The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-01-30

Mary Brown, factory giIl at Glovers-
vile Tsw York, was 50 deeply wounded
becanse of her inability to disprove a
CHARGE of stealing thread from the MIL
flat protesting her innocence, she took
,oison and died. In her dying letter 10
her father she says Il am III the hands
of the Lord. taken through enemies Tor the
sake of revenge. Bury me by the slde oi
my sister, and place stone at my neau
with the simple words Her sister Ma! 4,
who died of a broken heart, age twenty.
There is not the slightest doubt now en-
tertained that she was, as she asserted, the
victim Of malicious conspiracy.
The most remarkable instance of NOR
tality in single family that probably ever
occurred has recently taken place III the
vicinity Of BinghamptOn, \. y. On sun
day Dec. 2Sth, Mr.. and Mrs. Ioilday cele-
hrated the sixty-fifth anniversary of their
wedding at townsville, Delaware county.
At that time sixteen children OF the family,
of which Mr. Holiday vas the eldest, were
all living. and fourteen brothers and sisters
of Mrs Holiday were also IN good health
and present at the anniversary. Since
then the entire number. thirty-all, in fact,
excepting Mr.. and Mrs. Holiday-have
died.
The Philadelphia Inquirer iRep.)
thinks the President uttered "a great truth
with startling emphasis when he made
the remark that ''it is time for the Repub-
lican party to unload" and adds: The
daylight has been long coming, but now It
seems To have set IN upon the AdmlnlstTa-
ton with very desirable brilliancy. Louis
lana has been a terrible load for the Re
publican party to carry, and nobody should
have been surprised if the party had been
swanped by it altogether. 1t looks a
heavier load than ever the country sup
posed it to be, in the light of recent devel-
opments.'
On Sunday morning, the 18th, Mrs.
McCrum, who lives on Parsons street, Kal-
amazoO, Michigan, gave birth to pair of
twins The two were weighed together IN
basket in which they were carefully
placed, and their net weight was 0yle pound
and ten ounces each. They are perfectly
formed. lively, and all right except in size.
They are likely to live, aad SO - the moth
er. She is the parent OF several children,
some of whom are grown Up. The house
where the children are has been besieged
Ny persons anxious to see the little human
beings. They are kept in little O"X Of
cotton batting, and are the tiniest little
dolls ever thought Of.
Miss Carroll Of Maryland, n grand
daughter Of the signcr Of the Declaration
or Independence, petitions Congress for
So 600, for services rendered the Union
cause during the confederate war. She
was fai;hl-.. aa"rC the faithltss, and I'M
derw ent many trials and hardshipS Tsn-
deling active aid to tie Washington author
tiles. Colonel Scott, then Assistant Sec
retary Of ar, Hon. Zen " ade, PreSideu.
Lincoln, and Secretary Stanton. lave all
favored her claims. which were reported
on by committee IN $50, but cJuId uo5
be acted upon before adiOumment. Miss
Carroll Is now in reduced circumstances.
and her case Is deserving 1t least Of care
full examination.
The marriage of the Duke Of Edin-
buTgh and the Princess Maria Of Russia.
was celebrated a. the Winter Palace of
the Gar on Friday last, with 2ll the pomp
and PageantTy of royalty When Nellie
Grant marIics the blue-blOoded English
man. says the Pittsburgh Post, we may ex-
pect something similar at Grants Summer
Palace by the sea. But what will the
blue blooded EngIi~hman think when he
finds out that his bride was born in the
backwoods Of Missouri. and was brOugh,
up to the cultivation OF beans, hacheling
flax and milking cows? ? OF course, this is
TO Nellie's credit Es a DemocEatic Ameri-
can girl, but what viii the blue bloOls
think Of it? We fear that they viii re-
gaId her pedigree is ''Ieucedly vulgah.'
A Temiuiscence Of the SiameSe twins,
from the Salem Mass Gazette, Of August
1Oth.g 1881 Chang and Eng. the Siam
breach of the peace at Lynnficld, on Mon
day last, and bound over to their good be
h havior, and to keep the peace in the sum
of 5000. They had been stopping for a
few days at Lynnlield Hotel enjoying
themselves fishing on the pond and shoot
ing in the woods, with a young English
man as an attendant. They were much
annoyed by the eager curiosity of visi-
tants, who disturbed their intended Sc
cluSiOn. Colonel Elbridge Gerry and
Mr.. Prescott, Of Stoneham. went toward
them in field, but were warned L" keep
away. Irritating words followed, and the
twins, after firing blank cartridge, struck
the Colonel with the butt of 4 gun. Heuce
the arrest, trial and sentence
The trial of VI. Page McCarty at Rich
mond. Va, for the killing of John B. Nor
decal in duel last MAY. was concluded
on Saturday evening, and the case given
to the jury at seven O'cluck. In a few
minutes the jury returned for instructions
as to whether ,hey were required to find
a verdict of murder in the first degree or
acquital. The Judge instructed them
that they were not SO required, aud also
instructed them as to the various degrees
of murder and manslaughter. Anime the
jury returned verdict Of involuntary
Ulanslaughter, anG fixed the fihe at five
hundred dollars. The council for the de-
fense asked for a suspension of Judgment,
and moved to set aside the verdict Tie
prisoner was bailed in one thousand dol
lars. Previous to the instructions by the
court. the jury stood nine for acuuittal
and three for murder in the first degree.
4 CORPSE BLEEDs AT THE NURDERER's
TOUCH.-Ihe Columbia IS c. Union con-
taIns the following account of murder