ANDREW Simms, the negro
Sheriff elected on the compromise ticket.
was attacked by seven negroes on Sunday
evening i'll Houma. EinIns ran from the
| party three squares, but being pursued.
turned upon them and fred, killing one and
! 1cundng another. sirlus iuarnediateIv
| surrendered himself and was sent to jaii
which tras guarded during the night by
squad Of citizens. Repeated threats were
made to lay the town in ashes.
"A Dubuque boy has exploited crest
glory by his skill in charming venomous
serpents. haster Maurice NalandiBg am
for such is his name-parmits the rep
tiles to tvine about him. and tEsiTfan ho
fears not. He began about yaar aso
with rattlesnake, and has since made =
LAGOON of himself with all the different
serpents Of ths region. He has also set ND
as a Professor. aid has large class of
ether boys to whom he iapaIts his secret
Sosls fue day there .rill be funeral il
Dubuque, and it will not be snakes fun
sral either.
The Press says: 'Tn PsnnsvIvaDia
liberty first saw 5ks light in Massacbu-
sets the first blew for liberty va. struck.
and it is but natural that the two States
/ thus knit together at the instant of ths ua-
/ tion's birth should stand foremost in the
task Of properly celebrating the cemrls-
tlen OF the nation first hundred yeaTs ef
existence" The two States thus knit
together began their celebration Of tbs
centennial anniversary OF American indie
pendencs on Tuesday lass. In the new
struggle for political freedom they act to
! gsther as the did in 1915
According 10 the Shclbyville KY
COurdHt, there is = genuine Sunday man
ia that tewn. He was born on Sunday
married a lady who was born on Sunday,
! and whom he first met and was introduced
to on Sunday, proposed to her on Sunday
obtained the consent of her pa and ma on
Sunday, was married on Sunday, their
only child was born on Sunday, ard he
firmly believes that death, when it does
come, will visit his family on Sunday.